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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

"KOWLOON

At 2.30, 5-15, 7:20 & 9.80 P.M. : At 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 £ 9,80 P.M.

Don't be misled by the Title .......

This is not a Cowboy Picture.....

- A SUPER HOLIDAY ATTRACTION

EXAS.

RANGERS

Thunder-galloping sons of trouble! They write their deeds of

glory in words of fire!

SEE-14 Ranger stond off hun- dreds of wai-mod Comanches

in the bartia of the boulders!

SEE-The great wage treidup.

the bank and train, robberies!

SEE The heart-touching scan:a

of romance and humor drams,

of love and cavenge!

A. Fornmount Picture with

FRED MacMURRAY-JACK ORKIE

JEAN PARKER LLOYD, NOLAN EDWARD ELLIS BENNIE BARTLETT Produced and Directed by King Victon

TO-MORROW AT THE

QUEEN'S

TO.MORROW AT THE ALHAMBRA

"MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN"" GUARD THAT GIRL'

J!

with

CART COOPER & JEAN ARTHUR

1:

STARE

Dally at 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

TO-DAY ONLY SENSATIONAL STARS OF "MURUCCO" RE-UNITED IN ANOTHER SENSATIONAL SUCCESS L

Marline

DIETRICH

Gary COOPER

FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN UNDER

A SPANISH MOON'

with

JOHN HALLIDAY WILLIAM FRAWLEY JANIST COSSART Dry Frank orang From comedy by Bass Tedy and B. 1. Ummmie

A Purament Pietuje

TO-MORROW

with

ROBERT ALLEN & FLORENCE RICE

NATIONAL MEMORIAL

TO LORD ALLENBY

Endowment of Club

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KINGS:-

"Things To Come"

QUÉEN'S:—

"The Texas Rangers" ORIENTAL:-

The Trail of The Lonesome

Pine"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

"The Texas Rangera" MAJESTIC:-

STAR

KING'S

"Last Of The' Pagans"

"Destre"

Coming

"The Amateur Gentleman” QUEEN'S ---

"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" ORIENTAL:

"Fatal Lady",

ALHAMBRA :-

STAR:

"Guard That Girl"

"Boulder Dam" MAJESTIC:-

"The Melody Lingers Oa"

"THINGS TO COME"

For the first ame in the history of the cinema we are to see a phry, in which the star does not appear on the screen. The picture is "Things to Come," screened at the King's Theatre to-day, and the "atar" is H. G. Wells who wrote the scenario and helped in the work of production.

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CINEMAS IN A QUANDARY

British Films Too Few To Meet Quota

Hundreds of British film ex- hibitors, unable to obtain even hali the British pictures required to fulfil the "quota" obligations, are facing legal · action when the "quotá" year expires shortly.

Independent owners in all parts of Britain are in a state of panic as they. And themselves unable to complete the new high schedule which a year ago, was raised to one British fit in every five shown.

Numerous appeals for help have been made to the trade body, the Cinematograph Exhibitors Assc- clation, but it is unable to offer help. It can only recommend that each exhibitor prepare a case and ask the Board for clemency. In previous years fines have been in- ficted varying from £5 to £50.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

МОНЦАХ, ОСТОВЕК 12.

Anniversarios and Holidays.--St. Winitrid, Bishop.

Austicus-Miscellanevias · Gooda, Lammert's Hong Kong Sales Room, ̈HI

A.AL. r}

Cinemas.

KingThings To Come." Queen's :-"The Texas › Rangora.” Oriental:-"The Trail Of The Lone-

some Pine."

World Chinone Picture." Alhambra The Texas Rangers." Majestio :-"Last Of The Pagãos.". Star-Desire."

Danova-Reel Protice, at Heleos May, 5.30 pom: Cheero Club Dance, 8 p.m.

Meetings.-English Methodist Church Quarterly Meeting at Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, 5.30 p.m.; Anhusl of Hong Kong Ainateur Billiards Associa tion, South China Morning Port Board Boom, 5.30 Hong Kong Football Referees' Associa

p.m.; half-monthly, of

tion, at Sports Club, 6.00 pm, a

Kiscellaneous --Claims against the Estate of John Bryant dae; Hong Kong Garrison ([afant) School Prize- Giving, at Garden Rond.

Social-Mah Jong and Bridge Drive, in Y.M.C.A. Wet Lounge, 300 p.m., Whist Drive at 900 p.m.

Sports

The cause of this dilêmma is the shortage of British Alms of any calibre. The shortage of adequate quality is, of course, even greater, Approximately 500 foreign films have been registered in Britain daring the pass year, thus in- volving a compensating showing of 125 British productions. Perhaps

(South China Morning Posb 60 films of good quality have been bord-room), 5.30 p.m. made by the major British com- Football-Hang Колік Foischall panies, most of which were imme-Refores Half monthly meeting (Sports) diately absorbed by the big circuits.Club), 8.00 p.m.

"QUOTA QUICKIES” ́

is

The independent exhibitor left with the remainder, some of

usable for uncritical audiences, but much of it "made for a song" merely to satisfy quota obligations. The name coined by the trade for these Bims is "quota quickies."

"Billiards.-First Annual Meeting of Hong Kong Amstet Pilliards

ciation

ы

Toanis.—Kowloon v. Shinghai Coun try Club Kowloon C.C.), 3.00 - p.rs,

Yachting --Ladies' Sweepstake Razen, Moon--VIII Moon, 27th. Day. Sunrise.-6.18 A.M Synset-6.01

p.m.

Tides.-High at 7.10 and 20,13; Low at, 0,58 and 13.29.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER · 13.

Anniversaries and Holidays-St.

In previous years a loophole was There are, of course, a number of offered to exhibitors by the fact well-known actors and actresses in

that the renters' (or middlemen's) the leading roles including such quota was higher than the ex- favourites as Bir Cedric Harwicke, hibitors, thus leaving him a margin | Edward, the Confessor, Raymond Massey and Margaretta of choice. This year, however, the

Cinemaz Scott-but it is the story of "Things demand and supply were fixed at

King's Things To Come." to Come" rather than its interpre- the same ngure, thus eliminating Queen's :-- Mr.

Deeds Goes Ter ters, that really matters; ideas, competition and leaving no mar- rather than idols, are what the pic-gin of choice.

appeal.

will rely upon for its public Here is no fasuous "starsing vehicle," with its story written cx- piressly for the purpose of showing of the abilities of some "famous An appeal is to be issued shortly actor or actress, but a gripping, for the national memorial to Vis-epic narrative, conceived by one of count Allenby, The memorial is to the world's literary giants and take the form of the endowment of brought to life by the skilled co-

Meanwhile, the Kinematograph Renters' Society is advocating that the quota be raised even further, by gradual, stages from 20 to 50 per cent.

The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association has drawn the atten

tion of the Board of Trade to the situation in its report to the Lord Moyne Committee considering revi-

the Allenby (Services) Club, of operation of actor, technician,sion of the Films Act. and is ad-

which the Field Marshal was pre-craftsman and artist.. sident and which has helped more, Work on "Things to Come" was than 100,000 distressed ex-Service"] tegun as long agó as March 1934

men.

although shooting did not begin until the following January..

vocating that the exhibitors' quota should be decreased to 10 per cent. while the renters' quota should be at least 15, if not 20 per cent.

"Even if we say that 120-125 of the British flims made are usable,

40 British films a year, and there the ordinary cinema wants 30 or

are, five or six cinemas in the aver age town. Naturally one house

The King has approved of the scheme, the Duke of Connaught is The picture was originally scine- patron of the appeal, and the Duke duled to cost £100,000. but it is of Gloucester is to preside at the estimated that the final gure will inaugural meeting at the Royal | exceed £280,000, a record for Bri- United Service Institution, White- fish film production. The earliest hall, on Oct. 27.

shots were made at Elstree, but Vice-patrons of the appeal in- later the scene of production shift-does not want to show a Bim al- ready shown by ahother,” Mr..W. Dr. Lang, Archbishop of ¦ed to Isleworth and Denham, It

R. Fuller, Secretary

of the

clude

course, a reduction of the quota to

"These figures tell the story

Canterbury: Earl Winterton, the was at the last-named place that Cinematograph Exhibitors Asso- Earl of Rösebery, Sir Samuel Hoare, the spectacular, air-raid всепед ciation stated, First Lord of the Admiralty: Mr. were filmed, and the set-repre- Duft. Cooper, Secretary for War;senting "Everytown," a busy elty Viscount Swinton. Secretary tor with shops, office and factory build-10 per cent, does not mean that Air; the High Commissioners for Ings-was one of the biggest ever the various Dominions, and the built. Chief Rabbi,

Several scenes were shot on loca The Allenby Club was founded tion, the most noteworthy being a in 1007 under the name of the battle" at Griffin colliery, Blaina. Veterans' Club, Lord Allenby be- 3outh Wales, in which hundreds came president In 1933, and the of local unemployed miners took club's name was changed this year part. A notable feature of "Things In acknowledgment of his help in to Come" is the music written by making it possible to improve and Arthur Bliss This was performed enlarge the premises in Band- | under the composer's baton at a court, Holborn.

promenade concert at the Queen's

The club has 3,000 members. Hall last summer and was highly most of them ex-ßervice men. It praised by the critica. provides the usual social amenities besides heiping former comrades in arms by.finding them jobs, provid-"" ing clothes, board and lodging,

"BOULDER DAM" and, in special cases, giving them

with ROSS ALEXANDER

PATRICIA ELLIS

MISS BETTY

money.

with work.

BADEN-POWELL

MARRIED the,

24.

with

"LAST OF THE PAGANS"

fewer British pictures will be shown." he added.

DISCLOSURES

PRISON LIFE

Town."

Oriental The Trail of The Lunë

same Pine." World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra 'Gourd. That, Giri." Majestic-The Melody Lingers On StarBoulder Dam." Miscellaneous Rotary Tiffin, Hong Kong Hotel.

Behearsal.Hoog Kong Singers, “King Olar" (Elgar) · Union "Clivrch, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m..

Sports..

Mon.-VI Moon, 28th Day. Sunrise.-6.18 0.15. Sunset-0.02

p..

Tides,-High at 6.15 and 19.56; Low

Bi 0.15 and 12.55.

soners under 25. The clock strike: the hours--one, two, three, four, five ..and the drop goes with a crash heard all over the gaol,

"Simultaneously a wild uproar shatters the death silence. Bed- boards smash on the cell floors in

time with the death-crash and re- verberate along the hollow wells. Screams, cries, yells, curses, and ribald remarks are shrieked from the cells. One of thẻ roll! ; “One for his nobi ***

The author has a good deal to say about prison staffs, mostly

OF highly critical

Execution Horrors

"WHOLE SYSTEM WRONG" The whole prison system, the author contends, is wrong. The "screws" (gdolors) are treated

AIK-CONDITIONED THEATREN

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.18 & 9.30 P.M.

A CHALLENGE TO THE PRESENT!

H⋅G WELLS GS TO

TO COME

THINGS

Se ell.

The strange che Tous, even thang- GE UNKTERIORE ---- the liver and loves of your ex@al- grádahildina}

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* En eroinaplatný provsen al die fiture/ .......the meet, amaning matten platum

ever screened

·

MALEXANDER ZOBNA Profeties with

| SEE GENRIG'MARSWICKE, - PEARL, MESTLE' PATRICIA MELIARD– MARGARETTA SCOTT and a matt së 26.000

Sheveled by Wal, CIZMERON MEKITES.

See!.

The gian space gun that shoote fockets to the ADA with kumaME AN Passenger...1001 other marvell

WA"

Lindon Film 11

Telemed the

Uniret Anton

ALSO ADDED ATTRACTION PLUTO'S JUDGEMENT.` DAY

A MICKEY MOUSE CARTOON IN TECHNICOLOUR

NEXT JIHANG & DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Jr.—ELISSA. LANDI in

United Artists

THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN

SHOWS DAILY

2.30 5.20 720.930

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THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 37222

(MATINEES. 20€-30«.° EVENINGS. 20.-30.-50.703

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

THREE SHOWS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE !!!

** AUDIOSCOPIKS"

M--M's

THREE-DIMENSIONAL

44

NOVELTY

AND

ATALE OF VIENNA

WOODS."

COLOUR CARTOON.

STAN

LAUREL

'OLIVER

HARDY

W

"LIVE CHOSTS"

3 A MIGHTY SOUTH SEAS DRAMA A MAELSTROM OF PRIMITIVE, PASSION FROM THE FASCINATING LAST FRONTIER OF CIVILIZATION !

Take a Lesson in Love from the Jungle!

Where men capture their mates in bride-raids) A thousand new romantic thrills—in M÷G-M.^: $1,000,000 screen adventure!

Last of the

PAGANS

MALATMTM LOTUS Beauties in cast of 5,00015

●. TO-MORBOW AND WEDNESDAY ● JOSEPHINE HUTCHISON - GEORGE HOUSTON

in THE MELODY LINGERS ON”.

A UNITED ARTIST. PICTURE

4 SHOWS

TANGE MY TRAM DA HAPPY VILLAY BAD.

BALT

PLEMINA BOAD

WANOMAL

TEL BATH

MORE

ORIENTAL

stupidly, and at least 50 per cent.⚫2DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW.

of the wretched behaviour they display towards the "lags" is for- ced upon them by out-of-date Standing Ordera.

Strong criticisms of the English prison system, based on the experi- ences of a long term of penal servi-

"As a beginning to a sane prison tude, are contained in a remark- able book, "Walls, Have Mouths," system", he writes, "the existing by Wilfred Macartney, published Standing Orders should be scrap- Last year 2 294 applicants were "Last of the Pagans," the roman-

recently. (Gollancz... 108. 8d.)

Ded and new regulations compiled," arsisted-2,018 with board orce of Bouth Seas native life, film-

Macartney, a Scotsman, was sen-in, which the maintenance of dis- money. 137 with clothing, and 139 ed in the five months expedition tenced in company with a young cipline takes a secondary place.

of Richard Thorpe, director, and German, George Hansen, to ten "A small committee of intelligent - his Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer expedi-year penal servitude in January, | men with imagination, working a tion, is now enchanting audiences 1928, for explonage on behalf of tew broad principles, could do the former wearing cream

the Soviet Government. The re- trousers and tunic and

the at the Majestic Theatre

Job in a day, Permit talking, allow Miss Betty Bt. Clair Baden-Po- latter 起

dress toning

Saga of native life and a vanish cord of his prison life at Wands-smoking, abolish flogging and well, younger daughter of Lord and those of the eight. bridesing race, filmed on an uncharted worth and Parkhurst is probably bread and water; maintain discip Lady Baden-Powell, was married maids. The bridesmaids were the coral island where the native life the most detailed and Informative time by the deprivation of remis at Bentley, Alton, Hampshire, re- bride's sister, Miss Heather Baden-is as yet untouched by the white document of this character that sibh and of privileges; pay decent- cently to Mr. Gervase Charles Ro- Powell, Miss Evie Clay, Miss Rosie man's civilization, the new picture, has yet appeared in this country. ly for good work." bert Clay, a member of the North-

Macartney directs his first attack "Then demilitarise the service. Clay, and Mias Fenella Bergeaunt authored by John Villers Farrow, ern Rhodesian Administrative Ser- (cousins of the bridegroom), and who for some years lived among against executions in prison, which Discontinue the practice of ap- vice and the elder son of Mr. and the Miases Rosemary Farrer-Man the natives, is a charming native he describes as "toul and mon- pointing governors and deputy- Mrs. Gerard Arden Clay, of Weston by, Rosaline de Renzy Martin, love story, of a boy and girl, sepa strous barbarities."

governors from the Army, Navy, House, Albury, Surres

“Two took place while. I was in Peggy Edge, and Margaret Craw rated through the trickery of white

and Colonial police forces: Scouts in uniform, from Westford. They wore parchment-tinted traders, and reunited through the Wandsworth, and nearly nine years Make promotion to the rank of minster Abbey choir school sang at satin with pale green aashes, green-heroism of the native warrior. later they are as vividly horrifying governor something that every the wedding.

tinted crystal haloes, and Jade Mals, the Eskimo hero, ia superb as they were on those Tuesdays golor could look forward to, and brooches, the gifts of the bride as the South Seas warrior, and back in 1928, he writes.

make this promotion a matter of beautiful Lotus Long makes an "As eight o'clock approaches the seniority" The best man was the bride-ideal heroine. Interesting charac- gaol becomes very quiet. In Macartney states that Mr. J.-R. groom's brother, Mr. Ralph Clay ters are the native playing the Wandsworth the dron is some way Clypes was the most unsympathe About 400 guests attended the re-island chief, the mother, and the from the condemned cell-about 18 tie of the five Home Secretaries he caption at Pax Hill

small boy, mee rd Deyards. In the wing of the hell experienced during his sentence. The newly married couple salled Vinna's 'photography has the qual- where the shed is situated are the and would permit no "coddling of for. Northern Rhodesia.

ity of an oil painting.

cells of the juvenile adults, pri- convicts"

The bride, given away by her father, wore a gown of rich creamy satin, with a long train, and vell of old family lace lent by the bridegroom's mother. She carried a sheaf of Harriss! illes,

The train-bearers were Michael Walton and Catherine

Barne,

groom.

JA GLORIOUS, BREATH TAKING THRILL PICTURE!

A whole countryside afame with war as neighbour fights neighbour in the inst of the great feuds,

A BLAZING STORY OF MOUNTAIN WAR!

THUR

The whole pageant of Kentucky mountain life brought to the screen in NATURAL COLOR! HERTH

Frost SIDNEY MACMURRAY - FONDA The TRAIL LONESOME PINETM

WED Latest Wild Animal Thriller FRANK BUCK'S “FANG & CLAW” BR Mary Ellis, Grand Opera Star

A mighty mystery

musléni Bromance

“FATAL LADY”

• MATINEES: 20c.-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.

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