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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 95720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-

At 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.30 P.M.

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YOU WONT BELIEVE

IT BUT HE IS FUN-* NIER THAN EVER

Sudney Howard

"UP the DERBY

for

DICELLENT COVERY YOU'LL ENJOY ...

A RIOTOUSLY FUNNY PICTURE-

COME & LET SYDNEY HOWARD TEACH" YOU' HOW TO PICK THE WINNERS

A BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PICTURE.

TO-MORROW

She branded her- self with sin to save her baby!

NO OTHER WOMAN

Mich

IRENE DUNNE CHARLES BICKFORD GTILI ANDER - KRIG LINDEN From Eugene Waker') dage sucemui. "fun a Woman." Directed by J. Walter Ruben An RKO RADIO Picture of course! David O. Selick, Executive Producer

ADDED ATTRACTION

A SPECIAL THREE REEL MUSICAL FEATURETTE

"SO THIS IS HARRIS"

STARRING

PHIC HARRIS

NOT TO BE MISSED

IT'S GREAT TO BE

ALIVE"

Tale Of The Last Men In The World"

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933.

LAST TWO-DAYS AT

HONG KONG

2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

King's.

"Dangerously Yours"

Queen's.

"Billion Dollar Scandal"

Central.

Oriental.

atar.

"Up for the Derby"

"Cisco Kid."

KOWLOON

"Divorce in the Family"

Majestic.

"Hell on the Western Front"

King's.

COMING

"It is great to be alive." "Cavalcada"

Queen's.

"Peg Of My Heart"

"Woman Who Play" "King Of The Jungle" Central.

Star.

"No Other Woman" "The Great Jasper'".

"As You Desire Me" "Romance of Pro Grande"

"Looking On The Brightside"

World.

"Flower of Peace"

(Chinese Picture)

"Divorce In The Family"

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

Merry

sprightly dialogue Naughty intimate situations Romance that tingles

Revel in this bright tale of a smooth, light-fingered gentleman who finds to mance incurable... captures an enticing blonde sleuth... imprisons her on his cozy yacht for a cruise in dreamy, moon-kissed waters.

Dangerously yours

Warner

with

BAXTER

Miriam

JORDAN

Herbert

MUNDIN

Story by Paul Harvey Fox

Directed by

Frank Tuttio

Pictures In Hong Kong

"NO OTHER WOMAN"

Tale Of A

Steel" Town Struggle

The man of brawn becomes the

man of brains and then, with suc-

A POWERFUL STORY

The Billion Dollar

Scandal

"The Billion Dollar Soandal" cess, riches and fame becomes just now! showing at the Queen's a fool over a woman who twists Theatre, is a story, as its title sug him around her crooked little fing-sts, of the exposure of a nation

wide swindle. It tells of an ex-

FOX

"DANGEROUSLY. YOURS"

Lady Detective And Gentleman Crook

What happens when a charming young lady detective sets out to ensmare a suave gentleman crooks is the central theme of "Danger- ously Yours," new Fox production which had its first showing at the King's theatre to-day,

Warner Baxter is starred in the

role of the society thief and the beautifal Mirian Jordan, recent re- cruit from the Broadway and

BOOKING AT TAK THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332.

-NEXT CHANGE→→ COMMENCING SUNDAY,

10th SEPTEMBER.

““A MAN, A Mani

My Fortune For a Man!" Women cried for him! Bid for him! Fought for him! It's great to be alive when you're the

last man on

earth!

ATS GREAT

BE ALVE

with

Raul ROULIEN Gloria STUART Edna May OLIVER Herbert

MUNDIN

Joan MARSH

Directed by Alfred Wecker From a story by John D. Swain

"UP FOR THE

DERBY"

Real Scenes Taken From Epsom Down

Sydney Howard topping, the bill at the Central Theatre in & comedy with a racing flavour and showing most aptly during the week of the great race of the year. "Up for the Derby.”

میں

Last year's Derby was specially photographed and is prominently shown in this excellent comedy, adding considerably to its interest.

was won by that other great come- dian, Tom Walls, with his horse April Fifth.

SOME NEW FILMS

And London Opinion's Of Them

Storm at Daybreak

Two lines from this melodrama of the Sarajevo murder:-Walter Hus ton to Kay Francis: I'm just as good a Sorb as you ever were. One Serbian citizen to another "And what does it all menn, any- how?" Hollywood is certainly go ing in for the truth, racket these" days.

The Girl in 419 (Plaza)

419. is the number of a room in an emergency hospital, and the girl is found beaten up by gangsters in the street. The hospital's star doc- tor sets out to track down her as- sailant, and isn't that a surprise? -gets him. You might think, re- membering Jimmy Dunn in Bad Girl" and "Dance Team," that he would not make a very efficient doe tor. But you'd be wrong. I can positively assure you that his tre panning net is the talk of the town.

•

No Man of Her Own (American)

The story of a small town beauty who marries and reforms a big town crook. Clark Gable, on loan to Paramount from Metro, has never been photographed better, and Cir- ole Lombard still suggests that she might be useful as well as decorative some day.

Trick for Trick (American) ^ As extravaganza of murder and magic that makes no particular de mands on the intelligence, but a good many on the endurance of the audience.

Lucky Devils (American) Melodrama of the Hollywood stunt men, with plenty of action, and au- thentic studio settings. Bruce Cabot is a "comer who is worth watching, and Lon Chaney's son, Creichton Chaney, has a part.

VEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORKOW

At 2:30, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20 p.m.

Ir

BRIBES..or BULLETS?

Hell Popped When Frenzied Finance Faced the Dazzling Spotlight of Exposure!

THE

BILLION

DOLLAR SCANDAL

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"THE MUSICAL

-FROM

· DOCTOR""

SUNDAY

"THEY DON'T LOVE

US HERE, MICHAEL!”

Beloved Peg and her dog Mickaal .... they will

keep you roaring

with laughter

The

King of the Ritz (British) Farcical comedy, with interpolat- ed song and dance numbers. humour flags a little between the solid British virtues of the cast and the Latin effervescence of Gallone's direction,

Long Live the King (British) Florence Desmond, the radio mi- mie, in a thin Ruritanian comedy. The star has, since been signed up for Hollywood, but I have not heard it suggested that this picture

was the reason.

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The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble The Irish-Jewish Saga of Charlie Murray and George Sidney still goes on, but its humours are getting a little ragged. This particular f stalment is little more than an ex

er. This in spite of the fact that vaokird who suddenly becames the London stage, has the part of the Appropriately enough the Derby 'cuse for the comedians' back-chat.

he had orice vowed that there "could be "no" other woman" than

his wife!

...il

the

j

of 190 millions" when he tells, jewels of its clients. man of the hour and the "saviour rance company to protect

girl sleuth employed by an insu-

through the columns of a newspa "No Other Woman" is the apt per, the details of a gigantic swin- title of the RKO-Radio Picture die, the plotting of which he over coming to the Central Theatre to-heard in his gym class for business morrow with Irene Dunne playing men. the wife, Charles Bickford the husband, Gwill Andre the enchan- tress and Eric Linden the young inventor whose formula made poo- sible their fame and fortune.

T

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Out of the Past (British)."

and the man she helps out of mar- Romance, of a legal co-respondent riage; very ordinary entertainment.

*

Herbert Mundin, popular come-

Sydney Howard gives a really dian, as Baxter's partner, in crime, great comedy performance in this contributes greatly to the hilarity picture, and makes the most of of this fast-moving comedy drama, the many excellent comedy situa- Other important roles are beauti- tions. You will see him as a punt- fully handled by Florence Roberts, er mistaken by an angry mob for Mische Auer, Arthur Hoyt, Will self on the Epsom Downs to time to try to earn their living Florence Eldriage, Nella Walker,& weishing bookie; secreting him Davidson, and Tyrell Davis,

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Daughters of To-day (British)

country girls who came to London. A blown-together story of two

"You"

of the accepted calibre.

Fargoe Express (American) Bard-riding and fighting Western

The story begins in a penitenti strong) & masseur, Ratsy (James ary, where Fingers, (Robert Arm Gleason), a pickpocket and the Kid (Warren Hymer) an ex-champion

a race-horse with a loud, alarm don't care much whether they suc- Against the glare and the heat welterweight, are completing terms, The screen play is the work of clock; dancing sedately in a fash-cecd. of great steel furnaces is intro Paroled" at the same time, the popular novel of the same title by

Horace Jackson who adapted the lonable night-club with the tail of duced Jim Stanley, who feels like three get together to prepare

his dress clothes torn on and with a god because he is a strong fel- Kid for a comeback. First, how direction is without a. flaw, He and at the end of the Alm: frock the Paul Herveu Fox, Frank Tuttle's moth balls scattering on the floor, low who makes steel and draws ever, they pick up three girls in keeps his picture moving at all coated and grey hatted, proudly the biggest pay envelope. Jim cluding Anna (Olga Baclanova), times, and maintains a snappy astride his Derby winner, loves Anna, though he thinks she who sticks to Fingers, and cele tempo.. has some hi-faluting notions that bente. They somewhat overdid she'll get rid of once she marries their celebration, however, and on

The film is joyous entertain- him.

"Dangerously Yours" is certainment, so besides picking your own the way home they wreck & car be to give you a pleasant evening at favorite for the Derby you can To begin with, Anna hates steel longing to Masterson (Frank Mor the theatre.

safely pick this as a laughter cert towns hates Jim for his pride in gan) a millionaire banker.

Mac- his sweaty job-declares she will terson, badly i t, is revived by never marry & steel worker-but Fingers' skill, a isso impressed declares in vain. Her love for by it that he offers Fingera a job him his attraction for her-is too as his personal trainer. great, and they are married. It's a true steel town wedding with Anna's wedding gifts being paper money pinned to her dress.

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The rich man talk freely before Fingers, thinking he is too dumb to know what its all about. He picks up the tips and plays the market, Determined to get herself and making himself and his pals rich. Jim out of steel town, she uses His principal object, however, is to money to start a boarding house. set his younger brother (Frank) In two years she has worked and Albertson) upon business. But the acrimped so much that Jim is be-brother falls in love with Master- coming quarrelsome on the sub-son's daughter (Constance Our- A world with only one man is ject. One night he goes off on minge) and angered at the turn of the theme of "It's Great To Be drunk and is so repentant that he affairs, Masterson breaks Fingers, Alive," the "Fox musical comedy consents to their savings being in order to get rid of his brother. which launches Raul Roullen as a used to organize a company for

At the invitation of Griswod

star on the American screen, and the marketing of a dye forraula (Irving Pichel), a newspaper editor, comes to the King's Theatre on invented by Joe, an ambitious Sunday next. The picture, the young Slay whose success is large

Fingers talks" and what he has to

cast of which includes a thousand 17 due to the encouragement Anna say results in the suicide of three

Hollywood's most beautiful gave him. Anna always stood be

of

of the millionaires involved, and the

girls, depicts the world in 1938, hind anyone who was ambitious to place free of all of them."

after masculitis has swept the get ahead to get out away from

globe clear of man-with, the sin the grime of the steel town and

gle exception of Raul Roullen, who see lovely things, meet nice peo- sensational divorce scandal with. has been living as a castaway on

a desert island, How this lone

ple.

Jim making amazing accusations

young man meets and copes with Tim proves to be as clever and Anna making a startling the situation is said to provide business man as he was a steel confession!

some of the picture's most inter-worker and prospers but he "No Other Woman" is told from esting and colourful action, promptly falls into the clutches of the viewpoint of modern morals. Featured with Roulien are Gloria a woman who is determined to get It is powerful and sincere. J. Wal- Stuart, Edna May Oliver, Herbert him away from Anna and marry ter Ruben directed from the screen- Mundin, Dorothy Burgess, Joan him herself Jim says he canne play, by Wands Tuchock and Ber Marsh and Emma Dunn Alfred ver leave his son-never give. Anna nard Bchubert. The cast, beside Werker, who made Rackety Rax such an unfair deal Yet one day its four principals, includes Buster and Bachelor's Affairs directed fads man and wife in court in a Miles, Lella Bennett, Christian

(Confinued on next rolumn), Rub, J, Carroll Nathi and others.

"It's Great To Be Alive."-

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DAILY 2,30--3.13

7.15-0.00

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...OB TO DIEL

The one robbed gaily, gave freely, loved madly. The other soldiered jauntily, shot accurately, flirted merrily... both gambled with death... the love of the this temptress as the

stakes.

O HENRY'S GREATEST WESTERN THRILLER!

CISCO KID

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MAJESTIC

--THEAT A É uma

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.

ON THE SCREEN FOR

"THE FIRST TIME

ACTUAL SCENES OF THE GREAT WAR, IN

A REMARKABLE

FILM-

"HELL ON THE

WESTERN FRONT"

THRILLING BATTLES

FOR THE TOSSESSION

OF

VERDUN ? AND

DOVAUMONT.”

holding back the

tears, thrilling at

romance in the pisture version of the world famous play.

Osmopolitan Production

DAVIES

PEGO MY

HEART

ONSLOW STEVENS FARRELL MACDONALD JULIETTE COMPTON

Hear Marion Tavies "Sweetheart Darlin'" and other grand songs in this romantiq successor to "Smilin' Through

sing

A ROBERT Z. LEONARD production

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

JACKIE

COOPER

will tug at your

heart

DIVORCE

FAMILY

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