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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1933.

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES" Whiteaways

MEDIOCRE OFFERINGS

DURING WEEK-END

RALPH LYNN SHINES IN ANOTHER ALDWYCH FARCE

"ZOO IN BUDAPEST'' BOASTS SOME SUPERB PHOTOGRAPHY

(BY “CELLULOID”)

phasising the dramatic and more poignant scenes. Lee Garmes, the cameraman has exceeded all pre- vious work in this picture, Gene Raymond fully justifles hile popularity as A acreca stor, although in this instance he has the satisfaction of accomplishing

⠀t on the merits of his neting and

not solely on sex appont. Loretta Young, Inclined to ovoract, is novertheless an interesting.atudy and that grent Australin actor, U. P. Heggie gives another powerful characterisation. For beauty in ita impllelty this is the peak of Fox achievement scen in Hong- kong to date.

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ALTHOUGH it was only three wocks ago Hongkong WES

Clever carricature of Buster Keaton and Jummy (Schnozde") Durante a they appear together in "What! No Door?" at the Queen's Theatre.

TONE of the cinemas have No one film in which the Aldwych flocking to the Central Theatre to NONE

offered anything very start- company appears differs much revel in the Anglo-German musical ling during the week-end. For from any other, and an experienced romance Tell Me Tonight, its 41 round quality Zoo in Buda audience does not expect them to return this week to the Majestic pest takes the honours and of mark any milestones in the develop Theatre has received a warm course the return of Tell Me to True screen humour depends more still Anding sufficient appeal in sit complacently through a flim ment of the art of screen comedy. welcome, and music lovers are Night is appreciated. But Jim- on the eye and a flexible use of the the rich tenor voice of Jan made in Mexico and Argentina, my Durante and Buster Keaton camera than on the ear, but the

do not reach their usual stand- Aldwych fartes are inrgely exer- Klopura to make their return while in most Latin American C.R.C. STILL

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modern in

cinomato-

The German craftsman T FROM

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WINNING

CLUB RECEIVE A THRASHING (Continued from Page 8.)

Kam-chuon, 6-3; beat Chlu Chun-chiu and Cheung Wing-kul, 6-2.

1. M. A. Razack and J. A. Cassumb-:

ard in What! No Beer? at the cisca in verbal dexterity, and It is Vivila to the Nathan Road picture republics, "talkies"

mada by Queen's, and although Ralph very rarely they attempt anything house. The critic, when faced Castilian actors are equally repul

There are more than 150,- Lynn strives hard and Winifred that could not be done on the stage. With an outstanding film of such sive, Shotter succeeds in being as Just My Luck, however, Is, in rich quality is liable to be lured 90,000 Spanish speaking people in spite of the absence of Tom Walls, into excessive use of superlatives. the world, and probably 30,000,000 charming as ever, Just My well up to the particular Aldwych I will content myself by describ- of them attend cinemas, but Luck, the Central Theatre at- standard, and it is pleasant to see ing Tell Me Tonight as the finest Talkies" in Spanish have not yet traction has almost 25

many Ralph Lynn in a part which gives film of its typo Hongkong heyet the Spanish speaking countries, been successfully produced. In weaknesses as laughs.

him a wider range than usual. For been given. And if you should there are only 3,000 cinemas with half the film he is a poor and down- want to know how it is that Fritz sound equipment-and 900 otak-lam, 6-0; beat Horace Lo and Ng trodden music-teacher, the kind of Wagner has earned for himself these are in Spain, THE last reel of What! No Beer person who always get his trousers the most expressionistic photo-

does something an film splashed by passing motor-cars, grapher comedy. It unloads a barrage of and for the other a prosperous and graphy, this picture will give you ROM the land of the midnight mistakable straight" propaganda self-confident man of the world, the clue. after a riot of nonsense such as we the revolution being brought about is at his best, and works together aettlement of Cape Prince of beat Lo and Ng, 6-1; tied with Chlu in the little Eskimo hoy (1.R.C.) beat Ng and Iu, 8-3; have learned to expect from it by a course of auto-suggestion re- with brilliant effect with Anatol Wales, a boy has gone to Holly- Kenton-Durante team. A very clear commended by Winifred Shotter. Litwak, the young director.

and Cheung, 6-0. and persuasive picture of industry Outwardly the two Mr. Lynns are

wood and "made good" in the films (1.R.C.) bent Ng and lu, 6-3; tied roviving in all directions after the as different as chalk from cheese,

at the age of 11 years. The lad with Lo and Ng, 6-0; lost to Chiu repeal of the 18th Amendment-busy but it is at once the limit and the HAVING for its theme the morni is itomeo Nunooruk, who, so they and Cheung. 4-6. farms, active docks, jonded goods strength of Ralph Lynn's art that problems which beset they in screen circles, is rising to trains, business offices at high pre he cannot escape from his own modern youth of both sexes in in production. Romeo was select- fame and fortune in a picture now

K.C.C. V. C.C.C. And the last character. Whether the angle of their most intimate relations, the ed for the picture because of his (K.C.C.) shot of Jimmy Durante, pooping the eye-glass is jaunty or depress RKO-Radio feature, The Age of good English, Intelligence and Hschiuma, 6-4; beat R. Choa and E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher a foaming tankard, saying ed, the same personality is behind Consent and its collegiate setting, fetching smile. Reared in a 'land Y. F. Tam, 7-5; beat G. Lia and Y. P. bent Leonard and Y. "It'll be your turn next, folks, tit, a kindly and genial personality, opens at the Queen's Theatre on where hard work is a virtue, he Tsui, 0-4. won't be long now-ha-cha-cha" is by no means without resource but Thursday. the final punch in a forceful argu unable to see beyond the length of affecting each person at some and picture acting in between, a (K.C.C.)

The delicate problem finds attendance at a studio school, A.

and W. Hydo E. P. Guest ment for "wotness."

its nose and gifted with a genius period in his or her life is care eashy job.

lost to Leonard and for making a foul of itself with fully delineated under the diree- which faseinate him. It is the 6-2; beat Lla and Taui. 6-4,

But it is not the films | Hachluma, 4-6; beat Chon and Tam, THE story turns on the misappre- out being avare e fim depends tion of Gregory La Cava, who has aeroplanes, the motor cars and

honsion of Jiminy, a barber, who the humour of the fim depends novertheless presented the social most of all, the circus. 1, like to Leonard and Hachiuma, 5-7; last C. I. Stapleton and F. Greae lost thinks that beer will be legal the upon such things as accidents to valung vividly and graphically. best of all the circus," he said. Tsol, 8-1..

Burc-is presented.

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CATANIA COMERANGAN

YOU CAN SEE THESE TO-DAY.

"Zoo in Budapest'..King's. "What! No Beer?"

Queen's. "Just My Luck". Central. "Tell Me To-Night"

Majestic.

"Passionate Plumber"

Oriental. "Skyscraper Souls' Star FERENCIÁLISANE

at the polls. In partnership with Iluster, a mild taxidermist who lives

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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

TRADE MARK CASE.

And the dialogue has moments of Dorothy Wilson, petite, pleasing up in the air and the elephants,

but it moves briskly alone wit the actors persuade ti genuine wit, although the lines and with great histrionic ability, they stand on their two legs." probably would not survive the cold light of print. Mr. Lynn's cbsequious greeting to Miss Shot- ter's formidable stepmother, "Good afternoon, madam, ́er

step- madam," does not sound particular- ly funny, but it convulses the audience. Not enough is seen of the inimitable Robertson Hure, and Davy Burnaby does not seen al- together at ease before the camera.

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The characters who appear__in_ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Skyscra Por Sottis, are a particularly ignoble and repulsive set of people. At times they seem to have no more orals than a colony of animals-

MID-WEEK PICTURES AT THE THEATRES.

To-morrow

"The Third String" King's. "Emma"

Orichtal.

Thursday "The Age of Consent"

Central. "Strictly Personal" Queen's

FRENCH HAIR LOTION FACSIMILATED

on

A. R. Minu and F. D. Pereirn

to Chon and Tam, 4-0; beat Lia and

S.C.A.A. "A" v. RECREIO.

T. C. Luke and W. T. Lea (South China) beat F. J. Remedios and H. A. Barros, 0-1: beat A. V. Remedios and L. A. Ribeiro, bent C. A. Barretto and G. A. Noronha, 0-0.

S. W. Wong and C. C. Luke (South China) lost to Remedios and Barros, 3-6; lost to Remedios and Ribeiro, 3-G; lost to Barretto and Noronha, 4-6.

W. Lee and W. H. Ho (South China) beat Remedios and Barros, 6-2; Barretto and Noronha, 6-4. beat Remedios and Ribeiro, 6-4; bent

S.C.A.A. "A" . UNIV.

A fine of $25 was imposed Leung Sun-kee, and $100 costs award ed Messrs. Loxley and Company, coni- plainants, in the case in which the Company took action against the defendnut for infringement of trade China) lost to Y. K. Ng and H. N. K. H. Chan and K.-C. Lak (South) marks used by lussrs. L. T. Piver Lee, 0.6; beat K. M. Lo and M. C. of Paris, for whom Loxley and Com-Hung, 7-5 drew with Mahan Singh pany are the agents,

and A. Salvoy, G-6.

Chan So and K. T. Chan (South The саво was heard by Mr China) lost to Ng and Lee, 2-0; beat

in a dream of making a million and even animals would not betray aČJE dollars with which to marry his no another in such a villainous way. dream-girl, Jimmy buys a browery. Were there any dramatic signi and Richard Cromwell, while in Schofield, at the Central Magistracy Lo and Hung, 6-2; beat Singh and There is some riotous sinpstick fool. ficance about all this, one might their support are the talented yesterday afternoon, having been Salvey, 7-5,

C. L. Tsang and Y. F. Chew (South

ing when they put in too much yeast not feel thoroughly nauseated by Arline Judge, John Halliday, adjourned from last Thursday. China) lost to Ng and Lee, 4-6; lost and got all froth and no boer, and it. In his play, Our Betters for Aileen Pringle, Erie Linden and when they are arrested for putting instance, Somerset Maugham Reginald Barlow,

ence.

of

the lives of two physically nor-

The complainants were represented to Lo and Hung, 4-6; lost to Singh by Mr. O. E. C. Marton, of Messrs. and Salvoy, 3-6. Deacons, while Mr. F. X. D'Almada

The defendant, said he had been

on

Thir lotion

STEWARDS' CUP.

for

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Probables Announced For Big Event.

PROMISING

up tickets announcing "real beer portrays grim, horrible characters- they are released because analysis with fascinating effect. But the proves there is no alcohol in their plot of Skyscraper Souls simply TE plot ramifications concern (Sar) appeared for the ima weird brow. To recover their lossen, Kocs meandering on and on. It mal college students who decide to Jimany sets about making real beer might end at almost any moment in finish their courses and then selling Piver's hair lotions

its career, and leave no feeling of marry-he renouncing her virtual veral years. which lus dumb partner thinks is still only the "neur variety, and regret behind. The story centres proffer of intimate relations be known the market by they got into the hands of gangsters. round a mythical skyscraper, which There is n wildly funny scene when, seems to have reached a higher al fore marriage, During a drinking name of "Poapela." It was not with the police after them again, titude even that the famous mession, he oversteps the bounds known as "Ponipein Sal Mul" or "Sai they got the whole town to drink pire State Building. The principal with a young waitress, whose Muf" mark. "Sal Mu" was Atkin- their stock and so destroy the evid- figure, represented by Warren Wil. father is of the stern "shotgun", son's brand. The Queen's perfumery liam, is an unscrupulous financler, marriage type, demanding the factory supplied him with the lotion.

LIST. whose life's dream the completion sanction of the law inasmuch as Their representative, Young Young- the skyscraper has realised. she was below the legal ngo. The po, called and saw him. At the time

London, July 21. Probable starters for the Stowards' WHEN it comes to a question of There is a great dest of hubbub philosophy of a forced marriage, e compared their trade mark with Cup, with the likely riders, were an

honours it is Durante all the about stocks and sharce, which will the patential happiness of thres Piver's mark, but the representative nounced to-day, as follows: way, with Buster also ran, which leave the averaga spectator com persons, the tragedy of an unre known as "Pompola" and their mark (Dick), Polar Bear (Carslako), Fonab Basured him that Piyer's mark was. Solenoid (Elliott), The Divot does not seem so strange when pletely mystified; and a whole series quited love and psychologien ne- as "Sal Mul." He also assured him you recolicet how rapidly Durante of detached and "quite meaningless pects of human relationships are that the "Pompeia" mark was not Largition (Perryman), Bannering (Gordon Richards), Unlikely (Ray), can talk. Personally I found it love affairs, generally with a hus- brought out graphically by the registered in Hongkong, while the (Joo Childs), Jim Thomas (Smirko). dull, with lots of old gags and band or wife lurking in the back victimized girl in an unexpected "Sa Mai" mark was registered in Crumpets (Benry), Spirituelle (Lane), slapstick which ar certainly round as a third party. The climax,

China.

Old Riley not worthy of the frozen-faced attitude of the financier's wife, who

(Herbert), Grindleton Continuing witrices said that The Pakcham), Zanoff (Stove Donoghue),

(Gethin or Weston), comedian, although they seem to quito cheerfully accepts her duty

Marymae mark. The jest of the picture was other women"in plainer words, of "lover of the silver screen." polico called on June 26, but he called Moon (Cliff Richards), The be just about his team partner's of "protecting her husband against DONALD Colman, the famous Queens Road, Content, and 15 Ton (Sam Wragg) La Becassine when the (Sirett), Pharnere (Fred Fox), Sickle when Durante, sooing a stuffed giving him a chance to philander anys that he may never appear in at Loxley and Company the following (Sharpo). kangaroo, and being informed that with these women free from the pictures again. He has reached day to tell them that the bottles of Golden Plum (Wrickaby),

Eagle Ray (Barber). it was a native of Australia, threw necessity of offering to marry them the time, he explains when he lotions were brought to him for sale (Smith). Balance (Fletcher), Dun- up his hands, eyes, and mouth in is not pretty one. The voices of piness in life is the most import as to whom he brought them from: Distance (Quick).

and to give them further particulars drave (Ryan), Shrowton (Lynch), horror and said that "to think his all the actors will grate on sensitive ant thing and in the future he lo said he would give this informa sister had married one of them." cars, 80 exaggerated and keen- will follow his

edged is their American Intonation. desires: In any

own personal tion only on condition they would. Bealdes Mr. William, the cast in that he has no intention of work- When customers came to his shops event, le enya withdraw the summons: against him AN amusing comedy iden has cludes Maurecon O'Sullivan, Anita ing any more with his present to buy hair lotions, they usually asked beon partially spoiled here Pege, Norman Foster, George Bar nasociates in America, but he may mark as being two distinctive brands. for "Pompein" mark and "Sat. Mul" through haphazard

bler, and Joan Hersholt. Skyscraper occasionally return to the stage of treatment. The idea was that two simple Soule is having a run at the Star cereen "for personal and artistic cross-examine the witness

Mr. Marton, sald: ha did not wish to clowns should start a browary in Theatre.

enjoyment." Ronald Colman has preparation for the moment when beer would be declared, legal in

been spending some time In Spain Mr. D'Almada submitted that his the United States, and that they FINAL showings of Zoo In touring the country and searching client had acted innocently, on-the Budapest are being given to- for a home on the Mediterranean, not registered in Hongkong. Ile knowledge that the Pompels mark should succoed through Innoconco; but the theme has been lonely day at the King's Theatre, but coast.

had also not placed the bottles, alde a fow observations on the film may thought out and, tho fim loosely

by side, in the thons to confuse, any put together, and both Buster not be out of place. Fox havo Gern

intending buyer.

ALFROM Kenton and Jimmy Duranto appear invested 'A

nowailly TALKIES" in Spanish are

not satisfactory-yot Tho Mr. Marton asked that the goods

Mar undecided in their approach. The this production--the quality of chief dimculty arises from the be confiscated, and also for costeet cloah of frozen, immobility and harmonious construction and difference in the langungo Mr. D'Almadanes take your Worship franzlod exuberance,. however, effect, Characters, story, incidents spoken by the Latin American that the costs be taxed as is done in docs produce some broad comedy, and the animals all it in together. Republics and the Cachilida anaham, England and there fajone hilarious perfectly naturally. Photography by Spaniards A Madrillah, proud Mr. Bohoteld remarked that that

takes its right place mason fof his Castilariaceant will not waninink

THE CALL-OVER.

The call-over prices were announced

follows: 19/2 Zanol (o.) 10/1 (t.) 10/1 Divot (t. and o.) 100/7 Largition (t. and o.), 100/7 Old Riley (t. and o.) 100/7 Grindlaton (o.) 15/1 (Ł) 100/0 Marymac (t, and 6.) 18/1 Polar Bear (t. and 0.) 18/1 Sickle Moon (0.) 20/1 (t.). 13/1 Solenoid (t. and o!) ;

120/1- Red.QBoon (0), 20/1 Crumpets"(5.) · 22/1 Illon (trando.)

22/1 Fonn (0) 1 22/1 Spirituelle (0.).

25/1 Mannering (t. and g.) 25/1 Pharacro (0) 26/1 Jim Thomas (D.)

Leopardo, 29/1 Eagle Ray (0)

*a 12 év 28/1 Unlikely (0,): 88/11 (1)

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