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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932.

IN

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND

“SEQUENCES”

“TARZAN THE APE MAN” A VERY REMARKABLE FILM

WAS NOVELLO LEG-PULLING?

(By "Celluloid").

some respects the film THE M. G. M. creation But The

ITFlesh is Weak has been and adaptation of Edgar Rice departed leaving behind a feeling WOA Ivor No. Burrough's adventure novel of of Wonderment.

vello, that Ingenious playwright, African life, Tarzan the Ape having a leg-pull or was lic endea man, which is the feature of the vouring to present a serious per programme at the Queen'strayal of English Socfely? For my own pence of mind I hope the Theatre this week, falls short former conjecture- in .corrnet, of expectations. Thrills abound otherwise I shall find it difficult ever again to take playwrighin but many are so far-fetched that seriously. We are all aware that its idiosyn- they border on the line of ab-English Society has

eracies-so for that matter has surdity. The title role in played any society whatever its atrala or by Johnny Weissmuller, the its nationality-but to offer as a world's champion swimmer and serious study the characters of

But The Fleah In Wenk is n his wonderful physique enables over the odds. If the characters him to carry out the exacting in the film were true to life, then Robert Montgomery as the heir. role with an ease which is as apparent was nothing else but a

éad and quite

unmoral, living tounding.

with an equally unmoral father, running after women too blind to deter-see what it was all about. Cer- On the tainly a queer concotion.

hit

HORSEFEATHERS-The inimitable Marx Brothers have temporarily disbanded, but be. fore doing so they produced another riotous film entitled Horsefeathers, which according to re- views is funnier than any of their previous work. Here you son them, with Thelma Todd, the new leading lady who supplies tho sex appeal, as they appear in the picture.

NEW BRITISH. FILM,

family and, every member of the NEW YORK STOCK

THE story tells of the

mination of Parker (C. Aubrey other hand, if it was merely a THERTO, most of the films family. And it is the duty of

shown in Ilongkong have every Briten In the colony to see Smith) an ivory-secking English-bluff, then I take off my hat nnd either presented stories of the stage, the finest, fastest and most amaz- ever made. man in Africa, to find the mythical am quite willing to hail Robert as sox and crime. The Gaumont Coming British picturo Elephants' burial ground with its the young hero, even if he does do

such idiotic things as clamber Pany has produced something dif-

ferent in High Treason which is Benita Hume, Basil Gull, Humber- due to commence at the Tai Pingston Wright and Jameson Thomas Theatre on Sunday. High Treason are the leading players, and the breaks the spell of stereotyped

ivory treasure, He is aided by about ivoried walls in Mayfair! Holt, (Neil Humilion) another Englishman, but on the eve of

A HOLLYWOOD ERROR. their departure Jane (Maureen

sereen stories more than that, it picture is directed by Maurice O'Sullivan), Parker's daughter,

may have been mistaken, but is sufficiently unusun! to be dis- Elvey.

tinctive in film entertainment. thought I detected a slight!

Pemberton arrives at the outpost. She in-

Billing, it presents u picture of sista on necompanying them. On air of detachment and disinterest Based on a play by

performance of Mont- their way

to the burial ground in the

Movement they see a herd of giant apes gomery. Certain I am that Holly the world in 1904 when the Peaco

COMEDY TEAM BREAKS UP.

has grown to large W

when

EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS FOR YESTEDAY

New York, Sept. 22.

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

170

196

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Across

1 Heads you win.

6 Have your fling by all means,

but look out for trouble. D Slander.

10 Of course wo gol custom, but

with a pronounced drop.

11 They meet at the centro but the conclusions at which they arrive

at are kept within bounds,

12 Wall (rov.).

13 Give the girl a sign of approval,

16 Put in.

on the knee.

19. Ego.

20 Anxiety is shown

ΣΟΓ

the

hundred add who are alone.

22 Kentish town,

24 Ray-like Bon Jonson.

25 Let in.

27 What good is to bad.

91 Fish basket.

7 Excursions.

8 Always behindhand.

14 Altored-probably for the bot-

ter.

16 Falrylike.

17 Getting on all right.

18 Native of Ceylon (one spelling). 21 Ono will not require the services

of a detective to discover the body.

23 Very rough jobs.

25 Dream (anag.),

20 repeat: 20 but less.

28 Hauled.

20 Just the place for the fresh air

zealot, this Scottish

there's plenty of alr.

30 Antiquated.

32 Trees.

country:

Yesterday's Solution, PRIORSHIP CASK!

AP

33 A part of the year that is some-

times very hot, and sometimes very cold,

72.71

34

old wagons.

36.68

OCEANIC SUR PALEGR

EL IT

35 In a body (two words). 80 Quantities: frequently nauseous. 37 Town in Yorkshire.

STAR PETTY 32.08

Dow Jones averages:

Sept. 21. Sept. 22.

76.10 80 Industrials

36.22 20 Ralls

23.01 20 Utilition

Messrs E. A. Pierce & Co. report:→→→ Unsettling news is used as a reason for the irregularity of the arket, it is logical to interpret but

they of a reflection of the

Business done:

HILE Broadwayites roll in the aisles at the premiere swinging through the trees led by wood is slowly sapping his in-

No showing of their latest mad antics, fast advance yesterday. We would war. eun-ant action to prevent an enormous white man. While dividuality (heretofore his grent-enough proportions to take milit the safari watches the Apes, est charm) by making him

purchase on further irregularity to- Tarzan, the Apo-man, drops to the form to a "type." The work of C. greater theme could be found for the sons of Minna Schoenberg, once regard the market as trading and ground and, scizing Jane, carries Aubrey Smith was, however, first dramatisation at this day

Sept. 21. Sept. 22. here to the trees, Jane is subse-rate, whereas Nora Gregor didn't the world is seeking a way to pera toiler in the Ghetto lace shops, Komorrow morning.

in this manent peace, but it may be re-jupon their separate ways with the 3,700,000 shares,

Air Reduction $617% $59% quently rescued by the safari but appeal in the slightest in unable to forget her Ape-man.

direction. Among the members of marked that since the primary time of their reunion now indefinite.

Arthur, one of the world's great Allied Chemical &

Dye

B3% 80 the fair sex, Heather Thatcher purpose of this film is entertain-

57 was outstanding, and as a chara ment and not propaganda, the pro-

Russian Art Theatre at the behest American Can

Telegraphi American the theme world's greatest THE party is next attacked and trout the only one to reveal y ducers have wisely interwoven the pantomimic clowns, is off for the

1104 & Telephone ........ of the great artist, Max Reinhardt. captured by the pygmies and decent qualities. Edward Everett

ages

American Tobacco humanity. Julius, the most insane chutter

80% thrown into the gorilla death tray. Iforion was entirely mis-cast. He omnipotence of love in nll

not a thwarted and the triumph

High Treason afforda great enter-artist on or off the stage, will work alone on the American boards.

14% tainment to everyone,

Leonard and Herbert are likely to

As in the days of the old silent is a humourist, thriller, the hero, Tarzan, arrives lover!

in the nick of time and single handed overcomes this monster. Tarzan's jungle friends, the ele phants. then come to his rosene and reduce the village to a mass of ruins. One of these animals is wounded and starts for the burial ground to die. Parker is wound- ed, but refuses to leave the ele- phant's back until the ivory ins been located. The party passes

waterfall into a through a

cave piled high with ivory and bones, In an attempt to get to the ground Parker falls and dies. He is buried and the trio then clamber. onto the other elephant and escape from the cave, Like the heroines, of old, Jane decides to stay in the'! jungle with her ape-man

while

Hoit gots his way with a promise to return one day to recover the ivory.

+

HEAVY DRAMA.

picture of real heavy drama. The Strange Case of Clare Deane, which had its first showing at the King's Theatre yesterday, is a type of film which will probable enjoy only restricted popularity and appeal. The story itself is well conceived, then it could have been better exploited. Heurt throb scenes nbound and Wynne Gibson-gots the utmost out of characteristic net- them with a formance. Pat O'Brien nilayst opposite and good work is ncrom- plished by Frances Den. The film

will undoubtedly attract the in- terest of a large number of patrons' and as an entertainment it is quite up to standard,

of

to

every

HIGH TREASON~A dramatic episode in the brilliant British production, High Treanon, which shows at the Taiping Theatre on Sunday. A well conceived themo in given an entirely new treatment.

| TEMERARIOKALNOENITENDE

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WEEK-END SHOWS.

King's (To-day) "Strange Case

of Clara Denne"

tery*

Queen's (To-day and onwards) "Tarzan the Ape Man" Central (To-day) "Power

Love" (Chinese)

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FREEMAN PUTA

take a vacation, though there is some possibility that Leonard may

play the piano in Julius' act.

.

THE SECRET REVEALED.

TN case these names seem 监 familiar, the gents under dis- cussion are known to the show world as Harpo, Groucho, Chico and Zep- po Marxolherwise, the Marx brothers. Their trick names were given them many years ago by one

Radio Corporation. Serre Roebuck

New Jersey

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