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KING'S - PRINCESS
GRAND OPENING TO-DAY
Comel Wilde at His Greatest Performance as the Devil-May-Care Adventurer Fighting 'and Romancing in Venezuela!
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1959.
FILMS
milis' has been quite a
follow the big himself.
Those who Els wit
that th be aware Two pictures wre absolutely
The cover of a bock, flashed different in story, casting, momentarily upon the sreen, and every other detail of pro- read by a thoughtless character, duction, including script, and gives the Uni The boolt in
stom
bomb. seane, yet by the coincidence of about the
Just showing. I was able to discern s sirong similarity in theme.
a glimpse and that da all we need to know.
exhibitors' A
CURRENT & COMING by
ANTHONY FULLER
Ат
oil
"Man is not made for defeat. ever that means, and controlled fixes for a trade, but it seemed fortes which some men to me that Cornel Wido remarkable week at the A man can be destroyed but not by
defeated."/
imagine they have hardesscd, portrayed such a character, for films. Two of the previews
The reauit of such a theory as Vic Scott, he takes on 錢 placed before the critics are
"The Roots of Heaven," uses finds expression in the books determined, fatalitie role,
elephant honia as the of Koestler in which 'man Is which convinced mé. such masterpieces as, "The wid
symbol, and, the........objèasion Old Man and the Sea," Trevor Howard the idealist, to evidence is said to be establish-
of utterly defeatok More concrete Jean Wollees, as a Pulitzer Hemingway's universally present the theme. The destruc-ed in the dreadful concentra prize winning novelist, supplies acclaimed novel made into ton of the elephant herds is tion age, the gas chambers, the glamour, or sex appeal motif.
linked with men's innlie and the celinrs of Moscow. But if you like, to this tim. a film, and "The Roots of
capacity for destroying and
the artists' lead ever, the Heaven."
Francis Lederer takes over defeating the highest hapes and revolt. aspirations he entertains of
The two Alma under review the best role, In the symathetle sate arphatically that there is study of Senor Miguel Orlando,
also and man, no matter what a mute, within
circumstances, .a
spirit monaire,
The complication es the part which will not admit defeat.
"The Sun goes down, the has 1, Lederer is not aware that racter's flames expire,
he e in love with a hussy, But Art 20 heart of man, Aube Lane, sometime 3 bums the undying fire,"
customer on the books of Scot- Within twenty years, we can and Yard. In giving you the The two aims caused 210 Trevor Howard, the idealist, have
such
contradictory characteration, you
can atirvion La the
arki Impulsive premises;----
probably work out the plot, for dree-cots. In fact, "The Old character, is shown collecting The despairing George so I said, It is a literary film, Man and the Sea" was con- signatures for a petition e Orwell wrote in his novel 1984 relying on the various interplay andered of doubtful Interest for wishes to place before the French you want a picture of of the complex characters.
Colonial Governor, to stop the tho future, Tiongkang audiences.
boot imaging a destruction of elephants for steinping ca the human face- their Ivery. His most drenatic for ever." words are. "Kal, kill, kül, so
Now
the words that we can have a few more already quoted, placed into the
For some reason, I wrote this billiard balls and paper knives."
of Spencer Tracy down: It is spoken by Jean "Man can be destroyed but not wallace to Comel Wilde: "Vic, you have love an an ideal; it is defeated."
I I have mado these
Alms a fact." scom blahbrow, I am unistaken.
That is the film. IŁ la the Obviously, they are not far the 'There is fine dialogue. shenow cr superficial, those revelation of different characters Travor Howard is apparently whose hartzens are bouided by against a given situation. As the the idealist in any cause. But the trash they call life; but 1 novelist Stirling Silliphant the film drives the point le a bellove thai fundamentally, it, a huge oil well fire, the oil bed. conclusion where the idealist people Core
for the well existing on the sca more has to take millant petion to things thase excellent films But the drama could be played obtain his purpose.
pursue, which provide first rate out by a similar set of people entertainment in so doing. Thus anywhere. It is this fact that the scroon comes into
film info its own makes mo move this again.
the above average' class.
At the same time, the Alm does not maintain its high standard though the peaks of performance are very high,
LG ON
I am certainly not going contradict much a finding. The other hand, if such 11
man
premise is true, then the Hong-. Reng Alm audience, by s own Judgment,
The parallet is easy; must reckon itself iscusive to culture.
kills, kills, lls, that he might have....what? Peace on earth? For that is the cry of all parties,
its
"The Roots of Heaven." also made Impact on the viewers, although, having a svider feld of action, and an exceedingly attractive ALiss Greco, chances are stronger.
Iwaving that where it is, I want To speak of the extra ordinary coincidence of theme which is both ins out of the prostic rut, and poses for the audience the challenge of human dignity.
mouth
"MA
compare
The big scene is the under- water blasting of the flaming of! well.
hos
Even those who have little time and palience for theso will be excursions,
As Howard is joined by men of similiar mind. we see also that there are those who would their In both filens, the story use his cause to further
The challenge to symbolic,
own ends. This is so obvious in that it needs no ex- nan in "The Old Man and the intention
66TARACAIBO" is both Sca," is the personal conflict planation.
Praise must be symbolised by a fight with
given to the
the name of the Errol Flynn rates very film, showing at the King's literary actors. great fish.
high or the drunken English and Princess, and also the
the atructed to
of an oil town in cause. And Misa Greco, as an name
also ex- Venezuein. ex- attractive barmaid
cellent as one in love with the and In conservationist sympathy with his couse.
For unree days and night, the old man wrestles with the sea monster, until with torn hands and aching limbs, and hausted body, he tries to beat of the sharks which dispute his booty,
mrdin
hero's
my
Dawn finds him returning I shall leave a more detailed with a skeleton of the giant review to such time as the film fish. The Old Man is broken, is shown, and return to
about utterly broken, but he is not first reason for writing
These two films. defeated,
LP
taken by the beautiful sets. The gaudy night clubs, the opulent magallcence of Federer's house. me. But one thing annoyed Tho background music, in "Maracaibo," is the second of
the film, is the new style Paramount films keeping with
provided by guitars. Such was to hit this town. The discerning all right, while they stayed in film-goer will see that produce the background. Then, as it log- tion and direction are in the ing comidence in the actors, the hands of Carmel Wilde, who producer has been persuaded to also plays the lead as Vic Scott, call in the guitars to render the All the
the time one is in
a man whose trade is one in Bach-Gounod version of Ave Both "The Old Man and the
and **The Roots of which there seems little future, Maria in the death scene. prosence of this great flim, one Sea,"
weli is aware of that
putting out oil appeal to Heaven," represent the revolu namely.
Apart from being heartily fed
with this human dignity. And no little to that is taking place in the fires,
sugary bit now; fine for this
thene Arts. For a generation Credit
I felt the urge Made in Vista Vision and music,
tears from coming ever so well is due to the emphasis has been upon the
tu men, in Technicolor, with immense at- the fact that Director John world external
my eyes, exceedingly irritating. Homing which men, inspired by a theory tention to detall, it seemed Sturges has matched
nome langth I have dealt at
film, because way's language with some fine that places man within the orbit me as if I was looking at a with this
à caterini universe, has flm that is greater than shoto. As the Old Man collapses of
worth it. It is good; it is un- man to a thing. plot. in the boat, he says these words degraded
the second of the unai; it is alons which I copied into my note- scienlife object, subject
Everything la magnified. In many, to place nims right back book.
to the appeals of history, what-
an intelli approach, rather like "The as entertainment of Flying Dutchman," apecdotal gent kind, rather than plotted, it breaks Into the life of a few people, and then leaves them with many problems, yet to soved
NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE
SHOWING
LEE & ASTOR: "Teenager Holiday." A light-hearted teenage frolic through Hongkong.. Excellently sub- tliled in English. Film' interest Is increased by modern shots of Hongkong The Eastman Colcar.
*1
who
star is beautiful Mao Mel sings and danoen in this
film modern Chinese Filen 1. made by Уцел
director Yang-an, tho
of "The True Story Ah Q."- Excellent entertainment. STAR & METROPOLE: "Arpand the World in 80 Daya" This super produza- tion now enters its third week. Strongly linked episodes, with alaxy of ,stara; beautiful exterior shots. David Niven and Cantilian, with Robert Newlon and Shirley Maoinine, head buro cast. Note screening times, HOOVER & PARAMOUNT: Martine Carol In "The Foxlert Girl in Paris." This frolle har Martino Carol dolective, lurn mannequin
in impassible macabre cam farce thriller,''* Miss" Carol
t
ziven every chance to ex- plolt her considerablo charms; and now and again, her brains. Elick, polished, good entertainment. Also in сля Bra Micha Aver; Michel
Piccoli; and Live nelamare
of the Comedis Francaise.
& PRINCESS: KING'S
"Maracaibo." A romantic drama with the oil wells of Maracaibo as the back- Ground. Beautiful photo- graphy; controlled direction;
climax which Теже Cortel Wilde blasting undersea oil well. Literary plot with strong char- acterisation. Also Wallace; Abbe Lane: Franels Lederer. ROXY & BROADWAY: Wert." the Excellently roado Western. Bratal, colourful, with good plot. Oatstanding perform- Ance by Lee J. Cobb as a mad sadistie renman, Gary
Cooper also outstanding as reformed gunman,
of
Теол and
TEREO
scenes, with Julle London as the damsel in distress,
COMING
LEE & ASTOR: "The Horror of Dracula." This old vam- Were-Wolf, blood- pire. tucking eple, known to na by the angle ominous title of **Descula," In the only British production breaking records in the Far East, 1 played to "House Full" notices in the Philippines! Bir
and Techal- color. Tremendous liberties taken with the piòl, but has suffolens of its original to nightmares. give you Christopher Lan As Count Dracula? Peter Cashing 'as Dr. Van Helsing; Carol jarah as the reluofáni varn- pire. Lady,
فلم
STAR & METROPOLE: Aleo
Quluness in
mirth -provoking The Home's
· Month." Rated in the Siples ss the best comedy of the year, this final scheduled 16 tako uver ta'fuar Sankar thuo 'when ‚“Around "the -- World in 80 Days!! in iskan. HOOVER A PARAMOUNT:
sensational horriflo present- variation ing yet another on Mary Shelley's century- old
cager: horror. Cant Ballent situations eerio: ellmax both salutary and spectacular. Whit Biwell; Phyllis Coales, and Roberi Barton.
KING'S & FRINCESS:
"Hot
Apell." A finely char- acterised drama of middle-class family. Power- fal performmnen by Anthony Quinn middle-#god romantic. Tre- mendous emotional impact wilb Emmense audience appoa. Also Shirley Booth; gheter. Bibe Laine; Est Hellin, And Elleen Heckari. ROXY
BROADWAY: "Hally Round the Flay. Boy!" Hib-licking faroe abot ng Envolved situation between "the 1787 Army and the "residente af » un 02-
oput
Pani" Newman:
attempt to squeeze
10
ita
of
to
be 66EENAGER Holiday,"
Is a local 'super pro-
I suppose the drama of duction' produced by Yuen human affairs is an epic, and Yang-an who also made the lan öll fire a calamity; so I prize winning. "True Story suppose that "Maracaibo" is a of Ah-Q." "Teenager Holl- localised epic, brought out from day." is a different kind of |its cul-de-sac, and placed on
view for the rest of the world film altogether, as it deals Certainly, at the Ume, I saw with the escapadea of a the Alm, I imagined that I was sweet teenager Yu-li, (Mao about to see something great; Mel) who comes to Hong- I was aware of a touch of near kong from Singapore, for a |genlus, and I was also aware month's holiday.
that Cornel Wilde was not settling for the mere run of the Our local landmarks figure commercial cinema.
prominently in the alm, and The film is not
the kind interest for Europeans in this people who go to the movies, light well-produced film, is to ser how much teenagers univer- as a habli, will want to see. It sully have in common.
is a literary film, gaining s qualities from dialogue, symbo-
Falling in love again, seems
lism, and fine characterisation, to be the motif of the film, and This seemed so Important at last, Yu-li falls in love, with to me, that 1 scribbled a few a local boy. notes in the dark,
to Thils. Icads us practice 1 have had to pursue since the event of the Alm, for Yu-il, in arrival of the new-look in nima, love, consents to danco at
the real
030
I would like to call your at- of Hongkong's numerous charity teation to the skilful use of performances.
In
that
Holiday,"
Eastman
interesting
Lee
& Astor
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FRONTIER
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lighting the
It would appear to me Honky-Tonk zernes, especially when a spot the whole Alm is designed to light is played around.
include this mour, and white For contrasts, observe the no doubt "Teenager clever ateination, between the coming as it does in gaudy luxury of the town, and colour, and full of tho futuristic looking oil local shots, it is not in the same A BIG FESTIVAL OF FUN! derrick, their
outlines class as "The True Story ugly thrown in bold relief against a Ah-Q.” pootically beautiful sky,
However,
is light, In- The third point is the keca teresting always, and moves characterisation:I have never along pleasantly to a real lappy met anyone who puts cut oil teenager finale.
it
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