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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JANUARY
in
CINEMA SCREENINGS. vividness by Richard Bennett, father "Smoky Joe" Grant, accepts an offeri person. As Vivienne Ware, the of the star, Portby Peterson, who is to pitch to the major league for the beautiful society girl and hatrous, remembered in "Mothers Cry" plays St. Louis Cardinals. Els adventures Miam Bonnett is tried for the murder Stephany's mother. The cast includes in the city do not, however, prevent of Damen Fenwick, the millionairo Raymond Milland, Maudo Eburne, him from forgetting all about the architect to whom she was afilanced. Doris Llyod, Clara Blandick, Mao basoball game at a crucial moraent, The circumstantial evidence is so Madison, Edward J. Nugent and Paul when he hears the airons of the fire convincing that conviction souma cor- Constance Bennett, callod the Porcast. "Bought" is an adaptation trucks. As the baseball player and tala. But the girl's innocence sorton's most highly-paid actress, was of "Jackdaws Strut," the naval by lover whose prime affcctions for finally established after the district enthusiastically, recolved at
the Harriet Haury. Archlo Mayo do fires and fire equipment, Brown is attorney has demanded her life and Queon's Theatre Inst night, in her serves high commendation for his furnished his greatest comedy op her own attorney advise her to plaad Latest and greatost,
direction. "Bought" is the play you portunity. That he is at bome on the guilty and accept a life sentence. "Bought," a
halla Warner She plays
game sequences. Brown once played appears as counsel for the defence "Fireman, Save My Child" modern
professional baseball, first In the St. who is in love with the fair prisoner. girl I brought up in poverty I compelled to bear the slings and
and Joo F. Brown's latest starring Paul League and later with the Now Allan Dinehart is the prosecutor and arrows of gossips who twit her about vehiclo for First National and Vita York Yankees. Evalyn Knapp, as the Herbert Mundin, the star witness, bor doubtful birth. Miss Bonnott or phone pictures, "Fireman, Save My home town girl "Smoky Joo loves Others contributing to the success of ce the blonds the picture are Lillian Bond, Skoota quialtely depicts the emotional role Child," variously described by New and Lillian Bond, and she is ably supported by Ben York exlikes as a "laugh riot, frolic adventures he becomes embrolled Gallagher, Maude Bourse, Rath Noel Madison, William Lyon, who plays tho part of the poor fun," otc. opens at the Queen's with in the big city, furnish attrac Selwyn,
of the poor Theatre on Sunday. Brown appears tive feminine background for Brown's Fawley and Jameson Thomas. woribbler who la deserted for a time. assistant irst chior and local baso-huinouroux entier. The largo cast and in the end acons to her a rather ball here in "Fireman, Save My alas includes a score of major and
"The Love Contract" good substitute. The ancient bone Child." In order to secure enough
minor league baseball players, among Castor who is always in the oiling to money to finance fire extinguisher Mike Donlin, one, time slugging king girl who, suddenly losing all her them Jim Crandall, Eralo Orsatil and The merry necapade of a charming give help is played with splendid which ho ha invented, Brown, as
for the New York Giants. Non- money, becomes a chauffeur, is told athletic members of the cast include, in "The Love Contract" which is now Guy Kibbeo, Richard Carlo, Walter showing at The Central Theatre. Walker, Dickie Moore, George Mecker Winifred Shotter and Owen Nari and many others.
the part of Dievo boen looking for. Don's miss it. baseball diamond is evident in the Donald. Cook, dark and bandsome,
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play the leads in this amusing story). "Winnie" as the chauffeur to the financier who brought about her In Hollywood frequent references': financial rain. Nevillo Carrington are heard in the gosip of the day to Oven Nares) le very much taken up the now reyal family of the stage and with Mrs. Savage (Sunday Within) scroon. Everyone knows that Richard before the engaging of Antoinette,
relish Bennett and his three glorious and the lady does not at all daughters, Constance, Joan
probability that he will transfor hia Barbara, constitute the family re-
Antoinette, however, is affection forred to. The girls have "mado
to bo wide-awaku not brilliant screen careers for them. deceived and
Insists
пров в Атта selves and Richard has been far from business contract, the terms of which idic. "This Reckless Age" "Arrow- have be oboyed. As the iden smith", and just recently "Madamo dovelops the usefulness of the contract Racketeer" bave kept him busy for bosomes increasingly evident. The many months. Bennett co-features young chauffeur begins to find Mrs. with Allson Skipworth in the lastSavage a "bit of a nuisance," and named, which is now showing at the slyly invokes the aid of her
brother King's Theatre.
chauffeur Hodge (Gibb McLaughlin)
"The Trial Of Vivienne Wars”
Joan Bennett plays the leading role
to
In contriving methods for upsetting the harmony between the two. A particularly amusing section of the
In "The Trial of Vivienne Ware, the flm is devoted to the happenings on Fox pletura coming to the Kinga night trip to Cornwall in the car. Theatre on Sunday next. Based on The whole story is very good fun; Kenneth M. Ellis' radio drams and there are many bright spots, and ali widely read novel, "The Trial of the artistes Inclade Miles Malleson Vivienne Ward” doplets the thrills of Cosmo Kyrlo-Bellow, Spencer Trovor a murder trial and shown to what¡ and Frank Harvey, enter into the extent circumstantial evidence may be sprit of the play, contributing to: employed in convicting an innocent i västly-amusing entertainment.
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