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CENTRAL
TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS
Advance Booking at Andersons" And the Theatre Tel." $$720.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1934.
TO-DAY AT THE SHOWING
KING'S
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"Devil Tiger"
QUEEN'S-
"Queen Christina"
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY CENTRAL
At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9,80 P.M
SAMARANG
PICTURE
Into a night full of terrors she followed himi If he died, she would ́diel. For it was the law of SAMARANG that lovers must live... or perish... together!
Directed by
TO-MORROW BRITISH FILMS PRESENTS THE DEEDS MEN DO"
A BYNCHRONISED VERSION OF THE FAMOUS BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALK- LAND ISLANDS
"QUEEN CHRIS-
TINA" Showing At The Queen's
"Samarang"
ORIENTAL-
"Last Trail"
KOWLOON
ALILAMBRA-~
STAR
"Queen Christina”
"The Working Man"
MAJESTIC-
"All Quiet on the Western
Front"
KING'S-
Coming
"Three-Cornered, Moon"
QUEEN'S
"Match King":
CENTRAL--
The Deeds Men Do"
ORIENTAL----
"Henry the VIII.“
"Murders in the Zoo"
"Secrets of Mary Pickford"
The Eskimo" "Dinner At 8"
STAR-
Facing the Music"
"Another Language”.
AT THE KING'S
Devil Tiger: Good, Film Of Wild Life
For those who like to see wild animals in their natural state, their
battles for existence and the many
thrills of their daily life in the heart of the jungles of Asia, Devil Tiger
the thoroughly recommended
can be
"TO - DAY
DAILY AT [2,30,6.10.7.15] & 9.30 P.M.
KINGS
DEVIL
NEXT
CHANGE
GUILTY AS
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332
TIGER
Directed by..
CLYDE E. ELLIOTT
director of
"BRING 'EM
BACK ALIVE”. Story by James O. Spearing Edited by Truman Talley
REAL! GENUINE! AUTHENTIC!!
From the black heart of Asia's impenetrable jungles comes this unforgettable saga of beasts at death grips in their relentless war. "You actually hear their blood-chilling battle cries!
FOX
"THREE CORNERED MOON" CLAUDETTE COLBERT-RICHARD ARLEN-MARY BOLAND
HELL
WITH
about an inch thick, with its inner and outer surfaces waved like the surface of a lake on a windy day. It is fitted over the front of the
“QUEEN CHRIS- TINA"
"Garbo" Returns At Alhambra & Queen's
The picture which brings Garbo back to the screen is primarily a triumph of Hollywood showmanship, and there ! is no doubt that it provides granyl entertainment for the vast majority of filmgoers
The producers know what they were doing when they cast their biggest star in an historical "cycle" As a Swedish Queen who wore male clothes and cultivated male panners until the softuning influence of her! first real love affair brought out the. woman in her...
We see her ruling her country, and we are made aware of her eccentria habits. Thus we arrive at the piquant aspects of the story." Dressed as a Dan the Girl-Queen goes out riding and decides to stay the night at a lonely inu. Su doer the Spanish Ambasandor on the way to her Court. But there is only one bedroom and the inn- young keeper suggests that the gentleman likes the ambassador well enough to consent, with just a touch of diffidence, and the night transpires to be the one on which Tore was born. The incident at the inn is as daring as any bedroom scene ever blinked al
the
by
· censor.
are
One or two stiff snd somewhat unbelievable passages
saved, single-handed, by Garbo herself, who carries considerable weight on hor shoulders in a performance of marked strength and occasional inspiration. The change of character which comes with the dawning of love is beautiful- ly and subtly managed.
John Gilbert, as the Spanish Am bassador is sufficiently good enough to justify his restoration to favour, but
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
4 SHOWS DAILY
THE 24-HOUR CLOCK .To-morrow witnesses the "in- auguration of another time chan- ge which may prove to be of far-
Lowe And McLaglen 5000-watt incandescent spot lights, reaching significance the adom
Together Again
יד '
Mr. Clyde E. Elliot, director of "Bring 'Em Back Alive" is also re- sponsible for Devil Tiger. It is a carnival of combats of the boasts of the jungles and is packed with ex- citement to say nothing of the educa tional interest bound up with the film. The denizens of the Malayan jungle are introduced to the audience The buddies of "What Price of Guilty as Hell." in realistic manner, and not only
and it has the same effect on a beam of light "that a spray ar- rangement has on a jet of water. The glass wave" was used ex- Edmund "Lowe and Victor Mcperimentally for several months Lagen have gotten
or their before seeing actual service for shadows.
"the first time during the filming
do
riti
of
The picture, done in comedy we see them fight, but their cries, Glory" worked with Richard Ar- whines, groans, roars, moana and len and other members the manner, presents Lowe and" Mc- anarls are all faithfully recorded and cast of "Gullty as Hell." a murder Laglen as a police reporter and a makes the film doubly effective. farce adapted from the successful; detective, respectively, engaged in Nor is the film confined to a screen-play, which comes to the King's the task of solving a murder my.. ing of the death grips between various kinds of beast. It has its lighter Theatre on Tuesday, without ever stery. The audience sees the crime moments and the scene shown of being trailed around the sea by being committed and knows who monkey tackling a giant crab and the shadows.
is guilty but Lowe, and McLaglen that of n tussle between a bear and a
make many a ridiculous bungle hyer should provoke laughter even
before solving the cast. among the most marinus-minded among the audience.
Another unusual scene is a fight between a crocodile and a tiger in a mud pool.
The film is one of the best "wild animal" pictures seen locally,
AN ODD LOT
Under The Same Roof
"Three-Cornered Moon," the sen sational comedy hit of the New York The sincerity with which re-stage which kept blase. New Yorkers search experts produced authentic laughing for weeks, has been made a Paramount picture with data for the spectacular scenes in into Greta Garbo's new picture, "Queen Claudette Colbert, Richard Arlen and Christina," showing simultaneously Mary Boland in the starring roles. It to-day at the Queen's and Aiham-is to be the feature attraction starting bra Theatres, is best seen in the Tuesday at the King's Theatre."
tion
Written by Gertrude Tonkopogy. picturization of Christina's abdica-who early this year was a stenog- rapher without any writing experience whatever, the plot of "Three-Cornered Moon" tells all about a typical Ameri- can family, idle and wealthy, which is suddenly impoverished by the de- pression. The cavorting of this mad- cap family keeps the story on a high plane of rollicking comedy.
The abdication is a composite of three historical events in Chris tina's lie, the last of which curred June 6, 1654, and is staged In the dict hall of Christina's pa- lace. The set was one of the most lavish ever bullt at the M.-G.-M. studios
At one extremity, upon a crim- son-carpeted dais, stands Chris- tina's silver throne; behind it, s velvet drape of tremendous size In the massive galleries are seated the court ladies and the foreign diplomats. In the great carved chairs in front of the galleries are the senators. In the rear of the spacious chamber are the clergy. the burghers, the peasents, each class in its respective gallery.
Miss Garbo, as the queen, enters the hall, head erect. Her people "all but the guards, bow deeply un
From the flighty, widowed mother who invested the family fortune in a nice metal' mine because a pleasant gentleman was very enthusiatic about it down to her youngest son, the Rimplegars of Brooklyn are the oddest assortment over gathered under one roof. They might by your next door neighbours, but if they are you have grounds for breaking your lease.
In addition to the three stars listed above this picture, produced by B. P. Schulberg, boasts a supporting cast including Wallace Ford, Lyda Roberti, Joan Marsh, Tola Brown, William Bakewell and Hardie Albright. was directed by Elliott Nugeot
It
moment arrives for the removal of
to
til she is scated. The crown is the royal regallas-the exown, on her bead.. In her right hand be removed by the Lord Chlef Jus she carries the Sceptre in her tice; the Sceptre. by the Secretary left, the Orb. Behind her march her of the Navy; the Orb, by Oxen- three adjutants and the Lord Maa- stierna.
All refuse to dispossess their ter of Horses.
As the queen is seated, Chancel- queen of her regal symbols. lor Oxenstiernia steps forward op- The queen removes them herself. posite the Lord High Marshall, amid the protesting cries of her. and addressed the court solemn- people. A queen no longer, sne ly on the purpose of the gather-walks as a commoner from the hall, ing. As he finishes his address, with lords, ladies, peasants and the queen arises, and all her peo- soldier praying, pleading. ple" rise to their feet. She dresses her subjects on her succes- sor to the throne. She again seats herself
ad- weeping
'
and
Thus, was Christina's abdication portrayed three hundred years azo and thus it is seen in Greta Gar Speeches follow from Oxenstierna bo's picture of "Queen Christina" and the Leader of the Boors. The historically accurate.
It was the result of the intro- duction of a new "glass waves," a new lighting device which diffuses As a play "Guilty as Hell," writ-
ten by Dantel N. Rubin, enjoyed' light so broadly that no sharp out- lines are thrown on the stages. It a long run on Broadway last sea- consists of a plate of clear glass, son.
tion by the B.B.C. of the system of dividing up the traditional two 12-hour periods. The 24-hour method has beeen in operation on the Continent for some time for railway and broadcasting purposes. It is in official use in Britain by the military and meteorological
delay authorities. The
in its adoption elsewhere in this country. is presumably due to the fact that the necessity tor employing it has not been acutely felt in a small island.
JARGON
ratio?
Compression
easy,
It is the ratio
"That's
of the"
cylinder when the piston is at the bottom of the stroke to that when the piston is at the top.
SIMULTANEOUS SHOWINGS
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY.
ALHAMBRA
At 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 and 9.20 P.\',
At 2.30, 5.10, 7:20 and 9.30, P.M.
THE WHOLE WORLD HAILS HÉR TRIUMPHANT RETURN!
TO-DAY ONLY
"More alluringgy ·
thrilling
TROVA
more beautiful THAN EVER
Garbo
QUEEN CRISTINA
STAR
GEORGE
At 2,80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m..
ARLISS
"The Working Man"
with BETTE DAVIS
1.30—5.13 715-2.30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE- Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222
TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
THE STORY THAT WILL NEVER DIE. A PICTURE THAT WILL LEAVE YOU
PROFOUNDLY TOUCHEDÏ”
ENCH MARIA REMARQUE'S great nayat prosented by CARL LAEMMLE, produced by CABL LAEMMLE, Jr. directed by LEWIS MILESTONE.
ALL QUIET
ON THE
WESTERN
FRONT
he is out-acted by Ian Keith as the Court villain, and Lewis Stone and C. Aubrey Smith, who both lend dignity to the proceedings.
·TAKE ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
LAST 4 TIMES
TO-DAY
Here's a new kind of a Western Comedy Drama, Cow boys out. wit the gangsters at their own game.
The
LAST TRAIL
with-
George O'BRIEN
CLAIRE TREVOR EL BRENDEL · ·
"THE MATCH KING
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Warren William And Lila Damita
Warren William and Lila Dami- ta, two of the most popular players of the screen, bave been paired for the first time in the leading roles in the First National picture. "The Match King," which is scheduled as next change at the Queen's
FLEMING
ROAD
LANGMI
TEL. 28472
TO-MORROW MONDAY & TUESDAY
THE
ENTIRE WORLD
PROCLAIMED THIS PICTURE
THE
SCREENS GREATEST
MASTERPIECE..
CHARLES LAUGHTON
IN
The Private Life of HENRY VIII
Victorian Trend Revives Charm
Of Rich Jewels
"Elegance, romance, and "the ladylike in dress, the threé ‘oût- standing phases of the recent re- volution in, women's fashions, have inevitably brought jewellery. to the fore, with all the brillance. and abundance of pre-war days,” says Esther Ralston,, who is mak ing a screen come-back in Fara- mount's "To the Last Man," "The discreet acceptance of a single fine ring, a single clip and a few bracelets has been abandon- ed, and the fortunates who can are bursting forth in complete,
Not only had the two never play- ed together in the same picture before, but they had never met of personally, although both,
the course, were cognizant of other's personality, and more or less in the same Holly-gilttering sets, wood circles. They were intro-Rings are coming back in a
moved
duced to each other on the stage
of Warner Bros.--First National studios by their director, Howard Bretherton.
Though of quite opposite tếm;) peraments, William being of a cool and determined turg of mind, and Damita, hot tempered and tem peramental, they played together In absolute harmony, each express ed a high admiration for the other's ability and personality.
The screen play is taken from the novel by Elmar Thorvaldson suggested by screaming newspaper. headlines that revealed the double life of a certain financial wizard" It is one of the most romantic stories of high financing, monu- mental swindles and political in trigues that was ever emblazoned on the screen. So colossal is the scheme for world control on the part of a financial genius. that even to-day, although the facts are known to be true, that it seems incredible..
is a strong supporting east which includes Gienda par rell Harold Huber, Spencer Char- tere and John Wra
big way, with much emphasis on the site of the stones and the lavishness of the settinga. Bizarre Jewellery is affected for street wear, but for evening, elegance is. the byword. Gold is extremely popular and all trinkets of the heirloom type. are being featured As Important to the Victorian trend in costumes. Even the heavy brooches and bracelets of twisted gold, so long abandoned to their forgotten fate. In the family jewel box, are playing a return engagement.
"Mature women have resur- rected the dog collar of platinum or silver, with lavish "sprinklings of precious stones. Women of all ages are in a flutter about the hair ornaments, one of the most important items in present day jewellery styles,"
Among the new hat shapes are the Chinese coolie's, which may be given a turned-up brim, and the beehive, also with a brim like that of a child's sailor.. Worth. haa little square hats like mortar- boards Some cost collars are of straw to match the Breton källor HalWir
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