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"HUMANITY
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RAYMOND KING
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A UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVIČE PICTURE,
FRIDAY
HAROLD LLOYD
IN
"SAFETY LAST"
REISSUED WITH SOUND AND MUSIC.
Clara Bow Achieves
Heigts in "Hoopla”.
Clara Bow, Bery and impas sioned reached new heights as an emotional actress in "Hoopla " her second Fox Film release which opens at the Kings to-day.
Hoopla is a splendid production that develops deeply into the in- side life of the pig top It offers Clara Bow a marvelous opporunity to display her histrionic abilities. The story concerns itself with a vivacious young carnival dan- ees who on a bet attempts to win the love of a young man who is the carnival barkers's son It is not stren and she soon captures the heart of the boy. But the sincerity of the youngest and his naive manner work a change in the nature or the dancer, and she finds herself involved in a true romance.
The boy's father objects to the affair and there follows a series of thrilling incidents which are capped by a climax that is the outstanding among all Clara. Bow classics
As a carnival dancer Clara Bow plays her role with astonishing versatlity and finish. It is by far the most important produc-
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
HONG KONG
King's
Houpla
Queen's
4.
Dinner at S
Central.
"Humanity".
Chinese Picture)
Oriental
Hold Your Man
Alhambra
Star.
KOWLOON
7,
** Counsellor at law"
Majestic.
Queen's
King's "
Work Ends Only
Mack on,
Broadway
Coming
The Big Exersative '*
"Chance at Heaven
Alhambra
Footlight Parade
"Safety Last"
Central
Star
Maid of the Mountain "Week End Only"
“BIG EXECUTIVE"
Ricardo Cortez. And Some Clever Acting
M
Paramount Introduces two new and refreshing stars in one of the fastest moving fims it has been the privilege of this reviewer to sce. in "Big Executive," which opens to-morrow at the Queen's Ricardo Cortez, is not new to picture-goers, but never has the actor appeared to better advan- tage than in his role of the youthful trigger-minded financial baron, who holds Wall Street in the palm of his hand. You will welcome a new star.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1934.
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT" 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
FOX
*LATEST
FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
KINGS
"ME FALLING IN LOVE LIKE A SCHOOL GIRL!
THAT'S A
"LAUGH!"
Clara BOW
HOOPLA
ALSO-
.LATEST
with
PRESTON FOSTER RICHARD CROMWEL Herbert Mundin
James Gleason Minna Gombell
An Ai kocken Production
From the play"The Borker" by John Kanyon Nicholson
TERBY CARTOON
FANNY IN THE LION'S DEN."
"HOOPLA"
New Role For Clara
Bow
FF
MOVIE TINTYPES
WHERE IS MY WANDERING BOY'
of this new Clara Bow film
The background of the story is country carnival, and it presents Miss Bow with a new type of en- vironment. Against its ever- changing nature, she offers what
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25319.
& 25332
NEXT CHANGE
CHANCE
AT
HEAVEN
QYith JOEL MCCREA
GINGER ROGERS MARIAN NIXON ANDY DEVINE
RKO-RADIO PICTURE
“COUNSELLOR AT LAW”
has been heralded as her most With Plenty of Houses
on
important role on the screen. She plays the part of a carnival dancer New York's social register con- Clara Bow comes to the King's who sets out to win the love of a John Barrymore, star of "Coun tributes 'another outstanding Theatre today in her second starr-young man worlds removed from sellor at Law", showing to-day at member to the cinema ranks in ing
for picture
Fox Film, carnival life. She, starts her the Alhambra Theatre, is probably Elizabeth Young, who breezes "Hoopla". This production, sche venture as the result of a wager, the home-livingest man in Holly- to the film front in so convincing duled for an engagement of four hut Buds herself enmeshed in a wood.
manner that it takes your days, is the screen adaptation of breath away.
John Kenyon Nicholson's stage In fact, the production from success, "The Barker". The screen beginning to end is quite breath- version was written by Bradley taring You will hang on to your King and Joseph Moncure March, seats when Cortez, juggling ax Frank Lloyd, widely heralded telephones at once, keeps his the maker of "Cavalcade" and head above the crumbling finan-"Berkeley Square" is the director cial structure of the banking in- terests, while Wall Street's asserted "big 'shots" sink to cer-
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tain doom beneath an ocean of ger with allen forces, and the
worthless stock receipts.
romance that is entirely strange to To prove this. It is pointed out her." It has a wholesomeness and that he has three homes on оре a sincerity with which she is whol-single piece of property.
If one ly unifamiliar. It is the method in wante to get technical, there are which this experienced woman seven' bouses on said site, including works out her life to encompass a bird house and dog house, simple love that provides Clara Barrymore never has been in the Bow what is reported as t the per- bird house: fect vehicle.
Barrymore, faced with the pre- Miss Bow heads a cast that in-blem of talking about his property, eludes a number of Hollywood modestly refers to it as "something story reaches a climax appro- i most attractive personalities, which looks like an Italian movie, ximating a notorious foud.
Preston Fester, one of the newer set" on the "side of one of the A remarkable performance is
The excellent cast is ably sup- lights on the Fox roster, has the Beverly bills", contributed by Richard Bennett.ported by Dorothy Peterson, in the leading masculine role opposite her, Home number one once belonged veteran of stage and screen, who role of a very much out-of-date Richard Cromwell, the youngster to King Vidor, the director, Hone ninety-seven-wife, and Barton MacLane. Harry who is fast achieving stardom. is number two came into being on the year-old financial genius, seeks, to Fischbeck is credited with the seen regain his lost prestige, working superb photography.
the principal romantic Vidor tennis court. Three neres "role.
were purchased, by Barrymore re- against the fast-moving Cortez interests. As a love-starved secretary, Sharon Lynne offers one of her finest performances to date. Much can be said about the direction of Erle Kenton From
in the rule of
a
the opening scene, the story un- folds with the rapidity of an ex- press train, carrying its characters to a thrilling climax.
"Big Executive" offers perhaps the most vivid picture yet filmed of those hectic days along the money låne, when hundreds of money kings were stranded with hardly a clean shirt to their name. Although the scheming brain of Cortez
is continually brimming with dollar signs. he does find time to fall head over heels in love with the great-granddaughter of his chief competitor in the Street, It's a bitter dose to the old man,when he finds a possible
tlon she has to date and she carries her part with remarkable results. The supporting member- ssof the cast Preston Foster Rich- ard Cromwell, Monna Gombell, Herbert Mundin. James Gleason. Roger Imhof, and Florence Ro-
berts.
Preston Foster featured in Clara Bow's "Hoopla ", slowing.
at the King's Theatre'
FINAL SHOWINGS TO:DAY.
DINNER
at 8
Mero-Goldwyn-Mayer
PICTURE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
in
ULLA
* Marie DRESSLER
* John BARRYMORE
* Wallace BEERY
* Jean HARLOW
* Lionel BARRYMORE
* Lee TRACY
+ Edmund LOWE
* Billie BURKE
STAR
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
TO-MORROW
RICARDO CORTEZ
in
"The BIG EXECUTIVE”
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
FOX'S MERRY COMEDY
WEEKENDS ONLY"
with JOAN BENNETT BEN LYON
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
ALHAMBRA At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m.
JOHN BARRYMORE
THEXTRE
COUNSELLOR AT LAW
COMING
WARNER'S
MIGHTIEST
Footlight
Parade
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
(March 21)
Anniversaries and Holiday's Vernal Equinox (Chun-ten).
Auctions: Leasehold Property Sale, China Auction Rooms, 3 p.m.; Cinemas
King's Hoopia" Queen's: Dinner At Eight." Central:- Humanity'
Oriental:
(Chinese Picture). Made on Broadway." World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra Counsellor At
Law."
Majestic: "Walls of Gold," Star: Week End Only." Meetings:Annual, China Pro- vident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., Company's Board Room, Ex- change Building, noon; China En- tertainment and Land Investment Co. Ltd.. King's Theatre Building. 5th floor, noon.
Miscellaneous:-Members of Dio- cesan Conference, meet for tea at 517 "The Peak, when Mrs. Amps will speak on the Peace Group Move- trens: Official Opening of China Fleet Chub by Commodore Frank Elliott; Whist Drive, Seamen's In- stitute, 3 p.m.; Kowloon Union, Church Women's Guild. 10 a.m.
Moon:-II Moon. 7th Day. Religious:-Lenten Mission starts at Roman Catholic Cathedral, 6 p.m.
Social Functions:-Old Alleynian Dinner, Gloucester Building, 8 p.m. Sports Athletics: St. Joseph's College Annual Sports (Caroline Hill), 1
p..
Golf: Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies' Section Spring Meet- ing.
Hockey: Triangular Tourna- ment, Army v. Hong Kong - Hockey Club (King's Park ground), 5 p.m.; Friendly matches. Recreio v. Bor- derers, 5 p.m.
Lawn Tennis:-Open Singles: Ho Ka Lau v. Tam Yoc Fong.
Sunrise: 6.27 a.m.; Sunset:-831
p.m.
Tides:-High at 1.14 and 12.44;
Low at 5.31 and 20.15.
THURSDAY
(March 22) King's: Hoopia." Queen's: The Big Executive." Central:-"Humanity"
(Chinese Picture). Orlerital: Made On Broad." World: Chinese Picture."
Alhambra: Counsellor At
Law"
Majestic:-"Hold Me Tight." Star: Week End Only." Lectures: Mr. W. Kay, MA, on
H.K. "Light Verse,"
University Union Assembly Room, 8.30 p.m."
Meetings: Theosophical Society, Mr. A. Paxton speaks on "Some Thoughts on Theosophy," 6 p.m.: Arts Association of Hong Kong University." Union Assembly Room, 2.30 p.m.
MAJESTIC
THEATRE=
Nathan Road, Kowloon Tel. 57222 TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 ₫ 9.20 p.m.
HER LOVE WAS TOO GREAT...too powerful...too consum- ing... to be placed on the block for the highest bidder!
Kathleen NorrisTM
WALLS GOLD
SALLY EILERS
NORMAN FOSTER RALPH MORGAN
Rosita Morane Rochelle Hudson
Kenna Makana
"CHANCE AT HEAVEN"
Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea
A romantic melodrama of very. young persons and their problems in love provides interesting screen fare in "Chance at Heaven", RKO- Radio Pictures' film version of Vina Delmar's latest story which was recently popularized serial in Liberty Magazine, the new. attraction at the King's Theatre next Sunday,
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With Joel McCrea, Ginger Rogers and Marian Nixon involved in an intriguing triangle of romance, marriage and heartbreak, "Chance at Heaven' presents and unravels the problems of Bincky Gorman, Marie Harris and Glory Franlyn.
Blacky and Marjo have been. childhood sweethearts in their New England town, and are all prepared. to enter matrimony now that Blac ky an established proprietor of his own automobile service station.
Miscellaneou s: —- St. Andrew's Club Discussion Class, Church Hall 9 pm. Subject: How Does Beller
As the wedding bells are about to in Evolution. Affect Christianity?”
resound through the town. · Glory' Whist Drive, Civil Service Cricket Franklyn enters Blacky's life. On Club, 8.45 p.m.; Special Practice of vacation from New York and her Selections from the "Messiah."
ultrasophisticated smart society Kowloon Union Church, 8.30 p.m.
set, Glory lavishes feminine wiles Moon:- Moon, 8th Day.
and fascinating beauty upon Blacky, Parades: Annual Inspection of
which results in an elopemerzt. Defence Hong Kong Volunteer
Like a good soldier. Marje standa Corps by HE. The General Officer by and aids Glory in setting up
Commanding.
Ground, 6 p.m.
Murray Parade
Principal Malls
Inward from Europe via Siberia by Protesilaus; from Australia by Kamo Maru; from Europe via Suez by Carthage: Outward for America by Empress of Russia 5 p.m.
house for Blacky. When Glory learns she is, to have a baby, her mother takes her to California. Blacky shortly thereafter realizes that his "Chance at Heaven is in the New England town in Marje Elarria
Combined with the enthralling romance of "Chance at Heaven” da only Vina Dolmar can depict it, is an abundance of comedy. A cently and home number three is great deal of it is attributable to now in existence.
Andy Devine in his role of Blacky's. gas station assistant." William Barrymore and his wife live in
with The two children Dolores Seiter directed the picture Ethel Mae Barrymore, and John Lucien Littlefield, Ann Shoemaker," Blyth Barrymore. Jr., live in anot- George Mecker and Virginia Ham ber. Practically anyone who hap-moud also in the cast. pens into the Italian movie set is apt to be in the third.
one.
Barrymore's manager has a house. The birds have their hangout. The dogs have, their own abode. The servants have a charming institu- tion all their own.
The entire Institution, built as it is on the unit plan, is joined by a series of pergolas,
Soven acres sprawl all over the billside, and the population of the place is amazing.
SOAP GIRLS SEE FILM
Several girl workers in a soap factory visited Elstree the other day to see Henry Edwards making Anne One Hundred,
This film, in which Betty Stock- feld plays the title role, deals with a fight between two rival soap factories, and a famous firm have collaborated with Paramount Erbish to see that the soap fac- tory sequences are authentic,
The girls spent a most enjoy- able time and found nothing to criticise on, the "factory" "Bet.'
All this sequence, was made so meticulously that even the over- alls of the workers had been duplicated with the greatest of care.
Clara Bow's latest for For le “Hoopla.” And ker new leading man is Presion Fodder.
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