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CENTRAL

'PAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

King'a.

ADVANCE BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S

The Woman in Room

Queen's.

"Grand Hotel,"

Central,

*Law and Ordor," Oriental

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At2.80, 6.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

Walter Huston's

greatest role,

strith

Harry Caray Raymond Hatton

Blazing drama and roaring romance!

LAW AND ORDER

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

STARTING TO-MORROW

AIR MAIL

THE EPIC THRILLER! that sends you upinto the clouds with the airmail fiers and brings you to earth in a ferrific human drama!:

́A UNIVERSAL PICTURE with RALPH BELLAMY,' Gloria Stuart, Pat O'Brien, Lillan Bond, Russell Hopton.

"People Who Matter

PEOPLE WHO

MATTERI, 10 the

people

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the

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་

Star,

KOWLOON

"Millie."

Majestic.

King's,

Poach o Renio."

COMING

The Big Broadcast." "Hat Check Girl,"

Six Hours to Live.'

Central,

"Air Mail."

"State's Attorney,"

The Flag Lieutenant,"

"Back Street,"

"

"Leap Year."

World.

Star.

The Mummy."

Thirtion Women."

"Hell Divers."

"Cuban Love Song."

But the Flesh in Weak." "Everything's Rosie."

Night Court."

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Tai Tak,

"The Doomed Battalion,"

Wing Hon.

Hot. Saturday.",

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Rakety Rax."

Sun Kwok Man Theatre. "Bachelor's Affairs."

Sun Wah Theatre.

"Bird of Paradise." Pearl Theatre.

Pack Up Your Troubles,"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1933.

LAST TWO-DAYS

Ат 2.30, 5,10-7:15

& 9.30 F.M.

A Woman

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

Mad With Lovel

"A Man

Mad With Jealousy!

Murder the blazing climax! But you'll never guess the amazing solution! And you'll never forget Landi in her most Baming role! Elissa

LANDI

The

Honey Kingra

WOMAN

in

ROOM 13

Ralph Bailamy Not Hunion

Myme Loy

Gilbert Roland

From the merge play for Samuel Shipscia, Mau Mace and Paravel Wilde

FOX PICTURE

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

THE WOMAN IN

ROOM 13"

ELISSA LANDI AND AN

**EX-HUSBAND'S REVENGE"

"An ex-husband's cruel thirst for revenge constitutes, the dramatic conflict of "The Woman La Ioom

13."

LAW AND ORDER

THRILLER OF THE "" EIGHTIES" IN THE

MIDDLE-WEST

"Law and Order" how featured at the Central Theatre depicts a thrilling episode around the period 1889 of the life of the West in the making of the great republic that is now the United States. The plot centres

Saint" Johnson (Walter Huston). who has three constant companious, including his brother, all of whom

on the exploits of Одо

C4

AIR MAIL"

AVIATION THRILLER AT CENTRAL THEATRE

"The mail goes through!" and the courage, skill, and intrepid flying it takes to make this motto of the air mail fleet good provides the thrilling theme of Universal's great aviation film, "Air Mail, which open an engagement at the Central Theatre on Saturday, treat ing the audience Assembled for its long waited local, premiere to some of the most spectacular flying scenes ever witnessed on the screen

There have been aviation pictures before, but none that have present ed the story of the unsung heroes of the government mail Air Mail does. One of the most es sentially dramatic phases of flying, gripping and romantic theme around the wir mail provides a substantial, which has been woven a very human story of devotion to duty and sacri- ice with characters that live on the suspense, believable romance and screen. Action, thrills, sustained story interest combine to make "Air Mail" a departure from the or something to see..

Eligna Landi's latest Fox emotional drama bared on the after math of divorce scandal, which opens to-day at the King's Theatre. As a brilliant, capable, modern wife of today, Miss Landi is pic tured as

a woman who holds the back him up his attempt to on-dinary run of movie fare. It is happiness if true love above the force law and order wherever he price her scheming mate is willing Bus, though they are of the opinion to pay for acclaim and glory. This that bo is fifty years ahead of his

Ralph Bellamy as the virile nir.

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SUNDAY, 121⁄2 FEB.

Every Star of Radio Land in a Heart-stirring Romance!

The BIG

BROADCAST

a

Garamoun

Gispert

with

STUART ERWIN

BING CROSBY LEILA HYAMS BURNS & ALLEN

KATE SMITH MILLS BROTHERS BOSWELL SISTERS ARTHUR TRACY 1TM: STRERE, ZUIGER VINCENT LOPEZ AND IS CACHIN CAB CALLOWAY ANGUS CHACHISTAM

A GREAT HEART

STORY OF THE PEOPLE

BEHIND THE "MIKE."*

"THE BIG BROAD CAST"

་

SPAIN'S NIGHT OF

TERROR

SHOWING TU-DAY

City Streets A Field Of At 2.80, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m

Battle

BOMBS AND POISON GAS

IN BARCELONA.

Barcelona, Jan 9.--Barcelona has reason to feel fortunate today, for the town has certainly been saved from wholesale destruction of life and property by the vigilance of the police,

Before yesterday's street fighting broke at the police had got wind of the fact that a terrorist out break-on a large scale had :: been prepared. They took their pre- Cautions accordingly.

The central idea of the plot was "to capture certain barracks from which many of the soldiers were absent and to seizo arms and am- raunition. Taxi-cabs were to be commandeered for the distribution of bombs all over the town and the telephones, telegraphs and wire. less offices, and the police head- quarters were to be captured.

The shooting started at the Ataruzana, barracks at 8 p.my yes terday. when the first of the arrest and rat discovery of bomba took: place.

The shooting soon spread to the Ramblas, the central street of Barcciona, which was packed with the usual Sanday crowd promenad. ing up and down. A panic ousted in which men and screaming, wo- mon rushed into the nearest door; ways or side street. In the twink- ling of an eye all doors of shops and houses were shut. Men were mushing about armed with bombe, and firing was taking place on all sides and from the windows" of bouses. To this Are the police, replied, two of their number, hav- ing been killr almost immediately. Asphyxiating Gas:

In the General Post Office the police arrested two aspects who were found to have bombs and

fisks of inflammable and asphy xinting gas in their possession. These they were about to use.

About fifty armed men attacked the police force guarding the Fran cia railway station, but wore

FILM WITH NOTABLE CAST driven off and several of them cap.

tured in possession of bombs and

arms.

The nation's leading radio stars The central police station had make their bow to the movie public been mined previously, but the ax in company with a cast of screen plosion of the mine did, no more favourites in The Big Broad harm than blow a large bole in cast romantic comedy set against front of the building and injure the hackground of a radio studio, three policemen. In various parts which comes to the King's Theatre of the town policemen were attark on Sunday next.

ed and shot at, some of them being Bing Crosby, air ace, with Stuart killed. Erwin and Leila Hyams, screen. The total death roll is given as players, head the cast of the pro- nine, while 30 persons have been duction. Kate Smith, the Boswell wounded. Sisters, the Mills Brothers, Cab The methods employed and the Calloway and his Orchestra, Vin- recent discovery of a bomb factory- cunt Lopez and his Orchestra, in Barcelona reveal a highly or Barns and Allen, and Arthur ganised body well provided with. Tracy (The Street Singer) head the funds. Which particular terrorist radio cast,

organisation is at the back of its effectiveness on the mere pre- Communist, Syndicalist, or some The picture does not depend for the movement-whether Anarchist, sence of names, however. A de cther is so far not definitely re finite plot holds it together.

venled. The aims of all of them

It has to do with Crosby's affair tre, however, identical, and inspir so seriously that he never gets to ledge that the money comes from with Sharon Lynne, which he takes ed by Moscow. It is public know. the studio in time to broadcast. the Aamir source, ample funds he He loses his job; much to the dis-ing available. may not only of himself, but of Miss Hyams, who is rather too.

The R.M.S. Empress of Britain fond of him. But his dismay is arrived at Manila on Feb. 8 at 8 even greater when Miss Lynne p... leaves Manila on Feb. 0 at 8

husband, portrayed by Ralph Bel-time." At Tombstone, a wild fron port chief is perfectly cast and ear marries a broker, leaving him fintp.m., is due at Hong Kong on Fobi lamy, loses every claim upon her tior settlement, Johnson meets with rics. off his role with the most At this point he meets Erwin, 11 at 6.m., leaves for Woosung on- when he openly parades one of his stiff opposition against an unscru finished performance of his career. Who is also sad-Arst because Miss Feb. 13 at lave many mistressed before her friends. pulous group of dishonest man who Pat O'Brien was never more arro- This, to her, is cause enough for control the place by liberal use ghntly self-confident as the dare cond because a "dame from Dal- left Yokohamis.on Feb. 9 at 3 p.m., Hyams has adandoned him; se The R. M.8. Empress of Canada of gunfire. How Johnson and his devil Duke," and Russell Hopton's las" has taken him for $100,000. leaves Honolulu on Feb. 15, is due her divorce proceedings, . even though, they come at a critical time companions reformed the place and interpretation of the morose veteran But when he finds that Miss at Vancouver on Feb. 20, leaves in the campaign through which ultimately cleaned up the district of pilot is a fine piece of character Hyams is infatuated with Crosby, Vancouver for Hong Kong rin ports Bellamy, hopes to become mayor, its lawless elements, but at the cost She gains her freedom, but earns of the blood of his brother and his acting. With his usual long face, he spends his remaining 8900.00 Feb, er

other two faithful companies, ie Slim Summerville lewis his able to restore Bing to his job and make | buying the station and a network the undying comity of Bellamy.

vividly shown in "Law and Order." comedy touch and Gloria Stuart and Leila happy. Happy in a new marriage, with The last part is gripping. In b Neil Hamilton, Landi becomes for gunfight, in which Johnson takes the Lilian Bond provides two interest- getful of the past until Bellamy principal part and bravely exposes ing and entirely opposite types of cunningly gathers together various himself in the thick of the fight, he A'ontinued on. Previous Column, threads of her new life as evidence" gains the admiration of the inhabit- to be used against her in his plans ants of Tombstone by ridding tha for revenge. He succeeds in align place of the last of its lawless ing her new father-in-law against elementa, her, and even in convincing her.|'.

trusting husband that her relations Walter Huston shows up to al- with Gilbert Roland, who portrays vantage and it can be said that he an opera singer, are not as he preAlthough he is serious throughout, excels in this type of picture. tends them to be.

pot a smile passing over his for

The result is a terrible conflict tures, he gains the admiration of between her real life as a devoted the audionos by his stern and set wife and the one her ex-husband has countenance. He leads and com. pictured her as leading, which leads mands not by words, but by actions, to a dramatia climax in which she is and because of that the picture.is charged with a murder she knows made more exciting and interesting. nothing, about and which also in Harry Carey, Raymond Hatton and volves her innocent husband. Who Russell Hopton also contribute to was "The Woman in Room 13" wards the success of the picturo.. Upon the answer to this question Hinges the future for both, and its | truth is known by but two persons,

the ex-husband, who has sworn he feminine charm, William Daly, will stop at nothing to wreck her oalie Fenton, Frank Albertson, happiness, and the mistress of theam Carrigan and others round out murdered singer.

the exceptional cast Photogra

',,

Miss Landi's portrayal in thisphically, "Air Mail is in a class emotional aitution, and her clever by itself, and its locale hoa lent ness in outwitting her jealous exitself to some scenic grandeur in husband, is said to constitute hor best work on the audible screen, addition to the breath-taking flying Her supporting east is well chosen shota Karl Freund's camera tech with such outstanding screen cole-nique is very evident in this pic

rities as Ralph Bellamy, Neil

|Hamilton,mulgrun, Loy, and Gilbert

Roland in roles admirably betting John Ford their types of histricies.

Hong Kong Daily PreSS, | Henry King directed the produc-

"Long-witch was adapted":to" Pereon by Guy Bolton from the

of the same name,

A

This leads to further amusing MAJESTIC

ed by means of a big broadcast in consequences which are straighten

which all the stars participate.

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Imagine

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Direct

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· FANIA-

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Greta GARBO

as the love! saddened. dancer!

JOHN

BARRYMORE

sa theroman. tle Baron, thief turned- lover

JOAN

CRAWFORD

secré cary, în alika

as the

WALLACE

BEERY

as the mag mate fighting

·to save „hic: wealth.

LIONEL

BARRYMORE

as the clerk, soon, to die, opending his laget.

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