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QUEENS TEATRE

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

Richard

arthelmess

The

LASH

with

Mary Astor, Marian Nixon, Fred Kobler, James Rennie

A First National &

Vitaphone Picturo.

TO-MORROW

CAUGHT IN THE WHIRLPOOL OF DIVORCE! A startling drama of adult lives, with Jackie Cooper in his greatest dramatic role!

DIVORCE FAMILY

IN THE

WITH

Jachic COOPER

Conrad Nagel . Lewis Stone Lois Wilson

A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

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

66

TO-DAY

ONLY

AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15

P.M. ONLY.

"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1933.

THEATRE KING'S

HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

HER MILLION FREED HER FROM THE

OLDEST BONDAGE IN THE WORLD!

What Did It Do For The Others? A Picture Mighty as Its Cast!

Directed by

I HAD A MILLION

ERNST LUBITSCH,

TAUROG,

;

NORMAN

SCEPHEN ROBERTS,

NORMAN MOLE JD,

JAYES CRUZE,

WILLIAM A. SETTER

H. BROGE

IIUMBERSTONE

with

··· FRANCES DEE GARY COOPER ·· GEORGE RAFT WYNNE GIBSON - CHARLES LAUGHTON JACK OAKIE. CHARLIE RUGOLES • ALISON-SKIFWORTH WC FIELDS. MARY BOLAND ROSCOE KARNS · · MAY ROBSON GENE RAYITIOND - LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD

BICHARD BENNETT

Garamount Picture"

NEXT

BOOKING AT THE

THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332.

CHANGE

THEIR LOVE WAS Forbidden?

Years before, their passion had famed...dimmed.... died! Now, with hap- piness in their grasp...he had come back to taunt them?

"THE MAN FROM YESTERDAY

A Paramount

WITH

CLAUDETTE

COLBERT Picture. BROOK

CLIVE

TO NIGHT and TOMORROW

At 9.20 P.M.

THE HONG KONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB

<<

PRESENTS

NINE TILL

By

AIMEE AND PHILIP STUART

SIX”

Popular Prices: 34.00 to $1.00 (including Tax)

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.

CURRENT PICTURES IN LOCAL THEATRES

HISTORY OF "THE LASH"

FILM NOW AT' QUEEN'S THEATRE

Lanier Bartlett is not new to the motion picture. For seven years he sold originals to such studios as Triangle. Ince and Universal. He was the first motion picture editor on the Coast; with the old Selig Company back in 1812. He also wrote the adaptation and continu- ity of the original "Spoilers", a screen classic of its day.

company

'IF I HAD A MILLION”

THE AVERAGE MAN'S DREAM AS FILM DRAMA

The average American has 8907,000 to go before he'll get his first million.

"BACK STREET '

IRENE DUNNE AND JOHN BOLES IN THE LEAD

TEMPERAMENTAL STARS

JANET GAYNOR AND CHARLES FARRELL

If the stars of the sorcon were

The Friendliest Star in half as temperamental aa they are said to be there would be but fow

Hollywood. motion pictures mado during the

Charles Farrell has often been course of a year. Too much time called the friendliest, most easy wonkl be consumed in bickering and wood. He has more protégés than going and popular star in Holly- wrangling. But fortunately, they any other screen player. His will- are not. Stars are. first, human ingness to help the other fellow was beings, and as such are possessed of doubtless born with his first star- common sense, intelligence, a feel-ring assignment.

When Frouk ing of fairness and a respect for Borzage was seeking an actor for the rights of others, which in turn the part of Chico in 7th Heaven" make for the good of all.

Farrell recommended a friend of There are of course times when be selected for the role himself.

his to the noted dircetor, only to they will have an actnek of nerves, ander the strain of long and and Charles Farrell is possibly The popularity of Janet Gaynor tedious work of making a picture, best explained in the words of bat so do the housewife and the Alfred Santell, who directedTess

man. And like tho non-pro fessional's outbreak the screen player's tantrum is the exception and not the rule.

Among the many stars who are known for their even and kindly, dispositions are Janet Gaynor and' Charles Farroll, whose latest Fox picture, Tess of the Storm Cour. try," is coming to the King's Theatre on April 2

A Delightful Ferson,

Janet Gaynor is as delightful a person off the screen as she is on. A willing and indefatigable worker, with an eager car for constructive" criticism or suggestions that will improve her performance, Holly- wood directors find her as easy to work with 13 the most lowly "extra." Retakes seldom try her patience and she is always ready with a kindly word for the player who has made re-shooting necessary. She never attempts to overshadow 'n subordinate player or steal a scene, but rather sticks closely to the natural portrayal of her char- acterisation, with the sound, com- inen sense knowledge that if the) picture as a whole is pleasing, the louder will be the acclaim. When Marian Nixon recently scored so decided a hit in the title role of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," Miss Gaynor was the first person to congratulate her. Surely this cannot be temperament, in view of the fact the story was originally planned for Janet."

HUMAN TOUCHES ARE STRESSED

DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY' AT QUEEN'S THEATRE

JANET GAYNOR

of the Storm Country." He re- cently said : "If it is as pleasur

able to watch Janet and Charlie ca the screen as it is to direct them in a. picture it is easily understood why they are so popular."

Aside from that, with its comedy; its thrills, ita drama and its heart interest, it is one of the most de lectable entertainments in many s

moon,

Charles F. Riemer directed the new production, blending comedy and heart intervet skillfully into an engroming whole. The play is Rapf. based on an original by Maurice

Back Street," the Universal

Problems of divorce sound rather picturization of the 'widely read navel by Fannie Hurst, is in all sophisticated for Jackie Cooper, casentials a faithful transcription but he makes from them one of the Thrilling River Wreck. of the book, according to a recent most poignant, gripping roles in Jackie plays the role of Terry, That's the discovery of producers statement by John M. Stahl, who his brief meteoric of "If I Had A Million," twenty directed the picture and collaborat-Divorce in the Faimly," Metro-puppy love" to Jackie's disgust. in nauts his elder brother-who gets star drama which now showing at the King's Theatre with a cast in-ed with Gladys Lehman in writing Goldwyn-Mayer's vivid new talkie There is much comedy in this angle the screen adaptation. This popu- opening to-morrow at the Queen's of the play. There are thrills in a

cluding Gary Cooper, George Raft, Wynne Gibson, Charles Laughton, Jack Oakie, Frances Des, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, W. C. Field,

Roscoe Mary Boland, Karns, Littlefield and Richard Bennett,

Gene Raymond, Lucien

recent According to the most figures available, the average per capita wealth in the United States is in the neighbourhood of $2,900, which means simply that man, woman and child in country would have that sum of money if all the dollars in the United States were put, into one big pile, and divided evenly between all the in-

I was not surprised", Bartlett Faya, "to find a motion picture wanting.The Lash". for, after all, it was originally & screen story and written with an eye to screen values, In its first form, and this always amuses me, it was about 33,000 words. Then Mrs. Bartlett and I wrote it into a 90,000 words novel, and now picture company buys and puts it back into

35,000 word scenario ". Bartlett's editorial smile inter-habitants. rupted his thoughts. Then he con- tinued: about The Lash" is the reception gratifying thing

"'The most SHE COULDN'T

SAY NO

“WATCHING

MY DREAMS

trilh WINNIE

LIGHTER 'CHESTER

MORRIS

WARNER BROS, present

il has received both here and abroad. Californians do not quite realise the world-wide interest in California and things Californian. I have travelled extensively in Europe and especially Spain, be cause of its relationship to Cali- tomia and everywhere I have en- wountered a deep interest in that State. In London, for example, I am certain that you will find a bigger collection of Californian at the old book stores than any place. in the United States

"Such a thing is gratifying to Mr. Bartlett and myself because we love and understand, California. well. The Spaniards left so

every

In "If I Had A Million," how- over, all the fortame of an eccen- and then divided among nine per- tric millionaire is put in one pile,

sons whose names are seclected at random from a city directory, with the result that each geta $1,000,000.

The reactions of the various bene fciaries are as varied as are their characters. And, as they proceed to spend their newly-acquired for- tunes, the results develop in some cases upon comic lines; in others upon tragic lines, in some, roman- tic, in others, ironic lines."

"

THE MAN FROM

YESTERDAY"

CLAVE BROOK

Claudette Colbert and Clive Brook are co-featured for the first lar

DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY

Jackie Cooper, Lewis Stone, Conrad Nagel and Lois

Wilson,

novel follows the life-, Theatre.

career,

..IL

much of their culture, their ro-CLAUDETTE COLBERT AND manca, their love of life-that it Atill permeate this atmosphere. Jakleed it is growing and Easterners who migrate here become inbuod with its spirit sooner or later.

Californis lost. much of this time on the screen in "The Man long romance between Walter

river" wreck and rescue ; drama in gentle mood when prohibition From Yesterday," coming to

coutéquence where the the Saxel, a mùa with a wife and chil stunted its wine industry. Some King's Theatre on Thursday.

Any who want to see the aspects the day I sincerely believe-it will all "The Man From Yesterday" is ched girl who sacrifics all else to an child affected by it will find stepfather and in the operation dren, and ftay Schmidt an unatta of divorce from the viewpoint of a children are remanded to their come back and California's coast unusual in that, although Brook outlawed love affair. Irene Dunne, will become a

Maurice Murphy genuine Riviera. plays the title role, he is not on plays the role of Roy, while John Jackie's now vehicle a revelation. the stepchild. And the great American god of the soreen during any of the middle Boles is seen in the character of rpced, jazz, will have to take a sequences of the drama.

where the doctor gives his blood to siesta "

Boyer, the European favorite who

aave his stepson's life. maken his American screen bowini The theme of the story, no pre- Saxel. While the book rather play- Lewis Stone convincing this picture, carries the action rented the sorpresaid Stalled up his selfishness and stinging as the Mias Colbert through the middle of "is exactly the same na in the book, nens, we have attributed his. lapses archaeologist father and he and -the picture.

with a fow erudities omitted. In more to thoughtlessness in the Jackie have some-remarkable At 2.30, 5 15, 7.15 & 9,20 p.m. || Years pass before brook and Miss in a whirlwind marriage for Brook. perhaps more understandable) the bave made him more the typé óf dramatic scones, as have also Jackie

A war romance in Paris results an effort to make mom tender (and screen version, and thus, we think, "The SQUAW

Colbert find each other. Brook is and Miss Colbert, one hour before rumnace between the two leading man who could hold the heart of and Lois Wilson in the mother role. still madly in love with her. But Brook is called to the front. Brook characters, we have at certain such a girl as Ray throughout her knrad-Nagel is ideal-as-the-eriap Claudetto is torn between her duty in shell-shocked and incorrectly, points modified the thems and the lifetime. to his practically unknown man reported dead. Colbert, as time action slightly so as to her husband, and her desire for passes, fells in love with Boyer. some of the despicable qualities of the Central Theatro to-day, take up and David Newwell also do well in remove After you see Back Street" at Lawrence Grant, Bichard. Wallace young physician, and Jean Parker," happiness with Bor

Boyer

(Continued on 'previous colume.) (uzanje stan to food to pop) the book again and compare it the competent cast.

WORLDE

The Lash is on its final sewonings today at the Queen's

TO-DAY_ &_ TO-MORROW | =

·MAN"

AN M-G-M Picture

Charles Saxel.**

CENMAE

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD, WESTOQUND BUK

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 26720-

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY: At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

ONE OF 1992'S BEST PICTURES. GREAT STORY MADE

INTO A GREAT HUMAN DRAMA

He: respect and love

· my wife, but I idolize YOU, You have sacrl. ficed everything for me. And now what does life hold for us? God help us, what can we do?"

She:

"Hush! You are the ''man-1"lova, the man I will love for B-ever. That's all that

matters."

FANNIE

HURST'S

BACK STREET

With IRENE DUNNE, JOHN BOLES George Masker, Zaiu Pitts, June, Clyde, Willem Bakewell, Arlette Duncan, Doris Lloyd, Paul Walgel, Jane Darwall, Shirley Grey, James Donian, Walter Callett, Robert McWade. A JOHN M. STAHL Pro duction. Produced by Carl L'sammle, J. Presented by Can Laemmle, A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

SUNDAY

A tremendous HUMAN DRAMA picturing the ture rifle struggle for life in the Arctic Circle...Enacted by Eskimos midst the menace of fierce wild beasts and fiercer Nature!

GLOO

directed by Exis

UNIVERSAL FICT:

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