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CENTRAL
THEATRI
TARE QUEEN'S UD., WESTBOUND BUS
Advance Booking at Anderson
and the Thoatro Tel: 25720.
SHOWING FO-DAY
At 2.80, 6,15; 7:15 & 9.80 P.M.|
STANLEY LUPINO
FACING THE MUSIC
LUPINO
WAKDOUT!
NEXT CHANGE
A PICTURE HOLLYWOOD
·COULD NOT MAKE!·
BIG
DRIVE
OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE WORLD WAR! Film from Eight Nations
SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 12.30. 2.30, 530, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
Don't miss the biggest screen thrills in years- you'll find them now
ON
The Mast Amazing Dramatic Thrill the Screen Has Known! HOWARD HUGHES
LEWIS MILESTONE
ADCUM, MENU Bİ
Thema of
d
Charles Mes
PCHA
ADDED ATTRACTION
ON THE STAGE
ás 2.30. 7.30 & 9.30 PM, ONLY
PROF ABELLA And His Troupe of Variety Entertainers.
TO-DAY AT THE
King's..
CINEMATM
HONG KONG
"Somarang."
Queen's.
"Golden Harvest,"
Centrait
"Supernatural"
Oriental.
The Big Cage."'
Lee Theatre.
star...
"
The Front Page,"
KOWLOON
Pick Up".
"Ladies Must Love."
King's
Coming
1 Cover The Water Front.
"I was a Spy.".
Queen's
"Looking Forward.” "Tiger Shark."
"Stage Mother." Central
"Facing The Music."
Star:
Tarzan. The Fearless"
"Woman Acenso},"
"Canaries Sometimes Sing."
Reunion in Vienna. "
World:
"Shotgun Pas
Sins of Madam Claudet.'
Made en Broadway."
Kajestic,
"Flying High."
Oriental
"Kis Before the Junor."
"FACING THE MUSIC"
Entertaining Film
At Central
All those, who appreciata variety
in entertainment should visit the -Centrul Theatre to-day
is
***Facing
shown.
where
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1934.
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30,5,10,7.15
9.30. P.M
Directed by WARD WING
Aleo
OKINGS
G ANG
TO LIVE...OR PERISH. WITH HER LOVER! ·
Such was the law such was her creed...
and
Love was never fiercer than this!!
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
Special" WHEN WINTER COMES."
Shorts" GOOFY GAMES".!
Mickey "MAÏL
nd
in
Mouse "PILOT"
MICKITY MOUSE
THE ROMANCE OF "SAMARANG"
The Music "bean Clear Sea And Pretty Girls
him
NEXT
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 26313 *& 25332
CHANGE
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
A STRANGE STORY OF STRANGE LOVES AMONG THE STRANGE PEOPLE OF THE SEAPORTS.
COVER THE WATERFRONT
"I know. inside' stories that would shock the public! I've seen sharks get men at sea... and women get 'em on shore. I've seen every thing, and done everything”
UNITED
PICTUR
CLAUDETTE -COLBERT
BEN LYON ERNEST TORRENCE Presented by JOSEPH M. SCHENCK Produced by Edward Smolt From the famous book by Max Miller,
GOLDEN HARVEST
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
(January 20)
(XII Moon, 6th Day) Anniversaries and Holidays-St. Agnes's Eve.
Meetings-The Children's Mušio "Link" for Kowloon, and Kow- loon Tong February Concert. "The Airlle," Kowloon, 11 3.m.
Lectures-adame Lottle Gor- Great Masters,”—- don on the Bach. Beethoven and Brahms, at The Alike Music Room," Kowloon, 11 a..
Miscellaneous--Claims
against
the Chinese Foreign Knitting Co.. of China, Ltd., due.
Theatres.
King's Samarang."
Queen's: "Golden Harvest" Central:-"Supernatural World: "To Love And To Live" Oriental: The Big Cage" Lee: Under Suspicion" Majestic: "Ladies Must Love"," Star: "Pick Up"
Dances
Tamar Darice at Garrison Lec- ure Hall 8.30 p.m.
Trincipal Mails
Inward from America by Em- press of Japan; from Europe via Suez by Kashima Maru: Outward for Europe via Siberia by Kashi ma Maru 1,30 p.m.
Sports
Cricket-First Division, Univer- sity v. Craigengower (L); Hong- kong C.C. v.. Army (L); Royal Navy v. Lincolns (F); Second DI- University vision Cragengower v.
(L); Civil Bérvice v. Police (L): R. AS.C. v. St. Joseph's College (F). -Football-Senior Shield, Club v. Lincolns: St. Joseph's v. Police: Borderers v. Kowloon;" Navy v. Chinese Athletles; Junior South
China BV Recreio: Navy v
Lincoins: Police v. Royal Artillery: Club v. Borderers.
Hockey.-Mamak Tournament.
Final Showings. At Medway . Kowloon Indians: Cher
Queen's
became a When Vivian Toolu success on the American, stage- her sister, Genevieve, just had to bel
In this new esinedy which stars. Stanley Lupino lovers of Grand Opera and admirers of that joyous
The latest Adonis of the screen is some snitcher whispered to brand of humour for which Lapino
where you have to wear clothes. is noted are equally well catered not in Hollywood at all! And, that America is one of those places for. The brisk comedy action of what's more, he never has been!
You've been hearing about the And, for Ahmang, that would never, the film takes place during a per: Johnny Weissmullers and the Buster do, even off the screen,
""Faust" formanos of Gounod's whole excerpts of which are ski- Crabbes and all the other Tarzana. Ahmang hails from North Borge, fully blended to form a background while these barrel-chested chaps where his father was a chieftain of have been fighting it out for leader a tribe which were once great war- for the main plot, which tells of a ship a rank outsider is slipping riors and head-hunters. He and are Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, young man who falls in love with into the battle, and now it inoks his father now live, though, . in Rosco Ates and Julie Haydon
the niece of a prima donna. In his like a free for-ull. efforts to win her he becomes invol
And now, she 15-playing the fe- den Harvest, produced by Char minine lead in Paramount's "Gol-" les R. Rogers, which has its final at the Queen's showings to-day
In the cast with her Theatre.
Re
Central Clark Cup, Y.M.C.A. V. British Association. 3 p.m.: crela "A" v. Central British School, 3 p.m.; 'St. Andrew's v. Hongkong Ladies, 3.15 p.m.; Friendly mat- United Hockey ches, Medway v Club, 3 p.m.
Racing. Entries close for Ah- nual Race Meeting. 3 p.m.
Services V. Rugby-Combined Club (Sookunpoo). 4 p.m.
Squash Rackets-Competition of First Round United-Services Re- creation Club Tournament.
Yachting. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's Seventh Champlon-
B.D Sunset: Sunrise:-7.05 ship Race for racing yachts.
Samareng", near Singapore, and This is revealed in "Samaranwhile Almang makes
an enviable ved in a publicity stunt to steal her the B. F. Zeidman-United Arasta living at pearl-diving, his are made Genevieve Tobin resolve tc 16.03.
spectacle which was photographed
aunt's joxels which are to be performance of worn during a "Faust"
and Jack is faced with the difficult task of finding them in a packed opera house before, the finale of the Opera when the real theft will be discovered and subsequently his proposal of marriage rejected.
rivel.
VI-
for
Tides. High at 13.34: Low at
SUNDAY (January 21) (XII Moon, 7th Day) Anniversaries and Holidays- Third Sun- Great Cold (Ta-han). day after Epiphany, St. Agnet
Theatres.
That was enough for sister, Gen- Day... evieve Tobin set sail for Europe, enrolled at the Institut d'Etoile. On her return to the United States she made her debut in "The Cric-
"ket."
King's: "I Cover The Wateri
Front'
Queen's: Looking Forward" Central: "Facing The Music" Oriental: Flying High" World: "Short Gun Pass'' Lee: "The Front Page" Majestic: "Kiss Before. The.
It wasn't envy, or jealousy-but Just a sisterly. competition that duplicate her sister's success. vian Tobin played the role of Alice 0.54 and 18.25. in Malaya, sixty miles from the makes pins, the gold for which he
Withrop Ames. The play was The jewels actually are stolen Equator. where men and women Pang from the mouth of the local in "Alice in Wonderland →
are men and women, as you can
Until the motion picture expediimmensely successful, and George in this picture. For
declared her per- plainly see
worn shoes, but one day he ap-formance one of the ten best he where these people come from theretion came along, Ahmang had never Jean Nathan ara no clothing stores,
The hero of "Samarang," show-peared in all his dignity in a had ever seen. ing currently at the King's Theatre, bright new pair of patent-leather It would be unfair to divulge the is a native named Ahmang. He shoes which he had dug up some limax of this entirely original film, combines all the physical perfection where, and he wore them off the but suffice it is to say that Stanley of Weissmuller and the two-fisted set all during the making of the
The following year, she accom Lupino, aided and abetted by Jose assertiveness of Jimmy Cagney. pictury, although it was, plan that There's one bir difference, though, Collins, who plays Marguerita in He might not jab grape-fruit into they kept him in agony. the film version, Nahey Burne, the face of his sweetheart, this.
being chiefly for the reason that between Ahmang and his fellow pilshed her alm. She was select- Nancy Brown, Lester Matthews, Dennis Loey and Morris Harvey, there are no grape-fruits at hand. actors in Hollywood. Ward Wing, ed for the lead in "Polly Preferr supporting cast but he does handle the heroine in director of "Samarang, declares ed," played it for two seasons in and a strong roaps his way through the film in what might betermed a caveman that the hero was deeply offended New York and went on the road his own exhilarating manner. Any manner, and, boy, does she like it! when he learned that it was, intend for extended runs. Since then she
Ahmang makes his pictures debuted to pay him for appearing in the has been climbing steadily.
Syaks do not accept work in "Fifty Million French-
men brought Hollywood's atten-. unusually haunting song number
tion and she has since appeared "I've found the Right Girl" has in "Samarang-in fact, he wam't pictur
"Oh Promise. Me" been written by Noel Gay. and quite sure what was meant by, the money from people; it's ton un
as expression, motion picture and dignified.. such prominent operatic stars
was "Samarang" is not centered in and "One, hour With You." Doris Woodall. Darroll Richards he proved to be such a natural that Of course, all the interest in in "Seed."
strong pressure
Her latest role is that of the wealthy Chicago and Leo Sheffield have also been extremely co-opted. A symphony orchestra brought to bear upon hior to have Ahmang, for he hng with him in
him migrate to Hollywood. So far, i the leading role, a native girl whom daughter of a
that after had she appeared a year of of the too-suave. -too-polite that pressure has borne libtle fruit, Ziegfeld would doubtless have gone wheat trader. desperately tired principally for the
two earlier. And she, too, like all of society. When she meets a her people, have an abhorrence for farm boy who has become a ruth- clothing. Indeed, a costume de- less speculator, she s attracted to Ashamed of his roughness signer would starve in short order him. if little Sai-yu had her way. And he tries to change, and the change that's why there's nothing about displeases her. costumes-or settings either, for that matter-in the title credits of the picture
of over sixty performers under the direction of Harry Acres provides
the musical accompaniment.
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-5.19
7.15–8.30
TŁKI ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
reason
FLEMING
BROAD
MOCHA
ORIENTALE
TO-DAY ONLY CLYDE BEATTY":
and his wild animals, the head- line attraction of circuses all over the world, now on the screen ju a smushi g drama of: the lives of cirene folks.
The BIG KAGE
with
CLYDE BEATTY
and his wild; animals
TUL. 28473
TO-MORROW
MONDAY TUESDAY
SIDE SPLITTING FUN! Brand new songs and a big chorus of gorgeous girls in the funniest satire on aviation ever. filmed..
GEODGE
White's
Bert Lahr
America's most linișated
The entire cast of "Samarang' is made up of natives-hang-picked types gathered within a radius of fifty miles by Directors Wing and Lori Bara, his wife, who is the sister of Theda Barar The story concerns itself with the overwhel- tring love of a young Adonis pearl diver for the beautiful daughter of the tribal chieftain, a love which is all the more tender because of its hopelessness due to the wide gulf hetwon their stations in life. John O Cook did the land photography and Stary Woodard did the under
on phtography Tom, J. Geraghty edited.
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It isn't until he hears the cry. of the farmers throughout, the West, placed in desperate circumstances by his wheat speculations, that he becomes once more the determined man he was when he met her. Combining with his brother, B radical farm leader, he helps or ganize the farmers' strike to drive the price of wheat up. The scenes" of excitement are said to be some of the most stirring ever nimed.
Star: "Woman Accused":
Sports, Football First Division, South China Y. Royal Artillery.
Golf-Completion of first round Royal Hongkong Golf Club (Ladies) Section) Captain's Cup; and first round Royal Hongkong Golf Chib Junior Championship,
Hockey-Interport Trial (King's Park), 10.30.a.m.; Mamak Tourna- ment, Radio Sport v. United, Hoc key Club. 10.30 a.m; Friendly matches. Central British "y. "In- cognitos."
Yachting, Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's Fifth Championship race for cruisers. Sunrise 7.05 am Sunset.---6.04
Tides High at 0.41 and 14:11;
··Low at 7.29 and 19.36.
Mirror" (Continued on previous colamn.)
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Nathan Road, Kowloon Tel. 67222 TO-DAY ONLY it 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 8 9.20 pm.
LADIES
MUST
LOVE
Universal's great comedy-drama with music. SEE IT!
Wis JUNE KNIGHT, NEIL HAMIL TON,SALLY O'NEILL "DOROTHY BURGESS, MARY CARLISLE,
CALLY'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.10, 7.20 & 9:20 p.m.
ONLY YESTERDAY ~ THE HEADLINES SCREAMED THIS AMAZING STORY!
Drame of the franxled Wheat Pit
of Chicago...
and the tortured Plaids where Elfs Isalt is born!
GOLDEN HARVEST
was
RICHARD ARLEN CHESTER MORRIS GENTVIETE TORINE
MCBCOATER FLAME MADÓH
Directed by Rolph Murphy A Paramount Pichare
TO-MORROW
LOVE and LUXURY
were dearer
to her than loyalty!
A palsating drama with
the "Grand Hotel" star
at his finest.
WIREL
BARRYMORE
in
CLARENCE BROWN'S
production
LOOKING FORWARD
with LEWIS STONE Benita Hume, Elizabeth Allan Philips Holmes. Directed by CLARENCE BROWN,
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
THEY FOUND LOVE
ON THE STREETS!
Vink Delmar y
Drama of
sion and
PICK UP
SYLVIA SIDNEY
Born.in the
Gutter
Sea
Heaven!
GEORGE RAFT VINA DELMAR
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