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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1951.'
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MY UNCLE ED | NO,JANIE. HE'S GONE. DOESN'T ANSWER.
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SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS II ED'S LIFE WAS IN DANGER, SO HE RAN AWAY, LEAVING YOU IN DANGER--WHICH WASN'T VERY BRAVE OR BRIGHT,
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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"SMILIN
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JACK DAVIES Show Talking
Yanks Will Not See Godiva's Bikinis
denl with temperamental producers, directors, writern und actors.
The script of "Lady tion, inspiration and the ability Godiva Rides Again" calls to for Diana Dors to wear the briefest of bathing suits-a bikini.
But in America, the Breen Office vetoes bikinis-they show too much of the feminine midriff. ·
St. John has been in row business long enough to know
of the answers, He most started before World War I as a properly boy during Sarah Bernhardt's American tour and once stopped a minor war to show Pancho Villa his first motion picture.
睁
Eighteen year-old
Susan
Stephen left the Royal Academy
So dress designer Anna Duse has designed two swim suits for Diana. In the Dri- tish version she will wear the briefest of brief of Dramatic Art less than two costumes. For the American months ago, version she will be better covered.
But, unike most of the grad- uates of the Gower-street University of Histrionics. she
Besides getting a well clothed did not have to wait long be- fore getting a break. She has Diana Dors, America will get a
been given the leading teminine new title for the film-the
tole, the
part of Eric Portman's! Breen Office has also banned the daughter, in Ealing's "His Ex- word "Godiva." They should
cellency." all be sent to Coventry for that.
Susan very nearly lost her chance of sudden fame. After A publicity blurb from Holly. being told she had got the part wood hus reached me which she walked out of her agent's office in a duze. She couldn't relates how Shelley Winters
believe st was possible. She and Farley Granger were doing p
the road. There a laughing love scene for a new stepped into
was screeching of brakes and film. "Farley trapped Shelley the blare of a car horn. Luckily against the wall," blurbs the
the car didn't hit her. But it blurb, "trying to throw his arms shows what a difference a daze around her as he did so. Shelley
makes. ducked to avoid his grasp and, to the consternation of cast and crew her tight fitting blouse. suddenly spl down three dif ferent scams."
The title of the flm is "Be- have Yourself."
To Italy, for his first holiday since he became sole execu- live producer for Rank's Pinc- wood studios,
goes Earl John.
NOTED AT RANDOM Korda, negotiating for the 9lm rights of John Deighton's There" Sir Alex "Who Goes
would like to make it with
inost of the present cast..
*
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CONTINUED-
THE FRENCH GABLE
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Gerard Landry, Parisian film star, sometimes re- ferred to as the French Clark Gable, finds hè has plenty in common with Jean Kent, star of "The Browning Ver- sion," which was also being filmed at Pinewood, Gerard is appearing in Hugh Stewart's production, "Night With out Stars," directed by Anthony Pelissier and co-starring David Farrar and Nadia Gray.
Trouble Over The Rommel Saga
Field-
that-be in Hollywood (pro- glasses, cap and
Marshal's binoculars, sun-
When two of the powers- widow has placed the
baton at the ducer Darryl Zanuck and disposal of the film makers. director Henry Hathaway)
Nor, apparently (and the still singing recently decided to film the Germans should know) do the Sophie Tucker, strong in Hollywood at 63, suys life of German Field-Mar- uniforms worn by Mr Mason in St. "I'm an old hag and I know
Fountain of youth? Me-shal Rommel, they chose the film bear any real resem ft. He deserves a rest, for during I'm the Mountain of Youth. cat-loving Jumes Mason to blance to the equipment work
by the Field-Marshal. AT 2.30, 5.20, the nine months the studio hos And why? Because of my kids,act the part and voted that
under his control five that's why." Sophie's kids are the film be
Not called "The
that Hollywood will worry about such details. To films (including "The Brown people in hospitals and else
Desert Fox."
Hollywood a saga is a
saga ing Version") have been com- where. "All the proceeds of my pleted, three-are-now in pro--books and records go to people. Little did they think, whatever_the_world_may_say!__ duction, and two are in active who need help. In seven years preparation.
I've given away over £215,000" however, when they started-- To produce and prepare ten In short, her recipe for happi-out on yet another Holly- Alms in nine months requires ROSH to make her people wood "saga" that they would
tact, patience, imagina- happy.
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She lives by the code of the Vendetta!'
Love is wild
LIFE is violent
HOWARD HUGHES'
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DEATH is cheap!
Vendetta
storting
FAITH DOMERGUE
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IM TECHNICOLOR'
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Eddie BRACKEN GI LAMB
Barry SULLIVAN
Directed by RALPH MURPHY
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run into so much trouble. First they were on "loca tion" in France when French technicians and actors walk- ed out protesting that the filming of Nazi generals in a country where the Nazis collected hostages by the truck-load, was bad taste- to say the least of it.
And now comes another spot of trouble for the saga-makers. This time the Germans are up in arms about the Alm. They think it a scandal that the life of a German general (especially Rommel) should be filmed by a one-time enemy (especially Hollywood).
a
They point cul that James Mason may be a film star-and a good one-but that he wag never
Roldier. Pro-Naz! newspapers in the British Zone go on to add that Mr Macon is completely different from Rom- mel in face and figure in spile of the fact that Rommel's
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