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CENTRAL
HEATRI
TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND SUS
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel, 25720.
SHOWING TO-DAY-
2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
YOU HAVE READ
THIS BOOK BY REX
., BEACH' NOW YOU
WILL WANT TO SEE
IT ON THE SCREEN,
She bungered for the
fame that died the right her child was born-and she graci
fed her greed for
headlines when tha put her own son's
neck in the bang man's noose.
THE PAST OF MARY HOLMES
From the story; / "The Goose Woman, by REX BEACH With ERIC LINDEN HELEN MacKELLAR JEAN ARTHUR "Skeats"Gallagher Direrad by Harlan Thomm David O. Scinic, mac, pramene RKO-RADIO Picture
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NEXT CHANGE
ACTIONS! THEILLS! TOM
MIX
TONY
In the ple
ture made to order for kida from six to sixty... male and femalei.
The
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A UNIVERSAL PICTURE produced by Carl Lammle, Fr. With Loctile Poware, Fred Kohler, Willard Ro ertson. Directed by Edward Loum- mie. Story by Lock Cunningham. Presented by Carl Lacniile.
TO-DAY AT THE
# CINEMA
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS," SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1933.
FINAL R SHOWINGS
TO-DAY AT..
、 AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION!
King's.
HONG KONG
Bondage."
2.80, 5.10, 7.15
& 9.30 P.M.
The Midnight Follies."
Queen's.
ON THE SCREEN
"Fra Diavolo."
Dentral,
The Past of Mary Holmes'
Orientas.
"Fast Life."
KOWLOON
Star.
11
"Tons of Money." Majestic.
King's
Ladies of the Jury."
COMING
*Sweepings."
Queen's.
Midnight Mary."
Central.
Star.
"Texas Bad Man."
"What No Beer.
"Clear all Wires."
"Fast Workers."
World.
"Conscience." (Chinese film). "Faithless."
Oriental.
"Hook Line and Sinker."
Majestic.
The Unholy Garden."
"SWEEPINGS"
Fine Acting by Lionel Barrymore
IT'S TRUE!
Torn from the pages of life... this
story of a love
starved girl...con demned by society to a life of sorrow
Fox Film prezenta
Bondage
Dorothy
'Alexander
JORDAN KIRKLAND
ON THE STAGE
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. A COMPLETE CHANCE OF PROGRAMME.
THE MIDNIGHT FOLLIES
WITH
15
ARTISTS
OF 1933-34
WITH
15
ARTISTS
A MODERN SINGING DANCING REVUE.
"THE PAST
OF
Lionel Barrymore, starring at the MARY HOLMES”
King's Theatre next Sunday in 'RKO- Radio Pictures' "Sweepings," a power- ful, elaborately staged epic of social, financial and family life, considers his characterization a timely warning, to American parents.
The actor gives a striking portrayal
Story of Mother Love
of an ambitious father who makes Your emotions gets a terrific batter- millions for his children, only to finding from many intensely dramatic that they fail him under the spell of angles in The Past of Mary too much luxury.
"I hope my role will awaken parents to the danger in the all too common practice of pampering boys and girls said the star.
The inevitable effect of luxury, as is shown in this story, in boredom and an appetite for dissipation and thrills."
lu support of the star are Gloria Stuart, Eric Linden and William Gargan who give excellent perform- ancas as his wayward children. Miss Stuart sells her birthight for a brief year of excitement, while the sons use the fruits of their father's toil to grease the skids down which they slide
to sorrow.
Others in the cast are Alan Dine hart, Ninetta Sunderland. Gregury Ratoff, George Meeker, Lucien Little field and many other equally well known players. John Cromwell directed.
Holmes
Rko-Radio picture now
playing at the Central Theatre.
Here is a dragon bound to give your It's fundamental It heart a twist. analyzes the strange temperament and reveals the torn soul of a women who has fallen from fame and glory-a woman who nourisher hatred for her son and then finds, when her testimony as aquitted him of murder, that we loves him."
Mary Holmes, known in the town B the Goose Woman, drinks and drinks to forget that she has lost her brilliant voice and no longer is the famous opera star whom royalty toasted And the world lauded.
Retired to an old shack in "Jersey suburb she is sunk in dirt and squalor, living in a dilapidated old house with her dog, her geese and grin.
There is a murder. Her son is ac- used, and she testifies against him it. Her latent without knowing
The production presents a parade of mother love is aroused at last, but the lavish setting many famous play. court will not believe that she is not places of Europe and America, the in-rushing, naturally, to the defense of terior gay gambling places of the her son when she declares her testi- nineties, and one mammoth setting meny is a lie-that she was once the depicting the ruins of Chicago after breath of life to her 1 the great fire of 1871.
"FRA DIAVOLO"
Laurel and Hardy
At The Queen's
"Fra Diavolo", now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is excellent enter- tainment, for apart from having the two famous comedians, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the leading roles, the picture has almost everything that help to make a successful film songs, comedy and music..
Eric Lindeu and Helen MacKellar share acting honors, young Linden giving a poignant performances as the
son, and Miss MacKellar performing ugly slattern and then a gorgorous
marvels as the Goose Woman, first an
beauty, and plays playing her role. with skill. This is her first screen ap pearance after many years of saying "No" to offers. It is hoped that it will not be her last.
Supporting the cast are, Jean Arthur, 'Skeets Gallagher, Ivan Simpson, Clay Clement and J. Carrol Naish
"PADDY"
To Be Shown At The
King's
The story opens with the robbing of two adventurers (Laurel and Hardy) of their life savings by brigands. Penniless, they decide to become 'bri- gands themselves in order to seek revenge, and at the same time to get
Warner Baxter has never been "easy money" Hardy pretends that he is Diavolo, the notorious bandit better than in this latest picture, chief known throughout the country, where he plays opposite Janet Gaynor and Laurel as bis trusted henchman. ̧ in "Paddy" The uext Beat Thing. Eventually they meet the dangerous He fancies himself in love with her Diavolo, himself (Dennis King), and sister, but when he sees "Paddy he from here the fun begins which con
is captivated by her. She sate out to tinues till the end of the pictare, hate him and not knowing it they' They are captured, and Hardy is sen-end up by falling in love. This tenced to be hanged with Laurel as picture is definitely Janet Gaynor's
and Waner Baxter's best, you remem-. his executioner
Their attempts to escape, their "Daddy Long Legs" but this sur- blunders in trying to prevent Diavolo pasce any thing they have yet from robbing the lovely Lady Pamela played in.
(Thelma Todd), and their interference.
in a romantic linson between a young
officer and an innkeeper's daughter provoke much laughter.
For being in possession OL. 245
The picture is produced on an el- pounds of dutiable tobacco in the aborate scale with an unusual back-top door of No. 245 Yeung Ching ground. It can be claimed to be the funniest picture made by the famous Street, Mongkok, Li Tak was fined comediana, and with this end in view, 8500 or four months hard labour we strongly recommend it as a picture by Mr Wynne-Jones at the Kow which should not be missed.
loon Magistracy.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313
& 25932. FROM TO-MORROW
Lionel
BARRYMORE
SWEEPINGS
in a tidal drama of the rise and
fall of a great American family. Yesterday wealth and power, Today the breadline!
From the famous novel by Lester Cohen
SWEEPINGS
WA
ALAN DINEHART GLORIA STUART
RKO-RADIO PICTURE
‘MIDNIGHT MARY' Tale Of A New York Tenement Girl
The melodramatic career of a New York tenement girl who comes perilously close to the electric chair is depicted in "Mid- night Mary' &
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer picture scheduled as the next change at the Queen's Theatre.
Mat
The picture was filmed from an original story by Anita Loos and features Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy Devine and Una Merkel
The story centres on Mary Martin, a young girl who grows up in adverse circumstances and is finally induced to join a group of crooks who progress rapidly from petty larceny to robberies on the grand scale. She falls in love with a wealthy young at-
torney and tries desperately to start a new life on an honest footing... The gangster who bas dominated her youth threatens to kill the
man she loves and against her will, Mary Martin is forced back into the underworld.
AN EXCEPTIONAL CASTAG The pivotal role is played by Loretta Young, one of the most popular of the screen's younger stars. Richardo Cortez plays the gangster who forces her to be- come a crook, and the romantic phases of the plot are handled by Miss Young and Franchot Tone. the much talked about newcomer who received outstanding notice for his work opposite Joan Craw- ford in "To-day, We Live."....... Andy Devine and
insure Una Merkel the picture of, numerous comedy moments, and the group of sup- porting players include Frank Conroy, Warren Eymer, Ivan Simpson, Harold Huber, Sandy Roth, Martha Sleeper, Charles Grapewin, Halliwell Hobbes and Robert Emmett O'Connor.'
The story starts with the tensely dramatic moment in which à
jury is deciding on the fate of Mary Martin Did she kill the gangster, and if so why? It is during this suspenseful Interlude in which the jury deliberates that the past life of the girl is un- raveled in a series of highlighted Incidents.
William Wellman, who directed "Midnight Mary," is said to have. filmed his story from an entirely different angle than the usual crook drama. Wellman has ac- hieved a scoring reputation as a director of the raw side of hu- manity with his productions of
"The Public Enemy" and "The Conquerors.'
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C.B.A. DANCE
Enjoyable Function in
School Hall
The Central British Association, noted for their sporting abilities, especially hockey, held their first dance at the Central British School Hall last night. The hall was do corated with streamers and balloons and presented a very pleasing effect
Lionel Barrymore in "Sweepings" playing at the King's on Sunday.to the twenty to thirty couples who
"HOOK, LINE
SINKER".
At The Oriental
Theatre
Not only is "Hook, Line and Sinker" will be seen at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, said to be the greatest Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey Comedy
ing completely equipped hotel where the troup spent six weeks, "shooting"
· 803 hilarious sČENER.
For exterior scenes, the historic Bakersfield, California, country -- a land of magnificent rugged beauty
--was visited.
All Laughs
were dancing to the strains of Micky's Melody Makers. The band realising that this was the opening of the C.B.A. "social evenings ex- celled themselves to the delight of those present and we can congratu-- late Mr. J. J. King the convener on the excellent time had by all.
Miss Whitley, who graduated from Among those present could be scen the Hong Kong University with fly ing colours a little while ago, in company with Miss B. Hirst who The story, constructed solely for attended to the general refresh- laughing purposes, presents a laugh-a-ments, while Mr. Franeis, & Hong second tale of a clash between big unKong XI Hockey player, made an derworld moba and high society excellent bar convener. fashionables. This necessitated using dramatic players such as Balf Harolde debonair villain;
it is said to contain niore varied and Natalie Moorhead, vampish beauty; MAJESTIC
genuine entertainment than any fun-
Elm ever produced.
Much of its action takes place in the largest indoor set ever built, rambl
4 SHOWS DAILY 1.20–8.13
· 7,18-420
George Marion, with 60 years' ex perience in acting, Hugh Herbert, well-known character actor and six others equally as well known.
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HE ROBBED THE WEALTHY— but " he stole the ladies' hearts
"FAR
DIAVOLO"
with
STAN
LAUREL
OLIVER
with his songs!
HARDY
DENNIS KING
BOGUS BANDITS who steal your laughs in a musical--comedy romance!
-COMING SHORTLY-
She was
10 beau-
tiful, her
victims
became
her
exp tors!
MIDNIGHT MARY
Metro-
· A story frem life, of a girl whose beauty no man could regist).
with
LORETTA YOUNG RICARDO CORTEZ PRANCHOT TONE
PLEAD GUILTYEN
IT'S A PLEASURE!
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OF
JADIES JURY
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RONALD COLMAN.
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