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CENTRAL

HEATRI

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

King's.

TAKS QUKEN'S ID, WESTBOUND Bực

Blonde Vonus,"

Queen's.

Advance Booking at Anders and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9,30 P.M

BREATHLESS! ASTOUNDING!

DOROTHY

JORDAN

BRIC.

LINDEN

ROSCOE ATES PURNELL PRATT

ROADHOUSE MURDER

A Cub Reporter Who Couldn't

Make the Grade- and the

Biggest Story of the Year in the Room Next Door!

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

AN BRO-RADIO PICTURE

STARTS TO-MORROW

STAGE AND SILENT SCREEN SUCCESS NOW A GREAT TALKIE

Henry Edwards

Die Grificent performances ---

The FLAG LIEUTENANT

MADE WITH THE CO- OPERATION OF THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY A BRITISH DOMINIONS PICTURE

AND

"BLONDE VENUS"

STORY OF A WIFE'S ORDEAL

The Hot Heiress."'-;

Central,

"The Roadhouse Murder."

Oriental.

One Heavenly Night,”

World.

Star.

"Are You Listening."

KOWLOON

Laugh and Get Rich."

Majestic.

Forgotten Commardments,"

King's."

COMING

"If I Had a Million."

Queen's.

"Lash."

Central,

The Flag Libutesant."

Once in a Lifetime."

"Back Street.”.

Igloo.

"States Attorney,"

World.

Star.

The Muminy."

"Night Court."

Fifty Million Frenchmen.** "Hell" Divers.”

"Are You Listening."

CANTON CINEMAS-

Wing Hon.

"Trouble In Paradise."

Chung Wah.

"Bad Sister."

Bun Wah Theatre.

Is My Face Rod?" Sun Kwok Man' Theatre.

Once in a Lifetime."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1933.

BY SPECIAL)

REQUEST

TO-DAY AND TO-HORROW ONLY

At 2.80, 5.15,

7.15, 9 30 P.M.

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA“

FROM THE LIPS OF ONE MAN TO THE ARMS OF ANOTHER

Marlene

Vietrich

in

"BLONDE VENUS"

Before the first olie's kisses had faded from her lips, she longed for the other's embrace ...because she loved them bath. What could. she do but flee from love?

Directed by

JOSEF VON STERNBERG

HERBERT MARSHALL

CARY GRANT

BOOKING AT THE

THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332. NEXT CHANGE SATURDAY, (ith MARCH

A STORY AS GREAT"

AS ITS CAST!

IT I HAD

DOD AN

MILLION

with

DARY COOPER GEORGE RAFT

WYNNE DISSON CHARAH LEIGHTON JACK DAKIS

ABCE DEE

10

MHOOLES SAEPWORTE

MARY BOLAND MOSCOE KARS A BOBSON ORITE FLATKKIND UITLERELD El Gratincent Grature.

THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB

* NINE

PRESENTS

TILL - SIX

By

AIMEE AND PHILIP STUART

99

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

$4.00 to $1.00 (including Tax) EVERY SEAT BOOKABLE IN ADVANCE. RESERVB YOUR SEATS · NOW

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

TEAM WORK IN "THE LASH"

"THE ROADHOUSE

MURDER

ROMANCE OF CALIFORNIA A WEIRD AND CONVINCING

MYSTERY

"IF I HAD A MILLION''''

<

THE HOT HEIRESS'

J5

FIFTEEN STARS AT KING'S OPENS TO-DAY AT QUEEN'S

THEATRE FILM

Gary Cooper, George Raft, Wynne Gibson, Charles Laughton, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee, Charlie Rug gles, Alison Skipworth, W. C. Fields, Mary Boland, Roscoe Karns, May Robson, Gene Raymond, Lucien Littlefield and Richard Bennett.

These Alteen stars, the greatest number ever cast together in a single picture, play the leading roles in If I Had A Million," drama cen tering around an eccentric million among nine persons whose names aire who distributes his fortune he had selected at random from the city directory. The picture comes to the King's Theatre on Saturday.

Hollywood, has woven into it all undertaking over to come out of The picture, the most ambitious

THEATRE

"The Hot Heiress," the First National and Vitaphone picture which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre, presents a delightful old fashioned love story in an ultra modern setting.

จ

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

(Continued from Page 1).

FRIDAY (March 10) (II. Moon, 15th Day) Ember Day

Annual Dinner and Dance ot Portuguese Co. Volunteers, Club Lusitano, 7.30 p.m.

Dances.

QUEENS THEATER

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7:15 & 9.20 COME ON IN AND MEET THE HOT HEIRESS

She's the

cats-

At

Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel; Gloucester Building; and King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances Peninsula and Hong Kong-Hotels- and King's Restaurant.

Sports

Hockey.-Friendly match Hong Kong Hockey Club "Ar. South Wales Borderers (U:S.R.C.), 6.p.m. Lawn Tennis-Open Singles, M. W. Lov. JA E. Cassumbhoy:

Rugby Seven-a-side Tourna- ment, Falmouth. Borderers "A" (Club ground), ́ ́5.15 p.m. Principal Mails,

Inward from Australia Taiping From Europa via Siberia by Corfu; from America by Pres. Cleveland.

Outward for America and Europe via Siberia by Heiyo, Maru, 10.30

8.11.

"THE FLAG LIEUTENANT

DELIGHTFUL HERO AND HEROINE

Anna Neagle, whose first screen appearance in "Good Night Vienna" marked her as a potential star, plays with Henry Edwards in "The Flag Lieutenant and supplies the romance, Miss Neagle, a blonde of the purest type and delightfully English in appearance, hae in this picture a role which does not make great demands upon her. She is, however, a sweet heroine and very evidently a mistress of the art of the screen.

"The Flag Lieutenant" is a splen did achievement, and cannot fail in its appeal to any audience. It is excellently produced and beautiful- ly photographed.

JUDGE'S PRAISE FOR DOG KILLED WHILE. DEFENDING MASTER'S PROPERTY

defending its master's property was The death of a terrier dog when mentioned at Liverpool Assizes, when three men pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a fish shop. smashed and lying in a

The dog was found with its head blood.

pool of

the dog, and expressed his sorrow, One of the men admitted killing and in sentencing him to nine One of the most noteworthy fea- Hawke said, "I was thinking of nonths' imprisonment Mr. Justice ly original manner in which cap your sentence for what you did to tures of the picture is the thorough making a subtantial addition to tivating tunes are interwoven that little dog, but I am told you through the delightfully human rore really sorry. Just because it that songs and action can be com was doing its duty and barked, I mance. It has long been contended

retarding the progress of the story bined in logical fashion without suppose, you go and smash its head

-horrible.".. or sacrificing the best effects of the music and The Hot Heirces" pro- First National-Vitaphone officials

ves that such a combination is por and charm she dances well and has believe that successful combinations should not be parted. Working on mystery-romance in a highly enter-

neck romance of Juliette Hunter, Telling a weird and convincing

sible.

a pleasing voice. Big Ben Lyon this theory they again combine certaining manner, "The Roadhouse the elements which stage and films an heiress, and Hap Harrigan; a ter Pidgeon, Tom Dugan, Elise

"The Hot Heiress" is the rough- is perfectly cast as Hap.

The supporting cast includes Wal- tain successful elements in the mak Murder," Rko-Radio mystery ro- ing of The Lash," the Richard mance featuring Eric Linden and have developed individually in the steel rivater. Juliette is a girl of Bartlett, Thelma Todd, Ines Court- Barthelmess starring vehicle which Dorothy Jordan will be showing past-comedy, tragedy, irony, ro-wealth and education who conducts nay, Nella Walker, George Irving, is due on Sunday at the Queen's at the Central Theatre for the Instance. Acquisition of sudden for herself in quite the manner ons Holmes Herbert and Aggie Herring.

tune means one of those elements, might expect of any sensible young

"The Hot Heiress" is an original Packing more thrills in a The happy combination suggested

of drama to each of the benefici- person. Park Avenue will probably story for the screen by Herbert. reel ariés. includes director Frank Lloyd, wri-

than do in saven, the film centers

be both pleased and surprised to see Fields with incidental songs done ter Bradley King, cinematographer! its complications" about

Bennett plays the role of the mil itself so intelligently portrayed in in the best Rogers and Hart man- Ernest Haller-not to mention the newspaper reporter's fantastic gam-oper, a rowdy marine; Miss Gibson, & young lionaire. His beneficiaries are Co-

a motion pictura,

ner. Clarence Badger'a direction star himself. The four mentioned;ble with fame and the electric lady of dubious past; Raff, a ardour and a contradictory way of

Hap is characterized by boyish is responsible for a smooth, well- have been exceptionally successful heart he can't marry because of her derer only a few hours from the fact manner.

chair. In a company with the sweet-

done picture. in such productions as Weary father's objections, this ambitious

forger; Raymond, a convicted mur. treating everything in a matter of River," *Drag," "Young No-

There is of course, The latter picture is still breaking murder in a lonely and desolate Chinese shop; Miss Skipworth, an Ona Munson, late of the musical wheres." and "Son of the Gods," young man stumbles upon a double electric chair; Laughton, anderdog the usual parental objection which

in an office, Ruggles, clerk in a is surmounted in a unique way. one of the outstanding Barthelmess refuge in this dismal house. of sha- ancient vaudeville actress, and Miss comedy stage, makes a bawitching Nathan Road," Kowloon. Tel: 57222 box office records and is considered Toadhouse. The lovers have taken

features.

Continued on Previous ColumERĮ. Juliette. Besides, possessing beauty

Theatre.

Weary River" WAS talking picture made on the Firat the first National lot and immediately re gistered a hit, "Drag" and "Young Nowheres" wore both cited by the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences and Arte.

time to-day.

dows from a terrific thunderstorm.

With a big story in his hands tha it into a great one that will bring reporter sees a chance of building him fame through a daring and hazardous scheme. Deliberately he plants evidence that will put the police on his trail. The true evi dence that will convict the real Barthelmess' latest production, killers at the proper moment and recently exhibited, was "The Dawn mean his own freedom be intrusts Hawks and authored by John works and he is enjoying a great

directed by Howard

to his sweetheart. The scheme Monk Saunders.

thrill as a hunted man when the "The Lash." is. o historical-ro-game suddenly takes on

Bram and

Chalk up another outstanding performance for Marlene Dietrich ip Blonde Venus," which was shown here for the second time to- day at the King's Theatre. Under the skilful direction of Josef von Patrol," Sternberg, this picture becomes one of the year's best photoplays.

Miss Dietrich in her role as the "Blonde Venus" successfully proves.

to her many admirers that she is manco of early California and is deadly seriousness. The evidence an outstanding actress. In a rule based on the best-selling novel by that means his safety is stolen. that commands every known human the Bartletta. Barthelmess plays emotion, she grips her audience the dashing role of Don. Francisco, Caught in a seemingly hopeless with her superb artistry and deep. Spanish gentleman turned bandit, trap, the youth is swept to the sha understanding of the character she to combat his people's oppressors, dow of the olectric chair in portrays. Her moods are perfect It in the most romantic role in the

the

and genuine, and acted with a con Barthelmes repertoire and should, moving events which lead up to the viction that makes the story live. please his fans. Marian Nixon surprise conclusion.

It is an entirely different part plays the role of his sister, while,

that Miss. Dietrich plays in "Blonde important roles are played by

Venus." She portrays first a wife Mary Astor, James Rennie, Fred

whose entire life is ecutered on ber Kohler, Arthur Stone, Robert Ede-Robson, an inhabitant of a hoine |

husband and small son. Because of son and others. Thousands of ex for the aged.

the illness of her husband she goes

through many vicissitudes; and finds tras take part in various scones.

that she is in love with two men.

Fighting desperately to hold themTM

both, she is caught in a dilemma

which makes her an outcast, wan 'trayal.

Each of the stars is cast in the

type of role which

won him ori: ginal fame. As the story oflere a combination of the various types of

dering from city to city trying to The supporting cast, all well escape the directful results of her chosen for their respective roles, drama, so does the cast offer a surdiarged emotional nature. denouement of this graphically re shall, Dickie Moore, Gertrude characterization-rich men,

The oludes Gary Grant, Herbert Mar. Combination of the various types of alistic photodrama, leaves one with Short, Morgan, Robert Emmet the conviction that he has seen Mids O'Connor, Maude Truax and Riba men, beggar men thieves," and Dietrich in her greatest screen por, La Roy.

down the line.

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in a trumʻpicture- of the world!

Baru and #11 'In today!”

TORGOTTEN COMMANDMENTS

CECB 1. VILLE plc THE TEN COMMANDMENTS" :

with-

SARI MARITZA GENE RAYMOND MARGUERITE CHURCHES IRVING PICHEL).

Paramient Picture

:

She's the ~berries--

She's a Lovely dame- Gee, but you'll

be awfully glad you came!

Th HOT HEIRESS

Don't Miss Her-She's Rich!

with-

BEN LYON LA ONA. MUNSON WALTER PIDGEON-

A First National & Vitaphone Hit ADDED

ADVENTURES in AFRICA “Scotch Highball”

FROM SUNDAY

Ee Rides Out of the West-Into Your Heart ! The flying here of "Dawn Patrol is now the fighting. hero of "The Lash.'

Richard

Farthelmes

LASH

with

Mary Astor, Marian Nizon, Fred Kohler, James Rennie

A First National & Vitaphone Picture.

STAR

TO-DAY: ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

*

LAUGH

AND GET

RICH

SWORLDA

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