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MOTOR MISHAP.

CRASHES INTO LAMI STANDARD

Sylvin Sidney and George Raft ap-

A European and a Chinese 'are pear together for the first time on the Bow lying seriously injured at rcreen in the Vina. Delmar, story, Kowloon Hospital as the result

opened

of a motor uccidont which occur "Pick Un". The

at the Theatre red in Lalchikok Road, Shamshul. I

a tender and hu- hibiting

Itacit AB

po, shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday. man romanco of young love, shot through with thrills and tragedy. The story of "Pick Up" A B. Schulberg production, is the story of a girl, releases! from prison to shift for herself. Still behind the bars is her husband, whom she detests, on a murder charge. Once out, the girl finds herself facing starvation. She allows a taxi-driver to pick her un achieves a fondness for hhr which ripens inte love, and han to refuse to marry him because of her previous marriage.

Through her encouragement thi taxi driver goes into the garage business, waxing prosperous. Decom ing society-minded, he starts chasing a wealthy girl, only to discover when almost too late, that his "pick-up"! girl is the one who really matters.

a sorlon of dramatle scenes the In a

to picture moves swiftly

con. clasion, bringing in the girl's hus hand, who has escaped from prison to reclaim his wife. The

stors build to an exciting climax, in which the 'love of the girl and her mon threatened. It is a dramate tale of pewer to which Sylvia Sidney and are George Rait contribute what probably their finest performances.

"Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp" Supported by a cast including three internationally-famous comedians who recently returned to the screen after extended stage engagements,, Al elson in at the King's Theatre to-day, in "Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp", upon the screen for the first time in more than two years,

According to the report given to the Police, motorcar No. 04, driven by a Chinese chauffeur with Mr. R. Moore, a mechanical engineer of No. 264, Fook Wing Stroat, Mr. Chung Sul-han, of No. 88, Caine Road, and Mr. Wal Po cheung, of No, 59, Bonham Road, na passengers, was returning to Kowloon from Castle Peak Rond In Lalchikok at about 5 p.m. Road near Shamshuipo, the driv- er tried to overtake another car which was on the road, but hit s lamp standard. All the glass in the car was shattered,

Serious injuries were received by Mr. Moore and Mr. Chung, and they were admitted to Kowloon Hospital in a grave condition. Mr. Wai Po-cheung escaped with only alight injuries. The chauf feur was unscathed.

Mr. Wal Po-choung is well- known locally as a former jour- nalist, who is now with Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist, the firm of solicitors,

Inquiries made at Kowloon Hospital last night revealed that both Mr. Moore and Mr. Chung were still in a serious condition.

MANCHUKUO PLOT.

ATTEMPTS TO OVERTHROW PRESENT REGIME

Harbin, Oct. 15.

Ison, first in the talkies, intro- Jolson. duces 4 new screen technique which i in conftiently expected to revolution- ize picture making. Discariling most of the normal methods of the motion picture studios, the star presents his new story in what le variously called "Musical dialogue" and "photographing the arrest of a Manchukuo of His picture is something like 60 perficial of the Chinese Eastern Rail- cent musical, but the music and lyrics way,

misle."

A plot aimed at the overthrow of the Manchukuo regime is allog ed to have been unearthed follow-

are an inherent part of the story in- The identity of the official is un- tend of being songs, as such. Thero disclosed. Hio office was pro- is only about ten per cent of spokenviously, raided and Incriminating dialogue, The story of "Hallelujah. I'm a Tramp".

written & pecially for documents are reported to have been found, involving others' Jolson by Ben Hecht, is brought to the screen with Madge Evans in the whose arrest the authorities are principal feminine role and with now seeking.-Router. Frank Morgan, Ilarry Langdon and Chester Conklin in the principal mas- culing

parts.

With the exception of Miss Evans and Morgan, the entire cast plays strange characters, who glory In such me na Bumper, Egghead, Captain Hell, Scure, Acorn, Ma Sunday and Apple Mary.

and other such plays but the role which gave him the greatest piensure Was Tarkington's Magnolia' ".

In "Moonlight and Pretzels," Car rillo deserts his. Italian dialect ani assumes that of a Greek, the role be- ing that of a

a big-time gambler. Also The story is laid in modern-day New York, against the background of ninong the galaxy of stage, aureen and ridio artists, Roger Pryor, youth- Central Park, Wall Street, the teneful Broadway stage star who makes districts and haunts of the rich his pleture debut in this Universal ment Jolson, minus blackface and playing

musical, Alexander Gray, Bernice a character totally unlike any he has Cinire, Jack Denny and his orchestra, aver brought to the screen or stage, Deris Carson, The Four Eton Boys, will sing throughout the picture.

The songs and musical dialoguu are Herbert Rawlinson, the famous Frank

from the pens of Lorenz Hart and and Mit Disgraced!”.

and

Richard Rodgers, --- well-known cost-

Broadway Holly poser' team of wood. The pair stumbled upon, the germ

of their new musical ideas walle

warking on a Chuvalier, Picture, and now they have fully developed the technique in the Jolson' film.

"Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp" 'is Lewis Milestone production.

"Moonlight and Pretzels"

a

Helen Twelvetreer, Bruce Cabot, Adrienne Ames, William Harrigan and Ken Murray

Faramount's roles in Dingy play, the leading poignant story of a woman who found oht she was too

which comes modern, on Thursday to the Queen's Theatre. Miss Twelvetreea plays the rule of an attractive model. Cabot, climbing another step or the ladder to star dom plays the other leading role, that of a of a wealthy young man-about-town. Miss, Ames la cast as a Dark-eyed sophisticated socialite, Gabot's fiancee. Harrigan plays the role of Miss Twelvetreen father, a polica captain. Murray is the latter's friend.

Leo Carrillo is more than just one of the outstanding actors of the American stage and screen. He is an arts foundation. He can paint, he can draw, he can sculp, he can write. he can sing, he can play, he is a linguist, and he is an accredited The story centres about Miss Twelvetrees, who arousca Cabal's Corrillo who has a strong charac-interest the moment he sees hier. Ha ardent court to her, and she is

Historian.

ter role in Universal's backstage convinced that their love is

LOOT

musical romance, Moonlight and Pretzels," which opens on Thursilay at reciprocal. When he tells her that he the

King's Theatre, is now writing a is about to break off his engagement book dealing with the early days to Miss Ames, sho yields to him com- California from an historical stand-pletely. All

this of course,

is

kept He is a poet of ability, and from Harrigan, the father.

Ho produced

Ha

11

a volume of verze But shortly thereafter Miss Twelve- under the title, "Western Breezea". treas

trees in called upon to model a wedd- polo

player whose ing gown for Miles Ames, and learns prowess is recognized all over the that she and Cabot are to be married United States. He is an accomplish within a few days. Stunned at frat. ed lingulat, and the only American she is coldly furious after the shock acter

ter who is an adept conversation wears off. Packeting a pistol, sho list in Chinese and Japanese.

Cabot. gora to Because his ancestors were Italian He succeeds in locking her into a and Spanish, even in his amateur days closet before she can use the gun, and he specialised in dialect characterizu- calls for the police, Harrigan, the tious of these two nationalities, and girl's police-captain father, is sent to subsequent stage appearances often the scene. What happens when he found him playing such parts. There finds his daughter has been betrayed,4, wore Lombardi," Ltd,' ''Mister An- and that her betrayer is here at hand, tonio',. The Padro', "The Bad Man', results in a daring denouement.

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