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• SHOWS
DASL
\136–5.10
1.16-8.30
TAKE AND TRAK OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
PALMIT
ROAD TAGNA
TEL. 26473
Sunday
"A Tale of Two Cities” QUEEN'S:-
"Stars Over Broadway" ORIENTAL:---
Les Miserables" ALHAJIBRA:-
Extray
Cassius
Brutus
.. Valcy View
E.
'KING'S:--
Macaroni
"A Tale of Two Cities" QUEEN'S :-
Soldier of China 2.00.e
"Stars Over Broadway"
Election
Derby Day
Dana Bay
Pontiac Bay
Honey
Double Chance
Mistake Bay
What A Chance
Snowy River
"Va.orous
Laughing Girl
Lucky Strike
Kings Warden
King's Sceptre
The Dun in
Vixen Tor
ECT
ENTERTAIN
AINM
QUEENS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2 30. 5. 5. 7.20 &.03
STARS OF RADIO -STARS OF THE SCREEN-IN 'WARNER BROS." NEW-STYLE MUSICOMEDY:
JACK OAKI
TARS
FRANCES LANGFORD
in
OVER BROADWAY
And What Stars!
PAT O'BRIEN
„JAMES MELTON
JANE FROMAN
FRANK McHUGH PHIL REGAN
A Warner Bros. Picture
NEXT CHANGF-
JOE
PENNER
GRABLE SPARKS
COLLEGIATE"
ORIENTAL:
"Coronado"
Kowloon
JEAN MUIR
BETTY
ALHAMBRA:-
"A Tale of Two Cities"
MAJESTIC:--
"East" of Java"
STAR:
The Informer"
NED
TRAINING GALLOPS.
Ranger
SHOWING TO-DAY SIMULTANEOUSLY
KING'S ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
KOWLOON
At 2:30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. i At 2.80, 5.20, 720 & 9.30 P.M.
"MY LIFE FOR YOUR LOVE!"
It ORS them all!
nawa
“David Copperfield" “China Seas"** 'Mutiny on the Bount-and M-G-M brings you the mightiest pro- duction of them all! All the world awaits M-G-M's Million Dollar Product of Charles Dickens' glorious love story.
The following training times were clocked at the Valley yea- terday morning:~
Dis- 1st
2nd tance QI.. Qr.
31
Qr.
31
29.2
29.2
34.4
1.03.4
31.1
31.
58.4
27.4
30.2
30.2
33.1
1,043
31.2
+
33.2
1.05.3
32.1
21
27
. 33.3
1.06.1
32.3
33.1 1.03,3
30.2
28.2
55
26.3
31.1 1.02.1
31
37.1
1.07
29.4
33.3
1.03
29.2
37.4
1.08.1
30.2
29.3
29.3
31
58.1
27.1
31
58.1
7.1
33.2
1,03
09.3
32
32
Strathroy
32
58.4
26.4
KING'S
King's Justice
29.1
29.1
King's Jubilee
23.4
28.4
Stopwatch
34
1.05
31
38.1.
1.07
30.4
38.1
1.07
30.4
29.2
29.2
34.2 1.04.5
30.2
90.4
1.01
30.1
Wadebridge
31:4
1.01.3
29.4
Shooting Star
34.1
1.01.1
27
Pride of Tsingtao
35.1
1.06.4
31.3
King's Bounty
31.2 1.01.2
30
Strathalan
32.4
1.04.1
31.2
"Shamrock
32.4
1.04.1
31.2
Copper Idol
34,3
30.1
30.1
Rugby Star
33.3
1.04
#30.2
33.2
33.2
37
1.08.1.
· 31.1
31.4
31.4
29.4
29.4
29.4
1.02
32.1
£28.4
28.4
31.3
1.93.
31.3
32
1.03.3.
31.3
-27.3
55
27.2
28.2
28.2
34.1
1.04
29.4
33
1.04.1
31.1
Paymaster Burgomaster
34.2
1.08
31.3
34.2
1,06
31.3
34.3
1.04
29.2
High Speed
24.3 1.04
29,2
17th of September
38.3
1.09.3
31
30.2
30.2
32.4
32.4
32.4
324
25.2 1.05,2
30
25.2
1.05.2
30
Rousseau
33.2
1.02.4
20.2
Racing Boy
32
1.02
30
30.1
30.1
Zodiac
31.1
58.1
27
FINA
Hopscotch
313
313
34.2 1,044
30,2
34,2
1.04.4
30.2
-TO-LAY
93.1
1.03
29,4
38.4
1.10.2
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33
1.02.3
29.3
33
1.02.3
29.3
"A Tale of Two Cities" MAJESTIC:-
LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY STAR
THE BIG FUNNY MUSICAL SHOW
JOHNNY
DOWNS
BETTY
A Brassy, Madcap Musical Timed to o Tampa That's FASTI
Adolph Zukor presents
BURGESS JACK HALEY
EDDY DUCHIN LA ANDY DEVINE A Paramoant Platyta
TOMORROW MONDAY TUESDAY.
VICTOR HUGOS MASTERPIECE
Fredric
THE GREATEST
HUMAN STORY EVER WRITTEN
MARCH
VICTOR HUGO'Y MASTERPIECE LIVES AGAIN
Les
Miserables
20
CINDE
Charles LAUGHTON
• MATINEES: 20e.-30e © EVENINGS: 20e.-30c.-50c-70c.
STARE
TO-DAY ONLY The Best Picture of 1935 !
Soul-stirring drama,
brutally reall
Defores
with VICTOR
McLAGLEN
HEATHER
ANGEL. PRESTON
FOSTER
MARGOT
GRAHAME
→ Wallace Ford
Una O'Connor
A John Ford Production
"... From the novel by Liam O'Flaherty
Associety, Producer, Chill Rold
ADDED ATTRACTION RKO
RADIO Pictura
COLOUR CARTOON SUNDAY AND MONDAY MARION DAVIES; DICK POWELL IN "PAGE MISS GLORY"
THE INFORMER
Reaching supreme heights in characterization and
"The G Deception"
"Page Miss Gory"
"LES MISERABLES”
Hollywood must celebrated frid continues paco.
redric Alarch
and Charles Laughton, the famous adversaries of The barretts of Wimpole Street," are opposing each oc.or again ia Darry Zanuck's 20th Century production of Les Miserables," which comes to the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
But where as in The Barretta" the feud was of a psychological order, with Laughton as She domineering father opposing of Norma March's courtship Shearer, in W. P. Lipscomb's screen adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic the enmity is of a noro epen and pronounced nature
March is seen in "Les Mixer- ables" as Jean Valjean, who spends five years on a French prison ship for stealing a loaf of bread and thea becomes a fugitive from us tice by violating his parole; while Laughton is cast as Javert, the fanatical detective, who dogs his trail, although he leads an honest and increasingly prosperous life.
Sharing stellar honours with the famous film enemies is Sir Cedric Hardwicke, distinguished star of of the English. stake and screen, while Rochelle Hudson, Frances Drake and John Beal, three rising young Hollywood stars, supply a love theme that forms the counter- plat to Valjean's life-long attempt to elude the clutches of Javert. Others prominent in the cast are Florener Eldridge, Jessie Ralph. Little Marilynnes Knowlden and Ferdinand Gottschalk,
"A TALE OF TWO CITIES”
Ocean View
Rose Evelyn Heriot Mayflower Great Hall Philanderer Amberley Plain View Belmont Star Tinsmith
High Honcur Rose Queen Mike
Gold Sovereign
Royal Highness Blue Ribbon
Foxbridge Donovan
Ba los
Judea
Tiny Star
Old Star Miracle
Emergency Call Mersey
.. Young Chap
STARS OVER BROADWAY | HONG KONG GOLF
"Stars Over Broadway," Warner Bros.' latest stirring comedy drama with music opens to lay at the Queen's Theatre.
It features Pat O'Brien, Jean Muir, Jane Froman, James Mel-
CLUB
Starting Times For
ton, Frank McHugh, Frank Fay Sunday At Fanling Something of miracle was and scores of other artists. William
in strength worked in transferring "A Tale of Keighley directed the picture from the screen play by Jeery Wald and Juluis Epstein, based on the story by Mildred Crama, Music and lyrics are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, with special numbers by Busby Berkeley and Hob Connolly. Fat O'Brien has the role of a theatrical agent who is aboat to say goodbye to the world because he is unable to find any clients, when he hears a por. ter in his hotel sing. Becognizing An unusually gifted voice, he pute
of emotional appeal, R.K,0.- | Twn. Cities" from Charles Dickens' Rulio's The Informer," now bulky novel to the dimensions of showing at the Star neatre, ranks
the great motion picture which as one of the most powerful dra opens Saturday at the King's and mas ever brought the screen.
Alhambre, Theaures. The adapta tion took pace without losing a single character, however unim- portan, from the book
In the role of "The informer," Victor Stelagten Feaches even greater heights wan those to which he atineu with us univereally praised performance in The Losting parts are contained in
The amazing total of 112 speak
the photopay. Some of these are 'bits" and small parts, but each
Patro!"
A brilliant addition to the ros
Woman
גן
OLD COURSE
9.20 8. P. Langley, J; W. Meynew 9.24 F. C. Mudle, C. C. Wilson
RON
2 YEARS TO MAKEI CAST OF 49,000!
AL D
COLMAN
A TALE OF
TWO CITIES
Elizabeth Allan.
Reginald Owen Blanchu Yurka
*
· Edna May Oliver Basil Rathbone Henry B. Walthall -Preduced by David O. Svienick
Directed by Jack, Conway
SHOWINGS MAJESTIC
=== THEATRE
Carl Lasmule presents
FAST
OF
JAVA
starring
At 2.80, 5.20,
7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
CHARLES BICKFORD
in Universal's Amazing Adventure Drama!
9.28 1. H. Geare, E. M. Bryden Sunday:-Francis Lederer in "The GAY DECEPTION"'
9.32 8. H. Dodwell, Partner 9.36 E. W. Kuk, Co.. Matthews 9.40 J. G. Char.ton., J. Angwin 9.44 E, A. Brodle; W. N. Buyers 9.48 E. Taylor W, J. Waddington 9.52 W. L Alexander, J. Forbes ter of Hollywood talent is Margots vial to the development of the the youth under contract.
9.56 OBS. Thomson, WJS. Key Grahame, blonde star of the Engplot. This astounding total is said.
10.00 TR, Rowell, R. A. Rodgers lish stage and cinema, She rives
James Melton, the radio "star magnificent performance a to set a new high record for size
10.04 A. B, Purves. T. R. Chassels 10.08 N. K. Littlejohn. A. McKellar of cast. In addition, 6,000 extras who makes his debut to the screen who cling to hér man through storm and strife. Other were used in the Revolutionary is the porter Mias Froman, also
a radio star, plays opposite Mel 10.12 A. Anderson, A. W. Hodges con- scenes, particularly those dealing ton
10.16 H. N. Willamson, R. K. Col- sterling performances are tributed by
Preston
Foster, with the storming and fail of the " The ingenus. role is played by
lings Heather Angel, Wallars Ford, Bastu, e, which was reconstructed Una O'Connor, J. M. Kerrigan nside the M-G-M studio walls. Miss Muir, who plays the part of 10.20 B. D. Evans, A. Sommerfelt
an amibitions amateur, who has a 10.24 D. L Prophet. J. Harrop and Donald, Meek.
Unlike many motion picture "sets." golden voice, but who is dis- 10.28 W.W.C: Bhewan. F. M. Ellis Against the colorful background the Bastle was built of stone and couraged, from going on the radio. 10.32 D. W. MacEwen, E. T. Mac- of Dublin, Ireland, the picture has solid timber, for in the climaxinghy O'Brien, who is in love with the troubled years just after the scene of the Revolution t
was her. World War as its period. With torn down by the furious mob. the desire to get money for Katie Ronald Colman creates the m-of the comedy as an absent-minded 10,40 A T. Lay. G. Marseille Madden, his sweetheart, Gypo Nolan, a human derelict with the body of a giant "informe" on his hunted pal, Frankie MoPhillip. for a price. Fränkie, refusing, to be taken alive, is killed,
murtad character of Sidney Car- ton, hero of "A Tale of Two Cities." who sacrifices his life for a fove he knows never can ba returned. Prominent'y in the cast with him are such favourites as Elizabeth Allen, Edna May Oliver: Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone. Blanché Yuzka, Henry B. Walthail,
Walter
Catierr,
Frank McHugh furnishes much
and over. zealous song plugging friend of O'Brien.
“COLLEGIATE”
One of the most remarkable in- stances of auto suggestion ever encountered occurred at Paramount of during production
With 20 pounds in his pocket and his treachery on his conscience, Gypo becomes alternately tortured by fear, crazed by remorse, and exalted to drunken delusions of Donald Woods, grandeur produced by his ill-gotten Fritz Lelber, H. B. Warner, Mit- studios "wealth. And all of the time the chell Lewis, Claude Gflingwater, "Collegiate," the hilarious musical net of his doom closes about him. Billy Bevan, Isabel Jewell, Lucilla featurning Joe Panner and Jack All of the story transpires in La Verne, Tully Marshel and Oakie, which is the next attraction one action-packed night, giving many more of equal prominence, at the Queen's Theatre.
the drama a cohesion all to seldom Jack Conway, who gave "Vira Penner, Lynne Overmann and Pattained, Suspense, builds, swiftly villa!" to the screen, directed.,
Ned Sparks were all set for a as Gypo blunders through the fog
soene in which they were supposed shrounded night, mounting to a
to be asleep in bed. All thres has. been working long hours and by terrific climax..·
the time the camera had been set up, Director Ralph Murphy Fund that they were really sleeping!
Comedy relief highlights the stark drama of the story, and yo mance between Preston Foster and
Heather Angel afforda strong con- trast to the attraction between McLaglen and Miss Grahame
Mullen 10.36 O, J... Shannon, O.E.C. 'Mar-
ton
10.56 Pav.-Lt. Morant, Surg. Lt.-
Cdr. Marks
4.71,
NEW COURSE
9.28 W. Sharp, A. A. Bremner 9.38 Mrs. Prophet, Mrs. Harrop
HONG KONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Shoot This Afternoon
So Marion Davies, charming Cosmopolitan star, seems to be say- ing to Dick Powell her "big moment" in her first Warner Bros. release, “Fage Miss Glory,” ka which she will appear at the Star Theatre on Sunday with a 12 star supporting cast and a score
more of featured players.
"
By the courtesy of the naval number of targets available, only last two Wednesdays can be allow-
There will authorities a Spoon and Practice those individual full members who ed to attend. shoot will be held this afternoon have not been able to shoot at the
By mid-week practices held on the us afternoo at Stonecutters
Owing, however, to the limited Army Ranges at Kow oon on the member to shoot
no
opportunity
for any acillated
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