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JOHN
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As great a drama as this year will pro- duce!
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"A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT
Wis KATHARINE HEPBURN, Bill{• Barke, David Marders Directed by GeoTER Cukor. David O. Selz nick, Executive Producer
One of 1932's ten Best Pictures,
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
TO-DAY AT THE
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· King's..
"Tess of the Stom Country.”
Queen's.
Five Star Final.”.
"Qnce in a Lifetime."
Central.
Oriental.
**Cobens and Kellys in Africa.”
KOWLOON
Lovers Courageous."
Star.
Majestic.
King's.
The Most Dangerous Game?”
COMING
The Sign of Four."
Queen's.
"3 Wise Girls,"
****Svengali.
Central,
"A Bill of Divorcement."
"Nagana."
"Explorers of the World."
Oriental.
Star,
"Law and Order,"
"Condemned to Death."
"Behind the Mask."
CANTON CINEMAS
Sun Wah Theatre.
Tempest."
Tal. Tak,
A Married Woman."
'(Chinese Picture).
Churg Wah.
A Passport to Hell."
Wing Hon.
"Fight for Freedom Cause." Pearl Theatre.
"Grand Hotel."
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A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT”
JOHN BARRYMORE AND NEWCOMER
TESS
OF THE STORM COUNTRY ''
JANET GAYNOR AND C. FARRELL AT KING'S
This enchanting girl wafted into his life like a refreshing breeze... and gave his life a new meaning
Janet
GAYNOR
Charles
FARRELL
in
TESS..F
STORM
COUNTRY
Directed by Alfred Sontall FOX PICTURE
'FIVE STAR FINAL
MARIAN MARSH'S SUCCESS
Marian March was born in the Island, of Trinidad, October 17, 1913. She is of English, German, French and Irish parentage, and her uncle was collector of customs for Trinidad. Her real name is Violet Krauth.
When a very young girl, Marian's parents moved to Hollywood and the attended high school in the motion picture capital.
Her older sister, Jean, had been
1933.
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- NEXT CHANGE. THURSDAY, 6th April. ARTHUR WONTNER AND ISLA BAYAN IN
THE SIGN OF FOUR
CONAN DOYLE'S GREATEST
SHERLOCK
HOLMES ADVEN- TURE
An Associated Radio Picture Beleased by the British Film Co.,
, Hong Kong.
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THE SIGN OF
FOUR
SHERLOCK HOLMES AT
·HIS BEST
Although written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle long before the vogue of detective fiction, the adventures of the private criminal investiga tor Sherlock Holmes continue to capture the fancy of the thrill-lov: ing public.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
(April 4).
(III Moon 10th Day).; Spring Festival, Quarry Bay School, 11 NI.
Inauguration of Children's in Chinese Community; //
Lecture on "Adventures Among English Books," by Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotawall, C...G. English Associa tion, Helona May Institute, 5:30. p.m.
Meetings,
Hong Kong, Canton and Mació Steamboat Co., Ltd., Company's. Office; 1, Queen's Building, 11.30
BL, 1O.
Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., Messrs. Dodwell's Offices, 3 pm.
Kings:
Country
Queen's
Central
Theatres,
Teas of the Storm
Five Star Final."
Onca in a Lifetime."
Oriental: "Cohens and Kellys
in Africa."
'Star: Lovers Courageous,**
Majestic: The Most Dangerous
Game."
Dances.
Ton Dances at Gloucester Build- ing; King's Restaurant; and Hong- Kong Hotel.
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel; King's Restaurant; and Peninsula Hotel.
Principal Malls. Inward from Australia jore.
Sports,
Xel-
Billiards: Exhibition matches. (Chinese Club), 7 p.m.
Chess Completion of Second round open Championship.
WEDNESDAY (April 5) HII Moon 11th Day). Anniversaries and Holidays.— Pure Brightness (Ch'ing ming).
Schneider Trio. Concert, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 9.15. p.m: H.E. "The Governor visita La Salle College Buiklings
Whist Drive, Seamen's Institute,
9.p.m
and instead of keeping their bar- gain he retains the whole of the jewels himself.
Small
Years later Jonathan makes his reappearance, bent on revenge. In this insatiable thirst to get even, for the trachery of the two officers he threatens the daught- One of the best known and cer tainly one of the most thrilling ofer, Mary Marsden. Not knowing the many mysteries solved by her what it all means Mary appeals to lock Holmes is that. Concerning "The Sign of Four."
on the stage and yorked as an extra in pictures. Jean was determined that Marian should crash the studio. gates, and spent weeks haunting casting offers, hoping to arrange a
The many admirers of Conan film test for her little sister, for Doyle's great detective, as well as Janet Gaynor and Charles Far-getting her own career in the mean- those to whom the name is little more than a legendary figure in Marked by one of the finest per- formances of John Barrymore's rell in Tess of the Storm Coun. Finally such a test was mado, but fiction will be intrigued to kno career and a sensational perform try" make their bow to local au- nothing came of it. A short time that the talking screen version of ance by a newcomer to the screen, diences to-day at the King's Thea-inter Warner Bros oficials decided The Sign of Four" which will be to sign up some young players, and shown at the King's Theatre on Miss Marah'a photograph was pick Thursday, Katharine Hepburn, "A Bill of
tre.
moments.
Divorcement is another milestone Adapted from the novel by in a season of exceptional pictures. Grace Miller White and the drama To this reviewer it is distinctly tization by Rupert Hughes, Tess" the highlight of the Radio studios is said to offer plenty of thrilling The heroine is the product to date.
daughter of an old sea-captain who There is only one other role in decides she is getting too old to the picture that matters at all, continue cruising around with him. and it is beautifully played by They escordingly establish them that very charming lady, Billie selves in a little cottage on the Burke. To be sure, hors was a Maine ejected by a crusty old mil. somewhat thankless task, that of lionaire who lays claim to the p
an
..
a wife and mother es crushed by perty. circumstance, that she is a helpless
When Tess rescues a young man soud, wavering always before uncertain fate. In the hands of a from drowning and then discovers less capable actress it might be un- that he is the millionaire's on, impressive. Done by Miss Burke, she goes berserk much to his amuse- 'it keys
beautiful ment. The boy wins her reluctant the whole
admiration, however, when helps tragedy.
her after her father has been accua Getting back to Barrymore, his ed and convicted on a false murder vivid portrait of the lunatic who charge following the killing of a returns, semisane, to his home game warden. after seventeen or eighteen years
How the captain is finally freed, is equal to the very best traditions Tess daring rescue of the million af the distinguished Barrymore clan. His uncertain, hesitant site's daughter when she tries to walk, alone, marks his charac. drown herself on finding she is terization among the notable going to have a fatherless baby, the misunderstandings that arise portraits of the years.. The de- licacy of the mental balance one between Tess, and the boy as a re- moment on the verge of insanity, sult, the boy's battle with a fisher- the next on the verge of sanity man and the final surprise in the yes, it always is on the border. ending, are said to form a erics Line is the work of a fine artist. of dramatic moments unique i There is nothing of the swashbuck Gaynor Farrell pictures. ler we have seen so often in this etching. It the soul, the pitifu: lingwater as the two fathers, June soul, of p man whose mind is on Ulyle as Farrell's sister and Ed- the brink of eternal darkness, cling ward Pawley Matty Kemp, ing to life one moment with chil- George Meaker, and DeWitt Jen- dish tears, the next, with a mad- nings in prominent roles and the man's frenzy.
direction of Alfred Sautell, Tess is one of the most auccessful of its star'e offerings,
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
SPARKLING SATIRE
With Dudley and Claude Gil-
those who wants to laugh must not mins this picture.
Sidney Fox is a charming little figure as the screen-struck Sugar Walker, and Jack. Onkle is perfect or the unall-time vaudeville, autor
time.
ed out of a bundle, and her agent. Most of Sherlock Holmes my was notified to send the young ladysteries were solved by highly effi- over for a test. In the same bundle cient deduction which took place of pictures was the photograph of in his rooms, but "The Sign of a young man who was also called. Four differs from most in this for a test. through a different agent respect for it ripples with action.
They arrived about the same time
The story opens on a penal settle
and made the test together. They
were brother and sister, Marian ment in the Andaman Islands where Marsh and Edward Morgan. Both two of the officers in charge under got Warner Bros. contracts as the i take to allow one of their prison ers, Jonathan Small, to escape in result of this test.
return for telling them where their
A short time later Miss Marsh was given the leading role in the Pacific Coast production of "Young Sinners," the stage play. Her suc cess in this role was instantaneous.
Sherlock Holmes.
With his customary uncanny per ception the detective proceeds to gather up the various threads of the mystery and slowly dispose of them.
His deductions lead him to the waterfront where disguised as an old. sesman (a wonderful piece of character acting, this) he confirms his suspicious, and he is able to "apprehend" (as the police would term it) the culprits,
the
Arthur Wantnar, who is surely come to life, plays the role of the Conan Doyle's (Sherlock Holmes"
master detective, His performance: stands out, even in competition, with the fine performances of rest of the cast. E the these, Ian Hunters celebrated Dr. Watson; Isla Beven as Mary Morstan, and Graham Southen as the sinister one-legged Jonathan Small are outstanding with all the smaller parts in-cap-
The Picture was directed by Graham Cutts with Rowland
American Lee, the well-known director, supervising the produc tion,
treasure is hiddenable hands.
One of the officere kills the other
(Continued on next Oolumn)
career.
Shortly after this John Barry- more chose her as leading lady for his production "Svengala Miss Marah proved superb in the difficult
Ming Marsh is a blonde, five feet role, and is considered the screan find of the year by Warner Bros two inches tall, weighing one hun- She is an She was at once awarded the dred and two pounds, feminine lead in Barrymore's next expert athlete having been a crack picture, The Mad Genius," and basketball player in high school. seems destined for a great film She greatly resembles Dolores
Continued as out of next Columni Costelle, Barrymore's wife.
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