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CENTRAL

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TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

. HONG KONG

"Horse Feathers."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933.

TO-DAY

ONLY

AT

2.30, 5,10 7.15

HONCKONC'S FINEST CNEMA,

One grand horse-laugh

King's.

&. 9.30 P.M.

Queen's.

"The Woman from Monte

Carla"

Central.

ADVANCE BOOKING AT

Thark."

Oriental,

ANDERSON'S

SHOWING TO-DAY

While Paris Sleeps."

KOWLOON

"Polly of the Circus."

'Bringing 'em back Alive,"

COMING

Star.

AT

Majestic.

2.30, 6.15, 7.15 & 9,30 P.M.

King's.

THE LAUGH HIT -OF THE YEAR.

BEN TRAVERS LATEST

"Grand Hotel."

ALDWYCH FARCE ON THE SCREEN.

Central.

It is British & Domininas Production

RALPA LYNN & TOM WALLS

THARK

BY BEN TRAVERS

MARY BROUGH & KOBERTSON HARE

HERBERT WILCOX

CORATED BY TOM WALLS

WESTERN 214CTRIC

MOISELESS FIGuns ta

WEDNESDAY

Walter Huston's. greatest role,

with

Harry Carey Raymond Hatton

Blazing drama

and roaring romanee!

LAWAND ORDER

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

Looking on the Bright Side.". "Woman in Room 13." The Big Broadcast." "Jat Check Girl."

Queen's,

Strange Interlude."

"Law and Order,"

State's Attorney,"

"Air Mail."

"The Fig Lieutenant."

"Back Street."

"Leap Year."

The Mommy.".

Thirteen Woinen.'

Oriental.

Star.

"File 113."

"Mata Hari.":

"Millie."

'CANTON CINEMAS

Tai Tak,

Explorers of the World."

Wing Hon;

"Forgotten Commandments."

Chung Wal.

"Chondu,"

Sun Kwok Man Theatre.

"A Joan in Art."

Sun Wah Theatre.

Bird of Paradise.”

kicks gloom where "X" Marx the spot!

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TO-MORROW

Gracie

4MARXELDS

BROTHERS Horse Feathers

A scandalous record of low Marx at college .....

or life among love- thirsty co-eds!

Not a grain of sense in the whole feed bag...

but one mad burst of happy hysterics.set to gay music and garnish- ed with gorgeous girls!

A Paramount Picture

Directed by Norman McLeod

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong.

FAMOUS O'NEILL DRAMA

COMING TO QUEEN'S THEATRE

The brilliant Eugene O'Neill drama, Strange Interlude," which Tan for a year and a half on Broad- way, comes to the screen at last with. Nurma Shearer playing the intensely emotional heroine, Nina Leeds, and Clark Gable cast as

Doctin Ned Darrell, whose influence plays havoc with her life. The pic ture will open to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre.

HARPO

GHOST” INCIDENT IN THARK

ALDWYCH FARCE FILM AT CENTRAL

In the cast of Thark," the riotous Lynn Walls. farce we are showing now at the Central Theatre, there is n fatuous iudi- HORSE FEATHERS"¦vidual whom Claude Hulbert por trays with distinction. He anex pectedly decirles to return home MARX BROTHERS AND THEand, without saying a word, brings with him the girl to whom he has just been engaged.

MONGRELS

The dog-catcher's most frequent victims are back in custody...

They are Rennie Renfro's collec- tion of trained mongrels, which have been in the grasp of dog cat thors more often than any others in captivity.

Dog-Catcher Harpo Marx, other wise the silent, red-wigged member

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It is late at night and the ghost which haunts the house is supposed to be walking. A big party is stay ing at The Manor, and he has to find an unoccupied room for the girl. In his casual mannerhe selects an apparently empty room and leaves the girl to prepare for of the Four Marx Brothers' team, the night with the occupant hid is the latest to take them under his wing. He does it in "Horse ing in an alcove from the "ghost." Feathers picture, now showing at She bolted and sought refuge in ༣་་ the haunted room! With what re- the King's Theatre.

Renfro's trained dogs have been sult.. used in numerous moving pictures and, during the past two years, have been, victims of cine-matic dog

less than 13 times.. catchers. no Moran and Mack's" Two Black Crows," and "Skippy" are two of the thirteen,

-Two Recording Systems, As a play," Strange Interlude," was probably the most discussed and highly praised stage work in the history of the American drama. Its amazing use of spoken thoughts orides has been retained in the screen version, necessitating the use of two separate sound systems to record dialogue Of additional Harpo, in "Horse Feathers, dis

interest is the fact that the action of the plot covers some thirty years, requiring

plays several new tricks in round. ing up canines. One of them is nine different to whistle, and then, if the pups transformations of character to won't come, to flash his badge at denote the aging of the principals them. That brings em running.

The story of "Etrange Interlude"

revolves about the daughter of at

college professor who finds herself

on the verge of a nervous break!

down on is result of having denied actors on the New York stage, in herself to her lover, who is subse the persons of Alexander, Kirkland quently killed in the World War and Ralph Morgan, the latter re- As, & hysterical reaction, she strips hersall of all inhibitions and lives peating the role he played in the t life of complete, erotic abandon, original Theatre Cuild production Later, she finds herself adored by of "Strange Jaterlude." The x-

one man, married to a second, and in) love with a third, which coptionally strong cast also includes circumstances involve her in Robert Young last seen in Un-- tremendously dramatic vortex. The ashamed," May Robson, who play natrativo continues until Nina Leeds in an aged woman, at which ed the mother in "Letty Lynton;" trne her sproblems conflict with Maureen O'Sullivan, recent heroine those of her grown-up son and his wweetheart.

Two Koted Stage Players,

Miss Shearer and. Gable are. Bu ported by two of the best Continued at fo04 of al ser

B. Walthal, Mary Alden and of Tarzan, the Ape Man Alexander, The picture ed by Bob

4 SHOWS DAILY

1

LOOKING

BRIGHT SIDE

on the

with JULIAN ROSE RICHARD DOLMAN "GRACIE IS TREMENDOUS AND ASSURES THE 800- CESS OF * LOOKING .ON THE BRIGHT SIDE."

AN ASSOCIATED

RADIO PICTURE

THEATRICALS AT SHAMEEN

MR. RONALD HALL'S CLEVER PLAY

LOOKING ON THE QUEENT THEAT

BRIGHT SIDE”

GRACIE FIELD'S PICTURE

ALL THE TIME!

Gracie. Fielde takes the leading

rule in this latest British talkiu "Looking on the Bright Side ** coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday

Undoubtedly, Gracio Fields is the bright spot in this picture," and her energy and vivacity pull to gothor a rather weak story.. She sings several delightfully new and catchy, songs with great gusto and oracks some really good jokes.

The story deals with the loves of a male and femate hair hairdresser and their failure and success as a Domposer and a inger of scuti- mchtal songs The young coin- poser, played by Richard Dalman, dazzled with the brightness of a new. job to write songs for n'well-known and 'very attractive actress, forgets, his old friend Gravie, who out of sheer, devilry lows her own job id the hairdressing saloon and decides to become a police-wanan.. In many ways this policeman part is the best of the film, and Gracie's daninating character carries her through sonid rather imposible. feats in fine style. Gracia as the Onc police-woman ja a scream. night, while, an duty in a rather rough quarter, she inde harself in Her the midst of a street brawl. first instinctive cry is for the police" whereupon, the crowd malt away with the exception of one of the "toughs" who Was been

Just maltreated. seriously Gracie's comrades-in-arms' appear

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on the scene,, she is discovered in the art of rannhandling the, dam. ayed tough," and, as quence, receives every credit for her. courageous act.

conse-

The producer of the film has borrowed a few of the ingenuitico

A

of the Continental producers tenement love sceen in the Con- linental mode and a cocktail party on the American model are a few examples of this borrowed atyle.

Undoubtedly, the film is domin- ated by the personality of the charming Lancashire actress. It is a fine picture in the lighter" vein w well worth seeing.

DAUGHTER FOR JOAN FRY.

London, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Thomas Lakeman, formerly Miss Joan Fry, the tennis player, gave brith to a daughter at Woking and both are doing well.

Mrs. Lakeman, who is the dough- ter of Dr. A. C. Fry, of Mansion. House, Stone, Stalls, married Capt. T. Lakeman, of the Royal Tank Corps, in November, 1930.

When only 17, she met Suzanine. Lenglen in the final of the women's singles at Wimbledon,, and has re- presented England against America and South Afrien on severni se- casions

CANTON, February 2. A very clever farce entitled Lame Ducks was produced by Mr. M. W. Finlay-Anderson for the Canton Amateur Theatrical Society in the Canton Olub Theatre yester- criticism expressed by all those who were present last night has assured day evening. This play was written by Mr. Ronald Hall, who is well-a full brouse for to-night when the known by book lovers as the author play will be onacted a second time of Eminent Authorities on China, At the conclusion of the play, Mr. which was published last year by Hall was called on to the stage. Mesars. Kelly & Walsh. The play and made a very apt speech was thoroughly appreciated and specially thanking not only the some very clever jokes which occur players and producer, but the red throughout raised much mirth prompter, who, although never seen plays such an important part in any The cast was na follows:-Mr. production. among the audience. Hill, Miss Gillett, Mr. Ferguson, Mr Farmer, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Southam, the Comte de Perceval, "Pinkie" Ealcs, Mr. Loftus Paton, Mra Mrs. Brameld, and Neckelmann, the latter being Mr. Neckelmann's small dog.

We feel sure that the C.A.T.8. will much look forward to produe- the community of Canton, ing another play by Mr. Hull as will

MAJESTIC

THEATRE AN

to be much congratulated on their All the autors and actresses are most able performance of what was

Nathan Road, Kowloon Tel. 67 duce, entailing many long and tirTO-DAY ONLY by no means an easy play to pro ing rehearsals. The very favourable

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