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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER ́28, 1932.

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"

THE PECULIAR BLUNDERS

OF HOLLYWOOD

BRILLIANT FILMS ALMOST RUINED BY SHEER CARELESSNESS

more have an amusing, but some

the

the

NOTES AND commentS BY “CELLULOID" IT is peculiar and a little the criminal. She and John Barry- mystifying to continual-what risque scene when she makes ly find Hollywood, who en-hor Brat appearance in the pic joys the reputation of turn-turo, but it is an excellent intro- duction to better things to come, ing out the most effecient and the confident manner in which films in the world, from the she handles her part stamps Miss Morley as a very talented young technical and directorial actress. Apart from one or two viewpoint, falling down on errors, the technicalities of film are satisfying, and on details. And it is because whole Arsene Lupin was first class of the general excellence of entertainment.

that these OMEHOW or other the British the pictures

under the blunders in small matters studion, even are amplified and left in guldance of that brilliant pro

ducing concern, Paramount, have' one's memory as disasteful not yet captured America's skill reminders of the carless in exploiting to the full the galaxy marring of a fine piece of of British "star" stage players, who are rapidly gravitating to the work.

silver screen. Either there

shortcomings, poor technical themes or badly presented stories

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AUCH an example occurs in to mar the good work of the play-

Aren't we All, which boasted Arsene Lupin, Metro-Gold-ors, wyn-Mayer's screen presentation among its cast Gertrude Lawrence,

Wakefold, of the, famous novel. The whole Hugh

Owen Nares, story is laid in France, but this by reason of its disjointed story is not at all foreign to Hollywood. and the exaggerated amplification Yet there is an atmosphere of of extraneous detail, left me with America, with its diametrie

a feeling of incompleteness.

Kave

So

pusite idiosyncracies, stamped in-far as they were able, Miss Law- delibly upon the film. Why was repce, Ilugh Wakefield and Owen-

splendid perfor it necessary, in the opening scenes Nares

afforded amances, but they were depicting the discovering of robbery, to employ a "saper," with few opportunities of being seen a heavy nasal twang, to take the at their best. Incidentally, Ger- part of a Paris police aficer, who trude Lawrence, although until leading musical first asks for the "an-ddress" and recently

musical

11 ridiculous

romanen quite

then adopts

con-comedy and tinental accent? Why does Holly-etar, is, before the camera, wood persist in trying to convince an emotional actress, and I be

is she the world that because in US Hove

now adopting a police patrul must kick up the straight" role in a stage play

delight devil's

whilst racing with Gerald du Maurier. The through the streets the police of most impressive feature of Miss other nations do the ante things? Lawrence's performance was her enjoya These blunders, coming as they delightful singing. She did in the initial sequences, were style of her own and can put almost enough to destroy the more feeling and reality into the present entertaining value of the film, and toshy love-songs of the

in any case they could not be for-day than any other screen actress gotten, and were left forcibly to have yet heard, remind one that the picture was made at Beverley Hills.

TTUGH Wakefield struggled

I been committed, ante Lapis and

W

Chosen over 60,000 other coutastents, Kathleen Burke, a 19- year old Chicagoan with no acting experience, has won movie- dom's coveted role of "pinther woman." Here she is 120 pounds of clawing tiger girl.

Hallantly in an attempt to these careless faults had not infuse some sort of sincerity and would be worthy to rank as one but I felt that the effort cost him of the best works of the United something. He appeared rather States studios. Aided by a bril-forced trying to make up for the liantly conceived story, and back-deficiencies of Lonsdale, ed by a remarkably fine cast, the brilliant wit and satire were rot on the sofa when she mentions herED Alexander, an

I am longing for a child. producers had all the material for up to customary standard.

ing and entertaining. Given cap- able photography and efficient edit-

Ing, the picture in doubly enhanced,

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whose

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Tchild with

WHAT THERE IS TO SEE

Queen's "Is Everybody Happy" --Just depends whether you have an car for a "hot cla-arinet" and an appreciation of "tragic fazz. Still, Ted Lowls does ħla best.

King's "To-morrow and To- morrow-Emotional Ruth Chatter- ion with glycerine tears and a mis- guided idea of love.

Majestic "Devil's Lottery" Oriental "Wayward" Garden "The Spy"

Star "West of Broadway" Taiping "The Man I Killed"

COMING ON SUNDAY

Queen's Brother Alfred" King's "One Heavenly Night" Majestic Disorderly Conduct" Oriental "Sky Bride"

Taiping "The Vagabond King"

every side you hear remarks such as "Sex stuff again!" "Wretched cowboy film." "Another gangater drama," "When will these film peoplo learn what we want?" To my mind a reflection on the cinema is a reflection on the artist, and when I hear criticiam, I re- gard it as an attack on myself, writes Milton Roamor, the film producer..

Across

1 Fino rubber by the waterfall

may let the airman dowD. 6 Symbolic of a tribe,

8 Heard in camera when closing. 10 It's strange, but if it had an

other hand it would make you very angry.

11 This way is open to all. 12 Smudge.

NYONE who dismisses the cinema with a sweep of the

13 Scottish watering place. hand, shows himself very ignor-16 Send bun (anag.).

vious one, the natural wift would he na English coast town.

20 All one kind.

22 Blooming-as frequently used to

describe check.

ant. What of the photography? 17 Just the herb for you and me. Modern photography, whether 18 If the centre letter wore the pre- English. American, Russian, or German, is almost uniformly excel- lent. But the detail and technique behind that simple-looking shot is never reallaed. It is the same with the dialogue and acting. Infinite pains are taken with re-28 Cony, hearsals until the director Ia 29 A boy must be than his father. satisfled, thousands of pounds are 3e Decidedly more than gay. spent in perfeeling miscroscopic 31 Name the boy quite carly in the effects which the average audience

never appreciates. The organisa- tion behind even the most puerile Alm is vast and intricate. From

a purely business point of view, no one can encer at the film. Huge profits are regularly nade by all the leading companies. Whilst this hapnens, there is little pros. pect of the fare bing changed. I have talked on many occasions to film directors about the prestige of the industry and the apprecia- tion of the film as an art, only to be told, "Listen, young man, we've got our finger on the public pulse we are giving the people what they want."

CRITICS who unthinkingly de

mand this or that type of im are apt to forget that the twenty-five cinema in scarcely

two years old. The theatre is thousand, and, judging by some

23

Narrow plece. 24 Poet of old.

book.

Down

It may stump vou, na It is,

2 In it n vegetable or a fruit?

3 Acts in a queer way. 4 Bewitch.

62 is an appropriate chief in-

edient of this,

6 "Why Arn our bodies soft and wank and smooth, nn to toil and the world" ("TUR ine of the Shrow"). .

7 This is 7, although I have to tell

you wrongly.

9 High Jinks for tomboys.

14 Now in this one hea

knowledge.

definite

15 A simple lyric completely upsets

this chap.

10 A subordinato who takes his

place below the fiah.

18 Your fate, though it may be a

bit thick.

19 Fall back,

20 Make one for it.

21 Earache.

| 25- Melancholy music.

28 Blonde with a first-rate heart.

for 27 A fiddling little affair

beginner.

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of its more "modernist" manifes tations, is not yet perfect. From adorable la purely personal point of view, I 11 incredibly think there is room for films on or Scottish pleasing voice, plays young Crris Britain-English n film of outstanding entertain-sure Owen Nares was not in the

poign-country, British cities and scenes. ment, and in many respects the least bit happy with his part, and TNTO this house, which has atian Rodman. He makes

way used he plaintively walled his

puzzling air of gloom, material is extreme y well

inantly natural the bewilderment accents and characters and plots. Without any technical embellishthrough to an end of love and spite of its sunshine, comes Dr. of a boy being forced into an un-There is no note like the personal. His terror Once you get people saying, "Why, ments, Lionel and John Barrymore kissce. His performance did not Nicholas Faber-Paul Lukas. He welcome outdoor life. and Karen Morley provide a per-compare aut all favourably with is the third of the polished actors of horaca is misunderstood by Gail, that film was just like our street," formance which is both stimulat-that in Sunshine Susic.

who subilely develop the unusual, who contemptuously dubs the boy you are making progress. Eng- lish history teems with faspira- ators, adapted from the play by yellow, Philip Barry. Ruth Innocently is the child who brings tlon. There is a wonderful store- MERICAN laurel to the gar- welcomes the congenial com- Lukas back into the life of Ruth, house of drama in costume filma dener is a leathery-leaved panionship of this guest, who is It is the child's illness which com- with historical themes, which JUDGED on this Alm, I have not shrub, clustered with pink or white with them while giving a series of pela her to toll Lukas the truth could be made in any of the old slightest doubt as to flowers. But to Rulli Chatterton, eclures. Thele a of over the bed of her son, and his, castle towns of England. Why which of the two Barrymores is the in To-morrow and To-morrow it of his charming hostess is under-But the leaves of laurel are now should there not bo films on smug- greater actor. Whereas John is an exquisite symbol. "I saw stood by the physician, before the best to the winds of winter, and gling, pirney, or crime, set on the

in her in the quaint old village? An showed me something of art in hls Barrymore offers a neat and amus-bank of laurel in bloom," she says, man has realised their love. The it is the reality of three people's Devon coast, with the love interest man producer recently, and be not small studio. This man makes aand the whole air acemed filled laurel that Lukas arranges in his lives whith Ruth_holds ing study as the villain with

Viennege consulting room Goven hands. Whether Ruth Chatterton English film company does of feminine with the scent of romance."

be need to build castles or villages, alms for love, not money. Judged keen appreciation

by American standards he is a And through the whole of this years later, Is no fresher for him is right, in her solution must

failure. I saw amazing studies charm, a rendy wit and a crimin-

picture, al's sense of honour and decency, picture, which is now showing at than the bruth which blossomed judged by each woman for herself, they are already there.

King's, flowering laurel on his last evening with Ruth, and But all who Lionel makes rather more impres-the

F skill which ought to be made, after the cd their-shape as they moved, in alve his characterisation by the spreads its branches about her he goes back to America, for Ruth directed and acted with beauty,ILMS of the simple peonie of cubes and circles which chang- versatility be infusion into it of his remarkable life. The part of dissatisfied wife to hear him broadcast en emotion will appreciate the

But Ruthand flowers-and summon him makes only a celluloid tale become recent surfeit of so-called society Cubist formation, over the screen. personality. He his more demons-Jean be a trivial one.

The real life.

dramas. A simple tale, thid well, To display. his trative, and might even be accused Chatterton makes you see beyond to the erisia of their lives.

is twenty times as appealing and showed me a pictorial or scenic a the discontent to the spiritual un-problem that fares Ruth at this

all the elaborate representation of Shelley's "Ode The rhythmle' of a little "airiness," if auch

of Mrs. Gail Redman time, a problem which is cleverlyCARCELY a week passen with effective as word could be used, but It fits him happiness

out Rome prominent man spectacle of the latest American to a Skylark." so perfectly as to lead one to con- "I must have something to look developed, is one that all

study impressed mo considerably. clude that his in a reasonable and after," she cries. Iler husband, ran feel keenly, no matter how ntincking the cinema. Hardly awonder" film. The struggles and grace, the light and shade of his Karen Robert Ames, can look after him- they regard its morals. Those sermon is given without its evils" trials of a Welsh mining village At present he la using rhythmic

de-or Lancashire cotton town, ir natural interpretation.

being "templations"

sympathetically, would, pictures as backgrounds to film film as an art, and an original art Morley is extremely well cast as self. He protests against Ruth's oven years had given Ruth the and

and few intellectual treated

I was talk-stories. Whether one has "artist" at that.

(Continued on Page 4). the ex-convict used by the police rueful description of him as hav-child she wanted, and Gail a son.nounced.

themake "good cinema." "Horses, of whom he was overweeningly people can resist pointing to decoy Lupin, and who even-jink three grent leven:

But he dozes proud.

finger of scorn at the film. Oning about possible films to a Ger-leanings or not, he is treating thei tually genuinely falls in love with corn soup-and me."

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