1939-04-20 — Page 5

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Solution No 287

has been living a "running gag.” ACROSS-1. Marriage. 5, Loami

or 8 Loltered. 9, 8pin, 11, Arpa, 13, Three times, talent scouts agents, not recognizing her, have Upset. 16, Rent 188, Calico, 20, ́offered to get her film testa Re- Oyster. 24, Open. 23, Blank, 24, cently, while driving her husband's Neat, 28, Ague. 20, Pinafore, 30, English ear to work at the Metro-Deed 31, Inverted. Goldwyn-Mayer studios, she WOR DOWN:-1, Melt. 2, Rein. 3, Tíéan.

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CINEMA & GENERAL

Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"When Were You Born?” QUEEN'S••

"St. Louis Blues" ORIENTAL:

"My B

CATHAY:

"Nen-Stop New York"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"St. Louis Blues"

STAR:

"Arkansas Traveller" MAJESTIC:

"Josette"

KING'N:

Coming

"The Sisters"

QUEEN'S:

"Cafe Society"

ORIENTAL:

"Nothing Sacred"

"Men Are Buch" Fools" ALHAMBRA: ·

"Cafe Bociety"

CATHAY:

"Parnell"

STAR:

European Actor For American

Production

COLUMBIA'S NEW FILM

Sig Rumana and "Anthony Quinn were engaged recently for feature roles in Columbia's *Plane No. 4,” which' Howard Hawks will direct, with Jean Arthur and Cary Grant as the principals. Richard Barthel-

Hayworth mess, Fita

and Thomas Mitchell have already been "engaged for this impor tant production. The screen play la by Jules Furthman, William Rankin and Eleanor Griffin.

"WHEN WERE

YOU BORN" -

Astrology is for the first time in | motion picture history, made the baris of a film production in "When Were You Bom?" the Warner Bros, mystery thriller which opens ist the King's Theatre to-day, with Margaret Lindsay, Anna May Wong, Lola Lane and Anthony Averill (playing the leading roles..

Although the picture represents a distinct novelty in the matter of story background, the `Warner Studio did not, however, depend on this fact alone to make it en- tertaining. Even without the 13-

Mr. Rumann had many years experience as an actor in Europe trological factor, "When Were You before coming to Hollywood, He Bom?" would make an exciting, was seen on the Broadway stage suspense-packed murder mystery In Grand Hotel," "Allen Corn,

picture.

Two elements are interwoven by "Eight Bells" and numerous “other successful playa,"

having an astrologer-played by Anna May Wong-apply the

He made his screen debut several years ago and has been featured methods of that ancient science to in pictures ever since as a char-the solution of the mystery. acter actor Some of his latest: tims include, “Love Under" Fire", "Thin Ice". "Thank You, Mr. Motto" "Maytime", "A Day At the Races" "Nothing Sacred" and "Paradise For Three.""

Anthony Quinn appeared pro- minently in Waikiki Wedding": "Last Train

"Say It In French" MAJESTIC:

"Holiday"

Another G-Men Film

Columbia engaged Allen Mat-

Tom Madrid", | thews, Dupe York, Cy Ring and "Daughter of Shanghai" "The Sam Ash for "Flying G-Men," new Buccaneer" and "Partners in chapter play which is now in Crime".

work' under the co-direction - pf Ray Taylor and James W. Horne. Robert Palge. Richard Fiske.

the leads.

U.S. Congress DANCED FOR James Cruig and Larna Gray have

Act Affects 17 MILES

New Film

Paramount's "St. Louis Blues" had the distinction of "being. the first plature of record to be changed by an act of Con- gress.

In one *sequence of the Mississippi show boat picture, Dorothy Lamour runs away from Lloyd Nolan and goes to New York Originally she was shown going on an airplanè pass, Slace

FOOT MOTION IN Murray

DANCE NUMBERS

Although a comedy dance number shows on a theatre screen for only two or three minutes, it requires more than 17 miles of foot ̈motion to make, Jean Davis, eccentric dancing comedienne, discover- ed on the musical comedy ast of a picture recently.....

The 20th Century-Fox come-

the scrip" was written, however, denne reported to the stage for passage of the McCarron-Lea

bill, placing all air lines under the her role of Irene in the musical. Civil Aeronautics Authority, has ready to test one of her numbers

with a pedometer, made all air passes illegal.

So Miss Lamour, was on location

on a dusty road in San Fernando valley working in an added scene. She will be shown thumbing a

ride in an autémobile.

OPERA ST. RS'

TRAINER DEAD

A former opera star and trainer

of Rose Alper, the B.B.C. singer,

When Directbr. William Selter

shouted "cut""Yor the last time at the conclusion of her dancing number Joan checked the pedome- ter to discover she had travelled exactly 17.6 miles.

JOSETTE AT MAJESTIC

Don Ameche is co-starred with has died at Johannesburg at the simone Simon and Robert Young age of 19.,

Among those now' appearing be- fore the cameras are. Stanley Brown. Don. Beddoe, Forbes Dick Curtis, Eddle "Laughton. John Tyrrell, George Taylor. Lew Davis, Frank Wayne. Bud Geary, Harry Tenbrook, Steve Clark. Stanley Mack, Charles Sullivan and Charles Sherlock.

the

Robert E Kent, Basil Duckey and Sherman Lowe wrote screen play.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

· ANNIVERSARIES AND HOLIDAYS.

-St. Agnes of Monte Pulciano. Herr Hitler born, 1889. AUCTIONS. Household

Furril- ture, at 10 Albion Terrace, Kow- loon Dock, 10.30 a.m.; Postage Stamps, at 2 Connaught Road Central, (Room 205), 5.15 p.m.

| CINEMAS.—(See Column 3 of this

Page). {LECTURES.—Lt-Col. H. B. Halt on "Abyssinine," at European Y.M. C.A. 8 p.m.; "Running Repairs," at Volunteer Hara, 11 8.11.

ARP... at Public Restaurant, in the gay and provocative comedy, She was Madam Henrietta Bat. "Josette," currently at the Majestic

Jockey Club, Happy Valley, 6.15 Before coming to South Africa | Theatre. Bert Lahr and Joan Davis

p.m.; First Aid In Chinese (for men), she studied under the Italian and head the featured cast.

at Tung "Mui Middle German masters of her time and The film is Joan Davis's first School, 127 Heard Street, Wan- sang in opera in Germany and since she was voted No. 1 comedi- chal. 7 p.m.; at Queen Mary Holland

enne in a New York dally's nation- Hospital (in English), 6 p.m.; After the death of her second wide fan "poll.

Home Nursing at Ambulance husband she took up teaching, and "Josette" is a frothy story of Ears, 5.30 p.m.; at Kowloon Hos- many prominent South African two young stalwarts who try to pital, Outpatients' Dept., 8 p.m.; singers received their early train-prevent their father from falling Theosophical Society, 6 p.m. ing from her. Among these was for a showgirl, only to fall for MAILS-(See Page 16) " Rose Alper.

her themselves. The appearance of MEETINGS.-St. Andrew's Club She was a great personal filend two Josettes, however, serves to Committee, 830 p.m.; St. An- of Madame Melba, Madame Albini, make the story, the maddest es- drew's Women's Fellowship, 3 and Madame Dolores,

2 reserve of banks.

p.m.; Cathedral Scouts, at Eqrş.. Lower Albert Road, 5.30 p.m.. Women's Bible Study Circle on "The Book of Revelation," HK. Evangelical Fraternity, 218 Na- than Road, 10.30 am; Victoria

CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fled (0)

5 Grasp (5)

.8 Bright-red

(7)

More tasteful-(5)

10 Wile (8)

12 Tension (6)

15 Furred

animal (6)

18 From..

whe (8).

17 Weary (6)

19 Enquires

(4)

20. Time part

(8)

22 Lass (8) 23 Lessen (6) 28 Chrded (3) 28 Banish..

ment (5)

:29 Put in

charge (7)

30 Taut (5) 31 Kitchen

herb (7)

* DOWN

1 Boothes (5)

2 Beat (5)

"3 Bhine (6)

Fupcu-

NO. 288

12

13

mentals (4) 5 Middle (8). 6 Plans of

action (7)

7. Trappings

11 Cleric (6) | 13 Sheep (3) 14' Feaceful

17 Storm (17).

18 Uplifting

$5

(7)

19 Sum up (3)

20 Chrman (6) 21 Flower

Juice (8) 24 Customary

(5)

SOLUTION TO-MORROW.

Coming in

Protoand

Chess Club. Gloucester Hotel, 5 pm.; Kowloon Chess Club. Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m.; Kow- loon Chess Club, Peninsula Hotel 5.30 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS.

Cathedral

Hall Women's Fellowship Work- ing Party, in Cathedral Hall, 3.30 p.m.; Examination of "ARP, First Aid Course at Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m. MOON-Jewish New Moon. Chi- nese III Moon. lat. Day. New Moon, 0.35 am. RELIGIOUS-St. John's Cathe

dral Confrmation Class (adults), In Lady Chapel. 5.30 p.m. SOCIAL-RAOB. (GLE) Club Waist Drive and Tombola. Queen's Ridg Ice House Btreet, 8.30 p.m. Public Works Recrea- tion Club Tombola, Causeway Bay, 8. p.m. pok SPORTSBee Eage 2). SUNRISE.–6.01 am. SUNSZT.---

6.45. p.m.

TIDES-High st 03.51 and 21.38.

Low at 0250 and 15.27

at

Although Ins' Claire will remain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (uintil

| next ""Bepteraber, when the Win

start her first alternate year's re- |cess provided in her arren-VELI contract, ahela spenting, timé | between pictures scanning a num- | ber of plays in one of which she

expecta to appearing

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1939. —PAGE 5

KING'S

KHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 530, T15 a 3.50 FM

WHEN WERE

YOU BORN?

NOTE!

This is the only motion picture aver made completely a cording to the mystię, achowce

of betralogy!

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