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CENTRAL
THEATRE
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ADVANCE BOOKING AT
"ANDERSON'S
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THE PYTHON STRUCK!
30 Text of Lashing. Fury Buried Against the Giant Cas?
One of the thrills in
FRANK BUCK'S BRING EM BACK ALIVE
Every foot of
this picture was
made in the
Malayan jungle country. Every theillia real! The
wildest fiction
pales before the
gripping FACTS!
2XO.RADIO PICTURE. Produced By Van Bourea
Carp
How Year's Day Attraction
A SPECIAL PICTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
BRING THE KIDDIES
TO SEE.
MICKEY ROONEY AS THE TEN YEAR OLD
BOY "KING.
with
TOM MIX.
IN
"MY PAL THE KING"
DKAMA STAGED H SMALL KINGDOM EUROPE, PLENTY OF THRILLS-ACTION AND HILARIOUS FUN.
TO-DAY AT THE
King'a.
CINEMA
HONG KONG
While Paris Sleops."
Queen's.
"Love on the Spot."
Central.
"Bring 'Ein Back Alive."
Oriental,
Star.
[+
King's.
Amateur Daddy."
KOWLOON
Sunshine Susie."
COMING
Unholy Garden,"
Queen's.
Speak Easily."
"Grand Hotel."
Central,
Star.
My Pal the King." "Thark."
Old Dark House."
"Pench of Rano,"
"Love Contract."
Bachelor Apartment,"
Alias Jausey Valentine." "Young Donovans Kid."
Oriental,
"Politics,"
CANTON CINEMAS
Chung Wah Theatre.
The Daoined Battalion.'
Tai Tak Theatre,
"Devila Lottery." Sun Kwok Man Theatre.
"Old Dark House," " Wing Hon Theatre.
The Phantom President."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1932.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 8.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THEATRE HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA
Gasp At The Paris That's Not In The Guide Books !
The real Paris that no fourist ever sees, that no writer dares describe!
WHILE PARIS SLEEPS
VICTOR NCLAGLEN
HELEN MACK
WILLIAM BAKEWELL
RITA LA ROY
Screenplay by Baell Woon
MOVIE NEWS
Directed by Allan Dwan FOX PICTURE
Pictures In Hong Kong England Awake.
LOVE ON THE
SPOT"
FINE ENTERTAINMENT AT:
QUEEN'S.
"Love On the Spot," a British film now showing at, the Queen's, is a picture well worth seeing and
WHILE PARIS
SLEEPS"
VIVID DRAMA AT THE KING'S
Intense, vivid action-drama to
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332.
NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 1st JANUARY
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
SAMUEL GOLDWYN pos
RONALD
COLMAN The UNHOLY GARDEN
GOSSIP
FACT.
Back to Nature.
"Back to Nature,' & B.I.P. England Awake," the British' International film which is now be picture is described as one of the ing released in the various parts of, most notable contributions to adult the Empire through the distribut education the screen has yet made, ing channels organised by B.I.P. showing as it does, exports of the (Export) Ltd., is arousing consider world instructing us how to gain able enthusiasm and interest in off-health and beauty in our homes.
It provides interesting glimpses cial circles as well as with the gene of ancient and modern games and eral public. Special invitations for the racial dances of every branch a private screening were issued to of humanity, and shows healthy Governmental Officers, and other prominent personages in Welling body is essential to the full en- ton, N.Z., bringing together the joyment of life. greatest number of the Dominion's Rome Express.". celebrities that has ever viewed a was attended by the Prime Minis- talking picture. The private view tor, The Right Hon. G. W. Forbes, his predecessor the Right Hon, J.
*
Seldom does the screen present the public with- an evil-doing However, E Scottish Scotsman villain is one of the many distin
hearing. It is a pleasure to sit and ward, which the talking acreen is listen to this well acted story. The definitely headed, is said to con- plot is not too far fetched and the stitute the chief interest in "While acting and singing are up to, if Paris Sleeps," Fox picture featur not botter than, Hollywood san- ing Victor MeLaglen opening to dards, and is certainly one of the day at the King's Theatre. Swift best-British pictures to be shown movement of both action and story Crown, the leading clergy of all Rome Express." The film, one' in Hong Kong.
THE UNHOLY GARDEN"
G. Coates. Bix Ministers of the
guishing features to be seen
in
GRETA GARBO ARRIVES HOME
A WILD CHASE THROUGH
COPENHAGEN GE Copenhagen, November 38.-Greta Garbo appeared and disappeared in
·Copenhagen yesterday and during the hour that she was in the city | she gave 'reporters, photographers and hangers-on a wild chase round the streets, in which speed limits, traffe lights and policemen, werd disregarded.
"On the arrival of the ferry" from Warnemunde to Gedzer Grets (iardo was quickly recognised, al- though she was wearing a black wig Reports surrounded her and the Countess Wachtmeister and asked Grota Garbo for an interview. She firmly and courteously refused. Then the hotographers tried t› "snapi ' her but she palled a long cloak over her head and hurried off to a taxi cab.
Luggago was piled inside and out side, and off they wont. The re porters, commandeered all the re maining taxicabs and a long string of vehicles was soon following.
On the Running-Board. The string of cabs was augmented collection, of private motoristi and cyclists. Whenever her cab slowed, reporters jumped on the running board and, thrusting their heads through the windows, begged: for an interview,
by
At one point one of the suitcases fell from the roof of the cub, and before the cager followers' could stop a car went over it.
A roportor, seizing his opportu nity, leaped out, and picking up the rather battered ease, returned it to the film "star." She declined to give him nu interview and refused to autograph a photograph.
The chase was resumed, and for the third time it led back to the railway station/This time -the woman got out, and a fow minutes later the bunted couple entered the train for Stockholm,
GIEENT TIRAGER
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
BRITAIN'S
BEST MUSICAL-COMEDY
by Sapp
Adoptad
"THAKE
KIND
LOVE ON THE SPOT
According to one journal she denied having had anything to do with the book "The Private Life of Greta Garbo," which was publish- ed in America.
THE CLAIMS OF RESEARCH
MILLIONS SAVED BY SCIENCE
(Special Air-Mail Service) "Industrial Research and the Nation's Balance Sheet" was 'the
subject of the Norman Lockyer lec ture of the British Science Guild. which was given by Sir Frank Smith, secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Re search on November 22 at the Gold- smiths' Hall, when Lieutenant- Col. Sir Arnold Wilson presided.
Bir Frank, said that Nature had well provided us as a nation with potential energy. We had abund ance of coal-certainly not less than 100,000,000,000 tons remained un- mined. Notwithstanding this obs undance of power, we imported power from abroad. Motor spirit valued at £13,000,000 was bought plot has been maintained through- out, setting a pace for other melo denominations, H.M. Trade Com- of the most ambitious ever produc- last year; next year the same missioner and the leading business ad in Britain, has a company com- quantity might cost us £96,000,000. dramas to follow. According to men of the city combined with the posed of more than a dozen dazzlThe scientist wished to use all ma Allan Dawn who directed the pic above to form one of the most re-ing names, such diverse players as. terials to the heat advantages, and ture, this was the first considera-markable privats view audiences Gordon Harker and Conrad Veidt the place of petrol and oil fuel in
His tion in shooting each scene.
ever known. years of experience have taught him that the American public demands "speed" in
entertainment
just as it does in other elements Words For It" COMING TO KING'S ON
of its daily life. SUNDAY
While Paris Sleeps" is an ori ginal story written by Basil Woon, Recklessly adventurous rather one writer whose intimate acquain than romantic, Ronald Colman tance with the little known and for- comes to the King's Theatre on Sun-bidden districts of the gay centre day next in "The Unholy Garden,' of art, fashion, and romance was As Samuel Goldwyn's first screen gained after a residence there.of
more than fifteen years.. presentation of the year...
For the first time in two years, Colman is no longer the suave polished English gentleman. In- stead, he is an outcast and a rene- gade, hiding out with a dozen other refugees from the law in a strange outpost at the edge of the Sahara Disheveled and unabaven, hair touseled and clothes mured, he is a sharp contrast to the immaculate. ly groomed hero of "The Devil to Pay," "Raffles" and "Bulldog Drummond," in his earlier pictures
'BRING 'EM BACK
ALIVE
97
JUNGLE EPIC AT CENTRAL
THEATRE
BOW
Frank Buck's amazing jungle epic, for Mr. Goldwyn. Estelle Taylor" Bring 'Em Back Alive" and Fray Wray have the principal playing at the Central Theatre is feminine roles. As the - wanton unquestionably the season's sensa- voluptuary of the story, Misa Tay- tion. There are truly some extra lor has the biggest part since her ordinary scenes in this film-whigh- memorable appearance in "Cimar was made by Buck in the jungles ron." Miss Wray is the protected of Malaya. Months and months daughter of the embezzling recluse; were spent by the Van Beuren Ex- hiding at the Inn, Dh
pedition in making this-picture, as
An extraordinary gathering of so much patience was necessary in character players appear as the order to secure the necessary, family," the exiled criminals whose shots of the thrilling fights be- plottings and schemings give such tween the various jungle terrora animation to the yarn, Warren While there have been many jungle Hymer, Tully Marshall, Lawrence films in Hong Kong recently, it is Grant, Ulric Haupt, Kit Guard, certain that nothing like "Bring Henry Armetta and Mischa Aner Em Back Alive" has ever been are among the thespian menaces of brought to the screen before. It is the yarn.
a different kind of screen entertain- ment, but it is definitely grand en- tertainment for young and old and on no account should it be missed
THE ITALIAN, OPERA COMPANY
SEASON OPENS AT STAR THEATRE
SCHNOZZLE'S SONGS
NEW
Those old favourites the Italian Grand Opera Company opened
tho-Star IN BUSTER KEATON'S FILM Theatre last night with excellent AT THE QUEENS, THEATRE
of those two delight- filoneras Cavalleria Buatiraus Jimmy Sohnozzle Darente singe sglince) There was a very I Can Do Without Broadway, and "good udience, thoroughly appre but Broadway Can't Do Without
d both principals and M4 and the Greek Gotzon were in fina voice,
J. (Continued on next, coluimitəs
in his hilarious hotcha manner for "Speak Easily," Buster Keaton's now comedy open- ing on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre. Portraying the role of a small town piano player in a broken-down "tank" show, Dur. unto is given many opportunities for uproarious singing and comedy Keaton as a millionaire college
professor "adopts" him with the reet of the show for a Broadway run and then complications begin. Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Tode and Hedda Hopper are featured in the
cast.
4. SHOWE
hoading a cast which includes | the life of a nation was obvious.
Coal Wrongly Used, Waste was hateful, and our coal was being wrongly used, because much of the knowledge we had was not being applied and other know- lodge which would enable the power in our coal to be used for all pur- poses, where heat, light and power were required was not yet available. Of all known processes of treating coal to produce a liquid fuel, ously from the rest, inasmuch as hydrogenation stood out conspicu-
Esther Halston, Harold Huth, Joan Barry: Donald Calthrop, Cedric Hardwake, Frank Yooper, and also the sinister Scot, Fiolay Currie.: The Rome express, hurt! ing over the rails from Paris to its destination, carries a cosmopo- litan collection of passengers thieves, a film star, her publicity agent, an old maid, a prize bore, a woman leaving. hor husband, a Nordic millionaire. Within the man deserting his wife, and a few hours that they are flung toge ther half a dozen lives converge, der. On the whole, all ends well being tangled by robbery and mur. although the average onlooker will pects of the problem of hydrogena- probably charter an aeroplane to
tion, paying particular attention Rome should be wish to go there.
to the catalysts, and experimente Wall conceived, and admirably on a very large scale had been photographed, the film is a mas
tarpiece.
ORIENTALE
TO-DAY ONLY
WARNER BAXTER
MARION NIXON
AND
AMATEUR
DADDY
One of the most throughly worth - while pictures you live been in a..
TO-MORROW & SATURDAY
SOREENLAND'S
FUNNIEST WOMEN.
MARIE DRESSLER
AND
No 1. grade petrol could be pro duced as the main product. In this country the Fuel Research
Board had investigated many as
carried out by Imperial Chamical Industries.
To many of them progress might appear to be very slow, but when they considered that 5 or 6 years ago the cost of producing petrol from coal by hydrogenation was estimated to be not less than Es 6d a gallon, whereas to-day the estimate war ed, a gallon, the rate of progress. had, he thought, been very remarkable. This ad. a gallon was the price ex works, and war comparable with imported petrol at Thames mouth at about old a gallon. It would be observed there was a difference in price of 2jd in favour of imported spirit, but it should be remembered that
wilÀ
RICHARD DOLMAN
ROSEMARY,
RAMES
TOGETHER WITH BEST BRITISH SHORTS
FOR THE NEW YEAR THEY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH THE BLUES AWAY!
BUSTER
KEATON
SPEAK
Easily
JIMMY.
DURANTE
and boys...
Thelma Todd
directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK
STAR
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.80, 6.20 & 7.20 p.m.
"YOUNG
in 1020 the retail price of petrol DONOVAN'S KID"
less tax was 38 d. a gallon and as late as 1930 it was is, 21d. About 5d should be taken from these
POLLY MORAN prices if a comparison was made
IN THEIR SCREAMING COMEDY
with the pd of homa produced petrol ex works.
Co-operative industrial research
POLITICS - In this country was gaining ground ↑
MARIE decides to run for Mayor, with POLLY as bar. Campaign manager. They go in for politics or a big way.
THEY'RE FUNNIER than in Reduci
Short!
Caught
rapidly, and over 5,000 firms were now connected with the 20 research associations, initiated under the
soith
RICHARD DIX JACKIE COOPER
AT 0:15
The ITALIAN
scheme set on foot by the Depart GRAND OPERA
ment of Scientific and Industrial Research in 1918.. Also he thought #kerewas "bovi-littler" pooling -Inowledge in industry, Of when' firms were in com there was good chuse tain information confide there was a tendend poilay too fa
COMPANY
*RIGOLETTO"
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