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QUEENS

DAILY AT 2:30-5:15 ·7:20 & 9:30 • TEL. 31453

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

THE LAUGHS BEGIN WHEN MARION BECOMES PLAYBOY BOB'S SECRETARY.

IT'S HILARIOUS !....

MARION

Too pretty to hold a job... beż how the.

cold hold a man!

IT'S A PANIC !

DAVIES.MONTGOMERY

EVER SINCE EVE

FRANK MCHUGH

PATTY KELLY

ALLEN

JENKINS

A CONGPOLITAR

As sather full of riga beshest everything hot work!

Presented by Warner Bros. A First National Plature Directed by Lloyd Baron

Buren May by Lewinum Réter, Bart Bolumlu à Lille Harvard • Pom & Mary by Martens Lui'à Dans Inter

TOMORROW

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1938.

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Queen's And Alhambra Theatres Close Most Important Film Deal Of Year

TODAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"The Firefig QUERN'S:—

"Ever Since Eve"

ORIENTAL-

"Fit For A King."

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA

The Perfect Specimen"

STAR:

"The King's 'Vacation"

MAJESTIC:—

LILY PONS

̈· JACK OAKIE

"It All Yours"

RKO-HAO I

Picture

in

"

HITTING A NEW HIGH'

with Eric Blore

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KING'S:-

QUEEN'S:--

ADDED: Coloured

Cartoon

Edward E. Horton LONESOME : GHOSTS"

TAPE ANY TEAM ON HAPPY VALLEY BƏR

4 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5.15 715.9.30

ORIENTAL

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FLEMING "ROAD MANCHAI

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LAST 4 TIMES TO:DAY.

JOE FILLS THIS MYTHICAL KINGDOM WITH LAUGHTER !

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He rescues a princess, breaks up a revolution and saves a kingdom from destruction in this langb-laden story. FILLED WITH COMEDY, ADVENTURE. THRILLS

AND ROMANCE!.

DAVID L. LOEW

prevents

JOEN BROWN

An Idward Sadgwick

production. Distributed

by RXD-Rodio Platures

ine Royal Ravel'

OFIT FOR A KING

Kich

HELEN MACK PAUL KELLY

~TO:MORROW.MONDAY TUESDAY-

ANOTHER GREAT BIG COMEDY SMASH HIT! A delightful combination of comedy, songs, music, beautiful girls and exotic dances.

ALL PRESENTED ON A MAGNIFICENT 'SCALE!

YOU'LL GO

BANJO-EYED

WITH JOY!

Eddic CANTOR

ALL BABA GOES TO TOWN

will

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TODAY ONLY

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ARLISS

"THE KING'S VACATION'

A Warner Bros. Picture

DICK POWELL, THE SINGING MARINE" with Doris WRATON Warner Bros. Picture

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KOWLOON TRAFFIC, GAMBLERS FINED

CASES

IN KOWLOON Chan Lam, 31, and fourteen

་

•

Coining

"Bad Guy"

"Hitting A New High" ORIENTAL:-

"Ali Baba Goes To Town" ALHAMBRA:-

"Hitting A New High"

STAR:-

"The Singing Marine" "Alice Adams"

MAJESTIC:—"

4.

"Elephant Bay"

"Love On The Run"

LILY PONS BACK AGAIN

"Hitting A New High"

Open's Tomorrow

The latest Lily Pons musical Alm. "Hitting a New High," which opens at the Queen's and Alham- bra Theatres to-morrow, ranks as the moost colourful and amusing of the diva's three films.

The story is a delightful satire on the politics of, a great opera company. A feud between the company's wealthy patron, played by Edward Everett Horton, and its impressario, played by Eduardo Ciannelli is the basis on which most of the action turns.

KING'S

DISNEY'S SNOW DIARY OF LOCAL & SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

WHITE AND THE

SEVEN DWARFS

EVENTS

TODAY

Unquestionably the most Im- Anniversaries and Holidays. portant film deal of the past few Ember Day. Chinese National Holl- years in Hong Kong was closed day. (Anniversary of the death of this week when Mr. C. §. Rosselet, the late Party Leader, Dr. Sun Yat- on behalf of the General Amuse- isen. 9.30 a.m. 1925) Customs Holl- ments. Ltd., operating the Queen's) day. John Bull, composer, died in and Alhambra Theatres, signed a 1628: St. Gregory the Great, Pope contract with RKO Radio Pictures (and Doctor of the Church. Inc., for local release of Walt Cinemas. See Column 3 of this Disney's full-length colour feature Page)

"Snow White and the Seven

Dwarfs."

The local release date, according

Malls. (See Page 18).

Meetings-Annual, of Bank of

to Mr. Rosselet. has not yet been East Asia, Ltd., at 10 Des Voeux determined, but the film is expect-Rond Central. 3 p.m.

Jed to be shown sometime in April jor May,

Mon.-II Moon, 11th. Day

Sports. (See Page 10). Sunrise.-6.36 a.m. Sunset.-6.32

Tides-High at 07.48 and 18.20; It has broken all records in Low at 00.15, and 11.28. America, and in the 6,000-seat Radio Music Hall in New York, it ran for

CURRENT SENSATION

"Snow White" is currently the [p.m.)

sensation of the amusement world,

five consecutive weeks stossing the amazing sum of |G$650,000.00–2 record for any plc-

ture.

TOMORROW

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Moon Moon, 12th. Day. Sunrise. 6.37 a.m. Sunset.-G.31 Ip.m.

It is also smashing records in Tides-High at 06.50 and 16.59 other cities where it has so far Low at 08.40. been booked. "In Los Angeles, "Snow "White" is in it seventh week and will probably continue for another four.

On the opening day in Los Angeles the theatre was booked out at £1 a seat.

"FORGERY" OF CHAPLIN PICTURES

The

British Film Institute.

Never before has there been such la tremendous demand for seats for any film and RKO executives' are Armly convinced that this Walt which is cataloguing the early Disney feature will outgross any Charlie Chaplin Alms, has ex- movle ever made.

perienced difficulty in identifying many of them.

(See. Pictures Page 9)'

News Briefs.

A report by the Institute re- ferred to "forging." The meaning Intended by the word has been explained by an official of the Institute.

now

"Forging 13 really the WTODE His Excellency the Governor will term," he said. "We had in mind attend Divine Service at St. John's | the 'duping' of Chaplin shorts in Cathedral at 11 am. tomorrow.

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On Monday afternoon His Ex- Miss Fons, a night club enter-cellency the Governor will make a tainer who is ambitious to crash private inspection of the Trade the gates of grand opera, is caught and Technical School, Gap Road. between the two in the battle.

Wanchal Neatly counter-balancing this theme, la a romantic plot involv ing John Howard and the singer. Howard, in addition to being the diva's fiance, is also her employer. band leader with whose orches- tra she sings.

The picture was produced for R.K.O.-Radio by Jesse L. Lasky. pioneer film magnate, and direc- ted by Raoul Walsh.

"IT'S ALL YOURS'

Francis Lederer's Gay Comedy

the days when the rights were often bought by one showman. Who proceeded to 'dupe' a nuniber of coples,

"Many of these under different titles

Were issued to deceive the public into thinking that an old Alm was a new one. So far The annual dinner and dance as we can discover. Chaplin made of the Portuguese Companies of 33 Alms in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence claim that the total was only 22, 1914. though others

Corps will be held at the Club Yet we have a list of Just under Lusitano on Saturday, March 26.100 Chaplin titles for that year." starting at 7.30 p.m.

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St. John's Cathedral Women's EVER SINCE EVE

Gulid announces that there will be a games (bridge and mahjong) afternoon in the Cathedral Hall on Thursday, March 31. com- mencing at 3 p.m.

な

Two Popular Stars

Two stars of Immense popularity. and of well deserved top rank among comedy players, are at the There will be a dance, for ser- Queen's Theatre today, in "Ever vicemen at the Cheero Club next since Eve," the Cosmopolitan pro- Wednesday at B. p.m.

duction.

They are Marion Davies, the blondc comedienne. and

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With Madeleine Carroll. Francis Lederer and Mischa Auer heading]. Ja stellar cast and with a scintil- The seventh annual athletic lovely

lating story competently directed sports of La Salle College will be Robert Montgomery, the debonair by Elliott Nugent. Columbia has held today commencing at 1 pm youth who has been leading man cilcked again with

ripping on

the College Ground. Right in so many gay movies romantic comedy entitled "It's All Rev. Bishop Valtorta will present Yours,"

the prizes.

The picture which opened today at the Majesic Theatre before ar audience that alternately roared with laughter or held their breaths in suspense. is sparkling entertain- ment.

The story concerns shy young

who

"

On the occasion of the 13th an- niversary of the death of Dr. Sun

Miss Davies

and Montgomery, nre co-starred in what is describ- ed as the livellest, fastest-moving! farce either has played in for a long time

Yat-sen, a public memorial meet- ing will be held today at

Miss Davies plays the part of a the King's Theatre from 11 a.m.

stenographer who has been so Mrs. E. G. Stewart will give harassed by employers because of Jimmy Barnes (Francis Lederer) | away the prizes at the annual her golden-haired beauty that she i comes to America from sports of St. Paul's College, which disguises herself with a dark wiz | Europe to join the law firm of his will be held at Caroline Hand glasses and goes looking for uncle. Jimmy is prodded into (South China A.A. ground) on another job. spending a few months having a Monday. March 21. commencing good time, and the result is that 1.30 p.m.

after a few years young Barnes is!

To bring him back to earth the elder Barnes enlists the aid of his mouse-like secretary. Linda Gray (Madeleine Carril).

Montgomery is a novelist who is crazy about blondes, but is forced to accept this seeming brunette i

the scandal of San Francisco. In the Colony of Hong Kong, forced upon him by his hard-boil- including the Island, Kowloon and led woman publisher, who wants the New Territories, during the him to keep his mind on his work. week ending at 8 a.m. on Saturday, The pleture was directed by March 5, there were altogether 84 Lloyd Bacon. traffic accidents, as the result of which 1 person was killed and 31 were injured, de

"ELEPHANT BOY":

A Memorable Picture

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The public 1 reminded

Suffolk in the China Fleet Club

Through an unfortunate over- names of Sir Elly sight, the Kadoorie and Co. and The Steam Laundry Co. were omitted from the list of firms who so generously contributed to the bridge and mah long drive in aid of the Hong Kong Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held in the Peninsula Hotel on January 17.

Mr. G. Arnold of 6, Duke Street,

that on Monday.. Admission: $1.50 for was fined $12 by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- cthers appeared before Mr. K. M. A.; A new and remarkable boy star booking for the finals of the Hong men. ladies by courtesy.* fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy is introduced in "Elephant Boy." Kong Area Army Boxing Cham yesterday when he appeared yesterday on charges of gambling which Alexander Korda is present-pionships Is open at Messrs. 9. charged with (a) diving his motor at No. 76, Canton Road, ground Ing at the Majestic Theatre this Moutrie and Co., Chater Road

week cycle at an excessive speed of 40|floor, on Thursday.

(Tel. 20527). Tickets will cost $1 miles per hour along Waterloo Detective-Sergeant Mottram pro- He is Babu, a 13-year-old Indian per night or $3 per all four nais.

lad who was discovered in India Road at 2.10 p.m. on February 14, recuted. "(b) not having an efficient silencer First defendant, who was addi- by Robert Flaherty, co-director of Starting at 8.30 p.m..a Carnival and (c) not having efficient tionally charged with keeping a the film, working in the Mahara-dance will be held by HMS common gaming house, was fined jah's elephant stables. This naive Traffic-Sergeant Brittain stated $60. Two men who were absent unaffected child is one of the that the foot brakes were in good had their balla of $5 each estreated, most delightful personalities ever of Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle order, but the hand brakes were the Lemander were each fined $3. brought to the screen. Women will Book" variis, tells of a little inefficient.

A sum of $4.01 picked up from love him-his smile alone will take Indian boy, son of a mahout. who Mr. E A. Gaubert, of Jardine, the gaming, table was ordered to care of that.

dreams of the day when he, too, The annual reunion of the Matheson and Company, was fined be placed in the Poor Box,

"Elephant Boy" is rare and will become a great elephant Bibliotheque Francaise will be held restful "enteratinment right off driver like his famous grandfather, on Tuesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. pro- the beaten track. "The story, based the renowned "Toomal of the at the French Consulate, 4th floor

on "Toomal of the Elephants," one | Elephants.”

Alexandra Buliding.

brakes.

$8 for driving at the excessive agents speed of 40 mph along Nathan Tramc-Sergeant "Road at 3.10 p.m. on February 13. secuted.

Appleton

-EVER GREATER THAN

'MAY TIME'!

I took two years to come

platel-cast of thousands

mighty stones of spor tacular splender... Con "Our love-inngs that çinko your heart beat faster! ...Noyer' show ke this on stage <: treeni

24 hours of glorious mast

adly, spectacle and romance

JEANETTE MACDONALD The FIREFLY

with ALLAN JONES - WARREN WILLIAM

A Robert Z. Leonard Production » a Meban

The new M-C-Mindy-Mayar Pictum & Produced by HUNT STROMBERG

that cast a

NEXT CHANGE

M.G.M. Picture

BA D

GUY' with BRUCE CABOT VIRGINIA GREY

ALHAMBRA

MATHAN RO, KOWLOON-DARY AT 2,3013:30+720 & 9.30 -TEL, SASSA

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

A PERFECT COMEDY THAT MAKES YOU ROAR WITH PERFECT LAUGHTER

ERROL FLYNN THE PERFECT SPECIMEN

JOAN BLONDELL Čoka mennicky » BOW, EVERETT

MONTON • CHCE FORAN - NEVERLY MOMENTS » BRAY RONSON » ALLER PERERS + Glended her MICHAEL, CURTY A PIROT NATIONAL PIOVORY Préverted by WARNER BROL.

LILY. PONS JACK DAKIE

R.K.O. Radio

Picture

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DAILY

1.30 $20

120.000

TOMORROW

JOAN, YA GOT SONETRIKO ANTHEREL

in "HITTING A NEW, HIGH"

ADDED: Walt Dianay's

Coloured Cartoon

* PLOTO'S QUINPUPLETS *

MAJESTIC

THEATRE.

NATHAN ROAD

KOWLOON

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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY

YEAR'S SWELLEST LOVE AND LAUGH SHOW!

MADELEINE

CARROLL

FRANCIS

LEDERER IT'S ALL YOURS

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

TOMORROW

MISCHA AUER

Grace Ladies

"AND MONDAY BODYARD KIPLING'S FAMOUS “JUNGLE STORY"

AN ALEXANDER KORDA ·íí]

"ELEPHANT BOY"

PRODUCTION

A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

NEW MUSICAL AT KING'S

Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones in "The Firefly"

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