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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.✨ THURSDAY,
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1934.
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STABLE CURRENCY
CHINA PLANNING NO DEVALUATION
Nanking, Feb. 21.
Nowa has reached here that the
One of the largest casts ever, assembled for a picture is showing at the Alhambra Theatre In Warner Bros. "I Am A Fugitive From Aanancial community in Shanghai Chain Gang taken from the son is greatly excited over the silver national book of that title by Robert situation in the United States.
E. Burns, Paul Muni, the stellar character in the Broadway hit, "Coun
Mr. H. H. Kung, Finance sollor at Law," and famous for his
the Minister, in an Interview with screen role of "Scarface, has the title role with Glanda Farrell na the Reuter, emphatically denied feminine lead, Helen Vinson, the rumour that there was any
sibility of inflation of the Chinese dollar by Government action.
ingenue, Preston Fostor. David Landau, Edward J. McNamara and Shoila Terry and other well known players. In all there are thirty-seven important roles besides fifty-three small or "bit" parts, and more than two thousand extras. The latter are used on the impressive prison camp ect ne convicta, quarde, inspectors and civilian employees, as well as in other imposing settings. The story is an intensely dramatic one based on the novel of Burns who was sentenced to ten years on a chain gang for the theft of less than five dollars, who twice escaped and is still a fugitive. Besiden is mucccasion of dramatic thrills the picture reveals several dar ing love episcdes, depicts the fugl- tive's marriage to a woman who be- trayed him and sent him back to the chain gang, and finally his undying love for a woman he has been unable to wed because the law is ever on his trail.
the pos-
On the contrary, every effort will be made to stabilise Chinese currency, and nothing to fur- thor from the thoughts of the National Government leaders than they should devaluate tho that standard of the silver dollar, Renter.
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"Song You Gave Me"
Buenos Aires This picture will be screened at the Shanghai Central Theatre commenting next New York. Wednesday and is quoted by London Amsterdam papers as being Bebe Daniels' best Vienna, pleture ever since she triumphed in "lo Rita". Supporting her
ore Madrid Vieter Varconi, Claude Hulbert, Lea- Hucharest ter Matthews and Eva Moore, The Hongkong pleture has been directed by Paul L. Brussels.
Stockholm.. Stein. Miss Daniela renders in this
Copenhagen. picture three delightful and tuneful *Eng with her captivating style Lisbon bound to enthuse the auditorium, The Bombay
Rio story of the picture is interesting
Yokohama. from the very start and keeps the
Montevideo audience in good mood throughout.
Belgrade Montrent Silver (spot) Silver (forward),20% War Lonn..
"Silver Dollar"
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102,3/16 -British Wireless.
A picture led with the thrill and romance of pioneer life in the mad gold rush days of Colorado's found- ing will be seen in "Silver Dollar," a First National picture which is com- ing on Sunday to the Alhambra Theatre.
Edward G. Robinson,
Ladies' prizes for the Gay Nineties famous for his powerful screen charac- exhibited in the loungs of the Hong- Ball next Saturday are now being terizations, has the intense and colourful role of Yates Martin, the kong Hotel, and are much admired. Colorado Silver King, who rose from The gentlemen's prizes are not yet poverty to riches overnight. Bebe on view, but consist of eight bottles Daniels and Aline MacMahon head of Black Label whisky and a port- notable supporting
able gramophone, which in- DeWilt
cludes Jobynn
Jennings, Robert
Holman, Russel Harry
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Mars-International Pictures, that the follow- ton, Charles Middleton and Marforicing outstanding films will be shown Gateson
The screen offering is to longkong movie-goers at the Cen- based on David Kursner's popular | tral Theatre:-"The Song You Gave book, which tells the rise and fall of Me" featuring the popular star of Haw Tabor, an influential poncer who "Rio Rita," Bebe Danleis; "The Only played an important and spectacular | Girl."- atarring cute Lillian Harvey, part in the early history of the well-known for her pust screen per antion.
forainnees; "Early To Bed." withi Heather Angel now a sensational star A new pair of screen lovers, Helen in the States; "Heads We Go." with the delightful screen star, Constance Hayes and Clark Gable, their appear-
Cummings; Southern Maid," with ance at the Oriental Theatre on Fri Bebe Danicis; "Love Nest," with Gene day and Saturday in Metro-Goldwyn, Gerard and Camilla Horn; "I Say,"
stars Sally Ellera
"The White Sister"
Lure version of "The Waste with the popular de Me Love You
You
Ben Lyou; with Stanley Lupino and Thelma out Stanley, Lupino in "Sleepless "F. P. Doesn't Reply,"
The combination au at cularly strong one. The story of the aristocratic Italian girl who falls love with a soldier on the eve of her marringe to
man of her father's claimed as a four star quality pic-1 choice gives both Miss Hayes and
ture and realeased in the United: Gabit every opportunity for romantic
starring portrayals of the first order.
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The States through Fox Rentou.
ther it be in the lighter scenes of the carnival at the dramatic moment when the soldier whom the heroine believed to be dead returns very much ulive, the work of the two stare is at all tintes touching and effective. One always expects good neting from
"Emperor Jones"
To the ominous throb of the tom-
Arst toms, Eugene O'Neill's
great drama, "Emperor Jones" dealing with Harlem love intrigues and Lewis Stone and there expectations vardoo-infested Haiti, is once again are well fulfilled in his rale as the available to theatregoers. This time father who Corbids his daughter's it is a talking picture, produced by romance. It is to be regretted that Tahn Krimsky and Gifford Cochran, so importers of "Macdchen in Uniform,"
his appearance in the picture got tensed by United Artists, and
Is the Bแน
short. Louise Closer Hale family servant offers another of her is the new feature attraction at the finwless char
character
8 lacked King's Theatre. Filling the same rele with lumtur.
Kupporting he played in the revival of the stage work is done May Robson, Edward play is Paul Robeson, famed Negro Arnoll and Alan Edwards. The actor and singer, who flis every re- White Sister" is a picture, which quirement of the exacting title part deserves to be underscored in any in a magnificent manner. Also in the movie-goers list of worthwhile pro- cast is Dudley Digges, noted stage Fductions.
und screen player, fornierly with the Theatre
aire Guild, who makes his charac- ter of Smithers, the Cockney trader, Two outstanding qualities of "At-second only to the Robeson
formance, Fredi Washington and torney for the Defense", Columbia Frank Wilson, both of whom have picture showing to-day at the Queen's many successes to their credit ДВ Theatre, contribute to the abundance stage pinyers, also have importan of entertainment value that the film roles in "Emperor Jones." The screen has-bie dramatic action and subtle adaptation, written by DuBose Hey. ty. The two reach a nice balance that ward, was approved in its entirety will make the flin attractive to all' by "O'Neill. types of audiences. The
advantage of every
"Attorney For the Defenza"
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per-
"The Power and the Glory".
the
first opportunity to make Emperor no story's drama hits out in the director, has takeley Murphy, sequence in the courtroom scene Jenea as great a screen play as it when Lawe is hysterically denounced was on the stage, and has really by an innocent man condemned to the achieved a wider sweep than was chair. Frim that point It builds possible in the limited confines of the through the scenes where Lowo and stage technique. Many unusual Dillaway argue aver. Evelyn Brent, photographic effects have beok through the scene in her apartment secured by Ernest Haller, chief after the murder, to the final trial
cameraman.. scene where Lowe defends himself, mounting steadily in dramatic inten ulty.te the elimactic scene when Lowe reveals the murderer. Photographi- By the time his latest picture, "The cally, the picture in well dene. The Power and the Glory" was completed, cameraman and the director had an Spencer Tracy spent in excess of 180 сус
for picking up bits of human hours making up. In this Jesse L interest material and inserting then! Lasky production for Fox Film ho along with the formula action of the made to age 40 years, a dellente story. Edmund Lowe, as Burton, is operation requiring two full hours ir excellent and true to character, giving the morning and an hour of freshen- the role the authentie realism that has ing and checking in the afternoon. characterized all Lowe roles. Evelyn "There are two types of old men Brent, Constance Cummings, Donaldys Tracy, "and each type noods s Dillaway and Dorothy Peterson ring different technique of make-up, in with nice performances, while the It's a stern old man, the penellling 1: direction of feving Cummings con-ne after frowning and pukering the la sought, a cains quite a few different" and tips: if a gentle quality nterosting touches. Definitely, a slight pucker and a smile are resorte Cop-notch fim,
Ro. Both operations reveal a different set of wrinkles' "The Power and the
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