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CENTRAL

YETHEATRE Ug

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80, 5.10.7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A FOX MOVIETONE

OUT DOOR ROMANCE WHICH IS DIFFERENT

Hard-riding romance of s fair fighter and his fair reward

FAIR WARNING

and a notable

supporting

cast directed by Alfred Werker.

with GEORGE O'BRIEN

If you want to see some Real He-man Actions, you just can't miss it!

STARTING TO-MORROW

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

FREDRIC

MARCH

"Honor

Among Lovers

Staramount

with

CHARLWA

RUGGLES

And

GINGER

ROGERS

Directed by DOROTHY ARZNER Screendom's utstanding

Woman dir

chri

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TELEPHONE NO. 25720.

THE SILVER SCREEN,

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"A TALLOR-MADE MAN."

If you can picture William Haines as a wolf in sheep's clothing. you will have some iden of the fun in store for those who see the comedian, at the Queen's Theatre in

*A his latest laugh-getter, Tailor

Mado "Mab."

In his characterization Haines in his own inimitable way embodies the spirit of the man who cises from poverty and obscurity to fame and financial success. He starts out as an innocent little "pants-pressor" but ends up as a wolf of the con mercial world.

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The picture is based on the play of the animo name, which enjoyed a long run at the Cohan and Harris Theatro, New York, in 1917.

Dorothy Jordan, who scored as the waterfront wait of Min and Bill," has the lending feminine role. Joseph Cawthorn, the wall- known stage, actor, Marjoria Rav boau, last seen in "Inspiration," William Austin, Jan Keith and Hedda Hopper have promisnt-parte,

WAY FOR A SAILOR."

At least one player felt at home when the Liverpool waterfront scenes were filmed for "Way for n Sailor," John Gilbert's new Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer talkia which will open at the Queen's Theatre on Thursday.

She is Doris Lloyd, British ne tress, who plays the part of Flossie in the piaturization of the Albert Richard Wetjen sea novel. Miss Lloyd declared the fog scenes made her homesick.

Wallace Beery is featured with Gilbert in the film, directed by Sam Wond, and the supporting cast in- cludes Leila Hrana, Jim Tully, and Polly Moran,

• CENTRAL THEATRE.

"FAIR WARNING." Action is the key-note in "Fair Warning, Fox Movietone outdoor romance with George O'Brien, in the leading role, now showing at the Central Theatro. The picture starts with a thrill and one ex- citing episode follows another until the climax is reached.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931.

LAST TWO DAYS 5 STARS

"THE

LAWYER'S SECRET

a Guramerine GPicture'

with

*HONGKONG'S FINEST CINEMA

The Most Comfortable and the Only Air-Conditioned Theatre in Hong Kong.

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

Give Brook

Charles Rogers Richard Arion Fay Wray Jean Arthur Directed by Lools Gasnier

and

'Max Marcin

KING'S THEATRE.

"THE LAWYER'S SECRET.".

Buddy Rogers, the

handsome young star of light romance, has become Charles Rogers, the dramatic The opening scene discloses a pic-actor. Now, instead of being the turesque valley with anew. capped object of adulation of a cast of mountains in the background, Deup beautiful young girls, he is the n in the valley is scen a magnificent stallion,

mo-

What do men in fear thair lives tell their lawyers? What do women in love.tell their lawyers! Do their confidences clash with his Conscience. This ruthless drama bares a lawyer's "boart.

England's American sisge senaation! America's Eng lish screen favourite! To gether! Ia Donald Ogden Stewart's sparkling drama of love marriage-and love !

Booking

at the Theatre Telephone: No. 25813.

must stand or all fall on his dramatic ability..

Clive Brook and Richard Arlen have the other leading male rófes" in The Lawyer's Secret," and the feminine parts are played by Fay Wray and Jenn Arthur.

NEXT CHANGE

TALLULAH

BANKHEAD

CLIVE

BROOK

*Tarnished Lady

a Paramount Picture

RED LITERATURE CONFISCATED.

UNCLAIMED CHESTS AT

́SHANGHAI JETTY.

Following the handing over of

**TARNISHED LADY,”. ject of a search by the police in Fight years ago a little girl from alleged Communists to the Paramount's production of the Alabama played her first role on

Chinese military authorities last Survoying the scone is "Whistlin' James Hilary Finn story," The the Broadway stage. She was un Dan Barry" the character enact Lawyer's Secret, the present at known to Broadway then-just as Monday and Tuesday, the Second ed by O'Brien. He is mounted on traction at the King's Theatre. ishe, although, a famous stan (with a Branch of the Kiangsu High Court, a ranch horse and, after a

Rogers has no love affair in the nation at her feet, is unknown to composed of Judges, Soong (pre ment's hositation, he loosens bisplay: no girl is interested in him American lariat and tears out after the stal romantically: he is intarested in dayan picture audiences tosiding), Kao and Yih, crdered lion, finally succeeding in driving no feminine baguiler. He plays an! She is Tallulah Bankhead, who yesterday the confiscation of 20,000 him up to a narrow ledge of rock naympathetic part in the picture, left her native United States to copies of the "Hai Kuon" and the that overbange the lake.

come London's favourite toast be

"Red Flag," newspapers published Realizing that he is cornered, the and is glad of it.

Throwing the old Hollywoodfore a breath of popularity had stallion leaps from the precipice to the water 60 or more feet below. tradition that no screen career can touched her New York stage work; and circulated by agents of the O'Brien daches back and gains the stand, an unsympathetic part to the who has returned to the United Communist Party, opposite shore as the stallion em- winds, Rogers says: "Whether the States, after eight years of ndula- orges from the water. He is closs role is good or bad, whether I prove tion, to begin to win the acclaini of her fellow countrymen in the enough now to throw his lariat and to be. succeeds in roping the animal's

moving pictures. front feet and throwing him.

!

The confiscated literature was contained in two largo chests which were discovered at the Canton Road Jetty on Starch 4. Suspicions of several shipping brokers, who were working at the jetty on the day in question, were aroused as the two

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

355 METRES

11 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations, 11.30. 2.-Chinese programme, 12.30 pm-European programus

1 p.m.-Local time and westhor Praporten.

1.30 p.m.--Rugby Press nowa; mail

notice, atu..

p.m.-Close down.

to 8 p.m.-European programme of Victor and H.M.Y.. records supplied by Messrs. 8. Mouttia & Co.

a to 6.18 p.m.-

Talkie Tunes

Happy Days"-Selection.

Puttin' on the Ritz-Selection.

New Mayfair Orchestra C1893.

Follow a Star "Vocal gems,

Light Open Company,-C2057.

6.18 to 0.39 p.m.

Children's Programme.

Songs-(a)

Missing,"

Happiness," (b).

(0) In tho

Fashion" (from When We Were Very Young" by A. A

Very rarer-Simon) Milne,

George Baker (Baritone); Songs (4) Halfway Down," (b) Hoppity." (0) Growing Up" (from When We Were Very Young," by A. A. Milne, H Fraser-Simon)--George Baker (Baritone)-B2220.

Song

(a)Buckingham Palace, (b) The Three Foxes (c) "Politeness," (d) Market Square" (rom "When We Were Very Young," by A. A. Milne, and H. Fraser-Simon).-George Baker. (Baritone),--B2221; Songe (n) "The Christening,” (b)" Brownie," (o)" Lines aud Squnres," (dy Vespora" (from When We Were Very Young,.. by A. A Milne and H. Fraser- Simon). George Baker (Bari- tono).-B2222;

8.20 to 6.53 p.m.

Organ Solos. "Londonderry Air" (arr. Stewart

Archer). Chelsea Fayre" ((oss-Custard).

Reginald Gloss-Custard.-B2375. A Brown Bird. Singing" (Haydu

Wood).

Schon Rosmarin (Kreisler).-

Reginald Foort.-B9964. pm. Stock quotations, mail notice, etc.

6.53 to 7.25 p.m.-

Orchestral.

A Night in Budapest " (Schaffer

Paepke)."

23

A Night in Vienna (Schaffer- Paepke).-Hungarian Rhapsody Orch.-33898.

A Hunt in the Black Forest "*.

(Vaclker).

"In a Clock: Store" (Orth).-Now!

Light Symphony Orch.-C1308. Fountains of Romo" (Respighi). London Symphony Orch

dramatic actor or not, the part will be good for me. It in the first time since Wings that. I have Here is an actress of assured charm, quick-witted and sophisticat had a truly dramatic role.

"Because my role in The Law-ed, able to handle a quip with yer's Secret is my first dramatic lightning rapidity. In Miss Bank art in a dialogus picture I was bead, Paramount raises the curtain started. But, when we had been that will be immediately and warm- working for ten days, I regainedly welcomed to the hearts of all for over 12 hours and yet nobody7.25 confidence, and, in this part, I theatre-goars.

had appeared to claim ownership. learned more of the real business of The story of "Tarnished Lady" acting then I did in all the lighter is a story of society's "400," where examination, the two chests money vies with love for marriage were marked "silk goods." Sub- pictures I have made.

rights. Miss Bankhead marries sequently, the shipping brokers re- Brook for his money, denying her

8 love for a struggling young writer. ported the affairs.to a Chinese con When, after three months of mar stable on duty in the vicinity who ringe, she finds herself incapable removed the cargo to the Central of continuing her role of wife, she Police Station and told the brokers leaves her husband and attempts to recapture the love she flaunted. Bhe to inform the owners of the cargo

jetty,

Next he transfers his saddle to the back of the atoed and, loosen ing the rope, gains his back as the stallion loaps to his feet. He tries his best to unhorst O'Brien, revert uncertain and worried before 1 on a new star, on a new personality chests had been lying at the wharf ing to all the tricks he knows to throw the rider, but after a deeper ate fight, O'Brien breaks him.

O'Brien portrays the character of aprimitive, but handsome young man who has an uncanny influence

"I understand now what is meant over wild animals, Louise Hun tington, New York stage beauty, ry dramatic actor living his portrays the role of the girl, and role," says Rogers. I occupies the supporting cast, headed by all your thoughts during the period Mitchell Harris, George Brent and of, production. Without the set Nat, Pandleton, includes Erwin formula of comedy, every scene Connelly, John Sheohan, Willard takes mental effort and concentra

tion." Robertson and Alphonz Ethier.

"HONOUR AMONG LOVENS Ono of the very few screen as tresses who can laugh and talk simultaneously, is Miss Claudette! Colbort. The compliment is paid her by sound technicians who re corded on the new noiseless equip ment at Paramount's New York studio, "Honour. Among Lovers," in which she is featured with Fredric March and which opens on Wednesday at the Contral Theatre.

This accomplishment, which disf tinguishes Miss Colbert from a great majority of actresses,- 18. a difficult trick, according to C. A. Tuthill, monitor inan on the new offering. It is an accomplishment bordering on a gift, claims Tuthill, to chuckle, as: Claudette "docs, at

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER the same time you speak your lines.

DEFENCE CORPS.

PROMENADE CONCERT

AT

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS ' FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST, AT 9,15 P.M

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ME, NEIL MATELLSON Mas. F. C. E. BENDAIL MWW.MBARTON ACADE

THE CORPS BAND.

And it adds a spontaneous quality that continues. uninterrupted be cause of what might be called the synchronization of Miss Colbert's voice and mind.

Miss Colbert laughs the lines whereas another actress would put the laugh or chuckle before or after the words," Tuthill said." "When Miss Colbert is playing a. Bay scene the actually laughs the

worda.!!

The new picture featuring Clas-" dette Colbert and Frodric March was directed by Dorothy Artner: from an Austin Parker story. It a modern romantic drama cf a bi autiful girl secretary, madly in love with a man-of-interior char: Facter-and-who-discera thu man who deserves, her affection, in a dramatic decision, spurning "ADMISSION; 81:00 (including Tax),the moment, proposals whi

brace everything but marriago,

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Rogers is even glad bis role, is devoid of romance.. Caunlly, sur rounded by two or three girls, be finds lack of romance a relief. lie

is too late, but, in her trials, finds when the latter appeared at the in the security of her husband's affection the love she thought "lost forever:

PRINCE'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.80, 7.15 and 8.16 pm.

William

FOX

presents

(August 25-28).

CITY

GIRL

with MARY DUNCAN, CHARLES FARRELL Charlos will appear, as A BOY WHO DIDNT

KNOW

WOMEN and Mary, as & GIRL WHO DID KNOW MEN.

Bo when boy who DOSENT know women moete a girl who

"DOES know men quise things begin to lappen.

CITY GIRL is a Grippingly human-story with defe directorial touches, appealing dialogue and wonderful photography, ADDED ATTRACTIONS

Z

Great Gabs

A Comedy

Fox Movietone News.

NEXT CHANGE OF PROGRAMME on AUGUST 27th,

All Talkin' For Movietone Drama of-

back stade life and Hollywoo "BIG TIME

*f

D1429.

**Double Concerto in A Minor "*

to 8 p.m.-

(Brahma). Jacques Thibaud (Violinist), Pablo. Cosas) (Cel 1st), and the Pablo Casals Or chestra, Barcelona, conducted by Alfred Cortot --M-99."--

QUEEN'S

ART THEATREMA

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20.

He borrowed the cloths to win a fortune and girl's heart!

See him do

his stuff

WILLIAM

HAINES

with"

DOROTHY JORKAN JOSEPH GAWTHORN MARJORIE HAM BEAU

NEXT CHANGE

Rivals

in

Love

GILBERT and Beery in a he-man team that will win the laugh-and-thelll championship!

p.m.-Local time and weather JOHN.

report

803 to 11.30 pm-Ko Shing Thea-

tre relay. She

10.30 p.z (approx.)-Rugby mid-

day Press new

11.30 p.m.-Close down.

CROWN LAND SALES..

Loft Four Hontás, However, the two cheats of "silk goods," after being taken to the police station, remained there for more than four months during which period nobody applied to the p police for the cargo nor had the

Brisk bidding was witnessed yes police received any reports concern-terday at ths, P.W.D; when Mr. ing the names and addresses of the Parker Rien sold two lots of Crown owners of the cargo. The police, lands therefore, decided to open the two

BRISK BIDDING YESTERDAY.

cheats last Monday and, when this Mr. Wong Ping of 80, Winglok was done, it was found that they Street, bought New Kowloon In- were full of Communist newspapers land Lot, No. 1558, (about 8,380 which had apparently been taken to s. ft.) on Laipo Road, Shamshui the Canton Road Jetty by the Reds go for 823,000. The upset price on March 4 for transportation to was, 610,700 some unknown place, but which had boen deserted at the wharf.

Now Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1587, (about 7470 89. ft.) at Un

-they

battled

the

World

round

GILBERT

with

WALLACE

BERRY

Jim Tully, Lella Hyams, Polly Moran

A

for a

SAM

way sailor

The seized newspapers were re Chau Street, Blamshuipo, was sold FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

moved to the Second Branch ofte Mr. Wong Cho Ying of 89, Kai-

Kiangsu High Court which, hs Lung Street, for $23,000. stated, granted the police applica. an upset price of $14,040, tion for their confiscation:

SPAIN CONFISCATES. PLEDGED ESTATES.

SECURITIES FOR LOANS GIVEN BY KING."

Madrid, August 18.-The Council of State, has sanctioned a decree under which the State will immedi- Bloly take possession of an estates and rights of the Crown which may have been plodged by the King for loans dod which are now being exploited by individuals;

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