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"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

$150.00 CASH PRIZES

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932.

Cinema "Shots" and "Sequences"

SHOWING TO-DAY

Want There Is To Be Seen At The Theatres

King's:

(Technically Good)

"24 Hours"

Queen's.."She Couldn't Say No" (Miss Lighter Amuses and

Amazes)

First Prize

$60.00

Second Prize

$40.00

Third Prize

$20.00

Three Consolation Prizes $10.00 Each

Star

In addition to the Cash Prizes The Eastman Kodak Company offer a Special Prize which will be known as the

EASTMAN KODAK

PRIZE.

A 1932 Model Kodak 616 with f.6.3-Anastigmat Lens, which will be awarded for the

BEST STORY TELLING PICTURE.

SECTION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Messrs. Waibel & Co. ("DEFAC") offer six "AGFA" to be competed for by school-children. cameras These will be awarded to best six pictures in this class

Bathing Scenes, Picnic Illustrations, Lecaf Beauty Spots, Typical Chinese Studies, etc. All photographs must be of subjects taken in the Colony Photographs may be submitted forthwith, and it is in the Intended to reproduce selected pictures Telegraph Pictorial Supplement as from the first Saturday in July. The Competition will dose on August 31st, 1932

The following rules will govern the Competition :----

The Competition is confined exclusively to amateur photographers.

2.--The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photographs submitted up to August 31st, 1932, In the event of two or more photographs being considered of equal merit, any or all of the prizes will be divided accordingly. The decision of the Judges shall be final.

3. The right to publish any or all of the entries in the Telegraph Pictorial Supplement is reserved. 4.--Photographs which have been already entered in

local competitions will be ineligible.

5. No photographs will be returned.

6.

Photographs, preferably in black and white, must

be addressed to the Editor and must bear on back the name and address of competitor.

7. No correspondence will be entered into in

connexion with the Competition.

8 the six "Agfa" cameras donated by Messrs. Waibel & Co. ("Defag") may only be competed for by local school-children. Each entry in this section must bear the name of the competitor together with that of his or her school.

THAT "SNAP" MAY WIN $60.00 !

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"Black Camel” (Charlie Chan Again)

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“MONVERSATIONS with regular cinema-goers have impressed

me with the extraordinary variety

ARE FILMS

VIEWED IN

RIGHT WAY?

TECHNIQUE TO BE STUDIED

ONE OR TWO HINTS

OES a person who relies en Demand

Durs on

turr origin- depict

BY "CELLULOID".

tirias

SUNDAY'S SHOWING

Gruesome Thriller at The

Central Thestre

King's "The Magalicent Lig“

(Ruth Makes Good Picture) Quevi's..

"Skin Deep" (Not Forgetting Long Tack

Ham)

"Frankenstein" (Thrills to the Marrow)

‚“The Cheat" (Fascinating Tallulah)

Central

Majestic

DIRECTION in 24 Hours was

businesslike and ofBelent even if it did not offer anything new over which to enthuse. It is pleasing to note the attention be

the

18

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

33

Across.

6

120

When a vessel goes here-- well a reason is apparent. Synonym for fintness.

9 Not Tampooner, a lamp-owner."

Interince.

of opinions a fm eugenders, and, what of is more importance,, the E need for this broader viewing paid by Paramount in back- varying standards by which pie-point of critivism is particu- grounds for the acknowledgement tures are judged. The majority larly noticable in thematic pictures musie too is now becoming leas and title shots. Introductory are so shallow and secondary that such as Up the River, Ladles of the haphazard, suitable numbers and they lead one to ask "Do we see Rig House, which centre round effects are being used in order to our flims in the right way?"

!American prisons, fauftssions of a allow the audience to entch THE WRONG TEST.

Co-Ed, Gond Neues,

rhythm and spirit of the picture Immediately the first title shot is Excitement.

which projected, Hullywood is still ex- college #ife. Srandalperimenting in this direction, but andy of the story obtain complets | Sheet, Young Maw of Manhatten has already put a number of ori- satisfaction from film? 19 if Sreret Sie, Quick Millions, The xinal and pleasing ideas into ef fair to judge a picture on the Front Page and others which fea-feet. Ta erente the right atmost physeal attractions of the "slar,"

phere for a film, especially of 11 Devours tore newspaper offices, or Genfit-dramatic type, before the story 12 A it she a Greta Garbo or he A

inst of Kents. Shrew rather strangely. John Gilbert? Can a film be anid; mua's Fete, Quick Millions, The has begun to unfold, is just

i

as What a lot of schoolboy nonsense to have achieved its aim as an en-

Secret Six, and City Street, which essential as avoiding an anti-

there is

is in the schon roll. are only a very few of the big the aim has been somewhat neg-17 Put money in my first the for

elinax. Heretofore this aspect of 16 Gay and cheerful. After lected, but some revolutionary im tisel in my second: but far- Fanda according to the viewpoint?ne or two of these have been seen, provements are promised in the mer sees to all this.

without hesitation, that the story of the next is so obvious not too distant fiture. none of them attractions, byit helds practically no interest, and RUTH CHATTERTON GETTING themselves, are sufficient to war audiences rapidly tire of seeing STEREOTYPED? rant a Gtm being regarded ns such films. On the other hand al

DUTH Chatterton makes complete entertainment or of be

welcome re-appearance in lege days, back-stage and news her fatest production The Magui- bution.

paper films bear similar theme", ficent Lie, another of the dome

contains its own peculiar lie type of films which seem to he

tertainment merely because it lins

either loral colour or provides ex- cellent British or American propo-

I say.

eyeles of gangster films.

fu

18 You may well say this in anton-

ishing?

121

No one rouki se deserib Babe- his.

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30

132

7 American State. H Raise up

22

14 City in which a state of equality

16 Obscure laut, for the most part,

not at all qulet.

18 The Strange Case of the Small Towa that was Larger than a Large One.

Political confusion-rnther mare. marked than usual.

120 Contradict.

There's profit in it

as well as talk.

21 Belong.

22 Tan may be seen in this month,

but it doesn't last long.

Mshould there be harm in

sweet runcord?

24 In retrospection the poor old 27. Ground where there's oil.

singer beraten very dull.

ing ranked as an educative contri-though most of the gangster, col-Hongkong on Sunday, when one of 25 Intimate outpearrings from

TECHNIQUE OF THE FILM.

T

each

The

26 Mr. Chalmers would like this

dairy,

river: he could always be sure of getting a rise in it with any fly. Of course it's spitefa), but the indebtedness is plain. This indientes that there is agit-

lon in the fir.

average person takes his rest.

Down.

1 No professional would turn out

a rum tea like this.

Fish.

Yesterday's Solution.

STOCKHOLM, DTM-T

OUT OF US AS PERISH

F1: 8 R. TRESCUE SCHEMETTRON" H" ‍6 FEDOYEN ODDT8H HEREVERUSE [O

ARCHERY

ilk main reason why numbers features, which, if they can be ap-gaining popularity (probably be- A of really first chess films leave¦preciated, add

DAMASO US entertainment,cause they so often get near to 29 the average cinema "fan" cold is sometimes beauty and a

to the King's realism), comes great because the production of a picture deal of attraction. A film, if it is part: in fact her assignments are

Theatre. Ruth plays a typical 30 has a rather complex technique to be appreciated and judged fair-becoming so typical these days 31 An eminent personage. which the majority of the audience. minken attempt to undereland,ly must be taken in its context. To that I have a nasty suspicion that It sounds chivalrous when the The audience will take unto itself dissect one particular phase and Hollywood is making her stereo- ita numerous heros and heroines of upon that base one's whole opinion typed. Although she stands as The screen

and make them into of the entertainment, artistic, edu-one of the finest emotional ac- demi-gods, but the same people

cative or propogandist value of a seem

tresses on the screen, this hardly never rave about a Director.

an adequate reason for Photographer, Cutte, or any of the picture is like saying that a foot-Hollywood's persistence in hand- other technicians who are the ball match is ruined because one ing her out misconceived love prople who really make the "stars" of the players can't shoot straight, script every time they want her what they are. I am not advocat-

to produce few more thousand ing that anybody should make the

feets of celluloid. That she can same fools out of these technicians

"put it over" and still retain her as are made of the actors and ac- ERTAIN types of films leaveningnetic attraction, is but further tresses, but I do maintain that a film cannot be enjoyed to the fall among them is 24 tours, which is of this lady, urless one can appreciate the gen-showing at the King's Theatre.

is of these unabtrusive technical.

CLIVE BROOK Wrongly CAST.

The story offers some unusually fine opportunities for character CULTIVATING A WIDER VIEW.

įstudies, and, apart from Miriam complete knowledge of the Hopkins, they are allowed to slip technique of the cinema is not by unheeded. When Clive Brook All that is becomes drunk one can bustly essary for this, needed is the cultivation of a wi-imagine him as a "T. T." He has der view of the whole film. Even a personality which demands If its love-interest is lucking, or its studies which allows him to be- sentiment ton heavy, its action too come dominating. He does not slow, or its players ineffective and take kindly to these hang-dog, woe- unimpressive, the value of a film is begone, I'm-down-in-the-dumps-so- by no means destroyed. Sports the-Lord-save-me types. He did enthusiasts du not judge à game of not do himself justice in Silence cricket, football, tennis, or any because of this. Brook is seen at thing else merely on the appeal of his best when he can be assertive player. Principles of the and has some cutting repartee for game are applied and upon them dialogue. Kay Francis gave are based the judgments of the the impression that she positively onlooker. The

argument disliked the part she was called halds good with the cinema, Hus upon to play, and she was not the a photographer made the læst use polished actress we have been used

ane

same

of angles, his lighting effects, his to seeing.

sel-ups? Are the "props" in keep-

me

ing with the theme and the action { MIRIAM STEALS THE PICTURE.

of the various sequences? Ias

the director held a shot too long.

or converted a dramatic climax in-

■ARAMOUNT co-featured them

in this film, but Miriam Hop-

10 disconcerting anti-climax kins thoroughly stole the picture. through extending his sequences? I have never before heard

a l'o-

Has the cutter lost the full value mance-song sune in such a realis- of a scene by faulty use of his tically cabaret style, but over and scisaura? These are the questions above that niemannt little surprise which the techniciana ask them-was Miss Hopkins handling of a selves, and which then are anticipat- complex role, à role which positive- ing the audience will also ask. Ifly invited amateur theatricala. the cinema-goer enn secure satisfy-Miriam Hopkins has at last d's- ing answers from such questions, covered her niche. Another part then he is going to have his enter such as wasiven her in The tainment increased by 100 per Smiling Lieutenant will ruin her: cmt, and in any case his aprecia- additional roles almilar to that in tion of Bims going to be haed 24 Hours will make her into one n a much wider foundation than- of the nest character players in before.

Hollywood.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

SCAR

SORRY

FEGLS VERY

FOR FRECKLES,

WHO IS

LAID UP

IN BED

FOR

A FEW

DAYS....

GEE...IT'S UP TO US OODLES TO CHIP, IN, OR EACH TAKE SOMETHING TO TH' DODOLE.....WE

GOTTA BE LOYAL! ·

SAY! I THINK IT'D

BE NICE FOR US FELLAS TO TAKE

TH' DODDLE SOMETHING!

2 Replayed.

3 Sundown enfolds it.

4 Although he tortures any, the

law does not interfere. 5 Now a gift.

What the trawler dock.

"LARK Gable does'nt lack for charming feminine company, CLARK does'nt with fore wife or for inde

Rowned Norma Shearer, attending a Hollywood "First-Night".

Jay Is Smart!

WIHY, GURE THING! THAT'S TH' LEAST

WE CAN DOW

IM ON!

YEAH... BUT WHAT CAN

WE TAKE

HIM?

WHY...LOTS OF THINGS! FLOWERS, CANDY, COOKIES, CAVE, PIE.... ANY. THING BUT COCONUT

CREAMS.... HE

DOESN'T LIKE

THOSE!

I KNOW! I'LL GET HIM Á DIME'S WORTH OF CODANUT,

CREAMS

THEN

I JUST TOLD YOU HE DIDN'T LIKE THOSE,

DIDN'T I

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HERE COMES FRANKENSTEIN! TRANKENSTEIN comes to tho Central Theatre to-morrow with a world-wide reputation of being the most gruesome thriller the screen has ever put into cellu loid form. That it is even more I thrilling and drumatic than Dracula, is quite sufficient to vindicate its reputation.. I have not yet seen the film, and so can give no personal guide to its ap- peal either as an entertainment ör is an example of modern cinema. Nevertheless the cast re-assures me on the core of acting. With Boris KarloT and Colln Clive in the leads, there is not the slightest doubt that some remarkably fine acting will be seen. Boris Karloff played an insignificant part in The Miracle Man, though what he had to do, he did well.

A WELCOME RETURN,

BY

Y the way, Gontleman's Fate is back again, and now showing at the Star Theatre. This, I humbly consider, is John Gil- bert's beat effort since he entered the talkies. The film takes him away from ladies' houdtors and petting-parties, and allows him to iry his hand at characterising a rean's-man study. He is remark- ably successful. Playing opposite Is the Inte Louis Wolheim, whose powerful acting lifted more than one film above mediocre standard. the Its gangster in theme, but machine gun-cum-"gats" scquences aro-sprinkled with scenes of mas- terly satire which keep one rock- ing gently in amusement and ap- preciation. Sco this if you want to spend an enjoyable two hours.

By Blosser

YES...BUT I LIKE

THEM

SURE, WE COULD EAT THEM FOR HIM,COULDN'T

WE, JAY!!

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