1934-04-24 — Page 5

Page

CENTRAL

THEATRO

TAKE QUEEN'S BA, WESTBOUND BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel 25720.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

Francis VEDERER Elissa LANDI

in the story of a man from Earth's far places... whose noble passion clashed with the sugar coated morals of our strange world..

MAN OF TWO WORLDS

with

Henry Stephenson J. Farrell MacDonald Directed by J. Walter Ru

ben, Merian C. Cooper, ex- ecutive producer. A Pandro

S. Berman production RKO RADIO Picture

TO-MORROW

UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PRESENTS

"QUEEN OF SPORTS

with LILY LAI

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S-

HONG KONG

"I Am Suzanne"

QUEEN'S-

"Going Hollywood"

CENTRAL-

"Man of Two Worlda "

ORIENTAL—

LEE

"The Rider of Death Valles"

"Chinese Opera"

ALHAMBRA

STAR-

KOWLOON

"The Kennel Murder Case"

"The Stranger's 'Return"

MAJESTIC

KING'S

"Dr. Bull"

Coming

"Sitting Pretty"

QUEEN'S ""

"The Crime of the Century

STAR-

"Hallelujah I'm & Tramp"

"Queen of Sports"

CENTRAL-

ן!

ALJIAMERA-

"His Double Life" "Moulin Rouge"

KENNEL MURDER

14

CASE

Showing At The Alhambra

"The Kendel Murder Case

a fairly good murder mystery melodrama, with all the main characters well played and very rurely a drew out moment.

"HONG KONG DAILY. PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1934.

LAST TWO-DAYS DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

•KINGS:

Make Way For ROMANCE!

L

Plus gaiety, drama, music and spectacle.

An eye full, an ear full and a heart full.

Am

"A" Jesse L. Lasky

Production

Suzanne!

with

LILIAN

HARVEY

Gene Raymond Leslie Banks

Podrecca's Piccoli Marionettes Directed by Rowland V. Lee

GOING HOOLY- WOOD

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. 2631S & 25332.

FROM THURSDAY

You're in my a

arms

but I'm in the hands of the

receiver."

SITTING PRETTY

with

Jack Oakie Jack Haley Ginger Rogeri Gregory Ratoff

"A Paramount Picture Directed by Harry Joe Brown

10 New Song Hin...you've

heard en on the air...now

-see them in action

he shares song numbers with the "I AM SUZANNE”

blonde står.

Hollywood and her dazzling fim studios provide the locale for the story, which is based upon an original written by Donald Ogden Steward. Also, it provides ideal opportunity for

With Bing Crosby and the presentation of many dance en-

Marion Davies

With the opening of Marion Davies latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Going Hollywood," at the Queen's Theatre another outstanding musical screen production has been contributed to the theatre public, with Bing Cros- Miss Davies in the musical merriment The new film, directed by Raoul Walsh, possesses a lavish background of merry melodies and scenic spectac les, and is strengthened by a tuneful score composed by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed.

semble spectacles, directed by Mme. Albertina Rasch.

In rounding out the picture in its complete form, Director Walsh utilized obvious advantages in acreen license to give the production every benefit of the freedom which its plot enjoys and in presentation of the musical offerings and their colour ful backgroundă.

"

Showing At The King's

Lilian Harvey a famous Parisian dancer breaks her leg and falls in love with a boy in a marionette theatre. Gene Raymond aa the boy in a family of puppeteers, thinks more of his puppets than he does of her.

Leslie Banks as the theatrical agent is very good as is also Georgia Caine. It's a good musical comedy, easily Lilian Harvey at her best, the same

by, top notch radio crooner, assisting picture-and which soon will be hum-implies to GeoSuzanne," is a very

Six catchy musical numbers are sprinkled liberally throughout the med, whistled or played over every radio set. They are "Oar Big Love Scene," "We'll Make Bay While the Sun Shines," "After Sundown," "Tem: ptation," "Going Hollywood" and "Cinderella's Fella."

Miss Davies is featured in the Rasch Unlike many musical numbers ensembles, which were planned with a introduced from the screen the Brown wealth of production value and thrill. and Freed songs were written espering camera effects. The costumes were ially for the dramatic episodes in created by Adrian, famous designer. wihch they figure within the picture. Bing Crosby plays the conveniens William Powell, in his return to Hollywood to make a motion picture. role of a radio crooner who goes to the screen as Philo Vance, 5-5. vaa It places him doubly in an advantage Dine's famous detective, gives a ous position to sing several of the plausible performance as the de- numbers in many of the scenes. Also,

LEE THEATREtective who shows up the ineficien-

Commencing To-Day, 24th April FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Mr. MEI SIT FONG

PRESENTS

THE MEI SIT FONG OPERA GO. DIRECT FROM PEIPING

THE FIRST AND ONLY TROUPE OF ITS KIND EVER BROUGHT TO HONG KONG WITH A MAGNIFICENT CAST

OF

80 ACTORS & ACTRESSES

2.PERFORMANCES DAILY- At 1. p.m. & 8 p.m.

AT POPULAR PRICES

11

Do Not Miss the unique opport unity of seeing this Grand Troupe of China's "Best Actors and Actresses who are appearing at this Theatre for a short a88800 only prior to going on a world

tour.

1

CHINESE OFFICIALS

On A Survey Trip

Shanghai, April 19. Minister of Industry Chen Kung- Du and other high government off cials departed to-day aboard the Dollar liner President Grant for a tour of Important Bouth Asia centres including the Philippines, Saigon, Singapore and Java.....

ey or the police; and the secret of the mystery is well kept until the

last few feet of the film

Archer Coe, a collector of an- tiques and a thoroughly obnoxious person, is found dead "ín,his bed- room with his door locked and bolted. The afficials are quite ready to put it down as suicide, until Philo Vance 'cancels his trip to Italy, to poke his nose where it is not wanted (officially).

In his elucidation of the crime, Vance points out several little de- tails, which in their description, makes the film very interesting and gives one an idea with what cunning an almost perfect murder can be committed.

MAR.

Vance complicates matters some- what by finding another corpee- brother of the murdered Vance continues in his investiga- tions while the official police look on in mute admiration, but after submitting an elaborate theory-in which the audience are very cleverly shown the two murders being brutally' " committed—which how- erer, suffers from the drawback that it gives no club to the identity of the murderer.

Another brain-wave of Vance's, that of carrying out into detail, his theory, finally unmasks the murderer in the last few feet of the

Alca

William Powell, ae Philo VanCE, puta up an extroardinarily good performance while Eugene Pallettö as Heath the detective supplys most of the lighter, movements very satisfactorily.

F

Jamos Lee, brother of Mr. Tä Chor-Chi, a well known local re- sident, gives very creditable permormance and should do well in the talkies. His enunciation was excellent and he "showed, no signs of nervousness throughout the film,

He played his part so convine- Ingly that one was almost led to believe that he committed the mur

ders

M

The group will investigate condi. tions of overseas Chinese and study Mary Astor and Paul Cavanaugh the industrial, commercial and mil-supply the love interest which is itary developments in those coun-happily, not overdone. This film tries for the purpose of introduc is recommended as first class enter- tainement and should not be missed. ing reforms in China

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

The studio romance has its incep tion in the arrival in Hollywood of Bing Crosby as the radio crooner and Miss Davies as the movie-struck girl who follows him across the continent. Miss Davica, through the assistance of Patsy Kelly as the extra-girl, Jill,

QUELA'S

DAVIES GOING HOLLYWOOD

with Bing

ina CROSBY

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

STAR

In fact "I am different kind of picture from the csual run of shows one sees

The most outstanding thing is the show of Podrecca Picolli Marionettes, it is something new to the screen and.. Novel.

obtains work as an extra in the studio in which Bing is employed. In the subsequent action, almost every phase of motion picture production is- revealed, until the final fade-out, when Miss Davies, after she reaches the heights of stardom, finally captures her crooner.

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

NEXT CHANGE

THE

He Confessed the Crime... Bat Was He Guilty?

CRIME

OF

CENTURY

JEAN HERSHOLT - WYNNE GIBSON STUART ERWIN-FRANCES DEE BP SCHULBERG Prediction

A Paramount Picture

MAN OF TWO

WORLDS

Lederer's Latest Success

A new "star and muperb, entertain. ment are two contributions made to the screen' by "Man of Two Worlds" the current attraction at the Central Theatre

Francis Lederer acting sonation of the European and Broadway stage, is presented in this RKO-Hadío produc tion. Heralded as an artist with irresistible charta and amazing talent, Lederer more than lives up to all ad vance notices. Stellar honours are shared by Elissa Landi, who gives a strong and vivid portrayal as the blonde siren of the story.

Scientists invade the frozen North to spare specimens of animals life for the London zob. There they find Lederer, in the role of Groenland's greatest hunter. During the expedí. tion, he conceives a strange and idea," listic passion for the photograph of the leading scientist's daughter.

The scientists return to London with Aigo, Bewildered, and enthra iled by the amazing world of civiliza tion, Aigo begins to forget his young native wife in an infatuation for the cultured Mayfair belle Then the apark which ignites an explosion of emotions is accidently struck, and the young hanter's dream world orashes about him. From what heart-stirring climax, events move swiftly to a logical and satisfying conclusion.

J. Walter Ruben has captured the spirit of the drama in remarkable fashion with his direction.

The picture is based upon the now novel by Ainsworth Morgan.

A finished production with tremen dous appeal, "Man of Two Worlds" is

# SHOWS OWLY

MAJESTIC

THEATRESZ

Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 67222

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW [At 2.30. 5.20; 7:20, & 9,20P.M.

As Great-

As Human--

as STATE FAIR

Will Rogers

DOCTOR BULL

writi

Marion Nixon

Ralph Morgan Andy Devine Directed by John Ford

the type of picture destined to be popular with every class of audience.

TEKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

FLEMING ROAD

WANGHAI

· TELL. 18475

2 DAYS ONLY-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW THE BEST FAST ACTION WESTERN PICTURE EVER MADE!

TOM

MIX

AND TONY IN The RIDER OF DEATH VALLEY

YOUR CRY FOR ACTION IS ANSWERED!

ERE is

HERE picture that will bring a thrill of joy

to movie fans who crave more action and lers talk-a picture that will lift you out of yourself and carry you into a land of BREATH TAKING THRILLS AND GLORIOUS ADVENTURE.

WYNNE GIBSON'S "SITTING PRETTY”

LATEST

"The Crime Of The

Century'

11

Underneath The Harlem Moon"

Repeal has failed to find any ardent supporters among the chor- As a reward for consistently good us gitis of Hollywood. A poll of performances in a MUCCESSION of pictures, blonde Wynne Gibson has production numbers for the Para- the eighty-four girls engaged in won a new, more lucrative contract mount musical-comedy hit, "Sit- with" Paramount...

to the King's Theatre, indicates Elng Pretty" coming on Thurday that repeal will not change their drinking habits.

Miss Gibson's latest appearance is with Stuart Erwin and Frances Dee in The Crime of the Cen- tury mystery-drama with a new. Blant, which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Thursday."

Those who do not drink assert that the relative ease of securing fluence them. Not more than liquor after repeal will not in-

forty girls

tendencies. At 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

MIRIAM HOPKINS

in Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's Drama.

THE STRANGER'S RETURN

with Lionel Barrymore

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ALHAMBRA

It's Guess Proof!

THEATRE

WILLIAM

Powell

Returna as PHILO VANCE in

THE KENNEL MURDER CASE

with JAMES LEE =

At 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m.

NEXT CHANGE

LILLIAN GISH ROLAND YOUNG

HIS DOUBLE LIFE

An Eddie. Dowling Production Directed by Arthed MushkES.

Miss Gibson went to Hollywood in 1930, after winning success on the stage in New York, Sue sigued and only six of them drink with have tasted alcohol, a contract and immediately went

any frequency. Many of them into The Gang Buster," & Jack have tasted beer but they avoid it Oakie picture

After appearances because of in four more films, she was given the feminine lead in “The Strange Case of Clara Deans, and did so well that she has been playing loading roles ever since in such pictures as

"Lady and Gent "Night After Night," "“If I Had Million," and "The Devil In Driving,

its weight-increasing

The girls appear in two lavish production spectacles in this new picture which depicts the incredi bie and hilarious adventures in Hollywood of Jack Oakle and Jack Hales, two inpecunious but high- spirited song writers.

Both are in love with that lovely red-head, Ginger Rogers, but Jack Haley finally wins her hand after Much of the fun in the picture a series of mad-cap escapades.

centres about Haley's desperate exorts to rescue his Irresponsible

In The Crime of the Century who plays the role of the wife of a prominent alienist The latter good to a police station one night and begs to be looked up to be prevented from carrying through plane he has developed for com-

team-mate from the clutches of de- sting the perfect murder.

signing beauties.

MEN BE Policamen, impressed by his repra-

The pictures was produced ✨ by tation as much as his manner.Charles R. Rogers for Paramount socompany him to his home. But

there, under their very noses, not and features Jack Oakie, Jack Ha only the murder he has planned, ley, Ginger Rogers and the Pickens but a second one, takes place performers. Tunes are written by Sisters, nationally known radio The "nasembled officers are power less to prevent either

Gordon and Revel authors of Moon"

Erwin in the role of a reporter, "Underneath the Harlem and Miss Dee, in the role of the I and "An Orchid to You." It was alienist's daughter by a previous directed by Harry Joe Brown: marriage, get busy sesembling

evidence pointing toward the innovation, in at half derer. Their clues are a pair of through, there is a one-minute suede gloves, a rouge-stained sce intermission during which of spades, and a burned pin. But various clues are reviewed briefi on the dim evidence they ultion the screen to give the and mately solve both crimes A

an opportunity to attempt to sol

The picture offer an unusual the mystery.

Page 5Page 6