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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1947.

A NEW SPIRIT

IN BRITISH FILMS

By A London Film Correspondent,

ther all Germans are bad.

High Entertainment Valuc

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Record

3

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CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

STATION PSST

"It will revolutionize soap operas! Think of it! A fifteen={| minute pause to lot the listener catch up on her house- work!!!

The Breaking-Up Of Germany

"On

- Some, at least, of the new but is rescued by her husband fambitions for his political films recently released in Lon- and all ends well.

career and sovini advancement dim's frat-run theatres prove If this story and what it im- This marriage is bound that in Britain's studios thereplies in successfully brought to break. Many years Inter, is a spirit which la not con-life on the screen, a great deal World War II draws to its end, tent to turn out standardised of the credit must go to Maithe woman's son by a films but is more ambitious in Zetterling, who impersonates marriage meets and falla in Its concept of film entertain- Frieda. It was an excellent love with the adopted daughter ment.

Michael This ambition, which iden of

Balcon's to of the editor's best friend, a by now has become a tradition, bring the Swedish actress from doctor. His mother's domineer- is a credit to Britain's pro- Stockholm to Ealing Studios. ng influence again intervenes ducers. It does not underrate She is a perfect match for in happiness. She tries to pre- taste and intelligence of David Farrar, who portrays vent the engagement, but the the audience. Subjects of anthe R.A.F. officer with great editor, now the inayor of his unudunt character find a ready conviction. This applies to the home-town, Intervenes and his Small satisfaction will be avail-response and, bringing variety cast generally ander the fine triumph coincides with the D-

sometimes monotonous directorship of Basil Dearden. Day celebrations, able to those who are keenly in menu, they are a welcome ad- He enhances the reputation he This story is fluently trans- terested in the construction in ditlon to cinema programmes. established with his previouslated into film with all the Hong Kong of a modern civil In developing such a tradi- lm, "The Captive Heart,"qualities of frstclass cinema. airport, in the placidly negative tion Eating Studios, under their which found international re-l is, moreover, the first Alm attitude of the Colonial Office, progressive head, Michael Bal- cognition.

to be mude, by Alliance Pro considerable as revealed in a parliamentary re- com, have had a

Clash Of Ideas ductions under an Anglo-Ame-}|

J. ply on Wednesday, The larger share, This is reaffirmed by "Sn Well

Remembered" is rican affiliation, set up by release "Friedp,' hady of the local public, whose their latest

also a film with a message and Arthur Runk and R.K.O. Radio, feeling in the matter is casual in proverative, unusually inter an effort to shoulder sume of in which British and American

socini the extreme,

responsibilties talent and teclmicians joined. going no farther esting, subject. "Frieda" is a the

British the Anc serious attempt to face a con- than

which the cinema has, for its John Mills. temporary problem. The film story. taken from the well Berean actor who grows in sta- the view that if the experts de courageously puts before you known novel by James Hilton, tere with every role, gives clare it to be essential, they must

the question whether

you clearly implies the clash of cer- striking portrayal of us cus he trusted to know what they would accept Germans into the thin currents and idens netive tor. His counterpart are talking about, will probably sority or other nations. Itin contemporary life. They are ed by the Hollywood actress shrng their shoulders with an discusses the problem of whe- represented by two contrasting Martha Scott. Trevor Howard indifference at {tzwk equal to

characters, a man and a wo- adds a fine character study of that exhibited by Mr. Rees-Wil-

man, whose sovini outlook doetur who, for a time, loves The film is ably liams. Behind that local attitude.

stars for two different worlds only alcohol.

la directed by the Hollywood of mind towards the project, in-] The answer given in the film or philosophies. The un stinct may very easily be correct. is: "You cannot treat human editor of the local paper of a guest director, Edward Dmy-

were Lancashire cotton town. The tryk. The construction of an airport beings as though they

Underworld Thriller capable of taking the largest less than human without becom- woman whom he marries is the

"They Made Me A Fugitive"

Berlin: preponderantly in the smaller | types of modern commercial airing less than human yourself." daughter of a local mill owner.

The husband's soclat con-is different from these two

Democracy menna forcible farms that livestock and pro- craft will certainly involve capi- Even those who disagree with

the conclusions of the film will science, his concern for the peo- films. It is an extremely good

Recialisation. That opinion in duce have been concealed by tal expenditure of considerable

welfare and progress thriller in the Hollywood man- have to admit that is a serious ple's magnitude, and might

mans' of

the smaller readily effort to deal with an import stand in the way of his wife's ner, set against an up-to-date becoming firmly rooted in the false returns. qualify for the category of a

London background, and direct-minds of Germans in the Bri-!

Zong since the Control farms the June livestock census ed by one of the most gifted tish

promulgated it figures were found to he incor- personalities of Britain's atu- Commission

Agrarion Re reet," says the Control Com- dios. Calvacanti, for WaterOrdinance-on Bros. Ils sensitive direction, form. This gives land govern. mission's own monthly report BritJah food officials here together with first-rate per-

themselves declare that it has been, the large farms that have fed the industrial population of Scho's underworld human and ments the task of reducing all the British zone in the past. even artistic flavour; there are estates to 370 acres

without "There may be resettlement some really chilling moments requiring any previous expres-rénaone for this Inw, but it will and witty visual gags, Griffith ston of popular assent

not increase food production," Jones impersonates a vicious

An catate of 870 acres of n British official told me.- young gang leader, Trevor

vine-yards would represent Both Christian Democrats Howard a former oflker, his

enormous wealth: in other, and Social Democrats have ex- victim. As an escaped convict, parts of Germany with poor pressed their disapproval of air routes of the world, or whe authenticity. Unfortunately i DEWITT MacKENZIE he turn the gangster's merci- Boll it might not be a work- the British ordinance, which ther the chief stimulus is prestige

less foe and destroyer. Griffith able concern.

has been issued over the signa- before genuine accessity. In as she becomes fully accepted

The crucial battle far Western Jones brings the gangster to A senior British spokesman, tare of a major general after either casc the raison d'etre and her future as the ex-off-

between The Europe

Bolshevism, and sordid life and Trevor Howard recently explained that this both agriculturists and politic cer's wife seems secure, strongly suggests that the initial brother is a fanatieal Nazi in Democracy is about to be joined makes the airman a convincing Law was u political measure, lans had criticised it in the

the not an economic measure. and Zonal Advisory Council. outlay should, very largely, come the disguise of a Polish officer.determining whether free men con- female lead, Rene Ray Jack that it is intended to "reduce

and the outcome will go far toward study. Sally Gray in

NEGATIVE RESULTS out of the Imperial exchequer. Although his part, in contrast, time to be free.

McNaughton and Ballard Ber- the political and economic pow. The view is gaining ground The cost of anal maintenance is not fully convincing, it is in- The strategy of the Democracies keley all make the most of er attaching to the ownership here that, like. nationalisation of an airport of the size and strumental in jeopardising his is to provide nations of Westers character of that contemplated sister's happiness. He is re-Europe with the sinews fur self- will be as heavy as this Coinny, cognised by an ex-soldier as a defence against Communist aggres providing a link in an Imperial.

guard in a concentra-sion, Eastern Europe for the time

CHINA NOW HAS chain, less for its own benefit on camp. In despair, Frieda being must be considered 21 under

to commit suicide, Soviet domination, but while Com

449 WARSHIPS than for the strength of the attempts

munism has made much headway in whole, can reasonably be expect-

Italy and France, there atil' may be

Nanking, Oct. 30.

it. British polley is to break honesty and less produce. News Central Daily time_to_rescue these two important

sald

up concentrations of political It will not be long before countries and protect the rest.

that China has 449 warships in power-except in the trades the Frankfurt Economic ---- This strategy is encomposted : Active service, totalling

ap-unions,

Council claims that both the Marshall Plan for European proximately 180,000 tons.

these laws are of economic economie rehabilitation. President Twenty-three make up Д

import. and should be re- Truman now has summoned the

modelled on A bizonal pat- American Congras

tern and voted on. "This is not a socialisation Stamensure; it is

one of measures to prevent a recur- rence of war," a British offi cial explained to me, discussing the merits of the Land Reform Law. "People with big estates supported Industrialisation and the war programme of Ger- many." There appears, how- ever, to be no official document which bears out this view with facts.

unt topic, and in any case, will | highly expensive luxury. Whether, enjoy a high entertainment despite-the cost, it-would-be-a-value, its accomplished-produc- worthwhile project depends upon tion, direction and acting. many factors, first among them, An officer of the Royal an answer to the question, To Foren is what extent are the largest types German giri. He marries her of commercial aircraft likely to and takes her make use of the facilities? second consideration

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Frieda's brother appears

former

100 Years

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The im

Crucial Battle

For Europe

By

formances by English actors, By IAN COLVIN

Jend the thrilling happenings in

their chancca.

of large catates."

of coal enforced on the Ruhr It has peen the rather naive from above by the occupying- assumption of the Commander Power, forcible Jand reform will In-Chief that the larger the without popular sanction estate the more the political Mave only negative reaults-less leas enterprise, power of the individua! owning farming

NO ALLEVIATION The British. taxpayer may

this:

for a special squadron for defenso at sea, 17 session which will consider imples are in a squadron for inland expect no alleviation of his bill

river 'defense, 16 are trans- for feeding Germany from mentation of the plan.

The Bolsheving strategy is to smash porta, 380 are, gunboats.-As- Land Reform ordinance. tistics show that it has the Marshall Plan and thereby ren-sociated Press,' der wertern Europe impotent before

the

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities"

HIGHEST CARD WRONG

been

One of those declarers has had-- playing his highest card in such a

A more valid reason

many

Land

up to now the habit of mechanically Reform is that it will provide

and it is fair to assume that this point has been given its full stress, both in communications with the Colonial Office and inj discussions here with the Minis-

the Red expansion drive. The Com-: (From the flet of the "China munists have called upon all coun- ter of Civil Aviation, Lord

Mail"

tries of Europe to be steadfast in Nathan. When, therefore, Mr. British merchants will not abandon opposing "American slave loan cou- (FARE)

Rees-Williams rises in the House Canton so long as the merchants of

ditions," and

thereby precipitate, c- to plead that current economic viher countries remain there; in so cording to Moscow, an economile After HK$180.- conditions intervene to prevent doing they would sacrifice their own crisis in the United States.

Moscow. anti-capitalist Interest the trade of the port would that, says the making of the necessary finan not follow them. But to us it appears 35,

hears Kasia can co-operate with capitali»- cial provisions, and when from as if the day were not far distant the European nation, 300.-

that, he leaves the inference to when all foreigners will be compell-

LAID ON THE LINE 250.- be drawn that, for the moment, ed to leave the city....

This scheme was laid on the lipe the Canton by General Andrei Zhdanov, one of

It is a good idea for a declarer situation. Su he, without thinking, opportunities of settling up nn great importance is attached pincable disposition of

Then he rooted population on the land. to speedy development, the local people, the faithlessness of govern- | Bolshevism's head men, at the recent to play the highest, instead of the pur life club A on the

inent, and the national crimes which conference in

between Poland

method: of taxpayer is entitled to slip into require a be atoned for without Soviet Union and countries under lowest, card of a sequence generally led the diamond 10 and followed Nevertheless, the

in order to keep the defenders in with the 6 to the K and A. East in promulgating it has caused in eastern Europe. the same mood. As far as can further provocation--would justify its domination

of adjoining rank. But that should dub K as a second stopper of that be judged, Kai Tak adequately Great Britain in demanding redress. That meeting was in fact a briefing the dark as to who holds the cards this case knew South still had the considerable discontent. cares for all services into Hong painful one, and we cannot see the

for the baule of Wenern Europe. foreigners i

Evens are moving rapidly se almost

both

paver be done when playing suit, as if West had held it he would Kong these days. The time may slightest prospect of an improvement. sides get set for the big-showdown. on a lead which is clearly the tog have led it as the top of his sequence MERCY PLANE ON come when the planners in Lon- The mind of the people has been Two recent developments may have of an honour sequence in the hand instead of the Q. So East returned

***of a defender. Then the least in his heart G. That resulted in

WAY TO EGYPT. don will decide that it would be polsoned by centuries of official mis- an important bearing on the situa formative card is the one imme- heart tricks for the defence. convenient for them to have representation, and the government tion. One was the Moscow announcediately above the honour led, at the At the other table, South played

Shanghai, Oct. 20, parmer of the leader, knows the de the K on the club Q. When East A Far East Airforce mercy more modern facilities in Hong not the power, even bad it the ment that Nikolal Newvikov,

will, 10 remove the prejudices Ambassador to the United States, clarer has that anyway, or else the then won the second diamond trick, plane, loaded with five and Kong. Then, they can both let ages,

had bern removed from his post. leader would have opened with it. he did not know who held the A. quarter tons of cholera vaccine us know and indicate that their Our position in some respects

is There was no explanation.

Novikov was regarded as an ad- appropriate share of the cost is worse than it was ten years ago... available. Till then, we can af- the villagers are certainly more bo-vocate of Russo-American friendship file. The blood of Englishmen has and co-operation. In fact, he had ford to be as stoical about the been shed by a verdict of the Elders stated publicly that America delay as our Mp. Rees-Williams, of the people, and the Government Russia could live together peacefully

bas refused adequate satisfaction. despite their different economie y AJ874 Foreign stade. Is monapolised by cor- tems, porations in defiance of treatles, and The other development was Tur-D93 our merchants are thus exposed to a key's charge in the United Nations Caƒ952 system

of wholesale plunder, the that Russia was carrying on pay- rainous effects of which are but ton chological aggression, nefarious pro- apparent

paganda, warmongering and inter-

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Guessing the best he could, hede for Egypt, after being held up cided West's lend of a club in pre- by red tape for four days, took ference to a heart was probably be off around midnight.

The delay in taking, off "WEB cause of holding the A-Q-Jat the

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The present shipment is the Arst of a total of nine tons of vaccine donated by the Chinese Government.

The remainder of the serum will be despatched to Egypt and Traq in the quickest possible |time.—Reuter,

Nanking, Oct. 30.

The question is one of great dilli-fering in Turkish internal affairs.

CAK 6

·wut. Eust, North-Sonh The Executive Yuan has ap-culty, and like many other knotty Bigulfcance of this lies in the fact propriated a further sum of points it will perhaps be left to be that ever since the war, Moscow.

to East

Bouth West North C.N.C.$200,000,000 - to the left to be solved by unforeseen cir been trying to compel Turkey

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CHINESE ELECTIONS the relief of oversens Chinese may force us into hostilities, or years the Dardanelles.

The Communists" are puttiifg, more Pan

INT- refugees from

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Nanking, Oct. 30, Indo-China, it is position. Mean the present degraded

That duplicate deal was bid iDQJ97 Meantime our trade is crip- heat on the Turks coincident with Joarned.

pled by croachments

Information Minister Tong upon the preliminaries to the battle of Wes- a variety of ways, usually winding CAJ 162: Since the outbreak of hos national companies; and the whole tern Eur Communists overrun Wes- the fourth heart was led, it was set

said that the 'Government (will up in a game at No Trumps, Where tilities between the French and body, of foreign residents are kept in If. the

600n announce a special set of Vietminh. In northem Indo.a state of confinement le were tern Europe to the English Channel, one trick by return of the sult as

regulations governing the elec China, large numbers of Chi- desirable that the difficulty could be nothing can prevent another world soon as Best got in with the diamond

tions in newly reoccupied areas. nese had fled from the war arranged amicably.......desirable war-tor, so it seems to me. If they A. The point concerning our tor

Tong said this in reply to ‘a areas back to their homeland.. that foreign : nations, participacela

I can be held to their present empirements applies only to the tables at

(Dealer: En North-South vulner- quory as to whether elections The Overschs Chinese Affairs the advantages of an extended trade the chances of ultimate confilet will which West chore, the club. Q: for

for members to the National without exposing foreign merchants be greatly leseaned. Time may take his lead. At those tables, South's ablo) Just no Commission had been chiefly to the faults of a rabble, or allows a decisive hand and remove the play on the first trick meant differ- If South bid 1-8pade, West 2. Assembly will be held in Che responsible for providing emer- ing them to be plundered by legal threat by changing, in one-way-brence of three tricks, between wetting Clubs, North. 2-Hearts, Boun 2 foo, which was recently cap fency relief measures to the re- corporations, acting in collusion with another, the nature of totalitarian net two or making his contract plus Spades and West an insufficient 2. tured by the Government-A- fugees, Central News:

"corrupt": officials:* *!

CommunismAssociated Press-fun astra trick!

Diamonds, what should North do?sociated Press:-

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