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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN' L., WES BOUND) DEE

ADVANCE Booking at

ANDERSON'S

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

DAILY AT

2.80, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

A TRUE STORY OF HOLLYWOOD

TO-DAY AT THE

King's.

CINEMA.

HONG KONG

**Vanishing Frontier,"

Queen's.

***Transgression."

Central.

What Price Hollywood,"

Oriental.

"Oh, For A Man " KOWLOON.

Star.

"Our Modern Maidens."

COMING,

The Cruelty of Headlines!..

King's

Morio Crazy."

The First year."

PICTURE:

She paid the price of fome to u pub-

lic that wonted its pound of flesh

Constance BENNETT

rips thawed from the world behind the screen in

"WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD

LOWELL SHERMAN NEIL HAMILTON GREGORY RATOFF Directed by George Cukor, David O. Salanick, Executive Producer wa je

NEXT CHANGE

HE

¡E was a scandal monger-his

craving forsensation- alism knew no bounds...wife, child, honor meant nothing to him until-but sce

for yourself in

SCANDAL FOR SALE

with

CHARLES BICKFORD „ROSE HOBART PAT O'BRIEN

A Universal · Pinturo

BANKERS' APPEAL

MOSCOW FIRM'S DENT OF £360,000

The House of Lords, presided over by Lord Buckmaster, reserved judgment in an appeal that had occupied them five days.

The appellants were Messrs La- zard Bros, and Company, bankers, London, and the respondents the Midland Bank.

Bande Venny."

queon's.

**Huddle."

"Bachelor' Apartments."

Central,

Sins of Madelon Cloudit,"

"Scandal for Sale."

Star.

Lady Refuses,”

World.

Red Butterfly ep. 4

(Chinese picture).

** Toll Englundi,”

Oriental,

"Resurrection."

CANTON CINEMAS

Wing Hon Theatre,

Love Me to-night."

Pearl Theatre.

"Grack." Southern Palaco.

"Drowns."

Sun Kwok Man,

Disorderly Conduct.' Chung Wil Theatre.

"Love Duel”. Tai Tak Theatre.

Two Girls in a Storm."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1932.

FINAL SHOWING

· TO-DAY:

AT 2.80, 5.10,

7.15 & 9.30 F.M.

A MAN'S MAN and no woman could

resist him!...

Watch this Mex- Ican Robin Hood

save the day for the

poor. Then watch

him save the even-

ing for the senorita

who adored him!'

JOHNNY MACK.

BROWN

THE

VANISHING FRONTIER

WITH

EVALYN KNAPP

ZASU PITIS RAYMOND HATTON A Paramount Release

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong,

"MOVIE CRAZY "

HAROLD LLOYD AND HIS AUDIENCES

"THE VANISHING

FRONTIER

C

'HUDDLE"' 'AT THE QUEEN'S

RAMON NOVARRO'S NEW FILM

Following his success in the role "Mata of the young officer in Hari," Ramon Novarro comes to the screen in the entirely new characterization ip" Huddle " which is playing at the Queen's Theatre from Sunday,

Ho portrays the role of Tony Amatto, mill hand in a large steel plant, who wins a scholarship to Yale University. His efforts to HARD RIDING AND GOOD adjust himself to a strange social

list feeling,

'ACTING

Fifty per cent of the value of

ін previews would be lost to Harold

The Vanishing Frontier " Lloyd il it were to be disclosed in rather a curious film for Holly

It tells of the advance that it was his picture be- wood to produce, ing tried out, as is now being done days when California, just ceded by seven of the larger companies, to the United States, we placed it was serted recently by the bes under army, amtrol and a pretty pectacled comedian.

nasty picture is given of Anarican All through the sym- militarism. "We hold to get a real public athy is with the Spanish guerilins reaction," declared Lloyd. The and against the invaders, which tougher the audience, the better wo shows that the 17.8. film industry like it. If we were to advertise can, when it likes, disregard nation. comedy in advance of preview, we would get that we call a 'set-up' The story is well acted and not- audience, for We

draw would comedy-lovera to the box office, able for the mad riding of troups and bandits over the rock, scrub That, of course, is just what We don't want, if it is possible to and desert country. Zasu Pitts has a erant part, as a queer old spins- avoid

ter, and shows that as an actress Previews are extremely import she is warth all the Hollywood ant to continued the comedian, belles put together, and a bit more who recently held them for "Mons besides. The camp-singing seene is Crazy," with Constance Cummings, one of real artistry and all too his first production in two years, short The Vanishing Frontier" which comes to the King's Theatre is well worth seeing, and a great deal better than many films about on Saturday next. Lloyd is pioneer in the field, having taken which more fuss is made by critica the tip from stage producers mors and publicity experts."

R. B.

than twelve years ago.

Д

Audiences are thò infa}}ible

tent, of any picture. They never STRONG CAST IN PICTURE

say yes unless you get a planted;

or friendly audience, which is what

we always strive to avoid. After)

months of working on, à picture,

we are bound to lose our perspec-

AT THE KING'S

Johnny Mark Brown is starred,

tive to a degree, but the fellow and Evalyn Knapp, Zasu Pitts, that pays his half dollar at the Raymond Hatton and J. Farrell box office soon puts you back on MacDonald are featured, in "The both feet, or takes you off them, Vanishing Frontier," a story of According to the degrees of humour the Old West, which is now show-

ing at the King's Theatro. in your picture."

law.

The story is set in Old California Lloyd previous something four during the period immediately fol or five times. It is surprising, blowing its ceding to the United avers, low audiences vary in their States by Mexico. Government is renetious, according to sections in in the nnds of a military force, and natives look forward to a civil which you show.

Even with the output of novels, rule to replace the harsh martial The dispute arom over the fai- short stories and plays larger now,

Brown is in the role of tura of the Industrial Bank of than ever before in the history of Moscow to pay to Tazard Bros. in literature, making hunting ground, Spanish-American so disgusted witn 1017 a dobt amounting to £300,000 for producers in search of picture the military rule, however, that he Lazurd Bros, obtained judgment material, it is all valueless as far cannot wait patiently for the natal against the Moscow Bank, but the as Harald Lloyd is concerned, Ho lishment of civil rule. Instead, at amount was not paid, and--they can use nothing but original stories the hand-of-n-hand-of-men, he de then secured from Mr. Justice written especially for him:

fies the military government from Rochea garnishen order directing) the Midland Bank to pay the

Mos of his stories are built

All goes well until Miss Kaupp, amount, the Midland Bank at that Around an idea or hunch that ho time being indebted to the Moscow has which is developed into a full daughter of the military governor, She and Bank in a sure in excess of the length picture. An example of the appears on the scene.

Brown fall in love. When hor amount due from that Bank to 15 Movie Crazy" with Constance brother discovers the fact, he goes Cummings,in which the famous The Midland Bank successfully comedian will celebrate his first out" gunning for Brown and appealed to the Court of Appeal, screen appearance in two years. It is mysteriously slain himself. and Messrs Lacard Bros now ap struck him that the story of A Miss Knapp, thinking her lover, pealed against the Appeal Court's hapless young man entangled in the is responsible for her brother's decision reversing. Mr. Justice Romaze of a modern picture studio death, betrays him to the authori che's judgment.

I would make an ideal vehicle for ties. It is only after lip has been The main question debated in the his particular style of comedy: Ac sentenced to death that she discovers appeal was, whether the Moscow cordingly the story has developed her mistake. When she sets out to dramatic Bank went out of existance after around that idea, gags and funny rectify hor error,

climax onsúes. situations. the Revolution in 1917.

Lazard-Bras.--

a stronghold in the hills.

į

·

environment by the right of brawn and Athletic achievement are a stirring basis for the story.

Sam Wood, famous for "So This Is College," and his 'recent films ing of the entire U.S.C-Notre Dame game, directed the production with one of the strongest supporting casts of the year

Madge Evans at the Heroine. badge Evans, who scored a dis- tinel hit as the feminine load in Continued at foot of next Column).

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AT THE ORIENTAL.

Though before the public on stage and screen for many years, Reginald Denny, who appoats Jeanette MacDonald In

with

Oh, For A Man?" which opena to-day at the Oriental Theatre, has hitherto failed to reveal a truly fine singing voice until this pre- duction,

As a matter of fact, Denny, in his youthful days, sang in light

орета,

In "Oh, For A Man!" Denny plays, the role of a burglar whose uther ambition is to bo + great binger. Entering the apartment of a famous prima donna at night to rob her, he discovers her identity, confesses that he has a certain am. bition 'and he intrigues her to the extent of the prima donna promis- ing to help him to achieve his singing ambition and eventually falling in love with him and marry- ing him, which certainly constitutča a unique romance.

"Oh, For A Man!" was directed by Hamilton MaoFadden. Tho sup- porting cast includes Marjoric White, Warren Hymer and Alison Skipworth.

Miss MacDonald's voice is heard in several numbers, including the closing aria from "Tristan and Isolde,

END OF A YEAR OF TERROR

HUNGARY FREE FROM

MARTIAL LAW

Viccina The shadow of the` gal- town has passed from Hungary. War Minister Gombos, the now Premier, has decided to repeal the diet of martial law, which has lain heavy over Budapest and the great pro-Hungarian plain daring a long,

Gracie Fields will make at leass E25,000 out of her latest British talkio, "Looking on the Bright Sido," which has just had its

iminary release"

This is a World's Record.

Not even Hollywood's greatest slars get as much as this for one picture.

Thus are Greta Garbo, Maurice Chevalier, Marlons Dietrich, Joan Crawford, and the rest of the cel- luloid kings and queens eclipsed by

weary year.

Under Hungarian martial law kny crime or attempted crime committed with fireanns must be punished with death, the executions taking place two hours after wontonce has been prised.

Savage Penal Code.

B

It was Matuska, the madihan, who a Lancashire girl who only few plunged Hungary back into bar years ago was singing in the gut barium, reviving the savage penal ter outside an actors' boarding code recalling the shoop stealing house in Rochdale, her native town. hanging in England of one hundred She hoped that some actor would years ago. Matuska wrecked hear her and give her a job. One of train at Bia Torbagy, and the thom did. She secured the longed- Government, balioving the wreck to for job, was promptly fired, and be the work of Communists, imme- diately proclaimed martial law. Too became a factory hand.

late it was revealed that a madman' had blown up the train.

Half the Profits,

Now the drab side of Rochdale Martial law remained, and since has been transformed into the that fatal September 13 nine young peasants have swung from the gal bright side of Wardour-street.

The agreement governing her en lowa, often for the most ridiculous gageraent-about six weeks' work-crime. One youth was hanged for for the talkie "Looking on the stealing food for his family at Bright Side" gives her 50 per cent. Christmas; another, an American- of the profits made by the picture. born Ind of twenty, for stealing

Cinema proprietors were dam trinkets for his sweetheart. ouring to book it even before the film was trade shown. Every hour the potential takings leapt by hundreds of pounds.

The most famous case was the exemplary" trial of two Jewish Communist leaders, Szally and Furt, The judge who tried them was tho The total bookings now represent notorious judge Toranky, a man a gross income of about £100,000.

with nerves of steel, renowned for After the cost of the production his severity and ponderous legal

and various distribution expensos have been deducted the profits will be in the neighbourhood" of £50,000 to 500,00.

Half of that goes to Gracie Fields.

Eh, lad, it's a lot of brass.

calm.

Judge's Conscience.

Curious to see how the trial would affect him, friends shadowed him closely for nine hours after he had passcd sentence of death. They fol lowed him for a distance from the law courts to his home, from his café to a home to a café, from An event that may, eventually restaurant, from a restaurant to a lead to the introduction of jury club, and from his club home. The ayatom in China took place at the Third Branch of the Kinngen Highman of iron could not remain in one Court in the French Concession on tried in vain to forget the faces of place more than a few minutes. Ho Tuesday when six officials of the the two young men he had sent to Shanghai District Kuomintang were their death. selected and sworn to assist the judges in the trial of Caso which was held in camera and concerning

which no details have been disclos: ed. It is believed, that the case was one involving Communists.

of

Lovers Courageous," "plays oppo site Novarro for the second time

But there are some humorous tales related of Hungarian martial law.

KAY FRANCIS RICARDO CORTEZ PAUL CAVANAGH

Pitched to the heart-beat of

all womankind...

INTENSE! COURAGEOUS! GRIPPING

Directed by HERBERT BRENON

·ALSO SHOWING-

SHE WENT

FOR A TRAMP

4

HALLOWEEN!

"Belleve It or Not"

NEXT CHANGE

Novarro Crashes Through to a

Girl's Heart-- HIS GREATEST ROMANTIC

ROLE:

RAMON

NOVARRO

EVANS

MERKEL

CHAVES

dale

The drama

of a boy who

goes from a

mill - town 10 college

and there

Bnds him

golf & wink

a girl!!!

A SAM WOOD

Production.

STAR

If execution is delayed by a single TO-DAY & TO-MORROW minute after the two hours a pri-At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 0.20 p.m. soner cannot be hanged. One con demned youth-a Jew-asked to be married before he died. His re- quest was granted.

The rabbi took au long putting on in her career. Her first appear- his robes and finding his way to the ance with him was in "Son of place of execution that he arrived India," which started this popular one minute after the two hours' young player on the way to success lirit, with the result that the pri- Una Merkel, the girl with "that soner was not hanged-a classic ole southern drawl," who made instance, this, of Jewish kinship in such a hit as the orying wife in the face of donth. .* ̈ "Private Lives," plays a Southoṛn girl who stirs things up on the Yalo campus.

pan

As the fighting coach of the Var A member of the Tientsin "Bloody, aity deam, Ralph Graves is given Group" was arrested in the French an opportunity at one of the virile Concession of that city several day type of roles that are his specialty. ago and handed over to the Chinese Prominent roles are also filled by law court to be dealt with. Tari John Arledge,, Frank Albertson, ous public organisations of Tinn Kalo Richmond, Marthe Sleeper.tein have embmitted a joint petition Henry Armetta, Forike Boros, to the court, asking for the arreste Rockelille Fellows and Joe Bauers. man's immediate release on the The picture is an adaptation of the ground that he is a patriot and has Francis Wallace story.

done nothing against the law.

JOAN

CRAWFORD in

our

modern

maidens

Metro-Goldwyn-May

PICTURE

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