CENTRAL THEATRE
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW ONLY
THE SILVER SCREEN. QUEEN'S, STAR AND WORLD.
THEATRES.
"TRADER HORN."
The first American traveling ex pedition over granted
permission to penetrate the Murchison Falls region of the Uganda Protectorate of Africa was the motion picture unit which filmed Tracker Horn,"
At 2.30,5.10, 7.15 & 0.20 p.m.tro-Goldwyn-Mayer's talkio ver-
Thrill-Shot Drama Of Life and Love
EVELYN
BRENT
REGIS TOOMEY
Spiking the death- labing guts of gang- land in its reign of terror... dramatic tri- umph of the law over
the Lawle
YEAR'S GREATEST ALL-TALK THRILLER
Monday, June 1st.
The First All Chinese
"L
TALKIE"
Miss BUTTERFLY WU
"The Singing Peony"
OF
A CHINESE DRAMA STAGE LIFE EXCELLENTLY ACTED BY CHINESE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
Booking at Anderson's and the Theatre (Tel. 25720).
sion of the noted adventure book now showing simultaneously, at the Queen's Star and World Theatres.
Sir William Gowers, Governing Director of the 'ganda Prote torate, granted the unsisunt re- quest of Director W, S, Van Dyke, who found the trip necessary to the sugress of the production be enuse of the abundance of crocodi les, hippos and elephant herds in
this area.
The difficulty of getting permis- sion to travel through this section of Afrien lies in the fact that the Murchison Fals region is notori- a breeding pine for the 0118 1184
of African most virulent form weeping sickness.
'CENTRAL THEATRE.
"FRAMED."
A visit to the World Fila studios at Fort Lee, N.J.. while she was studying to become a selicot 'ten- cher in New York, brought Evelyn Brent an extra's job and gave, mo- tion pictures one of its tatanding dramatie. actresses. Her first significant part was in support of Olga Petrova, with whom she play. ed for one year.
She then made a pleasure trip to England and while thore net John Cromwell, an American_play producer, who was looking for a girl to fan important part, in The Ruined Lady to be produc ed in London.
That engagement marked the .le. ginning of a four-year stay in Eng- land during which Miss Brent ap peared in British films produced by Stoll, Idal, Sanquelson and other prominent companies.
She returned to Amerien intend- ing to stay three weeks, but was signed to a contract by Douglas Fairbanks Later she went with two Associated Authors and in years played featured roles in four- teen crook melodramas.
Her most recent picture is Radio PicturesFramed," an all-talking underworld feature new playing at the Ceutral Theatre, According to local andieners, Miss Brent gives her hint screen characterization Always draina. the current
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highly regarded as one of the finest dramatic actresses on the screen. she is perfectly suited by her present role and has been so com petently directed by George Ar- chainbred that Miss Bient achieves the greatest heights of her career in "Framed."
Fol
Dialogue films never have given, Mias Brent undue concern. lowing her great hit in "Under- world," one of the last of her silent pictures, she stepped into the easi of "Interference," one of the early talkies, without any voice train- ing. Her delivery of lines and microphoness presence was all that could be desired.
Dr. Mei Lan
Fang
is kindly giving a performance
at the LEE THEATRE on
MONDAY, JUNĖ 1st
at 8 p.m.
Proceeds in aid of the following charities
The Ministering Children's League The Tung Wah Hospital
St. John's Ambulance Brigade
Prices of Admission: $10.00, $6.00,
$3.00, $2.00 and $1.00.
Tickets from Messrs. Moutrie and The Lee Theatre.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1931.
Booking
at
the
Theatre
Phones:
25313,
25330.
HONCKONG'S FINEST CINEMA
FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.
WHY Raoul Walsh's
THE BIG TRAIL
Featuring
WAYNE
CHURCHIL
ARENDEL
Tulty m MARSHALL Xyrone POWER David ROLLINS
PLANS
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PICTURE 'EVER PRODUCED
Romance! Adventure! Real- Ism! All on a grand scale! Achieving the miracle picture of the ages because Raoul Walsh took his brilliant band. of players and techniciaus over the many thousands of miles traversed by the de- termined pioneers who won the Northwest... retaining his crown as the screen's su- preme director, for this IS 'the most important picture ever produced,
NEXT CHANGE- COMMENCING TO-MORROW
UST MAGINE
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King's Building."
THE SILVER SCREEN. SHOWING SIMULTANEOUSLY
KING'S THEATRE,
"BIG TRAIL"
One of the most spectacular as well as tensely dramatic incidents replete with thrill see and heard in Raoul Welsh's Fox Film, "The Big Trail," is the Indian massacre) a préduction of a historical inci- dent at Fort Hall, Idaho, whero acarly a hundred years ago minraud- ing Indians wiped out a waggon train.
Massacre Ronke, still standing, is a memorial to that tragic event. All the 723 Indians employed in the films took part in this scene.
Historical research revealed that every waggon train that traversed the regular overland trails was under constant surveillance. With bat revealing the least sign of their presence, scouts of the Barnges i signalled every movement of every train. Evidence of it was afforded by the fact that small outfits were often attacked suddenly and over- whelmed.
Many, many times there were peace conferences held and the head chiefs of the northern plains tribes would agree to bury the hatchet,
for as long as the sun rises in the east and the water runs down the hill." But the Indians were adopt a promises, something they learned from the white men, who made promises and violated them, consequently they had adopted the same tactics.
There is but one trail," the chiefs would say," that is the white man's road. It is smooth and easy walking. We are weary of mov- ing about and would stay always We will plow the in one spot. ground and raise corn and tame buffalo. We will follow the white man's road,"
And both the whites the Indinus would be disregarding their pro- mises within a wock, the white men killing buffalo and invading new boundary lines and the Indians lifting a few scaipa at the earliest opportunity: All of these, elements intertwined in the Indian it appeare on the King's Theatro sereen.
arc
massacre
"JUST IMAGINE,"
"Just Imagine," a Fox Produc tion,
is the greatest Musical Cornedy released this year. Musient hits, by the incomparable combina- tion De Sylva, Brown and Henders son the famous song writers, who composed the most popular picture of 1990, Sunny Side Up." A master picco that will never be forgotten-one, that stands out all by itself and has brought David Butler to the front rank of lending Directors. He has proved, what he rau. do in "Sunny Side Up" but he goes a stop higher in this hilarious inusion! riot.
"Just
Imagine."
"Just Imagine" in a novel in theme and treatment and has a brilliant cast headed by the inimit able El Brendel, who has one of the greatest role of his career and acores repeatedly. El Brendel, pre- mier Swedish character comedian, former vaudeville and musical Comedy favourite, made his talkie debut in "The Cockeyed World." In "Sunny Side Up" he all but "stola" the picture and now the Fox Film Corporation have a stronger role to suit him in "Just Imagine." He is supported by n well, selected cast consisting of Maureen O'Sullivan, Fox's latest find, who has gained great popu-, larity in the one year that she has been in Hollywood. She is still in her teens; "discovered in Ireland and featured in John McCormack's picture Song. my Heart" and after in "So this is London," WAN Roger's starring vehicle.
John Garrick already known to you as juvenile officer in "Sky Hawk" reveals a pleasing voice. A year ago he played the juvenile load in "Married in Hollywood also played the lead in the "Sky Hawk and is now catablished-s one of, the ablest young leading men on the Sercen, Marjorie White, the vivacious little blond bundle of comedy dynamite has a role to her
QUEEN'S STAR AND WORLD:
JOIN THE THRILL HUNT
FROM A "COMFORTABLE SEAT
IN THE THEATRE OF YOUR CHOICE.
(2:40-8140)
ADVENTURE BOUND Trader Horns parry navigates river infested with crocodilex. Arrival at cannibal village. Find skeleton of tortured victim.
(3)70-9:10)
THE WILD JUJU" Drums of "Juju" witchcraft act ribe in blood lust frenzy The escape, Bost almost upset when wounded alligator attacks *,,
(3:43—9:45)
THROUGH SAVAGE AFRICA
To the rescue of Nine, White Goddess of the Blacks. Wild ani mali impede their progress Leopard and hyen in death grapple
(€100--£0.00) THE RHINOCEROS STAMPEDE
Rhino smell human fah. The attack Native trampled by charg Ing thuno. The shot that 'saved human life~
(4:13-2018N). CAPTURED BY THE ISORGI Amiring actual pictures of scri
esl thes of Africa's most pinta- krive aibe: The cross,of torture.
14:30-10:30) CRUFLEST WOMAN IN AFRICA
Beautiful white girl ruled by can nibal. She rules black tribe with bestial crucky. Arrival of white. men. The escape with White Goddess!
(+40=1040)
JUNGLE WAR
Never before seen on any screen! The battle of the llonal Man against beast The plunging ilon spested with pointed stick runs amuck!
(4130-10:50)
WHITE MAN'S LOVE Nins learns to talk English. Her' frit lesson is "Kissme. love you?"
JUST A FEW OF 1000 THRILLS" IN Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's
TRADER HORN
NOTE TIMES & PRICES
lat!
king and together with Frank QUEEN'S 2.15, 5,00, 7.10 & 9.20 Albertson carry the comedy in "Just Imagine" keeping all in
laughing mood for days STAR
a mark of perfect entertainment and the less said about it until you see it, the better. In the meantime until you Have seen it," Imagine."
Just WORLD
$2, $1.50, 70 ota, & 40 ot
At 2.30.5.20. 7.20 & 9.2
$2.00, $1.00 & 50 cts
At 2.30, 6:15: 7.25 & 9.3
$2, $1.50.70 ots. & 40 ct
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