CINEMA WORLD
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1049.
THE FOXES The Surgeon Does O'Hara Kiri
In the "Foxes Of Harrow" Rex Harrison plays the part of the swashbuckling Stephen Fox who bullda #p A vast plantation, erecting on it a Tuli-scale mansion, all for the jave of this beautiful Creole girl he meets by chance and who is portrayed by Maureen O'Hara.
Nineteenth Century Fox
Some Cutting-Up
Since the war ended a number of Hollywood com- panios has spent much time in producing photo- plays concerned with the sex-life (suitably voil- ed and sugar-coated, of course) of the Ameri- can soldier overseas. Fow have come up to the high standard of “Homecoming," next attrac- tion at the Queen's and Allömbro."
In most Alins of this type the of view of realism. The surgeon script to does not take its of omorous palsy Fun in fofeed the appear as shellase as a bird-bath every time his beautiful and only slightly more intelligent. approaches. He is represented one minute ns and buny
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誨 recenity published "Popcorn 'On The Ginza," Lucy Herndon Croo- kett quotes a Japanese man ae saying, during a discussion of American booka popular with the Japanese, that "all Зарапсяе women with they could
Scarlett O'Hara,"
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Inflammable heroine of "Gana" With The Wind" the gentle- man replied, "We have ac copted atomic bombing and defeat. But what..you' sug- gest is worse than either. It could not be endured."
A Noisy Noise Annoys
Without 'benefit of preview, "The Small Voice," a British thriller made by Constellation Films, would appear to be a likely cholce for those seeking something a little different. They should seek it at the Lee next week.
Based on the novel of the same name by Robert Westerby (this) in itself is a good omen) the film deals with a young play- wright and his wife being held prisoner in their home over a week-end by three esenped con- vicls.
Valerie Hobson is the play- wright's wife, the gentleman himself being played by James Donald.
Their enforced captivity in housekeeper
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Roxy Opening Now Uncertain
It would appear that the announcement made Jast wook concerning the opening of the Floxy theatre may have been a shadd on the optimistio side,
The management say that they are making every effort to apan on the data slated but that they are very anxious that the doors should not be ung wide for the first time on An Incomplete building.
If the theatre should not March D It sooms" open an likely that it will do so very soon after.
'GOLD STAR' PRESENTATION
Those fans who voted for In-
On being asked how the Japanese men would care for
by their vjerit the promismuderaulika Džokollárfalvan "loung), and bwo Kilda Bergman ein the recent chlid survivor of a car crash, Hong Kong Film News "Gold Jonny (Angela Foulda) and Star" ballot will be glad to know Ken (Glyn Dearman); Kon is that the
Miss presentation of taken 11!" and his suffering adds Bergman's Gold Star to her re- considerably to the tension in presentative has been arranged. the house.
will take place at the premiere performance, March 37. of "Arch of Triumph" at the.
Queen's theatre.
thoroughly
formance.
convincing
A pictorial preview of the Alm
an ever-loving husband delivering A considerable time einpses be- a gulping farewell to a tenrsteinod fore he shows ang signs of admir
One of the convicts, is success- wife. In a flash, or so it seems, ing the nurse for anything other
fully made drunk but the other And efficiency. he is over the sea and far away than her ability
per two are not so easily distracted Riving the old eye to either a battle He continues writing regularly
Eventually however the cries sincerely
his wife. stained hussy in slacks and a fin
There are a few false notes befor the suffering child proye appears in this month's issue of that
the fore the end but they are covered to much helmet or a shoe-eyed sylph in a Ultimately he realises
for the uglier of the Film News. "Arch of Triumph" thail
be by a sensible conclusion devoid of two, a backless, frontless and generally nurse is more to him
fstrly hammy histrionics and in which villain named Boke, played by name by Erich Maria Remarque, they ough-going is based on the novel of the same thought. reckless evening gown.
Both Mr. Gable and Miss the sugar
sprinkled thinly. Harold Keel. Turner underplay their parts Miss Baxter given a wonderful commendably in this section off performance in her all-too-small the fim and the result Is a part.
This in all very entertaining. of course, and splendid mater. ial for a rollicking, ple-in-the- rye farce. Unfortunately, it is frequently presented as serious drama. whereupon
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mediately becomes pain-in-
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Just, na entertaining as muy con- Feesten like the abovementioneil, yet infinitely more satisfying in its rationul approach to the sub- ject and its general credibility is "Homecoming".
Clark Gable plays the part of a erful surgeon with a pate de foie gras practice midwestern Towfl
This wife Anne Baxters Frank Yerby found he had and he are much in love but written a best-seller first try lead fairly superficial lives on the when his "Foxes Of Harrow"] was published. It is doubtful have remnined childless
merry-go-round,
"Ther
volun-
mally, farily
It would appear, because the good surgeon is the willing to have children interfer Ing with the pleasant patters of
if Twentieth Century Fox found any such phenomenon had occurred when they first issacti the film of the same ht life, story.
That is not to say the film is bad. It has excitement, pace and some very good scenes. But
While etsittan clothes are stil being worn a certam ament of teretion is shown between the sor geon and his college friend (John
it lacks the fire of the novel Hodinky who IN ก stroging mainly because the actors lack the tire of the novel's characters, You can judge for yourself at the King's next week.
Rex Harrison, as Stephen Fox, asoma to have overdone the stiff, unbending aide of the man's character, while Mau- O'Hara. though un- reep
doubtedly beautiful, Deema waxen and silited as often að not.
Too often during the film do the characters, particularly the lems, simply stand and stare at eneh other. Presumably Tige Merni to
war,
doctor in the sham arest of the taven, an area in which the eminent
me shows litle Interest.
Comes the
and before very long the surgeon is over. working night and day on battle casualties. On the trospeltip going over he gets Involved in an arguement with A nurse (Lana Turner) who has ideas the reverne of his. in spite of her charms she is about as attractive to him as a handful of cactus,
It turns out that the prickly one this to be his helpmeet in the cum nonveying ing surgien battle.
volumes with their eyes but one suspects the audienen, seeking relaxation, would rather be told what is going on either in words!
in action.
In case
you have not read the
vel, it
it is a tale of a swash- buckling dandy of the early 19th century who has laste for gambling, a thirst for wealth and
positive yearning for a hand-
wench he some Creole
rets while he is being tossed off a river boat for cheating at cards. In a New Orleans gambling house he acquires borge estate in a smari piece of gambling
He
with, a Gerinan landowner. then kills the gentleman In o duel.
Showing a
zeal and copacity for hard work which make his
than
past more of a mystery ever the dandy proceeds to build
magnificent home on plantation he has won. This he names "Harrow."
the
Having completed it he per. .sundes the Creole laz7, who has treated him up till then with all the cordiality ono would expect her to show to- wards a plague carrying rat, to marry him and settle downi in the luxury barracks, Misery piles 01 Gizzster ns the Parringe fails, the husband re- verts to his rakehelling, a son Is born crippled and later dies and the market flops rendering the estate penniless.
However, the physical rending of their world brings about a spiritual binding of the divided humans and all ends well. The book made all this credible. The Alm does not.
SHOWING
TODAY
LOVE IN UNIFORM
The handsome surgeon in the American Army (Clark Goble) ttle suspecte when he first meets his appointed nurse (Lana Turner) that he will have his entire life changed by her, The complexities of his life, with a loving wife at home and a lovely girl by his side, make "Homecoming" a worth- while film.
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He takes drastic action to man in the cost are Charles remove the caule of hle dia-Boyer and Charles Laughton, tracilen and a fairly Interest- The editor of Film News in- ing climax is achieved.
forms us that the two Gold Stark, that for Gary Cooper as well as
The film is produce! by one Miss Bergman's, will be on dis- of the new independent com- play in the CNAC window in panies, Constellation Films Pedder Street from March 15- Limited. of which
were Anthony 31. They
be shown Havelock-Allan is the chairman, from the beginning of March for As Valerie Hobson is his wife two weeks but the postponement the film woulu appear to be of the film mede the change
(necessary.
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