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ARMED ROBBERIES.

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"Queen Christina" with nono other just entered the kitchen to boll than John Gilbert, who had contributed some water, had seen three men, to her climb to the topmost peak of who caught hold of her and drag- sereen success. And now, five years god her back into the front cubicle, after their last mooting in pictures, where her mistress was. Both the new John Gilbert is looming. women were bound and gagged, and "His neting is as good as it ever was, the widow alleged aho was struck undoubtedly botter," was the roport of

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a West Coast pro-view critic. He is with a screw driver by one of the as young as he ever was. He is as men. They ransacked the premises handsome. That old fire of character and, after twenty minutes, left has sparkled into life again. That with money and jewellery to the nothing to surpass Dr. Williams'

uy the blood and norves there I LIVERPOOL SERVICE samo piercing glint has been resharp-value of $450. A few minutes Pink Pills, the prescription ened in his eyes. He is the same Inter the complainant released her-physician, an M. D. of Edinburgh NEW YORK SERVICE reckless, poralstent lover that he was

University. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in his early silent pictures. John Gil self and the amab. hort is not through with pictures. It On April 24, on information re-have been proved beyond doubt by he repeats the fine performance which ceived, the accused was arrested at rigid medical tests to increase he gives in Queen Christina' to future No. 1032 Canton Road, Mongkok number or red blood corpuscles and pictures, he will go farther in his district. Some of the stolen pro- stanco which

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carries oxygen from TANTALUS career than he over dreamed of." The perty was in his possession and the lungs and nutriment from the now pleture, directed by Routen was identified by the victim. food digested in the intestines Mamoulian, has a cast that includes

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blondes to piny the leading roles of the three merry maids of Broadway who hunt and skin millionaires all the Maintain your health through tonic year around. May be it was because, treatment of your blood by taking matend of just one heroine as usual, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and you he had three heroines to arrange for will then be able to face the future in "The Greeks Hnd Word for with confidence. Equally good for Theat" At any rate, the thece chorus men and women, Dr. Willams' Pink girls on the loose, whose antics make Pills may be given with perfect safety this United Artists film one of the to anaemie, rundown, pale children, success of the season are all as blonde and they are of great value as they can be. Ina Claire, now be builder after illness. Obtainable at comes one of the most oralnent screen chemists everywhere. comediennes, Joan Blondell and Madge Evans are the three luck ladies. They quarrol, they cry on one another's shoulders, they pursue the helpless CONSIGNEES' NOTICE, millionaire in company and singly, and all the while they live up worthily to their nickname of the Three Mus- keteers" in Penthouse aparments, speakeasies, transatlantic liners and taxicabs. This trio of hilarious char- acters last year made the Zoe Akins The Steamship, play from which the picture was taken one of the smash hits of New York. Playing the role of the wealthy men who are the prey of the three ladica the Greeks had in word for are David! Manners, Phillips Smalley and Lowell Sherman..

The jigsaw puzzle replaces the con- ventional poison letter, black hand and death ssh ss a warning of stalking death in RKO-Raitis Pictures' "To merrow at Seven." murder mystery thriller with Chester Morris and Vivienne Osborne at the King'a Theatre next change, Ralph Spence's story concerns itself with a maniacal killer who warna his prospective vic tims with n Hesaw puzzle inscribed with the bour of doom. At the an pointed hour the friend never fails to strike, piercing has victim's heurts with a sharp-pointed weapon which is never found. A novelist, a capitalist, a girl, two detectives, two aeroplane pilote and a bogus coroner are involved in the persecution by the guilty man, who haunts them in a plane and in an old mansion. Chester Morris featured with Vivienne Osborne, Henry Step henson, Grant Mitchell, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh, Cornelius Keefe,

Charles Middleton and others are in the cast of "To-morrow at Seven." Ray Enright directed for the Jeffer son Pictures Corporation.

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Once again, a. motion picture has being landed and placed at their risk

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of the Hongkong come to screen that compels the proper place in developing and ad- audience to grip their chairs from the Kowloon, whence delivery can bo

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., vancing the story, is an integral and first to the last reels in the Metru obtained as the goods are landed. essential part of motion picture mak-Goldwyn-Mayer production of "The

Goods not cleared wain 7 days ing and will never disappear from the Women in Ills Life," which is the screen. That is the firm opinion of text change at the Queen's Theatre.cluding date of arrival, will_be_sub..

ject to rent. Itamon Novarro, co-starred with The. plcture le a vivid unfolding of All claims must be sent to Jeanette MacDonald in the romantic gripping events in the life of a great undersigned before the Thursday, 17th musical drama, "The Cat and the metropolitan lawyer who, though dia- May, 1934, or Fiddle," which is showing at the graced, naves the life of an innocent!

they will not be | recognized. Queen's and Alhambra Theatres. On man from a sentence of death after the other hand, Novarro believes that the re-birth of his own soul. As the the Godowns for examination by the Damaged Packages must be left in music which is literally "dragged in lawyer, Otto Kruger scores in one of consignees, and the Company's Sur by the cars" has no place in any the most dramatic roles of his career, voyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas screen story and will not enduro in one which equals his stage perform-undersigned before Thursday, 17th rption picture entertainment, "That's ance in "Counsellor at Law. The May, 1034. Consignees

must have why I welcomed the opportunity to talented supporting cant, who also ro- a Revenue Officer in attendance when appear with Miss MacDonald in "The gister memorable performances, in- damaged dutiable goods are examined Cat and the Fiddle.' It has lovely | člude such popular players as Una by the. Co.'s Surveyors. musle, but thoro is a definito reason | Merkel, Ben Lyon, Isabel · Jowoli, for every musical number. The story Roscoe Karns, Irene Hervey and itself concerns the love affair of two Henry Gordon. The picture is laid in young music students in Brussels and the courtrooms and legal offices of Paris and they sing and play, an Now York, In fashionable speakeasies naturally as they breathe, Musle of and notorious waterfront dives, in the that sort will never disappear from Tombs and Sing Sing Penitentiary. entertainment," The film was adapt- | Careful attention was given, pre- ed from the successful stage play by centing these acones in accurate detall. Jeronse Kern and Otto Harbach. The George B. Seitz, plonger director who, Radlo studio requesting that the story Keroen has retained Kern' original as only the oldsters may remember, hspired score, including auch numbers directed the "Perils of Pauline" many be made just as written, and

modernized, as was as "The Night Was Made for Love/ years ago, is responsible for the swift ternative project. It was these let "She Didn't Say Yen," "A New Love action and directorial perfection in the ters that led to the decision to spend is Old," "The Lovo Parade," "One picture.

fortune authenticating the périod Moment Atane" and "Try to Forgot." They are sung by the co-stars and by

settings. The Alcott home in Conrad, Mase, where Louisa M. Alcott drow the notable supporting cant, which in- cludes Frank Morgan, Charles Rutter- Preceded by Keen pre-opening in her characters from real life, was re- worth, Jean Hersholt and Vivienne Leront, the rereen version of Loussa M. produced in its entirety at Hollywood. Alcott'a classic, "Little Women," is The home was photographed inside Segal. William K. Howard directed

showing to-day at the King's Theatro, and out, and these photographs were "The Greeks Had a Word for Them" The production, featuring a cast of 20 used models for the settings. character artists headed by Katharine Players selected for leading roles were One blonde is usually enough for Hepburn, established a unique record not only chosen for their histrionic one picture. But in producing "The in film and long before actuni produc-ability but for their resemblance to Green Had A Word for Them" coming tion work began, when approximately Louisa Alcott's descriptions of her to the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday 200,000 film fans wrote the RKO- characters.

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