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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY. DECEMBER

1931.

CENTRAL

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

TO-DAY AT THE

Queen's,

CINEMA.

HONG KONGE

"The Hottentot.”:;

A Racing Thriller,

King's

2:30, 10, 7:15 and 9.20 p.m.

The Smiling

Contrai.

World,

outonant"

With Maurice Chevalies,

for Murder."

Law Ayres and Gonevieve

Tobin,

Iron Eoro."

Chinese Picture,

his whole life's happiness hung on her word

Did his vision of glorious love come true ?

AYRES

UP MURDER

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE Presented by Carl Laemmle With Genevieve TOBIN. Dorothy Peterson,. Richard Tucker, and other favourites.

Directed by MONTA BELL From his own original story. It's Low Ayres greatest l'

NEXT CHANGE Starting Wednesday What a lover!

THE

comes

this

Up from the ocean's floor strange apparition f A fearful nonster to the eavage cannibala

-but to their gir victim, her rescuer ! The man she loves! Bee

SEA GOD

a Garamount Picture

WEL

RICHARD ARLEN

COMING SHORTLY The most beautiful woman

in the world.

Constance Bennett

KOWLOON.

Star.

Madam Satan,

Queen's.

with Re-

giould Dey and Kay Johnson.

COMING

Show Girl in Hollywupd."

Central...

With Alier While.

"Sea God' with Richard Arlen

King's;

and. Way Trays comi

The Right to Love" with Ruth Chatterton,, on Thurs [day

Mothers Millions."

The Common Law with

Constance Bennett,

Her Man "* with

Helen

Twelvetrees, Philip Holmes. Manslaughter with Claudett

Colbert.

East Bynne."

"Bad Girl."

World.

Star.

Daddy Long Lega."

Janet Gaynor and Warner

Baxter..

Love's Identity" (Obinese

picture).

Remote Control/?"

KINGS THEATRE

SHOWING

TO-DAY

with

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

Maurice

At 2:80, 5.10. 7:15 and 9.80 p.m.

Charlie RUGGLES Miriam HOPKINS

Panamani

CHEVALIER

IN

The Smiling Lieutenant

A Paramount's 20th Birthday Jubilee Picture.

MOVIE NEWS

ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.

UP FOR MURDER.

"I

THE SMILING

LIEUTENANT.”.

FAR MORE THAN MUSICAL

COMEDY."

You don't know Maurice Chera- lier until you've seen "The Smil- ing Lieutenant" at the Eing's

"DADDY LONG LEGS | GOSSIP AND FACT. Theatre. It opened on Sunday

A dramatic, and human tragedy, JANET GAYNOR'S TRIUMPH. with however, plenty of the reliev ing element c comedy," Up for Murder cpened Sunday night at the Central Theatre. It is Low Ayres second starring venture and Warner Baxter co-starred in and it was a bold piece of business hailed at "a real gem."

"Daddy Long Legs," the Fox picture based on the famous Jean Webster play with Janet Gaynor

"Daughter of the Dragon," at the Plaza London, should be the end of Fu Manchu melodramas. They are unsuited to modern pinture techni- que, although it must be admitted that Lloyd Corrigan, the director, has made nearly a feasible film of this one. This will probably be the

end of Sessue Hayakaw, his first comeback in ten years. He seems

"

to give this boy who, in the eyes Daddy Long Legs" is ideal en- of the motherhood of America tertainment. A human story, a stands for the phrase,My Son,'

genuinely outstanding cast head apart like that of Robert Mar-ed by two of the most popular play.to have loss all his personality, and is completely overshadowed by, the Warren, and Aune May Wong. acting of Warner Oland E. Alyn she returns better and more de lightful than ever; indeed, this alm

shall He discicses an unexpected ers on the, aereen excellent direction comedy sense in the first part of and good settings serve to make the the picture, and a keennese for picture a real event in local screen drama which we knew all along he circles. had, because of his remarkable per-

The choice of Janet Gayner and formance in all quiet."

P

Warner Baxter for the "leading)

He is ably supported by Geneleveráles is a particularly happy one. Tobia in role which calls for

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both ingenuousness and sophistica Judy Abbott in her progress

is worth seeing for her sake.

In the opinion of the London Morning Post The Great Lover"!

tion at the same time, and by from gingham and pigtails to chifis an interesting film, not only for Dorothy Peterson, whose scene with fon and permanents is an absolute. Genevieve Tobin near the end of

This is a picture which does credit to the screen and one which most people will want to see twice.

THE SEA GOOD.

night with Maurice's gay love. making, his singing raising a riot of laughs and emotion in his nu- dience.

A

The picture is typical Ernst Lubitsh production. but, unlike "The Love Parade," it is a real,

Manjou's acting although he is Harry Beaumont's direction, and down-to-earth comedy romance deal. none too happily east), but also for

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

particularly for the excellent side-ing, with a carefree soldier whose right it contains on Opera singers.mile wine, him the heart of two wo- An amusing film, on the whole, ments interspersed with emotiona! men, it has delightful comedy mc-

seem somewhat vieu jeu nowadays, who turn Chevalier's head and even if these sophisticated sex limscenes. Claudette Colbert This is also noticeable in The heart.

Miriam Hopkins are the sweethearts Road to Singapore" in which Wil liam Powell makes a magnificent attempt to save, a banal theme.

the picture was the high emotionally ideal part for the winoful charm spot of “Up for Murdor.

of Janet Gaynor. Had Jean Woba for written the play especially for her, it could not have been butter suited to Miss Gaynor's talenta. Baxter likewise is a perfect cheier. for the suave, cynical but lonely bachelor who is greatly surprised to and himself falling in love with hia ward, and his handling of the part is a personal triumph Toleafon Tusitala, a chief of the

Una Merkel scores another hit as:) Samoans, is the author of an ad-Mise Gaynor's erratic roommate venture story of the South Sea Is-and young John. Arledge, a lands which has been made into a

now ples and Oriental houses of doubt- talking picture.

film lind, given a highly promising ful reputation, parta of the B.I.P,

AUTHOR WELL-KNOWN, IN

{ SAMOA

塘

""},

As change from Chinesa tem-

To the world of literature, Tolea-portrayal of Baxter's rival. Claude studios at Elstree have gone back

thor

fon Tusitala is John Russell, an- Gillingwater, Sr., Kathlyn Wil

of the original story from which Paramount recorded "The liams, Louise Closser Hals, Eliza Sea God," talking picture which is beth Patterson, Sheila Mannors and to be at the Ceneral Theatre, three Effa Eliseor have the other chief days starting Wednesday. To the roles, and handle them beautifully

whom, "he

has written, Alfred Santell's direction is smooth he is known by his Samoan title. and effective throughout; in fact, Russell is an American, born in there is little the way of oriticism

natives

Davonport, Iowa. He was graduat. that can be adduced. By all means ed from Northwestern University see this really exceptiona! ülm, and traveled extensively through

the South"Son. Islands, Asia and

South America.

Russell acted as special corres JACK MULHALL AND ALICE pondent for a New York newspaper.

Of late, he has devoted all his time to: fiction.

It was in 1020 that he was given the name of Toleafe Tusitala, whes the Samoans adopted him as a chief.

THE HOTTENTOT

"WHITE:

APPEAR TOGETHER AFTER

TWO YEARS.

12:

to the land."

For The Bachelor's Baby" in which he is directing Ano Casson and William Freshman,

Harry Hughes has had a farmyard built horses, cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats, in one of the studios, and live

geese and ducks posed for the::

farmyard. They all settled down A happier lot of animals has never been seen cutaidé a rent to their novel surroundings, with surprising alacrity.

camera.

Creating a Part in the Talkies. "It is obvious that talking pic-. ture characterization can be made much more, effective than a silent screen role," says Edward Everett Horton, who has played in numer cus Vitaphone talking pictures and is now soon and heard in "The

Theatre.

CHARLES RUGGLES

end

Charlie Ruggles' characteriza tion is an asset to the picture which, would make a show all its own. in less brilliant circumstances, Jack Mulhall, who has not ap- Hottentot," Warner Bros. Intest But perhaps the outstanding fea peared with Alice White since. First all-talking comedy at the Queen's sure of the show are Chevalier's National made "Naughty Baby

songs, cage which, send the audien- about two years ago, is again with "The voice can and does convey

cea qut lilting and humming, hebaby star" in Show Girl as much as the physical presence the Army," Jazz Up Your Lin

"Breakfast Table Love," "That's Horton heads the all-star cost of in Hollywood," the new First No- and after the actor has worked out gerie" are tuneful lyrics which are The Hottentot," which Boy Deltional picture coming to-morrow to the character in his mind, he must recalled and recalled with a smile. Ruth directed from Harvey Thew's the Queen's Theatre. Others in the focus his attention on his voice. If And yet, Smiling Lieutenant" in cast also includes Patsy Ruth Miling, John Miljan and Virginia the character does not hang toge songs fit naturally into the story,

Bale Mervyn LeRoy directed. ther."

and help the action.

BOOM IN BRITISH FILMS.

INDUSTRY MAKING VAST STRIDES

The progress of British films continues with increasing force, All the big distribusing companies re pors that the demand for Bribish Alma rather than Ainarican, is con- stantly on the upward grade, writes the film correspondent of the Morning Post.

The biggest company in England. the Gaumont-British, with its chúm of 350 theatres, state that the rey- alties which they are sending to Amerien this your will be the beat part of a million pounds less than last year.

It is confidently assumed that in a year England will be the serond largest producifig country in the world.

In most centres British film are taking as much or more money than the American importations with all their added advantages of higher production costs and the majority of the world's "stars"

There can be no doubt that the talk-im has helped to not the Bri- tish industry going. When Ameri- can talk-Alms were introduced here British silent films were rapidly catching up American: silent films is quality. It bus taken two years for the limited money invested in Alms in our country to challenge the untold millions invested in the American industry, for with the coming of talk-films the great plec trical companies brought their enormotia capital to the help of American pictures,

THE GREAT GAY ROAD.

PRETTY SENTIMENT, AND A FIGHT

Few things are more difficult to convey on the screen, than fanciful sentiment of the kind the late Tom Gullon used to write. Romantic vagabonds nowadays have to hear comparison with the handsome. rascals portrayed by Ronald Col man, and Mr. Colman's debonair rogueries have an advantage in their settings.

Perhaps, when you see Stewart Rome's performance as the ne'er do-well who comes back and goes away again (all for love) in The. Great Gay Rand." you will not feel convinced that the figure presented by Mr. Rome could have been quite that nonchalant sort of fellow. You should like, the fair scenes, before and behind, and the clever way in which Mr. Sinclair Hill, the director, has built up his cumula tive animation; and it is pleasant to see our old friend Frank Stan- more in a prominent part as the burgling ex-soldier who is the shab by aristocrat's companion on tremp There is a woll-staged fight betweon the hero, who is thus permitted to settle a considerable hotel hill, and a sg ostier, and the sentiment interlarded with many

touches.

1)

lively

Pat Patterson is the pretty heroine of this story, and the in teresting little character studies include Hugh F. Wright's butler and Charles Paton's. iuukooper.

In the New Year Douglas Fair banks will be off again, this time into the wilds of South America, there to hunt with stock-whips, bolos, bows and arrows, spears and other primitive weapons, but en tirely without guns or rifles. The film, results of his last travals ware so surprisingly good that they seeza to have settled Ms. Fair banks' mind as to the happiest lines for his screen future.

Mary Pickford, on the other hand, still seems uncertain what the cine mae should expect nowadays from ber. She intends to join her hus band in a South American city for the return to Hollywood at the end of his tour..

NAVAL DETAILS CORRECT.

LT-CDR L E. HUNT AB. EXPERT.

In order that the naval details should be as far as possible"authen tiu in the B.I.P, Alm, Josser Goes to Sea in which that popular comedian, Ernie Loting, appears as a jolly sailor the services Cl Lieutenant-Commander L. E. John Hunt R.N., have been secured s technical adviser. Ligut. -Comm Hunt's naval career started as a midshipman in HMB Queen Elsbeth Subsequently he served with the foot in the North Beak aventually taking command" of the Submarine L.23. He was also ap pointed interpreter to the Admiral- ty in French and Italian, and Inter 45 Entry Officer on HM,S, "Ganges, and had the interesting task of passing new recruits into the Navy at the rate of two thous and a year.

keen amateur actor and play, wright while in the Senior Service on his retirement he collaborated and was responsible for, the author in a play, Below the Surface,

ship of The Hook"

humorous story of that worthy's at- tempts to disclose a spy.

www.osser

"The Common Law Adaption the stage, play. The cast are Blanche Sweet, Ford Sterk both are not in perfet harmony bot merely a musical show. The Goes to Star is an exciting and

A RKO Pathe Picture

ler,

QUEEN'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT Zau 610 7,15 & 9.20.

RIDING DYNAMITE

WARNER BROS.

The

HOTTENTOT

Harrington

sat sa Tho Hottentot-

and couldn't sit-down

for a week!

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON PATSY RUTH MILLER - EDMUND KRZESE ... Diagram By ROY DEL RUTHIE

TO-MORROW

A Show Girl throws wide open

the alosed doors of the

talkie studios!

Show G Hollywood

WHITE

JOKE MUERAIL

BLANCHE SWEET FORD STERLING JOHN MILJAN

Directed by MERVYN LEROY Based on story by J. P. MOEVOY

A FIRST NATIONAL & VITAPHONE PICTURE

(STAR)

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 920,

MADAM SATAN

with

RECITALD

URALITY

TALKING

JOHNSON PICTURA

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