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CENTRAL

THEATRE FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7,15 & 9.90

NEW! REAL!, ASTOUNDING! THE PICTURE THAT BROKE ALL LONG- RUN RECORDS IN EUROPE,

THE HISTORICAL FILM OF WAR

“

STORMTROOPS OF 1917 "

AIR HOSTESS

Coming Soon To

The Alhambra

Girls who work in offces, nurses, hatcheck girls, waitresses, mothers, women evangelists and women prizefight managers all have had their most glamorous experiences unfolded on the screen in recent to: pictures but it remained Columbia, in its picture, "Alt Hostess," coming to the Alhambra Theatre on Tuesday next, to dramatize the exciting careers of hose modern daughters who By the clouds day and night, a stewardesses of the great trans- continental air liners,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1935.

TO-DAY ONLY

AT 2.30 & 7.15 P.M. ONLY

KINGS

Her book, The Cradle of

the Deep”, ensore the world with unbullaf) Hein is her · incredible story ......... actually”“”

•filmed in equatorial regions.

JOAN LOWELL ADVENTURE

'Evalyn Knapp, recently seen in "Night Mayor" and with Jack Helt in "This Sporting Age," brings this brand new type of heroine to the screen. She is featured with James Murray and «Thelma. Todd in the leading roles of the production which will be reinembered by True Story Maga zine readers as the intimate re- velations of a modern Venus of the air.

James Murray, they're still talk- Ing about his performance in "The Crowd." has, in the happy- go-lucky pilot he portrays in “Alr Hostess" his most important screen role since that time

Thelma Todd is the alluring "other woman" who sets the im-

AT THE QUEEN'S pressionable young pilot Jimmy

TO-MORROW

What Every Woman Knows

"Famous vid Big Ben "

the elock that has kept time in Lon- don for more than a century, made its debut on the screen recently in the role of Cupid!

lato a side-slip and almost a crash. Thelma is the "same lovely creature but far more serious about

GIRL

RKO-RADIO PICTURE

VAN BEUREN PRODUCTION Directed by Herman Raymaker

getting her man than she was in ADVENTURE GIRI.

of the

Marx Bros.'

either pictures. Monkey Business” OF "Horse Feathers."

Spectacular and thrilling Aying sequences, including a daredeyl crack-up in the path of an 04- coming passenger train heading for a plunge over a washed out bridge, and the first comprehen- sive view the public has yet had Of the marvels of present day

The huge. timepiece was a back- spmmercial aviation are included ground tor scene with Helenin "Air Hostess along with the liayes in What Every Woman

Knows," her new starring picture having its initial screenings to- morrow at the Queen & Theatre. And every fine the light on the dial dimmed it meant that she was to be reunited With Brian Aherne, leading toan in the romantic story.

Aberne's role is that of a Mem- her of Parliament who fights his way to political prominence from the obscurity of a Scotch town to attend the daily sessions in Lon- don. At each adjournment the light in Big Ben is turned off as signal and sweethearts and re- latives know the members are où their way home.

Appearing with Miss Hayes and Aherne in the цен flm is an outstanding supporting "cast in cluding Matige Evane, Lucille watson, Dudley Digges. Donald Crisp, David Torrence and others with Gregory La Cava directing.

The Famous J. M. Barrie's stage play was adapted to the screen by Monckton Hoffe, noted English

author.

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WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES

(Continued from Face 4).

RADIO MANILA Saturday 26

5.00 p.m.-Sunset Dance

Pro-

gramme From the Tyrie Music "House.

romance,

Now Showing At

The King's

The Van Beuren Corporation's picture Joan Lowell "Adventure Girl," showing at the King's Theatre to-day, is a record of the thrilling adventures of Miss Lowell and her party which set sail from New York. in a 48-foot schooner for the jungles of Central America with cameras and movie-making paraphernalia.

ON THE STAGE

TO-DAY

AT 6 P.M. & 9.30 P.M.

CARTER

THE GREAT THE BIGGEST THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR.

THE WORLD'S MASTER OF MAGIC, MIRTH AND MYSTERY, ON HIS STA TOUR OF THE WORLD.

* I BELIEVED

IN YOU

Showing To-morrow." To The King's

"It is impossible for me to re- gard Rosemary Ames as a new- comer to motion pictures," Victor Jory declared recently after com- pleting & scene of Fox Film's "I Believed in You,"

is

Briefly, the story is that of pretty Kitty King, air hostess at the Grand Central Airport, whose newlywed happiness heads for a

"I've played opposite or had op fall when she learns that the up- The picture locale is-set prin- posite me more than 200 leading settingly beautiful widow, Sylvia cipally in the Mayan ruins of women during the eleven years Carleton (Thelma Todd), is plan-Guatemala where many ancient I've been on the stage," he said. uling on backing her husband's temples were photographed for "and it is difficult for me to realize projected world flight. Kitty the first time by a motion picture that this. girl has played minur knows that with Mrs. Carleton this is just an excuse for "seeing kind were used, the entire produc-her professional stage career

camera. No sets or props of any roles in only two pictures and that more of the likeable Ted, played tion being made with natural limited to less than a dozen pro- by James Murray. Things seem backgrounds on location.

ductions." to be in a sorry state for the Although Miss Lowell herself is young couple until the aforemen featured in the film, she does not tioned bridge, incident and theclaim to be a movie actress. In danger threatening his lovely performing many daring feats be young wife saps Ted out of his fore the camera she scorned the trance into a smash climax pre- Idea of trusting to a "double" and dicted to pull you right out your seat.

insisted" on personally taking the ftsk. While exploring caverns at Roaring Falls in the West Indies, she was severely injured when dashed against rocks by the tur- bulent seas. Later, while pene- trating the dense

Jungles

of Guatemala, she was attacked and bitten by an alligator.

She had to be rushed in a native canoe a distance of 'forty miles before medical aid could be reached. As a result of this delay, infection and a tropical fever set in from which she has not as yet completely recovered.

"Air Hostess," was brought 10 the screen by the writers, Keene Thompson and Milion Raison. Arthur Pierson "J. M. Kerrigan. Jane Darwell Dick Elliott. Shirley Palmer, Dutch Hendrian and Mike Donlin complete the cast.

WAKE UP AND DREAM

8.10 p.m. Spanish Informational Final Showings At

Period.

0.30 Dam--English Informational The Queen's To-day

Period.

7.00 p.m.--Saxophone Bolos by

Arsenio

Ortega, assisted By Ariston Avellino.

One of the outstanding ballad hits of the current season ta Too 7.15 pm-Federation of Women's Beautiful for Words, sung by

Club.

7.20 p.m.-Songs by Fe Carvajal

7.35 pm-Classical Requests,

Giggles - Koko,

7.45 p.m.-Air

Bimbo and Fup the Frog.

8.00 p.m-Quarter Hour of Glas

by Alfredo Roa.

Fuss Columbo in Wake Up And Dream," the rollicking Universal comely having its final showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

This tuneful melody was written and Grace Hamilton, creators of by Bernje Grossman, Jack Steru

sical Music-Manila Trading many of the song hits of recent Centre Programme conducted years including Crying for the Moon," as well as songs for such Broadway shows as Tip-Top," Silks and Batins," "Love Birds" and Good Little Devils."

3.15 pm-Educational

me...

Program

-0.30 p.m.-Pioneer Boy Scout Pro

gramme.

8.45 pm-Requests,

8.55 p.m-Stock Quotations, 9.00 p.m.-Klim Dancing Party.

Sponsored by Borden Company, manufacturers of Klim and Malted Kilm Orchestra, con ducted by Johnny Harris and assisted by Guest Artists. 12.00 Midnight-Sign Oft.

Sunday 27

12.15 p.m.-Luncheon Musicale, –

1.15 p.m-Bign O 3.00 p.m.-Opera Hour. 5.30 p.m-Ten Dance Maxle, 6.00 p.m-Luneta Band Concert ........ Phil Constabulary Band. 7.00 pm The Catholic Hour. 7.15 pm-Dinner Music

7.30 pm-Heacock Bunday Night Recital (Chain EZEG)-Henty Mueller, baritone, and Lorine Nach, planist.

+·

Among the songs heard in Wake Up And Dream" in ad- dition to Too Beautiful for Words!!

Let's Pretend There's A Moon

are. the current hits, and When You're In Love." Knight play leading parts while. Columbo, Roger Pryor and June, Catharine Doucet and Henry Armetta are seen in maller roles.- The picture was directed by Kurt: Neumann.

8.00 p.m.-Anti-Usury Talk 8.15 pm-Sacred Music. 8.30 p.m-Furgos Students Radio. Club Programme conducted by Key Rowe

9.00 pm-Welcome Tourist Pro- gramme for passengers aboard the Dollar as Fresident Grant. 0.15 p.m-Symphony Night 10.30 pm Sign of

Thousands of feet of film were shot of thrills and narrow escapes as the little party fought its way "through storms and hurricanes in

TO-DAY

ONLY

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313 25332

TO-MORROW

They were her dear friends...But she needed some- one to save her from them"

I Believed in You!

with

ROSEMARY AMES VICTOR JORY JOHN BOLES

MURDER IN THE PRIVATE CAR

At The Oriental

Theatre

Secret panels, sliding doors, in- visible microphones and disappear Fing rooms-tricks of tegedermain that would make Houdini look like an amateur come to the screen in "Murder in the Private Car?' showing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Charile Buggles, Una Merkel, Mary Perter Hall, Willard Robertson, Carlisle, Russel Hardie,

Berton. Churchill add others are in the featured cast.

twitches so delicate that all lights wizards installed

could be extinguished by passing

Ento one set, the last car on transcontinental limited train, Irving Cummings, director

or studio

technicians incorporated "I Believed in You," asked for every known trick of magic. The Miss Ames for the leading role effects are used for surprise-en- without even seeking a screen test trances and exits of giant gorillas.g or inquiring whether she had had mysterious assassins and others who stage or screen experience. She add to the nervetingling aspects of was born in Evanston, Illinois, the picture:, educated in. various schools Electrical throughout the country, from the Ely School, Connecticut to Mills College, Oakland, California," She

the hand in front of a concealed studied

control board. And to cap the Academy of Dramatic Arts in amazing devices installed for pur London before she went on the stage there in "Late Night Final" poses of comedy and thrills, the

"I Believed in You," to be.

car had secret paneli that rolled seen

down at the pressure of a button, at the King's Theatre. Sunday, is her first American pic-enclosing the occupants in a rolling ture. Miss Ames, Jory and John coffin Boles are the featured players in this production.

a year at the Royal

on

their small boat. Also photo graphed was the action on the islands and in the jungles visited

-TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:-

HONG CON

"Adventure Gir!" Carter The Great.

QUEEN'S:—

"Wake Up And Dream** ORIENTAL

"Romance In The Rain"

CENTRAL:

"Storm Troops of 1917"

KOWLOON

MAJESTIC:

"Grand Canary

ALHAMBRA:

"Dr. Monica"

KING'S:-

Sunday

Believed In You"

QUEEN'S:-

"What Every Woman Knows"

ALHAMBRA:--

"Dr. Monica"

ORIENTAL:

W

"Murder In The Private' Car" MAJESTIC:

"The Thin Man". CENTRAL:~~~

Chinese Picture

4 SHOWS

$30-$18

7.6-8.30

MAJESTIC

THEATRE CALENDA Nathan Roat Kawloon, Tel. 57822 FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 230, 5.20, 7.20 & 9 20P.M.

WARNER

BAXTER

A Josso L. Lasky Producton-

GRAND CANARY

with: MADGE

EVANS

MARJORIE RAMBEA U

ZITA JOHANN

From the novel by

A. J. CRONIN

ALSO

"KRAKATOA"

THE DEMON OF THE INDIAN OCEAN.

TAKE. ANY TRAJE OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS.

FLEMING

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LAST

THEATRE

4 TIMES TO-DAY

DAZZLING ENTERTAINMENT

FILI ED, WITH SUSPENSE AND LAUGHTER.

ROGER

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TO-MORROW. MONDAY-TUESDAY

THE SEASON'S”

THRILLIEST,

SILLIEST COMEDY MYSTERY PICTURE!

FULL OF ACTION!--

Murder

IN THE

BY PRIVATE CAR

HEATHER

ANGEL

ROMANCE

the RAIN

COMEDY WITH SONGS

DOCTOR MONICA

Commencing To-day At The Alhambra

: An unuzun theme,

original treatment of the frequently hack- neyed love triangle, reaching... a In it is enacted a thrilling story thrilling dramatic and unexpected crammed with laughs. Adapted climax with charming and talent from the stage auccess, The Beard Kay Francis in the title role Car, the picture tells of the supported by such outstanding murderous attacks made on a young | stars as Warren Williams, Jean heiress, and her rescue by a comedy Muir and Verree Teasdale. deflector of crime.

QUEEN'S

Ar 2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

WAKE UP DREAM

Three talented stars giving you the time of your life in a hot-cha story of small-time vaudeville and, big-time Amerry musical

movies!

UNIVERSAL PICTURE-

RUSS COLUMBO

oducing 3 new song hits, in

ROGER PRYOR JUNE KNIGHT

This tells the story of "Doctor Monica" which Warner Bros. pre- sent for the Arst time locally". at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.

It is hard to describe Doctor Monica.” It is a sex drama, with sex so subordinated that it accen- tuates the thrilling incidents of the plot rather than forming its beste motif. It is sophisticated but absolutely free from vulgarity, in text or in auggestion. It'a principal character is a woman physician, but there is not the slightest suggestion of shop-worn hospital scenes, morbidity medical pariances.

ATO

This is no sordid love affair of

the screen. Two women both fine.

characters, are in lo

man who is man

them, and is the lover of the

The man despite his

horoughly

the girla-neithe abandoned. He is ashamed of himself stricken at the thought that he is responsible for wrecking the hap piness of the two woman who love him and his unborn child:

Each woman tries to sacrifice herself for the other, and in one of the most dramatic scenes ever screened the "other woman" files out to sea in an almost fuciless airplane.

Kay Francis is

Charlie Ruggles

UNA MERKEL

VARY CARLITA RUSSELLHAADI

Mayor Picture

her to stardom, Warren Willam

makes the difficult role of a man who would like to be true to his w.f. but cannot resist temptation,

ly understandable.

not only convincing, but thorough-

Charles Kenyon, has given an excellent dramatization to the famous Polish play and William Keighley has caught the spirit of this powerful drama and directed it with great skill and artistry.". Dr. Montea" will appeal equally to men and to women who fre- quently find it difficult to under- stand why things are as they are.

ALHAMBRA

THE NERE

TO-DAY TO. MONDAY

The Most Beautiful- Love Story Ever Filmed 1

CRY OF THWARTED THE HEART- MOTHERHOOD!.

FRANCIS

Dri

EAT

WARREN V

VERPOO TEA

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