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CENTRAL
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2.30, 5.10.7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
YOUNG SINNERS
A virile drama of youth and it yearnings.
with
THOMAS MEIGHAN HARDII ALBRIGHT Derested by John Blysteno.
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NEXT CHANGE
Commencing Sunday, 15th Nov.
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天此刻
“SO THIS IS
PARADISE
Part II.
Another all-talking, singing and dancing Chinese picture.
Starring BUTTERFLY WU
Queen of Chinese Screenland.
With
Shaw Pei Chen
•Directed by S. C. Chang
Recorded by Pathe Orient Co.
Produced by
Mass Co., Shanghai.
COMING VERY SHORTLY !
ANN HARDING
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.
HONG KONG.
Queen's.
"Disraeli "
George Arliss
King
Hands Up."
And Nellie Farren's: Whoopee Girl.
Charles Rodgers-King's
Central.
Sinnors
Thomas Meighan and
Hardie Albright.
World.
"Heart Ache,"
Chinese picture,
KOWLOON.
الرايه
Star:
"Puttin' on the Ritz "
COMING.
The Smiling Lieutenant.'
Musiries Chevalier-King's.
Daddy Long Legs."
Janet Gaynor and Warner Bax-
terKing's
The_Divorces.”
Robert Montgomery and Neil Hamilton-Majestic
Lord Byron of Broadway."
Strangers May Kiss"
-Star.
Norina Shearer.--Queen's.
"Holiday"
Abno Harding.—Centrul. "Girls Demand Excitement."' John Wayne and Virginia
Cherri-King's.
An American Tragedy" Phillips Holmes and
Sylvia Sidney, King's
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1931.
KINGS THEATRE
GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION
PICTURES LAST TWO DAYS-REVUE
AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 P.M,
FOX
PICTURE
"HEADS UP"
WRA
CHARLES ROGERS Helen Kane
and Victor Moore
A. Paramount Picturs
AT 5,10, 7.15 AND 9.30 P.M. ONLY.
NELLIE FARREN'S WHOOPEE GIRLS
12
ARTISTES 12
IN
THEIR FAREWELL PERFORMANCES
COMPLETE CHANGE OF
PROGRAMME
NEW SONGS, NEW DANCES, NEW COSTUMES INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC TRIO
COMMENCING SUNDAY, 15TH NOV,
GIRLS demand EXCITEMENT
8 For Thrills!
John Wayne Virginia Cherrill
and
Marguerite Churchill
Booking at the Theatro. Telephone No. 26313,
MOVIE NEWS
ON THE
SCREEN. IN HONG KONG. "Heads Up,"
fe
This interesting character of the. physical culture trainer, played
with
"Girls Demand Excitement."
and sets out to lead his own The long arm of roincidence Margaret. Breen, Charles Rogers' in his own way, then finally finds reached down and enveloped three leading woman in "Heads Up," himself caught in the grip of a youthful players in prominent roles which is now showing at the King's mountain trainer who has been em- in the Fox Movietone production, Theatre, never knew what stageployed by his father to save him "Girls Demand Excitement, fright felt like, although she had from himself on ko directed by Seymour Felix and foa-played in a number of Broadway turing John Wayne, Virginia Cher-shows, until she took the first rill and Marguerite Churchill which | screen test preliminary to her as-
distinction and force by comes to the King's Theatre on signument to "Heads Up."
Thomas Meighan, constitutes, in Sunday. The three players were Born and raised, you might say, the cinema version, ons of the out- John Wayne, Eddie Nugent and the stage," Miss Green declared, standing points of merit of the "I never knew what stage-fright Carter Gibson, Wayne is the way until I came in front of the
play. We see Gene Gibson, the former University of Southern Cali-camera. Realising that every mis. ne'er-do-woll, the drunkard, the fornia football player who
move I made would mook me what bully-gradually regaining Eis. I looked at the developed film, and working as a prop boy on the that every four or uncertain note pormal balance under the influence Isang would lessen my chances of
of his new master. Not the least entering the talking pictures, I among the reasons for this transi tried hard to be perfect. But my
tion is the conversation that the fehrs died the minute I began to erstwhile untamable Gene overhears sing. One of the first lessons I had one night when hie trainer's little to perfect when I studied music,
son visits the long cabin in the was to control the muscles of my body. The exercise strengthens the voice and at the same time gives ono physical and mental poise."
Miss Breen has had important roles in "The Duchess of Chicago," "Poppy Ann," and last season, while under contract to Schwab and Mandel, the titian-haired mezzo- soprano scored as the ingenue in "Good Nows."
WHY
Fox
Virginia Cherrlii as she appears in "Girls Demand Excitement,"
ro-
woods. The words of confidence ex- changed as between father and son, sportsmanship which exists there, the cleanliness of spirit, the good
juvenating Gene Gibson and set. shock and inspire the now
him thinking of his own unwhole- some position, his narrowness and rebirth of respect as between father. bis woaknesses. This contrast, this
and son, is one of the important Bapects of "Young Sinners," and has been brought out and emphasiz ed particularly by Hardie Albright and Dorothy Jordan, who portray the romantic roles,
In addition to Rogers and Miss Breen the cast of "Heads Up" in cludes Victor Moore, last seen as one of the comedians in Dan- gerous Nau McGrow," and Helen Kane, the buxom booper of boop- boopa-doops in the same picture.
"Heade Up" is a story about a ELISSA LANDI ON BRAINS. young hero of the U.S. Coast Guard. Rogers as the, hero is,
assigned to duty, shortly after WHY SHE LIKES HOLLYWOOD. graduation from the Coast Guard
academy, on the private yacht of Miss Breen's mother. The Captain
Elissa Landi, having had experi.
of the yacht is suspected of deal-es in both film camps, declares ings with rum-runners but is so that brains are treated more res crafty that officials of the govern- pectfully in Hollywood than in ment have been unable prove this.
Elstree:
That is not to say that Miss
lot when Raoul Walsh selected him Swift action, romance and comedy
to play the important lead in "The fellow in the wake of Rogers im Landi is putting on airs since the
Big Trail," Nugent was a former petuous course toward success. Of Fox Company has made her a star.
STRANGERS MAY KISS.
Norma Shearer, who is starred in Strangers May Kiss, which will open on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's pictarization of the new "Eraulh Parrott novel, was born in Mon treal, Canada. She made her debut. in motion pictures as an extra 'in New York, reaching stardom after winning notice of producers 10 Hollywood as a leading lady. Hạt
lust Alms were *The Divornes " and Let Us Be Gay."
Forma Shearer and Robert
Montgomery the leading players of Strangers May Elas," Norma Shearer's great succes- sor to The Divorcee" for which she was given the highest award in filmdom.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[All lettere intended for publi- cation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless an desired, but an evidence of good faith.-ED.]·
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course, he finally gots the girl.
She still appears the same at property boy at the Metro-Goldwyn-
"Heads." Up"
tractive and, unaffected young wo is based on Mayer studios when he was given a musical comedy which played to fall man
houses all last season on Broad- "They are really kind to you in rdla which eventually led to a long
Victor Scherzinger is the Hollywood," she said. "One has term contract with that organiza-director of the film version, he to work hard, but there is no un to rHE EDITOR OF, THE " HONG KONG tion Gibson is a youth who has also made “Nothing But
reasonable hustling, and they really worked at the Fox studios in Truth," and Safety in Numbers are willing to give you a chance
WLY.
the
to express your point of view.
“If you show any signs of cul- ture in an English studio they say, Oh, highbrow and that's all there is to it. In Hollywood, too, they may say Highbrow, but they do show some interest in finding
various positions including script Young Sinners." boy and later property boy. In be
The long run of the New York tween pictures Gibson filled in by stage play. Young Simmers," by doing extra work and played as an Elmer Harris, was due in the main extra in the early scenes of Girls to the daring quality of the action Demand Excitement." Director and the audacious speeches assign out your point of view." Folix onsed possibilities in the fed the principal characters. Thes
HOLIDAY" youth and gave him an opportunity qualities have been suitably, treat-
The greatest picture of the year!
a RKO-PATHE Super Special
Az Intellectual,
Miss Landi, as a novelist, a
to play the role of a bashful freaked in the Fox Alm version of man. Gibson more then made good Young Sinners," current attrac pinnist and a singer, is by way of
tion at the Central Theatre, but being an intellectual. theto many there will be found in the Her Hollywood films are Body
reincarnation of the drama. still and Boul""Always Goodbye, more appealing note-that of the "Wicked,' and "The Yellow problem nonfronting the wealthy Ticket." father whose son, seasoned in the Miss Landi is now on holiday ways of his elder, eventually defies with her husband, Mr. J. C. Law nal parental guidance and control rence, who is an English barrister.
and his future is now assured.
Harlan Thompson, wrote story.
Prominent in the supporting cast are George Irving, Helen Jerome Eddy, Willinen Janney, Eddie Nugent, Terrence Ray, Marion | Byron and Addie McPhail. :
DAILY PRESS.
DOUBLE INCOMES FOR FILM STARS.
WORKING FOR STAGE
AND SCREEN.
“The "public" demand for English films, and the all-round expansion. in the English film-producing busi- Iness, have eroated almost a monò poly value in the services of a com paratively small group-about fifty all told--of London stage actors and netrees.
As all the midies are quite close close lo London, these favoured players are in a position to accept ́athgo, eigagements, and, during the day, to work for the aims at salaries four or five times larger than those obtainable on the stage. Some of the players most in de mand, are working practically all round the clook.
IN
The studios are paying as much as £130 a week to players who would not receive more than a third of that Agure on the stage, and in the ense of one popular young actor, with American experiener, the salary has risen to £50 a week.
Hollywood pays more, but 'àp Hollywood it is not possible for a |-player-to-work-for-stage and soreen-
at the same time,
BIB,-To those who are tired of pictures of the whoopee and jazz variety, and for a change would prefer one of strong dramatic in- forest, perfectly presented both as regards to speech and action with just enough of lova interest and natural humour to make it life: ke, the writer would strongly re-. commend Disraeli," returning to the Queen's Theatre shortly.
Were Hollywood uniformly to: turn out pictures of much merit, slight alterations sa to plot, and history, would be very much less matters of resentment and criti- olam-Yotara, etc.,
**DRAMA."
Hong Kong, Nov. 11.
Household's Four Salaries.
A number of these fortunate people are married couples, and us husband, and wife work, for both stage and screen, the joint house- hold receives four salaries, the total of which, in one instance, probably exceeds 2800 a week.
This situation, unprecedented in theatrical history, has lately been accentuated by the fact that Ameri- can companies are now making films. bere on an increasing scaly and are bidding against English companies for the services of play- ers available
The players bave not been slow to seize their opportunity. One cou siderable group of them, chiefly those most axperienced in film work, have formed a kind of
ring." the object of which is to: extract the highest possible terms from the film producers, whether English or American.
If one member of the "ring does not get the terms that are con- sidered appropriate, the other men bers refuse to work for the producer concerned, and the studio is, in offent,"bineklisted."
The players for the most part, are succeeding in getting the terms demanded, and the English pro ducer. at least, is in a rerious quandary
He dainot afford to give top- heavy salaries to one or two people, at the expense of all the rest of the cast, and possibly to run the risk of improverishing his film. Still loss can be afford to let the players. be spapped up by his American rivals.
Most English producers are try ing to solve the salary problem by dieovering and training new talent, but when new talent becomes ex- perienced the chances are that it will fall to America just the same.
SOME FACTS ABOUT CLAUDIA DELL
QUEENS
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present
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NORMA
She was born in San Antonio, Texas, and after fishing high m
school, came
to New York and went on the stage. Played two Ben- esns with the Follies and later in London.
a
She is a natural blonde, but wishes she were abrunette, Is afraid to darken her hair beccuse ́she's afraid she's a blonde inside,
Here is nature that looks on the bright side of everything. Be- lieves in right thinking and right living.
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She has no use for people who raise the hue and cry over the jaze loving Younger Generation. She is old-fashioned. enough to think there's a good side to everyone.
She has particular admiration for Joan Crawford—her acting, her looks, har personality and her clo
thes.
She is not engaged, nor is she in love. If she over marries, she hopen he won't be an actor:
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A CLOSE-UP OF HELEN CHANDLER.
She is twenty-two years old and a. product of the New York /tage.
She resembles Lillian Gish-but is keen. about Gloria Swanson..
Does not think she's beautiful and refuses to play beautiful; your ;"2- ingenue rélce,
Is married to the author, Cyril Hume, who is a scenarist on the
Coast.
Her first year in Hollywood was disappointing. If she doesn't get the right parts, sho'll return to New York..
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For first role in the movies. did wonders for her..
The picture was "The Music: Master "—and it overcame her in- feriority complex,
She bad the reputation of being the best young actress in New York
She is blonde and frail-and has |an elfish personality, Da
' with.
ROBERT
MONTGOMERT
NEEL
HAMILTON
HARJORIE
RAMBEAU
JHEARER
STRANGERS MAY KISS
A Metro-Golluyn Mayer moTUNE
STAR
TODAY
Ar 2,80, 5.20, &7.20
Richman
ON THE Ritz
--- AT 9:30 44 THE
She pals around with Holly-"HOLLYWOOD HILIGHTS
wood's liferati.
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