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HONI: KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY. DECEMBER

1931

CENTRAL

TODAY AT THE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Queen's,

At 2:30, 6.10, 7.15 and 0.20 p.m.

THE DRAMATIC SENSA-

TION OF THE TALKING|

SCREEN!

THE LEADING "ROLE IN

"THE SMILING

LIEUTENANT

THE SCREEN'S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, CLAUDETTE COLBERT.

CINEMA

HONG KONG.

**The Grund. Lover," "

(Adopho Menjou and Irene

Dunne)

Tennis Technique" Big

Tilden.

King's

Enst Lynne."

Contr21.

With Ana Harding.

Manslaughter."

Bill

Claudette Colbart and

Frederio Marah.

World.

Iron Toro."

Chinese Picture..

FOX

KOWLOON.

PICTURI

Star.

The Golden Calf."

With

Clive

Brook

COMING.

Courad

Nagel

Queen's.

Tiger Rose."

เ

as the girl whose every

gesture makes a headline!

Central.

King's.

Rich!

CAUGHT!

Laugh-loving! erkless! And then tremendous smash-up!

Manslaughter

a Garamount Picture

with

Claudette Colbert and Fredric March

Holen

(Monte Blue and "Lupe

Veloz)...

The Ghost Train."

With Jack Hulbert and

Cecily Courtneidge.

Oh, Sailors. Behavo.....

Africa Speaks,"

"Her Man" with

Twelvetrees, Philip; Holmes,

Daddy Long Logs."

Janet Gaynor and Warner

Baxter.

"Bad Cir."

World.

Star.

Love's Identity (Part 2)

(Chinese picture)."

Be Yourself."

Rough Romance.'!

On Your Buck."

Commencing To-morrow B

THE STRANGEST ROMANCE EVER FILMED!

AFRICA SPEAKS

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

4

HONCKONG'S FINEST CNERA

SHOWING" TO-DAY AT 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 P.M.

Hirding EAST

LYNNE

A Love Lesson

of Timeless Truth

NEXT ATTRACTION

Daddy Long Legi

JANET

GAYNOR

WARNER BAXTER

UNA

MOVIE NEWS

ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.

'THE GHOST TRAIN.”

COMING TO THE QUEEN'S

allo

ON SUNDAY,

נין!!!

AFRICA SPEAKS."

LIONS, SHOT" WITH TALKIE

CAMERA.

"EAST LYNNE."

GAYNOR'S GREATEST

TEAKS, LAUGHS!

and dreams come true

a rainbow of romance conies to the screen.

HOW A FILM EXPERT

VIEWS IT.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 25315,

AMERICA AND OUR QUEEN'S

ACTORS.

AN ACCENT THAT PLEASES.

New York. There are so many London actors on Broadway those chys that sometimes wonder if 1 am not in the West End, mistaking the lights of Times-square for thos of Piccadilly-cireus... Half the photographs banging in the lobbies of the playhouses are familiar to a London theatre-goer.

Five great acting successes of the moment here nie scored by British players: Ronald Squire and Mr. Pat Campbell in Bourdet's

"The Sex Fable, Charles Laughton

Payment Deferred, Rober Tor dine in Strindberg's The Father," and Leslie Banks in "Lean Hur vurt.

18

Laugaton Stirs Them.

..

Mrs. Pab Campbell's part in Bourdet's audacious fantasia on the gigolo theme is not a long one, but it is one of the minor triumphs of her career. Mt. Loughton's Arst bow, to Now York is the current gossip of the dinner tables. To sec him is secial obligation. New York audiences nic much colder tha London ques, and even at a fivclo show they observe ine soleianir of church-goers. For Laughton's study in crime punishment, however, they have actually brought out deep-throated cheers

and

The electric globes above the then- tres spell out the names of British

"DADDY LONG LEGS," plays and players. In one street

VERSATILE WARNER

BAXTER.

He can play any sort of Pule from n border handig to a suave medical man, from a reckless adventürer in the Foreign Legion to n Bassq sportsman or a cautious German financier, and do them all equally well,

In all Hollywooks there is but handful of actors who can. Le cast. in ny kind of vile and of that handful, Warner Baxter, who plays. the title role, opposite Janet Gay- Bastor's in the new Fox romance,

A wellknows American critic writing in a paper devoted to the cinema industry has expressed the following, appreciation of Lynne, now showing at the King's theheatre -

the next change at the King's Daddy Long Lega" which is to be Theatre, is perhaps the most out standing.

off Broadway you will find "The

Good Companions" with its huge British cost bustling through "the

SHOWING TO-DAY AT: 2.30, 5:10, 7:15 & 9.20.

The

EVER

Heat phur

Great OVER

WARNE

MENJOU DUNNE

merry play that is said to bring A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Pleture the scent of the shires across the

Manhattan footlights. In the next atreet, A, E, Matthews and Marie

ADDED ATTRACTIONS

Lohy are giving ingratiating per BIG BILL TILDEN

in "TENNIS TECHNIQUE"

formances in Somerset Maugham's "The Bread-winner." Elsewhero you may chance on John Gals worthy's The Roof," while sharing honours with Robert. Loraino in The Father" are Haidee Wrigh and Dorothy Dix. And so. BOBA

it

The New Hamlet. The invaders are entrenched all down the Milk Way, Even in a

such as "The Cat and the Fiddla " you will light on the drollery of Lawrence Grossmith.

A friend in Philadelphia tells m

to expect grent things of the Bel- Geddes production of Hamlet" now being tried out in that city with a cast that is largely British.

Paul Hoefer, noted explorer The advent of the talkie has representing the Colorado-African given producers abundant oppor Erpedition, huutód the lion with Lunity for effects," and "The camera and microphone in Ghost Train a British, rad rond jungle regions of Tanganyika, What is easily the finest glorifica drama, to be shown at the Queen's | Afrion, making an unsurparned tion of the audible screen is given in Theatre, on Sunday, full advantage pictorial record of the daily habits Lyane" with Ann Harding, Clive tic.

Frank Lloyd's production of "East Versatility is Baxter's characteris-typical Broadway musical play

Other players, perhaps, can has been taken of the appositeness of the king of beasts in its native Brook and Conrad Nagel. There is give equally good portrayals in of the "subject. Arnold Ridley's haunts.

so much to commend in this Fox role for, which they themselves are story is

and Phil-

Movietone that to attempt to de-especially suited, but none of them These supply one of the interest-scribe it with a single phrase is a can handle such an unusual variety and particularly Cap. Busk headed Loy Jacking fantures of Africa Speaks, great injustice.

of parts with such ease and realism. Hulbert and Cicely Courtucidge, released by Columbia Pictures: 16. In the first place. "East Lynne " Rarely deea Baxter resort to trick" enant the scenes, grim and honor is scheduled to play at the Central vibrates with entertainment from make-up such as the late Lon ous, which lead up to the dramati:

beginning to end. Secondly, the Chaney ralied aron for his grotes and unexpected climax.

TheTheatre on Wednesday.

story, adapted from Mrs. Wood's que effects. Only in the Fox pro- Ghost Train" is designed EX The carnivorous cald prowl the novel, moves swiftly and developsduction, "Such Men Are Danger- mystify and thrill and steereds. In plains of Tanganyika looking for with dramatic power and consistous," where the story demanded that doing both.

ency. Thirdly, Ann Harding he first appear as the puffy, beardedplayers in New York may be ab prey and are a continual menace achieves new, laurels and a lovelier German banker did he consent to to the members of the Massni tribea faabel, certainly, has never been disguise himself artificiully. of the district. The courageousness the role and radiates with an in- seen on stage or screan. She, lives of the tribes is demonstrated by the comparable beauty and sincerity, fact that they appoint a toto In the fourth place, Conrad Nagel (youth) armed only with a short and Clive Brook give characterisa spear to guard the livestock of the ions that will aut much to their popdarity. The latter does the clan from the marauding liens. outstanding work of his career na Lovison. Conrad Nagel in at his best as the ambitious young lawyer, Squaw Man." the desperate Franch The English ne'er-do-well of The influenced by his spinster sister, officer of Renegades." the glamor MOTOR who makes an outcast of his wife. ous bandit of "In Old Arizona" The Movietone adaptation of and The Arizons Kid" and the East Lynne differa considerably nolished physician of "Doctors' from other stage or screen versions, Wives," all offer real contrast in It concerns the rebellion of a duti-rôles, yet it is difficult to say which

7:

THE GREAT LOVER.

CARUSO SKETCHES (SEC

IN CAFE SCENE.

Ten original carientures from the pen of the late Enrico Caruso de

orate the Italian cafe set in The "MANSLAUGHTER

Thrills-

Chillo→→ Roaring Africu!

Grent Lover," which is showing at

the Queen's Theatre. Opera and

stage contemporaries of the famous

singer ara the subjects of the draw.

The Jungle Brought

to you!

Its Wonderful Breath-

Taking Beauty-

Its Terror-

Ita Primitive

Passion

Coming, Attraction !

MOTHER'S

G

MILLIONS"

with

MAY ROBSON

A Universal Picture.

CRASH.

own powe18.

The secret of his success is in his Coxlume and correct backgrounds all help to some ex- tant, but a rare facility in adapting his mental cutlook to that of the character he is playing, accounts chiefly for his chameleon-like quality.

ings which were loaned to the Metro-HOW HOLLYWOOD STAGED IT.ful wife, ruled by the jealous sister of these portrayala was Baxter' Goldwyn-Mayer stadies by Dr. P.

former voice

43 ..

of her husband, who is driven away best. from her baby and forced to carry

Mario Marafioti. coach for Caruso, Dr. Marafioti Hollywood police are still ia on an affair with hor husband's best also loaned the film company other

her.

...

waif, far oxceeds anything he has done to date.

Many critics who have AORD Daddy Long Lega." claim that his memóntos of the Metropolitan Opera ignorance of an automobile craan friend, who has always loved her role of the wealthy and lonely bene star in an endeavour to make the which happened on one of its main and who gives his life in protecting factor of "Judy the orphaned scenes as authentic as possible. The boulevards recently. No report picture, a film verion of the New

was ever made of the accident in York stage success, features Adolphe Menjou, Irene Dunne, Ernest Tor- which a speeding motorcycle hurtled rence, Neil Hamilton and Bainto a skidding automobile, clanova.

ROBERT COOGAN IN

MIRACLE MAN.”

THE

of the

EVEN RIN-TIN-TIN FALLS FOR LUPE.

THREE STARS IN TIGER BOSE."

J

These same crities say that never before has Janet Gayner been east in such a suitable rôle, in fact sorac say Jenn Webster, the author, must have been thinking of dainty Janet, when she wrote the original story,

-VODJA ATO

"Daddy Long Legs" was not un. familiar to either Baxter or Miss Gaynes when they started to Alm the wistful romance.

Miss Gaynor

The cult of British plays and

tributed to the charm of difference suddenly breaking through the charm of the familiar. London is just far enough removed to hay: the attraction of a perpetual slight novelty. The outlook, the nocent, the omphasis, the tempo are plea santly, not disturbingly, different. In these hard times a seat in the stalls at a British play becomes a substitute for a steamship ticket to Southampton-News Chronicle,

MEET RIP VAN WINKLE.

AND ANNA MAY WONG.

Twelve years ago, so I am told, maidens sighed for the love of Sessue Hayakawa, writes a Londen critic. His profile and his immo- bility were devastating,

Twelve long yeare” ago, ..

I certainly remember seeing discreetly framed, signed pictures of this gentleman on more then Tone grand piano top,"

This particular accident planned, rehearsed up the point the actual crash, and then car- ried out for a scene in Para- A one-man dog is an established Man institution, but Bin-Tin-Tin has mount's new melodrama, laughter," the Central Theatre fent varied his versality by becom

ing a one-woman dog.

saw the original stage play, when Robert Coogan was recently chosenture for the First part of the week. The dog star appears in Tiger she was a mere child, and it was for his first film rále other than A sharp curve, ending a long Roso," the Warner Bros. and Vith the character of "Judy," the same in the character of Booky when he straightway stretch, was chosen as phone version of the Williard Mack role she now portrays, that first was cast as the crippled boy in the site

accident Tea drama of the Hudson Bay country turned her eyes and mind toward Paramount's film version of "The cameras were lined up to cover

which comes to the Queen's Theatre the stage and screen. As for Bax- Miracle Man.".

on Thursday, The role given the brother of crash was to occur, and microphone longs, in the story, to Lupe Veloz, entering the movies.

every foot of the road where the

ter, he played the title role on the He is known as Scotty, and be stage long before he ever though of,Tong et in Skippy was one of the record the Bound of the impact. in this new picture. Jackie Coogan, who made his aercon were so placed that they could who is co-starred with Monte Blue Una Merkel and John Arledge first dramatic child rules on the screen when George Loan Tucker Pursued by

head the supporting cast of "Daddy a motorcycle, the Although in-Tin-Tin never loses Long Loga" which includes Claude mads the silent version of the pro straightway at a fast pace, There Duncan, when he works with male Elizabeth Patterson. Louise Closser Automobile bummed down the his loyalty to his real master, Leo Gillingwater, Kathlyn Williamne, duction twelve years ago.

Robert, now ontinuing his Perey was a screech of brakes, and the sinra, he showed an upnenal affec- Halo, El Elsier and others. Crosby characterization in "Sooky aar skidded around the curve, tion for the dynamic little Mexican Alfred Santell, who recently direct with Jackie Cooper, will for swinging outside peross the road. star, and soon came to obey her comed Charles Farrell and Elinan Landi Sylvia, Sidney and an all-star cast A split second later the motormanda just as if he belonged to heri inTho Miracle Man which will | jvole crashed full into it. But & "All Hollywood does that," com be directed by Stuart Walker and battered car and a demolished momented Director George Fite Dudley Murphy.

Ecraycle were the only caqualtică. ⠀⠀mdurice.

in Body And Soul, directed the photoplay which was adapted in continuity and dialogue by Sanya. Lovien.

His

Twelve long years ago. ・・ And now he's come back. profile and his immobility are n impaired. It's no good saying he's good or bad. He never moves a facial musclé, so he can't go

But you may be interested to know that he talks in a fruity, guttural sing-song which is most effective. Ho stages his ecmo-back together. with the many-timos slain Dr. Fu Manchu in "Daughter of the Dragon."

This show is just like a Pearl White thriller of yesterday except that Anna May Wong lifta herzalt right out of the melodramatic slough and sets finely. She has a beautiful voice now."

STAN

LAUREL

OLIVER HARDY

in "OUR WIFE"

NEXT CHANGE

WARNER BROS.

MONTE Present

BLUE

and

LUPE

VELEZ

Tiger Rose

A drama of human emotions!

CINEMIS

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Å₪ 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.

ROUG

with GEORGE

O'BRIEN

ROMANCE

A robust