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THEATRE «,
SHOWING TO-DAY
・nt' |2.30, 6.10, 7.16 and 9.20 p.m.
MEN
WOMEN
without
WOMEN
TALKED ABOUT
by men without women and how 16. BOT talked about their, gala. in avery port while they waited for death in A steel prison on the bottom of the China Bea!
AMAZING.
GRIPPING!
SENSATIONAL ! "
A talking picture worth shouting about!
with
RD
KENNETH MacKENNA Farrell MacDonald, Erwin Stuart, Frank Albertson, Warren Hymer, Paul Fage, Walter MeGrail.
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THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT,
Lillian Gish made her debut in Hong Kong talkies at the Queen Theatre in United Artista" nil dialogue picture," "One Romantic Night and definitely takes har place with the screen's best players.
Adapted from the play by Forene Molnar, the picture amplia, sizes the beauty and the lavishucs. which made the stage production of The Swan," one of the most-gun- erally liked plays produced in the last decade."
Magnificent set and a rich at- mosphere of colour serve as a back ground for the romantic role which Miss Gish portrays. The atura
soft soprano voice, surprising in. its clarity and pureness, of enuncia tion and shading, fits the person ality she has adopted.
in
Instead of kissing love birds, and wringing her hands in her old manuer Miss Gish becomes
One Romantic Night" an aggres sively modern young woman who guides the intrigues of love to suit her own purposes.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 1931.
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HONCKONG'S FINEST CNEMA
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 P.M.
Julius Hagen and Henry Edwards
present The
"HOUSE OF ARROW
THE
DENIS NEILSON TERRY-
HUME AND BARBARA GOTT
"Troickenham Film Studio Praduation..
NEXT ATTRACTION Commencing Wednesday, 21st October.
CYLINDER
LOVE
with SPENCER TRACY
"SIDNEY FOX:
EDWARD EVERETT. HORTON
Thrill-a-second
Laugh-a-minute
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CENTRAL THEATRE.
MEN WITHOUT WOMEN.”
Within this romantic background, of "beautiful sets, Paul L. Stein, the director, has woven ́amus- ing dialogue, and action, น acintillant comedy-drama of high life a gay Vienna. The play unfolde the intrigues of a Keneth MacKenna, which opened at match-making dowager princess the Central Treatre" yesterday,
sereen
whose efforts to mary her daughter to a rival prince and happily but not without many trying moments for all concerned,
Men Without Women," starring
is
one of the finest undersens, picture that has been shown in the colony for some time..
the
The picture inevitably recalls recent Poseidon tragedy that is still fresh in our minds. The re-
With this plot Stein has produc ed an effective hour and a half of. entertainuant which the excellent acting of Miss Gish, Rod In Roe-nctions of men who are, trapped in que, Conrad Nagol, Marie Dreseret, n submarine are vividly displayed O. P. Heggie, and Albert Conti,
and the climax is reached when the intensifies to a great degree.
The cast, ovidently, was chosen submarine, which is supposed to be with more than the usual care in wrecked and at the bottom of the mattera. "As Alexandra," China Sea, is abandoned and twolve Miss Gish electrifica with a really members of the crew are shot out LAUGH HIT brilliant performatica and Rod Lof the torpedo tubes leaving one
Rocque and Nagel, the two lovers man behind. whom she must reduce to one, are admirably suited for their parts. Maris. Dressler is her usual self as
A UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION
THE BIGGEST
Be'ty Compson
Ellort Nurent
Jean Arthur Tally Maraboli, J, O.. Nugent. Allison Skipworth, la
OF THE
YEAR!!
A joyous, rib.” cracking comedy of tremulous lips that begged to be kimed, and husband who, be. Jiaved the Mother Goose Tatou!
VIRTUOUS HUSBAND
AVOID, and CURE COUGHS, COLDS,
SORE TARDATS, BRONCHITIS, etc. by Taking VALDA PASTILLES
such
..
the scheming "Beatrice" whose plans go right in the wrong way through the scheming of Heggie as Father Benedict,"
"One Romantic Night" is really good entertainment and a welcome change after a continuous repast of musical talking pictures.
How this one man is chosen is well worth scéing...
It is stated that the lead Kenneth McKenna; took the place of one of the miner actors in this part, and was shot out of the torpedo tube.
The play is directed by John Ford who was the winner of the Photo Play Gold Medal in 1988 for
· KING'S THEATRE.
"6 CYLINDER LOVE.
While there is no exact mone- tary” value accredited to a laugh ; nevertheless, Edward Everett Hor ton, who has a featured role in the Fox comedy, "8 Cylinder. Love," at the King's Theatre next Wednesday has built himself a big estato near Hollywood, a summer home in Lake George, New York, and an enviable repulation, solely on laughs.
his ancestry back to Revolutionary Born in Brooklyn and tracing days, Horton was educated at Ob erlin and Columbia, taking bis de grea. from the latter institution. played his first role in a road com He decided on a stage, career," and
pany of "The Mikado."
MR. E. WALLACE AND HOLLYWOOD.
HOLDING OUT FOR £700.
A WEEK.'
M, Edgar Wallace, the famous non-stop novelist end_dramatist,
has
received an offer from the Metro-Goldwyn Film Cor- poration to go to Hollywood, with a view to writing stories for the talkies and generally advising their scenario department.
He has decided to accept the offer, subject to agreement over. the fee, which, despite published. statements to the contrary, is not likely to exceed £700 a week, equal to £38,000 a year.
Mr. Wallace has stated that the
This was followed by a series ot stock company engagements in Philadelphia; and other cities. lle turning to Brandway, he become stage manager and supporting player for the late Louis Mann, and in 1019 came to the Pacific Metro-Goldwyn Company's origin. const as leading man at the Ma-al offer was £500 a week." jestic Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ho began his screen caroor in
It is no use going to Hölly: 1921 in Vitagraph's Too Much wood without a flourish of trus Business," Since the advent of the talkies, his theatrical training pots, he said, "and unless I went hus enhanced his delightful comedy in the potentate class they would talents, his more recent parts being not believe me. For that reason I
in "The Hottentot," "The · Avin-
A
tor," "Wide [Open, "Once am holding out for £700 a week, A. Gentleman," "Holoday," "Lone-
as I shall be compelled to live ou ly Wives," The Front Page" and
the grand scale."," Reaching For The Moon
In "8 Cylinder Love," as the lead-
Mr. Wallace's infinite resource
his direction in “ Four Sons, Anyer of the sponging gang of "fri-in atory construction has been al picture that has for its director at end who embroil, the two families man of his ability is sure to be a
in plenty of financial difficulty, ready amply demonstrated in the Horton supplies a large share of cinom industry. He is the chair UNA MERKEL AVOIDS USING "hit" and "Men Without Wo the merriment. Such noted playman of the British Lion Film Cor
ors as William Collier, Br., El A❝DOUBLE."
men" is no exception..
The cast includes Kenneth Mac Keann, Farrel MacDonald, Stuart ing feminine role in "Eyes of the Erwin and Frank Albertson.
Una Market, who plays the load.
World," the Inspiration-United Ar- tists dramatization of the Harold
Bell Wright novel which comes to
the Queen's Theatre on Thursday,
"
is stil, too new in the ways of mo- tion pictures to avail herself of the services of a “double," ang ka Thiq alim. Broadway notress was required, during production, to jump into a shallow pool of water from a stoep embankment, Henry King, the director, asked her if she wanted a "doublo" but Miss Mor kel shook her head..
King then explained that her sor- vicca were so valuable to the pro- duction that any injury, howover- slight might cause the company a aeriuus loss of time and money
The matter was settled finally, by. Misa Merkel doing her own "doubl«, ing." Later it. developed that the actros used to be a constant viki- tor to the old swimming hole': near her Covington, Kentucky
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Others in the cast of Eyes of the World" "are":"John'' Holländ, Nance O'Neil, Brandon, Hurst, Hugh Huntley, Fern Andra, Fre derio Burt and William Jeffrey.
Brendo!, Una Merkel, Ruth War-poration, and the film versions of ren, Bert Roach, William Holdon his works have beon as popular as and Lorin Raker are in the cast the novel and stage versions. Thornton. Freeland directed;
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At 2.30, 7.15 and 2.18 p.m.Ap
Special Matinee at 6 15 on Saturdays and Sundays
M.G.M. pro
JOAN
CRAWFORD
Untamed
To match with the well- known star Robert Montgomery" there is enough romanco as just everybody loves to see:
taking and
dancing.
NEXT CHANGE COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 20TEL.
#BELLAMY TRIAL
He said that he had been nego tiating with the British Board of Film Cansors over a film version of his play, "On the Spot," and that there was a strong dikelihood of it appearing on the screen as sa "drama of mother-love.". "On the Spot " Not Liked in U.S. "On the Spot" is, de a matter of fact, a gangster play, It was recently proposed to produce it in Hollywood, under Anglo-American auspices, with the co-operation of Mr, D. W. Griffith, but Mr. Wil Hays, the Czar of the American film world, banned the
proposal the extraordinary around that thi American Public was tired of gangster ima
* This decision is regarded as ta
dompliment to the Chicagoan read lism of "On the Spot.
Mr. Wallace's fos of £700 a week.
will be the highest that has ever Leoni
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paid to an author. Mr. Lons
dale is understood to receive a feo Logual to £23,000 a year and Mr.
P. G. Wodehouse-rocsivéd - £20,000
nothing for doing practical state of things now described in Hollywood an getting Wödő:
house.
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Humorous Numbers. Orchestral Give Yourself
Put on the Back. Orchestral It's an Old Spanish Custom"-Jack Payas and his B.B.C. Danes Orchestra.5739. Song--Two-two-double" - Two
Timbuctoo.'
Song How About Me
Norah Blaney (Soprano).—3391. Descriptive Ballad-*The Village Blackamith"-Columbin Drama- tic Playorn-0080, Song Otherwise Sho's Mother's
King of Girl"," Monologue A Tale of Other Time."-Norman: Long-8447 7.30 to 7.89 p.m.---
Old Song Hits. Songs-" Florrio Forde Old Time Audley--Florria Fordo (Come- dicono).--0780.
Organ Solo-"Father's Favour- ites-Teranco Casey--5525. Song- The Man Who Broke
the Bank at Monte Carlo." Song" Two Lovely Black Eyes." -Charles Coborn (Comedian),
8 p.m.-Local time and weather:
roporte 7.52 to 8.18 pm.
Ostettes.
"Melody" (Dawn). ** "Moonbeams and Shadows" (Squire).-J. H. Squire Celeste Octette.--5639.
Twilight on the Waters" (Squire) "The Piccanninnies Picnic
(Squire).-J. H. Squire Celesta Octette.-DB2.
Song of the Waterfall" (Squire). SH. Squire Celeste Octette. of the Jasmine" (Squire).
-DB10%
8.18 to 8.39 p.m.--.
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Band Music.
Regimental Marches The Na
tional Military Band, 5731/
6732
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"Radio" (Pocking).
"Fighting Strength
(Jordan).—
Reg. Bund of H.M. Grenadier Guarda-8437,"
8.39 to 8.53 p..
Organ Solos. Alice Where Art Thou " (Tradi
tional).
"Cinderella Waltz " (Pattman),
DB104,
"Body and Soul" (Green) "With a Song in My Heart" (Rodgers) Quentin M. Mclean.
DB46. 8.33 to 0.39 p.za.
A Concert. Song" Lovely Night" (Tes
chemacher and Landon Ronald) Sang" Partad? (Weatherly and Tosti)-Doris Vähe (Soprano),
283.
•
Pianoforte Solo-" Caprice Chi-
nois" (Scott),
Pensoso"
.. Pianoforte Solo
(Scott).-Cyril Scott-DB41, **Song- Lilies of Lorraine
(Grey and Connor). SongJust Because the Violets" (Weatherly and Russell-Wil-
·liam Heseltins (Tenor),-5429).* Pianoforte Solo Tares Dances
inSyncopation ” (Mayor1)," (English Dance Cricket Dance Harmonica Wance). "Billy Mayor DB43
Song "The Erl King" (Schu-
Bert)
Song" The Enchantress" (Obor
ley and Hatton)-Muriel Brun- akill (Contralto)-9088.
Song
The Mighty Deep
Song Stormfund " (Won- | Therly and Roeckel).-Norman Allin (Bass).—-5308. " 9,30 to 10 pm-
Orchestral
"Springtime in the Forest" (Zim-
mer), The Little Salon Orch. DB365
Love's Cast Day" (Benatsky), Ideale (Tosti, ATT Tavan). Jean Lennon and his: Orch.
Pearl O'Mino Bal Masque-Plats
Orch-3403,
10 to 10.28 p.
Variety,
Theatro
Chorus The New Moon -
Selections Cene
Gerrard, Dolores Farris and Chorns.
Song leaching for Boucone, Song-Hang on to Me-Uku lolo Ike (Cliff Edwards) 45094. Vocal Dust The Lonesome Road"--Layton and Johnstone. SongJust One Hour of Love
Irene Bordoni (Comedienne). | 5738,"
Vocal Duct You Were Meant for MaLayton and John
Samid-day Pres
10.28
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QUEEN'S
TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20.
ALL FOR LOVER;
For two different men this aristro- cratic beauty prepared to run away at the risk of giving up everything. Was her love cons tant? The most amazing love story ever told m
LILLIAN GISH
One Romantic Night
ROD LA ROCQUE CONRAD NAGEL MARIE DRESS K.KER
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"ME AND THE BOYS"
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INSPIRATION PICTURES (5)
& SOL LESSER manat
EYES WORLD
PRON THE STORE BY
HAROLD BELLWRIGHT
HENTY KING
PRODUCTION.
UNA MERKEL JOHN HOLLAND NANCE ONE.
Thrilling to mil- llons as a hest selling novel, it is twice as intensa se
a talking picture.
EUNITED ARTISTS
STAR
TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY AT 2:30, 5.20, 7.20′ & 9.20,
Ramon
NOVARRO
-in a guy, thrilling passionate, unforgettable romanse of Old Spain