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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAXE QUEEN'S ED., WESTBOUND, HUS

Advance Booking" at AndersonIS and the Theatre Tel: 25720.

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M. A PICTURE HOLLYWOOD COULD NOT MAKE!

BIG

DRIVE

OFFICIAL PICTURES

OF THE WORLD WAR! Film from Eight Nations

SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME

NEXT CHANGE

CROCODILE TEARS

BROKE UP

THIS HOME!

Her married

son was

easy victim

to his weepy

mother, who came

between them "for their own Food,"

TO-DAY AT THE

King's

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"1 was a Spy."

Queen's.

"Tiger Shark,"

Central.

"The Big Drive

Oriental,

"Young Sinhers,"

Lee Theatre

Star

Rich Man's Daughter."

(Chinese Picture)

KOWLOON

"Canaries Sometimes Sing." Majestic.

"Kiss Before the Mieror.%

Theatre Calendar

KING'S THEATRE

I Was A Spy"

Falling For You"

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Sunday. Tiger Shark

Stage Mother.

CENTRAL THEATRE

The Big Drive"

Suver Cord "

Tarzan The Fearless.

I WAS A SPY

Showing

At The King's

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24, 1934.

SHOWING TO-DAY

· AT 2,30,5,10,7.15 & 9.30. P.M.

•KINGS

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25339

MADELEINE CARROLL IN

I WAS A SPY

WITH

HERBERT

THE THRILLING. STORY OF A

•BEAUTIFUL

SPY.

1)

MARSHALL

CONRAD VEIDT

DIRECTED BY

VICTOR SAVILLE,

A GAUMONT-BRITISH

PICTURE.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

(January 14)

(NII Moon, 10th Day). Auctions, Lammert's Sale of Sundry Furniture, etc., at The Пoxy Academy, Taiping Building 2.30 p.m.; Household Furniture. Hankow Road, Kowloon, 10.30 a.m. Entertainments:Y. . C.. A. Pariomime, "Babes in the Wood," 9 p.m.

Miscellaneous: Whist Drive, Seamen's Institute, 9 p.m.

Theatres.

Queen's-Tier Shark" Ring's Was A Spy.” Central:-The Big Drive."

Oriental:"Young Sinners."

Work:Sins of Madam Claudet"

LaChinese Picture"

Majestic-Face In The Sky.” Star-Canaries Sometimes Sing"

Sports

Cricket-St. Joseph's College v. La Salle College.

Tournament,

Hockey. Muanak RAM.C. & Police; Friendly mat ches, East Lancashires v. Hongkong Hockey Club, seniors, & p.m.; Med- way v. Radio Sports Club.

Sunrise :--7.05 m. Sunset: -6.00 p.in

Tides:-High at 3.31 and 16.42; Low at 9.50.

of iron too.

GULLY'S

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

at 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.80 p.m.

TRAGEDY

LURKS

neath shining seas I Every second brings ter- ror, a new danger, a new thrill in this epic "of the -wave-tossed jungles!

EDWARD

',

ROBINSON TIGER SHARK

IRENE

DUNNE

As the young wife, who dared to darnın

the tyranny of

mother-worship.

The

SILVER CORD

JOEL MCCREA

FRANCES DEE ERIC LINDEN LAURA HOPE CREWS Based upon the plant by SIDNEY HOWARD produced by The Theatre Guild Inc. Directed by John Cremuet, Pandro Ber. man Production. Merian Cooper, executive producer.

RXO.RADIO PICTURE

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 12.30. 2.30. 5.30, 7.30, & 9.30 P.M.

"A RICH MAN'S DAUGHTER"

"

A CHINESE PICTURE.

AIR MAIL TO CHINA

All-British Service

The directors of the Manchester i Chamber of Commerce received a report upon the visit of the de- putation "which had waited upon Sir Philip Seasoon, Under Secret- ary for Air, to press forward the view previously expressed by the Chamber that an all-British air mali service to China would be of inestimable value.

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NEXT CHANGE

FALLING FOR YOU.

"I WAS A SPY"

King's Theatre

Mme. Martha McKenna, whose experiences as a nurse and a Secret Service agent in Belgiuin during the Great War are the basis of the film, "I Was a Spy" saw the piccribed as one

are during its London nun.

"I am surry, she said, "but the film is so beautiful. It has brought back to me all the sad days. There are many more things to tell, but the film has told all that could be told. It could not have been more wonderfully done.

I think it is the most lovely ilm I have ever seen, and all the players are as true to life as it 19 possible to imagine.

"The rebuilding of the Belgian town of Roulers is perfect. When you see the Roulers of the film you see the road thing. It is right in

"I Was A Spy' has been des- or the truest and most dignified British dramas of the year. It has been done with great strength, and restraint, it actually traces the actual war me experiences of a woman spy. Ma deline Carroll is said to give a grand performance as the spy, and Conrad Veldt is brilliant in a com- madding part. This is a great sub- ject, and gripping entertainment. We will give you a few excerpts from the various newspapers!~~

The Silver Cord

CENTRAL THEATRE"

A GAUMONT BRITISH PICTURE

That Iron had a lot to do to build up character. It said. here," he was here and squaring his shoulders and grow- ing taller and harder before my eyes. "That was his power. You must feel character in costume. or people will say, "This costume is walking along by itself. "

"Do you find that you have to movements and slow up your

CONRAD VEIDT ON gestures

THE CINEMA

Yet"

HIS NEW FILM."

striding up Cornad Veido was and down his room at Grosvenor House with the velvet step of a caged panther. "I am not at all

"The Silver Cord" the fascinating "I Am Not An Actor.. be shown at the Central Theatre. life drama starring Irene Dunne w The cast is an excellent one with Joel McCrea, Frances Dee. Eric Lindes and Laura Hope. Crews. The story is based upon the play by Sidney Howard and produced by the R.K.O. Radio Picture Co........ Irene Dunne is cast as the young bride who is faced by a mother-in- law, and from all accounts a rather dissagreable one. Miss Dunne plays the part of the daughter-in-law very creditably, and is forcefully dramatic this role. Joel Mc- thy of specs mention. Laura Hope Crews is the mother who is The most important fim in Lon-Insanely jealous of her two sons devotion to their wives, and al- most wrecks their happiness. don this week is "I Was A Spy. one of the best stories of adven- ture which have yet been pro- The duced in a British Studio. cast is exceptionally rich in ta- lent.

Daily Mall

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"I Was A Spp" is a drama of reality. It is both thrilling and

you why. An actor can only be- good actor," he said; "I'll tell come great when he has learnt

screen-make for the

than in them more deliberate everyday life?" I asked. Watching his graceful, deliberate' movements with cigarette, eyeglass, telephone. NO RESTRAINTS - Only a very little, perhaps, "But consciousness of I have no real timing. Only if I do this, of this, it has to say something-it must have character, Every actor has You hands. with his trouble know? You have seen a young actor straightening his tie, playing with a cigarette, amoothing his hair, walking up and down," and that his reason but all for no hands trouble hizi.

"But I learnt long ago that the first thing an actor must do is He must have no to get free more heminungen-what do you

every detail. I do not know whom inspiring. You will be glad you Cres as David the son is also wor-control, and that needs not only call it?--restraints. Everything hè -

I liked best among the players They are all splendid.

"I think the Burgomaster by Mr. Edmund Gwenn is a living port- rait, and the Cmumaudant by Mr. Conrad Vridt is so good that it made me shudder at the ory of what experiencsi in war time. "Miss Madeleine Carroll is hrau- iful in all she does. She seems to understand just how a woman felt in such circumstances. Mr. Her wert Marshall, too. is excellent as the man who worked with me.in the hospital, and Sir Gerald du Maurier is really the same charac

ter as the German medical Officer." "I Was a Spy is now showing at the King's Theatre. Don't miss it.

"Falling For You" with Jack' Hulber and Tamara Besni shortly at the King's.

have seen it.

Times

"Evening News

The biggest and best British pie- cure ever made. Some weeks ago I said it was the best Eritish picture. I have seen it again, and am more than ever of that opinion. This film demonstrates to the world that at least the Gaumont British stu- dio is fully organised for even the biggest film production job.

THE CAST Madeleine Carroll

Herbert Marshall

Martha

Chockhert Stephen

Conrad Veldt... The Commandant

Gerald Du Maurier

The Doctor

Edmund Gwenn ...The Burgomaster Donald Calthrop

Eva Moore

Coockhaert Canteen Ma Nigel Bruce ... Scottle May Agate... Madame Cnockheart Aunt Lucille Martita Hunt George Merritt... Capt. Reichmann Anthony Bushell

"IT'S A BOY"

NIGHT FLIGHT

"FALLING FOR YOU"

now I have been going ke a years but experience of life. Unti madman. But now I am forty years old and I begin to feel how to balance my work-how to hold it in. Yes, I start how to become a good actor-perhaps..

does must have a character of its own. And so with speech. When say something on the screen it must be worth saying, not just blah blah."

the don't share "Then

many intelligent that his opinion ventured modestly acting had seemed all right to me people that the silent film was an

art and the talkies just ten years ago when first he played subsitute for the theatre?

I

you of 80

a bad

in Caligari,. and he came to a

"My dear young friend," he re- pause and explained with a ges-plied blandly, forcefully, all silk

ture

like an artist executing a and iron, "my dear young friend' free-hand drawing, that that was when have you ever seen, a silent net acting, just "rhythmus." .

"I was first a stage actor, and am still," he said. "I had done much with Reinhardt, and like all young actors I talked a great deal about art. I said there was no art in pictures. But there was money, so I agreed to try. And.

Alm? I have seen in my whole ife ten, and yet I am sald to have acted in many. We spoke our lines then, Just as we do now, but, when the camera gotup to our " mouths it was-cut-you cannot hear me-you must write down what I have to say. Chaplin was

it happened right away that I the only one who was a silent actor

felt the rhythm of the camera. I saw the rushes and said, "That's hot me-but I knew at once that. it. was something what do you call it? photogenic-something with a distinct character."

"Did you find that you had to modify your stage movements for the screen?"

He built up his own stories so that there was no need to speak words. He was the genius of the silent time, but that's not enough. A

18 born only genius hundred or Eve

"And so you think the talkies

every

thousand years.

Can become an entertainment equal to the theatre in quality??? "Tam never thinking about "Sure. Can you change the The British Film "Falling Fo:

movements at all I have never angle of vision on the stage? Can You" with Jack Hulbert and Cice-

move- Otto y Courtneidge in the leading roles consciously controlled my

you have close-ups of the charac- My friend, it is only a will be shown at the King's Thea- ments until now. Now, as I tell ters?

In pictures, question of time. We have had tre following "I Was A Spy". The you, I start to act. story is by Sidney Gilliat, and we all my real work, my thinking. for four years taking pictures..

is done before I go on the floor. And for how long have, we had would like to add this is another

I read the script. I plan the way theatre?" Three thousand years. The Gainsborough picture "It's A Gainsborough success. These stars

I will play the character. I look Tell that to your people who do much too well known Boy" will be shown at one of the are

at designs for wigs and costumes not believe in the talkies." theatres very shortly. From eriti- theatre fans to go into detail, bü

and say, "This is good,' or 'No. cists received this promises to be for good clean fun this couple will

as this would not be right for me." IG 1s the keep you in fits of laughter great entertainment. stage farce transferred to the they have always done. This film But I am quite cold. screen. "Tim" Whelan directed and is most entertaining and Jack and cleverly handled by Leslie Henson, Cicely. Courtneidge are the very Edward Horton, and Albert Bur-Wife of this show. Tamara Desni,

to

only Then, on the floor, when

costume, another

and

Luddenly

man 1

I.

a.m

another have

with

RICHARD ARLEN· ZITA JOHANN A First National Hit.

FROM SUNDAY

KISSES

for "CASH!

Alice Brady in

a new triumph

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a black-

mailing "Stage Mother 1"

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Memo

STAGE

MOTHER

ALICE BRADY

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN

FRANCHOT TONE. PHILLIPS HOLMES TED HEALT

Directed by CHARLES E. BEABIN

STAR

TO-DAY ONLY

METRO GOLDWYN dan It has been described as a Alfred Drayton, and Gary Marsh

good compromise between Ameri- are among those who aid in the rhythm, I walk diferently. He was a thousand years, dead you At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M. MAYER'S PICTURE can "pep" and broad British fun.

To Be Released Next Month

Metro Goldwyn Mayer's all star picture "Night Flight" will be shown at one of the theatres some time next month. Hongkong has been rather fortunate recently as several of the latest films have been shown 'here, almost as soon as Bir Kenneth Stewart was ac-

they have been released. In this tompanied at the meeting by Mr. G.S. Hammond., another member picture both 'Lionel and John Bar- of the China Committee, and it rymore will be seen as well Robert Myrna Loy, Miss was stated that the interview had Montgomery,

Helen Hayes and many others. been entirely satisfactory from the

It en-Miss Hayes is cast as Clark Gable's Chamber's point of view. able the delegates to elaborate the wife. He is an air-mall carrier. It case which had been advanced, by is especially interesting to note that correspondence. Sir Philip Sas the author of this Elm, Antoine de soon gave full consideration to all Saint-Exupery was an actual pilot the very air line he writes the arguments advanced in favour on of the Chamber's proposal.

about.

good "work" of entertaining,

Madeleine Carroll, Conrad Veldt and Herbert Marshall in “F WAS A SPY" commencing Wednesday, 24th January at the

King's Theatre,'

"Well, you came very near to creating a ney type of acting in I think The Wandering Jew'," I sald.

"Ah, that was an interesting the lights go on. I have on my character, the Jew. You could not

play it as you would, a living man.!

You must not must remember. feel too much flesh-and the fur- ther he advances in his phases the less strong is the pull of the flesh.1 In the last phase I have tried to 4 give it in my eyes alone that he is not of this world....But that

differently."

A MYSTERIOUS TEING His voice blazed away, then suddenly dropped, and he smiled. with an apologetic gesture of the hands

"It sounds slily, yes? But it is is over.

"Let us not speak of The Wan- very hard to explain. I am not consciously changed. It is a little.dering Jew. For me, when I bit a mysterious thing, you under have finished a picture it is out stand. Sometimes it seems to I do not think of it again-- can. come through the costume, then inside here, tapping his breast, "and out again,"

He paused concentrated, frown- ing

do no more. Let us speak of my new film, Jet: Susa". That is a almost the wonderful character; most interesting I have ever play-} ed. There is a man who has a footor inside him. The power is in his body. When the film begins he is young, fall of pep. He moves

"Say you are wearing silk-it 18 another feeling to have silk, You must move so in another way. You must hold yourself quick. He is controlled from, the so. Or a lorgnette-you put it up

Intelligence, but in his movemente you can see he is dangerous. "E changes"Oh, yes, with Jew Susa perhaps "The whole zhythm with the costume. When I played I start to be an actor," said the

FREDERICK LONSDALE'S

Canaries Sometimes

Sing"

LA REAL LAUGH

PICTURE

with

Cesare Borgia there was much alikone great figure of the last ter TOM WALLS

and velvet, but there was a lot years of the cinema

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