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CENTRAL

MENTRE

-TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

The Virtuous Sia."

British News Reel, 11:45-2

p.1.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932.

SHOWING TO-DAY

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

At 2.30, 60, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

Central.

The Sap from Byracuse."

Qucon's.

Politics" with Marie Dressler

and Folly Moran.

World,

"THE

Another great Grin Invasion. Tho. Napo luon of nifties-load- ing you and his anny of fuoloving fans over the yelps to arity. Yep, it's

JACK

OAKIE

IN

The Sap from Syracuse

a Paramount Picture

Based on the Brond. way comedy-smash, With Ginger Rogers, ingenus of "Young Man of Manhatten.“

Also

Paramount Sound News

and.

Marry or Else (Paramount Comerly)

NEXT CHANGE

Imagine AUNTY'S

combarassment

when his skirt

fell off

CHARLIE RUGGLES June Collyer Directed by AL CHRISTIE

in

The Mirthquake of the Ages!

Fram she celebreled. play by Brandon Thomas,

CHARLEY'S

Aunt

COLUMBIA PICTURE Produced by Christia

Look Out for

1932 United Artist Pictures at The Central Theatre.

Take note of the following

AGE FOR LOVE"

..

with

BILLIE DOVE Around the World in 80

Minutes" with Douglas Fairbanks.

Star

"Two Stars" (Chinese film),

KOWLOON.

The Locked Door."

COMING.

Morely Mary Ann,"

KING'S

He Holds Her in His Arms-i

IRTUOUS

King's,

"Svarets of a Secretary."

Claudetta Colbert

and

Herbert Marshall:

Contral.

3

Faighs İNCLUDING TAJ

Charley's Aunt."!

With Charles Ruggles and

Juno Collyer.

Shadow of the Law"

Queen's.

With William Powell

"A Free Soul."!

Side Walks of New York."

"Vixinca,"

World,

Star.

Robin Hood.”

One for the Other."

Chinese Abo.

Lucky Fool."

Chinese .

Girla Not Wanted"

Chinese film.

Bachelor Father."

Wont Racket." Luminon."

SIN"

Gayamot

Gicture

A man who takes what bo wanta........

A woman who wants to give ! Can. ho take love? Emotion rises to a tremnondoas olimar ín

teilh

WALTER · HUSTON

KAY FRANCIŠ.

ani

Kenneth MacKenna

NEXT CHANGE

SPECIAL EXTRA SHOWINGS

ON

SAT. 8th, SUN. 7th, MON. 8ch had TUES,Oth AT 11.45 A.M.

LOGE

ADULTE

$1.60 CHILDHAN

Janet

'R H

D. U

$1.00

100.

.780.

,400.

FOX

MICTURE

340,

20%.

Charles

AT 2.30; 5:10,*7.15

Gaynor Farrell

"Merely Mary Ann"

Hear the Song Hit * Kiss Me Good-night

Not Good-bye

9.30 PM.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL, 23313.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

SIDEWALKS OF

„NEW YORK.”

RIOTOUS, COURTROOM

TRIAL.

"THE SAP FROM

SYRACUSE.'

OAKIE IN BROAD FARCETM AT CENTRAL.

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Jack Onkie in The Sap From Syracuse" is at the Central Then

There have been many court scenes, but there has never been a court room trial more funny than chat which takes place in Buster Kraton's latest talkie comedy, -tre to-day, "Sidewalka of New York," which

4

STARS IN THE VIRTUOUS SIN.”

HOW THEY BEGAN THEIR

Kenna.

CAREERS.

OVO

well that he received an offer to become a professional, actor.

It was all a matter of luck. A certain play was badly in need ol

MERELY MARY

ANN"

JANET GAYNOR'S WORN

OUT SHOES.

Black (or rather, onça black) ox forila, battered and worn, of a style few wemen would consent to be set in, Qure they cost thres dollars and seventy-five cents, and they wouldn't bring three cents to day in aby market. And yok, one of the most famous screen aatregars in the world wouldn't tako D thousand dollars for them.

These Wilapidated of covering) were purchased some years ago m San Francisco store by a little Tician-haired stenographer. The stenographor moved to "Hollywood, and wearing the shoes, set out be make herself a film carcor, Shr wore them when she got her first yole as a five-dollar-e-day extra, when she scoured her first "bit." and when she played. ber, Arst lead ing role in a now 'forgotten. Wes tern. It was, in fact atter she was cant is the herpine of The John town Flood that Frank Borange chose her for the part of "Diane" in 7th Heaven,"

Considered as shocs, they are a total loss, but, Janet Gaynor has never made a picture in

which she did not wear them in at least one scone. To her, they represen good luck, and sho cherishes them

far more than she does hor six thousand dollar car. Between pic tures they reposa in n. satin-lined box, locked in a wardrobe in her dressing room.

The last tino these treasured ar- ticles were removed was last sam mer, when Misa Gaynor wore them in thepening sequence of her la test For romance, Merely Mary Ann," which opena at the King' Theatre next Saturday.

Charles Farrall is co-starred with 1a certain type of leading man, her in Merely Mary aan" which MacKenna happened to be that was directed by Henry King, and type. He took the part and from the supporting cast includes Beryl that time until to-day he has never Mercer, J. M. Kerrigan, and Ar played anything burb leading nold Luby, rülés.

SUCCESS AND FAILURE

IN FILM LAND.

FREAK BREAKS AND COME-BACKS.

Hollywood. The meteoric rise of his former silent contract with

a number of dark horses to real that studio. name value at the boxoffice and the

duction of "The Virtuous Sin,** In Paramount's talking film pro- showing at the King's Theatre the

Victor and Olara, three stars are Kay Francis, Wal-comeback of cthers' considered

First National gave Victor Me Those who saw Jack Oakie in his ter Huston and Kenneth Mac-

washed up during the past year Laglen his first contract and then will open on Friday at the Queen's first starring picture." The Social Theatre.

Miss Francis, who is cast as the

have brought out at least one let him go, only to see Fox cash in Keaton is arrested for disturbing Lion," will need no introduction, Russian woman who tries to gain point that no one as yet has come to get Clara Bow in the early First National also had a chadca the peace when his appearance in nor any other inducement to set alarmy, began her professional.care hór husband's release from the

into the picture business who can days and muffed. The girl un East Side tenement district of date to see this excellent comédianer, as a stonographer. New York in high oil hat and

Her mother pick a sure thing for future bo. was cast in a picture which in re "chourful giver " of

, takea eliminated her because pRoca } ent-away coat causes

was formerly Katherine Clifton, SUCCERS, riot in Oakie is a E which hundreds of youngsters tak fin. In "The Sap from Syracuse," actress, and did not want her History has been, and especially didn't like her work.

true since talkers, that daughter to take up a stage life. advantage of such missles as ca he has, by far, his best role to date, So Miss Francis, entered a secre- every player who has arrived in Jimny Durante with a

Another current Metro bet almost

· bages and ripe tomatoes.

future, Poor Buster, who has been the in thinks the world is his. " oyster." learned typewriting and shorthand

as the native country boy whu tarial school in New York and calluloid was once just another judging from Wallingford and nocent victim of the whole affair, Off to see Europe, he meets a love-At the completion of her course,

on some other lot, and released. The Cuban; Paramount didn't id hauled on the witness stand and ly charmer in distress, in the per- the mother gave her a trip

The year's outstander in this re- Bee any, film futuro for Durante gard "has been Clark Gable, ear. after his one picture for that con sworn to tell the truth and nothing son of Ginger Rogers, of Young Europe. When the returned, she rently one of Metro'a surafras. A ceru, Roadhouse Nights

the truth. The comedian's Maa of Manhattan." Mistaken for hnd decided upon a stage career. ludiernus, reactions to the barrage a prominent engineer, travelling in- A number of parts brought ast

year and a half ago he played his rst picture part in a Fathe film, of questions to which he is sub-

but this company couldn't see him.) Four years of Huston's life were Same company let Lew Ayren go, spent in engineering work in Mis-failing to anticipate the prospects souri. When quite a boy be was

that Universal are now, cashing in brought him & position in charge a good practical engineer and this on.

Some Losses,

but

jected is said to provide a laugh Ginger of his real identity. He is

cognite, Oakis csanot convinco into talking pictures,

for every second of this episode.

The now Konton farce concerns n' well-meaning but slightly dull millionaire's son who goes in for social uplifting and finds himself" in hot water most of the time.

·PEGGY'S FIFTH!

ZIEGFELD FOLLY AND MILLIONAIRE. HUSBANDS.

the ship. leted and regaled by everyone ou

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From $100 to $2,500, Dorothy Jordan was worth around $100 a week to Fox what on contract there a year and a fed to pay her 81,000 and Fox, who half ago, Metro later was satis

let her go, paid 82,500 on loan for i her.

from two fake engineers who are Ginger engages him to rescue her trying to obtain possession of a mine she owns in the Balkans, plants at Novada, Missouri. From there's reverse English in the case amount eyes, but his success in of the city water" and plectrical While Pathe is the patsy here, ; Richard Dix was through to Par How Oakie proves his auiclrity, there, he went to St. Louis where of William Boyd and and helps and wins the gir proves he managed the Union Electric Twelvetree, two of its stare Fox has Paramount execs feeling that

Helen I

Cimmaron and his later, pull arousing series of lugha. Light and Power Company's Charlet Miss Twelvatrees go, believing perhaps an error can be chalkoj

The Sap from Syracuse " isles Street plant. A desire "for a she couldn't earn her salary on adapted from a stage comedy that stage career, caused him to throw that lot, while Boyd was drawing, w cream where Par.thoughs akim in the box score here.Tadio, which kep New York shutre-goers in aside his success as an mirtb. Many supporting players in and begin work on the vandeville mount and only entrusted with mob Bebe Daniels and then let her go engineer salary for six years at Para- milk existed, also made hoy with Miss Peggy Hopkins Joyce, the the screen version were members stage. Twelve years brought him and bit parts. notriss and former Ziegfeld Follies of the original New York stage to Broadway and, after he harl Lionel Barrymore is

soc. her rise again for Warners. girl, who has been four times cast. And A, Edward Sutherland, starred for a number of plays, with three of the most worthwhile Nancy Carroll that failed to get a Paramount saw possibilities in married, announces that she is pro- who piloted Oakie in "The Social was drafted into talking pictures. performances of 1931, yet harking, glimmer from Fox. posing to give matrimony a Bfth Lion, digested this picture.

MacKenna had never considered back to the early talkers, he was trial, and will, wed Mr. John de

No Onkie starring picture is com the stage as possible career un at. Warners and allowed to drop

Heavy and Light. Ruyter,

New York stockbroker, plete without, a song by the star in from Columbia, he started his life his own inimitable way. Those who as a broker on Wall Street. For as he is, divorced. Mr. de Ruyter has been se oberhis singing of Alma three years be followed a business parated from his wife, for some Mammy" in "Sweetie" will look life until an opportunity came to Lime," she said, "I was in no forward to hearing him sing, I appear in an amateur play. He way involved in those differences, Wish I Could Sing A Love Song" was intrigued by his part and did not mosting him till after they "The Sap from Byracuse. (Continued on next Column). had parted,

LJ BOD

The separation was amicable, and Mrs, "de Ruyter is expected to lease shortly for Reno

d

After divorcing her last husband, Count Gurts Mornur, Miss Joyes announced that she intended to re-i tire from matrimonial experiments and has since appeared on the stago. Her future husband's nge is

26.

All Millionaires..

bands-all of them millionaires- Miss Peggy Joyce's four hus-

were:

Mr. Everett Archer, of Denver, whom she ranrried at 10. They parted after six months.

Mr. Sherburn Hopkins, jan. The marriage was dissolved in 1915,

Mr. Stanley Joyce, a lumbermaA, Count Costa Morner, head of a Chicago toothpaste firm. They were married in 1924, the divorce being in 1928.

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POLITICS

Directed by CHARLES T. RIESNER

COMMENCING FRIDAY

"I'll even

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Buster

ise to like your little brother,

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shows what Love: can doin is funniest Allm

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STAR

contract for acting and directing Wallace. Beary is among the top Metro then gave Barrymore a In the character player spot but it was for the latter efforts hebels But ahead of his, qurrent Was most wanted. He di cted two worth to ezhibitors is a rejection TO-DAY TO FRIDAY and then the studio encouraged him from both the Firat National and back to grease paint.

Paramount contract lists Metru An 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 and 0.20 let go of Joel McCres who at pre- Bent is coosidered more than a

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Marie Dressler.

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Among the top. femme, cash pull comer on the Radio lot.

ers in Marie Dressler-and not so Pathe failed to see starring ago no producer would give qualities in Carole Lombard, ¦ but

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her services went begging in Holly Almost a parallel with Ricardo wood until Fox saw probabilities Cortez After talkers he found en passed up by the other companies, gagements very few, until Radio Similarly the sauts concern guese pat him under contract. He went od right on Juntes Dunn, Mike over in gang types of pictures and Eilers Aidekick in Bail Ging in others, calling for suave heavies. Dunn played in the mob for Para During his year with Radio he mount in the east. Almost every has been borrowed by companies major company tested him, and if that had previously spurned him,reported; nsight P among them Universal, Pathe and Similar, bad guessing has also Paramount, Last named paid been true in the pinking of plays double for his service in No One and stories that turned up in the Woman-what-it-pald-him-ander wow clam

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LOCKED

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BRONSON

Joseph

Schenck