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ENTRAL

THEATRI

TAKE QU'EES'S RD., WESTBOUND BIR

Advance, Booking at AndersonS and the Theatro. Tel 93720.

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5:15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

"I WANT TO SIN .AND SUFFER! ...end all i do is suffer!"

The Goody Girl ai the Ipais Wipsie Wash Cloth radio our stripped of her sweet disguise andtoftheofficial ut the company the facts of tel

Professional SWEETHEART

An RKO SASIO

Picture ci cautist

Til romance of a

Hur

IGER ROGERS NORMAN FOSTER ZASU PITTS FRANK MCHUGH, Piiun-Jenklus, Gregory Rutoff, Edgar Kennedy, Lucien littlefiatd Crected by Willem Sw sary by Mounne Wolla Menn Cope, Dend cond

NEXT CHANGE

Lilian

HARVEY HEA HIGHNESS COMMANDS

HENRY GARAT

ENCHANTING MUSICAL NUMBERS "YOU WILL NEVER FORGET!

A UFA SUPER-PRODUCTION,

"HER BODY- GUARD"

Love And Laughter At The Alhambra

Spiced with clever dialogue, load

ed with dozens of highly effective. dramatic and humorous situations, and boasting a topnotch cast, "Hor "Bodyguard," & Paramount picturs, produced by B.P. Schulberg, is now showing at the Alhambra Theatre.

Edmund Lowe and Wynne Gibson carry the principal roles, supported by Edward Arnold, Johnny Hines, Marjoric White, Alan Dinehart and Fuzzy Knight,

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

HONG KONG

Wall of Gold"

'King's

Queen's.

Day of Reckoning"

Central

#Professional · Sweetheart"

Oriental

Whe Mad Gwne"

KOWLOON

Alhambra

Star.

"Her Bodyguard”

"Midnight Mary"".

Majestic.

Mr Robinson Crusos"

Queen's

Coming

"Bombshell"

The Chief

Dancing Lady"

King's

'Song of Songs'

Too much Harmony

Central

Her ghness Commands"

Alhambra

"No Man of Her Own"

Star:

I Love That Man" »

"A Billion Dollar" Seantial",

Don Quixote"

Oriental

*Anotliny Fine Mass

GINGER ROGERS

In Professional Sweetheart"

In a finely draw comedy-dra of a glorifieii radio soprano, Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster and Zasu

HONG KONG

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

DAILY PRESS, "SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1934,

•KINGS®

HIDING BEHIND WALLS OF GOLD.

She shut out the romance she had waited years to find..... only fo learn that gayety and luxury were empty tubstitutes for love.

Kathleen Norris'

WALLS

Drected by

GOLD

Kunnath MucKenna

LATEST

FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

with

SALLY EILERS.

NORMAN FOSTER RALPH MORGAN

Rosita Moreno Rachelle Hudson

ALSO

CAMER

THRILLS

MOVIE TINTYPES

"FILMING THE "EMMAS

FASHIONS"

DILEMMA"

MARLENE LATEST

Pitts provide high entertainment in Coming to the King's

RKO Radia Pictures' "Professional Sweetheart" which is now, showing at the Central Theatre.

To-morrow

Brian Aherne, heralded as the

Walls Of Gold

ether

Set designers were permitted to consciences be their guides in creating the settings re-

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313 & 25392

FROM TO-MORROW

One of the world's great love stories comes to the stor who can make it ye.

Marlene DIETRICH

IN

"THE SONG, OF SONGS"

A ROUSEN MAMOULIAN

PRODUCTION

A Paramount Move with BRIAN AHERNE LIONEL ATWILL

· AUSON SKIPWÖRTH THE SONG OF SONGS, E&R SONG OF LOVE FROM THE HANDS OF THE MAN WHO TOOK HER HEART.

A NEWSPAPER- MAN'S STORY

presenting Ralph Morgan's home Day Of Reckoning At

in "Walls of Gold" the Fox Film now showing at the King's Theatre. This is a Long Island estate that most romantic newcomer to Holly-cost fifteen million', a Architect wood since the advent of talking

Beauty, charm, and comedy mark Ass Rogers splendid performance s the Purity Girl of the air. The heroine's popularity has grown to

to Aim Duncan Cramer was told. pictures, makes his bow an extent which forces her to live up audiences

Dietrich's as Marlene

was a

The

The Queen's

...When a man goes to prison his wife may wait one year, oven two, hut seldom more than three.

to an artificially ideal eluracter, Teading man in the star's new the wistful girl in a drab book

All of the romancing and senti- although she is a redheaded spit-Paramount picture. The Song of

store, run by her aunt in one of

that has beca woven the poor sections of Berlin. He mentalisin fire, full of suppressed desires to Songs. coming on Sunday to the

persuades her to pose for him." It about the families of men in the visit speakeasy and night clubs; King's Theatre.

"big house" can be reduced to just "Fearful of losing their stur, her Talk as Gary Cooper, romansles her first love and they are ec-

statically

· with "rare

Aherne's that iron formula. It is not a state- happy until & "Dream Man" in appearance, gifted sponsors sIILTO

patron, а wed and histrionic talent, Aherne from the backwoods to

wealthy baron, per-ment by any highbrow expert, but give her the romances she craves. matinee idol in his native Fugand suades Aherne to leave her, that is the actual experiences of thou- Complication ensue, when an opposi- before he came to America. "The she may have wealth and position, sands of men "up the river," Such is

She becomes the Baron's unhappy. kion sponso offers an alluring Song of Songs." adapted from contract without a morality clause, Hermann Sudermann's great novel bride. But the Dream a balks this and Edward Sheldon's play. pre- in the role of a by taking his radio bride to his sents Aherne Kentucky cabin to make her the kind young. gifted sculptor, first love of of girl he thought she was. Dean idealistic German girl, played lighted, heous her hubby thinks by Miss Dietrich.. she is bad, the Purity Girl goes on The picture affords both Aherne uproariously morous height with and Miss Dietrich their nest the shack-woodsman using physical roles. In the picture, Aherne meels force to subdue the redhead.

Ginger Rogers and Norman Foster in the leading role of the Purity" "Girl and her Dream Man "render colourful performances in riotously rollicking moods. A cast of comedy notables includes Zusu Pitts. Gre- gory Ratoff. Frak McHugh and Allen Jenkins.

HOLLYWOOD FILM LIFE

Jean Harlow's Latest

"Bombshell"

For the first time Jean Harlow and Lee Tracy-two of the picture world's most colourful personalities are starred together in "Bom shell," the picturization of Holly- wood film He which is showing from tomorrow at the Queen's Theatre.

Directed by Victor Fleming, veler. an master of camera beauty, "Bou-i bshell" presents one of the most un- usual and hilariously humorous pic-| tures that have come out of Holly- wood,

"Her Bodyguard starts out on the double-quick, and from fade in to finis, its fast and furious tempo never slows down. It is a spicy, speedy, thrill and - laugh- jammed story of a rough-and-ready body. guard whose only job is

to play

Jean Harlow as Lola Burns is a guardian angel to beautiful sensational and glamorous film star Broadway actrees. The action takes who has been made famous by the place on the most famous street in genius of her press agent, Lee Tracy. the world. New York's Broadway, ¦ It is this publicity that plunges and all its glamour and pathos and Miss Harlow into all of the woes excitement are brilliantly woven into that beset her throughout the action the plot.

of the screen story-ber "headline Wynn Gibson, a Broadway star, love affairs, her revolts with the stu- is playing Producer Alan Dinehart, dio executives, her worries with her against Millionaire Edward Arnold. trouble-making family and the ad- Arnhold hires Detective Edmund ditional woes heaped upon her by. Lowe to keep Wynne from being movie-crazed fanatics. alone with Dinebart. Lowe, how- It is a made-to-order part for ever, turns the tables on both ad-Miss Harlow who gives it all the mirers by getting along famously punch and vitality which filmgners with Wyone, who detested him in have come to expect of the, heroine and Hold Your the beginning. Wynne gives Lowe the of "Red Drist slip to go off with Dinehart, is Man." Tracy, as Space Hanlon, robbed of her jewellery and Lowe her publicity director, is as dynamic

is convinced the hold-up is merely a and speedy as ever. It is nothing frame-up on him. He recaptures less than a stroke of casting genius. the jewels, returns them to Wynne, which placed these two sparkling hurls a fer unpleasant remarks and personalities together in one pletura. stalks majestically away, Wynne, thoroughly in love with him is heart broken then and decides to make her bid for her man: What follows is better in the seeing than in the telling The only thing to be said is that you'll be agreeably surprised at the brisk finale.

The supporting cast is uniformly uxcellent, featuring such competant players ns Frank Morgan, Franchot! Tone, Pat O'Brien, Una Merkel, Ted Headly, Ivan Lehedeff, Inobell Jew- oll, Louise Beavers, Leonard Carey, Mary Forbes, C Aubrey Smith and June Browater.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

After she gets divorce from the Baron, the girl becomes a notori- ous figure in Berlin's night lie, How Aherrie meets her again and the manner In which they are reunited furnishes one of the most interesting and exciting climaxes yet seen on the screen.

SHE WANTED LOVE AND LUXURY

- would you brand? this wife a cheat?

DIX DAY of

RECKONING

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Powerful Drama

with MADGE EVANS-STUART ERWIN

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

STAR

owner is almost vulgar in display. ing his wealth" So Cramer gave it "the works" including solid silver and gold bathroom fittings.

Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Rosita Morene and Rochelle, Hud- son are the other features players in

"Walls of Gold." Kenneath. Mackenna directed the picture.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9,30 p.m

NEXT CHANGE

JEAN

HARLOW

In

“Bombshell"

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

A GIRL WHOSË BEAUTY NO MAN COULD RESIST

"MIDNIGHT MARY"

Metro's Drama with

Loretta Young-Ricardo Cartez-Franchot Tone

FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY ALNAMBRA

HER

FUENTEE

BODYGUARD

Feromeval Pictu with

EDMUND LOWE WYNNE GIBSON EDWARD ARNOLD

B.P. SCHULBERG: PRODUCTION

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

-NEXT

O HANGE

CLARK GABLE

"No Man

of Her Own

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TO-DAY

Muret 3

Anniversaries and Holidays;-St. Stephen's College Founders' Day."

"Auctions.-Lemmert's Sale of

Postage Stamps, Sales Room, 5.15 p.m.

Cinemas...

King's Walls Of Gold". Queen's:

Day Of Reckoning."

Central:--" Professional

heart."

Sweet-

Oriental: The Mad Game."

World:-"Forceful Way" (Chinese

Picture). "

Alhambra:-"Her Bodyguard."

Majestic:-"Mr. Robinson

Crusoe."

Star: Midnight Mary." Dances Bachelors' Dange, Cralgengower Cricket Club, 9.15 p.m.; Annual Ball of the Fanling Hunt and Race, Club. Peninsula Hotel, 9 p.m., H.M.S. Tamar's Ship's Company Dance at Garrison Lec- ture. Hall, 8,30 p.m.

Miscellaneous-Commemoration" Meeting in Memory of late Mr. C. C. Wu, Chinese Chamber of Com merce Hall; Claims against the Estate of Herbert Austin 'Rodgers, Iate of "The Look-Out," Taipo, due; Tests for New Entrants to

9 Diocesan Boys' School, a.m.; Prize Distribution, St. Stephen's College, Stanley, 3 pm, followed, by College Association Annual Meet-

4 SHOWS

40 DULY

£205,13 7.15--0.30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Rand, Kowloon. Tel. 57222| TO-DAY ONLY

at 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

FIGHTING!

WAPING

GOUNDING

Douglas__ FAIRBANKS

Onr.

CRUSOE

ROBINTO

TAKE ANY TRAM OR PSAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

THEATRE A

LAST 4 TIMES

TO-DAY

EXTREMELY

SENSATIONAL STORY OF KIDNAPPING RACKETEER'S. "

The MAD GAME

with

SPENCER TRACY

CLAIRE TREVOR RALPH MORGAN.

Directed by Irving Cumming

Story by Wiliam Conselomas

ing at 4.30 pm; Laying of Foun dation Stone of Chinese YMCA Kowloon Branch Extension, Water- loo Road 3. p.m.

Moon.-I. Moon, 18th Day.

1

Principal Mails

Inward from America by Em- press of Canada: Outward for Australia by Tanda 2.30 pm., for Europe via Suez by Kashima Maru 9.30 a.m., for Europe via Siberia by Suwa Maru, 10.30 p.m.

Social Functions--Reunion Din- ner for Past Members of Irish Hos- pitals, Hong Kong, 8.30 p.m.

Sports.

FLEMING

ROAD MANGMAI

FEL," 28473

TO-MORROW! MONDAY-TUESDAY

THE BIG SHOW WITH 1000 LAUGHS

STAN

OLIVER

LAUREL HARDY

IN THEIR LATEST ALL COMEDY VARIETY SHOW ENTITLED

ANOTHER FINE MESS.'

Second Division: Kowloon v. China. Athletic; Third Division: Radio Sports v. Borderers, Royal Engi- ncers v. RA.M.C., Recreio v. Uni versity, South China v. R.A.B.C.

Golf Completion of Semi-final rounds Royal Hong Kong Golf Club (Ladies' Section) "Mrs. S. B C. Ross" Cup.

Hockey, Caer Clark Cup: Y.MI CA. v. Recreio "B," 3 p.m.; Cen tral British Association v. Hong Kong Ladies, 3.15 p.m.

Racing-Annual Race Meeting (Happy Valley), 2 p.m.

Yachting.-Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Fourth Corinthian Race for racing yachts."

Sunrise.-6.43 a.m.

p.m.

Sunset.-6.28

Tides-High at 11.02 and 22.50" Low at 4.39 and 16.17.

Cricket.---First Division: Royal Navy v. Indian R.C. (F); Second Division: Hong Kong C.C, v. Navy

SUNDAY (F), Craigengower v. Police (F).

Football-First Division: Chinese

(March 4) Athletic v. Kowloon, Royal Artil-

Anniversaries and lery v. Navy, Borderers v. Recreto: Third Sunday in Lent.

the basis for "Day of Reckoning," one of the most unusual prison stories ever to be brought to the screen of the Queen's Theatre. It was written by Morris Lavine, former newspaper than, and he re- presented one of Los Angeles largest papers in the Hall of Justice for nearly twelve years.

Lavine's experiences with the operations of criminal justies in all parts of the United States provide a startling revelaticat of what really happens when a man is arrested and lodged in prison. Not the conditions that surround the prisoner himself, but the fate that awaits his wife and other members of the family,

In his reporting in many big cilies, Lavine covered every type of case from minor offenses up to the most serious felonies. He watched the breaking of family ties through the course of justice that punished the offender but did not consider, his home..

Cinemas

Holidays:

King's:-"The Song Of Songs," Queen's: ----"Day Of Reckoning.”. Central;" Professional Sweet-

heart."

Oriental:-" M.G.M.s" Burlesque

Programme."

World: Forceful Way" (Chinëse

Picture).

Alhambra." Ladies They Talk

About"

Majestic:-/ 8.0.8. Iceberg”. Star: Midnight Mary." Meetings Annual, Indian Mus ilm Society, 30 Shelly Street, 2 pan. Miscellaneous. Dr. Kagawa. will address. à meeting at St. John's Cathedral "Hall, 8 pm, to both Chinese and European, Chung Nan College Prize Distribution at King's Theatre, 10.30 am.

Moon-1. Moon, 19th Day.

Sports

Cricket Craigengower v. Com- bbed Schools.

A determination to reveal the Football-First Division: st "other side" of a typical prisoner's Josepirs. South China, East Lan- life caused Lavine to write his castres v. Lincolns. observations in an original story Yachting --Royal Hong Kong soon to be published upon which the Yacht Club's Resail of Second new picture is based. In additionCruiser Championship Race. to his experiences as a reporter, Sunrise 6.42 a.m. Bunset Levine has also been a practicing pm. Attorney which gave him through Tides Hight at 11.25 and knowledge of all technikalitles: Low at 5:08 and 17.01.:

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