1933-03-24

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933.

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"

EXPLOITING BRITISH

SCREEN STARS

HOW STUDIOS WILL SUCCEED

a' The

THE other day I talised to anot be development of a star may

film star of some repute. both in aesthetic job, but it is quite England and America, writes C. A. definitely a job-and one to which Lejeune.. He had only one critić- we, as an industry, are committed, ism to make of the development of We are pledged to make entertain- the film industry under modernment films as good as America's, conditions in England. "We must cut loose from the stage," he said, "and make it worth while for an actor to give his whole time and energies to the studio for the term of his contract.

So long as an actor is dashing from the set to the theatre dress ing-room, and back to the floor after a matinee for..a re-take, he can't turn out good work in either medium. He never knows what dimension he is playing in. He has no time to evolve a screen or a stage technique. They do these things better in America. A star may he booked from a Broadway show, but he is taken 3,000 miles away from Broadway, and paid to forget Broadway, its technique, and everything to do with it, until the film is finished."

with as sound a popular appes), To do that, we have got to take a leaf out of America's book, and build up the stars "at no matter what trouble and expense. We bave got to find personalities- particularly male personalities, for the bulk of film audiences are, and always will be, women-and tench them to live for the Camera, in front of the camera, and only for the camera. We have got to buy their exclusivity for the term of our contract, no matter what it may cost...

I can see nothing that can elop the British film industry, for the next three or four years at least. from going straight forward on a wave of prosperity. The whole temper of the country is ready for i Economie, political, and social conditions are all working in favour of a market for the home- made film. But this state of splendid security will not last for

The criticism is apposite and well-timed. It comes frem a man who knows the conditions of the Industry, both here and in Holly-ever. wood, and it deserver very serious *consideration by our producers. We are definitely "committed in this country to a star, system. Our studios are prepared to pay large salaries to individuals who are likely to bring a "fan public" into the theatres v

We are relying to.a large extent on stage players, like Edmund Gwenn. Evelyn Laye, Cračie

CINEMA PROGRAMME

TO-DAY.

King's: "A Farewell to Arms,” Queen's: "Behind the Mask," Central: "State's Attorney." Star: "Flying Fool" World: "Fifty Million Majestic: "He Learned About

mert."

Women."

Oriental: "Mr. Lemon of

SUNDAY.

At the end of three, or four, or five years, of voluntary national preference on the part of the people, the film market should revert to something like its normal state. We have got until then to stabilise our position; to increase our turnover, strengthen our production capacity. and. above all, built up our stars. If we haven't created at least a dozen film stars of the first runk by that time-real screen person- alities, without a trace of stage tradition-I wouldn't give a penny for our chances in the open market against our astute com NEW YORK STOCK petitors from overseas,

CLAUD Hulbert, Jack's brother, and also a comedian, may be French-inspected at the Central on Sunday, when in The Mayor's Nest, he and Sidney Howard provide another laughter tonic.

Orange."

Central: "A Mayor's Nest."

Queen's: "Prosperity."

King's: "Horsefeathers,"

World: "Speak Ensily."

OCENES in the Paramount studio during the himing of "A Farewell to Arms," now being shown at the King's. Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes play the leading roles, directed by Frank Borzage. The film is

based on Ernest Hemingway's best seller.

EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S MARKET

STEADY...

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

the Hongkong Telegraph for the The following extracts are Trom

week ended March 23rd, 1912.

The rate of the dollar on demand was 1s. 11.3/168.

...

Hongkong had a visit from Pro. fessor C.W.

President Eliot,

According to Messrs. Swan, Culbert- Hon and Fritz, the New York market was stendy yesterday. Business done: Sidney is a sheer joy from start 360,000 shares. The Wall Strent

Journal

short reports: Belated to finish as the fortunate Mr. Pilgrim, an Itinerant trombone covering due to signing of the Beer Bill put prices up sharply at the open player who suddenly finds himselfing with active dealings. Later, how. elevated to the Mayoralty of a ever, the market turned dull but The Hon. Mr. E.A. Hewelt was small town. He "Licks off civic prices generally remained higher at invested with the C.M.G. decora candidates pricelessly, and be the cluse. Grains were up due to tion at Government House. tween them, he and Claud Hulbert, pessimistic crop reports.

Dow Jones averages: who sets new standard for Star: "When a Feller Needs a screen vacuity, keep things going

Friend."

30 Industrials hilariously. Civic affairs, from 20 Rails the garden suburb to the candi-20 Utilities date and his heckler, are

lam-46 Bonds Fields, Ralph Lynn, and Stanleypooned delightfully, and through

Mar, Lupine, to build up the prosperity it all there, oozes Sidney, his droll American Can 56% of the British film trade. But we humour dovetailing perfectly into American Squelting 14% 13 spoil the whip for a ha'porth of the semi-rural atmosphere of American Tel. & Tel. 95% 94 lar. We don't make it worth typical country town.

Amerienn Tobacco

"R" these people's while to work ex-

Water- clusively for the British film

American

works trade.

Anaconda Copper Auburn morning Bethlehem Stec

Borden Company

shows Std dispensing justice. in One of the best bits in the film

the local Police Court.

March 22. March 20.

56.86

58.00

27.07

26.34

2105

21.37.

76.84 70.13

Atar, maar,

57%

Hollywood is full of theatre A most unusual' folk: almost every star of any reaches its pitch when a number calibre has been recruited from of itinerant musicians enter. the Canadian Pacific the boards in the first place. But Court charged with playing in the Railway there is no talk of the theatre in streets, and the new Mayer and Hollywood. Broadway is 3,000 the trombone player launch into milles away, in fact, and further a weighty discussion over the

TELEGRAPH" ART

SUPPLEMENT

Numerous Pictures

Tomorrow

Numerous pictures of top-

the

ical interest will appear in to-morrow's jasue of Telegraph Pictorial Supple- ment.

Weddings illustrated wil include those of Mr. David Lyon and Miss Jean Ander- son. Mr. Wesley C. Thom and Miss Millie Chan, Mr. Fok Wing-ching and Miss Chen Hon-king,

Sports events covered will comprise the Queen's College and

LONDON STOCK PRICES

|'MARKET GENERALLY

FIRM

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. The market was generally firm yesterday, although business was somewhat restricted.

Mar. 22. Mar. 23, Chinese Bonds.. 4% Bonds 1808

(Bng. Iss.) £ 99 Loan 1308 £78

JUST UNPACKED

NEW GOODS for SPRING.

LADIES & GENT'S

STRAW HATS,

BATHING SUITS,

RAINCOATS,

SMARK SHOES,

AND

UNDERWEAR.

THE MAYFAIR CO.

China Building.

Opp. King's Theatre.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL

& SHANGHAI

·ASTOR · HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits. Peking

Hotel

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

£ 9914

£ 74%

first class

6 Loan 1012 6% Reorg Loan

$ 40

1913 (Ldn. Iss.) £774 5% Bonds 1025-47 £103- 6% Shai-Nanking

£77

4104

£30-40

30-40

216-25 16-26

Bly.

Tient-Pukow

5% Tient.-Pukaw Ely. (SupL Lonn

5 Shai-Hang- chow-Ning po Rly... 5% Honan Riy 5% Hukuang Rly.

1911

£ 15-25 £15-26

£ 08-73 £ 08-73

£ 5-10 2 5-10

£21-25 £ 21-26.

5% Lung Teing

Hai. Rly. 1913

£ 10-15 £10-26 Foreign Bonds, German 7% Internat. Loan 1924 Japan 6% Sterling

Loan 1907 Japan 6 Sterling

91/9

£ 6391 £ 65*

£.75 £76 Industrials & Breweries.

91/0

Associated Elec.

Industries

Loun 1924 University inter-lostet meets, a group taken at the presentation at the K.B.G.C. io Mr. Russell, and the recent Race Meetings in Hongkong and Macao.

Other groups will be of the Supreme Court staff

on the occasion of the presentation to Sir Joseph Kemp, and the Committee of St. Patrick's Society, members of which will also be seen at the Cen-

Brit-Amer Tob." Chinese, Eng ́&

Min.

J. & P. Coats Courtaulds Distillers ...

Dunlop Rubber Everready General Elec.

2nd

17/- 17/- 90/7. 06/3

21/3 21/3

49/G 49/0 25/7% 25/6 B4/3 54/3

20/9 20/1014 26/6

20/6

11/6 41/0 82/- 82/-

6814

1116

મ

321

334

20%

876

Bay

in ideas. Elstree and Shepherd's "twirly bit in the third mowthent“ Buch and Twickenham are within of William Tell." a bus ride of London's theatre-

Du Pont de Nemours, 37% Directorially, the film is rather Eastman Kodak .... land. The stars go on the set in slow, and because of this depends General Electric

13% the morning and the stage in the largely on its personalities to General Foods 252 afternoon. They serve two mus-carry it through to success. The General Motors .... 124/4 ters, and practise two techniques. background is not as swift-moving General Railway Is it any wonder that the British as it should be to contrast Sid's

Signal film industry does not turn out its phlegmatic posturing, but all in Gillette Safety Norma Shearers and its Clark all, The Mayor's Neat is another

Razor Gables, its Warren Williams and certain mirthmaker for the whole

Goodyear Tire & its Harald Lloyds?

Rubber... family.

International Har

vester

Chase National Bank 21% Chrysler ..... Consolidated Gas of

New York Drugs

Inc.

944

334

33%

25%

18%

11% ∙15

24.

'21

144

International Nickel American Tel. and

Liggett & Myers

5014

Loew's Inc.

Montgomery Ward

12*4

134

National City Bank 20%

New York Central

187

201 20%

Pacific Gas

Electric

North American Co. 18

187%

and

213

Packard Motors

Pennsylvania Rail:

Public

road

Service of

17%

2214

10%.

The name of Dr. EL.M. Lobb was added to the list of medical practitioners.

Radio Corporation

The Hongkong A.D.C. produced Pekin Syndicate.. "The Gondoliers" at the Theatre Shai. Elec. Constr. Royal. It was later announced | Vickers. that the show would be repeated

Unilever

Anglo-Dutch Burma Corpn. Canadian Pac.

Riy.

Miscellaneous

27/6 27/0

9/0 20/7 10/7

$12

-3/0

$125%

1/0

1/9

40/- 49/-

-6/6 6/7/

Olla

Reynolds Tobacco

in Canton.

Anglo-Persion Ol

Burmah Oll

Sears Rochack

..... 16%

17%

Shell Union.....

44%

Socony-Vacuum Cor

poration

RADIO Pictura ofcourse!

David Ü

Salenich,

Faculve

Standard Oil Co., of J.......

25% 26% Corporation 12 12%

2344- 2374 7136 72%

Chide and

Carbon

Union Pacifie United Aircraft and

Trans.

U. S. Rubber

U. S. Stocl

QUOTATIONS

Mesura. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz December have received. the following quota-January tions on the New York cotton and Spot wheat exchange for yesterday:

COTTON & WHEAT Shell Trans.

Mexican Eagle Royal Duteli

Trad.

£ 16%

69/4%

£ 16%

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