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CINEMA "SHOTS" AND
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AT LOCAL THEATRES
"MADAME BUTTERFLY” A BIG SUCCESS
CLEVER
DIRECTION
"PASSPORT TO HELL"
IF
LACKS SINCERITY
(By "Celluloid")
·
"SEQUENCES"
Sylvia Sidney and Cary Grant as they appear together in Paramount's delightful screen version of "Madame Butterfly", which is showing at the Queen's Theatro,
and
other
thone "different" alma. Hollywood
sex, except for a bedroom scene, la conspicuous only by its absence, and in its place is given a real. insight into rural Amerlenn life. The picture, because of its entirely new character, may have a limited appeal In Hongkong. We have been brought up on Rex and artificial set-ups to such an extent that the revolution of State Fair, wih is simple characters, its rural story, aurroundings, and lack of sophistication may have its rear- tions on number of partons. But as a film, it is one of the best yet presented in this Colony and I for one expect to see it prove a big attraction,
* ·
N unusually powerful cast con- tribute Impeccable perform Rnces. Will Rogers, Janet Gayor. Norman. Foster Sally Bilers and Low Ayren are all in their element, some and in addition there is perfectly glorious photography. which, I hardly think, has yet been surpassed by any previous film shown here,
There is enough emotional gloss
which on A Farewell to Arms,
It
one desire to prove that a film needs a good plot to finally discovers herself married which depicted the American navy comen to the Majestic on Sunday. pull it through from being a to a young German to escape de- carrying out war time manoeuvres, to hide its lack of argument; unpleasant The photography is really excell fortuitously built up from incidents picture which one tolerates be- tention
Then the young bride, ent and there isn't too much of in Ernest Hemingway's novel, cause one has paid $1.70 to one things,
gowned, beautifully the Blah Bink which too frequent has been played by Frank Borzage which can be thoroughly enjoy gorgeously
will get home. Helen Hayes plays ed, a visit to local theatres at manicured, etc., etc., finds herself ly mars U.S. travel and propagan- for sentiment, and on sentiment it
forced to live in a jungle station dn films.
the war nurse who falls for an the present is only required.
with her husband. Still gorgeous.
way WHICH trings me to Madame officer on the Italian front, and dies beautifully-by
Butterfly, which has started in a Swiss clinic in bearing him THE contrast (and thereby the gowned,
fine upright a run at the Queen's Theatre. This child; she is not a very deep actress, proof) is afforded by the offer. Ko on, she runs into none other inga at the King's and Queen's than Paul Lucas, a Theatres. At the one you have young German soldier until he is a great film. Not so much be but a tricky one, and n West Afrlea meto-drama romance meets her. Even then his survoy cause favourites such as Sylvia nerisms are deliberate enough to
because and the other the screen version of maps remain a powerful enough Sidney, Cary Grant and Charles be taken for the grand style.
the Ruggles figure in it, but brilliant Influence to keep him stage play. The first named, with straight and narrow, until, in a the story in itself is sufliciently something powerful to carry it through to a a story which might have come out moment of pique, or of the Ark (though heaven forbid like that, he picka her up in his triumphant end. To the producers After that it is just too and the actors go the honours of there should be two of such n armu.
опе cannot kind!), offers two problems. First, bad. She can't go no living with having added to it a sort of down- ly why it
conceived. put him and he can't go on exist right realism which Secondly what influenced Fox to ing without her. But they manage help feeling, despite the fact that bellere it was attractive material it even when the husband returns, the story is not intended
A successful book and a
Lovai
DRABLAE
ACTIONI
WAR ever
PASSPORT TO BELL, which is
for screen adaption?
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
ruith.
JACK OAKIE THOMAS MEIGRAN MARIAN NIXON ZASU PITTS WILLIAM COLISER WILLIAN BOYD LEW CODY Guramount Picture
A romantic
story of
shree men and two girls who fight unseen enemies!
QUEEN'S
Coming
Shortly
ASAHI
BEER
on
and the husband's father (rather taken seriously.
a nasty of individual) joins them. Then comes the climax. The sur
to
be
The subtlety of suggestion and ver plans are discovered stoler. AND) that really is its strength. the file of the picture under hissa ne an English subject is inagination lifts it from a pure
or rather,
life. The stark discussion. features. fails to feature, Elissa Landi. The suspected, arrested, but not de- comedy of musical romance into a
jected. Her opportunity for self portrayal of story is set in West Africa. It sacrifice arrives. Her husband had tragedy of little Clio-Cho-San, the opens with a suicido (chorzra la committed the foul deed for love. Butterly stands out above every- femme of course) in a British port. Paul Lahas also finds an excuse for thing else. To those who are and then switches over to German heroics, and finally, to complete really serious minded the picture West Africa just at the time the the disillusionment, Warner Or- comes as a screen ilustration at 2012-03-25
SHOWING TO-DAY "A Passport to Hell"
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land (the nusty individual refer- Kipling's lines "East is East, and red to), who had heretofore been West is West-But more inter- on the only one to act according esting still is the fact that in this
realises story of the hopeless love of to his lights, suddenly that sentiment has not before en- Geisha girl for a handsome Ameri- tered his life, and so the sobbing can naval officer, can be found an Elissa analogy of life in overy country "Madame Butterfly'
circle is completed, and Queen's. ;
goes on her way, knowing that whether the central figures be a mixture of races or of the sume Paul will be in the o "Explorers of the World"
nationality and colour.
"Igloo"
"Huddle'
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King's.
Central Oriental. .Star.
Majestic. SHOWING SUNDAY King's. "State Fair" "Madame Butterfly"
Queen's. "Afraid to Talk" ..Central. "The Flower of Liberty"
Central.. "A Farewell to Arms"
Majestic.
OSCARNATISNEMESTIZAM
• •
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her man-
Eric Linden and Sidney Fox appearing together in "Afraid to Talk", which opens at the Central Theatre on Sunday.
ME American studios have decided that Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse
THAT is the story. The trouble E poignancy and drama of is no longer a sufficient attraction to is there, is very little to relieve Butterly's life is magnificently fim fans on his own. At least that for their latest mave which is to make it. Elissa Land, who is obviously portrayed in the first instance by seems to be the only possible reason meant for better things, tries Sylvin Sidney and secondly by the full length film featuring the fam- hard to infuse some sincerity in director. And the director in this ous animal, together with live actors her work, but how could she? She case is, most fittingly, a women. including Jimmy Durante and Jack is charming of course, awfully at. So far as i can recollect this in Pearl, Mickey's new story, which is have seen being handled by M.G.M. has no title tractive yet never a figure with the first picture we
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whom one can find any sympathy. made under the direction of yet, but it is stated that all the cast, And really she should be getting Marion Gering. I sincerely hope it with the exception of Mickey, will be A lot. Paul Lakus is again the is not the last. She tackles her live people.
MIE move is obviously an experi most polished actor in the east, task with the utmost confidence
Rient but as to how successful it but he has a miserable sort of and adds sympathetic touches " character to portray and quite un- which refresh our flagging spirits likely to be is a matter for con- Warner about the technique of the cinema. Jecture. In his cartoons Mickey has worthy of his talents.
been in a class of his own in cinematic Oland does manage to infuse some reality in his work, whereas Alex- CARY Grant, who is incidentally art, and it is difficult to conceive him. an Englishman, is probably moving about with the same freedom Great War is breaking. Elissa ander Kirland, confronted with a
London study between a virulent young one of the best looking heros on and interpreting in his wonderfully Lindi, central figure in a
Incidentally Jack Pearl Society senndal, escapes the cul- man bopelessly in love and a cow the sercen to-day, Furthermore he dumb claquence in the company of favourite in America. ting glances of her eastwhile ardly young fool fearful of his can, within certain limlis, act ex. five actors,
Durante, of course, with his famous friends by shipping to Paris, Ber- father, leaves one convinced that fremsly well, and he has a charm is unknown on the screen, but is a
Afrien. he doesn't sympathise with either ing voice. Charles Ruggles adds rent stage
delicate humour and an extremely marla 24 known the world over. tin, Morocco and finally
capable supporting east assists the The results of this experiment, which There, in the traples, where men character.
is bringing together for the first time ure men, and collars are celluloid
19 a diferent mediums of cinematic
so as to speak, she becomes en- FRANKLY I did not find much to film being a pronnanced success.
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