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CENTRAL
HEATRE
TAKE QUEIN'S RD,, WELTBOUND BUS
Advance Booking at Andersons
and the Theatre Tel. 25720,
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
A daring pilot risking his life in the Air Mail ser-
vica
1....... swooping through' skies thick with the "BLACK HAWK'S” vul. tures... bad men of the air who strike and dis- How long can appear.
they outwit the law with their terrible" "cunning? Sec-
AIR MAIL MYSTERY
TO-MORROW
EDMUND
LOWE BOMBAY MAIL
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 12.30, 2.80, 5.20, 7.00 & 10,30 F.M. PRICES:-55 cta; 35 ots. & 20 cts
BED
AND
BREAKFAST
WE JANE BAXTER AKA RICHARD COOPER The mirthful misadvenlums of a wife who suspects her kusband of flirting with
another girl
A GAUMONT - BRITISH TALKIE
Directed by WALTER FORDE ADDED ATTRACTION
ON THE STAGE, AT 8.80 2 9.30 PM..
A SPECIAL CHINESE PLAY STARRING
Miss. WU DIP YING & GROPIN PRICES-DRESS CIRCLE 55 ctm. STALLS: 80 cts., 65 otë, & 40 ots. NOTE:For the benefit of our patrons who do not wish to see the Chiness Stage Play, it is pointed out that "Bed & Breakfast starts at 7.00 & 10.30 p.m..
TO-DAY AT THE
KING'S-
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"The Bowery"
QUEEN S..
"The Working Man"
"The Air Mail Mystery"
CENTRAL
ORIENTAL-
LEE-
"The Big Gamble"
"Bed and Breakfast"
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA—
"Advice to the Lovelorn"
STAR-
"Penthouse".
MAJESTIC-
"The Conquerors"
KING'S
Coming
"I Am Buzanne”
QUEEN'S-
STAR
"Going Hollywood".
"These Charming People"
CENTRAL-
"Bombay Mall"
ORIENTAL-
"Night Flight"
ALHAMBRA-
"The Kennel Murder Case"
"GOING
HOLLYWOOD”
Coming To The Queen's
in
Six new musical numbers, which., promise to become national
Will be heard songs hits, Marion Davies' new picture, "Go- ing Hollywood," which opens on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre with Bing Crosby supporting the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star.
It was the wish of Miss. Davies
that her newest film should be liberally spiced with contagious musical rhythm, so, in the con- ferences that preceded the actual shooting of the picture. Producer Walter Wanger assigned Necio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed to
the task.
One of the numbers; "Ouf“ Big Love Scene," is a melodic theme that threads its way through the length of the picture.
Gigantic Orchestra
"It is introduced by Miss Davies and Mr. Crosby," said the com- posers, "and is recorded by the largest symphonic orchestra ever tised La motion pictures-an] orchestra of one hundred and twenty-five pieces."
Another which Miss Davies belleves will become nationally
Make "We'll popular is
Hay While the Sun Shines.”.
This song." said the composers, carries the philosophy of Back- to-the-Farm, where the hustle and bustle of the city is forgotten and where the lovers sing, "We'll make hay while the sun shines and we'll make love while it rains.'
"It is presented amid a series of beautiful country, scenes and represents dream that Miss Davies has. In the dream, she tune hears Crosby singing the over the radio. During the first few bars he strigs in the broad- casting station, but Miss Davies appears and leads him away as he continues to sing.
"A few more bars are sung as she leads him by the hand through a beautiful field of dan- cing dalsies that sway to the beat of the song as they paas through them.
Cottage of Glass
"The song is continued as the lovers enter and pass through their love cottage of glass, and then, in Mauve Decade costumes they are next seen driving along a country lane into a hay feld where a chorus of, scarecrows come to life and begin dancing. Mies Davies dances with the scarecrows, and the young lovers next appear at a modernistic husking bee and barn dance, where
eccentric. they meetin roles-the other characters in the play. The song continues as the lovers find themselves upon a glass island and as the last bars of the song fade away the dream leaves. Miss Davies and Crosby singing in the rain. beneath a giant mushroom which has taken shape from an umbrella
"A third song, After Sundown,*: is a melodie Mexican theme, in- troduced by Bing Crosby and sung by Miss Davies..
by
"Temptation Introduced Orosby, is a melody built upon the monotony of a constant beat, and is similar to an American version. of the Bolero..."
"Going Hollywood" rhythmic fox trot, sung by Crosby with a background of kaleidos- copic scenes In New YOTE'S Grand Central railway sta
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934.
SHOWING TO-DAY
DAILY AT !· 2.30.5.10.7.15)
& 9.30 P.M.
•KINGS
A STORY OF THE
STREET OF A THOUSAND SINST
WALLACE
BEERY
GEORGE
RAFT
JACKIE
COOPER
NEXT
CHANGE
20
CENTURY
PICTURES
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332
THEBOWERY
"I AM SUZANNE"
A JESSE L LASKY Production
WITH LILIAN HARVEY GENE RAYMOND
"KENNEL MURDER CASE"
Coming To Alhambra ordinary Chinese.
For a week prior to starting pro- duction on "The Kennel Murder Case." shortly coming to the Al- hambra Theatre. with William Powell in the steller role as Philo Vance. Warner Bros.' casting office resembled a section of Chinatown.
He had to understand art thoroughly, and what is more, it was necessary for the character to speak perfect English without trace of accent.
Of the scores who applied no such Chinese could be found. The casting office was in despair and as a last resort appealed to James Zemin Lee, a student at the Uni- versity of California. It was dis-, covered that Lee spoke English with a cultured, accentless fuency. He comes of Hongkong family and Chinese of
whose memiya known for it& artistic activides who had trained him in English from infancy.
The casting office was trying to select a player for the role of a Chinese cook in the home of the murdered man
every age and. type called in the hope of getting the part. But Llang, the cook in the picture, was
tion and with the group ensem- bles "arranged by Albertina Rasch. "Another song. 'Cinderella's Fella' is Introduced by Miss Davies. This song is in the same category as "The Wedding of the Fainted Doll' and The Old Woman in the Shoe. which also were written by us."
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
THE HAPPIEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
The next question was, whether he could enact so important a role. But Lee passed a test with flying colours. After he had explained that he had been a devotee of the theatre and motion picture since a child and played in several com- panies in Hong Kong and Shang- hai and had been leading man with Princess Der Ling when she The Saving of a produced Throne." he landed the job.
Guitar ARLISS
George
"A"Warner less. kit welch
BETTE DAVIS
THE WORKING MAN"
TO-DAY & SATURDAY
STAR
FOX PICTURE
"The Kennel Murder Case" is the most thrilling and most baf- Aling of 8. 8. Van Dine's famous detective stories. It carries a strong cast with Mary Astor in the lead- ing feminine role opposite, Powell Eugene. Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Helén Vinson, Jack La Rue and others Michael Curtiz directed it from a screen play by Robert N. Lee and Peter Milne.
JAMES ZEEMIN LEE
Educated at the St, Stephens College, Hongkong. Wert to Los Angeles to continue studies on the advice of General Chiang Kai Shek, a close friend of the family's.
After playing in "Kennel Murder Case," M.-G.-M who were con- Good sidering producing The Earth offered him the position of assistant technical expert. for the production. He is at present with M.-G.-M. directors. Mesars, George Hill and Alex Tulaboff, in Nanking where background scenes for "The Good Earth" are being shot
James Lee's brothers are LA Choi Chl, well-known in musical circles in Hongkong and Wm. Yinsin Lee, Manager of the Chinese Branch of the Sun Life Assurance Co. and of Cathay Motors, Shanghai,
At 2.30), 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
NEXT CHANGE
"BING
CROSBY!
in
"Going Hollywood”
Metro's Musical with MARION DAVIES
"At 2,30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
Arthur Somers Roche's
"PENTHOUSE"
with
WARNER BAXTER - MYRNA LOY
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
ALHAMBRA At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
Advice to the LOVELORN
A DARRYL F. ZANUCK-
Productio
NEXT CHANGE-
WILLIAM
Powell Returns a as PHILO VANCR In "THE KENNEL
MURDER CASE
MARY ASTOR JAMES FEE
"BOMBAY MAIL"
At Central To-morrow
The bizner and exotic back grounds-roaring railroad trains.. teeming railroad stations, dooks and an ocENITI finer--are among
the most anteresting features of Universal's gripping "Bombay Mail," a oriental murder mys tery, which will be seen at the Cen- "tral to-morrow.
A lavish Indian, train, the Im- perial Indian Mail, is the scene of most of the action This is ten car train, with the white private car of the British govern- or, who is murdered, the most in- teresting location.
one
Two Indian railroad stations,
shown during the reception Riven by one maharajah to aa- other, and the other revealed dur ing the night also form back- grounds for crimes,
From a standpoint of color, the station at Calcutis, where the train starts, and the docks at Bom- bay, beside an ocean liner, "are said to be outstanding.
Edmund Lowe is starred in the picture, with Shirley Grey, Onslow Stevens, John Davidson, Brandon Hurst and Hedda Hopper in the supporting rast. Lowe is a Bri- tish police inspector, who upon Anding the British governor dead, starts a thirty-six hour investiga- tion,
ม
The train makes a 1,200 mile trip through India, and is compar- able, from point of servise, to the Twentieth Century or the Chief, in this country. »
4 SHOWS DAILY
MAJESTIC
THEATRE Nathan Boad, Kywloon: Tel. 57222 TÓ-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.30: 5:20, 7.20, & 9:20PM.
MARCH ON AMERICA! Out of the smoke
of your chimneys Out of the sweat of your fields..." Out of the faith of your "people comes your saga
of courage...a liv. ing canvas splash- ed with the blood
of the conquerors!
RICHARD DIX ANN HARDING
In a tidal drama deep- "as human passion
The CONQUERORS
With EDNA MAY OLIVER GUY KIBBEE
from the story by Howard Estabrook Directed by WILLIAM WELLMAN"" David C. Selznick, executive producers | An RKO-RADIO PICTURE",
TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
LAST. 4 TIMES
TO-DAY N
THE MOST UNUSUAL ROMANCE EVER WRITTEN 1
HE
THE 'STRANGEST-
HORITMOON THAT EVER "TOOK PLACE
"BOYD
THE BIG GAMBLE
DEAD BROKE!".
E sold his life for twelve months. To live in luxury, his every
What wish gratified.
did he do on that fatal 366th day ?.
WHAT WOULD YOU ́HAVE DONE?.
"LITTLE WOMEN”
Coming To The King's
FLEMING
ROAD WANGHAL
TEL 25473
TO-MORROW.
& SATURDAY THE MAIL MUST FLY" Playing hide aad neek with death in the sky.
THIS IS NOT
A WAE PICTURE.
NIGHT FLIGHT
JOHN
BARRYMORE HELEN HAYES CLARK GABLE BARRYMORE
"SJONEL
·HOBERT, —
MONTGOMERY MYRNA LOY
"BOWERY"
Now Showing At The King's
Like a fragrant faded rose out of an old book comes "Little Women' Maich na neighbors, friends and as different from the average run relatives sometimes assist at a of screen features as its bewitch-house-warming by bringing gifts ing New England setting is from so M-G-M, Paramount and Fox the rush and tumoll of Broadway, graciously came to the aid of the R.KO-Radio Pictures has hand-new 20th Century pictures Com led with benign care
started the ever-pany, which
out in life popular story, a sweet breath of without stars and other accessories romance in the setting from which of picture making. most of the great screen successes For The Bowery," their in- have come.
itial production for release by Its human, lovable characters United Artists M-G-M offered the live again in the fashion of the services of Wallace Beery and day. The peaceful setting where Jackie Cooper the, two stars of the four girls romped have been The Champ."" Paramount a se- transferred to this era by the commodatingly loaned George Haft magic of the camera and the and Fox contributed its ace direc- technical skill of movieland. Even jtor, Raoul Walah, maker of “What New England mow and storms are Price Glory." "Sadie Thompson", moved scross country to the RKO-and "The Cock-Eyed World." Radio" lots,
Wallace Beery is cast sathe Customs,
and costumes
famous Chuck Connors, saloon and heart-warming atmosphere of 'this aixties are a contrast, indeed, to honky tonk proprietor and the most the usual screen malangs of court popular man on the Bowery. W George Baft plays Steve Brodie, room, machine gun, and sex.
Grandmother, and grandpa, mo- who was so jealous of Connors ther and dad, little Mary and popularity that he jumped off Johnny can walk sim in arm past Brooklyn Bridge in a bid to out- the box-office of any theatre play rival Connors in fame. Jackie ing "Little Women" and well be Cooper is the newnie, Swipes, pal proud of that they are going to and protege of Connors until a see one of the most appealing gems girl, played by Fay Wray, bring of all literature and one of the about a misunderstanding.Fort mightiest stories of a humble Kelton, who stole the show in home, just as it has lived in action" Bed of Roses", her first picture, through sixty-five story years. 'v plays a dance hall queen,
A great cast, too, brings this echo Two other famous characters of a romantic American period. potrayed in The Bowery "/are Katharine Hepburn, is Jo. Joan John L. Sullivan, and Oerrie Bennett is Amy, Frances Dee is Nation. George Walsh, brother of Meg and Jean Parker 15 Beth Raoul Walsh, is said by old-times Others among the 20 well known to greatly resemble the Buston players assembled by RKO-Radio Strong Boy" Lilian Harmer is Pictures are Paul Lukas, Edna May seen as Carrie Nation, who mash- Oliver, Douglass Montgomery, ed saloons all over America with Henry Stephenson, Spring Bying her little hatchet ton and Mabel Coord
director,
Chuck
The Bowery" was adapted George Cukoe, the shares in the credit that goes to Howard Estabrook end all concerned for bringing this Gleason from the novel, epic of girlhood to Hongkong movie Connors," by Michael L. Simmons audiérices. "Little Women will and B. B. Bolomon and is the at have its first showing at the King's traction to-day
Theatre early next motith, 34min
Kiar
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