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Now you can see Erich Maria Remarque's world-famous book in all its emotional power, transferred to the talking screenwith an amazingfidelity --without one iota of com promise to "movie" tradition. Come and see the human sido of war as seen through the eyes of Youth.
War is not all shot and shell!
-more often it is the droma of simplo human amotions in strange sur- 'roundings. The incident of the French girls from across the canal is just ONE ofthe thousondînci- dents faithfully plctured.
With Louis Wolhelm, towls Ayres, John Wray. Adaptation
and diologue by Maxwell Anderson and George Abbott,
A CARL JAEMMLE, Jr. Production, Directed by LEWIS
MILESTONE, Piwimated by CARE LAEMMIE,
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931.
WATER POLO LEAGUE.
-ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
LOCAL SEASON.
CINEMA NOTES.
"MIN AND BILL” STRONG DRAMA,
night, when a leopard Investigated and the technician was saved only by: the prompt shooting of W. S. „Van Dyke, the director.
The safar travelled through densest Mario Dreszler and Wallace Bocry, Jungles, native labourers cutting roads There will be six teams in the first a character team, provide the con- ahead of them for the autos, sound division and twelva in the second tral figures for "Min and Bill," Metro- truck, camera truck and other ap division of the local Water Polo Goldwyn-Mayer's vivid drama of the paratus. Camps were pitched in the waterfront, now playing at the very .midat of the wilderness. League during the coming season. The programma was arranged at last Queen's Theatre, and, incidentally, are Hundreds of hardships were under- night'e meeting of the committee of Riving film fans something decidedly game, despite every precaution. the Hongkong Swimming Association new in the form of scroon entertain-
mont. Miss Dressler, best known for Harry Caroy plays Trader Horn, The entries for the two leagues sra:
First division. V.R.C., Kowloon, her comedy, surprised the world with Nina i played by Edwina Booth and Royal Navy, South Wales Borderers, her first character role in "Anna Peru by Dunean Renaldo in the mighty Chinese Bathing Club, Chinese Christio," and this time is a dominant, transcription of Aloysius Horn's fam
forceful figure who raises to supromo aus book. The trek took the safari Athletic Association.
Second division South Wales dramatic heights. Berry, ho played into the Ugana, Into Tanganyika, the Borderers, 20th Heavy Battery, 81st the sinister Butch in "The Rig House," Belgian Congo, the headwaters of the Heavy Battery, 12th Heavy Battery, prosents a character Isvable rather Nile, and the deadly "sleeping Sick- Chinese Athletic Association, V.R.C. than awesome.
ness" country about Lake Albert. "A", V.R.C. "B" Kowloon Kowloon "H", Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Royal Corps of Signals, Hongkong University.
HAI
The first round will begin on Monday, Juno 1, and gamen will be played at the V.R.C. on Monday. Wednesday and Friday nights at 6 p.m. and 0.30 p.m. As June 9 is the King's Birthday, there will be no games fixed for that night,
The matchen arranged for Monday are V.R.C. v. Navy (first divielons and V.R.G. "A" v. V.R.C. "B", while on Friday Kowloon will meet the South Wales Borderers in the Arst division, and the Chinese Athletic will bo opposed to the Borderers in the second,
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.
The story depicts the struggle be
Native ceremonies, dances, the wild tween a foster mother and natural "juju" or magic hysterin, and other mother for the happiness of a girl, details of jungle life were filmed from and the tremendous denouncement authentic occurrences, m were the that selve the problem is a decidedly animal thrills. Hundreds of crocodiles, There is not a let up in the breathless found in Africa, even to the great new note in the drama of the screen. hippo, rhing and, in fact, every beast interest in this astounding story, and wild elephants, contribute thrills and despite its poignant drama, there gaaps to the picture, which was more are inany comedy moods, as well as a than two years in the making. Charming love romance, to lighten its more sombre moments.
Miss Dressler is a dominant figure as Min, keeper of the waterfront dive, and Berry playa her lover Bill, fishing smack captain, with deft skill. A newcomer to the screen ccoren heavily in the person of Marjorie Rambeau,į Been as the ovil Bella.
Amazing Animal Scenes in Film. Are you one of those who believe that the ostrich hides its head with the Idea that ho's hiding from an enemy Or that the lion is really the king of beasta?
W. 5. Van Dyke, who directed the production, is famous for such several romances as "White Shadows in the South Seas" and "The Pagan."
The Marriage Playground".
To referce a sand fight, to care for a baby and to meet his sweetheart all at the same time is the triplo acting performed by Fredric. March in one of the scenes of Paramount's showing for the last time to-day at "The Marriage Playgroural" which is
the Central Theatre.
The following cable at the close of the sugar market yesterday has been received by Mesars. Pen-ostrich docan't do anything so stupid Anita Louise, Little Mitzi, Billy Seay treath and Co.
London Terminals. March 1932 6/6% down 4d. May 1932 G/B1⁄2 down d. August 1931 6/1 down d. December 1931 6/4 down
0.1
New York Terminals, March 1932 1,35 down 3 pts. May 1932 141 down 3 pts. July 1831 1.11 down 3 pts. September 1931-1.19 down 3 pts. December 1931 1.28 down 3 pls,
RECENT MURDER.
POLICE REWARD OF $1,000 FOR INFORMATION.
£
An official notification published yesterday offers reward of $1,000, for information lending to the conviction of the person or Dersons who murdered Mr. Douglas Carstairs, at No. 2 Luna Building, Kowloon, lust Thursday,
In this picture March finds himself the contre of a sand fight on the Lido They're both mythe, like a good
of the jungles. The beach in which Philippe de Lacy, many stories and as for the lion-well, a good-sized and Ruby Parecly engage with much
spirit.
At the minute the battle is zebra can kick the daylights out of beginning Anita Louise dumps Donald him and put him to flight easily.
Smith, nino-month-old baby, into his These are just a couple of odd facts surprised arms. As he tries to atop that audiences see with their own eyes Mary Brian, elder sister of the the fight, and to protect the baby, and hear with their own para in "Trader. Horn,"
children, and the girl with whom he Metro-Goldwyn- Myer's sensational drama of Africa, is in love, steps into the scene. which will open simultaneously at tho
"The Marriage Playground” is Queen's, Star And World Theatres on based on the famous bost-selling Thursday.
novel, "The Children" by Edith Wharton.
It was filmed by the biggest picture expedition that ever went into Africa,
The story was published in atrial and that took with it the first and form in Pictorial Review in 1928. enly sound recording apparatus_ever
to invade the stark continent.. There Among those in the supporting cast were many thrills in that 26,000 mile of the production are Lilyan Tushi- trip, in which a safari of several man, Huntley Gordon, Kay Francis, hundred and a small army of trucks William Austin, Scena Owen, Jocelyn and autos invaded spots never photo-Lee, Maude Turner Gordon, David graphed before.
Newell and Joan Standing.
The cameramen crept up on lions, Lothar Mendes directed the picture. Icopards, rhinoceri, crocodiles, and He was the director of Clara Bow's other denizens of the jungles, and "Dangerous Curves" and Buddy nad Nancy Carroll's actually placed microphones to catch Rogers their voices. It was often a danger-"Rusion:" ous task. Once a raine charged, and
was dropped only a few feet from the The picture has pathos, romance, camera. Another time a technician comedy and drama. It is real enter was setting a microphone in a tree attainment.
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THE WORLD FAMOUS FEMALE IMPERSONATOR
Dr. MEI LAN FAN
and his troupe of Actors in a repertoire of FAMOUS PLAYS
at the
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NEVER BEFORE ATTEMPTED—SIMULTANEOUS SHOWINGS
at QUEEN'S STAR-WORLD
TRADER
RADER HORN
THE
BOOK read and
loved by milliona
TRADER
HORN himself
The old elephant hunter whose exploits
are now brought
to the screen
COMMENCING
TO-MORROW.
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From the book by
ETHELREDA
HORN
Because of the simultaneous show- ings, theatre-goers will be afforded. the special opportunity of seeing this miracle production at their
convenience.
Amazing beyond belief what you will see and hear! Lions in 'mortal combat! Beasts of the jungle and savage tribes in primitive conflict! Survival of the "fittest in civilization's last untamed frontierl
with HARRY CAREY, DUNCAN -RENALDO, EDWINA BOOTH
directed by
W.S. VAN DYKE
LEWIS