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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKÉ QUEEN's XD., WESTHOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol 28720,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

300 Miles an hour then the crash! She tried to bribe

the devil with a burstof speed...nar- cotic thrills to stil the beast within. The crimson flames offercedesireburn-

ed higher as she flew. You can't wini

CHRISTOPHER STRONG

RADIO

Pictura

The personal story.

of a million

daughters

With

HEPBURN

COUN CLIVE BILLIE BURKS

Ralph Forber

Helss

Chandler

itracted DOROTHY ARZNER

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

OUT OF MADNESS. HE CREATED THEM!

And

Out of Madness

They De stroyed Him.

Seeking in Beast Fury the Giri Who Was ALL- HUMAN!

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

CHARLES LASGITON BELA UGON EKHARD ARLEN LELLA HYAPM

and the Panther

Woman

a

Qihir

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

Charlie Chan's Greatest

Case,"

King's

Queen's.

Central.

2nd Street,?!

"Christopher Strong."

Oriental.

"The Phantom of Crestwood".

Lee Theatre

Star.

+1

The White Zombie".

KOWLOON

"Men Must Fight", Majestic.

"Madame Butterdy”.

King's

Coming

My Weakness".

"Nine O'Clock Revue."

Queen's

"Another Language,”

"Ture Back The Clock,"

Central

Star.

"Island, of Lost Souls.” "Deluge.

A Maig of the Mountains."

"Fra Diavolo."

"Alibi."

"Shot-Gun Pass."

World.

"River Red Haze,"

Film).

"To-day, we live."

Oriental.

(Chines

The Half naked truth."

"King Kong."

Lee Theatre

"Yes, Mr. Brown,'

"MY WEAKNESS”

לן

Handsome Lew Ayres And Lillian Harvey

Lew Ayres, handsome young atur bo was signed to a long term contract by Fox Film, was imme- diately assigned to Co-R&ar with Lilian Harvey in "My Weakneus," the original 3. G. DeSylva rausi- cal comedy which goes into the King's Theatre on Sunday. Ayres recently completed four-year contralt with Universal, during which time he climbed from a player of small roles to stardeni.

His contract with Fox comes as the result of excellent work in "State Fair"

He also played in another Fox smash hit "several years ago, oppo site Constance Bennett, in "Com- mon Clay" another circumstance which had a bearing on his new contract.

"My Weakness" is DeSylva's Orst musical production under his new producer contract with Fox. He has written this story, collabo- rated with Richard Whiting and Leo Robin on the songs and super- vised the production with David Butler directing.

HONG KONG · DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1933.

SHOWING TO-DAY-

AT 2.30.5.10.7.15

& 9.30, P.M.

BOOKING

KINGS•E

ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE

IS STABBED TO DEATH

Police Bailed by Mysterious Murder-Charle Chan Is

Assigned to Casa.

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

“CHARLIE CHAN'S

GREATEST CASE"

At The King's

The most popular player of oriental screen roles is. Swede some of whose ancestors were Rus- Finn. Warner Oland, who has made Earl Derr Biggers' fictional detective-philosopher, Charlie Chan, famous in mction pictures, was born in mea, Sweden

Translator of Strindberg's plays, producer and writer, "the road that led to Dland's playing of the. Chinese, detective was a long one. Between his start in Sweden and the Chan saries is a long list of stage triumphs in this country and many motion picture successen.

Oland was selected from a field. if 20 candidates for his first Chan role, in "Charlie Chan Carries. Ou," People took an immediate iiking to the shrewd kindly orien- tal and accepted him as a friend. The Black Camel' followed, then Charlie Chan's Chance", and now the newest adventure of the detec- tive "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case" is being shown at the

LEE THEATRE King's Theats,

LATEST WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND SYSTEM

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-

ISLAND OF LOST BELA DRACULA) LUGOSI

SOULS

At The Central

Theatre

The management of the Central Theatre issued invitations to a privileged few to attend a preview of the Alm which is to commence Its run at the Theatre on Friday. The picture is well handled and although weird, it is most thrilling. The leads are portrayed by Leila Hymans, Charles Laughton, Rich- ard Arlen, Katharine Burke and many others. Charles Laughton as the half mad scientist does splendidly, but the honours of the picture go to Miss Burke-known as the "Panther. Woman.".. This young lady handles a difficult part wonderfully.

The story commences with a- ship wreek and Richard Arlen has been picked up by a freighter, bound for an unchartered Island where a certain Doctor lives and carries on research work. The ship's cargo consists of "wild beasts *of every description, these are consigned to the mad scientist who creates human beings from these animals It is most exciting when the Panther Woman first sets" eyes on Arlen, she has been transformed into a woman, but does she actually possess the emotions of a woman? We will not go into any further detail, but want you to see it and enjoy it. as: we did. It is somewhat in the nature of King Kong. If anything more thrilling.

in

·WHITE ZOMBIE'

"

TO-MORROW

Jack Buchanan

YES, MEBROWN

WITH ELSE RANDOLPH

A SNAPPY BRITISH MUSICAL COMEDY.

PRICES:

55 cts, 80 cts, 20 cis. à 10 sts. At 12.80, 2.30, 5.80, 7.30 &9;80

with

WARNER OLAND

and HEATHER ANGEL

From a novel by Kari Durr Biggeri

Diensted by

Hamilton Mchidden

Lilian Harvey and Leto Ayres are co-1

the new featured in "My Weakness, romance with music from the studios of. Fox Film.

LPC

42ND

STREET

Daniels

Honoured

Bebe

THEATRE -TEL, 26313

-FRAM 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 beautiful girls and the funnies! come edians in Hollywood.

in

eakness

"ANOTHER LANGUAGE"

Robert Montgomery Coming Again

:

who

Young married couples find themselves smothered by in- laws will have sympathy for the charcaters played by Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery in “An- other Language," which is .com- ing on Sunday to the Queen's Theatre. In the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer feature. filmed from famous Rose Franken stage hit. theusband's the "heavy" is mother whose devotion to his in- terests become a selfish rivalry against the young wife's love.

the

THE GERMAN THEATRE Objects of the Reform!

Berlin, December 16..

The reorganisation of the Ger- man, Theatre, which in future is to play a much bigger role in the cultural life of the nation as it is to be opened to all classes of the Central Association of German Stage Artists by chairman of the Association Herr Laubinger.

This reform would start, the speaker declared, by raising to a new level the theatre as well as" the actor. To

bring about an appreciation of art among the board masses of the people, will in future be one of the most important cultural-political tasks of the State. A new form

The Island of Lost Soul" with the Panther Woman commen- eing To-morrow at the Cen-

trai Theatre..

of stage representation is slowiy emerging from its present revólu- tionary state. Together with the conventional form of the theatre," open-air performances chorusses modelled after Greek examples, as well as an altogether new and ar- tistic form of festival plays and mass festivals shall be perfected.

Following the accomplishment of The husband's family, middle-a higher status of theatre and classed and clannish, resents the actor alike, Laubinger emphasized. bride's interest in art and "high-the last hour for laymen and di- hat" ideals. The results are much lettante has arrived. The only

form in which in future

they the same as to be found in the

could be of use will be in chorus- families.

ses and in shoric plays under ther guidance of competent artista.

complications of many

Miss Hayes plays the part of Stella, the young wife. Mont- gomery is Wickie, her husband The difficult mother role is play ed by Louise Glosser Hale.

E. H. Griffith, who directed the sensational Alm, describes the success of the play, as being due to its accurate portrayal of char- acters familiar to average Amer- ican families. Every family al- bum, he says, contains auch por-

Heather Angel is the heroine of Just after finishing work on the "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case," Warner Bros, production of 42nd with John Warbuction,

Street" which is showing at the Roger

Theatre. Bebe

Daniels Imho Walter Eyron, Virgina Queen's Cherrill, Francis Ford, Robert was honoured with the "Wing flyers of Warwick and others in important Review" by the Army parts.

Los Angeles. traits. Hamilton MacFadden di March Field, near rected,

One hundred and twenty planes took the air in difficult manoeu- vres and each, in passing the re- viewing stand, dipped its wings to Miss Daniels; who is second Keu- tenant in the Army Corps Reserve and an honorary colonel of the 332nd Army Pursuit Group. After manoeuvres she was presented with the wings of a military aviator by Colonel Arnold.

THE 9 O'CLOCK

REVUE

Inimitable Laugh Provoker Coming Soon

Mr. Story is undoubtedly one of the Funiest Comedians to visit the east. He singe, dances, a genius of Burlesque, and we all remem ber his Hilarious Juggling. Hex is a favorite and well known from Japan to India by his last succesA- ful show:

He now takes great pleasure in bringing from the U.S.A. his, brand new show, the Nine O'clock Revue, imported from Hollywood, consisting of nine exceptionally" falsted artists, with six beautiful California sunshine girls! New dances ! Skits, Boenery, wardrobe and numbers new to the Orient

This show should be well sup ported, as in these times it is

DARY

2.30-5,19 7,15-180

Included in the cast of the Alm are John Beal, Henry Travers, Margaret Hamilton, Willard Ro- bertson. Irene Cattell, Minor Wat- son, Hal Dawson and Maldel Turner. Most of the action takes place in the familly fat, while other scenes are placed aboard ship, in an art school and in the newly-weds" apartment.

¿ TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY STALLJEV SUB

ORIENTAL

TO-DAY ONLY.

TREMENDOUS

MYSTERY THRILLER!

THE

· The most astound- ing crime in the history of mystery ...the drama that thrilled millions on -the air.........now. ON the screen with a million thrills!

PHANTOM OF

quite an undertaking bringing out CRESTWOOD

a show. Mr Story tales the show. intact from the U.S.A. to Japan, China, Phillipines, Straits Settle- ments. Burma, Ladia, Ceylon, East Africa and back again, to Shang, h. But Rex knows his business.

A Good show mean good, housePS, So Don't forget the name of the NOW THE NINE O'CLOOR

RICARDO CORTÉZ

KAREN MORLEY

Kaleh. Sorun play by

STARTING

„ELJÉMING.

ROAD

L TEL 28478

TO-MORROW & SATURDAY

BIG SCREAMING

COMEDY

"THE HALF. NAKED TRUTH

RADIO

A million-laugh power romaner dr the world of bunk

With

LUPE

EZ and LEE TRACY

Frank Morgan "Piraalan and dialog

SUNDAY KING KONG

Only the ablest actors will henceforth be entrusted with the directorship of a theatre. Such a director must realize that he is not an employer but the head of a labour-community.

All these points and many others, the speaker concluded, will be included in the new Reichs Law to be promulgated very soon. from which day onwards a new era of the Theatre would begin.- Transocean.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE Nathan Board, Kowloon - Tel. 57222 TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

t2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.20 p.m.

HER LOVE WAS •FOREVER'1.. 'HIS,' "UNTIL 'MY SHID SAILS/

MADAME BUTTERFLY

Matchless Love

Story of a Geisha Girl and a Yankee Sailoras.

STEVIA SIDNEY CARY GRANT

* CHANSIE ROGGLES.

ROBECTION,

NEXT CHANGE

THE REBEL

GULLN'S

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

Most sensa tional show

idea ever con- ceived by the miracle minds

of Hollywood!

A

End STREET

Warner Bros mighty extravaganza with 14 GREAT STARS 50 FEATURED PER-

FORMERS

200 DAZZLING BEAUTIES!

FROM SUNDAY

"WHERE IS THE MAN I MARRIED?"

HELENHAYES

·ROBERT

MONTGOMERY

Anothe

STAR

TU-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20p.m..

DIANA WYNYARD

AND

LEWIS STONE

MEN MUST FIGHT

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