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A CHARMING LOVE STORY WITH SONGS

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Beautiful

Alluring!

Anna "Neagle

HER FIRST GREAT ROLE

The LITTLE

DAMOZEL

THE FILM THAT IN ONE WEEK 50,000 PEOPLE PAID TO SEE AT THE PLAZA LONDON

A BRITISH PICTURE.

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

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With a doodly dart in her silver hair, she lay there, white and still.,

thirteen difformest pingle had thirteen different rearansfer wasting her out of

The

Any one of them

cevichorebatm

victed of the sur den.

WHO KILLED JENNY WREN? Now the world shall know!

THE PHANTOM OF. CRESTWOOD

with

`RICARDO CORTEZ KAREN MORLEY Directed by 1 Wober Ruben Screen PlaybyBoreCormack David O... Selznick, Executive Producer. Merion C. Cooper, Associate Producer A. REO-RADIO Pictura of comp

NINETEEN YEARS OF FILMS

King's.

CINEMA

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1933

SHOWING PAMAMA

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HONG KONG

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2.30, 3.10, 7:13

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THE

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** Wild 'Girl"

Qusen's.

"The Woman Accused."

Central

"The Little Damozel"

Oriental.

Star.

"Carnival Boat."

KOWLOON

Washington Masquerade.”

Majestic.

"Secrets of the French Police"

King's.

"Rain."

Queen's.

COMING

"Reunion in Vienna."

Cruiser Emden."

Central.

Star.

**

"A Woman Commands," he

Animal Kingdom,"

World.

Phantom of Crestwood."

Under the Roof of Paris.??.

Dynamite (Sound on Disc)." Downstairs."

"Hell Below."

Love Waltz."

Skyscraper Souls."

JOAN CRAWFORD IN RAIN"

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POWERFUL PERFORMANCE AS SADIE THOMPSON

screen.

"I like trees better than

men-they're

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Wild Girl

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CHARLES

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JOAN

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RALPH

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FOX

Based on Paul Armstrong's dramatization

*! BRIT HARTÉ'S famous story "Salomy Jones Klas“

Directed by Raoul Walsh

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REUNION IN VIENNA "

JOHN BARRYMORE AND DIANA WYNYARD

THE LITTLE DAMOZEL"

ANNA NEAGLE'S BIG

SUCCESS

Herbert Wilcox backed his faith in Anna Neagle by giving her the important and difficult role of Julie Alardy in: "The Little Damozel," the British and Dominions' film, directed by him, w

Joan Crawford, who, will be seen Considerable interest attaches it in Rain at the King's Theatre self to the screen translation of on Sunday, is bersell far more Robert E. Sherwood's stage mas-

Rennion in Vienna, interesting. more vital, than any terpiece,

Anna Neagle acquits herself ad rule she has created upon the which supplied Alfred Lunt and

Restless, moody, high- Fontanne. with one of their most mirably in the part of a cabaret The talking artiste who conceals quite a charm. strung, she makes full use of every successful vehicles. hour as if she felt that life is all picture version of the noted playing personality under the cloak of too short. She is a brilliant example will open on Sunday at the Queen's a brightly artificial night club with John Barrymore queen. She sings some delightful of the modern girl, whose courage Theatre

starred and Diana Wynyard, of numbers and dances with exquisite thrusts all else aside.

Anyone looking into those wide,Cavalcade" fame, in the leading grace.

feminine ple. gray blue eyes must know she was

Reunion in Vienna" is regard. born to be an emotional actress

young woman' started life as

James Rennic, well-known American film actor, co-stars with

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NEXT CHANGE “COMMENCING SUNDAY, 8th AUGUST.

JOSEPH M. SCHENCK" prasunts

JOAN.

CRAWFORD

RAIN

win WALTER HUSTON"

A deluge of passion In a sinem emotion

UNITED

PIKTORE

Lewis MILESTONE PUT

ALSO

COLOURED SILLY SYMPHONY

"BABES IN THE WOODS"

AND

MICKEY MOUSE IN.

"KLONDIKE KID'

"THE WOMAN · ACCUSED"

STORY TRAVELS 19,800

MILES

Jouer but she is finally reaching her niche and in her recent pictures she has displayed a marked increase of dramatic. power that place her produced, under the auspices of the marrying Julie, is excellently han. York at the time. She wrote chup-

among the most important film stars of the day..

In "Possessed," in. * Grand Hotel" and in Letty Lynton " this dramatic power has been muni- fest, and now in the famed role of Sadie Thompson" she reaches a zenith enjoyed by few Hollywood actresses. And in this rule she completely reverses anything else

Theatre Guild.'

SCIENCE AND WAR

ARMED CONFLICT "NOW OBSOLETE

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Weslesley College, Mass.-That the United States should join the World Court on the grounds that it is the logical, the safe, the cor rect next step in our contribution to the problem of finding a judicial way to settle our international dis- pates," was the opinion expressed by Dr. Robert A. Millikan of the California Institute of Technology, in an address before the second annual New England Institute of international Relations.

Dr. Millikan, one of America's foremost natural scientists and known particularly for his cosmic ray research, speaking on "Science and Internationalism," said "1 regard science as the most effective. and deadly foe of war. And I think it is rapidly render ng war" ob- solete." He stated that he did not believe disarmament necessarily meant peace and cited the com parative unpreparedness. of the United States in its major "ton- ficta.

Referring to the United States' || joining the World Court, the speaker said that the Court is estab- lishing by its decisions a body of international law which can form just such a basis for the future. hettlement of international disputes as the common law now does for the settlement of our personal dis putes.

We Must Give Up a Little.. "There can be no doubt," Dr. Millikan declared, that we are here moving along just the same well- tried road which we have followed in replacing successively, family warfare, clan warfare, and state warfare by court procedures, and we must now follow that road in international affairs. We must give up a little of our, sovereignty, it is true, just a little at present to take the needed step, but all organiza.. tion of society involves setting up of rules of behaviour, which, of course, interfere and must interfere some extent with what was formerly considered individual or group liberty,"

to

"What, finally, are the, practical constructive steps for most of us " he asked. "Merely the steps which educated men are taking all the time, keeping informed themselves with the international situation and has sting by conversation, by speak- ing and by writing, in the formation of an enlightened and progressive public opinion ink the United States."

fusca. takes steps to have Grant

War Has Changed. Six and a half times across the country, for a distance of 19,800 Science," Dr. Millikan conclud- miles, was the journey taken by ed, and its application have have rendered it more destructive the manuscript of The Woman changed the nature of war. They Accused." the Paramount Liberty

and enormously more costly, so that as the last war showed, the advan- all-star story, which was "written

Theatre with by ten authors. It is now at the

Nancy tages which the victor formerly Queen's Carroll, Cary Grant and John Hal hoped to win from war have dis liday in leading roles.

appeared. Intelligent, rational be- ings cannot fail to read the hand- The manuscript began its voyage writing on the wall. Wor may have when a brief synopsis of the idea survived thus far because it had it has taken time, of course for the ed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayet as one Anna Neagle, and his portrayal of was dispatched-to Rupert Hughes.urvival value but it cannot survive its most important undertakings happy-go-lucky spendthrift who, in Beverly Hills, Cal., who wrote long after science has so changed of the current season, which may because he imagines he has out the the first chapter. When he finish conditions that it no longer has ed, he sent it on to Vicki Baun survival value. More sharply now well be credited in view of the wealthy girl he is in love with, al-

one sees what science has to do with internationalism play's phenomenal success and the lows himself to be bribed with a wide discussion it created when considerable sum of money into German author, who was in New dled inasmuch as he succeeds in ter No. 2, and forwarded it to. in Pasadena, for. gaining the onlooker's sympathetic Zane Grey,

Then it went, con- Play Essentially the Same.

understanding lo prefe that might Chapter 3. In order to achieve as smooth a easily place him as merely a cad.secutively, to Vina Delmar, in Hol- "The Little Damozel" is adapt.lywood, Irvin S. Cobb, in Louise translation as possible in shifting the drama from the medium of ed from the famous play by Monckville, Ky.; Gertrude Atherton, In stage to screen, the author himself ton Hoffs and Herbert Wilcox has San Francisco; J. P. McEvoy, in went to Hollywood to superintend produced the story in sumptuous New York City Ursula Parrott, the changes called upon by the setting, unfolding the drama with Long Island, NY.; Polan Banks, larger scope of the photoplay. It a dexterity of movement that will in Hollywood; and Sophie Kerr, in is said, however, that "the play keep the onlooker's interest held Hollywood. remains essentially the same. #8 from start to finish.

The film opens with shots of the when produced on Broadway, the original version being elaborated lovely Anna Neagle, looking fasci on only to add movement and natingly sophisticated, charming spectacle not made possible within the audience of a popular night club with a song and making them the narrow confines of the stage.

The screen adaptation was "writ-enthusiastic with her dancing.

Ave The story is on a richly human ten by Ernest Vajda and Claudine. West, who were responsible for the note, giving Anna Neagle the op- scripts of Smilin' Through," portunity for some highly emotion

Private Lives" and The al acting. Guardsman." The director was Sidney Franklin, who also directed the three aforementioned pictures.

In the original stage version of "Reunion in Vienna," the story opened in the Krug household with the faded glory of Vienna talked about but not seen. In the current fim version, however, the palatial splendour of the royal court and magnificance of the gay court social life are depicted.

has

J she had contributed to the screen.

Ever since she became a star, some 3 years ago, Joan Crawford been the perfectly-groomed sophisticate. She has been copied by girls she is now in a role, which makes her nearly, the exact oppo- site, thứ rate which served the late Jeanne Eagels so well upon the stage.

The nineteenth birthday of Pa ramount Studios which has just been celebrated brings back many old memories to all those who re member the early struggles of the film companies.

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At the end of 1913 Paramount began its first motion picture in an old barn in Hollywood. It was called "Tho Squaw Man," and the Company was then known as the Jesse L Lasky Feature Play Cor- poration.

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Joan had wanted to play this part ever since she heard rumours that Lewia Milestone and Joseph M. Schenck had decided to do it. She had spirited competition - for it,

Talullah Bankhead and

several stars had been tested for it, but she won out, even though she had to prevail, upon Metro Goldwyn-Mayer.

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The picture was made in its on. tirety by United Artists over on

Barrymore is said to be ideally Catalina Island, and the company was permitted to go native for suited to the role of the mad Haps- Lasky and Cecil B. De Mille, the two months it required Subburg archduke, Rudolf, who returns who has just produced the million merged in her part, Joan became dollar spectacle, The Bign of the Sadis Thompson, with froway curls, Cross," had organised the fimcheap clothes and flashy jewellery. company & short time before in Bo earnestly did she concentrate New York and decided on the par- upon this character that she per. ticular picture because Dustin mitted herself to gain a few extra Farnum had just finished a star- pounds.

ring tour in it. The two put up You see," she explained, 5.000 dollars each and offered Far- Sadie is that kind of a girl. She num a third interest in the or has curves and lure. She lets her ganisation for his services but he hips move more freely when she chose rather to take a weekly walks, and neither knows nor cares salary. The third partnership, for the so-called social graces. But therefore was taken up by Samuel she is very real!* Goldwyn.

With the Company's capital, De Mille went to Hollywood, and rent.

o Vienna to rekindle the romance of the royal court days. Miss Wynyard is his leading woman for the second time, having recently scored with him in "Rasputin and the Emprese.**

An Aristocratic Cast.

It is interesting to note that the. studio engaged a number of Aus trians of former high station and rank for the reunion scenes. This satirical phase will be understood when it is recalled that this re- union in Hollywood" is exactly what Sherwood was writing about in his original conception of the play..

The ending of the picture, an in'

ed a citrus grove, and the barn on Montague, Baby De Rue and Dick the play, is left largely to the the small ranch became studio La Reno. Extras were secured by imagination of the audience. This headquarters. It housed all de looking over types in the street circumvents Possible censorial partments, The cast comprised and asking the desired persons to frowns and perdite free interpreta- Dustin Farnum, Winifred King work in the picture. When Patation of the success of the docto ston, Red Wing Dick Le Stranger mount moved its studios to the husband's 'experiment" in applie Foster Knox, Monroe Baliebury, present site in Marathon Street, paychology, In any event, it is Joe Singleton, Billy. Elmer, Fred the old barn went as well and now happy ending, either way you (Continued at foot of next column) occupies a pines of honour

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After Miss Kerr completed the final chapter, she turned the manu script over to Bayard Veiller, for" screen adaptation.

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around Miss Carroll, who, on the "The Woman Accused" centres

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