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Britain's First War Film
THERE'S a film coming
to Hongkong shortly which is Britain's answer to the oft-made charge that, so far, Germany has been vic- tor the photography sector of the current war,
on
It is "The Lion has Wings", Britain's first full-length war movie, produced by Alexander throughout Korda. Released
the world by United Artists, this film will be shown in Hongkong early in March,
Denliam Studio
Quiet and unemotional with its star. Meric Oberon and Ralph Richardson, subordinated to its news- reel core, The Lions Has Wings" was filmed in 12 days and nights, amid great secrecy, at the Denham studios of Alexander Korda..
Though censors cut out vast footage for fear of revealing defence secrets, it still remains a historic document.
It includes a first-rate re-enact- ment of the September 4 air raid on the Kiel Canal and a dramatic re production of a night's work by the Fighter Command. 11 secret air- protection force.
The London openings of this aim was attended by high military and political representatives of Great Britain as well as dignitaries from other European and Ainerlean coun- tries.
New Screen
Role Idea
RECENTLY Leslie
Lion Has
Wings
RALPH RICHARD- son, as a British aviation officer, and Merle Oberon, as his wife, in the Korda production, "The Lion Has Wings" which is coming to Hongkong next month.
AT THE CINEMAS
Alhambra: "Death Champion."
of a
Oriental: "Risky Business." Majestic: "Here I am # Stranger."
Queen's:
Heaven."
King's:
Nice.'
"Back Door to
"Naughty
but :
'March Of Time' Shows Hongkong Scenes
"The Battle Fleets of Britain.", one of the latest March of Time shorts, was made with the full co-operation of the Admiralty and is a dramatic review of the sea might of our British Empire.
This film, which is being shown in many countries all over the world, is good propaganda,
IT reminds us that since we
defeated the Spanish Armada Views Of New
Howard, famous British we've held sea supremacy, which screen star, woke up at Westcott, Surrey, one morning with a big idea.
Germany only once dared chal- York Critics lenge in the last war.
He had just read the world's best best-seller, Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson's report to Lord Halifax on the last days in Berlin.
His idea was that he, Leslie lloward. should play Ambassador Henderson in a film of that story, A story that holis the greatest drama of this age.
Howard_plumed to invite.. great.
actors to impersonate the actors of
this world drama. He thought to go to Conrad Veldt to ask him to be Ribbentrop.
Would be Ambassador.
The film was to be a powerful and
Britain's Second War Film
WILL Hongkong cinema- goers be allowed to see the British film "U-boat 29" which was produced in London at the Denham Studios with British capital?
Recently the Malayan film censor banned this picture, no reason for the banning being given. The film will go up bo- fore the Malayan Film Commit- tee of Appeal.
How will this film fare in Hong- kang?
At present no notification of the arrival of the film has been received here.
This film, which has an imposing Brlish cast including Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw and June Duprez, Iran for four weeks at the Londori Odean and was generally released throughout Great Britain under the title of "The Spy in Black."
Scene after scene in this melodrama Is said to have auch amazing parallels In recent European events and such strong elements of anti-German pro- [paganda that responsible American film interests have released it in the United States under the title of "U- boat 20."
U-Boat Exploits
The ignominious'exploits of U-bout 20 which sets out from the Kiel Canal to an unknown assignment in Scapa Flow near the Orkney Islands, and the brutality and cunning of its com- mander, form the background of n pleture that sees the fleet in uction,
The final scenc is realistic portrayal of the sinking of the U- boat after having been hounded and bombed by a British destroyer.
The lighter side of the production stresses Germany's economic im- poverishment as one hears the water at a Kiel hotel say that as there is no butter or ment, the U-boat commen-. der, after 14 days at sen on sardines. will have to do with margarine and boiled carrots. Later, In a logical We see the formidable Home Fleet i
(UP). New sequence at
Scottish home, the and the NEW YORK, patrolling the North Sea
York critics decided that adequacy of food is striktrigly con- Mediterranean and the safeguarding
Samuel Goldwyn's production of trasied. of the Suez Canal.
"Wuthering Heights" was the The British board of im censors granted the picture the "U" (Univer- best motion picture of 1039.
"Wuthering Heights" was adapted sal) certificate. by Ben Hechi and Charles MacArthur Special scenes of Hongkong's de- from the novel, by Emily Bronte, fences and our A.R.P. organisation William Wyler directed it and are shown. These rechts were taken Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon last year by nie. V. Jurgens, March played the principal roles.
But of even greater interest to local cinemagoers are the scenes of the China Squadron at work.
of Timo photographer, who is back Vivien Leigh, "Scarlet O'Hare" of in town filming more of our Colens. "Gone With The Wind," was e- But to return to this particular claimed for the finest performance of Alm. The commentator tells us that the year by an actress. James Stewart during
twelve months at was voted the best actor for his least one new fighting vessel per work in the Frank Capra-Columbia week will be launched to increase production of "Mr. Smith Goes To the present huge fleet. Already we Washington," possess more fighting ships than any other navy in the world. We've got our submarines, too, fifty of them and five new aircraft carriers, addition to those at present in use, are being bullt.
Other awards were! Direction-John Ford for "Stuge
Coach. in Best
Foreign Language Film- "Harvest," (French).
Seventeen critics participated in the voting.
"The Battle Fleets of Britain" will
be shown at the Queen's and Al-Jais! · hambra Theatres with "Fifth Avenue Girl."
Cinderella Girl Weds
HOLLYWOOD, (UP)-Judy King, Hollywood's "Cinderella girls," was honeymooning recently with Lieut. Ben Funk of the U. S. Army Air Corps.
effective statement, of Britlan's war The young actress and the flyer, who met here on a film set, eloped to
case on the screens of the world.
At first the idea went well. The Winslow, Ariz., and were married money was found. Sir Joseph Ball, by the Rev. Fred Dachler, Funk's head of the film section at the brother, Harold, married Evelyn June Ministry of Information approved. Paine of Denver In the samo cere- Sir Robert Vansittart, Foreign Office mony. expert, enthused.
Leslle Howard wrote to Lord
Eighteen months ago Miss King Halifax setting out his idea. But the came here from Dallas, Tex., to self idea was turned down.
song she composed. the movies a The Foreign Office say that living The movie-makers looked at her. people may not be portrayed on the instead of her song, and the pretty Texas girl was placed under contract as an actress.
screen.
The film, however, is not dead, Conferences are still being held to Her true name is Pane Simmons, discuss how far it may be possible to and ahe is the daughter of the late mako it without personalities. Per- Dr. J. J. Simmons of Dallas,
hops Howard could be just the British
Ambassador, an 'unidentified states-
man as spokesman of Britain's case.
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Disney Cartoon Programme
N. Sunday a now Walt Disney cartoon programme will be shown the nt
Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.
Included among the cartoons which will bo shown aro "Gooty and Wilber", "The Autograph Hound”. "Dontaki's Cousin Gu?*** “Bench Plenie". "The Hockey Champ", "The Practical Pig, "The Pointer The Ugly Duckling" and The Society Dog Snow.
None of these cartoons have been shown in Hongkong before.
A
Christopher Robin Film
MILNE'S
"Christopher Robin" poems are being con- sidered by Disney at the moment for a series of new cartoons. Disney is particularly taken by the character!
of
Winnie the Pooh," the little bear.
Probably the most popular chit- dren's pocens of to-day, these should muke grand material for Disney.
A. A. Milne's son, the Christopher Robin of the books, is now in the Army.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange official' summary issued yesterday says: The Market continues quiet prices are well maintained:
Buyers
IK, Bank $1,415 Canton Ins. $21234 Union Ins. $465 Fire Ing. $182 Douglasch $100 Lands $3734 Realties $42 Tramways $17.05 Star Ferries $04. Youmali Ferries $23
China Lights (New) $5. Electrics 3574
Macao Elèctrles $20 Telephones (Old) $26.60- Watsons $9,40 Entertainments $7%
- Humphreys $7
Sellers
Lands $30% Watsons $0.00
Bales
HK. Bank $1.425 Union Ins $470. Lands $30
Ching Lights (Old) $6.10.. Telephones (Old) $27 H.K, Govt. 4% Loon 100%
ALORIA SWANSON inay make yet another come-back. Joc Pasternak, producer of Deanna Durbin pictures. trying to gel her to play Deanna's screen mother.
Strange Screen Test
ONE of the strangest screen tosis
in film history was that in connection with the making of the Edison film.
Applicants were required to say quickly and accurately the following eight words "Mahalalcel, Methuselah, Arphaxad, Hazamaveth, . Chedorino- mer,
and Zephaniah, Obadiah,
Nebuchadnezzar.
These words figured in an import- When butant Incident in Edison's life.
ho arst invented the gramophone many people thought it was a hoax and that a ventriloquist was ployed.
п
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"
On the occasion clergyman stamped into Edison's Office and de- manded to test the machine out. The clergyman then hurled into the recorder these eight words. Then he soitled back smugly in the knowledge that no other man alive-least of all a ventriloquist, could speak the words with such rapidity and arul- culation. The words came back as he sold them and presumably he was convinced.
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