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TO-DAY AT THE
King's.
CINEMA
HONG KONG
**When London Sleeps.”
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1933
LAST TWO-DAYS
AT
SHONGKONG'S FINEST CREMA
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION!
ON THE SCREEN
CENTRAL
THEATRE
'TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.
BRITISH HUMOUR
[2.80, 5.10, 7.18)
& 9.30 P.M.
(The Hollywood Hi-Lights).
Queen's.
"Hot Saturday."
Central,
"It's a King."
Oriental,
"Hell Divers."
World.
Tell England."
AT ITS BE T
KOWLOON
Star.
SYDNEY
OWARDS
This Modern Age,"
Majestic.
King's.
Queen's.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook
COMING
Farm."
It."
WHEN LONDON SLEEPS
TWICKENHAM KĻA (TUNICS PRODUCTION.
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ON THE STAGE
AT 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY.
REX STORY & LEN MANTELL
PRESENT
M
THE HOLLYWOODİ
HI-LIGHTS"
INTERNATIONAL
REVUE IN
A COMPLETE CHANGE
OF PROGRAMME.
BOOKING AT THE
THEATRE
TEL. 25313
& 25332.
NEXT OHANGE
COMMENCING SUNDAY, 11th JUNE
CHALLENGED BY' A FRAIL WOMAN
HOWARD. HUGHES
SCARFACE
Powar-drunk, he
ruled a vast metropolis with unchallenged might until flùm- ing Justice sent him tumbling to his doom.
PAUL MUN
ANN DVORAK OSGOOD PERKINS KAREN MORLEY
• HOWARD HAWKS
BIRŽELIO
ang limang 1 p v
THE HOLLYWOOD
· HI-LIGHTS'
F
CONTINUED SUCCESS AT
KING'S THEATRE
ате
The Hollywood Hi-Lights proving a great success at the King's Theatre, drawing large audiences at all performances.
They have changed their original programme, and it is a moot point which is the better of the two. Some like the first, others the second more people say both are equally good. and all agree you should certainly not miss the numbers now being performed.
The brunt of the work falls ca Rose Lee, a picture of whom appears below, and on that most witty and dexterious juggler, Mr. Rex Stores
QUEENS THEATE
0-DAY & Tổ T
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
When her cheating found her out...she sought to make mar-
riage cover her sins!
HOT
SATURDAY
M CARY GRANT
HANCY CARROLL RANDOLPH SCOTT
Its a King
THE STORY OF AN INSURANCE AGENT WHO BECAME KING. FOR A DAY & A. HALF.
GOOD MUSIC SMART GAGS-BRIGHT DIA-
LOGUE.
COMMERCING TO-MOBROW
IMPERISHABLE ́DRAMA OF TWO HUMAN SOULS AMID THE TUMULTUOUS CANYONS OF THE CITY
Fannie Hurst's
EPH
A Story of the
Greatest "Tast Love Ever Faced.
In the Skill of a Surgeon's Hands Lay the Life of the Woman He Loved!
N
OF SIX MILLION
IRENE DUNNE RICARDO CORTEZ ́GREGORY RATOFF. ANNA APPEL RKO RADIO, PICTURE
"Directed by Gregory La Cava
Greeks Haci a Name For--
"Scarface."
* Flowers and Trees"
Culoured Symphony.
Make Me A Star." Broken Wings."
Central,
Star.
World.
way.
Symphony of Six Millions," Tell Me To-night."
Passionata. Plumber.
Star Final"
Vienese Night."
Tiger Rose.”
This Modern Age,"
FEATURING
HAROLD FRENCH
DIANA BEAUMONT
RENE KAY.
RELEASED BY THE
BRITISH FILM DISTRIBUTION
CO., LTD, HONGKONG,
Pictures In Hong Kong
'SCARFACE" AT THE KING'S
FORMER NIGHT CLUB DANCER IN BIG ROLE
restaurant.
on
"HOT SATURDAY”
A REALLY HOT' FILM AT THE QUEEN'S
ture will talk about it in the way they should to their friends, then I predict capacity houses during the remainder of it's run,
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PRICES AS USUAL.
SYMPHONY OF SIX
MILLION"
HUMAN DOCUMENT OF NEW YORK'S GHETTO
'MAKE ME A STAR"
NO LACK OF BIG TALENT
As befits a movie with the title, "Make Me a Star" there is no dearth of stellar talent in Stuart Erwin's latest picture at the Queen's Theatre from Sunday.
In addition to the regular cast which includes Erwin, Joan Blon- dell Zasu Pitta and Ben Turpin, there are seven others whose names in are "electric-light must-go'a'' every picture in which they play. Those prominent stars-Maurice. Chevalier, Bylvia Sidney, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Clive Brook, Frederic March, Phillips Holmes, Jack Oakie and Charlie Ruggles appear in authentic studio scanes which are part of the plot-action of "Make Me a Star."
ROSE LEE..
The clever
Personality Girl"
with the Hollywood HI Lights now showing
at
King's Theatre,
If any eritism can be offered we should like an extra song by the very accomplished "vocalist of the troop.
Laying bare the soul of a peo The management of the Queen's pla, RKO-Radio Pictures great human document, "Symphony of Theatre must be congratulated
Six Million," paints in direct, the number of really good sure strokes, and lives of the And entertaining Brims they
simple men and women who in have been
during putting on When Howard Hughes' great
habit New York's teaming Ghetto, Just the past week.
fow melodrams, "Scarface,"
comte to days ago
we had "Men Must Ricardo Cortez and Irens Dunns the King's Theatre next Sunday, Fight and although the Hong head the featured cast which brings local movie patrons will have 20 Kong cinema public are known to
this film version of Feunie Hurst's opportunity to see a boy from the New York night clubs who is make a very fastidious tot, I have deeply human story to the screen heard nothing but praise for this of the Central Theatre on Sutar iag good in Hollywood in a big film which I myself classed as a
day. And they will also see a
super-production. Now we have An epic in which poigant heart young screen actor who resembles Hot Saturday," and it would be throbe vie with rich human comedy the late Rudolph Valentino, whom' he knew intimately for years.
no exaggeration to say that Hot and an idealistic romance, the Saturday" is a really 'hot' pic | elbry Concerns 4 young Jewish Erwin as the movie-struck her They boy is George Raft, former ture. There were large crowds at boy who overcomes the push cart worshipper who saves up his pen- night club dancer. His work in all the performances yesterday, and peddlers and pantsprasser en-nies as a grocery clerk in a small "Scarface is so finished that as if all the people who saw the pic vironment of the East Side to be midwest town and goes to the film of it they scrambled for his ser-
come a great surgeon. With the capital seeking fame in pictures, vices.
gift of healing in his grasp, he is meets these various stars in the Paramount won, and now he is
torn between what he considers to course of his wandering about the being featured by that company,
be his duty to his people and what studios, seeking a job as an extra. Like so many New York boys, Raft Cary Grant takes the leading role he feels he owes to his own family. Joan Blondell, as a double for comes by his movie heritage honest and playing opposite him is none Emphasizing the emotional ap.bitious for stellar success, takes a screen celebrity, and herself am ly. A quiet lad, he gives on the other than charming Nancy Car- poal of the production is sy pity on Erwin, who is just a be impression of authority even in roll. Wha combination These phonic musical
Saturday sees the last perform- accompaniment, such an inoffensive chore as eating two alone are guarantee enough for The symphony, composed especial wildered stooge, and finally helps ances of the troupe-a chance by pork chops in the Brown Derby an excellent film but when the suply for the picture by Max. Steiner, him to win a doubtful renown.
port includes such old favourites head of the RKO-Radio Pictures
"Make Me a Star' is a real trip the way to bring the younger mem- na Randolph Scott and William music department underscores the to Hollywood-as lived by many ber of the familics, for children of He was graduated from newa Collier, Sr., what more need be
OLLY screen-struck action from the first scene to the thousands of paper corners into the night clubs, said?
last, interpreting moods in melody, youths and girls. It is dazzling all ages, thoroughly enjoy the. and for years he danced for Texas
"Hot Saturday,” as the title im- The contrasting kaleidoscopic
with "personality interest"-laugh- show. Guinan. And between times he plies, is a fast moving picture with was a professional baseball player. plenty of action. It starts off with a reproduced both in sound and on
color of the motley East Side is able cryable with human interest; George's first intimation that he swing which never relaxes until the the film with the greatest possible might get to Hollywood was ELFI very last scene is shot, The feature fidelity. The characters of the supporting cast which includes the offer from Valentino to act as his film is preceded by two very enter place form an everchanging drama distinguished Anna Appel, star of double in silent pictures. Nothing taining shorts,, one a musical car- tic background for the sweeping the Yiddish Art Theatre, Gregory ever came of that, though, and it toon entitled You Try Some- wasn't until years later that he body Else" and the other
romance of the self-sacrificing doc Ratoff, Noel Madison, John St. tor and the partially lame girl he Polis and Lita Chevret under the arrived in California. For monthy
comedy, "Patents Pending."
The film boasts an unusual direction of Gregory La Cava and months he got a job here and
These all go to make a really a job there, none of them
very snappy programme and even to the important, and it looked for a most fastidious of film fans, I have long time as if he would be just no hesitation in recommending a another hanger-on in Hollywood. visit to the Queen's during its run
But somebody found George for Howard Hughes when "Scarface" was being cast, and it certainly was A luck find. For George here is a member of one of the greatest casts ever seen upon the screen.
Raft's resemblance to Valentino is amazing although George por trays a different type of role than did the late star In Hollywood George pals around with what is known as "the New York crowd,'
there.
*
F.M.A.
IT'S A KING !”.
FINE FILM AT CENTRAL THEATRE
An insurance agent who is mis-
a group including Jimmie Durante, taken for a King of a small Euro- Lew Clayton, Louie Cohen, Jack Harvey and others. And, due to pean state for a day and balf his years in New York's night Forms the basis of a really funny picture"It's a King-which is clubs, he knew by experience just showing at the Central Theatre to- how to act in "Scarface," the one day. Bydney Howard, the King of the best underworld picture ever of Mirth, is at his best in the lead- ing role as an insurance agent who, during his holidays in the. State of Holgate, was made a King by mistake!
screened.
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DEVELOPING & PRINTING
FILMS
QUICKEST SERVICE
IN TOWN
WITHIN 6 HOURS.
21, Wellington Street,
Tel. No. 28707.
His adventures with the people of the state were as hilarious as could be desired, especially when he was presented with a roaring lion and a beautiful girl from a potentate's harem. However, in Kingdom there are also likes the and dislikes, and in regard latter he was shot at, twice by would-be assasins and captured by anarchists. The way in which he manages to escape makes the fil one of the moet amusing ever seen in the Colony.
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4. SHOWS DAILY 2-20-5.15
7.15-8.30
TARÉ VNT TRAM OR HAPPY, VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
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ROAD Lo
TEL. 28473
2 DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
MORE
YOU LAUGH! YOU GASP! YOU THRILL!
The most breath-taking evolutions over invanted. Courageous mes risk their lives to provide thrilling entertainment. 180 Navy planes darting,
fighting, looping and. falling at terrific speed!
ENTIRE naval air and
sea fleet in the mighti
est and most thrilling manoeuvers ever filmed ! CAMERS under the fuse- lage of speeding planes- men hanging downwards to record spectacular and. inspiring fight scenes.
AVITORS lost in a dense /
fog --" crack-ups" at terrific speed-sensational take-offs.
Walinge
BEERY
Clarks
GABLE
HELL DIVERS
ALSO SHOWING MUSICAL CARTOON
"You Try Somebodyelse"
FROM SUNDAY-
ROCKET
..To
STARDOM
ON A
ROCKET
TO
ROARS
MAKE ME A STAR
Fascinating
In this throb- sing young "y" with ".. JOAN
BLONDELL MARE STUART
a-
ERWIN
Picture
Man Turpin
STAR
TO-DAY & T‹-MORROW At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
JOAN
CRAWFORD
THIS
with
HEIL HAMILTON:
MAJESTIC MODERN
THEATRE
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ||At 2.30, 5:20, 7.20 à 9.20 ́p.m.
REBECCA of
SUNNYBROOK FARM
MARIAN NIXON RALPH BELLAMY
Based on the play by Kate Douglas. Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson.
FOX PICTURE
A. Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer PICTURE.
AGE
WORLDA
TO-DAY & TO-MOREOW
At 2.30, 5.15,7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
TELL ENGLAND
THE IMMORTAL EPIC OF GALLIPOLI Arched by
ANTHONY ASQUITH
GEOFFRY BARKA
CARL HARBORD, FAY COMPTON.
TONY BRUCE
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