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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKK QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND HUY

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tol 25790.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

King's

"Duck Soup.!!"

Queen'a.

Meet the Baron."

Destrar.

The Jungle Mystery,"

Oriental

"Fra Diavolo."

KOWLOON

Alhambra

"So This is Africa."

HALF-MAN-

Star.

HALF BEAST-

WHAT IS HE?

Majestic.

A PICTCRE

OF A

THOUSAND

"Tugboat Annie."

"Moonlight and Pretzels."

"""SO THIS IS AFRICA"

Woolsey Bites A Fly!!

If it is news when a man bites

# dog. Bob Woolsey deserves for the headlines front page strange feat he performs in the midst of the dark and treacherous Jungle which he and Bert Wheeler invade in their latest Columbia This 18. Africa!" comedy. "So

opening, to-day at the. Alhambra Theatre,

Woolsey goes

опе better and

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bites a huge fly that lights on his neck and starts to drill an oll-

For his skin. well through

in this laugh- mament or two provoking scene Woolsey cannot feel the fly's bite, because of the stiff collar and boiled shirt that he has chosen for his African when he does, this garb. But

famous comic takes the fly by surprise and bites him viciously in the back! That's an unique method of attack.

THRILLS!

grace Raquel Torres adds the

the of her Spanish beauty to leading feminine role in this hilarious Columbia travesty African films. Esther Muir, Henry Armetta, and, Eddie Clayton are other prominent members of a hure cast. Eddie Cline drected from Norman Krasna's play.

on

JUNGLE MYSTERY

with TOM TYLER NOAH BEERY, JR., CECELIA PARKER AND MANY OTHERS IN A SMASHING ADVENTURE FILM BASED ON THE FAMOUS STORY,

"THE IVORY TRAIL" BY TALBOT MUNDY.

| COMING.

"The moreyou double-cross men, the

better they like you.

STANCE

Benne

She stopped ar

nothing to make!! herself a

BED OF ROSES

(No: so soft!){ JOEL MCCREA John Halliday Pait, Kaltan Somuel Hinda Directed by Orygory LaCour A Berma

C.

COOPER,

ther

Draducer

RADIO

Picture

screen

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934.

FINAL SHOWINDS TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

THE

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BOOKING

KINGSE

4 MARX

BROTHERS

IN

• A Paramount Picture • Directed by Leo McCarey.

DUCK SOUP

SPECIAL MATINEE PERFORMANCES TO-DAY ONLY AT 12 NOON

8. STALLS-70 Cts: D. QIROLB-81.10 F. STALLS-50 Cts.

SPECIAL PRICES:-

"DUCK SOUP"

How The Marx Brothers Make A Picture

The following conversation was! overheard by a correspondent re- cently while passing the Four Mark "NIGHT FLIGHT Brother's dressing room of a tour of the Paramount studios in Holly- wood

The Barrymores Again

There is a thrill, a verve, an Flight" authenticity to "Night which is coming to Queen's on to-morrow, which makes it a de- finite forward achievement in the realm of aviation pictures.

The story, by a flyer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, tells grippingly of incidents in the running of a big air mail.company in South Ameri- ca; the same company for which the author flew for several years. It has been put on the screen with complete sympathy and accuracy by

Clarence director-flyer. G

Brown.

The tale concerns John Barry- more, an air mall company mana- ger, whose creed is that the mall must go through; Robert Montgo- mery, the pilot on the trans-An-. dear run: Clerk Gable, shooting through northwards

a terrific storm from Patagonia, and Helen Hayes. Gable's worry-distracted wife. Subordinate plots bring out excellent work from Myrna Loy. Willam Gargan, C.Henry Gordon,! Leslie Fenton and others. Lionel Barrymore, as the shiftless, easy- gofrig" inspector of planes, is a perfect comedy foll to his stern brother.

Tremendous thrill value is in- herent in the "manner in which Brown cuts. back and forth from Gable in his storm-battling plane: to Barrymore, tense in his office; to Helen Hayes, frantic over un- favourable wireless reports. There is great suspense to scenes

the showing

gasoline gauge of. Gable's plane dropping lower and lower, until finally it

with "empty" registered

TALKING HANDS ground in sight, through

Zasu Pitts Scores In "Meet The Baron'

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thick storm clouds.

no

the

Oliver HP. Garrett's script is an excellent piece of work, and

sorrow, fear-anything. In silent pletures it made her one of the wonders of the screen. Now, in talking pletures, she finds the art no 'less valuable.

Talking hands. This is the secret of the amaz- ing success of Zasu Pitts, come- dienne of the screen and portray- The new picture is a hilarious er of wistful characters, whose comedy in which Pearl as "The and Durante, as bil latest appearance is as the head Baron,"

chambermaid of a girls college manager, come to lecture, at a and sweet-heart of "Baron Mun- girls' college. Love affairs, comi- chausen," as played by Jack Pearl cal trials and tribulations and a in the tarnaus radio star's first thread of romance are woven to

a brilliant musical gether with screen appearance.

Pearl, Jimmy Durante and Miss and dancing numbers staged by Pitts are the principal laugh trio the “students." in an all-comedian cast of "Meet the Baron," which has its final showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

Ted Healy and his "stooges": are in charge of the campus, Ed- na May Oliver is the "Dean," Ben Bard is "Sharlie" and Henry Kol- Every characterisation of the ker. William B. Davidson, Moe and actress, in fact, every line of her Jerry. Howard and Larry Fine fill dialogue depends on her hands. important roles in the picture, With odd, flattering gestures she which was directed by Walter can express any emotion, Joy of Lang."

We ought to be able to do some thing funny with a dictator", said

Groucho.

credit must also be given to the One musical back- unusually ground given the plece by Herbert of "Rose Stothart, co-composer Marie." Stothart has achieved a "symphony of the air" in the musical effects.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

And that is how "Duck Soup", their latest Paramount picture, now showing at the King's Theatre, came into being.

Take the Four Marx Brothers, add a director, a half-dozen writers and a lightning-fast secretary, and you have the start of a hilarious comedy. All they need is an idea, and they go on from there.

That's how Monkey Business" was started. Somebody said we ought to be able to do something funny about gang Somebody else, a year later thought there, might be a few gags in a college football story, and Horse-fea- thers" resulted.

"We could have a war," suggests Chico...

"Sure", appends Harpo. "The dictator is a munitions salesman on the side."

"And there are lots of gaga about apies", puts in Zepp. One of 'em

QULLA'S

THE CROWNED HEADS OF COMEDY!

JACK

PEARL

*BARON MUNCHAUSEN“

Jimmy DURANTE Meet THE BARON

SHOWING TO-DAY

MARIE

STAR

DRESSLER

THEATRE TEL. 25313

-FROM TO-MORROW. HE NEVER RAISED HIS HAND TO A WOMAN——— HE JUST CHOPPED OFF THEIR HEADS.

HE GAVE HIS WIVES A PAIN IN THE NECK

And did his packing with au

Homer, The Eighth won, her of the world! Asid tāda plan tara..the weber of nil time! LONDON TILME pemanis

CHARLES LAUGHTON

I'M

The Private Life of HENRY VIII

Demand by Alande Färde

KARAREN INGU UNITED ARTIST

could be the vice-president or some- thing."

"One of our brothers, became vice-president of something once", points out Groucho, "and the family never heard of him again".

"The only dictating our dictator'i ever could do, would be to his se- cretary," says Chico.

"We'd have to have a romance," contributes the director.

A fast romance," admite Zeep. "Harpo can blondes".

chase

9010 more

"How about an ending?" queries

writer. It just can't go on in- definitely."

"We'll stop, it", says Groucho, wheneveh we come to a place that lucke good. You writers figure out some good, snappy dialogue that we can change without break- ing your hearts. We'll get together and figure out some gags. Hire a lot of extras, get some swell uni- forms and medals, and Lea MoCarey can start shooting to-

DOTTOW.

And that is how a Marx Brothers picture is born.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m

NEXT CHANGE

NIGHT

HARRYMORE HAYES GABLE BARRYMORE

FLIGHT

MONTGOMERY LOY

STARS ¿r @ ROMANCE

of the SKIES/

At 2,30,5 20, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m.

-WALLACE

BEERY

in "TUGBOAT ANNIE"

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

TO-DAY TO TUESDAY.

ALHAMBRA

TALATBE

“So This Is Africa! is the funniest and best picture we have ever madel”

Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

At 2.30, 6.20, 720 & 9.20 p.m

NEXT CHANGE

PAUL MUNI

I'm A Fugitive from a

Chain Gang

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

(February 17)

Cinemas

King's: Duck Soup."

Queen's" Meet The Baron.” Central: "The Jungle Mystery." Oriental:"Fra Diavolo." World" Resurrection "

(Chinese Picture). Alhambrado This Is Africa." Majestic: Moonlight And

Pretzels."

Star:-"Tugboat Annie." Dances:-Medical Society Sup- per Dance, Great Hall, University. [9 p.m."

Entertainments:-A.D.C. Produc- tlon. "Ten-Minute Alibi," Royal Naval Canteen Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Moon:- Moon, 4th Day.

Principal Malls

Home Malls, Outward for Eu- rope via Suez by Katori Maru, 9.30 a.m.; for America and Europe via Siberia by Gen. Pershing. 5 p.m.

Social Functions:-Rugby Inter- port "Dinner. Peninsula Hotel.

Sports

Cricket:-First Division: Crat- gengower v. Royal Navy' (F); Second Division: Club de Recreio v. Craigengower (L); Royal Navy V. R.A.M.C. (F); Police. v. Hong Kong Press (F),

Football:-Second Division: Bor- derers v. South China; Kowloon v. Lincolns; Athletic v. Young In- dians: Third Division: R.AS.C. v. Borderers: Lincolns v. Royal Air Force Royal Engineers v. Radio? Sports; R.AM.C. v. South China; University v. Recreio; China K.F.C. v. Lincolns; Athletic v. Young In- dians; RAS.C. v, S.W.B.; Lincolns v, R.AF.; RE. v. S. China; Univer- sity v. Recreio.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

230-5.13 TX9-8.50

MAJESTIC

THEATRE Nathan Road, Kowloon.. Tel. 57223 TO-DAY TO MONDAY

At 19.30, 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 P.M.

Moonlight Pretzels

TAKE ANY TRAMOR HAPPY VALLET BUR

30 gorgeous girls! Six big song hits in the picture that brings you

Leo Carrillo Mary Belan Roger Pryor

Herbert Rawlinson Lilian Miles Bobby Watson Wild freeley. Alcxander Gray 4 Eaton Boys Jack Denny Frank & Milk Britton Richard King

ORIENTAL

LAST 4 TIMES

TO-DAY

A SUPER COMEDY THAT KEEPS YOU SCREAMING FOR 2

SOLID HOURS

STAN

LAUREL

OLIVER

HARDY DENNIS KING

ROAD WANOHAR TEL. - 20472

TO-MORROW. MONDAY-TUESDAY

SPENCER TRACY'S BEST PICTURE!

FACE

in the SKY

with

Spencer TRACY Marian NIXON

►*/ *Stuart ERWIN |

FRA DIAVOLO

SPENCER. TRACY MARION

NIXON

STUART ERWIN

Hockey:Caer Clark Cup: Hong "FACE IN THE

Kong Ladies v. Central British School, 3 p.m.; Recrélo "A" v. Central British Association, 3 p.m.; St. Andrew's v Recreio "B," 3. D.M. Friendly Matches: HMS. Suffolk v."HKSRA, 4.30 p.m. Rugby:--Combined Servicea

Valley), 3.30 Shanghal (Happy 1.m.

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Yachting: Royal Hong Kong | Yacht Club's Third Corinthian Race for racing yachts.

Sunrise: 6.54 am.; Sunset:- 8 21. p.m.

SKY"

At The Oriental Theatre

Ever so often in the parade of

screen offerings there comes a pic

Tides:-High at 12.05 and 23.48; ture that is a sheer delight to see, Low at 5.32 and 17.20

In picture that tells its story 10 charmingly and entertainingly that, the reviewer is tempted to stand up and shout about it to the world.

SUNDAY

(February 18)

Anniversaries and Holidays: First Sunday in Lent. Quadrage- sima Sunday...".

Cinemas

King's: "The Private Life Of

With a worthwhile cast, one of the most appealing stories you could hope to see, Lee Garmes photo Henry VIIIgraphy, and the novel direction and treatment of Harry Lachman, this Queen's: "The Night Flight." Central-The Jungle Mystery."

Fox Film triumph is herewith no- Oriental: Face In The Sky.".

minated for & leading place World: Resurrection "

(Chinese Picture). screen entertainment. Alhambra So This Is Africa.” Majestic: Moonlight And

Pretzels."

The theme revolves around a whi msical romance between two drea mora, one a little country girl, the Stap Tugboat Annie,” Moon-L Moon, 6th Day other a swaggering young signboard artist who meets her on Vermont Sports

farm. You must see film of thi Cricket: South Wales Borderers kind to appreciate it. Airy and v. Royal Navy, 11 a.m; Police Martimes almost fantastic, the story ba boen handled in an utterly dawien ried y. Single.

manner that immediately places) Lachman in his first Amer screen effort, among the forem director.

Football: Chiarity: Match, com bined Chinese. v. Res.

Golf: Completion of semi-final round Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Junior Championship.

Racing:-Fanling Hunt & Race Club Steeplechase (Kwanti), 2.30

p.m

Spencer Tracy farne in wh possibly his finest performance the self-anmired ☺?^artj Yachting: Royal Hong Kong Marion Nixon a perfect Yacht Club's Becond Champion-ar the herome and the ship Resall Race for cruisers round Stuart Erwin in x made

role sa Tracy's glanderi Hong Kong Island,

Sunrise: 6.53 m.; Sunset Sarah Paddenn and

head the 6.21 p.myden

Tides:High at 12.35 Low at Myles Connol

his story. 6.01 and 18.15.

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