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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1933

CALL HER SAVAGE

They tell me you're dynamite,” meered Sunny. (Thelwa 'Todd, Clara Bow: and Monroc Ovary) Synopsis of Preceding Chapters,

"Isn't that Supay De Lan 1" she

asked.

L

KING KONG"

EDGAR WALLACE'S LAST STORY FOR THE SCREEN

By Leo Mechan, Hollywood Staff Reporter Motion Pictura Herald."

Fred Groves, Isla Bevan & Russell Phorndike

"PUPPETS

TAX ON BRITISH FILMS

the

Last week, after seeing a special preview of the showing of "King Kong" in Long Beach, I wired that in my opinion it would be one of the the sensational pictures of year. A press preview was given in Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, attended by practical- ly all the newspaper, trade and fan press people who cover Holly wood activities. The praise they gave confirmed what I reported.

"King Kong" has been nearly two years in the making, due to the tremendous problems in pro Ceas photography involved in show- ing gigantic prehistorie animals Something like consternation, and reptiles in juxtaposition with hear, has been created in the human actors, the development British film industry by the Cana of proper, sound effects, music acdian Government's imposition of a Fete Springer, Texas rancher, It was indeed Sunny. After ter companiment, building of minia-12 per cont. tax on all stins re marries Ruth Jennings. His love summary dismissal she had laid ware sets, matching them with the mitted to producers abroad, and an of money makes him seem cold to her plans to humiliate Crosby and fell sized ones in which the actors urgent summons has been sent out

exception his wife who is loved by an Indian, Nasa, and had prevailed upon her worked. With the

of calling an early meeting in London. Ronasa. Pete is surprised but friend "Smith," a member of the "Lost World" there was nothing to

The expectation is that this year pleased when Ruth presents him elite named Marshall Palmer togo by as a precedent, and the pro- with a girl baby. She is called take her to the Springer soiree to blems were vastly more complicat close on 100 British films will be

ed, than in that picture. Willis exported Nasa and grows up to be a beauty. which he had been invited.

to Canada. Normally Pete achieves his ambition to be

Palmer presented Sunny to her O'Brien, who did most of the tech- these should bring in a revenue of rich, but Nasa finds herself drawn

hostess.

nical work "Lost World was the about £200,000, but as the tax will to the Indian boys rather than the

"They tell me you're dynamite," chief technician on "King Kong." he deducted from rentals or royal- whites, Pete hates her. She has savage temper. Alter her fatherske dung at Nasa. "Well, dyna. Since "Lost World" was finished it ties the producers here are likely finds her whipping Moonglow a mite doesn't frighten me. I've has been his hobby to experiment to lose anything up to £25,000 each further with that sort of thing. year, with the prospect of that loss halfbreed Indian boy who loves been in a lot of explosions."

His research has been painstaking increasing rapidly ELS a greater her, he decides to move to Chicago. "I was wandering why you look-ly thorough. He and his assis-hold is secured on the Canadian When he announces her engagemented so scared," said Nasa with poi-tants working secretly, and often market. The trade, regard this to rich Charley Moffat there, she

against seemingly insurmountable step as one directly contrary to the' phones to Larry Crosby,

the cbstacles, gradually solved

Chapter III.

At the moment when Nash made her decision the handsome, rich young Mr. Lawrence Crosby was engaged in packing. As he watch ed his butler Stevens fill the suit- cases he sipped a highball.

Stevens held up a woman's bead- tiful negliget.

Will you take this, Mr. Cros. by,"

," he inquired respectfully.

sonous sweetness.

Sunny flushed.

"I suppose you know you broke up my home," she snarled.

"I didn't know you were in a home," Nase answered. "When did you get out?"

HOLLYWOOD NIGHT IN

SHANGHAI

OF

FATE.

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It was stated that, subsequent to developing and printing, the pic ture will be screened in the cafe- restaurant next week.:

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many problems involved in mak-spirit of the agreements reached at the Imperial Conference, and there' ing a 30-foot ape seemingly move about in a modern world.

is strong support for the suggestion that the Prime Minister should. de The picture was directed by urged to make an official protest to Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B.the Canadian Government. With a scream of rage Sunny Schoedsack, producers of "Chang fastened her fingers in Nasa's hair. and Grass, among other notable Nasa's nails clawed her rival's explorer subjects. The story, writ face. Excited guests crowded ten by. the late Edgar Wallace in about. Crosby on the alert, saw collaboration with Mr. Cooper, is Pete shouldering up and managed based upon the expedition of an to drag Naga clear before her explorer of the Frank Buck type, father spied her. He had his plans. who finds a remote, aiand in the

Unique in recent entertainment' Do I impress you as the type

Pete had not seen, the fight, but South Atlantic where prehistoric of man who would have any use for that, was Crosby's sarcastic re-gradually he heard of it. He also monsters, including a great ape, circles was Hollywood Night at still exist. After many thrilling Messrs. Tkachenkos. After several tort. Then as the servant tried to learned that Nasa had left with adventures the ape is captured and weeks of preparation, involving de

He followed. It

consideration Crosby. keep his composure, "I asked "you

and other appurtences to pack my things. You can dis nearly eleven o'clock next night he brought back alive to New York. tailed

end. B lights, curtains, actress, Fay Wray, brings about such tinguish between a lady's dress and fore he traced them to the War His admiration of a Hollywood cameras

his downfall, and capture. But rheostats, everything was "set" at When he opened tam suite door, what happens is made into one of dinner. he found N

the most thrilling dad unusual "Wasn't last night's drunken melodramda ever produced. Inci- a beautiful young woman, blonde, brawl enough," he said menacing dentally, it is a triumph for sound statuesque but with a certain hard, without adding this register- in motion pictures. ness in her beauty, entered.

WAS

a gentleman's trousers, can't you "wick Hotel. He sent up his name

Yes sir."

That's fine.”

As he spoke the door opened and

She ed in a hotel as Larry Crosby's

wife.

was exquisitely dressed and carri

"

ed a week-end bag. Her name was I am his wife, We are married Sunny De Lan. She was one of this afternoon."

the interests in Crosby's life, and liked to think she was the chief

one.

-

"You're married to Crosby !" he exclaimed, shocked to his heels by her reply.

"What are you doing," she cri

"I should think you'd be glad,”. ed, astonished.

she said. "At least it makes me "Moving out," he answered, nod-an honest woman.” dling to Stevens to leave.

"Moving out i' she repeated, "Why"

"Did you think you could 'week end' me, darling?" he smiled, "I was at my mother's." "Fine looking fellow, your ther."

**

He turned as if to leave but she! stopped him.

"I want to talk to you: Dad, You've never liked me. Oh, it's my fault. It must be. It's my na- Fire I guess. I couldn't overcome I love mo-it. But l'a married now.

Larry. I'm going to be different. I'll need help. Won't friends with me dad!"

"Where is he now 1" Pete asked coldly.

"What do you mean?"

"Graymore Hotel., French Lick Spring, Your mother should have shaved off his moustache."

I

he

wasn't .at French Lick Springs," she denied brazenly.

*** Mr.

and Mrs. Smith," laughed, as Stevens, entered.

Miss Springer is on the phone," he announced.

So that's who it is. That little Sunny attempted to wrest the phone from him. "You're not go ing to throw me over for-,"

Her words were chopped thort as Crosby's fist crashed against her jaw. She fell heavily to the floor. upsetting a chair, as she sprawled there.

"Heer he had to-"

you

be

"Ugh!" exclaimed Springer un derstanding her evasiveness. "Your warned wedding night! Well, I you, If you need money at any time my lawyer will provide it. I never want to see you again."

Ages after he had gone, so it seemed to heartbroken Nasa, a key scrabbled for the keyhole, the door opened and Crosby drunk a lord, reeled ine

"Hello," he hiccoughed, owlishly surprised to see her up waiting.

"Where were you f'

Now don't on me you're going "Stevens," called Crosby indicato pull that on me the very first

night. I was playing poker." ing both fallen objects, "the chair. You've been drinking.

sen 2 the valet lifted the "I was thirsty." Then he leered, piece of furniture, not the lady, "Aw coins on honey. We mustn't to an upright position, Crosby with quarrel." His arm curved hungri perfect composure and charm aely about her. She scarcely respond cepted Nan's phoned invitation to ed to his hot reeking lips. her party, and hung up the re- ceiver.

Spencer Tracy castys a new type of role in the Fox picture, "Face In The Sky," in which he portrays the part of a sign printer with many ambitions, including the romantic.

WHEN EAST IS LEAST!

The most astonishing shortage in screen types ever encountered in pictures slopped Paramount, for a few days, from completing the cast of Madame Butterfly."

atmos

With more than 18,000 phore players in Hollywood, it Nasa sat up in bed, and turned was found that only 15 were Jap on the night table lamp. She saw anese. The director, Marion Ger- Less than an hour later his arm the time: 1.30 um Crosby was not ing at first thought of "making. was about her waist and they were besire her. She heard his voice up" Spanish types to resemble gliding over the ballroom floor. from the other room and recógnir Japanese-a thing which is often They had spoken of her impendinged the sound that had awakened done in Hollywood- but so faith- engagement; then of things more Her. Fortimately she could not ful is he to the story that he wait seribue-to them-keeping their distinguish his words.

ed, while production was held up, words, purposely flippant to hide

Don't let her leave," he was until he could get the genuine saying into the phone mouthpiece.character. "I'll be right over.”

the real feeling beneath.

"You're like the night in the South Seas," he whispered, his lips uching her acented hair.. "Mye terique, limitless-and coolingly, warm

ed.

of

"Who was it?" Nasd asked as he returned.

"Friend of mine," he grunted, That and Brocoli she hantering for his clothes.

finging of bis bathrobe and reach

"Why are you dressing "I like you? It wouldn't tako Going out." much for me to get sloppily sent, why 1 Where are you

This time of night?' she cried. mental,"

Listen he nnarled, "I didn't

"It wouldn't take much for me get married to answer questions. to let you. Let's go out on the "Why did you get married, balcony." They stopped dancing and turned to leave the floor. Sud: denly she clutched his arm.

Larry

To get even with FMRADE (Continued at foot of next sol.).

Lan," he replied insolently. you'd find it out sooner or later, I might as well tell you now. of My old man owns a couple banks in town when you need any money. Or run up hills. My cre- dit's good.

There's three or four hundred. He threw some bills on the bed.

That'll last you a couple of dayı." The door clicked. He was gone,

Co be continued)

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COMING SOON TO THE CENTRAL

NOT HIS ARMS.......NOR HIS MEN.......NOR HIS RIFLES. COULD TAME HER!

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