QUEENS TIBATES
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10;,7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE
THE GREATEST TORILL
OF 19321
MORE THRILLS than "TRADER
HORN."
TARZAN
THE APE MAN
Directed by
W. 8.
DYENN
with Johnny
Nan
ton, C. Anbery
Smith Maureen O'Sullivan.
-COMING SHORTLY-
A BRITISH COMEDY
That Drives Away Depression
"SPLINTERS IN THE NAVY"
with SYDNEY HOWARD
STAR
TO-DAY
&
TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 0.20 p.m.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Romance
"White
Shadows
in the
South Seas
MONTE BLUE RAQUEL TORRES
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1932.
MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE
Pictures In Hong Kong
*TARZAN.""
CROWDS FLOCK TO THE QUEEN'S.
"DEVIL'S LOTTERY.”
THRILLS AT THE KING'S
A trade notice states:-
Hailed as one of the really big productions of the year, "Devil's Lottery," the Fox picture, with Elissa Landi in the leading role, opens its long awaited engagement today at the King's Theatre.
A trade tolice states:- "Tarzan, the Ape Man," reaches the screen with all of the thrills and breath-taking adventures of De famous Edgar Rice Burroughs
A tremendous cast of screen far- story depicted in the picture now.
Me showing at the Queen's Theatre.ourites, including Victor Johnny Weissmuller, world's cham- Laglen, Alexander Kirkland, Pau pion swimmer, who was cast in the, Cavanagh, Bery! Mercer, Barbara title Folt because of his tremendous Weeks, Halliwell Hobbes and Her physical build, is excellent in the, bert Hundin. will be seon in this part, giving a vivid personifica screen adaptation of Nalbro Bart tion of the strange human being ley's famous novel. who was raised by the ape men as one of their own.
Others who give creditable per- formances in the engrossing story of adventure in the African jungle include Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith, Maureen O'Sullivan, Doris Lloyd, Forrester Harvey and Curtis Nero. The direction of W. S. Van Dyke is the every way ap to the high standard set by his previous success, Trader Horn."
'AROUND THE
WORLD IN
80 MINUTES"
WITH DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
SHOWING AT CENTRAL THEATRE.
A trade notice states:- That a motion picture can be true and yet be as thrilling and roman tie as fiction is proved in this sen- sational film.
Here is the greatest novelty yet to reach the gereen!)
With three companions, Doug actually travelled out to strange lands in searen of new thrills, and that he found them is amply veri fied by the record of his camera. To see the picture is actually to accompany Doug and share the fascinating adventures he found.
Through China, Japan, India, Sinm and Indo China went Doug and his confrèves in adventure, shooting wild beasts, meetings kings, queens and celebrities visit ing sacred and historic spots, mingling with the surging tides of oriental humanity-looking always for the unusual, the extraordinary
and always finding it.
It would be difficult to say whe ther the film is more humorously exciting or more exciting humor ous, for when the magic of Dong's sense of humour, thrills give way to laughs on the least provocation. "Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks" could well be called n comedy, one of the best of this or any other year, were it not for the richness of strange and interesting facts about far which the nwdy countries with record in rammed.
MISS BETH BERI.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT KING'S.
**
This picture portrays Miss Landi as a former member of a royal family whn through her association with various men, has become a social outcast. She is among the winners of the Calcutta Sweepstako. and, with the other winners, is in- vited to spend the week-end at the country home of Lord Litchfield, owner of the winning horse and a newspaper proprietor.
Lord Litchfield's object in invit- ing this cosmopolitan group to his home is that he may study the effect of sudden riches on them..
Among the guests are Mary Ann Meech, a rule enacted by "Bery! Mercer; Jem Meech, her son, a se- cond rate prize fighter portrayed by Victor MeLnglen; Major Hugo Beresford, a card sharp, played by Paul Cavanagh, and Captain Geof froy Maitland, a rule played by Ralph Morgan. Once they are as sembled under the palatial roof. Lord Litchfield gets more than he bargained for. A murder is com- mitted, another guest is smothered to death while attempting to pro tect her money, a double romance develops and a series of other ex- citing events enliven the occasion.
Miss Landi wears some gorgeous gowns in the picture and the set- tings are said to be remarkable for their beauty and detail.
"ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT."
WAR EPIC AT ORIENTAL
A trade notice states:- After the completion of the many battle scenes included in the coloss al epic," All quiet on the Western Front," now showing at the Orient al Theatre, Universal officials made A careful check of the first aid hospital unit that accompanied the company on its locations.
C&SCE were
According to a report prepared by Dr. William P. Hutchins, who was in charge of the hospital uns, approximately 3,604 treated during the 11 weeks of production when large groups of extra were engaged. Of this num ber there was not a single serious case. The figures indicated that! John Hallor, who was employed by the company to give first aid treat- ment, handled 40 cases daily.
These cases ranged from simple lesions to dislocations and frac tures. It so happened that there were but three canes of dislocations and fractures and these were of a minor nature. Most of the cases treated were slight abrasions, and burns. Boldiers occasionally were struck by flying objects or sustain. ed slight injuries in barb-wire entanglements.
A trade notice states:-- Mise Beth Bori, the famous young American dancer, who is appearing in a limited return engagement at the King's Theatre commencing on
Despite the fact that more powder October 1, is returning to Hong and dynamite were used in the pic Kong after a most successful thrae- turization of Remarque's astonish months tour of Malaya, Java, ing book, than had ever been used Siam and the Philippines.
in filming any previous war pic- The danseuse is bringing to Hong ture, not a single person was kill Kong an entirely new repertoire,ed and nons seriously injured.
although, it is likely that popular.
demand will make it necessary for
her to repent some of the numbers
which so delighted Hong Kong
theatre-goers during her appear. ance here in June. Of these, the
SPLINTERS IN THE
NAVY."
"Fan Dance," her interpretation. BRITISH COMEDY FOR THE
QUEEN'S.
of which won her fame in Rose Marie, has, without doubt, a universal appeal During her re
A trade nolico, states :---- cent engagements in, Singapore,
One of the most spectacular, if Batavia and Penang, the enthu siastic audiences there refused to not one of the most important mem allow the dancer to leave the stagebers of the cast of "Splinters in before she had repeated several en the Navy, showing shortly at the Queen's, is Wilfred, who plays cores of this captivating number.
While in Manila, Miss Beri made opposite Sydney Howard in one an exhaustive study of the Indian sequence, Wilfred is a goat, and a dance, by which, upon her return born film artiste. In fact, he be to Shanghai, the plans to enlargecame very popular with all the the curriculum of her dance studio staff at Twickenhara, but showed a distinct personal preferende Lott there Similarly, while in Bang kok, the artiste availed, heresif, of Sydney Howard himself the opportunity of studying the At first, whenever the glare of Siamese dance. Through a special the lights was turned upon him, invitation from the King of Siam, Wilfred was apt to be tempera Miss Beri was able to observe mental but a pat or a word from closely, the picturesque moverenta Bydley would reduce him to in-
LAST TWO DAYS
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
TO-DAY AT THE CINÉMA.
Queen's.
HỒNG KONG.
Tarzan the Apeman."
King'
"Devil's Lottery,"
Gentral.
Around the World in 80
Oriental.
Ster
Minutes
All Quiet on the Western
Frant."
KOWLOON.
"White Shadows in the South
Sens."
This Woman Lure, Was Fatal Te Many Moni
COMING.
King'a
Sinners in the Sun." "Merrily We go to Hell."
TEMA
Queen's.
Splinters in the Navy." Variety Prograininë.
LANDI
DEVIL'S LOTTERY
Algrand si Kiridand Part Sevanagh Bum Taylor
FOX PICTURE
NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 29th SEPT.
as
Light foam! Hard as ice!
She is so light... so flexible...so re sistant! Flesh and dream! But can HE soften, her heart for Love? That's where she's hard.. HARD as ICEI
In
THE
#
SANNERS SUD
CAROLE
LOMBARD
CHESTER
MORRIS
ADRIENNE AMES ALISON SKIPWORTH
a Gamoun
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
LAST TWO DAYS
་
At 2.80, 5.15,.7.15 & 9,80
CARL LAENUMLE METSA GAZI, LAEMALE, Jr
Predection Directed by LLEWIS MILESTONE
p.m.
ALL QUIET WESTERN FRONT
NEXT CHANGE
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
Central.
"Mid-night Daddies." "Cock of the Air."
Fast Companions." "Night Work," Oriental,
Star.
"A House Divided." "June Moon,”`·
"Chosing Rainbows."
SINNERS IN THE
SUN."
NEXT CHANGE AT KING'S
- A trade notico státés :-----
Seventy-five dress extras, worked recently in a palace of chance set for Binners in the Sun" as back- ground for Chester Morris and Carole Lombard. About 200 were used in a garden party scene, danco absorbed another 200, two stylo shows took 100, each, and a street scene about 50 more. This social drama, with settings depict- ing Manbatten and Long Island social life, comes to the King's Theatre on Thursday.
B
CENTRAL THEATRE
TEL
25720
TO-DAY, at 2.30; 5.15; 7.16 & 9.80 p.m.
23,000 MILES OF LAUGHS, GAGS. THRILLS & ROMANCE ! NOTHING LIKE IT BEFORE! A MAGIC SWEEP OF ENJOY- MENT WHICH SOARS
ABOVE
THE CLOUDS, HURTLES OCEANS & THRILLS YOU WITH ITS ADVENTUROUS' SWEEPI
1932 UNDED ARTSIS PICTURE
A similar effort to keep the ex- trus employed is shown in other THE productions!! Clara Deane," lea
Pat turing Wenno Gibson and O'Brien, uses £20 in two style show sequences, more than 400 in prison scenes, n total of 115 in street: scenes and. 250 in party scones.
"The Broken Wing, featuring. Lupe. Veloz and Leo Carrillo, has used 100. Latins in streat, accnes.: "Thunder Below starring Tallu- lah Bankhead, recently used more
ROMP AROUND
THE WORLD WITH DOUGI
Fairbanks speed -- Fairbanks
pep-in a new and daringly successful form of screezi entertainment 1
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES wil
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
All The World Hin
Stage! Continents Hia Playground!
UNITED
ARTISTS
PICTURE
Cyclamic pageant of laughs, gags, thrills, romance, adventure! Conceived, enacted, directed by the incomparable genius of Doug Fairbanks—mapported by a costic case of Eve hundred millions!
SPECIAL MATINEES AT 12.80 p.m. FOR TO-DAY & TO-MORROW NEXT CHANGE
FUNNIEST COMEDY EVER BEEN SOLBENED.
SENNETTS BEST ALL-TALKING: COMEDY,
MACK-
MIDNIGHT
DADDIES"
than 100 in South American can- WITH ALMA BENNETT, ANDY OLYDE, HARRY GRIBBONS &
tion scenes and employ more than A BIG CART OF WELL-KNOWN COMICS AND BEAUTIES
900 atmosphere players in Gesta scenes."Sky Bride" has, in ad- dition to more than fifty in street avenes, a crowd of more than 600 watching an air circus. In "Dan- earn in the Dark," 300 were used for two weeks in dance 'hall seenes with Mirian Hopkins and Jack Oakic..
BRITISH FILM
CENSOR COMEDY
13
"SHOCKING BEDROOM SCENE EXCISED.
When you see the British talkis "Wedding Rehearsal," you will be deprived of the spectacle of Lady Tree and George Grossmith her ing the same marriage bed, writes a critic in Homo paper..
The reason: The film censor, in his infinite wisdom, has decreed that the scene is likely to corrupt your morala,
The facts: Lady Tree, who I understand is sixty-nine years of age, and George Grossmith, who is fifty-eight, are depicted in the story of Wedding Rehearsal" as a titled married couple with twó Krown-up children.
AMERICA'S
MORE LAUGHS THAN YOU CAN COUNT.
IT'S MARVELLOUS & LAVISH
SHOWING SOON
PREMIER COMEDIAN SHAKING THE WORLD'S SIDES IN AN' EXTRAORDINARY LAUGH PRODUCTION I
EDDIE
QUILLAN.
NIGHT WORK
with SALLY STARR, FRANCES UPTÓN, LORA LANE
GOSSIP
Banvard Player in "Devil's
"Lottery."
FACT.
An interesting feature connected with "Devil's Lottery," the Elm The scene to which objection, is now showing at the King's Thea made is soaked in respectability tre is the fact that one of the and decorum. The dialogue is com- pletely innocuous.
But the censor is adamant about observing his role that people of opposite sexes must not be por trayed in be
that they are valuable in front of a camera. He demands of every. player in his pictures, whether they be stars or atmospheric hits, that their reaction to any given situation be natural,
Forget the camera's presence, he minor roles, that of a footman, is admonishes." Realize that this played by Frank Atkinson. It will little thing you are to do is not be remembered that Mr. Atkinson & great national event; act as you appeared here, actually at the Star would act in real life but do not Theatre, Kowloon, with the Ban act vard Musical Comedy Company
No thought of censorship ever some four or five years ago This Two Fairs of Lovers, and will
actor is a friend of Mr. G. Stopani Rogers, HSAADAVAM entered the head of Alexander Thompson, who is well-known, local- One big company is planning to Korda, the director of Weddingly as an amateur actor of ability, make an all-star picture which wil Rehearsal," when he fashioned the and it was through Mr. Thompson include Will Rogers, Janet Gaynor, sequence of an early morning, scene
playing -asan amateur, in Charles Farrell, James Dunn, and in the studio bedroom occupied by Mercenary Mary for the Ban Sally Eifers, and possibly, it can Lady Tree and George Grossmith. vard Company that the friendship agreement can be reached with the.
Tho camers first showed George was formed. -
company he works for Robert Montgomery. It sounds as if it Grossmith reading his morning paper while Lady Tree sipped a
would need all Will Roger's'humour to deal with two' such well known cup of tes
But when Wedding Rehearsal Robert Montgomery, the blue-pairs of lovers, and the spare young was submitted to the censor he in eyed film giant who starred in man, as well, sisted that the scene should be cut. ........ Private Lives an
Tall Star's Tiness,
As a result this part of the flm Shearer, has suddenly been taken had to be scrapped, and two days ill at Hollywood. An emergenay before the trade show of the pro- operation was performed -- duction a new sequence was made
Great Productions in England.
The lending Britiafi film studios are beginning a period of greater. production" uctivity thari" they: häve
showing Lady Tree and Georgeet Naturally-But Do Not Act!ver hitherto known. This unpre
of the court dances the foess of mediate docility," He is good "A HOUSE DIVIDED" deed and George Act
thair type in the world, then Ind, said the famous comedian on She will be accompanied at the one occasion, shouldn't be pisno by Mr. Monit Litter, who, surprised if he come from York- doclaimed the most brilliant pinnist mire"
in the. Far Last. by Zimbalist, and
Heifetz, comaines the difficult art passing through Hong Kong on
way to Shanghai
of expert accompaniment and really
fal sold work Mr Litter is appear at h fed ut foot of sees column the coming season.
WITH
WALTER HUSTON KENT DOUGLASS HELEN CHANI
cedented push is represented by advica was new talking pictures, in wh
in opaque dressing gowns
This paradox: Thus the power of censorship has offered by Josef von Sternberg, than: £500,000 will be invested. And been establintfed – doce înorê -The
work a motion picture this unexampled... prosperity has isha morals of the Bri publicare safeguarded. Lady, Tree, aged six, ty-nine miles across at George rosmith, agedy-eight and the film industry roars with laugh-
as made his theories and precipitated kelime war
Hollywood;“exception-of British-International- erg, now directing Pictures, all other studios are tich in Paramount's in arms against the popular nus," declares it is only the word Estres to describe British- when actors forget they are sators, film production as a whole,