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NOTES OF THE DAY HOW THE FILMS The Very Idea!
WAR TALK
There is so much war talk thane days that the public must be in- creasingly dubious about whether there is anything in any of it. Hence little attention is likely to
FACE 1934
LETTER WRITING:
By Eddin Kelly, Our Own Correspondeat
be paid. to the gloomy predictions By. SETON MARGRAVE "Daily Mail" Film Critic SOME protest should be
of M. Joseph Stalin, who forcacos n war of revengo in Europe, n revival of Sino-Japanese hostili ties and a war of national rivalries In the Pacific. To the one generally considered most likely. Russo-Japanese war, ho makes no reference, except to deny the Sovict's responsibility for the atrained relations.
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JAPAN DOUBTFUL ·
Even Russo-Japaneso war must now be considered extreme ly remote. Fifteen years ago it might have been in the minds of the Japanese militarists to invado Siberia and two years ago it in possible that the idea recurred to the leaders who had run riot in Manchuria. But the impetus of quick conquest has expended it self, the martial spirit is on the wane in Japan, if only because au invasion of Siberia would not be. A walk-over. Japan's military leaders are more than a trifle dubious concerning the probable outcome.
'THERE WAS A TIME
W
made about this foolish TITH the greatest possible con-1 Bush Studios and the investing of
fidence, I predict that 1934 £1,000,000 a year on the production and insane habit of letter
of talking pletures, is a great be-writing. will be one of the bravest years lever in effort. in the history of the cinema.
All the signs of the cinema times
point to thrilling developments In the art of the talking, plcture in the next twelve months.......
With the appearance of "The Singing Fool" five years ago the film world experienced a radical revolution.
For a true understanding of the flm effort of the past five years It is necessary to keep in mind that "The Singing Fool," on the evening of its first presentation, swept away everything that the silent-alm industry had laborious- ly bulit up in the previous twenty years.
It was inevitable that the years following this revolution should be marked by experiment and error.
Now I feel that the experimental: period is nearly over and that the future of talking pictures les along clearly discernible pathways of progress,
Apart from the absolute When these studios were com- brutality of local postal pleted and when "Rome Express" had set the seal of success, upon officials in delivering final them, he said to me, "The battle notices, demands, statements te only beginning and I hope it will
I hope we shall always of accounts, requests for. never end. have to fight. The moment we loans, refusals to advance fool it is no longer necessary to Ight is the moment in which we loans, appeals for assistance I think the film industry might and other unwanted corre- take that statement as its slogan spondence, there for 1934.
serious aspects.
Writing letters Home, for
shall die."
are more
With regard to the wider range of subjects we shall see in the coming year, I have received a very Interesting letter from Winfield instance. R. Sheehan, who is in charge of the Fox Studios in Hollywood, in If you write to the Girl the course of which he says, "Next Friend you've got to tell her year will be the laughing year. It will be best kind. Only pictures contain-
year of comedy of the a pack of lies about the quiet ing good warm spots of real human life you're leading. humour should be produced,
If it's the people you're "Clean, sparkling wit and whole- some fun will supersede the doubt-writing to you've got to tell 'om ful double-meaning dialogue of the more lies about the quantity of cycle of cynical plays
we have just experienced.
drinks you consume in Hong- kong.
"Entertaining musicals based
There was of course a time which neither they nor the Rusalans have ever completely forgotten when the Japanese army used to talk in Napoleonic terms about
The two main lines of advance- "watering their horses at the
Writing letters is nothing but Urals." This WAS during the ment will be a higher standard of post-war intervention in Siberia. production and a wider choice of on strong original stories, should a pack of lies. It's also a lot of enjoy great success if supported trouble, and then there's all this upon that ill-subjects. The mariage between Ernest Heary Japan entered
One of the most significant facts by catchy melodies and really bother about getting the post Marriott and Matilda Florian starred adventure on the invita Pereira will take place at the tion of President Wilson. But, of 1933 has been the widening of entertaining personalities.
"The coming year will mark the office to accept a chit for 'stamps. Kowloon, on having set foot on Siberian soil, the gulf between the routine pro- debut of many new personalities Roanry Church,
the army officers found the ex- gramme picture and the picture
We remember that, during the perience whetting to their appeti- which is fortunate enough to cap- of whom you have not yet heard
but who have been carefully War, they used to issue time- tes, and acted accordingly. The ture popular imagination.
groomed for feature work. Among saving post cards, on which In the past year, the half-way these new. players we shall And then
several sentences were written. Hughes is generally given the house of mediocrity has disappear- the stars of to-morrow. credit for having curbed Japan's ed.
"Speaking generally, sinister and All you had to do was cross out ambitions in Siberia no less than
sophisticated subjects will be the sentences not required. in Shantung. But an equal share
unable to compete against familiar of the honour should go to the Japanese people.
Saturday 10th February 1934, at 3 p.m. No invitations are being issued, but all relatives and friends are invited to the cere- thony and afterwards to the reception at No. 20 West Terrace,
Kowloon Docks.
The
Secretary of. Stato, Mr.
Hongkong Telegraph. PACIFIC PEOPLE
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934.
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This, in itself, is a revolution,
and gripping plays. There will be Something after this style Not so long ago it was the cus-revivals of many old literary should prove a boon to the busy tom of the film industry to make favourites."
a fortune on a poor story.
I ani all for increasing the cost of talkingpicture production. The harder talking pictures are make, the more effort will be ex- pended in their making.
60,
Dear Mother, Father Slater, Brother, Wife, Sweetheart,
I am married I am not married
I will be married I should be married
We are having fine weather We
sincerity.
having cold-weather, we are having Winfeld Sheehan's reference to hot weather we are having lousy I am glad the mediocre film has musicals is interesting to me, since | weather. become unprofitable, because the on that subject I have very strong mediocre picture is made without feelings. effort.
no right to
I wish it would rain I wish it.
I wonder if you could see your way clear to advance me £25 until June I am sorry that I cannot lend. you the money you asked imo for.
an outstanding film for no other Winfield R. Sheehan is ono of Hongkong correspondent, reason than that cinema owners the best judges of entertainment free of charge and without hope There is, we believe, no truer who wanted this outstanding film in the film world, and it is very of monetary reward, wo are illustration of President Roose would be compelled to take four or intercating to learn from him that going to make a few suggestions. velt's saying that in pacific pur- five or six indifferent films with it. he anticipates a return to more suits the people are in advance This custom-called block booking wholesome film fare.
Something like this, for of their governments than the still exists in the film world, but That is very important.
instance: THE ALTERNATIVES attitude of the Japanese people 1934. will see a dramatic increase No doubt dubious and daring toward the post-revolution Japan- | in the number of studios whith dialogue creates a temporary sen- IN AMERICA
ese intervention in Siberia. Troop will put no subject into production sation, and film producers, seeing The United States, in dealing trains on their way to the front unless it is believed that an out-the success of a vulgar production,
I am in good health I am not in then passed through crowds which standing film will result.
are tempted to copy it.
good health, I am in poor health, with industrial problems, is seek were hushed and hostile. Siberia This higher standard of produc- Apart from any question of I am dying, I died yesterday. ing out the best methods of ad- is far from Japan. It is not re-tion is closely bound up with the morals, such imitation is definitely justing matters to the needs of garded in the sentimental or the remarkable progress being made in bad business. The popularity of My corns have been troubling economic sense in which Man-motion-picture photography. talking-picture stars is founded on me My corns have not been the nation. Its experiments will churia is regarded, nor in the The coming year will see the the fact that these players are troubling me I have no corna. be well worth watching. Three strategie sense as having any of establishment of colour and the soon in likeable characters. courses are open to it. These the properties of an Achilles heel. development of trick photography It la affection and not sensation
The Japanese people in the mass are, to leave everything just as looked upon the empire dreaming have yet scen
far beyond anything Almgoers that is the basis of filmgoing. it is, to set up ani inclusive mono- of their militarists with suspicion
Camera colour and camera
Her father is a talpan govern- poly under fairly strict govern- and opposition. It was this in-
Very few people believe that. mont official sanitary inspector the ternal hostility as much as
magic will greatly increase Mr.
policeman compradore shroff. ment supervision, or to take es-Hughes's diplomacy that prevail. cost of talking-picture production. Honce all the rubbish that is talk- ed about glamour. If there were sential industries over under a ed upon the army to put their improved quality, since no
Increased cost inevitably means.
pro-anything at all in the glamour I am the father I am the mother straight Government ownership aspirations back in cold storage. ducer is insane enough to expend theory, Marie Dressler would be am about to become the father unsaleable. She is still the most am about to become the mother and operation scheme. The
MANCHURIA
popular star in talking pictures. of a bonny boy a beautiful sentiment of the Roosevelt Ad-
The synthetle beauties of the daughter twins triplets quadru ministration leans towards the We are fully prepared to accept
film world come and go in moth- | plets. like procession, and Marle Dress- second of these three courses. the suggestion that the Manchur There are grounds for believing lau episode brought out these
ler remains to wear the crown of aspirations once again. The army
to all great players, which is are having wet weather we are that the majority of the people in Japan is always itching for a in America doubt the wisdom of place in the sun, for something attempting to go ahead with the to do to justify its existence. old syetem of everybody for him-It realised too that if there was self. On the other hand, there to be any striking, the time to do is little reason to believe that it was in 1932, after Manchuria
I am absolutely convinced that would stop raining. there is, as yet, any widespread had been put under the Japanese Charles M. Woolf, who inspired musical comedy has
W48 on ahort the building of the Shepherd's (Continued on Pago 5.) demand for absolute government wing. Russia
in- rations. It was exposed to ownership. The remaining - vasion as never before. But the ternative-monopoly under gov-military element in Japan let the ernment control-is something opportunity slide because such an so new, and containing so many extension of hostilities would have openings for the making of mis- been unpopular. This is why the takes, that there are many who Ruasian fears may be regarded as doubt whether oven this would a trifle ancient. If an invasion be wise and practicable. Yet had been coming Moscow would have known all about it long oro there is evidence that President this. Even were the Japanese Roosevelt, in his recovery pro- militarists so foolish as to ignore gramme, is not likely to be tied popular sentiment, they could not down to tradition. His policies ignore the militarisation which is will soon be getting under way, proceeding in Siberia, with its and the programme he has warning to Japan to tread care- mapped out will be the proving fully. Or, it may be, the Russians ground of the Administration's are merely trying to make the world's fleah creep about Japan. theories. It will be seen in course of time how govern- INGENUOUS TACTICS. mental supervision works, and
If this is the tactic, it is, aomo- whether any half-and-half mea- sures will suffice to produce the this time is fully discounting the what Ingenuous, for the world by desired results. There is alarmism which has been prac school of thought which believes tised by both sides for their own that nothing short of public purposes. The Japanese military ownership of essential industries till a short time ago were always will suffice to meet the situation. advertising the fear that either a an American was The whole point is whether there Russian or can be any compromising be-standing ready to fall on peaceful Japanese forms. The reason was tween old and now systems- it wanted, a heavy appropriation. whether or not
there for the army and navy. On their will have to be a funda-part the Russians were evoking a mental breach with past ideas. Japanese bogey for the sake of Experience will tell. In the making recognition by the United meantime, the Great Experi- States look like a rapprochement. and his Administration will their military budget is their own stand or fall by the results pro-affair so long as it does not dolude duced. The world looks on with has kept out of the Longue of other people. And a country which unabated interest and may gain Nations for so long is not likely much useful knowledge from to concludo a milltary alliance | America's experiences.
-with-Russia.-
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. ment proceeds. Mr. Roosevelt How the Japancat choose to swell
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
"Those are the ones we're already tired of.**
Day and night I think of you standing there besides the rose tree standing thore in the piano room standing there in the kitchen standing there behind the pub counter.
My boss thinks the world of me my boss has just given me a rise I had a row with the boss I hope to find a new job shortly.
Last night I went to the Scotch Dance, Irish Dance, Yorkshire Dance, Welsh Dance, Australian Dance, Rotary Danco, Automobile Club Dance.. It was a very quiet evening it was a very bolstorous evening It was hock of an evening.
I remained sobor I had one or two, I had a few I had some drinks I got blithered I don't remember what happened to me.
B
There is so much more I want to write about but I must stop now as the boy is waiting to post this latter, as the mall closes in five minutes us I have no paper loft as my pen has run dryTMng 1- have an appointment as I have no much work to do.
From your loving sweetheart, your lonely, snuggleurs, yours affectionately, yours sincerely, yours truly, yours faithfully,
Yours.
P. S. How are your chilblains, your pimples, your tonsils, your music lessons, your father and mother?