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CENTRAL

CHEATRE

IKAT QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25790.

King's.

Trick for Trick."

Queen's.

Koaga"

At 2.80-6.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

Central,

"The Great Decision,"

Oriental.

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IN

"THE GREAT DECISION"

A THRILLING DRAMA OF GANGLAND'S IN-

VASION OF THE WEST

AN RKO RADIO PICTURE.

COMING

SUPERB PICTURES

PRESENTS "

AN AUTHENTIC PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE GREAT WAR

ADRAMATI PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD WAR,

A PICTURE OF · GREAT INTEREST TO EVERY BODY.

TRICK FOR TRICK

Star.

"Sailor's Luck."

KOWLOON

"Love on the Spot..

Majestic.

"King King,"

King's.

COMING

The Masquerader."

Contral,

Hell's Holiday."

Star.

The Deluge."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933.

LAST TWO-DAYS

AT 2,30.5.10.7.16 &9.30. P.M.

KINGS

A DOUBLE ATTRACTION!

ON THE SCREEN|

It Was All a FAKE!

See how two magicians expose each other in this hilarious thriller.

Fax Film prosenti"

TRICK FOR TRICK

with Ralph MORGAN Victor JORY

Sally BLANE

Directed by Hamilton Madadian

ON THE STAGE

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COMMENCING SUNDAY 10th DECEMBER.

It our drummonds Drummond,

this fast-moving story of mystery; la rapid-fire succession of surprises and suspense that keeps you con- › staly on edga « « •

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Ronald

COLMAN

In the SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production of

The Masquerader

**ELISSA LANDI

Directed by RICHARD WALLACE UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

THE GREAT

DECISION"

Exciting Picture At Central

2:

Hacketeers and gangsters and gun- men in the big cities By "old stories, but what happens when they invade the rural communities-the small country towns?

"The Great Decision” RKO-Radio picture starring Bili Boyd, Charles (Chic) Sale and Dorothy Wilson at the Central Theatre today shows the exciting events that transpire in Paradise Valley when gangsters select it as a hideway until the excite- ment of their last bank robbery blows

over.

The Cicero Gang" as it is known in honor of its leader, Cicero, has cour- mitted a whole string of crimes, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and has. oven dynamited its way out of Leavenworth. It reaches Fansdise Valley with $50,000 but dead broke because they are in $1,000 bills and they don't dare pass one for fear of being traced. Their high-powered car. is out of gas, they have no food and" their home is a sack in a rock-bar- ricaded canyon.

Facing starvation they decide to risk a raid on the farmers. The rob- beries, all од the same night, crente an uproar. Jim Parker, played by Roy is suspected, because every. one knows that Jim is broke. Grown bolder, the gang tries to get que of the farmers to pass a bill for him. He suspected double play, turns on them and is killed. This, too, through circumstances, seems to be the work of Jim Parker,

"The Great Decision" show how Jim discovers the gangsters' lair, leads the town against them and gets every last yillian in a 5ght in which Jim uses the moderu fighting tactica learned in the World War and "Smokey Joe" played by Chic Sale gets out his old ride and finds he car shoot as good ne when he rode the

raiders.

THE STAR WHO NEVER WANTED "MASQUERADER" "THE STRANGER'Stagecoach trail and picked off Indian

TO BE ON

Paul

Lukas And His First View

Of "Solid" London

Special Air-Mall Service

London, Nov, 15. pended Paul Lukas, the Hungarian film atar whose talkie yoice is said to launch & million sighs, arrived on his fret visit, to London to-day after six years of continuous film work in Hollywood,

Ronald Colman's

Fine

Picture

A great many things combine to give Ronald Colman 症 personal distinction "before the camera, ec- cording to Richard Wallace, who just directed the English star in the dual roles of "The Masquera. der at the King's Theatre next Sunday.

or turns his back,

|

RETURN"

H

Country Life At The Queen's

Hollywood couldn't go to Iowa

show-

so Iowa came to Hollywood for the filming of The Stranger's Re- Tho native modesty of the man is turn," new Phil Stong drama of on it. Of course it did astounding in an actor, Air. Wal- rural life, having its final I was a Hungarian. The next day lace says. Whilst

inga to-day at the Queen's, most players Mr. B. F. Schulberg, the produceonspire to get close-up and big to set in an advisory capacity, With the farmer-author on hand tion chief, said to me I am sorry, image of themselves into the eye o Paul. You have lost the part. You the camera, Colman either walks location for the picture in a coun- Director King Vidor picked out a are supposed to be the great lover making a conquest of an attractive As he stepped from the train at

woman and you don'a smile. Now Paddington-a tall, powerfully be good fellow and give a big built man wearing a green solt hat broad smile to the supervisor to- and an old motoring east he look-morrow and perhaps he'll change ed very tired and quite unlike the his mind.” eraventional film star. He had the "I did so. I went into his room easy Bohemian air of his native and said 'Hallo, big boy. It's city Budapest, where, as he told grant to be seeing you again, and me, people take things easily and smiled brilliantly. I beamed

It was the smile of my life, and

never think of to-morrow.

H

All he wanted to do was to rest, got the part." and forget Hollywood. At one

Mr. Lukas told me of the strug-" time, he told me, he had made 14gle he had had to master the Eng pictures in 18 months until he ish language when talkies came, scarcely knew one film from an "I used to listen on the radio, and other.

go regularly to church with my Two things impressed him about wife to pick up really good Eng. Lonon. One was that it looked solish, and eventually succeeded." solid and secure you never get

Now that he is in London he is anything like this in America" be looking forward to meeting his old said the other that the friends friend and compatriot, Alexander who met him at the staion did not Korda, for whom he has a great greet him with an Oxford neesat. affection and respect, "I would "I always thought you English work for that man for nothing, were an refined," he said and be he said. mentioned the names of one or two

people in Hollywood who had con-

firmed him in that belief.

After seeing Paris, his first visit, Mr. Lukas will go on to Turin and then return to Hollywood. He will not have time to visit his own

"KONGO"

Deepest Africa Shown At Queen's

Strangelusions of Voodoo ma sic and stark, gripping melo drama make Metro-Goldwyn). Mayer's production of "Bongo,”. Theatre, a drama that will not which opens to-day at the Queen's

soon be forgotten.

As "Deadlegs" Flint, - Waiter Huston reenacts the role he creat

"It's almost against the law-tryside of wheat fields and cottoned on the New York stage. His natural law. Actors in their wood trees that bad the appear- nature are exhibitionists," explains ance of the genuine Iowan article. 15 a fascinating, though terrifying Wallace. "Colman frequently Thirty acres were leased by the performance, a portrayal of a drew back during the filming of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios for paralyzed tyrant who propels him The Masquerader" to give Elissa the farm site at Chino, Cal:, about self around in a wheelchair, do- Landi the extra prominence."

Another extraordinary thing in the filming of the famous male drama was Colman's feeling about make-up. Playing a dual role, a

Water

#де

minating the few whites who in-. 60 miles from the film capital.

habit his small African trading Here a complete farm was erect- ed, rambling farmhouse, barns silos Post and the hordes of black sav and other buildings and equipment, ages who infest the surrounding Cows, horses, pigs and barnyard Jungle. fowl were stocked and shrubs, It is to wreak vengeance on the less conscientious player would

home and his body that this have depended on facial make-up flowers and grass planted where man who has wrecked both his only hard, bare dirt was before. and slovenly clothes in contrast to

With Lionel

Barrymore and Flint has established himself in immaculate grooming."

the danger-infested heart, "of Coleman, tanned by his daily Miriam Hopkins co-starred, the en-

tire cast and crew were moved out Africa and learned to rule the tennis in the Californía sun, used

to the location for For "The. no make-up whatever

the exterior black tribes through their super- Masquerader," he found the role scenes. Studio craft had given the stition fear of voodoo magn

Among those who distinguish of the brilliant, well-behaved young farm, the quaintness of age and

soon litters of kittens and baby themselves in the cast are Lupe John Loder as eary and as natural as "Bulldog" Drummond was. chicks were added to the bucolic Velez, as a Fortuguese girl; Con-

For the contrasting role of the setting.

supplied rad Nagel and Virginia Bruce, who furnish the romantic inter- depraved, drug-crazed John Chil- through a wheezy old cistern and

a freshly-dug artesian well. Around est of the weird tale: C. Henry cote, Colman made only a nominal

(Continued on previous column) use of make-up. He attempted the barnyard were old hay rakes, realism rather than anything fan cultivators, broken plows and other dastic. The lines of his mouth and evidences of ancient toil. The lofty the shadow under his eyes had to barn sifted straw ends and cate be accentuated.

around the ground and the corn crib kept the porkers in the sty the shady stream in the pasture.

Electrical current was supplied by a huge generator truck brought out from the studio. It was park- ed at a safe distance from the microphone and hidden from pos- sible camera angles by a realistic thicket of foliage. Meals were served out in the open and living quarters scattered about the farm- house and neighbouring localities.

Barrymore plays the part of an 65-year-old farm patriarch. Miss Hopkins is bis city grand-daughter who returns to the farm after an unhappy romantic affair. In the supporting cast are Franchot Tone, Stuart Erwin, Irene Harvey, Beau lah Bonch, Grant Mitchell, Tad Alexander and Aileen Carlyle.

"But in the main, Colman makes

Mr. Lukna is a star who never wanted to be a star! He told me country, and remains under con- The Masquerader a study in act-busy while the cows manched along why. "If you are a star," he said, tract to Universal. Pictures until ing, a difficult problem in contrast

of 1934, After that being personalities. It wasn't meant you have to take the responsibility the end for everyone's mistakes. Your hopes to return to the stage in to be and it isn't one of those aam in electric lights is a con- Budapest, and may make some so-called triumphs of make-up," fession that you must take the films in.. London. blame for anything that goes wrong, Black magic and the art of Give me small, obscuro parte são legerdomain make "Trick For I shall be perfectly happy."

The start was full of good stories Trick" at the King's Theatre, one

of the most entertaining films of about Hollywood Once he nearly the season. Imagine two mag-ust an important part in a film cians testing the superiority of each because at a story conference he other with a contest of illusions, failed to smile.

HOW HE GOT IT

:

rabbit pulling, disappearing egzi and finally the solution of a mur- der mystery.

"I was studying English Ever since the Witch of Endor hard then," he said, "and as the Dagan holding stances up on the poduction supervisor read out the mount, seers and magicians have story I watched every movement held the public's fancy with thear of his lips without the flicker of faking and illusions. For the first an eyelid, as if my whole life de- time on any screen 'Hamilton Mac-

OX-

of portrayals

Fadden, the director, has exposed those chicaneries for what they are

the hokuspokus -worth and, judging from the

watch citement aroused by the film, they artista. It is a treat to are worth plenty..

magnificent and mystifying tricks being broken down into their sim- Victor fory and ftalph Morgan |ple elements. appear as the rival magicians" whe Tom Dugan and Luis Alberni, vie with each other in an effort to B5 Magicians' assistante, give outdo themselves. And the mur splendid character portrayals. Ed der that entangles the whole busi- Van Sloan, Adrian Merris Bunston, ness is unwound in a mysterious Dorothy Appleby and Boothe dark house on d cliff in the Pali- Howard comprise as excellent cast sades.

in support of the principals. The MacFadden had done an excellent technical direction by William for -job and directed an able cast. Cameron Menzies accounts Sally Blane, as the young girl who much of the metaphysical symbol- believes in one of the magicious, is ism which, like the rest of the significant in her role, and Clif- film, is highly convincing.

ford Jones, a newcomer to the There is plenty of table-top" and screen field, does an expert job. bair lifting in this production, and Major acting honours go to Morit deserves your utmost and undi- gan and Jory for their excellent vided attention,

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A sailor, a girl and bathing pool-

what a combination for a nautical

romance.

Fox Film Presents

SAILOR'S LUCK

JAMES DUNN SALLY EILERS

SAMMY CONDRAGORA VICTOR-JORY Directed by Raoul Walsh -

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any

Gordon as the man Flipt is seek ing to trap; and Mitchell Lewis and Forrester Harvey, a pair of white rogues gone nativė...

This serisational "drama" comes to, the screen through the direction of William Cowen; who has given fo the composition of the scenes the same dynamic force which Walter Euston brings to his powderful role of "Deadlegs". Flint Kongo" is a story that will hold you in a vise-like grip from start to finish.

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COMMENCING TO-DAY At 2,90, 5-10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. "Trader Horn" was great "Tarzan" was exciting-wait till you thrill to Kongo.

DEEP IN THE HEART of the KONGO !

man and his bloodthirsty ape,

ruling an empire

of savage blacks

MADMAN

WHO WREAKS HIS

VENGEANCE on a woman's soul!

ONG

with WALTER HUSTON

LUPE VELEZ, CONRAD NAGEL, VIRGINIA BRUCE

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