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ENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BEA

"Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel 28720:

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.80, 5:15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THE FIRST OF THE BIG PICTURES AT THE NEW PRICES!

UNBELIEVABLE

THRILLS

--In the pictura they said could, never be made. Filmed among the icebergs and other dangers of Arctic Green- land.

SOS. ICEBERG

With Rod Le Rooque, Leni Riefenstahl, Gibson Gowland, Ernst Udet. Directed by Tay Garnett. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

DRESS CIRCLE

BACK STALLS FRONT STALLS

$1.10 .80 .36

·PTER CIRCLE

.35 SERVICE MAN 40 CTS. TO BACK STALLS

TO-MORROW

CHALIAPINE

DON QUIXOTE GEORGE ROBEY

SIDNEY FOX

enact their hardy roles with con- vineing sincerity.

5.0.S. From beginning to end, Iceberg is tense and gripping, but among the many highlights which struck this writer the most forcibly were the strange phenomenon of the exploding iceberg which sud- denly splits asunder before your eyee, the fighter with the polar feats of Udet, who among other things, lands with his plane on a floating iceberg,

E the

Filmed by Schneeberger, noted German cinematographer thro picture is rich with desolate, aver whelming beauty. It's the greatest story of Arotic heroism ever told.

TO-DAY AT THE

King's

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Ace of Aces."

Queen's

"Terror Aboard."

Central

S.0.5. Iceberg.”

Oriental.

Arizona To Broadway."

Lee Theatre

"Palmy Days"

Alhambra

Star.

KOWLOON

Take a Chance."

Murders in the Zoo",

Majestic.

Tarzan the Fearless."

Queen's"

Coming

"College Humor."

"Night Flight."

King's

"It's a Boy."

"Duck Soup.

"Shyam Sunder."

"The Private Life of

Central

41-13 Don Quixote

. Henry VIIE"

Song You Gave Me

A Chance At Heaven

Star:

Pog My Heart"

"All Comedy Programme."

Alhambra

This day of Age."

"So This Is Africa."

Majestic

The King of the Ritz"

"S.0.S. ICEBERG"

At The Central

It is difficult to comment on the breath-taking film, S.0.S. Ioe- berg", without running into the Universal's amazing term, "epic". drama of the arctic which is show- ing as the Central Theatre today is something that has never been done before.

screen

S.O.S. "Iceberg" is the im which resulted from the six months' polar expedition which Universal sent into archie Greenland under the leadership of Ur. Arnold "Fanck, the noted outdoor

producer. The 38 members of this hazardous excursion braved the perils of the North and endured countless hardships and privations to make this miraculous film possi-' ble. Naturally its most outstand- ing feature is the great beauty of the icelands, and tie spectacular aretic phenomena which it records op. film and in sound as well as for the first time, but in addition to this "S.O.S. feberg" telis a tense," dramatic story of a lost sicentifie expedition and their struggle to exist while stumbling toward civi- lization. With the whole world searching for their party and their number increased by the dauntless aying wife of one of its members, the the expedition is rescued in very nick of time by an intrepid aviator, protrayed in this amazing fifio by Udet the great war ace."

The cast, which includes Rod La Rocque, Leni Riefenstahl, Sepp Rist, Walter Riml, Dr. Max Hols buer, and Gibson Gowland, give un- usually virile performances. Aga inst the anost magnificent" back- ground, possibly, that any motion

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, "1934.

LAST TWO-DAYS AT

2.30. 5.10 & 7.15 P.M. ONLY

KINGS

RICHARD

in a blazing tale of

clash and combat

"ACE OF ACES

with

Elizabeth Allan

Haunted by the Men He Killed, He Shrank

from Human Love!

Ralph Bellamy AN RKO-RADIO PICTURE

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

PRESENTS.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE "

TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M.

AND FEB. 10 PRICES:-$3.90-83.30-$2.20-$1,10. (INCLUDING TAX)

“ACE OF ACES”.

At The King's

Visions of fallen adversaries and remorse eventually creep up on Rox, and he finds de vannot con- career. tinue his death-dealing Trained for death, he realizes he and cannot face life after war, decides to seek a way out in unusually dramatic manner.

an

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25332

FROM SUNDAY

A MOVING PICTURE

AND MOVING LAUGHTER.

LESLIE HENSON

IN

“IT'S A BOY"

WITH:

ALBERT BURDON BOWARD EVERETT HORTON

WENDY BARRIE

A GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE

TERROR ABROAD

Horror Film at the

Queen's

John Halliday, Charlie Ruggles, Neit Hamilton, Shirley Grey, Verree Teasdale and Jack LaRue play leading roles in "Terror board," nautical horror film, pow showing at the Queen's Theatre

The picture centers around the attempt of a fiend to wipe out in its entirety the passenger list of a Juxurious yacht while it is steaming through the Pacific, bound for Australia.

arc

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

FRIDAY,

February 9.

Auctions -Household. Furniture, Lammert's Sales Room, 9.30 pth.; "Crown Lands, District Office.

South. 11 am.

ม

Cinemas.

King's: Age Of Ages." Qucon's-Terror Aboard." Central:S.0.S. Iceberg". Oriental:-"Arizona To

Broadway.' World:"Gabriel Over The Whith House.' Tai Ping:"King of the Jungle." Lee-Palmy Days," Alhambra "Take A Chance." Majestic-Tarzan The Fearless” Star:-"Murders In The Zoo,"

Danere Kowloon Golf Club, 'Peninsula Hotel, 9' p..

of

Entertainmenta. - "Pirates Penzance," King's Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Concert at St. Paul's College Annual Speech Day and Prize Dis tribution, 7.30 p.m.

China Leather

Meetings

The

Co., Ltd., 6, Des Voeux Road Cen- tral, (Messrs. Russ & Co's Office), 3 p.m. Kowloon Union Church General Committee, 6 p.m.

Miscellaneous, Claims against the Estate of John Ryrie Greaves, late of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, due; St. Stephen's Girls' College p.m.; Annual Speech Day, 3 Queen's College Prize Distribution, 11, .m.; Annual Distribution of Certificates, St. Paul's College, 9 Discussion p.m.; Bishop Hall's Group, Bishop's House, 8.30 p.m. Moon.-XII Moon;-28th Day

Principal Mails

Inward from America by Pres. Jefferson, from Australia by Chang- te; Outward for Europe vin Si- beria by Comoria 19.30 am.

Sports. Golf-Completion of Third Round Royal Hongkong Golf Club Ladies' Championship.

Hockey.-Army' v.

H.K.S.R.A.,

4.30 p.m.; Hongkong Hockey Club "A" v. Club de Recreio, 5 p.m.

Lawn Tennis.Open Singles, v. Lieut, Lieut. H. D. Tolliston Comdr. C. M. Jacob; Open Dou bles, CA Barretto and A. B. Remedios v. G. Gamble and J. G. Haigh; C. A Wright and S. A. Gray. v. J. Barrow and D. M. Mac. dougall; J. J. Remedios and L. A. L. da Silva v. F. H. Kwok and S.' W. Liang; C. E. Millard and C S. Pile v. Capt. P. S. Cannon and H, Owen Hughes; Ho Kalau and Tsui Wai-pui v. S. E. and D. S. Green: L. Goldman and E. C. Fin- cher v M, W. and M. K. Lo.

Sunset.-6.18 Sunrise.-0.59 a.m.

p.m.

Richard Dix's histrionic air for portraying vigorous he-mou char- acters is said to receive its fullest expression in his new RKO Radie

Preview critics are said to have Picture, "Ace of Aces" showing"to- day at the King's Theatre, a grip acclaimed Dixa characterization of ping drama sketching realistically Rex Thorne as a triumph over his the transformation of a war ace "Cimarron" role. He fonds power and versatility to the portrayal,

Tides. High at 16.16: Low at- from pacifist to killer. **"Ace of Aces," which features Supporting roles are by Miss Allan

SATURDAY, Elizabeth Allan and Ralph Bellamy as his finance, Ralph Bellamy, in important supporting roles, was Theodore Nowton, Frank Codtroy,

Action of the film gets under way

February 10. written by John Monk Saunders,, Bill Cagney, Howard Wilson and

Anniversaries and Holidays:- St. noted aviator and colebrated writer Art Jarrett. J. Walter Ruben when a freighter discovers the yacht, sailing an erratic course

Scholastica's Day. of Wises" and "The Dawn Pa-directed "Ace of Acos".

Bill Cagney, younger brother of through the ocean, and spparently King's: "Age Of Ages" trol." Saunders story presents Dix as Lt. Rox Thorne, ranking the famous James, makes his cine-deserted, though its motors ace in the American Air Service matic debut in "Ace of Aces", running wide open. The freighter Queen's: College Humour

Cagney, who mate swings to the deck first. He Pacifistic at the outbreak of the Richard Dix's starring production sends a party to board it, and the Central:-"S.0.8. Iceberg." World War, Rex is virtually forced for NKO-Radio,

When the rest of to battle by his fiance, who inter-plays one of Dix's flying pals in never returns.

the thrilling air drama, bears the party climbs aboard, it is to prets his assentions against war as cowardice. In combat, he becomes striking resemblance to his noted find him dead Other corpses too, relentless killer, scoring forty- brother, although he is said to have are strewed throughout the vessel two, victories and the appellation an entirely different screen persona woman, frozen to death, though

ality.

the climate" is tropical; a "Ace of Aces".

hanging dead in closet; and others.

Then the camera swings back a developing and working itself out-- atriking down one person after the other aboard the vessel; avoiding unly the woman with whom he is in love. Each death is more horri- ble more gruesome, than the last

L

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凸

man

picture play has ever boasted, theyTHE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII few days, to show the fiend's plot

(Continued on previous columna, )

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY TO SUNDAY

AT 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

Prices: 55 ct. 35 cts,

25. cts. (including tax)

4'SHOWS DANY

A LITTLE FISH AT LARGE!

2.30-5.15

7.15-0.30

Thugs forced

him into a pri-

vate swimming pool with a crowd of beau ties. what a dunking he got!

and

Samuel Goldwyn presents

EDDIE

CANTOR "Palmy Days

United

Picture

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD

ALSO

MICKEY'S PAL PLUTO.

England's much married monarch robustly characterized by Charles Laughton in a Rabelaistan tragi- comedy which puts the comedy

first and rldes roughshod over history. Splendidly produced and very entertaining. Do not miss it coming to the King's Theatre Sunday 18th.

TAKE ANT TEAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTALE

FLEMING #ROAD

WANDHAR

TEL. 28478

2 DAYS ONLY-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

A MILLION LAUGHS

Fast-Moving Comedy..

with the speed and tempo that will send you into gales of laughter

Fox Film Presents

ARIZONATO

BROADWAY

James Dunn

Bennett Herbert Mundin

ends with a smashing

imar

Jimmy Donn trims the trimmers...double-crosses the roles...selila

gold bricks to gold brick artiste that'll bowl, you over...Extravaganza of colour... lifting tunes. pretty girls. swooning rhythms. ITS A RIOT OF FUN.

The climax is precipitated by the arrival on the scene of an aviator with whom the girl is in love, and is brought to a

Oriental: "Arizona To

Broadway." World:-

:-"Gabriel Over The White House."

Tai Ping:"King Of The Jungle.". Lee:"Palmy Days."

Alhambra :

a: Take A Chance." Majestic:-"Tarzan The Fearless". Star: "Murders In The Zoo!!

Dances:H. M. S. Tamar Char- (Continued on previous column.)

MAJESTIC

THEATRE÷

Nathan Road, Exloom Tel: 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW boarding party from the freighter At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

appears.

head when the

ity Dance on Board, 8.30 p.m.

Entertainments: "The Pirates

of Penzance," King's Theatre, $1.30 p.m.

Meetings-Annual, The Bank 01 East Asia, Ltd., 12 Des Voeux Road Central. 230 p.m.

Miscellaneous: Claims against the Estates of Wong For Yung,

late of Canada; and Chin 3òy Slie iate of America; due;

Moon:-XII Moon, 27th, Day. Social Functions:-Whist Drive China Light and Power Retreation Club, 9 pan.

Cricket-First Division, Civil Service v. Navy (L); Army v Craigengower (F); Second Divi sion, University v. Royal Navy (L); Craigengower Royal En- gineers and Signals (L); Police v. Civil Service (F); HMS, Tamar T. South China Morning Post" (F).

Football First Division, Kow.. loon v. East Lancashires; Recreio Y.. Royal Artillery; Second Divi sion, Navy v. Lincolns; Chines Athletic v. Royal Artillery; Bor derers v. Young Indians; Third Division, R.A.M.C. v. Royal Air Force; South China v. Recreio Lincolns v. R.A.S.C.; University v. Radio-SportsClub.

Rugby Navy v Army (Happy Valley), 4 pu

Yachting Royal Hongkong Yacht Club'e Second Corinthian Baco for racing yachts. Con

Sunrise: 6.66 am. Sunset:8.16

p.m.

Tides: High so 9.48 at 17.48; Low at 1.04 and 10.30.

BUSTERE

TARZAN

THE FEARLESS

the'epusing dat of a St

long action be sure NOT THE

NEXT CHANGE "THE KING of

THE RITZ

WITH

STANLEY LUPINO, BETTY STOCKFELD,

QUELA'S

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.80 p.m.

THE THRILLER

SUPREME!»

ONE BY ONE

they died! Mur- dered!.. By whom?” How? Why?.

Terror

Aboard

JOHN HALLIDAY CHARLIE RUGGLES NEIL HAMILTON SHIRLEY GREY

• JACK LARUE · VERREE TEASDALE a Garamount Gichire

ALSO

COMEDY PICTORIAL CARTOON

STAR!

TO-DAY & TO-MORKOW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & -3.20 P.M.

MURDERS

ZOO

with

KHARLIE RUGGLE" LIONEL ATWILL KATHLEEN BURKE (Th/Puncher Home RANDOLPH SCOTT - JOHN LODGE GAIL PATRICK

A Caramount Picture

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-PAY

át 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

The biggest musical comedy hit in years

TAKE

BANCE

JAMES DUNN JUNE, KNIGHT LILLIAN ROTH CUFF EDWARDS LILIAN BOND DOROTHY LEE LONA ANDR CHAS,1964/ROGER

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