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QUEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

FAST MOVING " ADVENTURE DRAMA

PACKED

WITH EXCITING SITUATIONS. AND COMEDY TWISTS

She steals the

world's largest diamond from the world's smoothest crook!

The Return of SOPHIE LANG

Gertrude Michael-Sir Guy Standing Roy Milland. Elisabeth Patterson Calin Topley. A Paramount Picture

NEXT CHANGE---

THE MOST LORIOUS OF ALL EPICS!

SUTTER'S GOLD

EDWARD ARNOLD and BINNIE BARNES

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TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB

a Snows

PLEMING

DAILY

130-15

7.15–—–3.39

ORIENTAL

ROAD

WANGHAI

TEL. +30473

TO-DAY-TO-MORROW SATURDA

ALIVE WITH THRILLING MAD EXCITEMENT! A picture so powerful, »d sweeping, so vivid in the living history it retells that it becomes unforgetable experience.

CLASHING STRUGGLE OF A GOLD-MAD CITY!

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Bienveploy ki Charles Arbe chế bản Daghe

Barbary The Coast

MIRIAM HOPKINS EDW. G. ROBINSON JOEL McCREA -

MATINEES:, 20c.-30c © EVENINGS: 20c-30c.-50c.-70c

STARE

TO-DAY ONLY

*s: Just a pair of dukus In

a dame-full drame that'll

have you on

the ropetr

D

wo Listed

Paramount Picture witN

LEE TRACY. ROSCOE KARNS GAIL PATRICK KENT TAYLOR Grace Bradley • Billy Lee Directed by, James Truss

TO-MORROW

MIRIAM HOPKINS in "SPLENDOUR'

'UNKNOWN WOMAN”

HONG KONG DAILÝ PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

Hong Kong

"Sins of Man" QUEEN'S:--

"Return of Sophie Lang" -ORIENTAL:-

"Barbary Coast”

Kowloon

· ALHAMBRA :---

O'Malley of The Mounted"

MAJESTIC:

"Unknown Woman"

STAR:-

"Two Fisted"

KING'S:-

"A

Coming

Midsummer Night's Dreaza"

QUEEN'S ;-

. "Sutter's Gold" ALHAMBRA:----

"Special Investigator" MAJESTIC:-

STAR:

"Smilin' Through"

"Splendour"

"THE RETURN OF SOPHIE LANG"

stolen

FILM STARS ARE WORTH MILLIONS

CHAPLIN

THE RICHEST

When Hollywood's film actors pay their 1996 taxes on jewellery it is Harold Lloyd who has to write the biggest cheque.

Records of the county tax collect- ed just issued show that the Lloyd collection is valued at £6000, Just £3640 more than that of Norma Shearer, the lending jewel-owner among the actressca

Joan Crawford's Jewels are val- ued at £2000, and those of Joe E. Brown and Tom Mix. at £1500 and

£1000 respectively.

Mae West the "Diamond Lul" of the screen, hús her collection asses- sed at £700.

Harold Lloyd also ranks as the greatest real estate holder among the film colony, as well as having the most valuable furniture. His furniture is assessed at £15,000.

Charles Chaplin is listed as the wealthiest star and Mary Pickford as the wealthiest actress, but a change in the law conceals the greater portion of their wealth.

This year their stocks and bonas were not reported. They have be come exempt from assessment since State Income-tax became operative in California.

Last year Chaplin reported £498,962 in stocks and bends, Mary, Pickford reported £257,982. Norma Shearer reported £58.469, Richard Barthelmess £51,674 and Con- stance Bennett 20.894.

Those of you who remember Sophie Lang's first screen ap pearance two years ago, in the

.DI whirlwind story

hearts, **The diamonds and Notorious Sophie Lang," will find

John Sophie even better screen enter-come-back” tainment in ber second ap rolls. Dearance "The Return of Sophie Lang" which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

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BARRYMORE'S YACHT

Barrymore has staged a On the assessment

Last year he was down to his last yacht with a total taxable välua- tion of £11,315, of which £11.270 was his boat Infante. This year his total is £17,292, embracing real estate and personal property in ad- The story begins with the reap-dition to his yacht.

The Return of Sophie Läng" features Gertrude Michae.. star of the earlier Him in the title role.

pearance of the m050 potor.ous Other assessment Agures were:

feminine diamond thief of all time. dong thought dead by police of two continents. Reformed, she has becomes the companion of an elderly woman. Elizabeth Patter- son, who spends her wealth in collecting Jewels,

Miss Michael and Miss Patter- son set sail for America with the priceless Krueger diamond. Aboard ship Sophie meets her former companion-in-crime, Sir Guy Standing, who gets the stone.

The

Miss means by which Michael regains the gem for her

Charles Chaplin €125,280 Harold Lloyd....... £80,945 Mary Pickford

£47,176 Richard Barthelmess.. £22,046 Douglas Fairbanks £12,602 Constance Bennet Joe E. Brown .........

£12,102

£11,866

£6.772

£5,372

25.471

£5,884

£6.554

Glorin Swanson Norma Shearer Ruth Chatterton Ann Harding Joan Crawford

employer, clears herself of suspt-INTERNATIONAL FILM con and brings her romance to a happy.conclusion, make the. balance of the story.

"BARBARY COAST""

EXHIBITION

First Prize To Germany.

Venice, Sept. 2. Germany secured the first prize at the 4th International Film Ex- nibition with Luis Trenker's film "The Emperor of California," also winning two further prizes and 5 medals with other aims, thereby gaining the largest number of prizes of any nation represented.

The prize for the best direction went to the French Director Fey-

Samuel Goldwyn's "Barbary Coast! comes to the Oriental Theatre for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. with M.rlam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson and Joel McCrea in its leading roles.

Around the building of America's "Unknown Woman" now show-fast frontier after the California ing at the Majestic Theatre. Kow- go'd rush of 1849, Charles Mac- Inon, reveals a thrilling story and Arthur and Ben Hecht have writ | der for "La Kermesse Heroique.”

fast action.

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The picture opens with a young couple couped up in the wild and modern life of New York Marian Marsh, as the "mystery woman" heads the cast with Richard Crom- well opposite her.

also

An outstanding actor in the film Is Douglas Dumdrille, and Henry Armetta, who keeps the audience in laughter.-G.T.L.

A

probably know him.

ten a romantic and glamorous story of a love that flowered and Mamed amid the tumult and treachery of a gold-mad city of love-hungry adventurers from every corner of the globe.

Miriam Hopkins is more fas- c'nating, more beautiful and more effective than ever before as Swan." who reigns over the crooked roulette wheel in the notorious Bella Donna cafe, run by Louis Chamalla, a man as ruthless as

he is powerful Robinson has his Anest

characterization 28

this

"Barbary Coast" is thrilling en- tertainment.

and for the best photography to the British auta "Tudor Rose."

Annabella was voted best actress of the year for her performance

in Veilles d'armes, while the prize l for the best motor went to Paul ¡ Muni for the dim "The life of Luis Pasteur"

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. Anniversaries and Holidays.-S. Serapia.

Cinemas.

King's Sins Of Man."

Queen's "Return of Sophie Lang," OrientalBarbary Coast."

World-Chinese Pretura." Alhambra O'Malley

Mounted."

'The

Majestic :~~~Unknown Woman" StarTwo Fisted." Social-Prison Bench (31. C. L.! Whist Drive and Mah Jong, Cathedral Hall, 3 p.m.; Whist Drive At Civil Servies Cricket Club, 9'p.m.; Cheers Club Bridge and Mah Jong 'Drive. B p.m. 7 SŁ Andrew's Club "Open" Night, ◊ p.m.

Sports Tennis.—"C" Division, Kowloon In rian TC.. Clutz de Recreio,

Lawil Bowls.-Floodlight Match, H.E.R.C. v. Taikoo and H.K. Football

nba p..

Moon.VII Moon, 18th, "Day. Sunrise-0.07 m. Sunset.-6.30 p.m. Tides.-High at 10.15 and 2.36: Low O 3.4 and 10.34.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, Anniversaries And Holidayı.-St Rose of Viterbo,

Cinemas.

King's "Sins Of Man." Queea's Oriental

"Return of Sophie Lang."

Barbary "Const."

World-Chinese Picture."' Alhambra "Special Investigator." Majestie Smilin' Through. Star Splendour."* › Lectures-lelens May Christian Fel- lowship Meeting. 10.30 a..

Social-Cheero Club Duplicato Con tract Bridge, 8 p.m.; No. 2 Pisioon Supper at Volunteer Headquarters,

Sports

Bowls.--First Division, Kowloon Dock B,C. v. Taikoo R.C., 5 p.m.

SwimmingEntries close for Colony Championship (V.R.C.), 6. p.m.; Vie torin R... Army (V.B.C. bath), G

p.in.

Moon.-VII Monu. 19th. Day. Sunrise.-6.07 a.m. 'Sunset,-6,38 p.in. Tides. High at 11,06 and 3.15; Low at 4,30 and 17.06.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. Anniversaries Audi Lawrence Justinian.

Cinemas.'

Holidays. St

King's Sing Of Man." Queen's :-"Return of Sophie Lang." Oriental-Barbary Coast."

World: "Chinese Picture."" Alhambra Special Investigator."" Majestic Siim Through," Star-Splendour.

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Dances.-Health and Strength Leagus Flannel Danco, Hotel Cecil, 8.45 p.m. Miscellaneous.Garden Party in St. Andrew's Church Grounds. 4 p.m.

Sporla

Bowls.--First Division, Civil Servic C.C. T

"A" Craigengower C.C. Second Division, Civil Service, C.C. v. Club de Recreio; Hong Kong F.C. "A". v. Kowloor C.C.: Police R.C. v. Hong Kong F.C. "B": Yacht Club T. Hong Kong Electric,

Moon-VII Moon, 20th. Day, Sunrise.-6.07 a.m. Sunset.-637 p.m. Tides. High at 12.02 and 23.51: Low at 5.9 and 17,36.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0. Anniversaries and

Holidays-Thir teenth Sunday after Trinity, Faustus.

BL.

at

Entertainment.Variety Concert Club de Recruiu in aid of Society of St. Vincent de Paul,, 9.13 p.

Social-Tombola Royal Signals Sergeants Moss, Kowloon, 9 pant China Fleet Club Thestre, 7.30 g.in.

Moon.-VII Moon, 21st: Day. Sunrise.-6.07 .m. Sunset.-6.30 p.m Tiden.-igh at 13.05; Low at 6.25 Bud 18.05.

REPRIEVE FOR MAN TWICE CONDEMNED

Two Italian films, one Maïen of

of Sentence death passed in the Heroes," dealing with Abyssinian war and ""A Glance at Marco, the London musician and the Wellington New Zealand, on Eric the Bottom of the Sea" won the composer, who was found guilty Brat prizes as best political and of the murder of ha wife by scientific films respectively.

polsuntag her with veronal, has been commuted to life imprison- ment.

ADMIRAL FOWLER

DEAD

Pete Smith has never been seen on the screen. Yet you all, "Public Enemy No. " of the Bar-Transocean News Service.

bary Coast, and Joel McCrea is splendid as Jim Carmichael, a He's the man who invents and fine, idealistic young miner, who commentates, those very funny enters Swan's 1e and transforms shorts on ping-pong and deep-sea-, her by his love. diving and what-have-you.

His shorts are supposed to be second in popularity only to Dis- ney's cartoons. M.GM, for whom he works, have signed him to make eighteen of them this season. Pete is breaking away from his comedy stuff and making the first of the new deal a dramatic effort called "The Killer." All about a dog.

Mr. Smith started in time as Press agent to Sam Goldwyn.

"SINS OF MAN”

Was A.D.C. To Late King After Notable War Service

XAIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9,30 P.M HE PAID FOR SINS NOT HIS OWN WITH ALL

HE HELD DEAR!

JEAN

HERSHOLT

starof"The Country Doctor:""

in a more magnificent rolăl

Sins of Man

with

DON AMECHE ALLEN JENKINS

A DARRYL F ZANUCK

-20th Century Praduėtlan

[NEXT CHANGE MAX REINHARDT'S Production of

"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"

WARNER BROS. PRESENT

ALHAMBRA

NATUAN RD, HOWLDON-DONLY I

9.30 ·TEL. 9oase

TO-DAY ONLY

A minute-a-thrill picture with George O'Brien

GEORGE

O'BRIEN

in "Two Gun" Bill Hari's thriller ·

O'MALLEY

MOUNTED

« FOX Lalous whh

TRENT WARE STANLEY FIELDS Directed by David Hemend

TO-MORROW RICHARD DIX in "SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR"

* SHOWS

DAILY 1.30 5.20 720-930

an R-K-O Radio Picture

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAO KOWLOON TEL 57232

MATINEES: 20%-30%.o EVENINGS. 20-30-50:70) FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

A MYSTERY-THRILLER REPLETE WITH

EXCITEMENT AND ACTION !;

Trapped by a temptress out of the night!

Unknown Woman

MATUK

A COLUMBIA PIST THE ADDED ATTRACTION ; "SCRAPPY'9" CARTOON

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! AN "OLD FAVOURITE" THAT WILL LIVE IN YOUR MEMORY FOREVER!"

NORMA" SHEARER IN "SMILIN' THROUGH”

FREDRIC MARCH A

Mareo was convicted in Febru- ary and sentenced to death second trial was granted on the ground that new evidence had come to light...

The second trial, which took place in June, lasted 14 days, and Marco was again. found guilty and sentenced to death.

On this occasion the jury made no recommendation to merey, as

The death of Admiral Cole Cort- landt Fowler, "after a long finess was announced Jean Hersholt contributes an- gallantly borne," other immortal characterization, recently. He had been living at at the first trial.

BROTHERS IN AIR

CRASH

Two brothers, dying in an RAF, fighter aeroplane" to an officers' guest night at Lympne, crashed on to the roof of the men's cookhouse

worthy to stand in the screen's Enborne. Newbury, Berkshire, and Before being sentenced at his at Farnborough, Hants, aerodrome.

Hall of Fame beside his famous was 70. *

portrayal of "The Country Doctor" |

Reg, Sinfield, the Gloucester all- round cricketer, has received an invitation from the Western Pro- vince to go out to: Capetown as coach during the winter. Dacre, who played over 300 Innings for Gloucestershire and scored over sécond trial Mareo's comment One was killed, the other severely 7.000 runs, has been released by the county and will return to New Zea- During the European War Ad- I was:—"It is very hard to say any injured.

Fowler commanded the thing in the circumstances, as it

The dead man was Plot-Officer land, In "Sins of Man," the Darryl F. miral

Collingwood im the is the second time I have been. g. H: Gilliat, of the 601 County of Zanuck Twentieth Century pro- battleship duction which opens to-day at the Grand Fleet during 1817-18, and he through the terrible ordeal of London Fighter Squadron, No. 8

was A.D.C. to King George in 1918. hearing the

of death Auxiliary Group. RAF, Hendon Vibrant with drama, the picture On his retirement in 1922, after passed on me."

His brother is Lieut, John Gillat, machine-Instead of the front one, Mareo is understood to bave of the Irish Guards,

scrambled out and fell 20 feet to is a stirring story of a father's serving in the Royal Navy for over

been an organist for some years Bette Davis vehicle under the title struggles and temptations, his 40 years, he received the CB..

They had lust taken off and were the ground. in London cinemas. of "Section 213,"

sorrows and triumpha Building in France honoured him with

He had studied at the London about 100 feet up when the ma ever-swe**ing

of Legion of Honour, crescendo an emotion to its dynamic climax. it Admiral Fowler was the son of the Guildhall School of Music, and in chine ställed, atruck some telegraph wizes, crashed on to the roof of the left the entire audience smiling late Major-General C. J. Fowler, of France and Germany.

He compoled & foxtrot called cookhouse, and burst into flames mistily through tear-dimmed eyes. Spilsby, Lincolnshire, and

while awaiting Lieut. Gillat, who owes his lite Jean Hersholt is in the leading married to Miss Inez Gertrude "Prison Patrol"

seat of the plane a dual-controlled role supported by Don Ameche, a Paget, daughter of the late Mr. trial, to raise funds for h's de- to the fact that he was in the rear new And, and Allen Jenkins. Berkeley Paget.

Maybe that's what gave him

his

sense of humour.

Robert Montgomery, who works at the same studio as Cable and

Deals with the US. law making Crawford, is due to swop over to Warners for one picture,

it illegal for both husband and He's to play with Olivia De wife to be employed as Federal Havilland

Marriage agents.. "Whe Clause," another G-man picture,

It's the one that was announced some time ago as a George Brent-

Warners don't say whether Montgomery will make this before "Piccadilly Jim" or after.

King's Theatre."

the

Wis

fence.

sentence

Then he climbed back on to the roof and made several gallant at- tempts to save his brother, but was driven back by the Intense heat.

Lieut. Gillat Was, taken to the

shot, with serious facial injuries. Cambridge Military Hospital, Alder-

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