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ROMANCE LIVES A NEW

A dashing, dramatic story of the days of the Dons and Desperadoes in Old California.

LASCA

OF THE

RIO GRANDE

with

Leo Carrillo. Johnnie Mack Brown Dorothy Burgess Slim Summerville Frank Campean

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE

BEYOND VICTORY

with

BILL BOYD

JAMES-GIRASON' - ZASU PITS- UPW CODY - MARION SHILLING

MARY CARE ... • An 100 PATHR

Poste

King's.

HONG KONG

Frad "Soul.!!

With Norma Shearor.

*Bad Girl,"

Contral

Eason of the Rio Grande,'

World.

Ton Inte" (Chinose film),

KOWLOON.

Star.

Thut Crazy Way."

Queen's.

COMING.

The Lady Refusor, Love is Like That"

King's

Only Sups Work !!"

Merely Mary Ann."

"Secrets of a Bocrotary."

Claudette Colbert

Herbert Marshall.

and

Central.

Beyand Victory."

With Bill Boyd.

Shadow of the Law,"

With Willinen Poweli.

Only the Brave.”

Gary Cooper and Mary

Brian.

Charley's Aunt."

With Charles Ruggles and

June Collyer.

I World...

Star.

Two Stars" (Chinese film),

The Ghost Train,"

New York Nights."

HONG KONG KY DIE

AT LAST

MO

KINGS

No Like The Others

He had a new line

A drama of love in which She had a new slant. the husband gets a break! They kissed

JAMES DUNN

SALLY EILERS

BAD GIRL

From Vina Delmar's sonsational novel

Frank Borzage Production

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and

gaveloveanewtwist

You too will laugh,

weep,

laugh again

COMING SHORTLY

36 510, 7.15

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A CHUCKIE IN EVERY HUG LAUGH YOUR

HEAD OFF AT

"ONLY SAPS WORK"

with

LEON ERROL, RICHARD ARLEN, MARY BRIAN, STUART ERWIN

A Paramount Picture

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MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

NORMA SHEARER'S "A FREE SOUL."

AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Norma Shearer is to be Acen

ou the silver screen to-day at the

· Queen's Theatro in her new picture

THRILLING FIEM AT FOULLIS

THE CENTRAL.

BUT THEY HAD TO KILL

LASCA!

Murderous and human senti ments Thistled at Universal city studios, for four and pub-half. wocks. The subject of the acrimoni- ous discussion was a beautiful Spanish gik Half the studio though she would lives but th more important part thought she should dis.The more important part won. The verdict was "Kill Lasca! And so the poor girl died. and there is no happy ending to Lasen of the Rio Grande, which fis playing as the Central Theatro

to-day.

Naturally, there wasn't any hap y ending to "Lasca ar to the story when Frank Desprez origin ally wrote it has come ringing down through the fear is an ex- ample of love and self-sacrifice. But these years hadn't aren Dorothy Burgess. Furthermore they had seen her playing a Spanish girl, swayed in her suppleness to and fra by each gunt of passion:""

The cameraman, the stage crew, and the property man, all begged to let Easca live. They were almost on the point of getting up a poti. tion. But Dorothy Burgess felt. vehemently that Lasca should die. So did Leo Carrillo and Director Edward Laemmle, Slim Summer- ville was in favour of killing pret ty Lasen and proceeding home to aupper.

After days of conflict, the deci sion came from the offios at Univer sal's production chief, Car! Laem- le, Jr.'. It same in the form of a curt note. The note read: "Kill Lasca

And so Lasca died, realistically, just as the poet, Frank. Desprez, had intended that she should:"

CHRISTMAS FILM FARE IN LONDON.

"DANCE PRETTY LADY," "DEADLOCK,! "FRANKENSTEÍN ”- AND

* HUCKLEBERRY FINN."

London "saw the following Alms is and what a first-rate couple of at Christmas time and we give a star artists he has evolved in Lilian

BAD GIRL" AT THE “ONLY SAPS WORK"ritio's very candid opinion of bin Harvey and Henry Garut. There

KING'S.

STORY OF NEW YORK

"EVERY DAY LIFE.

!!

"Bad Girl," the Fox Film

Free Soul, adapted from the sin of Vina Delmar's novel, abowing at the King's Theatre best-seller novel by Adela Rogers St. Johns and directed by Clarence Brown.

day.

ver-

is

ENGLISH COMEDIAN

CONQUERS THE STUDIO,

studio

In his years as a comedy favourite on the stage of every English-speak. ing country, Leon Errol over found a more exacting audience easer his famous collapsing-knee than the one which one day wit to-capers in Paramount's Hollywood the ecmical crook who heads As the young husband, James the fan in Only Saps Work In support of the star are Leslie Du, recent rectuit. from the Errol was going through his acties Howard, Lionel Harrymore, Clark

New York stage, makes an impres; in one of the big scenes of the play. aive screen debut and Edwin But even in spite of an assistant Cable, James Gleason and Lucy

director's insistance that everyone Beaumont. The picture marks the Burke's adaptation of the story remains quiet during the recording places quite as much emphasis on of the scene, there were many work. first appearance of Barrymore in an acting rele sinee "The Mysteriously, young husband as on the wife or present who had great difficulty in suppressing outburts of laugh Island." Howard, who came to the in this dramas of adolescent love, tor.

In the sea of milling faces Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios after marriage and maternity,

Sally Eilors, remembered for Errol spotted the soleman visage of been previously seen in Never the recent portrayals in "Quick Mil-comedian outdid himself to maks a veteran stage watchman The Twain Shall Meet" and opposito Hon" and "The Black Camel," will Marion Davies in "Five and Ten." Cable is considered the most up-and. e. soon as the girl-bride in coming leading man on the scroon

title role. Her characterization in te-day, having received unanimous this very haman role is said eritical praise for his work in The eclipse anything she has done be Easiest Way," "Dance, Fools, fore. Dance" and The Secret Six."

a highly successful stage career, hus

Double Conflict in Plot...

"A Free Soul is ported to

her

the

visits to the enema

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1,

Anthony Asquith's 25 Dance, Pretty Lady," at the London Pavi-

is charm in every film they make.

Huckleberry Finn," "

Mark Twain's classic, Huckle- Hon. When Asquith does not give berry Finn," is at the Plaza (It something above the average run of will be remembered that not long British direction there is cause for natural disappointment. He has a Theatre, Hong Kong). I wonder ago it was shown at the King's quality to give which is unique in I am entirely wrong when I think our directora, the quality of phan-that children will be the severent, taxy, and although he is not per erities of this version, espreíally mitted to make Alme of this nature, English children, for there seems to he cannot keep it out of his work be a great gulf fixed between the He appears to have more knowledge mentality of the youth of America of the art of the screen and its and our own hopefuls. The film has technicalities than any other of some admirable moments. It opens our men, not expepting, Hitchcock. full of atmosphere; Junior Durkin

*

I wish he could be given his Head as Huck is excellent; the two in jusb cne Alm to prove his innate pirates are played by two of ability, As it is, in "Dance, the best old "troupers I have Pretty Lady," he seems all through soon for a long time, and the finnl to be trying to "force his imagina acone in the apple cellar is good tion into a very ordinary story, fun.

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the dour face crack into a laugh hilarious knee-collapse, and abroad therein, especially in bits of the eat-o sophisticated Jackie Coogan is He ended with a particularly There are signs of brilliant work But once again I find the children grin lighted the bleak "pan" cfting, but on the whole the feeling to the watchman,

"Deadlock."

At the same. instant there was a is one of frustrated effort. muffled Borean and a warming 1 Briefly, the story deals with the shout.

.j meeting of a young New York shop girl with a radio mechanic. They had been too much for an electrician The struggle to stiffer his mirth fall in love, rather too well than of the overhead light crew. Rock

TOWA

British film, made by Butchera Em "Deadlock," at the Empire, is

such a man of the world. There is far too little of Jackie Searle, and commendably little of Mitzi Gréuni

who, if i mistake not, will go a The chief interest of the film lies in the discovery of a new ingenue,

give Miss Shearer the strongest wisely, and are fcrced into a hurri- ing with suppressed laughter, he Pire Productions. This picture has loay way. Her name is Charlotte, rife in which the Metro-Goldwyn an heir is coming. Their joya, Hor." frantie clutch at a Friendly boam first-class "movie" idea- murder ability, and any amount of quiet

ed marriage. Then they And that and lost his balance, and oily a

at bottom what might have been ay. Henry. She has looks, acting Slayer actress has been seen in lalkios. She is involved in two during the following months form It was a triumph for the genius

and emotional vicissitudes kept him from falling thirty feet in a fim studio. Unfortunately, it charm. This, I understand, is her separats conflicts, bif concerning the basis of the drama that ensues. can, pgreement with her fathord iä

of Errol.

does not quite come off, The which the consents to give up her Minna Gombell acts the ever-pres-

"Only Saps Werk" will be seen authors have not dared to dig ability is recognised in America, first film part. But obviously har lover if he will give up drinking; son friend of the young wife.

and heard at the King's Theatre under the skin of their characters She has lately been in ““Arrów- the other involving a decision be

Frank Borzage directed the pic soon. It is based on one of the tween two men of entirely different.

ture.

famous mystery-farces by Owen The plot is there, but the develop types, ons a scaiety aportsman and

Davis, the distinguished "Americanment has been forgotten. N cmith" was Ronald Colman, and the other the head of a gambling.

playwright:

ring

A senantional murder trial scene on the order of that in which Miss Shoorer scored in "The Trial of Mary Dugan" is a highlight of the production Information is both the

"FIVE STAR FINAL."'.

SOME BRILLIANT ACTING..

I did not find the film version of Late Night Final" as complete-

star and Lionel Barrymore havaly satisfying as the stage version, been given outstanding opportuni writes a London critic. The accus ties for dramatic performances in

rio was not taút caough, and the

this episode..

FASHION SHOP BUILT FOR A FILM.

A LAHK OF LINGERIE.

Curiously enough, what should hayo beep the most interesting fea ture of the whole picture, the scenes inside the studio while a film is

now she is to play in Barbara. Stanwyck's new film, * Forbidden.”

It is important to record that the being made, are the least realistic greatest hit in Amerion at the pre of all. The direction throughout is sent moment, Frankenstein," was not incisive enough, but one actor made by a British director, and comes through with great disting the two leading parts are played The story opens in the hotel suite direction certainly lacked imagina A fashionable shop was lockedtion. Stewart Rome's performance by two British actors-Boris Kar of the father and then shifts to ation. "But, at the game, time, it is with more than $100,000 worth of wide variety of settings, including atonishingly well acted. Edward women's finery for scenes Radis

shows that he is still one of our loll, graduate of London Univer law offices, the alaborate home of Robinson, as Randall the Pictures The Lady Refuses beat leading men. the heroine's aristocratic grand- Editor, could not be bettered. Hin which is coming to the Queen a

sity and Colin Cliva. Jamor, Lilian Harvey and Henry Garst Whale is the director. Her it was mother, the penthouse apartment of secretary, played by Aline Mac: Thentro on Thursday,

gambler, a society beach resort mahon, was a brilliant piece of Hundreds of negligers night can be seen in another musical who first stage-produced Sherriff's and magnificent scenes taken in understand that sho la yet another went from the most exclusive shopsmands. Don't judge thin by a Alm in America, and after casting, brilliantly, executed. "I gowns, pajamas, hose and decollete the Rialto, Her Highneas Comas Journoy's End", the directed it Yosemito Valley,"

stage actress making her first ap of Hollywood and Los Angelos, pearance on the Elmas Boris Kar were rented for the pictures,

"Congrem Dances"; it has just wards made Waterloo Bridge" loff whom we shall soon see "as the anco he has given sinos Sorrell Monster in Frankenstein," was at $1000 each, while new stylish directors can maks. It is in office records wherever it is shown, Some of the negligera wer priced the difference about it that two Frankenstein breaking box. and San," and he can, fairly claim as good as he always is na the hosiery was priced at 840 and 60 French, and there is too much da ih spite of the fact that when it that as a picco of character acting, unatuoper somi-clerical journalist, a pair it is one of the host of the year. but, after Robinson, the best per The Lady Refuses is a story logue, but parts of it are gay and cinemas a fest weeks ago there were was tried?!" of the dog in Const Five Star Final my chal-formance, a really sensitive, admir of fashionable London by Robert attractive, even if the attempts at large number of wellarmost? lenge comparison, and offer there able piece of acting, was given by Milton and Gay Bolton Betty satire are on the beavy sida. I One New York orities Admisved fame from withThe Front Page, but another English gotor-HB Compeon is featared with. John it is a film which all lovers of great Warner. This in the best perform Darrow, Margaret Livingsten, Ivan came away feeling what an amaz. by diamining the film in four sating should sea.

(Continued on previous column.) Labeded and Daphne Folled ingly elever producer Erich Pommer in it Arst week of showing.

words when i prote theatre records

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FREE SOUL

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