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CENTRAL

THEATR

TAKÉ QUEEN'S RD., WESTBOUND BUS.

NOW SHOWING At-2.30, 5.15. 7.15 & 9.30 P.M

UNIQUE FILM¡ CO.

PRESENT O

Mr. & Mrs. SIT KOK SIN

in

"SONG

PARADE"

THE

GREATEST ALL-

TALKING AND-SINGING PICTURE EVER PRO. DUCED IN CHINA. with Cantonese Dialog.

"BOTTOMS UP"

Coming To The King's

“Bottoms Up." coming on Sunday at the King's Theatre, is a roman- tic comedy that brings out into the open the oft-gossiped-about truth that you have to bluff Hollywood to win its favour

The four characters portrayed by Spencer Tracy. Sid Sulvers. Herbett. Mundin and Fat" Paterson de- *cide to break into the movies with a grand blut of their own. They haven't the patience to wait like Merton did in "Merton of the Movies."

So Spencer gets a great idea. inspired by his affection and sym-

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"The Girl in 419"

KING'S-

QUEEN'S

Π

"The Mystery of Mr. X.""

CENTRAL.-**

"Sonk Parade" (Chinese Pic- ture).

ORIENTAL---

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1934.

TO-DAY

ONLY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 AND

9.30 P.M.

KING

"All Quiet On The Western Front"

RATMET

COLOR

Identity Tales vari ADSBREAST

Aande

Fair

Room 437

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA~-

"This Side of Heaven"

STAR-

"Soldiers of the King"

MAJESTIC-

"Ace of Aces"

KING'S-

Coming

"Bottoms Up".

QUEEN -----

"Riptide"

ALHAMBRA—,

"Moulin Rouge"

ORIENTAL---

"The Bowery" "Terror Abroad"

"Broadway To Hollywood"

"Broadway Thru · Keyhole"

STAR-

"Sons of the Desert"

pathy or "Pat" who has been "MYSTERY GIRL

inguishing in Hollywood since winning a beauty contest some months ago. Ale spreads the news around that Lord Brocklehurst and his daughter are arriving in Los Angeles; incognito. Herbert and "Pat." impersonating the £ctitious ubility. board the. train at Pass- dena and get af at Los Angeles. greeted by reporters who write big stories about them. They stop at the Ambassador and soon are be- ing wined and dined by picture stars with social ambitions.

The resulting contract for "Pat" and jobs for Spencer and Fid in- volve a fascinating studio romance between "Fat" and John Boles, some exciting complications and

WILL LIVE"

Thrilling Film At The

king's

ADMITTEDT

May 20, 1935-10 P.,

RECORD OF GADE:

Found unconsqicus alley.

THEATRE

beauty-

(TACKS

App. 94

Bius

DOCTORI

Franch

What

get her name when she comes to

Dr. French

Who knows this girl? What secrets are locked behind the red lips of this sleep. ing beauty? What is the story behind *The

GIRL IN 419

the

JAMES DUNN GLORIA STUART DAVID MANNER:

• JACK LA RUTG

BP SCHULBERG

PRODUCTION a garamount Quture

THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN

Carlisle-Barrymore Success

•

Mary Carlisle entered her seventh ricture in eight months when she began work in the new Metro- Goldwyn Mayer picture, "This Side! What secrets are hidden behind of Heaven." which is now show- the sill lips of the sleeping beautying at the Alhambra Theatre, who. for three days and nights, has been unconscious In Room 419 of a great city's emergency hospital after a brutal beating by unknown assailants?

Her

new role is her third since the completion of Should Ladies Be- have." with Lionel Barrymore and Alice Brady.

In This Side of Heaven" Miss Carlisle again appears with Lionel Barrymore in the story of a mo-

Here Is the thrilling situation in laughs by the score. It's a delight-The Girl in 419," a .B. P. Schul- ta romantic comedy with several berg production brought by Para-dern American family whose col- good singing opportunities for John mount to the King's Theatre with lective tragedies occur concurrent- Ecles and "Pat."

including James Dunn, 17. The cast also includes Fay Gloria Stuart, David Manners, Bainter. Mae Clarke, Tom Brown. Juck La Rue, Shirley Grey, Johnny Una Merkel and Onslow Stevens. Hines and William Harrigan.

BOB MONTGOMERY

"In The Mystery Of

Mr. X”

Elizabeth Allan, who plays GD- posite Robert Montgomery in "Mystery of, Mr. X," now showing at the Queen's Theatre, was born in Skegness. Lincolnshire, England. Her childhood was typical of the rural seaside village, and though she often dreamed of being an actress," she didn't think that she ever would be.

She

J

cast

Opening to the clarion ring of starms and the shell shriek of sirens 18 ап ambulance harles through crowded streets on its way to the Emergency Hospital, the picture maintains its surging drive to the conclusion.

It is the exciting story of Dr. Daniel French, chief of staff bf the hospital, played by James Dunn). through whose calm. nerveless fingers lows the turmoil of a great city to the, tenipe of the shrieking he fghts metropolis in which 'death, saves ille. Emergencies are his stock in, trade until love brings an emergency he can't handle, in the person of the girl in 419.

Beaten by "unknown assaltants and left for dead in a dark alley, she is brought to the hospital, and attended Skegness Day after a terrific three-day struggle, School and Polam Hall, Darling- French is able to bring her back i ton, where she excelled in elecution. to life.

finished school, she When she taught for awhile and then her best friends, Edna Best and 'Her- bert Marshall, introduced her

to

When the newspaper carry, the blazzing headlines, "Mystery Girl Will Live." the men who instigated the original attack send a gunman

death by a miracle. In a running battle. the gunman who attempts her life is killed by the police.

their manager, W.J. O'Bryan. He to kill her, and again she escapes got her several tests at the Eng- lish studios, but nothing resulted. She played in stock. at the Old Victoria Theatre in London, where she was a member of the dramatic training school, until she got a chance to appear in the picture "Alibi at the Twickenham studio. when a girl who was playing a big role dropped out.

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Miss Allan was first seen in this country in the English-made Alm, "Reserved for Ladies," in which she appeared with Lealle Howard. She was then given a contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and scored In "Looking Forward" and "The Solitaire Man,"

Miss Allan is one of five children. She has a brother living in India and one working as a technician in an English studio.

Afraid to talk, she refuses to tell the police, or Dr. French 'any- thing about herself, or to give pos- sible reasons for the attack on her life. But, when pressure is brought to hear on hospital authorities to release her, she realizes that death awalts her.

*

Then she confides in Frerich, and they are confronted with the prob- lem once again of her life and death and their own happiness. How the problem is solved furnishes 3 breathless conclusion to this swift-paced drama.

Dunn is excellent as the doctor who remains calm in the midst of. excitement only to break down at this girl's compelling beauty. Her hobby is collecting bits of Gloria Stuart is delightfully re- antique jewelry and glass, for re- freshing in the title role. David creation she plays the piano. Her Manners gives a sympathetic per- favourite type of reading matter formance as a young interne who is romantic fiction and her favou-solves their problem. William Har- rite sports are. tennis and horse-rigan is the mcance, while riotous comedy comes from Johany Hines back riding.

The green-eyed Miss Allan is 5 of "Torchy" fame, and Vince ft. 5 inches tall, weights 118 pounds Barnett as Otto Hoffer, hospital and has light reddish brown hair. I orderly...

SHOWING TO-DAY

Robert

Constance Bennett- and Franchot Tone in "Moulin Rouge"

QUELA'S

MONTGOMERY

(

MYSTERY OF MR.XP

with ELIZABETH ALLAN - LEWIS STONE

-TO-DAY ONLY

STAR

THE MOST "COMFORTABLE

AND

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE IN HONG KONG.

·TO-MORROW-

Love Story! Laugh Story!

Song Story!

There will be a laugh on your

·lips and song in your heart, while there's ä

sob in your throol!...

with

"SPENCER TRACY "PAT" PATERSON

JOHN BOLES

Herbert Mundiri $id Silvan Harry Green Thelma Todd

Produced by

•B. G. DoSylva

FOX

"MOULIN ROUGE”

Excellent Musical Film

"Moulin Rouge." the romantic musical, starring Constance Ben- nett in her first appearance for Joseph's M. Schenck's and Darryl Zanuck's 20th Century Pictures, B to- United Artists' release. domes morrow for simultaneous showings at the Alhambra and World Thea- tres.

Its story. based on 2 French stage success of the same name will serve to introduce Miss Bennett in her first dual role, and as 2. singer of songs especially. written for her by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, who composed the memor- able hits in "42nd Street." "Gold"

"Roman Diggers of 1933" and Scandals."

Surrounding her is a cast which

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

COMING

NORMA"

Shearer

in

"Riptide"

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

CICELY COURTNEIDGE

in Gainsborough's Production.

SOLDIERS OF THE KING'

with EDWARD EVERETT HORTON

TO-DAY ONLY

ALHAMBRA At 2.50, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

KENTRE

UOBEL

BARRYMORE

TO-MORROW

Constance

BENNETT

THIS SIDE

HEAVEN"Moulin

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Picture

Rouge

CHINESE FILM

{

At Ine Central Theatre

"Song Parade," an all-talking- and-singing Chinese picture, featuring the tamous Chinese stage star, Sit Kok Sin, and his wie. Tong Suet Hing. is now showing at the Central Theatre.

The story tells of a young man who, instead of going to school, takes on a job as composer of musical plays for 3 certain theatre. It happens that business is bad and the management, de- cide to engage a well-known actor to appear for a few nights. The actor refuses to appear on the ground that the management can- not get him a first-class actress to appear with him. The com- poser is, therefore, persuaded to perform in his stead and scores a great success. When the father of the composer comes to know of his son's doings, he gets so angry that he is taken severely ill in, hospital,

LEW CODY PASSES

Hollywood, June 1. » . Lew Cody, the tamons fim villain. was found dead at his home here, yesterday. Death was apparently caused by heart failure. -Reuter.

4 SHOWS DRIL>

4.30-18

7.15-8,30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE EVAPORA Nathan Board, Kawlong. Tel 57222 TO-DAY ONLY At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

He won a shiny medal for killing men... and the woman who- made him a hero now fought for his burned out, soul!

RICHARD

DIX

JA

'ACE OF ACES"

With Elizabeth Allan Ralph Bellamy Theodore Newton

Joe Sauers'.

Directed by J. Walter Ruben, from the story by John Monk Saunders. Markan °C Cooper,

· erecutive producer,

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

LAST 4 TIMES

TO-DAY

. POSITIVELY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THIS MARVELLOUS SCREEN

SPECTACLE

ALL QUIET

ON THE

WESTERN FRONT

includes Franchot Tone; Tullo Carminati, stage star of "tletly Dishonourable:" Helen. Westley... one of the founders of the New York Theatre Guild and a star in many of its productions; Andrew Tombes and Russ Brown. come- dians in numerous New York stage shows,

The Boswell Sisters and, Russ Columbo, famous radio stars are another attraction of the film.

Sidney Lanneld; who directed "Society Girl" and "Dance Team," directed "Moulin Rouge.".

Miss Behnett portrays both the stage-struck wife of a play-wright and Raquel, gifted but notorious French music hall artiste.

PLEMING ROAD

WANGMAL

TEL. 28473

TO-MORROW MONDAY-TUESDAY "Α

KOARING PANORAMA OF THE LIVEST MILE ON THE FACE OF THE GLOBE

BOWERY WALLACE BEERY GEORGE RAFT

JACKIE COOPER

FILM ACTRESSES »

"SENTENCED ".

-Mock Trial In London

(5pecial Air-Mail Service)

London, May 16. Miss Tallulah Bankhead," Miss Coristance Cummings, and Mies Janet ane Carr were "round guilty," with Mr. Ernest W. Fredman and Mr. Benn Levy. at a mock trial at the

London School of Econo- mics last night in aid of the King Edward's Hospital Fund-of "holding a distorting mirror up

to nature."

acted

Mr. Philip Guédalla, who "pro- The plot has to do with the secuted," said that Mr. Basil Dean. efforts of Helen to convince her should have Deen one of the husband that she should fellow "defendants," but "he had appar- career rather than make a home ently been tried and sentenced for him. It accumulates compll-by a higher court (Laughter.) "cations which include the situa- Mr. G. D. Roberts, who tion of the husband making, gall" as judge, passed the following ant love to her while thinking she sentences: is Raquel, and so putting himself in Jeopardy of a divorce sult.

The story gathers considerable dramatic momentum, and teeters at all times between comedy and "romance.

ין

Mr. Fredrian: To be deprived of all literature for the next three years, except historical works by Mr. Philip Guédalla.

Mr. Levy: To be confined in the criminal lunatic asylum at Broad-" Its action, for the most part, moor until he had been able to takes place backstage of an import-produce from local materfal a film ant New York, revue and in the called "Broadmoor Calling"

Miss Carr: To wear Park Avenue penthouse of the ac-

her, hat tress Raquel.

.straight on the top of her head,

Miss Cummings: To talk with an Oxford accent for the bext three days:-

"Miss Bennett introduces, two songs "Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the Night" and "Boule- vard of Broken Dreams". Tuilio Carminati, sings "Bong of Burwo centuries and be deprived of render."

horines trained in intricate modernistic dance routinies by Rus sell Markert, who originated^ithe Roxyettes in Radio City Music Hall, appear recurrently in numbers keyed to the underlying rhythm of the picture

Miss Bankhead To go back

all sex appeal

SHIPPING MOVEMENT

The

lett

The picture was produced on an 31st exceedingly lavish scale, and marks: Mais, and

musicals. MUT Bennett'a

the Port on

the outward

due here on the

2nd instant at about 5 p.m.

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