CENTRAL
VTHEATRE M
SHOWING TO-DAY: At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A PICTURE WITH SEVEN
SONG HITS
Lyrics and Music Written by 9 Well-known Composers.
BROADWAY SCANDALS
ALL TALKING
SINGING
DANCING REVUE/
seth
SALLY ONEIL JACK EGAN CARMEL MYERS
and on tremble of beautiful" ||
Dancing girls!
Vivid melange of melody and laughter replete with jazz numbers and gorgeous spectacles
Sled by GLODGE ARCHÁINBAUD
THE SILVER SCREEN.
KING'S THEATRE.
CHRESHMEN ON CALL.”
"Men On Call" descriptive of any number of humaniterian ser vines but it was coined originally to fit the membuts of the U.S. Const
anticipation of the time when Guard, whose mutira lives are spent
their services may mean the saving of human life...
Colt is also the title of Edmund Lowa's latest Fox movietone vehicle which is now showing daily at the King's Theatre. Directed by John Blystone, as his fiftieth effort behind the megaphone for Fox Film Corporation, the story deals with the love of two Ccast". Guardsmen for the same girl.
cf
Edmund Lowe, as a petty ofberr, and William Harrigan, as a cap. Lain, ivo stirring lives in the Const Guard, filled with routine drills and heroic explaits salvazo and life saving, while the thread of their romance tightens into 2
noose
that brings them very nearly ton death atruggle.
Mae Clarke is the pretty object
of their affections, although Lowe
is reticent to disclose his real feel.
ings hecause of an earlier, misun
lerstanding.
A dramatic fire at sea, brought on by a terrific storm, serves as the elimax to the gripping strugglo between the two men, which is only settled after Miss Clarke makej her final heice,
Warren Hymer, Sharon Lynn, Joa: Brown, Goorge Corecran and Ruth, Warren round out the nll. featured cast, which also includes a. complete crew of Coast Guards. men, expecially Conned by the U.S. Government to give rentism to the production.
The locale for the intensely hu nan, story, by Tom Gerughty and Andrew. Bennison, was coast of Northern California" and acina Coast Guard Stations in
Commencing 16th July Monterey Bay.
The British Super- Production
Declared As Best Picture Ever Seen By
The Prime Minister
'PLUNDER”
Blarring
TOM WALLS and RALPH LYNN with Famous Cast:
Refreshes the lappy dancing bours'
"SPLINTERS."
the Ben
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1931,
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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.kvit m
His Pal-Or the Girl He Loved?
Tempestuous as the sea,
was the
ho served, wa passion she stirred in his heart! But royalty to a pal
then i
the sea answered"?
Answering al
ways the call
of Duty - if not of love.
Battling fer-
cely! Loving
tenderly !
SHIT
SPEAKSI
FOX
MOVIETONE
NEWS
A drama of men
MEN ON CALL
NEXT ATTRACTION
BAYO
ships and humans
Our
Guard 1
Const
With
Edmund LOWE
Mae Clarke
William Harrigan
Warren Hymer
Directed by John Blystone
SUNDAY, 12TH JULY, AND MONDAY, 13TH JULY BY SPECIAL REQUEST RE-SCREENING OF
"SPLINTERS"
·with
LEW LAKE
HAL JONES REG STONE
Presented by BRITISH AND DOMINIONS FILM CORPORATION, LTD.
Booking at the Theatre.
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musical shows. Joe Trent, com By special request, the manage poser of the sensational song suc ment of the King's Theatre decidcess, "Muddy Waters," composed ed to rescreen the famous British a new hit for "Becadway Sean Film "Splintera" for another two dals" entitled "Love's The Chuse days commencing on Sunday, of All My Blues," Charles Daniels "Splinters" is not only a revue, collaborated with Trent on this it is also a real-life romance, After number. eleven years as a revue, it has become a talkie that reveals. hew this
began in romance
the
the title of the song writton by front line during the Great Dave Dryer and Sidney Claire. War; how it grew into the rest- This tune bids fair to become as
Telephones: 25318, 25330.
DANGEROUS FRICTION IN
Low Ayres, the youngster who scored so heavily in "All Quiet on RIOTS AGAINST THE JEWS. the Western Front," is remarkably convincing in the featured' wale role, that of the likable but thoughtless youth who causes Mias Bennett's major difficulties.
Those fine players, Tully Mar
GREECE.
"Would I Love to Love You" issball, Matty Kemp and Beryl Mer, Chamber of Deputies last week to
camp just behind the lined how popular as Dryer's other stag Buc.
it developed within sound of the guns and spread laughter across creses, "Me and My shadow," the devastation of Flanders: bow "Rainbow Round My shoulder," it started as crude sing-song and
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"Rhythm of the Tambourine," novelty sensation, and "Kickin' the!
Hale
cer, give splendid performances.
and Genevieve Blinn all do notable Hamilton, Purnell Pratt, Charles McNaughton, Ada William
work in their rule-in fact, the entiré cast is perfect, for which
Director Fleming deserves much
credit.
be start is acting Concert "Back in My Own Back Yard Party, known to every soldier in "The Spell of the Blues" and Northern France, with Lord Horne, "Evangeline." the First Army Commander, as ite virtual founder and most enthusi- astic supporter. For Lord Herne knew that victory needed laughter Bucs Away," a peppy tune, arc among other explosives, and he provided it by discovering Private.
two other numbers written express- Hal Jones in the trenches. Thaty for "Broadway Scandals," by was the beginning of a real-life the versatile Dave Frankling, musi will open at the Queen's Theatre cal entertainer and composer of·
Gn Sunday. popular songs.
romance:
CENTRAL THEATRE
BROADWAY SCANDALS."
A brilliant galaxy of song wri tera was dasembled by the Colum-
POL ROGER CHAMPAGNE
ROGER in Pictures to provide the lyrics
(Vintage 1921),
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QUEEN'S THEATRE,
"COMMON CLAY."
Strange, things happen in Holly, wood, The latest oddity is that an Italian rum-runner acted as technical advisor on liquor-traffic John Gilbert's now talkie, which scenes in Gentleman's Fate,"
The services of the "technical expert" were obtained to preserve realism throughout the picture. He was a recent arrival from Chicago and told Director Mervyn Le Roy that he had cemo to California "for this health."
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Athens, June 30. The tribute. paid by M. Venizelos in the Greek
the loyalty and patroitism of the
tionalistic Greeks who are bent on Jews has done nothing to ease the Jows of Salonika and those na dangerous friction between the
stirring up anti-Semitic agitation. ricting today, which was started Twenty injured were picked up on the battlefield" after serious by Christian boys singing offensive unge near the Jewish quarter,
Two hundred small houses in the poorer districts have also hoon burnt down and over 250 families are homeless as the direct result or this religious, fanaticism.
Athons, June 30. The ghetto at
Military on Scens.
Salonika was complotely destroy. wooden houses in the poorest dis. ed by are to-day. Two hundred trict were gutted and 250 families thereby mada homeless. It is be- incendiariam perpetrated by anti lieved that the fire was caused by Semitie bands which for some time have been very active in their ngitation. The authorities have, Perhaps it's a truism to say that nid music for Broadway Scan- good drama is always good, but
therefore, dispatched military de Gilbert's new picture is a fast-tachments to the scene of the dis- dals," the musical comedy sensa- the fact remains that worth-while moving narrative revolving about aster in order to prevent any fur tion coming to the Contral Theatre offerings of the stage will find an the nefarious activities of Newther acts of violence, Great ex- Lo-day. Such well-known composers even greater field in talking pic Jersey bootleggers. Because of the ay. Fred Thompson, Dave Franklin, tures. Jack Stone, James Hanley, Sam Coslow, DayO Dryor, Sidney
A case in point is that of Com-emercus shooting scenes, Le Roy Claire, Joe Trent and Charles mon Clay," Clever Kirkead's Har combined his job of director with Daniels are responsible for the
vard prize play in which Jane Cowl that of ordinance inspector, ex adven nappy numbers that arg
rode to fame before the footlights.amining the arsenal of revolvers, presented by a cast of soloists and Under the skilful directorial guid rifles and machine guns before each a chorus of fifty stage, beauties in ance of Victor Fleming, Constance Columbia's musical extravaganza.
Dennett seems about to reach inter-geene,
Among the song hits of the show national crainence in the screen "Although the guts were all lead are What is Livo Without Love," Ysion of this drama, judging from ed with blanks, the director made. written by Fred Thompson, Dave the reception accorded the film-inst
The Ursula
story was written by:
author Parrott,
city as similar outrages are feared citement prevails throughout the against the Jews living in other districts inasmuch as of the city's are Jews. population of 230,000 about 60,000
CATTLE DISEASE
LOCALISED;"
FIVE NORTHERN ENGLISH
COUNTIES AFFECTED.",
et London, June 30-Mr. Addison, the Minister of Agriculture and
Franklin and Jack Stone; and night at the Queen's Theatre, the inspection as an added precau- “Doos An Kephant Love Peanuts" Mies Bennett's work is, oftion for the actors who had to bo the work of Janes Hanley, who is. course, the outstanding feature of fired upon at close range. responsible for "The Rose of Wa the production. Her portrayal of shington Suuare" and the entire the pleasure-loving girl whom Fate store for The Rainbow Man." He seems bent on destroying, and who has also collaborated on the music eventually manages to reach some the successful film "The Divor Fisheries, is to-night issuing an for savorn! Ziegfold showe
1. measure of happiness after a heart. cos." Leila Hyam
Great Britain from the operation of maid forder releasing a largo pare—-26-
the stand-still-order famed a outbreak of foot-and-month disease; few days ago in connection with the
Can You Read in Mylyesbreaking struggle, istionably Anita Page share feminine ends cately sentimenta number, is the one of the finest things the spenk work of Sain Ceslow, who gave the ing screen has yet given us. For The cast also includes Louis Wol world True Blue Lou, Was It the Arst time since her advent in a Dream" and "Flippity Flop- pictures, this noted actress has full pity. Like Hanley, Caslow has opportunity to develop ber unusual composed music and yrics for a nuilities and she takes commend nuinber of outstanding Broadwayable advantage of it
cim, Marie Prevost, John” Miljan and George Cooper. : Le Roy's last picture was the gangster-film hit,
Little Caesar
When the new order comes into bo restricted in five northern Eng effect the movement of animals will
fich counties only.
INQUEST ON DROWNED COUPLE.
LETTER OF PARALYSED
"WOMAN,
An Inquest was adjourned at. Foston, near Grantham, on Josephi Stevenson, of Finchley, NW., "a dairy manager and Freds Thain, aged 35, also of Finchley, whose bodies were found in Witham,
the River
Miss Margaret Thain said that her sister, who suffered from paralysis
MOVIELAND
FOR:
THE WEEK
QUEEN'S
of both lega, lived with their widow-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
ed mother. She had not been able to walk for 17 years.
She did not know that her sister' and Mr. Stevenson had been great- friends, although, she understood that he was a friend of the family. Her sister went motoring with Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson about twice a week.
The Coroner read a letter left bo- hind by the dead woman, in which it was stated
"I want to finish with doctors and operations. I have suffered. enough these long years. I am weary of everything, and I have roached the end of my tether, so I am going away to end it all
SOVIET EMBARGO
CONTESTED.
INQUIRY DEMANDED BY U.S. SENATOR,
Washington, Jane 20-Senator' William H. King, Democrat of Utah, announced to-day that he. will seek Congressional action to prevent the proposed United States Treasury omburgo against all im ports from Soviet Russia into the United States.
An interpretation of the Smoot- Hawley tariff hill which would per- mit of a complete embargo against all imports from Soviet Russia is absurd," said Senator King." He announced that he will seek the formation of a Congressional Com- mission to study the conditions affecting Soviet. Rússian and Ameri can trade.
Senator King's announcements of to-day were prompted by the re- velation by the United Press sev gral days ago that the Treasury is attempting to establish az embargo against all imports from. Suviot Russia on the grounds that inden fured labour is used on ali proi ducts made under the Five Years' Plan ́in Russia.
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John Holland
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.16 & 0.20, That powerful clash between
gings love hungry
lad and a respectability seeking girl
Harvard
prize play by Claves
Kinkead
COMMON CLAY
Fox movietone
Constance Bennett
Law Ayres
NEXT CHANGE
the
under
world
be
found
real
love!
John
GILBERT
and a great cast bring
you a
dreat
thrill
hit
Gentleman's
Fate
Brother against brother Gentleman against thug! You'll hold tight to your seats
with
LOUIS. WOLHEIM LEILA HYAMS ANITA PAGE MARIE PREVOST.
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