THE CASE FOR THE DOUBLE BED
"The Four Poster" starts, Allan Scott's adaptation of it for at a, beginning and ends at the screen, delicately created an absorbing precedent in film a beginning. The first is
making. the beginning of what can
Its centre is a bed; a stolid, be earthly bliss, and the
Inahioned, carved and second of what one can only old
capacious four poster bed with a Auppose is heavenly bliss. frilly counterpane. Most movie stories end be.
This stalwart piece of furni- fore this first beginning, orture is also the centre in the start after it, for it is that lives of Abby and John. Rex scene as old as time the itarrison and Lil Palmer, his wife both on the screen and off, wedding night.
make the total cast in a film whose live sceno never leaves
"The Four Poster" type of bed and film are com-i parative rarities these days; the film because its theme (the theme of both, in fact) is a happy marriage. There are very few pictures on the subject. Film producers, scema,
are only interested in people up to the time of wedding bells, or else when things start creaking in the nest. Perhaps they con sider the story of a happily married couple just dull or did.
the bedroom.
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necessary qualification, for there are silent which Join cartoon interscenes together the events of a lifetime. usefully and hilariously they depict John's failure as a school- master, his success as a novelist and lecturer; they make a crazy In Paris, and satirise the roaring
Twenties in gay abstraction,
ballet of the second honeymoon
THE EFFECT
The effect of all this on the prople concerned is what you watch from the viewpoint of the bedroom, as well as such things the arrival of their first and Here is the exception; ค second child, John's Imaginext delightful and reassuring ex-fue for another woman,
Infatuation perience, Stanley Kramer who Abby's
with produced "Cyrano de Bergerac younger man, the death of their "High Noon" DI similar
Fun and their growing under- triumphs, has taken the stage standing and love for each other. play by Jan de Harton, and with All from The
ame room, changing in appearance down the years, but always dominated by their old friend the four
New Bumper ter
Rule To Go
On Trial
It says a great deal for the stars that they can carry the whole of this full length pleture on their own, and if it seems a trifle slow at times the fault is not theirs. Lilli Palmer rises particularly weil to exacting part,
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most
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1953.
SPORTING 'SAM
By Reg. Wootton
GROUND FULL
HOLLYWOOD'S MARRIAGE
MERRY-GO-ROUND
...
Andy Hardy Seems To Be
Settled
car.
Down At
By MICHAEL RUDDY
In 1939,
ENTER AVA
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sun woman
31
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Betty Jane
ON HEDDA HOPPER
Pago 7
Her Pen Spills
Gossip
There is
kind about a
Dynamite
By KEN SMITH
The marble-It is, queen, Her clothes were almost something un-1 murmured:
as funny as some I'd sedna tel woman who too shiny"
Hopper tells of Pola Negri fore leaving Altoona; only Mar- tells you Sam Goldwyn used leaving her house in deep mirn-lene's cost more isn't profess
ing for Rudolph Valentino's With those the strielten, then going back to do Of Paulette Goddard's talent funeral, pale-faced and grief- to like she is more to the point. the exit again when a camera- she says:
to be Sam Goldfish.
Even Gable's ears are kely to be held sacred by
her.
stick them closer to
"
calls.
one
decided to
No
man shouted to her that the "When she has on all her "Clark looked every inch light on her face hadn't been diamonds Paulette outshines the
Flot the truck driver. His cars too good. hadn't been permanently Hedda Hopper is a notable MOUTHS FLEW OPEN fixed then. The make-up sufferer from the occupational Once, Heddn and Louella, man contrived, with a bit discose of ali columnists — the rival Dames Rumour of the
to unconquerable desire to give the celluloid Sahara, of putty behind them, gamo away.
his
make
peace, Naturally they Remember the magnificent dil it in public. head. At times an car stampede of wild animals in "I was there early at the No. would flap loose during the film the modern version) 1 table. When Louelin came in scene. He
Well never smiled King Solomon's Minca?
and sat down there, mouths flew and stayed that way. animals were mostly donkeys Every table seemed to need Unique among the stars
Mickey received a with them. Ife did sleep in a much until his bad teeth Hopper tells us that the wild open
were taken care of."
to talk
10 friends. of Holloywood, whose be-special award from the Academy separate room,
Picture et Motion
Arts and Disappointed, Mickey tackled
"It's not the Around the bar was a mob six Laconic revelations like palated over with zebra stripes, telephone
Her comment? ginnings in the glamour Sciences for his performancea in his career again, made his Inst this, are Hedda Hopper's first time a bunch of astes saved deep. In answer to telephone world of fame, fortune and Boys Town and the renowned Andy picture, "Andy Hardy's bread and butter.
a picture.
more arrived every Trouble," in May, 1944, Blonde
Even boul her professed minute. Using her pen as a flame friends Ileddin Hopper feels the
Nobody
inoved movies are as varied as the Andy Hardy pictures,
and un June 14. he was inducted
what to dɔ Claric
knew Like
Gable, Rober! colours of an ancient mosaic,
into the U.9. Army. Robert into
thrower, she has blazed her
Versailles Peace Treaty pales must be rigidly honest, Marlene On September 30, the same way through a forest of Dietrich she adores, but she into insignideance. is a short stocky, energetic Tayor. Spencer Trey,
Montgomery and other stars at
ho married entertainer who started life the studio, Mickey had his own.
tall charred friendships to share doesn't fail to mention that Comfortably accommented in brunette,
Dietrich his dashy Hase.
first came to her glass house, Hedda Hopper on the music-hall dicssing-room suite, literally
While he Waz In the title of Hollywood's when convertible. stage with his parents, Joe
Hollywood: a swimming pool, Europe, entertaining
fis taking pel-shots all the lime, Gis with gossip-columnist No. 1 with tennis court, and a collection of the famous Jeep shows, Mickey, the fabled Louella Parsons, man
"She looked more lite a Ger-She sets her bulls' eyes - but and Neil Yule.
hausfrau than a glamour she smothers the large first. sports juckets in the Rooney, Junior, startling
was born on At the age of one and loudest plaids and checks.
September 3, 1945,
Today, via her autoblography. A Recond half years he was carried on
He also had a string of girl son, Timothy, came en January From Under My Hat (published by Frederick Muller at 12s. 6d.).
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB to the stage by his father, friends, many of them among 4, 1947.
she stands in for Ken Smith. and special
material was the friendly chorines who were
But Mickey was restless. His
TWELFTH RACE MEETING 1952/53. written in order that the contract at the studio for the career was in the doldrums and Anyone who gets singed has
Saturday, 18th April, 1953. Hedda got off to a bad stari Yule sprite could be part of produced and limed rumours of rifts in the Rooney been wamed.
by MGM in their incomparable household were frequent. Ho
(Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)' the turn from then on. The lavish style.
was 'divorced in 1948 and, within as a kid when she bathed her snub-nosed laddle with the
At Palm Springs.
The programme will consist of 10 races. The First Bell will Mickey three months, married the first granddad's sore eye and he only
petite gave her a dollar. The in-be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 p.m. near his size, liked to swim with and four big grin at
wore a
cident coloured most of my Lendon, Apr. 16.
with slim, full-bosomed brauties, Martha Vickers.
Through Tickets (10 Races-$20.00) also tickets at $2.00 cach Of all the feelings one is left miniature copy of his fa- invariably taller than himself, "She's wonderful, and I'm the
life
she says simply. The Marylebone Cricket with after a fim-horror, de-
She had on old horse. "I for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled guy in the world,"
We under to be run on 2nd May, 1953, may be obtained at the Cosh Sweep Club announced today that vastation, excitement, satisfather's outfit, baggy, checker-which didn't bother him at all happlest
An Office of the Club at Queen's Buliding, Ground Floor, Chater Road. the new bumper rule agreed tion, disappointment or nothing ed pants, a tight jacket and What he lacked in stature, he Mickey bubbled. We had a beer loved that horse. spozial-this one is the first a bowler worn over one made up for in pep, bounce. together and toasted the bride. stood each other
Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by to by Australia would be on years to leave what is best
vigour.
Son No. 3, Teddy, arrived in insensitive father had the quad-
into glue, and 10 a.m. on Friday, 17th April, will be sold and the reservation trial during the forthcoming | described as a warm glow. The
1950. But Mickey began spend-ruped converted He tap-danced in time Test series. If successful, subject, scene and circumstances
Just about this time, a tall, ing too much time away from the child's cup of bittemess ran cancelled for future meetings.
THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST other members of the Im-tricks, and i would have been when his father and mother a stock contract at MGM, and support to wife No. 2, got be
are often more than a tile with them, he took tumbles Southern beauty was signed to home, worried about alimony and over.
Fausing only to rise the RACE." perial Cricket Conference easy for The Four Poster" 10 did. He was part of the act on her first day at the studio, suddenly aged.
hind with income taxes and in Dad's butcher's shop, Hedda the mark. missed have
made for the bright lights. will be asked to adopt it. doesn't,
and he learned quickly. she was taken around by
Martha was unhappy and the From around 1912 she played She feature parts in films and stage The new rule reads,
A happy touch is in the last Brooklyn-born, he picked up ing the four she met Mickey inevitable was announced.
There was shows until, in the middle "The persistent bowling of
columnist, fast: shortpltched balls at the flash, with just the words THE the vernacular of show busi Rooney who whooped with der was divorcing him. batsman
FIEST WITH SPICE If in the BEGINNING'. A case of alpha ness quicker than he learn- light at this green-eyed, dark-a court battle over allmeny and thirties, she became Is unfair
haired Lass, and mega, the beginning and ed his A.B.C.'s.
new to Hollywood, support, finally settled in April opinion of the umpire
of last year.
Now ageing, but by no means unsophisticated, and a friendly bowler's end it constitutes
Mickey tore into his movie metlow, she still grubs a hand- the systematic altempt at Intimida-
work hours,
with a will, announced some living out of being tion."
go: in "Not To Be Trusted." and phoned her for a date. He'd got was making a series of television air-conditioned nightmare which through his press-agent that he first with spicy titbits from the her phone number from the Was A year later he played Mickey
films. He directed his first is Hollywood, McGuire in a series of short casting department, Mickey got movie, "My True Story," at
call. but
Subtle? Well: Alm comedies based on Fontaine nowhere on that first
y paid much attention Fax's tough little cartoon charne he persisted and soon the two of Columbia Pictures; made a movie, them were what Hollywood
od "Military Policeman," with Bob
to Fontaine, so when she fer. At 12, he outgrew
came
me to her big scene she look columnists call a "hot twosome" Hope; made two more films.
HAPPY
direction, character, went on
und a new romance, Ava Gardner
was natural, again with his parents.
It looked as if Mickey Rooney, didn't over-act. Not until she
times By this time, he had learned and Mickey had fun together.
married, thrice was noclaimed When the studio gave a huge three
for. her the value of a name and he
party to celebrate Mickey's 21st divorced, had settled down. He formance in Rebecca did she name on the bill, a Rol his
start doing the latter, and since name he chose himself. Mickey birthday, Ava was with him, and paid up his arrears in income- Roomey, dancer, singer, enter-Garland, Ann Rutherford Jund to wives and run woupport then she's never stopped -hum-
Ann 2 3, and was scen tainer, comedian.
other stars who had worked with around the night-spots with halfDiscreet? Well:
a dozen different girls, all tall "H. G. Welis proceeded in de- later,
American Mickey
tall to tell me what a sublime beauties. ngain, and he worked
One of them, Elaine Mahnken over he was.
He named his dies, shorts, features, anything proposed to Ava and she accepted
He then wanted to get a films with occasional local him.
got more dates with
many leghimate children he engagements on the stage.
In permission to marry her from Coy, lass who wore mistresses and told me how Wells added that the 1835, when he was 14, as a re- Louis B. Mayer, the studio head, Mickey than the rest. Was she had.
children loved him more than suli of his
performance in and Mickey's boss, mentor, salt- to be Mrs Rooney No. 47
No confirmation from Mickey their mothers. Each year they he was signed to a appointed father for many years. "lideout,"
to celo- Mr Mayer violently objected to until on November 13 last year all came to his house long term contract.
liked Hollywood. Mickey marrying Ava, or anyone Mickey and Elaine boarded the
FEUDS ARE LEGION Mickey
oh boy, look at those for that matter. If Mickey got honeymoon plane for-Las Vegas
ho'd be grown up. and tied the knot,
Her feuds are legion. She has Elaine is fresh to Hollywood,
never forgiven Ingrid Bergman for denying that she was about to have a baby by Roberto Rosselin! while still married to Badges admitting Jadles not in possession of Brooches and Peter Lindstrom-and then ad gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure miting it but only to Louella and the Club Rooms at $10.00 Including tax, for ladies or gentlemen Parsons.
are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the Heddo knew Hollywood in the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be days of Swanson and Garb responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment
he recalls the way New York of all chits, etc.
Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' En- theatres would lower the curtain
at the the end.--SUE DAWSON,
а
As in the old rule the umpire
first warns the bowler against WEEK-END
bumpers. I the Warning is ispored the umpire has the power to order the bowler to
be taken off and not used agola
In the same innings.
The old rule gave the umpire
HOCKEY
It
The fellowing is the week-end
this power only if in his opinion hockey programme:
the bowler is howling persistent bumpers at a batsman standing clear of his wicket.
**FIFTH COLUMN" Roy Lindwall, confined to his bed with a cold and a stomach upset, was unable to attend the luncheon tendered the Australian cricket Test team today by the British Sportsmen's Club.
Ron Archer is also suffering from a stomach upset, but lie uttended the luncheon.
·SATURDAY-
Gremlins "A" V KGV "B" King's Park Pool Ground at 3 p.m. Umpires: L/Bdr. Finlayson, U. S. Dillon.
SUNDAY
First Division (Men's)
ИКИС V
RAF. Happy Valley Pool Ground at 3 pm. Umpires: P/O K. J. Whittaker, P/O P. J. Bali,
fixtures are re-
Tammy Campo
At five he made his debut in motion pletures, playing a mid-
a similar role in a stage revue.
in
the
the roud
studio aide for a briefing. Dur-
Bithin 24
Hollywood beckoned to him him.
Six months
In come-
ઇન" he suddenly shouted married,
to
Mickey
Teams and/or umpires unable Hassett, explaining Lindwall's to meet these absence, said: "The Afth guested to contact C. Verheul, while we were lunching in the Grown up, he couldn't continue
the Iton. Fixture column has already started to
Sec., im MGM canteen as a dozen long to play Andy Hardy in the very doesn't seem to be eager for a carcer and this is what Mickey work on the Australian side."mediately by phone (30343).
Imbed lovelles from n Super profitable series,
With or without permission, wants. They seem to be very Router.
musicale strutted in and, in
marry Ava. happy when they appear together single filc, passed by our table. Mickey wanted to
On January 10, 1942, they were in public. And Hollywood thinks They were divorced this marriage will last-well, for Four of them stopped briefly married.
One within 18 months. Too many some time. chat with Mickey.
to run
their On September 23, Mickey gently his other kissed him gently on the studio publicity man accom- be 31, old enough to know what's fourth beauty, who would have Flyweight topped the frame on any main and tenderly Lamplon, Tandy Campo, laft by since him on the ear.
leaned over You Imow Michael," Mickey World Championship bout with
sal to HAS We
the flood of to me when Japan's Yoshio Shiral on May 15.
pulchritude had passed and his
MINOR UNITS Leaves For Japan get patreal, sweetie Art- marriage. On
An-marriage. On their honeymoon, Rooney, former child star, will To Fight Shirai forehead. One hugged him hard. panied them, dined with them, right and he says this marriage
"Love your Mickey!" and the hunched with them, breakfasted is right. Let's hope so.
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training camp in Yokohama ́and week
will leave for Tokyo bafore the title bout at the Kamakuen Stadium.
The fight will mark Shim!'s
VAN DONCK
WHY 200,000 FLED
(Contlaped from Pare 4)
of
brate the Yuletide
a
per-
if Gloria Swanson come in half-
To avoid congestion at the Cash Sweep Once at Queen's Building, sweep tickets may also be purchased at the Club's Branch Omces at:---
5 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong
382 Nathan Road, Kowloon TOTALISATOR
or
The attention of Totalisator Investors is drawn to the following rules:
Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed pontes so declared by the Stewards when the "ALL CLEAR" is given. The "ALL CLEAR" signoj will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED. Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked before leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any description cannot be rectifled later.
Cash received in respect of Dividends should be clocked before leaving the Pay-Out: Counters as no claim for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained" once Investors have left the Counters.
All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be pre- cented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled to be run.
In no circumstances will any Dividends be paid or refunda made unless a ticket is produced, Payment WILL NOT be made on torn or disfigured tickets.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure will be $8.00 Including tax for all persons including Ladies and will be payable at the Gate,
way through the first act so closure will be on sale at the Race Course. the aud
The Branch Offees and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will audience could get a good
The Trea- close at 11 am, and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 n.m. look at hert
Hedda quotes the story of the surers' Compradore Office in situated at Queen's Building, Ground with Greta Floor, Chater Road, and the Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, man, Infatuated Garbo, who built a fabulously 8th Floor.
A limited number of tins will be obtainable at the Club extravagant suite of rooms for
The black marble House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy their tho star. I have been Sociallal West. The detalls
since I can remember," ctories differ. The pattern is bathroom alone cost 15,000 dol- (Tel, 27818).
Larz Confronted with
the
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- Arip by Manager Phlip Menard subsided, "You know, I liked ever and sparring partner Gene girls when I was a kid, and I she told me, "and so were my nearly always the same.
They arrive in their thousands exotle hygienic arrangements, MISES DURING THE MEETING. Garela. Campo will set up alike them more now."
father and grandfather, I could tell them a thing or two about because their nerves had been Garbo "put her slender beaut
which ful hands over her eyes and Sociallem I don't need their shattered by a regime
which Rotlicht-Besirahlung (literally: never left them alone,
seemed to watch them with a
NOTICE Infra-red rays a now
thousand eyes, which made term for Communist ) tion).
I should only have lost tying and pretence an everyday
necessity and Worau
a show my temper. They are
fanatical approval a condition exploiters even than the Nazis were...So I thought I had bot of survival. Even the miserable existence of a refugeo scened
Programmes Moor Park, Hertfordshire,
Apr. 16, Undismayed by a nervous six That is why most of them unceasing pressures.
Their immediate reasons
of them had to escape at the first hole. Flory Van come.
Bace Meeting 1952/63 to be
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN com immediate personal dat held on Saturday 2nd and THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Douck of Belgium scored a are often triding as though from fighting second round of 71 over they had only waited for an gers. But most of them are Saturday 9th May, 1953,|
only be just frightened little people; the 6,002 yards High Course excuse. Some como
(weather permitting) may be who would here today to retain the lead in cause they have got behindhand men and women
Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders only, bo have been only too content with obtained at the Secretary's Silver King Golf Tourna- with their taxes. Others the
they had difficulties with a normal, hard-working life; Ofco, Alexandra House; the who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to ment.
care about people who don't delivery, quotas.
Club With a fine 35 holes, total of
House, Happy endorse their names on the passes. Holders of such passes are not ag Warned by a politics or about isms of any Valley, and the Stables, Shan par mois duties and must remain in their employers, stands.
permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing through 130, he heads the list of 40
thesome
vague and kind. professionals and one amateur neighbour
unspecified danger. Others
bo
No fighters most of them, po
Kwong Road. who have qualided for the final
lo- cauma they want to escape the heroes, not torch-bearers of
first defence of his. world le
since he won it nearly six months aga from Hawait's Dado Marino, -France-Presse.
ΒΙΟΣΤΩΝ.
LEADS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft
nadi.
Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will tortelt his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re- admission,
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC.. WILL NOT BE PER-
ter go while the going is good, Dreferable to a life under theso Entry Forms for the 18th! MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG
KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
-SERVANTS' PASSES
Owing to the congestion in the Members' Betting Hall 'and 'at. * Entries close at 12 o'clock Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders, and
1938.
anly of the Publis Betting Hall, Military Police will be posted at various points in the' enclosure to ensure that this regulation is: adhered to.
30 holes on the of spying for the NOON on Monday 20th April, Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use
Lylag second Ís pritain's secret polise their ordinary share of human Ryder Cup International Ken Some come
work in weaknesses and human deconey, of Auto Bousfeld of the Coombe Hill the uranium mines
pathetically longing to escapa Club who added a seventy on others to evade survios in the from the spider's web in which the High Coumo today to his People Palico, and others they felt themselves as help- 68 over the West Course yes- | again because they hope for a lossly caught as so many little ferday to sptal 180, Bouler.. frees and emiter life in the files, ⠀
By Order,
HI MISA,
Becretary.
By Order,
-HEMIJA,
Becrétary.