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CENTRAL
THCATRI
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1933
SHOWING
King's.
TAKE QUEEN'N ED., WESTBOUND BUS
HONG KONG
Wedding Rehearsal."
2.30, 5.10, 7.16
Queen's.
"Under-Cover Man."
Central,
"Panama Flo."
Oriental.
"Ships of Hate."
World.
Advanco Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THRILL GIRL OF "MILLIE'in another romantic hit! . . . .
Again "The Right Girl Who Mer the Wrong Men"...in. Drama that Sends Her Life Spinning Out of the Bright Lights Into Distant Darkness 1
She Owed the Debt She
Paid
welvetrees
PANAMA
FLO
CHARLES R. ROGERS PRODUCTION RKO PATHÉ PICTURE
STARTS TO MORROW
THE YEAR'S SUPER
THRILLER!
**The Lash."
KOWLOON
Star.
"Not Exnetly Gentlemen."
Majestic.
Mother's Millions,"
Klag's,
COMING
The Front Page."
**Mischief."
**The Robinson Crusoe."
Queen's.
** Faithless."
Platinum Blonde.”
Central,
***Nagana,"
World.
Explorers of the World."
"Grock."
Svengali,"
Star.
Speak Easily?
Sunshine Susie."
Love Race."
CANTON CINEMAS
Wing Hon.
The Wiser fex."
Sun Wah Theatre.
är! Crazy.".
Tai Tak Theatre.
Tom Brown of Culvor."
Chong Wah Theatre.
Sherlock Holmes."
Pearl Theatre,
"Fast Life."
Southor Palace.
*Private Lives."
"HONGKONG'S FINEST CNEWA
LIKE CHAMPAGNE OF THE FINEST
VINTAGE IS
WEDDING
REHEARSAL
FEATURING ROLAND YOUNG GEORGE GROSSMITH
JON LODER
WENDY BARRIE
LADY TREE.
DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER KORDA
LONDON FILM PRODUCTION.
DISTRIBUTED BY THE BRITISH FILM DISTRIBUTION
CO., LTD—HONG KONG.
"A GAY SOCIETY COMEDY, WITH MANY POINTS OF EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST A MOST ENJOYABLE PRODUCTION, WHICH SETS A NEW STANDARD OF ARTISTIC POLICY IN BRITISH TALKING PICTURES".
-DAILY MAIL.
MOVIE NEWS
Pictures in Hong Kong
ADOLPHE MENJOU'S TALLULAH AND ROBERT
TRANSITION
THE FRONT PAGE. '
"1
"The Front Page," Howard Hughes' picturization of the famous stage play coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday next marks the transition of Adolphe Menjou From high hat characterisations on
the screen to that of a hard-boiled, ruthless person.
The first lesson in the art of newsgathering has been always given by editare to cub reporters as, When a dog bites a man, that's not news; but when a man bites a dog that's news!"
.
Now, they can point out to their building young journalists: When Adolphe Menjou wears silk hats and dress suits, that's not news;
but when he portrays a hard-boiled heartless character, that's news!'!
For years, Adolphe Menjou bas. thrilled thousands by his faultless characterizations of men high in society. Ever since "A Woman "of Paris" he has always been the well grooinel, wild manpered gentle man." But in The Front Page, Menjou drops his familiar charac
beasts-and a wilder womani
Wild jungle
NAGANA
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE ́
TALA BIRELL,
MELVYN DOUGLAS.
with the glamorous
Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr., from story by Lester Cöhen., Directed by Ernst Laemmle. Presented by Carl Laemmia.
MONTGOMERY
"FAITHLESS" ́AT QUEEN'S
ON SUNDAY.
PANAMA FLO "
LAST CHANCE TO SEE A FINE FILM!
TEL. 25313
NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 30th APRIL¦ HOWARD HUGHES
The
FAISENTS
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ADOLPHE MEN JOU PAT O ORIEN MARY BRIAN LEONARD EVERETT HORTON WALTER CATLETT GEORGE E STONE MAE CLARKE ILIM SUMMERVILLE
LEWIS MILESTONE
KOPUSTION
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
UPPER-UNDERWORLD
RACKET
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
(April 97% {LV Muôn Urd Day). Claims in the Estate of Michael Rooney, due. «
Komor & Komor's bi-annual - Ex- hibition of Water Colours by. Japan's Foremost Artists.
Thesophical Society Weekly Meet- ing, 0 p.m
Meeting of House Committee, Sailors & Soldiers' Home, 5,00 p.m.
Bible Union of China monthly meeting, 26, Nathan Road, Kow- laon, 3.30 p.m.
Flannel Daneò, St. Androw's Church Hail. 9 p.in.
Song Recital, Miss Lydin Michel, Hong Kong Hotel, 9.15 p.m.
Theatres.
Under Cover Man."
King's
Wedding Rehearsal
Queen's;
Central;
Panama Plo."
World:
The Lash."
Oriental: Ships of Hate.”
Star: "Not Exactly Gentleman,” Majestie: Mother's Million."
Dances.
Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel; Gloucester Building; and King's Restaurant.
Dimes Dances at Peninsula, and Hong Kong Hotels; and King's Restaurant.
Sunrise-3.31 a.m.; Sunset: 6.48
P.1.
Tides:-High" at 10.24 and 29.50 ; Low at 3.39 and 17.21.
RAILWAY FERRY AT
SHANGHAI
CHANGKIANG'S ADVEN- TUROUS VOYAGE FROM TYNE
the
Shanghai, Apr. 18.-With Red Ensign floating from her flag- staff. there lies in the Whangpoo River, at Buoys 39 and 40 off the Point, a craft believed to be the first of her kind in these waters, EXPOSED IN NEW RAFT FILM and one which is already · givon sterling proof of the reliability of British engineering and seaman-
brain ferry-- "Under-Cover Man," the new film hip. She is the featuring George Raft and Nancy steamer Chanukiang, built to the Carroll, is showing from to-day crder of the Chinese Government. Purchasing Commission on behalf at the Queen's Theatre.
It is a story of the upper-under-f the Ministry of Railways for the world, with fait in the role of a urpose of linking up the Tientsin- Pukow and Nanking-Shanghai high-class crook who becomes an under-cover man for the police for
lines. ". : the single purpose of finding the murderor of his father. Nancy Carroll portrays a girl who, als gaided by revenge, becomes Raft's accomplice and falls in love with him.
Panama Flo" is having" its final run at the Central Theatre inding with Helen Twelvetrees in the starring rolė. Staged, against hackground of Panama and South America,
tale of New York show girl; stranded by
Constructed by Mesurs. Swan. perfidous sweether who is trick
Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., the Chungking left the Tyne ed into accompany an unscrupu
on February 15, commanded by lous : cil: wildcatter" into the
Captain J. Simm, of Newenstlo, with two deck officers and four. jungle as his housekeeper. Robert Armstrong and Charles Bickford, Lew Cody has the role of the engineers, all of whom are British Isader and brains of a gang of and a crew of 14 Chinese. Most in two powerful roles, and other bond thieves and others of promine the latter had been absent from members of the cast includes Paulence in the cast are Gregory Ratoff, their native land, while serving on Hurst, Maude Ebarne and Majoris Roscoe, Karns, Noel Francis and British vessels, for ton or twelve Peterson.
Presenting the interesting co- starring vanbination of Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery, "Faithless," opens on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, as one of the Ralph Murphy has done a apler most important of the new Metro- did bit of direction on **Panama Goldwyn-Mayer releases. The pic- ture is based on a story by Mildred Flo" the story of which was taken Cram, revealing the plight of two from the original by Garrett Fort. younger members of New York society who lose both wealth and social prominendo us a result of
the depression and its disastrous of the Guard is not put into the economic consequences.. Miss Bank-film simply because of its value as head's part in the plot entails a a spectacle; it happens to be an vivid career in which she runs the gamut from extravagant luxury in integral part of the fascinating living to extreme poverty. Mont- and original plot of the picture gomery likewise is involved in a Real, shots of the brilliant ceremony number of colourful episodes, the have been skilfully mixed with story rising to a powerful drama- tic climax when the two principals those taken in the studio, and those meet in surprising circumstances.ho see the film will be unable to Important supporting roles
detect where the real ceremony played by. Hugh Herbert, Maurice gives place to the studio insertions Murphy and Louise Closser Hale
For the studio work; a detach under the direction of Harry Beaumont of real exgujirdsmen ware mont. "
used under the direction of a mill- tary expert.
'
WEDDING REHEARSAL
"Wedding Rehcara),”
are
new
ter for the first time in his Ideal picture which is now showing screen career, and becomes The
at the King's Theatre, besides
ruthless hardboiled individual as a boasting one of the finest casts that managing editor of a great metro has ever appeared in 丸 British politan newspaper, in which he picture is also notable for its par submerges always his personal feelings, and drives his men heart- ticularly brilliant and witty dialo-
Tessly to Get the news first."
gue.
Arthur Wimperis, the famous It's a far cry from the drawing playwright, who is responsible for room to an office littered with this part of the film, regards it raper working in shirt sleeves as some of the very best work he and hair ruffed But is has ever done. Arthus Wimperis needless to poiut
that has been writing brilliant dialogue ont Adolphe Menjou has turned in one since 1900. Among numerous musi
f his finest performances in his cal comedies and plays with which entire career, and his fans, which he has delighted many audiences jare legion, will love him 'for it.
may. ba mentioned "Princess Charming." "A
Warm Corner,"
It's the fourth big thrill in his "Blue Boards Eighth Wife," tife, he says. The first was graduat, "Nippy" and "The Passing Show," mg with high honours from Cornell Wedding Rehearsal is the first University, the scoond was receiv- film for which he has written the. ing his commission as Captain dur entire dialogue, and it is believed. ing the War, and his subsequent that it is the most amusing and service in Italy; the third was his sparkling ever written for a Bri entry upon a film career and now tish film.
gest thrill of all.
London life, the Changing of the Lewis Milestone, director of the Guard at St. James' Palace, has famed "All Quiet on the Wostorn a notable place in "Wedding Re Front." directed. "The Fronthearsal," the London Film Produc Page," and this authors of the stage tion directed by Alexander Korda, piny Charles MacArthur and Ben which will shortly be released by Ifacht also assisted in threding the Ideal Films Ltd. The Changing
(Continued on next column). play for film: fore
& SHOWS
DAILY
2,30–5,38 7.15-0.30
David Landau.
SINGAPORE'S NEW D.P.P.
MR.
J. H. BASSETT ENTER. TAINED AT PENANG.
years. They were recruited in the London district, and throughout the two months' voyage gave čom, plete satisfaction by their amena- bility to discipline.-V.C.D.N.
By arrangement batween Dr. Hahn, Congul-General for Germany in Hong Kong, and the Manage ment of the Hong Kong Hotel, Misa Mr. J. H. Bassett, Deputy Public Lydia fichel, the talented vocalist, Prosecutor, Penang, and Officer will give a recital in the Roof Commanding the Malay Volunteers, Garden of that establishment to- was entertained to a farewell party night at 9.15 p.m. The usual din- at the Malay Volunteer Club. ner dance, therefore, will nög take Thore was a large gathering of place. guests, officers and men present.
Mr. Bassett has been transferred to Singapore as Deputy Public Pro- secutor. It is expected that he will bu succeeded, by Mr. R. Moor or Mr. W. C. Taylor as D.P.P., Penang, while he has been replaced by Capt. A. G. Dougal as officer commanding the Malay Corps.
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THEY
· LAUGHED
AT WEALTH
Mother's MILLIONS
with
MAY ROBSON, FRANCES DADE,
JAMES HALL.
QUEENS THEATRE
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
SMOOTH... AS STEEL ", AND JUST AS TOUGH!
UNDER- COVER MAN"
GEORGE RAFT
NANCY CARROW. ROSCOE KARNS
LEW CODY » GREGORY RATOFF.
̈A Paramosint
Picture
He Needed Luck... Not
Love...in the
Game He Played?
ALSO The Latest PARAMOUNT NEWS'
-FROM SUNDAY-
Sha
GAMBLED HERSOUL
Will you
Call Her
a Sinner?
Her sacrifice was great, but her love was greater! Two stars in a
picture that lifts them to new triumphs
Tallulah
BANKHEAD
Robert
MONTGOMERY
FAITHLESS
(STAR)
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.30 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.ni.
Not Exactly Gentlemen"
with
VICTOR MOLAGLEN-
BWORLDS
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
At 2.30, 5.16, 7:15 & 9.20 p.m.
Barthelmess
The LASH
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