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CENTRAL

THEATRE

ETA" QUEEN'S 'E'D., WESTBOUND HUB

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol, 25720,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 8.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

SYDNEY HOWARD

NIGHT GARTER

of the

Winifred SHOTTER & Elsie RANDOLPH

UNITED FRTISTS

HAROLD FRENCH

CONNIE EDDIS AUSTIN MELFORD.

968 a British & Dominions Production

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

BILL BOYD

TO-DAY AT THE

Klug's.

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Pilgrimage."

Queen's,

"The Stranger's Return"

Central,

"The Night of the Garter,"

Oriental.

Star.

"Red Beaded Woman.**

KOWLOON

"Burlesque Programme.”

Majestic.

King's.

Love Me To-night,"

COMING

"Trick for Trick,"

Queen's.

"Kongo."

Coutral

Star.

The Great Decision."

"The Deluge."

Calendar."

"Love on the Spot."

World.."

Right of Womneu." (Chinese

film).

Susca Leuox,”

The Kid"

Ostental,

"Condemned"

TRICK FOR TRICK

Ralph Morgan's Fine Acting

An actor gives a performance on the screen superior to that of the stage, according to Ralph Morgan, "distinguished stage star who appears in "Trick For Trick," under the direction of Hamilton MacFadden "for Fox FUM.

The

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1933.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 -& 9.30. P.M.

•KINGS

"All right, son. If you love her,

FOX FILM

Presents

you can't love me!" Eternal struggle of mothers, sons and sweethearts... in a drama that lifts you to new emotional heights

PILGRIMAGE

Story by LA.R. Wylle

Directed by John Ford

HENRIETTA CROSMAN

"NIGHT OF THE GARTER"

Witty Farce At The

Central

HEATHER ANGEL NORMAN FOSTER MARIAN NIXON

"THE STRANGER'S

RETURN”

Lionel Barrymore At The Queen's

Miriam Hopking heading an With Lionel Barrymore

Pressive cast, "The Stranger's "turn," showing to-day

Queen's.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313

& 25982

-FROM TO-MORROW-

“KONGO"

Drama of African Jungle

"Kongo Metrà Goldwyn.-

A DOUBLE ATTRACTIONT|| Mayer's drama of mystery and

ON THE SCREEN

Tax Pilm graannis

TRICK FOR TRICK

Ralph MORGAN Victor 3ORY- Sally BLANE

Play by Vivian Cosby,

Shirley Wande aned

- Harer Wagstaff Gribble

Duected by

Hamilton

MacFadden

ON THE STAGE INCOMPARABLE ENTERTAINER HUGO & BLEY

PRESENTS

HENRY & CO.

SHOW OF WONDERS ARTISTS MAGICIAN

"PILGRIMAGE” -

Strong Production at

The King's

The opening of Pilgrimage" at and the King's Theatre to-day mark

ed the introduction of one of the Re-most completely beautiful produc-

im-

at the tions of recent months. The story is the simple one of a mother who runs through the gamut of emotions as she breaks пр one young romance and subsequently cements another. She sends her only son to war and to, his death in order to keep him from marrying the girl he loves. She is willing to sacrifice him the mainstay of her life-for if she cannot have him all to herself, she will not share his affections.

Sydney Howard gives what must be considered the greatest per- formance of his career in the part of Bodger, the sublimely dignified butler of Night of the Garter.""

Adapted from the new novel of and unforced.

His comedy style is deliberate rural life by Phil Strong, author His laughs are of "State Fair," the Metro-, derived not from slick turns of Galdwyn-Mayer picture achieves a“ production comes on "Wednesday speed or breath-taking escapades, greatness

and 17 performance to the King's Theatre.

"Constant repetition of the same but from the gradual and inevit directorial distinction, as well as

pictorial action and the same lines invariable building up of a truly comic sheer

beauty Kind ably leads to staleneas," explain-character contrasted

against a Vidor directed the film and adds serious background. ed Morgan. After, the first few

another superb effort to his long The brilliant humour of "Night list of screen accomplishments. performances, one becomes me-

exag of the Carter" arises from the faci, Franchot Tone, hailed as the gerated, and the performer over that this Bodger is placed in a screen's newest romantic here, fita into the role of the farm acts without consciously, realizing situation where everything that easily his defection from the interpre tation bis director desired.

DOROTHY WILSON chanical, mannerisms are

IN A THRILLING DRAMA OF GANG- LAND'S

INVASION

OF THE HE-MAN WEST

DECISION"

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ought not to happen does happen, lover and paired with Miss Hcp Where seven people suddenly seem king, leaves nothing to be desired

star cast.

hands.

The years that pass fail to heal the wound she has inflcted on herself. But she stoically accepts of the vagaries of

her characteriza-

"On the other hand the screen to take complete leave of their by way of interest in this motivat-tasone

motherhood is not until she is captures one's best performance," senses and act in E way quite ing theme. Barrymore is the 8-made witness to another youthful continued Morgan. From the time foreign to all his previous experi-year-old patriarch of the farma romance, about to be blasted by who refuses to die until he sees his the selfishness of a mother, that that performance is imprinted on ente. the Alm it remains eternally and

As husbands and wives get more farm destined for sympathetic she wakes to the truth. immutably fresh and true."

inextricably mixed, and even a Morgan confessed he had gone middle-aged cook is drawn into Most of the picture was filmed In the role of the mother, Hen- stale in every part he played on the vortex, Bodger feels that the on a farm location that brings the rietta Crosman gives a superb the stage except one, that of world is falling about his ears barnyard right to the childhood performance. She brings every "THE GREAT Furtunately, I usually realive it, with; morte dard his, superb camers treatment, has perience on both the stage and Charlie in "Strange Interlude Yet, with, all the moral standards memories of all of us. Vidor, in ounces of her many years of ex- and retire from the cast. But Bodger is intent on clinging to the captured the earthy charm of the the screen to how many actors do and will

last to the canons of discretion. bucolic setting, against which the ton. Heather Angel, a beautiful leave a role for that reason

Therein lies the fun

tense drama of the abory unfolds, newcomer to the American screen, Morgan said he always tried to

Howard is supported by an all-is easily among the finest pic makes a highly auspicious begin limit his stage engagements to a

Winifred Shotter and tures of the year, and the splendid ning in the role of the young lov year. "That enabled me to retain

Elsie Randolph play leading parts, performances of the stars and casters. Norman Foster and Marian some degree of versatility and freshness," he explained. "On the and they have whole-hearted as will long live in the memories of Nixon are understanding and at

tractive in the romance theatregoers. from aistanco

Harold French. Screen, however, I have no suck Connis Ediss, Marjorie Brooks, Included in the cast are Stuart opens the story. warry, for every few months I

Hervey, Baulah

A number of screen stars of the have 2 different role calling for Austic Melford and Jack Melford. Erwin, Irene

The slick direction is credit to Bondi, Grant Mitchell, Tad Alex past have been cast in Pilgrim- a different interpretation."

age," and their choice has been a For Trick

He pointed out that in Trick Jack Raymond, who has been in ander and Aileen Carlyle,

happy one. Charley Grapewin, is virtually charge of many of Sydney Ho

a ward's former successes including

Robert Warwick, Loulee Carter and "Splinters," "Up for the Cup,

Betty Blythe are among them. But and It's a King."

special honours must go to the indomitable Lucille La Verne for & performance that win remain unforgetable. Others, in the ex cellent cast are Maurice Murphy. Hedda Hopper Franels Ford. Jay Ward and Frances Rich, --

WITH CHAS (CHIC) SALE

AN RKO RADIO PICTURE.

#

“LIFE IN DEVIL'S" ISLAND

Ronald Colman In "Condemned"

leading

he

man. In "Humanity,"

he was an elderly-father, and in "Strange Interlude" the good old Charlie all entirely different roles. "And I'll be seen next as a meek. clerk in The Power and the Glory" Certainly, there's no chance to go state playing such a variety of roles."

Not content withso lauding the screen, Morgan advanced an- motion picture

other tribute to

Condemned *** the Samuel Goldwyn picture starring Ronald Colman comes to the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday and Thurs day, and is a picture of the life among the people sentenced to terms in the famous French penni colony Devil's Island; off the coast "In a theatre an actor must of South America. It has been

authenticated in every way known to man during production.

Ronald Colman's role, that of the dashing, debonair young thief

The arreen is reality," acting.. said Morgan, the stage gives only the semblances of reality. The difference in mediums is the explanation.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30–5.13

7.18—9.80.

"Night of the Garter" is de- finitely a film that should pack the

Central Theatre to capacity.

TAKE ANY TRÀM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB-

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY ONLY

Everybody, everywhere is talk- ing about this sensational and daring picture.

necessarily exaggerate expression SEE IT TO-DAY!

and emotions. This is necessary

in order to convey that feeling to the last row in the balcony as well as the front row in the or

who falls in love with the warden's chestra. That makes for uneven- mistreated wife, is taken from life,

ness of performance. But on the

This character formed the central screen-one may act naturally, just figure of Mrs. Blair Niles book, as he would in real life because "Condemned to Devil's Island,"

the camera catches the

from which the picture!" was shade of expression:" adapted, and the original of this

character, is now Hving in his

cell in the Island,

tiniest

the swamps and forests of the

One of those two convicts, the mainland. All the bamboo and notorious Eddie Guerin, had a slepliants ears in Los Angeles were hand in the details of the screening commander for this set, which

of.. "Condemned through also included an artifical river.

strange coincidence which put one of his best friends in the cast of the picture as one of the mob of criminals in the jail scenes.

life-size, running 200,000 gallons of water every 24 hours.

Even the French government ex- tended its official co-operation to The Goldwyn staff spent G$60,000 the Goldwyn production executives manufacturing real tropical in making the picture, following jungle for the scenes in which up. their courtesy in allowing Mrs; Ronald Colman and his comrade, Niles to visit the island two year are attempting to escape through ago.

FLEMING ROAD

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TO-MORROW

& THURSDAY. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS ONE

MOST THRILLING

PICTURE!.

RONALD

COLMAN

"CONDEMNED !” ANN HARDING

LOUIS WOLHEIM

Red HEADED ALL TALKING

WOMAN

JEAN HARLOW

CHESTER MORRIS

The Great Lover

of the Screen

a's romantic renegade

UNITED

ARTISTS PICTURE

that

The direction of John Ford, res reals a complete knowledge of. and respect for the grand story by L A B.Wylie,

FILMS FOR THE BLIND

Special Air-Mall -Service

London, Nov, 15. There is to be a remarkable film film show at a Yorkshire cinema next week.

Tifteen hundred menibers of the Leeds blind institutions have been invited to attend a special perfor- mance of "I was 8.

First of all & commentator will introduce the cast and describe the story. When the characters in the film are not speaking he will fill in the gap with a description of the settings and|

Most cinemas have special appa¬

ratus installed for the use of the || deaf. This is the first attempt of which I have heard to help

blind

thrills in the African Jungle. opens on Friday as the Queen's Theatre. As "Deadlags" Flint, Walter Huston, in the featured role reenacts the part be frat created in scoring one of his, big- gest New York stage successes.

Black Magio a terrifying plot for revenge, the resentment of the warlike Congo blacks against the cruel domination of a white maa- ter, and the fight of the white race. against the jungle lure, form the admixture from which this strange melodrama was evolved.

KEEPS NATIVES. UNDER SPELL

As Deadlega," Walter Huston chacts his powerful role from a wheelchair, bullwhip in hand, driv- ing whites and blacks before the crack of his lash. He wields the tricks of magic which keep the superstitions blacks under his spell and conceceta the scheme which is to trap his rival and send a white girl out to be hurled into the swamps by the natives-a diaboli- cal scheme of vengeance.

Virginia Bruce," who recently be- came the wife of John Gilbert, is the white girl to be sacrificed. Conrad Nagel is the derelict Eng- lishman, a doctor, who seeks to save her. Between these two falls the romance that contrasts with the powerful melodrama of Hus- ton's role.

Lupe Velez, as the Portuguese girl who is the slave of the para- Jyzed white witch... · doctor's” whims, has the type of role at which she excels. C. Henry Gor- don, who was so forceful in trap- ping Greta Garbo in "Mata Hari, has

a robust dramatic role in |"Kongo," William Cowen direct- ed the production from Lean Gor- don's adaptation of the play which Chester De-Vonde and · Kibourn Gordon wrote for the stage,

All the action of "Kongo" takes place in the swamp and fever in- festad jungles of interior Africa. A large expanse of jungle," with trading post and a stockade, and s.. river winding through, was buil for the "production Hundreds of blacks in the grotesque paint and traditional adornments of the su- perstitious African natives, take park The cunning of the whites in holding them in subjection through their fear of "ju-ju" or voodoo magic, is vividly shown.

“RANJI'S "HOME AT STAINES SOLD

London, November 15, Jamnagar House at Staines, the riverside home of the late Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (Prince Ranjitsinh has now been sold by private treaty. At the auction held on Oct. 17 the property, with 10 acres, which "Rani" bought in 1013 from the late Sir Edward Clarke, K.C., and which cost him over £30,000 was withdrawn -at- the highest bid of £12,500-a sum below the reserve,

It is understood that the estate has gone to two buyers, One has secured" the prominent riverside residence with grounds of just under eight acres on both sides of the Thames, another "taking" the building land and modern cottages in Penton-road. Staines. Knight, Frank, and Ratley (Han-

Details over-square) effected the sale.

were given in "The Daily Telegraph" on Wednesday of the disposal of the Jam Sahib's estate in the West of Ireland, in- cluding Ballynahinch Castle,

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel 57422 TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m

Laurice

CHEVALIER

LOVE ME TONIGHT

QVLLNS

TO-DAY TO THURSDAY At 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

FOLKS CLOSE TO THE SOIL

Rex}** characters,

living, breathing. In an epic of the

soli

LIONEL

There is their

story warm,

human real!

Barry ins

MIRIAM

THE

STRANGERS RETURN

STUART ERWIN with FRANCHOT TONE

FROM FRIDAY

DEEP IN THE HEART of the KONGO !

"A white man and his bloodthirsty ape, rating and empire savage blacks. tale of savage hate and tumultous, primitivo love!

KONGO

WALTER HUSTON

LUPE

VELEZ

CONRAD NAGEE

(STAR)

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2,80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Burlesque, Program re The LAUREL and HARDY Murder Case CHARLIE CHASE in "Hasty Marriage FLIP THE FROG

Premiere!

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