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"Rome Express."
Queen's.
"The Wizer Sex."
Central,
Tell Me To-night."
Oriental,
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm."
..
World.
BY SPECIAL REQUEST
Star.
"The Bat Wispers."
KOWLOON
Viennese Night."
Majestic.
Hot Pepper."
King's.
COMING
The Squeaker."
Marry Me".
"Painted Woman."
Zoo. ia Budapest.”
Queen's,
World.
A Lady's Profession.
**Recaptured Love,
Loose Ankles."
Central.
JAN KIEPURA
TELL ME
!
TO-NIGHT
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"OVER THE SEA'
A CHINESE PICTURE.
FRIDAY
MATCHING WITS WITH A MURDERING THIEF WHO TEIED TO STEAL A PRIN- CESS AND A THRONE
ROMANOFF PRINCESS OR DUPE OF A MASTER HEINOJ
The answer loy hacklen under the most bemutlul
yelash in Mars
the sharp lens of the
French Police dindared
the duether revealed
sunday ! -
SECRETS OF TH
Star,
Half Naked Truth."
"Animal Kingdom."
"Secrets of the French Police."
High Stakes."
The removal of the inachinery in the Kiangnan Arsenal to Nanking is expected to be completed before the end of this month and the arsenal will be couverted into a motor car factory, according to in- formation from military circles, Negotiations are now in progress regarding plans for the establish- ment of the proposed factory,
ESTHER RALSTON
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Dazzingly besidad, and "Baralingly. succesful as film star, she met wait-i ates herself to savi her young lover Itom reaping the harvest of his emmal days."This jachting lave vory, powerful as at 14, 13 but x emmal! part of the rganic emper ............
ROME EXPRESS
with
CONRAD. VEIDT' HAROLD - HUTH JOAN BARNY
A GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE Directed by WALTER FORDE.
A FINE BRITISH TALKIE
GRAND HOTEL'.”. THE PEOPLE.
Pictures In Hong Kong
"THE WISER SEX"
CLAUDETTE COLBERT'S CHARMING PERFORMANCE
tre.
..
"ROME EXPRESS '
CONRAD VEIDT AS THE GRIN VILLAIN
AS GOOD AS
THE SQUEAKER
EDGAR WALLACE FILM FOR KING'S THEATRE
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CHANGE-
PERCY MARMONT
The SQUEAKER EDGAR WALLACE
Jesse Foresta folikogula & Ampat diat
GORDON MARKEN
A GREAT BRITISH TALKIE ADAPTED FROM THE LATE
EDGAR WALLACE'S GREAT
STAGE, SUCCESS OF THE
SAME NAME
'TELL ME TO-NIGHT"
SHOWING AGAIN TO-DAY
AT CENTRAL
A LADY'S PROFES- SION
COMING TO QUEEN'S
TO-MORROW :
Madame Racketeer" has a new racket. pp
"Which is to say that Alison Skipworth, who won mović fame in the title role of "Madame Racketeor," is up to new tricks in a new film. It's called A Lady's Profession," and it comes to the Queen's Theatre tomorrow Roland Young and Sari Maritza aID" 20- festured with her, and Kent Tay- lor, Roscoe Karns, end · Warren Hymer head the supporting cast
Miss Skipwroth plays the role of a titled English woman, who, finding, she has exhausted all hor funds, comes to the United States with her brother and her niece and attempts to recoup her fortune by running a speakeasy.
The speakeasy is not exactly her idea, however, for her brother, a role played by Young, has invest- ed in it before her arrival, on American shores. But she makes the best of the situation which is none too good to begin with. The bootlegging interesta, horrified at the thought of impending repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, and the consequent bankruptcy of their industry, insist that she take a cer- tain quota of booze whether she wants it or not. She doesn't want it and she engages in a battle of wite with the big shot of the in- dustry which leaves that genleman gasping for breath.
REBECCA CF SUNNYBROOK FARM"
AT THE ORIENTAL' THEATRE
The dramatization of young love and romance
is the motivating thems of **Rebecca of Sunny- brook Farm," Fox sound version of the famous stage play by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson, playing at the Oriental Theatre to-day and tomorrow.
.....
Wistful little Marían Nixon as "Rebecca," and tall, blonde, band some Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Adam Ladd are co-featured in the roma tic leaders. Their meeting court. ahip, and final happiness, con- stitute the highlights in the enter taining drama, alvar
MISS. CONSTANCE: ":
CUMMINGS
HOLLYWOOD STAB TO MARRY A. BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT.
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Directed by Alfred Santell, "Re- becca of Sunnybrook Farm," also Edgar Wallace notable for By special requests Tell Me To features Mae Marsh, Louise Closaer night is showing again at the Hale, Eula Guy, Alsa: Hale, and his versatility for be speed with
Central Theatre: to-day,
many others in the strong support- which he produces aff works, and
This latest Gaumont-British picing cast. The screen version is by for his popularity in the world of ture features Jan Kiepura, the .N. Behrman and Sonya Lavien. entertaining literature. Now he eminent Polish tenor who is under. has entered upon a new phase. of contract to the Vienna Opera, Drama of the thoroughly moderni A long, long time ago back in activity that of film producing Sonnie Hale, Edmund Gwenn, type is "The Wiser Sex, Para- the prehistoric ailen days Con- **The Squeaker," one of his most, Athene Seyler, Betty Chester and mount's talking edition of Clyde ard Veidt starred in a Elm called notable stage plays, is his first Magda Schneider, who with Fitch's play Her Confessions," The Man Who Laughs." The role venture in this line. He has adept Kiepura, played in the German which is now at the Queen's Then he played was that of a man whose edit, written the dialogue, chose version, that, under the title of "Song of the Night," proved a face had, at birth, been carved the cast, and produced it himself, Claudette Colbert, perhaps the into a horried grin. They said The result is excellent, and it is sensational success all over Europe.
London, June 8-Three months "most unscandalized" beauty of Veidt's grin was a masterpiece of our pleasant duty to record the Filmed in Switzerland, the bean after her arrival in England to act films, and an exquisite brunette make-up, a triumph for the make- fact that it is an All-British Talkie tiful photographed. scenery by in British films Miss Constance who performed charmingly up man. But was it?
-the first from the British Lion Fritz Arno Wagner makes the Cummings, the golden-haired Ameri- "Manslaughter is featured in the i
Studion.
glorious background for most of cari filmatar, has become engaged "Rome Express? Conrad now offering with Melvyn Douglas, In
Even if it were not remarkable the incident in this sparkling to Mr. Bern Levy, the British play- young stage thespian, who made Veidt is a sardonic criminal, and for its many thrilla and some comedy romance, and Kiepura's wright and producer. The engage his photoplay debut with Gloria his grin, natural this time, is every characteristic dry humour, it voice will literally hold any type
To-night or Never." bit as horried as his previous would be an outstanding example audience spellbound. The theme meat, of which there have been Others in the cast are Lilyan effort. That rather explodes the of the English language as it song on which the title is founded rumours for some time, is officially Tashman, William Bord, Effe make-up story, but it doesn't hurt should be spoken and it is a Tell Me Tonight" has proved announced to-day. Shannon, Ross Alexander, Franchot Veidt. This grin must be worth a triumph for Percy Marmont, Gor- one of the greatest popular numbers Tone and Douglas Dumbrille. The lot of money, for hundreds of don Harker, Trilby Clark, Anne published. Anatol Litwak, the direction is by Berthold Viertel. wicked uncles and villians of stage Grey, Alfred Drayton and Eric director, has given us a most polish Miss Colbert is cast as a charm. screen would give a lot to possess Maturin, whose acting is of the ed production that, combined with a
the natural grin the producer best.
charming story and excellent ing lady of luxurious means, who
Picture goers will have the op-humour, is just the type of picture gives up a European play, tour to
thuroughly entertain any come to the rescue of Douglas, "Rome Express," the first great portunity of seeing, "The Squeak to
audience. Douglas, who neglects his love super fro, the giant new Gaumonter" at the King's Theatre on. duties to wash up an underworld | British Studios at Shepherd's Thursday. blok on his city, has been prettily Bush, gives Veidt splendid scope framed fato E murder charge to display his genius, through the untender gestures of superb. No villain ever roer to The stock of raw cotton in Osaka Boyd and Miss Tashman, a former greater heights, in the role of a and Kobe at the end of May total showgirl friend.
master criminal than Veidt. does led 647,299 bales, n decrease by Action is said to abound in in this splendid picture. Suave,,552 bales compared with the figure drama and thrills, sustained right cruel, callous and terribly dater on May 20, announces the Japan up to the climax, in which Miss mined, he commits a murder with Cotton Spinners Association.
Swanson in
wants.
He is
FRENCH POLIC Colbert, obviously doomed for her grin and suicide with a shrug.
.. Thrilling drama based on on actual adventure of the great Bérillón, os revealed by H. --Ashton-Wolfe in American
Weakly. With GWILI ANDRE Gregory Rakoff....... Prašk EXO-RADIO Morgan, David O. Selznick, FICTURE_ANNCHE/Carodvtes
Bertilon
SEE PARIS' STRANGEST MULTIPLE MURDER PLOT EXECUTED BY A DIA. BOLICAL GENIUS OF INTRIGUE AND EVIL.
EURASIA DIRECT AIR SERVICE
POSSIBLE INAUGURATION ON
JULY 1.
“last ride," neartly turns the tables No better man could have been on the brains" of the racketeer found. for the part one of the many element.
character studies
which make Those who recall how fetchingly" Rome Express" a film of brillia Mies Colbert wore" her platinum | ance, easily matching anything masquerade wig in "Secrets of a Hollywood has produced, and for Secretary,'
"will be interested in excelling any precious British seeing their favourite disguise her-effort. self as a kittenish blonde for some
latest release.
inspired private sleuthing in this "Rome, Express" now showing
at the King's Theatro,
ני
MR. LEO LANGDON manager may well be judged that
LEAVING THE KING'S THEATRE
whenever a touring company or Dy musician of any outstanding re- putation passes through the Colony, it's the King's that secures their services first.
It might be of interest to know that Mr. Langdon has had a vast Picture goes in general and experience in the theatre business. patrone of the King's Theatre in He was with Bandman' that Com- particular will be sorry to learn pany that use to delight the Colony that their popular manager, Mr. NAXKINO, June 30.Jee Langdon, who has been within the past and more recently he Reports appearing in the Chinese them ever since the opening of the was with Richard Salisbury who Press state that the direct air ser theatre in March 1931, will sever his presented plays like No No vice between Europe and Asia, connections with the Company Sport of King's with so much Nanette," Rose Marie "and" which has long been under confem when he leaves the Colony early in plation, will be inaugurated on July to take up an appointment success on the local stage. July
with the British Films, Ltd, in We take this opportunity of It is understood that arrange Shanghai
#wishing Mr. Langdon every good ments have been made by which Mr. Langdon is well-known. to luck in his new sphere of work, and Chinese aeroplanes will carry mails the picture public as one who can we feel that his charming person- and passengers to-Tacheng, on this Sinklang-Soviet border, where So patrons the best pictures at all cirole of friends in Shanghai as
always be depended upon to give aliby, will win for him as large a vlet planes will convey them to Moscow and German planes from times, and his abilities as a theatre has done during his stay in the
(Continued at foot of next Columu Colón the Soviet capital to Berlin.
4 SHOWS DAILY
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I revolt against her husband's behaviour, & Kyoto woman, set their house on fire in the small hours of the morning and perished in the flames. Her husband returned home with three geisha to discover the tragedy.
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IT'S BEEN
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since you've seen such ten- der, delightful, stimulating romance. the kind that
the world seem kinde
REBECCA « SUNNYBROOK
Miss Cummings has starred at", Hollywood in "The Criminal Code" and with Mr. Harold Lloyd in "Movie Crazy." She is now engag ed in the new British film Heads We Go" at the Gaumont-British studios at Elstree,
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SOCIETY GIRL SPIES ON MOB TO SAVE LIFE
OF HER LOVER
THE
WISER SEX
A. Paramount Florzone
trilh Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas Lilyan Tashman William Boyd.
- TO-MORROW SHE'S ON THE LOOSE AGAINI
Madame Rack- eteer is Back. With a Hey. Nonny - Nonny and a Hot-Cha Cha!_Her" Fune niest Show! :
A Lady by Birth a Racketeer at Heart!
LADY'S PROFESSION
ALISON SKIPWORTH ROLAND YOUNG SARI MARITZA
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Is Love
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