THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1933.
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plays a book-keeper, W. C. Fields and Alison Skipworth, as two old variety artistes, Gene Raymond, a condemned murderer, Gary Cooper, as a marine, May Robson (står of ILENT studios twice turned Mother's Millions) as an old-age out the Flag Lieutenant, pensioner, George Raft (the second and it is probably on account of Valentino) as a forger, Charles it being a money-spinner in Ruggles as a shop-assistant and After early firmness, the market: those days that British and Do-Wynne Gibson as a waterpront wo- minion have made it in sound. mar It is the attraction at the Cen-Lubitsch who was responsible for Among the directors is Ernst tral to-day.
the Charles Laughton sequence, It is the same old story of the
The sequences of If I had a Mil silenta, with the same hearty, lion run the whole gamut of emo healthy and hilarious entertain. tions. It stands out as the film of ment. As such it disarms cri-
the year.
the silent.
Henry Edwards again plays the irresponsible Dicky Lascelles, the like of whom has never been seen
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ticiam. There is a happy-go-lucky In anticipation of the gala per- bero, a charming heroine, atern father and comic general. All old-formance to be attended by the time stuff that takes no notice of King and Queen at the New Vic- the passing of years, but presenttoria Cinema, London. Lady Lon day audiences will probably be just donderry and the Hon. Gerald as thrilled with it as they were with Chichester, representing the com- mittes, recently viewed The Good Companions. In addition to this film, other sbows in Londen in clude the British film Love and Let Love, the film in which Madeleine in the British navy. He romps Carroll makes her return to pic through the film making the most tures, Violet Loraire's of the dialogue at his disposal. Britannia of Billingsgate is in pro- Edwards, who also directed the gress at Shepherds Bush and we production on simple lines, has been are promised very shortly the here once before in a talkie, The France Day-Leslie Henson-George Call of the Sea, just before Grossmith-Alexander Korda picture. Christmas. Opposite him is Auna The Girl from Maxims, made in Neagle, the heroine of Jack Paris, Buchanan's Goodnight Vienna.
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SPOTLIGHT
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"The leading lady seems to be having a party," said Dick. and Sheila moved aside as a gay group of men and women emerged from the rain, laughing and chatting. The leading lady, in evening clothes, appeared and bade them farewell.
Well"nid Sheila hesitating. ly. It was time to get abroad.
"Well-Dick began and then his jaw squared. "Look pleasant, Mc-please! I'm going to kiss you. And listen, young lady, it's not for good-bye either!"
Of all the Hollywood studios, Constance Bennett and Joel there is not one, more 50 than rea. The Mummy and The Sign Paramount's, that realises the of the Cross continue, while a new supreme value of subtle publicity.ilm at the Empire is called Flash Its trailers are gems of the gentle slowing Wallace Beery and Karen art of ballyhoo, and its productions Morley. A German waiter, big themselves, slices of supreme and helpless, goes into the wrest showmanship. And when it comes ling arena, has several spectacular to exploiting its stars," Paramount fights, but is counted out by a dizzy krows how.
blonde. Paul Muni continues in I am a Fugitive at the Marble Arch
A case in point is If I Had a Mil-Pavilion, lion, due at the King's tomorrow.
"No? For what then?" "For instance!"
He gathered her, unprotesting, into his arms. There was a mo- ment of tumuit, unforeseen, un- expected. Dick's first kise! An- other instant and he resone.
As the train pulled out of Man- hattan Transfer Sheila, rozily
It is an omnibus talkie, something ton and Maureen O'Sullivan are ining far beyond. Apartment houses. At the Dominion Charles Laaghalsed, watched the lights twinkl like Big Broadcast with a cast of Payment Deferred, which Hong Factories. stars rivalling the solar
Crowded, hurried system. Nothing like it has been done be song knows well. Richard Dix and places, as bustling as New York. fore, and in these days of thread-Ann Harding' are in The Conquerors But tomorrow there would be
at the New bare plots, anything new must up- American history seen through its rivers, towns twinkling past, just Gallery. It shows wide sweeping meadows, winding peal.
financial crises. Covers sixty years waking in the early morning. It is not one story, but eight. of glorious life, with sentimental Children would be flocking to An exentric millionaire, Richard interludes. Under Cover May at school, herded into safety zones Fenne scatters cheques for a the Plaza shows George Raft and as the express thundered part million dollars to eight different Nancy Carroll. It is a very smooth Small towns with everyone people, and eight different directors and tense production. in which knowing everybody else. Calling handle eight different casts in tell-everything is in the treatment; it out good-mornings, "Hello, Bill," ing how the windfall was expend- is good. Richard Tauber is in "Hello, Mary." Family groupą The Right to Happiness at the bidding a cousin. or sister fare- Rialto. It shows Tauber in opera- well.. And what nurses! Charles tic numbers and a drama of true Laughton, the English actor who is and false loves attractive musically, in great demand in Hollywood, though the story is hackneyed.
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TO-DAY AT THE CENTRAL.. ENGLAND'S' SCREEN CLASSIC.
A SPLENDID STORY FULL OF ACTIVESNO THAILLE, BRILLIANTLE TAPETER,
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That was the world in which he would find herself tomorrow. It was going to be an adventure. Sheila sank back with a sigh.
(To Be Continued.) :
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended March 9th, 1912.
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