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TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S:-

CINEMA

HONG KON

"A® Cuckoo in The Nest" QUEEN'S:-

"One Night of Love" ·

ORIENTAL:-

"The House On 56th Street"

MAJESTIC:

KOWLOON

"The House of Rothschild" ALHAMBRA

"Voltaire"

KING'S:

Coming

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VOLTAIRE"

Now Showing At The Alhambra

Personages of the past had been brought back to life on the screen many a time by the great charac- ster actor, none other than the dean of actors in America, George Arlisi,

The character of one of the greatest Frenchman live once more on the screen... “Voltaire" - so ably portrayed by Arlläs that it even excels his previous charao- terization of Disraeli.

"Voltaire" who was noted for his. ability, his sardonic humour and his conceit seemed all to live in Arliss in this picture." This pic- ture offers Arliss more scope for

"Bulldog Drummond Strikes him to outshine his previous suc-'

Back"

ORIENTAL:-

"Havana Widaws"

"Roman Scandals"

AT THE KING'S

Cuckoo In The

Nest

cesses arid he is given plenty of chances to demonstrate his dramatic ability.

The picture is magnificently and lavishly produced on a scale. which had never been surpassed in other Arliss' plctures.

The story of "Voltaire" is based on a single dramatic incident in Voltaire's career during the long reign of King Louis XV of France. Voltaire has been called the father of the French Revolution and the incident upon which the picture is founded was actually one of the comedian gives us another of his contributing causes to the greatest

Ralph Lynn, that inimitable

In

which

exhilarating entertainments "A Cuckoo In The Nest" commenced at the King's Theatre yesterday..

Ben Travers, the author, is at his best in this farce, and in view

of the fact that Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn are again associated in this picture, the patron can be sure of a first rate entertainment. bubbling over with merriment,

that is just a bit spicy and cer- tainly full of what the Americans

call 'pep."

Major Bone (Tom Walls) and his wife (Grace Edwin) go in search of their soh-in-law (Ralph Lynn) who is reported to have eloped with an unknown woman (Yvonne Amaud). -

Having taken the wrong train, they charter a taxi, which un- fortunately breaks down. Bone who impatient to get to his destination takes the wheel, but his skill as a driver is. not of a high standard. The tempers of the party are sorely tried by the fact that it is pouring with rain.

governmental upheaval of the age. A stellar cast of able players support the star in this picture. Doris Kenyon lends her exquisite beauty to the role of Madame Pompadour. plays Nanette, Theodore Newton, Reginald Owen, Alan Mowbray

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1935

SHOWING

TO-DAY

·AT

2.80.5.10.7,15] & 9.30 P.M.

KINGS

-

The funniest comedy yet seen

on the screen

AMETH

TOM WALLS & RALPH LYNN

YVONNE ARNAUD

a Cuckoo in the Nest"

by BEN TRAVERS

An easy winner for the laughter Stakes

Margaret Lindsay COMING TO THE

"Voltaire" which is showing at the Alhambra" should draw good crowds.

Pictures by Arliss need

no recommendation but take it from us, this one is above others and stands out alone and it would be a crime to miss seeing Arliss in his greatest role.

Meanwhile at a country in Ralph Lynn" and Yvonne Arnaud are having a terrible night, sleep being impossible due to a variety of causes which provokes howls of laughter at the unfortunate couple's mishaps.

No one who like a good hearty laugh can afford to miss "A Cuckoo In The Nest" which is one of the best picture of its kind to be shown here for many a day.

EDDIE CANTOR'S CLIMB

TO FAME

Success Due To Own Perseverance

From an unkempt Hester Street, When Eddie married Ida Tobias brat who made Ute miserable for In 1914, he was still very poor, but his ghetto neighbours with his practical Jokes, to a wealthy, world- famous Agure, is a pretty far jump. But Eddie Cantor who is billed at the Capitol in "Kid Mül- lionis,"" bis

a vaudeville offer from England for himself and his partner gave him a chance to make the trip as a honeymoon.

KING'S

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

"I had to go all the way around the world to learn to appreciate Hollywood."

King's

AT THE STAR

·

FROM SUNDAY

BOOKING:

AT THE THEATRE TR No. 25313 125332

Ronald COLMan BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK

with LORETTA YOUNG

HAVANA WIDOWS

"The Love Contract" Coming To-morrow

*

To The Oriental

Joan Blondell and Lyle Talbot

ONE NIGHT OF LOVE

Opening To-day Ar The Queen's

Mavledom halls a new, vibrant glamorous screen personality....... the ravishing,' audiant

Grace Moore, screen star, concert artist" and radio singer, and star of the fini sensation, "One Night Of Love opening to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

Her triumphant song literally transports one into a fairyland world of music, beauty and thril- ing emotion. Her glamorous, al- Juring charm, her vibrant-per- sonality radiates a magnetism from the screen that is captivat- | ing and seductive. America has taken her from the stage to wel come her with lavish praise as the new screen sensation!'"

"One Night Of Love" is not Miss Moore's first screen venture. She formerly appeared with Law- rence Tibétt in the cinematization of "New Moon" and again as "Jenny

Lind" in "A Lady's Morals" But "One Night Of Love" gives full sway to her rich beauty. her golden-toped voiced and her dramatic ability.

Supporting Miss Moore in "One Night Of Love" is the romantle Tullio Carminati, Lyle Talbot, Mona Barrie, Jessie Ralph, and Andres De Segurola, Metropolitan Opera star, Victor Schertizinge: directed,

"The Love Contract," which was produced at the British and Do- minions' studios at Bercham Wood, under the title of "Antoinette," is very definitely an Infernational comedy tean in "Hayana Widows" subject. It was first publicly pre-showing at the Oriental Theatre sented in play form in France. It "on Friday and Saturday. This was called "Chauffeur Antoinette;" 13 a night at Borsky's Burlesque and was the work of J. de Letraz,

and comprises a hilarious opening C. Desty and R. Blum.

scene for this-new comedy-drama. The forty beauties of the bur- lesque are headed by Joan Blon dell and Glenda Farrell. While they furnish four perfectly shap- ed legs and loads of fun for the edification of the audience, it is no laughing matter for the girls. however, for after the show Miss Blondell is given a week off be- cause she refuses to show her figure' at a club smoker and. Miss Farrell is fined five dollars of her

form an unusually fine romantic 4

Then "Chauffeur, Antoinette," was made into a talking film in Germany," with the addition of music by Ralph Benatzky. who is one of the greatest composers o "popular music in Europe, famous in England for his work in Erik Charrell Productions, "White Horse. Inn" and Casanova.

Ronald Colman was resting be tween scenes of "Bulldog Drum- mond Strikes Back,*** his Arst picture. under his new starring contract with Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck's 20th Century Pictures, which Unised Artists brings to the Theatre on Sunday next.

"I'd

never been there before and after a stay in Madrid I motored along the Spanish Medi- terranean Spain was & тету The German film, made in ele- peaceful place, and I was very ven days, was a marked success surprised on arising one morning in Berlin and throughout Ger- to be told that a small revolution many. Its fame spread to Eng-meagre salary for scratching her had taken place the night beland, with the result that British back during the performance. fore"

and Dominions invited its direc-. tor, Herbert Selpin, to come to England and make the English

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Colman's motion picture eve was strongly attracted to cinema theatres in the Orient.

Disgusted with the life, the girls decide to quit, and go to Havana filminin search of millionaires to fleece. But in the working out of their scheme the two burlesque queens get into a peek of trouble that rocks the Cuban capital

In this way, it came about that] a French play came to England as a musical talkie via Germany And it has now gout back to France as a talkie since Herbert selpin has just finished making a French version in Paris.

"You'd be surprised at the beautiful motion picture theatres in Shanghai and Japan. They are well patronized.

The Japanese, however, are the most devoted fads.

They follow you around from dawn to dusk.

"One of the curiosities of the Japanese film theatres is begin ning to disappear. In the past, returning to work. He was happy The act was a failure, but Char- Fan interpreter would stand beside in the thought that his first 20th fifth annual screen lot, famous British producer, liked the screen explaining the English Century ploture was to be "Bull musical for Samuel Goldwyn, suc- the Way he sang "I Love the dialogue. So. If you laughed at dog Drummond Strikes Back," ceeded in making it, without any Ladles" and engaged him to do the-scene-in-a-ploture, a-minute or for this brings him back this help other than his own persever-one song in Charlot's Revue of two later the Japanese audience favourite character. It was in

1914

shouts of this role that he scored his Eddie had no theatrical blood in

His

success made it possible for laughter. But I was told that the greatest talking screen success. his veins, and even if he had, he Eddie and his bride to return to interpreter is being replaced by The new fim, directed by Rly Del would have had slight chance for America in style when the war

printed subtitles in Japanese." Ruth for United Artists release,

The long rest gave. Colman re- family encouragement. His mo. closed the theatre, and he toured

was adapted by Nunnally Johnson ther died before his first birthday in partnership with Al Lee in an

newed zest for the prospect of from the latest Bulldog Drum- and his father not long after, and act for several months. as soon as he was old enough, Oliver Morosco saw the act in Eddie had to do his share 'to pro- Los Angeles and engaged Cantor vide the necessities of life for him for a featured part in his musical comedy, "Canary Cottage." Eddie self and his Grandma Esther.

scored so sensationally that Florenz

ance.

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Becomes Singing" Walter

For a time Eddie was in charge

of a'mall room, then he became a stock clerk, but when he carried off first prize at an amateur night at Miner's on the Bowery' one. night, he settled on the stage for his career.

As a singing walter in a Coney

· ་

Ziegfeld signed him for his "Mid night Frolic" in New York. He became a fixture in the Ziegfeld Follies for several seasons, sharing honours with W. C. Fields and Will Rogers.

Fan Two Years

Then the Messrs. Shubert: star- Island beer garden he did will-Midnight Rounders," which ran red him for the first time in The Jimmy Durante was his pianist st

two years. Ita successor, "Make It

the time. But Eddie's real start Snappy" was also successful. In was in the vaudeville act of Bedini, 1923 Ziegfeld starred him in ''Eld and Arthur at the famous. Ham-Boots" which ran three years and merstein's Victoria.

later became a silent picture and

dy" Special Delivery," was followed by the screen come

He was a Juggler's assistant and once, when he had to step out on the stage and sing a song to take care of a stagewalt, Gus Edwards Folles" of 1927. "Whoopee, his Next Ziegfeld starred him in the saw him in what was the first his last and greatest stage success/ appearance of the Cantor style ran from November 1928 unti that nervous, staccato method March 1930. Its picturisation, pro Edwards went back stage and as-duced by Samuel Goldwyn, in 28- sured him that when he was out sociation with Ziegfeld grossed the of work there would be a place for largest receipts of any 1930-31 Dic him among his “discoveries.” ́

Joins Chariot's Revue

In 1913 Eddie became a memb

of Gus Edwards' "Kid Kabaret, along with. Georga Jessel. Eddie

and Gregory Kelly.

ture, and

Following "Whoopee Goldwyn starred Cantor in Palmy

The Kid from Spain" and "Rom Scandals," all, like the current

Buzzell, Georgie Price Lila Lee Millions for release thro

United Artists./

would

burst

into

SHOWING

TO DAY

Other members of an exceb tional comedy cast include Lyle Talbot, Allan Jenkins, Frank Mc- |Hugh, Ruth Donnelly, Hobart Ca- vanugh, Ralph Ince, and· Maude Eburne Earl Badwin, who wrote the screen play, has filled it with snappy wise cracking dialogue as well as unique and humorous

situations.

4 SHOWS

DUNKE

5.30-8.19

· 7.45—4.30-

MAJESTIC

FORSALE THEATRE: ASAN TRA Nathan Road Kowloon, Tel 57-282 TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9 20P M

HE STOOD ALONE

·AGAINST MILLIONSE

JOSEPH AL, SCHENCK

GEORGE ARLISS

1 DARRYL ZANUCK'S production

THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD

with Boris Korloff Loretto Toury Rabari Young

Retested the United Artists:0

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY DIJO

ORIENTALE

BLAST TIMES TO-DAY

A STARTLING MELO-DRAMA" FILLED WITH". EXCITEMENT AND

ACTION I

Kay Fragols

THE HOUSE ON 56TH STREET

STARTING

SUN.

TO-MORROW

& SATURDAY A REAL LAUGH RIOT!

2 TRAVELLING GOLD DIGGERS IN RHUMBA-LAND!

& GREAT LAUGH STARS

havana widows

JOAN BLONDELL GLENDA FARRELL BUY K TO 12. JRANK HOH.

EDDIE CANTOR

"ROMAN SCANDALS

ONE IS GUILTY

Opening To-day At The Queen's

mond novel by H. McNelle. Loretta Young, Warner Oland. Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, C. Aubrey Smith, Kathleen Burke Columbia's police detective my and Arthur Hohl head the supstery, "One Is Guilty" the attrac porting cast

QUEEN'S

THE MOST GLORIOUS MUSICAL ROMANCE

TIME!

Grace Moore

ONE NIGHT OF Love

SELECTED SHORTS

2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30

PM

tion coming to the Queen's Thea- tre, presents Ralph Bellamy in his second characterisation of In- spector Trent, the central charac- ter of these gripping mystery dramas.

Bellamy's characterization Is that of the up-to-date detective. inspector, gruff but kindly,- who colves his cases in a scientific manner, taking advantage of every appliance of a métropolitan police department.

In "One Is Gulliy he uses the chemical analysis, bureau and e ballistics department to identify samples of feminine Up-rouge found on the stube of cigarettes) and to identify bullets from a sua- pected pistol Interesting seque ces show the process of burlet Identification when huge photo- graphic enlargements of the alles are thrown upon the

In the first of the seri fore Midnight, Bells ed the character of Trent" and solved and complicated crim deduction

In his zuppor seen

whlard

ALNAMBRA

FUKÁTRI,

SHOWING TO DAY The Picture that was acclaimed as one of the

Six Best Pictures

GEORGE

LISS

VOLTAIRE

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