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: 1922-07-21
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-08-04
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-08-04
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-08-11
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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-24
Summary:

Smilin' Through' is to be presented at the Coronet Theatre next week. This is the loveliest thing Norma Talmadge ever did, and by every token the greatest picture this year has brought forth. Technically, the production is without a flaw. It surpasses even the high standard established…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-28
Summary:

The sweet, almost exotic, beauty of Norma Talmadge has a fitting frame in 'Smilin' Through,' the beautiful romance which comes to the Coronet today for a week. A picture that almost raises the manufacture of motion pictures from a commercial venture to the dignity of art, it has…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-05-29
Summary:

Beautiful architecture and striking scenic effects are predominant features of 'Smilin' Through,' which Norma Talmadge in the chief role, won general admiration when it was shown for the first time at the Coronet yesterday. Film synopsis included. Added to this is a wonderful…

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

The Frawley Company added to their list of successes last evening by the performance of 'Lawful Larceny,' an absorbing play by Samuel Shipman. Miss Adele Blood took the part of Marion Dorsey, whilst Mr. Herbert Light gave a convincing study of Andrew Dorsey. Miss Helen Barnes scored a…

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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…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-17
Summary:

Anthony Hope's famous romance, 'The Prisoner of Zenda,' as adapted for the screen, continues to draw large houses to the Coronet. Admirers of the book will be pleased to hear that the picture has not been changed out of all likeness to the original. The Coronet is to be commended…

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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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Headline: Cinema Prices
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1923-10-18
Summary:

(To the Editor, S. C. M. Post) I am moved to this reflection by the statement of 'New Arrival,' who tells of a small English town with five cinemas, and one Super Cinema. The Super Cinema had: 1. Twenty instrumentalists in its cinema orchestra; 2. Big pictures which is screened on the…

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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…