To the Editor S. C. M. Post – The writer thought the price of a seat in a cinema, was a luxury (and it certainly is in this Colony). At Blackpool, a velvet seat in a very up-to-date, elegant and comfortable picture house at the modest charge of six pence plus one penny war tax for '…
To the Editor S. C. M. Post – The writer believed that the complaint about 'Intolerable' is hardly fair concerning the prices of admission to see the picture. 'Intolerance' is the most expensive picture ever brought out to the Far East, but believing that the foreign…
William Hart forsakes the Western plains in his latest Artcraft picture 'Branding Broadway,' which the Coronet is showing tonight. The story was prepared for him by C. G. Sullivan, and Seena Owen is a charming waitress. Miss Owen was last in Hongkong as the beloved princess in '…
To the Editor S. C. M. Post – Mr. Ray's reply on the 'Films Out East' article. He has an opposite view. About China as a dumping ground for junk films. He hardly thinks Paramount, Realart, and Fox productions are to be classed in that category. He mentioned that the Coronet showed…
In response to numerous requests, Mr. Ray of the Coronet has been decided to screen 'The Four Horsemen' today for one last time. It is a masterpiece and ranks with such pictures as 'Intolerance'
Today is the last chance residents will get of seeing the screening of the wonderful masterpiece, 'The Four Horsemen,' in Hongkong. Mr. Ray has decided to show the film again. It is a film that will live, and there are some who even prefer it to 'Intolerance.' 'The Four…
Compactness, precision, mechanical perfection, efficient optical system, simplicity of operation, automatic rewinding, no threading of films. Pathe-Baby films will not burn. Pathe-Baby complete $60.00. Additional resistance for 200/220 c. $7.00. Pathe-Baby films $1.50 each. On sale: A. Tack…
(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…
Hongkong cinemagoers have chosen two Griffith production as being the best pictures the movie industry has mode. They will add one more when they have seen 'The Birth of a Nation.' Its cast includes Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, H. B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid and…
One Pathe-Baby Cinematograph and 44 films. Practically new. $50--cost $126. Apply to box no. 148, care of 'S. C. M. Post.'
1923 Harley-Davidson sports model. Electrically quipped, perfect running order. Quick sale, no reasonable offer refused. 1 Pathe-Baby cinema nearly new, 8 films, $50. 1 30.30 savage rifles, nearly new, 120 rounds, $70. Box no. 221, care of 'S. C. M. Post.'
Films just arrived $1.50 per reel. 5. 'The Cubs' (instructive), 46. Max Linder, 'Magician' (comedy), 47. 'Cambodian Dances' (Napierkowska) (travel), 86. 'Charlie Chaplin Has Luncheon' (comedy), 87. 'Charlie Chaplin Tries to Flirt' (comedy), 93…
One Pathe Baby cinema outfit, complete with large screen and 100 films, all practically new. $150 or nearest offer. Apply box no. 327, care of 'S. C. M. Post.'
Pathe-Baby brightens the home life and adds to the pleasure of the whole family. Complete outfits, H. K. $60.00. Films $1.50 each. Magneto H. K. $35.00 (for interior towns). Pathe-Orient, 12 Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong.
An idea cinema for the home. Complete outfits, H. K. $60.00. Films $1.50 each. Magneto H. K. $35.00 (for interior countries). Pathe-Orient, 12 Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong.
Pathe-Baby Cinema Machine, in perfect order, as new, transformers 110/220 volts, screens lamps and 40 films. Cost $150: offered for $90. Apply box no. 26, care of 'S. C. M. Post.'
Pathe-Baby in perfect working order and 45 films. Going cheap for $60. Please apply box no. 654, care of 'S. C. M. Post.'
(By H. W. R. to the S. C. M. Post) When the time comes to write the story of the rise of the moving picture there will, I believe, be found two names that will 'lead the rest;' those of Charles Chaplin and D. W. Griffith. David Wark Griffith has been called the Dickens of the screen.…