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Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol. 25720,
SHOWING TO-DAY 2.50, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 PM.
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UNIQUE FILM CO.
PRESENTS
Miss CHAN YUI MOY
IN
"LIFE IN THE
STRUGGLE"
JA CANTONESE TALKING PICTURE
A TRUE LIFE STORY OF CHINA..
THE
COMING
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HARDING
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HOA ĐỊNH HAY DUNG KIBBER, 1984 Hayden, "Simon" Out- Inghar, DichtheWILLIAM WEZMAN,
CARL BRISSON FOR HOLLYWOOD
£1,000 A Week
London, Ost, 28. Carl Brisson, the matinee idol of musical comedy, has signed a con- tract wth Paramount Pictures for the biggest salary ever paid to any European actor.
The actual figure has not been disclosed, but I understand that it ia in the neighbourhood of £1,000 a week,
Brisson will sail for Hollywood early in December, and he will probably play a fighting role in his first picture.
This should suit him, as the big Dane was ab one tâme middle weight champion of Middle Eu-
rope,
When I spoke to him yesterday he told me that he was quite satis fed with his contract.
I am not leaving England be
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
King's,
HONG KONG
"Cleaning Up."
Queen's.
"Night after Night."
Dentral.
-King Kong,"
Oriental.
"The Spider."
World.
Star.
"Fast Workers,"
KOWLOON
"The Run-around."
Majestic.
"The Big Cage"
King's.
COMING
Secrets,"
Queen's.
"Hold Your, Man."
"From Hell to Heaven."
Central.
Star.
Life in the Struggle."
The Conquerors.
Jack the Boy."
"Squeaker."
"Wedding Rehearsal."
World.
"Runaround"
"The Kid,"
"Right of Women,
Majestic.
The Phentom of Crestwood.".
"HOLD YOUR
MAN"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1933.
TO-DAY
AND TO-MORROW.
AT
2.30, 5.10, 7.15
& 9.30 P.M.«
KINTORY
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION! ON THE SCREEN
GEORGE GEE THE MAN WITH A 1000 FACES: MAKES YOU LAUGH IN
"“CLEANING
UP"
· WITH
BETTY ASTELL
DAVT BURNABY:
A BRITISH PICTUMË.
ON THE STAGE
AT 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 ·P.M. ONLY.
COMPLETE CHANGE
OF PROGRAMME
THE WORLD FAMOUS ACROBA-
TIC TROUPE
"ABELLO"
NOVEL SCENES. DANCE AND OTHER
ACROBATIO FEATURES.
NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THE COLONY,
"SECRET"
Queen's Theatre's Coming to the King's
Coming Film
Fi
the
Cycles may come and cycles may go, but the age-old love story of the man and woman who fight their way to happiness together, overcoming all obstacles, remains basically the greatest and most satisfactory screen theme..
It all depends upon the way and by whom the story's told.
So declared Mary Pickford, who considered more than thirty vehi- cles, including stage plays, best- selling novels and screen originals. before the chose "Secret", which
The reunion of Jean Harlow and Clark Gable in "Hold Your Man showing from Sunday at Queen's Theatre is Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's answer to the exhibitor's prayer.
Ever since the smashing success of their romantie teamwork in Red Dust," it was inevitable that Miss Harlow and Cable should play a return engagement on the screen.
THOSE WARM INTERLUDES
Whatever it takes to put romance
as the story best on the screen, Harlow and Gable prove of universal appeal. haye it. More dramatic than most "Secret" is a simple love story, stories on this order, the new pic according
to Miss Pickford, a ture nevertheless packs warm in-down-to-earth romance of plain terludes bound to keep-the raatinee people, without so-called sophisti- seats full so long as the film shows. cation, wisecracks 'or There is no doubt that this pair are situations." the most popular lovers on the screen to-day.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 *& 25332.
FROM SUNDAY DON'T KEEP ANY SECRETS FROM YOUR NEIGHBOURS TELL THEM TO SEE
MARY
PICKFORD Wecrets
WITH
LESLIE HOWARD
UNITED
ARTISTS
- PICTURE
A FRANK BORZAGE MODUCTION UTIL.
UP"
“NIGHT AFTER | “CLEANING
NIGHT" Sparkling Film At The Queen's
At King's Theatre
TR
Queen's Theatre is a sparkling film The current attraction the and it is a pity the picture has been put on such a short run. The story is good, the "cast is good, and it has no dull moments. On the contrary it is full of life and inter- eat and went very well indeed at all yesterday's performances,
The story is an unusual one. George Raft is the proprietor of a glittering resort that was once handsome residence. Constance
a
By George! Here's a funny man who is really funy. George Gee, the star of the British Lion film "Cleaning Up." which is now guaranteed to make even showing at the King's Theatre, is most hardened filmgoer rock with laughter with his antics amusing facial expressions.
the
and
scion of a noble house
"Cleaning Up" is a story of a fuses to marry & wealthy heiress, who re-
traditions of the family by work- and would rather break all the
ing. He gets a job as a vacuum cleaner salesman. and after maiy
volved with a chorus girl, poses as her husband, and with his va Cuum cleaner gets on the stage by accident. The cleaner finance the show as an advertise- company ment as long as he will appear
comes to the King's; on Sunday Cumminga is the girl who lived laughable escapades becomes in-
calculated to
there, and comes night after night memories. to try and recapture the öld George falls in love with har, but as George is also in love with several other girls at the same time, only to a lesser degree, #daring the plot begins to look promising.
The film depicts what life in a There's an elopement to foil a speakeasy is like and as pretty and Even if for no other reason than
rich American father who wants charming girls form an essential its palpitating
his daughter to wed a titled Eng-part of it, there are sure to be romance. Your Man" is a cinch at the box a young couple battling the bard
"Hold Ushman instead of a poor clerk; many who would want to see it. office. But it is replete, by way of ships of western ranch life; bat- Alison Skipworth, in the role of Among the supporting cast is further interest, with a stimulating ties with castle rustlers; the rear- a school teacher who is out for a story that has as its climactic back ground the interior of a women's
ing of a family; eventual prospering. Alison Skipworth needs no reform school.
ity Here, ""Jesn
clouded dis-affair
by the husband's introduction to the public here, eards the finery of her earlier ap loyal devoted wife who refuses to lives up to her high reputation.
with another woman and in "Night after Night" she pearance for the starchy denim of a prison uniform. Gable
as the
The remainder of the programine man whose kisses get her in all the
is also very attractive and cinema- trouble, also lands in jail and the
Both director and scenarist are goers will find plenty of interest in ultimate happy ending comes when
two-time winhers of Academy of Screen Souvenirs and in Para- they are released and started on
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mount Pictorial. Both are novelty new paths to happiness.
awards, highest honour in alm-features while a short screen song, Sam Wood, always certain of his don, Borzage with "Seventh Heav. "Down among the Sugar Canes cast and story, has done a splendid en" and "Bad Girl" and Miss will appeal to all and sundry. job with the original story
Marion with "The Big House" by Anita Loos. He has kept up the and "The Champ," Mary, like-tion, Miss Pickford made - sure swift pace he established in the wise is an Academy winner, hav-that her story was "right" before opening of the picture and heluing been given the award for her she permitted a camera to click, tight rein on the obvious impuls work in "Coquette."
and she personally selected every A.. stickler for careful prepara-principal in the cast.
to overplay the smashing dramatic moments. It in this brevity and dispatch of dealing with the plot that adds tempo and suspense the picture,
STUART ERWIN SCORES
let threatened scandal their happiness.
4 SHOWS
to
DAILY
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7.15-1.20.
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lighted, to see Stuart Erwin play-2 MORE TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
ing a serious and sympathetic role. : although not without comedy mo ments. As the honest, sincere chap who wants to marry the gaudy un- derworld girl, even with full know- ledge of her love-life, Erwin ac quits himself with touching-gen- uineness, Dorothy Burgess also in cast in a prominent supporting role, as the brunette rival of the platinum blonde for. Gable's, love."
Other names meriting ampie' praise are Mufiel Kirkland, Garry Owen, Barbara Barondés, Pauf Hurst, Elizabeth Patterson. The resa Harris, Blanche Friderici und George Reed.
Nor should we forget the catchy torch" song that runs through the picture. It is called Hold Your Man" and was writter by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. Miss Harlow sings it in one of the sequences as well
offers on artist.
I have only signed for one" ture, and after that, I have
cause I cannot get the salary I option of returning to Englan
want here," he said, "but becaues making other pintures in
of the world market Hollywood wood."
DAYS
*
HOW MUCH THRILL
CAN
YOU STAND
Here's a mystery thriller that will shake you from heart to toe-reach out and tangle you in its web of adventure and romance make you scream with laughte
SPIDER
Edmund Lowa Lois Moran
as the leading comedian.
The many screamingly funny situations in "Cleaning Up." makes it one of the most amus- ing films that has been seem in this Theatre for some time. Other Betty Astell, Davy Burnaby, Bar- leading players in the cast are
bara Gott and Muriel George.
DRIFTWOOD
"TOPAZE"
John Barrymore Again
Topare! It'a not November's birthstone Neither is it a South American humming bird little known outside of Webster's Di tionary..
Topase" is simply the name of the leading character portrayed by John Barrymore in the dramatic comedy of that name, produced by RKO-Radio Pictures and playing at the Central Theatre to-day,
As the naive and thoroughly bonest French schoolmaster who becomes the dupe of some elever and polished rascals and then out- wits them at their own game, John Barrymore is said to have an op- portunity for comedy even sur- passing his "Man From Biankleys" and a chance for characterization equal to anything he has ever done.
As adapted by Benn W. Levy from the French play by Marcel Pagnol, Topaze" had a successful run an New York's Broadway. It was also a European success. Paris is the story's locale.
Harry d'Arrast, who has pro- ven his genips for directing, com dy in many films, notably "Laughter," directed "Topaze." Myrna Loy plays the heroine, who is sa un- usual a character as the hero, and others in the cast ara Albert Conti, Luis Alberni, Reginald Mason and Jobyna. Howland.
HUNGARY-OUSTING
BRITISH ENGINES
£250,000 Orders For India
Britain is the home of the locomotive and the ploneer of railway enterprise. For a century past British-built locomotives have: been sent to many parts of the world. Millions of pounds have
been paid in wages to engineers and
mechanics for their construction
To-day the locomotive Industry.
of Britain is employing less than
20 per cent, of the number it employed in 1928, which was itself considered a bad year: inent member of the Locomotive A prom- Manufacturers Association stated that the whole of the current trade could be carried on in one of the smaller manufacturing shops.
Two causea of the stagnation of a typically British industry are quoted at once. They are that the four railway companies bulld practically the whole of their engine requirements to-day, and cater for the smaller lines which they absorb, Orders by the Government of India, ordinarily. placed with British builders, are Roing to the Hungarian State rail- ways at uneconomic prices. During the past year orders to the value of £250,000 for boilers, cylinders, con- version parts, tyres, wheels and axles have been placed with Hungary.
Shanghai and sailed at seven in the evening. Among her passen- gers were 397 Italian sailors and marines. under the command of Tenente di Vascello A. Calosi, who are returning to Venus, Italy has produced many famous singers and to listen to the voices of these men as they came ashore in the boats, lifting their voices in Jubi- lant song, one could not help but admire the many-natural, artists In their midst. They Bre very impressive, these Italians, and ap pear to be smart service men.
Two interesting 'passengers who
By The Beachcomber left aboard the huge cream and
A sea port is like a woman, one day it is teeming with energy and lire and the next it is languid. Yesterday the waterfront was in lively mood and the number of snips arriving far exceeded the average
The first boat to dock was the P. and O. steamer. Birdhana under the Command of Capt. J. H. Long hurst she had very few first class
black liner are E Lion Fou Tcheng and General Young Chich, the former is Chinésé. Minister to France and is enroute.. to Paris, while the latter is going to Europe' to study military strategy.
MAJESTO
THEATRE =
Na ibain Road; Kowloon: Tel 57222
passengers on board and none dis-TO-DAY VTOMO ROW
embarking at this port.
The Pembrokeshire had three travellers on her very well known to the Orient. They ate, M Captain Acock, who is returning from leave in England, Mrs. W. Young, wife of the well known Singapore surgeon and a leader in the social set of that community and Rev. C. W. McDonnal," who is returning from London to Peking, where he is in charge of the Anglican Cathedral, Mr. Mc- Donnal has been connected with missions and missionary work in North China and is the author of two books,
The old chestnut about the train conductor who telegraphed to his superior, "On again, off again, Gone again. Flannigan, might well be applied to Mr and Mrs Thomas Arden who arrived yester day by the Banchi, These two passengers represent some of the largest manufacturers of woollen goods, in Great Britain and their business forces them to spend ten months out of every year sway from bome They are leaving for the north but will be returning to the colony shortly, and before reaching Eng- land again will have travelled on nineteen-different vessels. Ar nually, this quite a record man and wilcat ca The Conte Verdoza
At 2.30, 8:20, 7.20 # 9.20 p.m.
THE GREATEST DEAKA oF DARING AND ROMANCE, EVHE SCREENED! THRILIS BEYOND BELIBT.
The
BIG CAGE
CLYDE BEATTY
LA PAGE
FFORD
QUEEN
LAIR CONDITIONED THE STRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20 p.m.
From the tenements
to Park
Avenge te and alt through the love of many women 1
low-born, brutal, he became filled with the glory of love for the lady who sits alone.
NIGHT
AFTER
NIGHT
with
GEORGE RAFT CONSTANCE CUMMINGS WYNNE GIBSON MAE WEST and ALISON SKIPWORTH
Crested by Archae Mayo From a story by Louie Bromfield-
a Goramount Picture
FROM SUNDAY
JARLOW GABLE HOLD
YOUR MAN
STUART ERWIN
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORKOW
At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
The
ALL-COLOUR
ROMANCE
The
RUN
AROUND
KOND HATTONE MARY BRIAT JOHNNY BINES
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