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QUEENS THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20 p.m

HONG KONG'S HEARTIEST LAUGH OF THE SEASON

BUSTER

The

Funniest

Trio in

Films!

KEATON

JIMMY

POLLY

DURANTE

MORAN PASSIONATE PLUMBER

THE

NEXT CHANGE

EDGAR WALLACES

"THE FRIGHTENED

LADY"

svitk

CATHLEEN NESBITT GORDON HARKER A Gainsborough Picture

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20. & § 20 p.m..

Show Girl Hollywood

Alice

White

Jack Mulhali

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Mail News from China

· THE PASSIONATE

PLUMBER"

LAUGHS AT THE QUEEN'S

A trade notice states:- Gilbert Roland has been discover. ed to have the stendiest nerves of ay player in Hollywood. The trat occurred during filming of

• The Passionata- Plumber" story of a romantic pipe-fitter which is showing at the Queen's Theatre, with a cast, headed by the three comedy satellites, Buster Keaton,

"Schnozzle". Durante and Jimmy Polly Moran.

For an important sequence of the plot, Roland had to stand facing a door while a razor-edged dagger was hurled with terrific force to stick in the wood a sennt inch from his car.

Attempts fave often been much

** raverse to get this effect by cranking" of a camera and pulling the knife out of a wall close to the player, with a strand of thin wire.. This approximates the throwing of a knife but is not near ly as spectacular or speedy as the actual throw. Edward Sedgwick, | the director, decided that to get a real thrill into the scene the actual knife sticking was necessary.

rt

CONGORILLA”

REAL JUNGLE THRILLS AT KING'S

A trade notice states:-

Mrs. Martin Johnson, who stood guard with her deadly rifle while the her husband photographed ihrilling Hectic of their latest Afrienn picture, "Congorilla," the first sound picture ever to be made in the African jungle, now show- ing at the King's Theatre, is often. referred to as the bravest woman in the world.

This tiny, smiling, pretty woman, has faced more wild beasts in the African jungle than there are in captivity in America. She is the first and only woman to receive an African hunter and guide license, and has spent the greater part of her married life in the wilds of the Dark Continent.

Questioned about her recent ex- periences in Africa, she said the most interesting and thrilling part of their two-year safari were the seven months they spent in the the Itura Pygmy country, in Forest.

They were the most interesting people have evor encountered. My first glimpse of them, some sixty or more dancing and singing A professional was hired, who

around two-tom-tom players, I re could throw a knife to within half member reminded one of a gather- an inch of a designated spot. Heing of gnomes from fairy story demonstrated his ability to every-land. They were as ente as could one's satisfaction and cameras and be, And so tiny. After, we got microphones were lind up for the to know them better F picked two scene. Roland quietly took his of the wormen ap under my arms, place near the door. The rest of one under each arm and pretended the cast, Including Keaton, Miss I was going to carry them off. They Moran and Irene Purcell, gathered thought we were giants and mar- around to, watch the stunt.

veled as much at us as we did at them, I guess.

The thrower's arm, flashed for ward and the knife sped through

In the Fox production, Con the air to strike exactly on a de gorilla," the Johnsons have suc- signated spot close to Roland's cceded not only in capturing the ear. Without wavering, the actor movements of these queer people as turned and registered the horrified they perform their everyday duties expression trequired in the serue. and strangë rituals, but also their When it was over, everyone congra strange speech and songs. They tulated him on the realism of his, have also recorded for the first performance.

time, the strange screaming of the "Realism, the deuce exclaim-large gorillas, the belowing of ed Roland, "I felt the wind on the hippos and the other weird and my cheek as that knife went by!" natural noises of the jungle,

COMING TO THE

QUEEN'S :

A BRITISH THRILLER

A trade notice. states; --

HEAVEN ON

EARTH"

A trade notice states:-

A motion pictura Bata with

three actors before the raindras and more than 100 techajetan behind

I hope you will come to the the scenes." This is the record Priory, and hope I shall be alive created in a series of scenes which to see you." Thus the young Lord form a part of "Heven on Earth," Lebanon, addressing two Scotland Universal's colourful Missisippi Yard detectives who are anxious to giver drams now playing at the get to the bottom of the accret that riental Theatre. The scenes con- lurks in the home of the Lebanonsist of close-up views of the bank It is evident that the young peer, of the Mississippi River during a last of the Lebanon line, is far from food, with rickety "shunty-boats " easy in his mind. There are in in the water and dilapidated shacks fluences afoot, sinister influences of on the adjacent shore. Though the which he seerus dimly aware, yet long shots of this stirring action cannot describo with anything up-were taken on the river "location" proaching definiteness."

where the major portion of the pic. These influences, that widen and tare was filmed, thess close-ups widon until Marks Priory is over where made at Universal studios, shadowed by two deliberato murdon account of the necessity of ers, go to the making of the story having the turbulent waters actual- of The Frightened Lady," showly under the control of the director, This instance is another illustra- ing on Thursday at the Queen's

and regarded as one of Edgar, Waltion of the fact that the most ex- laca's best.

pensive and most picturesque por-

It is interpreted by a cast, many tions of a motion picture are those of whose members played leading which are behind the cameras, and roles in "The Case of the Fright-never appear on the screen. ened Lady" when that enormously Low Ayres supporting cast in successful stage play ran at Wynd-Heaven on Earth," in addition han's Theatre. Among those who to Miss Louise and Miss Patter Carry the honoure of The Erightson, includes Harry Berceford, ened Lady," are Cathleen Nesbite, Slim Summerville, Charley Grape Norman McKinnel, Emlyn Wil with Low Kelly All P. James, | liams, Belle Chrystall and Gordon Harland Knight, Francis Ford and many other noted character actors.. Harker.

LAST TWO DAYS

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Astounding!

Civilization's Weird-

est Sights And Mat Amaring Escapades In An Empire of Thrille

MR. & MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON

ONGORILLA

THE ONLY TALKING. PICTURE ENTIRELY MADE IN AFRICA 11

IT'S DIFFERENT!

See It!

FOX Pietar

NEXT CHANGE- TALLULAH BANKHEAD FREDRIO MARCH

"MY SIN"

A Paramount Picture

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. YOU'VE WANTED SOMETHING HERE DIFFERENT IT IS!

A. Happiness Pleture Full of Love, Laughs and Romance with a Power- ful Thrilling Spectacular Climax and the Favorite of the: Nation.

LEW

AYRES

IN

HEAVEN ON EARTH

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE,

TO-MORROW JACK OAKIE IN

"JUNE MOON"

A PARAMOUNT. PICTURE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Queen's.

HONG KONG,

The Passionate Plumber," King's.

Congorilla.

Central,

Life's Comedy" (Ep. 2). Oriental.

"Heaven on Earth."

Star.

KOWLOON.

"Show Girl in Hollywood."

Queen's.

COMING.

The Frightened Lady," 44.Acsone Lupin."

King's.

My Sin."

"Aron't We All.”

One Heavenly Night." "Amateur. Daddy."

Central.

Star.

Corsair."

The Lost Squadron," The Duomed Battalion."

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Midnight, "Immediate Possession."

Oriental.

"June Moon.""

CHILD ACTOR AND MARLENE DIETRICH

PILFERING THE MAIN

INTEREST.

CENTRAL THEATRE

WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL COM- MENCE SHOWING THE BEST SUPER & SPECIAL RADIO, UNIVERSAL & BRITISH DOMINION PICTURES OF 1982-35 IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SHOWING TO-DAY

THE

at 2.30; 6.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

CHINESE NEWEST & GREATEST

SUPER

SPECIAL, TALKING PICTURE WITH MARVELLOUS TECHNICOLOR SEQUENCES.

BUTTERFLY WU

IN

"LIFE'S COMEDY" EPISODE TWO

ADAPTED FROM THE MOST FAMOUS NOVEL TO BE DIVIDED IN & THRILLING EPISODES. WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST. PRODUCED BY THE STAR CO.

NEXT

CHANGE

BY SPECIAL REQUEST-RE-SCREENING OF

A SURGING. FAST-MOVING COMEDY DRAMA OF THE HIGH SEAS.

CHESTER MORRIS IN

65

CORSAIR"

A 1932 UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL PICTURE. SHOWING SOON

A JUGGERNAUT OF THRILLS! RKO-RADIO'S MOST WONDER SHOW! COME! SEE! WONDER! BACK OF THE SCENES WITH AN AIR SHOW IN THE MAKING! HOLLYWOOD GAVE, ITS MAGIC SOUL

TO MAKE THIS PICTURE.

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Dickie Moore, five-year-old actor, THE LOST SQUADRON"

has earned the reputation of being Hollywood's most dangerous "soene stealer."

The title was bestowed upon him when he finished four weeks of cine- matic larceny by pilfering a scene from Marlene Dietrich during the filming of Josef von Sternberg's widely-discussed Blonde Venus"

at the Paramount studios.

With RICHARD DIX, MARY ASTOR, ERIC VON STROHEIM, DOROTHY JORDAN, JOEL MOOREA. NOT. AN air show, BUT AN AIR SHOW IN THE MAKING | AMERICA'S FOREMOST ACES! WAR DEVILS AIR MAIL WING. MENI DERBY WINNERS! ENDURANCE WIZARDS! MONARCHS OF THE SKIES! ALL HELPED TO MAKE THIS WHIBLING HIPPODROME OF ACTION IN THE AIR.

COMING! COMING! THE PICTURE TERRIFICI THE “ALL QUIET” OF 1932.

Dickie stole the scene by dex-THE DOOMED BATTALION”

terously sucking a lolly-pop while.

Miss Dietrich held him in her lap. With TALA BIRELL, LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCONI. Sound effects raaterially aided in THE LATEST UNIVERSAL SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE. the theft, it is reported.

"Scene-stealing," which in Holly wood jargon means diverting the audience's attention to aneself through unusual gestures and facial expressions, is not deliberately done in Dickie's case. The fact that he in a child wins half of the audi euce's attention at the outset. . Na- tural childish actions and traits usually capture the rest of the spectators' attention.

Herbert Marshall, English stage star, became a victim of the child's artless art when Dickie brought forth squeals from a teddy bear

в всепе. during

** FILM'S THE THING **

DECREASE IN VALUE OF POPULAR "STARS."

GLORIA

SWANSON AT WORK

HER BRITISH TALKIE: “PERFECT UNDERSTANDING”-

It was Gloria Swanson.'

I went down to see Miss Gloria sat down and quietly ordered tea. Swanson begin work at the Ealing

With her was Mr. Michael Farm- Studios on her first British talkie, "Perfect Understanding," said aer, her husband, Captain Richard Norton, who is in charge of London reporter.

When I arrived at the studio United Artists British productions Miss Swanson was not to be found. and a director of Miss Swanson's I saw her car blinking and Bashing British film company, and Mr. in the sun with other cars, but 1, Irving Wackoff, her manger.. did not see Miss Swanson.

I said to myself: "She is in con-

ference. And it was 80.

A Star and Her Story.

I asked Miss Swanson whether

the title of her Alm, "Perfect

I therefore entered the studio and Understanding," was meant satiri-:

found myself in a noble Englishcally or literally. mansion somewhere in the country. "Well, it is partly satirical," she "The public insist on good films Tests were being made of various said, with a Swansonian smile.

"It should bo, Imperfect Under- to-day. They are fully cinema-con- people in the film for lighting,

standing," " said Mr. Farmer. seious. They know exactly what make-up and clothes. they want; and they demand a high Perched on a high stool in the That's more like it." standard. They are no longer wil- middle of a panelled oak drawing. ling to accept a bad film because room was Miss Genevieve Tobin

"It is about an American girl," said Miss Swanson, who comes

a popular 'star is in it. In my In front of her was an enormous, to England and meets the son of experience the public teste in films is improving rapidly."

This is the opinion of Mr. Sidney Bernstein, one of the large film ex hibitors in Great Britain. His theatre, the Grenada, at Teoting, has just completed its first anni- versary, and during the last year over two million people have af tended there.

an absolutely monstrous, camera. a peer.

"He falls in love with her and Eight men were engaged in manipu lating the camera, in giving or shows her round England. She ders, in switching on lights, in likes him, but does not know switching them off, in making notes, whether to marry him... But in the in posing, instructing and arrang- course of her tour she has a chance:

of observing marriage from many ing Mise Tobin.

From the studio, which was something Eke The Trespasser echoing with the sound of ham-light, fast-running and sophisticat mers and continuous activity in all ed, but with, emotional scence in- directions, I went into the tearoom. tervening.".

All the small part players, extras "How long will you be working "If I told you," said Miss and studio folk at the Associated or Lhe ho Radio Pictures Studios have meals

L.

Misa Tobin, unperturbed by the points of view. It does not help lighte, the camera, the eight men her to docide. She realises that round her, and her first appearance success in marriage does not de "We have come to the opinion in a British studio, jumped down pend. on, the experience of other from the high stool and became her- puople, but on the woman herself. The style of the picture will be he continued, that it is the film self again. which pulls the audience in. The film must be the best of its kind. The public go shopping for films! nowadays. By that I mean that if a small cinema shows a better film than I am showing in my theatres in this room, Swanson, it wouldn't mean any- thing. Perhaps five weeks, per- the small cinema will reap the But there is an important room hapa longer boneßt,

There are, of course, a small leading off it. I was shown in. It number of sturs who still All is used for the stars and their cir houses, but we find a definite decumambient satellites directors, crease in 'star value where reliance Producers, "big shots." It is a cir is placed on a name to pull the cular room with brilliant red chairs public into the cinema It is true and a large circular table, and it now that the film's the thing has the optimism of the Ealing de

This, I think, will be the regenzurative scheme. eration of the film industry. I will While I was looking at this room compel producers to produce film the door opened and a young of a higher quality.

man in a quiet blue frock quietly

And are you going to make more pictures here?"

"I should like to. I don't know. Your income tax is high, you

new!"

I could see that Miss Swanson was about to confer again-over & wp offen.They were working at the studio till ten o'clock that --- sicht a détail in the life of a film