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CENTRAL
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TODAY AT THE CINEMA
HONG KONG
Cenitat
"Beyond Victory,"
At 2:30, 8.10, 7.15 and 9.20 pm
Queen's.
The Lady Refuseä, '
King's.
AHEAD
"Only Sups Work.”
World.
Too Late" (Chinese Alm);
the Roar of the Guns BEHIND-
the Beat of a Broken Heart
BEYOND VICTORY
'W BILL BOYD • JAMES GLEASON ZASU PITTS+ LEW CODY MARION SHILING MARY CARR • PKAM_RKO BATHÉ. Esokre
Men as far apart as the poles, five of them in No Man's Land at the zero. hour of death, and yet each with similar thoughts of the past, the mother, the sweetheart of the other woman.
A stupendous picture of destiny and the strength of human virtue.
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Ske endurod
thie
embrace
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strangers
at a
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dance!
Barbara Stanwyck
Ten Cents a Dance
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Based upon the
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KOWLOON.
Star.
Splinters (British Bim).
Central.
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COMING.
Shadow of the Law,"
With William Powell,
Only the Bráve." "
Gary Cooper and Mary
Byian.
Charley's Aunt."
Queen's,
With Charles Ruggles and
Jane Collyer.
The Lady Refuses." "Love is Like That."
King's.
World.
Star.
...
The Secret Call,"
Merely Mary Ann."
Secréta of Secrotary!!!
Claudette
Colbert
Herbert Marshall,
Two Stars" (Chinese Alm),
New York Nights." "The Ghost Train,"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
FINAL SHOW
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AT LAST
KINGS
A drama of love in which the husband gets a break!
JAMES SALLY
Not Like The Others He had a new line She had a new slant. They kissed-and gave lovea new twist
You, too
DUNN EILERS
will laugh,
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weep,
BAD GIRL Taugh
From Villa Delmar's sansational novel
Frank Borzage. Praductiog
again
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10, 7:15
A CHUCKLE IN EVERY HUG! LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF AT
"ONLY SAPS WORK ”
with
LEON ERROL, RICHARD ARLEN, MARY BRIAN, STUART ERWIN
A Paramount Picture
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MOVIE NEWS
On the Screen in Hong Kong.
"Bad Girl" and Har Boy Husband “Make it up."
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"BEYOND VICTORY" AT THE CENTRAL.
Pathe's
talker, new
"Beyond Victory," with Bill Boyd, was very well received: ht the Central Theatre yesterday,
FAIR AND FRAGE
FARMER.
BRITISH FILM STAR SPEEDS
THE PLOUGH.
Heather Angel, dark, petite with wistful eyes, was chosen by Nor man Waiker for the part of the. farrior a daugher in his production of Billiche Couquerer " for B.L.P Soappening is her personality and so fragile her appearance, that as sony as she arrived at the Sungen farm, where scenes for the film were to be made, the mastating, membara. cf-the cast chivalrously prepared to "guard her fiem, errant, cow, and the unromantic side of rural life.
Appeararers are, deceptiva, and Heather provided the film unit with B series of shocks, First she par veyed a hayrick, and, estimated its market value to within a pound, The company was slightly dazed but prepared to display great gallantry in the face of a cow which mean dered across the dainty maiden's path until Heuther patted the cren- ture gently and discussed its yield of milk with the farmer,
Henry Kendall, who plays the bitto rife of Bill the Conqueror," became a trifle suspicious, nud, after glancing ruefully at the lis tors on his hands brought about by the first lesson in ploughing, an art he had to acquire for his port as a gentiuman-farmer, turned back Try this to his lonely furrow. way," said a gentle voice, and twe small hands replaced his on the plough which magically wont i way on a straight course and even koef.
The company then, learned that Heather Augef, lived as a child' or a farm hear Banbury, and at a tender age had been a miniature fariner. Hetation of crcps, harvest- ing and milking cows were every- day affairs to her.
Cross
This is a dialogué picture of war,
Expert in Stage Screams. days in the United States and in France. Built on novel lines with
Daughter of a Don at Christ Cal- five distinct stories held cleverly logo, Heather Angel began her stage career at the Old Vic where ale pro together," Boyond Victory is 900gressed to leading parts betere of the most absorbing and effective touring In The Sign of the pictures of the current season.
which the played a The greatest care has been taken Christianboy whose tortured in the choosing of the players screams scored on an average half Among the twenty-five listed artists a dozen fainting hits in the audi- in the cast all of whom acquit ence per performance. She has themselves admirably are Bill Boya. tcured the East and played in such James Gleason actor author who West End successes as Leave it to. Psmith Money Money," The Fifteen spooches in a day-and triumphed in "Oh Yeah, The
Gand Parade" Wand Swing Importance of Being Ernest," and atill going strong
High," Law Cody, and Zazu Pitts, recently she made hit in Lon dos Wall Filmgoers will remem That was the record Marie Dress-the wistful comedienne in numerer ber in The City of Song" ous screen hita. In addition to the
MARIE DRESSLER AS MAYORAL CANDIDATE.
ler set when she ran for office in "Politics," her Motro-Goldwyn Mayer starring picture coming on Sunday to the Queen's Theatre.
Miss Dressler made a long speech: exhorting the women's vote to: get a move on and clean up the town: Counting, rehearsals, close up, long shots, and so on, she did
ಅ it fifteen times.
Of course, it was always the samo speech-or, she says, she never could have done it.gen
featured players are Wade Boteler, and A Night in Montmartre Mary Carr, Fred Soost, Hedwiga Reicher, E. H. Calwort, Charles Coleman and others.
MARY BRIAN, THE STAR OF
ONLY SAPS WORK""
ing on Friday at the King's Theatre.
Long Skirts Plonaar.
One of the very first long skirted
evening gowns to cause bares and comment was worn by Mary Brian ACTRESS WHO CREATES THE three years ago. She prefers pic
FASHIONS,
Not long ago,
turnsqus frocks for evening wear,
and elected the long skirt not to be the cautze of attraction but to express her own personality
Several months ago Miss Brian shingles "were the dernier criia hair styles. But appeared at a formal function rather than be one of the mob, Mary wearing a white camellia over her Brian, who is an individualist, kept left ear. The effect was approved her generous roll of long hair in and the fashion has since been tact. More recently when shorn adopted by the younger set of the hobs were permitted to lengthen ont, film colony, Miss Brian, Pranced off to the barber's for a shearing,
HALF AN HOUR IN At present these British news are only being given on
The new picture in afrollicking ENGLAND. Wednesday and Saturday but we
comedy drama of politics with Miss hope that if they receive suficient Dressler as a mayoralty canditate support they will be given daily. and Polly Moran as her cam- To drop in to the effiema for halfpaign manager. Hilarion troubles, battles and other depigments an hour aftor ́ ́eicvenscs "- would make for laughs, and there are Hoon become a very pleasant habit dramatic sequences, too, where Miss The management of the King's for those that can spare the time Dressler contributes outstanding
character delineations.. Theatre have provided vary and if the pictures are of familiar
Charles F. Riesner directed the pleasant addition to the amenities English" scenes and sounds that is now picture, in which notable Karen Morley, William Bakewell, of life in Fong Kong, by their new an added attraction to all those whe cast appears, including Rico Ates, in a halo of ahork ringlets, is""dis-y: She wears her frocks for a full-
come from England's green and John Miljati, Joan Marsh, Tom Mc scheme ut just over two hours con Linupus performance of an half ¦ pleasint, land:", "Buy British" in Guire, Kans Richmond and Mary hour programme of British news a slogan that is very much in the Alden. fims-from 11.43 am to 9p. air at Home just now, and British For the small sum of 50 cents one people here in Hong Kong can.do can sit where one chooses in the therr bit to support the Home THE LADY dross circle and be carried back to feinema industry by taking advan England for half an hour-the age of the enterprise of the King's charge for stalls is only 20
TO-NIGHT
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Theatre management
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Mary Brian even dares to bị sensibly economical in the matter of The latest Brisa coiffure, which clothes She does not discard
| gown. "sitarsit has appeared public. played in Paramount's comedy season, in a community where rapid romanos, "Only Saps Work" show fire costume changes are the order
(Continued on next Column). Tof the day!.
Mariano
in
GOSSIP
FACT.
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QUEEN
THEATREEN
TODAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 AND 9:20
SHOT WITH STARK HUMAN EMOTION!
Passion and Pathos Humour and
Heartache
Lady REFUSES
BETTY COMPSON
Ivan Lebedin Gilbert Bonery Directed by
GEORGE ARCHAIN BAUD,
ALSO SHOWING HEARST NEWSREEL
and
The BROKEN WEDDING BELLE:
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DRESSLER X
MARIE
"POLLY
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ROSCO ATES in' the comedy you'll " vote their funniest
POLITI
STAP
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY, AT 2.30,6:20, 7.20 AND 9:20
THE BRITISH COMEDY
John Darrows seen in an in-
und now in order to develop hər" ||(6" portant role in Radio Pictures"
acting ability and prove der ver- Do you know asks a Faramofintsatility B.1.P. have given burs at the Queen's Theatre, is one of publication that: Marlene Dietrich,light comedy role in this new pro the youngest of the screen leading Paramount star, abandoned. J duction. mon to coms from the stage.
musical oster for the stage when Besching for the Moon." Born in New York City Darron the injured her Imnd while study-||
Mr. Douglas Fairbanka, je jina ku attended public schools here anding the vipling; that she was a
in Washington DC Inmediately musical comedy actress before enter amusing film called Ranching für after graduation from high schooling pictures; that she spenks Eng-the Moon. be became interested in amateurish, Germaet and Freach fluently i thastricals, and then had his chance on the professional stage in Froles. Bas
Almost immediately waves, the lure of the scrapa became strong At the age of nineteen he entered the movies Hella Angels New him Brat
Booking at Moutrie's Co, Sundays at the Cireuat SOLDIERS & SAILORS IN UNIFORM. Half Price to Stalls de Becond Chairs only Darrow is six foot tall and
Mensgeris open daily from 8.00 am to 6:00p.m.
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weighs 165 pounds. He has never ocused the athletics of his school days, and is now an enthusiastic rider, polo player and golfora
The moon of his delight is Mies valeri Bébé" "Daniels, a rich society girl,
* The Bachelor's Baby "ob | who is also an aviator and has it.
The inchelor's Baby," the new habit of swooping down on me, and
5.1.P. film to be produced by the leasing, em tudo a Harry Hughes, will have a particu. You can imagine, what happen'
when Miss Daniels does this, to M larly interesting.onet
William Treshman will make a Fairbanks. He begins to smash, iin welcome/return to the screen as bon, thangs in all directions," and "the lord. The leading feminine role soarse in which abe misses andimpy has been given to Ann Casson the pointment with him and he lashes. young daughter of Sybil Thorndike ont at the furniture is hui She recently completed the tragic Fairbanks in picture which is role of Jenny Pearl in Carnival, otherwise undistinguished
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