THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1949.
MEMORIES
Aa natural and pleasant a pair of parents as one could With to Have are Philip Don and Irene Dunne, stars of "Remember Name."
WE WILL ALL REMEMBER MAMA
CINEMA WORLD
THE PREVAILING WIND Roxy Opening
IS FROM THE SOUTH
Old soldiers and "Gone With The Wind" appear to have a fair deal in common. Not only do they never dio; they retain the distinctive stamp of their quality to the ond. And, of course, they fade away.
On March 9
From March ◊ Mimgoers in the Colony will have another cholte QT cinema In the shape of the very modern and very attractive Roxy at Causeway Bay. The opening date was given to the "China Mall" yesterday by the, pro. prietor of the new theatre.
With
total Beating capacity of
of 1,740, complete air-conditioning_and_a_stage_
This process is being, re- cows and thousands of chickens, tarded as far as possible in the ducks, geese, pea fowls, pigeons Cuscrofthelm-by its makers and other barnyard stock. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. To this To ensure that no momentibullt to ccomodate 1178
the making of the film should end a further exhibition of these dull a pack of Georgia hounds wonder plcture will be made was used along with
a dozen next week at the Queen's and straggling Maltese and calico Alhambra.
cats, some sheep and an assort-! With ment of goats.
"Gone
Anyone seeing
first Presumably an assistant direc- The Wind" now for the time can hardly fall to enjoy tor was assigned to separating the it. More to the film's credit, sheep from the goats during pro-
the fact that it duction, however, la seems likely that people, sening |
It not for the first Ume will It just as much. All the an joy
fire and magnificance is dash, aitit capable of gripping one's imagination.
Another point is, too, that such is the length of the production that a second viewing is really necessary in order to absorb it in full.
A wonderfully human story, delightfully sympathetic acting and more than a touch of genius in the direction make "I Remember Mama" a rare treat for the cinema pubile.
Hilarious in parts, fragic In others, the story remains at all times on a warm, personal level A point of passing interest to which makes one feel a part of those
mako a who
desultory happenings to the
oddity Norwegian study of human
is the American inson family living frequency of the abbreviation of Almic the name of this mighty offering to "OWTW"
in San Francisco.
The King's theatre will be showing Reincumber Mama" from Thursday of the coming week. It was made by RKO
Itadio.
Apart from the fact that it thus becomes distressingly similar to the call-sign of a radio station or the tag of a government de-
In the Arst scene the audience partment, it is patently inappro-
is introduced to the Hanson fumt-priate and unnecessary and ob-
ly in the process of their weekly vlously the product of some bird- Saturday-night setting of brain's bumbling inadequacy.
up
Nola
their nunciul business, Paph (Philip Dorn), has brought home his wages he is a at enrpenter- and Mama (Irene Dunne) is por- tioning out the dollara accoriling to her list of accounts owing.
All the
e family to present. (Stove Brown), the eldest, Kat- (Barbara Bel Gedden), eld. est daughter, and the two younger
daughters, Christine (Peggy Mcintyrs) and Dagmar (June Hedin).
دال
At the conclusion of the ac- counting Papa naks, "Is all?" Mama replies, "Jn. is good. We will not have to go to the bank,“
In that reply lies, one of the chief points of the story. Mama has spared her children worry by inventing I bunk account in town.
All the parts are played with such complate naturalness and, skill that it in dificult to praise one more than the other. Irene Dunne is, of course, outstand- ing, but more because the size of her part than through any weakness in any of the others.
In the supporting cust Oscar Homolka is brilliant as the belli- gerent and warm-hearted Uncle Chris. His death scene is some- thing to be remembered.
Edgar Bergen (minus Charlie McCarthy) shows that he is woll able to stand on his own. He is the bashful undertaker who mar- rles one of the Hanson's aunts, Trina, played beautifully by Ellen Corby.
Last there be anyone who has forgotten who the players are In this epic they are reminded that the names at the top of the list of 58 speaking parte are those of Clark Gable as Rhett Butter, Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, Leslie Ho- ward as Ashley Wilkes and Olivia de
de Havilland as Melanie
Hamilton. They are assisted by
same thousands of extrae.
In addition to the abour there
is a convincing array of livestock! taking part, Including 1200 horses, 500 mules, 100 pigs, 100
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The result should be another.
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Jack Carson displaye: coy. MODE on receiving friendly tip-work" from · mt- tradtive new star Doris Day In "Romance On The High Boas."
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past, though, there has been more ham than hum In humour. This time he seems to strike a balance which makes it very enjoyable for all concerned.
Miss Day is lissamme hangy who need river Tong hungry while there are men In the world. She bears quits
striking resemblance to Gin- der Rogers, a fact of which one suspects her studio of being walt aware. She down derico, however, which pity.
Phe
not
The name of this Burpries packet is "Romance On The High Beat,"
Bro- a Warner
does sing-very pleasant- effort which thers
Sensual is not the be, ly indeed. Yavaliable to the cash custom. adjective customarily used to
tories of a ers at both the La and the describe the
light King's towards the latter part vocnifat but it seems appropriate of the coming week.
In this case.
der.
varying
Though both Don Defore and For the rest, the Alm has Janis Paige are present in the plenty of action, maintained ad- by director Michael gast, their parts are fairly slen-mirably
Curtiz bright musle
to calypso; super- The Ingredients which give the from blues' show its zip
Grat; arc Jack Carson Intive settings by Anton
their who like (the detective) and newcomer and, for those
the Doris Day (the substitute wife humour from the side of
mouth, that extremely 'droll on the crulae).
who Mr. Carson, of
Oscar Levant, course, is no character beginner at the art of being a plays the plano and the fool with funny
the equal skili.
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