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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1934.
THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND
THE LADY
By FRANCES MARION
CHAPTER XII
The Come Back
CINEMA SCREENINGS since their rise to prominence in the
·NOTES SUPPLIED BY
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unforgettable "Bad Girl".
The story of "Hold Me Tight" fa said to have been specially adapted to the individual talents of Dunn and Alisa Ellors, in order to bring out the abilites they have shown them Allco Brady, Jacklo Cooper, Jimmy dives to have in their past screen rained thick and fast-the smack-Durante, Frank Morgan, Pay Tem- plays. It traces the remance of a pleton, Madgo Evans-brilliant names
boy and a young girl who, over ing impact of hard glove on naked of Broadway and Hollywood-are on Insurmountabile barriers and the un- human flesh just as hard.
parade at the Queen's Theatre where scrupulous dealings of theirs, sise to At the end of the furious alugg Broadway to Hollywood," spectacu realise their own love. The local of
• Pandemonium was at once lot
the lar cavalcade of the theatre, is now the pict is laid ontirely in New York, looss in the great Garden, and the ing, Carnera again went to
He did not rise until the showing. The great Metro-Goldwyn. with characteristic backgrounds said uproar could be heard for blocks, floor. Surprised and bewildered, Carmora count of nine, and then it was Mayor pageant of the stage, mingling to heighton all the action. With got to his feet but Stove was on painfully and only to drop into poignant drama with dazzling pagean much of the story centred in one of tells the story of three genera- the largest department stores of the him in a flash with a blow to the another clinch.
tions of troupers; the rise of vaude city, an incidental feature of the pro- Carnera's manager shouted dos villo and the ultimate decline of duction la chin that again sont Carnern to his-
a view of the latest knees. He remained on his kneesperately to him, but the champion vaudevills in favour of the motion fashions in every branch of Women's and Dempsey began to count wallouhook his head in the negative as picture. In this intensely human the thrilled crowd wont wild. At if Indicating he hadn't the power drama of the loves and joys, the apparel. There is a slight anderworld motif running through the film that "of and heartbreaks triumphs
in reported as one of the most thrll-; the count of ten Carnera came to to follow the instructions. his foet, crouched and sprang al As the referee tore the fighters vaudeville family whose career isling screen elements in recent films.
"Torch Singer" Stove. It became a pure slugging desperately apart, Steve stopped traced over a period of fifty years. match, rules and science of the art quickly up to his opponent and a touching narrative is interwoven
with colourful spectacle as of self-defence forgotten.
What is a "torch song?" Every drove him across the ring with 4 audience from time to time seci what
a "totch series of rights and lefts. Carnera is going on upon the stage as well no seems to know that
Willard Mack singer" is a woman, foranken by lovo, sagged against the ropes, partly as behind the scenes. down. As part of his body had directed with the skill born of years who sings of her heartache for the gone through one of the lower in the very life with which the story man who "did her wrong" But on ropes, Steve and Dempsey helped of "Broadway to Hollywood" deals the matter of the nature of the song planations are found. On the saz at him back into the ring and he It la a picture which will not be soon and its origin only contradicting ex- the Paramount studios while Claudette quickly fell into a clinch as the forgotten.
Colbert's newest picture "Torch bell rang.
Singer was being filmed, various theories of the term's derivation were propounded. The picture with Ricar do Cortez, David Manners, Lyds Ro- bert and Baby LeRoy in the support- ing cast, opens its engagement on Tuesday, at the Alhambra Theatro.
Belle, torn away from the ropes, had gone back to hor seat by Willle but from there she continued to scream encouragement to Stove, Willlo, thrilled by the fight, was even more thrilled by the change in Bello and his eyes were on her as much as they were on the fight. He started to wipe the blood from her face.
"Hold Me Tight"
the
"Hold Me Tight" the new Fox romance that brings together again the popular team of James Dunn and Eilers, opens at the King's Sally Theatro on Sunday. It is the fifth these two young picture in which stars have carried the stellar roles (Continued on Next Column.)
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A mighty yell went up from the nudlonco as Dempsey walked over "Leave it there-it's mine!" to the judges and consulted with Once again in Round Steve them, Carnera sagged into his floored Carnera and the champion chair in the corner, nearly all in. took the full count before spring. The Professor grasped Stovo in ing back into action. They slugg- his arms, but his gaze followed ed, cornered each other at the Denipsey over to the judges.
The most commonly accepted vor ropes, went into clinches, break- Belle was crying from atrain and
sion is that of Ralph Rainger, who wrote the plcture's musle, and who aways. With a series of powerful suspense on Willie Ryan's shoulder.
incidontally wrote "Moanin' Low" About the auditorium people punches Carnera Bent Stavo
The maid was for the "First Little Show." This through the ropes upon the press stood and sat in peculiar, contorted too much for her.
melody became the best, known of all bench, but Steve was up in a positions, and a silence that was puzzled and concerned,
"Honey.
child..." "torch songe." Rainger explains t second, vaulted over the ropes, and deathilke after the hellish clamour
"I'm all right," said Belle, quick-as a lover come back to me"
offered by a singer who is supposed hit Carnera so furiously that, as fell upon the spectators as they.
Judges decision. ly recovering herself, and trying the champion went down, he awaited the
"Yes, he did 50 for the man who act it there. tripped over him and sprawled full They were dishevelled, perspiring, to be casual.
For a be-Claudette Colbert will be the "wicko- pretty well, didn't he? length. They were up again, fight-mouths agape, eyes staring.
dest woman in town" at the star of ing madly as the bell sounded. After a minute Jack Dempsey re-ginner." Steve looked around for Belle. turned to the centre of the ring While Belle, alone in her dressing Paramount's "Torch Singer." Tho
Manners, Lyda Roberti "None of that," said the Profes- and waved both hands in the air, room, was finishing her toilet and cast features Ricardo Cartez. David sor. "Just keep her behind you indicating that the judges adatening to the strains of orchestra
draw. and that big lug in front of you.declared the bout
music that came floating back to LeRoy,
"Terror Abroad“ And then the crowd set up a rush her from the cabaret, she stopped You've got him now. Listen to me," and he continued pouring ad- for the ring and would have In-powdering her nose, covered her
To possess the women he loves, the #creen's most ruthless vice and orders Into Steve's ears vaded it, overrunning the fighters face with her hands and stifled a
egomaniac until the bell rang for the tenth and their handlers, had not scores so that arose in her throat. The savagely kills a whole boatload of round Both fighters were deter-of police been stationed at points door opened and Willio. Ryan
"Terror Aboard," which is thrilling mined upon a knockout and their of vantage ready to cope with them, stepped in. She saw his reflection passengers and crew in Paramount's blows hind all the power behind Steve and the Professor hugged in the mirror and began dabbing the next change at the Queen's them they could
With the arrival of her face while she regained con- Theatre, featuring John Halliday. summon up. each other.
Charlie Ruggles, Neil Hamilton, Carnera was floored at the first the police, the Professor got them trol of herself.
and exchange of blows and stayed to help him get Steve out of the
"Still feeling fine?" asked Willie, Shirley Grey, Verree Teasdale
Jack LaRue. Past master in the art down for the count of nine, while ring and back to his dressing room. gently. the crowd again went mad.
Bugslo capered about the ring,
"Sure. I kind of lost my head of murder, Hollywood yet voivra
newer, more original and more mys Carnera got up slowly and fought wild with delight, ready to fight at the fight, didn't I?"
tifying methods of slaughter in this "You didn't lose anything." cautiously. Steve followed him any body and everybody. A fellow
Bello tried to joke about it. exciting drama of death on the high about the ring just as cautiously, handler inverted a half-full pail of
The picture reaches its height but alertly, no smile now on his water over his head, and the "Looks like the old girl was going af originality when the body of a face. The champion backed away, spectators who saw it roared. to have to take another teeny-weeny beautiful woman is discovered in the stalling for time. Suddenly, Steve Belle and Willie Ryan were shampoo, doesn't it, Willie? Well, ship's companionway, and a doctor had him cornered against the ropes caught in the jostling, swirling I'll probably go over big to-night! swears she has been frozen to death and was swinging for a knockout, throng tramping up the aisle to Emotional strain always brings out despite the facts that the time is mid-July, the temperature is at 90 She clung tightly to his the artist in me." but Carnera saved himself by the exit.
"You don't have to sing to degrees above, and the ship is travering, eating is done in rhythm, hoj
The not to get separated. He
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.thono clinch. Steve gave him some bad arm
sing the tropic seas.
film expands t claims, and the aboard the ship,
with of the passengers night."
combining operations, body punishment for that clinch, grinned down at her. Dempsey had a struggle to separate "How do you feel, Belle?"
seeing their companions drop one by clever lyrics which interlock with the "But the show must go on, them, Carners clinging to his "I feel fine, Willio."
Willie," she kidded.
ons before the onslaughts of the dis rhythmic dialogue. bollcal maniac whose identity is un- opponent.
known, is conveyed the audience. She turned quickly and stared up "Who will be next" is the main ques-
Dances and ensembles for Warner at him., He smiled and went out tion before the house and it is. set- eyea. Financial
"Gold through the open door, returning a tled before your
Diggers of 1933, which is at Halliday), the Alhambra Theatre, are said to be (John moment later with Steve Morgan and prison confront Marros, musical and dramatic spectacle, "Lots of things happen to us Steve's face was solemn, but his American millionaire, who is on the the most lavish and ornate over pre
eyes were full of love. Belle's hand to we don't expect, Willie..I.
Two silken hellical rotere Humped them parte suppose Morgan deserves it." flew to her throat, at sight of wacht "Celeste with a boatload of dure hundred girls in ollen helitesi
stepped in quickly and Her-eyes-were-pleading...
Willie, looking cheek.
Steve's-nuffy eyes and brujaedriley Grey), his fiances, rosto skirts dance on a hellical stairway "Sure," said
in in lie exquisite "Shadow Waltz cautiously landed two body blows
Cowles number. During Bo loud in their impact that every down with an enigmatic smile, "Here's your good-bye present," love, however, with James one in the jammed house could tell "everybody deserves they said Willie. "It's slightly used, (Nell Hamilton), an American avia play upon illuminated violins, wind- that they hurt.
but I guess you won't want any retor. Suddenly one by one, the mur
ing v
about a glistering pool and an replied with Carrera, but ho shook it on and among the guesta as Betle and bait a little tired. Better go into more horrible and untas only ackles equally glisterin, colour and beau The sole topic of conversation bates. He turned to Steve. You ders begin, each move mysterious, ing around the giant stairway, whirl came back with a series of rights Willie entered the Cabaret Ela clinch and hang on." Willie left steward, played by Charlie Ruggles ty. For the "Pettin' in the Park" and lefts that dropped Carners to Ryanno, was the fight and Steve's them, closing the door. Belle and are left alive on board. In a thrilling number an entire park with benches, the canvas in Steve's own corner. great comeback in the last three Stove stared at each other, then he fighting climax, replete with the ox-mounds, trees of spun glass and silk, Dempsey again. began that slow rounds.
The straight walked over, knelt down and laid eltement, the story comes to a smash and a background of fantastic shapes
and ferme was constructed. count, waving his hand in front of through to her dressing room to his face in her lap, like a little boy, end:
number itself is fast and zippy, boys Carnera's face. It was only at the don the costume for her number. tears of remorse and shame in hia
and girls together, and like nothing count of ten that the champion She sat staring at the table top, eyes.
48 her came up and proceeded to drive moody and. thoughtful,
"Do you love me?" asked Belle,
A new type of musical film enter-over seen before. For "The Forgot tenderly.. Stove back to the centre of the coloured maid did up her hair.
tainment. is presented in "Melody ten Man" number, the girls romp
but never ar "That ex-husband of yours sho' ring. There they held a slugging
"Honey, I love you so much I'll Cruise" at the King's Theatre, which over gigantic tread mills on which festival that stood the crowd upon covered hisself with blood and give it all up. I'm tired of being is destined to be the forerunner of a they keep ever
new era of him musicals, belleres riving, ground glory dis evenin', Miss Belle," said a big shot. I just want you."
Phil Harris, internationally celebrated coins as large as the proscenium arch Both fighters were showing signs the maid. "Everybody's talkin' "You can't give it up until you radio favourite featured with Charlie of a theatre, silver coins for wings of physical manhandling; their about it."
are the big shot until there's no- Ruggles and Greta Niesen. Harris and silver colas for costumes form Inces were bleeding profusely, but At the words, Belle suddenly body bigger. Your job still isn't spinos that "Melody Cruise" pictures the elaborate setting for "we're in both were too wild with excitement emitted a sob and buried her face finished." to guard themselves and the blows in her hands. The strain had been
After they were separated, Steve came in like a wild-cat and buckled the champion with blows to the. stomach. They fell into another clinch, and Steve stood with his arms extended, willing to let Car nora have a clean break. When the
its ears,
His face was not and dour. "I never thought it could hap- pen," he said between his teeth.
Belle shot a glance at him and her voice was strained when she spoke ngain.
get.'
Belle went
what
"I don't mean that. I mean you're canned."
THE END
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HOLD ME TICHT"
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