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CENTRAL
THEATRE
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
HONG KONG
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933.
SHOWING TO-DAY
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2.80, 5.10, 7.15
RONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA
Two who began in passion's reckless
(TAKE QUEEN'N ED., WESTBOUND BUS
King'a.
& 9.30 P.M.
A Farewell to Arms."
Queen's.
"Behind the Mask."
Central.
States Attorney, "
"Mr. Lemon of Orange."
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.
COUNSEL FOR CROOKS OR PUB- LIC PROSECUTOR!
He Won at Both, Un- til the Woman He Loved Faved Him Across the Stand . .
JOHN
BARRYMORE
with
HELEN
TWELVETREES
In Drama Dramatic us a Judge's Sentence!
STATE'S ATTORNEY
JILL ESMOND WILLIAM (Stage) BOYD MARY DUNCAN
Directed by
GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD
- RKO RADIO PICTURE,
SUNDAY
PILGRIM
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Sydney The Howard MAYOR'S NEST
PRETADA PHACHENI POGERS
CHEAPER RAILWAY FARES? STRUGGLE TO RE-CAPTURE TRAFFIC.
Oriental.
World.
"Fifty Million Frenchmen."
KOWLOON
The Flying Fool."
Star.
Majestic.
King's.
He Lenrued, About Women,"
COMING
"Society Girl."
"Tess of the Storm Country."
Queen's..
"Prosperity."
The Mayor's Nest,"
Central.
World.
Star.
Speak Easily,"
When a Feller Needs
Friend.
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Sun Wah Theatre.
"The Most Dangerous Game."
Wing Hon.
The Niglit of June-13." Sun Kwok Man Theatre.
The Flag Lieutenant."
"
Tal Tak.
"Just Imagine. Chung Wah.
Call Her Savage."
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"BEHIND THE MASK"
London, March 6-Faced with a steadily contracting freight and passenger traffic, the problem of the railways is one of extreme disou.-
THRILLER AT THE QUEEN'S
abandon
defying a world gone mad with hate!
FAREWELL TO ARMS
with
HELEN HAYES GARY COOPER. ADOLPHE MENJOU A Shramment Picture
ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S WORLD FAMOUS STORY
AS YOU READ IT IN THE BOOK WILL SEE IT ON THE SCRÉEN..
"A FAREWELL TO
ARMS"
AUTO BUILDING AT HOLLYWOOD
. Paramount's Hollywood studios went into the automobile manufae- turing business to build care of the 1915 variety for "A Farewell to
SO YOU
EPIC ANTARCTIC
FILM
SHACKLETON'S LAST VENTURE
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, March 8-Yesterday
Those who like thrills and mystery should see the picture "Behind the Mask" which is at present showing Arme," a Frank Borzage produc: saw privately at the Queen's Theatre. The story tion, screen adaptation of the
is somewhat GD the lines of
"Endurance,"
"BOOKING
AT THE
THEATRE
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NEXT CHANGE -BY SPECIAL REQUEST-
THE FOUR MARX BROTHERS
IN
HORSE FEATHERS
Mirth's
Horsemen
riding wild through a
collage of lovethirsty co-eds!
A Paramount Picture
that the photography was nearly. twenty years old, and that it is eleven years since Sir Ernest Shackleton was buried in his lonely
grave.
An
As for Cmdr. Worsley's narra." tive, he achieves the difficult feat of describing one of the most heroic in history364 miles across jorneys heaving ice-floes, and then 800 miles across the stormicat sea in the world ain open boat-with charming modesty and great good Humour.
Incidentally, as he told me later, he and the other members of the expedition wore probably unaware of the War longer than any other civilised beings alive. They sailed on Aug. 1, 1914, and received their
iwit be the pities if
Ernest Hemingway novel, current superb film narrative of Sir Ernest "Frankenstain," and tells of a Mr. ly playing at the King's Theatre, Shackleton's last gallant attempt X. who becomes responsible for a with Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper to reach the South reign of terror in conjunction within starring roles, and Adolphe Mon- his dope traffic operations. He is
jou featured. the leader of the ring, but no one, not even his co-workers, know his identity, and anyone who interferes with his plans is destroyed.
Secret Service agents were killed
Four 1916 Fints, complete in this film is overlooked. One of the every detail, were constructed for greatest feats in the history of ex- the picture. They were built as ploration is: here, recorded by the wartime ambulances, and are exact
"RUN ON THE BANK'
DARING HOLLYWOOD FILM
(Special Air-Mall, Service).
London, March 7-A run on the bauk. Frenzied thousands swept by one mad desire to get their money. It is a situation America knows too well to-day. And it forms the background of one of Hollywood's most daring films, American Madness," showing at the Metro- pole, Victoria,
Walter Huston's performance, sa
a courageous bank chief is com- parable in its acting power with his memorable portrayal of Abra- ham Lincoln. Supporting him are Constance Cummings, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson, and Gavin Gordon.
Another revealing film is also at the Metappole" 90,000 Years in Sing Sing" the only picture ever
written by a prison warder.
Readers who insert a private pre- paid advertisement, minimum 4.
lines, in our classified columns this week will, on request, receive, la ticket admitting two persons to the theatre. Applications by post must have a stamped addressed envelope...
Only one double ticket will be given for any one remittance. No request will be entertained after the adver tisement has appeared. Advertisers must accept the day offered.
CONSTANCE BENNETT IN
LONDON
TROUSER VOGUE DISLIKE.
(Special Air-Mali Service)
London, March 7.Miss Con- stance Bennett,
the film star, arrived in London last night, accompanied by her husband, the Marquis de la Falaise, This morn ing the couple leave for Paris
* Iahall not see anything of London," said Miss Bennett, bút perhaps I shall come again.
The
GLEENT STRATEE
TO-DAY & TO MORROW At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. A FIEND WHO LIVED BY DEATH
JACK HOLT in BEHIND the
ALSO
MASK
with Boris KABLOFF S
Constance CUMMINGS
A Columbia Picture.
"DANGEROUS DAPPER DAN Ideal Cinemagazine
FROM SUNDAY
What d'y mean, around:
corner?
NOW!
Pedro, fear to useles by the Misa Bennett crossed from San
cargo steamer Delftdyk voyage lasted twenty-five days, any
"We decided to travel by cargo boat," she said, in order to avoid.
wanted a bit of peace and quiet -ness."
one after another until only one re- duplicates of those, used in the Al photography of Frank Hurley and first news of events that had shaken the crowds on a large liner-1:
mains Jack Hart. In order to in dentify Mr. X he daringly joins the ring and works with Mr. X. who all the time hides his identity behind a mask. Just as he is, about to succeed, Hart is caught, and there fallows one of the most thrill- ing scenes in the film. Not until the last few minutes of the film when the mask is torn from his features, is Mr. X revealed.
There are plenty of thrills and excitement in this film, with Boris Karloff, the successor to Lon Chaney in the leading role. Jack Holt, as the secret service agent played up to his standard, with Constance Cummings, who-supplied--they ro mantic touch to the film.
FILM CHIEF'S ACTION FAILS
pine district during fighting there. Official war photographs and speci- fications from the Fiat factory wer used to plan the cara.
a lively. unaffected commentary by Cmdr. F. A. Worsley, D.S.O., captain of the Endurance.
Watching the beautiful shots of
Paramount owns eight other anj cient cars, which frequently see uso icebergs, and hurricanes, sen ele
in pictures, among them a Holeman
the world nearly two years later.
Before the private showing yeater- day a dozen members of the ex- pedition, with Cmdr. Worsley in the chair, met at luncheon. Sir
1808, Didion Bouton 1000, Oldsmo-Phants and penguins, and all the Ernest Shackleton's two sons, Ray bile 1902, Cadillac limousine 1910, daily life of the expedition in the mond and Eddie," were also pre- Royal Tourist Ambulance 1910, Antarctic, it was hard to realise", sent. Stanley Steamer 1910, Buick 1914, Studebaker 1915.
HOUSE-MOVING---AT HOLLYWOOD.
FOR NEW DRIESLER-MORAN
FILM
It's no news when they move a movie troupe to a house in the coun-
the house in the country to the movie troupe.
Judgment For Company but it's news when they move
Against £7,800-A-
Year Man
This bit of cinematic housemov- ing was accomplished during the filming of the latest Maris Dress SINGER AND £50 CHEQUE ler Polly Moran comedy, "Prosper ity," which will be shown from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.
(Special Air-Hall Service):
ty. It is manifest from Mr. White- London, March 7-Mr. James law's speech at the London and Van Bibber Bryson, the £7800 a North-Eastern Railway meeting year "Im chief," of Park-lane, W., yesterday that no stone is to be left failed in the King's Bench to-day unturned to attract short and long is his action against Universal distance passenger traffic from the Pictures Limited, of Wardour roads to the railways. The compa-street, W. tition of the motor coaches is receiv, Mr. Bryson claimed damages for ing the fullest consideration of the alleged wrongful dismissal, but railways, which are now reviewing judgment was given for the com- the question of passenger fares. To pany with certain costs. what extent a reduction would be The case came before the Lord justified is uncertain; but, on this important subject an announcement is promised at an early data.
One factor which a doubtles. moving the railways to create busi mess in the loss on their redundant trolling stock. Since the and of 1923 the number of steam locomotives on the L.N.E.R. has been reduced by 382; yet, in spite of this decline, an agreement made in 1929, he was
The plot called for the popular comedy pair to do "location work" in the environs of an old farm house. Then, instead of returning to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to build interiors matching the location scones, Director Sam Wood arranged for the purchase of the quaint house and took it along. Thus the actual interior as well as the exterior was photographed.
Chief Justice (Lord Howart) on Bryson was living, paid into her legal argument arising out of the own account a cheque for 250 jury's findings.
drawn on the company in favour of The action was concluded on Lady Rafter, wife of the Chief Fel, 10, when the special jury gave Constable of Birmingham, and had their answers to nine questions afterwards made out a personal
mdr had been put to themeleque for felony in fevour
Mr. Bryson's case was that, under Lady Rafter.
the company has 430 locomotives appointed managing director at
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DAILY
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EL BRENDEL AND FIFI DORSAY
MR. LEMON OF ORANGE
DOUBLY FUNNY BECAUSE HE'S THERE
In a broadcast-the first she has. ever given she said, replying to the question of the announcer, What do you think of this new craze for women wearing men's cat for
"I think that, besides looking silly, it is in very bad taste. If we accept women in trousers, then we should be ready to accept men in skirts, and just think how stupid that would be. In fact, it is so stupid that I am going straight home to bed.”
After ten days in Paris she and her husband will return to Holly. wood,
MAJESTIC
Bonanny. "THEATRE
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 67222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.20, 7,20 & 9:20 p.m.
Laugh with
the sap who thought love was a noun!
ERWIN
DRESSLER MORAN
in the Laugh riot
PROSP
More
Welcome Than
A Public Holiday with
Anita PAGE Rorman FOSTER A SAM WOOD
Production
STAR
TO-DAY & TO
AC2:30 6,207.20
BRITISH INT
misconchtet or
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OUT... BOY HE COULDNTI
COOK IT
ARNED ABOUT
WO
WOMEN
FOOL
BENITA HUME HENRY KENDALI
URSULA
Mias Tresiler maintained that the
bazaarcin
out of commission, all repaired 7,800 a year, with expenses, forment the balance of the and ready to go into traffic when iree years, and that he was sum required
marily dismissed in September
Another indication of the desire 1001, when the agreement had
to meet Altered conditions is the ther
scrapping of a large number of The comp
older carriage stock, which is to be drimigr
eplaced by new carriages designed ded
bordistance excursion traile
buffet bers
denied that he-
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