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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

UEENS Today's

DAILY AT 2:30-5:15-7-2029-30 +TEL 31453

SHOWING TODAY

THE FASTEST, FUNNIEST MUSICAL MIX-OP OF THE TEAR. WITH HAWAII AS ITS BACKGRODED [

!!

Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Stagecoach"

QUEEN'S:

"Honolulu"

ORIENTAL:

"Blackwell's Island"

CATHAY?

"Music For Madame"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA;

CINEMA & GENERAL

FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1939 -PAGE 5

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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN SHOWING TODAY DAILY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.18 & 9.30 P.M.

Excitement

THAT RISES TO A FEVER PITCH

•and never lets you goi

M-G-M's Merry Musical Gem of the Ocean! Songs! Stars! Girls! Romance!

HONOLULU

•

Eleanor POWELL Robert YOUNG George BURNS & Gracie ALLEN Jack Benny's "ROCHESTERTM!

TAKE ANY THAN OR NAPPY VALLEY BUR

EORIENTALE

THEATRE

coach" showing to-day at the King's Theatre.

"Black Doll"

STAR:

"Three Comrades". MAJESTIC:

George Bancroft, John Wayne

"Listen, Darling"

Coming

KING'S:

"Girls' School":

QUEEN'S:

ORIENTAL:

"Little Miss Thoroughbred"

CATHAY:

"Kidnapped"

ALHAMBRA:

"Honolulu"

"Ranger Courage”

“STAGECOACH”

Claire Trevor in "Stage-

AT THE KING'S

+

With a cast studded with bril | timid whisky salesman, Berton iant stars, ала Д story at Churchill as a "You Can't Cheat An Honest breathless speed and excitement, dishonest banker, George Bancroft pompous and Man"

Stagecoach" opens at the King's as a rough government official of Theatre to-day for its local pre- the time. Andy Devine as the miere. As well as the talent of squeaky-voiced driver of the nine featured players and a novel coach, Thomas Mitchell as and arresting theme, "Stage- slightly sottish physician, and Coach" has the advantages of an John Carradine as a gentleman.. excellent screenplay by Dudley gambler. Nichols, masterful "direction: bry John Ford, and the usual place to the cast of "Stagecoach" for Too much praise cannot be given and authenticity that distinguish

the unusual a Walter Wanger production.

and convincing The story takes nine men and Claire Trevor and John Wayne go characterizations they enact. To wonen on a coach trip from Tonto to Lordsburz in the period their diffent roles with so much additional honours for portraying of the 1880's. These passengers

STAR:

"Paradise For Two"

MAJESTIC:

"Topper Takes A Trip" "Always.Goodbye'

TWO MORE DAYS! TODAY & TOMORROW INCOME TAX meinde claire Trever as a lady of sympathy and conviction.

YOU'VE NEVER HAD SUCH THEATRICAL BARGAIN BEFORE!

SUPERIOR FIRST RUN PRODUCTIONS NEVER SEEN IN HONG KONG BSPORE

YOU'LL SEE 'EM NOW AT HALF THE REGULAR PRICE

John Garfield

discovers that

BLACKWELL'S ISLAND

He dared to

expose the "Island"...to establish the

model prison

it is today!

was

TOUGHER THAN ALCATRAZ!

He ruled 2500 convicts

from bellad prison "bars!

ROSEMARY LANE-STANLEY FIELDS

Directed by WM. McGAKN - Presented by WARNER BROS. Sarom Play by Crane Wither.• Original Story by Cr

Wier and Leo Katz - A Plut Nationać Pietnes

|3 DAYS ONLY! SUNDAY-MONDAY-TUESDAY

ANOTHER FIRST RUN PICTURE AT BARGAIN PRICES! with The Screen's Latest and Greatest Baby Star.

"Little Miss

Thoroughbred

JOHN LITEL ANN SHERIDAN-FRANK MCHUGH'↳ JANET CHAPMAN

• MATINEES: 20c.-30 EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.

TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.W

CATHAY

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15.7.20.&9.30.R.M. MATUGEES ---201, 106, 40%, EVENINGS:-20%. 34«« $0x. Thc. #06. Presenting the Best Pictures from the Leading Producers: MGM. - REO. RADIO- 20th CENTURY - FOX TO-DAY & TO-MORROW-2 DAYS ONLY! Alive with Romance! Ablaze with Bong!.

An enchanting picture to sweep you up to the clouds with sentiment

and down to earth with laughter, thrilla and electric excitement! "The Uny Desperado" Gayer Than

With music by

Ever... With Holly Nino MARTINI

„RUDOLF" FR{ML"

wood's Girl of

Tour Dreama

In His Arms!

and other great covonesars

MUSIC for MADAME Joun FONTAINE

DALAH MOWBRAY

"BILLY QILBERT

·ALAN" HALE E GRANT MITCHELL

ERIK RHODES LEE PATRICK

RKO-RADIO Mature »

SUNDAY & MONDAY 2 DAYS ONLY ! Robert Louis Stevenson's Immortal Tale of Love and

*** Adventars on Bea and Land *}*

KIDNAPPED

1Warner Baxter

Freddie Bartholomew Land a cast of 5,000.

i'

•

MUDDLE

MARLENE DIETRICH NEARLY PREVENTED · FROM SAILING

35

Was

NEW YORK, June 15 (Ren- ' ter)---Just Marlene Die- trich, with her husband, about to sall for Europe, Inland Customs Official's board- ed the liner Normandie and seized Marlene's luggage for alleged unpaid Income Tax

And

lax morals, out, large heart, John many words of praise must be Wayne as a youthful renegade, said for the brilliant photography Louis Platt as a young matron and the- impressive outdoor from Virginia, Donald Meek as a scenery.

·PENSIONS FOR AGED GERMAN

FILM ACTORS BERLIN, June 15 (Trans. Ocean)-Forty-four aged Ger- man film actors have bee granted a honorary pension for life by the Reich Minister, Dr. Joseph Geobbels, in his capacity as President of the Reich Film Chamber, in re- cognition of many years of successful artistic activity..

Solution No $36

ACRO89: 1, Spot. 5, Cock 8, Opaque. 9, Chime. 11, Aunt. 12. Distress. 15, Meet. 17. Evil 18, Existed. 18, Ace. 20, Fun, 21, Cab- bage. 23, Arch. 24, s. 27; Aper- ture, 30, Tier, 31, Never, 32, Miss- ed. 33, Enda 34, Olly...

DOWN: 2, Pride, 3, Toes. 4, Pair. 5. Ceased. 6, Continual 7, Scum. 10, Mite. 13, Thimble. 14. Extract. 18, Excursion, 21, Charmná, 22, Eire. 25, Level. 26, Sure, 28, Rose. 29, Undo.

CROSSWORD

NO. 337

ACROSS

1 Debate (10)·

7 Dodge (5)

8 Lady (5)

10 · Vegeta-

tion (5) 13 Fold (4) 15. Sailing

vessel (4) 18. Being

away (7)

Marlene Dietrich Marlene strenuously denied that she owed any and. the Normandie was held up in the hope that a 17 Declare (4). settlement would be reached, but 18 Vehicles (4) after hours no agreement seem- 19 Able to ed discernible.

melt (7)

A later message, however, stated. 20 Measure that Marlene was permitted to (41 sail after considerable confusion on 22 Den (4) the pter,

24 Measurer

FILM MUSICALE AT QUEEN'S

"Honolulu" Starts

To-morrow

film

An unusual type of musicale, "Honolula," Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer offering, star- ring. Eleanore Powell and Ro-" bert Young, which opens at the Queen's Theatre to- morrow, is one of the best of recent months,

The story is about the adven- tures, or misadventures of a world- famous film star who, to get away Trom the nerve-wracking atten tions of adoring fans, masquerades as a man who looks so much like him that not even-their closest is- Bociates can tell them apart, Robert Young plays both these parts.

Eleanors, Powell as the dancer who captures the heart of the star is charming and the amazing prowess, of her twinkling feet is perhaps better exemplified' here than ever before. In one number, a native hula-cum-tap dance, abé is nothing less than superb,

Excellent comedy la provided by Gracie Allen with of course, George Burns, though he takes a comparatively small part in this picture.

Edward Buzzell directed, and Jack Cummings, produced. There are two hit songs. This Night" and Honolulu amongst the many tumeful: melodies in the aim

"

(5).

27 Courage (5)

28 feless (5)

29 Renowned

(10)

DOWN

1 Stage play

(5)

2 Flat (4)

3 Impel (4)

4 Arith-

metic (4)

5 Command

(5)

6 Urging (10) 9 Civic

official (10)

11 Determine

(7)

*12 Glorify (7)

14 Swamp

STAGELU

ALSO COLOUR CARTOON

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NEXT CHANGE -

Columbia Picture

B

"GIRLS' SCHOOL"

WITH

A SHIBLY NAN GREY BAlph Bellany

ALHAMBRA

AALAN 30, HƠI

1,30-320-220 & 9,30-TEL. 90456

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY UNFATHOMABLE... MURDER WITHOUT A CLUE!

PRODUCTION

A CHILD'S TOY: HIDING SUDDEN DEATH!

THE NEW UNIVERSAL PRESENTS

BLACK DOLL

WITH NAN GREY - DONALD WOODS · EDGAK KENNEDY

TO-MORROW Eleanor Powell # Robert Young

M.G-M PICTURE

12..

73

SOLUTION TO-MORROW

22 23

land (5) 15 Sloping

edge (5)

21 Blaspheme,

-457-

23 Alter (5)

24 Lake (4)

25 Journey (4) 20 Split (4)

ISTAR

TODAY ONLY

M-G.M'S SMASH HIT!

Not since "Captains Courageous" has a zomance packed such punch and power!

TAYLOR SULLAVAN

TONE YOUNG

TO. MORROW

PARADIS

HANKOW LROAD

KOWLOON

TEL

57785

in HONOLULU with George Burns Gracie Allen

MAJESTIC

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY YOUTH, LOVE AND LAUGHTER IN A ROLLICKING

REAY Jud,

Went the Corings

of sy in art

BOMANCE !

200 Freddie put

astrophe's hitle

helner?

GAILY YOURSI

Iman

Freddie and Judy pick a for Mom and no drizzle

puss need apply! It's grand!

Listen Darling

FREDDIE ANN ES VA JUDY BARTHOLOMEW - GARLAND

Hay ASTOR Walter PIDGEON PALAN HALE SCOTTY BECKETT #losted by EDWIN.L."MARIN

roduced by JACK CUMMINGS:

WO

COMMENCING TOMORROW

More laughs ・・・ More Franks

Kore Camera Magis

Than the Original Topper 11t

HAL ROACH

TOPPER TAKES A TRIP

CONSTANCE BENNETT ROLAND YOUNG

BILLIE BURKE - MAR MOWDREY ALEXANDER S'ARCY VOHRANILA

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