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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S

DAILY AT 230-515-7-20 & 9:50 TEL.31453

SHOWING "TODAY:

LAUGH AND THRILLS ON FRISCO'S COLOURFUL

WATERFRONT: 6 NEW SONGS TO THRILL YOU!

| IMAGINE THEM ALL IN THE ORE PICTURE!

Fun and skoftemani?... You said it — and thrills and drama and deep-down heart throba.....in the story of a wRISI» front orphan and his adopted "family."

4 SHOWS

DAILY"

2.30-5.15 7.15-9.30

DAYS

2ONLY

BOBBY

BREEN

Fisherman's

Wharf

with

LEO CARRILLO

HENRY ARMETTA Staged in settings

LEE PATRICK

JADIO

and

SLICKER, THE SEAL

maw to the sorven -Ban Francisce's caferta! "Dead Lod"

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

FLEMING ROAD HANGHAI

TEL. 28473

TO-DAY • TO-MORROW

HAL ROACH HOLLIWOO ''S No. 1 COMEDY PRODUCER "OUTSHINES ALL HIS PREVIOUS SUCCESSES!

You'll see the screen's best comedy stara racing, romping through the most exciting adventures you ever thrilled to,

HAL ROACH presents

SNAPIE

There goes

My Heart

FREDRIC MARCH VIRGINIA BRUCE

Paty KELLY AMOWBRAY » Hancy CARROLL - RELEASED THRU UNITED ÄKTATE

́STARTING · SUNDAY

THE SCREEN'S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT! The grandest thrill romance ever produced, filled with spectacular and adventurous deeds.

RONALD COLMAN in "IF I WERE KING

O MATINEES: 20c.-30c ® EVENINGS: · ZÜc.-30c.-50c.-702; 9

CINEMA & GENERAL

A scene from "The Adventures of Marco Polo." starring Gary Cooper, Basil Rathbone and Sigrid Gurie, commencing to-day at the Majestic Theatre.

"DOUBLE FEATURES” IN

THE CINEMA: TROUBLES

OF HOLLYWOOD

These are gloomy days in Hollywood." The motion-picture in- dustry has been suffering acutely from hard times, and while the situation is somewhat better than it was a few months ago it is still far from satisfactory. The contracts of scores of well-, kaown stars, directors, and writers have recently been termina- ted. and all other possible economias instituted.

One reason for the hard times is among themselves to restrict their the curtailment of the foreign programmes.. market. Various countries, yielding

UNDER INQUIRY

Today's

FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1939. —PAGE 5

Screenings KING'S

KING'S:

Hongkong

*

"Gateway"

QUEEN'S:

"Fisherman's Whart"

ORIENTAL:

"Thera Goes. My Heart". CATHAY:

"The Life Of The Party"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA.

"His Exciting Night" STAR:

"The King Steps Out"

MAJESTIC:

The Adventurers

Polo"

KING'S:

TO-DAY

ONLY

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7:15 & 9.30 P.M.

RAMATIC ELLIS ISLAND I

3 tsavoc na life unchanged". „But there zwe feared' they had mot see late'

Don

AMECHE

Arleen

WHELAN

GATEWAY

A 20th Century »Fax Picture .

Of Marco

Coming

Holiday"

QUEEN:B:

"Pacifc Liner"

ORIENTAL:

If I Were King" "Stella Dellas”

CATHAY:

The Baroness

Butler'

and the

ALHAMBRA:

"Fisherman's Whart "Young Fugitives"

to the wave of nationalistic send-

To add to their troubles, some of ment now sweeping around the the leading companies are under world. are trying to foster produc-Inquiry from the Federal Govern tion of motion pictures by their ment as" to alleged monopolistic own citizens, in their native to practices, Inchading "block book- gucs. The resul; has been increas-

ing." This is a system by which the ing difficulties for American expor theatre manager has to accept in STAR: ters Even apart from their pro-advance all or none of the product "100 Men" And A Girl" paganda element, the native films

given major studio, re- "Breaking the Ice" are often more acceptable than thegardless of its merit. The managers Hollywood product simply because have long been in rebellion against MAJESTIC::

the process of "dubbing in" voices in foreign languages; or of printing a translation on the screen, is a difficult and awkward one,

PATRONAGE CURTAILED

Troubir abload constitutes. however, only part of Heliywood's) sad story. Within the United States patronage of the cinema has also been curtailed. The recent severa depression is usually advanced as! the reason for this. Many people! believe, however, that another duf- culty has intervened.

Within the last year or two, the American cinemas have begun to show two full-length films at each berformance. The practice was begun by a few large chains, which have theatres in many cities, as a competitive measure, The Managers argued that people like to get as much as possible for their money; and that two pictures constitute an obvious bargain, Most of the in- dependent cinemas soon fell into

line, until to-day perhaps 90 per cent. of the theatres, in the larger" cities at any rate, now show & prol gramme that is four or five hours long..

SEVERAL DIFFICULTIES

This practice has created several difficulties. Many patrons complain bitterly of the physical ordeal of sitting through an entire piogram-. me, Parents are disturbed about the effect upon their children. Numer- ous additional films are needed, and this pressure has caused Holly- wood to do a vast" amount of hasty. botched work. There is no longer much room for the short President and Committee of St. films, dealing with t.ayel, biogra Patrick's Society. 11 am.

phy, ΟΣ science, which mar MOON-Chinese I Moon, 27th: persons formerly regarded as the

test part of the evening's enter-: tainment,

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS

Margaret

Day.

St. Patrick's Day. Bondfield born, 1873. CINEMAS. (See Column 3 of this RELIGIOUS.-St. Andrew's Con-

Pake), DANCES,

Ball,

St. Patrick's Peninsula Hotel, 9:30 pm ENTERTAINMENTS.-H. K. Reel

hrmation Class (Young Мед). Whether because of haste and Confrma-pressure, or for some other reason, 6 p.m. St. John's. tion Class (Boys and Girls)

„the reviewers complain that Holly- Lady Chapel, 5.30 p.m.

wood's product has of late been ex- ceptionally dull and meretrictious. American motion pictures are un-

Club Party for Children at-SOCIAL. Checro Club Darts,

Carden. Hongkong Hotel, 5.15

p.m.

W.O.'s

tending Reel Classes, at Roof Ping Pong and Billiards: Whist der a rigid political censorship. 90 Drive and Tombola in RE. that all sort of controversial issues and Sergeants* Mess.are tarred, and this necessarily Wellington Barracks, 9.15 p.mmeans a certain thinness and re- nese), at Queen Mary Hoant- SPORTB-(See Page 2).

petition of familiar formulas,

LECTURES-First Ald. (In

Chi-

tal, and; floor, North Wing,SUNRISE.-6.33 a.m. SUNSET.— p.m: Proof. LT. Ride at P. 6.33 p.m.

Junior Girls'

W.D. Office, 5.30 pm. Anti-TIDES.-High at 08.25 and Gag, at U.S.R. Club 11 :a.m.:

Low at 00.52 and 11.49. at Diocesan School, 4 p.m.; Lusitano Club, 5.30 p.m.: La Salle College,

18.30

To be sure, some firms of high quality have lately been made; the complainta deal with the average: product. Whatever is the reason, attendance continues to dwindle and the producers are cortesporid- Loretta Young will be the firstingly sad. There is talk of having glamour girl in motion picture laws passed prohibiting "double history to appear on

features," since it is assumed that MEETINGS.Annual, of Hong with a physical affiction. As the the managers could not agree

kong Lawn Bowls Aasch, in wite of Don Ameche in "The Life

.p.m.

MAILS.-(Bee Page 10)."

the screen

8. C. M. Post Board Room, 6.30 of Alexander Bell," she will be deat¦ Errol Flynn is writing his second p.m.; Helena

May Religious through the entire film. Fellowship, 10.30 am. Annual,

of Canton University mics Society, at the sity Auditorium, 7 pm MISCELLANEOUS.

Econo- Most embarrassing moment in a. Univer-long time came to Robert Taylor at

$

motion picture scenario. He sold

his first scenario for $25.000 so it Is reported.

the preview of his own picture John T. Dakin of Winnipeg, a YMCA "Stand Up and Fight" Because of 37-year-old truck driver, owes his ап unnamed "surgeon. Women's Section. Bridge Class the rain, Bob wore high rubber life to and Practice Play, 10 8.m:boots to the preview. During the During a lung operation Dakin's Exhibition of Photographs of preview his feet became uncomfort heart stopped beating. The sur- Scenic Beauties of War Zoneably hot, so Bob slipped off the geon put his hand through · an in China, at Wah Nan Middle boots. When the show was over he School, 838 Nathan Road, How couldn't get them back on, and loon, 10 am to 8 pm; Laying had to escape the preview audience of Wreath at the Cenotaph by In his stocking feet.

the scheme.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

230 5 20 720-930

"Penrod's Double Trouble"

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

TEL 47212

MATINEES. 20c •30c · EVENINGS: 20. -30%: 50:70%)

SHOWING TODAY

THE MIGHTY CAVALCADE OF THE WORLD'S

MOST ROMANTIC ADVENTURE!!!.

Meet

Mr. Marco Polo..

The romantic hero of "Bengal Lancer"* ...the fighter of "The Ploinsman"... the pixilated charmer of "Mr. Deeds" ...GARY COOPER now goes to golden China for his most exciting role.........fe greatest production ever to come from Samuel Goldwyn.

SAMUEL GOLDWYN PRESENTS

GARY COOPER Adventures Marco Polo

'BASIL RATHBONE

TANKET TRUax ́• DidiqE. SAESJUR-ALAN HALE SINNIE BARNES '- And « Gust at Five 'Than "pisted by ANCHIE MAYO ='Screenplay by ROBERT E. SHERWOOD

NEXT CHANGE

SIGRID GURES

Car

The Adventures of Junior G-Men!

MAUCH

TWINS PENROD'S DOUBLE TROUBLE"

incision in the back and pump-TWINS el his heart for several seconds until adrenalin was injected and normal pulsation restored,

Brow Picture

RATOFF · BAINES

BOLAND - WALBURN

HOW CARZADINE

ALSO LATEST TERRY-TOONS HOMELESS UP

TOMORROW

KATHARINE. HEPBURN ・ ・ CARY GRANT

IN

EĽO L I D

2

with Doris Nolan Edward Everett Horton • Lew Ayres

A Columbia

Picture

ALHAMBRA

60X120×720 6 930 +TEL. 50864

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY THE CHAMPIONSHIP CLOWN CLASSIC OF THE CENTURYĪ

CHARLIE

RUGGLES

HIS

EXCITING NIGHT

with ONA MUNSON ・ “KLAPSIR” HAXIE ROSENBLOOM

and STEPIN FETCHIT

A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE

TO-MORROW

RKO Pciture

"

DAILY

FAT

2:30

5:20

720

920

TO- MORROW

Bobby Breen FISHERMAN'S WHARF"

HANKOME

STARE

TODAY ONLY

KOWLOON

577 95

Grace MOORE

DEANNA

OF TONE

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

DURBIN

100 MEN AND A GIRL

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

CATHAY

Daily et 280 515, 720 9:30 PM... WANCHAL ROAD WANCHAI. TEL 26558

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW➡2 DAYS ONLY! GOOFY! GAY! LOONEY! LOVELY! SWELLI The year's hier fürs and music show

JOG PENNER GENE RAYMOND PARKYALARKI'S · VICTOR MOORE HAHRILL

BRODINITE

HILLIARD HELEN

THE LITE OF ROPARTY

CALLA DEMAR

LSA MILLER

Six New Sangs and All New Laughs

SUNDAY MONDAY — TUESDAY One of the most delightful. {aforiem) even to rasch the screen 1

WILLIAM POWELL & ANNABELLA The BARONESS and the BUTLER

¡MATINEES: 20.-30. 106. EVENINGS: 20e.-30.

-700--00

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