SCARS
NOT ON HIS FACE
Adolph Zukor presenta
BUT ON HIS HEART!
Drama that hits you hard bolween the eyes! Romance won with brutsed souls and torn haartsl The slactrifying story of Tony Mako, who soothed' love's wounds with a deadly balm of hatol,
HOURS TO KILL!
A picture that pulls
no punches
dares turn its cher-
with Richard BARTHELMESS
acters inside out! JOE MORRISON - GERTRUDE MICHAEL
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HELEN MACK DOROTHY TREE ROSCOE KARNS - RAY MILLAND
A Paramount Picture
AT THE QUEEN'S NEXT CHANGE
The stage gives the screen a thrilling mystery!
SEVEN KEYS
TO BALDPATE
TO-MORROW AT THE
RKO PADIO
PICTURE
with
GENE RAYMOND
Margaret Callahan, Erle Blore,
Erin O'Brien-Moore, Moroni,
Olsen,Grant Mitchall, Ray Mayor
Directed by. William Hamilton and Edward Killy from the novel by Earl Derr Bigger
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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
MARCH
16,
1986,
CINEMA NOTES
Getting away from the gloom of mystery plots," a wealth of comedy anlivens the spooky chills of Gene Raymond's now adventures in RKO Radio's "Sevon Keys to Baldpate," showing on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Alhambra. While unexpecled and mysterious happenings occur throughout the story, is hilarious angles and dialogue mark this bril- Hant offering as something unique in screen thrillern. Raymond's talents) as a mirth-maker are given full play and In the course of the swift-move ing plot practically every member of the cast turns comedian for n time. As a result, Inugh come thick and Just In every real of the picture, based on Earl Derr Biggers' famous story, and the play. by George M. Cohan, Margaret Collahan, bosutf- ful lentling lady of the production; Erin O'Brien-Moore, Eric Blore of "Top Hat" fame, Moroni Olsen of "Annic Orkley" fame, Ray Mayer, Grant Mitchell, Henry Travers and other noted players have featured roles, and Edward Killy and William Hamilton, who made "Freckles,” directed.
in
"Four Hours to Kill" Theatre fides Escaped Killer Thrill Film! Dram In theatre that takes place in front of the foot- lights, instead of behind, is the story told in Paramount's "Four Houra To] Ki," starring Richard Barthelmess, next attraction al the Queen's Theatre. Barthelmess plays an ex- caped convict, hiding in the theatre and waiting for his chance to get the man who squealed on him. In the same audience are others whore life dramas are bound with his. A cloakroom boy who has stolen to get money, a rich woman planning to run away with her sweetheart, a Indsome philanderer who preys on Impressionable women. While polleo frantically Rearch' for Barthelmess,
Fascinating Katharine Hepburn has a thrilling romantic experience with Charles Boyer in RKO Radio's "Breaker of Hearts,” coming on Thursday to the King's Theatre.
FATAL ACCIDENT
LORRY DRIVER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
SHING MUN ACCIDENT
EXPLOSION INJURES
FIVE WORKMEN
A fatal trae accident in the Bay View district on Friday morning hai
sequel in the Police Court before A serious accident occurred Mr. W. Schofield on Saturday, when Shing Mun Valley yesterday Main- charge of manslaughter was pre¦ing resulting in five workmen belig ferred against Au Choi, driver of rent to hospital suffering from in- lorry No. 1047,
Jurica sustained through gelignite
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The Dairy Farm, Ice charge exploding prematurely while It appears that the lorry was being preparing for blasting operations at
a westerly direction in he makes a telephone call that, lures driven in
Pineapple Pass Dam. his victim to the lobby of the then- Electric Road about 9.30a.m.
Friday whon tre. Then, just as the separate life
One of the injured men, Weng Lik. dramas of the others are rising to cyclist coming in the opposite dira foreman, had his jaw shattered their climaxes, he steps from his ection. The cyclist, Choi Nam, re while another coolie's fingers were al hiding place and shoots down the Ceived severe injuries to which he most completely severed. man before the eyes of na aghast succumbed at the Government Civil audience. How The criminal is Hospital at 4.30 p.m. the name day.
caught and the tangled lives of the others straightened out furnishes the for a week's formal remund,
Trame Inspector Alexander applied elimax to a thrilling drama. Nor- inan Krusan's "Small Miracle,"
the application being allowed
hit of the current Broadway season, furnished the original from which:
the
Wong Lik was removed to the Kowloon Hospital together with Wor Nuen, stone coolle, and Tang Kwal fong, truck coolie, both of whom are muffering from severe face and body injuries; and Yau Kiu, stone coolie, whose fingers' were badly cut.
Ng Ching, also a truck coolie, auf-
"Four Hours to Kill" was written. Barnett, Dorothy Appleby and Judith fered injuries of a les serious na- Directed by Mitchell Leisen. The Wood. Ench of these deserves ample ture and was sent to the Shing Mun picture features Joe Morrison, Helen praise. Every performance is not Hospital for treatment.
Mack and others,
worthy, contributing to the final effect of superh entertainment.
“Rifkal” Jenn Harlow takes her place among The Bride Comes Home" the outstanding dramatic actress of One of the smartest comedy the screen, Spencer Tracy turns in romances of the year The Bride the finest performance of his distin- Conics Home," now screening at the guished carcer, and drama vies with Queen's Theatre, in which Claudelle comedy for entertainment honours in Colbert and Fred MacMurray are "Riffra", new Metro-fioldwyn-Mayer starred. In a day when it is dim- feature now at the King's Theatre. cult to get away from the pattern- Thoroughly different" and thorough- ed story, this isle of à modern boy is entertaining in "Riffraff." It is and girl who can't spend live minutes in many respects one of the most together without fighting, yet who unusual films turned out of Holly find they can't stay away from, each wood in many a moon, daring in its other, is as refreshing. 63 a spring theme, uncompromising in its treat-breeze in the hill country. Miss Col- ment, and vividly realistic from first bert is the daughter of a Chicago scene to last, Always original, financier who had gone distressingly Irving G. Thalberg selected M-G-M's | broke.
Though reared in great
two most clemental stars to top the luxury, the girl nevertheless has distinguished cost of players, and in plenty of spunk, and decides to ro every respect the selection proves to to work. Robert Young as a child- be liappy. Tracy's role makes him hood sweetheart, has just inherited a domineering dominating, two-fisted three million dollars but Claudette aengeing man who thinks he is im- feels she would prefer getting a job mune to feminine wiles until he to marrying him.
to She does go meets Miss Harlow, the belle of the work, DS Asistant editor of the waterfront, who forgets her distrust magazine, Young published, where of men in giving him a love that she is made assistant to the editor, is almost glorious, yet masked with Fred MacMureny, MacMurray is a biting sarensm. The love affair" of bündbolled; "rough-pokon fellow," whỏ these two. their marriage, the trials resents Miss Colbert'a presence. that come to them and their ultim- They fight from the moment they make meet. ate union of understanding
Both the boy and the girl for magnificent drama,
to have been born played aeem
with a against the shifting mystery of the liberal quantity of the old Ned in Yet with the drama is humour them, and they find it exceedingly of the sort that brings a lump to hard to speak a civil word to each the throat. It is a picture that is other until they happen Lo fall in recommended without reservation, love. Their battles, however, anni- With the sturs, directed by J. Wal-hilate their plans for marriage and ter Ruben, is a notable cast head- Miss Colbert, for sheer spite, elopes ed by Una Merkel and Joseph Callein with Young. MacMurray pursues and including Kuch favourites as them on a motor-cycle and the wind. Victor Killan, Mickey Rooney, Jup comes ina marrying squire's Farrell MacDonald, Roger Inthoff, home, with the aquire himself a past Juanita Quigley, Paul Harat, Vince muster nt shouting down arguments.
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