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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1948.

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CHINA'S HOLLYWOOD

What It Lacks In Polish It

Makes Up For In Guts

China's Hollywood may luck to prop-men, If they were caught fare the cutright criticism of the quality and polish, but it

| plenty of guts,

haaslacking, they were accused of government and is officials, and

of

sabotage. And the real sabotage direct and indirect was going on all the time.” In the last 10 years of its short

Mist of the big names history it has not hesitated to China's wartime Hollywood have criticize inefficiency and corrup-disappeared from the movie spot lion, and ridicule the ridiculous light to-day. Hardly any of them

have been pr:secuted.

11 poked fun at the Japanese during the Japanese occupation, and it criticizes the Chinese gov. ernment and government officials today. And this, despite Japanese bayonets during the war, And State control of the bulk of the movie industry today.

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When the Japanese took China's Hollywand after Pearl Harbour, most of the movie per sonnel stayed on their jobs. The Japanese enforced strict discipline and technically the quality of i productions reached heights cognised as superior to prewar postwar kenj standards.

re-

allacks on

prevailing erruption and in- efficiency among public officials.

wit in Chinese

"It's the most popular form of

he said.

movies to-day"", "

"You find it in comedies and Two of China's best-known pre. n dramas, in love stories and- war comedians, Yung and Yu-naturally-in films with a politt- have not appeared

he Laur: and-Hardy of China-cal background. Kiroughout, there is a velled, and sometimes not, so veiled, criticism of present conditions and parodying of top. ion) cases of terruption,"

now

Ja D deture since the end of the war, hough a re-imue of one of their td ones is now being shown They provided much of the "Even movies produced by Jomic relief in films produced by Chinn's State-controlled studios he Japanese,

he added, "oflen cater to thi And to judge from the prevailing public appetite for current output of Chinese films-sideswiping the government" the independence, of spirit among" One returned student des. China's movie f.lk has in no way cribed this as on "Internal revolt been squashed.

but, he added "It performs quite

feinted Press that the most com-

. One distributor told the As an essential function. 11 acts as

a safely

valve."-Associated

Butas Japanese propaganda on features of p.stwar fens PreAN -*

vehicles-the movies were # com- plete Bup.

By using subtle, peculiarly Chi rese gestures amel Agurts of Espereb-which were meaningles to the Japanese-Chinese movie parsommel ridiculed the sccupation forces consistently. Few Japanese went ter S Chinese and tinse, who did usually missed the point,

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certain remark

"They were puzzled by the Chinese audience's Benze Intrnour" bne Shonghai distributor fold the Associated Press. "They entddn't understand why

innocent Peemingly brought down the house."

"During the latter part of the (ccupation", he added, "constant, well-camouflaged predictions of a Japanese collapse made the local Japanese lose a great deal face."

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"But", he said, "under the Japs everyone, hustled-from directors

- SHADOWS BEFORE

HUE AND CRY (LEE) Stars: Alastair Sims. Jack Warner, Valerie White and Jack Lamber, Stry: About a bunch of Londo

who

get caught up in an adven- nie while recaptures the thrill of auth in the popular penny "blou

and thunder. Mielinet Balcon, the producer, deseries it as a film which begs so differ' and this is an excel- lest description. Amo-ing as well as exciting.

DARK PASSAGE (LEE) Stars; Hongdrey Bogan and Lauzen

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Story: Of a hunted man, Turned hunter in 1

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SIR MICHAEL BALON, of the J: Arthur Rank Organ- ization, who had the honour of Knight Bachelor conferred en him in the King's New Year honours Ilst. Sir Michael in duser of "Hue and Cry" shortly to be shown in

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meeting, re-anion In Sinul flood of laughter and tears, It's a'show buxi- ness theme, with Belly struck high school student, swhi ultimately runs in a comedian-dan- cer, teams up with him and settles doven to have a family: It comains. spretneular dance sequences, while Dailey establishes himself as one of the most versatile new actors in

sometimes years, Amusing, hifarings, this is a three-

NEW ORLEANS (LEE) 1ntra: Arturo

Cordova and Dorothy Patrick. Story: Not frightfully important 3 is chief purpose is to keep the film moving in permit of some first-class 122. It covers the evolution of jazz roms origins in New Orleans hack in the days of the first World Stars: Sabu and Bibi Ferreira.

Var to the more sophisticated ex- Story: Against Brazilian back ravagances of Inday, not to mendon ground, and filmed in Brazil, it fol-

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MOTHER WORE TIGHTS (KING'S)

theme is of a native thrown into the complex world of white civilisation, and finding that the sen world cannot be reconciled, Bibl Stors: Betty Grable, and Dan Dailey. Ferreira is quite a discovery. "The Story: None of that curby, tearful End of the River" is in the real staff of boy-marriex-girl, bay strays, tradition of British films. girl weeps, bay leaves, accidental in the sphere of reality.

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Current Shows

HUMORESQUE (Lee Theatre). Joan Crawford and Jchni Gorfleld. Strong drama. blended with some first-class music: *

VARIETY GIRL (Queen's). Vir- tually all Paramount stars appear at one stage or an- other. First-class revue ́en- tertainment and musical! comedy.

GALCUTTA » (King's); ( . Alor

Ladd, Gall Russell, suild William Bendix. A crimo thriller concerned with Over The Hump pilots, and a girl. | Bendix produces the Ught relief.

THE MAN WITHIN (Cathy). Michael Redgrave and Jean Kent, A. British film in the best style,

EASY TO WED (Majestic). Van Juhnson and ́Esther Wil. "Hams," which for the fana,

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MRS. MINIVER. (Star), Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson. One of the outstanding war aims, magnificently played,

filin "Calcutta", the crime King's are clearly not blood- stara, Alan Ladd, Gall Russell

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Hollywood Tips

Johnny Weissmuller, who has been "Tarzan"- for 15 years, Is

SEND FOR PAUL TEMPLE (A)- risking his 12th appearance in hambra). Anthony Hulme that role in "Tarzan and the and Joy Shell A crime Mermaids, for RK

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