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THE CHINĄ MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1950.
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"Everybody love's Little Women
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Liecte Women
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JUNE ALLYSON
PETER LAWFORD MARGARET O'BRIEN
ELIZABETH TAYLOR JAKET LEIGH ROSSANO BRAZZI MARY ASTOR
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A SHOT... TKEN SILENCE!
MAUREEN O'HARA
MELVYN DOUGLAS
GLORIA GRAHAME
BILL WILLIAMS
Womans Secret
with VICTOR JCRY
MARY PHILIPS JAY C FLIPPEN
A DORE SCHARY Persentation
What really happened behind the closed door?
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CINEMA WORLD
BRIAN, CRAWFORD and SCOTT
A lesson in politics
Joan Crawford film
at King's and Lee
Rating:
❤
A lesson in American politics and a fairly dramatic account of a woman's ambition to live on the right side of the track, contained in "Flamingo Road," week-end attraction at the King's and Lee Theatros,
oro
Starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, and introducing David Brian to the local screen, the picture has been directed by Michael Curtiz, of "Mildred Pierce" fame, and possesses enough punch to make. it on interesting show for all, barring kiddies, who should be left at home,
Joan Crawford, carnival dances,
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Little women make big picture
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Rating:.
The Queen's and Alhambri Theatres this week-end offer family picture in "Little Women," a Technicolor production starrin Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson Peter Lawford and nost other reliable actors and acʼressO
The novel which his been read
Inany josex Ble on th: serten
and the millions of rend- cra who enjoyed following th ups and downs
the March Campy will find that MGM ho done a good job with their evi
lold version. Every member of the discern- ingly-chosen rust
lus and
her part like a glove. June Ally- NON IN perfectly suttes to th rule of the tomboyish Jo, wh carrieg, her lovely hair in orde to provide Marnice with h moury to visit thele wounded sokiler-father. who defies cun- vention, loses her beloved Laurie but ends up with both husban
sazeer
Poler
ht
O'HARA and DOUGLAS.
A phony contraston
Thriller due at Roxy Theatre today
from
Revolving around a woman'ı quixote effort to shield her Lawford protege
scandal, **A offers a bracing portrayal if the Woman's Secret" co-stars Mau- impetuous Laurie. Margaret | reen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, O'Brien is a touching Hittle Beth
Gloria Grahame and Bill Wi- Elizabeth Taylor sparkles as the liams in an drama of the en- radiant Anty, Janet Loirt lends
tertainment world. The fin quiet dignite to the put of Meg
is now at the Roxy Theatre. ellest of the chis
Hollywood gossip
Douchina
Durbin seems deter
Miss O'Hare is the key gure a former radio singer who loses her voice but successfully guides the career of a younger girl to fame over the air-waves. Whee her protege becomes dinationally involved and tries to commit suf- elde, Miss O'Hara decides to pro- tect the girl's reputation by "con-
radned to resttime her career Stestessing" that she herself fired the shot, and she is promptly arrested stones and is reading stories that on charge of attempted murder.
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stant diet te reduce two
a dozen angers have sent her, 11 seems like yesterday that heard Edin Moe Durbin warble at the Los Angeles Lancashire Club rokers. And at that time Li giri called Judy Gunun wa knocking at studio doors. She got inus Judy Garland
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Subsequent developments
ore
ft
the efforts of Douglos, long Miss Oilara's closest friend, to ron- vince the police that the charge is ridiculous, and to clear up the whole affair. How he docs makes for an absorbing plot.
Mias Grähme plays the young When Van Helfin was a student singer and Williams is cast as her drama at the University of Gi friend. Victor Jory is seen as Oklahoma, he was
told to get an attorney; J. C. Flippen and into movies and "win those Mary Philips as a pollee inspector gorgeous demes." in "East Side, and his wife, heading the suppor West Site," he wina Barbar ting cost. The Dore Schury pre-
and sentation for RKO Radio
It's directed by Nicholas Ray, with Herman J. Mankiewicz producing and writing the screenplay from Vicki Baum's novel. "Mortgage on Life."
Joan now desperate, seeks out of is stranded in a small town, and Greenstreet at Gladys George's through Zachary Scott, deputy | place to force him ut gunpolat to sheriff, gels a job as a waitress. call the attorney-general and tell sheriff Sydney Green the truth about his own machina- ty
politically
is tions.
from There
Oght.
our own Stanwyck
Jamen inimitable Greenstreet
Mason. sponsoring Scott. actuall
is killed.
Vah's first win in his last seven vance his own interests.
and Joan is arrested,
Brianus. rushes buck to her defence, realis- ing now that it was for him that she had gone Groenstrect for
to #- Disap- oving of Joan, Greenstreet has her sent to prison, Scott mean- tine marries a local society belle.
Releused, Joan Is determined the fatal showdown, not to be run out by Greenstreet. and she gets a new job at Gladya George'a roadhouse. The state poilicus gather here, and Joun meets David Brian, Greenstreet's main politicut rival. He falls in love with Joan And they soon MAITY.
Scott, realising his lack of libre, кое
Greenstreet downhill, And throws him out to run for gover- nor himself. Brien, recognisiyir Greenstreet's ruthlessness, balka at this new move. When Scotl
shoots himself in Joan's house.
Greenstreet Immediately custs suspicion on hep Believing his wife to have been still in love with Scott, when she married him, Brian breaks with her.
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RATINGS
The "China Mall" le using the following classification to Indicate to readers the quality of flims reviewed:
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Good
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A great actor never dies
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Maureen O'Sullivan has again refused a very tempting offer to star in a Broadway play--and a alee rulary of 50C guineas a weelt. Thu reason for her 'no', she doesn't want to leave her diree- tor-husband, John Farrow, and her six children.
was
Jerry Wald, she dynamic pro- ducer, defined a movie executive: "He's the man who has a worried look on the faca tant."
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We marvel at the energy of women in Hollywood. In addition to running Д # house, having families, nnd u career, some of thom
heads of successful businesses. Maureen O'Hara now owns three dress shops Joan Crawford owns three big blocks of flats which she personally supervises, Irene Dunne owns two hotela, Claudette Colbert has sev eral petrol-filling stations, large AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 0.30 P.M properties, and an interest in two plastica factories. Jonn Fontaine 16 vice-president of Rampart Pictures, attends all the meetings, and decider on policy.
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