QUEEN'S
TRE
FROM SUNDAY, FEB. 5th. YOU HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS
WHAT SHE THINKS: "The fool-he tries not to love me-yet he wants to!"
WHAT SHE SAYS:
"I'm so happy to see you -I've missed you terribly!"
Strange
Interlude
NORMA
SHEARER
Marolyn Mayer
Something
NEW Under the Sun!
CLARK
GABLE
· FROM FEBRUARY 9th ELECTED THE BEST. PICTURE OF THE YEAR!
GRETAȚ
GARBO
· lovesaddened duscer.
Grutinkava
BARRYMORE
co the remantle-Baron; hief turned lover
CRAWFORD
2 Flaemmchen,
BEERY
DEEP IN YOUR HEART these
characters
will live
forever!
Never such a picture! Five stars in the most spectacular success of stage or screen history! Prepare for the Thrill of your movie-going days!
METRO GOLDWYN MAYER'S Proudest Triumph|
RH
with
Lewis Stone
· Jean Hersholt
Directed by
OULDING
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933.
Chinese Cameraman On
Hollywood Beauties
NO film star is a heroine to her,
cameraman. For invariably he knows the blemish that renders hor beauty imperfect.
Ask James Wong Howe, loyal son of Canton (China) and nee camera.
is o
of her face, but on the screen it is one of the most piquant features
best avoided.
STRANGE INTERLUDE
COMING TO QUEEN'S
SOME GOOD PICTURES
Paramount's new film "The Big
MAJESTIC
mez: THEATRE.
Nathan Road, Kowloon Tel. 57222 TO-DAY ONLY
Broadcast" is indeed a lesson for At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
"Strange Interludo" which is our British producers. is a most unusual picture one that with cleverness and directorial coming to the Queen's on Sunday, A thin story is so embellished you will like or dislike, not one of
which you will be tolerant or inability as to become a completely first-rate entertainment. It has, of Norma Shearer plays magnificent-
deep down in that Oriental heart always a problem. Like deep-set beginning to end.." The supporting on the screen all the most popular. ~;
na of Hollywood, Sort where
of his lie a thousand secrets. Bo hind those almond eyes is a mental eard index in which are recorded all the blemishes of all the blondes and brunettes whose charms cajole, talkie admission money from your pockets.
On Holiday
At the back end
of last week "Jimmy" Wong Howe breezed into London on the first holiday he has had away from Hollywood for
sixteen years.
JOAN CRAWFORD. The Chinese, according to stage and. screen tradition," are supposed to be inscrutable. "Jimmy" chal- longes that tradition with an enr to-ear amile and a brand of witty dialogue that speeds along at 170 words a minute.
There is a good reason for the smile. His salary is £130 a week. His reputation as a photographic, craftsman is dizzily high. In his wake is a record of achievement strewn with such pictures
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Transatlantic," "The Trial of Vivichre Ware," "Chandu," and other examples of perfect camera work Ahead lies a career glitter- ing with promise.
James Wong Howe, who started in the film industry as a camer cletiner, is now "Jimmy" to every star in Hollywood.
of
He's.photographed practically all of them at some time or other. Recently he was. talking some of the difficulties that are encountered in transforming the im perfect beauties of life into the. perfect beauties you nee
on the
screen.
In all my experience," he said, "there was only one girl whose face was cameraproof-Mary Nolan,
No matter from what ungle you shot her the same unblemished loveliness was revealed. A camera man's job would be one long holiday if every woman was a Mary Nolan."
Gaynor's Dimples different. "Then there are Janet Gaynor's dimpice. Photographing dimples isly and it is her picture from course, the advantage of showing cast is good but there is only one Radio broadcasters in America, of them, Mary Robeson, in her short most of whom are equally well- appearence as the mother-in-law, who succeeds impressing her personality.
eyes or sunken cheeks, they are upt to throw shadows where they are not wanted. And shadows can ruin beauty.
"Strange Interlude," ́yes it has been well named, both story and technique of production mark a strange interlude" in the smooth development of the talking picture An interlude which I think will end with that one experiment, and yet
of her
"Of coures, every star is aware own little imperfections. They come and whisper about them to me. Sometimes it's: Be care ful of my ankles, Jimmy some times, "I know my ears stick out a little. You will, watch that, won't you. Jimmyonetimes, Now well, you know the strange course no profilo alipti imy, because-eno wonders.
my jaw line takes,"”'
He Knows
Yes, James Wong Howe knows all these things without their being whispered to him.
For my private ear he revealed that one of the loveliest girls at present decorating the screen-I'm afraid she must be nameless-has a faco emblazoned with freckles, a pair of logs that would never merit a second glance from the tiredest of business men, and general body work that needs to be encased in rubber so that the current fashion for slimmesa may be achieved.
During one picturo in which this sequences had to be reshot because of the noise caused when one of her rubber bands auddenly snapped un- der the strain imposed on it.
The microphone dutifully picked
beauty queen appeared half a dozen
GRETA, GARBO.
up the strange sound-n circum- stance which did not exactly en hanes the dramatic quality of the
sequence...
posed to know anything about these However. you're not sup unromantic back-screen secrets of Hollywood.
British Lens
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James Wong Howe treats · his camera as if it were a child; · For
He
Good Fortune "Fortunately from a salary point more than two years now he has of view other faces challenge the been using the same camera. climera. For instance, Creta Gar- knows every little foible in its bo's mouth demands very careful character. He and his camera have treatment. In order to present her, implicit faith in each other. on the screen in all her mysterious! As he says:Poor little fellow; beauty, the lighting and the camera angles must be gauged with meti culous accuracy...
"Joan Crawford, too, has a type of beauty which needs deep study. "Goria Swanson's nose tilts up at the end off the screen that tilt
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after all, he has only one eve. He deserves all the sympathy and kind ness you can give him.”... →
And the camera on which James Wong Howe lavishes his loving-chre is fitted with British lenses. Не regards them as the world's best.
STUDIO GATE-CRASHERS
ITS NOT SO EASY TO GET INTO HOLLYWOOD
Let's crash the film gates of
And a Parachute, Hollywood To this challenge there A woman walked into the recep- is only one answer, "Try it1ition room one day, and alipounced The men at the information desks in an unmistakable. southern drawl motion picture studios require that she had come all the way from tho. diplomacy of a politician and Australia to ace Joan Crawford. the finesse of a diplomat. Take for When admittance was refused the example the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer declared she would come back every studies. There are six men who day until her request was granted. work in eight hour shifts.The She kept Her word. Then after six reception room is open eleven hours, days, she flow into a rage.
a day and six days a week, except I'll get into this studio if I
on holidays. Every moment of have to fly over in ag aeroplane theso working hours they must be and jump out in a parmnute," she m. their guard. There is no limit declared, and stormed out. Up to to the methods a studio gate date no unidentified parachute crusher will resort to. When re-jumper has been found on the fused the first time, the more per lot." sistent go to extreme measures.
Sometimes they feign fainting spells in the hope of being carried into the studio:
A Sheriff.
Of course there are the usual film- struck boys and girla, who offer the desk men almost anything within reason, if they be allowed to go in and see the casting director.. One woman offered to buy one of the men now dar if he could arrange in appointment.
One day, a man of forceful man mer demanded in loud tones to see Clark Gable. He would not be put off by being told that Mr. Gable
Greta Garbo's Visitor. wae busy, declaring he was from One day while Greta Garbo was Cadiz, Ohio, the birth-place of Mr. making Grand Hotel, a tall pale Gable, and would be a welcome woman walked heavily through the visitor Finally he threw backs his + front-office door mid tried the one cont and disclosed a deputy sheriff's leading into the studio proper. badge, but the credentials that She wore a tweed suit and her hair go with such an official | was arranged in a long bob and it
missing:
its was pale yellow.
Just minute miss called anko on duty, Whom do you
pg next dolgma)
known in England. It has also thi advantage of some really first-rate back-chat scenes between the famous troup of Burns and Allen. Indeed, one could have done with more of them. It is excellently acted by Stuart, Erwin, but the chief credit. goes to Frank Tuttle, the director.
is
HAROLD
LLOYD Movie Crazy'
JUST A SMALL TOWN BOY--
Another picture that should also
difficult to follow, now it is the Rax, and is the best of all the certainly be seen when it comes to Talking pictures seemed at first Hong Kong is called "Rackeby
silent film, if one chances to so many good satires which have Intely one, which makes a demand on como out of Hollywood. This time the attention and intelligence, it is a burlesque of the gangster the thoughts and words of the cated racketeer buys up an educa
Strange Interlude" records both racket, when a completely unedu-
adds so tremendously to the psycho- money out of college football. Once setors, will this experiment which tional college in order to make logical possibilities of the drama again it become a common place: "Strange triumphs.
the director who Alfred Werker's direc Interlude" may be an important tion is full of satire, humour and be missed, for even if you do not is film and it is one which should not first-rate "movie." The whole film
11 lesson in expert cutting, i take an interest in the technical especially in the first half. Once side of the pintures which offer you against it is a British actor who a couple of hours relaxation and Hives the best performance. As in entertainment, Norma Shearer's act "Trouble in Paradise" Herbert ing is so good, and the story for all Marshall gives the best perform its strangeness so enthralling, that ance, so in this film Victor McLaglen KING'S THEATRE you will remember it after a hun is better than he has been for many
COMMENCING SUNDAY, dred other pictures have been seen years.
6th February, and forgotten,
E. M.-B.
NORMA SHEARER
AS HER DRESS DESIGNER
SEES HER
נד
Gilbert Adrian, designer of clothes.
for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stars,
KILYB that "Norma Shonrer is
There is a new Will Rogers film, Too Busy to Work." This is a much better vehicle for the famous Rogers personality than we have been getting lately. It has con- siderable humour, although it is on the slow side.
LILLIAN HARVEY
"HIS MAJESTY'S CAR"
really very beautiful. Her profile Lillian Harvey sailed for the is flawless. She feels she is too United States the last week in De- short, although she gives the illucember.
sion of height on the screen. Sh's The script of her first American has great patience. She teste her production is already being pre- materials, coiffures and make-up for pared. It is His Majesty's Car" hours,, at the end of which she ap in which the charming little con- pears to be absolutely fresh, while tinental star will be seen with John technicians and everyone else are Boles in the male lead practically exhausted.","
DO YOU KNOW THAT
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor send the following
Us
Bound stages at the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer studios are cooled by an electrical system that anto- matically adjusts the temperature ing and comfort? to a proper degree for sound record-
"Art-lights that can be seen for four ailes when turned in the air are used to light night exterior
scenes.
held in the palm of a band is now A tiny microphone that can bo
being used to record talking picture
Acenes.
A number of jewellers and watch- makers are part of the technical staff. Their job is to repair the intricate parts of sound equipment.
*
Uniforms of soldiers beginning with the Roman era down to the present time are kept on hand, in the wardrobe department,
By a slight turn of the power adjustment on sound equipment a Boprano voice can be changed to base and a low pitched tone to a high quenk
want to see 1" No star could have expressed greater disdain: o
when you see her the haughtily Don't you recognise Garbo demanded. Little did she realise that at that particular moment, the real Garbo was it, work on the sound stage. During her entire career, the famous Swede had never been known to come in through the front office, always preferring to drive into the "lot."
S.L
Recently, a blue-eyed young man walked into the front office, Bis manner was abarming, bis. voice was cultured and refined He did not scer at all ill ut euse, nor in a hurry
Will you, please send in word. to Robert Montgomery that bis brother is here he asked casually.
So disarming was his manner, the boy on duty might have been tempted to relay the message. But being very observant, he noticed the monogram on the cigarette caso from which the young man was taking wigarette. The initials wore S:L (If over BL reads this story he will know why he the mot get into the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios).
Ambitious gate-crashera come in all shapes and sizes. Whether they got by or not, nothing can dis courage them. They believe that while there's life, there's hope.
WHO LONGED
FOR SCREEN GLORY
Gracie
rosity, bright,” (Birmingham Horchery
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