1936-08-19 — Page 5

AVEEN

'AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.80, 5, 15, 7.20 & 9.30 pm.

High-flying Coast Guards. men...fighting sky racketeors and battling

each other for,

the sama gill

Adelph Zukor presents

"BORDER FLIGHT

with Frances Farmer - John Howard - Roscoe Kams - Robert Cummings-Grant Withers · Samuel 5.Hinds • A Paramount Picture

NEXT CHANGE

"THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME · PINE”

In Breath-taking Natural Colour Sylvia SIDNEY - Fred MacMURRAY ·

TO-DAY &

MAJESTIC

TO-MORROW THEATRE:

CHAPTER

Henry FONDA

At 230, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20 PM.

TAILSPIN TOMMY

FRIDAY

'TAILSPIN TOMMY"

FINAL CHAPTER

ESTARE

TO-DAY

ONLY !

Glorious!

Shirley

TEMPLE

Lionel

BARRYMORE

LITTLE COLONEL

3.C Dn Sylva Production with

EVELYN VENABLE JOHN LODGE and BILL ROBINSON

Based on the story by nig fellows Johnston.

·TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY 1**

GRETA

GARBO

"ANNA

FREDRIC

MARCH

KARENINA"

AŃ. M-G-M PICTURE

JEAN CHATBURN AND KURT NEUMANN SET FOR NEW M-G-M MUSICAL SHORT.

Jean Chatburn, young Let- ress who scored in THE GREAT ZIEGFELD and who recently was, adjudged "the ideal beautiful girl," takes another step up the cinema tic ladder toward stardom. She has just been selected to portray the leading feminine role in Metro

SUNDAY

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

IN

"CURLY TOP "

LITTLE COLONEL

That bundle of screen magic, ave year-old Shirley Temple, will 001 bé thrilling and delighting her army of local uoție fans in & Jew picture. Reports from other cities indicate that in The

Little

Colonel," Fox Film has given her an ideal vicle for her acting, staging, and dancing talents. I will come to the Star Theatre to- day.

more

HONG KONG DAILY

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Bulldog Jack"

QUEEN'S:-

"Border Flight"

ORIENTAL

Exclusive Story"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Nobody's Fool" MAJESTIC:-

"Talkspin Tommy”

(Chapter 1)

STAR:-

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"Little Colonel"

KING'S:-

Coming

"It Had To Happen” QUEEN'S

"The Trail of The Lonesome

Pine"

ORIENTAL:---

"Broadway Melody of 1938" ALHAMBRA !----

"The Trail of The Lonesome

Pine"

MAJESTIC:-

141

Tallspin Tomuny" (Final Chapter).

Curly Top

STAR:-

the

"Anna Karenina”

SPLENDID TECHNICOLOUR PRODUCTION

"TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE”

Flimed outdoors, the Paramount all-technicolour picture, “Trail of Lonesome Pine", starring Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda, was previewed by the local Press at the Queen's Theatre yesterday morning.

The film will be screened simul-

tion in

PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936.

WHERE STARS ARE

FOUND

"THE GOOD EARTH"

Hollywood's talent scouts do not confine their searches to the legl- timate stage. Potential stars are discovered in cages, on the Con- cert stage, behind newspaper desks and even in swimming pools, a sur- vey of the film studios shows.

Nelson Eddy was singing at

Д

Chinese Town Built San Liego concert when he offered

For Film

MOST REMARKABLE PRODUCTION

Oriental

o substitute for another singer, stricken i, at a Los Angeles con- cert. Louis B. Mayer was in the audience and signed Eddy immedi- ately.

Robert Taylor was attending Po- mona College, studying for a 'me- dical career, when Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer talent scouts saw him in the college production of “Jour- Dey's End." That stepped him aside from his books on medicine, and into the flimis.

There is # crop of headaches in Hollywood at this moment. Most of them are being suffered by Mr. Irving Thalberg and those who labour with him.

The headache centre is actually forty miles from Los Angeles, where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are engaged in one of Hollywood's | she "was appearing in a prologue

most remarkable producción feats, the filming of Pearl 8. Buck's all- Chinese eple, "The Good Earth."

--Preparations started nearly a year ago. Miles of water pipes were laid under a 500 acre plot of barren land . Five

hundred

Chinese farmers, recruited on the Coast, were sent to grow rice. raise chickens and generally en- gige themselves in Chinese agricultural life.

A Chinese town was built by a Chinese architect, with Chinese restaurants, recreation centre and town hall, to house a population IF of over 1,000.

FIRST BABY

The problem at the moment la is what will happen to it when the last shot has been take

Myrna Loy was "discovered" by the jate Rudolph Valentino, while

in a Hollywood theatre.

Maureen O'Sullivan was dining In a Dublin cafe when Director Frank Borzage introduced himse?”. and urged her to take a film role in "Song o' My Heart."

"Harry Stockwell was music edi- tor on the Kansas City Post when he interviewed · Dr. Howard Han- | son, director of the East in School of music. During the interview Hanson asked the newspaper man to sing for him. Stockwell did and was givet the job of publicity dir- ector for the school and studied music also.

JEAN | PARKER

Jean Parker posed for a poster to be used on an Olympic Games Boat. The picture appeared in a Fifteen families have already

Hollywood newspaper and, seeing decided to take up permanent re-.

it. executives gave her a contract, sidence. The Arat child of the Gary Cooper was a newspaper settlement, Louise Loy, has been circulation man, making daily born and duly christened after, rounds to front doors asking for Luise Rainer, the picture's heroine, subscriptions. Adolphe Menjou was- They have elected A Chinese discovered by Charlie Chaplin mayor, 87-year-old May Ming. while dining in a Hollywood cafe. byilder and setor, the first Chinese Chaplin liked the way he handled to appear before a film camera, iz his knife and fork. D. W. Grifith's "Broken Blossoms." There is strong feeling in Los Angeles that to destroy" such monument of movie creation would be a crime, but the snag remains that it will need careful financing and the work of at least 100 Chinese farmers for a year to give

permanence.

J

Ann Loring. New York girl, wor her film contract through a talent contest conducted by M-G-M's travelling studio.

June Knight was singing in a Hollywood club and paid a visit to the studios. She has been in plc- tures ever since.

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Betty Furness, during school vacation, was a model for commer- cial advertisers when film execu- tives saw her pleture and sent for

her.

Stanley Morner was singing in a Chicago night club. Mary Garden saw and heard him sing and intro- duced him to talent scouts in New York

taneously at the Queen's and Al-

Two solutions have been offered, bambra commencing on Friday. One is to hand it over to a

"The Tral of the

Lonesome charitable institution as a home Pine", based on John Fox." Jnr's,for old and indigent Chinese, The story of the Cumberland Moun- other is an offer from a "group of tains, is a history-making produc- Chinese to take it over with a She co-stars with Lionel Barry

that it is the first all-view to hiring it out for all future in this popular story of colour aim to be made. It is a Chinese exteriors. Southern prejudices, adapted from Walter Wanger production and Annie Fellows Johnston's, series of was directed by Henry Hathaway. "Littl Colonel" stories, which The film tells the story of moun- were the favourite reading of wil-taineers and their feuds for years lions generation, back, and whose on end-and for causes long since appeal is perennial.

forgotten. Miss Sidney and Fouda The Little Colonel," is the story are members of the Tolliver can. of a Kentucky belle who marries a

LOTUS. PUZZLE The Yankee, against her father's wishes, united in their love for each other

Alm itself has caused and is promptly disowned by the and their undying hatred for the

beadaches in plenty. proud old aristocrat, who is still rival Falin clan.

Six hundred thousand pounds living in the days of the Civil War Barrymors is the obdurate South tion and its ways occurs when have been spent on it to date. Parts of it have been made three ern aristocrat. Shirley plays the MacMurray, 2 young camco colonel whose dancing feet; arrives to

railroad times over. Paul Muni and Luise smiling eyes, and honey-colored time through their remote hills. Rainer, the principals, are threa- curls make a withering attack on At first antagonistic and suspi-eaing to quit from sheer exhaus-ployed by M-G-M to sing at s the heart of the stern rebel.

clous, they become his friends tion.

Their Arst contact with civilisa-

construct a

engineer.

At the moment It seems a though the creative ingenuity of

Mamo Clark was studying law at M-G.-M. has over-reached itself the University of Southern Call- by creating a little piece of California when Director, Frank Lloyd fornia which will be for ever

was searching for a girl to play op- Northern China.

posite Clark Gable in "Mutiny on the Bounty." She gave up her law areer and signed a contract, which was later renewed,

Io Roeping with the importance when he saves Fonda, and as The main troubles have centre: of this picture, Technicolor graces time goes on, falls in love with round the part of Lotus. First an part of this De Sylva production. Miss Sidney. But Fonda becomes Oriental lovely, by the name of The "real" Shirley as she really looks is seen for the Grst time by enraged her following of movie fans,

Critics in other cities where "The Little Colonel" is playing, hail it ne Shirley's most superb vehicle There is blant drama and comedy.

ture

with the engineer and intends to kill him for he knows only the one code: But simul- taneously the Falin clan set out to "ge" Fonda.

The

events that follow

the aim to a stirring climax.

when

She

Lotus Lel. was cast in it. made Fraulein Rainer and Herr Mun! look rather funny Chinese.

Then Sidney Fox was put in. but unaccountably. withdrawn Jean Parker was "tested but suc-

Misa Lel restarted. Then abe was taken out again and Misa Ty Losch was signed.

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Frances Langford was a guest at a party given in Cole Porter's hon- Studio executives were present and our when she volunteered to sing. were impressed by her voice.

Lorraine Bridges had been em-

banquet given at the studio for the mayors of Chicago and Boston.. Mr. Mayer heard her rehearsals be- fore the banquet took place, and gave her a contract forthwith.

And Johnny Weissmuller was found in a swimming pool.

OF 1936"

JP

At The Oriental Theatre

in the plantation, frontier, and these opposing factions meet bring cumbed to make-up poisoning. “BROADWAY MELODY Army scenes. Attention is being called everywhere to Shirley's The leading players are all ex- dancing with Bill Robinson in his celent in their respective roles original stair dance, elaborately

and splendid support comes from To-day's Hollywood report has it staged in one sequence of the pie Beulah Bond!, Fuzzy Knight, Ro- that Miss Losch still retains the Supporting the co-stars are such bert Barrat, Nigel Bruce, Fred part: that Mr. Talberg is an-

So packed, with entertainment personalities as Evelyn Venable, Stone and Powell Clayton among xiously thumbing the calendar:

that Mr. Muni still bas the is "Broadway Melody of 1938" John Lodge, Sidney Blackmer, others.

and Alden Chase, William Burress, and

that Mies which returns to screen at the Oriental hump others.

Rainer is saying that she "micos' Oriental Theatre to-morrow by soon go home to Yurope" and special request for one day only, docen't want dollars and hates that it at once registers its right Hollywood because someone she to acclaim as the greatest extra- looves very dearly, isn't near. . . ‚" | vaganza yet to be made by Holly-

"The Trail of the Lonesome

be missed

Fine" should not The direction is by David Butler. | “Cam”. and the screen adaptation by Willi am Conselman.,

Goldwyn-Mayer's "mammoth mi

VIOLETS IN niature musical," SPRING.

Kurt Neumann, whose latest dir- ectoral effort - Wha LET'S SING

AGAIN, has been engaged by Jack Chertok, producer, to direct musical short subject.

the

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farce; which climax.

wood Stars, story, music, dan cing, all are present in satisfying hina a powerful and often thrilling form.

There is glorious comedy, and .."Bulldog Jack"

introduces the story takes dramatic turns Claude Hulbert who is seen for the which set it above the Usual first time on the screen with his vehicle of its type. The plot 13 famous brother, Jack. Fay Wray superbly woven smid the gor- įs in the feminine lead,

"BULLDOG JACK”

Exciting Picture At The King's

Jack Hulbert, the English star, once again ́ delights with hisĮ The new picture, a two-reeler, comical antics in "Bulldog Jack" The film la a Gazmont-British written by Val Burton, Will Jason which had its initial showings, at picture,, Walter Forde directed. and Stanley Raub, with original the King's Theatre yesterday. The original story is by 3:0. O. music and lyrics by Val Burton and In this film, the comedian has Orton, Sydney Gilliat and Gerard For players the cast has its top Will Jason, concerns the effect of the role of an amateur detective; Fairlie in collaboration with personality the gifted Jack Benny, psychology on late-making from a [and] there are many laugh- "Bapper." the famous author of Una Merkel, Robert Taylor, Bid humorous standpoint.

provoking situations when Jack the Bulldog Drummond stories. Buvers, June Knight Vilma and Anovel note will be touched in Hubert sets out to capture the The picture also boasts of a Buddy Ebsen, Nick Long 31. that every noise in the factory | villians.'

strong cast which includes Ralph Frances Langford, Harry Block- where the locale of the story Excitement and mystery are also Richardson, Bibb McLaughlin. At-well, Robert Wildhack and a great is laid will be a musical note. interwoven with

this comical holl Feming and Paul Graetz-M,' many more.

*

geously spectacular specialties, and the many song hits all fall naturally out of the streaming action of the production.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

LAST TWO-DAYS AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9′30′′P.M.

A Tube Full of Laughs and Thrills!

Jack

HULBERT

Bulldog

in

with

Jack

RALPH RICHARDSON

FAY WRAY CLAUDE HULBERT

A Gaumont-British Robare

Directed

WALTER FORDE

CERTU,

-NEXT CHANGE------- GEORGE RAFT AND ROSALIND RUSSELL

"IT HAD TO HAPPEN!

A 20TH CENTURY ROX PICTURE

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN RO, Kow

7,30-320.73 £ 9,30 -TÉL. 36685

SHOWING TO-DAY

The picture that will make your roar with unceasing laughter !!

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with

HIS FUNNIEST

GLENDA FARRELL - CESAR ROMERO

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Edward

Everett

PICTURE!

HORTON

IN A UNIVERSAL PICTURK

Nobody's Fool

NEXT CHANGE

Sylvia, Sydney Fred MacMurray · Henry Fonda in THE TRAIL LONESOME PINE"

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

THE

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* SHOWS

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1.30-$18

ア

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

ROAD

WANCHAL

TEL RATS

LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAY

THE MAN WHO WROTE THIS STORY, WENT TO JAIL!

The inside facts of the underworld's greatest racket by the newspaper reporter who went to jail rather than betray the sources of his secret information.

A TRUE STORY-SENSATIONALLY THRILLING !

EXCLUSIVE STORY

FRANCHOT TONE

& MADGE EVANS'

FOR TO-MORROW ONE DAY ONLY

THE MUSICAL SHOW OF A CENTURY !

BIGGEST OF SCREEN MUSICALS! Stars of radio, screen, stage! Sure-fire song hitai Girls? Langhe! Rhythm! | Spectacle!

FLODY of 1936

WIE JACK ILEANOR ROBERT1

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