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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932.

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CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Many of the scenes' in Paramount's comedy of London's fashionable "social life, "Reserved for Ladies," which comes to the King's Theatre, on Sunday next, with Leslie Howard in the featured role, are laid in the shipping district of the British capi- tal

As traffic conditions made it im possible to get street shots with the action denired, an out-door street was bulit at the studio in imitation of one of London's luxury shopping cen tree and a constant streami of traflic was simulated to produce the de sired effect. London's famillar red General Omnibunes were there, taxis, delivery vans and trade bicycles, all true to type, made the set noisy with the tooting of horns. Many extras had little to do other than sit in the or omnibuses and ride up and down the make-belief street..

By mixing cleverly the screening shots of these scenes with actual

West taken of scurrying #guren of End shoppers, a perfect representa tion of the street with all the drama- tic action of the story, was obtained. Thus in the actual picture there are many "alm extras" who will be sur prised when the picture is shown.

"Pelly of the Circus."

"Polly of the Circus" will hend the programme at the Queen's Theatre with Marion Davies enacting the role of a trapeze artist and Clark Gable minister. that of a modern young

This unusual romantic dramu is based on Margaret Mayo's stage success of Home years ago and was directed by Alfred Santell of "Daddy

ung Legs Long

k" and "Sub Sister" fame.

As the circus performer who mar- rien a minister, only to find that she stands in the way of his happiness, Mins Davies is said to have

I

rale

which gives her even greater drama- tie opportunities than that of her Inst vehicle, "Five and Ten."

The story also has its amusing moments, for the hoydenish circus aerialist discovers that ministers are not quite the forbidding persoan she thought them to be, while the small- town person gets a new slant on life under the "hig_top."

Highlights of the drama

fall of the

had

include

trapeze

the ennial which ensues as a

star, the result of

of her Convalescence in the

minister's house, the refusal of the board of clergymen to give the

minister n

church when he marries!

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the circus girl and the subsequent and later the master of the vessel drastie attempt of the girl to "re-again. Five-hundred Russian extras pair the damage."

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21 YEARS AGO

"But you are not

R small town C. Aubrey Smith were used in the atmosphere scenes girl, Miss Boardman. Were you not

horn and reared in Philadelphia?" has a prominent role in the produe of this production.

Miriam Hopkins lends the

Elennor Boardman placed hand SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE porting cast which includes Alanan the piano and carelessly drummed

"TELEGRAPH" FILES Mowbray, George Stone, Mitchell her Lewis. Oscar Apfel and Reginaldi Barlow.

Lion.

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"The World and the Flesh."

Miss Boardman answered, Figuring in "The World and the

"Philadelphia is my home town. But The following extracts are from Flesh," latest George Bancroft pic

that doesn't matter. Women gossip "The Flood."

the Hongkong Telegraph for the ture, which is showing to-day at the

everywhere. You

almol suy week ended August 6th, 1011. Oriental Theatre, is the Playa

When Eleanor Boardman talks she that there are two minds of women. Ensenada, one-time American army

subsequently doesn't roll her eyes and she doesn't Those who like gossip and those who

The rate of the dollar on demand transport which Was

The youthful star of Columbia don't. Personally, I detest malicious was 1s. 91⁄2d. used for many months in submarine-0. infested waters, during the World test spectacular feature. wagging tongues and tale bearers. I

"The Fload"

comes, to the

it so much that I can easily War.

It was announced that Mr. Henry for "The Central Theatre to-day, is straight play the role of a girl who is injured Keswick, Home on leave, would not In making the scenes

by it. World and the Flesh," the Playa de forward, direct and sincere. She has

genuine acting talent and such wist

be returning to the East, but would As she glanced calmly about the be taking charge of Ensenada was used in and out in ful beauty that it is positively throat-room it was easy to

Mcssrs. realize that in Pedro Harbour, California,

ller widely-spaced grey Eleanor Boardman has deeper in- Jardine, Matheson's London office. this catching. the pier and sea sequences of film, a romance of n Red pirate in eyes, her broad forehend and regular terests than gossip. The exquisite

No candidates came forward for the days of the Russian revolution features are set in an eval of shin furnishings showed a thorough know- in 1917.

of interior decorating. The the seat on the Sanitary Board Operating is this manner,

There was a lot of hard work in piano was obviously a companion and rendered vacant by the retirement Playa de Ensenada succeeded in making "The Flood", she smiled, refuge.

of Mr. Shelton Hooper. Eleanor Boardman was an interior sinking six submarines. Her sister but at the same time it was mighty ship, similarly equipped for sen war interesting. We worked in icy cold decorator in New York, An artist, accounted fur four of the water and driving to get the actual and then received nationwide acclaim wolves of the sea.

flood scenes shown in the picture as the Eastıman Kodak girl. She re the Ask Monte Blue. He swears that he ceived many screen offers and made George Bancroft is seen captain of this vessel. In the chang doesn't feel completely dry yet. But her first appearance in "Souls for ing fortunes of the hectic days de-I was simply wild about my part. I Sale. After many screen successes picted by the film, Bancroft subse- felt I was really living the life of she was engaged by Columbin queatly becomes, in turn, stoker a small town girl who is driven from play the working in the hold of the ship-home by unnecessary and malicious Flood."

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