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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1934.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE Txi. No. 25313 25332
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
NEXT CHANGE-
CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY: 2.30, 5.15; 7.15 and 9.30
From the eerie gloom of this terror- haunted house, this dread menace claimed its fear-frozen victims!
AT
|2.30,5.10.7.15
& 9.30 F.M.
SHE MADE TOUGH MUGS BELIEVE
IN FAIRIES!
Showed dames and wise guys
'how dumb they were about love
MARKER
The half-world of Broadway took her to its hard heart and she showed them their heurta waran'; to herd; after all;
Little MISS
NIGHT
OF
TERROR
BELA “Dracula” LUGOSI
Story by Willard Mack
"Gold Diggers of 1933", Warner Brothers' all-star, dramatic musi- cal spectacle, said to be even greater than "42nd Street", as the most lavish entertainment of the decade. Is coming to the Oriental Theatre оп Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
TO-DAY
ONLY
A Columbia Picture
A fitting sequel to the sensa- tionally popular picture "42nd Street" which started new styles In screen fare. "Gold Diggers of
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In its story values. Its list of stars is even more imposing; the chorus ensembles directed by Busby Berkely, are more specta- cular: its songs by Harry Warren and Al Dublin, will appeal to even wider audiences,
-Warren William, Joan Blondell,
Ruby Keeler (Mrs. Al Jolson), Dick Powell, Aline MacMahon,
1933", according to Hollywood Guy" Kibbee, Ginger Rogers and Laformation, excels its predecessor Ned Sparks head the superlative in beauty. In catchy tunes and
cast. wh'stling" music. in comedy and
QUEEN'S
A love-born of the fragile dreams of two hungry hearts..
•
The most glorious love story since "7th Heaven". YOU may think it even greater!
* with
SPENCER TRACY LORETTA YOUNG
Glenda Farrell
Arthur Hohl Waker Connolly
A
FRANK BORZAGE Production
MANS CASTLE
A Screen Guild
Picture
AT 2.30,
5,10 & 7.20.
ONLY
SELECTED SHORTS
GALA OPENING AT 9.30 P.M.
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE
CHINESE CLASSICAL PLAYS The Marlin Opera Company
starring
Miss EVELYN CHEN
THE 1934 DANCE QUEEN OF CHINA
AND_R-C-A VICTOR STAR
will present
SERIES of CHINESE. PLAYS
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME WITH EVERY PERFORMANCE
$3.30,
PRICES
82.20, $1.10 & 55 cts.
(INOĻUSIVE OF TAX)
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
ADOLPHE MENJOU DOROTHY DELL CHARLES BICKFORD
A PARAMOUNT PIC. R
"LITTLE MISS MARKER"
Coming To The King's
If you are one of those myriad millions who subscribe to the oft- quoted aphorism about good things coming in small packages you go to the King's Theatre to-morrow when Damon Ranyon's "Little Miss Marker," opens its season.
Thrilling highlights in the life of an actress who couldn't make good as a wife and mother!
Universal
• Picture
EDNA FERBER'S
GLAMOUR
PAUL LUKAS CONSTANCE CUMMINGS
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WONDER BAR
With An All-Star Cast
Transformation of architectural akili and engineering genius into creation of beauty, almost breathless in its magnitude, a tremendous task, was accomplish- ed on the mammoth ensemble set of "Wonder Bar," the First. Na- tional dramatic musical which comes to the Alhambra Theatre shortly.
This particular good thing's Dance Director Busby Berkeley name is Shirley Temple. Although in his effort to create "Something she's barely five and weighs little new, something different" in the more than forty pounds, we'l musical comedy field, supervised wager that you never before saw the construction of a circular, .so much personality; sushi direct, revolving sound stage with sixteen. straightforward and admirable immense glistering sheets of glass acting as that given by this enveloping a revolving black floor. divinely dimpled little charmer...
It's a story by the man who knew them all, Damon Runyon, author of "Tady for a Day" and it concerng the touts and the book-makers and all the in- numerable small fry who frequent Broadway. It has langhs and it has tears, but most important it 1s 9.7 honest tale about charity and the kindiness con- cealed beneath even the stiffest shirt-bosom in that hardest of all arteries, Broadway. --
the
Hundreds of "dream trees" shake the brisk breeze; stately arches their silver and gold foil leaves to
surround the set; black velvet
****harmonize drapés
"with the chorines' scanty costumes, as
they dance; soft lights melt the rhythm, ecstatic beauty. composite
into group
grace,
:
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
HONG KONG
"Little Miss Marker"
QUEEN'S:-
"Man's Castle"
"Marlin Opera Company"
CENTRAL.
"Night Of Terror"
ORIENTAL:-
Come On Marines"
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA:-
"Bureau of Missing PersonaTM MAJESTIC÷-
"Murder In Trinidad"
STAR:-
"Let's Fall In Love""
KING'S:
Coming
"Glamour"
ALHAMBRA:
"King of Wild Horses" "Worst Man In Paris" "The 9th Guest” ORIENTAL:-
"Gold Diggers"
STAR:-
"Carolina"
"Playing Around"
"This Side Of Heaven"
6 SHOWS DAILY
9.20.-5.35
7.16-8.30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE:
Nathan Bond Kɔwloen. Tel. 57323) TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 PM
L
A SPOT OF BLOOD
A TUFT OF HAIR!
Those horrifying clues that haunted the officials of Trinidad... left each time by the most mysterious murderer that ever prac ticed unearthly crimes!
MURDER in TRINIDAD
A Fox Picture
with
NIGEL BRUCE
TAKE SAV TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
LAST
FLEMING ROAD
WANGHAI TELJSKETS
TO-MORROW
4 TIMES TO-DAY MONDAY-TUESDAY
FOR
A REAL HEARTY LAUGH SEE THESE MARINES MARINES. IN ACTION THEY MEET ALL COMERS
THE SHOW
OF THE CENTURY! OUTSHINES THE LAVISH
SPLENDORS OF ALL: MUSICAL SHOWSI
COME ON Gold
MARINES!
RICHARD 'ARLEN IDA LUPINO ROSCOE KARNS GRACE BRADLEY MONTE BLUE and TOBY WING
A Purumayes' Picture,
The picture is based on the in- famous musdent But this was not easy to attain.ternationally Engineers, carpenters, electricians, drama in which Al Jolson, starred An all iron-workers and countless prop on the American stage. men worked for weeks. Worked star cast plays with Jolson in the with enthusiasm to insure the screen production by Earl Bald- including Kay Francis, successes
A win. of the spectacle. great Iron track was built near
Dolores Del Rio, Ricardo Cortez,
Topping the cast are the suave and inimitable Adolphe Menjou; gorgeous Dorothy Dell, who made her motion picture debut
In the roof of the sound-stage to Dick Powell and Hal Le Roy "Wharf Angel," and such season- barry the heavy derricks, machin- ed performers as Charles Bick- ford, Lynne Overman, Sam Hardy, Frank McGlynn, Sr., and Craufurdshots." Kent.
Little Shirley Temple first en- ters the pict of the story when she is deposited with Menjou, as collateral for a bet, by her father who subsequently disappears. «
Menjou. shabby, sodden and grim, finds his heart melting be- fore the charm of this innocent child,
fancies who
that his "tough" friends are the knights of King Arthur's Round Table.
Before long half of Broadway is in on 4 cooperative venture helping him, to raise the little girl. But til In the final episodes when a tragic climax is narrowly averted that the nobility of these strange people... really asserts Itself and Menjou and Miss Dell are happily united through their love for the child: Alexander Hall, who has direct- ed consistently fine productions since his entry into the field a year ago, had outstripped event his best efforts with this one. It was produced by B P. Schulberg for Paramount, and the screen play and dialogue are credited to William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman and Gladys Lehman."
He Had Sampled It The wealthy oid bachelor finished Als lonely dinner and rang for his butler.
James," he said, angrily, when that traveller person who sold us this port comes for more orders, throw him out.”
The butler grimaced.
"Very good sir" he replied. should have thrown him out, erau If you hadn'-mentioned f
ery and camera and sound equip ment necessary to take the "top
Diggers
**
1933
Miss It!
The lawyer, whose office was on the stxth floor of a large city build-" ing, was expecting a client.
Suddenly the door opened and a man staggered in, puffing violently.
What a climb up those stairs”” he gasped.
"Why don't you take the lift. csked the lawyer.
Lloyd Bacon directed the picture"-" from the screen play by Earl Baldwin. Music and lyrica are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin,
The House of Premier Sowings of the Best Pictures `at the Most Popular Prices.
AT 2.80, 5,20,
TO-DAY ALHAMBRA 7.20 & 9.20
ONLY
APISTEL.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO AMERICA'S
LOST WOMEN
́and 200000 Human Souls that vanish every year
Vinto the void of the missing.
"SUPER THRILLS
picked from a hundred spectacti- lax true-life demere end packed into one sensational story-
"SUREAU OF
MISSING PERSONS
・A. Hot Malant Fin wat dieper & great stupi
BETTE MATIS LEWIS, X.-13DRE SPAT BRIER SLENSI TARELL :ALLET JENKINS RUTH-DINBELLY
MOSH HERBERT ALAM BIKEMARY"
TO-MORROW
REX THE WONDER HORSE
pioture that is absolutel
KING OF WILD HORSES"
"I meant to, but I just missed the bloomin' thing.".
STAR
TO-DAY ONLY
A Glorious Musical Romance of Two Hearts in Love Time
LET'S FALL IN LOVE
with
EDMUND LOWE ANN SOTHERN
TO-MORROW
Janet Gaynor Lionel Barrymore
CAROLINA
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