1939-09-07 — Page 5

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Today's

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TODAY AND TOMORROW

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MISCHA AT IS MERRIEST 1

EST.....

BING

JOAN

CROSBY BLONDELL MISCHA AUER

East Side of Heaven

SATURDAY

M-O-M PICTURE

4 SHOWS

DAILY 2.30-5.15

7.15-930

A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

NELSON EDDY

VIRGINIA BRUCE

iu

LET FREEDOM RING"

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ORIENTAL

FLEMING ROAD WACHAI TEL 28473

CLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY”

AN EXCEPTIONAL, PRODUCTION WITH A STAR CAST! Superb British feature, a marvelous story with magnificent wettings and thrilling situations.

BERGNER REDGRAVE

Stolen Life

Komm-Senere Trulia Barun Sochlari

Prambami vest Derving by PAUL CHINNER

A PARAMOUNT RELEASE

EXTRA! PHIL. SPITALNY'S ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA.

TWO DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & SATURDAY A FAST MOVING COMELY WITH LAUGHS GALORE!

ERROL FLYNN OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND

ROSALIND RUSSELL- PATRIC KNOWLES

FOUR'S a CROWD

WALTER CONNOLLY HUGH HERBERT MELVILLE COOPER

A WARIUM MNOS Parture

KING'S:

Hongkong

"Women In The Wind" QUEEN'S

"East Side Of Heaven”

ORIENTAL

"Stolen Life"

CATHAY:

Thanks For Everything"

Kowloon

ALHAMERA...

"Mutiny On The. Bounty""

STAR:

3

"Come And Get It"

MAJESTIC:

"Hard To" Get"

£90,000 Fire In Bangkok

THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS

CINEMA & GENERAL

On the night between August 16

Method Of Rating Stars In Hollywood

TRITE COMMENT

BY COLUMNIST Ommand, I can't think of a more amusing or pungent comment on the Hollywood “tiar system" than the one offered by Paramount's offering, "Beaus Geste,” may's Jimmie Fiddler, Hollywood Cinemas Com- mentator.

GETTING BUSY FOR "THE RAINS

CAME

Things are humming at Twentieth Century-Fox- and casting for the big pictures they have under way is coming Along at a great rabe.

We told you about Tyrone Power, Three actors-Gary Cooper, Ray Myrna Loy and Georgs, Brent be- Milland and Robert Frestoning in "The Raina Came." Well, receive star billing. All advertis-the cast is almost complete for ing copy displays their names in that now. poster-seized type. They will be the ones featured in the lobby dis- plays and in the marquee lightą.

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Cesar Romero will play All Khan, Joseph Schildkragt will be the alnister Mr. Bannerjee, Maria THE REAL STAR

Ouspenskaya will be the Maharani, Yet the real star of the picture Henry Travers is going to play the is Brain Donlevy, who is barely Reverend Smiley, Jane Darwell is. mentioned as a member of the signed for Aunt Phoebe and Mon- supporting cast. As the villainous tague Shaw is going to be General Sergeant Markof, he, dominates Keith.

the entire picture. He plays in at

least seventenths of all the scenes His is the only "characterization"

ADDITIONS TO CAST

Spencer Charters and the three

worthy of mention. The plot Brian Sisters are. along with hinges on him

Stewart Reburn whom we men-

Cooper, Milland and "particularly toned earlier, additions to the of. Sonja Henie's "Second Preston have..by comparison, waik-cast through bits so lacking force that Fiddle."

the average fan, on leaving the Four important members of the theatre, will remember just one Jones Family have had their personality-Donlevy.

options lifted, which means that that delightful group will continue I'm not trying to detract from are: Jane Carlson, Ken Howell, its screen adventures. The four

the crèdit due the three nominal

FOOLISH SYSTEM

and 17. Bangkok had 2 Very stars, each of whom makes the George Ernest the plays the title

mast of his part. Tm simply

role in "Boy Friend," Jane Wit-

Muhan.

serious Art, which lasted about seven hours before it could be brought under control. An amphur pointing out the fact that a foolish era latest picture, too) and Billy system is responsible for a glaring (local Government) and a police attempt at injustice. station were among the buildings destroyed.

"Donlevy carried the picture -- Donlevy'

then should get the COMING EVENTS

Thousands of people have been credit. And if Hollywood producers rendered homeless. The loss is think for one moment that they SEPT. estimated at over a million ticals çan fool the public by the size of

T-TISC#: Elsh 1.55 am and 4.19 (well over £90,000), and in round type in which they print an actor's p.m. Low 18.10 am, and 1.13 p.m. figures, it is said, the insurance name, they are deluding them-. companies will have to pay up selves. John and Jane Public are Tichis 461,000 (£42,000).

the greatest star-makers, after all,

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A SCANDALOUSLY FUNNY PICTURE

ABOUT MISTER AVERAGE MAN'I

SATURDAY

MONDAY

to

Thanks for Everything

MENJOU OAKIE - HALEY

WHELAN MARTIN BARNES

MGM Mightiest Drama of Liv & Danger 1.

Wallace Beery.

palmyra palm

20 Step"

21 Free from " boisture

22 Timid

23 What Scottish

engineer devised the sun-and- planet gear wheel?

24 Behold! 25 Petschal

pronoun

20 Astina 27. Peridri

30 Ciréufts 32 Gloks:

33 Walk

34 Extinct

35 Therefore

38 Exclamation 37 Future

recipient

38 Disease of

sheep

39 Monetary:

unit of Latvia

41 Who was the

founder of Pennsylvania?

42 Anything

growing

thickly

43 Indian

madder

|'44 - Persian" fairy"

45 Tree

47 What faland

in the Indian Ocean 18

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separated

from the coast

of Africa

by, the Mozambique Channel?

50 Towards 51 Stinging

insect

52 Who was the

fanious collaborator of Joseph Addison?

53 Printer's

measure

DOWN

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3 Object of

Worship

A Trap'

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6. Revolve

7 Period added

to the lunar

month

8 Guli

9 Mother

10 Roman road

11 Depend on

14 French

definite

article

16 Body of water

50-Go by

Former chief

magistrate

in Venice SOLUTION TOMORROW

Solution No 404.5. HOSETLIST TRABID

AVIDÍAVALIERASE BIND TOME DRILL INCOHERENT ALEE

Sunrise: 6.07 man. Sunset 6.25 p.m. Hongkong Hockey Association Annual Gen. Meeting.

HK. Y'a Men's Club Tian Mtg., St. Francis Hotel, 1 pm

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HX. Electric Co. Ltd., Interlin Dividend payable..

Church Wedding: St. Andrewg Medity-Donald. 2.18 pm.

H.K. Philharmonic Society informat Mtg, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 pm. Lecture. In First Aid (Engilshy for Aux Nursing Service, Queen Mary Hospital 10 8.m-Lecturer: Dr. J. Dovey, at Kowloon Hospital on Home Nursing 6 pin. Lecturer: Dr. Qiss) P. Ruttonjee.

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28 Falter

29 Stepped on.

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32 Streak

34 Feminine

proper name

37 What city in

Afghanistan

WES the capital of the empire of Tamerlane?

38 Who was the

son of Jacob

and Zupah?

Who wrote... Tales from Shakespeare, with his sister?

40 Winged parts 41 -Bolts

42 Only thin and

nothing morę“

44 Father

46 Wolframite

48. Gypsy

husband

48 Prefix, down

certum

49 Symbol for

UNIT THROMBOLL

Y.M.C.A. Mahjongg for Beginners,

a.m.

Lawn Bowls Open Singles

FLE Hockey Asm, Annual Mtg. AR.P. Lecture at Volunteer Eqrs. 9-10 am

Cheero Club Contract Bridge 8 p.m. 8Tides: High 3.10 'am, and 6.10 pm Low 11.30 am and 8.10 p.m. Sunrise 6,0 am, Banset 6.34 p.m. YM.C.A "Keep Fit" Class 10.30 a.m. Mixed Swimming 4 p.m., Bad. minton 8.30 p.m.

AR.P. Lectures (English) Club Lusitano, 5.30 p.m.; ARP. (Chinese) Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 7 p.m.; ARP. (English) Y.W.CA Bon- hain Road, 7.30 p.m.; ARP, in Eng- Hish, 20 Ice House Street, 5.30 pm; A.R.P. in English St. Andrew's Church

WAY Hall, -6 p.m.

Cheero Cich, Bridge and Mahjongg Drive 3 p.m.

9 Tides: High 4.25 a.. and 7.10 pal Low 12.3: p.m. and 10.57 p.m.. Sunrise: 6.08 am Sunset 8.33 pm. EK. Fallce Club House Opening -3.30 p.m.

Seventh Day Adventists:. Dedica tory Service of Ohing Ploneer Memo- rial Church, Ventris Road, 2.46 p.m. A.R.P. Lecture at Taumati Govt- School 7.30 pln.

1:10 Tides: High 5:45. s.m. and 7,58 PL Low 1.20 p.m.

Sunrise: 6.86 kim. Sunset 6.32 p.m. Races at Macso

Lawn Bowls Pairs Final Civil vice Club, 1,30 pmn.

Ber

Rosary Church: Wedding, HussA FES- Macintosh: 3.30 pa

11-Tide: High 62 am and 8.26 p.m. Law 12.27 a.m, and 3 puta.

'Sunrise: 6:08 am. Sunset 6ki pm. Diocesan

Tretm

starts.

Boys School

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St Stephen's College Term Stárta. Diocesan Girls, School Term starts. EK Singers Rehearsal, Union Church, Kennedy Road, 530 pm.

KK Univerzity Opětik.

Crown Land Sale, P.WD. 3 p.m. 12-Dairy Farm Tee and Cold Stor age Co. Ltd. Interim Dividend pay- able.

14-Area Inter-Unst Swimming Championships at VRC. 2 p.m.

Lecture on Home Nursing (Engish. At Queen Mary Hogial @pm-Lee

Guren: Dr. Odrs.) L. J. DOBY. LT

Mémorial Service Confucius Temple to Mr. Hiso Fu-chen"" an

15-Aren Inter-Udit Swimming Championships at 7RQ 2 p.m.

Entries close for Trinity College of Music Examination.

16 Police and Frison Dept. Aquatic Sports. st. V.R.C

Diocesan Old', 'Girls" "Asin. “ć Home."

20-Lecture on First Aid (Chinese) at Queen Mary Hospital 8 p.m.--Les turer: Dr. (Miss) P. C. Lat.

23-Jockey Club Extra Race Meet

Annual Outing for Blind Chris. Hongkong League Football Besson starts.

BOLTMORALIMORELing, Happy Valley. A POS

ENTREPOTILEG.111

TITITEM CANIARK

HEMPIRAGAMUFFIN

28-Claims against estate of Ernest

TSÉVANYITOWNTIL ET A PEITONEJLIVE Perdinand

ad Oppenheim dus nie

ANTLETIRONTOR AL

****ITTUITATORY “STAND UP AND FIGHT Robert Taylor

29-Claims against estate of Charles

FATALCAFESIDUE PANELICENTIWELL Harold Branzwin dua

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939. -PAGE 5

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WOMEN

IN THE

WIND

"A WARNER BROS. Picture with..

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VICTOR JORY MAXIE ROSENBLOOM

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TINY

SATURDAY

ON

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BOUNTY

CHARLES

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LAUGHTON GABLE

GLARK

FRANCHOT TONE

Frank Lloyd Production

NELSON EDDY, VIRGINIA BRUCE

MGM Picture • in "LET FREEDOM RING'

4 SHOWS DAILY 2:30 5 20 72030

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