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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 230; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30

1932 UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

Sinclair Lewis's Greatest Novél Becomes Samuel Goldwyn's Greatest Sereen Achievement

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HE FOUGHT FOR MAN... andlostawoman!

No other age could have

told this story... No other world has known such a man-fighting humanity's battles... his restless mind searching for truth... his steadfast heart clinging to the woman whose love he lost in his hour of triumph.

SAMUEL GOLDWyn

presenta

RONALD

COLMAN ArrowsmITH

WITH

HELEN HAYES

FROM THE NOVEL BY

SINCLAIR LEWIS'

* JOHN FORD MODINTOS

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

SHOWING SOON

A DRAMATIC STORT OF A WOMAN'S LOVE & REDEMPTION EVELYN, BRENT & ROBERT AMES

IN

MADONNA OF THE STREETS".

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COMING! COMING!

THE RKO-PATHE SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE BILL BOYD & ROBERT ARMSTRONG

IN

SUICIDE FLEET

THE NAVY'S BIG PARADE

ALSO

BAND DAVET

ANOTHER 1982 UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

CHESTER MORRIS IN "CORSAIR

"

BRILLIANT CAST FOR being everything to his passion for

ARROWSMITH."

SHOWING AT CENTRAL THEATRE.

scienen.

mun,

To meet such two famous natres us Sinclair Lewis and Ronald Col-,

Samuel Goldwyn gathered together a brilliant east in support. Helen „Opposite Colma plays

Hayes, the stage star whose peri The acknowledge masterpiers of formance in "Coquette" one of America's foremost novelists event in the American theatre; she comes to the screen of the Central has recently become an overnight'

The Sia of Madelon Theatre to-day in Arrowsmith," succes in

A trade notice states:-

Arrowsmith · is additionally notable in the fact that, it gives

Constance · and Jonn

was m

azrd

15"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2,30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

KING'S THEATRE

She Learned About Husbands From Them

She realized that if her kisses, wouldn't

hold him... her tears wouldn't bring " him back... so she took lessons in love from her husband's girl friends.

GOOD SPORT

FOX

PICTURE

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CAN RELATIVES HELP?

STAR IN "GOOD SPORT

GIVES HER OPINION.

with

BOOKING AT THE

TREATRE

FAQEVE TEL. 25313

NEXT CHANGE-

SUNDAY, 10th JÚNE

Will ROGERS

vit Gretz

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Central.

HỒNG HỒNG.

* Arrowstaith."' Queen'*.

She's My Weakness.”

King'a

Quod, Sport."

World.

Sins of the Children,"

KOWLOON.

Star.

Behind Office Doors,"

COMING.

QUEENS TEATRE

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

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9,20

Young Love on a Rampage!

Central.

Youth.

hits the

"Madonna of the Streets."

Siicide Flest,"

Queen'st

Beggar Student."

LINDA WATKINS JOHN BOLES GRETA NISSEN MINNA GOMBELL HEDDA HOPPER ALLAN DINEHART CLAIRE MAYNAR£

Ambassador

Bill

Marguerite CHURCHILL

Directed by

SAM TAYLOR

A FOX PICTURE

"Perfect Alibi.''

Sho Couldn't Sey." Tell England”

King's.

**Ambassador Bij,”

World.

Star.

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

Parlour, Bedroom nad Bath." Humanity

(Chinese Bla).

"Story of Kiangtan "

(Part 2).

(Chinese film),

Kept Hushands, " Sins of the Children," Gentleman's Fate.

high spots in rrent fun show

SUB CAROL-

ARTHUR

LAKE

SHE'S MY WEAKNESS

Rousing racing comedy

romance

that will bring you brand-now pleturo thrills: I

"THE BEGGAR STUDENT."

MUSICAL TALKIE GOES

WITH SWING

A vende notice sales:-

NISSEN

HOLLYWOOD'S PLIGHT.

A RADIO

Picture

FILM STARS' PAY MUST BE CUT:

MISS CARROLL REBELS.

NEXT CHANGE

New York. Te the red-haired public was weary of the "wise

As one Alm critic wrote Theis Näzey Carroll, who has join-cracks of sophisticated valpurity." Bruger Student," our next biged the racks of the salary-cut It pied for sincerity. "hot neces- musienl balkie, goes with a

swing.

Its lilting melodies, clean mutineers of Hollywood, as to all sarily brutal naturalium instad

C

Hereen

17

"

| songpy, comedy, and apurkling others who refuse to recognise the pf.sentimental "trash, but for bas

dialogue carry it along through a

existence of an economic depresi man stories told sincerely and seri of highly humerous situa tom, to a satisfying dimax, while sion, warnings of a prophetic cha; artistienlly, directed by Horong, Ha settings are lavish, and the ·racter were addressed recently. houest forces that can feel and gowns will delight the hearts of our

Those who decline to accept relive the parts of all the characters, fair patrons Shirley Dale, the latest British

their And plays ductions in

emoluments, and thus inspire convincing inter the leading role, and is strongly declared My, "Sidney R. Keut, thepretations."" supported by Laner Fairfox, Jerry

new president of the Fox Film No disclosure has yet been made Vérno, Mark Daly and the pretty Jill Hands. See it at the Queen's Corporation, may find themselves concerning the differences between Theatre from Sunday It's a pie shortly holding contracts rendered [the Paramount studios and Miss ture everyone will enjoy.

worthless by the companies making Carvell, though she has been off Bem passing into the hands of aan salary list for several weeks

Fience of the divagreruments.

BUSIEST ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD..

LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD IN "SHE'S MY WEAKNESS."

A trade notice states:-

The busiest ma in Hollywood" is a title liked by Lucien Littlefeld, Not because of the mumber of pic tures in which he appears as a char- netgr actor, but because he never

has an idle moment whether or hot he is acting.

rtsrivers.

Mr. Fax said that the film indus-

Art Voa Sternberg, the divětem, try was in a very serious condi" who returned to Hollywood last tion, and the next four months! will be the most pritical period in its history."

There mist be general concord in Cie matter of adjusted salaries The time had passed when the mis- one of one company could be regarded as the good fortune of another. The industry was faced with the urgent necessity of living Within its means.

Theatres May be Cissed. Some exhibitors presented a

month was met by as Marlene thistro He declared that Miss Dietrian would not appear in QAT other picture for the Paramount Studios, or would he direct for

them.

£1,000 a Week.

NICK LIGH TIM FOAROMATION LIMITE

THE

BEGGAR STUDENT

from

SHIRLEY DALE TANCE FAIRFAX JERRY VERNO the world famour operatia by CARL MILZO CXER

(STAR)

Miss Carroll is one of the most TO-DAY TO SATURDAY popular stars of the screen. - Under |

AT 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20°

¡ber Paranmunt contract she n

crives $1,000 a week.

Littlefield appears as a featured pluyor in Radio Pictures' all-talk-

With Mias Carroll the number of ing romantic comedy-drama, “She's

pro-distinguished rebels in Hollywood Me Weakness," at the Queen's

rises to four, Mr. James. Cagney, Theatre. To prove that he enens gramme for the closing of many of Warner Brothers' studion, hav the title he was busy all the time theatres. Though many production was under way.

pictures, Fing joined Mr. Von Sternberg and

Two hobbies and an ambition are they said, had been superb, the Miss Dietrich.

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the factors which serve to keep him busy He paints, studies and ex- periments with mechanics and say A trade notice states:----

that his greatest ambition is to While many people are inclined become a motion picture director. 10 frow down upon a family of He has played in a large number celebrities as a hindrance to their of pictures during his ten years in Samuel Goldwyn's production of Clandet." Then there is Richardown bid for fame, Linda Watkins Hollywood but he has studied every the Director's Sinclair Lewis' novel, with Ronald Bennett, another first flight star of who plays the feminine lead in the production from

Fox production, "Good Sport," angle, he suYN,

Short periods between Cohaun playing the titlo rule of the legetimate stage, and father of showing to-day at the King's Thea-

Bethell,tro is one person who believes it to mean rest periods to most actors, the crusading young doctor, Its Beulah Bondi, the individual hit hu a spur to one's own ambition. but they always find Littlefield "With a lot of famous relatives talking to technicians, cameramen, author was last year rewarded the

player of "Street Scene"

in the background, there is an add sound recordists and directors, first Nóbel prize for literature ever Myrna Loy are other famous names. itional incentive to carve a niche storing up knowledge for the time.

Besides, being a brilliant story in

for yourself" said the charming when he will realize his ambition. given an American novelist.

blonde actress during the filming its own right, "Arrowsmith "

of the picture. "There is a cor an accurate inside picture of the tain personal reaction to being

known merely as the daughter profession of scientific medicine,

the cousin of some noted" indivi- Ronald Colman his arst American Sinclair Lewis derived his material dual, a reaction that calls outs

Although he has been one of for it from Dr. Paul-de-reif, nu-of-a prema int account. the screen's most iminent stars for thor of "Microbe Hunters" and koown on his or her gecount," nearly ten years, his previous roles," Hunger Fighters.” have always been English or Euro "Arrowsmith," the United Ar pean, in such memorable success na tist's super picture, was, directed by John Ford, the veteran director Bulldog Drummond" and "Raf-! Hey" and "The Magid-Flame." In whose work on "The Iron Horse" the character of Martin Arrowsmith long since made him a loader in he plays a brilliant young doctor the picture industry. It was adapt. born in Amerien and battling his ed to the screen by Sidney Howard way through prejudice and diffier) with the aume technique which mada ties to the top of the scientific "Raffles, "Bulldog Drummond " world, risking his life to battle and The Devil To Pay outstand disease among savage negroes, sacri- ing successes.

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"AMBASSADOR BILL."

AN ATTRACTIVE IRISH STAR:

A. trade notice states:--

Although he prefers the mora serious type of rôle, Ray Milland, j

!

This was followed by several meath, on tour with a play culled

She Walked In Her Sleep."-

Deciding definitely on a screen career, it was not long before he packed his bags for Hollywood. The Film city, however, did not welcome him with open arms, and many weary months were spent tramping from one casting office to another hofore he received his fret call.

At last Robert Z. Leonard cast a dark young Irishman, who plays him, logically enough, in the part portrayal of the trusting but miss of the chief romantic riles in of an Irish rebel in "The Laform

"Ambassader Bill," Will Rogers or." Since then, Milland's rise hasi anderstood wife in "Good Sport." opposite the ever-popular John Sunday to the King's Theatre, feels Slight and wiry, he is six, feet,

In this film Misa Watkins, plays latest Fox picture coming next been steady and very rapid. Boles, who has also become a tous that every character must have at one inch in height, and waighe 770 And Mis Watkins evidently in. Seed," "Resurrection," Rio least a touch of humor to make him pounds. Eyes are hazel, toning to knows what she is talking about Rita" and other films. And among human. Though a Celt he does grey and hair is brown and wavy, since her reingives include Profes- the other luminaries in thir photo not smoke a pipe, clay or

or A. A. Michelson, the well-know play of modern matrimony are

other Has the keen intelligent face of scientist; William Watkins, the in Greta Nisson, Mine Gombell, wise. His favorite pets are dogs. the typical cultured vector of the many fruralarna Hedda Hopper, Allan Dinehart In reading, his tasten" cover a must: Usually possessed devices, Lord Brougham, the Bra and Bally Blane to mention but a catholic range, including almost graceful inauer, he is seldom em- tish writer ad Major Dugmoro, the famous explorer.

The story of Good Sport" tells anything and everything, Perhaps it was her desire to rival of the adventures of a young wo

barrassed except when someone the achievements of the various man who decided to find out what Always strongly attracted by the praises hime

The featured cast includes Mar- noted members of her family thatwiles a gold-digger employs in lurart of acting, he went to London accounts for her success on the stageing her husband away from his in the early part of 1028, and got guerita Churchill, Greta Nissan, and screen Oreould lie It was directed-by-Kon-1s re per The Woman In Tud Alexander and Chustav ron think so after watching bor vividneth MacKanph from the screen (Vontinued at foot of next column.) story by William Hurlbut.

notable through his impersonations

Irishman.

of Lil easy,

Room 13," at the Garrick Theatre. Beyfertitz, Sam Taylor directed.

MARY ASTOR ROBERT AMES

Behind OFFICE DOORS

WORLDA

TO-DAY ONLY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 AND 9.20

SINS of the

CHILDREN" with Louis MANN Robert MONTGOMERY A M-G-M Picture