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CENTRAL THEATRE

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"She is

KING'S

the sweetheart

"THE MAN

KILLED."

THE

AILLED

-and God. forgive me!.. Now I love

· her myself!

ERNST LUBITSCH

PRODUCTION

a Paramount Picture

with

TRIUMPHS FOR NANCY" CARROLL AND LIONEL BARRYMORE.

Lionel, ellest of the three famous Barrymores, adds another apiendid characterization to a lifetime of distinguished acting with his por trayal in "The Man I Killed," which is

Now showing at King's Theatre,

the

In this story based on the play by Maurice Rostard, famous. French playwright WE BUENO", role of w

SLIM SUMMERVILLE & EDDIE GRIBBON Barrymore takes rue:

IN

THEIR FIRST FEATURE LENGTH COMEDY

"FIRST TO FIGHT"

SHOWING SOON-

DOROTHY MACKAILL & WARNER BAXTER

a

IN

"THEIR MAD MOMENT”

GLORIA SWANSON

IN

TO-NIGHT OR NEVER"

RONALD COLMAN

IN

'ARROWSMITH"

GRAFT A NEWS

PAPER DRAMA.

SHOWING AT CENTRAL THEATRE

Quite the mess intensely interest- ing newspaper drama that has come. to the local screen this season is Ghat," the Universal picture which opened an engagement at the Ceutral Theatre yesterday,

BRAILOWSKY

COMING TO

HONG KONG

#

middle-aged Germ. parens who, although the war has been past history for a decade, is still a bit terly nationalistic partisan. Viol- ant in his accusations against the Trench, be inspires his entire com munity, a small town in past-war Germany, to subscribe to his own

point of view.

Ein neighbour, Nancy Carroll,

Lionel

BARRYMORE

Nanev

CARROLL

Philips HOLMES

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TO-MORROW

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A HOLY TERROR

GEORGE O'BRIEN SALLY EILERS

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3

inoludes

B BIG ACTS

George O'Brien finds it dificult explaining matters to Sally Eilers in the Fox film,

A Holy Terrer"

bad bean the sweetheart of Barry A HOLY TERROR." "ESCAPE" AT

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

FIRST GALSWORTHY PLAY TO REACH TALKING SCREEN,

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Their Mad Moment." "Arrowsmith,"

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"The Miracle Man"

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"City Lights."

"191 Horoes."**

Ep. 3, Chinese picture.

Tilly of Bloomsbury." "Oue Romantic Night." "Eyre the World!

SHANGHAI EXPRESS.

TWO LONDON OPINIONS. MAGNIFICENT IN PLACEST

One of the most interesting of the now fins is Shanghai express featuring Marieuc Dietrich, Anna May Wong and Clive. Brook. Bon- Con orities are not easy to, please and the Daily Telegraph says:-

Anti-Climax.

* Shanghai Express " Legins.. brilliantly, develops into quite a thrilling melodramu, and ends is (complete anticlinax.

Up to a point Jose your Stern- berg has done his job superbly Ho always had originality and a sense of atmosphere The Salva- tion Huntere,” the remarkable

n which he produced: with £1,000 with odd's and ends of equipment and unemployed actors, Proved that. The Benica in Shanghai Express" showing. the impact of West on East-the great engine gathering momentum while a camel rises slowly to its knees and "chickens, and children scuttle from the track, only to stop again as unavailing efforts are made to move an aged Chinqse and his cow-have never been sur pasted,

QUEEN

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HOW THEY LAUGH with BERT LAHR!

That day comib repeats hi stage bit in this talkie panlo of hilarity on the ground and way up in the air, dulu. Cartainly, it's the one and only

George

FLYING HIGH

WHITE'S

The plot, too, is finnly handled, and the characterisation, quite ad- mirably firm and deft. But hav ing pulled off a very difficult job, you Sternberg simply doesn't! know when to stop. The thrills an over, the action inished, no

thing remains but to effect the in-

least

evitabla reconciliation between here and heroine with the possible delay. ̧*

J

BERT LAHR

CHARLOTTE

GREENWOOD

PAT O'BRIEN ALSO SHOWING

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THE ISLAND PARADISE

Metro tmblings Maver PICTURE |

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TO-MOR OW Amazing Drama of Hunted Men!

"Against him-the hand of every man-it. With him--the heart of every woman!

ESCAPE

Galsworthy Immortal Drama, with GERALD DU MAURIER Edna Bost-Mabel Poulton- and a brilliant supporting caxt Hanted haunted-endlessly fradled by the man-pink. "Amazing drama of a man's fight.

for freedom!

'more's son, a German soldier who was killed in the war. When

This is, in brief, the story of Phillips Holmes, the French youth Irving Cummings, who, in spita who killed him, and has since of parental objections, became an suffered a profound remorse, comes actor at the age of 12 years and to tell the dead man's family of who, later, blossomed forth, as one his deed Nancy intercepts the of the most widely exploited lead

Mies Dietrich's Beauty. arrand. Should Holmes tell the ing mon on Broadway, and, after

Actually, though the story stops father, aho feels sure

One of the outstanding films of the express goes on, for no other the old that, one of the most successful the season is "Escape," the talking reason thaw that the director is gentinman would kill him Hol directora of motion pictures. His picture version of John Glee anxious to round things off by mes mests the family, but because latest success is the Fox outdoor worthy's notable drama, which, bringing you into Shanghai (fy of Nancy's entreaties, he refrains romance, A Holy Terror," CO from telling them the harrowing featuring George O'Brien and its engagement at the Queen's own experience is that the train

Theatro to-morrow. facts that have preyed on his soul Sally Bilers, and starting next The play, produced with out Anyway, the suffering heroing, is officials were rather less insistent.) But Barrymore soon forgets his Thursday at the King's Theatre standing success in Londons and at last pushed to Mr. Brook's uationalistic fervor, and become At the age of 17, Cummings New York, was landed as one of arms on the station and Mis very friendly toward Holmes. And found himself in a juvenile role, the most brilliant contributions the Dietrich being the magnetic" por Nancy falls in love

with the supporting Lillian Russell and stage had received for years. youth. Holmes wants to make completing this engagement, joined senting & theme of wide appeal, be in your seat, to see it

Pre. son she is, you will probably still a clean breast of it, and tell Barry. the Empire Theatre stock company carrying a story that moves along If it were not for this anti- more of the part he played in Next be became a member of the rapid rate and reaches a power climax, Nancy's former sweetheart's death: Frohman stock company and, even-ful dramatic climax, Escape would be one of the greatest pic-

"Shanghai Express He is on the point of carrying out tually, grow to be a matinee idol. unusually well adapted for scrogon tures over made. Miss Dietrich, bis resolve when the pinnacle of Finally, he decided to try motion treatment. drama is reached-and all-ends picture acting and directing. He

rolying more ou art and less on Basil Dean, noted stage and epidermis, is more beautiful then happily for the sweethearts, portrayed leading rales, in several sorent director, produced and direver, and Mr. Brook, Mr. Warner

It is the first time that Barry screen successos, but no production coted the picture ALL THE WORLD IS HIS role in the talkies and he marries with the megaphone, Undefeated, many of whom have been seen in 2

more has ever portrayed such a manager would give him a chance a superb cast of competent players, all give convincing performances:

He assembled, Oland, and Miss Anna May Wong

STAGE.

the delineation of the hard but he mortgaged his home, borrowed previous Galsworthy playa. lovable old patriot with a full all the money he could, and began Gerald du Maurier, in the leading

WONDERFULLY DIRECTED. "All the world's a stage" to measure of his accustomed skill Alexander Brailowsky whose career

producing pictures on his own part in the original London stage nating Marlene Dietrich, inber role as Matt Donant played the keeps him constantly vibrating beceived first prize for acting honours

Lionel Barrymore last year recount-successfully,

What is coaster Fasci Fox Films studio heads were version. He is recognized as the latest fim is one naks the Daily tween the continents. Every season from the Academy of Motion Pic-first to give this rising young most popular setor on the English Express critic. The story deals with crooked poli-since 1924 his found him in the ture Arts and Sciences. He is the director recognition and sign him stage today. ties in an American city and a news. Ualted States for four month oldest member of America's most to a contract. He directed Janet Other featured roles are played woman who travels an and down

Apparently, a coaster paper's fight against the sinister The rest of the year is divided be- famous stage family. John is the Gaynor in her first picture, The by a number of widely known stage the China conat and has a “hus-- forces on the eve of an important tween Europe and other parts of younger Ethel's between.?!. alection, and with the paper's efforts the globe.

Johnstown Flood." Then he dis- and screen stars, including Mabel band in every porti covered Colleen Moore and direct- Poulton" Edna Best, Ian Hunter, How she became one to get the news and to print it bo-

ed her in her early successes, foro it is too late. The adventures following his American tour, the suffocation and each recital was

Austin Trevor and Madeleine Car of acuh reporter in running down Russian pianist left for Australia, prolonged to midnight with extra Old Arizons, which he completed

His first talking picture was in roli. a murderer are filled with excite where he gave ten concerts in numbers... ment and dramatic suspense, and Sydney, five in Adelaide, four in In the United States, last season an accident that necessitated his the plotüre renches its climax in Perth, and ton in New Zealand, he played as many concerts as he temporary retirement. More re- situations of the most thrilling From Australia. he returned to could all, including six appearances contly he directed such all-talking description.

Europe, where he was engaged for with the New York Philharmonic successes as Cameo Kirby," "On. Regis Toomey and Sue Carol play all the important cities of Germany, Symphony Orchestra, travelling as The Level and A Dovil With the leading roles, and supply the France, England, Spain, and the usual from the Atlantic to the Women." love interont as well as forming the Scandinavian countries as well as Pacifio Const. centre of the major part of the for appearances in Egypt. Just be Last April he left for Cuba, Holy Terror" includes Rita La work on the "Susan Lenox,, Fall hold up the Shanghai expresion picturo's stirring events. Both are, fore going back to the United States Mexico, and for his fourth tour of Roy, Humphrey Bogart, James and Rise," the company having to which the lovers moet again. She excellent in their roles, and their (January, 1930) ite gave a cycle of South America, where he played Kirkwood Stanley Fields, Robert go to Franklin Lako had sacrificed herself to save him pleasing personalities are well six consecutive recitals in Paris in fifty concerta. krown. Also vary good are the course of which he played the Brailowsky's travels began when Ear Pingros.

Warwick, Richard Tucker and On the lakeside, the Matro from being blinded by the chief The Dorothy Revier as the discarded entire work of Chopin, The hall.of.)

he was very young, "At the ago..of...

Coldwyn-Mayer studio built a bandit. Dat what her life had sweetheart of a crooked, politician, the Conservatoire was packed to eleven he left Russia to study with out-of-doors unfoldment of roman-ed on pilings at the water's edge do. Ho know

charming sylvan bungalow, perch been as coaster" we can only and Boris Karloff as one of his (Continued at foot of next column) or later he commenced id toyr

Leschatizky in Vienna Only a few tic episodos.--- henchmen. Others who do good"

and nestled under the giant, leafy A foolish story to which the al work are Richard Tucker, Willard

Europe. During the war he made picturization of the David Graham'shimmering fake peke

Robert Z. Leonard directed the peppers and oaks that overbang the luring Marlene Rives distinction, Robertson, William Davidson, ing scenes aboard a yacht at sen.. Carmelita Geraghty, Harold Good Universal and Director W. After the peace Paris became his cast including Clark Gable, Jean most ambitious building pro the action takes place on the train

his beadquarters in Switzerland. Phillips novel with the supporting This novel location includes the ad by Josef von Sternbe

but it has been wonderfu direct win and George Irving. Christy Cabanne ore to be con home and Europe his concart Hersholt, John Miljan, Alan Hale gramme witnessed in many months From Pokin, to Shanghai There

Graft gives a realistic picture gratulated on turning, out in this ground. His first visit to the and Hale. Hamilton.

production & sarean drama which ited States was in 1974;

in the making of sound films and is is good seting too from Ans takes its place among the best initial tour of South America the shown at the Queen's Theatre from general trend toward the actual Elgens Pallette, and the film has Tho now Garbo sttraction will be id; to mark the beginning of a Work: Warner Oland, ganti newspaper, dramas of the screen. - following year.

Bunday

(Continued on previous column) * certain topical interest

of the inner workings of a great newspaper. There are also interest (Continued at fast of next column)

For instance in the spring of 1920,

after Raoul Walsh had met with

The

supporting

J

is a

a secret known only to the makers of the film. She quarrelled with stops unemotional Captain Donald Har THE LADY OF THE LAKE. voy, of the Indian Medical Service (Clive Brook) for reasons which do GRETA GARBO IN OUT. not seem strong enough to lead her

OF DOOR SCENES.

torn life of "poripatetic erotocism

True, love has faith, and be had Greta Garbo's love of sunshine none, Neither has he faith when and water was indulged to her she apparently intends to live cast of "A heart's content when she was at with a Chiness whose bandits

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