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CENTRAL

TEATRE ».

SHOWING TO-DAY

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Queen's.

HONG KONG

The Squaw Man."

With Warner Baxter,

King's...

Tons of Money."

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

With Ralph Lynn.,

Contral.

"Lonely Wives."

World.

Girls Not Wasted.."

Chinese alm

The family circle has to

be run on

Star.

the square

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with

Edward Everett Horton

Esther Ra'ston

Laura la Planta Pistsy Ruth Mer Dirited by RUSSELL MⱭCK

Produced by R. 11. DKR. 4 Jased on A. 1. Woops

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NEXT CHANGE

HE FOUND

HER ON

... orcas-rend if the world

ond of the rainbow... price of a good time... but his lovu was too 'grent for her bruised and

baltered heart

WATERLOO BRIDGE

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

with MAR CLANKE,

Kent Douglas, Dóris

Livyd, End

Directed by

Bennett.

JAMES WHALE;'-

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COMING SHORTLY I

"The Age for Love'

with

BILLIE DOVE

CHARLES STARRETT

LOIS WILSON

MARY DUNCAN

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON

A 1982 United Artists Ploture

KOWLOON,

Bridge of San Luis Ray.

Queen's.

COMING.

This Modern Age."

With Joan Crawford.

Up for the Cup."

The Rosary."

King's.

Always Goodbye,"

With Elissa Laadi,

"Socrata of a Secretary,"

Central.

Claudette

Colbert and

Herbert Marshall.

*Waterloo Bridge.""

The Age for Love,"

"A Woman of Experience." "The Command PorformA 300."

World.

star.

The Son Lion."

Sidewalks of New York,"

Robin Hood"

"Pardon Us."

"Enqnotte."

Love in the Rough."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16,

TO-DAY ONLY

KING'S

Farce.comedy that

will make you roar with laughter

RALPH LYNN.

IN

AT 2 30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

TO-MORROW ·

Elissa Landi

"Tons of Money" ALWAYS

One Long Seream from Beginning to End

Directed by

TOM WALLS

A BRITISH PRODUCTION

GOODBYE

ལན་་

LEWIS STONE

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL. 26313.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

'ALWAYS

GOODBYE."

LEWIS STONE'S "LOVE OF ACTING.

Acting to me is a profession, a spors and a pleasure. Why should I consider giving up for the bore- dom of retirement?

'WATERLOO BRIDGE” “TONS OF MONEY."

AT CENTRAL THEATRE..

A STORY OF LONDON STREETS,

RALPH LYNN'S RISE TO FAME

Ralph Lynn'a rapid rise to fame in talking films is well deserved. Although his popularity on the Waterloo Bridge," Universal's stage has, kept him at the Aldwych With that answer, Lewis Stone, Sherwood drama of the same

much-discussed film of the Rebertheatre, London, for many years, hia name bag become known all over who portrays the chief supporting name, which will be the next attrac was no mateoric rise from film ex the world thanks to the screen. His rile in Elissa Landi latest Fox piction at the Central Theatre, with tra tolm star but he worked and bure, "Always Goodbyo," opening Hollywood's latest find, Mae struggled for a long time before he next Wednesday at the King's Then Clarke; Kent Douglass; Exid Ben-gained notice on the West End tro, spiked the report that he was to nett and Doris Lloyd in the prin- stage, retire and devote the rest of bis cipal roles.

When the British " and days to cruising the South Sens.

Directed by James Whale, who tracted with Tom Walls to produce Dominions Film Corporation con. Nor would I consider changing med "Journey's End," and to per les cher, veneration: photographed by Arthur Frieson,

Regardless of

the cinematographer of "All Quiet Stone was born in Worcester, Mass.,

on the Western Front," the British and, following his schooling in New flavored picture of air raids and the love of a London women of the streets for a young Canadian private, is reported as one of the dramatic gems of the year,

Ellesa Landi, Scintilicting Star Of The Fax Romantic Drama, “Always Goodbye"

JOAN CRAWFORD ON TENNIS..

IDEAL FOR KEEPING FIGURE TRIM

" -

Says that mass of bounding

vitality, Joan Crawford-Girls- hore'a a new racket for kooping the figure: trim!

There's nothing like a strenuous ses of tonals to keep one slendor, alent and graceful.

Joan Crawford,

the

Metro-

Goldwyn-Mayer star is to appear in his latest picture, "This Mo-| dern Ago

on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre. Thus she com sinues her recommendation of this sport.

"Tonnie demands quicker move ment, and more delicate, adjust- ments of mind and muscle, tha any other form of sport." Only: when perfect coordination between mental and bodily spaud can be at trained can one really begin to ap preciate the benefits of tennis.

This agile training of the

QUEEN'S

ANTHEATREDI

SHOWING TO-DAY AȚ 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 AND 9.20

TWO WOMEN LOVED HIM!

One in silks and sailna. the other clothed in savage lure and beauty!

The year's mightiest

dramat

BAXTER

WARNER

THE SQUAW

THE

grentést.

throughts and movements is of mor dramatie mous value in any walk of life... |triumph of as it helps one to react quickly 1 Ceell B.

any decision...

There is a keen enjoyment in the game as well for in the acquir

De Mille

ing of mental and physical speed 'with orally keeps one " on one's

it

As for the complexion benefits, the pench-blop colouring.rosulting is of a texturg, that tops the drugs- tore variety."

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veteran actor has deserted the stage for screen, work.

The cat-like graze noticed in alk In Lonely Wives Charters is Miss Crawford's movements, on the one of a notable cast headed by screen is credited to her morning. Edward Everett Horton sad which indulgence in tennis Her slimnese includes. Eather Ralston, Laura La

Plante, Patsy Ruth Millor and and quickness is also the result of Maude Eburne, another newcomer following this recreational exercise, from Broadway,

GOSSIP

FACT.

South Africa's Gain,

London is to lose for a time that vory charming actress, Mary lynne, whose performance at the Little Theatre in "Fear" one of the finest pieces of emotional acting in 1938...!

She and her husband, Dennis Neilson-Terry, sailed for South Africs on January 10, talking with them, among other plays, Henry sound of Navarre," "Carnival," and

Trafic,"

talking films, there was still the possibility that Ralph Lynn might not come over." well in pictures. By caroful study and by adapting himself to the now con- ditions, he proved if anything, greater as a acreen comedian than a stage artiste. "Rookery Nook," The story depicts the i!l hack of Plunder" and "Tons of Money a pretty chorus girl who descenda, which is now showing at the King's as the War progresses, to a chcap Theatre all show him at his best, artist's mode) and eventually to and shortly he will be shown in the streets. A boyish soldier runs another capacity as producer of into her during the course of an "Chance of a Night Time." air raid, on London's well-known musical romance. written by the Waterloo Bridge, and eventually author of so many successfu! falls madly in love with her. Aldwych farces, Ben Travers, In The ensuing situations in which this film Ralph Lynn also plays the the girl grows to love the boy and lead. the intense scenes in which he takes! har to visit his aristocratic parents

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are said to be of extraordinary PERSISTENCE LEADS power and poignancy:

Carl Laemmle, Tr., the youthfui

Universal production band, who

has scored so soundly with "King

)

of Jazz," "All Quiet on the Wes |.

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TO SUCCESS.

&

tern Front," Dracula " and VETERAN ACTOR AND HIS "Soed," personally produced STAGE STRUCK DAYS. "Waterloo Bridge Bonn W, Levy nad Tom Reed wrote the screen adaptation.

It's a far jump from mechanical Frodoric, Korr, well knowa Bri., engineer to film comedias, but the tish actor: Bette Davis; Ethel transition was accomplished by Griffes, George Arlim' talented Spencer Charters, stage and screen leading lady of many successes; and actor who has soured so heavily in Rita Carlisle appear with the san- the Pathe picture "Lonely Wives," sational Miss Clarke, Douglass and directed by Russell Mack which is the Missons Bennett and Lloyd in now at the Central Theatre... the ploture's, cast.

More than thirty years ago Char. tora was studying mechanical en- gineering in Harrisburg, Pa. Ho "Honor's Altat" opposite Bessis hung around the stage doors of York City, he enlisted in the army Barriscale.

local stock companies so much at serving throughout the Spanish From that date Stone has been a night chac he was frequently late constant screen favorite of millions for classes in the morning." When, American" War,

Upon his return home, he began the world over. The only interrupthe stage manager of one company systematic preparation for" ation to his screen career came dur- offered him the choico of a job or stage career. His first chance came ing the World War when he served taking himself away, Charters ac as understudy for the lead in Aas an instructor at Plattsburg, Now cepted the former, Since school play called Side Tracked "

York, with the commission of Ma interfered with matinees, a 'wosk Then followed years on the New jor.

Inter he blew a farewell kiss to the York stage, after which he want to "Always Goodbye" is the talking possibility of a M.E. degree and Los Angeles, and, in stock at the screen's vorsion of Kate McLaurin's throw his lot with the stage. old Belasco theatre, introduced story, adapted by Lynn. Starling, After several years with reper many popular plays, notably "The and directed by William Camaran toire, and stock companies, Char. Doller Mark," "The Girl Of The Menzies and Kenneth MacKenna.ters landed on Broadway where he Golden West," and "The Bird Of In addition to Miss Landi and occupied an outstanding position Paradise."

Stone, the cast includes such screen for a quarter of a century, until and stage celebrities as Paul he went-West to play the same rôle Onvangh, John Garrick, Lumsdon in Whoopee, which he had Hare, Frederick Kerr and Herbert orented on the stogo. Now the

(Continued on mezí Column).

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Until 1915, Stone steadfastly rp fused to sigh for the movies but in that year he consented to do

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Oh to be in London !

On January a the following playa were specially Londoners;---

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recozainsaded

to

at the Caritan Theatre, Tallulah. Bankhead's "The Chent" will en able film fans to compare her more experienced work with "Tarnished Lady," which is generally released

this week.

14 The Cuban Love Song."

senta Lawrence Tibbett as the baro..

"The Cuban Love Song," pre- Het Lawrence Tibet wastrel who joins the Marines, be

wealthy

comes the temporary husband of n beautiful Cuban pea-put seller, ro turns home after the war ten years later and decides to see her once again. He finds sho is dead.

It was, however, a shame to kill Saville. For Tho Lays of the fascinating Lupe Feles to make Mike"; A cheery play with tune-

ful music. Winter Garden-Walka Broadway wedding for Lawrence' This Way" Gracio Fields and Tibbett and Karen Morley. Tibbett Morris Harvey. Lyrie,"Autumn sings, of course, whenever he can, Crocus: London's longest run.

tre":

Kingsway Moscow Arts Thea and that does not help the interest

Last gala performance, of the picture. WhitehalThe Gay Adrantars" Quite the beat of the late à vin- The Ladinsi tage. Hippodrome.--"Bow Bolls":

Not perfect. But pretty wonderful

"Frail Women," said to be a and wonderfully pretty. Queen's in London last month and among powerful pioture, Wa shown · Theatre." The Farmer's Wife";

Ally.". Gracie Fields'

first film

Homely rasticities, with Cedric other releases wore "Sally in Our Hardwicke brilliant in his old part Lyceum "Cinderella": Constance Considering how much this gifted Carpenter, Naughton and old and artist relies on her audiences, she George Jackley in a really funny ha come out of the ordeal with. pantomime. Comedy. The Faith flying colours. ful Heart": "I cannot urge theatra-goers strongly enough," etc.,. Lovers,

etc., ete.

England Awake 1.

Miss Sidney classifies Gene Ray. mond, who is opposite her in

Latties of the Big House,** "England Awake," which will be romantic lover. This is the typu made at Welwyn Studios, will tell who needs a moon, gapark or bal- the story of England's progresscony and an obligato ni soft music throughout the past century, com to work his devastating charm," mencing in 1830 at the time of Miss Sidney says. Among this type great national crisia suoli as has of lover, she includes Richard. Ar- arisen in the past two months. Alen, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and. scene depicting the Duke of Wel Ramon Novarro. during which he makes an impas lington addressing a hostile mob, sioned speech declaring that Eng and had not failed in the face of disaster, and that the country would and could pull through to pros- perity, being at its best when anti cinating the worst, is the first. "Bad Girl."

דיי

above everything material in fie The noble lover ranks love world. For love he is willing to give up a throne or a chance to inherit his father's grocery busi

11088.

*

The masterful lover is the favourite overywhere. He crushes with his power, is merciless. in "Bad Girl" is a bad title for a trampling the tenderer emotions, good film. It has been finely acted and goes away leaving the woman by James Dunn and Sally Eilers, to await his return.

In this class). says a Landon critic.

fication come most of the great,

· Greta › v. · Tallulah,

vors: Maurice Chevalier, Paul We are to see Greta Garbo's Lukas, Georgs Bancroft Clark latest picture next Friday at the Gable, John Barrymore Fredria Empire, says the News Chronicle March, Olive Brock and Ronald of January 18, On the same day, Colman."

LUPE VELEZ

MAN

Eleanor BOARDMAN

Charles Blekford and a 'dozen more stare?

a þrjonsgjöklugin Maycs PETLANA

NEXT ATTRACTION

Her finest role--in 'a modern drama set in Paris

JOAN

(RAWFORD

THIS MODERN

with PAULINE FREDERICK

Metio

NEIL

HAMILTON

STAR

TO-DÂY & TO-MORROW AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20

THE

Every thrill of the

famous novel,

in the film'·

Marvel

LUIS

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