AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1932, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

IVKRYBODYS PICTURES. “EAST IS WEST.” Bringing to the screen one of the greatest stage successes of recent \ arS) to be screened at the Princess Theatre to-night, will offer Universal’s all-talking version of “East Is West as its next attraction. Rich in romance .and the intrigue of the Orient, “East Is West” first scored heavily as a stage play with Fay -Painter in the role of Ming Toy when produced in New York, where it enjoyed wide popularity for more than two years. Later produced as. a silent picture, “East Is West” again scored witJi theatre audiences and the theatre management believes that the talking screen version will be ever more enjoyable than either of its predecessors. Lupe Velez, the feminine lure ol many screen hits, is said to be adorable in the role of the piquant Ming Toy, who is sold by a heartless father, to the operator of a Chinese “love boat.” Lewis Ayres, the boy of “All Quiet On The Western Front” fame, makes his debut as a romantic star as Billy Benson, the wealthy American youth, who falls in love with Ming Toy. Edward G. Robinson, one of the most famous of stage character actors, is cast as the menacing Charlie Yong,. half-cast Chinese ruler of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Miss Velez does her first screen singing in “East Is West,” when she sings the never-to-be-forgotten “Chinese Lullaby.”