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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

BOOKING AT THE

INC'S THEAIR 18818.

HONCKONC'S FINEST CNEMA”

HER MILLION FREED HER FROM THE OLDEST BONDAGE IN THE WORLD!

HONG KONG

& 9.30 P.M.

King's.-

TAKE QUEEN's KD., WESTBOUND BUS

"If I Had a Million."

Queon's.

"The Lush."

Central.

The Flag Lieutenant.”

Oriental,

"Mati Hari."

World.

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol. $5720.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

STAGE AND SILENT

SCREEN SUCCESS

"The Champ."

NOW A GREAT

iStar.

Majestic.

TALKIE

Henry Edwards

Slves —

The FLAG LEUTENANT

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

WEDNESDAY

POWERFUL!

BACK STREET

FANNIE

WITH IRENE DUNNE, JOHN BOLES, George Meeker, ZasyPitts, June Clyde, William Bakewall, AK Tetts Duncan, Doris Lloyd, James Donlan, Walter Catlett. Produced by Car Leemale, Jr. A JOHN M. STAHL Production. Presented by. Carl Laemmle.

KOWLOON

"The Prodigal."

"Black Watch."

COMING

King's.

"Maison Square Garden "

Queen's:

"Divorce in the Family.

Central.

'Star,

"Back Street,"

"Once in a Lifetime."

"Igloo."

"States Attorney."

"The Mummy."

44

She couldn't Say No,"

Fifty Million Frenchmen," "Hall Divera."

World,

The Squaw Man."

CANTON CINEMAS

Wing Hon,

"Trouble In Paradise."

Chung Wah.

"Bad Sister.".

Sun Wah Theatre.

Is My Face Red ?". Sun Kwok Man Theatre.

“Önce in a Lifetime."

What Did It Do" For The Others? A Picture Mighty as Its Castl

Directed by

ERNST LUBITSCH,

NORMAN

STEPHEN

NORMAN

I HAD A MILLION

TAUROG

ROBERTS,

MCLEOD

JAMES CRUZE,

WILLIAM A. SEITER,

H., BRUCE

HUMBERSTONE.

GARY COOPER · · GEORGE RAFT WYNNE GIBSON - CABLE! LANGETONI JACK GAKIE FRANCES DEE

CHARUE RUOGLES ·ALIJON ÏKIPWORTH

W. C. FIELDS. MARY BOLAND BOSCOE KARNS · · MAY KOBSON GENE RAYMOND · LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD

RICHARD BENNETT Garamount Picture

NEXT

THEATRE

TEL.

& 25932. CHANGE

J

The soul

of a

great city

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

WITH

JACK OAKIE: THOMAS MEIGHAN MARIAN NIXON ZASU PITTS WILLIAM COLLIER. WILLIAM BOYD

•LEW CODY.

a Garamount Picture

A spectacu

lar romantic

drama en-

acted in ons

of the most

picturesque

arenas.

THE HONG KONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC. CLUB

PRESENTS.

NINE TILL

By

SIX"

AIMEE 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 NOW

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong.

"MADISON SQUARE DIVORCE IN THE

GARDEN"

THRUSDAY'S FEATURE AT

KİNG'S THEATRE

A group of the nation's most famous sports writers make their vie debuts as members of the cast of Madison Square Garden," apid-moving drama set against the

FAMILY"

**BACK STREET ”'

FILM OF FANNIE HURST NOVEL AT CENTRAL

Irene Dunne wears twenty eight changes of costumes in her latest screen play. No wonder. The picture covers a period of thirty

years,

IF I HAD A MILLION"

AND ALL ABOUT PARÁ. MOUNTS GATE-KEEPER

wwwwwww

than

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

(March 13)

Moon 18th Day) Schneider Trio's Concert, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 9.15. p.m.

Claims against the Estate of Jeanie Blythe Cubitt, due.

Theatres.

King's: "If I had a Million." Queen's: The Lask."

Central: "The flag Lieutenant. World: "The Obamp" Star: The Prodigal." Majestic: The Black Watch."

Dances.

Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel : Gloucester Building; King's Re- staurant; and Majestic Dancing Academy.

Dinner Dances at Peninsula, and Hong Kong Hotels; and King's Restaurant.

Sports.

Hockey-Friendly matches, Roy." Artillery officers Hong Kong Hockey Club seniors (U.S.R.C.), 5 p.m., Hong Kong Hockey Club seconds v. Cantral British Associa- tion (King's Park), 5 p..

TUESDAY

(March

(II Moon 19th Day)

Farewell Dinner to Sir Joseph Kemp and Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli- fax by their Chinese friends. at Kam Ling Hotel, 8 p.m.

Dances.

Tea Dances at King's Restaurant; Hong Kong Hotel, Gloucester Building; and Majestic Dancing Academy.

Dinner Dances at King's Restaurant; Peninsula, Hong Kong, and Repulse Bay Hotels, and Gloucester Building.

Sports.

Hockey-Mamak Tournament, Tamer Parthian (King's Park). 4.30 p.m Police v. First H.K.S. 4.30 Battery (Marina ground),

p.m.

?

and that it would be okay for Mr. So-and-So in Such-and-Such a car to drive right in '. ** Just as I was hanging up", and Bhook, "Mr. Schulborg passed going to his office.

The funniest attempt at gate- crashing was that of a young lady dressed in men's clothes, wearing & heard. She was lined up with a group of sourdoughs called for work. As she was about to pres through safely, her whiskers caught on annil, thereby exposing her trick "

Usually, according to Shook, &P- plicants for entrance to the studio have "Wives" at the studio hos pital. They wish to assist them to and articles of clothing in dress- a waiting auto. Some leave wallets ing rooms and wish to retrieve them. Posing as servants to the stars and directors is another popu lar method.

The French at the Verdun weren't auy more determined that "Thoy "Back Street", adapted by shall not

pass"

George Universal from the widely road Shook, who happens to be gate novel by Fannie Harst, is the keeper at the Paramount Hollywood picture, and since the story begins studios and has more people trying in the year 1800 and progresses to to get past him in a day than the the present day. Miss Dunne's French had in the whole battle.. gowns undergo a constant change Shook had more than the usual in style. Many of them, it is share of trouble during the filming brightened up Shook's days com- "If I Had a Million", which said, are gorgeous creations of the of "If I had a Million". fifteen siderably, features these well-known dress-maker's art, and wore design-etar drama showing at the King's NOTABLE FILM FOR THURS-ed for Miss Dunne by Lamberth Theatre, he confesses, for with star

Williams, famous Hollywood stylist, fifteen stars all gathered together, Gilbson, Charles Laughton, Jack DAY AT THE QUEEN'S

Gary Cooper, George Raft, Wynne But how many of the stars of to-day the type of person who's willing to Oakie, Frances "Divorce in the Family," drama would look well in the costome of take chances to see celebrities at Ruggles, Alison Shipworth, W. C. Dee, Charlie of divorce and its effect upon chil- yesteryear.

work had more than ordinary in- Irene Dunne docs, thats one spiration for an attempt to crash Fields, Mary Boland, Roscoe Karns, dren of disrupted families and

May Robson, Gene Raymond, wrecked homes, is the attraction reason she plays this exacting role. the studio gates.

and Richard coming on Thursday to the Queen's "Back Street" begins back in the Blocking would-be crashers Lucien Littlefield

Bennett. Theatre, with Jackie Cooper, dimi-old Prohibition days of 1896 in Shook's chief delight-relieves the

The story centers around Beurett, in the central role. period are grotesque enough on He's gotten to the point where he's Skippy The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer most women of to-day. Strangely classified the various types.

butes his fortune among nine per- |

picture is an original story by enough, they don't look grotesque

One gate-crashing ruse is the sons whose names he selects at Maurice Rapidirected by Charles at all on Irene Dunne. Then the rush act Shook sited

random from a city directory. F. Rieaner, famous for ""Caught scene moves with kaleidoscopic recont instance. "A couple of Comedy, tragedy, irony and romance. Damon Runyon, who writes for Short," "Politics," and other hits, rapidity to New York, and we see dandies in makeup and tuxedos roll follow in the wake of his bene the New York American and the Hilarious comedy abounds amid Miss Duane in the costumes of

ficience. ed' up to the gate in a taxi. Open Universal Service; Grantland Rice, tense human interest sequences.

1998.

up, Hurry,' they said "We have of the New York Herald Tribune ;! Lewis Stone plays the father and Back Street will be showing a hurry up call to the Stuart Jack Lati, of King Features Sor- Conrad Nagel the stepfather. Lois at the Central on Wednesday, and Erwin set When I informed them vic Ed. W. Smith, of the Chicago Wilson, Jean Parker, Maurice supporting Mias Dunne are John that the picture was on location in American Westbrook Rogler, of the Murphy, Lawrence Grant, Richard Boles, June Clyde, George Mecker, San Benardino, they laughed and Chicago Tribune Syndicate, and Wallace and many other noted William Bakewell and many others. departed". Paul Gallico, of the New York players are seen in the production. John M. Stahl directed" Back Recently, a inan telephoned Shook, Daily News, and the Chicago Tri- Interesting locations with a scien- Street".

and said he was B. P. Schulberg Hune Syndicate, all have parts in that's camp in an Indian settle the production.

ment, thrills of a bost wreck on a river, and other interesting details are seen in the production.

koleidoscopic gackground of New nutive hero of "The Champ", and Cincinnati. The costumes of that inonotony of the day' '; he explain ecentric millionaire, who distri

York's famed center of social political and athletic life, which comes to the King's Theatre Nezt Thursday.

Leading roles in the film, which like Grand Hotel" and "Union Depot "and other one location pictures, deals with the lives of the various people who meet under its reof, are played be Jack. Oakie, Thomas Meighan, Marian Nixon, Warren Hymor, William Collier, Sr., William Body, and Zaau Pitts

The story of a manager who bringe twa proteges to the Garden and the latters experiences after they acquire two girl telegraph operators as sweethearts binda.to. zether a vivid panoramic view of the over-changing life of the in- stitution.

CHARMING STUDIO

Photos Taxix” Pirsonally. BY

V. CHANG, AIR PIS..

ART PHOTOGRAPHER.

WELLINGTON ST.

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THE FLAG LIEUTENANT

A STORY OF GALLANT DEADS

Not many film carry such a convincing story, as that told in

The Flag Lieutenant, which is showing at the Central. In all its aspects its so human that we might be playing one of the many Farto. It is melodramatic and perhaps it is because of that the picture proved such a success in the "silent" days.

A happy-go-lucky naval officer, keen to repay an officer of Marines for saving his life, perfor heroic deed in his stead, and passes the credit on to him A great 20feron-ad bren perfor

the officer was promoted.

lag lieutenant fell into diegra cause certain actions of his under talton to maintain the secret relié ed upon his honour.lk work out happily but you left us prase, until quite the end, which is

at ouch a story should be todo Henry Edwards Neagle head a fine cast.

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TO-DAY TOMORROW WEDNESDAY THE SCREEN'S MOST FAMOUS STARS

IN THE MUST GRIPPING AND SENSATIONAL

SPY PICTURE EVER MADE IN

An unprecedented and thrilling talkie event 1-

GARBO NOVARRO Mata Hari

LIONEL BARRYMORE” LEWIS STONE GEORGE FITZ

THE MAGIC OF

GARBO!

RICK

She died for

love of one

but

ar Mati Hari did..

It over a woman, deserved to be shot it was Mati Hari

No - Women" ever died needing

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At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m. A DUEL BETWEEN LOVE AND DUTY, POWER AND PASSION, FAME AND DISGRACE

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QUEENS THEAGES

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. He Rides Out of the West-Into Your Heart! The flying hero of "Dawn Patrol" is now the fighting hero of "The Lash.”

Richard

Farthelmess

'

The

LASH

with

Mary Astor, Marian Nixon, Fred Kohler, James Rennie

A First National de Vitaphone Picture.

NEXT CHANGE

CAUGHT IN THE WHIRLPOOL OF DIVORCE I

A startling drama of adult. lives, with Jackie Cooper in

his greatest dramatic role !!

DIVORCE FAMILY

www Jackic COOPER

Conrad Nagel Lewis Stone

Lois

Wilson

METEO-GOLDWYN-MATER PICTURE

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m.

TIBBETT

PRODIGAL

AN M-G-M Picture

WORLDS

&TO-MOBROW 5.15,7 15 & 0 20 p.m.

The CHAMP

JACKIE

WALLACE BEERT

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