THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1933.
CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTIONS TO BE SCREENED NEXT WEEK
MORE BRITISH FILMS COMING
NOTES AND COMMENTS BY "CELLULOID"
NERVING ns proof that talkies here sensed the opportunities of,
of the future must depend his excellent part, and excels him- on strong and intelligent dia-elf as the New York operatie logue, rather than rely on oft-singer whose love affairs are first- page nows. Lewis Stone, always told stories, Strićtly Dishonour-
Metro- able, due at the Central to-Goldwyn-Mayer, and usually given
old stand-by for morrow, does nothing more than parts that any pleasant-looking humorously relate a very slight man of middle-years could play, is incident in a New York speak-treated more respectfully by Uni- easy. Its strength rests in its versat, and. is given probably his dialogue, always witty, and the strongest role in some years as the easy building up of its handful retired Judge, who of characters.
ΠΟΥ accks solace over the bar of a very ex- clusive apcakeasy club. It is be Studios rarely
an who saves the little southern girl, produce established stage success exactly played by Sidney Fox, from a dull as played in the theatre; but in married life to an impossible New this case it must have been renlis. Yorker by prompting her interest ed that interference with a thing in the singer, whose love stairs so perfect could only have had are becoming a little too involved. clumsy and obvious results, The His intentions might be honour world censors have been considerable enough. but the girl's, for vil, however, and those scenes in once, are strictly dishonourable. the play most likely to ineur the Her pathetic attempts at badness displeasure of these gentlemen have been omitted a procedure
muse the singer, but, realising her true innocence, he discovers that he loves her, and surprisen ACMUUam everybody by proposing marriage.
SHOWS TO SEE
TO.DAY.
VO of the main attractions of "Congress Dancers, the UFA super production to be released in Hong- Two
kong shortly. Left is Lillian Harvey and right, Lili Dagovor the dancer. Although made in Ger- many with German technicians, the dialogue is in English as the cast includes some well-known names.
ENGLISH films have a knack ILLIAN Harvey, & screen Weltz Time, yot the picture from will be Night after Night. Others E turning up trumps at un-
name known only to pat-which it came was practically un- to follow are Under-Cover Mas, expected moments. A Honey rons of those little side street known outside New York.
Pick Up and The Trumpet Blows. moon Adventure the Sunday Manhattan film houses where Now all the accumulating tunes Films indicate the point in shown, of old Vienna and all the mirth public popularity which the young attraction at the Queen's repeats foreign pictures are the trick. Produced by Basil might as well begin packing up fal, pinyful and distracting ele-player has gained in less than a Dean and directed by Maurice her traveling bags.
ments of the make-believe world. year in Hollywood. His rise a are assembled in Congress Dane-i Elvey, many of the scenes are
one of the most rapid in screen cs, which will be one of the first history and gained surprising mo- marked by delightful subtlety,
UFA super productions to be mentum from his first minor part World: "Show Girl in Holly and underlined with a keen sense
released in Ilongkong by Inter in Quick Millions. national Films.
Central: "Bird of Paradise.” Queen's: "Skyscraper Souls.” King's: "Sob Sister," Star: "The Squaw Mun." Taiping: "Resurrection," Oriental: "Bring Allve."
wood."
SUNDAY,
'em Back
of humour.
After the premiere in New York of Congress Dances, a German-made talkic which speaks in the best of English, Mies Harvey's introduc- tion to America becomes merely a matter of dotted lines and full-
And just so the fans can jot it
A battle of wits between Benita Queen's: "Honeymoon Adven. Hame and Harold Huth is deed premises to her UFA employers.ing to do with the body of Wash-
ture."
King's: "Young Americn," Central: "Strictly
nble,'
liciously fresh and sparkling. In- deed, the dialogue in all the in- Dishonor-door scenes la delivered with piquancy and crispness. Huth, na the villain, is more convincing be cause of his lack of emphasis. He is not the stereotyped crook, but a very human, rather desperate criminal, with a nasty-looking face. Benita Hume catches the spirit of the story deftly. Peter
HOW generally followed in the atudios, and which, while angering tha
preducer, means allimate economy for the company.
roica.
:
Were Strictly Dishonourable in annen, the hero, appears to be s tended to be taken seriously, it can discovery. He is always interest. bo safely sald that several ing and convincing, and strangely hundreds of feet would have been reminiscent of Robert Montgo destroyed by the censors, mis- mery. He would probably do as guided intentions most generally well as Montgomery in the sume being the rause for this necessary surgery. Universal, having paid an enormous sum for the screen rights of the play, and realising good dialogue when they hear it, have done their own censoring rather than pince their offering in less understanding hands,
An auld Scotch homekeeper is beautifully played by Pollie Emery. If, at times, the plot is a tritie too racy for truth. It can be excused. It holds an abundance
The title, by the way has noth-
ington lawmakers, but concerns that historic congress of dix- nitaries which met in Vienna to decide the fate of Napoleon. In this film, the gathered nobles be- come amusing and somewhat satir- ized figures who trend in and out of sequences in which courtly pomp and coromany are taken for away ride. Banda blare and steins click and a gay dog of a urare from Russia becomes enu- moured of a sprite-like little shop ert; Cinderella rides through thej street to the waving of handker- chiefs; the shrewd, plotting Met- fernich seeks to keep the slates- nien engaged in light love,
To all of which Miss Harvey trinis a dancing personality of feathery fragility, and London, Paris. Berliu and way points have! Likala Walkion in the lifte rate of, been raving for months and tire of action and suflicient suspense. | "Sol Sister" at the King's.
Direction Includes some shots American parlance, "sob Paul Lukas, who has done that definitely marks an improve means a girl reporter. reasonable work in the past, has ment in British film technique.
LEWIS STONE, SIDNEY FOX, GEORGE MECKER, PAUL LUKAS, and WILLIAM RIPRIAQOI "STRICTLY DICHONORABLE*
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
A FILM booked for early show
ing in Hongkong with more than ununt interest is Payment
HOLLYWOOD'S
JAGEX
malinee
idol Warren William, veteran staga setor, who is the fatest to become popular as a loading man. "Skyscraper Souls" at the Queen'a la his first film shown here.
film has been running and run- sister"ning. The success abrond is not likely to be duplicated in New York or elsewhere in America. The waltz tempo is a bit too town for future rofurence-this slow for the majority of film go- is not "just another" importation; ers. But it is a start and the ap one of those catch-as-catch-ean plause of the few may soon en- deals that movie moguis make courage and attract the many. with foreign beauties. Mas ar-
Miss Harvey is an English girl vey has something to give the flickers and America; something marriage of her mother to a Ger- transplanted to Berlin through the sadly needed in days when the man. Her lissomeness is the re- lighter touch and the gay. elfinsult of years of study in the dance personality must be desired by The other German nefors
learned to speak English will: fant Gangster fims have become teensional stumblings, and L gloomy topics to millions, reflect Dagover, who had a mal Jarin" ing what is, ains, only too true. Hollywood experience, in buck. And, the ronunces, for the most part, have run from jazz-age sex
tat to slasting enuses,
VEORGE Raft, who is hailed as Meanwhile, the ray Viennese the successor to Rudolf Valen- waltz themes have been trickBug tino, and whose fast appearance into scores of imported products in Hongkong was ju Madam that circulate almost solely In Racketeer, will suffer no dearth of link independent theatre of a few screen roles during the coming metropolitan centres. The whole souson... Lately he has been given nation was slaging Two Hearta in leading roles and the next film here,
worried worki,
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
kate
production last year. It will also Deferred, which was the A. D. C.
probably be the first film to come Pere featuring Charles Laughton, who played William Marble in the original production in London, and later in the first American show. It was this performance that at- tracted Hollywood and he has been in popular demand ever since.
Laughton was in the first rank of London stage players and has; ad difficult character roles on the sereen, including that of Noro in the Sign of the Cross.
In the screen vorsion of Payment) Deferred, Maureen O'Sullivan and Dorthy Peterson are also featur-
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