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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")
the eyes of adherents to the "atur" system and the worshippers of its products, one is often inclined to ask "Is not too much expected from these leading players?". Now opin jons over a film and in particular its featured actors, always differ, and an example which illustrates both of the afore- mentioned points is given in the present offering at the King's Theatre under the tille Pleasure Cruise.
YOU CAN SEE THESE TO-DAY.
Wrong"
"Pleasure Cruise"
King's
"To-day We Live”.
Queen's
"Jungle Killer”....
:Central
"She Done Itim
Majestic
"Laurel and Hardy's
Variety Show"
Oriental
"Blandic"
.Star
TO-MORROW,
"Born Lucky"*
.King's
"Hell on the Western
Froat"
Central
of the true and
LOOKING at a picture through a picture which relies I entirely on the ability of the players to make the utmost of the fully unconscious situationa and dialogue. The position, Genevieve Tobin
Forbes embarrassingly very type of the story makes in Ralph subordinate most of the other discuss the "Night Before", and characteristics, of the cinema. It in the closing scene when Roland! is just pure farce, requiring but Young has his big laugh at the light treatment, but with plenty expense of his wife and her would. of emphasis on the players. be lover. Both situations Personally I feel that this has themselves to a crude form been done with full Justice yet wit, bat se elever is the dialogue quite a number have told me that that there is nothing distasteful they consider it one of Roland in either. Genevieve Tobin Young's most disappointing pic-Ralph Forbes put in their tures: that being unsuitable, it work in the cabin scene, gives him no chance of revealing Roland Young has the closing) his real ability, and that in addi-scene all to himself.
Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper as they appear together, in "To-day
We Live".
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emphasis have escaped the direc-RANK Tuttle is regarded na one tor with the result that the Alm of America's most progessive |
Talis to obtain the utmost from young directors. He displays the story.
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Carole Lombard, motion picture star, has established a quiet rest- on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe preparatory to suing her binband, William Powell, for divorce, and spends her time rid- in, "un-tanning," and staying away from the public. Photo shows her on steps of her cottage.
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flair for utilising his implements, 1 especially the camera. There is am slightly inclined to agree also a smoothness about the con- with the second abjection, tinuity which shows that Tattle Roland Young has built up an has learnt lessons from his earlier enviable screen reputation as a work: A highly diverting picture light comedian through his ability of to dispense dry humour. In acting.
think we are all a little bit must rank as one of the finest per- Pleasure Cruise he has to get
tired of War pictures COMEDY-romance hardly ever)
even formances of her carder. I cannot nearer to clowning and his work nuffers just a little in the effort. falls to strike a responsive note though we may grudgingly re- make up my mind whether her My only serious complaint is the in a cinema audience which is cognise their propaganda value. delineation of Sadle Thompson in only All Rain is to be preferred to her almost complete irrelevancy
Westminster And in this direction of why Born Luck, a the earlier scenes when Genevieve Films production, which starta af Quiet, 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 musi work." act whilst morrow will satisfy patrons. ductions really accomplished any port, and so careful has the re-
DO NOT MISS scenen mainder of the east been chosen Roland "Keep's the Home Fires believe this is the first Westmin-thing. In the rest, war Burning" with some housewifery. ster Films production shown in have been used mostly as dramatle that there is not a weakness in it. by Felter for romance sequences. This is certainly the film of the Quite apart from the fact that Hongkong. It is distributed it has no direct bearing on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Talbot But this week we are to be given week. theme or of the subsequent in- O'Farrell, a favourite vaudeville another opportunity of
debut something of the true side of the cidents, the whole thing is done vocalist makes his screen.
in Shaftesbury avenue film. far too seriously and this portion and those who have heard him War when. Hell on the Western AT the Movietone News Theatre
Aims sinks of the
from the on the stage or over, the Radio at Front, presented by
goers recently were given the Home will find him just as enter Flim Corporation, shows at the chance to discover whether or not humoroas 10 the ludicrons.
It opens its ran Rene Ray plays the part Central Theatre.
they had perfect taining.
ilm cars. of Mops, around whom the story tomorrow, and is reputed to be Sounds and Voices one of the most ON the whole the picture is xuud is woven and John Longden (he true reproduction of the famous Interesting films ever produced
entertainment. There are played in Blackmail and Atlantic) battles for possession of Verdun Home really delightful moments, helps to sustain the love interest, and Douauniont. I have not seen presents a picture of a in particular the morning after Not a masterpiece this, but you a preview of this neither have 1 sound track enlarged many thou- On the sands of times, and as you look at the fancy dress ball, when, bliss-will enjoy it
any data regarding it. other hand I don't think one can this track you also hear the sound Many everyday be accused of over-oplimisnt represents.
noises and volces of internn- one. anticipates that it will be a
tional celebrities are presented picture worth seeing.
in this way. Following each sound or vélce comes its identi- fication.It-is-doubtful-if-even- the most expert filmgoers will succeed in identifying every sound and voice.
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ALWAYS happy in handling Apectacular pictures, Hollywood, through the medium of MGM have produced something in To- day We Live which ranks with Hell's Divers, Wingay and a host of
Marton Segrare, the Daily Mail ether films of the blood and thun- der action and poignant love scenes film correspondent, commenting on Th tremendous the film says "I cannot detract type. The film is achievement. It goes little from the exceptional fascination. further in displaying that Joan of this film by revealing.any of its Crayford is among the best of the contents, but 1 may say that if you world's dramatle screen actreases hear a sound like a cloudburst it and that she and Gary Cooper will not be the storm that visited promise to form a combination of London last Saturday evening. world-wide appenl.
leave it to filmgoers to visit the theatre and enjoy for themselves one of the most delightfully in- thegenious films yet devised."
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na something of 1 pleasant surprise to find dramatic content of To-day Live taking premier place over the leve interest. What is even more commendable ป tbut Howard Baykes has emphasised this in his
GANDHI SINKING
direction. Few Hollywood direc-FIVE DAYS OF FAST TAKES
lors are
with great endowed imaginative gifts that Hawkes,
articularly in dealing with the
pectacular.
He has
distinct R
TOLL
Poona, Aug. 21. flair for obtaining the greatest fast to donth. Is sinking. His Gandhi, after five days of his from amount of dramatic effect swoping aeroplanes and under-weight is now only 93 pounds.
Mrs. Gandhi has been released In this picture
water war craft.
he makes the war scenes thrilling from prison so that she will be free to nurse her husband who le realistic. He also handles Jonn has been transferred to
a civil Crawford and Gary Cooper with a hospital. sympathetic touch adding effect to Gandhi was removed from their natural talents by clever Yeravda Gnol to the Civil Hospital camer angles and neat 'cutting.
yesterday where there are better
*
JOAN Crawford, who is called
opportunities for medical atten
1
tfon and nursing than in prison.
It da believed that Gandhi Is suffering from kidney troublé...
upon to give something of ai paychological study rovealing her reactions to the war, gives what Reuter..
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