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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1949.
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Remarque's Novel Comes To Queen's
Rating * *
When "The Other Love" opens at the Queen's Theatre it will mark Erich Maria Remorque's fifth contribution in the motion picture field and the first time his latest and as yet un-^ unpublished novel will be presented to an audience.
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven and
Richard Conte, "The Other Love" unravels the.. threads of mentar "conflict which a concert pianist goes through after a collapse because of too strenuous a tour until she comes to accept the resultant shortened life span and and prescribed inactivity.
David Niven plays the doctor In fact, devotees of Remarquer
who falls in love with his patient will recognise his use of action and Richard Conte portrays a as a delineating frame-work for sportsman playboy who provides the mental and motional develop- Miss Stanwyck, as the pianist, ment of his characters in this with a final fling of tempestuous work much as he handled it in his two other post-war novels and romance.
their film treatment, "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "The Road Back".
As in one of Remarque's earlier pictures, much of the picture is set in an Alpine sanitarium and as in his "Arch of Triumph", "the medical profession is used as the vehicle through which the tempo of the times is revealed.
Arctic Drama
Due At King's On Sunday
Rating: *
*
The cold nature of the Arctic's law is pitted against the cunning and evil of man in "Arctic Manhunt” a drama- adventure coming to the King's Theatre.
Enterprise Studios, which made "The Other Love, shot the pic- ture against the luxurious quaint- ness of the Swiss Alps retreat and the
Lavish grandeur of center- porary
Monte Carlo, especially its farmed gambling casino.
For the musical aspects of the film, Anja Dorfman, renowned virtuoso, played Beethoven's "Fue Elise,
Rubenstein's Con-
certo in D minor and the E-flat Concerto and Etude in D-fat, both by Liszt, for the sound track while Miss Stanwyck did Angerwork for the cameras.
MARY MEAD and DENNIS O'KEEFE
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Other LOVE There's no love libe THE other LOVE
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Documentary Picture ADDED! Short with scenes from future big productions.
At The Roxy Theatre
Rating:
the Full tribute to the courage and skill of the agents
Edith Head, prominent Holly* wood designer, created a striking wardrobe for Miss Stanwyck. The original fashions include travel clothes, leisure clothes, evening wear
2nd range from lavish gowns to simple suits for daily wear. Modeled to perfection by Miss Stanwyck, the 37 changes of costumes constitute one of the finest wardrobes
seen on the screen.
"Arctic Machunt” tells the story of a young, ambitious in- surance desk who sacrifices seven years of his life in prison after
The supporting cast includes! having "salted" away his loot Joan Loring who was nominated from his employers.
for an "Oscar" for her supporting The story begins as the man is role in The Corn Is Green", released from prison. He then Gilbert Roland Maria Pazmer, proceeds to his mother's grave Lenore Aubert and Natalie Scha- where he had hidden the money fer. Andre de Toth directed the he stole from his firm The in- film which Metro-Goldwyn-May- surance company however is not er is releasing. satisfied w
with his release
and
tails him for the recovery of the money.
This brings about the adven- ture when the ex-convict takes to the wild North in the Arctic where his accompolice is await-
Commencinging him to share the spoils.
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The drama takes place in the A pulsating story set against village of Figaro near Point Hope a background of swaying
Elmer
of the American Treasury Department is paid for the first time in a film with the presentation at the Roxy Theatre of “T-Men", an Edward Small production released by Eagle Lion Films.
L Irey, until recently chief co-ordinator of the Law Enforcement agencies of the U.S. Treasury Department and head of the In- telligence Unit, went to Hollywood for the production of the film, worked with script- writers, producer and directer.
He appears himself in thejers," and Wally Ford-an older prologue and epilogue of T-Wally than most of us remember Men" to explain the workings are valuable assirts in good of the various Treasury De- partiment branches.
The screenplay for "T-Men" is a composite of three actual cases from Treasury Department files. The film marks the first time that the Treasury Department has ever given its sanction and co-
operation to a Hollywood film.
in Northern Alaska where the palms, moonlit tropie nights Photographed in actual cities: whole film was actually shot
and smart Florida gold coast The moral of the story (based decor, is "Night Unto. Night," on Ewing Serit's "Narana of the the Warner Bros. picture star North") is that only three things ring
Reagan
Ronald
characterisations.
Preview Of Local Film Magazine
A "sneak preview of the where the action took place. "T- Men" is done with the accuracy "Hong Kong Film and Theatre and authenticity of a real-life News" November issue, which story, it is another excellent goes on sale next Tuesday, and Hollywood documentary.
reveals that this popular maga- can reach out beyond the edges Viveca Lindfors, week-end "T-Mes" tells the story of two zine is living successfully up to of the earth: (Quote) the sun's fare at the Lee Theatre. rays, the night's darkness and the
Treasury Department agents who its aim of giving local cinema- Reagan who played a comedy go "under cover" to trail the lea- hands of God (unquote). the film, the fugitive proves this.
his role in "John Loves Mary." plays ders of a dangerous nationwide goers the latest and the best in a chemist who arrives in Florida ring of counterfeiters. With action the way of news about their Time and again he folle his pur- for some quiet only to run into set in major US cities, the came- favourite film stars. suers. But justice, in the form the mysterious beaty of Viveca a follows the dangerous activities The November Issue, which of Nature's own uncompromising Lindfors, the new Swedish star of the T-Men as they worm their laws, catches up with him, when, who was seen in Hong Kong in way into the gang to obtain evi-, with hopes of sure escape the "To The Victo
Victor."
dence. fugitive becomes marconed on Tension mounts
Highlight of the Alm OCCULTE quickly when piece of ice which has broken off the sister of Miss Lindfors, played when one T-Men is viciously mur as the North begins to thaw by Massen, by a leader while the drawing him but into the lonely be picture ser enters the roman-
cold sea and an icy grave.
in a driving tropical hurricane. The story is moving and the
The natural setting for the setting of "Arctic Manhunt" gives drama, usually reserved for gay more atmosphere then police- musical comedies, lends a fairly
unique aspect to the story.
chase stories usually contain.
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features four extra pages over previous issues, offers readers an interesting article on John Derek, latest Hollywood screen idol who impressed recently in his first role Nick "Pretty deres to a gimana dis handing Romane in "Anocic On Any Door" In addition to the large pin-up portrait of Yvonne de Carlo, with the criminals, is powerless to
Flaying the Treasury Depart-there are another four "By Re- ment agents are Dennis O'Kecie, quest"
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and Alfred Ryder from the New preview of coming film from York stage, who stands out in his America and Great Britain. role as the murdered T-Men.
There is different competition
Mary Meade is impressive in in the November issue that should ker film debut and Junë Lockhard | appeal to all observant cinema- is terrific in this, her first frapor-goers who have a photographic sant picture since her Broadway eye for catching details. Six pairs success. Charles McGraw, recent of free tickets wait for the win- ly seen as a mobster in "The Kill-} ners.
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