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“MANDALAY”

Coming To The

Alhambra

20

the

Evor seeking stories unique und unusual in character and brick ground, First National now comes triumphantly forward with, the kruashing production of "Aländs- Juy," which is coming Alhambra Theatre sood..

"Alandalay" is a thrilling a story of romance and wild adven- tures of the Far East as one coulil wish to Bee. It is set in the colourful and picturesque back

of ground

Kipling's where there ain't no Ten Com wandments and a man can raise thirst."

“VIVA · VILLA!” ›

A Robin Hood Story

"Viva Villa" Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's spectacular: éple coming on Wednesday to the Queen's Theatre is the fictional story of Pancho Vila, the great Mexican revolutionary leader who was the "outstanding figure in the world's history in the decade preceding the World War.

Opening to the hills of Chihua- hua, it shows young Villa watch-. ing his father flogged to death, Buriae stabs the hacendado who holds the peons in virtual slavery, and flees to the mountains. When he emerges some years later, a man, band of wild he 15 leading a savages who amuse themselves by pillaging the great haciendas, rob- bing the rich, befriending the poor. Villa's career of banditry. when he meets Francisco Madero, a gentle visionary who gives Villa his "great dream" of a free Mexico. Villa organizes an army and begins the spectacular conquest of the country. He drive sthe tyrant, Dias, from the throne

and pro- claims his friend. Madero Prest- dent...

Exotic scenes disclose a Rangoon night club resort catering to wealthy idlers, traders and civil and army officers who have thrown uff, the restraint of civilization to delve into Oriental pleasurea. It is here that Kay Francis, in the role of a bountiful Russian exile sold into virtual slavery, presides over the club as hostess, Birting with, but dorainnting her many male admirers.

Follow scenes of romance and fast action on a river boat plying between Rangoon and Mandalay which the Russian emigree is fleeing from Bangoon's night life with her former lover in hot par

apor

Fuit. There

thrills Aro trilis culminating in a smashing elimax in which the villain 13 strangely and mysteriously mur dered.

Kay Francis heads

FL strong cast of talented players, portray ing with great strength and role of Tanya, the Russian girl. She

is called upon for cool and collect el action during some intensely

Gramatic scenes and carries out her part with superb acting and commendable restraint. She also is a lovely and fascinating Egure as the hostess of the night resort which she dominates with cool im- periousness.

Ricardo Cortes, who first played opposite Miss Francia in The Houseon 56th Street." is again the polished villain whom hand some women cannot resist. He portrays the role of Miss Francis' first lover with such cool audacity "and, fiendish indifference as to be thoroughly hated, than which no higher praise can be accorded a villain.

ends

Returning to a life of peace, be is involved in a bank robbery and murder and is almost executed by the

General enemy,

Pascal Madero saves Vula, but exiles him, He goes to El Paso, Texas. One night, his friend, Johnny. Sykes, American" newspaper correspon- dent, brings word "that Madero has been murdered by Pascal, En-

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1934.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

ᎪᎢ

2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

* JUST HIS LUCK to slope with another Man's wife, and then run right into the wife Ke left behind...elop. ing with another man!

There's never a dull moment at the road "side rendesvona ***Where Sinners Meel":

RADIO

Ficture

"ON THE AIR”

raged, Villa crosses the Flo Grande An Excellent Show

ganize another army.

into Mexico and begins to "or-

Within & few months he beglas the second revolution—a triumphant march through the

country from

The

biggest array of radio, screen and stage stars ever gather- theed together in one film are to be seen in the British Lion Radio Musical Comedy "On the Air" DOW showing

Queen's Theatre."

border to the capital driving the federal forces before him. En bute he pauses at the haslenda of Don Felipe, who introduced him to Madero. He tries to make love to Felipe's sister, is repulsed and

shot, and wh.ps the girl to death, He goes on, showing no mercy to the rich or to "those who oppose

At the end of hig spectacu- lar campaign he marches into Mexico City at the head of 60,000 men and proclaims himself "Pre--

he knows that he sident. But doesn't belong to a palace; he has none of the social graces, no knowledge of world events, or of econo.c problems. He fears that, instead of saving Mexico, he will ruin her.

at

the..

This Alm is the brightest and merriest it has been our pleasure to se for many years and a good deal of the fun is provided by famous stars of the air, who we nave all had the pleasure of hear- ing. but never before the oppor- tunity of seeing

Roy Fox and his famous broad- casting band are the stars of "On the Air' and they play

many numbers that are familiar and many that are new, but whether old or new, Roy Fox's rendering makes them a real joy to listen to. The host of talented radio ar-

VAIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

Where Sinners Meet

BILLIE BURKE

REGINALD OWEN ALAN MOWBRAY GILBERT EMERY

Dected by Weher Ruben hom the play, "The Daver Road,” by A. A Milo Fandes & Beretera, excentre arodut He

BERT AND BOB

In "Cockeyed Cavaliers"

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

TAL. No. 25313 25332

TO-MORROW

BOB

WHEELER WOOLSEY

.Answering the demands of crities and fans for a film usical in the true sense of the word, the King's Theatre will present Cockeyed Cavaliers" on Wednesday, starring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. with Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee, in this RKO-Radio Picture.

effects,

Merrie

maidens! Gay musick!

Drail witte and humqur!

in a tayle of olden emmes!

COCKEYED CAVALIERS"

Directed by Mark Sandrich, "Cockeyed Cavallers" he employs the same unique technique he ap-i ulled, to "So This Is Harris," Mo: tion Picture Acadmey prize-win- ner. Dialogue, sound songs and incidental musie occur as integral parts of, a continuous symphony, Such bits as horse tails swishing; coach wheels grinding, hunters singing and ani- specially written melodies and mals grunting blend with the

a galaxy of feminine pulchritude in continual

Warner Oland, soldier of for- tune and keeper of the notorious resort, gives a smooth portrayal of cool and calculating villainy. In the supporting cast there is a long list of fine character artists which includes such well known names as Rifth Donnelly, Reginald Owen. Viva Villa! is one of the truly Hobart Cavanaugh, David Tor- great pictures of the past rence, Lucien Littlefield and Bodil years, a photoplay at, once impor- Brown, the famous xylophonist dance routines by

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a

Rosing. All giro excellent count of the parts they portray. For picturesque colouring dramatic force "Mandalay" is one creen play that no one should miss. Michael Durtiz has given the pictura dynamic force by his strong and capable direction.

VICAR OBJECTS.

To Church

Stunts"

few

tant and entertaining. It will take its place with such classics 33 "The Birth of T Nation" "Abraham Lincoln" and others in like vein...

!

Wallace Beery heads a notable cast which includes Fay Wray as the sister of Don Felipe, Stuart Edwin as the newspaper man, Leo Cartilo as the cold-eyed killer, General Sierra, George E. Stone as the humorous letter writer for the

teate Villa, Joseph Schildkraut

rhythm.

tists is this production include, Clapham and Dwyer. Téday golden-voiced Anona Winn, Scott and Wholey, Davy Burbaby, Harry Champion, the famous old-timer,

Pursuing the trend of costume Derek Oldham, Evei Becke, Betty pictures, "Cockeyed Cavaliers Astell and Mario de Pietro. The presents Wheeler and Woolsey as stage is wel represented by such two erring knights of old carrying famous stars as Max Wall, the cn with ultra modern melodies eccentric dancer, Laurie Devine, and comedy. Bert and Bob fall lu the amazing. acrobatic dancer, Jimmy Jade, the beautiful young Buddy Bradleu's Rhythm Girls and Wilson, Keppell and Betty.

Everyone should

see "On

the

THELMA TODO DOROTHY LEE

RK O

·RADIO

Picture

JOE E. BROWN

In "The Tenderfoot"

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S-

HONG KONG

"Where Strtners Meet"

QUEEN'S:-

"On the Air"

ORIENTAL:

I am a Fugitive"

KOWLOON.

ALHAMBRA:→→→

"Life in the Raw" MAJESTIĆ:

"The Invisible Man"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Cockeyed Cavaliers" "Thirty-Day Princess"

QUEEN'S :——

"Viva Villa”.

ORIENTAL:-

"Footlight Parade"

No Handicap.

"Shure, an' he's a foine, healthy bhoy, an the neighbours say he's the very image of me."

"Well now, what's the harm in that if the child's healthy?"

Joe E. Brown, affectionately re- 4

garded as the current king of comedians, follows up his previous success with "The Tenderfoot," a First National picture coming to he Alhambra Theatre to-morrow.

In his latest, wide-mouthed Joe who portrays a Texas rancher 'comes to New York with the last "of his money, which he intends to Invest profitably so he can lift the mortgage on his ranch. Arm- ed with his money, and is six- shooters, Joe with a theatrical producer, falls becomes involved

in love, buys a show which is a failure, miraculously and unwit- ringly turns the show into a how- ling success, gets mixed up with lawyers, and ladies, eventually. overcoding all obstasies, lifting the mortgage and winning the gal.

The script of Brown's latest film Arthur Caesar, Monty Banks and funning story Was written by

Earl Baldw.n; generally, regarded 25 Hollywood's "best concocters of comedy. Monty Banks will we re- membered as a former. comedian on stage and screen. The direc-

4 SHOWS

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1.15-6.30

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H. G. WELLS' The

INVISIBLE MAN"

WITH

GLORIA STUART

CLAUDE RAÏNS

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

LAST

THEATRE

TIMES TO-DAY

A TRUE STORY.

OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT

MOST THRILLING STORY EVER SCREENED

IAM A

FUGITIVE

FROM A CHAIN GANG

PAUL MUNI

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STARTING TO-MORROW

THE BIGGEST SHOW IN TOWN! POSITIVELY THE MOST GIGANTIC MUSICAL COMEDY

· EVER · CONCEIVED.

1000 SURPRISES

AND SENSATIONS!

FOOTLIGHT PARADE

150 pola 20 4.

JAMES CAGNEY RUBY KEELER

DICK POWELL

JOAN BLONDELL

The men involved become

$0

tion is by Ray Enright, co-author WHERE SINNERS completely cured that they un-

of the previous Brown "Fireman, Save My Child."

success,

In "The Tenderfoot," Joe is sup ported by an especially selected cast, with Glager Rogers in the feminine lead. Lew'Cody and Ro- bert Greig appear theatrical producers. Vivian Oakland is seen as a temperamental star. Others In the exceptionally large cast are

MEET

Screen Version Of The Dover Road

A.A.

Milne's

dergo a change of heart and flee precipitately. The hilarity reaches its height when the plotting host is thus left with two love-hungry women on his hands, and he be- comes a victim of his own love- trap.

Brook has the role of the schem- ing host, and Miss Wynyard that "Where Sinners of one of the elopers. Billle

romances which are charged with "ilfred Lucas, Spencer Charters, Meet is showing to-day at the Burke, in a featured role as the

Ralph Ince, Mae Madison, Marion Bryon Harry Seymour, il Pen- net and Alan Lunė.

with petite Dorothy Lee, who is eluding a forced marriage to a duke and masquerading as a boy They crash the duke's palace, and meet Thelma Todd. Dot and Bert. and Thelma and Bob pair off intu

sheer fun. The comedy reaches > hilarious pitch when the boys cap-.

King's Theatre, and is the produc-eloping wife, adds much to the ture an escaped wild boar and

tion, based upon the British au mirth of the proceedings, and receive a reward sufficient to take

thor's famous play, "The Dover others in the splendid cast include Dorothy out of pawn to the duke, The new recruit passed

Road," which persists as a touring Reginald Owen, Alan Mowbray, officer without saluting.

"Cookeyed Cavaliers features to Dilly Dally" and "I Went Hunt- and stock company success in every Gilbert Emery, Phyllis Barry, Wal Here, my man," called the two new melodies of hit propor- tag."

English speaking country after a ter Armitage, Katherine Williams, officer, "do you see this uniformntions. Val Burton and Will Jason, Mark Sandrich directed "Cockey- decade of popularity. The work Robert Adair and Vernon Steels. I'm wearing?"

composers of the successful "Pen-ed Cavaliers" from an originale Miss Wynyard and her co-star is J. Walter Ruben directed. "Yes, sir, and just look at this thouse Serenade" and "Isn't This scenario by Edward Kaufman and promised as a distinct contrast thing they gave me."

a Night for Love," wrote "I Love Ben Holmes.

as General Pascal, the traitor, Airit is the most entertaining Donald Cook as Don Fellpe, Henry and amusing production that has (Special Air Mail Servico) B. Walthal as the gentle visionary, been made for many years.

President Madero, London, Sept. 20.

Katherine De Prebendary Cartile, aged head of Mille as the Blery-tempered Rosita, the Church Army, and & Surrey Villa's wife, Phillip Cooper, Frank vicar are the leading figures in a Puglia and others, Jack Conway .dispute over a service that was

cancelled.

The service was to have been held by Prebendary Carille at the parish church of Hook, near Kingston, Surrey, on Sunday. The vlear of Hook, the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, refused to agree to the character of the service. Mr. Featherstone told writer to-day:

the

directed.

THE ORIENTAL

"Footlight Parade”

"Footlight Parade" is Warner Brothers latest musical masterpieces. Here is entertainment that has "I was asked to give out bills

never been equalled on either stage on which was a picture of a loud-

or screen. For sheer magnitude, speaker on a globe calling out in stunning, sensational production, big print: Outcasts of England. spectacular scenes, divine dance Outcasts of India. Wanted wit-ensembles, peppy music, strong drama, tender romance and spark ling comedy, "Footlight Parade" stands in a class by itself.

nesses.

"I was told to obtain a good procession to the Communion rail.

at the end of the service...

"The Vicar's: Wife"!.

Once again those masters of pro- viding...screen entertainment that is different that" is de

"Among numerous other similar Warner Brothers, have

Juxe, come

Instructions were the Vicar's wife through with a picture that beg-

some other lady who similes to silake hands with all present and say, "Glad to see you, Shake hands with the Chief."'

"Buch stunts appai people.

gars description. You will have to see it to appreciate its bigness

its vitality"! -

They breed conceit; and I wrote "I see nothing wrong with the to reply that I regretted I could arrangements that were suggested. not agree to the suggestions for I was merely asking the congrega the services; that I felt that the tion to take part and to get up reference to outcasts of England and speak. was no way to get our message across; and that it was not wise in our work to arrange procession of witnesses"

More Handshaking "Wanted

We want a little more shaking hands in the Church of England. We want the laity to be dragged In because they form a great part of the Church,

To this Prebendary Carlile re-do not consider there was

plied to day o

anything wrong with the zugges

“It is true that I was invited to, tion for conducting the

go to Hook, and then it was The Salvation Army, find :thought better for me not to go,« spćcessful,"

Discrimination

TO-DAY

ONLY

QUEEN'S

Britain's Big Broadcast !

AT 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

to their, serious roles in "Caval. cade," their former hit, and it is said to provide a revelation in their flair for lighter, more spirit- fed characterizations... Billie Burke' is featured as one of the principals of this entertaining comedy,

Where Sinners Meet" has been made as an RKO-Radio Picture. lavishly mounted. It recounts the highly amusing experiences of a wealthy Englishman who, having unfortunately run away from one unhappy marriage into another, devotes his time and efforts to preventing others from making similar mistakes," and · suffering from consequences of ill-advised elopmenta

To accomplish this, he has a residence on a sparsely settled see. tion of the Dover Road, favourite route of eloping couples. By brib- ing servants, he arranges for mar- ried elopers to be stalled near his home, where he detains them by force until they become thorough- ly familiar with one another's faults and annoying habita,

The Complications start when be captures two eloping couples and discovers that one of the wo-- men is the wife of the man. running away with the oth The fun increases, as embarras

ALHAMBRA

FRENT BE

TO-DAY ONLY Romance Rides to Life from the pages

of

Zane Grey's

LIFE

IN THE

RAW

A Fox Picture

George O'Brien

sen

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