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SCANDAL FOR SALE
with
CHARLES BICKFORD ROSE HOBART PAT O'BRIEN
A Universal Picture.
TO-MORROW LAUGH
at the
comedy
riot of the year!
COHENS KELLYS
IN:
HOLLYWOOD
GEORGE SIDNEY CHARLIE MURRAY - June Clyde, Norman Foster Directed by John F. Dillon Presented by Carl Laemmle A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
COMING SOON
RIKO-RADIO. PICTURB Produced by Van Deucei Carpirstion
One of the big scenes in the jungle thriller! FRANK BUCK'S BRING EM
BACK
ALIVÉ
* picturs
to quickna
the blood of avity
homint
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TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA.
HONG KONG
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1932.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 3.30, 0.10,
King's.
Movie Crazy."
Queen's.
7.15 & 0.30 P.M.
"Huddle.”
Contral.
"Semidal for Sale."
**Resurrection,"
Oriental:
Star.
+
King's.
KOWLOON.
The Sin of Madelon Claudit.”
COMING.
Mischief."
The First year,"
"Blondé Venus."
Queen's.
Bachelor Apartment,”
*Letty Lynton,”
Call of the Sen."
Contral,
Star.
Cohens and Kellys in Holly
wond."
Bring 'em Bark Alive."
Tem Brown of Culver."
Born to Love."
Leather Necking." "A Lady to love." "Lord Babs,"
World,
Red Butterfly ep. 4"
(Chinese picture).
Chasing Rainbow." "Fire and Blood."
Hook Line and Sinker
Oriental.
The Big Adventure,"
CANTON CINEMAS
Wing Hou Theatro.
Love Me to-night."
Pearl Theatre.
"Letty Lynton." Southern Palace.
** fimmaron.
Chung Wah Theatre.
Rebecca
Farm."
of Sunnybrook
HE IS GREATEST IN 1932
HAROLD LLOYD "Movie Crazy
THE COMEDY SENSATION OF THE YEAR CONSTANCE CUMMINGS TRODUCIB BY HAROLD LLOYD CO.
A Paramoun: Kelana
Harold's back again - This Time he's "Marie Crazy". it goes to his head ... to his heart... the most uproarioas romance you have ever seen!
MOVIE NEWS
Pictures In Hong Kong
"MOVIE CRAZY” AT THE KING'S
HAROLD LLOYD'S BEST COMEDY
With audiences rolling in the aisles and laughter bulging the walls of the Kings Theatre, “Movie Crazy," Harold Lloyd's first comedy
LOWELL SHERMAN FILM AT **QUEEN'S "
21
YOUTH AT LOSS IN LOVE GAME
"It's a matter of record," d^.' Sherman, "that clares Lowell sophisticated, polished, wealth, men, of say thirty-five to forty,
SOME RECENT FILMS
** IN GAY MADRID"
The colour and romantic flavour usually assorted with the pictures of Ramon Novarro are again to I found in profusion in 'that popular musical, hit ** In Gay Madrid,"
Laid in a picturesque setting
ORIENTAL
TEL. 28473
THEATREN
FLEMING ROA", WANGRAI TO-DAY ONLY 2,80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 p.m.
JOHN
LUPE
IN
UNIVERSAL'S SMASHING DRAMA
in two years, got off to an auspici- have it all over young fellows of BOLES VÉLEZ ous art for its local engage equal assats in the game of love," nent. It is the funniest comedy Sherman's latest picture, "Bache Lloyd has made since The Freshler Apartment" coming shortly 10 man" and is prives-if any proof the Queen's tends to prove just such were needed that the two years of a fact. This Radio Pictares film silence have only served to mature shows what one experienced bachelor can do. It's a parade of beautiful and perfect the comedian'y art.
Constance Cummings heads a súp- porting east that is uf exceptional excellence. Her role is an exaoling one, and she lives up to its every requirement. The second male lead
women.
explains
Wouren may wish to marry youth, but the wiss ones and most of the young ones as well, prefer the experienced male as partner in is in the competent hands of Kan-playful essays at love." Shermalt neth Thomason, ans) Louise Clossor Hate shares bohours with the el- lar comedian in the most hilarious of the many hilarious sequences.
Lloyd himself has never been in ficer form than in his rule of a axi-struck boy from a small town who crashes the gates of Hollywood. He is made of the boy a lovable, human character and has placed is after experience proves to a man him in a comedy that is one con-that love is the most fascinating.
tinuous laugh from start to finish. fla should have a medal of honour for bringing out the best cure for gloom that has appeared on the horizon since 1920.
"
'MISCHIEF" COMING
TO KING'S
THE FUNNIEST BRITISH COMEDY YET MADE
.
"In fact, I've often thought that youth-in men-doesn't
get the break it deserves. If only young men were as popular as young wo men, now, what a different thing life would be?
"Then, too, youth has other things than love on its mind.
thing in life that he really begins
to learn ita technique.”
Irene Dune of "Cimarron " fame, Mae Murray, Claudia Dell, Kitty Kelly, Noel Francis, Arling Judge and other favourites or among the women who figure in "Bachelor Apartment." Sherman directed the picture and played the leading male role.
that great coinedian abundant op- portunity to display his genius....... Mie Keen Judges who have scen Remarkable strikes-forward were nade by British pictures during chief," regard it as being the fun- 1031. Just at the end of the year niest British comedy yet made. "Mischief," a British and. Domi- It is a riot of laughter from the nious production, sot the son upon opening to the final fade-out. This all the farcical-comedies of the laughter, ioo, is cf a most compre year. The story is one of the fami-hensive type in that it covers' overy. liar Ben Travers-brand, who will thing from the inward grin to the be pricipally remembered for hearty guffaw. Ralph Lynn gives Rankery Nook" and "Plunder.” a brilliant comedy performaTICO, The new picture, which will show nt the King's Theatre, is a typical and is admirably supported by Taiph Lynn subject and affords Winifred Shouter, Jeanne Stuart (Continued at foot of nez) Columa) and James Carey,
RESURRECTION
THE GREATEST DRAMA OF . HUMAN LOVE EVERWHITTEN
IN ANY LANGUAGE EDWIN CAREWE'S MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION OF COUNT LEO TOLSTOY'S IMMORTAL LOVE STORY
STARTING TO-MORROW WED.DEC 7
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
IN
THE BIG ADVENTURE
BOOKING
AT. THE THEATRE
TEL. 25313, & 25332.
NEXT CHANGE RALPH LYNN
IN
"MISCHIEF”.
with
WINIFRED SHOTTER JEANNE STUART JAMES CAREW
A BRITISH & DOMINIONS
PRODUCTION.
the
SINCERE'S XMAS
GIFT SHOP
WONDERFUL BARGAINS AT.
·G.B. ARCADE
The Christmas Gift and Art Shop recently established by the Sincere Company in the Gloucester Arcade is rapidly gaining popularity.
A delightful selbetion of Christ-
QUEENS TIRATES
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. THE STORY of a Millhand who becomes a college hero.
It's Thrilling,
mas gifts are displayed, and ons of Different! the most appreciable features of the new shop is the caoderate prices which are being charged,
Everything in marked at the sam gure in the Git. Shop as sold in the stove of the Sincere Company. thus goods may be purchased in the Gloucester Arcade at the samu nd- vantageous prices as offered in their stare in Des Vaux Rood Cre- it facilities may also be extended to patrous who have a regular arctiunt at the main sore."
Within the nexa few days many new lines will be added in the Gift Shop had it is hoped that the |Dollar Gife Dept, ou the Mezzanine door will be completed by lear.
TOW.
A wide variety of Chinese silks are alan displayed on this floor and the selection offered for, one dollar is truly wonderful.
Patrons are welcome to consult the French modiste in attendance. at the store or one of the first clus Chinese cutters with regard to mak ing these silks into beautiful gow(18, The Gift Shop will be a rendez- for shoppers: bon-lions, requisites silks,
Vous
favours, toilet jewellery, antiques of all kinds, even radio sets-everything ideal for Christmas gifts may be found thero.
Visit the Gift Shop daily and there is always something of inter- eat as the displays are changed frequently.
AT THE REPULSE
BAY HOTEL.
ENJOYABLE WEEK-END
with gay Spanish costumes and charming music, the story tells of Ricardo, son of the. Marquis de Castellar, who because of his wild
with escapades in Madrid
∙the dancer Goyita, is sent to a small university at Santiago where he promptly falls in love with beautiful Carmina. His father favours the match and they are About to announce their engagi ment when the jealous Gorit comes from Madrid, hides herself There were very enjoyablo ten- in Ricardo's rooms and is sub tures at the Repulse Bay Hotel last sequently discovered in his bod. week and. At the Special Dinner The climax results when Carmina's Dance on Saturday about 150 diners brother challenges Ricardo to a were present and included the fol duel to avenge the insult and allowitig-Mr. and Mrs. Robert do most kills him.
A GREAT PICTURE
FEATURES
Voos, Jr., Mr. Robert de Voos, Mr. H. Warning, Mr. Berlinger and party, Mr. Cook and party,. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. The most sweeping indictment of Peters, Mr. Bailey. Mrs Aumuel gangland which the American pub.ler, Miss Mackay and party, Mr. lie has been privileged to witness and Mrs. Drouth, Dr. To, Mr. and is Howard Hughes' great motion Mrs. Roxburgh, Mrs. Kerr, Mr. F. picture, 'Scarface," the United Neale, Mr. J. A. Morhaus, Mrs. Artists pictures.
Wilkins, Mr Sellmer and party, Mr. Earnshaw, Mr. Brodie, Mr. "Searface" is a daring expose of Rouillon, Mrs. Varela Mrs. Pun the most ruthless and terrifyingdal, Mr. and Mrs. Follet, Mr. and power which has ever thref Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Plannen- toned America. from within
schinidt, Mr de Cartabitarte, Mrs. As mich, it,
may
Ramirez, Mr. A. Zimmern and than any other single factor to party, Mr. and Mrs. Hait, Mr. and arqueo public indignation
Mrs. Stellingwerf and party, Mr. bring about the ultimate exter Scot, Mr. Sheldon and party, Mr. mination of the gangster.
do
and
C. C. Blake, Mr. Weber, Mr. For the first time, the gangster Frost, Miss MacMorry and party. is shown as he really is, and wita Mr. Hansen, Mr and Mrs. L. W. auch vivid and graphic realism that Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Ramsoy, Mrs. there can be no further doubt of Blok, M. Lewis Smith, nid Mr. the urgent necessity to stamp him and Mrs. Walker out.
A very much appreciated enter- Assuredly, it is magnificent en-tainment was given by the versatile artists Fred Pierce, tertainment. Not until the very vaudeville
end was the audience conscious of whose performances with inimitable the vital message which the picture huniour and songs were accorded driven across.
NO FLAW TO BE FOUND
most hearty reception, and many encores were demanded. His oxcel- lent turns were a positive delight to be audience. The "Lincoln's " Dance Baad provided the music and proved most popular.. gether a very happy evening was spent by those present.
Alto-
A motion picture star has to satisfy more than his director that he has enacted his part to par fection with all duc realism. There is a watchful audience of millions In the afternoon a happy func- of people ready to pick a charac- tion took place when the newly Mr. and Mrs. terization to pieces.
married couple Thus, when Richard Barthelmess Robert de Voon, Jr., gave a privato played the role of a surgeon, all in party to their friends at the the doctors in the country who saw hotel. They were also present at the picture were ready at the least the dianer dance in the evening. misstep to laugh in derision. Bar The Sunday Tea Dance was well thelmess had to go through some patronized, about 130 pemons parti. real medical training before he un- cipated and enjoyed an exceedingly dertook the part.
plesub afternoon.
James Cagney understands what the demand for realism means. In- his latest Warner Bros. picture, "Winner Take All" he plays the part of a prizefighter.. When the camera caught him in the ring, his body was perfectly developed, with out the slightcat bit of surplu poundage, and his technique was realistic enough to satisfy the myriad of fight-fans who will are his picture.
But it took weeks of preparation under the guiding hand of an ex parienced trainer-diet, exercise and boxing instructions before Cagney was letter perfect in iis characterization.
SYMPATHY FOR HOLLYWOOD
DIFFICULTY IN TRYING TO BE ENGLISH.
NOVARRO
EVANS
MERKE! GRAVES
dale
It's
not just another college plcture
its great !
s
SAM WOOD production
-NEXT CHANGE SCARED TO DEATH
HE'D FALL IN LOVE!
ANDEL FRANCIS The Flad & Swoscie bi Frisso, bot Fhi -MAE MURRAY MlimashaTrek,
Muban Day”?
* Understand Hara
CLAUDIA DELL
DheBuster Mard The Bos?****
A hundred wo men on his trail
-and the one who mattered just couldn't be
bothered!
Can't
You Keep Them
Away from
Bachelor
APARTMENT
IRENE' DUNNE
LOWELL SHERMAN Ivan Lebedel
Mae Murray Claudia Dell Norman Kerry
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's
presents
THE
SIN
OF MADELON CLAUDET impeccable Helen Hayes
"is con-
It is not every day that we can honestly say we find ourselves in sympathy with Hollywood in its aspirations and difficulties, but this. is one of them, says the Manchester Guarding. A film version of Mr. Noel Coward's "Cavalcade" is)
&nd being made there just now, every effort is being put forth to casure that the English scenes will ence is given to the injunction to be truly English. So far as the "park" all chewing gum before building up of the "sets? filming begins. It will be interest-corned, the Fox Company Ecoms to ing to sco how this difficulty in have achieved an national babit is overcome. In realism, but now the producer-is days when Hollywood assumes tha: faced with a human problem which, their language is acceptable to Bri- if not sucosefully handled, may tain it is good to know that they work havoc with the film. appreciate difference of race in other things. And certainly the producer. knows his business; for on Armistice night British Jews had another job than mere chor ing.
One of his chief anxieties, it is! said, is to see that among the thousands who take part in thei celebration of the Armistico in Trafalgar Square implicit obedi 10ixtinued on Previous Chidemen ).
with
"TO-MORROW AT 9.15 The A. D. C. Presentation
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