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NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS | CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS
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There is nothing about Alan In the six Charlie Chan roles Mowbray that stuggests villainy. which. Warder Oland has enacted As a matter of fact, his sense of prior to his curren: vehicle. "Cbar- humour is renowned throughout le Chan in Paris now At the Hollywood, where wit runs wild. Queen's Theatre, he has had a It remained for that master of variety of leading ladies. etmedy, Lowell Sherman, to dis- guerite Churchill, Bally Ellers, cover Mowbray's comedy talent. Marlon Nixon, Heather Ange and It was Sherman who selected Mow- Drue Leytoй have appeared with bray for the leading male role in him in these previous dims, Drue his "Night Life of the Gods," Leylon in two. In the new film. Thorne Smith's uproarious lusty Mary Brian is his leading lady. comedy now playing at the King's Theatre.
In the three years he has been in Hollywood, Mowbray has ap- peared in more than 45 pictures, which is a record few can equal. Last year he worked 42 weeks out of 52, and the year before he work- ed 38 weeks.
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In this, the seventh of the famed Charlie Chan series Fox has turn- ed out an ingenious and thrill- packed picture. Moving swiftly from episode to episode, "Charlie Chan in Paris" bullds to a 33- tonishing climax which even the mose hardened mystery fans will have falled to foresee. Far sheer
Mowbray was born an English-suspense and ingenuity, the newest iman. but travelled far and wide of the Charlie Chan screen stories over the world. He came to tops all its predecessors: and America about 19 years ago, land-Oland once more registers heavily ing in New York with. few in his most celebrated role. There,
his packets. shillings in
When is no part which sults. this re- his was gone, he slept in Central markable actor so well as does that Park on benches a number of of Charlie Chan. Wily, subtle, yet nights. Finally he obtained work kindly and enormousy human, the as a newspaper correspondent for characterization belongs among an English paper. He tried to get the notable screen portraits of all work as an actor, but couldn't con- vince the hardhearted månagers of his ability, despite his record on the English stage,"
MARIE GALANTE
Reminiscent of the costly and complicated, research work which took place for fully a year betorë **Cavalcade" went into production, was the minute attention to every detail which marked preparation of "Marie Galante," the Fox Film production arriving at the King's
time:
BEHOLD MY WIFE
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY`9, 1935.
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT |2,30.6.10, 7.15 & 9.90 P.M.
KINGS
THE GIANT LAUGH OF THE WORLD!
"STRICTLY
DETWEEN US, THEY'RE CUTER
MAN VINUSE.
SWEET ADELINE
Hugh Herbert can't be insulted about his face.
It's a funny face and Herbert knows it. Be also knows that there's a fortune in it because it isfunny. Just now that face is being funny, in the Warner Bros. production, "Sweet Adeline," which comes to the Alhambra and Cen- tral on Sunday.
DICHT
GODS
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE. The No. 25313 25332
MARIE GATANTE
DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR
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An Excellent Picture
ų
NEXT
CHANGE
A FOX Picture with
SPENCER TRACY KETTI GALLIAN
NED SPARKS
HICH MORGAN
DOCTOR X"
Thriller At The Alhambra
Pull of thrills and with suspense from beginning to end, "Doctor X" now showing at the Alhambra Theatre will provide movie fans with something out of the ordin-
"mystery pictures."
months and
Six murders in six successive all during the full moon in the vicinity of a medical
Now and again it is extremely pleasant to tit quietly in a chair "Sweet Adeline" is Warner Bros.
and give oneself up to the scenes Latest musical spectacle, based on of something realistically portray-ary the Broadway hit by Jerome Kerned on the screen and in the plc- and Oscar Hammerstein. II. who tare "Devil Dogs Of The Air" now also wrote the music and lyrics. showing at the Central Theatre
has Irene Dunne
the stellar we have this pleasure afforded us role with Donald Woods playing opposite her. Others in the cast include besides Herbert. Ned Sparks," Joseph Cawthorn, Louis Calhern and Winifred
Shaw. Mervyn LeRoy directed the pro-
A stirring, well-made story of modern people, with an unusual plot slant, Paramount's "Behold my Wife""opening to-morrow at Sylvia the Queen's Theatre has
with Gene Ray- Sidney starred mond, blond Adonis of the screen. Even to those of you who have become accustomed to seeing the beautiful Miss Sidney in 3 vaately duction from the screen play or of conviction upon the nation that
of exacting and difficult character roles, it. will be a surprise to see her straight forward and thorough- y convincing rendition of the role of an Indian gir] in "Behold my Wife."
in
Edwin S. Gelsey, whlie Bobby Con- nolly staged the ensembles which scores of beautiful girls take part.
THE PURSUIT, OF HAPPINESS
Theatre next Sunday.
The signing of Ketti Gallian as its star along is worthy of com- ment. For an entire year Windeld Sheehan, who personally super- vised the production, searched, the world for a young actress with the
Directed by Mitchell Leiseh, the necessary qualities to play."Marie picture draws its story from the Galante." When the Fox Film hypothesis that a wealthy boy, executive saw Mlic. Gallian's bril-frustrated in his intention to lant performance in "The Ace" on marry a girl, would attempt to re- the London stage "last year he
venge himselt on his meddling The flirtatious escapades · of a realized his search had ended. family To accomplish his pur-real girl in a Revolutionary house- Ketti, an idol of Freach theatre pose. he marries an Indian girl hold, encountered in the diary of audiences, has to perfection, it is whom he meets in
an old colonist, Arst gave Armina sald, the icoks the temperament, derings through New Mexico, Marshall the Idea for the char- and the ability, required for the brings her back to New York and acter of the vixenish "Meg." play- exacting role.
A introduces her to his thoroughly ed by Barbara Barondess in Para-
outraged family,
mount's "The Pursuit of Hap piness," starring Francis Lederer at the and opening "to-morrow Alhambra Theatre.
The next move was to cast Spencer Tracy one of the most virle actors in pictures to-day, as the American hero. opposite Mileous Gallian.
Each member of the strong sup- porting cas has been chosen with Inanite care and alter umerous tests.
A notable supporting cast in cludes Ned Sparks. Helen Morgan. Leslie Fenton, Arhur Byron, and Rober Loraine,
OUTCAST LADY
"Outcast Lady" showing at the Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday presents a great pair of lovers
strongest in one of the emotional dramas ever written for stage or screen.
his wan-
When Miss Marshall
was pre-
The most praiseworthy, if we must draw distinctions, of a serl- cf fine performances, are those of Miss Sidney and Gene Raymond in the leading roles paring the material for the come- But H. B. Warner Laura Hope dy of Revolutionary Wer days. Crews and Monroe Owsley in the
which was later to become & principal supporting roles. "all give Broadway success, in collaboration extraordinary intelligent and so-
with Lawrence Langner, she came tisfactory performances.
across an old book entitled "C. Marshall's Diary." 4
"Behold my Wife" which is g B. P. Schulberg production, was:
In it was the living prototype of directed by Mitchell Leisen who Meg, a servant in the home of the adds this picture to his recent august Mr. Marshall, referred to triumphs, "Death Takes a Holiday" and "Murder at the Vanities."
ts "Naughty. Foll." The chief business of the diary seemed to be reporting the upheaval caused In his domestic life by the same Poll
on the night of his wedding. An
Directed by "Alexander Hall ugly construction is put of this by The Pursuit of Happiness" is a Iris, herself, to protect the name of the dead man. Iris' brother,
Constance Bennett and Herbert Gerald, takes sides against her in Marshall make an unforgettable the general acclaimi pair in Zce Akins' picture version How romance gets back on a of Michael Arlen's story. The pic-straight course between Napier ture deals,with the love of Iris and and Iris after this interiude, and Napler, Interrupted by the opposi- what happens in an unexpected, tion of Napier's father, Iris mar-striking finish makes "Outcast rles a boyhood friend of them both, Lady" picture considered de- but the husband commits suicide finitely frst class.
ETTI GALLIAN and SPENCER TRACY are costarred in Galante ... the thrilling story of deadly intrigue in the Canal which Fox Film has produced as Ketti's first Americans vehicle
comedy of love, and manners in ionles were fighting for indepen- the colourful days when the co
Joan Bennett, Charlle Ruggles and Mary Boland are fea-
dence:
tured.
Ruth Chatterton may also play in a film about the Empress Josephine Information on this is "vague..
TO-DAY
ONLY
SPECIAL
In this picture James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, as two Marines, carry their private feud into the air as "The Marines Devil Dogs,"
The story sets the anal stamp
all men in unworm automatically give up the girl they love in favour of a "buddy" but it is not the story that is important.
What is really excellent is the portrait James Cagney paints as a belligerent, cock-sure Aller, re- modelled by the discipline of the Marine Corps. The stunt flying is 'remarkable and gives the audience the same pleasant sort of thrill that is wont to come by seeing something that is really dangerous but spectacularly performed,
With such
cast as Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Helen Lowell, John Arledge. Robert Bar- rat. Russell Hicks, William David-. son, Ward Bond and Gordon Elliot. plus the sensational flying, the picture is well worth the price of admission--O. M. 0.“
NO LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
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(Special Air Mail Service):
London, April 18,
In his "Hindenburg." which has just been publish, Herr Emi Lud- wis relates the President's first meeting with Herr Hitler.
This was on Aug. 13. 1932. -- Herr Hitler appeared, accom- panied by Herr Roehm and Frick. He turned to close the door and found that this had already
been done by a servant. As he ́ad-
pet. Then he made a deep bow. vanced he stumbled over the car-
The President, who was himself
standing with his Ministers and staff around him, did not ask Herr Hitler to sit down.
Treated Like a Schoolboy Their conversation ran as to lows:
"I nave sent for you to ask you whether you will collaborate with
someone
centred on with "the College.
connected
Lee Tracy as 'the reporter bun- gles in to the last crime and Lionel Atwill as Doctor X asks the police to allow him to conduct his own experiments to bring the culprit to justice so as to avoid pubilelty to the College.
Going away from the College to another destination for the ex- periments, Tracy follows and is put out by the "mystery person." In the first experiment in the re- construction of the crime, one of the research doctors of the Col- Tege is murdered 'in identically the same way and a subsequent test carried out.......but that would be telling too much, Suffice it to say that the denouement, .start- ling as is surprising, is obliterated by the struggle between Tracy and the "murderer" in the climax.
Those who have seen "The Mystery of the Wax Museum" will rejoice to hear that this picture" surpasses it in the matter of thrills and excitement, and sitting as a member of the audience one feels a creepy sensation up and down one's spine as one watches the scenes.
The romance in the picture is supplied by Fay Wray and Tracy. Others In the cast are Freston Foster, Arthur Edmund Carewe, John Wray, Harry Beresford, Lella' Bennet and others-O. M. O.
Chancellor von Papen as his sub- ordinate."
"I have already stated my con- ditions to the Chancellor."
"You insist, therefore, on holding
the premier position?"
"I want some such position as Mussolini holds in Italy,"
"I cannot square that with my conscience." (Pause.) "For the fo-
ture I should advise you to show chivalry in political struggles.""
The Field-Marshal's dislike for the Nations Socialist leader, Herr Ludwig comments, must have been intensifed by personal observation. Otherwise, he would not have treated the future Fuehrer Uke a schoolbor
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CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS
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The PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
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