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QUEENS THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m

The GREATEST THRILL

of 1932

R

THE

APE

MAN

with

Mcao- Goldwyn Mayer

Потол

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER

...HAMILTON...... NEIL MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN

STAR

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

BRITAIN'S

GREAT SPY DRAMA

"The

W PLAN

with BRIAN AHERNE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Pictures In Hong Kong

"TARZAN THE APE MAN."

STRANGE AND POWERFUL FILM OF THE JUNGLE.

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Tarzan the Ape Man" talking picture, (it is now showing at the Queen's Theatre) is the dis tance ot, the Poles apart from the innocuous idylls of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the pretty silent abas medo in the gardens of Helly wood Zoo. It is a powerful and rather terrible film. Äfter a slow opening the action follows the trial: into Africa of nahikari in search of the mythical graveyard of the elephants. Adventures crowd upon the party, many of them hinging round the beautiful daughter of the leader of the party.

"Tarzan" splendidly played by Weissmuller, is a strange and sinis: tor figuro, no gentle Mowgli, but a veritable Pan of the forest. His fights with tions, in the Sarason manner, are too far-fetched even for such a filmas this, but the brilliant realism, to the uninitiated eye, of each incident is undeniable, There are scenes between Tarzan nm the heroine that form 4 fall in the tornado of action Then Jone (Maurean Sullivan) goes back to her people, who become the prey of a perfectly devilish tribe of pigmies. The dancing, the yelling and the ordeal of the gorilla pit sweep one away in a terrent macabre fomance, nad, finally, the party is rescued by Tarzan, a champanzee (an amazing animal actor) and a herd of elephants.

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KING'S THEATRE. ⠀

UNUSUAL SCREEN STORY

NOW SHOWING.

An unusual picture, "The Strange Case of Clara Desne commenced at the King's Theatre yesterday and some very dramatic scones are included in the picture. Wynne Gibson and Pat Miss O'Brien takes the leading roles and are supported by a very talented cast.

The story takes the audience over. span of about twenty years, and the gradual metamorphesis of the helpless Clara Deate through the shown with all the production years of trying circumstances is value, all the skill of advanced ar- tistry in the use of make-up for which Paramount is famous.

the eve of this sentence for embezzle

Married to a worthless man, on

ment, she struggles valiantly dur happiness to the life of their little ing the next five years to” bring daughter.

Freed from prison, her husband sts into a series of "jams" and Deane is accused and sentenced asi when finally he is caught, Cinra

his accomplice, adopted by the detective chief of Her daughter. is the city, who brings her up as his Own into charming young woman-

hood.

Released from prison, Clara Deone gets a job as a seamstress. She reads that her daughter is about to the married to a worthy young ina. Discretion keeps her from making herself known to the young woman. Meanwhile her bus bund learns of the daughter's bap- June goes off finally into the jungle with Tarzan and there they position in society and threatens a blackmail compaign which will ruin the happiness of the young bride-to-be.

film ends.

It is no good applying the teata of realism to "Tarzan." Men do not wrestle with lions and gorillas, and, even in the jungle, life can not be quite so hectic and over crowded-you must take "Tarzan" for what it is, a superfairy tale of Beauty and the Beast, but do not take sensitive children to see it. They would be terrified. There wero crowded houece at the Queen's yesterday and of the success of the film there could be no doubt,

R.B.

of melodramatic incidonts with The climax is packed with a series Clara Diane as the heroine. The ending is not the customary sugary one, but contains a entisfying mo. dicum. of happiness.

Lottery," for those who hold this view, lies in the fact that this pic- ture" tolle much the same story, but in terms of human be ings, rather than in abstract

theories of political economy. It demonstrates the affect of suddenly acquired wealth on those who have

'DEVIL'S LOTTERY." been proviously happy without it.

These effects are both aurprising and starting, with the money, not earned but won, on a horse race,

NEXT OFFERING AT THE bringing with it, disgrace, tragedy,

KING'S.

A trade notice statos:- "Devil's Lottery," Fox romantic drama, starring Elissa Landi starts on Sunday at the King's Theatre.

The peculiar interest in "Devil's

(Continued on next Columni

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. 11.30 a.m-Chinese programme. 12.30 p.m.-European programme of i

Victor and H.M.V. recorda: 1-p.m.--Local time and weather

report.

1.30 p.m-Rugby Preis news, etc.,

p.m.-Clone down.

| 3 to 7; p.m.--Chinese programme,

0,50 to 7 p.m.-A short talk on the Hong Kong Society for the Provention of Cruelty - to Animals by Lady Ho Tung, 7 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro-

gramme.

7 p.m.-Stock quotations, etc. 7.03 to 7.18 p.m.-

From the Studio.

A short talk on the Aims and Objects of the Hong Kong Se ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by Mr. J. | Russell

7.15 to 10.30 p.m.—å programme of Victor and H. M.V. records. 7.13 to 7.30 p.m.--

Ca

Concert Waltzoa.

Danube Waves (Ivanovici). Over the Waves” (Rosen).--In--i ternational Concert Orchestra -- !

C1278, dat

*Jolly Follow.'' (Vollstedt),

Amoureuse" Berger).Inter national' "Novelty Orchestra.— C1082, at den de Tales from the Vienna Woods!! “(Strauss).—Philadelphia

chony Orchestra. "Blues: Danr.be'"** (Straus);~

Philadelphia Symphony Orches- tra-D12157

unhappiness, love and romance,

Miss. Landi is supported, by an all star cast, including auch fav- ourites as Victor McLaglen, Alex- ander Kirkland, Paul Cavanagh and Ralph Morgan, who share the male honours, Beryl Mercer, Bar bara Wecke, Herbert Mundin and Halliwell Hobbes.

report.

7.50 to 8.40 p..-

Song"

Gontle

Amana Concart,

Echo Song Swiss

(Eckert); Song--"o, Hero the

Jark" (Shakespeare-Bishop).~ Marion Talley (Soprano).-- 0593.

Violin Solo-Shepherd's Mad. rigal" (Kreisler).-Fritz Kreis- ler.--8712.

Dance"

Song--"The Kerry

(Molley). Song-Travellers all of Every Station" Dalla).-Peter Daw- son (Bass-Baritone).-C1442. Piano Solo Eungarian Rhap

sody No. 6" (Liszt).-Mischa Lovitzki.-D1383

Song By the Waters of Mine-

tonka" (Licurance). Song "Trees" (Eilmer-Rasbach), -Erncatine Schumana - Heink (Contralto).--1198, .......

Violin Solo Nigan " (Impro- visation) (Bloch).Master Ye hudi Menuhin.-7108. Sing, mely Mountain Lovers" *(Squire)+John Turner (Tmor)

8.40 to 9.40 pm

Musical Comedy. **Hit the Deok"-Selection.—

Savoy Orphean-C1408 "Clowns in Clover "Selection, The New Mayfair Orchestra. ~-01130

Lilac Domine

Vocal Gems. Dear Lovg-Tocal Gems. Light Opera Company.—C1800, "The House That Jack Built "-

Selection.--Now Mayfair Or chestra-C1791.

Sym-9.40 to 10.30 p.m.--`

* Wine, Women and Song

Strauta), de Rowen of the South (Strauss). -Chicago Symphony, Orchestra,

D142.

Local time and. weather

"Symphony No. 3 in E Flat

Major-Op. 63 " (Beethoven) Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates-D1158/D1163, 10.30p.m.-Rugby mid-day Press

10.35 pm-Close down ve

All records in the above Euro nean programmes are supplied by Mossra! Moutria & Co.

LAST TWO DAYS

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

Would YOU do it? f) would you rot in fall und Hys a lifa ed ahame? See, sympathiso laugh andery

THE

STRANGE CASE

or

CLARA DEANE

A. Gizancient Victor

Wynne Gibson mimlag dx phases of the wo's 256) Pat O'Brien. Frances Dee

-NEXT

CHANGE SUNDAY, 25th SEPT.

This Woman's Lure Was Fatal To Many Man!

LANDI

DEVIL'S LOTTERY

Vlate Malagban Alexander Kiridiand Pad Cavanagh Sim Taylor Preduction

FOX PICTURE

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

LAST TWO DAYS

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Central.

HONG KONG

"The Power of Love."

Queen's.

"Tarzan the Apeman.”

King'a.

Deano..

Oriental.

Blar.

CENTRAL THEATRE

TO-DAY, at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 pm.

The Strange Case of Clara THE NEWEST CHINESE SUPER SPECIAL

"Yesterday at Peking"

KOWLOON.

"W, Plan."

Osntral.

COMING.

"Cock of the Air."/

"Fast Companions.”

14 Night Work."

Oriental,

"All Quiet on

Front,',

King's.

Devil's Lottery."

the Western

Sinners in the Sun," "Merrily We go to Hell."

WOMAN STABBED IN HEAD.

DOMESTIC QUARREL.

A domestic difference of opinion

was responsible for a serious stab.

bing affair which occurred between

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 RIGHT UP INTO THE CLOUDS OF ENTERTAINMENT-TAKES YOU ON A CRIUSE THROUGH MERRY GALES OF LAUGHTER!

HOWARD HUGHES

PSENTS

Cock

OF THE

AIR CHESTER MORRIS

WITH

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

ALSO

a man and his wife in Apliu Street, | AMERICA'S PREMIER. COMEDIÁN SHAKING THE WORLD'S

SIDES IN AN EXTRAORDINARY: LAUGH PRODUCTION | Sumshuipo, yesterday at 3.30 p.m.

Because

his 29-year-old wife, Cheung So Fung, expressed a desire

to leave him, Wong Kin Wah, her masterful husband, asserted his authority in no uncertain manner by promptly drawing a knife and atab. |bing her in the head. The woman

EDDIE

QUILLAN.

NIGHT WORK

was taken to the Kowloon Hospital with SALLY STARR, FRANCES UPTON, NORA LANE

where she was admitted in a serious condition.

LIGHT MONSOON.

INDIA'S RAINFALL BELOW. AVERAGE.

Bombay, August 29.-Excepting some hill stations, the monsoon this year has been comparatively light throughout India,

Taking an average of all the stations in the plains from which | rainfall reports are sent to the meteorological headquarters at Poona, the rainfall throughout India has averaged only, 30 inches, whereas the normal average, is 50 inches. The present break, how evor, is by no means unprecedent- od.

There is no definite sign of a) return. Reports from, certain areas At 2,80,5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.in the Deccan indicate that more

A CHINESE SOUND-ON-FILM

SUFER SPECIAL TALKIE.

SINGING AND TALKING PICTURE WITH - ENGLISH

TITLES.

"YESTERDAY AT

PEKING

PRODUCED BY

THE SHANGHAI STAR MOTION PICTURE CO.

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 26th SEPT.

ALL QUIET

ON THE

WESTERN FRONT,

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

rain is needed within a fortnight il the crops are to be saved,

ACTOR RISKS DEATH.

TO SAVE DIG SOENE IN TALLULAH BANKHEAD

FILM

COMING

A STIERING & THRILLING DRAMA OF "JALIENTE DAYS.

MAURREEN O'SULLIVAN & TOM - RO w N

IN

FAST COMPANIONS

GOSSIP

FACT.

in order to get to the theatre in time.

Ruth Chatterton Weds Again.

Miss Ruth Chatterton, the film actresa, divorced her British actor

There is Constantine Moussouris. husband, Ralph Forbes, only the By the time you have said that it day before her marriage to Mr. is nearing second house." Con George Brent, her leading man in stantine is the husband of Bliss. | Theodorides, and they are both

acting in the same film.

several films.

The divorce suit, which was filed by Mr. Forbes in Minden, Nevada, was brought on the ground of

Alice was born in Athens, and is the weat in her early twenties.

** incomptability” but no details on the stage first, her mother be- have been divulged.

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ing a well-known Greek actress, When the divorce had been and appeared in Greek versions of granted, Mr. Forbes telephoned to German, English and French plays. Miss Ruth Chaterton and told her

Cactus Craze. all about it.

Commenting on her divoroo 'Mins' There is a growing tendency Rather than spoil an important Chatterton exclaimed "He's a per. amongst Many of Hollywood's

gardeners to great amateur underwater acerc in which Tallalah fect darling and we are Bankhead was taking part, & 6lm | pale,” actor at Hollywood remained below

"Don't you know people who are

the surface without the aid of his great pals, but who aren't perfect "artificial lung and fainted na ly suited to each other, can still the scene was ecmplated.

be good friends1 It is simply a

He was rescued by members of the caeo where we haven't the same studio fire department, who dived tastes in any way."

in and brought him to the surface.

The scene showed Miss Barkhead Greek Stars..

and other characters in a submarine Meet Alice Theodorides, the t disaster escaping from a sunken

ship. The players. wore in a glass fronted tapk, supposedly the escaps chamber of the boat.

dark-eyed star of Athens.

You will be seeing her shortly in Astoro," the first Greek film to be shown in this country. In such compartments the orew Greek film stars, to use enter with oxygen-supplying equip convenient Americanism, are a ment much lika gas

gas masks. Water mouthful. You must start early then in let into the air-tight cham-naming the star you want to see ber, and when the pressure is equal

to that outside the crew, go through

f-a-trap-door-and-rise to the surface escaped.

slowly by metus of a ropa teading · He could have risen to the sur to a buoy

The artificial lung peraltaona to remain under water for diesely 18 minutes, but as this scene start- ed, the actor's teeth lost their on the

mouthpiece and the Walinued at foot of nami võlum

face, hút this would have caused. the entire soone to be refilmed.

Three cameras recorded the es cape. He held his breath until

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collect

cactus, those quasr-shaped, prickly plants, Elissa Landi recently c cumbed to the craze, and already has nearly forty different varieties. She does not patronise the pro fcesional cactus growers; that is too easy for her. She prefers to igo out into the desert and collect

the funny little plants herself.

Paid to Play Cards,

A group of film extras were paid for doing in a scene that which they usually indulge in as between- scenes entertainment.

༈ ' སཾ ཛྫ

They were employed to play bridge throughout the day while cameras recorded scenes for Maurice Chevalier's Paramount: starring picture, Love Me To- night,

Rouben Xamoulian

is directing.

Bridge has always been

favourite while

the set for their