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QUEEN TEATE

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

New MORALS FOROLD

diethy

Charles Brabin

FUTUR

with

Robert Young

Margaret Perry - Lewis Stone

Laura Hope Crewes Myrna Loy

Jean Hersholt

"I'M

FREE and

TWENTY.ONE

I wish to live my own life!

A memorable picture

right from the heart of Youth!

NEXT CHANGE IT WILL MAKE SCREEN HISTORY!

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer again creates screen history with the presentation of Upton Sinclair's daring drama of the soul of America to-day!

with Dorothy JORDAN Bober YOUNG -Lewis STONE

Walter HUSTON Jiunay DURANTE

Neil HAMILTON

A Maro-Goldwyn Mayer

PICTURE

E

(STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m JOAN

CRAWFORD

in

POSSESSED"

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Pletare

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA. N

King's.

HỒNG KONG.

Amateur Daddy,"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932.

LAST

TWO DAYS

AT 2.30, 5:10,

Queen's.

7.15 & 0.30.P.M.

New Morals for Old."

Central.

The Lost Squadron,"

*Two Orphans.”

KOWLOON.

Oriental,

Stat.

"Possessed."

King's.

COMING.

Charlie Chan's Chauce."

queau's.

"Wet Parade,"

Central.

Blar.

*Carnival."

The Dooved Battalion.".

"Pussessed."

Oriental.

Yellow Ticket."

MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION

London, Oct. 10-We understand (1. Wood JuhnHott that Mr.

the

has accepted the invitation of the Mt. Everest Committee to join the expedition. Mr. Wood Johnson has had great experience in toun taineering, particularly on transport side, and has an exten sive acquaintance with the natives of India. From the material point of view arrangements for the ex- pedition are now well advanced. All the resources, of science will be called in to assist the explorers, nad with the researches of the last eight years the party should reach their starting-point with every equipment possible,

PHONGKONG'S FINES 1. CNEWA

Vibrant with the

Happy Spirit of Youth!

Bright with youth's vivid hopes and ravishing romance The joy of living, the ecstasy of loving will be yours again!

WARNER

BAXTER

The Daddy of "Daddy Long Legs"

ID

Amateur Daddy

with

MARIAN NIXON

From the novel,

**Scotch Valley"

by Mildred Cram Directed by JOHN BLYSTONE

FOX PICTURE

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

MARGARET PERRY

NEW MORALS FOR OLD "

A trade notice states:- Margaret Perry, latest recruit from the New York, stage to the serten, likens her first experience before the camera and microphone to that of a baby learning to walk. Miss Perry knows plenty about the stage. She was in the original Broadway production of "Strjelly Dishonourable," and subsequently bored as the heroing of John Van Cou- Draten's play, After -All" sequently when she was brought to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to play her origina) role in “New Morals for Old," the sereen adapta tion of." After All," she felt very sure of herself,

Can't Be Natural.

JIMMY DURANTE

THE WET PARADE**

A trade notice states:- Not since Cyrano de Bergerne fluunted his proboscis hefore his enemies, composed landatory verses for it and even used it as a crutch to me and glory, has there been such a friendship between a mar and his nose as there is between Jimmy Durante and his horny heak.

Durante's nose, which is to be on view in The Wet Parade" at the Queen's from Sunday is of magnificent proportions, large, beaked and of an excellent colour, shading from beet red to mahogany brown. It is a nose covered with Did not its owner many honours.

win from Erneste Lombardi, the baseball player, the Big Beak Championship Durante is modest in victory. Looking at pictures of nose compared with the his own olefactory organ belonging to his rival, Durante remarked in a toler ant voice:

"It's a shame to put a young- ster like that up against a veler-

an."

"But the Brst thing I learned," stated Miss Perry in a recent inter- view," was that you have to be be natural on the unnatural to screen, a paradox for which my stage training had left me totally

Nose His Trademark, npropared. I went into my Brst scene with Robert Young, and look-

Durante's nose, famous in song ed directly at him. A howl went and story, is his trademark, but to this popular up from the cameramen, and Dirco- there is more

comedian than a long nose, he is a tor Charles. Brabin came. to

mystar's star, the most critical of all rescue. I was shown how to look theatregoors. His dressing room past the character 1 was facing to walls at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

the camera at a

cheating, they call it.

studion are covered, with autograph. certain angle-ed pictures of film celebrities. Although he has never played with (Jf course I know the dialogue John Barrymore, this noted actor in also a great admirer of Mr. of the play and the various lits of Durante, after watching him in 'business.1 But much of it was

Barrymore "The Wet Parade " changed and added to, so that I told him he ought to play Hamlet.

Aw; mid-Durente, don't. like to play those hick towns, I don't get over in those places be- cause they don't know me.

practically had to learn it all over again. And the makeup! It took me days to get the hang of that, for screen and stage makeup are Jimmy Durante was born on the

West Side of New York City, where

his father had a one chair barber

entirely different. I do think that one can get more meaning into a film portrayal what with camera shop. This qualified him for a But ho alected closeups and all sorts of technical political career.

THE LOST

SQUADRON"

RKO RADIO PRODUCTION

A trade notice states:-

A fleet of fifty war-time planes, two of them formerly flown by the Pival war Fes. Nungesser and Richtofen, make dizzy Innpellman turns, double loops, barrel rolls and perpendicular power dives in the air sequences of RKO Radio Pictures The Lost Squadron," which is showing at the Central Theatr Richard Dix stars in the picture, and is ably supported by Mary Astor, Jeel MeRen, Dorothy Jordan and Robert Armstrong. The planes used in the production of this spectacular story of Holly- wood and the stunt aviators who risk their lives in the making of air pictures, are ancient Bleriots The film is Camels, Tonias Morrises, Hanley ised on an original story by Dick'

ages and Curtisses. Grace author and ree-stunter.

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TEL 28573

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SHOWING TO-DAY

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-NEXT CHANGE -

SUNDAY, 6th NOV,

He Tracks the Pent Houac Murderer to Earth!

HARLIE CHAN'S CHANCE

with

.. Warior OLAND Alexander KIRKLAND

H. B. WARNER

· Linda Watkins

Marian Nixon

Directed by John Blystone

FOX PICTURE ·

'CARNIVAL'

A BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PRODUCTION

A trade notice states:→

CENTRAL

HEATRO

Under New Management

A film of beauty, movement und TO-DAY TO SATURDAY power, aptly describes "Carnival

the British super-production com At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M Ing to the Central Theatresor Sun-

LOVE AND DEATH day next. Most of the scans are

set to music-music not deliberate, ALIKE-COURTED but a subtle accompaniment to the WITH A SMILE!....... action of the film. The acting is superh: Matheson Lang, Dorothy Bouchier and Joseph Schildkraut Matheson all give of their best. Lang herils no eulogy, his powerful, acting is too well known, neither does Joseph Schildraut, whoe "romantic lover" rúles have endenr- ed him in many feminine hearts, but special mention must be made of Dorothy Bouchier, who looks amazingly lovely in this film. Her acting, poise and appearance have belief. The improved beyond change. from "Chili" to Dorothy! has certainly given as a "warmer" and more loveable little nutrées!

CHARLIE CHAN'S

CHANCE

CHINESE DETECTIVE

SHOWS NEW YORK

AND THE YARD'

AMATEUR DADDY" trade notice states:--

WARNER BAXTER AND. MARIAN NIXON AT

THE KING'S

110

Many charming gowns and ensem bles, reflecting the advanes styles, are worn by Marian Nixon, petite and beautiful screen star,

Charlie Chan's Chance," the Fox mystery draina, starting ou Sun day next at the King's Theatre. They were designed and made al the Fox Films studio ir Hollywood

MIGHTY SAGA OF FILMDOM'S STUNT ACES...BEHIND HOLLY. WOOD'S TINSELED SCENES... AN AIR SHOW IN THE MAKINGI

THE LOST SQUADRON

"Amateur Daddy" which open. ed at the King's Theatre yesterday is yet uthor film succos for Warner Buster and Marian Nixion by David Cox, one of the latest.

additions to the staff of designers. who take the leading parts in the Fox comedy-drama depicting n bachelor's love,

The story tieals with the efforts! of one Jin Gladden, (Warner Bax-

ter) in making restitution to the supposed family of his friend Smith (Edwin stanley) who meets his premature death in a bridge ac cident occasioned by Cindden's ruthlessness. Marian Nixon, as the eldest sister of the little family

Gladden adepts plays her difficult

part really well.

Miss Nixon portrays the role of an actress which affords her opport unity to wear these remarkable creations.

starring

RICHARD DIX

MARY ASTOR.:JOEL MCCREA ROBERT ARMSTRONO ERICH VON STROHEIM

Directed GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD

RKO RADIO PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE

The title role in the picture is enacted by Warner Oland and other personalities in the production in elude. Alexander Kirkland, who scored in "Surrender "; Linda Watkins, who won acclaim for hor performances in "Sob Sister" and "Good Sport"; H. B. Warner, James Kirkwood, Ralph Morgan MATHESON LANG

CARNIVAL

and Jeams Todd.

For taking up the cudgels on behalf of the Smith family, Gladden" Charlie Chan's Chance" depicts EVENING STANDARD: THIS IS A REAL MOVIE

earns the displeasure of the neigh the newest adventures of Chan who bouring Sam Polgram,

COMING SOON

(David finds himself in New York studying. Landan) who is intent an stealing police methods when a mysterious The crime! the property from the children. murder is committed. Pilgrim incites the neighbours to puzzles the New York and Scotland The All Quiet" of 1982 violence and Gladden is borse-Yard police, but Chan, by his in- whipped.

Complications set in when the real father of the family returas from prison and Nixon confesses that she know Gladden, had found the wrong family but had kept up the deception because he treated her kindly. The subsequent find.

The TWO ORPHANS ing of oil on the ranch emoths

100% CANTONESE

DIALOGUE

ENTERTAINMENT ASSURED IN THIS SPECTACULAR CHINESE FILM UNITED MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRIAL. LTD. PRODUCTION ADDED ATTRACTION Chinese Songs by Talented Songstresies will appear in every Performances CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

NEXT CHANGE COMMERCING TUESDAY, 8th NOV.

helpless hopeless heartsick

s

YELLOW

devices but a stage player certainly music, of a sort as his profession, has to forget a lot of old tricks For years he played in night clubs, -and-learn-new ones when she comes which he calls jointe," and in to the screen."~

roadhouses on Long Island, His Miss Porry plays opposite Robert first stage appearance was in Young in the screen version of the "Show Girl," after which he scor Van Druten play, which it nowed-in The New Yorker abowing at the Queen's Theatre, row under contract to Metro- The cast also includes Lewis Stone, Goldwyn-Mayer.

Asked what sort of roles he likes Laura Hope Crewes, Myrna Loy, David Newell, Jean Hersholt, Rath to play, Durante said: Selwyn, Kathryn Crawford and Crazy role-anything I ca Louise Closser Hale. The story re-jump around in. I can't stand still valves about the conflict between and deliver a line

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the younger "generation which He is married, enjoys fishing. wants its fing at life, and the plays the piano, and his favourite older set which has forgotten the musical number is "Indian Love

wild cata" of its youth.

Call."

TICKET

Fur‐LANDI

Lionel BARRYMORE Laurenos OLIVIER

out the remaining difficulties.

genuity, solves it and clears from suspicion a liny and girl who have become enmeshed in the wad of cir cumstance.

John G. Blystone transferred the Earl Derr Biggers story to, the

screen,

Quite an enjoyable piece of light is absent: entertainment with Warner Baxter, Marian Nixon and David Landau at their best.

"G.B.S." TALKIE GIVES A SHOCK

HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH PLAY ON THE SCREEN.

"ARMS AND THE MAN "

Malvert-Malvern experienced a shock in the early hours of to-day

Thunders of Wit.

The film is excellently acted by

a cast which includes Ann Grey,

Battalion

It's A Universal Super

Production.

Barry Jones, Frederick Lloyd, Booking at Anderson's. Maurice Colbourne, Margaret Scudamore and Angela Baddeley.

They did their bost, Miss. Bad." delay and Mr. Colbourne acted as if bound for, screan stardom. But the director, Cecil Lewis, has used none of the imagination or pictorial resource he showed in his last film, "The Indiscretions of Eve."

The talk is continuously catapult- ed from the screen, with occasional. thunders of wit to shake the land. acape.

SURPRISE CALL FOR SIR

MAURICE JENKS"

London, Oct. 10-Sir Maurice Jenks, London's Lord Mayor, who There are some scenes of great figures on the Hong Kong Register charm, takon in the Welsh moun-

tains, but the play did not see of Chartered Accountants, was to be so exciting or impudent as in burriedly called from his breakfast It had, begin with, its first mid- the stage version.

night Aim matince. Again, "Arms It is a baffling sort of entertain at the Mansion House yesterday: and the Man," the first full-length ment, at once a revelation and an, morning-Oct. 15-to the telephone play by Mr. Bernard Shaw to be exposure of the author's point of produced as a "takie," was given view of talkie technique.

Hello Hello! Is that the

its world premiere at the picture Mr. Shaw declines to allow his Lord Mayor of London!" "Yes," house as part of the programme of characters to be re-adapted for but! This is the Earl of Clar the Malvern Festival.

their movie career. They are stage endon, Governor-General of South

Mr Shaw, although expected, untouchables. With one or two in was not present to sustain the terlades for action-his-screen-re Africa, speaking from Johannes.” shock. But he has now demonstrat mains the same, cramping the style burg."Lord Clarendon went on to od beyond dispute that a play-by of the players. himself is far more effective on the stage than it is as a piece of t synchronised drama.

Mr.

A More Sketch,”””

explain that he was at a radio ex- hibition in Jahamasburg, and Shaw modestly calls his wishing to test the long-distance The play about the "chocolate talkie "a more sketch. It is, in-- soldier," with its swords and deed, a convenient mechanisation of telephone had rung up the Lord epigrams, has been photographed the Shavian drama, nicely packed Mayor, Courtesies, were exchanged, and the usefulness of the phone word for word, from the original up for world distribution.

It had a good reception and between the Union and the hub. text Unlike the play, it lacks the vital fourth dimension of personal ity, Action, the soul of the screen, (Continued on next column.)

good many laughs

British International Fictures, are the producers:

the Empire having been demons- trated, the conversation anded."