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COURT DRAMA

THE HONGKONG-TEL GRAPH FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1933.

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"

JOAN BENNETT

IN KING'S FILM

you want to see how the United States deals with a scnentional case in its equivalent of the Old Bailey you may do so when The Trial of Vivienno Ware comes into the King's pro- gramme on Saturday.

You have a rien giri necused of murder, detectivas intimidating overyone

pressions of the moment.

I suppose, so far as the rules and custom are concerned, it is all more or less authentic.

BRITISH FILMS MAKE PROGRESS

·BIG IMPROVEMENT 'IN PRODUCTIONS DURING LAST YEAR

GOOD WORK BY AMERICAN STUDIOS IN ENGLAND

"CELLULOID" REVIEWS YEAR'S PICTURES

THE

and The

concerned, bullying end of a year is generally regards time, as distribution hore harristers, working themselves in-

seized upon as the oppor- has not yet reached the expedition to a white heat of frenzy, and tune moment for a review of

of Hollywood, And although radio reporters telling the world activities and writers the world overal films were shown hero and about it with a total disregard of over have probably covered at London simultaneously, many anything but their own Im-everything from ships to scal- oven 1930 in some

others were made in 1981 ing wax.

Casco. Various summaries arst 1932 production to come was have appeared in Hongkong but Sunshine Susio, which arrived just as yet, not a word on cinemas, at the time I was thinking British and mention of the Hollywood films would never progress from prompts me to add my quota of the production and he left his un- accommotion picture awards last week the photographed-stage-play class, Victor Saville was responsible for retrospection.

A thousand and one films to ahire drama Hindle Wakes, which mistakeable mark on the York- to contemplate, and that is one standing Britleh production of the Bift is an undertaking "terrifying Impressed me the most out- of the reasons why this

The radio roporter modated in an ante-room where, apparently, he looks through a class partition so that he may acquaint stoners with

any

changes in the judicial picture at the moment they occur,

Ho tolls the story with tremen- dous gasto, giving full roin to his imagination in the description of the prisoner and the withcases, even speculating on the question whether they are telling the truth or not, and decorating his tale with all the vivid along at his disposal.

JOE E. Brown--and his mouth--

provide the comedy for "Fire- man. Save my Child," the Sunday

attraction at the Queon's

By his side is a ratio "sob sister," who talks over the micro- phone at intervals to intorm

review

pre-

RUELLING craas examination of Lillian Bond by attorney Alan Dinehart, One of the many court scones foxturing “The Trial

of Vivianne Wars" at the King's to morrow,

BROAD SATIRE

Make

Jokes at Reno Divorce

will be confined to British produc-producer tar tot het British Wheeler and Woolsey ions. American filma casily out-synchronised music which marked number the English output and the more recent films, Lord Bobs to exploit the use of should probably be given ference, but in the belief that the and Love on the Spot, and his next progress of the Empire product

production will be interesting. appeals more to the Hongkong elnema goer, while at the same time offering a wider scope of comment, I feel convinced that the procedence will be pardoned.

to

U.S. STUDIOS IN ENGLAND.

F all the broad targets for satire in the world to-day none could be broader or more

feature of British film production in Reno and Peach o Reno, due to Probably the most interesting inviting than divorce proceedings for the year was the establishment

norrow at the Central, explaita tne.

|MAD JOE BROWN

COMEDY FILM

עמם ןת

AT QUEEN'S INTRODUCING

old friends, jokes, and characters, the nacens on Sunday. Also an ireman, Save My Child comes to

nothing of the mainspring of the occasional

situation. To Bay

And if we meet the heroine gain in a similar frame of mind 'n ten years' time, it will still be Either she has a friend in the

eep Joe out of temptation. business, or Mrs. Joe Brown is aking a hand in the casting to

story.

In England of American studios, intire to its ull. The trouble is employing English artistes with English plays, but with American that it is too broad-It is not so techniciana. The first was Re-much shooting at a sitting paca-oo soon. She is plain dumb.

ant ns a sitting haystack.

For arrivals at Rono station to he claims of various divorce firms, e met by uniformed boys shouting or what are law offices by day be turned by ingenious

NO BRITISH AWARDS. The Hollywood awards Fredric March and Helen Hayes served for Ladies, produced by apparently did not apply to Bri- Paramount and was followed by tish filma, nor even those produced Aren't we All. The Outsider and in Britain by American companies. The Culandar. Cynics may say that and so far no word has been re- when Britain produces a good film ceived of a similar prize in Bri-Americans will make it, but Sun-machinery into gambling clubs at tain. It will be regrettable if sline Susie and more recently. 4ght, for a speech to the jury to nothing is done, and an avenue of Night Like This, set as valuable propaganda overlooked.claimer.

It will be argued that the system

is entirely valueless, the awarde trumpery and depending too much on personal taste, and tending to debase cinema art. Some of the points must be admitted, but even hofore the war America realised the value of the star as RA ad- vertisement and exploited ita matinee idols and vamps to the full, and if Britain desire to offer serious opposition to Hollywood as a maker of lucrative films rather than artistic productions "nly, she cannot afford to over- look this means of ballyhoo.

But Indications are that Britain 's not missing many opportunities. And even if she is only emulating Hollywood in the number of film magazines appearing and In other forms of advertisement. it is a point for commendation."

TREMENDOUS STRIDES.

A

dis-

TO-DAY'S SHOWS Queen's: "Bought." Central: "Love Contract." King's: Madam Racketeer," Star: "Bachelor Apartment." Oriental: "Palmy Days." Majestle: "The Doomed Battat. on."

TO MORROW. Central: "Peach of Reno." Majestle: "A Night Like This"

SUNDAY.

Ware."

King's: "Trial of Vivienne

Child."

Queen's: "Fireman, save

my

Arrest."

Star: The Man they Couldn't

A constant controversy is being British filma during 1932 mad-British films should set Hollywood waged in England as to whether remendous strides: none will as the pattern, and follow blindly deny that. Even on the limited in its footsteps. Whatever the

that were

number that was screened here arguments, the British films of Inte the films we saw during the year have been approaching the Ameri were vastly different to the poor-can in every respect, and there American home circles how they photographed dragging produc-seem to be fow complaints. Cer- prisoner and Important witnesses fona are dressed and to deal with other brought on for two day runs in wood slickness being developed nt ocensionally tainly none will cavil at the Holly- details from the feminine angle.

1931. It was a natural evolu-Elstree, Twickenham and else As Zaau Pitis subdues her lon: Alm makers realised they where: those dragging halts inimitable mournfulness in this could not vo en indefinitely pro-action while the obvious or super- character and as Skeets Gallagher duc'ng, the

m-work Londay fluous happened were among the

in

And films back, and the camera tricks

to

al and time-saving super-impositions their that marked Life Goes On

lindic Wakes were pleasing signs. Britain is gradually constructing

and

is the male reporter, you may tree nays with thele stage casts, things that set the early British gother how argusing and zoetful even though the artistes these ghoullah perations become.htons would moneal

The heroine is played by Jan English colonies, and in Bennett, who in quite a prettyrch for material, enlisted the and, I think, a litle more humand of England's most prominent than the celebrated Constance, writers to prepare stories atraicha flm world of its own with an Lilian Bond is a cabaret girl in for the screen. The technical aid exclusive band of artistes, pro- volved in the plot.

kept pare with the advances. nna duccra, technicians and writers, Jameson Thomas makes only a

emplating Hollywood her and the outlook for 1933 1s passing appearance as the phi

Been there, and finomany incidedly promising. With producers landlorer whose place in the story photography, has captured the like Jack Ravmond, Victor Savile Is to be murdered. whilst the ickness that gooms Insonorable and Leslie Hiscott, and artistes like English comedian. Herbert Man- from the really successful film. Gordon Harker, Jack Buchanan. din, who admits his master wen

Any view of British fim Belle Chrystal, Winifred Shotter "boudoir conscious," has a lightly screened in Hanetone must of and the Aldwych cast, brighter and better chanco na his butler.

neecualty be a trifle inaccurate as better films should come.

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'espite her slightly crossed eye, The other girl, Lilian Bond, ooks as though she could do omething with some material. he has quite a presence.

Poor old Joe has only this girl, his mouth, and

fire-bomb to support

all the old acquaintances of the ›icture.

be accompanied by soft music on 1 violin-all these things are meant as satire, but they are, an English audience feels, so close So reality that it needs

ositive clowning on the part of 'Wheeler and Woolsey, partnera in the famous divorce firm of Wattices would count for a good deal on and Swift, to remind it that it is arce and not solemn, sentimental lomestle drama it is watchine.

Doubtless, the baseball sequon-

he other side, but not here. Joo ets a few laughs. He works his ocal nem to death. Finishes on Wheeler is an admirable female

n intimate touch that appeals, mpersonator, and he would be a making a crack at the expense of success on the boards of a music-, his dividend-paying mouth,

all in any country, but the humour of Woolsey, with his big its virtue evaporate in the voyage horn-rimmed spectacles, his cigar, cross the Atlantic. and his loud cheek sulta, is 30 The flim moves, at an efficient,

szentially American that much of business-like pace.

PAT

ATHER and daughter, Richard' and Constance Hannalt take Em- portant parts in the Queen's Glm "Bought.” now being screaxed.

Ben Lyon in the young hero, of the story.

DOG TRAVELS 1000 MILES BACK TO LOCAL BOY

Limping and exhausted, after a thousand miles of travel, Poodle, a pet dog belonging to Freckles McGoosey, returned home last night. The dog's feet were worn sore by the journey and she barely reached her destination.

GRE! CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT!! SWONDER FRECKLES WOULDN'T CALL ME UP 'AN' TELL ME ABOUT

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