4 SHOWS
.DAILY
1.20-E15
1.18-6.30
ONLY
TAKE ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
ROAD
2 DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Tired of sex and gangster plays !... Want something.
new? ...
You want to see thrills and laughter tumble 'over one-another? Then see this literally sensational picture!
PARING DOUG SWOOPS AROUND THE WORLD!
AROUND THE WORLD Lin 80 MINUTES with DOUGLAS
'FAIRBANKS.
UNITED
ARTISTS PICTURE
Don't miss this cyclonic pagent of laughs, gags, thrills, romance and adventure.
Different from anything you've ever seen before and as epoch-making an event as when silents turned to talkies!
NEW-NOVEL
DARING INOVATIONS.
MAJESTIC
THEATRE===
Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p m.
He promises her undy „ing love! She promises him love while it
lasts,
Mary
Rine DENI
great modern heart-drama.
"I TAKE
THIS WOMAN
a Paramount Fiature
wila
#
GARY COOPER
CAROLE LOMBARD
THE MIDSHIP MAID
A BRITISH GAUMONT PICTURE
This is another British Gaumont
Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus and Amy Veness in
Wife's Family".
"My
“YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU"
Brilliant Bridal Scenes
**THELMA'S ALL RIGHT
In the old world churchyard ut Bushey, Herts, Monty Bank, filmed picturesque and unusual wedding scenes for his new B.I.P. film "You Made Me Love You." With due reverence and decorum, the cameras were set up in a pathway which gave them command of the church door and also the lych gate,
At the entrance John Loder, as which will enchant you; it is a the bride's brother and Gerald- Jolly rollicking comedy with lots Rawlinson as best man, waited in of bright songs, merry music and immaculate attire and six beauti gay light-heartedness. The east is a ful bridesmaids in peach coloured strong one and the acting just as satin gowns were in attendance. It should be. The scenes in this Passers-by, attracted as everyone picture are so realistic that one is by a wedding, lost their brenth cannot imagine it is just part of at beholding the beauty of the the play. Jessie Matthews as the bride when she arrived on her midahip-maid will delight you father's arm. This is not surpris with her winning ways and asing since lovely Thelma Todd, the Celia Newbiggin she does some ex- Hollywood star who makes her cellent work, in fact the parts are British film debut in this picture, admirably played by each member was a radiantly beautiful bride in
(Continued on next column).
OF
of the cast. If the picture paint-.j ed in this film were true; life on the ocean wave would be a jolly time for the Jack Tar. The hum- bugging old politician who preaches, laughter. economy, quafiing bumpers champagne between the periods of his speech, had to be shown some- thing while on his economic stunt, so was treated to life afloat as 'conceived by the purveyor of (Continued on next column)
wa
In consequence, have Jessie Matthews making-her- self at home with the officers in the ward room of a flag-ship, and such like impossible happenings. It is all very good fun, and is a really jolly Alm. It will be shown at one of the local theatres very shortly.
Parfumerie Rigaud
AIR EMBAUME””
Flacon de Luxe Grand Modele.
A. Hygienic and Refreshing Perfume in great favour on all Overses Markete
OBTAINABLE FROM---..
SWATSON & CO., LTD THE PHARMACY.
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY
WING ON & CO.
THE SUN CO.
SINCERE CO
AGENTS
VICENTE ATIENZA & CO.
No. NATHAN BOAD, KOWLOON.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1933.
HELEN HAYES CLARK GABLE
THE:
HITE SISTER
CHAPTER 3. The two women. were soon in the midst of a crowd of men and women and children. There Wes music from pipes, violins and ac cordions. There was a look of happy contentment on Angela's face as she took all this in. Minu, at her side held her arm. "I tell you we've got to go home" "Oh, come on" Angela made her way to where a group had gathered to watch the antics of two men who were acting as the front and back legs of a horse. They pretended to chase nud kick at variis members of the crowd. Suddenly the front part of the horse seemed to notice Angela Babbing its head up and down, the baree stopped in front of her, pawing the ground. Ange is laughed and patted the horse's hend "Nice horse whats your rame!" Giovanni. What's yours? Angela "she laughed. Would you like some sugar. Mins was becom ing indignant now. We must go she insisted. Everybody is looking at us. Reluctantly, Angela follow ed Mina, but not before she had, once more pätted the horse's head For a moment the horse hesitated. Then, somehow the front legs be- came seperated from the hind legs, and a bewildered soldier watched his front legs go tearing down the street after Angela and Mina. The soldier who had been the front legs caught up to them in a small. des- serted side street near the square. Unable to see very well with the equine head over his shoulders, he tripped and rolled over, displacing",
FLICKERS FROM HOLLYWOOD
A professional gambler who won't permit his name to be used is acting as technical adviser on gambling scenes for Paramount's Sunset Pass.
ás A
Sylvia Sidney appears woman forty-seven years old in the latter episode of Jennie Gerhardt.
T
Carole Lombard hates pie-ever since working in the Mack Sennett
studios.
The brightest thing in Hollywood nowadays is the orange necktie
Richard Arlen wears.
George Raft plays a detective in Midnight club,
Phillips Op- penheim story:"
Edmund Love, appearing in Paramount's I Love That Man, has played lending roles in more pic- tures than any other actor. He has averaged eight productions & year for the past twelve years.
Lyda Robert in the „“Eld" From Spaln”
B.LP. BIOGRAPHIES
A Star In Two Continents
Victor Varconi, son of an Hün- garian father and an Italian mo- ther, has the distinction of, being a Alm star equally famous in Ame- the head. He was at the feet of rica and Europe; though he makes Angela. The man was Giovanni his British debut in BIP.'s new Severi. Giovanni smiled blandly production "She Wanted Her up at Angela, and with a slight Man." It was originally intended bow as though he were just being that he should follow, his fathers introduced said: "Good after example and become a prosperous noon. You ought to be shamed of farmer, but after graduating from yourself, Mina said sharply. the university he preferred a City am-shall, we have an ice 1 Giovan-fe to a rural one and became an ni said standing up. I think it insurance would be better if you went back
your yourMy better half Giovanni said with a smile. "Yes" He can live without me. Angeln, Mina suddenly screamed, my bag- that man standing next to me wait here She ran off in the direction from which they came Giovanni turned back to Angeln. He was delighted that some one had stolen the purse. help her " you wish, Angela "Should I see if I can
answered. She Was somewhat frightened, but intrigued at the adventure. But I don't, I want to talk to you. About" what? About, oh about your father. know my father Oh, no I just Do you bumped into him this morning. Yes-I remember. How is your father? And how is your Unele? Wasn't that your Uncle-that other man in the car? Giovanni asked. He's only 31 going on 22 That's a good uncle age. Well he is not my unde, Angela replied angrily. But I did'nt I mean-some of my best friends are Uncles.
And some.
of my best friends would do some thing if an old lady's purse had been stolen. I'll go find her please wait. He dashed, off.
To be continued.
WHAT THE STARS
ARE DOING
Heather Angel is appearing with Warner Oland in "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case" for Fox.
%
Richard Talmadge, hero of silent thrillers, is to appear in a serial Dorothy Jordan has been secretly married to Meriah C. Cooper, joint maker of King Kong
Frances Day, the young.
West End actress is to be Carl Brisson's leading lady in "Two Hearts In
Waltz Time."
J.
Binnie Barnes is to be Leslie Howard's leading lady in Colum- bia's first British Picture The "Lady' Is Whing.”
Richard Bennett is terminating his contract with Paramount owing to ill health...
Raquel Torres is to be the Marx Brothers leading lady in
Duck Soup."
Jack Holt is to play the hero of World's Fair" the Columbia pic. ture about the Chicago exhibition. Constance Bennett is about to divorce her Marquis.
Clara Bow is to star for Fox in a new version of the Barker" an early talkie in whirh Dorothy Mackail and Milton Sills appear
ed
'.'.
Katharine Hepburn is to star with John Barrymore for Radio in Long Lost Father", a story by
G. B. Stern.
clerk. This did not
the
LUCKY
DEVILS
With
BILL BOYD
DOROTHY WILSON, WILLIA IR GARBAN, ROECO ATES
<A» RKÓ»RADIO Picture
NEXT CHANGE AT THE CENTRAL
PARAMOUNT NEWS ITEMS
satisfy the young man who secret: by fostered stage ambitions and he finally left the office for Academy of Acting in Buda Pesth. His aims were justified and with- in two years he was a permanent member of Hungary's National Theatre. His career here was in- teresting for at least three times 50 WAR PLAÅNES FOR perian roles-his Mark Anthony in weekly he played leading Shakes-
throughout the country.
Julius Caesar" bringing him fame
NEW FILM
the
Fifty airplanes all true fighting left: Buda Pesth for Vienna and tions during the World War, are His film career started when he ships of the German and Allied na hers he joined Sasha films and being assembled" and re-condition- Ufa. It was in Germany that ad for use in thrilling war manoeu stein, this was in "Camille" with mount's Varconi first played, for Paul vars soon to be filmed in Para
"The Eagle and Pola Negri, He played also in a Hawk." spectacular, Alm "Sodom and Go- morrah" and there attracted the
For many of the bottle-scarred attention of that arch-director of two-seaters, Spads, Nieuports, Jen- "crates "-Fokkers, De Haviland similar productions in Hollywood nies, Martin bombers, and Saipes Cecil B. de Mille. He sent for it will mean the last fight. Varconi who starred in Tri-Fitty dare-devil aviators, mostly umph" and "Changing Husbands" film stuntsters, will By the and then fed Hollywood in horror machines in a series of dog Back in Europe He continued fights, boiling chandelles, nose nis successful career and will be dives, spirals and crack-upa-s that remembered in the startling promotion picture realism is properly duction of that time. "The Last
served. Days of Pompell" It was not long, however, before de Mille per- Captain Sterling Campbell, war suaded him to return to Califor-ace of distinction, formerly with nia. Here fame awaited him in the British Royal Flying Corps, is "The Volga Boatmen" and "Chi- in charge of flying activities. One cago," though his best role were of California's largest aviation as Pontius Pilate in "The King of fields has been leased for the pic Kings" and Nelson in The ture. Divine Lady. In Hollywood he "The Eagle and the Hawk! was played for the second time with written by Bogart Rogers, also a Paul Stein, this time in "Forbid-
war ace, and is being directed by den Woman.”
Stuart Walker god Mitchell Leisen.
*
With the coming of talkies, Var conl was no less in demand, and
Featured in the cast are Fredric he played numerous pictures in- cluding "Captain Thunder," "Doc-March, Cary Grant, Jack Oakie, tors' Wives" and "Black Camel" Sir Guy Standing, Carole Lombard He returned recently to Europe and others. and was instantly engaged to play with Vilma Banky in "The Re-
bel," recently completed.
"In "She Wanted Her Man" he
has a romantic roles opposite Bebe, Daniels and it is appropriate that
his first British film should be di-' rected by
he who has already starred him in two "Continents. Paul Stein. Three times, for luck, but not the last they both declare.
BAROUD
AT THE KING'S
STUDIOS TAKE GOOD
CARE OF CHILDREN
Motion picture studios have a domestic side and are revealed ai the best "mother" in American facts ust made known by Miss industry, according to figures and Rachel Smith, in charge of child welfare at the Paramount studios in Hollywood
COMING TO THE QUEEN'S
BRILLIANCE IN ITS CAST!
PASSION
IN ITS STORY!
Koel Cowards
SHORTS,
TONIGHT IS OUR
FREDRIC MARCH 'CLAUDETTE COLBERT
DALISON SKIPWORTE
ARTHUR SYRON Parament Picture
THEATRE
TO-NIGHT IS OURS
NOEL COWARD. FILM FOR QUEEN'S
To-night Is Ours" is another Noel Coward success, with, Clau- dette Colbert and Frederick March in the leading roles. It has beeri classifed as a two star picture, The skeleton of the story is the adventure of a princess and a com- moner who meet at a masked ball. and fall madly in love with each "ather. "The fair lady throws" dis-
cretion to the Winds, and is de-
termined to have one, glorious
A revoultion breaks out and we find our hero saving the
lady's life. It sounds rather or- dinary, but it is impossible to de- scribe the delightful love scenes An average of 3,000 infants and enacted by these two great stars children come under Miss. Smith's of the screen. You will un- tutelage" "and" care each year, and doubted enjoy this splendid plc- during the ten years her departure when it is shown" at the mont has been functioning, not Queen's Theatre.
one case of even a mild childish disorder has been permit ted to result from motion picture work.
even
The Cast.
Nadya Claudette. Colbert Sablen... Frederick March Grand Duchess Emily,
Allson Skipworth
Ethel Griffes "
Warburton Gamble Edwin Maxwell
A Rex Ingram Production and starring Rex Ingram, with Rosita Garcia, Arabella Fields, Dennis Hoey, Pierre Batcheff and An Miss Smith estimates that her drews Engelman! It is something yearly averages can be multiplied new and vivid this superb love tenfold to give a true picture of Prince Kert Paul Cavanagh story of Morocco. We see what be- Hollywood'a child welfare work, Zana... falls a French officer who loves and her estimate is supported by Seminot girl of Islam. It is most exciting statistics compiled by the Central Delegate and we see. the hero as an officer Casting Bureau, where some 10,000 of the French Foreign Legion, children are registered for screen Hamed, son of the Cald of lopet, work...
CHARLES BICKFORD SAYS
NO!!
Charles Bickford, who plays a featured part in the Paramount film The Song Of The Eagle, was the first man ever to say "No!" to Cecil B. De Mille and live.
It happened when De Mille o call- ed his cast together, and read the script of Dynamite to them. It was hailed by the group as a mag
Paul Lukas is to play the a Berber Chieftain, and Andre
Miss Smith reveals that before leading part in "Wings Over the Duval, are boon companions in a Jungle" for London Films.
North African" regiment. Zinah, ach infant or child is employed Lilian Gish may make a come med discovers she is in love complete
Si Allal's daughter and sister of by Paramount, it must undergo a physical examination, back to the screen under the direc-with Duval although they are of given by a physician. During the tion of Merian C. Cooper.
different faith and nationality. course of the child's subsequent Carole Lombard, and William Duval is unaware at the outset of employment, these examinations Powell have come to the parting of the identity of his charmer. Her are repeated frequently.j the ways.
brother is horrified at first when Children receive better care in There is some talk of a divorce: fie learns that Duval is meeting his the studios than they do at home,” Clark Gable is laid up with a sister, and decides to take his life, Miss Smith believes. complaint necessitating prolonged when it is revealed that Andrew's
Her most important charge at affection is real and enduring. medical treatment.
There is an Indian chief who seeks present is eight-month-old Baby terpiece, but Bickford remained the hand of the fair Zinah and LeRoy, the remarkable infant playmoodily silent. As the latter was so-complications arise, but the ing a leading part in Maurice then a newcomer the great director young French officer is keyed up Chevalier's new picture, Bed urged him to speak, right up.". by the affectionate au-revior of time Story." Physicians report Bickford did. I think it's ab the girl as he rides away. It has an eight per cent, general improve. | solutely rotten!” he exploded. -De a delightful ending this picture of ment in Baby InRsy's well-being | Mille did not have a fit of tempert the Moroccan love story. It is to since he started his screen career ment. Instead he listened to Bic be shown at the King's Theatre four weeks ago-the result of scien- ford's suggestions, changed the on the 27th.
tific care and feeding made avail script and made Dynamite a smash able in the studioing success.
THE "KID FROM SPAIN":
For the first time on the screen
a real bull nght will be shown in the much talked of film The Kid From Spain Bidney Franklin the sensation of 35 countries, per- forms the heart-stopping feats that made him famous. Eadie Cantor affords us a good many laughs when he goes into the ring, and attempts to show of, for the benefit of the lady of his heart- the fascinating Miss Lyda Rober- ti. There are gorgeous KOWELS, some very beautiful girls and
dancing, and swimming
a gown of ivory satin in the clas clever
sic style. Her stately entrance feats which we know theatre fans through the lych gate was greeted will enjoy when this picture is with a murmur of approval from shown at one of the local thea- the onlookers, but her gravity was tres early in October. Watch these seriously threatened at overbearing. columns for the opening date. a small boy remark in audible tones"
Thelma's all right!"
General commotion followed the plus fours, complete with a bag filming of the bride's arrival, for of clubs. To discover the reason no bridegroom had yet appeared. for Stanley's queer conduct they Great was the astonishment of the will have to wait and see You orowd when Stanley Lupino arriv Made Me Love You," which has od in this role in a sporty, suit of many surprises in store for film- (Continued as foot of next column) goers.
|
K
RESTAURANT
PHONE
Ladies:
After the matinee
drop in at the King's .. Restaurant Mezzanine
Floor for tea. Just
thing before
going home.
the
Eddle Cantor" in the
Entertainment Building.
*Kid: From: Spáin”
1)