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CENTRAL

FINAL SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY 2.80, 5.5, 7.15 and 9.30 P.M.

A RAILROAD TRAIN

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Imagine THAT for the boginning of a mystery story -by a masterwriter of mystery! You'll be excited, You'll be swept away by the terrific action of this smash- ing chapter play.

I 2 BIG CHAPTERS from the story by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE with Frank Albertson, Ernie Nevers, (the famous ALL": AMERICAN star) Cecilia Parker, Caryl Lincoln.. DIRECTED by HENRY MACRAE.

2nd CHAPTER TO-DAY.

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LOST SPECIAL

"GIFT OF GAB"

Final Showings At

The Queen's

"Gift of Gab" the Universal pro- duction having its finai showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre brings with it music. laughter, romance, thrilis, adventure, and above all thirty stars of screen, stage and radio. It is a show that has no equal! The story takes you behind the plate glass of a broad- casting studio and reveals for the first time the loves and lives, the triumphs and thrills of the famous people of the air!

The cast includes Edmund Lowe who rises from the position of an auctioneer to the foremost bread- casting announcer and reporter in America. He knew about everything from riots to exclusive zociety weddings--but he didn't know what was going on right in his own heart. The feminine roles are played by Gloria Stuart, Jean Knight, Alice: White while others in the cast who are seen include Chester Morris, Paul Lukas, Bin- nie Barnes, Bela Lagost and Kar- loff.

Five song numbers are perform ed by some of the favourites of the air. These are. "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More," "Talkin' To My self," "Blue Sky Avenue," "Some- body Looks Good to Me" and "Don't Let This Waltz Mean Good bye. Ruth Etting, noted "singing star of radio and motion pictures, Gene Austin, Gus Arnheim, Phil Baker, the Downey Sisters are the contributors of the music of the picture.

BELLE OF THE NINETIES

At The King's

Lachlan

To-morrow

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1935,

10 DAY ONLY

WAT 2.30.5.10,7:15

9.30 P.M.

•KINGS

JAN KIEPURA

THE SCREEN'S STAR WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE

CITY OF JONG

Buty Stockfall Heather Angel Hugh Wakefield

THE SENSATIONAL STAR OF “TELL ME TO-NIGHT

THE WANDERING “ CITY OF SONG

JEW

At The Star

The ancient legend of the Wandering Jew, is one of the many curiously fascinating myths of the. Middle Ages. It is the story of a Jew who spat upon the Nazarene on the day of the Crucifixion and was condemned, in consequence, to wander about the world through the ages.

The story might be told in series of spectacular sceres, sa Dore Lpid it. The intimacy would not be there, but the depth and magnificen- ce of the idea would remain. In this Twickenham Film Studios production-handled by Gaumont British Distributors, Etd.-the story i elaborated with a wealth of detail, is rich in its comprehensive Hese, and broad in the sweep of its mighty action.

and

Walking ito Mae West's screen fe of a Southern gentleman in her new Paramount film, "Belle Of The Nineties." coming to the King's Theatre, on Sunday, John Mack Brown met with a role condemned to wander the earth, For his awful insult the Jew is which he did not have to "act"

Brown disclosed that his family death without finding it He ap- and for hundreds of years he seeks settled in the South, background pears before us in Jerusalem, in of Miss West's picture, before "Antioch, It Palermo and again in America won its independence Seville. Arrogant and insolent in from the British.

Jerusalem, he is still the same at The first hardy adventurer to Antioch,

becoming establish the line that brought vengeful the iron has entered his rather Brown to the athletic arena as a soul, but as the phase fades he is football hero and to the screen given a glimpse of the Purpose as an accomplished performer was Christianity is greater than that Three hundred years later his MaGlivary, a sturdy Scot. His son, William Alexander and he welcomes death not only of the priests of the Inquisition, MaGillvary.

and

John's direct as a relief.to his wandering, but progenitor on his mother's side, as an acceptance of his contrition became an outstanding figure in and humility American history. At one time he Conrad Veidt as the Jew gives ruled the southern part of a notable interpretation of the America, supervising three races great character." the Spanish, the Americans, and and insolence of the early phases The arrogance the Creek Indians It was this are in marked contrast with the ploneer who established the large dignity and plantations

of his Ala, where Brown was born and actor could have worthily sustained

portrayal in the final phase Montgomery.

Only a thoughtful and great ralsed..

It was from such a line of an associate with the character of the the tradition we have come to cestors. that Mae West's newWandering Jew. leading man received his patrician Not the least remarkable feature background.

of Conrad Vaidt's great histrionic triumph in the title role of "The Wandering Jew is the ingenuity with which, by the use of make-up, he is able to portray four totally different roles. A German make-up

near

reverence

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GLASS

FIGURE!

NINETIES

A. ParanoUBREZICIORY Directed by Leo McCarey, ROGER PRYOR

·John Mack Brown

"THE ALHAMBRA

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:

HONG KONG

City of Song"

QUEEN'S

"CHft af Gab

ORIENTAL:

"Falling For You'

CENTRAL:

"The Lost Special"

MAJESTIC:

KOWLOON

"Mr. Skitch

ALHAMBRA

“Handy Andy"

Sunday

KING'S:-

"Belle of the Nineties'

QUEEN'S;—

"Outcast Lady"

ALHAMBRA :——

"Harold Teen"

CENTRAL:-

Chinese Picture ORIENTAL:

Son of Kong" MAJESTIC:-

"Love, Honour Baby!"

At The King's Theatre

Will Rogers In "Handy Andy

'4-SHOWS-

The Wonder Fum "City Song" a British production show- In "Handy Andy," which is ing at the King's Theatre is un-showing at the Alhambra Theatre doubtedly the amazingly beautiful out-door scenic and sound effects which this picture contains In ample measure.

seen

It is true, for "City of Song" far': has brought back the open air to more than any "Talkie" yet made,

the screen, that. It has made na- ture once more an actor ,and translated into film terms such beauty as has never

been since silent films went out of vogue and was rarely achieved of the exterior scenes were taken even then. By far the larger part

In Italy in the neighbourhood of

the enchanted island of Capri in in the ruins of Pompeil, and on the World-famed Bay of Naples,

the Mediterranean.

Jan Klepura's marvellous tenor volce, the flawless technique and exquisite pictorial beauty of this production

caused. sensation has a film received such well de when shown in London: Seldom served praise from the press. Rival production chiefs asked for the loan of a copy so that their own this masterpiece. staffs could see and learn from

Jan Klepura's volume and tone is both beautiful and amazing.

background of panoramic beauty His golden voice, heard against a

to a sheer delight and one of the features of the film. His drama- tic scenes with Betty Stockfelá, who as Clair, the ultra-sophisti cated society butterfly, shows him

field, herself. little need be said of Betty Stock- to be a consummate actor, whist

and it was a job of more than an hour every morning before Mr. Veide was ready to sound floor.

appear on the

to-day, WI Rogers that ever- Popular comedian is again in the stellar role. It is one of his funniest pictures and is packed with hilarious situations.

wishes, selling out his drug store. In this picture we find Rogers, in compliance with his wife's

Ambition. however, carries with it certain disadvantages. He tries raising pigeons, and · golf, with funny results.

The climax comes when he goes attend the Mardi Gras. He re- with his wife to New Orleans to

fuses to attend the ball with her

druggist and his lovely girl friend, Later, however, wandering around alone, he encounters a fellow

Conchita Montenegro.

Mellowed by a few cocktails,

after all, and he chooses a leopard Will decides to attend the ball

skin as his costume. A few more

try an adagio dance with the cocktails lend him the courage to the Conchita. Then the fan begins His rough and tumble dance starts a fight that ends in a riot. And there's a surprise ending that cannot be divulged here.

If you like Will Rogers YOU is as full of the typical "Roger should not miss this picture which wit as any picture which has come before.

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So he loaded the family into the old tin can..and from then. on it's one laugh after another

witt:

ROGERS

Mr. Skitch

ZaSu PITTS

Rochelle" Hudson Harry Green Florence Desmond Eugene Palletra"

"Directed by Júárans Cruzun Losse alay by Ralph Spence Based on the

ANT TRAM OF HAPPY VALLEY BUS

by Ame Comarn

ORIENTALE

LAST

4 TIMES TO-DAY

FAMOUS

ENGLISH COMEDIAN

IN HIS OVE BEST COMEDY."

Falling for You

GAY INFECTIOUS COMEDVEĎ MIKNCE

COMING

JAN. 15. 6

OUTCAST LADY

Coming To-morrow-

To The Queen's

An Ontario farmer was trying to: waken his new hired man at 4 am

What are we going to do to A new romantic screen team will day, Bosa?" he yawned

share the acting honours at the "Harvest osta," the farmer re- Queen's Theatre from to-morrow

plied.

Are they wild?!!

In her new picture Mae West is "a gay burlesque queen who goes to New Orleans for new conquests Brown is featured as one of the The picture was directed by ar, men in her life, who helps her Freund, director, of "Moonlight and the one true love. The story expert was brought to the Twicken Azheroft. Basil Gillis Pilate why do we have to snes

and Pretzels.".

Roger

is laid in the gay 90's. Pryor and John Miljan are also featured. Duke Ellington and his

"HAROLD TEEN" band furnish the musical accom-

Coming To The Alhambra

paniment.

to work with Pro, Phillips on preparation of the screen play and amazing results followed.

"Harold Teen" adherents do not know why they laugh at or with him or know why they sympathize Of the millions of newspaper over his perplexities. It has been readers throughout the country found that "Harold Teenites who religiously follow the adven- knowing him so well, see, his pro- tures and antics of the famous blems through his eyes, not Carl Ed comic-strip character, through their own Readers also "Harold Teen," not more than acquire a certain sense of super one-half of one per cent. realize ity in seeing the why they do. This interesting character encounter pitfalls comic: disclosure was made recently by troubles, according to the

Professor Henry Delong Phillips, fetsor renowned peychologist, after he

had conducted an

search on the me

with the fim.

sub

Smith and

The picture is a comedy

re- representing: a compos ection

Young America. Ther ed cast with Hai muafe

ing role

Hed

Patric

rbert

ham Studios: to deal with the in- tricacies of the different make-ups

TO-DAY

ONLY

The hired man was puzzled at "Nothing wild about 'em that now of Why do you ask that

uired.

are played by Marie Ney, Anne The feminine parts in the picture Grey, Joan Maude and Peggy Francia L. Sullivan, the Inquiator- General, and Felix Aylmer, Ferers, em in the dark

they're not wild,

QUEEN'S

30 BIG STARS

up on

2.30, 5.10.

7.20-4 9.30

RADIO STAGE

DEN1

GIFT OF CAB

when Constance, Bennett and Hor hert Marshall appear in the two

Green Hat*** principal roles of Outcast Lady adapted from Michael Arlon's "The

Though this is the first attr in which the blonde screen beauty and the suave English leadin have been seen together the have viewed, the picture that their success will their being aght toge

Addit

ductions

The

TO-MORROW AND MONDAY

THE SCREEN'S SENSATIONAL THRILLER!

ROBERT ARMSTROKE, BELEN MACES PLANE REINES

SON

OF

KONG

HAIR RAISING

1.000 SCENESLE

HOLLYWOOD BLONDES.

ALHAMBRA

AEXPRE

Watch him

STEP!

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