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QUEENS

DAILY AT 8:30-515-7:208930 ·TEL:3/453

FINAL SHOWINGS 10-DAY DEATH RODE THE PLANE!

...and

still they fought!

CRACK

-Up

PETER LORRE • BRIAN DONLEVY

HELEN WOOD - RALPH MORGAN - THOMAS BECK

TO-MORROW

ANNABELLA.

HENRY FONDA

LESLIE BANKS,

THE WORLD-FAMOUS TEHOR

JOHN

McCORMACK

In Noten "WINGS TE MORNING

Tehnicefor:

A 20th Century Fox Picture

Tok any Tran OR KAMI VALLEY BUS

* Serows

FLENIKO

DAILY

130-Ex 7.139.30

ORIENTAL

ROAD

WANDHAN

TEL. 1273

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE HERE'S A REAL DIARY OF LOCAL

CINEMA Hong Kong

KING'S:--

"Maytima"

QUEEN'S:

"Crack-up"

ORIENTAL:-

"Three Smart Girls"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :-

"Hideaway Girl"

MAJESTIC:---

"The Texas Rangers" STAR:-

"Murder With Pictures"

KING'S:/

Coming

"Espionage"

QUEEN'S: **,

"Wings Of The Morning"

ORIENTAL:-

"Libelled Lady" ALHAMBRA:—

"Wings Of The Morning"

STAR:-

"Fighting Stock"

MAYTIME"

Splendid in every sense of the meaning, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first Javish musical offering of 1937, "Maytime" comes to the King's Theatre to-day with Jean- ette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in the starring roles."

A description of the originai theme would be superfluous

CLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY veterans of the theatre, but it mas

HERE'S THE GRANDEST ENTERTAINMENT THE SCREEN HAS EVER PRODUCED!

DEANNA DURBIN

906

3 SMART GIRLS

To-morrow at 2.30-5.15-7.15, Sat. as Usual THE SEASON'S COMEDY LAUGH HIT!

William POWELL Jean HARLOW

MYRNA LOY SPENCER TRACY

LIBELLEADY

SPECIAL TC-MORROW NIGHT AT 9,30

FAREWELL CONCERT

OF THE WORLD'S FOREMOST VIOLIN VIRTUOSO

JOSEF LAMPKIN Internationally Famous Musical Genius

ALL NEW POPULAR SELECTIONS Reduced Prices $8.-82,-81.—50 e.

All Servicemen half price except 50c. seats.

DAILY

2:30

520

720

9.20

STAR

TO-DAY

Forty witnesses

saw this killing... but not one could pick the killer!

HANKOW ROAD KOWLOON TEL

57795

AND TO-MORROW.

PICTURES

MURDER WITH PIC

TOM WALLS

SATURDAY

ONE DAY ONLY -• RALPH LYNN in

With LEWAYRES GAIL PATRICK Poul Kelly Benny Baker ¿APoramount Picture-Directed by Charles Burton

“FIGHTING

STOCK"

be written here without fear of contradiction that the studio has gone far and beyond any beauty which the stage attained. "May- time" was a musical" plece of gor geous production when Fida Johnson Young's play was on the boards and it closely approaches the status of a musical masterpiece on the screen.

"HIDEAWAY GIRL"

America's most unique-radio and screen comedienne. Martha Raye, the gal of exuberant wit, gigantic mouth and gurgling alto, scored another smash hit in "Hideaway Otri" which has its r at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.

Appearing with her is beautiful Shirley Ross, the girl who soared to stardom almost over-night in "The Big Broadcast of 1937." Both contrive to keep this latest madcap laugh-test moving at a rapid pace: It's a picture crammed with high comedy, swell muste, and, to top it out. 1 grand mystery plct. Others in the cast are Robert Cummings, Monroe Owsley, Louis DaPron, Ed Brophy and a score of other skilled feature players.

„"CRACK-UP"

DESERT STAR

Sudanese Princess In A London Film

was

A dusky lttle princess from the Sudanese desert told

mie that civilisation was a wonderful thing --and there

hint nf cynicism in her charming broken accents, writes a correspondent in the "Daily Mail."

To Her, Princess Kouka, aged 22. daughter of the reigning sheik of EL Fasher, civilisation's mast powerful toy-the alms-has open- ed up a new, exciting world,

From her desert home she has come to England to play opposite Paul Robeson in the Capitol film "Jericho."

"VERY DECORATIOUS" Mahogany chin resting reflec- tively on a dusky pink palm, she talked to me in her hotel at Ger- rard's Cross, Buckinghamshire, where she is staying while "Jericho" is made at the Piriewood Studios not far away.

When she came to England Frin- cess Kouka knew two words of English. Now she says "Sure," "Okay." "That's all right," and she can chat vivacious in a delightful mixture of English and French.

She was proud of the new Euro- pean clothes she was wearing She fingered her short jacketed, black and white spotted suit, painted out the fur-trimming on her black coat, and told me she thought her little suède shoes "very de-

coratious."

"European clothes are uncom- fortable, but very nice." she said. "but I think it immodest that in the evening one should have

bare neck and arms.".

''STARS'

IN COLOUR

(Continued from Page 1.)

Brought to the screen in all the lifelike beauty of natural techal- colour, Wings of the Morning"" provides a thrilling mixture of drama and surprise, including the spectacular changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and the most sensational: Derby ever run. with Steve Donoghue riding his most thrilling race.

EVENTS

THURSDAY, MAY 6.

Anniversaries and Holidays: Ascension Day. Holy Thursday. Freud bora, 1856. Beginning of Summer. (Ll-hsia).

Cinemas.

› King's:-"Maytime"!

Queen's;="Crack-Up" Oriental; Three Smart Girls” World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:"Hideaway Girl" Majestic: "The Texas Rangers" Star: "Murder With Pictures" Entertainments, Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel Rose Room, Singers' Coronation Recital, fa

Lectures.-Theosophical Society,

p.m.

Meetinga.-Victoria Chess Club, at. Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m.; Wo men's Guf'd Working Party at Cathedral Hall, 3 pm, and Dioce. san Conference at 5.30 pm.

Miscellaneous: - Kowloon Wo. men's Charity Games Afternoon at St. Andrew's, 3 pm: St. Andrew's Club "Open Night," 9 p.m.; Dinner Party in Honour of The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan's appointment as Member of the Legislative Council. by the Chairmen and Members of the Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Tung Wah Hospital and the Po Leung Kuk, at the Kwang Chow Restaur rant. West Point, 7.30 p.m.

Social. Civil Service Whist Drive, 9.20 pm.; Cheero Club Contract Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, 8 p.m.

Sports(See Page 10). Moon.-II Moon, 26th. Day. -Sunrise.--5.48 am, Sunset-6,52

p.m.

Tides.-Hign at 05.55 and 17.28: Low at 11,54.

FRIDAY, MAY 1 Anniversaries and Holidays.~~ Robert Browning born, 1812. Lord Rosebery born, 1847.

Cinemas.

King's "Maytime."

Queen's:"Wings Of The Mor-

ning."

Oriental:-"Libelled Lady." World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Wings Of The

Morning."

Majestic: Hearts Divided." Star: "Murder With Pictures." Entertainments.-Mr. 3. Lamp- kin's Violin Recital, at Oriental Theatre 4.30 p.m..

Lectures.-Helena May Christian Fellowship, 10.30 am.

Annabella, a brilliant 'new star as different and alluring as her Meetings. Kowloon Chess Club, unusual name, Erst appears in the

at St. Andrew's Hall 5.30 p.m. prologue, as Marie, a gypsy prin- Miscellaneous.-Jumble Sale by cess. She marries Leslie Banks, Ladies's Guild of Christ Church. the Earl of Clontarf, who dies on | Kowloon Tong, 3.30 p.m. at 3 Duke the hunting field five months later. Street; Hong. Kong Union Church Marle goes back to her gypsies to Jumble Sale.. be told that her descendants will be cursed for her marriage for three generations.

Social--Corps Annual Supper and Prize-giving, at Volunteer Headquarters, 8 p.m.: Cheero Club Duplicate Contract Bridge & p.m.

Sports. (See Paze 10). Moon-III Moon, 27th. Day. Sunrise.-5.48 a.m. Sunset.-8.52

Tides. High at 0628 and 18.45; Low at 00.22 and 12.57.

Time brings us Annabella as Marie, the great-granddaughter. fleeing from Spain in the midst of revolution to a quieter Ireland, where she can have her horse,p.m. "Wings of the Morning" trained A powerful, fast-paced, thrill-

for the English, Derby, Victory in filled melodrama of daring Ameri- that would provide her with a сап flyers matching wits and dowry to marry her Spanish fance. courage with an International In Annabella and Henry Fonda spy ring. "Crack-Up." Twentieth Century-Fox picture which has its run at the Queen's Theatre to-day, maintains its suspense from the opening scenes right to the excit- ing and tensely dramatic climax.

A giant airship is being christen- ed by Ralph Morgan, its manu-

facturer. Brian Donlevy, ace flyer

you have one of the most striking and usual, romantic combination ever to appear in a motion pic- ture. The magnificence of this picture les not only in the sim- plicity of the story but also in the incomparable and perfect acting of Annabella.

who will pilot It, Thomas Beck, his co-pilot, and Peter Lorre, crippled LORD WARWICK HAS half-wit and mascot of the air-MANY FILM OFFERS", feld. Donlevy, the hired tool of

HEARTS DIVIDED

Lald in the colourful and ro- mantic setting of the South in 1803, and presenting one of the most distinguished casts ever. as- sembled for a motion picture. Ma- rion Davies' new Cosmopolitan production, "Hearts Divided," has been booked for the Majestic Thea tre for a limited engagement be- ginning to-day as a First National release.

a spy ring, tells Beck, who idolizes

The story, by Rida Johnson The Earl of Warwick, who has Young, has an historical back- him, that the manufacturer for undergone many screen tests and ground, set in the Napoleonic era whom Helen Wood, Beck's sweet- heart, is secretary has stolen the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

was considered for a role in the and touching on the Louisiana Pur- plans of a propeller from him

filmi "The chase.

and Leading "American Prisoner of Zenda,” said that he | French characters set the stage for had not heard of the company's a glamorous romance between Cap- decision not to take up their op- tain Jerome Bonaparte, brother of tlon on his services.

the French Emperor. and Betsy He was

on his way back from Patterson, the bell of Baltimore The solution of a perplexing Florida and had missed the state- and Washington. crime, through, a photograph, the ment by

MURDER WITH PICTURES

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer basis of "Murder with Pictures," a that "they were unable to and new mystery drama starring Lew cultable roles for him."

don't put me in any pictures, How- Ayres and Gail Patrick, which is "It la probably true," he said. ever, I've many other offers-it now at the Star Theatre, is far "After all, £1,000 a week is a lot Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer let me out from the mere inspiration or of money to pay me when they I am free to take them up.” Hollywood screen play writer. Po- lee records the world over contain many similar instances where ac- cidental photographs revealed the Identity of killers and led to the freedom of suspected persons.

The most dramatic of such oc- currences happened recently in Death Valley, California, where a picturesque old desert character resented being photographed by a Los Angeles dentist. He whipped out a revolver, shot the man dead and fled. The dentist's

death might have remained an unsolved mystery were it not for the fact that his camera was found and the film roll developed. One print showed the old man in the very act of firing his revolver, full at the dentist. This led to his ar- rest,

ANNABELLA, new and lovely sensation of the screen, stars with LESLIE BANKS (left) and HENRY FONDA in "Wings of the Morning." The Twentieth Century Fox release, in natural Technicolor, presents the world-famous tenor, JOHN MCCORMACK..

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY AT 2.30, 510, 715 & 9.30 P.M. WHEN A MAN IS BOLD .

ALSO

and a woman's lips are willing!

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