CENTRAL
THEANRIE V
"SHOWING TO-DAY
2.80, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
HIS KISS IS DEATH!
Yet none can resist his allure
Dead 500 years, he lived by night on the blood of
the lying
The strangest, most fasciunt. ing oharactor
inflation, in
the greatest of
THE SILVER SCREEN.
KING'S THEATRE,
MURDER BY THE CLOOK "
“Murder by the Cloell; now, showing at the King's Theatre, is Unsed on a novel plot iden filmed
from the original story by Rufus King The idea is that Herbert
Endicott dies twice in the same orening. With this as the hub of the action-interest, Murder by the Clock", whirls swiftly along at a brenth-taking speed, holding the interest till the very nat moment when the culprit who has caused all the mayhem and killing is dis covered by the detective hero.
Paramount has wisely changed the story from Rufus King's original. The culprit of the book
Fall thrillera... | in not the culprit of the screen
DRACULA
TOD
BROWNING'S
· Greatest
Production
with Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Bunston, Sloan, Herbert
Frances Dade, Charles, Gerrard.
Presented by Produced by
Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle, dr.
of the same name.
version Therefore" those who have
read the book will have to begin"
all over again and see the picture.
In order to make it more dif feult for audicos: to guess who is the guilty schemer In the play, the producers have garnished the original plot (with several nd- ditional characters and with, con- siderably more narrative material.
"William Boyd plays the central role of Ligutenant. Valeour, the canny sleuth in the
story. Others who have important parts are Regis Toomey hs Omeer Cassidy. Irving Pichel na Phillip Endicott, Bally O'Neil na Jane, the maid, Lester Vail a Tom Hollander, Walter' McGrains Herbert, Endicott, Lilyan Tushman as Laura Endicott, Martha Mattox as Roberts, Blanche Friderióí as Mrs. Julia Endicott and Lenita Lan, as the nurse.
1 TAKE THIS WOMAN."
Even in this day of enay divorce,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY OCTOBER 1.
KINGS THEATRE
HONGKONGS FINEST CNEW
SHOWING TO DAY The Most Comfortable and the
MURDER
BY THE
CLOCK
A Paramant Picture
A Telli in
every Salver!
William Joyd Idlyan Tashman Begin Toomey Sally O'Neil
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
SINNERS HOLIDAY
Only Air-conditioned Theatre
In Hong Kong.
Daily at
2.30, 6.10,
7.15 & 0.30 P.M.
TWO BEST SELECTIONS FROM PARAMOUNT'S LATEST PRODUCTIONS
BOOKING AT THE
THEATRE. TEL. 25313.
Lion of the prefty Laura from the embraces of Schnabel, the nervy entrance of Koodo into the homa where Laura is giving a music The Queen's Theatre announces lesson; the capitulation of Coura to-day as the opening day for and her visit with Kaada to au Sinners Holiday, the latest famous wine garden; the scono. in Warner Brothers and Vitaphone the morning when Kasda tells melodrama with comedy featuring Laura that he cannot marry her,
Taken from the successful stage,
NEXT CHANGE
He promises her undying love! She promises him love-while it last
Mary Roberts Rinehart's. Kreat moder
-dra
TAKE THIS WOMAN
a Quramaioal Fictio
Gary: Cooper Carole Lombard
TEXAS ADOPTS COTTON
BILL.
30 PER CENT REDUCTION IN PLANTING AREA.
|| Austin, Texas, Sept. 21-The Texas Senate has passed a cotton
striction of cotton acreage. Ori-
a reduction to 30 per cent
Grant Withers and Evalyn Knapp that an officer must marry wealth, bill providing for compulsory re- the old adage marry in haste, play by Maris Baumer and adapted but that he loves her; the meeting Based upon the play adapted by repent in leisure still holds its Sinnora Holiday provides some in the gambling casino, the gambat as passeil the Bill provides for to the screen by Harvey Thew, of Lauro, the, changes, and Kasdaally it was proposed to reduce the area so cultivated to one-third. Hamilton Denne and John L. own... Mary Roberts Rinehart's thing unique in place," people "and" Balderston from Bram Stoker's novel notionful love story, on, which "I plot. Against a colourful back-bling of Kasda and Schnabel and ground of another Coney Island, Kaschi's enormous losses the Take This Woman, the King's with its razzle dazzle and glamour scene between Kasdn and Laura The movement for compulsory Theatre next attraction, brings theous clamour, the story deals with in Schnabel's apartment; the restriction was given great impetus a few days ago, when the Lower uld aduge up to date and proves the love, hate, romance, crime and kindness in the lives of thoas eng that divorce is not always as easy and in running games for the pinnaure of those who like to ho humbugged Wife The all-star cast includes such stage and screen - favouritea na
COMING ATTRACTION
Lew
RES
way out for headless marriagé ties.
Gary Cooper and Carole Lom- bard," the "blonde, beauty, whose
rapid rise to screen fame is one of Hollywood's current wonders, curry
the leading roles in 1 Take This Woninn." The story originally appeared in novel form under the title Lost Ecstasy" and attained outstanding succORE.” “
Lucille La Verno, James Cagney's Noel Madison, Otto Hoffman and
Joan Blondell, Warren Hymer,
Purnell B. Pratt.
DAYBREAK!
Sparkling, tender, and yet sophie.",
new ticated, Daybreak, the Miss Lombard is seen as the girl, Navarro Metro-Goldwyn Mayer spoiled and selfish darling of starring vehicle, which will come on wealth, whose society and night Bunday to the Queen's Theatre for club escapades enmesh her in a four days, is considered a perfect, dangerous scandal. Her father type of a well-written Continental ships her off to his wyoming ranch romance, while the furore is subsiding. The highlights of this intriguing There she meets a man, strange to love story are the affection be her, Gary Cooper, and, intrigued tween the three young officers by his handsome, careless wagger, Franz, Emil and Willie Knada; the sho flirts with him, teases his in review of the Austrian regimenti
herited by her father, she struggles
demand of the regiment officers that Kasda mect bis obligations accord- ing to their code of honour; the House of the Texas Legislature coming of Kasda to Lara, the sceng, passed a Bin
1 limiting the cotton with Schnabel, the elopement of narenge in 19383 to one-third of the Laarn and Kasda
present area. This, same-bill-has
Feyder, the clever French direc
tor, was picked to make this picture been passed by the Seunte with because it was felt that he would a reduction to 30 per cent, instead retain the last lot of ebarm con- for one-third. tained in the strong story! He Mr. Huey P Long, Governor of picked his cast with exceeding care.. Navarro is supported, in the part quiens, ibitinted the restriction of Laura, by the brilliant stage movement. His proposals, however, actress Halen Chandler, who has were so drastic that they received scored such bhit in the talkis little support in commercial circles
Outward Bound" and "Dracula.
Jean Hersholt needs no introdne in America. His plan Was to tion. He plays Schankel, the dis suspend cotton planting throughout reputable money-leader. C. Aubrey the States in 1972 and he claimed Smith, who scored in the title rile of "The Bachelor Father is seen that at least five Stater, Mississipi, as General von Hart Other play Alabama, North Carolina, South era include William Bakewell, Kar Carolina and Arkansas were pre en Morley Kent Douglas, Glenn Tyron, Clyde Cook, Summer Get pared to follow. Luisana's lead if chell, Clars Blandick, Edwin Max Texas xould also follow suit. Taxas, however proved the stum bling block in such a weaping scheme and something less drastic. was mooted resulting in the present Bill
FBAterest and marries him. Disinthe cafe in Vienna and the extrion well and Jackie Searle."
in
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"for life and love on a barren Wyon ing ranch, unti), finally disgusted, shaliccepts her father's offer of for. giveness and returns to her formier light-hearted world;
At this point the real drama of the story is revealed, as tho gay society girl fights with herself to escape the bonds of love which en tangle her. Two lives open before her, the one glittering and luxuri- ous and bare of love the other stark, stripped of all life's beauties, offering love as the only reward for life of hardship. A strange twist of fats decides for her.
CENTRAL THEATRE,
DRACULA
Fifty enormous bata, those strange fupping creatures of the night, were recently taken to Universal. City for use in a number of scenes [of " Dracula," the amazing drama which opened at the Central Theatre yesterday, with a cast which includes the famous Bela Lugosi, the original Dracula of the stage play. "The bata were captured in a great cave in Nevada by three residents of Las Vegas, who made an expedition. into the nearby hill region when an omissary of Universal arrived in town with the strangest order ever deliverod into the desert country...
It is interesting, to note that for two months Universal City qualified as the only plaon in the world where a large number of giant bats, ware being maintained in captivity,
In addition, to Lugosi, the cast of Dracula includes Helen Chand ler David Mannera, Edward Yan Sloan Frances Dade and'. Herbert Bunston,ene konekad
PRINCE'S THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY (Ending Oct. 3rd)
At 2.30, 7.13 and 9.15 p.m.
Special Matinee at 5.15 on Saturday and Sunday
William Fox..
WOMEN EVERYWHERE
with J. Harold Murray and Fifi Dorsay
It is terrible t
now when you seo they have been
caught by using a wrong guide. The man has a narrow • escape and finally:" won the girl who sayed: -hint: fter "taking 2 ngohanko into the Foriegn
MGM Picture
Added
Attraction
The
treasury
Report
Comedy
The Southern cotton growing States generally favour restriction: but they have been waiting the lend of Texas, which produces 'one-, third of the natioirs cotton crop.
"MAN CHARGED WITH FIVE
MURDERS.
A" MODERN BLUEBEARD."
New York, August 30.-A special guard of deputy-sheriffs, equipped with tear gas bombs and guns, ore guarding the gaol at Clarksburghy
irginia; where, HarryF Powers, described as the, modern"
ofte trini on charges awaits of tourdering two women and three”
"It la stated that he has confessed to all these crimes. Digging under the garage it is alleged that Powers
ed a galloar, the polion réM the body of Mrs. Eicher, her three children and another woman from
The police state that the fifth
Dorothy P-Lemker hom Powers is said to baye wooed under Ihanama of Dr. Leather;
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Take time off for Bad Behavior It will do you
·Good!
With
Grant Withers Evalyn Knapp
NEXT CHANGE HE PAID FOR HER LOVE
and lost it!
RAMON
NOVARTO
this Arthur Schnitzler story of love, laughter and death in
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Juttish Medley (Grainger Percy Grainger-0129 D.
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HELEN CHANDLER JEAN HERSHOLT 0. AUBBEY SMITH
At directed by Jacques Ferder
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It is alleged that Powe
The Trial of Mary Dugan
| ducoded matrimonial
and
it suspected, that he had
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