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KING'S ⋆ PRINCESS
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AR DIE STARTING INTIMACY OF 11H
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Shrike
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· SHEREE NORTH
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BOB CUMMINGS
“HOW TO BE VERY,
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The gristel
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"The Gert Car",
INTERRUPTED MELODY
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Robert Taylor Eleanor Parkar
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1955.
FILMS
"The Last Command" has Sterling Hayden on the stul-
BY JANE ROBERTS
wart character from the The New Films At A Glance
pages of America's history. Jim Bowie,
A gentleman, but at tire same time rough and tough enough
his
ead
to defend himself against
opponents many
(some, 10 KOKY on ปร own sido). he
ridics first
Joto the the plottire in 1830 when unsorted settlers in Texor were being perseculect and hurried by the Mexicanu.
Its moderates versus hotheads in the American lines, and the long speeches delivered by some of the the character-notably Richard Carlson would do Justice to a House of Commons debate.
too-
However, it has action and suine wann lovo secres beh tween Anna Maria Alberghotti (looking like a cross between Angeli and hor sister Pier Marisa Payan)
Sterling Rayden.
And
Q
At the beginning was little puzzled as to how law- abiding Hollywood was going to
thig
of Justify
little dalliance. Sterling Hayden was going to turn quite obviously
Wus }< out to be a hero-he
norried and in quite clearly love with his wife (not Anna Muria). How was he going to Alberghetti eyes Haze into the without getting himself branded It's rather fun to UB a heel? work out what you would with the wife and child if were the script writer. were
do you
Santa Anna himself that
wily Mexican general who was for the Alana responsible
massacre is played by J. Carrol Nalsh.
Reward For Devotion
The mood of
"The
Shrike" is set by the intro-
duction and method of pre- sentation of the credit titles.
printed They are
on moving slip of paper, with wicked- all enormous,
4
looking pair of
scissors
snipping off each section.
over
SHOWING
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Interrupted Melody", Part of the life story of the world-famous Australian singer, Marjorin Lawrence. Eleanor Parker and Glenn Ford. KING'S and PRINCESS: "The Shrike". The slow disintegra- tion of a mari, subconsciously brought about by a posses- Five whic. Jose Ferrer and June Allyson,
The Last Command". NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD:
This brings in Jim Howie and some of the famous names who fought against Santa Anna in the battle for Texan Independence. Sterling fayden, Richard Carlson and Anna Maria Alborghetti.
QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Jules Verne's fabulous story is given a face-lift for present-day minds. It hy well presented, and from the adventure point of view, gripping. James Masch, Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas and Peter Ler
ROXY and BROADWAY: "How to Be Very, Very Popular". A college musical. Betty Grable and Rherce North.
HOOVER and LIBERTY:
COMING
The
"The Blackboard Jungle". most controversial flm since "On the Waterfront" glyca a frightenlar picture of juvenile delinquency In American schools and of the sometimes Inadequate mental ability of schoolmasters to deal with it. Glenn Ford and Loul Calhern.
Crime
KING'S and PRINCESS: "Foxfire". A love affair between a half-caste Apache Indian and an American socialle. Jane Russell and Jeff Chandler. NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "The Big Combo".
and detection. Cornell Wilde and Richard Conte.
"A Streetcar Named Desire". QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA
The full gamut of Humair emotions. Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando. ROXY and BROADWAY: "The Virgin Queen",
One more
side of Queen Elizabeth the First's character, Belte Davis, Richard Todd and Joan Collins.
way
Fifty-four miles from the po pular resort town of Montego Bay, the troupe found an ident half-moon beach, on exact du- plicate of many to be found in the South Pacific arca. Film- ing at the sludio began carly in March and was completed la July.
The result does not let down the amount of work put Info $1, The underwater scenes coula have been merely documentary additions to the plat, but they have been treated with imaginn. tion and are always pertineal to the story, never padding.
There were times when the seriousness with which Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre al- tacked their
parts seemed Elightly ludicrous, but Lukea' sincerity and
Lorre's humour rose to the top sufficiently often to excuse this.
The Toccata and Fugue by Bach is played with dramatic effect by James Mason when- ever he is having an emotional crista. (this submarine Nautilus is equipped with an organ w well as many other mod, ents.) and the silent water slipping by, contrasting with the soaring music is most effective.
This has a ttle for every- body.
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College Musical SHOWING TO-DAY
The Roxy and Broadway's "How To Be Very, Very Popular" had not been previewed to the Press by the time my copy was being torn from me by the sub- editor so, apart from selling you
it's a college musical in-
volving that somewhat super- annuated college undergraduate Betty Grable, and the potential threat to Marilyn Mortroe, Sheree North.
can't assess the popularity of the giris until next week.
Katy Didn't Care
When Katharine Hepburn went to Hollywood in 1932 to gain instant fame in "BUI of Divorcement," she was a normal young woman who didn't give a snap of her fingers for con-
costly, too full ventions. Over the years
from studio to She still doesn't. But euch case the point of interest is that she was
vanished In
A scence from “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"
that the only He says
But it was too This destructive image is for Ferrer to go free is to com- of headaches.
When Ferrer protests the story went symbolic of the influence of promise.
studio her that he has never been crazy
and In Allyson June
Initial enthusiasm and is being wrongfully detain- husband, Jose Ferrer.
ed, his brother sensibly advises him to give in to everything, to
would have to be solved before In order that there shall be admit anything and to pretend no distraction in wondering about the meaning of the title, to his wife that he will return let me explain, before going any to her and never see the other girl again. Life outside is much further, that a shrike is a small the same as in the mental home, fluffy bird, apparently innocuous, he saya. All the time he him- but possessing a long, sharp-self is putting up with things he pointed beak, which it uses to doesn't like for the sake of his impressive: 14 months of pre- destroy it's prey, which it then damily. Ferrer will get out so production planning, five months devours.
much more quickly if he docent of actual shooting, an estimated
of
the
the face of the problems that simply years ahead of her time, When Miss Hepburn first wore slacks, they were referred to as "men's parts," and sho was criticised, inally achieved parently impossible.
it could reach the screen.
Walt Disney was the man the op-
who
Just the baro statistics are
Now practically every star in Hollywood
to work in gocg slacio.
She was the first star to drive
is behind the
On the face of it, the situation fight. It's a wonderful example cast or $4,000,000. It is all around in a station wagon, then of a weak man's philosophy wonder that this picture is re- spoken of as Hepburn's "truck." ferred to in the studio in Bur- seems to be reversed. Instead of sounding so much more reason-
Now the star who hasn't a bank,
"20,000 Headaches station wagon 08 the wife preying on her husband, able than that of a strong one
times. throughout the fim she is super who is experienoing what the Under the Root." nelally a model
The biggest single attraction. picture calls "an emotional low". sweetn
and largest headache, Is the in those days, stars kept up and light. She encourages
There
with front, drove big cars helps him in his work, she is
many thinking thing that made Verne's book a like these in
success: the sub- chauffeurs, "The such a solid,
and
oppeared at completely faithful, wants to be points"
standard of
marine, the
the Nautilus. To give the studios with every hair in with him at all times and even Shrike" and the tales small decisions out of his acting from all the players is the French author his due, it place,
must hands so that he may not be high. worried by them.
BIG
her
other
be remembered that when
now
success,
C
he wrote his novel in 1870 there Because Miss Hepburn did I disagree with the critics had never been a practical, sur- what she wanted to do, she was
laud Junc Allyson's cessful, ocean-going submarine. labelled "Individualistic." Ha reward is that he leaves who her for a plain, cool girl, and in portrayal of the wife so highly. All attempts to create an under-
Amusingly enough, when the sea craft had resulted in death a flt of depression at the com- It is competent, but it is, only
to star with Cary Grant and plicatedness of the triangle, In Its implications, and in the and tragedy. Not only did stress resumed her nime career
Verno envisage 1 construelion
worktable James Stewart in put. by
the screen attempts to commit suicide.
people on her actions that model, but he also anticipated versions of her New York stage
many devices that are contribution The probing and questioning inakes
Philadelphia standard equipment. It has for motives that he undergoes Important.
was spoken of as taken scientists and engineers Story," the at the hands of the psychiatrist
nearly 0 century
to match one of the most honest, natural Her usual role
and intelligent stars in the gives the director an excuse for those obnoxious flashbacks, sweet young wife, and in "The Verne's mechnical predictions.
movies. "Start at the beginning" says Shrike that is exactly what Нег be. to appert's the doctor, and up pops the first sho one. I wish he hadn't thought it psychopathic twist is not meant necessary to present it in this to be evident to anyone but a way.
sycho-analyst and it isn'
Many "Thinking.
Points'
At times trite, and at others showing a deep understanding of human thoughts and motives,
50
is that of a
08 come
The end, will surprise and I won't give it away. It's a realistic solution to the problem of the constantly changing relationship between a highly-zirung husband and wife.
this flim, in spite of its In The Footsteps
Jointedness is never dull for a second. Especially good are Jose Ferrer's efforts at explaining why he tried to take his life.
Il, is full of unexpected little
ics: "The tough,
flashes:
Mental
Hospital orderly without a crat
Of Jules Verne
20,000 Leagues Under
For Was
Produced In
The Bahamas
instance, the Nautilus atom-powered, had electricity for ilumination and controls, had a diving chamber and double-hull construction. The crew was able to explore the bottom of
occan by wearing diving sulls which were Irce of air hoses to the surface:
the
con known now as an i Verno invented
As a matter of fact, everything aboard modern submarine except the periscope and tor pedoes. It is not
that surprising
Sho always was, but Holly- wood was just finding it out
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the US, Navy should name CARNIVAL word for anyone, who, with no the Sea" is enormous fun. first modern atom-powered sub fuss or heroics, saves some of Of course James Mason over marino in honour of Verne's the inmates from the wrath of nets the part of the eccentric vessel. the officious night sister by ex- Captain Neme,
'nhd' naturally
plaining away a fight as just Kirk Douglas gets a lot of
samo
of the bolsterous":
STORY
Production began in January, boys getting schoolboy amusement from play on location at Nassau, é Ned. Dahame Islande, where the ing the chretres, rover, But the pitture soory' along at a underwater scenes were photo. Biling The explanations of Ferrer's good Baes and thero's excile raphed. Famed for the umina E BAXTER STEVE COCHRAN broiler for his belated visit to ment all the In addition, clarity of its water, the allo
han with a wife and children to protect,
WAY
The hospital and those of any aspect never goes lived up to be bus: LYLE BETTER GEORGE NADER
yond the
bounda
of possibl Working 30 fout below the mur
face of the Caribbean Visibility To Forrora normal man Many film producers have frequently extended to among near Junables, the ten toyed with the idea of turning fantastic limit of 200 yards. days evened 'interminable, but Jules Verne's eldusic-novel into
From there, the company the luloowaITO attitude of hie a film. If it could be done, I brothers made completely they technical diguities could be moved to the land of Jamaica, (understandable. Indcolaou and...conquerda, Uicy felt they would to film the cannibal bland food of Being corrected with have one of the most appealing, aquecica whlots will be no was zafier otruien properties of alifetimer renumbered. – by - Marne » Páns
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