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On 4th DECEMBER, 1932.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932.
CINEMA SCREENINGS. blography in "What Prica Holly-
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
wood," which brings the smart vivacity of the glamorous Con- stance Bennett in her latest RKO Patko starring production, which
at the Central open
Theatre to-day. Miss Bennett is purported to Aurmount the charm and elegance sho A pleture in which Ramon Novarro displayed in her previous film success, appears would not be complete with-1"Lady With A Past," which won out a song. For his new starring a host of now fans for the screen star, fenture, "Huddle" which will be shown, With a galaxy of celebrities in sup- at the Queen's Theatre on Sunday he part, Minu Bennett unfolds the intrica eles and intimacies of the inner_and sings a ballad titled "A Vue Chella,"more notable circles of the Film an Italian composition by Tosti. The Capitol, Lowell Sherman, Neil Ham:I- melody was chosen as one of the most ton, Geogary Ratoff, Louis Beavers tuneful of love songs for romantic and others ald the star to present en
The life.
traverses nction
the scenes between the Latin star and authentic scrutinisation of Hollywood Madge Evans, leading lady in the pro- thoroughfare of social life coupled duction, The words are quite in-with a delightful tale. Malibu Beach, timate and when translated as part the Brown Derby Restaurant, glitter Hollywood Roulevard, Agua of the scene were discovered to be ing
Callente, a Chinese Theatre premiere better than any dialogue that could the princely entates of Beverly be written into the script. Novarro Hills partake of the film footage to accompanies himself on the guitar dur-planee the story. Moreover, every Ing the song. "Huddle" is a story phase of talking picture making is revented. The story of
of modern university life in one of theekly
aWhat Price Hollywood" WON
савс includes
educational leading
centren of authored by Adela Rogers Hyland, one America, and contains many scents of of the rity's own residents who con- student life reminiscent of Novarro's sequently is enabled to cull the most The familiar angles of lollywood. Con- famous "The Student Prince."
cerning Half with en ambition girl Madge supporting Evans, Ung Merkel, Ralph Graves, who crashes the studio gates, the plot John Arledge and Frank Albertson, deniets the spectacular rise of a Sam Wood applied his experience with wrtress who enchants famed direc Auch college pletures as "One Minute tor end producer to gain ace raking Interwoven, is an to Play" and "So Thir in College" to on the screen.
ultra-modern note of romance and directing the production.
whim leal comedy which will charm Pernett fana and anare an additional "What Prica let of followers.
by George Hoolywood," directed Cukor, is n David O. Selznick pro- duction.
**Transgression."
In
No picture of recant months has evoked more spontaneous praise from critica than has "Transgression," atic ring drama which Herbert Brenon
"The Vanishing Frontier" directed for Radio Pleturen and which comes to the Queen's Theatre on Fri-
They're enemies on the screen, but day featuring Kay Francis, Ricardo
and Cortez, Paul Cavanagh and Nance in real life Raymond Hatton O'Neill. The production is said to be Wallace MacDonald are the best of for advanced in the reaims of sherr friends. The two players, cast with Jahn Mack Brown, J. Farrell Mac-
relation and beauty and dramatic strength.
Evalyn this new film Herbert Brenon has uc Donald-no hieved what he considers the ultimate Knapp in "Vanishing Frontier", a It seldom story of the Old West, now showing at in screen perfection. that Brenon grows enthused over his the King's Theatre, fight each other own work. Elven years of cinematle through the picture until Halton is effort in helping bring an infant in killed. But their real-life friendship Είνα dustry to the plane of an art-more extends over a period of some
to the time when Hat- decades-back the renching and universal than graphic arts-has tempered whatever ton was a featured player in a stock managed by Mac Donnid. of self-plaudition still left him. How company
"Vanishing Frontier Mac- when this screen creator of In "Beau Geste," and scores of equally Donald is en as a cavalry officer the famous pictures, thinks he has achieve enfurcing brutal martial law in ed something out of the ordinary mediately after its ceding to the State of California during the period Transgression." the opinion must be riven considerable weight. Pronan United States by Mexico, before civil Hatton the most definitely assertive individual government had been set up.
ever,
in motion pictures. He is his severest has the rule of a member of a sort critic. He doesn't pander.to ego and of Robin Hood gang commanded by vanity. A picture is either good or Johnny Mack Brown, which helps bad-is own included. Many who the oppressed at the expanse of the have seen "Transgression" have been authorities, as a protest against the unable to express its great dramatic way things are run. power and vivid treatment in terms of mere words. For the frat tinie la many years, real life in portrayed on the screen in'all in its ramiftentions.
"Viennese Night"
"Movie Crazy"
pre-
five avers,
in'
of Fifty per cent, of the value previews would be lost to Harold Lloyd If it were to be disclosed in advance that it was his picture being "Viennese Nights" now showing at tried out, as is now being done by the Queen's Theatre, in the creation several of the larger companies. It of Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hr -
WUB asserted recently by the ho merstein II, the two who have created
Lloyd more glamorous and melodious enter specineled comedian.
four views Bomething
or tainment than any living collahorn.
It is surprising, he Lines. tors. The story is one of exquisite how audiences vary in their reac- tenderness, the theme being tue
according to Bections deathlessness of beinuty. The settings tions,
which you show. Even with the out- are gorgeous being all in natural put of novels, short atories and plays colours, The gumour of old Vienna arger now than ever before in the caught with stirring vitality. Murch ground for producers in search of toll so often, in story and history of literature, making hunting ing troups, kay ladies, street gamis picture material, it is all valueless n stout burghers, ample fraus, 1 seen in the flickering gulden 1 ght or leaves far as Harold Lloyd is concerned. He blowing, horses bearing
ansient can use nothing but original stories vehicles, crowded with gay roysterers, written especially for him. Most of All are there, But this is but the his stories are built around an idea de- beginning of the haunting story of or hunch that he has which is
.. love and renunciation."
The action veloped into a full length picture; eovers a period of fifty years and An example of this is
in was some of the scenes are in New York, with Constance Cummin shifting back to Vienna for the thril. the fampus comedian will celebrat
two ling and unexpected climax. The his first screen appearance in story is built about the Inte of a girl years. It struck him that the story who falls in love with a poor musician of a hapless young man entangled in but is forced to marry a rich officer, the maze of a medern pleture studio by her ambitioun father. Through would make an ideal vehicle for his poverty and exile the poor man works desperately-trying Anish the nym phony which is to be dedicated to her and it is the grandchildren of the two who find the realization of the best dream. Those who know Rombery and Haminerstein, and who does not, will be able to faintly visualize this last and greatest work of their united genius,
"What Price Hollywood,"
particular style of comedy. Ac- cordingly the story has developed around that idea, gags and funny the situations. The film comes to King's Theatre on Saturday.
Shanghai Nov, 30. The Chinese Boy Scouts AB- anclation is conducting a campaign for funda to purchase aeroplanes
Of its people and made by its for the use of Chinese volunteers
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