1939-04-27 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

QUEEN'S

DAILY AT, 230-5′15 -7·20 89:50 - TEL.31453

TODAY AND TOMORROW

FOR YEARS THEY HAD BEEN KICKING HIM -AROUND....... NOW IT WAS HIS TURN TO CROW!

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT!

Barrymory at his best as the sulf- mada failure who was a here to his khis. Tears, laughs, heart glow!

The GREAT MAN VOTES

**JOHN BARRYMORE PETER KOLDEN - VIRGINIA WEIDLER Donald Macikvide Katharine Alexander

ADDED!

THE MARCH OF TIME

presents

"INSIDE THE MAGINOT LINE"

A Film Scoop of the First Magnitude!

CINEMA & GENERAL

Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Always Goodbye"

QUEEN'S:

"Great Man Votes"

ORIENTAL:

CATHAY:

NEW 1939 MUSICAL

SHORT

The first of Columbia's new 1939 musical shorts entitled "A Night|| In A. Muiale Hall." has been finished on the Coast by Arthur Dreifuss and will be ready for release soon. It is a single "reel starring Neli Kelly, red-headed" comedienne, | doing her famous Garbo act; Pinky Tomlin, composer, introducing some

TO PLAY CHARACTER ROLES

Charles King and Jack "Ingram were signed for chari acter roles in Columbia's "Lone Star Pioneers," the new historical western drama which carried the early working titlo The Guerrillas,” under Joseph Levering's direction.

Bill Eliott is featured and

Special Mickey Mouse Variety of his newest compostions, Betty Dorothy Gulliver has the feminine

Programme

Atkinson, famous dancer, doing a lead, Nate Gatzart's story and spectacular milltary finale with, the screen play has a Civil War setting. six Majorettes and a line Lee Shumway and Charles Whit- Fanchonettes, and several other taker have already been engaged variety acts.

for this picture.

"Josette"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA;

"Man's Paradise"

STAR:

LADLO

Packed with Military Secrets Revealed for the First Time !

SATURDAY

RKO Picture

4 SHOWS

DAILY

130 $20

720-930

IRENE DUNNE

LOVE AFFAIR”

"This Is The Life".

MAJESTIC:

Laurel and Hardy, Comedy

Programme

KING'S:

ני

Coming

"Kidnapped"

QUEEN'S;

"Love Affair"

ORIENTAL:

"Rose Marie" Laurel and Hardy Variety Show ALBAMERA: «

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This serles will bring the

Mr. King inclades among his famous Fanchon and Marco latest screen appearances those in presentations to the screen, for the irst time.

Headla for the Rio Grande". |"Trouble In Texas", “Sing. Cowboy Slag", "Tex Rides With the Boy

HIGHLY COVETED. Scouts" and "Rootin' Tootin'

SCREEN ROLE One of the most highly coveted screen roles of the year has fallen to Barbara Stanwyck.

Miss Stanwyck was signed by Columbia to play the leading

Rhythm". Jack Ingram had prominent roles in "The Lonely Trall", "Public Cowboy No. 1" and "Wild Horse Rodeo."

feminine role in the picturization DIARY OF LOCAL

of GOLDEN BOY: the Broadway stage

Clifford Odets.

hit by She will portray the part of Lorna Moon, a young women who has battled fa in her own way and who throws her heart into the. balance while the Golden Boy seeks

a quick short-cut to B spectacular career. Sunnybrook "The screenplay of GOLDEN BOY has been completed by Lewis Meltzer and Daniel Taradash and the production will be made under the supervision of William Periers.

CHARLES BUYER

"Love Affair”

CATHAY:

"Fisherman's Wharf"

STAR:

"Rebecca

"Farm" "

Of

**Josette"

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD

KOWLOON

TELJ7222

(MATINEES. 20. • 30. • EVENINGS. 20. 30c-50.70)

TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY!

HAL ROACH STUDIOS presents

Two Hours.....

Of Joy

and Laughter!

LAUREL-HARDY

in a

Completely New

COMEDY PROGRAMME

Of Comedies; Cartoons, Sports and Other

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subjects

• TOMORROW AND SATURDAY

The gayest romantic Adventure you'll see all year! WARNER BAXTER in

"I'LL GIVE A MILLION

A 20th Century Fox Picture

TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.

CATHAY

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DAILY AT 2.30,5,15,7.20,&9.30.P.M. MATINEES 10-20%, 30%, 40%. EVENINGS:-29. Jù. 60%, Tüc, BỤN TO-DAY ONLY-LAST 4 SHOWS! - THE SAUCIEST, TUNEFULLEST, LAUGHINGEST ESCAPADE IN THE HISTORY OF LOVE!!!

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MAJESTIC:

"I Give A Million"

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SOLUTION TO-MORROW

Solution No. 293

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EVENTS

TO-DAY

ANKIVERSARIES and BOLIDAYS. Herbert. Spencer born. 1820. 8t. Peter Canisius. Doctor of the Church

AUCTIONS.-Crown Lands, #t Land Office, Ping Shan, 11:30

31.11.

11)

CINEMAS.-(See Column 3 of this

Page), LECTURES-Hon Dr. P. 8. Sel-

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wyn Clarke on "The Medical Organisation in Connection with the Air Raid Precautions and Similar States of Emergency." in University Union Assembly Room, 8.30 p.m.; "Running Re- pairs." at Volunteer Eqrs. 11 a.m.; First Aid in Chinese, (for Men), at Ambulance Hqrs., 7.30 p.m.; in English, at Queen Mary Hospital, 6 p.m.; Home Nursing, at Ambulance Hqrs, 8:30p.m.; at Kowloon Hospital, Out-pa- tients' Dept., 6 p.m.; Theoso- 'phical Society, 6 p.m. MAILS. (See Page 181 MEETINS.--Annual, of Hongkong

Engenics League at Messrs. Lo and Lo's Offices, first floor, Ajexan- dra Bldg., 5.30 p.m.; Monthly, of HK Philatelic Bociety, in SC. M. Post Bldg, 5.30 p.m.;.. St. Andrew's Women's Fellow- ship, 3.30 p.m.; Cathedral Scouts, at Hors. Lower Albert Road, 5.30 p.m.; Women's Bible Study Circle on "The Book of Revela- tion." H.K. Evangelical Fraterni ty, 218 Nathan Road, 10.30 a.m.: Victoria Chess Club, Glouces- ter Hotel, 5 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club. Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m. MOON.-Chinese IH Moon, 8th.

Day.

Cathe- RELIGIOUS.-St. John's

dral Confirmation Class (Adults); Lady Chapel, 5.30 p.m., SOCIAL-Y.M.C.A. Women's Sec- tion Competitive Games (Bridge & Mahjong), 10 2.1. T.M. C.A. Ladies' Night: St. John's Social Service Centre of the Churches, at Home, Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.; RAÓB. (GLE) Club Whist Drive and Tombola, Queen's Building. Ice House Street, 8,30 p.m.; Public Works Recreation Club Tombola, Causeway Bay, 8 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge Night, SPORTS-(See Page 2). SUNRISE.-5.56 a.m.

6.47, p.3.

SUNSET.

TIDES-High at 03.24 and 13.49

Low at 08.32 and 21.40.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939. -PAGE 5

KING'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

O

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, . 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THE PICTURE THAT SPEAKS FOR WOMEN OF TODAY.

...and to the men who love them!

BARBARA

HERBERT

STANWYCK - MARSHALL-

Always Goodbye

with

IAN HUNTER CESAR KAMERS KTİM BASI - * DIGIRRE RAZIER • JONES RUSSELL, A 2011 Century Fox Picture

A 1.8 0

MAGIC CARPET. *OZZIE OSTRICH

PO TRAITS OF

PORTUGAL"

NEXT WARNER

COME TO TOWN” ·

(Terrytoons}

CHANGE

BAXTER in.

KIDNAPPED

with FREDDIR BARTHOLOMEW ARLEEN WHELAN 20th Century-Fox Picture

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN AD, HOWLOON

*730 & 9.30 *TELUS 6884

TODAY AND TOMORROW

THE ROMANCE OF A

PASSIONATE KACE WITH

THE HOT BLOOD OF THE

AGELESS ORIENT IN

THEIR VEINS ! .

"MAN'S PARADISE".

An Epic of Bali and"

Pagan Love!

ADDED! THE RIVER OF DEATH"

An Adventure into the Wilds of South America! with ALOHA WANDERWELL.

SATURDAY. RKO Picture

in

66

BABY

:

IRENE DUNNE CHARLES BOYER

LOVE AFFAIR

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY JUS -

ORIENTALE

SPECIAL SHOWING

THREE DAY REVIVAL OF OLD FAVORITES

GREAT PICTURES OF THE PAST! FOR TODAY ONLY

DON

SIMONE

•

ROBERT

AMECHE. SIMON YOUNG JOSETTE

A 20th Century Fox Phatute

Lilting new songs

by Gordon

& Revel!

TO-MORROW & SATURDAY-2 DAYS ONLY ! ●

BOBBY BREEN IN HIS GRANDET OF ALL'I

66.

FISHERMAN'S

WHARF”

FAY BAINTER'S

NEW FILM

Columbia filled three more cha- racter roles for "Old Mrs. Leonard and the Machine Guns,” (tem- porary title) when Joe Caits, Tommy Mack and Joe Sawyer were added to the cast for this feature, in which Fay Bainter, plays the lead.

Shooting" started recently under the direction of Ben Stoloff, Ida Luptas and Lee Bowman furnish the love Interest, while Henry Armetta and Warren Hymer have already been assigned to feature parts. Richard Maibaum and Gertrude Purcell wrote the screen play which is based on a story by George Bradshaw and Price Day. s supervising Fred Kobimar

Party of the week Was the William Powell has returned reception at the Victor Hugo cafe from the hospital from what he after the marriage of Wayne hopes is the last operation in his Morris to Bubbles Schinasi Holly-lifetime. On the verge of a com- production wood's young folk were out in their plete breakdown at one potut, Mr. Calts had prominent roles in best hib and tucker for the occa-Powell fought his way back to a Columbia's "Reformatory", land", alon, Johnny (Beat) Davis was best semblance of health by a discourRacketeers. Among the many man. Among the guests were Olivia aging series of operations four in pictures in which Joe Sawyer has De Havilland, Jane Bryan, Edward all Now however, his condition is been seen are "Navy Blue," Norris, Dick Purcell, Pat O'Brien, good, and M. G. M. will star him "Midnight Madonna." "Reported Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, in "The Thin Man Returns," with Missing" "The Lady Fights Back". and Maxie Rosenbloom.

and "Tarzan's Revenge.”in

Myrna Loy.

DAILY

AT

2:30

520

720

HANKOW

STARE

TODAY ONLY

·Fram riches to rags- from rugs to your heart!

Amociota Prodeur JOSEPH-ENGE..

Directed by MARSHALL: NBILAN

"DON÷AMECHE

KOWLOON

TEL...

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This is the LIFE!

A FOX PICTURE with

JANE WITHERS

JOHN MCGUIRE » SALLY BLANE

SIDNEY TOLER⚫ FRANCIS FORD

TOMORROW

SIMONE SIMON BOBERT YOUNG JOSETTE

SPECIAL

MICKEY MOUSE VARIETY SHOW

*FOR TOMORROW ONLY

THE SCREEN'S GLORIFIED MUSICAL ROMANCE

JEANETTA DONALD

NELION EDDY

Rose Marie

FOR SATURDAY ONLY

A SELECTION OF THEIR FUNNIEST COMEDIES)

HAL ROACH

LAUREL HARDY VARIETY

• MATINEES: 200-3

SHOW

EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c,-70c. o)

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