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TO-DAY
Tilly of Bloomsbur
SHOWING TO-DAY
A British Picture..
Queen's,
At 2.30. 5.10, 7:15 and 9.20 p.m.
"Oh Sailor Behave." World."
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ERNST LUBITSCH
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Miriam Hopkins
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The Smiling Lieutenant
With Maurice Chevalier.
East of Borneo,!!
**Shadow of the Law."
With William Powell.
"Only the Brave."
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Gary Cooper, and Mary
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With Charles Ruggles and
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Merely Mary Au¤.”
Bad Girl."
"Secrets of a Secretary.""
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Claudette Colbert
Herbert Marshall.
The Man They couldn't
Arrest.
(British Picture).
Love is Like That."'
Love's Identity" (Part 2)
(Chinese picture).
"Be Yourself."
Ep. 4 (Chinege' picture).
"Gold Diggers.!'
The Ghost Train."
"New York Nights."
7.15
STERLING FILM CO., LTD. Present
"TILLY
OFS
BLOOMSBURY ”
by IAN HAFI Directed by JAOK RAYMOND
starring
SYDNEY HOWARD, PHILLIS KONSTAM
·ELLIG JEFFREYS I EDWARD "CHAPMAN
A BAITISH FLOTURE romantic story every one knows and loves, with the most amazing and funniest character ever seen on the screen! NEXT ATTRACTION
ANNABELLE'S
AFFAIRS"
..with
VICTOR MOLAGLEN JEANETTE MAŬDONALD ROLAND YOUNG
A FOX PICTURE
BOOKING: AT THE THEATRE, TEL. 25313.
MOVIE NEWS
ON THE SCREEN IN HONG
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ANNABELLE'S THE MAN THEY
AFFAIRS."
JEANETTE MACDONALD
AND A "CAVE MAN."'
Joanette MacDonald, in pictures,
COULDN'T ARREST.
ANOTHER BRITISH
THRILLER COMING
TO THE QUEEN'S
has a penchant for marrying rough Another really exelent British mui. In "Oh, For A Man' she wedsisture is coming to the Queer a a burglar and in Annabelle's on Sunday. The Man They Affairs," the Fox comedy coming Couldn't Arrest "
DA
Gains
The
KONG.
BRITISH PICTURE
AT THE KING'S.
.
TWO
LONDON SUCCESSES.
A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY REVUE.
MISS GRACIE FIELDS A MASS OF TALENT.
OR THE DIRECTOR WHO HAD TO WORK.
Archia Mayo, the director, claims to be the test man in Hollywood but his reputation suffered sadly during the filming of "Oh Sailor Behave 1, Warner Brothors Vita- phone comedy featuring Olsen and Johnson which is coming to the Queen's Theatre to-day.
|....... It was ville shooting several of the water aoquences of this film that Mayo lost his reputation. In one particular sceno, Olson and John- son were required to ride water bicycles anross a three nore_pond, which represents the famous Bay of Naples Mayo, who was comfort- ably seated out shore, shouted diree- tioun through his megaphone, but due to the wishing of the, water and the distance they could not hear. Then be called the property. man and asked him to bring an extra water bicycle Mounting quickly he amazed the whole com party by rapidly pedalling noross the water:
Whether it was the novelty of the sport or simply necessity that prompted Mayo no one will over know, but after spending nearly three hours on the strange contrap- tion he exhibited a perspiring brow as the evidence which unquestion- ably lost him his famous reputation.
Oh Sailor Behave!" is adapted to the screen by Joseph Jackson from Elmer Rico's play...
to:
comedian, AVINY given next nothing to do..
But Miss Gracie Fields is really iniraitable, She has a robust good. bumour about her which she turns. on when her sentimentality might become mawkish. And she can put more point into a song that any one. She is a mass of talent.
THE REAL STUFF.
A BURKE AND HARE MELODRAMA...
That precious pair of rastals, Burke and Hare, che never have anagined in their wildest moments Walk This Way," a happy-go- that 100 years or so aftor their inky sort of entertainment, with death they would be the central Miss Gracie Fields as the High Agures in two plays on the West Parandrum of it, burst upon a End stage. Seveless London at the Winter Garden Theatre last month.
TILLY OF BLOOMSBURY" There are many momente when
Tilly of Bloomsbury the falk ing picture which opens at the King's Theatre to-day, is perhaps the best Eritish 6lm to be screened Hong Kong up to date--and that is saying a great deal. I was lucky enough to be present a
review the other day and come
ing away the tears of mortimant ecused by the immitable humour of that prince of laughter-Sidney Howard, who, in a relatively small part, virtually steals the picture.
Readers of Inu Fay-and their name is legion-need no introduc been made with refereee to British tion to "Tilly of Bloomsbury," but firms, but it is obvious from the increasing number that are being the cast of the filmisation of the shown in our local cinenras that the story is worthy of ecument. answer is the same. The theatre j As, Stillbottle, the broker's man,
the standard is not up to revue as London knows it, but there is a very great deal for the money (there were more scenes to come when 11.30 pm, had passed), and the balance on the whole is de- cidedly favourable,
The Living Tan
But it is so, and last month the second of them came to the New Theatre. It is called "The Crimes of Burke and Hare," and its only claim to be anything beyond & rare and fruity specimen af melodrama is that in prologue and epilogue it gives a striking example of here- dity as applied to the criminal class
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
· AT 2,90. 7.15 AND 0.20
AILOR BEHAVE!
GOBS OF FUN
with
OLSEN and JOHNSON America's Funniest Clowns
and a great: 'cast- includ
ing IRENE
DELROY CHARLES
KING LOWELL 'SHERMAN
NEXT ATTRACTION WHO ARE THESE?
Once Barris is seen in the con- There was good knock about fool-
demned cell telling the chaplain ing, in "Selling a Car episode,how he real name is Hare, that his which owes much to Mr. Harryhe, murdered his wife to save the ancestor was the Hare, and that Tate and to the Taccoon legend. unborn child from growing up graceful and energetic fashion, and
living fan was quite in the Pack The play proper, of course, is the
before by S. brilliant little hoofer, though story of his villainous motor and sian vein, Mr. Chuck O'Neil is a Mr. Tommy Fields is hardly a bribe equally villainous complice, Bant singer. A comedian of cheautifully with the irit of the He's
Both actors and audience fell in siderable accomplishment is Mr. Douglas Wakefield.
to the King's Theatre, next Sun-borough picture, as was day, she becomes the wife of a Ghost Train" and is perhaps even mative. uncouth and bearded more thrilling. Western miner, a veritable, cave
Those who have watched the development of British pictures, in
the 6lms, portrays the role of the do so in Hong Kong, will be in- away thoroughly satisfed and wip Dansing troupes moved about in like his father and his father
Victor Melaglen, big he-man of so far as it has been possible to miner who holds his bride captive (terested to notice a considerable until she makes her escape. The improvement in staging and light- girl wife becomes a sophisticated ing in this latest fien from butterfly in Eastern society, living land. We all know the old grouch un the liberal allowance sont her at that an unknown author cannot get regulir periods by her cave man, his work read, and the reply, un who becomes immensely wealthy deniably true, that work which is and takes on a degree of refinement up to standard always finds its and education in addition to shav-market. The same complaint has ing off his unsightly, beurd,
Years after the marriage they Rawson, the miner, knows meat. her, but on account of his improved
Jeanette MacDonald in Annabelle'g] Ahairs: Coming to King's Theatre..
appearance and manners, she does not recognize him until after she has fallen in love with him.
"Annabelle' Affairs” is a fast moving comedy abounding in amur ing situations and brilliant dialogue.. It is an adaptation of Cimo Kummer's anecendul xtago farce, Good Gracious Annabelle.
"McLaglen and Miss MacDonald are co-featured in the leading roler and are supported by a cast that includes auch well known person alities of the stage and screen: “ay? Rolad, Young. Buth Warzen, Sam Hardy, William Collies, Sr., Joyce Compton, Louise Beaver, Bally Blaos, Hank Mann, George Andre (fontinued on near Column)
For some inscrutable reason Mr, Morris Harvey, who is a first-rate character actor as well as a good (Contisṣed on, nere Column").
thing, especially after the final cur thin when the walk ross the stage by each chameter in turn an old tradition of melodrama-wes
revivód,
Hugh wides WAKEFIED THE MAN THEY COULDN'T ARREST
She's RENEE CLAMA
the touchTM of
sharm
manager is no more capricious than 1 Sidney Howard is perfectly cast/HARMSTON'S CIRCUS never failed to provide the best obi who ARAMWONGOURM
the publisher's reader he takes what is going to bring him profit now that British films can stand on an equality with the American pro. duct, they will find a market. Eng. fish studios have proved that they can do at least two sorts of pic tures extremely well, faites and thrillers,
and his performance in this picture nous places him amongst the finest British comedians of to-day. He scoros. the
greatest individual
triumph overseen in any British Alm, a staterent which is backed The Man They Couldn't Ar- by the great majority of London test is thriller The story critics, according to the latest re- brief is of a triangular Aght be. tween a baud of crooks led by a
porta from Home. He will keep man of mystery, Scotland Yard. King's Theatre, audiences in shrieks dad a gentleman who signs Iimself of mirth.
The Ghost" nad sends inform tion to the Yard Avery charm. leg herole in the person of Renée Clana supplies the love theme, while an amazing radio set invent ed and operated by The Ghost Jaturally and elicits a good deal of
will probably interest those who
Tilly
Phyllis Konstam gives a thoroughly interesting and finished performance; she acts
sympath, "her excellent voico and
are wireless-wise. Hugh Wakefield diction being specially attractive acte splendidly as Dain" and Richard Bird makes a very like- sdother very fine performanço ja gian by Gordon Harber as Table Richard" and looks and nets sey but the whole cast is good. as a typical specimen of English
Don't miss The Man They public school boy, Couldnt Arroat,” it's a fine pic. ture.
Ellis Jenveys is excellent as Lady Mainwaring and Mabel Russel giya aa uxcellent and convincing Cockney study of Tilly's mother, Beranger, Jed Prouty and Wilbur married to an ex-Cambridge don. Mack.
Tilly of Bloomsbury" is a first Leon Gordon made the adaptation class, clean and, at times, hilarious- and write, the dialogue and the picly funny medy, cleverly produced tura was directed by Alfred Warker, }, and excellently photographed. "I' with William Goetz officiating as ca thoroughly recommend it, if I associato producer:
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
OPENING AT KOWLOOL="NOF FIGHT, JAN. 25
EUROPEAN
30
ARTISTES.
80
„NEWS
50
PERFORMING
BIG ACTS GORA ADEMATS
FIRST SHOW ON JAN. 25
AT KOWLOON. ⠀
The as Tjisalak dus here on the morning of Jan. 23, is bringing Harimstone Circus and Royal Menagerie, and the show open on Jan. 25 at Kowloon opposite the Phainsula Hotel Cafeteria,
Mr. Willie Harmston is not une
tainable in acrobata, draperings, clowns, equestrian acts, manageria and wild beast acts which go to make up a circus that is worth while. With the troupe this year, are a number of artists of very high class now to Hong Kong principal among whom are the Paloman. Family of acrobats. Then there is the Dive-Devil" trapezist und motcristy Mllo Moscovitch. 14 is claimed that the contortion act off Francke will amaze, all
Now Clowns, Ittle Petez and Zony in a Comic Boxing Batzes
Who will appear at Harmsion Circus opening in Kowloon on
will make you Cry with Laughter."
spectators."
known to Hong Kong and prospse tive patrons are assured that his Mr, Harmston is still the proprio present circus will surpass the last tor of the show and he will intro Show in Hong Kong
duce cma.superbly trained animals One's daily round of life is als As a fighter form of arcus entor waye circumscribed to some extent,inment there is Ming Teleind and Mr. Harmaton's round is be home dancing, has maderanim tween India and Manchuris, and mouse hit wherever shown With these journeys as may be well in Ginny, clona a good bind, thrilling gined, bopstituteva v dircus” in takselves
Haraston circur has been
the East and has
and probatio and serie! there is no reason why Hong Kong. thould not make the say of this old favourite a suocessiní, eno.
to
THE MAN THEY
COULDN'T ABREST'
WITHOUT DOUBT BRITAIN'S BEST.
STAR
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 And 9.20
Ralph
ROOKERY NOOK
THE GREAT BRITISH SUCCESS