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CJEENT THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY- At 2:30, 5.10, 7:15 & 9.20 p.m.

A BRITISHCOMEDY

That Drives Away Depression

"SPLINTERS

IN THE NAVY"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Pictures In Hong Kong

'SPLINTERS IN THE NAVY."

EXCELLENT COMEDY AT

THE QUEEN'S

"MERRILY WE GO

TO HELL"

TO-MORROW AT THE KING'S.

A trade notice states:--

Cleo Tacas' popular novel, "I' Jerry, Take Thee, Joan," has been dramatized and now becomes the co-starring vehicle for Sylvia Sid-

"Splinters in the Navy," now. howing at the Queen's Theatre. would be nothing but an excellent, how with Sydney Howard and the famous "Splinter's Company." The story is centred round lifey and Fredric March, two of

battleship which commences Hollywood's younger favourites. with Joe Crabbs (Sydney Howard) and his mate Bill Mivvers discuss ag the fact that the Old Man in getting spliced." Bill Sug-1 gests that the glad tidings call for Free and Easy" show to cele- rate the event. Joe is called upon write for permission. His letter 8 somewhat mixed but the old man agrees to let them have their own

way.

On arriving in Plymouth,

19

fa trd Bill make their first call

as the theatre where the Splinters Consent is showing; Joe knows Lew Lakes, the producer, asks him gize a performance on board ship for the Admiral and his Lady, Ay is up things and later go to The enfe, where the ladies of their with SYDNEY HOWARD arts are present. All goes well

NEXT CHANGE

BY INSISTENT

DEMAND

The Return of

MORE THRILLS than "TRADER

HORN."

for Bill until Spike Higgins, hampion heavyweight of the Navy, nters and takes a fancy to Joe's ir. Jor sits and fumes and thon Becides to train himself ns a boxer with the object of planting a

really

good " Spike' chin.

One of the biggest laughs occurs where Joe Crabbs challenges Spike Higgins for the Admiral's cup, on he night of the Free and Easy,"

TARZAN

THE APE MAN

* Metro foldagen.

Thrected by

W.SAN

with

Nail

ton, C. Aubery Smith, Maureen O'Sullivan.

and wins.

upper

Cut อก

If you want to really enjoy your If a fund age Splinters in the as it in one big laugh from Xavy beginning to end.

Paramount assigned to Edwin Justus Mayer the task of copvert- ing Bliss Lucas' story into drama- tie form, which is now presented under the paradoxical. title of Merrily We Go To Hell," which comes to the King's Theatre to-

morrow.

In the pictures, March becomes Jerry, a brilliant but irresponsible newspaper reporter, who battles daily with the beverage now prohi bited but spoakeasily obtain- able on almost any block in most large cities in the U.S.A.

Miss Sidney, ny Jonn, n daugh ter of wealthy parents, "fall for" March, who is affable and charm-

even when in his cups. Later she marries him in spite of family objections. She then finds that she has to check her own headstrong course to keep Jerry from utter dissolution.

She is helped in this direction, somewhat, when March loses his job.

Sober he writes a play which is. a great success, but he can't stand success. He celebrates so disgrace fully that she leaves him and re-

ens to her home in Chicago. A later reconciliation is utterly des trayed when March, quite "biffed," is caught by Sylvia affectionately kissing Adrianne Allen, who was his fatuier college sweetheart.

Sylvia heart-broken, joins her friend Chalcie's swimming party. She deliberately swins out to a

SENNETT TALK FEATURE | hoped-for forgetfulness, but

A CENTRAL THEATRE,

A trade notice states: One of the finest casts of inugh makers ever assembled in the the ture was selected by Mack Senner. for the principal roles in his att talking, feature laught couvdy, |

Midnight Daddies," wlrigh showing at the Central Theatre to day.

ileaded by Harry Gribbon and! Andly Clyde, two famous laugh makers, the fist of talented come- dians will include such well known and popular funsters as Vernon Dent, Jack Cooper, Alma Bennett, Addie McPhail, Natalie Joyce and Katherine Ward.

Those who see the picture will learn the ending, and will also appreciate the excellent talent of a cast that can make a simple stary so realistic, yet entertaining-so dramatic, you quite satisfying in its final imax:

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 230; 5.10, 7.15 &'9.80 p.m.

Light as

foam! Hard as ice!:

She is so light... so flexible...so to stant! Flesh and dream! But can HE soften her heart for Love? That's where she's hard.. HARD ICE!

SINNERS SUN

CAROLE

LOMBARD

CHESTER

MORRIS

ADRIENNE AMES ALISON SKIPWORTH Guramoun Gen

TO-MORROW Two Lovable Stars!

Sylvia SIDNEY Fredric MARCH

Attaining emotional/ grandeur In bittor sweci lora tale of 1932/

Merrily

We Go to Hell

a Paramount Pictor Directed by Dorothy Arzner

with ADRIANNE ALLIN

AT THE KING'S ORIENTAL

RETURN VISIT OF BÈTH

BERI

A trade notice states:- Having successfully completed her tour of Malaya, Siam and Java, celebrated Miss Beth Heri, the American dancer, will appear at the King's Theatre from to-morrow in an entirely new repertoire of dances.

Miss Beri, formerly a Ziegfeld Follies star, co-starred with die Cantor in Kid Boots," played the leading roles for three consecutive

in London at the Coliseum, the

LAST TWO DAYS At 2.20, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

PICTURE

Sennett gave "Midnight Wuddies" his personal attention and dire tion, putting into it the results his twenty years of experience in producing nugh making pictures. Che genius that brought out Clap in, Konton, Arbuckle, St. John and dozens of another famous come-years in the "Follies." and toured dians has proclaimed his now fea Europe in the leading part of

She has appeared UNIVERSAL ture the best picture he has ever. Rose Marie." directed.

In size and scale it surpasses Piccadilly and the Kit-Kat Club, any of this feature length picture and has given a special perform ennet has yet nade. Sets, so ance before Crown Prince Umberto huge that they strained the capac of Italy. ity of huge stages of the big After having foured Malaya, comedy plant at Studio City, hun- Miss Beri left Singapore by plan4 To date, the mir TO-DAY & TO MORROW dreds of gorgeously gowned extra for Batavia.

people, an impressive and glittering minded danseuse has over 200 hours. At 2.30, 5,20, 7:20 & 9.20 p.m. style parade in which dozens of ex- of flying to her credit, and although pensively attired models particl she has never obtained a pilot's pate, a fortune in furs displayed licence, she had her own plane in by Hollywood's most beautiful girls, America. are just a few of the outstanding features of the full length laugh maker.

STOR

CHARLES KING & BESSIE LOY

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's

"CHASING RAINBOWS

Over thrao months were spent in writing, preparing and shooting the picture.

A HOUSE DIVIDED

"AT THE ORIENTAL.

Afr Monia Litter, the brilliant pianist who will accompany Miss Beri, is licenced pilot, having fulfilled the regulations for a per mit to fly at the Royal Singapur. Flying Club

to New York, where, for three years, he struggled vainly to suc coed on the stage. Later, after several years at his engineering profession, he went on the vauder ville stage, remaining in two-s day" for 19 years. Beginning his A trade notice states:

legitimate theatrical career in the Many difficulties beset the early title role of Mr. Pitt," he liter- theatrical career of Walter Hustonally became a star over night, and who is

appeared in puch the most accomplished and versatile The Barker, Elmer the actors of stage of screen. Husion and "Desire Under the Elms." was born in Toronto, Canada, and His motion pictures are Gentle in early manhood studied engineer in of the Press," The Vir ing. At the age of 18, however, he giaian The Bed Man" "Abra was attracted to the theatre, and ham Lincoln, The Ruling Voice after a short time with a local stock and "The Star Witness, company rode the brake beams"

Huston is playing at the Orienta) (17ontinued at foot of next column) Theatre in A House Divided,

Crest

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Queen's.

14

King'a.

HONG KONG.

Splinters in the Navy."

"Sinnera in the Sun.".

+

Dentral.

Oriontal,

Star,

Mid-night Daddies,"

"A House Divided."

King's.

KOWLOON,

Chasing Rainbows,"

COMING.

"Merrily We go to Hell"

Queen's.

Tarzan the Apa Man."

Central,

Variety Programme.

Cock of the Air." Fast Companions," Night Work.” Oriental.

"Over the Hi." "Juue Moun,"

“COCK OF THE AIR'

AT THE CENTRAL

MORRIS AND BILLIE DOVE

A trade notice states:--

CENTRAL THEATRE

25720

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

at 2.80; 6.15; 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

MAOK

-THE FUNNIEST · COMEDY EVER BEEN SCREENED,

SENNETT'S BATHING BEAUTIES IN A MUSICAL FASHION REVUE FULL OF JOKES & FUN

MIDNIGHT DADDIES

MACK SENNETT'S BEST TALKING FEATURE

A new Chester Morris will be seen on the screen at the Central Theatre when the Howard Hughe super special production, "Cock of the Air" opens at this house from to-morrow..

COMEDY

Mack Sennett directed it, Harry

Gribbon, Andy Clyde, Alma Ben- nett and big cast of Beauts and Comics. It's Gorgeous—and Big

In "Cock of the Air," in which Morris pluya the title rôle, Khe popular star departs for the first time from the type of role which wen him fame on stage nul-screen. Morris' following was gained primarily through his skill in de- IIr Brooks, picting gentleman "Cook of the Air" he gets his first DRESS CIRCLE Aing at a romantic and comedy' im- personation, portraying the part of a young American. aviator who' prefers romance to flying. Needless to say, Morris again acquits hin- self well. In fact the critics wh lave already seen this picture agree that he turns in the finest perform- ance of his career in "Cock of the Air," and predict a demand anong the fans for more characterizations like this from young Morris.

With Morris in Cock of the Air" are Billie Dove, Matt Moore, Yola D'Avril, Walter Caltlett, Louis Alberni, Vivian Oakland and others of a really outstanding cast.

"SINNERS IN THE SUN."

NAUGHTY" FILM, AT THE

KING'S.

It is rather a pity that when Hollywood puts on a "naughty show the Directors cannot have the courage of their convictions and cut it that five per cent. good morals" mixed, according to formula, with the rest of the pro- jer. ingredients. Instead they might introduce light-heartedness, a quility that exeuses à taultitude of shocks."Sinners in the Sun," how at the King's Theatro, is quite .It is a good show of its kind. clover entertainment, and what per ecutage of films are merely dull t In is production we have what the tide notices call, a feast of puleb iture, with Carole Lombard, in all stages and kind of dress, as the main course. Opposite to her is handsome Chester Morris, a voritable. Romeo of Hollywood, especially in his chauffeurs uni- form. No wonder his somewhat ethereal mistress is "just crazy about him. The scenes of Ameri- can fast life are well done, and a brief moment of tragedy ie, natural. and effective. The ladies' dressing sceries are also efficient, if some- what reminiscent of the fashion

'A HOUSE DIVIDED" plates in illustrated weekly papóra.

WITH

WALTER HUSTON KENT DOUGLASS HELEN CHANDLER

NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 2nd OCT,

OVER THE

HILL"

with JAMES DUNN SALLY EILERS MAF MARSH

A FOX PICTUER.

R.B.

SPECIAL PRICES

BACK STALL $1.00;

(including tax)

***

55 cents

IF YOU LIKE TO ENJOY AN EVENING OF FUN, PLEASE DON'T MISS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

STARTING TO-MORROW – THE NEWEST UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAL PRODUCTION

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

An Aviating Romeo Who Took a High Flier in Love and Laughed at War! The sky was the limit with this dashing, dare-devil who started out to fight the enemy but lost in the battle of love! He left a trail of broken hearts crashing through Europe- and bombed his way to Paris wah laughing gas),

HOWARD HUGHES:

PRESENTS

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OF THE

CHESTER MORRIS

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SELFRIDGES,

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