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Presenting The American Debut Of A Now Star-DANIELLE DARRIEUX — Whose Exciting Beauty Is The Talk Of The World!
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A MEN WAWENTAL PICTURE
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.15
7.15-9.30
DAYS
THAT'S PARIS IN HER EYES!
America invaded by a girl of a
thousand new ninods of femininkų!
· DANIELLE
+
DOUGLAS
DARRIEUX FAIRBANKS, JR.
"THE RAGE OF PARIS”,
MISCHA AUER-LOUIS HAYWARD
HELEN BRODERICK DIRECTED BY HEWAY ROSTER PRODUCED BY E. 0.37LVA Original stary and screen play by
·Bruen Manning and Fille Jochena
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THEY FIGHT OUT ROMANCE TO A FINISA!.
A million dollar heiress get off ber higt borse and goes after her man on foot and gets bim. HEAR HIM SAY NO TU A MILLION BUCKS!
Your favorite vol. canic blonde, in the arms of the screen's new heart threat.
RAY
MIRIAM HOPKINS MILLAND
wise
WISE Girl
WITH
WALTER ABEL
"Pride and money clash on the battlefield of love... in the gay, heart-warming comedy of a girl who
got her man despite her million dollars!
RCO-ZADIO Pictore
HENRY STEPHENSON Deced by Leigh Jon. Produced by Edward
it SUN.
MON.
Kaufman, Screen Play by Alan Scott
"HAPPY LANDING
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CINEMA
RESULTS OF BRITISH FILM BALLOT
Today's Screenings
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Hong Kong
KING'S:
* "Escapade"
QUEEN'S:
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"The Rage Of Paris"
ORIENTAL:
"Wise Girl"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Dangerously Yours"
STAR:
"First Lady" MAJESTIC:
"The Champ"
KING'S:
Coming
"Beau Hunk"
QUEEN'S:
"Mald's Night Out"
ORIENTAL:
"Happy Landing"
"Prisoner of Shark Island”
"ALHAMBRA:
"The Rage Of Paris"
"Wild Horse Mesa"
STAR:
"San Francisco"
MAJESTIC:
The Hurricane"
THE RAGE OF PARIS
Danielle Darrieux, the famous French film star whose appearance in American pictures has been widely heralded, may be seen today at the Queen's Theatre in her first. trans-Atlantie production. "The Rage of Paris."
Starred opposite the French sensation is Douglas Fairbanks Jnr., who recently scored a hit in "Joy of Living." Other parts are taken
Auer, by Mischa
Helen Broderick and Louls Hayward.
The story is about a French girl who lands in New York broke and
an poses. for
advertising firm until she meets her boss. Then the fun and the trouble starta
The picture will also be showing
at the Alhambra as from tomorrow.
OUTSTANDING
FIGHT FILM
The hero of The Big House"! plays the father of "Skippy" in "a combination that is really an event
ot the screen season. Wallace Beery and, Jackle Cooper appeari as two stars in a single picture in "The
Metro-Goldwyn-| Champ," Mayer's dramatic romance of sport. g life and the human angle be hind it, which is now showing, at the Majestic Theatre.
Primarily it is a mighty drama of the love of a father and his son. There is a gripping element of
"Victoria The Great" Tops Ten Pictures
ANTON WALBROOK AND
FLORA ROBSON WIN
The best British picture released during 1937 was Victoria the
Great."
The best performance by an actor in a British film was that of Anton Walbrook in "Victoria the Great."
The best performance by an actress in a British film was that of Flora Robson in "Fire Over England."
These are the results of Film Weekly's Tenth Annual British Film Ballot.
Complete detalls are as follows:
TEN BEST BRITISH FILMS
1 "Victoria the Great."
2 "Wings of the Morning."
3 Farewell Agşin.”
4 "Fire" Over England
5 "Storm in a Teacup."
6 "Love from a Stranger."
7 "Elephant Boy."
8 "The Great Barrier."
"Rembrandt"
10 "Dark Journey."
TEN BEST PERFORMANCES
(ACTORS)
1 Anion Walbrook in “Victoria
the Great."
2 Basil Rathbone in "Love from
a Stranger."
3 Charles Laughton in "Rei-
brandt."
4 Rex Harrison in "Storm in a
Teacup." "
5 Conrad Veldt in "Dark Jour-
пед."
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SCREENED IN HONG KONG
The following films from the above have been screened in Hong Kong:-
"Victoria the Great." "Wings of the Morning," "Farewell · Again,” "Fire Over England." "Love from a Stranger," "Elephant Boy." "Rembrandt," "Dark Journey." Dreaming Lips." "Men are not Gods" and "Sabotage."
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TODAY
Anniversarles and Holidays. Our Lady of "the Snows," Founda· tion of the Basilica of St. Maria
Rome, AD. 356. Auctions.--Household Furniture.
Maggiore in
6 Laurence Olivier in "Fire Over at 2 Connaught Road Central,
England."
ground floor, 230 pm.
7 Lesile
Again."
Banks in "Farewel
8 John Lodge in "Sensation" 9 Sabu in "Elephant Boy." 10 Emlyn Williams in "Broken
Blossoms."
TEN BEST PERFORMANCES.
(ACTRESSES)
Cinemas. (See Column 3 of this Page).
Lectures.-Air Raid Precautions. Maryknoll Convent School, Kow- loon, 4 p.m.; Y.W.C.A. 38c. Bonham Road, Hong Kong, 8 pm.
Mails (Sec Page 16). Meetings-Counell of the Hong-
1 Flora Robson in Fire Over kong Lawn Bowls Assen, in 8. C.
M. Post Board Room, 5.30 pm England"
Miscellaneous.-Claims
2 Anna Neagle in "Victoria the
Great."
against
the Estate of Bela Singh, late of
3 Annabella in "Wings of the Amoy, due.
Morning."
4 Diana Churchill in
"Dominant Sextam
Social-Whist Drive and Tom
"The bola in the R. E Warrant Officers
and Sergents' Mess, Wellington
5 Ann Harding in "Love from a Barracks, 9 pm: Tea Party to all
Stranger."
Missionaries in the Colony, at
6. Dolly Haas in "Broken Blas-Helena May, 4.30 p.m., followed by
soms."
concert: Cheero Club Contract
7 Vivien Leigh'in "Storm in a Bridge, 8 pm,
Teacup."
8 Elisabeth Bergner in “Dream-
ing Lips,"
Moon. VII Moon, 10th. Day. Sports. (See Page, 10). Sunrise.-5.56 am
9 Miriam Hopkins in "Men are p.m.
not Gods"
10 Bylvia Sidney in "Sabotage”
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Sunset-7.02
Tides-High at 04.25 and 18.48; Löw at 12.12 and 21.40.
CROSSWORD NO.73
ACROSS
1 Ascend
5 Watering
place
9 Contains
human sacrifice. Surrounding this 12 Essential
is comedy galore and the thrills of 13 "Swiss river
a Mexican border town, with. Its 14 Japanese gambling. racing and prize fight-
5,
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23.
sash
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Vilayet in
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ing. Much of it was actually film-15 ed in Mexico,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1938.-PAGE 5
CAIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE' SHOWING TODAY DAILY AT 2.38, 5.10. 7.15 AND 9.30 PM.
WHO WAS THE BEWITCHING BEAUTY THAT POSED FOR THIS ROMANTIC RASCAL?.
All the Wives of Vienna Ware Jealous-all the Hunbeds Suspicious→→ plyne Macked Charmer Who Became an Artist'a Model for an Hour! It' WILLIAM Daring, Madomp, Guy!
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4 Robert Z. Leonard Production
Produced by Bernard B. Hyma
NEXT CHANGE M.G.M. Picture
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LAUREL & HARDY in
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ALHAMBRA
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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY PERIL-PACKED ADVENTURE THAT FLASHES EX- CITINGLY FROM OCEAN LINER TO CITY STREETS!
CESAR ROMERO PHYLLIS BROOKS
JANE DARWELL
ALAN DINEHART
TOMORROW
New Universal Picture
+ SHOWS
DAILY
230 820.
720-930
DANGEROUS LIVING..
DANGEROUS LOVING...
in the most adventurova game of all!
Dangerously Yours
DANIELLE DARRIEUX in
THE RAGE OF PARIS"
with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. -- Mischa
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY RETURN OF AN ·OLD FAVOURITE” ! Do Not Miss Your Last Opportunity to See One
of the Best Pictures of Yeste-year!
Wallace
"BEERY Jacki
COOPER
SHOWING TODAY.
A Comedy Knockout--
With A Capital Kay! :
★ ★ ★ ★
KAY FRANCIS "First Lady
with PRESTON FOSTER · ANITA
•
LOUISE - WALTER CONNOLLY
WEBBER TEARDALE » VICEVON JORT Í LOUISE FAZENDA › Desobedies STANLEY LOGAN
NEXT CHANGE
M.G.M. Picture
ESCAPADE
William Powell plays ope of the most engagingly humorous roles in many & moon opposite Luise
Rather in "Escapade." gay Con- tinental drama now playing at the King's Theatre.
almlessly
18 Bantu language
36
37
34 4041
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octopus
20
Ancient and Illustrious
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family of, Italy
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21 Frigid It is the story of an artist whose 22 Sheltered
side flirtations land him into trouble
with the Jealous husband of a 23 Like former sweetheart, and into a ro- 24 Greek letter mance with a demure girl whom 25, Merit he chose for an alibi, in a mix-up] 28 Flower. over the painting of the married 90 Grasps woman which accidentally got into 32. Formal agree- priät.
ment 33 Excites 34 A monk's
cow! 35 Exclamation GAUDIERT CARAFE 38 College degree ESPARTOIHERETIC 37 Possess LIBINJ CEDEDRA 38 Encountered aging" tests in which films in six A NT 8AMARAST PER, 39 Woody plant months went through the effects TIER SAVORA BRAT 42 Eagle"
Jeanette MacDonald Clark Gable "SAN FRANCISCO ·
HISTORY FILMED FOR YEAR 4000
"
Whether Hollywood likes it
room,
SOLUTION NO. 72
or not, people living in the
of 60 years storage in a cool dark I N NERTSEE FLARF43 Deface Year 1000 will be able to see
NETTOYS STREAM 44 Pounds and hear today's history, in the
ནཱRE MT48 Volcano on making.
These tests showed that ceilu-SITE
C I the island of Although a Hollywood chemist lose, or explosive, Alm. would last HARASS DYER
SALES TA DO ¶ DEMON Martinique Estimated the maximum duration from 50 to 100 years. The newer
CLAD BRUMET DON ́B 48 Cuckoo. of film at 25 years, Government safety, or acetate, film "may be Tesearchists said no apparent limit preserved for much longer periods," | OILS BESTEADFACE 40 Peer Gynt's
OBDELAY THE AIR mother has yet been found.
the experts, declared. Unofficially, The Bureau of Standards re- they put the figure at several TUBULAR NEAREST 60 Communion-
table cently. completed. "accelerated hundred years.**
STEELY¶¶ÄLLEGES
52 Things (law)
53 Stagnant
DOWN
1 Topaz hum-
ming-bird
2 Deride
3 Kingdom in
8. Europe:
4 Capital of
Yemen vila-
yet, Arabia
5 Biblical name
6 Fabric
French sur-
7
...Reon
8 Macaw
9 Leaps
10 Ald 11
Lateral
17 Threw into
hopeless con¬ fusion
19 Possessive
Pronoun
21 Twelfth part of a foot
मह
50.
22 Blip
HSY
23 Brother
of Moses 25 Frize 27 Chemical
symbol:
28 Heavenly
29 A tenant in
India
31 Lava
32 Subdivision
of a county
34 Steeds 38 Fortifed
British Island 39. Demonstra-
tive pro- noun
40 Hindu queen 41 Discharge
42 Language of
the Ecottish highlanders
43 Liquefy, 45 Bense organi
46 Dance step *47*Before
SOLUTION TOMORROW
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
COMMENCING TOMORROW".
་་་
Greatest Drama of our time
in the thrilling
story of primitive love by Nordhoff and Hall, authors of Mutiny on the Bounty,"
SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents
THE
HURRICANE
with Dorothy Lamont, Saw Half, Mary Kater, C_Aubrey Smith; Thomme Altchell, Saymaad Massey, Story by Nesthoff and Hall, entkern ("Maṇayon tõu Downty',Directed by Jaka Fury
RELIEF "DEBT":
SIR L. COHEN'S £299,000
Eugene W. Casey, Negro taxi driver. has paid the first install-
Estate valued at £299.169 in.p. ment on the $70,70 "debt" he says | 2250 683), was left by Bir Leonard he owes New York City for relier Lionel Cohen, of Bissex-square, money given to him.
W and Wellingrove, near Rick- "Mr. Casey, who supports a wife mansworth, formerly a partner in and a boy, sent, the City Treasur-Louis Cihen and Sons. stockbrok-
and bankers, for 20 years | er a $5 money order. He said his ers cab is averaging $25 to $30 a week president of the Jewish Board of and that he will pay the "debt of Guardians and a director of the fr: small surIIN.
Bengal and North-Western and
He wrote that he usually has a the Rohikund and Kumaon Rall "dollar or two to spare" at the way Cos Estate duty of 275,487 end of the week
has been paid.
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