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THE BIG LAUGH SHOW!
POOR RICH"
with
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
EDNA MAY OLIVER Thelma Todd, Lela Hyams, Andy Devine, Grant Mitchell, John Millan, Una O'Connor, Serzenplay by Ebba Haves and Dale Van Every. Produced by Cari Leemmle, Jr. Directed by Edward Sedgwick, Presented by Carl Laemmin. A
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
GAYNOR-FARREL ATTRACTION
"Change of Heart"
Eighteen months ago the world- famous team of Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell dissolved on the completion of "Tess of the Storm Country”..
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To-day, After En Interlude marked by a good of protesta against the separation from screen, fans and film exhibitors through- out the civilized world, these two favourites are appearing in their twelfth co-starring vehicle, "Change of Heart", at the King's Theatre.
With them appears a brilliant supporting cast, headed by James Dunn and Ginger Rogers Beryl Mercer, Ctatav Von Beynertits, Fiske O'Hara, Irene Franklin. Shirley Temple, Jane Darwell and Nella Walker also have important roles.
THE ORIENTAL
"The Mystery Of
Mr. Xỉ
"The Mystery" of Mr. X." is showing at the Orental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Scotland Yard, famed criminal investigating headquarters
London, for the first time in its long history, has revealed the workings of its inner mechanism.
Robert Montgomery is starred and Elizabeth Allan, beautiful English actress, plays the feminine lead. Featured players include Lewis Stone. Ralph Forbes, Henry Stephenson, Forrester Harvey, Ivan Simpson, Leonard Mudie, Alec B. Francis and Charles Irw.n.
Numerous scenes in the thriller are laid Inside Scotland Yard. Settings have been duplicated ex- bctly from photographs and spe. cifications furnished.
The exact proceedure of crimin- al Investigation is followed. Lon- don's Metropolitan Police-of which Scotland Yard is a part-tries its criminals in the Bow Street Police Court. This building also has it counterpart in the Hollywood stu- dlo, conforming exactly with the original.
Automobiles, English taxicabs. policemen's -uniforms, even An English railroad. Pullman is an authentle duplicate of the original. Edgar Selyyn directed the new Alm.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1934.
SHOWING,
TO-DAY
AT
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FOUR GREAT STARS!
JANET
CHARLES
GAYNOR - FARRELL
IN
"CHANGE OF
HEART"
WITH
JAMBS DUNN GINGER ROGERS
FOX
ALL AT THEIR BEST IN
THE BEST PICTURE THEY
HAVE EVER MADE!
DİANA WYNYARD-CLIVE BROOK
IN
WHERE SINNERS MEET"
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
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HONG KONG
"Change Of Heart"
QUEEN S:
"Murder in the Private Car
CENTRAL:
"Terror Trall"
ORIENTAL:
"Search For Beauty".
KOWLOON
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"The World Changes"
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Professional Sweetheart"
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"I WANT TO SIN
AND SUFFERIS Wand'aff I do in moffar P
The Goody Girl of the Ipale-Wipale Wash Cloth radio hour stripped off her swest disguise: and sold the chileiala "of the company the
laces of Hal
"Where Sinners Moes"
"Mystery Of Mr. X'
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RKO
ORIENTAL:-
RADIO PICTURE
THE ALHAMBRA "THE THIN MAN" TOGETHER AGAIN.
"WHERE SINNERS! Child of Manhatten
MEET"
For The King's Theatre
Diana Wynyard, star of "Where Sinners Meet coming attraction at the King's Theatre, credits her
opportunity to achieve histrionic fame to the excellent memory otment of a an author-producer.
Also, in praise of "Child Manhattan," is the fact that brings a new Nancy Carroll
to
For The Queen's Theatre
..
to-morrow at the
Charles Farrell And Janet Gaynor
had
time to until two years ago. Janet Gaynor
Even though she never
13 a surprisingly good authority do any globe-trotting
'on foreign countries and foreign customs.
them have
One of the few opportunities afforded a reviewer" to turn loose
It takes a detective to find the on available adjectives will be pre- pictures. This has been proven by shortest road, to succoss in motion sented with the first local show-many brilliant stage and screen ac ing of "Child of Manhattan," a tors who have received their as Columbia, screen play of New York claim from the public through their
ght life, which is coming to the portrayals of detective roles. Alhambra Theatre on Wednesday. Powell who
The latest of these is William
the ingredients to make entertain- bored sleuth, Nick Charles, in the immortal 7th Heaven", and a
again rises to the Here is a vehicle which has all heights of popularity in another- The danty Fox Film star has detective portrayal-that of the made 18 pictures since her fine standard-story Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Cosmopo good proportion of suspense, drama, comedy, produc-litan picture. "The Thin Man" had foreign locales. "7th Hea- A few years ago Miss Wynyara ton value and a swell cast. wis struggling along with the
which opens Liverpool Repertoire Company and!
ven" itself had a Parisian back- Queen's Theatre. However, it 18 of ition that Powell has presented tu as compensation for her efforts,
not the first sleuthing characteriza ground, and others were set in she received little more than the
Naples, Berlin, Holland, Ireland. valuable experience. One night, the screen, a new, bubbling, cantany hits in the roles of polite her American-laid films the sett- the screen. Though he has scored Austria, China and Hawaii, Of however, when she was playing a
gaging personality whose portray-gentleman crooks and stern civis Ings have varied between the very small part in a play titled undoubtedly will go down as one cess in pictures as Philo Vance.
al of a big city dance hall hostess officials, he won his greatest "suc-
Middle West and the "Atlantic "Sorry You've Been Troubled,' Benn W. Levy was in the audience long and varied career. No arti- greatest success
of the rest performances in her
seaboard, and the New England William Gillette achieved his
coast and the tower Mississippi. Two years later, when he wrotenciality here. The little love-Sherlock Holmes, John Harrymore on the stage as "The Devil Passes." Levy rémem starved dancer of the tenements and Clive Brook also list among at the King's Theatre to-day, the In "Change of Heart", opening Winfeld sheehan, vice-presidentbered Miss Wynyard's performance which Miss Carroli brings to you their screen versions of the Sher: and general manager of produc- and decided that she would be ideal on the screen is real. She is the lock Holmes character, Warner
their finest screen performances background shilts from California, tion at Fox Film. is the man, for the leading role. She was girl you have rubbed elbows with Oland was regarded as just an
to New York City, with a trans- responsible for Janet and Charlie's Riven it, and therein she scored on the subway, or snapped at in other character actor until he was
continental airplane journey as her first important success. This, bargain basements, or seen eating cast in his first. Charlie Chan
one of its colourful features. hot dogs with a relish at Coney picture. Since then, he has 1 Island. through the greater cities of the several more pictures based upon One of milions scattered pleated his Charlie Chan" in nation who love just as strongly the unique Egure created by Earl and as earnestly as anybody else. Derr Biggers, and through his **Hawkshaw "performances has of Manhattan." How for the first
Her story is the story of "Child won many finer roles in pictures.
Powell as Nick Charles, presents tually led to her leading role in in the person of handsome John yet seen upon the screen. He haare time in her life, love comes to her one of the most amusing detectives
starred with Clive Brook. "Cavalcade" in which she was co- Boles, a man who belongs to an turned from the business of catch Where entirely different world. He, ing crooks, has married a wealthy Sinners Meet" an adaptation of worldly, polished gentleman, falls
and, against his will is the stage success.
"The Dover sincerely in love with
dragged into a most perplexing Road" is the second picture in entire life has been confined to girl whose
case, eventually solving it. Myr- which Clive Brook and Miss Wyn- the four walls of a dingy back tion and the supporting cast fear
na Loy is co-starred in the produc yard have appeared together.
tures Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton and Minna ombell,
professional reunion. In the new
offering which brings them back to the screen, however, he has introduced two significant chan- ges. "Change of Heart" is the first picture definitely to present Janet in a grown-up role, and it is the arst to reveal the two stars. in a realistic setting.
"7th
duo
in turn, resulted in another biz role being given her in "Petticoat Infuence" in which she had the same part that Helen Hayes played in America.
..
It was her work in the latter play that won her an American talking picture contract that even-
Ever since the immortal Heaven", the celebrated appeared in films of a purely Idealistic type. Since the 29 crash in particular, Mr. Shechan has wisely avoided casting them agathist a depression background.
But with the country cheerfully on its way back to prosperity, and the public now in a mood to look
making outstanding back over the past four years with of her former films in favour of showings are Jessie Ralph, a noted real relief, Janet and Charlie a womanly characterization. And character actress from the New
apartment.
Others
ROMEN
abandon - idealism and present the story, taken from Kathleen York stage who makes her screen JEWEL ROBBERY
mature
brand-new portrayals to their admirers. It is a new and more Janet who appears in "Change of Heart", a Janet who has laid aside the juvenile aspects
TO-DAY
ONLY
an
Norris' vivid novel of romance debut in "Child of during the depression, "Manhattan Tyler Brooke, as effeminate Love Song", gives her a perfect dressmaker; Clara Blandick, Gary vehicle in which to make this Owen, Jane Darwell, Betty Grable, transition.
Betty Kendall and Mathew Betz.
Manhattan:"
QUEEN'S
Laughs top thrills in the grandest, goofiest entertainment ever devised to raise goose-pimples on your funny-bone i
CHARLIE RUGGLES
UNA MERKELA
"Mary Garitala
-Ruspoļi Hardis...
Directed by Harry Beaumont
Murder
PRIVATE CAR
A MIT!
Ar 230, 5.10.
7.20 & 9.30
Helen Vinson Thé
Heroine
الا
Henler Vinson, the latest addi- tion to Warner Bros." list of fea tured players, who makes her
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months, Charles Farrell appears. For the first time in eighteen
again with Miss Gaynor in the new offering, based on Kathleen Norris "Manhattan Love Song". James
Dunn, Ginger Rogers, Beryl Mercer, Gustan Von Bey- femtitz, Irene Franklin and other G. Blystone is directing the picture celebrities are in the cast. John under the personal supervision of Winfield Sheehan,
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WITH BUSTER CRABBE World's Champion Swimmer.
NOEL COWARD'S "ADVENTURE-
Special Air Mail Service)
been the staple diet of Mr. Noel Coward, England's marooned play
London, Sept. 7: Goat's flesh and lobsters have
wright, who has been stranded for two days in Corsica.
in
Mr. Coward had been cruising the yacht Main and had landed at Ile Rousse, a lonely fishing village on the north coast of Corsica
A storm blew up and Mr. Coward saw his yacht carried away
To Marry Admiral's Daughter by the storm. It was burled on Lo the rocks 70 miles away. All his personal belongings were in the yacht, including hisa pasest port:
(Special Air Mail Service)
This he managed to recover, states Reuter,
London, Sept: 12. It is announced that Mr. James clothes, Mr. Coward cabled his Left helpless without funds or Carew O'Gorman Anderson, the manager in London, the novelist is to e-marry, Misa husband of Miss Stella Benson, Wilson, for assistance. Benson died last December.
Then one of the wealthiest men in the theatre world went into lodgings in the village and waited for things to happen. The regulat foods of the people in the village He spoke on the telephone to are goat's flesh and shell B Low Treworder Paris. He said "I bave got my
screen debut in Warner Bros. Mr. Anderson's wedd ng will "Jewel Robbery," at the Alhambra shortly take place to Miss Ivy Theatre to-morrow, won several Violet Cayley younger daughter trophies for expert archery while Admiral G. C. Cayley and Mrs. she was a student at the Univer- Cayley, of
sity of Texas, She is besides an Wadebridge, Cornwall. Mr. An passport all right, and I am leav expert swimmer, horsewoman and derson is the only surviving soning for England by the steamer fencer. The story is an adapta of the late Brig-Gen. Biz Francis Ile de Beaute, which calls here tion of the play by Ladislaus Fo-Anderson and Lady Anderson, of to-day I shall return vis Paris dor in which Mary Ells and Bas1 Ballydayid. County Waterford. and be in London to-morrow Sydney appeared on Broadway Mr.
Anderson married Mas evening, this season. Miss Vinson was Benson in 1921, while an most recently Charles Laughton's official in the Chinese Customs leading woman in The Fatal Service. In her will, Miss Benson "I was not on board. Allbl Earlier in the season she expressed the desire that her at the time of the storm, was seen in Berlin and previous husband should pressent her Coward continued. "TA
to that she played opposite Phil- diaries to the University of Cam- ashore.
CABLED FUNDS.
Up Merivale la Death Takes a bridge to be dealt with as The yacht is consi Holiday." The complete cast of they think it, but not made pub total "Jewel Robbery, which co-stars eat after the lapse of fifty Mr. William Powell and Kay Francis years she kept the diaries from
shock incindes Harde Albright, Henry the age of ive and the volumes,
cable Kolker, Allan, Nowbray, Lee Koh believed to unib
funds to Core
mar. Lawrence Grant Charles twenty and thirty, each had a Coleman Spencer Charters Andre lock When volum Luguet, Robert Grieg and Ruth pleted it was socked Donnelly,
TO-MORROW
MONDAY TUESDAY YEARS FINEST ̈ MYSTERY ROMANCE!
You'll hold your breath at this exciting comedy drama of s handsome thief in evening clo thes who alred the crime that baffled Scotland Yard."
ROBERT
MONTGOMERY
MYSTERY
OF MR.X
SUPERI ATIVELY ENTERTAINING THRILLER!
Director Wesley Ruggles has a contract with- Paramount under which all his pictures for the next year must be written, by The same scenarist: A similar contract is in force at Columbia between Frank Capra and Robert; Riskin
HOME RUGGER
London, Sept. 28. Meeting in a Rugby Union match at Bristol to-day. Bristol defeated Clifton with ease, scor- Neuter ing 14 points to
ALHAMBRA
FRNAIRE.
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