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QUEEN

LAIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

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

A DEAD DOCTOR REVEALS WHAT NURSES WON'T TELL! Mignon ŷ. Eberhart's

The MURDER of Dr. Harrigan

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RICARDO CORTEZ MARY ASTOR KAY LINAKER

JOHN ELDREDGE

"THE TEXAS RANGERS'

·

FRED MACMURRAY JACK OAKIE

& SHOWS

DAILY

2.30–5,151

7.15-6.99

A RARAMOUNT PICTURE

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ORIENTAL

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LAST 4 TIMES TO DAY?

THE FUNNIEST OF ALL FARCE COMEDIES Charlie's hilarious honeymoon, he's a model bridegroom

by day, but at night he walks in his sleep!

A sleep-walker on a honeymoon!

A howl to you... but it's a nightmare for Mary!

MARY BOLAND-CHARLIE RUGGLES

"Early to Bed"

►TOMORROW. FRIDAY SAFIRDAY

HIS ACTIONS SPEAK. EVERY LANGUAGE The whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius, he has no rival

in

CHARLIE

HAPLIN

Modern Times

SPECIAL TO-MORROW GRAND BENEFIT

HONG KONG'S

GIFT TO

MARSHAL

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

ON HIS

50th BIRTHDAY

PERFORMANCES

To-morrow we donate our entire receipts for all performances to the Heng Kong Chamber of Commerce as our contribution to the Chang Kai-shek seroplane fund.

MATINEES: 20c,-30c ✪ EVENINGS; 206.-30c.-50c.-70c, ●

SHOWS

DAILY

2.30 6.20

720 930

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN

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(MATINEES. 20« •30% ° EVENINGS, 20. •30«-50×70%)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

SONGS? Of course! DANCES, tool .......

GEORGE M. COHAN'S “

SONG AND

DANCE MAN

• FOX Pictors with

CLAIRE TREVOR · PAUL KELLY

MICHAEL WHALEN

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY

FOOTLIGHT PARADE”

AN "OLD FAVOURITE" FROM WARNER BROS,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"La Vie Parisienne" QUEEN'S:-

“Murder of Dr. Harrigan" ORIENTAL:-

"Early To Bed"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—-

"Bar 20 Rides Again"" MAJESTIC:-

"Song and Dance Man" STAR:- KA

"Preview Murder Mystery"

KING'S:-"

Coming

"Things To Come" QUEEN'S:—

"The Texas Rangers" ORIENTAL:-

"Modern Times" ALHAMBRA:-

"The Texas Rangers" STAR:-

"Lady For A Day" MAJESTIC:-

"Footlight Parade"

"LA VIE PARISIENNE”

NEWS FLASHES

Columbia Studios Busy

the Manhattan

high school long before they dreamed of" coming to the film capital. The association was form. ed. when conversation on the set of Columbia's "They Met. In Taxt" revealed that they are the only two graduates of the school in pictures.

With eight feature picture be- Botn attended fore the cameras or on the thres- hold of production and Ave mots in the editing stages, Columbia Studios to-day reached a peak in its imposing current schedule Bing Crosby's starring produc- tion, "Pennies From Heaven' entered its fifth week of filming under the direction of Norman McLeod with Emanuel Cohen as producer. Madge Evans, Edith Fellows Donald Meek and others constitute an imposing supporting

cast

Dorothy Ärzner.

Hollywood's only woma22 director, completed aix weeks work on 'the picturization of Craig's Wife" with Rosalind Russell, John Boles and Bille Burke in the top roles,

"The Man Who Lived Twice" nears completion

its of

Coure with Ralph Bellamy. Isabel Jewell and Marian Marsh heading the cust under the direction of Harry Lachman.

.

A

had

KIDDIES DELIGHT Three hundred and twenty-five childhood dreams fulfilled recent- Hollywood school kiddies ly when they not only attended a circus sideshow free of charge. but in adduloj, were paid to do It!

Use 1

Several sequences in Columbia's "Pennies from Heaven" starring Bing Crosby with Edith Fellows. Madge Evans "and others. carnival setting and at the studio installed for a week's engagement. ranch a complete circus unit was

With more than a hundred and Afty adults working on the set as visitors to the circus, the three hundred and twenty-five children were adding real heartfelt enjoy- ment to the occasion"

Sword-swallowers, fre

enters.

were

D. Rass Lederman's "Alb! For Murder Is a day ahead of sche- dule at the end of its second week with

Marguerite Churchill and William Gargan featured.

Frank Capra's greatly discussed i trapeze performers, freaks and all

the sideshow trimmings Almnization of the James Hilton best seller, "Lost Horizon." star-

present in abundance at their

ring Ronald Colman with Edward

entertaining tasks and with soda Everett Horton.

pop. peanuts and all, the child- hood edibles being freely dispen- sed, the kiddies had a complete holiday and were paid to do it!

'HELLO" GIRLS Three pretty employees of the Southern California Telephone The spirit of Paris, elty of roman- Company were pressed Into ser-

EXPERT FASHION ADVICE tic dreams and galety. is brought vice as motion picture actresses.

"A business woman can be as to the screen in "La Vie Pari-

Important telephone switch-Bumorously dressed this Fall as a sienne," which is showing at the board sequences in Columbia movie star if she selects her cos- King's Theatre. Produced by Nero "Craig's Wife." being directed by tumes with as much good judg- Films. a French company, and Dorothy Arzner with Rosalind ment thought and care," declares adapted from "La Vie Parisienne.' Russell. John Boles and Bulle Ernst Dryden, one of Hollywood's one of Offenbach's gayest and Burke in the cast, necessitated best known style designers. best operettas. "Parisienne Life" is absolute techrical accuracy, for a delightful cocktail of fun and much of the plot hinges on the enchanting music,

scenes,

Now engaged in preparing Irene Dunne's wardrobe for her forth- coming Columbia picture. "Theo-" Cora Goes Wild.""Dryden advises a business girl to first select a smart tallöred sult that can be transformed into a two-occasion costume by a simple of accessories. A coloured blouse, a smart leather. belt, walking shoes," a sport hat and sturdy leather gloves describe this suit for general utility. Add

The story opens in 900 on the Chief Operator Crete Herilny. chosing night of the Paris Exhibi-supervisor Edna Meyer and Ber tion. Don Ramiro, "a handsome tuce Desmond, employed in the and extremely rich Brazilian. Hollywood Office of the telephone takes a tearful leave of Liane, the company, were recruited for the reigning beauty of the theatre. be-niming and conducted themselves fore returning to his wife and son as veteran actresses. in Brazil. He vows he will come

None had ever visited a studio back to Paris to resume this before or docued greasepaint. Idyllic affaire.

GENIUS WILL OUT

a white satin or crepe blouse, ä The histrionic talent that Mar- handsome rhinestone neck clip. guerite Churchill possesses

was suede gloves and shoes and a recognized when the Columbia | trick chapeau and this suit goes actress. curretly filming in Colum- to Informal dinner and ..the bla's "Allbl For Murder." was only theatre. fourteen

years old. She Was 3 hectic round of pleasure, Stay awarded the Winthrop Ames ing at the same hotel is Jacques Scholarship at 14, and the Otta de Lambrun, a young business H. Kahn scholarship at 15. man of romantle intentions. He enters Helenita's bedroom in error aid from this unconventional meeting a warm friendship deva- lops.

He does, but not until 1935. bringing his lovely grand-daugh- ter, Helenita Liane has slipped into the obscurity of retirement. Ramiro, determined to recapture the joys of his, youth, enters into

Don Joao, Helenita's father, ar rives in Paris to take her and her grandfather home. Jacques and Helenita ask permission to marry but Don Jozo sternly forbids any such project. Ramiro takes a hand, and with the help of his old friends, succeeds in making his son the laughting-stock of Farks. The young lovers are united and everyone is happy again,

Dryden urges the busi- ness woman to select simple sheer Wool frocks that are made dis- tinctive and charming by the addition of smart accessories such ax MAN CLUB

a multiple string of pearls, "Hollywood's most exclusive metal or paillette collars and organization has drawn up papers cuffs, a wide, wide novelty belt of Incorporation along with by- and the like. The designer warns laws and all the rest of the aganist cheap furs and suggest a necessary paraphernalia, The plain a plain tailored topcoat, to group bears the imposing title which you may add a fur neck- "The Alumni af Mount Vernon piece if Santa Claus hears your High School of New York City. heart's deepest yearning. For Chester Morris is president and formal Dryden suggests, black, as Lionel Stander is vice-president. black will forever play the leading There аде no other members. I role in smart fashion,

"BAR 20 RIDES AGAIN"

Rapid direction and effervescent acting keep the fun moving. The

It's "Hopalong Cassidy" time music and dancing, including, of again at the Alhambra Theatre course, the famous "Can-Can," where Faramount's new six-gun are quite out of the ordinary and drama "Bar 20 Rides Again" opens prove a pleasing relief from the to-day, with William Eoyd and cacophony of jazz and, rhythmic Jimmy Ellison riding and shoot- tappings.

ing it out with "the most sinister The acting honours are shared villain of the series. by Conchita Montenegro, Nell Hamilton, and Max, Dearly, the well known French comedian Ex- cellent support is given by Carol Goodner, Eva Moore and Aus tin Trevor.

\

"SONG AND DANCE MAN"

There have been five or six really great backstage musicals made aince 1927-some of them had great stars, some had outstanding song hits, but none of them have had a story like "Song and Dance Man." the new Fox picture which is now playing at the Majestiė Theatre.

"THE MURDER OF

DR. HARRIGAN''

Many new faces appear in the First National production "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan," which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

This time "Hopalong" leads the boys of the "Bar 20" against a shrewd, unprincipled guerilla who and answers to the name of "Nevada"graduates from and whose main diversions are rustling cattle and cheating at cards,

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NERO FILMS.

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Conchita MONTENEGRO Neil HAMILTON

Max DEARLY

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“THINGS TO COME

UNITED ARTISTS RELEASE

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN BO.HOWLOON-DAILY AT 2,30-320-720 & 9,30 •TELUS 5.655

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Jt's full of thrills, of excitement—it's action-packed

Adolph Zukar present

CLARENCE E. MULFORD'S Hopalong Cassidy BAR 20 RIDES AGAIN'

• As swell

an adventure yarn as you'va aver seen!

& Juramount Enturse with

WILLIAM BOYD - JANY ELLISON Jana Rauvacol - George Hayas

Boosted by Dakard Brazberian A Merry-Jerman Bedectan

NEXT CHANGE-

Paramount's Spectacular Presentation

"TEXAS RANGERS"

with Fred MueMurray ·· Jean Parker Jack Oakie

*PREVIEW MURDER

MYSTERY"

With a motion picture studio as Its background, and with a cast of Hollywood favourites to give it au- thenticity. "The Preview Murder Mystery," which opens to-day at the Star Theatre, offers audiences a double-barreled treat-an "excit ing mystery story, and a glimpse behind-the-scenes in the world's movie capital

Reginald Denny, Frances Drake, Gail Patrick, Rod LaRoque, George In the cast, Kay Linaker, new Barbier, Ian Keith, Conway Tearle Broadway "and" plays her first and Jack Mulhall head the cast of screen role as the leading woman

"The Preview Murder Mystery" and opposite Ricardo Cortez.

all the action of the story takes Martha Tibbest, Anita Kerry place in a movie studio as cameras Joan Blair, all recent grind on the production of a fea-

the stage into tare. screen work, were taking their arst major picture parts."

Robert Strange, who played the This 18 the third iri the part of one of the victims in the "Hopalong Cassidy" series and mystery, la

a veteran of Broad- finds the three cowboys muske-way and has played with impor teers of the Arst two-Cassidy, tant stage companies for many Johnny Nelson and Red Connors years in Chicago and on the road. in the saddle. They ride Into, the Yet he is playing his frat screen Snake Butte country to avenge part in "The Murder of Dr. Har- their cancher-friend. im Arnoldrigan,"

of the 8V who has been victimiz. The picture is-woven around a ed by "Nevada" and his maraud-new anaesthetic which the bead ing band.

of a drug company is trying to The picture is paced with swift claim as his own formula: In un- action. The boys of the "Bar 20" weaving this plot, the bead of the When George M. Cohan wrote ride as they have never ridden diug company vanishes into thin the story he took the very heart of before. Af the climax which air before an operation, and the Broadway and put it into a play. comes when they trail the rustlers docter is found dead with a sur- Now, the screen version enhanced to their lair in the hilla, furnishes gical knife in his chest, with new songs, laughs and pathos one of the most blazing gun bat is even

more entertaining than ties in the history of Western the stage play was years ago. films.

Paul Kelly has the title role and is ca-featured with Claire Trevir. The supporting cast which is head- ed by Michael Whalen includes Ruth Donnelly, James Burke and Lester Matthews.

There is tense action and drataà

Beginning at the preview of a picture, when the star is found murdered, a series of gruesome killings ensues, involving actors, directors and studio workers Un- der the very noses of the police, a tend goes about his bloody bust- ness, taking a toll of movie workers and throwing the entire studio into a frenzy of fear. How he is finally-run down provides a breath- taking climax.

Robert Florey directed the film a Paramount production.

TAUGHT WITHOUT TEARS

It scema a shorter cut to know- leage than the old method or learning by heart all the works of Confucius. There is no need to be able to read or write. Education

to this picture with no less than Su the Chinese are to educate eight; suspects. A man with a their literate millions by aid of Further compliments need not nervous disorder and a dipsoma- the cinema! be handed to the players who plac. are the victims of a queer have already been seen in the comedy of errors reilefing the ten series. But two new ones must be seness by their hilarious comedy, mentioned, Harry Worth as Neva- The roles are played by Johnny da,” a sleek, suave villain with Arthur and Don Barclay, famous "Song and Dance Man." which Napoleon complex, and Jean Rou-stage comedian. was produced by Sol M. Wurtzol verol, as the victimized rancher's and directed by Allan Dean, tea- daughter, each adds vitality to the tures four new song numbers all" | story.

without tears has at last arrived.

Soon the Chinese coolfe, with

ESTARE

Dally at 2-30, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 PIL.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

MURDER at a Galo Hollywood Preview!

Stars anive, a packed

audience' waits...then o murderer steaks the.

show! Boffling! Unique!

The PREV

Hollywood's ald, will re-live the world's history. As Rizzo said to Mary Queen of Scots:” PBADY, ATA 5 could fall for you in a big way."

taken from a Clarence E. Mulford written by Sidney Clare and Lew Like its predecessors of the story and was produced by Harry Pollock.

series "Bar 20 Rides Again" was Sherman.

REGINALD DENNY FRANCES DRAKE GAI PATRICK ROD IROQUE

BIDAY, ONE DAY ONLY LADY FOR A DAY"

ich WARREN WILLIAM

MAY ROBSON

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