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Though Thomas Meighan, popular screen actor, has no children, ho por- trayed the role of father in the two recent talking pictures in which ha algnalized his return to the films. In "Skyline," the Fox production which reaches the King's Theatre next Thursday, he is the father of Hardine Albright, the handsome young leading man he cuffed and kicked in "Young Sinners.

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real one, Her character is one that

lives,

Clark Gable plays opposito Garbe In the new film and offers a magni- ficent performance as the man who first causes the girl to go astray but returns to atone for his recklessness in the years that have witnessed her

triumphs and despalte.

Leonard directed the picture with a rare sympathy and understanding and the production abounds in pic torial value and swift action. Wando for the Tuchock adapted the novel picture and dialogue was supplied by Zelda Sears and Lean Gordon.

of dynamite. It was one of the biggest thrills of my picturo career,

"It was a night scene. The action called for my running over No Man's Land spotted with ground chargesį· bomba. I started and the bomba bo- gan bursting. I was supposed to, bo

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J. STUART,

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Meighan has his own ideas of what father should be to his son, and it has nothing to do with clipping one's

WEST END BRANCH offspring on the jaw with a hard tirat.

"Black Coffee".

14-16, Cockapur Street, London, R.W.I. DATAYIA KLANG "If I had a bey, I'd make a pal of

Sir Claud Amory had invented a

JONNAY "I'd like especially for young girls him: I'd teach him to play golf and

Calcul. CALOUTTA take him to prize fights and on fahing high explosive and the formula had

Here, in graphic Colombo, [longkong.

Shanghai,CANTON wouldn't been stolen. He summoned Hercule ambitious to become movie stars to DRANCHES- Hombay, Calcutta, trips," declares Meichan.

Poirot, the eminent French detective, see those scenes.

CAWNPORE leave bim to his mother; I'd get him his all, but gave the thief who description without the need of any singspore.

AGENCIE91- In all the principal towns of CEBU Interested in the things that interest

the making of the world.

COLOMDO me. If I found that didn't work, I'd in-was one of the house party, an op. words, folks will seo and understand

portunity to return thu furnula. once and for all that

General Exchange and Banking Business DEL terest myself in what interested him. Within a few minutes the scientist motion pictures is not all glory by a A father who inaugurates a reintion-

polsoned by hyoscine in long shot. I doubt if any group of transacted. Loans and overdrafte granted on MAIL'HONG was dead, ship of this kind when his boy is

It was now Poirot's task motion picture stars, which included approved security. Current and Fixed Deposit HAMBURG HANKOW. worry about his his coffee. young, need never

ACCOUNTS1-Inletest { ILAfUDIN son getting into trouble as he grows to discover the murderer. The in- Irene Rich, Louise Fazenda, Lilyan rod acty

told in Black Tashman, Marceline Day, Fritz! triguing story in Meighan's father intended that Tony Colfee" which the Queen's is showing way, the Keating Twins allowed at cates which may be obtained on HONGKONG

ever worked in a picture

where such application.

and TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT should become a doctor, but his son' It has been said that British screon downright courage was necessary chose an acting career, instead. Start-

LETTERA PASSENGERS'

OF CREDIT ing with small rsies he rapidly forged stara do not know how to dreas, a where such physical hardships were and TRAVELLERS CHEQUES

was encountered. Everyone of the girls.

Each did her bit like for use only on bonn, 0, and 1.5. was marvellous. It will not be applied, was to the front rank on the stage, and criticism which antil recently

of the doughboys. Horne Fine steamere, and at Parts of Call. starred in "The College Widow.ply too true.

ure however, to Adrianne Allen, who stars the bravest

British arome Tax Recoveredt. Portare Fighting in land in "Black Coffee." Already acknow. ever. They will stand out in bold

and jelked in "The Hope,"

Executorship and Trusteeship undertaken dressed as one of the

W. J. WADDINGTON, ximequently gained wide recognition actressga on the stage. Miss Allen took relief as some of the greatest thrills

neting Manater, in picture making." for his screen performances in "The

pains to uphold her re-in my careers "The particular

putation as a perfectly gowned beauty "The Mnd Parade" will be shown at Racket" and "Young

In "Skyline,"

," Weighan enacts the

wer specially designed by famous to-day. It's a picture that no one can role of the unknown father who is

A beautiful black even-atford to miss. drugs pitlats.

To-night or Never". hitterly hated by his son, because ha deserted the boy's mother when she creation which she wears in the

The coals of Venice, with gondolan gambling sequence is said to be the was about to become a mother.

In mysterious moonliti cost a fabulous 'reat of shadows, and

Budapest, Hined with ancient with KIPSY] "The Mad Parade",

painees and throbbing "I have been in motion picture music, were both exactly reproduced Hollywood for work for many years and I have play-by native experts in ed in stories that were packed with the production of "Tonight or Never" Capital & Surplus over H$8,000,000 Myrna Loy and Donald Dillaway exciting

incidents." Rays Evelyn

United Artists, picture, which comes Total Resources over 11$30,000,000 Terlin are nin featured. The supporting Brent.

"Productions in which I have to the Central Theatre to-morrow. It's cast embraces a number of popular pinged the lending feminine roles have story of the romance between Every description of Banking Canton favourites, including Stanley Fields

nted innunurable situations Ilungarian apera-singer and her my- presen and Jack Kennedy. The picture. where the action of the characters sterious American pursuer shifts from and Exchange business transact-Changchan adupted from the novel "East Side: rose to great heights and where the Italy to Hungary to furnish it with ed.. West Side," was directed by Sam playing of the genes gave me the all the old-world charm desired by its Taylor.

feeling that it was more real than author, the Hungurian Baroness Lili *Mind Readers Will Answer Unasked

"Jart maklag" a picture. But in all Hatvany Queries.

my years in the movies never ex- perienced such nervous reactions and such actual excitement as in The Mad Parade.

Miracle Mon Mar

in this fim, for which all her clothes the Central Theatre for the last time THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Albright pears as the toy and last word in ultra-modern chic, and to floating the banks of the Danube

money.

Maureen O'Sullivan, dainty and wine sune little netress from Ireland, pro- trays the role of the girl of the lens-

ho builds ro ments with whom

Ducher.

If there is anything you want to know, all you have to do is to attend one of the performances at the Queen's Theatre where Aleko and Panthea, mental marvels, will open pen week's D

engagement beginning from Wednesday and ask Aleko. He will tell you and startle you with accuracy of his answOTK,

In this unique mental presentation you are not requested to either state your questions or write it on paper, all you have to do in think of the ques than you want to ask and Aleko and Panthen will immediately give you the correct answer from the stage,

Aleko and Panthen have the di tinction of being the only mentaliste to have played all the capital cities of the would and have appeared by rayal command before the Kings and Queens of Europe.

"Delicious".

and

"Delicinus," Janet Gaynor's Charles Farrell's newest melody ro munce, coming to the King's Thentre soon, takes its name from the charm- ing manner in which Heather Gardan, a little Scotch immigrant waif, the heroine, mispronounces words.

Janet, as Heather, makes friends with a troupe of Russian minstrels in the steerage of the boat in which she is coming to Amerien. One of them is a handsome young poet and planist. played by Paul Roulion, who falls in Tove with the mirthful little gamin whose sense of uniour and innate optimism keep the company in con- stant good spirits.

It is their effort to find a piano on which to try out the tune, that lens then from the steerage into the for- bidden salon of the first enhin where i Janet meets Farrell for the beginning of the romance which motivates the picture.

"Stopping Sisters, “ Sparkling with wit and exhilarating in mirth-provoking situations, "Step- ping Sisters,” hilarious Fox comedy, is showing at the King's Theatre to-day.. An all star cast romps through a series of side-splitting episodes. There: is not a dull moment.

Twenty years have clapsed since a trio of luxom beauties sang danced in tights for the entertainment ! of those who liked the burlesque show of earlier days. Two have gone in for culture, one being the proud: chatelaine of a lavish Long Island home, while the other has become a! noted exponent of Shakespeare. The third has persevered in burlesque and has accumulated wealth and wordly wistlom

Their meeting at a charity Lete) brings gayety tinged with embarrass- nuut. Although they recall the good old days when they were billed as the Three Stepping Sisters," with sentiment that is, at times, almost ribat, each continues to act the

created and n

traynla

the

Che during

intervening. zestful and delightful por vals of Louise Dresser, Minna Cumbell and Jobyna Howland stimu}- ate the ensuing action to a high pitch, Among the highlights of the pro- duction is the rehearsal for the alle gory which is to be given at the benefit for homeless cats and dogs. And let it be admitted here, that nothing more laugh-provoking bas ever been reení. and heard on the

screen.

William Collier, St. Howard Phil. ips and Fordmand Mungler gavo out. standing performances. The picture was directest by Seymour Felix, who

a master has proved himself comedy situations.

"Susan Lendx".

of

Greta Garbo kara tu fresh heights of dramatic achievement in "Sunan Lenox, Her Fall und Rise," which is showing at the Queen's Theatre.

In the picturization of the famous David Graham Phillipa novel, directed for the screen by Robert Z. Leonard, Garbo negotiates a role demanding frequent transitions; endowing 1 with an emotional intensity that makes the characterization of the Swedialı farm girl who risen to fame and wealth a

at

The setting which Willy Pogany, famous Hungarian internationally artists, designed for the wine-gardens on the banks of the Danube is said to In one of the sernes I was called be one of the most elaborate and suc- upon to crawl on the ground, through vessful illusions ever attemated on the trenches, shell holes, barbed wire en-screen. He invented totally new and

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