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JOHNNY MACK BROWN · DON CASTLE
Donald CURTES - Joku MILAAN
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A COLUMBIA CHAPTER PLAY ROBERT PAIGE • RICHARD FISKE JAMES CRAIG » LORNA GRAY
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1950.
SEAT IN THE STALLS
WALT DISNEY CAN'T
HELP LOVING MICE
Bongo and the tero-
Introduction of a new come from the mousse clan. Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. group of irresistible animal although, like all other Disney Little characters in Walt Disney's fable folk, they are not strictly clous gigantic bear. Mickey and
animal, all-cartoon animation fea- ture, "Cinderella,"
more
Onco
audience will stir speculation as to how and why he selects these little folk which form such a large proportion of his creative output.
SPECIAL DESIGN
the great ogre of the beanstalk. Tambl and the big slag, Sacha Mouse and the wolf. Timothy frightening the big elephants in Wall's preference for mouse "Dumbo." Mickey and the vio- characters links right up with tent cagle in the Alpine adven
Donald, his special design of cartoon,ture. And, of course,
nli little folk, comedy with his whole scheme champion of
Wolf's
of popular entertainment in the battling every kind of menace, medium where ho stands
Mickey Mouse is perhaps the supreme. In his recipe for movie Gur-Gus and Jaq and their fun, the tirald, browbeaten, most potent reason for cronies who dwell in the great oppressed little creatures niways selection of mouse heroes in to chateau where Cinderella is an eventually defeat the big, bad, many of his productions Mickey who won phenomenal world abused servant of her cruel kins- oppressive bullies In a galo of women are certain to be rated surprising action and laughter. fame and Arst made the Disney among Disney's most comical Remember? The pudgy piga name celebrated as a creative and entertainment bad big, and endearing creatures. They aud
wolf. showman
Centus,
The
Walt doesn't forget the "luck Mickey brought him, since the Ime when, In a critical hour in his career, the little fellow was created from the image of A timid mouse who made himselt at home in Walt's Hollywood Karoge Audio.
CREDIT TO THE CLAN
Gus-Gus and Jag do credit to the clan as the knightly little heroes in the "Cinderella" talo where they batilo and outwit one of Dianey's most sintater
the villains, Latelfer,
big fat house cat who reflects the mean- nens of the girl's cruel step. mother.
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In the mouse band too, are other helpful characters and
The game of the braided talls is being played by their coy lile girl friends. The mesed the mice in Walt Disney's "Cinderella" to decide who feminine contingent help make
dress for Bornsour will be chosen as a decoy for Lucifer, the cat. This is Cinderella before the fairy gud- mother Intervenes in her fortunes and provides the glass slippers and the golden pumpkin coach for the palace ball and the meeting with Prince Charming.
a very dramatic moment in the Technicolour all-cartoon
RKO-Radio release.
Too dangerous to be faked by doubles
The singing cry of steel
Today, according to the little
on steel is heard the length maestro of the Glade, France, Belgium and Italy are the only and breadth of Hollywood. countries where fencing remain Rapiers flash and clash, a real art. Romantic heroes shout, "En urde," and thrust. Villains who have lived by the sword, died by the sword.
FORGOTTEN SCIENCE
"In this fe of ease which se many Amerleans live in a land And wherever the bright of luxury," he laments, "fencing bladen flash,
whether in "The is slowly becoming a forgotten Sons or The Musketeers." science. The only medium that "Prince Of Foxes," "Binck Rose" now seems to keep it alive in the Cor "Buccancer's Girl." there motion
flashes also the graceful, agile dexterous swordplay." figure of Fred Cavens, one of the greatest awordsmen America ever has known.
A
the some
picture that calls
and
for
The songs they sing and their cheery, excited chatter will long be a happy memory of the fabled mlee In the romantic musical version of the timeless legend love story, and the wondrous
on to be released.
RKO Radio distributes the elaborate, music-saturated fea-
titre, in colour by Technicolour,
Loudest voice
in the whole
British Army
"They Were Not Divided," tribute to the Two Cities'
THEY WON OSCARS
British-born Olivia Havilland 145 Won Holly- wood's most coveted award- ou "Oscar"-for the second Lime.
The award, given by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Selences, was made to her for the best acting" by woman in 1919-for her performance in "The Heiress," She won the 1916 "Oscar" for the "To Each Ills Own."
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The award for the best film of 1949 was made to "All the King's Men," a film about the rise and fall of an American polletan.
the
Broderick Crawford. star, won an “Oscar” for the best male performance of the
year. In "All the Klag's Men' he portrayed the tough power seeking polliclan character said to have been based on the tate Senator Ilucy Long.
Cavens is one of the few technical advisers and teachers who is almost without com- brilliant fencer since the petition in his chosen held. How Guards Armoured Division, age of 12, an honour graduate of highly he is regarded by his which opened in London on
foll artists ray the Royal Fencing College of fellow
be March 30, does not have from a letter written Brussels, Fred Cavens has been judged
credit titles. years back Dasti ordinary.
to swordplay teaching
the cast will be great and the near-great of Rathbone by Robert H. Grasson. Instead,
the United States named at the end of the Hollywood for a quarter of a coach of
squad, head film. century. Numbered among his Olympic fencing
coach at Yale for 20 noted pupils have been Cornel funclus
This will list twenty names, the secretary of Wilde,
Fairbanks years Douglas
have never op- Fencing Coaches ten of whom sentor and junior), John Barry American
peared in a film before. Among rore, John Gilbert, Milton Sitis, Association. Grasson wrote:
them is Regimental Sergeant- Ian Keith, Rod LaRocque, Leslie
Brittain, Cold- Howard, Reginald Denny, Ralph
"Allow me to congratulate you Major Ronald
stream Guards, who is reputed Forbes, Basil Rathbone, Tyrone on your fue acting in "The Murk Power, Errol Flynn and a great Of Zorro,' I must in all fairness to have the loudert velce in the host of other swashbuckling to the master who trained you British Army.
give him my great admiration Leading parts in this story of
the Anc
technique and an Englishman and on Anieri- that wor execution
fencing can who go through movement. If I am not mistaken, together are played by Edward the gentleman is Professor Fred Underdown and Ralph Clanton. Cavens, one of the youngest an Minde almost entirely They have had to learn be- top honour men of his gradua- location in England and on the get that moment in "Public "They Were Not Enemy" when Jimmy Cag-i tion class from the Royal Fene- Continent,
the You Divided" tells of College of Brussels.
D-Dayney squashed half a grape- ing Duelling will rapier or sword were indeed fortunate to have landings, the chare across fruit in Mae Clark's face. 15 the only dangerous thing
of his great ability on France and Belgium to Brussels transmitted to the screen that your staff."
and the winter campaign on the cannot be faked by doubles. Let
En garde, M'court
Dutch border. Cavens explain;
luminaries.
THEY HAVE TO LEARN
cause!
"Skilled fencers have certain reflexes, the result of years of training. They cannot be told what to do. Their reflexes and fencing instinet tell them, that Their work, also, is too Lathining fast to register.
Actors are not subject to such
for
נזהר
of every
Gertrude Lawrence makes
her Hollywood debut
4
do
When you
that-smile!
No film fan can ever for-
That was a bit of business which aroused the envy of male moviegoers and a mixture of horror and admiration in the women.
Another
similar a cene brought to mind was Clark Gable's rugged manhandling of Norma Shearer in "A Free Soul,"
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Now Victor Mature has de- ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING SPECTACLES OF BEAST
Gertrude Lawrence has
her first venture brief pletorial flashback illus-sedew method of brutality AGAINST MAN IN ALL JUNGLE LOVE!
reflexes, and they can remember finished
to net. A movie duel is slower.
previously appeared and this broadness' permits the had opponents to register dramatic before cameras in New York reactions."
One scene has been added-a
towards women in RKO Radio's trating her description of her "Easy Living' Portraying
£
hlm,
ronder, than a real encounter, in Hollywood (although she lost youth as a southern belle. professional football bero in the It was her last day's work, film, Vie is married to Lizabeth
the Scott, who co-stars with and, IS she completed and London) and, charming sequence sho explained that Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts At this writing Fred Cavensly, pronounced herself she hoped it would be excised Lloyd Nolan. Is teaching the art of puncturing happy about the whole from the Anal print unless it hearts and drilling holes in thing.
rizzards to Cornel Wilde.
Maureen O'Hara, Robert She even spoke glowingly of Douglas, Dan O'Herlihy and Jack Warner,
Alan Hale, Jr., for spectacular
the production
Oghting sequences in "The Sons chief at Warner Brothers and her employer. who usually Of The Musketeers."
the bete noir of actors who work Technicolour, is ret in France for him.
some 20 years after the era In "Perlinpa we got along to well which Alexandre Dumas placed because neither of us is com- the characters of his original mitted to any further projects," great adventure story, "The Miss Lawrence suggested. Three Musketeers,"
There have been, she added,
It will bring to the screen the some extremely tentative die | suns of D'Artagnan, Porthos and cussions of future pictures for Aramis, and the daughter of her, but nothing she could put Athos. Playing the last-named her finger on, and certainly role, Miss O'Hora will be seen nothing to create any tension. otten in men's clothes, swagger- Miss Lawrence mado her ing, romancing and laughing at Hollywood debut ng fi drab danger with her threa male mother in the Jerry Wald- companions-which accounts for Charles K. Feldman production her tutelage In the use of the at "The Glass Menagerie.” rapler.
The picture, she believes,
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE
and
Lizabeth Is a sciishi, ambl- tious,
power-hungry woman who loves Mature unly for
his glamour and money,
When he finally sees her for what she is, he tells her off in
no uncertain terms and
her hard across the face.
a Boat gesture
slaps
of
Then in 41 complete contempt, Vic places his thumb on her lips and slow- ly, deliberately smears her lip- stick over her face.
Nice trick, but we wouldn't advise you husbands to try it! out on your wives at least not without a big smile on your face.
Gigi's on the go
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Gigi Perreau, seven-year-old actress who won fame "Enchantment" and "Itoseanna McCoy," is the busiest little tyk in Hollywood, Just as soon as "I can't recall how many male ought to do jusilce to the play,
sinco stars I've taught to fence, but particularly
the finishes her present role of Tennescco
Susan Hayward's daughter in only three women," remarked Willams, the author, adapted Cavens. "One was Bobo it to the screen.
added to the fatal effect of the Samuel Goldwyn's "My Foolish to RKO Heart," she'll jump Daniels, then Binnie Barnes, and Even her famous comments on photoplay,
Miss O'Hara, who Is "gay deceivera”. werd Almod I would hate to have anyone Redio for a big supporting role
Inserted just to to Irene Dunne
Fred rapidly becoming as proficient and now await the opinion of think it was with the rapter, as wors her the production code adminis give Lawrence a chance to look MacMurray. In "Come Share My predecessors,"
Loves! glamorous,” she said.
now
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