THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1932,
CINEMA SCREENINGS.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES,
Outdoor romances, in great num- hers have shown on the screen at the King's Theatre, but "A Holy Terror," showing to-day, is a revelation, a real treat in this class of film entertain- mont
That popular idol of the younger generation, George O'Brien, portrays the leading role and Sally Ellers, vibrant and beautiful, enacts the fen- tured feminine role.
The story concerns the thrilling ad- verbures of a young man about town, who fade his assumed father shat to death and decides to track down the murderer.
O'Brien performs all sorts of hazar- dous feats in an acroplane and on horse-back, makes a thrilling escupe frons band of mendacious cattlemon and crashes into a lady's bathroom with his acroplane. In the end, he Onda ble man, only to discover he han been trailing his own father and that the man who wan killed in a fuir fight, kidnapped the hero when he was child.
O'Brien, it is declared excels all his previous efforts in this picture, even the roles he so successfully played in "Lone Star Ranger" and "Last of the Duanes
The cast supporting the principals includes such favourites as Rika La Roy, Humphrey Bogart, James Kirk- wood, Stanley Fields, Robert War- wick and Richard Tucker,
The picture was directed by Irving. Cummings and the story in based on Max Brand's outdoor thriller, "Trailin","
"Busan Lenox, Her Fall and Rime."
Greta Garbo achieves the finest per- formance of her carcer as the heroine of "Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rine,' which will be screened on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre as a new Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer offering.
Some
critics have expressed the opinion that Garbo's appearaneen in talkies have been marked by cumber- some vehicles with a tendency toward stilted action. Certainly, no such complaint can be made of
the pic- turization of the David Graham Phil- ilpa novel, modernized and directed by Robert 2. Lennard with skilful treat ment and artistic persentation.
any
The new Garbo pieture, which fur- ther introduces the striking Clark Gable as a romantic hero, packs more action and visual entertainment than other taiking plcture this reviewer has seen since the first musicals. It mover at a swift pace, sweeps for ward at a raphi tempo with fast- changing transitions that keep the terest ever kindled with fresh expecta- tions. The novel was adapted for the screen
by Wanda Tuchark with dialogue
by Zelda Sears and Edith
Tho
Leonard has turned in a fine piece of work with his smooth direction, splendid camera employment and able Judgment in handling the many diffi cult situations in the dramatic plot. story is one of regeneration from an entirely different angle. In it Garbo plays the part of a Swedish farm girl, hounded by cruel circums tances into the world, where fights her battle with life in her own primitive way.
she
The supporting east is particularly fine, including Ruch players as Jean Hersholt,
John Miljan, Alan inie, Hale Hamilton, Hilda Vaughn, Russell Simpson, Cecil Gunningham and lan Keith.
Whatever you de-don't miss this grand show!
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MECCA PILGRIMS.
ECONOMIC CRISIS HAS BAD EFFECT ON NUMBERS
Jeddah, Apr. 21. The Mecca pilgrimage this year successful. There has was very been no outbreak of any epidemiei among the pilgrims, whose mem- bars decreased from 16.698 in 1930 to a mere 2,163,, owing to the economic crisis.-Renter's Special Service.
Not so many years ago, when he was one of the outstanding "come- diana of the stage, he was known the world over as Willie Collier. Now he in in motion pictures and is always billed as William Collier, Sr. The famous composer of "Rhapsody in
William Bl" reason being that his son,
in
a his
Caller, Jr. In also procontract to Fox the proper manner of singing "The In addition to instructing Janet in Collier, Sr., is under
writer and n
Star Spangled Banner," the comical Films as an actor, A director of dialogue. In "Stepping Swedia comedian offers to
write Sistera,"
Louise Dresser, love song for Munya Roberti, featuring
Russian sweetikart in the picture. next Sunday to the Theatre, he has a prominent rule in
to having
directed the with Seymour Felix dircel ing production.
Collier refuses to discuss his age, but will talk about anything else. He recalls that he ran away from home when he was scarcely 11 years old to go on the stage and he has never left
Minna Gombell and Jobyna ng's The result, unique in both musical |
addition to
dialogue,
the
composition and words, is one of the comical highlights of the production. Romance of Daring Princess & Actor hind A girl for whom three men supposedly gone to their deaths. girl who was a princess of royal blood and yet, despite the atmosphere of musty traditions in which she lives,
girl who was ultra-modern, sophils. ticated, independent! A girl who He got his real start when the late would sacrifice herself on the altar Augustin Daly engaged him as a call of matrimony out of loyalty to her boy which gave him a chance to study country. the methods of the best actors of the stage. Soon he was playing woul parts and understudying grominent His first important role was nctors. in "Blue-beard" in which the late Eddie Foy starred.
In 1892, Collier formed a partner with the late Charlie Reed and ship took their own company on the road, playing a three-net comedy called
That is the heroine of "The Com- princess and Performance."--the who is to be bartered in marriage for political reason, An alliance is sought between the Kingdoms of Kordevin and Serblandt. The latter Kingdom is in sorry need of a treaty between the two countries, but Prince Alexis refuses to even go and pay his res Hos and Hoos." In the cast were prets to Princess Katerina and se
when Collier's wife and his sister.
a young actor who looks exact- Following the death of Reed, the is like the Prince gets into a fist fight company disbanded and Collier played with is Royal Highness and is or the star role in a number of come rested, he is given the alternative of wosing the Princess in the Prince's recalled beit
"The Man from Mexico,'
dies, the most easily Dicta-name-or. going to the salt niines. Lor," "The Hottentot "and" "Nothing The actor chooses the romantic nd- But the Truth." He also appeared in venture, but not with a particularly a number of Weber and Fields shows happy heart, because all her suitors along with such stars as Lillian us have met a very mysterious death and sell, David Warfield, May Irwin and he has no reason to believe he will Sam Bernard, and since then he has excape the same fate. Of course, the been one of the mast active perform actor falla madly and seriously in love era on either the stage or screen, with the Princess and that's what makes the story doubly thrilling and "Delicious."
romantic.
In "Delicious," the now Fox musical romance with which Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell usher in a new order
El
Neil Hamilton in the dual role of the Prince and the actor and Una Merkel as the Princess head the cont which includes Albert Gran, Helen of dramatized musical talkies, Ware, Lawrence Grant, Thelma Todd, Brendel has the opportunity of reveal-
cal: Vera Lewis, Mischa Auer, Burr Me ing a talent of his which in the past Intox, William von Brincken and has been little known. It is his ability Murdock MacQuarris. The Central to sing. In this film, coming to the Theatre is presenting "The Command Theatre soon, Brendel attempts Performance" to-day to the public. another flight into the vocal held. Teo James Cruze Production Brendel finds severals opportunities to Tiffany, adapted from the play by C. sing in "Delicious," which was writ- ten especially for the famous sweet- Stafford Klekens. Walter Lang direc hearts of the screen by Guy Bolton ted from the script by Maude Fulton and set to musle by George Gershwin, and Gordon Rigby.
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The following is the list of locali share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
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Am: O. Finance Corp., $29 n. Insurances.
Canton Ins., $1250 n.
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Shipping.
Dongluser, $20% b.
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..
S'hai Explorations, Tls. 2.10 n. Ranks, $38 b.
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n.
Ewo Cottons, Tia, 15 b. Shanghai Cotton, Tla. 76 n. Zoon Sings Tia. 10 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
1
H.K. Hotels, $13.15 sa Cum Rts.
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H. K. Lands, 377 n.
Metro Lands $10 n. S'hal Lands, Ts. 24 n. Humphreys, $16.50 n. Realties, $11.40 b.
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Industrials.
Malabona, 321 n. Canton Ices, $5.05 . Cements (com.), $18.35 b. Ropes, $14.10 b.
Storen, ete. Dairy Farms, $28, sa, Watsons, $15 n. Watsons Rights, 804 n. Der A. Wings. $1 x. Lane Crawfords, 30 b.
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Incorporated by Royal Charter 1981.
ÚRAD OFFICE:—LONDON,
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2.504.100 Howerve Fund ...................
180,000 Reserve Liability of Proprettors
£3,000,000
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berting.................... ME, FORAID ........620,000,000
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T. Fence Bagn Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. II. Bell. 7. A. Plommer, Ess
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KUCHING
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HANKOW
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Hongkong, 17th August, 1931.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
Capital (fully paki-w)... 100,000,000] Reserve Fund ............ 117,300,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-TOKOHAMA,'
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Manager.
Hoogkoms, 11th March, 1931.
THE HO HONG BANK,
LIMITED.
(ESTABLISH 1517).
Authorised Capital
Issued Capital
Paid-up Capital
Reservo Liabilition of Shere-
holder
10 YEARS OLD
---EVERY DROP
Aerotox
OF IT!
OBTAINABLE AT
.Atrito $20,000,000
HONGKEW
ILOILO
Iron
JOHORS KOBE
BRANCHED
LONDON LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
PENANO RANGOON
SAIGON
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Blongkang. 6th April, 1181.
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FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING QORFORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiar MazzaNTE. Hongkong, 17th February, 1912.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York. Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Prosta, U8$225,847,480.31.
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHIL CHINA
8,000,000 COLOMBIA 4,000,000 CUBA
DOMINICAN
4,000,000 REPUBLIC 2,631,000 INDIA
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Branches: Ascles and Correspondents to
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Every deseription of Banking and Exchange
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$35,006,060.03 24,710,000.00 ,820,506.82
READ OFFICE:-BHANGHAI.
HONGKONG BRANCH,
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J. CUEN,
Manger.
| THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONGKONG.
Capital & Surplus over H$8,000,000 Total Resources over $30,000,000
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transact- ed.
Current and Fixed Deposit Ac-i counts in local and foreign eur- rencles opened for clients,
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