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"The CORONA ION of KING GEORGE VI"

In Superb Technicolour

TO-MORROW

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Franchot Tone in

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1937.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

Hong Kong

"A Family Affair" QUEEN'S:

"Stowaway"

ORIENTAL:-

"Conflict"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Let Them Live!" MAJESTIC:—

STAR:

"Desire"

"Make Way For A Lady"

KING'S:- 1.

Coining

"Night Must Fall"

QUEEN'S :-

"Quality Street"

ORIENTAL:----

"Let's Make A Million". ALHAMBRA

"As Good As Married" MAJESTIC:--

STAR:

"The King's Vacation"

"The King Steps Out"

STOWAWAY

Romantic as the radiant Chinese moon, and as glamorous with its

2ONLY TO-DAY • TO-MORROW surrounding company" of great

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YOU'LL GET THE THRILL OF YOUR LIFE from Jack London's famous at ry of the farmer boy who knocked out the champion-only to be h.Q. ed by a pretty school marm!

THE TERROR OF THE LUMBERJACKS—A TEACHELS PET!

CONFLICT

JACK LONDON'S EXCITING

NOVELI

"The Abysmal, Brute”

Starring

JOHN WAYNE JEAN ROGERS

WARD SOND, TOMMY BUPP, BRYANT WASHBURN, FRANK SHERIDAN, HARRY WOOD, MAARGALET MANN

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HERBERT MARSHALL-ANNE SHIRLEY

MAKEWAY FOR LADY

GERTRUDE ́MICHAEL MARGOT GRAHAME, EKO-RADIO PICTURE

Directed by David Burton. Associate producer, Zion Myers

TO-

Grace Moore Franchot Tone in MORROW THE KING STEPS OUT!

FILM GOSSIP

Richard Burton

Richard Burton, British explorer and expert on Arable, is the next national character for Hollywood

to boost

Emanuel Cohen, one-time head of Paramount and now producing

Interest in the decidedly queer Information which, Burton cram med into the footnotes...

Burton has a link with British 'films' already. He used to live at Elstree long before cameras in vaded the place.

Local legend has it that ne burled Eastern treasure in the grounds of his house. Nobody has

ever found it.

stars, teeming with danger, excite- ment, thrills, war-lord bandits, and Shirley Temple as a little Walf who talks and sings Chinese, Twentieth Century-Fox's new film, "Stowaway," showing Queen's Theatre to-day.

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the

Jeanette MacDonald Has £5,000 Wedding

15,000 Delay Ceremony

For An Hour

Little that Hollywood has ever put on the screen has been mora elaborate than the wedding there of Jeanette Macdonald.

Mr. Korda On His £1,200,000 Film Deal

NO PUBLIC ISSUE CONTEMPLATED

Hope Of £1,000,000. Market In U.S.

It was a lavish spectacle. It cost Witz his kid United Artalta deal £5000. Thirty-year-old Jeanette, "practically completed," Mr. Alex- the bride of 28-year-old. Gene Ray- ander Korda returned to England mond," the film actor, had a wed-recently with Mr. Murray Sliver- ding that Hollywood will remember | stone, head of the United Artists for many a day.

Corporation in phifà country.

It was timed for nine o'clock but London Film Productions and the crowd of 15,000 outside the | Mr. Bam Olodwyn, have said to me, church dislocated all tràffic..

have all the backing they need 100 BUSY POLICEMEN

for the busing out of Douglas Members of the familles, the Fairbanks, Mary Plekford and bridesmaids, and even the bride | Charles Chaplin. founder members had great dimculty in getting into of United Artists, for roughly the church, and the ceremony had | £400,000 each. No public issue is to start to start an hour late. contemplated-at any rate for the More than 100 police were kept present. busy.

As a result of the deal, Mr. The church was decorated with | Korda states, London Films will long pink ribboris down the aisle not only be marketed more advan- and with candles and thousands | tageously in the United States, of roses. The ushers théy" in- but will also share more largely claded. Harold Lloyd. Basil Rath- | in United Artist's profits as dia- bone, and Warren Rock-all wore tributors. white gloves.

...

Last year his company had.

As Jeanette entered the church three Alms shown in. 36,000 there was a gasp of admiration. | cinemas throughout the world. She wore a pink mousseline, dress He hopes this year to have 14 over pink taffeta with a long full | shown i~ 40,000 or 45,000 cinemas train and a pirik tulle yell

"I LOVE YOU TRULY" She carried a gold embroidered pink satin prayer book, which was later used for the marriage cere- mony. Her bridesmaids walked in front of her.

The service began with Nelson Eddy, Jeanette sco-star in many |flms, singing "I Love You Truly." The bride was given away by her mother, Mrs. Anna Macdonald. The best man was Robert Marlowe, Gene Raymond's brother.

Meanwhile outside the church

STRIKING REVENUE FIGURES

By way of emphasising the im- portance of the foreign market, Mr. Kords gave striking figures.

"Taking The Scarlet Pimpernel' as an example," he said, we find that of the gross revenue of £420,- 000 throughout the world £270,- 000 came from abroad.

"It must be remembered, too, that every worth-while British picture makes it easier to sell the next. Rembrandt,' not nearly such a hit as The Scarlet Pim- pernel," or "The Ghost Goes West,

Yes, Shirley's in China now-and the police were having the greatest will bring us more money.

you'd think you'd never seen her before so different is the setting so surprising the story!

difficulty in holding the crowds back The church was roped of some distance away, and extra police had to he obtained.

As Ching-Ching, the adopted

RUNNING FOR IT daughter of a missionary couple

Spectators cheered again and killed in a rebel raid, Shirley is as each of the many Hollywood picked up by Rober Young, & care-celebrities appeared. There was a free young millionaire who is tour-great cheer for the bridesmaids, ing the world in a vain attempt to who included Ginger Rogers, Fay get away from himself. Shirley, Wray, and Helen Ferguson. accidentally stowing away in Young's car on a cruise ship, is Instrumental in his meeting Alice Faye, pretty financee of stuffy young Allan Lane,

الدار

While waiting for Allan to join her at Hong Kong, Alice tours the

town with Young and his little puptegee, all of them having a glorious lark, which culminates in Shirley's winning a prize in a Chl- nese amateur show, singing in the native language.

DESIRE

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Productions will derive - £1,000,000 next year from the United States, alone,"

"I estimate that London F

I asked what had impressed him most in Hollywood.

"Confidence," said Mr. Korda,

seven big studios were insolvent. "Five years" ago `six out of the

Now they are all prospering.

Revenue is rising, there is a spirit "You'll have to run for it."an of optimism everywhere-in strik- attendant whispered to the pairing contrast to the pessimism in some one picked up Jeanette's some quarters here and more train, and the pair dashed into a than ever is being spent on pic- waiting car amid a blaze of camera fashlights.

An escort of six police motor cyclists forced a way through the crowds for the car to make its getaway.

£5000 OF GIFTS

The 90lb. wedding cake was specially down by al liner from Philadelphia, Jeanette's birthplace. to Hollywood.

The couple" received gifts valued at £5000.

"Destre," the romantic comedy

Miss Lily Pons, the diminutive which brings together Marlene Metropolitan Opera Company Dietrich and Gary Cooper for the soprano and a film star herself, first time since "Marocco," is took part in a national broadcast to-day at the Majestic Theatre. to serenade the couple over the air The combination of these screen after the wedding. favourites and a fast-moving, sur- prise-filled story makes for de Lghtful entertainment.

The honeymoon is to be spent in Honolulu. The marriage date was chosen because it was the anniversary of their first press- ranged meeting.

HONG KONG HOTEL

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The bottom cost of a big Holly-

production is £200,000.” HOLLYWOOD DIRECTORS Colour, Mr. Korda added, was gaining ground. In Hollywood. Three of his own 28 productions this year would be in technicolour, Pictures planned at Denham in- clude:

*Tempest Within,” drama culour, starring Merle Oberon;

"The Four Feathers," A. E.-W. Mason's spectacular "aydenture story, starring Robert Donat;

"Mutiny in

the Mountains," drama of the North-West Frontier in colour, also written by A. EW. Mason, with Babu, the Indian boy, seen, in "Elephant Boy" in a lead- ing part;

"Bicycle For Two" a colour pro- duction, to be directed by Victor "Saville; and

"Playboy" a back-stage musical, produced by Marcel Hellmann, with Jack Hulbert, Patricia Ellis, and Rex Harrison.

One Important result of the new deal will be the loan of Hollywood stars, directors and writers, Mr. Korda added. He expects to have the services of William Wyler, who

These stars complement one an other perfectly. To see them is to approve Director Frank Bor-... zage's choice in placing them arst in his list of famous screen loyers of all time. To judge from the applause which greeted their per- Among those staying at the formance in this Paramount Hong Kong Hotel are Mr. and comedy, they have a profound Madame Guido Carreras, who la hold on the imagination of screen better known as La Mert, and who lovers:

had a very great triumph at her Romance comedy adventure-dance-concert at the King's Thea these elements are expertly joined tre on Monday night. Helen in "Desire," which fa. highly re The Hong Kong publié had only commended.

one disappointment that night.

The Front Page" and and possibly Frank Capre They had hoped to see the famous dance The White Peacock, when his Columbia contract ex- which was not after all, included pires in the programme.

Perhaps Madame La Meri may be is directed behind the scenes of induced to give anot

LET THEM LIVE

The exploring eye of the cinéma |

per-

city politics in Universal's exciting formante, before she departs this drama, "Let Them Live," which week? opens at the Alhambra Theatre to-- day...

John Howard, remembered for his outstanding work in "Lost Horizon," plays the leading role of a young doctor who, horrified by tenement health conditions, Aghts a corrupt political ring responsible. for those conditions. ***Fyne doctor is caught between an emotional crossfire involving Nan Grey, formerly featured in Three Smart Girts" and Judith Barrett,

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Practically the entire cast of "An compelling Wilderness!"

arama of home e

In the new MON typical American rami

hich opens to-day: the King & Theatre,

Lionel Barrymore, seen as

plays a typical head-of-th

medë “These Three" and "Dods- worth, Lewis Milestone of "All Quiet, "Rain

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LIONEL BARRYMORE

A Family Affair

**** CECILIA PARKER

*ERIQ LINDEN.

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MICKEY ROONEY: CHARLEY GRAPEWIN Directed by George X. Seltz Prmont be

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COLOURED TRAVEL TALE

"BEAUTIFUL

BAUFF AND LAKE LOUISE"

ROBERT MONTGOMERY-ROSALIND RUSSELL

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BOY AND A GIRL FIGHTING

to bring dawn to a city of darkness

LET THEM LIVE!

JOHN HOWARD • NAN GREY

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Desire

A Paramount Pictura with Iphn Halliday. Viljami Frkelmÿ• Directed by Frank Beni. Tips to Preis a' comedy by Hana Srikaly and 2. A. Stemmia v Produced under the

·Personal Supervisión of Ernst Lublingka

"TO-MORROW AND FRIDAY

GEORGE ARLISS in THE KING'S VACATION

A WARNER BRUS. COMEDY HIT 1

YOUNG DOUG.

ANOTHER MILESTONE

roles Komen

•Was with

IN AVIATION:

Londón, July 13

A new page in the history of Gin-aviation was turned to-day at 7.55

p.m. G.M.T. when Imperial Air anks for the ways giant flying boat the Cale- good donia, rose from the River Shan-

It non at ovnen, on a fone for her

ANNA MAY WONG

Anna May Wong," ced", sometime sgo tha returning to Chin one him for Par September, the will oriental story with

ofl

Paramount Studio. signed a contract with Bo all of her prev

as recently

arlfest and greatest suc- Newfoundland, on the other side her native land

on his own, his having a story Robert Benchley, the plump written about Burton.

gentleman who had butterflies American writers call Burton Buttering in his stomach. iz one of Britain's top heroes." "China Beas, has been put late beautiful niece of the political father in the earlier hit again cesses in "Morning Glory "That's an exaggeration, unless M-O-M's Broadway Melody of there is more room at the top 1937.

He

boa. Bas Grey in the role of girl whose father was ruined by crooked, politicians, aids the doctor in his fight. **

than I'd been led to bellevue plays a producer which

But he was certainly a colourful shows that somebody around the figure Bad an exciting career on M-G-M casting department has a the Indian frontier, made the sense of humour, because Bench- trip to Meccs, did a translation of ley and producers are mutual panning producers. He takes a

The Arabian Nights," which | polson scholars read for its literary ere cellence while younger people and NEW

Benchley spends his time

York

reviewing, plays

on.every year to welte

the new picture, and Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker once aga present romance in its adolescent of plases Others featured in the ere cast are Mickey Rooney, Charley

Spring Byington, Julie Kon ara Haden, Allen Vid ko

of the Atlantto.

was originally to have by Burgess Meredith, promising young" auf

Meredith, how

shelved for the time

This is the first experimentar commercial, survey night over the North Atlantic. I la scheduled to nes, where she is expected at 9 am be completed at 11 am. to i cow, 1 to-morrow. went into the stage play and is expected to be the preluds

This trip to to a regular trans-Atlantic air ser mkd and the play has proved vice v céemfül that he will not be At the same time Caledonia ler Jackson and able to leave Broadway for kome | left a Fan-American Airwa

per took on from Betwood for Boy-

time:

esther reports, state the ditions over the ocean are Ideal. Both panes

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with land by

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