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CENTRAL

CHEATRE

TAKE QUAR'S RB., WESTBOUND BUB

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 23720,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THRILLS & SHIVERS

The detective and

TO-DAY AT THE

Xing's.

Queen'a.

CINEMA

HỒNG KONG

Moonlight and Pretzels."

"Disgraced." "S

Central.

"Man About Town."

"The Feuguin Paol Murder." Oriental.

World.

"Flesh.

KOWLOON

Star.

"Inferna! Machine."

Majestic.

"Dangerously Yours."

COMING

rders is Orders."

King's.

Queen's.

"When Ladies Mect."

These Charming People.'

"Sign of the Cross."

Central,

"The Big Chge."

the other fish beth had to make water

World,

when the school- mor from Iowa solved

THE PENGUIN

POOL MURDER

With

EDNA MAY OLIVER Robl. Amatas James Glus544 Mo Clarka Directed by George Archambaud. From #wiginal story by Lowell Bronsane and Senari Palmer, RKO RADIO Picture David O. Selznick sacentive producĖS

ALSO

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

"Changeuble Lowes,”

White Devil."

(Chinese film}

"Sreret of M. M. Blanche."

Star.

"Faithless.

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"Red Headed Woman."

"Big Time."

"Payment Deferred."

Uriental.

aughter in Heh."

"Hell's Angles,"

Homicide Squad.""

"The Painted Woman."

“MOONLIGHT & PRETZELS"

Musical Revue at

the King's

"Moonlight and Pretzels," now showing at the King's Theatre is more or less like a musical revue.

Although the story mainly con- cerns a small time song writer who comes to New York and makes good, there are, as is usual in this type of picture, lilting songs and cleverly staged dance numbers, which makes it one of the most en- tertaining and amusing films shown in the Colony.

& successful

Once established as song writer, George Dwight decides to branch out and produce a show of his own. On the day before the opening, two of his largest backers decide sell him out, but a gam bler who is in love with the lead ing lady comes to his rescue and the show goes on. That night a Tival gambler meets the ingenue, who ix in love with George Dwight and determined to make WITH MUSIC & SOUND her the star, wins the show from

IN

"THE CURE'

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

"THRILLS BEYOND BELIEF"

The BIG CAGE

with

CLYDE BEATTY

and his wild animals

SUNK ANITA PAGE, Andy Darlac, VinGH Barnett, Hickey Eaoney, Wolides far, Raymond Hathen. Story by Clyde Baby and Edward Astbaby. Preduced by Cool Lammie, 21, Obeched by Kari Neumain, Presented by Carl Lannie. A UNIVERSAL SPECIAL.

During the absence of the G.0.0., Bajor General O. C. Borrett in Shanghai, Brigadier R. B., Cousens will command the Troops in China. The G.O.C. left for Shanghai on Saturday on the s/s Antenor and

the gambler who originally went to the producer's rescue. Eventually when nobody seems to know whose show it is, the ingenue wins it and everything ends on a note which is as happy as the final note of the number called "Dusty Shoes."

The songs and dance numbers are well staged and above the average musical comedy score, and with a strong cast including Roger Pryor as the song writer, Leo Carrillo as the gambler, Mary Brian as the ingenue, Lillian Miles as the prin- cipal of the show and several well- known American Radio stars. the picture is very well worth seeing, particularly by those who like mu- sicals, of course!".

"WHEN LADIES MEET"

Robert Montgomery and His Golf

It is harder to miss a golf ball than it is to hit it, according to Robert Montgomery, who had to do both for a scene in "When La- dies Meet," new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer feature which comes Оп Sunday to the Queen's Theatre with Ann Barding co-starred

In the scene, Montgomery had to make a series of hefty swings that just missed the tiny white sphere and then, finally, to stack it for a long drive,

"I've practiced to better my drive for years." Montgomery ex- pla and I'm aware that I'm TO Agen or Barazen. But at least can hit the ball and after practicing so much I found it very difficult to reverse the process by swinging and not hitting it."

After spolling numerous "takes" but hitting the ball squarely on the first swing, Montgomery final- enough to miss it as demanded in. ly, managed to bungle his drive the script. The he had to pull himself together again for the long drive..?

Harry Beaumont directed the new film from the Rachel Crother stage hit. Included in the impres- sive cast are Myrna Loy, Alce

ton and Luis Alberni.

will return on the troopship Neura-Brady, Frank Morgan, Martin Bur-

lia on November

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 P.M. →

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREY

Life! Love! Laughter!

50 Gorgeous Giris)..6 Song Hits 1 Stars by the score- Leo Carrillo-Mary Brian -Roger Pryor-Herbart. Rawlinson - Lilian Miles in mo Bobby Watson --William Frawley-Alexander Gray— 4 Eaton Boys-Baries Claire -Doris Carson-Jack Denny ---Frank & Milt Britton Sand.

Moonlight

and Pretzel

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

ALSO ADDED ATTRACTION

THE BIGGEST TWO-REELER EVER PRODUCED!

+

THE WORLD'S GREATEST THRILLY"

*1 GOTTA GET UP AND GO TO YORK” NUMBER TROM *MOONLIGHT and PRETZELS

UNIVERSAL PICTURE_WIT

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"MOONLIGHT

BRUCE CABOT IN “DISGRACED!”

Rising Star of the Filmis

•

I background is essential to good acting, then Bruce "Cabot. featured in Paramount's "Dis- graced!" which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre, ought to be an expert.

Cabot, who plays the role of the casual lover, started his varied career at Afteen as a prize fighter. Since that time he has been a saİ- lor, civil engineer in South Ameri- Coil field worker in Texas, paper salesman in Canada, tramp prin- ter. real estate salesman in Flori- da. National Guardaman, student at three universities, and Gnally, actor.

Having done just about every- thing in the world, he is rapidly reaching movie stardom, now be- ing

featured in the film fish Helen Twelvetrees, Adrienne Ames. William Harrigan and 'Ken Mur- ray. The picture is the story of a girl who gives everything for love. only to find that the man she trusted has betrayed her. She is the daughter of a police captain. and it is he who is called to the scene when she confronts her be-

trayer with a gun.

Cabot's mother wanted him to be a broker, and his father want- ed him to go to West Point. Bruce compromised by doing neither. Hollywood wasn't easy at first. Cabot missed many meals» and placed most of his belongings in bock

"I'm glad I didn't get the breaks at first," he says. "Ti things come too easily, you get confused. I might have gotten a swelled head or something. Knowing how tough this game can be. I deposit two- thirds of my salary every week with my manager. There's always a rainy day-even in California."

While waiting for the "breaks" he chanced to play tennis with Josephine Dillon Gable (Mrs. Clark Gable to you). Through this meet-

AND PRETZELS" ing he renewed old theatrical Ac-

Versatile Star in the

Lead

Leo Carrillo is more than just one of the outstanding actors of the Americaà stage and screen. He is an arts foundation. He can paint, he can draw, he, can sculp. he can write, he can sing, he can play, he is a linguist, and he is an accredited historian.

quaintances and was soon going tò the Mayfair dances and such. It was easier after that.

Cabot is a combination of French. Irish and American In- djan. His hawk-like face and stature he attributes to Indian blood, his blue eyes to Irish and his love of the dramatic is inherit- ed from the French.

Ee is very superations and is never without a rabbit's foot given him by an Indian girl, and a teething ring, which he found one day in hig Ford.

my amateur

days I had specialized in dialect characteriza- tions of these two nationalities, and my subsequent stage appear- RNCE soften found me playing such parts. There were bardi, Ltd', 'Mister Antonio, The Padre, The Bad Man', and other Juch plays--but I must admit that

An authority on early California in history, Carrillo, who has a strong character role in Universal's back- stage musical romance, "Moon- light and Pretzels", which opens on Thursday at the King's Theatre. is now writing a book dealing with the early days of the state from an historical standpoint. He is a poet of ability, and recently pro duced a volume of verse under the title: "Western Breezes. He is a. polo player whose prowess is re- at the fish,"

cognized all over the United When director George Archain-linguist, and is the only American States. He is an accomplished band hired the fifteen boys and

Showing to-day at the King's Theatre.

Oliver takes her class of

fifteen

"THE PENGUIN children to the aquarium to gaze

POOL MURDER”

An "Eccentric Woman

Detective

Fun is not always fun, even in a comedy-mystery film such as the Central Theatre's "The Peng- uin Poll Murder" showing for the last time to-night,

one of childhood's chief charac girls for their bit roles, he forgot terizations: to laugh when amus- ed. As a consequence, time after times scenes were spoiled for Miss Oliver and Gleason when their lines and "mugging" drew uproar- ious laughter from the youngsters. The kids couldn't help it; they had to laugh,

actor who is an adept conversa-

tionalist in Chinese and Japanese

"I began my public career in the picture business." Carrillo admits with a twinkle, "but

they were pictures of an entirely different soot. As a matter of fact I used to be a cartoonist, My first job Was on a newspaper in Los Angeles, where I was born, but I was eventually transferred to an associated paper in San Francisco. Here I began to appear

in and. my

Archainbaud partially the problem by the expedient of solved calling three extra rehearsals for each bit of sction.

amateur theatricals, Repetition removed the sharp edge from the Jokes, and the children, with only a giggle now and, then, went on

. In this picture the inimitable Edna May Oliver portrays an eccentric school-teacher-detective. Her partner is Jimmy Gleason, and the pair of them could make a Wall Street broker laugh on Black Friday. As a schoolmarm, Mise" with their work.

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The PAINTED WOMAN

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friends united in amateur theatri- cals, and my friends united in assuring me that I was good. At first I did not pay any attention to these friendly assurancess but ninally they had their effect, fi started for New York, letermined to be an actor. That matter of the trip sounds like a simple thing but in really it was a feat attend- ed by the utmost difficulty. With the improvidence of youth I had not saved any money, and my. parents were decidendly Pland poor'. Ploneer residents of Call fornia, they owned thousands of acres in the state, but for some time they had found themselves unable to turn any of it into cash

However, I was finally able to borrow enough to get to New York. and into a musical comedy called "Fads and Fancles."RY "After the show had closed I happened to be playing polo with several actors at a Long Island. country club. I had always liked to play polo, and my experience on this day totally Instined what I had sometimes called "an""" ex- travagance. The Bwleyns, famous theatrical producers, ere sitting. in the grandstand, and as I passed them I delivered to my horse an impassioned monologue in comedy Italian dialect. It did not mean anything to the horse, but it did to the Belwyns They promptly engaged me for an Italian char- acter role in Twin Beds which they were about. to produce in New York, and this part was the means of setting my fect securely on the theatrical ladder

were Italian and Spanish,- sven "Perhaps because my ancestors

'Lom-

the role which gave me the greatest pleasure was Tarkington's 'Magnolia'."

In "Moonlight and Pretzels". Carrillo deserts his Italian dialect and assumes that of a Greek, the role being that of a big-time gam- bler. Also among the galaxy of stage, screen and radio artists, are

stage atar who makes his picture Roger Pryor, youthful Broadway debut in the Universal musical, Alexander Gray, Bernice Claire. jack. Denny

and his orchestra, Doris Carson. The Four Eton Boys, Herbert Rawlinson,

the famous

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