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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1937.

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"Accent on Youth." MAJESTIC:--

""The Adventures of Marco Polo" in which Qury Cooper is atarring for Samuel Goldwyn starts Venice, Italy, then wanders over halt the eastern world. About the only nationality not represented by principals of the cast is Italian

Gary Cooper. who plays the Italian adventurer, was, for ample, born in Helena. U.S.A

Sigrid Gurle, blonde Scandina-11 vian who plays the Chinese Prin- cess Kukachin. first saw daylight in Oslo, Normay.'

ex-

Basil Rathbone, the villainous Saracen prime minister Ahmed, was born in South Africa,

Ernest Truex, who plays Marco Polo's stooge, hails from Kansas City, USA

H. B. Warner, who play the Chinese philosopher Chen Tsu, 35

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"The Case of The Black Catborn in London, England.

Binnie Barnes, who plays the fascinating Nazama, was born In London

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KING SOLOMON'S MINES

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Haggard's greatest ad- venture story, read and loved by millions upon millions of English-" speaking people. comes alive on the screen at the King's Theatre to-day, when the Gaumont version of "King Solomon's Mines" has its opening performance, with a dis tinguished cast that includes Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young,

Anna Lee, John Loder and Paul Robeson.

statuesque constitutes

Verree Tensdale, blonde actress, who the feminine menace in Marco's life, was born in Spokane, U.S.A. Alan Hale, her warilke husband in the film, was born in Washing- ton D. C., capital of USA

George Barbier, cast as Kablar Khan, names Philadelphia, Uz A, as his birthplace.

Lotus Lau, exotic beauty who appears Miss, Gurle's hand- malden, was born in Shanghal.

Robert Greig. massive actor who appears as Kublai Khan's cham- berlain, is an Australian.

Director Archie Mayo was born. In New York.

THIRD DIMENSION

IN FILMS

EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29 Anniversaries and Holidays.- W. E. Gladstone born. 1809. Chris- tina Rosetti died," 1894. St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Auctions. Sundry Goods, at Lammert's Hong Kong Sales Room, am.; Household Furniture at Lammert's Kowloon Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

Cinemas.--(See Page 5). Dances-Cheero Club Dance, 8.30

p..m

Malls. (See Page 16).

Light & Power Co., (1923) Ltd.. at Meetings-Annual, of Sandakan

Bank of East Asia Building, noon; Monthly, of S. & $. Home Generat Committee, in Assembly Hall 5.30 p.m.

Moon-XI Moon, 27th: Day: Social-Whist Drive and Tom- Garrison Sergta." Mess,

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Quen's Road, 8.30 p.m.

Sports (See Page 10). Sunrise.-7.02 a.m. Sunset 5.48

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THURSDAY, DEC. 30 Cloemas-Sec Page 51, Mails. See Page 167. Moon.-XI Moon, 28th. Day. Sports. (See Page 10). Sunrise.-7.01 a.m. Sunset.-5.47′′

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Tides. High at 07.17 and 18 37. Low at 01.08 and 11.19.

2 WOMEN IN BABY CONSPIRACY CASE

A new pictorial beauty is niter- "Mother" With Child

ing" into pictures, it was noted here, as producers sought to put more "colour" into black-and- white films.

Realling public taste is kecner. and the public eye more percep- Battle scenes with thousands of tive. Columbia Studios is trying a glant Zulus fighting to the death.

new production technique which the perils of jungle and desert,

alms to widen the range between the finding of the fabulous black and white by creating more diamond mines of Ophir, sequences intervening greys, and thereby quivering with excitement, follow-achieve a third-dimensional effect ed in quick succession form one of the outstanding epic thrillers of the year,

on the screen.

From Convent

A case relating to the alleged claim of a woman that she had given birth to a baby-described by prosecuting counsel as "one of the most astoinshing cases he had ever heard"-came before MY. Justice Lawrence at Chester As- sizes recently.

In the dock were the woman and her daughter-Mrs. Violet Adelaide "She Married An Artist" Is the Shepherd Bowen, 38, and Goodle first alm affected This was Leyton Thomas, 20, a variety artist, chosen because of its importance | The mother pleaded guilty to as Lull Deste's first American pro- charges of conspiracy and to duction, and because the Viennese causing a false entry to be inserted FORTY-FIVE FATHERS star's personality and extensive in the register of births at Wal- wardrobe can thus be best pre-

lasey. The younger

defendant pleaded guilty to the first charge and not guilty to the second.

One father? She's got forty-fivel | jected. One Jam? She's in four hundred Director Marlon Gering, in- and fifty!

stituted the new programme by Mr. George Bankes, prosecuting, calling in Stephen Goosson. art | said that in April a woman, named director, Mrs. Baba Johnstone. Bridget Quinn, gave birth to a girl interior decorator, Robert Kalloch, in the Millroad Hospital, Liverpool, Columbia's fashion designer, and Some days later the defendant Merritt Gerstad, cameraman. Thomas saw Mrs. Quinn and asked Gerstad brought his entire crew, her if she could adopt the baby. which includes electricians, and This was agreed to and she was the group began with a sequence given the child."-

One laugh? There's at least forty-ave hundred of them in "45 Fathers", fun-packed Twentieth Century-Fox picture starring Jane Withers, and featuring Thomas Beck, Louise Henry and the in- Imitable Hartmans, eccentric ven- triloquists and Broadway satirists of the dance, which opens at the Queen's Theatre today.

A group of millionaires draw lots to determine "which lucky man la going to have his life brightened by this sweet little girl,,' and then shout for help as Jane starts throwing their dancing, voices and discretion to the winds in the funniest plcture Jane ever made.

CASE OF THE BLACK CAT

of

in which Miss Deste rst meets Evans, who was on terms John Boles and his favourite intimacy with the elder defendant, model, Frances Drake.

Bowen, went to see her the same day, She said that she felt ill and sent him with a message, which he was unable to deliver.

The setting was Boles' New York studio. Ordinarily, in decorating and lighting such quarters, the colour range would have embraced about seven shades. Instead, 22 distinct tints were used. These, applied in the choice of rugs, drapes, "props" and

When Evans returned Mrs. Bowen

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was in bed with a baby, and there THE THRILL TOPPER OF THE CLUB CLUB SERIES !

was no doubt, said Mr. Bankes, that the baby was Bridget Quinn's, accessories, The defendant Thomas said to ran through the whole spectrum. him. "There's your little daughter." All would eventually photograph in black, white or grey, but the very number of such shades, un- der this new system, would assure

Most baffling of all Erle Stan-more, pictorial interest. ! ley Gardner murder mysterics is The same production technique "The Case of the Black Cat," the will be applied to Columbia's First National production, which ax "Wonder Child", and is showing at the Majestic Thea- Night Before." tre.

The plot is most unusual in that the first "murder" is a hoax and

the man supposed to be killed turns up at the trial of the pan accused of slaying him, while two actual murders are committed as the result of the trick. Six per- sons are suspected by the police,

"The

SYLVIA, SIDNEY'S

LIKES AND DISLIKES

Superstitions,, likes and dislikes. We all have them. But let's forget our own, for a minute, and con-

Samuel

her

On May 25. said counsel, Evans went with both women to register the child. The birth certificate showed that its name was Violet Estelle, and that it was born on April 13 at Poole-road, Wallasey. The father was given as George Evans and the mother as Bowen. Evans was stated to be a ship's steward.

"IT IS YOUR CHILD" Evans, it appeared, had been reluctant to give his consent to the registration, and Mrs. Bowen said to film: "Well, George, it is your child as well as mine."

On June 3, a health visitor went to the house and asked about the baby Quinn which was supposed to be in the care of a" Mrs: Leyton. Bowen sald she knew no one

baby in the house was her own.

Some weeks later, sald Mr.

Bankes, Mrs. Bowen was visited by

a detective. She then consented to: a medical examination and there was no evidence of the recent

all of whom are proved innocent. sider those of Sylvia Sidney, co-star The real killers are exposed at the } with Joel McCrea in trial of an innocent man by Perry | Goldwyn's "Dead End”. Mason, the astute lawyer-detective Sylvia will walk under a ladder who invariably solves mysteries but she won't put her hat on her named Leyton and that the only that the police are unable to bed. She always puts on fathom

stockings wrong side out, no matter He will have the following two Ricardo Cortez gives AN un-

how careful her mald is to see that assessors: Bir Humphry" Rolleston usually clever portrayal of Perry they are rolled to go on right alde physican to King George V., former Mason as does June Travis, as out. She likes the skins of baked Regius Professor of Phyale at Cam-Della Street, his worldy wise sec-potatoes, but doesn't like the in- bridge, Fresident, of the Royal Col-retary. Jane Bryan is lovely to sides. She loves gardenias and ex- delivery of a child. lege of Physicians and of the Royal look at and effective as the pensive perfumes. She has one of Bowen, it was alleged, then said: the finest libraries in Hollywood, “I admit that the child is not reads blographies, the novels and mine. My daughter brought it to detective stories. She loves to buy me from Liverpool on April 13. I hats and shoes but doesn't care. had previously thought I was going much about other glothing. She to have a baby. I wanted one never wears any shoes but those because I thought it would make with very low heels, She knits con- George Evans more attached to me. He said that he wanted to live with me."

Society of Medicine. Bir Humphry,mantic granddaughter of the mil Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister or who is 75, has been a member of lionaire, who has been cut off by Health, announced

and his latest will. recently the several Royal commissions personnel and terms of reference departmental committeer; Mr. K. of the inquiry which, as stated in J. F. Gourley, member of the In- the House of Commons last week, atitution of Civil Engineers, past 1s to be held into the outbreak of President of the Institution of typhoid at Croydon. It will be the Geológeal Society of London, conducted by Mr. H. L Marphy. He is 52..

ACTRESS'S DECREE

The decree nisi granted to the stantly and at home can often be Hon Mrs. Hermione Foulanda found listening to music,rending K.C., who is aged 55, was called The purpose of the Inquiry, the Ruby Clinton Tennant-Hermione and knitting all at once. Her TRAGIC ADVENTURES to the Bar in 1910, and became Ministry states, is to examine the Baddeley, the actress for divorce hands are never still, and if she Mr. J. P. Elsden, defending, ex- a King's Counsel in 1036. He is causes leading up to the cutbreak, from the Bon, David Francis Tea- gets hold of a pencil, she makes plained that the elder defendant a graduate of Trinity College, and the steps taken to deal with nant was among 119 decrees made triangular "doodles" by the score. was known on the stage as Goodie Dublin and Inte Barrington it. The committee will sit “at an absolute by the President, Bir Boyd | especially while she is talking on Leyton and the younger as Gloria lestures in political economi

early date"

Merriman, in the Divorce Court. I the telephone.

Leyton.

THAT GAY TRACKER-DOWNER

IS UP TO HIS OLD TRICKSI Parry Mason's bach 21, and so men the asportar, shells, and charm of Bela Scuoley Gardner" gremien story! Roed by Sanciónhed multions in Läs arty Magazina, now it's brought so the acousɑ by sar Chou Club, mabues of mystory samturpanem!. "THE CASE OF THE

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Mrs. Bowen had had two tragic'; he was prepared to accept the

adventures in marriage, he said. theory advanced by the defence Her first husband died of war and he did not think that a prison wounds and her second attempted sentence would do any good. In to commit suicide in 1929. She view of the extremely unusual obtained maintenance order circumstances and the fact that against him and had not seen him no public mischief had been done since.

he would bind both women over She met Evans, who was 43, in | for an indefinite period.g 1932. He told her in 1933 that his On the direction of the judge life with his wife was unhappy.

Thomas was found not guilty on |--Mr. Justice Lawrence said that the second charge."

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