"SON OF KONG" MORE
A noted artist's impression of George Arliss as Nathan Rothe child, the distinguished star's latest and greatest screen character. af Ruthschild" coming a isation in 20th Century's "The House week on Sunday to the King's Theatre.
BING'S BEST!
The mad escapades' of a Princeton senior trying to keep the three women in his life from finding out about each other, and the Dean from finding out about all three!
CROSBY HOPKINS She loves me not
Hem BING sing "Love in Blase *Straight from the Shoulder, Right from 'the HearŰ, *Em Hummin', I'm
Whiska”, In Singin"
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7.20, 9.20
TY GAR
QUEEN'S
TO-MORROW
STARI
HANKOW ED.
KOWLOON.
ANNOUNCING A NEW SEASON WITH BIGGER & BET- 'TER PICTURES ALL FIRST RUN IN KOWLOON AT RE-
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Servicemen 30 cts, Front Stalls. 20 cts.
COMMENCING
WITH
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
in LITTLE MISS MARKER”
A Paramount Picture
FROM SUNDÀY, NOV. 4th.
'Mae West Not Needed"
Here are the views on acreen en-Janet Gaynor draw crowds and tertainment of Cardinal Mundelein, their films are shown to packed
houses, Archbishop of Chicago, one of the
"My idea of the best film actress. leaders in the Roman Catholic cam-sulting all tastes, provided a person paign for purity in films
is physically and mentally sound, is Interviewed after having been re- Janet Gaynor. .ceived in audience by the Pope, the "Our campaign does not sim at
"I have been to the movies ever I saw was very good.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1934
HUMOROUS
THAN ORIGINAL SENSATION
CROSBY AND MIRIAM HOPKINS ARE IN LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN "SHE LOVES ME NOT" FILM
MAE CLARK & BELLAMY IN PRISON DRAMA
"THE
Son of Kong" is a pale shadow of "King Kong,"
but it offers more comedy than
the original thriller, and the chil-
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By Diane
Short Shots
FIERY LUPE VELEZ is to act in
British pictures, and her firat will be in the late W. J. Locke's play "The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne" which will be filmed as "The Morals be Marcus".
Nils Asther 'la acting with Adrienne; Ames (Mrs. Bruce Cabot) and Charles) Farrell in B.I.P. “Abdul Hamid”,
dren will no doubt revel it. try girl who makes good as the doubt the entertainment value of millionaire's aceretary: Having the cardboard figures and techni-made good, she stays good, and cal tricks for the average adult marries him. It is just a little Ralph Bellamy; now on holiday with although most of us were thrill- exaggerated when the raw country his wife in England, may, have time ed over the fights between the tass becomes the boss of an inter-to act in one British film before re- monsters in the first picture. nationally powerful financier's en-turning to Columbia.
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The story shows us "Cafi Den:tire business in less than two John Barrymore may do "Hamlet"!! ham (again played by Robert months. He falls in love, then with Alexander Korda. He has receiv Armstrong) making his escape dischargesher, and finally weda ed a tremendous reception from Film
fans wherever he appears.
* • from New York when too many her, sue him for the damages caused;
Marian Marsh,, seen here with
Lew Ayres will do two more pictures In "Trilby")
as leading man to Janet Gaynor. by the running amok of his side- John Barrymore
** * show wonder "King Kong." He ahares the acting honours with
Marie Dressler's will was finally as bourds the vessel of an old friend Warren William, who proves him- "Englethorn" (Frank Reicher) and self a master of suavity. The late sessed at a little over 250,000. they sail for the South Seas. In a Fredric Kerr, lovable old grouch. Manners, and Charles
director named. Golden, whom she met tropical port he meets and be David friends a girl "Hilda" (Helen Butterworth add worth-while bits.while making The Kid from Spain"
with Eddie Cantor. Mack) whose father has been kil!-|—(Alhambrò},
ed in a fight. On hearing of trea- sure to be found on King Kong's The crew Island they set sail. mutiny when in sight of island, and put the hero
"Just Smith"
"Just Smith" will be starring the Tom Walls (sad to relate without and partner Ralph Lynn) and a grand
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The Son Of Kong" picks up the story of Denham, the gallant mavle explorer, who captured King Kong, and takes him into new adventures, on Skull Island commencing Sunday at the King's Theatre.
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Lyda Robert will marry an asistant COMING THE KING'S
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31.G.M. will make another, Tarzan picture with Weismuller and Maureenl O'Sullivan again in the leading roles. George Arliss will most likely ap-
heroine, with three companions. cast including Anne Grey, Carol pear on the London stage next year Goodner, Allan Aynesworth, Petar in a play based on the life of Samuel ashore--abandoned.
Peps. His last appearance there was
They find "Junior," dying slowly Gawthorne and Eva Moore.
We find Mr. Walls as a gentle-in, 1920 in "The Green Goddess". Hle
in quicksand-(they recognize him
ton" for G.B.
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at once as the son by the likeness) man crook who mixes in the making the "Duke of Welling- and save his life. In return he highest society. Perhaps some of becomes their greatest friend, and theatre-goers will recall this film Eddie Cantor wil gel to England for
Millions". saves them from their enemies, the play by Frerick Lonsdale the premiere of his latest film "Kil
"Never Come Back." fights prehistoric unimals, and
"Smith" and an American as- Willian Haines will make a welcome! succeeds in leadings them to the treasure: Sad to reinte the island complice (well played by Hartley comeback to films, Erich von Stro- la swept away by an earthquake Power) wangle an invitation to the heim will also play he lead in film
* # and a tidal wave, and with it goes country home of a snobbish society again,
Carole Lombard has had to take aj "Junior," and another side-show women. The crook hero unfor-
tunately is in love with the daugh-rest from film-making. She was ter wonder is lost. "Car!"" escapes ter of the house, but sacrifices ribly upset over the sudden death of with the girl in a row-boat. so we himself so that she becomes en-Russ Colombo, to whom she was more presume all ends happily.
gaged to a Duke. A valuable than once reported engaged. necklace to stolen, and "Smith" is
Hollywood is giving a royal welcome luckily for her she is not called accused. I leave you, to Bind out to the famous Professar Max Rein- upon to scream and this time is not the real culprit, but the crook bero hardt-DIANE. dragged about up mountain sides fixes everything satisfactorily. and the Empire State Building in Anne Gray is the best among the a huge paw. "Junior". is really a female support. Tom Walls, direct- good pal to them all. Good entering and starring, gives himself a tainment for children.-(King's).
great deal of the "Footage."- (Queen's).
Helen Mack does well.
but
"Beauty And The Boss" "Beauty And The Boss" to the old idea of the ambitious coun-
SUNDAY at the
ALHAMBRA
till she
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Career Of The Stars
learned a Love DAUL MUNI, whose real name
Lesson
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LEW AYRES NOT TO MARRY YET
The Alice Faye Interest
Regardless of what anyone says, Lew Ayres is not going to marry anybody until he has achieved anan- clal independence.
Low Ayres, who is 25 already has enjoyed four years of stardom, is now giving his best screen attention to Alice Faye, the blonde eyeful, earful and armful who came into prominence a few months ago through her work in her first pic- ture, George White's "Scandals".
every Muni Weisenfreund, was born in They are the romantic interest in
girl should Lemberg, Austria, in 1905. With his "She Learned About Sailors," com. know!
family he emigrated to America after
EAUTY
AND THE
OSS
MARIAN MARSH WARREN WILLIAM' Charles Butterworth ALSO
A Short Really Worth
Mentioning
MICKEY MOUSE
Cardinal sald
goody-goody' films.
The last film
It was called
since I was a boy,
Romance in, the Rain.
This f
film
for box-office receipts.
We don't ber of my parish at Brooklyn 34
The Gorilla Mystery
need Mae West, WI
Rogers and years ago.
"I know that sex is not necessary stars Victor Moore, who was a mem
krowing great poverty in his childhooding to the Majestic Theatre this days. He joined the Yiddish Art Sunday. -
Theatre, with great success, and then: went on to Broadway. He began his film career with Fox in 1923, and won stardom with "Scarface", while I Am A Fugitive From A Chain-gang' brought him the highest award from the Motion. Pleture Academy, He mar ried a fellow netresa in 1921
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Michigan in 1895 He studied Law at the University of Washington, and won his first success with writing stage plays, among his biggest hits being Is Zat So?", which he played in London with his co-author, Jimmy Gleason. He made his film debut in 1927, and has been married and divore- ed..
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TOM WALL'S was born in Northamp
tonshire in 1883. He has been married twice. He made his trago debut at the age of 10. He held a senior rank in the R.A.F. during the Great War. His biggest success wan at the Aldwych Theatre for many years, with Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shooter. He has now found that there big money in the films. He directs as well as he acts. He is also famous for his racing, stable, having won the Derby once.
MARIAN MARSIT whose real name Violet Krauth, was born Iri She Trinidad, West Indies, in 1913; was educated at Hollywood High, School. Her frat important role was with John Barrymore in "Trilby, and has recently starred in British films. She is a British subject and is not mariedist
TAE CLARKE was born in Philadel Min 1910. Her earliest suc
cess was made as a dancer In Revues and musical comedies Her first film "Big Time" with Lee Tracy. She
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GEORGE ARLISS
In the DARRYL F. ZANUCK production.
THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD
-YOUNG BORIS KARLOFF. LORETTA YOUNG ROBERT YOUNG. HELEN WESTLEY And a Distinguished Supporting Cast of One Hundred
· Refouted ¿rkry. UNITED ARTISTS
A 20th CENTURY, PICTURN
MAJESTIC
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CHESTER MORRIS in
LET'S TALK IT OVER
with MAE CLARKE/
FROM SUNDAY
SHE LEARNED
ABOUT SAILORS
"TREASURE ISLAND" WITHOUT. SEX APPEAL
Hollywood has made, good with "Treasure Island.” This film is
JEW
AYRES
ALICE
FAYE
CHARLES LAUGHTON AS FINANCIAL LEADER
"One of the most romantic finan cial careers of the nineties, will be the subject of the next picture which
London Film Product
ward Low Brice bulls now divere "LOVE NEVER AGAIN" completely without sex appeal and Mr. Charles Laughton is to make for
ed and engured to marry Sydney Black, Mayagunare das Ever Ash B mar-DIANE
provides a pleasant change.