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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKT QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS.

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

King's..

HONG KONG

"Sailor's Luck.”

Quoon's

"The Sign of the Cross.!

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Dentral.

5.15 & 9.30 P.M.

"Westward Paysage."

Oriental

"Laughter in Hell."

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KOWLAJON

HER SECOND MARRIAGI MEANT NOTHING TO HER FIRST HUSBAND I

AN

HARDING

in the story of o woman who yearned

for the love of the scapegrace husband she had divorced

WESTWARD PASSAGE"

with

LAURENCE OLIVIEN AKO PATHE PICTURE

1230, 2.30 & 7.15 P.M.

Star.

Payment Deferred."

Majestic.

"Destination Unknown,”

King's.

COMING

"I Loved You Wednesday." "The Midnight Follies"

Central,

Star.

"Summer Lightning.

"Fast Life."

At the King's Theatre to-morrow night the whole of the proceeds of the 9.30 p.m. performance of the Fox} Film "Sailor's Luck" will be given to the Cheero Building Fund. His Excellency the Governor and Lady.

performance.

CHINESE PICTURE Reel are taking a small party to the

COMING SOON

BRITISH & DOMINIONS

PRESENTS ·

RALPH LYNN-

་ ་

ENGLAND'S BRILLIANT

COMEDIAN

IN

"SUMMER

LIGHTNING

cith

WINTFRED SHOTTER

A HILARIOUS BRITISH COMEDY

Flickers from Hollywood

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1933.

LAST

나

TWO-DAYS

AT

2.30, 5.10.7.15

& 9,30 F.M.

CROCKED IN

. AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREY

IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP

Lovesick at sea and sea- sick ashore... You'll laugh one minute and laugh the next at this hilarious tale of a gob who made lovë to a nautical-minded beauty in a bathing pool.

SAILOR'S LUCK

Sally

EILERS

Sammy COHEN

Directed by Rack Walsh

Victor

James

DUNN

JORY

FOX PICTURE ·

Pictures In Hong Kong

“SAILOR'S LUCK”- THE MIDNIGHT

Now Showing At The King's

FOLLIES OF 1933-34

Stage Show Booked For The King's

"THE SIGN OF

THE CROSS”

To-day At Queen's Theatre

BOOKING AF THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25932.

FROM SUNDAY A DOUBLE ATTRACTION I ON THE SCREEN

A Woman Aflame

Warm...for. Ing. Wavering, between Warner Bax' tor's strength and Victor Jory's flattery

Wednes

WARNER BA

ELISSA LANDI VICTOR JORY MIRIAM JORDAN

ON THE STAGE

THE MIONIGHT FOLLIES OF 1933-34

ALL STAR STAGE SHOW A MODERN SINGING DANCING REVUE WITH 15 ARTISTS

To be recognised as one of the faith-

"WESTWARD PASSAGE"

Ann Harding at Central Theatre

ful in the era of Christian oppression Does a true first passion ever die com- Can a woman rally live twice? in ancient Rome, one made the "sign plately? Those are the questions ask- of the cross." But, make the signed and answered in "Westward Pass of the cross might mean death.

age the Ann Harding picture at the

The mad emperor Nero, sixth and Central Theatre today. last of the Caesars, had decreed that

all Christians or even those suspected love tortured woman, Miss Harding is In her superb performance as the of the "fatal sin" of Christianity-closely pressed for honours by Laur were to be executed in various in- teresting and diverting ways, chiefly ence, Olivier, and Irving Pichel, who drenched arena of the Circus Maximus by being fed to the lions in the blood. play husband number one and husband

number two, respectively.

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"Westward Passage" was directed

That is the theme of Cecil B. by Robert Milton and besides bliss DeMille's new spectacle drama, The Barding, Olivier and Pichel also in Sign of the Cross," coming to-day to the Queen's Theatre.

the cast are Zasu Pitts, and, Irene Farchell.

Commandmenta

"Sailor's Luck", now showing at " the King's Theatre is an excellent entertainment for apart from hay- ing such stars as James Dunn and Sally Ellers who gave us the out- standing success of last year.

Bad Gir" It has three famous Few Travelling Companies can boast comedians in the cast. Sammy of the clover array of talent that will Cohen. Frank Moran and Victor be shown at the King's Theatre on Jory who, each alone, would have 20th October when the Midnight made it a success from the com-ed in the production are the seven Follies of 1933-34 hold forth. Feator-

cal point of view.

Sea and seasick stylish steppers a beauty and as the "Lovesick at

outstanding in ability and appear ashore" can well be regarded as a

ance. These clever girls are sub-title to

the the picture for it protege of W. Volsky the well-known mainly concerns the adventures

ballet master and they sing and dance of two hard boiled sailors.

themselves into favour immediately.

It affords the "master of spectacle an opportunity to reach a new high The story opens with the land- ing of the American Pacific Fleet, wood the cowboy Baritone in a real old and less restrained days, the pic Supporting artists are Frank Barid peak in lavish entertainment. In the and we see Jimmy (James Dunn) Westerni singing act. Frank is a star ture would have been enthusiastically and Barnacle (Sammy. Cohen) from Hollywood of many of the latest hailed as an "epic." But it has been coming. ashore" for a few hours of moving picture productions and is built in epic proportions of epic entertainment. Barnacle wants also the featured singer of Parlor-materials, and De Mille is satisfied it Jimmy to call up a former girl phone Phonograph records. Also he need not relinquish a superlative ad- friend, but the latter gets the has been a featured attraction in con-jective even to the immortal The wrong number and talks to Sally tinental and American variety, Thea (Sally Ellers), Jimmy tries to tres. He is the husband of Kitty "date.up" with her but Sally re- Watson of the famous Watson Sisters In the cast of this picture appear Frank Braidwood is a musician singer Frederic March, Elissa Landi, Claudette fuses, and the two pals then re- turn to the street in search of and comedian and acts as master of Colbert and Charles Laughton. The amusement. They get into

ceremonies throughout the perform-latter pair, Claudette as the Empress rough and tumble fight with an

ance of Midnight Follies. Italian fruit peddiar and are forced to hide in an apartment house where incidentally, Bally Lives.

The two soon begin to fall in Luba Hasankina a clever little artist love and Jimmy; who has to em-filled with sparkle and versatility is bark again with the fleet, leaves offering a sensational acrobatic snake her comfortably provided until he dance of death with which she has returns."

made a tremendous success also her Meanwhile 8 "dance marathon modern Jazz and Acrobatic Waltz promoter (Victor Jory) becomes dance. Miss Nadis Claire in Oriental screen. Her next film is I'M NO Interested in Sally and. tries to and her contortion dances are an out- force bla attentions on her. Heading attraction. The Harmony goes to her apartment and while act, together with Tellman the famous in latest songs and the dancing she is struggling with him, Jimmy Magician in lateat illusions rings up.

Magical novelties, inake up a program Jimmy hearing a man's voice in me such as has not appeared in the the room, has a row with Bally, East for many years Supporting- but soon realises his mistake and these Artists is Miller Rox, Tores begins in a frantic search for her. Larska, Zins Froman, Lucy Delay, After a fruitless hunt-reund heNina Kellen and Hott and His goes to the Navy YM.C.A where Musical Trio. The Mid-follies is z he hears, through the radio, Sally's stage show of large quality.

Fredric March will be an Americnu "Bohemian artist in Paramount's adaptation of Coward's DESIGN FOR LIVING.

Kent Taylor mixed cement for living before winning a Paramount contract.

.

Toby Wing, Paramount's new. jave, aile, has schonl-tenchar on the set for her next film, BIG EXECUTIVE.

Mae West's greatest ambition is to portray Catherine the Great on the

ANGEL

•

Alison Skipworth, appearing in A LADY'S PROFESSION, was taken to ... America from England as a primi

Zeppo Marx has an excellent voic, He will sing a song in the Marx Brother's new film, DÜCK SOUP.

LeRoy Prinz, Paramount dance director, has been in twenty-six sir -crashes...

•

Gary Cooper is one of the leading business men in Hollywood. "His busi ness is known as Gary Cooper Ranches

Inc.

:

guard. One of them is working with George Raft has a personal body him in MIDNIGHT CLUB.

EXPLOSION ON FRENCH SHIP

The explosion of a blow lamp in the engine room of the French steamer, s.s, Canton, was reported to the Police yesterday, "

name being called out as one of the.. competitors in the Dance scene, but when he arrives he is Marathon. He rushes to the thrown out.

This is also broad- cast, and the sailors at the Y.M.C.A. on hearing this, Im- free for all fight ensues which mediately rush to help their pál. A culminates in Sally and Jimmy being re-united..

Betty and Arlene are star acrobatic dancers and are making their first ap pearance in the East direct from con tinental successes.

and

STARS WATCH WEIGHT:

Hollywood has more scales to.

the square mile than any other city in the world. Every drugstore, every As stated, the picture is most has a weighing machine.

cafe, every hotel and every bookstand amusing, and those who want them have to be emptied twice a day Some of hearty laugh should book their to keep the machines in order. seats early as there are quite a The champion weigher of them all lot of sailors in the Colony. Atia Carole Lombard, who will soon be presenti

be seen in NO MAN OF HER OWN.

It should be added that the She never varies aux ounces month in King's Theatre proprietors are and month out, but she is so sceptical A Chinese greaser who was devoting the proceeds of the 9.20 of scales that she checks each weigh working in the engine room of the house to-day to the Cheer'O ing about six times. Wynne Gibson steamer, at the time of the ex- Fund. Sir William and Lady Peel and Claudette Colbert are the other plosion, was severely burnt and had has promised to attend this per-champion weighers, each stepping on to be rushed to hospital

formance.

the scales at least twices day,

Poppaea in her breath-taking milk bath and Laughton as the barbaric Nero, all but "steal the pictare," according to advance reports from Hollywood.

4 SHOWS

CLAJE Y

7.18–8.30

A DUKE ON MOTORCARS

about motorcars at the Ashbourne The Duke of Devonshire spoke

Derbyshire) Horse Show.

He said motorcars were foul, stinking things and horrible brutes that made life hideous, ruined the roads and raised the rates.

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"We formerly travelled as gentle- men and not as crashing eads, When in London last week "I was fortunate enough on two occasions to be able to hire an old hansom cab."

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A FEARLESS STORY LAYING BARE THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT THINGS. YOU -DIDN'T BELIEVE EXISTED!

LAUGHTER IN HELL

JIM TULI K'S sensational novel quivering life on the

tory of a hunted

soul was soared in airón kissos and

ed in the arms of true lovel

With PAT O'BRIEN, MERNA KENNEDY, BERTON CHURCHILL GLORIA STUART, TOM BROWM.

"I LOVED YOU WEDNESDAY”

Star Tells of a Strange Adventure

Victor Jory, new Fox star whose latest picture in "I Loved You Wednesday was "knocked coldar than a mackerel”, as he describes it, when he was seventeen years old, remained in a semi-conscious state for more than three months, and to this day doesn't "know what hit him”. -

It happened in Astoria, Oregon where Jory after a trumping tour of the Northwest following completion of his studies at Fassadena High School, got a job in a lumber mill.

"Whatever happened to me, occur. red the very first day on the job, he said, recalling his close brush with the Grim Reaper. "I was put to work on a big saw. That's all I remember.

"Several hours later, I was found stretobed out cold on the floor of the generator house, a place where I had no business to be "How I got there, I never learned. No one could be found who saw me enter the building. No foreman or anyone else would say that he had sent me there on an errand.

"It was apparent, however, that I had been the victim of a terrific "elec trical shock, The electricity had entered my left shoulder, passes diagonally through my body, and passed out through my right foot."

Jory was unconscious for $4 hours, only frequent injections of nitro- glycerine keeping his heart operating. Whenever it slowed down too much, the doctors would give him another "shot" of one fiftieth of a grain, a ter rific dose..

Warner Bazler and Elissa Landi have their newest, and what are -18- ported as their best, roles in "I Loved You Wednesday," the new romatice from the studios of Fez,

1PB..

partially, he said, "and then passed "At the end of 24 hours, I awakened completely out again for 17 hours, I was only semiconsious for the next three months, recovering sufficiently to leave the hospital.

The actor has scars on his left shoulder, his cheat and his right foot that he will carry as long as he lives As a result of the experience.

"And I still don't know how I hap pened to be in the generator house or what happened to me", he added...

Jory shares honours in "I Loved You Wednesday with Warner Baxter and Elissa Landi, who head the caat, Miriam Jordan and Laura Hope Crew Henry King is the director of the which is to be seen at the King's Theatre on Sunday.

QUEEN

FAIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

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At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.90 p.m.

CECIL

B.

DE

MILLE'S

SIGN

OF THE

CROSS

The Mightest Spectacle

Ever

Lavished

on the Screen

with

FREDRIC MARCH

"

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LANDI

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

CHARLES LAUGHTON

and

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