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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1932.

BOOKING.

AT THE THEATRE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

The Miracle Man,"

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The Air is Always Cool "and" "Fresh No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation, Comfortable, Healthy, and Safe,

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

AT 2:30, 6.10, 7.15 AND 9.20 k

IS LOVE

A CRIME?

TEL 25813

"A little child

shall lead

them I "

NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 16th JUNE

*Possessed."

King's.

Central.

Miss› Yuu Lan."

World.

Iron Masks."

KOWLOON.

Star.

Recaptured Love."

COMING."

* Society Sought

THE LATEST CHINESE SOUND-ON-FILM SINGING AND TALKING SUPER PRODUCTION

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"MISS YUN LAN"

With an all Star Cast Produced by TIN YI CO.

NEXT CHANGE

SINCLAIR LEWIS'S GREATEST NOVEL BECOMES SAMUEL GOLD WYN'S GREATEST SCREEN ACHIEVEMENT

SAMUEL GOLDVYN

RONALD COLMAN

“ARROWSMITH”

UNITED ARTISTS with HELEN HAYES

PICTURE

SHOWING SOON

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

IN

"MADONNA OF THE STREETS"

COMING

HE GREATEST RKO-PATHE

THE

SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE

"SUICIDE FLEET”

The

How the "other woman'

holds her man'..

Queen's.

GOOD!

Miracle SPORT

SYLVIA

SIDNEY

CHESTER

MORRIS

Man

IRVING PICHEL

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

DISTINGUISHED...

FRENCH VIOLINISTE.

TO PLAY AT KING'S THEATRE

"GETTING, INSIDE'

A PART.

JOAN CRAWFORD EXPLAINS HER METHOD.

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A trade notice states:— In view of the forthcoming ap

Five minutes by yourself just be pearing in Hong Kong of the dis- Linguished French violiniste, Ma- fore the rehearsal of a new scene dame Chemet, lovers of instruments the surest road to

MUSIC AND

"TALKIES."

THE

USED BY DIRECTOR OF "SHE'S MY WEAKNESS.”

a Paramount Picture

Radio has a double significance, to Melville Brown, motion picture director.

Is there a power more almighty

than riches..、 more golden than worldly gain'?

Ann Harding.

Linda Watkins

. John Boles

Grača Nissan • Minna Gomball

Hedda Hopper

GOSSIP

FACT.

She's My Weakness." Tell England.”

King's..

Good Sport."

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The Silent Witness? "The Magnificent Lie," "Dancers in the Dark."

Ambassador Bill"

Central.

"Arrowsmith."

Madonna of the Streets,"

World."

A FOX PICTURE

Story of Kiangtan "

(Chinese

),"

Star.

turned from co-starring with Aun Harding, whose divores had Nancy Carroll in. "Wayward" at provided auth romantic reading Paramount's, New York studios, to lutely is making a film with Les day heads the cast of the modern [lie Howard called Animal King aviation thriller, Sky Bride."

dum." This is the film vorsion of Star Becomes a Director. a New York stage success, in which! Leslie Howard returns to films after playing on Broadway Girl in Wax.

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(Part 2).

Behind Office Doors."

POPPY GROWING

IN HONAN..

LARGE TRACTS OF LAND UNDER CULTIVATION.

MORE TROOPS ASKED TO

CLEAR AWAY REDS:

Kalteng. May 20.-General Liu Chih, chairman of the province, whe returned from Nauking on May 20, in an interview with pressmen said that on arriving at Nanking he made a report to the Government

the military and political com ditions in the province. He then Irving Cummings has returned,

went to Chenkiang and Changchov as a direptor, to the studio he left to inspect troops, and later to Hangehow to worship and make thirteen years ago as a leading man

offerings to the patriotic soldiers He is to make "The Sporting of the first National Army Corps Widow "a dramatic production He also visited Shanghai to con salt the Authorities regarding Cecil Lewis, who is to direct Bern featuring Alison Skipworth And

famine relief.. ard Shaw's Arms and the Man," was responsible for a new British George Barbier, for Paramount Continuing, General Liu gal a good per- He directed "She's My Weak-

picture called "The Indiscretions Cummings last picture for Para that the anti-Japanese army wodlj be moved to Hopan-Rupel Anhui al tousin here will be interested in formance, according to Joan Craw-ness," opening on Thursday at the of Eve." It is the story of a man mount was "The Tree of Knowler to suppress the Communi the following, account of Mme ford, whose latest vehicle, "Pos Queen's Theatre, which is a Radio who falls in love with a girl whose

de at the appoiciment of. General a shop window. George Mozart and and directed by William C. Chemet's farewell recital given rosessed." is now showing at the Picture and used a radio receiving double he finds as a wax model in lodge," starring Robert Warwick bandits and expersaed satisfactor

set on the stage to supply "sideLester Matthews are in the cast,Mille. During the intervening Chiang Kai-shek as commander : cently in Tokio: The musical critic Queen's Theatre.

which introduces two new names thirteen years; Cummings ha chief of the Communist-bandit sp line" music during production of to films, Fred Conyngham and directed many outstanding succes pression army of Honan, Huosh, the romantie cotnedy-drama. Steffi "Duna.

"Reputation." "

on

Brown is said to be one of the

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ses, including "In Old Arizona," which is credited with having start- ed a vague of outdoor talking pie tures.

fund

and Anhuei,

to destroy them Because of IS! Beautiful

JOAN

Mexo-

RAWFORD

Ja

CLARENCE

BROWN'S Soul-drama

POSSESSED

Kissed by the screen's most fascinating man CLARK

GABLE

with Wallace FORD Skeets GALLAGHER Preceded By "FISHERMAN'S PARADISE

and the Latest HEARST Newsreel NEXT CHANGE Whizzing Rumble, Seat Romance!

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SHE'S my WEAKNESS

with

SUE

CAROL

ARTHUR

· LAKE

A RADIO PICTURE

STAR

WARNER 91051 prezent

RECAPTU LOVE

of the Japan Times write. Ma You can't get into the mood of now churnoterisation merely by dame Renee Chemet gave the last ja

General Liu expressed the view concert in Tokio of her present trip discussing it with the director or

that för the time being the capital would not be moved back to Kan to Japan before a capacity audience! even rehearsing it with your follow first directors to make use of music

Of Constance Bennett and Ben

king from Loyang on account of which packed the large Hibiya playars," stated Miss Crawford in between filming of scenes "following

the uncertain political conditions. Municipal Hall last night. The the course of a recent interview at the inauguration of sound pictures. Lyon in Reputation" a London International Accent,

People in South Houan had re critic says:-

"Sez. you," "Oh yeah" **Getting Used to a great extent in the days concert was devoted entirely to her California home.

Quintessence of Bennett, perfectly other such Americanisme may soon cently telegraphed General Lia Chib TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

eleni fumons French composers and was yourself in the proper, mental state of silent pictures, the musicians, or

posed and highly polished. "Tans".

away the Communist-bandits. Sinc AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 the some- cannot go wrong on this one, and he no longer heard in our picture to dispater more, troops

houses. under the patronage of the French to recreate on the screen another's "emotion doctors"

times were culled,

Ameriene producers have come to the falling of the Shangchung Hsien were banned lovers of comedy will enjoy it. Madame Chamet has character and personality is Embassy.

Smart and has sparkle. Tells of the conclusion that the "Amering capital into the Red and thres given unsparingly of her talent in tirely your own affairi

from the sound stages when the New York girl who hires a gigolo and the American ac months have elapsed, but there has To my mind it can be done in movies want talkie.

in Paris to acquire a reputation." previous concerts here to the works

cent are not appreciated in Great been so far, no indication of re Viscount kills himself; Britain.

storation of the city. According to Not for long. however. It was She does. of composers of, all nations but it only one way. I shut myself up!

Constance improves herself, all with!

Hollywood film stars have, there the local military authorities, the was felt that an entirely Franch in my dressing room and lock the impossible to use them during the

filming of scenes but the morales of alick from the cocktaile. Imprefore, received instructions to cul. Communist bandir suppression work

in South Honan is at a standstill. international accent." program would be appropriate to door. I sit down in a comfortable werkers on the stage improved when bable, but very good entertainment. tivate an

Opium Regulations: her final appearance in Tokio. Ma chair and relax. Then I gin music was played between seenes.

Chester Morris and Richard Arlen, which, said Mr. Thomas Ormiston,

M.P.

"The producers hope will be The Honan Native Association of were really this Brown learned. So he made use of dame Chemet again proved last thinking-if 1

Come on Marines," an action acceptable not only in their own Peiping has recently written a music in that way. night that she is entitled to rank character, what would I do? What

When he directed "Layin' the story of Devil Dogs carrying their country, but also in all the Eng lengthy letter to the provinein! Kuomintang, stating the evils of with the greatest masters of the would be the infections of my Ladies," Richard Dix's starring two-fisted. adventures into the ports, lish-speaking countries.""

voice and the peculiarities of my vehicle, he employed a pianist and of war-tossed China, will be pro- Generous Praise,

opiuni, and urging the political au viulin, auch Fritz Kruisler, wark or behaviour!

thorities to carry on the opium Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz and "I draw pictures of the charac violinist. The musicians were reduced by Paramount with Chester'

Picture also says that in Nanyang and its others. Her bow work was magni. ter in my mind, taking her stop placed by a radio when he started Morris and Richard Arlen in the Mrs. Rita C. McGoldrick, LL.D., prohibition regulations. The lettor

Direction is by Chairman of the Motion

directed Bureau of the International Federa-neighbouring district alone several Jas Deen ficent. She plays with much spirit by step through the scene. When work on "She's My Weakness," and featured leads.

I am finished I unlock my door Brown was the recipient of praise Marion Gering, who

Returning from NHR but at same time perfect melodious and go out on the stage, prepared from Sus Carol, Arthur Lake, Lu- Ladies of the Big House." The tion of Catholie Alumnae, in a million mou of poppy harmony, & combination rare in to make the pictures in my mind cien Littlefield and other members human interest story of two men Radio Talk gave her American his planted. any but the greatest artists. Her live and act in an authentic man of the cast for keeping them sup born of fighting blood forms the toners a glowing report of the Bri- king. General Lia Chih had seen plied with music constantly when first screen union of Morris and tish International, Picture, Man two-tenth of the land, along the playing is entirely devoid of manner.

Arlea, both of whom have been as Like These! saying "Men Like both sides of the Lunghai railway, nerisme and her natural charm Moreover, it is not enough for they were off-stage.

sociated throughout their screen These is 'n big picture and worthy in which the poppy has grown well. besponks her marvellous training a player to have this personal"

careera with action stories.

of the high endorsement which the General Liu was said to be extreme. Madame Chomet combines great conference just once in a picture.

Morris, whose first picture was national groups have accorded to y angry, and had instructed the understanding with the charm and The process must be repunted for

"Alibi," now is appearing with it," and ended her remarks on the magistrates of different haiens in grace characteristic of French wo-every change in the character's

Carole Lombard in Sinners In the film with the observation that "this East Honau to clear away all. men. With a this she has per- fortunes or outlook,

Sun, following his portrayal of film must be written down as one West Housa, more opium has been fact technique.

"For example, in 'Possessed' I

the Tom Meighan role in The of the good things of the month planted and a good harvest in ex- The numbers selected last night first play a poor girl who works

Miracle Man.' Arian, recently re- which you must not fail to and pected.

At a shall village, named Lu required a great range of inter in a paper box factory. Thon I

Wang Fen, in North Hosian, A pretation, from the extremely can go to New York and become a mem

ical to the light pieces given as ber of a venithy social group. Na- encores. Into her playing the 18 turally the heroine of this story able to impart a singing quality would walk, net and even ent dif- The fact that she was able to hold ferently during the period in which such large audience in the enoraho has never known luxuries than moue hall with a single instrument when she becomes a member of the

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The

LADY DIANA FOR TALKIES?

**THE MIRACLE" OR * CAVALCADE."

Lady Diana Duff Cooper, the beautiful Madonna of "The Mira

ele at the Lyceum may have to

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and a tongue was discovered-on-May

proached Lady Diana with what are continuance of my performance in dragon skeleton with pertect teeth understood to be very substantial The Miracle" at the Lyceum, no offers for her appearance in leading part in this.

a that if it means going to Holly. It was brought to a neighbour wood very soon it will be imposing district, named Husi-hien for.

exhibition. sible,"

According to Mr. Kung Tab-pei, "What about the screen version head of Honan long distance talo

"No Answer Yet." 进击 I don't think I ought to talk

The evils of divorce revealed! An hilarious expose of the terrible social menace that allows a man to make twD. matrimonial mistakes instead of one!

Bella BENNETT

John

HALLIDAY

Dorothy BURGESS

WORLDA

en as the violin is proof of the Lerowl who habituate Park Avenu decide, between the rival claims of about it at present," Indy Diana of The Miracle' which they talk phone administration bureau, the FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

charm and finish of her playing." drawing rooms and the Ritz.

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the screen versions of two of Mr. nid: "but it is true that repre- of making in England she was long distance telephone lines hovo Stresses Introspection. C. B. Cochran's.. productions.........

been established in more than 80 Bentatives of the company have aak asked....

"Ah," said Lady Diana, "Now heiens, aud its length totals over apted from the Elgar Selwyn | To any girl with ambition to Warner Brothers, who propose to ed me to appear in Cavalcade'

The Mirage Misa become an actress," Miss Crawford make "The Miracle," probably in and that we have discussed the that would interest me very much 7,000 11. Some new lines will be stage hit,

indeed. But nobody has invited soon completed at the end of June. Crawford is said to have her concluded, "I would say don't England, have not yet settled any matter,

We have not arrived at any me, so far.

According to a statement made strongest dramatic role to date. overlook the value of talking over questions with regard to the cast; Clark Gabis plays opposite the star a part with yourself, and with but the Fox Company, whose film conclusion, however, I have given I played in silent films about by the local public safety burnu,

adaptation of "Cavalcade" will be no answer, either way,

ten years ago and have no personal the number of the familles in Kai- and Wallace Tord and Skeets Galyourself only.'" lagher are featured in the support In Poached, which was du directed in Hollywood by Mr. In any case, I should not allow objection to appearing in talking feng city in April is. 64,204, 3

that of the residents, 212,982.** ing cast.

(Continued on Previous Column) Frank Borzage, have already ap films proposals to interfere with the "Sips!

AT 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 AND 9.20 Douglas

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