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THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S LD, WESTBOUND BUS ADVANCE BOOKING AT

ANDERSON'S

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1932.

King's.

TO-DAY

ONLY =

Ar 2.30, 5.10,

Blonde Venus."

Queen's,

7.15 & 9,80 P.M.

"Love on the Spot,”,

Central,

"Bring 'Em Back Alive."

Oriental.

NOW SHOWING AT 2.80, 5,15, 7.15 & 9,80 P.M.

Star.

THE PYTHON STRUCK!

30 Fact of Lashing. Fury Murtad Against the Giani Cas!

One of the thrills in

FRANK BUCK'S BRING EM BACK ALIVE

Every foot of this picture, was

made in the

Malayan jungle

country. Every chaillis reall The

wildest fiction pales before the

gripping FACTS!

EKO-RADIO PICTURE. Produced By

COMING

Corp.

A SPECIAL PIOTURE FOR THE WHOLE ·

FAMILY

BRING THE KIDDIES TO SEE

MICKEY BOONEY AS THE TEN YEAR OLD BOY "KING”

with

TOM MIX

MY PAL THE

KING"

TRAMA STAGED IN SMALL KINGDOM OF EUROPE, PLENTY OF THRILLS ACTION CÁNU HILARIOUS FUN.

"Amateur Daddy."

KOWLOON

Sunshine Susio."

--COMING

White Paris Sleeps

King's.

Unholy Carden."

Queen's.

**Speak Easily."

"Grand Hotel."

Central,

"My Pal the King."

"Thark."

"Old Dark House."

"Pench of Rano," "Love Contract." Star.

"Bachelor Apartment," "Alias Jimmy Valentine." "Young Donovans Kid." Oriental.

"Charlie Chan's Chance."

CANTON CINEMAS

Wing Hon Theatre,

The Man from Yesterday,"

Pearl Theatre,

"Viennese Nights.”

Chung Wah Theatre.

"The Dooined Battalion,"

Tal Tak Theatre,

"Resurrection,"

Sun Kwok Man Theatre,

"A Night Like This."

BOOKING AT THE

THEATRE TEL. 25913 & 25992.

TO MORROW

HONCKONC'S FINEST CNEWA

SHE LOVED TWO MEN -ONE DEVOTEDLY, THE OTHER MADLY!!

Marlen

Dietrich

in

'BLONDE VENUS

Dietrich playing an American woman for the first time! A woman who risked everything for what she bellaved was happiness » y) and found it gloriously and glamorously! A Paramount Baters

HERBERT MARSHALL - CARY GRANT Directed by JOSE YON STERNBIRG

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

"WHILE PARIS SLEEPS"

VICTOR McLAGLEN ON **THE RING ** AND "THE SCREEN

BLONDE VENUS”

AT THE KING'S ....

TRIUMPH FOR MARLENE

DIETRICHTM

Coloured Filma.

He Will Show You The Paris That's Not in The Guide Books!

WHILE PARIS SLEEPS

GOSSIP

&

FACT.

ALL VICTOR

MCLAGLEN

Helen Mack William Bakewell.

Directed by Allan Dwan

FOX Picture

*

∙Greta's '£61,000 & Picture,

Coloured motion pictures may Miss Greta Garbo has renowed soon be in general use. This view her contract with the Metro- was expressed by Mr. T. Thorne Goldwyn-Mayer Company at linker, describing recent successful salary of £1,000 a picture, the developments in colour photography in a paper rend before the Royal ighest ever paid to a film star. Socialy, of Arts in London.

13 Various nitrate; to please the ye with dwu-colour processes had Marlene Dietrich in "Blonde largely failed, he said, and it had Vanus, which is now showing, at taken years to put three-colour the King's Theatre, emerges processes into practical form. triumphant in a role marked by

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SCIENCE AND THE FILMS

REPLY TO A SCIENTISTS ATTACK

The Alms find themselves attack. ed 'from so many quarters that per haps no surprise ought to be falt when the director of metallurgical research at the National Physical Laboratory Joins in the campaign."

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

BRITAIN'S

BEST

His complaint, as reported from MUSICAL-COMEDY

an address to students at Sheffield University is that the cinema re- presents an unworthy use of scientific invention and research." Work of the highest scientific qual- City' was present in the technical sida

of film-making, but the actual ap-; plication of those scientific resour- ces" had fallen into the bands of ignorant and immoral groups of

mén.

by Sapper

LOVE ON THE SPOT

This is very sad, but, even if it were true, it would not be the Arat time that Science had played the part of the Girl Who Took the Wrong Turning. The beams from the projector in the picture-palace may bear a good deal of both over the heads of the audience, and on. to the screen, but they are not so pernicious an those "death rays" which, we are periodically inform ed, the men of science are perfect- ing for our destruction in the next war. In the meantime thore are. poison gases and bombing 6870- planes, neither of which would be in existence if Sister Science had riot made some far more undesir able friends than can be found ab Hollywood. There are also thore other scientific weapons at which Mr. Baldwin hinted the other day, secret instruments of destruction so patent and terrible that even' in the last war they remained unin voked. Bosh or no bosh, the "Alme bring an enormous amount of dis traction and entertainment to an enormous number of people, and if all scientific discoveries did as little damage is " the talkies" the world would be a far safer place than it

TALKING FILMS WITH NO TALKERS

A GERMAN ACHIEVEMENT.

The substitution of manufactured sound strips in place of the record- ed strip used at the edge of the talking film is said to have been" satisfactorily achieved in Germany. Ultimately this may enable a talk. ing film to be made without the agency of a human voice.

The invention is described as **sound-writing" (Tonende Hand-

An independent production com pany offered Mias Garbo no less than £78,230 a picture, but that she rejected the cffer in favour of a continuance of her contract with Metro-Goldwyn, with whom she has been associated ever since he went Once the natural colour film now to Hollywood nine years ago,

Misa Garbo's contract, was sign-schrift). Herr Rudolf Pfenninger, ed last July, which means that she studying the cinematographic re- who has spent several years in had already made up her mind to to Europe. The contract is for an continue in films, before she came

production of sound, made a close. analysis of the curves by means of which sounds are recorded on 8 indefinite period.

film. He then tried the experiment of drawing the required sound- curves on paper and having them. photographed directly on to a film.- Several short sound-films have already been made and demonstrate

Film Company of

its

If Jack Dempsey's comeback should bear fruit, it wouldn't sur prise members of the Hollywood film colony to see Victor McLaglen recurrent flashes of pure acting!olved had been seen by the genius. The star of. "Shanghai trying the same thing. Recent ac Express, Morocco," Dishonor public, they found that after a few tivities of the Manassa Maular, ed The Blue Angel

no longer thought, again showings they who happens to be a personal friend proves her claim to outstanding They forgot the very fact that it Oh, this is a colour picture." of MeLaglen, has awakened the old distinction. desire in the now famous screen *Blonde Venus," like "Miss Die was in colour and merely derived

from star's heart to feel again, the smack trich's four previous picturea, is increased enjoyment of leather on an opponent's chin. Alled with the inspiration of Josef aaturaluens.

Janet's Broken Romance. Not that McLaglen is seriously, von Sternberg, who has here taken

Los Angeles, Dec. contemplating giving up his prea gripping, and human character Do You Know That-

20.-The sent lucrative screen career, for in and theme and woven 'them into

separation of Janet Gaynor, mo- reality his professional fighting magic panorama of human love in his aeroplane that enables him band, Lydell Peck, was announceded according to this method by the

Wallace Beery has refrigeration tion picture actress, and her hus days are over. But just for the and hate. This picture gives. Die to bring game fish from the moun- tonight by her lawyer, Lloyd Bavarian love of the game, the smell of re- trich two important assets, a real tain-to Hollywood for his home, Wright, who said the separation sin, and the sting of fairly ex-down-to-earth story and a charactable? changed blows would Vic step into ter to portray that is worthy of the ring once more.

her talent.

Myrna Loy has the most com- Weighing some 216 pounds in Wife, mother, exotic night club plete assortment of freckles of any ring condition, standing six feet entertainer, hunted woman, inter-player in Hollywood? three inches of solid muscle, Mc- national stage success the charac Jackie Cooper has 20 different Laglen was both a professional ter follows each in turn through a boxer and wrestler for years before kaleidoscopic series of adventurous the glamour of grease paint and happenings. Working to support camera lured him away from the her sick husband and little child, fascinating pastime of scrambling Dietrich, billed as the "Blonde ears. He held the heavyweight Venus," is a sensation in a Harlem Ralph Graves is an expert boxer, championship belt of Canada, and night club. She meets Cary Grant, and has participated in amateur the official records credit him with whose generous offers of help in- bouta? a draw with Jack Johnson when troduce him to her friendship, and Lil' Arthur was in his prime.

kinds of guns in his collection?

Wallace Ford got his name from a friend who was killed in a train accident?

Helen Twelvetrees was once an I later to her love. Enraged, her artiste model, in New York ! "To-day's heavyweights," Me husband tears her child from her Laglen says, "are & BOTTу lot. and orders her into the streets.") None of them would make of an She steals the child and flees, pur- impression against such men as sued from aity to city by the police Corbett, Johnson or any of the and her husband who wants the holders of the classic title previous child.

to the decade that ushered in such Finally, unable to fight longer, flascos se the long count. Perhaps she surrenders the child, and goes. that is why the big men of the abroad. She achieves success, and films often consider taking a flier in a dramatic climax is reunited into the barnstorming game, just with her child and her husband. to flatten a few pushovers,'

Herbert Marshall, as the hue- Meanwhile, aside from his habi- band, and Cary Grant, as the tungymnasium workoute, Mc lover, give Dietrich excellent sup- Laglen is confining his fighting ac port. Little Dickie Moore has the tivities to film work such as his role of the child. Without Die spirited role in While, Paris trich "Blonde Venus" would be Sleeps," For melodrams of the & picture to regret missing; with Parisian underworld coming on Dietrich's performance, it's one of Thursday next to the King's Then the screen achievements you must tro. McLaglen battles three times see.

in this picture, and, even though

the script calls for him to win,

Arthur Appell, noted New York

he declares the professional fighters dance director, trained the chorus opposing him are as tough as the in some of the latest Broadway competition he would meet among steps for the scanes with Keaton to-day's heavyweights,

SPEAK EASILY"

and Durante, ".

The frozen faced comedian plays the role of a fossilized col- lege professor who inherits a mil-

NEW BUSTER KEATON FILM lion dollar. On his way to New

AT QUEEN'S

"York he "' adopta sa broken-down- tank town musical show composed of Tired business men will soon have Durante and the dancing girls. an opportunity to relax!

Their adventures togelber provida. Buster Keaton and Jimmy tho hilarious theme of the picture.. Durante are surrounded with a Edward Sedgwick directed the troupe of more than fifty chorus: comedy with a strong supporting

Iris for backstage soquencers tiny want, induraing Rath Salwyn, 1

Speak Easily ?^n. "Hew - Metro- ma Todd, Hadda Hoppat, Willi Goldwyn-Mayer comedy to be shown Pawley, Sidney Toler Lay on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, Grant Henry Armenta and

Continued on nezt column) ward Brophy.

was caused" entirely by elnebes" of temperament and the requirements of their profession."

“It's simply another case in which a husband and wife looked at the situation frankly and honest ly and determined for themselves that if they can not live happily together they would separate," he added.

Both the Elm star and Peck said no divorce is contemplated. Peck, formerly a lawyer of Oakland, Cal- if.. now holds an executive post with Fox production.

ORIENTALE

ROAD

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW ONLY

THE WRAKEST PART

OF THIS FILM

IS THE TITLE.

** AMATEUR DADDY'

(IT'S "ALL “ WET").

THE PICTURE IS REALLY A GOOD ONE

SPLENDID-HUMAN AND FULL OF ACTION,

BABEFIED HUMOUR, PATHOS "AND A GRIPPING STORY.

Every woman always in in Love- with Love, every man pretends to

· laugh at Loré. Warner Baxter and Marion Nixon in this magnidcent picture give both men and women their chanos in the best picture of their career;

BE SURE AND SEE AMATEUR DADDY

THE HAPPIEST ROMANCE SINCE DADD LONG LEGSM

WALKER

BAXTER

Amateur Daddy

Munich.

The immediate advantages claim- ed for Herr Pfenninger's invention are a great saving in the costs of production through the simplifica tion of the process of sound-film manufacture; and the capacity to produce musical notes having a degree of clearness and purity which cannot be obtained through 'the medium of any musical instru ment

As far as the production of arti culate speech by this method is con- carned, Herr Plendinger's experi- ments are still far from complete; but it in said that the difficulties are by no means insuperable. Already vocal notes-eg several vowel sounds.zung on the note "A" have been produced, and the pos sibility is already being discussed of a talking film in which words can be made audible without the direct or indirect agency of a ho man voice

'LOVE ON THE SPOT:

LILTING MELODIES AT

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Those of the patrons of Queen's who keep in touch current melodies, part the more popular already have heard of the son "Love on the "Spot”;

day.

There are four lith

this picture which

#become: popular ón:

riety

RICHARD DOLMAN

and EOSEMARY AMEB

TOGETHER WITH BEST BRITISH SHORTS

FOR THE NEW YEAR THEY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH THE BLUES AWAY!

BUSTER

KEATON

SPEAK

Easily

JIMMY

DURANTE

and boys......

Thelma Todd

directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY

At 230,5.20 & 7.20 p.m.

SUNSHINE

SUSIE

RENATE MULLER. JACK HULBERT

AT 9:15

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