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FILMS
Nannouncing "Imitation
IN
Of Life" (Lee and Astor) I spoke of it as the struggle of two widows, one while, the other coloured, in finding a way of living.
I vividly recall the impact the first version of 'this film made upon mo a quarter of a century ago. I thought then that although Claudetto Colbert played the role now taken up by Lana Tumer, that the Bimsy problems of the white woman were nothing campanod with I those of the Negress. I also thofight that Claudette Colbert wna neted out of the Alm; and my older welt considers, very carefully, that Misa Turner is neted out of this film by Juanita Moore.
Of course, the role of the Negress is wonderful, as it is for her film daughter, Susan Kohner, The great scene, in my opinion, is where the coloured mother calls at the school where the youngster la passing white, The first version had the child hissing to her mother, "I hate you, Ï hule you.
I thought It just about the rost wonderful thing I'd sten, The present version while re- taining that scene, is not as powerful, or maybe, I am not as Impressionable as I was.
CURRENT & COMING by
ANTHONY FÜLLER
Lana Turner mokos a "date" watched by scroon daughter, Sandra Dee. From the
The wonderful thing about "Imitation of Elfe" in the way It rols under the skin of coloured peopic. It lets you see what is the matter. Il re-
and sleet and slush; renouncing love, veals Just what hurts, what hurts is, no matter how he feels his age and in mindful of the misery of the wintery of weather in Central Park,
These, I venture, are the out-
kindly is the
white person, his unconscious rense supposed superiority is re- vealed in overy word and standing characteristics of the
restura,
Juanita Moore, as the mother, accepts her lot with good Baptist realgnation, Susan Kohner dors
not
play.
Readers of this column will remember that I have beon consistent in my admiration Novak. I would Mlas never Join the chorus of "sho looks beautiful, but she can't
for The only break she will cells using her falter skin to "pass while." And her "hatred" for her mother is that the mother will keep on govering the pitch.
aof."
Miss Novak has put up a few performances to prove she is A very obvious censor cut, both beautiful and that sho can tremendously helghtened by cut- act. ting.
when o is
white boy However, in this film, Kim knocks Sumsan Kolner down. Novak seems to me unconvluced The scene is cut, but you see that the playwright is on certain Susan with her terribly bruised ground. iece. As I say, the cut enforces
the shot, and probably the direct, and the Americans use it too; The English have a word for tor would wish he had made it that way,"
во
there is something upon which we agree. We may of an Incidentally, the boy knocks old man taking a young girl. old her down because she has "There's no fool like and bren "passing white" with fool! him, to the Infinite amuse- But "Middle of the Night," ment of his friends
proves this ald saw wrong, and
I have said little of Lana in a way, rather convincingly, Turner and Sandra Dee; not
that they are not adequate, but merely because they and Gavin are accessories to the plot,
[AY ONE FOR ME,"
"SAIR
BRUE
way) assembles a popular cast for what will be a popular film. I chance that
The real tragedy is the imita tion of le permitted those who, because society Cannot order itself above Its primitive tribal groups, suffer in trying to because Bing Crosby has never been more popular Of course you must see it. It than as a priest in "Going is a courageous film, granted- the necessary gestures to box- office, but all in all, o very no Am of mun's Inhumanity to
find a place in society.
man.
66 THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT"
(King's and Princess) is the story of April (Kim Novak) and December (Fredric March). AL any rate, if it is not April and December, it is at least May and Novem- ber.
In the main, It is a script that affords good acting opportuni- les all round, and in particular for Fredric March (who has been too long absen) and Kim Novak
The story is quite
forward, full of such
stroight- Incidents
that would occur if a man want-
year
ed to marry a girl a younger than his own daughter.
What elsuck THO AS
good about the film was the natural reactions of the people to any given situation, and "quitsTMaTMbit" of aulspoken dialogue.
And there you have it. The force of the picture is in Ita dialogue.
and not all the Chinero sub-tillea can render the idiomatin homely phrases with the Impact of the spoken word..
A
"
.This is, in the main, true of Every
play, photographed Action becomes minimum; speech and expression are the maximum. And speecti'and ex- | pression are the qualities of this Alm.
Nor dous this problem of the western world puse - a солусп- Ilonal dimculty in Hongkong :
Fredrio March's slater, ho possessivo gunedions, is outnuget that he should tako another wife at all, fet, alopo a young one
The advice given by Leo Philips is well delivered.” March |_ himself “is excellent as ho wonders from one complication to - another. - Fut best of Visco ha rekofa to the varying situations of the 'pina," "ls love, I – De trudges – happily through the
all
the film, "Imitation of Lito.”
My Way," and "The Bells of St Mary's."
terr
it is, se lavish and lush, the
film will run and run, This film restores him to the
Light-hearted, with habit, along with Debble Rey- sprinkled here and there, it is a college educated just such a tale that is told to holds as show girl.
all who listen. And those who I am not tou imaginative laten are most of us.
I 'Fay when
that this lush De CinemaScope, Colour by Luxe, picture
of twentieth century morality play. For It Bing roots for heaven, then Westner rools for heit, and between them they fight for the soul of Debbie Reynolds.
is n klad
There are some good songs in the Alm, "Say One for Me," "i Couldn't Care Less," and "The Secret of Christmas"
Dobbie Reynolds does a lot of dancing in this dim; she dances with Robert Wagner, and for the Reverend Bing Crosby, when the latter, organises a gigantic
Ding wins the fight, because the unworldly Church has taught blm more than the charity show, worldly Wagner can ever know. At the same time, Blog gets the and from higher-up as it were, reminding_him he is the instru- ment of God, not His Personal Adviser.
With such a cast, and with such a plot, and produced na
Well surely I've said enough. It is unashamedly aimed at the box-office; it is uninhibitedly po pular; it is colourful, light, and happy ending. It will pack them In in droves. It is sheer enter- taiment from beginning cvd.
FILM BRIEFS
to
In the casting coup of the Miss Bergman's most
recent year, Paramount signed Ingrid Alms have been "Inn of The Bergman to star in Abby Mann's Sixth Happiness" ат "In- brilliant study of retarded discree?", both great box office children, A CHILD IS WAIT- successes.
INC. The picture, to be famed
in England, will be produced by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.
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Production is scheduled to for Paramount Pictures' begin in late autumn or early in OLYMPIA, Sophia Loren- 1000, as soon as Mann com- pletes the screenplay.
NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE
SHOWING
LEE & ASTOR: "Imitation of
Life.". Lana Turner and John Gavin in the highly dramatic film version of Fenule Hurst's immortal
beat seller. Concerned with the problems of two widows, one while the other
coloured. Outstanding for performances by Juanita Moore and Susan Kohner: also in cast: Bandra Deo and Dan O'Herlihy, KING'S & PRINCESS: “Bild- dls of the Night" Film version of the Broadway play.. Retaini most of the dialogue and much of the nation of the play. Strong script depending upon words, not deffon. Problem is, should a young girl marry a mládle-aged man? Kim Novak and Fredrio March.
STAR & METROPOLE: "The Great Dictator.” Third week
of this greatest of ́ great Chaplin Alms. Charles Chaplin; Paulette Godilard and Jack Onkle. HOOVER & GALA: "T
Kingdom and the Beauty.”
Kun Buu Shaw's production of this classic from Chinese folk lore. This film won top awards at the recent Asian Film Festival, Beautifully made and starring the In- comparable Ela Dal and Chao Lel
this
ROXY & BROADWAY: "5«y One For Me," Bing Crosby In the role the publio kas established as favourite;
film places him Parish Priest in an enter- fainment area. Debble Key- nolds dances, and film takes the plot of a struggle be-- tween Crosby and Wagner representing Church and Jow Bhow Business. ' Grand
entertainment.
COMING
LEE & ASTOR: "Auntie Mamie," Excellent ́ farcioni Inilagy modulating · Into comedy) Technimara, ziitior+ ing sein, und excellent cast, Story of a Blitis.', orphaned boy entrusted to Now York sun). Rosalind Russell," Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, and Fred. Clark,
KING'S & PRINCESS; Bolur
engagement',nf. "Tho Top Commandments," the tato Cecil B DeMille's STERO song. Bpectacular attempå to tell the story of Innel la Egypt and the Exodus. Charlton Heaton, Anno Baxter, and buro supporting cast of star.
STAR & METROPOLE: "F130 Tommy Blecká Stóry," Bet- siah: muutont-fonturing - top › popainger. Tomanly Bisole," will supporting tonnada Sa- dlading, The HidekAKKALS": Humphrey, Lyštalien-and
a
Maurice Chevalier co-starring production, which Michael Curtiz directs and Carlo Ponti and Marcello Girosi produce, at the celebrated Pollavachil Palace where once the nobility of Central Europe danced to the strains of Strauss waltzes. The first shot of the picture, appropriately enough, exhibilei Maurice Chevaller bestowing
of
hip time-honoured kisses on a Viennese actress who, in the scene of the film, is being honoured for entertain- ing Emperor Franz Joseph.
one
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Copenhagen.
Unit production manager Bob Snody and art director Tambi Larsen will continue a survey of THE COUNTERFEIT TRAI- TOR locations for another SEX weeks following the departure of producer William Perlberg BAR writer-director - George Senton.
Snody and Larson will back- track over nine different Euro- pean locales
to wrap up sites and details. Mulli-million-dollar film will roll next spring for
Paramount release.
Former
二
reporter Peter O'Toole,
the 28-year-old ·Irish extor currently startling London theatre-goers with his vivid per- formance as the sergeant in the war drama “The Long and the Short and the Tall", la to ear opposito Hollywood's Anthony Quinn and lovely Japanese- French star Yako Tani in THE SAVAGE. INNOCENTS,
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Mansions.” Film version of William Henry Hudson's panthelatio novel, which has Andres. Unpburta as a sort *** of sylvan nymph, and Tony Ferking as disillusioned patriot who finds peso the mysterious jungles of Uko. Orinoco, Birango story' which explores to bring the "best" photography of the year, is the "screen, "Also Lee J. Cobb, g BOXY & BROADWAY: "Dan- ger Within,” Yet another variation
the eld
He then decided to: kik al theme of breaking out of N
ong shop if they could make a World War 15 prison 'extp:
zuliar to his specifications, It Crisp a direction, so tesor
must be big, rich in tone, fire- dialogue,
@most
| kizinized and a guy, colouFTON HA nike rollable osat
Work is now in progress änd this: a.. good Alm." Richard Teamy hopes ̈soon to have tho Todd Richard "Allen-gultuk in. Bochnd where tie berguth, Michael Vikings fuit are now compiling studju and Terrardi. Leo:
giltar made to measure, in the Tommy Stacio is having *
little, apare time he had avail- allo. Betweens fuming location wenes for UTOMMY, THE TOR- EADOR" In Seville, Tommy WRAL round all the, locpl music. shops. He found nothing, in the land of guitars, muflable for hin napodo
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