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THAT'S GOOD TO GOOD NIGHT

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Karen Morley and Ricardo Cortex in "The Phantom of Crestwood."

PHANTOM OF. CRESTWOOD

AT THE CENTRAL THEATRE

Quite a good mystery of a ma- cabre nature which has a well con-

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

AT THE CENTRAL

THEATRE

Human hearts fighting for the cealed solution as its curtain. It key to happiness. The whole-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1933

*A WOMAN COMMANDS

AT THE CENTRAL

THEATRE

"A Woman Commands" a spec- tacular film and Pola Negri's first talking picture. Forster wrote the original story for the Polish star. "It is described as a romantic drama of love and intrigue with a Ser- bian background.“

Playing the romantic lead op posite the colourful Pola is Basil Rathbone, an old favourite of the New York Stage. H. B. Warner, veteran English actor is another. member of the cast. Pola Negti ar Maria Draga is in love with a young officer, he endeavours to keep her in luxury and contracta huge debts which threatens to ruin his military career. He is advis ed to give her up, and it is sho who does so, and goes back to the cabaret, and is sensationally suc pessful. One evening when she is amging she meets his Sèrbian Ma jesty who enters incognito. He is attracted to her orders her to come to his place. She obeys and from, here things advance very rapidly.... A revolution breaks out and a son is born, events happen very quick- ly. There is plenty of action in "this powerful drama; gorgeous backgrounds-lovely. gowns, and

you will be enchanted with Miss Negri's singing. Well worth see ing, do not miss it at the Central Theatre.

MOTOR CARS ARE CAST

IN PICTURES

In one of the greatest hunts for cars ever staged in Hollywood, the Paramount studios have compiled a casting album of 450 different mäkes of automobiles.

The year, model and condition of each car, as well as a photograph; has been secured "and filed for the casting of automobiles in motion pictures.

From the collection, fifteen were picked out to work in a new pic tare, entitled, "Pick Up," which co-stars Sylvia Sidney and George Raft.

STARS ARE NOT MADE

IN A DAY #

The theory of the unknown ac tresa who catches the director's eye appears to be exploded. Lack can happen bat it is pot to be depende ed on.

Norman MeLood; the famous. Paramount director who makes the Marx Brothers pictures and whose latest film is A Lady's Profes sion," says that at least 10,000

one to become a star." The stu-

a chance."

dent.

concerns a lady of easy virtue who souled" feminine arrayed against "extras" have worked in his pic- blackmails her lovers. They all, the fleshly lure. This forms the, meet at a lonely house where the absorbing conflict in "The Animal tures, but he has never singled out woman is killed by a dart.

Kingdom." Here is an overpower- Suspicion falls on a crook who ing human interest; Ann Harding dies are always on the look-out for has entered the house to steal in- as the light O' love whose high new talent," he says. "But it criminating letters. To clear him- character sanctifies sin. Leslie usually must be experienced to get self, he starta investigations and Howard as the idealist who wavers

Out of thirty players at the Pa solves the mystery. Karen Morley between the magnetism of ап ramount Studios" only six became as Jenny is very good, while Ricar- affinity, and the spell of a circe. do Cortez, as easy and self confi- Myrna Loy as the siren wife with ecreca artistes through sheer acci- dent as ever all the role of the sordid, aims. These head a cast of

Adrienne Ames, a New York so- crook admirably. "There is a strong priceless talent. It is

a daring supporting cost which includes drama, and wonderfully enacted cause a portrait artist sent her ciety girl was given a chance be- such old favourites as Pauline by a powerful cast. Do not fail Fredericks, Sam Hardy and Aileen to see it when it opens at the Can Picture to the studio; Gary Coop- er, ELI out-of-work cartoonist Pringle, who all show to advan- ral Theatre. The story ran for worked as an "extra" and advanc tage. As in most stories of its weeks in the daily columns of this ed Buster Crabbe was urged to kind, the plot is somewhat involv paper, so we will not go into de take a test as the "lion man în ed, but the direction is excellent, tail, but assure you it is some "King of the Jungle" and was suc- while the camera work is very ef- thing very daring and yet so hu-cessful, Frances Dee, visiting from fective which heightens the air of man that you will enjoy seeing Chicago went to the studio with mystery that pervades it. Don't these favourites of the screen in two friends who were "extras" and miss it at the Central Theatre. this powerful love story.

was given a part; Kent Taylor did & favour for a friend who was testing a new camera stunt and his impromptu acting brought him a contract; and Randolph Scott, an engineer holidaying near Holly wood took a part in the local theatre for fun and was snapped

TO-MORROW AT THE CENTRAL

A CHARMING BRITISH MUSICAL ROMANCE-

ANNA NEAGLE Sings delightfully the year's best numbers The LITTLE DAMOZEL

1. ROMANTIC DRAMAY APPEALING IN ITS EMOTIONAL SIMPLICITY

WITH SONG HITS BY NOEL COWARD AND RAY NOBLE "BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN WHAT MORE CAN LASKY

up.

All the others, including Carole Lombard, Naney. Carroll, Sylvia Sidney and Wynne Gibson. wanted to act from the beginning, and be gan their training early

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THE WARRIOR'S

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“CAVALCADE

Story 3

CAVALCADE HOLLY.

WOOD'S GREATEST

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*"Cavalpade” appeals to nearly every emotion to which the human heart is susceptible." That is the principal reason why it was select- ed by Fox Films" for production na 'the most ambitious film ever at- tempted by Hollywood. Costing more than a million dollars, port- raying scenes in, which as maoylas 2,500 extras were employed, utilis- ing specially huilt sets of London localities costing approximately £80,000 with an imported cast, of characters and an attention to de- tails and authenticity naver before attempted in motion pictures, "Cavalcade" is the most preten tious production over undertaken anywhere. It is aimed to surpass the most lavish and prodigious American offering heretofore "pro- duced, and to dwarf anything sver filmed by British, German, French or Italian producers.

"Cavalcade" by Noel Coward, author of bitter sweet, and a dozen other successes, produced by Char- les B. Cochran, was the hit of the year in London. It ran for eleven months at Drury Lane, packing the great historic theatre night after night, with

hundreds quenes of yarda long waiting to buy tickets at "every

per- formance. Globetrotters, touriste, travellers and business people whose vocations called them to Eng land all made a point of seeing it. Joan Crawford, in London on be. lated honeymoon with her husband, Douglas: Fairbanks Jr., said when

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WILD GIRL"

PLAYING AT THE KING'S

THEATRE.

FAVOURITES OF OTHER DAYS.

When Mary Pickford's new pic- ture is shown here ("Secrets") we shall see several old faces that we have not seen for years on the Three great stars of the screen silver screen King Baggot, ones are featured to play the principal one of the screen's greatest actor- roles in the Wild Girl, which opens directors, Paul Panzer, Francis at the King's Theatre to-morrow. Ford and Florence Lawrence who They are Charles Farrell, Joan was a star when Mary was just Bennett and Ralph Bellamy. You an unknown member of the "cast. will enjoy this masterpiece from Ethel Clayton and Bessie Barris- the Fox Studios. Joan Bennett cale, who were among the glamo- she returned to Hollywood last plays a very different type of per-rous personalities of the silent era, Autama: “If for no other reason son in this picture. It is a story have small parts, and 50 have my trip abroad was worth while of the great outdoor life. Charles Theodore Von Eltz and Huntly because I saw "Cavalcade." Thou Farrell like Miss Bennett portrays Gordon. sands of others who saw the play fact we venture to say this is about a totally different character, in echoed the same sentiments and it his best, and Ralph Bellamy as

Irving Pichel yearns to play drew heavily on Continental visi-Jack Marbury the big hearted sympathetic parts but in some 15 tors from all over Europe.

*

gambler gives the finest perform years has achieved his ambition in More than 250,000,000 English ance of his career, most of the only one?! speaking people including the An- scanes in this picture were taken! glo-Saxon colonies in China, the in the scenic Sequoia National The magnificent scenery of 8e- South Seas, in Central Africa, Park. Taken from Paul Arm Girl has never before been used quoia National Park in "Wild through the mediterranean and in strong's dramatization of "Salomy, the West Indies are potentially in- Jane's Kiss" by Bret Harte, and as a screen setting, except for brief sequences in two other pic- terested in the story "Cavalcade" | with a supporting cast headed by

tures Fo tells, because its dominant theme, Eugene Palette, Irving Pichel, mother love and maternal sacri Minaa Gombel, Sarah Padden, fices, arouses sympathy and under Willard Robertson and Morgan standing in every human breast re-Wallace the film presents a vivid gardness of flag or frontier, colour romance of the gold rush days. or creed,

Did You Know That sex or age.

Charles Farrell's horsemanship in "Wild Girl" has won him the Hollywood's foremost status rider?

"Cavalcade" is the story of home, a family. It might be fitted in any frame, in England, in Ame- rica, in Hungary, in Japan. It tells of a Mother's protective ins- tincts.

Noel Coward has contrived to focus these emotions and their in- evitable developments over a gen- eration, more than three decades, squarely on to the hearthstone of a What single family in London. English picture goers will think of this great film is not in doubt. As one American critic said: "they will all see it because they'll have no peace until they do."

WEDDING BELLS FOR

"MARY BRIAN

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Elissa Landi is the principal féminine character in The War- rior's Husband," other drawing Hollywood is wondering, whether carda" are Majorie Rambeau, pretty Mary Brian now starring Ernest Truex, David Manner, in "Song of the Eagle" is on the and Helene Madison, the Olympic eve of becoming engaged! She has swimming champion, all these and been seen around Hollywood with several others who help make this many eligible young men of the Fox Production the success it is flm capital, including Jack Oskie It is a hilarious comedy romance of and Russell Gleason, but has never women who are the warriors and evidenced a decided preference for the providers-of women who have any particular suitor. However all the rights, and good lefts, with when Charles "Buddy" Rogers' re- which to enforce them-of women furned from orchestra and radio who believe that man's place is in engagements in the East, Mary the home, and are willing to fight was there to welcome him, and they it out in order to prove it. With kissed fondly. Little Miss Brian Elissa Landi sa the outstanding of does not osculate very freely, so it the Amazons and Ernest ruex looks as though Cupid is due to as the clinging vine of a male, the score another victory. cast further includes Majorie Ram- benu, David Manners, Helen Ware, John Sheehan, Helen Madison and Lionel Belmore, Walter Lang di- Janet Gaynor, when starting rected this production from the her film career was refused & foa- Broadway stage, success by Julian tured role by the Fox Studios Thompson.

which later guided her to Star dom.

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Facts About the Players. That Blissa Landi is an accom plished musician, a widely read Dovelist, a talented dancer and "a skillful horsewoman is addition, to being an outstanding movie pie ture atar...

Majoria Rambeau was a leading woman when she was fifteen years old and her first role was “Camil-

Hollywood Bays That

Frederick March is taking flying

lessons.

Clara Bow is back in Hollywood with her husband Rex Bell. Los- don evidently agreed with her, for she is several pounds overweight, and will have to reduce before the starts work on her next picture. [".

*

Maurice Chevalier admits his Helen Madison, Olympic swim favourite American food is wat ming champion makes her feature fles. picture debut as a Sergeant of the Guards in The Warrior's Hus- hard,"

screen.

under the banner of “For Films". he says this is utterly new, utterly

Ernest Truex in one of the most popular comedians on the stage. different, utterly entertaining. It His role is the second one on the will be one of the funniest pie- tures of the year. Therefore-do Jesse Lasky's second production not miss it when it comes to your (Continued at føst of next col.)

local theatre.

of

Joan Bennett has craved to play wild roles for years but never has had an opportunity until "Wild Girl'

¡Continued on next column)."

Minna Gombell is a physician's daughter-and played her first screen role in “Doctor's Wives?' ? ·

eight

Eugene Pallette drove horse stagecoaches for fun when he for his export handling of a simi was a youngster-which accounts

Jar vehicle in "Wild Girl”

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...

nett both play types of roles""nt-

Charles Farrell and Joan Ben-. terly different from anything they have ever attempted in their port- rayals in "Wild Girl"! *.

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CHARLES

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JOAN

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