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QUEEN'S

DAILY AT 2·30-515 −7·20 89:30 ·TEL.31453

LAST TIMES "TO-DAY

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION ! -ON THE SCREEN-|-ON THE STAGE- SHE PRETENDS TO BE

BROADWAY'S DARLING

....to

make a

mother's

dreams com.e true!

Star for a Night

Claire

Jina

TREVOR DARWEA

CARMEN

AND

CONRAD

Dancers

Extraordinary

TO-MORROW

"RAMONA"

* SHOWS

DAILY

3.30-5.15

7.13-430

"Clorified by the New Technicolour ! LORETTA YOUNG DON AMECHE

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HENRY VALLEN BUR

ORIENTAL

THEATRE, IN

FLEMING

"ROAD

WANGHAI

TEL. 28472

2DAYS TO-DAY ...TO-MORROW

ONLY

20,000 EYES LOOKED BUT NO ONE SAW THE KILLĘD! THE BEST MYSTERY OF THE YEAR!

The mystery that has everything! Grand thrills laughs, romance... and a novel murder plot during a great outdoor musical festivall it's guess-proofl

Mayer

with

CHESTER MORRIS. MADGE EVANS LEO CARRILLO FRANK McHUGH

#ENITA HUME GRANT MITCHELL KATHARINE ALEXANDER J. CARROLNAISH

# MATINÉES: 20e.-30¢ ✪ EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.

* SHOWS

DAILY

2.30 $20

710 930

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN

ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 57722

MATINEES. 20-30. EVENINGS, 20, -30c-50«:70.)

IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS THEATRE HOT TO INCREASE THE PRICES HOWEVER BIG THE TICTURE!

OUR MOTTO IS: "THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT AT POPULAR PRICES"!

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

AN EPIC OF THE HIGH SEAS NARRATING ONE OF THE GLORIOUS PAGES IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH NAVY!

"BLOCKADE"

THE TORY OF THE FAMOUR "Q SHIPS". A EW ERA BRITISH PRODUCTION SUNDAY, ONE DAY ONLY ! ONE OF THE BEST MUSICAL COMEDIES OF THE SEASONI

"STARS OVER BROADWAY'

A WARNER BROS. HIT 1

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Moscow Nights""

QUEEN'S:

'Star For A Nizhi" "Carmen and Conrad" ORIENTAL:

"Moonlight Murder"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:---

"The Final Hour" MAJESTIC;-

"Bockade".

STAR:-"

"Let's Sing Again"

KING'S:-

Coming

"These Three"

QUEEN'S:—

"Ramona"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Ramona”

MAJESTIC:-

"Stars Over. Broadway”

STAB:--

**Ramona“

"MOSCOW NIGHTS"

Every now and then a film crops up which captured the imagina-

tion of audiences who will see the picture again and again, and "Moscow Nights" is just such a

per-

"SWING TIME" IS

GINGER

EXCELLENT

ROGERS AND FRED ASTAIRE SCORE AGAIN

When it is shown at the Queen's detd. is there any reason, for Theatre, "Swing Time” should draw roaming through an involved plot ́packed, houses for an extended ; when the production is primarily season, for it is really a delightful a dancing and singing one? Cer picture from start to finish.

thinly not. However, apart from, is nothing that criticism there else but praise.

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire work thoroughly and flawlessly ill the time, and their dancing is of course, a revelation. There is one dance particularly, the shadow dance by Fred Astaire, which is a revelation of tap, technique. But it is when Ginger and Fred are together that dancing is seen at its very best

Then there FR striging mind laughing and a bit of crying.

Perhaps one will be forgiven for obtriding just a word of adverse criticism here. The plot is per

In- haps "played-up" too much.

GAUMONT

BRITISH

Annual General Meeting

IMPORTANCE OF

AMERICAN MARKET

the moods of the many moments which these two excellent enter talkers occupy on the screen Romance" is the theme song, and both these artists handle it very adroitly.

The music is unusual and suita

For the dancing there is an ex- cellent band combination which gives music of real charm as well {as "pep."

When this show is billed there should certainly be a rush for

sext

It's fine from first to last.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4.

Anniversarie mod Holidays, St. Poter. Chrysologus.

Auctions.Condemned and Confsent ed Goods, at No, 7 Police Station

Compound, Sai Ying Pun 10 a.m. (continued AL Central Station Com pound).

King's

Cinemas.

"Moscow Nights." . Queen ----Sine For A Night." Oriental :-"Moonlight Murder." World :- "Chinese Picture.” Alhambra The Final Hour." Majestic "Blockade.” Star:"Let's Sing Again.

Darice K.A.M.C. Asmeiation Dance. at Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Entertainmenta-Holeza May Com eert, 9.30 p.m.

Lecture Christian Fellowship Most

Rev. J. II. Batomias; Dr. Wu Lien-teh, at H. K. University, Roon "K", 5.30

0.1.

film, showing to-day at the King's The ninth annual general meet- Theatre. The quality of Its pro-ing of the Gaumont-British Pic-

Anthony Asquith, duct.on,

the ture Corporation. Limited. was director, having all the resources held on November 2, 1936, at Film of London Film Studios at his House, London, W. disposal, and the brillant

Mr. Mark Ostrer (chairman formances of Harry Baur. Lau- end managing director) said that rence Olivier and Penelope Dudley notwithstanding the fact that the Ward alone make it a worthwhile net profit fell short of the record proposition for all entertainment-figure reached a year ago by less seeking people.

than £5,000, and that they were Scenes unparalleled in their building up substantial reserves in brillance and dramatic intensity certain subsidiary and associated have been "created by Anthony | companies, the directors for theing at Helena May, 10.30 nm. Speaker r Asquith who, in his direction of first time in the corporation's his- "Moscow Nights," has provided for tory had decided not to recom- the screen a film with a wide-mend the payment of a dividend spread appeal.

upon the Ordinary shares.

They were the only British com- *STAR FOR A NIGHT pany with an organisation in the United States for the marketing Hollywood and the exciting and of films in that country, and ever-changing work in motion plc- through the medium of that or- has at last succeeded in ganisation Aims produced in their quelling Claire' Trevor's wander- studios had played in the most lust spirit and desire to be ever on Important New York cinemas and the move, the lovely blonde re- in thousands of theatres through- vealed during production of "Star out American territory, notwith- For A Night." Twentieth Century-standing resistance to a new for Fox picture currently at theeign product. Up to date they had Queen's Theatre to-day.

contracted business in America "New localities and changing amounting to between four and vistas have fascinated me ever five million dollars, which would since I can remember," Claire'said give some indication of the pro- between scenes of the fim, which also features Jane Darwell, Arline Judge. Evelyn Venable, J. Edward Bromberg, Dean Jagger and Alan

tures

Dinehart.

An entrancing story of how Broadway's make-belleve makes a mother's dream come true.

The children. Claire Trevor, Evelyn Venable and Dean Jagger are supposedly a famous actress, a concert planist and the owner of an automobile factory.

gress they had made and of, the great potentialities in the USA. He was satiated they had How proved it impossible, to recover from the home market alone the full cost of quality alms, nor could American the great

producing companies recover their costa without a world market. They were therefore faced with the choice' of abandoning their efforts

the American market in favour of a programme of cheaper films the home market only, or

Alm production

Actually, Claire is a chorus girl, for Evelyn plays piano in a five-and-abandoning

al-

ten and Jazwer is a taxi driver. together. Either of the two latter

pantcstriken at They are

their alternatives would greatly assist mother's arrival, and desperately plan to keep up the pretense

THE FINAL HOUR'

Packed with thrilling situations and replete with romance Panc sparkling comedy, Columbia's "The Final Hour," which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre to-day, de- serves a generous amount of praise as one of the most exciting acreen

their financial position, but on the other hand it would mean giving up a great potential source of in- come. It would, at the same time, however, make dividends "assured. As to their cinema and theatre groups, they

were maintaining their predominant position in the industry with satisfactory profits for the past year, and the indiea- tions were that the current year would be considerably better. The trading results of their circuits for Ralph Bellamy, is featured in that part of their current year al- this excellent picture with Mar- ready completed showed a sub- querite Churchill, John Gallaudet, stantial increase over the profits Lina Basquette, Marc Lawrence, earned for the corresponding per- George McKay and others in the lod of last year, amounting in the fine' supporting cast.

aggregate to approximately £150,-

dramas of the current season.

events

#

000.

An

ני

Miscellaneous-Ar Exhibition ht Hotel Cecil, 10 am to 6.00 p.m.

Social-M. C. L. Bridge nad Mal Jong Drive, at Taikoo Dock Becres, tion ·Club; Cheern Club Contract Bridge. 8.00 p.m.

Sports.

Badassion-Mixed Doubles Langue : Kowloon Tong v. St. John's: Recreio "B" v. Recreio "A".

Billiards. McEwan-Yeager League: Garrison Sergeante v. Boyal Artillery (L); R.A.M.C, v. H.K.S. Bde.¡ Royal Welch. Fusiliers v. Royal Ulster Riflés : R.A.H.Q. v. R.N.Y.P

Golf-United Services Annual Meet ing (Fanling).

Hockey. Triangular Tournament, Hong Kong Hockey Club Y Ariy (Club ground, King's Park)... 4.30 12.11.

p

Tolm-X Moon, 21st. Day.

Sunrise,-8.49 21.11, Sunset.- 5,99

Tides. High at 0.04 and 14.58; Low at 7.35 and 18,94

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5.

Anniversaries

Sibas

and Holidays. — St. Great Snow. (Ta-haiich).

Cinemas. King's-These Three." Queen's Ramona," Oriental Moonlight Murder." World:"Chinese Pictare." Alhambra "Ramona.” Majestic Blockade." -Star :-"Let's Bing Again."

Dunces--Kowloon Cricket Club Sub- scription Dance, 9.15 p.m. "

Britain via Siberia per ax. Hakozaki Mails, Christmas Letters for Great

Maru, (Reg. 3.00 p.m... Ordinary 3.39

p...

p.tn.

KINGS

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2,30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9 30 F.M.

HARRY BAUR LAURENCE OLIVIER PENELOPE DUDLEY WARD

MOSCOW NIGHTS

UNITED ARTITS RELEASE

DINMAN PRODUCTION PRODUCIS OVALLAM GRANOWISY DILECTED BY ANTHONY ASQUITH

HERAL

This is the most enjoyable and distinguished British "filt which we have seen.-Daily Telegraph.

TOMORROW

UNITED ALTISTS

+

-MIRIAM HOPKINS MERLE OSTEON in

"THESE THREE".

With JOEL MCCREA

ALHAMBRA

NATHON BO, Kowloon, ZET 2,303,90·250 € 9.30 -TEL. 568 86

LAST TIMES 'TO-DAY

A Picture Loaded with Thrills and Action 60 SENSATIONAL MINUTES OF SEETHING SUSPENSE!

THE

FINAL HOUR

RALPH BELLAMY MARGUERITE CHURCHILL PA COLUMBIA PICTURE

COMMENCING TO-MOR-01W

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720

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20th-FOX PRESENTS

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The New Perfected TECHNIC-LOUR

RAMONA" with

Loretta Young » Don Ameche

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

"The “Bobble” at Eddļa”

Centor's Radio Show..

Bobby

BREEN

in

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON

TEL.

57795

LET'S

SING AGAIN

2 K.O

RADIO Picture

HENRY ARMETTA

GEORGE. HOUSTON M VIVIENNE - OSBORNE Directed by Kurt Neumann ZOL LESSER Préduction

SUNDAY & MONDAY

"RAMONA"

"BLOCKADE”

Because of the little information that has been made public con-

IN NEW PERKOTED COLOUR

LORETTA YOUNG DON AMECHE KENT TAYLOR

"F.B.I. CHINA

COMMITTEE

Miscellaneous Italian Convent Ba zear, in Caine Road, Lady Caldecott

The Executive Committee of the opens Third Annual Garden Fete atcerning the magnificent work done Federation of British Industries Kowloon Tong Anglican Church, 3.00 by the British Mystery Fleet dur- recently approved the formation. ing the War, the New Era Aim of the China Cominittee. The "Blockade," which will be shown | Committee will be composed as at the Majestic Theatre to-day. follows, (states "The Times"); should prove of exceptional in- i terest

Sports.

Cricket-First Division Civil Ser vice C.C. v. Combined R.A.M.C. and BA.8.C. (F); Craigengower Cricket Clab v. Kowloon Cricket Club Army v. Indian Recreation Club (F)

Kowloon Cricket Becdad Division: Club v. Army B): Polico R.C. Craigengower C.C. (B); Indian R.C. . By "Engineers (F); Club de Itearcior. Civil Servies C.C. (P).

Hockey-Car Clark Crip: "F" Ladies" VC.EA. (YM.C.A... ground), 2.45 p.m. St. Andrew's v. Club de Recreio (CB.A. ground), 3.00 p.m.; Brawn Cop: Central British School **B** v. “Ý“*· Ladies' (C.B:8. ground), 3.00 p.m.; Hong Kong Ladies v. C.B.A. (Happy Valley), 8:00 pm.

Racing-Twelfth Extra Race Mest ing (Happy Valley),~2,00 pm,

WeATed "The Final Hour" powerful tale of a brilliant at

amendment to appoint a torney driven to a downfall by shareholders' committee was lost.

outside his

on a show of hands, but a further control Bellamy. as John Vickery, the amendment adjourning the zweet- attorney who fights, his way back, ing for the presentation of con-

Which giver one of his finest perform-solidated accounts,

the ances. Miss Churchill, as Flo. the chairman had previously stated night-club singer, who aids him in would be circulated to the share- his fight, is both lovely to look at holders as soon as they were avail- and performs admirably.

able, was carried, and the metting The story revolves about the was thereupon adjourned. plight of John Vickery, who is divorced by his wife and eventually are laugh provoking and delight- contemplates suicide when he be ful comes ill impoverished and home- Marc Lawrence as the gangster gives an unusually the perform- The final Hour is a fast-moving ance while John Gullandet, aE story that will provide fine enter "Red" is outstanding as well. D. tainment for the whole family. Ross Lederman directed from the The lighter phases of the picture screen play by Harold Shumate

Lepi

Tapnis Mixed Double Pinal: WE C. Hung and Krs. Nors, Wilson. H D. Rumjaho and Mrs. Chi Chua-chiu (Chinese B.C.), 3.80 p..

Moon-X Moon, 22nd. Day. Sunrise.-6.48 S.m. Bauses-6.30 p.m.

Tides-High at 14,04; Low at 0.49 and 17.11.

.*. I

Founded on some of the most thrilling adventures encountered by the men who manned these ships during the War, the fin has been made with the close co operation of the Admiralty.

The New Era Co. were also for- tunate in being able to prevall upon Earl Jellicoe, to appear per- Bonally in the plature to re-. chact his interview in Whitehall with Rear-Admiral Bima of the

Lieutenant-General dir George Macdonogh ́(Chairman), Asiatic Fetroleum Company, Limited; Mr. A. McKinstry, Babcock and WI- cox, Limited; Mr. Julian I. Piggott, British. Steel Export Association Mr. Frank GA, Standard Tele- phones and Cables, Limited; Mr. Archibald Rose, British-Americari Tobacco Company, Limited; Mr. J.) L. Edmondson, Federation of Call- co Printers; Mr. 8. Péter Leigh, Imperial Chemient Industries,

UB Navy. In order to secure the Limited; Colonel E. Morcom

Bellis and Mordom. Limited; and reallain demanded by, such an important subject, New Era Riso Mr. R. 8. Rowell and W. Haw purchased and rank a fall-sized horn Lealse and Co., Limited. submarine and a three-masted The Committee will Hold Its

Arst meeting at in early date. schooner.

點

Lent Commander Auten, V.C., RNE, and many maribers of his original "Stockforce" crew (which' accounted for the destruction of U-88) also re-enact their perences for the .

"Blockade" was co-directed † two of our youngest and most thusiastic directors, Geofrey kas and Michael Barringer.

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