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SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents

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BARBARA STANWYCK ·

JOHN BOLES ANNE SHIRLEY

A900

Alan Hale - Barbara O'Neil

Directed by KING VIDOR

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THE FUNNIEST COMEDY YOU'VE SEEN IN MONTHS! Universal's smash comedy with Charlie McCarthy the nations lanch idol and an all star cast of comedians.

Letter of

INTRODUCTION

AHOLPHE MENJOU

CHARLIE MICARTHY ANDREA LEEDS GEORGE MUAFIT EDGAR BERGEN:

MATINEES: 20c..30c

EVENINGS: 20c.-30e.-50e.-70c.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

"TO-DAY ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS --James Morier died, 1849, Os car Asche died, 1938, St. Turibius, Bishop.

AUCTIONS. Grown Lands at Land Once, Ping Shan, 11.30- am; Public Roup of Pontes, at Jockey Club Paddock, Race Course, 5.15 p.m CINEMAS(See Column 3 of this)

Page)

DANCES.-Kal Tak Civil Air Port Annual Dance at Peninsula Hotel, Rose Room, 9 pm.: LECTURES.-A.R.P. at

MAILS-(See Page 167.

MEETINGS.-St. Andrew's Club Committee, 8.30 p.m.; Annual "ut Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

In

CINEMA & GENERAL

THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN HOLLYWOOD

wotnan's

Only in Hollywood, where fantasy and reality mingle. would's beautiful

fiance stand quietly by sad watch her wed to another who had formerly claimed her "romantic. attention.

Such, however, cumstance, figuratively on Samuel Goldwyn's "Wuthering Heights" Merle Oberon," her Alexander Korda, and

volved."

the

cir- They were' enacted, married.

rumoured secretly

Their romance

full-

set for quired all the status of a recently, fledged attachment.

BC-

fhance, So Korda was on hand for the David "Wuthering Heights" wedding

Niven. were the principals in-scene, He stood in the enforced silence of a' sound stage while Miss Oberon as "Cathy" in the the cameras turned. Frankly, picture was required by Director Niven and Miss Oberon greeted William Wyler to speak the bind-the sequence with unspoken em- "Sergeant Madden," Wallace

ing vows of matrimony, with barrassment. They had come Beery will use an engraved, pearl-Niven, for the sake of the photo. THAT close to marriage in real bandled Colt service revolver, which was given to the actor's Two years ago Niven and Merle ure.

were a popular couple, seen father, Nosh

The scene was complete with Beery,

after Sr.,

gether. everywhere. Their TO-Ulies of

Miss the valley for twenty years service in the Kansas

to-

City palice force. The run is not mance was what Hollywood calls oberon and extras tossing rice

in

"torrid."

at the couple as they came out

■ modern one, but it will never be

Then like so many

When the day's shown

"close-up" in the

Hollywood of the church. faded and died. shooting Was

the over,

three Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer fim, Wally alliances, It

gained

his walked arm in arm from the the stars' dress- re-stage toward hading rooms and both Niven and stardom. Körda were laughing. Merle Hollywood. was very serious.

mental reasons.

is wearing it strictly for senti- Meanwhile, Korda

freedom from his wife and called the girl whom started on the road to He visited Merle in

Today's Screenings

"KING'S:

Hongkong

"Marie Antoinette"

QUEEN'S

"Pacific Line**

ORIENTAL:

"Stella Daliga”

CATHAY:

M-G-M Variety Programme

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA,

"A Slight Case of Murder"

STAR:

"Youth Takes A Fling" MAJESTIC:

"The Last Gangster"

KING'S:

Coming

"The Young In Heart" "Port of Seven Seas"

QUEEN'S:

"The Citade}"

ORIENTAL:

"Letter Of Introduction"

"The Storm"

CATHAY:

"Sally, Irene and Mary"

ALHAMBRA:

"The Citadel"

STAR:

་ ་

"Cavalcade"

"Baroness and The Butler MAJESTIC:

"Three Loves Haa Nancy"

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ERIN NITTGE.NE MODESA LITERTE

LAST GANGSTER

Entertainment of a gripping nature is offered to audiences in "The Last Gangster" et the Majestic Theatre to-day with Edward G. Robinson, back in the type of role which first made him famous as one of the screen's fore- most character stars.

In the new story of a notorious" gangster whose ruthless criminal career is brought to a close when he is sent to prison for ten years for income tax evasion, Robinson once again portrays his brilliant technique and consummate acting ability.

Ca-

In The Last Gangster" Robinson. Godown Co. Ltd., at Mesars. La seen as Joe Krozac, gangster Jardine Matheson Onces, noon; overlord, who marries Talya (MIES Cathedra) Scouts, at Hars. Stradner) not because he loves her Lower Albert Road, 5.30 pm. Lut because he wants to become Victoria Chess Club, at Glou- the father of a son. cester Hotel, 5 p.; Kowloon Chess Club, at Peninsula Hotel, 1.30 pm; Women's Bible Study Circle, on The Book of Re velation," HE Evangelical Fraternity, 218 Nathan Road. -10.30 am 12 Volunteer at Public MISCELLANEOUS-St. Andrew's Hqrs, 10.15am.; Hestaurant, Jockey Club, Happy Women's Fellowship visit Blind

Home at Pokfulam, 2.45 p.m. Valley, 6.15 p.m.; First Aid in Chinese (for men) at An- MOON Chinese II Moon, 3rd bulance Hqrs., 730 pm; Home Day. Nursing in English at Kow- loon Hospital, Out-Patients Department, 6 pm: Theoso phical Society, 8p.m

Lady Chapel, St. John's thedral, 5:30. p.m... :)

Club SOCIAL-R.AOB" (GLE).

Whist Drive and Tombola, House Queen's Building, Ice

WOTKN Street, 8.30 p.m... Public ..Recreation. Club Tombola,

Causeway Bay, 8 p.m. SPORTS (See Page 2); Discussion BUNRISE.-6.26 am, SUNSET......

8.35 p.m. in St Andrew's Vicarage for Members only, 9 p.m.; Con- TIDES-High at 10.02 and 22.27. firmation Class (adults), in Low at 04.04. 18.17

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CROSSWORD

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1939 -PAGE 5

KING'S

SHOWING TODAY AT 238, 838, 415 à 350°FM

Wallace

BEERY

MORGAN

MALIECIN

O'SULLIVAN

Joins BEAL · Jozsin RALPH

ALL-STAR! ALL-THRILL! Lovable, laughable “Bad. Man nề Brimstore" in the masca's most he heart-stopping, kaari- warming romance!

PORT OF

SEVEN SEAS

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Including

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M-G-M

VARIETY PROGRAMME

TO-MORROW & SATURDAY

ALICE FAYE • TONY MARTIN in "SALLY IRENE and MARY"

90th Century Fox Pictures.)

MATINEES: 20c, 30c, 10c. EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c. te.

TODAY AND TOMORROW

A LIGHTNING SPEED COMEDY

WITH A LAUGH OR A THRILL A MINUTE

Edw. G. Robinson

MWARNER OSCIL

A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER

JANE BRYAN - ALLEN JENKINS AN RUTH DONNELLY - WILLARD PARKER

He's Pattin' On His Top-Hat

....White Tia...and Tomery-Gue!

SATURDAY

M.G.M. Picture

• SHOWS

130 £70

DAILY

720-9.30

Robert Donat

in THE

Rosalind Rassell CITADEL "

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

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ROAD

KOWLOON

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(MATINEES: 20. •30; • EVENINGS. 20€-30€ 504-70

TO-DAY, TO-MORROW, SATURDAY

THAN THE BIG HOUSE”

Bigger Mightier THAN LITTLE CAESAR

Edward

In the dramatic sensation of a generation Edward Robinson givaï a performanos to take rank with the finet!

ROBINSON LAST

AITHERS CHELSTANGER

JOHN CAMBADINI

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Screen's Bewest Laugh Trio in

JANET LAYNOR

Mad Merry Comedy

Ribt. MONTCOMERY

FRANCHOT TONE

Three

LOVES HAS NANCY"

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