A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1916-12-04
Summary:

Film actress Miss Hettie Payne sued the Holmfirth Production Company under an agreement to take the leading part in the cinema play entitled 'Paula.' Miss Payne said she began as a film actress with the Hepworth Company five years ago and got noticed after her parts in 'White Star…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1919-09-06
Summary:

A very well-arranged programme is announced by the Victoria Theatre management for tomorrow night. The screening of 'The Lightning Raider,' which was disturbed by 'The Globe Trotter' taking the house, will continue regularly in future. The film is featuring Pearl White and…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-10-26
Summary:

A Kiss in Time,' in which Wanda Hawley and T. Roy Barnes take the leading roles, will be shown at World Theatre this week. There are three well-known comedians supporting Wanda Hawley: T. Barnes, Walter Hiers and Bertram Johns.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1923-05-18
Summary:

World Theatre is screening Realart picture entitled 'Too Much Wife' starring Wanda Hawley. Author Lorna Moon and scenarist Percy Heath have furnished the topic of marriage with humour. The supporting cast includes T. Roy Barnes, Arthur Hoyt, Lillian Langdon, Willard Louis and '…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-06-09
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Headline: Peg Woffington'
Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1923-10-06
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-16
Summary:

The hero of George Barr McCutcheon's romantic novel, 'The Prisoner,' formerly titled 'Castle Craneycrow,' felt about as much for the girl's new solitaire as the prizefight manager in H. C. Witwer's 'The Leather Pushers,' who regarded engagement…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-02-08
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-02-22
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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1924-06-04
Summary:

World Theatre screened a William P.S. Earle's photoplay entitled 'The Dancer of the Nile.' Mr. Earle collected the scenic and historical data which enables him to make this picture. He also personally supervised the construction of the entire set in the Hollywood Studios. Over…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1924-06-06
Summary:

Last night, World Theatre screened 'The Dancer of the Nile.' The story revolves around the life of Tutankhamun and his queen. With magnificently designed sets, the film presents a realistic reproduction of the court of Pharaohs. The all-American cast includes Carmel Myers as the dancer…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-12-17
Summary:

The picture which is now being shown at the Queen's Theatre is perhaps the most historically correct in costuming that Hongkong has yet seen. Rafael Sabatini's story Captain Blood, is of the good days of buccaneers on the Spanish Main. Warren Kerrigan has a part which fits him well.…