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CENTRAL THEATRE

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

at 230; 5.15; 7:16 & 9.30

DYNAMIO DRAMA OF RACKETS, KIDES" & BAPID.

FIRE ACTION LOVE, BOVENGE & JEALOUSY

all left behind with each step in

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1932.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2:80, B10 1.15 & 9.30 PM.

KING'S THEATRE KING'S

Hidden Danger

atalked neath an

Hawailan moon

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NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 28th MAY

IT'S

S COMEDY.

blossomed under

pertious romance

as CHARLIE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

HỒNG KONG

dentral.

"The Last, Parade."

Queen's.

"Middle. Watch.""

King's.

The Bird Camel,"

World. !

Star.

"Benu Ideal."

KOWLOON.

Tigor Rose."

COMING.

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY. Ar 2.30, 6.10, 7.16 and 9.20

FIRE RAMONE COMED

JAN HAY AME STEPHEN KİMO-HALL

The

MIDDLE

WATCH

vengeful eyes.

Chilling mystery, thrilling adventure

CHAN seeks

sometimes mistakes.

OH

FOR A

MAN

Jeanetts MacDONALD Reginald DENNY

Shp

Gets

What

She

Wanted

(PICTURE

Central.

Humanity."

Queen's..

King's.

Private Livot.!!

Tell England.

14 Oh For a Mad

"Secrets of a Secretary,"

Dancers in the Dark."

World...

"Story of Kiangtan "

"(Part 2).

"Blackmail.

with OWEN NARES

JACQUELIN LOGAN

ub DODO WATTSṀ DIRECTED

NORMAN WALKER

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A BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURE-

NEXT CHANGE

Laughter on his face rantor in his heart

He sacrificed life- for the sake of lovel

The LAST PARADE

The Thrilling Story of a Gangster's Final Fadeout

A picture that will

tug at your heart

The

BLACK CAMEL

with.

WARNER OLAND SALLY EILERS

Bela Lugosl

PICTURE

CHARLES OSAN Even wisest man

bumblebee for

kberry.

and catch

at your

throat.

fra

with

JACK HOLT

"BLACK CAMEL."

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MOORE Cummings

story by Casey Robi

Directed by Erle

A COLUMBIA PICTUR

SHOWING SOON

THE GREATEST CHINESE UNITED PHOTOFLAT

SERVICE TEIUMPH

RAYMOND KING

IN

"HUMANITY"

"THE LAST PARADE." NORMA SHEARER

EXCITEMENT, ROMANCE

AND THRILLS.

A-Trude. Nation states

AND ROBERT

MONTGOMERY

IN QUEEN'S TALKIE.

A. Trade Notice states:

Privalo Lives"

Excitement, thrilis, romanes and drama will march in the Central

which will Theatrs to-day, keeping time with "The Last Parade." This Colum- open on Sunday at the Queen's bia attraction presents the high-Theatre, is one of Metro-Goldwyn

of

THE BEST MYSTERY TALKIE OF THE YEAR."

"

A Trade Nobical states:-

BLACK CAMEL.'

"CHARLIE CHAN" IN ANOTHER MYSTERY.

Thoan who enjoyed Charlie In common with so many others, Chan Carries On" will find an this reviewer rated" Charlie. Chan ether treat in store for them al

Gary Cooper Is Not So Shy

LIKES WOMEN; BUT NO WISH · TO

MARRY.

Hollywood's shyeststar, the which lit his lena, bronzed face.

I hate to be leaving England

Carrice On" as the best mystery the King's Theatre, the feature Alm idol of women film-fans, walked

into the Paramount Company's, off-so sout,” he told me, “It's a great talkie of the year when it was which opened yesterday being "The

shown here. Up until last night Black Camel" in which Warner ces in Wardour-street, London, last country and three of the happiest

the King's

he had "ne occasion to change that Oland again has the role of Char-month and sat down in a comfort-years of my life were those I spent

fably padded 'thair.

at Dunstable Grammar School. My opinion, but the advent of "The lie Chan, Black Camel "

"Been playing golf since early grandfather was English and lived When Warner Oland first ap Theatre alters matters.

peared before the Hong Kong pit- this morning," said Mr. Gary Co. in Bedfordshire.

"I came over, from the ranch in Here is a thriller, with the bland ture-going public in this role, he oper, amiling the crooked smile Warner, Oland again investing the certainly made a great hit and some which has made thousands of hearts Montana, where I was born, to be rdle of Charlie with a conviction, of his sayings and suave mannerisms beat faster. It's a great game, educated at Dunstable. Before

In but I'm no graat shakes at it. And that unquestionably surpasses there still fresh in the mind.

The Black Camel," Charlie Chanam' 7-stiff!" previous offering in entertainment and suspenat.

Once more. Charles is again the same bland Chinese makes his unim, anhurried way detective, oily-mannered and seem through a tangled mass of conflictingly simple, but his penetrating ing evidence and false clues to a intelligence, as portrayed by Waring brilliant conclusion, but a greater ner Oland, becomes evident as thố degree of unity and speed is main-story of his investigaticas ara słow "The Black Camel teems with

Spent several weeks in Italy tained in the new picturedne,ly unfolded on the screen.

thrills and suspense and for those hunting with the Roman foxhounds; probably, to the fact that all the

all I'm going down there to have

look at it all again." Mr. Cooper arrived in London Mr. Cooper is a bachelor. unobtrusively, after a six-months Women are swell," "he said. holiday in Africa and Europe, dur- The ones. I've, met over here are swell; the ones, I make films with which he has Shot lions;

in Hollywood lage swell. But-1. Been Awice forced down in the haven't time to get married, and, desert while flying:

anyway, I don't want to yet."

and

Taken a course of riding instruc. tion from Italian cavalry officers.

England's Great,

Nearly Kidnapped.

When we talked of, the "kidnap-1 ped Lindbergh baby he told me how once, in Hollywood, he him- self nearly fallen into gangsters” clutches:

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lights in the career of an everlord Mayor's most ambitious productions action takes place, with in two who like this type of pictures, there

the underworld, the leading and marks the advent of the new three days and in one locals, in-

stead of being scattered hallway is plenty to appeal to them. The policy of that company to double character being portrayed by the star value of its most import around the world, as in "Charlie directors and scenarists of this pic- ture are the same as those who Chan Carries. "On." Jack Hoit. The chief feminine ant pictures.

of produced "Charlie Chan Carries genuine Many

glimpses róla is played by Constance Cum-Instead of a single star, the hilari ous farce boasts two stellar-names-

Someone 'phoned me one night minga, who is remembered for her Norma Shearer and Robert Moat Hawaii's romantic shorea and On" but the scene is laid entirely

After seeing the Grand National in a romantic Hawaiian setting, excellent work in another Columbia gomery-perhaps the screen's two breath-taking beauty spots feature. ast popular young players. Su picture, The Criminal Code,"

"The Black Camel,' most of which many genuine glimpses of Hawaii's be was due to return to Holly saying that a girl I'd met once or overwhelming was the public res The action and the dialogue, ponse their appearance

to

was actually filmed in the Islands, romantic shores and broath-taking wood, concluding what, in his own twice was being held captive at a with the ransom she'd be released. right from the opening scene, take Strangers May Kiss! that they and there alone make the picture beauty spots being shown. If "The words, has been a "perfectly swell certain address and if I came over

Black Cams)" has one advantage trip."

There was no trace of shyness. It munded like a plant, Anyway, a swift pace that carries all were instantly teamed by the studio

when the co-starring policy was well worth seeing. Oland's work is

ogor "Charlie Chan Carries On"

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the characters along in the drama-adopted. This is the fourth time even finer than in the earlier film, it is this: that the action, takes about him, deep-sot blue eyes I didn't go I got hold of all the

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tic sweep of the story. The con- Montgomery has played with. Min fine as that was; Bela Lugosi is tral figure, Cookie Leonard, thrust Shearer, having been in "Their into the life of a racketeer by des- Own Desire and The Divorces outstanding as the sinister fortune place within two or three days in glowing with enthusiasm, he talk-orowbars I could and put them perate circumstances, becomes at as well as the recent Strangers taller; daily Eilers and Robert one locality instead of being spreaded of his travels and adventures, handy beside the bad before I went "Next day I found it was a plant. lass. the dominant factor in the gang May Kiss,"

Young make a lovable pair in the over a long period with the scene the charm which has made him to sleep!

famous showing in his easy," a activities infesting the city.

juvenile leads, and Dorothy Revier, shifting from place to place, power is challenged by another

Throughout the film, a delightfui tural manner, in his low, drawling The girl had been hand-in-glove racket leader, who later "takes for i

Victor Varconi, Williain Post Louted the last named picture many other screen notabios round romance is worsen, Sally Eilers and voice, And in the flashing smiles with the gangsters. Montgomery was elevated to star

Ris

a ride a friend of the gangland i

Czar.

J

climax.

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Ross to Stardom.

Robert Young playing the romantic

JOHN B. HYMER'S NEW SUCCESS.

Right on the heels of this viol. dom, making his debut in this out an exceptional supporting cast. ence fullows the vengeance Cookie capacity in The Man in Foss Hamilton MacFadden, who made leads. They are supported by a

splendid cast including Leonard exacts from his rival, Big sion." Miss Shearer's last film, the former film, has again given

Vietor "OH, FOR A MAN father planning something other

than a stage career for the son. Varconi, Dorothy Revier, William Marino. Then the law drops its Free Boul," broke all records for

a' flawless piece of direction on this heel on the neck of Cookie, From attendanes.

Private Lives," adapted from lateat Earl Der Biggers' story to Post, C. Henry Gordon, Mjaorie that point on, dhe stirring story mounts breathlessly to a startling the Broadway hit by Noel Coward reach the talkics, as do Barry White, J. M. Korrigan, Vicdet hilarious faree romance. It. Connors and Philip Klein, who Dunn, Richard Tucket, Rita Roselle, also dialoged Charlie Chan Car Mary Gordon, Otto Yamaoka and Besides Jack Helt and Miss concerns a young couple, who are Cummings the east includes" Tom divorced. They are re-wed to difries On!"

Murray Kinnell Moore, who is seen as the rival of ferent mates and by strange chance

A picture well-worth seeing. Cookie for the affections of the occupy adjoining suites in a Trench girl. Gaylord. Pendleton has the hotel on the bridal night. After part of a newspaper reporter, who quarreling with their new spouses, is wiped out by Marino, the role they discover each other's presence played by Robert Ellis. Edmund and, in a mad moment of resolve, Bresse gives an exceptional per elope to a chalet in Switzerland. NAVAL COMEDY BOOKED FOR however comes from Frederick formance on the city editor. Erle, There the story takes a novel tarn C. Keaton dirented.

and develops into a whirl of minth-

“THE MIDDLE WATCH."

QUEEN'S,

The play, transferred almost in-

"The Last Parade" offery worthful hysteria.

while entertainment, which should prova popular at the Courtral..

Howevery hereditantered into the thing, with the result Warren emerged from Professor Baker's Workshop at Yale to the speaking sunge - and eventually to picturos A Trado Notice; states:-

sad to Fox Flms, where his success Vaudeville patrons of a score of has been meteoric. His peak was years ago well remember the many reached in John Ford's production, Up the River, and his current. sketches written, by and starred in by John B. Hymer, of which role is in Hamilton MacFadden's The Devil and Tom Walker" production, Oh For a Man!' was the best remembered one, duo coming to the Kingo Theatre, Dext to Hymer's continuous salutation Sunday in which het fa teamed with to the devil of "Come on, Red." Marjorie White as chief support

Butiring from vaudeville, Hymering of Jeannette MacDonald and wrote many stages successca, the Reginald Donny. Oh For a most notable of which was East Man!" concerns chiefly, a barglar

and most entertaining performance

Volpe ng the admiral who is both shocked at the irregularities and terrified of, what his wife will say, tact to the soreen, was noted" for A Trade Notes stales:— its brilliant dialogue. · It is this A comedy which deals with two His mannerisms and facial expres swift and amart.exchange of girls, accidentally marooned on asicna are a sheer joy. Merkel, Jean Hersholt and George repartes that makes it an unusually warship after a dance, and their Davis M

outstanding piece of playwriting. encounter with an admiral, The The excellent cast includes Owen In this picture Miss Shearer's The screen version was directed by Middle Watch opening to-day at Naron as the captain of a British singing voice is rocarded for the Sidney Franklin who recently the Queen's is most amusing both warship, Jack Raine, Margates Weat," and more recently he and a prima donna Phillip Klein Brst time: She sings "Bome Day scored with his production of the in dialogue ad situation. The Halston and Dodo Watts. Jacque F Find You, written by Noel Lunt-Fontanno hit, "The Guard rich clean humour flows steadily Coward in a novel duct scene with man, Premminent supporting rules and there is never all moment line Logan, the one Ameries in Montgomery whiting au acoomar played by Reginald Donny, Una throughout The cost delightful this picture, play the long

(Continued on previous Oelum) Continued at font of next column.) feminine role. pamment

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has been a writer for the screen in and Lynn Starling set the exce directorial production within the collaboration with Sam Shipman, adaptation and dolog. It is the Bymer's offspring, Warren, was space of a year by the youthful: educated here and abroad, with bi} MacFadden

KOZLUOCERY

SHEARER

Come with these two popular stars and sce with the help of the brilliant playwright. Noel Coward, what takes place behind the

drawn curtains of

PRIVATE

LIVES

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