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Featuring RICHARD CROMWELL

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CHAPTER II

ROMANCE Fraught with danger. beset by savage beast "and human vultures.

That was the adven- some lot of

TARZAN THE TIGER

with FRANK MERRILL

and NATALIE KINGSTON

COMING SOON

BILLIE DOVE

in

TO-DAY AT THE

Queen's.

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

"The Rosary.

King's..

Ladion of the Big House"

and Zimmy-the

swinner.

legless

British News Reol. 11.30 p.m.

Cantral.

World.

Talable Duvid."

"Sidewalks of New York."

KOWLOON:

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+

Star.

Casinotte,"

with Mary Pickford.

Queen's...

King's.

COMING.

failty Hands.""

Silver Horde,"

Canaries Sometimes Sing. "The Yollow Ticket.

One Heavenly Night." Dr. Jekyo and Mr. Hyde

Central.

Tarzan the Tiger"

(Chapter II.).

World,

"Atar.

The Age for Love."

The Command Forformance.

A Woman of Experience."

Suy 1 Will Songs."

The Sea Lion: " "Robin Hood"

Pardon Us."

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GENE RAYMOND

WYNNE GIBSON

And A Dramatic Cast F

A SERIES OF ASTOUNDING

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A BRITISH PICTURE

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

STORY OF U.S. FARM : "LADIES OF THE BIG

LIFE.

"TOL'ABLE DAVİD" AT CENTRAL THEATRE.

Modern

HOUSE."

SILENT FILM ACTOR'S RETURN.

"CANARIES SOME TIMES SING."

TOM WALLS AS PRODUCER.

Something wear a riot was caused Huskeliffo Fellowes, faveurite of in the film industry by Tom Wails! women are generally quite independent, working along-

the old silent film days whe staged statemens to the effcer that he did: side the men in most business and Paramount's "The Vice Squad," is cinema technique in regard to pro- n talkie come-back recently in not believe in using well-worn mrcial capacities, earning their own in cast by Paramount to ennetducing for the seron stage plays livings, buying their own clothes important role in the Big

and supporting themselves in many and Gene, Raymond, which is the is that if the public are thoroughly House featuring Sylvia Sidney of proved success. His contention. instances even after their marriages, King's Theatre feature picture to

That this is not true of the monu-day. The picture is the story of satisfied and entertained by the tain women who dwell on stoney two young lovers, who through exact reproduction of a good stage little farms in the "valleys between themselves "framed on a charge of

association with gangsters fad play why all the unnecessary trap- pings, such as peculiar shots, weird the towering mountains of Wost murdor. Virginia, is seen inToPablo Fellowes has a strong part in this photography and the torturing of a David," the film, adapted by Colum-As the political boss playing a is right or wrong in his methods pisture, well suited to his talents, straight-forward story? Whether he bia Pictures from Joseph Berges- crooked political part in cahoot one can judge for oneself, but this heimer's famous story, and now with a crooked district attorney, he howing at the Central Theatre, has the opportunity and the talent much can be stated that his first

Nook" "Rockery to give a cynical touch to his role efforts, this picture, when heart which otherwise is serious, but!

and failure takes away the head of the grimly tragic for the leading char- "On Approval" proved enormously popular, and his latest production, house, and an nécident incapacitatos acters of the drama.

Canaries Sometimes Sing" will be the oldest son, there is no one left'

In an earlier day, Followes play-shown at the King's Theatre next to work the garren fields and eko characters of many varied types, Frederick Lansdale's eminently suc

ed in dozens of pictures, depicting Sunday, the film adaptation of out even the poor existence which from society husbands to predacious cesalul stage, play, will most assur edly be enjoyed by patrons to whom the family had previously enjoysd. villains of the underworld. They must move into town to a peor Edna Bennett, Earle Foze and of real entertainment. An excellent Frank Sherdan, Furnell. Pratt, the cinema means two hours or more shack, giving up the farm on which Louise Beavers also have important cast in an excellent story with ex- they have lived all their lives. #les in "Lädics of the Big House." quisito dialogue. What more!

In

For women folk of the mountains. to work the farm themselves, in out of the question. Cooking, enring for the house, feeding hungry

The Age for Love" mouths, milking the cows, feeding

with

.

CHARLES STARKETT LOIS WILSON MARY DUNCAN

and

EDWARD EVERETT

HORTON

the littlo livestock they posaden-thin is their work. Beyond this;' to till the folds also, would be more than their atrength would allow. Thay nie dependent on their men to do The work which, brings them food, just as those earlier Americans, thỏ Indians, were dependent upon their warriors to go out and bring dova the deer, wild fowl and other food, ....Tolable-David-kdasta-en-ex« cellent cast. Richard Cromwell, a newcomer to the screen, is David. Supporting him are many well known stage and scroon troupers, including Joan Poors, Henry B. Walthal, Holen Ware, Nooh, Beory (and George : Duryea. John B. -Ely-

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RELIGIOUS PLAYS IN THE

STREETS.

ZIMMY'S FEATS.

LEGLESS WONDER GIVES EXHIBITION.

SWIM IN THE HARBOUR.

Zimmy, who has been entertaining patrons of the King's Thencre dur- ing the week with his marvelkams fonts un

water and on the songs,; gave an exhibition of hig swimming. abilities to Pressmen and others at the Victoria Recreation Club yen- terday afternoon.

The exhibition was to have taken plate in the swimming pool and Zimmy had pärly promised: his friends some wonderful high diving and other turns. Unfortunately, however, the swimming pool was quite dry owing to being under- pals and the exhibition could not take place tners.

Zimmy insisted on keeping his promise by changing into his swim- iming it and diving off into the harbour at the far end of the V. R.C. building.." He showed vari- ous swimming strokes including backward propelling and satisfed the onlookers, that although he is) without both his legs he is still as

in the water na he is on land; The water is no and not at all colk" said Zimmy when he had perched himself on the slipway. Ten minutes lator, still in his spim- ming snit, ho gave practical avi- donen of his statement.

manner of the recent dramatisation of Hiawatha."

He was on debatable ground when he declared that the performers of the plays could not give spiritual strength to their audiancee unless they were dediented to the message and the cause. They must realise that they are missionaries of Christ. Must Be Well Done.

In the debate that followed, Miss Nevill, who is an experienced pro. ducer of miracle und religious PERFORMANCES ON LORRIES: plays, quite properly made the

Speaking on the present and fu-point that such plays must be wall ture work of the Religious Drama performed. She meant, of course, Society at its conference in London, that earnestness on the part of the Lieut. Colonel Grant, a member of performers was no guarantee that the staff of Toe H, made some in the performance, italf would im teresting suggestions.

press the audience. It was no good performing the plays badly. Banse from The Army.'

To bring religion from the Church to the market place, he advocated performances on lorries in the streets (in a cul-de-sac, of course). Colonel Hamilton, of the Salva This would be a return to the early tion Army, spoke in favour of the use of religious druma. Colonel idea of performances on lorries, but Grant was also in favour of perhe remarked that the audiences of formances of "Messiah " or the slums would have to be educat "Elijah in the Albert Hall in the ed, or he was not certain what

(Continued an next column.) would happen.

Zimmy.

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contract was renewed at a higher performance at the King's Theable leave of absence to enable him to

Zimmy, who in addition to his figure."

Now he has obtained 'six montha' yesterday, gave remarkable aquatic.demonstration at the V.R.C come home, ou the understanding is more than a drawing card for a that he returns to Hollywood at the theatro. He teaches one of life's end of that time, greatest lessons. He typifies the indomitable spirit of man which Actress' Honeymoon. Zimmy put the matter aptly in our office, yes erday, when he said, "I never

cannot be crushed.

suffer from cold feet!" Filming of "Cavalcade."

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GUILTY HANDS

Directed by

W. S. VAN DYKE

LIONEL

with

BARRYMORE

KAY

The Dubarry" was produced with great success in London at His Majesty's Theatre. Gita Alpar, the Hungarian beauty, who was to Kave played the leading part, married Gustav Frolich, the handsome film In London film circles the New or a few days before the first FRANCIS

night and she declined to disturb York report that the Fox Company her honeymoon by preparing for half a million pounds for the rights Ahlers, a Berlin beauty, with a de- were paying Mr. Noel Coward gyer

English appearance, Anny Bitter Sweet," "Cavalcado? and" Hay Fever" was regarded lightful voice, was engaged in her

place. a fantastic. Neither Mr. O. B. Cochran nor the Fox Company Constance Bennett's Adopted Son. was prepared to comment upon the Agures. But," said Mr. Cochran, adopted as her own by Constance A London orphan lad has been "the American report is incorrect Bennett, the highest paid film ac in suggesting that the contract in-tress in the world, who in private cludes any stage rights belonging life is the Marquise de la Falaizo to mo. I am jointly interested de la Coudraye. She secretly asked MARY

to

in both 'Bitter. Sweet' and 'Caval.

cade, and in association with Mr.the court to grant her the legal Coward I have accepted an offer right to the person of Peter Den- from the Fox Film Company for three-year-old son of Mr. and Mr. nis Arthur Louis Armstrong, the the filming of these. "As to stage Louis Armstrong, of London, both rights, I have a proposal before me of whom were killed in a motor-cur which I am going into very care accident about three years ago. fully."

Mrs. Armstrong was the daughter of the film actress' aunt, the Ist for being a sister of Constance Ben- Ivor Novello, who took his own nett's mother, In the court pro- play, "Symphony In Two Finta," ceedings the boy's name was chang- to New York two years ago and ed to Pater Armstrong Bennett," has been busy in Hollywood over In regard to the change in the since his stage season closed, is boy's name, Mike Bonnatt anidri roturning to the London stage "Please understand that my "shortly.

husband had no part in the adop

Ivor Novalic...

In Hollywood ho has been work. tion proceedings. For this ranson. ing both as an actor and as a writer, Petor has been given my family with such success that his original name,"

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