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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
HONG KONG
King's
"Charlie Chan's
Case,"
Greatest
CENTRAL
THEATRE
TAKK QUERY'S RD., WESTBOUND HO
Advance Booking at Andersons
and the Theatre Tel 25720..
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.
OUT OF MADNESS HE CREATED THEM!
And
Out of Madness
They De- stroyed Him.
Seeking in Beast Fury the Girl Who Was ALL- HUMANI
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS
CHARLES LAUNGEKOM BELASUGOST RKHARD ARLEN LEILA HYAMK
and the Panther Woman
Queen's.
"42nd Street,"
Central.
"Island of Lost Souls,"
Oriental.
The Half naked truth."
Lee Theatre
"Yes, Mr. Brown."
King's
KOWLOON
"My "Weakness”.
* Nine O'Clock Ravue.)
Queen's
Another Language.”
Turn Back The Clock." "Tugboat Annie.
"Deluge."
"A Maid of the Mountains,"
-TO-MORROW
EARTH
Thousands
expect it Lo happen
Our World Destroyed!"
Only handful of humans survive to
over"!
DELUGE
3 KO
RADIO Picture
ripping Imaginative
Spectacle
PEGGY SHANNON LOIS WILSON SIDNEY BLACKMER Matt Moore, Edward Van Steen, Samuels Hinds, Ralt Harolde Dired by Felis E. Fem from the book by S. Fowler Wright. Samuel Blachog sams, producere
LEE THEATRE
LATEST WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND SYSTEM
TO-DAY ONLY
Jack BUCHANAN
YES
MB BROWN
A SNAPPY BRITISH MUSICAL COMEDY,
POPULAR PRICES: -68 cts. 30 pts. & 20 cis. PERFORMANCES DAILY At 12.30, 2.80, 5.30, 7.80 & 9.80
Star
Men Must Fight".
Majestic.
Madame Buttery",
Central
Coming
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1933.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT
12,30,5.10, 7.15
& 9.30. P.M.
•KINGS?
A DOUBLE ́ATTRACTION!
ON THE SCREEN
MURDER KEPT THEM APARTI
with
The boy's uncle stabbed to death... the girl's father suspected, then Charlie | Chan comes upon the scene ....... cilmly and coolly he solves his greatest case and reunites these two youthful lovers
CHARLIE CHAN'S Greatest CASE
WARNER OLAND: HEATHER ANGEL:
From a novel by Earl Derr Riggers>
Directed by familias McFadden,
ON THE STAGE:
TO-DAY ONLY
-AT-2.30,-5.157.15 & 9,30-P.M.
REX STORY PRESENTS/..
THE NINE O'CLOCK REVUE
A FAST
MOVING
SNAPPY
4J
COMEDY
Star.
"Fra "Diavolo."
"Albi"
"Shot-Gun Pass,"
EYE
World.
River Red Haze"
(Chinese
FEAST
Film).
"To-day we live."
Oriental"
"King Kong."
"MY WEAKNESS”
At The King's Theatre
"My Weakness" the second of Lillian Harvey's pictures made un- der the Fox banner is a decided success. From start to finish this film is bright and irresponsible.. and happy-go-lucky galety added to slightly spiced daring is the Key- Harvey's. note throughout. Miss rendering of the song "Gather Lip Rouge While You May" is in the 'star's" most versatile. 'manner. which will not fall to amuse you as it did her sultors in the play. This has been described as the "Sunny Side Up" of 1933. It has the same kind of appeal, and Lew Ayres offers excellent support. He falls a victim to her charms, but Cupid almost gives up trying to this hard make any impress on boiled young man. The theme song "Be Careful" 1s "sung" by China dogs, frogs, Toby Jugs in Miss Harvey's apart- ment. This idea la both unique and enjoyable. The King's thea- tre management are putting on a special holiday programme in conjunction with "My Weakness", there is a 'mas number which" should prove ideal for the kiddies, as well as a movietone news. On the whole it is a well planned programme which will appeal to all who enjoy good a hearty laugh. This picutre is being shown to-
morrow.
WITH
NINE
TALENTED ARTISTS
SIX
BEAUTIFUL CALIFORNIA UNSHINE GIRLS
LILLIAN HARVEY IN.“ MY WEAKNESS ́" TO BE SHOWN AT
"
statues and GIPSY WEDDING
Lady Eleanor Smith's
Film
42ND STREET
At The Queen's
Ruby Keeler, famous Broadway musical comedy actress, appears for the Arst time in motion pic Few people have seen a real tures in Warner Bros. production gipsy wedding it is still to-day of "42nd. Stree" now showing at one of the mose closely guarded the Queen's Theatre,
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 26313 & 25332
-FROM TO-MORROW
SHE'S THE CUTEST THING IN PICTURES
Lilian Harvey
FOX
a little bundle of devility who fascinates.
LEW AYRES in this deliciously spley musical romance with the most beautiful girls and the funniest com-
edians in Hollywood.
akness
THE KING'S ON SUNDAY,
MR. FOX AND HIS
CINEMAS
Alleged Sale Under Duress"
(Special Air-Mail Service)
New York, Nov. 29 Mr. William Fox, the retired film magnate, was a witness before the Senate Investigating Com mittee i'connexion with the com- mittee's inquiry, into the opera- tions of the Chase National Bank, Mr. Fox declared that the bank- ers had forced him to sell control of his 1,000; theatres "under duress."
Mr.
Mr. Fox went on to say that be- fore purchasing control of Loew's Incorporated in 1928 he consulted William Donovan, "formerly Assistant Attorney-General, to igarn whether the Department of Justice would object. The torney-General's office. him later that it was "all right," but after Mr. Hoover had been Inaugurated as President he, (Mr. Fox) became alarméd at the
At- informed
hostile attitude of the new Ad- ministration. He was told by a "friend, "he said, that a man named Claudius' Huston "might be able to help," and he conferred with Mr. Huston, then chairman of the He- publican National Committee, and with Mr. J. F. Burke, its general counsel.
Later he went to see Mr. Hoover, and at a luncheon at the White House told him his trouble, Mr. Hoover told him that if his story were true, he had only to tell it to the Department of Justice. A few days later, Mr. Fox said, Mr. Huston and "Mr. Burke met him in New York, and suggested it would pay to have a talk with. California. Mr. Louis Mayer, of
Mr. Mayer had a contract with Loew's and was worried about that company's future under the For management. He felt that he should have shared in the profits of the sale of Loew's to Mr. Fox.
r. Mayer came to New York, Mr. Fox continued, and as he was atili bitter about his loss of profit, he (Mr. Fox) promised to give him $2,000,000 cash when the com- panies were actually "merged. Mr. Mayer was very much pleased,”. and Mr. Fox told him' about his auficulties with the Department of Justice. "He said he knew all about it," Mr. Fox went on, and that he had had the record changed and could have it changed back, but that would be harder."
The Senate Investigators Intro- duced evidence showing that the interests which bought out. Mr "Fox not only paid him $15,000,000 (over £3,000,000 at par), but also paid $1,000,000 to Mr. Samuel Un- termyer and his associates, and 8520,000 to the law firm of Charles Evans Hughes for legal services for ... Fox and his companies dur- ing his complicated litigation with bankers in Federal and :: State Courts.
in the application of music to a screen story. It follows the pro- duction of a big Broadway”, show from the rehearsals to the grand beautiful
the same company
with which her husband made his motion picture bow. Jolson made, the first real hit in talking pictures in opening. It shows 150
"The Jazz Singer."
"42nd Street" adapted from the novel by Bradford Ropes, is a spectacular dramatic and musical show with song hits by Al Dubin and Harry Warren. The picture carries a distinguished all-star cast, including besides Miss Keel- er, Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels of the old Romany rites. The "Miss Keeler, who in private life Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Dick origin of the strange ceremonial is the wife of Al Jolson, has the Powell, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, is hidden far back in the mists ingenue role, which calls for both Ned Sparks and Allen Jenkins. : of time.
singing and dancing. She has The picture is said to offer
ISLAND OF LOST Ind Wagon," "the film of begun her career in pictures with something new-powerful drama
SOULS
At The Central Theatre
Charles Laughton, famous character actor, portrays the half-mad scientist Dr. Moreau in "Igland of Lost Souls," now showing at the Central Theatre. Creator of beast-men he believes him- self possessed of God like powers, Others in the cast of this fantastie H.G. Wells,romance are Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams and the "Panther Woman.”
Can life be crested?
H. G. Welle thinks so. The world famed author who douted the British scientific world more than a quarter of a century ago with his fantastic con- ception men created from beasts was ridiculed, laughed at and mocked for his conception.
Lady Eleanor Smith's novel of the same namie, an actual ceremony. complete in every detail, will be seen on the screen. It will cer- tainly be the first time that an authentic gipsy wedding has been seen on stage or screen.
自然
Lady Eleanor has takeri active interest in all the details of the film, and has daily been
on the set. Her knowledge of." the gipales is extensive, and for A non-Romany unique,” Her know- ledge of circus tolk, too. Is com plete.
FAITHFUL DETAIL
In the film are many members of real old-time circus families descendants of the original Italian performers who first brought the circus as we know it to-day to England.
Every effort has been made to make the film faithful. in every detail to: the dally ite work of the circus people and their “an- imals.
To-day, perhaps, we are approaching the first, tentative steps to new bori
The film is to be presented for zona in the world of creative biology: the first time at the Regal Cinema And the authority for this is Dr. before the Prince of Wales and a Raymond L Ditmar, curator of the distinguished audience on the Bronx Zoological Gardens and ro night of December 6. nowned authority on animal life",
The Marchioness of Salisbury.
Wells talla of his beast-man, and his The proceeds are to be devoted panther-woman, in the fantastic novel, to the Prince's "Builder Fund"
Island of Dr. Moreno which has of Toc H. reached the screen as "Island of Lost Souls."
Dr. Ditmars tells an even more fascinating experiment clothed in full reality, actually taking place at this moment in New York City
is president, and in addition to
a committee of more than 100 well- own people there is a Young
Commitee.
* SHOWS
́DAILY
2.30-8.15
1.5-2.0
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VÁLLEY Bus.
ORIENTAL
TO-DAY ONLY
A BIG COMEDY
THAT KEEPS YOU SCREAMING
WITH
LAUGHTER. "THE HALF NAKED TRUTH
million-laugh- romance in the world of bunk
With
LUPE VELEZ and LEE TRACY
Frank': Margén, Direction and dising by Graveory La Co
FLEMING
ROAD
WANDHAI
TEL. 28478
STARTING TO-MORROW -STUPENDOUS MIRACLE PICTURE!
EXTRA
SPECIAL MORNING
MATINEES
AT
12 O'CLOCK
battleship
KONG
girls in some of the most novel and intricate dances ever staged for the screen. The dances and ensembles were created and stag- ed by Busby Berkely...
MAJESTIC
THEATRESE Nathan Road, Kowloon.. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.
HER LOVE, WAS "POREVER*I..... JEB, "UNTIL MY SHIP SAILS
BUTTER
Matchless Love Story of a Geisha Girl and a Yanker Sailor noşt
STEVZASUNEY
CARY GRANT
NEXT CHANGE
"THE REBEL
GILLN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY- At 2.30, 6.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
Most sensa❤ tional show
idea ever con- ceived by the miracle minds of Hollywood!
42
STREET
Warner Bros. mighty extravaganza with. 14 GREAT STARS, 50 FEATURED PER- FORMERS.200 DAZZLING BEAUTIES!
TO-MORROW
"WHERE IS THE MAN I MARRIED?
HELENHAYES
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
Another Language
STARI
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
DIANA WYNYARD
BAND. "LEWIS STONE
IN
MEN MUST FIGHT
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