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TO-DAY
HIGH ABOVE ALL THE REST!
HIGH FLIGHT
Starring
TODAY'S
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THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1958,
FILMS
an
CURRENT & COMING by
ANTHONY, FULLER
TOR real Cinema criticism, wetting them out here would rob As war flims go, and there is not only the frustrating labour
them of their surprise. “I Accuse,” now
quite a spate of them at the of trying to wring a living-from The reason for the success of moment, this is quite good of the earth, but strong character show at the Hoover and High Flight" 1 He excellent its type. Made without the fly interplay amang the people Liberty, emerges in the production and direction. The ing nags, the bugle calls, the thrown Into this central African Anest piece of cinema RAF co-operate fully, Ms that the clash of the cymbals and all the outpost.
atmosphere of an Officer Cadet stuff that furna dourneys and have run up against since Training Unit is as authentic as integrity into a music hall turn doing this column.
I
It la possible to be,
Then the camera work. is superb, and in the wide shots of sky and landscape, the icures
My reunions for saying this are. first, the whole of the tive trogle eave of Caplain Alfred Dreylus is' seen as a drama, which have caught the panorama of fast way. In a elnema senso, flere machines against the Beccy
TV clouded alles of England. Jno hashed-up play or
to the Not terribly essential script shape and formed into sonicthlog to show' on tholm Is Helen Cherry on Milland's screen, but real diruma seen tancer the woman who is will RED-
through the eyes of the cutnera. ing to share his bitter memories,
Of the smaller HOT
Next, you have only to look
parts, I at the cast to know before you thoroughly enjoyed Bernard, Lee JETS!
buy your ticket that you are na Flight Sergeant Harris, in one outstanding charge of the intake you follow
through their training. performances, and you will. CINOMASCOPE
Next, the Intelligent cinema- He is typical of the kind who geer will have the nest drama have a thousand stock gegs they life, spread over the course, and then there is, the business of shown to him as it happened, begin again with the next in- All the frame-up, all the lake.
Made in CinemaScope business we usuntly associatą with mobsters is bere performed Technicolour, "High Flight" at
very good dim; I did enjoy i and I am quite certain you will
RAY MILLAND
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Fascinating Limbo Dance
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Morning Shows
At 11.00 a.m. M-C-M "TOM & JERRY" CARTOONS
At 12.10 p.m.
Deborah Kerr & John Kerr in M-C-M's "TEA & SYMPATHY"
Admission: $1.00, $1.50
PRINCESS
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At 11.00 a.m. Columbia's "THREE STOOGES" & Technicolor Cartoons Programmo
Admission: $1.50, $1.00, 70 Cts.
At 12.10 p.m. Vishwa Bharati Films Ltd. present An Outstanding Indian Production "MÉ E-NA A R”
Starring Binarai Bharat Bhooshan Pran with Chandra Shokhar and Sheila Ramant Produced by Directed by
Music by Hemen Gupta C. Ramchandra
R. Chondra
At Regular Prices Ploase Book Early
Lee & Astor
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Koing
by a Government offering A parody of Justice to a man.
This unheralded little film is a very good example of what can be donk with wor subject
material.
the young Irishman who arrives First there is Richard Tedi os
as the Alm opens on bla way to a tobacco farm. Lots of critics did not like Richerl. Tol's portrayal of an Irishman, but I
Authentic, well cast, types and story Lamlilar, characterisation did. good, an opportunity of seeing a real epsiode of war, who like to know what it was like during the desert campaign,
wo
For once for those
got something like an Irishman, comeone not liiting about the 'small folk and awigging at the 'crature' all the Ume. This time we get an Irial- man for what he is; uncent- mental, hardhended, extremely practical, and as dour
OR the life of me, I do not know why "Naked
As they Earth," left a Charles Dic
come kens flavour. in my mouth.
Jullette Greco shows she is n Dickens wrote nothing like
n rather stor, after making it, it is at a much later reedle start "The Sun also period, but trying to find a Tires" but the role of a senti reason, I think it is this; mental mistress jars on me a bit, I liked Finlay Currle as the the characterisation is very missionary Father Verity: I thought in this bit of costing, good.
"Naked Earth," now on show the producer had got his back-
right.
well It la at the Roxy and Broadway, has ground. as its background the ploneering balanced film, one that is buri 46REAT EXPECTA days in central Africa at the to compare, for it in very much
TIONS" the British close of the last century. Made a film on its own.
In CinemaScope, you will spot The situations are different that helped put the one thing it incks in the first who will make it their business British Allmas on the sweep of the camern; this film
the should have been to see how Emile Zola cham- plened a man, and published his map is showing - at open letter " Accuse," written Queen's. This new print of to the President af France, but the old masterpiece shows business is poured into this film, original: published for all France to read that even with new
I am binned, I am prejudiced; do so. I am definitely in favour of such
a pleture on such a theme, IL
Is real cinema; it is real drama;
It is intelligent-and fortunate
ly in Hongkong, there are many film
A fine picture, a fine drain, a must for every Intelligent Ilm-goer; and incidentally, fee ly timed for all--those students reading European history.
★
GREAT
techniques, the skill of thei great producer is the most film important factor in making.
The use of half lights to create the frightening encounter with THIS week sees many the convlel: the awful uncanny web- new films, and a return episode of the cherished of The British classic, ding breakfast; the grim camera "Great Expectations." What studies of old London and its deportees, make great fin stutt In better, the films this week
Most of you will have scen
It is obviously offer a much wider selection the 11im, bui than usual, and for once, Alm that is going to be recalled One and ogain, and in my your reviewer can say that, opinion, "Great Expectations" is there is something to suit one of the few films that has re-
captured the atmosphere of all tastes.
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For quite a long time, I have book.
I might as well confess that I mentioned "High Flight" now on show at the King's and would sooner see the film than Princess, as the best film of read the book in this case;
of few films. .. say that
its type, The qucation could There is little point in telling asked, what is a type? Well,
jet fying gain the sensation, the original the type is, modern
who issue of this nim caused, nor of and the kind of men.
and the triumphs John Mills handle the modern machine Valerie Hobson scored.
I that alone. But if it were
One point might be made with should ՏԷԼ
reason 110
for
In this part of the Interest or recom- world, Dickens was a great re praising this aim,
good entertain- mmending it as
porter, and the business of the ment
sherlsbest wedding breakfast, and all its cobwebs and dust, was part of London. It used to at a public house
ta
What this film
is do
gets to present today's Royal Alr Force, be on show und to show you an Intake called "Dirly Dlek's."
of young cadets, and allow you
lo follow them through their
*
"Sanother I was there
training. The only thing lacking 660TEEL BAYONET" is is n war where they can' do their stuff, so the director gives
you me of these many present incident of the war. Harold day incidents, and as I have Clewes, the author of the said in my 'box' announcing script from which this film this Alm, you get as thrilling a is made, was a Company climax as you'll find in a m
Commander in the North
of this type.
But counter to all this thr! African stuff is a clever psychological "Steel
Campaign, and Bayonet"
was
study of an angry young man, inspired by one of these and this time he has something
to be angry about, or he thinks last bullet, last man, standa
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he has.
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The boat picture ever came from Western Germany!
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MARCELLO MASTRÖJANOCI ESTER HARJU · PATRA GAUSTEN
Fiction's most seductive beauty who loves and fights
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WITH ENGLISH BUBTITLES
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MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW
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Leo Conn leads a good cast In A this fim, which includes Kieron Moore, Michael Medwin, Robert Brown, and Michael Ripper,
the Infantry Manual of Kenneth Haig, who was the Training sets out.
in "Look angry young Back In Anger," contributes very dramatic portrayal as
who rebellous young cadet Imagines he is being picked upon.. Ray Milland, Wing Com
whose disipline mander,
of
The Alm has Leo Genn os a Company Commander who has been ordered to take and hold a his intake is somewhat condi- desert stronghold as his share toned by the fact that he, as a in a general Allied attack young man, disobeyed an order against Tunis, during the Battle of Britain Having had a rough time, the krap, gives one of the most Company naturally expects enjoyable performance; 1 have be relleved, but is ordered
attack instead. This la done with reen come his way.
There
Incidents, all the usual British, grumbling amusing, thrilling, and at times, about the situation in general, quite fantastic, but they are bet- and this particular objective hi ter left to you to discover, as particular.
are many
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Two words that made the world remember the man it tried to forget!
JOSE FERRER
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I ACCUSE!
ANTON WALGRODK VNECA LINDFORS - LED CENN
EMLYN WILLIAMS - DAVID FARBAR DONALD WOLFIT - HERBERT LON
SPECIAL SUNDAY MATINEE AT REDUCED ADMISSION
HOOVER at 12.00, noon
Richard Burton
Fredric March
"ALEXANDER THE
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LIBERTY at 12.30 p.m.
Silvana Pampanini Walter Chiarit în-- [HO, K. NERO'S
colour.
made
A tremendous Amount
a
the lie up of all the roaming
themes is very neat, and after
in
a delayed start, the im Celk
going on a different theme, and
of
then makes a neat relum to the
A
NEW. FILMS AT A GLANCE
SHOWING
QUEEN'S: " "Great Expecta- tions." The British classle, now issued in a new print, Chief features: It captures Ex authentic Dickens atmosphere; fne casting, especially John Mill and Valerie (Itobon; Sne camera work which establishes the film an one of the first to exploit 'realism by in- Cer- pressionistio methods. tainly a
must for real einema COCTE KING'S & PRINCESS: "1gh.
Flight." A CinemaScope, Technicolour British pro- duction. Made with the co-operation
RAF. filmed, fast beautifully moving, full of sides bolla terme and comic, superb climax. Characterisation keen, treatment intelligent and imaginative, romanto interest slight but apt, „anihentions the word.. finale exciting and waspetist well, held.
Milland, Ray Bernard
Kenneth Lee, (angry young mans Halg. Kenneth Anthony Newicy,
Fortesque.
of the
ROXY & BROADWAY: "Naked Earth." Impressive photography, good script. well balanced plot, oxelting incidents; good studies, from Julletto Greco, Richard Todd, Finlay Currie, and Laurence
Nalamith. A 'different kind of film with a different treatment, and a new way of handling wild country material.
STAR & METROPOLE: "Steel Bayonet," Based on an Incident of the Tunılsının Campaign of a company that bad to hold an outpost against the Africa Korps' counter-attack. Told with Brush understatement; vivid incidenta) film koores because it does not exploit the romanito angle of war. Leo Genn, Kieron Mooro, Michael Medwin, and Robert Brown,
Isabelle
LEE & ASTOR: "Ich and film Geřman Women."
in
ncreett mado
Bla
Decadent and Agfacolour.
Tino, romanifo type of cleverly exploited By superb producion. Lustia. the dust; femme fatale fa Que sall; in tradition of the reallatio European films. Corey, Marcello Mastroianni, Hester, Natio, and Poler Carat.IL" HOOVER & LIBERTY:
the The nim of Accuse," Dreyfus seandai. Great Goling: Dine dramma: a per- feet leoo of cineins. As i Alm. It proves what many have suspected for a long Ferrer is time, that Jose the most important person in the cinema world at the moment. Card: · Alfred Dreyfus, Jose Ferrer: Major Eaterhaxy, Anian Walbrook; Lucie Dreyfus, Viveca Lind fors Major Picquart, Leo Emlyn Gern; Emile Zols. Williams; and many others.
COMING
Film Conunning QUEEN'S:
Festival Feries with new Continental, fime, and playing film clamies, KING'S
"Bonjour
class Dito
duction. decadent
to
to
tractive
motors
Sebers;
Niven;
and
sweet
& PRINCESS: Tristesse." Top
Preminger pro- A sophisticated where Journey rich people bemoan about
wasted yesterdays and un- certain tomorrows. Cynical, bilter
atmosphere. exaggerated anecdotes, faded al- photographs. A very
cast Including for Jean part
David debonfir
Deborah supern Kerr; and Geoffrey Horne, Demongeot, Mylene Juliette Grecs is there sing the title nong. ROXY & BROADWAY: ""The Young Liens." A film kh 1k much more than a fim. The whole · trusiness of man's inability to deal with Is own problems of racial hatred and tribal Jealousies. and his self-destruction is Great put on the borech. performance fremy Marlon irando. Montgombry Cliet. A truly ertai platurë, STAN & METRÓPOLE: "The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown." A
to
gift of a nightgown, a holi- up with a fun; mappy dla logue; audacious episodes; a spot of kidnapping; plus Jane Russell; and there you have a film that has every. thing. Jane Russell, Keenan Wynn, Ralph Mecker, Fred Clark, and Adolphe Menjou.
LEE & ASTOR! Wisdom's Way: Peter Finch and Mary Ure in a highly intelligent and finely dirreled study of the problems whloh beact a duolor. caught up between two opposing Ideas. Action, Cirills, but much more la that the film poses a proh- lein which every intelligent for person must answer Hi17. NOOVER & LIBERTY: "Witness For the Prosecu + Loson." A perfect stream- lined film, which if you do not know the plot, han you guessing up to the Jast momeni. Masterly charao- terization by Charles Laughton, Superb direction, splendia casting vivid, exciting, wispense skilfully drawn out. Tyrone Power, Martene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Laffchester, and John Willianes,
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Britains Finest Film
JOHN MILLSYALBRIL HUDSON
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
• SUNDAY: 5 SHOWS • EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11.30 A.M.
ROX & BROADWAY
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★ SHOWING TO-DAY ★ AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
A Powerful, Dramatic and Action-Packed Adventure!
RICHARD TODD
JULIETTE GRECO
NAKED EARTH
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Starring: Clifton Webb
Jean Petors -
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At 12.30 p.m. M-G-M presents
In CinemaScope & Color "INTERUPTED MELODY" Starring: Glenn Ford
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AIR-CONDITIONED
STAR
METROPOLE
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LEO GENN
STEEL
BAYONET
Krisoned the United Actisit
Steal Bayonets
·Against
Steel Tanks
...And They Won!
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