1933-12-11 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11,

CINEMA SCREENINGS as blended the romantic feeling and Huston in his scheme for revenge. Thursday.

Queen's Attraction.

Never has such an effective melange

bo

humour of which Colman is so much Conrad Nagel la a derelict English| A master with an air of mystery and doctor who goss native," G. Heary NOTES SUPPLIED. BY

thrills that suggest "Bulldog Drum-Gordon is Gregg, on mond".

whem "Dead- THE

THEATRES

logs" Flint has vowed revenge, and -"Kongo" at the Queen's

Mitchell Lewis and Forrester Harvey of thrills, chills, laughs and air of Through the fog and the mystery:

play character roles. Weird practices mystery been offered to the enter A quarter-inllo of the African by which white men prey on the bainment-loving public as is to of might, Ronald Colman stumbles Jungle was duplicated by Metro superstitions of the jungle blacks are found in "The Mystery of the Wax Into the living image of himself and soldwyn-Mayer for the filming of shown. "Deadlogs" Flint is a master Museum," by Warner Bros., which is no storia off the stirring atury of "The "Konge" which, with Walter Huston of the tricks of magicians, which the coming on Wednesday to the Queen's Masquerader" at the King's Theatre in the featured role, is now showing at natives bellove to be true manifesta Theatre. Warner Bros. again have to-day. The thrills and the heart- jungle, with its tangle of trees and scenes were taken at night, with flare Among the weird, fantastic stories of the Queen's Theatro. Through this tions of black magic. Many of these Siven the motion picture fans a superb picco of screen entertainment. throbs of the famous stage melodrama dense under brush. ronn Savage torches for lighting-an, Innovation. are brilliantly revised by Colman in blacks, beating their war drams, lash. In film photography.. This added an crime and mystery that have engaged a smooth and polished production by ing themselves to frenzy in prepara-cario touch to the drama and resulted the attention of motion picture writers Samuel Goldwyn Howard Estabrook tion for an attack on the white trad in some beautiful camera effects.

and directors, this pleture easily takes and Mosa Hart adapted the screen Conrad Nagel, Virginia Bruce' and ing post where Ifuston, Lupe Velez.

first rank. Every one of its scores of "Charlie. Chan's Greatest Case"

values is helghioned by the finest play from Jolin Hunter Booth's other white members of the east net

colour photography that has yet been dramatization of the Catherine Ceel! out the principal scenes of this weird role of a fanrcus London stage success, In this respect, it may be said to mur- Impersonating a boy in a featured shown on the motion picture screen. Thurston. Playing with Colman in melodrama. To add reality to the Heather Anger embarked on a sen-pass even "Doctor X, which Warner the dual roles are the patrican Elissa blasts of hot steam blown through taken her completely around the final excursion into the domain of drama, Director Williain. Cowen indsational theatrical career which has, Bros, produced last year as a sensa Landl and the dark, lately beauty of this jungle patch so that the players world, and to virtually every spot on the fantastic. Juliette Compton, the one as wife, would feel as well as look the part of the face of the globe. The noted little the other as mistress. The story it. Inhabitants of the torrid

actress hardly dmpleted her initial nelf is one of the most cherished and the heart of dark Africa, a dramatic training than she became

"My Lipe Betray" the most Intriguing of

grim drama, with Walter Huston known from the Italian Riviera to the known screen star, will be seen at the Lilian Harvey, Interfationally legends. John

In the role of the sinister "Deadlegs" Chilcote, estranged Flint, a tyrant of a man who has be- tios of the drama. And leaving an morrow.

Orient as one of the leading personali Oriental Theatro to-day and to from his wife, Ero, is going to the come confined to a wheelchair through Indelible impression in the theatre diminutive star is said to have her doga from booza and dissipation. a fight with an enemy. By means of world, Miss Angel has arrived in ideal role. She is known throughout

"In "My Lips Betray," Making a critical speech in the Ilouse his conversance with black magle, he America. Under the Fox Film Cor- the world for her versatility as an ef Commons, he collapses. Stumbling natives, and uses his power in this embarked on a screen carcer predicted singer of unique ability. This

becames the white witch-dector of the poration banner, the actress has netress of note, and a hame then in the fog, he collides with plot for vengeance on the man who to be equally promising. It was while Film gives her splendid opportunity dancer and his double, whom he Installs in his has crippled him. It is the same role playing In Outstanding UPA produc- for the perfect display of all her pince in the seat of government and that Huston played with great success tiens in Berlin that alte attracted at talents for leading man is John his home. The strange problems

en the New York stage. Chester Detention of Fox officials and was placed Deles, who was personally selected by the wife and the mistress trying to original play from which Lom Gordon, ed Heather after the popular Scotch roles and was attracted by his fine

Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon wrote the under contract. Miss Angel, christen her. recognize in the 'nowcome: a husband author of "White Cargo," made the flower, has just completed "Charlie veice and his attractive personality. She had seen him in some of his and a lover as Chilcote sinks lower current and lower build up to a terrifying: Velez and Virginia Druce are a pair is featured with Warner Oland,

screen adaptation. Lupo Chan's Greatest Case" in which he Others in the cast aro El Brendel, climax, Director Richard Wallace of white girls held in' domination by comes to the King's Theatre

It Irene Browne, Maude Eburne, Henry on Stephenson and Herman Bing.

modern

in

the

Fox

1933.

THE SEASON OF GIFT GIVING

CHRISTMAS

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