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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAXY QUEEN'S BD., WESTROUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

NOW PLAYING

At 2.80, 5.15, 7,15 & 9,80 P.M.

THE MOST CHARMING

EVER SEEN!"

が

WILLY FRITSCH

RATHE VON NAGY

IN.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY JULY- 21.

FINAL

HOWINGS

TO-DAY

AT

2.80, 5.10, 7.15

9.30 P.M.

King's.

"Humanity."

Queen's.

"Platinum Blonde.

Central.

"Roony."

Oriental.

The Mummy.N

OPERETTE YOU HAVE.

Star.

KOWLOON Unashamed.” Ma

Majestic.

RONNY"

A UFA PRESENTATION GERMAN DIALOGUE,

WITH ENGLISH TITLES. FIVE CHARMING SONGS,

INCLUDING

י,

"HOW OFTEN I'VE

DREAMT OF A KISS"

"WAY ISN'T

TO-MORROW..

HOLIDAY

"YOU'RE THE

SWEETEST BEING”

BE SURE TO SEE THIS

“MUSICAL TREATI

ALSO

PATGE ENGLISH GAZETTE

NEXT CHANGE

AN UPROARIOUS ALDWYCH FARCE

Ralph Lynn JUST MY LUCK

His bad luck it you good luck!

WITH WINIFRED SHOTIER

શ્રી

AND ROBERTSON HARE

A BED LAUGH RIOT!

“WHAT! NO BEER?"

N

BUSTER KEATON AND

FIRST CLASS TEAM

"Explorers of the World."

King's.

COMING

Zoo in Budapest." "Love on Wheels."

Queen's.

"What! No Beer?"

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World.

Strictly Personal,"

Variety Programme." "Secret Service." ..

"Reaching for the Moon.'

Central:

"Just My Luck." "Little. Damozelle."

"The Age of Concert."

Oriental.

Dames Ahoy."

Passionate Plumber.'

Star.

Skyscraper Soul"

"Chances."

"State Fair."

Majestic,

"Tell Me To-night,

THE

CHUNEKONGS, FINESING

R-CONDITIONED THEATRE

It throbs with every emotion

known to the human heart

A young doctor...tempted on one side by a glamorous frame of a woman, huzury, gaiety...but faced with the threat of the law. On the other, his father, his boy hood sweetheart...and a life of service. Which would he choose?

Humanity

with Ralph MORGAN Boots MALLORY Alexander KIRKLAND

Irene WARE

Boory for "The Road so HaavÈCE”

by Harry Fried

Directed by John, Francia Dillong-

FOX Pleur

Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow in "Platinum Blonde'

← THE PLATINUM

BLONDE,"

EXCELLENT PICTURE AT QUEEN'S

Columbia Picture

!!

“HUMANITY:”

A STORY OF. U.S. MEDICAL LIFE

GC

RONNY' MUSICAL TREAT AT

CENTRAL

musical

BOOKING

THE

FATRE

25313 -23832.

Commencing To-morrow

FINUING LOVE WITH A GIRL SO GENTLE, SO SWEET, THAT HE PROTECTS HER AT THE RISK OF HIS LIFE."

A Great Love Story In a Strange Setting

FOX FILM zinnenia « JESSE L. LÁSKY Production

ZOO IN BUDAPEST

with

Loretta YOUNG Gene RAYMOND

O. P. HEGGIE Story by Malvilla Baker and Jack Kiridand

Directed by Romland V ha

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ZOO IN BUDAPEST"

J. L. LASKY'S “COME BACK FILM

MARY PICKFORD'S

LOVE FOR HOLLYWOOD

CHIEF REASON FOR COMING DIVORCE

(Special Air-Mail Service)

HOLLYWOOD, July 4

A letter from Douglas Fairbanks, in Europa telling Mary Pickford that if she wanted to 'maintain the household at Picklair, their Holly wood home, she would have to do so at her own expense, was, the last straw crushing the romance between the two leaders of Holl wood social life.

Mary Pickford has confirmed the report that their divorce will al most certainly be only a matter of months now, and that the grounds for it will be incompatibility,

Despite this tragic end of her thirteen years romance, Mary Pick- ford is determined to appear to "morrow as arranged, at the Inde pendence Day air pageant, st which she is booked to be the official hostess, thus again showing her devotion to the social life of the film colony, of which she hơn tà - fong been Queen.

Americana “ D'zmayed."

It was her love for Hollywood which has been the chief cause of disagreement with Douglas Fair- banks who bag said that now he has made so much money he wants" n get away and travel and has no further desire for life in California. News of the impending divorce

come to the Americana public with dismay. The people always regarded them as an ideal couple, and one New York paper went as far as to say that their married life, was the only sheat anchor of respectability Hollywood ever had. The sale of Pickfair, long known sa-the

House of Happiness, will mear

Hollywood's most famous landmark changing hands

It was stated at the house that Mary Pickford had wired to her

Jesse L. Lasky, for twenty years one of the outstanding figures in the motion picture industry, is re-husband, but had received a tele- solved to "write a sequel to his gram in reply saying he was

for the week-end with a Prince," unusual career.

Briefly, the story of my life in pictures might now be entitled, The Rise and Fall of Jesse Lasky," he said recently at a luncheon at the Fox Studio. com memorating the twentieth anarver sary of his entrance into the film business. I am determined to add to that title, And His Rizo Again, before I am satisfied to step aside."

Lasky has plunged into his. "come-back" career with the same enthusiasm which characterized his activities when he was a young

man in the business. Head of his own production unit, he is making eight pictures a year for Fox re- lease, and he is banking on his uncanny ability to pick "winnere" and his many years of experience to place him again at the top of the heap.

I've never stayed whipped yet," Lasky said. I've suffered defeats and setbacks many times, but I've never met an obstacle that hard work and careful planning wouldn't surmount."

Lovers of music are advised to see Ronny" which showing at. "Hamanity" is the story of authe Central Theatre. It is an Ufa overworked slum doctor who bring production which studio has re up his son with the idea that thecently produced such

Lasky is selecting his own stories, The Platinum Blonde" which young man should follow his foot- triumphs as Blue Danube and his own casts, his writers, his diree is showing at the Queen's Theatre, steps and devote his life to the work Tell Me Tonight, but in "Ronny" tors and associate effectives, and is is a most entertaining picture. It of toil and self-sacrifice, for little the musical scores have been surreplying upon his judgment of is handled by a very good cast and enough reward, except the know passed the previous ones

ability to "put me over." depicts the every day problems of ledge that you have done much for Besides the musical treat there is." The secret of success," he said, young people in love. Jean Har- the relief of suffering humanity. an exceedingly merry and witty is to surround yourself with good low as the wealthy society girl plays

The young man not unnaturally, story that tells of a young costui people. And that's just what I'm the part to perfection. She marries has other ambitions. While stadyjmier who is unexpectedly called doing in my climb back up the a newspaper man who cannot affording abroad he has met a selfish upon to play the lead in an operat ladder.***

to surround her with the luxuries society beauty and he wants to do ta. Later she meets the Prince who

Lasky's arst independent pro

ductions is Zoo in Budapest,

(Continued on next coluân).

STRICH ANY THAN OR SLAPPY VALLEY HUB..

the has been used to, with the result well for himself. The film turn on 16 no other than the writer of the that they are both disillusioned. this conflict in the young man's (Continued on previous column). He divorces her and marries a strag: mind, for he has a good deal of Aging, lady journalist. Lorretta

Young as the lady journalist, offers his father in him, but in a rash moment he becomes a gangster's admirable support. Robert Wil- doctor, and in return for the liama is excellent, and takes a dough to set up as a fashion difficult part, creditably. His mar- ringe has been a sad mistake, but able physician, he consents to treat he marries the girl of his heart, gumen, and not report their

by law target new comedy," What No Beer eventually, and they live happy wounds to the police as required

Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante have the stammering te sistance of Rosco Ates, in their

coming on Sunday to the Queen's

Theatre.

An exceptional cast supports this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring team in their new laugh vehicle.

In addition to Ates there is

EORIENTALE

everafter. We can recommend this The usual complications aris2 MORE TO-DAY & TOMORROW

picture to anyone. It is most in- teresting and there is plenty of and carry the film to its conclu- action in it.

sion. The story is quite well acted and Boots Mallory looks pretty as the conscientious nurse secretary and Alexander makes a handsome young dostor. Halph Morgan is the old Dr. MacDonald, made up rather like the British Prime Minister.

their way down.

Phyllis Barry, who, recently at the cast of Phyllis Barry entangles peared opposite Ronald Colman in the situation still further. Buster Cynara; John Miljan, Henry falls in love with the fair Phyllis, Armeria, Edward Brophy, Charles, only to discover too late that she is Dunbar and Charles Giblyn.

the affinity of one of the hostile The feature film is, by the way, preceded by a clever cartoon skit Bosco Ates, Brewmaster.

beer barons, John Miljan Ates, despite.his stuttering What! Ne Boer was directed on grand opera the Micky Mouse speech, is a great help to Buster by Edward Sedgwick. It is an creatures being caught in a barn and Schnozzola in this comedy original story by Robert Hopkins, ing sky scraper and having to sing on the beer question: Buster and adapted to the screen by Carey Wil Jimmy run a brewer, and Rosco on, with additional dialogue by. Ates is their chief brewmaster Tack Cluett. The story covers the Ates makes his beer so potent that current beer controversy from the police complications enaue, and the last national election to the present whole pack of comedians is march fight in Congress for legalization ed to jail.

The difficulties of operating 4 brewery is further complicated for the Keaton-Durante team by a all of which are extremely catchy. war between boer-running gange Willy Fritsch as the Prince, and headed by John Miljan and Ed Kathe von Nagy, as the costumier, ward Brophy to control their out-acted superbly and were ably sup- put. The beer war offers a night ported by a cast of clever artista ly exciting counterplot to the As stated, those who like catchy comedy provided by Buster and music, gorgeous gowns and splendid Jimmycke

acting should not fall to see this And, as if those complications picture which is really a first class were not enougi the presence in entertainment.

play. He falls in love with her and offers her everything but marriage. She is indignant, of course, and leaves in a hurry, but true love prevails and he brings her back and so all ends well,

Although the story seems rather short, there are some interesting and entertaining sidelights in the picture, such as the male and female choruses and several song bits You're the Sweetest Being

Why Isn't Tomorrow & Holiday! How Often Pre Dreamt af Kiss," and "Don't get that Idea! (Tontinued on ureeinna colon)

DAYS

NOWETHE

SCREENS MOST AMAZING

AND

THRILLING ADVEN1URE STORY !

KARLOFF

CANNY

THE MUMMY

STRANGER THAN DRACULA " MORE FANTASTIC THAN FRANKENSTEIN ORE MYSTERIOUS THAN "OLD DARK HOUSE

SINCREDIBLES EERIE BEYOND ALL WORDS!

It is three years since she last ac- companied Fairbanks on one of hir many foreign trips, when they went to the Orient. They pad three! daya visit to Hong Kong on that occasion). Some weeks ago it was stated that she would be jolning him on a forthcoming trip to China but Fairbanks returned here in May and then suddenly left again without her for England, after only

fortnight in America,

which he has Gene Raymond, Loretta Young, O. P. Heggie and Wally Albright in the principal roles. Rowland V. Lee, veteran director with many successes to his credit, directed the production, which comes o the King Theatre on Saturday

Three other pictures also are do- *nitely scheduled for the Lasky programme. They include the. Broadway stage success, "The War flor's Husband," in which Elisan Landi and Ernest Trues will be with Marjorie Rambeau starred, playing a prominent supporting role; Peking Picnic," the Atlan the Mouthly prize novel; and "Berkeley Square," the play which was a sensational success in Lon don and on Broadway.

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LORETTA YOUNG ROBERT WILLIAMS JEAN HARLOW

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