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AT THE CINEMAS

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SOCIETY DOCTOR

Chester Morris found himself confronted with the most dificult task of his career in his role as Dr. Morgan in the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer picture, "Society Doctor," showing for the last four times to day at the Queen's Theatre. He had to operate upon himself!

THE MAN WHO

· RECLAIMED HIS HEAD

The voice which became "a screen star overnight has returned to Hollywood, direct from a trium- Da the New phant engagement York stage in They Shall Not Die," the John Wexley play

With it arrived its owner, Claude Reins, noted stage player who was heart but not seen in the title role of the H. G. Wells, mystery-thriller, Invisible Man," and who became

role through this single

2011

No other player in motion pie- ture history, it is said, ever made such a novel debut, or one fraught with such

Directed by George Seltz, the new picture tells the story of two in ternes-Morris and Robert Taylor who compete for the attentions of a pretty, sensible nurse, Miss-established luminary of the screen.

Morris 113 Dr. Virginia Bruce. Morgan is fred from his job in the emergency hospital for operating on a patient too hastily. He is in- vited to set himself up in private practice with the backing of a wealthy neurotic patient in the hospital-Billie Burke-which he

Although accepts.

Madge, the nurse loves him she feels it 13 futile as he does not belleve love and marriage can be mixed with a medical career. So she accepts the marriage offer of the other interne. Taylor.

SEQUOIA

Filmed amid the granduers of Bequoia National Park, the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer production, ""8e- quoia," opening to-morrow, at the offers outdoor Queen's Theatre

is something more

unusual difficulties. Rains was confronted with the neaty of making a "hit" with his voice alone. In many scenes the clothes of the actor were seen walking about, but since the man himself was invisible, the figure was headless.

It is a coincidence, then, that Rains second Universal picture is called "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head," and greater still that the second atory is not connected The in any way with the. first. new picture comes on Thursday to the King's Theatre.

JEW SUSS

"Jew Suss" illustrates a period renowned for little else 'save self- seeking, self-aggrandisement, and oppression of the "under-dog." A period barren of real progress: besmirched by personal feuds and But in a low degree of morals.

court and wealthy circles a period

Gaumont-

of magnificence, and elaboration.

is a "Jew Suss" British picture costing £125,000, £20,000 of which was devoted to

and period decoration costume Months of research preceded pro- Lothar Mendes directed duction.

drama as new and fresh as moun tain air in the extraordinary "en- tertainment values.

"Sequoia" than a motion pleture. It brings out the better side of mankind and thrilis the mind with its beauty, charm and intense: drama. Jean Parker is seen as the girl of the forest" who brings up a mountain lion and a deer, two of nature's a cast of more than forty, all of deadliest enemies, and, the bat whom have speaking parts. tles to protect each other thrill the

"Jew Suss"-Joseph Suss Oppen- eye immensely. With Miss Parker helmer-and Duke Karl Alexander is seen Russell Hardie as a young are the protagonists of the story.. ranger who with her finds love and One a man with a ready command adventure. The other human of" money. Astutely intelligent, players in this great motion plc- unscrupulous in his dealings, de- ture production are Samuel Hinds, termined to obtain power: the Paul Hurst, Edward Brophy and

"Wilke Fung. "

The laurels of praise for patience and courage in obtaining the thrilling record, of American ani- mal life should go to Director Chester Franklin.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1935.

TO-DAY

ONLY

230.5.10, 7:15

9.30 F.M.

KINGS

-A DOUBLE ATTRAUTION AT ALL PERFORMANCES-

ON THE SORFEN

WILL ROGERS

1. Ori 5.866

Judge Priest

CHAINED

The co-starring appearance of Joan Crawford and Clark Gable In a photoplay' is always an oc- casion for dancing in the streets so far as film fans are concerned. The countless admirers of this magnetic duo will not be let down in their latest picture,

showing

the "Chained," Oriental Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday is by far the the best iri which either the vivid Miss Crawford or Gable bas appeared, and furnishes sparkling entertainment from its opening reel to its final fade out.

at

Based on an original story by Edgar Selwyn; the narrative of "chained" concerns itself, with a girl who by force of circumstan- ces is tied to one man: but loves an other. The various romantic and sometimes tragic interludes

the through which girl passes before she is able to and release from her bondage make for story which holds its full mea- sure of lightning-like action. suspense and dramatic It is obvious that the" story was especially written for Miss Craw ford and Gable for it is the kind of roles in which the respective have proved themselves outstanding in the past, t

Excellent support is given the stars by a reliable cast which in- cludes Otta Krugger. Stuart

stars

power.

ON THE STAGE

JOHN AND HARRIET GRIFFITH

La cinating_Sensatio al Dancers

JUDGE PRIEST

At The King's

Judge Priest which opened at the King's Theatre, yesterday Erings Wil Rogers to us in a role entirely different to what we have been used to seeing him and 12 would be quite true to say also, that the part is eminently suited to him. We have seen him in "State Fair." in which he scored

In such a tremendous success. "They Had To See Paris" he was also excellent but in his latest film, Rogers far exceeds anything he has done previously.

Rogers has that quiet humour that holds the Interest of the audience right through the whole length of his pictures and in this. one it would be fair to say that there is never a dul, moment. Supported by such talented play- ers as Henry B. Walthall, Rochelle Hudson, Tom Brown and Anita Louise. Rogers plays Judge Priest to perfection, and that statement alone ought to be sufficient surety for good entertainment.

Last night's programme opened with exhibition dancing by John and Harriet Gubert, that popular couple who scored such a hit at the Hong Kong Hotel last Satur- day night. They were excellent and full marks must also be given to the Peninsula Hotel Band who

"BOOKING AT THE THEATRE The No. 25313 126932

TOMORROW CLAUDE RAINS. JOAN BENNETT.

“THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD"

with LIONEL ATWILL A Universal - Plature."

THE KING SEES ''' BENGAL LANCER"

**

London, March 4. During the week-end the King and Queen, who are on holiday at Compton Place Eastbourne, saw Paramount's new patriotic film-The Lives of a Bengal Lancer.

Friday afternoon the visit to Queen paid a surprise Battle Abbey School. and the King walked in the grounds of Compton Place, and after din- ner their Majesties saw the plc- ture in the billiard room of their holiday residence.

DO N

With the exception of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, practically all the members of the Royal"

have Bow seen the

Family film...

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, which features three English- men-Sir Guy Standing. C. Aub- rey Smith and Jameson Thomas -tells a story" of grit and bravery on the Northwest fron tier of India and has been ha ed as a film which will go down in history as an an epic of Bri- tist courage. Coming to the Alhambra and Central Theatres during the Easter Holladys.

the feature film, there was one of the Cannibala of the Deep" 'serles and the programme was entirely

other a man easily led, trampling Erwin, Una, O'Connor and Ma- supplied the music. In addition to satisfactory F. Mela underfoot any fine feelings to. attain self-gratification and posi- Jarle Gateson. tion in his State; owing, every thing, even his tragic downfall to Suss who died a shameful death on the gallows.

Scenes from Metro's "Sequoia" one of the season's most unusually entertaining pictures now showing at the Queen's Theatre.

'Barely a Chaser

A Chelsea pensioner reported alck one morning, complaining of in- digestion.

The M. O. asked him several questions regarding his diet, one of them begin "How much beer do you drink a day?" "

The pensioner replied, "Six to eight pints--if I can get it."

"Gracious!" Bald that M.O., "e- ough to have a bath In"

"Enough to have a bath in, sir!"" replied...the old warrior: Why, when I was soldiering it wouldn't be enough to wet a good soldier's mustache!"

The tug-of-war teams were struggling desperately, but either would give ground."

"Don't you think," suggested a dear old lady who had been watch" ing the contest with great interest, "that it would be much easier if they use a knife and cut it?"

A scene from the beautiful technicolour film “LA CUÇAKACHA,”

which opens at the King's Theatra on Easter Sunday.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S

HONG KONG

**Judge, Priest??

QUEEN'S

Society Doctor"

ORIENTAL:-

"Babes in Toyland"

CENTRAL.

"Jew Susa”

MAJESTIQ:

KOWLOON

"I Believe In You" ALHAMBRA

"Ruggles Of Red Gap".

KING'S:

Coming.

"The Man Who Reclaimed

His Head"

"Sequoia"

QUEEN'S:

ORIENTAL:-

"Chained"

ALBAMBRA:-

"The Lives Lancer"

***The Lives Lancer".

Bengal

Bengal

CENTRAL

A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

MAJESTIC

THEATRELL

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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 Directed by Irving Cruisings Screenplay by Willem. Cönəlman from an idea by Wm. Anthony McGuire

Scouts, and in that war he was severely wounded.

Although man of 63, h volunteered his services in the Great War. His knowledge of the Levant, both personal and stinguis tic, had its value in Gallipoli

London, March 30. Major Henri Bettelhaim

developed a companionable per- "Beetles" as he was known to his souality, and he became the clove friends (whose death has just friend of all the Rand magnates been announced), must have been whose names are so closely associat- ed with South African history. Lu nearly the last of those mysterious the Boer War he raised and coun- characters whe Bknown

manded a picked body of better- "soldiers of fortune. He class desperadoes, called French Turkish subject, and his origin, was 16% known even to unite a sociates, but some say that his father was a German Lantine and that he had a Turkish, or Armenian, mother. From his own testimony he a boy in the streets of Constantinople, It was amongst the Levantines of the Turkish capital that he learned to exploit a remarkable gift for

He was figures.

a remarkable card player, and a bold but systematic gambler. In his later life it was a sight worth watching to see Bettelheim playing poker in

the Pera Club. *

The Boer War

Record Cold Snap

"The winter up in Cuich Pass was the coldest of them all," said the prospector. The thermometer trequently registered-60 degrees be- low sero

"That really was nothing,” said Fettelheim was too adventurous the salesman "Up in the North a spirit to work out his destiny in Country where, it was so cold in Turkey. He entered upon the "gold rush" in the South African one of the hotels that the bellboys Band in the early days. Besides kept their hands in their pockets being abnormally astute.

even after making a call”

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JEW SUSS"

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RUGGLES OF RED GAP

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