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: 1921-10-17
Summary:

Scarlet Pimpernel,' from Baroness Orczy's novel, was shown on the screen at the World Theatre. Dustin Farnum and Winifred Kingston take the main roles in the film. Film synopsis included. Pathe News and two good comedies are also in the programme.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-05-31
Summary:

Treat 'em Rough,' a William Fox photoplay featuring Tom Mix, was screened at the World Theatre yesterday.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-06-02
Summary:

Today is the last day to see Tom Mix in 'Treat 'em Rough' at the World Theatre. It is believed that Tom Mix was excellent in 'Fame and Fortune,' and he is far better in 'Treat 'em Rough.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-06-22
Summary:

Another Wm. Fox picture is now screening at the World Theatre, in which Gladys Brockwell takes the leading role. It is stated that some of the recent events shown in Pathe News are interesting, as well as 'Sticky Fingers,' a comedy in two parts.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-07-21
Summary:

The Furnace,' produced by William D. Taylor, will be screened at the World Theatre commencing today. In particular, this picture is an adaptation by Julia Crawford Ivers of the new novel. 'The Furnace,' by the English writer, 'Pan,' shortly to be published.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-01-09
Summary:

The Heart Line,' starring Leah Baird at the World Theatre today, is a sincere effort on the part of its producers, the Leah Baird Film Corporation Inc., to expose those who use a divine gift for fraudulent purposes. The picturization of Gelett Burgess' novel is not an argument for or…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-04-08
Summary:

What the disturbance was all about, why, and its outcome is told in 'The Woman Who Fooled Herself,' a romantic drama written by Charles A. Logue, produced in Porto Rico by Edward A. MacManus and presented by Associated Exhibitors at the World Theatre tomorrow with May Allison co-…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-04-11
Summary:

When it comes to getting the woman he wants, the Spanish-American hero of 'The Woman Who Fooled Herself,' shown at the World Theatre yesterday, has a method so startling that he makes a certain sheik fade into insignificance. The heroine in this case is May Allison, who has developed…