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CENTRAL THEATRE

TEL

The Best Natural-Ventilated Theatre in the Colony, that has the Greatest Number of Windows and Electric Fans, Being Equipped with the Most High-Priced and Clearest Sound Equipment Available, & with Lifts always Operating for the Convenience of the Dress Cirole, Back Stall, and Upper Circle Patrons.

SHOWING TO-DAY

THE GREATEST

at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9:30

UNIVERSAL SUPER SPECIAL PRODUCTION

OF THE YEAR.

EVERY SENSATION KNOWN TO -

MAN EXCEPT THE LOVE OF WOMAN!

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1932.

SHOWING *TO-DAY

AT 2.80, 5.10, 1:18 & 0.90 P.M.

KING'S THEATRE

Who wouldn't, with Fredric March lead- ing the laugh parade as a gay, modern Romeo,lovin'where the lovin' is best- in a swift-paced story that moves as fast as a honeymoon!

STRANG

TRANGERS IN LOVE

toith FREDRIO MARCH KAY. PRABOIS STUART BRWIN

a Paramount Picture ADDED ATTRACTION

BETH BERI

DANSEUSE

M199 BERI WILL APPEAR WITH THE USUAL PICTURE PRO- GRAMME AT 8.10, 7.18 AND 9:30 P.M. ONLY

PRICES AS USUAL

SCAM

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE

TEL. 25818

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

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HONG KONG

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QUEEN TEARE

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.20

A Grand Double Attraction

-NEXT CHANGE- SUNDAY, 3rd JULY

Long Tack San.

King't.

Strangers in Love.”

And Both Bari, Darsenae,

Central.

"Frankenstein."

World.

Humanity,"

KOWLOON.

Biar.

"Men Call It Love."

Ope

THE KISS THAT LED TO MURDER!

Who killed this woman who was always playing at love but never play- ing fair?

The SILENT WITNESS

welth

LIONEL ATWILL, Greta Nissen Bramwell Fletcher FOX PICTURE

COMING.

Barner Bros. present

Monte Blue

Woman

Loatheel

Queci's.

"Dumbella in Ermine.¿ "Four Infantry Men." "Tell England!

Hi.

Elg').

"The Silent Witness."

"Daneers in the Dark."

"To-morrow and To-morrow."

Central.

"Suicide Ficet."

**Corsair. "?

World.

Star.

Great Meadow."

"Tailor Made Mon."

"A Denth Feuring Hero," ep. 2

Chinese

m.

"Song of the West.

"Its A Wiso Child." -Shipmaten."

"Great Mendow."

Tailor Made Men."

Ugly

Face

Another

Girl

Loved Him Bertusa

Ha Was Handsome

SKIN

DEEP

DAVEY LEE

FRANKENSTEIN

--THE MAN WHO MADE A MONSTER

And he lived in misery and died in shame...a fiend or friend ar fabled monster?...or 1 soulless wretch with mechanical brain? ...hunted by a thousand men... the only thing he feared was fire! ...a man-made monster with the strength of a dozen men, he made no concession to life or love! A UNIVERSAL SUPER ATTRACTION PRESENTED BY CARL LASMMLE

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the playing Pan Wing Produced by Cal Landa, Jr. Did by JAMES WHALE

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“STRANGE AS IT SEEMS”

(Novelty all in Color)

"HELLO, NAPOLEON"

(Universal Comedy in 2 Reels),

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THE MOST WONDERFUL RKO SUPER SPECIAL, FEATURE YOU HAVE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR A PICTURE THAT TAKES THE PLACE BESIDE THE BIGFARODE:" "WEAT PRICE GLORY;" "ALL QUIET" AND ALL OTHER ENDURING SUREEN SPECTACLES.

SUICIDE

FLEET

THE NAVY'S BIG PARADE

with BILL BOYD, ROBERT ARMSTRONG, JAMES GLEASON & GINGER ROGERS.

COMING SOON

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED

ARTISTS SPECIAL FEATURE

WEDE CORSAIR

Evited Artists Picture -

Chester Morris

STRANGERS IN

LOVE.'

ALL THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THRILLS.

Aande noire staten:

FRANKENSTEIN.”.

THRILLER AT CENTRAL

THEATRE.

YOUNG AUSTRALIAN STAR

LUPINO LANE FINDS THE MAID.

any, has sweured the most coveted and dazzling smile, Lane tarbed British film lend of the year, in the back for just one more chance." title role of B.I.P's musical pro- His worried countenance became duction of "The Maid of the Moun-I wreathed in smiles when he per-

A trade notion states:-Universal A young Australian actress. Missing and speedy taxi that she suc obviously went into the production Sangy Browne, whe is at present a red in meeting Lane at all. “Strangers in "Love", which is of its weird thriller, "Franken-miser of the Palace Theatre Com-Struck by her dark flashing eyes now showing at the King's Theatre, in which was shown to packed is a story that, has all the fanda-houses at the Central Theatre du mentals of entertainment thrills, ing the last four days on the famous whetted to dazzling speed, lavoured lange scale of "The Hunchback of with lilting romance, forged wills, Notre Dame The Phantom of the Opera," All Quiet on the blackmail mystery, rollicking come.

Western Front ' and King of dv. an exciting pursuit by motor

Jazz." and speed bout, a blisting climas that will denotate hearts "inte throats-diversion tension-parched"

"Mob. Sceney *! of the film utilized nearly 1,000 people in cer-

portions of the story and Director James Whale enhanced that number by adding an entire Tyrolean string band to the picture in all other scenes.

that is Modern, and portrayed by a erat of Modernes as newly popu-

ar as they are capable!

Fredric March, always a good actor: an inspired one in Royal

Colin Clive plays the absorbed Family of Brandway "--Tremendous New Sensation in Dr. Jekyll and medico who succeeds in scientiäen Mr. Hyde!! March has another

ly manufacturing, human life, and Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris dual role in this one, as brother; more pleasant than his Karloff, Dwight Fryes, Edward "jekyll and Hyde" work, every bit Van Sloan and Frederick Kerr n effective! Film fans can asic formplete the cast. To Karlo, falls little more than a double-barreled the lot of playing the role of the monster which Loir Chaney longed to play,

"twin

tains."

For many, mouths Lupino Lane, who is to direct the film, has been searching for a girl who must be brunette, beautiful and a first-class vocalist.

ceived that a' girl who looked like Teresa possessed a rich full voice which led the theatre with the awestness of the familiar waltz song."Love Will Find 赴 Way." There followed a Les at Elstree which was highly successful, and the studio sighed with rulicf-the Maid had been found.

Nancy Browne, aged twenty-two, is an Australian and hails from

On the Stage.

LONG TACK SAM

The World Benowned CHINESE MIRACLE MAN teith Misses Mina & Nee-sa long

and

Entire Troupe of WONDER WORKERS

AT 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20 ONLY

NEXT CHANGE

WARNER BROS. present

DUMB BELLS.

In Sydney. She studied at the Royal ERMINE

This combination of fa- cial and vocal excellence to sisfy both camera and microphone reft- dered Lane's task a difficult one. Many well-known stars were aspi rants for this important part and

texts ansed. interviews and one enge vocal audition" was Academy of Dramatic Art and

between conducted

singer in Beqared her. Brst stage engagement Birmingham and Lane, with her at the age of 10 to understudy the photograph in hand in London, via late Rosaline Courtneidge in The

telephone, a unique occurrence, Unfair Sex.” but the perfect Teresa seemed im passible to find.

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Following provincial tours, she first discovered her vocal possibili At last, despairing of finding his ties when she sang, on the spur of the moment, at an addition for Teresa among the stars, Lane. or ganised an audition at « West End Rose Marie." She understudied theatre for unknowns. Having Edit Day in that production and head and seen some handred girl, as in "The Desert Song" and none of whom were entirely suit Show Boat." She has sien play Kay Franois, another consistent

able, the disconsolate director was fed the lead in the American and star who never mufis a characteri

about to leave the theatre, when a Canadian prodactions of "Bitter zation. Acclaimed for her fine Pole All those who anw "Dracula "

late arrival predited harali. Sweet" following na underslady of The False Madounn. Bet will be much impromed with the re-ane Browne had heard of the the same capacity for Peggy Woods Only a quarter of an hour before, | Evilyn Laye, mail is now acting in them know she is teamed for the markable work of Dwight. Frye and alition, and it is due to an oblig-in "The Cai and the Fiddle"

portion of March:

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Bret time with Marcly

Juliette Compton, the 1922 model Edward Van Sloan. But the mone- vampire, sleek, beautiful, smart:ter, this is the "of the really as- the perfect hornbred menace 10 wishing things in the picture.

me.

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"THE SILENT WITNESS."

In this instance, the supposed murderer, though really innocent, actually believes that he committed the crime. Yet when his father,

who had not the slightest connection

YOUNG LOVE and

OLD

IDEAS!

with ROBERT ARMSTRONG BARBARA KENT

and a great eusi.

Wayward youth sets a fast pace for

the town busybodies.

STAR

with the murder, insists on stand-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ing trial for it, the jury comes within a hair's breadth of convict-

Stuart Ewin, easy-geing chup | You know, it is almost inevitable- who dallies with He and draws when one has been led to expect a langhing crescendo from the brenth es thrill of the other's fellows seat parent thrill that the realization 18 | disappointing. Everyone is CT- on a dynamite situation,

Gourge. Barbier of "No One tain that the muster is going to

A STORY OF CIRCUMSTAN Man" real character, and a lovable ir a thrill, but for once they won't

TIAL EVIDENCE. gentleman. Lucien Littlefield, un

This monster, disuppainted. urist in u variety of types: the he amusing "Schaltz " of Broken with its semblance of human ap-

A rade nolice states:-

ing the father for a crime that the | Lullaby"

pearance, aman guit and hum

The next time you see, in BOR only thinks he committed! actions, still gives a most, over- newsreal or elsewhere, a group of The picture, of course, hrings the whelming impression of supernatur

prisoners matching abolidly through issue home in a far more diamatie al and mechanical motivation. He the grim, hienk corridors of a manner than is usual in most cases i penitentiary, it might be well to ye such a dramatic presentation of pause and reflect that probably the subject is considered necessary. many in that group are utterly by many liberal penalogista if the and completely innocent of the public is to be awakened from its crimes for which they have been present lethargy and stirred to ar convicted.

MISS BETH BERT

KING'S THEATRE.

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME AT is the most ancanny creature that has ever stepped on the screen. To miss this picture is to miss one of the most thrilling picture of all the time.

Miss Beth Beri, who has been appearing before enthusiastic nu- dience it the King's Theatre this week, will change her programme of dances today.

more classical dance, Miss Beri will By request, she will repeat the wear a Trojan costoide:

How nuzabers.

Statistics, while still too incomtio..

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plete to chart actual percentages, Lionel Atwill plays the dramatic have been gathered that go far to role of the father, are which he prove that, perhaps, more than half created on the Broadway sirge.

Bramwell Fletcher, who likewise all criminal convictions in Amerien are based, is some degree appeared in the singe play, enacts. other, on evidence of a circum thi role of the weak son and Greta stantial nature.

Nissen portrays the role of the false A recent survey, covering several winton who is murdered. Others your, and undertaken privately by in the exceptionally fine costia- one of the most famous and au clude Helen Mack, one of the three thoritative panalogista in America Fox Debutante stars of 1881. Wel tends to show that a deplorably don Hoydurn, Herbert Mundia, large percentage of such convictions Mary Forbes. Montague Shaw, Serlubine. are miscarriages of justicn.

Wyndliaza Standing and Billy A good illustration of the mau-Bevar. „Albeniz, ner in which the blind goddess can The picture was directed by „Granddos, he failed is said to be presented in Marcel Varnel, former Paris and

Wan Dance, bus, in addition, Miss Olga Tiand, a well-known the danseuse will give wo entirely Shanghai pianist who accompanies Miss Beri. will play two selos be Of these, the Gunplas" is tween the dances. Following the modern Spanish dance, of her own

dancer's engagement in Manila, creation, in which she portrays, oy Miss Ifiand will return to Hong eranture of weird and subtle fasci- Kong where she will open a sio

of music.

Programme. The Amazon

Bath Beri. 愆 Salo

of bat-like moverments,

nation. In this dance it is easily discerned that, although ché popu-l lar conception of the bat verges on the horrible, the dancer finds some beauty in it.

The second number will be a interpretation of a Scriabine Pre Judo, and although the music is tragic, the dance itself in symbolic af triumphant, emotion. In this Wafinued at foot of next columa.)

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3. Dahzc

Beth "Bori, Sulo

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

MEN CALL IT

Love

Adolpha

MENJOU

WORLDE

graphic manner in The Silent New York director, and R. LTO-DAY & TO-MORROW Alben. Witness,' the now Fox picture, Hough. Douglas Doty made the

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 AND 6. Fan Dance (Music from Para- dealing with such a cave, opening screen adaptation from the stage.

HUMANI mounts "Love Parade.") at the King's Theatro work "Sun- play of Jack DeLeon and Juck.

Both Beri

Celestin

day.

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