After years of experimentation, Pathe Freres has invented a miniature cinematographic machine, also known as 'Pathe Baby.' The machine stands only twelve inches high, costs $60 in local currency and is equally good to commercial machines. The films can be purchased at the low price of…
The production of 'Intolerance' by D. W. Griffiths [sic], marked an epoch in the history of picture production. This great picture is one which has seldom been approached and never surpassed, and which will stand for many years as a monument to the producer's genius. Throughout…
Over $200,000 was spent in the production of 'The Sporting Duchess,' which is to be shown at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, for the first time this evening. The cast supporting Alice Joyce is one of the largest and most talented that has been gathered around the star in recent years. The…
World Theatre is screening Realart picture entitled 'Too Much Wife' starring Wanda Hawley. Author Lorna Moon and scenarist Percy Heath have furnished the topic of marriage with humour. The supporting cast includes T. Roy Barnes, Arthur Hoyt, Lillian Langdon, Willard Louis and '…
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…
It shows Norma Talmadge at her best! It was proclaimed both in England and America the outstanding picture of 1922. It has pleased everybody that has seen it! The theme is such that it can only be adequately expressed upon the screen! It stands with 'Way Down East' and 'The Four…
Wanchai now has an up-to-date cinema. The Grand, which stands on the site formerly occupied by the old Eastern, seats some 650 persons and is stated to be the largest picture theatre in the Colony. It is a fine imposing edifice. The interior decorative scheme is in white, the lights being in…
Tonight is the last chance residents will have of witnessing the filming of Marshall Neilan's masterpieces, 'Bob Hampton of Placer,' which has been delighting Coronet audiences during the past few days. This story of life on the American frontier in 1876, with Custer's last…
Today, for the last time, Coronet Theatre is going to screen the film version of Rex Beach's story, 'The Iron Trail' featuring Wyndham Standing, Thurston Hall and Alma Tell. The film tells the story of the building of a railroad through Alaskan wilderness and is decorated with…
Commencing today, Star Theatre is screening 'Bob Hampton of Placer' featuring James Kirkwood and Wesley 'Freckles' Barry. The picture portrays the American frontier life in the old days. General Custer's famous stand against the Indians is one of the most spectacular…
The Flirt' is coming! August 27, 29-30 Remarks: Teaser ads for the film 'The Flirt.' The ads didn't mention the theatre's name, surmised from other ads. August 30 Remarks: Booth Tarkinton's masterpiece, starring Eileen Percy, Helen Jerome Eddy, Edward Hearn, Lydia…
Eileen Percy and Helen Jerome Eddy in Booth Tarkington's masterpiece, 'The Flirt,' a Universal Jewel production, featuring Edward Hearn, Lydia Knott, Harold Goodwin and Bert Roach. September 10, 12, 13, 14 & 15 Remarks: Illustration included.