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CENTRAL

„THEATRIE MAŁ

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80. 5.10, 7:15 & 9,20 p.m.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

KING'S THEATRE,

DERELIOT."

Humour, and plenty of it, char- actorizes George. Bancroft's talkie "Derelict" which will be brought to A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION the end.cf a very successful run at

THE

DEVIL

A Paramount Pictu

with

Skeets Gallagher' Stuart Erwin Carole Lombard Lilyan Tashman Norman Foster

Commencing MONDAY

MARY NOLAN

Edward G. Robin on

Owen, Moore

Kockelife Fellowes

utside

the Law

Watch for "RESURRECTION"

An EDWIN CABEWB production "Starring

JOHN BOLES-LUPE VELEZ adapted from

Count Leo Tolstoy' famous story,

WILL TORN INTO 163 PIECES.

JUDGE AS A, JIG-SAW EXPERT,

Mr. Justice Bateson proved him self an expert in jigsaw puzzles in the Probate Court wheff a will was produced that had been torn into 163 pieces,

K

the King Theatre to day. Every- one who saw this picture was satis- fiod with it, and as one who en jayod it thoroughly, I strongly ro cominend t

The story conoqrais two ship's offi- cor, Bill Rafferty: (George: Ban-" croft) and Jed Graves (William, Boyd) who seem to be forever fal- fing foul of each other. They are, Incidentally in the employ of the

| same Company, and the two-mon

are rivals for promotion,

When

vacancy does crop ur, however, Rafferty is given command of a |ship "although Graves as the Bonior *cfficer) because the latter had been caught "shipping a woman" on his bost once before

Just before ho is told. the good news, Rafferty sees Graves in a re staurant with a girl and after having got the latter out of the way by means of a trick, introdu- eos himself to the girl. and they go out for a ride during the course. of which on succeeds in persuading her to mail with him to Rio on the next trip. When howover Rafferty as told that he is to sail as mas ter on the next trip, he is put in a difficult position. He tries to ox plain to che girl but she does not understand and thinks he is back- ing out.lere Graves comes on the scene and tells the girl that he could arrango it so that she may still make the trip to Rio. “Shệ

DERELICT."

George Bancroft in Oil Škine.

consenta, not knowing it is a plot to get Kafferty into trouble..

What follows is a continuation of thrills, for it is in the latter: stages of the film that the audience aces two ships battling rimly against very bad weather and rough seas, and it is after Bill Rafferty and saved his old com- mand that Graves, who took the post of captain temporarily, ro- ports Ralforty's gallantry to the office and Bill is reinstated cap- tain, The two mch become friends but what is more important still, Rafferty and the girl discovor that it never pays to quarrel. Graves is the best man.

George Bancroft plays the part of the sailor-lover very well and mention must also be made of the way in which Miss Jemie Royce Landis and William Boyd carried out their parts, The supporting cast, toe, was good, and helped in e small way to make "Derelict" 4 picture which should not be missed.

"HICK IN."

Four former Alm directors are:

soon in the supporting cast of

The solicitor producing it said he Clara Bow's now dramatic picture,' had stuck a member of pieces on a "Kick In," which will show at the large sheet of paper, but he had King's Theatre next. They all

of the fragments.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

HONCKONGS E NEST CNEMA

GEORGE

FINAL SHOWINGS.

TO-DAYS

At 2.80 5.10, 7,15-

and 9.30 p.m.

The Talking Soreen's First Breath-Taking

Sea-Drama With

the Mighty Star of "The Mighty"!

BANCROFT Derelict

IN

A Paramonent Gicture

·CENTRAL THEATRE.

"UP POPS THE DEVIL."

NEXT CHANGE

UNDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER.

CLARA

BOW Kick In

a Paramore Guture

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TELEPHONE No. 25313.

1931.

success at the Masque Theatre in New York during the past season. The story concerns the marital difficulties of Norman Foster and Carole Gombard, as the young "Up Pops the Devil," Para-writer and his ex-dancer wife.

Wade Betelor, the third ox-direc tor in "Kick In, once stage-direct- ed for the American Academy of Dramatic Art. During the war, he was active in producing and directing entertainment for soldi- ers and, afterwards, hs played, mount's comedy-romance now show- wrote and directed Douglas Mac.ing at the Central Theatre, has in Lean comedies. He also directed its cast nearly a dozen of the most capable romantic and character ad for several independent companies.tors in Hollywood.

Mackenzie is one of the true cld- Limers of the screen;, at one time one of its inost famous directors, He left the stage for the Alms in 1800, and five years later was directing for Pathe. "The Perils of Pauline" was directed by him. Of late years, he has been active

as an actor.

Skeets Gallagher, Stuart Erwin, Carole Lombard, Lilyan Fashmaan and Norman Foster head the cast, Others are Edward J. Nugent, Theodors von Eltz, Joyce Compton, Harry Beresford, Sleep N. Eat and Guy Oliver.

on the Broadway comedy hit of the Up Pope the Devil" is based same name which proved a great

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THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S "THEATREZZ

MEN CALL IT LOVE

Men Call It Love, which is

PR at the Queen's Then-

tro,

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

it'

picturization of the Vincent Low- ronco stage hit of 1859, Among tho | Married.”

Adolpha Menjou in featured na the golf champion Don Juan

soeme to take lilo and his fo

B

he finds it. The picture is regard od as ideal material for the suave and debonair Menjou and for the excellent cast with which he is sur rounded in the picture version of the daring farco of marital mishaps.

Edgar Selwyn, noted Broadway producer-playwright and director, was responsible for the direction of the new film His last screen offort was War Nurse."

Monjou, as an American society golf champion, is said to score an even more captivating performance. than in The Easiest Way," in which he last was seen.

The leading lady in the pictaire is Leila Hyams, who plays the part of the young wife, frenzied by her. husband's unfaithfulness, who goes to the golfer to kill the love she has for her mate and to gain, re- vonge by flaunting her not Misä Hyams laat played in "Gentle man's Fate. The husbandis Norman Foster, engaging stage player, who has become, so pro- minent on the screen since Young Man of Manhattan.

The woman whose adventuring provides alluring motivation for the sophisticated plot is played by in "The Boudoir Diplomat." The Mary Duncan, who recently scored cast is rounded out by Hedda They live in an apartment in the Hopper, as the divorce-party, hos quaint and very sophisticated stess, Robert Emmett Kenne, as the tion of New York City where young honpacked husband, and Harry for refreshment and amusement people of many professions gather Northrup, the devoted butler,

Throughout the picture there is Foster and his wife agroo that they

evidenced the spicy flavour of the will never-got-anywhere" if they dialogue and situations and the set- continue this happy-go-lucky, gintings and costumes of moderistic and din existence, and so they plan motif add vastly to the pictorial

renaissance.

enjoyment of the feature.

But the scheme hits a bump when sugary-voiced Southern girl comes into the picture from the apartment evente result-but the domestic scene upstairs. Amusing and near-tragis rights itself in the pleasing finish.

PRINCE'S THEATRE

JACK MCDONALD Presents

Direct from

the Wilds of Darkest Africa

Fearless Peerless !

PAUL PEDRINI

AND HIS)

ROYAL ZAMBESI BABOONS

The play was first produced in 1920 at the Bijou Theatre in New York with Katherine Wilson and role. Frank Morgan in the principal

In its transition. to the sorcen it remains virtually intact with add- ed scenes and dialogue incorporat- ed to impart greater impetus to the motivation and to create more action in the suspense epsodes,

This is a farce of the more in- timate type and the very nature of its premises brings a thrilling. tingle of possible developments at the opening scone.

PARDON US."

"Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy parody the prison pictures in general. Incidentally it marks their first effort that runs into the feature length class Laurel and Hardy are a pet bilarity and con- sequentlyPardon Us" is one long

howl...

Perhaps the most gorgeous gag is the opening scene. Stan and the Babo are glimpsed in front of malt and hops store figuring the cost of making fifteen gallons." "But we can't- drink that much," Stan protests What we can't drink, we can sell," overrules the Babe Fadoout. Fadein. A long shot of the two disconsolato comics in handcuffs being led away.

Captured by Paul Pedrini in the Wilds of Gorilla Land (Darkest Africa) As other highlights, thero's Stan's

and now

been able to place correctly only 78. retired from active directing by THE MOST ASTOUNDING GROUP OF BABOON ACTORS IN VAUDEVILLEI

There were fifteen pieces of writ

choice, all electing the less exact-

ing for which he could not finding and confiding careers before

plane and seventy pieces of margin the cameras.

and blank paper

In "Kick In," Clara Bow makes Mr. Justice Bateson examined the her bow to the public as a drama large sheet and the additional car in a role catirely differ pieces, and then anid, "I don't. ont from the well-known : !*It": think you are very good at jig-anw roles to which she is mest fan puzzles. I have tried one of the selected with care to ensure the pro

The cast of "Kick. In" was stray pieces and fitted it into the jig saw at once."

per projection" "of Clara'a", full blooded, tensely-emotional charac tarization, being sustained. in

very part.

His lordship said, the solicitor might make an affidavit, and pro bate would then he granted of the document as pieced together and completed....

The case was that of Clegg v. England, and concerns with the will of Harriett England, formerly of Goole, Yorkshire,

ous.

Cristan. Oxford graduate aud native of London, directed for Paramount for five years, guiding the screen destinies of such players as Wallace Reid, Theodore Roberts and stars contemporary with them. He was DW Griffithe assistant during the filming, of "Birth of a Nation.”.... As an actor, he won his greatest fame in "Broken Blos- soms.

Mr. H. B. Darley Grazebrook, of The Temple, who was acting for Mestra. Williamson ́Hill' and Co., solicitors, explained in the Court that Mr. Clegg was secking to obtain probate of the estate. Ori-

Paul Hurst started his stage ginally, solicitors prepared a draft carer with a San Francisco stock will, and Harriett. England signed" "company"1a 1925 he became a film the official copy. Some time later director for Vitagraph, fater direct- abs tore her copy of the will into ing for Metro, Ince., Bad-many in--

pieces Thang However were dependenta Rouently he has beonTM

oured, and with the original draft

presentälläfor-probate

one of the most active character.

Baboon Jugglers

Baboon Actors

Baboon Artists

Baboon Comedians

Baboon Contortionists

Baboon Risley Acts

Baboons that do

everything but talk.

PAUL PEDRINI, the Famous Big Game Hunter, Paul Pedrini has tramped the unknown Jungles of the World for the Missing Link between Monkey and Mankind. The Royal Zambesi Baboons are the mearest approach to Human Beings, and were trained by Paul Pedrmi în their Native Jungles of the Belgian Congo.

which had been retained, they were heavies and "old school detectives THERE IS NOTHING BETTER IN VAUDEVILLE,

on-the screen..

SO DON'T MISS IT.

buzzing tooth which causes him to give therazzberry to every one from the warden down, their efforts to sleep two in a prison bunk, and their innoont complicity in the jail-break

THE KING'S. GIFT.

SERVICE BOOKS FOR CHAPEL AT THE TOWER

«Dr. A. C. E. Jarvis, the retir- ̈ing Chaplain-General to the Forces and Chaplain to the Tower of London, preaching at a parade service" in the old "Röyal Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula at the Tower, announced that the King had pro sented to the chapel a set of Bor vice books for the use of the off- ciating clergy.

* The set comprised the Bible vir |

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 6.10, 7 T5 & 9,20,

MEN CALL IT

Love

Misunderstood wives - hus bands with young ideas marriage-1931 style you'l want to see this drama of men and their loves!:

with

ADOLPHE MENJOU LEILA HYAMS NORMAN FOSTER

"Metro Goldwyn Mayer

PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE

THE LA

LAUGH RIOT OF THE SEASONI

"PARDON

with

Us

STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Ax 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 8.20,

WHO kitlod Spencer Leaf Try and salve

Charad Hagal

two volumes tho Old Testament, 1. Lolla Hyamı with the Apocrypha and the "Now, Testament, an Altar Service book," the Book of Common Prayer for the Chaplain's stall, and the Lit any for the in dstool

* The gift was used for the first-

time yesterday,The books arg London wor

The fy-lent of

mon Prayer bear

the

signaturaGeorge R. 1931;

KALKIT

CHAIR

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