THE
HONGKONG MA TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932.
CINEMA SCREENINGS.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
When a reviewer can't find any flaws to pick in a pleture he either neods a vacation or the film is just about a perfect as possible. "Guilty Hand" falls in that clan. So awept away was this roviewer when the new feature was screened yesterday at the Queen's Theatre, that he left without having the faintest idea of noticing any wonk *pots,
uny exlated.
What with Bayard Veiller having written it, Lionel Barrymore neting It and W. S. Van Dyke an Ila direc- tor, this Metro-Goldwyn-Maver denna packs everything it needs--and then some. It is wifi. thrilling and climaxed with startling incident that comon with the wedden jok of
thunder
Weird effecia einp. nbound, eerie camera shots, terrifying screams, all have the place in the
atmosphere in macabre
which Best Veillor's intest offering-h original for the talkies-in place.
A
Barrymore Leashes the heights of his artistry as the veteran prosecular and criminal attorney, faced with the
• need af killing a man ant making it in n his crime appear a suicide, pleasure to watch Barrymore's every gesture, listen to his every word, His in the shadings of a diffeult chorne. terization in graductions and nuances
aldom
approached.
Van Dyke has directed this baiting film with a rave valuutiran of the dramatic construction written
into
und
done.
the story by Veiller. His judiclous une of unusual engern sigles wound effects in splendidly
lacking in his There nothing presentation of the pacer and only praise can be said of his handling of the unreal though plazosible eliginx. Kay Frances and Mindge Evans head the supporting eant. which include William Bakewell, C. Aubrey Smith, Polly Moran and Alan Mowbray,
capable in trying roles. Francis is the feminine "heavy" and
hy handlist
the romane in
Evans and Kakewell
All Min
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DAINTY HATS
JUST HERE
NEW
for SPRING
Straws and Fabrics
We have received
a fine collection of~
STRAW HATS for SPRING.
Also
RAINCOATS
GIRDLES
HAND BAGS
SILK UNDERWEAR
and
NOVELTIES
"Canaries Sometimes Stag."
Kiven TE Rarely has the screen
1 '; finer entertainment than that vided in "Canaries Sometimes Sing" showing at the King's Theatre today ndaptation of the all-dialogue Alen Frederick Lonsdale's witty comedy, Lonslute's brilliant. dialogue cannot
"Son Of Indin." fall to appeal, and an able cast, Tom Walls, Athole Stewart, Cathleen Nes-
Information is that Ramon Novar bitt and Yvonne Arnaud, bring
of India" the very essence of high eumedy, There's latest pirture Son
than successful which will open on Sunday next at play proved more whin produced in London, and Tom the Queen's Theatre, is one of Metro- Walls again justiflex his contention Goldwyn-Mayer's most expensive pro- Juctions due to unusually spectacular stage that well written, successful
exterior scenes and the necessity of plays make fur real entertaimnent on
constructing 4 magnificent Indi the audible screen. If you enjoy
palace for ነካነ
important interior sophisticated comedy-comedy with a Capital C. then visit the super-cinema episode,
this week.
int
Practically half of the incidents in "Once A Lady."
the story, a melodramatic romance of
takel Screen stars and players expect to the Orient based on the F. Marion lead topsy-turvy lives from the time Crawford novel, "Mr. Isanes
The locul is flom- a picture in started until the final plure out-of-doors.
environ- The time ele.bay and its picturesque scenes are completed. ment is forgotten in studio schedules. Consequently tremendous expense was Early morning for the rest of world
may
han
late
hentailed in the duplication of moun nigiain retreats, jungle lorations, the on the art. Noon is frequently mid-streets and buildings of Hombay, the night, and evening is likely to be riental manars, and rumuntic lake dawn. Wearing formal evening clothes and various other spots which play a
siragetic part, in the adventure plot.
ni
at nine a.m. and nicrning attiré five in the afternoon are among the paradoxic
demands made upon Blu
Pura- A "Anee
In Ruth Chatterton's new mount starring vehicle,
*cenie For certain episodes, the designers were able to nuske use of locations used in previous Blais, which hilped to hold down the cost certain extent. When it came to
to a
Lady," one of the early sequences is duplivating the Indian palace, how- luid in the drawingroom of an Eng Pyre, it was necessary to construet an lish country mansion. 31 wan up entire new set for Indian films are
sumed to be late in the afternoon, but the action was creoniled at nine in there and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had
an t-of-way- ne palace stuck in corner of the "lot" to which they might have recuurse in emegeticien,
morning, and Miss Chatterton, Geo frey Kerr and others in the cant had to join in ten hour an if they had not
The railing was constructed from just eaten breakfast in real life.
plans and photographs sent front And Inte that same pfternoon Miss India, a certain Hombay palare being f Chatterton and Kerr enjoyed breakfast used na « model. Such details ng thứ ị in a Paris hotel suite!
necessity of covering a tremendous
"Once A Lady," to be offered at the acreage of ground, the use of Cles aud King's Thestre starting next Thursamsale work, and the importation of day, is a drama of hearts reminiscentenkwood furniture,
And of Auch characterizations given by the star in "Madame X," "Sarah and Son cially prepared glass run the cost
[Up high. and "Anybody's Women"
The large number of extras employ-
It was adapted for the screen by fed in the film for street mobs, bundit! Zoe Akins from a play. "The Second raid and the spectacular tiger hunt: Life," by Rudolf Beinauer and Radelf together with the unusual seatumex, Oesterreicher.
required for the oriental background" Direction is by Guthrie McClintic, were alditional reasons for the an for the past deende credited with the usually high cost of producing this fashioning of many New York stage picture.
In keeping with the high standards
диссеялся,
"The Silver Horde."
of the new Novarro vehicle, a cast of more than average importance was! A Mexican revolution turned the assigned to support the star. Conrad entire trend of Louis Wolheim's Bfe. Nagel, Marjorie Rambeau, Madgo Educated to be a mechanical engineer, Evans, the New York stage star, C. events so completely changed condi- Aubrey Smith, Mitchell Lewis, John tions that he turned to motion pietures Miljan and Nigel de Brulier have the Instead, and is now one of the mereen's must important supporting roles, ranking character actors, playing a The picture was produced by Jac-| featured rote in "The Silver Horde"ques Fiyder, who directed Navarro's Badlo Pictures' all-talking version of previous film "Daybreak," and who Rox Beach's eple of the north showing received crilient praise for his direc- un Thursday at the Queen's Theatre. tion of Greta Garbo's last silent filin
Wolkelm was employed in his pro- "The Kiss,' femion by a large Mexlean mining company for three years after he graduated from Cornell University. Revolutionists necessitated a crasation
"Tarzan the Tiger,"
Frank Merrill, the famous hero of
of activities and he returned to his Universal's sensational "Tarzan" ple- home, New York. College friends res, has been engaged at close quar- had entered the motion picture hunters with lions, feopards, great apes nos by this time. They persunded
and alligators.
"Lions are the most dangerous,"
him that his type was unique and in says Merrill, who is an athlete of demand on the screen. He succumbed tremendous strength. "A man in a to their arguments and was cast in fighting chance with his bare hands an important role immediately. Se distinctive was his work that he also with n leopard, but the strength and
ferocity of a lion is too much for the f naturni fighting ability of any human being."
sought for alago engagements. twoon pictures he acted behind footlights
and
before long
starring in "The Hairy Ape”
"What Price Glory."
De-
the
AMTAK
and
Merrill comes to grips with a lion
In the second chapter of the sound
Following these successes he signed showing at the Central Theatre to-
serial, "Tarzan the Tiger" which is
on a long term contract and went to day. Hollywood where he was featured by Howard Hughes in
The great cast of "Tarzan the "Two Arabian Tiger" includes. Natalie Kingston Al Knights." His outstanding pictures Ferguson, Shoklon Lewis, Kithnou have been "All Quiet on the Western and Paul Panter. This sensational Front" and his first for Radio Fc- Junglo serial was directed by Henry tures, "Danger Lights," a spectacular MacRae. It is based on Edgar Rice all-talking railroad drama and "The Burroughs famous book, "Tarzan and Siver Harde,"
the Jewels of Opar.”
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The following is the list of locali share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1300 n. x. Div.| Chartered Banks, £12 n Mercantile A. and B., £18 n. Enat Asin, $1271⁄2 -
Insurances. Canton Ina., $1,350 m. Union I., $4011⁄2 80- China Underwriters, $4.62% n. China Fires, $590 n. I.K. Fire In.. $1,250 m.
Shipping. Douglases, $20% 9.
H. K. Steamboats, $23 n.
Tel, 27892.
Indo-Chinna, (Pref.) $32 d. Union Waterboats, $25 n.
Mining. Bonquests, $11.75 n. Kallans, 28/3 n. S'hai Explorations, Tis. 2.10 m. Rauba, $39 n.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $1631⁄2 an. Whampoa Docks, 829 8. South China Motors $10 p. Providente (old), $4.90 sá. Hongkews, Tls. 220 n. New Engineers Tls. 6 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 99
Cottons,
1.
Ewo Cottons Ts. 14 8. Shanghal Cottona, Tla. 80 n. Zoon Singa Tla. 11 n...
Lands, Hotels, etc.
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H.K. Hotel (old). $13.25 b. H.K. S. Hotels (new) 313 n. H. K. Lands, $73 sa. S'hai Lands, Tla. 30 n. Humphreya $18.30 n. x. Div. Realties, $11.
Public Utilities. Tramwaye, $20.00 b. Penk Trams, (old), $15.60 n. Star Ferries, $94 n. China Lights, $19.40 b H. K. Electrics, $74 s. Macao Electrics, $28 n. Telephones, $45 n. China Buses, Tis. 16 n. Singapore Tractions, 3/- n.
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Malabons, $38 n.
Canton Ice, $5 n.
(Continued on Next Colum871.)
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