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QUEENS THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A rip-roaring success, Sunday Dispatch.
Really very funny, News of the World.
RussianTERNATIONAL
PICTURES ¿e PRESENT
Stanley JUPINO LOVE
RACE
JACK HOBBS
DOROTHY BOYD.
DOROTHY BARTLAM
SHAR CHARGED COMEDY
RAVING AT A THOUSAND SHILËS AN HOUR!!!
FROM SUNDAY
HONG KONG'S HEARTIEST LAUCH OF THE SEASON.
BUSTER
JIMMY
The
Funniest
Trio in
Films!
KEATON
DURANTE
MORAN
THE
POLLY
PASSIONATE PLUMBER
(STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
The LIFE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1932.
MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE
Pictures In Hong Kong
A NEW KIND OF REVOLVER
USED IN THE PASSIONATE PLUMBER"
A, trade nolice states:- The latest Hollywood invention pistol whose in Alight ray bullets hit wherever a began of light emanating from the gun is directed.
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of
This unusual firearm is the "props" in "The Passionate Pimber," riotous Paris comedy in Jiminy Keaton. which Buster
Schnozzle Durante and Polly the ravorting at Moran Queen's Theatre from Sunday.
Keaton has the role of an ecern. trie phunbor who apends most of his spare time perfecting this new gun invention. During the complications in which he becomes finvolved during the course of this wadenp comedy, the pistol is oi great help to him in winning duels with some of the greatest experts
Paris. Finally, after numerous diffculties, he manages to sell the invention to an official in the French army,
'PAID TO LOVÉ "
SPANISH PICTURE ÄT THE KING'S
ever,
one
That it was not only possible but easy to follow the story of Paid to Love" despite the fact that the in Spanish proves dialogue was that this picture is well directed and very well acted. Perhaps how may be permitted to hope that Joxe Mojica and Con chita Montenegro may soon be starred together in a picture with English dialogue. Jose Mojion has n magnificent voice and the singing of the most enjoyable features of the pictare. The story is a not unusual one of a princeling and the dancing girl who is paid to love him, with the result, that she falls in love in real earnest, There are many excellent scenes and the acting throughout is of a "Paid to Love" is high order. certainly a picture to see,
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The Joy Fun Toy Company. Possibly because H.E. and Mrs. Southorn were present with a large party or perhaps because they have settled down more happily to
FINAL SHOWINGS
TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m. ANOTHER DOUBLE ATTRACTION! A SPANISH TALKING FILM.""
"PAID
TO LOVE"
JOSE MOJICA
CONCHITA MONTENEGRO
MIGUEL LIGER)
MAVE.
ARS)
THE MOST
ENJOYABLE FEATURE'
OF
THE FILM 18 THE GLORIOUS TENOR OF THE STAR. JOSE MOJICA.
- ADDED ATTRACTION – TO-DAY ONLY
I'BESESTED Br
PAUN YU JEN
The pistol episodes are among their new stage, the Joy Fun ToyTHE JOY FUN TOY COMPANY the mumerous adventures which the Company gave un-even better per trio of laughmakers undergo when formance thau that of their open- Every trick and amaz- the plumber signs a unique "love ing night, contract which finds its counter-
ing feat went with the swing part in an amusing romance bend verve that inakes really good tween Darante and Polly Moran. entertainment, and the most amaz. Lrene Purcell has the straighting feat of all the Brunboo Pole feminine lead and the cast also act was certainly beyond anything includes Gilbert Roland and Mona Maris.
'THE LOVE RACE
that I remember either hearing of or seeing. Maybe it is not so im- possibly difficult as it looks (~)) hat it looks at all the same!), and every member of the audience toust have watched with almost
EXCELLENT SHOW AT THE horrified astonishment the acroba
QUEEN'S
Mestyne And Pawleys, wu rival types of pars, are favourites för à of race at Brooklands. The son Powley is in town with the daugh- ter of the Mostyns, but Pawleys father has forbidden him to marry her, for he cannot forgive the
which family
threatened his chances on the track. But parent. al discipline counts for naught
ties performed at the top of a bamboo pole supported on a mao's shoulder.
E.M.B.
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CONGORILLA "
COMING TO THE KING'S
نسنی
A trade police states:-
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson.
where cupid is concerned. Reggie and the hundreds of natives who, (Stanley Lupino) is determined to zo to Ida Mostyn's (Dorothy) made up the caravan that penetrat Boryd) 21st birthday party. Heed the Empire of Death, revealed does go and a series of complica in all its natural splendor in the tions ensue for he has recently Arrived from abroad by train and Fox picture, "Congorilla," which In mistake has picked up a suitcase will be shown at the King's Thea- bearing his inilinis withoat and a
tre on Saturday, risked their lives ladyn underwear within. The bag time and again in their efforts to talls open in the Bloatyn hall, and
dazzle the eye and ear of civilized makes matters a little difficult to explain, particularly as just after people with unknown sights and this incident the real owner of the thrills Primitive savagea and pri Buitense arrives to claim her proneval monsters were not the only perty, and Bobley Mostyn (Jack menaces. A river of floating peril, Hobbs) to placate his sister Ida, with hideous island of flesh and tu whom he knows Reggie hopes slithering reptiles, threatened the lives of these two noted explorer to be engaged, introduoce the new arrival as Reggie's siater, recently arrived from a Convent... A little later the arrival on the scene of an infuriated Mr. Powley necesitated her being passed off no Reggie's wife, to account for the fact that her underwear is still in what ap- [pears to be Reggie's suitcase.
But all turns out well in the end. Don't miss this really good show,
DON'T BET ON "
WOMEN"
AT THE ORIENTAL"
A trade notice states:--- Laying a wager on a proposition that depends upon the mood of a woman is a dangerous investment,
and their natives many times.
.sur.
On one occasion, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson found themselves rounded by. rhinos. One of then, in fact, rande a dash for Mrs. Jchu- son and when within 20 feat of the camera was killed by her hus band. On another. occasion the party was eye witness to an attack balion on a stray zebra. But this sight paled with the one that followed. A band of hyenas np. peared on the scene and challeng- ed the king of beasts.
On their way down the jungle Nile, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and their boats were attacked by slithering crocodiles and a herd of "river horses," the explorers have a narrow escape from gorillas that bave suddenly discovered their pre-
venes.
wife whom he adores, rallies to the
sny time, any place, anywhere defence of all womankind with the This proved in the Fox. Movietone result a wager is made that Love pinduction Don't Bet On Wo- cannot succeed in kissing the first" men," alowing at the Oriental woman that crosses an adjoining Theatre to-day.
porch.
That particular woman happens Based on a story by William An- thony McGuire and directed by to be the wife of the attorney mak William K. Howard, it features ing the bet. Then the real troub
biem
OF THE Edmund Lowe and Jeanette-Mac atarta The picture solves the pro
PARTY
Donald in a story, of a wealthy
In addition to those mentioned, man who tries to argue with his attorney that all women a bad Roland Young, J. M Kerrigan The attorney, having beautiful Una Merkel, Helene Millard and antinued ut foot of next column.) Henry Kolker complete the cast.
CHINA'S FOREMOST MAGICIAN AND HIS COMPANY OF
12 CHINESE AUROBATS AND JUGGLERS
IN NEW THRILLS & BEWILDERING TRICKS
THE COMPANY WILL APPEAR WITH THE USUAL PICTURE PROGRAMME TO-DAY
AT 5.19, 7.16 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY.
Prices as Usual
TO-MORROW
CONGORILL
MR. & MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON.
ORIENTAL
THEATRE.
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m. A WOMAN'S WILES AND A WISE. YOUNG MAN'S TECHNIQUE-WHICH ·· WOULD YOU BET ON?
"DON'T
BET ON
WOMEN"
with EDMUND
LOWE JEANETTE
MacDONALD
NEXT OHANGE LEWAYRES
HEAVEN ON EARTH''
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE,
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.
Queen's
HONG KONG.
"The Love Race," King's,
"Paid to Love,"
Central.
Radio Patrol,"
Oriental,
Star.
r
"Don't Bet on Women.'
KOWLOON.
"The Life of the Parig.".
Queen's.
COMING.
"The Passionate Plumber."
King's.
"Congorilla.". "Amateur Daddy."
"One Heavenly Night."
Dentral. :
Star.
Life's Comedy" (Ep.. "The Doomed Battalion."
Phantom of Paris." "Show Girl,"
"Midnight."
Immediate. Passession."
Oriental.
"Heaven on Earth."
RADIO PATROL"
FINE ENTERTAINMENT AT
CENTRAL
A trade notice states:---
"Radio Patrol," the current Universal film at the Central Thea tre, gets off to a good start and builds steadily right up to the last minute with a lot of forceful, hu- man drama, suspense and netian packed into its seven reels. "
The story deals with the lives of
CENTRAL THEATRE
TEL
WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL COM. MENCE SHOWING THE BEST SUPER & SPECIAL RADIO, UNIVERSAL & BRITISH DOMINION PICTURES OF 1932-88 FROM THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.
SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30; 6.15; 7.15 & 9.30 pm.
THE INSIDE STORY OF POLICE AT WABI YOUR PULSES WILL POUND TO EXCITEMENT SUCH AS NEVER BEFORE, SCREENED. YOU'LL, THRILL & THROB AS YOU SEE THE RAPID-FIRE STORY BEHIND A GREAT CITY'S POLICE FORCE. IT'S DRAMA SEETHING THROUGH THRILL. FILLED NIGHTS.
MOBI
RADIO PATROL
Screaming strens.. Staccato radio alarms... Midnight murder. Racing cars... A whirl. wind of terrific excite. ment seething throughthe streets of a great city.. The rapid-fire drame of the loves and thrille packed lives of the heroes of the lawł
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With Robert Armstrong, Lie Lee, June Clyde, Russell Hopton, Andy Devine. Story by P, J. Wolfsona/Ben Mebli, Produced by Carl Laumeie, 36 Directed by Edw. L. Caka, Presented by Carl Laemmin. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
SHOWING SOON
the young men who go through the THE GREATEST & NEWEST CHINESE TALKING PIC- TURE WITH MARVELLOUS TECHNICOLOR SEQUENCES,
~ BUTTERFLY WU....
IN
“LIFE'S COMEDY”, EP. 2.
polica school together and find out. Jater in pounding their respective beats, that the unpleasant promises of a police sergeant are only tooj (6) true. Most of the action centres around Robert Armstrong as Bill; Russell Hopton as Pat and Lila Leo as the girl who was won away
·COMING! COMING!
THE PICTURE TERRIFIC THE NEWEST UNIVERSAL SUPER FEATURE »
from Pat by the more romantic THE DOOMED BATTALION”
Bill,
Armstrong gives his usual de- pendably snappy performances and Hopton in his first sympathetic screen rúle..gives Armstrong a spirited chase for first acting hon- ours, In her "comeback Elms, Miss Lee looks the picture of health and fills her role wall, June Clyde assumes a brief, but highly emotional part and Andy Devine, though killed off early in the production, scores some good laughs and makes & decided hit with audience.
With TALA BIRELL. LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCON!
GOSSIP
& FACT.
Wynne Gibson Success.
The comedy element in the very
&
scene |
403 performances at Drury Lane, Theatro, London, last month has
"Radio Patrol" has much to be human story of "Lady and Genting taken altogether approximately recommended, particularly in that is well directed, notably whore the £215,000.
a par- Of this fortune Mr, Noel Coward, it tells a true story of the police lady's dogmatic attitude on conditions and the advancement of ticular matter is followed imme- the author, has probably received
diately by a close-up of police methods.
between 20 and 25 per cent, ex- showing that she has exercised theị privilage of her sex and quietly cluding the book, serial, and film changed her mind. Wynne Gibson rights, each of which is worth a is splendid as Bancroft's loyal girl
small fortune. friend, and Bancroft is in his best form throughout...
CRETA CARBO
WAS SHE SECRETLY MARRIED
TO MAURITZ STILLER!«
New Film Triumph.
and
It opened at £7,300 a week, which
was maintained for several months. It dropped slowly until July, when' it stayed at £3,500 a week. After-
wards takings rose again to £4,500 a week,
Stockholm, Oct. 4.-A new sensational version regarding the An important contract which will motives of Greta Garbo's return to give British pioturca a great, her native shores is circulating in impetus in the Far East has just The play employed 144 people.
the capital's literary quarters, where it is asserted that the film
star was married secretly right.
been signed in London.
Mr. E. G. Osborn, the managing
years ago to her discoverer, guide, director of the Associated British friend and promoter, the famous Picture Corporation of Shanghai, Swedish director Mauritz Stiller, who died last year, and that she came to Stockholm puroly. for
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stated.
Party for Film Stars,
Heather Thatcher gave a merry little party to Join Crawford and We have signed a contract to Douglas Fairbanks, jus, at the sentimental reasons to gain posses take the complete output of Bri. Cafe do Paris, in London. The sion of Stiller's effects, manu tish pictures from the Gaumont guests included Lady Ashley, Sir
scripts, etc, which are here by law though the ownership is disputed by Stillor's, relatives.
Picture Corporation for five years, Henry Botkin, the racing motorist,
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"Whereas the films shown up to and Noel Coward,
Joan Crawford Looked very
Circles in close touch with the now have been 100 per cent. Ameri-J- film star deny sho ie Stiller's can, the proportion will eventually daming in a close fitting blue- widow, but admit she put forward revert to something like 80 per cent. angel skin gown trimmed with fur.
a claim as Stiller's lawful-hoir
Is is pointed out that the in- heritance has no intrinsic value, buty even so is treasured by Garbo.
British and 20 per cent. American."
"Cavalcade's '' £215,000,
Cavalcade
The same evening the Duke and Duchess of York-paid- visib
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the Cale de Paris and danced a finished its run of lot, although the floor was crowded