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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933.

LAST TWO-DAYS

(Tate queen's RD., WESTBOUND BUB.

King's,

Queen's,

The

Washington

He Logined About Women.”“

Masque-

Ar 2.30, 5,10 7.15' & 9.80 P.H.

rade."

Central.

"The Most Dangerous Game."

Oriental.

Just Imagine".

World.

"Dawn,"

KOWLOON

Star.

STARTLINGLY DIFFERENT !

Flying High."

Majestic.

THE BEASTS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Thontre Tel. 26720.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THE GREATEST OF

ALL THRILLERS!

HE KILLED WERE HUMANI

Moustad broch

of heated: men were Zaro?f pride ondļoy!..

THE MOST DANGEROUS

GAME

The story of o fascinating

fiend, strange and terrible! with

JOEL MCCREA Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Arm- strong ....... An RKO-RADIO -Picture, of course!

Dinded by Irring Pichal and Eresmed

Schoodsock from

the story by Robert Cornel!

A COOPER-SCHOEDSACK Production

David J.

Seawick,

COMING ATTRACTION

ENGLAND'S CHARMING MÚSICAL ROMANCE

**THE BLUE DANUBE":

WITH DOROTHY BOU- CHIER, JOS. SCHILD. KRAUT, ALFRED RODE & HIS ROYAL· TZIGANE BAND..

A BRITISH & DOMINIONS: PICTURE

"People Who MatterTM

PEOPLE WHO MATTER, to the

advertiser are the people who en afford to buy bis

gooda Most of these people buy and-rond-the-

Hong Kong Daily Press,

The Phantom President."

COMING

Chandu.

"Sherlook Holmes.”

King's

Queen's.

"High Pressure.”

Central,

"Blue Danube."

"Once in a Lifetime."

World,

Star.

"Millia"

"Bought."

"Are You Listening."

CANTON CINEMAS

Wing Hon.

Movie Crazy."

Chung Wah.

"Hat Check Girl."

Sun Wah Theatre,

*Thirteen Women." Sun Kwok Man Theatre,

"The Big Gamble."

The District of Columbia Suprome Court has Mustained the will of Mrs. Mary Henderson, wealthy deceased resident of Washington, D.C. be- queathing to her Japanese mecro-: tary, Jesse. Shima, the sum of i $100,000 in cash and the Hender- son Mansion which is

one of thei best known residences in Washing-! ton. Heirs of Mrs. Henderson cou- tested her will alleging she hadj beca unduly influenced to leave so large sum to Shimit, The Court. found Mrs. Henderson made hori will. while in sound mind and of her own volition,

HONCKONC'S FINEST CNEWA

THE ONLY FACTS OF LIFE HE KNEW.......... CAME OUT OF A BOOK!

HE LEARNED

ABOUT

WOMEN

with

STUART ERWIN

ALISON SKIPWORTH

SUSAN FLEMING

.

Paramount Picture

BOOKING AT Tax THEATRE TEL. 25313 *& 25332.

NEXT CHANGE - WEDNESDAY, 1st MARCH

Tense with Thrills. wana wenda kanan atasd

ve every bani de mates,

CHANDU

THE MAGICIAN

Tasch

EDMUND LOWE

Bela LUGOSI Irene Ware Henry B. Watthail

From the radio dramma by Mor A. Firstlow, Vina M. Qualisat

and R. R. Mongana Due, ted la Maña Varel and Wiham U. M- wine.

FOX

Picture

THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB

"NINE

PRESENT

TILL

By

SIX”

AIME'E AND PHILIP STUART

MARCH 14th, 15th and 16th. at 9.20 P.M.

$4.00 to $1.00 (including Tax) EVERY SEAT BOOKABLE IN ADVANCE RESERVE YOUR SEATS

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong-

"HE LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN

GOOD COMEDY AT THE

KING'S

61

"CHANDU THE

MAGICIAN"

MYSTERY DRAMA OF THE AIR

NOW

THE MOST DAN- GEROUS GAME"

A JUNGLE THRİLLER

Invaders of distant realms Merian C. Cooper and Ernest- B. Schoedsack, film makers and ad- venturers, believe the cinema trend is toward the primitive locale.

DIARY OF LOCAL- EVENTS

*(Continued from Page 1).

Sports.

Hockey, Mamak Tournament, Policor. Wishart (Naval ground), p.m.; St Andrew's 'e Tamar (Happy Valley), 4.30 p.m.; Friendly Matches, Hongkong Hockey Club seconds r. Club de Recreio (King's Park), 5.1 p.m.

Lawn Tennis.-Open Singles. E. C. Fincher . S. W. Liang: He Ka Lauv. D. H. Hazell.

p.m.

Sunrise.-6.47 a.m.; Sunset.-8.20

Tide.-High at 11.40 and 23.18; Low at 6.06 and 10.54.

TUESDAY

(Fbruary 28).

(II Moon 5th Day),

Schneider Trio Concert, Helena

May Institute, 9.15. p.m.

Annual Meeting of, Hongkong University Graduates Association, 4.30 р.n

Police Recreation · Club Dance; Lane, Crawfords.

Dances.

Ten Dances at Repulse Bay and Hongkong Hotels; Gloucester Build- ing; King's Restaurant; and Majes. tic Dancing Academy.

Sports. Golf.-Royal Hongkong Golf Club (Ladies Section), Medal Competi tion.

Hockey.

Tournament, -- Mamak Tamar. St. Andrew's (Happy | Valley), 4.15 p.m.

Lawn Tennis.-Open. Bingles, Tam Yoc Fong. M. W. Lo F. N. Wong (stand court); Open Doubles, Wong Fuk Nam and No Hin Kwan v. J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachians or Ho Ka Lau and Yow Man Kit; Chan So and Ho Wai Hing v. D. H. Hazell and W. E. Williams.

Shooting-Entries close for China Command Rifle Meeting.

WASHINGTON MASQUERADE”

POLITICAL FILM AT QUEEN'S

QUEENS TIRATE

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m

MASTER OF MEN

a tool in the hands of a lovely woman

Now for the first time the

cameras of Hollywood

dare to reveal

what takes

place in the shadow of

the Capitol!

with LIONEL

BARRYMORE

Karen Morley Nils Asther Pirected by

Charles Brabin

See the fate of a na

tion hanging

D

lovely charmer's wilest

Pageant of Thrilla!

сиданс COU

FROM THURSDAY · WHAT A MANI Woman tamer, sure-shof not||gambler, playboy and wali street wolf all in one I Promoter of wildcat stocki and bearcat blondes ?

It is difficult for anyone American to criticise the theme of "Washington Masquerade," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, but we may all admire the magni- ficent acting of Lionel Barrymore and the direction of an extremely well told and gripping story.

Lionel Barrymore is possibly the most interesting actor now working- on the screen. True, ho han dis-

NEW POWELL FILM tinctive style which he varies very

SHOWING AT QUEEN'S ON THURSDAY

"High Pressure," Willian

Powell's second picture for Warner Bros., comes to the Queen's Theatre on Thursday.

little fran picture to picture, but it is a style that enables him to make every character he plays really bum and living. He was very good in "A Free Soul," oven better in that picture, of which I bave forgotten the name, in which he played a German doctor whose son was killed in the war, his acting For his last few appearances in Grand Hotel was a perfect little Powell has played the part of a cameo, but here in Washington Indies man or gigolo. Before that Masquerado" he becomes great. We are in the midst of so much he specialized in playing Philo One never for a moment doubts tha civilization, it is only natural that Vance, the famous detective, or deep honesty of Jefferson Keane, we long to lose ourselves for an hour other characters mixed up in an who comes from the middle west to or so in the danger of a remote derworld doings. At all times he plead in the Senate for straight jungle," says Ernest B. Schoed has been suave, debonair, and dealing with the people... sack who with Merian C. Cooper polished. In High Pressure," There are only two other parts produced The Most Dangerous however, he is reported to be a man which offer much opportunity, those Game." This escape from the city of action, a fast talking, fast work of Keane's daughter, and the for an hour or so" is provided ing super-salesman, a sort of com- woman he loves. Both, Diane Sin- in The Most Dangerous Game "bination Get-Rich-Quick-Walling clair and Karen Morley act very which its Caribbean jungle.. Bat ford and Raffies. He shifts from well. Nils Asther has a small and in this latest RKO-Radio produc- Wall Street stock rooms to Park not very interesting rôle The current programme at tho Chandu The Magician," popu- Lion, Cooper and Schoedsack have Avenue boudoirs without even "Washington Masquerade" is a King's Theatre is of very good lar mystery drama of the air, film- injected a theme, startling in its changing his pace,

film which you should see if you are standard and seldom has so intrigued as a feature by Fox, will reach conception and telling In the

interested in good acting,

E.M.B. ing a story as "Ha Learned About the screen on the King's Theatre midst of the jungle dwells a man Women" been shown on the local next change with Edmund Lowe more deadly than the four-footed portraying the great worker of killers a man whose constart prey The story which is a semi-comedy magia in the title role. Each dra is fellow humans. Against this keeps ons in good humour frosa bematic situation in the picture was fiend, before whom all foes have giming to end and there are many taken from the original story fallen, a woman aligns herself with jokes and "wiss cracks." It is full written by Harry A. Earnshaw, the man she loves in a gripping of clean humour, and wit and the Vera M. Oldham and R. R. Mor-story of barbarism based on the theme is not, as is usual with semi- gan, and all are said to have been prize-winning short story by Ric ed about women" there is a con- citing film play by the well-known a big game bunter as an advanced nected story with a pretty romance screen writing team of Philip type sport. and charming love scenes.

Klein and Barry Conners. Stuart Erwin, as a

Co-directed by Marcel Vanel and young mil- lionaire with 860,000,000, and no William Cameron Menzies, Chan- "" is said to be the experience of the social side of du The Magician New York, excels himself in this last word in spine-quivering enter picture The simple manner in tainment. Especially is this true which he ties himself up in knots of the settings and photography, from which he extricates himself, both of which came under the su causes much of the merriment. porvision of Menzies, formerly an Alison Skipworth in the leading art director and winner of the feminine rols, that of an ex-actress Academy award for unusual set des out to "goal"" the innocent young

signing..

screens,

Supporting Powell in this fast tempo drama ars Evelyn Brent, ** In. who played opposite him in terference," one of the first talkisa Caesar," and "Five Star Final.". George Sidney, the papuler come produced "High Pressure," which dian returning to the screen after augurs well for its entertainment a long absence; Guy Kibbee, Evalyn value. Knapp, Maurice Black, Bobby Wat son, Frank McHugh, Polly Walters, Ben Alexander, John Wray and

director of "Littla youthfal

(Continued on pert column

comedies, childish. In "He learn cleverly woven into a tensely ex- hard Cornell. The big thrill of several others. Mervyn LeRoy MAJESTIC

maz, scores a triumph in this film. The locale of the plot is along She-it is who is responsible for a the upper reaches of the Nile River good deal of the wit. The beauteous where Lowe, as Chandu, goes in Susan Fleming who, as a co-worker search of the arch-fiend, Rotor, with Skipworth makes love to the played by Bela Lugosi, chief vil- young millionaire for the sake of lain of the film. Chandu's effort his money, causes much amusement to regain possession of a powerful with her artificiality.

death Ray stolen by Roxor furni The story has a somewhat unusual as the chief conflict of the story.

Further drama is furnished when I ending. The woman instead of getting away with the money, tiful Egyptian Princess. Nadji to

Roxor attempts to force the beau Loome impressed with the loyalty lead him the support of her peo

and devotion of the young man, and when he is ultimately victimis- ple, and when, he also kidnaps the ed by another set of crooks, they family of the man who invented set out to save him. The final scenes the Death Ray.

.

in the film are very clever and alto- Other familiar characters are gether "Ho Learned About Wo- Regent, the inventor, Dorothy, bis man should prove a welcome tonic for February weather- conditions."

wife; Betty Lou and Bobby, play- worlded-respectively by Henry Walthall

Virginia Hammond, June Vlasek and Nestor Aber, Irane Wars, beautiful Vanities queen- and Miss America of 1929, enacts turo, which is said to be replete the role of Princess Nadju in the with suspense, hilarious comedy,Feminine lead: The romance that and an awe-inspiring climax that develops between her and Love ful- features, the threatened destruction fills the love interest of the pics! of the world by the Death Ray,

Castinued on- Previous Catuma,}

4 SHOWS

DAILY

_2_-20~8,18° 7.15-0.30

TAKE ANY TEAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS,

ORIENTALE

THEATRE

TO-DAY-TO-MORROW and WEDNESDAY THE GREATEST FANÁSTIC SUPER-MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA” EVER PRODUCED. THE BIG MILLION DOLLAR FILM SENSATION!

THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel 57222] TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

HILARIOUS THE MOST TUMMY LAUGH OF

OUR TIMES!

WILLIAM

JOWELL

HIGH PRESSURE

with Evelyn Brent, Directed by Mervyn Le Roy A Warn Bros-Vitaphone Hit!.

STAR

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5,20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m

THE

PHANTOM PRESIDENT

COHAN KOLBERT

Elect Them

Ham

of hilarity un www.op in

Certainly, it's the one and only

George

WHITES

FLYING HIGH

with BERT LAHR

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD An M-G-M. Picture

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