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HEAD OFFICE) HONGKONG) BOARD OF DIREKTORL Hon. Mr. J. J. Pašarson, ChairmED,
T. M. Fearon Ess
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. 11, Ball." J. A. Phimmer, A. H. Camston, Doa, T. 11. 1. HaW, M. T. Johmon, Erg. J. F. Warren,
G. Miskin E.
Lucien Littlefield plays a French-(Schnozzlo) Durante, New York's hating busybody who wanted to wed favourite Jester, Durante plays Wal- Nancy, after he learns of her sweet-lingford's loyal but stupid chauffour. heart's death.
Ernest Torrence.plays Blackie Daw, Louiso Carter, Now York stogo Wallingford's companion in the gentle actress and playwright, ninkoa," her occupation of milking coin from the screen debut as the wife of the stern unwary, Torrence has rarely boen THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANG
Barrymore. and pompous
seen in a strictly comedy role on the Radio Pictures is showing at the
The picture 'deals with life in a screen, although years ago when his haro stalwart figuro decorated the stogen Queen's Theatre tomorrow its seque small town. Holmes is the in saund and talk to the allent classic of the production a former soldier of Broadway musical romances, "ha "Beau Goste." This now one is called who finds love alone can erase the was a famous comedian. A "Beau Ideal" after Percival Wren's novelized continuation of his first anguish which war-time horrors had tale of the brave Gentes, and it has stamped on his heart. been directed by Herbert Brenon
"Flying High", whose genius produced "Beau Geste."
It took Bert Lahr, stai of M-G-M's of the previous Haines comedies, BANGKOK
Sam Wood, responsible for many ALOR STAR ILOILO A handsome, thrilling and intensely vivid picturization of the concluding talking picture version of "Flying directed the naw picture, taking caro BATAVIA
Queen's to play up the comedy, highlights of BOMDAT chapters is the story of the Gestes, High," playing at the "Beau Ideal," is fine robust entertain- Theatre from that war, unter the production, which include the CARCOTTA ment and certainly as thrilling if not years to discover that he was funnier fleecing of a dull Syracuse manufac CANTON
is own DAWNPORE moro so than "Beau
Mr. using straight English than when he Brenon is among the first ton grant made his wisecracks in a German turer, who is "hoist with directors of the screen and "Beau dialect. In one of his Broadway petard;" the escape from arrest when OEBU Ideal" does much to enchance that successes, "Hold Everything he Schnozzle steals the evidence from COLOMBO reputation. It is a stirring picture dropped the dialect for the first time the pocket of a detective; Blackie's
masquerade as a chemist, and played enormously well and with and was rewarded with increased op dramatic finale when Wallligford, HAIPHONG shrewd knowing players in its coat. plause. Experience is the best tea- cornered at the home of his sweet- HAMBURG
Headed by Ralph Forbes, who cher and when Lahr starred in the
dramatic climax. created the role of John Geste in original stage production of "Flying heart, turns the tables in a surpris-HANKOW
Benu Gente" the samo part he takes High," he again left the dialect bo-The supporting cast of the picture
"Beau Ideal," the cast includes hind and doubled his popularity.
includes Guy Kibbee, Hale Hamilton, Lahr, America's most imitated come Robert MeWade, Clara Blandick, and Loretta Young, as Isobel Brandon, Irene Rich, Lester Vall, Leni Stengel, dian, I.a product of New York City Walter Walker. Don Alvarado and others, many of where he made his debt on the singe whom appeared in the silent. "Beau of his high school as a boy soprano Geate
singer. Strangely enough, the boy The story takes us back to Morocco soprano had ambitions to become a again and to the fierce savegery of burlesque comedian. A period in the Arab hordes, so the courageous vaudeville was the first step towards Foreign Legion, to the alluring dan- his goal and he finally dil reach the gers of the secret cities of the desert, burlesque stage where he delivered to pungent battle drama and poignant himself of the German dialect wit- emotional drama. In "Beau Ideal" ticisms which he later found to be a you will find all the ingredients of a superfuity. thoughtful and well-executed drama of "special" proportions, screen. achievement and should not mixs.
in
one
you
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"Unexpected Father."
the DELMI
Slim Summerville and Zase Pitta. That is the star-spangled combination of laugh experts that Univeren! has placed together for the first time in The Unexpected Father," the cur- rent attraction which will have its finn! ahewing at the Central Theatre to-day.
HARBIN
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His unique comedy talenta ROON It was popular demand that elova Cayliai (fully paid up). T. 190,000,001 real made themselves noticed on Broadway ted the tall lanky Tjadon of "All Reserve Fond ..... A
and he was engaged to contribute to Quiet on the Western Front" and the the humour of "Delmar's Revela." playful marine whom virtually every His outstarling success in "Hold theatre-goer promptly recognizes to "The Man 1 Killed",
Everything" and "Flying High" fol-feature picture stardom, and it, prob "The Man I Killed," Paramount's lowed. From here to the Hollywood ably, was a happy thought to team farli tremendously heart-stirring romanco talkic version was an Inevitable stop. him with the girl whom has been drama of the days after the war,
called the screen's greatest comic- soon. Williams Haines in Popular Character dienne, wist-eyed Miss Pitts. comes to the King's Theatre The producers have brought forward
In "New Adventures of Get-Rich-fellow of the rural districts who sud- Slim plays the part of a gawky a big cast of film favourites to en banco the power
of this film's Quick Wallingford," which will
showing for the last times to-day at denly discovers enough oil in his unck pretentious story.
Lionel Barrymore plays the role the Queen's Theatre, William Haines yard to transform him overnight from of an embittered father whose youth-la cast in a type of role that is now overall to a house full of servants and Zasy enters the scene na 8 nurse ful soldier son was killed in the war to him, the role of J. Rufus Walling-riches. and who suddenly realizes that the ford, well-loved, happy-go-lucky fic from the local dog hospital who comes French fathers had sons too.
tlon character invented by George Nancy Carroll is cast as a very Randolph Chester for the stories to the millionaire's house by mis- romantic-minded German girl who which ran so successfully in Cosmo- take to take care of a sick puppy. but finds that Slim has just been falls in love with an ex-soldior of politan Magazine. France, even though he has tok her As the nimble-witted, wise-cracking adopted by a little waif of the streets that he was the man who killed her hero, Haines is said to have a part who need both care and love,
There is a new kid sensation in this sweetheart during the war.
nimirably suited to both his comic
Leila Alm, Cora Sue Collins, who banats of Phillips Holmes is een the and romantic talents. With young Frenchman who devotes hisyams supplying the heart interest, four years of existence and a great time, after the war, to seeking out which turns the good-bad man inte a deal of natural acting ability and the girl whose name he found on an good-good man, there is plenty of beauty it is reported."
Dorothy Christy, the blonde willowy unsent letter in the pocket of the dead dramatic action in this story of a German.
bunko artist who finds that honest vamp of many a devastating screen Fond an affair, Claud Alister, the popular Tom Dougins, young stage starinusiness supplies just as
English comedian, Alison Skipworth Hongkong for 11, Custn't Road, Cant From New York and London, plays outlet for his tricky art. the part of the German soldier. Production officials mw to it that Grace Hampton and Tyrell Davis nre Authorised Castiat Quilders 119,999,005 the also prominent members among the papalilders 10,811,80 ZaSu Pitts, whose mournful com- Haines did not have to carry placency in the face of good fortuna comedy in the picture alone. A fine cust.
Thornton Freeinad the man
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who
or bad has brought her widespread east of comedians was assembled to film fame, is the gossipy small-town nid him. Chief among them, and a filmed "Whoopee" and "Alibi" direc- German servant,
[comedian new to the screen, is Jimmy
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