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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 19, 1941.
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THE MAN I
MARRIED.
There are many Alm-goers who are of the opinion that there has been a surfeit of pic- tures of Naxi Germany. The sadistle, Jackboot. persecution stuff has certainly been seen too uften on the screen. But you should not allow this to stop you from seeing "The Man 1 Married," showing at the Lee Theatre. The moderation, honesty and Intelligence of this picture, and above all, the humour, put it in a class by itself.
It deals with an Amerlein woman's dileminu when her husband, a business man, takes her to Germany in 1938 and finds that she opposes his beliefs in horror when he joins the Nazi party.
Joan Bennett is the wife, Carol, and Francis Lederer is the husband, Eric Hofman.
In Germany, they incet Frieda Heinkel (Anna Sten), a fanatical pro-Nazi, who seduces Eric away from his civictions and away from his wife.
An intense bitterness arises between them. but Eric's father is on the wife's side, and be, plays his trump card to help her.
This is a first-rate story beautifully acted, and in Lloyd Nalao, ng án American news paper man, there is a refreshing humour which glita up the whole thing and makes LE paintable,
By the Beautiful Sea
.
21 days
together
A British Ohm that has drawn a great deal of appreciative notice, "Twenty-One Days Together," starts its local run to-day at the King's Theatre. It is good to see that film people in the Colony are making on effort to satisfy the popular clamour for more British pictures.
This one is based on the John Galsworthy story, "The First and the Lust." It deals with two brothers, one an eminent lawyer, the other a young man whose for from respectable habits are a constant menace to the security of his brother's career.
TORRID ZONE
The wastrel kills a man who has been blackmailing fils sweetheart, sees another man arrested for the crime, and declues to snatch a few weeks of happiness before] giving himself up,
It would be foolish to deny the faults-of "Twenty- One Days Together." It has its over-theatrical moments there are times when Leslie Banks overdoes the heavy, respectable brother act, just ns. there are times when Laurence Olivier is a trife too Intense in other part --and it was a mistake to saddle Vivien Leigh, who plays the sweetheart, with a synthetic Russian accent,
But in a film which does convincingly and movingly suggest the emotions of three people caught in a seem- ingly cruel trap, these are only minor blemishes. Even the device which ensures a happy ending becames, not just a dramatic trick, but a legiilmate rellet of suspense, The production, apart from its theatrical noments, in good, making much the London setting, and cram- ming the screen with shrewdly observed "bit" charac- ters. And there is a brillant performance from Hay Petrie as the man wrongly accused of the murder,
"Torrid Zone," which comes to the Queen's and Alhambra to-morrow, la certain- ly torrld, and frequently horrid.
Am. Sheridan, teamed with Jomes Cagney in this narrative, is still the nymph with the oomph. So much so that the last word in the picture la Jimmy Cagney squar- ing up to Ann with the contemptuous crnete: "You and your 14-curat oomph!"
But the brassy little smile neross Cng- ney's face suggests that it's a compliment.
You see her first as a dancer in the banana country, Puerta Aguilar, told to quit the plantation by the bass, Steve Case. (Pat O'Brien) for cheating at cards. Dancer or cheat, Ann is equally somphish.
James Cagney, Steve's head man, threatens to quit too, as he has a job in America. But is heart is in bananas, and us it turns out he is far from Indifferent to oomph.
Ann Sheridan, scattering bitter wisecracks everywhere, in hard, treacherous and glamorous.
And Jimmy Cagney tells us some one's in- vented a banana with a zip fastener to it. The flim sizzles with this sort of stuff, and to students of comph and fons of Cagney, is -die-
altely a picture to see,
STRIKE UP THE BAND
By providing a midnight show this evenlaist the management of the Queen's Theatre to do. Ing something which will be appreciated by week-end pleasure seekers who go through b dall routine week after week. The show starts to-night at 11.45 p.m. and the picture selected is "Strike Up the Band," which stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland,
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There le not a lot that is new in this alm, Help Bombed Civilians in Britain but it has punch, freshness, mustent aptness, and presents the spirit of youth with ingênuous but keable abandon.
As usual, I la Mickey himself who is the Hife and soul of the party. As a high school boy who organises a awing band, enters a radio competition, organised by Paul Whileman,
after a series of setbacks, and wins it, he is excellent.
His versatility remains unabated; he per- forms on a flying trapeze, burlesques, gags and acts quite naturally with equal verve,
Judy Garland makes him a good partner. She has looks, confidence and unbounded vitality, of course, their course of calt love runs far from smoothly,
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Paul Whiteman's band puts over awing numbers as one would expect and that charm- ing ittle mimic, June Preisser, Is once again cant as, the nienace to Rooney's peace of mind. One of the picture's highlights is a skit ga transpontine melodrama.
Old-clothes of all descriptions
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VIGNETTES OF LIFE
Registered 17. 13. Patent URice
BY KEMP STARRETT
THERE'S NO USE TALKING TO THE GRIS AT A SWIMMING POOL...THEY'RE ALL EYES....
•AND IND EARS.
THE NUDIST DOESN'T GET VERY
FAR NOWADAYS".
* HIS POPULARITY COULDN'T POSSIBLY ·
BE BECAUSE HE OWNS A PRIVATE BEACH.... COULD IT?
THERE SEEMS ALWAYS TO BE A BETTER SPOT SOMEWHERE ELSES.
„ACCORDING TO THE WIFE.
FEMININITY IS IN STYLE AGAIN. SHE WAS A LIFE-GUARD AT A GIRL'S CAP... LAST SUMMER.
`PHY THE POOR GUY WHO, TOR TWO YEARS, HAS BEEN EATING
LIVE A HORSE 40 EXERCISING HIM... SELF RASKED TRYING
„TO LOOK LIKE A LIFE GUARD.
THIS ONE HAS GIVEN UPALL HOPE OF EVER TRIMMING DOWN TO THE MUSCLE, VANITY IS DEAD.
AND WHAT A RELIEF
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