1932-03-11 — Page 13

HONG KONG DAILY

THE

AGE FOR LOVE

TO-DAY AT THE

HOWARD HUGHES' SUCCESS

AT CENTRAL.

Central..

CINEMA.

HONG KONG

All Quiet on the Western

- Front."

Howard Hughan, has never made a mediocre picture, says ong of bis admirers and all of his flins have

Queen'

Son of India,"

with Ramon Novarro.

King's.

heen artistic and box-office triumphs:

The Yellow Ticket."

World.

The Aga For Love" Mr. Hughes' Dawn Patről." Intosh production, which retUNUB Billie Dove to the screen, after more than a year's absunce, will open to-morrow at the Central Theatre.

Howard Hughes me lohia bow to the film industry with Two Arabian Knights" "and followed with The Rackot." Both of these films won awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences asbest pictures" of tho yomon.

The young producer chon, made Hell's Angels" a most lavish and spectacular motion picture which established naws records of popu larity. More recently he produced

The Front Page".

And now comes "The Age For Love," a United Artists release

Btar.

KOWLOON.

Up for the Cup.".

Central,

COMING.

The Apes for Love."

Around the World in 80

Minutes,"

The Command Performance.

Queen's.

"Sloping Cardinal.”

"Hal Shot at Sunrise,"

Eng's.

"The Cheat,"

described as a bold mid sophisticat-world. ed treatment of love and marriage. "The Age For Love" was directed

by Frank Lloyd, and is based on the popular novel by Ernst Pascal. Robert Sherwood composed tho dialogue, and in the cast, in addi. sion to Miss Dove, are Charles Starrett, Lois Wilson, Edward] Everolt Horton, Mary Duncan, Adrian Morris and Betty Ross Clarke.

SLIM BEAUTIES.

WHAT JOAN CRAWFORD *AND MARIE PREVOST

SUFFERED.

-

The slimming crazo nt Hollywood has gled. After living" on toast" and tomatoes almost exclusively, Actresses are suddenly building up tissues with the aid of six egga n' day.

Only recently Joan Crawford, who set the emaciated fashion, fainted several times on the "set," and although a conventional malady was diagnosed by a courteous, phy sician, her intimate friends say it was all due to malnutrition,

Reformed Now, -

But Joan anys she has reformed.

I have at least one meal'd day," she stated recently... "Nowadays I eat as much as I like and what I like. But I take a lot of exercise

to make up for it."

Marie Prevost has suffered severo-

ly from the slimming fashion. Her increasing plumpness caused her to

lows remunerative fim. parts and she has lately drifted into playing matron" roles, to the detriment. of pride and pocket.

Determined, to reduce abs retired to a distant aanitorium some months ago, and was next' heard of in, a Hollywood hospital, 30 pounds lighter and desperately ill.

Even now she is not ofleially con- sidered to be out of danger.

Heroic

with Tallulah Bankhead. Young As You Feel." The Man I Killed"

"Three Heroes,”.

Chinese picture: "Thunder,"

1

SHOWING TO-DAY

FRIDAY

KING'S

THIS IS A PICTURE!

A piece of pasteboard "bound her to the man she hated. Only

a conquering love could un- shackle ber,

L

FOX

*PICTURE

The Mysterious Person ia

Black, Chinese Picture.

"Say It With Songs."

"Robin Hood."

Star..

"""Min and Bill"

Passion Flower." "War Corner."

THE

1932

Ar 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 PM

YELLOW TICKET

24:

Elissa LANDI Lionel BARRYMORE Laurence OLIVIER

Directed by Raoul Walsh.

from Michaël Marton's vonuational dram

ALSO

LATEST MOVIETONE SOUND NEWS and MAGIC CARPET SERIES "SPREEWALD FOLK

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. TEL 25313.

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

sip of ruby red wine for your ruby red lipa invites Lionel Barrymore -'only to reggise the zoorn of Elissa Landi in the Fox, drama, "The Yellow

Ticket?

"THE YELLOW TICKET."

·HOW THE CAST EARNED

FAME.

What is the shortest road to screen fame If you are one of the

2PB

The third featured player, Laur-["- ance Olivier, created che role of Captain Stanhope in the London stage production of "Journey's End," which won him a role in the New York production of "Private Lives" and in turn a Hollywood contract.

And the same thing applies to

Hollywood's most famous fights country's countless movie aspirants the other important players, Wal- against avoirdupois "wore perhaps you have doubtless asked this, ques- those by Lila Lee and Renee tion many times, of yourself, your ter Byron. Rita LaRoy, Sarah Pad Adores,' who spent two years in the hack of beyond living for nothing friends and of people who profess den and Mischa Auer, all of whom but their diet charts and their to know the secrets of Hollywood. gained the poiss, the dramatic talent weighing machines.

Judging from the various producand perfect direction demanded by the talking screen, by years of ex- Both nursed the hope that when ing companies' rosters of Sara and they returned triumphaust the fickle featured players the correct answer perience in stock, vaudeville and on city of films would not have for-

would seem to be the stage. And the legitimate stage. gotton "them.

THEATRE.

"

RAMON NOVARRO WATSON OF INDIA"

SITTING CROSS-LEGGED

HURTS.

HINDU EXTRAS IN "SON OF INDIA."

Creaking joints in the talkies) In "Son of India" Ramon Novarro's new talkie, now playing

in

THE CHEAT."

A TALLULAH BANKHEAD

FILM.

The Cheat" which is coming to the King's Theatre next Wednes day, Paramount's new modern dialogue edition of Hector Turn-

bull's with Tallulah Bankhead and Irving Pichel, in the rôles original- ly done by Ranny Ward and Benue Hayakawa, is entertainment of the type that will satisfy all cinema

fane,

Miss Bankhead has a dramatic. story in The Cheat," and her supporting coat is entirely ad- equate.

George Abbott shows the fine directorial quality displayed in his

Secrets of A Secretary," My Sin

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The story is of a woman who al lows a firlating and gambling de- bts to draw her into an intrigue, When she shrinks from fulfilling a promise to a man of wealth whose code of honour has been perverted by life in the Orient, she is ` de.... liberately disgraced. The injured women shoots him, mot mortally, and in eonsequence she and the

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME QUEEN'S

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

355 METRES.

11 to 11:30 am-Sibook quotations. 14.30 am-Chinese recorded pro-

gramme.

12.30 pm.--European programnie of Victor records supplied. by Messrs. Tang Epok Piano Co, p.m.-Local time and weather

report

130 p.m.-Rugby Press news, nail

notice, etc...

2 pim-Close down.

3 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.

77 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro

gramme.

7 pm.-Stock quotations, mail no-

tica, etc.

7.03 to p.m.--Programme of re-

cards lont by the British Film. distribution Compafy and play- od on Western Electre Sound: Equipment,"

6 p.m.-Local time and weather re-

port."

7.03 to 1.13 p.m.- This is the Missus - Life is Just a Bowl of Cherrios "That's Why Darkies Wore Born (From George Whity's "Scandala ").--. Played by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra.

7.13 to 7.27 p.m.--

TODAY & TO-MORROW AT 2:30, 6.10, 7.15 AND 9:20)

NOVARRO on of Son India

Selections from Vionneso Nights."--Played by The Mil- lionaire.

Plantation Melodice."--Played) by Herman Finck and Orches. tra.

Just Because I Lcat my Heart to You" (From "Sunshine Susie "-Sung by Renato Muller (Soprano).

7.27 to 8.20 p.m. (approx.).

First Two Episodes of A Radio "Mystery in Six Episodes "The Amber God" (Henry H. Clif ford).

#

8.20 to 9 p.m. (approx.).—

i

Leave the Rest to Nature "

.A (From The. Chance or Nightime)-Sung by Billia "Lockwood. *King of Jazz '-' Selections.-- Played by the Regal Cinema Orchestra.

You are my Heart's Delight, ("From Land of Smiles").—| Sung By Frank Tittarton (Tenor)

Kiss Waltz." Wine: Women and Song " Waltz-Played by Johann Strauss and His Orchestra. "To-day I Feel so Happy"

(From Sunshine' Suoie sung | by Renate Muller (Soprano).. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2./..... Excerpts (Liszt-Wood). "Partita in E" (Bach-Wood)- Played by Sir Henry J. Wood conducting the Now Queen's Hall Orchestra.

*

.

'Patiently Smiling!! (From

The Land of Smiles ").-Sung

by Frank Titterton (Tenor),"

Concert from the Studio,

at the Queen's Theatre, one of the husband, eager to shield her ra large sets called for a number of putation, are compelled to air the 9 to 10,30 p.m.-

entire indu extras to work ins

treetening affair, publicly in court... boggars, merchants and rug makers Harvey Stophene, Ann Andrews, big scene representing a busi Robert Strango, Jay Fassett, Wil- Dese, section of Bombay.

Liam Fagersoll and Hanaki Yoshi-

this requers for tetive Hindus-as

There was nothing unusual about ware have supporting roles

the casting office has a veritable league of nations at its command twenty-four hours a day. Re

Bright and early on the day of

the big set" the Hindus reported

for extra work. They were dressed in colourful native""raiment-lines were rehearsed positions were

cicli azurri from "Aida" (Verdi)-Madame Elzabeth Far-, rajòlo (Soprano) pecompared: by Profesor Gualdi, Songs(a) Uns Furtiva Lagrima

from "L'Elisir d'Amoré !! (Donizattí) - (b) | Recondita Armonia from “La Tosca""* (Puccini)Mr. Li Chor Chi (Tenor) accompanied by Pro- fessor Gualdi. Song-Softly Awakes My Heart from Samson and Delilah". (Saint-Saean). Mrs. Helon Lockhart (Centralto) accom- panied by Mrs. Scott Little.

Songs (1) Senza tetto, sena cuna from It Guarany (Verdi)-Mr. G., D'Aquino (Baritone) accompanied by Migi Luba Péskor

the proof of this answer is again "The Yellow Ticket," enacted fgiven--and everything was set for attested to by the records of play against, a background of mystery, the faal word" go,” WHEELER AND WOOLSEY. era, who, maka up the brilliant cast intrigue, oppression and crusity in

The ancient Hindu, like the pre that enacts Raoul Walah's Fox a setting of pro-war Rumia, details shop, sita cross-legged, as becOTA usent-day " bushelman 1 in a tailor's AMUSING FILM FOR QUEEN'S dramatic production, The Yellow tan tragic adventures of a beauti-ries on the day's business.

Ticket," showing at the King's ful young peasant girl, who, by Director Jacques Feyder, noticed Suddenly at the eleventh hour, Theatre" to-day.

circumstance, becomes. the possessor that something was happening t In the land is Elissa Landi who of a yellow tickat which brands her his extra man. Legs began to Laughs will be plentiful at the played her. Arst professional role as social outcast, and the victim of stretch-joints began to treak.... Queon's Theatre on Sunday when on the London wage and rose to the brutal and merciless head of The present,day Bindu, with the moans and groans-filled the air. Bert, Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, stage fame in New York na well as the Czar's secret police.

advantages of a modern college the favourite film comedy team, are soon in their latest production, in the English capital before go- The story was adapted for the education, was having a hard time "Half Shot at Sunrise." The show, ing. to Hollywood.

screen by Jules Furthman and Guy forefather of a century ago.

trying to sit. cross-legged like his a wartims comedy, is said to be one Lionel Barrymore, who plays the Boston from Michael Morton's Rodem was called-cameras stop- of the most amusing features of the leading male rôle, is a member of famous play and was directed by ped grinding and aching muscles your...

Broadway's soyal family and the man who gave the ime subzation Eventually the Magne was were allowed a few moments of re- -Wheeler:""und Woolery—cordedy stars of Rio Rite The would still be playing leading parts success as What Price Glory taker-Director Feyder pronounced **Cockous," are supported by an on the New York stage had the "The Cock Eyed World,The the realism as being perfect while 10.30 pa-Rugby mid-day Press unusually clever cast including not made him a more attrae Man Who Came Back and "Badio little home practicingin caes severl Bindu extras, vowed to do s Dorothy Lee, Hugh Trevor, Roberta Robinson and Lent: Stengel

tive and lucrative offer.

Thompson," "Raoul Walsh.?!.

10.23 p.m-Closs down.

...of retakes...

H

now.

PLOQRAMME.

Pianoforte Solo - “Rigoletto — Concort Paraphrase ". (Verdi- Liszt).Misa Luba Peeker. Songs-(4) Cavatina from “The Queen of Sheba " (Gounod) (b) Eben ne andro lontano from Vally (Catalani)-Madama. Elisabeth Ferzajolo (Soprano) accompanied by Professor Gualdi

Songs (a) Berceuse de "Jocelyn'

(Godard) (b) Arioso de Ben-

NATURE

Here is Ramon

Novarro's finest ro- mance since The Pagan! Such a story of young love in old India as will touch your heart

with CONRAD NAGEL MARJORIE RAMBEAU MADGE EVANS CAUBREY

SMITH

NEXT ATTRACTION

BERT

WHEELER

ROBT.

WOOLSEY

16

SCREEN'S RIOTOUS NIT WITS.. ON A JOY JAG THROUGH GAY PAREE!

HALFY SHOT

AT SUNRISE

DOROTHY LEB

STAR

venuto! (Diaz)Mr LTO DAY & TO-MORROW

Char Chi Tenor) decompanied

by Miss Zimmerman.

Song(n) Recit, and Aria from "Rinaldo "-Lascia Ch'io Pian- ga (Handel) (b) The Powerd'

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20

THE MOST

that Dwell Below From A SUCCESSEUL

casts. (Gluck)-Mrs Helen Lockhart (Contralto), accom panied by Mrs. Scott-Little. Song (a) Eri tu che macchiavi'

"Ballo in Maschera " (Verdi). (b) Deh, vieni alla jinastra

Don Giovanni (Mozart).- Mr. GF D'Aquino (Baritone)

BRITISH

COMEDY

accompanied by Miss Luba UP FOR

Pocker.

Pianoforte Solo-cyanom from ----_Fanxt=”_~_~ (2ounod – Lost), “

Miss Luba-Fooker

Bongs (a) Oh! Recall Not from. Sonnambula (Bellini) (b) O (Continued of precious bolumn.)

THE CUP

SYDNEY HOWARD

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