THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1933.
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'SHOTS' AND "SEQUENCES'
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Hail Disney!
Peer of Screen Cartoonists
Fred Groves, Isla Bevan & Russell Thorndike in "PUPPETS OF FATE. WELVE months ago, Overseas mass of crude, and often times, erities were singing the praises vulgar oddities that have maa- of Walter Disney's new edition of queraded na sound cartoons lately. synchronised cartoons with the But Disney is the peer of the car fortissimo pedal hard down, buttoonists and Into his latent work, during those months, we in Hong-he has infused a quality so far kong have been ignorant of the junknown in this branch of cinema quality alleged to make these "Silly jentertainment. He has done Symphonies" different from themoatly by his gentle treatment of usual mass of stilted absurdities fantastle ideas, an ingenious use of flashed on the screen as a support-symbols, and delicate handling of ing feature. But, belated as it is, his material, for the most part the opportunity has come, and the contined to actually inanimate ob- King's to-day will screen the first jects. In one of his coming shorts, of thin new coloured issue.
he expresses daybreak in very much the same manner as Mamouling did
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A preview of a few during the in Love me Tonight, only his een- week revealed to me that the teal figures are trees, shrubs, and addition of colour is but one minor flowers. His music is simple and factor in the added appeal of the melodious, appropriate to is new issue. Mention of the word theme, and a clever use of satire "Colour" will probably terrify the in his expression manifests itself film goer with visions of blurred throughout. To a screen bereft of and unnatural hazes that lave poniething new, Disney's Intest ed before their eyes in the past, works come as a refreshing breath. jabelled "Technicolour," but
the
fear is entirely misplaced, for there
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is not that indefinite mist obscur. DOUGLAS Fairbanks always was ing these latest "Silly Symphonies." always he will remain one, as his a small boys' favourite, and The colour tones are a pastel Intest opus, Mr. Robinson Crusoe, shades, quiet to the eye like a well starting excented water-colour, with
King's to-day, clearly defined.
each testifies more than any of his car
Her fins. In the all silent days when he was busy turning
at the
out
BUT even without their colour, trifles like Headin' South and Mr.
BY "CELLULOID”.
yells to himself, to his goat, to la dog, to man Friday, to everyone, and keep on yolling till he to back In New York in the soup and flah. He bounds up tress, down valloys, across rivera, nwings from branch to branch like a Tarzan, strluca here, jumps there, always on the move. Ilis bounding, yelling, jumping, striding and swinging never atops: that is probably why he is a small boys' favourite.
| PART from Fairbanks himself, the film as entertainment, has value. The plot has several new twists, and although the supreme who fashions machines, with ingenuity of n New York clubman his bare hands on a barren faland with Heath-Robinson dexterity is hard to swallow, there is always a laugh around the corner, even to the final fade out when he finds the unwant- ed tropic beauty on his hands.
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THE writers of Mr. Robinson
com-
Herbert Marshall and Sari Maritza, as they appear together in
"Evenings for Sala", at the Queen's on Sunday.
Crusne obviously had their tongues in their cheeks when they penned their fantastic story, but it in enjoyable, expertly produced and photographed, and considering that ican republica. In due course, quick cross-cutting in the train world tired of mystic South Amer-bimost with poor material. Is most of the talking is monologue. Hollywood produced it with Norma wreck scenes is a distinctly modern in Doug's strident tones, malatains Talmadge, but even that interest. That the running
hasn't effort, but he is less at home when without saying. The girl in thing public. In the new dress of a poor imitation of mentary is bright and breezy gong
stopped the film makers from foist-jattempting angles with his interior ing it once more on the unsuspect-shots, and his lighting effects are Hollywood's tropic sirens, is a stranger, Maria Girl of the Rin, it is due at the lanperb artistry in this phase of Alba, and
apart from William Central over the week-end, when it cinematography.
will be interesting to see the effects Farnum, who comes in as the other
of a decade-old melodrama on party to the bet, there is no other
modern film audience. cast, except of course, the "hor of tamed and untame savages" mentioned in the trailer.
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Application has been made to the Directors of this company to issue to CHAU YUE TENG, duplicate certificates for 1,200 shares in the Company, or other certicate or certificates in lieu thereof, upon tha statement that the original certificates numbered as under have E players do their utmost to been lost or destroyed; and notice is hereby given that if within 30 brighten up the picture, Al- THE last act of Beinsen's stage Trey Tearle are guilty of "stagi proceed to deal with such application for a duplicats or other now though both Isla Bevan and God-days from the date hereof no claim or representation in respect of such original certificates ja made to the Directors they will then show brought the house down ness", and when the "heat dam caballero in sympathy with their
not always in the world" allowed his
characters. certificate or certiflentes. rival to fired Groves puts in some good escape with the girl, for no other work and Russell Thorndyke is reason than that he was the "best picasing. The minor parts are dam' caballero." It was a great well filled, although two have been running had not the line, in those days, and Leo Car-players are guilty of over-acting unamed rillo, playing the role in the Cen-when attempting some West cons- tral film, should make the most of it, for he has done it countless times on the stage. In the silent
TEN years ago the great David Belasco produced an Broadway a three-act melo-drama under the name of The Dove. It might still
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the new series stands out in Firit, he always had bad men with as many respects as does the 1920 him, but they were good bad men, silent feature film from the latest and there was never anything to Lubitach gem. In subject matter, blush the check in a Fairbanks YOU CAN SEE THESE penmanship, execution musical film. And so he has bounded his synchronisation, they hear the way through a procession of liter- finished stamp that comes after longary classics adapted for the screen experimenting with a new material. in romantic roles
"Mr. Robinson Crusoe" The appent is mainly in the simp-youthful heart, always the same, to thrill the
King's licity, but beneath the ingenue ap-no matter whether Robin
"Puppets of Fate" Queen's. pearance, there is touch
"Rockabye" of d'Artagnan, Don Q or the Thief
.Central. sophistication and art.
"Girl Crazy" . Majestic. "The Love Race"....Star. "Not Exactly Gentleman".
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version, the role was taken by Neuh AND THESE ON SUNDAY Beery, now seldom seen, with Gil- "Mr. Robinson Crusoe" bert Roland as the gambler, and
King's. Harry Myers. Dolores del Rio is "Evenings for Sale". the first in the 'talking film, with
Queen's. Norman Foster playing Roland's part. Leo Carrillo is seldom seen
"Girl of the Rio"...Central. in films, most of his time being
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try dialect. Beenuse the film is
was Paul Rutha who wrote auch wholly British, it will certainly ap- a scathing condemnation of ofpeal to many in Hongkong, but misuse of dialogue on the screen judged from the cinematic view and the insiduous influence
point, one cannot truthfully say it
the
talking voice has towards the des-is a credit to the home industry. truction of an art, and his meaning ever, is excellent.
The supporting programme, how-
is made clearer after one has seen Puppets of Fair, the British film now showing at the Queen's Thea- tre. Never have I seen and heard ja picture boasting of such Inborious and superfluous dialogue us this, Hundreds of lines as well as the
Charming study of Marlon Nixon, who stars with Spencer Tracy and Stuart Erwin in "Faen in the Sky" due ahority at the King's
think you will enjoy Evenings for Sale, which opens a run at the Queen's on Sunday, for the cast boasts the charming Herbert Mar- shall and the irrepressible Charles Ruggles. Marshal is undoubtedly one of the most polished sercen players of the day, and his classic work in Trouble in Paradise is still fresh in our minds. It is the type of film which depends on its acting and music, for the atory has, little in the way of drammatic appeal therefore offering but small acope to advanced technique either in photography or direction. But the cast, sces that the utmost is made of the situations and the Amart dialogue, and one need have no fear of not being entertained. By the way don't be surprised if you find Mary Boland steals the honours. She does sene splendid work.
UNMUZZLED DOG ALLOWED TO LEAVE COLONY
"It is became people like you carry dogs about that we get the muzzling order for all the unter- tunate dogs in the Colony" said Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning when ho cautioned & Chinese traveller who admitted taking a dog from Yau- matl to Ilongkong without a permit from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,
whole nequence of shots Illustrating a train wreck could have been aut
Inspector Brennan said the dog out and the film would have gained, was brought over on the Yaumati rather than lost, anything. Every Ferry. It was leashed, thing in heavy, heavy as lead. Defendant stated he was taking Codfrey Tearle as the Barrister the animal to the country, and was Detectiva takes up yards of valu-ignorant of local regulations, able celluloid partially reconstruct- Jis Worship pointed out that the ing a crime about which the audi-regulation was very important and enco already knows everything and served the special purpose of can even go beyond the detective's localising, as far as they could, the divinations. The audienco has to dunger of rabies. He suggested patiently sit through long scones the defendant should surrender the whilst altuntions and occurrences dog to be destroyed. about which they are fully aquaint- Inspector Brennan-It is quite a ed are painfully explained. Alto- nice little dog. It is a poodle and gather a flim, boasting of fairly is well looked after.
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