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Queen's ALHAMBRA

AIR-CONDITIONED

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

THE LOVE AFFAIR

OF THE YEAR!

CLARK

GABLE

and the marry widow

DEBORAH

KERR

(rhymes with stor)

SYDNEY

GREENSTREET

ADOLPHE

AVA

MENJOU-GARONER

КЕСМАМ

EDWARD

M-G-M's WYNN ARNOLD

The HUCKSTERS

QUEEN'S SUNDAY MORNING SHOW

AT 11.30 A.M.

WALT DISNEY'S TECHNICOLOR FEATURE

"FANTASIA"

with MICKY MOUSE

Music by STOKOWSKI

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A SCANDA

STARTS TODAY

ARNOLD FRESSBURGER

PRESCISTS, GEORGE

SANDERS

SIGNE

HASSO

CAROLE

LANDIS

IN

A Scandal in Paris

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ALSO: LATEST CAUMONT BRITISH NEWS:—

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1048.

SEAT IN THE STALLS*

FLASHING-EYED

SUMATRAN

IS QUEEN IN A SARONG

Mr. STAR DUST

by DAVID LEWIN

HOAGY CARMICHAEL, 48- year-old "music master of American sentimental jazz,' reached London the other day, and said: "I sing the way a shaggy dog looks."

Carmichael is rather like a shasty dog himself. Short, lean, with battered face and a bored expres- slon, he does not rate either his singing or lila piano playing very highly.

But the royalties on lils 10 songs, bis weekly radio show, and his films bring him in nearly £2,000 a week. He is a bit business. His Irlends careers he has to make a date with himself to turn out a ture."

say: "Hongy has so many

When he does get around to writ ing his songs he finds it easy. He Anished "Stardust," which put him In the top rank of composers along side Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, in 20 minutes,

* *

That was 20 years ago, when he -was paying a visit to his old univer- sity at Bloomington, Indiana. He went to look at the local lovers' lane, and be Boys: "There I was writing 'Stardust and trying to And a plano on which to play 11,"

It took two years for it to be a hit. Since then the sheet music has sold a million copies and every year Carinichael

receives a cheque of around £5,000 for royalties. "That looks after the essentials," he says. Before he started writing his soft, sleepy dance numbers he teted everything from working a cement mixer to helping In a slaughter- house. His voice was not a big success. He was expelled from his college choir, but Paul Whiteman asked him to sing with the band.

Carmichael gave up law

and

settled for music,

His voice is a slow

*

rasp. But it has the knack of making the its- tener feel comfortable. You Imagine Hoagy Carmichael lying in a hammock in his oldest clothes on the point of falling to sleep when he sings "Old Buttermilk Sky." "Small Fry,"

ry" "Thanks for the Memory," or "Georgia on My Mind."

says: 1. iryto-enuncinte clearly when sing. That is all. I like people to hear the words."

The words are his big problem. He has written so many songs he cannot remember them all.

By JAMES FLOOD

FLASHING EYED record. People who didn't un- Sumatran beauty has be- derstand Malay went twice to come the first movie queen see Booty and sarong. of the South Seas.

A local sensation, Miss Booty has set her eyes on Hollywood. She is Kasma Booty, shape- She has heard rumours that ly 16-year-old who had seen stars there are paid more than only one or two motion pictures the US$350 she received for before she starred in one.

two months acting under the

island. Her

sarong.

LIN are spread

The picture was the Malaya. tropical sun. fonguinge "Chempaka," a, jungle

"Chempaka" itself cost only epic produced 011 Singapore about US$30,000, most of costume was a which was earned back in its first Singapore run. Since the races closely Wearing the sarong was just Malay people or doing what comes naturally. It akin to them number about is normal dress for Indonesian 200,000,000 and Malay women. Miss Booty from Madagascar to the Philip-

to pines, it seems didn't pay much attention

tremendous profits. the costume.

The South Sens' Arst blg stor is Audiences did. They lined only tour and one-half feet inll, is shy; she covered her face up outside the theatre by the sho thousands. The picture was with a handkerchief during most of

Interview. Her true life held over for 13 days-a local her first

story reads like a Hollywood publi- -city mon's dream,

Hollywood's Happily

Marrieds

PEOPLE

can slay married in Hollywood. The Lana Turnera and the Arline Judges crowd them off the front page, but there are old married people around who are getting close to their silver wedding anniversaries.

They are lop stars, 100. packing in the customers.

Still

Bure to

FELL IN LOVE

earni

Kasma was born in Medan, Suma- Ira, Dutch East Indles. She had to O to work when her father died during the Japanese occupation. The family was going hungry.

Then just 10 years old, she got a job as chorus girl in a travelling show. Through the occupation years she toured the East Indles and Malaya.

Stranded to Penang, Malaya, when the war ended, she fell in Two years ago she married love. a fellow East Indian, also in show business. She was 14; he was 28.

When Shaw Brothers studio decid- Gary Cooper, that old lady-killer,ed to make "Chempaka" they sent has been happily hitched to Sandra a talent scout out hunting a female Shaw for 15 years now.

Bob and lead. He asked Mr Booty for a re- Betty Montgomery just celebrated commendation.

ed his wife. their 20th anniversary.

Lloyd Nolan and his wife hit their 15th marker a few weeks ago. Clau- dette Colbert, who still out-pin-ups most of the glamour kids, has been Mrs Joel Pressinan for 12 years now. Irene Dunne's been Mrs Francis Grifth for 21,

George Burns and Gracie Allen are just two years away from that silvery 25th, and Mary Livingstone has been feeding gags to Jack for 21.

That's how long George and Julle Murphy have been mister and mis- sus. Pal

O'Brien and Elols are getting up there with 17; James and Bille Caguey with 22, and Frederic March and Florence Eldridge with

28.

But the still-going strong star who takes the cake (weddling, that is) is Eddie Cantor. He married Ida 34 years ago,

Someone looked up Lloyd Nolan, the newest "old married" man. to find out how all these top stars managed to stay out of the divorce

courts.

"How do we do it-in Hollywood?" Notan had to think that one over. "Just make sure your wife isn't a career gal. I guess. That's the worst thing in the world for wrecking homes.

HONGKONG-MADE FILM

SETS HIGH STANDARD

CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES THE Soul of China," the first hsiang, to save the throne and

FINAL TEST MATCH

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Blazing ADVENTURE! Flaming ROMANCE!

Extravagant exploits of the world's most famous rover..... roguel

over

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. MAUREEN O'HARA - WALTER SLEZAK SINBAD THE SAILOR ANTHONY QUINN GEORGE TOBIAS

G

JANE SHEEN - WIRE MAZURKI

Gürisni Todknisscom

picture to bear the imprint the country.

of the Yung Hwa Motion Picture Those who have made any Industries, Ltd. of Hongkong, study of Chinese history and which will have its premiere at can appreciate the atmosphere the King's Theatre on Wednes- will find settings, costumes and day next, sets a new high stan- customs reproduced to perfec- dard for Chinese films, and tion in the picture-a tributo shows what can be achieved to the painstaking research with sufficient financing, proper work that must have accom- organisation and adequate panied its production. The fine technical facilities.

speech and polite deportmont of the cultured classes of thoso The story deals with the de- times, the dresses, the modes cline of the Sung empire under and weapons of war, the archi- the invading Mongols; in

tecture and interior furnishings particular, the efforts of the

of palaces and homes-they loyal minister, Wen Tien- combine to form an effective.

-background for the unfolding of

the story.

"THE BODY'

DANCES.

MARIE MCDONALD,

born

Burstin. Kentucky, comes of

7

Telescoping History

The period of history covered is long, and perhaps for that

footage is |quired. The picture is 12 reels

reason morg

re-

in in length, and from the slight theaire family. Her mother was a jerkiness of the continuity it Ziegfeld Girl; her grandmother was appears that considerable cut- an opera singer.

ting has already been done;

I was during a try-out at NBC therefore further editing might In New York: tha! band-leader Tommy Dorsey heard Marie slag, spoil the show as a whole. If and signed her ag his alar vocalist. the original script had been so The films beckoned and the singer written that it could have tele- turned to acting in such pictures as scoped incidents-sacrificing "It Started with Eve," "Ajyointment for Love." "Pardon My Sarong" and historical accuracy for better "Lucky Jordan."

theatre one or two reels might And then the G.I's discovered have been eliminated. Marie. They lagged her

The

Liu Cheung, in the role of the noble Body," and as such she hit big and upright Wen Tion-halang, im-

travelling publicity. After

with

presses. He succeeds in making USD camp shown. "The Body" re- the character. one with the sur. turned to Hollywood and won her roundings. The other actors

and big chance in "Guest the House" actresses do not mensure up to his followed by "I!# A Pleasure and standard; of these, Koo Er-yl, "Getting Gertie's Garter,"

the deputy prime minister Chia In "Living in a Big Way," roman-Shih-too, gives the most polished tie comedy in which she appears performance and the least stagey." opposite Gene Kelly, Miss McDonald Camera work and lighting, which dances and reveals a fresh dramatic show definite European influence, tolent. The

pleture comes to the are good throughout and excellent Queen's Theatre on Tuesday,"

In one or two scenes.-ACO.

Booty recommend- She won the role.

SHOT IN OPEN

The picture, mostly shot in the open air with primitive equipment, told of a Malayan prince who sought to marry Chempaka against her will, The hero, n Malayan bearing a strange resemblance to Tarzan, saved her.

Interladen with clip shots of slam- peding elephants, crocodiles and ilgers, the film was not much of an artistic triumph. But Miss Booty was a sensation.

"They should have called it Booty and the Beasts"," sighed one re- viewer.

Another picture is in the offing for Kasma Booty.

Miss Booty doesn't think anyone there--not even

Lamour-has had as much experience wearing sarong as she has.-Associated Press.

TRIO FOR FUN-Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven join forces to make Samuel Goldwyn's comedy, "The Bishop's Wife" one of the merriest of the season. 08

It concerns a harried cleric, his neglected wife and a blithe house guest with an ambition to sot everything right. It's showing at the King's,

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