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CENTRAL THEATRE
25720
"SHOWING · TO-DAY, at 2.80; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.80
GRIPPING DRAMA-POIGNANT LOVE-STIRRING AD- VENTURE-RARE HUMOR-INTRIGUE-TREACHERY— THRILLS-LAUGES—ALL TIDSE AND MORE IN THIS ENTERALLING STORY OF WALL STREET AND THE UNDERWORLD.
BIG MONEY
with, EDDIE QUILLAN ROBERT ARMSTRONG JAMES GLEASON, Miriam Seegar Margaret Livingston
Pathe Feature
Directed by RUSSELL MACK
GET - RICH-QUICK - WALLINGFORD up»lo-date -- a new laughing, care-Tren * would-be Croesus comes to light in this mad, merry comedy, pucked with thrills, spills, drama, hunior and swift action - the finest dialogue picture of the year.
·NEXT
CHANGE
THE DRAMA OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL PATRIOT WHO USED HER CHARMS AS ARMS AGAINST THE ENEMY.
HELEN TWELVETREES
IN
"A WOMAN
OF
EXPERIENCE"
with Lew Cody, William Bakewell and Zasu Pitts
LEADING LADY IN BEAUTIFUL CHORUS GIRLS.
"BIG MONEY.”
MIRIAM SEEGAR CHOSEN. AFTER BIG SEARCH.
After a search of two weeks dur-
ing which production necessarily was delayed Miriam Seegar was chosen for the leading role in the
Money," featuring Eddie Quillan,
IN FLYING HIGH AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.
The hectic competition of the film, compánica for feminine beauty con-( tinnes apace, with Metro-Goldwyn-
: Patho Comedy drama, Big Mayer forging ahead at the pre- Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, seat time, according to observers, Miss Seegar and Margaret Living with its assembling of a "Beauty ton, which was directed by Russell | Dozen."
Muck and which is showing at the
Central Theatre to-day.
Desiring that Flying High,"
Miss Seeger, a pelite blonde, wanita first musical picture of the "favorably known on the stage, both
in New York and London before current season, which will open "on she went to Hollywood about a year! Sunday at the Queen's Theatre,
ago. She played leading or should be decidedly a “smash" for opposito Richard Dix, Reginald'
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932.
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.80; 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
KING'S
A 1932 UNITED ARTISTS" PICTURE
Hear the sensational new Con Conrad Song hits, "Yes, Yes" and,
"Bend Down Sister:"
Get Ready for a
Shower of Joy!
He was in the fight, building but the wrong andreasing room! A big doughnut dunker outwit- ting his pursuers in the girl's gym- nasium,
He was in hot water with a bevy of beau ties taking a sun bath!
SAMUEL
GOLDWYN presents, EDDIE
CANTOR
Gorgeous Girls! Loods of laughs) Scintillating Song His
F
'PALMY DAYS'
wrich
CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD
RA EDWARD SUTHERLAND: production
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 26313
NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 17th APRIL
"I'm Afraid!
I live in a * fear more terri- ble than medi
eval torture! For
Any day now, my sweetheart, my friends will learn about
THC MAN 1 KILLED
а
| Guramount] Picture
with tjonel
BARRYMORE Nancy CARROLL
Phillips HOLMES
An
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ERNST LUBITSCH
„PRODUCTION
MOVIE NEWS
Eddie Cantor, in Palmy Days' with Charlotte Greenwood
"THE MAN I KILLED."
VETERAN ACTRESS IN MOTHER ROLE.
A veteran New York, stage; ac- Donny and Adelphe Monjou, and, the eyes, and a tonic for the busi-tress and pinywright, in California, most recently, was featured withness man, Director Charles Riesner recently figured in "one of thost Charlie Murray" in "Clancy Wall Stroot,"
ง
Over
ENGLISH STAR IN
BEAU IDEAL.”
BRENON CHOOSES FORBES, FORBEAU. GESTE " SEQUEL.
SHY 6ft. 3in. FILM STAR.
AVOIDS FANS," WORK AND MATRIMONY.
de de de A
TO-DAY AT THE QUEEN'S
CINEMA.
HONG KONG
Queen's
"Bean Ideal" Central
"Big Money."
King's
"Palmy Days,"
World.
With Eddie Cantor.
"Ku Tro Kin Sing."
Star!
Chinese picture.
*
KOWLOON.
"A Lady's Morals,"
COMING,
Queen's.
"Flying High,"
Central.
A Woman of Experience"
King's.
The Man I Killed,"
"Delicious."
"The Miracle Man."
World.
Star.
Que Hour With You.
"Dixiang.'
Kelly the Kid."
"Way For a Sailor:"
Sleeping Cardinal,*****
£300,000 CINEMA FOR LONDON.
WITH "BOXING, HALL, BALL- ROOM AND RESTAURANT.
On a site in North Landon, that so
„far is bring kept a close secret a palatial new cinema, ambodying
London, March 18.-When I saw many features novel to cinema con-i Gary Cooper during his previous struction in England is shortly to visit to London he had to struggle he built at a cost of £300,000, through a crowd of admiring girls) In addition to having accommo- who embarrassed him by their adation for, 3500 people, the theatre dible comments upon his lovely blue
eyea, his six feet threo and his will include;" "perfectly swoot" smile..
A boxing arena and dance hall
A tea-room for 1000 peoplej
A covered car park to accommo. date 380 eura.
Yesterday this uncommonly atto hold 2500 people; tractive young film actor, having ovaded: "ian worship. by staying with friends instead of at an hotol,| managed to reach Wardour-street without more than passing notice.
Gary wants to revisit, one of thes days, the school at Dunstable where he spent two years. He wonders This project, one of the most am:
whether the master who whacked
There will be toent accommodation
under one roof for 1000 people. «
him so soundly on a number of bitious yet undertaken in the sub. occasions is still there-but be cher urbe, is being sponsored by Mr. A. shes no grievance.
Gary Cooper came to the films E. Abrahams and his son, Mr. D. from the tough life of a Montana A. Abrahams, the theatre proprie. ranch, but his health caused a good tors, who have recently built the doal of anxiety a year ago.
Bagal at Marble Arch, the Regalį fat Norwood, and the Begal at Ux-
bridge.
Big-Game Shocking.
After a few months' holiday then, he went back to New York and
Tilt for the Orchestra.. made a picture. Then the doctors told, bim ho must get right away!
These cinemas, all of them in the fróm pictureɛ, so he has had six months' shooting big-game
".class, were built at a super: 10 Kenya and Tanganyiks and flying total cost of £500,000 across the desert.
The new cinema in North Lon When our living depends upos Ralph Forbes is the favourite how we look and the way we feal," don is to cater for the film-goer on discovery of Herbert Brenon, he remarked, taking the doctor's mammoth lines. It will have a re
advice is the only thing to do." set Busby Berkeley, noted dance things that happen in Holly. the famous director, who also He hopes to see the Grand. Na volving stage capable of holding a The cast for Big Money" was export, to the selection of a record wood.
{brought such stars as Richard Bar tional before be returns to Eolly, cast of 300, and lifts for the or carefully selected and some twenty-breaking group of comedy girls, Ernst Lubitch, Paramount directhelmess, Lester Vail Mary Brian,
wood..
chestra and organ. five prominent stage and screen. Berkeley "ran
10,000 feet tor, after a week's futile search for Estelle Taylor, and a dozen more per," he said, "that I'm supposed "I've read in Hollywood pa players wors entrusted with the
Mr. D. A. Abrahams said: various roles. The story deals with through the cameras to got the the exact type of actress he had to cinema prominence.
to act with Tallulah Bankhend in the troubles and triumphs of a twelve "panica", who lead the in mind for the part of the mother The young English actor was se I'd rather shoot lions-rather than take a year to build. We hope to a film called Sirens' or something I estimate that the theatre will Wall Street messonger boy employ large chorus through songs within "The Man 1 Killed," which leefed by Brepon to play the role work, I mean," he explained. ed the gambling habis, which is Bert Labr, Charlotte Greenwood, comes to the King's Theatre soon, of John Gesto" in "Ecau Geste" Mr. Cooper drooped his should get the building nished by the end Hot uncommon in Wall stroot, and Charles Winninger and Kathryn heard of Louise Carter, invited her and the silent film classie "maders and cast down his fine eyes in of this year. Our programmes will as a dice thrower he is a distin-Crawford.
to make a test, and two hours the reputation of the actor. It is he was asked if he thought of get consist entirely of aims, and al.]
his engagingly bashful way when guished sucCOIS. Ho iä given
The result, according to Berkeley, was the player he wanted in his should be acen in his original role sistent rumours about Lupe Veler for theatrical purposes, we shall
later notified executives that she atting, "therefore, that. $50,000 to deposit in a bank, but
For ting married-thers were once per though the wage is fully equipped anxious for another whirl at this the greatest chorus I have over Miss Carter had never boon in Beau Ideal," Brenon's Radio sil right as a bachelor," he utilise it for big prosentations of first dramatic talking picture. in the sequel to thst plature, aubos, he finds the bank closed and assembled." Berkeley has asamblide a studio until she went to the Pictures production.
But his "No was quite clear. je obliged to guard the money ad some of the greatest collections Paramount lab to see Lubitsch. She Even before he reached the cinema through the ensuing night. H falls in with several gangsters and of, gorgeous girls known to say she had no idea of over seeking limelight, however, Forbes when they learn of the treasure he show business for both. Florena ning to return to Broadway to stage. Born in London, and educat production.
screen career, and she was plan wall and favourably known on the carries in a brief case, his troubles begin.
Ziegfeld and Eari Carroll.” appear in one of her own plays. ed at Denstone College, he turned There are thrilling scenes,"
Forbes is the husband of Rutch but
Three Entertainmenta. With thirty-three years' stage ex- immediately to the stage and was Chatterton. He is a sportsman, s Eddie Quillan's fair for comedy,
perience, Miss Carter has played soon a leading man. His princip scholar and one of the best-read even in the face of personal peril,les on the New York stage was author of more than a score of and "Far Above Rubies" In New
hundreds of roles. She is the al London plays were
"Flame,'
Mr. Abrahams and his son; who men of Hollywood. carry him through with flying col- ours. Re falls in love with his am-in The Dybbuk." She played an plays, three of which were produced York he played in "Havoc," The feature at the Queen's Theatro have added no fewer than 20,000 BeauTM Ideal is the current control a private theatrical concern, player's daughter, portrayed by eighty year old Jewish woman. Broadway. She starred in Little Minister," and Stronger where it is being heralded by au seats to the London cinema world
her production, Clouds." Taylor than Love,"
od in a broker's office. Ho la addict-
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said.
·was!
the films we show. There will be no variety tumaas at prosent under stood."
Miss Sengar, and finally wins ber Whop Misa Carter, born in Iowa Holmos, father of Phillips, the boy The Green Los Angelen, diences as a fitting sequel to the during the past five years.
After giving up the gambling game of French, ancestry, made up in which had almost. Kurzcked their love romance. The picture was character to convinos Les Bhubert directed by Russell Mack Robert he looked the part, he signed her Edeson, Dorothy Christy and other with the exclamation: You're a notable players are in the cast. picture of my grandmother."
famous dramatic hit Benu Gaste,"
in The Man I Killed," was co- starred in Miss Carter's most revere those in The Green Goddess, oludes, Lester Tail, Loretta Young ma has been built in London em. Among his talking him roles. The strong supporting emat in This will be the first time a cinci gent play, Joy of Living." "Mamba," "The High Road," and Irons Rich, Don Alvarado, Lani bodying three distinct types of en‹
Ona of Miss Carter's best known Inside the Lines, Radio Pictures Stengel, Paul Maolister (Continued on previous Column.)
(Continued on acut Column.) others.
and
tertainmeat.
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.18 AND 9.20
Shocks
Humanity
With Unforgettable Drama
Flashes in Spec- tacle 6.6.1ỞZI Morocco's Flam ing Sklen
BEAU IDEAL
RALPH FORBES
LORETTA FOUNG IRENE RICH
1000 OTHERS In Mighty Sequel to 'BEAU GESTE
NEXT ATTRACTION
BERT LAHR!
WATCH FOR
That day comio repeats his stage hit in this talkie panic of hilarity on the ground and way up in the air! Certainly it's the ons and only
George
FLYING
WHITE'S
HIGH
twith
OHARLOTTE
BERT LAHR GREENWOOD
PAT O'BRIEN
Jette, bichle
S++ POTURY
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
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AT2.80, 5.20, 7.20 AND 8-201 The love life of 2 famous beauty, brought now to the Talking Screen in a perfect production!
A
LADY'S MORALS
GRACE MOORE REGINALD DENNY WALLACE BEERT JOBYNA HOWLAND