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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY JULY

1932

CENTRAL THEATRE

TEL

The best ventilated Theatre in the colony, with over hundred windows which,, open at night, give fresh and natural air to the whole house. Our machine is of the biggest size-the sound is the clearest and the prices is the highest. We have two "large sized lifts for the convenience of our patrons.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30

-1

THE GREATEST RKO SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE THAT TAKES THE PLACE BESIDE "ALL QUIET:" "WHAT PRION GLORY : " THY BIG PARADE" & ALL OTHER. ENDURING SCREEN ACHIEVEMENTS. IT'S LOADED WITA LAUGHS & THRILLS & L AN AMAZING TALKIE THAT WILL STIR TES NATION'S PRIDE & AROUSE ITS MIRTE,

Throw out

the whole

y

بله

board...in a swirlin sea of laughs and thrills.

SUICIDE FLEET

with

BILL BOY ROBERT ARMSTRONG

JAMES GLEASON! GINGER ROGERS

and thousands of fighting through the councey of the

TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEATS EARLY.

NEXT CHANGE THE LATEST UNIVERSAL SPECIAL PRODUCTION LEW AYRES (Of "ALL QUIET" FAME) and ANITA LOUISE (Successor to LILIAN GISH)

LEW

AYRES

IN

IN

HEAVEN ON EARTH

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

SHOWING SOON

THE LATEST 1932 UNITED

Boland

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ARTISTS SPECIAL PICTURE

Watt CORSAIR

„Äänited Artårts Picture

Chester Morris

́SUICIDE FLEET" AT CENTRAL THEATRE.

STORY OF U.S. NAVY AT WAR.

15

The

FINAL SHOWINGS T-DAY

AT 2:30, 6.10.

7:15 & 9:30 PM.

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- inaswift-paced story that moves as fast *"honeymoon!

STRANG

TRANGERS IN LOVE

with FREDRIC MARCH KAY FRANCIS STUART ERWIN

a Paramount Picture "ADDED ATTRACTION

TO-DAY ONLY

BETH BERI

DANSEUSE

MISS BERI WILL APPEAR WITH THE USUAL PICTURE PRO- GRAMME AT 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.30 P.M. ONLY

DUMB-BELLS IN

ERMINE."

WITH JAMES GLEASON IN

LEAD.

PRICES AS USUAL

THE SILENT

WITNESS."

17

CHARMING RED HEADED

STAR.

A trade notier states :--- Last sümber the Fox Film Car-

local movie fans, the former in "Soh Sister" and the later in "Th: Cisco Kid."

opens

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

TEL. 25318

TO-MORROW

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Queen's.

مع اليه

HONG KONG.

"Skin Desy'

King'a.

and

Long Tack Sam,..

Strangers in Love"

And Bath Beri, Danseuse.

Central.

Frankenstein.”

World

Tailor Made Men"

KOWLOON.

Star.

The Perfect Alibi."

THE KISS THAT LED TO MURDER!

Queon'a.

Who killed this woman

who was always playing at love but never play- ing fair?

The SILENT WITNESS

with

LIONEL ATWILL Greta Nissen Bramwell Fletcher FOX PICTURE

COMING.

Dumbells in Ermine."

* Four Infantry Men?

King's.

Tell England,"

The Silent Witness."

Dancers in the Dark."

To-morrow and To-morrow."

Central,

Suicide Fleet."

"Corsair,"

World..

Star.

"Geens Meadow."

A Death Fearing Hero," op. 9

Chinese film.

"Song of the West?

"Its A Wind Child.”

Shipmates.

Gren Meadow."

Tailor Made Mou." "

HOLLYWOOD AND ELISSA

LANDI.

FINE ACTRESS AND WEAK FILMS.

America, the home of the pun- gent apophthegro, has a saying that you can't keep a good boy (or girl)

down.

have been a fairly good film. The icon of showing the changes wrought in the lives of seven or eight persons by the winding of big A plansing reflection, but untrue. prizes in a lottery is not without Take the case of Elissa Landi. promise, but it is badly worked Here is

An actress of unusual out. There are some amusing beauty, distinguished bearing, and Derby scenes (Victor McLaglen" is

more culture than any other young woman on the screen. Yet of the half-dozen pictures she has done in Hollywood not one has been a real

Success.

Bad Stories.

particularly good in these early comedy sequences), the exteriors are delightful, and there are several clever bits of character.drawing.

But nothing can disguise the syathetic nature of the drama, and the plot depends on a psychological untruth-that a big, good-natured bruiser will stab a acoundrel in the hack instead of enjoying the satis faction of thrashing him. Nor did

Since Janics Glenson could ark walk he has been on the stage His arit view of the interior of a thraporation selected three of Holly e was from behind the footlights wood's most promising players and And now, he is not only a success crowned them with the coveted ful stage and screen arist but aitles. The Fox Debutante Star pinywright and motion picture of 1931 These actresses, who were scenarist as well.

Helen Mack, Linda Watkins and Besides writing the dialogue for Conchita Mongenegro, were chosen "Dumb-bella in Ermine," Warner for their beauty, their screen per Brothers-Vitaphone comedy feasonality and their dramatic talent. turing Robert Armstrong and Bar-Miss Watkins and Miss Montenegro bara Kent, opening to-morrow at have already made their bows to the Queen's Theatre, Gleason plays

Her acting, when there was op an important role in the film.

portunity for it, has been uniform Gleason was born on the East

ly good. She has simply been Side of New York. When he waal Mina Mack has not. But when rubbed of her chance by the poverty and unreality of the stories allotted lour years old his family moved to The Silent Witness" ither by Fox. Four or five years Oakland, Calif., where bley purongagement next Sunday at the go, had she joined the same com I like the mixture of morbidity chased the Liberty Theatre. Dur-King's Theatre, local audiences will pay she would have found Win and sentiment introduced by the field Sheehan in charge of produc- semi-paralysed. Army officer's de ing school vachtions he appeared get their first glimpse of this charm-tion and men like F. W. Murnau, claration to the heroine that if she on the stage.

ing, diminutive, red head who has who made The Last Laugh" in will allow him to put his warped "Sunrise" and arm around her he will be able to Upon his return from the World had Hollywood agag since she ar Germany, and

"Four Devils" for Fox, directing.de so and thus cure himself War he commenced writing for the rived in the screen capital, less than Instead she has had the misfor-

From Butlet to Nobleman, stage. His first success

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tune to work for a great organisa- } A year ago.

tion at the nadir of its fortunes, Zat So," which was soon followed

Mins Landi gives a performance Miss Mack comes to the screen when its shares have slumped from of great sincerity and charma by The Fall Guy" and "The from the New York stage where a to 1 and "control has passed in-

Beryl Mercer and Victor Me Shannons of Broadway," in which she has played since childhood,

to the hands of men who may know Laglen as mother and son are Wall Street but know very little quite admirable, and Halliwell | he no-starred with his wife.

Her Arst rule was in "Thr Idle He entered pictares at the Metro Inn" and arnong her more recent

A recovery may be at hand. Mr. Hobbes, condemned for years to Goldwyn-Mayer studion

writing successes are Yellow," "Beigh- Sidney Kent has assumed control, play butlers, makes the most com dialogue fonThe Broadway Me bors, and

Subway Express he has asked Mr. Sheehan to take vincing nobleman I have seen on the screen for years. I also liked charge of production once more. lody" add," Angel Face," He has While "The Silent Witness"

is and it may be that Miss Landi and Paul Cavanagh as a completa cad

and Herbert Mundin as a velet. appeared with Mrs. Gleason in her first talking picture it is not the other artists will have a chance Miss Barbara Weeks, one of "the two Americans, in the film, has been number of short comedies for Chris her first screen appearance. Se act in real pictures. tie and only recently they made played with Gloria "Swanson in the

highly praised-I am not clear. why. To me she seems just another "The Shannons of Broadway" for silent version of "Zaza" and in Univeren).

Grit" with Glan. Hunter.

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Among Gleason's most recent pic- Lures are Puttin' on the Ritz

and Cyclone Hitchey:**

In The Silent Witness" Miss Mack shares leading 'feminine honors with Greta Nissen, alluring, blonde screen the talking picture debut of that well known interna- tional stage star, Lionel Atwill, who or depth bomb send water geysers will be seen in the same role he originated in the stage production.

of the sailing vessol white destroy

sbout Alma.

"The

A Weak Plot. Devil's Lattery," might blondo.

STRANGERS IN

LOVE.

AN INTERESTING *VILLAIN."

"SKIN DEEP" AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.

A MONTE BLUE SUCCESS..

"If you want anything done right call in a specialist says Monte Blus, giant Warner Bros.

star.

States enters the World War. loaping skyward, The suprems destroyer on which they are serving

With this idea in mind he took captures and sinks an enemy sail-thrill comes, however when & pro-

A trade notice states: ing vessel that has been acting as jectile from one of the submarines of this thrilling mystery drama.

his personal physician. Dr. Carl a supply ship for submarines while strikes the powder magazine in the Bramwell Fletcher is another mem-

When Kay Francis was a screen C. Conn to the Studio to work manquerading as a neutral. The pals then volunteer as members of windjammer and sends the whole ber of the original stage cast who fan, long before she ever thought with him while filming scenes for the "Suicide crew

"heroes ** was a tall young man talking. Vitaphone picture now hav which mane after part of the vessel hurtling appears in the photoplay and Wel- of becoming an actress, one of her Skin Deep" Warner Bros. ail ing ite final runs at the Queen's another windjammer exactly simi- iar to the destroyer Enemy vessel, overal hundred feet into the air. den Heyburn completes the number with the old Kalem Company.

This sama actor, Earle Foxe, Theatre: Bill Boyd, Robert Armstrong and of featured players. In the large plays a villainous role in support. There were certain scenes where A trade notice states:-

This ship is to act as a bait for the

Jaraes Cilenson head the cast while supporting cast are such favorites of Miss Francis and Fredric March it was necessary for the star to submarines. Thrilling action, colourful spec- tacie, a strong story and sterling The U-boats arrive to keep their red-haired Ginger Rogers is the as Mary Forbes, Wydham Standing, for the Paramount comedy romance, appear with his head and tace performances by an unusually eaprendezvous, discover the rust and leading woman. Harry Bannister Billy Bevan, Lumaden Haro, Hor King Theatre is now showing. The setting was the operating room "Strangers in Love," which the completely swathed in bandages. able cast combine to make RKO open Are on the windjammer. Ta has an important role and other bert Mundin and Alan Mowbray,

to of a skillful plastic surgeon. While. Pathe's Suicide Flest truly the ing overwhelming. odds,

leads are played by Frank Reicher, Navy's Big Parade.

American crow puts up game Ben Alexander, Henry Victor and

The picture which was directed" monaca" characterizarions several Dr. Coun noted as technical dire This sensational pietura which light against the menacing gray

Hans Joby, "

by Marcel Varnel and R. L. Rough yours ago. He alternates between tor for the correct atmosphere he comes to the Central Theatre to-submarines while a full division of

Albert Rogell directed this big tells the gripping story of a self acting, and serving as president and also carefully bandaged Blue's hend

general policy founder of one of the and faes himself. day, has benn produced on a big destroyers steam to the resene.

spectacle. Low Lipton gets erodit.[ scale with quality, keeping "pace

for the screen play which is taken sacrificing father who risks lús own largest private military academies from a story by Commander Her life on the galoows to save his with production values. A story of the Navy, it uses not one worship, This battle action in branth-tak-bert A. Jones, U. S. N. The dia but a fleet In the sea battleeing in the realism. Shells, and walogue laurala go to F. McGrew weekling son from the penalty for actual ships are sunk by real shella have it on the word of the Navy Willis. And while credit is being murder he is involved in. It was in Beanies as spectacular as ay that they were real ones, plunge passed out, the United States Navy adapted for the screen from the ever brought to the acreen,

angrily into the non or tear jagged cannot be overlooked. Navy ships Three pale who love the same girl holes in the staunch wrdden side and Navy men made the picture play, of Jack DeLeon and Jack enlist in the Navy when the United (Continued at foot of neat column. " possible,

A Sea Fight."

the

Celestin.

Foxe switched from hero

This professional service, incident

in the West, located in Southern ally, was without charge as Dr.. California

Copp is deeply interested in the Foxe, who appeared in Ladies woll being of Monte and his family of the Big House, is two inches consisting of wife, daughter and over six feet tall and weighs only son. The son is now just a few tury mark. He is the father of a Monte. The daughter's nam tan pounds under the double con months old and is named Bichard Ithirteen-year-old boy.

Barbara Ann,

QUEEN TEARE

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

TO-DAY-

Ar 5.10, 7.15 and 9.20- (At 2,30 usual picturs programme only): TO-MORROW

At All Shows, 2.80, 5.10, 715 and 9.20

The Is No One In The World Whe Can Equal Th's Past Master of Stage-Graft-8. CM.P.

LONG TACK

SAM

The World Renowned CHINESE MIRACLE MAN,

will

MINA & NEE-SA

-TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND 9.20

Warner Bros,

preiant

Monte Blue

SKIN

DEEP

WITH

DAVEY

One

Wornaa

Loathed

His Ugly

Face

Another

Girl

Loved Him Hecause He Was Handsome

TO-MORROW

WARNER BROS, present

DUMB BELLS

ERMINE

'ו

YOUNG LOVE and

O.LD.

IDEAS!

witia ROBERT ARMSTRONG BARBARA KENT,

and a great cast.

Wayward youth sets a fast pace for the town busybodies.

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9:20.

A. A. MILNE'S SENSATIONAL MYSTERY DRAMA

THE PERFECT ALIBI

A RADIO, Picture

WORLDA

FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY TAILOR MADE MAN