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CENTRAL

STHEATRE

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TRAVELING

Husband's

EVELYN BRENT

"BUGHT KERBBAOF

PLANN

ALBERTSON CONSTANCE CUMMINGS DOROTHY PETERSON

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PAUL SLOANE

LAN BRO SAB

PICTURE,

Human as the Heartbeat of the Women They Leave at Home to Wait and Watch and. Wonder!

TO-MORROW IT WILL BE THE TOPIC OF THE TOWN,

FRIDAY ONLY

BY SPECIAL REQUEST!

THEIR GREATFST COMEDY TO DATE

BIGGEST LAUGH

VALUE IN TOWN

Let These Whooping Drug Store Cowboys Fill Your Laugh Prescription!

BERT WHEELER ROB'T WOOLSEY

DORO

LEE

CAUGHT RLASTERED

JOYOUS LAUCH NIT!

Pie-Eyed with joy! Reeling with Mirth! Loaded with Laughs! A RKO RADIO PICTURE

COMMENCING SATURDAY The All Quiet" of 1932

Battalion

It's A Universal Super

Production.-

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA.

HONG KONG 1 DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17;* 1932.

TO-DAY

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HÙNG HÙNG

ONLY

Ar 2.30, 5.10, [7.15 & 9.30°P.M.

King's.

"Love Me Tonight."

Queen's.

"Happy Ending."

Central.

"Travelling Husbands."

Oriental.

"Ambassador Bil."

KOWLOON.

Star.

"Disraeli."

King's:

COMING.

Palmy Days." - "Heberen of

Form."

"Life Goes On."

*Movie Crazy,"

Queen's.

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Sunnybrook

May Be It's Love,"

Cantial.

Caught Plastered."

"The Doomed Battalion."

Oriental.

Yellow Tickot."

KINGS THEATRE

The One-and- Only→→→

MAURICE

CHEVALIER

LOVE ME TONIGHT

with

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JEANETTE

MACDONALD

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

'REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM”

TO BE SHOWN AT KING'S THEATRE ON SUNDAY

wherse Sepert

"PALMY DAYS"

NEXT ATTRACTION AT KING'S THEATRE

Samuel Goldwyn is presenting at the King's Theatre to-morrow.

A trade notieg states:-- Years ago. Eddie Cantor found out that anything he had to say, A trade notice sintos:- Marian Nixon,

nny jokes or any song, was always work of the past year include im twice as funny if he worked be, parlant successes in "After To

tween a couple of beautiful girls. That tradition, harn through the morrow" wad Amateur Daddy," makes what is heralded as her successive Ziegfeld "Follies" that greatest single step towards star-first made him famous, is con- dom in her latest Fox rule. that timed in Palmy Days," which of Resen" opposite Ralph Bel- luny in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, is coming to the King's

Cantor believes that his heady. eyed, ebullient, prancing person Theatre on Sunday,

to stardom ineeds the contrast of stately and Having risen

shapely feminine beauty. His effort silent films. Miss Nixon's absence has always been not to make him- from the screen for two years self funny by boggy trousers or

rather arcessitated her beginning all over elongated noises, but

make himself the homely, unattrac- hgain during the period just priorive little worm that is pursued to the advent of talking pictures.and harrassed by all kinds of This she did with great success.strange human mennees. But she again forfeited it for a prufanged vacation in Europe.

Now, with what lins been acclaim- ed as her most finished screen per

to

Nothing

helps so much, Cantor claims, as the cool, calm figure of a glorified American girl..

"Then they can see that I'm a

People sym poor fish.-a - mutt.

formance, she seetas definitely hond-pathize with me.'

ed for her goal, which is stardom

Ziegfeld marshalled Broadway's

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for the third time, an ambition stateliest showgirls as companions never before realized in Hollywood. to Cantor, first in the various "Fol. Aired Santelt directed this per- lies," Inter in "Kid Boots" and of Hebecca,' which the stage "Whoopee." It was for sonation

glorifying was taken from the Kate Douglas him that the phraso, Wiggin and Charlotte. Thompson the American girl," was created.

When Samuel Goldwyn decided plage play.

to make his first song and dager picture out of the New Amsterdam Theatre Muccess, he brought on practically the entire company of "Whoopee," showgirls and chorus both. He gathered together two DECLINES OFFER OF BEAUTY hundred of Hollywood's most de

JOE BROWN'S FACE

DOUTOR

A trade notice alates:--

HONCKOME'S FINES

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TO-MORROW

BY SPECIAL REQUEST

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE TEL. 253 3,

25332.

'S LOADED WITH YOUTH-BEAUTY ¤id LAFFUS

iency Eddie-he cuts buttons eff vests to e fine buttoning. He cuts corners off deska visitors won't sit down He makes larger tes in smaller doughnuts! Never have you red upon such an extravagans of beauty, sic wonders and lasgls! With songs you'll itum for oths!

SAMUEL GOLDWYN

presenta EDDIE

CANTOR

Palmy Day's

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD

AN EDWARD SUTHERLAND oduction

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

CAUGHT PLASTERED '! · SCREENED AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

FAMOUS FILM. AS PLAY

TRAGIC STORY OF A

PRUSSIAN SCHOOL

THE DOOMED BATTALION"

UNIVERSAL FILM FOR CENTRAL THEATRE.

A trade notice states:-

Saturday, Nov. 10, will be rod-letter day for the Central

OLEEN TEATES

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

| Tense Emotion-

Stark Realism

Theatrs. It marks the first showing Thrilling Incident

of Universal's latest and most en-

thralling film of the Great World. "The Doomed Battalion," the most spectacular drama of battles in the cloud draped pinnacles of the Tyrolean Alps over filmed....the most heart-gripping story of sacri- fee to duty this Theatre has brèn privileged to show for a long time. This great film marks the debut of Tala Birell; latest European sensa- tion to invade Hollywood, and the talk of motion picture critics every where. Sho portrays the role of a soldier's wife forced to shelter enemies who plot her husband's destruction. Other featured play- es include Victor Varconi, Luis and C. Trenker, Albert Conti Henry Gordon, Plan now to' ace "The Doomed Battalion." one of those pictures you simply can't afford to miss. It is the "All Quiet of 1039.!!

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** TRAVELLING HUSBANDS '

LAST SHOWING AT CENTRAL TO-DAY.

A trade notice states:--

an

In order to conform with schedul nd dates at other ports, Travell. ing Husbands," the RKO Radio picture coaoludes at the Central Theatro to-day, after only two days run. It is an excellent film and contains plenty of action and sur- prises. The story deals with A trade notice states:-

entirely new theme-the life of a travelling salesman. Capably In response to innumerable re-

directed by Paul Bloan, the film guests, the Management or the Central Theatre, is putting on

moves along at a pace that holds the audience from start to finish. "Caught Plastered," the RKO

starring Bert Last month at the Duchess Thea Brent heads a big cast, which in Radio picture. Wheeler and Robert Woolsey ou

tre, London, was produced "Chilcludes Constance Cummings. Frank Friday for one more day. This dren in Uniform." an English ver film, which had a very successful

& German, play called run last week, is acclaimed by those on ol who saw it locally, to be the best Gestern und Heute," by Christa comedy this team has turned out Ro

Winslow (who is in private life far. It is their latest production,

Bareness Hatvany). It is an in- and their frantic efforts to run the Sunshine Drug store successfully tensely movfug play, beautifullý keeps the audiohee in fits of laugh-produced and acted, and it was

ter from start to finish. Those who did not have the opportunity of seeing this excellent comedy last week, should avail themselves of the final opportunity to-morrow.

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Rocks nations with his homespun humor! WILL

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Ambassador Bill

with

GRETA NISSEN MARGUERITE CHURCHILL Directed by SAM TAYLOR -

A Fax Pictare....

TO-MORROW

Commencing FRIDAY, 18th MOY.

feminity. corative

helpless The entire group were subject to examination

hopeless after examination of the most rigid

heartsick kind by Cantor and Goldwyn and his staff. One by one they were eliminated until only the sixty Joe E. Brown who will be appear-rentained that were soon in Whoo- Many of the girls of the ing at the Queen's Theatre from

pae," letter from first Cantor talking picture did not UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. Sunday received

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An operation on Brown's funny face Hunt stepped out to be Cantor's and make him quite a handsome loading lady in that film. Another hero. The surgeon guaranteed to it, Barbara Weeks, received-n-five- vastly improve every feature of the year contract from Goldwyn. Bhe comedian's physiognomy.

was later selected as the ingenue in" Palmy Daya, Another,

Brown wrote a polite refusal and he is still chuckling over the idea of Frances Dean, who did a rope- with Cantor, was signed himself as a movie shock. And one dence Loknt his bank book convinces to n long form contract and is now. Irun that ho had better stay funny playing leading parts in a sumber looking. As he says, "There are of important pictures including plenty of handsome boys hanging Goldwyn's production of The. around this town looking for work Greeks has a word for it." So that but only once in a generation will Cantor continue his boast of play- you find a pan like the one-was-ing with the most beautiful

fgirls. born with

YELLOW TICKET

Elissa LANDI

Lionel BARRYMORE · Laurence OLIVIER

esived with the greatest enthu

sinanı

Albertson, Rita La Roy and Hugh Herbert. "Travelling Husbands" is a different kind of a picture which should have universal ap. peal.

THE HAPPY ENDING"

SHOWS INGENUITY OF BRITISH STUDIOS

A trade notice states:- The Happy Ending"

the TeRourcefulness

demon-

of

It is odd to reflect, therefore, that if it had not been for the sen- sation made hers recently by the German film version of the story, under the title of "Madelen in Uniform, wo ehould never have strates had a chance of sesing this play British studios and producers. In staged in London. What manager the original play by Ian Hay the scenes were limited to a drawing could have imagined that a tale of

In the film we get a glimpse Prussize girl school, written room. with the evident purpose of rousing of India, America, England, Ha public opinion against a brutal dis waii, and also a realistic ship cipline which no girls school in wreek. The Wreck, incidentally, England dare dream of imitating, provides sinne of the most thrill- could have so universal an appealing scenes ever seen in a to our emotions? The theatre has Benita Hume, Anne Grey, and the leading hnd an artistic lend from the film. George Barrand are It is an excellent thing-and most unusual.

It is now possible to see how the film differs from its original. The play is tauter, and lends up more surely to a deeper tragedy-for even in Germany, it seems, the film public has to be protected against ou unhappy ending.

In the film the girl Manuela- disgraced because her adoration of Fraulein von Bernburg, the one)

players.

film.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON EUROPE'S PERIL

GERMANY AND TREATY OF VERSAILLES

Mr. Lloyd George was the prin- mistress in the school who tempera cipal speaker at the annual meet discipline with humanity, has been ing of the Peace Society at the construed as a piece of depravity-Guildhall, London.

up as

Brilliant Cast.

tries to kill herself, but ie prevent "From my knowledge of the ma- ed and the iron headmistress, ap chinery of war," Mr. Lloyd Georgs. palled by the thought of what might said, it is more terrible than it have been, is shown tottering feebly was in 1014, whon it very nearly from, the scene, a broken woman.wrecked human civilisation." In the play Manuela. does kill her

Everybody seemed to be agreed elf and the headmistress, so far that there must not be any more. from tottering, is left grimly ar

war, but that there must be more ranging for the affair to be hushed preparation for war. The Pring, Minister of France was coming to an accident." The play, therefore, has a final London to talk over matters with courage of conviction, which the Mfr. Ramsay MacDonald." film lacks. It is a ano piece of "I can only say, God specil work, which brings home forcibly them and God help them. They are the lesson that there is no cruelty dealing with a terrible business-e! so savage ma that which is inflicted frightful tangle Bo far as I can by a good man obsessed, with an

see, there is a proposal from the ideal.

French Prime Minister that all the: surplus arms of the world should Under the direction of Leontine be placed in a series of safe de Jagan who made, the film, the posits in the different countries of company gives an exhibition of the world. If that is the proposal, acting of which every member, then 'God help the street in which down to the least conspicuous of the safe deposits are

The experts disarmed' Germany the band of schoolgirls, has the right to be proud. The casting has by not only destroying her guns but smashing up the machinery that beon brilliantly done.

Those individual performances made them. At the same time Gor stand out from the rest. Jessica many was given a guarantee, in- | Tandy plays Manuela with deep der the Treaty of Versailles, that fooling and sense of pathos. Cath-other nations would disarm That leen Nesbitt plays the headmistress promise hod, not been fulfilled. Be- Her's is a short fore the Int: was dry the signatories magnificently. part, whose importance might easily, to the Treaty were making arran bo overlooked but on its steely guments for creating new armies, quality the whole effect of the play and they had since, borrowed money, dependa And Inxg Bland makes to equip them. Manak na bad Kulein von Bernburg as notable - Thibawah the danger of Europ a figure as did her prototype into day. There was no greater peril the film version, to whom she bears to the posed of the world--than-- a likeness that is sometimes quite people who were justly angry at

their treatment. startling.

Stirring Spectack-

The HAPPY ENDING

Based on DAN HAY! povies dram

ANNE GREY BENITA HUME & GEORGE BARRAUD DİJARD WERE

GAUMONT BRITISH PRJE „CTION

A human story of s married philanderer who

the whirlwind /resps

in the loss of his wife's love and denial of re- cognition. by his young. daughter.

NEXT CHANGE

WARNER BROS present

MAYBEITS LOVE

A college education minus the class- room - with the "ATE American football team"

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STAR

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At 2.30, 5.20,7.20 & 9 20 p.m.

A MASTER ACTOR IN A MAGNIFICENT

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WARNER

George Arliss

DISRAELI

With Joan Bennett, Floren dillas "Anthony"." Bushell, David Torrente,

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