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RUGGLES OF RED GAP
The amusing account of what happens to a 'perfect Engilsh but- ter-valet when he is exposed to American Ideas of Democracy, is the plot and story or Paramount's Ruggles of Red Gap," which is snowing for two more days at the Alhambra Theatre, with Charles Laughton in, the title role, -
The picture, adapted from Harry Leon Wilson's tumous story, first
THE RICHEST GIRL IN
THE WORLD
*Fascinating colours and allur- ing lines shark the costumes woru by Miriam Hopkins in **The Richest Girl in the World," the now starring picture for PRO Radio, with Joel sicCrea, Fay Stephenson and Wray, Henry Reginald Denny. It is coming to the King's Theatre, on Sunday
Leading her personal fashion parade of seven outfits is an even-
published in the Saturday Evening gown of gold metal moire -
Fost, features Mary Boland, Char- le Ruggles: Roland Young, Zasu Fitts and Lella Hyams in support of Laughton.
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"Ruggies" adventures begin when his titled master loses him in an American tourist and his wife in a poker game. On his first day in his new job, Ruggles takes his exuberant master out to view London's art galleries and winds up with him in a drunken spree.
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touchuil hy muy qiher colar, add molded to the figure like gold leaf on an idol. The design, reflects the influence of Javanese gods, with a tight-fitting jacket blouse which faces at the waist, shoulders and collar line. It fastens high to the throat with tiny gold buttons. The skirt bugs the form to below the knees, and then fares into soft, glittering folds which terminate in a short train
Aung Miss Hopkins intimate- Back to Red Gap. U.S.A., a crude
apparel in "The Richest Girl in but stimulating Western town of the World" are stunning "lounging the 1900's, goes “Ruggles" with his pyjamas fashioned from satin and American employers. And. when
velvet. The trousers are of red his master introduces him to the satin. contrasted by a sapphire Society big-wigs of Red Gap as a velvet jacket. Another intimate Colonel of the English Army, garment is a pink allover Jace "Ruggles" becomes the social favregligee which looks like a molded evening gown. High in the neck, it fratures a short train
rourite of the town.
Maude Eburne and Luclen Li- tlefield, both veterans of the stage kis shows in her new modes is s The last item which Miss Hop- and screen, are prominently cast in
sport outfit, including a roat of supporting roles. Leo McCarey,gray and green plaid. Ashioned in recognized throughout Almdom for swagger style. The simplicity of his comedy work, directed "Rug-the dress is strikingly styled of Eles of Red Gap."
plain gray wool
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THEY'RE TOGETHER AGAIN!
A thrilling romance that only exquisite Joan and romantic Clark
..can portray!
EXTRA COMEDY |FEATURE | STAN
Lan CRAWFORD Clark GABLE CHAINED
WITH OTTO KRUGER
OLIVER
STUART ERWIN UNA O'CONNOR
LAUREL HARDY
LIVES OF A BENGAL
Gary
LANCER
Cooper, whose motion picture career has won for him the title of "nghting man of all nations," adds a new and more glamorous soldering role to his extensive record in the leading role of Paramount's "The Lives. of a Bergal Lancer" which opens on Saturday at the Central and "Alhambra Theatre,
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NEWEST LAUGH, RIOT "TOWED
IN
A HOLE"
SEQUOIA
WAS
Two years ago "Sequoia" the dream of its producers, Metro- | Goldwyn Mayer. Ine theme was so daring, so exciting that nothing since Trader Horn" could equal ita brilliant novelty. Now it is a stirring reality on the screen. Out of the High Sierras of the wilder neas that is America's last frontier cars this amazing drama of the animal world, of animals against
of startling dramatic thrills that defies description on the printed page, that becomes of the screen your greatest experience in z motion picture thenty... it has its initial showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre,
men A Girl Goddess of "Nature! A ferocious mountain lion and a Too young to have seen actual deer with human instincts! Leaders service in the World War, the tall, of the wild forest hordes! A pro- lean Montänan has worn the un-duction form of 2 half-dozen nations and fought on foot, in the and astride a horse to become Hollywood's most famous warrior. Cooper's initiation in fighting roles came as an aviator in the sensation film, "Wings." Then he fought as a member of the French Foreign Legion in "Beau Sabreur" and "Morocco." For the leading
Filmed amid the grandeurs of Sequoia National Park, the ont. door drama is as new and fresh a mountain air in the extraordinary entertainment' values.
With Miss Jean Parker and role of the Almization of "Fare Russell Hardie as two young well to Arms, Cooper portrayed people who find love amid the an America in the Italian am-grandeur of the giant trees in bulance service. More recently. Sequoia National Park, there is he has played a British Tommy, in niso the most stirring drama of "Seven Days Leave:" an American animal life ever flmedi. doughboy In The Shopworn An- gel and a Confederate affcer in "Operator '13"
The few human players in the pporting cast with Miga Parker and Hardie include:Sanoel Hinds,. asa ataralist-writer; Paul Hust" In The Lives of a Bengal Lan-
deer-killing poacher; Edward cer Cooper wears the most Brophy as a forest ranger and handsome and striking fighting Willie Fung, as an oriental, house. plumage of his long warring car-hoy.
eer. As a British captain of this
world-famous Indian cavalry unit;
his dress uniform consists of a Blue, C. Aubrey Smith and Kath- brocaded turban and tummer- leen Burke are only a few of the. bund in addition to the conven- supporting members of the cast tional gold braid and scarlet of of this enormous adventure-spec the uniform coat rifle
tacle which required four years of work and over four thousand actors in Biming.
Franchot Tone, Richard Crom- ell, Sir Guy Starding Monte
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935.
SHOWING TO-DAY
CAT 2,30.5.10.7.15 & 9,30 PM.
THE HEAD THAT SCHEMED A THOUSAND WARS!
KINGS
ARL LAÉBILE DIESSETS A
THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD
CLAUDE RAINS JOAN BENNETT
LIONEL ATWILL
Claude Rains, Lionel Atwill and Joan Bennett'in “ THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD." Universal pleture, showing to-day at the
King's Theatre.
THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED
HIS HEAD"
JEW SUSS
At The Central
Claude Rains plays "himself” in his latest motion picture, Though he is already recognized as one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors, and is versatile to an un- "Jew Suss." now showing at the usual degree, this quiet. Engilah- | Central Theatre is an entertain- man has found in the leading role ing picture which lustrates. a of the Universal, drama. "The period renowned for Uttle else save -Mari Who Reclaimed His Head," self-seeking, self-aggrandisement, one in which he is very like him- and oppression of the "ünder dog." aelf in ordinary life. "There's lot of me in it," admits Rains.
In the character of Paul Verin, Rains is pictured as a quiet re- tiring man who asks little of life but is content to live peacefully with his wife and child in a poor- ly furnished apartment a man who hates war, and wishes only for peace.
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"I don't know whether I should confess it or simply state it as a fact." said Rains recently, "but It is true that I am perhaps the most retiring individual in recent
history. I have no social life, and for this reason I know absolutely nothing about 'Hollywood. I have been accused of being a studious
type, but I do little reading, though I do apply myself quite in- tensely to the study of the role
and the picture in which I am ap-
pearing.
The story was adapted from the play by Jean Bart, and directed by Edward Ludwig. Other: fes-
tured roles are played by Joan Bannett, Lionel Atwill ands three-
year-old Baby Jane. This unusual picture is now playing an engage ment at the King's Theatre.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
The protagonists of the story are "Jew Suss"-Joseph Buss. Op- penheimer and Duke Kari Alexan- der. One a man with a ready command of money, astutely in
unscrupulous
his telligent,
In dealings, determined to cotain power; the other, 1 man easily lead, trampling underfoot, any fine feelings to attain self-gratif- cation and position in his State; i owing, everything, even his tragic downfall to Suss who died a shameful death on the 'gallows.
existed was barren of real pro- The period in which Jew Suas
gress!
feuds and a low degree of morals, But in court and wealthy circles a period of magnificence and elaboration.
besmirched by personal
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE Tar. No. 25813 126332
NEXT CHANGE-m
MIRIAM HORKINS
The perianal
Home of
RICHEST GIRL in the AWORLD
ALSO EXTRAI
Cucaracha
AYOLMEN
MALOGES NEW TECHNICOLOR
PREVIEW
All The King's Horses
"All the King's Horses" preview- ed at the Central Theatre yester day, is Carl Brisson's second Paramount Film.
The Anglo-Danish star was such a success in "Murder At The Vanities and we might say, the same applies to this show. Sup- porting him in the cast are Mary Ells the new Anglo-American singing star.. Katharine de Mulle Cherle May, and Edward Everet❘ Horton. Cart plays two parts that of the King of Langersten and a Hollywood movie star visiting his home townL
The picture is very amusing in parts with a fair amount of dancing and plenty of music in- troducing the theme song. "A" White Gardenia" We understand that this aim will be shown some- time during the Jubilee week.
ONE NIGHT OF LOVE
Superlatives seem suddenly in- adequated and vold "of meaning faced with the task of describing the superb thrill to be experienced at the Star Theatre where Grace Moore, ravishing, alluring, golden- voiced beauty, acts and sings in the starring role of Columbia's romantle film "One Night of Love" For three years a leading figure on the New York ́stage, renowned and beloved throughout the world for her exotic charm and glorious volce. Miss Moore now emerges triumphantly as one of screen- dom's most
captivating gure.
She brings to the screea & dis- tinctly new type of personality- gay, joyouk, exuberant, romanție with the fire of youth.
the gay ardorous music teacher, Tullio Carminati, in the role of
magnificent performance. As a deserves the highest praise for a
matter of fact, the entire cast, from Talbot, who plays the sec- end male lead in the role of the The producers of this picture happy-go-lucky young American Gaumont British-did their "job in Italy on a holiday, down to the well, while Conrad Veldt gave a smallest bit player, perform with sterling performance in the prin- unusual ability and finesse. ciple character 'role. "Jew Buss" Among these are seen Mona Bar- is a picture worth seeing not only rle, as the jilted opera star and for its entertainment value but rival of Miss Moore's for Carmin- from the historical point of view fratre affections; Jessie Ralph as a for it tells the life of a most re-
rose
buxom housekeeper; and Luis Al- from beri, Andres De Segurola and Westman in important
markable man who obscurity to be a power in Europe. Nydia
AR. M.
roles.
GULLN'S
1 PICTURE OUT
OF 10,000!
A SOUL-THRILL without
equal...mot sinoe,"Träder Hom "such amazing scenes, such heart-gripping...,dicama); Two years to make your mightiest screen adventure!
AT 2.30, 5.10
7.20 & 9.30
P.M."
PRVEJEAN
LER
ALSO LAUREL HARDY COMEDY
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S
HONG KONG
The Man Who Reclaimed
His Head"
QUEEN'S:--
“Sequoia”
ORIENTAL:-
"Chained"
CENTRAL:
"Jew Suss"
KOWLOON
MAJESTIC:-
. "Cradle Song"
ALHAMBRA
"Ruggles Of Red Gap"
KING'S:-
Coming
"The Richest Gul In The
World"
"Anne of Green Gables" QUEEN'S:
"David Copperfield"
ALHAMBRA;
me Lives Lancer"
CENTRAL:"
**The Lives
Lancer"
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MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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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 Cummings Scroan play by William, Conasinsan from an iðet by Win,, Archery McGuire
roles of the drama, which thes originally created.
In the picture, Miss Morris plays the part of Victoria Van Brett. Bengal iron-willed, erratic spinster who
rales the destinies of the million- aire Van Brett family. Miss Revere is her weaker, subservient a Bengti sister, and Kent Taylor her half- brother who, with the aid of Evelyn Venable as his lovely young bride, breaks her "control of the family and frids freedom. But he does not win out over her batil the attempts to murder his bride. Then in gripping and, fast- moving climax, her tyrannical A distinguishet nat headed by grip is broken, and fate takes Evelyn Venable and. Sir Guy hand in bringing her life to Standing and Kent Taylor and in-elimar.
DOUBLE DOOR
cluding two members of the
original cast of the play are The original play, which w** featured in Paramount's screen written by Elizabeth A. McFadden, version of the successful Broadway ran for more than seven months on play, "Double Door," due shortly Broadway, after having established at the Queen's Theatre
itself as the first of the season's
The two members of the originalportant hits. cast are Mary Morris and Anne Gladys Lehman and Jack Cua- Revere, who were brought to Hollyningham wrote the screen play. wood by Paramount at the close of which was directed by Tharles the play to act the two central Vidor.
*THERE IS. ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW AT THE
CENTRALALHAMBRA
The two First run Theatres at the most Popular Prices
(To Central take Buses No. 4 or 5 going West. Booking af Moutrie's)
CENTRAL
SHOWING TO DAY
at 2:80, 5.15, 7.20 & 9,30 pm, A MIGHTY SPECTACLE.
A TENSELY-HUMAN, DRAMA !. V-A GAUMONT BRITISH Picture
WEIRD
CONRAD VEIDT
ALHAMBRA
SHOWING TO-DAY
at 230, 5.20, 7.20-¿ 9.20 p.m.
grandest com ady enat over awembles
RUGGLES OF RED GAP
CHARLES LAUGHTON HARY BOLAND CHARLIE RUGGLES
ZASU PITTS
JEW SUSS" BOLAND
Gerald das aurier Benita Hume: Frank Vosper. and Cedric Hardwicke
YOUNG
and LEILA HYAMS
NEXT CHANGE
SATURDAY, Simultaneously at the TWO-THBATRES Paramount a Glorious Epia of British. Courage "THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER
TARY COOPTI IR NUHOT TONE RICHARD OROMWILIZ
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