1939-03-07 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY "PRESS

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

47 230-313-720-9:30 RM ̧AT 230- 520-720 8 9:30 PM

SHOWING TODAY

FROM M-G-M"COMES

THE NEW HIT!

The Music! The Life!

The Loves! Of "The

World's Waltz King!"

LUISE

MILIZA

THE

GREAT WALTZ

Harring FERNAND

RAINER GRAVET KORIUS

with

HUGH HERBERT - LIONEL ATWILL

And Cast of Thousands!

Screen Play by Samos| Hoffmatain and Walzer Relach Directed by Jalies Dreivier

THURSDAY

AT THE QUEEN'S "PARTNERS IN CRIME

Lynn Overman Roscoe Karus

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·TO-MORROW

AT THE ALHAMBRA SNOW WHITE

Return For One Day Only

LA SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-5.15 7.75-9.30

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ORIENTAL

THEATRE

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CINEMA & GENERAL

Today's Screenings

Hongkong

BETTE DAVIS PET FACES

THE CAMERA

Bette Davis calls, her Daffy, but she gives promise of being one of the smartest natural actresses over to face the motion pic- ture cameras.

"She's a sad-faced" English, setter art Exify happens to be her name, In proof that it is not accurately descriptive she didn't make a single The Cowboy And The Lady" mistake throughout her brief pic- QUEEN'S:

KING'S:

"The Great Walta"

ORIENTAL:

"Spawn Of The North".. CATHAY:

"Love And Hisser”

Kowloon

ALHAMURA:

"The Great Walts"

STAR'

"Bad Man Of Brimstone" MAJESTIC:

"South Riding"!

KING'S:

"Josette' QUEEN'S:

Coming

"Partners In Crime" ORIENTAL:

ture career.

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Daffy belongs to Miss Davis sister Barbara. The star, who help- ed aise Daffy from a puppy, used her influence to have the setter cast with her in "Dark Victory" at Warner Bros. It was her first-acting experience for Daffy, who had never aven been on a movie set until the day she played her first scenes.

ALL SO PUZZLING Simple as they were, those scenes

puzzled Daffy. She was to jump on Miss Davis' bed in affectionate morning" greeting. But at home Daffy, who's a hunting type dog, is never allowed on the beds,

United States Grip On Film Industry

EXECUTIVES AFRAID OF. GIVING OFFENCE

There could be no more eloquent indication of the state of British

film production than the fact that four different men were unwilling to be quoted on the Quota problem recently for fear of offending American distributors.

Films Act were being discussed, but Articles on the failure of the

executives did not want their names mentioned,

It was all quite puzzling until Miss Davis, solved the problem by concealing a few lumps of sugar in her hand. Dany loves sugar, So it was appetite, aided by encourage-

The reason is simple. The dietri- ment from the star, that enabled

butors have a stranglehold on the her to overcome her, inhabitions. West Of Tomb-she hopped on

the bed with industry. In America the biggest alacrity and muzzled Miss Davis figures in the film world are mainly

producers.

"The White Banners" "Last Gangster" ALHAMBRA:.

"The Law stone"

"Snow Whita” ⠀

STAR

"Man Proof"

MAJESTIC:

נן

"The Lone Wolf In Parks"

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY Riding"

SCREEN'S MOST MARVELLOUS THRILL DRAMA! A million dollar spectacle of the frozen North, where harpoon guns roar, fists fly, knives flash in a land where love and life is tough and swift.

DRAMA AS SAVAGE AS THE UNTAMED NORTH!

SPAW

GEORGE RAFT

HENRY DOROTHY

FONDA LAMOUR

Akim Tamirat - Pohn Berrymeer - Lavise Plats Lynes Overman

2 DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & THURSDAY

A BIG PICTURE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS!

A marvellous story that's true to life, powerful, human and timely, an outstanding production.

WHITE BANNERS

by LLOYD C DOUG! AS

CLAUDE BAINS FAY/BAINTER JACKIE COOPER BONITA GRANVILLE

MATINEES: 20c.-30¢ ® EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c,-70c.'

• SHOWS

DAILY

230 & 20 720-930

London Films present

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

the

with a spontaneous enthusinam that "delighted Director Edmund Goulding.

*

In 'England most producers work by the grace of the distributor. Having "once been Induced advance a proportion of the cost of in fim, the distributor takes charge

of its destiny.

There was general agreement ong producers that the Films Act had failed to provide adequate protection.

encouragement and

here was also me measure of

When she wasn't working, Daffy was a model of decorous behaviour. She stayed close to her mistress "SOUTH RIDING" who was on the aet with her and, Without Lesitation. "South incidentally, very nervous over her showing to-day at new role of movie dog trainer. Not Majestic Theatre. is one once de Daffy break up a scene by of the finest and most entertain- bárking out of turn or rushing into ing dramas ever made by a tri-camera range when she wasnt

agreement about the remedies. tish studio. For this credit must wanted.

"While there are interesting pos go to Victor Saville, who pro-

Daffy's husband, Don, also an abilities in the suggestion that the duced and directed for Alexan-English setter, appears in later Entertainment Tax might be used scenes of “Dark Victory" with his

to beneft British producers," said Based on the famous Winifred spouse. His screen debut, however, Holtby novel, "South Riding" tells is confined to outdoor scenes. He one leading producer, "a straight- á vivid story of life in ä small does not figure in the dramatic forward increase in renters' quota

is much simpler. Yorkshire town. The main char-scenes which Daffy is to share with acters are played superbly by an Miss Davis, because, hiş owner says,

HIGHER TAX PLEA exceptionally strong cast, head-he's not as good an indoors per-

"The Act provides for an increase ed by Ralph Richardson, Edina former as his lady.

from 15 per cent, to 20 per cent, in Best, Edmund Gwenn, Ann - Todd,

April. An increase to 25 per cent. Marie Lohr and John Clements. Richard Thorpe, directing would not be unreasonable, and "Huckleberry Finn" at Metro-

would not over-tax the powers of

der Korda.

Lew Ayres, who portrays Godwyn-Mayer, has given Mickey the British and British-American musician in * Metro-Goldwyn-| Rooney, "star of the picture, a studios." Mayer's "Broadway Serenade," complete edition of the Worki starring Jeanette. MacDonald, of Mark Twain, Mickey's in- will play one of his com- tense interest in the book from positions. "Strictly Happy Days," which the screen play was adapt in the film,

ed, inspired the gift.

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(MATINEES: 206.-30. • EVENINGS, 20. 30, 50.70

TODAY AND TOMORROW

A Drama of Humanity Against a Background

Which Only England Can Provide!

SOUTH RIDING

RÁLPH RICHARDSON-EDNÁ BEST·EDMUND GWENN

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ANN TODD · JOHN CLEMENTS

Produced by ALEXANDER KORDA and VICTOR SAVILLE

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. Breath-Taking Adventure”.... On A Night Allyé

With Intrigue!

"THE LONE WOLF IN PARIS"

FRANCIS LEDERER- FRANCES DRAKE A Columbia Sensational Thriller i

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Another important executive, on the financial side, expressed the View that the fundamental trouble was in the relationship between producers on one side and distri- butors and exhibitors on the other.

"The simple fact is," he said, "that the producer is not getting a fair share of the money his plotures earn. The exhibitors and the middle, men -the distributors--It, in many cases, making large pro- Bits while the source of their wealth is drying up for want of proper refarns.

"The exhibitors wao opposed the producers during the debate on the Flims Bil now find themselves hoist with their own petard. They need good British Alms because they make a handsome profit, and they need them as a bargaining weapon when dealing with the Americans.

ALL

"Now they and there are not | enough British flims 'offering.”

SHARING TERMS USELESS

Mr. Horace. Shepherd, chairman of the independent producers" com- mittee, which agitated for amend- ments in the Films Bill, favours a scheme by which renters', quota would depend on the amount they paid the producer and the number ot bookings they arranged for the film.

"In our experience the usual shiring terms with renters are no use because the first advance pay- ment is always the last," he stated. Mr. W. R. Fuller, general secre- tary of the Cinematograph Exhibi- tors Association, emphasised the [importance of British Independent

production to the exhibitor

"Next year he pointed out, "the quota for exhibitors will be 15 per cent. This will be practicable only If there is increased production.

"But we need quantity as well as quality and we badly need a steady supply of moderate-priced independently produced fits to All out programmes, especially in view of the perous overbuilding of cinemas."

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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939. —PAGE 5

KING'S

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DAILY AT 9.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM.

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

BOOB

FRIZE, KNIMET

MASEL POR

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MOVING.

NEXT CHANGE

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STAR

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Myrna Loy in MGM's

VINDRA BRUCE . DERES ORDER: JOSEPÙ CALLEJÄ • LEWIS STORK ONY KISECE • Produced by Bury Wood

Franchot Tone'

Rosalind Russell MANPROOF"

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CATHAY

Daily at 280, 5.15. 720 & 9.30 PM WANCHAI ROAD, WANCHAI. TEL. 26558

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW—2 DAYS UNLY ! The Screen's Grandest Show of Shows! THE GLORIOUS PARADE OF GAIS AND QA081

The great new musica!

from. Darryl F. Zanaci,

and his 20th Censary-Fo WINCHELL BERNIE

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SIMONE SIMON

LOVE AND

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Matinees Stalls 2c Circle 80. L Evenings: 2 c. 80c. 50 c. 706. Luge 80 c. Servicemont 40s. to Circle & Sɛal s THURSDAY-ONE DAY ONLY! Jules Verne's mighty tale of romance and adventure

MICHAEL STROGOFF"

EKO Badio Mightiest Triumph

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS

-Maurice Ravel, born, 1875. 8t. Thomas Aquinas, Dostor of the

Church

AUCTIONS, Household Furni

tura, 35 Hankow Road, Low- ioon, 230 pm. CINEMAB (See Column 3 of this [....... Page),"

Extraordinary, of HE Tale- phone Co., Ltd, at change Bldg, noon and 12.15 p. respectively; Annual, of The Hongkong Iron Mining Co., Ltd. at Messrs. Jardine's Océs, 12:16 pm HK Branch of the English Assen, at Helena May, 680 p.m.; General: Com- mittes, of Honkong Lawn Bowls Asscri 1 Messrs. Jardine Matheson's Board Room, 5:30 p.m.

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9.15 p.m. MOON Chinese 1 Moon, 17th.

Day,

LECTURES-Anti-gas VA Course, Volunteer Headquarters 10.30 am.; USR Club, 11 am: MISCELLANEOUS.Y.M.C.A. Diocesan Junior Girls' School, Women's Section, Sewing Bee, 3 Duke Street, 6 pm, EP,

10a.m.; Hongkong Legal De- Public Restaurant, Jockey Club,

bating Society Mock Trial, Happy Valley, 5.15 pm; at Maryknoll Convent School pm; at Lusitano" Club, 8.30, p.m. at European YMCA 8 p.m. at La Salle College, 6] p.m. Ambulance Headquarters, 1.30 p.m.; First Aid, Queen's College 7.30 p.m.; King's College 8 p.m.; Ambulance Headquar tera, 8. p.m.

MAILS,~~(868 Page 16);

RELIGIOUS-Prayer and Fellow- ahip. Meeting at S. and B. Home; 8.30 pm: St. Andrew's Con- frmation Clasa (Young Wo men) 5.15 pm. SOCIAL Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.46 pin.; Oralgengower. Cricket Club Weekly Tombola,

MEETINGS Rotary Meeting, ato p

Hongkong Hotel, 1 pm. An- SPORTS, „ffee Page 2), nual of The Hongkong Land SUNRISE 6404.m. BUNBET. Investment and Agency" So, 6.299.0

Lid, at Messrs. Jardine Mathe- TIDES-High at 10.39 and 22.58. zon's Offices, noon; Annual and Low at 04:18 and 18.17.

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