A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1924-11-14
Summary:

Queen's Theatre will be screening a First National picture 'Daddy' starring Jackie Coogan. The picture will be shown for a period of five days.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-14
Summary:

A large, old-fashioned trunk is Jackie Coogan's bed in 'Daddy,' a First National picture, produced by Sol Lesser, which is coming to the Queen's Theatre tomorrow for a five days' engagement. E. Mason Hopper directed it from the original story by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coogan…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1924-11-15
Summary:

Daddy' which was produced by Sol Lesse [sic] and directed by E. Mason Hopper, comes to the Queen's Theatre today. The picture starred by Jackie Coogan and Cesare Gravina, an Italian actor and musician. Film plot included.

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1924-11-15
Summary:

Queen's Theatre will be screening a First National picture 'Daddy' starring Jackie Coogan. Mr. and Mrs. Coogan, authors of the story, used for three of the characters the Christian names of three members of the cast.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-15
Summary:

Daddy,' a First National picture starring Jackie Coogan, contains an episode that critics have declared to be the most powerful and gripping they have ever beheld on the screen. In this particular sequence appears Cesare Gravini [sic], an Italian actor and musician, celebrated on the…

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Newspaper Source: The China Mail
Publication Date: 1924-11-17
Summary:

Jackie Coogan, the little cinema star, starred in 'Daddy,' a First National attraction which is now playing at the Queen's Theatre. The picture is directed by E. Mason Hopper and produced by Sol Lesser. Film plot included.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-11-17
Summary:

Jackie Coogan, the famous little cinema star, declares that he had more fun during the production of 'Daddy,' a First National attraction now playing at the Queen's Theatre, than any of the other film classics has been starred in. In 'Daddy,' there is a scene showing…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-02-09
Summary:

Turn to the Right,' popular comedy-drama of the stage, has been transferred to the screen and will be seen today at the Queen's Theatre. As a stage play, 'Turn to the Right' made a fortune for John Golden, who presented it and for the authors, Winchell Smith and John E.…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1925-02-10
Summary:

Queen's Theatre will be screening 'Turn to the Right,' a Metro production, today. The story is authored by Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzard and the screen version is presented by John Golden and Marcus Loew. The film is a Rex Ingram production and is directed by the creator of…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-02-10
Summary:

All that heartthrob and delightful comedy which made the play, 'Turn to the Right,' one of the most popular offerings of the stage has been preserved in the screen version which yesterday began a four days' run at the Queen's Theatre. John Golden's stage success by…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1925-02-11
Summary:

Queen's Theatre is screening 'Turn to the Right.' The story is authored by Winchell Smith and John [sic] E. Hazzard and the screen version is presented by John Golden. Its celluloid version is presented by John Golden and Marcus Loew. The film is a Rex Ingram production,…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-02-11
Summary:

John Golden's presentation of 'Turn to the Right,' by Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzard, has been transferred to the screen. Its celluloid version is presented by John Golden and Marcus Loew and is showing at the Queen's Theatre. It is a Rex Ingram production distributed by…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1925-04-17
Summary:

Queen's Theatre will be screening the Nazimova production 'Camille' today for a run of four days. The film is an adaptation for the screen by June Mathis, who wrote the continuity for the Rex Ingram production for Metro's 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' and…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-04-17
Summary:

Camille,' the Nazimova production which will be shown today at the Queen's Theatre, has been modernized for the screen in an adaptation by June Mathis, who wrote the continuity for the Rex Ingram production for Metro of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' and 'The…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-04-18
Summary:

It is obvious why Nazimova is called 'the incomparable.' This brilliant actress' performance in 'Camille,' shown yesterday at the Queen's Theatre, evinces such a mastery of technique and emotional quality. In 'Camille,' Nazimova has done for the silver…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-06-11
Summary:

Jackie Coogan and a great circus are coming to town. Sol Lesser presents Jackie in this successor to the same producer's presentation of 'Oliver Twist,' and the name of the lavish picture which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre tomorrow is 'Circus Days.' It is a…

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Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1925-06-13
Summary:

Last night, Queen's Theatre screened the First National attraction 'Circus Days' featuring Jackie Coogan who is famous for his roles in 'My Boy' and 'Daddy.' This Sol Lesser presentation is an adaptation of James Otis's story 'Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-06-13
Summary:

The wistful little figure of 'My Boy' and 'Daddy' is given a part in the First National picture, 'Circus Days,' that seems better suited to his talents than anything else he has done for the silent drama. 'Circus Days,' as presented by Sol Lesser, is a…