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CENTRAL

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

SEE AND HEAR LIVING

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AFRICA!

TO-DAY AT THE

King's.

CINEMA.

HONG KONG

**Daddy Long Legs."

Queen's..

Janet Gaynor and Warner,

Baxter.-

** Tigor Rose."

dentral.

(Monto Blue and Lupo

Volez).

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"Africa Speaks."

World.

THE BLACK HEART OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA- THE BELGIAN AND FRENCH CONGO - THE DUCK-BILLED WOMEN

THE PYGMIES-THE star. MOST AMAZING LION FIGHTS EVER SCREEN: EU

Thrillin

Sensational!

Different!

Africa Speaks

THE STRANGEST ROMANCE EVER

COLUMBIA PICTURE

FILMED I

"Golden Calf."

KOWLOON.

"On Your Back."

Queen's...

COMING.

The Ghost Train."

With Jack Hulbert and

Cecily Courtneidge.

Sporting Blood,"

Dawn Patrol."

Man in Possession."

Central.

:

The Toxan."' '

Her Man "

with

Helen

Twelvetrees, Philip Holmes.

Mothers Millions."

"Dirigible."

King's

World.

Star.

With Jack Holt.

Bad Giri.

Love's Identity (Part 2)

(Chinese picture),

"Be Yourself.”

"21 broes,"

Ep. 1 (Chinese pictura).

Yu Tong, Chun

picture).

"Be Yourself." "Trespasser."

Call of the Flesh."

(Chinese

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 1931.

PHONGKONGS FINEST CNEMA

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2,80, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9:30 PM...

SHE LIVED HER DREAMS

A romance as sweet as that first kiss and

as

human life itself.

as

your

It will thump heart and stir your soul.

DADDY LONG LEGS

with

JANET GAYNOR

WARNER BAXTER

Una Merkel

Directed by "ALFRID· SANTELL

MOVIE NEWS

ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.

A MOVIE SCENE WITHOUT CAMERAS.

LUPE VELEZ AND RIN-TIN-

TIN IN THE DARK.

NEXT CHANGE

#

THE

TEXAN

Gary Cooper Fay Wray

a

(Gaaratmount

Picture

Commencing To-day Grand Attraction of the Year The Smartest Entertainment of the Season!

The scene was shot with no

cameras and

יי

ALL THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST.

from the play by Jown. Wabatur

STAR THEATRE.

"ON YOUR BACK."

LEW CODY LEARNS RACING SLANG.

LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL

AGAIN."!

Learning jargon of the race-track and the intricate art of dealing from the bottom," Stacking the deck and so forth is almost like going to school all over again.

GOSSIP AND FACT

Evan Lovers...” -

Evon lovers aro dlanito ay to type in Hollywood, Four primary types of lover dominats in screen dramas, de was stated by Sylvia Sidney, when" she started' work in hor new Paramcuu picturo,

Indien of the Big House: The-- are the tender favor, the noble- lover, the masterful lover and the romantic lover, she says, and all other types are combinations of these.

Carnival.

I had the privilege of seeing the latest British film, "Carnival," sa luxurious surroundings, namely, in the balircom of the Dorchester, writes a London critic.

Firat Mr. Herbert Wilecx, who made the film at Elatree, gave a lunch, which was a model of good taste in more senses than one, and then, cigars. woll alight we turned our chaira round as the lights, fadou alt, and faced a serous as the ond of the rocM. The picture thon started. " Carnival "" is "A Arst elnas talkio achievement and you will hear a good dual about this. Olm. It is an adaptation for the screen of the play of the sania name which Matheson Lang mado popu lae some, years ago, and that, in its barn, was based on Shakespeare's Othello." Laag, plays the jealous, husband-how fine ho i81- and Dorothy Bouchier, iu tho Desdo mona part, shows that we need not lack feminine stars with Wilcox to train them.

"No. 17."

An important addition to the cast < No. 17, the Jefferson Farjcon thriller, which is to be directed by Alfred Hitchcock, for B.1. P. John Stuart, who will play & lead- ing role. An outstanding list of playors has already been selected for this alm, including Donald Calthrop, Anne Grey, Ann Casaóre and Garry Marsh, Leon M, Lion. will play his original.dle of “Ban."

"Alice in Wonderland."

Alice in Wonderland," which was made as a "silent" in 1997, has been made into a talkic.. Bays London film expert: I reserve judgment on this film until it 1s

·publicly show!" fine føw" 'wocka" time-possibly at Christmas,, the meantime I can only ask

Alice, where, art thou For I do not see thee in the. Lewis Cac roll setting, which thou shouldst have had.

Crash 1-

At least. so says Low Cody. « Lew "cuns home to the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer studior, where most

in a scene representing the in- of his big successes were made, to

terior of a farmhouse but for play his first rále there, since his

Bill the Conqueror," which Nar- regent illness, 10

Sporting man Walkers Blood," based on the story "Horse

ie directing for B.I.P. at Elstree, Louie Tinsley flesh by Frederick Hazlit Bren

broke her thousandth" plate last nan, Sporting Blood" is the

month amid great enthusiasm, Dur. attraction at the Queen's from Weding her long stage career she has noвday next.

The role was that of Tij Scandon, the gambling magnate. The script called for plenty of racing slang not the slang one hears on, the grandstand, but the slang of the horas ewners and bookmakers. Also inner circle of jockeys, trainers, he had to know the trickery of

GREAT JUNGLE FILM'

"On, Your Back staring Irene Rich and H... B. Warner opened su AT CENTRAL.

Thursday at the Star Theatre. It is clever talking production and Everyone should go to the Cen-shows the rise of a dress maker A Vitaphone sequence" entirely, in bind Theatre where Africa from a small shop in the slums of the dark-hence making cameras un-Speaks," an African adventure film the city, to the largest and mest with sound effects is being shown, fashionable ladies shop in the city. neceчALTY : That is the innovation This film, released by Columbia Dresses are not the only thing that of George Fitzmaurice in filming Pictures, depicts the absorbing ad. the fashionable dressmaker deals "Tiger Rose, the Warner Bros. ventures of Paul L. Hoefer, Coin, as she introduces many young lorade explorer, on a daring trip and protty girls to the sugar and Vitaphone picture now show through the hitherto unexplored re

daddies" of the town. The driv ing at 5.10 and 0.20 only.

gious of the dark continent, Froming power of the woman is shown, a scenic standpoint it is magni

but the cards that she consults carde. ficent, while the intimate glimpses whenever any momentecus subject three microphones, of native life are fascinating from rises for decision must decide "and only ordinary Work lights a nows value.

everything that she does. She al- were used so that Fitzmaurice could Apparently Hoofler and his cour. ways profts by the "luck" of the see the actors. It is a sequence tax-ageous behd managed to penetrate cards until her son, who she has into the deepest jungles of the big been striving to give every possibic ing place in the bedroom of Lupe continent. Practically every type advantage, falls in love with one of Velez at a Hudson Bay trading of native is shown-from the giant the ladies she has introduced to a Wamara of the French Congo, to rich broker. Her every move to post, just after she has blown out the pygmies of the Ituri forest, whe break up the affair between the sou the lamp. She is trying to prevent seldom reach a height of fifty-seven and the actress is thwarted, though Rin-Tin-Tin from answering the inches: Religious rites and tribar true love of course wins out in the call of Monte Blue, and only the dances of these natives are among end.

the features of the production. The story moves rather slowly in microphones tall the story.

Maty of their, customs hereto fore the first part, but livons up to a mystery, aro, rovealed?

wards the climax and proves to be MR. DICK LEUTEIRO

WALKING UP THE WEST END.

Animal Views Thrill. Picture shots of lione, elephants,

real good entertainment.

of the racing game, with Clark The new story is a vivid drama Gable and Madge Evans as.central figures who find regeneration in bringing an abused racehorse back the picture with a notable cast that in health. Charles Brabin directed includes Harry Holman, Ernest Torrence, Marie Prevost. Hallam Cooley and others. Thrills of the Kentucky Derby and other famous races are among the highlights of the dramatie love story.

and other jungle beasts were taken DADDY LONG LEGS" AND HIS ORCHESTRA

IN REAL LIFE.

PLAYING AT THE CENTRAL.

at amazingly close range. The thrills these afford are enhanced by sound effects. The results art de. "CHOST TRAIN" EFFECTS. astounding. The cameramen

serve special commendation for

THREE SILENT HELPERS. Music lovers and cinema goers their bravery and ingenuity. Par-

will undoubtedly avail themselves One small boy's answer to a tea of the opportunity offered by the Quite a sensation was caused in of Masai spearmen in hand-to-hand cher's question as to who is the Central Theatre, to see the Jungle

ticularly effective are photographs í Piccadilly, London, by the extra-combat with huge lions. This is richest man in the world was Mr. picture Africe Speake" and to ordinary sounds of trains apparent without doubt the greater of factors enn de is to be grateful to engaged from New York, now play- Anonymous. All that his bene enjoy the orchestra which was ly shrieking, with whistles and picture and sound record of a Mr. Anonymous, or create their owning at the theatre daily in combina

tual adventure aver filmed. All the grinding brakes, through the Bay thrills of an African jungle hunt ideal of him, like the heroine in tion with the Picture. The film is market.

none of its dangers are People stood amazed, with

Daddy Long Lega"

such a thriller that it needs no fur- brought to you.

A certain "mysterious Mr. ther introduction: The orchestra What had happened? Trains came

gave $11,000,000 to The disk-lipped Ubangi savages Smith"

the of which Dick Louteiro is the rushing through from all diree who have aroused so much com-

Massachusetts Institute of Techno lender, entirely is of Philipino tione. Rad grown in a night in the very heart native habitat, Columbia is to be not discover his real name,

a railway station meat of late are shown in their logy, and for years the public did nationality and Leuteing brought au all Philipino orchestra to the of the West End On, investiga congratulated on the presentation trustees of the school yielded to Colonial Exposition in Paris last tion it was discovered that the of this film, which, will go down the wishes of the generous donor year. secret of this amazing phenomenon as one of the most interesting screen

that his name be withheld, and It has played all over the United (Sweet music with violin duet) rusted with the Capitol Theatra. contributions of the current screen although everyone suspected that Stated. South Africa, South 8. AY KALISUD-

JAZZ Crowds had gathered in the vicinity year. It is splendid entertainment. MUSIC

of the theatre and on entering the vestibule they found a real railway. station! It was obvious that these

Dick Leuterio and His Capitolians (A Paramount Picture Orchestra in Hollywood.) PROGRAMME

1-SHOOTIN' STARS

(The latest hit in New York with aomething different. Malody) 2-CAN YOU READ BETWEEN

THE LINES?

(Arranged by Paul Whiteman of New York) 4.-CHINESE JUMBLES

MODERN MUSIC

(Arranged by Dick Leuterie himself. Lyric by Apollo Arevalo) 5.BOUNCIN' AKOUND

(Record arranged and played by Dick Leutorio's Capitollane Columbia Records)

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NOTE Music programme

pletely changes with the change of picture.

weird, yet realistic, railway sounds | Otto Kahn is another man of announced to all and sundry the wealth whose known gifts are no arrival of the only train that companied by many others which mattered that week" The Ghost do not see the light of publicity Train."

In addition to his support of The marvellous effect..of trains opera &nd theatrical ventures,

The

the mysterious Mr. Smith was America, Europe, Malaya and Bo Mr. Smith at all, it was not Japan, and has been everywhora- until much later that it was re welcomed. vealed that the pseudonym really The musician are all first class meant George Eastman, million and have been together for "five" aire founder of the kodak company years. They are young men and which bears his name,

collage bays and nine in number. To the city of Rochester, Mr. In the year 1023, they played most Eastman is a meritable "Daddy successfully at Sun Yat Sun's Villa Long Lega.? He has tearing across Piccadilly was ob- many students, in the arts have $16,000,000 to the University of given by General Chiang Kai Shel

given in "Canton, and at a tea party tained by using two seven-foot been helped toward their careers Rochester College of Medicine and at the Majestic Hall, Shanghai. loudspeakers, on the roof of the Charles Schwab's philanthropic Dental Dispensary, founded the The Orchestra in as follows: Capitol, supplied by the Standard activities have centered around Rochester School of Music and Piano. Mr. Dick Leuteiro; Mr. Telephone and Cable Company, reLoretto, Pennsylvania, where he built the Eastman Theatre. Her. Apolo Arevale, 1st alto saxo- producing a record of special train has a large estate. He organized has equipped all the city's schcom phon, Baritone, clarin and singer; effecia supplied by His Master's the Cambria County Fair, encour with radio and furnished musteni Me Isbelo Bovilla, 2nd Tenor Voica The train effects in the baging the youth of the vicinity in scholarships for children

with saxophon, Baritone, glarinet and vestibule ware being relayed by the stock raising and improved farm | talent.

violin, Mr. Wenceslas Tobias, 3rd British Acoustics.

(Continued on previous Column,} (Continued at foot of neat solemn.)

methods.

broken hundreds of plates' and tons of crockery in roles of cook,: housemaid and wife, but it was” tó the films that the opportunity fell in this way of celebrating her thousandth breakage.

She is seen in the film so astound ed at the appearance of Henry Kendall, immaculate in tirese clo thes, after knowing him only in the rough garments of a farmer, that she drops the plate she is wiping. The crash had no sooner, died down. when Norman Walker went for ward and congratulated her. n being the most perfectly natura! smasher of plates," he had encoun- tered during his career.

Zasu Pitts.

A. Woman of Experience" is an unusual espionage drama of such exceptional power that one almost forgets the doubtful mainspring of its action. Helen Twelvetrees is

the star and the heroine. Lew Cody Bakowall is the hero. E.B. Warner

is the villain of the piece. Billy

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makes an impressive appearance as the Austrian officer. But best of all in this film is marvellous characterisation by Zasu Pitte,

Stroheim whom Erich von zards as the finest actress in Hollywood. He is probably right.

A Canadian Star.

TA.

Cocolia Parker is yet another Canadian girl who is making good in Hollywood She was born in Ontario, Her parents moved o Hollywood - when she was a child Her Arst ambition was to keep dogs, canaries, and trick turtles That ambition she has now realised.

he is intensely musical being, an expert pianist and having an ex ceptional soprano voice wherefor she hopes one day to sing in grand opera Being in Hollywood, she began a year ago to do extra. bits in films. She was an extra in "Women of All Nations," and goi a small part in "Young as You Feel." Out of her work in that film she was given a full-dresy tent, and, on the following day, a con tract with Fox. She is now being 'trained' (as a featured player in romantic characters.

alto saxophon. Baritone, clarinet and violin: Mr. Benton Mender, Trupet and guitar player'; Mr. Bernardo Guerra, 2nd Trumpet and singer; Mr. Moises Ezpeleta, Trom. Gregorio Alberto, Bass, Tubs Holl bono and Tenor saxophone; Mr.

come and Counter Baas; Mr. Larry. Rull, Dramms, Traps and singer.

QUEEN'S

THEATRES.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 5.10 AND 9.20 ONLY

IWARNER BROS

MONTE

BLUE

and

VELEZ

Tiger

Rose

A fugitive lover--the long arm of justice— and the ferocious in- stinet of a tiger girl fighting for her mon.

A vivid talking picturisation of the great stage play by lllard Mack. In a superb setting of scenic grandeur,

[ነ

TO-MORROW

A BRIGHT AND

MYSTERIOUS DRAMA!

A BRITISH SUCCESS

IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD:

GHOST

TRAIN

SEE

JACK HULBERT Ey.. CICELY COURTNEIDGE

IN THE GREATEST MYSTERY. THRILLER EVER SCREENED

TRAIN PLUNGES OVER: BRIDGE-EXCITING WEIRD-MYSTERIOUS

ADDED ATTRACTIONS ·

TOYLAND"

and

CINE MAGAZINE.

(STAR)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20

A FASCINATING DRAMA

OF A MOTHER'S LOVE

with

IRENE. RICH

H. B. WARNER

ON YOUR BACK

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