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HONOLULU"

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Old Soldiers

To Celebrate

B.E.F. Landing

་་

Eleanor Powell Robert Young

BRITISH FORCES IN PALESTNE: NEW C-IN-C .... Major-Gen M. G. Barker, who, since the departure of Major Tim Hay, of the Black Watch, has been the tallest officer at the

"CONTEMPTIBLES" War Office, has left to assume

PLAN TO VISIT BOULOGNE

To commemorate the land. ing of the British Expedi- tionary Force on French soil in August 1914, the members of the Argyll and Butherland Highland Regimental Associa

Branch),

•tion (London

their wives. families and friends, are going to Boulogne on August 18 for a special seremony:

command. or the British

forces in Palestine.

of

Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Angels With Dirty Faces"

QUEEN'S:

"Gracie Allen Murder Case". ORIENTAL:

"Midnight"

CATHAY:

"The Firefly"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA

"Gracle Allen Murder Case"

STAR:

"Topper"

MAJESTIC:

"Valley Of The Giants"

KING'S.

Coming

"In Old Chicago"

QUEEN'S:

CINEMA & GENERAL

"The Lady's From Kentucky“ ORIENTAL:

"Stagecoach"

CATHAY:

""Honoluln"

ALHAMBRA

"The Lady's From Kentucky"

STAR:

"Test Fuct"

MAJESTIC:

"Four Daughters" "Girls School"

BILLIE BURKE AND OLIVER HARDY

Bille Burke surveyed herself, in

a full-length mirror on the "Zero-

bia" set at the Hal Roach Studios.

SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY IN HOLLYWOODS' MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS

"Move over, Joan, you're standing on the juice cable." It was the head electrician speaking to Miss Joan Bennett, who co-stars with Louis Hayward in "The Man in the Iron Mask," an Edward Small Pro- duction. Joan, it seems, was standing on a cable which the electrician desired to move,

By aftemoon she knew all of them,

It is the same with other high- the

Democratie Spirit

Such is the spirit of demo-: cracy within Hollywood's mo- tion picture studios, A glamorous personality to the salaried people working on millions of fans who see her picture. James Whale, the director, pictures, Joan Bennett, on would probably pay no attention the set, regards herself as a "Mr: Whale." But let the prop to u' person if he were addressed Just another worker. She

man yell, "Wait a minute, Jim. calls the grips, electricians, we've got to get that book back camera men, carpenters and into the scene!" and he responds extras by their first names without hesitation. and they return the com- pliment.

The history of Hollywood's de- "That's one of the things that mocratic spirit goes back to the makes motion picture work as in-very beginning of the picture teresting as it is," explains "Joan, business. When the first flm com- ? speaking in defense of the spirit pantes moved west, the social set of democracy and friendly of Los Angeles failed to receive cooperation which is always so actors and actresses with open noticeable where pictures are be-arms. They were regarded general- ing made.

ly a strange people engaged in a Humanized business

strange business. It was only na- "After all, this is probably the the company of people who could tural that they would most enjoy world's most humanized business.

It is up to the players to give their talk their own language and dis- best in the way of convincing per-

cuss their own problems. formances, and to do this one

Its Rewards must be perfectly relaxed. It person happentd to be a grip, an It didn't matter whether the obviously impossible for anyone to electrician or a studio laborer. If be stilted or formal one minute he could talk the language of

then to step before

the camera and suddenly become people who would enjoy his con-

pictures he could ma plenty of, regular person.

and

st

SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1939 -PAGE

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There, but for the

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"ANGELS WITH

DIRTY FACESTM

JAMES CAGNEY PAT O'BRIEN

THE "DEAD ENO KOS - HUMPHREY ROGART

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versation. This spirit of democracy LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY@

women to make contacts which

"I personally am of the opinion had its rewards, too, because it that there is less hypocrisy in enabled many competent men and Hollywood than any place else, re- gardless of what other people may enabled them to go forward in the say on that subject. A person musiness. cannot be 'regular' one minute and something else the next."

The day that van reported for work in "The Man in the Iron Mask," she studiously.set about to learn the first cames of everyone working on the set...

This first Oliver Hardy-Harry "FOUR DAUGHTERS"

Langdon picture has the Southern United States in the 1970's as its setting. Costumes, of the period make lavish use of yardage and hoops.

at

AT MAJESTIC

TOMORROW

"Four Daughters" the

A good example of this is the case of Alfred T. Green, who directed Small's recent picture,

"King of the Turf," starring i Adolphe Menjou,

Green started his career as a laborer at the old Selig Studios. He worked hard after hours he would dress up and drop into the lobby of the Alexandria Hotel.

where most of the maplazy growing

| number of plcture people assem-

bled.

on a big scene.

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·Green, always a bright conversa_ Warner tionalist, was also a good "mixer." Bros, picturization of a famous One day, Colin Campbell, an early. Miss Burke looked the story by Fannie Hurst, will open director, needed a man to help him voluminous skirt that projected at the Majestic Theatre to- far beyond the confines of the morrow.

A moving tale of four His eyes landed on Green" mirror. She turned sideways and devoted sisters who fall in love the huge bustle effect came into with the same man, the film has view, She pulised the puffed one of the most unique casts in sleeve into its full glory and then motion picture history. turned to Edward Sutherland, as-

Given stability by the presence sociate producer of the romantic.

or such tried and true performers comedy.

as Claude Rains, May Robson, "Mr. Sutherland, you don't Frank McHugh and Dick Foran, think anyone seeing the picture the cast is made remarkable by will mistake me for Mr. Hardy, do a couple of striking circumstan you?" she archly inquired.

Solution No 368

ACROSS. 5, Triek. 8. Hampered. 9. Stamp. 10, Maternal. 11, Scall. 14. End 18, Mental. 17, Ignite. 18. Fun. 20. Grain. 24. Ceremony. 25, Wager. 26. Restrain. 27, Dense.

ces.

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and the latter became the first assistant director in the motion Dicture business. A couple of years later he was running the Whole Sells organization.

COMING EVENTS

JULY

22-Tides: High ́1,36 am, and 1.23 pm, Low 845 am. and 7.35 p.m. First, it marks the only time in

Sunrise: 5.50 am, Sunset 7.00 p.m. YMCA. Launch Picnic 2.30. p.m. motion picture history when VDMA Christ Church Group three sisters not only played Launch

ach Picnic important roles, fra the

Chinese YMCA, Swimming Gala,

84.me

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picture but were, la fact, cast Bridges Street.

Street, 7.30 p.m.

ARP, Lectures-Air Raid Warden, is sisters. They are, of course, the Lane girls, Friscilla, Rose Bridges Street 7.30 p.m. A.R.P. T

in Chinese,

at Chinese - YM,QA..

mary and Lola.

The fourth sis-structors Class P.WD, Board room, DOWN: 1, Chuma. 2. Emite. 3. ter incidentally, is played by Chinese 3 p.m.

Craigengower CC. Whist and Tom Gale Page, who is said to Weary. 4. Detalt. 6, Reticent. 7, beautifully into the Lane en- Complete. 12, Decrease, 13, Fitiless. 14. Elf. 15, Din. 19, Uneven, 21, Death. 22, Koran. 29, Hyena.

semble.

CROSSWORD

NO. 367

ACROSS

neda (5)

He has already been detained in 1 Child's fil- Whitehall twice. As Director Recruiting and Organisation during

5 Jollity (5)

the recent expansion programinė B Enough (5) Gen. Barker has achieved so much. Interior (5) that when he was given another. 10 Fabric (5) post second thoughts at the War 11 Title (3) Office stopped him leaving

12 Immature

to

Last summer his removal India to take up a district com-

(5)

14 Genuine (7) mand was countermanded. He was 17 Flee (6)-- booked for Palestine last December. 19 Lively (6) Now that the recruiting problem is 22 Secret (7) Many of them are Old Con-no longer acute it is felt he can be 25 Grand (5)·

temptibles, and the trip is being

arranged in conjunction with the

Old Contemptibles Association. Mr. James Duguid, secretary the association, said:

#

spared for Palestine.

28 Little bird.

(87

29

"Gen. Barker should be a success there. He has initiative, resource 23 Cord: (5) and tact three qualities not 30 Fiumed always united in a G. O. Cand

tine.

"We are hoping for an expedi- particularly necessary to Fales- tion of 750 people, with a special boat and train. There are 255 members of the association in the do as they like until midnight. The London branch alone, and we Casino will remain open until then. hope that as many of them as] ""The cast of the whole trip, possible, and their families and meals included, will not be more friends, will be able to come.

than 24 maybe "less.” Wreath On Memorial

This is the second visit of this There will be a march to the kind undertaken by the associa- Boulogne War Memorial, where we tion. Last year the members had will lay a wreath, followed by ten a similar parade, which was a in the Casino Gardens

great success, and it is hoped to

-After-ten members are free to make the expedition a yearly one.

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31 Lasso (5) 32 Number (5) 43 Impwover-

eshed (5) DOWN

1 Hang to (5)

2 Weight 15).

3 Root plant

4 Beanty (6)

5 Soit fruit

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6 Scope (5).

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15 Bever (3). 16 Delight in 18 Do (8) 20 Barracks

tavern (7)

21 Snake (8)

·SOLUTION ON MONDAY.

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Baseball-Caroline Hill-2.30 p.m. ⠀ 23-Tides: High 2.27 am, and 2.38 |p.m. Low 6 am and 8.11 p.m.

Sunrise 5.61 am Sunset 7.08 pm. Yeung Chung Girls' School Speech Day of Paintings at Kam Ling

Exhibition Restaurant 10 am to 10 pm.

Parade Service at St. John's Cathe» dari 9.15 am. -

Baseball Caroline Hill -–- 10.30

Am.

LAWI Bowls Open Rinks semi- finals.

Exhibition of Paintings at Kam Ling Restaurant 10 am to 10 pm.

YMCA Discussion Group, Speak- er: Major J. L. Willocks on "Frison

Refor: Hgh 3,16 am and 4,05

p.m. Low 9.48 sm and 8.50 p.m.

Sunrise: 6.51 a.m. Sunset 7,08 pm. Military Folice Mess Whist and Tombola, 8.30 pm.

Left Book Club open Mtg. Epeaker: Dr. Harry Talbot, 9pm.

Crown Land Bale p.m.

Exhibition of Paintings at Kam Ling Restaurant 10 am to 10 pm,

5.30 p.m.

世

School Prize-giving

Junior School

LK Working Artists' Guild Bum

er School opens 10 am.

VRC Mtz to discuss

Theo. Meek.

legacy

by

ARP. Lectures.-Wardens' and In- structors Class, Tun Mut Middle School, in Chinese, 7pm.

YMCA. Voluntary Aid Course for ARP 11

at

sund

Tombola

·Mem 8.30 pm;

at Military

A Whist

Drive 8.30 p.m.*

Counchi, Mty,

adies Golf Bummer Meeting

Valley,

Chinese Chamber of Commerce, New Officers Take Over

K. Rotary Club Tima Mtg. 1 p.m.

10 am.

Golf:

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Bridge and Mahjongg

EKYDC. v. Shek-Ost

Shek 04 30 p.m. 27-Legislative

Council Mtg 2.30 Path Women's Fellowship Bath

ing Plenie at Stanley

28 HKVDO Annual Aquatic Bports VRC 9.30 DEL

$1-Rates for Third Qur, payable in advance. A

A BIG COLLECTION OF STARS IN A GREAT COMEDY: A Paris business man hires an American girl to steal his wife's sweetheart, it's a riot of laughter.

STAR-BRIGHT ROMANCE OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER'I

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT AMECHE

DON

"MIDNIGHT"

JOHN BARRYMORE FRANCIS LEDERER MARY ASTOR Elaine Barrie

TOMORROW-MONDAY-TUESDAY

A FICTURE CROWDED WITH THRILL-PACKED APPEAL Just alive with rapid-fire excitement that never lets up, thousands in the cast with 20 big stars.

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*ÏSACK LOKUL '« JDAN-LITEL

· Mated by WH; KEIGHLEY

Baroon Play by Botca L. Miller & Mishání Forside. From der Novel by Pame

Iunie by Kdolph Deutsch'à Hugo Friedolar

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OF THE BORBEN

"FOUR DAUGHTERS

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