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ENTRAL

THEATRI

TAKE QUEEN'S HD., WESTBOUND BÚS

Advance Booking at. Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 26720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

COUNSEL FOR CROOKS OR PUB- LIC PROSECUTORI

He Wim at Both, Un- til the Woman He Loved Faced Him Across the Stunt

JOHN

BARRYMORE

HELEN

TWELVETREES

In Drama Dramatic as a

Judge's Sentencel

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

A Farewell to Arms,"

King's..

Queen's.

"Behind the Mask."

Central.

States Attorney.'

Oriental.

"Mr. Lemon of Orange."

World.

"Fifty Million Frenchmen." KOWLOON

Star.

Majestic.

King'a.

The Flying Foal

He Learned About Women.".

COMING

Horse Feathers."

"Society Girl,"

"Tess of the Storm Country,"

Queen's.

"Prosperity.

Fast Life"

"Five Star Final.”

Central,

The Mayor's Nest."

Hell's Highway." "Steady Company."

"A Bill of Divorcement."

Nagaria."

"The Mummy."

"Explorers of the World."

World.

"Speak Ensily,"

Oriental.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY

*AT

2.30, 5:10; 7.15

& 9.30 P.M.

C'S THEATRE HONCKONC'S FINEST CNEHA

Two who began in passion's reckless abandon defying a world gone mad with hate!.

FAREWELL TO ARMS

with

HELEN HAYES GARY COOPER ADOLPHE MENJOU

A Gramount Picture

"Flying Fool."

Min and Bill."

Star.

When

22 Feller Needs Friend."

£

"The Chance of a Night Time."

Majestic.

Strictly Dishonorable,"

ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S WORLD FAMOUS STORY ... AS YOU READ IT IN THE BOOK WILL SEE IT ON THE SCREEN.

SO YOU

"Splinters in the Navy."

STATE'S MOVIE NEWS

ATTORNEY

JILL ESMOND

WILLIAM (Stage) BOYD MARY DUNCAN

Directed by

GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD RKO RADIO PICTURE.

TO-MORROW

PILGRIM

THE MAN WITH

Hea British Varaminius Prodüetium

Sydney The Howard MAYOR'S NEST

QUESTION PRIMULTAN RACIOS

STATE'S ATTORNEY."

FASHIONS. FOR BLONDE

AND BRUNETTE

-

F

Pictures In Hong Kong.

·HORSE FEATHERS" POLLY MORAN AND

MARIE DRESSLER

COMING TO · KING'S THEATRE NEXT WEEK

Groucho Marx, recently elected president of the West End Asthma and Riding Club, Hollywood's "gag association" for humorists, has elevated all other members to positions as vice-presidents.

"The move is made," he explain- ed, "because we may decide to turn the club into a bank, and then we will be fully organized for such a change."

It was during the filming of "Horse Feathers, directed by Nor-

.TO-MORROW AT QUEEN'S

THEATRE

Polly Moran likes her comedy "straight."

THE MAYOR'S NEST"

SYDNEY HOWARD AT

HIS BEST

BOOKING AT THE

THEATRE

TEL. 25313 & 25332.

NEXT CHANGE -BY SPECIAL REQUEST-

THE FOUR MARX BROTHERS

IN

HORSE FEATHERS

Horsemen

riding wild

through a college of lovethirsty Co-edsj

A Paramonai Pleture

"A FAREWELL TO

ARMS

SHOWING FOR LAST TIME

··AT KING'S THEATRE

-----

"A Farewell to Arms, with Sydney Howard is at his best Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and in The Mayor's Nest," the new Adolphe Menjou in the leading British and Dominions produc- rules, closes ita local run at the tion we are showing at the Cen-King's Theatre to-day.

tral Theatrs to-morrow. He first The film is s pioturization of appears as a discredited trom- Ernest Hemingway's famous novel boue player who, as an itinerant of the same name, and was made musician, knows only William by Frank Borzage and Benjamin Tell," yet har the effrontery to Glazer the two man who were re masquerade among the members sponsible for another widely of a brass band rehearing "Zam- heralded love story of the war, pa" He is flung out.

"Seventh Heaven." Like that car-

Later hit righteous soul is stir- lier film, it tells the story of a The popular "other half" of the red to anger, deep and wide, by man and woman who loved great team of Dresaler and Moran, famed for leughs ever since their first conditions prevailing in the slumsly against the background of war. appearances together, and especial- of the borough in which he lives. Gary Cooper has the role of

for "Caught Short," "Reduc-Backed up by a Welfare Society ing" and Politics," can't see he "puts up" for the local council the use of sophisticated comedy at all.

to

and win a remarkable alection by over 1,900 votes! Within two

Frederic Henry, an American lieu tenant in the Italian ambulance

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

SUNDAY

(March 20th)

(III Moon 18th Day). Fourth Sunday in Lent. Annual Meeting of Chinese Re creation Club, 2.30.

Tung Kun Chamber of Commerce Dinner at Alexandria Cafe, 6 p.m.

Theatres

Central: "Mayor's Nest."

Queen's: Prosperity."

King's: Horse Feathers.".

World: "Speak Easily."

Star: When a faller needs д friend."

Dances.

Tea Dances at Repulse Bay and Hong Kong Hotels; Gloucester Building; King's Restaurant; and Majestic Dancing Academy.

Sports.

Cricket.-Navy seconds

Joseph's College (F).

Gold. Completion of

St.

Third

Round Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Junior Championship.

Football, Charity

Matches.

South China. Combined Services;

Chinese Athletic Juniora . Com- bined Services (Club ground), 3

p.m.; Third Division, "Ř.A.8.0. v. Royal Air Force: Taikoo v. Royal Engineers.

Racing,

Fanling Hunt and Race Club Steeplechase Meeting

(Kwanit).

Meetings.

Chinese Recreation

Club, 2.30 p.m.

HISTORICAL FILMS

BIG BRITISH PROJECT,

(Special Air-Mail Service).

London, March 7. In history the magnates of the British film indus- try now sea possibilities for the pro- duction of great screen spectacles. A most ambitious film is being. planned film that might possibly bo on an even grander scale than "Cavalcade." It would deal with" the palmy days of the Victorian the leading figure in the historical era, with Queen Victoria herself as

panorama. The opportunities here to build from records a fùm classic depicting vital events in the area- tion of the British Empire are limit- less, yet it is obvious that the pro-" ject would demand more thought the custom of the firm, industry in and careful study than have been the past Previous official sanction would, of course; have to be grant ed for such a production.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. AT THE EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH Co., LÆÐ.

ADDRESSED Rigg Passenger Comorin

P.&O. B. N. Co.

Sir James Jamieson H.K.

Hotel

orps, who had been a typical sol "It's gotta be big Kel man. McLeod, latest of the series taghs," insists Polly, who is co-ar sun is his zend, eloquence tiers, rough, devoted to hard pi of motion pictures made by the starred with Miss Dreesler in their and charm, he is elected Mayor of quor and to the Villa Rossa's of Peninsula Hotel...

mad but merry, Four Marx Bro thers which comes to the King's Theatre again on next week, that Groucho was elected to the presiden

cy.

"

the

-The two meet through Rinaldi (Menjou), an Italian army sur geon who has annexed Frederic na

FROM

Mrs. Schroter 24 Con-

duited Mrs. Macbrayne Penin-

sular Hotel

Singapore Kulangsu Saigon Sydneypo Shanghai

Bingh.

amnotta

C. C. CLARKE, Manager.

his best friend and war brother," Hong Kong, March 23, 1933. ~ fall in love and play out their stolen momenta of loving, with death. ever waiting to catch up with them.

the Borough, his first duty being test laughmaker, Prosperity,

to open a garden city built to re- every town, until the day he met to-morrow at commencing

place the slum property he de- Catherine Barkley, the brave and Queen's Theatro.

nounced during his election cam-beautiful English nurse whose role "Here we play mothers-in-law, paign. P. Weston, Bort Lee is played by Helen Hayes battling over our children," says and Jack Marks wrote the story "We could have played around Sydney, and the result is Polly. The office entitles him to nothing sarcastic old ladies, with biting an amusing and amazing picture but grief, other members claim Their organization, they assert, a quips that would have been funny, which will convulse any audience. the parent of the Bombay Cycle So perhaps, to what they call the diaty of America, with which is but we like to make lots of cognoscienti or something like that affiliated the North American Citrus Feople laugh. I don't mind get-

The Good Press Day will take Feelers' Guild and the Dry Fly ting slapped in the face by a swing-place at the Catholic Cathedral ou Fishing Expedition,

ing door if I know that it's going Sunday, the 28th inst. Morning Harold N. Swanson, editor of to make a million or so people Service: High Mass-10.30 o'clock, College Humor Magazine, is first-laugh and forget their troubles. Aftorgoon Service: Sermon and vice-president. Bert Kalmar and didn't even mind when everybody Benediction at 4 o'clock. Conclud- Hary Ruby, who collaborated with kidded me about my broken nose.ing by an At Home" at the 8. J. Perelman on "Horse Feath Wounds are just badges of honour Mission House after Benediction. era," were "pests of honour" at to soldiers and comediennes 1".

Catholics cordially invited. Péreiman's and Groucho's request| and were elected to membership at the first meeting presided over by Groucho.

The other three Marx Brothers- Chico, Harpo and Zeppo-are also membera:

Trio of Santa Clauses,

Miss Moran and Miss Dressler' appear us mothers-in-law, battling over the lives and affairs of two married children in the new comedy, a hilarious romance of) small town life directed by Sam

Wood. There are many amusing

Feminine fashions to suit blonde BEHIND THE MASK" adventures, such as a battle. that

and brunette personalities and beauty types are strikingly display in State's Attorney," the AKO Radio picture now showing at the Central with John Barrymore in the starring role, Helen Twoko trees, Barrymore's blonde leading woman, and Jill Eamond, the sparkling brunette who plays the other girl in a romantic triangle, wear the modish creations.

LAST SHOWING OF EERIE THRILLER

wrecks a wedding, na hilarious fight between three rival Santa Clauses two of them are Marie and Polly in whiskers-and the screaming adventure in the joe- house. There is ១. dramatic sequence, too, in which Miss Dress- A man with the soul of a fiendler pulls at the audience's heart- exercises his brutality in "Behind strings by way of contrast The Mask," Columbia's horrifying Anita Page and Norman Foster mystery, which is concluding its have the romantic loads, and the engagement to-day at the Queen's, supporting east includes Jacquie Man after man is killed by a me Lyn, Jorry Tucker, Charles Glyn," thad, which has been declared the Frank Dairen and Henry Armetta most faluwan and tastaring, mana

as well as

The costumes were designed by Mr. Brook Pemberton, internation- al fashion authority who serves as Zalain Diritto BBC Radio Not

only do the costumes suit contrast of sending a person to his death. ing temperaments, but they are acsigned to meet the taster of the institution wherein innocent vic fool his life being suuffed out,

A legitimate private hospital is dying man should see women raised in different environ- tims of this, mysterious ments. Miss Twelvetrees weare the monster meet their cruel fates.

Boris Karloff, who perf own of a girl who has a back. Causes of their death are never in well in the monsterins

appears prominently in a ground of a good ́taste but not of vestigated; whatever fictitious resole in "Bemind the Musk," wealth, Miss Esmond, on the coh ports the hospital submits are all Other loads are played by Jack Holt trary, is attired in the creations of ways accepted.

Sand Constance Cummings. The

man-

steini

une who has always lived in the A victim in strapped to the supporting cast includes Claude operating, table and the operation King, Bertha Maan, Edward Van

world of smartness and wealth. 3" States Attornoy” was directed by George Archainband In the Supporting cast are William (stage)

Boyd and Mary Duncan cont

stored

food of:

́anses | Bloan and Willard. Robertson. It] that the was directed by John Francis Column) Dillon,

4 SHOWS

DAILY

SL80–1.99

7.15–1.80

The annual general meeting of the Chinese Recreation Club will be held at their Club house, Canse way Bay at 2.30 p.m. to-morrTOW.

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY

THE FUNNIEST PICTURE YOU EVER SAW

Do you make

whoopee

In a big way? Which

You'll find the laugh answers in the a comedy of hard babies ́ ́ad härdware in ./.

EL BRENDEL FIFI DORSAY

MrLemon of Orange

The picture that poker Jun, in-

stead of a gun, into your ribas

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Laugh with the sap who thought love was a noun!

ERWIN

LEARNED ABOUT WOME

QUEENS TEATR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.

A FIEND WHO LIVED BY DEATH

JACK HOLT in 'BEHIND the

MASK

with Boris KABLOFF

Constance CUMMINGS

A Columbia Picture.

ALSO

"DANGEROUS DAPPER DAN" Ideal Cinemagazine.

FROM

TO MORROW

What d'ya mean, around

the corner? It's here

NOW!

Mani

DRESSLER MORAN

in the laugh riot

PROSPER

More Welcome Thán

A Public Holiday: with

Anita PAGE Norman FOSTER A SAM WOOD Production

(STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.80; 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 v.m

BRITISH INTERN

PICTURES

FLYING FOOL

BENITA HUME HENRY KENDALL TURTULA JE WALLACE GEOFFREY

Dire

EWORIDA

FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY FIFTY MILLION

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