DUCHESS THEATRE
“EAST OF BORNEO” Thirty thousand miles for atmosphere. Nothing better illustrates the care and expense involved in the making of a motion picture than the recent “location” trip by a sound unit from Universal studios for the purpose of filming exterior scenes for “East of Borneo,” the strange Far Eastern drama which opens an engagement at the Duchess Theatre to-day. Starting from Hollywood on a romantic adventure, the company steamed across the Pacific to Singapore, where a yacht had been chartered for the use of the travellers. In this vessel they thoroughly covered the Far Eastern countries, visiting Sumatra, the Straits Settlements, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Many of the scenes were obtained far in the interior of the Malay country, the company journeying for more than 400 miles up the Riau River in the Malay state of Penang. As a result of the company’s remarkable location trip, extending over six months, many unusual scenes were secured for incorporation in the picture, which has been hailed as the outstanding example of technical perfection in a motion picture.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 177, 29 July 1932, Page 11
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179DUCHESS THEATRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 177, 29 July 1932, Page 11
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