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QUEENS THEATRE
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Something
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ALSO SHOWING CHARLIE CHASE
in
"The Panle Is On" AND
The Second Series of M-G-M-Flit Voice-Guessing Contest TO-MORROW BRITAIN'S GREATEST! A Romance of Glorious Youth
TELL ENGLAND
THE IMMORTAL EPIC OF) GALLIPOLI· Directed by
ANTHONY ASQUITH
GEOFFRY BARKA
with
CARL HARBORD, S
FAY COMPTON, TONY BRUCE,
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
AT 2.30, 6.20, 7.20,& 9.20
In
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932.
TO-DAY AT THE AT THE PENINSULA.
CINEMA.
HONG KONG
"The Spy."
Queen's.
"Are you Listening."
King's
Central.
Murder in the Rug Morque."
World.
Oriental,
Star.
"Trader Horn."
"Dude Ranch."
KOWLOON.
"Sidewalks of New York."
Quean's.
COMING.
"Tell England."
King'a
Lovers Courageous,"
Misleading Lady."
Central.
Star.
Tu-Night or Never." "Corsair."
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"Man in Possession." World.
Hold Everything." ¡Oriental.
"Shadow of the Law."
"THE SPY."
RUSSIAN REALISM AT KING'S.
SUCCESSFUL SYMPHONY
CONCERT.
FUTURE ATTRACTIONS.
A thoroughly enjoyable concert was held on Sunday night at the Peninsula Hotel when an attrac tive and varied programme was présented.
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Mrs. W. R. Fleming, a vocalist well-known to Hong Kong audi- ences, Bang "Angus MacDonald " by Rocckel," Mighty Lak 'a Row" by Nevin and "Arise O' San," the latter for an encore; the piano ar companiment was played by Mr. Fleming. The gathering was de- lighted and it will be a pleasure to hear the singer again at these con- certs on future occasions.
Of particular mention, also, were the splendidly executed Violin Solos by Prof. C. de la Cruz, ac- companied on the piano by Prof. F. Gonzalez. He selected for his pieces Ave Maria" by Schubert aud Ronde des Latins" by Boz zini, and responded with Waltz **
by Brahms for an encore. For these Solos the violinist merited well- | deserved appreciation.
The remainder of the programme comprised well-selected orchestral numbers of which the following were specially favoured: "Wiener A trade notice states:-- Rich in colourful detail of inti-Blat. Waltz," by J. Strauss; "Les nate life in modern Soviet Russin, Cloches de Corneville," selection by The Spy" dramatic Fox movie- Planquette; "Morning, Noon 'and tone romance, featuring Kay John-Night," overture by von Suppe; 1011. Neil Hamilton and John Caprice Vienuois, Op. 2," by Halliday, is showing today at the King's Theatre.
The drama is a swift moving nar--| rative packed with the turbulent motion characteristic of the liberty loving Communists. Kay Johnson, as the patrician wife of an aristo erat, gives a superh porfonsance in the feminine lead. Neil Hamilton, as her husband and head of the titled family whose struggles against the intrigue and oppression of the Tchekist spics form the premise of the drama, undoubtedly does the anest work of his career.
Kreisler; and Ballet Egyptien " by Lingini.
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Further Symphonic Concerts aru in course of arrangement for the following Sundays and a partien- larly attractive feature is promised for Seitenber 11, when includ- ed in the programme will probably be the following numbers: overture by Tschaikowsky: "Un- finished Symphony" by Schubert: and Cavalcade arranged by R. Stoddon. For the rendering of these fascinating picces a joint or theatra composed of 28 selected musicians from the hands of the S.W.B. and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. will be form- John Halliday, well-known Newed, by kind permission of Lt. Col. York stage actor, mates of the title G. F. Raikes, D.8.0., Commanding role a sinister, skulking character the 1st Bn. the South Wales Bor typifying the very spirit of the derars. Mr. J. L. Geeks, the well- known conductor of the band of scheming Tchekists,
that battalion, will lead.
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It is the plots and machinations of this man, and the organization the represents, that constantly over.
shadow the faithful lovora,"
Much credit for the smoothness and intense interest of the produc- tion goes to Berthold Viertel, who directed the picture from an origin. al story by Ernest Pacal, who also
Cantiered in nemz Ünlumn. }
wrote the dialogue in collaboration with Robert Presnell.
Others whose work stands out brilliantly in this vivid portrayal of Slavic. life and love aro Milton Holmes. Austen Jewell and Henry Kolker..
SCARFACE: TROUNCED BY LONDON CRITIC.
EXPLOITING "THE SHAME OF A NATION.”
After the orgy of gangsterdom old silent era.
which has been spread before us in! And apart from the innumerabis the American films of the past peeps we have recently had inte welve monthe, "Scarface" (which the inferno of the booze-bosses, the is supposed to epitomise the mur-public has surely been far too derous reign of Al Capone) comes startled by the real-life cannibalism too late to
a sensation, of American gunmen to be more writes a London critic.
than mildly moved at this time of That is the first thing to say of! this much-publicised production. day by a more picture of it.
create
made by United Artists and now in cha headlights at the Empire.
Not So Hot
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Atmosphere of Murder,
This is not to say that Scar- face" lacks anything in force and I was warned that, when I saw virility. We are in an atmosphere it my marrow would freeze, my of murder most foul" from the chair stand on end, and my tongue very opening of the story, and are cleave to the roof of my mouth a scarcely released from it for a mo- this bloodthirsty portrayal of rackeroont till the final shot which sends teering in the States.
the ace of racketeers to his doom,
But the truth about the black. The violence and brutality are Emailing thugs of the American un perhaps more intensified than in
dorworld (or is it the overworld some previous examples; but nei-- now) is far more horrible than ther the story nor the way it is the fiction of Hollywood. And told differs very much from those Scarfaco," known in the States that have gone before. In this con- as "The Shame of a Nation," will nection it is amusing to observe that only terrify Guybody who does not, the homicidal obsessions of Scar happen to have heard of Liud face do not preclude, a nice taste bergh's baby, for instance, and of in morals when it comes to "sock- all the colossal villainies associated ing" his sister for living in sin." with that outrage. And, in any No doubt if he had had a little case, we are dead sick of murder brother he would have sent him to orgies on the screen.
the Band of Hope!
Truth Outdoss Fistion.
This picture will not ret the heather on fire in England, Ameri- Besides, haven't we seen most of ca has been too busy advertising it in some form or another before? its seamy side to the world of late The screen has been riddled with for anybody to get palpitations bullets-of-gangsters since ever the over. "Scarface. The only feel. Grat cowboy raced round a rathering it is calculated to provoke an unatoady ranch. Murderous fights this side is a profound disgust at with fits revolvers, and machine the nauseating commercialism' that guns have been the stock-in-trade does not hesitate to cash in where of the pictures right up from the it can on "n nation's shame."
KINGS THEATRE
LAST TWO
DAYS
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.
THE SPY
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teith
KAY JOHNSON NEIL HAMILTON JOHN HALLIDAY A FOX PICTURE.
-NEXT - CHANGE- THURSDAY, 25th AUG,
The MISLEADING
LADY"
WITH
CLAUDETTE COLBERT EDMUND LOWE STUART ERWIN ¤ Paramount Picture
BOOKING TEL. 28313
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAL LAST TWO DAYS
At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.-
Cowboys and Fun are Made-to-Order la
Dude Ranch
a Paramount Picture
with JACK OAKIE
STUART ERWIN JONE COLLYFB MITZI GREEN
"NEXT CHANGE
THURSDAY, 25th AUG.
WILLIAM POWELL Shadow
of the Law
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TELL ENGLAND."
GALLIPOLI EPIC COMING TO THE QUEEN'S.
A trade notice states:-
The largest and one of the most powerful casts over 'engaged in a British film production is that which portrays the spectacular screen masterpiece "Tell England" which will be shown. at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. The total number of actors which n cludes, in addition to the distin- guished presence of General Sir Ian
Hamilton, some of the best known atage nud film artistes, a great number of Royal Marines lent by the Admiralty to the film company, is in the region of nine thousand
Persons,
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The acting cast is headed by one of Britain's inost talented and popular stage stars, Fay Compton, who makes her talkis debut in Tell England." Carl Harbord, who is regarded as England's young film hops, plays the leading male rôle with Tony Bruce, a new dis covery and au ex-Naval officer, as his friend. Other who give out- standing performances are Denis Houy, M, Hallard, Frederick Lloyd, Gerald Rawlinson and Hubert Harben, while Lionel Hed- ges, the well-known County Cricke ter and Oxford blue, who has play- ed for Kent and Gloucestershire, has an important part.
"DUDE RANCH."
LAUGHS AND THRILL AT ORIENTAL.
A trade notice states:--
That galloping, sure-shooting son of the cactus belt, Jack Oakie, todo across the silversnect at the Orien. tal Theatre to-day-and thereby hangs a tale.
The tale is that Jack of the grinsome pan is not a rough-and- ready rancher at all. He's just a travelling actor who dons chaps. and spurs
to fool the Eastern guests who are out West looking for thrilling realism in "Dade Ranch,"
And helping him in this comedy plot are Eugene Palictto, Mitzi Green, Stuart. Erwin and Charles Sellon.
Erwin is the proprietor of the "Dude Ranch" in the Rockies who inds that his guests are threaten- ing to leave his establishment be- cause they have not been treated to real sights of real cowboys, In- dians, desperadoes, gunduels and scalping such as they always believ. ed existed in the captus country.
When the troupe headed by Oakie gets stranded in his neigh bourhood, Erwin hires them to pose as wild and woolly residents of the vicinity.
The resulting actively around the ranch keeps the guests in a con- tinual state of excitement and, it nny as well be said, keeps the audience in a continual state of uproarious mirth.
CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING
TO-DAY
at 230; 6.16; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
EDGAR ALLAN POE'S WORLD FAMOUS CLASSIC OF HORROR BECOMES THE SCREEN'S GREATEST SUPER SPECIAL SHOOKER
Featuring
BELA LEGOSI SIDNEY FOX
"From apes'ws came,” cried this maniacal man of science, "ust we deny our-ancestors?" A millen zealot seeking.
• bride for the goilla ......... a people aroused....... a city stunned ... Never in sil-96ur theatre-going have you sean anything like EDGAR ALLAN POE'S mater story daringly brought to the screen.
MURDERS
IN THE
RUE MORGUE
UNIVERSAL THRILLER
NOTEI
PRICES FOR THIS PROGRAM–
DRESS CIRCLE
$1.00; BACK STALL
(including tax)
NEXT CHANGE
.50 cents
BY SPECIAL REQUEST-RE-SCREENING OF
GLORIA SWANSON IN "TONIGHT OR NEVER"
THE VERSATILE HAINES.
EXCELLENT SHOW AT THE QUEEN'S.
"MURDERS IN THE RUE MORQUE.”
SUPER-SHOCKER AT CENTRAL THEATRE.
A trade notice states:- A strange, hair-raising thriller
A trade notice states:-- Everybody has his own idea of what William Haines is actually which is said to "out-Dracula like in private life. Here's how Dracuta," is Murders in the Rue his best friends describe the lead-Morque," Universal's version of ing player of "Are You Listen- Edgar. Allan Poe's Parision drama. course complications arise ing 7" yow showing at the Queen's which shows at the Central Thea- when a gang of real desperadoes Theatro:-An animated Billiken tro to-day. come the hotel, posing as sales- men, and try to shift the blame of a recent bank robbery on Onkie, the self-styled king of outlaws,
Of
"THE MISLEADING
LADY."
Ought to have been a medicine how
Bela Lugosi the original Dracula barker. Or a dance hall professor of both Stage and screen, enacts
Born New Year's morning A stone's the leading male role of the new throw from a lunatic asylum. But picture, and is seen in a characterí. doesn't throw stones. Fouts when zation which is said to excell his ho's mad. Hollywood's most hope. former one in power and spine- less practical joker. Can dish it tingling manace. Lugosi 'plays the rule of Dr. Mirakle, a doctor with out, and take it.
Antique dealers thought they had, a warped brain, who is intent on a sucker when he haunted auc-introducing the blood of a gigan- tions. They buy the staff back from tie aps into the veins of a living A trade notice state-
bimu now at double prices in his girl, and his ruthless pursuit of his Edmund Lowe, famed for wine-shop. Absolute authority on Gear-mad experiments is said to bring cracking in pictures, carries his sense of humour to off-screen activi gian period and Colonial architecto "Murders in the Rus, Morque " ties. In fact his ability to tell ature. Makes even his best friends facinating quality of strange story and get a laugh is a byword pay for what he knows. Louthes horror. in Hollywood,
NEXT CHANGE AT KING'S
The actor's most recent yarn, parsnips but cate Created tripe.
The principal feminine role is
which happens to deal with himself, His socks always ang. Can't stand played by Sidney Fox, a charming was related to Claudette Colbert, union suits. Never drives his cars. little New York stage actress whose and Stuart Erwin at the New York
Paramount studio, where the three Doesn't care a hang, about dignity short year on the sereen has been were engaged in filming "The Mis Never engaged to anyone but Pol-a constant succession of triumphis, leading Lady." This picture of anly Moran and lots of folks still and who is said to excel all her enraged suitor who abducte a girl think it's on the level. Favourite past efforte ne the gentle French refusing his proposal of marriage,
and makes her like it, will open at exercise is reading in Eod. Never girl who is persued by the doctor the King's Theatre, on Thursday:
and his terrible gorilla. Other it has a match and always needa one.
Son of a California judge, it dind't take young Lowe long to dis. Brought all. bis pale from Staun portant parts in this strange drama cover that San Jose attomicys con- ton, Va, when he struck gold in are played by Leon Waycoff, Brau- Judes to capitalize."
sidered it good business to cater to Hollywood His iner. Non Hufst, Bert Roach, Betty Ross
"Perhaps I was the world's ed from a Pullman youngest racketeer," said Lowe, plenty of room when he laughs "I gathered un all the papers I When he sulks he sulks, Only two could find in the vicinity-of-our-
Clarke, Noble Johnson and D'Arcy Corrigan, and the picture is direct ed by Robert Florey.
home and stood on a near by corner moods. One on top. Other mired where most of the lawyers passed in gloom. Always dissatisfied with Chews gum. Rocks back and forth Nine out of ten of the paid me a own performances. Yearned for his heels when talking. nickel per paner Business was
Our
marvelous until one day Dad hodrama. Proves he can do it in his pened by. He paid me dime for rat serious acting role in Arehand always in pocket. Uncanny memory for names. Plunges to and seemed very plenacit You Listening with my enterprise until he noticed Introducing... divorced husbands depths of despair at every proview... that the paper, was more than two and wives his favourite parlour Can imitate (and does) anybody.
weeks old. A very striking decision was handled down that evening with a hairbrush}
trick. Has enormons library on
antiques and period architecture else in pictures You ought to dee (Oontinued at foot of next column.) his Garbot