12
QUEENS THEATRE
TO-DA Y& TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m
By far the best. British
Daily Telegraph. Supremely Entertainin
Film Renter.
EDGAR WALLACE'S
"THE FRIGHTENED
LADY"
trilh
GATHLEEN NESBITT GORDON MARKER A Gainsborough Picture
FROM SUNDAY
Guorchard the bull- dog of the Paris pollos! When other tricks failed" be uted a lovely lady's charms to share!
YOU MUST
SEE
هدي محمد
Beau Brumell' super thief! A crook who loved divinely. He'l sot feminine hearts a fluttar as he steals love and Jowels with equal charm I
JOHN AND LIONEL
BARRYMORE
on the Scrte.r
for the frst time TOGETHER
ARSENE LUPIN
with
KAREN MORLEY JOHN MILJAN
Mara Golluyn Mayer neruas“
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20.& 0.20 p.m
HITIAL SHOWINGS IN HONGKONG
A BRITISH NOVELTY
*
A SURPRISING THRILLER
MIDNIGHT
with JOHN STUART, EVA GRAY-ELLEN POLLOCK
ASD
AN UPROARIOUS COMEDY
“IMMEDIATE
POSSESSION ”
with
HERBERT MUNDIN DOROTHY BARTLAM AN ALL BRITISH PROGRAMME
$1
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1932.
MOVIE NEWS RINGS THEATRE
Pictures In Hong Kong
ARSENE LUPIN '
TWO BARRYMORES IN QUEEN'S FEATURE
John and
'MY SIN"
**TALLULAH" AT THE
KING'S
Lionel
A trade notice states:-
·Barrymore
Tallulah Bankhead, popular stage ponke their first screen appearaius | Beller in "Arsene Lupin," and screen star, has scored anottieri wolonal French mystery drama, screen "hit" in the thrilling social; which will be shown at the Queen's | drama "My Sin." This picture Theatre from Sunday.
with Miss Bankhead and Fredrie The piolure, based on the Paris March as co-stars, is the feature shape szeress by Maurice, Le Blanc at the King's Theatre to-day. and Francis de Croisset, depiels ¦ Miss Bankhead has a charming The entertaining gareer of a de- personality. She is light-blond, bonair master thief who is trailed | petite, vivacious, witty and allur by an implacable detective throughing. She is the positive type. Her the gay satins of Paris with in-neting shows it. Being sure of her teresting details of the Apach; self, she has positive opinions and dlerworld thrown in for good is not afraid to express them, but Jabu Barrynior plays she speaks with p winning grace
Pre
| the thief and his brother Liguel the land never censoriously;
detective. Karen Morley, John
In the story of My, Sia" a
| Miljan' and · Tully Marshall also i marriage íЯ proposed. The
have important roles.
burning question is presented,
Highlights of the production are "Should a woman with a discre the clever theft of jewels frean u | ditahlo past reveal her secret to her magnificent chalenu, the outwilting i
of detectives at a unique birthday prospective. husband before marri party which is said to have entail-age or keep it, hoping that it will e the use of the largest cake ever
never be revealed ?" in discussing contrived for screen purposes, a
this question among friends at the dmmatic scene in which Mise Mor-
time the picture was being filmed, ley is compromised, int ventures to lose her, honour in order to pra Tallulah gave her opinion, and also fost the attractive thief, the audande some surprising observations cinus theft of the famous painting, on marriage.
Mona Lisa!' from the Louvre, "Yes," said Tallulah,The truth executed by Jolin Barrymore with should be told, however discredit-' the help of an ingenious disguiseable. Absolute truth and candor the defective's choice of deciding between the safely of his daughter betwann both parties is the pals er the capture of the thief, and basis on which to form a happy the escape of the latter by way of marriage. I don't mean that a wo
man should reveal her the Seine River.
thoughts to fiance or husband, In fact men like to do a little psy chological exploring into the minds of the women they love. They are just looking for reactions-not Answers,'
THE FRIGHTENED
LADY
POWERFUL MELODRAMA AT THE QUEEN'S
The Frightened Lady," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is jowerful dramá, "and shows what
fine dramatist Edgar Wallace, could be at his best. The stranger story grips and baffles. From the opening scenes the eerie atmosphere of Marks Priory, the ancient sent of the Lebanon family, grows upon ane, and you do not know who to suspect next, the terrible dowager, I sinister footmen, or even the par frightened lady who walks in her sleep. A queer place, and queer happenings, made all the der when a promising villain of a doctor is himself killed.
it can wond.
"
inmost
I would prefer," said A68 Bankhead, "to marry a man out- side the dramatic, professton, one competent to carry the family hon- ours. When I do marry 1 will quit the stage. I consider marriage s big job and it will take all my time and talent to make a success of it."
AREN'T WE ALL?"
BRITISH PICTURE FOR KING'S
A trade notice states:-
"Great Fostera," Edham, once the home of Queen Elizabeth, and steeped in memories of Shakes peare's day, was the romantic houer Chosen by Harry Lachman
15 B
The film is notable for the mo- markable acting. Here again the West End of London shows how location for some of the scence in put it across Holly-Aren't We All 7 which he made for Paramount British Productions, Cathleen Nesbitt, who many of | Ltd.
member in beautiful-heroine This famous bld house, dating + twentieth coles, appears as a fierce and over from 1550, and now nowering woman, a veritable Lady century hotel, is ideal for country Macbeth Norman McKinnel as location work. It is one of the old
Con the dignified detective and Gordon moated houses of England. Harker as his undignified col-temporary writings show that King the PrincesE league, make a wonderful pair. Henry VIII sent McKinniel's death was a great loss Elizabeth, as she was then, to Great to British films. Endyn Williams Fosters. Later Queen Elizabeth is a promising youngster, and in used Great Fosters as a hunting a scour of emotion and, terior he lodge. gave a display that shows in him Elstree has a rent discovery. Belle Crystali does a small part well, and, as always in British films, the minor rufex were excellent.
Many distinguished people have visited Great Fosters recently, in cluding H.M. the Queen, the King of Spain, the King of the Hedjas. Princess Ingrid of Sweden. Princess The Frightened Lady" is pre-Helena Victorin, Princess Marie reddod by a sound magazine, with Louine, the Maharaja of Alwar and some delightful music and a comic the Agha Khan, The Ascot Ball hum by Lily Morris, whow Old was held at Great Fosters last Apple Tree" brought down the June, at which the Prince of Wales House,
and other members of the Royal F. B..
Family were present.
JUNE MOON:
AT THE ORIENTAL
A trade notice alates
Some very beautiful scenes of the house and grounds will be included in the film Aren't We All?", which will come. to the King's Thea- tro on Sunday next. Owen Nares And Harold Huth, two members of the great all-star cast of the pic- ture, will be seen in the magnificent gardens of Crest Fosters,
The philosopher who made the re mark about big oaks growing from which, after a stage run, even- little acorns was right. From tually found its way to the screen little story, a big stage hit and a
As Fast Company" with Jack feature motion picture has grownOakie in the leading role The combined results have meant With George S. Kaufman, he a fortune to the writer of that worked the story into a play "Jung story. The author was Ring Lard Moon." It rare for a season on ner, who not so long ago finished Broadway won honours in Burns a short story titled, "Bome Like Mantle's Ten Best" and started
Em Cold" and sold it to a maturing America gazine,
Paramount purchased screen rights A short time afterwards he to the picture and it is now show- sought new fields to conquer in the ing at the Oriental Theatre with business of writing plays and wrote Oakie in the role of the youth who his play, Elmer the Great," tries to crash his way into the lyric (Continued at foot of next column.) writing profession in New York.
TO-DAY AT THE
LAST TWO|| Queen's.
DAYS
At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
THERE IS FORGIVENESS --BUT ONLY ONE MAN CAN GIVE IT!
TALLULAH BANKHEAD FREDRIC
MARCH
IN
"MY SIN"
A Paramount Picture
NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 23rd OCTOBER
A
PARAMOUNT BRITISH PICTURE
Directed by Harry
Lachman
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE
"AREN'T WE ALL?" ORIENTAL
THEATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.
HE'S A LIKE ABLE, LOVEABLE LAD, IS
JACK
OAKIE
IN
June Moon
a Paramount Pictur
HE'S HUMOROUS & HUMAN. & HIS GRIN WINS HIM THE RIGHT GIRL IN'A WORLD OF BROADWAY "DIGGERS.". HE'S YOUR TRUE JOY FRIEND.. MAKE A DATE TO SEE HIM.
with
FRANCES DEE & WYNNE GIBSON.
TO-MORROW
The LATEST MOVIE TONE SING ING & TALKING SUPER DEAMA. "THE LAST LOVE”
with
King's.
CINEMA.
HONG KONG.
The. Frightened Lady,”
My Sin."
Central.
Corsair."
Oriontal,
"Juno, Moon!"
KOWLOON.
Star.
OF
Midnight"
"Immediate Possession.":
Queen's.
COMING.
"Arsene tapin."
King'a
In Evenybody Happy."
Aran's We All"
One Heavenly Night." "Amateur Daddy."
Central.
Star
**Arrowmanith."
The Lost Squadron."
"The Doomed Battalion."
"Free Soul."
"Unholy Night."
West of Broadway,"
Oriental
The Last Love."
This is the Night.".
AT THE PENINSULA
SPECIAL FANCY DRESS DANCE
CENTRAL THEATRE
TEL
25720
WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL COM- MENCE SHOWING THE BEST SUPER & SPECIAL RADIO, UNIVERSAL & BRITISH DOMINION PICTURES OF 1982-83 IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SHOWING TO-DAY
at 2.30; 6.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
A SURGING. FAST-MOVING DRAMA OF THE HIGH SEAS
A MODERN PIRATE
who became the menace of the bigh seas-only to bo conquered by a bevatiful stowaway aboard
his raiding craft!
ROLAND
WEST'S
CORSAIR
STARRING
CHESTER MORRIS
Vader the distinguished patron age of Mrs. W. T. Southern, and by arrangement with the Peninsula Hotel management, the Now Ter ritories Medical Benevolent Society, in an effort to raise funds for the promotion of their medical activi lies, are organising a dinner dance to take place in the Peninsula Flotel the night of Saturday, November 12, The arrangements provide for the function, which is to be a Special Dinner Dance. (Fancy Dress Optional), to feature between 8.30 gun, and 2 am, in the Rosé Room and Roof Gardon,
A special entertainment will Follow tintervals after dinner and amongst those who have very kind- ly offered their services for the occasion are Mrs. R. Ferrojolo, a delightful vocalist, Mrs. H. Mein, an accomplished exponent of fancy dances, and Miss Laura Guerite, DRESS the popular comediene in her famous numbers, alas Hugo 'and Josephine." the well-known cabaret dancers of international fame, who will give exhibitions of ball-room dances,
Tseung Dr. F. I.
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Society, will be responsible for Chinese patrons whilst reservations can also be made at the Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
'VARSITY NOTES
SPORT AND ‘SOCIAL ITEMS:
:
The following will represent the University against the Incognitos in a Mamak League match on Sun- day at 9.30 am, at the Marina | ground:-
A. 3. Rodrigues, P. G. Tang, E. L. Goanno, K. T. Loke, S. Iteed, D. Roy, A. A. Aziz, A. Basto, O. de Souan, K. M. Ho, and E. L Top.
Photographie Club.
are:
Dr. R. H. Kotevall, LL.D., has been elected President of tha University Amuntour Photographie Club for the your 1932-33. ̧
Other new office-bearers Chairman, Mr. Tann Wee Han; Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. C. Goh; Hon Treasurer. Mr. E. G. Tan, and Technical Adviser, Mr. K. W. Khoo...
A Debate.
Under the auspices of the Chi- nese Society a debate will held at the Union Assembly Room at 8 p.m. to day. The subject is that in the opinion of this House all teachers in lower classes (in schools) should
be Indies.
Proposer: Mr. Tsang Koon Cook, Opposer: Mr. So Tsang Yen.
TALKING TO QUEEN VICTORIA
GENERAL. SAYS THERE ARE NO TITLES THERE".
ALISON LOYD
ADDED
UNITED
ARTISTS
PICTURE
From Walton Green's Liberty
Megaxiao
Story.
ATTRACTION
"FOLLIES OF THE DAY"
8 REELS OF NEW & OLD DANCES ENTIRELY IN TECHNICOLOR WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST
PRODUCED BY LAURO CO. OF FRANCE..
SPECIAL PRICES
CIRCLE... $1.00; BACK STALL ... 55 ots. (including tax)
NEXT CHANGE
BY SPECIAL REQUEST-RE-SCREENING OF A GREAT SOREEN ACHIEVEMENT BASED ON SINCLAIR LEWIS'S WORLD-FAMOUS NOVEL RONALD COLMAN)
& HELEN HAYES} IN ARROWSMITH'
SHOWING SOON
THE RKO-RADIO'S MOST WONDER SHOW A JUGGERNAUT OF THRILLS! COME: SEE WONDERI BACK OF THE BOENES WITH AN AIR SHOW IN THE MAKINGI HOLLYWOOD GAVE ITS MAGIC BOUL TO MAKE THIS PICTURE.
“THE LOST SQUADRON”
With RICHARD DIX, MARY ASTOR, ERICH VON STROHEIM, DOROTHY JORDAN, JOEL MⱭOREA.. ALL GLORY TO THE DEVIL-MAY CARE WINGMEN WHOSE HEROIC DARING & COURAGE HELPED MAKE THIS THE "PICTURE WITHIN A PICTURE"1
Vilma Banky Returns.
GOSSIP
FACT.
Vilma Banky, who has been ab-
Warner Brothers,
Warner Brothers continued to sent from the screen for about a reach into the past for stories. year, will have the leading femi- Having found what they consider a nine role in "The Robel," which particularly strong vehicle in Sil- will be filmed in the Tyrolenn Alps, ver Dollar" n tale of the gold Luis Trenker will be the star of the days of Denver, for Edward G. picture, as well as one of its direc- Robinson, they have now, prchased. tors, and Victor Varconi will also Common Ground," & yarn of Ban have a part.
Francisco immediately preceding and following the earthquake of 1906. Ruth Chatterton will be atarred, but her husband and lead: ing man, George Brent, will be featured in some other film. The story is an original by Gerald. Beaumont,
An extraordinary reference to Red Dust. Queen Vistoria and Field-Marshal
Red Dust "is to be one of Lord Roberts was made by Major General Pomeroy Holland-Pryor, M.-G.-M.'a more lavishly dressed" who spoke at the spiritualist ser
season. Starring -༡- སྣུམས་འཆོར་ vice in the Fortune Theatre. films of the
There is great humbleness Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, rub among those who have passed ber plantation has been created on over," said Sir Pomeroy, "I have myself spoken to Roberts-bord the back lot, with jungles and s Roberta as he was known here. river on which is a genuine steamer. Ha does not like to be known as Hollywood has always locked A
Reginald Tate, who gives such Lord Itoberts there. On the other side there are none of the disting river, although all other natural cleverly etched-performance as the tions for which men strive on this elements are claimed for the place, wily ímpresario, Rosenberg, in
YANG NOI-MUI, SUN KING LAMB uced by THE UNIQUE CO., SHANGHAI
Stage Accents...
"Friends of mine have spoken and so M.-G.-M. has now built a Evening," lung to mingle words to Queen Victoria, who graciously stream that can serve as the Missis of four different languages. prefers to be known humbly as Victoria, and is so addressed by sippi or the Ganges or whatever is wih his English, and all are
needed.
irectly pronounced. everybody there.