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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1946.
TO-DAY
ONLY
KINGS
SPENCER TRACY
INGRID BERGMAN. •
STAGE AND SCREEN:
At 2.30; 5.10,
7.15 & 9.15 p.m.
LANA TURNER
in Victor Flaming's Production of
"DR. JEKYLL. and MR. HYDE"
A Metro-Goldwyn Mayor Picture
-- COMMENCING TO-MORROW—
FIGHTIEST NAVAL DRAMA
OF ALL TIME!
RODERT 1. BRIAN
*.* CHARLES
TAYLOR DONLEVY LAUGHTON
STAND BY for ACTION
WALTER BRENNAN'
BERITA KINET NASTA MATWELL - OFWESEN • LINDEN Directed by
ROBERT Z. LEONARD
Freduced by
ROBERT Z. LEONARD and ORVILLE D, DULL
Suv was sowD AND STAMPS
SPECIAL MUXNING PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M. ONLY
LOVABLE TOMBOY OF THE WEST
Dorothy Page
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FROME - BARNETT
Samuel Diega
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BETTE DAVIS MIRIAM HOPKINS.. LD ACQUAINTANCE
JOHN LODER
MENEW WARNER BROS GET
GIG YOUNG & GRAN DIRECTED BY VINCENT SHERMAN
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE
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OPEN STAR SEASON
After a series of revues, the Star Theatre will begin a short season of plays com- mencing Monday.. "The Blanche Littler Company, which arrived in the Colony during the week, will pre- sent two plays, "Worm's Eye View" and "Ten Minute. Alibi."
"Worm's Eye View" is a play built around the life of a num- ber of R.A.F. men in civilian billets during the winter of 1942. A comedy, it has been enjoying a successful run at the Whitehall Theatre in London for the last two years. Three members of the company pearing at the Star are playing the same parts they played in the original production in Eng- land,
ap
Frank Pettitt, who takes the lead part, has been on the stage for over 25 years, and has over 300 feature broadcasts on the B.B.C. to his credit,
Noel Dainton, who has consider- able film experience, play the part of the Great War airman who joins up In World War II and acts as father confessor to the "rookles." The remainder of the cast are nll professional actors with experience In West End productions. Nearly all are ex-servicemen recently demob- best.
Worm's Eye View" was written by Squadron Leader R. F. Delder- feld, who saw two years' service os
Blanche Litler's company, wirich recently arrived In Hangkong.
is presenting a comedy in three acto "Worm's Eye View" at the Star Thentre under the auspices of the Combined Services Entertälhments), commencing November 20. Here's a scene from the play. The new arrivals get their first "basinful" from Mr. Bounty, played by Molly Stoll. The new R.A.F. recruits in the comedy are James Wallace and Frank Pettitt.
Noel Coward's "Brief
Encounter" Wins Award
TONGKONG'S cinema-lovers | than a humiliating light for Laura
between Alee and Stephen Lynn. and an unpleasant misunderstanding
an aircraftsman before being com- will shortly have an op
missiond play to be presented by portunity
The
this company will be "Ten Minule Alibi, by Anthony Armstrong. The play is a thriller and deals with the "perfect murder," It was a great success in London when it was first produced some years back.
INSIDE
STORY
OF PACIFIC
|
QUEEN'S
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m.
SHOWING
TO-DAY'
Deanna
Charles
DURDIN LAUGHTON
with
ROBERT CUMMINGS
It Started with Eve
KARAJIENVEN
Margaret Tallichot Guy Kibboo Walfor Catlett Catharine Doucet
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
TO-MORROW MORNING AT 11.30 A.M. PREMIER PERFORMANCE OF
"APPOINTMENT IN TOKYO"
FILMED BY 1000 COMBAT CAMERAMEN SECRET JAP FILM SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME!.
ACADEMY AWARD SHORT '
ADDED! "HITLER LIVES?"
08
S STAR S
THEATRE
COMBINED SERVICES ENTERTAINMENTS
Presents
BLANCHE LITTLER'S COMPANY
IN
'WORM'S EYE VIEW"
A Comedy in Three Acts By
R. F. DELDERFIELD
difficulty that Alee persundes her to OPENING. MONDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 1946
of seeing Noel
This is a story in which the hap- not the Coward's "Brief Encounter," penings are like life and
flm script. Laura is which has been described by one conventions!
hurt and unhappy and it is with eritie ns "one of the most emo- tionally honest and deeply see him the following week. He satisfying films that have ever tells her that he has had a
post offered to him in South Afrien, been made in Britain."
the which he will accept in order not "Brief Encounter" International Award by flim critles to break up both their homes, but of the world at the recent Cannes that he must see her once more to
obtained
When the final
final meeting takes
Festival and also the Award for the say "good-bye." best British flm shown.
nd. Το
the refreshment, room, It is the story of a chance meet-place. In
collector Albert which where the ticket ing. The brief encounter
Godby (Stanley Hollowny) is en- Or all the diversified troops doing alters all our lives is an experience joying an illicit stolen few minutes their jobs under trying conditions on which most of us have
with the barmald Myrtle Bagot Luzun Island in the Philippines, Laura Jesson (Cella Johnson) on none had a greater variety of combat her weekly shopping expedition to (Joyce Carey)-just as he was when they first met-and against the experience than the men of the U. S. Milford Junction, the young doctor Signal Corps photographic service. who takes a plece of coal dust from background of ham sandwiches and buns, and the skirmishes of Beryl These men were in the midst of her eye in the prosnic LMS refresh-
Walters (Margaret Barton). Mrs every battle. They were in the ment room, is merely unother Pheart of the great Manila Are. They traveller. This brief encounter of Bagot's assistant, with the chocolate to seller Stanley (Dennis Harkin)- slood-and fell on the targets of two people who weekly travel
Laura and Alee know that they Japanese artillery. They skimmediment must part. over the fighting In planes and jumped with the paratroops. They penetrated enemy lines with the ralders, went into battle with the Navy, und
al were conspicuous every ceremony and event of the liberation.
Their combined nim work appears in "Appointment in Tokyo," which opens at the Queen's Theatre on Tuesday.
CINEMA GUIDE
SHOWING TO-DAY KING'S "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" QUEEN'S "It Started with Eve"
ALITAMBRA "Louisiana Purchase"
(Technicolour)
NEXT CHANGE The original directive for "AP- | KING'S—"Stand By For Action" pointment in Tokyo" called for
(Sunday)
As they sit at a table waiting for farewell is. his last train, their interrupted by the entry of 0 Harrulous friend of Laura's, Dolly Messiter (Everley Gregg), a house- wife on her way home to Laure's
of village, and through the barrage unperceptive friend Laura and Alee small town gossip rattled off by her
hear his train come in, he says a brief word of parting, and she hears his train pull out of the station- and out of her life.
It is Laura's later acceptance of that his understanding (Tuesday)
underline the real strength of her ALIIADIBRA-“Wildcat of Tucson" ties to her home. Like This Happy
(Tuesday)
KRUCZENMEMENUHIATSUKAMIONZOSTANIE
film on the Pacific campaign for QUEEN'S="Appointment to Tokyo", Fred and public release not to Reced five reeks in length. In compliance with this U. S. War Departint directive, the
Breed," which was also made by production had to cover three and
the Cineguild team, "Brief En- one-half years of
of operations and
counter" has a theme about which numerous campaigns stretching over
we are all able to judge and criticise, thousands of miles. Hundreds of Milford Junction, the one
to shop because
we understand it. The the monotony cameramen covered these operations, and break
of the strength of the film is not in the and over 1,500,000 feet of him had routine of domestic life, the other simplicity of the story but the to be re-edited down to a maximum hospital, is for them of great im- of the problem as it is presented on his way to duly at the locul brilliant psychological werking out port.
through the mind of Laura and Lourn, contented, married and although what happens to Laura and fixed in her quiet domestic round. Alee might so easily happen to you is disturbed to find that she is look- or me, it makes screen entertain- ing forward to seeing Dr
Aleement which is unusually arresting Harvey (Trevor Howard)
and full of dramn and suspense, ogain, when they meet by accident
of 5,000 feet..
JACK WARNER HONOURED
Honouch of a free France.
or hier
Stic
I
LOVELIES
the next Thursday it is to make a THE LOUISIANA Jack L. Warner, executive of
definite
appointment for the follow- Warner Bros First National films, has ing week. Laura's weekly trip 10
Milford Junction just been awarded the medal of a
is no longer 10 Chevalier of the French Legion of change her library bodies, visit the
for his aid in the struggle and cinema and
becomes the Known as the "Louisiana Love- focal point
life.
Isles," the dazzling dozen beauties Oncial presentation was made on essentially conventional. She loves who appear with stunning effect in which stars October 5 at 31r Warner's home by her two children and in very fond Louisiana Purchase,"
of Fred (Cyril Robert Prigent, Minister of Public bund, and the realtaation that Alec Moore and is now at the Alhambra, Bob Hope, Vera Zorina and Victor Raymond), her hus- Health of the French Cabinet, in the presence of other distinguished French incans so much to her is an appal-
ling one. Neither she nor Alee is forty graced, billboards, officials Including General Mourice
magazine advertisements. Paper and to cease seeing each (their beautiful faces, and figures strong enough Mathenet, Colonel Albert Lebel, other and eventually Alce--who is helping to sell all kinds of things French Consul, Alexandro
de also married but now deeply in love cigarettes, mouthwashes, toothpastes, Manziarly, and leading French and witli Laura-persundes her to meet nelinee and automobiles. American, film executives..
him in the borrowed flat of a friend The Mexican Aztec Eagle, highest of his, Stephen Lynn
After their selection for the nim, honour bestowed by the Mexican Dyall), whom ho
the "Lovelies" were photographs
of the Government on foreigner, was also away. The unexpected
sought by editors throughout recently awarded to Mr Warner, the friend prevents anything worse publications everywhere, including America, and appeared in scores of
(Valentine belleves to be
return of!
news-
Look, Pic, Spot and dozens of film
magazines.
AT 7.30 P.M.
Booking opens Friday, 22nd November, 1946
12 p.m.-2 p.m. 4 p.m.-6.30 p.m.
Telephone 58335.
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YOU'LL
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At 2.30, 5.15,
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THEY'RE BACK mumin in M-G-M'S GREAT ROMANCE! VIVIEN LEIGH • ROBERT TAYLOR
in
"WATERLOO BRIDGE"
- TO-MORROW —
"AIR RAID WARDENS"
OLIVER HARDY
with: STAN LAUREL
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT 12.30 P.M. "THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER"
.FRANCHOT TONE
with: GARY COOPER
SHOWING
TO-DAY
❤
MAJESTIC
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20
P.M.
'M-G-M'S MILLION-THRILL MUSICAL HIT!
Du Barry Was A Lady'
IN TECHNICOLOR Starring
Red SKELTON • Lucilló BALL* Gene KELLY-- TOMMY DORSEY and his 'orchestra
twelve celebrated beauties are U.S. OFFICERS ARRESTED UNO'S PERMANENT: HOME Kay Aldridge, Katharine
1.
The
Alaine Brandes, Barbara Britton,
DEANNA DURBIN CREDITED WITH HAVING IDEAL FIGURE Brooke Evans, Blanche Grady, Lynda
FGURATIVELY and literally, Deanna Durbin is one of Hollywood'a leading stars. Discussions about. Hollywood's "best figures" no longer amit the erstwhile "little girl" singing sensation of the screen.
Miss Durbin, in the film, "It Started With Eve," now showing at the Queen's, gives further evidence that hers is one of Hollywood's best
gures. She is
is cast as a hat-check wirl, and co-stars with Charles Laughton In the new romantic comedy,
Those who know stellar propor tans best, the studio wardrobe girls, insist that Deanna's figure is "tops." Here are her measurements: height, 5 feet, & inches; weight, 115 pounds; bust, 35 inches; waist, 25 Inches; hips
38 inches; enlf, 13 inches; and
ankle, 7 inchen,, Deanna is the ldeni subject for a stylist," cinims Vern West, Uni- versal studio stylist. "Making up wardrobes for motion pictures often involves last
last minute changes or selections. For instance, we might have to prepare three alternate outfits for Deannn to wear in a given scene, with one to be selected at the last minute. Naturally, a girl with a perfect figure is much easier to work with, when these
Anal decisions and necessary alterations must be made.”
Miss Durbin became, known as one of the screen's "beat dressed" women with her $20,000, wardrobe of 23 changes in "It's a Date," her seventh film
Compared to her $24.50 wardrobe of two changes in "100 Men and a
Deanna's second Girl"
graphically illustrates her growth on the go this fashion outlay.
As tho hat-check girl in carlier scenes from "It Started With Eve," Deanna has a limited wardrobe. Later in the story, however, she is Introduced into a millionaire's Lomo as his son's'. fariced, and has, op- : portunity. Wear some outstanding style creations.
Grey, Maritaret Hayes, Louise La- Pinniche, Barbara Slater, Eleanor Stewart and Jean Wallace.
Thrills Of Battle And
Convoy Duty
Rome, Nov. 22.
San Francisco, Nov. 22. The United Nations sub-committee US officers of the Rome area com-
Fleming 'mand announced to-day, that a num- headed by Sir Angus
(United Kingdom)
Dr Eduardo and ber of American officers and soldiers zulete (Columbia) muided by Mayor have been arrested for possession of Lapham to-day rejected ive.sites quantities of American dollar cur- for the UNO permanent homo in the roney in the Army's sovero enforce- San, Francisco Bay area. However, ment of new regulations to crush the two sites were retained for further Thrills of battle and convoy duty black market speculation which is consideration the Presidio at an the Paciile provide the most blamed largely on the occupation southern entrance of Golden Gate eventful drama of the sea
since troops. "Mutiny
the Bounty," im M-G-M's "Stand By For Action," which
comes to-morrow to the King's. Theotro with a cost bended by Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton and Brian Donlevy,
attack
En
the
and the Crystal Springs area on the peninsula,
The high command ordered: tint.
The Presidio pleased the 15-man writion authorisation is necessary to sub-committee greatly but there is purchase mancy and postal ordern no indication that the War Depart exceeding $25 to curb currency ment would abandon the old mili- traffickingUnited Press.
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tary reservation to UNO.
The five sites dropped were Monterey and in the Contra··Costa County United Press.
meu
The action centres about a staunch old destroyer, recommissioned for Paciile duty, and aboard which is gallant nighters, worst Japanese air-
Sydney, Nav: 22. craft and successfully
To commemorate Australia's enemy batticahlp in protecting, a graillude for America's "prompt, aid ports anchored and unloaded convoy. Atold the thrills HIC in the hour of crisis New South and war materiala. comical moments when the hard- Wales Premiers. McKell announced | An estimated 1,000,000 men of the belled navy men are forced to care to-day that a memorial will be American armed forces and 500,000 for twenty bablus, picked up in erected on Globe Teland, Sydney, tons of military equipment... .... passed drifting lobonts.
where most of the American trans- through Sydney.—United Press.