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QUEENS

DAILY AT 2:30-5:15-7·20 & 9-30 ·TEL.3/453

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY FIRST CHINESE PICTURE TO OBTAIN GENERAL RELEASE IN U.S.A.

A Simple Story of Chinese Family Life! A Conflict Between The Old and The New!

DOUGLAS MacLEAN ·

Presenta

SONG CHINA

OF

(with English Subtitles) Written, Musically Scored, Directed & Produced In China; Enacted by An Entire Chinese Cast.

ADDED ATTRACTION : “SEA KILLERS"

TO-MORROW

RKO PICTURE

• SHOWS

DAILY

"BUNKER BEAN" Owen Davis Jr.

Taxt any Tras;OR HARDT VALERY BUS

Louis Latimer

ORIENTAL

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SEN ATIONAL DEEDS OF DARING!

Giant lipper Ships in action making history in daring Highs from Pacific Coast to Hong K

ng.

THE TOPS IN AIR THRILLS THAT NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

Warner Bras Plylent

CHINA CLIPPER

Side of "Coutong Zrio”, with

PAT O'BRIEN

ROSS ALEXANDER BEVERLY ROBERTS HUMPHREY BOGART MARIE WILSON Josaph Grehan = Jacoph King » Adbevont Richards e Quested by Rayment { aright

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The first her

tiation of the titraiť bat-

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flying fear of all timel“

THE SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN" Comedy Musical with Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern.

MATINEES: 20e.-30c ✪ EVENINGS: 20c.-30«.-50c.-70c.

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO; DAY

Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Frances Sage, Charley Grapevin IKO LAGIO Viaton Haworth • Directed by Lie

PICTURE Leaders. Asso, producer, Cliff Red.

WITHOUT ORDERS

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY!

"LADY TUBBS"

ROSALIND KEITH

appearing on stage in Hollywood in "Small Miracle"...Speaks French Rosalind Keith...One of Holly- and German...Is an expert cook... wood's real success stories...Attain-likes spinach...plays plano...sings... ed the distinction of featured roles writes short stories and then tears In Just a few pictures. Trained them up. Never has submitted one for a dramatic career since she to a magazine...Has brown eyes was five years old.. Made frst stage and brown hair...tive feet two appearance at that age...appeared inches tall... weighs 104 pounds... in "The Little Princess" with Plays tennis, swims and rides St. Louis Stock company. Has horseback...Thlaks Hollywood is the - studied law in spare time...Has an mos fastinating place in the world. idea she may become a lawyer it...Real name is Romind Cur abe ever quits an acting career.. born in Belleville, linols...Birth- which is highly improbable...She date is December 6. Appearing opposite Paul Kelly in Columbia's likes being an actress too much... forthcoming picture "Parole

screen chance after Racket."

Got Bist

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937.

Billie Burke's Daughter

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"Espionage"

QUEEN'S:

"Song of China" ORIENTAL;

"The China Clipper"

"Kowloon

ALHAMBRA

"Song of China” i MAJESTIC:-

STAR:-

"The Key"

"Without Orders"

KING'S:-

Coming

"When Knights Were Bold”. QUEEN'S :.m

"Bunker Bean" ORIENTAL:-

"The Smartest Girl In Town" ALHAMBRA:--

"Conflict" MAJESTIC:-

"Mark Of The Vampire" STAR :---

"Lady Tubba"

SONG OF CHINA

"Song of China" which has s tun at the Queen's Theatre to-day, was made in the Orfent, writtën..| scored,

and directed, produced enacted by Chinese. The film is

really interesting.

mad

The plot is a simple one, simply and directly.. It tells of a who had always been devoted to his own father and who expected his son and daughter to follow his example. The screen play starts in 1890. It continues some twenty

years later when the son's wife begins to urge him to disobedience. Finally he leaves, taking with him his wife and small son. The parents are bewildered, but, unable to understand this new attitude

too, to

marry

There's an extra brightness In "Their individuality is recog-- the smile of Bille Burke these" nized sooner I am glad my days as she through her scenes daughter can stand alone. But I with Clark Gable and "Myrna Loy can't deny Tm pleased Patricia's in Parnell at the Metro-Goldwyn- coming back to do her standing Mayer studios. Her daughter is alone at home. Things are a lot coming home.

liveller when she's here."

"It's the first time Patricia has been away. She's grown up you see, and is beginning to move out Into lite on her own," Bills Burke explains. "I suppose every mother feels the same mixed emotions as I do when her baby becomes a young lady.

"It will be nice to have her home again"

Patricia's father is the Iste Florenz Zerfeld., famous producer of the Ziegfeld Folliers and other such musical hits of Broadwaya as Show Boat and The Three Muske teers.

Patricia has selected writing to express the artistry which her father and mother interpreted in the theatre. Her visit to New York and Palm Beach was not only social but also to gather material for a column she writes for the Beverly Allls newspaper published by the late Will Rogers' son. To make the trip, she took, leave of absence from a studio art department."

MORE INDEPENDENT "Modern young people are more Independent than they were when I was a girl," Bille Burke satd.

ESPIONAGE

Mingling the sort of intrigue that is making headlines in the newspapers with romance and humour that also have their place in the news, the new screen fare at King's Theatre to-day is called "Espionage."

With Edmund Lowe and Madge Evans in the leading roles, this picture was produced by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the glamo- tous story of two American news- paper workers, both assigned to trace a millionaire munitions manufacturer at a time when his

It's hard to imagine Billie Burke as mother of a grown daughter, The youthful charm which made her a stage star and which shines now on the screen is vivid to an Interviewer. The old-fashioned costyme Misa Burke wears in Parnell lends a quaint flavour to her enthusiasm. There's such stateliness In the bustle"". and flounces of the 1880's that Bills Burke's sparkle is the brighter by contrast.

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AN ENDLESS CHINA Miss Burke and Enda May Oliver were having tea on the "Parnell set

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Burke described the activity about her home in pre- paration for ner daughter's return. "imagine there'll be parties," Miss Oliver suggested. "Oh, hope so." smiled.

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Miss Burke we're geting ready anyway. Every "None are planned, but

day will seem like a party, with all those youngsteers running in and out to talk about the trip with Patricia."

Because Miss Burke is so pleased, the rest of the cast of Parnell re- member all the things about which they have to be happy. And then Director John Stahl- goes about grinning.

It's an endless chain, if some- thing so pleasant can be called a chain.

And Ellie Burke is Its gayest link.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

Anniversaries and Holidays.- Coronation of King George VI and

of disrespect. The daughter goes, movements are of vital importance Queen Elizabeth, Florence Night- unhappily. Her to the world. Neither of them tingale born, 1820. General Holiday. husband is shown plainly to be aware that the other is a reporter Bank Holiday villain from the start; he had ask- from the opposition paper. ed her to marry him without first consulting her parents."

CONFLICT

Starring John Wayne, "Conflict," Universal's drama of the bitter feud between

iron-fisted two giants, is showing at the Alhambra Theatre to-day

Jean Rogers appears opposite

is t

Wayne in "Confilet."" which based on Jack London's famed

story, "The Abysmal Brute,” re- cognized as one of the finest ac- tion stories written by late the author.""

Photographed entirely in the rugged grandeur of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, 900 miles from Hollywood. Con Alict" tells its virile, fast moving story against a background of natures/own magnificent beauty, The picture combines drama, sus- pense, high excitement and ro- mance into a spirited action story. Wayne scored a hit in his first Universal picture, "The Sea Spoil- er's and in "Conflict" he carries of: the good work.

Most of the action is planned aboard the Oriental Express out of, Parls. There are situations of rich acute perli and others of humour, skillfully blerided In a story that is cleverly presented. "

THE KEY

William Powell's

..

Cinemas King's-Espionage." Queen's:-"Song Of China,"

(Chinese Picture). Oriental:-The China Clipper." World Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Conflict." Majestic: The Key." " Star: Withour Orders." Dances.-Government House Ball, p.m.; K.B.G.C. Open Air Flannel Dance, 9.30 p.m.; Royal Welch Fusiliers' Carnival Dance, a pum.

latest stellar 9.30

vehicle for Warner Bros., "The Key," which comes to the Majestic theatre to-day, is said to be the mast thrillingly dramatic produc- Meetings.Legislative Councti, tion in which that star has yet 12.16 p.m. Loyal Address by H. E. appeared.

the Omter Administering the Government, from the Council Chamber.

The play by R. Gore-Browne and J. L. Hardy, on which the pic- ture is based, carried an abundance of thrills, set as it was in the back- ground of Dublin during the last decade, when Irish patriots had aroused the country to flaming re- volt

The plot carries an unusual love triangle in which two British offi- cera, engaged in the suppression of the rebellion, battle for the love of a woman who is the wife of one. but had been the sweetheart of the other..

Dowager Queen Mary of Exiglasry attending the London premiere of "Dreaming Lips” starring Elizabeth Bergoes. and released through United Artists.

Miscellaneous.-Military.

Pärade

at Happy Valley. 8 a.m.; Royel Salute at noon; Chinese Procession Passes Government House, 2.30 p.m. Illuminations, 8 p.m.; Night- flying Displays by R. A. F. Planes: Fire works Display 8 to 10 p.m.;. Bouquet of Rockets from British Warships

in Harbour, 11 p.in. K.B.G.C. President's wife plants Commemoration tree, 11.45 am.; Presentation of Bowls "Coronation Cup" at K.B.G.C., 1215 p.m.

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Religious. Coronation Bervices in all Churches.

Social.-Government House Re-

ception..

Moon- Moon, 3rd. Day.

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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2:30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 F.M. It Starts with a Thrill.....and Ends with a Howl!.

A laugh tops sach

exciting moment as

an international in- trigue turns in- to a surprising

romance

Espionags

TO-MORROW UNITED ARTISTA

BRLEAS

with

LOWE - EVANS

PAUL

LUKAS

GALAN

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JACK BUCHANAN-FAY WRAY in "WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD"

ALHAMBRA

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FINAL SHOWINGS, TO-DAY -

JACK LONDON'S MOST THRILLING AND, EXCITING STORY IN THE NORTH LUMBER WOOD, CAMPS !

RIOTOUS, RAW-KNUCKLED ROMANCE!|

TO-MORROW Douglas McLean Presenta

4 SHOWS DAILY: 2.30. 520 720.30

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CONFLICT

JOHN

WAYNE

in a Universal Hiders Based on the Fumawa JACK LONDON stery, "The Abysmal Bevis"

JEAN ROGERS

WAT BOND, TOMMY MINE, STANT WASKMALK, TRANE DZIDAN, MAKE?

WOOD, MAEGAFIT MANI

Grand Picture of Modern Cathay

SONG OF CHINA

minh tím cho cho

Shang Kwan-wo

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD

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(MATINEES. 206-306° EVENINGS, 20.-30.50 «:70)

TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY I

A DYNAMIC DRAMA AGAINST THE BLAZING BACKGROUND OF ERIN IN ARMS!

HIS GREATEST,

ROMANTIC ROLE!

WM.POWELL The Key

EDNA BEST COLIN CLIVE

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY ! WILD-WIERD—WITH THRILLS TO STAGGER THE

Sports-(See Page 10).

Sunrise.-5.46 am. Bunset.-6.54

Tides. High at 09.49 and 23.56:1 Low at 03.25 and 17.08.

in

P.M."

THURSDAY, MAY 1

Anniversaries and Holidays:--- Sir Ronald Ross born. 1857. 'Vis- count Milner died, 1925.

Cinemas

King's "Espionage" Queen's"

"Bunker Bean."

Oriental:-"China Clipper." World: "Chinese Ficture." Alhambra:-"Song Of China.",

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(Chinese Picture) ·

Star:-"Lady Tubbs,"

IMAGINATION!

LIONEL BARRYMORE

̈*- MARK OF THE VAMPIRE”

AN “OLD FAVOURITE" FROM M-G-MI

TYPICAL SCREEN FAMILY

What constitutes the typical stage star of a quarter-century screen family?

380.

George Seltz, veteran Blm director whose experience in pick- ing screen' characters dates back to 1913, belleves he has assembled the ideal family-for the screen Here is his formula:

The Father: Bi feet tall; weight, 155 pounds; age, about

Meetings Victoria Chess Club, Atty. Business; preferably à pró- at Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m.

Miscellaneous-Presentation

fession, such as a judge. That

Oldest Daughter: About 25 years old; 5 feet," inches tall; weight, 110 pounds; educated in private. schools and unhappy to marriage this is the picture of Julle Haydon, daughter of a newspaper. editor, born in Oak, Park, Illinots, and educated in a private school.

SIX THE AVERAGE Youngest Daughter: About 31

of spells Lionel Barrymore, selon of a years old; 5 feet, 31⁄2 inches tall; Medals and Mugs to uplts of, traditional family of the stage and weight, 117 pounds, blonde hair; Military Schools in the Colony, at and born in Philadelphis.

newly graduated froin college and Chatham Road Football Ground, d' The Mother: 3 feet, 3 inches tall; in love with a young structural p.m.; Chinese Procession, noon weight, 123 pounds, blonde hair, enguleer. Cecilia Parkers fills the Lantern Procession Passes Govern turning grey preferably the order. She was born in Canada ment House, 9.30 p.m.; Night daughter of an educator. The and had a college education. Flying Exhibition by R. A. F description: Atë Spring Byington, Only son: About 5 years old; Planes: EK Singers' broadcast born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, blonde, ambitious to become 'zn from Cathedral Hall, 10 p.m. the daughter of

always tinkering with Sports......(See 18).

teacher. MOOD TV Moon, 8th Day. the Aunt: $fogt, 7 inches tall, arst puppy love anal. For this Sunrise.-5.45 am.. Sunset.-6.54 weight, 130 pounds. It sounds like boy, Belta chase Mickey Rooney, Bara Haden, born in Cadvestor, born in New York or actor parents Texas, the daughter of Dr. John and who spent all his life in show E. Haden and Charlotte" Walker, business:

s—High at 09.06 and 22.57; Low at 02.40 and 16.10.

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English, Shery and in the midst of his

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