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CORRESPONDENCE,
A "RED" REFUGEE ARRESTED.
THE BRITISH - FILM INDUSTRY.
SUSPICIOUS DOCUMENTS FOUND ON HIM,
(TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONG KONG Medical College named Ho Han A Hakka student of the Canton DAILY PRESS.")
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and documents of a seditious nature
were, it is sileged, found in his baggage
He appeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning, but
AT THE QUEEN'S CINEMA..
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GEETA GARBO IN THE TEMPTRESS."
AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH.
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC]
We have seen several screen plays lately which were remarkable for their artistic photography, but "The Temptress "shews better than any
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Kiu was arrested yesterday morni ing on the wharf while on his way back to his home in Swatow. It is Stx-I read with great interest said that he was forced to Be from the leading article in your Thurs-Canton during the Anti-Red coup day's issue regarding the Cinemato graph Füm But recently introduced in the House of Common As you ace no doubt aware the Federation of British Industries is largely respon sible for the existence, of this Bill. wre remanded on the application off what can be done in that directica. In December, 1935, the Federation, Det-Inspector. Reynolds in order In every scene the staging, the in conjunction with other National that the documents might be trans-grouping of the performers, and the urganisations, laid before the Board lated. of Trade a proposal in the forma of a draft Parliamentary Bill for the introduction of a system (ia volving both the reater and the exhibitor) for the compulsory show- ing of a steadily increasing proper tion of British pictures. At the present time the American industry has a 90 per cent. share of the screens in the British Empire, and it will be readily seen how essential is prompt action for the restoration
British production. The Federation are convinced that a sound British industry can be established and will establish itself, if the suggested measures are tax to ensure it a regular outlet within Great Britain and the British Dominions. The Federation are also satisfied that until the British Industry is developed by these as, export trade is not to be looked for Until regular British
Police evidence was that said the lighting, have been carefully ar documents, included drawings and ranged, and the result is everywhere printed matter. There were ten pleasing and interesting. This is large sheets.
the more remarkable
"The Mr. Lindsell: Are they posters ?—
Temptress": is AB exceedingly Anti-British. I suppose i-Partly emotional play in which three stars anti-British, but principally anti-are appearing, and it is, unfortu foreign.
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output is assured there can be no
Accused said that he bought the documents at Canton to read on board the ship.
He was reminded until Monday, —
here are, however, some 25 experi- enced British Directors in Great Britain, some of whain are equal to the very best in the world, id any of whom can turn out films of the varying grades required by the market. Several in this list have come prominently to the fore in connection with recent British pro- ductions in which their outstand ing abilities have been amply de- monstrated. There is also a good supply of able young men who are Only awaiting the opportunities which developed industry will afford them
aately, a screen convention to have
number of large close ups "of stars" registering their emotions, Unless one is lucky enough to be seated in the middle of the theatre, at just the right distance, sach pic tares tend to be extraordinary dis
the tortions, besides holding up action of the story. That the pro- dacer of "The Temptress suficiently strong minded and the stars authciently unselfish, to break sway from this tradition is a real triumph.
Metro Goldwin Mayer have scored yet another point, the film opens excellently, the first scene being among the best and it takes one at once into the story.
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assured and regular export busi- ness. It is, therefore, useless to look to foreign markets to supply
"The Temptress is adapted from a novel by Vincente Blasco thu outlet
required either by
Ibanez and is in every way suited" reciprocity scheues, or otherwise.
to the needs of the screen. It is In the Federation's opinion, the
Moreover, there is no lack of emotional dramatic and quickly salvation of the British industry is nly to be found in the Empire Indeed recent British productions for interesting scenic effects. The camera men and dark room hands. moving, and gives an opportunity market, reasonable access to which
in present conditions he have given remarkable evidence of lovely temptress Elena is the type cannot
first rate photographic quality. of woman who makes or mars men, secured without Government inter- vention on the lines indicated. As ability there should be no difficulties. beauty has an effect entirely bane As regards dramatic and literary To the vicious and the weak her the industry develops under these British literature and British drama ful and destructive, but, in contrast more favourable conditions, its ex are unrivalled. In fact the success to these. it can prove a source of port trade must necessarily increase rud place it in a position to dent of Hollywood has been to a large strength and inspiration to a mas enequal terms with the larger extent founded on British stories of will power and resolution. Grets
and British players.
Garbo has realised this, and ahe foreign markets that exist.
Misunderstanding arises from the presents Elena, not as a mere Siren, The objections which have been fact that critics of British films but as a very lovely woman who is taken to the Federation's scheme always insist on comparing any lally conscious of her beauty but ez be reduced to
doubt whether
shown aro
if such a scheme were introduced British film with a foreign super- not of the destruction it may cause. there would be available au ade-production. They ignore the fact She is a rather pitiful heroine, quate supply of British pictures of that the bulk of the Elms imported thrust by an ambitious husband into and shown are of quite a different an unpleasant situation, and con a good standard.
It is important at this stage to class. It is estimated that of the stantly being fought over by men know fairly accurately the number 700 or so feature pictures which whom she has hardly noticed.
in Britain during the This is a film which might easily of films necessary to provide the proportion of a British pictures dur-year, not more than about 50 can have bees dull and rather unplea ing the first year of the operation regarded as high class super sant; instead it is an artistic treat. 'productions of the class which com- and feally fine play. An Greta prises sach pictures as those feat Garbo is an excellent heroine, so turing Chaplin, Fairbanks, Harold in Antonio Moreas the beau ideal Lloyd, Mary Pickford, John Barry of a hero, handsome, strong and
without more and the late Rudolph Valen- manly,
being either · a tino. These pictures cost anything sheik or a strong silent man, Roy between £30,000 and £900,000 to d'Arcy also makes a quite diabolical for pruduce.
3,600 Cinema Theatres in Great
of a quota. There are said to be Britain and the quota. is proposed to start at 12 per ceat. The 3,600 Cinemas will at the most require two feature fims in each of their bi-weekly programines, say, purpose of this calculation, 200 films per theatre
per annum. A feature ila, taking into consideration type, rental and varying conditions would be considered to have booked well if it secured 1,200 dates. This would need 600 files p year to serve the
3,000 theatres.
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Of the remaining 850, and yet charming yillian. If you! pictures the cost ranges from like a good strong play which you £3,000 down to less than £5,000 will remember and discuss after- Many of them are what might be wards, go to the Queen's to-day or called the result of mass production Saturday. and are merely the produce of Buster Keaton Comedy At
The Star. * Hollywood routine, yet they find a ready place in the theatres in the
A really amusing comedy called is shewing al poorer districts which cannot afford "Our Hospitality the high-placed super-pictures. the Star till Saturday.
The Federation recognise that the
Assume, however, that each flm offered commands 1,000 bookings, the total of British and foreign outstanding success of some half- The story concerns the troubles of fims necessary to supply the 3,500 dozen British alme does not in it- the last of the leKays when he re- theatres would be 70. A 12) per self constitute any proof that the turns to his home in Kentucky and cent. quota would thus require difficulty has been solved.
makes the technical mistake of fall. British films for the year's con-
The fact that a few good pictures 10g in love with the beautiful daugh- sumption.
have been made and sold does not ter of the house of Canfield, which It is further necessary to enquire how far the Studio equipment and ove that the requisite capital family, bas wiped out the McKays will be forthcoming to build up an in their long-standing feud. Keaton personnel is available for the pro industry. As long as American was simply immense as the naive duction of this number of pictures.
control existe British production south, and his adventures left the The following studios are now will necessarily be confined to the spectators with jawbones aching available for Alm productions:
making from time to time of a few from laughter. Deaconsfield, Clapham Park
good isolated pictures. If Icall The programme at Sunday's Cricklewoos, Elstree (Ideal), Esher. industry is to be built up and the Massed
Band Concert at the Gaumont, Islington, Surbiton, Tor-
requisite finance assured the pro-. Queen's is given below... It should Twickenham, Walton-on-ducing Companies must be in a prove very popular containing as it Thames and Worten Hall,
In the opinica of the F.B.I. Film Position to maintain a regular out does some of the best of English put. Before such companies can light music and the fine Suite in Group it would, subject in some lay their plans for a series of pic-F" by that remarkable modern cases to the improvement of equiptures they must know that they will composer, Gustaf Holst ment, be reasonable to estimate the have a reasonably assured market, L-March of the Peers......Sullivad. annual output of these studios at provided their product is adequate. 2-Overture Maritans " not less than 115 feature films per Without the assistance of the quota
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THE PAST WEEK HAS SEEN A REMARK- ABLE CHANGE IN THE CHINESE SITUATION. THE KUOMINTANG, THE GREAT POLITICAL PARTY OF THE NATIONALISTS WHICH FOR MONTHS BY PAST HAS BEEN DOMINATED EXTREMISTS, HAS BEEN SPLIT IN TWO.
The rivalry between General Chiang Kai Shek, on the one side, and the Committee directing affairs in Hankow on the other, came to a head on Good Friday where, ünder orders from the military leader, all communists throughout the South were arrested or driven into hiding.
Naturally, the coup was not accomplished
without some fighting but, so far, the mili tarists have carried everything before them and Kwangtung and the Coast Ports, at any rate, seem now to have better prospects of a peaceful trading period than they have enjoyed during the past two years.
The political outlook is obscure, but one clear fact emerges The paid agitators, who have made life intolerable for the foreigner, are scattered. Many of the ring-leaders are in gaol.
The full story is given in the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, published To-day. It makes exceedingly interesting reading and copies of the paper should be mailed to all friends at Home.
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PURVEYOR OF PUTRID FISH.
It therefore appears that with this assurance.
the British industry will never havé 3-Selection" Squire's Songs" present facilities the minimum out. The estimated production of 4.--Suite in F put of 90 British films necessary to British studios during 1028 is -Humourous Variations serve the first year's quota, could
The "Three Blind Mies"....Lotter This is without perhaps. 15 feature pictures. be relied upon. reckoning the output from the new dustry is between six and eight
annual production of American in-6-Three Dances from Henry
VIII, ......
German. Boreham Wood studios-now a hundred. The creation of an in-
others
7-Selection "Iolanthe proaching completion or that are contemplated if sufficient small degree comparable to the 8-Grand Military Tattoo....Ragan. encouragement is given by Govern American industry would be of ment legislation. At the same time immense benefit in the relief of it would be well to provide a mergin for selection by the Employment and the enhancement hibitor aver and above the essential upon the British export trade mast of British prestige, while the reaction requirements. If thin margin is be of great importance. It is unthink placed at 25 per cent. a 3:05 figure able that with the enormous com-30 CENTS TAKINGS OFFERED is reached of say 118 British films in mercial advantages now possessed
AS A BRIBE. the first quote year. As stated above this could be quite easily by the American industry any really
satisfactory development ig our A quaint case came before the forthcoming On present British
own production can be secured with- magistrate at the Central Court facilities,
It should be observed that the out some artificial system of assist yesterday morning. A Chinese, de- tno for at least a few yeaTS. siring to become a Eshmonger F.B.I. Film Group embraces prac- Taking all these facts into con- secured some pinces of unwholesome tically all the British firms at pre-sideration the Federation ventures fish from the refuse tip at the sent actively engaged in fim pro- to submit that the recent success of Repulse Bay Hotel. Apparently he duction, so that the estimates con- British productions should rather had no difficulty in finding custom tained in this and the preceding be an additional argument for the ers for his noisome stock-in-trade. paragraph may be considered reintroduction of the proposed quota for he sold it in strips to the vil liable.
than an argument against it as lagers. He was arrested by an The question of available per showing beyond all doubt that a Indian policeman for selling fish sonnel in British studies has next sufficient supply of suitable British without a licence, and to his captor to be considered.
of pictures will be available.I am, he offered his takings-30 cents-||| activity during and sings the War Yours faithfully,
the price of freedom. has kept the available Film Direc tors somewhat in the background. Several have migrated to America and have met with success there.
Absence
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G. W. SEWELL,- Representative in South China for the Federation of British Industries, April 21st, 1997.、
He was fined 920 or 14 days' im prisonment for neglecting to pré- vide himself with a ́licence; and su extra 14 days was added to this for attempted bribery.
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