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CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING, TO-DAY DAILY: 2.30, 5.16, 7.15 and 9.30 CHINESE PICTURE

'SPRING TIDE"

COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, 5TH SEPT

Framed! Because

he dared to love!

SHADOWS of SING SING

MARY BRIAN

BRUCE CABOT

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

MAN'S CASTLE

Spencer Tracy In

The Lead

THE KING'S

"Miss Fane's Baby

Is Stolen"

An intimate glimpse of a motion picture star's private wardrobe is

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

LAST TWO-DAYS

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ᎪᎢ 2.30.6.10,7.15

& 9.30 PM.

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AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

Five Thousand a Week and Handsome!. Yet He Was "PUTTY IN HER HANDSI”

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One mase het boinin" va ....... the next despondiacl. drame shot exposes the recre) love is of a codia comic- Wos yoining! Watztroniki Wot passiami

JIMMY DURANTE and LUPE

Strictly Dynamite

R. KO Bicensed by Kilom RADIO "icture

Wich

NORMAN FOSTER WILLIAM GARGAN MARIAN NIXON MILLS BROTHERS

offered by Dorothea Wieck in THE WANDERING JIMMY DURANTE

Paramount's "Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen". She is co-starred in the picture with Alice Brady. It comes Wednesday to the King's

on

Theatre.

Miss

Man's Castle** coming on "Thursday to the Queen's Theatre, has been called "The Seventh Heaven" of talking pictures.

"Seventh Heaven" as you may remember. was, and still is, halied as the greatest production of the silent screen. It was directed by Frank Borzage, made immortal stars out of Janet Chayzor and

Wleck collaborated, with Charles Farrell, and was counted. Travis Banton. stylist at the by the country's critics as one studio. In achieving a wardrobe of the ten best productions of that truly represents the sartorial 1924.

requirements of any woman fol- lowing a screen career. In the picture, Miss Wieck plays the role of a favourite Hollywood actress, whose baby son, played by Baby

"Man's Castle" features Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young, already listed among the finest players of the screen. They are not un-

JEW

At The Queen's Theatre

One of the biggest as well as the finest sets, ever constructed

In "Strictly Dynamite"

Crowding more than entertain- ment into each one of its reels than most pictures: do in their entire footage, "Strictly Dynamite".

1934.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313 25332

WEDNESDAY

MISS FANE'S BABY IS

STOLEN

官

DOROTHEA WIECK

ALICE BRADY BABY LROY

Paramount Picture,

TIM MCCOY

In The Riding Tornado

p.ctures

A director of western has one of the toughest and long- est jobs in motion pictures, accord- ing to D. Ross Lederman, whose continued success with Tim McCoy and Buck Jones has won him the title of the "Ace" among western

known. as were Miss Gaynor and Le Roy, is a victim of the chin for a British Film was built by new RKO-Radio Picture at the directors.

Farrell at the time of "Seventh Heaven". In addition, Mr. Borzage has been years more of experience since he made the allent picture. It is safe to predict that "Man's Castle" will do for talking pletures what "Seventh Heaven" did for

the allent screen.

In addition to the stellar patr. the cast includes such capable players པ་ Marjorie Rambeau. Glenda Farrell and Walter Connol- ly.

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"WILD CARGO"

At The Oriental

Frank Buck's latest wild animal thriller is showing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

stealing racket.

The wardrobe is strangely lack ing in afternoon costumes because, as Miss Wieck explains, the busy picture star is never free to indulge

James Carter in the grounds of the Twickenham Studios for "The Wandering Jew" the picture now showing at the Queen's Theatre

King's Theatre is a real high explosive package of uproarious comedy, human interest, romance and song hits. "

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Jimmy "Schnozzle" Durante and.

"The average director of west- ern," said Lederman, on location at Newhall, California, for the stampeding scenes in Tim McCoy's latest and most thrilling western showing to-day at the Alhambra story, "The Riding Tornado,"

Theatre, "has to be horseman, cattle-wrestler, dramatic instruc- tor and at the same time a human robot that never wears out."

in bridge and luncheon parties. The grounds of the studio were, There are, however, many lovely in fact, miraculously transformed at-home costumes from tailored into a portion of Jerusalem, the pajamas to alluringly feminine Holy City. An exact

replica of hostess gowns. The wardrobe also the famous Damascus Gate, the includes many tailored outfits for

Great Praetorium. where Christ | trips to and from the studio.

was brought on trial before Pontius Evening gowns and wraps are Pilate, the home of Matthias the numerous, for the screen celebrity Jew, and an entire street of native is called upon to attend many

shops, where among the more formal functions.

important features included in this remarkable Among the interesting outfits in

structure. TWO Miss Wieck's "picture-star-ward- large marquees were specially robe" is a double-breasted topcoat erected to accommodate the picked of black and white checkered crowd of many hundreds who took the great American poem, George studio at 4 a.m. in order to drive

tweed. A visor tam of black wool and a scarf to match is worn with the coat, thus completing an ideal costume for a star's business day.

....

An at-home costume that com- bines comfort, beauty and chic is Boaring a wild animal in a trap accomplished in a house-coat of does not assure definite capture, dark green velvet that fastens up Frank Buck learned when he the side with an amusing row of nabbed a male Indian rhinoceros, braided froga. Miss Wieck cleverly considered one of the most valu- adds to this house coat an ascot able animals in the world. during scarf of white fallle caught with his recent adventures in the Mala- a large crystal clip. yan jungles filming Wild Cargo" A first alght ensemble

W88 and filling an order for rare desigried for Miss Wleck by Bonton animals for a zoo,

in grey and silver lame. A luxuri- Employing one of his ingenious ant cape of blue fox carries out trep, Buck marshalled sixty native the subtle tones of grayish blue boys holding an intricate and im-achieved in the gown. mense net. As the rhinoceros ap- Other outfits included in Miss proached the boys surrounded it Wieck's wardrobe are a tweed sult with the net. The animal charged, with a full length cape worn over and escaped. Buck had to lasso a frock of the same material in the rhino and tie it to a tree with oxford gray, a pair of tailored navy blue and white crepe pajamas with a mannish robe to match and a dinner frock of purple-blue crepe. caught with, a wide girdle of fuchsia.

cables.

The only male rhinoceros in captivity, the animal, was placed with the St. Louis Zoo which it was captured alive by Buck.

TO-DAY

TO

WEDNESDAY

part in the various scenes, and to whom Maurice Elvey issued his instructions by means of amplt.

fiers.

Lupe Velez head the cast, with Norman Foster, William Gargan, Marian Nixon and the Four Mills Brothers, "Styletly - Dynamite" focuses the laughter: spotlight on radio broadcasting and its big shot comic exponent, Moxie slaight. Moxie is looking for a new gag writer. George Ross, a fast-talking agent, sells him on Nick Montgomery, who came to New York from the sticks to write represents Nick as strictly dyna- mite and expert in the psychology of humour. Moxie suffers from a Pagllace complex, goes big for the psychology angle and sings the boy at a large salary.

Vera, Moxie's temperamental for Nick's good looks' as Moxie did the broadcasting partner, goes as big

for his psychology. While Nick it rides to fame and fortune with

The picture drew very good houses to the Queen's last night and those who went were impress- ed by the progress which British film industry has made. The picture is distinctly for the intelligent cinema-goer and deals with a difficult and almost sacred subject with a dignity that is all its own. No attempt to in- troduce any wit or humour into the fim has been made-indeed any such interlude would rob the story of its beauty.

wiles

Mozie's reputation and the aid of old joke books, Vera looses her sirer

on him. Prosperity and Vera go to Nick's head. He lose his wife to George when loses his clients and is about to

events take a surprising turn. The' To attempt to describe the story climax is sidesplitting, as Moxic here would be to deprive those faces the microphone to recite who have not yet seen the film Nick's poetic chef d'oeuvre in, one of most of their pleasure, Anti- of the Fast bilarious comedy cipation is the keynote of the sequences ever seen on the motion picture, yet the story is slowly un-picture canvas. folded and the "climax reached so gradually that one could al- most visualise the end. The act ing by Conrad Veidt and Marie Ney leaves little to be desired.

QULLN'S

ArTM 2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30.

Britain's Supreme Screen Achievement !

"The

Wandering Jew

CONRAD VEIDT

IN HIS GREATEST ROLE.

Durante never has been 80 screamingly funny as he is as Moxle. His antics, and peculiar dialect mark him as the ace comic in the entertainment world. Miss Velez is perfect with her. pimento coquetry Foster as Nick, Miss Mizon is his wife and Gargan as George give expert portrayals. In lesser roles, Eugene Palletta, Sterling Hollyway, Stanley Fleida, Tom Kennedy, Minna Gombell, Jackle Bearl and Franklin Pang- born are splendid.

Musical highlights Include Durante's renditions of his own "I'm Putty in Your Hands"" and "Hot Potata"... Elliott Nugent directed. To miss "Strictly Dyna- mite" is to pass up one of the brightest stars in the entertain- ment aky this year!

Home Lessons

One of the unexpected questions put to James the less in his “ivà voce examination was: Whe is the meaning of matrimony. [“I don't know exactly

the boy admitted, but I know mother says he's had enough of it

the ranch

TO-DAY A

CINEMA

KING'S:-

HONG KONG

"Strictly Dynamite"

QUEEN'S:

"Wandering Jew"

CENTRAL:--

"Keep 'em Rolling**

ORIENTAL:-

"Wild. Cargo"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA:—

"Riding Tornado" MAJESTIC:-

"Madame Spy"

STAR:-

"Footlight Farade"

KING'S

Coming

THE

"Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen". QUEEN'S:-

"Man's Castle* ALHAMBRA:-

"Heads We Go" "Bureau of Missing Persons"

« SHOWS

DJJULY

MAJESTIC

THEATRE Nathan Boad Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.30, 5.20, 7:20 & 9.20 P.M.

Jova

story of a beautiful adventuressi

FAY WRAY

NILS ASTHER

MADAME SPY

With Edward Arnold, Jaka Miljan, Nosh Beery, Robert Ellis, David Tem rence. Produced by Cari Laɛminis, Jr.

TAKE IT THAN,OF HAPPY VALLEY BURİ

ORIENTAL

PLEMING ROAD WANCHAS

TEL. 2061

LAST 2 DAYS-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

AN AMAZING

RECORD OF THE STRANGEST TRADE A MAN HAS EVER WORKED ATI INTO THE SNARLING TEETH OF THE JUNGLE HE HURLS HIS VERY LIFE!

RKO RADIO Picture

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lf is it..

FRANK BUCK'S

meiving thrill+

record of adveni

*ture in Malaya

WILD CARGO"

NATURE SAVES HER BIG- GEST THRILLS FOR BUCK!

"The hours that we work, for instance, are enough to make other directors, actors and even laymen as from the plague: shy away Working outdoors, dependent on the sun for lighting we have to be on location at 5.30 in the mor- ning. That means leaving the the hundred miles to

where we are shooting,

"Speed is of vital importance for the previous day's shooting. all day long, to take advantage of Then supper. Usually by the time every beam of sunlight. Speed I finish. laying out the work for without careful planning the night the next day, it is one or two before would be expensive, because o'clock.

practically useless. the finished product would be

"That's not the exception that Every night prove the rule. That routine, from 4 a.m. to 2 am the the next day. holds every single day a western

of shooting, after I arrive home about nine o'clock, I spend at least

four, hours, mapping out exactly

picture is being made. It demands

a

"You'll see kimi "rope the 'rate,

whics thing

··capture a herd of elephants and catch dying foxes on the wing1, 5

Besides the fredevil Tim Me- Coy, at his best in the leading role, there is an exceptional and capable cast including Shirley Gray, Wallale MacDonald, Wheeler Oak- man, Russell Simpson and Mon- tagu Love, who supply the roman- tic interest.

The picture is directed by D. the routine for the next day, a constitution that never breaks Ross Lederman, and to those whộ "At sundown, our photographic down and a love of the outdoors have a taste for western filma, we work is done. Then the return and horses that is paramount to strongly recommend them not to trip to the studio to see the rushes all other des rea"

miss it.

The House of Premier Showings of the Best Pictures at the Most Popular Prises.

TO-DAY ALHAMBRA

ONLY

TRELA19.

AT 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20

Double Attraction Programme

ADVENTURE

Staunch. Friend - Dangerous Enemy THRILLS

TIM

Bie RIDING TORNADO

MCCOY

Fighting lowtens

DELIGHTFUL COMEDY

RIDING TORNADO

"MICKEY'S REVUE"

Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE

TO-MORROW

AN INTOXICATING AFFAIR OF HEADS AND TALES

A Compound of Charm, Wit, Adventure & Romance CONSTANCE CUMMINGS

"HEAD, WE GO!"

1934 B. IP Production;

STA R TO-DAY ONLY

FOOTLIGHT PARADE

JAMES CAGNEY AURYA PALES POPA. BIONDE!

JOAN

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