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CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Daily 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30

VICKI

BAUM'S

I GIVE MY LOVE

with PAUL LUKAS - WYNNE GIBSON ERIC LINDEN, Dorothy Appleby, John Darrow, Anita Louise, Sam Hardy. A B. F. Zaidman Produc don directed by Kurt Neumans. Presented by Carl Laammla.

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE"

PADEREWSKI AND GLASGOW

:Special Air Mail Service)

London, Oct. 13

SYLVIA SIDNEY

Plays Dual Role

At The King's

For the first time lo her screen career, Sylvia Sidney, is playing, a dund role in a motion picture. It's her latest starring Alm for Para- mount, "Thirty-Day Princess," coming, on Wednesday to the King's Theatre.

Cary Grant is her "tall, dark and handsome" leading MILE, while Edward Arnold, Vince Barnett, Lucien Littlefield and Edgar Norton bring up the sup- porting cast. The film was pro- duced by B. P. Schulberg, directed by Marion Gering from original magazine story by Clarence Budington Kelland.

Preston Sturges, noted Broad- way playwright. working with Frank Parots is responsible for the screen play, with the adapta tion and dialogue being written by Sam Hellman, humourist and short writer, and Edwin Justus Mayer.

Miss Sidney, as the princess of Taronla, is brought to this coun- try by Greshamn, an international banker, to ballyhoo a bond issue of her country, being sold to the American public. Cary Grant, a newspaper publisher, is an avowed enemy of Gresham suspects his

motives, seeks to overthrow his sales campaign by exposing the scheme.

Upon her arrival here, however, the princess folis ill. Hils

care

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1934.

FINALAY SHOWINGS. TO-DAYA

2:30,5.10. 7.15

& 9.30 P.M.

FREE

KINGS

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

JAMES DUNN

WITH

CLAIRE TREVOR

BABY

E A BOW

A FOX Picture:

IN

TO EVERY DRESS-CIMOLE PATHON ATTENDING « BABY, TAKE A BOW? A PORTRAIT OF YOUR BABY WILL BE TAKEN FREE OF CHARGE BY D'ASISST spio, etoÜCESTER ARCADE.

BUSINESSMEN AT PERRY IS BEST

PLAY

At The Alhambra

fully built campaign about to fall. Gresham seeks a girl who looks like the princess to double for her He during the thirty-day tour. finds an American actress who re- sembles the princers closely enough to be her twin sister. gives her the double job of mas- querading as the princess on "the tour, and winning over the good-track as often as he did one day win of the publisher

„while working In "Convention City," a First National picture now showing · at the Alhambra

Frank McHugh has done a int of train riding in the course of his trouping career. But he's

the never travelled over

sanie

It has been left to." Glasgow University Distributists to bring forward the most unexpected can-

Gresham fails to foresee the didate for the forthcoming Res possibility of the girl and the torial election, M. Ignace Jan publisher falling in love. Unable Theatre. Paderewski, Polish patriot and

A seven-car train was construct- to tell Grant of the masquerade master musician. M. Paderewski untu after thirty days, Missed for this picture, one side was honoured by Glasgow Univer-Sidney goes through with the which was left off, but in stry in 1925, when he received the plan. A surprise ending, however. other respects an accurate dupl:- On that with a comedy twist turns the cate of Puliman cars. Instead of honorary degree of LED. occasion-he probably camé, nearer tables on Gresham and solves the a locomotive, two cable trucks, to commanding" absolute silence lovers problem.

stationed at each end of the than ary

of graduand before

stretch of track, supplied the since. For M. Paderewski' gave a

of

all

short planoforte recital in the that so far as this Rectorial lave power, and pulled the cars Union in an atmosphere of awe concerned M. Paderewsk! is stand-

back and forth.

One of the scenes in "Conven-

jammed to the doors with sales-

Can Beat Any Other Amateur in World

(Special Air Mail-Service)

London, Oct. 13.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE I No. 25918 26332

TO-MORROW

SUIVIA STONES

They paid her to moke a man fall." for hert.When she met him she 'knew she should

have paid themi"

PRINCESS

with

CARY GRANT

49. P. AGUBLIERA · Prodanting:

Paramount

“GAY GORDONS

Off To Gibraltar

1Special Air Mail Service)

London, Oct. 13. General Sir Ian Hamilton, who is Colonel of the "Gordon High- The new list of the world's first landers, paid a farewell visit to ten amateur lawn tennis players the 2nd Battalion of the regiment which W. T. Tilden, the leading at Aldershot yesterday. The bat- professional and former Wimbledontalion is leaving for Gibraltar on champion, has issued in New York. Tuesday. has met with a storm of protests. He places G. von Cramm, the German,. Jack Crawford and H. W. Austin in front of F. J. Perry, after admitting that Perry had the best record

Sir Iar addressed the officers and men an parade, and wished them the best of luck on the start

of their tour of foreign service.

He then went on to tell of an the regimental occasion when pipers were sent round the Prime Minister's banquet to give, a blast to the World Economic Con- ference."

A

hitherto unknown :on such occa- ing as a Distributist. The contest tion City" shows these seven cho could hold him, and I have they were going to be, murdered:

stors. A wag is reported as saying is entirely non-pianoforte.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-215

VAS-***

-TAKE ANY TRAN ON ÍSAPPY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTALE

LAST

4 TIMES TO-DAY EARL CARROLL'S SHOW OF WONDERS THE GREATEST SHOW YOU EVER SAW!

The Portout. Combinerien aě špaciosła and Mysteryt

EARL CARROLL'S MURDER

AT THE

VANITIES

wich the MOST MAUTIMA

GIRLS IN THE WORLD.

CARL BRISSON VICTOR MEFLAGLEN JACK DAXIE KITTY CARLISLE BUKE ELLINGTOR

TO-MORROW

& THURSDAY EXTRA

VAUDEVILLE SHOW ON THE STAGE" COWAN- & BAILEY

AND

MARTA & MARTA SONGS MUSIC-DAN CE

MISS FANES BABY IS STOLEN

ALICE BRADY BEBY LEADY

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

AT. THE

LEE THEATRE

-BUSTER CRABBE

"TARZAN the FEARLESS"

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.80, 7.80, and 9.30 P.M.

PRICES:

40 cts. 30 cts. & 20 cts.

During the last few monthe Perry, who now holds the Wimble don, American, and Australian

tennis court that he can beat, any championships, has proved or a

other amateur in the world..

He added, "The delegates from Tilden is the only professional | South-Eastern Europe thought men on a spree, bound for their little doubt that our champion Their rellef when they heard this annual sales conclave in Atlantic would win in a dve-set match

was only an impromptu musical City. The camera photographs

Here are a few facts against item by an eccentric Scots colorel these men as the cars pass before Tilden's theories. The last time was in proportion to their previous

Perry Liet von Cramm in the Davis alarm.” the more Cup he beat the German in three alcoholic of the conventioneers, sets, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3; In this same also moves before the camera.

tle von Cramm best Austin,

He moves from one end of the

This year Perry has beaten

train to

have the other, advancing Crawford every time they down the aisles and corridors by met; in his last match with Aus- fits and starts. He isn't sure how tirat-Bournemouth, In the 1833--visited the sergeants mess, where many miles he totalled the day hard court championships. Perry this sequence was shot. But he beat Austin by 3 sets to 1, after knows it was plenty as Director playing Austin at his own game. Archie Mayo took the scene over

It.

Frank as

one of

and over again.

The story by Peter Milne is a includes besides McHugh, Joan") hilarious comedy revealing the Blondell, Adolphe Menjol, Dick part played by women in a sup- Powell, Mary Astor, Guy Kibbee, posedly staid business convention. Patricia Ellis and Ruth Donnelly, There is an all star cast which The screen play is by Robert Lord,

TO-DAY

&

TO-MORROW

He called for three cheers for Lieutenant-Colonel F. R. MClin tock who has just relinquished the command of the battalion. and is succeeded by Major GT. Burney.

Colonel M'Clintock afterwards

he was toasted. The sergean's

Was

then chaired him, and he piped out of barracks, the batta-. Ilon lining the roadway,

The two battalions of the re- giment will" meet at Gibraltar in December for the first time since the wax.

The 1st Battalion is returning from Palestine to Edinburgh.

GULLNS

SHOOT F

WHAT'S ALL THE SHOOTIN' FOR?

For the Old Moestro... and his rollicking. ladr and lassies. For the six grand new songs by Gordon & Reval, Rainger & Robin and the Old Maestro himself! For the roman tic story of two hot-tempered lovers who just WON'T give in! For Oukis's clowning ..... Ban Bernie't foolin“,,, and the howling dialogue by Ben Hecht & Gene Fowlert,

SPE

SPORTS CHAMPS PARADE

Ar 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

Hear Ban¦ Bernia

· ́and all the lads play!

Open, TaźDrowning *

JACK BAPIE BEN BERNIE DOROTHY DELL · ARLINE JUDGE ALIOON SPIPWERTH • ROSURE KARNO WILLIAM FRAWLEY BEN BERNIE'S AN

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

HỒNG TONG

"Baby. Take A Bow" QUEEN'S:-

"Shoot The Works" ORIENTAL-

"Murder At The Vanities"

CENTRAL:

I Give My Love"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA :—

"Convention City"

MAJESTIC:-

"Trumpet Blows"

KING'S:

Coming

"Thirty Day Princess”.

QUEEN'S:—

"Here Comes The Groom” ALHAMBRA!--

"The Men Who Dared"

ORIENTAL:

"Miss Fane's Baby is Stolen"

“SHOOT THE WORKS"

At The Queen's

Paramount's newest mirth- quake, "Shoot the Works" is now showing at the queen's Theatre, with a gala comedy cast headed by Jack Oakle, Arline Judge Alison Skipworth, Roscoe Karns, and music by Ben Bernie, and his "lads," who ciate - their film debut in this picture. Few recent

comedies have excelled this lively,

pace-setting film for speed, action, and fun. With a medley of six brand new tune hits, the plot revolves, about the joint and in dividual efforts of

group of colourful show people in search of

fame and fortune.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE.

Nathan Road Kowloong". Tel 57222 TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 PM

GEORGE RAFT

12

The

TRUMPET BLOWS"

Minister smiles delightedly at the reception.

King's Staring Eyes As the car travels: slowly along the street the suspense grows Suddenly there is fashed on the screen the picture of a mass of assassin's blow has been struck people rolling on the ground. The

Then comes a close-up of Alexan der lying back in the car, 'his eyes staring and his gloved hands mov- ing convulsively.

G.B.”

The Gaumont-British reel was seen on the screeps of 10 key theatres in the West-End-and-

Para

many suburban houses. mount's alm turned up successful- after being held up by the French-authorities at Le Bourget on Wednesday. The British Movietone News' film was due to arrive, too

Adapted from Ben Hecht's and Gene Fowler's Broadway "play, "The Great Magoo,” the film

CID. See FUM features Jack Oakle as the head of the Nicky Nelson Enterprises, Scotland Yard officers yesterday A side-show troupe, whose two visited a ciriema' in the West End principal assets are a moth-eaten of London to see the Caumont stuffed whale and a slightly dazed | Olm of the assassination..

When fortune It is understood that the police pole sitter. frowns on their efforts, the troupe were anxious to see whether they disintegrates and Ben Bernie, as could recognise any well-known Joe Davis, hires himself and his international crooks among the orchestra to a Chinese" cafe while | crowd when the assassination took Oakle prepares to launch a vaude-place. ville act with a Hasome blues- singer, whom he loves.

Dale's penchant for the ladies and misfortune with, the galloping cubes destroy all chances for his act, and almost write finish to his romance.

But, with

Ben Bernie's aid, everything turns out

all right in the end,

Although Oakie furnishes most

of the comic interludes in his own peculiarly ingratiating style, there

.

are guffaws aplenty in Ben Bernie's feud with a "famous columnist," as played by William Frawley. and several highly diverting scenes in which Arline

Judge the flagpole sitter's two- timing sweetie, is featured De

Directed by Wesley Ruggles, the fim features five brand-new

song hits by Gordon and Revel and Rainger and Robin, including

"With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming." and "Do I Love You?"

THE MARSEILLES

OUTRAGE

Picture Shown To Public

(Epecial Air Mail Service)

London, Oct. 13, Thousands of Londoners yester

day saw a flm that exceeds la horror anything ever before shown in the cinema,

It shows the last living moments of King Alexander and M. Bar- thou, and the assault of the mad- dened crowd upon their murderer, - Pictures show the maddened crowd, and there is one swift glimpse of a bleeding, mangled body stretched on the ground

that of Kelemen, the murderer.

*The flm which was shown in the private theatre of Gaumont tish begins wit

the

المته

ALHAMBRA

TO-DAY ONLY

DICK POWELL - ADOLPHE MENJOU

JOAN BLONDELL

the hilarious reasons why

A MILLION MEN LEAVE HOME EVERY YEAR

se make the poondis în

CONVEN

GUY KIBBEE ⋆ RUTH DONNELLY - MARY ASTORA

ANTION

CITY

Nadiocialfa

10 GREAT

- PRANK MIHUGH

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