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AT THE FILMS with P. L Mannock
TEN DAYS a
LONDON, MAY 15.
RITISH film studios are at last realising their opportunities,
no
less
than their responsibill- ties, na historians of our (more or less) glorious past.
I hasten to congratulate able Gaumont-British, their director Robert Stevenson, and all those who had anything to do with the making of "Tudor Rase," an extremely nne plc- ture which had a gala opening at the New Gallery
This dramatic optical poem of the tragedy of Lady Jane Grey, for ten days Queen of this our renim in the year 1654, is a plece of flim artistry which is even more im- portant for what it portends than for what it is.
History Must Amuse
THE re-enactment of pages of our
history through the screen must. necessarily be one of the missions af our aludio. Our zerechs can do for more to bring our national chronicle before the minds of the people than Hallem or John Richard Ureen could ever hope to do. So long as it in remembered that fact must be repre sented in terms of entertainment, history will always be acceptable to cinema addicin,
As one of the minority of critics who did not specifiendly hali"The Private Life of Henry VIII." sublime fun as it was, on the greatest Brush film ever made, I rejolée la realise that Engih history need not be necessarily con- ceived in terms of Charles Laughton,
Gangster Government
For that reason, I do not carp at
"Tador Rose. It is historically accurate in spirit. The genlic romance of the hapless young girl for her womitated husband la gratuitous which means that I am thankful for it.
Way the scheming Warwick is not enlled the Duke of Northumberland, or why the execution follows so swiftly
THIS WEEK-END PICTURES
What's Showing At Local Cinema's
The following films will be shown at local cinemas this week-end:
SATURDAY Alhambra: "Another Face." King's: "Petticoat Fever." Queen's: "Anything Goes." Oriental: "Girl from Tenth
Avenue.".
Star: "Broadway Hostess." Majestic: "Lost Jungle." Central: "Annapolis
well,"
SUNDAY
Fare.
Oriental: "Strike Me Pink." King's and Alhambra: "Robin
Hood of El Dorado." Star: "Naughty Marietta."
Queen
on the sanguinary Mary's accession. I refuse to bother about.
The main thing is that here is a pfc lure of Tudor days which picturesquely but bluntly records the monstrous, eruel iniquity of the political schemers who use the throne us their instra- mc
The normal picturegoer may regard it as another demonstration of mati's Inhumanity, or, simpler still, as yet an other waning to young girls up from the country,
A Forerunner?
E intriguing Somersets are as real
a Chilesgu gangsters. In particular... Warwick, portrayed with sister force by Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Indicates how dimcult is the lot of the juvenils monarch through the ages.
A Protector who is really an aggres- sor is a good villainous figure in any medium.
As the boy King Edward VI. who perished at 16, Desmond Tester does excellently, and Nora Pilbeam infuses the tille-role with a wistful, bewildered pathos,
John Mills, Feliz Aylmer, Owen Ffrangcon-Davies (na Mary) and Dame Sybil Thorndike lend much dignity to the atory, and the supporting cast ap- pears in constat of Who's Who in the Theatre.
This for Aim should be seen by everybody. It should Inaugurate a vogue for our history, dramatically pre sented with judicious compromiso, as no other picture has yet done.
Gentle Snobbery
JUST the right amount of artif
clality is infused into "Little
Londo Lord Fauntleroy," at the
Pavilion, which I have already briefly noticed. It I drenched with
the benused snobbery of Victorianism - "If Ingers curtseying and Lille-worship infecting Americans which the average audience stili dearly loves in associa tion with the milk of human kindness. The 'cello accompaniment duly. appears at the emotional crises, and the picturesque mount. ing helps enormously,
With all respect to Uao excellent work of Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello Barry- more, Guy Kibber, and the strong cast. it is Aubrey Smith, with his
THE HONGKONG TELEGHA PIL, SATURDAY, JUNE ́5, 1990.
"Nova Plibcam infuses the part of Lady Jane Grey with a wistful, bewildered pathos."
Brian Aherne and Edmund wenn, is frittered away on Irritating blither.
Directors Break Loose
TWO of Gaumont's ablest directors.
Walter Forde and Victor Bavilic, have now broken away at the expiry of their contre.cts.
Forde has been algned at the biggest single-picture fea yet known in ' country, to make a aubject for Max Belach, of Capitol Flims; and I hope the ex-comedian director of "Rome Express nus a good one.
Baville has started a Denham unit. and the first of his three pictures will
MONA GOYA
aly, rusty humour, whom we watch, lending reality to the molassine sin cerity of the romance.
Where is Sylvia?
Now that a third of the year is behind us. I an idly wondering what will ultimately be the worst pic Lure of 1936.
Pending the exhibition of competi tors. I provisionally nominate "Bylvia Scarlett," due to-day at the Regal. Katharine Hepburn's loyal adherents "will" no doubt rejoice to see bey, evon
in boy's clothes.
But the Compton Mackenzie novel has been presented as an unbelievably Inconsequent sordid story, in which the stars' work, and that of Cary Grant,
be James Bridle's bril Hant Haymarket comedy. "Storm In a Teacup."
Slave Makes
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UTSTANDING ameng the general releases is "Captain Blood" Rafael Baba. tini's colourful, rollick. Ing heman romance of a young Englishman, banished by Judge Jekreya to Jamaica, escat for klavery to buccaneering.
For fuil flavoured maritime adventure this offering has not been matched for years. It may lack the sadism of Mutiny on the Bounty," but it is a grand tale, grandly presented.. of pat
lolle piracy on the Spanlah Main.
A splendid cast, among whom Gnall Rathbone shines as a French rivel pri vateer thiet, is headed by Errol Flynn. Mr. Flynn, who did unassuming work in London studios, is a handsome young Irishman of much vigour and Intelligence, whom I will always go to see with pleasurable anticipation from now on.
Now Available
LIONEL BARRYMORE is head of
na, Interesting rival American family of the 1900 epoch in Eugene O'Neill's Ah! Wilderness."*
This is a very penetrating and wholly
enjoyable study of the eternal adjunt. ments between one generation and the next. For once, the author bas soft pedalled his pathology. The loves, blckerings and tender emotionni grop- iugs are perfectly presented, and praise must be awarded to Eric Linden, Allne McMahon, Cecilia Parker. Wallace Beery and a uniformly good band of players.
Lily Pona, a new ivello opemtle bru nelte, makes her debut in "I Dream Too Much." She is more interesting than the florid romance. Will Rogers. "Steamboat Round the Bend," a quiet, whimsical Bouthern story, ex- cellently dotic, makes us realise the loss we have suffered by the tragic end of this matchless philosopher- comedian.
At Twickenham
N the Twickenham floors this week I watched Boris Karlo at work in"Juggernaut," undes the direction of my old Irlend Henry Edwards.
The worst of Karloff is that he is the Kentlest and most courteous of crea- tures. Everybody adores him..
Arthur Margetson, Anthony Ireland, Gibb McLaughlin and Joan Wyndham were at work. Also a dazzling French blonde, Mona Goya, who has pinyed in many Hollywood French versions of famous subjects. A flashing siren at work, Miss Coyn, off the set, is a shrinking violet.
Sandy Location
THEAR from Basil Rathbone that he
is busy in the middle of the Arizona desert on "The Garden of Allah.
Over 200 actors and staff are en- camped there in a miniature com- munity, headed by Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer and Joseph Schild- kraut. They will be there until June. Here and There
BRITAIN'S first feature in Techni
colour, "Wings of the Dove," starts this month at Denham, with Annabella and Laurence Olivier principals.
This week's 60-page Film Weekly," contains several striking articles, in- cluding Anna Neagle's story of her climb to fame, Alfred Hitchcock's piquant memories, Bir Cedris Hard wicke on film ahortcomings, and Jessie Matthews as seen by her husband, Bonnie Hale.
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May Robson has been given a new contract at the age of 70.
Sam Goldwyn is seriously ill in a New York hospital.
Count John McCormack is to make a musical flm for B.1.P. at Elstree.
John Barrymore has joined the cast of fireta Garbo's "Camille.” First Aid for Fans WHIPSAW-Myrna Loy and Spen. cer Tracy in a hugely appelísing comedy-melodrama. BRIDE THE
COMES HOME.-- Claudette Colbert most amusingly torn between two boy friends. TURN OF THE TIDE-Overwhelm. inply sincere insight into Yorkshire fisher-folk.
MAN WHO BROKE THE DANK AT MONTE CARLO.-Ronald Colman as a good loser. RIFFRAFF-Jean Harlow and Spen- cer Tracy in turgid but tense story, ANNE-MARIE (Carpon)-Annabelis making some cliarming friends in the aerodrome,
TALE OF TWO CITIES (Empire) — Last week of Sydney Carion, hand- zomely put over by Ronald Colman and Metro-Goldwyn.
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SHANGHAI may have by now provided Rudolf Friml, composer of the music in "Rose Marie," with his Chinese leading lady for "Sing-Song, Girl," his latest
operetta.
Friml received a sudden call from Shanghai last Wednesday. Within half-an-hour he had booked his passage and departed for the northern city.
MEET Mr. H. S. Mariak in any one of five photo- graphs reproduced above.
His hobby is impersona. tions. How good they are you can see from photos, of Mr. Mamak as himself
RADIO RACKETEERS PERTURB DEALERS
SOLVING PERPETUAL MOTION
ADIO dealers in Hongkong are up in arms against a practice that has become far too popular in recent months.
(centre), as Mr. Hyde, (ex-RA treme left), Chinese gentle- man (inner left), Jew (inner right), Apache (extreme right).
Impersonator Mamak is nephew of Sports Outfitter S. Mamak. He was former-
screen in India, now staying
His mission is a secret. But you can have one guess,ly scenario writer for Indian and no prizes are offered if you're right...
"Sing-Song Girl" was comventure, and all live happily in in Hongkong.
posed and written in Hongkong, a burst of song. Music is said More than fifty per cent, of the plot and music has West Point to be delicious,
had two unsuccessful visits to Hongkong. Now it appears 19 for its motif Chinese Sing-Cecil B. De Mille is producing if he has been successful in Song girl from West Point "Sing-Song Girl? for Paramount, Shanghai. restaurant gives up Boy Friend and work will commence as soon Friml's three beet known com for career, gots to New York, as Brim Ande Chinese girl to positions are Rose Marie," "In- re-meets B.F. after lots of ad take loading role. So far, he's (dian Love Call", "Oply a Rose."
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Thus, in one fell swoop, you get free entertainment, have. your choice of dozens of receivers, and solve problem of pur- petual motion.
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