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TODAY & TOMORROW
5 SHOWS DAILY AT 11.00 A.M.; 1.40, 4.30, 7.00 & 9.45 P.M. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIMES!
YOU OWE TO YOURSELF TO SEE "JOAN OF ARC", THE KIND OF PICTURE THAT COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
Fabulous!"
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"Ranks at the top as entertainment! Movie-
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NEVER BEFORE
Superb
such spontaneovi acclaim for any mo-
tion picture. News- popan, magazines, radia, famovi cal- umnist all half 'JOAN OF ARC'—“A triumph of entertain-
-WALTER WINCHELL
"Grand, and exciting... This is really
something to see!"" IIVINTIIM MAGAZIN
JOAN OF ARC
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A VICTOR FLEMING PRODUCTION
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5 SHOWS"
TODAY
MAJESTIC
At 12.00 Noon,
2.30, 5.20, 7.20
& 9.20 P.M.
EXTRA SHOW FROM 17TH TO 19TH FEB,
AT 12.00 NOON
CHINESE NEW YEAR ATTRACTION !
ADDED
LAUGHS! ROMANCE?"
SPECTACLE! MUSICT
ATTRACTION
and a love story
you'll never forget!
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GOES TO TOWN
IN" TECHNICOLOR).
(Produced by
MAX'FLEISCHER - DAVE FLETCHER
WALT DISNEY'S COLOR CARTOON "INTERIOR DECORATOR “
CINEMA WORLD
Miss Bergman shines
in
"Joan of Arc"
Rating:
4
The story of Joan of Arc has enchanted film makers as it has poots, artists, musicions, dramatists and historians and the first film Joan of Arc was, we believe, mado early this contury by a French movie producer.
Several other versions were made later, including:
one by Cecil B. DeMille. The latest inter- pretation of the saint's life, which opens today at the King's Theatre, stars Ingrid Berg- man, and gives the tall Swedish actress-the focus of the year's juiciest scandal--the big- gest role in her career. Mlas Bergman fills the role, and if the rest of the picturian-| tion of Maxwell Anderson's play were up to Mixa Berginan, It could be rated as being excellent. As it is, it rates a very good.
The Teclinicolor version, abiy directed by Victor Fleming, telly the story of Joan from start to finish from the time she beard her heavenly volees, as a farm girl in Lorraine village, to her anguished death at the stake.
NO
ВОВ НОРЕ Lover Boy.
Broadway, Where there Roxy show Fox film
Rating: **
"The Prince of Foxes," Lunar New Year attraction at the Roxy and Broudway Theatres,
is Love,
there's Hope
Rating: *
leaves
|
Mermaid in
musical
romance
* Rating: *** Technicolor musicals Arc usually good entertainment, and "Neptune's Daughter," now at the Queen's and Alham- bra Theatres, is a good must- col.
Starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton, the film is ideal holi- day film fare for the family, and fans who like Esther's aquatic performances und Red's type of comedy will get their money's worth,
- American musicals have, in the past few years, become bit too elaborate, it is this over-clsborn- teness that is the dim's main weakness. America is a fine coun- try, and Hollywood may be a fine place, but the average minn in the street all over the work doesn't need exactly a super-extravaganza to take his mind off the Hydrogen Bomb. A simple story and king
own-to-earth characters `would do quite nicely, thank you.
"Neptune's Daughter" goes for beautiful settings and gorgeour You gals in a big way, and if should deelde to bring your Ric' rlend to the show, lon't blame ler for not being another Miss Williams; take what you see on he screen with a groin of salt,
Highlight of the picture, in our pinion, is a superb treatment of outside," which is a model of how production number should be
ione.
At times, the history lesson dulls the drama. However, Misa Bergman's performance Ja superb
that the draggy spots hardly meet the eye. She gives Joan the quiet and Inspired dign- just the type of adventure Sporting д profile that ity and conviction that the story screen thriller to pack in all strongly resembles a ski jumpe song hit, "Baby, It's Cold demands. She is ably assisted by lovers of intrigues, violent and Boasting an air of suave a the supporting cast including deaths, assassins and torturers sophistication that Jose Ferrer as the Dauphin, ♬
Serious analysis of the Jilm Curro Naish as the Count of
women weak-with laughter would be about ur valuable as a Luxembourg, Francis L. Sullivan thesis on. Puss In Bouts." But Bob Hope blithely plays the is the Bishop of Beauvals, and since people usually insist on title role in Paramount's new Shepperd Strudwick us
Lover" about, comedy, "The knowing what Alms are balllit.
we had better reveal that Cesure which opens at the Lee and Some of the most beautiful and Borgin, played by Orson Welles Liberty Theatres today. Impressive Technicolor
shots (with his tongue in his check). Including Joan, in full armout makes Count Orsini (Tyrone Romantic Robert's qualifications standing against the buckground Power) his ambassador to д as the world's most Irresistible of a crimson sky, calling on her nameless province ruled by an inale, according to the mimeogra- soldiers to. march into battle-aged wise
man and his young phed 1st he distributes, Include
STAR
Joan't
Hendrix).
unfolds
Grent
Ricardo Montalban, who plays he romantic lead, is not only a 'ood-looker but has just the kind, if body that makes us feel sorry ve didn't listen to Mr. Charles Atlas,
SEARCH FOR FOUR TALENTED GIRLS he filmet since the 'memorab wife (Felix Aylmer and Wand. the attributes of every lover from
RKO Radio is launching n "Gone With The Wind" add to
Romeo to Boyer. Actually, he' search for four talented girls the film's prestige.
Mr. Orsini has orders to act as the answer to a maiden's prayer without previous screen "Joan of Arc" is great enter-
Fifth Column when Borgia attacks only if she's praying for laughs.perience, who will receive top 'ainment.
the mountain fortress.
As the
'eminine leads in the musical, story
itself. however, Having been paired with his "Two Tickets-to-Brandwag something goes wrong. That's favourite blonde, Madeleine Car- The talent hunt is boing Initiat- right. Cupid lets to with his bow roll, and his favourite brunette, ed by Producer Alex Galilieb un- and Mr. Orsini gets that certain Dorothy Lamour, lover-boy Hope for the supervision of Executive feeling about Miss Hendrix. Is co-starred with his favourite Producer Sid Rogall.
From then
Girls must possess singing or on it's 1 losing red-head, Rhonda Fleming, in battle for virtue and goodness, The Great Lover," a truly funny dancing as well as acting ability and evil, in the form of Mr. comedy in the Hope Style. No- and beauty. Welles, triumphs ut a gruesome land Young heads the featured banquet when the captive Orsini, east which includes Roland Cul- now marked as a turn-coat, is ver, Jim Backus, George Reeves Ted in chains before Borgia.
and Richard Lyon. All's well that ends well, how-i ever, and the romantic are assur- ed of a happy ending.
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ATTRACTION
TODAY & TOMORROW
-5 Shows Daily 12.30, 2.30, 5.10, 7.20, &
9.30 p.m.
~TAKE ME, darling, to see that happy, hilarious for loving musical!"
TECHNICOLOM
FRANK SINATRA ESTHER WILLIAMS
GENE KELLY
TAKE ME Out To The Ball Game
BETTY GARRETEK CDMA ADIOLD JULIA POWASIT
FEBRUARY - 19th - 20th 5 SHOWS DAILY - 12.30, 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 &
9.30 pm
OH! WHAT A GREAT BIG DOLL OF A MUSICAL!!
June
HAVER
Mark STEVENS
YOU
SHANGRILA BALL
NIGHT OF GRAND CARNIVAL
On Friday, 24th February.
Under the patronage.
the Governor & Lady Grantham
from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
the Boys and Girls Clubs Association
1-$50. double a $30/äinzie.
BEAUTIFUL DOLL
Strong points of the film is its realistic setting. "The Prince of Foxes" was filmed in Italy against an authentic background, which counts heavily when you valuate "the" "pleture.
RATINGS
The "China Melt" is using the following classification to indicate to readers, the quality of film reviewed:
Excellent
...
Above average Average
Below average
NEW VEHICLE
FOR WILDE
Howard Hughes has signed Cor- nel Wilde to star in "The Sons of the Musketeers," to be almod in Technicolor:
At the same time, he announced a contract closed with Jerrold T.
Brandt to produce the picture.
"The Sons of the Musketeers,"
Bob plays chaperone to a group, of Boy Foresters who are return- g to America aboard a luxury liner after a bicycle tour through France. He doesn't object when they forbid hm to smoke or drink, but he almost cominits mayhem when-they-threaten-to-interfere in his romantic affairs. There are some things evon Hope won't tolerate, especially from defen- celess children.
Musically; "The reat Lover" features two now tunes by Lly- ingapon and Evans, composers of
lutions and Bvs, a "To Each His Own" and "Golden Earrings" Sung by Bob and Rhonda, the and "A songs are "Lucky Us" Thousand Violins,"
Most pictures starring Bob Hope ara stre entertainment bets. His latest is no exception:
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