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CENTRAL

HEATRE

KRAT QUEEN'S RD.,{WESTNOUND"HUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80P.M...

A SOUL STIRRING HUMAN STORY ROLLING ACROSS THE SCREEN IN MIGHTY HEART-BEATS OF A NA--

TION IN TURMOIL!

UCHALS

Romance that springs

" from the soil we love Drama wrenched. from the tumult of on... .... empire in creation!

HARD QUER

with

EDNA MAY OLIVER GUY KIBBEE, Directed by WILLIAM WELLMAN David O. Selznick Executive Producit

COMMENCING TOMORROW

SYDNEY HOWARD

NIGHT

of the

GARTER

Winifred SHOTTER & Elsie RANDOLPH

ZINITED ARTISTS

A LAUGH EVERY MINUTE!

§ a British & Bominious Pisduct

"THE REBEL"

Wonderful Photo- graphy at King's

Those who have seen "The Rebel," the Universal Epecial now playing at the King's Theatre, re- mark on the excellence of the photography, the unusual camera Angels, the sheer beauty of the Tyrolean panorama rendered dou-' bly exquisite by the camera's magic. Great pains were taken by Paul Kohner, associate producer for Universal, to scoure the very best available talent in Europe to photograph the picture. Bepp Al- geier, one of the most famous camera men, who was responsible for the beautiful camera work, an

The Doomed Battalion," engaged to photograph most of the exteriors of The Rebel." In addi- tion to Algaier, the camera statt Included Albert Behnitz and Will

WAS

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

"HONG KONG

"The Rebol

J

King's.

Queen's.

""Murders" in the Zoo,"

Dentral.

"The Conquerors."

Oriental.

"Looking on the Bright Side."

Star.

Majestic,

KOWLOON

The Frightened Lady."

"The Half Naked Truth."

COMING

King's..

Pilgrimage."

Trick for Trick."

Queen's.

"Strangers Return."

"Kongo."

Central.

Star,

"The Night of the Garter,"

"The Deluge."

Burlesque Programnie.”

"Calendar...

"Love on the Spot."

World.

Right of Women" (Chinese

film),

"Suson Lend."

"The Kid"

Oriental,

"Red Headed Women.'

Majestic.

Love Me To-night.''

"MURDERS IN

THE "ZOO"

At The Queen's

A very exciting picture now showing at the Queen's is "Murders in the Zoo in which Lionel St- will, who plays the part of Eric! Gorman, the murderous Zoologist is ably supported by Charlie Ruggles, one of the screens fiest come dians.

The opening score takes place in Indo-China where Eric Gorman goes with his wife to collect wild (animals for a 700 in America. While there, Gorman, who is 1 very jealous man, discovers à man who, under the influence of drink kisses his wife. He has the man "taken into the heart of the jungle by a couple of hired natives who strap the victim down while Gor- man proceeds to sew his mouth up after which, he leaves him there to be devoured by wild beasts,

tu

On the bort. returning America. Evelyn" Gorman a very attractive girl (played by "Kath- leen Burke) is arlently courted by Roger

Hewitt (Johu Lodge), When Gorman finds out that the two are very much interested in each other, he tries to find a way in which he can' do away

Flewitt.

with

On arrival at the Zoo Intes

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1933.

FINAL SHOWINGS:

TO-DAY

AT

2.30, 5.10, 7.15

& 9.30 PM.

A

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

SENSATIONAL ROMANCE IN STUPENDOUS SETTINGS!

WITE

LUIS TRENKER. VILMA BANKY, VICTOR VAROONI

A

UNIVERSAL PICTURE

REBEL

BOOKING AT Tax THEATRE TEL. 25313 $ 25332,

NEXT CHANGE COMMENCING TO-MORROW She Closed Her Heart

to Love

and brought bitterness into the lives of those dear to her ..before suffering taught her sympathy and understanding

LGRIMAGE

The Triumph of A Great Love

HENRIETTA CROSMAN

HEATHER ANGEL NORMAN FOSTER MARIAN- NIXON.

· Story by 1, A. R. Wylle Directed by John Ford

THE CONQUERORS

At The Central Theatre

THE STRANGER'S

RETURN"

Coming To The Queen's

Loriel Barrymore and Miriam "The Hopkins are co-starred in Stranger's Return.-- which comes next" wednesday to the Queen's Theatre AS A Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer picturization of the current- ly popular Phil Stong- novel of rutal life, which follows hls" recent best-seller... "State Fair.”

As the 85-year-old patriarch of a farm founded and pioneered by

his family, Lionel Barrymore is saldo have one of the most in- teresting characteridations of his brilliant career. Ets bistrionic

power is declared by preview critics to have attained new height in the climatic scenes.

Miss Hopkins, among the most popular reminine Stars on the. screen to-day, is afforded the best opportunity, she has had ап дег role of the city girl, who goes to ner grandfather's farm and finds there the peace and contentment she couldn't get in the city. Here is a role of exacting demands and she is said to have exceeded" in power the strength written into the original part

Stong, the author, is quoted as extremely pleased with the film version of his book. He assisted on the adaptation and served in an advisory capacity on details of farm life, having been raised in the Mid-West.. He is the owner.or two farms in. Iowa, the scene of the current story.

KING VIDÒR :DIRECTED

King Vidor, one of the screen's foremost directorial minds, was in charge of the production, most of which was filmed on a location representing the "Towan country- side. An entire farm was" repro- duced for an appropriate setting for the dramatic action. Vidor, who directed "Big Parade" in the silent days has such talking pic- "The Conquerors" is playing for tures as "The Champ" "Street one more day only at the Central | Scene," "Bird of Paradise,'', and Theatre,

"Cynara" to his credit. Starring Richard Dix and An Harding, the film depicts, on traly epic canvas, the economic porting

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Franchot Tone heads the sup-

cast in the role

of the growth of the United Stases from college-bred farmer with whom its trading post era, through three the city girl falls in love. The distressing periods of depression, fact he already has a devoted to the present time of mass prodic-wife and baby son serves to drama- tion in industry.

tize a hopeless romantic situation

The filth demonstrates dramati- that turns into small-town scandal cally the greatness of America It Tone, a comparative newcomer to proves, through the spectacle of the screen, was a Broadway sensa- entertainment, that the United tion on the stage and scored equal his arst pictures, States has hurled heretofore, and success in can still hurdle, all obstacles in its "Gabriel Over the White House,"

To-day We Live" and "Midnight" Mary."

NORMAN FOSTER in "Pilgrimage" commencing to-morrow at King's path to prosperity.

“PILGRIMAGE”

(Charlie Ruggles), who has been Heather Angel Lovely

Star At King's

for the second baby when I chanced to glance at some heather in a field,

Suddenly Heather Angel occur

red to me and that was how the

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baby was named. No, I can't say ngaged as-press agent, suggests that a banquet be given at the Zoo,

I was particularly fond of heath- er. I dare say I never had thought Gorman seeing his opportunity to

much of the plant, beyond the fuct do away with Hewitt, sanctions the

that it was very abundant. And I suggestion. That night when. Gor- man and his wife get home, she

Ever since Heather Angel became am quite certain that I gave Do tells him he might just is well star of the stage and screen in thought to the fact that the name know, now that Hewitt dead Landon her admirers have thought might, be appropriate for

18 that she had intended running that her name was one adopted for actress. No one of our family ever purposes but her had been of the theatre and I never away with him. He then tries to professional make love to her. She flies to her mother, Mrs. Audrea Angel, is imagined that Heather would be- room, locks herself in when he authority for the statement that couc an actress.”.p leaves her saying he will be back the young lady has had no in five minutes. Sneaking her way other than Heather Angel since around by the balcony, she that February 9 when she was born him working on a strange instru- in Oxford, England.

ment."

The climax to this intensely ex- citing drama is reached when the villain is caught in his own net.

Golberger, both experts in

line.

their

Luis Trenker, who is starred in "The Rebel," and who also is co-author and director of the pro- dueting with Edwin H. Knopf, has Vilma Banky and Victor Varconi in the principal supporting roles.

Henrietta Crosman and Norman: Foster hose beo of the landing roles is.

the forthcoming for production" "PU- grimope, heralded as one of the im- pertan eccsen plays of the mason. 1PD..

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Miss Angel's father was Andrea Angel,, a chemist and professor at Oxford; who lost his life in the World War..

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It proves additionally, that an economic depression is but a tem- porary affair which courage and hope can dispel.

Stuart Erwin fills a featured spot as Simon, the cornlickered Tarm knows more than he

Against this timely and dramatic band who background of historical facts, the appears to This is by far Erwin's producers have interwoven a most important role in

limely beautiful story of a courage-

ous couple. This couple dares the dangers of a backwoods trading past to advance the cause of com- merce.

"PILGRIMAGE"

Fr

many

months. He, recently played in Hold Your Man," Irene Hervey is Beulah Hettle the farm wife; Bondi is cast as Beatrice, the scold; and Grant Mitchell plays the part of Allen, Tad Alexander is the boy and Alleen Carlyle plays the role of Thelma.

The pictorial beauty of the pic- ture cannot be too greatly stressed. Camera work by William Daniels is the most effective the screen

number of farm scenes are breath- taking in sheer rural grandeur.

Coming To The King's has offered out-of-doon lovers. A

On Sunday

I never dreamed that the name in electric

A technical innovation in the Her first American screen appear manner of scoring films was intro some day would be

says ance is in "Pilgrimage," the Foxduced during the making of Fox's lights on theatre fronts," Mrs. Angel. The name came to production with Henrietta Cross Pilgrimage, recently, when Louis me one day while I was walking man, Norman Foster and Marian De Francesco, music director of along & road in the countryside, I Nixon. The film, directed by John the studio, began his unit record- had named my first daughter Ford, comes on Sunday next to the ing" plan. Marion and was thinking of a name | King's Theatre.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

1.15-11.00

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLKY BUB

ORIENTAL

LAST 4 TIMES

TO-DAY FÜNNIEST OF ALL'

BRITISH COMEDIES

SLEMING ROAD WANDHAI TEL... ZEATS

TO-MORROW

Instead of scoring music after the picture is completed, as is the general practice with producing organizations, "the new plan calle for the musical background and themes to be composed and scored step by step with the production.

This system of "Pilgrimage," co» featuring Henrietta Crosinan, Heather Angol, Marion Nixon, and Norman Foster, chopped a week

MONDY-TUESDAY from the production schedule. It

THE YEAR'S BIG FILM SENSATION

Red HEADED

WOW

JEAN HARLOW

CHESTER MORRIS

la to be seen at the King's Theatre on Sunday next.

As a result of the plan, the writ ers produced the first complete motion picture scenario-complete because it carried the eventual musical score in detailed continuity along with the continuity of action Land dialogue,

Apart from the saving of time, the new plan will for the first time bring all the creative talents working on a production, together Formerly it was the custom to consult a music director after, the picture was completed."

ELECTIONS DIRECTED 7

FROM PARIS

The noted Anencler March. Spain's richest man, who, recent- Ely made his sensational escape from prison. directed the election campaigns from Paris. and was himself returned to the Cortes by his district in the Baleares Ta landa, Transocean.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE.

Nathan Baad, Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY ONLY

4t 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 ₫ 9.20 p.m.

Only a tent show dancer He swept he to fame on wave of bally hool

This human gusbag told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but

"THE HALF NAKED TRUTH

million-Laugh- DOGIEV, Kotance - in the world" of bunk

With

LUPE VELEZ

GILLY'S

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.80, 6.10, 7.20 & 9.30- P.M.

MORE DEADLY THAN JUNGLE BEASTS!

A Human Monster,

He Plotted Whole

'sule "Death Out of

fenloury1

MURDERS

THE

100

Twich

CHARLIE "RUGGLES LIONEL ATWILL:. KATHLEEN BURKE (The Pasther Hound - RANDOLPH SCOTT JOHN LODGE GAIL PATRICK

A Gartineunt Picture BETTY BOOP CARTOON

COMEDY

NEXT CHANGE

FOLKS CLOSE

TO THE SOIL

Real characters,

living, breathing, in a

soll

sple of the

LIONEL

-here is their

story, warm

humon, real!

Barrin

MIRIAM

THE

STRANGERS RETURN

STUART ERWIN FRANCHOT TONE

STAR

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

LEEFRIGHTENED

LADY

RAC

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