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CENTRAL

{TKHEATRE HAP

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A PICTURE WITH, SEVEN SONG HITS

Lyrics and Music Written by 9 Well-known Composers.

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BROADWAY SCANDALS

ALL TALKING

SINGING

DANCING REVUE!

with

SALLY O'NEIL JACK EGAN "CARMEL MYERS

and on Ensemble of beautiful Dancing Guls

Vivid

melange

of melody and laughter replete with. jazz numbers and gorgeous spectacles

| Stucked by GEORGE ARCHAINDAUD

THE SILVER SCREEN.

CENTRAL THEATRE.

BROADWAY SCANDALS."

Broadway Scandals," a musical comedy extravaganza produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation dnzzled the audience at the Central Theatre where it opened yesterday. It is sparkiing entertainment done in Broadway's hest style. A galaxy of stars, including the versatile Jack Egan, the vincious, Sally O'Neil, and the striking Carmel

vers, who play the loading roles, disport themselves with glory. See, hear and thrill to this all-talking, singing, dancing carnival of life behind the footlights-it is excellent film farce.

"Broadway Seandals "

provca

that it is possible to incorporate n good story in a musical production. The practice heretofore has been to. attach music to the thinnest skole-" ton of a plot. Here you have drama, a beautiful romance, and. with it all, good music, There are seven songs and every one is a hit.

What Is Life Without Love," the thote melody of the show, should sweep, the Colony like wild fire..

The struggles of the two young actors, Ted and Mary, who should- or their way bravely through "mia- fortunes, with their oyes turned toward, the cherished goal-stardon on Broadway--are typical of whet every stage actor, has lived through some time in his or her career. Their efforts to get their net on tho "big time," and their disappoint-

ment afford a realistic glimpse into the lives of those who provide the world's entertainment.

Low Ayres, star of "All Quiet At- The Western Front,” is how having the inale leading role, with Miss Joan Bennett playing opposite him, "Many A Sip." which is com- ing to the Central Theatre on Meriday,

The rise of Lew Ayres to film' fame is another one of thosh wunaz-

Commencing 16th Julying tales which come out of Holly-

The British Super- Production

Declared As Best Picture Ever Seen By The Prime Minister

“PLÜNDER"

Starring

TOM WALLS and RALPH LYNN with Famous Cast.

'PUDLO

MANU

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MAKES CEMENT STUCCO PERMANENTLY: WEATHERPROOF Sole Agente Hong Kong & B. China:

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Howo-Kone,

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wood. Two years ago, Low" was a"goodlooking young banjo player in a jazz band. A year and a half gn he played his first bit with Eddie Quillan in "The Sopho- inore." Three months idleness fol- lowed-and then a leading role with the great Garbo in "The Kias." /

After this came

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1931.

HONGKONG'S FINEST CINEMA

THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND THE ONLY AIRCOOLED THEATRE IN HONG KONG

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m..

His Pal-Or the Girl Ho Loved !

Tempostuous as the sea

he served, was the

passion she stirred

in his heart! But royalty to a "pal« -then the sea answered I

Answering al-

waye the call of Duty-if not of love.

Battling fier cely! Loving tenderly i

SPEAKE FOX

MOVIETONE

NEWS

FOR

A drama of men

MEN ON CALL

NEXT ATTRACTION

who save

£30,000 TRIAL:

LAWSUIT TO BE HEARD A

THIRD TIME; DAY ko

It was announced in, the King's Bench Division that an action that has already been tried twice, that has been before the Court for ge days, and that Ins cost nearly £30,000 in legal expenses will be heard for the third time.

"Mr. Harry Yager, 'managing director of H. Ynger (London), Limited, and other companies, SUOR Nr. R. C. Thynme, of Edinburgh, Mr. F. L. Osborne and Mr. P Halliday. of London, directore of the Midland. Furnishing Company, Limited, for £40,000 damages which, ho alleges, sustained in consequence of his having agreed, to buy shares in the Midland Company. He made' of misrepresentation which the defendants strongly denied.

www.allegations

ships and

humans-

Our Coast

Guard t

With

Edmund

LOWE

Mae Clarke

William Harrigan

Warren Hymer

Directed by John Blystone

SUNDAY, 12TH JULY, AND MONDAY, 13TH JULY BY SPECIAL REQUEST RE-SCREENING OF

"SPLINTERS"

with

HAL JONES REG STONE

Presented by

LEW LAKE ·

BRITISH AND DOMINIONS FILM CORPORATION, LTD.

Booking at the Theatre.

"GENTLEMAN'S FATE."*-

Telephones: 25818, 25330.

"WHEN I WAS. YOUNG."

LOOKS BACK,

awake at last to the fact that hor love is real and that she is his. Probation officers acted as casting Warren Hymer, Sharon Lyan,REV. F. H. GILLINGHAM directors for gangster scecies in Joe Brown, George Carcoran and Gontleman's Fato," John Gil-Ruth Warren complete the cast, bert's new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which also boasts a crew of regulars starring vehicle, which will open at from Coast Guard stations on the

Pacific Coast. All Quiet On the Queen's Theatre to-morrow,

The Western Front," and it need ed only "Doorway To Hell," which came next, to assure world famo for this Minneapolis boy. Lew is just 21 years old this year.

#

LINCOLN.

The first trial was stopped after right days hearing because a jury- inan had discussed the caso with ʼn member of the public. The jury, At the second trial answered some questions, but disagreed upon othors.

Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., sub-. mitted that no verdict had been

corded and that the jury must be regarded as having disagreed, and Mr. Justice Finlay upheld this" con-" tention and refused to enter judg ment for either party, He gave the plaintiff his costs of this applica tion.

It was announeed that fresh notice of trinl had been entered.

Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C.. Mr." Roland Burrows, and Mr. A H. Davis (instructed by Mr. A. W. Fryzer) aopcared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Croom, Johnson, KC Mr. GO. Slade, and Mr. E, R. Guest finstructed by Mesra, Stafford. Clark and Company) represented tho defendants.

MOVIELAND

FOR

THE WEEK

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Ar 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.-

INSPIRATION FICTURES, INC.» presents

Henry King's

HELL

MOVIELAND

FOR

THE WEEK

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Ar 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20. ↑

That powerful clash between a love hungry

lad and respectability seeking girl.

Harvard

prize

play by

Cleves

Kinkead

COMMON CLAY

Fox movietone

Constance Bennett- Lew Ayres

TO-MORROW

in the

under-

world

te

found

real

love !

John

HARBORY GILBERT

Bev. F: H. Gillingham, Boctor of St. Margaret, Les, who formerly. played cricket for Essex, spoke at the Lincoln Diocesan Conference on

Religion and Amuicment." **When I was young," he remark- ed, "I did not drink, I did not smoke, I did not go to the theatre, Tom Geraghty and Andrew Ben I did not dance, and I did not play

** Men On Call" was filmed almost entirely out-of doora, along the beautiful coast of Northern California, and shows actual Gov- Coast Guard Stations, ernment personnel and equipment.

Mervyn Le Roy, the director, wanted genuine criminal types for authentic underworld atmosphere, but before engaging applicants he | obtained approval from probation The order of the ten best male officers. They had to guarantee stars of Hollywood for 1931 are that the criminal types had clean polled as follows:- Lew Ayresbills of health" so far as the. nison were the authors. |(84.489), 2. Charlo Farrell (79,806), authorities were concerned.

3. Buddy Rogers (21,500), 4. Robert

The story of the new Gilbert Montgomery (14,308), D. Gary talkie is an exciting narrative of Ccoper (7,099), 6. Raymond New Jersey boodlegging activities Novarro (8,850), 7. Douglas Fair-with the star in the role of a society. the management of the King's hank jr. (3,133), 8. Maurice Cheva clubman who turns gangster and

Her (4,486) 9. Ronald Colman (3,076) 10. Frederic March (2,481.)

QUEEN'S THEATRE,

COMMON CLAY

attention

killer.

"

SPLINTERS."

By special request of the public,

Theatre decided to re-screen the

famous British film, "Splinters," for another two days, commencing to-morrow.

12

cards.

*I have vivid recollections of so- called Christian games at so-called, Christian parties, such as Post- man's knock,' 'My friend's chair,' Queen of Sheba, which socmed to hold more possibilities of phy- normally get at a well-conducted sical allurements than you would dance.

"If I had a son who said he did not care to go to a dance or the theatre because he had higher things to attend to, I should. be proud of him. But, if I had a son who preferred to go to a dance or to have dd, of dark in a cinema, rather: than go to a prayer meeting, and who had a picture of a film star

Louis Wolhelm heads the sup porting east, which also includes

Splinters had se obvious Leila Hyams, Anita Page, Marie effect on the spirits of the troops, Prevost, John Miljan and George that General Horne, after witness Cooper.

ing a performance, promised every nasistance and caused the "Bra Sat Theatre" to be built. Very stack up in his room, I should not soon "Splintere became some the impression that he was heading be ashamed of him and give him

thing more than a concert party, for the devil." it became an institution.

KING'S THEATRE.

BRITISH FLOATING

EXHIBITION.

TRADE SHIP LEAVING SHORT-

LY FOR AMERICA.

with

LUPE VELEZ Jean Hersholt

John Holland

EWORLDE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.80, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.20, JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL

SUNNY SIDE UP

and'a_dreat cast bring

you? a

great

Thrill

bit-

Gentleman's

Fate

Brother against brother! Gentleman against thug! You'll hold tight to your **seats 12

with

LOUIS WOLHEIM

LEILA HYAMS. ANITA PAGE! MARIE PREVOST

→ COMING SHORTLY - EDNA

FERBER'S COLOSSAL

Bringing one of the most noted af stage dramas to the speaking'

MEN ON CALL.” screen with Constance Bonnett and Law Ayres in the leading roles,

Proving once again the age-old "Common Clay," Victor Fleming's!

By this time, Hai Jones and Reg first production for Fox movietone,truth that heroism is the greatest

dramatic force to stir audiences to Stone, the female impersonator, had is attracting uneasi during its current showings at the the depths of their emotions, "Men come immensely popular and every Tommy within miles of the On Call," Fox movietone drama show used to make an effort to get Queen's Theatre.

The story revolves around the tization of stern realities faced by there.

The end of the War did not bring the Coast Guard in their constarif fall and rehabilitation of a fun- vigil to safeguard the storm-swept about the end of "Splinters," Now loving girl. Told in a convin-coasts, featuring, Edmund Lowe, ever; and to-day, more than elever

London, July 2-Tho, establish- cingly dramatic :

manner and Mas Clarke and William Harrigan, years afterwards, the show with its with a vivid background of modern thrilled audiences at every per chorus, its principal comedians, Halment of that personal contact be formance at the King's Theatre. Joner, and Reg Stone, ia still a tween the producer, and the buyer, social life, "Cainmon Clay" is one. John Blystone directed the story feature at the London and provia so strongly advocated by the Prince of Wales, is the object of those of the most significant offerings of which deals with two men of the dial theatres.

service, who, fate decreed, should When it came to 'making the pic-organizing the tradeship British.

HE HONG KONG DAILY the season:

fall in love with the same girl., furo of "Splinters," that is to say, Exhibitor, which will leave on

PRESS, LTD, and the HONGift Mias Bennett's role gives that One man know her before he jain- telling the story of how it came November 1 to call at thirty Ameri

KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through noted notress full scope for her ex-ed. The other, his captain, be into being and of the effect it had, can ports,

The ship will visit the Wesk their London Office, at 83, FlaST friended him, made his life easier General Horne at once promised his ceptional abilities.

in the service, then helped him personal support; and, indeed, Indies, San Francisco, Valparaiso, Sruker, E.C. 4, Tel: 3137, are pre- With Beryla Mercer, Matty rescue the girl from attempted would have appeared in it in per- Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Newpared to give Subscribers and Visitors advice regarding scoom- And Tully rated beading to ventelizing whatson hindubi his untimely denia put Orleans and Havano,

an end to much possibility,

Representative specimens of sit sodation available, wintering mak the supporting cast, the audience's the was

William Harrigan portrays the The story is based upon retual the chief exporting, industries will lities, suitable shopping centres, interent is

maintained every role of the sympathetic captain who happenings. Some of the items be carried, and over: 100, directors

trusted all women He payer from the original show In France or hend representativos of firma will If, when at home, they will call

PRODUCE

Jules Furman wrote the knows that his love for Mae Clarke have been included and will doubt be aboard to meet prospective buyers or telephone to the above addres can mover, be fullfilled, until a Ices be remembered by the many and to give them details of the they will receive the utmost assist KEYMER, SON & CO.

mation on all subjects of enquiry Import Dept.) Whitefriars, London:- scenario and dialogue from Cleves storm at sen threatens her life and thounds of soldiers who know the goods on offer. The trip will take ance and the latest available infor will be placed at their disposal... Teleg. "Keymar London." EL 188, Kinkhad's Harvard prize plag., sonds Edmund Lowe to her rescue, old" Brü Sat Theatre in France year...

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