THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MARCH 131 193:
MA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
“AS YOU LIKE IT” POLICY ADOPTED BY HOLLYWOOD
DEMAND FOR HAPPY ENDING
"CELLULOID"
mmKE İLANI
WEEK-END FILMS
King's: "Society Girl." Queen's: "Fast Life.” Central: Hell's Highway." Oriental: "Vanity Fair." Majestic: "Six hours to Live." Star: "Chance of a Night-time.". World: "Emma”.
SATURDAY.
King's: Tess of the Storm Country."
NOTES AND COMMENTS BY
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ND they lived happily ever ago. He followed those in quick after." It matters not succcasion with Little Caesar, and Smart Money, and then came Five what rote an author may give Star Final which, brought him fur- the last page of his novel; Holly-ther plaudits and bigger characte wood will equip the fiunt fade-parts, including a couple of Chin- out with wedding bells.
dse portrayals, which unfortunately, Critica have spilled more ink on are unlikely to come here owing to the generally-accepted happy-ending a general policy of exhibitors not policy of Hollywood film studios to sail China to China.
his As the title indicates, Five Star than did Edgar Wallace in prolife outpourings, authors have Final has a background of printers' raved, ranted and refused to write ink and sob stories, but those who again and highbrows have uttered are tempted to pass it by as "an- will re- dignified protests at the sacrificing other newspaper yarn" of iterary classics to the whims gret the omission. Swift in its of the middle west masses that action, restrained in its emotional crowd into ornate cinema houses.sequences, and convincing to a But Hollywood has at last lent remarkable degree considering A modern-audiences, it towers above an ear to the murmurings. slightly defective ear it has been, the other atories that have lowered
the appeal of newspaper films. but an ear, nevertheless...
For now film studios are turning In a short space it is impossible out alternative last-rels. When to hint at the hundreds of subtle, the gallant hero or beautiful ingenious and imaginative touches busy on the script, and he will the make his debut sa a director on heroine is stricken to a sickbed, the that have gone to make up cameras, click twice. Once he or flim. Although it travels along the this film in collaboration with deft Hulbert. There is no title yet, she recovers sufficiently to enter usual lines in plot, these into an osculatory embrace, that flashes collect it from the scrap-but it is a very original and augura well, for their future hap heap of just ordinary entertain-amusing yarn. pineza, and then the scene is re-ment.
Central: "Steady Company."
SUNDAY.
Queen's: "Five Star Final” Majestic: "The Most Dangerous Game."
Quite soon, too, Vi Loraine will taken with ho (or she) shuffling off Robinson plays "the scandal-I get to work on Britannia of Büll- this mortal coll, leaving a broken mongering editor with a new and ingsgate, with Gordon Harker. Hearted lover and a disappointed refreshing personality: a little That is bound to be a laughable tearful audience.
man with a normally little voice, affair with those two..
The alternative reels are supplied but with forceful expression in each "Light romance"" is the official to the cinema houses and it is left geature and intonation. The small-designation of Bargain Basement, entirely to the discretion of the part players are right up to scratch, and Cecil Roberts, the novelist and management, which no doubt knows each a star in his part.
journalist, is the author.
The
|GAINST a' background of hempen aqueros and sawdust, Norman Foster makas loves to Juus Clyde in the Central attraction, "Standy
Company."
its audience, whether to leave the cast includes H. B. Warner, Boria Karloff, Furnell B. Pratt, Marian audience in tears, or smiles.
The idea may not be new, but it Marsh and Franças Starr.
is receiving prominence just now averazas where A Farewell to Arms
J. B. Priestley's work came to the cinema last year with the Holly- wood production of his early, novel "Benighted" as The Old Dark House." His famous "Good Com- panions" is in the cutting room now, and this year he goes a step further with his first story written for the screen. "Hey Nonny” is the title, and it is a lighthearted tale of a young man who sets about pepping-up a sleepy English
market town.
Leslie Henson will appear in his wn stage success: "It's a Boy" on the screen, and another theatre winner in "Orders are Orders" the Lan Hay farce, will be screened. On the more serious side Mr. Balcon's most important item down for production is "I Was a Spy," the sensational story by Marthe Me- Kenna, the war time secret service igent, and there is a thriller called. "The Ghoul' on the year's list,
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A crew of comics headed by Paris Flanagan and Allan will be starred na succession of two-reel slapstick comedica. Jack Williams, a new ariety comedian, is to have his talkie chance.
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er seem to be the prevalent cities to exchange a variety of tones in the new British produc- views. The film made its showing tions, notice of which has just in Hongkong last week, and al- though the closing shot was cloud. been received from studios in ed in obscurity it seemed that Helen England, The beginning of the Hayes stood a six-to-one chance of year saw little work done in the pulling through the death-bed scene studios, but with the advent of that had occupied the last half-the summer, most of the com- hour. Which, if it intercets any-panies have set out on an in- is that Anna Neagle will be the one, was the opposite to what she tensive film-producing campaign. heroine-the biggest part of her 3ombay. did in Hemingway's novel,
One of the films now being shot career. "Bitter Sweet" will probab- Yokohama.
new Jack Hulbert-Cicely ly be begun within the next month. Montevideo.
comedy. Robert Already the new Syd Howard Montreal. ings were peddled round to A Fare Courtneidge well to Arms. If they were both Stevenson, the scenario writer, is picture the studio's first for the War Loan
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offered here, the theatre manage ment's choice is a fair indication:
of one opinion of the mentality of Hongkong's film audiences.
YNHERALDED by any publi etty, an interesting film pass- ed through the Oriental during the week. It's name was The Painted Desert and its point of interest was not in its galloping cowboya or treacherous villains, but in thei
unshaven ranch-hand who suid a few words now and then, and re- tired to the background...
The film was made two years ago, and to-day the unghaven
ranch hand has his came in big lights, playing, matinee idols,, American mayors, Salvation Army officers. and gangster chiefs with the same cheery smile,
It was Clark Gable, and The Painted Desert was his first film. His next was Dance Fools Dance and his meteoric rise since then is better known than the rise and fall of ancient Rome.
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EDWARD G. Robinson, whose
film fame is still growing, has taken a long time to reach Hongkong, but on Sunday he will make his bow here in Five Star Final, and we shall find for ourselves what dynamic power there is in this undersized plain- looking man, who has caused critics abroad to exhaust their. stocks of superlatives.
Robinson makes his films for First National; that is why his arrival in Hongkong has been retarded, for the first film, in which he jumped to the front, Scarface, was produced two years
FILAIMED to be the last film that the oft-con-led pair will baka. Charles Farrell and Jaust Gaynor come to the King's to-morrow in the talking version of Mary Pickford's silent success, "Teas of the -
Storm Country."
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year is getting under way. It is "The Knight of the Garter," and the sleepy-looking comedian with the hunds that stutter will have strong feminine support. in Winifred Shotter and Elsle Randolph.
Winnie of the devastating dim- ples will have a busy new year for she is in Ralph Lynn's first 1933 picture, "Summer Lightning." This is the very funny Wodehouse story, and should suit Lynn admirably. This is a big year for both Lynn and Walls, for it will see them at different times working under their new $200,000 contract, which covers the next three years.
Jack Buchanan will follow his announced plan of making only two pictures this year, and the first will be his stage hit "That's a Good Girl when he returns from America.
Howard, Lynn, and Walls will cach make two pictures for the Wilcox concern during the year, and a "vehicle" will he found for the studio's other girl star, Dorothy Bouchier.
The first Hitchcock production of the year will be a "Bullog Drum- mond", story, not yet cast, and the big musical ovent of the year, will be "Southern Maid," with Nancy Brown, who will be seen here soon in "The Maid of the Mountains?? A
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