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TO-DAY

Starring LUIS

AT THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1933.

KING'S

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Packad in an array of twelve modest-looking tin cans les tren- kure representing a vast amount of cash and of human endeavour." Into those humble containers has been crammed the work of 6,000 men, women and children who worked many days toward making "The Con- querors" the mightiest of all present- day motion pictures. The work of the humblent carpenter to the highest executivo la inscribed on sirips of colluloid contained those cans." "And long before the film was ready to where through the canteras, many writers, technicians, historians und other specialists spent months in pre- paration. For six months these ex- ports scammed the pages of United Sinton history rocking out the colour- ful highlights to Inject into RKO Radio's spectacular anga of American history. An entire city, showing ita growth through the years from 1873 to 1932, was built and rebuilt during the timing of the picture which co- stars Richard Dix and Ann Harding In a great cast of reat names. To ehow the various stages of develop ment the town during the span of www sixty years, more than four hundred carpenters were constantly kept busy building and rebuilding the structures that made up the city. ""The Con- querors" makes its debut at the Cen- tral Thentre to-day.

"Pilgrimage"

Henrietta Crosman is of peculiar breed of crusader. She actually has the courage of her convictions. Since childhood, Miss Crosman has been a lover of animals and she has dedleated her life to making their lives happler. She carries her creed to the point of actual practice. She never enta meat and never wears fur-because sho be- lieves it is wrong to kill animals for such purposes. The veteran metress, now under contract to Fox Film. holds membership in a number of unimal protective opponent of vivisec- tion. Miss Crosman, who has had one of the most colourful careers on the American stage, has been an actress since she was sixteen years ald. Her first picture for Fox in "Pil- grimage", a powerful story of an embittered mother, coming on Sunday next to the King's Theatre,

"Murders in the Zoo"

Savage benata repluce the COA- tomary lethal weapons in "Murder in the Zoo," myntory melodrama, which is coming on Friday to the Queen's Theatre, Charlie Ruggies, Lionel At- will, Kathleen Burke (the Panther Woman), Randolph Scott, John Lodge, and Gail Patrick head the pleture's cast, Atwill plays the role of an em fnent zcologist, insanely jealous of his wife, Miss Burke. On an expedition in India to

to capture animals for a 200, he ubducta a man who had kissed his wife while he was drunk, news up his lips, and leaves him to the mercies of the tigers. Back in America, he finds his zoo in sore financial straits. Ruggles, la press agent, has arran sted in dinner in the carnivora house for the city's wealthy, and intends to solicit them for funds. Atwill aces to it that a second milk who has fal- lea in love with his wife attends the dinner. The latter, at the height of the festivities, suddenly screams *i M pain; collapsega and dier. His wife, suspecting her husband, rushes to the zoo oficials to inform them: "But ̈he- fore she can do so, she is dend, Scott, a young scientist attached to the zoo staff, finds evidence linking*Atwill with the two murder. Atwill attacks him, then turns the animals loose. The picture reaches breathless climax during the debnele which follows.

"The Rebel"

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BEAUTIFUL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS

Luis Trenker, internationally known as a sterling actor, an experi moun -tain-guide and, skiier, but above all for his deeds of daring and valoar as commander of the Austrian Kaiser. Jaeger during the World War, is now appearing at the King's Theatre in "The Rebel," a Universal Special pro- duction, in which he assumes the role zealous, impassioned patriot-due- be Napaleonte era. Trenker, with Edwin Knopf, write the story and directed "The Rebel". Ife is thoroughly fanliar with the locale of the play, for he was born and brought up in

คล in the little village. of Tyrol St. Ulrich. As a boy he familiarized hineulf with the dangerous mountais pannes of his native land uml acted egasionally as guide to visiting tourlats. As he grew older his ex- ploits became widely known and

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ansferred them to the screen. Most of the productions in which Trenker has appeared feature as a vital part of the flory his tremendously fascin- ing talent of conquering wild moan- ain peaks. In the story The tel" he has experience which he as long operator passed through during the War, rebuilding them of course to suit the time and circums Кансен of the plot. Vilma Banky makes her re-entry into pictures in "The Rebol", and Victor Varconi is al prominent in the cast

"Biorm at Daybrenk"

There is a terrific quality of_sin- cerity in M-C-B1' "Storm at Day- break." laying its final showings to day at the Queen's which makes this picture one of unusual charm' and distinction. A tale of the age-old attraction of youth for youth, it is nover-the-leas far different from the usual triangle drama. Laid in the seething Balkans at the outbreak of the World War, its narrative encom passes the plight of desertors, includes a spectacular assassination and then centren on the conflict of a woman who loves a young officer but refusen to be disloyal to her husband. It has an amazing twist, une which must be neen to be appreciated. For charac- torization, It Is hard to choose bo tween the three

Kay Francis of principal protagonists. a memorable por- trayal as the wife, Nils Aather is ex- collent as the young officer and Wal- ter Huston makes the most of his gripping role as the husband whơ, in too old for his wife,

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