CENTRAL
"THENDRE
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA,
HONG KONG
Song of the West "
Natural Colour, Starring
John Bowler
The Seas Beneath."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
KINGS THEATRE
HONCKONGS FINEST
Queen's
SHOWING TO-DAY
King's
2.30. 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
George O'Brien and Marion
Lessing.
Central.
"Submurias.
"Starring Jack Holt.
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 PM.
Don't miss this picture!
World. **
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Peach Girl"
Chinese lin
KOWLOON
It's a Great Life.
Majestic
A Powerful Drama Prince
Thrills at the
Bottom of the Sea!
Love Interest
Unsurpassed!
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PICTURES
Submarine
Sharving JACK HOLT
1 SAS DOROTHY REVIER,RALPH GRAVES
Bienched by FRANK CAPRA
The greatest and most spectaular
TheDuncan Sisters
Lawrence Gray,
Dracula
The Mark of Zorro."
Douglas Fairbanks.
COMING
The Smiling Lieutenant,"
Maurice Chevalier--Kinj
Harmony Hoavon,”
British Picture Queen'
Daddy Long Lega,"
Janet Gaynor-King's.
"So this is Paradiso."'
Chinese Talkie--Central:
Song of the West.
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THURSDAY.
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GEORGE
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THE SEAS BENEATH
MOVIE NEWS
ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.
Rudolph Cameron, who plays the role of Singleton in "Song of the West, Warner Bros. all-natural colour, singing, talking, dancing picture, now at the Queen's Thea tre, has had wide experience in the picture business,
Submarine.".
12 ARTISTES 12
The finest of its kind ever seen in the Far East.
SNAPPY DANCES
LATEST SONGS
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
GORGEOUS COSTUMES
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In old days, Aubrey always play ed the mm about town, but he is just as happy as the man in the
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17. Practice dance for St. Andrew's
Dear Brutus
Royal.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, Helena May Concert, 5.30 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. Practice dance for St. Andrew's
Ball.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
St. Andrew's Ball..
moth studios will eventually become the outstanding 'centre of British. film production."
Theatres to Come.
SCHEME TO PUT THEM ON More Thors
TOP OF THE WORLD.
A
AUTOMATIC RELEASE PLAN
Mr. Woolf added that side by side: with the production scheme the continue its theatre-building policy Gaumont-British Corporation would "A move that will place British throughout the country on vigorous pictures on top of the world" Aubig new cinema at Coventry
and ambitious lines,
N. how Mr. C. M. Woolf described the million pounds production was opened recently, and others are scheme of the Gaumont-British Coramith, Lewisham Chelses, and inband at Streatham, Hammer. porntion, which will shortly to come Wood Green into operation.. en vals p
Boreens
BRITISH FILMS IN
CANADA.
On the first day of the making of Columbia's * Submarine, showing at the Central Theatre Harmony Hanger pge of the Jeck. Hoit sustained an injury to latest British musical comedy films, his wrist which made it impossible will be shown at the Queen's Thea The scheme provides for an out producer-distributor plan, the moder The scheme relies on the American for him to apply his own make-up. I tre from Thursday,
put of 2 pictures at year, to be refor the world for its success." The accident occurred during a salo |
"Daddy Long Legs:"
lensed to 3,000,000. patrons through Automatic release is thus secured He began making pictures for brawl with several extras. Each
the company's.350 theatres. In ad- for the company's products. Vitagraph in 1910, and played lead-man was anxious to make the scone
Finding orphans who really lookdition, it provides for the building ing roles in nearly half a hundred realistio and duling one of his ed like orphans proved a very dif-up of British stars under long-term of their productions. He then went punches, which landed on the ficult job for Director Alfred San contracts enabling them to take an into producing for himself, and head of an extra, Halt aprained tell as he started filming "Daddy international place, on the world's his pictures found releases through | his wrist. At first it was feared Long Legs," the Fox romance, most of the famous motion picture that the actor had fractured his starring Janet Gaynor and Warner channels.
Arm and that the production would Baxter which is coming soon to After the war he returned to his be delayed; but Helt insisted on the King's original profession, that of neting, working, although his doctor ad The opening seenes of the screen and appeared in Funny Facevised a few days rest. A compro- version of Jean Webster's famous and a number of other Arthur mise was made by providing a
story and stage production, shows Hopkins und Edgar Selwyn Broad special make-up man for the star, Janet Gaynor, as a wait in the way hits.
who remained acar him to take John Grier Home," ministering He recently returned to pictures, | cara of Holt's grease paint.
The to the acids of forty and more Flaying an important role in incident marks the first time in small children ranging from the age Coney Island" for OKB, which the actor's long and varied career of six months to ten yours. The It will thrill you every moment. performance led to his being engng that he has not made-up himself.
ed for the important part in Song
"Submarine" is filled with 10- of the West."
tion, and many of the scenes take Cameron was born in Washing-ing place at the bottom of the sta. Lon. D.C., and educated in the Dorothy Revier and Ralph Graves public schools there. He is an support the star under the direction. athleto, being especially fond of of Frack C. Capra, ... “2 golf and horseback riding.
of all, Sea Pictures:
NEXT CHANGE
"SO THIS IS
PARADISE"
Part 1.
Another Chinese all-talking, singing and dancing
**The Seas Beneath;"
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The Smiling Lieutenant,
Maurice Chevalier has made a
children had to look anemie and undernourished to suit their role, but most of the childres available through the official casting offices were healthy looking and well fed. In this dilemma, Santell sent out *ta general call, and for more than aweek he and his two assistants interviewed all possible candidates before the necessary number of
Where necessary stars and direc tors will be secured from abroad.
Mr. Woolf, joint mannging direc tor of the Gaumont-British Cor. ACTION AGAINST AMERICAN poration, who is associated with
COMBINE. Mr. Mark Ostrer and Mr. Michael Balcon in the scheme, gave some In hu effort to protect British striking figures to indicate the sen-les in Canada, proceedings have sational rise of British films during been instituted against the United the past year.
States controlled film combine with.
Eloquant Evidence,
Gross takings to date for the Gaumont-British and associated compuries are as follows :---
Bookary Hook," £100,000. "Splinters, 280,000, "Plunder" (bookings to date)
£70,000.
view to securing the dissolution of the combine and allowing free competition among all producers and the unrestricted leasing of Alms by theatre awners in Canada
The long arm of coincidence, very special place for himself in orphan-like youngsters could be Train" and "Hindle Wakes," just the report of the Federal: Royal,
secured.
stretches buck thirteen years in the affections of cinema goers, and Daddy Long Legs is being connection with George O'Brien's it is good news indeed to hear that hailed by critics and public alike, newear Fox film, "The Beas Be The Smiling Lieutenant, which is wherever it is showing, as one of neath," now attracting much atten acknowledged to be Parliament's the best fimon in the history of the tion at the King's Theatre, best picture since The Love Pacade, talking screen. Many ay it marks In the summer of 1017 a newly- la coming to the King's Theatre. the most heart stirring and genuine appointed company commander of The trailer now being shewn gives performance of Miss Gaynor's
bunch of boots," or "Tookie one a few tantalising glimpses, and career, not excepting her unforget sailors, was passing the tents of the the list of personnel of the film tapte Dios training station when he heard a which we have just received is voice raised in what is owner be further guarantee that the film will picture.lieved to be song On challenging be well above the average. There the singer, ho was invited to come is Chevalier himself to begin with inside, and an immediate friend.The direction was in the hands of ship sprung up between the two Ernst Lubitsch, the music composed young men.
The company com and arranged. by Oscar Straus, mander was Larry Kent and the while the lyrics are the work of vocalist. was George O'Brien, Clifford Grey. The story a fast Meeting several times during the moving tale of love romance and war, the pair lost track of each humour, has been written by Ernst other after the armistice. Some Vajda and Samson Raphaelson, and years later O'Brien opened his door has for its colourful background one morning at the Hollywood poat war Vienna and picturesque Athletic Club to reach for the Middle Europe. Playing opposite luminaries as Una Merkel and John paper, only to find that the occu- to Chevalier is Claudette Colbert 4 Arledge i pant of the adjoining room was just star in her own right, while Marion, picking it up Recognition was Honkins, of Broadway fame, and instantaneous. Eta
·Starring
BUTTERFLY WU
Chinese foremost screen:
favourite.
With
Shaw Pei Chén
Directed by
Chang Shih Chuen
Recorded by
Pathe Orient Co.
Produced by
#
| Charlie Buggles, a comedian who
tained the old friendship, but they mounts Films of China, for Hong
the silent film which lifted her overnight from comparative ob scurity to the heights of stardom. Although her screen sweetheart, Charles Farrell is missing from the picture, the producers have placed one of the screen's most popular and capable actors in the title role, Warner Baxter who was last seen. in the Fox production, Doctors' Wives,” w
The cast which supports Miss. Gaynor and Mr. Baxter is one of unusual ulent, and includes such
HEROINE
As a distinct contrast to the film hero and heroine of the past, two everyday people a window.oleaner and a servant girl-are to be te
here and heroine of Anthony As
What are you doing here never fails to get his laugh, head AN EVERYDAY HERO AND asked O'Brian. KURAN supporting cast of New York slago. ***I," said Kent proudly," am in stars. Not the least interesting pieturas, What are your doing 12 item of nows is that the copy of Just starting, too" confessed the Smiling Lieutenant which will O'Brien As, both players rapidly be shown at the King's is a British attained screen success they main version specially supplied by Para
never worked together until Direc-Kong,
quith's next film production for tor: John Ford cast Kent for an ana important role in The Seas Harmony Heaven."
Written by Asquith and to bo Beneath. "And then, ironically
directed by him, The Window enough, it was O'Brien's cue to' ́That fine old legitimate actor, 1 Cichner" will be a dramatic thriller. eing I've Got My Captain Work-Aubrey: Titzgerald, who took to in' which a crook forms the link ing For Me Now?ince Kent's film work some years back, and whe, between two humble people and a role in that of the exentive officer has been missed for some time, has 1 rich family. A coming out party on the mysteryship" that O'Brien a great little chamoter part as i will be one of the most important commands. Marion Lessing has the "Bugge" the garrulous door keeper scenes in the Alm; and Asquith in- feminine fead in the production, in the British International pictures y fonds to show a socioły function in
ed by Thomas Bently-deme nised host and gate-crashers..
Mass Co., Shanghai, must take of the Allied strug-film "Harmony Heaven direct-its really complete with unrcong
· glò against the U-host manage.
each.
On Approval!! £70,000. It is expected that The Ghost produced, will easily top £80,000 "The main centres of produs tion said Mr. Woolf, will be at the £250,000 studios at Shepherd's Rush and at the Gainsborough Sta- dios at Islington. Those two man (Continued on next Column.)
The action, which is being brought by the Attorney-General of Ontario, in conjunction with the Attorney Generals, of the provinces of Boskatchewan, Alberta, and Bri- tish Columbia, is the outcome of Commission appointed in 1930 to in- Commissioner, Mr. Peter White, vestigate the alleged, combine. The found that film distribution in Canada was practically controlled by United States interests, and that a virtual embargo was placed
On British Blms.
PRINCE'S THEATRE
"SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.80, 7.15 and 8.15 p..
Special Matinee at 5.15 on Saturdays and Sundays
The “MARK OF ZORRO" starring the world re
DOUGLAS FAIRBBANKS.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT 2.30, 6:10 7.15 & 9.20,
100% NATURAL
COLOR
SONG
OF THE
WES
Sensational screen version" of the singe, operetta "Rain- bow in 100% NATURAL COLA OR - with John Boles, Vivieno Jes gal; Joe E. Brown and CHORUS OF 100% Masla Comedy -Denma Singing
Talking - Dancing.
"NEXT CHANGE
ANOTHER BRITISH SUCCESS
BAMISH INTERNATIONAL MOMEN
directed by THOMAS BENTLEY
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.80 6.20, 7-20 & 9.20
The
DUNCAN
SISTERS
a great
It's a
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