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CENTRAL

HEATRE

TAXE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons

Cand the Theatre Tel. 25720,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 280, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

OUTSTANDING

RODUCTION EVERY- BODY `SHOULD SEE!

THE WHOLE WORLD

SINGS ITS PRAISE!

LILLIAN HARVEY

AN

IN

"CONGRESS DANCES'

UFA'S GLAMOROUS MUSICAL ROMANCË

·BOOK EARLY!

TO-MORROW

The One

Only

Lee

TRACY

autho cocklest

soldier on the West om Front.

Private JONES

With GLORIA STUART, Donald Cook, Emma Dunn, Shirley, Gray, Frank McHugh, Russell Gleason, Walter Catlett Story by-Richard Schayer. Adapted by Samuel Spa wack, Belle Cohen, George lastel. Produced

Carl Losmole, fr. Di by rected by Russell Mack. Presented by Carl Lasmak. UNIVERSAL PICTURE

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TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12,

'FINAL SHOWINGS,

TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

* HONGKONGS FINEST CNEJA

1933

BOOKING

AT THE

THEATRE

TEL. 25913

& 25332.

THE AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE --

A GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION!

Blog's.

The Cisco Kid."

Queen's.

& 9.30 P.M.

She Done Him Wrong."

Central.

"Congress Dances."

Oriental.

"Handle with Cars."

ON THE SCREEN

KOWLOON!

Star.

Majestic.

Viennese Night."

"Roadhouse Murder."

O HENRY'S

King's.

COMING

The Old Man."

White Zombie,"

Zoo in Budapest.”

Queen's.

Hell Below."

World.

"Ifottentot,"

Central,

"Private Jones,"

Majestic.

"Dames Ahoy."

Oriental.

The Most Dangerous Game.'

FLICKERS FROM HOLLYWOOD

Edward G. Rohtsin has the Suest enllestion of fun musical re- Pords outside of a musical store, in Hollywood. He has and enjoys re- cords of every famous singer and instrumental list of recent years, but he never

to high brow concerts. Perhaps that explains why.

Koes

"Jones always strikes me" as an indolent sort of chap."

Indolent Why, he's s0 luzy that he always runs his car over a bump to knock "the ashes off his cigar."

BELA LOGOSI in

Zombla."

* White

AT THE KING'S

EDMUND LOWE AND WARNER BAXTER

STARRED

"THE CISCO KID.“

Bad Man

The

CISCO KID

... who forgot his peril in a woman's tempting smile.

*

WARNER

BAXTER

EDMUND

LOWE

Conchita Montenegro

Noro Lane

FOX PICTURE

“PRIVATE. JONES”

TO BE SHOWN AT THE CENTRAL THEATRE

JULY 13-14-

Private Jones which is to be shown at the *** Central Theatre " |

on the 13-14-15 is an excellent film.

ON THE STAGE

AT 5,10, 7.15. 9.30 P.M. ONLY.

LAST DAY

OF

CHIN LOO

COMPANY OF CHINESE

ACROBATS AND

JUGGLERS.

IN A

FAST AND SNAPPY

+

PROGRAMME.

PRICES AS USUAL.

NEXT CHANGE

+

THE OLD MAN"

TO BE SHOWN AT THE KING'S THEATRE

JULY 13-14-15

screen

A triumph of British erkit. It is a mystery thriller

with the genuine Wallace touch. In

"The Old Man" there. is comedy, and romance you will cer tainly enjoy it. It tells of a mys-

Commencing To-Morrow terious character who appears to

MAISIE GAY

IN

"THE OLD

MAN"

with

ANNE GREY, CECIL HUMPHRIES. A BRITISH LION PICTURE

IN THE OLD MAN" MAISIE GAY REVEALS HERSELF AS A BRILLIANT. BRITISH RIVAL TO MARIE DRESS- LER,-DAILY HERALD.

HELL BELOW

The popular male actor Lee Tracy Yesterday's instalment of “Hell | American wanted to know.

This, is the Below" left Lieut. Knowlton of as funny as over. finest role of his career. This brithe American submarine, ALM, on liant young actor, who heretofort the dance floor at the ball for has been seen in metropolitan roles, Affied, un val oficers, given by the dons the olive drab of an American Lord Mayor at in Italian "const dough boy and gives us no entirely town, face to face with a beautiful new type of war drama, making young American girl he had manen "Bill, Jones, the rebellious sol- vered by mert. dier, live as no screen soldier has

Chapter IV. aver Syed before in motion pie

Air Raid tures The plot is new and well

Knowlton bowed to the American woven. The characters are human, girl, a slight smile answering the and the acting is superb, possibly suspicion in her eyes. She yielded because the east is of the first to his outstretched arm and they order. It is decidedly his best rule began to walts. yet. Gloria Stuart, as the heroine Who are you, lovely lady 7" performs in a winning manuer, and

A hospital nurse. Under orders Donald Cook is perfectly, cast into dirt with all American sub- the sympathetic role of the young marine officers."!

Lieutenant who tries to make some "And me representnig the whole thing of his recalcitrant trooper. flotilla exclaimed Knowltan.. "A It is grand entertainment from bit of luck !" start to finish and it will satisfy

* A

fast."

Mus, you held me so close?" those who cry for artistic direction "Navy training, make everything and dramatics as well. Private Jones will touch you-just as it did The current release at the 11s.

Don't miss it. It abounds in King's Theatts is quite an attraca medley of tunes popular during tive one and those who like some wor-time days. thing different in the way of film Ethel Clayton, an old favourite entertainment should not miss this of the silent days, will also be seen picture in which Warner Baxter, in this picture.

gives a bandit portrayal and in which Edmund Lowe has the role. of a hard boiled cavalry sergeant whose chief object in life is the capture of that slippery bandit, the "Cisco Kid.".

very in-

SHE DONE HIM WRONG

TO-DAY.

"Aren't you just a little fresh ?" "No, just a little salty." "You dance well." "Lady, you took the works out of my mouth."

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Tominy Knowlton. Very quick on the up-take."

"So I noticed."

Be sure and keep your Walters in turn was interrupted by a tap on the shoulder. Ha turned his head prepared to scowl if the tapper were Knowlton. It was. Commander Toler, and Wal ters quickly transformed his pro- jected scowl into a smile

"May I cut in ?” asked Toler. The girl stopped dancing, and Walters removed his arm from

about her waist.

"Mr. Walters," she said," do you know my father, Commander Tolor

Walters nodded his head, too as tonished at first to speak.

"He's my Skipper," he managed to inform her at length.

It was the girl's turn to be as tonished. "I don't suppose you even knew he had a daughter."

"No, I didn't."

"I never mix Navy and family, Joan,' said her father,

They danced away, leaving Wal- ters stockstill on the floor staring after them.

"Enjoying yourself, my dear?" enquired Commander Toler.

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spend his time in replacing stolen: property in the Arran days' Man- sion of an apparently flirtatious wife and of a black-mailer. Maisie Gay has been cast as the garrulous, but kind-hearted charwoman She is the British rival to Marie Dress- lex. This picture has distinct merits as an entertainer. The story is good and well told. It will be shown at the King's on the 15th, 14th and 13th.

The Cast

Maisie Gay, Aune Grey, Cecil Humphries, D. A.. Clarke-Smith, Lester Matthews, Diana Beaumout, Gerald Rawlinson, Frank Stan- more. Finlay Currie,

CONGRESS DANCES"

CHARMING OPERATTA AT

- CENTRAL

"Congress Dances" the Ufn. operetta satire with a large cast and brilliant artists is having its final run at the Central Theatre to-day.

Played against a background of Vienna of 1814,, the story deals with the romance, of the Czar of Russia, who forgets all about Con- gress and matter of state when he falls in love with a gloveshop girl,. Christel. How their beautiful idyll is interrupted when Napoleon

ULENY

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

FINAL SHOW NGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. The SCARLET SAGA of a BOWERY GAL

DIAMONDS WERE HER

PASSION

in

MAE WEST a The Done Him Wrong

www

CARY GRANT

OWEN MOORE NOAH BEIRY GILBERT ROLAND U Garamount Pictur

ALSO COMEDY CARTOON,

– TO-MORROW

escape from the Island of Elba, Metro's Mightiest!

leads up to the dramatic climax of the picture.

Lillian Harvey is seen in the leading role, as the charming, mis- chievous and captivating Christel. -Miss Harvey being a very popu lar star in both England and Europe. Henry Garat is seen as the Czar, Conrad Veidt as Princs Metternich and 1 Dagover, in featured role as the Countess.

Beautiful musie, singing and dancing are featured against gar- geons stage settings in "Congress Dances" the photography for which was handled by experts Hundreds of extras take part in the film while magnificent. palaces and theatres are among the settings with the action taking place in one of the most jelly and beauti in towns in the world-the old į Vienna.**

HELL BELOW"

OPENS TOMORROW AT QUEEN'S

Aquatic camera tripods in which. cameras on pontoons filmed naval craft in full action-cameras, peeping from the portholes of sub- marines to film other submarines in, action below the surface-amaz-

ing scenes within submersible oraft showing how they operate, dive, hurl porpedos, and escape the dread depth bombs in naYLİ WAP- fare-these are some of the thrills in store for audiences at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow where "Hell Below Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's striking drama of battles under the sea will be shown.

Spectacular Pageant, With Robert Montgomery. WaI- ter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy They were silent for a time, 80-

Durante, Eugene Pallette, and joying the waltz, for both were ex-

Robert Young heading an elaborate. cellent dancers. The girl's long

cat, the pageant of naval heroism lashes, as she raised blue eyes to I haven't had such a good time which serves as the background for bis, the way the curl of her blonde in_month--""

* gripping love story, depicts the hair waved about her head, the Joan brok off with « mischievous exciting action of submarines in litheness of her movements, the red smile as Lieutenant Knowlton ap- the Mediterranean during ・・ the provocativeness that lurked about proached them and tapped Toler World War. The picture is based The pursuit takes a

LAST SHOWING AT QUEEN'S her full lips enchanted Knowlton on the shiuilder.

on Commander Edward Ellaberg's teresting turn and the Cisco Kid

He never wanted to let her go, but

story, manages to evade his pursuer for

"Pigboats," and was direct- 'I'm cutting in, Captain" led by Jack Conway. Filmed with knew that after half of a dance said, and before his Skipper knew the co-operation of the United the greater part of the story. The

with her he would probably never ust what had happened, the girl States Navy, many of the episodes love interest in the film is suppli-

see her again. He had a wild idea was back in his arms and Know-were made with actual submarines ed by the beautiful Conchita Mon- Mae West, most spectacular of getting her off the dance floor, ton tenegro and Nora Lano, the form figure in the current Broadway some place where they could talk floor..

was dancing her down the in action at Pearl Harbour, the mer as a lancer-heroine and the theatrical world, makes her debut and get acquainted. latter as a poineer widow.

as a screen star in "She Done Him

"Let's drift out of this barbour," "Well, I rescued you from that great naval submarine baze near.

Honolulu. The story, on the whole, is quite Wrong," lusty melodrama, which he blurted. Anchor out there in ed, hoping to evoke the reward of a diving boats presente a thunder

old barnacle Knowlton exclaim-

The spectacular drama of the a good que and affords really good the herself wrote, and which has the blue water."

flashing smile. entertainment, the romantic its final showings to-day at the Mother told me never to drift Barnacle Barnaclet" said the a naval lieutenant and the daught

ou background for the romance of episodes giving it just that light, Queen's.

into deep water," objected the girl girl,, mockingly. "Is that a nice er of his commander, which re- touch that is needed in an other-story of the New York Bowery, with er caused Knowlton to turn bia

"She Done Kim Wrong" is a A resounding slap on the should way to speak of my father 1" wise solid picture.

solvee itself into an unciana). "Your father!" exclaimed Knowl-dramatic ite collection of wide-open saloons, head. Walters, fire in his eyes, bad ton, explosively.

twist. This The Chin Loo Company of wise guys, and frivolous dames. It slipped up behind him. He spoke you're the Skipper's daughter

romanco, "Don't tell me sorres as a thread to connect the aerobats will be seen for the last time to-day, and those who have "Lady Lou," who has a way with

centers around a singer known as in a very phony British accent.

series of thrilling incidents occur- That's how it is, the girl as not alreadyacen thie talented

"Well, fancy meeting you here."

ring under the 'sen, on its surface sured him. Chinese company should make it tion in return for diamonds.

men and whe accepta their atten- Don't notice him," said Knowl-

and in the air, Knowlton stared at her for a mo- & poing not to miss the King's collection of game, so great is her he'll go away."

Her ton to the American girl. Maybe ment, then recollecting what he had story of the film appears in this (Another instalment of the Theatre's programme to-day. The

said, made eager amends. joint attraction is something that popularity, is ransom for half a ** I'm cutting in, old_fruit,” said

ique.) "In that case, he's the finest old gent that ever lived.".

and I love him.

"Well, anyway he's my Inther,

no one should miss.

dozen kings.

Walters, grabbing his friend's arm. Smiling at his discomfiture," the young woman yielded her waist to the encirclement of her new part

"Introduce me to your friend,". said Walters, a, they danced away Knowlton van alongside them...

"His name's Walters, lady. No social graces an untidy feeder. Want me to cut back in 1

"Please don't!" laughed the girl.

I think he's very nice." Knowlton was left bebind, glar

Who's your friend the little

Miss West appears in that role. Noah Beery is the saloon-keeper who is furnishing the jewels at the Takes His Time," and "Haven't moment. Carry Grant is ostensib- ner's arm Got No Peace of Mind." The lat ly the head of a nearby Mission, ten two were written especially ¡, who turns out to be as susceptible for her by Ralph Rainger, com to her charms as any of the na. poser of "Moanin' Low," "Please," tives of the district. A startling, and other popular, successes. dramatic climax follows, their

While She Done Him Wrong" mutual discovery of this fact

Miss West's first starring vehicle Miss West sings three songs dure for the screen, it is not her first ing the course of the picture the -screen appearance. She played a famous old ballad, Trantie and character role with George Raft Johnnie," and "A Man Whasing at his friend "Brick. in "Nht After Night"

(Continued on previous column).

"I never realized it till now, but

love him too!"

"That wouldn't be fair to the othère, would it?" She looked somewhat doubtfully, at the other ladies in the ballroom.

You mean to take you out of circulation." asked quickly.

Knowlton,

"Idiot. Are you being honest "I'm going to prove it! Ho danced her quickly off the floor toward the large window that overlooked the harbor.

"How will you prove it Mr. Tomly my Knowlton?"

By giving his daughter the full benefit of my undivided attention all evening.

(Continued on next Column)

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"Oh, no," replied Joan, mocking I mean to deprive the ad mirals' wives of the pleasure of your company.

"I'm not going to waste my one evening ashore towing old barges. (Confinuted on Page 19.)

with

ROBERT

MONTGOMERY,

Jimmy Durante,

Walter Huston,

Madge Erani.

PICTURE

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Is Love

That Is

Born of

Gayety

REAL

LOVE?

Viennese Nights

The picture that has startled the world!

POSITIVELY

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