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CENTRAL
THEATRE
SHOWINGS, TO-DAYĄ DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30
NOW! REAL!" ASTOUNDING!
THE PICTURE THAT BROKE ALL LONG- RUN RECORDS IN EUROPE,
THE HISTORICAL FILM OF WAR
"STORMTROOPS OF 1917"
THE WORLD
MOVES ON
At The King's To-day
Bitterness of hate, last of power. futility of conflict, glory of faith. ecstasy of lovet..
These are the elements, it is an- nounced, that go to make up "The World Moves On," described as Fox Film's love story of a cen- tury," which opens to-day at the King's Theatre.
Chronicling the drama of A family which, over four genera- lons, "spreads its branches over four nations of the film. Prior to its general nation-wide release it thrilled packed houses for weeks at a special two-a-dây, $2 showing Ir the Criterion Theatre, New York. Is is said to be the most ambitious work to date" of Winfeld Sheehan, the producer.
The film will reveal for the sec- ond time in America. Madeleine Carroll, glamorous star of "I was' A Spy." Miss Carroll 13 Com featured with Franchot Tone and the work of both won the praise of the New York critics and the the plaudits of the crowds.
The starry-eyed beauty and her leading man share their laurels, however, with their distinguished supporting cast which includes Re- ginald Denny, Siegried, Rumann,
LAUREL & MARDY Louise Dresser,
Coming Soon To The Queen's
In "Babes in Toyland," the picturization of the Victor Herbert operetta which will be seen on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, Laurel and Hardy, stars of the elaborate feature-length produc- tion, appear in period costume. This is one of the very few times they have discarded their shabby but genteel habiliment which has
Raul Roullen,
Lumsden Fetchit, Frank Melton, Brenda Fowler. Russell Simpson, Walter McGrail, Marchell Corday, Charles Bastin, Barry Norton, George Irving. Ferinand Schu- "mann-Heink, Georgette Rhodes.
Claude King. Ivan Simpson and Fran Moran.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.30.6.10.7.15/ & 9.30 PM.
KINGS
Onward goes Entertainment!
To new emotional magnifi- cancel..Todramathat probes new depths in the human [soul]....To love that fathoms
the hearts of you and me!"
THE WORLD
MOVES ON
THE LOVE STORY OF A CENTURY
MADELEINE CARROLL FRANCHOT TONE
with
Preduced by Windlaid Shoshan Director: John Ford Author Reginald Barkeley
HAPPINESS AHEAD
FOX
COMING SOON TO
THE KING'S
was directed by Coming To-morrow "The Gay Divorcee"
The Picture John Ford, ranked among Holly- wood's great. from an original story by Reginald Berkeley, who also prepared the screen play. George Scheldermann WALA the photographer, E F. Grossman the sound engineer, William Darling the art director, Rita Kaufman characterized them for many the costume designer, and Arthur years. As Stanley Dum and Oliver | Lange, musical "director. Dee, poor but honest toymakers,
Laurel and Hardy are attired in
tights, smocks and jaunty feather- AT THE QUEEN'S
ed skull caps.
: In this delightful fantasy of the screen are heard such stirring Victor Herbert compositions 89 "Bo-Peep," "Castles in Spain," "Go To Sleep, Shamber Deep" and "March of the Toya"
The cast includes in addition to Laurel, and Hardy, Charlotte Henry as Bo-Peep. Henry Klein- bach as the villain, Barnaby and such great singers as Felix Knight and Virginia Karns.
Chanuel Crossing
"Channel Crossing." showing at the Queen's to-day, starring Ma- theson Lang and Constance Cum- mings is delightful film, '-
le
To The Alhambra
The "team" idea is not a new one in pictures. Every important personality of the screen's early days worked as part of a team, and to-day when a producer finds a perfectly suited pair it is a na- tural development that they be teamed.
One of the most famous of the early teams was Francis X. Bush- man and Beverley Bayne. Others were Bob Leonard and Ella Hall; Francis Ford and Grace Cunard; Flora Finch and John Bunny: Bessie Barriscale and Howard Hichman.
In "Happiness Ahead." which comes to the Alhambra Theatre to- morrow First National has cast a new team in Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchinson
As secretary to Matheson Lang. Miss Cummings was unaware of the real position of her boss un-. ti Lang (as the financier) used faked bonds to maintain his busi- ness at a critical juncture.
When crossing over from Dover to Calals on a rush journey to Parts Miss Cummings quite by chance came across the real truth and Lang's confession was over- heard by
pulsive, effervescent. her sweetheart, who threatened to wireless the to Paris.
Like most of the successful teams that have worked together team is a study In contrasts. either on stage or screen-the new
news
Dick is the entirely natural. tor. His method is brisk and im- blithe and ingenuous type of ac-
"Babes in Toyland" was filmed In two units with a different director in charge of each com- pany. This was done not only to -speed up production of the elaborate fantasy, which will en- tertain all, both young and old, but also to have a directorial specialist at the head of each unit. Charles Rogers. writer and director for many years. was selected as the ideal director for the comedy sequences of the pro- Entirely familiar with the moods and "manners of the.
When the boat docks at Calais two stellar funsters, he had Hittle
the financier remains behind to difficulty in bringing out all the
explate his misdeed. whimsy and humour in everyį.
Dick furnishes the are--and situation in which the boys ap Cummings and
Matheson Lang. Constance vitality-the romantic, ardour. Jose-
Edmund Gween peared.
With many years of experience play leading roles. Anthony Bus-phine furnishee the glamour and
duction.
"
as a director of film spectacles. and a background of music, Gus Melns was placed in charge of all scenes in the screen version of
How the sweetheart was thrown overboard and rescued are part of the scenes that culminate in the picture.
hell
one
!.
also
of those
and Max, Miller are prominent members of the cast.
This is another delightful and entertaining witty this great Victor Herbert operetta dialogued pictures which comes Among these were a majority of out from Gaumont British studios the Bogeyland
well that is worth going a long way 25 most .of the introductory to see.
sequences,
scenes
SIR A. PINERO'S
ESTATE
MOBY DICK
At The Alhambra
One of the most dramatically
Sir A. Pinero, the dramatist, thrilling sea picture seen or made author of "The Second Mrs. Tan for a long time is now being
queray," left £63,310 (net personal shown at the Alhambra Theatre, ty £62895).
He left £1,000 to "his old friend that is "Moby Dick, which was Laura Taylor, as a mark of grati- the most famous and famous tude and affection." Annuities of whale that ever lived.
£400 are given to his two sisters,|· This thrilling - melodrama with and £200 and an annuity of £30
background of stormy seas and
is given to Miss Evelee Milla, stormier passions is so authenti exocutrix. His effects not other
cally recorded that it is worth
wise bequeathed are given to his the price of admission to see it. step-daughter, Myra Hughes, and the residue of the property is left the world's greatest living monster The struggle between man and on trust for her for life.
The Garrick Olub shares in the ls so spectacular which makes ultimate residue. They are also to "Moby Dick", a picture that can get a marble bust of the dramatist never be forgotten.
by Emil Fuchs. Mordecai's if Admirers of John Barrymore painting of Bir Pinero is to be will be amply rewarded in this offered to the National Portrait picture by the star's great acting Gallery.
Joan Bennet acts opposite him and the rest of the cast are: Lloyd Hughes, Noble Johnson, Jack Curtis, Walter Long, and Willar Whaling
Sir Arthur Pinaro was 79 years old and some of his plays earned big sume. His wife, formerly Mr Angus Hamilton, died 15 year
ago,
Miss Hutchinson is restrained, studied and serious. Her manner has the calm sophistication one would expect of the long Civic Repertory training which she had. In the complications of youthful Jove affairs such as in "Happiness Ahead," the combination is per
fect.
Fugs
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE Txi. No. 25313 126932
FROM MONDAY 4TH FEB.
SPECIAL ATTRACTION SELECTED FOR THE.
FRED
OHINESE NEW YEAR
GINGER & ASTAIRE ROGERS
IN.
"THE GAY DIVORCEE"
with the Half Beautiful of Hollywood.
RKO-RADIO PICTURE.
THE HAPPY
ENDING
At The Star
Ian Hay's play, The Happy Ending." has been adapted and directed by Millard Webb into a workmanlike talkie.
Fur lined rooms, thick pumped up with air for additional softness, throne-like bedrooms and fireplaces with mantels large enough to dance upon, are to be popular as a silent picture as well features of hotel suites fifty years
from now!
So forecast RKO-Radio's design- ers who have built a suite contain- Ing those features as one of the settings for the lavish musical comedy, "The Gay Divorcee," "co- starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, coming to the King's.
Ornamental moldings in the rooms are of long, white fur. The air, cushioned rugs are decorated with designs in pastel shades.
Designs upon doors and walls are Copper cut-outs brilliantly polished. The walls themselves are startling in the extreme. They do not run up and down and from side to side as ordinary walls. Instead, they break out at unexpected places to soar outward in striking promin- caces of unusual and futuristic shape.
The mantel in the livingroom is about 16 feet long, shaped like a half-moon and wide enough to dance upon.
Behind the mantel, extending from it upward to the celling in a hand-painted designs. It is softly panel of frosted glass, bearing illuminated from behind
The bedroom of the suite is prob ably the most striking room of
them all. An amazingly beautiful
dramatle balance.
bed is elevated like a throne. It is Further promite of the success backed and partially surrounded of the coalition may be seeri in by snowy drapes, extending from the big supporting cast which in the celling The bed itself is said cludes Frank McHugh, Dorothy to be the first of its kind, although Dare, John Halliday, Allen Jen- Impractical until moths are. com- kins, Ruth Donnelly, Gateson, Russell Hicks, J. M. Ker-pletely upholstered with for, with Malorie pletely exterminated. It is com-
rigan, and others.
a spread to match.
TO-DAY
AND
TO-MORROW
The story has already been
as a play and a novel, In the new version the main interest is focused on Dents Cradock, the weak philanderer, whäm, his only daughter who is brought up by her mother belleves to have died an heroic death in the wreck of a liner.
Mr. Webb shows us Cradock in various parts of the world, inclüd- ing a war episode. George Bar- raud, who plays the role, succeeds
as
3
in making the character live. He is at his best when, as Captain Dale Conway, he comes uninvited guest to his daughter's tive and effecting scene, birthday party. This is an effec- and Daphne Courtenay! as the girl helps to give it a real human appeal,
T
Ir
Anne Grey as the wife, and" Benita Hune as Yvonne; one of
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
HONG KONG
KING'S-
"The World Moves On" QUEEN'S:-
"Channel Crossing"
ORIENTAL:
"The Masquerader"
CENTRAL:
"Storm Troops of 1917”
KOWLOON
MAJESTIC:-
"Palooka"
ALHAMBRA:—
"Moby Dick"
KING'S:-
Coming
The Gay Divorcee" QUEEN'S:--
"
"Babes In Toyland"
ORIENTAL:--
"Hollywood Party" "Stamboul Quest"
"You Said A Mouthful**
"The House On 56th Street" ALHAMBRA
"Happiness Ahead"
• SHOWS
1.30-13
2
MAJESTIC
q THEATRES
Nathan Road Kowloon, Tel. 57292 TO-DAY TO SUNDAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
"WHAT A PITCHUR
It's got action! It's got dames! It's got love! It's got me! And it's got pathology!
Hot-cha- cha!"
BELIANCE FICTUREs presenta
mmie (Schnozzle) DURANT
LupeVELEZ
ERWIN
Palooka
EDWARD
TIKO ANY TRAM OR MAPPY VALLEY BUS,
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
ONLY
HERE'S
FLEMING
ROAD WANCKAR
TEL. 28473
A MARVELLOUS SCREEN PRODUCTION
One of the strangest stories in years
Colman has ever done.
by far the most thrilling
IT OUT DRUMMONDS BULLDOG DRUMMOND.
A story that moves with the speed of plummet. It holds you tense with its mystery, keaping you on edge as situation after situation unfolds. Itself and you wonder WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT!
RONALD
"COLMAN
IN THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production of
THE MASQUERADER
with ELISSA LANDI⚫ Directed by RICHARD WALLACE
Cradock's many loves, are superb MUSEUM DEVOTED
in their respective roles, and Alf Goddard provides some real Cock- ney humour.
"The highlights of the film are
the scenes on the liner and the wreck. These are the best scenes of their kind that have been
that they were photographed in aimed, and nobody would believe
the Surrey Docks and not in mid- Atlantic
Endurance
TO SAFETY:
A workman' cannot be relied upon always to ensure his own safety. There Is the possibility of a lapse of attention, a momentary imprudence, a slip, or perhaps a
Devices For Use In flaw in the material. Sometimes
British Industry
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Jan.-12. Hidden away-in-Westminster-is-
there is in workmen and employ- ers a certain indifference to risk.. induced by constant familiari:y with danger. Workmen at times will not only disregard, but· even' deliberately set aside an appliance which protects them from accid-
to
a remarkable museum which has ent when it appears to hinder not its like anywhere else in Eng-their work The machine design-"
er has therefore set himself land. Its exhibits are not exam- The
student thumped and ples of ancient art or skill but vent automatic safeguards so that the machine itself: will pro- piece at the recital pounded his way through his up-to-date and efficient pieces of tect the man whether he wills
“Wonderful!” said a hearer to his neighbour.
"How he plays, you mean?" "No. How the piano stands it.
QULLN'S
2.30, 5.10,
7,20 & -9.30
P.M.
MATHESON LANG & CON TANCE CUMMINGS
CHANNEL CROSSING
weh EDMUND
MILTON MILMED
GWENN
machinery and other industrial appliances. Even so they are not shown as specimens of technical efficiency” in the processes "for Which they were designed but as types of machines and accompany ing apparatus, which reach the highest known point of safety, they form a permanent collection of methods, arrangements, and devices for promoting the safety, health, and welfare of factory workers and their home is the
· Industrial.... Museum, Horseferry. Road
The variety, the ingenuity, yery often the simplicity and seeming: Infallibility of the safety device are astonishing. All-power-driven,
or no.
ALHAMBRA
THENTRE
TO-DAY ONLY
Herman Melville's Immortal. Classic of Whaling Day's !
Thar
machinery is potenially dangerous she
blows
JOHN
BARRYMORE
SAN ZIDAN SENGEST
and accidents are costly both të: the work-people who suffer-in- Jury and also to the employers to whom they represent loss in several ways." In factory accid- ents last year 523 persons were killed and 104,119 injured; and in- cluding accidents in building "MOBY DICK operations and at docks 688 per- zons were killed and 112,572 in- jured. The sun paid in compen sation is more than £2,000,000 2 and when medical and legal expenses are added, as well as the Loss due to derangement of work the total cost is estimated at be tween £8,000,000 and £9,000,000 Batch is therefore economy.
year ag
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