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CENTRAL

HEATRE

TAXE QUEEN'S ED., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5,15, 7.15 & 9,80 P.M.

ALL LOVERS OF RACING WILL ENJOY

THIS FINE FILM

OF THE TURF

MARY

ASTOR

RICARDO

CORTEZ

JOHN

HALLIDAY

Men

of CHANCE

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

RKO-RADIO PICTURE

Story by Louis Weitzenkorn

Directed by

GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

ONLY A MIRACLE COULD SAVE THEM!"

-twelva desperate men and a footloose

woman adrift on a derelict ship |

-With Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Alen Hele, Betty Compson, Russell Hopton, Tom Brown, 'Rollo Lloyd. Story by Tom Buckingham. Produced by Carl-Laemmle, Jr. Directed by Tay Garnett. Pre

rented by Carl

Laemmie... A. UNIVERSAL

་

PICTURE.

DESTINATION UNKNOWN

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Man About Tową."

"Men of Chance,"

"Suicide Fleet."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1933

FINAL MAMMANA

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE

TEL. 25313 & 25382,

-STARTS TO-MORROW- A DOUBLE ATTRACTION

“HONGKONG'S FINEST CAPRI

King's,

SHOWINGS

Queen's.

"Madison Square Garden!”.

TO-DAY

Central,

Oriental,

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

KOWLOON

Star..

American Madness."

Majestic.

He Knew All

the Capital Sins

King's.

Girl of the Rio."

COMING

Bachelor's Affairs."

(The Hollywood Hi-Lights). "Week Ends Only."

Queen's.

"Men Must Fight,"

Hot Saturday."

Make Me A Star."

Central,

Stor.

"Destination Unknown."

"Svengali."

"Big Party,"

"Modern Age."

World.

"Viking."

"Tell England.”

Oriental,

Panama Flo."

Majestic.

"Sky Devil."

CANTON CINEMAS

Chung Wah Theatre,

"Hot Popper."

Sun Wah Theatre.

"Symphony.

Wing Hon.

Island of Lost Souls,"

Pearl Theatre. "Faithloss

Tal Tak Theatre.

"Business and Pleasure."

His romantic figure followed a daming trail of international in-

trigue through the embassies and boudoirs of Washington..

Warner

BAXTER

Man About Town

with

Karen MORLEY

Conway TEARLE

Navel by Denison Clift

Directed by

John Francis Dilloo

3

FOX

MOVIE NEWS

Pictures In Hong Kong

'MAN MUST FIGHT"

WEST END ACTRESS' SUCCESS

'MAN "ABOUT

TOWN"

VETERAN ACTOR WHO....... CAME FROM PRIZE RING

"BACHELOR'S

AFFAIRS

}

MENJOU---WHO IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND

Adolphe Menjou is the most.in dependent actor in Hollywood. He is bound by contract to no studio and being one of the few motion picture stare who has saved his money, is in a position to choose the roles he regards as worth while.

,"

Before he accepted the leading role in "Bachelor's Affairs," the Fox comedy coming, next Sunday to the King's Thoate, he refused parts in no fewer than a round dozen pictures and, during the production of this success, turned down three others.

|

ON THE SCREEN

She dragged him to the altar-but

the halter broke.

BACHELOR'S

AFFAIRS

หย Adolphe

MENJOU

Minna COMBELL,

FOX Arthur PIERSON

Jaan 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.

MEN OF CHANCE"

MARY ASTOR AND RICARDO CORTEZ IN LEAD

Clicking smoothly throughout, & brilliant cast, of screen favorites, admirably directed, makes "Men of Chance," Rks-Radio Pictures" drama which opened yesterday at the Central Theatre, a thoroughly entertaining piece of film fare, Elaborate production value has been given this show and it has been cast moet wisely. Mary As- tor, who continues on her upward way toward screen heights, gives one of her most notable performan- ces. This beautiful young player has an intelligence, charm and six- cerity that makes her work almost

Ricardo Cortez once moore is teamed with Miss Astor and the combination ie & particularly hap Py one

His is a suave, finished performance. John Halliday, Kit- ty Kelly and Ralph Ince contri- bute most satisfactory work.

In three months since arriving

Menjou is the nearest approach in Hollywood, Diana Wynyard has In that small and select Holly.to the screen's boast of an interna-dawless, had more screen experience than wool colony that traces its rise tional star. Be apeska nevara most players manage to cram inte on the screen through the prize languages finently and is quite as a year. Evente have crowded fast ring, Conway Tearle is in a class much at home before European upon each other for this former by himself. For him there was, cameras ne he is while playing un- star of the British stage Her no vacillating between the stage der the microphons in America.

E current role in "Men Must Fight, and the ring no alternating act He is always in demand on both to-morrow's attraction at the ing and fighting. Conway Tearle sides of the Atlantic. Queen's Theatre is her third Ameri- was a prize-fighter, and whom he

In "Bachelor's Affairs," Menjou can-made talkie, a record of a decided to become an actor, he for plays the type of role that has picture a month, which is some got completely about padded gloves made him famous, one that is said going

and canvas doors.

to fit him like the clothes that have also added to its fame. He

contrives the romance.

if

KING'S THEATRE

HOLLYWOOD HI-LIGTHS

ON SUNDAY

A very talented thoop of en tertainers, Hollywood Hi-Lights, ars appearing at the King's. Then- tre on Sunday. The troupe has been here before, and an excellent impression they created. They are well-known in the East and this is what the Times of India, said. of them recently, when they, visitād Bombay

Enthusiastic Reception at Bombay

· Opera House,"

These are times of depression and those who want a good laugh should go along to the Opera House where the Hollywood Hi- Lights are entertaining Bombay during the week. Bombay has been theatre starved recently so it was not surprising that there was a good house on Saturday when the company opened their abort sa- son in Bombay. Bombay audien ces have the reputation of being very unresponsive but on Satur- day night's one lost it. From the start of the performance till the end it responded nobly and best of all it was spontaneous. Plenty

ROSE LEE

of Hollywood Hi Lights.

of applause for the players and plenty of laughter for the audi enco is the right mixture for a theatre and there was plenty of it on Saturday. The company were. given a most enthusiastic recap-: tion..

Song, dance, music, comedy, jug, who is a comedian as well as begling and magic, with a puppett ing a good eccentric dancer and show to add variety, best sums up a comedy juggler, some excellant Saturday's performance. The hu mour was at times rather brond skits, a little bit of magic and

(Continued 'co previous column). plenty of humour, combined to make Saturday's programine 2

but apparently this was what the Miss Wynyard's stage reputation

Although he is a native of New

audience wanted if the laughter preceded her to Hollywood, for York City, Tearle got his first appears as a middle-aged, wealthy was any criterion. Snappy songs, which reason there was. at imme- engagement at Drury Lane in bachelor who, on an ocean liner, with snappier costumes, some dinte demand for her services. London, and it was only a short meets and falls in love with which did nos require a lot of time later that he appeared in beautiful girl from the country. I making, a bevey of girls who could Hardly has she started. unpacking: her trunk before Metro-Goldwyn support of such stars as Sir Char. She is accompanied by her more sing as well as dance and who pro- Mayer rushed her into a role with les Wyndham, Mary Moore, Ellen experienced sister who cleverly vided their own music; & comedian John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore Terry and Lena Ashwell. in Rasputin and the Empress." He came back to the United Os shors, the wedding takes Next she was loaned to Fox for States in 1907 and made his Ameri- place, and the tireless and youth- the flm of Noel Coward's play can stage debut with Grace George. ful wife begins to at a pace so "Cavalcade," and upon completion Latter he appeared with Ethel fast that Menjou, in attempting to of this picture, Miss Wynyard was Barrymore, Billie Burke, Viola keep step with her, is soon cogni- mmediately assigned the landing Allen, Julia Marlowe, Emily zant of his mistake in marrying feminine role

ust Stavana and Helen Mencken among her. The problem of freeing him 10 *** Man Fight."

other outstanding women of the alt from her new faces him and stage:

he resorts to all manner of schemes This picture is an adaptation of

In 1914, Tearle and Ethel Barry. to bring about a separation with- the Reginald Lawrence-S.K. Lauren play which was presented in New more made their screen debuts to- out prejudice to his honour. How mention it must be the dancing of York earlier, this season. Ming gother in a picture called "The he escapes from the web that en- and Nightingale" Wynyard herself was seen on the

directed by meshes him is the pivot on which Peggy Chann, especially, her Top New York stage prior to her ad- George Irving. It was the begin (Continued on previous column). Dance on her toes... vent in Hollywood. Enroute toning of a screen career in which the film capital from London she Tearle played leading roles with Mary Pickford, Colleen Moore, tarried on Broadway to appear Corinne Griffith, Alice Terry, Bar- with Basil Rathbone in the Benn bark LaMarr, Clara Kimball Lory play, "The Devil Passes."

Young, Norma Talmadge and many other stars. His outstand.. ing work was achieved with Mary

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Pickford in Stella Maris" and in

"The Great Divide," Others of his pictures were "Dancing Mo- FAMOUS BACKGROUND FOR thers," "Black Oxen," "My Official

NEW FILM.

Wife," "The Lady Who Dared,”. "The Lost Zeppelin," "Evidence," ¡“Altars of Desire" and "Gold "Madison Square Garden," Diggame of Broadway." rapid-moving drama set against Stage work the occupied most of the kaleidoscopic background of Tearle's time recently. He went New York's famed centre of poli- back to motion pictures to play in tical, social and athletic life, has "The False Madonna." His latest its final showings to-day at the is an important role in "Man Queen's Theatre.

About Town," now at the King's Jack Oakie, Thomas Meighan, Theatre with Warner Baxer in the Marian Nixon, Warren Hymer loy in the featured feminine role.

leading male role and Karen Mor. ager; Hymer and Oskie a29

his William Collier, Sr., William Boyd Others in the cast are Lilian protages; Miss Nixon and Mies and Zo8u Pitts head the cast. Fitte are the girls.

Like "Grand Hotel," "Union

Bond, Alan Mowbary, Lani Sten-

Hobbes.

graph operatore, and their adapta- tion of themselves to the new life.

Collier plays the role of the man-

In addition to the screen lumin Depot," and other films set against gel Lawrence Grant, and Halliwell aries, the cast of the picture in-single background, "Madison cludes such old-time sports favouri-Square Garden," concerna itself tes as Jack Johnson, Tom Sharkey, with the lives of the various peo- the comedy revolve Tommy Rysa, Mike Doulin, Billy ple who meet under its roof, and Minna Gombell, recalled for her Papko, and Stanislau Zbyszko; the results that follow their meat hard-boiled roles in "Bad Girl,"

ing. and auch noted newspaper sports

"Dance Team," and Stepping Sis The vivid panoramic view of the ters, portrays the leading femi- writons de Grantland Rice, Jack Garden's ever-changing activities nine part. Others in the careful Lait, Damon Runpon, Ed. W. is hold together by the story ofly selected chat are Allan Dine- Smith, Westbrook Fogler and Paul manager who brings two proteger hart, Joan Marsh Arthur Pier to New York add The Garden on Herbert Mundin, Irene Pur Gallice. Jack Kearns and Teddy their mosting th two sizi tele Hayes are also in the cast.

(Continued on prepidus column).

A SHOWS

DAHY 2.30-513

7.15--8.30′-

most enjoyable one, If one item must be picked out for special

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plied through

They could't pass by a chann

Lightt

SUICIDE FLEET

and thousands of

courtdy" of "che

call and Don Alvarado. Alfred L. Worker directed, the picture.

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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

JACK CAKIE THOMAS MEIGEAN MARIAN NIXON - ZASU PITTS WILLEN (CELIER WILLIAM BOYD -LEW CODY. a Paramount Picture

A spectacu lar romantic. drama ens ucted in one.

of the most

picturesque

arenas. "y

NEWS- REEL

AND

"SPORTS SPECIAL" Diving and Swimpung..

TO-MORROW

who

want our love

..Isten to our bargain!"

A tally Brilling romancope 1940.

MEN

MUST FIGHT

with

·DIANA WYNWARD LEWIS STONE PHILLIPS HOLMES

·RUTH SELWYN.

ZINE

STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.50; 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Crackling Drama by

the Thrilling Girl Who Gave You. "Millie" and "Her ManTM

CITIS. K.ROGERS Production RKO PATHÉ PICTURE

GIRL

OFRIO AMERICAN

THE

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