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QUEENS TEARS

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

A rip-roaring success, Sunday Dispatch.

Really very funny, News of the World.

BERTITE MANATEENATOKAL PICTURES OF PRESENT

Stanley LUPINO

THE

LOVE

RACE

JACK HOBBS

DOROTHY BOYD

DOROTHY BARTLA

な

ENPER CHARGED COMEDY"

TRAVELING AT A THOUSAND SMILES AN HOUR!!!

TO-MORROW

HONG KONG'S HEARTIEST LAUCH OF THE SEASON.

W

BUSTER

The

Funniest

Trio in

Films!

KEATON

JIMMY

POLLY

DURANTE

MORAN PASSIONATE PLUMBER

THE

(STAR)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

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

LIFE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Pictures In Hong Kong

'THE PASSIONATE PLUMBER"

TOMORROW AT THE QUEEN'S

A trade notice states:-

CONGORILLA”

JUNGLE THRILLS AT THE KING'S

A trade notice states:→

Many peculiar and unexplainable

What a plumber does not know traits have beon attributed to wild about love is amusingly demon-animals some of which are true and strated in The Passionate l'lum many of which are fallacies, se ber" which opens to-morrow at the cording to Martin Johnson who, Queen's Theatre with a cast hended with Mrs. Johnson, has just re- by such comedy experts as Buster turned from a lengthy safari in the wilds of Africa, where they Kenton, Jimmy "Schnozzle" Dur..

spent two years making "Con- ante and Polly. Moran.

gorilla," the first sound picture to come out of the jungle, which now! opens at the King's Theatre to-day.

The plot concerns the hilarious Adventures of Kenton as a French, plumber's assistant who gets inte intl sorts of difficulties when he at- tempts to repair a lady's bathtub, lie is signed to'n contract by the lady of the house as a "volunteer, lover and many embarrassing, mix-ups occur before things are) straightened out to everyone's satis faction.

"Congorilla" is showing at the King's Theatre, comquencing to- day.

Mr. Johnson is one of tho few men to admit ever having seen dead elephants in the jungle. The rea- st be gives for the theory that elephants go to some secluded and Among the comedy's highlights unfound place to die is a very are the plumber's riotous duel with simple and logical one. The death of an animal in the jungle is an the villain, his ingenious method of gaining admittance into an exclufimmediate signal for the vultures sive grumbling resort, his exploits, who, in cleaning the carenss, at in keeping the heroine from run.tract the hyenas aud jackala, who in turn fairly rip apart, and de ning away with her fickle lover as per his contract, his impersonation your the romain. He has seen as of a doctor when caught in the many as fifteen to twenty hyenas heroine's bedroom in a compromis-fighting over the leg of a dend elephant, dragging it for miles into

ing position and an hilarious quarthe vastness of the wilds. rel in which he bill for broken dishes must have run up to sp. palling figures,

Despite the old saying, "as tough as a rhino hide," the giraffe has the thickest skin in the animal kingdom, the skin of the thing and

Keaton has never been in a more diverting role and the antics of the always funny Durante and Miss elephant being no thicker than Moran aro ably supported by the that of the ordinary domestic cow, work of Irene Purcell as the although under the tough outer skin is an inch layer of fatty heroine, Gilbert Roland as the vil- lain and Mona Maris as the "other ugns that is really a part of the skin, but actually not skin. It is this fatty mucus that causes peoplo, to refer to the skin as being very thick.

woman."

AT THE QUEEN'S

A HILARIOUS BRITISH PICTURE

A trade notice`states:-

Never write letters to women if you can avoid it, and if you must, see that they go in the right en- velopes Stanley Lupino, who plays the part of Reggie Powley in "The Love Race, now at the Queen's Theatre," makes this mistake and it costs him dear.

DON'T BET ON

WOMEN"

AT THE ORIENTAL

A trade notice states; —

If you can visualize the handsome Edmund Lowe, whose screen life as been a series of pursuits of be. autiful women and eventual con- quests of them, evading the entrea- Bernice Dawn, a.spinster of un- ties and enticement of the most certain age whom he has been beautiful of them all, then you get avoiding for years, received a letter a fair conception of "Don't Bet meant for his fiancée, Ida Mostyn, } On Women," his current Fox Movio- and coming down post basta to the tone success, showing at the Orient- Mostyn family seat, will not let al Theatre to-day. Reggie alone.

presence,

In the story Lowe in the hand-1 some, well-groomed man of wealth whose wife, whom lie has discarded, has made him believe that all wo men are bad.

At last, to relieve himself of her

Reggie offers her drugged cocktail, but before suo cumbing to its effects she turns the tables literally on him and his Then he strangely bumps into the Friend, Bobby Mostyn, by unobstru- most beautiful woman that has yet sively pushing round the revolving come into his life-and she is mar- table at which they are drinking riod.

so that first one and then the other How he is made to change his be-. gets the doctored drink, and when lief that all women are bad and they should be racing for the how this change of thought in Schroder Cup, they are sitting by brought about is disclosed in ous the roadside in a two seater and of the smartest comedy-dramas to profound slumber

ever issue from the Fox studies.

RADIO PATROL

yesterday, are taken on a cinematic tour of colourful districts of a great city in pursuing the adven,

THRILLS AT THE CENTRAL Lures of the roving automobile

A trade notice states:

officers in their dangerous con- flicts with the underworld.

Word comes from Universal City,

Robert Armstrong, Lila Lee and that the unusually large number of Russell Hepton are-featured-in- 38 different and complete sets were" Radio Patrol," which tells an mployed to film Radio Patrol intensely human story of a man's In order to carry its vivid radio regeneration in the face of danger.

OF THE police characters through the rac June Clyde, Andy Devino, Onelow

The

PARTY

ng scales which are said to charStevens, John Bester Johnson, cterize this timely, picture.

Sidney Tolor__and Harry Woods

Audiences at the Central Theatre, where it opened an engagement appear prominently in the support Continued at foot of next column.)}ing"cast..

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Queen's

| King's.

HONG KONG

The Love Race,"

"Longorilla."

Astounding! dentral

Civilimtion's Weird · est Sights And Met Amssing Escapades

"Radio Patrol.” Oriental.

In An Empire of Thrilla.

Star.

MR. & MRS.

MARTIN JOHNSON

NGORILLA

ONLY TALKING PICTURE ENTIRELY MADE-IN AFRICASI

IT'S DIFFERENTI

See it!

FOX Picture

-NEXT CHANGE- TALLULAH BANKHEAD FREDRIC

MAROH

"MY SIN"

A Paramount Picture

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m. A WOMAN'S WILES AND A WISE YOUNG MAN'S TECHNIQUE-WHICH WOULD YOU BET ON?

"DON'T

BET ON WOMEN"

with

EDMUND

LOWE

JEANETTE

"Don't Bet on Women."

KOWLOON.

The Life of the Party."

Queen's.

COMING.

The Passionate Plumber." **The Frightened Lady.".

King's

Arsene Lupin."

"My Sin."

"Aren't We All."

"One Heavenly Night, "Amateur Daddy."

Central.

Star

Life's Comedy " (Ep. 2). The Doomed Battalion,'

Phantom of Paris." "Show Girl"

"Midnight.”

"Immediate Possession.".

Oriental.

"Heaven on Earth,"

June Moon."

AT COWES REGATTA

Perhaps nowhere even in Eng- land could a closer contiguity of extremes be found that at the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, just after the Duke of Gloucester's aerial. on the opening day, of Cowes Week.

The Duke stood on the fumova green lawn, surrounded by'n group of friends. Within 1 fow yards was a typical seaside crowd- hikers in horts, young men in

CENTRAL THEATRE

25720

WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL COM. MENCE SHOWING THE BEST SUFER & SPECIAL RADIO, UNIVERSAL & BRITISH DOMINION PICTURES OF 1932-33 FROM THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH. ̧

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

at 2.80; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

THE INSIDE STORY OF POLICE AT WAR! YOUR PULSES WILL POUND TO EXCITEMENT SUCH AS. NEVER BEFORE SCREENED. YOU'LL THRILL & TAков 'As YOU SEE THE RAPID-FIRE STORY BEHIND A GREAT CITY'S - POLICE FORCE. IT'S DRAMA SEETHING THROUGH THRILL FILLED NIGHTS.

RADIO PATROL

Screaming sirens .... Staccato radio alarms ... Midnight murder... Racing cars...A whirl- wind of terrific excite- ment seething through the streets of a great city The rapid-fire drama of the loves and, thrill. packed liver of the heroes of the law!

..

With Robart Armairnog, tile Lee, June Clyde, Xunsmit Hopton, Andy Davies, Story by P. J. Wolfson as A Ban Rivisia, Produced by Carl Lamula, S. Directed by Edw. be Calja, Presented by Carl'Enemalo. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

SHOWING SOON

flannels, women with babies, dogs THE GREATEST & NEWEST CHINESE TALKING FIC- TURE WITH MARVELLOUS TECHNICOLOR SEQUENCES.

fighting, and, to complete a scene entirely British, a large and smil ing policeman.

The Duke, who looked very well, was a distinctive figure, foy, in contrast to the blue of the other men, he wore, a grey double-breast- ed lounge suit and light pullover with his yachting cap.

The King's Yacht.

There was great satisfaction at Cowes when the King's yacht Bri- tannia won her first race of the season by dead-heating with West- ward. The old vessel, has now car rior the samo racing coloura-those of King Edward when Prince of Wales, consisting of a red and blus flag with the white feathers- to victory on more than 200 occa- віопа.

A yachting authority pointed out what # remarkable achievement this victory was, in view of the fact that Britannia was built in 1603 and was net - aside as out- classed in 1897,

BUTTERFLY WU

"LIFE'S COMEDY”, EP. 2.

COMING! COMING! —

THE PICTURE TERRIFIC THE NEWEST UNIVERSAL SUPER FEATURE

"THE DOOMED BATTALION”

With TALA BIRELL, LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCON!!

GOSSIP

Œ

FACT.

Is T

Jean Harlow Grief-stricken.

The Blonde is a Brunette. Tean Harlow, the platinum Miss Gloria Swanson, has

die-

When she was built she cost 28,000. Incidentally £40 a ton was the usual price then; now it ja £140. The Prince raced her from 1893 until 1897. In that year she blond and one of the most beauti- covered her blonde-and the blonde was bought by Mr. John Lawson fal of actresses, is hysterical and is a brunette! Some time ago Miss Johnson.

Despised and Rejected,

In 1808 she changed hands again. But the Prince of Wales bought her again in 1800, only to part with her to Sir Richard Bulkeley in the next year.

When she once more came into Royal ownership she was still not

under the care of a physician at her Swanson announced that she was Mother's home following the death looking for an actress to play an of her husband, Mr. Paul Bern, important part in her first British who was found shot dend,

film, "Perfect Understanding."

The part called for "a blonde Eng- They were married only two lishwoman of high intelligence, months ago.

charin, and fascination." Miss Cries of "this is terrible" could Swanson sought her for weeks. She

regarded as being of any account be heard even out side the house canse all the way from Cannes,

as racer. In fact, she was used as

a cruiser by King George until where she is staying, 1013, when her present skipper, Sir Philip Hunloke, noticed that the old yacht was still very fast and weatherly,

The Renaissance..

Mr. Bern's body was found in front of a mirror at their Beverly Hills home, the police state that he must have stood there to shoot him-

In 1914, with Sir Philip at the self..

helm, she had already won eight A tragic note to his wife was

prices, when the war broke out on

the first day of Cowes Week, and found on a page of his diary. It all maritime sport came to an end, stated.

It was the fact of the King

bringing out Britannia again ini

where she was making exteriors of the film, to try and find her.

Mr. Alexander Korda,

Mr. Alexander Korda, of London

Film Productions, will make the

outstanding pictures of an impres

sive programme at the British and

Dearest Dear Unfortunately this Dominion studios, which should be

1990 which revived the whole.sport. is only to make good the fright described as the Imperial Studios, Britannia rerigged and recondi-

Boreham Wood-not Elstree Eri.

tioned then ontored upon a second ful wrong I have done you and to career so successful as to be with wipe out my abject humiliation, you out parallel in the history of understand last night was only a tish and Dominions are to produce yacht racing.

comedy

eight:big works. Thon at the Gau... Miss Harlow who is twenty-ons, mont Stadios, Shepherd's Bush, W. General Balung Ko Wu and years of age, was only half the age seven films are ready for produc Mossvs, Huis Chi, Yang Hau. Kân

tion. To mention Elstree at She-3 pherd's Bush is to invite violenc British International Pictures have

and Wong Fu Song, Szechuan memo. of her husband.

5. MacDONALDbers of the Kuomintang Central Executiva Committee now arom-

·TO-MORROW LEW AYRES

"HEAVEN ON EARTH "

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

blod in Shanghai, who recently den The It" Girl. patched a telegram to Generala Líuz

Won Hui and Lu Baiang, urging "Clara Bow the "IL Girl of Holly | six outstanding” productions them not to resort to war, háve

Call For Savage" a Fox picture," "ed as

received a reply from General food returns to the sareen, in hand. Thots can be safely describ Wan Hui, saying that the news paper sccounts regarding warfare in Szechuan and grosely exaggerat. ed, and that he will try his best to prevent a conflict in Bzechuan,

Clara has been, absent from the nut and never has been

studio ät Eistres)

films for about a year,