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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKT QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUT

TO-DAY AT THE

King's.

CINEMA

HONG KONG.

"Sailor's Luck."

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

Queen's.

The Sign the Cross."

Central.

Westward Passage."

Oriental.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

5.15 & 9.30 P.M.

HER SECOND MARRIAGE MEANT NOTHING TO HIR FIRST HUSBAND !

Laughter in Hell"

KOWLOON

Payment Deferred"

Star.

Majestic.

Destination Unknown.

King's.

AN

HARDING

in the story of o woman who yearsd

for the love of the scapegrace husband she had divorced

"WESTWARD PASSAGE"

LAURENCE OLIVIER EKO BATHE RECTURE

COMING

"I Loved You Wednesday."

"The Midnight Follies."

Queen'a,

Central.

12 30, 2.30 & 7.15 P.M.

A CHINESE PICTURE

TO-MORROW

"Fra Diavolo."

F

"Midnight Mary."

"Summer Lightning.

Star.

Tuns of Money."

"Zoo in Budapest.'

Oriental

J

"THE SIGN OF

THE CROSS"

BRITISH & DOMINIONS Fine Show At Queen's

PRESENTS

RALPH LYNN

ENGLAND'S BRILLIANT

COMEDIAN

IN

"SUMMER

Theatre

Theatre fans were not disappoint ed in the first performance of "The Sign of the Cross" when it was shown to a packed house, yesterday afternoon. We have been looking forward to this. wonderful produc- tion of the silver screen, and to say it was enjoyed to the utmost is put ting it mildly. Adjectives fail to describe the splendour of this film Cecil De Mille has given us a filmo worthy of his direction.

LIGHTNING" The leads are in the very capable

will

WINTFRED SHOTTER

A HILARIOUS BAITISH COMEDY.

hands of such artists as Elisan Landi, Claudette Colbert, Frederic March, Charles Laughton and many athers. Miss Landi as the Chris- tian girl presents a pathetic figure when sentenced to death, and Fre- derie March ny the young gallant. falls a victim to her charm and her devotion, and ends by embracing her faith, and very prepared to die with her. As the wicked Empress, Claudette Colbert is splendid, and when she is asked by Nero if he should spare the life of the Chris-

'OVALŢINE JERSEY COWSian girl, emphatically says

Win 63 Awards This Season

The results of the judging at the Tring Show London added atill further to the restrkable record of succusses gained by "Ovaltine Jersey cows. No less than 63 awarda have been won by this famous herd at the leading agricultural shows during

the season.

At Tring animals entered from the "Ovaltine Dairy Farm gained be tween them twelve awards, including four first prizes, one special award and the Reserve to the Champion.

It is an interesting fact that "Ovaltine" cows have figured "pro- mincatly in the prize list of every Agricultural Show in which they have been entered this year."

Among the notable successes are two first prizes at the Bath and West, Great Hertfordshire and Royal Lanca shire Shows respectively, and first prizes at four other important shows. At the Royal Show, Derby, the "Ovaltine" entries were awarded the Conyngham Perpetual Challenge Cup for securing the highest aggregate of points in the Jersey classes

There is no doubt that a large mea sure of the consistent auccess achieved by "Ovaltine" Jersoy cows is due to the ideal conditions prevailing at the Ovaltine" Dairy Farm. This model "Ovaltine" farm, situated near the Factory at King's Langley, Herts, is considered to be the most up-to-date and scientifically conducted Dairy Farm in the world.

The Farm was established to set the highest standards of quality and purity for the many thousand gallons of milk, which with the finest malt extract and new-laid eggs are used each day in the preparation of "Ovalting" the popular tonic food beverage. "

no

since she is in love with the young

mad.

The story is too well known to be repeated here, but this is a film that should not be missed. The silent

rersion was a success, but this talkie surpasses anything we have yet

seen.

“200 IN

BUDAPEST"

At The Oriental

Theatre

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1933.

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

AT

2.80, 5.10, 7.15 ̈& 9.30 (P.M.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

CROCKED 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 love to a nautical-minded beauty in a bathing pool.

SAILOR'S LUCK

Sally

EILERS

Scimmty COHEN

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Victor JORY

FOX PICTURE-

/James

DUNN

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332

From TO-MORROW-

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION! ON THE SCREEN

A Woman Aflame

Worm... for. Ing. Wovering between Warner Bax- fer's strength and Vietor lory's flattery

Wedne

WARNER BA?

ELISSA LANDI VICTOR JORY MIRIAM JORDAN

ON THE STAGE THE MIDNIGHT FOLLIES

OF 1933-34 ALL STAR STAGE SHOW A MODERN SINGING DANCING REVUE WITH 15"ARTISTS,

As outstanding an aggregation of screen personalities as has been seen in one film. Here are ЗРА Warner Barler, Elissa Landi, Victor Jory and Miriam Jordan, the featured players in the new Fox film, "I Loved You Wednesday.”

LAUREL

AND

HARDY

Roistering Vagabonds

in "Fra Diavolo"

of song by King and vocal choruses by SAILOR'S LUCK"

of trained singers.

a large rural and Hardy are con

so far as

cerned, they go

about their duties of

man servants to the fearful Diavolo, James Dunn & Sally

to

taking time out occasionally mimic and befuddle practically all the principals with thair inimitable brand of buffoonery.

"Fra Diavolo is reported to be the most pretentious of the Laurel and Hardy feature-length productions.. Under the directions of Hal Roach, reproductions of the settings occupied a full city block, and the general at mosphere was populated by several thousand people dressed in colourful raiment.

For the first time in six years Laurel and Hardy, discard their shabby clothes to don the habilinents of a couple of roistering vagabonds in their latest feature "Fra Diavolo," Jeanie MacPherson adapted Fra which will be seen shortly at the Diavolo to the screen and Charles Queen's Theatre. As embryonic bandits, bold outwardly but difdent Rogers assisted Hal Roach in the

picture's directions, when confronting their victims, they are said to have created two of the funniest characterizations of their auccessful career as a comedy team.

Dennis King Sings

The picture is based on the celebrat ed Auber comic opera and present a novelty in being the first of the Laurel and Hardy.comedies to barq, a musical touch. To properly interpret the musical phases of the production, LeRoy Shield, well-known musical director, was secured through the courtesy of the National Broadcasting Company of Chicago, and Dennis King atar of "Rose Marie" and "The Vagabond King," was induced to play

Working with animals is no jeb for a nervous actor, is the opinion of Gene Raymond who, with Loretta Young, is co-starred in "Zoo in Budapest", Jesse L. Lasky production for Fax Film will be seen at the Oriental Theatre toa featured role. morrow, Monday and Tuesday.

While it is not an animal picture, despite the fact that more than 500 lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, eleph ants, chimpanzees and other assorted jungle beasts are used, the action of the picture requires Raymond to handle some of them.

prominent in the cast of "Far Diavolo Thelme lood, of the noted Pitts-Todd comedy shorts, James, Finlayson, Lucille Brown and Henry Armatta. In the course of their vagabondia Staulio and Olivero, As the popular comedy stara are called in the picture, encounter many per- di@culties. And

many sonages

He has the role of an orphan boy, born and reared in the zoo, who has Disturbing moments are theirs when associated with animals all his life. A they meet a notorious bandit chief, love affair develops between him and Diavolo (Dennis King), and are forced on a thieving Miss Young, a young love starved girl

to accompany him from a neighbouring reformatory-like mission to a roadside ion.

It is here that they meet Lady orphanage, who is marched to the zoo once a week with the other girls for an Pamela and Lord Bogburg, portrayed by Miss Todd and Finlayson respec educational lecture.

tively. Here, too, they confront the innkooper, Henry Armetta, his daugh

While all these ter and her lover. charaters become involved in the machinations of Diavolo, the comedians start & flirtation with a couple of milk-

י.

The whimsical romance between the hoy and girl is lightly etched against an animal background. Raymond rompa with lion cuba, chuma around with a chimpanzee, carries a pet spider monkey about with him, chucks a Mr. D. J. N. Anderson passed the tiger under the chin, charms a hooded maids L. L. B. (London) intermediate and cabra and finge himself in front of an

not as recently stated in our coolephant which steps carefully over

him lumns.

This, in brief, in the scope of the colourful and picturesque settings. The picture is enhanced with teaches

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1.30-518 1.15-8.30

Eilers Again

Following their rise to popularity as a starring team in such succesaca na "Bad Girl," "Over the Hill" and "Dance Team," James Dann and Sally Bilers have been cast together again

opening an engagement at the King's in "Sailor's Lack," the new Fox film

Theatre to-day.

The picture, directed by Raoul Walsh, tells the story of a sailor with the American Atlantic Fleet who be

comes entangled in a love affair with,

TAKE ANY TRAM ON HAPPY VALLEY DUB.

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY ONLY

THE STORY OF

A HUNTED MAN.

SMASHING

DRAMA,

With Pat O'Brien, Mama Kennedy, Berton Churchill, Gloria Stuart,

Brows.. Produced by Cor: Laumala, Jr. Directed by

· Edward Cakn Presented by Carl "tremale AUNIVERSAL PICTURE

JIM TULLY'S

LAUGHTER IN HELL

ROAD MANCHA

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TO-MORROW MONDAY-TUESDAY

THE MOST SENSATION A-L WILD ANIMAL PICTURE EVER MADE I

A Great Love Story

In a Strange Setting

FOX FLM, grundt aʻJESSE L. LASKY Producer –

ZOO IN BUDAPEST

Loretta YOUNG Gene RAYMOND O. P. HEGGIE Stney by

Malvilis Boker anddaak Kirkland,

Directed by Rawland V. Co

"I LOVED YOU WEDNESDAY"

How Elissa Landi Was 'Democratised'

One of the most unusual of recent Hollywood phenomena is the case of Elissa Landi who has changed herself... chameleonlike, from type usually termed "aristocrat" to a vibrant and sparkling_personality both on and off screen. It's no secret: she did it de liberately.

It would appear that the brainy Miss Landi had been cast in such filnis. with titles as Wicked," "Passport to Hell," "The Yellow Ticket" and similar spine-chilling devices in which she was a ruthless heroine, cold, calculat- ing and sloof. Today, in the recent "The Warrior's Husband" and the proaching "I Loved You Wednesday she runs about like a frisky lamb, cavorts in abbreviated costumes, ballet slippers, tulle shirts; brandishes broad words, sips a wicked cocktail and. cusses to her heart's content..

For a while the actress had been thinking that Hollywood didn't like her. She argued with an excentive that there was nothing to do but now out of the picture, or pictures.

"Nonsense," the Fox executive told ber. "No one ever expected you to do the things you did. Just thaw out."

She did and, with a strenuously successful attempt, actually shelved her old personality. "In place of the intellectual, a woman descended from royalty, with several published novels to her credit, Elissa Landi became the sparkling Landi Hollywood now know. The result of this metamorphosis marked on "The Warrior's Husband", and even more pronounced in the coming "I Loved You Wednes- day in which she is starred with Warner Baxter, Victor Jory, Miriam Jordan and Laura Hope Crews. comes to the King's Theatre on Sun day.

Are

it

In "I Loved You. Wednesday" she appears as tempestuous ballerina, torn between the fascination exerted by an attractive philanderor and the honour. able love of a stalwart engineer who adores her. And, admittedly, it takes more than just a good actress to play a temperamental "ballerina. Indeed, it takes an exceedingly excitable personality to perform its eccentrici ties adequately.

i.

Actresses in the past have changed their types but only to a degree slight- ly noticeable. Mary Pickford dropped the curls of "Sparrows" for the first long gowns of "Coquette" and then appeared in the abbreviated castime of "Kiki

Nancy Carroll ceased her sweet twittering of "Close Harmony for her dramatic recitations "Laughter. But never has an actress so completely execated an about tarh na Landi Everything went overboard And now Hollywood is happy.

in

a that's different. The two get along famously until Duno,

she thinking

bra been untrue to him, quarrels with her and sails away with the feet. He later learns that it was an a mistake, and he returns to patch things up, only to learn that she is not so willing to come

back

Dunn's love for Sally Eilers carries him through every imaginable sort of

excitement, through comedy scimes in

a public swimming pool over to s gang fight on the street and a grand finale in a dance marathon, with the Navy, as usual, winning the honours.

Much of the comedy is supplied by Lammy Cohen, dialect comedian who is cast as Jimmy's pal Baracle Benny,"

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A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

MERCY OF. AT THE TWELVE REOKLESS MEN ADRIFT ON A DERELICT SHIP!

DESTINATION UNKNOWN

With Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale, Betty Compson, Russell Hopton, Tom Brove, Rollo, Lloyd. -Story by Tom Backingham Pro duced by Cod Leader.Directed by Tay Garnett, Presented by CAR «LARIINESS UNIVERSAL PICTURE

UZEN

MIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY

Ab 2,30, 5:10, 7:20 & 9.80 p.m.

CECIL

B.

DE

MILLE'S

SIGN

OF THE

CROSS

The Mightest Spectacle

Ever

Lavished

on the

Screen:

with

FREDRIC

MARCH

ELISSA LANDI

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

CHARLES

LAUGHTON

and 7,500

OTHERS

Paramounts

Greatest TRIUMPH

BOOK

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STAR

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p...

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