A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-15
Summary:

Including a party from Government House, well over two thousand people have seen the film version of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' which the Coronet management is screening. And of this number, there can have been few for whom it was not a revelation in motion picture…

102
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-16 - 1923-05-16
Summary:

The Coronet: At 2.15, 5.15 and 9.15 p.m., for the last time, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.' The Star: At 5.30 and 9.15 p.m., today only, the film sensational, 'Dangerous Hours.'

103
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-31 - 1923-05-31
Summary:

It shows Norma Talmadge at her best! It was proclaimed both in England and America the outstanding picture of 1922. It has pleased everybody that has seen it! The theme is such that it can only be adequately expressed upon the screen! It stands with 'Way Down East' and 'The Four…

104
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-07
Summary:

Man-Woman-Marriage,' the film which drew packed houses to the Coronet Theatre every night for a week last summer, is again to be screened in Hongkong. It is a production which bears comparison with such masterpieces as 'The Four Horsemen and 'Intolerance.' Dorothy Phillips…

105
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-23
Summary:

(By 'X. Y. Z.' for S. C. M. Post) The writer thinks that pictures are more powerful than pen and even the sword. The pictorial presentation of the emotions makes a far wider and more vivid appeal than the written story. However, often it has been prostituted to the basest form of…

106
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-25 - 1923-06-28
Summary:

Friday, June 29 at 2.30, 5.30 and 9.15, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.'

107
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-26
Summary:

Twin Beds,' the film version of the farce comedy stage success of the same name, commenced at the Coronet yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Carter de Haven, who are sponsoring as well as starring in the production, have produced a truly refreshing comedy. Those who missed witnessing the screening of…

108
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-29 - 1923-06-29
Summary:

Positively for one day only, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' with the full musical score. Admission: 2.30 p.m., $1.00 and 50 cents; 5.15 p.m., $1.50 and 80 cents; 9.15 p.m., $2.00 and $1.00. Come and test our new cooling plant and let us know what you think about it.

109
Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-29 - 1923-06-29
Summary:

The film and the music. Today at 2.30, 5.15 and 9.15, for one day only, 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.'

110
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-06-29
Summary:

Today is the last chance residents will get of seeing the screening of the wonderful masterpiece, 'The Four Horsemen,' in Hongkong. Mr. Ray has decided to show the film again. It is a film that will live, and there are some who even prefer it to 'Intolerance.' 'The Four…

112
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-15
Summary:

Mr. Anthony Hope may rightly be called the creator of the country of Ruritania, about which so many romances and plays are written nowadays. 'The Prisoner of Zenda' is so well-known to the general public that it is a matter of general interest to see how the film version compares with…

113
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-16 - 1923-10-16
Summary:

Six million votes were cast in the Sunday Pictorial Film Contest resulting as follows: 1. 'Way Down East,' 475,649 votes; 2. 'Orphans of the Storm,' 447,428 votes; 3. 'The Kid,' 446,216 votes; 4. 'The Four Horsemen,' 436,470 votes; 5. 'Queen of Sheba…

114
Headline: Cinema Prices
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-19
Summary:

(To the Editor, S. C. M. Post) I feel bound to reply to Unklutch's latest sneer at 'so-called super-productions.' The pictures for which the Coronet increased prices during the past twelve months were: 'Way Down East,' 'The Three Musketeers,' 'Intolerance…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-02-15
118
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-03-28
119
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-01 - 1924-05-03
Summary:

Rex Ingram presents Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry in 'The Conquering Power,' a seven-reel Metro screen classic, companion picture to 'The Four Horsemen.' Added attraction: Mura and Koka Shipoff in all-new dances.

120
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-01
Summary:

Not to be outdone by the other cinema houses which are showing big films this week, the Star Theatre, catering specially for Kowloon residents, offers a very big picture this evening. 'The Conquering Power' is its name, and when the fact has been told that it was made by the same…