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SMASHING RIOT" OF "LAUGHS":

FOR A SLIGHT CASE OF HYSTERICS.)

Edw.G. Robinson

SAAM WARNER MADET

A SUGHT CASE OF MURDER

JANE BRYAN - ALLEN JENKINS

RUTH DONNELLY - WILLARD PARKER

He's Puttin' On His Top-Hat

White Tie ......... and

Tommy-Gun!

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GUNGA DIN"

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DANGER NEVER STOPPED HIM YET!

Drummond choses trouble to mysterious. Moracco in a thrill-packed adventure "with internatiant splas

"BULLDOG DRUMMOND IN AFRICA“

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Dolores Del Rio : MORBOW in "MADAME DUBARRY"

have his WEIGHTY UNIFORM Jackle Cooper will

first taste of stardom as an adult "The military chest may sult the in What a Life which is being ladies beat says Leon Ames, produced by Paramount. 20th Century-For actor, "but there's something about a soldier that's too much for me!**

Errol Flynn

wants to play Templendent army Cyrano de Bergerac, but he insiste bic on treating” tard's classic ate with story in his own

Ames wears attache's uniform” ina ture. The contime.com heavy sword andra weighed 69 pound ell declared himself out after a dim.

medals

Margaret”/Löck

ornish actress has been

part in Busannah,. in.

Copley Temple

Screenings

KING'

Hongkong

*Thi the A militar

QUEEN'S'

"A slight Case of Murder"

OBIENTAL:

: "Bulldog

AfricaTM

CATHAY:

Drummond

"Battle of Broadway"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"Border Law"

STAR-

"Sweet Adeline"

MAJESTIC:

"Of Human Hearts"

KING'S:

Coming

"Alexander's Ragtime Band”-

QUEEN'S:

"Gunga Din"

ORIENTAL:

"Beau Hunks"

"Pearod's Double Trouble"

CATHAY:"

"Snow White And The Seven

Dwarts"

ALHAMBRA:

***be

Autocrat Of

Ch'a

Dynasty"

"Gunga 'Din”

STAR1

"Madame Dubarry"

"That Certain Age" MAJESTIC:

"The Drum”

CINEMA & GENERAL

CROSSWORD

NO. 236

ACROSS

1 Tree (5) A

5 Employees (5)

8 Apportion (5)

Deduce (5)

10 Uplift (5).

11 Male bird (5) 12 Headstrong (8),

13 Relative

pronoun (5)

18 Church

* seat (3)

20 Add water (6)

21 "Puzzle (6)

22 Time

period (3)

24 Number (5)

27 Stem (6)

30 Doctrine (5).....

31 Nip (5)

33 Dwell (5)

33 Happening

(5)

34 Cringe (5) 35 'Of same

value (5) DOWN

1 short (5)...

2 Gum (5)

3 Intrepid (5)

4. Gratify (8)

5 Scatter (5)

#

s Lagai plea (5)

7 Meat (5)

13 Hiberniàn (5)

14 Way (5)

18 Pull up (5)

17" Desert

:beast (5)

18" Vegetable (3)

SOLUTION TO-MORROW

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. -St. Onesimus, Disciple of St. Paul

DANCE OF VEILS NOW AUCTIONS, Crown

ON FILMS

The ancient Egyptian dance of the vells, almost forgotten in the modernization of that country, has been revived, for the movies.

Nick Castle and Geneva Sawyer, dance directors at 20th Century- Fox, staged the alluring Arabic number for the spectacular drama, "Buez."

The two dance experts inter- viewed 500 girls in their search for 40 who had previous basic training in Oriental dances. Since the dance is the most difficult of all numbers, the chorus rehearsed for two months before performing| in front of the movie camera,

"I'LL GIVE A

MILLION”

"I'll Give A Million," 20th Century-Fox's latest production to reach Hongkong, has been pointed out by previewers as an example of the clever fusing of "developed" talent with tried trouping - ma- terial

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Interviewed regarding his direc- torial work on this comedy ro- inance, Walter Lang passed all credit to Darryl F. Zanuck, pro duction chief. "Nobody else," de- clared Lang, "would have assem- bled such a cast. The usual for- mula would have been to pick two ''box once! names for the starring brackets and then rely on Lady Luck for the rest of the cast.......

TI

Give A Million" stars Warner Baxter as a wealthy man who tires of facing friends and voluntarily becomes a hobo,

Then, one of Hollywood's most vivid personalities, Marjorie Wes- ver, was given the romantic role opposite Warner. Miks Weaver, a comparative newcomer to film work, has been carefully developed in a series of roles of gradually Increasing Importance. Another Important role was given to Lynə Bari also carefully guided "for more than a year.

The delightful... romance opent to-day at the King's Theatre.

DRAMA OF INDIA

For many months units worked on the North West Frantien o India, on locations in the Welsh Mountains and at the Denham Studiog to complete the most ex- citing production made by London Filma

The Drum, which comes to the Majestic Theatre on Satur day, is packed with action and will form an emphatic answer to the complaint so often, heard that the British Studios fall to portray the Empire on the screen. Twenty year old, Valerie Hobson. who plays the lead oppon Roger Livesey, has turned in a fine per-

thangs formance.

given a pearance in Lond Film and ich shira ber, first role since she was signed

Along contract

Lands

Land office, Ping Shan, 11.30 a.m.; Household Furniture, at 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon.. 23. DAT

BAZAARS...

19 Ting (3) *

23 8pley, root (8)

24 Theme (5)

15 Freshen

up. (5)

26 Anaesthetic (5)

27 Declare (5)

28 Farewell (5)

29 Bend knee (5).

Solution No. 235 ACROBS: 1, Simplified, 7, Onion.. Speed, 10, Teach. 13, Bott, 15, Stern 18, Opinion. 17, Dear/18, Evil. 19, Cholera, 20, Rich, 22 Kiss. 24, Geres. 27, Ditto. 28, Nudge, 29, Chatterbox. DOWN: 1, Skif. 2 Mint, 3, Lavar 4, Fish. 5. Eject. 6. Considered." 9. Demolishes. 11. Episode. 12, Chinese. 14, Torch 15, Sneak. 21, Catch. 23, Index: 24, Colt. 25, Rake. 25, Snob...

ד'

Chinesa Women's Club New Year «Bazaar; in'

Pontical St. RELIGIOUS-Solemn Paul's Boys' School; Glenealy. Requiem Mass for His Holiness CINEMAS-(See Column 3 of this the Pope, at Catholic Cathedral.

Page),

Confrmation“ Class, (Adults), Lady Chapel, St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.

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LECTURES.—Anti-Gas, Modiced Full Course, at Volunteer Hqrs.. 10.15 a.m.; Firt Ald, at Ambu-SOCIAL-Y, M. C. A. lante Hqr.. 730 p.m.;`at King's- College, & p.m.;

Yaumat Government School, B. p.: Theosophical Society, 8 pm. MAILS.-(See Page 18). MEETINGS Annual,

at

of Hum- phreys Estate & Finance Co.. Ltd.. at Hongkong Hotel, noon; St. Andrew's Club Committee, 8.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, 3 p.m.; Victoria Chess Club, at Gloucester Hotel, 5. p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, at, Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.; Cathedral Scouts, at Hqra.. Lower Albert Road, 5.30 p.m.; Muslimi Society Meeting, at Mr. Ael Archulil's Office, in Holland House, 4th fir; Queen!: Road Central, 6:30 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS, Cathedral Women's "Fellowship Workinz Party, 3. p.m. MOON-Chinese XIX Moan, "28th.

Day.

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WALT DISNEY'S

FIRST FULL LENGTH PRODUCTION

Snow White

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 -PAGE 5

KING S

SHOWING TODAY

DAILY AT 12, 61, ^1.31 AND 1.5

This season's gayest entertainment from hit-making. 20th Century-Fax

WARNER BAXTER I'LL GIVE

A MILLION

MARJORIE WEAVER PETER LORRE JEAN HERSHOLT

JOHN CARRADINI » J. EDWARD BROMBERG LYNN, BARE. »"PHITZ FELD'

AL 80

'PINK ELEPHANTS”

(Cartoon)

"TRAILER PARADISE"

(Cabin Kids Comedy)/

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Irving Berlin's "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" with TYRONE POWER - ALICE FAVE ; DON. AMECHE

Oth Century Fox Picture.

ALHAMBRA

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY A FILM THAT'S BREATH-TALKİNG,

WITH A THRILL A SECOND

TO-MORROW

A CHINESE PICTURE

Blert

BUCK JONES

BORDER LAW

See, the Ace of Outdoor, Stars Lead "the". Bandita" into the Rangers"" Trap

and Win a Dancing Senorita!"

Lapita Tovar and Big Cast

Directed by Loula. King

A Columbia Picture Po

Drama

Thrilling, Historical &

"THE AUTOCRAT OF CH'O DYNASTY”. With Superimposed English Subtitles

MAJESTICE

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DRAMA".

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most beautiful, most human love stories ev

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MILLIONS CHEER ITS GREATNESS!

Tumultuous with the

blazing thrills of

America's romantic yesterday comes this emotional love drams! Spectacularly produced i by the creators of "The Good Earth" and "Captains Courageous,

CLARENCE

BROWN'S

Production of

OF HUMAN HEARTS

CLARENCE BROWN

WALTER HUSTON JAME STEWART BEULAH BOND GUY KIBBEE CHARLES COBURN

CA

TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY

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