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CENTRAL
THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 8.10, 7.15 and 9,20 p.m..
A Girl You Will Always Remember!
A Plature You Will Never Forget !
HE FOUND
HER ON
..cross-road if the world ....... und of the rainbow.". price of a good time....... but in love was too great for bor bruised and hattered' hoart
WATERLOO BRIDGE
A. UNIVERSAL PICTURE
with MA CLARKE,
Koat Douglows,
Doris
Lloyd, End Eounett
Disects ly
JAMES WHALE,
Commencing To-morrow
TO-DAY AT THE
Queen's
It
King's.
CINEMA.
HONG KONG
This Modern Ago."
With Joan Crawford,
Always Goodbya,"
With Elisen. Landi,
British Nows Keel. 11.48 a.m.
Central..
Waterloo Bridge."
World...
Star.
"The Circus,"
KOWLOON.
[
Love in the Rough."
Queen's.
D
COMING.
"Up for the Oup."
With Sidney Howard,
"The Rosary."
King's..
Doctors' Wives."
With Warner Baxter and
Joan Bennett.
Ladies of the Big House."
The Yallow Ticket.
"One Heavenly Night"
"Dr. Jekye and Mr. Hyda "
Oentral.
Are You There,”
"The Command Performance."
"The Age for Love."
World.
Star.
A Woman of Experienco.”
The Sea Lion.”
Sidownies of New York.
Robin Hood:
"Now, Moon.
Pardon Us." "Coquette."
ARE YOU THERE
Movietone
Musical
Farce
mith
BEATRICE LILLIE
and
JOHN GARRICK
Olga Baclanova George Grossmith Jillian Sand
FOX PICTURE
"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932.
TO-DAY ONLY
KING'S
AT 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM
An English Cast with American Direction.
Mayfair at her
leet-Scotland Yard on her trail, but her love belonged to her victim. A daring game of hearts and
diamonds.
Elissa Landi
ALWAYS GOODBYE
NEXT ATTRACTION
COMMENCING SUNDAY, 21st FEBRUARY
DOCTORS' WIVES
WARNER BAXTER JOAN BENNETT
with LEWIS STONE
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE, TEL. 23313.
MOVIE NEWS
On the Screen in Hong Kong.
A Pair Of Imposters Are Ellsap Landi And Paul Carpinogh in. The · Fox Romanile Drama. “Always Goodbye," Which Stars Miss Landi.
ALWAYS
GOODBYE."
t
A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF.
'THE CHEAT."
TALLULAH BANKHEAD'S
FILM PROGRESS.
"DOCTORS' WIVES."
LAYMEN LEARNS LANGU- AGE OF "THE FACULTY."
Learning medical terms, and their meaning grew to be a daily. habit with Warner Baxter while he was filming: Doctors' Wives," bis latest Fox succons in which he is co-featured with Josa Bennett and which will be shown at the King' Theatro beginning next Sunday,
Warner portrays the role of a successful young surgeon. When he is called upon to sit beside the be of Dr. Wydram," and prescribe for him, he says"A mild diuro tic might prolong comfort, and a digitalis keep the heart down.'
Which means, when translated into
ordinary English that there is no hope for the patient and the proscription is being given solely to relieve the intense pain until the end.
"I have often wondered what the queer words on medicine bottles meant," Baxter said, "but now I "am learning firat band. If I make another picture in which I am call. ed upon to use medical terms, I'm aure I'll be able to make out the quear signe my doctor writes on his prescription."
in-
HOW MAE CLARKE CARRIED ON.
DYNAMITE SCENE, IN
WATERLOO BRIDGE."
Universal's Waterloo Bridge," the picturization of the Robert E. Sherwood stage play, which is har- ing its anal showinga to-day at the Central Theatre, includes, a highly dangerous scene which studio off- siale requested Mae Clarke, the featured player, to refrain from playing and be replaced by u #double."
"UP FOR THE CUP"
AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Au amusing little masedote is told about "Up for the Cup" the jolly epmedy film showing to morrow at the Queen's theatre. Whon the producors of this picture showed the film to the directors of the W. and F. Film Service, Ltd., the diatributors one of the chiefs when asked his opinion of the film stated that it was the best hu man,, comedy of its kind he had Favor soon. He said it rœuinded him of something, and then it came to him. I've got. it," he said, " couple of ducks," You will ap preciate the subtlety of this winn you know that A Couple of Ducks," the song Gracie Fields gas made famous, was written by Bart Leo and R. P Weston, part au there of "Up for the Cup." .nr though the gentleman in question did not know there was any reh) connection between A Couple o Ducks" Aud Up for the Cup." which goes to prove how strangely the mind: worka i
THIS MODERN AGE
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT AT THE QUEEN'S.
This Modern Age," the now Joan Crawford M-G-M film which is now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is a capital, piece of on- tertainment,
It exploite, of course, the person- ality and physical charm of Jonn Crawford. It does this in a story of modern life, done with a new twist..
Pauline Frederick is the modern. mother who joins in the jollities of Paris with her daughter. It is the daughter's impassioned bofence of mother's peccadilloos to Neil Hamil ton that upsets the course of true romance, and sends our heroine into the arms "of the man-in-wait ing, Monroe Owaley, until the sur- prise climax.
Mildred Cram's tale has Boop
deftly transferred to arean form by Sylvia Thalborg and Frank But
ler. Miss Crawford is made for
the part of the heroine. She has in the rôle some of her very bext dramatic opportunities, of" which she takes adequate advantage. Ona of the best of these occurs when a gang of her wild friends burst in on the quiet bridge game with which she and her mother are trying to impress the parents of hor fiance,. the impeccable Mr. Hamilton,
WEEK-END RADIO:
PROGRAMME.
Continued from Page 12.)
Trot Soldier Shelf."
on
the
QUEENS
THEATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30.
5.10, 7.15 AND 9.20
More THRILLING: ikan í Pald"- more DARING than "Dance, Fools, Dance
Her finest Il role-the
romantie. sensation of the year -
JOAN
RAWFORD
with
Pauline Frederick
Neil Hamilton
Monroe Owsley
THIS MODER
directed
by:
Nicholas
Grinde
-TO-MORROW
Fox * Waterloo.
Fax Trot" Cupid on the Cake." THE BRITISH HOWLER
During a London air-raid, in the picture, a terrific charge of dyna mite is exploded on Bridge" as the little sources crtaços it. After several attempts, Direc dor James Whale concluded that ac- tual dynamite should be uged unless, realism was to be sacrificed, and he urged the talented Mae to make way for a stunt actress,"
This she refused to do, however, insisting that a "double" would break the rhythm of the picture, and proceeded with the scene to the admiration of Kent Douglass, Doris Lloyd, Frederic 'Kerr, Bette Davis, Enid Bennett, and the other mem- bors of the cast."
"
ARE YOU THERE?"
MUSICAL FARCE COMING
TO CENTRAL.
43
London Tallulah Bankhead
The drama of "Doctors' Wives" pictures slowly improve. She has
revolves about the romance and Set a thief to catch a thief!
a few more chances to act in hor marriage of Warner Baxter, and Lloyd Hamilton, the comedian. Lovis, Stone uses this method to how Paramount film and the scia Joan Bennets. She, being a door who has starred in scores of come-
"Always better than she ever acted in Lon, stands medical men. But the
tor's daughter, thinks she under-dies, is prominent in the support- expose an impostor in Goodbye," the Fox drama, starring don. But the company still teemsinuations of her mother soon makeing cast of "Are You There?'' the | Elina Landi- showing at the King's uncertain of the type of woman her jealous of everyone of her hus Fox Movietone musical farce star.
Theatre to-day.
she must be. They have "made her band's women patients.
Frank Borzage directed the pic. ring Beatrice Lillie, which comes Stone plays a wealthy diamond ja "atar," but even in this, herture with his well-known touch to the Central Theatre on Sunday. Como estate, Paul Cavanagh, whera third picture, there are few indica of sympathetic human understand. Hamilton, throughout his career, he knows to be an impostor, and tions that they at all understana ing that has earned for him the
reputation of being one of the always has worn his undersized Elissa Landi, posing as Cavanagh's their actress's scope.
screen's mastera,
plaid cap, which has become. As wife.
She Bas to be careless, of course; Others in the splendid supporting closely associated with his corie Chaplin's the has to be charming, so she has cast are Helene Millard, Paul For character as Charlie a husband who is still in love with casi, Nangy Gardner, John Bt. oversized shoes and derby. her after four years of marriage Polia, Cecilia Loftus, and many which is thought strange, and she others. gambles away ten thousand dollars. This delivers her into the clutches
Cavanagh is intent on stealing the Heart Of Flame," diamond, Stone's rarest gem, which he keeps in his privated wall safe. Acting
In Are You There 7" ho retains his cap, although he is a typical. English" "böstler. Ho even wENTE the cap to bed in a stali. "Dark Waters" is the only picture Hamil- to ever made without bis distan. Buishing headgear.
on the advice of Scotland Yard, of a sinister traveller whose house is delated, but sound is very signs Stone,revals the combination to is a mile back from the road and fcant. She shoots him and escapes Miss Landi, hoping to trap servants. No good can
is staffed by soft-footed Japanese
just before her husband turns up Come of Cavanagh
In addition to Mia Lillie and to take the bisme. All is thus made. such a host it is clear, and so when Here romance enters the picture, he gives her the money for her debt sy for a court scene in which the Hamilton, the cast includes Johp
branding, in turn, comes in very Garrick, Olga Baclanova, George: Stone falls in love with Eligna whoas we know there are conditions. The useful, for with it the wife is able Grossmith, Jillian Sand, Gustar confessed policy has been to disment of these conditions on the villain who has meanwhile rawong others. Hamilton Macfad explorer rings up for the fulfil to confound the evidence of the von Seyffertitz, Paula Langlen, miss a lovers with, Always night on which, her husband having covered.
den, remembered for his Har- Goodbye.
made a gay million, the young wo Tallulah Bankhead takes full ad mapy At Home and Crazy How the veil of suspicion is in man's troubles should be at an end. ventage of the court scene and gives That Way productions, directed. aily lifted from Elises, and the So she visits the oxplorer's house, the film dramatic interest, bus, Edward Dolly staged the rannical real criminal exposed, forms the thinking, as she has extracted a comes too late. It is surpring that numbers and Grace Henry and climax of this stirring film drama, theque from her husband, to leave the man who made !! Beerste of Morris Hamilton provided the Others in the cast are John Car- anmolested. But that is not the Secretary should produce a film soore. Harlan Thompson rate the rick, Frederick Kerr and Lumsden way of screen, rillains, especially lacking in grip, for that is what story and the sparkling dialogue, He Hare, William Cameron Menzies if they have a taste for this urient, is wrong with The Chest, and and Kenneth MacKonna co-direct- So he brands her. The actual song 'even the improvement in the
(Continued at foot of nest column.) | "star" cannot alter it
od
authored the Fox Movietone, Married in Hollywood and "The Big Party."
-CB170.
ני
Waltz When the Rest of the
Crowd Goes Home.". Waltz Toll. mo With a Love
Song:"-2666-D.
10.30 p.m. (approx.).—Rugby mid-
day Press news. 11.30 p.m.-Close down..
All records in the above European programmes are supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co
SUNDAY.
11 a.m. to 12.15 p.m.-Relay of Ser
vice from St. John's Cathedral. 12.15 to 2 p.r-Chinese recorded.
programme.
1pLocal time and weather
report.
2 p.m.-Close down.
8 to 10 pm-European programme. 8 pm Local time mad weather
report.
8.03 to 8.30 p.m.-Programme of focords supplied by Messrs... Tsang Fook Piano Co... "Fra Diavolo"Overture (Au- ber)-Victor Symphony Orches tra.-22003.
"Fugue in C Minor" (Bach). "Fantasia in Minor (Bach). -Marcel Dupre (Organist).—
0234.
The Swallows" (Dola-Acqua).*** Darwin Bowen, Jr. (Boy Bo- prano),--35547. "Southern Roses!! (Jobann
Strauss),
"Blue Danube" (Johann Strauss);
Arthur Pryor's Band.-35790. Offentories--Ad To Levavi- Meditabor." "Antiphon-Montes
Gelbba-
Offertory Custodi Me"Monks Choir of Saint-Pierre de Soles mer Abbey-7345. "La Boheme-Fantasia" (Puc
SYDNEY
HOWARD
in
"UP
FOR
THE
CUP"
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 AND 9,20
pini).Victor Symphony Orch. ROBERT
---25871.
8.80 to 10 p.m.
Instrumental Concert from the - MONTGOMERY
Studio,
Miss L. Pecker (Piano), Mr F. Gonzales (Violin) and Mr.. L. Szente (Cello)..
PROGRAMME
7. Mozart Trio in: B Flat-
(a) "Allegro."
(b)" Adagio."
(c) Rondo tempo di menust-
to."
? Cosar Franck Sonata for Vio Dalin and Piano na
(b) Allegro, ang (a) “ Allegretto Moderato," (o) Allegretta Poco Mosso"
(a) Allegro Moderato." (b)Scherso..
a. ¿Arensky Trio-
10 p.m.-Close downl
"Love in the
Rough"
with
DOROTHY JORDAN
Metro-Goldwyn-M Ploture
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