CENTRAL
(LTENE ATRE ↳
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION
Velez
The
STORM
with
Paul Cavanagh and William Boyd in support.
LANGDON
McCORMICK'S famous stage melodrama brought to the screen magnified in it. "intensity, thrills and pulse-quick-
ening drama.
Staged in the great ontdoors of' the North Woods, and bringing to the talking screen amazingly thrilling scenes of blizzarde and avalanche.
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Another Universal Production
"BAD SISTER"
featuring
Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Humphrey Bogart, Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville
Directed by HOBERT HENLEY
Booking at the THEATRE (Phone 25720)
THE SILVER SCREEN.
KING'S THEATRE. ·
"DON'T BET ON WOMEN."
now
"Don't Bet On Women," a mo dern sophisticated scintillating comedy of lessons that sparkles and direction that i masterful, in showing at the King's Theatre, where a large audience by virtue of their contiuucus laughter and loud applause marked it one of the finest pictures te be shown on the local screen this season
art
Edmund. Lowe as the man-about- town again proves that at drawing' room comedy he has no equal, while Jennette MacDonald as his attorney's wife, whose kiasenB not to be won Yo- a wager but to bo had by the man she likes," givor in performance which outranks even her great portrayal in "Oh, For A Man."
In this Fox Movietone, which was adapted from the original story, "All-Women-Ara Bad," Lows makes a wager with his attorney that within forty-eight hours be will kiss the first woman who cros Miss MacDonald is ses his path. that woman, and when he enden vours to call off the het to save hi attorney embarrassment the man refuses his offer, and later, after the wife has learned of the bat, both men want to call is off but she will not listen to it. She in sists that the wager is on and that it will give her the opportunity of studying Lowe's technique. This she does but tenches both men more about the ways of a woman than either' of them dränmed it was por sible to know.
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Roland Young River in excellent performance as the attorney, while Una Merkel and J. M. Kerrigan are simply superb in the other important roles. While passing around the well-deserved bouquets; one must not overlook William K. Howard, who has turned out a production that he can weli ha proud of.
"QUICK MILLIONS.”
Nothing succeeds like 'success, Ís the opinion of Rowland Brown, director of the Fox romance, "Quick Million," which
comes next to the King's Theatre.
Just a few months ago, Brown was a struggling Hollywood wri ter. Occasionally he sold a story to some sinal producing firm ou "Poverty Row" sometimes he help ed direct productions for com. panies of that clas
Then he wrote and sold " Doorway To Hell." Contracte were offered him by every produ cer in Hollywood. Ho signed with Fox and was put to work with Courtenay Terrett, former Now York newspaper man, on a 'dif. ferent type of picture of big bus ness to-day.
Executives were so picaned with the story that they gave Brown "another contract as a director, and ho was permitted to film his own production.
"Not long ng I was lucky to sell a story to anyone." Brown re
"Now I marked, philosophically. can sell more than I can write My stories are no better now than they were before, but I was lucky
enough to get a break."
Spencer Tracy, who starred in "The Last Mile" on Broadway and recently made his talking pic turn debute in "Up The River," has the star role in this picture. Others Brominent in the cast in- clude Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers, John Wray, Robert Burns Warner Richmotid and George Raft.
PRINCE'S THEATRE
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Special Matinee at 5.15 on Saturdays and Sundays.
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THIS IS HEAVEN United Artics Production),
HỒNG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931.
HONCKONG'S FINEST CNEMA
LA SIT
TWO DAYS
At [2.80, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 PM.
MEET TALLULAH-
UNA MERKEL
THE FUNNIEST~ FLAPPER ON THE SCREEN
.
and her idea of a limerick: There was a young lady from Athens Who hind-painted China just lovely When people said oh
She said I don't care.
You don't get paid much for it anyway,
But take a tip from Tallulah it's always
the dumb ones who get their mon-
SHE'S ONE LONG GIGGLE IN THIS
· MAD-MERRY-LOVE-COMEDY
DON'T BET ON WOMEN
EDMUND LOWE
FOX
PICTURE
JEANETTE MacDONALD
Directed by WILLIAM K. HOWARD
· NEXT CHANGE FOX
A social
Hoo when he
growled, society trembled
SPENCER TRACY
Quick Millions
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25313.
HOME, HOW YOU HAVE LONGED FOR IT !
but somehow, you feel out of it, almost an exile, your interests after all, have been for years in the Far East. You long for news, but friends don't write.
CENTRAL THEATRE.
"THE STORM:"
One of the most gripping pictures. ever brought to the screen is "The Storm," Universal's stirring roma tic drama of the Canadian wills, which opens at the Cuatral Theatro to-day..
The Storin "" in a tremendous drama bath from its human and natural angles. Added to the fierce conflict of human hearts is the rage of the elements in a most primitive setting. The acenic effects of the picture are as beautiful and awe inspiring as the human situation it compelling.
"The Storm " deals with the eternal triangle in a most unique setting. Two men and a girl aro imprisoned by winter in a snow- hound cabin in the wilderness of Western Canada. The girl is 'n. paive, impulsive French-Canadian, her natural impulses untempered by:- contact with civiliation, The men are of widely different types. One! is a city man, suave and polished, the other a stalwart frontierman. Both love the girl-each in his own
WAY.
Slowly desire for the women; threatene their old friendship, and
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The also are porirayed by Alphonz Ethier and Ernie 8. Adama.
Whilkam Wyler directed "The Storm," which is based on Langdon McCormick's famous stage success
of the same name,
"BAD SISTER."
Lord and Lady Algy" and George Bernard Shaw's "Getting Mar ried,"
Crazy That Way," showing on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre, is an audible version of the successful
་་ stage play In Love With Love" Its central figure is a beautiful girl of wealth and social prestige, play: ed by Joan Bennett, who is courte by many men but loves none of them.
A screen treat is assured the patrons of the Central Theatre in
Kenneth MacKenna, their next attraction which is Uni-
Regia versal's lively comedy drama, Toomey, Jason Robards, Sharon Bad Sister," and which presents Lynn and Baby Mack have import a remarkable. cart, including Conant roles in this ultra-smart pro rad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette, duction directed by Hamilton Mac Davis, Slim Summerville, ZasuFadden. Pitts and many other motion pus ture favourites.
This interesting picture tells the story of an inconstant girl who, trifles with the affactions of many men, and-who finally comes face to face with a bitter disillusionment. The original story was written by Booth Tarkington, and the picture WAA filmed under the direction of Hobert Henley."
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
20 ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
The only fictitious character in D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoin,
MAN MALICIOUSLY PROSECUTED.
FIRM TO PAY £630 DAMAGES.
сабе
A jury at the Birmingham As sizes assessed damages at £050 in a in which Frederick Quine Bridson, of Thornbury Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, sued Baldwins (Birmingham), Limited, of Lancaster Street, Birmingham, for alleged malicious prosecution.
The trial has lasted two daye, Mr. Bridon alleged that he was wrongfully arrested on a charge of the girl, liking, both, gives no de the boy who was saved from a de stealing his employers' goods, tried finite sign of where her heart reserter's grave through the Labora at the Quarter Sessions, and ac ally lies Meanwhile the supply of tor's sympathy for human frailties, quitted by a jury. He alleged that he was not only wrongfully arrest food in the cabin slowly dwindles. is played by James Eagles, a new- until it becomes apparent that comer to the screen, though he has cd but maliciously prosecuted. The there is only enough to dast two been a juvenile stage actor for many charge related to goods valued at persone until spring, when the yeare. Eagles part was written 138., and it was said that Bridson traît will be, open again.
into Stephen Vincent Benet's script as a result of the case was ›, I With such a central situation
for the purpose of epitomizing Lin-broken man, because, despite his soquittal, he had been unable to "The Storm" could hardly help becoln's supreme charity. ing a picture of terrife conflict and
secure employment since. suspense, but its power is immen. surably tightened by its natural thrills. A breath-taking avalan che, a swirling lizard. a canoe shooting the rapids of the wild river, and tremendous realistio effects are a few of the big mo ments of the picture, der
Lupe Velez has never been seen to better avantage, than ne the little French-Canadian girl. Her natur al vivacity, makes her role an ideal
one,
A feature of her part is the sing ing of a delightful song, "Chan sonnette of Pierrot and Pierrotte" Paul Cavanagh and William Boyd Aro cast as the old friends who are torn by desire for the one woman, Both add to their already distinguished reputation by their work in this picture. "Important
"Abraham Lincoln," a United Artists. picture, is playing at the Queen's Theatre with a cast of 112 principal speaking players.
"CRAZY THAT WAY.”":
Lumsden Hare, who plays the in- dulgent father of Joan Bennett in the Fox Movittone production, Crazy That Way directed by Hamilton MacFadden, has devoted more than thirty years of his life to the stage and screen both in this country and in Europe, during which time he has circled the globe three time.
Before joining tho Fox Mevistone forces he directed several stage suc resses, including Elmer, Ganiry, "What Every Woman Knows"
Poter's-Mother, The Title,??
The defendo contended, that the caso rested not on whether a vann the attitude of the prosecutors was charged and acquitted but on
whether or not they acted malici ously. The jury's replies to a series of questions were::
Wers the defendants actuated by malice in proceeding criminally -- Yes,
Did the defendants genuinely us lieve that a theft had been com mitted by the plaintiff No.
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9 to 6 p.m.-European programme
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6.6 6.27 p.
Band Selections.
Boccaccio-Tarantello, e Valzer "
(Franz von Supla). "Marcia Turca" (Mozart),—Danda
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El Capitan March " (Sousa), Stars and Stripes Forever " (Sonsa).-Arthur Pryor's Band,
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Variety.
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Vocal Duot" Sleepy Rio Gran-.
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Organ Solo-"Lenox Avertuo
Blues,"
Organ Solo- St. Louis Bjuca"---
Thomas Waller.-20337. Banjo Solo The Doll Dance"
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Chorus Honey."-Ctica Insti-
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THE WONDER PITURE OF THE CENTURY
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The same way
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over one. Just a
big hearted girl
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7.05 to 7.30 p.
A Concert.
Song "Mighty Lak' a Rose"" (Stanton-Nevin).-Frances'Alda
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(Soprano).-1180.0 Mga Violin Solo" From the Land of the Sky Blue Water" (Cadman- Kreisler).val
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Piano Solo-" Polish
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20203.
Song- Moonlight and Rosey.'
(Black-Moret) John
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Song The
Sweetest
with a one way
mind in this all talking Fox Moy-
latone comedy"
with
JOAN BENNETT and
KENNETH MacKENNA,
Presented by
William Fox
McCor
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Light Opera Gems. Gems from "Pinafore" (Gilbert
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Gems from "The Chocolate Sol- dier" (Stange-Strauss).-Victor Light Opera Co.
Gems from The Merry Widow" Leon-Lohar), - Victor Light Opera Co-35410.
7.47 to 3 p.m.
Orchestral..
(a) Gnomes" (Reinhold), (b) Dwarf's" (Reinhold).-Victor Orch.
(a) Fairies" (Schubert), (b), "Clowns." (from Midsummer
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Victor String Ensemble.-19554. Marcheta (Schertzinger).—Vic-
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report.
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day Prese news. 11.30 p.m.-Close down.
TREASURE HUNT ACQUITTAL.
BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE.
"Bright, young people" of East Surrey have been cleared fromé a cloud of suspicion."
It started with a treasure hunt, in which they took part in their, cars. Next morning a porter found on the line at Dormans Station, near East Grinstead; a trolley which bad been smashed to pieces by a Brighton train.
Did the defendants take reason able care to inform themselves of the true state of the case No. The treasure hunters were BuB- Did the manager direct the police nected of having placed the trolley to arrest the plaintiff, or did the on the line, but the police, base now. police arrest him-independently proved that the trolley could not They were directed by the manager.have been placed there until after Was the plaintiff wrongfully die, e'a.m., whereas no bright young missed 1-Yea
| people" were noen after midnight.
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SHEARER
TALKING
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