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ENTRAL

THEATRES

TAKE QUEEN'S ED., WESTBOUND BÚS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Thoatre Tel. 25720.

TO-DAY 4 SHOWS AT

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

BREAKING ALL RECORDS!||

EDGAR WALLACE'S MIGHTY SCREEN

FANTASY!

יד

A beautiful

woman in one

hairy hand...... an airplane, pulled from the sky, in the other! The monster ape tall as a steeple, rushes over streets mand: rooftopsl

"KING KONG is loose!

From an idea by y EDGAR WALLACE and MERIAN C. COOPER "With' FAT WHAY

ROST. ARMSTRONG BRUCE CABOY A COOPER- SCHOEDSACK Production

NEXT CHANGE

The detective and the ocher fish both

had to cake water when the school- marm from Iowa"

solved

THE PENGUIN POOL MURDER

With

EDNA MAY OLIVER Bobt. Armstrong -James, Glansun Mas Clarke Directed by Cory Archaisheid, Fres "sigtsal story by Law Bradno and Sewer Palmer, BKO RADIO Picture Daili . Seznick, jaxecutive produc

H.K. WIRELESS

PROGRAMME

TO-DAY AT THE

King's.

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"My Lips Betray."

Queen's.

"The 'Nuisance,”

Central.

"King Kong'

Oriental.

Star.

"Sunshine. Susie,”

Majestic,

King's.

KOWLOON

Blanche.

"The Secret of Madame,

"A Laily's Profession."

1 .COMING

Hallelujah I'm à Tramp.'

Queen's,

"Pick Up."

"Disgraced."

Central,

"The Penguin Pool Murder,"

"Changeable Ēvės,""

World.

Star.

**Flesh."

(Chinese film).

"Infernal Machine “

"Faithless."

Oriental.

"Dixianta, Wheeler and

Woolsey."

Man-about Terwit, Warner

Baxter.

'SUNSHINE SUSIE'

At The Oriental Theatre

Sunshine Susie" the big British musical film will be screened at the Oriental Theatre to-day and Saturday, In the wireless studios, in the re- ataurants, concert halls and on the gramophone, the public has been familiarised with the heart-lifting music of Sunshine Susio." Not for many years have film thenie-songa so captured the imagination of people. The outstanding number," of course, is the unforgettable "To-day I feel so Happy", which you'll hear whistled everywhere, and the very simplicity of which represents its outstanding charm. Then there is another number which has been eagerly snapped up by professional vocalists-"Just because I lost my heart to you," which Regate Muller sings delightfully, and with much

In lighter

Jack

vein

have an Aunt Eliza" is the kind of song that seems to have been made for this fine comedian, whose Herr Hasel, the bank commissionaire with his own beer-garden choir, is the finest film characterisation in British films to 1 date.

"WHEELER AND WOOLSEY"

Coming To The Oriental Theatre

An entire stage "Went Monte Carlo" during the filming of Radio Pictures dramatic maste play, "Dixiaoa" will be screened at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday next week.

More than $100,000 was spent in furnishing: a luxurious gambling salon in ornate Louis XIV style. The salon consisted of an entertainment room, the decorative scheme being golden sculptory featuring cupids and a horn of plenty: and & gambling room, hung with rich damasks and tapestries the latter copies of famous works by Watteau, 1 Boucher and Fragonard.

A marble hall and bar were works of splendor. The entire, establishment

was hung with huge,erystal chande liers. Roulette tables faro banks and

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1933

LAST TWO-DAYS AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 P.M.

KINTORY

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

THE THIRD THEATRE. IN THE

WORLD TO SHOW

LILIAN HARVEY'S

FIRST HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION,

MY LIPS BETRAY"

THE

LOVE PARADE” OF 1933.

WITH

JOHN BOLES and EL BREND L

A FOX SUPER production.

Al Jolson and Madge Evans in Hallelujah, I'm

A Tramp!" coming next Sunday.

8 pm Local Time and Weather 9.10-10.16

Report).

8.10 8.55 p.m.

Variety

p.m.

8.55-9.10

Three Fanciful Etchings (Suite) Ketelbey

p.m. Classical Pro-

gramme.

10.15-11

Theatre "Orchestra directed by

p.m.. The Paramount

Llonel Walkman relayed from

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25913 & 25992.

NEXT CHANGE

il

SUNDAY, 16th OCTOBER BUCK UPI LOOK UPI CHEER UP! SINGI

Pethmind "by JOSEPH AL SCHENCK

ALJOLSON

IM

HALLELUJAH!

I'M A TRAMP!

MADGE EVANS

FRANK MORGAN

HARRY LANGDON A Levis MILESTONE

Production

Urtited Artista Picture

To fixs? pleturo ever done in "Rhythmic

Dialogue"..

WITH

6 NEW SONG HITS

THE NUISANCE

Lee Tracy Scores Again

In "The Nuisance," which com-

menced its ran

at the Queen's

AL JOLSON'S "NEW

SUCCESS

"Hallelujah, I'm A

Tramp

"Mammy's song is ended, so far as Al Jolson is concerned.

Her memory lingers on, but the grand old mythical lady is dead and will be permitted to rest in peace

Minus blackface and definitely alienated from Whammy, Sonny Boy and other his old standbys, the screen and stage star will make a new bid for character acting bon- ours in his United Artists picture, "Hallelujab," I'm a Tramp," which comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday Next

Although Jolson isn't a comedian with a Hamlet complex, he says the trend, even for comedians, is to- ward down-to-earth, believable character that audiences can derstand and sympathize with well as laugh at

UD-

s

Jolson's new role, he says, is geared to the times. His charac ter, and practically all the other characters in Ben. Hecht's original story, haven't any money, but they refuse to let depressions, politics and other wotties of the days, get them down.

Jolson will sing, but it won't be about Mamrey or Soany Boy, and he won't

face the audience.

bended knee even pace.

It is twenty years since Jolson atarted making the world Mammy- conscious. He has seen armica of Mammy singers come and go since be first warbled about the dear old coloured lady in "a Winter Garden show in New York. And now, Jol- son, who introduced her and did the most to popularize her on the stage and screen, wants to report her demise and pay "respect to her

10emory.

In his new venture. Jolson will have a love affair with Madge Evans, but lose her to Frank Mor- gan."

Two veteran comedians, Harry Langdon and Chester Conklin are returning to the screen after a long, absence to appear with Jolson.

Theatre yesterday, Lee Tracy adda MARRIAGE COURAGEOUS

to his long list of successes.

There are many thrilling incid- ents in this film, including auto- mobile accidents and fast-moving court-room scenes.

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(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, Sept. 8.

Madge Evans plays the part of the pretty girl detective who

If Hollywood sometimes marries employed to watch Tracy, an am-

in secret for reasons of publicity, bulance chasing shyster lawyer. Of such accusation can be brought course, they fall in love and

against Miss Jean Harlow, the last moment she refuses to testify platinum blonde" of the Ameri against hint. Her employers put

can films. Her wedding at 4.30 her on trial and Tracy is also

a.m. yesterday seems to have achie- accused of shyster practice. But red the probable intention of its ske springs a surprise on them early hour, and to have been con-

she had married Tracy the day before and therefore cannot testify against him.

ducted without the assistance of crowds of reporters, photographers, and admirers. But it must have Her employers then get her taken some courage. The world at arrested but raking up old rules, 4.30 am. is a dismal place to be moving heaven and earth and final about in, and few us are at any- ly "framing" the president of the thing remotely approaching our company that employs his wife smiling hest at that hour. To get Tracy gets her off and they settle married at, so to speak, the tem- down to a straight life.

peramental zero hour must be a The whole film is fast and bright, good test of the strength of any thrilling as well as humorous and couple's affections. is well worth seeing.

*

A "Magic Carpet" series and a comedy proceeds it.

PICK

UP

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

the Paramount Theatre, Man Sylvia Sidney's New at 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.

chester,

Albert W. Ketelber's Concert 11 p.m. Rugby Press News, Close Orchestra. 9406-9407.||

E'SHOW'S DİAZLY 2.30–53.

Y.15-1.30

down.

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ORIENTAL

FLEMING

·ROAD WINDHAI

TEL. 28413

Film

Story of a couple of youngsters who meet without Eenefit of intro- duction is Vins Delmar's "Pick Up, produced by B. P. Schulterg for Paramount, in which Bylvia Sidney and George Raft are co- featured, and which is coming on

poker tables, presided over by former 2 DAYS TO-DAY & TO MORROW Sunday to the Queen'

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professional gamblers completed the realism of this important sequence in the Radio Pictores production based

life in 1840 near New Orleans, "Dixiana" is Babe Daniels' fourth Radio film. Opposite her is the hand- some Metropolitan opera baritone, Everett Marshall Others in the east include Robert Woolsey, Bert Wheeler, Jobyna Howland, Joseph Cartborn, Rall Harolde, Dorothy Lee, Eddie Chandler, George Herman and Bill Ro- binson. More that 5000 persons, tako part in the spectacular scenes of the production, done in technicolour.

of Columbia and Regal records.

Broadcast By Z.B-W. p.m. Local Time and Weather

On 355 Metres

11--11:30

Friday, Oct. 13.

am. Stock and Ex-

Report.

1.30 p.m. Rugby Press News, etc.

2 p.m. Close Down.

Relay from Daventry To-night. 4.30-7

p.m. Chinese recorded 7-10 European programme.

programme.

change Quotations, Selected 7 p.m.. Closing Local Stock Quota- London and New York Stock

tions, etc.

Quotations, Weather Report, 7.30-7.52 p.m.

etc..

11.30 am. Chinese recorded pro-752-8.10 pm. Orchestral,

gramme.

12.30 pm. European programme

ON

A BRITISH PICTURE SENSATION SUNSHINE SUSIE

AN ELABORATE AND FUNNY

MUSICAL

RENATE MULLER JACK HULBERT OWEN NARES MORRIS HARVEY

100

AND

OTHERS

SHOW

DON'T MISS

SUNSHINE

SUSIE

* 'A' Concert

SUNSHINE SUSIE

Renate Muller

(Continued on next column)

Sylvia is the girl; Raft the boy. Sylvis, released from prison, to which she has been sent when her husband, a criminal, "frames" her, is destitute in the city. Cald broke and soaking wet, she takes shelter on a rainy night in an empty cab. Raft, the driver, or ders her out, but when he is con vinced of the genuineness of her story helps her

Soon they are deeply in love, though they cannot be married Raft buys a garage in the suburbe and they prosper. But when giddy debutante makes a play for Raft, and he falls for her line, Sylvia becomes worried, and hast ens to a lawyer. He informs her that she can easily secure an' an- nulment of her marriage to her convict-husband, and be free to marry Raft,

..

But the very day the papera come through, the husband appear on the scene, fresh from a jail break in which he has killed a guard, and desperately intent on revenging himself not alone on Sylvia but an Raft. The film reaches a breathless climax in her attempt to save the life of the man she love

HER LARCENY WAS GRAND!.......

A Grand Dame

in a Grand Show!... Loaded With Laughs, Packed With Romance!

A LADY'S PROFESSION

ALISON SKIPWORTH ROLAND YOUNG SARI MARITZA

BUEENS

MIS CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORKOY At 2.30, 5.10, 7:15 & 9.20 p,m FIRST AID to blondes in distress!

Lee Tracy al- ways forgot his racket when a blonde crossed y his path!

He brings the laughs and thrills of Wm-

bulance chasing

LeeTRACY NUISANCE

IN THE

with

MADGE EVANS

FRANK

MORGAN

CHARLES BUTTER. WORTH

MATURE

-FROM SUNDAY-

COLD, HUNGRY AND RIPE FOR APICK UP!:

PICK UP

She Came

Off the

Streets,

With m

Record

Could She

Be Con-

demned?

SYLVIA GIORGE

SIDNEY RAFT

VINA DELMARutter of Rabbit". DIRECTED BY MARION GERING *B.P. SCHULBERG a Gwamount Glaur

DUCTION

CINENTE

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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

THE

SEORET

OF MADAM

BLANCHE

The soul of

a woman smashed to save her son 1

ZIRENE

Dinne

Lionel An

ATWILL Phillips HOLMES

Directed by

Charles BRABIN

Meng ferktuin "acti

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