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Directed by Albert Rogell
ESPIONAGE
Coming To The Queen's
Myrna Loy and George Brent ap- pear together for the first time as a romantic team in an intriguing and exciting tale of international espionage in "Stamboul. Quest" which is coming on Sunday to the Queen's Theatre,
This newest alm shows Miss Loy at her best and proves that she' can carry a picture alone without the aid of a star or two, as she has always done in the past. The plot throws a new light upon the fascinating business of spying and, also serves as. à vivid Illustration of the spy's unwritten code-Never
Fall in Love.
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BETTY COMPSON
An Accomplished Lady
Betty Compson, the brave litte girl who came from Salt Lake City
to make Utah,
a living in this world and who subsequently be- came on of the greatest of the stars in sent and talking pictures has reached another milestone in her career. She is the first motion pleture star to appear on, the stage in the entire East,
Sacrificing contracts in several motion pictures, she is making s tour to this part of the world be- cause she loves colour and romance, and because she wants to see whay İs 1. new country to her. "It Is great to go places and see things," she writes, "I have al- ways wanted to see my millions of irlends in the Orient, and that is why have planned my trip which is being arranged by my husband. Irving Wienberg."
Miss Compson has had a sen- sational career. Her Bie is a true Cinderella story from the very be- ginning until this moment. She was born in Beaver, Utah, eda- cated is Salt Lake City where the studied violin. Showing real - ent, she got a job on the famous "Orpheus Circus," a vaudeville or- ganization which has controlled many theatres.
When she reached Los Angeles." she took pictures of herself and showed them to Al Christle, pro- ducer of comedies. He realized that she was one of the most beautiful women who would ever come to Hollywood and gave her a role in a two-reel picture. This was followed by another, and she was set in a motion picture career.
From 1915-1919 she worked in comedies. She fought a slow battle to the top rung of her motion pki- ture fame.
In 1919 she started making ser- ials. Her greatest opportunity .came when George Loang Tucker signed her for the leading role in "The Miracle Man,” starring Thomas Meighan. Two other stars besides Melghån emerged from :hat picture-Betty. and Lon Chaney.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1934.
LAST
TWO-DAYS
AT
2.30, 5.10.7.15 `& 9.30 ̊P.M.
KUNTO
Here's the new perfect lover
of the screen, running the full gamut of emotions..
and walking
the rest of
tad way!
KANCS
ACTURERT
Jimmie Schnozzle) DURANTE Lupe VELEZ Stuart ERWIN
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE
HE'S A SECOND
for
DON JUAN-
and
TWICE
AS GOOD AS THE
FIRST!
Palooka
wilk MARJORIE RAMBEAU - ROBERT ARMSTRONG
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UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
MICKEY MOUSE in STEEPLECHASE"
THE LITTLE GIANT
With Edward G.
Robinson
Edward G. Robinson learns some strange tricks in love from three women in his new starring vehicle for First National, The Little Giant, showing today at the Alhambra.
The three who give him lessons in 38 many varieties of love making are Shirley Grey, Mary She became a Paramount" star Astor and Helon Vinson. Miss for two years, having marked suc- Grey, as a gangster's moll, is his cess. in
series of splendidly. Erst love. Robinson, as the fender mounted productions. Then she of a gang of racketeers who has broke away, organizing. her ova uade his pile and hopes to crash company, called the "Betty Comp-the social circles is at perfect ease in dealing with her because she is supposed to speak bis language.
son Productions."
Following this, she made a series of productions for Warner Brothers. Radio and Paramount, and worked in many pictures.
When talking pictures becance popular, she appeared in "On with the Show." "The Barker," "Street Girl," "Docks of New York" and many others, and soon found her- self making more than five hund- red gold a week. So great was her fame at this time that she was urged to go on a vaudeville" tour, which she did. This tour lasted forty weeks and included all the leading cities of the United States. Her popularity was amazing and she was literally mobbed by ad-
Although she is attached to him, she quite philosophically accepts, his check and walks out when he tells
her he is through with his her activities. Playing straight while she is his girl, she is imbued with the gang philosophy of love to-day and a new love to-morrow.
Miss Vinson, the next love, has the part of a society adventuress who Robinson regards with ludic- rous we because she represents all he would hope to be. He awakens to his second leason in love when the calmly plans to leave him for her enamorata after she and her father have taken him over for several hundred thousand dollars through a phony bond deal,
"TOUGH GUYS” ·
In The Little Giant Át The Alhambra
When, Director Roy Del Rutb ordered "the fifteen toughest guys in Hollywood" to make up the beer mob of "Bug." Ahearn, the Chicago underworld king played by Edward, G. Robinson in "The Little Glant (which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre to-day), the First National casting office took the request not only serious- ly, but literally...
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BOURING AT THE THEATRE
TRE. No. 25313 26332
-SATURDAY-
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
& ELIZABETH BERGNER
CATHERINE. The GREAT
FLORA ROBSON &
SAGERALD du MAURIER directed by PALIL CZINNER
“PALOOKA"
With Jimmy Durante
The largest collection of stellar talent ever recruited for a leu- Lure
comedy is represented in "Palooks, the Reliance filin which is Dow showing AL the King's Theatre.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S:—
HONG KONG
*Falooka"
QUEEN'S:-
"Britannia of Billingsgate"
ORIENTAL-
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"Three On A Honeymoon"
CENTRAL
"Fog"
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA:-
"The Little Giant"
MAJESTIC:
"Lady With A Past"
KING'S:~
Coming
"Catherine The Great"
QUEEN'S:-
"Stamboul Quest"
ORIENTAL
"Frontier Marshal”
4 SHOWS DAIL
7.15-8.30
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
Nathan Road Kowloon. Tel 67282 TO-DAY ONLY
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,10 P.M.
Constance
BENNETT
LADY WITH
A PAST
Beyond all doubt ber
"greatest..mrpassing even
BOUGHT for sheer romantic thrill! En. riched by Hollywood: Vaunted Magic!
TERE ANY THUM OR MADNY VALAKY BUB
BEN LYON
DAVID MANNERS Libby
EDWARD IL GRIFFITH,
ORIENTAL
LAST
14 TIMES TO-DAY
HERE'S AN· EXCELLENT COMEDY
BE SURE TO SEE IT!
Making he great big happy family out of such celebrated per- sonalitics as Jimmie Durante,. Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin, Mar jorie Rambeau, Robert Armstrong, Thelma Todd, William Cagney quali-rother of Jiminy in his cinema debut) Mary Carlisle and others, with Gus Arnheim and his Orches tra in the offing to brag their share of glory, called for super-dip lomacy of the part of Benjamin Stoloff, who directed this Harry M. Goetz-Edward Small presenta tion for United Artists release.
A hilarious cinema concoction, suggested by the characters in the Fisher comicstrip, famous Ha lovable but not-quite-bright lad, Palooks." tells the story of a
whose mother tries to prevent him from going the way of his bright light loving dad. Stu Erwin plays the title role, Marjorie Ram- GEORGE ARLISS
More than 400 actors-all fled to play gangster types and all with several gang and underworld pictures to their
credit were mobilizzed at the studios
It took Roy Del Ruth an hour and a half to pick the fifteen men who looked tough enough to qualify as big-time When they were finally selected and assembled in one group, they leaked like a crime wave all by themselves. In reality, they were without exception respectable, hard-working actors. In appear ance, they looked as if they ought to be wanted by the police of a
mobsters.
dozezn cities. The lightest of weighed less than 135 them pounds. The biggest "goriila" tip ped the scales at 200.
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Eddie Robinson looked them over as they walked into the set re- presenting his palatial California
beau is seen as his mother and Armstrong is cast as his Fa. Walsh,
Bona Honeymoon
FLEMING
ROAD
WANGHAI
20472
TIL
TO-MORROW & SATURDAY
ANOTHER
Rapid-Fire ACTION Dangerous ADVENTURE Impetuous ROMANCE OF THE WEST:
GEORGE O'BRIEN
SALLY EILERS FRONTIER
ZASU PITTS
HENRIETTA CROSMAN
MARSHAL
nis faithful servant, (portrayed by Ivan Simpson), he is brought back to his former state of humanness. He learns Up-reading and in the
fight promoter, who lures him into In Absorbing Human end returns to the music which
the life that licked his father. Lupe is the volatile night club en- tertainer who dazzles him into
Durante plays" Knobby" As Fraulein Dokter, whose exist- ence is known to only one man, Myrna Loy sets out to trap the Turkish general, A Bey who is suspected of selling military sec- rets to the enemy. But before sne accomplishes her mission in the . Dardanelles she 13 continually
hounded by 2 love-smitten and reckless young American whose antics only serve to complicate
matters.
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As Beall, George Brent, shines in his finest. performance in his brief screen career, C. Henry Gordon takes care of the skulduggery with the role of Ali Bey, bis performa- ance comparable to his memorable work with Greta Garbo in "Mata" Harl."
Lionel Atwill takes care of the character of Sturm, chief of the secret service and the one person who knows whether or not "Frau- lein, Doktor is a myth.
Director Sam Wood justly de- serves the European vacation which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer promised him if he would supervise the filming of the gripping spy tale.
ÄRLISS RENTS HOME IN HOLLYWOOD
When George Arliss returned to Hollywood from England to make the picture, The Man Who Play ed-Gal," (coming to the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow), fox Warner Bros, he brought with him the baggage needed for the longest stay he has ever made in the film colony.
The Man Who Played God," is the first of three pictures, he is to wake in succession. Never be fora has the actor remained in Hollywood for more than two pia- fures at a time. He usually re turns to England or to New York after each production. Now, how ever, his English houses are closed for a long period.
mirers wherever she went.
Returning to Hollywood, she was And the strangest lesson of "all signed immediately for six more is given by Mary Astor, as the pictures, her most recent picture real society girl, posing, au his She le not secretary, who really falls in love is "Broadway Virgin." only an actress, but an accomp with the uncouth, though generous hearted, "ex-Beer Baron, while tea lished writer, composer and pro-ching him how to propose to the ducer.
society girl played by Helen Via
il
THE QUEEN'S
"Britannia Of Billingsgate
If you
are fond of plenty of light good-natured entertainment don't miss "Britannia of Billings- gate" now showing at the Queen's. It is a hearty Cockney comedy, and concerns the proprietress of a fish- and chip shop. Her singing comes to the notice of a cinema producer. Who decides she is just the woman he is looking for to star in one of h's productions.
Mrs. Bolten (for that is her name) leaves Billingsgate for Shep- herd's Bush to become
a film Star. Her husband, a fish porter, her son, and her daughter, all re-. sent in an unexpected manner to the wealth resultant from the woman's success. Mrs. Bolton however, is equal to the occasion, and setting aside äll prospects of attaining stardom she Issues an ultimatum. Her family are getting out of hand and she prescribes work and plenty of it as a remedy. The story ends happily and al- though the theme is light through- cut, there is plenty of scope for wit and humour. The picture is certainly one of the best comedies shown on the screen in Hong Kong recently
ROD,
Others in the east of this hilarious and exciting comedy-drams include Kenneth Thomson, Russell Höpton, Berton Churchill and Donald Dill- away. Roy Del Ruth directed.
TO DAY
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SATURDAY
mansion.
to
"You can pick 'em Roy," he said Del Ruth "This gang is so
tough they'd make the old Capone crowd look like a flock of sissies."
Russell Hopton has the role of Robertson's trasted lieutenant in "The Little Glant and Mary Astor, the leading feminine part. Others in the cast include Helen Vinson, Shirley Grey, Kenneth Thomson, Donald Dillaway and Berton Churchill.
Story
senior At The Alhambra
forgetting home, mother and sweet- heart Mary Carlisle. Thelma Todd plays. Ma Palooks's rival for
of the the affections Palooke, while young Cagney is seen as the blustering sweetie to whom the fickle Lupe returns when young Palooka's lucky star wanes.
The screen play is the work of Wilson Mizner and Robert Lord,
the latter's based on
story..
QUEEN'S
George Arliss, first gentleman of the screen, brought to the Albam bra Theatre to-day, a portrayal of genius which evidence in every way the genius possessed by the star. The Man Who Played God" is the latest Arliss starring original vehicle for
Wamer Bros. and achieves the virtually impossible by surpassing the surpassingly fine films this eminent actor has made for the talking screen. In this picture Mr. Arisa shows what the talking picture can be, when Intelligently and humanly handled in casting, direction, story and settings
Ar 2.30, 5.10
7.20 & 9.30
COCKNEY COMEDY YOU'LL ENJOY!
VIOLET LORAINE GORDON HARKER
BRITANNIA of BILLINGSGATE
There is no doubt that "The Man Who Played God", will be one of the outstanding memories of the picture season In it Arliss is Montgomery Royale, celebrated maestro of melody. He has the. world at his feet, is an interna- tional toast, and still remama a human being untouched by the adulation and admiration of thou- sands who pursue him for his autograph and storm his dressing room after his concerts. Ee brings to his role the consummate artistry which has established him as one of the cinema great his Interpretation of the suddenly: deafened musician heing the most absorbing portrayal he has ever given
The story of "The Man Who Played God concerns itself with a great musician whose humanity and kindness is turned to bitter- Deas against the world as a result of the deafness which suddenly amicts him efter a shack In time and through the good offices, of
he has forsaken.
There is an unusual treatment of the love interest in "The Man Who Played God" Two women love the Maestro, one a young girl outspoken in her love for him, the ather a widow who remains silent because she believes him to be in love with the young girl. The elderly musician eventually learns that the young giri was infatuated with him and later has fallen in love with a youth her own. Egé. The love he felt for the widow before she married another re- turns, with this realization.
ALHAMBRA
A STRE TO-DAY ONLY
ROBINSON
THE LITTLE GIANT
His First Great Comedy Hitl
· A First Hadisul Picturi
MUSICAL & CARTOON
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