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CENTRAL

SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 Their fint bounyiosa was so much fun they're off to have another ama!

BEN COMEDY (ZAMPONG DET.

STATES AN HONOURS VAIN ONLI

That I Live on a row how panen,

sherming a setben begirat.

SIX OF A KIND

A Free Makers with

CHARLIE ROCCLES MARY BOLAND W. C... FIELDS. ALISON SKIPWORTH GEORGE" BURNE GRACIE ALLEN Directed by loo McCarey

-NEXT CHANGE

KEN MAYNARD IN OF

ARENA" THE A UNIVERSAL PICTURE,

"KING

Based on the novel of the same name by E. Arnot-Robertson, the balance of perfection is made up

"4 FRIGHTENED

PEOPLE

At The Oriental Theatre

enter-

Another bull's eye tainment was scored by Cecil B. Demille in his Paramount picture. "Four, Frightened People" which will be showing at the Oriental Theatre to-morrow, Friday, and Saturday.

It features Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshail," Mary Boland and William Gargan.

The various jungle backgrounds used in the picture are more start- ling than anything that Hollywood has ever bullt.

Through these settings. Ave characters weave a story of ad- venture that never lets up in in- tense interest for one moment. The story deals with four highly-cul- tured people who are forced to abandon a Dutch steamer. One is a young, prudish school teacher, another a woman's club lecturer, another a blatant newspaper cor- respondent, and the fourth a "bore on board, and they manage to escapse ashore into a wild sec- tion of the Malay Peninsula. In order to reach the nearest seaport, they hire a half caste gulde.

Instead of the three day jour- ney through the jungle which they had expected, they become lest for months. The school tea-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1934.

SHOWING TO-DAY

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& 9.30 P.M.

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NEXT CHANGE JOHN BOLES and

lieved her lies...and liked it!

Madame SPY

See the story of a ruthless ad- venturess who becomes a loving wife, only to be plunged back into the role of adventuress |

FAY

WRAY

with

NILS

ASTHER

Edward Arnold, John Millan and others. ScreeN- play, by Willam Hurlbut. Original by Mez Kim, mich, Johannes Brandt, A UNIVERSAL ` PICTURE

in a well contrives screen adapta cher blossoms into a glorious jun- BROADWAY BANS

tion by Bartlett Cormack and Le-gle creature whose word is Law. nore Coffee,

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ANNA STEN

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The latest meteor in the Cinema heavens is this exotic Russian beauty whose performance in the U. Artists' production of "NANA" has won her acclaim everywhere. Like most of the new stars of the movies, Anna Sten has had long training on the legitimate... stare. She was a child actress in the Russian theatre, and while still in her teens she became a member of the famous Moscow Art Theatre. Previous to her appearance on the American picture screen, she had attracted the attention of Hollywood by the vivid performances in the Russian production of "THE YELLOW TICKET”, and the German production of the famous "THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV” and “Tempest" with Emil Jannings. We understand that "NANA" is coming soon to The Colony.

WHY LILIAN HARVEY LEFT HOLLYWOOD

Complaint Of “A Rotten Part"

HOLLYWOOD, Misa LILIAN HARVEY, the Lon-. don-born năm atar. has terminat- ed her contract with Fox Films because:

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Her visit here threatens to weaken her European popularity. They again gave her "a rotten part" in her third film, "Seren- ade.".

Mr. Paul Martin, her friend who was engaged to direct the Alm, has asked to be released from his contract,

By her action Miss Harvey loses a amall fortune, but she prefers to lose money rather than bet ahown in an unfavourable light in the third American him she was due to make for For Films.

FILM STAR'S RELIEF: Miss Harvey, who was born in Muswell Hill North London, ex- pressed only feller at being freed from what the has come to con- sider as an ill-starred venture.

Ker final disagreement with the Fox officials came when the pro duction of "Serenade" started:

"They changed the story so much that I felt it would be Im-: possible for me to continue," Miss Harvey explained. "I asked for my release from my contract, and "they gave it.

"Mr. Martin agreed with me that it was a rotten part. As a matter of fact, he turned down the script and suggested a new story; but was over-ruled."

M'as Harvey intends to remain in Calfornia for three weeks, packing her household goods and sightseeing.

TO WORK IN GERMANY

"I shall then leave for Ger many, where I hope to make filma," she said. "

The star politely evaded ques tions about the possibility of her marrying Willy Fritsch, the Ger- man Alm star to whom she has been reported to be engaged to be married.

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"Mr. Fritsch does not know what has happened here yet." she explained."I am cabling him to-day acquainting hin with my decision."

In a statement the Fox Cor- poration briefly announced that Miss Pat Paterson, the 23-ye old Bradford girl had been sele ed to replace Miss Harvey.

NEW MAE WEST FILM

"Spiritualised" By 96 Negro Singers

BY PAUL HOLT. "Daily Express" Film Cortes- pondent,

Mae West's new film, "It Ain't No Sin," has been banned on Broadway,

The new York State Board of Regents, the censoring body, have · demanded such extensive exci- sions that Paramount are report- ed to be considering remaking the whole Alm, a move that will cost them a fortune.

Alteration of many scenes and lines of dialogue will be "neces-" sary. It is also suggested that the title.should be scrapped.

The news follows close on my disclosures in the "Daily Ex- press" of the efforts made by Hollywood to "clean up" its pro. duct.

"It Ain't No Sin" has already withstood a, two months siege of criticism. The Hays organisation threatened that, if considerable

ECONOMY IN ENERGY

The Back Crawl Action

Back-Crawl awimmers, women especially will find it profitable to isolate the arm action from the shoulders

In the first place independent arm action economises energy, and

changes were not made, the film stood a good chance of "being banned outright..

Miss West finally answered

GLORIA STUART,

BELOVED

The story of a lovà that flamed through three generations- with inspiring music and with songs sung by John Bolas.

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▲ UNIVERSAL PICTURE

With Morgan Farley, Ruth Hall, Albert Canti, Dorothy Peterson, Jim- mie Butler. Story by Paul Gangelin

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S

HONG KONG

"Madame Spy"

QUEEN'S

"Sadle McKee”.

CENTRAL....

Six Of A Kind"

"ORIENTAL

"Jimmy and Sally"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA...

"Stark Nature".

MAJESTIC

STAR

"One Sunday Afternoon

"Big Executives"".

KING'S

Coming

"Beloved"

CENTRAL

"After Marrlage"

"King of the Arena” ORIENTAL

1

"Four Frightened People"

"Going Bollywood"

"Men Of Chance"

secondly, Isolation

prevente the shoulders from rolling, and dipping | ALHAMBRA during the underwater pull,

The aim should be to keep the trunk on an even keel. This is STAR- easy to do if the arms are lifted into the air without raising the chest, and if the pull is made to a moderate depth:

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If the pull is made 'unnecessarily deep there is a tendency to dip the shoulders.

critics by employing a negro choir of ninety singers to chant spirituals in the fim, led by her negro maid, Libby Taylor.

GLORIA STUART and JOHN BOLES A"BELOVED"

UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION Commencing to-day at the King's Theatre

ALHAMBRA

DISTRI

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON

At. 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

TO-DAY

TO-MORROW

STARK

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A DARING EXPEDITION AMONG SAVAGE TRIBES AND WILD ANIMALS OF AFRICA

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Greatest of All Mys tary Melodramas

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MIDNIGHT MYSTERY

Directed By CEO, B. SEITZ

RADIO PICTURE

STAR

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

TO-DAY & TO-MOBHOW-

His business affairs" ordatricily private!

His love affairs are public scandal!

"BIG EXECUTIVE

A Paramount Picture with RICARDO CORTEZ

· RICHARD-BENNETT ELIZABETH YOUNG SHARON LYNNI:

NEXT CHANGE

WARNER BROS"

PRESENT

"THOSE WHO

DANCE"

with MONTE BLUI

"Midnight Mystery"

"Those Who Dance".

"BELOVED"

John Boles And Gloria Stuart

"Beloved," the Universal's mu- sical romance of a century, opens an engagement on Friday, at the | King's Theatre." It is a real my- sical panoramic review of the past

century,

This romantic drama presents John Boles and Gloria Stuart in" the leading role, and features Boles in a number of songs of the type which he does best, especially composed for him by Victor Schertzinger, while

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One Sunita

Afte

"MADAME SPY"

Some Elaborate Stage Setting

Maybe you think spying has gone out of fashion. Maybe. you think that there are no spies-un- less countries are at war, Nothing was ever further from the truth: Europe is full of spies, male and female, but the ones who get the most publicity" are the “Madame Spies of the world. In last Mon day's papers there was a story

headed thus: "Link Woman Spy

with British Case."

Strangs as it seems, the story, under a European dare line, might readily have been taken naa scenario for Universal's production of "Madame Spy now playing at numbers are given by other mem- the King's Theatre. bers of the "cast.

additional

"Beloved" follows the career of This production directed by Kart

a man through his lifetime strug-Freund, features Fay Wray and Nils Asther, with Edward Arnold, gles in an effort to compose "the great American symphony" and John Miljan, Noah Beery, Vice its constantly changing background walton, Oscar Apfel, Robert Eills, Barnett, David Torrence, Dougaly

Mobel Marden, Alden Chase and. Rollo Lloyd in important roles. its action fairly Alles between Vienna, Berlin, Lenningrad and other Continental captials, and put Universal on a still hunt for pro- the production department of perties which were characteristic The result is one of the most in- and still thoroughly up-to-date.

covers almost an entire century. In his role Boles is first seen as a baby in Vienna, son of a noble- man who is even then engaged in instilling great music in the con- sciquisness *** of the ehtid:

The scene quickly changes to" Virginia before the Civil War, where Boles meets the girl who afterward be- comes his wife, the role played by Gloria Stuart. Stra

In swift succession the couple teresting background displays of Continental life ever placed on the are seen at various stages of their screen. Kari Freud, director, who Hfe together, and the backgrounds for dramatic action include New made The Last Laugh" abroad, York's Bowery in this 60's and the

with his familiarity with European great city in the years which fol- able in staging the production,

customs and manners, was invalu-a low, with the story reaching its conclusion in the year 1933. Melody pervades the dramatic story throughout its length, with the solo songs and symphonic mu sical score written by Victor Schertzinger; who also directed the picture.

Madame Bpy " nizo dipa back into the World War for a number of its scenes. Specially built sets were made, capturing the gay thoroughfares of Vienna, the Grand Ball Room fanfares of Russian court life and the World The large cast supporting Boles War setting of Unterden Lindens and Miss Stuart in Beloved" is One of the outstanding highlights of virtually all-star proportions, in picture is the Cafe, Marabu, and includes Dorothy Peterson, with its intimate yet elaborat Albert Cont!, Jimmy Butler, Lucille designed atmosphere. Anoth Gleason, Edmund Breese, Richard touch of real life is the hosp Carle, Mae Busch, Holmes Herbert. train with its drab and sort Anderson Lawler, Mickey Rooney, Inmates, personifying the Ruth Hall and many others. and devastating results of,

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