1932-06-10 — Page 5

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JOAN

IS LOVE

A CRIME?

RAWFORD

POSSESSED

Kissed by the Screen's most fascinating man

CLARK

GABLE

with Wallace Ford Skeets Callagher

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1932.

Cinema "Shots" and "Sequences" |

TWO FINE FILMS

ON SUNDAY

Joan Crawford at Her Best

NEWS AND VIEWS

DERHAPS 1 should introduce

Pmyself. Or rather, intro-

duce "Cinema

'Shots"

And

Sequences", which is to become a weekly Telegraph commentary on fornt and general 51m topics. Films play a no less important part in the entertainment of the masses of Hongkong than in any other city of the world, and it is because of this incessant contact with the "silver screen" and what it offers in entertainment, educa- tion and propaganda, that even in this Colony the average film-goer critical and is becoming more

of the value more appreciative

and failings of the "talkle."

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GENTLY WITH THE BRICKATS!

TH

JOAN

DAZZLING WORK BY HOLLYWOOD

"Miracle Man" Achievement

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BY "CELLULOID"

FHOSE film-goers, whose aesthe- із на tie and artistic sense often wounded by Hollywood's ruthless handling of moral and religious themes will raise their hats in silent wonder and admiru- tion when they view Paramount's reincarnation of The Miracle Man which comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday. The picture has for healer its main ides the faith who can cure both the mind and the body. He heals a cripple and then saves four people apparent- ly sunk in the sin of crime beyond redemption.

Joan Crawford and Clark Gable In "Possessed" a Queen's Theatre Offering for Sunday, DEAR ME, HOLLYWOOD!

TOAN Crawford built up her

As a silent picture something reputation on an ability to TAE chief aim of these columnas wisecrack and

dance, but per- like thirteen years ago, it not only will be to act as a guide to somally 1 regard her histrionics as astounded filmdom, but made fa

Compaon, Thomas Focal theatre-goers. Criticisms far exceeding any other attri- mous Betty And commendations will appear butes, and she gives full rein to Melghan and Lon Chaney. And which will doubtless not meet with her remarkably developed drama-now we have it in talkie form, and Theatre in Possessed the views of every reader, bui fie talents

the can promise King's. Attraction for patrons a rare treat. The direc would impress the fact that there Queen's Theatre is probably no other form of en-Sunday next. But why will Holly-tion, Ingenious but human, is a tertainment, having as it does the wood persist in picturising such magnificent achievement on the of Norman Mcleod. Sylvia which foolishly and childishly convely-part masses as it patrons,

Buccessor to Betty BAR ZELTASINYALANDANGAN KEZETT

ed characters? Joan Crawford is Sidney, the called upon to transform herself Compson, goes right beyond her

il-1 almost overnight from an literate country girl to a smart society woman, who not only has etiquette off from A to Z, but in addition sings in a well-trained and markedly developed voice in French and German. She even threatens to give a repeat one in Spanish!

CURRENT SHOWS

What There Is To Her At The Theatres

King's "The Gay Gaballern"

(Plenty of Action) Queen's The Flying Fool" (British-and Good) Central-"Humanity" (Vivid Shensi Famine Scenes)

ast of Mrs. Cheyney World-The

Last (Freddy Lonsdale Gem) Star-The Easiest Way" (Superb Photography) Majestic Fast and Loose (Plenty Of Whoopee)

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BEČZYSTENERIMAGES LENGAN TRENERKINLEYENLER BRENDAJAT STÖRS SUNDAY'S SHOWINGS

Splendid Selection For The Film-Goer

King's

The Miracle Man" (A Great Achievement) queen's-"Ponsessed" (Joan

Crawford At her best) Central "Miss Yun Lan" World-"Last Of Mrs. Cheyney

• (Scintilating Norma Shenter)

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10 Coming before Christians.

31 Trini on wet grouni,

32 Once they were divers.

34 A politician with his eyes about him, goes on the warpath in Africa.

35 There's no lack of spirit in this

Scottish county.

30 River famous in the War,

37 The absolute edge! (one spell-

ing.) 38 More often than not.

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2 Not easily moved.

3

Muy be taken, or brought, but it's always more or less of a performance.

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12 A good old swallow-but take

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14 Turn a bare piece of pantry round to form à study in black and white.

15 Here we take a little run in the

Bir-but not for exercise,

18 Only half the result.

J Games that should be put down. 22 Produced by fire.

23 IL takes a good minn to meet

trouble with one.

25 There are several to gather by

the raspberries (hidden).

26 A well-known swimmer—or cyclist. 21 Drop an article of jewellery in

among the piga-and I hope your beans won't be. 20 Sinful.

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nut in every method.

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family.

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Clark Gable entered the lime- light as a film gangster, and his subsequent pictures give one the impression that he still labours ander the influence of this type of picture. If he could shake this off he might develop into some thing approaching a second Valen- tino. but for myself, I think he is more successful as a "Man's man."

In The Big House much invites, may demands, the GUARDING CHILDREN'S NORALS. Previous work

Confessions of a Co-d, and Au expression of individual opinion. don't know if in this respect American Tragedy, whilst Chester Therefore, whatever opinions are

Hongkong has anything to Morris adds deliency and intel-1 expressed in these cloumns, other tearn from the state of Victoria,ligence to a fine character study. than those specifically stated, Australia, but probably in no other John Wray, Irving Pirchell and those of one, who without being part of the world is the censored Sparks all it competently in the position of claiming him, ship of films so rigid, and the into their parts, to assist in mak- self an "authority," has been, and barring of cinema doors to chiling the film one of the outstand- is, a keen student of the modern dren between the ages of 6 and 16 ing of Paramounts' 1932 piroue-TT has come at last! Hollywoodtional type, but practically no re-

so strictly enforced. Take a look tions.

and all America wants Bri-llections of its labour have been

In this at this list. Within

Colony. Sunshine tish films: or at least so says anseon uno week. Mata Hari, Ladies of the Big House, ACTION-ACTION-ACTION.

English critic who has just re-Susie, To Oblige A Lady. Lord You can see what talkies have turned from a visit to the world's Babs, No Lady, Canaries Sometimes CHAT'S a lot better" was The Yellow Ticket, Her Majesty

cinema.

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IMPRESSIVE BRITISH TALKIE.

7 They make proclamations, tak-

ing their own time about it. Hold papers, perhaps, and uses

A PLEA TO ELSTREE.

""THAT

the remark i heard pass-Love, the Common Law, Beast done for the western fim in leading producers of pictorialised

ting British films of the educa-

the

ed by an obviously keen cinemathe City, Nice Women, The Divorce. The Gay Caballero, at the King's celluloid. Directors there, he as- Sing, Splinters, Bed and Breakfast, their and the several other Tom Walls, "fan" s he left the Queen's the Mad Genius and Taxi, were The plots of all these hard ridserts, are going down on

of Mel- ing and hard fighting cowboye bending knees, imploring Elstree Ralph Lynn and Richard Cooper first showing of The Flying Foul, burns cinemas and every one was come out of the same mould but and Twickenham to send across films which have visited Hong- Theatre on Wednesday, where the, shown in the multitude B.I.''s response to the harsh burred to children. I am not yet how different in this Fox film to to them their latest productions.

no character study, criticism levelled at British films, decided whether this is an inter-the old time thrillers with their But judging from the past ill-ad-kong, are good of their type, but

exaggerated histrionics and vised independent attitude and they offer

educational attracted large audiences. He esting commentary on the so-called somewhat echoed. my own opinion immorality of Hollywood studios, or emotion down with the hard pedal. aloofness of the British distribu-have practically no

The Gay Caballero starts off at ting companies, it is quite on the value, and are almost completely regarding the picture. Previously the strongly developed sense of

companionate public guardianship assumed by a fast trot, and breaking into a cards that they will more this barren of artistic camera effect. Elstree and Jer

entertainment, Igallop, doesn't cenac in tempo un-obvious stimulus. The Colonies studios have displayed such the censors, lethargy regarding techini- cał necuracy (viz. AL- lantic), that to kunw beforehand of Imperial Airway's cooperation In this aeronautical picture allowed us to rest back comfortably in our seats and enjoy the entertain- ment. The shots of Croy- don Aerodrome, both in- terior and exterior, pre excellent and brought back to me a flood of pleasant memories. Henry Kenda!! takes off all the honours (which Includes acting and speaking) and there is "alick-

til all the villains are and Dominions have been begging They offer good ilead and the hero and for the latest English films for but teach us nothing about heroine are in tight em- the past three years or more and world, its peoples and its com- brace in the final close-up. the response has been most dis-plexities. Even the gangster It is the kind of thing couraging. True, the establish films of Hollywood, which are that Hollywood

always ment of a British Film Distrĺby-

does well, with the best ting Company in Hongkong, has immoral in theme in that they in- night club archestras to brought to the Colony an increas-variably hold the gangster up to dispense rhythmic Spanished quota of Twickenham Studio hero worship, have their lesson dances and a colourful productions, but it can't be said and very often teach sound psy- procession of types to that the Homeside producers havef

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provide atmosphere. The afforded us many opportunities of chology: The fact that America plot is the usual one studying and enjoying the up-to-is crying out for British Alnus with the mysterious Robin date English productions.

shows that their producors, the Hood bandit and if you

most discerning in the cinema world, are conscious that England is turning out something of real Hongkong value. Why cannot share the plums?

want action, it's there.

George O'Brien, Can- WHAT ABOUT HONGKONG? chita Montenegro and Victor Mc-

HE Empire Marketing Board is said to be doing some ex-| traordinary fine work in distribu-{

ness" in the direction which keeps Scene from "The Miracle Man" at Laglen head a big cast.

the sequences moving at an ex-] hilarating rhythm.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

GOOD NIGHT!!

NO WONDER POODLE

IS BARKIN' 'So....

WHATS HAPPENED,

ANYWAY?

Klug' Theatre on Sunday.

(Continued on Next Columns)

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