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EXTRA MORNING SHOWS TO-MORROW
KING'S
11.00 a.m. M-G-M
"TOM & JERRY"
PRINCESS
11,00 a.m. M-G-M "TOM & JERRY"
TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS|| TECHNICOlor cartoONS
FOX
12.10 p.m. William Holden & Jennifer Jones in "LOVE IS A MANY. SPLENDORED THING" Colour & CinemaScope
12.15 p.m. Warner Bros, Judy Garland & James Mason in "A STAR IS BORN" In Technicolor & CinemaScope
Admission: $1.00, $1.50
HOOVER LIBERTY
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2.30, 5.20, 7.30
OPENING TO-DAY and 9.40 p.12.
THE LAUGH OF YOUR LIFE-TIME!
DON
WATER
Special Matinee To-morrow
HOOVER or 12.00 noon
M-G-M presents TOM AND JERRY Assorted Color Cartoons
Extra!
The hilarious best-seller is even funnier on the screen!
21-G-31
CinemaScope METROCOLOR
Burring
GLENN FORD
́ ́CIA SCALA-EASE; HOLLHAM-ANNE FRANCIS
KEENAN SVYHN FRED CLARK EVA GABOR
· RUSS TAMBLYN-JEFF FICHUARDS
:
Roduced Admission
LIBERTY at 12.30 p.m. Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter in "PRINCESS OF THE NILE"
Extra!
MIDNIGHT MATINEE
Monday, February 17, 1958 at 12:00 Midnight (Chinese New Year's Eva)
A HOLLYWOOD MYSTERY PREVIEW
BOOKING NOW OPENS AT THE THEATRE
"AIR - CONDITIONED
STAR METROPOLE
GRAND OPENING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
UNIVERSAL-BÍTERNATIONAL PressMES
JUNE ALLYSON DAVID NIVEN
COLOR
MY MAN GODFREY
JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS ROBERT KEITH
EVA GABOR JAY ROBINSON JEFF DONNELL MARTIA HYER
· Band on the novel heEXCH
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TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW.
STAR: At 11.00 a.m, METROPOLE: Ať 11.00 a.m. WALT DISNEY'S TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS
At Reduced Pricen
STAR: A 12.30 p.m.
• M-G-M, presents
In CinemaScope & Color: "SEVIN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS”. Starring: Jane'POWELL
Howard KEEL
}} METROPOLE1. At: 12.30 p.m.
RKO Radio presents
"PUBLIC PIGEON ÑO, 1”.
in Technicolor Starring
„Rad® SKELTON
“At Redused ·Prises
THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1958.
CURRENT & COMING by
FILMS ANTHONY FULLER
(6T)ON'T. Go Near the
Earl Holliman brings in an-
Jesie
Landis από
forget that life is supposed to of artistla The slapstick comes along choice, something to make. you Sands, Yet lo me, in my lack
callure, and my
"D Water"
Eva viewing that other outrider ia the other bit of comedy romance Gabor contribute added post to of Western culture, Elvis Hoover and Liberty's choice when he, & yeoman, falls in love this fim as they step off to their
Presley. with a nurse officer, which as roles as a broody mother and to pilot you over the you know is not permissible in sophisticated Continental mother
I thin, I was entirely mis- Chinese New Year holidays, elther of our navics.
respectively.
laken, for the one I was-waloh- I had better say right away
This film is an ideat holiday ing in no eiber than Tommy that it is the funniest, the when. Fred Clark, this business craziest, the most aide-
man with the Nelson, or I sup- be geim and earnest. Highly re- ignorance of musical form. I splitting chunk of happiness prae the Americans would say, commended for anyone down in could see no difference between I have seen for a long time. the Paul Jones touch, decides to bulld his own officers' mess. For I should say it is impossible to sheer fun, good uninhibited see this picture without simply slapstick, you will never see it howling with laughter, and for equal. this laughter there is no revising oki gogs. There is a grand bit of cinema technique brought in to cover up the use of that shocking, but most common of all words which constitutes the major adjective in a cervice- mun's vocabulary.
zceno
Craziness
the dumps.
mo
Uieke two giants of the musical world, nor could I observe any variation in their terpsichorean accomplishments,
It made me realise how much can go no further
FRIEND of mine told time I wasted in my youth over than when Eva Gabor comen
that 4
The Tin the studies of Czerny, and the aboard this dry land ship as a
time I wasted on such tripo as errespondent of one of the Star," as a story, was the Bach and Chopin, and to Wink shiny magazines. She conniven first of its kind, and that it I imagined that Gigli and Paul and plots and eventually geta rave rise to the carlier Robeson were singers! nhward a ship going into action. tion pictures, Furthermore she goes into battle
a8 you
the
If you can get through that
without aching
arflox, and as the ship sails back, Noon" and "Shane" with Jaughter, you must be abnormal, flies is flag of victory....Eva filme,
established What happens is that a group Gabor's black lace panties, of enlisted men, obviously from
thome as a classic. Well just how crazy can you city offices, are commissioned, and they form the Publie Rela- make a pleture? The answer is tions Group for a detachment of "Don't Go Near the Water,** the US Navy in the South Pacific) during World War II.
AVID Niven stars with
"High There is a story and Lul which Gentle, but quite frankly, you know, must live higher on the slopes of Parnassus than I, to do Justice: Western
to this film, now showlog at the Roxy and Broadway.
The much heralded. and eurerly-awaited “Tin Star"" starts off at the King's and Princess today, and is their choice for the hoilday run also. It is a good choice because it happens to he the only first run Wertem in town, and offers action drama
Fred Clarks, as the head of this unit, is that perfect combination of elly ambition you found in the ser- vices during the war. For sal International's uproar slowing at the monient,
THE Queen's are reviving.
Trendy Kiev ing
the weekend, and then
go
smugness and noutical June Allyson in Univer- in a very varied st of Alms on to "One Night at the
lously shocking romantic
Moulin Rouge" for the Paramount have pat their holiday programme. end dip it in the water, the braid comedy. "My Man Godfrey." stars in this film; Henry Fonda I found myself extremely
slubec ho gives an order: "Tako my cap down to the sea
For sheer comedy this film, returns to the Western es
is beginning to look bright
again."
Glenn Ford plays the picture straight, with lovely Gia Scala playing opposite. As a matter of fact the romantic interpolu- tion is very good, and extremely plausible.
Mickey
chosca
a
I think
made in CinemaScope and sheriff who becomes a bounty interested in a second look at colour, will be hard to beat, hunter who walks into town to "The Lady Killers."
collect an award on an outlaw. when it was first around, every→ ene expected Alee Guioness to Godfrey, be it known, is
alve There he finds himself on-
another "Lavender Hill gentleman of re handsome
performance. That in breeding who takes the job as brolled in a show-down between Mob"
inexperienced lawman, why I say that a second look at buller to one of the
anootiest an families in New York, and when Anthony Perkins, and gunman, the "The Lady Killers" is worth It gives you time to This la the while. Shaughnessy that you realise that David Niven Neville Brand. huiking great chunk of good takes the job of butler, you can tenso scene which really gets take in the scones you did not
fatly appreciate. before. humour, 1s
"Typical more or less guess what is to the film into its furious pace. Young Navy Man" in a kind of follow.
The love angle enters this way. For instance, the musle society Navy Week. The troubld is he
Henry Fonda who reads the who "practice alded by a radio- is expected to visit factories and
To see him trying to teach the Wanted Dead or Alive" posters gram with Kalle Johnson Ilster- tell the workers all about the family the foolishness of Navy. But he can't stop using ways, is quite an experience. finds himself vory unpopular be- ing enraptured at the bottom of tella THAT word, To tell you how Stringing along is June Allyson, cause he takes the "Dead" part the stairs. Then again, the last they censor the sound track for the love-sick daughter who, by of the notice too literally, but in scene when Jack Warner
walking into setup I have Katle not to worry the police, the cinema audience would spoll the way, displays quite a talent mentioned earlier, he finds an- and to keep the money! It's
for comedy.
clover,
different kind of the best gag in years.
other outcast, (although for a different reason) Betsy Falmer, humour, but clever.
NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE
LEE
SHOWING
ASTOR: "Beven
A Thunders,"
British suspense story with seme fing character portrayals.
Boyd, James Blephan Robertson Justice, Kathleen Harrison, and Tony Wright ROXY & BROADWAY: "Sing
Sing." Boy
A modern success story told against Took 'n' roll background, showing the riso of A preacher's san from manse rock 'n' roll slager, Tommy Sands, LSU Gentle, and Edmond O'Brien, HOOVER & LIBERTY: "Don't Go Near the Waler." The funniest film In town. Glenn Ford, Gis Seals, Earl Holtman, Eva Gabor. KING'S & PRINCESS: "Tho Tin Star." The famous western novel becomes a
to
In comparing it with the films
I mention above, I do not j
hold it to be as good as either,
heiter, But for thrills, it is ex- cceded by both "Share" and "High Noon."
top-grade western filmz.
It Is directed by Anthony Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins.
Mann who is known to always QUEEN'S: Double feature get the best performances form
**The programme.
Red is cast. Balloon"-French academy award winner, and "The Lady Killers" rim humour crime story,
Alco with Guinness, Ceall Parkez, Horbert Kom, and Katto Johnson, turning in возде great parta.
yet its sharp characterisation is TTNE Nuit au Moulin "Rouge is another French, glamour picture headed by Tilda Thamar and Nool Roquevert. It is an colourful film, extremely and the title gives you its plot and background.
MUST admit that I left the theatre after seeing "Sing Boy Sing," under the
STAR & METROPOLE: “My impression that I had been
Man Godfrey." Ilariou episodes in a butler's re. David Niver, June Allyson, Eva Gabor, and Martha flyer.
ALHAMBRA: "The Yangtzo Bridge." Showing an out- standing engineering feat. Shown with several short features in colour.
COMING
LEE & ASTOR: "Let's Be Happy." A modern Cinderella story Presented as a sparkling romantle comedy, Tony Martin, Vera Ellon, and Robert Flemyng. ROY
BROADWAY: Jim." Tbe
new Bouting. Brothers' comedy frour Kingsley Amis novel. Ian Carmichael, Terry Thomas, and Hugh Grimth. HOOVER J LIBERTY:
Loke
*
*Jailhouse Rock." Elvia Previoy's first big fim. Binging, Oghung, dancing, and romance! KING'S & PRINCESS: "God Dreated Woman.” It could bo
but publicity stunt,
the
exhibitors of this alb haya been the subject of legal action to the Statex, Brigitte Hardet and.
Curt Jurgens QUEEN'S; "One Night at the Moulin Rouge," A sparkling French mustent with top line muslo-hall artists, STAR
METROPOLE:
"Legend of the Lost." John Wayne, Sophla Loren, Rossana Brazel, with Kurt Kramener. A most ambitious drama of the desert, made in Teonteolour and
Troknirama ALHAMBRA: "For Better or ;
Worse." A film in Mandarin of lumento human interest,
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"CALAMITY JANE"
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Tom & Jerry Color Cartoons
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