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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY
CINEMA "SHOTS
PULSATING DRAMA OF "HELL BELOW"
MARVEL OF TECHNICAL SKILL AND INGENUITY
MAISIE GAY AT THE KING'S
FTER sceing a picture like load of American sailors attempting Hell Below one can only sit back to reach the submarine. Here we in mute admiration for American get rapid cuts from object to skill, efficiency
of the anti- and Ingenuity.object. The cuts This flm is one of the grenteal aircraft gunners on the submarine tributes to
the Hollywood of and the aeroplane machine-gunners mechanics that we have yet seen: are of equal length, Interpersod There is a stamp of thoroughness with longer and lower shots of about the whole thing. M. G. M. the men rowing hard to get back to gave Jack Conway the implements, their ship. In both Instances the the men and the technical adviser; right tempo is struck and the drama Conway bas done the
and of the situation given the fullest produced a really splendid picture. possible expression. Ita salient feature is that it is
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almost without melo-drama, EXCELLENT interior scenes of difficult quality to appreciate con- the submarine are depicted, cerning Hollywood films, but none complete with technical orders by the less, in this case, a fact. In the ollicers. To the laymen these addition Its inconsistencies are orders are so much jargon, but almost unnoticeable and the film is, they complete the reality of the so far as the nyman can see, picture. The only time the film technically correct throughout.
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"HELL BELOW"--Three of the principal players in the brilliant M. G. M. production, which is now showing at the Queen's Theatre. Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston and Jimmy Durante.
left to the tender mercies of a lot of
Įstrikes any sort of confusion is in the closing scene when Robert Hell Montgomery is driving the sub- QUT the chief appeal of
Below is Its intense drama so marine, (with T. N. T.) to its last remarkably sustained, thanks to inut the concerted action of land, the skill of the director.
that narrative form the film is pratical-air and sen forces proved too un- ly without blemish. Scene follows wieldy for cameramen and director, succeeds and in an endeavour to pick out the sceno and sequence sequence in rhythmic order. There various factions and to give them are no jarring interpolations. The their full value, blurr resulted. On comedy scenes are introduced in the other hand this can equally be correct places and are well timed, taken as an effort to picture an The love scenes also have their impression of an engagement of the rightful position in the picture magnitude depicted in Hell Below. without upsetting the main issues, Personally I thought it the only the part and and if there is a tendency to pro- really unsatisfactory part long them a little and to impede the film. action with needless dialogue, it does not detract from the general
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other actors. On the whole Montgo- man comes nowhere near his usual standard of acting, whereas Madge Evans is better than ever. WALTER Huston, probably the most polished of all stars in Hollywood carries off the chief honours. He looks the part, speuks part. the Nothing more can be expected of any actor. Robert Young only lits into the picture, but excellent
Durante and merits. In any case I doubt if the A to the love scenes. Weil, this comedy relief is provided by Jimins
Eugene is not a war epic, and taking
Pallette. complaint, if such it might be in regard the essential relation. They receive able assistance from termed, will meet with general ship of the love interest to the rest two unnamed players, who take acquiescence.
of the story, my usual protests the part of British Marines. The against sex invasion in this type of photography is of the best, and picture goes by the board. Never two close-up studies
really theless there is too much of it. But beautiful in colour and texture. it is well handled and when enacted profile silhouette of Robert Montgo- by two such players ns Robertmery and a shaded three-quarter
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THE picture is a good example of the modern style of cutting to depict action, drama and rhythm, A typical illustration is the fight
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between the American submarine Montgomery and Madge Evans is study of Madge Evans are the and hostile aeroplanes with a skiff perhaps more paintable than ir highlights mentioned.
LAST FEW DAYS
CLEARANCE WEEK AT
PAUL RENNET ET CIE'S
1933.
SEQUENCES
YOU CAN SEE THESE THESE
"Hell Below**. Queen's.
The Old Man"
"Private Jones"
King's. Central:
"Guardsman"
Star.
"Symphony of Six
Millions
Majestic.
"Roadhouse. Murder":
Oriental.
THESE SATURDAY,
"White Zombie" King's. "The Most Dangerous
Game
Oriental.
AND THESE ON SUNDAY.
"Hell Below"
Queen's.
"White Zomble'
King's.
Majestic. Central.
"Golden West" "The King's Cup'
CINEMA REVIEW,
BY “CELLULOID"
Malsia na "typical." She is far tou Individualistic to become a mere type. But she gives a sincerity and simplicity to her portrayal which will bring back vivid memo- rics to many from the Home land, pared only with the Gothic novels, until the final scenes, in a custlo particularly those who have lived of the 18th century, White Zombie on the sea coast, are ridiculously in the country. She manages to has inevitably been overstressed, unreal. Bela Lugosi shows a nice And unbounded scope In this so that the force of what might sense of the sinister in his panto- Edgar Wallace story, which was have been inspired suggestion has mime-demon part, originally a play. Her drunk been partially destroyed by some Frazer and Joseph Cawthorn are Robert scene is hilariously funny and at terribly artificial blood-freezing. the only other actors of any time extraordinarily. The naivete of earlier audiences, merit in the cast-though the gang which were sufficiently appalled of "zombies" includes some of the by the spectacle of the late Lon most interesting corpses one can
"THE OLD MAN"-Maisis Gay, the famous British commedienno who takes a successful part in the Edgar Wallace comedy-thriller at the King's Theatre.
the
same
clever.
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And
THE picture obviously has pre-HERE are other features about Chaney making faces, has by this remember. The film has its pre- tensions but to a very large this film, notably among the time disappeared, and contempor-miere at the King's on Sunday. degree it fulfils them. Its dramatic cast. Lester Matthews and Cecilary picture-goers are not likely qualities cannot be denied and in Humphries give very impressive to be interested, except in a sardo- many other phases already
"200 IN BUDAPEST!”—This men- studies, and Anne Gray strikes ac manner, by this childish re- tioned, it appronches very near to somewhat newer note. The direc-Petition of corpses, coffins, and
is a lovely half-wit of a | screen greatness.
torial side of the dim also has its
electric eyes.
picture-simple, silly. moving, points. It is pleasant to find the
with an occasional flash of revela- To those who have become to action sustained with due atten- NONE the less, where the diree about its naivety; To those who entertaiment tion gives the with ting
tion. There is nothing accidental Jesse Lasky, quality of British pictures and are mysterious atmosphere. This is less restrained, there
tor's hand has been more or in a cunning bid for sympathy chary of risking their $1.70 will well maintained and the denoue-excollent touches in White Zambic. has deliberately
are some combined with sensationalism, receive a pleasant surprise in The ment is accomplished with telling The opening passages, In which plot characters with an intellig- chosen for his Old Man, which is having a short effect. The story in itself is good, we ride at night through 'Haiti, ence level with the animals among run at the King's Theatre, Judged but handled so capably us it is, are splendidly done; and when, in which they move--the crazy boy, the superficially and purely as effort to amuse and to thrill, this given it. This picture I strongly forms of the dead men working asylum, the lost child, the lout an tremendous power and impetus is the dim moonlight, the lurching runaway girl from the orphan. picture is as good as any we have recommend as a good entertuin- in the fields are revealed, there is of a cleaner, the gentle old doctor. yet had from the British Lion inent. Alongside is n "short"a breath of horror that is gen-The result la that for the first studios.
I brings before the featuring Hal Jones of "Splinters" uinely macabre. So, too, with the time the story and the accessories camera that darling of the stage fame, who sings a comedy-romance interior of the augar-mill, in of an animal picture seem to be all- and sercen, Maisie Gay, and who song in inimitable style.
which these ghastly labourers of a plece, and the unity can deny her charm, her wit and
trudge at their capstan-bara. But has been further emphasised astonishing histrionic powera? It
from this point, the film grows by the consistently keen camera- would be unfair to her to describe
steadily more and more theatrical, (Continued on Page 7.)
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"AT THE CENTRAL
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WHITE
ZOM
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PINAL CODE
of the
REPUBLIC OF HASTI Ake shall be epeified
as attempted weder the
employment of AIVIL, hypnosis or any offer se- practise which pro deces lethargie coma, ne
what sasul) follows"
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BELA LUGOSI
Star of DRACULA,
A+ VICTOR and EDWARD",
HALPERIN
PRODUCT_1′0′′NĨ
Directed by Victor Halpatin
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STARTS WHERE ALL OTHER MYSTERY. DRAMAS LEAVE OFFL
Here's a burning glamorous love tale e: told on the border- land of life and death!
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