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CENTRAL

THE NTDF

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

"Recaptured Love."

Queen's.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

at

King's.

2.30, 5.10. 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

Belle Bonnett and John Halli-

day,

Ladier Man."

William Fowell, Kay Fran

cis and Carole Lombard. Farren's

Whoopee Girl,

and, Nollie

品出司公影電鷇有產國家民 Central.

So this is Paradise."

白村部金

Chinese Talkio,

World.

"Henrb Acho.

}

天此刻

Chineso pisture.

KOWLOON.

Star.

Free and Easy."

Buster Keaton and all star onst.

Majestic.

SO THIS IS

PARADISE

Aminal Crackers,”

COMING.

Da with the Show."

All colour, singing and dancing

Part 1.

Another Chinese all-talking, singing and dancing picture.

Starring

BUTTERFLY WU

Chinese foremost screen

favourite...

With

Shaw Pei Chen

"Directed by

-Queen's.

The Smiling Lieutenant."

Apurice Chevalier-King's.

Daddy Long Legs."

Janot Gaynor and Warner Box-

wr-King's

The Divorece," "

Robert Montgomery and Neil' Haanitton-Majestic,

"Young Sinners."

Thomas Meighan and Hardie

Albright--Central'

"Lord Byron of Broadway."

"Hands Up."

-Star.

Charles Rodgers-King's.

"LADIES' MAN."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931.

KINGS THEATRE

HONGKONG'S FINEST ONEHA

A GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION PICTURES SHOWING TO-DAY REVUE

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 PM, WILLIAM

POWELL

IN

"LADIES MAN"

A Paramount Picture

with

Kay Francis.

Carole Lombard

AT 5.10, 7.16. AND 9,30 P.M. ONLY,

NELLIE FARREN'S WHOOPEE GIRLS

12 ARTISTES 12

IN

A THIRD COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

NEW DANCES! NEW SONGS | ---NEW-COSTUMES:|-- INCLODING THE OLYMPIC TRIO

COMMENCING, THURSDAY, 13TH NOV. Pictures and Revie

HEADS UP

"

Starring

Charles ROGERS

Helene Kane

and Victor Moore

A Paramount Picture

GOSSIP AND FACTS.

FILM "STAR" ACCUSED.

FAILING TO PROVIDE FOR SON.

A warrant has beon lasped in Los Angoles for the arrest of Grant Withers, the film actor, on the chargo of failing to provide for his (seven-year-old son..

Mrs. Iner Withere, his first wife, alleges that for six months he has failed to contribute to the child's support

Grant Withora

was recently divorced by Loretta Young, the potito soventeon-year-old film star who played opposite Lon Chaney in * Laugh, Clown, Laugh," and appeared in "Suarlet Sons with Richard Bartholmees:

LOVERS AGAIN.

JACK GILBERT AND "INA CLATRE.

Lesa tapa a month since their divores, the film stars, Ina Claire- and John Gilbert, the perfect

NELLIE FARREN'S lover," have made it up.

WHOOPEE GIRLS

IN

,,

THEIR FAREWELL "PERFORMANCE

Fourth Complete Change of Programme.

BOOKING TEL. 25313.

MOVIE NEWS

ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.

Two of Screendom's most beauti ful actresses can be seen in sup porting roles of William Powell's "Ladies' Man" which is now show. ing at the King's Theatro.

They are Carole Lombard and Francis whone respective Kay "crowning glories," incidentally, are as opposite as could possibly be: Miss Lombard is an extremely blonde type-Miss Francia' hair 18

Chang Shih Chuen black as a raven's wing.

Recorded by Pathe Orient Co.

Produced by,

In "Ladies Man both fall in love "with the smooth-mannered and

glibtongued Powell, who is the ide! of the society set in which he moves. with the politer case of a Cheater field, without the aid of a job, a salary or in income.

in Tom Barry's famous play, egotism and toward" competitive Courago." It was through his activity and the building of sound splendid, performance in this show

bodies." that Junior received an offer to play the featured juvenile rôle în

Recaptured Love,"

In "Young Sinners," the lad, portrayed by, Hardie, Albright, is Junior's ambition is to some day taken from the dissipations of a be a great movie director. His hobby is horse back riding, and for too wealthy environment and placed pastime he plays tennis, in which in the company of a rought, yet sport he excells. He is five feet four patient and wise physical instruc- inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and tor. The trainer a role played by has brown hair and dark blue eyes..

Thomas Meighan, encourages the boy by reason of his fatherly, atti-

"Strangers May Kiss."

"I'm

4.

!

CHARLIE CHAPLIN AMONG

THE CHILDREN.

This at least is the opinion of Hollywood aftor watching the famous couple attend together a dinner given at the Beverley Wilt Shira Hotel.

Among the guests wore Lady Inverclyde Lothar Mondes, Ivor

Novello, and Gloria Swanson, all of whom were amazed when Claire entered the room attended by Gilbert."

Jack looked at Ina and Ina look- ed at Jack, and according to one" story." the answer was as clear, as. though shouted through mega- phones,'

Inn.

As some one present said, ia a sensible woman, and Jack admires her very much."

At the hearing of her divores last month, Ina Claire anid they had been separated and reunited eight times.

The other day Charlie Chaplin visited a children's hospital.

One little girl did not believe it. was the film star; but when "Char- |- ·

GIRL IN THE STEERAGE,

19

lie" got on to the rocking horse, JANET GAYNOR AND CHARLES pulled off its tail and made a FARRELL IN NEW MUSICAL

PICTURE: moustache of it she was convinted.

"FREE AND EASY,"

LAUGHS AND BUMPS AT THE STAR.

1

Buster Keaton has probably, never been so funny as in "Free and Easy now showing at the Star

Theatre."

Jacht Gaynor is to rejoin her old partner, Charles Farrell, in a new. musical picture now in course of production at Hollywood.

The story is written by Guy Bolton, and Janet is to appear as a little Scottish girl who goes to America in the steerage of

big liner.

Charles Farrell is the boy the meets, while trespassing in & for bidden first-class cabin.

Janet sings three song written by George Gershwin, and Rhap- Body in Rivota "-the sequel to the will be played with a suitable back-

Rhapsody in Blue"

WHO'S WHO.

The plot of this travesty on the George Davis kuows all the antude to take serious interest in out making of talking films concerns a sorry explained Director George door sports. Ultimately he makes Kansas beauty prize winner who, swers in all the languages. Fitzmaurice to the bland individas, a man of the youth, but not with together with her mother and ground." applying for a role in "Strangers out the assistancy of the boy's sweet-manager, attempts to crash the May Kiss," Norma Shearer's Dow starring vehicle, but we decided heart, Constance Sinclair, the role gates to Hollywood fame. The gate Miss Lombard, like Gloria Swan- to use a Frenchman instead of an played by Dorothy Jordan.

instead is crashed by the manager Bon, started her career in the Englishman. We'll have to get James Kirkwood enacts the part when the studio guard is not look: famicus Mack Sennett comedies.someone else.".

of the indolgent millionaire father of Albright, while Cecilia Loftus ing and this absent-minded in- reputation for her and gained her

portrays the socially ambitious dividual, wandera innocently about. mother of Miss Jordan. John Blythe set, blundering into the way

of cameras, tripping up slectrical in stone dirsoted.

appliances, interrupting amelo dramatic bedroom Boone, sitting on a lever which explodes a charge of dynamite and resting other such Carole Lombard; iurn in Kent uphappy and riotously funny pro- City, Mo. Write him at Warner. blems for directors and studio em of Man of the World" and Bros. studio. Contract star. Hero ployees.

During these scenos about every **Ladies' Man,” for "Paramount. The Road to connected, with the Metro Stellar role in Goldwyn-Mayer company is seen in Singapore," Warner Bros. some capacity or other from Wil-

Her achievements rapidly built a A beam of joy wreathed the Mass Co., Shanghai.part in feature, fim, Me countenance of the applicant.

Gangster." She has since appeared į. "Voila!" he exclaimed. That's in numbers of talkie successes beaucoup swell-make it French, including Safety in Numbers" German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish with Charles Rogers" and Fast, Belgian. I speak all those lan- and Loose" with Frank Morgan, gunges and some Chinese and Creek" Miriam Hopkins, Henry Wads too! worth and others.

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

YOUNG SINNERS

A virile drama of youth and its yearnings »

kal

THOMAS MEIGNAN HARDHI ALBRIGHT Devached by John Błysieno

#

]. The linguistic actor, George Miss Francis was building up a Davis, disclosed that he has played Fre for herself in Broadway parts in pictures of seven different legitimate productions when her languages for foreign release, hav- chance came to appear in "Gentle- ing ncquired his knowledge while men of the Preas," which was made travelling round the world with by Paramount at their New York circuses. studio. With Walter Huston, Char-1 lie Huggies and Norman Foster she shared the glory of this production one of the most successful talkies of that senson, Bubaquently she ha had supportingdies in two William Powell talkies" Street of Chance" and "For the Defence:" in "Let's Go Natire' Virtuous Sin" and others,

"The

"Recaptured Love."

Junior Durkin, just 10 years old, is already, celebrated for his work on the New York stage, but his first rôla in motion pictures is in" Ro exptured Love," the Warner Brothers and Vitaphone production featuring Belle Bennett, which is

"You win laughed Fitzmaurice. "I haven't any arguments loft!"

Davia plays the role of the inter- rupting hotel waiter in the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer film of the Ursila Parrott novel which is coming to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday

next.

Robert Montgomery and Neil Hamilton sbaro. loading man honours and the supporting nat includes Marjorie Rambesu, Irene Rich, Hale Hamilton, Coachita Montenegro and Albert Conti.

"Young Sinners.?!

for

Ben Lindsey laid the foundation drama Fox romantic

now showing at the Queen's Theatre; Singers the episodes in Young

WILLIAM: POWELL. in amour Getums

WILLIAM POWELL

LADIES MAN

To-day at the

King's

*Heads Up."

of

Que

AMONG THE STARS.

Ladies' Man"

now at the King's. William Powell, married to

+

5.

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

·AT 290; 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20

WARNER

BROS. preser

RECAPTURED LOVE

Would

YOU

Let your

husband marry "the

other woman"

to make him

appreciate you

See this hilarious matrimonial comedy drama of a wise wife who matched her wit against siren's willes..

John

with

BELLE, BENNETT

HALLIDAY

Dorothy BURGESS

TO-MORROW.

Br

SPECIAL POPULAR REQUEST.

ON WITH THE SHOW

The first 100% natural color, sing ing, talking, dancing picture in Techni color.

STAR

AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20,

liam Haines, Dorothy Sebastian, Carole Lombard, married to Wi-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Kari Dane, Marion Shilling, Gwenliam Powell; born in Fort Wayne, Leo, John Miljan, Lottie Howell Ind. Write her at Paramount down while even such important studio Contract star, Co-starred personages as Lionel Barrymore, in Up Pops the Devil," and "I Cecil B. De Mille, Fred Niblo and Take This Woman," Paramount. David Burton take part in the Starred in "No One Man," Parm proceedings.

mount,

In Heads Up" coming to the

King's.

"The Smiling Lieutenant."

It took a full working day to

Charles Rogsta, unmarried; born rapord one three syllable word in in Olathe, Kans. Write him at Maurico Chevalier's new Par Paramount studio. Contract star. amount Picture, The Smiling Featured role in "The Lawyer's Lieutenant, which will soon ba Secret." Co-starred in "The Road seen at the King's.

to Reno" and featured roles fa This particular word made itCome on Marines" and "Mary necessary to Alm several additional Makes a Gall," all for Parmount. acenes in the picture and was direct- ly responsible for a new departure in the industry--the shooting of a

as well Britisk version

as the In "Becaptured Love" How at the American and French versions,

qusen's. previously scheduled.

Durkin, Junior; buy actor, boin ant" Every scene in which it apin New York City. Write him at pestil, ten in all, had to be spesial-Paramount studio Contract play. ly Almed for distribution in Enger. Huckleberry Finn in Tom land. The reason is that to the Bawyer," and title role in "Huckle English the military rank signified berry Finn," star of "Beventeen, is known na "Leftenant." It is all for Paramount. estimated that these special record-

AND

FREE EASY

·BUSTER KRATON

Talks and Sings!

Sen and Hear WILLIA

ANITA PAGK FRED-HIBLO

HAINES

Two hundred young extras He was a happy kid when he opening on Wednesday at the both sexes had a feld day at Paramount's New York studio when secured this screen role, but his joy Central Theatre.

Thirty years ago Eimer Harris, they danced for eight hours to the knew no bonds when he was inform author of "Young Sianers, met music of Al Goodman's famous ed that his completo wardrobe would the renowned social worker and band. This took place during the consist of suite with long pants.

The difficult word is "Lienten. from his friend learned much about reproduction of the United States Junior was born in Atlantic City the problems that beset young men Coast Guard Ball," in "Heads on July 4, 1914. His father was a and young women. As a result,

opening Thursday next st the newspaper editor and his mother Mr. Harris wrote three plays based Up featuring Charles Rogers an actress, Due to bis stage ac on the drama that lies in the life King's Theatre, tivities, Junior received the greater of the adolescent. They were The Goodama and his musicians were part of his education from private Offenders," "The Great Necker"not stingy with their music, play- tutors. It was at the ripe age of and "Young Sinners," the latter of ing many numbers even when the four that he made his stage debut. which deals with the regeneration cameras were not moving. The ings consumed nine hours of studio In Strangers May Kiss, Coming ALL STARSI in "Some Night," a musical comedy of a neglected and wayward son of extras danced every number, whe

„to the Queen's. under the management" of A H a millionaire

ther they were supposed to or not,

Several other words and phrases

Rich, Irene married to Davidite Woods. Among others, he played "It was Judge Lindsay who first and gave the band a prolonged bad to be similarly treated. One of in Clouds," Poppy. The spoke to me regarding the idea of round of applause when work on thea was Daddy." That bad to Blankenhorn; born in Buffalo, Newrictl

Write hor at RKO Radio Lady," Dogmar,"

be changed to "Paps." Further York. "Paid" sublimation for young people," ex- the mene was at last conceded. Show of 1920, #4 The plaine Mr. Harris. Long before In addition to Rogers, the cast more, the abbreviated title Emp "studio. Free lance playar. Mother Enemy Home Night, B.M.B. psycho-analysis made the knowledge of Heads Ubudes Helet for Emperor and the slang, expres in The Mad Parade, Liberty Pinafore," and just before coming general, I learned how important it Kane, Victor Moore, Margaret sionKeep this under your crown" Celia in Strangers May Kiss, to Hollywood he played the is for parents to direct their off Breen and number of noted had to be delected entirely as being and Janny, in Five and Ten

potentially offensive to royalty M-G-M juvenile lead with Janet Beecher spring away from self-destroying Broadway stage players.

if

£

time.

many more! ALL LAUGHS!

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