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CENTRAL

"THEATRE

TO-DAY

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

"THE SAVAGE GI«L"

WITH

ROCHELLE HUDSON WALTER BYRON HARRY MYERS ADOLPH MILAR

SUNDAY-

LILIAN HARVEY

IN

"LOVE, NEVER AGAIN"

POLICEMEN IN

PARIS

On A Busman's Holiday

(Special Air Mall Service)

Loudon, Oct. 13.

A party of students from the Metropolitan Police College have just returned from a holiday on the Continent.

It Was

busmar's holiday. They went at their own expense -to study French methods of crime detection.

They visited the Police Laboru- tory in Paris and the famous Lyons Laboratory of Dr. Locard. the nearest approach to Sherlock Holmes in real ille

sucr

There they were shown wonders as the technique Dy which the analysis of dust iz sus- pects' pockets and trouser-ends

has led to the conviction of more than one murderer

Science and Crime

in

The French were the ploneers

crime detection of scientifc Europe, but other countries now not far behind them.

arc

In Germany a "murder board" of detectives, each of whom is a specialist, investigates" every capi- tal crite.

special

BY WHOSE HAND?

At The Alhambra

A welcome relief from hum- drum gereen mystery dramas is Whose "By through provided Hand?", (a fast-moving Columbia production), showing to-day at the Alhambra Theatre. Its rapid- fire serles of events take place on a wildly racing express, train, which of itself is not a hackneyed locale.

Furthermore, the picture is re- plete with well-placed dramatic suspense, subtlety, and surprise In fact, this reviewer action. doesn't easily recall such a con- sistent string of thrills in one Alm. And they are provided by some really capable actors, such as Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks and Kenneth Thomson

The theme hinges on the escape of a "killer" and his intention to even up old underworld spores as well as make

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'get-1-way.

This alone proves a prolic source of possibilities for clever scenari writing. But many other things unfold. and the numerous episodes that take place show to what extent the story has been made to provide an unusual amount of excitement.

A novel, gruesome, place of

is used by concealment

Nat Pendleton, who takes the part of Delmar, the hunted man, and many of the threads of the well- developed and logical plot are to be picked up in the baggage car of the train. Mrs. Leonard, a "sorrowing widow." played with merlt by Helen Millard, has had to check her dog in the baggage car. Her visits to her pet are frequent, and it works out that they have plot significance. There is sufficient comedy inserted to relieve the more tense moments, and keep the plcture from any- thing like exaggeration,

From the standpoint of camera work, the picture is

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1934.

LAST TWO-DAYS

.AT

2.30.5.10.7.15) & 9.30 P.M.

HER REIGN

KINGS

·WAS SENSATIONALI”, SHORT

But She Got

Sylvia Sidney

THIRTY-DAY PRINCESS

CARY GRANT

■ 8. P. Scheibert Profielles

A

Laramount

ALSO

"LATEST PARAMOUNT SOUND BEWS' COMEDY "KENNEL KINGS " BETTY BOOP IN

"HALLOWEEN

"HERE COMES

THE GROOM"

•

"At The Queen's

Do you remember the unhappy looking lad with the wiggly ayo- brows and plaintive stare who

⇓ a distinct made such comedy bit triumph. The scenes fairly teem "Sitting Pretty? Well, he's here Battles for again, Jack Haley. the one and guns in precarious positions only, speeding through the hilarious

with human interest,

swaying railroad equipment fur- nish many gripping scenes. The Audience does not see the most exciting part of the plot unravelled until toward the end, and interest is thus kept at a high pitch until the very last. And it would be just too bad to tell about it before-hand-because the denoue- ment is a complete, surprise.

Ben Lyon, satisfies as Jimmy Hawley, the star reporter of the Gazette, who is assigned to "cover" the Delmar case, put who lands a bigger "scoop" than he figured on. He also lands Barbara Weeks in

delightful, Ethel Kenyon capably portrays Elleen Ayensworth, the girl dope fend.

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rapid romance.

his

William Halligan plays usual good role of detective, comedy is supplied by Dugan and Lorin Baker, as and groom, respectively.

and Tom bride

PARTY"

"SHE LOVES ME NOT"

Coming To The

Queen's

in I Acknowledged the premiere show of the current Broadway season, "She Loves Me Not," the smash stage

'scenes of Paramount's newest come- dy farce, "Here Comes the Groom" which is showing to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

Just as gay and refreshing as th Spring season, this cleverly WILLEM and expertly directed tarce which combines piecgio players, burglars, crooners aud tamily pearls, and achievės laughs and a gorgeous time for all projects Jack Haley to stardom.

As you might suspect, the cen tral character of the plot is Haley, who becomes an extremely inept burglar to please his "sweetie" Isabel Jewell. A bungled attempt at petty larceny lands him hatless, pantiess and with just an overcoat to cover him, in the pullman suite of a deserted bride, Patricia Ellis To save her face, Miss Ellis takes "Jack home with her and introduces him to her aunt as her husband-a radio crooner. From then on Jack has to duck the aunt, who wants to hear him croon.

To complicate matters further, Miss Ellis' real sweetheart, Neil

. hit comes to-morrow to the Queen's Theatre in the Paramount picture version, starring Bing Crosby and Miriam Hopkins, with Kitty Car- lisle featured,

With a distinguished. supporting cast that includes Warren Hymer, Lynne Overman, Judith Allen, George Barbier gue Vines Barnett, "She Loves Me Not brings to the screen the fanciful tale of wild es- capades in a Princeton dormitory that has convulsed Broadway audiences for months.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL No. 25313 25332

SUNDAY

BURIED TREASURE ! Guarded by Cannibals, Prehistoric Monsters, and the Twelve Foot Ape!

SON

OF

KONG

• Go with them. foradventure) andromeneut

With

·ROBERT ARMSTRONG HELEN MACK FRANK REICHER JOHN MARSTON VICTOR WONG LEE KOHLMAR ED

BLADY Directed by ERNEST I. SCHOEDJACK

Merion C. Cooper executive producer· RKO-RADIO Picture

A MINISTERIAL REVIEW

เร

(Special Air Mail Service).

London, October 13.

Mr. MacDonald met a number of Ministers to-day and talked over with them the affairs of their Departments. Among those who called on him were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, Mr. Oliver Stanley, and Mr. Hore- Belisha. It is not altogether un- i natural, remembering what hap- pened in the spring that ob- servers should see in this proces sion of Ministers, especially when it includes Mr. Hore-Belisha; & prelude to the promised autuma "reshuffle" of the Cabinet,

But doubts are being raised now whether the promise of recon- struction made In the spring was

It we ever seriously meant. never officially given. It was the Government's press who gave it, and the Government is not bound by what they say. The question of a general reconstruction of the Cabinet came to be discussed, it The story depicts the escape of a" may be remembered, because one night-club dancer from the scene newspaper in its unresting sollel- of a Philadelphia murder, her contade for the future of Sir John cealment at Princeton and her

Binton suggested "that the Foreign subsequent entry into motion pic secretary should go to the Home. tures with a wild fanfare of

Once because a fine speech which publicity, and at the same timé develops a tender romance between he had made on political uniforms Bing and Kitty Carlisle, the showed that he was being wasted Dean's daughter.

at the Foreign Office:

:

Elliott Nugent, who was respon-

The Political Autumn Manoeuvres sible for the highly successfu! "Three-Cornered Moon" directed Bir John Simon, so far from "She Loves Me Not" which being able

to fall in with this features several brand-new sunes suggestion, begged the Prime

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

HONG KONG

"Thirty Day Princess" QUEEN'S:—a

"Here Comes The Groom"

ORIENTAL:-

"Queen Christina”.

CENTRAL:

LEE:-

"The Savage, Chri"

"The Sign Of 4"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA :—

"By Whose Hand?”

-LAJESTIC;~~

"Let's Talk It Over"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Son of Kong“

QUEEN'S:-

"She Loves Me Not" "Aunt Sally" - CENTRAL:-

"Love, Never Again" MAJESTIC:--

these "schools laboratories. in this Hamilton and Miss Jewell turn by Hainger and Robin, and Gordon Minister (at least so it was said.

country.

up. She's pretending to be a maid so that she can steal the family pearls. Then the crooner makes his entrance and the merry mix-up that follows serves to re-distribute the loving couples so that every- body is happy again and the crooner gets his just desserts the

Lord Trenchard's new training college is a step in the right direc- tion, but its teaching is not ex- clusively enough devoted to the detection and prevention of crime. Knowledge of such subjects as the Financial Control of the Police air 1 Recored Systems, Exchequer Out of it all Miss Boland, Miss Grants. and Government Audit, Ellis, and Neil Hamilton émerge does not help men to catch mur with a set of the most creditable comedy performances it has been derers.

What is Wanted is a medico- our privilege to view for a long There is even a medico-legal in-legal institute attached to the time. Sidney, Toler, in a small

college.

in Vienna there force of detectives trained in the psychology of criminals

At Turla police reczults are given a course in forensic medi- cine.

ri

stitute at Cairo which all Egyp- tian detectives attend.

What Is Needed

At present the only branch of scientific detection in which we excel is the identification of fin-

We have nothing comparable to ger-prints.

LEE THEATRE

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At 2.30, 5.90, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. SATURDAY & SUNDAY

ARTHUR WONTNER

in

EMIL JANNINGS

Holmes Story "TEMPEST

THE

SIGN

OF

COMING ATTRACTION LILIAN HARVEY

HER HIGHNESS

COMMANDS

THE

INVISIBLE MAN

FROM THE STORY BY H. G. WELL'S

UNIVERSAL PICTURE

TO-DAY

ONLY

and

I'm Whistlin', I'm singin,”.

and Revel, including "Love In at the time) to see that it was Bloom"

"I'm Hummin',

never made again with whatever rindly motives or he might turn awkward. From that time nothing more was said about Sir John's going to the Home Office, though Flot was said about an autumn reconstruction of the Cabinet and

part, gives an admirable per fortuance, while Lawrence Gray and E. H. Calvert are pleasing in minor roles.

"Here Comes the Groom" was

"Hold" That Girl" ·

4 SHOWS

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CHESTER MORRIS. LET'S TALK IT OVER

with MAE CLARKE

Frank Craven, Andy Davina, Rusa Brown Story by-Dore Schary and Lewis Foster A B F. Zaidmen Production. Directed by Kurt New mann. Presented by Carl Laemmle. »A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

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Whore Performance is Regal, Royal, Majestio and Queenly,

You will see her now in ber most glamorous romance.

Garbs

QUEEN CHRISTINA

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

GARBO... Empress of Enchantment... reunited with the dashing John Gilbert in the romance you've waited nearly two. Tears to seat Love in the shadow of the throne!

A SUPERIOR SCREEN PRODUCTION!

"THIRTY-DAY

PRINCESS"

At The King's

the little actress returns to: -private life, but not until she his lost, and won back, the love of the man she had fooled.

Credit for a clever adaptation. : of the original story goes to Preston Sturges and Frank Partes who wrote the screen play, and to Sam Helman and Edwin Justus, Mayer who are responsible for the Starring in her first satirical dialogue, Marion Gering, who comedy role since her advent in directed, adds another to hla Hollywood, Sylvia Bidney furnishes series of fim triumpba with new and conclusive proof of her "Thirty-Day Frincess." versatility and charm in Para- mount's "Thirty-Day Princess,” which is now showing at the King's Theatre.

The Seeker

the wisdom of a pretty general. The film version of Clarence Woman at Tottenham: My hus Kelland's popular band was reading last week's news Buddington magazine story tells the story of paper. He told me he was looking the girl who captured 100,000 000 for a job.

produced by Charles R. Rogers and swapping of offices. Now is the directed by Edward Sedgwick from moment, then, for the autumn an original play by Richard political manoeuvres if they are Flournoy.

to happen at all.

QUEEN'S

Ar 2.30, 3.10

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

mixed-up comedy

of matrimonial errors

Adolph Zukor presents

HERE COMES THE GROOM

A Paramount Picture with JACK HALEY MARY BOLAND NEIL HAMILTON PATRICIA ELLIS

Aearts, although she almost lost the only one she really wanted.

In keeping with this new type of character Miss Sidney has doffed the severe clothes which she wore in character roles in many previous pictures, and ap pears more radiant than ever in some of the most beautiful, dash- ing and up-to-date gowns that any motion picture actress has ever worn

In the romantle lead opposite Miss Bidney is stalwart Grant Edward Arnold contributes an excellent performance to the role. of the banker, while Vince Barnett, Lucien Littlenell, Henry Stephenson and Edgar Norton all do well in supporting roles. W Playing a dual part, Miss Bidney first appears as a royal princess of an.obscure little kingdom, brought. to America to help promote – a loan for her indignant native Fland

When the princess falls and the banker's plans see doomed, Nancy Lane appears to take first job is to newspaper pubila who threatens banker

ALHAMBRA

THE STRE

TODAY & TOMORROW

Chi'is! Thrilis!

Comedy Romance!

MYSTERY

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