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drama that lays bare the soul of the, red-head- ed woman for
the first time.
Every Woman's Rival !
HEADED
WOMAN
«Golu Moyce monum
'with
JEAN HARLOW
Chester Morris
IN
SDZAAY
Directed by JACK CONWAY from "Katharina
Brush's
A.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933.
CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
SHERLOCK HOLMES UP-TO-DATE
IN KING'S FILM
(By “Celluloid").
TYHILE there is cinéma
W
entertainment there will al- ways be Sherlock Holmes: stage and screen have been" building the short stories and novels into melo-dramas ever since Conan Doyle introduced the romantic figure to the liter- ary world. And if the supply of plots is exhausted, well there is still some initiative left in scenario writers, as is the case with the King's film to begin on Sunday,
It has nothing to do with the Sherlock Holmes of the Doyle pipe-smoking saries. True, '・ a
Holmes, an asinine Watson and a scheming Moriarty are shown, but the atmosphere of 19th century London is gone and in its place is a gang of Chicago racketeers travel- ling through London with machine kuns in high powered cars. Hol- mes even deserts the ranks "of the miscgnists.
But an ordinary melo-drama of the most blood-curdling kind, di-
vorced from all association with the Holmes that Doyle made, the film is good entertainment. Photograph is well suited to the action, direction accentuates the tension and the p.at is alitlle more ingenious than the usual "thriller" with a couple of glimpses of the astounding deductious that made Holmes famous in the books,
Although an American film, made in Hollywood with American tech nicians, Sherlock Holmes iustrats the extent of the trans-Atuncc exodus of British artistes. All the
CINEMA PROGRAME
TO DAY.
Queen's: "High Pressure," King's: "Chandu."
LONDON STOCK PRICES
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Holmes, Clive Brook plays the Great English detective in the film to begin at King's on Sunday.
As a novel, Red Headed Woman, was a best-seller of its type, and incidentally from the pan of Ka- therine Brush who wrote Young Man of Manhattan, one of the most vivid stories of the real newspaper life. Jean plays the auburn headed girl who breaks on the happy home, ably assisted by Chester Morris, rewis Stone, Leila Hyams, Una Merkel and May Robson.
Bright dialogue is the feature of this swift moving film.
PRODUCED at the time when
studios were falling over, them- selves to keep up-to-date with the rush on Viennese films, The Blue Central: "The Blue Danube,"Danube, now at the Central, fol Majestic: Thirteen Women. Star: "Are you Listening World: "Mille" Oriental: "The Black Watch."
SUNDAY,
King'a: "Sherlock Holmes."! Quect's: "Red Headed Woman." Majestic: "Tom Brown Culver."
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lows the usual lines of stage and screen musical romance. The plot is: too flimsy to stand on its own, but finds the necessary support in Alfred Rode and his Royal Tzigane Band, whateveria Royal Tzigane Band may be.
A lot of now names figure In the cast, but the long-memdried film fan will recognise in Brigette Heim. the German girl who played in the fantastic Metropolis some year ago. principals, Clive Brook, Ernest Then three are Joseph Shildkraut, Torrence, Miriam Jordan; Herbert Geriann American. Dorothy Mundin, Allan, Mowbray and Re- Rouchier and Desmend Jeans, bro- ginald Owen are English. The only ther of Isabel Jeans, the London American in a big part is Stanley Lavourite. Fields as the racketeer, which is just as it should be.
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In Desmond Jeans, Australians may recognise Desmond McMinn who went to Australia seven years FEW years back there would ago as a 'cabaret dancer and re- have been only one candidate turned as amateur heavyweight for the lead of Red Headed Womita, Champion. When not dancing or the Sunday attraction al the fighting ha did a little acting and Queen's. But the "I girl is out turned professional boxer a
of the picture now, and the femin- land two years ago. His ability ine interest, is maintained, curiously shown in this film, and his ap- enough, by the girl who has made pearance, make him a good screen her name as the Platinum Blonde, type, and there should be some Jean Harlow.
more of him in British films.
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Weddings illustrated will include those of Mr. Wm. Robertson, of Hongkong, and Miss Marion, Thomson, at Greenock; Mr. Scott-Ram and Miss F.E.O. Wilts; Dr. ILF.. Mok and Miss Jean O'Hoy.
Groups will include, Queen's College Prefects, and the R.A detachment at Pakehawan..
Amongst events illustrated will be the Central British School sports and the Cheung Chay School prize-day, whilst, a portrait of Sir Joseph Kemp, who is shortly leaving the Colony, will appear. rama
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