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CENTRAL THEATRE

SHOWING TO DAY-

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.30

THE GREATEST CIRCUS OF THE WORLD NOW ON THE SCREEN.

CARL HAGENBECK'S

CIRCUS 1000 TRAINED

100

ATTRACTION!

CIRCUS

:

MEN WHO

TAUNT DEATH'

TO WIN YOUR SMILE

CARL HAGENBECK

ANIMALS!

IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT IN THE RING THIS

THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY

„FOR YOU TO SEE ON THE SCREEN.

• AHOWS

DAH

2.30-5.15

7.15-0.20

TAKE ANY TRAM OF HAPPY VALLEY BUS

FILMING

ORIENTAL

· THEATRE

ROAD

WANCHAL

TEL. 28475

LAST 4 TIMES TO-MORROW

TO-DAY

ONE OF THE MOST

ENTERTAINING

PICTURES FAIRBANKS EVER MADE.

Douglas Fairbanks

DEDE PANEELS," REACHING

FOR THE

MOON/

Ruby Keeler has signed a new contract with Warner's to make two pictures a year for two years.

After waiting for an assignment for several months, Lowell Sher- man has been given The Night Life of the God's to direct for

Universal

Ernst Lubitsch is making four separate versions of "The Merry W.dow." They are American. English, French, and Belgian.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

MONDAY-TUESDAY

A GRAND

MUSICAL COMEDY OF ROMANCE,

GAY TUNES. LAUGHTER

·AND HUNDREDS

OF

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.

JOSEPH M. SCHENCK presents

CONSTANCE BENNETT

ing

DARRYL F. ZAHUCK production

MOULIN ROUGE

with FRANCHOT

TONE

A 2016 CENTURY PICTURE „Kalocsadthrs UNITED ARTISTS

MARVELLOUS

DANCE CREATIONS.

Jeanne De Casalls wite of Calin Clive la leaving England to take up a contract with Warner Brot- hers.

Helen Twelvetrees is being sued by an agent for nearly £1,500 for" alleged breach of contract.

Barbara Denny, Reginald Denny's daughter is about to make her Arst film appearance in a Univer- sal picture.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

2.30.5.10.7.15.

& 9.30 P.M.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

BOURING AT THE THEATRE

TRL No. 25313 25392

THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF ENTERTAINMENT!

Aš last Broadway's faverite producer Alms one of kla shows with his warld-famour baduty thaṛy)

l Carrol

MURDER AT THE VANITIES"

ALSO

LATEST PARAMOUNT SOUND NEWS

MURDER AT THE VANITIES

Initial Screening To-day

Combining the glittering beauty of a Broadway revue with the

briits of a mystery story

A Poremount Piaturn with

CARL BRISSON VICTOR McLAGLEN.

JACK DAKIE

KITTY CARLISLE DUKE ELLINGTON

And His Famous Orchestre

Directed by Mitchell Eelsan

KING KONG

Thrills Of Thrills

Lovers of thrills should pay a visit to the Lee Theatre where that ex- traordinary film "King Kong" is now showing. The picture which has an unusual background, is one Providing an entertaining com- of the most unusual film ever pro- bination of mystery and music duced, and although somewhat un- Paramount's production of Eari bellevable, some of the scenes de- Carroll's Murder at the Vanities" picting a giant ape holding a girl is showing to-day at the King's in one hand and smashing aero- Theatre, and promises to send film planes with the other on top of a fans away. dazzled by beauty, skyscraper in New York, are well whistling hit tunes and complete-worth seeing ly satisfied.

pear in

The exciting part of the picture Earl Carroll's beauties, brought begins when the monster breaks from the New York show to ap- loose in the heart of New York the filmization of his after having been brought back Broadway revue. are everything from an island in Jaya where. It they were supposed to be; beauti-is captured. The alarm created ful, and beautifully on display The dance ensembles, particular ly the climaxtic "Jazzing the „Classics" number, are spectacular In the extrené, and what is most unusual are strictly stage choruses, Nothing done in the picture couldn't be duplicated

on any stage.

among the citizens and the means applied to capture it, provide many a thrilling moment, and those who have not seen this picture should not miss this opportunity which will probably be the last.

tes; and Dorothy Stickney, Bioad- way stage star,

Both Brisson and Miss Carlisle

sing beautifully, and otherwise dis- tinguish themselves,

Mitchell Leisen directed this

The story deals with the open- ing night of a "Vainties" produc- tion. A strange woman is mys teriouly murdered, and a short time later one of the principals drops dead on the stage. The en- happy combination of music and tire action takes place backstage, mystery, keeping the picture may- and the story covers just a three-ing at a fast pace, and despite the intricacies, never confusing his hour period.

audience, Carroll and Rufus King wrote the original play. Carey Wilson and Joseph Gollomb doing the screen play and Sam Hellman the diologue. »

In the cast are Jack Oakle, and "Gertude Victor McLaglen Michael, who are well known to screen fans, and who perform in their customarily effective style. Three newcomers are introduced with outstanding results. They are Carl Brisson, brought from England for the picture: Kitty Carlisle, star of New York operet

QUEEN'S

OF

Offering her heart with reservations!

Unwilling to lose one precious moment!

Park Avenue leums about love from two people who have nothing else

Fredric

Miriam

George

MARCH HOPKINS RAFT

AT 2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30.

"ALL OF ME"

Arthur Johnston and Bam Cos-

low have added a number of songs to their growing list of popular hits, "Cocktails for Two," and "Marahuana" being among the best. The chorus numbers, staged by LeRoy Prinz, are effective Duke Ellington and his famous or- chestra furnish the musical ac- companiment and are seen as well in the "effective production num-

bers,

A DUKE AND A MAID

Also A Missing Garter

The story of The Only Girl" which is coming to the Alhambra on Thursday, concerns ́a" Duke, who, while taking part in a Fox- hunt, catches sight of a garter lying on the ground, and picks it up in the hope of finding its own er. Later he is thrown from his horse, and is taken to an adjoin- ing barracks in a semi-conscious comdition, where he is smoothed by a haunting refrain sung by Ju- llette, mald to the Empress and owner of the garter, whom he mis- takes for another, .'

On his recovery he seeks the owner of the velce, and puraues the Empress in error. Scandal, however, is averted by Juliette, who wickedly deserts her most ardent admirer, the composer of the song, for the Duke, when he discovers that she is the object of his desire,

"MOULIN ROUGE”

At The Oriental.

"Moulin Rouge," the romantic musical, starring Constance Ben-" nett is coming to the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,

Its story, based on" a French stage success of the same name will serve to introduce Miss Ben- nett in her first dual role, and as a singer of songs especially writ- ten for her by Harry Warren and Aj Dubin, who composed the mem- orable hits in "42nd Street," "Gold Diggers of 1933" and "Roman Scandals."

„Surrounding her is a cast which Includes Franchot" Tone; Tullio Carminati, Helen Westley, Andrew Tombes "and, Russ Brown.

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

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

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

Miss Bennett introduces two songs, "Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the Night" and "Boulev- Tullio Erd of Broken Dreams," Carminati sings "Song of Burren- der."

Chorines trained in intricate. modernistic dance routines by Russell Markezt, who originated the Roxyettes in Radio City Music Hall.

The picture was produced on an exceedingly lavish scale, and marks Miss Bennett's debut in musicals.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

HONG KONG

"Murder At The Vanities"

QUEEN'S :-

"All of Me"

CENTRAL:—

"Carl Hagenbeck's Circus” · ORIENTAL:-

LEE:-

"Reaching For The Moon"

"King Kong"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA:-

"The Mad Cenlus"

MAJESTIC:-

STAR

"Orient Express"

I Am A Fugitive"

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Comedian But Not Shark Bait

A shark sent Joe E. Brown and a score of swimmers scurrying for the shore during the taking of a scene for his latest First National ¡comedy, "You Saida, Mouthful,””” which will be shown at the Al- hambra Theatre to-morrow.

The main action of "the picture evolves around a marathon swim- ming race in which Joe is induced to enter through a series of com- cal errors, although he had never before swum Я stroke. These scenes were taken off Catalina Is land, where sharks `occasionally, put in an appearance.

Joe is supposedly attacked by s shark in the picture, but when the players saw a fin cut the water some hundred yards from shore, they knew it was o alm prop fish. There was a yell of "shark"" and everyone struck ous for shore:

Director, Lloyd Bacon offered 'a personal “guarantee that it was a sand shark. and would rot bite but no one would return to the water that day.............

"I want a: personal guarantee from the shark, not the director," declared Joe. "I'm supposed to be a comedian, not shark bait," he added:

A fine comedy cast supports the wide mouthed comedian.

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FROM A CHAIN GANG

TO-MORROW.

Marie Dressler's Last

HER SWEETHEART

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