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CENTRAL
THEATRI
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.10,
HUNG KUN
TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WR ROUND BUS
King's.
ADVANCE BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S
Vanishing Frontier."
7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
Queen's.
"Viennese Nights.”?
Central.
What Price Hollywood.”
Oriental.
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
DAILY AT
2:30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
A TRUE STORY OF HOLLYWOOD
The Cruelty of Headlines!.
PICTURA
She paid the price of fome to a pub-
lie that wonted its pound of fesht
Constance BENNETT
rips the veil from the world behind the screen in
"WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD
LOWELL SHERMAN NEIL HAMILTON GREGORY RATOFF Directed by George Cukor, David O. Selenik, Executive Producer » La D.
NEXT CHANGE
HE
was a scandal monger-his craving for sensation- alism knew no bounds...wife, child, honor meant nothing to him until—but see for yourself in
SCANDAL FOR SALE
Star.
Humanity" (Chinese picture)
KOWLOON.
"In Everybody Happy."-
King's.
COMING.
*Movie, Crazy"
The First year."
"Blonde Venus."
Queen's.
"Transgression."
"Huddle."
Bachelor Apartments.".
Central.
Star.
"Scandal for Sale."
World.
Our Modern Maidens."
Sins of Madelon Claudit," Lady Refuses,”-
"Red Butterfly ep, 4"
(Chinese picture).
"Tell England." Oriental.
Oh, For A Man!" "Resurrection."
CANTON CINEMAS
Wig Hon Theatro.
Love Me to-night."
Pearl Theatre.
*** Grock.". Scuthern Palace.
"Dreams."
Sun Kwok Man.
"Disorderly Conduct,"
:
A MAN'S MAN and no woman could
resist him!...
Watch this Max- ican Robin Hood
save the day for the
poor. Then watch
him cave the even-. Ing for the senodla
who adored him?
JOHNNY MACK BROWN
VANISHING FRONTIER
WITHYN
EVALYN KNAPP
ZASU PITĪS⚫ RAYMOND HATTON A Paramount Release
"THE VANISHING FRONTIER"
MOVIE NEWSEEN
Pictures In Hong Kong
**HUDDLE"'' AT THE QUEEN'S
WWITH RAMON NOVARRO AND FAMOUS ATHLETES
"MOVIE CRAZY '
THE NEW HAROLD
LLOYD FILM
Fifteen years of comedy.making have not dulled Harold Lloyd's Many of the most famous sport enthusiasm, nor have they champions in America have roles his comedy ingile, for in "Movie in Huddle," Ramon Novarro's Crazy," with Constance Cummings new starring feature, which will which will mark his 30th starring open on Sunday at the Queen himself for bringing laughs to the Theatre.
tion..
screon.
*
Na, other picturo luminary can compete with Lloyd in the number of starring vehicles contributed to the screen,
.'
TALE OF A PRISON HULK
AT KING'S
Floating island" · is kind of alescort eaten at meals. Floating prison is a kind of "just deserts" moted out to criminals in certain' portions of the world.
Producers of The Vanishing Frontier," aˆParabount, picturo. starring Jolly Mack Brown, and featuring Evalyn Knapp, Zasu Pitts, Raymond Hatton and J. Farrell MacDonald, which is now showing at the King's Theatre, learned that Californians of a fow generations ago got their just de serts, when they deserved then, on a floating prison.
And an old schooner, the "Balti mere, used during this period as prison slip, was rebuilt for use in several sequences of the pictures. The Baltimore" was moored in the river of Shasta, and here all persons who defied the Ins and were captured were imprisoned. It was gutted of its cabins and holds, and refitted with two, large
barred enclosures, extending the entire length of the vessel, aud divided along the length. One was used for men prisoners, the other for women.
Football and campus sequences will show such notables as Ernte Pinckert, All-American player from U.8.C. and one of the most out standing gridiron stars of all time;
Fifteen years ago the. now he Marger Aspit, former guard from apertacied comedian started his U.S.C.; Jess Hbbs, All-American, career as an extra. It wasn't long, U.S.C. Dale Van Sickel. All however, before he was playing the American end in 1928 from Florida chief roles in pictures produced by and All-American basketball player; Hal Roach. At first he did a non- Gene Clark, former end from descript character he termed "Wil. U.S.C.; Don Hill, famous Staple Work. His make-up was a ford player in 1928, and Manfred conglomeration of all that was sup Vezie, formerly a brilliant end for posed to be funny in those days. Notre Dame, who also acted
Lloyd's ambition was not to be technical advisor for the producthwarted by such a characteriza tion, however, and after a few pic Other Title Holders.
tures, he developed what was to be
An exact replica of the Balti Representatives of other sports known as Lonesome Luke." After who appear in the picture include several hundred picturees in this more" complete to the name on Buster Crabbe, world's champion make-up, Lloyd introduced the the stern of the vessel, was built swimmer, holder of titles in the "glass character, in which be for use in "The Vanishing Fron
tier." half mile, one mile and 300 yard won his great success, medley, and John "Red" Burgot, As producer of his own produc- welterweight champion boxer in the tions, the comedian has a string of 1924 Olympic Games in Paris unbroken successes which will be Many other men who have been topped off by. Movie Crazy," his members of famous teams will work first screen contribution in two
atmosphere" in the production years. EX-AMBASSADOR ON TRIAL the strong supporting cast are Also appearing with Novarro in
Original stories still hold the Madge Evans, Uno Markel, Ralph uppermost appeal with Harold Graves, John Arledge, Frank A. Lloyd.
Even with the radical changes bertson, Kano Richmond, Martha Sleeper, Henry Armetta, Ferike arought in production methods by Broso, Rockcliffe Fellow and Joe talkies, the comodian feels that the Sauer
atory written direslly for the Sam Wood, who is well known for screep, is best for him.. such college pictures as Minute to Play" and "So This is College," directed the production.
with
CHARLES BICKFORD „ROSE HOBART ́PAT O'BRIEN
A Universal Picture.
CASE: HEARD BY FRENCH COURT OF APPEAL
Paris.-M. de St. Aulaire, form- urly Ambassador in London, was among a number of directors of a former financing company known as the Holfra who appealed for trial on various charges in connection with the famous crash.
By virtue of his being a Grand').
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"Onз
VIENNESE NIGHTS
"Movie Crazy," which will be shown at the King's Theatre on Saturday next, came to. him as an idea which for novelty of situation and background would make an appealing vohicte
Before selecting the story, Lloyd bad several published stories und a His play under consideration.
Officer of the Legion of Honour, M. KEPT PIANO TUNERS BUSY main objection to stage plays is
de St. Aulaire can only be tried
by the Court of Appeal, and all those who are accused with him,
Not the least important persons
that they lack novelty when put on the screen. Their plot and treab ment are already too generally,
It is here that Johnny Mack Brown, in the role of a Spanish American bandiera who preys on the rich to aid the poor, is con- finud after his capture by the authorities. And it is when his followers cut the bout loose, under the direction of Miss Knapp, who is in love with Brown, that the climax of the picture is reached.
ORIENTAI
THEATRE
TEL: 28473-5 SL-FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAL TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. "HUMANITY"
(A Chinese Picture)
-TO-MORROW
including Oustria and Guelino, arn about a studio while a musical pro- known, if they are successful plays, OH, FOR A MANI"
à
sur-
duction of importance is being to be satisfactory from his angle.
The comedian is strong for made, is the piano tuner. No lesa
in cotequence enjoying the same privilege
The Hofra was a French hold than a dozen pianos were used at prise-in-his pictures-This-goes ing society and was founded by Ous one time or another during the for situation as well as gags." tric to exploit various industrial filming of this Warner Brothers and The edge is taken off its situations, concerns, notably in textile, shoe Vitaphone original screen romance in his opinion, by the continued making and the manufacturing of by Ramberg and Hammerstein run of a play. Even people who motor-cam. In November, 1830, which is now showing at the Quem's haven't seen the show are familiar when the crash decurred, the capi- Theatre. -
with its contents, thanks to the tal invested amounted to nearly
Vierneso
uses hoighbour who did. a £0,000,000. The original capital of symphony orchestra of one hundred That is why Lloyd has unver film- just under £1,000,000, was provided pieces, a sixty piece band and ned stage play nor a book. The by Oustric, and it is alleged that thirty pioco gypsy orchestra, not same reason goen for his refusal when raising more capital the com- to mention a chorus of over one to rhmake any of his silent suc inny committed an infraction of hundred mixed voices, Alan Cras cossen such as Grandma's Boy"
land directed.
and The Freshman." the company law.
Nights"
The Smartest Movietone Fox Ever Produced:
with
JEANETTE REGINALD
DENNY MacDONALD
MARJORIE WHITE WARREN HYMER
Directed by
HAMILTON MacFADDEN
"BOOKING
AT THE
THEATRE, TEL. 25313 & 26392,
NEXT CHANGE SATURDAY, &rd DEC.
HERE HE ISI
The Monarch of Mirth at his very best. Entertainment for the whole fam ily-for everybody!
HAROLD LLOYD Movie Crazy
ما
CONSTANCE CUMMINGS INDUCED BY ISHOLD ZLOYD COMP
À Business Bilso
“TRANSGRESSION"
OPENING AT QUEEN'S TO-MORROW
UNCANNY FIRST NIGHT
LONDON APPLAUDS, -WIDOWED. ACTRESS
Husband"
The Play: "Ouce a Authors: Margot Noville and
Brett Ing.
Thontre: Haymarket.
This play provided Jane Baxter with her first stage appearance ainco her husbbard, Clive Dunfeo, was killed whilo motor-racing on the Brooklands track,"
of
The fact that the tragedy secur red so recently lent an uncanny nie of drama to the opening minutes Once a Husband "—especially since the programmo revended the
he would be among the first to ́appear.
Audience Puzled.
*Her entrance came. The audience, obviously sympathetic, but charged with British retin:nce, wero puzzled to know how exactly they should react.
The stalls and the pit remained sympathetic, but silent. The buck of the dross circlé broke into on- thusiatic applause. The gallery joined in towards the end.
The incidont will always figuro among the strangest first-night ex- pericaces I have ever had.
In fact, such was the significance attaching to Jane Baxter's appear ance that, for some, the play was not the thing"
The Plot,
"Once & Husband" is one of those theatricalt efforts during which' you feel that nothing may happen at any momont.
Here is the plot. Fay Compton-- (looking very exciting, but, maybe, - that's not my business)-finde her
"Transgression," opening at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow is a sell on the point of marrying vivid film of contrasts.
From the quiet, pleasing panora ma of an English country-side, the picture moves swiftly to the night life of Paris with its kaleidoscopic parade of women flirting with the langer of pleasure, and thence to A romantic settling of the Dons in the wilds of Spain. -
young man, when her husband, Owen Nares, decides & blow into the plot.
Apparently during their original married life Nares had proved something of a boor. But on re- turning he was all changed,
Of course, he and Fay fall in love again, and the curtain comes down or & climax which has been in sight Directed by Herbert Brenon, from 8.52 p.m. "Transgression," boasts a splendid
The acting is tremendously com cast with Kay Francis, Ricardo petent. The dialogusa boasts several Cortex, Paul Cavanagh, Nance good linen. But whore do such O'Neill, John St. Polis, and Cissy things get you? Fitzgerald portraying the leading
roles.
The film was adapted from the novel. "The Next Corner," by Kate Jordan, ~ ́
HISTORIC DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES-
SCOTS GALLERY AND MUSEUM ENRICHED
BY GIFTS
The art galleries and museum of the Smith Institute, Stirling, have just been enriched by numerous gifts.
** WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD”.
RKO PATHE PRODUCTION AT CENTRAL THEATRE
Of its people and made by its people, Hollywood writes its own biography in "What Price Holly- wood," which brings the smart vivacity of the glamorous Cor stance Bennett in her latest RKG Palbe starring production, which opens at the Central Theatre to- day. Miss Bermett is purported to Burmount the charm and elegance Sir. D. Y. Cameron's fino pio- she displayed in her previous film dure "Bon Venue," is presented by success, Lady With A Past," Mrs. Sturrock and Mr. A. West which wod a host of now faas for
the screen star. Russell, M.P., in memory of Agnès, With a galaxy of celebrities in West Russell of Glantirran, Kip- support, Miss Bennett unfolds the pen; and the other paintings now intricacies and intimacies of the acknowledged include "Highland inner and more notable circles of Gillie and His Pony," by Sir Wil the Film Capitol. Lowell Sher. Neil Bamilton, Gregory liam Allas, P.R.SA, RA; and man, "John Anderson my Jo,"The Cot Patuff, Louis Beavers and tara Saturday Night," and "Simon aid the star to present and Janet," by William Kidd-all authentic serutinization of Holly gifted by Robert and Mary Walker; wood life. The action traver sad a collection of water-cajour sea the thoroughfare of socia sketches of old mansions and houses life coupled with a delightful tale in the tom and country of Stirl Malibu Beach, the Brown Dorby ing by the lato Miss A Wright Restaurant, glittering Hollywood Victoria Place, Stirling, presented Boulevard, Agua Caliente, a Chin- by Mr. J. W. Campbell, Victoria ose Theatre, premiere and the prinį Place,, Stirling.
cely estates of Beverly Hills par take of this film footage to on- hance the story. Moreover, avėry phase of talking picture making is frankly revealed.
The story of "What Price Holly
by Adela Rogers Wood" was Hyland, one of the city's own r sidents who consequently is enabled to cull the most familiar angles of Hollywood. Concerning itself with
of hars
An
Higned by Rob Roy. Mr. W. G. Gardiner, of Moraig. Stirling, contributes a portfolio of photographs of the portraits by his cousin, the late Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., for his picture, Bome Statesmen of the Great War," and a Facsimile of the Luttrell Pealtor, the original of which was secured for the British Museum in 1929 atan ambitious girl who crashes the a cost of 30,000 guineas.
studio gates, the plot depicts the spectacular rise of a waitress who' A M8 petition, signed by Rob enchants famed director and Roy and other members and heads producer to gain ace ranking op of families of tho Clan MacGregor the screen.. Interwoven,ia, an to have Alexander MacGregor of ultra-modern note of romanco sal Balhaldis acknowledged chief of the whimsical comedy which will charm clan, and a letter from the nobility, Bonnere tone and groan addi- barons, and commons of Scotland tional list of followers. What in the year 1920, directed to Pope Price Hollywood, directed by
David C.: John, are other interesting addi. George Cukor, is " tions to the museum.
Selznick production."
QUEEN TIRATE
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20
The PICTURE of the YEAR!. You Owe It to Yourself to See Ifl
Who can resist the temptations of
VIENNESE NIGHTS
where all the world maken
love!
SIGMUND ROMBIRG
and
OICAR HAMMERSTEIN, Žad ROMANCE COMING SHORTLY
KAY FRANCIS RICARDO CORTEZ PAUL CAVANAGH
Pitched to the heart-beat of
all womankind.
INTENSE COURAGEODEE GRIPPINGI
Directed by HERBERT BRENON
(STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DA At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p
Tunoful Rhythmic
Joyous
Just
TED LEWIS.
IS
EVERYBODY HAPPY 2o
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