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CENTRAL

HEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

DAILY AT

2.30, 5.15, 7:15 & 9.30 P.M.

One thrill after another in the greatest of all Western romances

ZANE GREY'S HERITAGE THE DESERT

OF

RANDOLPH SCOTT

.. SAILY BLAND.. J. FARRELL MACDONALD Garmenni Picture

COMMENCING

AN EXCELLENT FILM

Frontier Marshal” At The Alhambra

Elch in originality and invested with unusual force, "Frontier Mar- shal," Fox Fum's latest romance, 15 showing at the Alhambra Thea-' tre to-day and is a fast-moving, Western epic.. Taken from incld- ents in the novel by Stuart N. Lake, the aim is true and convinc- ing. Wyatt Earp, the principal character in Mr. Lake's novel who was known as the fearless and cour- ageous peace officer of the frontier. Here come to life. and George O'- Brien, who portrays the character of Earp, gives a splendid perfor- mance la the leading role,"

In love with the girl whose fat- her has become the victim of the murderous individuals in Tomb- stone, Arizona, with the double aim of Anding the murderer and of bringing law and order to the town. His suspicious are aroused by the Mayor who is in alliance with the outlaws that have given Tombstone name. Trick-

TO-MORROW & WEDNESDAY its disreputable

WILD WOMEN OF BORNEO”

"LET'S FALL IN LOVE"

Ann Sothern's Best

"Let's Fall in Love," Columbia's long-heralded and unique must- cal-romance in which the beauti. ful golden-cofeed Ann Southern

ed by the Mayor, O'Brien is accus- ed of a robbery and is forced to leave town. The method by which he manages to extricate himself from these difficulties and bring peace and order to Tombstone is so exciting that you must see it for yourself to really appreciate it. O'Brien is aptiy. suitable to his role, and gives of his best. Irene. Bentley, who was last seen in "Smo- ky." has the femine lead opposite. O'Brien, and her performance is really something to talk about. Ruth Gillette as the lady Lou of Tombstone does yeoman work in her character portrayal. Others in the cast who acquit themselves creditably

Alan Edwards, George E. Stone, Berton Churchill, Frank Conroy, Ward Bond, Edward

are

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1934.

LAST TWO-DAYS

AT 2,30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

1

FRANK CAPRA Production

\ AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

WEDNESDAY

LADY

FOR A DAY

with

WARREN WILLIAM MAY ROBSON "GUY KIBBEE Glenda Farrell' --- ̧ Ned-Spärke

Jeán Parker - Barny. Norting

Walter Connolly

Columbia Picture

LADY FOR A DAY

Now At The King's

"Lady For A Day," the Arst

BOOKING 'AT THE THEATRE

TEL. No. 25813-

25392

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S-

HONG KONG

"Lady For A Day" QUEEN'S-

"The Woman Between".

ORIENTAL

"A Bedtime Story"

"So This Is Africa"

MAJESTIC

THEATRE Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57220 TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M He was too bany to love the right- girl at the right time until he

made love his

• business

WORLD

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON

"Frontier Marshal"

Their first kiss was the

STAR-

final answer to season's

gayest musical question.

LET'S FALL IN LOVE

with

EDMUND LOWE' Ana Sothern Miriam Jordan Gregory Ratoff

A COLUMBIA PLOTURE

EDUCATIONAL FILMS FOR

SCOTLAND

pture although it revolves mainly about "Apple Annie," a haggard, old fruit-vendor, who is trans- formed into a "Lady For A Day."

Runyon's story was made into 1 screen play by Robert Riskin, a

(Special Air Mail Service) · consistently good scenarist, who has been responsible for many of

London, July 1 At Columbia Studio's hits. "American

the beginning of Sep.: Madness" is one

tember, a first series of seven' of his recent artistic and box-office successes.

educational Alms will be shown 12 Scotland, prorgammes Frank Capra, ace director oting submitted in Glasgow and Columbia.

be- and one of the starEdinburgh, to teachers and and

makes her cinema bow to motion LeSaint, Russell Simpson and Jerry pleture, on the Columbia Pictures directors in the industry, who I educationists writes a correspon→

pleture audiences,

will open Its local engagement at the King's Theatre on Wednesday..

Miss

The glamorous story of Sothern's ascensión to screen star- dom in her first production is cast in the famillar mould of planned" production of the book of "Let's Fall in Love," prepared by Herbert Fields, authors of numerous Broadway Musical sucesses. they could find no actress in Hollywood suited for the difficult role of "Sigrid Lund,” and consequently turned their searching eyes: Broad-

way.

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The requirements for the lea- ding role were strict. The girl had to be beautiful, blonde and captivating: she had to be able to sing and, most important she had

Foster,

Lew Seller did a splendid direc- torial job from the screen play by William Conselman and Stuart Anthony.

A BEDTIME

STORY'

At The Oriental Theatre

Maurice

Chevaller and Baby Leroy In A Bedtime Story" are now at the Oriental Theatre.

Rainger is the 31-year-old form- er lawyer who wrote Please," the song hit of 1932, and "Meanin Low." hit of the year before.

to be able to talk English with a In convincing Swedish dialect!" the memory of a Columbia Stu- dios executive lingered, talented young actress whom he had seen in the "Of these I Sing" company

Within the past six months, at the Music Box Theatre in New Rainger has been called upon to York. Telephone wires between produce a wide variety of music Hollywood and New York hum- for pictures. He had to do the med. When it was ascertained | ultra-modern ballads for "The that Miss Sothem was of Swedish #ancestry, the slightly "bewildered Ann was shipped post haste to California signed, sealed and de- livered.

"

In keeping with the pretentious plans outlined for the production of "Let's Fall in Love," a super cast, headed by Edmund Lowe, as Kenneth Lane. the resourceful "director who "discovera" Miss Sothern in the story, was assem-

Big Broadcast "— “Please" and "Here Lies Love." He has to write rowdy Bowery songs for Mae West's picture... "She Done Him Wrong." He had to write the continental styled music for Cheva- Bedtime Story." "And ler's "A now he's busy combining Bach; Chopin, Tschaikowsky and other noted composers into music Marlene Dietrich's forthcoming Him. "The Song of Songs.""

Rainger wrote four numbers for

for

bled, Miriam Jordan as the emblt-Chevalier to sing in "A Bedtime. tered. Aancee who almost upseta Sigrid's apple cart; Gregory Rat- Story." He wroked in close colla- off as the producer, a role ideally boration with the star, in an at- auited to this fine actor's unique tempt to fit the music to his per talents: Tala Birell as the tem-sonality. "A Bedtime Story. 19 peramental star and Betty Fur- the story of a new kind of Cheva- ness. Arthir Jarrett, Ruth Warren.tera Chevaller who, abandons Greta Meyer and Anderson Law-fomancing in scattered salons and

boudoirs for romancing at his

lor, in important supporting roles, hearth. This fact is accomplish- comprise the supporting cast.

ed after he finds a baby deserted The story of Let's Fall in Love" in his automobile, and is so in- bears a slight resemblance to Miss trigued by it that he decides to Sothern's own experience. The raise, it, himself. He calls in a tale relates the trials of a motion a nurse to help in the task, and is picture producer who combs the soon pretty thoroughly intrigued country for a star who can speak by her too. But there are num Swedish. Kenneth Lane. the berous humorous complications be- director, finds a girl in a circus fore everything is straightened

necessary, beauty out.

who has the

I

The chemist was in a bad tem'

and can sing. He sends her to live with a Swedish family for education in the language and cus- toms of the people, and then springs her on the public as a notable fore- ign star. All is well until the decep- tion is betrayed by the director's shop, and when he saw it he was

Jealous fancee, and then the fun begins.

The muste and Tyrics in the picture were composed by the famous writing team of Harold

per. He had told his assistant to have a sign painted outside the

furious!

You're a fool," he said. But the sign is beautifully done," said the other.

"It may be," said the chemist. "But, who's going to rely on us

Arlen" and "Ted Koehler, authors when our sign reads "In making of "Stormy Weather and other up prescriptions we dispense with song hits. David Burton directed. care

ابر

scheduled for the new year is now It has been heralded by all who showing "at the King's Theatre. have seen it as one of the best talkies made.

Story. adaptation,

cast

and direction were of the finest qua- lity; extra efforts were.

Dut for- ward by all bands, and the result is said to amply justify the pride the' Columbia studio is taking in the finished product,

"Lady For A Day" appeared in the Cosmopolitan magazine a few months ago under the title of "Madam La Gimp." It was writ- ten by Damon Runyon, who has been called. the "O'Henry of 1933" because of his humorous and life and its dramatic tales of Broadway night There are plenty of both in this dames and guys.'

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

GEORGE O'BRIEN

IRENE BENTLEY GEORGE E. STONE ALAN EDWARDS

QUELA'S ULLAS

TO-DAY & TO-MORBOW

OWEN NARES

AND

ADRIANNE ALLEN

FROM MILES.

· MALLESON'S STORY

CONFLICT".

The WOMAN

BETWEEN

made The Bitter Tea of General tinum Blonde." "Dirigible" and a Yen," "American Madness," "Fla-

score of other hits, guided the Alming of "Lady For A Day." He worked with one of the finest casts assembled for a picture."

Warren Willam, handsome and picture." plays "Dave. the Dude." popular star. of many a recent a typical Runyon character a big- shot gambler. straight, lipeable and picturesque. That grand old veteran of stage and screen, May Robson, plays "Apple Annie," and as a result of her excellent por- trayal of this colourful character, has achieved stardom. Others in the cast are Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell; Jean Parker Norton, Wal bart Bosworth. ter Connolly, Ned Sparks and Ho-

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE

WORLDA

dent Gaumont-British Instruc- tional, who are responsible for the the most ambitious attack yet made upon the potential film market of the schools, have already produced about 60 different studies, These were shown to schoolmasters and other teaching specialists in London, and a questionnaire was Issued to secure the reaction of the audience to the screen ma- terial shown. The high percen- tege of 85 voted m unqualified ap- proval of the latest method of im- parting Information to scholars. On the documentary side of the the business a splendid record has been made of the creation of the great new graving dock at South- ampton, and there is now in pro duction a study of the growth of the eléctricity “grid."

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

in a New Story of the Old West

FRONTIER MARSHAL

Action - Romance Adventure

STAR

"Wide Open"

"MAJESTIC-

"Jimmy and Sally"

KING'S

Coming

"Let's Fall In Love" ORIENTAL-s

"Bulldog Drummond" "The Rome Express"

* SHOWS DAILY

130-$15

T.13-5.30

Jimmy and

Sally

with

JAMES DUNN CLAIRE TREVOR

TAKE ANY TRAN DE HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

3

SYLMING ROAD

WANONI TEL 28678

2 MORE DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW MOST · GORGEOUS CHEVALIER HIT EVER LAVISHED ON THE SCREEN! SEE BABY LEROY

THE OVER NIGHT PICTURE SENSATION A BABY STOLE HIS HEART FROM THE BEAUTIFUL BABE-ES!

Lo

Traurice

CHEVALIER "A Bedtime Story"

HELEN TWELVETREES

A. EDWARD EVERETT HORTON ADRIENNE AWES ·BANYLÉROT Directed by HOLMAN TAUROG

Garamount Pidure

THE GRANDEST ENTERTAINMENT YOU EVER SAW, WITH A NEW KIND OF ROMANCE. GLITTERING WITH MISCHIEF AND MELODY.

THE WOMAN BETWEEN

FIRST ARLISS

"

FILM

"Iron Duke" As Subject

Ever since Mr. Arliss signed his contract to make a film in England there has been spéculation as to what part he would decide to play, for both-Mr. C. M. Woolf and Mr. Michael Balcon the chiefs of Gaumont - British Production waited to consult Mr. Arliss when he arrived. It was suggested that 110 .might play either Joseph Chamberlain or the Elder Pitt.

Mr. Arliss prefers historial to ac-

him with greater opportunities for subtle acting.

A Political Romance

A political romance is presented at the Queen's Theatre to-day iu

George Arliss will play the first"The Woman Between" a product. Duke of Wellington in his first of Elstree, Studios. Taken from British fim for the Gaumont, the play, "Conflict," by Miles British Corporation.

Malleson, it has been translated to the screen by "Miles Mander.

The story tells how a penniless down and outer breaks into a house, surprising a beautiful giri with a political candidate. The girl befriends the burglar, who later on becomes Socialist- can- didate for the same district. She goes.- slumming with him

and gradually falls in love with him. The opposing party then declare that they will reveal to his con-".

was hard up he stole a pound runte from a coffee stall. The girl then takes the wind out of their sails by declaring that if they re- veal the secret she will produce a skeleton in their cupboard, in the statement that she was living with the Conservative candidate.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW TO-DAY & TO-MORROW tonal characters, as they provide stituents the fact that when he

BERT

WHEELER

ROBERT

WOOLSEY

The Laugh Riot of

Year

the

"SO THIS

IS

Directed by MILES MANDER MATRICA

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURE

WARNER BROS. present

WIDE OPEN

Another Berton

with

YOWARD LVIRETT постоя

LOULSE TAXENDA.

PATSY MUTE MILLETR

BOT KAROSER

KONA - "MORPETY

Comedy

Blot!

LA WARNER BROS PRODUCTION!

The decision to play the Iron Duck is of great importance to British pictures. Gaumont-Bri, tiah will make every effort to see that this im shall be worthy of being the first British National film with Mr. Arliss to be made in England.

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The particular part of Welling- ton's career which has been cho sen for the filin is from the escape

the

In the end the girl gets her man, and the story finishes with electorate singing the "Red. Flag" and "God Bave the King." This British Tnternational Pic-

of Napoleon from Elba until the ture is splendidly,, acted by Ad-. Second Treaty of Paris, Mr. C. Mrtenne Allen, Owen Nares. David Harwood, the dramatist, has pre-Hawthorne and CM. Hallard. pared the story and is now writing

the scenario...

Special features will be made of

the Ball on the night before Boint in connection with this film Waterloo, but no spectacular Mr. Arliss now has no definite con- scenes of the battle itself will be tracts to make pictures in Amerien. attempted.

It is well known that he would prefer to make flims in Britain

To Mr. Victor Baville bas fallen

the good fortune of being chosen when he is satisfied that he can to direct Mr. Arliss. This honour obtain the same facilities as in is well deserved for ever since America

"The Good Companions", Mr. Ba With the success ofwelling- ville has shown increasing powers ton," it can be assumed that his of directional ability,

alliance with Gaumont British There is another interesting will be continued

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