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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1935
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
Two of the cinema'a most brilliant stars, Helen Hayes and Hobart Mont- gomory, are coming to-morrow to the Queen's Theatre in one of the season's: outstanding photoplays. It is "Vane awa: Her Love Story", adaptation of Itugh Walpole's saga of the specta cular Herries family. Drimming with high romance, rich with the idealistic sweetness of the last generation, the Lale story tells of the Landor of a woman who, loving one man with all the blind adoration of youth, persuaded to accept marriage with another. Helen Hayes has seldom, If ever, qualled. her performance, in the rols of the Walpole heroine, And certainly Montgomery never has dong a finer or more believable bit of work than as fratį, the wild Horries And then the
who inherit hi
in
cent KEU- strain. With the stara is Utto Ker In
molt of the Reason' ano dimcult rolos-that of the mad hun bank of Miss Hayes, making her of unbearable by
crafty suspicion- inga. Kruger has never had a more tricky role, and it in with dimoulty that one can imagine an actor wha could have played it with more in- rezity. With these le an outstanding
past, sach of whom denervos special attention.
They include such favou rtos as May Tohsan, Lewis Hlone, Henry Stephenann, Donald Crips, Jenale Italph, Lionel Barrymore, tieorge K. Arthur and many more,
"The Litio Minister".
Heralded as a challenge in all the atar's previous succosses, and as one of the bly events of the motion picture year in the screen vereton of Bir James Barrio's hauntingly beautiful rematted, "The Little Minister", which werven Katharine Hepburn Rs her they vehicle, shawlur to-day at the King's Theatre. For this picture KO Radio re-created the quant charm of
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Wallace has Fomance with all the Richard Wallace, who directed the Rob Dow. Other colourful roles urdday, brings Jean Harlow back to the qualition of airing of the Barrio classic, has played by Beryl. Mercer, Donald scrcon. The production tells the story
expened, no liepburn To Licht Kirk one
whimsical
whtoh Barrio made his romance around the Auld Crisp, Lumsden Hare, Mary Gordon, of Eadio Chapman,, a very modern of strange and Andy Clyde, Dorothy Stickney, Ilarry girl, much desired by all rich men oronton in her injniitable mood the haunting charm. John Beal; from Borestford and Barlowa Borland. who meet her, but who is determined character of Rabbio made famous on the Broadway atago, is sald, to play stage by Maude Adams. Amidst the role of the "Little Minister" with
this
"100% Pure"
the wild and untamed Scottish mOUTE splendid touch. That favourite "100% Pure," the Metro-Goldwyn the olfah Babble lends her persecu-troujor Alan Hale, is also featured Mayer picturo showing at the tors and her lover a morry" chane, 'as the forthright town drunkard Oriental Theatro on Sunday and Mon-
to remain a lady and have nothing
to do with anyone except in return for wedding ring. Tho picture fits with lightning rapidty from the
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THE FIFTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Organised By
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH❞
will be held
JUNE
during
JULY & AUGUST
WATCH FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Now they are co-starred in one of the greatest love stories of all times, Hugh Walpole's famed "Vanessa." When Helen Hayes says: "He has the devil-in him. but I love him," she echoes the thought of many a girl who adores a beloved rogue. M-G-M promises you the first truly grip- ping romantic hit of 1935.
HELEN HAYES
ROBERT
MONTGOMERY
anessa
V
HER LOVE STORY
Otto Kruger
Lewis Stone Produced by David O. Seishiok Directed by William K. Howard
Metro Goldwyn
Mayer
PICTURE
May Robson
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