1932-09-15 — Page 12

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QUEEN TEATRE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1932.

ONE MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.80), 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

It rings true because it. IS

true!

NIGHT

Gollum

Mayer

with.

this Star Cast:

COURT

Phillip HOLMES

Walter HUSTON Anita PAGE Lewis STONE

•ALSO

The FINAL SERIES

of the M-G-M Flit Volce-Guessing Coatest

NEXT ATTRACTION

Try His

New Love

Technique

Pictures In Hong Kong

"NIGHT COURT."

GRAFT EXPOSED AT THE QUEEN'S.

'CARELESS LADY."

TO-DAY'S PICTURE AT THE KING'S.

A trade notice states:-

A distinctive comedy note is main- tained throughout "Careless Lady," which is showing to-day at the King's Theatre. The plot is sim ple and so deftly handled as to make it quite real at all times. The heroine, discouraged by the lack of appreciation shown her by

An interesting film, "Night Court," showing how corrupt an American judge can be, com- menced its run at the Queen's Theatre yesterday. It is claimed for this film that it is a true story and one can only hope that judges of the type of "Jadge Moffett "her small-town hoy friends, decideg to go abroad and acquire a fascinat ing French polish, Sho also takes the notion of posing as a married wonau, after an experienced friend convinces her that wives have a much better time in Paris thun maidens.

in the Bim no longer exist in any

civilized country.

Dealing largely with life in the night tribunals of American cities, where the judges have plenty of

Unfortunately, the matrimonial portunity to tura their pro-alias the selects brings her an utter- fession into criminal pursuits, the ly manated husband," who is ala given the spelator an oppor-intrigeed by her having calmly adopted his name, and who battles tunity to see how a night courtyalinally and amusingly to protect operates.

that name from various adventur- Her frantic return to her Petty offenders pass in longers.

home town is followed by the news. parade before the judge and are

well as by of her marriage." giren sentences Inr in excess of the arrival of her persistent spouse. their crimes while hardened crimin. who by this time wants her to take his name in a more conventional The ensuing als are let off when a smooth- und legal fushion. tongued lawyer appears before the pomplications are delightful and judge in private with the necessaryable climax to the picture.

hilarious, and offer a most enjoy- leave to keep his clients out of trochie.

The story deals with A night court judge. who has make Frantic efforts to cover his trail of

to

graft" and in doing so he places his paramour in a cheap apart ment next to that of a taxi driver, his wife and child.

The wife of the taxi-driver Anita Page) accidentally comes

evidence uperi

of the judge's methods and she is, in American Her hus colloquial, "framed." band. in "taken. for a ride" and interesting developments follows. The judgo finds himself later faced with a Rorious charge and is com- pelled to tell the truth about the taxi-driver's wife before he can elrar himself.

The story is not a very unusual ne, but it has an appeal all its own and those who like stories of

Joan Bennett is completely charm- ing at the heroine and reveals a hitherte unsuspected ability as comedienne, in addition to her cus- tomary drainatic talents. She has a wistful appeal, John Boles makes an ideal husband" for her, and incidentally takes his splendid singing voice from its wrappings for a very effective and tuneful number.

COMEDY SPECIAL."

HUMOUR AND THRILLS AT CENTRAL.

A trade untice states:-

The intimitabile team of Charlie Murray and George Sidney comes to the Central Theatre to-day in the Tiffany feature `comedy Caught Chenting."

The story, which is by W. Scolt Darling, depicts the amazing and corruption and graft will find a bigefall & man who is marked to be thrilling series of adventures that

Jocturn court."

kick awaiting them in "Night

Metro-

Mayer

MOTUKE

Montgomery

gives you

Я

new

thrli la bis most

fascinating film

"BUT the FLESH

IS WEAK

with

Nora Gredor Heather Thatcher Edward Everett Horton

Nils Asther

Directed by Jack Conway

STAR

put on the spot" by a gang loader who believes he is the sheik who has been cheating with his red- headed wife. The poor little man

"BUT THE FLESH IS is as innocent as a babe, but nobody

WEAK."

NEXT CHANGE AT THE QUEEN'S.

will believe him, especially his wife. and the reports, who make scare head scandal of the affair.

+

This publicity brings to his office wild Irishman who likes bis women wild and likes men who like then that way, and he wants Bam to take him out and introduce him women and the to all the wild

Sam, peace-loving gangsters.. soul, whe is scared to death of the gangsters threat, doesn't want to know it. but the Irishman has a contract to give out, and Sam who is bankrupt and whose life insur ance has lapsed, wants to get it so But the Flesh is Weak." she will have something to leave to ww, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture his wife. He steps forth with Mac oming on Sunday to the Queen's to a masked ball, hoping, he can lodge bullets long enough to get Mac's contract,

A trade notice gates:- Robart Montgomery has turned ach climber. True, he ones play. da convier in "The Big House" ut even at that his faus hardly ex- However, he does it reted this. and elicits many laughs thereby,

Theatre.

What happens at the ball, where one masked playmate of the pair

He doesn't want to burglarize nything but love, however, so he lubs laughing ivy to a lady's window fa Mr. Shakespeare's is no less than the gangster's wife, Romeo. The only trouble is-the brings

Caught Cheating

vy won't hold and Bob is left up hilarious climax.

in the air.

This is one of the hilarious: de nils in the new picture, based on lvur Novello's London and New York stage hit,,The Truth Game."

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY Bontgomery is seen as a dehonair

young London fortune hunter who

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 pm gets in trouble by falling in love

with the wrong girl.

WARNER BROS.

SONG OF

THE WEST

JOHN BOLES VIVIENNE SEGAL JOE E. BROWN

The complication grow fast and farious when a Russian prince comes on the scene as a claimant for the wrong girl's hand. But the wrong girl has the right cash book and our liore has a time of it.

Jack Conway, who directed "Aresne Lupin" and "Paid, directed the nav picture, with a prominent cast. Nile Asther, fam- bus Swedish seruen hero, returns with his newly mastered. English

"WINGS."

AT THE ORIENTAL.

A trade notice states:-

to a

Wings," the war aviation pic ture which is now showing at the Oriental Theatre, celebrated the, first anniversary of its New York run on August 12, with little black- ening in the remarkable business ita engage whith characterized mont The picture continued in New York several months, after that date.

a year:

Figures in aviation wore among the nudierice as anniversary guests mcabulary. Nora Gregor, former of tour each night. Commander' Max Reinhardt stage heroine in R. C. Byrd, who attended the pre-. Vienna, and Heather Thatcher, Bentation of "Wings". distinguished London stage star, earlier, returned to see it a second! olny the principal feminine roles. time. Edward Everett Horton contributes Only four motion pictures have omedy and U. Aubrey Smith and run for a year on Broadway-they Frederiek. Korr play principal being "The Ten Commandments" linncter, roles.

The Covered Wagon," The Big Vivid glimpses of London's gam-Pale" and "Ben Hur," Analyz bling casinos, of the play haunts ing the extraordinary record of 51 soolaty in the British capital, Wings, it was pointed out that and dramatic and comical adven during the year the Wollman- tures at the races in Berkeley Saunders air enis was on Broad-i Square and other famous locales, way, more than 11,000 persons, uni abound in the comedy of love and able to promire seats, paid 81.10. other complications.

ear to stand.

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

Careless Lady

with

JOAN

BENNETT

JOHN

BOLES

MINNA COMBILL WILDON HITSURN FOX PICTURE

ADDED ATTRACTION "DOWN TO DAMASCUS ' Award of Merit by Film Bureau Preiented to Fox Film Corporation

For

THE MAGIO CARPET OF MOVIETONE

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 18th SEPT.

A

Paramcunt British Production

Jack BUCHANAN

In

MAN of,, MAYFAIR

with Joan Barry Warwick Ward

ORIENTAL

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

HEAR!

WINGS

ILANA

INGEIN-ARLES

-NEXT CHANGE-

SUNDAY, 18th SEPT.

CAUGHT"

A Paramount Picture,

RICHARD" ARLEN LOUISE DRESSER

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

King'

Oriental.

HONG KONG

Queen's.

"Night Court?!

Carelosa Lady."

Central..

"Caught Cheating."

Wings."

KOWLOON.

atar.

Song of the Wost."

COMING.

King's.

an of Mayfair."

Central

"Nico Women,"

Queen's.

Star.

"But the Flesh is Weak." "Tarzan the Apeman.".

"Their own Desire."-

"Skin Deep."

"Get Rich Quick Wallingford" "W." Plan.

Oriental.

"Cought."

RUMOURED POST FOR SIR MILES.

MENTIONED AS NEXT PARIS AMBASSADOR.

London, Sept. 8-Rumours per- sist that Sir Miles Lampson, Bri- tish Minister to China, will be pro- motod to the Embassy in Paris in succession to Lord Tyrrell, but con- firmation is not obtainable from the Foreign Offica

CENTRAL THEATRE

257.20

SHOWING TO-DAY

at 2.80; 5.15; 7.16 & 9.30 p.m..

THE YEAR'S NEWEST & GREATEST LAUGH PICTURE IT'S EVERY TYPE OF PIC PURE ROLLED INTO ONE. IT IS FARCE OF THE BROADEST TYPE. IT HAS GRIPPINGʻINTRIGUE" & THRILLING MYSTERY. IT IS DELIGHTFULLY NAUGHTY · AND RISKY. IT HAS A BANG-UP GANG WAR, AND IF HAS

PLENTY OF "IT".

Presents

TIFFANY 'CAUGHT CHEATING

Charlie

George

MURRAY and SIDNEY

The Laughing Truthabout two chape who did some high, wide and fancy stopping with

w two beautiful · chislers

SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION FOR THE KIDDIES, BE

BURE TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO SEE

"THE BIG MUSICAL REVUE"

Sir Miles, now on leave in Eng- land, is expected to return to his WITH China post at the end of the year. The reason given for his rather lengthy leave was that he had not been able to enjoy any home leave for five and a half years. He has had an arduous time during the recent periods of warfare and famine, and was especially active in bringing about the Sino-Japançað truce in Shanghai..

'Lord Tyrrell is expected to retire about the end of the year. His replacement will be the subject of much speculation, and care will be exercised in finding his successor. Sir Miles is known to be in line for an ambassadorship, and his friends feel that he would prove & success in Paris.

LIFE IN A SIAMESE PRISON.

WARDER WHO WAS "ASKED "TO RESIGN,

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18

Bangkok. The Thai Num rewords a novel affair which it says occurred at the Bang Kwang gaol on the morning of the 30th ult. It appears that one of the convicts, who supposed to have made himself a leader where reforms in prison life ara concerned, called a meeting of the rest of the convicts. He told them that they should not in future submit to any oppression on the part of the warders and he enlarg d on that subject. Eventually he laid hold of an assistant warder whom he produced before, the meet ing and said that this man had proved to be their veritable enemy. After enumerating various grivan ces he had against the individual in question the speaker wished to know what should be done with him. A voice said: "Let him, resign" The convict lender then. produced un application formi asking to re- from further service and hand-

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TWO REELS OF CHILD ACROBATS, SONGS, DANCES & MUSIC ALL ACTED BY CHILDREN FROM 2 TO 14 YEARS OLD.

ALSO

"SPANISH RYTHMS" by FELIX FERDINANDO

NEXT CHANGE

SIDNEY FOX'S LATEST SCREEN TRIUMPH

"NICE WOMEN"

GOSSIP

& FACT.

New Play for Maurice Chevalier.

Gouverneur Morris was placed under contract by Paramount last week to write an original screen play for Maurice Chovalier. "The Piep Piper of Paris" will be the title of the now production and M. Chevalier will start work in upon his return this Fall after his European vucution.

Shortage of Stars.

much

لعلامة

Some of the Busy Ones,"

"Stars such as Jack Buchanan. Jack Hulbert, Herbert Marshall; Edna Beat, Harold Huth, Joan Harker, Betty Barry, Gordon Stockfield, Owen' Nares, and my wife, Elizabeth Allan, can hardly find breathing space between films,' Mr. O'Bryen said.

"We have now reached the posi tion when stage stam can safely. afford to devote their careers en- tirely to the talkies.

*

Apparently Wardour-reet-the Production Begun on Five New

Talkies. British part of it--is very alarmed at the shortage of film A big film push bas begun at Elstree and five first-class British stars, writes a Home critic.

Last night I met Mr. WIntorniational productions have been

Bryen, an energetic young toan put in hand. who represents the interests of soma

Sir Gerald du Maurier and Miss

ed it to the assistant warder, whethirty leading stage and screen Gertrude Lawrence are to star in

willingly signed the same, The man was then made to discard his uniform, but no harm befell him.

When the other warders heard of the affair a report was, sent down to the Minister of Interior, who promptly ordered an investigation.

one of those pictures, "The Case

stars and he told me that they can. hardly cope with the damanda on

Hitchcock will direct. They will be their services made by British of Lady Camber," which Alfred films. They are kept busy for 30 supported by Miss Benita Hume.. time, going from pie Mr. Nigel Bruce and other well. weeks at ture to picture without any break; known players, whose contracts have worth speaking about.

About 60 per cent. of our film not yet been settled. ***

Mr. Stanley Lupino has begun on programmes are now British, apa musical comedy, Sleepless DECLARE ME A LUNATIC." | other film man said, whereas two Nights," which he has written). The years ago the proportion was hard woman star will be Miss Polly ly ten per cent. And this month, Walker.

Thomas Bentley directs,

BOMBAY MÁN'S NOVEL. APPLICATION.

noted.up-

I learnt, seventeen first-class talkies and music has been supplied by are being made simultaneously in Noel Gay, the composer of All th

London studios..

2300 a Week, or More.

King's. Horsos.**

Mr. Geng, Gerrard; in to, act in a Bombay, Aug. 11-G. K. Ear

comedy,Leave It To Psmith; Mr kare

presented a." plication before, the Chief Presi With the demand, stor salaries Julian Ross, the Hebrow comedian Magenta dency Magistrats to-day under the have risen to £300 and more a week, will be in a comedy,

Street," directed by Norman Less Lunacy Act, when he prayed that as high as Hollywood pay and Mr. Bobby Howes is to do a he' be declared a lunatic. W

Productions are actually being. Harkare was both complainant held up through the lack of leading talkie of the play. For the Love of Mike," in which he has beeh ap- and-accused in a case and counter-players," Mr. O'Bryon told me... case and in the course of his ap- plication stated he had been a rested in 1930 as a lunatic. sud de tained at the Mental Hospital at

Thana.

The Magistrate. You délire be declared a lanatic?

Harkare Cothinly I do The Magistrate rejected the cp plication, saying he was not in a position to declare the applicant a Innatio

Director Divos-Into Lake,

"I could do with a dozen more pearing. Monty Banks will direct

this. young loading ladies and a dezés men, and could keep them constant ly employed," he said. “I mean people of star value, of course There are plenty of young people capable of being made into stara, but the studios demand those who | names are already well-known get about five times as many offers for my best stars as they dan cept.

During the production of some scenes for the musical film, The Maid of the Mountains. Labino Lano, the director, dived into an ornamental lake in order to be with his actors who complained of the cold water in which they had to remain for several shots.