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TO-DAY A

King's

AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

Phantom President."

Quean's.

The Guardsman,”

Central,

"Bird of Paradise."

Oriental.

"Bring 'em Rack Alive."

Taiping Theatre,

Star.

Resurrection."?

KOWLOON

"The Outsidef."

Majestic.

King's.

Sunny Side. Up,”

COMING

"Sob Sister."

"Young America."

"Sky Devils."

"Horse Feathers."

Queen's.

"Skyscraper Souls."

A Honeymoon Adventure, Pack Up Your Troubles."

Central,

Star.

Strictly Dishonourable,"

Girl Crazy."

"Tom Brown of Culver,"

"Thark."

"State's Attorney."

Polly of the Circus."

Squaw Man."

CANTON CINEMAS

Tai Tak.

Czar of Broadway."

Sun Kwok Man.

The Lost Squadron."

Wing Hon.

Blonde Venus,”

Chung Tình

The Trial of Vivienne Warc."

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HONG KONG DAILY

PRESS

HONCKONES FINEST OND

“VOTE FOR EVERY SCHNOZZLE” Turn the White House Into a laugh house.

infoniken America's Doodle Dandy" teams with "no nor" Jimmy lathe most hilarious tummy- laugh of our times.

THIS

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SEAT FOR

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Plus Catchy

Cohan Songs

and Typical

Colbert

Romance

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THE

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SKIRTS TWO BAMBUNGE STYLE ON EVERY

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WITH

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COHAN

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT

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TO-MORROW

SOB SISTER

Romance of a Girl Reporter

On-the-job en- emias become off-the-job sweethearts. Thrills and heart throbs

of a reporter.

JAMES DUNN LINDA WATKINS Directed by Alfred. Santell

A FOX PICTURE.

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CURRENT PICRURES IN LOCAL THEATRES

"THE GUARDSMAN”

́ ́AT THE QUEEN'S

A trndo notice states:-

The greatest stars of the current

New York stage, Alfred Lunt and

"THE PHANTOM PRESIDENT”

AT THE KING'S

One of America's beat-known

La Fontanne, make their talking, stage personalities makes his talk- picture debat in

The Guards

Theatre.

He is George M. Cohan, known to both Broadway and the road as one of the stage's most prolific actor, playwrights, producers, and

Claudette ongwriters,

Colbert

and Jimny Durante are also fea tured in the cast.

'BRING 'EM BACK

ALIVE"

NOW AT THE ORIENTAL

• THEATRE

How would you like to see a

-

How would you like to see this pool to alake his thirst and come embattled tiger step into a face to face with the jaws of a sixteen-foot crocodile just waiting for tiger meat?

man," Ferena Molnar's sophisticating-picture debut in The Phan-hungry mancating tiger battle to ed Continental comedy which will tom President," political comedy the death with a twenty-five foot be shown for the inst time to day which is now showing at the King's bone-crushing python! at the Queen's Theatre.

Lunt and Miss Fontanne have for years beca the reigning box-office favourites of the stage It was only recently that they were induced to try talkies via a screen adaptation of The Guardsman," which was one of their greatest stago successes. Roland Young has a prominent role in the picture as the critic. who finds great amusement in see- ing his friend, the actor, play in privatan rôle greater and more difficult than any he ever did on the stage. Young entered films follow ing his successful work on the New York stage in "The Queen's Hus- band" and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney." In pictures he has "The scored in Madam Satan'

"The Bishop Murder Prodigal, Casa" and The Squaw Man."

Zasn Fitts as Maid. Zasu Pitts needs no introduction some For to picture audiences. time now she has been a star in Hal Roach comedies. She was bor rowed from Roach especially to play A very funny maid.

How would you like to see the meanest of jungle beasts... the Though it is his first talking wily black panther... tackle the picture, and his first venture into jungle's most ferocious man-eating Hollywood,The Phantom Presi-tiger dent is hot. Cohan's first movie. Back in 1915, when films were still

more or less crude proposition, he made several in, a New York

studio.

How would you like to see what happens when the crocodile geta himself wrapped it, the coils of a twenty-five foot python?

How would you like to see a lone Making his talkie debut in "The white man in the heart of the heart Phantom President," Cohun plays of the tropic jungle entrap this two roles. His first is a banker snake with his bare bands... and who is qualified for the presidency alive? in every respect but one he hasn't l the personality to get votes. His second is as the banker's "double," a medicine-show. harker fairly nor ing personality, who is hired to get him climax ultimately reveals. the situation to the public.

These are come of the thrills in Frank Buck's thrilling wild animal picture Bring Em Back Alive the authentic camera record of his famous book by the same name.

Jungle Duels. Miss Cabert is cast as the daugh- There's no love interent...no ter of an ex-President, object of built-up drama. ..no sobbing sis- adoration of both Cohama. Dur- tors or ho-man lovers in this re- Maudo Eburne is the amusing ante, with his schnozzle," is the markable picture. But these is character nctress who recently

such excitement as no Hollywood scored heavily in Gloria Swanson's medicine-show, barker's pal.

brain-child could ever give. There's "Indiscreet." In The Guarda-

real heart-action, for example, when the hunted tiger charges right into a native village and then into the camouflaged trap. There's the heart-stopping moment when Frank Buck jockeys the trapped man-eater into the home-made cage at the risk of his life. As for the

man she is seen as a typical theatrical mama."

Herman Bing, German comedy player, as an insistent créditor, rounds out the cast.

"BIRD OF PARADISE"

AT THE CENTRAL The plot of "The Guardsman." Twenty-one years ago Richard centros about the situation of an Walton Tully's classic, The Bird of Paradise" thrilled New York actor who disguises himself as a romantic Russian guardaman in theatre audiences, being hailed by other big moments, there are com- order to test his wife e fidelity. The public and Preat as the greatest of bats botareen age-old jungle enemies ingenious methods by which he all stage plays. Then followed that gule into insignificance any switches from the contrasting rolex years of prosperity for the theatre thing bivilization ever threw into a of husband and lover and his wife's wherever The Bird" (as it was priso sing dominated by electric murprising reaction make for a referred to), was presented. On lights, ballyhoo and quest for dol- comedy which combines brilliant through the years it went, playing lars. This picture has the endorse "dialogue with hilarious action. every hamlet and town that could ment of both press and public, for boast of theatre or opera house, 14those who are fond of thrills will years without a break was the re-enjoy this startling Alm to the cord of the run.

* RESURRECTION '

AT THE TAI PING Resurrection Tolstoy's famous story has been once more made into & Gim, this time with Lupe Velez and John Boles in the leading rolea."

Edwin Carewe directed it for, Universal Pictures and he has ful

Stage revivals and stock.com. panies kept it alive in the hearts of theatre goers, building up, month. after month, year after year the greatest potential motion picture audience that ever waited a screen premiere.

For years producers tried to imitate it, but no one ever made "The Bird

utmost..

YOUNG AMERICA

SKYSCRAPER

SOUL

FOR ART'S SAKE

The "breaks are pouring in on Maureen O'Sullivan these days, There is evidence of it in the fact that she was entrusted by Mitro- Goldwyn-Maye to share the lead with Warren Willam in 'Skyscra tion of events in the world's tallest por Souls, spectacular dramatiza building. The picture is playing to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre.

Such good fortune involves an ability to meet the occasion on the part of the player thus favoured. But Maureen modestly attributes it to the opportunity that came her way in one picture.

That picture," says Maureen, "is "Tarzan.' I worked very hard in that picture, but frankly. I

thought it was going to be all' Johnny Weissmuller. But when I found that I, too, was single out for praise, it was the most thrill- ing surprise of my life,

Mobbed by Crowd.

"Even then I could only half believe it was true. It was

nat until I made a personal appearance during the showing of Tarzan' at a Los Angeles theatre and was al. most mobbed by people, trying to congratulate me that the whole thing seemed real. Unless you have been on the receiving end of such an ovation you can't understand especially when you are young- in pictures

"I have. beard it said that screen

players are mercenary and care only for the money to be gained. That cannot be true. When you get the thrill of feeling that you are appreciated, you cannot help but realize it is the highest of all rewards. And it makes you feel that you want to do better, to deserve all the good things you hear and read about yourself.vital With Maureen O'Sullivan and Warren William in the cast of Skyscraper Boule are Gregory, Rato Anita Page, Verree Tear dale, Norman Foster, George Bar- bier, and Jean Hersholt, Edgar Balwyn directed, from an adapta- tion of Faith Baldwin's novel. "Skyscraper.

ties impress the wife of the town's leading druggist, and when the boy The drama of boys at the thres later gets into trouble through a bold of manhood, facing the sever desperate. attempt to help his al paths leading to honour, to dum's grand mother, she intervenes crime, to respectability, and un-much to her husband's amaze dooided which to take, forms the ment

background that Frank Borzage As a result, the boy is taken into alled his promise to preserve the But in 1930, events made it pas chose for his romance of youth, the druggist's home on a promise spirit of Tolstoy's work. The crisible for RKO Radio to purchase. Young America, which is compof good behaviour, circumstances Lice are agreed that Miss Velez has." Bird of Parade and bring this ing to the King's Theatre next Bun- compel him to break his trust and shown in her work on this picture great clamic to the motion picture day. Spencer Tracy, Doris Ken- the man enraged, gives his wife a rare understanding of her part,creen in all ite magic beauty fron, Beryl Mercer and Ralph-Bel- the choice between them. The boy of spectacle, and lamy bave the principal grown runs away and is sought in vain apart whose dramatic possibilities magnificence nra enormous. Boles is said to thrilling dialogue, King Vidor was up rolet, with Tommy Conlon, when the truth comes to light. have never given & for screen selected as the man who could beat Raymond Borzage and Dawn O'Day Young Tommy Conlon is said to performance than he does in his give this story the handling it as the landing youngsters of the prove himself sensation role of Prince Dimitri, and plenty deserved. The result is another picture. of opportunity is afforded for the master piece of production. A Audience to enjoy his singing Spectasis par excellence

Resurrection has been trans

Inted into almost every language sion of the story will be keen to and is a story which will bear ses this new film which is said to dramatisation over and over again, be eren better, and which is show Those who saw the last picture-veting-to-day at the Taiping Theatre

The story opens, in thé juvenile part of a middle western city, with & sympathetic judge trying to solve the difficulties of the boys, coming before him. One of these lads har the reputation of being the most. boy in town, but bin good grad

misunderstood boy-Hera, and Doris Kenyon takes the pr gaufland

the

1,000,000 BRITISH PICTURES

feet of

Night after Night is an exam ple of the remarkabla results which have been obtained by the British- United Film Producers' Company in its first year of working..

This is a small company which was started with the important object of distributing British films to the Colonial markets. It waa anetigated, with the support of the Colonial Office, by the Film Group of the Federation of British Ludus tries, with a very small capital." It was the first collective attempt by the British film producers to realise their Imperial obligations.

Finely Separate Programmes.

In spite of enormous difficulties many of which will have to he attacked on a far larger scale than this company as at present con- stituted can hope to do and in spite of the fact that the first year was inevitably devoted to pioneer work all over the Empire, more. than 90 separate programmes, with over one million feet of British A Alm, have been sent to the Colonies."- Beyond this, Nows Roels and Topicals have also been distributed. This is a remarkable achievement.

The real point is whether the film industry is prepared to re- cognise that they have in their hands the most potent means of On publicity in the world or not.

che the whale, with, the results

British United Film Producers

it must be Company before un; acknowledged that they have done much to recognise, that obligation. :

But what of the future? will the good results already obtained be developed on the sale that they should be, or will interiocine quar- rols within the industry prevent this essentially important develop ment from being fully used in an Imperial way1. Only time can tell. But what has been demonstrated beyond doubt is the great desire of the Colonies to see British films.

What about the Dominions? The British United Film Producers should be given the same, oppor timity there. The company is admirably managed, by a man of. outstanding experience, not only in films but also in official circles. Here is the nucleus of what might be one of the most important Im- perial movements in this country..

Real Gangster Fum

Night After Night," in the nearest approach to a real gangster picture that an English company

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THEATRE P NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON TEL: 57222. TO-DAY & TO-MOREOW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

ear

Janst GAYNOR- and Charles FARRELL

play and sing "FI HAD A TALKING PICTURE

OF YOU!

I would give ten shows a

talking

day, and 'o midnight maline, if I had

picture of you"

MATIJA PON

One of the many big song hits by De Sylue, Broum & Henderson

SUNNY SIDE UP

DAVID, BUTEER,

STAR

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Dorothy Brandon's

The

OUTSIDER

HAROLD

has made for a long time,There cannot be the slightest doubt that America made gangsten filina with verve which has been tacking since these films became, inpopular (By the way, I suppose the "boot- legger" of past years will be the aristocracy of the immediate future.)

Mi

What is clear, from that Constance Chumm right inta for

eho demonstrates what the vant will long have noticed that sho i one of the boat potential stars of the future,

There is real "movie" drama in this picture, and real wit, and an astonshing performance by Alison

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In this film the bootlegger comes Skipworth, (98e is bound to be into his own. It is a difficult point called the British Marie Dressler.) to determine whether George Raft Only Wynne Bibson is not given a is better here in a leading part real chance of displaying her do- than he was when, "supporting" in

licate talent... [such film ás "Quick Millions.” That- I am told, is for a woman and not for a mar to decida.

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This is a film most definitoly to see when it comes to Hong Kong.

TAKE ANY. THAM ON HAFFT VALLEY-BUS.

RIENTALE

TO-DAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY

The belt-king buffalo, with a savage lunge, impaled the sabre toothed killer)...One of the great thrilla in....

FRANK

BUCK'S BRING EM

BACK ALIVE

1000 HEART-POUND- ING SCENES IN THE GREATEST JUNGLE THRILLER EVER MADHI

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FEROCIOUS jungle beasts whose sole concem is today's dinner, acts and fights with rare unconcern, EVELY THRILL IS REAL!

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JOHN BOLES - LUPE VELEZ

IN

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