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FENDTEATE TO-DAY AT THE

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No Circulation of Old Air, but Natural Ventilation, Comfortable, Healthy, and

Safe.

Quoba',

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW | xngs.

AT. 5. 10, 7.15 and 9.20

At 2,80 usual ploturs programme only),], Central

THE ACT THAT IS SCORING TREMENDOUS

SUCCESS

LONG TACK SAM

The World Renowned

CINEMA

HONG KONG.

Skin Deep

and

Long Tuck Shin.

Strangers in Lore.”

And Beth Beri, Dansense.

"Frankenstein."

World.

Star.

Talor Made Man,"

KOWLOON.

The Perfeet Alibi.**

CHINESE MIRACLE MAN¦ Queen'a.

with

Misses Mina Nee-sa Long

and

Entire Troupe of

· WONDER WORKERS Supported on the Screen by

Marner Bros.

present

COMING.

Dumbells in Ermine." Four Infantry Men." "Tell England.”

King's.

The Silent Witness," Dancers in the "Daft."

To-indrrow and To-morrow."

Central:

"

Suicide Fleet," *Corsmir,"

World.

Monte Blue SKIN DEEP

Que

Waman

Loathed

H Urly

Face

Another

Girl

Loved Him

Because Ho Was Handsome

***

DAVEY LER

Star.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932.

GAST TWO DAYS

AT 2.30, 1:10,

7.18 & 9.30 P.M.

KING'S THEATRE

Who wouldn't, wich Fredric March lead- ing the laugh parade as a gay, modern Romeo,lovin'where the lovin' is best- ina swift-paced story

that moves as fast as a boneymoon!".

STRANGERS

with

FREDBIO MARCH KAY FRANCIS STUART ERWIN

IN LOVE

A Paramount Picture ADDED ATTRACTION

BETH BERI

DANSEUSE

PRO-

MISS BERI WILL APPEAR WITH THE USUAL FICTURE GRAMME AT 5.10, 7.18 AND 9.30 P.M. ONLY

PRICES AS USUAL

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25818

-NEXT CHANGE-

SUNDAY, 8rd JULY:

THE KISS THAT LED TO MURDER!

Who killed this woman who was always playing. at loro but never play- ing Lair?

The SILENT WITNESS

with " LIONEL ATWİLL Grata Nissen Bramwell Fletcher FOX PICTURE

CENTRAL THEATRE

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 Circle, Back Stall, and Upper Cirole Patrons.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30

THE GREATEST UNIVERJAL SUPER SPECIAL THRILLER THAT HOLDS YOU FASCINATE YOU, AND THRILLS TOU THROUGH & THROUGH.

A UNIVERSAL SUPER ATTRACTION

Prasenied by

CARL LAIMILE

& FRIENDLY WARNING If you have a weak heart and cannot stand intense excitement (or even shock, we advise you.

· NOT to see this production. If, on the contrary, you like an unus val:thrift, you will find it in

**FRANKENSTEIN”

Produced by Carl; (nem-

min, Jr., with COLIN CLIVE, MAE CLARKE, JOHN BOLES, BORIS „KANLOIT, Dwight Fryn, Edward Vun Sjoen, Frudario Kerr, Band

on the story by Mary Wall- stanacraft Sheffay, AdaptedbyJohn L. Bulder- sion · from, the play by Peggy Webling. Directed by JAMES WHALL

NEXT CHANGE ·

WARNER BROS.

present

DUMB FELLS ERMINE

300

YOUNG LOVE and OLD IDEAS!

with

ROBERT ARMSTRONG BARBARA KENT and a great cast.

Wayward youth sets a fast pace for the town busybodies

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

A. A. MILNE'S SENSATIONAL MYSTERY DRAMA

THE PERFECT ALIBI

"Great Meulow."!

Tailor Made Men."

A Death Fearing Hevo," op. 1

Chinese

m

"Song of the West.."

"Its A Wies Child." "Shipmates."

"Great Meadow,” "Tailor Made Men,"

"THE SILENT WITNESS."

FINE ROLE FOR GRETA"

NISSEN.

A trade notice states :- If Gresa Nissen ever finds the time and the inclination to write her memoir abesting title to the volume might be From Saint To Binner, for this alluringly beauti fal blonde screen siren who play an important role in the lex prò, duction, The Silent Witness, opening next Sunday at the King's Theatre, made her first professional appearance at the age of's in the role of an angel. But growing to womanhood her intriguing Eenuty has suited her to vamp.'

The Silent Witness" Misu Nissen impersonates ณ merciless

THE DIRECTOR OF "SKIN. DEEP."

A Bende motive states :-- Ray Enright who directed skin Deep" the latest Warner Bros. all salting Vitaphone picture starring Monte Blue, now at the Queen's Theatre, was born in An- derson, Indiana. He was educated in Los Angeles and worked for,à while on the "Times." His first picture work was as cutter on the earlier Chaplin pictures. He was with Mack Sennett for seven years. serving in addition na "gagman and became editor-in-chief of all comedies.

GOSSIP

FACT.

"Goodnight Vienna,**

then the fun begins. Bill as a con- "Goodnight Vicuna? with Jack vict is irresistible. Ably support- Buchanan and Anna' Neagle.

ing Fuller are Amy Yeness. Hal Australian officers and his love. Gordon, Charles Farrell, and e the screen-Betty purado.. Picture on usual lines of newcomer to Fiennese fantasy with some well- Fickla, who possesses a voice mo staged numbers in which Anuas remarkable than that of her Neagle looks and sings har best and

sister Gracie. everyone dances. Jack Buchanan Mr. Enright served with the has guy moments, though they lack wit. Production pohshed and

Horse Feathers.""

L'

Thelma Todd, blonde siren who

waniu who leads astray an irrevo- / A.E.F. in Franco and on his returanic attractive. Filmin the holi-rove the Four Marx Brothers into 1

late youth. When her deception is

CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE woper its wood wound Lionel Alvill in the For patetemu drawn, "The Silent Witnzen-"

discovered the boy works himself into a frenzy and chokes her into insensibility.

did editorial work for Ince, Inter day food. edwing to Warner Bros, as cubier. He was chosen to direct Rin-Tin- "Zeppelin:" Ti in Tracked by the Police." Ilis signal success in that picture obtained for him the direction of Jaws of Steel," and the handling of the megaphone for the under- world. melodrama, The Girl from Chicago," with Conrad Nagel and

.

ترام

Paul Lukas, whose contract, has been bougin from Paramount by Universal, will be featured in Zeppelin, apposite the Austrian actress, Tala Birrell.

דיי

Two Newspaper Stories.

Hollywood, which announces

Myrna Loy, His next picture was periodically that the one thing it is crying foris new idens, has just made two more newspaper stories.

[ "Domestic" Troubles." This was followed by "The Little Wildcat,” Land of the Silver Fox," "Stolen Kisses" and "Kid loves."

fa conjunction with this picture the world-famous Long Tack Banı is, appearing with phenomenal suceras assisted by his wonderful truape of magicians, acrobats and wonder workers,

comedy raptures and emotions in Monkey Business," has convinced the Marxmaniacs that there is no abstitute for her type of vamping WLA chosen for their when she Paramount comedy, "horse Fea thers." As the icy-hearted college Widow" wooed by all four of the. comics, she will share feminine bonours with Florins McKinney. the ingense lead.

Wynne Gibson's Triumph.

By far the bent 51m of the week One is called Scandal for) is, I think, Parambunt's "The Deane," Sale," with Rose Hobart, Charles Strange Case of Clara Bickford, and Pat O'Brien (the anys a London writer. I have san reporter i "The Front Page') | always believed that Wynne Gibson as the principais.

was potentially a brilliant actress. Well, she is. In this picture she gives one of the outstanding per formances of the year.

The other is The Famous Fer guson Cast." with John Blondel, It is described as "dull, trite, and talky,"

Two Merry Films.

LONG TACK SAM. "

ATTRACTIVE COSTUMES.

In Long. Tack Sam's Marvellous act at the Queen's charming toilettes

The pict is rather reminiscent with suggestion of "Forbidden. and other studies of long-suffering and heroicully enduring woman- hood. But the treatment is .com-

Wardour Films this week tre again to the fore with "To Night's the Night" and Strictly Busi-petent; nid the acting of Miss Gibaon, both as a young mother The first is a hilarious riot of and ex-gnol bird in middle age, Inn and laughter directed by Monty is so superh as to challenge con- Banks, with thut inimitable rubber parison with Barbara Stanwyck's ¡inced B.1.P. comodían, Leslie Forbidden," and Helen Hayer

Fuller, starring, "To-Night's the in Lullaby." Night" deals with the further ad. ventures of Bill, this time the Sexretary of a slate clab, the funds

i

Note also Frances Dec, the lovely ingenue who plays the heroine's grown-up daughter. Here, unless

are worn by his daughters. One of which, on the night of the share-I am a very bad judge, in a young out, are missing. Bill is interned woman kending straight for star- in one of H.M. prisons, and it is dom.

Later, to his father and mother and in the presence of his real aweetheart, he confesses to"killing dances in a long and, very full gown the woman.

of white tulis over satia; fashion- When eircumstantial evidence: la-

tor points to the father, rathered in little frills. The fitting bodice

than the son, as the murderer, the brave parent, to save his weak. offspring, stande trial for the crime.

is sown with crystal with shoulder

atraps of narrow straps and the

DUMB-BELLS IN

ERMINE."

MERRY CLASH OF YOUTH AND AGE

1.

Gleason who assurt laughs, one adds Arthur Hoyt as an eccentric reformer, Claude Gillingwater se Not until the very end of films is little shoes are also scintillant. The

Innamorous if rheumatic uncle, and the disclosure made of who really Father daughter, who does wonderful

Borgi Mercer as a foxy granda, killed the woman, which adds grunt-

the result may be guessed. ly to the thrill and suspenso of the things with a violin, appears in a

"Dumbbells in Ermine un drame.

satin blouse in a parcament pink

folde its starting action in a small The role of the father is played shade. The looves are richly em

Virginia town. It concerns a by the distinguished actor, Lionel broidered in crystal and are bloux

romance between the protected od at the wrist-where they are tie Atwill, who created the role in the od

daughter of a conservative family original stage production. Another in little knots, the waist finish alwa

and a handsome prin Aghter The member of the Brandway Cast, being embroidered in crystal. This trade notice states:-

What just the right cast can do mother and an andluous young worn with brief knickers in with just the right story will be man of her choics, who has sp Bramwell Fletcher, also plays in tha picture, impersonating theprune shade.

Another stage gown is in Chin-demonstrated at the Queen's Theatre pointed himself the town's reform. Helen Mack is the owler

on Sunday when Warner Brothers A RADIO Picture feminine principal with Waldone fashion. Over the richly m

mother and unclé encourago it Heyburn completing the list of fea,broidered suit of turquoise lined present "Dumbbells in Ermine," object to the match.rand There is an unexpected exposure, tarod players. The supporting cast

rose is worn A wonderfu; their latest Vitaphone production. includes Mary Forbes, Montague mantle of silver which la fringed With Robert Armstrong and love by show girls. raided by the Shaw, Wyndham Standing, Billy,e points, and very finely wrought.ly Barbara Kent in the featured upetuous fiance and in excellent Bevan, Rowden Adams, Brie Wilson in the centre of back and front is romantic, roles, and a cast which finish. Though primarily a fun- Mercer, James maker, the phey is intrisely human,' ad Herbert Mundin. The original a panel of coloured embroidery includes Beryl TO-DAY & TO-MORROW play in from the pens of Jack De: The robes of the company are rich Gichadh,Julin Swayne Gordonum berming was Leon and Jack Colostin and was, and colourful and Long Tack Sam Arthur Hoyt and Mary Foy adapted from the Lynn Starling adapind for the screen by Douglas is in black and silver in contrast Dumbbells in Ermine comes to stage hit "Weak Sisters," by Dar vay Thow James Gleason did the If to the team of Armstrong and dialogne, John Adoll directed. by Maren) Varnel and It. L. Hougl, of the others.

WORLDA

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with

TAILRO MADE MAN Doty. The production win dirented with the varied hues of the garb

life with a shout.

FRANKENSTEIN

THE MAN WHO MADE A MONSTER

PLEASE DON'T MISS YOUR LAST CHANCE STARTING TO-MORROW

THE MOST WONDERFUL AKO SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE THAT TAKES THE PLACE. BESIDE THE BIG PARADE;" WHAT PRICE GLORY; "ALL QUITE" & ALL OTHER

ENDURING SOREEN SPECTACLES.

Suic

ICIDE

FLEET

THÉ NAVY'S BIG PARADE

with BILL BOYD, ROBERT ARMSTRONG, JAMES GLEASON & GINGER ROGEES. SHOWING SOON

THE LATEST. 1932 UNITED

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ARTISTS SPECIAL PICTURE

Dale CORSAIR

· United Artists Pictuzco

Chester Morris

FRANKENSTEIN.”

ataris a four days run at the Cen- tral Theatre from tomorrow.

Uncle Sam deaned vossels and personel while the film it was on sea location off the coast of San were "ilmed Diego Battle contes within a radius of from. twenty to seventy miles at sea from that port.

ocean.

A trade notice says:- If any, theatre-goer in Hong Kong has not seen Frankenstein," now playing at the Central Theatre, and wants to see what a monster

Approximately $55,000,000 worth looks like, he will have to do so this afternoon or this evening.. The of equipment was used in the Glm- engagement of this unique anding of this mammoth production. Sea action of the picture was pho- powerful screen adaptation of the

tographed from the decks of ships, "Frankenstein "legend comes to 1 triumphant close at the theatre to- the cockpits of airplanes and div night. Carl Lnemmle, Jr. has ing bells beneath the surface of the given the world a tremendous thrill

Suicide Flees, is a story of the by his courage, in producing this

the picture Vampires, monsters and American Navy's part in eriminally inclined gorilles were World War that reaches its climax 'nat supposed to have the power to in a sea haftle in which three sub- ovoke moving picture attendance. marines, an entire division of six But then Buiversal made Dracu destroyers and a 1000 ton ailing la"It was one of the most populares participater-The-sailing plays of last year, It was followed ship Bohemia, is sunk by shell dre by Frankenstein," which had an from the submarines. In another even greater box-offien appeal. As battle sequence the clipper Indiana, n matter of keeping up with the sister ship to the Bohemia, 19 movie, you should see this monster, burned and dynamited. created by Boris Karloff. It is uni que in motion picture production.

SUICIDÉ FLEET:

The United States Navy co| A trade notice sys operated with BIO Fathe, in the making of "Suicide Flost," the apoetngalarnaval picture which

The film was directed by Albert Bagall. Lew Lipton wroje, the scrden play, basing it upon a story. by Commander Herbert A. Tonen, U.S.N.F. McGrow Willia is creditąd with the dialogue..

Bill Boyd Robert Armstrong, Tamo Clean, lingar Toborz, Ant Harry Bannister head the imposing cast whichh Theludes several thos

rad bluejackets.