1933-07-15 — Page 5

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HE'S IN THE ARMY! A MILLION LAUGH'S!

LEE

TRACY

-in bli most brilliant rola ... as the wise-cracking, discipline-hating soldier- son-brother whom only his mother understood.

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With GLORIA STUART, Donald' Cook, Emma Dunn, Shirley Grey, Frank McHugh, Russell Gleason, Walter Catlett, Story by Richard Schayer, Adapted by Samani Spewack, Bella Cohen, George Jessel. Produced by Carllanmmis, Jr. Directed by Russell Mack. Pre- sented by Carl Laemmli.

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

PRIVATE JONES

TO-MORROW

ENGLAND'S AIR CLASSIC ON THE SCREEN!

DOROTHY BOUCHIER & HARRY MILTON

in

The KING'S CUP

"SIK ALAN COBHAM

Charming Romanes and Air Thrills.

A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PRODUCTION.

"ALSO

THE GREAT HEAVY-

WEIGHT TILE BOUT

"THE WALKER-

SHARKEY FIGHT"

A VIVID ROUND BY -ROUND ACCOUNT OF THISGREAT CONTEST.

CL

'PRIVATE JONES'

LAST SHOWING TO-DAY

All the laughs, tears, comedy and tragedy of the olive drab doughboys are showing at the Central Theatre for the last time to-day, with Universal's Private

Jones," featuring the initable Len Tracy. Tracy, who has gained unusual popularity through his recent fast- talking characterization which live | on the screenplays the title role in the widely discussed play which was especially revamped for the screen.. Originally presented at the ex

Continued on next căluinn),

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1933

BOOKING AT THE

HONG KONG

King's

2.30, 5.10, 7.15)

White Zombie,"

Queen's.

"Hell Below."

Central,

Private Jones."

Oriental,

Blar.

"The Most Dangerous Game.”

KOWLOON

"The Guardsman.”

Majestic.

King's.

Symphony of Six Million."

COMING

The Silver Lining." "Zoo in Budapest,"

Queen's.

"Platinum Blonde." "What! No Beer"

World.

"Hottentot,"

"W. Plan"

"Wonder of Women

"Guardsinan.

Central,

The King's Cip."

Dames Ahoy."

Oriental.

The Mummy."

Passionte Plumber

Majestic.

"Gallen West."

Stár.

Love Waltz."

"Sea Wolf."" "Vaashamed."

WHITE ZOMBIE “

BELA LUGOSI IN THE

LEED

Bela Lugosi, who bends the cast

of "White Zombie," which is now showing at the King's Theatre, may be said to be the principal expon ent of eerie portrayal upon stage rand, screen, His "Dascula" is, of of the most weird characters ever portrayed, but it is said thin, White Zombie" he surpasses „

course, one

At 50, Lugosi made his stage

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WHAT DOES A MAN, WANT IN A WOMAN, IS IT HER BODY OR IS IT HER SOUL?

SHE WAS NOT DEAD... NOR ALIVE... Just a

WHITE Zombie

A VICTOR & BOWARD-

HALPERIN PRODUCTION Directed by Victor Halpern

BELA (DRACULA)

LUGOSI

UNITED ARTISTS

PERFORMING HIS EVERY DESIRE!

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WHITE ZOMBI

rending her sub-inas, illalan yol peenik

ding has to wolk bed breeds and do hro overy bidding i

Starts where all other Thrillers leave off!

HELL BELOW

'Yesterday's installment of "Hell smells a little close in here."

oxygen, gents 1"

debut as "Romeo" in a Hungarian | Belous! ended with Lient, Thomas MacDougal strolled to the big production of "Romeo and Juliet.' Knowlton being summoned back to oxygen tank "How about a little He played Armand in a modern the abmarine AL 14, after the houri Hungarian version af "Camile" he had spent with his Comman.. and became such a favorite index doughter, following an air Budapest that he was an idol of rain is his quarters in an Italian the Royal National Theatre for coast town. ten years.

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Mor

CHAPTER VL·

to.

One Mine Layer Loss. Knowlton buttoned his jacket as he scurried along the street wards the dock with Walters, who occasionally cast. 4 speculative glance at his silent companion.

"Looks like you found your book all right!" he said at length.

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"I think I could acquire a taste for that stuff," remarked another sailor as he finished rolling a fi. garette, searching for a match, "if I over had a chatice."

In 193 he appeared in his first

A swab entered with mop and English speaking play without

bucket and started to clean up. having previously spoken

whistling "The Death, March." than a few words of English.

"Say, don't whistle up the oxy- Tatgosi's second Broadway ap

gen

said one of the card players, pearance was in the leading role

Learn to play the zither." that of a sheik in "Ambesque" and

Ptoaine and the solitaire player this was followed be the lead in

were in the midst of a dispute as to "Open House" and a swashbuck

whether Cookie had been drinking ling character role in "The Devil Immediately Knowlton, from be orange extract again when the rasp in the Cheese."! His fifth Ameriing silent and distraught, was talking stream of a klaxon sounded can performancy

Count ative, bubbling over, with enthus through the submarine. Instantly Dracula in "Drácula," at the Fuliasm.

the men leaped to their feet and ton Theatre.

That was just the first chap ran to their various stations. Logosi played "Dracula" upon the ter I'm going to keep on read

Captain Toler,

Lieutenants screen and then appested in "The ing"

Knowlton and Nelson rushed into Black Camel, Women of a Na

Walters interrupted. "If you the control room where Walters was tionals" and "Mudden in the Ru

ever come back."

at the periscope.revolving it about. Morgue."

"I'm coming back, all right"Austrian mine layer off our port Lugosi-is six feet, one inch tall, Knowlton asserted with entire con- bow, Captain," he said, and yield weights 178 pounds, has dark bluefidence. "Nothing can happen toed the periscope to Captain Toler.

which seem to peer right me now! I've got something to Torpedo tubes ready?" demand. through one, and dark brown hair live fort"

ed Toler, without removing his eye from the periscope.

Knowlton grabbed a speaking tube und growled: "Are tubes ready?"

aves

The actor is an accomplished musi Say, what kind of a book was cian and dancer and has a lyric that Walters became ironical baritone voice.

A first edition ?" "I was with me?"

"I suppose you had to cut the pages !"

What's, happened to you?" hel

clusive Hollywood Writers' Club by Say, Brick," said Knowlton Richard Schyer, Universal scenario sharply, "lay off, will you?" chief, the play attracted so much Walters looked at his friend in attention that it was re-written into surprise; Knowlton had never be a scremplay.

fore been "touchy" about one of The picture is said to provide his "gits." the dynamic actor with his greatest role since coming from sensational asked, "Gone off the deep end " successes on Broadway to Holly. Knowlton answered very soberly: wood. He is supported by Gloria "Yes, Brick, for the first time in Stuart, Berton Churchill, Russell my life I've

gone off the deep Gleason, Donald Cook and Emma

end." Duna in other leading roles, under the expert translation of Director Russell Mack.

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Two days later the AL 14, with just her periscope showing, was cruising off Durazzo. In the crew's quarters the men were lying about, unahaven and dirty. Two of the men were playing acer-deucey; an- other, Sparks, was engaged in his never-won game of solitaire. Mac Dougal and Ptomaine were sitting on a bunk, the cook pouring over the pages of a book on dental sur- gery. Suddenly he lifted the book closer to his eyes and his face be came suddenly illuminated with knowledge

"No wonder I couldn't knock that Limey's teeth out!" he exclaimed.

“Why not? ' inquired MacDougni. "Just see what it says here ?" "He shoved the book upon MacDougal's lap, and proceeded to read aloud: "Incisors are sunk in a bony ca vity enlled the crusta petrosa, and in the lower vertebrates this sube-j tance becomes as hard as concrete'." "Dentistry ain't gonna do you a bit of good, Ptomaine You'd het. ler study to be a stone mason."

"Will somebody open a window, said a sweaty sailor, rolling over uncomfortably in his bunk..

"All tubes ready for firing," came a voice, audible to the four men, from the speaking tube.

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One of the largest submersible cinfts ever built is, seen in sensa- & 25332. ;nons! manoeuvres under water, trawlers $19 torpedoed, depth bombs laid, and battles staged bo- tween submarines. and airplanes in the most complete exposition ox submersible craft in action Over attempted, in "Hell Below," the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's thriller, now showing at the Queen's Thën tre.

Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante, Eugene Pallette and Ro- bert Toung are featured in the ple- ture which is based on Command- er Edward Ellsberg's novel, "Pig- boats," and which was directed by Jack Conway. The thunderous pageant of ocean warfare serves, as a background for a romance be tween Montgomery and Miss Evane.

The mon

she wanted she couldn't have!

The SILVER LINING

A romance

of

Park Ave.

and Poverty Row!

ALAN CROSLAND

PRODUCTION

with

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN BETTY COMPSON JOHN WARBURTON MARY DORAN

MONTAGUE "LOVE

Presented PATRICIAN PICTURES

Producer DV EMIL C. JENSEN

With his eye still glued to the periscope, Toler reached out with

Among the hair-raising episodes in "Hell Below are the torpedoing of an enemy destroyer, the des perate battle between anti-aircraft guns and planes, the escape under water of a submarine from depth bombe, the horror of a crew doomed to death at the bottom of the sea, and the sensational battle of a fleet at sea and an armed city, culminat- ing in the destruction of a which bottles up a harbour full of enemy destroyers...

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one hand and pushed a torpedo key. THE KING'S CUP"

AVIATION ROMANCE AT CENTRAL THEATRE

At once. the submarine sustained a slight jolt. Through the pariscoped Toler watched the torpedo plough. ing through the water straight to wards the Austrian vessel-a nine- laying destroyer, with tracks run- ning out of its stern. He watched, motionless, until the terpede struck The King's Cup" will open at the bow of the vessel; watched the the Central Theatre tomorrow. ascending eisende of water and This is an excellent air picture pro timber as the explosion tore out the duced by Herbert Wilcox, and in- whole side of the vessel: saw some terest is aroused by the fact that of its crew blown overboard. The actual scenes of the King's Cup sir mine layer settled down on her race were filmed by British and

Dominions for this film.

biern.

In the torpedo room MacDougal was grinning proudly as he mad a mark on the hull frame abreast the tube that was fired.

"We hit something, then, and it wasn't any rowboat either."

These soches are brilliantly handled and photographed,

and there is a genuine thrill in watch- ing the wonderful neck-and-neck rare for the Cup between the two pilots-Harry Wilton, ex-R. A.F. officer and expert pilot, and Wil- Ham Kendal.

The men were already at work reloading the tube. They opened the blow valve, blowing water down The famous Sir Alan Cobham is" into the tank, causing a loud hiss responsible for the story of the film, ing sound. The water level in the and it concerns Betty, a little shop- gauge fell gradually. When the girl. (Dorothy Bouchier), who blow valve was closed the hissing menta a good-looking pilot in a stopped, and the tube vent opened, allowing the air to escape,

was private aero club. He persuade

her to take up flying and she be A small quantity of water ran out comes an expert pilot. on deck as the breech door was The romance is merely Я back. opened. MacDougal stood beside ground for the excellent flying the tube as a new torpedo on a stunts. culminating in the great chain fall was swung into position race for the King'e Cup. You to the tube breech, pointed and then will find yourself cheering this thrust in rendy to be launched splendid finish. against the enemy ship, if another torpedo was needed.

Commander Toler evidently deem-

ed that a second, torpedo was not necessary, for he removed his cyc from the periscope to order:

"Surface, Knowlton-keep her on motors, ready to dive," ordered Toler...

"Aye, aye, sir."

Walters, when we break surface, break out the dinghy and prepare (Continuted on Page 12)

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