CENTRAL
CHEATRE
TAKE QUREN'S RD, WESTBOUND BUMĄ.
Aryance Booking at Andersons and the Theatra Tel. 25720.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 &:9,30 P.M.
BEN TRAVERS ALDWYCH FARCE-
Ralph Lynn
JUST MY LUCK/
With WINIFRED SHOTTER
Excellent Comedy and Charming Romane
! AN UPROARIOUS
COMEDY WITH
·ENGLAND'S GREATEST LAUGH MAKER AT HIS BEST!-
A. B. & D. SPECIAL DO NOT MISS IT!
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
A STORY OF MODERN YOUTH!
The World Acclaims a Newborn Star
The
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AGE OF CONSENT
A Croma of Love Under the time on WIN DOROTHY WCSCM, Atae Judge, Bichord Crow, Erie Linehan, Juba Hal- liday, Alloon Fringla · Donated by Gregory Le Came· An BZD BADIO PAST of Care! David G. Saizrich, Emotive Producer
ALSO
in
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
MONG KONG
The Third String Such Heroes"
(Chinese Picture).
"Queen's.
**** What! No, Beer'1"? -Central
Just My Luck
Exama,
Oriental
KOWLOON
The W. Plan."
Majestic.
"Love Contract."
> THEATRE CALENDER
KING'S THEATRE
26-29: "Third String." 30-31-Ag. 1-2: Love on
Wheels."
QUEEN'S THEATRE - 23-96: What, No Beer." 97-99: "Strictly Personal." -30-31-Aug. 1-2: "Song of the
Aug. 3-5: "The Woman
Eagle."
Accused."
COMING ATTRACTIONS "White Sister."
Smiling Through" CENTRAL
26-29: Age of Consent." 30-Aug. The Unknown
Singer.
2-4: The Woman Commands."
Chaser Morris, featured in the For comedy romance.
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66
THE AGE OF CONSENT 舒邮
TO PLAY AT THE CENTRAL
THEATREN
JULY 26-29
..
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 5.10 and 9.30 P.K. ONLY.-
A mirthquake!
• HONGKONGS FINESTRA
THE AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE At 2.30 and 7.15 P.M. ONLY A CHINESE PICTURE
The THIRD STRING
The funniest adventure
of W.W.JACOBS trio of rascally sailor men,now a mirth-provoking film.
WITH
SANDY POWELLİ
ANO
KAY HAMMOND
A BAUMONT WELSH PEARSON PRODUCTION:
THE THIRD STRING
PLAYING AT THE KING'S
THEATRE
HAU LAN KAN LIU CHI CHUEN
BOOKING ||“WHAT! NO BEER?”
AT THE THEATHE
TEL. 25313
25332
NEXT OHANGE THERE IS PLENTY TO LAUGH AT AND A WHOLE LOT TO CHARM YOU IN "LOVE ON WHEELS"
"SUCH HEROES" JACK HULBERT LOVE on WHEELS
WITH
TAN YING
“A UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PICTURE,
The Third String will be shown LOVE on WHEELS
at the King's Theatre commencing to-day and theatre goers are re- minded of another Gaumont sue cess. It is an uproarious comedy based on a W. W. Jacobs story, introducing the famous comedy team Cinger Dick, Peter Russet and Sam Small, Ginger Dick ia in lure with Miss Tucker (Kay Hanmond), a bar-maid who quar rels with another admirer, and starte an affair with Ginger Dick to arouse the other man's jealousy. It ends in a fight between the two men and Ginger knocks out his opponent. The sly little dirt elopes with a third party who is the land- lord of the ion where she is em ployed. The big climax of the Third String" is the boxing match Powell
Alf Goddard, Handled and played with a true sense of broad comedy and burlesque, it evoked peals of laughter from the studio hands, who voted it as good as à day's pay.
THE UNKNOWN SINGER AT THE CENTRAL THEATRE
11
* Leonora Corbett BOURNE SPARKLING WITH FUN/SHAR
LOVE ON WHEELS
AT KING'S THEATRE
JULY 3031-AUG. 1-9
WITH
LEONORA CORBETT GORDON HARKER.
.J
EMMA" AT THE
ORIENTAL
MARIE DRESSLER IN THE LEAD
LOADED
D WITH LA
LAUGHS AND NONSENSE
While the United States, Cop- greas wages wordy war Lover, the legalization of beer, it has remain- ed for Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante to be the first to take action in the matter.
Buster and Jimmy make bear in their new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring comedy, "What! No Beer? which is at the Queen's." Their actual beer making is not the
success it might be from the thirst- quenching standpoint, but it is as filled to overflowing as the old-time mug with comedy of the most riotous, sork.
"|
Has Timely Plot.
This pair of comics try to run a brewery, but what they chiefly brew ia laughs for the audience and trouble for themselves, for they get caught in a war between two beers running factions, and end up with the police raiding their 'brewery. It is a story of high finance and. high nonsense, particularly timely. in view of the present interest in the question of beer.
The whole situation is farther complicated when Buster falls in love with the sweetheart of one of the booze barons, believing her to be a sweet young society girl,
ara
Keaton and Durante are their usual hilarious selves, and. fortunate in having so happy a vehicle for their riotous antics. Phyllis Barry, who was seen on the screen for the first time opposite Ronald Colman in Cynara," is at her best in the romantic-comedy part of the story.
John Miljan and Edward Brophy, who have menaced the comedy atars in previous pictures, play the rival beer gang leaders with a xest for their villains, Rosco Ates, As, the chief brew-master, wins his share of laughs with his stuttering efforts. Others deserving of "men- tion include Henry Charles Dunbar
Armetta, Giblyn.
and Charles
The gags are frequent, and Ed- kept comedy and dramatic "excite ward Sedgwick who directed, "bas
Marie Dressler, idol of the screen, will be seen at the Oriental Thea tre on Wednesday and Thursday in her starring vehicle, Emma,” an intimate story of American family life. Richard Croinell, Jean Her- ment alternating so that there are sholt and Myrna Loy have imporno pauses in the swift flow of this tant supporting roles
diverting story, Whether you are on the wet or dry aide of the beer question, you'll find much food for amusement in this latest Keston Durante laugh opera.re
The picture presents Mies Dress ler in her first straight character portrayal since Min and Bill," which won her the Academy award for the best performance of any tress in the industry in 1931. ●The story is by the same, author, Fran ces Marion, and the production was directed by Clarence Brown.
Mise Dressler is seen as the faith- "Love On Wheels" is another ful seryant in the home of a rich
The
Gainsborough picture, and that combine humour and catchy music together with an excellent British cast which is an assurance of splen- did entertainment. "Co-educational colleges breed
Most of the more immature sex problems than
stars are well-known to film fans, any other institution in the world
and when we mention that Jack to-day." "For the normal healthy
Halbert heads the programme you young man and woman who expect:
know just what to expect. some day to create a home with children, the co-educational college
song numbers are catchy and all British. Victor Saville has made offers an invaluable schooling in
excellent use of Jack's capabilities, the achievement of a much desired
and the result is that he appears adjustment." Whenever teachers
JULY 30-AUGUST 1 A SPECIAL FEATURETTE
and students gather, the debate on
in practically every scene. in the the co-educational system is in con
film, and undoubtedly adds com WHEELER & WOOLSEY
stant motion. It has been a long of the Paris Opera and known all ture. fo several scenes he is part- Lucien Moratore, famous Tenor siderably to the success of the pic. and fiery argument. It has been over the world as one of the great- nered with Gordon Harker, and contested, refuted, sustained and est European singers, portrays the when they go on a singing tour of dissected, and finally the conflict leading role in "The Unknown the night clubs, ending up glorious. "OH! OH! CLEOPATRA!" motion picture for the first time in superlatives, and is equally com- height of hilarity. Leonora Colbert has been made, the theme of a Singer. His singing is beyond ly drunk the humour reaches its "The Age of Consent" which is petent as an actor of the finest who is also a well-known favourite playing at the Central Theatre, order. He has been heard in renders valuable aid in making this Since there has been so much con- Europe and America singing with picture the success it is. We would troversy following the showing of such personalities as Melba Geral also like to mention at this time this film in university and college dine Farrar, and Mary Garden, that there is another attractive towns it should be most interesting, Simone Cerden, It is a picture of real college life actress appears in the leading the kind permission of Lieut. Col. the beautiful feature on this programme: With and should be an education in it-feminins role opposite him. Her G. T. Raikes, D.5.0, the band of self. The cast consists entirely of performance will long he remem the South Wales Borderers will graduates so be prepared to see the opportunity of seeing and hearing all performances. young people who are college bered to those who will have the contribute the musical numbers 55 youngsters at their best. The cast: her when she comes to this then- Dorothy Wilson, Richard Cromwell; tre. The necessities of the story Eric Linden, Arline Judge, John call for a child player and little Halliday, Aileen Pringle and Regi- Monique, the three year old won- nald Barlow,
der has been chosen to play in this unusual film. This picture bas been recently shown in Manila and 1a) Serenade played for weeks at a stretch. The papers from that city are loud in their praises of this wonderful pic- ture. You will enjoy it, we feel 3-Selection. The Vagabond King. sure, and we do not hesitate in 4(a) Serenata by Tosell! criticisms. It is to be shown at recommending it, after reading the (b) Peaches and Cream from July 30, the Central Theatre commencing
"Love on Wheels." Conductor:-Joseph L. Geeks, A.R.C.M.
FLICKERS FROM
HOLLYWOOD
Freak Morgan, former heavy weight boxer who fought Jack Johnson, Jess Willard, Joe Beckett and others, is appearing in Para- "mount's Gambling Ship, as a fight promoter.
Hollywood's latest craze, started Sylvia Sidney, Paramount star, ta Tiddley-Winks."
Ralph Rainger, Paramount's ace composer and writer of "Please," has one word of advice to those who think they can write a song: "If you think you can write a aong-dont!
Bing Crosby, the famous erooner is to make six "shorts" for Paramount.
:
Jacqueline Francelie is Maurice Chevalier's new leading lady. She will appear in the French version of his forthcoming Paramount film.
The way to Love,"
Two portable dressing-room be longing to Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford are being repainfed and redecorated in readiness for their forthcoming Metro-Goldwyn Mayer pictures
HARD TIMES
JACKIE COOPER WILL GET ONLY £200 A. WEEK NOW-
10-year-old film actor, has had his Hollywood, Jackie Cooper, the salary cut. He will have to do on only £260 a week in, future,
fellow because, had his original This is hard lack on the little contrast been followed, he would. have been receiving 2000 a week in a year or two.
nearly three years ago. Since the But that contract was signed depression has altered things Jac jkie's manager and the represents tives of the film company got to should not get his usual rise this gether and agreed that Jackie year.
worrying is the boy himself. He Possibly the only person to gets a dollar (48.) a week pocket money, no matter what he earna.
AT THE CENTRAL THEATRE
THE WOMAN COMMANDS
AUGUST 24-
picture since her return to the This is Pola Negri's first talking":
attractive film from all accounts, rings very nicely, it is quite an silver screen. She is excellent and
so do not miss seeing the Pollst star in her come-back picture.
Programme.
1-Poetic March
The Vanished Army
e
Les Millions d'Arlequin. (b).Morceau Body and Soul,
ONE-WORD DESCRIPTIONS OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S FEMININE STARS:-
Garbo:-Mysterious," Norma Shearer :-Charming. Joan Crawford-Magnetic. Marion Davids-Vivacious, Ethel Barrymore-Gracious, Marie Dreisler-Human Helen Hayes-Elusive. Jean Harlow:-Alluring,
“GET-ACQUAINT- ED" CLUB
man. She is a second mother to turn against her as the result of a DRAMATIC FILM COMING his children but in the end" they? dramatic will contest.
TO QUEEN'S THEATRE
AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE
"STRICTLY PERSONAL". JULY 27-29,
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Inner workings of the aculled "get-sequainted clubs," where the lonely of all ages and both sexes, for a fee, can find companionship, sad possibly wives or husbands, are exposed in "Strictly Personal,'" opening to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre with Marjorie Rambeau Eddie Quillan and Dorothy Jordan in leading roles.
which comes to the Queen's Thea escaped convict And his wife, and
"Strictly Personal" the drama
Rambean in the leading feminine whom they shelter. The convict The story centres around an
rate. She is cast as the wife of an tre is a human drama with Majorie the daughter of fellow convict ex-convict and they are aided by surgeon, and his career remodelled Dorothy Jordan in running a get by his own desire to go straight, his face remodelled by a plastic acquainted club. There is a mur operates a is blamed. It is tense with excitly on the level until congdence ing scenes, the picture, reaches & der committed, and the ex-convict of the better type. It is run strict- get-acquainted" club
breathless climax when he attempts nizes the proprietor, Under threst to escape. You will brush away a
man drops into town and recog tear at this stirring drama. It 18 the first time the screen bas pic couvert the establishment into a of exposure he forces the convich to take bid into partneraitip, and tured a story of these "Lonely none-too-scrupulous meeting place Hearts' Clubs whose membership for persons of amorous disposition, i widespread throughout the coun. try. The theme is a natural one and is most ingeniously backed up Majorie Rambest, Robert Ellis, by the superb performance of
It is well worth seeing so do not Dorothy Jordan and Eddie Quillan miss it at the Queen's Theatre,
WILD GIRL
JOAN BENNETT AND THE BEARS
his attentions to an apparently The "con man himself devotes wealthy widow. When the latter, fesses that her jewels are her only believing him in love with Edy, con possessions, he strangles her.
The picture reaches a breathless climax in his attempt to carry off the convict's ward in his escape, and to throw the blame for the murder on the convict himself.
Edward Elle, who on fame in "I Am a Fugitive," plays the role of the convict, with Marjorie Bam- beau as his wife, Dorothy Jordan is their ward, and Eddie Quillan her boy friend Louis Calhern is the menace:
One of the highlights of the so- journ of the Wild Girl" unit în the Sequoia big tree country, nee cording to Director Raoul Walsh, to converge in the clearing where was the courage shown by Joan the camera were set up and the Bonnett during the filming of scenes bear came in droves. Charles Far in which she appears with a numrell and Ralph Bellamy also had ber of bears. The coaxing of the some exciting experiences with the animals into the right spot at the animals.
right time took some close figuring. Trails of strained honey were made:
Wild Girl" opens very shortly
(Continued at foot of next column) at the King's Theatre.
VEER
41H CONDITIONED THEATRE
"FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,30, 6:10, 7:15 & 9.20 p.m
FOLLOW THE CROWDS
to
the first
picture
based on the fun
and foibles of the
return of beer
BUSTER
KEATON DURANTE
JIMMY
monster
brewers of laughs
WHAT! No Beer?
with ROSCO ATES"
PHYLLIS BARR JOHN MILJAN
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picti
TO-MORROW
"I'm for SALE”
I'm a lonely girl and 5 went
my Seart. love. I want to satisfy the pent-up desire of
my soul!
She came to the Lonely Hearts Club... where
· sex was sold to the highest-
STRICTLY
PERSONAL
MARJORIE RAMBEAU EDDIE QUILLAN DOROTHY JORDAN ¿Dimated by KALIM MURPHY
A Parentent, Pictor":"
STAR
TO-DAY ONKY
$7.20 & 820$
PLAN
AHERNE-MADELE CARROLE GIBB MCLAUG GORDON HARKI Directed by VICTOR SAVILL
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