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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 Kordu. Released throughout the world by United Artists, this film will be shown in Hongkong early in March.
Denham Studio
Quiet and unemotional with its stara, Meric Oberon and Ralph. Richardson, subordinated to its news- reel core, "The Lions Has Wings" was Almed in 12 days and nights, amid great secrecy, at the Denbam
studios of Alexander Korda,
Though cemors cut out vast footage for fear of revealing defence secrets, 1 st retains a historic document.
It includes a first-rate re-enact- ment of the September 4 air raid on the Kic Canal wid dramatic re production of a night's work by the Fighter Command. д secret air- protection force.
The Lundun openings of this Alm was attended by high military and political epresentatives of Grent Britain as well as dignitaries from other European and American 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"
is which
coming to Hongkong next month.
AT THE CINEMAS
Alhambra: Champion."
"Death of a
Oriental: "Risky Business,” Majestie: "Ilero I am
Stranger."
Queen's: "Back Door
to
Heaven."
King'a: Nice."
"Naughty
but
March Of Time' Shows Hongkong Scenes
"The Battle Fleela of Britain," one-of the latest March of Time shorts, was made with the full co-operation of the Admiralty and la 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 aupremacy, which
screen star, woke up at Germany only once dared chal- York Critics
..
Britain's Second War Film
WILL Hongkong cinema- goers be allowed to see the British film "U-boat 29" which was produced in London ut the Denham Studios with British capital?
Recently the Malayan film censor banned this pleture, no reason for the banning being given. The film will go up be- fore the Malayan Film Commit- tee of Appeal.
How will this fisa fare in Hong- kong?
j: At present no notification of the arrival of the film has been received here.
This Ahn, which has an Imposing British east including Valeria Hobson, Sebastian Shaw and June Duprez, the London ran for four weeks at ¡Odenn and was generally released throughout Great Britain under the Ile of "The Spy in Black."
151500 Scene after scene in this melodrama jis sald to have such amazing parallels in recent European events and such strong elements of anti-German pro- paganda that responsible American dim interests have released it in the United States under the title of "UJ- bant 20."
U-Boat Exploits
The ignominious exploits of U-boat 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 a pleture that sees the fleet in action.
The Anal scene is
renlistle 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 <conomic Im- poverishment as one hears the water at Kiel hotel say that as. there is no butter or meat, the U-bont comman- 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
(UP), New sequence at n Scottish and the NEW YORK,
home, the patrolling the North Sen
York critics decided that adequacy of food is strikirt:ly con- Mediterranean and the safeguarding
Samuel Goldwyn's production of trasted. of the Suez Canal.
"Wuthering Heights" was the The British board of film censors granted the picture the "U" (Univer- best motion picture of 1930.
Westcott, Surrey, one lenge in the last war. morning with a big idea..
He had just. read the world's best best-seller. Ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson's report to
Lord Halifax on the last dava in Berlin.
Bul of even greater interest to local cinemagoers are the scenes af the China Squadron at work.
"Wuthering Heights" was adapted sal) certificate. by Ben Hecht and Charles.MacArthur His klen was that he. Leslie
Special scenes of [longkong's de- from the novel by Emily Bronte. Howard, should play Ambassador fences and · A.ILF. organisation | William Wyler directed it and Henderson in a film of that story. are shown. „ese scenes were taken | Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon A story that holds the greatest last year by Mr. V. Jurgens, March played the prmelpal roles, drama of this age.
back Vivien Leigh, "Scarlet O'Hura" of Howard blamed to invite great of Time photographer, who is
In town filming more of our Colony.
"Gone With The Wind," actors to impersonaté the actors of But to return to this particular claimed for the finest perfe
performance of to Conrad Veidt to ask him to be. The commentator tells us thatline year by an netress-James Stewart- this world drama. He thought to, go,
Ribbentrop.
Would be Ambassador.
was uc-
his
during the next twelve months at
at was voted the best actor for least one new fighting vessel perwork in the Frank Capra-Columbia week will be launched to increase production of "Mr. Smith Goes To the present
hure
uge Bret. Already we Washington." possess more fighting ships than any Other awards were: other navy in the world. We've got Direction John. Ford for "Stage our submarines, too, fifty of theni Coach and five new aircraft carriers. In addition to those at present in use, are being built.
"The Battle Fleets of Britain" will' be shown at the Queen's and AI- hambra Theatres with "Fifth Avenue Girl."
Cinderella Girl Weds
HOLLYWOOD, (UP). Judy King, of Hollywood's "Cinderella girls," was honeymooning recently with Licut. Ben Funt of the U. S. Army Air Corpa.'
The film was to be a powerful and effective statement of Britian's wor The young actress and the flyer, cuse on the screens of the world. who met here on a film set, eloped to At first the idea went well. The Winslow, Ariz, and were married money was found. Sir Joseph Ball, by the Rev. Fred Daehler, Funk's head of the film section at the brother, Harold, married Evelyn June Ministry of Information approved. Paine of Denver in the same cerc- Sir Robert Vansittert. Foreign Office mony, expert, enthused,
Leslie Howard, wrote to.
months ago Miss King Lord Eighteen Halifax setting out his idea. But the came here from Dallas, Tex., to sell Idea was turned down,
the movies a song she composed. The Foreign Oflce say that Bving 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 she is the daughter of the late make 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
ON Sunday a new Walt Disney
cartoon programme will bo shown at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres,
-Included among the cartoons which will be shown are "Goofy and Wilber". "The Autograph Hound". "Donald's Cousin Gus "Beach Plente". "The Hockey Champ", "The Practical Pig "The Pointer To Ugly Duckling" and "The Society Dog Snow.**
None of these enrtoons, have been shown in Hongkong before.
Best Foreign Language Film- Harvest," (French).
Seventeen celtics participated in the voting.
A.
Christopher Robin Film
Α. 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 populer chil- dren's poems of to-day, these should make grand material for Disney.
A. A. Milne's son, the Christopher Robin of the books, is now in the Army.
LONIA SWANSON may make
Pasternak, producer of Deanna Durbin pictures, is trying to get ber 10 play Deanna's screen mother.
GLORIA Jack, she
Strange Screen Test
ONE of the strangest screen tests
in film history was that in connection. with the making of the Edison Alm.
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These wards figured in an import-
When butant incident in Edison's life.
he first invented, the gramophone many people thought it was 'a hoax and that a ventriloquist was eme ployed.
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clergyman
On the occasion stomped 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 snugly in the knowledge that no other man alive--icast of all a ventriloquist, could speak the words with such rapidity and arii- culation. The words came back ng he said them and presumably he was) convinced.
Charles Laughton's Latest Film
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Jan RKO-Kadio show starring Charles Loughton, broke all records in the Nanking, Theatre, Shanghai, phtring the Chinese New Year holidays, Krossing 300,000 during the eight day rus.
The film will commerce screenlőg In Hongkong on February 28.
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