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CENTRAL

HEATRE

TANE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

TO-DAY & TOMORROW

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

+

ONE OF 1932'S

BEST PICTURES.

STORY MADE INTO A GREAT · HUMAN DRAMA

A GREAT

He: respect and love

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

She: "Hush! You are the

man. I, love, the man I will love for. over. That's all that matters."

FANNIE

HURST'S

BACK STREET

With IRENE DUNNE, JOHN BOLES, George Mecker, Zasu Pitts, Junk Clyde, William Bakewell, Arietta Duncan, Doris Lloyd, Paul Weigel, Jane Darwell, Shirley Grey, James Denian, Walter Catlett,

Reberl McWade, A JOHN M. STAHL Pro- duction, Produced by Carl Lṣemmin, Jr. Presented by Carl Laemmle, A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

SUNDAY

A tremendous' HUMAN DRAMA picturing the ter-". rife struggle for life in the. Arctic Circle...Enacted by Eskimos midst the menace: of fierce wild beasis and Alercer Nature}

GLOO 100

An Edward Small Production directed by Ewing Scott Pic #ented by Carl Laemmle: A "UNIVERSAL PICTURE!

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1933.

LAST TWO-DAYS

Aur 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 1.31.

King's,

The Man from Yesterday."

Queen's,

"Divores in the Family"

Central.

The Back Street,"

Oriental.

Old Dark House."

World.

Bas the Flesh is Weak."

KOWLOON

Star.

The Middle Watch."

LIajestic.

King's.

Trouble in Paradise"

COMING

Devil and the Deep."

Horse Feathers."

Queen's,

Blondie of the Follies."

Behind the Mask."

Central.

"Igloo."

"Once in a Lifetime."

States Attorney."

**The Mummy."

World.

Star.

"Dacon Patrol,"

"Middle Watch,"

450 Million Frenchmen."

"Dacon Patrol.” "Flying Food."

Majestic.

Thark"

He

THEATRE HONCKONC'S FINEST CINEMA

A bottle of wine-

came"

-out of her past as

The

lobster and a song meant life and love. for death to Capt. Clyde

MAN

YESTERDAY

From

Claudette

WITH

Clive

COLBERT BROOK

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong

Hong Kong.

AT THE QUEEN'S

**DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY'

"THE MAN FROM YESTERDAY”.

AND A NEW NAME FOR KISSING

At the present moment when opinion is so divided on the ques tion of divorce-particularly that Hollywood motion picture stars type of divorce which is easily ob- declare that marcolepsy, or the sup. tained, a visit to the Queen's Thea-posed drowsiness caused by kissing tre wine the current picture is a member of the opposite sex, to bo hased on this vexed question should pure fiction. A dispatch from prove interesting. Those who like Philadephia, where the subject of to enjoy something out of the ormarcolepsy is under discission stat dinary and come away with planty id "marcolepsy night cause you to of food for reflection should see fall asleep after kissing a girl in a "Divores in the Family."

taxicab.

True, the picture deals only with fail to agree with that state one aspect of the question-the, ment," said Clive Brook, "For the pusition of the children of divorced last three days 1 have been sitting rent, but the producers have in a taxicab kissing Claudette Col- managed to work into the story abert, and never once have I felt the good deal of the realities of life, slightest of drowsiness," thus providing entertainment of Miss Colbert, featured with quite a high order.

Brook in The Man From Yester We have an archaeologist travel day" which is now showing at the ling about the world searching for King's Theatre, for which the taxi- relies while his wife gets tired of cab kissing scenes were filmed, also having to live alone. The inevit-¦ declared that if there is such at dis- able happens; she socks a separaense as marcolepsy, it has not re- tiun and a divorce and the custody venled itself during her work at the of her two sons During the divor- studio.

ee the sons are with their father in

Miss Colbert and Brook, in "The

a desert, but they eventually return Man From Yesterday" play roles rome to their mother. The younger, of wartime sweethearts married in boy cannot understand and cannot haste during Brook's brief leave recognize his "new father," and from the front. They spend their yearns for his real father.

A honeymoon in taxicab. Brook The divorced man, meanwhile, is later reported killed, and, in |-takes-steps-to-secure the custody of rime, Claudette falls in love with his children, but fails. The story another man. Years later, they eads in quite an unusual way. The meet again. Claudette is torn be boys do not ultimately go back to tween her duty to her husband and their father. That would be too the new love she has just found. tame on ending and would give the Brook solves the problem for her. audience a chance to say I knew Although Brook and Miss Colbert that would happen." In "Divorce are together only in the early and in the Family" the ending is, so to final action of the picture the roles peak, the climax of the story, and they play call for a great deal of one leaves the theatre convinced kissing. In addition, Miss Calbert that the picture has revealed yet is required to kiss the other man, another aspect of the divorce ques- Charles Boyer; several times. tion,

Jackie Cooper, Conrad Nagel, such celebrated wits in the cast as Lewis Stone and Lois Wilson are Jimmy

Durante, "Schnozzle "

one of the stars that are figuring James Gleason, Zasu Pitts and in this picture.

Clyde Cook!

“BLONDIE OF THE

FOLLIES"

After the first few days of ut tempting stern discipline, Direc tor Edmand Goulding surrendered- to the spirit of the occasion and joined in. He was heard to do' scribe the filming of this picture MERRY COMEDY FILM as a directorial lark compared to

the sombre austerity of his previ Discovered. The most happy-go- ous production, "Grand Hotel." lucky acting pair in Hollywood!! This abandoned informality well They are Marion Davies and Ro- with the spirit of "Blondie of the bert Montgomery, currently play- Follina," for the plot doals with ing together in "Blondie of the the escapades and adventures of a Folljes due at the Queen's Thea pair of working-girls-who,~-es]

-Sue Robert Montgomery says in out of Whether the "Blondie" company his scenes, look for the larger was working in a New York ten hie on Broadway.” Inent street, or in the spectacular Marion Davis and Billie Dove. scenes taking place, backstage of the portray these New York, tenement Follies or in the party episodes butterflies with Montgomery exact aboard a yachtthere was always ing the role of the batterfly chaser. some good natured fun going on. The screen play is an original by wrote Franco Marion, who

along the sidelines.

Big

Practical jokes, music, dancingman Min" and Bill” and |

House, Anita Loos, of and wise cracks turned the other Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" fame, wise enervating routine of produc tion into play. No wonder with contributed additional dialogue.

DEVIL AND THE

DEEP

TALLULAH AND THE SUP.

PORTING CAST

It's a small world after all...even it is platitudinous to say so.

Charles Laughton, leading Bri- tish character actor, and Bean W. Levy, nuted English play-wright, both shudder at platitudes, but they'll testify to the truth of this

QUE.

For, though they were friends of many years standing, they were thrown together unexpectedly in Hollywood, the last place either ex- pected to meet, the other.

Both ware called to the film capi- tal to work on "Devil and the Deep," a picture starring Tallulah Bankhead and Gary Cooper, which the King's Theatre on Sunday next. Laughton was sign ad to play the role of Bliss Bank head's husband in a story which Lovy developed.

comes tu

The last time the two saw each other was in London, when Laugh ton was playing the leading role in Levy's dramatization of "The Man with the Red Hair," a novel by Hugh Walpole.

NEXT

BOOKING

Ат Так

THEATRE

TEL. 25313

& 25332.

CHANGE

SUNDAY, 19th MAR.

Daylight made tawdry the love

that the desert night made sweet! TALLULAH

BANKHEAD

GARY

In

COOPER Devil Deep

and

the

A Gramount Picture

"BACK STREET

POWERFUL & FASCINATING LOVE DRAMA

Irene Dune one of the most be autiful actress to-day on the screen, makes her appearance in

"Back Street" her latest picture. It is now showing at the Central Thea- tre, with John Boles in the feature role.

This powerful and fascinating love drame comes from the pen of Fannie Hurst's widely read novel, with the direction by John M.

Stahl.

Juna Clyde, William

The supporting cast includes Bakewall, George Meeker, Zasu Pitts and many other screen favorites.

that he saw on one for the next few works. When he finally emerged with the completed script, there was Laughton," who had just been gigned for a part in the picture. Each, unaware of the other's de light as he was surprised.

Laughton is cast as a submarine commander, insanely jealous of his wife, a role played by Miss Bank- head. When he discovers she has been friendly with Cooper, he gets the pair of them aboard his craft, But Levy was signed recently as i sjaks it, and expects to take his a Paramount writer. He was as revenge in the cripped craft as it signed to write the screen play dishes on the ocean floor. In a tense. logue for Devil and the Deep," ly dramatic scene, Cooper changes. and set about it so much in earnest the whole course of events.

CHARMING STUDIO

ALL PHOTOS TAKEN. PERSONALLY BY

C. W. CHANG, AR. P. S.

ART PHOTOGRAPHER

21, WELLINGTON ST. Hong Kong

TEL. 26767

4 SHOWS DAILY 2.30--5.13 7.15-9.20

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPÝ VALLEY BUS

ORIENTALE

FLEMING

ROAD WAŃCHAI

TEL, 28478

2 MORE DAYS-TO-DAY-TO-MORROW SHIVER IF YOU MUST SCREAM IF YOU WILL THIS MÁRVELLOUS PICTURE EXCELLS ALL MYSTERY

EVER MADE.

·DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

TO-DAY

(March 17.)

(II. Moon 22nd Day);

St. Patrick's Day..

St. Patrick's Ball, Peninsula Hotel,

Laying of wreath on Cenotaph by President of St. David's Society 9.15 1.1.

Organ Cathedral.

Recital,

St. John's

General Meeting of Diocesan Old Boy's Association, Lane Crawfords, 5:15 p.m.

Religious.-Lentan Discussion for Women on "Isn't Praying Taking a Mean Advantages" Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m.

Theatres.

Queen's: "Divorce in the fami-

| ly,"

King's: "The man from yester

day."

Central: Back Street."

Oriental: "Old Dark House,” World: "Squaw Man."

Star: Middle Watch."

Majestic: "Trouble in Paradise."

Дапсов.

Tea Dances at Hong Kong Hotel; Gloucester Building; and King's Restaurant.

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, King's Restaurant Gloucester Building.

Sports.

and

Chess. Entries close for Colony's Championship, 6 p.m.

Hockey-Friendly match, Hong Kong Hockey Club "A” H.K.S.R.A. (King's Park.), 5 p.m.

Principal Mails.

2.

Inward from Europe via Nega patam by Haruna Marn; from Lon- don by Duccalion; from Canada and Europe viz Siberia by Emp.. of Canada; from U.S.A. by Pres. Hayes,

QUEENS THEATR

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

CAUGHT IN THE WHIRLPOOL OF DIVORCE!

A startling drama of adult lives, with Jackie Cooper in his greatest dramatic role!

DIVORCE TFAMILY

WITH Jackic COOPER

Conrad Nagel Lewis Stone Lois Wilson

A METRO-GOLDWIN-MATER PICTURE/ ADDED:

"SNOW BIRDS"

A Metro's Sport Champion Special Latest HEARST NEWS

From

SUNDAY

via Siberia by Emp. of Asia, 10.00 s.m.; for Australia by Taiping, 10.30 a.m. for U.S.A. and ourope via Victoria by Pres Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Tides. High at 1.08 and 12.35; Low at 6.00 19.54.

Sunrise.-8.31 a. III.; Sunset.- 4.33 p.m..

Outward for Canada and Europe HRILLING

י

IGLOO," COMING

TO CENTRAL

ROMANCE OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS

Out of the Frozen Arctic comes the most sensational picture of the year.

It is called "Igloo," show- ing at the Central on Sunday. It is the story of a brave Eskimo bun- ter who went a-courting and who chanced upon as desperate an ad- venture as ever befell a human be ing.

In the face of terrific odds, cruel tribal customs and the aroused anger of the Gods of the North, he rescues an entire tribe, before he can bring his love idyll to a happy conclusion. In this remark- able film you have the whole life story of the fast vanishing Eskimo,

race.

."

It is an amazing story, and Chee- Ak, the hero, is an amazing figure He is now feminine thrill; a challenge to Clark Gable. You bave never seen anyone like Chee Ak; you have never seen anything

"Igloo."

Don't miss this one. It is a pic ture for everyone to see, especially to the young modern people of tó- day.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 67222| TO-DAY & TO-MORKOW At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

Shut up...and kiss me!

OLD DARKHOUSEU

SEE KAHLOFF, MELVYN DOUGLAS, CHARLES LAUGHTON, GLORIA STUART, LILLIAN HOND, EARNEST THESIGN, and MANY OTHERY IN THE MOST MARVELLOUBLY

WRITTEN AND ACTED MYSTERY PICTURE SINCE THE

ADVENT OF TALKIES.

CH'S

TROUBLE IN PARADISE

W PERRIAM HOPKINS FRANCIS HERBERT MARSHALL Charlie Ruggle - Edmed Kersti Karton! „Patternmaakt. “Pictors.

Here's breath- Tess romance

for every girl who wants

strong arms. about her... .for every.bay who risks ca- resses that in- timate!

A

PAGE IN THE LIFE STORY of a chorus

marion

girl

DAVIES

and

MONTGOMERY

Robert

Blondie

of the follies

(A KAMION DAYIES.

FROBUCTION

with BiDie DOVE Jimmy DURANTE

(STAR)

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5 20.7 20 & 9.20 p.m.

THE FAMOUS COMEDY

IPH HAY and v STEPHEN KING-HALL.

The

MIDDLE WATCH

with OWEN NARES.

WORLDA

TO-DAY & TO-MORBOW BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK

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