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CENTRAL
CHEATRE
(KRAT QUEEN'S RO., WESTBOUND H
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tei, 25720.
་
TO-DAY AT THE
King's.
Queen's.
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"Pilgrimage."
"Murders in the Zoo."
Central
The Night of the Garter."
Orientai.
"Red Headed Women."
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9,80 P.M.
Star
Majastic.
SYDNEY HOWARD
of the
NIGHT GARTER
Winifred SHOTTER & Elsie RANDOLPH
- p
KOWLOON
"Burlesque Programme."
"Love Me Tonight."
COMING
King's.
Trick for Trick.",
Queen's.
"Strangers Return.!"
"Kongo."
Central.
Star.
The Great Decision.
"The Doluge."
"Calendar."..
"Love on the Spot."
World.
"Right of Women." (Chinese
film).
Suson Lency." "The Kid."
"MURDERS IN
THE ZOO"
Fine Entertainment At The Queen's
Death strikes mysteriously - | suddenly-horribly to all those
who dare woo favours from the warm, red lips of a beautiful
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1933.
LAST S TWO-DAYS A
2.30, 5.10,7.15
& 9.80. P.M.
KINGS
"All right, son. If you love her,
FOX FILM
Presents
you can't love me!" Eternal struggle of mothers, sons and sweethearts... in a drama that lifts you to new emotional heights.
PILGRIMAGE
Story by 1.A.R. Wylie ...Directed by John Ford
HENRIETTA CROSMAN
woman in Paramount's thrilling "NIGHT OF THE
"Murders in the Zoo," which is showing at the Queen's Theatre and is featuring Charlie · Ruggles.
"Llonel Atwill, Kathleen Burke,
GARTER"
HEATHER ANGEL NORMAN FOSTER MARIAN NIXON
SMITHFIELD CLUB SHOW
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25382
-FROM WEDNESDAY,
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION! ON THE SCREEN
Fox impresames
TRICK FOR TRICK
Ralph MORGAN Victor JORY Sally BLANE
Play by Vena Cest Shirley Wade and Hey Wall Gribalaj
Directed By Hamilton
MacFadden
ON THE STAGE
| INCOMPARÁBLE ENTERTAINER
HUGO & BLEY
PRESENTS
HENRY & CO.
SHOW OF WONDERS ARTISTS MAGICIAN
SEETHING
SHATRED
the Panther Woman), Randolph Brilliant Comedy for Entries Exceed Last On Eve Of "Repeat"
UNITED ARTISTS
rick.
HAROLD FRENCH
* CONNIE EDDIS
AUSTIN MELFORD.
!
9ő a British, & Dominions Productio
NEXT CHANGE
BILL BOYD DOROTHY WILSON
IN A THRILLING DRAMA OF GANG- LAND'S INVASION OF THE HE-MAN WEST
"THE GREAT DECISION"
WITH CHAS (GH'C) SALE
15
AN RKO RADIO PICTURE.
BARRYMORE SCORES AGAIN
In
"The Stranger's
Return"
John and.Gail
..
Central
The Green Mamba, scourge of the jungle, is quite the most in- aldious killer you've ever seen, and this deadly scourge of the An interesting "extension of the Jungle now strikes terror into the British and Dominion's production heart of a big city. aided and policy is to be noticed in the abetted by such deadly creatures casting of "Night of the Garter," as the voracious crocodiles and which is showing at the Central
Thetre. the bone crashing python.
Jealousy is the motive all the Sydney Howard is the star. But way through. The animals are closely following the public demand, the symbols of the machinations Herbert Wilcox, Director of Pro- of the perverted mind of Eric ductions to British Dominions, has Gorman, big-game collector, who decided that cinema audiences now guards his beautiful wife from call for more than one top-line One Dame in each of the pictures they the attentions of other men. of his admirers goes to death in patronize. Accordingly, three B. & the African jungle, the second in D. star personalities have import- the zoo where Charlie Ruggles, ant parts in "Night of the Garter" the menagerie's press agent, has-Sydney Howard, Winifred Shot-
arranged a society banquet toter and Elsie Randolph,
Year's Figures
London, Dec, 2.
Elections
;
THE REICHSTAG FIRE
$
Communist's Sensational Story
Leipzig. Dec. 2.
A sensational story of Com- munist plans for an armed rebel- lion if the general strike falled was told by Kaldenbach, the ex- Communist leader at the Reich- stag frə trial. 1:
He declared that the Com- munists' headquarters issued or- ders to establish contact with the Socialist workers, preparatory to the general, strike, and that the proposed Nazi march on Berlin was hindered by the Communists by the erection of barricades;
force.
The strikers were armed as far as possible," but an armed rising was only to follow an attempt to crush the general strike by
The witness, dented that "the Reichstag tire was the signal to the Communists to strike and de- clared that the Communists naa nothing to do with the fire-Reu- ter.
UNEMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA
Johnson Disagrees With Trade Unions
Philadelphia, December 3. General Johnson in a speech: declared that the thirty hour week with increased pay rolls, advocated by trade uniona, would bankrupt so many companies and 'forca them to cease production that resulting unemployment would, "shock the country”
CONTROL OF STOCK EXCHANGES
Washington; December 3. Federal control of stock ex- changes and federal supervisión of their operation will be recom- mended by the Benate Committee on Currency and Banking, stated the Chairman of the Committee last night.-Reuter
DEFICIT IN
BUDGET
considered JAPAN'S
Madrid, December 3, Spain is seething with hatred The keen interest of HM the on the eve of the "repeat" elec- King in stock breeding is again tions, and whether the Right or
At the Smithfield Club the Left wine, it is shown
Democratic Regime is Show which will be held from that
of unity Monday to Friday next week at doomed despite efforts
The by the Republican centre. Islington, London,
His Majesty - has entered 90 country is passing through one of animals for various classes and is
chaos is apparent his challenge cup has now been won outright by Mr. J. J. Gridian Country breeder, he has presented another trophy for the best beast in the show bred by an exhibitor.
strike of four thousand waiters The Prince of Wales, who shares which turned the people into the his father's interest in agriculture, streets from cafes and bars. The is also sending entries,
a Well-known
west
Heavy Expenditure
the most critical situations in On Fighting Forces
history, and everywhere.”
are
Strong police precautions being taken, especially in Cordo- va and Malaga and the situation
Tokyo, December, 2. Following prolonged and heated wrangles threatening to wreck' the
is aggrevated in Madrid by & Cabinet, next year's Budget for
raise an endowment fund for the Sydney Howard's escapades in
Divorce, animals. The Green Mamba is "Splinters," "Almost a
The show, which attracts stock-government at Barcelona declar ed a state of "prevention" in the breeders found to be at large the zoo is!"Up for the Cup," "Mayor's Nest,"
from many countries, town and province in view of the closed and the city is aroused and It's a King," have populariz promises to be of as high standard continual outrages. The loosed animals, snarling ed him throughout Great Britain as any in recent years and entries. Three hundred and Afty-two through the zoo's grounds. un and in most parts of the world. show an increase on last year's seats in the
Cortes have been wittingly provide the only possible Hr ia, indeed, a comic genius, high figure.-British Wireless,
filled and twenty-six await official satisfactory conclusion to this whose complete mastery of every
declaration. gory drama of death upon death. comedy effect can only be compared
Edward Sutherland. director of with Chaplin's.
"
"The Kid From Spain" has pro- Winifred Shatter's association, in LINDBERGHS TO duced a well-paced picture, full ingenue parts, with the Aldwych
of thrills and action from start Theatre company, London, brought FLY S. ATLANTIC ling beginning to absorbing finish. her wide fame, and her films
Charlie Ruggles provides a grand Rookery Nook," "Plander," "On comedy performance.
"PILGRIMAGE"
Romantic Film At King's
Approval," "The Chance of a
Night Time," "Mischief, A Granted Permission Night Like This," "The Love Con-
tract" and "Just My Luck," av To Fly Over Brazil
endeared her to sections of cinemagoers."
Elsie Randolph is light come- dienne, whose first appearance in a B. & D. production was in Jack Buchanan's picture, Brown."
"Yes
Mr.
妹
The results of the other ninety-
presentation to the Diet axed the total expenditure at Yen 2.111,- 000,000, including Yen 487,000,000 for the Navy and Yen 449,000,000. for the Army, requiring the flota- tion of bonds to the value of Yer 780,000,000 to cover the defcit.- Reuter's Pacific Service
will be continued in London later. Reuter.
ave will be filled by a second bal- ¦ EFFECT OF JAPAN'S COMPETI-
lot to-day-Reuter
TION TO BE DISCUSSED'S
London, December 2. Six representatives of the Fed-
INDUSTRIALISTS eration of British Industṭles left
CONFER
here
BILLY'S
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW,
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. Terror Swept Epic of a Monster More * Savage than his Beasts!
HE KILLED-
FOR LOVE AND LOVED-
TO KILL!
Drama That&cales the Peaks of Her- raft Telling the Story of a Monster MoreMidsousTkan
the Beanta
· Be Cagad!'
MURDERS
IN THE
ZOO
Smashing Novelty... Fraught With Thrills, Fired by Romance!
with
CHARLIE RUGGLES LIONEL ATWILL- KATHLEEN BURKE (The Nončhar Hain) LANDOLPH SCOTT - JOHN LODGE GAIL PATRICK.
A Paramount Pictur
-FROM WEDNESDAY-
stirring story of
people.
of tho
2011!
Lionel Barrymore Miriam Hopkins
for Holland yesterday to P discuss questions of mutual "trade Interest with the Federation of Dutch Industries, and especially
Successful Meeting at to consider the effect of Japanese
The Hague
·
Rio de Janeiro, "December 3. The Brazilian Government has granted the Lindberghs permis-. ||
The Hague, December 3, sion to fly over Brazilian Terri The British Industries represen- The other casting in "Night of This is interpreted to mean tatives are leaving for home- which, a meeting at The widely-herald "Pilgrimage,"
Africa intend it is learned, considerable agro- in Gambia, West romantic drama from Fox Film, is the Garter" shows the same dis- that the Lindberghs who are now after now showing at the King's Theatre. Simination, Playing the part of to dy over the South Atlanticment was evident and the conver- It is an adaptation of the popular ter's Gwen is Harold French, one
Teddy opposite to Winifred Shot-Reuter,
sations found so useful that, thes story of the same name by Ida A of the most attractive of England's R. Wylie.
rising young male Dealing with the innermost emo brothers Jacks and Austin Melford tions of a mother who cannot see play respectively the
harassed her sou taken from her by the wor Bunny and the resourceful Kenneth, man he loves, the story has been while the part of the maid, Fish, is reported as one of the mod power taken by Connie Ediss, a character ful of recent" screen dramas. It
stars.
The 4.SMOWS
DAILY
7.15-8.80
TAKE ANY TRAM ON HAPPY VILLES BUS
ORIENTAL
FLEMING
ROAD) WANGHAI
Notable in brilliancy of pen- details the reactions of a devoted actress of forty year's experience: 2 DAYS TODAY & TOMORROW
of two
formances and sheer pictorial woman to the romance of her own
and the romance beauty, "The Stranger's Return," son, Aimed from the new Phil Stong strangers whose lives are on the novel of rural life, will open on verge of ruin through just such Wednesday" at the Queen's Thea- selfishness Be she herself showsd with Lionel Barrymore and She has sent her son to his death.
tre
An actress of the younger school, Marjorie Brooks, plays Bunny Phipp's jealous wife, Barbara,
BIG LAUREL & HARDY
Interpreted by such a cast DOUBLE IN HELPMATES"
Austin Melford's brilliantly cou-
ceive fares could not be otherwise SHOW
in Bat she sees her error in the error and it is certain to prove a big than a comedy of first class order Miriam Hopkins co-starred
of another woman who is about to the leading roles.
attraction. Directed by King Vidor, this do the same pitiful service for her! M. G. M. production achieves à own son." masterful
sweep in
dramatic The Incale of the film goes from
to the
power against a farm background the backwoods community in the most elaborate settings achieved' that lends realism to the gripp-Arkansas
Cosmopolitan for a motion picture. The cast is a ing story action. It was written atmosphere of New York, and large one, involving the appearance by the author of "State Fair," Paris. The picture reveals some of of hundreds of extra players. and the film transcends the glory
of his earlier work in simple, human interest.
The featured roles are portrayed by Henrietta Crosman, Heather an almost dimen- Angel, Norman Foster and Marian countryside Nixon. Some of filmdom's best- hidden known players are cast in import- ant roles. Among these are Lucille
of a
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to the screen Lionel Barrymore. is cast as the slonal view 85-year-old farmer who refuses doinain where drama is to die until his house is in order, in the wheat felds. and delivers the most compelling Franchot Tone, rapidly coming La Verne, Charley Grapewin, Bo- characterization of his career to the front as a new romantic bert. Warwick, Louise Carter and Miss Hopkins, seen as his city-hero, carries the love theme with Betty Blythe. Others in the cast bred grand-daughter, is superb Miss Hopkins and proves a valuare Maurice Murphy, Hedds Hop in her interpretation of a role able acquisition to the cast, per, Frances Hord, Jay Ward and exacting in its demands.
Stuart Erwin is seen as a bucolic Frances Bich
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Vidor scores heavily with the character of both humour and The direction of the story is by smooth flow of the story and sympathy. Irene Hervey in the John Ford It was adapted for interesting treatment of his sub- part of the young farm wife and the screen by Philip Klein and fect. Filmed almost entirely out the splendid cast includes Beulanate Barry Connors Dudley of-doors the picture captures the Bondi, Grant Mitchell, and Tad Nichols provided the dialo
William Collier Sur. earthiness of the farm and gives Alexander.
AND
Red HEADED WOMAN
From the book by Katherine' -Bruik Serven play by -
HARLOW
Chester MORRIS
Lewis Stone, Leila
Hyams, Una Merkél
competition on the
Dutch. Home and Colonial - mar-- keta-Reuter
MAJESTIC
FRESE THEATRE
...
Na chan Boad, Kowloon. Tel, 67222|||| TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.
Maurice
CHEVALIER
"LOVE ME TONIGHT"
WIFE
THE
FRANČKOT TONE
STUART ERWIN
STRANGERS RETURN
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORKOW At 2.30.5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's
Barlesque Program
The LAUREL and HARDY Murder Case
CHARLIE CHASE in “Hasty Marriage
FLIP THE FROG in "Africa Squeaks"
COLOURTONE BURLESQUE
'A Hollywood
Premiere"
MICROSCOPIC
MYSTERIES
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