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KING'S
PRINCESS
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The Musl DANGEROUS ANIMAI in the world to hunt is MAN.......
in the SUN
JOHN BENTLEY
VERA FUSEK
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“CHORI CRONI**
Starring: NARGIS, RAJ KAPOOR, GOPE, BHAGWAN
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The Brave One
INTRODUCING
MICHEL RAY
IRVINO KAPPER - HARRY FRANKLIN A MERRILL & WHITE - MAURIČE KING & FRANK KING
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ROX Y & BROADWAY
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. TWO ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS RAY MILLAND & ANTHONY QUINN
IN THEIR LATEST ACTION-PACKED TRIUMPH!
THE
201 CENTURY FOX. PONENTS
RIVER'S EDGE
RAY MILLA
QUINN DEBRA PAGET
CINEMASCOPE COLOR by DE LUXE
BENEDICT BOGEAUS Production
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of "THE RIVER'S EDGE" At 12.30 p.m.
TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW
ROXY: A 12.00 Noon
20th Century-Fox presents Gina Lollobrigida in "THE WAYWARD WIFE" Reduced Admission $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Ch.
BROADWAY: At 11.00a.m.
FOX TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS PROGRAMME
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THE HOST MAUNOCENT
OF ALL KVEICAL ADVENTURES
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THE VAGABOND
KING
Queen OF BABYLON CSEMIRAMIS?
PANORAMIC
JONTH
GRAYSONT OF
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Janek LEIGH, IJK LEMMON
"MY' BISTER"
FILEEN
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1957.
FILMS Conto
There have
been some last-
minute changes of schedule in th. clnna world this week, duo to a Buuden drop in business of nim that were zeho.uled to run for at least anothe; few days.
A pleuro that came off far wo soon, in my opinion was "Tiger In the Smoke" and as I'm cor- tain that publie opinion will call for it to come back again, it is
reviews of among the
showing at the most. "Friendly Persuasion"
Aims
COOL-
floues to attract audiences and
11
111 ilcation that the tra
of taste is towards the gentler type on Lim vacher than the blood and thunker with waten we've had a fell.
**Zuruk** 19
still showing 15
N. 2 1, L.
161
this
be aked
2 100 puissanime t
volutaly.
British Thriller
Tiger In The Smoke:
*Tiger in the Smoke" is a brush thriller and a very good one at that.
By the way, 1 & get lae litte
adul familia with London. "Smoke" Is the slang term for England's
an the tiger capitat eliy
+-- who ferred to is the villain prowls his way through the fog. bound sircets.
Right from the start this pic- Jure grips and holds. A ban i of way ex-Service musicians re weding their way through the gloomy streets as disspirited and downhearted as only tog can make th fortunate and
Un-
BY JANE ROBERTS
A scene from "The Opposite Sex'.
Q
he WIS discovered by Br1th
Sull อ producer.
all
this young move it during his formative
explains why
μ
mui,
years
he can inake
ve cran Actor lilee Donald Bindes look unsure of himself. That and a native an.58 that surprisingly comes over In a kible wv. even when, as in "Tiger in the Smoke" be is playing the part fortunate alike. Their dejec of an unrerupulmas killer. tion is almost a tangible thing B.iefly, the Alm is
concerned But although not the happiest with the a tempt of a young war exhibition watch prepares wow--Muriel Pavlow-to dis- the audience for the sinister cover if husband is really
enes to follow
dead. New evidenes has come to tight leading her is a fault with
to thlok If there
It is the willy-washinces picture
บ at he may not be. Tony of hero Donald Sinden, He Wrigh Is the nigger in the usually such a competent actor woodpile and the poor girl hos that it is surprising to see him to go through "ere the facts looking as though he were being mental torment before the put in the shade by newcomer are prove beyond all doubt, Tony Wright-the villain of the pisce,
the
Sad to say this is exectly what has happened and he would be well advised to stay away from this scene-stealer in the future. Wright, although the son of an actor, has had a very varied life aid cnly a small part of it as been spent in the acting profes- sion.
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Wa'ch out for an excellent performance by Laurence Naismith as Canon Avell. He has the diflcult part of truly good man which he makes convincing without the charac- ter ever becoming smug.
Quinn Again
Perhaps it is this wide sphere La Strada:
of activity that has given him his confidence. He started as
Remember
Anthony
fermer in England, joined the Quinn's brooding, stormy, Navy at the age of eighteen and wes sent to Russia en convoy duty.
Difficult Part
unpredictable Paul Gauguin in "Lust For Life”? Once again he proves what a fine actor he is in "La Strada”. It's not a comfortable picture to see and left me with a moed After demobilization he tried of morbidity that was very his hend at insurance broking, diflcult to shake off, However. supplemented his income by that 19 amell price to pay for washing dishes in a hotel. South an adult picture that pulls no Africa came after that--he mode punches and shows the sremler
ing
the money for the trip by play side of life that it would be so
poker after having become much easier to ignore. bored with his hand to mouth existence in England,
Next ceme a short
Quinn is a blustering brute of
a man picking up a living from spell of his caravan base end hay'at
gold mining, followed by a five- little regard for men, woman or month spell in the Antarctic as child. He has acquired a young a deck hand on a Dutch whaler. girio minister to his comfort--a Theo came a job in France simple girl, though not the in- making American TV films there becile that some critics seem to and this brings his career almost have read into the part. up to date, for this was where
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She leads a dog's life with him, but like an animal, Can't bring herself to leave him and wanders with him, working from dawn to dusk for her keep. There is really little more to The story than this, but it is brilliant film. Richard Baschart as a hoppy go lucky fellow cir- cus performer of Qu'on's end the girl's is a perfect foll for the circus strong man himself. Atter Quien has killed him
in fight his
weak, silly giggle still seems to haunt the screen and as the film winds along to its In- evitably tragic ending, Richard Baschart's influence on the story is every bit as powerful as An- thony Quinn's in spite of his
death,
you
Unless
are particularly squeamish, I strongly advise visit to this Italian picture.
Women Again
The Opposite Sex:
D
Soine years ago there was a pleture called “The Women". It starred Norma Shearer os a wife whose husband was lured away by the. other woman Joan Crawford and also had in it B wise-cracking 'Paulette Goddard and as
I far as can remember Rosalind Russell was also among the cast.
It has stayed in my mind Low youre-- not crily be- cause it did not thow a singlo man throughout the length of the picture, but because the pace was fast and racy and fi dialogue extremely amusing.” ***Nữ M-G-M' bave cope up With A NEW VEHion of the 197
with some of today's glamorous giris in he original parts, June Allyson is now the wronged wife, Joan Collins is the lure, while the slick talker is Ann Miller.
: 『* the lovely fe of Ann Sheridan back on ih serain ofist 00 long an That nee, She is the sympathe- the cancer girt who advises her
apuinst divorcing har Turband, ver though she has gertala proof that he is not
By falihful to her, There was little music in the iglunt din, but producer
Pas
h
nuk hus changed this in new version. The husband
New Films
-At- A Glance
SHOWING
"La
EMPIRE:
Strada": Strong Italian drama about a group of stroll- ing players. Anthony Qulan, Richard Bas- hart. HOOVER
and LIBERTY: "Friendly Persuasion": A family
of Quakers find that violence is some- time's necessary. Gary Cooper, Derothy Mc- Guire, Anthony Perkins, Marjorie Main.
KING'S
and PRINCESS: "Escape in the Sun":
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Tie eternal triangle is this time act in the mid- die of a bafari. John Bentley. Vern Fusck, Martin Boddey, Frankle Vaughan sings the title tune.
in
METROPOLE and STAR: "Congo Cromlug": The activities of
collec- Hon of wierd characters
Belgian #
Congo border town. Virginia Mayo, Feter Lorre, Georgo Nader. QUEEN'S and ALHAM- BRA: "Zarak"; Banditry and dancing girla on the North-west frontier of india,
Victor Mature, Abita Ekberg, Michael Wilding, Honor Colleano. ROXY and BROADWAY: Edge": Biver Outdoor
adventure in Mexico. Kay Milland, Anthony Quing, Debra
Paget
COMING
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "The Opposite Box”: For men about women, June Collins, Allyson, Joan' Ann Miller, Ann Shert. dan, "Wings of Eagles"; "Dircolor John Ford and Motor John Wayne col- inburate to make the story of their aviator Fe Copimander Frank Wead
The
KING'S and PRINCESS:
One': Brayo
A small boy and his pet
bull.
METROPOLE and STAR:
*A Kiss Before Dying": Thriller. Robert Waz mer Virginia Lelih. QUEEN'S and ALHAM- BEA: "Glant": Edna Father's best spilor about the oll barons of Tox
James Dean, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, JM AFPAGOS McCambridge, A ROXY and BROADWAY: "Heaven Knowa, Mir Alllion": Deborah Kerr is the nun" and "Robert Milichom
enkrino, tho They are Marooned to. gother on a desert laland posted by the Japanese during the way
is not only seen this time, but in the role of a Broadway pro- ducer
the sover production numbera fall Jogically Into
place, adding interest to what might have been a somewhat Involved and lengthy story.
The two
staty principal mate Leslie Nielson and Ju Richards, but the acting honours the men's side go to Sam Levent, who
are
on
counted on
can always
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
SHOWING TO-DAY
A THOUSAND SPECTACLES AND ADVENTUREGI
VICTOR MATURE MICHAEL WILDING
ANITA EXCERO
ZARAK
CINEMASCOPE » TECHNICOLOR
bo
•
for n a good per-
formance and Jim Backus tho father of James Dean in "Rebel Without A Cause".
This is a bright breezy pie- ture that is at the same time smooth. I'm getting a little tired of seeing June Allyson as the perennial sweet, kind, understanding wife, but some- one had to play the part and sho Is he obvious choice.
Wife On Safari
Escape In The Sun:
This picture was made by a cameraman who want- ed to try his hand at rro- ducing and his lack of ex- perience shows through.
He would have been better remain behind his advised to camera, howevie much one must applaud à gallant try. It's the old story of a big game hun- for on
foolish safuri who is enough to take his wife along with him.
The wife is discontinted, the husband is chown to be a coward whose free 1 fer more and more trophies alienatis his wife still further and throws her into the arms of the heady white hunter who is their guide,
Even the photography I found to be of a low stanard and the colour 1 misty',
Sometimes, to
be fair,
the
dust and discomfort of this sort of hobby are caught, but most of the time the only impr:ssion is that of a trio of stock types going through their routines with a maximum of boredom and a minimum of interest in the work they are doing.
"
Rugged Roles
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I made up my mid I didn't want to be- ecme a white collar man in mation pictures. That's be- I greatly admired such stars as Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery and other strong character types in my younger years."
This is the answer Anthony Quinn gives when asked why he has gone for rugged roles.
Quirm, whose career has really bucined in recent years. i 1 day in the position to pick and cheese his own parts, Reliable, forceful and versatile, he recently roturned from Europe for a starring role opposite Ray MII- land and Debra Paget in "The River's Edge".
In the Alm he plays the kind of role that's made to order for him. He's a two-fisted Korean WNY
veteran turned mode:t rancher in New Mexico, with a beautiful but treacherous wife Debra Paget..
Quirm will, for the first time in his career, turn director later this year for the musical version of "The Buceancer", In the original version of which he appeared in 1938.
He traces the brilliant upward, turn of his career to an appear- ance on the stage in "A Strect- car Named Desire," which was followed by
his Academy Award-winning performance in "Viva Zapata".
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