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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.

TAI PING

SHOWING TO-DAY

ANOTHER BIG DOUBLE. PROGRAMME

ON THE STAGE---

PROF. ALEKO assisted by

PRINCESS PANTHEA

THE most mystifying and scientific exhibition of telepathy before the Hongkong Public.

THEY KNOW ALL

THEY SEE ALL

THEY TELL ALL.

-ON THE SCREEN-

GEORGE O'BRIEN, CECILIA PARKER

IN

"THE RAINBOW TRAIL"

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Tho

numberless admirers of the work and personality of young Douglas Fairbanks will be glad to

OIL DISPUTE

London, Dec. 20.

mantic French bravado of mediauval times,' as a nowspaper reporter, na a atago magician, as a soldier and as a tramp. These are just a few of the | PERSIA'S VERSION OF THE varied roles John Gilbert has played BRITISH ATTITUDE during his remarkable aereen career. first time as an engaging villain in But audiences will see him for the "Downstairs," which opens on Sun- day at the Queen's Theatre. In the following the deposit of the British A report from Geneva atatea that,

dom, and that his initial starring new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, memorandum regarding a fair and vehicle, "Chances," a First National based on a story written by Gilbert amicable settlement of the Anglo- war romance, brings him to the himself, the star brings to the screen Persian dispute, the League Coun Queen's Theatre to-day. "Chances" characterization utterly different cil han received a communication from any he has essayed before. The fee in that of an unprincipled man from the Persian delegation, speak- who raises havoc in the castle of aing of the "intimidating and al- baroness by whom he is employed as most threatening attitude of the He cloverly inveigles British Government towards

hear that he has been raised to star-

Persia."

This communication agrees that the mattor be inid before the Coun- cil, but requests a postponement till documents come from certain Teheden. It points out that the matter is not urgent, no the Persian

is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs, a major of artillery in the British Army, dur ing the World War. The emotional romance as to do with the love of a chauffeur. two devoted soldier-brothern for the himself into the confidence of the enme girl. Though the solution of aristocracy "upstairs" as well as the the problem is found in the terrific servants staff "downstairs," and be height of a night bombardment on the comics in turn blackmailer, wife. Western Front, most of the nequences stealer and thief. In the end the are in London or the English coun rouge receives his just desserts. try alde. The tragedy of the situa- Virginia Bruce, whose engagement to tion in heightened by the fact that the Gilbert was announced recently, plays l-fated brother who is engaged to opposite the star in "Downstairs" the girl, in bind to the fact that she and an important role is also fllled by Governmen does not intend taking Paul Lukns. The remainder of the measures against the Anglo-Persian cares for his brother-ill near the cast includes Hedda Hopper, Reginald Oll Company, pending an agree thrilling climax of the drain. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, dues his most Owen, Olga Baclanova, Basil Rosing, ment.Our Own Correspondent. effective work na the young English Otto Hoffman, Lucien Littlefield and

with Monta ufficer whose dashing bravado is blent Marion Lessing with conflicting emotiona which make directing.

him false to his brother for the sake of a woman. Rose Hobart, famOUS оп

ofleer of the brother what

"Dance Team,"

Bell

EVEREST EXPEDITION

and TWO MORE MOUNTAINEERS

INVITED

London, Dec. 20.

the Broadway stage, plays the girl. A truly great picture, a credit to its Anthony Bushell, remembered

ita authors cast, in star, its "Disraeli," is the brother. Other indirector, a film of which the entire the fine enat are Holmes Herbert as,mot

motion

Industry can picture indus can justly be commanding

of is "Dance Team", the Fox, a Mary Forbes as their mother, Ed-

showing to-day at the mund Breon, Harry Allen, Jeanne King's Theatre. Its stars are those Messrs. Brocklebank and L. R. Fenwick, Edward Morgan and Tyrrel incomparable "Bad Girl" favourities, Wager, experienced mountaineers. Davin, Screen play and dialogue are James Dunn and Sally Eilers, its east have been invited, subject, to by Waldemar Young. "Chances" was includes Minna Gombell also of "Bad medical examination, to join the directed by Alan Dwan, who directed many pictures for the elder" fame, among others, its adaptor British Mount Everest Expedition is the per and dialogist is Edwin Burken, who next year. The inclusion completes Fairbanks. Chances" picture to depict the services done was responsible for the sparkling lines the party-British Wireless.

of Bad Girl" and its director is artillery in time of war. The tech- Sidney Lanfield. The performances are nothing nical adviser wan Capt. J. S. Scott, of Dunn and Miss Eilers are who served in that branch of the ser-short of superb. And just as sincere vice of the British Army during the and intelligent and human as Dunn World War.

and Miss Eilers in their roles are the "Disorderly Conduct."

other members of the cast, particu "Disorderly Conduct,” now showing furly Miss Gombell, Harry Beresford, at the Orientul Theatre in a fine saga Ralph Morgan and Nora Lane,

of modern poller. "What Price Glory"

was to the

Army, what "Disorderly Condnet," new Fox picture," is to the police forces of today. Sally

"Illende Venus.”

The most alluring colour combina Eilers, as a politician's duughter who Avenue fashion experts are used in tions conceived by Paris and Fifth

in the enuse of all the trouble, addr another bright star to her scintilat designing the

ing array of screen

costumes worn

performances, motion picture actress during the film. Spencer Tracy, in the leading role of:

of pictures this in spite of the ing fact that under the camera's eye all

the motorcycle officer who goes wrong colours are reduced to variations of after his unmerited disgrace, sca

scares black

and white. But there's In personal triumph. Ralph Bellamy,

who seared recently in Surrender, renson for it, and a good

д one, necard- here gives an equally convincing per- Ing to Josef von Sternberg, Inllywood formance as an honest police captain, director, who made Marlene Dietrich's A fine supporting cast, beaded hy

Intest starring picture, "Blande Allan Dinchart, El Brendel, Ralph Venus," which comes to the King's Morgan, Charles Grapewin, Dick Theatre next Sunday. Players Moore and other notables, and many to work in costumes of simple back realistic settings contribute

and white because the monotony of picture's excellence.

the combination would kill every spark of creative effort, he explains, Miss Dietrich hns nearly a score of costumes in "Blande Venus."

to the

John Gilbert in "Downstairs." He's played a poet and he's played a bootlegger. He's been seen an

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