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FRIDAY, APRIL
1933.
CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
(By "Celluloid"
PERHAPS it may be the effect
of the depression on the great stars of Hollywood, or it may be just a whim, that John Barrymore, a few year's back one of the most reserved 'players in screenland, is now appearing in films with the regularity of an Edgar Wallace novel.
Times must have changed, for this scion of the Royal Familj was once in the happy position of being able to set the hardy anuual and appear in such acclaimed. classics as Sca Beast, Delightful Rogue and Sherlock Holmes. But ever since his return to the talking films in Aracne Lupin, John seems to have entered into a competition avith brother Lionel as regards film production, playing all kinds of roles frem handsome lovers to bewhiskered eccentrice.
And so it is that this week finds Barrymore films at thres Hongkong
JOHN BARRYMORE and Billie Burke in, a tensely dramatic scene from. "A Bill of Divorcement? RKO-Radio Picture, ...
Billie Burke, a popular star a decade or so ago, has retained acting ability and appears as the wife and mother.
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Following active discussion In theatres, two of them being first various quarters at the beginning
is now possible to: releases, A Bill of Divorcement "at of this year, the Central, and Svengali at the discern certain definite trends in Queen's. Both, incidentally, are Soviet sound flm production- screen versions of much played and trends which define the schools, of thought into which Soviet dir- CONTACTymowment | ectors' are now grouping them- selves. These trends, three in
CINEMA PROGRAMME number, might be defined as the
TO-DAY.
Queen's: "Svengali," Kags: "The Sign of Four." Central: "A Bill of Divorce ment."
Majestic: "State's Attorney." Start "Behind the Mask."
World: "Lovers Courageous." Oriental: "Body and Soul."
ON SUNDAY.
King's Street Scene.". Queen's "American Madness." Star: "Private Lives," Majestic: "The Big Broadcast." World: "Fast Life."
KOK KA
discussed stage successes..
cinematic, the theatrical and the literary.
Producer Pudovkin, who is tak- ing infinite pains and care with the film Deserter. on which he has already apent several months, is the leader of a movement to bring to the sound-film the rapid, staccato tempo characterisile of the cutting of Soviet silent films. To the group represented by: Pudovkin the sound-film should be what the old silent-film was plus sound.
A second group, which includes" and the producers Yutkevich Ermler, believes that the future of the sound-film lies in the skilful screening of theatrical successes, "rofiting by the smoothing and efining process which the ma- terial has undergone during its numerous stage presentations, and
the collective artistry of the layers who have so often appear- ensemble in the piece. To this be roup the sound-film shorld hat a stage play is, plus the mo "ility and scope of the cinema.
NEW DEPARTURE.
the other hand, has dealt with a far wider range of themes, and in addition has probed beneath the surface into the minds and hearts of the characters.
BARRYMORE !
IT IS hard to malize that this
grotesque face is that of the screen's greatest lovar, John Barry. more. It is bix make-up for "Sven-
Bali,"
now at the Quesn'a.
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The film at the Queen's was Barrymore's first attempt to give up romantic roles and portrayed definite characterisations. For merly he had been exploited as the screen's greatest lover, with the possible exception" of his silent film of Jekyll and Hyde. Barry more makes a good jcb of playing
The third group,.at the head off
and the title role made so famous on the which stand Eisenstein stage by du Maurier, but whether hilovski; favour a radically new the public will accept the Great orm which shall be neither the Jahn in such roles is another ques-le ciarma nor the old theatre, tion. Admittedly he has outgrown but which shall partake of the the Romes parts and character essential qualities of literary form. rcles come as easy" to him as to Eisenstein proposes to use less brother Lionel.
dialogue, and in its place to use In the Central film Barrymore what he terms "inner monologue gives a masterful performance as a sort of author's commentary the victim of insanity brought on which will tell us, what is passing by shell-shock, who is theoretical-through the minds of the char- ly cured and returns to his wife arters, discuss the why and the 44 Bonds 1898 and home bringing unhappiness of what is taking place with him. He treads, his narrow on the screen, and play "Greek path convincingly during the en-¡Corns" generally.
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