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HUMANITY

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SAMUEL GOLDWYN

RONALD COLMAN

ARROWSMITH"

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HELEN HAYES

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THE STORY OF A WOMAN'S LOVE & REDEMPTION EVELYN BRENT & ROBERT AMES

IN

"MADONNA OF THE STREETS"

3

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COCK OF THE AIR

-CHESTER MORRIS

HUMANITY."

A REMARKABLE CHINESE FILM.

UNITED

PICTURE

"THE MIRACLE MAN."

A FILM WITH QUEER CHARACTERS.

A trade police states:

The gren: strides made in the art of Chinese motion picture produc- tion are fully brought out in the United Photoplay Service film, "Humanity," new showing at the Central and World Theatres. 1t reveals how far Western methods and techniques have been applied by this enterprising film company, straight ride, said Director Nor- which was developed owing to dismal McLeod recently.

The Manuele Man', proved, fur more interesting to work on than the average picture because there is only one part in the entire pro duction which may by called

hardened against life, tynical and scheming, who changes under the spell of the Miracle Man,

Chester Morris is a two-fisted, brutal leader of a gang of crooks, a scoffer at anything good in life until his regenerazion.

satisfaction with earlier producers, Sylvin Sidney plays a giri erook,

"Humanity" is a powerful and trutiful drama of modern Chilia. It opens wide the anul of the Chinese to foreigners. To them now it is given to understand, and to understand is to appreciate tho Chinese an a nation. The follies of

Irving Pichol seen as an atheist youth in the gay cities, the utter selfishness of some, and the remark-who defies the power of God until able heroism of others, are portray his own son is cured by a miracle. ed with realism and in detail to a nicety. And against this touching drama is the background of the Shengi famine of 1000, with all its horrors and is piteousness.

Some remarkable genes of the Inmine districts, takes ou the spot at the time, are worked into the story, giving the film a "rare touch

of reality..

It is in the famine district that

the heroism of the humble tillers of the soil is sharply contrasted with the thoughtlessness and hood lessness of youth, and the callous ness of those within whose power it is to save hundreds of lives. In the way whirl of the city; the son of a

John Way, as The Frog, is an obvious character ador with his body twisted into grotesque shapes. : Robert Congan is a pitiful little

crippled boy.

:

Ned Sparka appears as a "dend- pun" pickpocket.

Hobart Bosworth is the beloved, kindly, religious faith healer Boris Karloff has another of his weird character roles as the half- coste Menace.

Virginia Bruce, as a trail invalid,

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He Saves the Day for His Friends.

But He Saves the Night for His Senoritas!

The Romeo of Mexico, the Robin. Hood of the Rio Grande. In a story loaded to the guns with double-barreled action!

The Gay

FOX

PICTURE

Calvallero

with GEORGE

O'BRIEN

VICTOR

MCLAGLEN

CONCHITA:

MONTENEGRO

-NEXT CHANGH- SUNDAY, 12th JUNE

SYLVIA

SIDNEY

CHESTER

MORRIS

IRVING PICHEL JOHN WRAY ROBERT GOODAN HOBART BOSWORTH

THE

MIRACLE MAN

2 Paramount PERUT

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

Vidar McLagles has plenty to do is use of the landing players in "The Gay Caballero, Fas picture, but there's always a moment to spare for the altering Conékita Mintenegr

"THE GAY

:

hurry among the crowded tables as the bar-keepers labour to quench CABALLERO."insietant thirals. A marimba band,

BRILLIANT SPECTACLE AT THE KING'S.

almost invariably found in such, a Mexican cantina, furnishes the music which inspires Spanish dan cera in the rhythmic movements of the tango.

Into this scene, in the picture, moves the draniabic action of the stirring plot. Victor McLaglen, as O'Brien's friend and the only man who knows the identity of El

"The Gay Caballaro,"

POSSESSED"

BOOKED FOR

THE QUEEN'S.

JOAN CRAWFORD AND CLARK GABLE TOGETHER.

ཎྞཝཏྭཱ ཡཐཡཾ ཡཾ

"Possessed." Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer production starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, is due shortly at the Queen's Theatre, and from what I saw of it at a private confidently preview yesterday, recommend it as a picture which should not be missed.

The story is an old one, that of a country girl going to the city 10 make good, but the acting is some- Miss thing far above average, Crawford commands a large follow- ing locally and so does young Gable who is hailed as Rudolph Valen- tino's successor; but even the most ardent of their supporters will be delighted to find how they havo excelled themselves in this talkie. It would not be fair to the other players mention were not made

of them, Skeets Gallagher, Wallace Ford and Clara Blandick, and al- though" Marjorie White only ap- pears for a very short spoll, she too, deserves & word of praise."

We are first introduced to Miss Crawford as a girl working in a paper box factory. She is unhappy and has great ambitions; then by accident she meets a young fellow from town who gives her cham- pagne, and bis promise to do all he can for her should she decide to go to the city! The girl takes him

at his word but arrives to find this.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

King's.

HONG KONG

..

The Gay Caballezó?

Dentral

Humanity

Queen's.

World.

The Flying Fool."

*** Ilamanity.**

KOWLOON.

Star.

"Thunder."

King's.

COMING.

The Miracle Man" Heartbreak."

Daneers in the Dock." "Good Sport."

Central,"

Arrowsmith.?

"Cock of the Air.' "Suicide Fleet."

Queen's.

"Tell England." "Possessed."

World.

Star.

She's My Weakness."

"Story of Kiangtan "

(Part 2).

(Chinese film),

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney.

Iran Marks."

"Easiest Way."

"Escape."

"Recaptured Love." "Behind Once Doors."

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

(Continued from Page 1)

Vocal Daet Song of Love ".

(Schubert-Berte)-Lucy Isabelle Marsh and Royal Dadmun,-

-4013,

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V

Violin Solo- Fair Rosemary'

(Kreisler)..

Violin Solo- Ropdino " (Kreis.

ler)-Fritz Kreisler.—1380. p.m.-Stock quotations, mail

notice, etc...

7.00 to 7.18 p.m.-

Drchestral, "Marche Joyeuse " (Chabrier- Hinrichs)-Victor Symphony Or alinatra.-36037.

"Creole Rhapsody (Ellington). -Duke Ellington and his Or- chestra, ---30040).

18 to a pup.--

Variety,

Orchestra Listen and Wonder -Medley of Hits."--Marek Weber and his Orchestra.- V-30038....

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Vocul Dust-"I've Found A

Whole World in You." Vocal Duet, "Dainty Little Maiden."-Winnio Malville and

Derek Oldham.-B3716. Orchestral The Maid of the Mountains Belection. The London Palladium Orchestra.- C1881. SongOne Alone." Richard

Crooks (Tenor).—1370. Organ Solo-"A Musical Trip Round the British Isles.-Ra- ginald Toort.-C3077. Yocal"Drinking Bonga"-Jack Hylton and his Orchestra.- C207-4.

Orchestral Putting on

Ritz-Selections.

the

Orchestral Happy Days

Selections. New Mayfair Or chestra,--C1893.

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

port. 8.06 to 10.30 p.m.--Chinese Studio

Concert,

néwa.

Magnificut scenery, picturesque native customs, and the enchanting architecture of the low, red-tiled abode structures of the great South west mark "The Gay Caballero," George O'Brien's latest Fox pro- Coyote, duction which opened yostorday at rides us hurriedly to talk with young fellow not as ready to help and Lloyd Hughes, as the million the King's Theatre.

Linda Watkins, an American singers she had at first imagined. While aire brother, both have character! Especially signideept in the re- in the canvina arid an ally of in his apartments, she meets Clark 10.33 p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press parts.

Florine McKinney, us the unproduction of an actual Mexican O'Brien and McLaglen against the Gable who takes her out and the sophisticated daughter of Frank Daries the character hotel owner, cantina. The cantina in The cruel wiles of Paco Morales, schem- friendship gradually develops and 10.33 p.m.-Close down.

All,records in the above European farmer is involved in a whirlwind, has the lone straight pun.

Cay Caballero, was modeled afturing land baron, portrayed by later ripens into something greater.

Henry Gordon. romance which laid riches at his Miracle Man," famous as an out-

Then complications set in, and be-programmes are supplied by MensTa feet, so blinding him to everything standing silent, and now refilmed as

The situation is brought about by | cause of her love for him, she deads Moutrie & Co. that goes on around him that the a major vocal production comes to novel and originally standing in a heart-rending appeals of his faith the King's Theatra beginning next little Mexican town just below the the open conflict between O'Brien him to believe that she cares for her This is after abe learned that mar- ful and devoted wife cause but Sunday. Sylvin Bidney and Ches border. Open on one side, as all and McLaglen, on the one side, and old sweetheart from the country. momentary pang of remorse, to be ter Morris appear in the leading such dosert buildings are, it is a

Gordon and Weldon Heyburn on rings for them would be impossible, showing how the Tuan fah is brushed aside when the fair lady roles.

in view of her lovor's future. Fur-caught. First of all we are taken Further plot complications arise ious with jealousy, he sends her to the dabing ground for sardines, running for the governorship of the have been caught (they are used as over the love of O'Brien, and Rey-away, and it is only when he is and, after a few thounds of these burn for the same girl Conchita town, and addressing a meeting bait for the tune), wa go over the Montenegro, and finally end far thef that he discovers the truth To tell fishing ground for the latter, and herculean combat batween the two how this came about would spoil we are also shown two men's strug Quite instructive and an appre -appreciated. (Continued at foot of next column enjoyable flare to secuE MIKON

of his visions snaps her-finger.

The picture is remarkable for its

"cast, The acting is superb: the

the one described in Tom Gill's

rather large structure, through: whose large and gracefully curved!

various moods," pity, remorse, the face. This picture makes it arches one has a view of the patio, Anisty, ambition, lust, love and possible.

The story itself is n remarkable the bitching racks and the stables greed are depicted by wonderful facial expression and this lenda ona lone. Various phases of Chinese life beyond.

the other.

to the conviction that, to under- i are etubodied in it, and the drama Inside, a babble of English and giants-vividly-described in the in story. It has to be seen to be gle, to land a seven-foot shark. stand the Chinese ona,, must read in from the pen of a muster, a Spanish voices intermingle, as they novel, which for a stirring high-l Preceding this picture is a fim, priate supetizer for the much mero

the soul which is plainly shown in Chinese, himself, who understands (Continued at feet of next column.) his countrymen.

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