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CENTRAL
ATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY AT 2.30. 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30
Mr and Mrs. MARTIN & JOHNSON,
IN
"SIMBA "}
PRODUCED
BY
MARTIN and JOHNSON AFRICAN CORP.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934.
DIARY OF LOCAL SHOWING
EVENTS
To-day
Monday, July 23. Anniversaries and Holidays.- Great Heat. (Ta-shu)...
Cinemas
King's "Spitäre."
Queen's: "Central Airport."
Central:Simba,”
Oriental:-"The "Cat And The
Fiddle."
World :--"Going Hollywood.” Lee: "Scarface."
Alhambra:-"As Husbands Ge.” Majestic.—"The Midnight Club.” Star:-"Tiger Shark." Miscellaneous-Claims
against
the Estate of Alexander Robertson. late of Essex. due; Home Nursing and First Aid Lectures. Women's International Club, 5.15 p.m.; Whist Drive for Servicemen at Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon. 8.45 p.m.
Moon.-VI Moon, 12th Day.
Principal Malls Inward from America by Pres. Cleveland.
Sports.
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Lawn Bows.Singles Champion- ship, T. Fergusson v. G. C. Moss (Club de Recreio green); A. O. Brawn v. T. F. Stainton (Police
COMMENCING TO-MORROW R.C. green): J. K. Sloan v. T.
HERITAGE OF THE DESERT” PARAMOUNT PICTURE.
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80; 5.30...7.30 & 9.30 PM.
HE HID BEHIND
HOWARD HUGHES
presents
A WOMAN'S
SKIRT
SCARFACE
The
CHALLENGE
Ha thalianged the world when Kla power ran high, but when fortune- turned, his blood turned yellow and like a whipped deg ba look-
ed to the woman be ruined to
save him from his door.
NATED ARTISTS
PICTURE
with
PAUL MUNI ANN DVORAK OSGOOD PERKINS"
KAREN MORLEY BORIS KARLOFF
• HOWARD HAWKS
Adopted be for these from the novel by Araniya "Teal
Filmed by the pro-.
ducar who made "HELL'S.. ANGELS" and "FRONT PAGE"
-Special Added Attraction-
MICKEY MOUSE
in
YE, OLDEN DAYS'
"SPITFIRE"
Katharine Hepburn's Best
Armstrong Craigengower green), 5.15 p.m..
Lawn Tennis-"C" Police R.C. v. Kowloon CC.; Craigengower V. Deutscher Klub; Civil Service V. Club de Recrelo: Radio Sports v. Kowloon Docks: Army T. C. Kowloon B. G. C University v. Central British; Chinese R.C. T. South China.
Football
Meetings. Hongkong Association Council (Sports Club), 5.30 p.m.
Sunrise.-5.51 a.m. Sunset.-7.08
p.m.
Tides. High at 5.28 and 21.10; Low at 13.34 and 23.48.
Tuesday, July 24," Cinemas.
.
King's: Spitfire."
Queen's: "Central Airport."
Central: "Simba." Qriental: "The Fiddle."
TO-DAY DAILY AT 3.30.5.10,7.15
& 9.30 P.M.
AIK-CONDITIONED THEATRES
NEXT
CHANGE
KATHARINE)
BOOKING AT THE
THEATRE TEL. No. 25313 25382
BURN
He had no right to love her
but he couldn't resist!
Neither can you, when she casts her spell!... the witch girl of the
Blue Ridge, whose savage flames of love set fire to the mountains!
SPITFIRE
Ochik.
ROBERT YOUNG RALPH BELLAMY MARTHA SLEEPER
From the play by Luka Vallner. Directed by John
·Cromwell, Herias C. Cooper, cascative producer.
RKO-RADIO PICTURE
H
GLORIA STUART-ROGER PRYOR IN
“I LIKE IT THAT WAY'
SHOOTING STRAIGHT
Richard Dix At His Best
Picture fans who like Richard Dix in the red-blooded roles which Cat And The brought him screen fame again
World --"Going Hollywood." World: The Blue Angel." Lee: "Scarface." Alhambra:-"A's Husbands Go." Majestle:-The Midnight Club." Star: Tiger Shark." Miscellaneous. Rotary
Tiffin.
Moon.-VI Moon, 13th Day.
"Sports
Club
this
w see their favourite in type of characterizattori when "Shooting Straight," Radio Fic- tures' gripping drams, opens on Wednesday at the Alhambra Theatre.
For the past year Dix has been featured in a series of comedy ro- mances which have brought out the fact that he is an excellent fareur. He returns to his old Lawn Bowls-Singles Champion- type of role. however, in this new ship, E W. Simmonds v. G. Per-production which have been kins (Kowloon Docks green); "A. usually well received in W. Grimmitt v. L. A. Gutierrez (Craigengower green: A. E. Coates
v. V. Petherick (Club de Recreio green). 5.15 v.m.
Sunrise.-5.51 a.m. Sunset: -7.07
p.m.
Tides. High at" 6.35 and 21.54; Low at 14.24.
cerns his complete regeneration. Combined with the stirring drama of the picture is a strong romance, with Mary Lawlor, beautiful Broadway stage: star, playing op- posite Dix. The two are said to form one of the "most effective combinations in pictures to-day.
"Shooting Straight" is an ori- ginal story by Barney Sarecky: de- veloped along stringly novel Hines. It is said to represent the last word in talking picture entertain- ment on account of its bristling and. fast moving action. "..
George Archainbaud directed the production, and gathered to-
·gether an unusually capable cast, of supporting players.
Mathew Betz, prominent screen "heavy," is the menace. Other important roles are
Robert portrayed by Elamett O'Connor, George, Cooper and William Janney.
of prominent screen luminaries who have made love to Katharine Hepburn to preceding pictures, Colin Clive in "Christopher Strong", Adolphe Menjou and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in "Morning Glory," Faul Lukas and Douglas Montgo- Not only does Katharine Hep-mery in "Little Women." Femi- burn's latest starring vehicle, nine screen fans must have envied "Spitfire," now at the King's her these roles. Theatre, offer something new `in characterizations but also in its love theme, which plays a do- minant part in the unfolding of the story.
The love that her, two leading men bear for her in "Spitfire" is of opposite brands, one seeing only her beauty and primitive appeal, the other recognizing the sterling As Trigger Hicks, semi-wild girl character of her heart and soul, of the Carolina mountaing, Miss despite certain marked indications Hepburn in loved and desired by ¦ to the contrary.
two men, engineers on a nearby "Spitfire" is an adaptation of dam construction project, and | the popular stage play, ""Trigger." although this situation is in itself which had a long and successful as old as the hills in which the run on Broadway a few seasons story la laid, its development and ago, and several members of the denouement is said to be entirely cast of the play enact their former unique in the annals of the screen. | roles for the screen. The produc
Ralph Bellamy and Roberttion was directed by John Crom- Young are cast as the rival lovers, well and was Olmed in the San and they follow in the footsteps | Jacinto Mountains in California.
eiles where it has played.
un-
other
Dix is cast as a two-fisted city gambler and the story
big
соп-
(Continued on Previous Cal)
I LIKE IT THAT
WAY
Polo And A Game Of Bridge
tion.
UNIVERSAL
PICTURE
philosophy, in itself a tribute to her mentality. That her academic training has helped her tremen dously in her motion picture work. Miss Stuart readily agrees. She studies every the
part in a script in same manner she would in preparing a commentary on Scho- penhauer or a treatise on Shakes. páre,
The rapid rise Miss Stuart has achieved in the less than two years ghe has been on the screen is truly remarkable. A brief sojourn
"A thing of beauty is a joy for- ever" Keats said a long time ago. But when beauty is coupled with brains it is indeed a rare combina-jin the "ttle, theatre movement" of southern California brought her to the attention of film producers and Universal won out in the race to snatch her from the leglimate boards.
Yet this distinction belongs to. Gloria Stuart, who proves that
in."I Like It That. Way" the new one can be beautiful and Not dumb
and racy musical comedy produced by Universal coming to the King's Theatre on Wednesday with Roger Pryor co-featured
and an un- usually brilliant "cast" including Marian Marsh, Shirley Grey Lu- cille Gleason, Gloria Sheu, Merna Madison and others. ¡Kennesy, Geneva Mitchell, Noel
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While being successful motion pleture actress is her chief-aim in life, Miss Stuart is probably one of the most versatile young women in Hollywood. An expert horse- woman, she plays a very good game of polo and is equally adept at a game of bridge. For pastime. Miss Stuart loves to do wood car-
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S...
HONG KONG
"Spitfire"
QUEEN'S—
"Central Airport"
ORIENTAL-
LE
"The Cat And The Fiddle".
"Scarface".
KOWLOON
ALIZAMBRA→→
STAR-
"As Husbands Go"
"Tiger Shark"
JAJESTIC--
"Midnight Club".
KING'S
—
Coming
I Like It That Way"
ALHAMBRA--
STAR-
"Shooting Straight"
"Good Companions"
Drenching
"There is rain high above wait- ing to fall even on the most bril- Liantly sunny day," meteorologist,
& SHOWS
cana
remarks
a
MAJESTIC
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E Phillips Oppenheim's
Midnight
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A Puramount Picture with CLIVE BROOK GEORGE RAFT Alison Skipworth
HELEN VINSON
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Zamon
And if you ever loved, you'll get a new thrill when they sing love- and make-love in this sensational musical romance']"
Jeanette
NOVARRO MACDONALD the CAT and the FIDDLE
PICTURIZED
FROM ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR STAGE HITS OF ALL TIMES,
2 SOLID YEARS ON BROADWAY.
A graduate of the University of ving snd for a time she was editor AS HUSBANDS GO
California. Miss Stuart majored in
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AL
As HUSBANDS GO
WARNER BAXTER
HELEN VINSON WARNER OLAND
A JESSE L. LASKY Production
TO-DAY" & TO-MORROW
BESTRE
STAR
of Artists' Colony magazine.
:
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
CAR SERVICE FREE
TRANSPORTATION
for
Car and Passengers on Vehicular Ferry with Purchase of a minimum of 2–$1.10
tickets.
At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
EDWARD G. ROBINSON
in
TIGER SHARK"
TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY ULLA'S At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
RICHARD
BARTHELMESS
SALLY EILERS TOM BROWN
CENTRAL AIRPORTTM
The Crash of
See... the Air Ez- press ...The Wild Plane Diving for the Crowded Grandstand !...The Blind Flight over the Carib- bean with Human "Freight Lashed to the Winga... Spills, Leaps, Crack-Ups in Break- neck Carnival of Thrilla
First National Hit
At The Alhambra
CENTRAL AIRPORT
Barthelmess And "Sally" Score
Invested with a human under- standing that delves deeply into the hearts of its people, Fox Film's latest release "As Husbands Go," proved to be an unmistakable joy to patrons of the Alhambra Theatre Glenda Farrell, sensational new yesterday. A story that is true and I find at First National studios, and human, dialogue that is amart and now appearing with Richard Bar acting that is indeed a revelation, thelmess in "Central Airport,” h stamps "As Husbands Go" is one latest production for that compan of the outstanding him of the and showing to-day at the Queen! year.
Theatre, had given up trying succeed in Hollywood when me cess finally did come.
Rachel Crothers who is responst ble for such hits as "Let Us Be Gay" and. "When Ladies Meet", again proves herself to be a master in the art of writing. Her play from which the picture was taken Was A tremendous success од Broadway, and Fox Film has really done credit to itself in producing it so well for, the screen.
She was formerly a leading, lack of one of the downtown Los An geles itimate play houses, and be of course, like-every-one on the 'stage in, that city tried from tiku to time, to be noticed by the mo tion pleture producers. But the always looked the other way.
Falling in love with a, young
She ran out of patience, finally Englishman in Paris, a young wife packed up and went to New Yor returns. home, determined to ask where she was a
hit overnigh her husband for a divores. The Not long afterward she came husband's kindness and devotion Hollywood for her now historic rol prove too much for her to pene- in "Life Begins and the rest, trate. The situation becomes alt the saying goes, was a cinch. BIT the more embarrassing when the was algned to a long term Warne lover arrives. The husband dis-Bros-First National contract. covering that the Englishman' is With Barthelmess in this latel the one his wife loves, befriends air epic of his Sally Ellers, Tom him and decides to learn what Brown, Harold Huber, James Muz kind of a man he is. The young ray and Claire McDowell. man's admiration for the husband direction is by William Wellman becomes so great that he comes to well known director of madya the conclusion he is doing him an pictures. Story is by Jack Mott injustice, ond departs. The wife, screen play by Rian James realizing her mistake, decides to James Seymour. confess, but the husband, in a sympathetic manner, suggests that he understands and refuses to let
her tell. They once again take up who are Warner Oland, Cathari their interrupted happiness. Doucet, G, P. Huntley, Jr.!
Warner Baxter, in the starring | O'Connor, Eleanor Lynn and, mole, gives an even better perfor- | Ward, acquit themselver wi mance than he did in his last tinction under the able three triumphs, "Penthouse," "Pad. of Hamilton MacFadden dy the Next Best Thing and 42nd Street." Helen Vinson, who plays opposite Baxter, gives a per- formance" that is easily - her beat. The other members of the cast,
All Her Own Work The English giri, saya an can visitor is a picture,
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