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"Collegiate

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JACK OAKIE

JOE PENNER

FRANCES

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LANGE RD SPARKS

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HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE".

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"CALL OF THE WILD" The gulf between their worlds

Jack London's immortal story of the Yukon Gold Rush, "Cail.of the Wild," has been converted into a grand plece of screen entertain ment by the combined efforts of producer Darryl Zanuck, director William Wellman, Gene Fowler and Leonard Praskins who made the screen play and last, but by no means least in importance, Clark Gable. Loretta Young and Jack Oakle who interpret its leading characters.

"Call of the Wild," now showing

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRILTM 3, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE STRIKE ME PINK

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"Strike Me Pink"

QUEEN'S:-

"Collegiate"

ORIENTAL:-

"Becky Sharo"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:--

"Remember Last Night?"

MAJESTIC:-

"Phantom Empire"

(First Chapter)

STAR:-

"Call of The Wild"

QUEEN'S:-

Coming

"Hands Across The Table" "I Live For Love" ORIENTAL:

"Mutiny on the Bounty" MAJESTIC:-

"Phantom Empire"

Final Chapter).

STAR:-

"Les Miserables"

HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE

Is First Class. Entertainment

U.S. FLAGSHIP

SHOWING TO-DAY

IN PORT

Admiral To Remain

For Week

A preview of Edd.e Cantor's i latest fim. "Strike Me Pink," at the King's Theatre, yesterday re.

Admiral Orin G. Murán, Com- veals it as well up to the standard mander-in-Chief of "the United of the

goggle-eyed comedian's States Asiatic feet. arrived in previous ams and from the same Hong Kong yesterday on the flag- mould. There are songs and ship, U.S.S. Augusta. Salutes were dances, humour in abundance and | exchanged with other ships in port. a plethora of the Goldwyn beau- ties.

Cantor plays Edd.e Pink, & timid youth who becomes dominated by a psychology book, and with this at his side bumps into a gang of Tooks who want to put crooked slot machines into his amusement park. The story, which is one of Clarence Buddington Keland's from the "Saturday Evening Post," moves at a fast rate to its s.ap- stick finish among the gadgets in the amusement park.

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Sally Blers is the girl in the piece and Ethel Merman shrown in with some torch singing. Apart from Cantor, there is 症 subsidiary humorist, Parkyakarkus, a newcomer, whose line of fun is

new.

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Mr. Charles L. Hoover, Consul- General for the United States, and Commodore C. G. Sedgwick, paid courtesy calls which were return- ed.

Admiral Murn will exchange calls to-day with, the Governor (SIT Andrew Major-General A, W. Bartholomew, Caldecott) and

the 0.0.0.

Admiral Murtin is to make a short visit to Canton on the yacht Isabel and leave for Amoy on April 12.

Entertainments arranged for the Admiral and officers include a ten dance on the Augusta at 4 p.m. to- day. In the evening the visitors will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart at Repulse Bay

There will be a reception at the American Club at 5 pm, to-morrow to be followed by a dinner by Ad- miral Sir Charles' Little,

All in 1.. - "Strike Me Pink," is Hotel. first class entertainment.

Also on the same programme is "the prize-winning short, Walt

Disney's.

"Who Killed Cock Robin?" This is worth the en- trance money alone and is brim- ful of subletles as the best of the silly symphonies. ("HB.")

.

REMEMBER LAST NIGHT?

Constance Cummings, thougn very happily married to Bean W. Levy, British playwright has one complaint against her husband. He does not share her obsession for hectic murder mystery stor.es and persisas in writing brite. sophisticated comed.es without a shriek in a carload.

Sparkling with bright dialogue, uproarious comedy and breezy performances by its stars, "Hands Across the Table, opening Sun- day at the Queen's Theatre, should be marked down on your lists of "musts" as a delectable bit of sprightly nonsense you shouldn't miss. This laugh provoking, en-

Miss Cummings admires her tertaining vehicle also gives the husband's work tremendously and seductive, blond Carole Lombard would like to act in his plays but an opportunity to show her she can't understand why he won't turn his attention, for her special talen's in a totally different role.

Fred MacMurray, 6 à penniless benefit, to a nice gory shriker with young playboy, gives his most en-

dark deeds, spooky situations and gaging and skilful performance of master-minded detectives. As she his short career. Ralph Bellamy reads an average of five mystery who appears is a wealthy.

but books every month, never misses Invalid suitor of Mss Caro e also

a screen or stage baffler of that does commendable work while description, and keeps a chart of Marie Prevost more than justifies characters and clues from her her screen comeback in a charac-favourite crime stories, Constance ter comedy part that she enacts has even offered to collaborate

with her husband.

with keen relish.

"

Benn says

A rib tickling bit is provided bylíughingly, this explains why he Ruth Donnelly. The story centres sticks to comèdies! around Miss Lombard's determina- tion to catch a rich husband. Love does not enter her scheme of things as her one desire is to

marry money. As a manicurist she meets Bellamy, wealthy but crippled as a result of a plane crash, who takes an instant ilking to her. Into her life also comes Fred MacMurray, young socialite who takes her night-clubbing and subsequently misses his boat to Bermuda

After confessing that the trip was bought by his prospective father-in-law, he asks Miss Lom- hard to put him up at her apart ment until he can return from his holiday. The two make an agreement that they will carry out their plans, to marry for money. Their plans develop just as they hoped until they both suddenly find themselves in love, and with each other! After many amusing, fast moving complications, the fun film closes on Elz high note of hilarity.

COLLEGIATE

On Sunday the visitors will be entertained, at luncheon by Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunbar and at dinner. by Mr. and Mrs. Hoover" at Pok- fulam

"LOVERS' LEAP"

A. D. C.'s Next Attraction

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By way of a complete contrast to their last production, "Musical Chairs," the A.D.C. are offering Hong Kong theatre-goers a comedy which, for sheer humour, might almost be described 25 "Lovers' Leap" by Philip Johnson, farte.

is included in the volume "Famous Plays of 1934-1935," having been Arst produced in Liverpool in June 1934, and subsequently 'n London in October of that year. when it enjoyed a deservedly suc- cesstut tuu, The cleverness of the play les not so much in its theme dialogue, and in its excellent act- as in the wit and sparkles of its

ing qualities, qualities of which our local amateurs promise to take ful advantage.

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The play will be presented at the China Feet Club Theatre on the nights of April 15th, 16th. 17th and 18th. at 9.15 p.m.

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FAST SOCIETY AND MADCAP MILLION- AIRES ON A SENSATION SPREE! YOU'LL NEVER FORGET IT!

Edward

Sally

Constance ARNOLD •· CUMMINGS • EILERS and Robert YOUNG In

"REMEMBER LAST NIGHT?"

MAMES WHALE'S Triumph of Triumphel wisk Röbert ARMSTRONG • Louise HENRY - Gregory RATOFF • Reginald DENNY

A Universal Picture

ABORIGINES OF CHINA

The cast includes Helen. Prior. Mission Work Among

C. Smith-

the

The Tribes.

But he who laughs last laughs best. When Carl Laemmle, Jr. was scouting around for a suitable vehicle for Edward Arnold, to follow the latter's late triumph in, "Diamond Jim" the producer hit upon the popular mystery novel,. "The Hangover Murders," by Adam Myrtle Brown, Jane Weller, Donald Hobhouse, and visualized Con MacAlister. and E stapre Cummings as the ideal Wright, who is producing person for the role of Carlotta play. Milburn, a wealthy member of a "Lovers' Leap" does not pretend }} swift Long Island social set, who to be a serious play-it presents becomes innocently involved in a no problem and it does not even whole series of crimes and 29 seh out to be entirely credible. It Rev. Dr. Arthur Tay or, Scottish under suspicion for murder.

The has however all the requistes of secretary lovely blonde actress. true to form, a

of the China Inland Arst class and thoroughly Mission, in a lecture he delivered had devoured the book still warm laughable comedy, and, in

these last from the press, last winter, when days of uncertainty and pessimism, Church, Gisgow.

night ta Renfeld Street she was playing in New York in the A.D.C. are to be congratulated Accent on Youth." She read it on the selection of something

London, March 14. An account of the aboriginal tribes of Chiau was given by the

Dr. Taylor said that centuries ago China was not inhabited by

the Chinese, but by aboriginal tribes, as they were called to-day. Booking is now open at the country and overran they ex- When the Chinese invaded the

in her dressing room with bated which wil draw no tears from the breath, never dreaming that some audience, unless they be tears of months later, she would be threr-mirth. preting one of the principal ro.es, under the new title, "Remember Anderson Music Co. (J. R) Last Night?"

Sharing stellar honours with Edward Arnold sire Constance Cummings and Sally Ellers and Robert Young. Others in the cast are Robert Armstrong, Reginald Denny, Lou'se Henry, George Meeker, Ed Brophy, Munroe Owsley. Gregory Rato, and Jack LaRue. James Whale directed ant Doris Malloy, Harry Cork and Dan Tetheroh collaborated on the screen adaptation The picture is now playing at the Alhambra of Theatre.

and their codes turns Clatre and Thornton against each other at

Joe Penner is back on the screen, again with Jack Oakie buri to first. But on the long trail the tunst claim" which both seek minus his famous duck. The new Penner picture. "Collegiate," which their hatred turns to deep love. also has Ned Sparks, Lynne Over However, when they reach cam site and find it richer than in the cast, is now showing at the minn and sweet Frances Langforé

they had died hope, their dreams

Queen's Theatre, Instead

the

...

of happiness crash with the sud-Wanna Buy a Duck?" and "Woe den return of Claire's lost husband. Is Me!" as his catch lines, Penner Facing this est, Thornton is big-screams "Policemem! Policeman!" ger than his "take-what-you-want" at the least provocation in his school which proves a major dis-. code and lets Claire go away with second Paramount production. her husband,

It is a swell musical, crammed The work of the entire support with original comedy situations,

unbeatable combination,

CHILDRE

DAY three great provinces of Szechwan,

At The Oriental

A FREE PHOTO

To-morrow, as in former years. the Oriental Theatre are holding their popular "Annual Day" for

appointment because of fra mid-graphing" for any victorian atmospheres.

Oakie and his cohorts begin to

for admittance to the Theatre.

terminated or drove out the abor gines, and those who escaped found refuge in the fastnesses of the hills and mountains of the

Kwelchow, and Yunnan, There the Chinese left them, and through the intervening years never in- terfered with them. How many there were, Dr. Taylor aald. It was difficult to state, but some experts thought there were at least 60 different tribes, while their total millions. They retained their old in numbers amounted to several customs, ways, and languages, and hardly ever intermixed with the

Chinese..

the kiddies, which will once again take the form of "free photo-

In connection with the China child paying Inland Mission he said there were to-day among these tribes about 11,000 church members (most of ing), while the Methodist Mission. the churches being self-support-

which was also working amongst the tribes, had probably nearly as many on their churely rolls.

at the Star Theatre, comes as the ing cast, which includes Reginald sparking gags, plenty of music by ning. They change the seminary long-awaited vehicle to offer Clark Owen, Frank Conroy and Ka- that Gable a real he-man role, and therine deMille, s uniformly Gerdon and Revel, and legions of Clark's work da Jack Thornton, excellent and the fim introduces beautiful girls. the handsome, swash-buckling a new "wonder-dog" in Buck, the The story tells how Jack Oakle, prospector, stands out us the dnes 8 Bernard who plays London's Broadway plstyboy, inherits a gl some Uvely music into the place. "gratis" at the Hong Kong Studio,

of his career.

Immortal dog hero, who, is more boarding from his aunt.

His

make things hum from the begin

into a "charm school," substitute the saxophone for the ather and shorts for bloomers and bring All in all "Collegiate" makes for grand entertainment and show'd

ears of grown-ups is to those of the youngsters.

In connection with this scheme. will hand out coupons to any child the Management of the Theatre buying a set at the box-office which coupon will entire the child to have his or her photo taken No. 40 Queen's Road Central.

The Oriental Theatre are at pre-

"Down where I live, said the Becky Sharp, and those who will Texan, "we grew a pumpkin so big turn up at the Theatre will have that when we cut it my wife used a two-fold reward÷an entertain- one half of it for a cradle." ing picture and a free photo for "Well," smiled the man from the little one-so bring your kid- Chicago, that's thing. A few

two

"Loretta' Young is bolievable and wolf, than dog, and is torn between handyman, Lynne Overmann and be as pleasing to the eyes and Bent showing that wonderful flm

wolf-mate, *wbo

beautiful as Claire Blake, the shel-Civilization and the call of his his anti-publicity mán, tered young society woman

Sparks, ger Ockle out of jail ersts her lot with Thornton and "Cal of the Wild" is as fresh time for reading of

his buddy Shorty Hoolshan when her husband is lost in the Arctic wastes, and Jack Oake is at his best, as the wise-cracking Hool! ban."

Ned

In

and, brisk as the air of majestic then start out for the f the vill Mt. Baker, Washington, which pro quired school with him. On the vided its magnificent scenie back-way they meet Joe Penner, who is grounds. See this cinema treas a victim of amnesia. The four by all means)

join forces and-" proceed

the

RO

"It takes a smart girl to many dies along and let them as well days! the right one,”

the grown-ups enjoy the day grown policemen were found asleep

Yes, she has to no a lot."

on one best

STARE

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONL

INCOMPARABLE

...Jack London's sága of the lawless Yukon gives Gable his most virile rolet.

JOSEPH M. SCHENCK pruugin

CLARK

GABLE

CALL the

WILD

L'ORE T·TAA

YOUNG

PLACE AS

OAKIE

A DARRYL ZANUCK production

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