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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949.
SEAT IN THE STALLS
✰ SHOW TALK by HAROLD CONWAY
WHO
are
VERONICA
Rank's
CAULFIELD
BARRY
FITZGERALD WILLIAM DEMAREST
COMMENCING TO-MORROW
AWARDED THE
GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONALE, 1949 at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL D THE BEST FILM IN THE WORLD!
A
LONDON
FILM
parated be
PRODUCTION
ALEXANDER KORDA AND DAVID O. SELENICK
JOSEPH COTTEN
VALLI
ORSON WELLES TREVOR HOWARD
in Carol Reeds latest production
"The Third Man
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MORNING SHOW 11.30 A.M. DAILY AT REDUCED PRICES SUNDAY
Errol FLYNN Olivia de HAVILLAND in
Ann Todo-Margaret Lockwood John Mill
Jean Simmons
Big Money-makers?
coming fight-talking about her A Somerset Maugham TrIO Who are Mr Rank's most own future.
to follow up the success of his "Next July means one of two Quartet-comprising three cele dependable money magnote
things for me, it production brated stories: "Mr Know-All," at the box-office? We shall goes on, my money is due to go "The Sanatorium" (which will his view-for up, it production closes down, run for an hour) and "The soon learn
Verter." No cast chosen yet; but the chosen stars will be on I'm out.
Maugham
bas already work parada at Pinewood in
to not his the New Year.
Denham
down, closes As
Also a projected version of Pinewood is about to enter on
"Tony Draws a Horse," Lesley the most critical six months of
Storm's witty stage comedy on At the end of that its history.
facts-of-life themes perlod Mr Rank has to decide
Paddy Carstairs directing, Ceell whether he can carry on pro-
Parker and Marjorie Fielding In duction or not.
mind for the leads.
Se the pictures and stars going on the studio floor be- tween January and June wil carry a load of responsibility.
Upon their success may well depend the future of Britain's biggest film organisation.
Who are likely to lead Pine- wood's stars of destiny during the testing-time of 19507
MARGARET WOOD, after her Pan ehson and tour. after a year's studio absence. her name is still gilt-edged
stock at the box-office,"
LOCK- Poter Even
But the picture will not bo' Vanity Fair that is thought foo speculative for crisis-time. A more up-to-date script is wanted for Margaret,
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JOIN MILLS. He to In o much demand that his atage return is being continually postponed.
ANN TODD — in pảng
comedy (as ⚫modern
contrast to the recently
pleted Madeleine),
com-
probably
without husband David Lean
directing this time.
with And then, of course, +
there is JEAN SIMMONS. "So Long at the week-under
"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" She finishes
IN TECHNICOLOR!
MONDAY
Larry PARKS
Ellen DREW in
"THE SWORDSMAN"
IN TECHNICOLORI
TUESDAY
Jeanette MacDONALD Jose ITURBI in "THREE DARING DAUGHTERS"
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RETURN ENGAGEMENT BY POPULAR REQUEST!
The Glorious Musical of The Century! ·
ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT
THE LIFE OF FRANZ PETER SCHUBERT)
Stevine OFEN CURTIS JE
MASSEY-
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"TECHNICOLOR CARTOON PROGRAMME"
BATHING BEAUTY",
"THE LOVES OF CARMENIA
Fair" thin
tho
special care
of one produeck,
Beily Box, and two directors Anthony Darnborough Terence Fisher.
and
Last to go
I Rank production" did close down, Miss Simmons would be the last to go. Se there are two planned for her, new pletures "Clouded Yellow," a thriller in which she will play a "bulter- fly" like heiress-possibly with Trevor Howard co-starring, and which is to Bun," "China
present her as the skipper of a schooner on the China Coast,
Here is Jean Simmons--at 20, Mr Rank's top hope in his
JOYFUL
FROM
"What would happen then 1 Mr don't know, I suppose I could be visited the studios sub-contracted out another Introductory scene. company.
"Hollywood? Yes, I should love to make one picture there, just for the experience and thrill. Who wouldn't?
"But, most of all. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the old on and carry Arm can carry me with them. After all, I owe everything to them where would I be otherwise?
"And I hope that docm't sound like jus! shooting a corny line, because I honestly mean
Other pictures for Pinewood's пow-or-never perlod?
WISHES
a
John
That is, if a screen script can bo hanumored out which will get by the British and Ameri- can censors (The latter are al- ready raising their eyebrows)
Pinewood is hoping that cen- sorship will not, in this case, bo less progressive than the modern school education syllabus.
London Express Service).
GREETINGS FROM ANN BLYTH
Everyone at Rediffusion joins in this warm Yuleside
greeting to our subscribers and to those who, next year, will become our subscribers. May 1950 bring you all success
and Perfect Listening.
REDIFFUSION
SLEEPER
OF $49
Making a alesper" plc- ture is like finding gold or hitting, the jackpot in any. other way. A sleeper is a picture which has been under a modest budget and becomes a Buccess for greater than the producers anticipated.
Movie Insiders are calling RKO Radio's "The Window," the Sleeper of 1949 A pic- Turisation of Cornell Woolrich's thrilling mystery story, "The Boy Cried Murder," the cast is headed by. Barbara Hale, Bobby Driscoll, Arthur Kentredy Paul Stewart and Ruit Homan. Kennedy, Incidentally, is now n hit on Broadway in a leading role in "Death of a Salesman.'
Sleepers of the past have done much to brighten the history of the screen. One of the outstanding sleepers was "It Happened One Night," which won Academy Awards for its stars, Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.
Many consider Johnny Belinda" a sleeper and it is said, that Jane Wyman fought considerable opposition before the
permitted to play the role that won her an Oscar.
was
One of the greatest sleepers was "er's Children," which cost RKO about $175,000 and than $6,000,000. Hellinger's
Mossed more
lato Merk carcer as a film producer was Inunched with a sleeper-"The Killers."
Other notable sleepers includo "Dillinger," "A Man to Remember," which was the Brat picture directed by Gorton Kanin; "Miracle on 34th Street," "Sitting Pretty" and "Maryle."
With such examples to gulde them the experts say they don't need a crystal bail to justify their prediction that "The Window" la the Biceper, ot 1249.
THE ONE AND ONLY
Who 15
tallest the
motion picture far?
Which has the
his chest?
male
most hair an
Which cost the most in salary
for a single picture?
Which can lift his adult lead-
ing lady with one finger?
Which
can out-puli wrestlers in a rope tug-of- war....drag A horse of his of В fect....climb the side building as easily as another would go up stairs?
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Not Gable or Flynn. super-star is one Joo Young.
This
Joe is an ape who plays the title role in Merian C. Cooper's "Mighty Joe Young."
д
The ape,
Jovable, sym- pathetic character, 10 feet tall, itted blonde Terry Moore to his shoulder with finger, pulled co-star Ben Johnson of a horse, and performed more acrobatic heroics than bounding Douglas Fairbanks during his most athletic days.
Advance notices indicate Joe Young will be the most dynamic his screen personality sinca legendary predecessor, mighty King Kong.
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