HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1932.
HONG KONG
AT 2.30, 5.10,
"Deadlock."
7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
"The Innocenta of Chicago."
Central.
»HONGKONG'S FINEST ONEWA
WHO KILLED MARKHAM SAVAGE ?--
12
QUEENS THEATRE
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A bright, cheery burlesque on Chicago gangsters and their methods, which has excellent atmosphere and characterisation and moves at a merry pace. riotous rough stuff which is eer- tain to do'ight all audiencas."
The
KINEMATOGRAPH WEExty.
INNOCENTS CHICAGO
Adirected g LUPINO LANE
TO-DAY AT THE
King's.
Queen's.
CINEMA.
"Caught Plastered.”-
Oriental.
"Shy Wanted Millionaire."
TO-DAY
ONLY
CHICAGO
WITH
THE LID
HENRY KENDALL BERNARD NEDELE MARGOT GRAHAME-BINNE BARNES BETTY NORTON and kay supporting cost.
-ALSO · SHOWING
The Latest
Pathe Gazette
TO-MORROW.
THE GRAND
LAUGH ARRIVAL OF
KINGS OF CUCKO0 KINGDOM
SIKT
Out of the Booby Hatch and Unto the
torean. Squirrel Dodging, uizzy De- fanders of Their Cuckoo Kingdom.
JOY KINGS RETURN!
WHEELER WOOLSEY
Rampaging Riot
of fun!
¿CRACKED NUTS
with DOROTHY LEE
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 2 30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 pm. A Bright and Mysterious Dramal
A ÚRITISH SUCCESS in every sense of the word
"The
GHOST TRAIN
JACK-HULBERT CICELY COURTNEIDGE
...
է.
KOWLOON.
Star.
The Ghost Train,"
COMING.
King's.
"Love Me Tonight." "Rebecca
Farm."
Queen's,
i Sunaybrook
"Cracked Nuts"
"Happy Ending.'
Central.
Star.
"Night World."
"The Doomed Battalion."
"Guilty Hands, **
Variety Programme, "Desraeli.'
Oriental,
This is the Night."
STEWART ROME
IN
"DEADLOCK'
WITH
MARJORIE HUME ALMA TAYLOR ESMOND KNIGHT JANICE ADAIR.
BUTCHER'S EMPIRE PRODUCTION.
MOVIE NEWS
Pictures In Hong Kong
· DEADLOCK"
MURDER MYSTERY AT THE KING'S
4
· Deadlock.. ut. the King's is a
"LOVE ME TO-NIGHT"
MAURICE CHEVALIER COMING TO KING'S
A trade notice states:-
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Ein Down the Farm, After They've Seen Parse 1"
un
very exiting murder story, the chief players being Stewart Rome, Majorie Hume, Janice Adair, War- wiek Ward.. Annolte Benson and
He didn't know it at the time, Alua Taylor. The film tells of Markham Savage (Warwick Wurd) but when he sang a song of that
He is a handsome Talkie star.
title in English in a Parisian music famous not only for his looks, Irut ball one night, Maurice Chevalier for his many love affairs. In the
was laying the foundation for his Set scene he is pursuing Mrs. movie career. Whitelaw (Majoric Hume), wife of
CAUGHT PLASTERED".
RKO RADIO PRODUCTION AT CENTRAL THEATRE ·
A trade notice, states:
new
Caught Plastered," the Rko Radio picture starring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, con- cludes its successful run at the Central Theatro to-day. Both young and old have enjoyed the film thoroughly during the past, two days, and those that have not yet seen it, should make it a point to visit the Theatre for the final showing to-day. tered" is unquestionably one of the funniest productions these two comedians have made so far, Sup- porting them is pretty Dorothy Lee, and her charming performanÇË will certainly help to make her more popular with local fans. Dot and Bert sing their latest song hit
Chught Plax
in that way about you" in their usual snappy manner and (Continued as foot of next Column)
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TOO BEAUTIFUL TO MARRY JUST FOR LOVEL
The Frenchs star, whose latest picAt a famous K.C. The audience is ture, Love Me Tonight," com. shown the "Shooting" of sernea for a new film in which Madelineing to the King's Theatre, learned D'Arbing (Annette Benson) and English as a prisoner in n German Savage are plaging the leading Camp during the World War. parts. The Studio Publicity man Ronald Kennedy, an English soldi ager, brings in two visitors one of
Joan them,
Whitelaw (Janice er incarcerated with him, taught Adair) a charming girl of 18 and fit to him. anughter of Mrs. Whitelaw and the other her fiance John Trinx. Temmy introduces them and Joats is taken aback when she suddenly realises that Savage is the man who is causing great unhappiness between her mother and father.
When he escaped and returned to Paris, Chevalier got himself a job singing in a music hall. British leave and Americau soldiers on from the battle frout made up a large portion of his audience.
Mr. Whitelaw, the K.C., has just won a very important case and later the same day he suggests a celebration and proposes to his wife that they shall dine some- where exciting." Mrs. Whitelaw says, she has an engagemont, she refuses to break it and is obstin- ately silent as to further details.
Favage is kept lato at studio and phones Mrs. Whitelaw to cancel their dinner together. She is ex- Leedingly angry and her nge is increased when a beautiful bouquet American audionec went wild. of roses arrives for Jon from "Savage. Meanwhile John Tring re.
Ons night he had an inspiration. Why not sing them a song in thoir own language?
Chevalier racked his memory and got together the words of the one English song he knew," How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm, After They've Scen Pares!" When he sang it, his British-
Encouraged by his first success,'
ceives, a visit from an ex-convict, he repeated night aftor night, learn- who tells him that his father, ing more and more English songs whom he thought WELB dead, has died in prison, but that there antil he had a large repertoire. is a letter which will prove the Even after the war ended and the father's innocence. It is, however, soldiers went home, ho kept on in the possession of Markham singing in English because French Savage, John
have audiences liked it, whether or not he will SWEATE revenge and sets out to find Savage they understood the words. and secure the latter
John is admitted to Savage's rooms and threstons to kill him, which is overheard by a Japanese valet. Ho looney his way in the studio and wanders about for some inioutes before he can find the exit. These complications. pave the way for the murder, of Markliam E. vage, and suspicion falls first on one person and then on another culminating in John's arrest The ending is a happy one, but how it is all going to work out keeps one guessing. The film-a British pro duction,-is-admirably acted and well_produced. It shows the nd- vance that tse art i England.
It was the knowledge of English that enabled him to accept a con- tract with Paramount, in America, and develop into one of the Eng
tab-speaking screen's most popular personalities.
"Love Me To-night" his latest picture, finds him cast-as-a-tailor who falls in love with a princess and he sings several new song hits. He goes through many amusing cir- cumstances in removing the boulder blocking their path to happiness. Rouben Mamoulian directed the production with Joanette, Mac- Donald, Charlie Ruggles, Charlas Butterworth and Myrna Loym chief supporting roler -
The sensational story of a reci Miss Americo who cashed: In on her".good. looks!
She Wanted a Millionaire
Joan Spencer
BENNETTTRACT
Uum Markul, Junos Kirkwond Deretky Peterson -Directed by John Blystone___
"FOX PICTURE
TO-MORROW SUNDAY, 13th NOV.
STHER
BOOKING AT THE
THEATRE
TEL. 25313,
25332.
TO-MORROW
Maurice
CHEVALIER
Singing songs, mak- Ing love, fas cinating
everybody In his most
human picture!
LOVE ME TONIGHT
with JEANETTE
MACDONALD
CHARLIE - RUCCLES, CHARLES BUTTERWORTH 100 MYRNA LOY
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE.
NIGHT WORLD"
OXFORD'S NEW TERM
FRESHMEN MORE -NUMEROUS
COLLEGE MEALS TO
COST LESS
Oxford, During the last few weeks there have been onre again! rumours that the beginning of the row academic year would see a serious decline in the number of
CENTRAL
THEATRE
TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND DỪS
ADVANCE BOOKING
AT ANDERSON'S ·
SHOWING TO-DAY ONLY
Freshmen. Events both last year At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M..
and in 1930 proved the falsehood 6 similar prophecies, and it is pienrant to record that although! the pures are not yet available,
there appears actually to be on in
erense in the number this Term.
The truth, indeed, seems to bej
that parents and guardians in dif
ficult times realise more than ever the value of a University education and make greater acrifices t obtain it for those for whom they are responsible.
On the other
hand the University and college authorities have boen endeavouring
to reduce superfluous expenditure, end, in addition, a number of col leges have reduced the cost of meals,
It is a significant fact that so annny colleges have recently been obliged to extend their nozom modation for undergraduates. Bal liol College during the vacation completed its hostel, and St. Ed wund Hall in providing extra sets af rooms for its undergraduates, which two of the women's colleges, Lady Margaret Hall and Somerville are undertaking really extensive .alterations.
The Ban of Galety. There is every prospect of an ex- ceptionally intersting Michaelmas. term, for the
Cniversity will probably roturn to normal, after its self-imposed ponance. Last year a meeting of college represen tatives decided that for one year undergraduates should forgo Bump Suppers and College Balls, and
BIGGEST LAUGH
VALUE IN TOWN
Let These Whooping Drug Store Cowboys Fill Your
Laugh Prescription!
BERT WHEELER ROB'T WOOLSEY
CAUGHT 'PLASTERED
DOROTHY
LEE
JOYOUS LAUCH HITI
Pie-Eyed with Joy! Reeling with Mirth! Loaded with Loughs! A RKO RADIO PICTURE
MUSIC - DANCING EXCITEMENT-REVELRY
UMVERSAL PRODUCTION
generally restrict the scale of all STARTING TO-MORROW AT CENTRAL THEATRE
festivities. A good deal of doubi, ns to the usefulness of this pa A tradé notice states:—'
licy-which certainly resulted in What goes on behind the gay cousual dulness-was expressed at music and carefree festivity of the time, and it is improbable that Broadway's night clubs? What the restrictions will be continued. takes place behind the silken drapes In any ones, with the coming of and softened lights Theatregoers Term and the long unaccustomed will find the dramatic answer in sight of crowds of young men and "Night World," which comes to women thronging the streets. Ox- the Central Theatre on Sunday. fard already seents a gayer place.
B
Those who have returned find;
LEW AYRES
AND
IN
The absorbing story is that of a single night's happening in crowded supper club, which involve that even in four months the ex MAE CLARKE
ternal aspect of the city has grent- a disillusioned young millionaire, ly changed, for there never has seeking forgetfulnes. A sympathe been a time when so many build- tic chorus girl, knowing his story.
wore in progress ing alterations attempts to comfort him, and in
Old Oxford men simultaneously. so doing discovers that love is the would scarcely recognise the, centre cure. However, at this point, both of the city, where the new build- become enmeshed in a series of ex.
inge on either side of the St citing situations resulting from the Aldate's entrance to Cáriás nów underworld activities of the pro prietor and his scheming mate. Things move fast, bringing the lovers to what appears to be a de sperate impasse, and here comes the surprise which makes. "Night World" one of the most thrilling pictures displayed for a long time.
Lew Ayres, the accomplished ac- tor who has won well inorited fame, is starred in "Night World," with Mae Clark in the leading feminine role of the night club entertainer Boris Karloff," of Frenkentein, ́-is seen in an important part.
NEW WHEELER AWOOLSEY COMEDY AT THE QUEEN'S
"CRACKED NUTS "NEW HIT OF COMEDY PAIR,
A trade notice states:-
form a striking setting for Christ Church.
•
SINO-JAPANESE DISPUTE
(Continued from Page B.)
Sir J. Simon's Reply,
The
Sir John Simon, the Freiga Secretary, replying, said that it would be difficult to praise the Lytton Report too highly. Report had been written with strik- ing moderation and with a real sense of sympathy, true statesraan- ship and a real sense of perspec-
tive.
the
He emphasized, however, "NIGHT
anxiety shown in the. Report to present the case fairly from both aides.
The fleport was the inore signi- WORLD"
A fussy maiden aunt; a beautifu!} girl; two rival kings; a restless ex ficant because besides being un- ecutioner and a crazy kingdom-animous it was signed by the repre- those are the Tough-provoking in. sentatives of five nations, including gredients, composing Radio Pic- the United States.
Promise Made. tures' "Cracked Nuts" opening
It was nat, howover, Iair or to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre.
Co-featuring Bert Wheeler and right, after a promise had been Robert Woolsey, with little Dorothy given to listen to the observations Lee as the romantic prize, the two of Japan, to pronounce judgment famed comedians battle for matri- before studying them.
He recalled that Mr. de Valera, mony and glory in what is consi dered their best screen appearance noting with complete impartiality. decided that the League Council to date.
should meet on November 2 after Face With Hard Bargain, Wheeler and Woolsey are rival the documents had been studied. for the throne of a mythical king Government were determined not dom, but their enthusiasm cooly
Sir John Simon declared that the
when they are told that before, on to pass judgment until they had can attain the crown the other heard the Japanese observations, must die by public execution.
The picture abounds in laughs
The Government would continue the loyally co-operating with
A Universal Picture.
COMING SOON -
The "All Quiet" of 1882
ion.
and in addition provides many now League. No good could be done It's A Universal Super-
Production. thrills Airplanos homb cities and by individual preliminary declara tions which would only prejudice miniature leader soldiers battle on
the matter.. the field of honour with Wheeler and Woolsey finally deciding the fight personally.
The Government, he said, meant
to net for the League as whole, admiration for the island race of "Cracked Nuts," adapted from They had further ground for satis the Far East.
a story by Douglas MacLean and A Bonaberg, was filmed on a more elaborate scale than usual. The picture abounds in magnificent sets and costumes,
Clever Supporting Gart
In
addition to Whcolar, Woolsey
Bir Austen's Appeal,
Scraps of Paper?
faction (though the situation: was anxious) because they had been able throughout to net in the closest Mr. George Lansbury, winding referred to Manchuria and to cer co-operation and good will with the up the debate for the opposition, United States..
tain suggestions made by Sir John Bir Anten Chamberlain, who Simon for another European Peaco and Miss Lee the picture boasts was Foreign Secretary in the last Past, saying that treaties fuf non- Conservative Govorament, said he aggression already existed in the auch comedy favourites in its cast felt nothing bus, friendly feelings Kellogg Pact and the League Covenant. What was the use of Edna May Oliver, the Mrs towards-Japan Wyatt of "Cimarron" fame, Leni
He cherished the memory of the signing treaties if they were-of-Go- Stengel, Stanley Fields, and Brois old alliance. He was one of the avail?
He made special mention of the Karloff. Edward Cline, who was dwindling band who, at a critical responsible for Hook, Line. And moment in Japanese history, ap--Nine Power Washington Treaty Binkor," the comedy team's pre-proved in the Cahinst the Anglo- guaranteeing China's territorial integrity. That paot had been vious picture, directed "Cracked Japanese Treaty of Alliance. Nuts,"
He now appealed to Jananere broken and nothing had been done wtates to consider the Lytton beyond wordy protesté, Woolsey puta over his Wisecracks Report fairly and candidly and The House eventually carried by as only he knows how. Definitely, thus make it possible for old 402 vatos to 44, a Conservative
their old motion approving. Sir John Simon' Caught Plastored is a picture friends to maintain
(Continued at foot of next Column) statement of policy. endt to be missed..
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