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“THREE. QIRLS LOST..
Bubbling over with very human realiam, "3 Girls Lost Fox comedy drama, featuring Loretta Young, John Waynne and Lew Cody in
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ROMANCE OF THE now showing at the King'
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AN-ALL-TALKING,
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SINGING, DANCING CHINESE PICTURE.
FIRST SOUND-ON FILM
PICTURE PRODUCED IN CHINA.
Featuring
Nur Mei Young Foremost Chinese Film Star
and
Violet Wong
Known as
Tze Lo Lan
And An All Star Cast
Produced by
UNIQUE FILMS, SHANGHAL
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FASCINATION
Who is this glitter- ing gentleman Wo- men can't resist...... who's love is fatal-? SER
VICE SQUAD
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The story deals with the triple adventures of three country girls. who arrive simultaneously Chicago to seek fortune and ro- manes. Some of the fortuna 18 good and some bad; romances of various kinds canie to ench of the three girls, and through a deft weaving of plot the interesp//is. steadily raised throughout, while arising young architect and # kunve underworld king bring about many of the complications.
Handled in a modern key, the girls" adventures begin almost the moment they rench "The Windy City" One of them is
is a gold- digger, another, Joong and in-" experienced who loves well but not wisely, and the third is a. more sonsible and sympathetic eren ture who in her attempts to steer. her two friends safely along the course of romance, soon fuds bers self foundering on the rocks, of wrecked hearts,
The romantic lends are perfectly played by Miss Young and" Wayne. The former is one of the most po pular ingenues of the screen, while. Wayne leaped to fame as the hero of "The Big Trail,” and more recently scored in "Girls Demand Excitement.” Law Cody's auave characterizations of the past, which made him a favourite."- of millioņa, are overshadowed by his adpot perforinance in this spark, ling picture. The other two girls are impersonated by Joyee Comp ton, delightful "red-head of "Lightnin" and "Wild Company,” andy Joan Marsh, intriguing. "blondo" who played in "King Q: Jazz” jànd “Inspiration,***
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 1931.
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The answer to why girls leave home is the answer to three maiden's prayers NORFEN, EDNA and MARCIA?
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by MARK TWAIN
·MAUREEN O'SULLIVANG... MYRNA LOY MANK ALBERTSON WILLIAJA PARNRIJA- Del à DAVID BUTLENI
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
There will be Special Showings on WEDNESDAY, 14th OCTOBER
when:
The Entire Proceeds are to be given to
THE YANGTSZE FLOOD RELIEF FUND
Booking Now Open.
The Programme will be as follows:- 280 p.m. “Charlie Chan Carries On 6.10 pm. “Dishonored"
7.15 p.m. Vagabond King" 9.30 pm. "Don't Bet On Woman
PRICES AS USUAL,
These popular pictures have been kindly lent, for the occasion by Messrs. PARAMOUNT FILMS OF CHINA, Inc. Messrs. THE FOX FILM CORPORATION,
Many of the exterior, scones were filmed in Chicago, the story's locale, under the direction of Sidney Lanfield, who has made an excellent picture from the news- paper story of Robert D. Andrews. REACHING FOR THE MOON and Edmund Goulding, director
A CONNECTIC YANKEE.!.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
News of the swift modern comedy and new type of direction in the latest Douglas Fairbanks" picture for United Artists, Renching for the Moon," with Bebe Daniels, at tracted the interest of the biggest star in Hollywood during the Gim- ing.
Telephone 25818,
admiration for the advance, methods: Claud Allister, Adrienne picture-making used by Fairbanks bricourt, Walter Walker and Em-
mett Corrigan.
Miss Daniels plays opposite Fair banks and in the cast are Edward Everett Borton, Jack Mulhall, June MacCloy, Helen Jerome, Eddy,
and writer of the story."
Dynamic ultra-modern back grounds were created for the pie America's two greatest laugh
ture by William Cameron Menzies, makers are united for the first
supervising art director. The story, action and dialogue are breesy and timo in Mark Twain's A Con- necticut Yankee" in which Will
sophisticated. The costumes of the Rogers in starred by Fox Film..
players anticipate the styles of Mark Twain, one of the world's
Ting. The picture comes to the greatest humorists in his day has Charlie Chaplin visited the rots, Queen's Theatre on Sunday his modern counterpart in Rogers, one day and was enthusiastic. He who ranks as the greatest living rehearsed Fairbanks in a comedy American humorist and comedian. routine. The following day Harald "A Connecticut Yankee," which Lloyd was a guest and expressed will be seen and heard soon at the King's Theatre, has long been con- dered one of the world's greatest satires. In the new version of the: famous Mark Twain classic, Ro ger's starts out as a small town' -lio dealer. He delivers", a bat- ery to a mysterious mansión on the hill one stormy night. Tha owner of the house hopes to tune- his huge radio act in on sound* waves which have been batting around in the other since the be ginning of time. He tunes in on what appears to be King Arthur's Court. There is in terrific flash of lightning, and Rogers wakes up in the sixth century, right in the middle of the Round Tuble.
Ho narrowly escapes burning at the stake and then becomes the Prime Minister. He introduces many novel improvements in the scheme of life of the ancients, in ading a service station for ar moured knights where they may be washed, polished, oiled and their Trivets checked in a minute's time: 2
Other novel improvements, too mumerous to mention, enliven the kingdom and Rogers soon becomes the Big Shot of Camelot,UN Within a few minu
His many improvemente bring. renningly funny situations and accepting a character:part finally, Sir Sagramor, jealous of now play,; Mr. Harry Dorn | Rogers' popularity, challenges him English actor of 65 fell to joust in the big tournament. How Rogers overcomes the burly
AFTER ACCEPTING A PART
dend in the offices of Shuberts, knight is entirely too funy to the New York theatrical producera, spoil by revealing here.S Mr. Dornton had been discussing Rogers is surrounded by a cap
role, with the casting directoriale Gupportin
which "m» seized with heart failure cludes Maureen O'Bullivan, Frank Albertson, Myrna Loy- William ling for the lift to take Mitchell Harris and adoni
PRINCE'S THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 7.15 and 8.15 pm.
Special Matinee at 515 on Saturdays and Sundays
William Fox presents
SEVEN FACES
With
@PAUL MUNI who plays 7 characters
Seren distinct person. alitios in one great
actor
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5 to 5.30 pm.
Win Orchestral,
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Egniont Overtura" (Beethoven).→
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Victor Symphony Orch,-35790,
Clock Store ** (Orth),
"A Hnat, in the Black Black
Forest!! (Voclker).-Victor Con- cort Orch.--35702 Raymond Overture
"(Thomas).
Victor Symphony Orch.-36924.
5.30 to 6 p.m.-European children's programma from the Studio
6 to 6.35 pm
Variety.
Humorous Dact-"Down by the Winegar Woiks."Aileen Stan- ley and Billy Murray. Humorous Song" Roll
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Girls-Billy Murray.-19836 Hawaiian Song" Hano Hano
Hawaii
Hawaiian Song Hawaian,
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Instrumental "Johnson's Old
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Instrumental Pass. Around the Bottle Georgia Yellow Ha mers: 20530.
Dutt for Two Piatios Dance of
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Duet for Two Pianos Ragamuf-
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Prelude in E Flat
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Monastery Garden (Ketel
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HOT FOR PARIS"
Charles Judels famed as a character actor on stage and screen, currently playing the role of Chariot Gouset it Raoul Walsh's latest Fox Motivetone all talk ing picture hit Hot for Paris," comes of a family with hobby of holding down jobs for long periods. The father of Judels was stage director of the Metro Song Thai Love Has Long BEBE DANIELS
bey)-Reginald Foort.30821 p.m.-Stock quotations, mail notice, etc.
4′′ E.51 to 7.16 p.m.-
Politan Opera House in New York City for 38 years.
Judels himself was under continu oue contract with the Shuberts: for 20 years as actor and producer.
Hot for Paris," based on a story by Walsh, with "dialogue by Billy K. Wells, fentures Victor McLaglen, Fifi Dorsay and El Brendel with Polly Moran and Judela topping the supporting cost.
This swift-moving and hilarious. screen entertain of the most sparkling that has come to the talking screen, opona to day at the Star Theatre.
Song numbers written by Walter Doraldson and Edgar Leslie Are sung during the action, with Sweet Nothings of Love" and "If You Want to See Gay Pares" by Fif
Duke of glen
CTIVITY AMONG BURMA
REBELS KOTAR
OperaHo.
Been a Rare Virtue (Massenet) Maria Jeritan (Soprano).- 1214
Chorus-Samson et Dalila
Dawn Now Heralds the Day " (Saint-Saens). Hetropolitan. Opera Chorus-4152, .
› Orchestral — “Die Fledermaus- The Bat-You" "aud⠀⠀⠀⠀ You?
(Strauss)-Chicago Symphony Orch-1481
Song Damnation of Faust
While You Play at Sleeping " (Berlioz) **** Marcel Journet (Bass)~1123.5
15 to 7:32 p.m.
Instrumentá
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Rach
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Piano Bolo Etude Tableau
(Rachmaninoff). Sergei Rach- maninoff 164, 14 Violin Solo Estrellita" (Ponce
Heifetz) loved
Violin Solo- Valss Bluette
(Origo-Auer)Jascha Ho
07:32 to 8 pim-s
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