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CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

Central.

"Waterlon Bridgo.”

Queen's.

At 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m.

This Modern Ago."

With Joan Crawford.

King's.

Always Goodbye,” -

With Elissa Landi,

World..

A Girl You Will Always Remember!

Girls Not Wanted."

Chinese A,

A Ploture You Will Never Forget

Star

KOWLOON.

Love in the Rough

COMING.

HE FOUND

HER ON

Central,

› ‹ cross-rend if the world

..und of the ruinbow......... pics of a good · tima.......... bug his love was to great for her briland and battored heart!

WATERLOO BRIDGE

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

with MAR. CLAREY,

Kont Douglass, Doria

Lloyd, End

Dirented by

Bonnatt

JAMES WHALE

NEXT CHANGE

Are You There."

"The Command Performance."

The Ago for Love."

"A Woman of Experience."

Queen'a..

Up for the Cup."

With Sidney Howard;

"The Rosary"

King's.

*Doctors' Wives.

H

With Warner Baxter and

Joan Beanett,

"Ladicy of the Big House."

The Yellow Ticket."

"One Heavenly Night."" "Dr. Jekye and Mr. Hyde" World.

"The Sea Lion."

"Sidewalks of New York. "Robin Hood."

Star. **

ARE YOU THERE

* New Moon.”

Pardon Us." "Coquette."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1932.

LAST TWO DAYS

KING'S

Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM

An English Cast with American Direction,'

Mayfair at her

feet-Scotland

Elissa

Yard on her Candi

trail, but her

love belonged to her victim. A daring game of hearts and

diamonds.

""

ALWAYS

GOODBYE

NEXT ATTRACTION

COMMENCING SUNDAY, 21st FEBRUARY

DOCTORS WIVES

WARNER BAXTER JOAN BENNETT

LEWIS STONE

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

MAE CLARKE and KENT DOUGLASS WATERLOO BRIDGE"

VMINEKENU PICTURE

THE AUTHOR OF "WATER- LOO BRIDGE,”

NOW SHOWING AT CENTRAL THEATRE.

Dramatic-editor of the American; periodical, Vanity Fair" and as sociate-editor of "Life" in Inter

JOAN CRAWFORD SCORES.

"THE MODERN AGE**.

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"ALWAYS

GOODBYE."

HOW ELISSA LANDI MAKES GOOD!

Elissa Landi is an internationat Artista. Born in Venice, educated in England, starred on the London slage, she was featured in her first

“DOCTORS' WIVES." American film,.

WHY THE DIRECTOR CHOSE!

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To make the story complete, Fox Filme have raised her to stardom in her second picture, "Always Goodbye," romantic drama showing at the King's Theatre,

That the fruits of her earlier years and experiences are reflected in her work is the opinion of cri- tics who seem still at a loss for words to praise her performance in Body and Soul." But to Miss

GRAND HOTEL."

CRETA HEADS ALL-STAR CAST.

Official Faunounoumont of the completo cast selected for thu. Alm- ing of Grand Hotel indientes that in placing Viok! Boum's literary and stage sUGONZA on the screen' Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has brought together a most unusual group of players. The names for the now picture suggests that Previous rumours about the all-star" Grand Hotel" screen cast wore sound, but much too oonservative.

Greta Garbo, as had been pre- viously announced, will have the rôle of Grusinskaja, the dance, John Barrymore will be seen Baron von Geigen. Joan Crawford will have the part of Flaemmchen,. and. Wallace Borry that of Prey sing the frenzied Anansier. Lionel Barrymore will have the role of Kringelain, the invalid who ren away for a last ding. Lewis Stone: will appear да the shell-shock. doctor, and Jean Hersholt "na the head clerk in the hotel,

In addition to theso, the cast will include such featured players John Miljan, Purnell Pratt, Tally Marshpil, Murray Kinnell, Frank Conray, Lennox Pawle, Robert ML- Wade. Kathryn Crawford and Buth Belwyn.

"Grand Hotel" is being dirooted by Edmund Goulding, whose recent fima include Night Angel, The Trespasser and Devil's Holiday, The screen adaptation was prepar- ed by Hans Kraly with the assist. ance of Vicki Baum,

The original English, stage version of "Grand Boto," adapted from

QUEEN'S

THEATRE

TO-DAY & 'TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5:10, 7.15 AND 9.20

More THRILLING than Paid " more DARING than "Dance, Fools, Dance?

Her finest

role-the

romantic sensation of the year!

JOAN

RAWFORD

with

Pauline Frederick Neil Hamilton

Vicki Baum's play an presented in Monroe Owsley

Borlin and Vienna, opened in New York, November 13, 1936. After a run of 36 weeks the play closed at the National Theatre, December 5, 1931, and moved to Chicago, where it is now being presented,

تابة

Production on "Grand Hotel "" was delayed a short time until the playera whom the studio wanted for the leading roles would be liberty. Greta Garbo's last film, Mata Hari is now in its third week at Broad- way's 5,000 seat Capitol Theatre, while Joan Crawford's most recent release was "Possessed."

John and Lionel Barrymore re bently completed' work' (appearing. together for the first time on the

Hersholt just finished work in Emma with Maria Dressler und in the Beast of the City. Lewis. Stone's latest role was in "Mata Hari."

Frank Borzage, the director of "Doctor's Wives" takes himself and his art very seriously. This is his opinion on the subject, the film in general and his leading players:

"No sooner was the announce ment made that Fox intended film-Landi, the explanation is simple. ing a dramatic atady of love in the She has seen and lived much of life, "screen) in Arsene Lupin, while Jean medical profession than inquiries despite her mere twenty three began to pour in on me, the years. director, regarding the plans.

"I have learned to tuck' away in "Some of them were wildly the storehouse of my memory every against the subject, their objections experience 1. have ever had said being based on the fact that the Miss Landi, in reviewing her career unwritten law governing ethics of In my work for the screen I sim the profession should protect it ply draw on

theso

memories. from exposure, They were, o Emotional memories I call them." course, wrong for we never intend-

William Cameron Menzies and ed, in any way, to make an ex-Kenneth MacKenna co-directed posure, or confession" story:

Always Goodbye," which features "Others urged us to proceed on Lewis Stone, Paul Cavanagh, John what they considered to be a worthy Carrick and many other stage and screen celebrities in the brillant supporting cast,

cause,"

Needless to say, both factions were wrong.

Doctors Wives, (coming next Sunday to the King's Theatre), was began and filmed, solely because of

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Robert Emmett Sherwood, the

That even in the guyest of society, author of Universal's "Waterloo Bridge," was born in New York, and the ultra-modern parties of youth, love is the final and domin- Movietone April 4, 1806.

the inherent"UP FOR THE CUP.” ant factor is the theme of the latest dramatic worth of the subject. Joan Crawford Alm, This Mc Drama, and its portrayal, is my dern Age," which is showing at the art. It is my only consideration

when judging material from which BRITISH FILM COMING TO Queens Theatre.

I am to tell a story on the screen. Considered from this viewpoint the

THE QUEEN'S. novel, Doctors Wives, by Henry and Sylvis Lieferint attracted me from the very first reading of the powerful atory."

with

Musical

Farce

BEATRICE LILLIR

and JOHN GARRICK

Olga Baclanova George Grossmith Jillian Sand

FOX PICTURE

14 น

4

"From the very firit memont, A

considered for the part, and was

years, he won the title of

In this Parisian picture, Joaa stage and screen's severest critic."

Orawford, has even a greater chance Turning his writing salonte to

It is often written in him prees word the stage a few years ago, ho than ever before to play the happy

notes that cartain part is wrote "The Road to Rome," "The go-lucky modern girl born with a

silver spoon in her mouth.

"absolutely made" for some actox Love Neat," "The Queen's Hus Valentine, living with her youthfai Warner Baxter was the only man or goiress. When this fact is stat band" and several other distinct mother, Fauline Frederick, and the one actor capable of bringing, ed we allow for publicity exaggera hita-beforb Waterloon Bridge which had quite a sensational re-playing with her as if she was of the characterization-to-the screen tion but in Up for the Cup,-the

her own generation, Miss Crawford with life-like authenticity. ception.

"new film showing on Sunday at Mr. Sherwood inde a special lives a life in which restraint is Nina, however, presentes

different problem. Not only did the Queen's Theatre, Sydney Ho- trip to California and personally unknown.

She has never known a really the role call for a beautiful, youna | ward, plays the leading role, häs collaborated with James Whale in bringing "Waterloo Bridge to orious moment until she meets girl, the characterization to be a part that suits him perfectly. the screen, Mr. Bhorwood witness Bob Blake, played by Neil Ham-true, to the original, had to be ed a considerable part of the work ton, a young American of high an actress capable of moments of Howard was born in Yorkshire and of the distinguished cast engaged ideals who falls in love with her peaceful happiness and repose con-made his name with his droll ap in Alming it, a cast that includes and tries to make her give up her trasted the not instant with the pearance and "daft" humour. Mas Clarke, Kent Douglass, Doris life of revelry. Until her meeting extremes of passion and emotion. His rise to prominence on the Lon

Ethel Grimes, Frederic with him she has been playing Truly a difficult assignment when Kerr, Enid Bennett and Betts around with another American boy the choice was so necessarily ra don West End stage has not been Davis,

of the typical play-boy spirit, stricted to a very young actress. Monroe Owaley. He is not the

Lloyd.

The picture, & story of a girl of the streets in London's war days, is showing at the Central Theatre

DOW.

Only after weeks of search "did meteorio but justified by real hard marrying kind and cares only for we finally decide upon Joan Ben. Work And it fu pleasurable to ̈re-

nett for the co-featured role of cord his success. the pleasure of the moment..

Bob's Bostonian parents visit in. Nina Wyndram. To her fell theUp for the Cup was mostly Paris and come to learn all about plum that by then had become thu their prospectiva daughter-in-law. dramatia prize coveted by many of Almed in Sydney Howard's home Bob, who knows that Valentine's Hollywood'■ younger artiste, town, Yeadon, Yorkshire, and his boy friends request and goes with mother has been "stopping high," "The same rigid qualifications characterisation of a simple-mind- him to a hotel in Britany insists that Valentine give up her were adhered to throughout the od mill-hand whose energy turne It is the mother's frantic attempt | friends and tells her that her mo- casting of " Doctors” Wives," the to invention rather than hard work to prevent her daughter from they won't do. This is too much featured players, Victor Varooni, in the mill is excellent. There is making the same mistake she did for the girl and she breaks with Helene Milärd,. Paul Porcast, good fun in plenty in this film which brings the tale to a striking Bob, Later she accedes to her play Nancy Gardner, John St. Polts, and its success with, lovers of Bri climax......

(Continued on Previous Column Cecilia Loftus and the others. tinh comedy, is assured.

MUSEUMS--DECAY?

BOARD OF EDUCATION SEEK A HAPPLER NAME.

museum by any other name would-be much more popular, any

A

| the Board of Education, and, to suppant their theory, they publish a pamphlet impressively titled:

"A memorandum on the possibil- ity of increased co-operation be tween public museums and public educational inatitations.”

MODER

"directed

by

Nicholas Grinde

Godtwyn

NEXT ATTRACTION THE BRITISH BOWLER

SYDNEY

HOWARD

in

"UP

FOR

THE

CUP"

STAR

There is room, it is stated, for, a | considerable increase in such 26, operation, and the lack of it to day is due in no small part to the very word museum." The pam- phlet does not suggest any alterna tive name, but does hot mince words in supporting to theory that "museum" in unsatisfactory,

eff Does it not suggest,!" wo are asked, "a depressing, decaying in stitution, the last resting place, of travellers' mementoes and of fossils ROBERT which have undeservedly survived from ages long ago?"

There are in England and Wales more than 400 museums accessiblé

to the public, excluding those solę.

y devoted to pictures.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 3.20, 7.20 AND 9.20

MONTGOMERY

It is suggested that "dravelingLove in the

museums and circulating collections represent the only means by which the museums can give direct service covering a large pro portion of the schools.

One other suggestion is to the effect that, wherever possible, glass cases should be opened and pupils permitted to handle the "axhibite."

Rough

with

This somewhat epoch-making DOROTHY JORDAN

is put forward on the ground the

an object in a looked glass One

[BOURS"

very remote and unreal to many young people

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ploture

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