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ENTRAL

KEAT QUEEN'S AD., WESTBOUND)|US

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720.

SHOWING TO-DAY At 280, 5,15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

300 Miles an hour thonthecrash! She tried to bribe

the devil with a burst of speed...nar cotic thrills to still the beast within. Thecrimson Blames

offercedesire bum "ed higher as she flew. You can't win!

CHRISTOPHER STRONG

R KO

RADIO Picture

The personal story of a million

daughters.

Wah

HEPBURN

COLIN CLIVE BILLIE BURKE Ralph Forbes ... Helan

Chandist

sheeted by

DOROTHY

ARZNEW

NEXT CHANGE

OUT OF MADNESS

HE CREATED THEM!

And Out of Madness They De- stroyed Him.

Seeking in Beast Fury the Girl Who Was ALL-

HUMAN!

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

CHARGES LASKEROH HELA VIGOR KICHARD ARSEN LEELA HYAMI

and the

Panther Woman

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Boad, Kowloon Tel 57222} TO-DAY ONLY At 2.80, 6.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.]

100 to 1 you'll like it!

LEW

AYRES

DONT BET ON LOVE

TO-DAY AT T

CINEMA

King's

HONG KONG

"Charlie Chan's Greatest

11 Case.

Queen's.

"42nd Street."

Central,

"Christopher Strong."

Oriental.

"The Phantom of Crestwood." Lee Theatre

8tar.

"The White Zombie".

KOWLOON

"My Wife's Family."

Majestic.

"Don't Bet on Love,"

KING'S THEATRE

Wed-Sat. Charlie Chan's Grea- test Case.

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Sun.-Wed.-My Weakness.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

42nd Street,

Strange Language

Turn Back The Clock

H

CENTRAL THEATRE Thursday-Friday Christopher

Strong.

Saturday-Island of Lost Souly Coming attractions Deluge

Maid Of The Mountains:

LEE THEATRE-

Kid From Spain

Warner Oland "comes to the screen' again as the famous detective, Charlie Chan, in the new Fox Borech - play, "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1PB

CHARLIE CHAN'S GREATEST CASE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

3.30, 5.10.7.15

& 9.30. P.M.

KINGS

ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE

IS STABBED TO DEATH

Police Baled by Mysterious

Murder Charlie Chan is Assigned to Dass.. NEPHEW OF SLAIN MAN AIDS ORIENTAL SLEUTH

Daughter of Suspect

Reported to Be Sweetheart,

→ of Detective's Assistant

· ACTION · SUSPENSE · ROMANCE

You'll find them all-

in

CHARLIE CHAN'S

Greatest

CASE

“CHRISTOPHER STRONG"

Katherine Hepburn

-At Central

Can a man love two women at the same time!

Should a real, profound, sincere romance be denied by a man bec- ause he is married to another wo

WARNER OLAND

and HEATHER ANGEL

From a novel by Earl Darr Biggers

Directed by Humillan Meladden

MR. HENRY, THE MAGICIAN

An Appreciation

To the average nitiated mind, there is something enchanting and something overpowering about the magician. Every illusion he deftly brings before his audience, he gives the impression that he posses see the all-embracing human power and knowledge that passes all un. man?

What is the best method of re-derstanding. Towards the east he trieving a husband who starts to has the sign of Alpha towards the stray after twenty years of faith-west of Omega and with each suc- Dessful incantation, he seems to be fulness t

able to Transmute whatever h chooses into gold and precious

Should a girl, whose first love, wholehearted and ideal. is given to a married man, seek to over come that love because he is married?

These are some of the questions naked in the RKO-Radio picture, featuring "Christopher Strong!! Katharine Hepburn, Colin Olive, Billie Barke and Helen Chandler. Clive is an English diplomat, who, buried in affairs of state and bappy with his wife and daughter

stones.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 "& 25382

FROM SUNDAY SHE'S THE CUTEST THING IN PICTURES

Lilian Harvey

...a little bundle of deviltry

who fascinates.

LEW AYRES

"in this deliciously spicy musical romance with ~ the most beaullful girls and the funniest com- edians in Hollywood.

in

akness

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"CHARLIE CHAN'S

GREATEST CASELL'S

At The King's

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case the new Fox film depicting" the most recent adventures of that bland Chinese detectivo from Hawaii, opens to-day as the King's Thantre. Warner Oland famous For the portrayal of Charlie Chaza in past screen successsa again has theolo of tho philosophizing detective who finds aluee where tread

This latest story from the vigot- ous pen of Earl Dorr Biggera takes Charlie Chan over the most difficult trail of crime and clues it bag ever been his axperience to follow. Stopped at every point by closed mouths and fearful assOCIATIONS, Chan falls back" on hia mellow philosophy for the solution of a crime that has the police beaten. In his suave kindly manner Chan proves himself more than ever to be a man of iron will and incisive intellect,

The leading feminine role is in the hands of Heather Angel, beau- tiful English newcomer to the Am- erican screen, and she is said to acquit herself with the sureneas of veteran. American audiences, had their first glimpse of this new star in "Pilgrimage" but her role in Charlie Chan's Greatest Case"

is reprted to be her greatest effort.

so tar

The supporting cast, headed by Roger Imhoff and John Warbur- bion, is the most notable ever as- sembled for a Charlie Chan Alm: It has Walter Byron, Iran Simp- ton, Virinia Cherrill, Francis Ford, Robart Warwick, Frank McGlynn, Olara Blandick. Clude King, Wil liam Stack, Gloria Roy, and Com lius Keefe.

direction is by Hamilton

FLICKERS FROM MacFadden who will be remember-

HOLLYWOOD

ea as the director of the highly guccessful "Charlie Chan's Chance" and "The Black Camel". Lester Cole and Marion Orth adapted the Ear! Derr Biggers story for the

The wardrobe department at Paramount is at work on the smallest garment it ever made screen a bathrobe, for a real caterpillar

who "doubles for Ned Sparks in "MY WEAKNESS” ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

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The famous "Baby Peggy", who is now a young lady, has been signed for Paramount's EIGHT GIRLS IN A BOAT.

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Mae West is the hardest-work- Throughout the filming of her starring picture, ing film star.. I'M NO ANGEL, she started at 9 a.m. and never left before 10.30

p.m.

Delightful Lillian Harvey

production that presents the popu

"My Weakness, the new For ar Lilian Harvey in her first Am- erican film play, comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday. Miss The premiere of Paramount's Harvey, Europe's most popular" ALICE IN WONDERLAND: picture star, who created a sensa- probably be held in London, and tion on these shotes with her per not in America."

formance in "Congrese Dances", is Bir Guy Standing, appearing in one of the new array of stars now

EAGLE AND

appearing in films from the studios known

to his of Fox

This was precisely the feeling 1 had about Mr. Henry the magician, who gave a performance in the Auditorium of the French Convent at Causeway Bay last Sunday Paramount's THE afternoon especially for the enter- THE HAWK, is tainment of the children. There friends as "Jimmy". was no denying that Mr. Heary kept the little ones as well as the

Monte

Blue:

famous

play, Warner. Oland is too well for twenty years, suddenly dis. Town-ups in continuous roar of Paramount's THE THUNDERING of the scream as her leading man-

King's Theatre

Commencing to-day the above -day the above named theatre another Charlle Chan mystery.

a need for romance, youth known to theatre fans to go into overs lengthy detall but as the man and adventure.

Katherine Hepburn is the ariat who solves all problems in films

no equal. rix who has been so busy breaking of this kind, he has Heather

Angel the beautiful world records, that men and love

John English actress and

War-have seemed unimportant to her burton furnish the romance to until she meets Clive.

wife who this thriller. The cast has been Billie Burke is his well chosen, and we feel sure it stunned by the first rift in their is entertainment of outstanding marital happines, watches her heart break without knowing what to do about it.

merit.

MY WEAKNESS

King's Theatre

"My Weakness' the Fox Film production with Lillian Harvey, in

Her daughter is Helen Chandler who accidentally discovers her father liasion, and Ralph Forbes is ber charming scapegrace fiancee. An otoiting fight for a new al- titude record provides the fins and satisfactory solution to all problems.

Dorothy Arzner directed "Chris topher Strong."

42ND

Still Playing To Crowded Houses

STREET

42nd Street," a dramatic spec- tacle of the American "Theatre, as wide as show business scope, which Warner Bros, is pre- senting at the Queen's Theatre, carries-a. scintillating all-star cast of eleven stars, besides featured. players of note, a picked chorus of 150 beautiful girls and bun- dreds of extras.

The cast is headed by Warner Baxter and Bebe Daniels, Ruby

the leading feminine role and Keeler, the Ziegfeld star of "Show

Lew Ayres is to be shown at the Girl" makes her picture bow as King's Theatre

Eve, the ingenue of "42nd Street" on, Xmas We predict a bumper house, This The chorus of 150 girls was picture is the first made by Miss selected by Bushby Berkeley, the Harvey under the Fox Banner, and famous Broadway director, who 1 criticisms seen this film pro- created and staged the dance #42nd mises to be excellent entertain-nambers and ensembles. ́ment." In addition to the tw Street" is a show within a show, stars named the cast 18 composed the dramatic story of life back- of 'notable stage and screen fav-stage in a musical comedy troupe, ourites, they are Charles Butter from the day the stars and chorus worth, Harvey Langdon, Sid allvers, are chosen to the opening night. Irene Bently, Henry Travers, Ad-It was based on the novel by rian Rosley, and a number of Bradford Ropes and adapted to Hollywood's most beautiful giris. the screen by Rian James and The direction is by David Butter James Seymour. It was directed and the story by" Mr. De¬S¥¥¥z. - by Lloyd Bacon

Louise Fazenda, who plays 'the White Queen in Paramount's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, started her film career in 1915.

Irving Pichel, who abandoned acting for several months to direct, returns to the screen in Mac West's new Paramount. ture, I'M NO ANGEL

For her initial appearance before screen the American lens, Miss Harvey hero, will retums to the Dis has one of the most popular stare HERD.

Lew Ayres. He was selected after a thorough search among the stars of Hollywood, and the final choice was made with Miss Harvey's own approval. The cast boasts some of the cutstanding performances on the stage and screen, among whom are Charles Butterworth and Harry plc-Langdon, comedians; Bid Silvers, the world's most famous "stoóge"; Irene

Bentley. filmdom's latest "find" Henry Travers, popular veteran of the New York stage; Adrian Rosley, and Mary Howard, daughter of Will Rogers.

cictus: Suddenly as if by a wave of the magic wand, a flash of lightning is seen, shot through the mass of yellow, blue and red co- fours in the backgrounds.

laughter and mystification, One moment he demonstrated to the youngsters the mystery of angling two gold fish out of the midst of the audience and in the next, be produced four beautiful pigeons out of a tiny egg. True enough, it is all illusion, or to 12.50 a familiar saying, it is the quickness of the hands that deceive the eyen. Ne vertheless, it is a deception that is perfectly mystifying.

Mr. Henry is also an artist of the first rank and is

as great a marvel in drawing

the magical circle as when he is wielding the

The series of cheerful and enli- colours and making them vivid fq the audience on an easel. Nothing vening pictures that can be brought that is too much of "a miracle to so rapidly before one's eyes has look for from Mr. Henry's artistic caused me to wonder and amaze at bands which can create the various Mr. Henry's secret as a magician

from the and an artist. aspects of landscape snowy peaks down to the golden sheen, shimmering in a lake,

Almost in a twinkling, he is able to bring before his audience the afterglow of the sunset on a South Tale, "fringed with "palm trees and

Combined for its most beautiful girls for minor roles in the produc- tion, Hollywood has yielded a num ber of actresses each of whom re presenta a distinct type of feminine pulchritude. Among these are Irene Ware, Barbara Weeks, Susan Flem- I came away from the perfor-ing, Marcelle Edwards, Marjorie: mance with full of amazement and King, Jean Allen, Gladys Blake delights as well as a sense of gra- and Dixis Frances. tefulness to the Doctor friend who was responsible for inviting Mr. Henry to give the entertainment

Lilian Harvey and Lew Ayres, two of the most important young players in motion pictures today have the leading roles in "My Weakness," neto. Fox romance with music. As signified above, the stars are literally surrounded by the best in beauty That Hollywood can offer.

"My Weckness is the latest Buddy DeSylva production under the Fox banner and marks the de- finite transfer of one of the stage's most successful producers to the more elastic medium of the talking screen. DeSylva is also reponsible for the story and dialogué and, with Leo Robin and Richard Whiting. wrote the music and the lyrics,

David Butler directed the film from the continuity of his own authorship. Additional dialogue was written by Bert Hanlon and Beri Ryan.RA

BERKELEY SQUARE

"This nim has been described as one of the finest and most un- usual It is not an easy story to understand because it deals with a lover whose great love trans- cends time. He is born in the 20th century, but goes back to the 18th century to pledge-eter- zal devotion to the girl he loves. The magnificent acting of Leslie Howard" makes' this. picture tremendously effective. There is fine work also by the supporting cast, including Heather Angel Valerie Taylor and Betty Law- ford. This is a Iøsky--Fox" i pro-. duction and should not be missed when it is shown at the King a Theatre"

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

-Most sense tional show

idea ever con ceived by the miracle minda of Hollywood!

Warner Bros mighty extravaganza with

| 14 GREAT STARS - 50" FEATURED PER- FORMERS • 200 DAZZLING BEAUTIES!

with

WARNER BAXTER BEBE DANIELS GEORGE BREET

GINGER, ROGERS JA-VERCEL HUBY KCELER GUT KIBREE DICK POWELL

·AND OTHERS

Warner Bros.ring up the curtain on the wonders of a new show world!

WARNER BROS. MASTER PIECE

STARK

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.80. 5,20, 7.20 & 9.20p.m.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BRITISH COMEDY IN YEARS!

GENE GERRARD

MUSSEL ANG

MY WIFE'S

FAMILY

BANKS

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