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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S ED., WESTBOUND KUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatro Tel. 25720.

NOW PLAYING |At 2.30, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

'in

Ralph Lynn SUMMER LIGHTNING

"with.

WINIFRED SHOTTER

DOROTHY BOUCHIER

FROM THE STORY. BY:

P. G. WODE HOUSE

UNITED ARTISTS

NEXT CHANGE

HAILED AS ONE "OF THE GREATEST PICTURES!

DOROTHEA WEICKE

IN

“MADCHEN IN

UNIFORM'

WITH A SPLENDID SUPPORTING CAST

A UFA SUPER PRODUCTION

WATCH FOR THE OPENING DATE!

CLAIM FOR RENT

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

King's..

Rackety Rax."

Queen's.

Midnight Mary

Central,

"Summer Lightning."

Oriental.

Star.

The White Gold Dragon "

(Chinese Picture).

KOWLOON

"Clear all Wires.?

Majestic.

"Leap Year."

King's

COMING

Paddy the Next Best Thing.

Queen's;

"The Eagle and the Hawk," Central..

#

Sun-Tues. "Mad Chen In "Madchen In Uniform."

Oriental.

"Hell Below."

CLEANING "UP

British Comedy-Of A Vacuum Cleaner

The British film Cleaning Up": must surely be the first in which all the laughs are due to a vacuum' cleaner! ΟΙ course, there 13 George Gee at the other end of it, but it is really the cleaner that

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

AT

2.30, 5.20 & 7.13

P.M. ONLY.

„AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

IN SHAPE for the big game

ካ ።

FOX

The All-American football scream

RACKETY RAX

VICTOR McLAGLEN

Greta Nissan Nell O'Day Arthur Pierson

Allan Dinchart

CHINESE VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT

SONGS-SKETCHES—BOXING ...

Featuring

Mr. & Mrs. SIT KOK SIN

AND OTHER WELL -"KNOWN ARTISTS From 9.80 P.M. to 1 A.M. TO-NIGHT ARRANGED BY THE CHINESE COMPANY OF HONG KONG *** POLICE RESERVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE COMPANY,

"RACKETY RAX”

is responsible, and the cleaner How The Cast Was

that saves George from having to marry a singularly, dull and un- interesting heiress.

The story is rather involved. George Gee-ds Tony Pumpford, son of a noble house; his father is hard up and goes to some trouble to arrange for Tony's marriage to an heiress. But the family motto is "No fear", and Tony replies with it. He goes off to get a job, and by sheer domination even- tually lands one as salesman for

Picked

Here is the way Al Warker cast the steller array of comedians and comediennes for "Rackety Rax,” the comedy-satire now playing at the King's Theatre.

Victor MeLaglen as the Mop-1-Tup Vacuum Cleaner world racketeer who believes there Company. He starts off

dollars by the million full of are joy, but we see him going from college football and sets out to get door to door, getting less cheerful his representative" share. and more footsore every time he

is turned away. At last he Ands a sympathetic householder, who asks him in to rest and bathe his feet. She turns out to be Marlan Breat, a chorus girl on her way

Greta Nissen

a sporting

in

"PADDY, THE NEXT BEST

.

THING"

A Stage Star Surrenders

Walter

Connolly,

famous

America stage star and one of the

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last of the Broadway holdouts against pictures, has Been borrowed from Columbia by For Film for the important role of Major Adair" in "Paddy The Next Best Thing." Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter are co-starred in the picture, which thecomes to the King's Theatre on

Saturday,

McLaglen's screen sweetheart, a blonde in black who wears pace-coloured stockings and baby-talka her way into love life of her associate.

Nell O'Day musical comedy stage favourite as a pretty and bright

paper woman who fears she won't get & husband because her Press-agent fiance is always being put in the spot.

to stardom with the help of the backing provided by Tony's father and one Bir Rickaby Rudd. But the way is blocked by the singu- larly suspicious Lady Rudd, who insists on visiting the girl to con- vince 'nerself that she really is Allan Dinehart as a sanctimoni- happily married as Sir Rickaby ous old faker who is graduated swears. "This is where Tony comes from being a racketeer's smooth in, for he is persuaded to act the talking lawyer-fixer to the ideal part of Marian's husband But post of Dean of Women at Canarsie complications follow thick and College.

playgoers Fairy "with Helen Hayes, Connolly is beat remembered by and the recent, The Late Christo pher Bean." His contract permits only sixteen weeks of picture work

each year.

:

fast, and in an endeavour to clear Arthur Pierson as "Specs" a up an increasingly difficult situa- dynamic press agent; Vince is second. portrayal waR in Forton Tony finds himself at the Barnett, Hollywood's original "rib-

Tenant Sued

Lack of Notice

CHINESE DOCTOR AS PLAINTIFT

Dr. Chau Wai Choung was the plaintif in a claim before Mr. Justice Lindsell yesterday afternoon in a case, in which he claimed 800 rent in lieu of a month's notice in respect of the ground floor of No. 9 Li Kwan Avenue, from Mr. C. N.

S. Buras

The defendant claimed that he had a right to leave without notice as he had arranged with his land- lord to do so, since he might be transferred to Canton at any time. He further stated that he had ar- ranged to pay the rent in advance, so that he could leave whenever be liked

Under cross-examination, how ever, defendant said the notice was to be waived only if he were trans- ferred to Cantoh.

His Lordship pointed out that inasmuch as the defendant, had not been transferred to Canton, he had to give the required notice. He gave judgment for. Dr. Chau with

costu

Mr. F. H. Losby appeared for Dr. Chau.

TARIFF TRUCE DENOUNCED

London. November 7.

In the House of Commons yer terday the President of the Board of Trade Mr. Walter Runciman. said that the Government had come to the conclusion that the tariff truce entered into a thin World Economic Conference was no longer of practical value, and notice had been given to withdraw from it from yesterday British Wireless Service.

theatre, where he proceeds to de-ber: 2G monstrate the famous cleaner. But the curtain

vacuum rocketeer:

goes

comic bodyguard

Connolly made his screen debut in "Bitter Tos of General Ten" In explanation of his succumbing to movie entreaties, he laughingly as sorta: "I was caught in a weaks moment while in the hospital in New York, and signed a contract. "Washington "Merry-Go-Round aand this definitely branded him as a picture thief. This was followed by "No More Orchids"

In "Paddy Connolly portrays the beloved (If slightly dishonest) Irish gentleman who is the father of "Paddy"-Miss Janet Gaynor, He asserts that in his opinion it is his best screen role.

up, the cleaner jäms, and an Allen Jenkins as "Mike Dumphy," enormous audience is acclaiming | executive executioner. him as a brilliant comedian. Не Stanley Fields, as football is promptly offered the job," which musale-inner; Esther Howard as a he accepts in exchange for an combination of evangelist and aly order for a dozen cleaners. But fixer for her racketeer boss; Mar bis father and Sir Rickaby are jorie Beebe as a battling wife who both at the theatre that night, doesn't like "sweeties? and Ivan and refuse to back the show. The Linow as Tossilitis, the human manager is in despair, however ates-roller, the show is saved the Mop-1-Tup people take it on instead, in re- turn for the marvellous advertis- ing it gives them, Tony's fortune is made.

Davy Burnaby as Lord Pumpford gives a polished performance, and Betty Astell is adequate as the chorus: girl Barbara Gott makes Lady Rudd a terrifying personage and one almost feels sorry for her unpleasant little husband. But there is really only one character in this film, and that is George Gee, and of course the vacuum cleaner:

POPPY DAY FUND"

Further Contributions

Previously Acknowledged 84.828.00 British Legion

1,000.00 H. E. The 'General Officer

Commanding

50.00

Hong Kong & Shanghai

Bank

38.00

R. A. Headquarters

30.00

25.00

15.00

10,00

Prot. R. E. Tottenham St. David's Society P. Gockchin, Esq.

Total $5,892,00 Further contributions will be gratefully received by Mr. P Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's Fund, York Building, Hong Kong.

G

Cheques should be made, pay- able to Thomson & Co., and cross- ed "Poppy Day Fund."

4 SHOWS

DAILY

7.18–8.20

With Peddy" will be shown a special Fox Film Round the British Empire, in honour of Armistice Day.

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TO-DAY-TO-MORROW FRIDAY-SATURDAY

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MIDNIGHT MARY'

A Murder Trial Drama

The story opens at the trial of Mary Martia for the murder of a gangster

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From SATURDAY, 11th NOV:|and we listen to the end of the pro- scention counsel's speech to the jury. While the jury considers its verdict Mary sits in the recorder's office and there" thinks over her life from her childhood to that moment. We learn that her mother died while she was nine and little later ahe WDS Bent to a reformatory school for a theft she did not commit. At sixteen, she and her friend Bunny. meet Lec, a gangstar who uses the girla aa look-outs and decoys. While Mary is playing her part in the preli minary arrangements for the holding up of a gambling, alub she meets Tom Mannering, a aristocrat who with his friend Sam is enjoying life to the full A hitch occurs in the, hold- up and Tom, although aware of her connection with the gunmea, barries her away to his own home until the police have departed. After an ex- change of ideas and mutual admira- tion, Mary bega Tom to help bar to get an honest job, and after training in secretarial school she is given a stenographer's post in his office. Some time later the young lawyer asks her to marry him and she is about to accept when a policeman recognises her and in order that Tom shall not be implicated in her arrest, she tells him that she was only stringing him for a sucker." ber Mary does not give away gangster friends and is presumably sentenced as an accessory because of her record While in prison she learns of Tom's marriage to a society beauty and after her release, which is follow- ed by s fruitless search for work, she returns to Leo. Leo: is an extremely jealous protector and when sho accidentally meets Tom at a night club sets out to put him on the spot- unfortunately killing his fried Sam is error. Learning later of his mistake he is about to rectify when Mary sboots him. At this moment the jury. returns and delivers a verdict "of

Janet GAYNOR

Warner BAXTER

PADDY

THE NEXT BEST THING

WALTER CONNOLLY MARY MCCORMIC Directed by

Harry Lachman

P. G. WODEHOUSE Guilty but their proceedings are

& RALPH LYNN

"Summer Lightning"

As A Film

"Summer Lightning" which is now showing at the Central Thea tre is a team job, in the biggest" sense of the word.

of

Author of the story is that master

humorous writing, P. G. Wode house, famous on both sides of the Atlantic for, the wit of his novel.

should be chosen

It was fitting that Ralph Lynn'

to bring the character of Hugo Carmody to the screen, since the kind of humor typified by the B. & D. star is absolutely Wadehouse in its essence. They both trade in absurdity; both very faux pas amount, in spite of characterise the young man whose him and not because of him, to master strokes of genius,

The director who has moulded P. G. Wodehouse' se material into film shape is Maclean Rogers, whose work on such Sydney Howard pic tures as The Major's Nest" and "Up for the Derby" has given pow erful evidence of his ability, with comedy subjects,

"Summer Lighting introduces Ralph Lynn as Hugo Carmody, secretary to Lord Emsworth. Be ing in love with Emsworth's ward, Milliont, Hugo conceives the bril liant idea of stealing the old man's prize pig, Empress, and posing as a hero by returning the animal later, so winning. Emsworth's ap- probation. The theft takes place without any serious trouble-but the complications which subsequent- ly ensue from this apparently sim ple act of knavery are uproariously funny Suffice it to say that by a series of masterly biraders Hugo successfully achieves his plan, out- wite his rivals and marries the girl..

Supporting the casts are Winifred Shatter. Dorothy Bauchier, Eame Peroy, Milea Malleson and Horace Hodges.

HOCKEY

Radio beat Varsity

The Radio Sports Club met the University Hockey Team in "a friendly match at B p.m. yesterday at the latter's ground. The game was keenly contested Radio scored two goals is the first half, but fail- ed to increase the score in the second half. Univerity scored in the arcond half through 8. Reed, and strove hard to equalise. The final score being Radio-2; Varsity

observer expert is based on his cold delight in killing Pilot hates absorver for his ruthlessness; observer hates pilot for his sensitiveness.

disturbed by the entrance of Tom Man- sering who explains that she did it to save his life because she loved him. He demands a new trial with himself taking his place beside her in the dock and we are allowed to assume the usual ending, it being announced that his wife has decided to divorce him.

"THE EAGLE AND

THE HAWK"

Flying Thriller At

Queen'sTM

"The Eagle and. The Hawk", story of two wartime thyers who become heroes under the stress of their hatred for each other, will be shown from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre.

Frederic March, Cary Grant, Carole leading roles in the film, which is from Lombard and Jack Oakie play the

a story by John Monk Saunders, author of "Wings" Stuart Walker directed the production,

the Royal Flying Corps who handles The story centres around a pilot in his plane with exceptional brilliance and an observer equally as skillful with his guns Together in the same

they are an unbeatable com- plantion, and one enemy ship after the other is outmanoeuvered by the pilot, sent crashing to the earth by the ob- servar. Soon the pair are heroes, and decoration after decoration is pinned upon them, y

Bat though they are the best of combinations in the sky they are the The brilliance that makes the pilot bittorest of enemies on the ground. expert is based on his casual, reckless attitude. The skill that makes the (Continued on previous cot.)

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March is cast as the pilot and Grant as the observer.Onkissa another. pilot, Furnishow comedy interest.

LEAR YEAR

HE DOMINATES EVERY

UEEN

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

At 2.90, 5.10, 7.16 & 9.20 p.m.

It might have been ANY GIRL

-who,

too late, found herself

on this path

of life!

MIDNIGHT

MARYA

A story from life, of a girl whose beauty no man could resist!

with

LORETTA YOUNG RICARDO CORTEZ FRANCHOT TONE"

FROM SUNDAY-

ONLY SHE

knew

that their God had foot of clay! To her alone ha unburdened his heart... heavy. with the weight. of other men's. worship... and in "hår understand- Ling, he found the courage to go on.

THAWK

CART

with

MARCH GRANT

CAROLE LOMBARD JACK DAKIE

Mary by the author of "Wher"

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