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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934.
TO-DAY AT THE SHOWING
CINEMA
:!
King's
HONG KONG
Chance at Heaven"
Queen's.
Footlight Parade.”
Central
Oriental
Lee Theatre
AT
KENTRAL
THEATRE
„TAKE' QUEEN'S RD, WESTBOUND. BES
Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720,
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
BROUGHT TO THE HONG KONG FILM-GOERS FOR THE FIRST TIME GREATLY REDUCED
PRICES!
TAKE A CHANCE
the
Good Little WON'T-WON'T
The rest at the girl dance the bad file <un con...but I'm a
good late won't?
won't whin thay
play "Endis War
A lady"
A Paramount Release with
★ JAMES DUNN JUNE KNIGHT
★ LILLIAN ROTH.
★ CLIFF EDWARDS
* LILIAN BOND
* DOROTHY LEE
*LONA ANDRE
★ CHAS3«de/ROGERS
vih 100 Gorgeen Showplck
SPECIAL PRICES
80 Ств. DRESS CIRCLE BACK· STALLS... 40 Cra. FRONT STALLS
... 20 Cra. SERVICE VEN HALF PRICE.
TO-MORROW
CHINA ART FILM 00.
PRESENTS ·
"THE WEDDING
TRAGEDY"
WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST
LI
PRODUCED AND MADE IN HONG HỒNG.
THE EVIL TIGER
Doubly Effective -
Devi Tiger, which was made in the Malayan jungle, can boast of more fights between wild fauna than any other flm and all these flashes are doubly effective because the cries, whines, grunts, roars, moans and snarls are" heard during the clashes.
Mr. Elliot was responsible for the direction of Frank Buck's picture, Bring Em Back Alivo Hence he knows the ways of wild beasts, and reptiles.
Apparently he is also aware when on one of these expeditions what will make" audiences laugh. There are two" comedy' bits in this production, one being con cerned with a monkey trying to make a giant crab behave' and the other being a scrap between a bear and a hyena.
One of the most thrilling encounters is between a crocodile and a tiger in a muddy pool.
Times. Audiences are about ready for another real exciting animal pic ture, and this one should full the bill very nicely. It has among other things the greatest assortment of wild animal battles yet seen, in a single picture.
"Take A Chance."
"The Penguin Pool Murder,"..
" Arrowsmith."
KOWLOON
Footlight Parade."
Alhambra
Star.
"Mald of the Mountains.”
Majestic.
Tell Me To-Night." "A Cunning Fellow!
(Chinese Picture).
Central
Coming
"The Wedding Tragedy” (Chinese Picture)
"ESKIMO"
Whale Hunting In
Skin Boats
Love that defies the dangers of the Aretic; a native hero with more romantic appeal than u
and screen idol:
women whose beauty is touched with the pale sheen of Northern lights, are shown living their lives in "Eskimo," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's epic of the North filmed from story, by, Captain Peter Freuchen. The picture is scheduled to com- mence on Sunday at the Queen's.
the famous
Filmed by an expedition "headed by Col. W. 8. Van Dyke, noted. "travelling director," the picture is a record obtained by more than a year of privation, hardship, and dangers endured above the Arctic circle. Its drama is the most in- timate revelation of a native peo- ple ever recorded by a camera. Its spectacle has never been qualled in the history of the screen.
For the first time an actual full- length picture in sight and sound has been taken of the Eskimos 85 they live in a struggle spectacles are shown including the stampede of a herd of more than four thou- sand caribou, with native hunters In pursuit; giant walrus- charging frail skin boats; whale hunting in small boats; the roaring of mill-
ns tons of ice "breaking up nother thrills.
The various members of the DR tive cast headed by Mala, the hunter, are superb in their action before the camera without a mo- ment of self-consciousness through the entire picture. Such dative names as Philip Nunooruk, Erbru- lick. Rock, Okinyina, Kickmingyak, Kukuk, Isikeusik, Okaya, Dortuk, Disana, Kamesuk, Okupperena, Cawuk, Kukaruk are featured".
White men who are outstanding in their roles are Joseph Sauers, Edward Hearn, Edgar Deering, with Col. W. S. Van Dyke denning a uniform as a Canadian North-west Mounted Police officer, and Cap- tain Peter Freuchen, author of the book portraying the captain of the whaling ship
The sensitive and vivid response. obtained from the natives is a tri- bute to the great directorial ability of Col. Van Dyke, who adds an- other great achievement to his laurels with "location pictures."
"TAKE A CHANCE"
Now Showing At.. Central
"Take A Chance" now showing. at the Central Theatre is a highly. entertaining film concerning the careers of four carnival side-show! entertainers, two boys and two girls, who, become tired of small- town life, decide to snatch fame and fortune on Broadway.
The way in which they reach Broadway provides many a laugh- The Film Dally. ter, and with a cast including 'Audiences are about ready for James Dunn, June Knight, CUR stiother real exciting animal Edwards, Lilian Roth and Charles picture, and this one should. All "Buddy" Rogers, to mention only the bill very nicely.. It has a few, the picture is "well" worth among other things the greatest seeing. It was recently shown to. assortment of wild animal crowded houses at the Alhambra, battles yet seen in a single and those who have not yet seen 16. picture.
should not miss this final oppor tunity.
The Film Daily"
TO-DAY AT
2.30, 5.10, 7.15
& 9.30 PM.
KINGS
A DOUBLE ATTRACTION! ON THE SCREEN
JOEL M‘CREA GINGER ROGERS MARIAN NIXON ANDY DEVINE
VIÑA DELMAR's pulsing story of people like us
..who" sinned and were sorry, and signed again.
Their love was. writes in the.
alocavatil
the COMET struck
Dincted by William Selber
RKO-RADIO PICTURE.
CE AT
AVEN
ON THE STAGE · At 5.10, 7,15 & 9.30 P.M. ONLY.
RYA FORSTER
OF
EX FOLIES BERGERE SENSATIONAL BALLERINA, CONTINENTAL FAME PRESENTS:- VALSE OF THE FAN"
HUNGARIAN DANCE AND HER FAMOUS -
SLAVE DANCE
PRICES AS USUAL.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332
NEXT CHANGE
"A GIRL MUST LIVE!
and what I mean by living·· fakes money!"
CONSTANC
NCE
as the girl who took a short-cut down the prim rose path, to make herself a
“BED
OF ROSES"
WITH
JOEL MCCREA
JOHN. HALLIDAY PERT K ELTON SAMUEL HINDS Directed by
GREGORY LA CAVA
RKO RADIO PIOTUBE.
SHOWING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO-DAV
QUEEN'S
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 and 9.30 P.M.
ALHAMBRA
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 and 9,20 P.M.
ONLY WARNER BROS, COULD MAKE A
SHOW LIKE THIS!
The one company whose musical shows have been national sensationis now actually top the brilliance of their "42nd Street" and "Gold Diggers", with a show not only bigger but all different and all new! A glittering parade of novelty and surprise led by JIMMY CAGNEY singing and dancing for the first time on the screen!
FOOTLIGHT PARADE
How
ST A WATERFALL"
"MONEYNDEN ROTE", "HARNAI LIL and ither grot song.hits pre- sented in a spec socle of mube.
Sievible beauty!
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
300 Girls-1000 Surprisaa---
20. Stari os big as thase-
JAMES CAGNEY - RUBY KEELER DICK POWELL - JOAN BLONDELL
(STAR)
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m
Britain's Brilliant Musical
"MAID of the MOUNTAINS"
with NANCY BROWN
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
(March 23)
Cinemas, King:-"Chance At Heaven" Queen's:—"Footlight Parade.” Central:-"Take A Chance," Oriental:-"The Penguin Pool
Murder."
World: "Hold Your Man,” Alhambra:-Footlight Parade." Majestic:"Tell Me Tonight." Star:-"Maids Of The Moun-
tatm"
Entertainments-Comedy. by E. M. Delafield, "To See Ourselves," Peak Club, 9.30 p.m.
Lenten Mission.-Roman Catho
lic Cathedral, 6 p.m.
„Principal Mails.
Outward for Europe via Suez by Memnon 2.30 p.m.
Social Functions.-Mrs. W. Rogers "At Home"
W. St. Andrew's { Church Vicarage, 4-8.30 p.m
Sports.
Hockey-International
Match,
India v. China (Marian), 5 p.m. Cser Clark Cup, Central British Association v. Recreio "A" 5 p.m.
Friendly
MAJESTIC
THEATREGELEN
Nabhan Road, Kowloon, Tel, 57999
TO-DAY ONLY At 5.20 & 9.20 P.M. ONLY
“TELL ME
.
TONIGHT'
WITH
JAN KIEPURA
SONNIE · HALE
IN
MADGA SCHEIDER
2.30 & 7.20 P.M."
matches Bongkang 6A CUNNING
Hockey Club seniors v. East - Lan- cashires 5 p.m.
Lawn Tennis-Open Singles "än- al, Tsui Wai Fui v. Tam Yoc Fong. Sailing. "Trevessa Trophy" Race, 4 p.m..
Sunrise.-8.20. a.m.; Sunset.-6.37
p.m.
Tidea. High at 9.02 and 19.58; Low at 1.56 and 13.25.
FOOTLIGHT PARADE
A Brilliant Spectacle
With a cast Meaded by a dozen popular screen favourites and in- cluding 250 of the most beautiful girls in the world, "Footlight Par- ade." Warner Bros. gigantie musi- cal successor to "42nd Street," and "Gold Digger of 1933," will arrive on the screens of the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres to-day.
FELLOW"
A CHINESE PICTURE.
"BEDTIME STORY"
Final Showings
Here's a "Bedtime Story" that will keep you" Awake!
'It's Maurice Chevaller's Intest Paramount picture by that name which is showing for the last time to-day at the Queen's. A "year"" old-baby shares honours with the gay, Paridan star in a film that's dazzling entertainment from ita romantic close-up.
The child-"Monsieur Bab-ee” to you won the right to play the role in a competition that included: practically every infant in Call-
This new and mammoth specta- cle is said to far surpass its pre-fornia and he shows why as he decessors In the originality and gurgles his way to your heart. beauty of its ensembles, in its Edward Everett Horton who did hilarious comedy drama plot, its such a swell job in Lubitsch's "Trouble in Paradise" shares songs and Its romantic love Inter- est. The screen play by Manuel comedy-honours with Chevaller, in Seff and James Seymour is a story Twelvetrees, celebrating her re- the role of the valet. Helen
of back stage Life. but entirely different from anything
turn to the screen, has the role
as Adrienne
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before of the baby's nurse, while such -screened. It deals with a young glamorous femmes musical comedy director who loses Ames and Gertrude Michael give his job when talking pictures sup-
Chevalier-and you plenty of plant musicals on the stage and allurement. turns to making prologues for mo-
Chevaller is the Vicomte Rana tion picture theatres on a whole-
back in Paris after a year's big- sale scale.
game hunting in Africa. He gets There is a definite and well knit back a day before he expected plot with riotously funny situa- opens his "little black book" tions and sparkling comedy. Two makes dates with all the dazzling teams of players furnish the love dames for one last fling before Interést played by James Cagney bowing greetings to his fances, and Joan Blondell and Ruby Keel- But when he gets back home, er and Dick Powell with Claire ready to dress for his appoint- Dodd and Renee Whitney as the ments, he finds a baby in his car, gold digging, dangerous damaels. A | abandoned-and, the baby looks. quartette of famous comedians like him. He's delighted; enchant furnish a large part of the 'hlar- ed, thrilled-decides to keep the ity.
They are Frank McHugh as baby, breaks his appointments, the dance director Guy Kibbee steys home to change diapers and the theatrical magnate, Rath Don- superintends the warming of milk nelly as his wife and Hugh Her bottles. A few awkward hours bert the company's. milksop cen- and he and his valet decide to sör. Others in the Cast Include hire a professional nurse. such noted players. 25 Gordon Westcott, Arthur Hohl, Philip Fa- versham, Barbara, Rogers, Jullet Ware, and Paul Porcasi.
Helen Twelvetrees gets the job.. She and the baby travel with Chevalier to the home of his flancee next day. His masculine Two of the big surprises in this riyals anort with glee; his feminine friends and their parents sub the vast production are the singing and dancing of Cagney, who real-scene he learns that he prefera vicomte Then in one dramatic ly started his stage career as telling bedtime stories to the love- hoofer.
ly American nurse and the baby. The scene by, a waterfall is a
You'll like the songs that Ralph glorious apectacle in which more Rainger wrote-Look What ve than a hundred swimming girls Got," "In the Park in Paree," take part. This is one of the most "Home-Made Heaven" and "Mon- mammoth sete ever constructed, sieur Babee." Chevalier singa including besides a gigantic pool them for you as only he can with scenes shot from beneath the with his sly voice and Intimate water, a massive revolving foun-winics..
tain upon which the girls gambol. Here's a Chevalier who lives up clad only in golden tresses. The to all his old traditions of rolllek- "Honeymoon Hotel" number ising fun, glorious songs and beauti equally unique and effective. The ful women. And here's something 250 girls in these various numbers new In "Mongleur Bab-es," the were selected by Berkeley fromente did who changes: Chevaller thousands of candidates both for from a man-about-town to 72 their beauty and their talent in gloating, bedtime story-tallirië singing, dancing and swimming. papa.
Festuring Wallsce Benry, George Katt and Jackie Cooper. In the “Bowery 7 a. Characteration of the Gay Nineties Coming to the King's Theatre, soon.
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