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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TARE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons

and the Theatre Tel. 35720,

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

AT 5.15 and 9.30 P.M. ONLY

THE SEASON'S DRAMATIC SENSATION ERIC LINDEN SIDNEY FOX

IN

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 29, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY AT. 2.30, 5.10, 7.1

HONCKONG'S FINEST ONEWA

King's.

State Fair."

Queen's.

& 9.30 P.M.

Madame Butterfly,”.

Central,

"Afraid to Talk."

8 GREAT STARS

ייי

The Flower of Liberty "

(Chinese Picture).

Oriental.

TO ENTERTAIN YOU

"Robbers Roost,"

KOWLOON

Star.

The Innocents of Chicago."

Majestic.

A Farewell to Arms."

World,

BOOKING ÁT THE THEATRE

TEL. 25313

& 25382.

NEXT CHANGE

AFRAID TO TALK

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

King's

The Broadway Melody."

COMING

Golden West."

Rackety Rax."

Queen's,

"Madison Square Garden,"

Men Must Fight."

Central,

Star.

Destry, Rides Again."

Innoeents of Chiengo"" Temple Tower," "American Madness."

Wel Parade!

World.

$

AT 12.30, 2,30 & 7.15 P.M.

Oriental.

This Modern Age."

Shanghai Nights" (Chinese

The laughter, excitement and gayety of a big State Fair....... A love idyll be- tween a yearning country girl and a devil-may-care reporter... a father and mother busy winning prizes with pickles and pigs... And the son find-

· adventure with a beautiful cami. val girl who loved him but left him..

ing

JANET

WILL

GAYNOR ROGERS

LEW

SALLY

AYRES EILERS

NORMAN

LOUISE

DRESSER

FOSTER

FRANK

CRAVEN

VICTOR"

JORY

STATE FAIR

HENRY KING PRODUCTION

IHIL SONG

FOX

Sin whey the SONYA LEVIN

FAUL, GREEN.

A VAST

SHRILLING

SPECTACLE

Only Zane Grey could have written this dra- matic story of two gener-" ations of fighting Amer- içan pioneers Zane Grey's The

GOLDEN

WEST

GEORGE O'BRIEN

Directed by DAVID HOWARD

FOX Picture

''AFRAID TO TALK"

STARTLING STORY OF MUNICIPAL INTRIGUE

In order to provide a realistic background for the revealing scenes Afraid to Talk," startling drama now showing at the Central Theatre to-day, Universal constructed practically an entire city hall inside one of its enormous sound stages.

Characteristic offices of city offi cials, court rooms and all the in- teresting departments of a municip al administration building wore re produced; supplying audiences with A cinematic four of a large city's governanstal seat. Additional sets depicting the elaborate cafe and night clubs wherein much of the city's destinies are hatched required the erection of no less than three different sots where three entirely parate entertainment shows and orchestras performed. Every Be quence of this unusual picture was screened inside the sound stages which made every separate scene a separate set.

Architects and artists designing, the sets were required to accomplish more than twice that which they would be called to "do on the average motion picture, because of the many sections of a great city which this film braces.

Eric Linden and Sidney Fox are co-featured in "Afraid to Talk" supported by Tully Marshall, Louis. Calhern, Mayo Methot, and other popular film artists. Edward Cahn directed.

QUEENT THEATES

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

SHE JOINS THE GREAT IN AN IMMORTAL ROLE!

MADAME

BUTTERFLY

SELVIA SIDNEY CARY GRANT

· CHARIE RØGGLES ·

· B.P. SCHULBERG- PRONNCTION.

Never before has Sylvia Sidney Created such an imperishable performance. NEXT CHANGE

ADJUDGED THE BEST CHINESE TALKIE”

MISS BUTTERFLY

L

WU

IN

"THE FLOWER OF

LIBERTY"!

PRODUCED BY

STAR MOTION PICTURE.

CO. AT SHANGRAI.

WEDNESDAY

HE'S HERE!

MIX

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN

Picture).

CANTON CINEMAS

Chung Wah Theatre.

"Hot Pepper."

Sun Wah Theatre,

"Symphony."

Wing Hon.

Island of Lost Souls."

Pearl Theatre.

"Faithless."

Tai Tak Theatre.

"Business and Pleasure."

Pictures In Hong Kong

“MADAME BUTTER- GEORGE O'BRIEN

FLY"

ACTION CHANGED TO PRESENT TIME

Old scenes" have beap eliminat- ed from this screen adaptation of John Luther, Long's play.

one

COMING TO THE KING'S

IN

ZANE GREY'S GOLDEN WEST

SHOWING AT THE CENTRAL

STARTING SUNDAY, 28th

George O'Brien and Betsy King Ross in a scene from "Smoke Lightning", a Fex pichere.

IPA

Scene from "AFRAID TO TALK

UNIVERSAL PICTORIL

STATE FAIR

FINE PICTURE "AT THE KING'S

Outstanding are the new situa- tions, new characters" and comedy. In addition to important story revisions many of the characters have been changed and others ad- ded, such a the one played by Charlie Ruggles did not appear in the original play. Japan, in ac- quiring Occidental civilization has changed, and this story happens in 1932, with 1932 interpretations. The characters of Pinkerton, the American officer and bis wife have been changed, they are more. hu- nnn, whereas in the original play they were unsympathetic, though in the opera the wife is charming to poor Butterfly, and thus eseg the development of the story Thirty Japanese Girls, Thirty Japanese girls who were selected to play roles in the moder nized version were found to have so completely succumbed to Wes- tern influence that they had to be taught the customs of their own country. All but two of them had heen born in the United States or had been brought there while very young, and knew little of their native land. The other two were: When the announcement was first real geisha girla who had married made that the Gaynor-Farrell com- wealthy countrymen and moved to bination was going to break-or Los Angeles.

have a "short separation " at any Among the many details that rate, film-fans all over the world Michio Ito,, the noted Japanese shook their heads sadly and the gen- actor, who served as technical ad-eral opinion was that never aga n visor on the picture, had to teach would" filmdom see such a great them, were the tea ceremony, geisha team. I am not going to say that customs, family manners, fhethere will never be such a combina Japanese fashion of walking, in tion because I already see the mak- which the girls swing the legs from ings of a team that would give the the kases, rather than the hips. Gaynor-Farrell combination a good, Sylvia Bidney's Lits History. run for their money. I refer, of Her inheritance from a live of course, to the Gaynor Ayres part. oppressed European ancestors in nership," and although it would be often declared responsible for her unfair to the veteran, Will Rogers, MADISON N SQUARE dramatic talent. The to that these two young

child of a Russian Mother and a made State Fair, it would certainly NEXT CHANGE AT QUEEN'S Romanian father, she has a slight not be fair to them if I did not

Oriental appearance. It was this, say that they were mainly region combined with her ability in amovible for it being such a auCCRES, William F. Carey, president, of tional drama, that convinced. Par The title of the pictura tells its Madison Square Garden, New York, amount that she, better than any own story and from the start right now has the consoling opportunity other screen atar, could enact the up to the end, there is not a single to see himself as others see him, role of Cho-Cho San in "Madame moment in the picture at all. Will He ban & role in "Madison Butterfly." Miss Sidney's Mother Rogers, of course, provides all the Square. Garden," the famous centre was born in Southernt Russia, and fun while Louiss Dresser as his of civic, social and athletic activity, lived through many undescribable wife plays her part very well but he doesn't appear in it himself. honors during her youth. She saw indeed.

Thomas Meighan plays the role her brother-in-law killed before her of Carey, and Carey can see in eves.

Jaynet Gaynor and Law Ayres. The family scattered, but were the life and soul of State Fair Meiglian's portrayal of himself came together when Miss Sidney and here I must apologize to Miss exactly how he seems to other peo, was fifteen The family jewels Gaynor for at one time I thought. ple.

wore sold and they left for New she was only good for pictures of Meighan is one of a large cast York, where Sylvia was born. Her the "High Society Blues" and which includes in addition, Jack father is an immigrant having Sunny Side Up type. I now Oakie, Marian Nixon, Warren gone to New York at the age of find that she is not only one of the Flymer, William, Collier, Br, Wil- seventeen. He took up dentistry most charming actresses, but also liam Boyd and Zobu Pitte and became one of New York's one of the most versatile ones.

The picture, which is to be next leading dentista.

State Fair is excellent fare change at the Queens, deals with a

CATARATA port and is a picture that should not be group of people of diversified back!

missed. The feature film is preceed grounds, who slip briefly into The of the arrival at "The Garden ofed by one of the Magic Carpet Garden's ever-changing panorama a manager and two proteges, and series when the audience is taken of action, and then out.again, their the latter's love affairs with two over the Hawaiian Islands and the lives altered by the events in, which girl telegraph operators, binds the South Seas. they have participated. The story action together.

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE,

·

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CHARMINC STUDIO

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A FILMS

QUICKEST SERVICE

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ORIENTAL

FOR TO-DAY ONLY THE MOST IHRILLING WESTERN STORY EVER SCREENED.

GEORGE O'BRIEN

In his mast

Grey'

ROBBERS ROOST

· MAUREEN. 'O'SULLIVAN:

TO-MORROW. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY.

THE

FLEMING

ROAD WANGHAL TEL. 20478

MOST MARVELOUS CHINESE

- PICTURE

EVER PRODUCED

“SHANGHAI

NIGHT'S"

(WITH ENGLISH TITLES) GOLD

MEDAL AWARD. Especial selected by the Uhinese Association of Arts to be pres- ented to the CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR as China's greatest contribution to the

-screen,

A BLUE RIBBON SPECIALS

"ROBBERS' ROUST"

GOOD WILD WEST YARN AT THE ORIENTAL

One of Zane Grey's best stories is now being presented in the form of a talkie at the Oriental Theatre, and, judging from the large crowds that went to it yesterday, the green version of "Robbers' Roost" is no less popular than the book. In fact we would make bold to say that the picture is even more in- teresting than the story; and this of course is due to the fact that the leading parts are left to the capable hands of such versatile players as George O'Brien and Mauree O'Sullivan.

The picture was presented at one of the loen: theatres sometime ago, but despite this it is continuing to draw good houses to the Oriental Theatre.

As far as the story itself is con cerned, it is too familiar to need. recapitulation here but a word must be said for the way the whole cast worked to make "Robbers' Roast" one of the best Wild West yarns seen on the local screen for many a long day.

F.M.A..

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIGADE

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Sunday Herald Charity

Focthel: Matches....... Stewards, Jockey Club

$600

500

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Comfort for Peping)

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“Let's Love Tonight. “They Said! There May Be Në

Tomorrow

HELEN.

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The soul

of a

great city

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

JACK DAKIE THOMAS NEIGAAR MARIAN NEXON ZASU PITTS

·WṬERIAMI ODREJERA - WILLIAM BÖYD LEW CODY

a Paramount Picture: A spectaco

far remantle

drama en

acted in one of the most

picturesque

annas.

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

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

"A bright, cherry burlesque en Chicago gangsters and their methods, which has excellent atmosphere and characterisation and moves at a merry paco riotous rough stuff which is cer 'tala to delight all audiences.

KINE KATOGRAPH WEBELT,

"The INNOCENTS of CHICAGO"

HENRY 'KENDALL MARGOT: GRAHAME #A British® Production.

WORLDA

TO-DAY

TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.20 p.m.

FLODY

ALL

TALKING SINGING

DANGING

SENSATION

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