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TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

Zoo in Budapest."-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1933

SHOWING

TO-DAY

AT 2.80, 5.10, 7.16

King'k.

'Queen's.

"Platinum Blonde."

& 9.30 P.M.

Gantral.

"Ronny,"

Oriental,

The Mummy."

KOWLOON

Star.

"Unashamed."

CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAXE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BOS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 26720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

THE MOST CHARMING OPERETTE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!

WILLY FRITSCH KATHÉ VON NAGY

Majestic.

"Explorers of the World."

COMING

The Third String."

"Love on Wheela.

IN

RONNY "

King's.

is

Quasa's,

"What! No- Beer?"

A UFA PRESENTATION GERMAN DIALOGUE, WITH ENGLISH TITLES.

FIVE CHARMING SONGS,

"INCLUDING=

"HOW OFTEN I'VE

DREAMT OF A KISS"

"WHY ISN'T

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TO-MORROW

A HOLIDAY

**

YOU'RE THE

SWEETEST BEING "

BE SURE TO SEE THIS MUSICAL TREAT!

Th

ALSO

PATHE ENGLISH GAZETTE

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

AN UPROARIOUS.S

ALDWYCH FARÇE

Ralph Lynn JUST MY LUCK

His bad luck is your good luck! WITH WINIFRED SHOTIER AND, ROBERTSON HARE

A BED LAUGH RIOTI

NEW

VICTOR

RECORDS

for

JULY

World.

Strictly PersónaÏ,”

"Variety Programme."

"Secret Service."

Reaching for the Moon."

Central

Just My Luck." "Little Damozelie."

The Age of Concert."

Oriental,

Star.

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"Passionate Plumber."

Dames Ahoy."

"Skyscraper Souls!".

"W. Plan." "State Fair."

Majestic.

"Tell Me Tonight."

'JUST MY LUCK”

RALPH LYNNTMTM AND WINIFRED SHOTTER

Just My Luck" tells the story of a music teacher to whom Fate had always been scurvy Until he reached the age of thirty-fire be had towed to what appeared to be the inevitable. As a music-teacher he was more or less of a success, but

his pupil believed that there was more in him than the diffident sur- face revealed, and did her bost to encourage him. Suddenly he lost his job and bumped against a man who had always been, successful be. enuss he believed in himself and sc

infected others with his enthusiasm that they accepted him, and the ability he claimed to possess at his

ewn valuation.

KINGS THEATRE

THE AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

-DEFENSELESS IN A DEN

"ZOO IN BUDAPEST

BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS

OF BEASTS

The snarls of infuriated wild animals in mortal combat. was the weird accompani ment of this strange romance.

ZOO IN BUDAPEST

with

Loretta YOUNG Gene RAYMOND

O. P. HEGGIE Story by Melville Baker and Jack Kirkland.

* Directed by

Rowland V. Les

“PLATINUM

BLONDE"

AUDACIOUS, COMEDY AT

QUEEN'S

THEATRE

T25319 & 23332.

NEXT= CHANGE

"THE THIRD STRING"

SANDY POWELL KAY HAMMOND

A CHINESE PICTURE "SUCH HEROES"

with

HAU LAN KAN, LIO CHI HUNN ANTED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PICTURE

LAST SHOWING OF

"RONNY

AT CENTRAL TO-DAY

word of warning on their lips, a

Guards stood at the docтs, a j

Lovers of good music are remind- ed this is the last showing of watchful gleam in their eyes, and Brightly audacious, romantically "Ronny" It is something really strict orders in their pockets that dramatic and cleverly and generous out of the way with catchy music, less ad ordered."

none shall pass this deadline unly humorous is the attraction that added to good singing and wonder- has its final showings today at ful settings. Kathy Von Nagy, is the Queen's Theatre. "Platinum an accomplished anisician, and as Blonde," produced by Columbia pican actress leaves nothing to be tures, is the film that stands up un- desired. The chorus of male and der this barrage of virtues, with

female voices adds much to the one of its dominant virtues being enjoyment. Don't miss "Ronny the performance of Robert Wil at the Central Theatre to-day.. liams, who did so nobly in. "Re- bound" and "Devotion" and tops these with his biggest in "Platinum, Blonde"

Inside, a hundred cages held all the authentic lords of a great zoo in the making. At regular intervals the very sin split and retreated be- fore, a roar that shrank the hearts of lesser humans.

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WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES

Ationtinued from Page 4)

Violin Solo Slavonio Dance No.

1 (Dyorsak,Kreisler), Violin Solo Songs my Mother.

Taught, Me (Dvorak-Kreisler)

---Fritz Kresler=148_____ „Song-"At Parting" (Paterson-

Rogers),

8.43-11 p.m. (approx.).→A relay of

the Symphonic Concert, cons ducted by Mr. A. Gellman, from" the Peninsula Hotel by cour tesy of the Management, (Dur" ing the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio.)

Programme

1-Overture Raymond (Thomas).

-Frelude (Jarnefelt).

3-Excerpts from La Foria Suito

Espagnole (Laceme).

(a) Los Torea.. (b) La Roja. (c) La Zaranela.

11

Interval.

Part II.

1.-Overture-If I Were King

(Adam). •

*

2--Vienna Blood Waltz (

Strauss).

3-Selection Highland Laddie.

(Seredi)

4-Piano Solo-Overture--Wm.

Tell (Rossini-Liszt)-Professor. "Harry Ore.

Interval.

Part III. 1-Polemaise (Chopin). 2-Song of India from the Opera "Sadko-Rimsky-Korsakow) 3-Dance of the Hours (from the Bullet Glesenda"-Ponchiel-

God Save the King. 11 p.m. "(approx.).-Close down.

All-records-in the above European programmes are supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co. and Trang Fook

Piano Co.

BRITISH EMPIRE

BROADCAST.

FROM THE EMPIRE TRANS- - MITTER DAVENTRY,

ENGLAND.

Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used simul- taneously, but the wavelengths may be changed in the course of each "day's transmissions, Announcements will be made at frequent intervals: Call Sign Frequency. Wavelength

GSB

9,510 kč/s 31.55 m. or GSC 9,585 kc/5 31.30m. GSD 11,750 kc/s... 95.53 m. or GSE 11,865 kc/s- 25.28 1

CBE

15,140*ko/3*** 19,82 m.. SATURDAY,

whose feminine qualities he had been utterly blind to until his wife's easy called his attention to them.

G.M.T.

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One solitary man moved from cage to cage, bis beard hiding a coarse and deeply bronzed skin, his hands deftly wielding the strange paraphernalia of a wild beast's kit. What a choice sonst humour Huge fles, fantastic shears, combs this boy has. Every movement and with yard-long handles things one every bit of dialogue he utters con- The production is beautifully would see in the wildest nightmare, tributes to what may easily be con- mounted. Sets of unusual splendour 4.30 a.m.-Time Signal from Big- But to Leo and the assemblage of sidered one of the season's perfect form the background and some novel Ben Programme by the Roos- greeneye cats they were plain, screen characterizations. He has camera angles and effects are intro- ters Concert Barty every-day familiar implements of been aided in no small measure by duced by Joseph Walker. Jo Swer-5.30 vanity and beauty cultore.

ultra-sophisticated "dialogueling as the adaptor of the Chandler that Robert Riskin Provided for the Churchill story and Dorothy story by Harry E. Chandlee and

Howell as the continuity writter, Douglas W. Churchill. But there did inspired jobs and, as mentioned are ways and wage of interpretation before, Robert Riskin's dialogue is and Williams has captured the matchless. way!

The music "teacher absorbed the lesson to such good effect that his diffidenca disappeared as he replac- ed-big sombre garb with the shin. ing outfit of a brilliant man, and at once he "snaffled" a first-rate sition at two thousand a year and. twenty-five per cent. commission.

Heaven forbid, that a cinema cat or movie monkey ever hear the call The intricacies of the story pre to camera without first bay vide Ralph Lyon with characterising primped to the pink of condi. t.e situations, and Jack Raymond tion. It just isn't done to-day in has directed the picture with such the best of movie circles i understanding that the notable size-

cos achieved by actor and director "Mischief" will be altogether utghone in "Just My Luck..

Winifred Shotter is at her very best in the picture, while Davy Baruahy, in his first British and Dominions production, is said to senre heavily, Veta Pearce playing la prominent part with him.

BUSTER KEATON A

· CAPRICIOUS.

LOVER

HIS LEADING LADY'S OPINION

From Ronald Colman's arms to the arms of Buster Keaton. That

the

Loretta Young, is exquisite and beautiful adorable as the sob' sister. Reauti-

ful, as always, she is also a charm ing and capable actrese. Jean Hár- low, Louise Closser Hale, Donald Dillaway, Claude Allister, Edmund Breese and Walter Catlett all de their part to make "Platinum Blonds" the happy success that it

is.

A Frank Capra production, the direction of Capra is flawless. His flair for comedy, which made his direction of Harry Langdon's 'Strong Man" one of the ten best pictures of its year has been com bined with his ability to inject

and The same sure eye which roved The, charming critically over beautiful Loretta Loretta Young and the glamorous Young, checking every detail in cos Jean Harlow are the two young tume and make-up, watched with ladies who get Williams into and warm interest the condition of each out. of complications in a story of animal; and there were more than how a delightfully independent per- 500 of them, large and small, great son-a genuine free soul "gets and near-great, fearful and fasci- caught in a gilded cage and is nating. Five hundred creatures of pretty nearly smothered. the cage to be checked, cleaned, curried, combed, and humoured, to Jean Harlow is the society heiress make Fox Film's production, "Zoo who marries the careless, care-free, in Budapest," one of the truly happy reporter because he is so dif- different and outstanding pictures ferent from any of the men in her of the year.

set. She then proceeds to pattern him after them. Loretta Young, Back of a simply woven romantic the sob sister on Williams paper atory, with all the colour and flame ·. of its unusual dramatic setting, is who has loved him all along, has the poignant and the romantic, and the name of Jesse L Lasky. For to stand by and content herself with his undisputed artistry in produc "Zoo in Budapest" marks the re- being his sympathetic pal. Evening things on a gigantic scale. turn to activity of one of the keen bels and breaks out of his cage and picture that can line itself up with. tually, however, the young man re. Here is another Columbia-Capra est minde, one of the most capable artists in the entire film business, finds love and sympathy with the pal their "Submarine," "Ladies of It is the first of a series of Lasky-

"Leisure." "Flight" and "Dirigi produced and personally supervised

(Continued on next column) · · - | ble “2- pictures which will be released un- der the Fox banner during: 1933,

The directorial talent of Rowland is the cinematic leap taken by the V. Lee. is another potent factor screen's newest brunette beauty, in the Zoo in Budapest" produc Phyllis Barry Miss Barry cams tion. Topping the player list are from the tragedy of "Cynara" to Gene Raymond, Loretta Young, O. the rollicking nonsense of the new P. Heggie and Wally Albright, Jr., est Buster Keaton-Jimmy Durante with a notable supporting cast of comedy, "What! No Beer? a bur- well-known players. "Zoo in Bn. lesque on the beer question which dapest" is now showing at the commences to-morrow at the King's Theatre. Queen's Theatre.

Quite a leap indeed, considering that these two pictures mark the total of this British stage be auty's screen "appearances.

Bum

السوية

Buster and Schnozzle Durante when you work with them in a picture." They are just as wild behind the camera as in front of it. Thero's no use trying to be dignified when

Sublime to Bidiculous. "You might call it from the ab. they are around, and I can well lime to the ridiculous, Miss Barry has directed all the pictures they understand why Edward Sedgwick declares. But I enjoyed, it im have made together. It takes a mensely.berke

200-pound giant like Mr. Sedgwick

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TSANG FOOK PIANO Provided you have your health to hold them down.

COMPANY

Ice House Street, Hong Kong.

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(and, căn · stand the strain of the

mad pace that Buster Keaton and This picture is so different from Jimmy Durante set, it's a jolly lat my first one. Everything on the

Ronald Colman set was so serious! of fun

and precise. But you never know “Buster in my sweetheart in this what to expect with Keaton and picture." When ́ I go into a love Durante, It's like a three-ring cir- scene with him. I can never be quite cus, with clowns for all the per- stire - whether I am going to be | fözmera'

kissed or tripped up by a beer keg Others in the cast of this that Durante is playing, roll-the are Rosco Ates, John, boop with

Henry Armette, Adward

You just can't help loving both | Charles (Oontinued at foot of nezi col.) blyn.

And

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ORIENTALE

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DON'T

MISS THIS: SUPER THRILLERS

UNIVERSAL PICTURE:

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

THE

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TEL 2847

FUNNIEST COMEDY. EVER MADE!

BUSTER

KEATON

JIMMY

DURANTE

POLLY

MORAN

THE

KARLOFF

PASSIONATE MUMMY PLUMBER

V.

Time Signal from Green- wich; Dance · Music (gramo- phone records). 6.0-8.30 a.m-News Bulletin and announcements, including ko eye-witness account of the third day's play in Gentlemen Players Match. am-1.0 pm -Transmission on an omni-directional aerial: 11.01 a.m. A Concert; 11.43 Musical Comedy programme (gramo phone records); 12.15-1.0 p.m. Orchestral Concert.

11.0

G.M.T.

SUNDAY. --

5.15 a.m.-Times Signal from Big Ben; A Religious Service from a studio; address by the Bishop of Durbam,

6.0

program.me

am-Time Signal from Green. wich; Schumanu (gramophone records). 7.0-7.15. a.m.-A summary of the

week's news... ⠀⠀

11.30 am.-1.0 p.m.-Transmission on an omni-directional aerial; Stu- dio Concert of Light Music.

2N3ELINED THEATRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO DAY Ab 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

BLONDE BONDAGE! While the other girl waited, she stole his heart and led him-bewitched and bedazzled into her gilded cagel

PLATINUM BLONDE

The picture you'll want to you balik

1 with LORITTA YOUNG: ROBERT WILLIAMS JEAN HARLOW 4 FRANK CAPRA `production

TO-MORROW

ARE YOU THIRSTY for laughs?

Jim

Then see what Buster and "Schnozzle:bave brewed for your delight!

Buster

KRATOM DURANTE

JOY

FEAST

WHATE

NO BEER?

ROSCO ATES, PHYLLIS BARRY, JOHN MILJAN,

Nøver

MAJESTIC STAR)

HEATRE A

Nathan Rosil, Kowloon. Tel 57222 TO-DAY ONLY-

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.

THE WILDEST": ADVENTURES EVER FILMED.

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ALL REAL, ALL TRUE.

RASPIN PRODUCTION

PRESENTS

"EXPLORERS

OF THE WORLD

Directed by HAROLD NOICE

NEXT CHANGE

TELL ME

TO-NIGHT?

THE SENSATION OF EUROPE,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,30; 6:20, 7:20 & 8.20 p.m.

Rashamed

Helen TWELVETREES

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