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TROUBLE

Now Showing At The Star

The main attraction at the Star Theatre now is a film called Trouble" which in addition to being a Sydney Howard comedy is also a pleasure cruise.

The plot, concerns a pleasure trip in the Mediterranean and ac- cording to their policy of present- ing only authentie backgrounds in their pictures British and Do- minions actually sent the Blm unit on a cruise to secure genuine atmosphere.

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By arrangement with the Orlent Line, Sydney Howard and other members of the cast, together with director Maclean Rogers and complete production crew". sailed on the as Orford, which bound from Southampton fortnight's cruise vla Tanglers, Vigo, Casablanca, Gibraltar. Bar- celona and Lisbon,"

was

on a

board,

Shooting proceeded and the other holiday passengers took a participating share in the film activities and actually appear as "extras" in certain scenes.

Extensive filming was also, car- ried on in Tanglers itself-notably in the native quarter.

Willing co-operation was lent by the authorities and shooting Difficulties proceeded smoothly.

inevitably encountered of course and some very amusing. But none of them proved insuper- able.

were

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1935.

20TH CENTURY

"

LAST TWO-DAYS

SAT AIM

Coming On Thursday 2.805.10.7.15

To The King's

One thousand pounds of authen- ticity was employed in the mak- John ing of "20th Century,"

pic- Barrymore's latest starring ture, coming to the King's Thea- tre on Thursday.

The half-ton of material con- sisted of speclil hardware, sent from direct to Columbia Studios the New York Central lines in New York, every ounce of it ab- solutely authentic. It was strip- used on ped from rolling stock 'the real Twentieth Century Lim- ited, the New York Central crack train between New York and Chi- cage.

Hand-brake lever, air-whistles, door handles, 1ght-brackets, iron gates, steps, and dozens of other brass and articles of iron, steel, bronze were included in the ship- ment.

Two of the most important ple- ces in the consignment were the luminated neon sign which al- the of ways decorates the rear abservation platform of the luxury train, and a whistle from one of the Twentieth Century locomotives. The sign is an important "prop" in the development of the picture. and the whistle and its distinc- tive sound play a featured part in the story.

When Columbia officials and technicians went East recently Work was limited by the fact to photograph essential. atmos- that the streets are very narrow phere for backgrounds, New York Central officials requested that and it was only during the mid-

whistle sounds which are day hours that conditions of light the were right for the cameraman-heard in the picture be recorded from a blast of one of their own when the sun, being high, shone "down into the street,

Twentieth Century locomotive in- struments This crack train, they is equipped with a explained. specially toned whistle, designed so that its blast will be most soothing to the sleeping passen- gers on the train,

Consequently the film uns earn- ed a reputation" for eccentricity by working in the Hottest part of the the day-while the rest of population retired gratefully into the shade for a rest.

The sign and the whistle pre-

& 9,30 P.M.

KINGS

THE NEW ADVENTURES of Balidog Drummond more tigrilling more exciting than ever before!

Drummond dragged poor Algy away on his

wedding night

and

proceeded to show Scot land Yard just how to maravel a orking good - mystery!

Borzated” be qAGY DEL RUTH Released the UNITED ARTISTË

JOSEPH M. SCHENCK presle

Ronald

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NEXT CHANGE- WEDNESDAY 20th.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST RETURN FOR AN ENGAGE- MENT OF ONE DAY ONLY. YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS "GREAT

PICTURE

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO"

STARRING

ROBERT DONAT, ELISSA LANDI

THURSDAY

John

COLman Barmore COLMAN

"BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK"

LORETTA YOUNG WARNER OLAND UNA MERKEL CHARLES BUTTERWORTH

• DARRYL F. ZANUCK production

ONE IS GUILTY BOY HAS LINER

Coming Soon To

The Queen's

sented problems to Columbla Stu- Philo Vance, Charlie Chan-and

SHOWING TO-DAY dios technical crews when they now Inspector Trent

AT THE KING'S

much of

William Powell owes arrived in Los Angeles, for the sign was designed to carry ahis present screen eminence to his thirty-two volt direct current, and characterization of the suave, de- the ordinary lighting and power bonair sleuth created by 8.8. Van circuits of the film city are either Dine; Warner Oland wisely attri-

TO HIMSELF

Only Passenger On Atlantic Voyage

New York.

The curious experience of cross- ing the Atlantic from Belfast to New York as the sole passenger in the 7,590 tons liner

the United States

American

"Bulldog Drummond 110 or 220 volt alternating cur-butes his many Oriental roles to Importer, of

Lines, gave 12-year-old Brian

"Strikes Back

new

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Ronala Colman' made triumphant return to the screen of the King's Theatre to-day, after a year's sbsence from pictures, in "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back, and 20th Century could not have chosen a happier vehicle for their star than this thrill- packed sequel to the delightful

Drummond, "Bulldog

which brings him back in the characteri- zation most beloved cf his fans.

Colman is his old, charming self and the script, which Nunually Johnson prepared from the latest novel by H. C. McNeile, creator of the dashing adventurer, is rich in that suave humour which the star is so excellent at putting across, and the film found an eager, and delight audience at the King's Theatre.

*Bulldog

Drummond Strikes Back finds the lovable adventurer zeturned from a big game hunting expedition to attend the wedding -or-his-nitwitted-friend-Algy, to a Kushing young beauty. named uwen, anu swearing of excitement tor te. Lost in a London fog, he wandera into a deserted house and finds the body of a murdered When be returns with the police, he is bailed to find the Sinster Hindu Prince Achmed, ap parently speading a quiet evening at home with his daughter Lady Jane and her husband Di, South- 'era all amazed at the very idea

of violence.

When Lola Field, a beautiful, hysterical girl, comes to him and sobs out a mysterious tale of an uncle. who had vanished from the Oriental's house, Drummond de- termines to solve the riddle at any cost and calls in the reluctant Algy to help him....

rent, and n steam power for the his portrayal of the portly China- whistle was available in Holly-man whose homely philosophy wood. Technicians solved the aids him in the solution of crimes, former problem by combining a a character evolved by the late number of batteries until the cor- Earl Derr Biggers. rect voltage was obtained, but it

"Inspector Trent is the latest was necessary, to rent a locomo addition to this tive from the Southern Pacific Railway to get sufficient pressure to blow the whistle. The instru meat is of iron and brass and weighs sixty pounds.

Throughout the making of the production, the railway company furnished the greatest co-opera-

triumvirate of

screen sleuths. He represents the anest type of American detective: Concise, brisk and to the point, he minces no words but arrives at clear-cut, his conclusions in a pertinent fashion.

Inspector Trent comes to the

Armour a plate on the front pages of the newspapers here.

for 100 passengers, put Brian had The liner has accommodation

it all to himsel Three people who boarded the ship at Liverpool went ashore at. Belfast, fearing they would feel lonely during the eight days voyage. But the boy traveller was not bored.

Capt. John Anderson decided to take advantage of the" unusual situation to paint the interior of his ship, and moved Brian from his small cabin to a state-room under the bridge. There the boy. attention enjoyed the undivided

$20th CENTURY

scrith

Carols Lombard

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

THE DUDE RANGER

Showing At The Alhambra

"The Dude Ranger," now show ing at the Alhambra Theatre is a Western thriller which is well worth seeing.

George O'Brien has the leading role in this picture which tells of a city man who comes to Arizona to claim a ranch Inherited from his uncle. Before he has an op- known to the ranch manager, his portunity to make his Identity suspicions are aroused by the dis-

appearance

of several hundred

head of cattle.

of a job, he decides to masquerade Mistaken for a cowboy in search

in this role until he has cleared up the mishandling of the ranch, In the meanwhile, he has dis- covered another reason to extend his stay. in the person of the ranch manager's daughter.

Irene Hervey has the leading

feminine role while the-support- of five cabin stewards, six decking cast includes Henry Hall, stewards and six dining saloon LeRoy Mason. Alma Cheter, Sid stewards, with a choice of a place Taylor and Sld Jordan. at any one of 14 tables when he took his meals.

on in providing plans, photo-screen in a series of four mystery made by Columbia graphs. sketches and

measure-thrillers. ments of its cars, locomotives, and studios. Portrayed by Ralph Bel- lamy, he made his debut several other details of production,

John Barrymore is seen as the months ago in "Before Midnight; erratic and temperamental thea- his second appearance in "One Is trical producer, Jane, In this Gulity" which will be seen short- screen adaptation of the rollickingly at the Queen's Theatre. comedy by Charles MacArthur Bellamy was chosen by Colum- Ben Hecht and Charles B. Mu-bla to typily Inspector Trent be holland, which kept New York cause of his powerful physique, rocking with laughter for months. his decisive diction, his straight- Carole Lombard is in the leading forward manner, to say nothing lady role, that of a Bery and of his growing screen popularity. temperamental star with Walter Shirley Grey. s featured op- Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Ralph posite him in

"One Is Guilty" wille the supporting cast in- Charles Levision in supporting cludes Willard Robertson, Rita La ⠀ places.

Roy Vincent Sherman, Ruth Ab-Hillyer directed from an original bot, J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Rem- story and screen play by Harold ley and Harry Todd. Lambert Shumate.

Forbes,

Etienne Girardot

ONE NIGHT OF

LOVE

and

Current Attraction At The Queen's

"Tallio Carminati and Grace It would be unfair to reveal the Moore, he of the charming plot in further details but we debonair manners, and she of the promise you will get more than alluring beauty and golden-toned your share of thrills, suspenso and voice appear as the romantic.due laughter as you watch this smart, in Columbia's thrilling musical fresh, swiftpaced mystery thriller romance, "One Night of Love" unroll. Colman has never been seen current film attraction us the to better advantage, and the re-Queen's Theatre, maining players, particularly The performances of these two Warner Oland as Prince Achmed, stars of the theatre have been Loretts Young as Loda, Charles hailed by press and public alike as Butterworth as Algy, Una Merkel Magnifique" to adopt the des as Gwen, C Aubrey Smith as In- cription offered by Maurice spector, Nielson of Scotland Yard Chevalier, Mona Barnie and Lyle Kathigen Burke as Achmed's Talbot appear in supporting roles, daughter, are perfectly cast and and others in the cast include turn in performances of uniform Jessie Ralph, Nydia Westman excellence.

Andres de

Roy DelRuth, who directed Biberi gurlo and Luis

"The Terror the first 100% Prepared for the screen by 8K talking mystery thriller ever made. Laurett, James Gow and Edmund handled the megaphone and proved North, "One Night of Love Wis that he knows how to wzing, every directed by Victor Schertzinger. last drop of suspensa and gaiety. This entertaining musical comedy out of a given situation, is made all the more enchanting Despite your age or cinema the exquisite voice and beauty a preferences, you're bound to have a charming personality of Misr swell time Bulldog Drummond Moore which are allowed full Strikes Back !!!

reign and provide great thrills,

SHOWING

TO-DAY

In accordance with maritime custom, the captain invited him, as the principal passenger, to dine at his table on the last night of the voyage, and solemnly placed a paper cap on his head. The ship's doctor joined him in endless games of draughts, while everyone

As is usual in a Westerner, the film abounds with thrills and gun play which are exceedingly ex- citing. Lovers of out door life should see this picture.

else on board, from the wireless engineer, operator to the chief cheerfully explained all the my steries of a modern steamship.

Brian has been living for four years with an uncle at Laugen, near Belfast, and was returning to his parents in New York,

QUEEN'S

THE MOST GLORIOUS MUSICAL ROMANCE OF ALL TIMEI

Grace Moore

ONE NIGHT OF Love

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THE MAN WITH TWO FACES

reveals the slayer to a single officer, who forgets it.

In addition to the players men tioned, there is a large and talent- ed cast in the various roles. Mae Clarke has an important part as have Arthur Byron as the family

The Next Change doctor and John Eldredge.

At The Alhambra

One of the strangest and most baming murder mystery dramas scheduled to be shown at the on Wednesday under the title of The Man With Two Faces"

Alhambra

The picture, a First National production, la based on the tre mendous stage success by George 8. Kaufman and Alexander, Woolf cott, two of Broadway's most famous playwrights.

Edward G. Robinson Has the role of a noted Broadway Bátor and director, while Mary Astor plays the part of his sister, one of the most beautiful and talented actresses of her time, Ricards Cortez, usually the villain of the plece, has the herold role in this picture, being the theatrical pro- ducer who is in love with his star Fperformer, Miss Astor.

She, however, is married to s worthless scamp, a part enacted by Louis Calhern; who has not only caused her physical and mental breakdown before, but is again holding her under hypnotic spell, and swaying her to his will in order to reap the bene flls of her current success

Then the husband is found murdered in a fashionable hotel suite occupied by a mysterious: MY Chautard, persur foreign theatrical producer, who has vanished as into thin air without leaving a trace

Other important members of the cast include Emily Fitzroy, David Landau, Henry O'Neill," Arthur Aylesworth, Margaret Dale and Virginia Sale: Tom Reed and Niven Busch dramatized the screen play from the original which was produced by the Sam Harris Theatrical Enterprises. Inc. Archie Mayo directed,

ALHAMBRA

KURATREZ

TO-DAY & TO-MOBROW

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GEORGE

OBRIEN

ZANE GREYS

THE

Dade Ranger

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