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CENTRAL

THEATRE

'TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUN

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

|TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.15, 7.16 & 9.30 PM.

ALL LOVERS OF

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

Man About Town."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1933

LAST MAMMA

SHONGKONGS. FINEST CHEMA

King'a,

Queen's.

TWO-DAYS

"Madison Square Garden."

Central,

"Men of Chance."

Oriental,

Suicid Fleet."

Friday and Saturday

KOWLOON

8tax.

RACING WILL ENJOY

Majestic.

THIS FINE FILM

"American Madness."

"Girl of the Rio,"

OF THE TURF "

MARY

ASTOR

RICARDO

CORTEZ

JOHN

HALLIDAY

Men

of CHANCE

Drama of Woman Against the World...Told by the Man "Whose "Ficke Star Final”Rocked America... Packed with Heart. Thrills by Three Great Stars

RKO-RADIO PICTURE

Story by Louis Weitzenkora Directed by

· GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD

SUNDAY

MIRACLE

COULD SAVE THEM I'

ONLY

"—twelve desperate men and a footloose

woman adrift on a derelict ship!

With Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale, Betty Compson, Russell Hopton, Tom Brown, Rolls Lloyd. Story by Tom Buckingham. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr..

Directed by Tay Garnett, Pre- sented by Cad Leemmia. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

DESTINATION UNKNOWN

King's.

COMING

"Bachelor's Affairs.' "Golden West.",

"Rackety Rax."

Queen's.

Men Must Fight," "Hot Saturday."

Central.

Star.

"Destination Unknown."

"Svengali."

"Big Party."

"Passionate Plumber."

World,

"Unholy Night.".

"Viking.7

"Innocent of Chiengo."

"Vienese Nights.

CANTON CINEMAS

Chung Wah Theatre.

Hot Pepper."

Sun Wah Theatre,

"Symphony."

Wing Hon.

Jaland of Lost Souls."

Pearl Theatre.

"Faithless."

Tal Tak Theatre.

"Business and Pleasure.

AT 230, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

He Knew All the Capital Sins

His romantic Agure followed a

flaming trail of international in-

trigue through the embassies and boudoirs of Washington..

Warner:

BAXTER

Man About Town

with

Karen MORLEY

Conway TEABLE

Novel by Denison Clift Horked by

John Francis Dillon

FOX

Warner Baxter discovers that his old love, Karen Morley, is the fiance of his best friend, Conway Tearle, in the Fox picture, *"Man About Town,

MAN ABOUT TOWN'

MYSTERY, ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE

Mystery, romance, intrigue and jealousy are reported as elements

MADISON SQUARE

GARDEN

MEN OF CHANCE?'

A "RISING STAR" AT

CENTRAL, THEATRE

Villains of yesterday are heroes of to-day's films, and yesterday's heroes are to-day's most popular villains according to Ricardo Cor tez, rising stur, of the new regime.

Cortez, noted for both types of film portrayals plays opposite Mary Astor in

Men of Chance" the RKO-Radio Pictures drama now showing at the Contral Theatre. His role is sympathetic, that is, the hero's in this picture, while, just a while ago

he played villain" opposite Miss Astor in "White Shoulders." The hero of to-day is the one of the girl-the right girl converts, conquers and marries After a struggle between them, dur- ing the early part of which he is distinctly the

menace. In other words, he is the "villain" of the

first part of a picture, but often emerges hero in the last reel.

John Halliday, Kitty Kelly and other favourites form an excellent cast with Miss Astor and Ricardo Cortez in Men of Chance," which presents the people of the race track not so much as puppets of exciting melo-drama-uit as real human beings enacting a thrilling love story.

well Hobbes.

BOOKINGTM

AT THE

THEATRE

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& 25332.

STARTS SUNDAY

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION

ON THE SCREEN

She dragged him to the altar-but

the halter broke.

BACHELOR'S AFFAIRS

with Adolphe

MENJOU

FOX

Minna COMBELL Arthur FIERSON Joan MARSH

ON THE STAGE "THE HOLLYWOOD HI-LIGHTS". A TALENTED COMPANY IN MUSICAL COMEDY PRESENTED BY · REX STORY & LEN MANTELL A GREAT SINGING AND DANCING CHORUS.

· PRICES AS USUAL,

'BACHELOR'S

AFFAIRS"

ADOLPHE MENJOR'S LATEST SUCCESS

"Bachelor's Affairs," the new Fox comedy showing Adolphe Menjou in what is said to be one of the finest roles of his successful career, comes to the King's Theatre Sunday next.

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The central figure in the story is a wealthy bachelor who is happy and contented until he meets and marries a foolish young. flapper and finds her wise-cracking, gold, digging aistor a member of his en tourage. Setting the stage to get rid of them both, he resorts to all manner of subterfuge leading to complications and situations said to be highly amusing.

'MEN MUST FIGHT'

SHOWING AT QUEEN'S ON

SUNDAY

An actress from England has looked upon Hollywood and found it fair. In fact, more than_fair, Sho is Diana Wynyard, who shares honours with Lewis Stone, Phillips Holmes and Ruth Selwyn in "Man Must Fight," a Metro-Goldwyn- Mayor production, which comes on Sunday to the Queen's Theatre.

"Hollywood has been more than fair to me, } saya Miss Wynyard. "In three months since my arrival I have plaved in three different pictures. And never was I made to feel that I was a stranger in a strange place." This statement was by way of confession, for the tall, blue-eyed actrees who was one of London's most popular stage artists, admits that her coming to Hollywood was not without appre hension.

"Hollywood is the Mecca of all the world's actors and actresses," she explained during a moment's leisure while Director Edgar Selwyn was lining up his cameras for the 1940 sequences of "Men Must Fight."

"Where there is so much com- petition, a newcomer naturally ex. pects to encounter difficulties to start with. But so far everything has been smooth sailing.. Film people seem to have no and of patience, and their courtesy, and friendliness have been very help- ful. I thought I should need time to fit into the scheme of things, but before I was oven settled down, I found myself playing with the Barrymores in Rasputin and the You Empress and in 'Cavalcade.' don't have time to feel doubtful of whether or not you belong when you are picked up and carried along at such a pace."

Wants American Rolé."

"By the time 7 started in Men Must Fight, I felt like a veteran. Perhaps I have been added by the fact that in this picture, as in one of the previous ones, my role has bean English. But I hope in my next picture I can play an Ameri- can role, for I believe that with my short experience on the New York stage, and my experience in Hollywood, I understand the tem-- perament and character of your people to portray them. I should like very much to become Ameri canized."

tion

are Arthur Pierson, Irens Purcell and Don Alvarado.

During the action of the play, Miss Gombell and Miss Marsh, be- tween them, display more than thirty of the latest fashion creat tions. They are said to be not only lavish and beautiful, but also re-

flections of the advanced modes.

The debonair Adolphe Medjou bas the leading role of the re pentant husband. Minna Gombell, in the role of the sophisticated sis- ter who engineers the marriage, is

The production is said to bave said to bring all her accomplished many unusual and expensive set- art to being thoroughly disagreetings since the locales include an able to her characterization.

Herbert Mundin, the English comedian, has a role that is said to give him a better opportunity than any of his preceding screen efforts. These included the taxicab driver in "The Silent Witness" and the butler in "The Trial Of Vivienne Ware."

occan liner, a beautiful bountry estate, a Florida beach club, ‘aa ornate night club and a suite at the Ritz.

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The story was adapted from L successful James Forbes, stage play

The by Alfred L. Werker.

Another prominent member of the and it was prepared for the screen be recalled for his performance as Klein. The picture was directed. cast is Allan. Dinehart, who will by Barry Conners and Philip the egotistical, self-centered nove list district attorney in Trial Of Vivienne

Ware." He portrays the role of the business partner who tries to assist Menjou in getting out of his troubles.

Joan Marsh, beautiful and viva |||MAJESTIC

mance in "Arsene Lupin," the A REAL SUPER PRODUCTION Barrymore brothers' picture, por

trays the leading feminine role in "Man About Town" The support "Madison Square Gardening cast includes. Conway, Tearle, only three simple words but what a Afaa Mowbray, Leni Stengel, Lilian in "Man About Town," the Fox wealth of meaning they hold! To Bond, Lawrence Grant and Halli picture now showing at the King' some the very mention of those Theatre. It brings Warner Bax-three magical words bring memories

Denison Clift, author of Scotcious blonde, appears as the dumb ter to the screen in the role of a of some glorious victory won before land Yard," wrote the story and creature who is the second pivat man who is ready to dis to save the woman he took away from his many thousands of cheering specta Leon Gordon prepared it for the point of the comedy's action. best friend. "Man About Town" tors; to others, they recall the screen. The picture was directed Others contributing to the produc-

(Continued on next Column), is a story of conflicting emotions, bitter fruits of defeat, and to by John Francis Dillon. played against a background of even more people they probably Washington society and all the serve as a reminder of some special glamor of life in the national occasion spent in this historie home capital

of sport and pleasures. Two close friends discover them; at the Queen's Theatre is a very The picture which is now showing selves in love with the same wo vivid interpretation of what goes man. She makes her choice and on at this world-renowned place. the rejected one sets out to destroy It shows Bill Carey (Thomas

Meighan), a multi-millionaire fight-]

the happy pair. But circumstan- ing with his back to the wall to cee bring the friends together! keep the gambling element out of again, both fighting to save the the Garden. It is a tough fight but woman from arrest on a charge of Carey's determination coupled, with the help of some really "good murdering an international spy.

sports" win through in the end, Some of the interesting back- {Continued at foot of next Column)

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"Madson Square Garden " ie excellent entertainment and be cause of the many good fight scenes. in the picture, boxing enthusiasts should make it a point not to miss this super-production. It is indeed one of the few picture which may be called a ..

auper."

The feature film is preceded by a very interesting news reel and a comedy entitled "The Water Jam- borce -both excellent shorts" to prepare the audience for the better fare that is to follow...

F. M. A.

grounds seen are a fashionable gambling house in full swing, and the Department of Justice in ac tion.

Karen. Morely, who will be ploa Rantly remembered for her perfor (Continued on next Column).

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

Braggart... Pascal... bes’Caballero with this indias... to be flouted.

scored, tricked, subdued

by this girl,

hotwhat a girlf

GIRL

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FO-DAY & Tɩ-MORROW ját 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 0.20 p.m.

The soul

of a

great city

MADISON

SQUARE GARDEN

WITH

JACK OAKIE THOMAS MERGHAN MARIAN NIXON ZASU PITTS WILLIAN COLLIER: • WILLIAM BOYD

• LEW CODY⭑ a Paramount Picture A spectacu

far romantic

drama en- acted in ane

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“You then who want our love ...listen to our bargain!”

A trily drilling romance 1940.

MEN MUST FIGHT

with

& Mean Golduyn Maya

DIANA WYNWARD LEWIS STONE PHILLIPS HOLMES

·RUTH SELWYN.

STAR

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