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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

The Cloucester

AIR-CONDITION

ONED

The Gloucester

Trio

PAT. SINCLAIR Piano,

PRUE. LEWIS Violin,

DAVE WOLFF 'Cello.

LOUNGE

The popular rendezvous in Hongkong in the heart of the Shopping district.

Here in the Air conditioned and spacious lounge APPETISING COLD LUNCHEONS, Ice Cream and Soda Fountain Specialities are served under ideal conditions.

"Everyone" goes to the Gloucester Lounge. Come in out of the heat and revel in the temperature of Capri and thrill to the shock of a Polar drink!

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Music's Golden Tongue"

-sit back and listen to light music by the Gloucester Trio. They play every evening, except Sundays, in the lounge and in the Restaurant during Dinner.

Ruin Band Jeld The Murderer's Gun......... Bar Angefors find Pulled the Trigger!

Augustus Thomas' famous play

Was this to be the perfect crime? Fantastic murder ..but a more fantastic de- feuse rose out of the past... to protect him at the hour of joy lovers never forget !.

7WITCHING HOUR

The

(When Love Comes Back Again

SIR

with

GUY STANDING JOHN HALLIDAY JUDITH ALLEN TOM BROWN

A Paramount Picture

QUEEN'S

TO-MORROW

WHEN AT HOME

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The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.

JUNE 25, 1995.

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

ROUND THE WORLD FOR £90!

GOOD NEWS FOR TRAVELLERS

TO EUROPE

Substantial reductions in certain of their fares which affect Hongkong residents have been announced by the N. Y. K. line. The reductions will take effect from August 3, the date of the departure of the Hgkusan Maru for Europe,

Practically all border towns Are lawless, according to the author of "Bordertown," the Warner Bros. pro duction, which is now showing at the Alhambra with Paul Mun! in the stellar role. He speaks of this as "the taint which seems to develop all boundaries." "Bordertown" is the story of a young man who grown up to be a power in his particular part of the underworld. The role of Johnny Ramirez seems particularly suited to Paul Mun, suggesting a great similarity to his part in "I Am Fugitive from a Chain Gang." In "Bordertown," however, Muni is called upon for a greater dramatic range, } g63 2nd.)

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"Reckless," the Metro-Goldwyn. Mayer production starring Jean Har law and Will! un Powell, whieh ter Lainates its matccessful engagement. Ios is the day at the Queen's Theatre is

ong. The song is "Reck- story of less" which began as a song yet one that grew

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ment numbers introduced through the medium

of motion pictures. Jerome Kern, dean of American ente posers, who has created the neuros of "Show Bond" É numernos the rate is £162.18.7. wrote it and gave

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There are two further alternative methods of travelling round the world, both following the same rotte as the previous trips, but using dif- 90 cts to $1.25 cach ferent ships. These, fares will now be £108.7.8 and £90.1.3; previously having been £130,10,11 and £103.7.11. Plain Hemstitched But-

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"Imitation of life".

Seldom, if ever, has there been much a combination f elements which amenn root entertrisopent'as there are in "Imitation of Life" emning to the King's Theatre on Thursday. Fanniy Hurst's great novel will interest. millions of women. "Back Street"

that Fanie Hurst understand thoroughly what women like to se

John Stahl in in a moving picure that picture proved that he knew how to transpose to the seren every last

of interest which lay in Fannie Burst story. There is no die This rector in the world who has faculty in the same degree that Jal Stuhl possessed it. And he directed then "Imitation of Life," also. Then there's

comes back

who is an

Claudette for

1

of

sinental,

he

drasite, and peculiarly poignant, at

time. Something of

nostalgic quality Thru is found in the rotnance Juge rentice which survives through many years of frustration to came to the aid of two young lovers badly in need of help. In fact, the theme of the story might he "Love again when you need it The young lovers are played by Tom Brown and Anita Louise. the cinema sky. In the story, Brown Both are rising young juguinuries in

Clay Thorn has

phobin

mast."

is the popularity Hurst's sto

story. The cast supporting them is of rent stai proportions. A

this time

Threr new by star. year-old, named Baby Jane, plays the complex on cat's-eyes, which tiny daughter and for her work was sunti-precious jewels and not the eyes given a starring contract by Univer of a feline. Supertilion a long sal. Rochelle Hudson plays the jewels: and the superstition works attached itself with these strange grown up with Alan Italo. Ned Sparks, Henry Armetta, Louse Beavers, Henry holker, Alma Tel, G. P. Huntly, Jr., Wyndham Standing ami Paul Porcasi.

"Adventure Girl”

Joan Laswer "Adventure Girl", is the thrilling screen record of a trip

on Thorne to the extent of foreing on him into a fantastic crime. He com mits a murder, but when he did it, or why or where, he has not the remotest idea. It i in the defence of Thorne that Judge Prentice and his romance of long ago play such pa important part. If the crime can be called fantastic, the defence is even

to the wilds of Central America by more so. And, while "The Wyre"

tise author of "The Cradle of the Hour" is not "courtroom Deep." In the screen story her ship] it has one scene in the chambers of has no more than set sail before the justice that has sehtom been excedid incredible adventures begin, and they for dramatic suspense and intensity. continue in unbraken st ecession to ti

"Wagon Wheels"

final fadeout. Sen sterms that carry away the masts and wreck the water tank, hand-to-band fights with sharks Searching for ideal loention scenes and octopi, amazing encounters with to be used in the Fernmount picturis Ton constrictors and guakes of other

other tion of Zano Greg's "Wagon Wheels," kinds, searches for hidden treasure which comes to the Alhambra Thratie

und an enrald "se

so big and gre

にいいぐ to-morrow, studio production exced- that men die looking at its beauty," lives came across i section of ladi fights between the explorers and in northern California, that is rich mtives, a last-minute rescue of Joan in early westere legend and history. as she is about to be burned at the t was the huge ranch of Al Gays- tinke, bee fight from enraged savages sun, thirty miles from: Sonora, Cali

furnia, where for

the Van Beuren Corpornsored by

ore than

ho pursue her in their war cane weeks 85 members of the troupe, in- n wall of fire on the water and an enderwater swim by the fugitives to cluding Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick, escape it-these and many other ad-Billy Lee, Monts Bloc and Raymond ventures go to make up the photoplay. Hatton, lived as early 1844 pioneers. which was produced and

Other scenes were photographed in rivers, lakes, mountains and in the red-wood

Sonera. country

near Adapted from the novel, "Fighting When Sophocles wrote "Oedipus Wheels" depicts the actual historie Caravans, by Zane Grey, Wagon: Hex" he little realized that it, and trip of the first wagon train to others of his great tragedies, would Oregon in 1844. The film shows in serve as a training school for the dramatic style the hardships, adven- } modern screen's greatest villainess,tures and perils. Mary Morris. Yat Miss Morris, now appearing as the insanely dominant

"Double Door”

apinster in Paramount's Blm version

31

"Clive of India"

ID

of "Double Door" coming to-day to The overworked superlatives em: the Star Theatre, declares that she futtle indeed when one comes owen her ability to put over menucing estimating the merits of "Clive of roles to her early training in Greek India," Darryl F. Zanuck's first mill- drama. Those who have seen her ou Hon dollar production for 20th the screen predict an equally brilliant Century Pictures, which brings the career for Miss Morris in that me-

personable and popular Ronald dium, due to the fact that the alight Colman to the King's Theatre. But, gestures and tonal Inflections which until a better term is coined we must she WHEN record go perfectly be content to ing it "great", "magni- celluloid. "Double Door, as a play. ficent" and "titring" entertainment. star of un- Colman, " was one of the outstanding successes. It is a new

Schenck presenta whom you will see

"

on

of the current Broadway season. suspected

"The Witching Hour"

It is a vivid and gripping drama of in this Joseph the fontantle happenings behind the tian, based on the London stage hit of sedate portals of one of New York's the same name whose authers, W. P. inal respectable Fifth Avenue Man Lipscomb and R. J. Minett, were sions. In it, Evelyn Venable, Kent brought to Hollywood by the pro- Taylor, Sir Guy Standing and Ange ducers to assure a true and accurate "Revere are featured with Miss Morris, natation of their play to the scron,

Charies Vidur directed.

Loretta Young evidences new powere and gives an unforgettable portrayal of the lovely English girl to whom Clive wrote proposing marriage after seeing her picture in her brother's can playwright is having its initial locket. The love atory of this herote screenings to-morrow the Queen's pair is one of the most beautiful and Theatre, The Witching Hour" is the moving the screen hun over shown. play and August Thomas is the play The huge cast of principals, including wright. With a theme of intense Colin Clive, Franels Lister, C. Aubrey interest to modern psychologists, the Smith and Cesar Romeri, turns in story of "The Witching Hour" is both performances of uniform excellence.

A famous play by a famous Ameri-

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