1939-03-25 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

TRONG KING

KOWLOON

47 230-515-7-20·930 RM ----- AT-230-5:30-720 # 9:30 PMLU

SHOWING TODAY

THE WARM AND HUMAN STORY OF A STRUGGLER WHO WON ÄT THE COST OF .. HIS MOST PRICELESS. POSSESSION !

A GREAT NOVEL

BECOMES A GREATER FILMI

A doctor's secrets... told by a doctor...now storm from the screen? Read by ten millions...the motics picture will reach the hearts of a hundred millions

THE

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Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"The Young' In Heart" QUEEN'S:

"The Citadel"

ORIENTAL:

"Letter Of Introduction"

CATHAY!

"Sally, Irene and Mary"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA,

"The Citadel"

STAB:

"Baroness and The Butler" MAJESTIC:

"The Last Changster"

KING'S;

Coming

Three Blind Mice"

QUEEN'S:

"Spring Madness"

ORIENTAL:

"The Storm"

"Bride of Frankenstein" CATHAY:

"Room Service" ·

"Call Of The Sun"

ALBAMHRA:

"Secrets Of A Nurse"

STAR: ..

"Alice In Wonderland"

"Doctor Rhythm"

MAJESTIC:

"Three Loves Has Nancy"

"THE YOUNG IN

HEART"

In

The charming charletons David O. Selznick's comedy, ro- mance "The Young In Heart," starring Janet Gaynor, Douglas

⚫LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY Fairbanks. Jr. and Paulette God-

A DIFFERENT UNUSUAL AND NOVEL COMEDY SHOW!

Here's a picture that will keep you laughing from the beginning "to the end, a massive production with an all star cast of comedians of stage and screep.

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Letts of INTRODUCTION

ABOLPHI MENJOR ANDREA LEEDS EBLAR BERGEN and "CHARLIE McCARTHY" GEORGE MERPUT KEJURENSEN - Are SHERRIAN

E MAIN - Fren OSLABI

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PER THE FIRST TINK.....

HM

2 DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & MONDAY ||

MIGHTY DRAMA OF THE SEA LOADFD WITH THRILLS! Three of the toughest hemen of the hareen in a three-cornered bartle triple-threat battle with danger.

TESTORM

with Charles

Barton

dard,

who makes her talking debut following her discovery in Charlie Chaplin's “Modern Times,” will be seen at the King's Thea tre to-day.

King Vidor and wife upon their return from London.

KING VIDOR'S DREAM

COMES TRUE

King Vidor, champion of Ute, has found an ideal film sub” ject in the picturization of Dr. A. J. Cronin's best-selling novel "The Citadel” now showing at the Queen's Theatre, with Ro- bert Donat and Rosalind Russell in the starring roles.

The pleture was filmed at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios at Denham, England.

11-

Since the days when he was; Men caught in the whirlpool of brought up in Galveston, Texas, everyday events fascinate Vidor. Prominently featured in the Vidor has rubbed shoulders with The man swept along in the supporting cast of this film based humanity, learned its tricks and change of things not of his own on the L AR. Wyile Saturday caprices, taken its blows, learned making is Vidor's screen hero. showed the Evening Post serial, "The Gay the warmth of its happiness. The "The Big Parade" Banditti." are Roland "Topper" panorama of life, tragedy of its ordinary man and the exect of Young. Billie "Mrs. Topper" Burke, shadows, brilliance of its high-war, kicking him 'round without Henry Stephenson, popular, cha- lights, has appealed to Vidor as resistance. The Crowd" gave the racter actor, Richard Carlson, ro- the world's only real screen mate- man in the turmol of the big mantic newcomer from the New rial. He took the pattern of life for city, "Our Dally Bread" gave the. York stage, and Minnie Dupree, his tims, championed the ordinary, starknes of poverty and the man for more then four decades aman, lald his film" dramas in turning back to the soil for food. popular Broadway actress... streets, Belds, back alleys.

CROSSWORD

NO. 267

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the head.

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BICKFORD MacLANE - FOSTER

•

Tom BROWN-Nan GREY-Andy DEVINE Frank JENKS Samuel S. HINDS

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You'll Cheer It For. In "Who's Who" "Cast

Its Romantic.

Rhythmic Song ... Ita Frollicking, Surprise Stadded Story... Ita Everyone and Everything! It's The Top Hit Musical From Hit-maker DARRYL F. ZAÑUCK! DÓN'T MISS IT!!!!

Three simms of swing in

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ALICE

TONY

FAYE MARTIN

SALLY, IRENE and MARY

A 20th Century Fox Picture with

FRED ALLEN

and a host of atara

TO-MORROW & MUNDAY 2 DAYS ONLY

The Screen's Qutatsuding Laugh Show 1⠀

THE MARI BEOK

BOOM SERVICE"

¿MATINEES: 20c.-30e.-10c. EVENINGS: 20e,-30c.·50c.-70c.-"0e.|

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to,

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the moon. 31. Greek letter. 32. Name for

peninsula con- sisting of Spain "and Portugal.

34. Chinese

measure.

35. Italian

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violin makers. 37. Propel with

DATE.

38. Palm leaf. 39. River in

Kenya Colony, Africa. A

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42. King of

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44 Bouth **

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54. "Wrath. 55. Who was

Pennsylvania named after?

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Balearic. Isles?"

What terri tory in Africa extends from Nigeria east to " the French Congo?

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custom.

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particle. 30. Indefinite

article,

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acid used in dyes.

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Euphues?"

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ORDINARY PEOPLE

To-day Vidor has found his sub- ject again. In Cronin's great. book, Dr. Manson, Christine, Denny. Toppy and Freddie Lakin, Vidor sees once again his ordinary people, well-meaning and simple, Aung into the complex calling of the medical profession. In the story of an ordinary man journey- ing through an exceptionally im- portant profesalon, Vidor. has. the screen drama that he has langed for and finally found.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY.

ANNIVERSARIES"AND HOLIDAYS.

Annunciation. Lady Quarter Day.

Day.

CINEMAS. (See Column 3 of this

Page)...

DANCES.-HKV.D.C.

2t

Portuguese Club

Companies' Dance, Lusitano, 9.30 p.m. MAILS (86 Page 16). MEETINGS. Annual, and Extra- ordinary General, of China, Pro- vident Loan and Mortage Co., Ltd., in Jacobean Room, Hong- and 12.15 kong Hotel, noon p.m. respectively.

MOON Chinese II Moon, 5th.

Day

BOCIAL-Annual Dinner of Por- tuguese Companies, of HKV DC at Club: Lusitano, 7 pm. for 7.30 pm.

SPORTS. (See Page Ni-

SUNRISE.-4.24 a.m. SUNSET

6.36 p.m.

TIDES.-High at 11:27. Low at

05.19 and 18.31

TO-MORROW

MISCELLANEOUS."

YMCA

Discussion Group, in the West Lounge, Speaker: The Rev. W. E. Chapman of H. M. 6. "Birmingham," 9 pm

MOON-Chinese IF Moon, 6th,

Day.

SUNRISE.--6.25 a.m. SUNSET—6,36

p.m.

TIDES-High at 10.54 and 2981.

Low at 0458 and 17.40. *

Solution No. 268.

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HALLETQAB ITADPOLE,DI TE WORD ED DOMES1872 A DAY

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1939.-PAGE 5

KING'S

· SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 2.15

GAYNOR

ROLAND GRAYION'S

YOUNG

IN

HEART FAIRBANKS,

DAVID O.SELZNICK

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BILLIE SURKE

COLOUR CARTOON "MARY'S LITTLE LAMB'

LORETTE YOUNG ; JOEL MeCREA in

"THREE BLIND MICE"

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TO- MORROW

+ SHOWS GAILY. £30 £20 720-330

TODAY ONLY* ·

SHE HAS GLAMOUR GALORE...

So you'll understand perfectly...why Bill has such un-butles- like ambicions...

15

WILLIAM

KOWLOOK

POWELL ANNABELLA perfectly sensational together...in

"TË BARONESS.

H. BUTLER

Helen Wesley Henry Shephenson Joseph Schildkraut • Nije Bruce J. Edward Bromberg Lyon Barl

A 20th Century Fox Picture

ALICE IN WONDERLAND"

A Paramount Picture

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In the dramatia sensation of 'a seration

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ROBINSON

GANGS

MES STEWART - PUSE STRKINGün

CALUT WITHERS

LENME: STANDER · LLANT BLADOM?

TO-MORROW, MONDAY

BURN SERCI?4

TUESDAY

The Screen's Newest Laugh Trio in a Mad Horry Comedy

JANET GAYNOR

Best MONTORMERY

Tires FRANCHÛT TONE LOVES HAS HANCY

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