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TO-DAY

DRAMA as great as their DANCING!

THE STORY OF

VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE

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STRENNE QIRARDOT JANET BETCHER

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Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Topper Takes A Trip"

QUEEN'S:

CINEMA & GENERAL

"The Story Of Vernon & Irene

Castle"

ORIENTAL:

"Algiers"

CATHAY:

"Sky Gant"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

LITTLE WHITE LIES THAT

LED TO STARDOM

George Washington, whose reputation for honesty is well- established, never could have been a movie star!

Everyone has to fb a little bit to get a chance in Hollywood. Not all of them become involved in such complicated Imaginary dramatic careers as those first reported by Margaret Lindsay and Sigrid Gurle but there are usually a few white lies in the back- ground of each established star and featured player.

Pat O'Brien was given his first film fob under the misappre- hension (not hia) that he had played the role of Hildy Johnson in the stage version of "The Front Pare" in New York. Actually he had played another role in one of the road companies. Before the "mistake" was discovered Pat had become a Hollywood, star.

No effort was made by Georgej Brent, with the Abbey Players of Dublin when he was picked, out of imminent discard to appear opposite Ruth-Chatterton in "The Rich Are Always With Us."

Brent's work with the Abbey ment

when Hollywood first sought her. The facts of her life did not reach the public until her career was already in high gear. Boris Karloff started his stage work in answer to an advertise- "The Story Of Vernon & Irene Players was something less than actors.". His first experience came asking for expertonded spectacular and served mainly as after he was accepted.

blind for his activities as a It was several years after he had dispatch runner for Michael Collins become a star in Hollywood tha' during the Irish revolution.

Jimmy Cagney admitted he had once knocked at Hollywood's cast-

Castle"

STAR:

"The Gladiator" MAJESTIC:

"You Can't Take It With you"

KING'S:

Coming

"Prison Without Bara".

QUEEN'S:

"Ambush"

ORIENTAL:

a

BID FOR STARDOM

It wasn't generally known "that ing office doors seeking work as an Bette Davis had been turned) extra-without any success.

Experience is the thing most

down as a student actress by Eva

Le Gallienne long before she young players tell white lies about. made her bid for screen stardom. | It

easy-and sometimes

"Of Human Bondage," "Danger...! impressive-to round out ous," "Jezebel," "Dark Victory," account of their previous work by "You Can't Take It With You" "Juarez" and Miss Davis' second saying, "And stock in New Eng- CATHAY:

winning of the Academy acting land and the Middle West." Who award have probably made Miss is to to check them? Le Gallienne's face progressively, pinker each year.

"Empress Wu Cheh Ten"

STAR:

"52nd Street”

MAJESTIC:

"Spring Madness"

"SWEETHEARTS”

In common with many others, Loretta Young fibbed a little about her age when she started work in pictures. She stretched the truth in the opposite direction from the usual, however. In reality, she was

M.G.M. Technicolor much younger than she claimed

Film Is Treat

TALL TALES Errol Flynn has made good on nearly all of his tall tales, Including the one that he had" played Fletcher Christian in an English version of that story later filmed as "Mutiny on the Bounty."

But he will admit now that he

to be. Anita Louise did the same made his early theatrical career thing..

sound more important than it was. No. George Washington could never have been a movie star f he had stuck to his reputation of telling the absolute truth.

MARLENE'S OMISSION Marlene Dietrich neglected to mention a husband and child

The Arst Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer full-length feature to be produced entirely in technicolor, "Sweet- hearts," which will shortly begin a

Even Paul Muni, Greta Garbe run at the Queen's and Alhambra scale, comedy is cleverly intro- and George Raft Eave a Theatres, promises to be one

jew of duced, and the stars are in as "cherry trees" in their backgrounds the best of the Nelson Eddy-glorious voice as ever before. Best little white lies that helped to Jeannette Macdonald musical of the songs they sing are "Sweet- get a toe-hold in a precarious productions yet to come out of hearts", "Pretty As a Picture," and profession. their studios:

a delightfully "imprompta" render- They have not yet said, as did The story has a modern, setting, ing of that old favourite, "Little the Father of his country, "I being centred round the lives of Grey Home in the West."

cannot tell a lle." Nor have they

two famous stage stars, happily, When one adds that the confessed, as Margaret Lindsay did married, and sweethearts still supporting cast include artistes two centuries later, "I was born after six years, who have so little like Frank Morgan, Misha in Iowa," time to spare from thel Auer, Allwyn Joslyn and multifarious engagements that Herman Bing, it will be readily

they decide to go to Hollywood.. seen why the pictare has packed DIARY OF LOCAL

The staging and costuming is in the crowds wherever it has been done on M.G.M.'s usual magnificent, shown. Y el A

HOW MOVIES ARE MADE:

.

DO IT-BUT DON'T!

Assistant Director Les Gatbrle issues orders to the extras working In "Waterfront" at Warner Bros. Assorted tough charac- ters gather around to hear his instructions.

"Now," says Guthrie. "this is a get into the atmosphere. It clouds scene in a tough waterfront dance up the camera, "

hall Everyone is sitting at tables "Eat. If you haven't anything on pr. dartelng. Gloria Dickson and your plates, eat anyway.” Marie Wilson will be sitting at the He turned to the orchestra. front table.

"Play hot and fast-ota of mo-j "I want to see lots of action tion and action. But don't make a now. Dance around. Be lively. But sound. don't make any noise with your feet Be absolutely quiet so we can record what the principals are saying

DON'T MAKE A SOUND "Keep up a lively conversation, But don't make a sound

That's how movies are made.

Solution No 308" ACROSS: 3, Cli. 8, Pithy, 9. Fight. 10, Annex. 11, Measure. 13, Sting. 14, Urns. 16, Picture, 18, Poet. 21. Edge. 32, Lullaby. 24, Acmê, 28 "Don't look at the principals.

Lambs, 28, Platter. 29, Laree, 30, "Remember where you're standGreen. 31, Enjoy. 3a, Stake. Ing. We may have to corre" back here in a month and shoot duplicate scene.

DOWN; 1, Viper. 2, Chess 4, Lane. 5, Fees. 6, Fixture. T, Shiny. 10. Article. 11, Mtumps: 12, Ange);

"Smoke, but don't let any smoke 15, Stubble. 17, Edict, 18, Fever. 20, Tumbles. 23, Fatry. 24. Atome: 25, Melon, 27, Sent. 28, Peak.

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10 Scom (8)

11 Join (5)

14 Marry (3)

16 Merry (6)

17. Bet on fire (8)

18 8ight knock -(3)

20 Horse (5)

24 Of the

meadow (8)

25 Liess (5) 26 Despairing (8) 27 Keeps time (5)

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6 Education (8)

7 Zest (8)

12 Belief (8)

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15 Submergé (3)

19 Female warrior SOLUTION TO-MORROW

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23 Bottle (5)

EVENTS

TO-DAY ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. Rogation Day. St. John Baptist de la Salle, Founder of the Christian Schools, CINEMAS.—(See Column 3 of th

Page). DANCES-Cheero Club Dance 8.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Club Flannel Dance and Variety Evening, 9 pm. LECTURES-First Aid, European

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YMCA, 11 a.m.; ARP., in Public Restaurant, Happy Valley Race Course Stand, 5.30 pm. in Chinese, at "K" Godown of H.K. and Kowloon Wharf Go- dua Co. Ltd. 7pm; Tùng Mui Middle School, 127 Heard Street, Wanchai. 7 p.m; Ying Wah College Kowloon, 7.30 p.m.; Chi- nese YMCA. Waterloo Road, Kowloon, 7 pm; Home Nursing In Chinese, at Queen Mary Hos- MAILS.(See Page 16).

pital, 6 p.m.

MEETINGS. - Annual, of Wm. Powell, Ltd., at Registered om- ces, Des Voeux Road Central, 12.15 pm. Management Com- mittee, at Union Church, Ken- nedy Road, 5.15 p.m.; St. AD- drew's Church Medical War Working Party. 10 am. MISCELLANEOUS. — 81. John's Ambulance Brigade Annual In- spection, on Royal Naval Re- creation Ground, Causeway Bay, 5.30 p.m.; 8t. Andrew's Church Sunday Teachers' Preparation Class. 7 p..*** MOON-Chinese III Moon, 28th

Day."

RELIGIOUS-St. Andrew's Church

Fellowship of Youth, 6 p.m. SOCIAL-Y.MCA Service Men Whist Drive, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m.

SPORTS(See Page 2). SUNRISE 5.45 a.m. SUNSET.—

5.55 pm,

13

TIDES.-High at 06.21 and 18.06.

Low at 11.14 and 23.31. TO-MORROW". MEETINGS-St. Andrew's Church Brownie Pack (1st Kowloon), 3.30 p.m.; Annual, of Victoria Dis- Cesan Missionary Association, in St Andrew's Church Hall, 6

MOON-Chinese III Moon, 27th } Dayw

RELIGIOUS-St. Andrew's Church Boys Choir Practice, 6 p.m. ROTARY MEETING. — At Hong- kong Hotel Roof Garden, 1 pm, SUNRISE544 2.m. BUNSET.-

6.55, p.m. TIDES-High at 06.37 and 17.28.

Low at 12.20

MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939. —PAGE 5

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99

"SPRING MADNESS'

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