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LAST TWO DAYS

AT 2.80, 0.10, 7.10 & 9.30 PM.

NGS THEATRE

CENTRAL THEATRE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1932.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

HONG KONG

BOOKING AT THE

*THEATRE TEL, 26913

Contral

15

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, Sth JUNE

Love's Triangle."

Queen's.

The Royal Bed"

King's

Secrets of a Secretary,"

World.

QUEENS TIRARE

The Air is Always Cool

and Fres No Circulation of Old Air,.

but Natural Ventilation. Comfortable, Healthy, and

Safe.

TO-DAY & TU-MORROW AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 AND 9.20

SHOWINGS TO-DAY, at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9,30

A SÜPER CHINESE DRAMA WITH ENGLISH TITLES

BUTTERFLY WU .

IN

“LOVE'S TRIANGLE”

5

with an All Star Cast Produced by SHAI STAR CO.

-COMMENCING SUNDAY

A THROBBING. FULSATING CHINESE DRAMA OF EXTREME EMOTIONS, PERFECTLY ENACTED BY A PERFECT QAST

HUMANITY

NEVER BUFORD IN THE HISTORY OF CHINA HAS THERE BEEN REVEALED THE REAL DRAMA OF MILLIONS SUFFER ING P DYING FROM HUNGER. THRILLING & HEART— RENDING SCENES ACTUALLY TAKEN IN SHENSI DURING THE GREAT FAMINE OF 1930. PRODUCED BY THE UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE

SHOWING

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

SOON

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

RONALD COLMAN...

ARROWSMITH”

HELEN HAYES

UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE

I.

COMING! COMING!

HOWARD HUGHES

COCK OF THE AIR -CHESTER MORRIS

"SECRETS OF A SECRETARY."

SUCCESS OF A CLEVER TEAM.

A trade notice states':

A

A bea that has shared the honors of plaadita from films au-

UNITED

PICTURE

on

My job as

social sterilen surt allows me to know

You can get away with anything

if your family's in the soolal Bwith says this pretty social gecretary.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

and Herbert Marshall ia

society from the Syland insidy The in on aroful scrape and must hell

SECRETS

abo

Why |

OF A

SECRETARY

are

millions always

She me pron

a Paramount

Gauz

'ROYAL. BED" AT THE QUEEN'S.

AMUSING FARCE OF REGAL CUSTOMS.

A trido notice states:- Now comes the cinema's exposn of Central European royalty, dazz- ling courts, cold but regal queens, human, playful kings, the love affiira of primerases forbidden to marry 'outside of the royal fuqi-

lea

But it's all in fua in Radio Pic tures, The Royal Bed," a deis cious satire. whimsically human and real, opening to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

JJ

'

LUPINO LANE'S

COMEDY RIOT..

A MAD, MERRY MIXTURE."

A trade notice stabos:- With "No Lady," farcical extru vaganza, opening on Sunday at the Queen's Lupino Lane has come into his Own 58 Britain's foremost screen comedian. Here, he has material that is very much to his liking, and as mimic, tumbler and comedy opportunist, he achieves a great personal, triumph in "driving home his limitations as a perfect lady.

..

·

The story is one of the usual irresponsible affairs and

opens

They LOVE

to make

you LAUGHI

GIRLS

ABOUT

TOWN

A Paramount Picture

Staf.

The Ensiest, Way,"

KOWLOON,

Dangor Lights,"

Central.

COMING.

"Humanity."

Arrowsmith,'

Cock of the Air"

Queen's.

"No Lady,"

with Kay Francis

Joel MoCrea.

Lilyan Tashman.

Tell England."

King's,

Rival to Public-Houses,

"Flying Fool:"

World.

Star.

Cirls About Town."

Danders in the Dark."

"Story of Elangtod???

(Part 2).

"Humanity"

(Chinese film).

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney."

To Obligea Lady."

"Thunder"

Easiest Way."..

GOSSIP

FACT.

An American Satite.

Referring to the growth of tem- It's Tough to be Famous," r perance during the past 25 years, veals one of the most engaging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. characteristics of the American, his Comme Gordon Lang, said at a raadiness to laugh at himself. meeting of the Church of England

A young man saves the drew of Temperance Society, The pic- a submarine and finds himself tures have been

most potent national hero, unable to escape the

程

rival to the public-house in the en-bysterical adoration with which Americans reward the spectacular.

It is a situation rich ia opportuni-

ties for satire, and the picture is

tertainment of our people."..

He added that he saw no helpful- with the adventures of henpeekedness in any proposals to coerce our Mr. Pag (Lupino Lane). He, at people into temperance by mere Blackpool on holiday, ships away prohibition. "I believe that a from his spouse and proceeds to grant agency for promoting temper- Douglas Fairbanks, jun., one of the grd mistaken, for the representativeance. would be the conversion of many young men who have enter of a foreiga, country: anxious to pre-

those horrid old public-houses ined films with the handicap of a

given an extra piquancy by the fact that the hero is played by

vent Oreat Britain winning a glid: the nature of drinking shops with famous name. ing competition. The error being snug secret parlours and partitions. discovered Mr. Pog is chased into into roomy, healthy, decent places of refreshment where food can be supplied as well as drink," he

Oclebrities' Bona......

Remarkable dust. Lowell Sherman plays the title rule in the picture which he arse directs with a skill as subtle and keen as his acting. Nance O'Nei of stage and screen fame is the Que who dominates and "hen- pecks" her husband; Mary Astor is the princess who has a love affair

a ladies baths, from which he with the King's secretary, eu

emerges voyly clad as a woman and

Many celebrities" sons (and' noted by Anthony Buahoil, and proceeds to captivate the men.

daughters and cousins and aunts) sarns down the Crown Prince The action now quickens, and said. another mythical kingdom, Hughy status, is once again recognised Hollywood in a Play"

Have tried to arish into films, but Fog, having regained his gentleman-

of them all only one has become a by his foes, who give chase. The

star in his own right-Douglas spectacle of him tearing hot-foot

Fairbanks, jun. Mr. Fairbanks i over and viewing bouts, or

not yet a first-class actor; he is a hotel windows and flying boats, or giddily balancing himself on the jou to appear in person on the little hard and knowing what tho wings of a glider is one which has West End stage. With bis produc- Americans call a wise guy. But ho Bars Being a king or a queen never been matched in any British tion, "It Might Happen to You," is already quite accomplished, and

Treavor.

of

"And, despite the fact that the stery is witty, whimsical satire, the inside facts about royalty come to light just the same, Shermen

comedy to date.

or a princess of a Contral Euro- wright, baving collaborated pean kingdom isn't at all what one Broadway." "Coquette" and might think it, from the American Night Hostess." Ha not directed point of view, We forget that roy-contest. "Secrets of a Secretary" but alspalty is very human.

the adaptation from the wrote | original tale" by Charles Brackett.

In addition, to Manslaughter." he was the director of Moran and Mack's Why Bring That Up," "Half-Way to Heaved" "Btolen Heaven."

and

and

Realistic Treatment,

Strong inducements have been held out recently to Adolphe Men-

now successfully launched in the the future of any young man who provinces, Julian Wylie has turned can overcome the handicap of a his attention to

oven," the play about Hollywood" ing.

"Sound Stage famous father will be worth watch-

which he recently brought back from New York.

+

Finally he crashes the glider on the beach and finds himself the centre of a group, who present him with a cup for winning the gliding Lupino Lano is a comedy riot, both as the hapless Pog and the astounding lady who enanores the octogenerian Blackpool populace.

Menjou was approuclied shortly In "The Royal Bed'. we depict Whether taking his bath in the before he sailed for. America and it as humanly as though we were

kitchen sink of staging song and dealing with an American real

danes turn on the pier he carries terms were discussed. Certain film pieture on his shoulders contracts have to be fulfilled, but catate man and his family, follow the ing closely the brilliant Sherwood throughout, and this is the best these are not likely to take very play, but taking advantage of the screen characterisation he has yet long, and when they are finished diences everywhere for their cum-Miss Colbert's films successes inserean's flexibility and motion, and given th

negotiations will be resumed, with bine activities in "Manslaughter,

Nearly all the action was filmed every possibility of Mr. Menjou clude Honor Among Lovers," barricades, the bombardment of a showing street riots, fighting over "performs" again in "Secrets of The Big Pond "

at Blackpool, a fact which em- playing the lead in a London pro- British duction. Young city and many other things quite phasises the exclusively a Breretory," at the King's Theatre, Man of Manhattan."'

beyond the scope of the stage. But character of the film:

The present title of the play will to-day.

none of the delightful subtlety or

be altered to "Sound Floor.": Secrets of a Secretary

humanness of the Robert E. Sher. Only one of the team actually atory of 2 wealthy "Now York wood plny, on which the movie is

Directors Mall. performs on the screen however. York society girl who marries an bused, is lost. She is Claudette Colbert, the charm Argentine fortune-hunter-and lones nhle cast of featured players for the Sherman has assembled a remark. ing French-Ameriend girl who him when her father's death leaves production, including Mary Astor, graduated to films from the stagn. her penniless. She is obliged to Nance O'Neil, Anthony Bushell The other member of the dust is take a position as a social secret Gilbert Emery, combining stage and Robert Warwick, ffugir Trevor-and- George Abbott, who so capablyary. When the young daughter of dereen talent most effectively. directed Mise Colbert and Fredric her employer falls in love with hor March in Manslaughter."

ex-husband, who has now turned Abbott, who is rated as one of gut to be a member of a gang, of the most expert in the craft of jewel thieves, the secretary is in a tough, spot," But it all comes guiding a cast of players in the out pleasantly, with a happy, xo delineations of their roles, is a

mance ending.

but also

"

GIRLS ABOUT

TOWN."

-LILYAN'S GOWN-SHE- COULDN'T SIT DOWN!

A tradó notáca states:- Lilypa Taahman !sat:

Joss Collins.

That famous musical comedy favourite José Collins, who has not been seen on the London alege except for variety appeusances for some years, is to make her return shortly in a new farcical comedy. It will be her Arst

straight" part..

The piece, which will be without music (although in the course of the action Miss Collins will sing a couple of songs). Miss Collins will play the part of a vamp,' another "vamp" role, though of a different character, will be taken by Angela Baddeley. Mr. Henson will produce the play.

Film stars bave no corner on the fan mail market! Although play- em receive letters by the thousands Luncheon' Hour at Hollywood, each day from admirers througrout,

and

Laughter of Delighted Millions. Rings Kaund

the Globe to Set a New. Standard in Screen Farce.?

ROYAL

ABED

LOWELL SHERMAN

MARY ASTOR Great character stars in a mastor-piece of farce

Gay Sprightly. Intimate!

NEXT CHANGE

Lupino Lane's Latest Largest and Longest Laugh Vehicle!

NO LADY

'A GAUMONT KUITISH GEODUCTION | A SUPER TALKE COMEDY CHOCK MAL OF EXCRUCIATINGLY FUNNY, AND MICHEY THIPILLING STUNTS – AND SITUATIONS

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORBOW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 0.20

The First Great Rail

road Heart- Thriller!

Louls WOLHRIM

Robert ARMSTROKO

Jean ARTHUR

DANGER LIGHTS

the country, their lesser-known co- -Gilyar Tashomm despite her workers, while outdistanced in slimness, is a hearty eater.. She quantity, are not forgotten likes to take her timo lunching. Whereas the actors' muil comprises If she has a few minutes left, the requests for photos and raves" play script is constantly with her about their work, the non-acting and she studies that for diversion. a long, inclined rost, set at such

down group draws entreaties for advice Richard Arlen will go to the neigh an angle to take most of the weight standing up" to keep her clothes Scattered among the critical fan bouring drug store, gulp down a off their feet but not slanted so from getting wrinkled between mail of such directors sa Ernst soda and sandwich, and then hurry, much that it would put their full scenes of Girls About Town, Lubitsch and Josef von Sternberg to the publicity department where body weight on their clothes, The Hollywood's version of life among are the invariable "how can I be he will heat himself at one of the Miss Colbert plays the role of director also provided them with the super-gold diggers which comes come the secretary. Georges Metaxa, high tools on which to sit, koop to the King's Theatre on Sunday Cameraman like Kar Dr. Jekyll California sports writing friends-TO-DAY & TO-MOREOW

a star??? communications. I typewriters and pound out letters to newcomer to the talkies, plays the ing the hems of their skirts from next. villainous husband. Others in the touching the ground. The actressed

and Mr. Hyde") Struss continual Pauline Frederick never leta oven. The device used by Miss Tashimany are written by amateur photo-the lunch hour interrupt her sewing cast Botty Lawford, Herbert Mar. found the sitting down standing and by Kay Francin, who is cographers who, besides wanting to he'll continus stitching and hem chall, Mary Boland, Hugh O'Con up" device to be the more salutary featured with her in the play, was know how to crash the gate, ask ming between bites on a sandwich Abbott is also a succoonful play nell and Barton Churchill

for wrinklessness.

(Continued on previous column.) how certain effects were gained. in har dissing room

convert to the talking screen from the Broadway stage where he estab lished himself as one of the three or four best directors.

EWORLDA

THE BASIEST WAY

with Const

BENNETT

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