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KING'S
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À PARAMOUNT METARE
SUNDAY MORNING SHOW
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1959.
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CURRENT & COMING
by
FILMS ANTHONY FULLER
covery.
the way
to To-
An extremely well made flim on a difficult subject, with Miss Simmons turning in a fine per-
Vou might be interested placed in a mental insiliu patient is on
. In hearing the latest tion. Alm gossip. Lilli Palmer has
The question lo bound to returned to Hollywood and arizo at this point. Should is starring in "But Not For such a Alm be made, and of Me", with Clark Gable. But what interest is it to the that is not all. She has had general public? her contract extended to in-
The answer to the first part
ormance...
clude two more Paramount is "Yes" so long as the sub- THE Sign Of Zorro," pictures.
feet is treated honestly.
Miss Palmer has been away from Hollywood for five years, but she has done quite well in England and on the Continent, and still has some film commli- ments to clear up.
'TO-MORROW AT 11.00 A.M. this week Film Actress of 1848
Sylvia Syms, was acclaimed by the Variety Club of Great
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CONDITIONED
METROPOLE
GRAND OPENING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
All New! All-Out Adventurėk
"THE LONE RANGER
And 'The Lost City ofGaïda
COLOR AT EASTMAN GOLOR.
BOOK
THE LONE KAPLA
CLAYTON BOONE 14 Th
JAY DEVONELETONTO
EARLY!
TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW AT REDUCED PRICES STAR: At 11.00 a.m. || METROPOLE: At 11.00 a.m.
WALT DISNEY'S
M. C M. LATEST TECHNICOLOR "CARTOONS PROGRAMME
STAR: AP 12.30 p.m. 20th Century-Fox presents In CinemaScope & Color "ANASTASIA" Starring: Ingrid Bergman
Yul Brynner
!!
METROPOLE: At 12.30 p.m. DAVID NIVEN
AVA GARDNER
in "LITTLE HUT" in Technicolor
HOOVER RITZ
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★ SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30, 5.00, 7,30 & 9.45 P.M.
THE YEAR'S
MOST DISCUSSED MOTION PICTURER
JEAN SIMMONS
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Home Before Dark
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Special Matined To-morrow At Reduced Admission
Hoover in 12.00 noon
"INTERRUPTED MELODY"
ORIENTAL MAJESTIC
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*Please note change of timest To-day: 2.80, 5.15, 7.30 0.40 A Motion picture of Might! Magnitude and Magnifloreson!
MROHTIEST EVER MADEJ
Britala.
The three films which helped her get
the award are, "Ice Cold in Alex", a very good Alm
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The answer to the second
part is, the more we know of the more
obscure places our social environment, the better we shall become, and
the more humane in our treat- rizent of the social milft.
Д
acted out
bas painful memories for me. Persuaded by the eloquence of a school friend, I played what was known in classical circles as "the wag.”
The film we saw was,
auto-
not yet shown here; "The Moon especially his being a college master, no novice himself with
aker." Hearts."
Miss Syms came to films through television, by the way, Jess than four years ago, and can't remember anyone making re aims in the time she has
been at it.
Dame Sybil Thorndike, who was out here a few years ‘ago, is making a new film, appro- priately entitled, "Alive and Kleking."
I belleve the plot is about three old ladies who refuse to get old, and go off on a binge rather than rettle down in a home.
Damo Sybl is 75 years old, but her first question when on location in Scotland as she surveyed the icy waters of a loch was, "Where do you swim around here?"
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Up to the moment, we do not low what honours "The Old Man and the Sea", will receive, but the US. General Federa ticn of Women's Clubs has sent in a recommendation of the Alm as "a powerful motion picture of man's hope and faith in himself."
One award that "The Old Man and the Sea", has obtained
The
film captures all the atmosphere of the Big Top, and the performing horses, bears, the terrifying looking wild benats, and their tamers, all bulld up the plà tựill,
The clown, tho universal figure of fun is there. In altor it's Arst rate fun for all the family.
THE adventures of the
On the other hand, so great is his genius at getting out, of tight comers that one wonders how the devit he ever gets Into them.
Lone Ranger are well known, Every day, on televi- | Sign Of Zorra," with the late Indestructible character gets "The sion, radio, and cinema, this "Home Before Dark," has Douglas Fairbanks duching
in.
painful about on a horse all over the himself out of the most been described as
I do not agree. I found place. I was much impressed by perilous situations possible. myself terribly embarrassed as his skill in signing his Jean Simmons
the graph with his sword upon the dear Mrs Bronn, more obvious parts of his vie- role of poor
husband, poor dear, tims' anatomy, whose must find it awful to be saddled with such B wite,
professor....und so on.
Mervyn Latoy produces the flm without the usual, Holly wood histrionics, What he is saying is: this is the way you treat a person; here are your kind incifut remarks; here is Broadway, the famous ninsired the way society behaves, until rider, honourable companion to at last, the pour person is all the romantic dashing swords driven into an Isolated dark men of fiction, storms the ranks wood
of Then all that remains to do is California. to get the doctor's signature on the right hand side of the form, and you are relieved of your embarrassment,,
Jean Simmons explores now ground in the role of a mentally afflicted woman.
There
are moments when sha Is the essence of normal; there are others when she ranges into maniac heights.
The sequel was, my head-
"The Lone Ranger, and the. the eans, inflicted a sort of Z City of Gold", la no exception. pattern upon the seats of iny Showing at the Star and Metro- fellow truant and myself. This
pole, this adventure concerns to all to say that Walt Disney, reif with
the Ranger setting- and who better has revived this out to bring justice in the lands old romantle classic,
of guns and broncos. Showing at the Roxy and
This time he is off to aid the Indians who are being victimised by a gang of outlaws in scurch of gold.
Filmed In EastmanColor menta) distraction, of the evil doers of old Spanish against beautiful scenery in the Southwest, this picture is made The newest Zorro is Guy to order for all those who like a Williams, a tali swashbuckling, straightforward story without over-toleraut, but avenging too many complications, and hero, who rides unselfishly to who like to show their popcorn protect his helpless neighbours without worrying from savage tyranny.
If Clayton Moore is going to bring it off Produced by William H
ugain. Anderson, the film based Of course he does! Alded by upon the plearesque novel his faithful pal. Tonto the In- which Inid claim for the U.S. to dian, a real brave brave. enter the lists as a realm of romantie adventure, where padres and soldiers blazed the King's
and Ilighway; masked avenger challenged their "HUNDER In
East", showing at power.
Mude to lift the entire the King's and Princess has children's matince out of their a philosophy of its own seats, and turn Saturday after which shows that where the Dons into a roar of triumph, passive resistance of Gandhi falls; and British stupidity falls down, American prac ticability, as characterised Alan Ladd, succeeds,
In this shadowy world. mental depression stalks Dan O'Herlihy, a cold professional
type, husband of Jean Simmons, unadmittedly enamoured of her step-akter, Rhonda Fleming.
Behind it all is a yakety- yaketying step-mother, whose real lack of concern manifests
itself in over-protection.
this Alm is a cert.
the
The plot developy
Disney fans will also welcome as Miss Simmons' husband offers her
the rare Haro Disney short little warmth, and she is drawn "Cow Dog," made in Techni- to Zimbalist, a Jewish faculty color, which completes men ber; and Dunne, wealthy delightful programme. drink addict, who was once love with her.
in
is the Japanese Cultural Com- A frank criticism of the im Scroll of Recommen- is this. It doesn't know when dation The citation reads, to let well alone,"
milter's
THIS weekend, the Lee
and switch over
This film depicts the indomil- Long before the cad, the Lee returns to films, the ability of the human spirit and floriferates into
the grotesque
The
The story concerns a soldier of fortune type, upsqrupulous, peddling arms, but quite a nico chap on the whole. (Alan Ladd) by din is the country selected upon the assumption that the British having got out, the In-
do some dighting emong them- selves.
its humanistic delight and grief as' Miss Simmons in a travesty Astor takes over Chinese dians now have a little time to
in
combat.
a highly of a dress, with the deportment Opern. It has
of a stock-company tragedy qmphasised sense of benuty".
queen, attends # Christmas party.
*
On the Alms, they have done something not yet achieved in real tre.
Warner Bros have made a film based on Jules Verne's book, which has a roc ket travelling to the Moon.
Joseph Cotten is supposed to be the inventor, but his wife sty's he cannot put a new washer on a leaking tap. (She euils a faucet).
A film I am looking forward to seeing is Warner Bros "The Nun's Story." This film, made in WarnerColor, starring Audrey Hepbum, has one scent in which spectacle reaches an ar- tistic height.
S SOLTEROWIUtsap
peared aesthetically perfect, that 70. dancers of the Royal Opera Theatre of Rome were 'chosen te
This was too embarrassing for me, and I think less sensitive persons than myself will wrig
le with embarrassment at this scene.
What ingressed me about the
"The Lee is showing the film that has done fairly well Kowloon alde, The Show is On."
He runs into a. blank wall. however, because Charles Boyer does not believe in the old per- sunder; but rather than inako Ladd feel rejected, he confiscates the arms.
This true circus film, made in colour, with English sub-titles, is a Czechoslovakian State film, and a very good one, at that. Meanwhile, the English Colony The circus Is a show that is in trouble. Stupid as ever, whole set-up is the film follows never grows old, and to see they haven't a clue until Mr the pattern set out by reliable auch a film of the big top is the Ladd turns up, and he offers to mental specialists. As soon as next best thing to being there fly them off at a price. the truth is uncovered, the is person,
NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE
SHOWING
HOOVER
* RITZ: "Home Before Dark." Frank and absorbing paychological drama: of a woman's:attempt: to adjust herself to a New England town Bfter sha emerges from a Mental In- alitution.
portray noylee ups in the cance Tibm Jan vent had chapel scenes,
The Italian ballerinas were selected for the roles because of their poise and grace, and their in performing the
silent gestures +loquently nums.
of
Jess,'romantic thriller, wälok win every lime the screen takes it up. This version Any Williams as the fabulous "Zorro," Alto in programme is Walt Disney's Technicolor "Cow Dog,"
with the Czechoslovakian State Film "The Show Is
He Ands time to fall in love swith, Deborah Kerr, who being blind in this picture, returns his Love.
Welt, work the rest out your- self. Charles Boyer gels a Change of heart, and realises thero is a time when actions speak louder than words,
With Alan Ladd, Deborah Korr, Charles
Boyer, and Corinne Calvert, you live star-studded lead. Alan Moore head's novel, from which tho Eript is written provides good; le improbable "plot"
The sum totul is, the entertain- ment value is high, and direc- tor Vidor keeps the Susp cripp
a dramatic climax.
Greal performLER DET KU” to -ning my sequences, steadily mounting tự
Simmons Also Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming and Efrem Zim- balist. KING'S
PRINCES 81 "Thunder In The East” a spectacular, based in India, which concerns American gun-runner Alan Ladd in conflict with Maharajah's Minister, Charlon Boyer, peace lover. Romance ja with beautiful bilad girl, Deborah Kerr, and adven- turess Corinne Calvot, BOXY & BROADWAY: "The Sign of Zorro." Walt Disney version of the
this Old Time Californian Scarlet Pimper- nel character. Rousing, reok-
I notice that the China Mall reported recently that Paul Robeson had recovered from his illness, and would be able to return to England.
That was good news for Stratford, where Robeson is to ploy Othello during Shakespeare season, but the Mary person most pleased is
Ure, who is to play Desdemona, Everyone thought the production would have to called off, but
a rapid recovery.
SHOWING TO-DAY fortunately, Mr Robeson shado
At 2,30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.
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THESE THOUSAND
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This week's Alms provide variety galore. A romantic cloak and dugger; b big hearted cow-boy in the Lone Ranger; a prychological tangle; a polițien) frucas; and the circus. Let us have a look at them.
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made in
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Lype.
good one of its Has English Bub-
Lilies, but a film as good an this, made about the circuIB, gvis by without language. STAR & METROPOLE: "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold." This fantas- Lie Television character'gets Injo KastmanColor, -and enjoy adventures pasKİDS anythior you've seen on T.V. - Clayton Moore as The Коло Ranger; and Jay Bilverheets a Tonio.
COMING
HOOVER & GALA: "Gl:1," The musical that has si Landon and Now York A scrambling for..., sexta, tremendous creation, with won hits includisz, "The Night They Invented Champagne." Fşık, original, Impeccable, enchapitig, þ ́A kala night at the Gain. KINGB & PRINCESS: ""Parts Modeja? French film with English sub-tities. Typlost French story about provin cial gặt, who finds mon
·ware deceivers. (especially › Fazladan, ・ The atla his revenge by doing ́s strip-lence`ket (Dony"ME
mad why, but si maké Food Allm)... Be they. Lived ARDITANG happy ever (afterwkeda. --Arner Laurent;: Philippe Niosudi Dera: Dol
BROADWAY: "DIS:
CCTTOME „Before Dark” now showing at the Hoover and Ritz, is a fransk and absorbing drama of a woman'a attempt to adjust herself to the outside world | after a breakdown – which ||BRONY has necessitated fier" being
which Harry Bullivan and Dennis O'Keefs Wes the Ned Tudlans* feathers - ́fying.
· Mona: Fréciman. and Katy Jurado.
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Henry Fonda, Herbert Marall, and Joan Girbén- gwood showing the way, STAR & METROPOLESİ
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THE GREATEST OF ALL CZECH CIRCUS FILMS!
THE SHOW IS O
GORGEOUS COLOUR
WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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Produced by Gxechoslovak State Film
MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW — AT REDUCED PRICES 11.00 A.M. TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS 12.30 P.M. "CAPTAIN PHANTON"
Astor
TO-NIGHT
AT 7.00 P.M.
A Cantonese Opera
"PORTRAIT OF A BEAUTY"
Presented by SUN LEE NIN CANTONESE GROUP
新利年劇團
丹青配
ROXY & BROADWAY
★ SHOWING TO-DAY ★
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