1937-02-05 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG

CINEMA NOTES

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

21 YEARS AGO ·

Extracts From The "Telegraph" "Files

FEBRUARY.

5, 1937.

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended February 12, 1916.

Forussing the romance and drama of modern commerelal aviation into an absorbing and up-to-date film offering. RKO Radio's "Without Orders" deals with the responsibility of modern airline operators and The rate of the dollar on

safety of pilots for the

their passengers, and His drama results mand was 18. 11.5/10. from disregard of this responsibility,

Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., was dp-

For all its breathless moments there

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are no plane crashes. Robert Arm-pointed an Unofficial meinber strong and Miss Ellers, both with a the Executive Council, in succes- large following of picture-fons, realon to the late Mr. E. A. Hewett. ideally cast in the leading romantic

roles, with Miss Sage, who made her

Alm debut in "The Witness, Chair,"

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The death was reported of Sir Smith. formier

and Vinton Haworth, a newcomer Cecil Clementi

from the radio networks, and Char- Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong,

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND Grapewin heading the supporting and uncle of Mr. (now Sir) Cecil

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

Taking Cargo For

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon,

East and South Africa, Australia, India, Peralan Gulf, Mauritius, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY ·

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH M. GOVERNMENT

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, and all sailings are subject to change or doviallon with or without notice." PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

8.8.

RAWALPINDI *MIRZAPORE CORFU

BHUTAN

NALDERA

*BEHAR

CARTHAGE

*SOUDAN

• Cargo only.

From

Tons Hong Kong

About

Destination

17,000 8th Feb. Marseilles & London. 7,000. 10th Feb. Bombay & Karachi, 14,300 20th Feb. Marseilles & London.

4,000 27th Feb. Marseilles. Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, 16,000 6th Mar. 'Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg.

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 6,000 13th Mar. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 14,500 20th Mar. Marseilles & London.

7.000 27th Mar. Muracilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rolterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

t Calla Casablanca.

All vessels may call at Malta.

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA

TALMA

Calls Tangier.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING

SIRDHANA

8,000 13th Feb. Feb. 10,000 27th

8,000 13th Mar. 10,000 27th Mar.

3.000 10th Apr.}

Singapore, Port Sweltenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLORE

5th Mar. Manila, Rabaul. Brisbane, Sydney,

7,000 7,000 3rd Apr.

7,000 1st May

Melbourne & Hobart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

*BEHAR

SANTHIA

NALDERA

*SOUDAN

TALMA

RANCHI

NANKIN

• Cargo only,

6,000 7th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.

8,000 18th Feb. Amoy, Shanghat & Japan.

16,000 18th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.

7,000 19 Feb. Shanghai & Japan.

10,000 4th Mar. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

5th Mar, Shanghai & Japan.

17,000

7,000

7th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. For furthor Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to

The Agents. Phono 27721

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General Passongor Agents in the Oriont for tho CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Tatsuta Maru

Asama Maru

Taiyo Maru

Scattle & Vancouver.

Wed., 10th Feb. Wed, 3rd March Wed., 17th March

Hikawa Maru (Starts from Kobe) Sat., 6th Feb. Hiye Maru (Starts from Kobe) Mon, 22nd Feb.

New York via Panama.

+Nagara Maru

· †Nojima Maru

Mon., 16th Fob.

Wed., 10th March

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

Bokuyo Maru

London, Marseillor, Antwerp & Rotterdam.

Hakusan Maru

Haruna Maru

Wed., 10th Feb.

Sat, 18th Feb.

Sat, 27th Fab.

Thurs., 11th Feb. & Ports.

Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

and Marseilles.

*Delagoa Maru

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila

Kamo Maru ****

Atsuta Maru

Sat., 27th Feb. Sat., 27th March

Bombay via Singapore, Penang, &. Colombo.

Ginyo: Marm****

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

Penang Maru

Hakodate Maru

Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama.

Kashima Maru

'Thurs, 11th Feb,

Fri., 12th Feb.

Fri, 26th Feb.

.Sun., 14th Fob

¡Tuos,, 23rd Feb,

Atauta Maru (N'saki Direct) Fri., 19th Feb.

Yashikuni Mara

Cargo Only.

Burne Philp Linos, Joint Passenger Agents, Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd.

Tel. 30291.

cast. Arthur Loft, Frank M. Thomas, Ward Bond and Walter Miller are also seen in important roles. "Blind fying." by the use of instruments

Clementi..

Mr. J. de Lancaster assumed

when lost in clouds, and the opere charge of the local branch of the tion of two-way radio systems In Liverpool, London and Globe In- communicating with a plane in flight.surance Co., during the absence of are revealed in the course of the

story.

which was scenarized by J, Mr. II. S. Playfair. Robert Bren and by Peter B. Kyne.

Low Landers directed the picture Sergeant-Major A. C. Thernhill under the production guidance of was appointed Second Lieutenant Cliff Reid. The film is at the Queen's in the Hongkong Volunteer Re-

Theatre.

serves,

50-

faelle charms. And, when the mance of her sister and John Boles is threatened with disaster, Shirley comes to the resente and manages to effect a happy climax.

two

QUEEN'S

NEXT WEEK

"THE BEST MUSICAL HAVE MADE IN THREE YEARS"

.... Pandro S. Berman, (N. B.- This includes "Roberta." "Top Hat", "Follow The Fleet" and "Swing Time").

Whoop-la-la!

A Franch socent on LAmerican musical

comedy}

LILY PONS

DANIE RAYMOND "THAT GIRL fre

PARIS

Harman Bing Mischa. Auer Lucille Ball Frank Janks Dimeted by Ligh Jaran. Alendesi 3. Barman Production. Music by Arthur Schwantpi klavier by Edwerd

"

"Down The Stretch" "Down the Stretch," First Na- tional's thrilling romance of the race tracks, has been booked na the fea- ture attraction at the King's Theatre to-day, with Mickey Rooney, Patricia Ellis and Dennis Moore. In the lead- are ing roles. Others In the cast

"British Agent" Virginia Brissac, Gordon Hart, Gor- don Elliott, Joseph Crehan, Mary "British Agent," the story of great Treen.

Edward Keane, Raymond love vying with almost fanatical Brown, Andre Beranger, Bob Tansill, patriotism, set in the mad, chaotle Frank Faylen and Robert Emmett background of the Russian Revolu- Keane. William Clemens directed the tlon, is at the Majestic Theatre to- brilliant screen stars. with pleture from the original story and day.

the screen play by William Jacobs. Leslie Howard and

beautiful

battic of a woman newspaper edlior Kay Francis, hending a large and against the forces of jealousy, con- Shirley Temple in "Curly Top". There's a song for everybody a talented cas. Inspired by the best spiracy and mob madness in a small Shirley Temple's "Curly Top", the selling novel of the internationally

Trouble," town, "Laughing At Fox Film stur's happiest und most tuneful picture which comes to the famous author, R. H. Bruce Lock-Twentieth Century-Fox's alternately gripplog and uproarious new flim and hart, the drame is the sterk, realis- Oriental Theatre on Sunday

of the writer's own

drama is showing to-day at the Al- Monday. In the hit tune score of the story five numbers, there are three tunes experiences in Petrograd in the day hambra Theatre. Jane Darwell, Sara when the streets ran red with blood.

ton, Port Kelton, and John Carradine Coronel Crackers in Leslie Howard plays the part of the toad, Loke Wilson, Margaret Hamil- Grow Up" and "Animal Crackers in author himself while Kay Francis, are featured in the cast of this fast My Soup", John Botes, who supports

a beautiful and aristocratic Russian moving story of mirth, murder and Shirley,

"It's All So New to Bings

laugh

and Me". Shirley's role in "Curly Top" Indy dedicated to the Red cause, is mystery. You'll live, love, is that of lovable orphan child his beloved. Hundreds of players thrill with this fast-moving, heart-

often mub scenes. stirring, and

devastatingly wha

rewards her benefactor by Will be seen in the gre les funny story of a small town news- helping him to win the girl he loves. Among those in more important

are John Boles is the benefactor. Find- ing Shirley in an orphange, he adopts the child to get the benefit of her pet song and ducks, and her lovely grown sister, The little child, trans- sported to society's haunts at South- umpton, breaks through the frosty

of blue-bloods with exterior

her

paper woman Irving Pichel, Walter Byron, Simpson, Halilwell Hobbes, Ivan Arthur. Ayicsworth and J. Carroli Michael Curtiz directed the Naish. picture from the screen play by Laird Doyle.

"Laughing at Trouble." Portraying the lusty, two-fisted

KINGS

and her neighbours. Darry! F. Zanuck, Twentieth Cen- tury-Fox Production chief, selected Frank R. Strayer to direct with Max Robert Golden associate producer.

wrote the Eills and Helen Logan screen drama based on the play by Adielyn Bushnell.

GRAND GALA PERFORMANCE

TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. OPENING SATURDAY 6th FEBRUARY

A Great Love Flames Defiant in the Sinister Shadow of the Man of Destiny!.

Acrons wide ata and crumb Ding continents their arms. reached out,.. y secal fore

bikden kies that tumed dåse tice of emple! A truly great

thema fet a great jiné krid ber, greatest cas, lavishly lined

be the producers of "Captada

Blood," "Ceiling Zero,” amž "The Story of Louts Pastrar.”

MARION DAVIES

Hearts Divided

DICK POWELL CHARLIE RUGGLES CLAUDE RAINS Edw. Everett HORTON ARTHUR TREACHER HALL JOHNSONCHOIR

DTRANK BORZACE = Original blanke und £ vrien by Harry Warren & Al Duha Pred by War Ben - A Commapeten Pedantas » A Pro Macinant Mature

ALSO ON THE STAGE TO-NIGHT AT 9,30 P.M. ONLY

MILITARY BAND, PIPERS

AND

HIGHLAND DANCERS

1ST. BN, THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS (Ross-Shire Buffs The Duke of Albany's)

by kind permission of

LT.-COL. J. MUIRHEAD M. C. AND OFFICERS

"}

Conductor

MR. E. G. Baker a. r. c. M. PIPE MAJOR D. R. MacLENNAN

THE

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