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QUEEN THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY At2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,20p.m.

IN RESPONSE TO POPULAR

+

REQUEST YOU ARE ÁFFOBDED

A FINAL OPPORTUNITY

TO SEE

THE

GREATEST THRILL

OF 19321

MORE THRILLS than "TRADER

HORN."

TARZAN

THE APE MAN

* Mary Jobinyn.

Directed by

W. F. VAN

DYKE

with Johnny

Nell ton, C

Maureen

O'Sullivan.

TO-MORROW

SOMETHING NEW -

IN ENTERTAINMENT

AN ALL-STAR

VARIETY

PROGRAMME

NEWS

MUSIC

SPORTS

and

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4; 1932.

CINEMA.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE TODAY AT THE

Pictures In Hong Kong

CI

HELL DIVERS"

AIR EPIC COMING TO QUEEN'S

A trade notice states:

The hands that rocked tough con- viets to sleep in "The Big House"

'MERRILY WE GO

TO HELL."

FUN AND PATHOS AT KING'S

A trade notice states:--

The courage to refuse theatrical twinkle over the ivory keys of a udvancement greater than he was piano and the voice that bellowed | rendy for is believed to be respon- in Min and Bill" warbles nansible for Fredric March's present tient ditties to said pland, in "Hell screen prominence. March and Divers," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Sylvíu Sidney are sharing honours drama of naval aviation, coming in Paramount's Merrily We Go on Saturday to the Queen's. For to Hell," the feature picture 'now the first time on the screen, Wallace showing at the King's Theatre, Hoery sings!

The new picture is a vivid drama of life with avintors aboard the aireraft carrier Saratoga nad was land at Panama aboard the car. rier and at North Island.

L

Clark Gable, who has been called the most popular young actor on the screen to-day, enters the stellar rink with this production. being en-starred with Beery. Prominent supporting roles are played by Conrad Nagel, Marjorie Rambeau, Dorothy Jordan and Marie. Pre

vost.

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OVER THE HILL."

A trade notice states

In

Although March now stands at the top of his profession, behind his excellent work of to-day is his wide experience as a stage supernumerary in rond shows, stock with the New York Theatre Guild and finally in leading roles on Broadway.

Shortly after he began his career, William A. Brady offered him a contract which he turned down to go into stack. After he achieved prominess or his return to Nor York he turned down offers to ge into silent pictures. It was after playing in "The Royal Family" |

talking screen that he became a

nctor.

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'MILLION DOLLAR

LEGS."

TO-MORROW AT THE

KING'S.

A trade notice states:-

Million Dollar Legs," Para mount's Olympic Games comedy,' which comes to the King's Theatre to-morrow with an all-star comedy

Over the Hill," now show. ing at the Oriental Theatre, James Dunn is again teamed with his "Bad Girl sweetheart, Sadly Eilers. Mae Marsh, star of such silent films as The Birth Of A Nation" and "Intolerance," is also featured in the rule of "Ma." It is the first picture Miss Marshost headed by Jackie Oakie, W. C. has played in in twelve years, hav: ing retired to private life upon completion of her last ailent pie- tare, The White Ruse."

*Over the Hill" was intended originally to be Duan's first più ture, but upon his arrival in Rolly- wood he was cast in his mantracte Bad Girl" rôle wile director Henry King completed the Gaynor Farrell production, "Merely Mary Ann, which he was, making at the time.

The cast in "Over the Hill" is a large and celebrated one In addition to Dunn, Miss Eilers and Miss Marsh it boasts of such Juniuries 9 James Kirkwood LAUREL and HARDY Edward Crandali, Claire Maynard

in

"Chickens Come Home"

and

CHARLIE CHASE

in

** One of the Smiths"

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Specialty Programme.

STAR

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

BRITAIN'S

MIGHTY WAR EPIO

"TELL ENGLAND

and Olin Howland.

Fields, Lyda Roberti, Ben Turpin, Hank Mann, Andy Clyde, Susan Fleming and Dickie Morr, is sai to be a dizzy burlesque which out- slap-sticks slapstick.

The story begins in the Republic of Klopstokia, where all the men are named Guerge and all the wo

aen, Angola, and the President. W. C. Fields, holds his own bo- gause he is the best weight lifter. in the country. Jack, Oakie plays the role of an American brash sales man who falls in love with one of Klopstokia's Angelas, and in order to save the defunct trea- sury of the country, organizes an Olympic Team which can carry of all the international honour and win an endowment offered by Jack's boss, the brush king. So all of Klopstokia, including the famous spy, Mata Machree, the woman no man can resist,'

t," journeys to Los Angeles for the Olympic Games, and there, in spite of Mata's dirty work, good old Klop- atokia comes through.

WEDDING BELLS. AT THE PENINSULA

MR. S. J. STEVENS AND MISS E. J. DE BIERE.

ARGYLL'S CONCERT

GREAT SUCCESS

A pretty wedding was solemnised

ed Sunday night's Symphony Con-

listen to the Band of the 2nd Batte tion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders which provided the entire programme consisting of a choice, selection of musical aum-

at St. John's Cathedral on Saturdert at the Peninsula Hotel .at- day afternoon, when Miss Eileen tracted a very large audience to Jeanette de Biere, daughter of the late Mr. S. J. de Biers and Mrs. de Biere, of Hong Kong, became the bride of Mr. Ronald John Stevens, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stevens of Moseley, Birmingham. Mr. Stovens in employed by the Far Enst Aviation Co., Ltd.

bors.

These concerts have become very. The Yory Rev. Dean A. Bwann popular and invariably attract a officiated.

The bride, who was given away large audience of music lovers and by Mr. A. V. Harvey; of the Far last Sunday's gathering was no East Aviation Co., Ltd., wore & exception. The accommodation of

made of heavy French white; the ground floor lounge was fully

erepe satin. Her bouquet was of i white roses;

In attendantc as taxed, over 300 people being pro bridesmaids were the Misses Murieleent

and Eunice de Biere (sister) Outstanding features were ren Eileen Shibbings and Evelyn Midderings by the combined Pipes and dieton. They carried bouquets of Band and military numbers. pale pink gladioli.

Throughout the programme the

The bride's mother's dress. was a keenest interest was maintained black and white georgette ensemand there were insistent demandı ble.

for encores but time permitted only Mr. R. H. D. Wade, of the Hong of a few repititions. Kong and Shanghai. Banking Cor poration, was the best man,

"A reception was subsequently held in the Cathedral Hall, and the happy couple Inter-left for their honeymoon

The bride's going away dress was of navy blue and white crepe de chine, with white felt hat.

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,80 p.m. A DOUBLE ATTRACTION !

Two Lovable Stars!

Gya SIDNEY Fred MARCH

Attaining emotional grandour in: bitter. sweet lova tale of 1932/

Merrily

We Go to Hell

A. Paramount Picture

-ADDED ATTRACTION- DAILY at 5.10, 7.15 and 9.80 P.M. ONGY-' RETURN ENGAGEMENT

OF

BETH BERI

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES STAR

IN A DANCE REPERTOIRE. · NEW DANCES NEW COSTUMES

ACCOMPANIED AT THE PIANO by

MONIA LIITER. Acclaimed, both by ZIMBALIST and HEIFETZ, THE MOST BRILLIANT PIANIST IN THE FAK EAST..

f

Prices as Usual

TO MORROW

MILLION DOLLAR LEGS'

WITH

JACK OAKIE W. C. FIELDS BEN. TORPIN ANDY CLYDE

A PARAMOUNT PIOTURE.

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.16 & 9.30 p.m.

OLL

JAMES DUNN SALLY EILERS MAE MARSH

in beetriumplitst return to the

screen

Directed by HENRY KING

A Pa Picture

TO-MORROW

Mr. C. F. Best, the Bandmaster, CHEATERS AT PLAY""

is to be highly congratulated on the wall-constructed execution concert.

A

of

Another of these enjoyablo con- certa is being arranged for next Sunday evening at the Peninsula Hotel.

THOMAS MEICHÄN CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD EATOX PICTURE:

Queen's.

HONG KONG

"Tarzan the Apo Man.”.

King's.

...

"Merrily We go to Hell." Central

"Cook of the Air."

Oriental

"Over the Hill,"

KOWLOON.

Star.

• Tell England."

Queen's.

COMING.

Variety Programme. Hell Divers."

The Passionate Plumber."

King's....

Million Dollar Legs."

Riders of the Purple Sage."

"Coagorilla."

"Amateur Daddy."

"One Heavenly Night."

Central.

"Night Work."

Fast Companions.".

Star.

Hold Everything.".

Oriental.

1

Cheaters at Play." **Murders in the Rus Morgue.”·

MASSACRE OF MOSQUITOES.

A MILLION VICTIMS

AN HOUR.

YOUNG WOMAN'S INVENTION.

Paris. The Camargue Island, in the mouth of the Rhone, near Mar- seilles, with its swamps, wild bulla and picturesque "guardians" of cattle will, shortly be the scene of a massar re-useful and necessary-of mosquitoes..

The massacre is being undertaken by the inventor of an apparatus for mosquite extermination, a young woman, Mlle. Germaine Gordon, who is already made a successful experiment at Saintes-Maries-de-In- Mer.

Her apparatas consists of a large tube coup vertically. On top is powerful electric light which at tracts the mosquitoes, which ard drawn into the tube by a ventila- tion system installed at its base.

CENTRAL THEATRE

*95720

TODAY, af 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. THE NEWEST UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAL PRODUCTION.

AN AIR COMEDY « EXTRAVAGANZA” STAGED BY THE LAVISH HAND OF HOWARD HUGHES, THAT ZOOMS RIGHT UP INTO THE CLOUDS OF ENTERTAINMENT-TAKES YOU ON A GRIUSE THROUGH MEEBY GALES OF HILARIOUS LAUGHTER

A THRILL-SHOW TO MAKE YOU GASP!

A LAUGH-SHOW TO 'MAKE YOU HOWL!

She Made Aviators Keep

Their Feet on the Ground!

A siren who nearly wrecked the Allies and avský devil up in the clouds in tove! She made his head go round like a propellor! There's a parachute full of laughs and boyvis in this gay comedy of perfume, pyismas and Parisi

HOWARD

HUGHES

PRESENTS

UNITED AUTHTS PICTURE

OF THE

WITH

AIR

"CHESTER MORRIS

ADDED ATTRACTION "FOLLIES OF THE DAY"

WITH AN ALL-STAR (CAST OF WELL-KNOWN BEAUTIFUL YOUNG DANCERS & ACROBATS, PRODUCED BY THE LAURO FILMS CO OF FRANCE, 2 REELS OF OLD & NEW. DANCES

ENTIRELY IN TECHNICOLOR WITH THE MOST MAGNIFICENT & LAVISH INVALUABLE SETTINGS & BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE QUITE NEW & NOVEL OF THE PUBLIC.

NEXT CHANGE

After having worked the appara A CHARMING COMEDY PACKED

tur for four hours the Savant Pro- |fensor of the Natural History Museum estimates that there were about 3,400,000 victims.

Working

on this basis, the apparatus is capable of destroying about one milli. mosquitoes an hour.

Plague of Ants,

Marscilles is suffering from a plague of red ants, and all methods

have been tried to get rid of these

WITH DRAMA & LAUGHS

EDDIEADQUILLAN.

NIGHT WORK

prats, such as putting raw meat on with SALLY STARR, FRANCES UPTON, NORA LANE the ficer and, when this is entirelyA BIOT OF LAUGHTER, SPARKLING WIT, CATCHY SONGS,

covered with the revenous visitors,

throwing it into the fire.

PATHOS, CHUCKLES, INDISPUTABLY THE FINEST DIALOGUÉ

But the most original method has & SINGING COMEDY OF THE SEASON. perhaps been found by a Marseil

lais, who procured about a hundreð |*** cockroaches and black beeties and set them free in his apartment.

They made nests, inultiplied, and attacked the ants, and in less than two months devoured all of them, but it is not explained how, in their turn, the black beatles were got rid of or whether it would need a score or so of mice to accomplish the task. Or after the mice.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL COM- MENCE SHOWING THE BEST SUPER & SPECIAL. BADIO, UNIVERSAL & BRITISH DOMINION PICTURES OF 1982-38 FROM THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.

GOSSIP

& FACT.

鎮

Chevalier's New Colleague.

Boach, Edgar Norton, Mary Do.

ran and Marion Byron,

Domesticity and Decency!--

The studios publicity hounds have been admitted into the Bever ly Hills nurseries, and the world is thus rogated with stories and pictures demonstrating the fra grant domesticity which is said to form the basis of life in the filmm Now Find Aller Competition.

capital, Down in the adinario de- Rolfo Bodan, whose name cor, partments of the various com- As the result of a competition

responds to a type of automobile, panies the "Decency Drive" is inaugurated by the Australian has learned that names may, help persuading the plot pickers- to newspaper The World, in conjune- when he was signed by Para-keep the story clean." Hence tion with B.I.P. Judy Kelly, mount to play a taxi driver in in Hollywood's, production sche-

Marion Chevalier's "Love Me Todule for 1932-1933 sex themce num an attractive. little brunet night," which Rouben Mamoulian ber only nineteen, as against thir te, eighteen years of age, of Irish is directing.

ty-three last year, and what are descent, and hailing from Bydney. However, the factor which glibly known as "faming youth" will shortly leave for England brought Sedan his role was his plots total sixteen-last year and Elstree, where she is to receive signing ability. The former musi- twenty-eight. three months training in the cal comedy, comic opera, vaude- B.I.P. studios. Without any pre villo and burlesque comedian has “Cavalcade," vious experience she was one of one of the singing roler in this the twenty-five finaliste chosen musical romance. He has been in Miss Diana Wynard has been chosen to play the part of Jane from over 1,000 aspirants by a ra- pictures since 1919. presentative of the principal. Aus Sedan adds more strength to Marryot in the film version of Mr. tralian exhibitors. These candi- all-star supporting that which in-Noel Coward's spectacle Cavalcade, dates, were given severe Alms teste, cludes such players as Jeanette which is to he produced. in Holly which were subsequently screened, MacDonald, Charlie Bugglia, wood by the Fox Bim Qot Another lie ballet reducing the num Charles Ex Butterworth, Myrna addition to the oast, which cousins.

ber to five, and eventually, elevate-Loy, Or Aubrey Smith, Joseph entirely of British artista, kiseliM ing Miss Kelly to first place, Cawthorn, Tylor Brooke, Bert Uraula Jean.