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CENTRAL THEATRE

We are glad to announce that wo will commenco showing the Best Super and Spacial Radio, Universal and British Dominion pictures of 1932-33 from the beginning of next month.

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30. The Inside Story of Police at War! Your puinos will pound to exciteriont such as never before You'll thrill & throb as you see the rapid-fire story scroonod. bohind a great city's police force. It's drama soothing through thrill-fillod nights.

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RADIO PATROL

SHOWING

Screaming siraps %.. Staccato radio alarms... Midnight murder. Racing cars... A whirl- wind of terrific excite. ment seethingthroughthe streets of a great city... The rapid-fire drama of the loves and thrill. packed lives of the heroes of the law!

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With Rubert Armstrong, sala Leo, June Clyde, Ruzioli Hopton, Andy Dayles. Story “by P.J, Wolfson me Aßen Räkin. Produced by Carl Lagmals, Je Directed by Edw. L. Cahn, Presented by Carl Laemale.

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE +

SOON

The greatest and newost Chinose Talking Picture with marvellous technicolour sequences.

BUTTERFLY WU

in

"LIFE'S COMEDY”

EPISODE 2.

COMING! COMING! The Picture Terrific.

The Newest Universal Super Feature:

“The DOOMED BATTALION

With TALA BIRELL, LUIS TRENKER, VICTOR VARCONI,

MAJESTIC

SIDNEY FOX

in

To-day & To-morrow

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

She Got Her Man!

"NICE

WOMEN

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

in this amazing story

of two modern girl's

methods in winning

husbands.

FOXTAI PING THEATRE

UNCTURES

QUEEN'S RD, WEST, TEL. NO, 27176

SHOWING TO-DAY.

AT 2.80, 5.15, 730 & 9.30 P.M.

MAURICE

CHEVALIER

IN

The Big Pond

a Paramount Picture

NEXT CHANGE SUN,, TO TUKA.

CONRAD NAGEL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1932.

"Congorilla."

While Mr. and Mrs. Jolinson's out- standing achlevenient, "Congor||la," the first and only talking pictures made entirely in the Africa" jungle,| was sweeping the country, a song and danco it inspired alinined great popularity. This is the first instanco wherein nn authentically thrilling picture of the type of "Congorilla"

ANOTHER JEWEL

ROBBERY.

VALUABLE DIAMOND RING STOLEN IN CITY

Based on an original story by Tom Reed and directed by Edward Cahn, "Radio Patrol," the current Universal

A diamond studded platinum ring l at the Central Theatre, gets off has attracted so much wide-spread valued at $2,000 was stolen in a to a good start and builds steadily attention as to Inspire Tin Pan Alley most audacious manner yesterday right up to the last minute with and the creators of popular dance. afternoon from J. Ullmann and lot of forceful, human drama, "Congorilla," the song, is now one of Company's jewellery shop in Chater pense and action packed Into Its the most popular melodies played by Road. soven reels. The story deals with the radio

orchestran. The music WRA lives of the young

who

It appears that a young Chinese, go written by 1. E. Da Francesco, one through the police rookie school to- of New York's best known composers.who stated that he came from Can- gather and And out later in pounding The lyrics are by Al Bryan. "The ton, went into the shop yesterday their respective bents, that of the Congorilla" danco bids fair to succeed and made a selection of articles unpleasant promises of a polles ser- the thumbs. It is a practical dance, worth $100, which were done up in geant only too true. Most of the ac-

one that is catching on with patrons

mon

tion centres around Robert Armstrong of dance halls, cabarets, night clubs Parcel: When asked to pay

as Bill, Russell Hopton ns Pat and Lin Lee as the girl who was won thGMEIBANNEREAGASTIUMAIATZILZUKANILACAK away from Pat by the more romantic Bill.

Armstrong gives his usual depend- ably snappy performances and "Hop- ton in his first sympathetic screen role given Armstrong a spirited clinso for firat acting honours. In her "comeback" films. Miss Lee looks the picture of health and fills her role well, indeed. June Clyde nasumes a brief-but highly emotional part and Andy Devine, though killed off early! In the production, scores some good laughs and makes a decided hit with the audience. All in all, "Radio Patrol" is different and good enter-} tainment.

"The l'assionate Plumber."

Jimmy "Selinezzie" Durante pas. found a new purpose for his nose- he is using the enlarged proboscis for a door stop! Many and varied have been the duties of the world's most, famous "schnozzle," but during the tilning of "The Passionate Plumber," the hilarious farce showing from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, the great nose was put to the most un- usual test of its career.

"TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT

Varied Display of --

Pictures

There will be a varied dis- play of topical pictures in to- morrow's issue of the Tele- graph Pictorial Supplement.

Besides a further batch of students who were successful in the recent Trinity College of Music examinations, there will be illustrations of the celebration of the Duschra Festival by the Jat Regiment, of the opening of the Sandi. lands Hut, and of St. Paul's 'Girls' School bazaar.

A number of sporting pic- tures will also appear, as well as a group taken at the wod- ding of. Mr. L. Margs and Miss Leda Borodina.

professional dancers. Many

wns

cash, the man said he would re- On turn Inter with the money. the way out, he noticed ahother ring, which he said he would also like to purchase. This accordingly laid asido in a part of

which the shop to

customers ordinarily have no access, but it appears that by some means or other the mon managed to get round to this spot, behind the alowcases, got possession of the ring, and then hurriedly departed before he could be stopped.

The police were immediately in- formed and a description of the I wanted man was circulated.

SUGAR MARKET

THE LATEST CABLED ·

QUOTATIONS

The following cable at the close of the sugar market yesterday has been received by Messrs; Pen- treath and Co.

March 1933 6/23⁄4 no change. May 1933 6/4 up d August 1933 6/7 up d. Buyer at above prices, sellers

vaudeville acts are already featuring asking d-d more.

it. The film comes to the King's Theatre to-morrow.

"Don't Bet on Women."

New York Terminals. December 1932 1.11 no change. March 1933 1.04 no change. May 1933 1.07 no change. July 1933 1.11 no change. September 1933 -

Cuban 96-Spot NY, 1.20 up

Durante was required to rush into CARVINZ, A love scene between Buster Keaton and Irene Purcell. Just as he rench-and ed the door it was to be slammed in his face. The old comedy trick of putting the toe out to catch the duor Just before it striken the soяе VII rehearsed Heveral times Durante If you can visualize the handsome, felt that he was all ready for the debonair, charming Edmund Lowe, scene and quite able to protect him whose screen life has been a series of

of beautiful Hell by putting ene foot forward. The pursuits

women and sound technician had fall volume eventual conquests of them, evading turned on to catch any sounds that the entreaties and enticement of the 2 pts. might occur. "All ready!" called most beautiful of them all, then you atta Director Edward Sedgwick. "Here I get a fair conception of "Don't Bet life and ale is married. How he is come!" yelled Durante as he started on Women," his current Fox Movie- made to change his belief that all for the door. Just as Durante reach tone success, directed by William K. women are bad and how this change ed the entrance he stumbled over a Howard, showing at the Oriental of thought is brought about is dis rug trying to get his foot out to stop Theatre today. In the story by Wil-closed in one of the smartest comedy- the door. Boom! went the nose liam Anthony McGuire, originally dramas to ever laxue from the Fox the hardwood! "Ouch!" titled "All Women Are Bad," Lowe studies. Howard has directed the #gainst yelled Jimmy. "Perfect!" said the is the handsome, well groomed man production admirably and its greatest sound department. "And

of wealth whose wife, whom he has asset is its really perfect cast, which mortified?-Was I mortifed? Don't discarded, has made him believe that includes, in addition to Lowe ask me!" said Durante as he man- all women are bad. Then he strange- Miss MacDonald, Roland Young, Una saged his reddened nose for the next by bumps he the most beautiful Merkel, J. M. Kerrigan and Helene

woman thai has yet, come into his Mined.

scene.

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.10,

7.15 89.30 p.m.

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FINAL SHOWING

A SPANISH TALKING FILM. THE JOY FUN TOY COMPANY

“PAID to LOVE”

with

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Conchita MOJICA MONTENEGRO

A FOX PRODUCTION

SHOWING.

TO-DAY

AT 2.80, 5,15,

7,15,& 9, 80 p.m.

Presented by

PAUN YU JEN

China's Foremost Magician and His Company of 12 Chinese Acrobatu

and Jugglers

In New Thrills & Bewildering Tricks

The Greatest Prosentation of

Its Kind Ever Offered.

the Usual Picture Programme The Company will Appoar with

at 5.10, 7.15 and 9,30 p.m. only,

Prices as usual

TO-MORROW

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Man's Courage Put to Supreme

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NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 16th OCT.

LEW AYRES in

"Heaven on Earth"

with

ANITA LOUISE HARRY BERESFORD

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