THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
11, 1934,
FROM TO-MORROW
KINGS
HEROIC PASSION RACES IN THE BLOOD! THE RASH ROMANCE OF STINGAREE IS THE THUNDERING TALE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST CHARMING SCCUNDREL!
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Again, the thrift Eof mighty" passion and great deeds.
IRENE
DUNNE
RICHARD
DIX
The stars of
STINGAREE
MARY BOLAND
CONWAY TEARLE ANDY DEVINE Henry Stephenson SUNA "O'CONNOR" Whitcted by William Welmai jon.
by EW Huma
RKO RADIO
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With price on his head and a song, in his heart, he defied death and the devil for his flaming love!
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CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
Lake, Purnell Pratt, Florenco Lake, Margaret Seddon and John Darrow,
"Nana"
"Trailing the Killer"
"Nana," the vivid picturisation of events in the career of Zola'a scarlet i heroine, which Samuel Goldwyn chose The same romantle team which won screen audiences, rocreates the ele to introduce Anna, Sten to American such ovations in "Smilin' Thru"-gance and fragrance of another Norma Shearer and Fredric March-Ronaration, remembered only, by dull
together 'In the new
Metro-dotes, and encyclopaedic names. The Goldwyn-Mayer pleturs, "The Bar colour and atmosphere are lost for rette of Wimpole Street" now show-of light, the pleasure capital of the ever. Paris had just become 'the city Ing. at
the Queen's Theatre, The work, where Nana plled her profes- poetic love story of the now film is aion along the gaslit boulevards. The reminiscent of "Smilin' Thra," the din of its crowded cafes, the thumping star'a greatest hit, in its main theme of the can-can, the dance with which and sentimental appeal. Like the Paris was shocking the contemporary ulher, it is a colourful costums 'ple. blue noses, the raucous songs of tho turo, net in a great and romantic age, musle-källä, all were recreated on the With old-fashionedness the vogue in United Artists lot as a living screen to-day's Alms. "The Barretts of for Miss Sten's revival of this distant Wimpole Streat" is in the centre of glamour, The Willard Mack-Harry fashiona. Set In 1845, the poetic Wagstaff Gibble adaptation of Zola's story of the love of Elizabeth Barrett story, directed by Dorothy Arzner, and Robert Browning is unfolded currently showing at the King's against a
a beautiful, mallowed drop of Theatre, closes with Nana's farewell Kentler times and dressed in the curls to her last loves, as the roll of drums and crinolines which go arm in arm calls them away to the war with with romance. Charles Laughton, Prussia, most recent winner of the Motion Picture Arts and Sclence Award, plays Elizabeth Barrett's diabolical,
At the time the scenario for the father, his first American screen ap worldwide prediction "Trailing the pearance. Maureen O'Sullivan ts Killer" was submitted by Jackson Elizabeth's rebellious sister and the Richards, the author, controversy following have smaller narts: Ferdin arose over the authenticity of certain and Münler, Leo Carroll, Marlon episodes in which a dog successfully Clayton and Katharine Alexander. mastors a mountain lion in combat. The picture was directed by Sidney The killing proclivities, cunning and Franklin and is the finest film versten, habits of this monarch among Ameri- of a famous stage piece recorded in can wiki beasts was also debated. cellulold.
Careful research, however, supported the author's contention on every point, Richard Dlx and Irene Dunne are no less
through the written observations of reunited as cp-stars, in "Stingaree," Theodore Roosevelt, probably the
an authority than the late! RKO-Radio's eventful melodram.a.i These stars have not appeared to- Kreatest expert on wild animal fo of his day. Cameramen, director and gether in a talking picture since their cast including "Caesar" famous wolf- acnsational succos in "Cimarron,' "Stingarce," coming to the King's discomfiture that all that had been dog nelor, learned to their intense Theatre on Wednesday, is a dashing accredited to the mountain lion from and sympathetic Australian, banditj who spends his spare time composing
(Continued on Pago 7.) music. The role gives Dix oppor tunity to return to the adventurous, twinkling-eyed roles he enacted in the-days of his early successes. Miak Dunne, opposite, has her first opper- tunity to exploit thoroughly her beautiful – volcc. In Stingarce?. sha nings both popular and operatic songs. Costumes of the Seventies in Aus- tralia, together with the appearance of historic characters of the period In London, where latter seenes in the slory aro laid. lend spectacular In- terest to the production.
"Stingarce"
"Death on the Diamond"
Tense mystery and hilarious comedy are blended into a unique form of drama in "Death On the Diamand,' “Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer' vivid story of a mysterious killer running anuck in A baseball team during a pennant race which opens on Thursday at the Queen's in conjunction with the Rhapsody Girls Revue. Every grim episode, every moment of horror or suspenso, is deftly turned into comedy rellef, making a fast moving piece of entertainment in which the audience. is either laughing or gasping. And; SFERASE amid the laughs and thrills, one sees major baseball-the St. Lous Cardin- als in action. The story deals with a series of killings. A mysterious enemy, gamblers and others are sus- pected until, In the final scena of the amazing picture, the mystery is solved. Edward Sedgwick directed, the story being based en Cortland 'Fitzsimmons' original. Fitzelmmons authored "70,000 Witnesses" de.oc- tive thriller that scored a sensational hit some time ago. Robert Young and Madge Evans play the romantic roles na the young baseball player and the daughter of the team manager. Both give splendid per formances. Comedy in supplied by Ted Healy, at Pendleton, Edward Brophy Micke, Rooney, Pat O'Mallery, Paul Kelly and others and C, Henry Gordon in menacing as Karns, the. ruler of the gambling crowd. David Landau is a dominant figure as Pop Clark, manager of the team, driving his men to win the pennant, and Ralph Bushman, Pat Flaherty, Joe Bauers, Ray, Mayer, De Witt Jennings, Wilard Robertson and others including many professional baseball players are in the cast.
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A charming love story interweaves: the adventurous action of "Midship- man Jack" showing as the Oriental Theatre.on Tuesday and Wednesday. Cabot in the title role of "Midshipman Jack", is a young cadet who shuns rules and regulations
court hia commandant's daughter. The climax of the production la an elaborate and thrilling spectacle, presenting a war manoeuvra with seaplanes and speedy, -submarine-chaser's making an attack upon enemy submarines The spec tacio ir topped with a daring, stunt, a head-on crash between an airplano in full night and an oncoming sub- chaser commanded by, the film's hero. Cabot, and Betty Furnean head the cast of "Midalipman Jack' support ing roles are Frank Albertson, Arthur
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