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QUEEN
AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M A FAST MOVING, WISE-CRACKY STORY PACKED WITH GOOD HUMAN, LAUGH
LINES AND SITUATIONS.
"You haven't the
nerve to place a real bet on this guy's wheel..."
GEORGE RAFT
"Only my life...
my heart...that's
all, sirver..."
Dolores Castello BARRYMORE *YOURS FOR THE ASKING
with Ida Lupina » Reginald Owen · James Gleason » Lynne OverENOR
award 'Skeets Gallagher Edgar Kennedy- Directed by Alexander Hall.
A Paramount Picture
WEDNESDAY
ROSS ALEXANDER & ANITA LOUISE
"BRIDES ARE LIKE THAT"
A WARNER BROS. COMEDY.
4. SHOWS,
fALL AMY TRAN OF HAPPY VILLLY BUB
DAILY 234-$18
7.15-0.30
ORIENTA
PLEMINO
ROAD
WANGHAI
TEL. 28472
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE GREAT SUCCESS DIARY OF LOCAL
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S :-
"The Gorgeous Hussy." QUEEN'S:-
"Yours Fy The Asking" ORIENTAL:
"Fury"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :---
The Gorgeous Hissy" MAJESTIC:
STAR:
"The Unguarded Hour"
"Sanders of The River"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Women Are Trouble" QUEEN'S :-
"Brides Are Like That" ORIENTAL:-
"Three Godfathers" ALHAMBRA:--
"Counterfeit"
MAJESTIC:
"Rasputin And The Empres3""
STAR:-
"13 Hours By Air"
“THE GORGEOUS
HUSSY"
University Union Annual Dance
Conforming to the 'gaiety of the Colony's social season the Hong Kong University Union held one of their most successful annual dances on Saturday night.
The Great Hall of the University was gally decorated in festoons of papiere mache of the Varsity co- lours, and long before, the closing hour there was not even enough dancing room for the throng which packed the auditorium.
The slam of the University mingled with the undergraduates in the spirit of cameraderic. The Vice-Chancellar. Bir William Hor- nell,was present.
Light refreshments were served during the interval, after which Mickey's Melody Makers continued i to give of their best in the latest dance music of the day.
QUIET-WEDDING
A quiet wedding took place at the Rosary Church on Saturday afternoon, when Law Ming-sze was married to Miss Lau Kin-wan. Father H. de Angells officiating. The bridegroom, who resides at No. 312. Nathan Road, is a clerk attached to the Royal Naval Hos- pital.
EVENTS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, Auntverancias
and
Holiday-St Peter of Alcantara,
Auctions.Household Furniture, 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 230 p.m.
Cinemas.
King's "The Garges Hussy."' Queen's Yours For The Asking.". Oriental:-"Fury."
Work Chinese Picture." Alhambra-The Gorgeous Hussy." Majestic The Unguarded Hour." StarSanders Of The River." Dances.Resi Practice At Helens May, 5.39 p.m.; Cheero Club Dance; B
p.m.
Entertainments-Farewell Concert at Choro Club, 9.00 p.m.
· Miscellaneous.—Re-opening of Hong Kong Evening Institute.
Sogal.-Y.BL.C.A. Whist Drive, in West Lounge, 9,60. p.2.
Sports. Tennis-Entries alose for Ladies' Lawn Troni Championships. #k U.S.B.C.
Moon-IX Moon, 5th. Day. Sonrise.-6.21 Ill
p.m. V
Sunset.-5.55.
Tiles. High at 1214 and 24.39; Low at $.43 and 16.28,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20: Cinemas.
King's "The Gorgeous Hussy," Queen'-'Yours For The Asking." OrientalThree Godfathers,” World:"Chinese Picture
Alhambra :--The Gorgeous Husay,” Majestic-Busputin And The
Empress."
StarSanders Of The River." Miscellaneous.-Rotary Tillin, Hong Kong Hotel
Moon,-IX Mean, 6th." Day. Sunrise,~~~8.2N
"UNGUARDED HOUR"..
3,11. Sunset.-5.50
Tides,High at 11.30 and 2012; Low at 5.00 and 18.13.
ties, four of them as lovers, were re-tic screen team in Metro-Goldwyn- ADVANCE
LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAYquired to impersonate the
THRILL UPON THRILL!.
PULSE STIRRING DRAMA OF MOB HYSTERIA ! THE MOST POWERFUL OF SCREEN PLAYS!
Sylvia
SIDNEY FURY
Spencer TRACY
Mayer
Five distinguished actors of Loretta Young and Franchot peculiarly contrasting characteris-Tone form a delightful new roman-
men Mayer's "The Unguarded Hour,” who figured in the life of glamor now showing at the Majestie ious Peggy O'Neal in "The Gorge-Theatre.
ous Hussy." which showing at the King's and Alhambra Theatres.
Joan Crawford, in the title role ot this historical romance from | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, portrays the lovely daughter of a Washing- ton tavern keeper during the ad- ministration of President Andrew Jackson.
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Jackson mmself shielded her from the savage "attacks of Wash- ington society. John Eaton, Se- cretary of War, eventually married her, but her first love was fou
2 DAYS TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY "Bow" Timberlake, the gay young
ONLY
Maso
Peter B. Kyne's senus ional outdoor romance, three bad men in a dramatic desert story.
THREE GODFATHERSE
CHESTER MORRIS WALTER BRENNANİ LEWIS STONE - IRENE HERVEY
• MATINEES: 20.-30c © EVENINGS: 20c.-30«.-50c.-70c. @
STARE
[D∙lly at 2.80, 5.20.7.20 & 9.20 P.M. TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW ONE OF THE TEN BEST BRITISH 1936 PRODUCTIONS
LONDON PIUME TRRERENTE
PAUL ROBESON LESLIE BANKS
Edgar Wallace
SANDER
OF THE
RIVER
- NINA MAE MCKINN; '
Averres by DJAN JORD»
A ALEXANDER
KORDA Poslation
NEXT CHANGE
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13 HOURS BY AIR with FRED MACMURRAY JOAN BENNETT A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
"ADDED ATTRACTION.. POENGAMBLING FIGHT FILM
A. PARAKOUT: Piorun
"YOURS FOR THE ASKING"
New honours are won by George Raft and Dolores Costello, co-stars In the lightfooted comedy to mance, "Yours for the asking" which opened yesterday at the Queen's Theatre.
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naval officer who married her and salled away to be led. John Randolph of Virginia loved her from childhood but lost her. A newspaper man Was her and loyal aide.
friend
President Jackson is impersonat- ed by Lionel Barrymore, the veter- an star whose engaging personality has captured millions through the years of his brilliant career.
Robert Taylor, plays the part of Timberlake, the dashing seaman who made swift love to Peggy O'Neal and swept her off her feet. Franchot Tone portrays Eaton, the suave Secretary of War, who married the little spitfire and was when Washington revolted against her.
The new picture, filled with ro- mante, drama and mystery. "gives both" players an excellent oppor- tunity for their talents.
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IN CANCER
TREATMENT Longer Intervals In Radiation
Jmprovements in the methods used for treating cancer by the radiations from X-rays or radium are regarded by some authorities as offering the best hopes for solving the cancer problem.
SHOWING TO-DAY SIMULTANEOUSLY
KING'S ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
KOW OON -
f་་
At 2.30, 5.10.15 8.30 PM 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 8.30 PM. A CHALLENGE to the FINEST inSCREEN ENTERTAINMENT!
Jean
Romance at its mightiest sweep across the screen! Lovely loan in the arms of handsome Bob Taylor.. thrills never to be for gotten as she defies the world's conventions to cifer her heart to the one man site could not have! Another smash M.G-M
on top of San Fran with an unparalleled
CRAWFORD ROBERT TAYLOR
Lionel
BARRYMORE
The
Gorgeous Hussy
The tendency in recent times has undoubtedly been towards using VA - A bigger doses of radiation, and the well-known "bombs" of this sub- stance containing several gram- mes of radium have proved valu- able in certain types of growth.
Behind all this has been the sug- gestion, based upon some of the early results with radium, that if a big enough dose of radiation was not given the cancer cells might actually be stimulated to grow in- stead of being "led" or caused to shrink away. ||
Loretta Young and Franchot Tone
But modern studies on the radio- in "The Unguarded Hour"
sensitivity of cancer cells, some of Moving with lightning speed, the which are suramarised in the cur- Lawrence Weingarten productionrent issue of "The Lancet," suggest concerns a prosecuting attomey that the fear is groundless as far who sends men to their doom by his brilliant use of circumstantial Melvyn Douglas portrays the evidence. When he is caught by tragic senator from Virginia, Johmcircumstance for a crime he has Randolph, who loved the girl more not committed his wife comes to deeply than all the others, yet lost his aid to save his life. her when he remained true to his own ideals.
James Stewart appears as the Capitol Hill newspaper "man, in love with Peggy O'Neal himself, but remaining a constant friend long after he knew the futility of his
Raft appears as 2 gambling House proprietor. seeking to start the social climb; to exchange his "tough Guy" mannerisms for the emotion. manners of the drawing room. It is a part suited perfectly to his tastes, and one similar to roles in which the steel-eyed star has won his greatest fame.
Dolores Costello is a society girl, daughter of a banker who has died and left his mansion groaning ma-
"The Gorgeous' Hussy" is the first picture to provide a reigning star with four romantic leading men. As the tavernkeeper's daughter, Miss Crawford makes good use of all of them,
as the size of the dose is concerned. provided that it is repeated often 'criough
After a small dose of radiation it is found that cancer cells take a longer time to recover than the normal cells.
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Both Tone and Miss Young are outstanding in their respective Hence, if second and rubsequent roles as the attorney and the wife.
doses of radiation are given the Roland Young, as the friend of } cumulative effect upon the cancer is éxceedingly funny cells is seen to produce successful the family.
Lewis Stone is sterling as results, even although the total while
dosage given may be smaller when the head of Scotland Yard.
Others who score in the mystery spread out in this way than with thriller, directed by 8am Wood, the single big dose. are Robert Greig, Dudley Digges.. Jessie Ralph. Alleen Pringle and Henry Daniell.
For real screen entertainment you can't miss on "The Unguard- ed Hour.*
The mystery romance is based on the stage piny "of the same
der the weight of mortgages She SAFETY WITH SMILES name by Ladislaus Fodor, the
leases the place to the gambler, then helps him set up a swank
12 months-a
written
gambling layout in it. Gradually In an effort to develop greate: she realizes that she is falling in road sense among the motoring love with Raft, but he remains community the National Safety blind to her feelings.
First Association is to issue a book- Sensing that romance is about to let to each of the 2500,000 drivers break up the life that they have who will be renewing their licences had with their boss, three Raft within the next Aides. James Gleason, Lynne Over-move that has the blessing of the man, and Edgar Kennedy, con- Ministry of Transport. With the coct a scheme to prevent it. They cheery title of "Many Happy Re- employ Ida Lupino. beautiful ad-turns," the pamphlet is ventures, to win Raft and sour and i'lustrated 'n a light sein. and him against women in general and is intended to focus attention on society girls in particular.
the major points of the Highway. Code and the consequences of a To carry out the scheme Miss mére
of casual perusal these. Lupino poses as a socialite and The Association, which has 110 adopts a boardwalk gadget-seller faith in the somewhat gruesome Reginald Owen, as her aristocratic and highly sentimental safety pro- guardian. She aranges meetings
paganda favoured by several for- with Raft,
Falling for the scheme, Raftaa struck a new 'ne in the appli
eign countries, notab'y, America, goes to Dolores for lessons in etication of humour to the ned of quette and gets her to aid him in accident prevention.
his campaign to win Miss Lupino.
"Tours for the Asking" is a bal-
anced combination of romance and
comedy blended skillfully into a out loose ends. Perfectly suited to fast-moving, air tight plot with the best abilities of its principals,
English adaptation being made by Bernard Merivale. The screen play was written by Horace Jack-
son and Howard Emmett Rogers...
"BOMBS” STILL IN USE Experimental work with cancer cells has proved that this reason- ing is sound, and already radiation experts are employing the "frac tional" method of treatment for cancer patients-smaller doses at intervals,
Another point is that these in- tervals are now made longer than
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next Column)
"Three's a crowd," says James Stewart to. Wendy Barrie and Wel- don Heyburn as they walk towards, the camera for another.scene of "Speed."
Merylonálu im Yaver:
WITH..
}:
FRANCHOT TONE MELVYN DOUGLAS. NEXT CHANGE at the KiNG S NEXT CHANGE at the ALHAMBRA
ON THE SCREEN
"COUNTERFEIT "WOMAN ARE TROUBLE" A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Picture ON THE STAGE QUEENIE
with Her HAWANAN TROUBADOURS
ALSO. MIRA AND JOSE (Mexico's Brilliant Dancers
&SHOWS
DAILY 1.30 4.20) 7.20 19:30
with
CHESTER MORRIS "MORGOT GRAHAME
A Columbia Picture
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
SNATHAN ROAD
KOWLOON
TEL 47222
(MATINEES, 20-30c. EVENINGS. 20-30c-50-70 SHOWING TO-DAY
TWO OF YOUR FAVOURITE STARS TOGETHER IN A FILM FULL OF LANGBS AND THRILIS!
LORETTA
You
The
UNGUAL
LEWIS STONE/
NEXT
FRANCHOT
one
a film full
Fiche und
HIOHC
ROLAND YOUNGT
CH
ANGE
WHO
BURNING SAGA OF THE MAD MONK TOPPLED THE THHONE OF THE ROMANOFFS I JOHN ETHEL, LIONEL HARRYMORE
IN “RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS
AN "ULD FAVOURITE' FROM M-G-M
hitherto, because there is no longer the fear that cancer cells may start to grow, With longer intervals the skin has a much better chance of recovery.
It appears that in the ausence of
a good supply of oxygen cancer
vessels and this is another reason: why smaller, repeated doses are urged as being better than the very large dosen previously used. !
This does not mean that the "bombs will be discontinued the length or exposure can be shorten tumours become resistant to radia-ed, and the penetrating power of tion effects, "Massive doses of the large quantities of radium stuf
utilised radiation may damage the blood.
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