CENTRAL
THEATRE
TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUN
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"Warrior's Husband,"
King's.
Advance Booking at Andersons
and the Theatre Tel. 25720.
Queen's.
"Cruiser Einden."
Central.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 PM.
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL OF THE..
SHERLOCK HOLMES
STORIES
Lyn Harding
Raymond Massey
Athole Stewart
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IN
"THE SPECKLED
BAND"
CONAN DOYLE'S GREAT
MYSTERY THRILLER
A BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PICTURE.
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
At 5.15 and 9.30 SHOWS ONLY
"BEFORE...
SLIM
SUMMERVILLE
and
ZASU PITTS
IN
OUT ALL NIGHT
-the picture in which the screen's famous "lovebirds"£ytoNiag- ara Falls-ANDHOW!
AFTER
NIVERBAL
"The Speckled Band.".
Oriental,
Destry Rides Again."
World.
"Hell Below."
KOWLOON
Star.
"Downstairs."
Majestic,
Flag Lieutenant."
King's.
COMING.
"Down to Earth."
Queen's.
Smiling Through," To-tiny We Live."
Central.
"Out all Night.”
World..
Star.
"Skyscraper Souls.'
Unashamed."
"Washington Masquerade."
"Strange Interlude."
In a Moustery Garden." "Humanity."
Oriental,
Tell me Tonight.'
Metro-
Godwyn Mayer
PICTUR
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1933
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT
2.30, 5.10, 7.1- 9.30 P.M.
PHONCKONG'S FINEST LINEMA
THE AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
WHERE WOMEN WOO AND MEN
ARE WILLING
An uproarious comedy romance in, the land where women are the traveling salesmen and men are the farmer's daughters.
From the play by Jailan Thompson Adaptoilos and dialogue by Ralph Spence Directed by Walter Lang
A Fox Picture Produced by Jassa L. Laiky
THE
"Marty me, and make
an honest man of me."
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WARRIOR'S HUSBAND
ELISSA LANDI
with
Marjorie Rambeau
Ernest Truex
David Manners
FOX
-Also, Added. Attraction-
"HOLLYWOOD ACCLAIMS CAVALCADE" You'll see all the popular stars visiting the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood at the Grand Opening of the
best picture of 1933, "CAVALCADE". They will speak to you through the microphone.
NORMA SHEARER, FREDERIC MARCH and LESLIE HOWARD in Matro's gorgeous romance "Smilla Through."" THE STORY OF THE FILM'
For thirty years Sir John Car- taret bpg mourned the tragedy which took away has beloved Moonyees. An insanely jealous rival, Jeremy Wayne, took her life as she stood at the altar with him as they were being united in mar riage.
THE SPECKLED
"BAND'
•
SHARLOCK HOLMES AT CENTRAL THEATRE
Sir John's loneliness is alleviat ed somewhat by the presence of Kathleen Clare the orphaned child of Moonyeen's sister. His bosom "The Speckled Band," the Sher- friend, Dr. Owen, had brought the look Holmes mystery drama now child to him when she was four. showing at the Central Theatre, is Accepting her then reluctantly, in many quarters held to be one he had raised her to beautiful wo of the best of the longer dramas. manhood and now he loved her as The great thrill is in the denoue his own child. But he would not ment, but throughout the picture marry again. He still lived in the the mystery is excellently develop hitterness of is memories of ed. A coroner's inqueat plays an Moonyeen, memories, that were important part in the picture, the relieved from time to time when development of the ever-deepening she came to him in visions and mystery beginning with the under hand attempts of Dr. Rylott.. to talked to him," "
mislead the jury by influencing: the witnesses before they give evidence.
Then Kenneth Wayne comes to the English town where Sir John lives. Kenneth is the son of the bated Jeremy, who had fled to America after Moonycen's death. Kenneth knows nothing about his father's misdeed, He meets Kath
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As might be expected in a Sher- lock Holmes drama, the astute detective is not se satisfied with the formal verdict as Dr. Watson appears to be. He anticipates
near
Dr.
denounces him when he refuses to leen and they fall in love. But trouble, and when next the band rélent. But Kenneth believing Sir John discovers their love and of gipsies encampa himself a forlorn wreek and re forbids it. Kemeth is going to Rylott's house, Helen Stoner is membering that she sent him the War and Kathleen has her alarmed. There are indications away before, fears that she is only choice of going away with him or to her that events are trending in taking pity on him, and is pride staying with Sir John "and re-much the same way as they did stands in the way. He is going nouncing her lover, Dr. Owen before the death of her sister, Back to America alone. Dr. Owen tries to intercede but bses his snderstande. He makes Sir John dear friend's friendship in the at-
see the injury he has caused, and tempt. But he enables Kathleen
when her uncle says the word, to understand her guardian and Maude Eburne, Cludia Coleman,. Kathleen goes flying to Kenneth, in loyalty, she lets Kenneth get Fredinand Gottschak, John Sheel who has wanted her and now away alone.
dhan, Lionel Belmore and Helen Madison the Olympic Swimming Champion, who makes her screen feature début with this picture,
realizes that her needs her. Then After four years of war. Kenneth the beloved Moonyeen of Bir returns- cripple. Kathleen, who John's visions returns to him, and he waited those four years, can he goes "Emilin' Through" from restrain herself no longer and Walter Lang directed the produc old age back to youth, where she tells him she will go with him, tion from tas Screen adaptation has heen waiting and beckoning Fim to eternal happiness.
She oven turns on her uncle and made by Ralph Soence and Bonys (Continued on Previous Column) Lavien.
"THE WORRIOR'S HUSBAND "
TO-DAY AT KING'S
THEATRE
BOOKING
"AT THE
THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332.
NEXT CHANGE
ARE YOUR LAUGHING 1/ ROGERS IS A PANIC IN SILK PANTS! IT'S HIS FUNNIEST PICTURE:
America's Jester
He was dressed like a king and he felt like an idiot.
Fullofside-splitting laughter
MILLAJ
ROGERS
DOWN
TO
EARTH
with
Dorothy JORDAN
Irene RICH
Matty Kemp
! Sinry by Homer Croy Auber of "They Had.To See Paris
Sercen play and dialog by
30 Edwin Burke. Directed by DAVID BUTLER FOX Plaure
ENTERTAINMENT FOR ORPHANS
There is a movement in town give the orphans of the Convents a treat to-day in the way of a pistur show. It was a happy inspiration of Mr. B A. Proulx. who with the help of the King's Theatre, manage ment, as well as the kind: co- Jesse L Lasky's second indepen-Peration of the Dairy Farm Co., dent production for Fox Film, "The Warrior's Husband has its premiere here to-day at the King's
Theatre.
"k
and the Sincere Co., are helping to make a few little unfortunate ones happy. It is indeed gratifying to think these busy men are not too cecupied to give a thought to those less fortunate. We found out that the United Artist's young manager k putting "Robinson Crusos" on for the youngsters benefit as well "The Dairy Farm are furnishing "Mickey Mouse" a fir
the ice cream & Sinceres are up- plying the candy. Thanks are also
a
Based on the successful stage play by Julian Thompson, which had one of the most successful runs on Broadway during the past sea sou, the story is said to be one of the moat novel ever portrayed in a motion picture. It deals with the era of the mythical Amazons, when the women wore whatever passed for the pants in those days, and due the China Bus Company for the men were considered the fair free transportation, and also to a sex. In what is reported as a new few gentlemen who are putting way of handling a comic situation, their cars at the disposal of the the film reveals an intimate love cripples who are unable to climb story set amid the pomp and the up on the buses. It is a worthy glorious of a strange past. There cause and we feel sure the young are legions of fighting women who sters will enjoy the fare prepared for them by the promoters and we go out to do battle and to conquer, and to bring home for their men certainly commend them. for their
generosity the prizes of victorious war.
The featured role in "The Worrior's Husband" is portrayed by the lovely Elissa Landi, and Marjorie Rambeau is cast a the Amazons Queen. Ernest Treux, who will be remembered for his outstanding performance in "Whist ling in the Dark," his first screen role, has the principal. "masculine'? part in this Fox film. Others in a cast of notable performances are David Manners, Helen Ware (Continued on Previous Column)
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-15 7.15-8.20
!
re-creates the role in this now him and Mary Carlisle plays the part of the spoiled "deb" who sets her cap. for young Kemp. Clarence Wilson, Brandon Hurst, Lousie. Mackintosh and other noted char acter players are in the supporting wrote the Edwin Burke Ecreen play and dialogue from Croy's original story. David Butler directed, the production for Fox Films.
cast.
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"DOWN TO EARTH"
WILL ROGERS NEW PICTURE COMING TO KING'S
Will Rogers' newest comedy, "Down To Earth," comes to the King's Theatre on Wednesday. It is said to focus all the brilliance that has made him the keenest and most quoted observer in the coun- try today. While in a sense the picture is a continuation of Rogers" first talkie, "They Had To Seo Paris," its theme locale are com pletely different.
The story opens with, Rogers 'as "Piko Peters."
the Oklahoma millionaire, back home again with his family after their Paris jaunt. The stock market is shot to pieces,. and Peters is greatly worried, but his wife has an insatiable desire for social honours and his son aids' her in extravagant spending.The failure of a bank forces Peters to apply for a local loan, and, that failing as a result of Mrs. Poters' love of elegance and display, he goes to Chicago with the same re- sult how he gets his family down to earth again forms the basis of the situation.
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"Down To Earth 'is called the most iraportant picture of Rogers'
Will Rogers is one of the hardest on to get out of overalls. It must have required. a good deal of effort to get him into this Louis XIV'ensemble for one of the hilar-" ious ones in Dosen To Earth" new Fou comedy in which he is starred. 1PC career. It was written by the author of They Had To See Paris Homer, Croy, specially to fit the star's talents."
Irene Rich who appeared na Rogers wife in his. brat two talking pictures, again portrays the socially ambitious spouse who brings about most of his hilarious troubles. Matty Kemp, whose work on the first few days of the production won him a long-term contract, en- acts the role of the irresponsible son, and poor sweetheart who steps aside in favour of her wealthy rival.
Theredore Lodi, the Grand Duke of the earlier picture, Mike" (Continued) on Previous Column)
QUEEN
HAIR CONDITIONED INÉATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20 p.m.
THE STIRRING EPIC
OF THE SEAN
“CRUISER
EMDEN"
Based on the daring exploits of the... greatest
sex raider in history i
- TO-MORROW
· ROMANCE that will TOUCH your HEART!
NORMA
Tenderness and testa in Norma Shearer's romantic triumph l
Glorious romance that will touch your heart!
SHEARER
'FREDISC
MARCH
~LESUE
HOWARD
Smilin
Through
Directed by SIDNEY FRANKLIN.
MAJESTIC STAR)
THEATRE:
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY ONLY At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 1 9.20 p.m.
HENRY EDWARDS.
AND
ANNA NEAGLE
"The Flag Lieutenant
ROMANTIC LOVERS IN DRAMATIC BEA SPECTACLE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. The Comeback of a Brilliant Screen Star.
GILBERT
returns to greatness in his own role
DOWNS
Bachelor
perpetual honey-mo
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