BATURDAY, JULY... 7, - 1928 ·
THE FILMS
PROGRAMME FEATURES,
TO-NIGHT.
Coronet-The Offshore Pirata.
World. Whe
Deceive.
Husbands
Star, Kowloon.-La Gioconda,
FILMS AFFECTING THE NOVEL.
[By Clive Brook.]
During the past few years we have, as a nation, become lazy as individuale, when our activities my
THE FILM OF THE FUTURE:
[By Hildu Bayiny.]
THE CHINA MAIL:
FILM ACTORS AT WORK.
A PUGILIST'S LOVE
{STORY.
ROMANCE IN THE PRIZE- RING
Can a prize-fighter-4. profes sional pugilista a gentleman?-.
The problem worried Jack Delano not in the least although it was destined to pity on important part
in his life so far so the one woman in the world" was concerned.NET
Jack Delano had fought his way Those who expected to find "shocking revelatione of life stung by rung up the ladder of suc lived by kinema actors in Los Desa, but it was by his sonsational Angelos in the new Goldwyn film defest of Battling Brickwood that Souls for Sale" will be disappoint. he jumped into the limelight and Every serious kinen artist willed. It is true that an actress out of qualified to meet Sain Crowfoot, the Negro, for the Heavyweight Cham- welcome the decision of the Faculty of Arts to form a Kinema Art
pionship of the Work...
Group.
THE LOVERS MERTING. Durward. Carisbrooke, the squiro of Asbury, had followed Jack's career with interest. He offered bim ideal triping (quarters on his
own estate. hore, under the
work goes so far as to put her sims round the nock of a producer, but she is promptly shown to the door; and for the most part those who corn We realise we have a big responsi-their living in the studios of Holly. bility to the public which comes to wood are prosented as exceedingly son our films. We have to give the hard-working people with hearts of
gold. very best we can-knowing that the
There is a villain of the deepest keen eye of Daddy Royce, an old film, perhaps even more than the dye. but he is not engaged in the pugilist, the White Hope" started draina, because of its larger public, filar business. On the coatmry, he preparing for the greatest battle of can exercise a great influence on the obtains an income by marrying his career, m lives of millions of people.
women with a little money and promptly murdering them,
At the same time we known fact many people are inclined to for- get that the art of the kinema is very young art,
ART WITHOUT TRADITIONS.
There are two hundreds of years
learn.
of
The heroine is one of his "wives,
selves.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
"Making up by movies" is a novel idea which has been put i sto effect by a Domestic Relations Court Judge in Chicago, and its efficacy in reconciling warring heads of families has been demonstrated in more than a score of cases. This is a photo showing an audience in the court "theatre" witnessing a film deal- ing with the child-factor in family reconciliations.
PHOTOPLAY ENDINGS.
WILL THE KISS AND CUDDLE NEVER GO?
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DOGMAS OF THE MOVIES.
Durward's beatiful sister, Clan- dia, invited by the Duke of Docking to become his Duchess, did not im- mediately accept the honour, but who escapes from him by leaping promised to give him her decision from an express train, is picked up by a famous film star, and gets in week. Accompanied by a friend, Claudia rotted to the seclu- work on the "movies." That is the son of Asbury Court be think it plot-and a somewhat poor plot.
MILLION DOLLAR" compared with those of our ancestradition behind it as there are be But those to whom the kinema over," knowing that she would not ters, for we never walk anywhere if hind painting, music, or the theater. Theatre and its people are among the refuse him.
FACES. Thus was the stage set for a de-
Bick persone always look very. we can ride; we never write lotters It is a more baby among the arte vital things of life-and there are if we can 'phone; we never think baby that is growing lustily, and thousands of such-will find a faacilightful and unexpected love drama It was inevitable that Claudis.and
Never has the old gaying concern attractive as they lie in bed, and for ourselves, if some one else will about which all of us--producersation in the scenes described as
A few days
ing a face being a fortune proved so ppear to be in the best of health.
The girl who marries for money: do the thinking for us; and now we artists and public-have a lot intimate persound studies," which Jack should meet.
The public is really very, very
but honest, husband in spite of har are gradually being encouraged not
For this reason the Kinoma Act show how film-plays are produced, later, indeed, she and her friend
Jack's invitation.
nayed embrace and fondling kiss 6lm actors and actresses. to read if we can hear by wireless, Group has been formed, so that we with famous stars seen as them were at his training quarters, attired of the conventional and back-true as in the case of the modern eventually learns to love her rough
Frequently one's flattering friends self... During that short visit it was that used to end every picture and
All atenographers and office help and seo in plotures things which are can meet together and discuss how
Charlie Chaplin, for example, so obvious to everyone that laudis still ends about 75 per cent. of will say: "You've got a filní face'' our everyday the best and most artistic use can el importance in
but have you? Many people havero as busy aa boss and never even look up from their work for a be made of this new medium of exanlike his familiar film chornster, is had completely knocked out the but at the same time champion' lives.
A decree removed from the utter pression. Association with
Waiters in cafés are very coart Aud on account of this one begins other arts will bring to British films shown directing a picture in the the girl's interest had also boop bald banality of the final affec. asked, me "What is a film face? second.
course of its making and getting I have been able very excited over the business;;
hand when needed. by the infusion of some subtlety, and also the only reply which the cous individuals and always, on There is a school of thought which while a number of kinema favourites fighter.
Her friend recalled to London,There are countless ways of suggest mort talented film producer cap pleasure à book which would take
in all too ready to dismiss British are seen at a studio lunch eating at Claudia wae loft alone at Asburying the final embrace, and it is still us probably many bours to devour, as things of little account. we visit o kinema theatre, and see I have "talked films" with a
There are also scenes of the As the days went by she saw much always possible to think of a fresh give, is a photographic face," and in an hour and a half a vivid repre-great many people in the last few
soothed by the slothful reflection We know a good film face when Kentation of the story on the screen. years, and I usually find that those spectacular seneational type. That of lack, and she felt herself growing device, unless mental izziness is there the matter ends.
Then came a weango from the We are bustling, and recent who my this do so without having in which a circus is struck by light-to like him more and more,
doesn't matter so much. events lead one to surmise that be-given much real thought to the and set on fire, with a panic world without, reminding her that that after all the end of the picture we see it on the screen because we
stricken audience mixed up with
give instances. A Bryant Washee nothing else. But the query, fore long the author, instead of watter.
smoke and flame and frenzied the Duke awaited her reply, and she -writing for the screen vin the novel It is true we do not spend se.
animals, in a masterpiece of its wished in vain for a fairy godmother burn picture shows the couple What constitutes a good film who could make a prize-fighter entering a car and pulling down a face?" is still unanswered, for (which many are doing in these much money on our productions as
little blind at the high rear window screen heroes and heroines are of days, will have to write direct for the Americans. We have not the
Miss Eleanor Boardman as the change places with a duke.
She made up her wind to "Daddy Long-Legs has a collapse many different types. the film and forfeit his profits on same vast public to sell them to heroine has an expressive face,
But just as the best plays are not It may be argued that the reading those that cost the most to produce, charming presence, and succeeds in ounce Jack, but just as she was of Mary Pickford into a chair with dark, others fair, some have Roman brow plotures such as, "Othello
to
·
the sale of the book.
the
ther may they be at present, tsarily the most expensive. Lavish curiosity is leading many of them ness is not art.
I can speak only of films from the to the picture theatre "just to see what Bo-and-so's characters look point of view of an actress. I do like on the screen." With the vast not pretend to teach the producer improvement in kinematography it his job. But I know that during therefore stands to reason that the last few years the amount of
a fentrome pace.
kind.
even to her picture self.
them..
ber.
Let us
Some are
...
All operations no matter how ent recovery perfect health in this serious are successful, and the pat- or four days.
I AM AN OPTIMIST.
I expect to see a film some days where I can't guess the ending.
I believe the public wants high
I hope to some day view a photo getting ready for her departure to London ho arrived. Almost before Flood shows King Richard knock-look well, anyway, she knew what had happened, she ing fruitlessly at the bridul chan- The civems camera is the most play by a "big author" that is half WILD LIFE STUDY.
astounding piece of mechanism, for a good as those being written by: People who see in the irineina ahad admitted ho loved him and
But it is not always necessary to it will make the most beautiful unknowns.
I feel that some time Buster When Claudia gave her decision convey, a lovera renniou at all sa woman look comparatively plain it for amusement are looking forward medium for instruction as well as promised to marry him, to the production of Mr. Cherry refusal to the Duke ber sunt, the central situation of the last few she has not the much-discussed film Keaton will forget himself and Karton's Wild Life Across the Lady Marion, whose ambition it feet. The most trifling piece of face, whilst on the other hand a mile.
are for saking their armchairs for films in England has greatly in- Vately at the Alhambra. Mr. Kear-Duchess, intervened and told her as an ending. The climax of a bave a real million-dollar film many of these bre-time book-worms care devoted to the production of World," which is to be shown pri- was that her niece should become business" is often highly artistic comparatively plain woman way
The speeding up of the release date of films is also influencing this A novel is published, and on the cows of the author's previous work is heralded na n popula novel -probably a "best-seller."
not to kill.
ton is a naturalist first and a maker she had learned about the prize picture is before its end, and any face..
He wanders fighter. "I will make society graceful letting down of the
If you have seen your favourite Dozens of people laughed at bins of filme afterwards. the kinoma theatre tip-up, and are creased.
The producers with whom I have the world to study birds and animals accept your pugilist if he is all you gradually adding to the ranks of
an improvement. The striking of on it, you will be able to judge for the first time.
That he is not good looking in been recently associated have been film lana.
if I can buy him off, will you re match; the resumption of an yourselves. men of ideas and vision. They in their natural state-to observe, believe him to be," she said; "but rapid love of eniotional interest is movie star off the soreen as well.se when he said he was film-acting for Among our British artistes there private life is admitted, but his very setion, unimportant in itself, but Among forthcoming productions consider the Duke's offer??""
roughness of features makes him Claudia's confidence in her lover seen previously; the last touch of are many who are recognised lovable to his screen audiences. realise that a film must be some-
Under the heading of brunettes thing more than a series of situa
comedy from a subsidiary character, having million-dollar fra feces. Lady Marion was a mistress of these and a hundred other varia. Some of them are less beautiful on Madge Stuart, Catherine Cuf tions-a mere matter of incidents are the Walturdaws "His Bro America under the title of "The and they allow us more and more ther's Wife," which was played in was supreme, and the ogreed: il to see our brains and to portray Hero"; "Deserted at the Altar," intrigue, and it was not long before tions are among the things which the screen than they are off it vert, and Hilds Bayley, all very proxies bid furiously for the Nowadays, when I am to start with Bessie Love starred; Dusk she had seen Jack and persuaded
the film, but if you met them in the different in features, but all posses a devastating obviousness.
We should like to set abolished street you would, not take particular film faces. rights," and they go to the highest calm, I diectos with to Dawn, with Florence Vidor in him that it was unfair of him to save a picture, even at its end, from whilst others appear ravishing in bidder. The film version is pro dical immediately, and before the the producer exactly what sort of the principal part; and "The Cru- drag Claudia down to his level:"
good, and wrote a note saying so, scene to a final pleasant one in. book has been on the market furwoman I am to be, and how he eader," a William Fox production, He agreed to let her go for her ownals the bridging title after a grim note of them.
featuring William Russell.
but giving no explanation.
'character" on the screen.
wants the part played. long the film makes its appearance
We talk over her general "type," in the theatres.
Proofs, of course, can he furuish-what she would do in certain situa ed of instances where the film has tions, how she would do it, and
taost important of all-what would inaterially helped the sale of the be her attitude of mind while doing book; but it is obvious that this it.
once read the book and saw the film
cannot last, for the public which The camera hea a strange reveal: will eventually be disappointed in ing quality-sometimes I fancy it one or the other, and will devote all has psychic powers! It certainly their attention either to the film of reproduces for the screen the whole the book, and I would back the personality of an artist, and anyone films to win! One can see five good who fellows a film closely can easily pictures for the prics of one good see if an actor was really "in" his novel. And the public is ecotomis part when he played it. ing.
FILMING AN ECLIPSE.
FILM LYRICS.
Hewett
I.
The leading lady who played with Was really his wife, although no
body knew it
Till At
the company noticed how
Hewett would flinch
twao a cinch! those forty-foot kissen then
II.
Edna May Henna is so refined That she has to retire when she
changes her mind. she changed bor husbands that
I remember on one occasion I was playing an emotional part, and allowed my mind-only for a second!!
THE
modest way.. to wander. When I saw the film, I could see One would see very little of Edna
May. that the camera had caught me ont. During just those few feet of film I was not in the character I was HAVAGES' DANCE TO PLA-supposed to be playing. The film, it is true, is dumb, but it recorde thoughts and moods a faithfully as words could do,
CATE THEIR SUN-GOD.
ATTENTION TO DETAILS.
Sycamore Sanderson, into enough, Was a perfect success at Western
stuff But at High-Life stuff-such as
finger-nails And clean white collars-descrip
tion fails!
IV.
A sea that turns blood-red and a sky veiled with fame are among the phenomena recorded in the film For this reason increasing atten- of The Sun-Worshippers, the tion is being given to details of After long, long waiting for a job,
Jake Green first to be taken of a total eclipse of setting, dress and characterisation the aun, which the United Theatres because it is then apparently small Got a part as a diner in a restaurant and Films, Ltd., of London and things that make a film an artisticBE
It was thirty-six hours stood bed Australia, are showing.
encoees failure.
But the fature of British filma anten, poor Jaks, When the film was made last September in North West Australia does not rest only with those who So he wasn't very mad when they
hadza zetake. by an expedition from the Licks produce them. The great kinema- California, Observatory, the results going public has a park to play as
If
to Claudis. "As I expected, dear she said. He named his price and sion, it was se ensy as faking a I paid him. To use his own expres fight.*****
Hair plays a far more important part in film work than the majority of people would imagine. Many
There are some, indeed, whom it Lady Marion returned triumphant which nothing is done but two would be difficult to recognise in the most beautiful blondes on the
private life, people lies in a fifty-foot triumph of
One of the most extmordinary screen are brunettes in private li They wear beautifully coiffure And the mists and fears of the tricks of the kinemo camers to wigs when appearing before the camera-craft. This kind of title:
hideous past gave way under make an artiste appear very much
The blonde wig has the Destiny's giddance to a peace taller than she really is. A striking effect of softening the brunette's fec ful future of content and hope, example of this is Time lo Breton,
of her eyes, eyelashes; and er saccharine music; for the recovery Gimp star, for she is scarcely more brows.
garments; for the dropping than 5 ft. in height and has such above us. It is the signal for who might well be called the pocket tures and emphasising the darkness
chocolates; for the tipping-up:
Claudia's humiliation was com
to
Jack died with her new-born of plete. The love she had given tempt for him.
THE COURTSHIP EXSUMED.
of
come:
THE
HOUSE THAT JAZZ BUILT."
of
ENITIERY.
Pets camera cannot lie-but this co is too big for her. With hope renewed the Duke seats; for the pulling back of cur tiny feet that even size ona in shoes. It has often been said that the tain-ringe and a general fidget of Her features, however, are extra scarcely be applied to the film Dorking resumed his courtship,
preparation for departure which
ordinarily filmable and hens is a res camera, for lighting in the motion? In an endeavour to forget Claudia shows eloquently how thoroughly million dollar face. Her eyes can picture studio has been brought to Jack had changed his quarters, but
mouth is one of the most expressive causes the most astounding trape
formations. on the screenALTAS mind: He began to get despondent, be could not banish her from his bring this stock finish" has be register every emotion, and her such a state of perfection that it No doubt you have frogtiently A great deal of Viglet Hopson's notion that & Elm actress' bas met nad Daddy Royon was in deepoir when Joe Shannon, one of the
charm is lost on the film, for she appear blonds in one scene and White Hope's sparring partners,
possesses a peseby, complexion, and dark in another. Lighting istres bad an idea II vs could only kil might buck and want Reol are picture, The House that darker than they really are, whitet neback lighting, brings up all him that she'll be the fight, he Wanda Hawley's teat Caumont her eyes, photograph very much pansible for this. What is know In a fit of despondency Jack told Jazz. Built is very pleasant her mouth is mob prettier than the high lights in the huur, whilst “fief
lighting leaves it cumparatively d Joe Shannon everything that and comedy-drama which is an amusing, screen would have you believe. occurred "I gues you've been bod tire on a domestic situation caused Clive Brook, who is rapidly mak-It is when "flat" hgbing is n by Lady Marion," Joe commented.
From the mining guettem Toe by affluence. The wife, in this case ing his mark is screen history, is that the domers usually tells El
erates into a fat, lazy creature who ideal film face either for a villain that her hair photographer ment straight to Claude, told her overwhelmed with luxury, degentegarded by prodtioara se baving so truth, for the peroxided blonda fim the facts, and said her tant must disguste her husband and gives a or a bero. Clive Brook on look natural shade and that her artifle blo, na Jacke still loved ber
tion, the distinctive feature of the by the moving of an eye-brow He suburn-haired also discover to have been the cause of all the trovamp her chance Beyond ques sinister or fascinating, good or evil; blondenese has been lost,
A battle royal took place between picture is Wands Hawley's clever is, by the way, a living contradic chapin that their looks appear Claudia and her aunt, and the girl demonstration of the degenerationtion to the oll-repeated statement black as a Spaniard's..
Of the rugged type is Victor Me the million-dollar film fade elated by faith restored in her lover of the wife, in which she uses the that blue eyes do not film well. Fricks of the gici posde spared not. She would go to the art of make-up to great effect. fight, and whatever the result would Apart from Miss Hayley's own Laglen although McLaglon de many, after she has been in the
a mystery to
studio a short time. Theses particular role, the remainder of the clares that it is
film, at all.
are secrets carefully guarded marry Jack.
THROBEAT YIUST.
dast is afforded plenty of oppor him bow na
film profession tunity for olmaracter study and -- humour and the picture is note worthy on both these accounts, Technically, the picture is
They De Licious, & dyed brunette, Had wonderful tresses until they
Her brother, were
vellons wholeheartedly wit Then they
& priss fighter ord bright sea
mermaid parts son with an honest
Sin the onl s
confirmed the Einstein thoory well those who gu to lanang fight rays are bent by gravitation..
A 40ft photographic, telescope theatres want the best films will had to be assembled in the bush, show their appreciation of artistic wider the astounded gaze of asvages work they will be given them who, in the film, are seen to be and will be given them British Now Hoized with terror when the sky made. But they must make their rkens and their whole world voices heard, and the Kinema Art frightening change of Group will give them the
placate their Bun God Obe of its aims is to
apparent wrath they give tures, demonsizations, and dis
que display of savage dancing, sons at which the
two minutes their deity hideesion and the
completely behind the moon, meet and
borror-stricken, but art
inse is over, they show artistio Alme
duoed
she's debut.
sided uward
the settings are tasteful and
iter:
and the photography
OUTSIDE AND INSIDE.
Hare you noticed that you ourite film notress "possesect most beautiful eyebrow
ètant in keep the outside of bling in appearance thinly.pen
molines? If you have, maybe elean and not know that in order/
use this effect she regu
titan
the Iver out by means of
to enband