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KING'S PRINCESS
IN-470-8-930 PM.
TO-DAY
IN EASTMAN COLOR
Blood
Will Tell
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EXTRA MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW
KING'S A 11.30 a.m.
PRINCESS At 11.00 a.m.
Columbia presonts
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A Variety Programme of Technicolor Cartoons & "THE THREE STOOGES"
Admission: $1.00, $1.50
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ORINGESSE
TOMORROW
Extra Show at 12.10 p.m.
C.P. Production presents
A Truly Magnificent Indian Picture
"ADL-E-JEHANGIR"
Starring Meena Kumari & Pradeep Kumar Produced & Directed by C.P. Sippy
At Regular Prices
With English Subtitles
NEW YORK GREAT WORLD
CAUSEWAY BAY, JEL 78721
KOWLOON. TEL: 58500
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COMMENCING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
TMF
WOMAN
FOR JOE
Cefer by TECHNICOLOR YISTAVI
DIANE CILENTO GEORGE BAKER.
... DAVID HOSSOFF
* HOT BAKOUNI
**
HORI DZEMAALS Protect Seven) PARAYM
SUNDAY MATINEE AT 12.30 P.M.
NEW YORK: GREAT WORLD:
Warner Bros. Technicolor Cartoons Faramount Technicolor Cartoons
ROXY BROADWAY
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
20th Century-Fox presents
SEVEN
CITIES GOLD CINEMASCOPE
COLOR BY DE LUXE
STEREOPHONIC BOUND
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1955.
"The Woman For Joe"
is not a directorial effort by
a former actor,
But it has the ambition that initial venture from n former actor might have.
R A
If you enn Take the railer unwholesome
thought of midget falling in love with beautiful woman and expecting her to accept him as a husband, then the first hurdle of "The Woman
For Joe" will have been overcome.
The second is the disjointed way in which the story is pre- sented. It jumps from situation to situation in a most COM- fusing manner, However it beingoe
fuscinating l us that woman from "Passuge
Home Cilento. again-Vluy
aski 1- troduce British actor without
RADA
decent-George Baker. in trite, Samo Tf the dialogue in a lite has the ring of huo.n understanding and the ending is, when controversial
beins afted the serven, neatly contrived by the main issare being evadest,
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Lis Questions
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Diane (no crooning til a aeroptione as part of a chens act (the whole film has a third- cate cireus background) by le ugh- able, even
though it is meant
to be an example of her courage -portups I should mention tha 411-
a rage full of los at the tune but at let th conventional
trick than conve
the urost nefiveses are called upon to perford.
In addition there is a semi- Live performaner from
the
mkiget, Jimmy Karoubi, and
U oughtful +371 from Googe
Perinps
the latter i shout 14
for dramatic
Baker. inline effect sometimes, and peasibly he hasn't resisted the
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Sorin
man's exhortations to please"
Men enough--at las often
it is only too obvious that als studio is thinking is little more of his Box Office appeal than of his value as on actor-but be is delitely
of the answers to the eternal question "Where are The young British actors of today?"
Producers And
Directors
For those of you who have been puzzled about the distinction between the terms "director" and "pro- ducer", here is an eminent critic's definition of the former, with a few views of his own added:
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The tough and responsible of film director, in addition to their olhers, is a tribute 1o the function they must LAT
turm.
Carre
BY JANE ROBERTS
The New Films At A Glance
SHOWING
EMPIRE: "The Hob Machian Story". Some of the events in the He of America's pupular athlete. Bob and Melba Mathis with Ward Bond.
BOOVER and LIBERTY: "Bedevilled". Steve Forrest and Aun Baxter romantically teamed in a gang warfare story.
KING'S and PRINCESS: "Hood Will Tell", A Chinese pic- lure starring the eclebrated Chinese antress Li Ll-Hua,
NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: The Woman For Joc”. An unusual story about a circus midget who falls in love with an ordinary girl. Well presented, it is nevertheless ale too bizarre to be credible, Diane Cilento, tieorge Baker and Jhumy Karoubl.
QUEEN'S and ALRAMRRA: "The Dam Gustera”. A moving and well-arted Bim showing the difficulties that were overcome fu the development of the bomb tint smashed The Moehne and Eder dams, and elimaxing with the raid
elf. Michiari Redgrave and Richard Todd.
ROXY and BROADWAY: "Seven Gilles of Gold", Two satiflers and a priest head an expedition to claim the territory of California for Spain. Anthony Quinn, Richard Egan and Michael Rennie, with Rita Moreno.
COMING
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "The Cobweb". The problems of
bath the patients and staff of a mental home A fine performance from Itchard Widmark. Others havolved are Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Gloría Grahame. Adele Jerzens and Lilian Gish.
KING'S and PRINCESS: "We're No Angels".
A comedy About three escaped couviets whose hearts are nearer to the right place than they realise. Peter Ustinov. Hum. phrey Bogart and Aldo Hay.
NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: The Road to Denver''.
A western. John Payne, Lee J, l'obb and Mons Frermat QUEEN'S and ALHAMIRA:
Gangsters, crime and punishment.
The Dlamand Wizard".
Dennis O'Keefe,
ROXY and BROADWAY: The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing". This is based on a turn-of-the century true ille oprade about a chizus girl. her married lover and emotional playboy she eventually marries, Joan Collins. Ray Mand sud Farley Granger, with Glenda Farrell.
Rita Moreno, Michael Rennie and friend in “Seven Cities of Gold".
"There isa't much question and maintains the tempo and that the director is logically the gives the whole thing its ulti- key man in the complex. e- mate lone.
operative Mart of pulling to- "He is or should Ex-the gelber a film. At least, he should keystone in the elaborate creu- be the individual who conceives tive arch. No wonder so many the pictorial design, establishes producers and actors want to
dueel.
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.30
G 9.30 P.M.
We shall see, when "The Kiniu¢klam", from Burt Lan- caster. "The Night of the un- ter," from Charles Laughton and "Ang¤la" from Dennis O'Kerfe here. (Dennis O'Keefe, by the way, can be seen by an actor in the Queen's and Alhambra's coming show, "The Diamond Wizard.")
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But even if, os he suggesia,
аге their products
not by a long way
professional a5 those produced by individuals who have been longer in the business, isn't it rather a tribute to an institution that has come to be thought of as "money for J" that there are a few box
certainlles
who are pre- pared to sacrifice a sure thing for a problematicni futurg be- ebuse of the very qualities in their make up that captured the imagination of the people who
watched them on the screen?
I See That
Cole Porter is to be paid a quarter of a million dollars ta write tunes for a musical re- make of The Philadelphia Story" It will still be an MGM property, so I wouldn't be mure Pupell as plex to see Jane
the conventional socialite who re-marries her divorced husband after tumbling off her pedestal of pride.
Glenn Ford in making “Rack”— picture telling of an American GJ. who la subjected to Comm munist brain washing wikte n prisoner of war.
Sheree North Jas bern allowed to shift her ground now that Marilyn Mouron has returned to 20th Century Før studios, Instead of being forced to be as alike the star she was 10 be replacing an the can now be her- self. In "The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, her present picture with Tom Ewell, she is as diferent from the girl she aupeured in "How To Be Very Very Popu- lar as the proverbial cherie- cake from chalk,
Deborah
have Kerr wili finished her "Anna" part in the film version of "The King and by Christinas, It will bc interesting to compare her pet- formance with
of the that previous jim Anna Irene Dunne.
Speaking of people connected with "Anna and the King of Siam", Deborah Kerr is possibin going to play Gertrude Lawrence În "My Life With Mrs A. Misa "However. ambition and Lawrence was playing Anna in achievement arc two quite the American stage veraton of different things, and experience the story up to the time of her
→ difficult laskmaster, #3 death on September 6, 1952. vvidence has shown."
ile goes on to say-at con1~ siden ble Tengu that the umbition of several actors to branch put into the held direction is praiseworthy. sometimes unwarranted,
Anthony Quinn will orite, produce, direct and star in his of next ALTTL To be started in bul January it will be called
"Vallant Renegade."
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
cra, 120 & PANE NOU
SHOWING TO-DAY
INCREDIBLE, BUT TRUE! The amazing story of the Bombs that had to Bounce"}
SWARNER BROSA PATRON
SUONERO
* RICHARD
•
MICHARL
TODD REDGRAVE
• TO-MORROW MORNING SHOWS
QUEEN'S
5 SHOWS
"The Dam Busters"
AT 11.30 A.M.
ALHAMBRA
At 11.30 A.M. Only M-G-M prosents
“A NIGHT AT THE OPERA"
with the Marx's Bros. AT REDUCED PRICES!
HOOVER LIBERTY
CAUSEWAY DAY TEL 72371
KOWLOON
TEL. 80333
- NOW PLAYING- AT 2.30, 5.20. 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.
THE GIRL HE PICKED UP TURNED OUT TO BE A Killer!
Wwch
grad-kesking' dug
JA SIEVE FORÉASI
JO EISINGER-
It could happen to anyone! The beautiful
girl was frightened, alone! He was interested, then intrigued and then, alas, he fell In love. What happens then could happen only in Parts!
M-G-M
CINEMASCOPE
WITH DEKSPOCÍA, Įsikepronë ko
Bedevilled ANNE BAXTER STEVE FORREST
...SIMONE RENANT · MAURICE TEYNAC · ...VICTOR FRANCEN
- MICHELL LEISEN →→→ HENRY BERMAN
EASTMAN CULOR
PICTI
CONCERT PROLOGUE
In CinemaScope
by M-G-M SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Strauss Fantasy
Conductor: Johnny Green
Jubilee Overture
Conductor: Johnny Crean Poat and Peasant
Conductor:
Alfred Wallenstein
Johann Strauss
M-G-M
Von Suppo
5 SHOWS ON SUNDAY › Hoover at 12.00 FIRST MATINEE Liberty at 12.30
CAPITOL RITZ
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30
9.30 P.M.
SHOWING TO-DAY Special Times: At 2.30, 5.10, 7.30 & 9.45 p.m.
DOUGLAS
Richard EGAN
Starring
Anthony QUINN
a
0
Jeffrey HUNTER
Michael RENNIE ❤ Rita MORENO
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5 SHOWS TO-MORROW
Extra Performance At 12.00 Noon
T HONG KONG
STAGE CLUB
Present
"THE MISER"
at the
CHINA FLEET CLUB
on
8th December
9th December
10th December
www.m
·
9.00 p.m. 7.30 p.m.
9.00
p.m....
Advance Booking at Moutries-Chater Road
(No Telephone Bookings),
in ald of the
The first performance will be a “Benefit Night”.
Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children,
Maurice Clare VIOLIN RECITAL
with Marta Zalan, Pianist at
WAH YAN COLLEGE HALL, H.K.
сп
Monday, 19th Doc. 1955
at 9.00 p.m.
HOTEL |MIRAMAR
2013 Cesty for
The
Virgin Queen
ONEMASCOPE PICTURE BETTE RICHARD JOAN
DAVIS TODD COLLINS
* The wenger of STEREOPHONIC SOUNDTM*
Morning Show To-morrow
at 12.30 p.m. "TALES OF ROBIN HOOD"
GOLD ROOM
X'mas & New Your Fastivities
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X'mas Eve Cala Dinner Dance X'mas Day Special Dinner Dance: New Year Eve Gala Dinner Dance New Your Day --- Special Dinner Dance
Reservation now open ¿Tel: 61261 Ext. 68
TRANA KOMPEPLIN POAUN, KLM
EMPIRE
SHOWING
TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
DILLINGER
SHOCK-BY-SHOCK STORY OF THE MOST WANTON OUTLAW
OF OUR TIMES!
Edmund LOWE Anne JEFFREYS
LAWRENCE TIERNLY
TO-MORROW Morning show aT 11.00 A.M.
“HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE"
in Technicolor. Starring: BURT LANCASTER REDUCED PRICES AT 40 CH
$1.00 ONLY
JANK RUSSELL JEFF CHANDLER
FOXFIRE S
DAN BURYEA →→-7ROMADOBE.
SUNDAY MORNING SHOW
AT 12.30 P.31.
Danny Kaya in "INSPECTOR GENERAL"
RIENTAL
NO LUNETEGNEO
20,000 Leagues Sear
UNDER THE
MASON
LUKAS
SUNDAY SPECIAL SHOW at 12.20 p..
"THE SAVAGE"
in Technicolor
SHOWING TO-DAY
‚AT. 2:30, -5.30, 7.30 - & 9.30 PM.
10TH DAY — PLEASE COME EARLY!
CinemaScopo in Technicolor ---- Stereophonic Sound!
THE MAGNTIEST Motion Picried OF THEM MAKE ALBINEREIKIA WALT DISNEY GEN
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UNDER