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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1932.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
THE PECULIAR BLUNDERS
OF HOLLYWOOD
BRILLIANT FILMS ALMOST RUINED BY SHEER CARELESSNESS
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NOTES AND COMMENTS BY “CELLULOID" IT is peculiar and a little the criminal. She and John Barry-
more have an amusing, but some-
mystifying to continual-what risque scene when she makes ly find Hollywood, who en-her first appearance in the pic- ture, but it la an excellent intro-
the
joys the reputation of turn-duction to better things to come, ing out the most effecient and the confident manner in which films in the world, from the she handles her part stamps Mian Morley as a very talented young technical and directorial actress. Apart from one or two viewpoint, falling down on errors, the technicalities of
Alm are satisfying, and details. And it is because whole Arsene Lupin was first class of the general excellence of entertainment. the pictures that these coMEHOW or other the British blunders in small matters
on the
under the Even studios,
that brilliant pro- are amplified and left in galdance of
dueing concern. Paramount, hava' one's memory as disasteful not yet captured America's kill reminders of the carless in exploiting to the full the galaxy marring of a fine piece of of British "star" stage players,
who are rapidly gravitating to thei work.
silver screen. Either there are shortcomings, poor technical
themes or badly presented storica
KAVO
UCH an example uccurs in to mar the good work of the play- Armene Lupin, Metro-Gold-ors. Aren't we all, which boasted wyn-Mayer's screen presentation among its east Gertrude Lawrence, of the famous novel. The whole Ingh Wakefield, Owen Nures, story is laid in. France, but this by reason of its disjointed story is not at all foreign to Hollywood, and the exaggerated amplification Yet there is an atmosphere of of extraneous detail, left me with America, with its diametrie 4 feeling of incompleteness. So posito idiosyncracies, stamped in-far as they were able. Miss Law- delibly upon the film. Why was renee, Hugh Wakefield and Owen; it necessary in the opening scenes Nares
splendid perfer- depicting the disenvering, of mances, but they were afforded robbery, to employ a "super," with, few opportunities of being seen a heavy nasal twang, to take the their best. Incidentally, Ger. part of a Paris police officer, who trude Lawrence, although until Brat asks for the "an-ddress" and
musical recently 21 leading then adopts IL ridiculous. con-comedy and musical rumare tinental accent? Why does Hollystar. is, before the camera, quit. wood persist in trying to convince an emotional actress, nad 1 be the world that because in U.S. leve she 19 now adopting a police patrol mitat kick up the straight role in a stage play devil's delight whilst racing with Gernil du Maurier. The through the streets the police of most impressive feature of Miss other nations do the same things? Lawrence's performance was her These blunders, coming as they delightful singing. She enjoys did in the initial sequences, were style of her own and can put almost enough to destroy the more feeling and reality into the entertaining value of the Glm, and toshy love-songs of the present in any case they could not be for day than any other screen actress gotten, and were left forcibly to I have et heard. remind one that the, picture was made at Beverley Hills.
IF
TTUGH Wakefield struggled
Hvaliantly in an attempt to
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thene careless faults had not infuse some sort of sincerity and been committed. Arsene Lupin hearty humour into the picture. would be worthy to rank as one but I felt that the effort cost him of the best works of the United something. He appeared rather States stadios. Aided by a bril-forced trying to make up for the llantly conceived story, and back-deficiencies of Lonsdale, whose ed by a remarkably fine cast, the brilliant wit and satire were rot on the sofa when she mentions her TIED Alexander, producers had all the material for up to customary standard. I am longing for a child. a film of outstanding entertain-ure Owen Nares was not in the ment, and in many respects the least bit happy with his part, and
his material is extremely well used. he plaintively waited Without any technical embellish through to an end of love and ments, Lionel and John Barrymore kisses. His performance did not and Karen Morley provide a per-compare at all favourably with formance which is both stimulat-that in Sunshine Susie. Ing and entertaining. Given cap. able photography and efficient edit-
ing, the picture is doubly enhanced.
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WHAT THERE IS TO SEE
Queen's “Is Everybody Happy" -Just depends whether you have an ear for a "hat cla-arinet" and an appreciation of "tragle Jazz'. Sull Ted Lewis does his beat. King's "To-morrow
and morrow-Emotional Ruth Chatter- ton with glycerine lears and a mis- guided idea of love.
Majentle "Devil's Lottery" Oriental "Wayward" Garden "The Spy"
Star West of Broadway” Taiping "The Man I Killed" COMING ON SUNDAY
To-
Queen's "Brother Alfred" King's "One Heavenly Night" Majestic "Disorderly Conduct". Oriental "Sky Bride"
Talping The Vagabond King”
every side you hear remarks such as "Sex stuff again!" "Wratched cowboy Alm." "Another gangster drama," "When will these film To people learn what we want?"
reflection my mind a
the cinema is a reflection on the artist. and when I hear criticism, I re- gard it as an attack on myself, writea Milton Rosmer,, the film producer.
on
Actors
1 Fine rubber by the waterfall
may let the airman down. Symbolic of a tribe.
8 Heard in camera when closing. 10 It's strango, but if it had an
other head it would make you very angry,
ANYONE who dismisses the 13 This war is open to all.
12 Smudge. cinema with a sweep of the hand, shows himself very ignor-16 Send bun (ang.).
Scottish watering place.
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vions ene, the natural elft would he an English coast town. 20 All one kind.
ant. What of the photography? 17 Just the horl for you and me. Modern photography. whether 18 if the centre letter were the pre- English, American, Russian, or German, is almost uniformly excel- lent. But the detail and technique behind that simple-looking phot 2 Blooming-an frequently used to s never realised. It is the same 23 Narrow piece. with the dialogue and acting. 24 Poet of old. Infinite paina are taken with re- 28 Cony. hearsals until
describe check.
book.
the director is 29 A bay must be than his father. antiafled, thousands of pounds are 30 Decidedly more than gay. spent in perfecting miseroscopic 31 Name the boy quite carly in the effects which the average audience never appreciates. The organisa- tion behind even the most puerile film is vast and intricate. From
a purely business point of view, no' one can aneer at the Alm. Huge profits are regularly made by all The leading companies. Whilst this happens. there is little pros- pect of the fare bing changed. I are talked on many occasions to film directors about the prestige. of the industry and the apprecia- tion of the film as an art, only to be told, "Listen, young man, we've got our finger on the public pulse
we are giving the people what
they want."
悱
or
Down
It may stump you, as it in, 2.Is it a vegetable or a fruit? . 3 Aets in a queer way. 4 Bewitch.
5 2 is an nopropriate chief in-
predient of this,
"Why are our bodies noft and weak ar smooth. Unent to toil and in the world" ("Tam- ing of the Shrew").
7 This is 7, although I have to tell
you wrongly,
9 High Jinks for tomboys.
14 Now in this one
knowledgo.
has definite
15 A single lyric completely uprots
this chap.
16 A subordinate who takes his
place below the fish.
18 Your fate, though it may be a
bit thick.
10 Fall back.
20 Make one for it.
21 Earache.
25 Melancholy music.
20 Blonde with a first-rate heart. 27. A fiddling little affair for
beg.nner.
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mand this or that type of film are apt to forget that the Icinema is acnrcely twenty-five Is two years old. The theatre thousand, and, judging by some of its more "modernist" manifes- talions, is not yet perfect. From adorable a purely personal point of view, I child with an incredibly think there is room for alms on Scottish pleasing voice, plays young Crris. Britain-English TATO this house, which has atian Redman. He makes poign country, British cities and scenes, INT why puzzling air of gloom, inantly natural the bewilderment accenta and characters and plots. spite of ita sunshine, comes Dr. of a boy being forced into an un- There is no note like the personal. Nicholas Faber-Paul Lukas. He welcome, outdoor life. His terror Once you get people saying, "Why, is the third of the polished actors of horses is misunderstood by Gail, that film was just like our strect, who subtlely develop the unusual who contemptuously dubs the boy you are making progress. Eng- lish history teems with inspira- story, adapted from the play by yellow,
is the child who brings tion. There is a wonderful store- Philip Barry. Ruth innocently MERICAN laurel to the gar
welcomes the congenial com- Lukas back into the life of Ruth, house of drama in costume films which dener is a leathery-leaved panionship of this guest, who is it is the child's illness which com with historical themes, JUDGED on this film, as to Bowers. But to Ruth Chatterton. lecture Lukan, and his castle towns of England. Why 【UDGED on this film, i have not shrub, clustered with pink or white with them while giving a series of pels her to tell Lukas the truth could be made in any of the old which of the two Barrymores is the in To-morrow and To-morrow of his charming hostess is under- But the leaves of laurel are now should there not be films on smug. greater actor. Whereas John is an exquisite symbol. "I saw
stood by the physician, before the bent to the winds of winter, and gling, piracy, or crime, set on the Barrymore offers a neat and amus- bank of laurel in bloom," she anys, man has realised their love. The it is the reality of three people's Devon coast, with the le interest man producer recently, and
village? An showed me something of art in his
H.K.W.G. and M,C.L. a and the whole air seemed filled laurel that Lukas arranges in his lives which Ruth holds in her in the quaint old
man not small studio, This
makes ing study ns the villain with
Police Branch. Viennese consulting room seven hands. Whether Ruth Chatterton English film company does keen appreciation of feminine with the scent of romance." charm, ready wit and a erimin-; And through the whole of this years later, is no fresher for him is right in her solution must be need to build castles or villages, films for love, not money. Judged by American standards he is a
MIXED fallure. I saw amazing studies al's sense of honour and decency,nieture which is now showing at than the shrub which blossomed judged by each woman for herself. they are already there.
ste laurelion his last evening with Ruth, and But all who King's,
this picture,i Lionel makes rather more impres-the
about sive his characterisation by
beauty,ILMS of the simple people of cubes and circles which chang-WHIST and BRIDGE the spreads its branchog
her he goes back to America, for Ituth directed and acted with
DRIVE The part of dissatisfied wife to hear him broadcast on emotion will appreciate the skill which I ought to be made, after the ed their shape as they moved, In infusion into it of his remarkable life.
But Ruth and flowers and summon.
TUESDAY, 1st November, personality. He his more demousean be a trivial one.
him makes only a celluloid tale become recent surfeit of so-called society Cubist formation, over the screen.
at the Beenic trative, and might even he accused Chatterton makes you see beyond to the crisis of their lives. The real life.
dramas. A simple tale, told well. To display his versatility he
GYMNASIUM of a little "airiness," if much aithe discontent to the spiritual un-problem that faces Rath at this
is twenty limes as appealing and showed me a pictorial or
as all the elaborate representation of Shelley's "Odel
The rhythmic word could be used, but it fits him happiness of Mrs. Gail Redman.me, a problem which is cleverlyCARCELY a week passes with effective so perfectly na to lead one to com- "I must bave something to look developed, is one that all women
out some prominent man spectacle of the latest American to a Skylark." clude that his is a reasonable and fter." she cries. Her husband. enn feel keenly, no matter how attacking the cinema. Hardly "wonder" film. The struggles and grace, the light. and shade of his interpretation. Karen Robert Ames, can look after him-they regard its morals. Those sermon is given without its "evila" trials of a Welsh mining village study impressed me considerably. If At present he is using rhythmic "temptations" being Morley is extremely well cast as self. He protests against Buth's seven years had given Ruth the and
de-jor Lancashiro cotton the ex-convict used by the polica rueful description of him as hav-child she wanted, and Gail a sou, nounced,
would, pictures as backgrounds to film fim as an art, and an original art and few
sympathetically, intellectual treated
(Continued on Page 7.) evening three great loves: "Horses, of whom he was to decoy Lupin, and who
overweeningly people can resist pointing
the make "good cinema." I was talk-stories. Whether one has "artist" at that. But he dozes tually genuinely falls in love with corn soup-and me."
'proud.
finger of acorn at the film. Oning about possible films to a Ger-leanings or not, he is treating the
natural
flowering
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