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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. · TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1933.

CINEMA "SHOTS" AND “SEQUENCES"

"CELLULOID'S" SPECIAL REVIEW

OF "CAVALCADE"

WARNING! DON'T LOOK FOR A SAGA OF BRITISH HISTORY

CHARACTER STUDY

PICTURE

FILM OF GREAT

BEAUTY

THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

Have you ever been to sce a terrifically boosted 'picture and

come away able to say "That realis- ed all expectations?"

ahots of a single family looking down on the royal cortege from the balcony of their house.

VIVID TREATMENT.

Even more vivid is the treat- ment given that terrible period be-i tween 1914 and 1919. The pain and anguish and, the awful hope- lessness of those four years are battle-front suggested, not by scene, but by the succession of a xcrien of superimposed photo-

YOU CAN SEE THESE TO-DAY.

"Soldiers of the King" "King of the Jungle" "Dangerously Yours" "Friends and Lovers" "Whoopco" "Prosperity"

...King'u Queen's Majestic

TO-MORROW,

"Cavalcado"

.Central

.Oriental Star

.King's

"A Fool's Bridal Night" Oriental THURSDAY. "Hory of Temple Drake" Queen's "Monte Carlo Mndness" Central "Cavalcade"

King's "A Fool's Bridal Night" Oriental "Forbidden Adventure" Majestic

"KING OF THE JUNGLE" -- Frances Des and Buster Crábba. (The Lion Man) na they appear" together in the film by this fitla {at ibe Quera's Theatre, It has its concluding showings to-day and

to-morrow.

fresh

present

side into horrific dulness when farefeal Interest, but at the actors do not exert themselves, this just misses fre. Edward

Horton, and when the actora do put forth Everett

from herole efforts prove entertaluing, triumphs in Hollywood, provides but not commensurately a. If invaluable support for Miss Court- only the genius of English playersneldge in his inimitable way; and could be backed by solider, more Anthony Bushell, also frequently The real value of the work of closely-knit thematic material, visible until lately in American these players can only be property British films would reach brilliant films, makes an attractive juvenile appreciated by seeing the film. eights of artistry. Porhaps the lead. Soldiers of the King, re-

And to the producers one can present migration of American lessed by the Fox Film Corpora There is n intensity of only offer a big hand. To Frank actors and technical experts to tion, has its Bnal showings at the drama, poignancy and senti- Lloyd who directed the picture goes|London, counterbalancing King's Theatre to-day, ment about these scenes which the distinction of having turned migration of English actors to

graphs of marching troops, wir graves, a Cruelfix and extraordin- ary close-up shots of dying soldiers, The psychological effect of these sequences is remarkable.

Frantedinte surroundings

forces one to live Wednesday

This was my very pleasant| expérience at the King's Theatre last night, when Fox's Cavalcade had its first showing in Hongkong.

the

list one entirely out of one's out one of the best films in the Hollywood, will have an influence in Have you ever heard of Hon

and history of the chema. The same

would be ex- man, who has grown from child- events acknowledgment is due to the this direction. It

tremely pleasant to be able to re- hood amongst lions and tigers? technicians who played their part cord. the arrival from England of Kaspa in King of the Jungle, at In the production. Ernest Palmer with his camera gets. the utmost film equalling Lubitsch's memor- the Queen's Theatre, is a verita out of what, although converted to ale American production, "Trouble king of Hollywood's-tame llons, With a short, sharp bark he ordera the screen, still remains essentially ble in Faradise."

them about-twenty or thirty of stage play. When one realises

over again.

Allied with this tremendous appeal is the comparative nceurney in detail. True there is lip here and there; for instance the

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And I think all of you who have delayed seeing this film un-wireless nasts and aerial on the the limited scope afforded an ex-MEANWHILE, one can accept in them--and plays with them as or a cheerful spirit thin new dinary men play with doga. He is. til it starts its run to-morrow troopship 'carrying the soldiers to pressionistic camera by the reten-)

border on neck. Miss Courtnedge's caught with some of his lions and will enjoy the same experience. South Africa; the use of the partition on the screen of stage char-vehicle

cular type of ship shown in the film acteristics. one can more readily comic

has exhibited in an American circus. actress gifts. The

fire, and

NOTE I confess that it is a rather as troop carriers in 1900. But appreciate the skill of Palmer. spent some time on, the, variety of course, there is a rare occurrence. Most heavily against the general faithfulness of

stage. So much becomes at once Kaspa saves them. By that time publicised pictures "fall down" the film, there fade into insigni-

apparent when she begins to move he is civilised and plays the piano, because of the bad type of ad-france. Englishmen will appreci-|

en the screen. Her performance thanks to a schoolmistress, clar- vertising connected with them.ate the accuracy in the roprichte

Is one long romp, in which she mingly played by Frances Dee. and the The publicity sheets give wrong tion of seaside scenes

fools to her heart's content, and Finally, he buys back his lions and angles and false impressions by dresses of the early 20th century,

continually sacrifices development takes them back to freedom and trying to put something into and will revel in the happy co

of charneter to effects of bur- Kenya with the scoolmistress. It the picture which isn't there.

ment. Not even her most rabid have seen and has touches of hum- Buster Crabbe, a champion admirers would claim that she is our. beautiful, either in feature or in swimmer, is the Lion Man and he fort. It is her very, angularity really looks as if he might be. and her frank, genial homeliness one of the elreus dancers says, which cause patrons of theatres to "Gee! what a body love her. The more undignified

the last thirty three years,

CENTRE IDEA..

ordination of author, producer, director and architect in the domestic scenes which vividly and accurately portray the types of English home life.

THE PLAYERS.

When one approaches the 1k of analysing the performances of the players, it is with a feeling akla to that of profound admiration for their brilliant work. One

can

OF

THE SHOWS eaque obtainable moment by mo- is one of the best animal films 1

JUNGLE AGAIN SCREENED

SOME COMING ATTRACTIONS

As

she can make herself took the bet-THE Story of Temple Draki, ori- ter pleased she seems to be, and it is good policy; for some of her of grotesquerie are strokes

And before going on to offer any critique of Cavalcade I will warn my readers that there is an element with the Fox of this danger Masterpiece. So much emphasis has been placed on the title hnd the epic events of history around which Noel Coward has weaved his char-

ginally boasting the title of acters, that not a few people have gained preconceived idens that the

The Shame of Temple Drake, is a Hollywood murder thriller, with film is a saga of English history, state quite conscientiously that no E threat of the captain of and that it is Noel Coward's inten- superiors (at least on the screen) cruiser to the director of the calculated to make an audience the customary frills to provide thrills and meanderings to obtain tion to present, as vividly as could be found to this hand-picked Monte Carlo casino; "unless you laugh Rs head off.

mystery. The story is somewhat possible, the tremendous part Eng-east. Led by that beautiful and give me back my hundred thou

and has played in the history of accomplished actress, Diana, Wyn-sand francs by nine to-morrow MISS Courtneidge who in pri- the par excellence work of Miriam sordid, but there is no mistaking yard, who will probably nover play morning I will blow your casino ate life is Mrs. Jack Hulbert) Hopkins and Jack La Rue. The n finer part in her career, the to bits," seems to indicate the pre- was born in Sydney, her father, theme is the revelation of an supporting playorn offer studies of sence either of the most solemn Robert Court feidge, being then on hereditary joint in the Drake This is far from the case. The outstanding skill.

and heavy melodrama or the most

a tour of Australia, together with family and of how it finds expres- central purport of the film is to One and all reveal a deep divina-extravagant

light-hearted

his wife, in the Galety Company, sion in the various members of show the reactions of a number of tion of the important psycho- farce. Monte Carlo Madness, is She has already been seen on the this queer collection of people. I people to a series of national and logical studies to be found in described as a joyous musical gereen in The Ghost Train and am sure the film, if only for the world-shaking events such as the Coward's characters, and these are fantasy," but the truth is that it Jack's the Boy. In Soldiere of the acting alone, will find a responsive South African War, the death of given their utmost value. It is bei neither joyous nor musical nor King she represents a member of chord in the hearts of a large Queen Victoria, the sinking of the cause of this that one instinctively fantastic enough.

A large theatrical group, which number of cinenta goers when it Titanic, the Great War, and the murmurs, "I remember meeting her

gives high-class variety perform- starts its, showings at the Queen's aftermath of that holocaust. The type or "how much like so-and-so]

ances; calls itself a "family," and Theatre on Thursday. name of Erich Pommer is THE figures are typical and can be he

connected with it, and the is bound together by a most earn- taken as representative of a nation. To me these studies were pro-

It is well to bear this in mind. foundly moving. Diana Wynyard's opening sequence, which shows est corporate feeling. Rules of Don't approach Cavalcade expect only "wkward" scene is when she life on the one cruiser the State conduct have developed within ing to see the glorification of Eng-makes one outburst of natuml of Pontenero boasts, has that this little band, and, with the rules- land through the incidents cited in resentment in the possibility of ion-agreeable co-ordination between.

passage of years, these the previous paragraph.

ing her husband and a second son music and movement to be ex-founded

on the necessities of There are several marked feat-in the European War. There is pected from him, but as the, in theatrical cooperation-have hard-

und ures about Cavalcade, quite apart just a touch of melo-drama about progresses the Queen of ened into an implacable cođe, from the character studies-these this; it is just a trille inconsistent Pontenero falls in love with the Told more deftly and succinctly, must take first place which can-with the dignity which she other cruiser's captain the co-ordination the story of the Marvellos might not-fail to leave lasting Impres-wise invests in the study.

is broken and the music is as it have had a serious as well as n alon. They are jointly due to the

tle woven into the extravagant and Ingenuity of Noel Coward and the

antirle impulses of the story as it producers. One is the remarkable

But in proposing the final is in the normal musical comedy, power of suggestion invested iri

foast, Diana Wynyard accom- Nor, It must be admitted, is satire Home of the scenes, another the

plishes brilliant performance, always allowed its full swing, and faithfulness in detail, and a third

The task of proposing such there was one dreadful moment the sustained "English" atmos-

toast and making it real is not when it seemed that, after all, the phere.

ensy. Miss Wynyard surmounts threat to bombard the casino was the obstacles by converting it bound up with the captain's honour into something approaching and that the film might con- soliloquy.

ceivably end with a high dramatic Kesture.

Thus the drama of the Titanic is suggested by a single camera shot of a lifebuoy on which is Inscribed the name of the ship. The shot is taken as the honeymoon.couple, full

A SOLILOQUY.

Clive Brook, a little too restrain-

of plans for the future and ed in parts, plays consistently well y UCKILY nothing like that hap- supremely happy in their own com- and enhances his reputation.

pens, and for the fallure of the pany, move away from the ship's Exceptionally clever portraya side. The whole scone typifies the are given by Herbert Mundin, director to keep the music and the care-free spirit which pervaded the Ursula Jeans, Una O'Conner, Beryl story moving together there are atmosphere on board the vessel Mercer, Margaret Lindsay, Frank several compensations. The light which "couldn't sink" on that - Lawton and Irone Browne,

the entire populace from fated night in 1912,

Each and everyone is human, Monte Carlo as the ship's guns Then the horror and suchness of a alive, real. There is not a sugges-are brought inte postilon la con- nation at the death of its Queen is tion of "acting". Just normal zelved with an admirable mixture superbly suggested. not by lives being lived in a normal way as of high spirits and Imagination, photographs of hugo crowds and Coward meant to reveal in his and the solitary Englishman sit- demonstrations, but sustained original manuscript.

closing soone

ing on a camp-stool with feld- ginases and a tin helmet while the rowds surge by him strikes the precise note of ultimate absurdity,, MISS Suri Maritza pases prettily

Aus the reckless and romantie Queen, but she is not given any real chance to act. Hans Albers plays the captain with guato and Looks the kind of man who would indred spend the time wafting.out- alde an office by shooting at olec. tric lights with a revolver; knd It' would have been pleasant to have seon more of Mr. Thomas Wogue- In as the ship's chief. offcer. THE picture is the next change.

nt the Central Theatre.

IT is Cicely Courtnoldge's Per-

Bonality which carries Soldiers of the King to the moderate suc ean which it: nchloves. Again nd again, since the coming of Salkingme; the English studios

this charnator storias which

Jeen Harlow, who according to Router' report this morning,

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