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LEE THEATRE
Facing The Music
"Facing the Music," the British comedy which is now showing at the Lee Theatre, features Stanley Lupino in a highly entertalaing flim, full of brisk action and bu-,
mour.
The supporting cast is a very strong one, including Joes Col- lins. Nancy Brown. Nancy Burne.. Lester Matthews, Dennis Hoey and Morris Harvey,
Stanley Lupino, in the role of a young man who falls in love with the nlece of a prima donna, be- comes involved in a series of ex- citlag problems before he succeeds In winning her hand,
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"STAND UP AND
CHEER!"
Opening At The King's
"Stand Up and Cheer" one of the most elaborate motion pictures ever created by Hollywood, will make ita appearance, at the King's Theatre to-day. Produced for Fox Film by Winneid Steehan in as- sociation with Lew Brown. the"
film is reported as the show of a thousand and one wonders.
Among the many elements the flim offers are hundreds of dazz- ling girls, a vocal chorus of 500. one thousand players. 335 scenes. 1,200 wild animals and five bands of music. Moulded with this array
DOROTHY ROUND of players, scenes and music are
AT HOME
A Civic Welcome
fye specacular revue numbera that are mentioned as being the most lavish and pretentous ever to be undertaken... Each of these rythmic revues contains an au- thentic songhit, all of which are heralded as the dance tunes of the nation for 1934..
The large cast assembled for this elaborate production includes Such stellar names as Warner Baxter, Madge Evars, James
(Special Air Mall Service)
London. July 19. Misa Dorothy Round, the tennis star, returned to Her place as | Dunn, Jöha Boles, Ralph Morgan, Sunday school teacher at Dudley Nigel Bruce. Shirley Temple. Ar- yesterday, In the afternoon she thur. Byron and Stepin Fetch!t. In took her class and apologised, for, the supporting cast are u number her absence during the past few of leading personalities from the weeks
stage and radio, among whom are Sylyla Fros, Jimmoy Dallas, 'Aunt Jemima." Nick Forán. Mitchell and Durrant.
The dozen boys she taught were among the thousands who cheered her on Saturday when she return- ed to Dudley.
In the interval since the final Fateh Miss Round has been seek- ing quiet in a caravan In North Wales.
Miss Round was accorded a civic reception, which was also attended by representatives of adjacent civic authorities. The Mayor of Dudley. In his speech of welcome. referred to Miss Round's grace and modes- ty.
Mr. D. Joel, MP, for the borough and the well-known horse owner, ∙said that he hoped Miss
would have as many victories as old Brown Jack.
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Although musical in theme, the screen play contains a story that la timely and topical. The Presid-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1934.
LAST TWO-DAYS
AT
2.30, 5.10.7.15. & 9.30 P.M.
TUNEFUL!
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
DAZZLING!
AMAZING!
· BOOKING AT, THE THEATRE
THL. No. 25313
25832
STAND UP CHEER
NEXT CHANGE
and
with
WARNER BAXTER
MADGE EVANS
JOHN BOLES
•
SYLVIA FROOS
JAMES DUNN
"AUNT JEMIMA ́ ́- SHIRLEY TEMPLE
ARTHURBYRON:RALPH MORGAN
NICK FORAN .
•
NIGEL BRUCE and STEPIN FETCHIT SPY » with FAY WRAY and NILS ASTHER
“MADAME
יד
MADAME SPY JOAN CRAWFORD
Coming To The King's
ent of the United States appoints Why was she called "The Queen a famous Broadway. producer to for Spades?" Why did austere and the cabinet post of Secretary of Amusement. It is his duty to help restore prosperity by reviving the spirits of the people...
Selecting the country's leading entertainments, the producer proceeds to amuse the nation with magnificent and lavish stage pro- ductions that the wonders of the film are revealed. Hamilton
MacFadden Round
Miss Round said she was“ over- whelmed by the warmth of the reception. She was proud to have won the championship før. Dudiey.. for Worcestershire, and for Eng- land. Her tennis was a gift not
to be used for selfish ends, and she was proud to know that's cot for afflicted children was
" named after her.
ESTATE OF MARIE DRESSLER
Fortune For Her Sister
to be
Les Angels, Aug. 2. The estate of Marle Dressler, famous film star. s estimated at Over $300,000. The chief bened- ciary is her sister.
Special bequests include a sum B $50,000 all her clothes and her motor-car to two negroes, a hus- band and wife, who have been her
LEE
directed
from the original story iden sug- gested by will Rogers and Philip Kien.
Lee Sammy
the staged dance numbers. The
sorg num - bers "Our Last Night Together" "Baby Take A Bow" "I'm Laugh- ing." "Broadway's Gone H Billy" and "Our Of The Red" were all written by Lew Brown and Jay
Gorley.
dignified statesmen fall under her spell? What secret charm did she hold over men that made her the most sought after, revered, yel most feared woman in Europe?
All these startling facts form the climax which unmasked one of the most
amazing spies in history. Madame Spy." Universal's newest picture, which comes to the King's Theatre on Wednesday with Fray Wray and Nils Asther in the fea- tured roles, They are supported by Edward Arnold, Noah Berry,
John Miljan. Vince Barnett, David Torrence and Rolle Lloyd.
**Madame Spy" peers into the heart of a woman who placed love' of country and duty over that of 2 men. The story of "Madame Spy" abounds with romance and adven. ture as l traverses the blood spat. tered felds of Europe. Fay Wray personal servants for a quarter of is seen as the exotic spy, who was a century,
prepared to lay her ilfe down for After a few other minor beher flag, but wouldn't give up the quests, the residue of the estate goes to her sister, Mrs. Ganthony, who lives in a one-roomed fat at Richmond, on the Surrey edge of London-Reuter.
The Psychologist Jones (to-neighbour painting his fence)"Are you going to put a 'wet paint' sign on your fence?"
Neighbour-"Not on your life!. Do you think I want to have finger marks all over?"
THEATRE
TO-DAY & TO-M RROW AT 2.80, 5.30, 780 & 9.38 P.M.
STANLEY LUPINO
A RIOT of LAUGHTER
Facing the Music
JOSE COLLINS
NANCY BURNE
Featuring the Great Musical Hit I'VE FOUND THE RIGHT GIRL".
Directed by HARRY HUGHES
Shappy Song Bits! Hilarious?
Situations!
With Operatic Excerpts From "FAUST, TRISTAN and ISOLDE ""
A BRITISH
INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL!
MONDAY
CHINESE
PICTURE
she
man she loved. Eventually over came, the many obstacles in her path and achieved the ene without losing the other.
Reaches Her Peak
"Sadle McKee" Joan Crawford's new starring vehicle' for Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer is one
of those
rare pictures that will please every-one. The men will get their usual thrill out of watching the fascinating Joan: the women will get a kick out of her stunning new wardrobe to say nothing of the perfect love scenes between the stars and Franchot Tone, who in this picture marries her in the end.
Filmed on a lavish scale the pic- a Vina Delmar ture. based on novel depicts the rise of a ser- vant girl who ultimately becomes the
wife of a multi-millionaire. Gene Raymond, Edward Arnold and. Franchot Tone are the men whom she meets on her way and between whom she "has to make a final choice. The players men- tioned are excellently cast and
good work is done by Esther Ral- ston, Jean Dixon, Leo Carroll, Earl Oxford and Gene Austin. And it's another triumph for that ace of directors, Clearence Brown.
Karl Freund, who directed "The Mummy," with Karloff and 'Moon light and Pretzels," mare recently. La responsible for the direction of this picture.
ALHAMBRA
TAEXPRE
NATHAN BOAD, KOWLOON DAILY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 and 9,30
TO-DAY
ONLY:
He wasn't in the Social Register
..but he meant more to this benu- Niful deb than all
'the playboys in
her stay line
COMING OUT PARTY
A Jesse L. Lasky Production
Frances Dee Gene Raymond Alison Skipworth
Nigel Bruce
Hurry Green
Directed by John Blystone
TO-MORROW
NIGHT
BIRDS
TUURIEL ANGELUS JACK RAINE EVE GRAY JJAMESON
ABRITISH INTEN
EICHBERG
A fi UNIVERSAL PICTURE
"SMOKY”
At The Oriental
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
HONG KONG
"Stand Up And". Cheer"
QUEEN'S-
"For Love Of You"
| ORIENTAL-
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LEE-
"The Rome Express"
“Facing The Music"
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA—
"Coming Out Party"
MAJESTIC---
STAR-
"Come On Marines"
"2nd Floor Mystery"
KING'S-
Coming
"Madame Spy" "Beloved"
QUEEN'S
"Sadie McKee"
CENTRAL
"After Marriage" "King of the Arena"
ORIENTAL-r
"The Smoky
"Jimmy and Sally" "Four Frightened People" "Going. Hollywood"
10-
4 SHOWS
DAL
"Smoky," one of the most ustal films to be brought to the serten comes to the Oriental Thea tre on Sunday and Monday. It is the Fox production of W James' famous story, depicting an insepar-
between man and able bond horse that is all but hùmân.
Victor Jory has the leading role. Irene Bentley is cast in the femin- ine lead oposite him. The author himself is in the picture, bringing to a note of sincerity and au- thenticity that made his book the favourite that it was. The film has sweeping production. filled with the human understanding of a miraculous animal, touched
with pathos and climaxed with real drums.
Others in the cast are Frank Campeau. Hank Mann, LeRoy Ma- son and Leonid Shegof.
The Quick Wil
The question under discussion: was mottoes. One man was chal- lenged to evolve a suitable motto for a boarding-house.
"Let bygones be riasoles," he ans- wered, promptly,
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ONLY
SECOND FLOOR
MYSTERY
A FIRST RUN
RELEASE
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MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Nathan Road Kawlonu. Tel. 57222
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At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.:0 P.M.
RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS
COME ON MARINES!
A, Paramount Picture with%
RICHARD ARLEN- IDA LUPINO ROSCOE KARNS
ALHAMBRA—,
STAR-
"Night Birds"
"Fashions Of 1934"
TAKE ANY TRAN'OR SLAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTAL
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
A BRITISH FILM THAT MADE BRITISH FILM HISTORY.
A GRIPPING STORY,
A GAUMENT- {BRITISH PICTURE
An old romance is revived ESTHER RALSTON and HUGH WILLIAMS
in a scene. from one of the greatest pictures ever made
VEROME EXPRESS
PLEMING
ROAD WANORAI
TEL 2013
TO-MORROW
AND MONDAY HERE'S SOMETHING NEW IN PICTURES THE MOST MARVELLOUS HORSE EVER SEEN IN PICTURES.
with
VICTOR JORY"
IRENE BENTLEY
CINEMA CENSORS MURIEL ANGELUS
BUSY
21 Films Banned
Last Year
Shanghai, July 30.
How She Got A Contract
Muriel Angelus is nineteen, a lovely blonde, with round blue eyes aud the whitest skin. She mast While only eight flims were de- be the youngest actress in England finitely banned by the Hong Kong | with a part so important. She censors last year, according to a and Eve Gray play with Jack late news despatch, 21 sims were | Raine and Jarneson Thomas in proscribed by the Shanghai Police British International's
"talkle," during the same period. Four Night Birds," which was directed others were not shown here be- by Richard Elchberg, coming to cause of special circumstances. the Alhambra Theatre to-mLOFTOW"
The Hong Kong Censor decided
Listen to the story of a nine- against ten films in 1933, but two teen-year-old leading lady:-1 of these were subsequently allow-wish some other girls could be
ed to be screened after appeals given a chance like mine! You had been taken to the Censor see. I began at thirteen, when Board..
The total number of Sybil Thorndyke, gave me a part feature flims submitted for censor in Henry VIII then I danced in ship. purposes WILS 4,903. The the Midnight Follies' and after. grounds on which cinemas are
wards I had a part in The Vagn rejected in Hong Kong. besides
bond King. I'm afraid I ran away indecency. are mainly political,
from and in this connection great care chance to play lead in The Ring- that company. I got a is exercised in the consideration
of Sino-Japanese themes and of ez a silent picture, and I hadn't subjects relating to civil conflict the slightest scruple I played th in China. The so-called "gangster" "The Infamous Lady" and "Red aims also are keenly scrutinized Aces, directed by Edgar Wallaré. and frequently rejected or at least My work wasn't outstanding.
began to despair, and then, hy.
cut.
During 1933 the Shanghai Muni stroke of good luck, I, was chosen cipal Police censored 590 feature out of hundreds of girls by Cing films, 850 "ahorts" or newsreelston and Waller. At my audition I and a number of reviews, repre- i danced for them in a pair of scar- senting 4,886.856 feet of film. Inlet tights. The colour must have 109 cases the plotures were only done it, I think for the Angelua approved after parts to which the curves)! Anyway they signed me: police objected had been cut out for five years, and since then I The censors failed to approve of have studied and studied.
34 films, and in eighteen of these
cases no appeal was made. Of the
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remaining pictures three were had been delated Permission to-- finally rejected by the Board of exhibit four of the latter, however, Film Censors and thirteen were was withheld, owing to extraordin- passed after objectionable parts azy circumstanc
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