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WHAT LOLA
WANTS
TAB
HUNTER
From WARNER BROS GWEN
VERDON WALSTON
TECHNICOLOR"
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TO-DAY At 12.30 p.m. Columbia Pictures Prosents
Glenn Ford
Gloria Grahame in "THE BIG HEAT”
To-morrow At 11.00 a.m.
A Walt Disney's Feature-length Color Cartoon "PETER PAN!!
'KING'S'
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"REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE"
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"A VARIETY PROGRAMME OF 20th CENTURY-FOX
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THE DRAMA OF AN AMAZING IMPERSONATION!
M-G-M presenta
ALEC
GUINNESS
in THE
SCAPEGOAT
also larring
BETTE DAVIS
as The Countess
Special Matinee At Reduced Admission To-morrow
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at 11.00 a.m.
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Hoover Theatre at 11.00 a.m.
Hoavar Theatre
at 12.15 p.m.
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at 11,00 a.m.
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COLOR CARTOONS MEDLEY John Wayne Ward Bond in "SEARCHERS"
Walt Disney's COLOR CARTOONS MEDLEY Alfred Hitchcock's "THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH"
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1959.
FILMS
GATES
TO
"HELL (Roxy and
Broadway) is a filmi I was surprised to see allp by the censors. I do not mean it should not be shown, but our policy is generally so Noel Cowardish, "don't be beastly to........” and here is, a film that shows with un- compromising concern the fiendish natures of those who are indoctrinated with racial hatred.
"Five Gates To Hell" is not a pretty picture, on the contrary, it is violent, cruel, with death and mutilation taking all the tricks.
"Yet at the back of ali this violence, there is beme which
the
Is becoming more apparent poli- tically, that is, whatever faults of the western world, past, present, and future, missions of mercy, the help your neighbour policy originate in the west. Op- posed to this is the creed, setile problems by violence, a sort of Nietzschean philosophy linked to a. Marxian theory of economics,
CURRENT & COMING by
ANTHONY FULLER
They mean business! Nobu McCarthy, Dolores Michaels, Greta Chi, Gerry Gaylor, Patricia Owens, and Shirley Knight, gunning their way to freedom. 20th-Fox release showing at Roxy and Broadway.
The western thesis is pre- sented by Ken Boott who as an American doctor; realises. his professional skills at the service of all humanity. Win andstani, John Morely, and a group of nurses, Dolores Michaels, Patricia Owens, Nobu McCarthy, Shirley Knight, Gerry Gaylar, Nancy Kulp, and Greta Chi, Form an Nicole Maurey as the mistress international group, who with the schoolmaster temporarily. Duž any preaching and in takes over (ur does be secure spite of their all too
human life holdings?) and Bette Davis weaknesses, present the as the wicked old countess western Idea of service to make up a good cast.
humanity.
Bensun
Neville Brand and Fong lead the forces who would settle all disputes by violence, and a literal renunciation of the codes of humanity.
The location for this drama is
Indo-Chinese war.
Vietnam during the French
The audience Is spared noth- ing. not even the impatience of Chen Pamok, who raids the has pital while an operation is being performed upon soldier.
1
wounded
my It does not come within province to discuss the value of such films. Socing is believing they say. I don't think so People believe only what they want to belleve, and always dis cover too late that the prophets knew a thing or two. Well, here It is then. "Five Gates To Hell," and, beljeve me, they are thrown wide open.
"THE
all
SCAPEGOAT" (Hoover, Gala and Star) is the latest Alec Guinness film made by
YOU would class ""Sony
Yof the Forest" (Lee
The devil comes rather niet and quite an 'you might ex- peet him, and olien as he is ween, right here in Hongkong. He has a very accommodating manner, considerable charm, wears a dark curiom made sali, his touch of the unusual being a red tie and red socks. This role is
to given over Ray Walston. With a devil around. there and Astor) with the
must be an ally, and in this Disney films of the de- case it happens to be Gwen sert and the Arclic. The Verdon, a most eccentric witch, treatment and method
are I believe the same, and to give the incidents of Nature 3 coherent whole, the story is told through the eyes of one Ricky, a racoon.
The said Ricky gets browned off with his part of the wood- land, so he goes on an Etel man Colour excursion through While no camera- the forest. Bend or naturalist myself, I must say that I was amused, intrigued, and somewhat horrised,
Wasn't it Francis Thompson who sald
Turn but a xlone, and start a
wing!
parts
me, the common touch is the Midas touch.
Wyler rides over the emotions tough and hard: the egg-head says cmotional appeal is non- U. "Wyler
his heroes paints and villains ten times He size, the egg-head says this is all wrong. In fact Mr Wyler is a complete failure as a film maker. All he can do is to puck £17 audience in, scoop millions of dollars at the box office and tell a viry human tale in a human manner.
Ray Walston and Verdon played these
"The Big Country” is an ex- with success
cellent example of what I am in the
saying In its fashion, "The lines Big Country" is as much an allegory as "Gulliver's Travels,"
we Broadway production.
There are some good and vivid scenes, the only ques-
flon that сап be asked is, what is appeal of such 1 situation where baseball is an exotis pastime and the locality is sold to football and cricket? However for unusual situations, bright and brief numbers, original Ideas, and plus-enter- talment, "What Lola Wants" is a good evening's investment, baseball fan or not..
THE
Tis ge, tie your enstranged Big
jacer,
Taking the? west as bla салуш, Wyler sketches I bold colours. He showe two implacable entmins who devet Big Muddy, a fertile region containing a river which both require.
How they act about obtaining it is the theme of "The Big Country" In short, an hour of negotiation is worth a hundred years of war.
*
Country"
With emphasis on pacism, debunking of quick (Metropole and Ritz)
trigger and smashing blows, That miss the many.
by William this western comes cut top for is directed splen doured thing.
Wyler, and Wyler has its theme and presentation. I with the characters Let that be as it may, the kind never been a
pet of the dealt
earlier this year, all that re- of goings on that you And under egg-head critics who write
mains to be said is, 18 you have make you feel hopeful for the for glossy paper film not seen it, here is a chance to cast your opinion in the scales. I rate it the best of this year's westerns.
stones and bushes in this wood
from humen race.
MGM. It seems that it is becoming increasingly dif- ficult to find parts for Alec Guinness for apart "The. Horse's Mouth," no script or director seems to have obtained
per formance worthy of this actor since "Bridge on the River Kwai"
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starts
A
►
mighty battle between armies of ants; you see the end of the day; a kind of Waterloo roll-call with dead and dying ants all over the place.
Clever edited shota re- produce an animal etrcus for you; and the cleverest shot of ail gives you a fɛotball match between two teams of besties. Actually it is push ball, and 8th and 1st Army veterana will recognise the beetles in question. They used to call them mud rollers.
The present film
ok wonderfully, but fizzles out in a most unsatisfactory manner. Now I do not demand a story book ending, and I realise the phrase, "so they lived happily ever after, wards," one of the cruellest ever to deceive humanity. But on the other hand, I do like a plot cleared up; I no more like odds with cheering Bound track and ends of plots scattered about film than i ke bits and pieces on my desk.
'Well, as I say, these shots
added give you the idea of a great match taking pince.
It is a very good Alm, of Far better, to my mind, to interest to all the family. Both have the Thomas Hardy ending, entertaining and informative. poor stuff that it is, with the The commentary is spoken by black Bag of death fitttering in E. V. H. Emmet, the bar of the breeze, rather than a walk the commentators for this kind off into the wiknown, unsettled of flim, by either hope.
despair. Added to the programme le a Guinness makes his film the alm of the Coronation of John bard way, in this he plays a dual XXIII, the present Pope, role, a meck bachelor RTOVKY The rich bod Ciaborate schoolmaster; and a French, dresses, the ancient rite brought nobleman.
before the modern cameza is a
The French aristocrat is in new treat in the affairs of the
Valienti.. all kinds of diffinities, zná when be discovers the school- master looks so much like alt
The commentator is incident
pinina
moves to
him, with the aid of a bottle Incident. A tin of universal
of champagne and a knock Interest making for one of the
out drop, ho works a switch.
Now as improbable as
that
sounds, the manner of develop-
ing the plot is so convlacing that
yea's most interesting episodes
in local cinestią,
you do not question the probable 66YKYHAT. Lola Wants.”
difficulties. Also taking into ac- count that the romance starved schoolmaster, once he has
W
▼▼ (King's, and Prin- recen) is the rather mislead covered from the initial difficul- ing but highly provocative ties, is more than willing to go title they have given to the on with the plot.
screen" version of the mutal-
The schoolmastes, clears Pcal play, "Dama Yankens the mess left by, the aristocraf, but then the latter wishes to The story is a typical-pièce raturn. The fivolved cir of American fun, taken from cumstances, the attempt of the the Fatatlan legend of trading schoolter to put things right; in your soul for something that
la lart show down with evil will futil a long held desire. are all einemine DNA In this case, it happens to be The dual character portrayal a middle-aged baseball fan who enables Cuinone to draw, kun he sells his sout “the devil, in' ex- [irl1 pomogenes, genlias in liber- change for renewed youth and „uble, quantiles." And then the ability to lead the Washing- there is a tenge twist, the plot ton Senators to victory over the has entwined laeli "to vistently Yankeer around the characters that things -Tab Hunter blade, the 26- aro strangled. And we, simpe
what?,happens,
columns.
Not that he cares, for he has the common touch, and believe
NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE
SHOWING
ROXY & BROADWAY: “Five Osten To Hell," Violent dramis based on an incident of the French Indo-Chinese war when the staff of a feld boplal were captured by terrorists. Forceful direction and magnificent photography mako this much more than an action pinture. Dolores Michaels, Patricia Owens, and Neville Braza
HOOVER, GALA. & STAR: “The”... Scupegoat." Alco Gulaném in 'a dual role of ...a miserly schoolmaster who
took over the identliy-of Drofligate French nobleman. Superb aoling with a rather untidy plot, Also Bette Dayin
LEE & ASTOR: "Song of the
Foresk Fun and in woodland with a colunt cainora A
FO really markable nature study full
img
of playful incidents incind- football match be- tween two teams of beetīrs, An all-family Alm. Also
In programme is the unique film of the Coronation of Pope John XXII. KING'S & PRINCESS; "What Lola Wants" Technicolor version of the Broadway
"Dazz
Yankoca." Fanling theme in smart up-to-the-minute surround- ings. Tab Hanter Fanston:
Verdon Gron thrown in as a witchs Bay Walston zs Mophistopheles METROPOLE & RITZ: "The Ble Country.” Retárn date -with the year'd outstanding zerosferi, in which pacificlam ́la substitute for the usual quick, trigger violcabo. Great cast in Sreat Gregory Peck, Jean- Sim
Carroll Baker. Charlton Heston, and Burl Ives.
1- COMING.
HOXY & BROADWAY: "The Best of Everything” Smart allok sophistlested drama of New York thực an lived in publishing Logo and theatre, Fine ́character- studios, racy dialogue, and sharp imorosalons of modern life make this an outstanding film. Hope Lango, Buxy Parker, Martha · · Hyer, Louis...Jourdaus and Joan Crawford kad sfine
Ezineena-Scope.
Teclinicolor,
HOOVER. GALA, & STAR:
*Tho Mirror
Faces." Freich made
LEE & ASTOR; "Carry On Note," Mad hospital romp concerning the men's ward of a county hospital and [La crisy
pallenta. Made
by the same team who took "Carry on Bergeant,” to the top of the box-offion, Ted Hay, Jana * -Sims,
and Kenneth Connor, 'KING'S '&' PRINCERS: "Bone- Like 16 Hak”. Tony Carlės. and Jack' Lammson sa two Kany musicheka) who ; duck the wrath of; Kungsters, by. Innersonating swydd, and Joining an Mit-Joery+all+girl band heading for Fluida. A laugh={{li-you-iry offeri. Also Marilyn Monroe, METROPOLE
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Wayne ** and
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Lee Astor
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Song of the Forest.
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MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW
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KING OF THE
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