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CENTRAL THE SILVER SCREEN.

V THEATRE 44,

SHOWING TO-DAY

い

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

CRAZY THAT WAY''^

Crazy That Way" based, on

At 2.80. 6.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. Vingat Lawrence's successful stage

Sho took what she

vanted

them like

made

BAD SISTER

Just a smart baby who

combinal ber heart with .. her hand draw up a new set of ratas for this delicioos gime of the Gods called love! With a Wonderful Cast incieuting

Conrad Hagel, Sydney Fox Bette Davis, Zasu Pit's,

Slim Summerville

NEXT CHANGE::

Hard-riding romance of a fair fighter and his fair reward'

FAIR WARNING

and a notable.

supporting

cast

directed by Alfred Werker"

with GEORGE O'BRIEN,

A FOX MOVIETONE

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

PROMENADE CONCERT

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS

FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST,

9.15 PM

ARTISTES:-

MES. NEIL MATHIESON Mea. F. O, D, KENDALL Me WM. BARTON--

THE CORPS BAND.

ADMISSION 81.00 finalnding Tar

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play In Love With Love," now showing at the Queen's Theatre is adelightful picture and has been hallod everywhere as one of the smartest, bost directed and best enacted comedies, an

The cast-include Joan Bennett who, it will be recalled, took a lend- ing, role in the film shown here recently, "Scotland Yard." Opposite Miss Bennett is Kenneth Mac Kenna who needs no introduction of local talking pictures audiences. Another smiling figure in the east is Regis Toomey, propanol van di

In the story, Ann Jordan (Joan Bennett) is courted by many men but cares for none. She toys with the advances made by her numerous admirers and as a result many awkward, but fione the less humor-i ous, situations are created,"

The girl finally discovers she, ia in love but the persons she selects (Kenneth McKenna) tells her che does not propose to have his sculp added to hor already large collec tion. He succumbs finally and ad- mits that he's "Crazy That Way" about her.

"' A. TAILOR-MADE MAN.”

The inner workings of a "great: department store, with its hundreds of clerks and its milljon details, are shown in full A Tailor Made Man," William Haines" Intest star. ring picture coming to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday.

To do it the biggest department store in Los Angeles was borrow ed." Microphones and cameras were installed, lights placed, and the store operated while Haines, Dorothy Jordan, Joseph Cawthorn and the rest of the players went through their action against a genuine background of big busi- ness. It was the biggest location set" used in months.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 21, 1931.

HONGKONGS FINEST CNEMA

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 0.80 P.M.

SPENCER TRACY

Quick millions

directed.

Hard fisted, trigger rich, cold blooded, but he went soft debutante. loving a

✓

THE LAWYER'S SECRET?

A new STAR SHINES

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE. TEL NO. 25918;

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 29BD AUGUST

LAWYER'S

SECRET

a Garamount Picture

with

Clive Brook Charles Hogers Richard Arian

Fay Wray and

·Jean" Arthur-

CENTRAL THEATRE:

"BAD SISTER."

OFFICIAL WATCH ON SEX TALKIES.

LONDON CENSORSHIP

LEAD.

Ashrewd anticipation of the coming revolt of public opinion. ngainst the prevalent type of talkie is contained in the latest develon. ment, writes "Mr. G. A. Atkinson, the Daily Telegraph Alm critic

The London, Middlesex, and Sur, Frey County Councils have formed

special joint film committees, who, will report to the Entertainments Committee of the 1.0.0. on the general nature of the films shown in London, particularly sex films.

This step in tantamount to the creation of a new censorship body, fand would seem to indicate that the three Councils are dissatisfied with the work of the Board of Film, Censors, with whom they have been' at variance on many recant (00- ensions.

Censorship in England is vested; apart from the special powers of | the police, in the hands of county" and local Councils. The Councils, by virtue of their power to grant For withhold entertainment licences, have the absolute right of vato" as to what films, shall or shall not be shown in their areas

The Board of Film Censors, which is an organisation appointed by the film trade, has no such, poword. It merely issues "certificates graded "U" or A, the former signify- ing that the film is suitable in their opinion, for universa) exhibition, and the latter indicating suitability. for adults only,"

Legislative Chaos.

Many local authorities stand by the "consor's rulings, buta otburs such as Manchester, and lately the toree London Councils, frequently ignore them.

QUGEN'S

THEATRE

TO DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.20,

Willem Fox

"many men con

girl twist around her

finger at once? A moot question, solved by JOAN BENNETT

and KENNETH MacKENNA in a smart

all talking Movietone

CRAZY

THAT

There is at present a chaos of SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION legislative trouble, involving all the big provincial centres, over Adults |Only" Alms, which have grown in 'number' until now they total, at lenst 60 por cent, of the films avail-

able for exhibition;

Cinema- ownera aro dependent on.

Marking the screen debut of two actresses from the New York stage, the patronage of children, who can- and another strong role in the not attend "A" films unless accom hands of one of the most popular has been zo panied by parents or guardians, honom motion pictures, but this reguwing to the scarnity

in

drama produced by Universal opens altogether excluded from 1A per- Bad Sister," a sparkling comedy of "universal." Alms, that in Liverpool, for example, children are an engagement at the Contralformances, whether accompanied by Theatre to-day

their olders or not

Others in the cast of Quick for which Arlen is being tried for Millions include Marguerite his life Brook's legal ethics for Churchill, John Wray, Sally Kilors, bid him to betray, Rogers' con- Robert Burns, Warner Richmond fidence, although Fay, unaware of and George Raft Rowland Brown, her brother's, danger, yields to author of "The Doorway To Hell" the pitiful ples of Arien's swooth

art, Jean Arthur, and urges him to defend the accused boy....

Rogers refuses to reveal his part in the crime, and thus ties Brook's One man's life; another man's hands. Fay despises the man who reputation, and two tender love

loves her for letting his proton- affairs are delicately balanced, one against the other, in Paramount'ssional ethics stand the way of Chrilling drama of a profesional | his performing his duty as a man, The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer man's dilemma, "The Lawyer's As the day for Arlen's execution picture is a filmization of the stage Secret," the next feature at the

Rears, Brook is racked with hit, onu of the most successful King's Theatre..

"Acted by an all-star cast, in- emotion, and, finally, decidos to romantic comedies in many seasons.cluding Clive Brook, Richard Ar

act. Then Fay learns the truth Haince appears as a youth who len, Charles Rogers Fay Wray rises from tailor's assistant to a and Joan Arthur, this vivid story about her brother's part in the comes to life on the screen. The killing. What does she do then? "high pressure great store. A few sound lessons in ly tense picturization of a situa- Brook go through with his deci executive of a Lawyer's Secret" is an emotional Does her attitude change? Can curing "hard times add a praction that might.confront anyone in tical note to the melange of love these days of complicated living.sion? Will Rogers rise to the och

It was written by a talented young casion? Does Arlen pay the pen and daughter.

newspaperman. Jamos Hilary Finn,alty for the crime of which he is who took its situations and itainnot characters from life. Louis Gasnier and Max Márcin, the directorial geniuses who made "Shadow of the Law, put, the story on the

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Sam Wood, who produced Haines' Telling the World" and "The Girl Said No," directed the new picture, which boasts an oxcep- tionally interesting enst

Dorothy Jordan, of Min and Bill" and Devil May Care" fame, plays the principal feminine rôle, while the outstanding char- acter role is in the hands of Joseph Cawthorn, stage and screen luminary, who appears as Huber, the old German tailor,

KING'S. THEATRE.

"QUICK MILLIONS."

Spencer Tracy, recently recruited from Broadway, stardom for the talking screen and now appearing in the Fox drama, "Quick · Mil- lions," showing at the King's Theatro, is "sold" on Hollywood as

means of avoiding breakdow

1

nervous

bring to judge in advance

car not in wross than trying

whether a stage play will be a shee

to guess, the winning number in a Spanish lottery"" Tracy innuts.??

"Sovoral Timer":"I've reli-scsod plays which we were certain would run for months on the big st oct, only th have them collapse within a week of thoir premieres

"In The Last Mile,” most

my recent Broadway show, we cur ght we had a dud." I figured we'd be lucky if we lusted out the first week but it surprised us by being a tremendous hit. It ran for 40 wrecks on Broadway and everSupe connected with it made a lot of money

In pictures, Trasy has discover ed, it is much easier to guess,.RO curately, whether you hava a BULL cessful production, or fictile When it is finished, it is previewed be fore, si impartin) aiutience. "Rene- tions are carefully checked.) Then, often after the proview, changes are. made to strengthen weak spots, When a picture is released for an

company can estimate with fair.

screen...

Brook, a distinguished lawyer, in love with Fay Wray, becomes the confident of Rogers, Fay's brother, Rogers in implicated in a murder

These are the toast and eager questions which project the terri- fe climax of "The Lawyer's 86- crct." Because its action and ite acting are real, true to life, its questions and their answers become vital things. Into its rousing story, its brilliant cast injecte con- vincing life.

PRINCE'S THEATRE

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

At 230, 7:15 and 9.15 p.m

Special Matinee at 5.13 on Saturdays and Sundays.

Additional Attraction: Fox Movietone News

BRIGHT MOMENTS

from VILMA BANKYS

Fritzie Ridgeway starring

asa.

""

CHIC but VULGAR GIRL OF THE CITY

Vilma Banky starring

as a

SIMPLE but CHARMING COUNTRY GIRL

***BEAUTY IS SEIN-DEEP."

SO REAL AND LASTING. BEAUTY MEANS BOMB THING MOBE,

SPARKLING COMEDY. Lots of Fun and Lots OF NEW YORK LIFE

of Amusement.

THIS IS HEAVEN"

INEXISTCHANGER

|

Sydney For and Bette Davis are the two girls in question, and both | givò promise of successful screen careers. Miss Fox plays the lead ing feminine role of Marianne, spoiled, selfish daughter of small towa parents, and Miss Davis is soon as her far more worthy sister, The man in the case is Conrad

formance, and it may be amid that Nagel, who can always be depended upon for a pleasing, capable per- has never, appeared to better advantage than in: Bad Sistor

Immense pressure has been put in the Board of Film Censors to burit

"A" films into "U" Alms, with the result that many of the former are unjustifiably given the “U” certificato.

It is fair to say that op proximately 75 por cent of the films shown to day are unsuitable

for children, or oven adolescents.

BELGIAN DYNASTY

CENTENARY.

KING" ALBERT VISITS HISTORIC SITES.

Zasu Pitts, a ·ay servant, in the household of the Madison family, is, a positivo delight in a characterisa tion which is at the same time funny and very true to life, and Elim Summerville also adds greatly to the entertainment value of the picture. Indeed, the cast is remark able, since it also includes such Brussels, July 19.A hundred favourites as Bert Beach, Charles years ago, on July 10, 1831, Leo- Winninger, Emma, Dunn and Hum-pold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg, left phreys Bogart,

London to take possession of the Belgian throne, offered to him by the provisional Government with the assent of Great Britain. On the night of the same day he was at Calais, and on the 17th entered" his kingdom se da ih d

The first locality where he was' Ewelcomed as King was La Fonna,

near the French Frontier,

Hobert Healey directed "Bad Sister" and he has turned out a picture which is in every way good entertainment. The original story was written by Booth Tarkington, with screen adaptation by Tom Reed and Raymond L. Schreck.

“FAIR WARNING.

The King afterwards went to Ypres, Furnes, Ostend, Ghont, and arrived at the Royal castle Laeken on the 10th. Two days later the coronation took place, t

The cast presenting Fair Warn ing" Fox Movietone outdoor romance, coming to the Central Theatre on Sunday, was selected. Leopold's first wife was Princess with particular reference to types Charlotte, daughter of George IV. and, in all there are close to 200 of England. Their wedding took of them in the pictures place at Carlton House on May 2 George O'Brien, whose "Lane 1816, but Princess Charlotto died Bar Hanger" and "Last of the one year later. Duaner" are outstanding screen successes, is featured and Louise Huntington, a beautiful na well as talented young woman from the

LAUREL HARDY

in "Brats

NEXT CHANGE

He borrowed the cloths to win fortune and

girl's heart!

See him do his stuff!

WILLIAM

Haines

~~DOROTHY JORBAN • JOSEPH CAWTHORY, “MARJORIE KAMEBLO

STAR

The centenary of the Belgian TO-DAY & TO-MORBOW dynasty was celebrated in the whole. country to-day where is colucides with Belgium national festival

FAT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.

New York stage, enacts, the leading King Albert, the Queen, and GRETA

feminine, role, Other principals are Prince Leopold wont first to La Mitcell Harris, George Brent and Panne, where the ing visited the Nat Pendleton, while John Sheehouse, now barracks for gendarmes, han, Erwin Connelly, Williard where his grandfather was welcom Robertson Alphons Ethier anded 100 years ago." Thousands of Ernest Adams are other favourites children waving small Belgian flags in the cast

welcome the Royal Family Fair Warning, adapted from A memorial tablet was unveiled, Max Brand's widely read story, and the King said to M. d'Arippe," The Untamed " tells the story of the Burgomaster, how pleased he an untamed young man of the wide was to see again La: Lanne, where open spaces who possesses an unhe spent many months during, the canny influence over wild things, and war

ability to shoot straight and to Later the Royal Family drove the |Bght with his fists. Because he is Turnes, where the King insisted' primitive, he does not understand on seeing Mme. Cogge, the widow this ways of men nor of women, bu of the gallant lock-keeper why risk he is quick to learn and, after ed his life during the early stages ravenging himself on his enemies, of the war to flood the region by fcally turns to romance and finds closing the sluicer of the Yeer, and happiness at beggars who, le throughout the hostilition...

The picture, oras directed by kept watch to see that the front was Alfred-Toe Worker who made under water desig

Double Cross Roads" and "Laat The Borg) Family""endod their of the Dunner. The adaptation - four at: Ostend, where a statue to,

Pasent well-known novelist and was unveiled on the pro fofed dramatist.

the sea-front:

eral distribution, the Pro A Fox Movietone Production SOUTH SEA ROSE for the screen was made by Ernest Leopold, I by Alfred Courtens

nepuracy just how it will

clicky

with the average audience."

CARBO

ANNA CHRISTIE”

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