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CENTRAL
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TAKU QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY MARCH
SHOWING TO-DAY
ÁT
2.80, 5,10 7.15
Wing's.
HONG KONG
Sherlock Holmes."
& 9.30 P.H.
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Queen's,
"Red Honded Woman;"
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The Blue Danube."
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"Sky Devils."
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"Beau Hanks."
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ENGLAND'S CHARMING MUSICAL ROMANCE.
A JOY TO SEE! A DELIGHT TO HEAR!
KING'S THEATRE
HONCKONE'S FINESTONEWA
THE WOMAN HE LOVED OR THE CRIME HE
KOWLOON
Star.
Holl-Divers,
Majestic.
"Tom Brown of Culver."
CONAN DOYLE'S
King's.
COMING.
"Blonde Venua."
"If I Had a Million."
Queen's.
"The Hot Heiress,"
"Lash,'
Central.
"The Roadhouse Murder."
Once in a Lifetime."
The Flag Lieutenant." "Back Street."
"Igloo."?
"States Attorney."
"The Mummy."
"THE BLUE World
DANUBE
WITH DOROTHY BOU- OHIER, JOS. SCHILD- KRAUT, ALFRED RODE & HIS ROYAL TZIGANE BAND.
A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PICTURE
SHOWING TO-MORROW
EXCITING AS AN EXTRA EDITION!
DAILY STAR
ROADHOUSE MURDER!
It Stumped Police and Press-but a Cub Reporter Solved It-and HERE'S HOW!
DIRECTED IT
BOROTHY JORDAN- ERIC LINDEN
J. WALTER ELIBEN
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ON HIS WAY TO THRILL AND AMUSE YOU!
"Are You Listening."
Night Court."
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Fifty Million Frenchmen." Hell Divers"
"Laugh and Get Rich." "Are You Listening."
CANTON CINEMAS
Wing Hon.
Trouble In Paradise."
Johung Wah.
"Bad Sister."" Sun Wah Theatre.
"Is My Face Red 7'' Sun Kwok Man Theatre,
"Once in a Lifetime."
Mastar Detective
MUST SOLVEI
. In his whole career the World's Greatest Detective faced no choice so dangerous, so poignant as in this st- preme test of his emotions.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Played by
CLIVE BROOK
MIRIAM JORDAN
ERNEST TORRENCE
William K. Howard production
----FOX-PICTURE-
—-ADDED ATTRACTION—— FROM KASHMIR TO THE
* KRYBER The vale of Kashmir, a region of eterna #pring-time s India's "Happy Valley." In 'This Poet's "Paradies where Sosting Harensa line the - banks of the Indus Blyer, are the romantic Gardens, of the Shalimar.
16, 1933.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE Ter. 25913 & 25932.
-BY SPECIAL REQUEST Thurs. & Fri. 9th & 10th inst. MARLENE DIETRICH
IN THE
"BLONDE VENUS”
Playing
Ama
con Woman For the Fire Tins!
A Paramount Pichero pan with
HERBERT MARSHALL
CARY GRANT Directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG
THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
"NINE
PRESENTS"
TILL
BY A
SIX"
AIMEE AND PHILIP STUART
MARCH 14th, 15th and 16th at 9.20 P.M.
$4.00 to $1.00 (including Tax) EVERY SEAT BOOKABLE IN ADVANCE RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW
Pictures In Hong Kong-
SHERLOCK HOLMES"
THRILLING PICTURE AT KING'S
RED HEADED
WOMAN."
LOVE, INTRIGUE AND LAUGHTER AT QUEEN'S
suitable for the exploitation of the Royal Tzigane Band and Schild- Kraut. Tode plays the part of the band leader and chief of gypsies and his conducting, as shown on the screen is distinctly vigorous and lively.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
(Continued from Page 1).
TUESDAY (March. 7).
(11 Yoon 18th Day).
Meeting,
English Association Helena May Institute. 5 p.n.: Kow loon Amior School Sports, K.C.C. ground, 10.30 a.m.
Dances.
Tea Dances at King's Restaur- ant; Hongkong Hotel; Gloucester Building and Majestic Dancing Academy; Dinner, Dances at King's' Restaurant; Peninsula and Hong- kong Hotels; and Gloucester Build- ing.
Sports. Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles, S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn . Ng Szo Kwong and Taui Wai Pui; L Gold- man and E. C. Fincher v. G. Gamble and CA Wright
“BLONDE VENUS”
RE-SHOWING AT KING'S
ON THURSDAY:
Marlene Dietrich's latest starring picture, "Blonde Venus, which opens at the King's Theatre again, on Thursday..
The picture, directed by Josef von Sternberg, who discovered the gla morous star three years ago, and has been in charge of production of her four previous, English-language films, presents her in the role of, a woman who, to save her husband's. life, pecepts the love of another
MAN.
At first, cold-blooded about the
QUEENS TIIPAR
SHOWING TO-DA At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20)
Red
Her
Flaming Tresses
Were a Danger Signal Which No
Man
Heeded!
HEADED WOMAN
Katharine Brush's sensational novel now comes to life with
exciting!
proposition, she soon finds she-is-in-every thrill bigger and mor
love with her benefactor. Her love for her young son, however, binds her to her husband. When her hus band discovers the situation, he ot ders her from their home, and she is compelled to make a decision that leads to a highly dramatic climax.
Herbert Marshall, noted star of "the dramatic stage, plays the role of the husband, with Cary Grant, promising young screen player, as the lover. Dickie Moore is the
son.
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CENTRAL THEATRE
Musical Treat For Patrons
"THE BLUE DANUBE"
The current programme at Cen- tral Theatre -The Blue Danube- should prove to be a treat to music:
do so after his wife has divorced him on her pccount. Being refused social recognition in Renwood, Lil vamps an elderly and important personage and succeeds for a very brief hour. She then decides that Gaerste, as the richer inan, is het ter game than her husband, and The remainder of the programme lovers and the plot of the story haa him sating from her hand with is no less attractive. Of particular gives Alfred Hode and his Royal another divorce in the offing, when interest is the novelty
entitled Tzigane, Band, plenty of scope to he discovers that she is having an Pathe Audio Review. Some of give the audience something rare in affair with his chauffeur. Albert, the picture shown under this head the way of classical music. the chauffeur, has only $1,000 89 are of great historical interest. In It is not often that such a good You really ought to go to the he is no good by himself to Lil. one, the Kaiser in all his glory is band is heard on local screens and Queen's and see "Red Headed Her last appearance as the "friend'eeen with his officers posing before those who are fond of good music Woman,
of a still more elderly and maro "Sherlock Holmes" with Cliva
camera. In another "Little should not miss this opportunity of It is probably one of those pic wealthy old gentleman in Paris, Davie," the Prince of Wales is seen hearing the lilting rhythms in "The Brook in the name part, began yestures which are marked "for adults with Albert still at the wheel comes laying a foundation stone as far Blue Danube." terday at the King's.. It need not ↑ have been called Sherlock Holmes, nothing that need upset you, and,
Only"
at Home, but there is as no surprise.
back as 1013. Several other very in- But the band is not the only musi- but doubtless that is a box office in fact, Red Headed Woman
If you are tired and worried Iterest "shots" of bygone days can heal and attractive feature of the is can recommend no better tonic seen...
picture. The fine singing of Joseph draw, it is in point of fact just a great deal more decent than a than an hour with "The Red A short comedy entitled "A clean Schildkraut whoon powerful voice very good crime adventure story in which I am sure the late Sir Arthur urge number of films. One cannot Headed Woman."
"up on the curb" makes the pro-was a delight to listen to, together take a very serious view of Lil Conan Doyle would have been Andrew's peccadillos, and one finds
grampie very wholesome indeed.
with the dancing of Dorothy Bou chier are both worth going a long pleased to see all his favourite much, mere to laugh over than to
way to hear and see. character playing a part.
be shocked about. Lil as played by Jean Harlow is so ridiculously pretty and self-absorbed that she can only be judged by the stan dards of a Persian kitten. One feels that had the good people of Renwood taken both themselves and Lil rather less seriously she would not have been able to do nearly as much mischief!
Ernest Torrence plays Moristy. He gives a human solidarity to a figure, of whom I must confess I
Miriam Jordan
That the whole film-despite the fact that the heroine is a home wrecker is light-hearted and amus- ing is almost entirely due to the delightful acting of Jean Harlow, though. that clover young woman Una Merkel does a good deal as her very practical friend.
Chester Morris, Lewis Stone and Heary Stephenson have the big male roles while Leila Hyams is the deserted wile.
Chester Morris has difficult part which he handles sometimes extremely well, Lewis Stona his. only one scene that offers him any opportunity, but Henry Stephenson,
Clive Brook
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It is a charming story, charming for its simplicity and is eminently [L'ontinued on Previous Column
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never got anything but a shadowy concaption when reading the Sher lock Holmes stories. Torrence's Moriaty is a terrible and forecl figure and certainly one of the best bite of character acting be has done.
The FLAG LIEUTENANT with whom Holmes is in love and
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Miriam Jordan plays the girl
plays her very well.
The story is well constructed and well dirooted. It is interesting, human and thrilling-what more can you ask. The minor charac fore are exceptionally good, the publican and his friend the rogues gallery that Morinty gathers round him for the plundering of London,
the house party and in particular whose noquainten the host, and Billy," Holmes glad to make, plage young adorer.
is caught
man
You will, I believe, enjoy every with very minute of Sherlock Holmes and the very interesting news gazet that prefaces it.
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story can be told in a fow words. "Lal, Andrews,“ stenographer, determines to marry her wealthy young employer, and manages to
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