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CENTRAL CHEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY at 2.80, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30

THE SKY'S

THE LIMIT... Outside the Three

Mile Limit!...

New kinds of thrills, with romance too, an the gilded decks of

GAMBLING

SHIP'

A Peremount Picture with

CARY GRANT BENITA HÙME JACK La RUE GLENDA FARRELL ROSCOE KARNS

NEXT CHANGE LANNY ROSS MELODY IN SPRING

IN

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2,30-5,18

7.15-5.30

NOTED IN THE BOOK

A Train Journey In Manchukuo

Amongst Manchukuo's achieve- ments in the past two years (writes

a correspondent) stands out one reality: for the foreigner, there are he more dull train journeys. Those who protect us show the vellesz interest in our age, work, and nationality, and they do not be. grudge a couple of hours' pleasant conversation on these topics. The journey from the capital of Man chukuo to Kirin may be done in three and a half hours, depending on the mood of the engine-driver, so I settled own on a wooden bench in a third-class compartment and began to read. A little Japanese in foreign clothes, with the shirt Worn Like smock shirt-tails hanging out back and front, came and took a seat beside me, and producing the inevitable notebook and pencil, began a confidential chat. Name, age, nationality were duly noted, and the place where i worked. Had I a husband? "No." I must be lonely? Also "No." Did I ever see the English news- papers? "Very seldom-too busy." "What do they say about Man- chuktio?" "I don't know." He

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looked incredulous, and assuming astern tone. "You ought to read the

newspapers, you know." t

tried to look penitent. "What do you think of Manchukuo?" "Why. splendid, excellent" I replied with Tusto, hoping the lie was excusable in this instance, for I had no desire to see the inside of a gaol, and all my words were being taken down in the notebook!

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SITTING PRETTY

TRAVELLING BY AIR

What To Carry

answer

Paramount's Musical Comedy Riot with Jack Oakie Jack Haley Ginger Rogers Thelma Todd Gregory Ratoff Lew Cody Pickens Sisters and the Hundred Hollywood Honeys A Paramount Picture Directed by Harry Joe Brown

15 no. -Alr passengers should not be burdened with, any- thing so trite as rubbers. Thirty pounds is the luggage allowance A United Air Lines' pilot recent-

which is another way of saying ly did a very fancy job of making inexpensive canvas types. Bu a forced landing in a Bethel, Con.. Con't go too cheap on luggage be swamp without fatalities. The cause the varnish or glue of the .passengers scrambled out of the shoddy ones listens of horses emergency exit of the tall, 20 feet hoofs.. Hat box and suitcase are in the air, and rescued the pilots, sufficient means for carrying a in the nose of the ship. These sports dress, dinner dress for town, occasional swamp landings bring and an evening, print, with" right up the question of rubbers and shoes and hats. Wear a very light- rope ladders as part of the travel-weight silk suit or knit that doesn't ling equipment of aerialists The muss, and carry a top coat.

TO-DAY

&

TO-MORROW

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1934.

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LAST TWO-DAYS

ATT 2,30,5.10,7,15 & 0.30 P.M.

KINO

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

BACKS!

Disapproving backs ...cold shoulders... averted faces... Yet she glories in her devotion ... woman scored, but-

woman loved!

Sylvia SIDNEY

faces joyfully the realities

of a hungering lore in

JENNIE GERHARDT

HAVANA WIDOWS

Coming To The Alhambra

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THEODORE DREISER'S

celebrated record of a woman's life

with

DONALD COOK

•MARY ASTOR.. .. H. B. WARNIR · · Directed by MALIÓS STENG

RESCHULBERG Potion

Comment Achete

"ABOVE THE CLOUDS"

Showing At The Queen's

"

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

TEL. No. 25913 25332

SUNDAY

EVERY MAN'S WIFE HAS

A STORY

SPENCER TRACY

NEW

'WHILE

and

Belleve it or not Glenda Farrell, who possesses 2 pair of the shapellest limbs in Hollywood, does not like to appear in pictures

With Robert Armstrong with more than her ankles show- Richard Cromwell in the leading ing. Yet in her latest First National roles. "Above the Clouds" now comedy drama "Havana Widows," "showing at the Queen's Theatre 13 which is coming to the Alhambra a Theatre on Sunday. Glenda walved her reluctance to showing her legs, because the script called for it.

thrilling story which mainly concerns, the adventures of the newsreel men.

"Many unusual shots such as the sinking of a submarine by a cruis- clashing of airplanes and the

are included in the picture, the background of which forms an exciting story.

Dick Robinson (Richard Crom-

After director Ray Enright had pointed out to her that the open- ing scenes were supposed to show 4 line of burlesque girls. with Glenda playing one of the girls, Glenda agreed to don tights provided the shot was a long shot-well) is assistant to Scoop Adams that is taken from a distance, When you see this scene in "Havaria Widow" upon the screen, you won't be able to pick out Glenda Farrell until the camera moves in for a close-up. Then you'll see Glenda from the waist up, wisecracking with her neighbour. in the line, Joan Blondell.

Glenda explained her inhibitions agairist showing her legs as being due to the fact that her entire stage training has been along straight dramatic lines. She has never appeared in a musical comedy and consequently never had occasion to "strip" as appear. ing in abbreviated costumes commonly called in the vernacular of the stage,

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Іл..."Нагада Widows,"

Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell sp- pear as two chorus girls who be come disgusted and decide to go

(Robert Armstrong) crack camera- man for the Globe newsreel. Scoop has earned a great reputation in the profession, but mainly through the efforts of his assistant, who really does all the work but who gains no praise.

IN

A FOX PICTURE with

HELEN TWELVETREES ALICE FAYE WHILE NEW YORK

"After many adventures together Dick was dismissed by his firm mainly through the carelessness of Scoop. The way in which Dick proves his innocence and the re velation of Scoop's' duplicity, pro vides many a thrilling, moment which makes the picture well worth seeing.

Supporting the two leading players are Dorothy Wilson, Ed- mund Breese, Morgan Wallace, and Dorothy Revier who gave ex- cellent support.

aunting for millionaires in Havana "THE AVENGER"

They are out to snare a couple by hook or crook. Their adventures rock and shock Havana. Others in the cast include Lyle Talbot, Guy Kibbee, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly, all but Talbot being known splendid comics. Earl Baldwin wrote the screen play and the Snappy dialogue heard in the picture.

QUEEN'S

AT 2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30.

LOVE GAVE HIM THE COURAGE TO DEMAND HONORS THAT WERE RIGHTFULLY HIS AS WORLD'S GREATEST CAMERAMANI

ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Robert Armstrong - Dorothy Wilson

Richard Cromwell

bhaklis kong 241, Noires Poucnodes Ray Wilbanı Meatl

3.8

Forced luto Outlawry

One of the most amazing and intriguing periods of American history is depicted in "The Aven- ger." Columbia's latest fcature, starring Buck Jones, which is com- mencing to-day at the Alhambra Theatre.

The locale of this picture, is California in the hectic gold rush days of '49.

SLEEPS

Spencer Tracy In

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Ideal Part

Things, millions of women and men want to know will be reveal ed in Fox Film's latest release, "While New York" Sleeps.', which will make its appearance on the screen of the King's Theatre on Sunday. The film stars Spencer Tracy.

That was the era when long trains of prairie schooners, loaded with voyageurs, treked steadily westward, The travellers endured every privation and danger: and finally arrived in California to be-. in their frantic, search for 'gold, But, as shown in "The Avenger," life in the mining, camps was usually as hazardous as life on the long trail. There was no @B

tablished lay and "might made right."

Advance reports indicate. that Tracy is an absolute sensa- tion lu a role that perfectly suits him. The picture reveals a wo- man's sensational story told for the first time with all its love and beauty, passion and heartaches,

The film is kaledosopic in its revelation of the romance drama, comedy, night life and sporting events of New York City daring the past twenty years.

Helen Faye head the cast in support of Twelvetrees and Alice

Spencer Tracy. Others in the cast are Robert Gleckier, Henry O'Nill Hobart Cavanauge, G. P. Huntley, Jr.,.

Ronnie

"The Avenger" tells the histori- cally true story of a famous Call- fornia bandit who was forced into outlawry because of unjust treat- ment. Buck Jones, famous West- ern actor, has the title role and Dorothy Reyler plays opposite.

The supporting cast includes Ed- ward Pell, Sr., Otto Hoffman, and Edward Hearn. Roy William Neill directed the production.

Shirley Temple. lowe, Clarence Wilson, Barbara Coshey, Ray Cooke, Frank Mar- Weeks, Theodore Newton. Vince Barnett and Jim Donlon

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S:-

CINEMA

HONG KONG

"Jennie Gerhardt" QUEEN'S:-

"

"Above The Clouda" ORIENTAL:-

"Sitting Pretty"

- KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA:-

"The Avenger"

MAJESTIC:-

"Eidden Gold"

STAR:-

""fo-night's The Night"

KING'S:-

Coming

"While New York Sleeps" "This Man Is Mine" CENTRAL:-

"Gambling Ship"

ORIENTAL:-

"This Day and Age” "The Hidden Gold" "Reaching For The Moon" ALHAMBRA:-

"Havana Widows"

SYLVIA SIDNEY Gives Inspired Performance

Sylvia Sidney plays the role of a woman whose charm for mer. brings her more tragedy than happiness. In the screen version Jennie Gerhardt” which is on dis- of Theodor Dreiser's famous novel

play at the King's Theatre to-day. B. P. Schulberg produced the film for Paramount, which Marion Gering directing, Donald Cook, Mary Astor, H. B. Warner and Ed- ward Arnold are featured.

The Alm follows the plot of the Dresler novel faithfully.. "Jennie Gerhardt" is a woman who hardly realizes the effect of her beauty

upon men. She yields to an elder- ly Senator, in love with her, be- gistance he gives her cause of her gratitude for the as- stricken family. But he is killed poverty-

in an accident before they can be married, and their child is born.

swept off her feet by the brother Starting her lite anew, she is of her wealthy employer, and for years they enjoy, their happiness until he learns of her child... His reaction is startling and its effects on Jennie tragic.

"Jennie Gerhardt" is the second film in which, Miss Sidney has

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At 280, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

TOM

MIX

AMS TONY IN

HIDDEN GOLD

Flying Asts, bark- Ing guns, terrific forest fire, and "Tom in the midst

of it alli

SHILLING BOOK SOLD FOR £135

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Aug. 3.

A first edition of Omar Khay- yam, which Fitzgerald, the trans- lator, gave to his old housekeeper. sold at Sotheby's to-day for £105 to Messrs. Quaritch. I was not a very good copy, the old buff wrap- per being torn at the back.

Yes this is a little book published by Quaritch. In 1859 at Is., and of which the Arm have since bought back rare copies, one costing them £1 410.

In the same sale to-day & copy of Boswell's "Life of Johnson," which the author signed and pre- sented to the Bishop of Carlisle, sold for £280.

played a Dresler heroine. She was starred in "An American Tragedy." the only other novel from his pen tr reach the screen. Her charac- terization, entirely different from the types ahe offered in "Madame Butterfly" and "Pick Up.": her two most recent pictures, is con- sidered ideally suited to her tal-

ents.

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON

CAN THIS BE THE PHANTOM RIDER?

Look Out Men!

Those gold diggers are

at it again!

BUCK JONES at his best-tender- man of passion, one moment; a merciless kliler the next-forsaking all for revenge. COLUMBIA PICTURES presents

BUCK JONES

in

"THE AVENGER

with DOROTHY REVIER Directed by Roy William Neill

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

also SCRAPPY CARTOON

and

The Mystery of Marriage

with JOAN BLONDELL Glenda Farell Guy Kibbee

havana Widows STARTING SUNDAY

Laugh Sing and Be Merry for

"TO-NIGHT'S THE NIGHT"

(B.I.P's Hilarious Burleques Comedy.) at The

LESLIE

FULLER

(The Rubber Face Comedian

STAR

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