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QUEEN THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20 p.m.
PALS!
-and
how
you'll
love them
together!
AN ADULT
PICTURE:
Production
JACKIE
COOPER
America's Boy Star and Lovable, Laughable
CHARLES
Chic SALE
in a great drama
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
-ADDED ATTRACTION LAUREL and HARDY in "Come Clean."!
FROM WEDNESDAY-
"My husband will
believe me?
"He was away
when they came and
framed me?"
Can such things be? Could it happen to
you?
SEE
GHT
COURT
Meuo.
Mayer
PLOTURI
and judge for yourself!
Beiti
PHILLIPS HOLMES |'| WALTER MUSTON
ANITA PAGE LEWIS STONE
directed by
W. S. Van Dyke
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1932.
MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE
Pictures In Hong Kong
"WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND."
JACKY COOPER AT THE
QUEEN'S.
Jackie Cooper heightens his re- putation as the leading juvenile sereca artist of the day, in the latest' release at the Queen's Theatre.
THIS IS THE NIGHT"
LIGHT OPERA COMES TO THE FILM.
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAIN. MENT AT KING'S THEATRE.
This is the When you 900 Night," now showing at the King's and you certainly should see it
In this picture, "When a Feller Needle a Friend," this youngster plays the part of a panpored crip- pled boy with such skill and depta-you will ask why, if the film io- of emotional feeling as would dedustry can give us as good, enter- justice to an artist many years his
tainment as this, it so seldom senior. However, we see too much sontimentality, which, though aplen- makes the effort. Here is delight- didly portrayed by one so young, ful comic opera-a very good story, becomes hard to assimilate in such without any stupid clowning, ex- quantities. A little more comic re- lief would assist the picture.
cellent acting, catchy music, with amazing and delightful variations 011 that old nursery tune, My dame has lost her shoe," and the settings are in Paris and Venice! The theme song, by the way, is My Lady's. lost her dress," and
Charles "Chic" Bale gives an entertaining characterisation of an old man. He plays the part of the boy's Uncle, and succeeds in conveying the impression of a eccentric horse-car conductor whose aim is to help the crippled lad.
A German specialist is engaged
"
to try and cure the boy, but fails. Thelma Todd, one of the loveliest Uncle Jonas then takes over, but!
instead of attempting to cure the and most
scornful blondes in
physical ailments, he instils into screenland plays the lady with a the boy the necessity for possessing penchant for cateking her frock the virtues of self-respect and court in doors and having it torn off her. age. That he succeeds, is shown when his charge overcomes his in- The crowd sings the song, the jolly feriority complex and fights porters sing it as they pass the bullying cousin. Ralph Graves, in luggage, and the Paris-Venice ex- playing the difficult part of an
press, sings it in gruff puffs and throbs. This device, taken of
over sympathetic father gives a convincing display.
Contrary to all conventions in pictures of this nature, we do not sce the lad miraculously cured in conclusion. He remains a cripple, and here the picture goes up step as a dramatic production."
"NIGHT COURT."
NEXT OFFERING AT THE QUEEN'S.
A trade notice states:- The intensely dramatic story of an innocent girl who is "framed" and sent to prison on a morais
coura
story.
this,
from Sunshine Susie, ja admirably dovetailed into the
What happens is Gerald Grey, a stiff and respect- able young Englishman-Roland Young at his inimitable best-is reluctantly drawn into an affair with Claire (Thelma Todd). To quiet the lady's husband-the world's champion javelin thrower -ho takes a nominal wife accured by his pal, Charlie Ruggles. The wife" however, is vivacious, alluring and hot tempered; the beautiful Lily Damita delights in the part, and how she looks it!
Venice and gondoliers, and people singing by moonlight! What a setting and how well, it is worked! There is, the quality
charge because she has unwittingly that made the Merry Widow the
come into possession of incrimina operetta success of a generation- ting evidence against an unserupu a surface of light cynicism playing loux judge is told in "Night over intense human feeling! Court," which starts at the Queen's Hollywood has also learned from Theatre on Wednesday.
Elstree the effect of delightful de- Mike, a young Now York taxi-tail, and from this film you will driver, and his wife, Mary, are the carry away memories of fat porters principals of the plot. Living in laughing and singing, of a "boot a cheup tenement district of the faced" French policeman ehadow- city, they are blissfully unaware ing poor Rolund Young and Char- that the woman, in the next apart-lio Ruggles, and of two excited ment is the paramour of a well- Italian curbinieri, known night court magistrate. Ac cidentally, Mary finds a bankbook revealing the judge's cache of crook ed spoils, which he had drooped during one of his visits "next
duor.
To prevent her knowledge from harming him, the judge has Mary "frained” on a morals charge and Beat to prison. Discovering the plot, Mike opens war on the dis- solate magistrate and his under- world tribe, and in so doing is taken for a ride, and, almost killed by torture before he escapes. The manner in which be subsequent- y gets the judge' into his 'power and frees Mary brings the plot to a spusational climax.
“DEVOTION.”
FINE PICTURE AT THE
CENTRAL.
A trade notice states:-
As a last word, there is an ex- cellent cartoon "A Hunting Wo Will Go "the fine old tune being aung lustily to the most fantastic. nonsense that ever a "Talkatoon " artist could imagine.
F.B.
KING'S THEATRE PRESENTATION
ESSAYISTS PRESENTED WITH: GOLD MEDALS.
The presentation of gold medals to wins in the essay competition, held under the auspices of the King's Theatre took place in the Theatre on Saturday, the awards be- ing presented by the Hon. Dr, S. W. T'so.
The following were the winners- Tee Shui Man, St. Paul's Col- lege, gold medalist; Chan Kim Ying, Munsang College, gold me- dalist; Taoi Mong Yuk, Bt. Paul's Devotion," the current Rko College; John Poon, St. John's, Patho attruction at the Central College, Fang Hien Sui, Munsang Theatre, starring Ann Harding, re- College, and Gabriel Lau, St produces the famed and lovely Tem- Paul's College. ple District of London.
oxquisite back ground, in contrast to its air of history and tradition, there is play ed an unusually pleasing story of modern romance, light comedy, and drama,
TARZAN IS COMING Against this
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7:20 & 9.20 p.m.
REGINALD
DENNY
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Comedy
Hon. Dr. T'so in his address,
!
said
"The competition was open to students of all schools in the Co lony and six prizes wore offered for the best six Essays on the cooling) system of the King's Theatre," Dr. That such story and setting Tao explained. Intending com should have Ann Harding as the petitors were given the opportunity star is one of the happy combina of coming hors to study and ex- tions too seldom seen in pictures, amine into the principle of the sys- The star handles expertly a role tem and every detail of; ita ma- demanding a wide emotional range, chinism was thoroughly explained Perhaps never hos Mias Harding and demonstrated to them. appeared to more excellent advant" The six bost essays were selected. age. She proves once again that by judges upon the merits of their she is an actress of fine ability, English composition and the cor. whore talent is not confined to one rectuoss of their technical descrip- tion, The management therefor type of role.
Leslie Howard, who will be re-tenders its hearty thanks to the membered for his find work in "Out Judges, the editors of the Hong ward Round" and "Reserved for Kong Telegraph and, the long Ladies," is splendid in the leading Kong Daily Press, and Mr. Macfar role opposite Miss Harding Ro-lane, of the Dairy Farm and Cold standing characterizations
technical part of, the competition,!!.
“STEPPING OUT" bert Williams does another out- Storage Co., who adjudged the
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m
THIS WIGHT
IS THE
a Curamount Picture
LILY DAMITA
CHARLIE RUGGLES
ROLAND YOUNG
-ADDED FEATURES- LATEST FAKAMOUNT SOUND NEWS Cartoon
**A. HUNTING WE WILL GO"
-NEXT
CHANGE-
When a Careless Lady Meets a
Carefree Máni
ཐཱ་..';
Oh, the things you'll seet
Careless Lady
with
JOAN
BENNETT
JOHN
BOLES
MINHA GOMBEL
WELDON HEYBURN FOX PICTURE
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.
"Spectacular Romance!"
THE ROAD TO RENO
a Garamount Nature
with
Charles Rogers Peggy Shannon
a
NEXT CHANGE TUESDAY, 13th SEPT.
"The False
Madonna
A Paramount Picture with
KAY FRANCIS William Boyd
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HONG KONG.
"When a Feller Needs"
King's.
Friend."
This is the Night."
Uantrai.
"Devotion."
World.
CENTRAL THEATRE
SHOWING
TO-DAY
at 230; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
***Inundation of Treasure City" ANN HARDING'S LATEST GREAT SCREEN SUCCESS
Ortontal,
atar.
·King's.
(Chinese picture).
The Road to Reno,"
KOWLOON Stepping Out."
COMING.
Carelcas Lady.". Man of Maylair,"
Central.
Quee
Caught Cheating." "Nico Women,"
Biar
ti
"Night Court." -
World.
Song of the West."
Get Rick Quick Wallingford"
"Love and Parentage (Chinese picture).
JJ
'CARELESS LADY."
COMING TO THE KING'S.
A trade notice states:-
Of the fifteen most important! players in Careless Lady," com ing to the King's Theatre, all but three have been either starred or featured in successes of the stage.
Joan Bennett, in the feminine lead, had only one stage rôle before she went into pictures, but she suz- sequently roached film fame in Thres. "Bulldog Drummond,"
Live Ghosts," Disraeli," "Seat- land Yard," Doctors' Wives" and
She Wanted A Millionaire," Joan Boles was a musical comedy favourite on Broadway in
Little
THE STAR OF STARS IN A
STARTLING
STORYL
Queen of the
Screen! In a love
story that tells what happens to
woman who gives her heart to a married man!
EKO
Presents
ANN HARDING
DEVOTION
NEXT CHANGE
Jesse James,"" Mercenary Mary," THE NEWEST & GREATEST
"Romany Love Spell and other hits bofore he joined the screen co- lony to acore new triumphs in "The Desert Song." "Rio Ritu." "King of Jazz," Seed," "Good Sport and other successes.
Minna Gombell starred in "Nancy's Private Affair," "The
and Great Power "
"Jimmie's Women" during her theatrical cafe. er. Weldon Heyburn played appoi site Jeanne Eagles, Lenore Uric and other celebrities before enter ing filme, Raul. Roulien starred throughout Central and South America in musical comedy bofore be came to Hollywood. J. M. Ker rigan was featured in many stage hits, including "Outward Bound,
White Wings," "John Ferguson and "The Road to Rome."
Josephine Hull in "Midnight," "After To-morrow,'' "Fata Mor gana," "March Hares" and "Those We Love" James Kirwood in "The Fool," "The Barker," "The Great Divide and other noted plays; William Pawlay in "Four Walls, "Gentlemen of the Press," "Sub- way Express" and "Bad Girl" all have known star or feature bil. ling on Broadway.
"THE ROAD TO RENO)."
UNIQUE FILM AT THE ORIENTAL.
A trade notice states:-
LAUGH PICTURE OF THE YEAR
CHARLIE MURRAY & GEORGE SIDNEY IN THEIR LATEST LAUGHING HIT
CAUGHT CHEATING
SHOWING SOON
SIDNEY FOX'S NEWEST TRIUMPH
'NICE WOMEN"
GOSSIP
& FACT:
Barry Jones Sings Operas,
"Take pair of sparkling eyes" trilled in a well modulated baritone is scarcely what one ex-
being called.
Accordingly, she sought work only at the two great studios at Elstree; and she visited them every day in
Reno, one of the most colourful pects to hear during the produe the hope of finding her way into cities in America, is the locale of tion of George Bernard Shaw's a crowd scone the featured picture, "The Road
to Reno," which is now showing at Arms and the Man," or the Oriental Theatre.
Her afforts met with regular suc
thought Cecil Lewis, who is direct cess. She was so successful, indeed, The Road to Reno" gives more ing the film. On investigation ho that in eighteen months she was than a glimpse at this city where
marital knots are disolved in the discovered Barry Jones, who plays scarcely ever unemployed. She ap fluent suds, of court-room authority. the leading role, ensconced behind peared in so many filme that she It gives an intimate and graphic the scenery of a Bulgarian house lost count of them, and her face account of what happens to the in-
dividuals-people of many varied with a full libretto of W. S. Gil was more familiar in the Elstree types, who go to have their bonds | bert's famous lyrics. Between studios than that of many a star. of wedlock clipped.
Tom Walls noticed Evelyn Bos
There is the social-climber inatron scenes Jones has encouraged the who wants a divorce just to be cast to join him in duets and quar, tock in the crowd of "A Night. fashionable. There is the young tettes from the famous Gilbert and | Like This,” and arranged to give couple seaking "freedom" after
their "first year" spat. There is Sullivan operas for which he has the slightly gouty raue with an a passion.
eye for a plump young grass-widow.
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her a test. Then he fell ill, and it
seemed that chance had passed her by; but while Tom Walls was re- cuperating, Herbert Wilcox, Direc Will Rogers, the ambassador, bas tor of Productions to British and signed another contract with Fox. Dominions, carried out the
promis. This involves four more pictures, ed test. It was satisfactory, and
There are gambling houses, "free Will Signs Contrant, dam parties," gin jouste, short and unhappy weddings and many other phenomena spread before the eyes of the audience.
In making this picture. Para- mount has mustered one of the most the first of them to be "Jubilo." Evelyn was cast in the part of distinguished caste of film favorites This is to be modernized after the Kitty Stratton in "Thark." the screen bas seen or heard in romanner of Roger's, musical comedy. cent months.
It includes Lilyon Tasman of "Up successes, and after that will come Jean Cadell's Tapestry Chair Cover Popa the Dovil" and "Murder by State Fair." The others haven't the Clock Charles Buddy" Ro-been chosed so far.
gers of "The Lawyer's Secret" and
Safety in Numbers," Pegy Shan-
•
non of Silence" and "The Secret Evelyn Bostock, Call," William Boyd of "Guri
Smoke " and "Murder by the
Evelyn Bostock pinned her faith
Jean Cadell, who appears in "Timbuctoo," and "The Fires of Fate" has embroidered-tapestry chair of beautiful design which re presents "waita". between scenes,
Clock, Irving Pichel of Mur- to Elstree. As an aspirant for the A cluster of flowers on a warm der by the Clock" and "An Ameri highest acreen honours she saw that brown background is the pattern, can Tragedy: Wynne Gibson of
Man of the World" and "Kick was a waste of time to wait for and "The Fires of Fate" took her In," Skeets Gallagher of "It Pays work in agents' offices, and equally to the fourth pink rose, and "Tim- to Advertise" and "Up. Pops the unexciting to go from studio to buctoo tied them off with a gay Devil, Judith Wood (formerly.tudio on the outskirts of London in is the most southing occupation and blue ribbon. She declares tapestry: known as Halen Johnson), of "The Vive Spad,"
ays to Ad--the hope that she would turn up, is a restful as well as a st the moment when a crowd was cupation, :....
vertise.