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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 1931.

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE

THEATRES.

Even it is re-screening, the British plcture "A Warm Corner attracted a hugo crowd at the King's Theatre yes- terday. No better plot than that of "A Warm Corner" could have been selected as the medium of Leslie Hon- son's Introduction to talking pictures. Walle it does not call on him to sing. it gives him every opportunity to dis- play those qualities that have made film England's premier comedian. Its plot and laughs come from embar rassing situations but it is a break away from Rookery Nook" and that type, although it is clever force, ill- uminated with bright quip and de- licate satire, mainly on the now t rich.

Leslie Henson as the maker of nililons and corn-plastern is seldom off the screen, and relies mainly on his plastic face for his laughs, al- though an excellent talkin voice aids his witty lines. His work is as polished on the screen as it

an the stage, and

he never palla, Connle Edius makes a good foil as his wife who finds it hard to live up to the newly-acquired wealth and castle. She cuta more of a pathetic figure than a comic ono the very expert handling of the clever ninprops that interpolate her lines. "He came over with the Mormons with William the Concubine" is a choice examplo.

Ileather Thanteher and Austin Mii-| ford, of the original stage cast, alas Brore, Direction, photography and} camera arrangements are well nhead | of any of England's Intest productions, i and at Inst It seems that British pro ducers have overcame their penchant for neelonging scenes.

"A Warm Corner" deserves full marks.

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Floods of fan mall, registering emphatic protest, have convinced the butler; the direction of Roy Dal Paramount studio officals that. In Ruth is deft. and, all in all, "The Hot

encing Maurice Chevallier's gay, entot" is one of those rare and alto- singlag voice in hle two recent pic ether delightful comedies bound to tures, they have Rote contrary to set any nudience anywhere quaking. pable desire.

"Hat Whispers." Convinced by the evidenen, Jesse L. The thrill picture of the year is now Lasky, Paramount production chief, showing at the Queen's Theatre. It conferred with Ernst Lubitsch, dire | in "The Bat Whispers," Roland West's tor of Chevalier's new starring picproduction for United Artists featur ture. "The Smiling Lieutenant." and,¦ing that dynamic young actor Chester between them, they arranged for the Morris. smiling Frenchman to sing four songs When the bnt" whlapered-the

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alience snt spell-bound. Morris who "Primarily Chevalier is a great skyrocketed to Acreen fame artist." savs Lubitsch, "Where his "The Divorcee" and ""The Big House" songs are logically Woven into the gives the most starting performance action of a story, they serve to speed of his career. The production in un rather than retard its dramatic succession of dramatic, mystifying action. Realization of that fact, situations with scarcely pause for couplert with the public demand, breath. The comedy momento are prompted us to plan Chevalier splendid. Genuine laughter is pro- vehicle which would give the star voked by three fun-makers drawn lenty of chance to sing. We selected from the stage, Maude Eburne, Char- 'The Smiling Lieutenant for which les Dow Clark and Spencer Charters. Oscar Strous and Clifford Grey pre Una Merkel, lovely lady of D. W. pared the music and songs."

Straus is the popular Continentai and co-star of "Eyes of the World". Griffith's epic. "Abraham Lincoln." composer. Grey has written lyrics for provides the feminine romance. Chevalier's previous pictures. They is destined to become one of the finest. worked in close co-operation with actresses in the realm of plctures, Lubitsch, and with Ernst Vajda and Polished performances are given by Samson Raphaelaon, the scenarists.

"The Stalling Lieutenant' is a mo- dorn, fast-moving story in which Chevalier is supported by two tending wonien, the brunette Cloudette Col bert, the blande Miriam Hopkins, and

She

fortitz, Ben Bard, William Bakewell, Grayce Hampton, Gustav Von Sey-

Richard Tucker; S. E. Jennings and Hugh unticy,

"Up for Murder."

Low Ayres, who has just been made

by Charlie Ruggies, beloved henvista star, has been intensely, imerested of several recent hita. "The Smiling in stars for half his lifetime. For the Firutenant," coming to the King's Theatre to-morrow, in a rollicking love been a deep student of astronomy. past ten years the young actor has story filed with lyrical Chavaher until torny he is raid to know more heavenly constellations by their first the screen. names than any other luminary

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"The Smiling Lieutenant."

"Hottentot" Stage Racing Hit "The Hottentot" was one of the funniest plays that ever hit Broad- In addition to being

It was done by one of the with all the existing theories in re- "ring favourites of the Great White gard to this fascinating subject, Lew WayWillie Collier, in collaboration has a number of his own, not the with Victor Mapes, and its see least interesting of which has to do over the length and breadth of the with the subject of tel-sapes. He culintry, was as phenomenal as was its had the pleasure of New York reception.

talking over some of them with Prof. The screen-eyen the silent acreen Einstein at the

Albert -has a tremendous advantage over Univereny City.

latier's visit to the stage in the presentation of plays that require outdeer nettings Face Theatre on Sunday, as the star of Young Ayres comes to the Central course is the loenie for many of the "Up for uproarons sequences of "The Hotten-niversal love drama which has just Murder" the powerful tot." Vitaphone has as many advan heen completed under the direction tage over the silent percen the of Monta Bell latest flying machine has over the one-horse shay. Vitaphone giver nati eply all sounds ntiendant upon the There may be some who, after Judicrous story but all words spoken seeing "The Smiling Lieutenant.", by the cast, which, by the way, is an which opens at the King's Theatre exceptional one.

to-morrow, will be inclined to think Edward Everett Horton is unbe that Claudette Colbert is doing her Revably droll as the timid gentleman

seit

na good by playing musicol who knows that his only chance of comedy, but even this criticism does winning the hand of the horse-loving nothing to destroy the entertaining Betty Fairfax of Virginia, in in keep value of the film. She and Maurice Ing up the myth that he himself in a Chevalier make a charming pair and seasoned and courageous rider.

contribute to one of the gavest and flis tremors na he behoids the flery most attractive filma this type prancinga of Hottentot, his increasing which has yet been shown in Hong- horror as the day of the steeplechase kong. Maurice Chevalier again de nears, his awkward desperation as he peads mainly on his amazing por- mounts the snorting heust, and is sorailty to "put across several kongs hurled away down the track to the in an unmusical volce, but ho is most applause of the crowds, his acceptanes satisfying and there can be no doubt of the gloating admiration of Betty, as to the vast improvement In his bin bedraggled anaping, acceptance of acting. It seems impossible to keep the rup,

and the laurels of a hero out of one's mind Claudette Colbert's of-the-turfare among the finest bits superb work in "Young Man of Man- of comedy avar screened. Horton is hattan", but when this is achieved in bis elemont in the part, which he one feels that she has potentialities pinvel before in the staze version. as a musical comedy actress. There Patsy Ruth Miller is charming as are pleasing musical numbara In his the girl who causes nfl the ado. Ed- well-presented film, and when it is mud Breese in amusing as the ex- added that Charles Ruggles figures tremely "horsey" individual, loud of among the cast, Httle mere is needed volce and garb, and Hoffman and as recommendation.

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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of loca share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1570 n. Chartered Bank, £12 m.

Mercantile A. and B., £19. East Asia, $134 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., 1,450 n.

Union Ins., $426 b.

China Underwriters. $6.15 b. China Firea, $650 n.

II. K. Fire Ins., $1,450 n.

Shipping.

Doublas, $21 n

H. K. Steamboats, $24 b. Indo-Chinna, (Pref.) $25 n. Union Waterhnuts. $28 m.

Mining.

Benguet, $10% n.

Kailang, 30/- ik

S'hai Explorations, Tle. 2.40 b. Raubs, $40 8.

Docks, etc

Kowloon Wharves, $161 b. Whampoa Docks, $31% n. South China Motors $10 n. Providents (old) $5.30 b. Hongkews, Tis, 210 m. New Engineers. Tle. 54 n. Shanghai Docke, Tla. 06 n.

Cattons. Ewo cottona Tls, 16 b. S'hai Cotton Tls. 85 n. Zoon Sings Te. 12 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. & S. Hotel (old) $16,80 b. H.K. & S. Hotels (now) $14.75 b. H.K. Lands, $80 b. S'hai Land, Tis. 80 n. Humphreys $18.30 b. Realtica, $11.00 b.

Public (tilities. Tramways, $21,50 b.

b.

Peak Trams, (old), $14.75 b. Star Ferries, $95 China Light, $27.75 b. H. K. Electrics, $78 b. Macao Electrics, $20 n.

Cones, $48 n.

Buses, Tis, 17.90 μ. Singapore Tractions, 4/-n.

Industriais. China Sugars 50 cts. n.

Malabona $39 n. Canton Ico., $4%1⁄2 68. Cement (com.) $19.45 b. Ropes, $184 b.

Stores, etc, Dairy Farms, $29 b.

$16.70 b

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Der & Wings, $1 m. Lane Crawfords, $6.00 n, Mackintosh #70 0.

Sinceros, $18 b.

Powells, $3.60 m.

Mincallarmants. Amusements, $194. b. Constructions, (old) 35.80 ea.

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