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IS LOOSE "CLEANING UP"
From an idea conceived by Eagát Dace and Merian C. Camper. W PAY WRAY, ROB. ARMSTRONG, BRUCE CAROT Dad O. Seltruck, oumise prodiew.
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A First Rate British
Comedy
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1933.
TO DAY ONLY
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AT
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-ON THE SCREEN
THE BRIGHTEST THING:
IN DETECTIVE TALES
ELIZABETH ALLAN
IN
"THE SHADOW"
WITH
HENRY KENDALL JEANNE STUART
A BRITISH PICTURE
ON THE STAGE
AT 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY.
THE WORLD FAMOUS
ACROBATIC TROUPE
"ABELLO"
NOVEL SCENES, DANCES AND OTHER ACROBATIC FEATURES. NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
"THE SHADOW”.
Crime Thriller At
The King's
Winnie Lightner, Nancy Welford, Conway Tearle, Ann Pennington, Lilyan Tasbman, William Bakewell, Nick Lucas and Albert Grap were in the cast, and they were directed by Roy Del Ruth.
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-From TO-MORROW- GEORGE GEE THE MAN WITH A 1000|| FACES MAKES YOU LAUGH IN
"CLEANING
UP"
WITH
BETTY ASTELL DAVY BURNABY
A BRITISH PICTURE.
ALSO
ON THE STAGE At 5.10 7.15 9.30 P.M.
"ABELLO"
AN ANGLE ON PROHIBITION
Racketeering Will Not Cease Yet
Fi
The fanatical wets and fanatical
"HOLD YOUR
MAN" Coming To The Queen's
Jean Harlow, and Clark Gable are reunited as co-stars by popular demand in "Hold Your Man, a How Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature which will be shown from Sunday at the Queen's. The smashing suc- cess of "Rod Dust," in which they were teamed romantically, brought such a response from public and exhibitors that Anita Loos, famous "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" thor, was assigned to provide a now vehicle for the screen lovers.
au-
THIRD TIME TOGETHER Miss Harlow, who sprang into film recognition in "Hell's Angles," won even greater acclaim in "Red Headed Woman" and clinched her hold, on stardom in the tropical- picture with Gable, with whom she firib appeared in "The Secret Six." "Gable, whose career likewise skyrocketed in the same path as Miss Harlaw's, won his first success in "A Free Soul," and recently scored in The White Sister."
"Hold Your Man," which teams them romantically, has an under- world flavour and is a rapidly- rboying, rowdy, worldly story of timely tempo. In it Miss Harlow plays the part of a gaudy creature who is willing to allow herself to. become the lure in a "love racket" for the sake of her man, Gable, as the man in the case; is a light- mornled chap who finds his real worth when the girl is sent to jail because of the "trouble his racket gets her into. The plot is thrill- ing and with a climatic back ground in EL women's reform school,
DIRECTED BY SAM WOOD
Sam Wood, one of the screen's best-known directorial aces, was behind the cameras on the prodio tion. He recently filmed "The Bar barian" with Ramon Novarro..
Stuart Erwin heads the support- ing cast in the most sympathetic role of his career. He plays the part of the man who loves the girl honestly, and wants to marry her, even when he knows the full truth. Dorothy Burgess is cast &4 and others featured Gypsy, battling night club hostess, Kirkland. Garry Owen.
are Muriet Darondess; Paul Hurst, Elizabeth Barbarn
Patterson, Theresa Harris, Blanche Friderici and Gedrge Reed.
and
Naw comes "Gold Diggers of 1933," with the Hopwood story completely renovated and brought -Cleaning Up" the British Lion
"The Shadow" now showing at James Seymour having been assign- up to date. David Boehm and comedy which is being shown at the the King's is
Officially the American people very eficient King's Theatre on Friday, is a film crime thriller in the Edgar Wallace
ed to effect this transformation, by act of congress and by rati which is certain to cure ever, the manner Scotland Yard is pitted
The musical numbers all brandfication by states, have declared most persistent fit of the "blues." against this extraordinary mur-
neware by Al Dubin and Joe the prohibition experiment The story deals with the adven. derer and blackmail expert, who Burke, who produced the melodies failure. The vote by states was tures of a scion of a noble family, 1s twice on the verge of betrayal of of the recently triumphant "2nd so decisive that there is not the who decides to work for his living to shoot his assailant Moreover, in charge of the ensembles in that the will of the people.
identity, and capture, but manages
Street." Busby Berkeley, who was least possibility for question about instead of marrying श wealthy
Canton, November 15, heiress. He gets a job as a vacuum Scotland Yard is handicapped by songs and dances of "Gold Diggers drys and theorists in general will tached to the Kwangtung Provin- fim, was also on hand when the
The Food Control Commtiee at- cleaner salesman, and his many
an extraordinarily dense and in- misadventures end up by him acci-discreet Commissioner, who in- of 1933 were filmed. Mervyn Le spend ages in argument over the cial Government, having been dentally getting on the stage dur-nocently tells the inmost secrets Roy was director-in-chief.
reasons for the fallure, of pro- properly, organized, has. divided ing an intercalm and being seen of the "yard to his family circle,
hibition, but the fact remains that the 'province lato four main sec- busily demonstrating his vacuum
It is practically all new, save the prohibition has not worked in the tions where grain depots will be and leaves confidential keys in skeleton of the trustworthy plot United States. Thousands of those established to store cereals cleaner when the curtain goes up.
places where anyone can get at that George Gee, the famous stage person and another, on the Com-some of the characters have been ing the experiment were
them. Suspicion is cast on one back in 1919. Even the names of themselves in favor of abandon- other emergency.
Avery Hopwood imagined who went to the polls to record grain in the event of famine or atar, plays the part of Tony Pum-missioner's beautiful daughter, on changed. The name of the heroine, those who originally voted to try piord, the son of Lord Pumpford, his butler, his fatuous female re-
At the same time. investigation Betty Asteel, Davy Burniny, of
created by Ian Claire on the stage, it.
will be made to ascertain the Co-Optimist fame, and Barbara by the way, that the identity of
It is a pity; was originally Jerry Lamar, and
amount of food necessary to feed Gott are also in the cast
so it was when Nancy Welford of prohibition to end racketeering
Those who expect the overthrow the people. All towns and coun- of the criminal is revealed on "Cleaning Up." Nobody should
the played her in 1969. Now the hero-
ties of Kwangtung. have come in- miss this British laughter riot, though not impenetrable, is quite ell, is known as Carol. The part
ine, newly incarnate in Joan Blond disappointment, as also are those Committee. Central Press
and eliminate crime are in for a to the survey of the Food Control- which promises to be the funniest well maintained. film seen in this town for many
of the hard-boiled older
expect the government years. This is a topping piece of
carried on by Louise Fazenda and Bootlegging has served as an or chance makes no difference in the originated by Jobyna Howland and the
actress, financial troubles to be solved and entertainment. George Gee proves
Winnie Lightner, first hore the ganizing force for crime and the long run. Public sentiment re- depression knocked out or whether it was not given a fair to be one of the best screen come dians we bave. He doesn't have to
name of Mabel Monroe. exaggerate to get the laughs he
failure of the government to en- fused to support strict enforce- gets in plenty.
force the laws pertaining to liquor ment and that led to failure, such has helped toward â national a failure that there was nothing slump in respect for law in gen- eral, out crooks are not going to
to do but give the public will its own way "and call off the experi- be converted into good citizens ment, as it has been done...
“NIGHT AFTER NIGHT"
Showing At The King's
lative and himself.
who programme, for the mystery,
capable Chinese troupe give an Beside the feature film a very accomplished programme. There is a boy acrobat who is quite re- markable and a clever juggler who impersonates Charlie
Chaplin. In "Gold Diggers of 1933 Aline Quite frankly "Arbelic " the MacMahon plays her zie Trixie. World Famous Acrobatic Troupe," There was a Trixie in the stage- want a Long Tak Sam, to act as play, enacted by Lilyan Tashman, showman and keep it all going but in those days she was one of better, but the items of varying
kinds are good in themselves,
the other girls. It is all somewhat
confusing.
The Story Of "Gold ready mentioned, includes Warren
"Diggers Of 1933"
A NOTABLE FILM
Constance Cummings, first ac- tress ever to share billing with Harold Lloyd, move comedian, plays the leading feminine role tainly started something when he The late Avery Hopwood cer- in "Night After Night," screen adaptation of Louis Bromfeld'sgers" back in the immediately post- wrote his comedy "The Gold Dig- "Single Night," which opens to- day at the Queen's Theatre. war days. David Belasco, as sea- soned theatregoers will recall, pro- George Raft, player who skyroc-duced the play in 1919 with Ing keted to popularity through minor Claire at the head of the cast, and roles in "Scarface." "Madame with Jobyna Howland giving an Racketeer," and "Dancers in the impersonation that is still vivid in Dark," plays the leading male the minds of 'many. role, with Wynne Gibson. Mae West and Alison Skipworth com- line-up, with Bruce McRae, H. Lilyan Tashman was also in the pleting the cast.
Reeves-Smith, Pauline Hall, Luella
Miss Cummings, a graduate of Gear and numerous others. the Broadway stage, accomplished That production, which ran for the unusual feat of "muscling many months, was just the begin- in" on a stellar comedian's in-ning of a history whose lateet alleriable right to get all the ad-phase is the appearance of the new vertising space, in "Movie Crazy," First National musical film; "Gold latest Lloyd picture. And it was Diggers of 1933, which is DOW with full consent and good will showing on Broadway and else
where This 1933 modernised edi- most such pictures, the tion of the Hopwood comedy is sweet little the third picture based upon it,
Local estate valued at $70,400 was it by Enrique Brias de Coya, of 1027 Herran Street, Manila, who died on February 3 Letters of administration with the will annexed to the estate have of the star been
81anted to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, attorney, for the use and feminine lead is a
X
Hampton, Louise Fazenda, Ann Cornwall, Windham Standing and
benefit of Enrique Pedro Brias nonentity, who appears, three or suggested by it, or what you will, Roxas.
"four" time, between laughs, and The first of these pictures come Chin Moy-she (or shee) alias finally for a romantic clinch at cut in 1923, a silent film with Hope Chin Wong-shee (or she), alias the end of the picture." Wong Thew Lon (or Lan) Chin, Not so Miss Cummings, how married woman, of 32, Oxford ever. Her role in "Movie Crazy Aleo Francia among the principals Street, Boston died on July 23, was a large one, second in Im It was directed by Harry Hoaus 1932, leaving local estate valued at portauce only to Lloyd's. And mont: Bix years passed the 89,900 Chin (or Chon) Foo (or she performed so creditably that talkies appeared; and in September Fu) teung (or cheung), attorney, ker name was on posters, trailers 1000 came Gold Diggers of Broad- has been granted letters of ad- and newspaper ads with his way," not, only with sound,°)* ministration for the use and bene-In Night After, Night" she which used to be such a thrilling it of Chin Wah, allas Chin Ying plays the role of & Park Avenue accompaniment, but with singing doon," husband,
and dancing on a lavish scale,
miss.
At any rate, "Gold Diggers of 1833 has a cast which, besides the Misses Blondell and MacMahon al- William, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks and Tammany Young.
All of which was certainly not in Mr. Hopwood's mind in 1819.
4 SHOWS
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7.15-5.00
among
merely by legalizing that which
ernment wil
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If the dry forces ever want to has been done illegally. The 'gov- make another try they first must
derive substantial build the public sentiment. people are not going to revenues from liquor taxes, but the they cannot do that they never themselves into prosperity.
drink can start another such
experi- ment,
repeal of prohibition ia the end- The important point in the ing of the sham of enforcing re- gulations as to personal habits. Whether the enforcement was basically impossible from the start
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