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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1949.
CINEMA WORLD
Steinbeck Drama Filmed:
"Pearl" At Roxy
Classification Of Film
The "China Mall," begin. ning this week, will use the following classification to, in. -dicate to readers the quality
of films reviewed:
For
Viry Grand
Excellent
LEE THEATRE
ADVANCE BOOKING OFFICE
CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE. QUERNA no XIN HOUIS 1400m 1 o am
SHOWING TODAY
C
daily
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
IT'S LAUGH AT-FIRST SIGHTN
The story
et the
ever-lovin
gal who
tied her
Beau
into
knotst
·
JOHN LOVES MARY
New hit from WARNER BROS!
RONALD REAGAN JACK CARSON - EDWARD ARNOLD
WAYNT VIRGINIA
MORRIS FIELD
"PATRICIA NEAL DAVID BUTLER ÓF
JERRY WALD
ADDED ATTRACTION
CARTOON IN TECHNICOLOR
A MERRIE MELODIES SERIES
"HOLIDAY FOR SHOE STRINGS"
CENTRAL
T-KATRA
270, QUEEN'S RD. CENTRAL.
PHONE 25720.
5 SHOWS DAILY
AT 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
DANGER
"NAT LEVING
PREVENTS
TOM
MIX
The MIRACLE RIDER
WIEN
RIDES WITH DEATH - TONY, JR.
"
EPISODE
12
ORIENTAL MAJESTIC
AIR CONDITIONED
HELD OVER FOR ANOTHER DAY ONLY!
Today
Very Good
A moving drama with the message that unenvied poverty sometimes is preferrable to wealth is told in RKO's well balanced "The Pearl” week- and attraction at the Roxy Theatro. Lifting the picture out of usual Hollywood-type pic- torisation of novels is the down-to-earth acting on the part of the entire cast, beautiful scenic background and incidental music that packs. a telling wallop.
of his
With the excepţion of five in- sudden clear perception terior shots, the lm was photo- poverty, for the vinge doctor graphies against the baszodgrath | refused to treat the child without laking beauty of Mexico's rugged † paxinent, Al his next diving_trip. countryside by Gabriel Figueron, ing trip, Klao retrieves a gigan- are cinematographer. A completed | Ve peurt. He also senses that this print of "The Pearl" wak sub- represents wealth; inifted in the Venlee Internation- Al Film Festival, where it with mentioned a the most original Alm as well as awarded honours for best photography.
that it means
the difference between ignorance and wisdom for his son; that it mens shoes for his wife, a rifle for himself. But he is totally un- nware of the forces of greed and violence which his pearl la at- tracting. he
mades A
Abhorigh Figueron musical debut in Mexico city. Reeded to enter Bim photography
He Hollywo
hamed. The cost, a splendid at ray of top-flight Mexican players. made nu English dialogue version o Amarjan audiences, and was directed by Emilio Fernandez.
Civilised greed and plunderlust! all but destroy a siniple Mexi- cat: Indian and his little family when a priceless pearl gives bin a fleeting hope of comfort and security.
Starring Pedro Armendariz and Marin Elena Marques, respective- ly, as the single pearl-diver Kino ind his wife, Juana,
them presents their plight entailed by their possession of a bonanza,
A scorpion, attacking his sinali FUR, had plunged Kino into
With every attempt to trans- late the peel into specifie all- rugged, or cheated. After he kills vantages, Kino is beaten up, or nn annoyer, his enemies close in. But the pearl is still the centr of the universe, and he flees with lus wife and sun.
When in enemy, who is deter- mined to steal the pearl, brings about the film's climax, the pearl- fisher pauses in his determination to eling to his treasure. He Aings reverts to the simple life. the pearl back into the ocean, and
"The Pearl" is worth while see-
ing. It is an unusual picture and with appeal to most cinema goers in Hong Kong. Added attraction to be the latest issue of "The March this main feature at the Roxy will
of Time."
PEDRO ARMENDARIZ AND FAMILY
Civilisation proved unkind
Black Bart At King's
Good
Tarzan The Ape Man
Bringing two of history's most The colourful romantic characters to lm,
Good
frst Weissmuller Jungle "Tarzan the Ape Man,"
the screen for the first time, will provide this week-end's en-
| Universal-Internationa) presents tertainment at the Queen's and
"Black Bart" at the King's Then. Alhambra,
tre this nicolour
|
1
WEEK-END FILM FARE
Queen's and Alhambra:
"Tarian the Ape Man.”— An entertaining Jungle ad venture with Johnny Weiss. 'myller and Maureen O'Bul. ven in their first rotes pi Tarzan and Jane,-~* * Good, King'a:
Ing
"Black Bart."-Plenty of action of the Western fathion with Dan Duryea as a desh- "bad man," and Yvonne de Carlo as an internationally famous dancing beauty of the 19th century. Film is in Technicolor, Good. Hoxy:
"The
Perl," Steinbeck's drama.
is the week's Lext fly Very Good.
Loc:
PM
"John Luves Mary," An entertaining romantic farco that had long billing. Broadway as a play. Film ver- alan, has Ronald Reagan in the lead and Introduces the new Hollywood find Patricia Neal, ~~ Good.
Hollywood's
Task To The World
Ladd At It Again
Good
Don't for one minute miscon-
strue the title of the picture: coming to the King's Theatre, i "The Blue Dahlia" is not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything so dignifled as
flower show, or the unveiling of a horticulturist's latest iybrid,
来
Actually, this Paramount pro- duction of Raymond Chandler's Brat mystery-shocker to be writ ten expressly for the screen, is an action-packed suspenseful murder thriller that provides an excellent vehicle for its three stars, Alan Ladd, Veronien Lake and William: Bendix.
Lodd is at his slugger-lover best in the role of the returning war veteran who finds his wife addicted to alcohol, and running | around with the sinister owner of the "Blue Dahlia" night club.
Disgusted and dis-illusioned, he? walks out on her, and into the life! of Veronica Lake, who Jater turns out to be the estranged wife of the nightspet.pwort, fyld's wife is Tound shot to death, and thei plot races bruisingly through his efforts to clear his name and that of his war-buddy, William Den-4 clix.
Miss Lake is more attractive than ever, if you care for her n all, William Bendix's comico- tragle portrayal of the wounded veteran is good and Howard da Silva, who scored so well in "The Lost Weekend, hands in it fine performance the the suave pra- prietor of the night club whence the picture gets its title.
Two other "Lost Weekend" alumni appear in the persons of the "natch girl, Doris Dowling, as Ladd's worthless wife, and the male nurse, Frank Faylen in the rele of a "con" man.
Raymond Chandler is the one of the best writers in Hollywood and is fast becoming the screen's best-known and most successful scenarist.
come.
One of Hollywood's self- The combination of Chandler appointed tasks is to simplify and George Marshall, the director of "The Blue Dahlin," is a happy the American nation and ex- plain
portent of things 10 its composition to the Both ore ardent advocates ni outside world.
plenty of "motion" in motion plc- As a result of this weekly tures. Produced by John House- instruction we have been able man, "The Blue Ďahlia” is not- to make a number of deduc-} to-be-missed entertainment, tions, which we now sum- marise:
1. CHILDREN: The majority fol both sexes; are educated at musical cuineties, where they learn to kiss, to arrange concerts, and to reconcile their puren's when the latter quarrel.
2. WOMEN: Apart fron minority who are either heiresses, magazine editors, or psychiatrists. American womanhood falls into two classes: (a) the nice ones, who do not dress smartly (good wife and mother), and (b) the fathy ones, who are
much tou smart (doll, dume, of dish).
3. MEN: Practically all edu- cated men are anployed in insur- puce or advertising.
Insurance is the symbol, of respectability and nttracts the steady type of man. Advertising is the field in which the mory temperamental, creative Sort
flourishes.
Advertising men are invariably handsome and attractive to wo- men.
As these two professions seem to absorb almost the entire edu- cated male population, it is in- teresting. I purely nendemic, to wonder who can possibly be left to be insured or advertised,
Uneducated meh become crimin- als, Journalists, cowboys, or police- men.
If the criminals are particularly successful they become respect- able, own night clubs, and are known as smart operaters.
A love affair between a smart
The Tech- Tarzan" was also the first
swimming star, Johnny is often dynamic while it lasts,
getting killed.
We Yvonne Dei role for the former United States operater and a doll, dome, or dish!
and Jeffrey muller, who in this fm is but usually ends
Kilbride head-
in
someone
A Romantic Farce
film slars Carlo, Dan Duryea Lynn, with Percy ing the supporting cast.
in his prime. Miss De Carlo portrays Lola
"Tarzon the Ape Mah," is the Montez, internationally famous lm adaptation of Edgar Rice dancing beauty of the nineteenth Burroughs tale of the jungle- century. The story deals with an born and ape-reared. Lord Grey- episode in the tour of the danc-stoke which gave rise to the ing star during her sojourn in subsequent Tarzan adventures in California under the management which Welssmuller was to be- ci. P. T. Barnum.
come the famous jungle hero of The providential meeting of the the screen.
Lola Jovely
With California's This Tarzan film is to a great dashing Gentleman Bandit, Black extent the best in the series. It Broadway for a whole year, has Bart, played not very convincing adheres to the Burrough theme been transferred to the screen ly by Duryea, brings about the of jungle adventure as
Brothers, with opposed by Warner
story
Good
"John Loves Mary," the good
that romantic, farce
wowed
comantic fiction of the screen to subsequent pictures when Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Black Bart, allas Charlie Hollywood had Tarzan dressed Wayne Morris, Edward Arnold, Boles, was the scourge of the in long pants and doing battle Virginia Field, and the new Wells Fargo Company's stage with
It opens couch express service. With crooks on Park Avenue (ns star, Patricia Neal.
In "Tarzan
in New York"),
today at the Lee Theatre. In "Ape Man," Tarzan find his
"John Loves Mary" made his- mate, Jane, played also for the tory as one of the funniest first time by Maureen O'Sullivan. comedics ever presented on This fim packs the fullest in Broadway in a decade, On the screen, it loses some of It's zest, but is still funny enough to be en- joyed.
sidekick Lance Hardeen, played by Lynn, he all but drives the express company out of Northern California,
The characters played by Lyn action and thrills and is highly and Kubride are fictional. The recommended. mild-mannered, philosophical Kil-
bride as a Western badman is
Final Showing Today: "2.30, 5.20, 7:30 & 9.30 p.m. casting that
A CHINESE PICTURE IN MANDARIN DIALOGUE
A PEASANTS
TRAGEDY
A TURU MAA ALATSIMET,
COMMENCING, TOMORROW.
ORIENTAL
MAJESTIC
"SONG OF INDIA"
"NAKED CITY”
makes
for
high
comedy,"
Miss De Carlo's gay Spanish dances, the Western vistas and the holdups; rides and gun-nights highlight the drama. The exelte- ment pounds to a climax in the ambush of the high-waymen in a burning, building.
YUNG HWA FILMS POPULAR ABROAD
"A Peasant's Tragedy" which was recently shown at the King's Theatre, had a long run fo Sippa- pore and will be shown again by popular demand.
in Manila, the Yung Hwa Studios are using the Asia. Then tres chain to show their, releases and first reports show that they are getting good support.
Arrangements have also been made to show Yung Hwa filma In Indo Chiria.
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER Jungle Hère
Reagan plays John, the hapless hero who is confronted with romantle obstacle in the person of an English war-bride. Carson plays his none-too-bright buddy, offering the star a chance for some of his broad comedy char- acterisation.
Morris
plays somewhat comic heavy here, his first. iry at mid villainy on the screen. Arnold, of the Infectious laugh trademark, is Washing- ton politician in the comed
Patricia Neal, Warner's newest Importation from the Broadway stage, makes ber film debut in "John Loves Mary." She comes to the screen with an Imposing array of Broadway awards for her performance in the Lillian Hellman-drama,--"Another -Part- of the Forest,"
Others in the flim are: Vir- ginia Field, Katherine Alexander and Ernest Cossart. The screen= play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, from the stage original of Norman Kresna,
ALAN LADD
No flower show
Раде 5
KING'S LIBERTY
Air-Conditioned -
4 SHOWS TODAY At 12.30, 2.30, 3,00 & 7.20 P.M. Only
A FORGOTTEN WOMAN
*a**
} 5 SHOWS TODAY At 12.30. 2.30, 5.15,
7.30 and 9.30 PM.
Great-Wall
presents
"A FORGOTTEN WOMAN"
Starring PAI KWONG * YEN CHIN
A Chinese-Picture-with Mandarin Dialogue
QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA
AIR-CONDITIONED
SHOWING TODAY: 2.30 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.
MIGHTIEST TARZAN TRIUMPHI
M.G-M'S
TARZAN THE
APE MAN
SHOWING,
TODAY
Starring Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan
Cathay
T
At
2.30, 5.30 7.30 & 936 PEL
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COMMENCING
TODAY
+
AT
2.30, 5.30, 7.30
& 9.30 P.M.
MEN KILLED FOR IT!....
WOMEN SOLD THEIR SOULS FOR IT!
2KO
prusenit
JOHN STEINBECK'S
impassioned drama of violence, hate and a great love ..
The FEARL
Mode on the tropical shows of Maxico
MARIA ELENA
FRANCO 1 ENGLISH
WITH A CAST OF THOUSANDS
ARMENDARIZ MARQUES
Produced by, OSCAR DAIIGIVERS = Düweled by SMÍČIO ‘FERNANDEZ
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