A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Headline: At the Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-01-27 - 1923-01-27
Summary:

You must not confuse D. W. Griffith's recent productions with his earlier work! The following are recognised the world over as his masterpieces! 'The Birth of a Nation,' 'Intolerance,' 'Hearts of the World,' 'The Great Love,' 'The Idol Dancer,…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

Sinister shadows, creaking stairs, a hand on the doorknob, a terrified girl! Edgar Allan Poe might have written 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

A pampered society bud against the great north woods! Man against man! Woman against woman! Man against the elements! That's 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

A mad race with the flood, daredevil leaping from log to log. See Priscilla Dean in her breath-taking rescue scene in 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

Hundreds of husky lumberjacks in fierce combat, battling for timber rights. A wide-eyed beauty, cheering the men of her sweetheart's faction. That's one of the thrills in 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

Fresh from the gaiety of Broadway into the musty, murky horror of her half-crazed uncle's haunted castle. Such is the terror which faces Dorcas Remalie, the heroine of 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

A maid, a man and the might of the elements. An ill-fated recluse, a hate-soured hag, and all the terrors of the forest. These are to be found in 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-19 - 1923-05-19
Summary:

The greatest thrill on the screen, a north woods log-jam. Roaring waters, tumbling logs, struggling humans and a fearless girl, daring the avalanche of debris for the life of her sweetheart. The last word in screen suspense is 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-21 - 1923-05-21
Summary:

At the Coronet: Tonight till Saturday at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m., Carl Laemmle presents Priscilla Dean, supported by Herbert Rawlinson, in 'Conflict,' Universal-Jewel super production. Illustration included. The Star: Today and tomorrow at 5.30 p.m., the great Griffith film,…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-21 - 1923-05-21
Summary:

The Coronet: Tonight till Saturday at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m., Priscilla Dean in 'Conflict.' The Star: Today at 5.30, 'The Idol Dancer.' Tonight at 9.15, 'The Second Mrs. Tanqueray.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-22 - 1923-05-22
Summary:

The Star: Today at 5.30, 'The Idol Dancer.' Tonight at 9.15, 'Abraham Lincoln.' The Coronet: Today till Saturday at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Priscilla Dean in 'Conflict.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-23 - 1923-05-23
Summary:

The Coronet: Today till Saturday at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15 p.m., Priscilla Dean in 'Conflict.' The Star: 5.30, 'The Idol Dancer.' 9.15 p.m., 'The Bat.'

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-24 - 1923-05-24
Summary:

Today at 2.30, 7.15 and 9.15, Priscilla Dean in 'Conflict.' Note that there is no performance at 5.15 p.m.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-25 - 1923-05-26
Summary:

The Coronet: Today at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Priscilla Dean in 'Conflict.' The Star: Today at 5.30 and 9.15, Mildred Harris in 'Old Dad.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-26 - 1923-05-26
Summary:

Tonight at the Coronet: last performances of Priscilla Dean in 'Conflict.' Tomorrow at 6, 7.30 and 9.15, the great Drury Lane drama, 'The Sporting Duchess' and Larry Semon in 'Home Sweet Home.' At the Star: Today at 2.30, 5.30 and 9.15, Mildred Harris in 'Old…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-09-12 - 1923-09-12
Summary:

Tonight, 'Foolish Wives.' Next week, 'Robin Hood.' After that, 'Orphans of the Storm,' 'Tess of the Storm Country,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' 'The Prisoner of Zenda,' and 'Peacock Alley.'

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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…

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Headline: The Coronet
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-06 - 1923-11-06
Summary:

As thrilling and dramatic as 'Way Down East,' D. W. Griffith's 'Orphans of the Storm.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-19 - 1923-11-22
Summary:

D. W. Griffith's greatest photoplay, 'Orphans of the Storm.'

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-22 - 1923-11-22
Summary:

Tonight we are screening for the last time the great racing picture, 'Garrison's Finish' with Jack Pickford. Tomorrow we have Viola Dana in 'Cinderella's Twin,' Larry Semon in 'Dew Drop Inn' and Coronet Review. We have just received D. W. Griffith's…