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CENTRAL
WHENTRE
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.90, 5:10, 7:15 and 9:20 p.m.
They called her any- body's girl...but she
TO-DAY AT THE
"Queen's.
CINEMA.
HONG KONG
"Politics with Marie Dressler
King's
and Polly Moran.
The Secret Call.”
Central
Waria
Star.
Ton Cents a Dance,"
Two Stars(Chinese-film).
KOWLOON.
*** House of the Arrow,
COMING.
was one man's Queen's,
sweetheart
still
hundreds of men
clamoured for her.
She endured
MJ
the
embrace
of
strangers
at a
dime
2
dance!
Barbara Stanwyck
in
Ten Cents a Dance
ANG COLUMBIA FISTURE
BARRYMORE
Production
Based upon the
popular song. "Too Cents s
Dance"
Also
Screen Snapshots No. 1 Cannibal Capers The Castaway.
NEXT CHANGEZ
LOVERS!
The sweetest sweethearts
on
the screen
In a thrilling adventure-
romance.
GARY COOPER Only the Brave
"MARY IRAN
Paramount Picture
"Side Walka of New York.".
A Free. Soul."
"Dixiana."
'King's.
The Virtuous Sin."
Richard Arlen and Peggy
Shannon,
"The Socrat Coll
"Meroly Mary Ana.””
Secrets of a Secretary:" Claudetta Colbert
Herbert Marshall.
and
Ceftral."
"Only the Bravo.
Gary Cooper and Mary
Brian.
"Shadow of the Law."
World.
Star,
With William Powell.
Charley's Aunt?
With Charles Ruggles and
June Collyer.
Robin Hond."
"One for the Other,"
Chinese film...
The House of the Arrow."
Locked Door."
Bachelor Fathòr."
Woman Ricket." Lummon.".
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932.
TO-DAY ONLY
KING'S
AT 230, 5:10 715 &.30 PM
"DON'T PUT THAT CALL TIR)UJE??
"HUSH!" If she tells
what she knows three
men's lives may pay!
with
Richard Arlen Peggy
Shannon
A Paramount Picture
The
SECRET CALL
Directed by Stuart Walker,
TO-MORROW
THE VIRTUOUS SIN " with WALTER HÚTSÖN. KAY FRANCIS
A Paramount Picture.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE, TEL. ́25318.
MOVIE NEWS
On the Screen in Hong Kong.
Scenes from "The Secret Call," showing at the King's Theatre. KING'S THEATRE.
"THE SECRET CALL:"
"TEN CENTS A
DANCE."
FILM OF MODERN LIFE AT CENTRAL THEATRE.
"THE VIRTUOUS SIN"
TO-MORROW AT THE
KING'S.
}
"POLITICS AT THE QUEEN'S.
MARIE DRESSLER AND POLLY MORAN MAKE MERRY.
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
ACKED HOUSES WELCOME
NEW PROGRAMME.
QUEEN'S
SHOWING TO-DAY
Harmaton's airons is scoring | AT 280, 5, 10, 7.15 AND 9.30- Success after success nad: everynighta dvidence of the very excollant show they pull up can be seen when "a packed tent greets the opening num bor of their programme. There was again a large gathering Tast night and Little Petor, that versatila clown, agored a big hit with his special riding tricks."
The programme was as follows : --- Overture By the Circus Band Vaulting. Min Moskovital Wire Juggling Delroy High School W. Harmaton Tmpge
Misa Moskovitch Eccentric Equestrian... Little Feter Entree Comio. Bill and 'Chocolato Double Junkey,
Risley Act,
Millie and Jack Williams
The Celebrated Palomar Family. Looping the Fleming Uap on a
Motor-cycle
Dare Devil Monkovitch
Intermission.
Overture ...................... By the Circus Band
Pot Pourrie Trapeze,
Trick Cyclists,
Moskovitch Family
Delroy, Kitty and Charlin
Two Horяra,
Ladders
Introduced by H. Harmston
By the Endies and Gentlemen Elophants and Ponies,
Introduced by H. Harmston Comic Entree,
Littlo Peter and Tony. Our Pets from the Jungle,
Introduced by A. Turkey
The night shows, start at 9.13 and matinees will be given during "the| Chinese New Year holidays, com mencing on February 4.
"MISCHIEF": NEW BRITISH FILM.
RALPH LYNN AND WINNIE SHOTTER.
+4
You will not, I am sure, be dis appointed in Mischief. 15. notable for the smooth and witty (direction of Mr. Jack Raymond and
Raph Lyan. for a superb performance by M
A new British film I sloutly re commend is "Mischief" written for the screon by Mr. Ben Travers" This was the film attended by the Prince of Wales and Prince George at the midnight" performance giveu Politica and reform, the women's at the Carlton Theatre, vote, and crooked officials, mingle |_ It is a Ane piece of comedy- in Politica the Metro-Goldwyn beginning to end, and with an in- making, packed with laughs from Mayer's comedy in which Mario timate charm that is now to Bri- Dressler makes her first bow as atish talkies." full-fledged screen star at the Queen's Theatre.
Marie and the redoubtable Polly Moran go into politics to clean up the town, organize the women and get them to go on strike until their husbarida ospitulata to their poli- tical ideala Marie sweeps into office, cleans out the crooked mayor, routs the gangs and triumphs.
Torchlight processions, political rallies, the machinations of the up-
The story is of the slightest ana Makenna plays the role of orworld and other vivid detailsdon (Mr. Ralph Lynn) to avoid turns on the effarts of Arthur Gor- young scientist, the husband of Kay Francis, feminine lead of the pro-tonse little drama, too, so that Miss
embellish the picture. There is a Frouble in the household of "has
friend, Reginald Bingham (Mr.) duction Walter Huston, who reDressler has a chance for some of wifs of infidelity.
James Carew) who suspects his cently completed the rôle of "Abra-
the character work, that endearod ham Lincoln," in. D. W. Griffith's
har in Min and Bill" and Anna film of that name, carries the part
Christie," of the general
Kenneth MacKenna, featured in "Men Without Women and other talking photoplaya, was loaned to Paramount by Fox Films for the róld be portrays in The Virtuous: Bin," beginning to-morrow at the King's Theatre
Charles F. Riesner,, who filmed Caught Short" and "Reducing directed "Politica"
I single out Mr, Lynn because his acting is really a gem of tooling, but he is very ably supported ny Miss Winifred Shotter, Miss Jean- ne Stuart, Mr. James Carew, Mr. Kenneth Kove, Mr. Jack Hobbs and Mr. Bromley Davenport. The pioture is an example of first-rate team work
The Lynn. Grin..
I need not observe that Gordon's) abtempia to smooth the troubled waters lead to a series of appalling misadventures, from each of which Mr. Lynn emerges with his incom- parable grin and finally with a very pretty girl, Diana Birkett.
Miss Bhotter makes a most" bes guiling character of Diana, effort less, natural and charming. She scores quiet hits in several direc tions
Louis Chanior, who directed Wm." Powell in "For the Defence," and George Oukor, dialogue director on All Quiet on the Western Front " and co-director of Grumpy," collaborated on this drama,
nate made his screen debut in 1925 Mackenna cazne to the screen when he appeared opposite Bede from the stage and was seen in Daniels, in Little Miss Blue-
Also there is a stable boy and several silent productions before the beard" at Paramount's New York borse of extraordinary histrionic advent of sound: He made his Studios. He also was opposits ability in the cast The former was, and still is, call boy as the stage debut in 1919 and among his Esther Ralston in "The Americas Royalty Theatre. The horse has An odd way of making a living
best known leading role are those Venus" in New York
evidently grazed heavily in "the Elstree fields on a British and being dance hostess in a in "The Big Fond", which he Since talking picture have enter Dominion diet, He works but ADC pavilion where any man can dance played for more than two ed the screen world, MacKenna has like a horse, if he gives her a ticket worth n with any girl his fancy, chooses,
"What. Every Woman been seen as leading man in such In short, this is a film which is dime. There are many cities in Knows," Forever After" and productions as
easy to praise and easier to laugh. "In Love With at.. I oguld not help noticing the the United States where girls to "Windows," the last three of which Love," "Pleasure Grazed," "Tem- earn a livelihood in just that way he also produced, gluk
unerring punctuality with which Aften cents in dance, a girl"!
ple Tower" and recently has been. Bon Travers brings off his would have to get off thirty dances
many, situation.") The Columbia University grad-supporting Mary Pickford in have always resented in an evening to receive three
24-Pontimiad on; ment. Column. Y?”. than a taxi travel for the same dollars. That would be more miles
The Tammany Hall practices of American politics are vividly pro- trayed in the picture "The Secret Call," which is now abewing at the King's Theatre, Richard Arlen, plays the star part as the son of the big boss" of the political machine that runs the city. Peggy Shannon, as a telephone operator whom father has died as a result of the persecutions of the political bo plays her first load in amount
talkies, having received the part Who do girls try this sort of thing when Clara Bow fell sick. ..... then? Some of them are made jazr The story deals with how the mad by the sound of syncopated telephone operator gate possession music. They are intoxiosted by the of many of the secrets of the poli- dance just as others are by strong ticians, and is able, as a result of spirits. Some seek the excitement overhearing a conversation on the of meeting new friends. Some hope, exchange, to cause the big boss tol for romance
and some are lose his grip on the voters in the only looking for a job Well, thace coming election. She learns that are a few more difioult ways to earn her sweetheart is the son of the big boss and the plot comes to a delightful ... “climax, and ends in pleasing romanco
living.
A view of modern metropolitan lita, with pleasure orased, dancing girls as a background, is revealed in Ten, Cents a Dance," the
Mim Shannon carries her part very well and Bichard Arlen take en offering which is being shown
his bonours in his dinn}, fashion,
Besides being very good entertain- ment, the picturo is worth seeing from the standpoint of how it shows the corrupt practices that were at one time prevalent in American polition
years;
TO-NIGHT!
Forever After, ??!
TONIGHT!
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
“AT 9:15 –P:M:
Location Next To Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon,
Complete Change of Programme ! Everything New !
Second Programme better than the first I 30 European Artists 30 50 Performing Animals 50 MATINEES Bvery Saturday and Sunday at 4:15 pm,
Price te Halinens anly.. Looking at Kontri # 46.- Bandays at the Ciroun-
at the Central Thestra. Barbara | Stanwyck plays the leading role under the direction of Lionel Barrymore, who made the film for Soldiers & Barlons in Uartagna. Half Frios to Stalle & Second Chairs only Columbia Pictures."
Menagerie open daily from 8.00 am to 5.40 p.m. HARMETON REBELL
A. J'OLOTHER
This Columbia picture was based upon the popular song "Ton Dents Fa/Damocl
Agai
the bumptionses of authors who write.
in the stage directions to tuair (plays: “The audience will still be laughing at this line while Marthe Se waiting to bring in the cones cups, or words to that affect
ut fra mure, whatever hi
· VOTE · THE STRAICHT
LAUGH TICKET
MARIE
DRESSLER X
POLLY
MORAN X
with
ATES
ROSCO in the comedy you'll
vote their funniest
POLITICS
Directed by CHARLES F RIESNER
F
NEXT ATTRACTION
"I'll even prom- ise to like your little brother."
Buster
KEATON
shows what Lone can do-in liis funniest-
Sidewalks of New York
Anita Page Cliff: Edwards
STAR
FINAL SHOWINDS TO-DAY AT 2.80,5.20, 7.20 AND 8.20
stage directions, Mr. Travers could not offend in this way. His laughs THE are talle proof, and once he gets plan
going he might as well bring down
the curtain altogether if we are to wait for each colossal; gurgle to Beabsidomida Ada
Tremendous Fan2 19 This, at least, was what I felt last week's midnight show. dict that most people will's fee] same. The film has one or two slow moments--momente in which the joke is oyurdone, but all in As is tremendous
Mischief
work for all consel
Standard
BRITISH Thriller HOUSE OF
THE ARROW
EILSON-TERRY BENITALZITINER..
STELLA FREEMAN
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