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"THE BLACK ARROW"
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the
the
That left to themselves, in fact, they might even have reached Stars: Louis Hayward, Janət] "A" (adult) classification. Blair.
"The Black Arrow" Story: By this time Robert Intest of the P.L.. tales of ad- Louis Stevenson must be wear- venture
10 sweep across to ang quite a cranny for Timself as screen. Hollywood's "Black Ar- he solutes rapidly "under a wide | row!! story
briedy: Sir and starry sky," The several Richard Shelton Hayward), af- nevels of his which Hollywood ter his return from the Wars of has taken, adapted, the Roses, finds his uncle, Sir and changed completely
Daniel (George Macready), in his been, practically without excep- Inte father's castle. His uncle is 11031, dismal flops, Although now the legal guardian of Janat Blair (pardon, Jennna Sedley), whose father, rumour has it, murdered Sir Richard's
sire. Rumour was a lying lade "even then, for Bir Daniel did the dirty deed. It takes Joanna, her out- lawed father, at Sir Richard: a long time to triumph, Right and the box offico bring it off even- tuntly. (Columbia). "ESCAPE ME NEVER***
(Queen's),
there is no proof that they would have responded in their original form to decent and respectful treatment, the net result of the previous Stevenson parodies is to persuade one that they would,
"The Huckstors”
GABLE AND THE GORGEOUS WIDOW; Clark Gable plays Vic Norman in the M-G-M version of Frederic Wakeman's novel. Deborah Kerr is Mrs. Kay Dorrance,
Stars: Errol
Flynn,
Ida
Lupino, Eleanor Parker.
Story: Love is the darndest thing.
Fenella (Eleanor Parker) is a wealthy Engilah girl staying in Venice with her parents: She loves # struggling musician, Caryl (Gig Young), who will not live on her money. Going off in a huff to The Alps, she is hotly
by Caryl'a BUFB
composer Sebastien (Errol), who
"The Black Arrow”
EBCAPE FROM THE CASTLE:
Hayward
and Janet Blair in a tense moment from "The Black Arrow." (Columbia)
Deborah forever, they have such ceeded in removing her bloom. Without making a complete harli {of a hard-punching sulire, they have removed the knuckle-dus- Hors.
The story In about "hucksler?" advertising men, who are willing to do anything and nearly every- thing to sell their accounts. Vie Norman (the Gable) is out të soll Beautee Soap for his boss Kim- berly (Adolphe Menjou), and Kimberly is a yes-man
for, the
mighly Evans
ans (Sydney Green- street) the owner of the soup mill. He manages to get the con- tract, with the help of diversions Deborah and Ava Gardner, and
Lerv.
then turns it down for
The post-war Gable has never been the same man as the one that went away. Biz, cars, tooth- brush mustache, leer and all, Re Is a sadly inferior being to the Great Gable of yesteryear. There remains Charm, the smooth, well- tailored charm he knows so well. (M.G.M.)
"THE BISHOP'S WIFE" (King's) Gary Grant, Loretts Young, David Niven,
Story: A bishop, no less than
any other man, who concentrates on raising funds for a new cathe- dr instead of on his wife, in heding for trouble.
This bishop struck the trouble; being a bishop, he prayed for
Inace And lo, there came
A FANTASY of a failon, angel, a bowliderad bishop, and. the bishop's beautiful wife (Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young, respectively) the film also hos Elaa_ Lan- cheater and Monty Wooley for good fun measure (RKO Radio)
BURMA CLAIMS SUCCESS
Rangoon, August 25.. The Government said today that Communist-lad re- bols wore in full flight from the Tharrawaddy district in mid-western Burma.
Loyal troops, who split the rebels into two groups
were reported in pursuit. one Dudley. Dudley had sleek
The Government said the re- Mandalay. hair, heavy brows and a cleft chin, and the wife of the bishno the Arakan on the West and bels were attempting to escape
The recapture of Prome, fur- ther to the north, is regarded ab one of the Government's Im- mediate objectives, and it was learned unofficially today that Government forcea were steadily pushing towards that town.
in
only wants to straighten things out. Unfortunately Fenella Binds
being both woman and Loretta him more attractive than Caryl,
Young, did fall for this Dudley. Toungoo in Central Burma. und Gemma la
distracted Ida Gemma and Sebastien are re-en the hauschold of the Government successes, includ- Dudley caused many miracles to The communique detailed six Lupino), who loves Sebastien, is unitad.
occur Eat her wits' end.
Ida
bringing joy to many ing the killing of Lupino always looks so bishop, So, by this time, is everybody
six well- One cannot help feeling people, but alas, nut to the bishop. known Communist leaders and grim. However, the story con- that even in her most passionate else.
The bishop was consumed by an capture of another. tinues in London, where
fact,
reaching here sald Sebastien's ballet is
moments she would rather be a awful jealousy-in being pro-
thei The Burma Navy, went into the
overnmen; offensive-in the duced. After great difficulties, ger's cutle than a faithful blahop was soured on Dulley.
action in the Irrawady Delta Delta aren of Houthern But all was for the best, for, area tonight while, at the same has been bogged down by the Burma including the pelty domestic-in-follower in Flynn'a footsteps.
as the clock struck 12 Dudley dis-time, Government forces interal drenching monsoon rains, and cident of their Alling Child, Perhaps the would. (Warner appeared, never to return, and le, fled their offensive against
there was
the several thrusts a insurgent "poc-- almost .pence in the houshold of the noble bishop.
rebels in Central Burma.
kets" of resistence, troops had One thing that must be seen to munique said nnval patrol boats dy-paddy fields
Disclosing this, an official com- to wade knee-deep through mud- Neal
Story: Edgar Rice Burroughs be believed is Cary Grant as a shelled an insurgent-held The
Виган Government wrote the original "Jungle Girl" Guiding Spirit. One's sympathies village near
the rico-exporting Gazette, tonight published the are all for the Bishop in the port of Dasseir, 60 miles west of rules which witt This ensures plenty of story.
case-David
govern tigers, lions, glant apes, trailing
Niven.
the Rangoon. This
country's first elections as an of the Royal vines, and, a lot of Jungle."
The communique reported book has been adapted into a 15- several American stara were pre-a small town in the Toungoo monks and other clergymen are
Command Performances at which "bloody encounter"
independent nation. Voting will at Kywepwe, be In April 'next year. Buddhist episode serial, now re-released.
Leaving out the tense bits, the
district, about raldway between barred from voting or standing story, vaguely concerns a doctor
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