QUEEN'S
THEATRE
SHOWING TO-MORROW
In His Web of Steel
he snared Youth, hungry for Love and Silken Luxories {
SKYSCRAPER
SOULS
Metro
Goldwyn Mayer
PICTURE
In a sky-piercing city of stove and
stool, ho set feminine-
hearts nfutter with his
silken temptations
while he fought intrigue
with intriguo in the Battle
of Big Business!
reith WARREN
WILLIAM *@smopolitan Production
The screen's new idol, and this greal "cast': MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN. GREGORY RATOFF, ANITA PAGE, NORMAN FOSTER. VERREE TEASDALE, GEORGE BARBIER, JEAN HERSHOLT:
directed by EDGAR SELWYNS
FROM SUNDAY
A
BENITA HUME AND HAROLD HUTH
ONEYMOON
in an
ENGLISH THRILL-A-MINUTE
DRAMA
Based on the well-Enown Myitory Novel
FOOTSTEPS IN THE NIGHT?
ADVENTURE
COMING SHORTLY
The funniest pair in pictures in their new 6-reel screamie!
LAUREL HARDY
Pack Up
Your
Troubles
than Pardon Us
HONG KONG
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933.
"CAVALCADE"
·NOEL COWARDS PLAY SCREENED
DIANA WYNYARD, CLIVE BROOK AND
URSULA JEANS IN CAST
"Cavalcade "the picture the whole world awaits has been, completed. The screen, judging from comments in newspapers in America and Europe, never attempted anything to which there bas been attached greator international importance. Newspapers are competing, with each other for all possible bows on Cavalcado." Editorial writers predict it will have an important bearing on prevailing international problems. And the show business awaits. it with out-stretched arms!
Over 15,600 Persons.
Ibled from both sides of the Atlan
tic, includes Diana Wynyard, Clive Actual camera work on the Fox Bruck, Ursula Jeans, Herbert film of Noel Coward's great Drury Mundin, Una O'Connor, Morle Lane play, "Cavaloade," was com Tottenham and Enuk Lawton, pleted within 40 days, a feat which What the New York Preas Says. is recognized
дя я remarkabla Heary AValis, of the Now York achievement in studio organization-Tribune writes: by all those with a group of the detail work to be carried through in filming a story of this magni-
tude.
***Cavalcade appeals to pretty nearly every emotion to which the human heart is susceptible.
screen
$900,000,
It's the principal reason why In the 40 working days, Frankin English play, acted By English Lloyd, who directed the film, made artisto. was chosen as the vehicle 23 sequences, comprising 50 distinct for the most ambitious Acenes and involving 470 different drama ever attempted in Rally- camera shots. Many of these crim-wood. ara shots were taken from various Costing more than a million angles by from three to ten cam dollars," portraying scenes: in which eras operating simultaneously, as many as 2,500 extras were em- During the production Lloyd held ployed, utilizing specialy built deta Impromptu conferences with 43 rosting approximately principal players and directed 147 with an imported cast of character persons in speaking parts. In all, and no attention to detail and he had under his control 15,000 per authenticity seldom before attempt song, including his technical crewed in motion pictures, ' Cavalcade which put in roughly five months is one of the most pretentious pro- prolimary work,
ductions ever undertaken anywhere. The largest and greatest number of settings ever used at the Fox because its dominant theme, mother carries universal appeal studio for a single production were love and maternal sacrifice, arouses built for Cavalcade."
zympathy and understanding. Cau- Due to the thorough preparation,pled with this is a prayer for filming progressed with unfalter peace, the outlawry of war. It is ing smoothness.
the story of a home, a family. It Editing of the picture will take might be fitted into any frame, in approximately three weeks.
England, in America, in Hungary, The cast of" Cavalcade" assem in Japan!!!
"IĆ
Miriam Hopkins and Herbert Marshall in a scene from "Trouble in
Paradise."
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
THE LONDON SKETCH'' CRITICISM
DO GENTLEMEN
NOW PREFER
"THE RED. HEADED WOMAN "
"Red Headed Woman, Kathrine Brush's widely-rend novel of stenographer who capitalized on her sex appeal, is coming to the Queens soon with Jean Harlow, her changed to a flaming red, in the famous platinura-blonde hair
title role.
It is interesting to read what the film critic of the “Sketch" thinks of Trouble in Paradise" which is due at the Kings, he writes, Mr. Ernst Lubitsch, borrowing a page from crook melodrama, haa
Practically every red-haired ne- procceded to twist it, to turn it, tress in Hollywood was given testa. to decorate it in his own charac- for this highly-covered part befors teristic style, and to give it a the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer officials lavish sprinkling of star dust until decided to assign the role to Miss it has emerged as a scintillating Harlow providing she would change comedy Not musical comedy this the colour of her hair. Report has time, though, short of allowing his it that the alternation has given. principals to burst into song, the the noted heroine of Hell's An- genial director has made full uзo gèls" an entirely new personality, ging her appear
of music His very entrée en iras well. mutiére is a stirring serenade echo"; ance.
ing down a Venetion canal. The Adapted by Anita. Loss.. singer! A dustman filling his gar 1. The povel was adapted to the bage Bont Thus can a mantle of screen by Anita. Loos, author of romance be flung over an unsavoury Gentlemen Prefer Blonde," and profession. MAR
was directed by Jack Conway, one
WHAT HOLLYWOOD THINKS OF ITSELF
WINNERS OF ACADEMY AWARDS
It is always instructive to know, 1031-32 season hold a good many what the people of filmland them surprises, and one of two notes of selves think of their productions, real interest for Hong Kong-we and the announcement of each have not yet seen "Grand Hotel' year's academy awards is looked which is said to be the best all for with considerable interest by round production, or "Shanghai all those to whom the movies Express" which has the best photo- mean and more than an evenings graphy and the beat sound record entertainment.
ing, so that we have at the least two really good pictures to look
The decisions in respect of the forward to..
WINNERS OF ACADEMY AWARDS
Winners of the 1931 39 season awards of the Academy" of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were announced recently us follows:
Best Performance," Actress,
Best Performance, Actor
HELEN HAYES,
("Sin of Madelon Claudet”) FREDRIC MARCH
("Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"). "ORANDHOTEL;" (M-G-M) ...... FRANK BORZAQE," ("Bad Girl")
Best All-Aronne, Production Best Direction,
Best Original Story ........FRANCES MARION, ("The Champ") Best Adaptation ......................... EDWIN BURKE, ("Bad Girl") Best Photography LEE GARMES, ("Shanghai Express") Best Art Direction ................. GORDON WILES, (Transatlantic") Best Sound Recording...PARAMOUNT, Shanghai Express," "A Broken Lullaby," "One Hour With You," etc.) Special Award WALT DISNEY, for creation of Mickey Mou Certificate of Honourable Mention:
TECHNICOLOR Honourable Mention
EASTMAN KODAK Extra Award
WALLACE BERRY, ("The Champ").
Nomination for Awards. Complete list of nominations on which the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scien- awards is as follows: ces cast their votes for this year's
Walt Disney: "It's Got Me Again," Warner Bros.; "Mickey's Or phans," Walt Disney.
The short subject nominatior groups consist of:
Comedica-Walter Disney, Leon Best performance by an actress: Schlessinger, Sol Lesser, Jack Cum- Marie Dressler in "Emma" (M-G-¦mings, Walter Futter..
The in
Animations-Louis Brock, Wai- Hayes in The Sin of Madelonnett, F. H. Allen.
) Lyan Fontanne Guardsman". (M-G-M); Helen ren Doane, Stan Laurel, Mack Sen- NovelticsArthur Ripley, Roy Clauder' (MG-M), Wallace Beery in "The Champ"
Best performance by an actor: Disney, Oliver Hardy, Henry Gins- (GM): Alfred Lunt in
berg, Charles Christia The March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr Guardsman" (M-G-M); Fredric Hyde" (Paramount),
Previous Academy Awards, 1928.
Performance, Actress: Janet Best direction: Bad Girl," Gaynor for "Seventh Heaven," Frank Borzage (Fox); "The "Street Angel," "Sunrise." Champ," King: Vidor, (M-G-M), Performance, Actor Emil Jan-
Shanghai Express," Josef vonnings for "Way of All Flesh," Sternberg, (Paramount),
The Last Command."
Best photography (Cinematogrn- Direction Frank Borrage for phers' award); Arrowsmith," Ray "Seven Heaven"; (Comedy) Lewis June, (Samuel: Goldwyn), Dr. Milestone for Two Arabian Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Kov! Knights."* Strum (Paramount); Shanghai Outstanding Picture: Para
Lee Garmes (Paramount's "Wings.". Express,"
mount)...
Artistic Quality of Picture."Fox's Heat art direction :-"Arrow "Sunrise."
smith,"
Richard Day" (Bamuel ·· Original Story: Ben Hecht, “Uv Goldwyn); "A Nous La Liberte," | derworld," Lazare Meerson, (Rene Claire); / Adaptation:
Transatlantic,” Gordon Wiles; "Soventh Heaven."
(Fox).
Benjamin Glazer,
Cinematography Charles Rosher
Best original motion picture and Karl Struss, "Sunrise." story; "The Champ," Frances Ma-Art Direction: William Cameron- rion (M-G-M); "Lady and Gent,' Menzies, "The Tempest" and "The Gover Jones, and William Slaveas Dove." McNutt, (Paramount); "Star Wit- ness," Lucien Hubbaril, (Warner Brothers); What Price Holly wood," Gene Fowler, Rowlarid Brown and Adela, Rogers St. Johns, (RKO),
Title Writing: Joe W. Farnham, "Telling the World" and "Fair Co-Ed."
Engineering: Roy J. Poineroy, "Wings."
Best mation, picture adaptation ; ¦ Special Award-1928. Arrowsmith, Sidney Howard, Warner Brothers for producing (Samuel Goldwyn): Bad Girl." The Jazz Singer," marking an Edwin Burke, (Fox); "Dr. Jekyll epoch in motion picture history; and Mr. Hyde, Percy Heath and Charles Chaplin for his versatility Samuel, Hoffenstein (Paramount).
Beat produced picture: "Arrow-recting and producing "The Cir and genius. in writing, acting di- smith" (Samuel Goldwyn); "Bad Girl (Fox): "The Champ" (M-G- M); Five Star Final!" (First Na- tional): "Grand Hotel" (M-G-M); Performance, Actress
One Hour With You" (Para- Pickford, Coquette."!
Actor: mount); "The Smiling Lieutenant" Performance,
CUR,"
1029,
George Bernard Shaw and Frank Harris who features in
Lled to Her Husband.
Warner.
Hot Ho
With this keynote in mind wo of whose recent hits was the Barry- follow the fortunes of Gaston and more picture, Arsene Lupin.” Lili, whose amorous adventure The cast includes Cliester Morria, opened" with amumed titles and Lewis Stone, Leila Hyoma, Una was clinched when they started Merkel, Henry Stephenson, May picking each other's pockets. Hav. | Robinson, Charles Boyer and Har ing marked out a rich Parisian vey Clark, widow us their next victim, love The story of Red Headed Wo and jealously take a hand in the man concern Lil Andrews, a0 08- game, to such good purpose that strupulona but extremely attrac the widow looses her heart but not tive typist, who exerts her wills (Paramount);"Shanghai, ExpressBaxter, "In Old/ her fortune.S
upon her employer, Bill Legendre,
(Paramount).
Direction Frank Lloyd, despite the fact that he is at Beat work in sound reproduction: River, The Divine Landy;" The ramifications of the plot are ried man with the upshot that four studios nominated: M-G-M, Drag ingeniously developed and smoothly Bill's wife divorces him and Lit Paramount, RO Warner BroThe Broadway Melody dovetailed. If Mr. Lubitsch is, in becomes the second Mrs. Legendrethers-First National. clined to farepe a little too long Not content with having broken uo ater his daels of wit and to isbourne hume, the ex-stenographer now
the humours of a couple of elderly centres her attentions upon A
"NOMUAYTARE SUP suitors for the widow's favour, he wealthier man. It is impossible, field, taken from 50 shorts pubmit Nominations in the short subject compensates with pasanges of however, for her to be faithful to teed by 17 companies, brilliant persiflage.
Herbert Marshall's Gaston is a double-crom her latest flame by Laurel, and delightful creation: cool resource. having an affair with his chauffeur,
any man and when she attempts to
ful and charming Mirian Hopkins - complertion begin and Li“ Brás
Comedies
on the quick witted Lili, and Kay that she's got to be even cleverer As Catdir Can," IKO, Frances as the lovely widow handle if she's going to achieve her ends, their respective parts with a sonce Just how he does it makes up Paramo
usic Box
Outstanding Production
Writer: Hans Kraly The Pat.
Cinematographer Clyde DeVin па Whita Shadows in the Bouth: Bea
Art Director
Aff The Bridge
Screen Souvenirs, Wrestling Sword-
Trees
atoot of
of comedy perfectly attuned to the what is believed to be one of the fish, Mack Berinett
of this polished entertainmost ameing and interesting plots
Metro-Goldwyn-M used on the screen for some time..
Coons? Flowers and
Ligh;
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The greater melodramœE
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*** ON THE
SCETIN.IN
A BLAZE O'GLORYI
KING VIDOR'S
BIRD OF PARADISE
With Dolores Del Rio and Joël McCrea John_Nalliday," Grolghten. Chaney,'Elcherd “Skoots" › Balagher, Borz'Kandi. Duckd O. Slick, Executive Prodromus * EKO-RADIOʻPicture
NEXT CHANGE
STRICTLY
DISHONORABLE
She met the "Grent Lover" in the heart of. Broadway and then she didn't want to go home!
with
PAUL PUKAS SIDNEY
FOX LEWIS STORE in Brock Pemberton's amazingly successful stage hit by Preston Sturges.
Dires al by JOHN STAHE
Quiet on the Western Front." Outstanding Production? Quiet on the Western Front
Original Story: Frances Marion, The Big House,
2. Sound Recording: M-C-M, Doug. las Shearer, chief engineer, The Big House
*Dinematography: Joseph T. Eno ker and Willard Yander Veer With Byrd at the South Pole Art Director Herman Rosse The King of B Performance, MAPANESE 19810
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