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HONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932.

QENNESE MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20 p.m.

TheGREATEST THRILL

of 1932

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THE

APE

MAN

Metro-

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p m.

MONTE

BLUE

IN

“SKIN DEEP”

with

DAVEY LEE

Pictures In Hong Kong

"TARZAN."

JUNGLE THRILLS AT QUEEN'S.

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STRANGE CASE OF

CLARA DEANE.“

TENSE DRAMA AT KING'S.

A trade notico states:-

What is the supreme sacrifice Learning to talk from the simp- Death? No, not for A mother. lest syllable sounds was the di- Thousands would die any time for cult dialogue problema mastered by their child. But to give up her Johnny Weissmuller, world's cham-child--oven for the child's, benefit- pion swimmer, for his role in That's the great sacrifice. "Tarzan, the Apo Man," now play, ing at the Queen's Theatre.

As an Englishman raised by opes in the jungle as one of their own,

Wynne Gibson, as Charo Deano, does just that, Blind Justice tore from her arms the baby she ndor- ed. For years she suffered-yearn

Weissmuller was required to speaking for her daughter-praying for only the most rudimentary vocal the moment when they would be sounds in early sequences of the reunited. adventure drama. When he meets the heroine, Maureen O'Sullivan, in the jungle, she is supposed to teach him to talk.

And then-after waiting and yearning-after the Law had put her chill, now grown, beyond her power to reclaim-for the child's Supreme good, she made the

..

And then-when to that child a menaco Chreatened tst happiness, and perhaps its life-she took the Law into her own hands.

The only word he knows in his own name,

"Tarzan" which he re-Sacrific. peats constantly in response to any spoken word. Starting with very simple one-syllable words, he is taught to say "me."

"you, "we" and has to speak them in a halting and uncertain tone of voice like a beginner learning how to talk. The feat required as much study and practice as the task of learning long lines of dialogue.

A player in W. S. Van Dyke's last jungle drama, "Trader Horn," found herself in somewhat of a similar predicament, for in this picture the heroine, Edwina Booth, was not permitted to speak a word, of English, having to learn, instead long lines of diflicuit African tribal speech,

"Tarzan, the Ape. Man" is a picturization of the widely-read Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. Pro minent roles are played by Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and Doris Lloyd

"DEVIL'S LOTTERY."

COMING TO THE KING'S.

⚫

A trade notice states:- Victor McLaglen's role, that of an ex-prizefighter, in Devil's Lot-, tery," the Fox dramatic production in which he heads Elissa Landi'e, all-star supporting cast. and which opens its local engagement on Sun day at the King's Theatre must have recalled much of the past of the big, virile he-man of the screen, for at one time he was well on the way to the heavyweight pugilistic championship of the world.

He was the champion heavyweight

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"The Strange Case of Clara Denne," is poignant drama of a mother's heroism-a mother's cour age to sacrifice her own love for her chiki's happiness. It pulsates with Humanity's strongest emotion

Mother Love. Its heart-touching pathos strikes a responsive card in any audience.

As Clara Dedne, Miss Gibson first appears as an enger young girl, as the story unfolds she grows older-wiser-with the bitterness that comes from disillusionment, At the picture's powerful climax she has become a careworn middle- aged woman whose tired eyes tell

a frustrated life-a pathetių!| of Sgure that stirs one's deepest sym pathy.

The Strange Case Of Clara, Deane," is showing at the King's - Theatre from to-day,

highest ring crown would some day grace his head. The recorda show McLaglen ouge fought Jack Johni SUI a non-decision bout, but soon after this event, the World War broke out and Vie transferred his fighting activities from the ring to the battlefeld.

It was at the National Sporting Club in London shortly after the war, that McLaglen was discovered as the perfect type for pictures. His most famous screen impersona tion was that of Captain Flagg in the Fox pictures What Price Glory and "The Cook Eyed World,"

In addition to Miss Landi and McLaglun the cast of "Devil's Lot-

of Eastern Canada and James J. tery" includes Alexander Kirk. Corbest, who saw him fight at Seattle, Washington, predicted the (Continued on next Column.)

HOW LONDON IS SPREADING.

SWALLOWING UP

MIDDLESEX: WHAT

CENSUS REVEALS.

DECLINE IN SIZE OF

FAMILIES.

London is spreading out more and more at the edges, especially into Middlesex,

The population of the adminis- trative county of Middlesex, all of, which lies in Greater London, in- Icreased by 385,790 in the ten years 1021-31. It now numbers 1,038,728

lend, Paul Cavanagh, Barbara Weeks. Beryl Morar and Herbert *Mundin.

with 8.4 in 1921, and the maximum areas are Tottenham (62,3), Wil lesden (42.1), Wood Green (33.3), Hornsey (33.2), and Acton (30.6).

With e total 1.110,868 popula tion over 21 years of age and 1,076,058 persons on the electoral register, by reason of residentinl qualification, this means that 96.9 per cent, have a vote, and there-. fore there is almost complete adult suffrage. Females exceed inales alike in electorate and population in alt 17: constituencies; and the average of 13.2 in female excoss for the county rises in Horney's Parliamentary Lorough to nearly 40 per cent.

Smaller Families. Dwellings have risen in number from 24,009 to 359,007, or 47.4. per cent, while the number of private families has risen by 44.5 per cent. This is revealed in the decennial The average size of family has County of Middlesex Census (Part dropped from 4.05 in:1921 to 3.00

persons.

I), issued on Aug. 7 by H.M. Sta-i in 1921 to 3.00 in 1931, and it is tionery Office. 3. net,

i noted that this is considerable for The de- That the county in predominally peace-time decennium urban appears from the fact that cling in fact, is greater than in its 30 borough and urban districts previous decade (7.7 per cent), contain 1,580,397 persons, and its when the population sustained such two rural districts only 49,331. The heavy losses from active service.

The proportion of two-person and chief instances of growth are Hen- don urban district, with 58,153 three-person families has risen to persons, or an increase of 101.1 per 4 per cent of the total of private cont. during the decade; and families that is to say an in Kingsbury urban district, with crease of 39.0 per cent, on, 1021 and 16,030, or a growth of nearly 800 34.8 on 1011. per cent,

Most Populous Areas. The urban areas or largest popu- lation are:

Willesden (184,434) Tottenham (157,779) Ealing (117,707)

With this reduction in the size of families the average unit of oc- cupation has sunk from 4,84 rooms to 4.50–d fall of only 1.1 per cent. ; so that the average number per- sonspor occupied room remains almost stable. On the other hand, the larger families comprising eight or more persons, have great ly diminished in numbers, in spite of the 50,000 gure, including the of increased population, and now municipal boroughs of Acton and make up only 3.4 per cent, of the Hornsey. Other areas with over total

Hendon (115,089)

There are nine others in excess

10,000-increase are Ealing (muni-Analysis of sex distribution cipal), Hunden (rural), and the shows the effects of migration, re followlog arbon districts: Edmon-duced rates of infant mortality, ton, Finchley, Hayes and Darling the attractiveness of the metropolis ton, Heston and Isleworth, South-for malo labour, and recovery. gate, Tottenham, Uxbridge, Weald from the results of post war losses. stone, Wembley, and Willcaden. On the whole, the report shows a The density for the country as a | rise in average age-2.8 years for whole is 11.0 per acre, compared males and 2.7 years for females.

SHOWING TODAY

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

Would YOU do it?

THE

--would you rot in fail and live a life of shame? See, sympathise, Laugh and cry

STRANGE CASE

CLARA DEANE

a Corcmcast Fich

Wynne Gibson exasting sin pa of the womza VIN Pat O'Brian Frances Des

NEXT CHANGE- SUNDAY, 25th SEPT.

This Woman's Lure Was Fatal To Meny Man!

KLISSA

LANDI

in

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

King's.

HONG KONG.

"The Strange Case of Clara

Deane.

Central.

"The Power of Love.":

Queen'e,

"Tarzan the Apeman."

Oriental.

Yesterday at Poking"

KOWLOON,

Star.

"Skin Deep."

COMING.

King's,

Devil's Lottery."

"Sinners in the Sun."

"Night Work.”

Central.

ין

Ster.

"Fast Companions,"

"Cock, of the Air,"

"W. Plan,"

Oriental.

All Quiet on the Western

Front.',

FAR AND WIDE.

(Continued from Page 0.)

work. The Dean said that no seri ous accident had happoned in the course of repairs, and it was only fitting that they should give thanks

CENTRAL THEATRE

25720

TO-DAY, at 230; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. THE NEWEST CHINESE SUPER SPECIAL

MELODRAMA WITH ENGLISH TITLES

"THE POWER OF LOVE”

WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST.

PRODUCED BY THE STAR CO. SHOWING SOON

THE LATEST UNITED ARTISTS

SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE,

AN AIR COMEDY THAT ZOOMS HIGHT UP INTO THE CLOUDS OF ENTERTAINMENT-TAKES YOU ON A CRIUSE THROUGH MERRY GALES OF LAUGHTER:

HOWARD HUGHES

PRESENTS

POCK

OF THE

AIR CHESTER MORRIS

WITH

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

ALSO

to God on the completion of a AMERICA'S PREMIER COMEDIAN SHAKING THE WORLD'S

SIDES IN AN EXTRAORDINARY LAUGH PRODUCTION !

gigantic task. After special pray- The ers the Doxology was sung. sub-dean is 83 years of age. The completion of the repairs will be celebrated at a thanksgiving ser- vice on November 3, attended by the Duke and Duchess of York.

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.

EDDIE QUILLAN.

NIGHT WORK

The Association of Life Insur- with SALLY STARR, FRANCES UPTON, NORA LANE

anco Companies in Germany states that the amount of the policies at the end of 1931 had increased to over £100,000,000. The new policies taken out during the year exceeded £10,000,000.

DEVIL'S The creation of a new sort of

LOTTERY

Victor Malagen Alguendar Kirliand Paul Cavanagh

Sam Taylor Production FOX PICTURI

ORIENTAL

HOWING TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

À CHINESE SOUND ON-FILM SUPER SPECIAL TALKIE SINGING AND TALKING PICTURE WITH ENGLISH

TITLES

“YESTERDAY PEKING"

AT

PRODUCTED BY

THE SHANGHAI STAR MOTION PICTURE CO.

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 25th SEPT.

ON THE

ALL QUIET WESTERN FRONT

"reconstruction" corporation, aim-

ed at oliminating the "depressing cloud of undisposed surplus," of raw materials, is nearing comple

COMING

A STIRRING & THRILIANG DRAMA OF "CALIENTE” DAYS,

MAURREEN O'SULLIVAN & TOM BROWN

IN

FAST COMPANIONS

tion by New York banks, under the The British Film Industry

CERTAIN ADVANTAGES OVER

HOLLYWOOD.

leadership of Mr. Eugene Meyer, Governor of the Federal Réserve Board. The corporation, which may be rapitalised at as high a figure As $23,000,000, will make loans to consumers af raw materials to fin ance the purchase of stocks for manufacturing purposes, and at the

London-The opening of a studio good as one of America origin, same time to

as much.. remove the surplus covering two acres at Shepherd's because it costs half of cotton or wheat held by the Bush by Gaumont British Pictures Fortunately for the British co Federal Farm Board Thus the

syndicate will not directly buy has directed attention to the re-panies, they are not burdened with stocks of raw materials, as at first markable growth of the film-mak- the extravagant salary list associat-. indicated, but by financing such ing industry in recent months. Alled with Hollywood "stars" and purchases on the part of manufac turers will assist the consumption is not well with the cinema in of surpluses.

HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGIETER,

Hong Kong Cheervatory, Heptember 21. Previous On DatejOn Dafe

Day

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|at 4 p.m.] 10 am. 4 JL.M.

Barometer... 29.75 29.74 29.63 Temperature 8.

81

80 Humidity... 77 78

79 Wind-

Direction E ENE Force

3 Weather... B1 BO Rain ...

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duetry in general. A fall of 12 per cent, in attendances and the in-

cidence of a heavy entertainment

tax

are great handicaps. But even these trials have not sufficed to kill enterpise, and the Gaumont people alone are embarking upon programme of picture-making which will cost about, £1,000,000, in the coming-year, the average cost. of a film being about £25,000. Similar enterprise is being display ed at Elstree, where British Inter- national Pictures have their head- quarters. This organisation em ploys more than 20,000 people when it is in full production.

directore, nor do they pay the absurd sums demanded by Ameri can authors for story rights. In England, too, film production is not severely sectionalised, and every job is not done by a highly paid expert, as in America Wasteful expendituro does not help a feature film in the least, and it is admitted that the best British fis-such as The Ghost Train," or one of the Tom Walls comedies. are fully up to the Hollywood standard For au 8,000ft picture, 100,000ft. of photographs. In this an English studio takes about

direction there is no great saving: in comparison with the United States. A generous 'allowance of film wastage is essential if a "talkie story in to run smoothly. Again, there is British Lion,

It has long been recognised that. Films, which specialises in the English film actors are second to B-Blue_sky; C-Cloudy; D-thrillers" of Edgar Wallace, and none. The names of Charlie Chap has busy studios at Beaconsfield.lin, George Arliss, Ronald Colman, Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; M-Mist; 0-Overcast, P-Passing These are the organisations which Fred Kerr, and Conway Tearle Showers; Q-Squalls; É-Rain; T-

are providing British films for the have only to be mentioned to show Thunder,

4,000 cinemas in our islands, and that there is nothing in the make offering home-made pictures to the up of an Englishmen which mili 1,800,000 men, women, and children tates against success before the who

patronise British picture-camera. English women have not houses, in a year,

teen so successful in achieving star- The fact that these films, prina- dom. The players just mentioned arily devised to satialy the British made their fame at Hollywood, but quota, may also have a large sale! Leslie Henson, Jack Hulbert, Cicely in Australia and other Dominions Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Sydney 'will justify a survey of the present Fairbrother, Bello Chrystall, and position of the film-making indus- John Stuart promise to be no less successful in English studios, not to mention English stage favouri- tea, anch as Seymour Hicks and. Gerald Du Maurier.

Bighost opon-air Temperature, 20:82 Lowest open-air Temperature, 91.78

HONG KONG TIDE TABLX.

From Ssplomber 29, la 28 1932,

HIGH WATER.

Thur 22

Fri 23

Bat. 24

Sun.-25.

Mon. 20

Tuos 27

UNIVERSAL PICTURE Wed. 13

Hong Kong

Standard

0152

Height

LOW WATER.

Height.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Timo.

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ADVANTAGE OVER

HOLLYWOOD.“

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Among the English picture plays b. m.in. |00 25. | 6 3 | 08 80. 12 5:

now in course of production: at: The British film-making industry Elstree, Shepherd's Bush, and --14.16 10:4] 1880 18:3

01:00 8:31 1014 boasts one outstanding advantage Beaconsfield are Bernard Shaw'. over its Hollywood rivals. A long first full-length film "Amos and 112390 English feature film coats only the Man" Frederick Lonsdale's about half as much to produce as Maid of the Mountains," Lady does a similar filmi in the United Eleanor Smith's The Rod Wag- States, That is to say, "The gon Douglu Murray's Man Ghost Train, Sunehino Susie, From Toronto, Priestley's Good 20 48 49 180016 or The Ringer had been made Companions" femnlu Thurston's 06*1. Uμ|| 00.00 44 at Hollywood, the initial coat would Bally Bishop and The End of 2043 5118418 have been double what it was. It the Rainbow, the last maabioned (0720, 7:4 100 is a pity that many buyers of films being a musical talkie," exploit

20656 61416 18 persist in the foolish assumptioning the famous tenor, Richard

that a British film is only half as Tauber, Sidney Morning Herald.

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