Headline
The Exhibition Films: Last Night Showing
Publication Date
1924-05-06
-
Publication Year
1924
Page
9
Film Projector / Film(s)
Summary

The films of Hongkong which have been made for exhibition at Wembley were shown to a small audience at the Helen May Institute last evening. Hongkong producers have a lot to learn from the experts of Hollywood and Wardour Street and one must not judge too harshly of a local effort. The great fault is in the absence of subtitles in many places. Some of the best portions are those which show native life and coolie labour at work. The broad panoramic views of the Harbour are lost in distance and bad focus but the hillsides and the roads and houses in the higher levels are most excellently done. The pictures of unloading cargo at Kennedy Town and at the Kowloon wharves will charm the Wembley visitor as will the view of the Sulphur Channel entrance to the Harbour. Very good view of the Chinese streets has been obtained. Pictures of the Peak Tramway give an idea of how this cable railway operates.

Type
Venue(s)
Helena May Institute (View more)
Address
35 Garden Road, Central