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·THE....
MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1954.
KING'S PRINCESS FILMS-CURRENT AND COMING
AT 2.30, 5.15.-7.20
& 9.30 P.M.
·
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30.P.M.
SHOWING TO-DAY
TANGANYIKA
Forbidden empire in the Savage heart of Africa
...where love was the
Prize in the most
dangerous game
of all!
COLD#
TECHNICOLOR
VAN
HEFLIN
RUTH
ROMAN
HOWARD
DUFF
JEFF MORROW
Directed by ANDRE de TOTH-Screenplay by WILLIAM SACKHEIM and RICHARD ALAN SIMMONS Pinduced by ALBERT 1, COHEN - A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
KING'S
MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.
Jane Russell in "THE OUTLAW”
AT REDUCED PRICES: $1.00 & $1,50
PRINCESS
"Hajji Baba,” being no
strain on the mental pro- cesses, in continuing on into
By JANE ROBERTS
blaring
the radio olj bodgie woogle. Quite imin= tentionfly the result is liko n pives of ultra modern ballet- NATURALLY....
another successful week. It Greer Garson is the very toughly with the woman in the grotesquely graceful. will be followed by the film attractive teacher in a school casts as Heston har been known
that Ava Gardner's press composed entirely of boys and to
malo instructors. She's look- Heflin has been chested out of
藕
one
nt when
an
QUEEN'S
5 SHOWS TOMORROW
“The Inspector General" EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11,30 A.M.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
10. 5,13, 7.80 & 9.30 pan
TO SINA, 7.30 A 9.30 11 Pa.
in
SHOWING TO-DAY
With Danny Kaye in ~"THE agent feels is important ing extremely attractive still, a piece of land he's bought in Inspector General" are Walter enough to warrant a per- with a new short hair style, Tanganyika and gel together, Slezak, Elesa Lanchester, Geno Alan Hale and sonal visit from the star which, even if it is in a hideous a safari to do some on-the-spot Lockhart at d
il ono of thoas mistaJoc "The Barefoot Contessa," she of orange, sulls her very investigation
It stems the trouble-maker is identity comedies in which This picture will be having Absolutely cozing under- a European turned native who Danny Kaye excels
Gala Premiore next standing
He's
odd job man and
she has organised a tribe'bito a sost charm,
They Walter Biomic's travelling gYDSY Thursday at the ROXY and captivates schoolboys, school, of minor Mau Mau Doct. BROADWAY.
masters and parents alike. One have already killed a scientist show when they both have to schoolmaster and
Van Henin arrives on icavo nurody. Slezak is the HOOVER want to At the
parent and Miss the men and he's just in time smart one of the pair and it's marry her "Burning Arrows" is run- Garson, so
sister of the his shady business. activition competent when to harness the
that have got them into trouble. ning at the moment and dealing with the younger males, clentirt (Ruth Roman) and his
two children to the safari.
They land in a little unnamed after it, beginning probably costs heavenwords looks
From
there on the jungle middle European town of which on December 1, will be helpless femininity when con- trek is on, and I think I can the
undisputed fronted with the problem of safely
mayor is tho "Luxury Girls." The much which to choose.
leave the rert to your head man. His business activi- Imagination
tles pro on a par with Slezak's delayed "Sabre Jet" will The children are a lovable
and have nitrneled the atten. Lunch come on next,
and rather more free
General ton of the Inspector usual
from Scheduled to run
conscious
of the state, who has decided to None of them get "tucness" about
week #
at the badly hurt, you'll be glad to
pay a visit. CAPITOL ami LIBERTY know, and their devotion
for
Bro
ما
Turis
f} Hort
of
"CAUTIONARY TALE "No Escape" cautionary tale, the theme being that there
is no escape from the vigilant police of San Naturally, Donny is mistaken Francisco,
for the fact-finding Inspector in "Her Twelve Men," with virar prakty schovim stress
Among
the
cost, Marjorie General and nothing is too good Greer Garson, Lana Turner never becomes 100 sentimentai.
Streic la Hobert
a girl I've not seen for him. and Ryan
Barry follows in "The Flame and Sullivan
The associate producer is, as Greer Garson's before, though Lew Ayres and
Danny familiar sual.
Kaye's the Flesh."
wife, two suitors and even if it does Sonny
Sylvia Fine, who also wroto A Chinese picture give the children a few though faces.
Henlly ទ Juhmmy Belinda the music and lyrics. featuring a lovely Chinese ideas on how to torment you, role this, for Lew Ayres, but actress, U-min, and called it's quite suitable for them to the
at "Beyond The Grave" la the LEE and GREAT WORLD, then on December story 7 they will change to "Meet Mr Lucifer." To follow this, they expect to play "The Far Country."
COME
more
a
"No
extreme.
character
ize.
he play's 19 busically
an interesting GHOST STORY
As a OTICO successful song "Beyond the Grave" is a writer down on his luck, when of the mupernatural. I the ploture opens he's cking out his living as a plano player in found it eerie in the think of ghost stories in a com- bui appartally Chinese people a bar by getting commisslan on the drinks he induces customers pittely different light as I saw
to buy. nany Chinese children in the The
commentator would have audience when it was preview- us think that this John
is a protly mean sort of fellow
ed a few mornings ago.
{1
cl
His
Tracy
SINCERE EFFORT
I've read some excellent thlogS shout "Flot In C) Block 11", most of them praising Its roal- lam, and from the short excerpts seen from it, it's tough in the extreme,
I've
doesn't appear to depend on violence alone, however, for a rincere effort seems to have been made to show both sides of the argument.
who'd shoot his grandmother with
Quarreited
are in-
DANNY KAYE
un.
Inspector General
WARNER BROS: All-time Comedy 20kyo!
COMING
Songs!
Dancing!
Such
Funt
Technicolor
SOON
"THE DEST PRISON MOVIE PRODUCED IN YEARS"
1,000,000 VOLTS
OF BRUTE FORCE!
WALIEN WANGER'S
Time Magazine
RIOT CellBlock 11
#++++++*+ ALHAMBRA H+=||- ‡TO-MORROW MORNING AT 11.30 a.m.
"Tanganyika,” Escape" and "Passion"---in
The prisoners are not treated Befor their leve affair that order--are booked for vanishes into limbo, a mortal for the price of a drink. Tracy
any mawkish sympathy, but at least they're given a the KING'S and PRINCESS. and a ghost fall in love and himself rather spoils the effect
chance to state their cases. The first is playing now.
short period of great happis by giving back tips
he gola
While on nees on this side of the grave, from people he doesn't like and
the other hand, the difficult The QUEEN'S 2
job of the prison au- He is a young student banish helping out stray girls.
Somebody ALHAMBRA have
thorities is demonstrated; htt 's Danny ed by his guzedlan to an fecinte d
their Inabilly to change the Kaye in "The Inspector house in the country where it with is found dead; a pretty
prison policeman
complex characters ayalem, the General" and after that will hope that he will be able to girl and
study without the disturbing volved, but it's Tracy on whom
of the men who, now that they "Riot in Cell Block influences of his friends.
are receiving their just punish- suspicion falls. ·
ment, should not be 11" and "Dragnet.”
The
further clues and events leading me brother Ching, though steady, is a much less up to the Onal arrest are
hounded, coupled with the ever "Lucrece Borgia" and more
lovable
connected to- and the guard- rather strukily
present danger that the slightest persion "The Last of the Mohicans”
and imm's only daughter, Su-Yun, gethor
+ I really couldn't relaxation of discipline may be are the current and coming scores him for the more lively take the massive Sonny Tute construed as weakness and lead
being floored by featherweight to a mass escape. pictures respectively at the Wel
"The triangle is turned into a
Lew Ayres.
There
are no big names in EMPIRE.
quartede by an amorous lody
However, very fow crime "lot in Cell Block 1" except Although the original title of gheet. The isolated house
that of producer Walter Wanget, b films are perfect in all respects "Burning Arrows' LA much comes the scene of their night possibly they'd give too much but many of the players have unwieldy and probably ly games of chess intermingled away if they were so perhaps been featured in small films for
as good box with kay
overlook not nearly
intellectual
you'l
the dis many years. pursuits. affico draw, it quite adequately This tale is based on a story crepancies. describes the action and s.ory written many years ago by the One effect I did rather like of tho pleture, which is what I Chinese poet, Lino Tsai, who, was achieved in the murdered fect a
title should do. "Captain in revolt ngainst the formal man's apartment. Lew Ayres, Leo Gordon was the bad man In Jalun Smith and Pocahontas“ style of writing than in vogue, Brunk,
about "Gun Fury", swaying
An gid timer composed a hundred or so witty the room looking-... ot the you're sure to recognise is Frank Now
storico, the ghost between.
at variou poking fun agc of eight and eighty can pomposity. have failed to have heard of
STRANGE MIXTURE the Red Indian princess.
"Beyond the Grave" is a Pocahontas,
who was brought
mixture of Extreme to England
by the gentleman orange
and whimsy. adventurer who married her out practicality
White speaking with supersti- in the wild landa of Virginia tous awe of ghosts and of their Back in the early 17th century
ury; evil Intentioras towards the It wasn't the aforementioned world of the living, nobody ap Captain John Smith who
pears particularly surpriced married lier,
friend when the hero falls in love with Rolle, who did so chiefly 10 save her from the disgrace of This attitude of having been "married" and 'then with spirits was Bomething I left by Smith.
couldn't grasp. A sort of, mean-- kng was given to it by one of Wel's friends who said that one should respect all spirits, both good and evil, but keep them
TO-MORROW EXTRA MORNING SHOWS was the original title.
nobody
At 11:00 a.m.
Admission: $1.50, $1.00
WALT DISNEY — RKO RADIO
Programme of Technicolor Cartoons
At 12:20 p.m.
THE ALL-Time favouRITE WESTERN
"JESSE JAMES”
Starring
Tyrono POWER
Honry Nancy Randolph FONDA .
•
KELLY SCOTT
•
CAPITOL
THE HOME OF
LIBERTY
TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. ON PANOramic scREEN
To the Gallery of Great Garson
Performances add this new M-G-M bit!
TE SCISS
GREER GARSON ROBERT RYAN
HER TWELVE MEN
BARRY SULLIVAN
CORGIOUS IN! COLOR
With Perspecta Stereophonic Sound" SPECIAL SHOW ON SUNDAY AT 12.30 P.M.
RITZ
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
She slept in his bed...wore his pajamas. THEN SHE REALLY TOOK OVIRĮ
DICK POWELL BIBAIL REYNOLDS Susan Slept Here
his but
The latter, who tried very hard to become domesticated in the Indian fashion, found it too much for him and although he
anc.
left Virginia to go to England at a distance.
familiarity
to be cured of a maligni The ghost world of the girl sickness
brought
by the is showi 011
not as an ellecum country. he asked not to
down bo where the spirits looks back to pent
his with all-seeing eyes on the Virgina on
World
below. recovery.
but an veric
This tale of the early days echoing place where it's always D1 the colony
of Virginia 1s night and the spirits themselves much better than the usual run are as much in the hands of of colonists versus Indians alms. vn people as their earthly, re-
latives.
Dexter and Anthony
irresistiblo John on
the
It's touching and exciting by turns makes Smith.
On there
Wero many pleasing effects achieved by focusing the camera for long periods on delicate lattice work, forma. tions of
trees, etc. But I found the action, confusing at time due movement of the
photographic side
camera
LOVELORN MINXES Regarding "Laxury Girls" I can do no more than quote for you from the press book.
1 to the scene to socio. says:
The
setting is girls Tho
end was an enigma. One finishing school in the Swiss had already been moved to Italian Alps, Attending the great pity at the plight of Lien- school is the greatest collection. So, cust out of the realms of of lovely, spiteful, lovelorn both life and death because of
her love for assembled under Over
Wel; what was And when these then to happen to her after her vixens get together everything second death with him in the
fine that ends the picture? from a near
youd the Grave” harrowing
produced by Shaw and Sons, takes place. The "girig' played by a bevy of beauties hatting
trom France, Italy, England, even India," Representing Is
minxes
one roof.
murder to a mountain escapado
WAS
a
CRAZY THOUGHTS "Moet Mr Tucifer" Brillat comedy with some very Rosanna well known British Flors of
has both television and the quite in the cast list
and
Podesta, whose name featured in the news often, and the producer director are also Italian,
Top of the
screen.
Stanley
i
objeats there
Both Leo Gordon and Noville Brand, who lead the prisoners, have been seen here before
while Faylen.
LEE THEATRE
SPECIAL MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.
By kind arrangement of Prof. David Barker Hong Kong University
WALT DISNEY'S
TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE SERIES
(In Tochnicolor),
1.
WATER BIRD
2.
NATURE'S HALF ACRE
3. PROWLERS OF THE EVERGLADES
Pictures of Immense Educational Value!. Highly instructive!
AT REDUCED PRICES: $1.50.& $1,00 PLEASE BOOK ‘EARLY!
LEE GREAT WORLD
·
TO-DAY AT '2.30, 5:30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
BEYOND
THE GRAVE
DIALOGUE IN MANDARIN
with
4,
ENGLISH SUBTITLES Added at LEE THEATRE only Fresh Soccer News WOLVES ve. SPARTAK
Holowa, who has taken on GREAT WORLD
badly
mouss strides forward in netlig "Sabro' Jet” was supposed to ability in recent years. Playing have been shown some months the Demon King in a ago, but for some reason was attended pantomime, he blacks shelved et the time mi is out just as he is about to ap coming
1 for tho first pear through the stage trap, time next week,
Butore the blackcout he had A. Sabre Jét – squadrón is been blaming television for the bared In Japan, during the war poor audieme and the ilm in Korea
and the commander pictures the enzy (Robert Stack) more than a fat to through his mind about
Thay
afhla wipe
havery bec
too well
Statos WOITIAT
MacDonald Hobles is one of "the mona" kieltätiniz
posably Prhaima in
Hare
Her fein Akridled by healm tersired can
but the reason 'for ha
Japan-to-get a
the background.
the pilotska (m2's fre
of coo
MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW.
Îniveral-International presents TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS AT.12.30 PM. · AT-REDUCED PRICES!
NEXT CHANGE ★
Meet Mr
A PREFAEL BALDONE PROBUĆTION
STANLEY HOLLOWAY. PEGGY CUMMINSVETAL
·JACK÷WATLING JAKA, MURRAY TA JOSEPH TOMELTYWAYS
KAY KENDA
Columbia's
VARIETY PROGRAM
(3 STOOGES —— COLOR CARTOONS)" REDUCED PRICES: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cts,
ROX Y & BROADWAY
NOW SHOWING
10th DAY!
HHH
Owing to length of picture please note change of times: AT 2,30, 5.20, 7,30 & 9.40 P.M.
.:
CINEMASCOPE
The Adventures of
“HAJJI BABA
"the west në
Starring John Derek Elaine Stewart Thomas Gomez
TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW At-12.00 Noon
ROXY
Burt LANCASTER Lizabeth SCOTT in
“I WALK ALONE” A Paramount Picture
BROADWAY!
A SELECTED PROGRAMMB OF NEWEST TECHNICOLOR
CARTOONS Presented by 20th Century-Fox
Reduced Admission
Roxy: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cts. Broadway: $1.20 & 70 Cts.
ROXY & BROADWAY: Gala Promier At 9.40 p.m., On Wed, 1st Dec. Humphrey BOGART “. Ava GARDNER In "THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA” in Technicolor
AT THE ROXY: Special Performance of "THE BAREFOOT. CONTESSA" At 9.10 p.m., on Mon., 6th Dec.
Miss Ava Gardner Making Her Personal Appearance All Tickets for the Special Porformance Sold Out!
HOOVER
CAUSEWAY BAY
TEL 72371
NOW PLAYING
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7,30 &9:30 P.M.
BURNING
ARROWS
COLOR
DEXTER LAWRANCE