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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HỒNG RỒNG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY

6, 1933

&" 9.30 P.M.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

King's.

Mr. Robinson Crusoe.

2.80, 5.10, 7.15

Queen's.

Puppets of Fata."

Central.

"Girl of The Rio."

Oriental.

Not Exactly Gentlemen.

World...

Syengali,"

KOWLOON

Star..

Love Race."

Majestic.

Girl Crezy.

ENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN's D., WESTBOUND BUR

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatru Tel. 25720).

SHOWING TO-DAY.

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

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

Broggart...rascal...

bes' Caballero with the

ladies...to ba fleviad,

scorned, tricked, subdyad --

by this girl...

but what a girl!

King's.

COMING

Face in the Sky." "flet Pepper," ·

Queen's.

• Evenings for Sale." Payments, Deferred."

The Secrets of Madanie

OF

THE RIO

with

DOLORES DEL RIO LEO CARRILLO NORMAN FOSTER

HERBERT BRENON'S

DRAMATIZATION OF WILLARD .AACK'S SENSATIONAL STAGE HIT 'THE DOVE'

ЯКО RADIO PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE

A DISTINCTLY NOVEL ATTRACTION

A FRENCH ALL-TALKING SINGING, DANCING FILMS WITH ENGLISH TITLES.

JANE MARNAC

IN

"PARIS BEGUIM”

(PARIS-CAPRICE) PRESENTED BY OSSO FILMS. NO KNOWLEDGE FRENCH REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND THIS FINE FILM OF THE PARISIAN FOOTLIGHTS.

A Job?

Consult

The

WANT ADS

OF

Blanche,"

Coutral,

Paris-Begium.**

Married."

Little Orphan Annie." They Just Had to Get

"Men of Chance.”

Afraid to Talk."

Explorers of the World."

*Grand Hotel.!"

American Madiess."

"Bend Hunks."

World.

“Untamed."

Oriental,

"The Champ."'

**Bri. Hur.'**

Star.

Arsen Lepin,"

Muy he its Love."

New Morals for Old."

CANTON CINEMAS Ghung Wah Theatre.

Hell's Headquarters,"

Sun Kwok Man Theatre.

Red Trouble in Kinngri.".

Sun Wah Theatre.

F

Shanghai in Darkness,"

Tal Tak Theatre.

"A Soldier of 15th Route

Wing Hon.

'Jane Moon,'*

Pearl Theatre.

"As You Desire Me," Southern Palace.

Three Wise Girls."

Army."

MR. ROBINSON

CRUSOE"

EXCELLENT ENTERTAIN- MENT AT THE KING'S

It would be a good plan for cur adventurous young men to see this film and learn from it the many things that can be done by a ruan suddenly bereft of all the resources

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UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

HONGKONG'S FINEST UNEKA

HGHTING TEAPING

BOUNDING!

Douglas FAIRBANKS

IN A MODERN COMEDY-DRAMA

ALIVE WITH ACTION AND THRILLS

MrROBINSON

CRUSOE

MICKEY MOUSE CARTOON

Co

TRADER MICKEY'

(Down ke west, swinging „ham the home-made trolley

with one hand, lighting off i gihe nethes with the athar!

SILLY SYMPHONY

'KING NEPTUNE”

THE SHORTS THAT ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION

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* EVENINGS FOR SALE"

FILM ROMANCE BUILT.. ROUND STRAUSS WALTZ

GIRL OF THE RIO"

TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF

Á DOLORES DEL RIO

Vibrant with the personality of a new and lovelier. Dolores Del Rio, Rko-Radio Pictures crean play "Girl of the Rio Topeus to-day at the Central Theatre

BOOKING AT THE

THEATER

TEL. 25913 "&-25332.

NEXT CHANGE

DREAMING of Happiness The inspiring romance of a Venus in gingham ... raised to be the nation's ideal of beauty overnight by a Rem- brandt in overalls.

FACE in the SKY

with

Spencer

TRACY

Marian

NIXON

Stuart

ERWIN

FOX PICTURE..

FACE IN THE SKY"

FILM OF A SIGN PAINTER'S

RUSTIC ROMANCE Labels on packages, sigus painted of farmer's barns and show-cards highest forns of art, but they often in store windows may not be the A waltz by Johann Strauss the Younger, nephew of the famed

represent the early efforts of many Tuen who have reached artistic fame, Viennese waltz king," is the

The - Inte Coles Phillips. and musical theme of "Evenings for

Dolores Del Rio is a resplendent Ilaroid von Schmidt first learned Sale," Viennese musical-romance

woman, more beautifnt and more! to handle a brush in painting sign based on an original story by I. A.graceful than ever. From the rear boards, and Joseph Pennell, O. F. R., Wylie, which opens at the tion of the spectatora it, was ob. Schmidt,, McCelland Baralay, Nor Queen's Theatre to-morrow with a vious that the Latin star. had scor-man Rockwell and a host of others cast headed by Herbert Marshall, ed sensationally; perhaps with the did signs and other types of un-sung Sari Maritza, Charlie Ruggles and best role of her career.

art work... Mary Boland.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENT'S

TO-DAY

(May 6);

(IV Moon 19th Day). Accession of George V., 1910. Beginning of Summer (Li-hsia). Whist Drive, China Light and Power Recreation Club, Park, 9 p.m.

Theatres.

Central: "Rockabya.”

King's

King's Mr. Robiasen Crusoe," Queen's Puppets of Fate."

Oriental: "Not Exactly Gentle

man."

World: "Svengali.”

Star Love Race,"

Majestic Girl Crazy:"

<

Dances,

Ten Dances at King's Restau- rant Hong Kong Hotel: Glouces ter Building and Majestic Dancing Academy.

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Dinner Dances at King's Restau- rant: Peninsula, Hong Kong and Repulse Bay Hotels; and Glouces. ter Building

Sports.

Football: -- Governor's Cup : Hong Kong Football Association v. Hong Kong Chinese Anuteur Athletic Federation. First Division: Kow loon ". Police, Third Division: China Athletic v Royal Engineers : South China . Royal Signals; St. Joseph's . Borderers.

Principal Malls.

Inward from America by Asama Maru from Europe via Siberia, by General Lee.

Outward for Europe via Suez by Ranchi, 1030 u.m.

AN UNUSUAL. ENTERTAIN-

MENT

TOBIT" AND "WHITE MAGIC" PLAYED BY SCHOOL GIRLS..

атом

On Thursday next, May 11, two plays will be acted af St. Paul's Girls' School, Macdonnell Road The proceeds of the entertainmen will go to augment the funds of the V.D.M.A..

The high level of oxcellence main tained by St. Paul's Girls School is guarantee that "The White Magic" acted by girls of that

school, will be well worth seeing.

Diocesan Girls' School will present Following on this play girls of the

The Story of Tobit." This is an unusual and beautiful perforĪDAINS, The story is mimed and the scenic effects are produced by a skilful

use of blue. curtains....

St. Paul's Girls' School is in

Macdonnell Road, three minutes walk from Bowen Road tram station and can be easily reached by car. The people who arrange to be there at 5.30 p.m. next Thurs- day are to be envied. They will be able to enjoy two performances well worth seeing

The V.DIM.A. is an association formed to help on the work of the Every spring hundreds of sign Diocese. The Diocese of Fictoria, rainters, start out from Chicago or Hong Kong, is perhaps the largest New Orleans, the two centres of the in the world and its needs are outdoor advertising industry, and many, At the present moment view of the setting with its bust-busily cover the country side with there is a call for Church Exten- ing industry of kanibling games, vaquerous and cowboys at play and their displays. It is a field of en- sion in the Colony itself. There is. love and the inevitable drama of deavour that motion pictures have a steadily growing settled papuis- hates and passion possible only in heretofore overlooked, but it formation whose spiritual needs have so

the background of Face in the far not received much attention. Sky," a Fox picture soon to be seen The entertainment at St. Paul's this type of resort.

at the King's Theatre next Thurs Girls' School next Thursday is day.

given to raise funds for this work.

Tickets $2 and $1; children half. price..

!

The waitz is "Unter den Linden" The role, that of a cafe unter- It recurs throughout the picture, tainer in a typical Mexican border presented in different fashions un-town, is particularly colourful in der different circumstances of the plot.

In Evenings for Sale," as in a divilization.

Maurice Chevalier's "Love Me To Douglas Fairbanks goes on

night" and other recent musical yachting cruise with a friend and, gens, the music is made an integral

In support of the star ure two when they pass a lovely uninhabit-part of the story, rather than an

ineident part. Unlike early musi- accomplished actors. Leo Carrillo ed island, he expressca his wish to spend his life there. Hig friend of cales, the action is carried on by portrays the role of Dun Jose, the

Dealing with the romance of a the mugic, rather than being inter- blustering, vainglorious boaster travelling sign artist and a country, course laughs at the idea and the rupted by it. Tricky camera angles which Holbrook Blinn made So girl, directed by Harry Lachman, result is that a bet is made and and whimsical dialogue are also em famous during his years of stardom the noted European-trained direc- Doug jumps overboard and swims played to tell the story,

in the stage play, "The Dove," by tor, the picture is heralded as a Sam Hardy, Myles Connolly wrote ashore, his friend promising to re- "Evenings for Sale" is the story Willard Mack. Carrillo's role, label designer in Chicago, won fame the original story and Huephreys turn a year later for him.

of the love of an Austrian nobleman thanks to the direction of as a modern nainter, with the duel Pearson the screen play, with: Wil from a family which has been im Herbert Brenon, has not been whit-distinction of chevalier of the Ham Collier, handling the dialogue poverished by the war, and a girl tled down to unimportance as com- Legion of Honour and two paintings direction. from a middle-class family whichpared with Miss Del Rio's. has been enriched by the war. The

The second lend is played well former, to earn a living, is forced

Then we get the best part of the picture. It is really an object lesson to see how this self-strand. ed soul feuds for himself and in a very short time he is provided with a comfortable home, complete with monkey, parrot, goat and tor. toise! The arrival of a runaway bride from a neighbouring island makes things oven more interesting and when Mr. Friend" returns for Douglas, ho is surprised to find him still alive and kicking!

No." Mr. Robinson Crusoe" is not a picture for youngsters only. It is presented in such a clever way that growns-up too should make it a point not to miss it. It will be brought to an end of an all-too-short nun to-day.

PUPPETS OF FATE “

AND THE JEWS HARP EXPERT.

During the production

Twickenham Studios of Puppeta of Fate," Ben Welden was collod

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hung in the Luxemburg by the French government. hefore he turn ed his attention to the screen. He

is, therefore, well fitted to direct

story of this type.

Spencer Tracy, Marian Nixon

to hire himself out as a dancing by Norman Foster, himself a star partner at an expensive cafe. The on the stage though he is rather girl, learning of his profession, in-new to the screen. Others cast are suits him brutally. The presence of Lucille Gleason, Stanley Fields, roles in "Free in the Sky" and an American widow with a heavy bankroll and a weakness for royalty Ralph Ince and Edna Murphy. complicates matters further.

Ultimately everything is straight- ened out in an amusing climax.

Marshall plays the role of the nobleman; Miss Maritza, the girl; and Miss Boland, the widow, with Ruggles, dapper comedian, as the ex-orderly and friend of the noble- man.

Home Town List of the StarA Herbert Marshall-London, Eng

land.

Sári-Maritza-Tientsin, China. Charlie Ruggles-Los Angeles, Cal. Mary Boland-Detroit, Michigan. George Barbier-Philadelphia, Pa. Bert Roach-Washington, D.C. Lucien Littlefield-San Autonio.

Tex Freeman Wood-Deuver, Colo.

upon to play that comic little in- THE FRENCH SITAGE

strument known to most of us as the Jowa' Harp. But although practice makes perfect Ben was not perfect enough when the film had to lic shot. Fortunately "Lester Gard, the make-up export at. the Studios, was discovered to be an

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CENTRAL THEATRE TO SHOW LATEST HITS Showing on Wednesday, May 10, old hand at playing this peculiar for one day only at the Central instrument and stepped nobly into Theatre is the French picture, Paris. the breach with a very nifty solo Beguin, the English nine for which on the side of the set while Bania Egris Caprice." Stouring. Jane Welden, upon whom the camera was Marnac, the noted French netrees, focussed, went through the appro. This picture deals entirely with the priate Anger and mouth movements. French Theatre, introducing the That's how films are made!

latest dance and song hins of the "Puppets of Fate" is now at the Parisian stage. It is an all French Queen's Theatre.

enste.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.2015.10 7.15-3.50

and Stuart Erwin have the leading

the cast includog Sarah Padden and

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY

A SPLENDID WESTERN PICTURE

WITH AN

EXCELLENT CAST. PLENTY OF THRILLS AND EXCITEMENT.

NOT

EXACTLY, GENTLEN

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

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· HOW-STOP

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