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FILMS
TOW for one reason and
sympathy with the principal character of "Horrors of the Black Museum" (Star and Metropole).
This principal character in a wrlier, and nows being what it 1a, there is not enough of it to supply him with Donational copy), so what does ho do but go out and commit one or two dreadful atrocities in order to keep the wolf from the door, after which ho proceeds to wille them up.
This particular
writer, Ed-
mond Bancroft, is a cripplc, and as he has the "low down on all these murders, he is able to write in a very senzational manner about them and inciden- ially make big money.
Many narrow-minded people
would call this cheating, but when you come to thinic how many millions of horst Eng- Jish people rely upon such reading matter while they digest roast beef ami Yorkshire on Sunday afternoon, you could really; call Edmond a public. bencinetor.
Even the medical profes- alon do not call Edmond a criminal, but rather д wahizophrenic, which seems to me much more rude,
Now Edmond keeps a binck museum in his house, a minta ture Scolland Yard effort, and Talking about Scotland Yard, it institution which js just this brings about Edmond's down- fall:
welk
For Edmond won't let alone and when these so-
CURRENT & by
COMING
ANTHONY FULLER
Murder foul at Batterson Funfair: A scone from "Horrors of the Block Musoum.”
Highlights come as thick and' fast as the thick ears in this Alm, and Tarzan's night to death with Slade is something out of this world, and finishes with one of them out of it.
of
of a group to prominency Individuallets whose standards of life are nt variance, to say the least, with the conventional. in a night club act, is on his
Known by the Journalistic own in this. He gets some rare diminutive of "beatnick," "The chances, but it is easy to see Beat Generation" stars Steve that at this stage, he is not fal- Cochran, Mamie Van Dorcat, towing in the footsteps of dear Ray Danton, and Fay Spain, old dad. He just heen't got it. The powerful but morbid story As a Tarzan" gues, this lm and that is all there is to it.
concerns a psychoneurotle beat- goes very well indeed.
Don't go expecting anything nik whose hatred for fair women more than entertainment and causes him to commit a series of fun; and if you like ball served vicious criminal assaults. up in 1 Jush manner, with PRIVATE'S Affair," Cinemascope, colour, and Sie- (Roxy and Broad- reophonic sound, you have it, In
quantities. Leading way) as I heralded last large cast are Sal Mineo, Chris-
marital American tine Carero, Barry Cae, and raspberry flavoured flourishi, Gary Crosby. Usually, polleemen are very in honour of the Pentagon, tolerant men, and are not at all Inclined to permit a murder or two to stand between friends; but at the same time, they are must sensitive thing they cannot bear is to be laughed at,
called Cavadful actrocities are, 66 “A ·
at one and the same time, de lighting and horrifying the country. Edmond starts to ganti
Scotland Yard, telling them week, they are useless.
До is
large
♫
the institution which guides, 667THE BEAT GENERA
"TION (Hoover and the destiny of the G. I
Own
When he deliberately choses the wife of a police officer as one of his victims, the laiter atmont destroys
happiness in the fanatic pursuit of the criminal. The film shows how these ex- opend their leisure. traordinary creatures live and
On the fringe of arty-crafty they are the great This zany mory rips dignity Gala) refers to those young movements, men, and one
gealuses, 100 for undiscovered thugs, who to pieces, and certainly slays the lawless
utterly precious for this world. sacred cow of psychiatry, until some reason or other, seem
Quite a sequence is given to it is left without a moo.
ture settles for violence with
An off beat Alm, of..interest to
And Edmond laughs at them,
und
demented
delirious, casual acquaintance,
their art displays, but the pice
The film is just what it sets to think that it proves but he does not have the last
in cut to be. The craziest, de- something to beat up any one eye on the box office. lough, The Alm comes CinemaScope
disjointed, Eastman tracted, Colour, so the gore department deranged, rends in large, orders for tomato at ever linked films ketchup.
television. For the whole thing huila up to stealing a television show, and the film shows just what it can be in Colour by De Luxe.
device This film, tockied from the those who are curious as to what
Of course, the most improb- able Happens, but Michael Gough as the pronster would put most monsters out of work,
He is good.
None of the girls last long in this film, but as their job is to be killed as quickly as possible, they are adequate,
Of course, the cold-blooded scientist wrlier must have sort of faithful accomplice, and in this film, his nume is Rick, · and his real name is Graham Curnow.
and American angle, shows that rise makes some people tick,
It also includes some monkeys that noted young Gary Crosby out of the show," Clever, thel: IQ muat go over the top!
The other part of the film, sklifully woven Into the show business calls for curing the Army Psychiatrisk To
FILM BRIEFS
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will
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the "trick cyclist Frending He calls it the seven deadly,min- reason has been given for this about with a situation 60
utes of his life. He tried to get revision of programine, crazy that it's real, is the high on the Sullivan TV. Show. His probably the excellent business spot of the film..
turn was received in silent won done in other places by "The A lot of gimmicks ore thrown ad this in to their youngsters, back in London, his luck chang- might have something to
20th Century Fox have hand-der. Two months later be was Horrors of the Black Museum."
some right,gory
in, including business
of Battersea Funfair, and in a slap-dash manner, theyed, and he was doing well in with it.
"London Melody." come up with the goods. which seems particularly, appro- printe
be
El Sullivan, not recognicing Young Gary Crosby, who is Are you in a murderous mood now leading the young Crosbys the Wisdom of New York, signed ...what better than the "for-
rors of the Black Museum"?
* * *
TARZAN
oa
MARZAN has been mak-
..ing the jungle a hell, for MEN and beast for almost as long as I have! been
earth, during which time I have sucked at sherbet dabs, smoked my | first cigarette, gone out for a drink, stayed away, but in this effort, "Tarzan's Greatest Adventure" (King's and Princess) hel makes a good come-back.
It is good Saturday afternoon stuff dipped in Technicolor, justi the kind of film to get the kids? bowling, as Tarzan, annod with
bow and arrow only, beatz! off and defeats every attempt: made upon his life with modern. weapons, excluding the H-banh, of course,
My dear old friend, the crocodile is in this Alm, and hel does his usuni muff of slither- ing through the mud, and noming out into the water,
Bri by the time Tarzan gelsi hold of him, he la a very sorry roc, and probably wishes he had stayet on the bank. Rarely Have I seen such a piece of
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The plot is, a lot better than
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of Tarzan Berles, stronger, more de talled, concerned with sonta diamond stealers who play very rough indeed.
Gordon Scott us Tarzan user the usual swinging from tree to treo stuff, and swins very well, wille his exploits with a bow would get him a job in Sherwood Faresi, any day.
Sara Sbane Is, the doughly damsel who ventures uport Tarzan's domain, whlie. Antlions Quayle is the villainous Bude, leader of the hoodlums.
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Sal Stereophonic Sound, Mineo; Christine Carere: Cot;- and Gary
Flarry Crosby,
HOOVER
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LEE & ASTOR: "High Noob."
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Bhate. productionN Gary Cooper
Grace Kelly,
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War How
Correspondent Robert Mitchum ran into a peek of trouble. Good rolo for Stanley · ·Baker as the Gestapo chief, and charm mupplied by Gis. Boats and Ellian both Muclior. Good exciting film. LEE & ASTOR: ""Tiger Bay." Brisk well directed Gim with some allek perforin→ ADDES From John- MELS, Horst Bushwols, and Yvenno Mitchell. But by now 51° £m generally admitted that ÉžÍKA is stolen by a very talented "Youngwer Hayley MM. Film has her form a siessEO friendship with a murderer. Excellen
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"Ferry 10 Hongkong" should here by the middle of October, so I am told. Personial- Jy. I am disappointed. Here was one occasion at least when we could have bad n World Premier to coincide with that in London. After all, quite a number of local people played In 1h 4m; 1 saw several technicians and back stage boys from some of the local "studios doing a good job on the sets. And quile a number of Chinese residents had parts. And we have to wait to see the im
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On the other hand, we some- times do see films before other places. For instance, "Operation Amsterdam" has been and gone. My reason for mentioning that film is, only last week it ran into trouble in Paria Part of the gimmick was the distribution of diamonds, three genuine packets among thousands of posic dia- monds,
The three theatres involved were, the Berlitz. Wepler. and the Lord Byron. The Parks Police stepped in, sald the whole bust- ness was a lottery (the only lot lery permitted in France is that run by the Stalo). I do rot know yet whether the Rank Organisa- tion has a cuse to answer, or whether the Prefecture of the Police is letting it go. I am waiting to hear from London.
Concerning "Tiger Boy" every member of the Mills family in talented one way and anolber. John, the father is well-known to Briti audiences everywhere, and has been for a long time. Walt Disney has mapped him up to play a role in "The Swiss Family Hobinson." How MARY rend years ago 13, it sinoo that book?.
Mrs Mills is the clever platy- wright Mary Hayley-Bell; young
from Hayley gets her name Mummy. Juliet Milis, 17 years of age is on the London Stage, Jonathari and there is young
somewhere MILE, and ho in about Hayley's ́ ago, but ha screen" or "slogo, experience yot
as far as I knew.
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