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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949.
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"HEARTS AFLAME'
A Chinese Picture with Mandarin Dialogue.
and English Slides
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OF ADVENTURE!
UIRTERSAL-KOTELLADAMOT presen
DICK POWELL
MARTA TOREN
The Comptationes fit of "CASERN
VINCENT PRICE
ROGUES REGIMENT
OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGIÓN
STEPHEN MCNALLY-Carol Thurston Edgar Barrier
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LEO GENN and ROSALIND RUSSELL
The Conscience Spoke up
Rosalind Russell
In Dramatic Portrayal At Roxy
RATING
Stirring is the story of the urge of conscience, told in "The Velvet Touch,". Independent Artists' new RKO Radio release which opens this week-end at the Roxy Theatre.
Bette Davis Laughs At The Lee Theatre
Leo
With Rosalind Russell, Genn, Claire Trevor and Sydney Greenstreet in the stellar roles, the firm presents Miss Russell as a popular Broadway star who, in the heat of a violent quarrel, kills her producer when he threatens to ruin her reputation completely. Unsuspected of her part in the tragedy, the star feats that the
Exciting Drama In Technicolor At The Queen's
Rating:*
Walter Wanger's Technicolor production of
"Tulsa” now~ at the Queen's Theatre, is a box-office film.
The sweep of the panorama-like presentation of the story, of the first gush of ail in Oklahoma * is exciting and entertaining.
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Produced by
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TULSA
The principal shortness is in grazing grasslands with their story line, but that matters little, overflowing rivers of black gold.. for it is sufficiently overcome by Streams polluted by refuse oil the switness and switches of ac- poison cattle of Susan's father tion that run through the film so and their death causes him to ably guided by director Stuart protest to the intruders. Dur- ing his visit at the wells to pro- Heisia.
test, an unexpected explosion in WALTER WANGER
well kills the father and Susan rows vengeance against Gough, owner of the wells.
Susan acquires land leases
and the aid of Preston, starts
Especially commendable is the -photography of Winton Hoch nearby which reaches a thrilling climax at the finale when i roaring volcanic fire sweeps the oil felds and sends scorts
of super-structures crashing earth- drilling. After several, disap- ward silhouetted against the pointments, she strikes gil, and flames in the sky in the darkness riches. The struggle between the
interests oil
of Gough and Susan right is a Western, as lavish-occupies a large pouco the sto
of
oil-well
ly staged a Western as one could which has threads of a romance expect to find, with a large and between Preston and Miss Hay- competent cast headed by Susan ward, as the prairie cow camp Hayward, Robert Preston and on the Arkansas rises out of the Pedro Armendariz, supported by plains to become the nerve centre Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills, Ed of a mighty oil industry, in the Begley, Roland Jack and Harry boom days of the early 20's. Shannon
It' runs the full gamut of emo- tions in a story that is not new, but is well told, about the des- perate efforts of pioneering na- tive cattlemen unsuccessfully fighting the encroachments of prospecting oilmen ruining the
Dick Powell
Stalks A
MATTERHORN STILL CLAIMS VICTIMS
In connection with Monogram's coloured featurette “Climbing The Matterhorn," an Academy award winner shortly to be shown at the Lee Theatre, here is a news item that shows that the Matter- hon is still claiming its victims.
The bodies of three English mountain climbers who plunged to their deaths from an icy moun- tainside several months ago were found not far from the famous Matterhorn. They were among a another actress is accused of the Stalking a high Nazi official party of 12 who art out to scale
struggle with her who escaped the trials of the 1,800 foot peak of
Castor Bette Davis laughs and laughsence steadily builds up the Nuremberg to join the French Mountain, near the Matterhorn" |
Rating:***
"June Bride" is an excellent comedy hit!
¡man deserved to die and doen!
reveal herself as his slayer.
alice her
Nazi Offical
Rating:
tension right to a most exciting Foreign Legion, is the substance
loud in this new Warner Bros. i climax." fim which is the week-end at- The role gives the talented of an action-filled 'story of in- traction at the Lee Theatre. It's Miss Russell opportunity
a new Bette, trim and stylish,
you displaying
her
mastery
"Rogues' for trigue,
Regiment,"
of coming to the King's Theatre.
see in "June Bride" and with emotional acting, although we
In the leading role is the one-
Bob opposite her in a charming refer her as a condienne. Genn, time crooner, Dick Powell who SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m. of exceptional proportions for all marry her; Miss Trevor, as the hintay Hollywood sissy is de- Sippant role, the result is a treat as the architect who wants to proves by the sheer force of his
NOW!
"The comedy of the year!"
Its a wow from beginning to end!"
BETTE DAVIS
HEDDA HOPPER
PICTURE MAD,
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
in the WARNERiot
JUNE BRIDE
Y BAINTERS
those who want to throw their accused actress, and Greenstreet finitely no worries to the wind.
staff.
as a misguided police officer, torn Powell plays the part of an Bette plays a successful maga-
in brilliant portrayals" An ex-American secret agent who joins and cellent featured cast comprises the Foreign Legion to look for the zine editor, one who hires fires with ease. Bob comes back Leon Ames, Frank McHugh, Wal- Nazi fugitive whom (you've into her life after a European
anter Kingsford and Dan Tobin guessed it) he eventually finds. Director John Gage and Pro- but not before he has come up assignment, and is put on her
asducer Fredrick Brisson have
made This grates a problem. 25
against another agent, during the the two still go for each other The Velvet Touch" a truly grip-process-a French one at that, and, in a way. When the staff moves ping picture and a thoroughly be-even more important, a very
ato Crestville, Indiana, to build lievable one. Leo Rosten wrote a their special June feature, fine screenplay from the original story by William Mercer and The film abounds with situa- Annabel Ross, and it gives Miss tions all on the strictly humorous Russe opportuilty for tantalis- side. Boo has an apple-cider a unor as well as emotional
up
their affair takes on added zest,
with Tom Tully which is
spree with
characterisation.
feminine one.
"Rogues" Begiment" has its set- ing in Saigon, Freach Indo-China which background provides an excuse for some publicity about the French-Vietnamese conflict.
The story is based only slightly on facts, After the war, many
a riot. Betty Lynn, as the 3-¦ when Raymond Hoe as the young Nazis-bigtime and small time—
est Brinker belle, vamps
town fashion and gets her man. Homeo answers Boe Montgomery particularly the 55 species, found Barbara Bates, as the more beau- with mere "Boo," meaning of their way in to the French Legion
After much intrigue, murder
teous Brinker, has a somewhat course Betty Lynn, who goes an- and anonymity.
part, but clicks Maryder that nickname. All very But one very much wanted big Wickes dry remarks add pepper, funny. The entire production is Nazi (in "Rogues' Regiment" that and Fay Bainter, in smart garb, steeped
in Hostier hospitality.is) was traced to the Legion in gives additional interest to the garnering endless chuckles with Saigon. The story begins from proceedings.
its par
particular
community spirit there. director Bretagne and social life. Broadway Windust's method of building Bette herself has never been and some suspense, in between Laughs is particularly interesting in better form. It's อ holiday which is a fiery scene of Legion- There is a super love-chase from tears for Bette and around Bette's apartment with seems to enjoy immensely. Vietnamese guerillas, there is a shenaires caught in ambush by the Bob following her, turning the Teaming her with Bob was a savage fight between the Ameri- lamps on and off with great at other happy decision. In fact can agent and the Nazf, and final- acrity. Another stand-out bit is everyone seems happy.
ly love and happy ending
As the French agent, Marta of "Casbah"
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is her own scheming and beauti- fal self. Best performance how- ever, comes from Stephen McNal ly who has the part of the brutal Nazi war criminal.
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