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THE ALHAMBRA

"Child of Manhattan

"Child of Manhattan," a de lightful and intriguing BCTeen story hunde its appearance at the Alhambra Theatre last-night...' Starring the vivacious."

and beautiful Nancy Carroll, atal directed by Eddie Buzzell, Child of Manhattan" proves to be not only a parcel of fine entertain- ment but it also contains such at- tributes as a fine mounting and story twists that reach a new and welcorge level in suspense.

A

new

Wise selections of the principals also has unearthed

romantic

combination. screen Miss Carroll is iden! as the dance hall girl who gives her love to the handsome, ricin New York man- about-town, which in turn is ably portrayed by that fargurite of the musical photoplays, John Boles.

Director Eddie Buzzell hus handled his scenes with adrairable finesse, obtaining, touching romance ht times and pleasing, feeling comedy at others.

The supporting cast also is of a high enlibre, particularly the characterization offered by Char les Jones as a clean-cut suitor from

PALM TRIO

Excellent Acrobats.

In The Colony

Something new in the way of acrobatic entertainment will be offered to patrons of the Queen's Theatre from to-day until Satur day, when the Palm Trio Will entertain.

Members of the Press were priv.leged with a preview of these talented artists yesterday and came away with the impression that they have something new to offer Hong Kong audiences.

The leader of the trio is Palm himself. who is a Russian. The others are A Rode, and Z. Bore, and their knowledge of balancing and death-defying tricks is amaz- ing. A lerigthy pole, about Alty feet long is balanced by one of the trio, who stands on the stage, while another member climbs up with the agility of a monkey to the other end where he entertains the audience with feats of balanc- ing that can be honestly describ-

man on the top of the pole des

cends. does one heave a sigh of relleve that it is all over.

the West; Jessie Rainh, a Bronded as hair-raising. Not until the. way stage favourite, who makes her first screen appearance in Child of Manhattan." as Aunt Minnie an vid topper who loves Miss Car. roil, Nat Pendleton, Luis Alberni, Tyler Brooke. Jane Darwell and "Betty Kendal.'

The story was brought to the screen from the noted New York stage success of the same title by Preston Sturges.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

3.30-5.15

7.15-0.30

in

The trio praved very popular Shanghai and 15 sure to receive & good audience here. They will appear at the Queen's Theatre in conjunction with Fox's picture, Mr. Skitch", starring wi Rogers.

TAKE AND TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTALE

LAST

THEATRE

14 TIMES TO-DAY

A

THRILLING STORY OF SAVAGE LOVE IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS

Fanci

Elissa

MAN of TWO WORLDS

PADI

THE SCREEN VERSION

Of "The Dover Road"

In his many and varied screen roles Clive Brook has worked himself into BODO precarious situations and highly ludicrous dliemmas, but none so farcial as that in which he enmeshes him self in the RKO-Radio comedy. "Where Sinners Meet," which comes to the King's Theatre, on Bunday.

As Mr. Latimer in the screen. story, he is a wealthy Englishman who devotes his time to showing "mismated" eloping couples the errors of their ways.

4

TO-MORROW

& SATURDAY

HERE'S '

A REAL GOOD SHOW WITH AN EXCELLENT CAST SONGS-MUSIC AND

OF COMEDY.

LOADS

WE'RE NOT DRESSING

Bing

CAROLE LOMBARD

RTACIO

|BURNS & ALLEN

ETHEL MERMAN | LEON ERROL

"ON THE AIR"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4,–1934.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

AT

2.30,5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON)

JOY IN A WOMAN'S

GEORGE RAFT

The

ARMS

-Over

came first, he would- take! The most tempestuous love.

story ... since

BLOOD and SAND"

25

TRUMPET BLOWS

with

ADOLPHE MENJOU FRANCES DRAKE

Directed by Stephen Roberts

A Poromoval Pjetura

"MR. SKITCH">

At The Queen's

The delightful persons of Anne Cameron's Saturday Evening Post Story, "Green Dice" comes to life on the screen with Will Rogers 19Mr. Skitch," the character name and title of the new Fox production opening to-day at the Queen's in conjunction with the world-famous acrobats and dians, The Palm Trio.

come-

For outright entertainment, and good healthy.

Mr. laughs, Skitch " tops anything Bogers bus

done. It is hilarious entertain- ment. Always at his best in a modern, topical and timely pic ture, (Mr. Skitch is all of that) Rogers has the type of role that lets him loose with sallies of wit, the kind that have made him a national favourite as a humour- ist.

The story concerns a Missouri rarily that have lost all their say- tags IT bank failure. Forced out of their home, and their be longings taken away from them, they set out in a dilapidated car and make their way westward. Hoping to start anew in some other community, they migrate from one auto camp to another. The father of the family finally secures a job as waiter in a gamb. ling casino On the strength of a dollar tip, he gambles, and wins $3,000 at roulette. The family the film to an uproarious conclu- starts off for home in styla. They sion.

* BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE.

TEL. No. 25913

26332

NEXT CHANGE

"Cavalcade" stars together again!

Diona

WYNYARD BROOK

Runaway

kusbands

with other

men's, wives.

•

let this be

* lesson

RKO

RADIO

Picture

to you!

"WHERE

SINNERS

MEET"

With

BILLIE BUPKE BEGINALD OWEN ALAN NOWBRAY · GILBERT EMERY.

Directed by J. Walter Ruben from the playThe Dover Road," by A. A. Milne. Fandro 5, Serman. trecuth's producer,

One Of The "Palm Trio" A Rode, who with two others, will provide hair-raising thrills at the Queen's Theatre to-day until Saturday.

and

James Cruze, who directed from the screen play by Ralph Spence and Sonya Levien, is one of Holly

suddenly discover that the money. In suppert of Will Rogers, Zeau W lost at the tourist camp. Fitts, who is a star comedianus. in wood's ablest directors, and does Their search for it proves -unanc- her own right, heads the cast, and a splendid piece of directorial cessful and they are once again gives a flawless "A Breath Of The penniless. They meet

performance.work. Bewly Rochelle Hudson 2

Charics married couple, whose acquain- Starrett supply the romantic in tance they have made at the auto terest, and should be highly prais camp. Because of the brida's ed for their splendid portrayala. ability to impersonate famous Other raembers of the cast who ac. movie stars, they all decide to go quit themselves with distinction to Hollywood to capitalize on her are Florence Desmond, Harry talents. This last sequence brings Green and Eugene Pallette,

Past"

+

Of the many stars that have made "On The Air" which comes cn Sunday to the Queen's and which is one of the most delightful screen entertainments of the year, there is one who deserves especial

commendation, and who is certain to appeal to flmgoers of all ages. He is no other than Harry Cham- pion, a variety star who seems to have found the secret of per- petusi youth. To hear him sing his once classic numbers, "Any Old Iron?” and "Henry The Eighth" is to find yourself harking

He virtually kidnaps wives back to the grand old days of the eloping with other women's humusic hall. This versatile star bands and husbands eloping with brings a breath of the past into other men's wives, and forces a show that is representative of them to remain as hia guests until the colourful present, for "On The each becomes. so familiar with the | Air" 1g. enriched by the personall- faults and idiosyncracies of the ties of most of our modern Radio qther that they gladly shange artists. There is a story in the their plans

Alm which ably supports the Latimer's real troubles begin splendid abilities of all concerned when, after neatly breaking up and which turns the entire pic- the romances of two couples, the ture into a veritable triumph of Women involved promptly transfer British production as well as it their affections to him, Diana should be with such · names a3 Wynward, who is co-starred, and these-Davy Burnaby, “Reginald Bille Burke, portray the amorous Purdell, Betty Astell, Teddy, women, and the film la note Brown, Clapham, and Dwyer, worthy because it is the first time Mário de Pietro, Anona. Winn, Miss Wynyard and Brook have Eve Becke, Hugh E. Wright, Derek appeared together since co-star Oldhem Jane Carr, Max Wall, ring in the

well-remembered Jimmy Jade, Laurie Devine, Wil- "Cavalcade."

son, Keppell, and Betty and the Buddy Bradley's Rhythm Girls, Roy Fox and his famous band

J Walter Ruben directed "Where Sinners Meet," and the supporting cast includes Reginald kalt the show together with their Owen, Alan Mowbray, Walter, wonderful renderings of some of Armitage, Katherine Williams, the most popular dance tunes of Robert Adafr and Vernon Steele. the t'mes.

TO-DAY

TO

SATURDAYS

Reform

New York is no longer dumping its garbage at sea. The Jersey bather now has no way of knowing when the watermelon season has opened in Manhattan.

QUEEN'S

BIG DOUBLE ATTRACTION

AT 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

THE PALM TRIO"

IN THEIR UNIQUE THRILL ACT ON THE SCREEN

WILL ROGERS

Mr. Skitch

with ZaSu PITTS

DETHR

Rochelle

Hudson

Directed by James Cruze

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S

HONG KONG

"The Trumpet Bows”. QUEEN'S:-

"Mr. Skitch"

ORIENTAL:-

"Man Of Two Worlds"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA

"Child Of Manhattan" MAJESTIC:

"Terror Trail”-

KING'S:-

Coming

"Where Sinners Meet"

QUEEN'S:

"On The Air

"Viva Villa"

ORIENTAL:-

"We Are Not Dressing"

RAFT IN A NEW

ROLE

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Road Kowloon. Tel 57222) TO-DAY & TO-MORROW, At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9 20 P.M.

TOM MIX

Tom and his new pony, TONY, dr., In the fastest Western. mala-. drama Almed since talkies were born.

TERROR TRAIL

NEXT CHANGE

"DEVIL

TIGER"

“FORBIDDEN"

The Trumpet Blows At The Alhambra

George Raft adds a "hew and colourful characterization to his repertoire in Paramount's "The Trumpet Blows, showing to-day at the King's Theatre. Having been a delineator of underworld characters and more recently a dancer he now appears in the role of a matador in this romantic and dramatic piece of entertain- ment which has its serting south of the Rio Grande

Raft discloses in this picture a capacity for dramatic expression which would seem adequately to Justify his new Paramount con- tract, under which he is to attain the complete status of a star in forthcoming vehicles

CH

The dramatic story of a woman, who devotes ner entire lifetime to lover, sublimating her own life to Furthering the ambitions of her his; is told in Forbidden." the Frank Capra Production starring Barbara Stanwyck at the Albam bra Theatre to-morrow, with Adolphe Menjou and Ralph Bellamy playing leading roles. Written by Frank Caper pecially for the talents of Miss Stanwyck and directed by him, this" Columbia picture is said to offer the star her most dramatic role. A drab "little librarian, one hright spring morning she decides to take her savings of years and invest it in a grand adventure. he buys gorgeous clothes and set sail for Flavaga. On the boat she meets Bob Grover, alone. They fall madly in love, but know each other only by the numbers of their staterooma-sixty six and sinety-

nine..

In "The Trumpet Blows," he portrays a youth who, returning to his homeland from American universities, is determined in spite of his elder brother's opposition to pursue his boyhood ambition of becoming a matador, ·:

Back in New Yorg * comes The elder brother, enacted by disillusionment for the girl, for Adolphe Menjou. is a retired she finds he is married and a "Robin Hood" bandit who has divorce would be a caddish thing disbanded his gang to become a to do, for his wife is crippled and successful and highly respected loves him devotedly. That is when cattle rancher. It is his ambition the girl becomes & woman-a wo to see the younger brother mat-

man who plans her life and that of her lover and reaches the goal she ried to the daughter of an oid and

has set for him. well established - family control- ling the adjoining ranch;

Raft, however, indulges in

an

Frank Capra is also auther of "Forbirden," the continuity and dialogue for which was written by Jo Swerling. Additional members of the cast are Dorothy Peterson, Charlotte V. Henry, Halliwell Hobbes, baby Myrna Fresholtz,

Ricketts ... Jefferson.

impulsive romance with a fas- cinating dancer from Mexico City, played bp Frances Drake, who has been brought to the hacienda by his brother to appear at a fiesta Tom in honour of Raft's retum, When Rait learns that Menjou is in love with the girl and plans to ask her to marry him, he leaves hurriedly in the company of a former matador to seek a carcer as a bull fighter.

The ensuing rivalry between the brothers and the romantic and tragic phases of the young mata- dor's rise to prominence” in -the bull fighting arenas serve as the elements of a gripping and con- biricing story, climaxed, by thrill- ing action scenes.

COLOUR AND THE FILMS

(Special Air Mail Service)"

London, Sept. 16. For years the film technicians have appeared to hesitate on the brink - of. & precipice over which les the sea of colour; Before, the war we had coloured fimus, some of them certainly somewhat crude, and during each post-WAI year there has been talk of still another new system by which tint- ed screen entertainment" would, be possible and cheap. Once it ap- peared as if colour, would precede sound, but to-day, with sound ab- -solutely essential, its rival quali-

Acation silly lags behind. Thère! have been fine tims produced in colour, of course, but as yet true colouration seems to be an uncom mercial proposition. To-day most lumiatning comment on the situation was made by Mr, Win- feld Sheehan, vice president of the Fox Film Corporation, now Yisting this country, who said briefi blour de just, a novelty, Was coloured plates in

ña mu

a book printed in black and white,

and Thomas

Sound Effects Grandfather was taking a nap and his little grandson was sent to call him to dinner.

"We be asleep?" asked his mo- ther when Tomm'e came back.

"All but his nose," was the reply,

ALHAMBRA

BELSTRE

TO-DAY ONLY

Carroll CHILD of MANHATTAN John Boles

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