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QUEEN THEATRE
TO-DAY & TOMORROW ONLY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.20
RUM TRAFFIC TROUBLES.
| HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.
TO-DAY AT THE
ECUADOR'S BOOTLEGGERS ARE A BLOODTHIRSTY LOT Į Queen's.
WORSE THAN REVOLUTIONS.
Guayaquil, July 3.-Ecuador'al rovolutione of the last few years have bee bloodless, but bandits and moonshiners do not fight ae- cording to the rules observed in these disturbances, where the guna were seemingly used principally to annonner the positions occupied by the opposing forces and the tide of iattie was decided by comparison of the strength of the position ench force occupied.
ARE YOU
LISTENING)
Something now on the creen-the thrilla and romance back of radio broadcasting!"
with Willam Haines Madge Evans Anita Page Karen Morley Nell Hamilton Wallace Ford
There have been serious clashes atly between bandits and thei rural police. Recently Captain Santos of the Rural Guard was Billed by a bandit, who also perish. in the affray in Samborondow, var here, and the Justice of the Prace of Cone and a policeman were killed by another outlaw they tried to arrest. The most serious! affray in years, however, was the recent fight between revenue officers and moonshiners near the oncient university city of Cuaneu.
The alcohol monopoly of the State of Azuay heard of a large illicit distillery run by a family amed Garcia in the hills near Saunhui, a small haralet near Quenen. Ten revenue officers were to rnid the still. Then cumours of their fate began to memek by "grapevine tele- graph," as reads are only trails there, and there are few real tele- graph lines.
ent
- An Ambush,
A squad of fifteen soldiers was ut out from Chenen to find out Jean Beisholt what had happened, and when no
Joan Mareh
news came from the serond party except rumours that it had been kubusked, eighty soldiers were
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ia
"The Panic Is On" AND
The Second Series of M-G-M-Flit Voice-Guessing Contest
Send out.
Now the first reliable news of what happened reveals that the Fifteen soldiers arrived 01 the one of the fight and captured One of the Gareins and that seven
King's.
CINEMA.
HONG KONG.
"Dark Red Roses and
Tugagi,'
"Are you Listening."
"The Spy.".
Central
World.
Trader Horn." Oriental.
"Dude Ranch,"
KOWLOON.
Etar,
"Sidewalks of New York."
Queen's.
COMING.
"Tell England." "Lovers Courageous."
Elog's. dantral.
Misleading Lady."
*Corsair."
star.
world.
"Man in Possession."
Hold Everything." -
"Shadow of the Law."
Oriental,
try return to Cuenca, as they eared it would mean having to light their way back, so they cut Arvss the hills to Naranjal aud caught launch that brought them
this city.
The revenue ofheers have as many enemies here as anywhere in Ken- tucky in the old days, and, in their dealings with the moonshiners, ne at a great disadvantage because they are armed with old army muskets, 4oo cumbersome and slow for clase fighting, and which they are afraid to use first for fear of getting into the hands of the courts on a charge of manslaughter. This would mean their being in jail for a least a year, while the charges went back and forth between the diferon authorities before the pro-
of the ten revenue officers were ceedings reached the stage of trial killed by the Garcia machete men.in court. There is no bail for and their bodies thrown into one of ¦ murder here. the swift mountain dorrents so the evidnnen would be lost. Of the three unaccounted for, two are BRITAIN'S GREATEST!upposed to be on their way to Henen and the third lost in the
NEXT ATTRACTION
A Romance of Glorious Youth hills. The sildiers found the coun-
TELL ENGLAND
THE IMMORTAL EPIC OF GALLIPOLI Directed by:
ANTHONY ASQUITH'
with
GEOFFRY BARKA
BARL HARBORD, FAY COMPTON.
TONY BRUCE,
STOR
Bry
aroused that they did not (Contioned on next Column.)
The outlaw does not have to be so particular about shooting or chopping first. There is no capital punishment for murder, and siner the chances of conviction are prac tically nil with the cumbersome court procedure, he does not risk much
GOSSIP &
FACT.
Have You Hoard.
That Buster Kenton, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer comedian, looks glummer than ever these days? He bad to have a tooth pulled.
"And after all the laughs I've ande out of dentist's chairs on the ereen .couldn't get a snicker shen 1 get into one in earnest," laments Buster.
Maybe that's retribution.
1
Lok
The baby of the Bennetts is an actress both by inheritance and Unlike Constance, temperatnent. Joan had a spell on the stage be fore she went to Hollywood,
itc
She was born in Palinade, New Jersey, about twenty-two years ago, and, after being educated America she came to England to "finish,"
"THE SPY" AT THE
KINGS THEATRE KING'S THEATRE.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
THE SP
with
KAY JOHNSON NEIL HAMILTON JOHN HALLIDAY · A FOX PICTURE.
-NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 25th AUG.
The MISLEADING LADY"
with
CLAUDETTE COLBERT EDMUND LOWE STUART ERWIN
a Garamount Gcture
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ORIENTAL
In 1023 she made her stage debutAt in Jarnegan and soon after she was on the way to Hollywood to play opposito Ronald Colman in Bull. dog Drummond,
A number of good parts follow. ed, and Joan was well on the way
That Dongins Fairbanks, who will leave on the first of the new year for a trip to South America, will do all his hunting with bows and arrows and
Australian nzt dok whip Accompanying him will be Victor Fleming, the directo stardom when she was thrown tax, and Chuck Lewis, the actor. from a horse and her career was Naturally, cameras will go along, delayed for long weary month
while she lay in hospital with a broken hip. She was last in Hong Kong, at the King's Theatre, in "She Wanted a Millionaire."
too.
That Gilbert Roland's father, grandfather, and great-grand- father were matadora 1
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More Josser Adventures.
Following the hilarious adven-
Joan recently followed Connie to the altar, marrying Gene Markey.
Versatility,
*
tures of that favourite screen cha- Douglas Fairbanks, jun., still in TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY BLP, have prepared for four highly specialised arts, any racter Josser in Josser Joins the his early twenties already excels in AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20
Buster
KEATON Sidewalks of New York
& Metro-Goldwyn Mayer noun
Gr
arly production & continuance of one of which would secure him a is vacapades in "Josser Joins the good livelihood. Army," starring again Ernie, His latest is that of playwright. Lotinga in his original role. He is preparing the scenario for
Whizz bangs, mines, sprays of his next picture, "Revolt, machine gun bullets and Mills. Doug. jun. surprised Hollywood bombs have played their parts by appearing in the pages of Li forcefully in Norman Lee's newberty Magazine as a fiction writer, B.I.P. comody "Josser Joins the being the author of "Gay Love." Army." but everyone concerned in the production has handed the paim for high explosive to half a pound of gorgonzola which is a "prop" in the tranch scones.
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A Staunch Friend,
Good Friends,
Duster Keaton was so glad to welcome his pal. Jimmy Durante. whom the latter returned from New York to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer tudios, that he bought him a small piano for his dressing-room.
Film Romance.
There is no one in the whole world who does more. for her friends than Maric Dresslor. She A little while ago the romance, is consistently loyal. She always of sully Effers and Hoot Gibson, has liked Richard Cromwell, even the cowboy player, looks like fol during the days when he was maklowing that of the Bannisters to ing masks and had not yet been ruin on the rocks of the wife's discovered by the Glo's. It was her screen succesS. influence that resulted in him be ing borrowed for the male juvenile lead in Emma." Marie's first pic ture since her illness,
The Baby of the Bennette,
Joan Bennett has been rather overshadowed-by-the-popularity of sister Constance, but she is now winning her own share of the lime light.
Sally, who was recently injured in a car smash, recuparating at the home of friends, announced that she would not return to her hus band.
However the matter is now pat ched up and the little actress is back-in-the-Gibson home. I-hear that the devotion of Hoot a little daughter had much to do with Sallic's decision,"
THEATRE ».
FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAI, SHOWING TO-DAY 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
Cowboys and Fun are Made-to-Order in
Dude Ranch
¤ Curamoin Actur
with
JACK OAKIE STUART ERWIN JUNE COLLYFB MITZI GREEN
NEXT CHANGE- THURSDAY, 25th AUG.
WILLIAM
POWELL Shadow
of the Law
A. Garamelina Vallctang
BOOKING TEL. 28473
THRILLING PICTURE OF BOLSHEVIST RUSSIA,
"The Spy" showing at the King's Theatre is a thrilling and well-acted story of modern Russia, It purports to describe the hold of the Tcheka, and the manner in which the BOCTCL police apica watch everyone and know every thing-playing Bat-and-mouss game with the counter-plotting of the exiles and the supporters of the old régime.
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"Mr. X-head of the secret police is the central figuro, The conspirators against the Soviet are children in his hands-ho takes them aa bo tikes, and when he likes. The part is beautifully play. ed--a man of power, watchful, in corruptible, pitiless, and yet not. wholly unjust, and, Russian-like, le can rise to a dramatic aituation and for once show a degree of morey that is not inconsistant.
The scenes in which a gang of. homeless youngsters appear are excellently acted-the youth of Hollywood revelled in the part. One feels, however, that the horrors of the reality of this phase of the Revolution (now a thing of the past) are sentimentalised, and yet, again, one asks, were ever chil- dron of the Revolution wholly de- humanised
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at 2.80; 5.05; 7.20 & 9.40 p.m. -DOUBLE-FEATURE ATTRACTIONS-
TWO BIG PICTUREs in one SHOW. BRAND-NEW WONDERFUL TALKIE PRODUCED
BY THE BRITISH SOUND FILMS, LTD. AN ASTOUNDING DRAMA OF LIFE.
HUMAN-ROMANCE-SUSPENSE—INTRIGUE
THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE!
Jealousy Heartaches Cruelty/
A Soul Laid Bare The Picture Beautiful
DARK RED
ROSES
WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING
STEWART ROME, FRANCES DOBLE & HUGH EDEN
THE
It is
a big question whether Russia is a subject for films. What we all want to know is the truth about that country. We have to accept the Bolshevik régime ̄xx' firmly in power; all thought of Czarist restoration is moonshine. The problems are: (1) The extent WONDER of cennomie conditions in Russin. (2) The extent to which "The
FILM Terror" has passed and life be. one reasonably safe, provided you leave politics alone. One hopes that alm propaganda will not be introduced to obscure the truth about Russia.
"TELL ENGLAND."
"EPIC OF GALLIPOLI "* FOR
QUEEN'S.
A tradu netico states:-
For the filming of "Tell Eng- land," the ginecroly produced screen memorial of the tragic Gal- lipoli campaign, that is coming ou Wednesday to the Queens, the com- plete and enthusiastic co-operation of the Admiralty was accorded to Anthony Asquith who co-directed the film with Geoffrey Barkas.
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RADIO DRAMA.
Chester Morris
· ARE YOU LISTENING?"
AT QUEEN'S.
As the picture was made at Malta where a location was found to be almost idontical with the famous Anzac Cove, the Admiralty gen- erously placed the services of the Mediterranean Fleet at the direc tors' disposal. FL.M.S. Royal Sovereign and Ramilies took netive dramatic picture which part in the bombardment scenes, yesterday at the Queen's Theatre,
and in addition seven destroyers
"Are You Listening ?" the highly
opened
"DUDE RANCH."
COMEDY AT THE ORIENTAL.
A trade notice states;
Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallotte, Mita Green, Charica Sellon and June Collyer. That's the tempting
And every spare picket boat and gives a new and most interesting list of prominent screen personal-
cutter available were lont for the sidelight on radio broadcasting.
landing scenes,
The story, laid-behind the scener of a broadcasting station, gives
ities which Paramount has brought to the cast of Jack Oakie's newest taikie comedy-riot, "Dude Ranch,"
Not only did the Admiralty grant the facility of these craft, but also provided their crew, and in addi- | William Haines his first dramatic which is showing currently at the tion some 9,000 Toyal Marines who role in which he abandons bia Oriental Theatre.
neted afloat and ashore in the at- tack which was covered by heavy gunfire from the battleships and
destroyera.
A distinguished officer, Comman- der Wilkinson, D.8.0.. who recent ly retired from that office of Naval Consor, was associated with the directors as liaison officer between them and the Fleet.
'THE MISLEADING
LADY."
NEXT CHANGE AT KING'S.
A trade notice states:- If the worst comes to the worst. Edmund Love_can_qualify as a Arst-rate stovesfore. He demonstrat ed his weight-carrying ability by a ton of human moving close to baggage within a few hours while working i "Tho Misleading co-starred Lady," in which he is with Claudette Colbert, and which will be the Paramount attraction at the King's Theatre, starting next Thursday.
It is the story of a girl who makes a man propose to her to win a wager, refuses him, and is later kidnapped to become the scorned male's compulsory bride.
One scene of the film calls for Lowe to carry Miss: Colbert ont of a second story room down a flight of stairs to his car. In order to give the cameramen s chance to
Erwin was the befuddled sweet-
more familiar comedy tricks for a compelling delineation as a radioheart of Helen Kane in the pow exploiter whose happiness crashesi
ILLINOUA picture "Sweetie," in about his cars as the result of an which Oakie began his climb to unfortunate marriage.
screen stardom. Erwin afterward The plot revolves about, a three-played bowildered comics ¡in fold romance and depicts the vari "Young Eagles," "Playboy of ous careers of three sisters who Paris," "No Limit" and others. come to New York to win fame and Mitzi Greca started her film fortune. All of them end up in
carver in "The Marriage Play- radio work and it is the inside ground." She has since provided alant on their broadcasting activi
comedy carryings on his "Honey," ties combined with the depiction of Tom Sawyer," "Finn and Flattic" what goes on in their private lives
and "Skippy." which given the picture its drama-
Charles Bellon was a' featured tic structuro. Humorous interludes comedian in "Burning Up," "The in the broadcasting station, a jazz, Social Lion," and "Love Among party in New York penthouse. the Millionairea."
apartment and other frolicsome de- taile lend comedy relief to the seri. ous narrative which underlies the drama.
Í
June Collyer, is the New York
society girl who turned cinematic a few years ago. She has been in
a number of successes-River of The story includes one of the most exciting chases" yot depicted on Romance," with Charles Rogers and the acreen. It is in this that Mary Brian; "Illusion," "The Haines, accused of the murder of his wife, attempts to make his get- Love Doctor and "A Man From away by automobile, but is sub- Wyoming." whereabouts by the editor of Frank Tuttle, who made. "It Pays sequently tricked into revealing his
"Dude Ranch" was directed by tabloid newspaper who makes an ingenious use of radio in eatching to Advertise" and "Hor Wedding his prey.
Night." Besides. Haines, the largo cast of featured players includes Madgo Evans, Anita Page. Karen Morley, Neil Hamilton and Jean Hersholt
The story conocims the humorous happenings na Western ranch when a travelling troupe of actors visits the place and attempts to give the Eastern gueste a close-up of real life in the wild and woolly
Focus and set up their cameras for of 512 pounds before a shot was the shot, the famous Sergeant taken. Quirt of the screen had to lug The star repeated the proceés Claudette's stand-in", or double, with Claudette eleven times before West. Onkie, the leader of the four times down the stops. The Director Stuart Walker was satis- troupe, turns "bad man tempor girl in question weighs 120 pounds.fied that every little detail in the arily, and does the job so realisti
was perfect. Claudette,cally that he almost lands in which gave Lowe a carrying total action
pack of trouble. (Continued at foot of next column.) weighs 108 pounds.