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KING'S 'PRINCESS
The theatre managements highly recommend this picture as the boat Chinese comody of the year. You'll find it most enjoyable and enfortaining.
★ SHOWING TO-DAY ★
At 2.20, 0.15. 7.20 & 9.30 v,m, |||
LI LI-HWA
IN
At 2.30, 5,80, 7.30 & 0.30 pm,
THE BEAUTY AND THE DUMB"
A CHINESE FILM IN
MANDARIN DIALOGUE
鳴
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
SPECIAL MATINEES TO-MORROW Admission: $1.00 G $1.50
KING'S
At 11.30 a.m. Jane Wyman Sterling Hayden
in
"SO BIG"
CAPITOL
THE HOME OF
PRINCESS
At 11.00 a.m. Warner Bros. TECH, CARTOONS At 12.20 p.m. Mickey Rooney. In "SOUND OFF"
LIBERTY
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1954.
FILMS-CURRENT AND
Most of the cinemas are taking a deep breath before launching themselves full
a
By JANE ROBERTS
.
it's
SWASHBUCKLING
COMING
of
out to make it a memorable | Karouell.
Among the younger beatles
in the picture you'll find Mamla Van Doren and Julia Adams
thing with his delightfully stick. brand of
Donald nonsense is O'Connor.
You can leave your mind at
and home
go and relax
FOR HIS CAT
However,
bit
tilt into their Christmas at WORLD in the form of cated horror of being behind while representing slightly. tractions; and very varied
There-are two amusing more mature good looks. T "Francis Joins the Wats" bars. these attractions are. The
characters in Athene Seyler and Lynn Bari, For laughs there and then, rather earlier than her shoplifting friend, Sybil aro Zaru Pits and Chill Wille KING'S, PRINCESS and EMPIRE will be showing an most of the other theatres, Thorndike John Gregson has and breezing through the whole out and out comedy, the they start their holiday the principal male part,
show "The Purple Plain". ROXY and BROADWAY an time for New Year will historical romance and the be a French picture dealing HOOVER & AWṇahbuckler. with an episode in the life "Don Juan" Is not now but "Francha Joins the Wacs".
rather fun to enjoy ite The QUEEN'S and of Marguerite de Valois
enormous palace setrica and ALHAMBRA's picture will called "La Reine Margot".
realise that the whole thing was be a combination of the "Knights of the Round mate without the aid of Cinema- Scope. We've come to fol, over latter
while
A hurbend and wità tem cp-. two
the Tablo" is being repeated at the That year Dr So, tnat
pear in "Star Of India"-Cornel CAPITOL and LIBERTY
the CAPITOL and whenever an
appearance
Wildo and Jean Wallace. No have a musical and the LEE LIBERTY, with "The Stqd- exceptional width, depth
metter how much you may ade and GREAT WORLD
achieved ent Prince" the Christmas must
height has been
mire this loyalty and wish to be attributable to the wartime story set in Burma, musical.
of one of the new pro keep the romance in the family, it's Inclined to decrease the CeSSIA. How quickly do we But first the current "Star of India" will be at forget some of the Groats of the
drana of the love seemes and is not a good practice In general, Acene A Chineso picture the HOOVER during the past
Cornel Viveca Lindfors 19 Errol
although IA at the KING'S and holidaye, "Wliness to Mur-
Flynn's leading lady in "Don Wilde gets his good Indy in the PRINCESS, to be followed der carrying on until then. Flor. Not having seen her for end, it's not before. the alluring by Glynis Johns in "The Between "Star of India” and rome time I'd forge'ten now eyes of Yvonne Sanson (an playing Madame Wenk and the Wicked". tho New Year picture fascinating her accent and, Italian actress
an have looked him de Montespon) not beautiful, how qt- at "Apache" will come "Crimes tractive dhe 1s
though
over pretty thoroughly. of Paris”.
The episode in the life of the The bad old days of ugly
seem luckily famous lever that we ate in this villains picture concerns his misunder- vanished and the wicked Gov- of Languedoc, with his steed attempts to be a god boy crnor and make secure the throne of taste for Siamese cuts, Mandarin Spain.
robes and statues of the Indian goddess Siva is none other than Herbert Lom
What
a pity that they have to make this actor such a brood- ing, melancholy fellow always. He's got a lot of the younger Charles Boyer about him and in
of spite of being the victim continual type casting is a first rate actor.
to "Star of But to retur India: nearly everybody in the wonting "cast hrs a reason fee
the their hands get
from fabulous sapphire, some good motives and the rest from bad. As you should know by now, there are no half measures in a swashbuckler.
The Christmas comedy these two theatres, in which they'll be joined by the EMPIRE. will be Martin and Lewis" "Living it Up": "The Binck Shield of Falworth" will follow for the New Year.
"The Weak and the Wicked" was directed by the man who made "The Yellow Batlom," the British picture which gained such good notices in the Amert- can papers. J. Loo-Thompson ble for the screenplay Is responsible as well as the direction of "The Weak and the Wicked" and he's made it a good, Interesting in- sight into the life led by women
The QUEENS and ALHAMBRA ure reviving "Don Juan", with The Black Knight" from the prisoners in England. 23rd until the end THE ME
year.
COMMENCING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. ON PANORAMIC SCREEN
BE THE
WHEN RED PULLS
THE FUNNE SI JOB
Your Favourite Star
RED SKELTON
OF HIS CAREER"
MCM
Dresents
THE
IN
RED'S A PANIC!
... When a gang of diamond thieves plus a gorgeous doll lure Red into
a million-dollar robbery- that's worth a million
in laughs!!!
RED KELTON
GREATWIAMOND
ROBBERY
CARA WILLIAMS- JAMES WHITMORE - KURI KASZMAR - DOROTHY STICKNEY
KJË 1.0-M METUDE
TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW AT 12.30 P.M.
LIBERTY CAPITOL
M-G-M Prosents
"THE GREAT WALTZ" with
Louise Rainer Fermand Gravet
"THE NAKED SPUR" with
James Stewart Janet Leigh in Technicolor
At Roduced Prices
EMPIRE
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.. ★ COMMENCING TO-DAY
THE MOST ROMANTIC FRENCH PICTURE OF THE YEAR!
UN FILM DE MAURICE CLOCHE
FRANK VILLARD GENEVIEVE PAGE SERRAND LAIANRIGE
DVÍTS ANDALOFSES|
A FRENCH PICTURE: im ENGLISH SUBTITLES
COLOUR BY GEVACOLOR
TO-MORROW
SPECIAL MATINES: AT: 12.30 P.M.
ONLY
ECK IN VALIANT
$1.00
of the
In much the same role vis-a- vis Queen Margaret of Spain as he had when playing Essex to Bette Davis Queen Elizabeth, he champions her against the ambitious power-seeking faction at the Court
As busy os he is with affairs of State though, the still finds time to bave a short but sweet bit
dalliance with Polly of Benedict on the eve of her wed- to somebody else, of
Most of the cast Bre women and the reasons for their being behind bara pre explained in
The main part of the fim deals with their life to ding
prison, however, and the charac. ters are well contrasted.
Glynis Johns has been sen tenced for having been mixed up in an insurance fraud case, fact han been but in actual framed because of her inability to pay a gambling debt.
"A Woman's World" #lashbacks. finishes today at the ROXY and BROADWAY and then "The Robe" comes back for a few days before the big show "Desiree". Each of the four stars of "Desiree" Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon and Michael Rennie is a power ful name In the cinema world and this ahould be worth seeing.
Light comedy is at the
course.
It's great swashbuckling stuff,
with Don Flynn leaping from balcony to balcony and Alan Hale standing by for, emergen- eles. "Husband." shouts Flynn, appearing at a third floor window "Horses," advises Hale on the ground pointing to the object his foresight has pro committed by her
Diana Dors is in for a theft
"Hero,"
counters Flyin boy friend, jumping from window to saddic while some of the others these in one graceful curve. two
to have
mix withi are
lavourite My
villain, Ray- thieves, bigumists and
mur mund Burr. Is sadistic captain deresses.
Not all the picture is grim, LEE and the GREAT in spite of the well communi
'Animal Farm' Comes To The Screen
By LEONARD MOSLEY
One of the pleasant things about my job as Film Critic la the encouragement it gives famous producers, directors, or stars to ring me up and say:
"I've just finished my latest epic. No one else has seen it yet, I'd like you to be the first, so can you come along ?""
As soon as the Alm
When any
There is a sing of course. called Snowball and a pack, of is over I ravenous black dogs he makes have to turn to the man who himself dictator. of Animal made the film and toll him Farm exactly what I think about It
animal deposca and often I don't think much. him he sets the dogs on Tins When the producer is convinced and then changes Maxim No. 1 he has a winner that can be to: "No animal sbali kin 200 embarrassing.
other animal except when There was no need for em-
nocereury.* barrassment Obc might jast week though.
For in a small private cinema in the West End a young Bri- tish couple named John Halus
Boon he has šurned, all the other animals on the fanm into alaves, and created a brivileged class to which only pigs are ollowed to belong. And Maxımı
and Joy Batchelor let me be No. 2 he changes to: "All the first to seo the exciting, animals are equal except that just-completed
ANIMAL FARM.
toon film
Alm
called some animals
than others."
A DONKEY
are more
It is learth colour car-
on
a famous
equal
fable by the late George What a splendid filmm this 18. Orwell. And it is something It is funny, and has a deliciou special for you to look forward baby duck, some fatuous hems and' sheep, and a wonderful
to.
A NAPOLEON
Unill now. Walt Disney has heen master of the big cartoon fim, with Snow -White,** "Cinderella," and "Peter Pan" to his credit.
Hola, and Batchelor, work- Ing for three years from studio in Soho, have BOWI they can match him in techade and produce, a film now Rico his, Intended primarily for children
que
11
key for light relief. It
and herole. It is nist terrifying, horrifying, and stim
And what about the pair who made it?
John Halas is a Hungarion- bom artist in his early Thirtica who came to Lotiden before the.
war. He met a blonde Eriglish
cartoonist named Joy Batchelor and married her. They live on Hampstead Heath with their but ong that will shree children. appeal to infants and adults, They have made plenty," bé
bitediends and egg-heads alike.
Animal Furi which cost famous £160,000 to make, is the story
short
carvion fiint, hoftist returned from
of what happens when the New York, whose. They animals rebol against their cartoon sequences for tyrannical master
driva rama's Edition No.
him away. They get down to
Form" is thair
working the firm themselves a sob. All the tdekt
and look forward to users, of 'cians who helped them
5. British, peace and prosperity,
"bazkérs" weet: Altieriem,
They
7 maxim
for happy life, including one which Boys "No, animal shall kill a other animal,” and another which sayes
*90) “All animals. Are equal"
But along oddane” the
Elutiones
u
AMDARI PERUNAse ja the tiny took the same night)
pod with the Abt that 200,000) and Batchelor for
It will be a colikt
in the Spanish Army (you may remember him from "Passion" as the policeman) and in the villain class same good-looking
black-browed Robert Dougins. Max Steiner was responsible "Don Juan" for the music in and it's worth long your mind stray from the excitement for a mement or two in order to give it the consideration it deserves
to
to have
מם
King Louis XIV wants it for (Louis Madame de Montespan
s played by Besif Sydney). Herbert Lo wants to adorn his cat. Comel Wilde wants for Jean Wallset who in turn Dutch- wants
it for an aged th the min.
background are the teeming millions of India itself to whom the stone is an Important symbol in their re- Ity on. They too would like it back.
Strangely enough, although the entire picture takes placo shots in Languados, location
Northern for it were takes in
Apparently the triv. contics pro more photogenic.
Italian
The romantic adventures of The fth of the "Francis the three couples are followed in Mule" series in "Francis Joins "Nuits Andalouses”, three of the being French and three the Waca" and if you liked the alx
of Spani h. It's A previous ones you're sure
light-hearted being happy with the latest, affair with some lovely photo-
Gevacolor, I've read that this is the last graphy
Besta Donald O'Connor wili make scenes, bullfighting and plenty with his talkative friend and the of Pemour and it's
have gone all EMPIRE. studio seems to
on at the
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*NOW!
Francis Wacs
JOINS THE
DONALD O'CONNOR
JULIA ADAMS CHILL WILLS: MAMIE Vπ DOREN
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› MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW
- LEE THEATRE
at 12 Noon
Mighty Mouse
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肉牛
VENTURES.
DON JUAN
ERROL
FLYNN
TECHNICOLO
VIVECA
LINDFORS:
. TO-MORROW morning SHOWS
QUEEN'S
5 SHOWS
"Adventures of Don Juan' EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11.30 A.M.
ALHAMBRA
Burt Lancaster in "TEN TALL MEN” Columbia Picturo in Technicolor Reduced Prices: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cts.
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20th Century-fix presenta
Woman's
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Clifton WEBB Juno ALLYSON Lauren BACALL Fred MacMURRAY Arfene DAHL Cornel WILDE Pre CHARLES BRACKET de la vanging về LANA CHEUNE, EITRFÖRNÓNG LOUDES __Point by TECHNIC, DE CST
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Michael Rennio
Patricia Neal in
"THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL"
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
BROADWAY
A SELECTED PROGRAMME
OF TECHNICOLOR '
CARTOONS
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To Commemorate the 1st Anniversary of CINEMASCOPE Showing in Hongkong
Tuesday,
20th Dec. 21st Dec.
Wo Take Pleasure in Bringing Back the Following. Four 20th Century-Fox Super-productions:
"THE ROBE" Monday,
"DEMETRIUS AND THE
GLADIATORS" "PRINCE VALJÄNT"
"RIVER OF NO RETURN" "KING OF THE KHYBER
RIFLES"
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Topping The Thrills of
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WITNESS TO MURDER"
SUNDAY MORNING AT 12 REDUCED ADMISSION 20th Century-Fox, COLOR CARTOONS
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SHOWING
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FIRST SHOWING IN KOWLOON! AT 2.30, 5.30; 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
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Gone LOLLOBRIGIDA CROSSED
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