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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1935.
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"RADIO" CONVENTION
Rario Pictures have recently, been holding a convention in Chicago, and one of the subjects discussed was the relative popu- parity of their stars in forelen countries. This. of course, is becoming a more and more in- portant factor in American pic- ture-making. It is from the world market that Hollywood derives its profits.
Here is what the foreign dele- gates to the convention had to say about Radio stars: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers enjoy the greatest universal popularity They are coming along so nicely that they have a chance of beating King Kong in the near future.
Kong has, hitherto, had every thing his own way us Public Favourite No. 1 in Europe Asia The Australians
und Africa. thought he was just plain fool- 1sh but they were in such a tiny... minority that they could be comfortably ignored in compari- son with the thousands of other - Kung-fens
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"Westerns" and Western stars don't enjoy the hold over us Kuropeans that they used to have, but there's stin a splendid market for them in China and Japan. They simply can't have enough cow-punching and gun- play in the Orlent. In Japan, too, Garbo's popularity is far below that of Wheeler and Wool- Bey
The question for who taxes whoin to the cinema is a little
complicated. more
In most countries it is women who choose which film their families shall see while all the men do is pay for the tickets. In Spath, France, Italy, and South America, how- ever, the men both pick and pay.
Now, If Paramount will be good enough to hold a similar inquiry we shall be able to learn which sex decides to go and ree. Mae West
Of Course
Tourist: What's in here?' Guide (leading the way into a mortuary) Remains to be seen,
UFA FILMS
* UFA the German Alm produc ing organisation which used to turn out pictures of the calibre .of METROPOLIS, WAXWORKS. THE CABINET OF DR. CALI- GARI. VAULEVILLE and THIS BLUE ANGEL, has just issued a statement of its plans for the 1935-38 season.
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The line-up of 26 feature tim and 30 "educational" subjecta shows an attempt to win back the prestige which German plc- tures have so noticably lost in the past few years.
To quote
a quaint statement in the publicity sheet, the idea behind the new UFA programme Is the wish and the will, to ́ofter pictures of international large- scale quality which shall relax, fascinate and entertain picture house visitor.
NEW ROLE FOR COOPER
Gary Cooper was recently add- ed to the imposing aggregation: of players on the Columbia lot. He will play the lead in "Opera. Hat". the Clarence Budington Kelland American Magazine sert- al which is scheduled as Frank Capra'a latest production for Columbia. Robert Riskin has been assigned to do the screen play.
Cooper received his first screen recognition with "The Winning of Barbara Worth". He has been featured and starred in inna- merable productions including "The Virginian", "Morocco". "A Farewell to Arms", "One Sunday Afternoon", Design For Living". "Operator 13". and "Now and
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"GOLDEN VOICE" GIRL
FOR THE FILMS
Miss Ethel Cain, the 28-year- old "Golden · Voice" telephone girl, has been given the leading Alm to be made at part in a the Walton-on Thames studios for Columbia Pictures.
The Postmaster-General has given her leave of absence to make the film. So far the sub- Ject has not been selected de- finitely.
On the screen she is to be known as Jane Caln. She has already been tested satisfactorily for the talkies.
Miss Cain was selected from 15,000 British telephone girls to be the one who is to record the new automatic times signals.
She lives at Croydon and is engaged at the Victoria Exchange.
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STARDOM FOR "JEAN"
Columbia announced yesterday the retention of Jean Arthur, featured in a number of its pro- ductions during the past two years, to make a series of pictures for the coming season. Among them will be the-romantic comedy by Hugh, Herbert, "If You Could Only Cook", In which she will be starred for the first time.
Miss Arthur's performances in "The Whole Town's Talking", "Public Hero No, 1" and "Diamond "Jim" have attracted special, at- tention lately. Her last picture for Columbia was "Party Wire" and she is now finishing Last... Call For Love" with George Mur
Behind The Screen In Hollywood
Hollywood's joy knew no bounds the other day when word came by cable from Parts that Walt Dis- ney had been awarded the League of Nations Gold Medal for 'hla producticas or the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony films. Du- ney is one of the film citadel's - favourite sons and his famous Studio, where 400 young men and women assist him in turning out` his justly renowned cartoons, in the pride of movie land
The League award was made by the Comite International Pour lä Diffusion Artistique et Litteraire Par le Cinematographe, in the presence of 6,000 children, and many distinguished personages, at the massive Gaumont Palace The citation states that the Mic- key Mouse and Silly Symphony producions are the best animated cartoons ever created, and that no acher films of a similar type can be compared with those from the Walt Disney studios. Shortly after he received the award, Dis- ney left Paris un an extended tour chrough Europe. He was greeted uproariously in all the big cities--" and what started out to be a ..triumphal procession for the in- spired creator of Mickey Mouse.
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WALT DISNEY
A FEATHER IN HER HAT
Columbia Pictures made a sud- den important change in casting when by mutual agreement, Ruth Chatterton was shifted from the lead in "A Feather In Her Hat", to the starring role of "Lady of New York", which is to go into production in the near future.
Company officials Immediately signed Pauline Lord to assume the role relinquished by Miss Chatterton in “A Feather In Her Hat".
The change of casting caused no delay in the 'production of the plcture, which is being directed by Alfred Santell."
"Lady of New York", one of the most important features on next season's Columbia programme, is taken from the Liberty magazine serlai story by Grace Perkins.
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Heather Angle, has signed a long term contract with Radio,
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are to be co-starred in a new film "Top Hat." Much of the action takes place in Venice.
Mrs. Pat Campbell will be in Katharine Hepburn's next picture -"Sylvia Scarlett."
Milton Rosiner is at present. serving Gaumont-Britlah in three capacities-actor, director and scenario writer.
Gaumont British tas five supers "
in production. The George Artiss
The picture Guv'nor enters its fifth week,
Production has begun at Twic- kenham on "The Private Secre- tary." Director: Henry Edwards star: Edward Everett Horton. A good team.
That's Different
'TRIBUTE TO MICKEY
By the way, that reminds us of an incident that Mickey could well paste into his immense scrap- book of newspaper clippings.
A man in Camden Town, Eng- land advertised for 10,000 tame mice and received more than a thousand almost
immediately.
with consignments of thousands of others arriving soon after from all over the country. They were all colours, blue, black, white, brown, tortoiseshell,
"I can sell 5,000 mice in à& week,” the man told newspaper reporters. "Mickey Mouse in full technical- our has had a great deal to do with this," he added, "Breeders - are trying to obtain different col- ours-in particular abright. brick-red. This is the colour of the coat that Mickey wore In "The Band Concert, his first Almi in watch he" forsook forever the medium of black and white, Of course
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MIRIAM HOPKINS TO-DAY'S RADIO
As "Becky Sharp"
Miriam Hopkins, the pretty blonde pride of Georgia, has reached a new neight in her hon- oured and @honourable career as a Hollywood star. Not only is she seen in one of the greatest roles in stage history as the star of "Becky Sharp," but she is also a historic Agure, as the first actress to star in a full-length Allm drama made in the glorious new techni- colour.
Thus the blonde MiriamTM has advanced her fame two ways by playing this great role. Becky Sharp, born in the imagination of William Makepeace Thackeray in his "Vanity Fair, is one of the most popular and appealing parts ever created. This buoyant, fascinating girl. of Napoleonic times, created on the stage by the late Mrs. Fiske, was one di the most coveted roles in Holly- wood's last decade, and it was won by Miriam. And how she has justified the confidence!
Seldom Walt Disney makes it clear that Mickey is not a mouse but a personality which is very true but you can't blame mouse fanciers from wanting tem fan. cier these days-now can you?"
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BEST COLOUR
FILM
"Becky Sharp".
From the colour standpoint "Becky Sharp" surpasses anyth- ing yet seen on the screen, but he would foretell the early ex- tinction of the black-and-white Alm.
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Dr. Herbert Kalmus, who responsible for Technicolour, said that apart from the entertain- ment value of colour, there is an emotional meaning.
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Roubon Mamoulian, who dir- ected "Becky Sharp" has taken, advantage of such emotional im- plications of colour, and has enhanced the dramatic effective- Dess of many scenes.
OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
The outstanding example of this-and one that will serve producers for many 8 flm-13 the Duchess of Richmond's Ball on the eve of Waterloo.
"There is A panic. The first shots of the sequence show black-and-white and brown. These cool colours then give place to blues and greens and orange. and finally from, dull to flaming red.
has a picture been awaited with such eager interest by the film going-public as this "Becky Sharp," not only because of its vivid drama but because it is the first major film prodüction In th new technicolour. Thoas who saw "La Cucaracha" will know what to expect in the way of beauty and heightened dra-. matic power thanks to colour.
THRILLING PICTURE.
Miriam's choice as the Becky of the production assures her of a place in film history, along with those artists whose voices were first heard when the screen be- gan to speak.
It was John Hay Whitney's Ploneer Pictures, who also made "La Cucaracha," that chose Mir- fam for this vital role. Four months were spent in production, with Rouben Mamultan directing and the famous Robert Edmond Jones a colour designer. RKO Radio releases the epoch-making ! film.
Miss Hopkins, naturally enough. is overjoyed about the whole matter of "Beck Sharp."
It is an outstanding example of how colours can transform what would have been mediocre, black- Sir Cedrick Hardwick and Miriam and-white costume drama.
The
artists, too, with the notable ex- ception of Sir Cedric Hardwicke " and occasionally Miriam Hopkins, overacted.
What colour will do, for a real- ly worth-while, well-acted film remains to be seen....
Dr. Kalmus says that nego- tiations are in progress for the establishment of a Technicolour. subsidiary company in England.
HOLLYWOOD IS
POORER!
Great Fortunes Dwindled
of
Great fortunes
Hollywood have dwindled. Nearly all the Etars who have just made out their income tax assessments for the past year have suffered,
John Barrymore's assessed valua-
Forever''. His most recent per phy... Other dims for this com-MA: girl now doesn't care, who tion is 211,316 of which £11,270
formances have been in: "The Lives of a Benga! Lancer and "The Wedding Night",
Found a Use Also.. "Did ye, bear about Bandy Mc Culloch finding a box of corn plasters?
pany include "Whirlpool". "The pets her" Most Precious Thing In Life” and „The Defena? -Resta”,
represents his yacht Infanta. A "Maybe not, but she still objects year agn his gross assessment was to be'ng pinched by a traffic cop£19,288.
Two on One
Girl We want
A photographer's model origin- ally, Miss Arthur made, her screen debut in, comedies and got her Arst large part in Emil. Jannings'
The Bins of the Fathers in 1929. tickets.!! She has also appeared on Broad way in several plays, the last two of "Yea-80, he went and bought a which was "The Bride
"No, did he?"
of tight shoes”.
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Mae West is down for £800 worth of Jewellery. Charlie Chaps lin's assessment £538 498.com- buy a pared with 2610,244 last year.
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GLORIA'S £1,950
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Hopkins in a Scene from "Becky Sharp."
"I felt that in 'Becky Sharp we have made a thrilling and im- mensely appealing picture,' says the star, "And it was a great pri- " vilege and pleasure to work with the unique group of artists. as- sembled to make "the" Alm. I be-. lleve that audiences every- where will be deeply moved and highly entertained by the cinéma
version of one of the most engross- ing tales ever written.
"As for the new technicolour, on one who has not seen it can ap- preciate its exciting beauty, and above all, the magnificent way it: heightens the dramatic action and sets the mood of the story, Beautiful as it is as a bringer of new dramatic thrills to pictures that technicolour will win a do- minant position on the screen.”
Miriam knows she is a lucky girl, and the rest of the world knows she is good. Her work in Becky Sharp will consolidate her position as one of the leading artists of the world screen.
£7,908 for Douglas Fairbanks sen., as compared with £213,108,
"Will Roger 18 assessed at 40,508, compared with 284,584 last year.
Gloria Bwanson: Dropped froin £6,926 last year to £1,950.
Some of these stars hold pre- Mary Pickford is listed as perty outside Los Angeles which is £283,148, compared with 2390,154 not accounted for in these income last year, and the rolls show only tax returns.
PROGRAMME
Broadcast by Z.B.W.
on 355 Metres
12.30 to 2.15 p.m.-European pro-
gramme.
12:30 p.m.-Recorded programme, 1 p.m.-Local time and weather re-
port.
&
1.15 pmHong Kong Hotel Or-
chestra.
1,30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins,
Rugby Press News, etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close down
4 to 7. p.m.-Chinese" programme; 8 to 6.15 pm-Children's Studio
Concert
7 to 11 pm-European programme
to 7.30 p.m.-
Light Orchestral Music 'Coeur Ardent Waitz.
Souvenir Fleuri Waltz. Traumende Glocken (Krome), Blauer Pavillon (Armandola). An Dich Waltz (Waldteufel. Op
150);
Ich Liebe Dich Waltz (Wald-
teufel, Op. 177). Chinese Night Watch (Slede). Love in. Idleness (Macbeth). Indiana Sweetheart (Hansen), 7.30 to 8 p.m.-
From the Stadlo
Instrumental Jazz by Fred Car- pla. Gregory Jamena sad Julian Silverio.
PROGRAMME
1. Crackerjack.
2. Frettin'.
3. Doin' things.
4. Pretty Tbk.
5. Louisiana Fairy Tale, 8. What's the · Reason, "
7. Feelin' my Way.
8. Three in one way.
8 p.m-Local time and weather
report.
8.83 to 8.30 pm-
Variety
Song-Just once for all time- "Congress Dances"-Irete Eis- inger. Orchestra-Tunes of Not-so-long
ago, 1923 and 1924. Vocal-Little Mountain Cabin
Pop-eyed Pete.
Trumpet Solos Sweet Sue-Juist
Tou,
Georgia on my mind.
Songs-You were so charmning.
I'm your alave. Charles Fitz
Gerald (Tenor),
3.30 to 9 p.m.-
A Relay from Daventry "Holiday
Time."A Bird's-eyt View of England in the monta of September, illustrating with. words and music how people. · are spending their holidays in the Home Country. Presented by Pascoe Thornton.
9 to 9.15 pm-A Relay of the Daventry News, Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).
9:15 to 9.25 pm-"Charm of the
Valse" (arr. Winter).
9,25 to 9.40 p.m.-
From the Studio
A Talk on "The History of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals" by Dr. B. W. T30, C.B.E.; LL.D. 9.40 to 9.50p.m.-"Morgenblatter" (Morning Papers) (J. Strauss) sung by the B.B.C. Wireless Chorus.
9.50 to 10.30 p.m.-
A Relay from Daventry The Bt. Leger. A running com- mentary by R. G. Lyle, relayed from the Town Moor Race- course, Doncaster..
10. p.m.-Bigʻ Ben; Reuter Press
Bulletins,
10.30 to 11 p.m.-Dance Music. 11 pmClose down.
BERLIN PROGRAMME p.m.-Call DJQ, DJA, DJB (Germ...:
Engl.).
Cerman Folk Song Progrun.me Forecast (Germ
Engl.).
8.15 p.m. "The Prettiest Tunes
Letter Box:
have. I made for Thee!".
9.45 pm-News in English on DJQ.
DJA and in Dutch on DJB. 10 D.Brass Bands
In the Interval: A Story from
Home.
11.15 pm News in German on
DJQ, DJA, DIB,
11.30 p.m.----Current Events. 11.40 pm A Winter Journey
and A Wanderer's Fantasy" by Franz Schubert W. Blanke, vocalist Hans-Martin Theopold, planu.
12.15 am. News In English
DJQ, DJA and in Dutch on DJB,
38DJQK DJA, DJB
(Germ