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CENTRAL

THEATRE

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HOMICIDE SQUAD

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TO-MORROW

THE PYTHON STRUCK!- to Fort of Lashing Bury Hurtei

Agsinst the Giant Cat!“

One of the thrills in.......

FRANK BUCK'S BRING EM BACK ALIVE

Every foot of this picture was

made in the

Matayan jungle

country. Every chell is real! The

wildest fiction pales before the

gripping!

RKO RADIO PICTURE. Produced by Van Bouzan

DONT FORGET

THAT WHEN You are at Home you can get the:

HONG KONG DAILY

SELFRI

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

King'a.

Dance Team."

Queen'

." Chances."!

Central.

Homicide Squad.”

Oriental.

"Night World."

KOWLOON

Star.

“Transgression.”.

COMING

King's.

"Blonde Venus,”

"Unholy Garden."

Queen's.

"Downstairs."

**Love on the Spot," "Spenk Easily."

Central.

Star.

"Bring 'Em Back Alive."

Tam Brown of Culver."

**Sunshine. Susie.”

Young Donovana Kid."

Oriental.

Charlie Chan's Chance,"

CANTON CINEMAS

Wing Hon Theatre.

The Man from Yesterúng."

Pearl Theatre,

"Viennese Nights,"

Chung Wah Theatre.

"The Doomed Battalion."

Tai Tak Theatre.

"Resurrection."

Sun Kwok Man Thaaire.

A Night Like This"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1932.

TO-DAY

ONLY

Ar 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

KING'S

THEATRE

HANCKONG'S FINESTONEA

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION ↑

SIDE-STEPPING LOVE, WAS THE ONLY STEP THEY COULDN'T DOI

– ON THE STACE

AT 5.10 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. only

THE CELEBRATED

AUSTRALIAN TRIO

JOHN PRIORA

GOLDEN-VOICED TENOR

JAMES-

BERTINI

VAGABOND VIOLINIST

DUNN

SALLY

EILERS

Sweethearts of "Bad Girl

Dance Team

Directed by Siloey Lanbald

Sunny by Sarah Addington

FOX Picture

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

'BLONDE VENUS "

COLOUR SCHEMES FOR MARLENE DIETRICH

THOUGH ONLY BLACK AND

WHITE APPEAR

The most alluring colour com- binations conceived by Paris and Fifth Avenue, fashion, experts are used in designing the costumes worn by motion picture actress during the filming of pictures this in spite of the fact that, under the camera's patina of black and white eye all colours

But there's a reason for it, and a soot one, according to Josef von Sternberg, aco Hollywood director, who made Marlene Dietrich's latest starring picture, "Blonde Venus," which comes to the King's Theatre next Sunday.

Players do not work in costumes of simple back and white because the monotony of the combination would kill every spark of creative effort, he explains,

"DANCE TEAM " AT THE KING'S

A TALE OF MODERN NEW

YORK

While all the world may. love a lover, it doesn't follow that all the. world loves a dancer or two dan. cers. Thus James Dunn and Sal- ly Ellers encounter plenty of ob stacles and hard knocks before they finally win their way to Broadway success for their terpsichorean efforts. And with the crown of suc ces upon their heads they discover that their troubles are only begin ning, for like so many of our cele brities they find it more difficult to hold on to fame than to achieve it.

Buch in the theme of Dance. Team," the Tox production which is showing to-day at the King's Theatre and which is one of the finest pictures of the 1931-32 season, Dunn and Miss Eilers not only re- To the camera, Von Starnberg points out, red, dark blue, orange, peat but exceed their sterling work brown and purple appear blacks, in "Bad Girl.". They again prove with light blue and practically all that they are the most human pastel shadez either white or light

grey. It would be an easy matter and natural

stars

the

to clothe all players in black, white present day screen. Dumps role and grey, and to build all settings of the ambitious, egotistical and in the same colours.

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TO-MORROW

MARLENE

DIETRICH

BLONDE VENUS'

RANT Directed by 1889 WON STERNBERR

SINCERE'S PAINTING

COMPETITION

WINNERS' NAMES ANNOUNCED

The result of the recent Picture

EVERYTHING C.K. IN QEEN JUROPE

** DOWNSTAIRS

EVEN POTS, AND PANSI

What kind of pots and pans are' used in Continental kitchen't

Is modern aluminium ware used yet in Europe 1.

"Has the old world adopted the electric icebox1.

* These are some of the dozens of odd questions that had to be ans wered by the Metro-Goldwyn. Mayor research department during filming of Downstairs," John Gilbert's new starring picture, writ- ten by himself, and playing to. morrow at the Queen's Theatre.

Servants' Hall.

The story is laid in a servants, hall in an Austrian castle. Gil bert, who plays the villain, enters the castle downstairs," as a ser: vant and spreads sinister tentacles all through the estate. He is an engaging villain, however, despite his deeds.

One of the big sets shows a great castle kitchen in full blast, with the servants preparing a hunt Jun- cheon. Tons of food were prepar ed. The set, designed from actual- ity, is an odd mixture of ancient) and modern; wood range and elec trio egg beater, old fashioned ice- box and mechanical dishwasher, arg side by side.

Most European kitchens, Monta Bell, the director, explains were built years ago, and as modern im provements were perfected, only those were added which would not. involve tearing down walls or al- tering the structure itself.

An elaborate cast appears in the -now-drama,--Virginia Bruce plays the heroine, and Paul Lukas is Gilbert's nemesis as the ve¤geful. butler. Hedda Hopper, Bodil Rosing, Otto Hoffman, Lucien Littlefield and Marion Lessing sre among the players. Elaborate re- productions of a great old World atate form spectacular settings for the prodiction.

LEARN ABOUT. THE UNDERWORLD!

HOMICIDE SQUAD " AT

CENTRAL THEATRE

One of the very best of the un- derworld pictures in Homicide. quad" the Universal drams which opened an engagement of two days at the Central Theatre yesterday.

Although no Tommies are seen in the public tavern scenes of "Chan- Painting Contest organized by the the First National war ro-Bincare Co., Ltd., which has arous mance starring Douglas Fairbanks, ed so much local interest will be Jr. now showing at the Queen's announced at 3 p.m. to-day on the Theatre, there was of course no Roof Garden of the Bincers Co., London ordinance against their Ltd Over 1228 entries have been frequenting such places in wartime. received from the various schools

It was a matter of custom ra- and this response proves the poput

Isrity of a competition of this na ther than law," said Capt. J. S. ture. Mr. Pau Shiu You the pops Scott, technical expert on the pic lar artist, kindly consented to judge ture. The Keeper of the paus the competition and his decision which officers frequented discourag with regard to the distribution of ed privates from patronizing them awards will be considered as final. by giving them poor service. For The following are the names of the it was a fact that too many pri prize winners for the best paint vates in a place drove the officere angs in the estimation of Mr. Pau. to another pub.

Water colour was the mediam cho pen for the painting contest and competitors were asked to colour an etching of Santa Claus.

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The story as told on the screen is convincingly real, full of thrill- ing incidents, and enacted by a cast which is exceptional. Leo Carrillo as Louis Grenado, leader of a gung of racketeers, is superb. A master of Italian dialect, his performance is easy and entirely natural, and he brings to his role a sinister menace that is at times overwhelm- ing

Mary Brian, in the leading femi nine role, is altogether charming, and Noah Beary contributes a par ticularly forceful characterization

"The Officer liked to play the same as other men, but it was never advisable for privates to witness their superiors in moments of re- Tam Wai Fong (Lai Chak Girly laxation. So iu "Chanced no School), Yue Po King. (Bun Kwong privates are shown in the pub!" Girls School). Leung Yiu Kee of a police captain. Other members (Ching Wa Girls School), Chan of the cast who do good work are Chan Hung Sze (Yeung Chang and J. Carroll Naish Hi Ming (Yu Lok Girls' School); Russell Glasson, Walter Percival Girls School), Li Hin Wing (Ying Homicide Squad" opens with To School), Wa Ma Li (Ling Tung the murder of the son of the police College), Lam Shuk Wa (Nam Fong College) and Tsang Shing captain and deals with the axelting incidents of the subsequent tracking down of the gangster killer.

This tavern is shown technically correct, having been modeled in a general way after the famous Che- shire Cheese, though many changes in the layout had to be made to

take care of the demands of photo | Wai" (Piu Ting School),, graphy

Alan Dwan directed." Chances,

which is based on a novel by A. times of 1914-18. The supporting Hamilton Gibbs It deals with cast includes Rose Hobart, An- two brothers who are in love with thony Bushell, Holmes Herbert the same girl during the hectic war Mary Forbes, Tyrrel Davis, Ed-

(Continued on next l'olumn.s mond Breon and Harry Allen..

ORIENTALE

THEATRE

determined youngster is admirably || TO DAY ONLY

But they aren't, because, Ven suited to him and Miss Bilars per Sternberg explains, "To play a part there must be inspiration formance as his more level-headed from without as well as the urge and understanding partner

for artistic-creation from within

Garments must blend with per somality in the theatre as in other places,

her as a very fins setress.

A third member of the cast "Bad Girl":

In selecting Miss Dietrich's cos, be expected Miny tumes for Blonde Venus." for :*

example, blues and greeps were

good accounting of herself

given first-consideration, for they members of the cast deserving

set off her red gold hair and onde- complexion.

praise are Ralph Morga Crandall, Nors Lang,

Work on costuming pictures is ford Claire Maynard

Mimmediately the script is Williams

completed. The designers, read- it

through, familiarize themselves The story with the women in the story, place

and popular the players in character, and then determine, on the basis of role plus dington star just what clothes, of what screen: design are needed;

Miss-Dietrich, has neatly, a-heore: ofcontumas

Blond

As & yoman who gone

night club to Larn enough

And says her husband's ol

who ultimately get the money

NIGHT WORLD

from the

With LEW: AYRES And

ZUB

TOMORROW

AND MONDAY ONLY.

CHARLIE CHAN'S CHANCE

(KIRKL

WARNER

THRILLING

MYSTERY DRAMA.

iling

JFF THE BOREEN'S MANHUNT CREEPY WITH PLENTY OF

MONA

Director George Melford and the Universal organization may well be proud of this picture, which is one of absorbing interest. Do not miss to thrill and Interest you. "Homicide Squad." It cannot fail,

IRISH RAILWAY STRIKE

NATIONAL UNION DECIDES TO CONTINUE STRUGGLE

Dublin Dec. 18 At a conference of the National Union of Railway men held here to-day, attended by 94 delegates, it decided by a large majority to maintain the general strike on the railways throughout Treland

Meanwhile, a conference was held at Belfast to attempt to settle strike add the wage question as a result, it was announced tha the Northern Ireland Minister Labour hadi made a própous behalf of most of the

Brand

proposed cut in operate in Northern

Cuty in-wager har all over Ireland bat Gover

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

"TEN SHUN

Here'sage

starring role

DOUGLAS

FAIRBANKS.JR CHANCES

Glorious Spectacular—the One Great Story of the war!

with ROSE HOBART

ANTHONY: BUSHELL- HOLMES - HERBERT

| Mary Fornas

Life: probed tak Ita depths by the pen of Hamilton Gibbat

ALSO SHOWING—

THE GOLE SPECIAL

MATCH PLAY'

TOMOR

The Comeback of Brilliant Screen Star

Unforgetable

in an Role !

GILBERT

returns to greatness in his own role

DOWNS

epetual honey-moon

Just the type of 1

the

Ibert you want to soa,

PAUL

LUKAS

STAR

FINAL SHOWING

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