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: 1918-09-14
Summary:

The 5th and 6th episodes of the 'Secret Kingdom' will be screened with Keystone comics at the Hongkong Theatre. On Wednesday, the programme will be a comedy with Charlie Chaplin's 'The Immigrant,' 'Easy Street' and 'Behind the Screen.' Charlie is now…

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Headline: A Dog
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-08-04
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-07-13
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-18
Summary:

Richard Barthelmess in 'Tol'able David' will be the next star offering at the Coronet, after the conclusion of the run of 'The Prisoner of Zenda.' As regards Barthelmess, his work is sufficiently well-known – in Way Down East, etc. Richard Barthelmess, as the youngster…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-20
Summary:

With such authors as Joseph Hergesheimer, Conrad, Ibanez and Kipling at the service of film producers nowadays, the general level of pictures is being raised appreciably. In 'Tol'able David,' Mr. Hergesheimer's first effort for the screen, the public is provided with a…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-22
Summary:

Richard Barthelmess, in Hergesheimer's famous story of the Virginia mountains, should prove a strong attraction at the Coronet tonight. The star is well-known and the author is considered one of the greatest of the day. Film synopsis included.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-23
Summary:

The visitor to 'Tol'able David,' the Barthelmess film showing at the Coronet, comes away with the pleasant impression of having seen, at last, a picture which, without being extravagantly unreal, contains many truly dramatic scenes. Hergesheimer's gripping story has received…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-24
Summary:

Tol'able David,' now at the Coronet, will appeal especially to those whose cry as 'Better and Brighter Pictures.' Adapted from a story by a noted author, and superbly played Richard Barthelmess and a strong cast, this film has received glowing notices wherever it has been…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-25
Summary:

It is unfortunate that a picture of such merit as 'Tol'able David' has been given a title, which although familiar enough in America, is not so readily comprehensible in an English colony. The drawing power of a name is a real thing, and it is hoped that an unfortunate title will…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-26
Summary:

It is hard to do justice to the vital feeling of the story of 'Tol'able David.' There are scenes of tenderness, love and pathos. The acting is superb, Richard Barthelmess and the supporting cast not wasting a gesture or omitting a single telling experience. A play like 'Tol…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-27
Summary:

Tol'able David' is amongst the few superb productions. It has discarded all the hackneyed tricks of camera and all the warily familiar situations. There is a world of tenderness and human feeling in the story. More pictures like 'Tol'able David' will be welcome in…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-11-03
Summary:

Don. G. Merle, the magician, makes his final bow at the Star tonight. Paoli, the musical genius, will also appear in selections from his repertoire, and as the film is Max Linder in 'The Three Must get There's,' a fine show is assured. The picture for Sunday is 'Tolable David…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-04-30
Summary:

Cinema-goers must laugh their last laugh over Buster Keaton in 'The Scarecrow' and sigh their last sigh over Lon Chaney in 'Nomads of the North' this evening for these two excellent pictures will have been replaced tomorrow by the great Universal picture 'The Hunchback…

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

Victor Hugo was eminent as one of the greatest dramatic poet of his day before he gave to the world, in 1831, his great tragic romance, 'Notre Dame de Paris,' the magnificent film version of which comes to the Coronet Theatre this evening under its original title of 'The Hunchback…

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Headline: Hongkong Nights
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-02
Summary:

The new Queen's Theatre, erected by the Hongkong Engineering and Construction Company, is an example of what the Colony can do to provide for the comfort of the theatre-going population. Nor are there many theatres in the Far East much better than our maligned municipal venture – the…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-03
Summary:

When people talk about a film as they are talking about 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' that film is worth seeing. This masterly film version of Victor Hugo's novel is now showing to crowded houses daily. Lon Chaney as the hunchback, and Patsy Ruth Miller as the gipsy girl. The…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-06
Summary:

Hongkong cinema-goers are still flocking daily to the Coronet Theatre to see the magnificent film version of Victor Hugo's immortal story, 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame.' Several times that the management has been compelled to turn many away, and has in consequence instituted…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1924-05-07
Summary:

Phenomenal is the only word that can be found to describe the success in Hongkong of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' the great film version of Victor Hugo's famous novel. Lon Chaney's study of the Hunchback Quasimodo is one of the triumphs of the movies. 'The Hunchback of…