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: 1909-12-28
Summary:

London, December 3 – In General: Now that the bidding for the Johnson-Jeffries contest is over. The accepted bid of Tom Richards is certainly generous, and with a purse of £20,200 and 66 percent of the profit on the cinematograph to be split up, the fighters will reap a golden harvest.

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1910-06-17
Summary:

London, June 16 – There is great consternation in sporting circles over the attitude of the authorities in regard to the Jeffries-Johnson fight for the heavy-weight world's championship. For the moving pictures privileges alone, the sum of £30,000 has been fetched, but this is nothing…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1910-10-22
Summary:

Cinematograph pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight were shown at a private gathering at the National Sporting Club in London last month, and the general verdict of the critical audience was that the pictures revealed one of the worst contests ever seen.

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Headline: The Star
Newspaper Source: Hong Kong Telegraph
Publication Date: 1925-04-27
Summary:

Star Theatre is screening a Cosmopolitan production 'Heliotrope.' The story is adapted from a story by Richard Washburn Child. The comedy is directed by George D. Baker and released by Paramount. Fred Burton, Wilfred Lytell, Diana Allen and Julia Swayne Gordon play the chief roles.…

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Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1925-04-27
Summary:

If you're tired of just 'movies' and are eager to see a picture that is as delightfully different from the average run of screen entertainment as was 'Humoresque,' then go to the Star Theatre and see 'Heliotrope.' Adapted from a story by Richard Washburn Child…