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VANISHING SHADOW
A UNIVERSAL SERIAL in 12 big episodes. With ONSLOW STEVENS, Ada Ince, Walter Miller, James Durkin, William Desmond. Directed by Louis Friedlander.
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·TO-MORROW-
THE HISTORICAL FILM
OF WAR
THE STORMTROOP
OF 1917
JOURNAL OF A
CRIME
CARTER THE GREAT -
Coming To-morrow
To The King's
is
"Radio hallucination is a new malady which has made its ap- pearance in England and. puzzling doctors. There has been at least a dozen cases in the last. six months. Sufferers from it Imagine they are human receiving sets and are able to receive radio messages through their ears and mouths.
A
notable case. occurred" in Birmingham, where a man com- plained that he could not sleep because he says he is constantly getting messages from the ether. At times he complains of, pain in the ears as though someone "were running a red-hot needle through the drum. When the pain sub- sides he hears buzzing like
the Morse code.
Apart from this hallucination he is perfectly normal and alienists who have examined him declare his mind is absolutely sound.
A variation of this malady is the claim of other sufferers that their sensitiveness is so keen they can hear the throbbing of orches- tras and the sound of strange" far away voices.
One patient claimed a few nights | ago that he could distinctly hear Madrid:
CARTER THE GREAT
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 1935.
TO-DAY ONLY
2.30.6.10.7.16 &9.30 PM
OKINGS
THE DRAMATIO SENSATION OF SCREEN
BY THE AUTHOR OF "RAIN'
HOWARD
In W. Somerset MAUGHAM'S great heart dramo
Strange ond amoring this life of ours, that creates a
fool like him for every fami fy...ond a wo mon like her to
take him over.
BONDAGE
OF HUMAN
Directed by John Cramwell A Pandra 3. Berman Production- RKO-RADIO PICTURE
WAKE UP AND DREAM
Coming To The Queen's
Take our word for it, you won't see a funnier, more entertaining picture this season than Wake Up And Dream the Universal comedy with music starting on Thursday
at the Queen's.
Russ Columbo shares featured roles with Roger Pryor, for years one. of the outstanding performers of
New York stage, and June Knight, the sprightllest warbler who
ever
the
A sailor who believed he could graced a Ziegfeld show. Columbo pick up wireless messages said he is heard believed a certain amount of Words," and several other pum- in "Too Beautiful For metal in his teeth was responsible.bers of the type that made him hallucination ceased.
the fast-talking Evelyn Maxwell the noted
Pryor is a perennial "Axer" whose Psychic Phenomenon
schemes always seem to go wrong. appearing
Showing To-morrow. When the metal was removed the famous, and
At The Alhambra
11
Although theatre public is led to expect nothing but the best in the way or fim entertainment from Ruth Chatterton, yet never has abe given such a demonstration of
FRANCES DEE KAY JOHNSON REGINALD DENNY
W BETTE DAVIS
WHOM THE GODS DESTROY
Showing At The Queen's
Columbia
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TR No. 25913 25332
TO-ORROW
JOAN LOWE
Streater Hean
19.37
ADVENTURE
Directed by
Harman Kaymaker
GIRL
VAN CHURUMİ
PRODUCTION SED-RADIO FICTURE
ON THE STAGE NIGHTLY AT 880 P.M.
CARTER
THE GREAT
THE BIGGEST THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR THE WORLD'S MASTER MAGIC, MIRTH AND MYSTERY, ON HIS 8th TOUR OF THE WORLD,
DR. MONICA
Coming To The Alhambra
"Dr. Monica
OF
a story in which both wife and the "other woman” Walter Lang, the
try to sacrifice themselves to in- director who recently has devoted his talents almost exclusively to three of the screen's outstanding sure the happiness of the other, comedy, shows rare versatility in stars, comes to the Alhambra In which Warner Bros. have cast the direction of Whom The Gods Theatre on Saturday, Kay Francis initial showings to-day at the she portrays the part of a phy- Destroy," the picture having its
has the title role, but although Queen's Theatre. Lang goes from alcian, there are no hospital scenes the comedy of such a picture as Warrior's Husband" to the power-woman is Jean Muir and the or medical sequences. The other full drama of Whom the Gods husband beloved by both, is play- convincing job." Destroy" and does a thoroughly ed by Warren William Verree and other important members of Teasdale, has another stellar role, the cast include Phillip Reed, Eni- shoemaker, Virginia Hammond, ma Dunn, Herbert Bunston, Ann Hale Hamilton, and Virginia Pine... The plot is taken from the
The cast of this Columbia pro Robert Young and Doris Kenyon duction include Walter Connolly. in leading roles. Those in the supporting cast include Mary Carr, Jack Mulhall, Gilbert
Emery
with Carter the Great, who with The two men with Miss Knight, .Henry Kolker, Geneva Mitchell famous Polish play, and comes to
his company will appear at King's Theatre for seven nights com- mencing Wednesday, 23rd January claims to receive ber telepathic and apparent clairvoyant mes-
the
..
and others.
"
her husband when she finds he is when the wife arranges to give up a dramatic and strange climax
the father of the other woman's child, but is thwarted by the girl, most exciting scenes ever shown on the screen
elect of New York, the picture is Dealing entirely with the social set in the background of beautiful cus apartments. William Keighley Long Island estates and in luxurt- directed from the screen play by Charles Kenyon, which was dráma- tized from an English screen adaptation of the Polish play by Laura Walker Mayer.
comprise a small-time vaudeville finally gravitate to Hollywood, and the aged, broken stage producer, trio stranded iri Altantic City, who
Walter Connoly is portrayed as adventures form a swift believed to have died in a ship- their succession of hilarious situations. wreck, who returns as a stranger sheer power in the portrayal of sages in much the same manner Henry Armetta, Catharine Doucet, to develop and manifest in his son who ends her life in one of the scenes of tremendous emotion as except that she uses
silk about
Richard Carle, Andy Devine. Wint the spark of genius that was his she does in "Journal of a Crime," her as a conductor.
Shaw and other favourites are in heritage. It is a role of immense the First National picture which She maintains that it required the supporting roles. comes to the Albambra to-morrow. many
dramatic proportions in which years to determine
Prepare for a treat in "Wake Up Connolly finally achieves belated In the role of a highly sensitive agency
of easy reception
of and Dream." This is entertain-recognition as a star in his own woman of fine breeding who is thought and the conscious intel-ment at its highest and there is right. agoaded into committing murder to igible registration of mental pic- real enjoyment from start to finish.
keep a ruthless love pirate from cares which constitute
The story of "Whom the Gods the der wrecking her home, she gives a
Destroy" was written by Albert velopment of her extraordinary character portrayal that is master powers of divination
Payson Terhune ly, superior even to her work in "Frisco Jenny" or "Madame X."
Her interpretation of the warped and tortured spirit of a woman' suffering not only from the com- mission of the act of murder, but the hatred and the scom of the husband she loves more than life, together with the crushing reallsa tion that another is accused of the crime, would tax. the dramatic genius of Bernhardt, but Miss Chatterton rises to the situation with a dramatic exhibition that is astounding even for the first lady of the screen.
Brown "Evidently she thinks there's not another man in the world like you.
afraid there may be, and that Jones "On the contrary. she's
she'd get him."
The Wise Woman Miss Maxwell has been blessed were to die she would remain a Jones "My we says that if I with a beautiful complement of about them; neither teeth which have no metal in or
widow."
does she natural aid; yet, she calmly sits claim supernatural or preter- blindfolded nightly on a brilliant ty lighted stage and calls out your name, your business, sets the day of your marriage or the number of children, if any, with which your union will be blessed; she foretells in rapid sequence events that have happened, or, will hap pen in your life, mentions vic- torious race horses and has been known to foretell accurately the winners of important races, not- ably The Grand National, which was won by Glenside and upon which a Mr. Ready. M.P. bet and won a stupendous sum on Miss Maxwell's prediction: ahe foresaw No better actor could have been and prophesied the Great War and chosen to play opposite Miss Chat.In many other ways demonstrated terton. than the cool, suave man that she possesses a most un of-the-world. Adolphe Menjou, canny power quite beyond the ken who gives a vicile and convincing of the ordinary mortal performance as the playwright
She proves conclusively that she a keen insight into character under any emotional stress and the talent to move the public with her own depth of feeling. As an actress she is superb.
husband whose infatuation for
the beautiful and popular star of cuous roles are well handled by his musical production, brings Henry O'Neil, Philly Reed, Henry about the tragedy.
His portrayal of the philandering husband whose indifference is first turned to hatred upon discovering his wife's guilt, then later chang- ing to scorn and finally to pity that eventually leads to a rebirth of love, is both ably and subtly conveyed
Kolker and others.
While something of a paycho logical study the picture is not without plenty of feat action such as the actual kining which takes place while the woman in a rehearsal, and the capture of a criminal of the theatres. Noel Madison gives an excellent As much of the
portrayal of the crit
of the murder
Dumbrille In the role secutor who
thế!
drama centres.
send
accused place in the th
into back musical revue doi the other
Rivier
SHOWING
TO-DAY-
The Wrong End "Couldn't you manage one more éclair. Tommy? invited the bos- tess.
I'm fuil up...
"No thank you, was the reply asked the hostess, laughing.
up by your heels and shook you?" from the small boy “Tm afraid "No, thanks," said Tommy, after
"Would it help if I picked you the space at the wrong end."
deep thought "That would make
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2.30, 5.10,
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idol to his wife-a coward
in his heart!
WHOM THE GODS DESTROY
WALTER CONNOLLY ROBERT YOUNG DORIS KENYON
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
QUEEN'S
HONG KONG
Human Bonds
Whom The Gods Destro
ORIENTAL:-
The Thin Man"
CENTRAL:-
"Vanishing Shadow**
KOWLOON
MAJESTIC:—
"Night of Terror"
ALHAMB
KING'S
"Return of the Terror"
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LANIGHT TERROR
BELA
"Dracula
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IT'S ON THE
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POWELL
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AT THE STAR
Washington Merry Go Round
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
ACTION! ACTION!
SPECTACULAR STAMPEDE
OF THRILLST
FIGHTING
for FORTLE
LIFE AND
Zane Grey's
The
THUNDERING
HERD
RANDOLPH SCOIT - JUDITH ALLEN HARRY CAREY - BUSTER CRABBE NOCH REERY RAYMOND HASTON and MONTE 21 DE THRILLS! THRILLS!
and the story of how Kay Johnson tries to save him from the clutches of a selfsh woman is, to say the least, extremely gripping
Preceding the feature film is an extremely interesting reel of Fa- thetone News and following that there is a cartoon entitled the "Gay Gaucho, a very interesting. Bramme is what may be described short. On the whole the pro-
as good entertainment" and a visit to the King's Theatre is re- commended. The film will be of-
"Daring "trank," "fearless" are a few of
expose," Tuthless, the words used by preview critics in describing Columbia's forceful political Picture Washington Merry-Go-Round" now showing attered for the last time to-day. the Star Theatre, ma
(Other Cinema news on page:12)
The story is a screen original by Maxwell Anderson, directed by James Cruze, and featuring Lee Tracy and Constance Cummings, and is said to throw a revealing spotlight on the invisible govern- ment that binds and gags law- makers in Washington Alan Dinehart has received no end of praise for his strong portrayal of a difficult "heavy" character. Walter Connolly, Frank Sheridan, Ernie Woods, Clay Clement End Arthur Vinton are others in the cast
OF HUMAN BONDAGE
Current Film At The King's
One
powerful
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TO-DAY ONLY Greatest Detective-thriller
by ELGAR WALLACE
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