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QUEENS THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

Guerchard the buil- dog of the Paris police! When other tricks falled he used a lovely lady's ebarns to share! YOU MUST

SEE

Beau Brumell, supor thief! A crosk who loved divinely. He'll

set

feminine

"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Pictures In Hong Kong

hearts a flutter ARSENE LUPIN" AT "AREN'T WE ALL?"

as he steals love and jewels with aqual chara!

LIONEL

BARRYMORE

on the Screen

for the first time TOGETHBR

ARSENE LUPIN

with

KAREN MORLEY JOHN MILJAN

A Marc Golduyn-Mayer metuaK

THE QUEEN'S

LIONEL BARRYMORE · DOMINATES THE FILM

**Aasen Satpin " now showing at the Queen's Theatro is chiefly notable for bringing John and Lionel Barrymore together in one picture. The story is an exciting

and well-worked out tale of detec- tive versus thief, but which is which it would be unfair to reveal. The setting is Paris-or quite a good reproduction of Paris.

The bro-

Cars make a notable contrast, but the meeting shows clearly the force end sinerity of Lionel, which bring his right out of the ordinary ranks l star players. Here he has a role after his own heart and it is he up whom interest and sympathy settle. John acts with his usual graer, but he lacks his brother's genius. Karen Morley makes an altractive and adequate heroine.

The story telling is good, and the crowded houses greatly appreciated this film..

"Perceding the feature picture is an interesting news-reel showing the opening of the Ottawa Conference, More than the usual "snippet" is | given and one hears the Governor

-COMING SHORTLY-||Unteral rend the King's message to

WARNER

BROS. PRESENT

Ted Levis

"Is

Everybory

Happy?

The revolt of youth- new-world ideas against old-world traditions, Here's a story of romance and sentiment with Ted Lewis, "High-Hatted Tra- gedian of Jazz," enacting a new role. A great slago star in a great picture with a cast including Ana' Pennington and Alice Day. LA WARNER BROS. PRODUCTION

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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

SHEARER

In a new

iriumph

FREE SOUL

the Conference and big extracts Iran the speeches of Mr. Bennett, the Canadian Prime Minister, and Mr. Stanley Baldwin.

1. B.

"TO-MORROW AND TO-MORROW"

COMING TO THE KING'S.

A trade notice states:-

for twelve years, Burns Mantle, nationally known dramatic critic, has published a year book of the ten best dramatic stage productions of the year and his selections have come to carry an official flavour.

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EXCELLENT SHOW AT THE

KING'S

The Honourable Willie Tatham (Owen Nares) and his wife, Margol, (Gertrude Lawrenco) are spending their honeymoon at Juan Les Pins, when Willie is reculled to London by an urgent telegram. Lord Gren. ham (Hugh Wakefield), 'his incor- igibly flirtatious old father, and senior partner in the business, has Willie advisea been neglecting the office to take dancing lessons,

Margot la more to a small, quiot

hotel while he is away, and prom-

ises to be back in a week.

Willie, coping with arrears of work at the offoc, is constantly interrupted by telephone calls from his father's girl friends. One day when Grenham has arranged to take Kitty Lake to lunch, his old friend, Latly Finton (Marie Lohr) comes to the office and insists upon his taking her. Old Grenham per- saaden Willie to tako Kitty Lake. Afer two weeks off his hands. Margot rings Willie up at the office, and tells him she is so bored that she will start a flirtation with the first attractive man she incets if he Karl dress not return at once, Von de Heyde, (Harold Huth) a fellow guest, who has mainly tried to make Margot's quaiulance, overhears part of the conversation. | He makes a note of Lord Gren- ham's name and telephone number, und perseveres until he wine Mar got's hiendaliip. He thinks she is not married, and she does not un- deceive him.

Grenham becomes friendly with a dancer, and promises to attend the opening of a new cabaret at which she is to appear. Among his guests on the occasion are Kitty Willic is terribly and Willie. bored until Kitty takes him to: the bar. After a drink or two he cheers up, and is innocently kissing Kitty when Margot arrives to look for him, knowing that Karl has fallen in love with her, Margot has His latest volume covering the Aed from danger. Margot refuses season 1930-31, to be published to forgive Willie and Grenhom shortly, include Phillip Barry's lab picade with her on his son's be est Broadway stage hit, "Tomorrow half in vain. Karl calls on Lord and To-morrow," which many more Grenham in London and asks for critics pronounced the best dramate his help in finding Margot. of the season, and which also caused wide public discussion due to its ex- traordinary theme, comprehended in of the nary theme, comprehended in the queen's: Is a woman moral- ly and psychologically bound to ne cept a childess marriage?".

Ruth Chatterton is now appearing

Seeing a chance to force Margot to forgive Willie, Grenham invites Karl to his country estate, where he is entertaining a house party, including Margot and Willie.

Margot is dismayed when she dis covers the identity of Grenham's guest, but manages to send a note to Karl, begging him to pretend not to know her. He does as she immediately.

in the stellar rule of Paramount's asks, and makes arrangements to Almization of To-morrow and To morrow with Paul Lukas in the leading male role. This intriguing picture drama is the feature at the King's Theatre starting on Thurs day next.

be

Vienna TMUTE O Margot apologises for her treat- ment of him, and after he has gone Lord Grenham effects a happy re- concillation between Margot and Willie, who decide. nevor to Two playwrights now under con track to Paramount as film writers separated again. will have plays included in Mantle's new volume. They are. Louis Woitzenkorn, who adapted. "Ladies was produced and directed by of the Big House," and whose Guthrie McClintic. now a

Five Star Final" was chosen; mount director, McClintic's wife, and Vicki Baum, in Hollywood to Katharine Cornell, 'is starred in the write an original for the screenplay.

!

4.

Para-

who is represented by her "Grand The remaining six dramas are Elizabeth the Queen," "Dace in. Hotel."

Among the current "The Best a Lifetime," "Green Grow the is "The Barretts of Wimpole" which Lilaos, Alison's House" "A Husband's Go," and "Overture." (Continued on next column)

DUTCH OLYMPIAD SWIMMER

DECLARES SHE WAS POISONED

tion of an alcalie poison which brought her to death's door. Miss Braun's sudden illness on the eve of the 100 modrés back-stroke com- petition was at first officially attri buted to the bite of a poisonour insect which it was believed she had received-in-a-crowd. Now, how- ever, it appears that the "ingsst was a fully charged hypodermic. though the physician who voiced the suspicion does not seem to be able to prove it with absolute cer-

The Hague, Oct 13.-A sensation has been caused throughout the Netherlands by statement made tainty.

It is stated that Miss Braun who ty the frammus wwinimer and holder. of the world-record for the hun passed five weeks in a hospital dred metres back-stroke, Mario where her life was already despair-

•Braun-Philipsen, on her returned of, must, withdraw from all from the United States, asserting future competitions for the next that she had ust been incapacitated two years, which practically means for the Olympic Gamen-bynnill the end of her career-Transocean nees but by a sarreptitious injec-Kuomin

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

A

PARAMOUNT

BRITISH

PICTURE

Directed by Harry Lachman

GERTRUDE LAWRENCE "AREN'T WE ALL?"

-NEXT CHANGE- THURSDAY, 27th OCT.

More than

a husband!

She wanted him to be Friand, adviser, desi Fundur, lovne, and Father of her childt

HATTERTON

ORROW TOMORROW

a Garamonni Frenire

PAUL LUKAS

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9:30 p.m.

The LATEST MOVIE TONE SING |ING & TALKING SUI ERDBAMA,

"THE LAST LOVE'

with

YANG NOI MUI, SUN KING LAM Produced by

THE UNIQUE CO., SHANGHAI.

TO-MORROW-

Hey, Mister!

Look out she's

trying to marry you, and

THIS

IS THE

NIGHT

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Queen's,

HỒNG KONG.

"Arsene Lupin."

King's

Aren't We All"

Central.

Arrowsmith."

Oriental.

atst.

The Last Love."

KOWLOON.

"A Free Soul,”

2.

Queen's,

King's

COMING.

Is Everybody Happy."

Tomorrow and To-morrow." "One Heavenly Night,"

Amateur Daddy."

Central.

"The Lost Squadron." "The Doomed Battalion." Blar.

"Unholy Night." "West of Broadway," Oriental.

This is the Night."

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NOVEL BECOMES

LEWIS'S GREATEST SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S GREAT SCREEN ACHIEVEMENT.

The Whole World Cheared --

but the fame be won could

not make up for the love of the woman he bad lost. A great role for a great star in a great story,

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EVENING PYJAMAS

SHOWING SOON

RKO-RADIO'S GREATEST WONDER SHOW.

A JUGGERNAUT OF THRILLS COME! SEE! WONDER! Rack of the Bonea With an Als Show IN THE MAKING!... Hollywood Gave Its Mugic Soul in Muky This Picture... Man Dared Death! Directors Draamt Miracles! Caméranisa Nahod AB.....To Give YOU the Seprama Thrill... Superlative Novelty of the Mour) »

THE LOST SQUADRON

Richard DIX

CRLA

Mary ASTOR... Eric Yow STROHIM.. Joe Dorothy JORDAN. Robert ARMSTRONG.. Directed by

GEORGI AECHAINSAUD

ALL GLORY TO THE DEVIL-MAY-CARE WINGMEN WHOSE HEROIC DARING AND COURAGE HELPED MAKE THIS THE 'PICTURE WITHIN A PICTURE'S

Ronald Colman to Sue,

GOSSIP

FACT.

be erected in southern London Mr. Samuel Goldwyn has offered shortly appears to deserve the de- an apology to Mr. Ronald Cohnanscription. If the architests' hopes the English film star, who is bring-materialise, the building will differ ing a suit for £100,000 damages from its contemporaries in many against his employers, Bamntl

Goldwyn Productions, for an alleg ways, capesially in the matter of Buian from Macro, Dacruz Kowed libel. It is said that the film temperature. Several cinemas have loon, from Saigon, 1129 0070 0022 caused statements to be inserted in wonderful control over, this already, 0857 4305 3152 from Swatow. 4480 the Press which cast aspersions on

Mr. Colman's character and acting but the latest may, achieve fresh declared triumphs by a mechanical regula from Thinghwi

ability. The statements that Mr. Colman was a screen lover. tion of the host all the year round. who made his amorous conquests The inside temperature will be fix- before the camera seem more realised according to that of the outer tic by getting slightly more than air, Another even more unusual drunk" before appearing on the prospect is the possibility, of five The somewhat exaggrated extra-set. Mr. Goldwyn says that al- aisles instead of the average two vagance of the first beach pyjamas though he was not responsible for or three. It is anticipated that this has long since been discarded... We the phrase which appeared and jiden will make it easier for off- should not criticise this period of knew nothing about it, until he saw lookers to reach their seate, even its history too severely, however, it in print, he has offered an apolo if it means sacrificing a certain but rather treat it with some in- 63. Mr. Colman, whose contract amount of soating space. Provision dulgence. After all, it did enjoy with the firm, has two and a half for dancing and for two soda foun a tremendous vogue. When even-yzam to run, is scheduled to ap-tains are other feature, contemplat- ing pyjamas and their first appear pear in a picture in which the ploted. ance, it was easy to see that the revolves around a drunkard. spirit of fantasy had found an other outlet ̈·

Use.

craze.

·

•

Striking Coincidence.

A striking coincidence, even for One More Blonde. A well-founded criticism of the

Little Mitzi Green is the latest Hollywood, is seen in Columbia's "The Bitter Tea of General Yen," evening-pyjama is that many peostar to succumb to the platinum ple never properly understand its

She has to have, fair hair, starring Harbara Stanwyck Four Japanese sisters are all appearing The pyjama carries the spirit of for her part in "Little Orphan in this new Frank Capra produe- Annie, On previous occasions relaxation along with it. Even at when she has been required to have lion, with the eldest. Toshin Mori, se

the coveted role of Mah-Li, nut expected to be as formal, as she golden locks, she has worn a WIE second in importance only to those would be in town. She needs gas In real life Mitri's hair is daming played by the star and Nils Aather,

Paramount Picture Liby Damita

Charlie Ruggles

the smartest resorts, a woman

is

Roland Young

Directed by FRANK TUTTLE.

ment which leaver her movements unhampered, which is cool and yot possessed of a certain degree of startness in fabric and cut. The evening pyjama has all this.

red: 73 M

Something New in Ulnamaz.

All news cinemas are described as super," but the one which may

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According to their father, who is a prominent Los Angeles physician, Mi Mori's sisters will not follow. screen career, but will be trained to enter, the medical profession.

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