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CENTRAL

THEATRE

"SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY 2.30), 5.15, 7.15 & 8.30 NEW! REAL! ASTOUNDING↑ THE PICTURE THAT BROKE ALL LONG- RUN RECORDS IN EUROPE,

THE HISTORICAL FILM OF WAB

*** STORMTROOPS

OF 1917 "

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JOURNAL OF A CRIME

Showing To-day At

The Alhambra

Ruth Chatterton plans either to produce or direct pictures on the expiration" of her contract" with First National according to the opinion formed by her associates during the production of "Journal of a Crime," her latest first. Na- tional picture, which opens to-day at The Alhambra

It is well known in Hollywood that the first lady of the screen" has long had a suppressed destre to wrestle with the problems of than to devote all her time and talents to acting.

She took one step in this direc- tion more than two years ago when she directed her first hus- band, Ralph Forbes, in the stage play, "Let Us Divorce," which play- ed in several West Coast cities during the months she herself was engaged in picture work, Years before Miss Chatterton translated and produced the play "La Ten dresse," in which she

was also starred...

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These ventures. gave her taste of both the problems

and pleasantries of direction and production and she has never

ADVENTURE GIRL since been entirely contented with

In

Showing At The King's

- Joan Lowell Adventure Girl," which is now showing at the King's Theatre lovers of thrills of the movie serial, type have a feast in store for them,

Setting" sail from New York harbour in a 48-feet schooner, the Black Hawk, and accompanied only by her aged father' and two able-bodied seamen, the intrepid heroine of The Cradle of the Deep" set forth for Central Ameri- ca. While off Cape Hatteras, the Black Hawk ran into what was Probably the worst sea storm, ever recorded by a camera. One of the masts was carried away and a sallor was swept overboard, Need-

less to say, the fearless Joan plunged into the briny deep and rescued him,

Becalmed for days and suffer- ing tortures from thirst, she rowed forty miles to the shares of, a tropical island, and while there was attacked by a deadly ter-de- Iance snake, This time she was rescued by a mongoose which hap. pened along in the nick of time and which battled the snake to the death

Adventure followed adventure in unbroken succession and the dramatic climax was reached when the flames were rising high around her. Her appetite for adventure still unsatisfied, she dashed, of on a raft that was equipped with an outboard motor and headed to sea with the enraged savages giving chase in their war canoes.

her lot as an actress.

Although in her latest picture Adolphe Menjou plays the leading role opposite Miss Chatterton in- stead of her husband, George Brent, as has been the case in most of her pictures, Hollywood gossips have it that he will star In her own productions.

"Journal of a Crime" is a parti cularly strong Chatterton vehicle. being based on the powerful French drama by Jacques Deval Others in the cast include Claire Dumbrilie. Frank Reicher, Noel Dodd, George Barbier. Douglas Madison, Henry O'Neil and Phillip Reed. William Keighley directed the picture from the screen play by F. Hugh Herbert and Charles

Kenyon.

STORMTROOP OF 1917

Showing At The Central

In the last few years we had many opportunities to see all kinds of war films, which have shown more or less good the front line with all the horrors of the Great War. But it was never brought to the screen in such a heroic and drastic form as in STORMTROOP of 1917 which is not played by stars but by unknown millions of soldiers, who have been in the war. It is not a picture have shown only horrors of war, like all others we have seen which It is a picture which women and Necessity is the mother of the thing cruel but actual grim facts. A

children can see, and there is no vention, however, and Joan met picture which is hard in expression this situation by puncturing the and nothing but the truth. huge gasoline drum and pouring play and no recreation, but hon- its contents on the surface of the oured historical document. There water and setting fire to it against was never a picture so mighty, so her pursuers. Then she dived over-true and so impressive as this one board and swam under water to dedicated to the "unknown soldier" safety.

If you enjoy hair-raising thrills You'l thoroughly enjoy Joan Lowell "Adventure Girl."

ROMANCE OF RED

ROSES

Miss Dorothy Hyson

No

which is showing at the Central Theatre to-day which is unblassed in every sense of the word, being completely devoid of any pro- paganda whatsoever.

Miss Hyson for eighteen months. I first saw her from the stalls of

a theatre, and for some time sent

her red, rosea.

Proposed at Rehearsal "Then I met her at a cocktail party. I proposed about a fort-

To Wed The Giver night ago during rehearsals of

[Special Air Mail Service)

London, London, Jan. 4. Mr. Robert Douglas, the actor- manager, and Miss Dorothy Hy- son, the actress, announced their engagement recently.

They were to have appeared together at the Queen's Theatre in a new play," Inside the Room," but Miss Dorothy Hyson was pro- vented from playing by an attack" af German measles

P

Mr. Douglas told the writer that she has now practically recover ed, and that the announcement was to mark the end of her illness.

We shall be mar spring

he said I have known

Inside the Room,

Mr. Douglas la twenty-eight and Miss Hyson nineteen. She is the daughter of Mr. Carl Eyson and Miss Dorothy Dickson, the actress.. Mr. Douglas has played in London and New York.

When he was only twenty-one he was offered: £120 a week to zo to New York. He acted for fifteen months in Ten-Minute Allbi and afterwards in Men In White"

He is the son of Captain Mr Robert Finlayson, of held, Surrey

Miss Hyson Has

In plays and aims and

"name" for

Sher future husba

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935.

SHOWING TO-DAY

2.30.5.10, 7.15 P.M. ONLY

KINGS

Her book, The_Credia of

the Deep", incoès the world with whbellet! Here is her Incredible story.. actually Almed in equatorial regions

DAN LOWELL ADVENTUR

JOAN

GIRL

RKO-RADIO PICTURE

VAN BEUREN PRODUCTION Directed by Herman Raymaker

ON THE STAGE

TO-NIGHT AT. 9.30 P.M.

CARTER

THE GREAT THE BIGGEST THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR.

THE WORLD'S MASTER OF MAGIO, MIRTH AND MYSTERY, ON HIS

STH

TOUR OF THE WORLD.

Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tobe in a scene from The World

MOVIE NEWS

Moves On."

Hugh Walpole's novel "Captain Nichols" is to be filmed by M.- G.-M. Preparations for the pro- duction of his "Vanessa" are al- ready under way at the studio..

same

;

Luigi Pirandello. Italian play-- wright and author. of the Garbo film, "As you Destre Me" has been awarded a Nobel Prize for Litera

ture.

fl

ing that Shirley Temple's charm Filmgoers have been complai is suffering because she only ap pears in filma in which she sings, dances, wisecracks, associates with undesirables, or is in some other way precocious. So Fox. are preparing a story for her which will contain none of these

SHOWING

TO-DAY

Dire

AC

FROM £1000 A WEEK TO PAWNSHOP

(Special. Air Mail Service)

London, Jan. 4. Erich Von Stroheim, the famous screen actor and director, who, not long ago, was earning £1,000 a week in Hollywood, is stated to be now so poor that he has to pawn his belongings to live. He revealed this himself when he appeared in a Los Angeles court to contest a claim by his former wife that he was neglecting his 18-year-old son,

things. It is called "Heaven's. Gäte"

Anatole France's "The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard? has been bought by Radio to provide a vehicle for Anne Shirley (former- ly Dawn O'Day),

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TRE No. 25918 26832

NEXT CHANGE

They were her dear friends... But she needed some»

one to save her from them

I Believed in You!

wich

ROSEMARY AMES VICTOR JORY JOHN BOLES

AT THE STAR

Washington Merry Go Round

The Columbia picture "Washing- ton Merry-Go-Round” is now show- ing at the Star Theatre, Lee Tracy and Constance Cummings Bre featured in the production which is termed a frank, fearless, honest story of the invisible power that leads and bleeds the people of America from its secret head- quarters to the capital city.

James Cruze, who made "The Covered Wagon" and "Old Iron- sides" directed the picture which is an original for the screen by Maxwell Anderson, co-author of "What Frice Glory" Alan Dine- hart, Walter Connolly, Arthur Vin- ton, Frank Sheridan, Bam Godfrey and Arthur Hoyt have important supporting roles. The picture has an appeal all its own.

MORE SEX APPEAL!

Hollywood is full of sex-appeal

Everyone knows that. But it is usually thought of as an attribute

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:-

HONG KONG

"Adventure Girl" Carter The Great, QUEEN'S:—

"Whom The Gods Destroy"

ORIENTAL

"The Thundering Herd"

CENTRAL:-

"Storm Troops of 1917"

MAJESTIC

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA

"Spring Time For Henry"

"Journal Of A Chime"

Coming

MAJESTIC

THEATRE SAE- Natan Road Kowloon. Tel. 67229 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9 20 P.M.

His Women Kept Him Worried!

JESSE L: LASKY

Production

SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY

FOX Pace wit

ROTTO,KRUGER NANCY CARROLL NIGEL BRUCE

HEATHER ANGEL

HERBERT MUNDIN

KING'S:—

QUEEN'S:

"Bellaved In You"

"Wake-Up And Dream"

MAJESTIC

"Grand Canary

"My Weakness" has been ban- ned in Germany, "Reason: "The lace underclothes of the girls would contaminate the morals, of New Germany.

4 SHOWS

· DAILY

2

From the play by:

BENN W. LEVY Directed by

·FRANK TUTTLE

ALSO

ON THE STAGE) AT 5.20 7.20||

& 9 201

ONLY

TAKE ANY TRAM OR MÄRPY VALLEY BUB

6 FOLLYWOOD

BLONDES

RIENTALE

DAYS TO-DAY & TO MORROW

HE FLIRTS WITH DEATH!

HE RUSHES IN WHERE BRAVE MEN FEAR TO TREAD)

2.000 fear-crazed buffalos in a stampede.. -1000 war-painted Indians on a rampage.

1.001 other startling and thrilling events.

THE

EPOCHAL

SPECTACULAR!

Tane Grey's

THUNDERING HERDS

Poromount Picture with RANDOLPH SCOTT- "JUDITH ALLEM HARRY CAREY BUSTER CRABBE RATION NOAH BERY

RAYMOND H ***MONTE, BLUE

of the actors and actresses Now AT THE QUEEN'So reveal it here.

they've found something else with it.

Paramount's property depart- ment ordered nearly 1,000 bamboo poles for lances to be used in LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER.

Gary Cooper and Sir Guy Standing, who take leading roles," had a try out with some of them. Each one shattered to pieces in a few minutes. Finally the whole lot had to be scrapped. And then It was found out that they were the wrong kind; they were female shoots Instead of malel

QUEEN'S

Ar 2.30, 5.10,

A hero to the world

7.20 &

P.M.

an

idol to his wife -a coward

In his heart!

WHOM THE GODS DESTROY

WALTER CONNOLLY

ROBERT YOUNG DORIS

SELECTED SHORTS

IGEN YON

9.30

Whom The Gods

Destroy

The current attraction at the Destroy" is a powerful story in Queen's Theatre, "Whom The Gods.

which Walter Connolly reveals. himself as une of the greatesti character actors on the talking screen.

To enable readers to appreciate the force of the play it is neces- sary to reveal the plot. The story, briefly concerns a successf Broadway stage producer, whose one dominating alm in life is the perpetuation of his name in, the theatre through his son. While en route to London, his ship is wreck- ed in a collision with a derelict. Courageously the producer helps. the ship's officers to battle panic-stricken passengers, women and children getting the Leboats and even gives own life-belt to a woman on. But the thought of

In the sea and leaving his

con to fend for the

For

unexpected, but it would

In addition to the main picture. there are the usual screen Snap shots, a novelty alm and a very clever cartoon, making the whole programme very entertaining. 8.H.

(Other Cinemas on Page 12)

ALHAMBRA

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

RIPPED FROM THE SECRET DIARY OF A WOMAN'S GUILTI

Chatterton

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