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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933
HELL BELOW
WILD GIRL
Yesterday's installment of “ Hell her from the room. Knowlton stood Below" left Lieut. Thomas Knowl-staring after them, his jaw set tom of the US submarine, L-14 grimly, in his eyes a look of de- in rad and chastened myod through" ance. the discstery that the girl he loved, the doughter of his commander, is married to a wounded British ach CHAFTED VIII.
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Kangaroo! Knowlton walked resolutely if alnost, unseoingly, to his shore quarters. Arrived there he tosură of a glass or two of Scotch, and des- pérately, hands on head, thinking things out. He could understand how, Joan, physically starved for love, had come to his room that night of their first meeting. He could not understand why she had not told him she was married when as she must have seen.
she saw,
that he had gone off the deep end" for her, as he told Walters,
The street carnival was still in progress. MacDougal and Pto- maine, the cook, grould not keep away from it. Late afternoon found them debouching into the carnival area from a town street, and Pto maine was still interested in teeth..
"When a guy, has false teeth," he stid, "that means there's something wrong with his amelobinst or his adentonblast, and rub koow what that leads to lya
"Aw, shut id MacDougal, weary of so much dental talk. Jeeze, with you und guy can't coll his bi-cuspid his own
MacDougal's eyes followed the gesture and beheld the Limey with the prominent teeth going through the entrance to the carnival.
minds me of the alveolar perisoteum "Speaking of bicuspids-that res Ble kicked a chair out of the which But he stopped speaking way, sat moodily down at the piano and grabbed MacDougal's arm eag tool and began slowly picking outerly. "Look! The clk!" the melody of "Show Me the Way to GS Home" with the index finger of his right hand-the "tane that Walters had always been whistling and humming. The door of his "Keep your eye on him," be- room opened quietly and Joan en sought Pomain. I'll be right tered. Knowlton stared at her, ai-back." He started off across the most as if he did not see her.
"I had to come to see you," said Joan.
**Why?**
street toward a tiro-story building from the second floor of which pro jected a large gold tooth-the sign of a dentist's office.. Ptomaine on--
"I could see how hurt you were."tered the building. MacDougal bad.
I'll get over it."
"It kills me to see you like this." She took a few steps toward him.
"Why didn't you tell me you were married "
to wait but a minute or two when Ptomaine reappeared at a run as a second floor window was flung. open and a man in dentist's garb yelled after him in drate Italian
"I tried to," said Joan. passion" Come on!" said Ptomaine, out ately. Oh, please believe me, I of breath, as he joined his com tried to tell you."
panion. The elk bunt is on.
"Why didn't you?" "You said that that was our night that it belonged to us. You did not want to hear...I didn't want to spoil everything...for you."`
"But can't you see how unfair it was ?"
"Unfair! Unfair!" Joan cried out. It was unfair of you to come to me...afterwardn":
you."
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"I had to. You're all I have left. I came to you because I needed "I'm so sorry," said Joan, com passionately, longing to take his head on her breast. So sorry."
"Yes, it's all to bad isn't it!" said Knowlton, ironically..
"I understand." Joan, war bitter now, "I've hurt you because didn't tell you, and yet I only wanted to help you. You said you' lived for the moment, and I took you at your word."
They weat through the gate into the carnival in pursuit of the Bri tish Sergeant Major of Marines- with the projecting, teath. They missed him and came to a stop be fore the kangaroo tent on the plat form of which was a barker and a very high-strung kangaroo with a nasty look in its eyes. The "bark- er was crying something in Italian, with many excited gestures toward the kangaroo which had boring gloves on iter short forepaws.
Where do you suppose he could have went to 1 asked Ptomaine, looking, about for the-Limey. in the kangaroo. Ain't that a MacDougal was bore interested funny lookin' animal though 7"
Huh! Looks like a jack-rabbit with a superiority complex."
What's the guy tryin' to do? Sell it ?''
"Oh, non. signor, said an Italian standing nearby. Ha say he give ten lira to who fighta da kan-gore-roo-"
Knowlton gestured helplessly. "But don't you understand? I've fallen in love with you. Desper; ately, madly, hopelessly in love. Ten lira. the guy said, сто with you."
marked MacDougal, looking at the cook
"You had no right to fall in love with me."
"I got an idea," said the latter. "But I did, and that changes" You fight the kangaroo on-ac- everything."
count of us needin' ten lira "But it can't change, anything!" protested Jpan
Listen. Joan." and Knowlton seized her hands, fiercely. When I left the hospital just now, I thought I was beaten, but now that you're bare with me agam I know that I can never give you up!""
“But you must! Everything is over between us."
"Not me. The last thing T promised my mother was that I'd never fight a kangaroo:” ̈*
You no fighta real kan-gors roo," said the interested Italian “Fighta fake, "n
"Huh?" Aueried Ptomaine, an interrogation that the Italian seemed to understand.
"You come," hty said, "I show
"No, darling, it's only just beyou," and led the cook in the rear gun." He took her in his arms and held her close, despite her attempt at resistance.....
i want to know only one thing, dearest-do you love me?"
You have no right to ask that said Joan, weakly.
Knowlton persisted." "Do you
of the tent and opened a glit just wide enough to let Plomaine peer through: What he saw aroused the for Limey was inside the tent.put cook to quick thought. The sought-
ing on a kangaroo suit
-!! A shill, huh!” said Ptomaine. ve men in de hos-pit-talls. Dey De kan-gore-roo already he put
love me?" He held her off from him get man to fight and looked deep into her eyes. And
then her resistance gave way ShePlomaine rubbed his hand
gether with lively satisfaction,
Aung herself into his arms, her suitting a grunt of satisfaction, arms going about his neck
"God help me. I doll do P
He went quickly back to Mac Dougal who still watching the
A sharp rapping at the door causkangaroo, and yelled out to the
No motion picture ever made ha sends out more than 50,000 words aed Joan to disengage- herself churri barker
created such phenomenal Interent Cavalcade For the best part
st
of nine months For Films in Hollyed through high storage tanks $35,000 gallons of water are pump. wood were busily engaged on the every day for the operation of construction of the picture testing laboratory washers artists, adapting the play for screen equipment at M-G-M. ́*
and other purposes, delving into records; as sembling detail, planning and build- ing the vast sets. In October hooting, commenced. Now, 31.38 ery early date you will see Davalcade at the King's Thes fre You will see what América
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Waterproof make-up is used on has made of this play of England, players in water scenes filmed by
the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
edly from arms, fluctant to let her III Tight your, kengardo. Mis
"Who can that be?"
ter
go.
mander ???
He strutted and swaggered up to
From the title and the cast it looks to us, as if theatre goera ard going to enjoy this picture when it is shown at one of the theatres, watch for the date. Charles Far- rell, Joan Bennett and Ralph Bol-"] lamy three great stars are featured, and a host of others too numerous to mention here. Its based on Brot
Harte's immortal classio 'Salomy Jane's Kiss "and" u has one of the most romantic and directed by Raoul Walsh. “Karrell
Against a Betting of giant rufwen Jona-Bennett conveys her charac terization of Bret Hartálu “Enle
·Jane.” in the newest Fax "Wild Girl"
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Comedies are now in the top class of film entertainment, and it is interesting to note the really re- markable development in this type of picture
colourful roles of his career as Joan Bennett's lover. Forced by
Humorous stories used to be-re- circumstances to become a Liller Farrell's role is highly dramatic legated to the two-reel class and It is intensely exciting and will even when comedy films lengthened, pera The Harold Lloyd gue chion, and to the ladies who al started the full length top of the appeal to all who like plenty of they were never considered « su- ways like romance. You will most bill comedy, and Charlie Chaplin from the For Studios. Tou will see films also entered, the
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a new type of Joan Bennett-It is now quite the thing to wild girl of the country, seeking. see popular comedians topping the love instead of waiting for it to bill, and a drama, that would at come to her. By all means do, not one time bave drawn the crowds, mise. Joan, and her two handsome announced as second feature. ́screen sweethearts in this delight- ful picture..
What do you care! fightin' it.
sint
Naw But did fate play into my hands! Did fate play into my handal
To keep the sequence of events straight it now becomes necessary to follow the keeper and the tan-
The advent of talking film gave Britain her great chance, and she seized it with both handa, and it is undoubtedly the starring of such grand and talented "comes as Jack Hulbert, Balph Lynn, Tom Walls, Sydney Howard and Gordon Harker to name but a few of the favoured ones that has given the comedy in its prsent popularity,
These films are now as beautifully dressed and mounted namany su (Continued at foot of next col.)
Chester Morris and Genevieve Tobin in a scene from the For comedy romance, "The Infernal Machine".«
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grimly, as he crossed the room and Yank. MacDougal,
"It's not Brick," said Knowlton turned lively eyes upon the lanky The people around, the platform
opened the door. The visitor was aghast.
eyed him. Toler. His eyes went past Know Are you nuts! That boundin ton into the com." Pneumatic tyres from
zoo will commit mayhem all over "Oh, hello, Commander." said wheels are used on camera trucks Knowlton, trying to conceal big
you." at the M-GM studios,
surprise: "Won't you come in?"
"It's a shill," said Ptomaine in His face a mask, betraying noth
a low voice. The Jamey of what he felt, Teler advanced the entrance to the tent, the crew into the centre of the room. intimate masterpiece that be
"Father Joan exclaimed, her ets to see a man tackle the ferocis surging after, fighting to buy tick ongs to this country this phase. of
An underwater well" is used her with a quiet, nod.
body motionless Toler replied to ous looking beast that had already Our history which reflects the very to photograph scenes of players
laid out five men Ptomaine was haracteristica of our race. It is to swimming below the surface, which
"May I offer you a drink, Com taken to a dressing room where he the credit of Fox that they left the is made of a shaft with glase, sides "Thank you.”
cure entirely in the hands of extending in a deep tank at the The Lieutenant poured out two second. Once in the ring, the cook quickly stripped to the waist. Mac-
all the event; that make the his, shers, and judging by the retro-foldwyn-Mayer studios.
Dougal, of course, acted as his
tory of the past twenty year messages sent to thin country by
Charles Bickford given a stiff drinks and presented one to took the acclaim accorded him by Marry Brian and Richard Arlen pelling characterization as Toel Coward, the brilliant author,
Toler. The latter raised the glass the expectant natives in a great capture the love interest in Para who rises from truck saw the picture in U.S.A., be it and I am sure you will be too on level with his eyes big way bowing smirking and mount's cycloramic drama "Sons leader of the ga reached this country we Another indication of its quality To the Navy, air and its teadis shaking bands with himself. He of the Eagle.” Charles Bickford, splendid picture fear no travesties, Noel was seen in its American reception, tions His eyes and not move was not quite to confident when Jean Hersholt, Louise Dresser wall acted, it is wired to 0.. B., Cochran This amazing motion picture of from those of his Lieutenant." the kangaroo, in chains, war Andy Devine and George E. Stone makes it all had seen the pictaire England foreign country to them think that covers everything. I'd brought down the aisle and strugare in the cast. Charles Bickford This
the Cavalcade thrilled American audiences every like to say to
Ogled to break its leash to get his cast as a tough, beer racketeer, reckles where it was shown..... One's mindThey drank the toast in silence him, but when the animal had heen and Jean Hersholt an owner of of the goes back to a remark in the speech Then Toler tamed to his apghter. dragged into a dresing rooms he nationally famous brewar
The It is teen after the fret, And now, my dear, if you are resumed his strutting,
picture, deals with? a spectable Brian and play st Drury? pe--| ready to leave -I'll take you home."! Peace lovin, ain't he, her middle-class family who live through young lovers are
be Without reply Jean took her fa marked to MacDougal.
prohibition and the return-of beer, being shown at the and allowed him to fred
way, tre on July 30-31, and
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