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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1936.

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TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA"

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

""The Law In Her Hands"

QUEEN'S :-

"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town” ORIENTAL:-

"The Voice Of Bugle Ann" Kalli's Hawallan Troubadours,

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

"Parole"

MAJESTIC:

STAR:

"Little America"

"Man Hunt"

KING'S:-

Coming

*Under Two Flags"

QUEEN'S

"Times Square Playboy" ORIENTAL:-

"We're In The Money" ALHAMBRA

"Under Two Fluzs"

STAR:-

"Futal Lady** MAJESTIC}-

"Follow The Flest

PAROLE

Are convicts coddled too much? Is the present parole system responsible for crime waves? Τα the attitude "opée a criminal always, a criminal" the correct one?

The answers to these questions are to-day being sought by most of the country's leading sociolo gists, penologists, law makers and others who have the Welfare of" the society as their responsibility. Now the screen presents the problem and shows all sides of the question in the Universal picture "Parole" which is being shown at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.

The Alm reveals what goes on In prisons under the present parole system. As a drama it is strong fare, brightened with young

romance.

"Parole" Introduces on the screen for the first time.. two promising players, Ann Preston and Henry Hunter, discovered on national radio chains where they were doing dramatic sketches.

The cast includes Alan Dine- bart.

Alan Barter." Alari Hale. Grant Mitchell, Berton Churchill and Noah Beery, Jr.

RUSSIAN FILMS IN SPAIN

Madrid. Oct. 27. The decree of the Spanish Min- ister of Education providing for the exclusive and free presenta- tion of Russian films at Madrid cinemas was approved by the Re- volutionary Committee. Other forms of propaganda in favour of Russia are, also being encouraged.

Premier Cabellero and Foreign Minister Del Vaya have repeatedly spoken of the rapid progress the equipment of the Russian Navy ta making. which will be valuable help to Madrid. According to re- ports, 50 Russian submarines will De sent to Spain in the near fu- ture.

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INFLUENCE OF THE CINEMA

Mental Hygiene And Film Control

DUKE OF KENT ON HEALTH PROPAGANDA

The Duke of Kent, who is pre- sident of the National Council for Mental Hygiene, recently opened at the Ministry of Health the fourth European Mental Hygiene Re- union, at which those engaged in this branch of health work met to compare the progress made in the various countries from which they came..

The conference was occupled recently in discussing the influence of the cinema, especially upon children, states "The Times." While Bome speakers took the view that the dangers of the cinema had been exaggerated, there was ge- Leral dissatisfaction with the working of the flim censorship in all countries. It was agreed un- animously that next year's Men- tal Hygiene Congress should be asked to urge the appointment of a psychologist or a psychiatrist on film boards of control in every country.

The Duke of Kent, in welcom- Ing the conference, said that the fact that so many countries were represented there was a very satis- factory indication of the activity cf the mental hygiene movement, The National Council had always recognized the need for keeping in touch with the movement through- | out the world, and they welcom- ed the opportunity of holding the fourth reunion in London. These annual European reunions, follow- ed every ave years by an interna- tional congress, were a valuable means of helping to solve the men- tal health problems which con- fronted the world. No fewer than 64 countries had established men-

tal hygiene councils. Their laud- able purpose of developing a sound mental health throughout the world and increasing the efficiency with of nations should meet whole-hearted encouragement and support.

mental

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29. Anniversarioa and Holidays.-t.

Lucius.

Auctions,Household Furniture,

Harkow Road, Kowloon, 2.30 p..

Cinemas

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King's The Law In Her Hand.” Queen's ¡—"Mr. Deeds Goes To

Town."

Oriental The Voite Of Bugle

Ann."

World-Chinese Picture." Alhambra :-"Parole."

Majestic Little Amarien." Star: The Man Hunt." Lectures.-Theosophical Society, 6,00

p.m.

Philatelic Society, South China Morning Meetings.-Monthly. Hong Kong

Port Board Room, 5,30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, 9.00 p.m.; Toe H Supper Meeting ML Besmen's Institute, 7.30 p.m. "

Miscellaneous,--Central British_School 6.00.} Annual Speech Day, 11.00 Exhibition ef Oil and Water Colour Paintings, Gloucester Hotel, 10.00 1.30. to 7,00 p.m.; Vernacular Middle School's Paintings in Chinese style, Education Department Board Room; St. Andrew's Club Bosch Excursion, 8.30 pm,

and

Social. Cheero Club Bridge Mah Jong Drive, 8,00 p.m.; Civi Service Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9.00 p.: Kowloon Union Church Whist Drive, 845 p.m.

Sporta.

Racing. Entries close for the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Tenth Extra Rach Meeting, Noon.

Snooker,-Steel Coulson

League:" Patrick v. R.A. Meas; P.O. Mens v C.U.C.; R.N.P. F. Signals; C.S.C.C. Y. G.S. Mons; D.R.C. v. Royal Welch Fusiliers,

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"FATAL LADY”

"Fatal Lady." a new mystery drama with an operatic back-

Star Theatre. It stars Mary Ells ground, opens on Friday, at the and offers Walter Pidgeon, John Mowbray, Guy Bates Post, Norman Halliday, Ruth. Donnelly, Alan

Foster and a score of other equally famous stage and screen celebri- ties in supporting roles.

The Walter Wanger production for Paramount is a story of a fa- mous operatic star, with whom it proves fatal to fall in love. Sever- el men seek the affections of the prima donna, and are mysterious- ly' murdered.

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NEED OF THE WORLD There had never been a time in the history of the world when sane and balanced minds were so much needed, nor when mental health propaganda" was so greatly

Innocent of any complicity in required. In the period of stress and difficulty through which they the crimes, the star, however, is countries in were passing the work of increas forced to leave the Ing the standard of

which they occur, and eventually hygiene provided a steadying in-winds up as a singer in an Apache Auence which should help the cafe in Paris. peoples of all nations to meet their She has been followed around problems and difficulties with the the world by a young American determination to overcome them.

desperately in love with her, but Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of because of the danger in which Health, said that the interest her love would place him, she which the Royal Family in this evades him. In an attempt on his country had taken in mental Mic. however, the real culprit is hygiene was greatly appreciated revealed

Romance and music prevail as. by all who were concerned in this most Important branch of the the drama unfolds. country's health services. The action of the Duke of Kent in ac- cepting the presidency of the Na-" tional Council for Mental Hygiene would be of the greatest help in impressing on the nation the im- portance of cultivating a healthy mind as well as a healthy body.

Medicine, like other branches of selence, knew no national bar- riers, and in this field workers of all countries were united in the common effort to find means of curing mental disorders. Cease- less efforts were being made to devise better methods of treat ment; much remained to be ac- complished, but advance had been made in wany directions, and there was no branch of pubile health affairs in which there had been such a striking change in re- cent years. They could answer the question, "Canst thou minis- ter to a mind diseased?" with more conadence and hope to-day.

FILM CONTROL

"THE LAW IN

HER HANDS"

"The Law In Her Hands," a First National comedy drama com- bining Hilarious laughter and dramatic thrills, "comes to the King's Theatre to-day, with talented cast headed by Margaret Lindsay. Glenda Farreil Warren Hull and Lyle Talbot

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The plot is said to move with rapid fire action from the Arst sequence when a tomb is dropped in a restaurant by a racketeer.

The final court trial is amazingly sensational, a woman lawyer turn- Ing her own racketeering client over to justice after he had kid- napped her and forced her to de- fend him by threats, against ber life. Other court. trials are de cidedly humourous,

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Rear Admiral RICHARD EBYRDS

Second Great Antarctic

•Expedition into

LITTLE AMERICA

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST ! GINGER ROGERS AND FRED ASTAIBE

IN THEIR LATEST AND BEST PICTURE 1

“FOLLOW THE FLEET

**LITTLE AMERICA”

the escape-opportunities of the

That epoch making polar trip. cinema-were, in general, unstable

starring Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Ui-adjusted persons. They

and his loyal band of fifty-six fol- were persons incapable of handling towers, has been recorded for all circumstances, and whom boredom or dimcult circumstances or lazi erica, an actual scene by scene time in Paramount's "Little Am- ness drove to this easy method of

DUS expedition set out to con- quer the frozen wastes of the South Pole, determined and ready to face any danger, every hard- ship,

Misunderstandings pile up in j the path of the two lovers and Dr. J. Billstrom, the Swedish | opposing lawyers, roles played by Government Film Censor, Who Miks Lindsay and Hall, until the opened the discussion with a pa- amazing climax brings the solu për bň "Mental Hygiene and the tión tơ, tháir knotty problem. Cinema," said that it was. oftén argued against those who dealt with film control from the stand point of mental hygiene that harm was done only to a few psycho-

The intimate, "everyday life of paths, but not to healthy persons

these men who spent 18 months in The fact was that preventive mea sitres against health disturbance

searches as they battled the cle- an ice empire making valuable re- were of value both for the healthy public and the psychopath. The escape from actuality. True account of the intrepid explorer's ments, is vividly shown in the pic- expeditionTM ature. This fearless group arc general sense of right and the neurotics, on the contrary, rarely second Antartic MARY BLLIS in "FATAL LADY sense of values in life were suscep- showed a passion for the pictures, taken by two cameramen who ac- shown at work, Aghting through tible to innuence in many ways, and even light cases cf mental companied the expedition, which blinding blizzards, roaring gales and here the film should be a face disorder were hardly ever interest came to the Majestic Theatre ves- unimaginable cold in a land of ice

terday.

and snow.***. tor of considerable importance. The experience of years, cover- Film control in Sweden did not ing large numbers of cases, tend- Every thrilling event of this haż- The film opens on board the" cover censorship either of ideas or ed to prove that no deleterions ardous undertaking in this truth-bhip. "Bear of Oakland" as it

produc- fights its way through the ice feared from fim dramas, That tion, crammed with superise, berge and dangerous pack ice to was not to say, however, that in drama and romance in every toot the 70-foot high barrier to "Little": the long run the cinema might not of alm. Isolated themselves of America," exactly as they left it a produce undeatrable changes, their own free will filled with the few years before when they made Deychological and tenperamental spirit of adventure, this courage-1 their first trip"

TO-MORBOW

WALTER PIDGEON * JOHN KALLIDAY

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THE HEAVY-WEIGHT BATTLE

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MIX SCHMELI VOS JOB LOUIS or taste, but was a simple matter effect on mental health need be 1-stranger-than-fiction

with Every Second of the 19 Exciting

Bounds Shown on Börsen anid' with ́the Nensations) 4th Bòund Repeated in Slow Motion.

of decency,

Dr. A. Repond said that his own experience had shown that those who might be called "cinema ad- 'dieta"--those who used to excess

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