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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1932.

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"

GOOD VARIETY ATTRACTION

"CONGARILLA" TO SHOW ON 16th

"HELLS DIVERS"

DRAMATIC

By "Celluloid").

ANYONE who seeks relief from the stereotyped five. 'romance-drama will find

reel

dull satisfaction in the Queen's Theatro variety programme which is now showing. This type of programme is an inova- tion to Hongkong and personally I think it a distinct success. The great value of the show is that the items are light, offering plenty of laughs, but spiced with a few reels of most interesting celluloid.

THE

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of slap-stick

HE adherents

comedy can point to the

two features at the Queen's-the i Charlie Chase and the Laurel and Hardy comedies-as proof of their argument that this type of fun and laughter still slunda head and shoulders above anything else for sheer faree, Laurel and Hardy are

seen at their best.

TOLLIES GLYMPICS-MOVIES-Mis Eleanor Holm, the brilliant U. S. Olympic swimmer, who also claimad to be the prettiest girl in the Games, gave up the Follies for swimming and has now decided to give up swimming for the filma. Miss Holm has secured a con

tract and has already made a start on her new carrer.

this

one

a new musical comedy written by Mr. George Gershwin, the com- poser of "Rhapsody in Blue."

These "shurts" of theirs are per- of the Games with Vice-Pre-DY the way, Congorilla is being are not far in arrears. The pre-star in Great Britain, will all for

sident Curtis making his speech, → (there was a very realistic echo to Sunday October 16. It is a magni. In' Hongkong is a gamble, but at the New Amsterdam Theatre in put on at the King's Theaire sentation of foreign-dialogue tums New York on November 14 to star be heard around the vast stadium) ceat achievement and to one of shall be surprised if and the march past of the com- is very few authentic pictorial doesn't come off. petitors, whilst the Metrotone de-records of jungle life. Its primi- pict some of the actual events.tive detail may perhaps shack you, The two shows provided a pleasant but it will also absorb you, and continuity.

I have a feeling you will

pictures of the age.

fectly timed and the biggest mis take they made was to attempt to put their foolery, which in two reels always leaven one with an Oliver Twist feeling, into six reels. That extra 5,000 feet or Ho is sufficient to lure one back into considering realities, and realities with the Taurel and Hardy come. dies are not encouraged.

"M

TILLION Dollar Legs" is an- other farce presented in

agree

A

to

ND in case you don't know anything about our friend Jose Mojica, and would care and carcer here they are. Jose was born in Mexico, the son of weathy

hnt it in one of the finest natural here are a few facts about his life London and United Artists' Cor-

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

ab

Across

Town of Italy.

8 This girl should have no dif

culty in arranging to go on cruise.

9 One of the tribes.

10 Famous Jewish heroine,

11 "Poetle R.A." (nung,),

12 Implement for the housemaid.

19 Picod gate.

14 A mistake in dealing with the

real 'criminal.

17 These ornaments do not in fact show what they are headless. 10 Many a girl has this under her

plilow.

the Public

23 Suitable name for

27

Vaccinator

20 Colour.

30 A lofty point. 31 "In gore" (anng.) 2 Kind of carriage.

33 Something rather mysterious

that might be in a gem. 34 A great plateau.

Down

1 Upshot.

2 Effective method of protest.

if you take care about the arrangement' of the mesh. 4 Armour.

This is one of the first practical results of the alliance between British and Dominions Filma in

poration in Hollywood. musical comedy will also be the The first night of the new HAT Hongkong is enjoying typical American style. The Olym, TORE spectacle! It does get paronts, and received his education night of the first Broadway pre- You may hit upon this material TH

M speed-up in the film news-pic Games are made the butt of

a little tiring and mono- there. Most of hla youngest year sentation of Mr. Buchanan's new service is Indicated that both the the author's wit and Jack Oakie tonous doesn't it? Yet Hell's were spent among the romantic talking picture. Yes, Mr. Brown, King's and the Queen's this week and a vast crowd of competent Divers is going to pack the surroundings of his father's displayed frat pictures of the supporters transmit the stuff wood Queen's Theatre from Sunday on magnificent hacienda, but revalu-an's New York engagement that It is stipulated in Mr. Buchan- Olympic Games. And both were well and hot. Paramount's handling wards. Of that I am sure. Take tions and political disturbances the shall be released at the end worth seeing for they did not, like of this light-hearted stuff is way the extraneous

drama of suddenly deprived the family of of May so that he can return to most occnsions where one has dic-superb, and the picture, which nerial fighting, londe bombs being their wealth and Mojien was com- make two talking pictures at the ferent companies recording the holds away at the King's Theatre mishandled and "Tuy" of the first pelled to earn his own living. His Imperial Studios at Elstree, Hert anme event, duplicate their scenes. at the present, is a The Fox recorded the official open-entertainment.

guaranteed water and what have you? Nothing steps turned towards the United fordshire.

more nor less than Clark Gable States, and having had his volca and Wallace Beery and thereby the trained in his youth, he decided ccess of the film is assured. to enter the theatrical profession. These two great actors give

He first appeared at R

the Civic wonderful account of themselves Opern House at Chicago where although I think both appear and his magnificent robust voice soon feel strange in such surroundings made him famous,

HELLS DIVERS-A cane from the brillant aerial spectacle which comes to the Queen's on Sunday. It features. Clark Gable' and

Wallace Boory.

·

as fighting planes and hangars, But the picture is a wonderful tribute to M-G-M, for It displays how despite a surfcit of Alms basically the same

Hell's can

This first opportunity, he;

called his mother from Mexico, and in searching for n suitable climate for a permanentį homa for her, took her our

to Los Angeles. This formed his frat contact with Hollywood, and yielding at Tast to the persistent

Divers, this producing firm come along and still excite interest and thrill us with real drama.

W

•

directors

7E had all the dramatic requests for a fim test from the Ingredients of Hella Divera allowed a test to be made to give of tho Fox Studio,

English songs as well as operatle hushim peace. He sang Spanish and

in Cock of the Air, which

just finished a successful run at

the Central Theatre. Stunt excerpts. He did not even bother

ing, weird #ying, heroic and slay to view the test, and on his return qving, and occasionally pukkn Air to Chicago was surprised to find Force flying. And so Cack of the sheaf of telegrams waiting, Air was dramatically good, but asking him to come back to Holly- thematically bad. Chester Morris wood to sign a Fox contract. Thus had some excellent moments and he left the stage for the sereen. likewise, the reverse.

I want to

see him given parts comparable)

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{to that in The Miracle Man. ItTTIS first film was "The Price of

rives us the chance of seeing tho

a Kiss" and then "When real Cheater Morris-a greatore Laughs." In which he actor.

nchieved great nonularity. He then fulfilled a life long ambition Tam wondering what the reacto go to Spain with his mother. tions of local audiences are on his return began work on Toing to be to Hay que Carar at Hay que casar al principe, Buld Principe, the all-Spanish talking to he his beat work. Mojica is not picture which is being screened married; weighs 175 lbs.: is very at the King's Theatre next Thura. athletic; has very black hair. day. Personally I think that brown and most expressive eyes. whatever shortcomings the film of a geniul disposition and nos might present in being unltel-sessing a magnetic personality. ligble in dialogue, it will be thoroughly enjoyed here., The

singing of Jose Mojica is just MR. Jack Buchanan, recently

brilliant whilst hia histrionica vote the most popular cinema proclaimed by national

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FRECKLES, KCHOCICINO THG CANDLE FROM

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IT MUSTA BOUNCED OUT OF MY

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