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CENTRAL

CARVENTEE

SHOWING TO-DAY

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HỒNG KONG.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18jt 1932.

SHOWING TO-DAY

King's.

Always Goodbye."

At 2.80, 8.10, 7,15 and 0.20 p.m.

With Elisan Landi,

Central,

1)

Waterloo Bridgo."

A Girl You Will Always Rememberi

Queen's.

||

This Modern Age,"

A Ploture You Will Never Forget I

With Joan Crawford.

World.

Girls Not. Wanted!”

HB FOUND

Blac.

HER ON

aronn-road if the world' ..ond of the rainbow... price of a good time. bat his love was too great for her bruixel and. battered heart!

WATERLOO BRIDGE

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

with Mar CeaNKS, Kout Dougings, Doris Lloyd, End Bennett

Directed by

JAMES WHALE.

COMING ATTRACTION

TIFFANY The

present

COMMAND PERFORMANCE

You're

Commanded To

SEE IT! By order of the Grand Master of Entertaia- ment! Here's romance and love, intrigue and adventure, life and breathless living! Something rare and unusual in screen fare, with a mighty

cast of stars including NEIL HAMILTON, UNA MERKEL, HELEN WARE, Albert Gran and others. From the screen play by C Stafford Dickens. Directed by WALTER LANG,

A JAMET CRUZE DUODUCTION

King's.

Chinese Alm..

KOWLOON.

Love in the Rough."

COMING.

Doctors' Wives,"

With Warner Baxter and

Joan. Bermett

Ladies of the Big House.'

The Yellow Ticket"

One Heavenly Night.”

Dr. Jekye and Mr. Hyde

Central..

"The Command Performance.

The Ago for Love."

A Woman of Experience."

Queen's...

World.

star,

Up for the Cup."

With Sidney Howard., The Boxary."

"The Sea Lion."

"Sidewalks of New York.'

"Robin Hood."

"New Moon." "Pardon Us." "Coquelto."

KING'S

6.107.15 30 P.M.

An English Cast with American Direction,

Mayfair at her

feet-Scotland Yard on her "trail, but her love belonged to her victim.

A daring

Elissa Landi in

ALWAYS

ane GOODBYE

of hearts and

diamonds;

NEXT ATERACTION

COMMENCING SUNDAY, 21st FEBRUARY

DOCTORS' WIVES

WARNER BAXTER JOAN BENNETT

with

LEWIS

STONE

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TELA 25313.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

Lewis Stone Who Heads The Supporting Cast Of Elissa Landi's Latest Fox Picture "Always Goodbye."

"ALWAYS GOODBYE” AT THE KING'S.

HOW TO END A LOVE AFFAIR.

Theatre

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MAB CLARKE and KENT DOUGLASS." " WATERLOO BRIDGE.

'WATERLOO

UNIVERSAL

BRIDGE."

FINE FILM OF WAR-TIME

LONDON,

PESTURS

"DOCTORS" WIVES."

MYSTERIES OF A DOCTOR'S. LABORATORY.

Mechanical marvels are used in Waterloo Bridge," showing at "Doctors' Wives," Fox drama of the Central Theatre is a story of the private life of a New York London during the Great War, young surgeon in which the lond The film is beautifully acted anding stars are Baxter and Joan staged, and even those who lived Bennett. The film comes to the through that night-mare time will King's Theatre next Sunday. find little to criticise in the matter" of the setting.

"UP FOR THE CUP."

AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.

2

JOAN CRAWFORD AT THE QUEEN'S.

THIS MODERN AGE,”

QUEEN

THEATRE

||TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

John Crawford in This Modern AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 0.20 Age," which is showing at the Queen's Theatre, has given to the thentre-going world another of her extremely accurate and authentic portraits of the modern girl, "

This Modern Age" describes the position of "mother" in these times. As the mother in this pic- ture, Pauline Frederick, sits at no froside but gote 'qut and !! makes. whoopen," with the youngators. In faut, the drama of the picos revolves around the indignation of daughter Joan, when suitor Neil Hamilton tells her, "I love you-but your mother's reputation.

The story has a decidedly new twist, and has been splendidly dieeted by Nicholas Grinde' for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor,

There are two leading mon, one the upright Mr. Hamilton, the other Monroe Owsley, who reponts in large scopo his extremely well- received genteel drunk of "Hol" day. Both men have good parts, with the noting honours even."

Albert Canti ́is, sunvo and con- vincing as the admirer of nother, while Hobert Bosworth and. Ema Dunn as the New England parents of Hamilton give two finely ntched. characterizations.

The story has lavish backgroun'da and estumes, Miss Crawford never having looked more attractive, and dashing. Among the most specta cular scones are a gay party in the home of the heroine and an episode which takes place in 27 ultra- modern swimming-pool restaurant.

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|ing with laughter for many, moons.

In his cosy dressing room Sydney told many stories of his early days

-days of hard struggle for recog

During the filming of "Up fornition. He used to appear in local

the Cup the splendid British concert partien-Bydney was born comedy Bim to be shown at in Yeadon, Yorkshire--and he show- the Queen's Theatre on Sunday [ad the writer a most interesting and the writer mot Sydney Howard, amusing bill which he has framed who plays the lending rote in his dressing-room. It suty "out with great humour, and received all the artistes dud to appear, in- an invitation to vidit Aim after a cluding Sydney Howard, of course; matinee of "It's a Boy," the then ab the foot it states- successful farce at the Berand Gallery 2nd; Aren Ltd., Children Theatre, London, where Sydney half-picor," Oh, for the good old Howard has kept the audience roar days, the härd-up journalist sighed |

"MATA HARI”; COURTESAN, DANCER AND SPY.

TO BE SUBJECT OF METRO-GOLDWYN

FILM.

According to the American the household was killed, Math writer, Mr. William Penny, when Hari is believed to have led from Major Thomas Coulson of the Bri India to Holland, and lator to tish Intelligence Service wrote his have been discovered by her hus widely circulated book, Mata Hari, band in Paris, living under the he referred to the World War aps protection of a high German off- executed by the French government cial. Mata Hari was divorced, as a woman of unusual beauty, and she then went on the stage, at- moving behind a veil of sensual tracting considerable attention as mysticism,"

a dancer in London, Paris and Mr. Ponny continues:-

Vienna. Her surreptitious, wor "Although researchers differ on time activities led to her arrest in some of the facts and episodes of July, 1817, on a charge of espion- Mata Hari's career, opinion to age. Found guilty, she was sen; uniform that she is one of the most tenced to death and on October 16, interesting and tragic Agures faced a firing squad on the parade emerging from the World War. ground before the fortress of Vin Possibly the very absence of positive cennes,

A Fancy Picture, Some writers are inclined to

More THRILLING than "Paid"---.' more DARING, than Dance, Fools, Dance"

Her finest.

role-the kromantic

sensation of the year!

JOAN

RAWFORD

wil

1

Pauline Frederick Neil Hamilton Monroe Owsley

THIS MODERI

directod by

Nicholas Grinde

NEXT ATTRACTION THE BRITISH HOWLER

SYDNEY

HOWARD

in

"UP

FOR

THE CUP"

STAR

"Apslast the screen hoe discovered the perfect ending for love affairs.

For initance, in the research The charming procedure with which

laboratory presided over by Warner this is done is repeated time and The story tells of a young private, Baxter in his role as Dr. Judson again by Elissa Landi in "Always of aristocratic family who meets Benning," will be seen an array Goodbye," the scoond Fox pictare during an air-raid, a young woman of electrical devices ranging from and her first starring vehicle which of the streets one of those who modern X-ray diagnostic instru-information about Mato Hari's is now showing at the King's walk up and down Waterloo Bridgements to the strangest of practical early life and associations provid

when the leave trains come in." and experimental creations ofed greater ease of movement for discount the generally accepted Miss Landi's role in "Always The two fall madly in love. Ho is modern medical science. Goodbye is further notable in that completely innocent (there the

These includes the" Proton Selecthose who wore asked by Metro- it offers the Venetian beauty an mechanics of the story, creek tor, X-Ray Fluoroscope, chemical Goldwyn Mayer to transcribe her story of Mata Hari's life, believing unusual opportunity for the full little) and seeks to marry her, at analysis layouta, retorts, burners career into terms of screen adven- that she had built up a fictional display of her fiery, emotional once, in the war manner. She sees very conceivable device that a ture. No single book, of the many account of her background and ear- talents which wore only hinted at the hopelessness of the idle bus is modern research scientist might written about the exploits of the ly exploits to impress her admirers. in her first picture, Body and perfunded to come down and lay have at hand,

young adventuress, was used a Positive proof is lacking in both Soul" which brought her sharply with his people, Some really Victor Varconi is also seen naa authority for the film narrative, directions, but circumstantial eris to the attention of critics and charming scenes follow: the delight toientist, in the picture. As Dr. which served 6.5 昌 co-starring dente appears to substantiate the TO-DAY TO SATURDAY public alike.

ful old step-father is tremendously Kane Ruyter," hie-long friend of vehicle for Garbo and Ramon | dáncer's claim to successive resid-] The story deals with the romantic taken with the beautiful, and quite Dr. Panning," Varconi spends Novarro, but the principal events ence in Java, India, and the Con At 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 and 9.20 adventures of a young American well polsed ex-chorus, girl, and the most of his time in an elaborately of her last two years of life were tident. It would appear in some girl who goes to Mayfair to pose, old man's witty eccentricisms are, quipped research laboratory dely accepted as a pattern, and details observers' opinion, that she became ROBERT on a wise, sophisticated woman. It perhaps the outstanding feature of ing into the mystery of cancer, aned in. is sufficiently different from the the film. The boy's mother is also Ho in the man to whom Joan. tanal screen drama to grip the beautifully played by Enid Bennett, Bennett goes for sympathy when "The Age for Love" depiction so skilfully that when the girl her marriage with Baxter hits the modern life. Mainly, it deals with confesses to her, the scene is entire focks of wifely suspicion and doubt. Elisan's struggles for happines ly convincing. The girl solves the In preparing these laboratories through romance. Three man dilemma by escaping back to 1on for the picture, Frank Borzage,

way to death concur in saying Dutch people take a much more dominate these adventures:

don, back to her old harriden of a director, hand the assistance of Dr-1880, the daughter of a wealthy power as "vamp was undeni that she was born in Java, about prossio view of Mata Hari. Her John Garrick, (14 a penniless landlady, (another five piece of Harry Martin, prominent. Holly- youth whom she almost adoren: acting by Ethel Grifiths) back to wood specialist, Walter Quinlan, Paul Oavanagh, as a gentleman; the streets, There is an astonishing and K. Strickfaden, electrical en gambler and crock sought by Scotly moving scene when the young gineers of Fox Studios.

and Yard; and Lewis Stone, re lover tracks the girl again, and tired diamond miner who, through the last scene when the hero mounts

COMING SHORTLY I

with

BILLIE DOVE CHARLES STARRETT

LOIS WILSON MARY DUNCAN

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON

1932-United Artists Picture

t

hin adherence to the old-fashioned the lorry to go back to the troop is intensely dramatic. The noting in English code of gentleman, teacher also done with real artistry... superb and as a story it is Arst her the absurdity of her theory that It is a pretty complete and rate entertainment, and it in K all love can be dismissed with a candid picture of the streets," film that young people (not children casual, "Goodbye",

and this aspect of what war means of course) would do well to see, and On the directoria, side honours to women. But the film is no idors benz in mind when they feel thrill- are shared by William Cameron provocative," than say "red at the idea, of that cold and Menzies and Kenneth MacKenna Warren.". It is hard, and trus, and entirely mercenary thing called who collaborated on this work. (Continued at foot of neat columús,);|| war,

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Dinded Her Way to Death, "Most of those who have written about "the spy who danced her

a spy chiefly, because of the exoitė- ment attached to this new adven. ture,"

The Truth,

Dutch planter and a Javania wo ubio, and she broke up several mab. Hér given name was Mar homes. She was, in the opinion of guerited Zella. The girl's father Netherlanders, callous and mer died when she was still a child and cerary to an astonishing degree. Marguerite was dedicated to the Her fate evoked little sympathy rítial of a Juvanese temple. Here and the suggestion of German she was given the name Mata Hari, propagandist that her exsoution meaning "Eye of the Morning" was on a level with that of Nurse At fourteen she attracted the rop- Cavell evoked ridicule. A lovely ing oye of Bir Campbell MacLeod, little story "Ora Pro Nobis

British army officer who sloped John Galsworthy, was probably with bar and subsequently married inspired by her lase, and the tragio her. Following a mysterious shoot- Blm "Dishonoured;" "owed its ing in which one of the servants of origin to the same source,

by

MONTGOMERY

Love in the Rough"

2012A

DOROTHY JORDAN