CENTRAL
THEATRE 14,
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
MARY NOLAN
Edward G. Robinson,
Owen Moore Rockcliffe Fellowes
Outside the Law
Watch for "RESURRECTION"
An EDWIN CAREWE production Starring
JOHN BOLES-LUPE VELEZ
adapted from
Count Leo Tolstoy' famous story.
NEXT CHANGE **
COLUMBIA PICTURES
The
DONOVAN AFFAIR"
Wils
JACK HOLT DOROTHY REVIER
WILLIAM COLLIER” and an All-Star Talking Cast!
It is the most grip- ping, compelling, dramatic and thril- ling soreen play of the year!
FRANK A. CAPIA
Oroductions)
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
TELEPHONE NO. 25720.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
ITS A WISE CHILD." Marion Davies is starred in "It'A' a Wise Child," which will be shown
the next change at the Queen's Theatre ne a new Hetro-Goldwyn- Mayer starrng vehicle,
Thu picture, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, is an adaptation of the Broadway stage hit by Laurence E Jolinson. It has as motivation the small-town gossip that crenter R scandal against the wrong girl. |---Sidney Blackmer plays opposite Min Davien as the lawyer who is willing to marry her in order to save her good rame, only to find the sacrifice a mistaken one.
James Gleason heads the support- ing east as the iceman and Mario Prevost is the servant girl whose. saerat” marriago and appronching notherhood start the gossip which 'rofléctringainst the billa" of the town. Lester Vail is the back clark; Polly Moran, ia Bertha; Johnny Arthur is Cousin Otho Robert McWade, the gruff banker. Ben: Alexander, the brother Hilda Vaughn, Alice Clara Blandick, Mrs. Stauton and Emily Fitzroy, the town gossip.
The picture gets away to a rapid start with a thrilling race between |a:limited train and a midget road
ster and continues to pick up swift and hilarious momónium until the confusion is explained in n striking; climax.
"CIMARRON."
Dramatic licence must not be taken with Cimarron"," Ar order to that effect by William Le Baron, in charge of NKO Radio Pictures' production made the screen adaptation of Edna Ferber's uvel a responsible and difficult nsk.
ciate producer, Worley Ruggles, At least, Louise Surecky, asso-
director, and Howard Estabrook, Becnarist, all of whom spent four months in preparing the story, think 50 บ
story.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931.
HONCKOND'S FINEST CNEMA
LAST TWO DAYS
CLARA
BOW
IN
*kick in:
Garamount Picture
pour meant
Can a great
love-like
her-fall?
The Most Comfortable and the Only Air-cooled Theatre
in Hong Kong
TIME:
2.30, 510,
9.30 PM
NOTICE
Patrons are requested to call for seats reserved, fifteen minutes before the show for which they are booked. No phone reser- vation can be guaranteed after that hour.
BOOKING
AT THE THEATRE
TEL. No. 25313.
NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 10th
SEPTEMBER
·quith
Ted Healy Frances McCoy Stanley Smith
TO
NUTS
Rube SOUP Goldberg's
FILM STAR'S QUEEN'S
ROMANCE.
MADELEINE CARROLL
TO WED
Madeleine "Carroll, the most cele brated actress in British talking fime, will probably be married before the resumes hor acting cnreer,
When she left the cast of "Alter AW" at the "Criterion for a Con- tinental holiday recently, Miss Car- roll denied that there was any ougagement between herself and Captain Philip Astley.
They are now formally engaged, and Captain Astley has introduced his prospective bride to some of his relatives at his villa in Italy.
Preliminary arrangements, have bech made for the wedding
Misa Carroll intènds' to return to the stage in the autumn.
She will also do some film work, but proposes to restrict her netivi. ties in this direction to one or two pictures a year...
"Bisa Carroll, met Capt. Astley (whose home is at Brinsop Court,. Herefordshire) carly this year at a party given by Lord Milford Haven. Capt. Astley is an estate agent, and a director of the Astral Deve. lopment Company.
ENGLISH FILM STAR.
CAREER GIVEN UP FOR DYING WIFE'S SAKEY
A real life drama of the film world has ended with the death,. in Hollywood, of Mrs. JamesON Thomas, wife of the popular Eng. lish film star who gave up 'a' cer tain £10,000 a year in England to, work in California.
Ten days of Inscinating reading attractive personality that has en-description and prizes are being underworld friends, and the tempta. matter was condensed to two hours' deared him to the hearts of theatre- awarded for solutions to mystery tions of the easy road. Claraculosis, and it may now be revealed Mr Thomas died from tuber- absorbing entertainment without goors. Another powerful charac-puzzles. The stage has been the is the motivating force in the story, that her husband resigned his loss of the Ferber style, motif or torization incontributed
by medium for innumerable playd and as the sweetheart who opposes her career in English films in the hope "Millions have fend and loved Edward G. Robinson, a recent re-the films have had their innings for charms to the forces that try to in a more favourable climate.
that she" might recover her health Miss Ferber's novel anys Leeruit to motion pictures following several months past. Baron. "I feel they have every i
drag the man she loves back to a Miss Evelyn Dudson, as she was right to a faithful screen version. a" successful career on the Broad-
The screen adaptation of the life of crime.
before she married Mr. Thomas, was a Presa ngent, who absolutely "No expense has been spared in way stage.
fumous Owen Davis play, The
Toomey has, in Kick In," a devoted herself to making Mr securing background, talent, Inca
Outside the Law" deals with Donovan Affair," considered one of tole that offers him many mora Thomas famous. Having succeed.. the robbery of a large metropolitan the most entertaining and realistic opportunities for distinction than bank by a clever crook, and the complications resulting from the detective dramas on the legitimate did his most famous part. in interference of a gang leader, who stage will open at the Central Albi." He is a no dramatic Starred in Cimaron," the next deinands a share of the proceed-Theatre very soon as an all dia actor, with an air of believableness change for the Queen's Theatre, inaings: The story works up to a logue film. Richard Dix, Opposite him is rousing climax which is the prover Revier, Willian Collier, Jr., John about him. The drama of "Kickin such English talkien as "Teaba
Jack Holt, Dorothy
tions and settings that will aceuf. ately reproduce the realism of the Brat Oklahoma land run and the
colourful days that followed."
featured rules.
Irene Dunne. Others in support-bial last word" in thrills and Roche and Agnes Ayres have ing roles are Estelle Taylor, Rose suspense. In addition to those Ates, Georgie, Stone and Eugene already mentioned, prominent roles, directed this great mystery drama.
Frank R. Capra Jackson.
are played by John George, Edwin' Sturgis and Delmar Watson-The latter a four-year old actor of un- usual ability,
CENTRAL THEATRE.
་་
OUTSIDE THE LAW.".
An underworld drama which is
in many ways remarkable is "Out
"THE DONOVAN AFFAIR.
The whole world loves a mystery
KING'S THEATRE.
KICK IN,"
Clara Bow, herself is the big
side the Law," the Universal allas is evidenced by the many news-kick in Kick In," the Willard talking production which opened paper accounts of real-life mys-Mack drama on the talking screen, an engagement yesterday at the terics, the magazines with fictional which is now showing
In addition to accounts of crime and its détection, Theatre,
Central Theatre.
the King's
ed in doing so, she made herself an equally devoted wife to him, al- though before they left England: last year she was practically com polled to live in sanatoria,
Mr. Thomas filled the star rôle In " is shared between him and High Trenson," and "The Hate Clara. Its success is chiedy theirs. Ship." He had previously distin- But an excellent supporting cast guished himself in silent filme, notably Poppies of Flanders,” and a splendid directorial mind "The Farmer's Wife," and "Pie. contribute added effectiveness to|cadilly."
Kick In's" drama. Wynne Gib- son, Julietta. Compton and Leslie Fenton head a brilliant array of supporting players.
"SOUP TO NUTS."
Studio technicians at Movietone
DOCTOR'S PIEMAKING
TESTS.
GERMS KILLED BY COOKING,
making to test the tenneity of life A doctor's experiments in pie. of various micro-organisms were de ecribed at the, continued inquiry at
its many excellent qualities, it and the bookstore counters piled"It" star steps out of her custom- At last the red-honded achieves real distinaion as a orock high with thrillers.
nry character and flashes on the atory which very powerfully touches the heart strings. The love story of There is no form of literature screen a glimpse of the hery Bow City are lamenting their return to two underworld sweethearts is pre-ing or more effective as a means of
more entertaining, more stimulat-emotions.
"Kick In," Clara's first dramatic ordinary duty after six weeks of Camberwell into the deaths of Joyce sented with a rare quality of de relaxation. The vogue has always born when the liency and charm.
Mary Nolan, in the role of been pronounced but this year the of love versus the law. It deals first scene of Rube Goldberg's Connie Madden, fully justifies her popularity of the thriller in every with the struggles of an ex-convict, position na'n screen star, and gives for of expression has reached new Regis Toomey, to "go straight," in a convincing portrayal of a difficult heights. The magazines are filled spite of the hounding of a vicious rôle difficult in that for the with sorial and short stories of this deteclive, the pleadings of his greater part of the picture it is
in a measure unsympathetic. But this blonde beauty makes Conuio at vibrant character who dominates. her every scene, nud whe in the end" makes a supreme mcrifice on the Altar of love.
1
The popular Owen Moore is secr in the lending role and brings to the role of the gangster lover the
The Hong Kong Daily Press
enjoys the confidence its readers.
ITS READERS ARE OF A TYPE THAT, MORE THAN ANY OTHER, SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN EVERY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN that is, those who do the thinking for others as well. for themselves.
THAT IS WORTH CONSIDERING
THINK IT OVER.
PRINCE'S THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY (Sept. 8-8) At 280, 7.15 and 9.15 pm.
Fox production #Double Cross Roads" A senzational and vibrant all falking movietone drama of the
underworld; its women, dansters, con men, undi
master minds and its grapevine system. Added Attraction * “WALTZING AROUND” NEXT CHANGE
Fox production
Romance of Rio Grande
ad
Mrs. Louisa Moule (67), of Fowler comedy," Soup to Nuts," was alm- Both died in hospital after eat.
Street. Camberwell. od Mirth continued unabated until ing meat pie, while the dead girl's the faint echo of the gargantuan mother, Mrs. Whyatt, and her sia- giggles aroused by the last ridicu.ter, Valerie, were taken to hospital The coroner, Mr. Douglas Cow lous soene died away in the mists burn, said it was difficult to deter of early morning after shooting all mine exactly how the pin become night to complete the picture on
contaminated. ***
schedule.
The Borough of Camberwell bac teriologist had found in the remain- Bengamin Stoloff, director of this der of the pie micro-organiams Beso- comedy creation from America's ciated with food poisoning. That foremost cartoonist, declared, upon had been confirmed by a report finishing the picture that never in from the Ministry of Health. Mr. w his experience of directing H. W. Leonard, Sanitary Inspec thirty-three pictures for Fox Films, tor, of Camberwell, said he visited many of which were comedies, had the shops from which the beef and he worked with such irresistiblo green bacon had been purchased, and uncontrollable "nute" as Ted and found that the regulations con- Healy and Rube Goldberg,cerning the kroping, and selling of Ad lib comedy was the order of such foodstuffs were being carried the day, everyday, Gags for the out satisfactorily. picture, for the cant, for the work-
Doctor's Three Pies,
ere and spectators, and for, their own sweet sake were consistantly. Dr. G. W. J Bousfeld, director
THEATREAN
SHOWING TO-DAY Ar 2.90, 5.10, 7:15 & 9.20.
THE LAUGH RIOT OF
THE SEASONE
"PARDON US
with
STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY
- ADDED ATTRACTIONS
HEARST NEWSREEL with LOCAL NEWS
TRAVELOGUE
DOGWAY MELODY
WILD FLOWERS
NEXT CHANGE
YANCEY CRAVAT A Giant Towering Among Men Who Were Men Great-Fisted
Mighty-Hearted,
Holding Rein on an Empire Destiny Marked with Madness and Willed to the Devil)
EDNA FERBER'S
COLOSSAL
MARRON
Rimlio richard dIX IRENE DUNNE
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
Ar 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.
stream from an inexhaustible fund aid that it was probable that the on tap, running like steady of the Pathological Laboratories, NORMA SHEARER Camberwell. Borough Council, of brilliant wit and comedy."
There was positively no such Pin became infected with basillus thing as maintaining seriousness between the time when it was first while the picture was being Almed. opened and when Mrs, Moule nte... It could not be done. No sooner some the following day. would Stoloff get the company of the ment and of tho pio have The Coroner Could the cooking settled for a serious bit of business been sufficient to kill these or than an extemporáneous gag from
Charles Winninger, George Bickel, ganisms had they been present be Frances McCoy, Stanky Smith or Dr. Bousfeld: Yes, I have car-
fore cooking some other of the score or more ried out experiments by making famous comedians in the cash would three different pics by different send the whole company, into gades methods. It would be almost im- of whole hearted laughter, IN-
Soup to Nute was written by possible for the bacillus to live at Riba, Goldberg as a sort of ble. the end of the time--if the pio, was
cooked properly, of course. graphy of all his famous cartoon The jury returned a verdict of charactors. It is said to contain Death by misadventure due, to every laugh provoking element that food poisoning in such case, and he used no effectively in his our expressed the view that the food be toons for the past quarter of a cent came contaminated after its pur. tury, and for that reason lives upchase.
to a descriptive title-Soup to They added a rider expressing.
Nuta"60 Win Maristan joukotti
It will be shown at the
HE
Thestre-en- ursday!
satisfaction at the thorough inver tigations-into the ouses-
author
The ALL TALKING Picture Hit!
The Trial of
MARY DUGAN
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