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HE'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

ERROL FLYNN THE PERFECT SPECIMENTM.

JOAN BLONDELL WUGH WERBERT • £>W, EVERETT MONTON » DICK PORAN »SKVERLY ROBERTE MAY ROBSON - ALLEN JENKINS - Boone by MEGHANA, GULYJE A SLANG MATIURAS PIRTUKK Prevented by WARNER BROS.

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TWO FEATURE FILMS IN THE ONE SHOW! EXCLUSIVE WAR PICTURE AND A GREAT COMEDY | FEATURE No. 1

A.GREAT LAUGH SHOW WITH TWENTY COMEDY STARS ! The sky is the limit for laughs in this well comedy romance of a mad han pecked husband.

THE WORLD'S FAMILYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT!

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a the world's Joomlear family

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LOVE BEGINS

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A PICTORIAL DESCRIPTION OF WAR AT ITS WORST 1

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JANE WITHERS in *45 FATHERS

TUES. WED.

A 20th Century Fox Picture Tyrone Power - Loretta Young - Don Ameche in "LOVE IS "NEWS"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1938.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"Broadway Melody of 1938"

KING'S:

QUEEN'S

The Perfect Specimen" ORIENTAL:-

"Love Begins at 20′′

"Bombing of U.3.S. Panay**

Kowloon

ALBAMBRA:-

"Varsity Show"

STAR:-

"Call It A Day"

MAJESTIC:

"Devil's Playground"

"Midnight Follies"

KING'S:-

Sunday

"Broadway Melody of 1938"

QUEEN'S:-

"The Perfect Specimen"

ORIENTAL:-

"Wee Willie Winkle"

ALHAMBRA:-

"A Damsel in Distress"

·STAR: -

"15 Fathers" MAJESTIC:

"Sweet Surrender"

THE PERFECT SPECIMEN

Fun-House Fun

Fred Astaire proves himself a consistent custer-upper at an Eng« lish amusement park in his "A Damsel in Distress," He rides through a fun house on 1 swan device in hot pursuit of Joan Fon- talne, who drives one of the con- traptions, but not so expertly. This picture is the Chinese New Year Attraction at the Alhambra Thea- tre opening on Jan. 30th together with "Donald Duck" in "Donald's Ostrich".

DOUBLE ATTRACTION

For nine years Carmen LaRoux Errol Flynn, handsome" young has filed the inconspicuous post Irism actor, comes to the Queen's of stand-in for Dolores Del Rio, but Theatre today in a modern Ameri-establishment of motion picture can comedy-drama called "The studios in nearby Tla Juana, Perfect Specimen.

Mexico is likely to prove to be Carmen's open-sesame to fame and fortune.

The story deals with an eccen- tric old lady possessed of many millions who has an ambition to see her grandson raised as an altogether perfect young man, arid who for that reason supplies him with an ábundance of tutors but keeps him confined to the limits of the family's vast estate.

A young villager-Joan Blondell -manages to break into the virtual prison and meet the young man. She succeeds in getting him outside of his pounds, and he begins to understand and love the

world without.

That gives you a general idea of the possibilities of the story.

Others in the cast of today's local showing include May Robson, Hugh Herbert, Edward Everett Horton. Allen Jenkins, Beverly Roberts. Dick Foran and Dennie Moore.

AT THE KING'S

Hollywood pays its respects to Broadway.

With a name-cast of Broadway' stars, augmented by Robert Taylor 02 the screen, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's "Broadway Melody of 1938" opens at the King's Theatre to-day to be welcomed with spon- taneous applause.

Here, unquestionably, is the new order of things in the world of show business. On sound stages themselves larger than the great- est Broadway theatre, the picture has been furnished with a lavish splendour that could never be ap- proached elsewhere.

Eleanor

are

Robert Taylor and Powell co-star. With them George Murphy, Binnie Barnes Buddy Edsen, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland, Charles Igor Gorin, Ray- mond Walburn, Robert Benchley. Wille Howard, Charles Grapewin, Robert Wildhack and a chorus of lovely dancing giria.

A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS

Lawww.

A novel romantic chase, starting In a London taxicab, going into "second gear at a medieval castle, and shifting into high at a village fair. tollows a hectic course in Fred Astaire's RKO Radio vehicle, "A Damsel in Distress" which

to-morrow.

The dancing star is cast as

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29.

Anniversaries and Holidays- St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church and Patton of the Catholic Writers.

Cinemas. page),

(See Column 3 of this

Dances.-R. A. M. C. Association Dance At Periinsula Hotel, 8.30

p.m.:

Indian Recreation Club Dance, in the Club House at 600- kunpoo.. 9 p.m.; Hong Kong Phil- harmonic Society Annual Dinner Dance. In Hong Kong Hotel "Root Garden.

7

Malla (See Paro 16), Miscellaneous-Jumble Sale in St. Andrew's Hall. 3 p.m

Moon-XII Moon, 28th. Day.

p.m

Religious. Evensong, St. John's Cathedral Quiet Day. 6.45 conducted by the Rev. G. F Allen.

Sports-(See Pare 10). Sunrise.-7.03 a.m. Suriset.-8.10

p.m.

Tides. High at 09.50 and 20.00; Low at 02.40 and 13.21.

י

SUNDAY, JANUARY- 30. Moon-XII Moon. 29th. Day. Sunrise.-7.04 am Sunset.-6.09

p.m.

Tides-High at 09.25 and 19.20: Low at 02.08 and 1228)

NEW STYLE DANCING

At The Gloucester

Dancing of a type new to Hong Kong will be seen by guests at the Gloucester Hotel tonight when the Brymans Trio, well-known Contin- ental dancers, will stage a special floor show programme in connec tion with the Chinese New Year celebrations, Following news that "Estudios imperio Azteca, S.," with a half-Victor recently arrived from Eur- The trio-Clara. Madlaine and million dollar subsidy by the Mexican Government, is starting construction of sound-stage studio, in Lower California, came word that the pretty actress- stand-in has been made tentative offers to appear in films of her native land."

a

ope,

appearing at the Paris Exposition. where they have been

On the journey out they danced before King Farouk, of Egypt.

change of programme and the Tonight there will be a complete dances will include the Bolero, Revolution and Mondaine "Bleu.

on

Recently engaged, as Dolores Del The Bolero is the dance per- Rio's stand-in in the latter's formed by George Raft and Carole' Columbia picture, "Devil's Playgr-Lombard in the picture of that. ound." now at the Majestic" Thea- name. Revolution

is" based with Chester Morris tre,

and episodes in the French Revolution, Richard Dlx, Carmen may leave while Mondaine Bleu is typical of Hollywood soon to become a star the latest style of dancing. in in her own right, featured by the Europe. new-born. Mexican studios.

The "Midnight Follies" are ap- pearing on the stage.

From Hong Kong the Brymans Trio will go to Manila,

LETTERS HOME

HELP GERMAN CHANGE OF FRONT

(By Air Mail)

Hankow, Jan. 25. Chinese private, as well as off- cial, circles are pleased at the change of mind noticeable in the German Press of late.

Germany seems to realise that it Japan manages to turn China into a vassal state, she will, as far as trade is concerned,' find that the open door will only be open to Japanese.

Local Germans openly agree that the "Dally Herald" is right, when stating with reference to Japanese. honour, that the market value of this "commodity" declines rapidly.

There is no doubt that the Ger man change of front is largely due the hundreds of letters · con- tinually reaching businessmen in Germany from their countrymen in "China(Our Special, Corres- pondent),

to

TRAINEES DRILLING AT HANKOW

(By Air Mail)

Hankow, Jan. 25. Three of Hollywood's brilliant i China is a determined as ever opens at the Alhambra Theatre dio's "A Damsel in Distress Fred and the military advisers, here are lights are co-starred in RKO Ra- to carry on her fight for existence Astaire contributes his whirlwind j busy training the new armies.

Local residents are wondering 1! terpsichore and Burns and Allen celebrated American dancer who offer their smart chatter in this Japan' dares send more troops into tired of a reputation as a great romantic musical comedy scored by China now that Russia seems to lover. Inspired by his ambitious

P.G. Wodehouse.

Joah Fontaine be mobilizing her forces in Eastern but conscienceless press agents, heads the featured east in the title Biberta (Our Spécial Correspon- George Burns and, Grace Allen,

dent). decides to retire to the country Alhambra Theatre on Sunday 30th, This picture opens at the outside London, where he hopes to

January.

find peace.

But fate double-crosses him when he meets a beautiful English

role

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ON THE STAGE: .

Titanic thrills with the submarine divers in the

screen's new top for heart-stopping entertainment!

THE FLEET'S IN

and she has the situation 'well in handi

Adam from Danteland mantiker.match in a couple of fightin', favin' son of the seat.

RICHARD DIX BALDRES BEL RIO CHESTER MORRIS

DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND

Dorsday Erle C. Kunios, · A Columbia Pictura

On the Stage at all Performance:

A SENSATIONAL VAUDEVILLE ENTERTAINMENT I

VOLSKY'S

MIDNIGHT FOLLIES

6 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, GORGEOUS COSTUMES, NEW DANCES!

TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY! AGAIN TWO SHOWS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

Screen:

On the

On Wednesday, February 2, His Excellency, the Governor, Bir

at the annual dinner and ball of

girl, Joan Fontaine, whose aunt unhappy girl is held prisoner In Geoffry Northcote, will be present- is trying to force her into marry-the ancestral castle.

ing

a saxophone-tooting top. "A Damsel in Distress" ig a the St. John Ambulance Associa Astaire "rushes her in good old Pandro 8. Berman production diretion and Brigade, at the Hong Kong American, custom, although the cted by George Stevens,

Hotel.

SWEET SURRENDER

musical "Old Favourite from Universal

On the VOLSKY'S MIDNIGHT FOLLIES'

Stage:

Final Appearance in a Complete Change of Programme

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