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P.M.
AT 2.30, 5.15.
AT 2.30, 3.10.
7:30 & 9.45 P.M.
7.20 & 9.30 P.M.
(Please note special showing times)
SHOWING TO-DAY
VISTAVISION
MAINM mclurk (mter.MATUST
FROM THE GLORY OF HIGH HEAVEN TO
THE HAVEN OF EARTH!
STEWART-ALLYSON STEWART ALLYSON Strategic Air Command
Color by TECHNICOLOR
FRANK ALEX
BARTY
BRUCE
LOVEJOY NICOL SULLIVAN BENNETT
Pambard by BARUEL J. BRISKIN - Dienzied by ANTIKINY MANN -Serienplay by VALENTIER DAYTES and BLINNE LAY. J. Start by Bum Loe, to
A Forsman Perure
Lobby display of aircraft models
at Princess and Empire by courtesy of Radar Co. at King's by Hobby Center
At King's Full effects of PERSPECTA SOUND
Complimentary tickets are not valid.
5 SHOWS TOMORROW
KING'S
At 11.30 a.m.
Extra Morning Show
EMPIRE At 12.30 p.m.
3 PRINCESS
At 12.10 p.m.
SPECIAL MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW PRINCESS At 11 a.m. Columbia presents TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS G "THE 3 STOOGES"
Admission:
EMPIRE At 11 a.m. James Stewart, Jund Allyson "THE GLENN MILLER
STORY"
in Technicolor
$1.00, $1.50
NEW YORK GREAT WORLD
CAUSEWAY BAY, TEL7872)
KOWLOOR, TEL. 93500
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
NEW LAUGHTER IN STORE WITH NORMAN WISDOM
"MAN OF THE MOMENT"
Also Starring
Lana Morris
Belinda Leo
Of course it's
A J. Arthur Rank Picture
PETENSTEIN
SPECIAL ATTRACTION “FESTIVAL TIM E”
The Venice International FILM FESTIVAL of 1955
KIKHIHIHITE
SUNDAY MATINEE AT 12.30 P.M. NEW YORK: "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" GREAT WORLD: Fox Technicolor Cartoons.
HOOVER LIBERTY
CAUSEWAY BAY, TEL72371
KOWLOON
"TEL, 80339
SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m.-
M-G-M's
EXPLOSIVE
DRAMA OF THE
TEEN AGE TERROR!
METROSCOPE
"PROBLEM" KIDS.... Are they turnint bur schools Into, Jungles?
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE
Glenn FORD
LOBIB CALHERN MARGARET HAYES
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
FILMS
In "Strategic Air Com- mand" June Allyson is back doing what apparently comes naturally, ie, being A Awekt, understanding, helpful saccharine wife.
We see the diñunuüive Hitle deat striding along purpose-
hands tully,
in pockets, byes crinkling, dutifully bringing up family alternately bullying and coxing husband James Stewart.
This kind of thing may ba eminently praiseworthy in real life, bul oh, how tired I'm getung of It on the screen.
James Stewart has diligently fulfilled his flying duties in the 1939-1945 war. WO gather at the beginning of the film, and has returned to his peace-time job of
And of playing baseball, before anybody starts to marvel this sterling-qualified hero Ens he
he later turns out to be, of course) reverting to such on apparently childish occupation. may I say that ta Amerien, baseball is regarded with much, if not more reverence than is cricket in England,
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the
Therefore, although he is mger in the firing line, he is, zo to speak, stil upholding Great
Traditions of
his exuntry. Coines
mes along his brass-hatted commanding officer-straight to the match, naturelly and pro- reads to dry hints all over the place that this blue-eyed boy of the Air Force would be vital importance to something he refers to as SAC.
The Kitten Shows
Her Claws
of
This word would have had an extremely anti-climactical Ting had it not been breathed with such obvious dedication and that devotion. It transpires SAC is not just a slang term for a dark job in the American Air Force, but Strategle Air Com- that mand, And may
say time these words are used the picture, so strong is the auto-suggestion that he feels a certain fes-majeste in not rising swiftly to one's feet and bowing
low,
The kittenish June Allyson shows her claws a bft at this, und to be truthful, our hero, James Stewart doesn't seem 10
be overjoyed at the prospect of being hauled back into
unifo Unlike Alan Ladd la
BY JANE ROBERTS
squatting in anabalutoned shack, koeping on all comers with shotgun. About 17 years of age,
The New Films At A Glance aty, slatternly," foul-mouthed
SHOWING
EMPIRE, KING'S and PRINCESS: "Strateglo Air Command". A Intlywood version of America's policy of preserving the peace by building up, a strong long-range bomber force. James Stewart and June Allyson. HOOVER and LIBERTY: The Blackbdard Jungle", The Worl·
controversial fm since "On the Waterfront" gives • frightening picture of juvenile delinquency in American schools and or the sometimes inadequate mental ability of Schoolmináteřà tỏ dual with 11. Glenn Ford and Louis Calkern,
NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "Man of the Moment": Norman Wisdom, rahnisi, loose among the diplomats, accomplishes some astonishing results. With Lana Morris, Belinda Lee and Jerry Deamonde.
QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA: "Count 3 and Pray”. A pugliatle preacher whose main enemy is his own hỏi temper. Yan Kelin, Joanne Woodward and Phil Carey, ROXY and BROADWAY: "Love is a many Splendoured Thing". Ek Su-yla pouted all her private thoughts and actions Into the book, and Hollywood has given them an even wider public by putting them on to celluloid. William Holden alid Jennifer Jones.
COMING
EMPIRE, KING'S and PRINCESS: "Immediate Disaster". A
visitor from Venné comes down to Earth to warn us of the diro results of the albm and hydrogen bomb èxperi- mehta. Patricia Neál, Helmut Danting and Derek Bond.
"Moonfleet". HOOVER and LIBERTY:
Smugling and piracy along the English Channel coast In the 16th century. Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood and Viveca Lindfors. KING'S and PRINCESS: "Ain't Misbehavin' ". A musical romance about a chorus girl and a millionaire. Bory Calhoun, Piper Laurle, Jack Carson And Mâinié Vab Doren,
"Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy”. Fun and games around the tombs of ancient Egypt. With Marie Windsor and Peggy King.
NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD;
"Chicago Syndicate”.
"Pearl of the South Pacifle". Dus woman and two men searching for pearls hidden on a South, Sea Island Utopia. Virginia Mayo, Derek Morgan and David Farrar. QUEEN'S And ALHAMBRA:
A new kind of detective with an accountant's degree sets out to break up a nation-wide crime net and has a pleasant time in the night clubs doing 11. Dennis O'Keefe, Xavier Curat's band and Abbe Lane, Roxy and BROADWAY:
Gene Tierney.
"Left Hand of God". Drama
dead belligerent, sho's hardly a likely candidate for the position of heroine.
A Change Of Heart
Van Hellin too is an outcast. Apparently in his early youth before the civil war, einbling, rcing women and
*iteral
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
SHOWING TO-DAY
Fost with his fists, his tõrkus and his Woman!
Ha was tirevok,DOS
'with' the....but sin swatht through -
VAN HEFİAN,
in
COUNT THREE AND PRAY AGAJONE WOODWARD - PHIL CAREY RAYMOND BURR-ALLISON HAYES - CIASCOPE
devillment have been his rantri TO-MORROW MORNING AT 11.30 A.M.
bution to the community life of the little town to which he is returning. Ho has added to these sins the crime of having gone against the other bristocratie southern families and enlisted and fought, with the Yankees.
The fact that he's had a change
of heart bomow Hicko during the fighting-not In
ed-and
never political sympathy, that's never
ver mention- has decided to turn his back on his former ways, cuts hó fee at all with anyone by the Proud Lady of the neighbour- hood
Ho is made to feel most unwelcome, in spite of his worthy become the focal intention to
preacher
Naturally things do riot conte easily to the outcast and he puts s foot in things right, left and centres,
D
fri
to
For a start, having nowhere to live, he moves in with the young vixen with the shotgun. Now we know that his motives are quite pure, but it seems little shortsighted to fout an al-
Publie opinion ready hostile this
in order way. get lumber and nails to build his church he
his horse races against a local gambler-and on a Sunday too! As if this is not cnough, he allows the keeper of the town brothel an old girl- friend,
the if we are to take insinuations as they are obvious- ly meant t be interpreted to buy him a sull of black to prcách
naivete is frightening
In.
His
the
nauseating, but if this film has done nothing more, it has at
I found Van Hedin's worthi- brought back to earth is very The only thing that really
causes trouble that the fellow raws of Joanne Woodward
nes's shade dull and real indeed.
already has a wife. But the so- verity of Mr Holden, the in- /ptensity of Miss Jones and the
that immediacy o make the picture splondouned thing.
to
Not Enough Splendour
I have not yet been able Bée "Love Is A Many
McConnell Story (with June Splendoured Thing" as, in common with most of the wife ag ever-loving
little dimeult to Roxy and Broadway plc-
the
ink
'8 A
the two stories ex-
0
location mildly
Van Heflin In
An Unusual Role
lést shown us a new actress, ns opposed to merely a new face.
Wisdom-With Reservations
The
Norman
Wisdom
The religious theme in picture at the New York and cept that tures, it has not been shown "Count 3 and Pray" is not Great World-"Man of the nard the other bombers). James to the press. Last night's plugged to death and in Moment" is typical Wis Stewnut sn't merely model- premiere came too late to spite of rather over-large dom, and if you like this building
overgrown schoolboy be able to include it in this doses of mushiness and comedian, then you will un- with a burning ambition to fly, week's column. and his sober realisation of the polèntlall!lės of these immense As it is expected to play for sentiment, the crusading doubtedly go to see hit and bombers brings the mental level two weeks I hope to be able to spirit of the self-appointed laugh your head off, as the ale higher than It might deal with it next Saturday, but minister, Van Heflin comes publicity promises you will, whatever I may say about benefit of would-be ncross with sincerity. the cinemagos, here are
пе
a few
For all that, however, it seems it. words of wisdom from the New a very strange story for Com It has the aural Wisdom cir-
Tlines correspondent; ventional Hollywood company
romance that blossems to have bought for one of its cus: Jerry Desmonde, pompous,
otherwise have been.
Photography Is
her
Superb
wife
for
a William Holden and good old stand-by star Van Puzzled and accepting, his role |
In
a
The
of the dignified stooge with his Jennifer Jones as a couple of Heflin,
customary good manners;
Lana alicos However,
in Hongkong in "Love Is
In the past, the name "Honin" no young
Morris, inuxplicably prepared to a Many-Splendoured Thing is should follow the example
tura of in the cast lint has indicated a nccept the amorous advances of of endowed with on aura
slightly better than June Allyson in her treatment citement and adventure by the adventure story, with often the his
average the moon-struck little man
ani scenes, of
husband's
romantic superior
sense of the locale, A tingle often no
to officers.
sen as background, plenty of luscious lovely thrown in She is the perfect wer example of how not to advance expectation is arcused by simply rough stuff and a guaranteed
the provide
glátnour (Brliksh down from the sur- box office, looking your husband's carder in the
type) that the hide Miss Morris rounding hills or out fron th But although he's still out of is too indylike to exhibi service,
hospital plaza upon the theatri- doors a great deal in "Count 3
Diana Dors for so long However, when you do Все
cat panorama of Hongkong, with and Pray" he is forced to curb cbvious choice, where something the film, as you inevitably will, ships hosting in the harbour and his temper so often, to be meek, in this line was required having up the river toward Can- shy and humble so frequently, probably grown too expensive Intoxicating promises of the ton. This advertisements, the things 10 colour and CinemaScope.
gpcot ma
the manner generally, that
Belinda Lee has been archy, watch out for are the spent tell you that the drama that much watered down
We woud like to be able to nery Hedin spirit appears very chosen. photography of these giant bombers ธ
The stage for this fatest help- fight and ዕn the
carnestly unfolds iy up to the ground and the way in which
farsination and the go very.. pa thing, in this ing of Wisdom custard pie is an However, is the Intro International conference where the tremendous feeling of being graphical potential of what you duction to us of a new screen the tale of a group of islands is quite apart from the world has behold that the story of a personality in Joanne Wood- being doolded.. been captured in the fight desporate love developing be- word. She has 'n most ''u*~ tween a newspaper correspon- gympathetic part for most of the When James Stewart return-
dent and
a woman doctor of time, it's trut, but I don't think ing to the possessive ams and mixed Chinese-English Blood is anyone will dagree that here cars and bacon of Juhe Allyson as intriguing and overpowering is real acting talent.. after a night flight of thousands as the tremendous backdrop of Orphaned by the civil war, of miles, the sense of hrving Hongkong. It isn't. This personal - coarsened by the devices she has been out of this world with him drama is almost as hermētie been, forced to practice, 30: Máy and of suddenly having been na if it took place. In a cocoon, alve, we come across her first
having bech fired there by the china is made more vivid by and to behave in such a circum- with her rise in this stellar hier-
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HOTEL
“GOLD
MIRAMAR
ROOM"
Celebrating the Opening of the Winter Sosböñ
Proionts Tonight
The Debut of
SOLITA DOLORES
WHO will sing for you
Music By TONY AREVALO & HIS "MIRAMAR” CABALLEROS
MAJESTIC TO-DAY
A) 2:30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
QUEEN'S
Columbia's Technicolor
"THE BLACK KNIGHT" with Alan Ladd
ALHAMBRA
Columbia's CinemaScope
"THE VIOLENT
MEN?
with Glohn Ford ~*
AT REDUCED PRICES —dips
RO X Y & BROADWAY
GRAND OPENING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
HAN SUYIN'S IMMORTAL LOVE STORY
- 20th Century-Fox prisesite WILLIAM
JENNIFER
HOLDEN. JONES
LOVE IS a
MANY-SPLENDORED
THING
In the WONDER OF 4-Track, HIGH-FIDELITY, STEREOPHONIC SOUND!
FILMED IN HONG KONG!
5 SHOWS TO-MORROW Extra Performance At 12.00 Nöön “LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING"
LEE
TODAY
AT 7.35 & 9.45 P.M.
CANTONESE OPERA
Admissions: $2.40, $1.70, $1.20 ₺ 70 Ch.
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TO-DAY
At 2.30, 8.30, 7,10 9.80 p.m.
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