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CENTRAL

THEATRE

(BOOKING AT THE THEATRE, DIAL 35720)

SHOWING TO-DAY, af1230; 5.15; 7.16 & 9.30

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THE GREATEST THRILLS EVER FILMED, IN THE MOST EXCITING PIOTURE EVER PRODUCED

EAST OF

BORNEO

A.UNIVERSAL PICTURE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932

LAST TWO DAYS AT 2.30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

KING'S

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TÉL. 26313

TO-DAY AT THE QUEEN'S

Queen's.

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

Behind Oles Doors?

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 10 APRIL

Gantral.

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Sin Takes a Holiday.

King'a

Tho Sante fo" Trail."

World.

Three Musketeers."

FOR A LAUGH RIDE!

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GET READY

Star.

THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.20

DRAMA HUMAN AS HEARTACHE! Eternal woman - fight ing against desperate odds to bold her man- and winning1

with Charles Bickford and Rose Hobart

· NEXT CHANGE-

Slim Summerville and Zasu Pitts THE BIG LAUGH TEAM IN A COMEDY SCREAM.

"THE UNEXPECTED FATHER'

A Universal Production

-COMING COMING!- GLORIA

SWANSON

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"TO-NIGHT OR NEVER

"EAST OF BORNEO." JANET GAYNOR IN

A Fet furnished with Oriental props valued at 0,000 was used at Universal City for a nüm- ber of scenes for "East of Borneo " the Far Eastern drama which is showing at the Central Theatro to-

ny.

The setting of the story is in the East. Indigs, and the exterior scenes WOTH Actually photographed in Java, Sumatra Straits. "Interiors

nt the audio,"

and the Malay were filmed

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"DELICIOUS!"

WHAT A LONDON CRITIC THINKS.

London critics are notoriously frank and severe. This is what one of them thinks of the new Janet Gaynor film, "ahertly coming to the King's Theatro:---

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Young America's favor ite western star. Dash- ing hero of “The Light| of Western Stars," "The Border Legion."

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RICHARD

ARLEN

Let this Paul Re- vere of Revolu

tionary fame

take you gallop-

ing thru bevies

of beauties..** Tons of bus and gates of guf.

fawa! It's more chan.. magnificent --it's marvelous!

Camuel

The Santa Fe Trail® Goldwyn

@Paramount Picture

with

ROSITA MORENO ENGENE PALLETTE

AND

MITZI GREEN

EDDIE

Unised Arditi

Cantor

PALMY DAYS

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

"PALMY DAYS."

FILMS PREFER BLONDES

Girls with brunette hair are be coming extinct in Hollywood, the

The most aftractive new talking latest figures showing a proportion picture presented in London to-day

"Delicious,"

of three to ony in favour of the 11 which Miss

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The setting for the interior of the Janet Gaynor and Mr. Charles blondes among him extras And palace contains many rare Oriental Farrell are starred at the Tivoli. the reason is that the ladies of the pieces, the prize of the collection "It is a charming film, and I think hopeful mob have discovered that was a bronze Buddha standing aine it will be a great succoss. I regard with the new lighting for the talkies fret in height, and valued at $25,000. it as another and better Suuny Other smaller statues and statuettes Side Up."

peroxide hair stands out on the we're scattered about the set, and "Delicious" is "Cinderella" in ureen and enables them to steal Lal Chand Mehra, noted East En-a modern setting.

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"THE SANTA FE TRAIL."

to's

The Santa Fe Trail," which is now showing at the King's Theatre is a narrative of God's Country','

Spanish oasis of love and mystery original story, Spanish Acres," as fascinating as the title of the

THE FILM STAR.

WOMEN "MAKE" EASIER

THAN DO MEN.

PERSONALITY AND SUCCESS

KOWLOON.

"Gold Diggers of Broadway,"

Queen's,

COMING.

Get Rich-Qukk Wellingford:" "Beau Ideal."

Central,

"The Common Law,”

King's

"Palmy Days"

"The Man I Killed, **Delicious."

World.

Btar.

Ku Tzä Kin Sing."

Chinese picture.

"Dixiang.”

Kelly the Kid."

Way For a Sailon" "Lady's Moml.”

Sleeping Curdinal'

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS |

"PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES.

1 to 11:30 am-Stock exchange

quotations..

11.30 a.m.-Chinese recorded pru

STANUMO.

STARK REVEALING STORY OF WHAT GOES ON

Behind OFFICE DOORS

MARY"

ASTOR

ROBERT

AMES Ricardo Cortez Catherine D Owen

NEXT ATTRACTION

new

Ulventieres

Get Rich Quick Wallingford

12.30 p.m.-European programme of Victor and 1.M.V. records.

1 p.m.-Local time and weather

repart

1.30 p.m. Rugby mid-day Press

news, mail notics, ste...

2 pim-Close down.

3 to 7 pm.-Chinese recorded pro

gramme.

7 to 10.30 p.m.-European recorded

programme.

7 p.m.-Stock and exchange quoti.

tions.

In settings undisturbed by the This,tnie has to do with the build- automobile, or any of the other down. The women "make" easter toot of train, the blare of an ing of stare not their tearing noises of the modern city, there is than the men, unless the men tave 7.05 to 1.19 p.m.-" Suite" Fran intrigues to hold audiences spell- unfolded a story of adventure and that something that has been given blesting sheep to a climax in which ed, but not until he had suffered re

to Clark Gable. He didn't have to i

caso? (Foulds) played by the Band bound from the opening chorus of be made." He edme and conquer

of HM Coldstream Guards. B2731/97-49, old Eugene Pallette, unable to bukes and discouragements. He is counting the tumbling droves. understand lover topples over asleep not yet set firmly among the stars,

but he has share glory with Jou7.18 to 8.18 px Arlen and Pallette are "buddies" | Crawford in three pictures; with

»"dian technical advisor, "declared It is true that, in the opening scenes, So many blondes have re-again--and what buddies. We seu Norma Shearer, and with the olu-

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the flustered actions of Pallotte assive Garbo. What more could any to lose to younger and better look. Francisco Chronicle. hools the call of romance, only man nak?-according to the San ing man; his man-from-home," his matter-of-fact way of trying to

of elbowing off danger-people are flesta; his calan and plodding way going to talk about this Pallettable performance.

Gable's rise and triumphs com nearer to the career of Rudolph

way like Valentino, but the sud screen personage. He is not in any dones of his fame, and the power women, have much the same quality. of his personality, particularly over

that the "White Buddha," & smiall sequences of the film, one finds italy won contracts that the word marble statue used in the picture, hard to believe that Miss Janet has gone round, and the rush to was one of the finest pisses he had Gaynor could ever have worked in the corner drug store is on. ever Been. In addition c the

a Scottish marmalade factory. Her. As the present rate of change the talk Spanish to the queen of the Valentino than those of any other i statuary there was a great array of recent could be explained only by rent Oriental furniture, the most believing that Americat talking brunette is fast fading from the valuable piece being a long ebony pictures have affected an extraor picture. When the talkies came in bench inlaid with mother-of-pearl.dinary transformation in Scottish about three years ago the darktress. Rugs and draperies which were used apeech. In fact, the compliment to also represented a small fortune.' Scotland will be as welcome ag

ed extras led by virtually the same and sterling silver was used for flag day in Abordeon; but, taking ihres to one percentage that now, table services,

my life in my hands, I shall say favours the blondes. that that is a small matter, and beforeDelicious."

was one reel!

BERET CAPS POPULAR.

FOR SPORTS OCCASIONS.

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The statisties on which these old I had consed to cars whether averages are based were taken from Misa Gaynor's accent was true to a chart prepared by Bushy Berke Auchterarder or Auchtermuchty. ley, of Samuel Goldwyn's !m

The story tells how a Prince

Robert Montgomery, Another of the men who attract

Juveniles will take sides, too, for Mitzi Green and Junior Durkin, who quarrel like all puppy lovers ing imp who tests Durkia's patience and who has already won his way and 'make up, Mitzi, ar, exasperate to the full of his televen years; and to stardom, is Robert Montgomery, then these youngsters outride war path Indians to save their friends.

a very different type from Gable;; beauty, has all the smoldering fire mother.

a shy, modest young fallow, one af Rosita Moreno, & new Latin the sort of men, women like to of Spanish tetaperament, eoquettish and a mile and dimple almost

He has a nice.comedy. vein.

able timidity of her newly found young actor has had an easy way, and capricious; enjoying the delect equal to those of Gable. American friends, Arlen and but he has worked hard for the re-

Despite the popularity of the Charming, being a young American forces, on the difty girls appearing Pallotte. And her beauty reflected wards that are his now.

bats that tip over one eye in coquet-millionaire, meets his Cinderella in Eddie Cantor's new comedy, in Nature's settings. tish ar sophisticated manner, ae- on board an Atlantic liner. It is Palmy Days," which comes to the cording to the Engle-the beret caps done very nicely and very natur-King's Theatre next Sunday.

When Cinderella explaina continue to hold the favour for ally. sports occasions,

that in Scotland she was an expert The fifty girls, in turn, wors at sticking covers on jars of műr-sleuted as the most beautiful among

In "Now Adventures of Get-malade, Prince Charming says: some 5,000 applicants for the new Rich-Quick Wallingford,"" showing

"Then I raust have exton some of on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre,

Canter film. Berkeley's chart! your work." Leila Hyaros, as leading lady, ap- pears in, one of these amart little

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Worn Back From Face.

It is of white jersey, fashioned in u skull-cap shape with an edging

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Whether millionaires habitually shows that thirty-seven of the

goes the producers realised his worth after he left Hollywood, and one studio cabled-he had gone back 835,000 to make one picture, but be to London for a visit-offering him was washed up.

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Foreign Ladies in Hollywood,

Stadion

This story has been all about mon

uncover their own marmalade is be sacoraful applicants, or virtually of the screen, but there is a little side the point. This is romance, three-fourths, are blonde. He also and anyhow "Delicious "is full of a number of things-likely to divert estimates that of this thirty-seven, your critical attention by their diversion.

lem than ten per cent, are natural of black grosgrain ribbon, Miss

blondes. And even those with fair Hyama wears it back from the faces,

hair use bleaching preparations to allowing her wavy yellow hair. to manner. The bow, which is of the show over the forehead, at the sides material of the cap, is lined with got a still lighter affect.

white carrying out the binck and and also under the cape in the white effect which Miss Hyams also buck,

follows in the sport suit she wears,

For a decorative touch there is a black-looped bow, placed on one

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Cameramen explain that women with dark hair are more dificult

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The suit is likewise of jersey with to photograph Hence the rush of white cotton pique blouss follow.

side in youthful and ornamental; double-breasted and button trim-

ing the pattern of a man's vest, the extra" ~girl Toward lighters (Continued at fool;of next column.)... med.

shades

This

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pan. Local time and weather

report.

Variety. Humorous Song- How About

Me?" Humorous Song "Oh You Have Iden."--Gravis Fields,--

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B2793.

Hawaiian Orchestra-"My Hain

Love,"

Hawaiian Orchestra" Kawiki. hau Waltz."-Ho Hawaiian Orchestra,-B8700, Song-"Mammy Is Gone." Song "High:

Water." - Paul

Robeson,-B:5383

Organ Solo Valse lysterieusė." Organ Solo Souvenir di Vales- tino,Arthur Meale-B3000. Vocal Duet-Fust What

Thought."

and

Vocal Beet-Eggs Toast and

Coffee"-Dora Maughan Walter Fehl.-Ba000. Band-Washington Post March" {

The Band of H.M. stream Guards.—B3787. Horous Song-"Don't Criti

cise."

Humorous

Cold..

Song "Does

My Sweetio Care for Me?"-Leslie 9.18 to 8.09 p.m.- Saxony-B21.

with

WILLIAM HAINES

Jimmy Durante Ernest Terrance Laila Krama

The laugh- a-minute hit! As funny as "Politics!"

MOG

PETRINE

STAR

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

15.

HOOT MATRAL COLOR

ANGING..

TALKING

DANCING

PICTURE

GOLD DIGGERS of BROADWAY

Three Cornered Hat Suite (de Falla) (a) "The Neighbours," (b) The Miller's Dance," (c). Final Dance," The Now

And James Cagney is another of this class, newer than either Gable or Montgomery, and different; a sporty, brassy chap with a knowing look and possibly acting ability: that is, the power to impersonate. larly good actor, however,

None of this group is a partícu

They are personality boys, and get away Light Symphony. Orchestra with murder in the matter of act conducted by Malcolm Sargent, ing They are phenomena, rather

" --B2722 than artiste. Two new igures loom 8.22 to 9.25 p.m. in this Beld, Pat O'Brien and James Duan, both newcomers, and both to be reckoned with.

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space left in which to discuss those motion pictures. In Hoollywood. sirens who use so much footage in just now are gathered a group of Of another stripe is Frederic lovely foreigners; some familiar March, one of the most accomplish- figures to cinema lovers, others to be ed actors on the screen; personable, their distinction, their individu- circles around his rivals, but with- judged hereafter. By their beauty, too, and clean ent, and can act

ality, they fill a large place in the out that particular magnetism that public eye.

sets a man up to he worshipped. La Garbo loads them, naturally. However, March has gone far, and Heavy-lidded, drowsy-voiced, mya is holding a high plac torious, alluring, beautiful and ugly Leslie Howard, who wasn't given by turns, the gorgeous Swede has a chance, but who would have gone a spotlight all her own, and makes far, has definitely turned his face hersol! more conspicuous by dodgrom the screen and gone back to ing it, a part of the policy marked his first love, the stage. The story out for her,

(Continued on previous Column)

Operatic. Orchestral Faunt Selections

(Gouned),The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guarda-61877.

SongDon Giovanni (Mozart) Scold Mo Dear Masetto.". Song Re Pastore (Mozart) 1 Wall Love Her Elizabeth Rothberg (Soprano)-7472. Orchestral "The Queen

Sheba (Goldmark).— Ballet Music Chicago Symphony Or cheatrs-7474.

Song Traviata" (Verdi)

Wild My Dreams of Youth;"" Bong-Lucia (Donizetti)

Tomb of My Stinted Fithere -Beniamina Gigli (Tenor).

Coatinuell' on 'Pepe. 12.7.

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