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QUEEN'S

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LAST TIMES

TO-DAY

MYSTERY! LOVE! THRILLS!

IN NATURES GREATEST

WONDERLAND I

YELLOWSTONE

THE GREAT GEYSER MURDER MYSTERY

with

HENRY HUNTER JUDITH BARRETT

ALAN HALE

RALPH MORGAN

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

with ANNE SHIRLEY

TO-HORROW :** M'LISS" JOHN BEAL

4 SHOWS

DAILY

230

5.20

720-930

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

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(MATINEES. 20 -30%. EVENINGS 20.30.50.-70.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

A BRILLIANT ADAPTATION OF THE DARING "PLAY WHICH WAS LONDON'S LONGEST RUN!

IF YOU MISSED THIS WONDERFUL BRITISH COMEDY DURING ITS FIRST SHOWINGS, DO NOT REPEAT THE MISTAKE NOW-YOU'LL BE SORRY IF YOU DO!

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JEAN GILLIE

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ELLIS JEFFREYS ENID STAMP-TAYLOR MACKENZIE WARD

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WHILE

PARENTS SLEEP

À FALL SOSKIN PRODUCTION

● SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY

℗ SHOWS DAILY at 2.30, 6.0) & 9.00 pm

The Majesty of Shakespeare

The Melady of Mendelssohn

The Mastery of Reinhardt

Warner Bros Presení MAX REINHARDT'S Produntiae al -

"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

WHILE PARENTS SLEEP"

By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Mule by MENDELSSOHN CAST OF 1000 with 15 STARS James Cagney Joe E. Brown Dick Powell Anita Louise Olivia De Havilland Jean Marie" · Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh Row Alexander • Vetrne Toisdale Dawn by Max Reinhark » Tim Coweta

first important and most successful featured part. The character, is a shopgirl who is projected into a high-class family as a future Jean Gillie, the nineteen-year-old daughter-in-law, and at first looked of "While Parents Sleep," dawn upon by them, until she wins which comes to Majestic Theatre them over by her charm and forth, to-day is a British discovery of rightness

is a straight. great importance.

comedy part, but Jean's handling Her very first part was in Jack of it has so impressed everyone

star

Buchanan's picture "Brewster's

This

that her future success is assured. In the scene where she holds her

Millions" as a young and attractive own against the combined forces typist who plays a short but signi-

of her hostess and friends, Jean

fleant comedy scene, with Jack Gülle giver a splendid portrayal of

That scene started something for Jean. It lasted about a minute on file screen, but as the result of it Jean was put under contract to British and Dominions by Herbert Willcox for a term of three years, during which she will certainly be promoted to world stardom.

As the heroine of "While Parents Bleep,” an adaptation of the famous play, she is at present playing her

hurt pride and just indignation

A man has bien charged with assaulting his wife and throwing her downstairs two days after their wedding. It is said he asked the magistrate not to send him to prison on the grund that it would break up their honeymoon,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1936.-

TO-DAY AT THE TRAVELLINGTM

CINEMA

Hong Kong -

KING'S:\

"Sworn Enemy" QUEEN'S 19,

"Yellowstone"

ORIENTAL-

"King of Burlesque"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :---

"The Last Outlaw”

MAJESTIC:-

"While Parents Sleep"

STAR:-

"Nell Gwyn"

SWORN ENEMY'

Teeming with tesh-and-blood characters from all walks of life, swept up from the city streets into a cauldron of dramatic circum stance this is "Sworn Enemy," a story of metropolitan crime opera- tions, opening to-day at the King's Theatre:

"Sworn Enemy" is based on a story by Richard Wormser, and was directed by Edwin. L. Marin, direc- tor of such recent hits as "Speed"

"Moonlight, Murder" and **The Garden Murder Case.”

The plot depicts the struggle of a poor boy (Robert Young) trying to go straight until his brother and employer are killed by the men with whom he was raised: then follows his demonical fust Ter revenge.

The pace is swift from the "open- ing scene. when, having landed his Arst Job. he struggles with gang representatives who demand part of his salary for "protection." to the final climax in the luxurious pent- house of the gang overlord.

Florence Rice has the feminine

lead.

"YELLOWSTONE”.

When this earth was first spun off into space, like

ball tossed from the hands of some celestial giant, there was one corner of the world endowed with all the won- ders and beauty of Nature. To-day that place is known as Yellow- stone National Park, which chosen as the setting for Univer- sal's "Yellowstone," the film which closes at the Queen's theatre to- day.

was

In that locale, more than д score of years ago, occurred hold- ups which have become a part of the history of the Old West. The dramatic film takes the thread of the narrative and develops pre- "sent day sequences of the thrilling tale. Yellowstone" weaves a grip-

ping mystery about an old band who seeks a treasure that has been buried for many years,

He becomes the victim of the most unusual crime ever to reach the screen, according to Hollywood scouts. The solution. of the baming reveals A surprisingly strange Lwist, attempted " for the first time in movie mysterics, de- clare the reports.

The drama is, unfolded against the esefling | backgrounds and scenic marvels which make the national park famous. The action proceedstat rapid pace. Contrast- ing with the mystery, there is a romance between the main charaċ- ters, portrayed by Henry Hunter and Judith Barrett,

THROUGH

DUTCH INDIES

Private Showing Of Travel Film At King's

11 A travelogue 11:0 ended "Glimpses of Netherlands India" was screened to a private audience

the King's Theatre yesterday morning. It was a pictorial im- pression of a travel through this delightful country conducted by the Dutch lines.

Scenes of the life and custom of the Sumatra. Celebes and Bali areas were vivid.y reproduced an the screen. One of the most im-

festivals pressive of Balinese

st which the dead are burned on funeral pyres were shown.

The travel Sequences were clever- ly fitted together and the audience was taken on a screen travel through the main points of interest in the Dutch East Indies. Altor | gether the film was one of those entertaining travel platires shown regularly in local theatres and the interest of the audience was held from beginning to end.

During one of the short scenes one could not help but notice on the label on a suitcase printed with the name "Burton Holmes," This Identified the elderly "bearded man who appeared so often in the scenes as that well known travel- ler, Burton Holmes, whose travel screen period on journeys through Almas kept audiences of the silent

the most interesting spots of the world.

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19.

Anniversaries Aud Ellesboth of Hungary,

J

Holidays.--St.

Auclious.—Chinese Art Curion, ul 24 Wyndham Street,p.; Postage Stamps, at Lammiert's Salm Room, 5,15

1.1.

Cinemas.

King's "Sworu Enemy" Queen's :---"Yellowstone." Oriental."King Of Burlesque." World "Chinese Picture." Alhambra malThe Last Outlaw," Majestic' :-"While Parents Sleep," Star - Nell Gwyn."

Lectures.-Theosopdical Sociste, 0.00

р.

Meatings.--Annual, of Hong Kong Cricket Club, 5.30 p.m.; Annual Tóc

aftor supper at 7.30 p.m.; Finance Committee, in St. John's Cathedral Ofoe, 3.15 p.m.; Annual, ot St. Patrick's Society of Hong Kong, in Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel, 5,39

parts.

Miscelaneous-St. Jowsph's College Aänns Prize Distribution, 5.30 pan. St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, 3.00 Pm.

Social-Civil Service Cricket Club Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, 8.00 p.m.; Whist Drive. 9.00 p.m.; Cheero Club.

St. Andrew's Club Speial, 9,0 p.m.

Sporta

Billiards-Billiards Flyers Competi tion, Y.M.CA., 7.00 p.10.

Hockey-Brawn Cup Competition, RW.F. Ladies v Central British School "B" (Shamshuipo), 3.45 pan.

Snooker, Steal Coulson Snockur League: B.E. Mess V I.(1. Mesn

U.C.. G.B. Mess; Civil Service Cricket Club v. R.N.P.; Royal Artillery Moen v. D.B.C.; Royal Welela Fusiliers v. Signi

Moon-X Moon, ith Dag. Sunrise-0.38 A:I

1.4.

Sunset.-5.39

Tides.-Eigh at 14.06 and 23.34:

The Dutch Lines comprises of the KP.M. Royal Dutch Mall, Low : 6:59 am 16.34;- Rotterdam Lloyd and the Holland- East Asia Lines.

''M'LISS'

The romance, tragedy, humour. and exciting, adventures that as- company a young girl's graduation to woman's "maturity in an early California gold mining town are woven into co-stirring drama for Anne Shirley and John Beal in the RKO Radio picture "M"Liss" showing at the Queen's Theatre. to-day. →

The Alm is a free adaptation of the popular short story by Bret Harte which, with s companion pieces, made its author famous as the most forceful interpreter of the colourful life and people of Califomia's gold era.

Eighteen years old Anne Shirley, who portrays the part of the un- tamed mountain girl, M'Liss, has

previously created, for the same studio, leading roles in "Annę or Green Gables" and "Chatterbox.” In each of these pictures she was

the same guided by

Director, George Nicholls Jr., who Es in charge of the making of "M"Liss."

John Beal, last seen by Almgoers opposite. Katharine Hepburn in The Little Minister," has since been scoring on Broadway where he withdrew in midrun from the lead in the hit, "Russet Mantle," to accept this co-starring role op- posite Miss Shirley..

These two young players aro supported by a cast headed by Guy Kibbee Las M'Liss good natured,, worth'ess, and constantly 'nebriated father, Washoe) Moronl Olsen. Douglass Dumbrite; Frank M. Thomas, Barbara Pepper, Ar- thur Hoyt, James Bush, and Mar- garet Armstrong.

Romilly Lunge & Enid Stamp Taylor in While Parent's Sleep.

A British and Dominions picture showing to-day at the

Majestic Theatre

HANKOW

KOWLOON

ISTARE

SHOWING TO-DAY

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ONE OF THE 10 BEST 1935 BRITISH PRODUCTIONS ANNA NEAGLES PRETTY, WITTY NELLIE 18. A SCREEN SENSATION!

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CHANGE THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS

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THE LAST OUTLAW"

The colorful bandit of the Old West is seen in striking contrast to the modern gangster in RKO Radio's thrilling Alm drama, "The Last Outlaw," which is showing to- day at the Alhambra theatre.

Harry Carey, the perennial ców- boy hero of the screen, portrays a. frontler desperado who is released from prison after a twenty-five year term for bank robbery.p Carey, co-starred with Boot Gibson, is, supported by such nat- able western, stars as Henry B. Walthall, one of the real veterans of the screen, and Tom Tyler, a New Yorker who made good. 28 a, Hollywood cowboy. Margaret Cal- lahan has the feminine lead.'est Carey, unable to orient himself following his prison release in a "modern world of : machines ärid speed looks up his old friend, the sheriff, played by Walthallgat

When a "modern gang kidnaps Miss Callahan, Carey joins forces with the aberl and her admirer, Qibson, in bringing the gang to justice, p

The lovely Miss Callahan lenda a refreshing touch to the picture as a modern girl whose affections lean toward Gibson, a young rancher.

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SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 F.M.

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who reaches right into

my home and yours!"

the

as the

these to smash the last

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SWORN ENEMY

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