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QUEEN THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5, 10, 7.15 & 9,20 p.m.

Guerchard the buil- dog of the Paris

polloa! When other tricks failed he used a lovely lady's charms to snare! YOU MUST

SEE

Beau Brumell, super thieft A crook who loved divinely. He'll 381 feminins hearts a Butter as he steals

live and jewels

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

MOVIE NEWS KINGS THEATRE

Pictures In Hong Kong

ARSENE LUPIN "

with equal TWO BARRYMORES AT THE charm!

JOHN AND LIONEL

BARRYMORE

On the Scree1

for the first time TOGETHER

ARSENE LUPIN

with

KAREN MORLEY JOIN MILJAN

•Metro Godlyyn Mayer

QUEEN'S

A trade notice states:- John and Lionel Barrymore in aa engaging story of a master erlainnt who ifikes the life of the Paris polier and its chief detective a constant round of excitement, surprises and perplexities, provides stimulating entertainment at the Queen's Theatre, where Arben Lupin" is tw being shown.

'TO-MORROW AND TO-MORROW"

COMING FEATURE AT THE KING'S

opposite

A tride notice states:- Paul Lukas appries Ruth Chatterton in the rôle of the romantie doctor in Paramout's filmization of Philip Barry's play, To-morros and Tomorrow," an

This picture, which would be dis-emotional and highly dramatic tinguished alone for the fact that it triangle-theme story. It is the is the first vehicle in which the cele brated Barrymore brothers have apKing's Theatre's feature beginning peared together, is made even more distinctive in being probably the first mystery thriller to have in aduse of humour.

Thursday next.

Lukns and Misi Chatterton make a combination admired, by fandom, in romantie rôler. For despite its highly dramatic particularly lot, in the course of which a

Both being highly eduented, their temperamental Teminine police spy turns about face intellectual and on her employers who she falls in qualities complement eneli other and love with the thief whom she is contribute to their effective naturai- hired to betray, and a conscientiousness in roles involving the love detretive is faced with the problem of arresting a thief and thus endan- gering the life of his daughter, whom the criminal has kidnapped, the story is unfolded in an atmos phere of whimsical comedy to whichi ite brilliant dialogue and the in- vigorating characterizations of its two stars contribute in no smali

measures

John Barrymore as the rogue, Arsene Lupin, and Lionel as the zealous detective leave nothing to be desired in the way of effettive and entertaining portrayals. Kamer Morley enacting the spy. John Miljan as prefect-of-police and

ber' victims, likewise give skilled performances,

-COMING SHORTLY~| Tully Marshall as one of the roi.

WARNER BROS. PRESENT

Ted

Lewis

in

"Is

Everybody

Happy

The revolt of youth- new-world ideas against old world traditiona. Here's a story, of romance and sentiment with Ted Lewis, "High-Hatted Tra gedian of Jazz" enacting a new role. Á great stogo, star im A great picture with a cost including Ano Pennington and Alice Day,

WARNER BROS PRODUCTIONĀ

(STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

p.m.

SHEARER

In a new

triumph-

FREE SOUL

E

IS EVERYBODY

HAPPY"

COMING TO THE QUEEN'S

element.

Miss

Lukas has appeared Chatterton's leading man in threa Any- of her greatest successes, body's Woman." "The Right to Love" and "Unfaithful," and now for the fourth time in "To-morrow nd To-morrow."

+

AREN'T WE ALL?”

BRITISH STARS AT THE

KING'S

the

A trade notice states:- Miss Gertrude Lawrence brilliant revue and slage stars, is starred in Frederick Lonsdale'a wittily satirical comedy. "Aren't We All As Margot Tatham, the heroine, Miss Lawrence heads one of the finest cast ever assembled for a British picture, including Owen Nares, Hugh Wakefield, Harold Huth, Marie Lohr, Renee Cadd Rita Page, Aubrey Mather and Emily Fitzroy. Aren't We Al?" is showing at the King's Theatre to-day,

A trade notice states:- **Ted, moet Mike! Mike, meet Ted! And thus was Ted agris, vandeville's famous "high-hatted "Cee! Lawrence, as she is call- tragedian of jazz, Introduced toed in America, where she is as big ne of the principal microphones at a favourite as she is in London, the Warner Bros. studio a Holly-made one of her most felicitous ap- wood a short time ngo,

pearances as the lend in "Can the

Lewis had walked on to one of | Leopard P the West End stage sue- the great new sound stages, ready lo start work as the star of his first Vitaphone picture, and after a few moments of rehearsal he enacted the first scene of the production,

The picture is "Is Everybody Happy showing shortly at the Queen's Theatre. The story begins LA Budapest. and characterizes Lewis as a young musician who goes to America, soon to become imbued with the spirit of the new country and to attain success in a manner which causes the disruption of his family.

Lewis' supporting east in "Is Everybody Happy ?" inchides Ann Pennington, Alice Day Lawrence Grant, Julia Swayne Gordon, and uther popular screen players.

"LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE"

AT THE ORIENTAL

A, trade notice states:-- Sylvia Sidney, whose excellent work in "An American Tragedy" won favourable comment from the critics, now has the leading faining part in Ladies of the Big House," which is now, showing at the Orient- al Theatre.

Cess Gertrude Lawrence has up- peared in many revues and stage plays, both in the West End and on Broadway. Her successes include "Charlot's

Revue," "Private Lives," opposite Noel. Coward. "Buzz Buzz" "A to Z" "Cheen,"

London Calling" and "Rats."

Besides her remarkable personal- ity and acting ability. Gertrude Lawrence has a flair for wearing beautiful clothes, and in the film version of "Aren't We All?" she is seen in some of the loveliest and most expensive, frocks

Gorinide Lawrence was born in London and educated at the con- vent of the Sacre Coeur, Streatham. She made her first appearance on the stage as n child dancer in the pantomime of "Dick Whitington " at the Briton Theatre and she was one of the child choristers in the 1911 production of "The Miracle" a Olympia.

Artists' production from which she was loaned by Paramount.

Miss Sidney, gained prominence. when Paramount selected her to take the place of Clara. Bow in City Streets," when the red- haired star became ill. She also "An had the leading roles in American Tragedy and "Confes sions of a Co-Ed." ́?

The story of Ladies of the Big House," a heart-stirring romance Ladies of the Big House" fol of love and regeneration, contres lows Miss Sidney's stellar appear on the two leading characters, un- A United justly caught in the toils of the Street Scene,*

law. Uputuurd on next column.).

unce in

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

DE MILLE COMPLETING

HIS CAST.

delic Colbert Charles Laughton, Jan Keith and Vivian Tobin.

Going to America from England in 1888, Beresford was prominent on the stage for more than thirty

In assembling one of the largest yours. He encated the role of "The all-star casts of the year Cecil B-Old Soak," and a few years ago

1

Do Mille recently selected Harry appeared in such plays as “Shay- Beresford, veteran character ings." "Boya Will Be Boys and actor, för ha important role in

Michael and Mary. During ra Paramount's Komanco of pagan cent years he has appeared in many God "The Sign of the Cross.". Rome,

piotures, including Fina Beresford will ensub the part of Hattie ""Scandal-Sheet," "Up Favius, leader of the Christians, Pops tho Devil," The Secret in a cast which is headed by Fre- Call" and "Forgotten Command- darie March, Elissa Landi, Cisu nients for Paramount.

LAST TWO DAYS

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

A

| PARAMOUNT

BRITISH PICTURE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

Quaen's.

HỒNG KONG.

"Arsene Lupin."

King's.

Aran't We All."

Central,

** Arrowsmith."

Oriental.

"Ladies of the Dig House,"

KOWLOON.

Star.

"A Fren Soul,"

COMING.

Directed by Harry Lachman

Queen's.

GERTRUDE LAWRENCE "AREN'T WE ALL?"

CHANGE -NEXT THURSDAY, 27th OCT.

More than a husband!

She wanted him to ba Friend, adviser, das Bandary lover... and father of her childi

HATTERTON

TOMORROW TOMORROW Giramount Gletive

with fi

PAUL LUKAS

ORIENTAL

THEATREM

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.

THE WORLD OF NAME - LESS GIRL MOCKED HER! SHE WANTED TO BE. NICE, SHE WANTED MARRI- AGE-WELL, SHE HAD GOTTEN THAT, AND NOW WHAT? SEE

LADIES

OF THE BIG HOUSE

A Paramount Picture

wich

SYLVIA SIDNEY Gene

Wynne

GIBSON

Is Everybody Happy." King's.

Tomorrow and To-noirow,"

"One Heavenly Night."

Amateur Daddy.”

Central.

Star.

The Last Squadron." The Doomed Battalion."

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

"Wayward."

CENTRAL THEATRE

TEL

WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL COM MENCE SHOWING THE BEST SUPER & SPECIAL RADIO, UNIVERSAL & BRITISH & DOMINION PICTURES OF 1982-33 IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE,

SHOWING

SINCLAIR

TO-DAY

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

LEWIS'S GREATEST · NOVEL BECOMES SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S GREAT SCREEN ACHIEVEMENT.

The Whole World Cheered

...but the fame he won could not make up for the love of the woman he had lost. A great role for a great star in a great story,

SAMUEL GOLDWYN RONALD

COLMAN

Arrow SMITH

THE WEEK-END AT

WITH

THE PENINSULA

DINNER DANCE AND

SYMPHONY CONCERT

HELEN HAYES

ADDED ATTRACTION

"FOLLIES OF THE DAY" PART II

SPECIAL PRICES

55 ots. (including tax) NEXT CHANGE

The Dinner Dance in the Rose DRESS CIRCLE... $1.00; BACK STALL Room of the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday was well attended and tho popuar ball-room entertainers, Hugo and Josephine". again de. lighted with their clover dancing, producing an entire and attractive change of features from their ex- tensive répertoire.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST RE-SCREENING OF

A 1932 UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE CHESTER MORRIS & BILLIE DOVE

On Sunday night another Syın- phony Concert was presented to n large gathering and provided a thoroughly interesting musical en tertainment.

Next Sunday the Band of the South Wales Borderers, by kind permission of Lt. Col. G. T. Raikes, D.S.O., and Officers, will perform under the leadership of the popular bandiaastor, Mr. J. L. Geeks. Particulars of the Concert will be announced later.

The popular Dick Leuteiro's Band at the Peninsula Hotel is to be entirely reorganised and the now combination will start func tioning from next Saturday. New- comers are from the most celebrat ed Jazz players in the Far East, and include accomplished 'musicians from the Little Club in Shanghai, a leader from one of the bands; of the "Empress " boats and a drum- mer of exceptional abilities who has won popularity in Los Angeles and at the famous Santa Anna Cabaret, in Manila,

NOEL COWARD'S

NEW REVUE®

ORIGINALITY, WIT AND

SATIRE

IN

"COCK OF THE AIR"

SHOWING SOON

RKO-RADIO'S GREATEST WONDER SHOW.

A JUGGERNAUT OF THRILLS COMEI SEE! WONDER! Dack of the Scenes With an Air

Show IN THE MAKING! ... Hollywood Gave its Magic Soul to' Make This Picture... Man Darad Baathi Directors Dreamt Miracies! Cameramen Riskod All To Give YOU the Supreme Thrifl... Superlative Hovelty of the Hourl

THE LOST SQUADRON

Richard DIX

Mary ASTOR... Erich von STROIKEIN, Joel AVERIA Dorocky JORDAN. Rober ARMSTRONG.. Directed by GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD

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

melody and wit that the laughter! was continuous, Only once was it really stilled, and that was when Miss Ivy St. Helier, revealed in the tights and spangies of an sero bator rather an acrobats wife- extracted the pathos of the ageing woman whose parb it is. merely to stand and fear night after night while her husband swings from hoop to hoop.

Tuneful Melodies.

The

IRISH CATTLE TRADE SLUMP

"

PROMOTING SHIPMENTS FROM CANADA

During the six weeks following...

which the July 16-the date on tariff on Irish produce came into operation-18,435 cattle were im- ported from the Irish Free State, as compared with 75,893 for the corresponding period of last year. This was a decrease of 80,485.

These figures were disclosed as a meeting of the Executive Council of the Free Importation of Cann- dian Cattle Association of Great. Britain.

cattle capable of breeding.

Figures were submitted showing that in the year 1920 no Canadian Britain, but up to the end of July caitle were imported into Great

Can it be that Mr. Noel Coward was unnerved by the crescendo of applause which rose as the curtain fell again and again at the Adelphi There is melody in abundance. Mad about the Theatre? Writes the Daily TeleTwo numbers, graph dramatic critic. At any rate, Boy," in which Mias Nora Howard neither he nor Mr. Cochran ap made a particularly palpable hit, peared to round off in, the tradi-and The Younger Generation," tional way the first night in Lon- are the sort of tunes that you can

not get out of your head. don of "Words and, Music."

The object of the meeting was It had been an almost magizi It is difficult to say where Mr. evening-ons of those brilliant au- Coward scored most heavily. Fer to consider what action should he RAYMOND diences which from time to time haps the biggest hit was made by taken to obtain larger shipments assembles to assist at what every-the skits on Russian ballet. Here of Canadian cattle to this country one feels is an "occasion," and a was no burlesque which had lost and the admission of Canadian performance which surpassed the all relation to its original, but

brilliant piece of parody, expectation of most of us

A Revue With Unity. pastiches of Rossini, de Falla, Ra

vel, and Chopin were startling in Mr. Coward has given London their fidelity and humour.. Ovue which is something much

As a lyricist Mr. Coward has of this year the number was 12,200. more than the usual congeries of interchangeable features. As au- further indulged his passion for committee to meet the High Commis

the sioner for Canada, with a view to thor, composer and producer he polysyllabic lines. Whether ins endowed it with a unity and singera share his passion or not obtaining information concerning. thythm which set a new artistic, they made the words audible. It the Canadian cattle trade, standard for this type of enter was almost as though they had us tainment.

ed a sort of laryngeal shoe-horn. You felt that to add to it or sub-

Newcomers in Dast

tringently characteristic of Mr. fract from it would throw it out

Coward's songs, Children of the The east contains several new Ritz." of gear. For all that, there was comers to London, the chiof" of one-lyric Something-to-do with whom Mr. Romsey Brent, has al

Yet, despite all the laughter (and. Spring-which was in poor taste talent for quiet, nervous humour done in the fashion of." White

the absurdity of Journey's End" and had not the excuse of wit of which is exceedingly engaging, Horse: Inn "), there is an under originality. But even that is so Miss Doris Haro and Miss Stef lying note of restraint and since. woven with some of the neatest Duna are also, with Mine Howard, rity which is reflected in the décor dancing of the evening that the unmistakable aequisitions, whith operation must be a 'minor one.

NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 27th OCT. NANCY CABROLL

"WAYWARD'

with

RICHARD ARLEN PAULINE FREDERICK

A Paramount Picture

..

The meeting appointed sub.

£

the warmth of the welcome accord and dresses. There are few de Once again Mr. Coward appears ed Miss Joyce Barbour received partures from black and white and

dig Toy in the role of satirist, but the pow ample fustification, expecially in Words and Music" is a real.. der of his biting commentary on her singing of one of the more as- revue, and I have never scen a bet the futilities of the day is so gen-|

ter.

erously mixed with the jam of (ontinued on next column.)