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EROTIC FILMS CONDEMNED.

CENSORSHIP INQUIRY DEMAND.

THE BOXOFFICE STANDPOINT.

Cinema films of certain typu were brongly criticised at conference hold in Birmingham of representa tives of Judicial, municipal, skuca tional, religious, and professional' bodies.

Sir Charles Grait Robitson," Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Birmingham University; moved a resolution submitting", that & com- prehensive inquiry into the ange mente, for licensing films was ur- gently sailed for, and asking the Home Secretary to receive a de- putation.

HONG KONG

Que

"AIRSL

| King's.

British Murder Myster

** Confessions of a Co-Ed,"

Central

1 Socil.!!! World.

"Spring Time ??

(Chinese picture).

KOWLOON,

"Say It With Songs." With Al Jolson,

Queen's.

COMING.

made from

the Baming

HUMS OR WHISTLES.

FIN

O-DAY

+20%

AT 2.90 5,10, 7.15 & AB0 PM

KING'S

CONFESSIONS OF A CO-ED

A Paramount Picture

AT THE THEATRE TOL. 28316

E CHANGE TOMORROW

The film that critics. have paid to see and they've gone again and #gain 13

"SUNSHINE SUSIE"

mith Renate Muller Jack Hulbert Owen Nares

SONGS THAT EVERYONE

wiroles afidig.

conors Half

boon familiarised with the heart lifting music of Sunshine Susie which is coming to the King Theatro soon.Not for many years have film theme songs so captured the imagination of people

The outshanding number courge, in the unforgettable day I feel so Happy," which: hoar whistled everywhere, very simplicity of which represente its outstanding

Then there is Bother number. which has taken the town by storm and has been eagerly snapped up by the professional vocalista "Just because I lost my heart to you," which Renate Hullbrings delightfully, and with much feel- ing.

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"In lighter vein Jack Hulbert's have an Aunt Eliza is the kind of song that seems to hava been made for this fino comedian, whose Herr Hasel; the bank com. missionaire with his own boar garden choir, is the finest film. characterisation in British films to

date

BRITISH

MURDER MYSTERY

ALIBI

TO-MORROW SCORPIO

the

KILLER!

defied

The Scorot Bix.?!. “Behind" Offee' Doors,”

with Phillips

HOLMES

*

Bunshine Susie."! "The Man I Killed." "Palmy: Days

Sylvia

SIDNEY

World

Sin takes a Holiday,

Norman

FOSTER

'I go to the pictures,” and Siv Charles, and see five minutes nows and five-reel fima from Holly- wood, which I ave, seen bolare in different forms for the last ten years the same old cowboy, the same old vamps, and the same old threadbare stories. Filme aro a criticism of life, but what in the life they criticise and represat?

"A 14-year-old girl auswered, a questionnaire as follows: Temen without any clothes, are love stics, Another wrote: I leap from the cinoma how to love and murder.poo- ple at the same time.

Is that the kind of thing we really want" asked Sir Charles. A film representing a great piece of heroic mountaineering has been rofused a showing because there is no sex appeal in it. I am glad the King has ordered it to be shown to him, and if it is shown to the general public the house will be crowded:"

Dr. W. A. Potts, paychological adviser to the Birmingham justices, asked the conference to think of the effect on adolescents when in connection with one of their chief dmusements they saw suggetiou Bedroom scenes undressing and scenes of unbridled passion.

The resolution was carried Mr. S. Lewis, Birmingham Cine- matographic Exhibitors' Austin- tion, said they were in business not for moral uplift, but to maky fea- sonable dividends, and the butter type of picture which they would prefer to show did not give an adequate box-office retura. Á frst- class children's film now showing did not make money, but," "pat on a cowboy film with plenty of men in it saying Stick 'em up," and children would throug to see it.

1

MISS ROSIE DOLLY.

MARRIAGE BARRED IN FOUR

COUNTRIES, RE

King's..

Central

Star

The Heroine."

Ku Tzo Kin Sing." Chinese picture.. Untamode

Three Musketeers."

Mon of the North. "Way' For: a' Sailor:""

Gold Diggere of Broadway.

pages of her Hatimate

her jove

beartaches thrills, temptations

MOVIE NEWS

On the Screen in Hong Kong.

WALLACE BEERY

AND

"THE SECRET SIX.

TO-MORROW AT THE

QUEEN'S.

Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer's" famous mud director" has been at it again. For that is what George Hill, noted for "The Big House" “Min and Bill and other hits, has been nicknamed, because of his pre- dilection for pictures in which he can march struggling men through mud, as in Toll It to the

Marines."

a1

Dramatic Fisment. "The Secret Six Hill's latest production, which will open to

Paris-It is announced that Miss Rosie Delly, one of the Dolly morrow at the Queen's Theatre, for Sisters, is about to leave for New Tork in order to marry Mr. Irving a time threatened not to have any Notcher. Miss Dolly, former wife mud in it. But Hill licked that of Mr. Mortimer Davis, and her fiancé are at present în Carme for he fixed a sequence in which

Without And With..

GOSSIP

FACT

The art of make up has been re-

CONFESSIONS OF A CLEVER AND BEAUTIFUL. discovered by the Hollywood wisen.

CO-ED."

The intimato scerots of at aDolly. mous college girl, confided to hei diary from day sto” day as she ex- perience them, gave Paramount the story for "Confessions of a Co. Ed," which is now showing at the King's Theatre.

Highly dramatic and emotion changed, as these experiences are they, nevertheless, reflect accurately

'MERCIA SWINBURNE IN

ALIBI

Yet Marion Davies, Joan Craw. ford and Dorothy Jordon still re fer to wear makeup off the screen.

#

置

first film appearanes with, Laura La Plante in Finders Keepers." next contributed wâso- cracks to Clara Bow's picture, "The Fleet's. In "

now appear

ing with his pais of "Touchdown," Richard Arlen and Regit Toomey, in Paramount a Sky Bride

Secrets of Nature,

Boris Karloff, Frederick March, Morcia Swinburn, who plays in and John Barrymore set the fashion Alibi Britain's inteet murder in macabre facial contortion, and

Another of the delightful mystery, has the reputation of bow Lewis Stone has added his

Secrets of Nature" British Alm ing one of the best dressed actresses name to the distinguished list. For fries is now approaching comple 'on the English stage. Cinema au- Slope's make-up as the shell-shoek. tion under the skilful editorship

diences will be privileged to sow her ed doctor in "Grand Hotel" he has wear some striking models in this andura: 100 different processes Alm Mercis always chooses clothes awry morning before the final to express her personality, and gon-make-up is achieved. sistent with her unusual dark beauty. This is not to say that

ange...

of Miss Mary Field. Some of the most famous and picturesquely beautiful of England's trout"| streams form the bankgrounds of this fontare. Two years of patient the lives and love-affairs of the Morcia Swinburne is not also one

observation and intermittent Blm- Sari Marites, the young Para ing have been devoted to thin dif- thousands of ambitious youths in of our most charming and sincere dont actress from Europe, said ficult subject, for trout cannot be American colleges. Young men actresses, and when her performe lait the following things acdmed persuaded to pose as then their rest-

ance in Alibi is seen at the strange in Hollywood: iced drink less beauty may be imprisoned on. and beautiful girls, away from

Queon's, the public will immediate-ing water, over-hested rooms, largo | celuloid. home, "on their own," for the first ly realine that a new star has autos, the haste of motorists, youth- time in their lives how de they arisen.

ful appearance of Americans, news. paper headlines, Bunday editions, use their new-found freedom, how

corn bread, high-pressure salcamor are they struck by life!" Confes-

ship, large percentage of blondas, sions of a Co-Ed?- tella. their,

ASSOCIATION. democracy between family and set story, in a seridh of exciting

Bryantu, chewing gum, houses that Episodes, Almed në fallfully

THE ENGLISH

A nightingale has also made its first talkies. Months of Infinite and vinstaking care in the depths of Hertfordshire wood were devoted to scouring this subj only occupy the sore

for m

According to an interview with Wallace Beery" does from a vigil they were originally written LOCAL BRANCH 1920-31 LEC look like film sets and public cheer of minutes The nightingale is

her sister, published in the "Paris-

TURES TO BE PUBLISHED.

The Hong Kong Branch of the

fulness

of the angest the darkest corner Legion of Honour.

he sings biely by Adolph Zukor, president of the cannot but admire the

Midi today, Miss Rosie and herence committee through stockyards. No former American college p1c tancé wished to be married very a river bottom, and into the arms ture resembles it in the least. It is 5000 either in France, England of the law, Again Hill has got projected against a background of English Switzerland or Belgium, but fund

Association, which is Paramount Publix Corporation, Taking to ful this impassible,

mud into a film drama. The reason fraternity life, campus firtations, finishing its talrd session, is pab-was recently made Chevalier of tho It is stated that the mariageo in simple-Hill believes that a house parties, proms.

No spot on earth is without its Its peoplelishing the lectures delivered in the Legion of Honour by the French could not take place in England, struggle in and is the since, when Miss Rosie Dolly mar

most are the sophisticated; smartly dress Session 1930-31. It is hoped to issue Coveramont The bestowal of this embryo scenariat, belieres Ernoot B. ried Mr. Mortimer Davis, she be dramatic thing in the world.

ed young people of the modern uni- copies of this publication to mem. ligh honour upon "Mr. Zukor was

Schoedsack following an

an experience came a Canadian citizon, and her

Service as a captain in the army

bors at the next meeting. Copics la recognition of his services in the at the famous Khyber pass betwson subsequent divorce, pronounod in the United States, was not valid during the war probably made the

Into this interosting situation will also be available for pop-promotion of cordial relations bendia and Afghanistan, while Alm In the English courts. The marri director familiar with the art of Paramount has put a cest of young members at the price of one dollar. tween the motion pkture indus ng scenes for The Live ago could not be performed in marching through mud. Before the poopla capable Paris because the law requiru 300

of translating Ita

It is doubtful whether any single trics of France and America. To Bengal. Lancer Ho publication of similar a scope has to important feature of these commissioned in the Signal Corps reality. Phillips Holmes, and Over

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days of residence between divorce war he was a cameraman. He was youthful action into heart gripping included a greater yaristy in netivities has been the creation of through the

and a fresh union.

25 To Avoid Delay,

The couple then went to Switzer

land, only to find that they must

more than thirty them to march

and marched miles in mud in Sylvia Sidboy, the brunette loquty styles of composition, than is to be the Paramount studios at Join- Italy and in France. When he re-from Broadway and Norman Fox son in this booklet Taking the Ville-whore turned home and became a dire ter head the CAD.

lectures, in the order of their de-3 Trench

ter, mud as drams became one of

have been in residence for three months in the same down before they could be married Thy Bál- gian law concerning the re-dorri-his hobbies.

came Griffith's ace cameraman, and,

together a team, she authoring after, the war, won his spurs as a and he directing. director, Among his early hits wore

pictures have been parting for

livery and publication, we find the produced with the collaboration of morning, each ong military axpository style

the foremost artistes al writers of club, Opto Erench stage and screen. These one ha sented by Major Miles; the bane productions, include Marius Agured what philosophic by BIT W

Hornel

which has been procinimed by the they were to be attacked legal tone am

French „Prose, as, one of the first and then resques. pictures produced to date they woren Camda seving The businem but, they wanted

pared for a good night. hof

monstration

and

age of divorced persons is sivilar. Hill was born in Kansas, set out and Mia and Bill" He is the to that of France, N

In order, therefore, to settle mat. to be an engineer, but as a boy husband of Frances Marion not

noted ters without undue delay Miss got a job with D W Griffith at conarist, and in the last three of Rosie Dolly is said to have held the old Fine Arts studios. Es be his serien bite, the two have worked by Mr... Maone ed to go to New York with her flancé in order to have the marri nge celebrated sa agon as possible, The prospective bride and hideg room are equally determinni náð longer than is necessary by the legal formalities of any country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer he directed

derstood that Mie Dolly

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cher biher; the Marines,” Tas Big House

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with,

WALLACE

BERRY

In another unforgettable role

LEWIS STONE

JOH MACK BROWN

CLA MARJORIE ARGE

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