THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22,
1933.
CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
MASTERLY DIRECTION BY
HOWARD HAWKES IN "TO-DAY WE LIVE"
SUBTLE SOPHISTICATED FARCE
AT KING'S THEATRE
(By "CELLULOID")
YOU CAN SEE THESE TO-DAY.
"Pleasure Cruine"
.King's
"Today We Live"
Queen's)
"Jungle Killer"
Central
"She Done Him
Wrong"
Majestic
"Laurel and Hardy's
Variety Show"
Oriental
"Blondie"
Star
TO-MORROW.
"Born Lucky"
King'
"Hell on the Western
Front"............Central
LOOKING at a picture through entirely on the ability of the C
of the truc
the eyes of adherents to the "star" system and the players to make the utmost of the fully unconscious worshippers of its products, ong
situationa and dinlogue. The position, Genevieve Tobin and is often inclined to ask "Is not
very type of the story makes in-Ralph Forbes embarrassingly too much expected from these subordinate frost of the other discuss the "Night Before", and leading players?". Now opin-characteristics of the cinema. It in the closing scene when Roland lons over a film and in particular light treatment, but with plenty expanse of his wife and her would. is just pure farce, requiring but Young has his big laugh at the ite featured actors, always of emphasis on the differ, and an example which
players. be lover. Both altuations ofter Personally I feel that this has themselves to a crude form of illustrates both of the afore- been done with full justice yet wit, but so clover is the dialogue mentioned points is given in the quite a number have told me that that there is nothing distasteful present offering at the King's they consider it one of Roland in either. Genevieve Tobin and Theatre - under the title of Young's most disappointing plc- Ralph Forbes put in their best Pleasure Cruise.
tures; that being unsuitable, it work in the enbin acone, and gives him no chance of revealing Roland Young has the closing his rent ability, and that in adai scune all to himself. tion, the most obvious points of emphasis have escaped the direc-FRANK Tuttle is regarded as one tor with the reault that the fim of America's most progessive fails to obtain the utmost from young directors. He displays a the story.
flair for utilising his implements. especially the camera. There is,
- Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper as they appear together in “To-day
W. Livs".
I am slightly inclined to agree also a smoothness about the con
with the Recond objection.tinuity which shows that Tuttle- Roland Young has built up anhus learnt lessons from his earlier enviable screen reputation as a work. A highly diverting picture) light.comedian through his ability of slick direction and clever} to dispense dry humour. In acting. Pleasure Cruise ho has to get
Carole Lombard, motion picture star, has established a quiet real- dered on the Nevada alde of Lake Tahoe preparatory to suing her neter husband, William Powell, for divorce, and spends her time rid- Jog, “sun-tauning." and staying away from the public. Photo shows her on steps of her cottage.
I think we are all a little bit must rank as one of the finest per- tired of War plctures oven formances of her career. I cannot re- make up my mind whether her
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nearer to clowning and his work COMEDY-romance hardly ever suffers just a little in the effort, Fails to strike a responsive note though we may grudgingly My only serious complaint is the in a cinema audience which is cognise their propaganda value. delineation of Sadie Thompson in almost completo irrelevancy of why Born Luoky, a Westminster And in this direction only All Rain is to be preferred to her the earlier scones when Genevieve Films production, which starts nQuiet, Tell England and Four In- achievement in To-day We Live. Tobin as Roland Young's wife does run at the King's Theatre to-fantrymen of the post-silent pro- Gary Cooper gives brilliant sup- the "Men must work.." act whilst morrow will satisfy patrons. Iductions really accomplished any port, and so careful hits the re- Roland "Keep's the Home Fires believe this is the first Westmin- thing. In the rest, war scenos mainder of the cast been chosen Burning" with some housewifery, ster Films production shown in have been used mostly as dramatic that there is not a weakness in it. Quite apart from the fact that Hongkong. It is distributed by relief for romance It has no direct bearing on the Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
sequences. This is certainly the fim of the Talbot But this week we are to be given week. theme or of the subsequent In- O'Farrell, a favourite vaudeville another opportunity of seeing cidents, the whole thing is done vocalist makes his screen
debut something of the true side of the AT the Movietono News Theatre far too seriously and this portion and those who have heard him War when Hell on the Western in Shaftesbury avenue film- of the filma slike from the on the stage or over the Radio at Front, presented by the German goers recently were given the humorous to the ludicrous.
Home will find him just as enter Film Corporation, shows at the chance to discover whether or not taining. Rene Ray plays the part Central Theatre. It opens its run they had perfect. film of Mops, around whom the story to-morrow, and is reputed to be Sounds and Voices one of the most: ON the whole the picture is good is woven and John Longden (he a true reproduction of the famous interesting films ever produced
are played in Blackmail and Allantie) hattles for possession of Verdan some really delightful moments, helps to sustain the love interest. and Douaumont. I have not scon presents a picture of a "talkie" in particular the morning after Not a masterpiece this, but you a preview of this, neither have I sound track enlarged many thou- the fancy dress ball, when, bliss-will enjoy it
any data regarding it. On the sands of times, and as you look at other hand I don't think one can this track you also hear the sound bo accused of over-optimism if
It represents. Many everyday noises and, voices of Interna- one anticipates that it will be a
fional celebrities are presented picture worth seeing.
in this way. Following each sound or, voice comes its identi- fication. It is doubtful if even the most expert flimgoers will succeed in identifying every sound; and voice...
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spectacular pictures, Hollywood, through the medium of M.G.M. have produced something in To day We Live which ranks with Hell's Divers, Wings, and a host of ether films of the blood and thun- Marton Segrave, the Daily Mail der action and poignant love scenes film correspondent, commenting on type. The fin la a tremendous the film says "I cannot detract achievement.
кося A little from the exceptional fascination further in displaying that Joan of this film by reventing any of its Crawford is among the best of the contents, but I may say that if you
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will not be the storm that visited London - last Saturday evening. I leave it to filmgoers to visit tho theatre and enjoy for themselves one of the most delightfully in- renious films. yet devised."
GANDHI. SINKING.
TOLL
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Poona, Aug, 21. Gandhi, after five days of his fast to death, is sinking. His
swosping aeroplanes and under-weight is now only 93 pounds. water war craft. In this picture from prison so that she will be Mrs. Gandhi has been released he makes the war scenes thrilling free to nurse her husband who ly realistic. He also handles Joan has been transferred to a civil Crawford and Gary Cooper with a.
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Yeravda Gaol to the Civil Hospital Gandhi WAS removed from
yesterday where there are better opportunities for medical atten-
JOAN Crawford, who is called tion and nursing than in prison.
upon to give something of a It is belloved that Gandhi is psychological study revealing her suffering from kidney trouble. reactions to the war, gives what Reuter
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