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DAVID NIVEN JANE WYMAN KISS IN THE DARK
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CINEMA WORLD
ADBOTT and COSTELLO Phong Oil Welln
Comedians Coming To The King's
Rating:
Comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are taking their fans for a riotous ride in their latest comedy, "Mexican Hay- ride", which is coming to the King's Theatre.
Chinese Picture Now Showing Is Well Done Production
Rating
"The Sins Of Our Fathers," Chinese picture now showing at the Queen's and Alhambra Theo- tros, should appeal to a large number of Euro- peans who don't mind consulting English dialo- que slides for the interpretation of on all-
~Hwa
round
Yung Technically, this, Intest
leaves very production little to be desired. Photography Hollywood and sellings are, by standards, good. A lot has been borrowed
America and re-
ceived to advantage. Gonc
is
on
tt
Blue Lagoon, Technicolor
"
Film, Due Soon
Early last year a production unit headed by Frank Launder began operations in the Fijt Islands, 趨 location selected ufter an exploration trip.
Jean Simmons, Donald Houston
Noel and
Purcell were with the production unit for "Blue Lagoon," which will Colony be screened In the shortly.
JANE WYMAN She's Wow!
Miss Wyman Talks Again --And How!
3
Rating:
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"THE STORY
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A GRAND NEW PICTURE
Pathe Pictures Ltd Presents
PETER GRAVES
Sky Pendente at Dei, erster fans Orgamaanga)
JOYCE HOWARD
LESLIE BANKS MARGARETTA SCOTT
Again Mrs.
Fitzherbert
Sparkling romance is presentert by David Niven and Jane Wyman in Werner Bros. picture. "Kiss In The Dark." which is now of the Lee Theatre.
Are
A romantic fable set against Manhattan bnckground. the pro- tagonists
a timid conceri
advertis planist, a fast-talking
an eccentric but ing model and after a
gay apartment house owner in the person of the inimitable Victor Moore.
the jolting enmiera that made every scene of early Chinese at- tempts to put a story on celluloid a strain on the eye. Gone, too. backdrops and are the stilteri "phony" clouds and sound effects, bugbear of Over-acting--that
the the Chinese screen-15 whole conspicuous by its ab. sence. Only in isolated instances. Carried or twe neurs are one away to Indulge in an over-show The screen comedy is based on of emotions. Others in the can
however, Kive a faithful and the Broadway musica! encress frealistic portrayal of their respec the same paine which ran for 18tive roles and do their shure 10]
Houston wha selected to play
of "Michael" consecutive months at the Winter make the picture
und the part exciting
world-wide competition during Garden In New York City and interesting even from the Wes-
terner's point of view,
which over 4,000 candidates were highlights the music of Walter
either Interviewed or tested. Though the story fictional,
is Scharf and Jack Brooks.
it deals with B problem that wor
During the eight weeks work more than one Featured in the film's support-ried the Chinese for many years in the islands.
to- the enmity of the Lobs
third of the picture was filmed. ing east are Virginia Grey, In the wards the fans. Flerce warike, ancestry.
untt The production rate of a feminine toreador; John proud of their tribal
hod an Sharks, ar- Hubbard as an Amertenu diple-the Lolos dwell in the mountains adventureus stay. mat; and Luba Malina, the latter on the border of Szechwan, Yun- cacuctas, mosquitoes, sand flies, coral reefs, gales, n hurricane, speak a a femme menace recruited from num and Sikong. They
and, in heat flies, cramped Hving cun- language of their own the original New York cast of
are ditions in two motor cruisers or and their habits
customs,
Bore camps etc., were added to "Mexkan Hayride" for her film totally different from the Hans
normal location production diM- (Chinese, who swept into their
culties. native domains nge Outset of the commly finds Lau drove thers into the mountains).
Although some of the work was Costello arriving in Mexico City The film portrays their border de carried out on the main island of in pursuit of a twindler. Budpreciations. their fery, quick the Fijis-Viti Levu-the bulk of Abbott portrays the crook who, tempered character, their simple it was done in the Yasawa Chain
and their having sold Lou phoney oil well ways, their courtige
of islands, about 80 miles North Jeft the States ancient superstitions. In a vivid of Viti Levu, across Bligh Water stock Iowa, also
Anale, the film paints a moral- -so named because the notorious with the rotund comic's fiancee,
that the people of one land, Captain Bligh, of Bounty terme played by Miss Grey.
of different ancestry. discovered the majority of the though
the group, and also islands in sailed across the water after he
- Niven learns that "The Sins of Our Fathers" in had been cast ndrift in an open
There are boat.
debut.
and
To Costello's chagrin, he dis- should live side by side in peace covers that the girl he had plan- and amity. ned to marry is now blled In
City Mexico feminine toreador,
as
"Montana," fairly fast moving.
grand riding scenes and through- out the film there Weaves 11
touching romance between a Chi- nese slave and the daughter of the Lolo chief,
Abbott's pre-arranged plan to have a confederate named "Amigo Americano" and through
this mess medium pedule fake silver mine
All in all, the picture is well certißrates to the American balanced, and credit should
City, misses
tourists of Mexico
In fact, for part of the time, the two motor cruisers, charter- ed by the unit as living quarters, were anchored in Bligh Bay on the most Northerly island of the Ynsawn Chain, from which spot go Bligh Was chased by hosille he attempted to fire at the last moment and the to its director, Mr. Richard Pob, canoes when
for bringing to the screen a land in soarch of fresh water and goodwill title falls on the frus-Chinese film that this reviewer, food. trated brow of Mr. Costello,
despite his ignorance of Man- and Mexican darin, thoroughly enjoyed. With American law officers closing in on the
Costello, nefarious deal.
ot the last hilarious, moment, manages to free himself of any suspicion in the deal and also clear his screen partner, Abbott.
But, as always happens to unlucky Lou, he loses his girl to American Consul attache John Hubbard hut cliseovers a new romance in the person of viva- clous Miss Molina.
Comical highlights of the im Include
bullring burlesque a "ehase" sequence involving Ab- bott and Costello and pursuing law officers.
RATINGS
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of films reviewed:
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Very Good
**
Good
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QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA
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A Yung Hwa Masterpiece!
"THE SINS OF OUR FATHERS"
Members of the unit, when not in the cruisers, were in camps ashore, elther at the main base of Temasun or in those islands or near to those benches selected for camera söt-tips.
Food, mail and other stores were delivered once every three days by a supply boat from Vill Levu. This boat operated through- out the location period, except during the hurricane when thus
unit was cut off for seven days,
and Blocks of potatoes, bread, cigarettes. liquor, exhausted. Fortunately, a hurricane was re- quired for the picture and dur- Ing the Initial stages when camera work was possible, film- ing took place.
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David Niven, the pianist, ac- quires an apartment house, call- et Cleopatra Arms, as an in- vestment. He inspects
the pro- perty, and Victor Moere shows around. He meets one of the tenants, Jane Wyman, an nd- vertising model, wha is being murted by Wayne Morris, an in- surance agent.
Niyen is all for absentee- Jane and Moure owership but influened him otherwise, especi ally when problems start cropping up.
One big headache is getting rid of Broderick Crawford, an Irritable Individual who works at night and sleepa during the daytime, Niven moves his piano in and practices loudly so that Crawford will move, but at the same time to be near Jane.
his crafty
manager, Joseph Buloft, would collect half the commission on new insurance policy he is consi- dering taking from Morris.
Led
to believe that Jane is in on the deal, he is crushed, and decides: to embark on a long concert tour.]
Returning to the apartment to pick up some music, Jane tells him the truth. At the station, Morris and Buloff are present to bid the star goodby and
good luck, Niven appears with Jane on his arm. He signs the policy on the dotted line, which would protection to his offer him full valuable hands, then turna and wallops both connivers
The train pulls out with Jane in David's arms,
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