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"FUJI LAMA"
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1955.
FILMS
CURRENT
wile
AND COMING
By JANE ROBERTS
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ex- Lox
on
Barker,
the
the
his famous charlot to meet her --dt's almont
from
四 musical
whose
"White Christmas" is the first picture to be made in
comedy princess, complete with VistaVision, the process wo
clinging rod gown and high have to thank for being the
There's 170 Jane Powell,
heeled sandals. but the couldn't holp comparing reason that brought William Insults of the town stickers are dancers favourably with doubt that the impish Paulelte Holden to this colony last borne
with an ever decreasing authentic Indian dancers used in
has worn welt over the year, her recent films year. 1
but in inost described what patience,
the Indian pleture "Aan". We know that coon There's Ada, the heroine, is a I could understand of the
she appears to be having a sly very she
at the script, and if technical side of Vista going to be the honey of a fight lovely atri, Italian think, and chuckle
and the anticipation
Robert L, Lippert, Jr. complete with Ro Vision back in March last crucin.ing.
golden earrings, makes a very production this lo, wanted it to year and don't propose to The lust straw is inid
handsome
hunter. Hindu
How be treated seriously, he'd have
another actress struggle through it again. when four teams are chosen to ever, in splio of the mom
moments of chosen
Jezebel It's sufficient to say that ace who can put up their side of hazard for them both, I was far
combined more concerned for the fate of There's one rather fine speech this latest process to make the houso first. The
Jibes of the three other teams the very photogenle Oger.
John Hoyt Elijah in As how before us does it claims. The images are fully, and off we go,
won't bring rain, but most of the rest กาล concentrates on It's a fight to sharp and free from the
to end all fights
and will of the and by the time we're back in
showing off Paulette Goddard's blurred effect unu some the hills with Jane Powell
dresses and bizarre times sees at the extrome ministering
NICE FAMILY to the wounded edges of the picture, the dety anyone not to be hoarse
There's No Business
Buginreg in with laughter, different shades present
Show Of the
dance all the primary colours can
nunibers seen easily and both
Polecat" close-ups and long shots are arrangement is most unusual from the Bible and haranguing equally clear.
When the girls sing together without the men the effect lan'l quite as pleasing, but perhaps
Is a deliberuto
to attempt contrast their chorus girl tres with June
Powell's trained voke.
all are too much for our seven With ali the hocus pocus which he prays to Jehovah to
ic
There's not a fot to the story, but who chics? Buy his
เส familiar cheery ensy-going self and if Danny Kaye is less the re median than usual he makes up for it by appearing more good looking, less eccentric be- iL SN cover aml if its possible, more likable than when he's working bart a1 being a Ketikan,
נן
Like Mitzi Gaynor in "There's No Bunless Like Show Bosi- ness" Vera-Ellen is one of those tucky Kuria who combines Tavaly fee with an attractive gure and an ability to dance gracefully. provocatively and elegantly. Her bubbling, quick- silver temperament is well con- 1st with Rosemary Clooney's
Juno-esque style
song the
and
"Lonesome the beat,
If this is the new Trend in musicals I shall shift my cinema allegiance from drama to the bghter ride of the house,
going on nollee the
you probably
loose be muitably relieved when the priestest 30 restored Lo the loving arms of her father-vin, of course, Lex Barker's,
SLY CHUCKLE "The Sing of Jezebel” opens and closes with a 20th century gentleman quoting passages
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be-
of the Boy It's a le dimeall for
hos
headgear.
Like In IL If that's not 11 #120 12 44 Tid ellel family who can tc
Marilyn Monroe. enough for you very nice Donahuce
cognised without much trouble us Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Johnnie Ray.
You're literally bludgeoned with Irving Berlin songs in this espe= business, angu of show
carly SEGUENCES cially in the while the Donahues' three children are growing up. Once ngaln sentunent-in between the
corn-
Bongs--ly
very
thickly the Lainglas-quite spread, but
chekey
also often
011-4 evenly
Interspersed and when- ever your mind is beginning to form the thought "mushy”, there's Ethel Merman's etake holler to haul you back to the world of comunón sense,
the other Before discussing aspects of the picture, let's take This a look at Johnnie Ray.
only phenomenon has kiwwn to us s Car through the His medium
of
The monstrous "Cry" Little White Cloud That Crked" endeared him haven't exactly
un rather sternly on good and evil. The allegory that comes evident by the end of the The picture is that he is a present day Elijah calling 02 139 to forsake vur mu crialism?? return to mere simple outlouit. How we are to reconcile this with overyday fo in this cutthroat world of today with- bat finding ourselver penniless, B.O.P. STUFF
he doesn't indicate, but nobody I'm going to assume for the beneath the lure of that eagle suke of argument. not Thu
e dane do less than try. lously expect one-that "Ie
In spites of the huch moral Tigre de Malaisie is intended tone of his prophet, one feels primurtly for Juveniles. The that porcibly he has risen above dialogise (dubbed from
Italian the intendhing of the producer.
With imo American in most cases)
empbaris ղէ the Allure of the Inselnating faintly reminiscent Own Paper and the whol. thing is a sort of Jungle Ja mystery fillable
ergenrate set in East Bengal instem of on the fervour of the original Central Africa
12 25254 Elijah The bad tribe this
King Ahah The re
was ruling called the Thugs and
the the rnel in
ninth goddess is bloodthirsty plece BC and to making too bad a of work with six hands, in each job of it until he thought of the which she's supposed 10 bright idea of uniting Phoenicin carry a knife, (although i dia- and Israel by marrying the
nelly saw a grinning skull in Phonicsan Jezebel, one) and the friendly creed of IS
counselled death, blood
vengeance, against it because of the evil Her chef priestes, is a white reputation of the woman herself girl who has been kidnapped by and because of the barbaric and the tribe nuny years before licentious rites associated with ele, etc.
the Phoenician
god Baal shie was known to worship.
This is the introduction to the pure and takes place before R we see Jezebel, When she does thai. I appear-Jehu having ridden in
# more
There's a stam bang opening Kaye doing a W. Crosby and anopy back and wing manber at a Time Concert in 1944 followed clever contrast by Bang pulling out all the stops with "White Christmas" his only abeculațarament 23 simple
Inuuslení box.
Another parallel with "Show Business is that all the songs it གླུ་ཝཱ་ Irving Berlin's we're Kring to be quite swamped by the Berlin brand of sentiment this Chinese New Year,
out
Reviewing my Impressions of this pleture, the one that stands L'oluur: The wonderful lue of the tera girls dress In Ther
the "Sisters" number, blueness of
Bing's and Rose- the mary Clooney's eyes, atractive combination of black, white, red, and green costumes In the intristrel number and the Curious half tones iz "Choreo- Kraphy"-a superb fake-off of Creek dancing.
If you can spare a momcal watching Vera-Ellen 17
from
some
turki
of her dance number“, a good look at her dancing partner, John Brusela. He's got the kind of face and build that flow 130x Office
makes 福
favourite.
ان
and
The period is the India of a hundred years ngo, bul the choreography for sume of the temple dances looks a lot more up tu date than
burdaus t
advisers
over
century
The New Films At A Glance
Capitol and Liberty:
Showing-
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". A musical.
Empire. King's. Princess: Showing ---- "'The
in
floover:
Watch him too when he's supposed to be supporting
or dance number- uny scene he's not merely waiting for his next line or counting the bara 140 his next movement, ho's completely one with the action of the moment.
Naturally the sentiment Is Jaid on fairly thickly, but then, that's show business for you!
HAPPY & POLISHED
Back in the summer the New York Times fim critic was balling "On the Waterfront" "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" as the two best new film, he'd seen In 1954.
und
in
The former, in spite of many appeals, will not be shown Hongkong. The latter la
on
now and in the field of light entertainment it would be hard tc. beat.
The Are and precision of the dancing the freshness and appeal of the Fongs and the likable personalities of the reven brothers combine to make this a
a happy, polished musical, inspired by the example of the Romans who solved their matrimonial problems by hop ping over the border capturing some of the likely Sabino ,women, suyon backwoodsmen canter down in- to the nearest town and off the seven girls choice.
and
moro
CILITY
of their
The eldest, Howard Keel, bas had the foresight to spy cut the lend Arst and marry his girl, but the others, with more enthusiasm than method, neglect to includo a parson in their scheme and when, in order to throw off the pursuing parents, they start an avalancho that quccessfully blocks the road to in the hills, they ihat they're holed up untu Spring with six very determined
their houso
And
girls.
No wedding, no fraternisation is their
password and
altuations arising from
much used formula are m prisingly now.
the ticke
I've neglected to mention that the seven boys had already worn cut their welcome in the
town by their chilotion
to
quarrelling with the local lads and
some of the fights are an absolute riót.
There's a mene in which, in
a
true ploneer style, everyone pitches in to help bulld neighbour's house. The seven brothers (only Howard Keel at this stage having, got the giri of his choice) are on their best Behaviour, thanks to the couch King" art® (dikGARSON OF HOWESTE
Lee:
Queen's, Alhambra:
Iluxy, Broadway:
Sins of Jezebel”. An Old Testament story with an un Biblical świat.
Coming"White Christmas". A musical, alwo the first ploture in Vista Vislon.
A west- Showing "9fiting Bull”. Arn Coming "This is my Love". A
romantic drama.
Showing~ "Le Tigre de Majalale", A Jungle adventure set in East Bengal.
Showing "Drum Beat". A west-
ern.
Showing"There's No Business Like Show Business".
A musical.
sound.
to any me but the hit song fans and I for one went along pre- pared to dislike and even pity this effeminate ninny.
I was pleasantly surprised to And that while still not exactly virile, and possessor of a speak- ing voice that Marilyn Monroe's vocal instructor might find in- teresting, he has a friendly per- undoubled good sonality and looks. This being the case, I or think it was most unfriendly bla agent to let him perpetrate bad teste con- that piece of
with
decision nected
his
tu become
Roman Ր
Catholl: priest,
Oh ten of all the embarrassing allusions there's crowning horfur when he sings a sort of raglime spiritual called "Do You Believe?" #ccompanied by G 11 of vaudeville friends chanting in chorus "We do, we do!"
Monroe's
barr
a
What
W
DEFIES DESCRIPTION However, back to the more entertaining points of this m and there are many. Marilyn song and wriggle num- (it could hardly be called
Got dance) "After You've
You Want You Don't ant It" defles description by B mare female and the contrasting energy of Donald O'Connor and Mitzi Gaynor with the voluptu- ous sleepiness of Monroe in their combined
of Interpretation "Laz** was inspired,
Less good is the overlong production number, "Alexander's
There's Ragtime Band".
on "A Star is wonderful skit Born" (which we'll be seeing soon) in which July Garland (Continued on Pare is Col. 1)
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