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KING'S THEATRE Commencing Sunday, 9th April.

THE DAUGHTER

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THE MOTHER

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Samuel Goldwyn presents

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STREET SCENE

SYLVIA SIDNEY WILLIAM COLLIER, JR. ESTELLE TAYLOR

KING VIDOR'S

PRODUCTION

UNITED ARTISTS" PICTURE

THE FIRST

GREAT STORY OF TO-DAY

DRAMATIC!

THRILLING!

TIMELY!

A dramatic thunderbolt challenging the nation. It hurls a smashing. answer to the question of the hour.

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for stark For dynamic action, susperise, for all those clements of great throbbing drama, it stands alone incomparable.

The great story of to-day! Civing you an insight into conditions prevalent in America.

"

SENSATIONAL! Halled and acclaimed as one of the

greatest pictures" of to-day praised by critics everywhere.

SPECTACULAR! Endlessly amazing gloriously

magnificent... powerfully drama tic end touchingly romantic. !

AMERICAN MADNESS

GREATER THAN A MOTION PICTURE

WITH

WALTER HUSTON

QUEEN'S

SUNDAY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTABLE VISITOR.

GENERAL CE. NATHORST

IN COLONY

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933.

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY

THE THEATRES

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Every Day.

An interesting visitor to Hong By the time "Street Scene," the kong is General C. E. Nathorst, Samuel Goldwyn picturization of the who is at present staying at the Elmer Rice prize stage play makes Repulse Bay Hotel.

its appearence at the King's Theatre General Nathorst har just retiron Thursday, a motion pleture star ed from the post of Chief of the of the first magnitude will have im-

herself upon pressed

the minds of Philippines Armed Constabulary movie-goers. The new addition to the and is spending a short time in Hollywood of firmament is Sylvia Hongkong prior to embarking on Sidney, young stage actress, whose the Swedish vessel Canton. Al-short career in pictures has been though General Nathorst is an meteoric. For two years she had been

Many people have that Monday American citizen he is going back known upon the Broadway dramatic

day. They stage, bu

but six months in Hollywood morning feeling every to his birthplace, Sweden, where has spread, that he will live in retirement.

It was only half-well. This is because their The General has had a most in only last February that Miss Sidacy Internal organs are never ontirely teresting career. He first went was

taken to Holly completed. four) camulation, however slight, is able to

bat since free from waste mattor. The to the Philippines with the that time, she

al contaminate their bloodstream, reduc United States Expeditionary pictures and is now preparing

headaches, ofth

As her first break she was ing energy. causing Force during the Spaniel rushed into the cast of "City Streets" Iverishness, poor appetite: American War in 1995, and after when Clare Bow was withdrawn as demobilisation in 1901 joined the the result of illness, so that Sylvia Armed Constabulary, and has Sidney made her debut opposite Gary worked himself up in that force Cooper. to the position of Officer Com. manding, from which post he re- tired last month.

International acceship to always feel sluggish, depressed and

it has

"American Madness,"

dose

ne

For such people the occasional of Pinkettes produces the happient results. Pinkettes, dainty little liver and laxative pills, are ideal, gentle as nature but highly eficient. Try a dose or two of One of the most compelling screen Pinkettes and note how your spirits He is; with the collaboration dramas of the 1932 season will make rise. Pinkettes are Liver and Laxa- of his wife, who is a well-known its bow to Hongkong cinema-goers tive Perfection. All chemists can writer, completing a book of his when Columbia's "American Madness" supply you. experiences in the Philippines, opens a run at the Queen's Theatre onl Sunday. Considered tremendous and when this is published, which in scope and of

sweeping powert

should be in about six months, time. It will certainly make in teresting reading.

This is not the General's first visit to Hongkong, for he

has passed through here on holiday several times, and he has a large circle of friends in the Colony.

GAOL SURROUNDED

EMERGENCY SQUAD ACTS ON FIRE ALARM

"American Madness" is a film that ine" (succeeding Bertram. Wallis), strikes at the vitals of present-day Charles II in Our Nell!" the Rev. and America. Walter Huston, whose re Benjamin Cobb in "Marinere," putation as one of the greatest actors his Shakespearian roles too numerous on the American screen is unquestion-to mention. He has appeared in ed, has the feature role of a strong, several British films in the role of clear-thinking banker whose courage Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle's and faith in people leads him suc-master criminal investigator, the part Four," cessfully through a on his bank, he plays in "The Sign of and an attempt to break up his home. which is now showing at the King's "American Madness" has a superb Theatre.

Yuu on

supporting cast, headed by Constance Cummings, one of the most talented and charming of the younger screen netresses. Pat O'Brien, who made

"A Bill of Divörcement.”

True of niany motion pictures-of

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the role of Hildy Johnson in "The novels and stage plays as well--the at the Central Front Page" an unforgettable one, title of "A Bill of Divorcement." eur- plays the part of an ex-convict whom rent screen feature Huston has given a chance to make Theatre to-day, does not fittingly des- Great excitement prevailed in good in his bank. Kay Johnson, noted cribe the nature of the story. For

"A Bill of Divorcement is not the vicinity of Victoria Gaol for years as one of the most popular

divorce problem play, neither does it shortly after 10 o'clock last night stage nettesses on the West Coast,

touch upon the tragic results of a when the Emergency Squad sur- and remembered for her great per- sudden marital discord, nor does it in moral rounded the prison to frustrate formance in "Dynamite," is cast as any possible attempt to escape by Gavin Gordun is the heavy.

Huston's wife,

Popular, talenter any way attempt to draw a

or unfaith- domestic intelicity or from.. the prisoners in consequence of a

fulness. Rather, the picture ascends to heights of slicer sacrifcial d report of a fire having broken out) in the cook-house.

buckets in a short while. The Sorrows

"The Sign of Four."

of Satan", and "his

the drama of woman's courage,

m

Mr. Arthur Wonter is a Londoner dependency, and n

girl's tragic The precautions were unneces-

and made his first appearance on disillusionment, Divorce as such sary, however, as the fire was put the stage at Ryde, Isle of Wight, in incidental to the theme. The out by the prison staff with 1897 as Sir Thomas Tenby in "The stars John Barrymore in what has first been described as his greatest role; Fire Brigade was summoned and London appearance on the stage was characterization new to him and Beveral appliances responded, but at the old Glabe Theatre in 1808 as now to his vast their help was not needed.

Lie Calm was restored immediately Mu after the incident.

in. Comte Musketeera" Mr. Wontner,

are Katharine Hepburn, a tner, on the support has been seen in such widely glamorous newcomer to the screen for ving roles

118 A. J. Raffles, Ben whom stardom is predicted and Billie It is said that a pile of waste Hook in "Peter Pan," Burke, one of the greatest actresses paper in the cook-house had become Hepplewhite in "Our Mr. Kepple of the American stage. The picture

-white," Peter the Great in "Cather-was directed by George Cukor. alight.

de Rochefort in "The Three and followers. Pine fo

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