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CENTRAL

THEATRE

TAKE QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND' BUS

Advance Booking at Andersons and the Theatre Tel. 25720"

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

A THRILLING DRAMA OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN AND HIS GIRL FRIEND!

She loved

him, but

wouldn't

have him?

What girl, in her

right mind, would

marry a news. rzel cameromata? William GARGAN

and

Frances DEE in a story of the men who scoop the movie news thrills

"HEADLINE SHOOTER"

Ralph

With

BELLAMY

Jack LA RUE

BKO

RADIO

Picture

Bragery Ratsit

Welleza Pard

Robert Banghley

sama (49) 57 (RAC

SPECIAL PRICES

2.90 & 8.15-85 e 20c 10 c | 7.15 & 8.30-80 c. 10 & 20 c.

LEE THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 12.30, 2.80, 6.30, 7.30 & 9.80 P.M POSITIVELY YOU'R LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE "CARIOCA."

to the breath-taks ing clintax of all screen music shows!

A romance of melody staged in the clouds!

" FLYING

DOWN TO RIO " |

With

DOLORES: D'EL RLO

GENE RAYMOND RAUL ROULIEN GINGER ROGERS FRED ASTAIRE

Mulle by.. VINCENT NOUMANS NEXT CHANGE CHINOR STAGE - PERFORMANCER RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF

Miss WU DIP YING and PAK KUI WING

LEE THEATRE "Flying Down To Rio"

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Ever Since Eye"

QUEEN'S-

"You Can't Buy Everything"

CENTRAL-

"Headline. Shooter"

ORIENTAL..

"Hold Me Tight"

LEE

"Flying Down To Rio"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA—–

"This Side of Heaven"

STAR

1

"Office Wife"

MAJESTIC-a

"Emergency Call"

KING'S...

Coming

"The Girl in 419"

QUEEN S

"The Mystery of Mr. X:

ALHAMBRA

"Moulin Rouge"

ORIENTAL.

"All Quiet On The Westera FrontTM

MOULIN ROUGE

Coming To World

And "Alhambra“

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934.

TO-DAY ONLY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15

AND

9.30 P.M.

KINE

@Adam fell for an apple and

men have been falling for applesauce"Ever SinceEve"

Ever Since Eve

"GEORGE O'BRIEN - MARY BRIAN

HERBERT MUNDIN”

Dtricted by didirge Marshalt

Screenplay: Henry Jobejob and Staset Antony fqson "The Hále to the Hooja)" by Pant Ammerong, Stage play produced by Kirke LaShella

"MYSTERY OF MR X

Coming To The

Queens

The dual role of stage struck wife and fascinating French-musi- cal comedy star which Constance

One of England's greatest my.... Bennett plays in "Moulin Rouge,”

stery" authors is responsible for her first 20th Century picture opening on Sunday simultaneously the story of Robert Montgomery's latest M-G-M starring vehicle, at the Alhambra and World Thes-Mystery of Mr. X," which opena tres, also marks the first time

on Saturday at the Queen's. that this charming actress has had the opportunity of portraying two distinctly different characters in one picture.

He is Phillip MacDonald, author of a long string of best-sellers, in- cluding The Rasp." "The Waite Crow."

"Patrol." "The Noose, and Mystery of the Dead Police," on which the new Montgomery plcture is based.

MacDonald is the grandson of George MacDonald, the famous.

far different from those which his grandfather used to write.

The author has led vivid life In various parts of the world. He served with a cavalry regiment in Mesopotamia and previous, to that served as a rough rider. breaking in horses for army service from the Argentine. His passion for horses is noticeable in quite a number of his stories.

"Mystery of Mr. X," the latest of the MacDonald thrillers, is based

the oft-repeated assumption that a chase is the surest. attrac- tion of reader, theatre public or The Alm version of screen-goer. this story is reported to be "one long chase, exciting, mysterious, with a smashing climax. Through- out the picture the onlooker is in at each kill, watching the mur derer at work, but never learning" his identity until the end.

Robert Montgomery comes to

From whirlwind start to amusing finish. "Moulin Rouge deals with the highly dramatic and enter- talning episodes which develop from her adoption of a disguise and a French accent, involving the scottish novelist; whose centenary this". gentleman-crook role direct disbelieving husband in situations that bring him perilously near the was celebrated at a pubite ban- danger line leading to the divorce quet in London a couple of years Authorship, therefore, runs court. Franchot Tone plays Con-

the family, although Philip nie's husband.

MacDonald's thrilling stories are

The second male lead is played by Tullio Carminati, who will be remembered for his outstanding success in Strictly Dishonourable" and "Music in the Air."

Much of the droll comedy falls to the role of Mrs. Morris,, played by Helen Westley, considered one of the foremost character actresses of the American stage. Miss West- lay is one of the founders of the New York Theatre Guild and is frequently cast in its productions. She accepted this, her first film role. in a spirit of adventure, largely because she and Franchot Tone are old friends, and she has. known Miss Bennett since the lat- ter was a child.

"Moulin Rouge" is a presenta- tion of Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl. F. Zanuck and is released through United Artists.

"BOTTOMS UP.”

Fox Films chalk up another posi- tive entertainment and box-office hit in Buddy De Sylva's "Bottoms Up." Dave Butler has directed the picture with a display of keen showmanship. -and. intelligence. "Bottoms Up," while rich in musi- cal numbers-it has at least two song hits that we'll all be humming and in beautiful giris, Aliers materially from any tuneful enter- tainment revealed to date.

Beautiful Dolores Del Rio en-

The love interest packs a mighty acts the

most thrilling romance ever experienced by à girl in RKO- wallop. John Boles not only Radio Pictures' musical extrava- figures in the romance, but spats ganza, "Flying Down To Rio." over a couple of numbers that are Loved by two handsome screen sure-fre. Spencer Tracy gives fits heroes, Gene Raymond as an best performance to date, and American, and Raoul Roullen, as "Pat" Paterson. Fox's newest im a Latin-American, she is first vir-|portation from the British screen tually kidnapped by Raymond who and stage reveals a wealth of ... soars aloft with her in his "Flying charm and beauty that wili 'gain Plano" and wooes her with origin- | her many more admirers in the world. One scene introduces her

al compositions.

•

In the climax, to win the girl he as en Englishgirl giving her! loves, Raymond stages à musical interpretation of an American girl. show in mid-air!......girl dancing singing á song is a very clever bit and singing on the wings; adagio of comedy. Her very attractive daricers, tossing girls from one speaking voice which is free from planeto another and ballet any affectations is only one of her dancers tripping the light fantas- many charms Bottoms Up" will tic as they tumble to earth in be shown at the King's Theatre on parachutes.

Sunday June 3rd.

ago.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

TO-DAY ONLY

from his recent saccess in "Fugi- tive Lovers."

Elizabeth Allan. the London actress who scored

Lionel Barrymore in "Looking Forward."

with

QULLA'S

She had millions but discovered almost too late, that

YOU CAN'T BUY EVERYTHING MAY ROBSON

JEAN PARKEB, LEWIS STONE A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

STAR

'THE MOST COMFORTABLE

AND [AIRCONDITIONED THEATRE IN HONG KONG

"TO-MORROW

She was

an emergency

case.

www

GIRL 419

JAMES DUNIC

MARY ASTOR WINS SUIT

Brought By Her Parents

Judgment has been awarded to Miss Mary Astor, the film actress, against her parents in the salt "charging her with failure to pro-

vide for them.

Miss Astor testined that her father was able to support him- self.

Her parents, who were not in court, indicated that they were not pressing the court action further since her mother had received a small legacy from a relative. ・¦

Miss Astor, was recently ordered to pay her parents "£20 a month pending the hearing of this main- tenance case.

Her parents recently sold their £40,000 Hollywood home for £4.300-Reuter. ·

Stone.

plays opposite the star and the cast also features. Lewis Ralph Forges, Henry Stephenson, and Forrester Harvey, under dlr- ection of Edgar Selwyn.

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

SATURDAY

ROBERT

MONTGOMERY

"The Mystery

of Mr. X.”

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

A NEW ANGLE IN THE LOVE TRIANGLE

OFFICE

with

WIFE"

Dorothy Mackaill

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

ALHAMBRA

FHUNTER.

LIONEL

BABRYMORE THIS SIDE

At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

NEXT CHANGE-

Constance

BENNETT

HEAVEN "Moulin

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Picture

Rouge

EXCELLENT FARE

Offered At The Queen's

a de

Preceded by "Norway Eghtful travelogue, and "Alum Eve" a comedy, "You Cant Buy

Everything," now, showing at the Queen's Theatre is excellent enter- tainment. The leading roles are in the capable hands of May Rob- son, Jean Parker and Lewis Stone.,

As Hannah Bell, Miss Robson plays' the part of an eccentric miser whose sole ambition is to make her son (William Bakewell) the richest man in America and her encounters with John Burton (Lewis Stone), the man who jilted her without rhyme or reason, bring forth some very clever acting.

Mention must also be made of the part played by Jean Parker Elizabeth Burton), and Hannah's boy, must, of course, tall in love with Burton's daughter. They marry, and what else is there to add than that they were instru- mental in effecting a reconcilia tion between Burton and. "Han" nah"?

MAJESTIC

poza

spEATRE:

Nathan Boad, Kowloon. "Tel, 57222) TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9,20 P.M.

Love gave this ambulance, surgeon courage to buck. the hospital racketeers!

Romance!

Thrilla!

The programme, on the whole, is very entertaining and a visit to the Queen's during its run is re- commended.

RKO

RADIO Plitere

4 SHOWS DAILY

1,30-+8,18+) 7.18-8.80

Emergency

TAXS KAE THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

Coll

A dramatic

exposure of

political graft in our Bouse

of mercy!..

Q BILL BOYD -

WYNNE GIBSON

· WILLIAM GARGAN SAFTY FURNIES. "GIORGI L. STONE

ORIENTALE

LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY

A MOST.. DELIGHTFUL "COMEDY ALIVE WITH ACTION AND LAUGHTER,

Romance of Modern Youth

**

HOLD ME TIGHT

James DUNN

Sally EILERS

À FOX PICTURK

"EVER SINCE EVE" Showing At The King's

A fast and breezy comedy ro-

TO-MORROW

& SATURDAY

A NEW COPY OF THE BOREEN'S MOST

POWERFUL WAR DRAMA

ON THE

ALL QUIET

WESTERN FRONT

"THE GIRL IN 419”

Coming To The King's

Against the background of ex-

mance titled "Ever Since Eve" Faxcitement, humour and tragedy that Film's latest release, made its ap- go to make up the day's routine In the receiving ward of a police pearance at the King's yesterday and kept the audience. in high emergency hospital is the story of spirits throughout. George O'Brien, "The Girl in 419" romantic drama who has long associated with featuring James Dunn and Gloria Westerns, has the leading role. Stuart, which comes to the King's and his change from breeches and Theatre on Friday. spurs to top bat and tails is en- tirely a happy one. As a man- about town, O'Brien gives a splen- did performance in his hilarious comedy.

This B. P. Schulberg production for Paramount tells the story of the affair between a young doctor" who heads the emergency hospital and, a beautiful girl, identity un- known, who is brought in as a patient, and whose life he saves.

In the cast supporting Dunn, and Miss Stuart, are David Manners, Jack LaRue, Shirley Grey, Johnny Hines and William Harrigan,

The picture is full of action from start to finish. A gangster is found The murdered in a hotel room.

found unconscions, and girl is dying, badly beaten on the street. Dunn, intrigued by her beauty. works over her for days, finally pulls her through, But when she recovers consciousness, she refuses to tell who she is and why she was beaten. When papers announce that she is recovering an armed

A young man finds imself the foster son of three goldminers. It becomes necessary for him to go East on an important errand. His three parents, all confirmed, wo- men haters, are hesitant about sending him, for fear he may be. come the victim of some waiting woman. He finally does go East, and is accompanied by one of his parents, who is instructed to keep a watchful eye upon his activities It is all to no avail, because the young man falls for a debutante, and shortly afterward carries her But he soon learns that his wife has hooked him for his money. He does not, however, give her a chance to explain that she is also gangster enters the hospital and deeply in love with him. He re- attempts to kill her. He is frus turns home with his bride, and trated in his attempt and killed. tries to impress his parents with but he first shoots. David Manners, his assumed happiness. The girl another young doctor, in the arm 300n wins her way into the hearts destroying the latter's ability to

fulfill his lifelong ambition to be. of the three partners, and they

come a surgeon, learn of her unhappiness. How they and the young bride bring the young man this senses, is so funny that you must really see

to a thrilling climax by taking. It le Manners who brings events

matters into his own hands when'

gineered the beating of the girl

the picture to appreciate its hilare discovers who it is that en

Ity.

ruined his own career. His action and the attempt on her life that

Mary Brian is ideally suited to her role as the bride of O'Brien, leaves Dunn and Miss Stuart free

for her performance is a delight to enjoy life together.

ful piece of work. The other mem 'bers of the cast who enact their roles perfectly, ale Herbert Mun- din, Betty By #Russell Simpso

andi

all, who directed

a splendid foh play by Henry inart Ahhong.

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