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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY

Ar

HONG KONG

2.80, 5.10, 7.15-

& 9.30 g:u.

Cavalcade."

Queen's."!

"The Story of Temple Drake.

Central.

"Monte Carlo Madness."

Oriental.

Star,

Blondie of the Folies."

"KOWLOON

My Wife's Family."

Majestic.

"

"Forbidden Adventure."

COMING

· KING'S

The Internal Machine." "The Kid From Spain."

Queen's.

"The White "Sister.". "Gabriel Over the White

Central.

Star.

"Blarney Stone."

"Public Defender.”

"White Devil,"

World.

"Queen and the Nun.

Prosperity."

(Chinese Film)..

· House.'

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

THE PICTURE THAT HAS THE

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HAS BEEN

SHOWN, AUDIENCES HAVE ACCLAIMED IT.” CRITICS HAVE GIVEN IT THEIR HIGHEST PRAISE..

BOOKING AT Tax THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25932.

CAVALCADE

Pictures In Hong Kong

THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE

Now At Queen's Theatre

"

“KING KONG

Coming To Central Theatre

FOX

Noel Coward's PICTURE GENERATION

40 FEATURED PLAYERS--CAST OF 3500

• FOX picture-Produced of Fox Movietone Čiry:

THE BEST PICTURE

IN SEVEN YEARS

FIRST TIME

AT POPULAR PRICES

THE WHITE SISTER

With Clark Gable And Helen Hayes

The acid test has been applied to Clark Gable!

That insidious and slow-burning chemical known as "sound opinion" Kong, immense prehistoric: ape which has started the first rum- who is the menace in the fantas-blings, of adverse comment on As the last of the "wild" tic RKO-Radio Picture. "King many stars in the Hollywood film Drakes, Miriam Hopkins gives a Kong." featuring Fay Wray, colony swirls past Gable like so superb characterization in the title Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot at much water around a duck. The role of Paramount's "The Story of The Central Theatre soon, is one group of production experts who Temple Drake," which la now at of the most terrifying villains work on the sets continually are Queen's Theatre. The picture that ever made a cameraman intent observers of the players in Certainly he is the action and if anything goes wrong they see reactions under cold off-

ruled, by the right of might, the Helen Hayes' and Clark Gable in

“ CAVALCADE”

WHAT IS GLAMOUR?

BY WILLIAM PENNY

Can glamour be manufactured? Karen Morley, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer actress, discusses this ques- tion from the standpoint, of, her own experiences.

Talking picture patrons know Miss Morley to have a distinctive- glamour. But they may not be Aware of the fact that it has been deliberately acquired..

Blender, almost to fragility,' blonde, but not damlingly 80, sophisticated, yet not enate, Miss Morley is able to walk into a scene peopled with distingulahed players, and yet make her personality stand out in clear relief, She first did it in a small part with Greta "Garbo and Robert Montgomery, In

·Inspiration. She has repeated it in every picture, in which she has appeared.

To realise how unassuming Miss Morley is on the screen is to un- derstand how deliberately coricely- ed is the striking presence she ex- hibita on the screen, In other words she manufacturen“ ... her glamour,

She belleves it possible for, other girls to do like-wise. It is just a matter of intelligence. Miss Mor- ey defines glamour; as "the dia- tinctiveness of individuality. But mere individuality is not enough.

It was distinctiveness which led a Alm director, to single out Greta Gustaffson in a Swedish newsreel, thus proving that Miss Garbo's. glamour "is inherent. So, too, is Marie Dressler's. Lionel Barry- more, has inherited, from genera- tions of celebrated actors, the glamour which surrounds him.

Karen Morley was not similarly endowed.

Whilst at Hollywood high. school, she saw the stars both on the screen and in person, and studied them. What was it that set them apart-Greta Garbo.. Norma Shearer. Marlon Davies, Joan Crawford? They were her models... She examin- ed their personalities, Analys ed their qualities, compared them. No. two were alike, yet. al-had- had attributes in common.

"You must develop your indivi- duality" the aspirant told herself.

See It To-Day At The 2nd out your distinctive quali-

King's

"Cavalcade" is a picture you' cannot afford to miss, showing to- day at the King's Theatre where an enthusiastic audience applaud ed the Fox Film production to the echo,"

Noel Coward chose a daring theme and the "daring of the pro- ducer was even greater in present- That such daring was ing it amply justined, however, proved by the enthusiasm of those who saw it. The picture. "Caval- cade" is one of the greatest ever to come to the screen.

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based on a William Faulkner novel, shudder. features an excellent cast includ-largest. ing Jack LaRue, William Gargan, He is, Afty feet tall. His trend stage light without the rosy colour-

The cast, headed by Diana William Collier, Jr. Irving Pichel shakes the earth. and his handa ing that surrounds stars in their

But Gable Wynyard and Clive Brook, is and Sir Guy Standing.

are capable of crushing an air- public appearances.

magnificent, Miss Wynyard especi- plane to matchwood. His strength never falls them... In one of the screen's most dif-

had flourished since the time man

High up near the rafters during ally contributing an excellent per ficult roles, Miss Hopkins portrays

formance a the filming of "The White Sister." was born and Hollywood was

in her role as Jane with perfect understanding the complexities of a most spirited grazing ground for the bron- the picture which comes on Sun-Marryot.

He day to the Queen's Theatre with

Herbert Mundin, Una' O'Connor, character. Temple Drake is a tosauri and the hypocampi. strange composite of good and evil forces a curious mixture of lost land that had been left be-the co-starring roles, sat a "Juicer" Ursula Jeans, Frank Lawton, Bery! hind in the windy track of the who has the longest range bird's-tenham, John Browne, Merle Tot- conventional attributes and uncon-

eye view of people on the set, tenham. John Warburton, Mar- centuries. trollable desires, and Miss Hopkins

But the thing that bewildered "I've never seen Gable rough ahy-garet Lindsay are perfectly cast in gives. a sympathetic interpretation of the character. Jack LaRue is Kong, king of his realm, was the body in a company yet except as colourful roles.

Frank Lloyd's direction is magni menacing as the ruthless, "Trig-never-before experienced emotion part of a scene," commented this. ger." while William Gargan por- of tenderness that thrilled in his Juice except." Anyway, a guy with acent and the photography by trays Stephen Benbow, the young savage breast when he saw Beauty the patience he has in learning

be destred attorney in love with Temple for the Arst time in the form of golf would have a hard time get-Ernest Palmer leaves nothing to a woman. It led him into battle ting up in the air over any talkie

I'm helpin' him with We nominate "Cavalcade" as the with prehistoric monsters for her troubles. The story revolves about the anand it led him to his doom chip shots between scenes and I'll best of the "best pictures of the restrained acts of the girl who when he tried to lay New York bet he'll be a good golfer yet."

Another worker on the stages year," for many years past and possesses an inherited streak of low-to wipe out this to him (Continued on previous Column). many to come. wildress. Refusing to marry the man she loves that she may not weird thing called civilization,

Be sure to see King Kong" due ruin his life, she runs off with a

to Central Theatre very soon. member of the gay younger set for a light-hearted lark which ends in a crash in front of a moonshiner's hang-out. There Temple Drake, who gets to see them all is a short RISE IN PRICES IN MANILA who has been thoughtlessly flirting unobstrusive man who acts as fire

BLARNEY STONE

WITH

ANNE GREY A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PICTURE.

"

Copra And Sugar.

Drake.

..

with boys her own age, meets Trig-inspector for the Metro-Goldwyn- ger, who kills a man, who tries to Mayer studios, “7 arst met Gable protect her, and who takes her of when I had to make him atop with him to the city, hiding her smoking a cigarette on what we What happens when Benbow seeks call a hazard set," related the her out, and her atonement for freman. "I expected him to get Manila, Sept. 14. Rising prices characterized the the unhappiness she has brought to sore at me for stopping him in the me instead and we had quite a talk Philippine market for farm pro- others, makes a thrilling climax. midst of a smoke, but he thanked "The Story of the Temple on fire prevention at the studio." ducts, especially copru, sugar and abaca, during the first six months Drake" is one of the finest pictures

AN EXPERT ON DOGS. of this year as compared with the of the year, directed by Stephen same period for last year, a survey Roberts who was responsible, you

Between scenes Gable usually completed by the finance and tariff will remember, for the eminently section of the bureau of commerce, successful" The Night of June 13." reads his dialogue for the com indicates.

It is another in the long line ofing action or in warm weather Miriam Hopkins' successes-which strolls in the open air. The door- are rapidly bringing to her a well-man on the stage happened to be earned reputation as one of the interested in Irish setter dogs like screen's most capable performers.

In July centrifugal sugar regis. tered transactions at prices ranging from P8:40 to P8.30, considered a

Queen," the star's pet and hunt÷ -fairly good level, while some sales

ing companion, and he looks for of the new crop were closed at

ward eagerly for a chance to chat" prices ranging from P8.25 to P3.30

,with Gable: "I belleve he knows for delivery up to early in Novem-

Canton, Sept. 21.-The Canton more about Irish setters than I do. ber.

Copra, resecada quality, went up Financial Department has announ- and I've raised them for a long

time," said the doorman.

He

DA.

to P6.50 per 100 kilos. This is ced, its decision to grant a conce must study that animal awfully higher than the price obtained in sion to the rice merchants by reduc- close to learn so much about his the early part of the year. Abaca, ing the rice tax from $1.00 per habits. A fellow who knows his dog likewise touched new price levels, picul to sixty cente. This reduced in all right with me being P8.23 for J-1 as against Po rate is to be effective immediately. A grip or general utility man on the set summed things up in for January 1 of this year, and The Special Taxation Bureau for P6.75 to P6 on July 20, 1932, Of imported agricultural products has one of their huddies: Gable's an the native staples, only tobacco re been functioning in Canton, while actor in front of the camera and mained dull last July. This is at congenial bureau will soon be estar he acts like a human being when And he never forgets tributed to the absence of any blished at Swatow, Pakhoi, King- he's not good-sized demand from European chow and Kongmoon.

-markets.

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ties, then work hard to bring them out."

"There are four vital things that go to make up what I consider glamour," she said. "They are voice, appearance, poise. and grace... I believe that any girl who uses her intelligence can acquire these things in degree."

"THE BLARNEY.

STONE"

Tom Walls In An Irish Comedy

"The Blarney Stone" differs from the type of fim with which the cinema public have learned to associate Tom Walls. It is full of dry, whimsical humour, but here is also drama, and a piquancy. that make tears the "twin sister of laughter. Throughout the film Tom Walls assumes the irresistible the character of. Tim Fitzgerald, allure of a rich Irish broque in

and it is towards the success of the film.

"The Blarney Stone" which will open at the Central Theatre on Grey, Robert Douglas. Sunday with Tom Walls, Anne Barrett, Haldee Wright, Carson and many others.

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MOTHERS OF MILLION DOLLAR KIDS!

Trying to "out-ritz each other in

Forbidden Adventure

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MITZI GREEN EDNA MAY OLIVER LOUISE FAZENDA - TAOKIE SEABL....

UZEN

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Men Laughed

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TEMPLE DRAKE

MIRIAM

HOPKINS JACK LA RUE WELIJAN SARGANİ

--don't condemn me...or despise me..until you hear my story and see me as i really am. Latest

BETTY BOOP

-FROM SUNDAY-

CLOTHED IN ETERNAL ROMANCE

HELEN

HAYES

CLARI

GABLE

The White Sister

ŽIVET PRAUSK

Not since. “Smilin' Through has the Talk- ing Screen shown a love- story with such tender- ness, tears, beauty!

with

LEWIS STONE, LOUISE CLOSSER HALF, MAY BOBSON

STAR

O-DAY

TO-MORBOW

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