GREAT FILM
THE HONG
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
COMBINES
AUGUST 12,
1938.
UNITE
TO BOOST BRITISH PICTURES
Plan Means More
U.S. Cash For Us
Ily Moore Raymond
TWO GREAT FILM CORPORATIONS, ONE BRITISH AND THE OTHER AMERICAN, HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE AND PUBLICISE BRITISH FILMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC.
This was announced recently by Gaumont-British and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after conferences lasting a fort-
night.
Ar official statement said that G.B. would in future produce for M.G.M. in this country, that M.G.M. would distribute these films in England, and that G.B. would handle them in America with its distributing organisation there.
Anglo-American co-operation of this kind will stimulate production in Britain, and will provide many thousands of pounds of American money for the making of those British films.
M.G.M. will in future put up half the cost of production of any film made by G.B. or its subsidiary company, Gainsborough Pictures.
Therefore two of the biggest filin companies in the world (G.-B. has capital of £6,250,000 and M.G.M. of £30,000,000) will be working together for their mutual benefit.
The
Mr. Isidore official announcement issued jointly by Ostrer (chairman of Gaumont-British) and Mr. Sam Eckman England) (managing director of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in stntes:-
"The first of the films under this arrangement is 'The Lady Vanishes, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
"It will be followed by a Jessie Matthews picture, directed by Carol Reed; and another, starring Will Hay, directed by Mar- cel Varnel.
"Maurice Ostrer will be int charge of production, together with Lis producers, Edward Black and Victor Peers.
"The most recent success of the Gaumont-British and Gainsborough Sludios 'Owd Dob,' starring WIL Fyffe, is making history at the mo- ment
in America.
"Undoubtedly Anglo-American.co. operation and friendship will be fur- thered by this arrangement, ond
the advantages to G., and M.G.M. must also prove beneficİR) to the entire future of British flims."
LION AND LADY
Mr. Maurice Ostrer mid:
"It is a feather in our cap to ket
G
Franco Gets His Revenge
“ENERAL FRANCO got
his
back "Potato" Jones recently,
own
on
Robert Wadlow, giant youth of Alton, Ill., as he went for an air ride in St. Louis, Mo. While still growing. Wadlow, who was 20 on reaching the Washington's birthday, is believed by scientist to be completion of his phenomenad stature. He stands 8 feet 8 inches and weighs 465 pounds.
WED TO GET
HER LEGACY
OF £12,000
the Aincrican distribution of the pie two of seven bombs dropped A GIRL who entered into a "marriage of convenience”
tures we shall make for M.G.M.
have had a distributing organisation over there for years, and
consent to our M.G.ML.'s handling the British product we make for them shows how w are co-operating."
Asked if the two famous trade- marks, the M.G.M. Hon and
of
so as to claim a big inheritance sat sobbing in the dock at Bow-street.
She was Mrs. Anne Godwin Mitchell, aged 22. of Curzon- |
who Was street, Mayfair, W.. placed on probation on condition that she temporarily entered a Church of England home.
from a lone hydroplane hit- ting and sinking the 1.451. fon steamer Dellwyn in the British-owned port Gandia, south of Valencia.
The Dellwyn is one of three Gainsborough Indy, would both pre-"Wyn" ships trading to Spain cede any film made under the new and is managed by Angel, Con She arrangement, Mr. Ostrer said:
and Co., of Cardiff, “Potato" "Yes, first the
Hon-then a lille: Jones is a director of the co- that states, Gaumont-British present
the pany, Gainsborough pieture-then Gainsborough lady."
1
HOPE FOR FUTURE
the
10
TIL!!
aceted WHR
of obtaining conds and medit by fate pretencesį or fraud.. «
Mr. E. A. Carse, prosecuting, said; in one case Mrs. Mitchell bright a suit worth ca 18%. d. 2nd are a cheque which was returned inarkad; Franco's.."
He made a bipe for himself in April 1937 by being the first cap
General blockade of Bilbao.
lis ship potato-carrying
I asked if the G.D. studios at Sharp-tain hard's Bush, where 200 people were thrown out of work when produc tion ceased there in April last year, would reopen as a result of the new agreement.
the moment," Mr. "Not at Ostrer said. "We'll make the Gainy- will Hay lm at the
borough sludios, and the Jessic Matthews pleture at Pinewood, But Shepherd's Bush may reopen later."
An M.G.M. oficial said:
M.G.M., encouraged by the gue-
Mario Llewellyn;
Born- But Not Officially
Police are faced with the strange
ERADIO
BROADCAST
A Talk by the Author Of "Chinese Evergreen"
FRENCH PROGRAMME Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 he's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. 9.52 m.c's. per and 8-11 p.m. un second.
0.00 Georges Thill (Tenor) and Ninon Vallin (Soprano) In A French Programme.
Les Saltimbanques Ouverture (Louis Game)....Orchestre Sym- phonique Du Lutetia Wagram sous la direction dic Fernand curieur; L'Attaque Du Moulin (Bruneau); "Adleux a la foret: Saphio-air De Jean (Massenet); "Ah! qu'il est loin with mon pays!".
1-Georges Thi
Eugene by Orchestra Bigot; Gavolte ("Migson"-Thomas) Leopold Stokowsid and the Phi- ladelphia Orchestrat Berceuse De Jacelyn (Godard-Art. G. Sandro).
Ninon Vallin accompanied by, Piano and Violoncelio: Feux D'Arti- Ace (Extrait des "Prelude" 20 Livre -Debussy)
Marcel Glampl Cocur Quvre Ton
Nuit Serenade-Bizet); D'Espagne (From "Secues Pittores
(Piano Solo:
? (Spanish
ques-Massenet}
Faure at
accompanied by MGeorges Thili the Piano: Le Deluge-Prelude (Saint-Saens, Op. 45)..
45).....Toschia Seidel (Violin Solo) with Max Ra- binovitch at the Plano; Paysage Si Mes Vers (Thourlet and Avaient Des Alles (Hugo and Hahn) Ninon Vallin with Orchestra ronducted by Godtroy Andolf; Le Saule (Hab)) with Fernan Maurice Dambois
(Violoncello
Garyens at the Piano: Minuet Of The Will Of The Wisps (From "Damna- tion of Faust" Berlioz)...Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra.
6.50 Violin And Viola Solos. Hungarian Dance No. 6 In B Flat Major (Brahms-Joachim); Romanza Andaluza (Spanish Dance), Op. 22
(Sarasate)...Yel
Yehudi Menuhin (Vio-
lin) Plano accompaniment by Marcel Gazelle: Minuet With Two Varin-
Sonata
Staritz); tions from
(K. Minuet And Finale from Diverti
Selin Haydn)....Eero mento (J. (Viola d'amore) Grete Eweler (Vio- lin) and Gregory Pecker ('Cello).
7.05 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions
7.07 Songs by Elizabeth Schumann
(Soprano).
OL Der
Fruhlingstraum (A Dream Spring Muller-Schubert) Einsame (The Solitary One), Op. 41 (Lappe-Schubert).
7.17 Mozart-Symphony Major, K. 551 ("Jupiter").
Played by the
monic
Bruno
7.45
Orchestra
Waiter.
Studio-A
In C
Philhar- Vienna
conducted by
Tall;
By The Author of "Chinese Evergreen”—Dr. Victor Purcell.
8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.91 London Relay Under Blg Ben',
A talk by Howard Marshall.
8.15 Berlin State Opera Orchestra. Rusamunde-Ballel Maste (Schu- tusic of helping babies in the Frim-bert1: Hungarian hupsody No. 1 Liszt-arr. Muller-Berg- She also gave worthless cheques i then was the 5-ion for meals at Quigling's Restaurant Sex, Camberley and Bosho ares of (Franz
Maior (Meyerbeer). In another case she hired a car Survey la prove that they are alive.baus); Torch Dance No. 1 in B Flat 8.10 Stadlo-Rev. C. B. R. Sargent and his most-quoted "wisecraud and was driven to Croydon and bark, The year's register of births, mar- "Spanish Navy Never heard of it and gave the chauffeur a wertlilerines and deaths has been stolen-10th Series Of Opera. since the Armido."
cheque for £3.
from Camberley Registrar's office, Insurgent bombers never wave kha:
Until it is found people who have that. after
although
official registrations copies of cannot legally prove their existener,
changed his ship.
ATTACKS WENT ON
"It appears," said Mr. Caree, "that under her gravifathers will she was due to reveive between £12,000 and £15,000 on attaining the age of 21
or if she married before.
FORGED CONSENT
"A Wagner Programme." 9.39 Landon Relay The News. 9.50 Dance Musle. Oh! You Sweet Thing-Fax-Trot; Shine-Quickstep....Harry Roy and His Orchestra from The Mayfair Hotel with vocal reftain; Chicago-
and Ilis Fox-Trot....Nat Gamella
10.00 London Relay-Saturday Georgians.
Night Variety'.
The
IN STOLEN SAFE At the end of last year he "swal-
Burghors carried off an iron safe (retired), and!! "This deal will not make any dif-lowed the anchor"
interest in the ference to our own production over bought himself an
"To get possession of his money Weighing a 1sewt., and containing | shipping company.
she married a man named Mitchell £20 in silver, a cheque book and the here,"
was apparently register. But Francu's attacks
the in July, 1930. 11 Ori
purely marriage of convenicuter toj "If it costs £1,000 we must have cess of their "Yank at Oxford," star-Wys" ships continued.
those books back," a representative | Variety ring Robert Taylor, have scheduled
The tail on the Dellwyn was the comply with the terms of the will. at least another six British films to
received of the Registrar-General told a sixth altempt to get her.
"Mitchell She has
apparently cost nearly £1,000,000,
been machine-gumed, and attacted some consideration, for I understand porter.
That with incendiary and high-explosive he has never lved with her. bombs.
Is perhaps the beginning of all this trouble. No
265 M.P.H. Torpedo Flying Boat
A
were
nf
was injured. Captain Willam ElBott and his crew "At the time of the marriage they] were ashore when the Dellwyn was apparently forged the conrent
their parents, for they were both | 77 | bombed.
under age and their parents know! nothing about it."
A bonking necount was opened for al Mrs. Mitchell by the trustees Pontypridd, Gligoras, emptinued į Mr. Care, and ater a period £5.500 was paid in
The ship was sunk in only 18ft. of Torpedo-carrying flying-boat, Introducing; a new class of aircraft, Water, and her curgo of 1.500 tons of has been produced by the Bellaneal can be salvaged easily. Thes Co., of the United States, and may be cargo has been authorised, by the
Non-Intervention Committee. adopted for the American navy.
Gandia is not protected by anti- Torpedo-entrying aireraft pioneered by Great Britain, and aircraft gans, and the raiding plane sumple job. One bomb many squadrons of the R.A.F, and had the Fleet Air Arm equipped wrecked the docksheds, another tere by the trustees.
soft. งา radlway track-all with them.
British-owned and prominently d playing the Union Jack.
are
They are either land aircraft or aro specially idapted for employ inent in carrier ships or other war-
up'
A
Other money had been advanced |
From May, 1936, until early 1977,"i said Mr. Carse, Mrs. Mitchell must
-אין
AT 80-
PERFECT
LOVE"
Twice married and father of ten
Two Leslies; (Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes) with The B.B.C.
Orchestra conducted Charter Shadwell: Presented John Sharınna,
11.00 Close Down.
British Liner Sees Dutch
Tanker Stopped
by
by
children, the Rev. W. T. Dutton. Mediterranean Incident
of Cawley-road, Chichester, claims
at the age of 80 to have found his Givės Rise To Rumours perfect love.
have got through about 20,000 or He told the Sunday Dispatch
£9,000, and after that a number of
Angel, Son and Company could ships. In this respect the new not tell "Potato" Jones the news-cheques, 07 in ali, and one for £709, )
They do know where he flying-boat designed to cole's on holiday." a reporter was operate with a fleet for defence told,
ન
againat submarines..
"somewhere
the coast It is consitur-' between Swansea and Scotland,"
ably faster than any British torpedo, bomber in service,
There is, however, a new British type in production, the performance of which has not been divulged.) Among new British designs not yet in production there is a torpedo- carrying flying-boat,
le-
The "battleship submarine stroyer," as the new United Stuten; craft is called, has a twin "Wasp" engine of 950 hp. It is claimed that It has a maximum speed of 265 iniles per hour and a cruising range of 1,200 miles.
It carries a crew of four, with armanient consisting of one 1,1001b, torpedo, three 2001b, bombs, and two fixed and four movable machine
..guns.
Girl Baptised
In The Sea
but
•London, Aug. 11. Reports which were in circulation cently.
yesterday at a British liner had armed "She Is GD
been interfered with by un a widow. doesn' luak a day more than 10. iratier In the Straits of Gibraltar are "It was a Whitsun romance and the occasion of a statement by the Unton Castle Company to-day for the of all the hundreds of women have met I know she is the one purpose of relieving possible anxiety n... for the. She is Alling a much-on the part of the travelling public. needed place in my heart."
"THIS WILD ORGY" "She was living the life of the very wildest extravagance, and having been known as a yount woman of
The Company says that the considerable wealth, no, doubt that
Llandaff Castle was no! marry assisted her in getting this remark- [1fle dancee, whom he will
to heave to by an Insurgent ormed next week, is Mrs. Halsey,
trawler, Chichester-and the has 10 chil- dren, too.
able amount of credit."
There were other offences which Mrs, Mitchell wished to be taken into consideration.
Mr. Norman Parkes, defending, Part of a big crowd on Weymouth said Mrs. Mitchell's mother died brach protested naisilly three years ago, Her father was not (Dorset) after Pastor T. Ryder, of the Four well off.
of
Boars Save Movio
hotse City, Ida.
of
ordercl
The facts are that a Dutch man-of- war alganlted to a Dutch tanker, then immediately ahead of the Llandaff Castle, to heave to by firing a blunk shot.
It was not clear, however, which ship was intended to heave to so the Custle Square Gospel Church, had baptised "With all that money," he added, The timing of "Northwest Pass Commander of the Llandaff a girl and a man in the sen. People, "Mrs. Mitchell soon became the prey age here was seriously threatened reduced his speed, but on seeing the arguing, surrounded the pastor,
n large number of people who owing to the scarcity of whiskers. algnal immediately proceeded at full sponged on her and led her on initowever, an SOS call for 150 men Menulime the usual Insurgent the vicinity, this wild orgy of extravagance."
Whatever happened, her husband and were not afraid of cold water patrol, which was in was not in a position to support her, two baby jayn lying on the ground, cruised round but did not signal or Interfere in any way.-British Wire- Rnally solved the problem.
ical.
The girl, Miss Gladys Jackson, twenty-one years old, ut Park Road, Watford, Hearts, claimed after the ceremony that she had been cured of
paralysis.
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