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QUEEN THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 and 9.20

TWO, who make motion-picture history!

'THE CHAMP."

GRIPPING DRAMA AT, THE

QUEEN'S.

A trade notice, statos :-

Wallace

BEERY

COOPER

The

CHA

KING VIDOR'S great production

Here is a picture that takes its place among thescroon's mightiest! You can only think of "The Kid" In the same breathi

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture AND

THE FIRST SERIES OF M-G-M-FLIT VOICE GUESSING CONTEST Your Chance To Win $500,00.

NEXT CHANGE

The

-WARNER BROK, Prant

LIFE THE PARTY

With

WINNIE LIGHTNER

'She wrote the

fictiond last chapters „In % the book of whoopee!

Here's you!

chance'ite

make whoopee

ALL

COLOUR 1

VITA

(STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORKOW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -presents

The GREAT EPIC of the

DARK CONTINENT

TRADER

HORN

with

HARRY CAREY & EDWIND BOOTH

Directed by

8. VAN DKYE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1932.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA.

HONG KONG.

1-Queen's.

Wallace Весгу, the famous "The Champ."

Scorpio of "The Secret Six," | King's.

Jnekic Cooper, of "Skippy" fame, "She Wanted a Millionaire."

And King Vidor, director of Central.

"Street Scene," are the notable ** Wings,”

trio behind The Champ." Metro-j World. Goldwyn-Mayer's sensational drama

of the Mexican border, which now playing at the Queen's Thea-i

tre.

Beery and Jackie play father and son in the vivid new story, inj which the redoubtable Beery is sen

as a former fight champion, now!

down on his luck, living with his

Marianne."

Oriental.

"Goldie."

KOWLOON.

san in a border resort and trying'atar, to make a “come back."

Inner secrets of border gambling! houses, of the fight racket," ex- citing races at Caliento and other i thrills abound in a gripping story. The narrative in by Frances Marion, author of The Digi House and Min and Bill."

Much of the production was film ed in Mexican locales. A qutable cast appears, including Irene Richi

na the mother, Roseu Ates and Ed-

"Trader Horn,"

Queen's.

COMING.

The Life of the Party." "Lovers Courageous."' 2nd Floor, Mystery."

"The Calendar,"

ward Brophy as the fight trainer · King's. and manager, respectively, Hale. Hamilton, Jesse Scott and Maren! Mao Joans.

One of the big dramatic high lights is a sensational prize Aght in which Brery battles for s coine back"

against Frank Hagney.. former famous heavyweight of the ring. Another highlight is the meeting of Jackie and his mother in the paddock during the races, at, Caliente, Glimpses of famous re- sorte of Tin Juana and other burder resorts are also given the audience.

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"THE LIFE OF THE PARTY."

NEXT CHANGE AT THE QUEEN'S.

дега

A trade notice states:- Winnie Lightner in "Gold Dig

in "She of Broadway," Couldn't Say No" and in "Hold Everything set America in an up rear, mention of her name became and continues to be a signal for morriment. Why?

You will saj "Individuality. Her Personality, Pép. Purch.

(Continued at next column.)

"Tho Spy." "Misleading Lady."..

Gontzal,

Star.

"White Hell of Pitz Palu."

"Sporting Blood,"

World.

"Strangers Any Kiss," Oriental.

"His Woman."

"Dude Ranch."

blues, her fancy falls. Who can woo like Winnie? Or winks? Who can roughhouse a startled suitor with such haughty, headlong tech- inique as Winnie?"

You are quite right, but there is another reason for Winnio Light- ner's overwhelming popularity Back of her tomfoolery is an honsal- liking for people that suffuses all she winsomeness that is does with a irresistible.

She is coming to the Queen's thestro on Thursday in her funniest, The Life of the Party," Intest Warner Bros. and Vitaphone pro- I duction,

GOSSIP &

FACT.

Janet Wins.

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell topped the poll in a popularity con- test by a leading American news- paper. The followers-up were Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Sally Eilers, Clara Boy, and Marie Dress ler among the women, and Clark Gable, James Cagney, James Dunn, Low Ayres, and Banus Novarto

mong the men.

Ursula Jenna' Success.

implied in a single name seems to be reserved for emotional and

exotic stars.

Character Ambitions.

"Min and Bill" has given many character actors great abitions. Maria Dressler and Wallace Beery did such fine work that this parti- eular picture has been a goal for other character players. Jean Her. aholt, for instance, had an equally important role in "Emma," Mario's comedy.

Have You Heard.

That there is now another Barry- more in filmet Samuel Barrymore Colt, son of Ethel Barrymore and nephew of Lionel Barrymore, is making his film debut in a Para- mount pieture.

Ursula Jeans, who is almost as popular with picturegoers as she is with London theatre patrons, took a leuling part in the British talkie, "The Flying Fool." This charming actress, who in private life is Mra Robin Irvine was born in India, and is the daughter of Major MneMinns of the Indian Army, menced her career at the Royal That for several weeks an "extra" Academy of Dramatic Art, where girl who can play golf, basket ball, she studied for a year. She then tennis, and is an expert horse- toured with Owen Narus in woman, haunted the Hollywood stu- "Cobra." In the following year dios, and then one day got a call sho made her West End début with for a swimming part-and. she can Ivor Novello, since when she has not swim Such is life!

She com-

been almost constantly.engaged on the West End stage.

Some of her biggest successes have been in Passing Brompton Road, High Treason, and The First Mra. Fraser."

Just Garbo.

If Greta Garbo is hereafter de- signated as simply Garbo, it will. not be the first time that only one Dame of

That Clark Gable recently pur chased a polo pony for his own per- sonal nee? The popular M.-G.-M.- leading man had wanted a polo pony for a long time. And now he expects to spend many a day, when not working, at a country club, romping over the turf and swinging a mallet to his heart's content.

**Jack O'Lantern."!"

Jack O'Lantern."

Twicken

KINGS THEATRE LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.80, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

The Tragic Lova Mistake of a Real Miss America-- who cashed in on her good loola!

She Wanted

a Millionaire

with

JOAN BENNETS, SPENCER TRACY Des Morks), James Kirkwood Decathy Peterson

Directed by John Brystone FOX PICTURE

-ADDED FEATURES- MAGIC CARPET SERIES

COMEDY

"PETE AND REPEAT”

NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 18th AUGUST

"The

Calender"

with

HERBERT MARSHALL and EDNA BEST A BRITISH PICTURE Edgar Wallace Drama of the Turf.

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING ROAD, WANCHAL LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m

SHE WANTED A MILLIONAIRE.".

FINE PICTURE AT THE KING'S.

A trade notice states:- Hollywood has been the scene of so many extraordinary happeninga in pictures that fahatma Gandhi could to-day walk down Hollywood Boulevard in his sheet with ecarcely a lift of the eyebrow from the placid atives. This does not apply, how- ever, to nearly California towns, where film companies sometimes journey in search of suitable at- mosphere for pictures.

For example, when John Blyatoue, the director, decided upón Redonda Beach as the most appropriate place to reproduce the Atlantic City Lonrd-walk shots of "She Wanted A Millionaire," the Fox drama, now playing at the King's Theatre, that town became so excited about the event that the local papers editor- ialized upo the happening for

days,

"She Wanted A Millionaire," is the film in which, Joan Bennett was injured last summer, and production of which was held up until her complete recovery, when she again assumed her role opposite Spencer Tracy. Her part calls for her on- try into the Atlantic City beauty conteet, which she wins to become Miss Universe.

The main scenes of the parade' were notually filmed at the Eastern shore resort, but for the close-up shola of the dramatic action of the story, an exact duplicate of the ori ginal board-walk had to be con- structed and peopled with hundred of spectators, such as are anually soen in attendance at the Atlantic City contest.

This is why Redondo became so

CENTRAL THEATRE

TEL

SHOWING

TO-DAY

at 2.80; 6.00; 7.20 & 9.40 p.m. -

(PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME OWING TO

THE LENGTH OF THE PICTURE)

THE MOST WONDERFUL AIR EPIC OF THE WAE “ACES” WITH MARVELOUS SOUND SYNCHRONIZATION & SPLENDID MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT.

A tragic Good of lead!

Madly be fired round after rend loto the vitals of the ship of the air that bore this insignia of the enemy.

How was ho to kapte that the pilot was the pal he believed dead the very pa be had been avenging!

It's the most string cline the screen has givent And It's but out of a host of towering Tents in a mighty picture that will carry yout over the clonula to a thousand thrills. Ac, tually sted tiles high in the air

„te the picture which thrilled Brzadarsy for more than a year. It's, the picture London, Paris and all the big cities of the world baled as the greatest scree

terplace. It bu won a rislag som od praian.

WING

"CLARA BOW CHARLES (BEY) ROGERS RICHARD ARLEN GARY COOPER

NEXT CHANGE

THE LATEST CHINESE MOVIETONE TALKING DRAMA WITH WONDERFUL TECHNICOLOR SEQUENCES

excited. It meant an opportunity ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE”

for hundreds of her citizens to aut before the camera, to work with Miss Bennett and Spencer Tracy, with Una Nerkel, James Kirkwood and the other important members of the large cast.

In order to pacify the thousands who clamoured for jobs. Director Blystone finally hit upon the plan of turning the hiring of extras over to the local charity organizations of Redondo. Between the Redondo Beach Woman's Club and the Elca, 700 suitable types were soon picked and their salaries were donated tu charity. These extras acted with all the enthusiasm of professional play. ers and the completed result makes one of the spectacular highlights of the film.

"GOLDIE."

RIDTOUS FUN AT THE

ORIENTAL.

A trade notice states:-

Uproarious laughter is the order

of the day at the Oriental Theatre

where "Goldie," riotous Fox

SHOWING SOON

THE GREATEST THRILL PICTURE OF ALL TIME. NOTHING LIKE IT BEFORE! NOTHING LIKE IT AGAIN 1. A MIRACLE OF PICTURE-MAKING! A DRAMA YOU'LL NEVER FORGEri

"WINGS."

AIR THRILLER AT THE CENTRAL.

A trade notice states:- The greatest compliment ever comedy co-starring Spencer Tracy given to a motion picture company and Warren Hymer is showing to has been bestowed upon day.

Para-

mount for its war epic of the air, Based on the rovings and ro mancing of two sailor pals, the "Wings," which is showing at the picture reaches the heights of buf- Central Theatre today, foonery in its deliberate picturiza A menorial to cost $100,000, and tion of highly exaggerated comedy situations. It would require most dedicated to the Second Division

of the adjectives existent to pro-will be erected in Washington, Bo- perly describe the hilarious antics

of Tracy and Hymer, those irre cause of their accuracy, still pic

"THE CALENDAR."

NEXT CHANGE AT THE KING'S.

A trade notice states:-

Miss Edna Best was born at Hove in 1900, and was educated at Brighton. She was prepared for the stage by Miss Kate Rorke, and made her debut at the Grand Thea tre, Southampton, in 1917, iu Charley's Aunt." Her first Lon- don appearance was at the St. James's Theatre in 1917, again in Charley's Aunt," but in a dif ferent role. During 1918 and 1919

SPENCER TRACY pressible comics of "Up The Rivertures from the pao eplay are to be she tourned in "Fair and Warm

and WARREN HYMER

GOLDIE

with

stor has been used. har studio production, has an ex- | JEAN HARLOW Nazimova was long so known. Her ceedingly interesting cast, and it is first name, Alla, was rarely weed directed by Walter Forde, who is

·NEXT CHANGE· except to indicate her place of T certainly one of the most versatile sidence, which was known as the producers in the country. One of ||GARY COOPER and Garden of Allaskaan

his paat picturca was “ Lord Babs.”

CLAUDETTE COLBERT A few years ago Paramount also here you will see a real thriller. essayed to uso, only Olga Bacla Gillian Lind, a young actress who is nova's last name.

doing excellent work in British pic- Ono name has power, no doubt tures, will be seen in this interest- about it Theatrical history glistensing talkie.. Another beautiful now. with simple units such as Bujane, comer to the talkie world is Jane Kodjeska and Duse. The eminence Welsh,

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fame, but "ho-man" is perhaps the used as models in constructing the one term that beat expresses their

doings on their extensive travels in huge memorial.

which they live up to the reputa- Paramount constructed an axact tion given all sailors; " A girl in | duplicate of a sector of St. Mibic! every port."

ei," and in 1919 succeeded Miss Fay Compton in the same part at

the Prince of Wales Theatre...

Two years ago she went to Holly-

Jean Harlow, whose silvary toned in order to obtain the spectacular wood under contract with a big

tresses are becoming more and battle shots which climax "Wings"..

American producing company, and more the hall mark of perfection in and these so impressed officials that

enused a world-wide sensation by soroen vamping since her momor- ablo role in "Hell's Angel" is the they asked permission of Jesse Lwalking out of the studios because blonde Lorelei in the title role of Lasky to model from the stilla. she could not bear to be parted. "Goldie." Her work, characterized

by her ability to charm any man,

One of the most remarkable scenes from Mr. Herbert Marshall, her

is an especial plote with feminine in "Wings" is the bombing of a husband, then playing in New beauties.

She returned with Mr. Marchell to England specifically to-

Locales shown include five, of the French village by a huge German York.

Gotha bombing plage. world's principal ports, which gave director Benjamin Stoloffample This exciting scene, showing play in the talking film versions of opportunity for full display of re clearly the course of the destruc-Tho Calendar" which is com presentative world. beautics. For

and

example; Elean Hunt and Leliative missiles, was made possible being to the King's. Theatre next Michael and" Basquaite are the Russian girlaenuse the motion picture camera is Thursday, Lina Basquette is seen as the Greek infinitely faster than the eye. Mary and will be returning to maiden; Maria Aiba ia tha Latin

Five regulation aero bombs, America when her English engage fashion model, while hundreds of other beautiful girls are seen in charged with T.N.T. wore dispatch, mente permit. Her recreations are support.

Chief of the supporting male ed from the Goths and from the dancing and tonnis. players are Ivan Tanew, Josse De height of 1,000 feet directed toward | | Voraka and Eddie Kand. Geraan exact duplication of a French

Towns and Paul Perez are credited village Director William Wellman vision of the death dealing plum with the excellent continuity and

salty tanged dialogue with which and cinema engineers designed a

mels from the time they left the

the Boreamingly funny story camera rack which allowed full bombay until they foll-like murder

(Continued at fout of next colupts.) ous hall upon their objec

told.