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"The Man

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1933.

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CINEMA SCREENINGS [childhood by a pack of lions, And, Lee, specialist in

although the story deals with the aftor Interviewing 10,000 girls in the female beauty, taming of the Lion Man, at the hands movie capital. NOTES SUPPLIED BY

of a beautiful woman, it glorides the Jungle beasts in their native setting, of girl who, when she appears on the "By beautiful, you mean the kind THE THEATRES

and builds a narrative of primitive tho power. The senior member of

The role of the Lion Man is in the Well, not more than a hundred,

| elag 7. you just don't see anything.

Loo nakod. "Let's from Toronto" cast, the joyous Gaina. hands of a newcomer, Buster Crabbe, borough picture now released by swimming champion of International I've just paid my insurance premiums "I wouldn't even tell you that but Ideal, is, of course, the vetoran Fred renown, and fs played by him and if I'm torn limb from limb, the Kerr, who is now in his 74th year.. remarkbly well. The magnificent widow Lee and Bitlo Patricia will be

Kerr taken the role of Bunston, a physique of the young athlete was provided for." Jawyer-executor, whore task is to con originally responsible for his selec vinca Jessia Matthews that she would

for the important role. be doing the right thing by accepting

Frances Dee, who is one of the the conditions of a curious will, and most promising of Hollywood's marry a man from Toronto, whom younger group of embryo ators, givea ako has never seen. Jessie naturally a great deal of charm to the role of Jibe, especially as she has overhonrd Ann Rogers, young school teacher and on the telephone an uncomplimentary the only person who can handle the reference from the gentleman whose Llou Man when he is captured and heart and hand (and legacy!) she is brought to America as a circus per- expected to share. It all works out former. to everybody's satisfaction, but many and diverting cross-purpose Insert themselves into the Warp and woof of this piquant remance.

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other

"Hell's Hound"

BOMBING OVER THE

NORTH-WEST FRONTIER

(Continued from Paga 8.) charlatan. There is also the fact, ignored by these who think the whole world to be sano and civilised, that many of the tribes consider to this day that to have killed a white man is a short cut to immortality.

WORTHY FIGHTERS." These tribes should be con- aldered half as childron, half as religious maniacs. generally admired for their cour- -They arc

age, their loyalty (for the major part of the year), and their skill as fighting men.

There is no man

More than a thousand beauties Great To Be Alive", now at the King's appear in the musical comedy "It's Theatre in which Fox is introducing Raul Roullon, South American stage idol, as a star screen.

on the American "Women Who Play" minnners, with a daring

A sparkling comedy of modern original mount British Production plot, in "Women Who which opens a Para "Holl's House" a human symphony to-day at the Queen's Theatre. It is for all ages, is the picture now show a screen version of Frederick Lens- ing at the Central Theatre with dale's brilliant stago success, "Spring A press correspondent reminds us Junior Darkin, Pat O'Brien. Bette Cleaning," and Lonsdale's scintilla that, after patting in a mere matter Davis, Jualor Coghlan, Emma Duan, ting wit has been preserved intact in of de years on the stage, Fred Kerr Mary Alden and the dialogue. A Lonsdale comedy is who has come in contact with the went to Hollywood and Ecored an

screen playern,

always a splendid vehicle for polished immediato success na Ronald Colman's As a story "Hell's House" is natur-acting, and "Women Who Play" has average tribesman who does not father, in "The Devil To Pay", and a human. It could happen to one of the most imposing casts over consider him a worthy fightor, a followed it up with other Alms, any boy and does, to many. There assembled for a British picture. man's man. But he can

Waterion Beldge" among theat. ilis tene, but again there are eltuncions Beraue Voom; Bryndun, y Jorge get out of his head the idea that performance in "The

tene, Barraud, Joan Harry Barry Jonce Toronto"

coming on Thursday at the are problems that bother boys of Breon, Gerard Lyley, Sylvin Leslie,

that cause hearty laughter. There are seen in featured roles. Edmund attack is King's Theatre, is masterly and it is a

a summer pastime. pleasure to watch his delineation of this age and which provide laughs Peter Evan Thomas, Mary Hamilton 3 rele that fits him like the prover of greater propensity to cope with of the fine

for the grown ups who have troubles and Frank Lacy are other members bial glove.

cast. daily.

The dents with the desperate

story (George Barraud, a successful nove- taken by Richard Sones list, to save his wife, Margaret Paris. (Benita Hume), from a set of worth- Geneva. lens triflers, who pose as her friends, Berlin. and who, he fears, will inevitably Helsingfors.

Onlo

Man from

"King of the Jungle" Excitement runs high in the new film which opens on Friday at the Queen's Theatre for "King of the Jungle" is the story of a teal wild man-a boy brought up from

Howard Higgin directed "Hell's House" for B. F, Zeidinan Production. Paul Gangelin wrote the screen play.

"It's Great to be Alive"

There are an even hundred of beau- earlytiful girls in Hollywood, ya Sumy

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After a vain appeal to Margaret to „giva_up_463ociating_with_those_de- cadents, Richard persuades Mona (Mary Newcombe), an actress whose work he admires, to pose as a woman of the streets, and then Introduces her as a guest at his wife's dinner party. This daring ruso succeeds in its object, but there are same bitter quarrels, and hard lessons to be

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