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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1949,
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RIP-ROARIN'EST ŠTRIP. IN ALL THE HISTORY OF THE WEST!
PANHANDE
A CHARNON PRODUCTOR
ROD CAMERON
CATHY DOWNS - REED HADLEY
ANNE GWYNNE - BLAKE EDWARDS
Ezodical by JOKE C, CHAMPION 108 BLAKE 25WARDS + Deact ad by LESLEY SELAIDER
Story & Screenplay by Blake Edwards œuf Jalu C. Chension ALSO: THIS MODERN AGE SERIES
"WILL EUROPE UNITE?"
LLOYD
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IT'S STARTLING! SAVAGE!
TRUEI
BAD BOY
JAMES
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31 GODFATHERS
JOR PEBRO WATRE-ARMENDARIZ BARRY CAREY, JE JOB FOOD
A ME30-ELING-KATER PRASE
CINEMA WORLD
CUMMINGS and COLBERT Love And Sanity
Bold Drama Coming To The King's
Rating:
Lessons On How To John Wayne Catch A Husband In Western On View At Roxy
Roxy At Queen's
Rating:
If you like Cary Grant, then you'll probably go for "Every Girl Should Be Mätried,” week- end attraction at the Roxy Theatre, although in this case you needn't necessarily agree with the film's title.
This RKO Picture just about covers the entire bag of tricks used by women to snare a husband, and we have a hunch that after seeing the film, bashful bachelors will be harder to rope in than a Hong Kong keymoney racketeer.
"Every Girl Should Be Married"] is definitely not Care Grant's best picture. On the contrary, it is built on a rather weak plot and is char- acterised by some annoying acting on the part of Miss Betsy Drake, who makes her film debut starring opposite the veteran- Mr. Grant.
In spite of this, however, the picture is fairly enjoyable and good i For a few laughs, although Carr Grant has been seen to much bet ter advantage in such films as "The Bachelor And The Bobby Soxer"
Dream House." and "Mr. Blandings Builds His
Annabel Simas (Betsy Drake), a salesgirl, believes that a nice lass
France has given the United States two famous women; one is a lady carrying a torch, standing sedately in New York Harbour and known as thetaining a husband, and tells her should take the initiative in ob Statue of Liberty: the other is ļa vivacious, beautiful lady who has the Then carrying the torches, and who goes by the name of Glaudette Colbert.
at the
King's
pal Julie Budson (Diana Lynn) that she has chosen as her quarry Dr. Madison Brown (Cary Grant),} But her agressive tactics to win This attention and regard only
use the doctor.
The lovely_screen_star can now be seen in Sleep, My Love," a Triangle Production presented by of arousing his jealousy. She tells So she tries a new angle that Mary Pickford, Don Ameche zad him that her employer. Roger San Robert Cummings co-star with her
the film 3
3 fairly even drama ford (Franchot Tone), is wooing with a paychological wist that is hears this and presumes to invite her. To her dismay Sanford over- being released United Artists by
her to supper, where she is shock- n's Theatre. In brie, "Sleep My Love" ised to realise that his intentions the story of beautiful, wealthy are not of the best... Alison Courtland, played by Clau- dette Colbert, whose husband (Den Amoche is trying to drive her to suicide so that he can charmer named Daphne, played br Hazel Brooks.
marry. a
Presently her ruse to win Dr. Brown's interest wins her plenty of newspaper space as the pro- which both irritates and intrigues bable Mrs. Sanfore the Fourth-
her employer himself.
with a
AUDIE MURPHEY It's Just A Front
Debut Of American War Hero
Rating: *
Rating:
Death Valley, California, forms the background for MGM's Technicolor outdoor drama Godfathers," starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz and Harry Carey, Jr., at the Queen's Theatre.
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The film is based on Peter B.. Kyne's memorable tale of three: Western badmen who 'make desperate attempt at escape over | the desert, fighting storms, harrowing thirst and the ominous shadow of their pursuers.
Wayne is the amiable, two- fisted leader of the desperados, Armendariz is the sentimental Mexican, Carey the youthful member of the trio who is wound- ed after their attemp: to held up a bank. Together they match their wits against the partning posse led by Sheriff Ward Bond.
Complications arise when they tune upon a dying mother and are persuaded to adopt her infant child
situation which gives way to both tender and humorous moments.
In the end, Wayne is the lone survivor and, although he is ap- prehended, a twist of the tale
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SHENG YANG WEI YUH PING
* A Chinese Picture In Mandarin Dialogue
AT
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ASTAK TEZARIJA UNSURPASSED TO OV! 401TATLARES. SUSPELLIN
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CLAUDETTE
ROBERT
DON
turns him from villain into hero. COLBERT CUMMINGS AMECHE
Wayne who has become model for the screen's prototype of virile Western heroes, one of his most recent successes having been "Fort Apache," is in great form in his latest portrayal. Armendariz, as his excitable lieu- tenant, contributes to the comedy overtones, and Harry Carey, Jr. makes an auspicious debut in the dramatic part of the
wounded
boy, a
performance which the late Harry Carey would undoubt- edly commend.
WARNERS EARMARK
COMEDY FOR KAYE
Burbank, Calif. "Stop! You're Killing Me," an original comedy-mystery by Harry Kunitz and Martin Gable. has been car-marked by Warner Bros. as a Danny Kaye starrer, and planned for early produs-
Starring Audie Murphey, who is known
as America's tion. decorated soldier of
In cahoots with him is a phony, money-hungry psychiatrist (Georg Coulouris) who advises Areche to chance to cook a tasty home dinner
However, it also gives her hypnotise his wife into thinking or Dr. Brown in surroundings she is going crazy. During the calculated to inspire him process of one of these uncertain Tearing for domesticity. But he moods of hers, during which she merely advises her to go back to feels she is losing her mind. Clasher kome tonn and marry a boy dette meets Robbert Cummings, hood admirer. From then on the most who falls in love with her.
web begins to unsaare itself, and World War II, "Bad Boy," com- pursued by Suspecting Ameche, Cummings all's well that ends well. tries to convince her that she is zane, but she is powerless against the chicanery of her husband and his dubious partner.
But, just as thieves fall out, so do potential murdarens, and both Ameche and Conlenris give each other z doble-cross that is astowa- dine furnishing the picture with the expected ending,”
RATINGS
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The plot chronicles Kaye being:
beautiful female ing to the Lee Theatre, plays detective. on the theme that there's no such thing as a bad boy-basi- cally speaking.
In a way the producers of the Sim have tried to take a leaf from "Knock On Any Door," ex- cept that in this case they have taken the brighter side of the leaf and held it up against the sun.
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Juvenile delinquent Danny Les. AT 230, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. ter has already committed felonies when he is caught attemp Glamours Li Li-hwa sheds ting to hold up guests at a Texas most of her comph in Yung Hotel where he works as a-bell- Hwa's latest production, “A boy. Before he is arrested he beats Fisherman's Honour," which one victim and wounds another. is due to open at the end of this Danny is arrested and committed at the Queen's and to the care of Marshall Brown, Alhambra, Theatres-but she director of the Variety Clubs In- certainly adds laurels to her ternational Boys' Ranch at Cop- already well-established reperas Cove, or rehabilitation. putation in her portrayal of a At the Ranch, the boy is a cun- humble fisher-girl
ring non-conformer, completely Produced by Lee Tau-yang and battling Brown his wife Mande directed by Chen Pa-kao, A and the Chief, Brown's good- Fishermen's
Honour teis the natured assistant. Danny uses the story of 2030* search for re Ranch as a front to carry out more venge and how he attains his goal robberies in a carby town, and after many vicissitudes. Tao Chin is eventually caught with the goods of "Hearts Adame" and "A Pes by the local sheriff. sant's Tragedy" fame, Plays the
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seeker revenge and, as usual, Meanwhile, Brown
decides to
he is perfectly at home in this find out why the boy had gone bad type of dramatic role.
originally. His sleuthing discloses Aided by Yung Hwa's excellent that a crue! stepfather had accused equipment, A Fisherman's Hon-Danny of killing his mother, when our brings to the screen Hong Danny actually had attempted to Kong's floating population. The relieve her suffering with drugs entire picture was photographed he stole from a druggist for whom in the Colony and vivid storm he worked part-time as a kid.. scenes were done in the Studies.
In addition, camera crews were Broken-hearted at the cover- sent out into the ocean to "caption, Danny beat his step-dad, ture" Chins Ses rollers for the burned dova his phony "health background. projector,
* tabernacla” and then ran away to As is the case with all Yung start a career of crime. Positive. Ews productions, English and of the boy's mate goodness. Cantonese slides are provided for Brown convincess authorities that non-Mandarin speaking cinema- he can reform Danny-and he
finally succeeds.
zoen.
International Exchange Of Films
Britain, France, Belgium, | catelogue of non commercial films, Helland and Luxembourg are made in each of the five nations. arranging an interchange of National tests are now being newsreel films. Organisations Prepared and these will be co have been set up in each of tion. It is considered that this will ordinated into one faint pablies these countries forming provide valuable screen survey of Brussels Treaty, a permanent events within the Western union commission for stimulating countries. such exchange of 'news and feature items for the screen
each of these five nationE there already exist film units This new departure in an in financed either by the Government ternational co-operation is dis or by private bodies and pursuing closed in a summary just issued education, moral, cultural, religious of the results of the Cultural Com or technical aims. It is suggested mitter's recent meetings. It was that these could be added into also decided to compile a joint one international organisation.
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"MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE"
An Eilarious RKO RADIO Comedy That You Must Not Miss!
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Every Girl Should Be Married
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