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QUEENS THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.18 AND 9.20

THE FATE that, threatens all- dare devir performers!

•

Marion

WITH

“WICKED.”

NEXT CHANGE AT THE KING'S.

A trade police states:-

one,

When the motion picture sereunt first found its voice many were the stage stars who left for the more! lucrative work that Hollywood offered. Yet there were many who turned deaf ears to the movies' al- tractive offors, but these, one by

gradually succumbed and travelled westward,..

The latest star to heed the cal! of filmdom is Allan Dinehart, who made his film debut in "The Brat" and who plays a feature role in Aupport of, Elissa Landi, in her new Fox drama, "Wiekos", open- ing ou Thursday at the King's Theatre.

Dinebart's stage career was D kup and successful one. It dates hack to the time when he played in "The Girl Of The Golden West" ! with Frank Krenna, Blanche Bates au Robert Hiliard. Since that

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1932.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

HONG KONG

Central.

"Rockless Living." Queen's.

"Polly of the Circus." King's.

"Reserved for Ladics,"

World.

"Laughing Sinners."

Oriental.

"Personal Maid."

KOWLOON.

BtAT.

"Reducing."

COMING.

"Liliom." "Wings,"

Queen's

"Sin Ship."

"Wicked."

time his appearances on Broadway ! Central, have been many and his most out- standing plays were, "The Mar- ringe Bed". "That's Gratitude," **The Meanest MRU In The Work and "Lawful Larceny."

Dinchart's stage success has often i King's, | been accredited to his deep study of theatrical technique. And it woudd seem that he intends to i follow the same procedure to ħha Fan, for although he was not call-Star, od for nution until the sixth day of the picture's filming he spent every moment on the set from the First shooting trying to discover just what it was that make the movies click.

DAVIES KOPARK GABLE POLLY THE CIRCUS

A Metro Goldeyr

My

--COMEDY- LAUREL and BARDY in "Laughing Gravy

NEXT ATTRACTION SHE HAD NO CHOICE BUT LOVE!

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Swooping Drama of Unchartered Untamed Seas!

IAN KEITH LOUIS WOLHEIM MARY ASTOB

SHIP

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

MARIE

DRESSLER

POLLY

MORAN

in

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's “REDUCING” ̈

Miss Landi's leading man in dima, Victor McLaglen. Unn Merkel and Theodore Vou Eltz sre "Wicked" is the he-man of the ulso to be seen in featured roles.

"The Calendar."

"She Wanted a Millionaire."

"Marianne." "Atlantic."

World.

"Reminianence of Peking."

(Part 9).

Oriental.

"Touchdown."

GOSSIP

FACT.

on

Have you Notice 117

Scotty," Woggles," who bids Inir Have you

ever noticed the to rival his mistress' popularity. platinum-linked bracelet worn

In the bundle of letters that ar the right arm of Constance Ben-rived for Miss Crawford at the aett? She has never removed it studios, were ten letters addressed ained it was placed there by the

to "Woggles Crawford."' Marquis de la Falaise, who wears

Olara's and Pola's Memoirs, the mate to it.

Marlene Dietrich and Herbert.

Marshall,

A

Clara Bow has written her me- moirs, and even if they do not cever a period of many years she Actual filming of the Marlene should have a lot to record in them. Dietrich-Josef von Sternberg pro- Now Pola Negri has written duction, Blonde Venus," was volume of memoirs which will be brought a stop nearer by the an- off the Press in a few weeks. Of nouncement by Paramount that particular interest is the fact that Herbert Marshall, English atage in her volume Polu gives to the and screen actor, has been signed world her own story of the love for one of the leading masculinei affair which made her and Rudolph- rites.

Valentino known

the AB colony's most perfect lovers. Over half the book is devoted to the years of this love affair which was terminated by Valentine's death Pola has a handsomely framed photograph of Valentine displayed prominently in her bome

Marshall will enact the part of Miss Dietrich's husband, in "londe Venus."

This will be Marshall's first Hollywood production. He has ap peared in several filma produced in New York, notably "The Letter," with the late Jeanne Eagels, and "Secrets of a Secretary," with

Claudette Colbert.

| Harold Lloyd to Tour Europe?

Harold Lloyd has twice been ap proachod by English motion picture men, to make his next picture abroad, but in each instance las declined the invitation, although very flattering propositions were made to him,

Mixi and Ivan:

film

Mitzi Green has nothing bus praise for Ivan Lebedeff, the hand- some young Russian star, who acts with her in." Girl Crazy," in which Wheeler and Woolsey, and Eddie Quillan are also co-stard,

extended her band. Ivan shook it The day she first met him, she

gravely, giving her his deepest, courtly, military bow.

Mitzi was "For some time I have had an not satisfied. idea," said Lloyd, “of making & i

"Aren't you going to kiss it 7" picture UTI an around-the-world

she asked. trip, one in which we would visit the principal cities of perhaps ten We only kiss the hands of mar- nations, as a background for our ried women, Mitzi," he ebaffed. action. That would have been "However, I shall make an excep- much casier task in the silent pic-tion in your case. Thera!" turo-days, but in these times of Twas done. Mitzi-says-it's-nico,—| sound so many obstacles present and while in the past she has not themselves that it is much more been much for exotic gentlemen, preferable to work right from the she's now all for them--particularly home base.

handsome Ivan.

* I think England, with its magy

WORLDS places of interest, would offer a

TODAY ONLY at 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20 JOAN CRAWFORD

in

"Laughing Sinners?'

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ploture

splendid buckground for one of our pictures, and I am hopeful one

Clark Gable's Chance.

John Colton is a famous author of these days to work cat the and playwright, best known for his round-the-world idea we have and stage plays, Rain" and "Shang- carry it through to a successful hai Gesturo. He is now doing thu conclusion, taking advantage of adaptation of China Scas." This will be Clark Gable's first-starring these points of attraction."

pleture, and with Mr. Colton, that oxcellent weaver of stories, in the Joan's Popular Dog.

rld of scenarist,; Clark should have The most photographed dog in a vehicle worthy of his capabilities Hollywood is Jean Crawford's potto launch him as a full-fledged star.

KINGS THEATRE

SHOWING

TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE MADE IN ENGLAND WITH A BRITISH CAST & BRITISH TECHNICIANS. Released at the Plaza Theatre-London

20th May 1932

MAURICE

CHEVALIER

...AN

One Hour with You

a Garamount Picture

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LATEST SOUND NEWS,

Screen Song and Comedy, -NEXT CHANGE- THURSDAY 11th AUG.

Elissa Jandi WICKED

VICTOR McLAGLEN

AND

For 3 DAYS ONLY AT 5,10, 7.15 & 9.30 p m. only LAURA GUERITE

THE FAMOUS LONDON VAUDEVILLE STAR,

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAL LAST TWO DAYS

Too

Pretty

to Stay

Unwed!

NANCY CARROLL

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Personal Maid]

A Paramount Picture

·NEXT CHANGE The thrill-classic they're all yelling for! Packed with action and HUMAN INTEREST!

“TOUCHDOWN! ” Featuring RICHARD ABLEN

PEGGY SHANNON

JACK OAKIE

"RESERVED FOR LADIES."

PERFECT TEAM ACTING. IN.

BRITISH FILM.

**Reserved for Ladies," the

CENTRAL THEATRE

TEL

Paramount film with English cast FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

and a setting partly in Londou

and partly in Switzerland, has a sunveness and a quietness that is

at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.80

new to the films. It is interesting | LOVE, DECEIT, SORBOW, INDISCRETION, ROMANCE, EXCITE- and witty but without the hectic

MENT, LONG CHANCES, GREAT ENTERTAINMENT : thrill which has given the moving picture drama that expressivo 'label' "the flicks."

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The story tells of a head waiter London's leading restaurant, with the mauners and the xavoir faire of an ambassador, and the most complete knowledge not only of food and wine, but of the ways, the manners, and the scerets of the social world. He is character, and in his own way, the friend of the clients. Nor must it be over- looked that the part suits Lealió Howard to perfection.

Even waiters are hunian, He falls in love with a guest at the hotel, (excellently played by that beautiful actress Elizabeth Allan), and, taking his holiday, follows her to a Swiss hotel. A king is also on holiday at the hotel-incognito. He is of portentous stateliness- George Grossmith loves the part- but kindhearted, within the limits of his own comfort, and he hugely relishes the joke when his herd- waiter friend, for of course he knows Max well, is taken for a prince...

The mystery in well sustained- and all the guests, the dowagers at their knitting, girls in their pretty frocks, old men and the tactful "mine host " are vastly intrigued to know who this young man muy be

How Much Should a Woman

Stand From The Man She Loves?

FUGARDO

CORTEZ

MAE

CLARKE

NORMAN FOSTER- Silm Summervile, Mario Promond, Dive Call Card

by Lammis, ty

from the midy “The Up má Up,” by Em Ke_Flint and Northe Madison. Frosted by Carl

SHOULD & wife hold the pars

strings? Are all women fools over the men they love? Ser how one young wile answered these questions... Smushingly drameito...Intensely human...A throbbing alien of Efe cut deep from the heart of the world of big-elly bookmakers and their *anchera* A world where women love their men jou as Bercely and as docply as they do on Main street.. ".fi'e different from anything you've ever seen before. DON'T MISS IT!

FIND A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

RECKLESS LIVING

A sub vos flame of Max's, a disreputable countess, complicates matters and the young heroine. faced by a rival suddenly behaves, well, not as a young buy should! Well for that there is a cason that rounds off the story. How her THE lugubrious old father, beautifully portrayed by Morton Shelton, helps her, and helps the young men makes up the denouement.

Wit, kindly humour, same quite daring love passages and an extra- ordinary pleasant atmosphere, aro the constituents of this film. It in not high-brow; but the neme of

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STARTING TO-MORROW

GREATEST MYSTERIOUS THRILL

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LUGOSI &

HELEN CHANDLER

IN

perfect team acting, which, we be 66 DRACULA

liove, only a cast drawn from the West End of London, is able to give.

R.B.

"POLLY OF THE CIRCUS."

GLAMOUR AND REALISM AT THE QUEEN'S.

Circus life with all its glamour

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'RECKLESS LIVING." | "PERSONAL MAID."

RACING COMEDY-DRAMA AT CENTRAL,

A trade notice states:-

ORIENTAL SHOWS NANCY

CARROLL FILM.

see what If you want to "Personal Maid" ares, hear what In a day of hackneyed. plots and she hears and get the "low-down"

eternal triangles the Central Theatre takes 'decided pleasure in

on the inside of the life of some of the swells of Americs, go and Ben

and colourfulness is brought back announcing Universal's refreshing Nancy Carroll at the Oriental

to Queen's Theatre audiences in "Pully of the Circus" which open-

ly original "Reckless Living". showing 2 days only from to-day. Cyril Quardner has taken apart

Theatre.

ed to enthusiastic houses yesterday, the race track and its slang-dishing | cila story mada

outside-the-lew

"bookies"

and

"Personal Maid" is the Cindor- real, with Nancy sparkling in and out on her

Blatant blare of steam calliopes, the cracking of the ringinnster's whip, peanuts, lemonade, elephants, "phone reoms" to give a glimpse high heels. It's romanes, and good sideshows, thrilling trapeze, stunts, into the inside of the checked fun, but, underneath it all is real .sawdust arenas, vast expanses of

suited gamblers and their methods. drama, lightly and amusingly told, canvas tents, kaleidoscopic whirl of

of the emotion-torn, love-muddled With the assistance of Ricardo colour and action, girls in tights,

lives of America's millionaires.. clowns-all these memories of circus Cortez, Mae Clarke and Normas life are brought before you in realis Foster, he permits you to find all tic manner in Marion Davies' bril the ingredients of good entertain liant new starring vehicle.

Nancy makes herself so" usnful 'äs

personal maid to the wealthy Mra.

As the heroine of this romantic mont in these cleverly exposed Gary that she is commissioned to

atory, Miss. Davies is her loveliest, secrets.

her performance probably outrank-

ing all her previous successes. Bho

coax the wayward son of the house

Cortez,. famous as star of the back to the "straight and narrow," She falls in love with the boy; and,

in superb as the aorialist who falls silent pictures, is an oven greater

from her high perch--and head over star of the talkies. Following Ten at the same time, attracts the at- heels in love with the parson whose

tention of a self-made business Convinced

purity aruande posted sheets over Ceuta a Dance," "Maltese Falcon"

the and "Her Man," his semi-villain-friend of the family. her picture in silk tights on

that clothes make the lady," billboards. Never has she reached!

ous, bland gambling character in the heights of dramatic charac "Reckless Living" is heralded as Naney steals a holiday and poses. terization as she does in the clima -tio-scenes-

unc_of_the_most brilliant portrayals Clarke Gable is the handsome of an equally brillient career. minister in the story. It is a dif. Mao Clarke of "Waterloo Bridge," ferent characterization for Gable

as a wealthy. heiress, Her_tuse" is discovered, and she goes back to the servants" hall, only to be lifted out of it by a real romance.i

and he makes it an altogether ie, as unusual, the personification of "Personal Maid" is exciting,

different kind of minister than we art and attractiveness Normon thrilling drama ・ all have been accustomed to sceng.

of

the -way

Gable is a polished actor and he Foster, Slim Summerville, Marie through. Its action and dialogue,

is smart and fresh. turns in one of his most engaging Prevost, Robert Emmett D'Connor performances in this role.

and Thomas Jackson, the screen's) Alfred Bantell directed the cir greatest detectives and the hand ous story with the same; tenderness that endowed his presentation of "Daddy Long Legs." His camera treatment is beautiful and his The sparkling film, adapted to tertaining picture. You must sco handling of the amazing trapeze the screen from the stage play, "Reckless Living. It is full of atuata is graphic and thrilling. (Continued at foot of news column,, i comedy, pathos and the joy of life.

race track bookies leave "On the Up and Up" combines virtually nothing to be desired in mile-a-minute pathos, romance, and their performances.

nnusaalassa of plat in one big en

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