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QUEEN'T THEATRE DISTINCTIVE WORK.

SHOWING TO-DAY At2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

This Girl Knew

Her Leap Year !

Cabart

•

But marriage Was just the begin- ning! You must ses what happens then!

Montgomery

with

Madge

Evans

Roland

Young

ід

Frederick Lonsdale's

wittiest romance

LOVERS Courageous

SHOWING-

ALSO M-G-M'S COLOUR REVUE

"Ambitions People."

NEXT ATTRACTION

She lived to- lure millions to their deaths... She died for love of one man alone.

CARBO

as the

spy In her greatest picture i

beautiful

with

NOVARRO

What & pair of lovers.

And what

a romance!

mata hari

-il

Metro-

POSTULE

with LIONEL BARRY- MORE, LEWIS STONE

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 8.20 p.m.

MARIE

POLLY

A

LAUGH

RIOT

SELFRIDGE AWARDS TO JOURNALISTS.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932.

TO-DAY AT THE

The members of the Selfridg| King's, Awards Committed met at the oil

CINEMA KINGS THEATRE

HONG KONG.

The Outsider.".

eos of the Company of Newspaper | Centrai, makers to allocate the prizes for distinctive journalistic effort daig ing the past twelve months.

The committee split three of the prizes into fifty guineas each.

The prizes, which will be handed by Mr. Selfridge to the winners at Stationer's Hall, were awarded as follows:

Descriptive Reporting.-D. F. Boyd, "A Trip to Russia," "Man chester Guardiar." Afty guiness, July 10 and 18, 1031, May 10, 1932. Cecil Thompson Thousands Cheer Dog," "Daily Express, October 5, 1931, fifty guinens.

Foreign Correspondence.-Gault Macgowa "Devil's Isle," the "Times," January 10, 1932, fifty Sir Percival Phillips, guinene.

Gandhi's Bill." "Daily Mail," July 13, 1031, fifty guiness,

Industrial.-C. A. Choke, "Why

Go Back to Gold ?" "Manchester | Guardian," Commercial, November 12, 1931, one hundred guineas.

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"Two Swords." Queen's.

"Lovers Courageous.” World.

"Sporting Blood."

Oriental.

"Rich Man's "Folly."

Star.

KOWLOON.

"Politics."

King's.

COMING.

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

The Romance of a

·‘Quack' and the Girl he Cured.

Britain's greatest masterpiece! A sensation on

the Stage, *

greater sensation

on the Screen

DOROTHY BRANDOfs INTERNATIONAL AUXXESS

The OUTSIDER

"After To-niorrow." "Disorderly Conduct." "This is the Night."

BIARY LACHMAN

Photography.-E. Victor Barton, Central. Bombay Riots. "Daily Sketch." February 12, 1932, fifty gulneas.

(Mr. Barton was killed on duty

"Corsair."

"Devotion."

ying from Ireland with Earhart Quesu's.

Atlantic photographe). The prize) "Mata Hari." will be handed to his family. David'

Reid, Scottish photographs, the Star.. "Scotsman," November 4. 1001, "Hottentot." fifty guineas.

"Honky Tonk."

No award was made for the best exclusive news story (colloquially World. known as a "scoop"), the com mittee considering the entries insufficiently arresting ta merit prize recognition.

"Oh Sailor Behave" Oriental.

No one Man.”

AFTER TO-MORROW."

Marian Nizon, non playing in For Film Productions

TO-MORROW'S OFFERING AT THE KING'S.

than to get a young player aff to one side and teach him the finer points of acting. He has been known to catch more than one ac- tor by the coat-tails when that A trade notice states:-

actor was ploiding his discouraged Hollywood directors are always way out of Hollywood and turn gind to have William Collier, Sr., his feet to the path that led to in the cast of picture they are stardom. This desire to help others producing, and they are always comes from the help he received in quick to give him a hearty welcome the old Weber and Field days when when he steps on the sot, evan he was struggling along with such though he may not be working in yearlings as Lillian Bussell, David the picture they are making at the Warfield and Sam Berbard. time. And the men of the mega- In "After To-morrow," which phone have a good reason for their opens at the King's to-morrow, fondness for the actor. He is rauk Colliers' role is somewhat parallel ed as one of the great comediant to his real life rôle, that of a of all times, is known as au sympathetic, willing to help father. outstanding figure in the world of The picture is based on the stage Minna the theatre and he knows all of success of the same name. the ins and outs of every form of Gombell, Ferdinand Munier, Nora dramatic production..

Lane, William Pawley and Jom Nothing pleases Collier more phine Hull are the other players.

#

SIGN OF THE CROSS"!

SPECTACULAR ROMAN BATH SCENES.

Bcreen without

of

Cecil B. De Mille, has sent out, treatment on the an appeal to engineers and arcbi-sacrificing authenticity, tects of the bath for assistance in Research shows that the ancient "bath-mind- creating a modern counterpart of Romans were the most Ancient Roma's luxurious baths. ed people in the history.

The director's request came as a civilization. Roman baths' attain result of delving into history fored a degree of perfection which material dealing with the bathing rivals that of modern life, even to

water many-refinementa known, to-day.

DRESSLER MORAN

Metro-Goldwyn-:

Mayor Picture.

POLITICS

The rounce, of i 'quack' and the girë be cured.

HAMOLD BUTH JOAN BARIY FRANK LAWTON NORMAN MIKINNEL

· TO-MORROW The Stage Play of Young Love that Broadway Adoredi

After Tomorrow

with

CHARLES

FARRELL

MARIAN NIXON

FRANK BORZAGE...

PRODUCTION

FOX PICTURE

BOOKING TEL. 25318

ORIENTAL

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

| At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

GEORGE

BANCROFT Rich Man's Folly

A Paramount Picture

TO-MORROW

Garole

"THE OUTSIDER."

FINE BRITISH DRAMA AT KING'S.

A trade notice states:--

"The Outsider," which is now showing at the King's Theatre, is the talking servon version o! Dorothy Brandon's, internationa' stage success..

The play had a phenomenal run at the St. James's Theatre London, where it opened in 1993 with Leslie Faber, Isobel Elsom and Norman McKinnel in the leading roles.

In New York, too, it had a splendid run on Broadway with Kathryn Corneli in the lead, and was adjudged by the New critics as the best English play they had seen for some years.

CENTRAL THEATRE

TEL

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.80; 6.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

A WONDERFUL CHINESE PICTURE WITH ENGLISH TITLE

BEING PERFECTLY SYNCHRONIZED WITH BOUND,

WANG YUEN LOONG

IN

"TWO SWORDS"

York WITH AN ALL STAR CAST PRODUCED BY THE

LONE STAR 00. OF SHANGHAI

Since then it has toured every

important town in England and was successfully revived in Lon- don at the Apollo Theatre. It was in this revival that Harold Huth made such a sensational hit in the rôle of Ragutzy, the same he plays in the film. Incidentally, Norman MoKianel, who plays Dr. Sturdeo, created the part on the stage.

Joan Barry, who plays Lalage, is one of the most famous of the young British actresses and appear. in "The ed with great success Barretts of Wimpole Street" the Queen's Theatre, London." Fraak Lawton, who made his name in both the stage and screen ver sions of Young Woodley" takes the rule of Basil Owen, the heroine's unlaithful lover.

Fut

The rest of the cast is made up with famous artists of the British stage and screen incluing Mary Clare, Annie Esmond. Fewings Lie. wellyn and a very promising new- comer in Glenore Pointing.

The directorial duties were in the hands of Harry Lachman who has beon responsible for many outstand ing bits. This director was for three years Rex Ingram's Managöt at his Nice studios.

"LOVERS

COURAGEOUS.”

STARTING THURSDAY

THE LIBERTY MAGAZINE THAT THRILLED MILLIONS NOW BECOMES A SCREEN TRIUMPH ROLAND WEST & CHESTER MORRIS TOGETHER, AGAIN IN A SURGING, FAST-MOVING HIGHLY THRILLING & GREATLY ENTERTAINING DRAMA OF THE HIGH SEAS,

CORSAIR

Roland West's

Thrilling ses romance from Walton Green's sensational Liberty Maga

zine serial novel

Starring

CHESTER MORRIS

SHOWING SOON

UNITRO

ARTH

PICTUMS

THE STAR OF STARS IN A STARTLING STORY

ANN HARDING

DEVOTION

CORSAIR."

FINE COMEDY AT CENTRAL

A trade notice states:---

Far be it from Roland West, the United Artists producer, to make a ladies man out of Choster Morria. APPEALING DRAMA AT THE Having discovered Chester, he is the apple of his producer's eye. QUEEN'S.

But the pride of discovery cannot |explain away the fact that in

ones;

slander and plume ones-red heads, brunettes and blondes-but all of them beautiful enough to make all but a misogyniet leave home

"RICH MAN'S FOLLY."

INDUSTRIAL EPIC AT

ORIENTAL.

A trade notice states:- What good is money after all, unless it brings happiness? For what purpose the accumulation of

whip

A trade notice states

"Corsair," which comes to Central wealth by economies and, a Robert Montgomery ia

the Theatre, he surrounded his star lashed will to work, if friend-ships captivating

of." Lovers with four women, star

are lost and love is stifled and re- Courageous," + charming new.

Pretty women-yes, beautiful Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offering women-tall ones, short

pelled why should "ambition ride roughshod and paint golden castles on a distant horizon, when only romance and love will ever fill such domiciles with thoughtful friends and loving children? service has disclosed to be In the picture drama, "Bich Mons. none other than Thelnia Todd, & Folly", comedienne when Roland West Oriental Theatre today, these per- which appears at the converting into a dramatic actress. And there are Addis McPhail and Maye Methot.

soreening to-day and to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre,

The story is by Frederick Long dale, noted British playwright, who penned it especially for Montgom- ery. It is strikingly simple and real and thoroughly enjoyable..

Robert Z, Leonard directed the new feature and may be credited with a beautiful piece of work. The picture is superbly mounted and the backgrounds and camera treatment are splendidly fitted to the theme.

::

There is that mysterious beauty, Alison Loyd, whom the Hollywood

sccre

tinent questions are the theme of a story of intriguing interest. They Producor West agrees that four women against one man is a situa are the basis of dramatic episodes tion which needs explaining. And that crowd the action of a mar- his alibi he believes will be na oon- vincing. As his film production "Alibi" in which he made Chester. Morris a star.

For one thing, says West," Cor- air is a story of many back grounds. Chester Morris starts out

as an All-American football hero who is taken up by society after he scores the touchdown that brats the champion Eastern team,

vellous picture drama. George Bancroft has the stellar role af "Brock Trumbull", an ambitious, money-grabbing ship-builder who- stifies all his gentior qualities for money and a mad ambition,

In the story Montgomery is a atruggling playwright who falls in love with the daughter of an Eng |lish admiral: To break up ber affair with the poor youth, the girl ia hastened into a marriage with a tilled barrister. However, on the eve of the wedding, she elopes with the

This is just the kind of work an impoverished author.. Tribulations

College, New York society, Wall which Bancroft, excels, in character prove too great and the young bus Street, the underworld and the high impersonation. He lives the part. band is obliged to return her to seas-all are different environment, A hard-fisted, domineering man is and each environment has its own Her parents. His play, becomes a type of women. And after all, says

born on the screen. Success follows success later and, of course, there West, the hero of Coreair" is s success. Wealth piles up. But the ode-woman man-but the producer tido, turns, Friends desont and is a happy reunion.

declines to reveal beforehand who

bis family is going to win Chester Morris in

estranged. Money his photoplay.

dwindles and his new wife leaves. He faces failure. Then at last the folly of it all comes to him. He reaches out to his daughter, whom he never loved and always opposed,

An excolloat mupporting cast in- cludes Roland Young, Beryl Mer- cer, Frederick Korr and Reginald Owen.

bo's real name being Grota Gas-

“MATA HARI.”

LOMBARD talison, and Novarro's, Ron GARBO-NAVARRO FILM FOR groping, longing for the love and

IN

customs of the Romans in Nero's the extant many nonementa un NO ONE MAN"

era for use in his Paramount ro

mance, The Sign of The Cross." i Production of "The Sign of The According to the scenario now, Cross," will be filmed on a scale "being prepared by Sidney Buch surpassing Do Mille's carlior sue mail and Waldemar Young, tar CCRSOS, "The Ten Commandments" picture will reveal the details of and "King of Kings," Fredric the bath of luxury-loving Poppaeo, March and Charles Laughton will Empress of Rome. While accurate portray the principal masculine reproduction of Roman batim are roles, while a search is being con- available, De Mille is seeking ideas ducted for a girl to enact the lead: which - will ⠀ permit an elaborate, ing feminipe part of Merein://

A Paramount Picture with

PAUL LUKAS: RICARDO CORTEZ

BOOKING TEL. 28473–

Sameniegos.

Garba began her film career in Sweden in 1922 after studying at

QUEEN'S

the Royal Dramatic Academy: Hex.A trade. notice. anteat

happiness he had always spurned, but which he now realizes is the only thing that makes life worth while.

first film, "Goesta Gerling," Greta Garbo and Ramon, Novarre brought her to the attention of have several things in common

The picture is filled with inci Louis B. Mayer, who signed. her other than the fact that both are for American Bims. She fast scorstarred in "Mata Hari, showing dente; the clash and clang of a od in "Suean Lonox,” on Thursday at the Queen's

Novarre began his career as a Theatre. Neither was born in the great ship-building plant with its dancer with the Morgan troupe U.S.A., Miss Garbo being; a native | thousands of workers.” It is a great and achieved screen fame in "The of Stockholm, Sweden, and Novar Industrial epic in which photo- Prisoner of Zenda” and “Ben ro óf Durango, Mexico, "Bothung||||

Hur His last talkie-was Son fictitious Bres names, Miss Gar. Braphy ds Walking the players has of India. "

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