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KING'S PRINCESS EMPIRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
ÁT 1.30, 5.15, 1.20 4,30
P.M.
KING'S WITH
STEREOPHONIC
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As The Most
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Of Our Timo!
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P.M.
Added Attraction
At the PRINCESS ONLY:
THE GREAT
Miss Sadie
Color by
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BITA
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1954.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN.
IN THE JUNGLE, WITCH S KITCHEN, FFOOD IS DUMPED
INTO A VAT--
EXCH TIME THE VİRT, S.FILLED WITH 1000, YOU WILL LET THIS. POWDER FALL INTO IT--
THE BOWDER- TREATED FOOD MOVER INTO THE EATING HALL WHERE THE 'LIVING-DEAD" || EAT-*
FILMS CURRENT AND
HAYWORTH off-putting
JOSE
FERRER Thompson
ALDO RAY
wich
Servon May by Mamay kitanta - Based story by SOMERSET MALICHAM - A JUCHY WALD PRODUCTION
Dured by cuatig kanNANDI
KINGS
Special Morning
Shows
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.
STEREOPHONIC
Diane, Berawat
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis'
off-putting publicity for By MARGARET BRUCE
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Ebuut to TEN. THAT WALBE THE RIGHT ENDUNT OF POWDER:
to
THATS HOW SHEE
HEEPS THEM LIKE. LADISE ER KOERAT EVERY MEALA
COMING
within the next few weeks. 1 have heard a pegat,¡digal about it, and it seems as it I will be a treat.
In amongst a fanfare of
"The Robe'
notice supreme ummlerstatement
It is a fantasy on the theme The acting, for the most part, elderly husband and a dashing that is quite staggering in 1
Richard superb.
of Dame Nellie's life, stopy. Blurton pirate. This is countered by n its audacity-This film is achieves the very pearly im- somewhat melodramalle tribute Certainly there is more fletfon
than greater than IVANHOE," porrible in making the role to wifely fidelity told by the
inct provided, singing For once I am mystified by Marcellus alive, understandable insty. Arxd then, the final story Opera star,
of the Mar
Patrice und in the modesty of the pubilcity In rn way ridiculous. warna, her pt an intellectual
Jean Sl Thes agents.
are right, delightful and
Slmore is, as always, indy deserted by her reluctant who has not oris foto glorious
decorilve as bridegroom.
volce but logke, good, the get- mind you. This film is plana, And" quite outstanding. Both stars appear in all threetings, and the rung of Magita "Fennhor." Is Michael Renode as the. Big tales. In all they are delight Melba's teacher, make an excit- Hunt as Madaine Marchést, Kreator than
It is to be hoped There any comparison should Fisherman,
ful,
The treatment is both
int compensation. that this actor end. Even without cinema-
has now re witty and charting. I'm sure mufflelertly from
his you should ind tils most divort- scope the film is one
of the soverei
severe
illness to appear often fox entertainment finest made. Its subject on the screen. alone lifts it into a class by Vater Mature it Demetus, The only en- itself and it's a subject that the Greek slave,
Was wir!-1 watching hiru. like a chrysalis, bursting from This skin with enn an at the fant
of the Cros
"STREET CORNER", is
other quite excellent movie afd will be coming to the QUEEN'S
is handled with delicacy and burns met I set:ined through- shown at these, cinomas, I ven- This is very nearly a
care.
Miss Sadie RITA 30! Christ's
Thompson—rchMIECKOY
WITH STEREOPHONIC SOUND ON CIANT SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE COLONY!
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.NEXT CHANGE
BRANDO MASON
GIELGUD CALMER! O'BRIEN BARSON.
SMKERR
JULIUS CAESAR
SHORTCOMINGS
11
humorous and
and
touching
ANOTHER TARZAN I'm happy to be hole la säy that a new Tarzan film will be
and ALHAMBRA in February. docu- ture to hope that it will come
mentary of the women's branch on during the holiday season.
of the You know
London Metropolitha the story by
I consider Rita Hayworth, ex-
It is, however, well chst
skilfully tremely now Marcellus, a young
as "MISS Police."
Interwoven with three case SADIE THOMPSON" (KING'S,
humarly told, Rorian Tribune, is in com- The las system reveals
historics, EMPIRE, PRINCESS). After beautifully acted, Its director mand at the Crucifixion. He she sings in the net hat of the
insip SALOME It both
watered-down hia provided an entertainment all the performances in this filen draws lots for, and wing, his akne is to be repeated in a
drivelings of ber Is Remorst sequel.
to watch her Robe.
"Demetrius
a splendid thing to the and
and a fitting tribute to the Force nearly drives hint insane and Gladiators." 1 see no reason for come to life in a dramatic role.
Columbia This
remake
it illustratas. of in his struggles to inves-
ALL-BRITISH PECK Somerset Maugham's "Rath" is [ Nike to think that my
"THE
MILLION POUND tigate the power of this erictam
can, AL Waes,
dazzling affair and Miss Hay- Robe over him--and the constructive, and ap I am going worth brings to the oft-played NOTE" brings Gregory Peck, in
flamboyance, and, a truth behind it-- he is con- “ make an appeal now to the art verted to Christianity, al biste butors, 20th Century Fox, punch that wasn't there before..
440 19 The story is a deplorably de- finally martyred in the and to the Cinema Managements
of the Roxy and Broadway to presing one, and sordid, but it is by far the best thing we have emove that tasteless, ledas, had in 3D so far. If only a
advertisement for cacagstronie ward--dies both Chemascops and Marilyn old be devised (and it prob- choice, hmm, by
but Monde et Cie at the beginningably will in time) to do away
with glasses
maintain the Denetra, his ex-slave, lives of the propiasme,
But Miss Hayworth has depth. a dimension all her own that, to lo jo Peter, The Big Fisher-
my way of thining, `makes it man, to whot the Robe
worth wearing them. left.
cause.
dattolli, dl, TIIN Tiberius Caesära with
IMPRESSED
und movINI
hut
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To begin with it is to lengthy that the audience in almost alek of Cinemascope the time The Robe" stats,
ugo
the
way
a
his art all-British production. Pinewood Studio's technicians
Now
has puphosy that cerned himself a triple crown in He the field of entertainment. rates one for his flue dramatic N another for performances, virile adventure hims
and now he appears to have
world of comedy by to the
gerie.
His characterisation of the penniless American in Victorian London who is presented with a Jose Ferrer too, as Alfred briknote for one million pounds Secondly, whoever could have Davidson. frustrated
but with conditions attached- conceived it us an latroduction former who is finally driven to is played with that split second marks the master I went in fear at the post to sacha verious and beautiful his death by the shady tady's timing that
"It was made capler biffiles, but I came away im- flm?
somewhat unsubtle charms, tels of comedy.
for mo," Mr Peck admits, also by this pressed
the as brilliantly as you would ex- would
cause Mark Twain is a favourite really Breat filmy. It is not psychological value of returning peet, and his beautiful voice is
to normal u flawless Cinemascope with Its their prices
with stereophonic author of mine." I even better
Dalton's "THE Sir Michael sound, teething troubles is in itself thought it would bear fruit.
Ser- SQUARE RING" almost a handicap-lhe noise.
Aldo Ray, the Marine
is a realistic Another film of ancient Rome
who offers a belated drama, already booked for the overpowering at times-in tuet and
Fbsurdly goani Unc equally
quite terally Colony. It is il uppears to distort itself in inbeite! "Greater than Ivathor,“ chance of respectability, i its efforts.
is the one that exelles me week good foll. (You saw him re- panked with punch, as it tells the
DO "LET'S in cently
IT backstage story of the fight after week in this column But
obviously the it is
The star JULIUS CAESAR."
Both AGAIN.")
nemes, make coming thing. Although not it
impressive reading--Joan Collins, LOTS OF RAIN 3D, Merally,
serven plays give an unwonted RIVES Wen-
rain Kay Kendall. Jack Warmer, Max- drama to the locale because both of depth and derful illusion
K you can stand the here again
are tragedies deal with theatri- recommend this pleture, not well Reid and Robert Beatty the
Of the
And but-on a lighter note- will have to realise cafly. Aud how well
its entertainment
and trolls in the thu a flat, painted
two I cannot help a preference perhaps for
its interest. You won't me tum
glamorous South of France for "JULIUS CAESAR." I like but for
be able to overlook the weather, where even the crooks seem to the script.
It plays
vital part in the be charmer; on the screen al this from the width of the screti and
By the time you read
development of the pint and the
"ALWAYS A BRIDE" any rate. the remedies
expensive article the super duimento characters. Its incessant, mad tells you what happens to Piggy First of all,
the CONQUEST OF as you know, the tim of
and dening pounding slashing Curries and Ronald Squire, the beats down concave and the centre EVEREST will probably have den
on the entire pro- best father and daughter net in screen is
way to "DECAMERON duction of the curve being farthest from given
I applaud the deter the "confidence" business, who at the LEE 8t
EMPIRE to the
of the mination serven appears to NIGHTS." eye, the
work a neat racket outsmarting GREAT WORLD, I hope and R 3D, but for those who get narrower,
trust that CONQUEST OF use This makes the figures seem
The shock when Peggy falls iri chouse, it is available flat at the the smart set will be brought RINGS & PRINCESS and I think the EVEREST
love with an "undercover" man squat at times
term time, *** enly answer will be to make the back during school
I believe that the next feature, for the British Treasury is 100 children may height greater in the middle of because
certainly at the KING'S, will be much for her partner in crime, missed it at this
busy the curve,
Christmas
period, and yet every in nice contrast, a Martin and and he promptly bungles the job comedy, "SCARED of "selling" a luxury hotel he young member of the Empire Lewis
happens not to
to own. should see this pictorial record STIFF."
The QUEEN'S AND ALHAM- with pride.
HIGHLIGHT inge all center chools to BRA should now be showing
"THE MALTA STORY" A Another highligfit tñ store is take more frequent on to surprisingly disappointing "Gul- Margaret Rutherford comedy
backcloth becomes immediately obvious.
Two other troubles spring
are
The olher difficulty lies In the fact that you cannot nd just the head in front l
xed spot, out of the way; as the
action moves: to another
part of the screen so it is again hidden by the head.
Bound
many
suitable films. It is a wonder-
& re- which also introduces to
the. aim, clearly screen the comic genius of Bri-
fully impressive way of regis- nesa" but nevertheless tering a story or on achievement markably good
it
"THE
KIDNAPPERS" too. should reach us in the not too distant future. Great things are said of this siliring story of pioneering days on the Canadian frontier.
I foresee all cinemas of the future being built on a steeper slope. Because I
I am convinced on the mind and theory, and and movingly told. I reviewed tish Television's Norman Wisdoni,
was with surprise that I it last week. that Cinemascope - better und better Cinemascope is here heard that such #lms as "KON THE TIKI" and Even "A Queen to stay. It gives life to the
Hi is Crowned" were neglected, picture and, when they have
So often delightful films come fearned to turn down the scholastically in some cases.
back to the smaller Cinemas volume, stereophonic
NOT FOR THE YOUNG and I take myself to task for
not paying more attention to Into a tiny, sprawling Scot "DECAMERON NIGHTS.. them. If I've already reviewed fish settlement in Novn, Scotia however, is not for the young, them there is little point in come two orphans. Their strug This Krjo of storics
talk, With the actual film I found Boccaccio's repertoire has a de- would ilks but this wool Igle to win the undersianging of two main couits. The ending, word?-
lecable-perhaps, strong is the BESS"
-European flavour. An Jean Simmons has a role which is pure pantomime with illusion deepened by Guy really worthy of her talents, an out-of-place Aliclujah chorus Green's beautifully elche end and it is without hesitation that thrown in; and a less disturbing rich photography
I say I consider it one of the
coming from the right quarter, will give conviction the car.
TWO FAULTS
factor during the netu.
the actual showing Louls Jourdan plays the 14th best Alms I remember seeing.
•
-the determination to absolvo Century Italian author whose Here is your chanco not to miss the Jews from any responsibility pursult of a warmer than usual, it. in this mammoth crime and to and much more sensudus, Joan
shoulder of Rome, I think that storica,
grandfather, hardened by his fre rigid, puritanical way of. makes the basis of the, story..
I'm happy to say, too, that the fine im "OLIVER TWIST" is being brought back. You'll remember that it includes one of Alec Guiness earliest and best characterisations as Fagah..
·
place all the blame on the Fontaine, bind together the Let us now take our usual I would like to take the op- glimpse, Into the future. portunity of wishing you all a
most
people will agree that, this The first is a squcy, fable "MELBA" is an important film happy and prosperous New is a very inbalanced viewpoint,, about a restless young wife, her that is coming to Hongkong Year.
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OVER
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as JUNGLE JIM
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