THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1950,
LEE
Dally nt 2.30, 6.20 7.30 & 0.30 p.m.
Liberty
Dally at 2.30, 5.30
7.30 & 0.30 p.m.
SHOWING TODAY
HEROES of America's
Most Heroic Days!
Strong as eagles...fierce as hawks-
they battled the greed and intrigue on which hung the fate of the nation]
EAGLE
HAWK
and the
Color by
Technicolor
"TRE EAGLE AND the
JOHN PAYNE RHONDA FLEMING DENNIS O'KEEFE
ALSO: LATEST PARAMOUNT NEWS THE LEE THEATRE MANAGEMENT WISHES TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE THEATRE'S DRESS CIRCLE HAS BEEN REOPENED.
WIDE AND WELL-CUSHIONED NEW SEATS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM OF COMFORT,
ORIENTAL
AIR CONDITIONED
TAKÉ ANY EASTERN TRAM CAR OR HAPPY VALLEY BUSTM Final Showing Today: 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m. 2 IMPORTANT PICTURES FOR THE PRICE OF 1. ITS MORE THAN A LEG SHOW!
YOU'LL SEE THE BEAUTIES OF HOLLYWOOD!
HOLLYWOOD BURLESQUE
ALSO Romance and Drama set in broathing beauty of the Swiss Alps-A GREAT CAST !
kattapo kina berpignan
MADELEINE CARROLL
While Cradle Inn
Jan HURTER
in
RENNIE
MUJER VELMI PRODUCTION
TOMORROW
"The Adventure of Ichabod & Mr. Toad".
SHOWING
TODAY
Cathay
At 2.30, 5.20,
7.30 & 4.30, P.M.
A RAPTUROUS SYMPHONY OF LOVE! -
UNFORGETTABLE MUSIC!
THE NIGHT of DESTINY”
‚ ENGLISH `SUBTITLE ON FILM (THE LIFE OF PETER ILJITSCH TCHAIKOVSKY) Starring Hans STOUWE Marik ROKK Larali LEANDER A GERMAN PICTURE:
CINEMA WORLD
Carmen Miranda and some of her boys
Where did you get that hat ?
Jane Powell a hit in Queen's new film
Rating:
"Nancy Goes to Rio", starring Jane Powell and Ann Sothorn on the Queen's and Alhambra screens, is the latest in M-G-M's string of tuneful romances produced by Joe Pasternak, and stands out as the first bang-up musical of the second half of 1950. With the engaging, thrush-throated Jane Powell cost as a young girl who falls in love with love la situation complicated by the fact that the man she chooses happens, to prefer her, youthful screen mother) the plot moves rapidly between two continents.
It unfolds its dramatic, ro- gets the leading role in a South mantic and
playwright's song-and-dance American
newest sequences amid a variety of drama, unwittingly snatching the colourful backgrounds, among plum from her mother.
When she follows her mother to them a cruise ship, South Rio to get the benefit of her coa- American night clubs and ching, she memorizes the passion- backstage Broadway.
ate lines of the play aloud in her In a brief summary of the deck chair, leading her attractive plot, Nancy (Jane Powell), 17- but older fellow passenger, Paul year-old daughter of actress Berten (Barry Sullivan), to be- Frances Elliott (Aun Sothern),lieve that she is going to have an
legitimate child.
'GALA PREMIERE
AT THE LEE The Royal Air Force A80× clation, in commemoration of "Battle of Britain" Week, will hold a Cala Premiere of the London International Flims production "Blate
Secret" at the Lee Theatre next Thursday, at 0.30 PAL
High officials, including Mr. J. F. Nicolls, Officer Ad. ministering the Government, are expected to attend. The entire proceeds of the Pre- mlere will
towards the RAF Benevolent Fund.
"State Secret," which stars Douglas Fairbanks,
Jr. Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins, la an excellent thriller that has won wide acclaim In Britain and the United States. It will open to the public Friday, September 22.
on
What was his secret ?... Why had ha to be silenced ?
LONDON FILMS presenS
# FRANK LAUNDEN — SIOWAY GILLIAT
PRODUCTION
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS GLYNIS JOHNS JACK HAWKINS
STATE SECRET
Horbort Lom Karel Stopanok Walter Rilia
Written and Directed by
SIDNEY GILLIAN.
COMING TO THE
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In trying to be sympathetle to Nancy, he leaves her with the in- ference that he is love with her,
In Rio, Naney's mother and Krand-father (Lauls Calhern) at- tempts to force Paul Into a shot- gun marriage with Nancy, but] with the help of his. secretary (Carmen Miranda) the amusing
contretemps is straightened out, with Paul Anding romance with Frances and with Nancy return- ing to her own-age sweetheart (Scolty Beckelt).
"Nancy Goes to Rio" has a rich musical score, with songs to every principal in the cast. Miss Powell gets the llon's share, her solos including the famed Gersh-
hit win
"Embraceable You," Musetta's waltz from "La Boheme"-and-the- romantic "Love is like this."
Other hit songs include Miss Sothern's **Time and Time Again," Carmen Miranda's "Vip- sce-1-0"
and
"Caroom-Pa-Pa,
and "Narcy's Goin' to Rio", n rollicking number sung anci danced by Miss Powell, Scotty Beckett and a chorus of enthusia- stic dramatic students.
BROADWAY
AIR CONDITIONED.
SHOWING TODAY,
At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.in.
He won't
give in...
She won't
give up
« Care Schery presentation
Cary Grant
I DON HARTMAN'S production
Every Girl Should Be Married
ce-siering
FRANCHOT TONE-BBANA EYN
A BETSY BRAKE (33)
WIN ALAN MURORAY
haming and Do-ariton, by 204 nating
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KING'S
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...
JOHN PAYNE IN A 12.30, 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.
NEW THRILLER
Rating ★ ★
A Western that could have bean much better had the producers stopped up the action during the first half of the show is now at the Loo and Liberty Theatres.
"The Eogle and the Hawk," starring John Payne, Rhonda Fleming and Dennis O'Keefe, moves so slowly during the initial stages that by the time the mid-way mark is reached, the audience will be clamouring for action.
All told, the picture is fairly his friend's life but is himself enjoyable, though mainly becausis killed.
of its true-story plot and the Returning to Liguras' head- excellent photography of James quarters, the Injured Croyden Wong Howe, who car create some tinda Danzeeger and Maduling
International Burlesque
of the most beautiful screen there. When she sees that her ALSO LATEST UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREKL scenes that have ever coine out of [husband has not kept his wor Hollywood.
she exposes him us a French agent. i The film's story opens in 1863, In a furious climax, both Liguran with Todd Croyden (John Payne and Danzouger are killed.. Croy- anick Whit Randolph (Denni: den returns to Madeline and pro- O'Kecle) on a mission to Mexico fesses his love for her. to investigate an army under the leadership of General Ligurno (Thomas Gomez).
There fe a suspicion that Ligurns, whe believes he is work- ing for Juarez, is actually being supported by Bus Donzeeger Fred Clark) a French agent intent upon ousting Juarez so that Napoleon's
Maximilian can he
It's all about strip-teasing
at King's Theatre
Rating:★★
ned. Emperor of Mexico."
with Croyden obtains a job Danzerger and learns that the French plan to attack Texas wher Maximillion taxes over. He be
"International Burlesque", comes friendly with Danzeeger's now at the King's, is an inter- wite, Madeline (Rhonda Fleming esting picture full of amusing who helps him escape when his situations. It Jeuls, as its titlo mission is neefdentally revealed. | suggests, with the theatre, and Liguran demands proof that its flavour is enhanced by the Danzeeger is a French agent, and general undraping of the human both Croyden and itandolph re-form which is a feature of the tuin to Clark's hideaway. There, Croyden blows
in burlesque stage. up the ammuni-
The fhusle is satisfying and the tion building, and in the ensuing
the confusion searchies Danzeeger's dancing and attitudes of papers. He Ands un incriminating players extremely suggestive, The letter, but is captured before ha picture, however, limits its ex- ean escape with it.
posure to what is likely to but Madeline, who has fallen in passed by the censors, and there- ,descends into the love with Croyden, gets Dan- fore never zeeger's promise not to harm him. realm of bad taste.
Its cast is made up of inter- He breaks his word, though, and | has Croyden tied between two national personalties who play wild horses which are then set their roles and then retire. free. Randolph manages to save through European and American The picture takes one on a trip
theatres, and one pauses for Rlimpses into the realm of tha Turkish, Puristan, New Orleans and New York stages.
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Payne and Fleming The Western- idea.
ROXY
Mocois Are BETTER Tax Ever
It is punctuated with stereo- typed comedy which provides a few laughs.
The most interesting sequencq theatre in is the glimpse of a Istanbul, where a lavish bailet is being performed. The perfection of the dancing is a treat for th
A lavish stage, and Invish eye. costumes provide a stimulating apucal
The actors and octresses in the fils-famultor in their own coun- tries but not abroad-muks their debut before the camera on an Impromptu basis. Most of thai -scenes-ure -shot. naton.a. make...!
belleve stage but are real-life.
QUEEN'S
AIR-CONDITIONED
ALHAMBRA
HAIR-CONDITIONED
İSHOWING TODAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
WHEE.....IT'S M-GMS
MUSICAL SPREE!
Introdestr Bry
TECHNICOLOR
JANE POWELL-ANN SOTHERN
SURUYAN • MIRANDA - CATERN - BECKETT
5 SHOWS SUNDAY ·
Extra Performance 'NANCY GOES TO RIO'
QUEEN'S
· AT 11.30 A.M;
ALHAMBRA
AN12 NOON
SHOWING MAJESTIC
TODAY
At 2.30, 5.20,
AIR-CONDITIONED 7.20 & 9.30 PM.
TOP RATING, THE BEST WAR PICTURE OF THE YEAR! HELD OVER FOR 24 DAYS AT THE LEE THEATRE!
This makes "International Bur-**** lesque" an exceptional film, and weli worth seeing.
SHOWING
TODAY
AT 2.30, 5.30,
7.30 & 9.30. P.M.
The ONLY comedy that
comes in assorted flavors!
COLUMBIA PICTURES
Jack Carson
GOOD HUMOR MAN
ALBRIGHT - WALLACE • REEVES MILES - FERGUSON
S SYLVAN SIMON
LLOYD BACON
Following
[the fan-packed"
footsteps of HE FULLER
BRUSH MAN
FOR THE GREATEST
The guys who fought best when it
was hopeless..
HERBERTA YATES
presents
SANDS OF
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