Page
CENTRAL
TRCE ADDIE -
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.
Another.
Powerful
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
HONG KONG
King's,
Silenea, B.
Q«z's,
Laughing. Sianors "
Central.
World.
Beloved Martyr."!
1
For the Defense."
(Chinese Tilm).
KOWLOON,
Star.
"The Viking."
Eing'e,
Love-Drama
Hit!
Gortious. Kay Francis, sweetheart of New York's brilliant attor ney. For whom he risks. scandal and prison.
WILLIAM
POWELL
IN
For the Defense
a Gorament Picture
with
Kay Francis
NEXT CHANGE
MAURICE
CHEVALIER
AN ERNST
LUBITSCH
PRODUCTION
The Smiling Lieutenant
a Garaminint Picture
with
21
Claudette
COLBERT Charlie Huggler
Miriam Boykins
Erast LUBITSCH Production
COMING.
Tilly of Bloomsbury." A British Picture
"Moroly Mary Ann" "Bad Girl."
"Secreta of a Secretary"
Queen's.
Claudelle Colbert
and
Herbert Marshall
"Oh Sailor Behave," "Love is Liko That"
Central....
The Smiling Lieutenant."
With Maurice Chevalier.
"Only the Bravo."'
World.
Star.
Gary Cooper and Mary
Brian,
Charley's Aunt."
With Charles Ruggles, and
June Collyer,
Dynamite."
"Love's Identity" (Part 9)
(Chinese picture).
"Be Yourself,”
Ep. 4. (Chinesa piosure).
"The Ghost Train,"
New York, Nights.'
Rookery Nook?
り
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13,
TO D
ONLY
KING'S
SILENCE
..
010, 7.15
8.30 PM
Love opened his heart and sealed his lips is life may
pay the penalty for his stubborn silencel why can't be speak?"
with
CLIVE BROOK
A Garamount Picture
Marjorie Rambean
Peddy Shannon
:
Charles Starrett
from Max Marcin's play Directed by:
LOUIS GASNIER-MAX MAROIN.
TO-MORROW
Heartbreaks and laughter in the funniest filmjever made
"TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY"
with SYDNEY HOWARD, PHYLLIS KONSTAM.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25315.
MOVIE NEWS
ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.
BROADWAY HIT AT FROM BANDMASTER HEROINE OF TILLY
THE QUEEN'S.
JOAN CRAWFORD IN "LAUGHING SINNERS."
As the worldly Salvation Army girl who foremakes her tambourine for the arms of her travelling bales. man lover, Joan Crawford given one of her best perfomances in "Laughing. Sinners" Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer's film of last season'a Broadway hit, "The Torch Song."
If anything, the new film is even better than Paid, and in it Joan again negotiates a difficult characterisation...endowing it with wealth of excellent delineation. Her performance is one of the best she has offered,
..!!
1)
Beaumont Direction,
TO "STAR."
CAREER OF SCOTT KOLK.
Scott Kolk, who, as the wealthy young city ne'er-do-well, plays a big Part in William Powell's "For the Delenso" at the Central Theatre, is, ke Rudy Vallee, another and master from Maine who has made good with the public.
His career in the show business, though brief, has 'been active. While a student at the University of Maine ho organized a dance band which became so popular that he and his band left school to accept a vandeville engagement. Next, Rulk played in the Broadway musical show, "Take the Air," and follow. ing that engagement he took his band to Italy where he introduced the American master of ceremony
It is noted that Harry Beaumont, who brought Joan to stardom in
Our Dancing Daughters," was idea to the Lido. Being, urged to responsible for the direction of her do so by all who knew him he next now picture. They make a good wear to Hollywood and has bad a combination, star and director.
ser.es of fortunate parts in the bound by mutual admiration and talkies. sympathy. The photography is ex He played a lead in a Laura La- cellent and pictorial effects good Plapte picture and a featured part although most of the action takes a Marion Davies release. Before places in the dingy confines of she signed with Paramount for " For second rate hotel, besieged by a the Defense he was in All rainstorm and festive gravelling Quiet on the Western Front "*
featured player.
For the Defense" was written Two Leading Mt.
by Oliver H. P. Garrett, a former The leading men are Neil Hamil. New York newspaperman, from
unlesman.
LS A
OF BLOOMSBURY."
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ACTING MOVES EVEN THE "HARD BOILED" STAFF.
Phyllis Konstam had a remark- able tribute paid to her after the shooting of a dramatic scene in
illy of Bloomsbury," Sterling Fin Co., Ltd., talkie production, which will be shown at the King's ! Theatae commencing next Thurs
day.
Jack Baymond, who directed the piotuze, is beloved amongst artistes, and his gentle persuasiveness has the effect of getting the last ounce out of his artistes, whether it be a comedy or dramatic sequence.
1932
dd in the making of "The Lawyer's Secret," wrote the screen play for Silence, and joined Louis Gas- nier in directing it. Clive Brook, Marjorie Rambeau, Poggy Shannon
A FRM STAR FROM QUEEN'S
MISS PAULINE GARON AND FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY
HER DEEP VOICE.
Today vo been talking to a patite blonde with amused grosą poyas, a. tip-tálted nose and a voice.
like Miss Constance Bounett,
Sho is Mia Pauline Ganon, the Canadian Alu star, who is of Firenob and Trish extraction and began her career with Miss Norma Shearer. She is over here: on a holiday, but she is hoping appear in some. British talkien,
She made a silout. film in England'. in 1024 with Misa Irene Rich, called
What, the Butler Saw:"
When I talked to Misi Garon' she“ told me that the telephone had hoon. ringing so continuously that she had non had time to get up. She said
I have been photographed in green pypamas and a pink bath gown and no make-up. 1'm sure I shall look awful."
When the talkies came they thought my voice was too low to record well I had a terrible feal- | [ing that my film career was over,
How They Wore. Convinced., "Then_Constance Bennett and Lilvan Tuahman, with their low, lightly hoarse voicen, went into talkies, and the studio chicfo Raid: If we can record them wo can re cord Pauline,
It took two`world-famous, stara. to establish the fact that I was any use in front the microphone.
I was the firet Canadian girl to make a French balkie in America, I have made three-The Groon Ghost, directed by Jacques Fayder. and Chack to the King and Each His Own Life," made by the Marquia de la Falaise, who had just married Constance, Bennett.-Lon- don Evening Standard.
THE BLONDE BRUNETTE.
and Charles, Starrot head a bril, MISS GERTRUDE LAWRENCE'S",
ant cast of ebarnater players in
this picture, which is now showing
at the King's Theatre...
HAIR,
The plop contres around Clive Talk at the Haymarket Theatre, Brook, frst seen as a young and one night last month centred large- likable crook whose escapades bringly on the subject of Miss Gertrude ruin and death to the woman who Lawrence's hair, writes a London loves him; later, as the father of crilic.
Peggy Shannon, he sees his daugh There are blondes and there are ter's happiness menaced by his own brunettes; Miss Lawrence elected to had reputation, and taksa oz him- be both simultaneously. Auroas her self the blame for a crime he didn't brown hair was a platinum-blonde commit. Only the girl's courage streak a couple of inches wide. and love mave him from making the supreme sacrifice.
£60,000 FOR NEW
SOUND STAGES.
ANOTHER BRITISH FILM STUDIO DEVELOPMENT.
Following the statement by Mr. Basil Dean regarding big exten sions to the A.R.P. Studios, at Ealing Green, "a further advanes in the Brisiai étudio push ie an- nounced.
The British Lion Film Corpora Phyllision, of which Mr. Edgar Wallace is chairman, ara to spend £80,000 on the construction of two new sound stages at their Desconsheld studies.
But even his equanimity was severely shaken during a scene in
Tilly of Bloomsbury. J} Konstam, who plays the part of Tilly, has invited her fiance's rich family to her modest home where good a light as possible so all attempts to put her relatives in as
wrong, and culminate in a scene during which she denounces her bishness and patronage. future mother-in-law for her snob.
The manner in which Phyllis Konstam played this scene, the far-. championing of her own family vour of her denounciation, and her roached such intensity that Jack Raymund wan a pitch of dramatic instant fear that Phyllis Konstam would collapss under the emotional strain.
taken, Jack Raymond, enthusias
When the scene was eventually tically complimented her, and even. B the bardboiled studio staff foined
plause
This will enable the company incress its output to twenty full length pictures. a year.
I was informed by a woman who knows about such matters that this ultra-modern fashion is the result of the tendency the sun han in the South of France to bleach dark hair, and it is known as the
Riviera bleach: "
The effect is certainly remarkable, Whistler's famous white lock step- ed normal in comparison.
MR. SEYMOUR HICKS.
WIFE'S ILLNESS CAUSES PLAY POSTPONEMENT:- London. The sudden and severe illness of Mrs. Seymour Hicks has caused a postponement of "The Gay Adventure," the new Whitehail Theatre production.
from a rehearsal to the bedside of Mr. Seymour Hicks was called his wife, who had been found to have a sovore attack of poisoning, We planned these extensions two which the doctors feared would or three years ago," said Mr. affect the heurt. W. Smith, managing director of the company, to-day,
when films. talkies took the place of the silent
Work on New Studios.
other productions units, 15. well as "The demands made on us by our jown, dizdo it imperative to increase cue floor spato, and shall take in another acre of our four-acre site for this purpose.
Work on the now studios will start in a few weeks, and
The doctors have suggested that Mr. Hicks should not leave his wife's side for another two days, when she is expected to be com ing performance of the new play hay pletely out of danger, and the open-
thus been postponed..
ton and Clark Gable. Hamilton story suggested by Charles Furth-in the outburst of spontaneous of to complete it by Apr We hope sons Unknown" is to be produced.
plays the part of the old love who man, a practicing attorney in the comes back into the repentant girl's Chicago courts, The story deals life. Gable, is the Salvation Army with the life of a criminal lawyer, boy, in love with Joan and wor played by William Powell. shipping her with honest devotioa.
The supporting cast includes
Marjoria Rambeau, Guy Kibboe,
DIRECTORS AND DETAILS.,
PRE-WAR DRESSES AND SONGS IN SILENCE."
Mr. Edgar Wallace, it was afod, may direct pictures for the com. (Ooptimed) on text Coliemin.)
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pany on his return from Holly wood early next year, when "For-
Mr. Wallace's "The One of the Frightened Lady " is at present in production under the direction of MT. T. Hayes Hunter.
MAY HAVE TO LEAVE HOLLYWOOD.
LAURENCE OLIVIER AND JILL ESMOND VICTIMS
OF QUOTA.
Hollywood-Two
British film Esmond-Mocre are conated with
Radio Pictures,
Cliff Edwards, Roscoe Karns, Ger- when this sequence was scheduled true Short, George Cooper, George the comedians awoke so Inte for F. Marion and Bert Woodruff.. breakfast. They arrived at Warner The story starts with a roadhouse Bros. studio breathless and hungry sequence to the life of the Salvation Suddenly, while wailing for Charles mount studio preceded the filming at nine fifteen in the morning,
Intensive research at the Para-.. Army girl and action never plays King and Irene Delroy to finish of Max Marcin's noted stage melo- for a moment.
Joan's song numbers include a particularly difficult seeno, they drama, "Silonce," to reprodues What Can I Do, Love That copied a large bowl of bananas authentically the pre-war and pre-stars, Laurence Olivier, and his
Six bananas later they prepared sont day settings, and to bring wife, Miss Jill Esmond-Moore (Jill Miss Eamond-Moore had algned
It was reported recently that to rehearse" their scene.. Picture everything into line with Marcin's their consternation when they dis own ideas on his play. Dresres and mond), are the latest victims of contract for £18 a week with Radio
Pictures. covered that it was a restaurant serapa of songs are all of the the American quota systera. sequence in which each was required period.
She played in London in Nine The American aadharities, it in Hix, and it was while appearing to eat a banana.
Marein, who has been director at stated, have refused to renew per together in "Bird in Hand" at This scene was taken four times the Paramount studio for several mission for Mr. Olivier and his the Royalty that she became ad one banana to i trike!
months, having recently collaborat-wife to continue residence in the quainted with Mr. Olivier.
Man."
BANANAS FOR OLSEN AND JOHNSON,
AMUSING SCENES IN "OE
SAILOR BEHAVIO
"Yes, we want no banania { ** Those were the words of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, following the Aiming of one of the smenes in Ob Bailor. Behavo k.” Warm Brow all-talking and singing Vitaphone special laying to-morrow at the Queen's Theater.
It seems that on the morning
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HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
OPENING AT KOWLOON-NOR, NIGHT, JAN: 25:
EUROPEAN 60
30
ARTISTES
NEW BIG ACTS
50
PERFORMING
ANIMALS
United Staton
Har first stage appearance was in If this attitude is persisted 10 Peter Pan nine years ago they will be obliged to leave Ameri. Laurence Olivier, who was really ca and take up residence in Eng the first Staphopd in Journeys land, Canada, or México, until the End, is the youngest son of the new quota figures are announced, Roy, G. K. Olivier, or 4ddington when they will be allowed to re- Bectory, Window. He has been or Eenter.
Mr. Olivier declined to confirm For deny the statement, declaring
the stage! nearly ten years, and it
was after he and his wife back gone
to America to act in Private
that he must be diplomatic Lives in New York that they wore this stage"
both engaged by Radia Pictures
Both Mr Olivier and Miss Central Nows.
AT 2.30, 5, 10, 7:15 AND 9:20
A
great talkie drama going deep into a woman's heart! From the great stage hit,
Torch Song."
JOAN
RAWFORD
thrills you to
your sou, in
Laughing Sinners
ALSO SHOWING - "BIG BILL TILDEN'S SPECIAL
FOREHAND, BACKHARD, SERTION
-TO-MORROW
ALE
ABOARD
OH TAILOR
BEHAVE
Hit the high seas of
hilarity!
with
OLSEN and JOHNSON America's Funniest Clowns
anada
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY 280,5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20
THE VIKING
Screened Entirely in Colour