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CENTRAL

THEATRE

FAXE QUEEN's RD., WESTDOUND DOS.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Sky Devils."

King's.

ADVANCE BOOKING AF

Queen's.

"Kismet.!!

Central,

Oriental.

ANDERSON'S

TO-DAY & TO-MOBROW

AT

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9,30 P.M.

་

Tom Brown of Culvor."

Doomed Battalion."

KOWLOON

Star.

Tarzan the Ape Man,"

Majestic.

*Movie Crazy,"

King's.

COMING

Horse Feathers."

Queen's.

The Woman from Monte-

Carla.

"Strange Interlude."

Central.

"Young Bride,"

"Thark."

"State's Attorney."

Oriental.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1933

SHOWING TO-DAY

́ƒ 11.30 À.Μ,” 2.30, 5,10 7.15 & 9,80 P.M.

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

OPEN UP YOUR THROTTLE

WIDE!

SHOUT ITS PRAISE TO THE

SKIES!

There never has been..

there may never again be... a picture like..

HOWARD HUGHES

SKY

SKY DEVILS

math

SPENCER TRACY WILLIAM (Słogo) BOYD GEORGE E. COOPER

Doomed Battalion,"

Star.

ANN DVORAK

Polly of the Cireus,"

EDWARD 207KERLAND

CANTON CINEMAS

Zal Tak,

"The Spirit of Notre Dame."

FATHER and SON

face to face after years of separation, in a climax to a drama that will leave you breathless!

With Tom Brown, Slim Sum- merville, Richard Cromwell, H. B. Warner, Andy Devine, Russell Hopton, Produced by Carl Laemmie, Jr. Directed by William Wyler.

Wing Hon.

Palmy Days."

"Business and Pleasure,"

Pearl Theatre.

نا

Curl Leammia

Chung Wal.

"Fireman, Save. My Child.”

A YEAR AND A HALF IN THE JALKING

DEVILS'

"HELL'S ANGELS'1"

UNITED ARTISTS

LIL DAGOVER AT QUEEN'S THEATRE

BROWN MOVIE NEWS QUE TENE

CULVER

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

WEDNESDAY

BLIND DATE!.......and love that was always blind!

YOUNG BRIDE

Hot Fires of Youth! ...They Brought the "Millie" Girl to the Dawn of Romance and the Twilight of Love! HELEN

Twelvetrees

ERIC LINDEN

ARLINE JUDGE

CLIFF EDWARDS

ROSCO ATES Deschid key (!! WILLIAM SETTER RKO PATHE PICTURE

A Job?

Consult

WANT AD

Pictures In Hong Kong-

YOUNG BRIDE

HELEN TWELVETREES FIM FOR CENTRAL THEATRE

HORSE FEATHERS

MARK BROTHER FILM

FOR KING'S

A swift but steady growth in

The mad, but merry, Four Marx popularity, rather than sensational Brothers, specialists in nonsense; are peal to fame, has marked the starred in "Horse Feathers," fourth career of Helen Twelvetroes. Al of their moving pictures, which though one of the younger screen comes to the King's Theatre- stars, she is a veteran actress who Thursday. has erected the structure of suc-

cess upon the solid foundation of

experience,

on

MONTE CARLO FILM 'BEGINS ON THURSDAY

Lil Dagover, latest and most sen sational European importation, who will be seen at the Queen's Theatre on Thursday in her initial American picture The Woman From Monte Carlo," has ears and shoulders which are the toast of two continents and therefore quite worthy the distinction of itsurance chat runs into three figures.

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332.

NEXT CHANGE THURSDAY, 2nd FEB

The

MARK

BROS.

CINEMA!

TICKETS BY AEROPLANE

ADVERTISING SKY DEVILS

"Look out of an aeroplane flying over the city this morning betwgon noon and one p.m. It will drop a number of weighten parachutes and should you be lucky enough to secure one you will And attached an envelope containing two tickats which will enable you to see "Sky Dovils at the King's Theatre free of charge.

The King's Theatre have arrangod for the aeroplane to fly over the city and drop thousands of hand hilla and a number of parachutes A means of advertising "Sky

·Devils," their current picture. The film is exceptionally, good, and hai some amazing flying stunts in it. It took over a year to make and in on scene two whole flights of army 'planes to engaged in battle. They dart across the 'screen attacking and dodging each other in a manner which is wholly convincing and very exciting. It is a picture which is woll worth seeing at any price, and if you catch a parachute and thus ca ntake a friend and see it free you are doubly lieky,

RECORD RUN BY CONTE

VERDE

HONG KONG TO SINGAPORE

IN 3 DAYS"..

HORSE FEATHERS"

IN

We're Nuts to you!

Champin' a 'bit' o' nonsense and pullin' a little mad waggin'!

**

A Paramount Picture

TOM BROWN OF

CULVER"

FINE WAR FILM AT CENTRAL THEATRE

Singapore. The Italian line, Lloyd Triestino, claims the "blue riband" of the China Seas. *.

The claim is made because 'the 5.5. Conto Verde reached Singapore on her homeward run at 2 p.m. on Saturday, exactly 72 hours after leaving Hong Kong, covering distance of 1,500 miles in threa days.

The Conte Verde, which mazn- tained a speed of just over 20 knots, is a vessel. of 18,705 tons gross and was built in 1923 by W. Beardmore and Co., Ltd., Glas gow. Her master is Capt. G. Camelli.

"SKY DEVILS" AT THE KING'S

A PICTURE NOT TO BE MISSED

"Sky Devils "opened at the King's Theatre yesterday to crowd- ised houses.

The entire student body of 700 at the Culver Military cadets Academy in Indian paraded for scenes in "Tom Brown of Culver the Universal drama which showing at The Central Theatre 01 Sunday, with Tom Brown, H. B. Warner and Slim Summerville in the featured role,

Glad in resplendent uniforms the band, eight companies of in- the famous Black Horse Troop of fantry, a battery of artillery and cavalry manoeuvred on the broad campus of Culver while sound

cameras made a record of a mili-

Miss Dagover wears her hair so the precious ears are exposed and her evening gowns are cut with dua regard to the beautiful shoulders She is a slight, willowy lady with tary spectacle which could not he eyes that are greenish-brown, a duplicated except in a Government face that can mirror any mood, institution. The colourful atmos Horse Feathers, like previous and a magnetic appeal that has phere of Culver serves as a back Marx Brothers pictures, is sheer de fier the prime favourite of ground for a story which is filled picturesque foolery, with the bemustached with stage and screen abroad-and with interesting and Before coming to Hollywood and Groucho talking and punning at a will without doubt make her the scenes, as well as a quality of which makes Motion Pictures, the star, who is terrific rate, slow-moving Chico me here. Her portrayal of Lot- dramatic intensity

tie Colaix, heroine of "The Wo

Tom Brown; of Culver" one of now appearing at The Central answering in Italian dialect and or Theatre on Wednesday, in RKO casionally playing the piano, red-man From Monte Carlo," will set the most unusual screen plays of the season. The return of Tom Patho's human interest romance, wigged Harpo chasing his blondes, her well on the way." "Young Bride" hnd completed a and almostnormal Zeppo making Walter Huston, Warren William, posedly died a hero's death on a Miss Dagover's support includes Brown's father after he has sup- course in a dramatic academy and love to the 'ingenue, attained renown on the New York In "Horse Feathers," however, George E. Stone, John Wray, Robattla field in France, with a post- stage. Her success in the talking they have definite roles. Groucho is abert Warwick, Oscar Apfel, and humous award of the congressional favourites. Medal of Honour, brings about a films was immediato. Misa Twelve-college president who took that job many other trees culminated her rapid but sure to get his son, Zeppo, out of Michael Curtiz, himself continental situation which reaches the heights march to stardom by an outstand school, where he has spent twelve in education and outlook, directs of drama. ing performance in Her Man."

years or so. Chico is the village Her following has grown steadily dog-catcher. until to-day she ranks as one of Between them, they manage to the foremost film luminaries. tear the college and everything else

to pieces.

#

In "Young Bride,” she bag what is said to be the most dramatic and "Horse Feathers" was written by appealing role of her career as a Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and S. romance-starved girl who gambles J. Perelann, noted comedy-maker desperately with love and happi- themselves. Music and lyrics are ness. She is supported by an im- by Kalmar and Ruby, with Norman posing cast including Eric Linden, MaLeod directing. Perelman, au Arlino Judge, Polly Walters, Olift thor of several humorous books, col Edwards, Rosco Ates and Blanche.laborated on "Monkey Business,'', Friderici.

KISMET"

BRILLIANT SPECTACLE FILM

AT "QUEEN'S.

Kismet now showing at, the Queen's, is one of the first big spectacle pictures to be made since the talkies superseded the movies, ex is an undoubted

a previous Marx Brothers picture, while Ruby and Kalmar, authors of numerous Broadway musical hits, worked on the stage production of "Animal Crackers," McLeod direct- ed "Monkey Business,"

of the Arabian Nights, and not to be taken seriously.

Haji, the beggar hero, Skinner's role of course, is a cheerful old ruffau without a scruple or a virtue except his love for his daughter Loretta Young). The Indies of the harem ate as frail as they are love- by, the Wasiras corrupt as the beggar, only the young Caliph is drawn as having a human sido and.

At p.m. yesterday only two scata were available for the 5.16 performance, so when you go to sco Kismet book your sente in ad some sense of fustice. He, by the

-VRJ20,

www way, is impressively -- played by

I am one of the few who did David Manners But all that

nos seo the stage Kismet, so I can matters little, tie the

not. draw comparisons, hish is the gorgeous. sote, the -probable jo 1599) a bit should be postures the A

judged as a film not as an adapta phere and Oti

count.

tion.

gua judge the film

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baok

fork

BCTOCO

the stirring drama of love and in- trigue. Photography and settings aid the superb artistry of Misa Dagover-Lil' Dagover she prefers to be called, e

Isis First National and Vitá. phone "Production.

4-SHOWS

EMILY

The cast appearing with Brown, Warner and Slim- Summerville t

Tom Brown of Culver" includes Richard Cromwell, Ben Alexander, Russell Hopton, Andy Dovine, | Dick Winslow, Sidney Toler, Wil- | "(Continued on next Column)

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BÚAK

PLEMING

ROLD

ORIENTALE

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW ONLY, SEE! Fighting in a hell of ice and snow! Hettling for life on the loftiest penkal Belief squads awept away by an avalanche. A mountain blown to bite! Tunneling through the Alpal Unheard of situations in a tremendous picture!

DOOMED BATTNION

THE PICTURE TERRIFIC

entitled

THE

BLOWN TO BITS!

talion of men hemmed in on top of a perilou

QUIET OF THE WESTERN

Spencer Tracy (Wilkie) and

soldiers are showing in some really George Cooper (Mitchell) American

amusing scenes. Sergeant Hogan (William Boyd) puts up some good acting as a Sergeant in the Ameri can Flying Corps.

There are tense moments in the sir" where some wonderful flying stunts are seen...

#Sky Devila is a picture to

dispose gloomy thoughts and will bring a laugh to grown-ups and children alike. We strongly recom and this film. Be sure to book your seats early, as judging from Sunday's attendance the King's. theatre booking office is going to bo busy.

lard Robertson and many others, and the picture was produced un- der the direction of William Wyler.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon Tel. 67222. TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 ₫ 9.20 p.m.

HAROLD LLOYD

Movie Crazy

JUST A SMALL TOWN BOY

FOR

1988.

CEFNT VIRGH

SHOWING 10-DAY At 12.00, 2.80,.5.10, 7.18 & 9.20,53

OTIS

SKINNER KISMET

Master of Mas'èrs Briuga to the Screen" His Immortal Stago Success!

FROM THURSDAY

MISTRESS of ENTICEMENT

Afil

Dagover

Woman of fire. & ice, enchant

· rosa,, mistres

of emotion ag

WOMAN

MONTE CARLO

Krom

with

WALTER HUST WARREN WILLE

John Wray Goo Stone, Robert Warni

BOOK EARLY

STAR

SHOWING TO DA

At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 0:20

Johnny

WEISSMULLER

“Tarzan the

Ape Man

wyn-Mayer Floti

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