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CINEMA WORLD

SUCCESS

CHILDREN

OF FILMS FOR

The wide field of films for children under twolve is

waiting to be explored—or exploited,

:

There is also the point that the more child actors there, are, the less publicity each indivi dual gets.

The British film industry is Į healthier parents) are far less of likely to become "problems." realising the importance films with a slant for children. In the documentary, educa- tional and entertainment field they are producing more and more 'films For Children Only and-leaving the adult to go to them if he so desires.

J. Arthur Ranks's Saturday morning children's shows in theatres his own circult throughout England are prov

The ing immensely popular. programme usually includes cartoons, an educational im or two, and a main feature Bult- able for children.

Among the latest flims made for the entertainment of chil dren is "Circus Boy," produced by

Children's Entertainment. Filma. G.B. Instruclonal Ltd. of This film tells the story Michael Scott (well played by James Kenney), who spends his summer holidays travelling with a circus, and the adven- turcs and delights of circus

life.

Realism Plus Thrills

Fairy Talos

But the whole queation boila to the fact that it ja down patently impossible to produce a children's film without chil dren in it except in the case tale. of a nursery or fairy Some European studios ore pro- on the ducing films based stories of "The Gingerbread Man," "Sleeping Beauty," and other tales, with adults op

stars.

Some time in the not-far-dis- tant future it looks as if there will be such a thing as a "Chil- dren by children and possibly dren's Cinema," made for chil enjoyed just as much by adult as by the children themselves.

"Golden Earrings"

THE GOLDEN EARRINGS: Yes, that is Ray Milland, the Gypsy is Marlene Dietrich. Ho is trying on his earings "for size" after Gypsy Lydia has persuaded him that, to ex- cape across Germany, he must conform to the habits of her gypsy tribe. (Paramount).

SHADOWS BEFORE --

Story:

Strictly

ars

"AGAINST THE WIND"-(Lec)=(Milland) has pierced enca~He is Stars: Robert Beatty, Simone even more intrigued when Bignoret, Jack Warrer.

Colonel Denistoun tells him his story. Just before the outbreak of the war, Denistoun and an Intelligence officer Byrd (Bruco Lester) were in Germany, where they discovered the secret of a polson gas

perfected by anti- Nazi Professor Krosigk

Made with a logical but ex- citing plot, and combining the real-life thrilla and glamour of the circus with the imaginary trials of Michael Scott, this Alm is typical-of-the-new-speaking medium in children's entertain the fact munt.

that this "Bush Christmas," made in Alm deals Australia with Australian chil-with the dren (both black and white) as adventures stars and Chips Rafferty as a of a group "heavy," is another film along of sabo- the same lines. "Bush Christ-teurs

Simone Signoret ope- mas" tells how n band of coun- rating in Belgium under orders try children defeat the well- from London during the last war lala plans of a gang of horse- should "date" It irrevocably, al- thieves. In addition to its en-though it was made last year. In actual fact the story has been tertainment value, It gives an

one concerned that the film has

They escaped from the Gestapo, Byrd was killed, and Denistoun, wan- dering round the

Hungarian forests in a daze, is taken care of by

Lydia, курку

(Marlene Dietrich). She dresses him as a

palm-reading, gypsy, plerces his ears, and tea-

him chics

On their way across Germany they navoid

capture by German their patrols, and Denistoun contrives

eventually to ` Eng-

extremely clear-cut picture of /handled so intelligently by every io contact the German Krosio

how children in Australia's an almost nostalgic quality. It and escape lonely outback keep themselves was made in peacetime, about land, Ray Milland with earrings amused, with very little outalde help.

Translations

from

or

and

a boot-polish. duskiness is sinest as bizarre as Dietrich with a lank hairdo, dirty nails and, to all intents and purposes, no legs.

Paramount).

Olivia

THE BOULTING BOMBSHELL

Dramatist Frederick Long- dalo, 87, went to sea John Boulting one Menday to dis- OUGH transforming his new play

Into · a Coulling.

the Says Praddy: "By time lunch was over, 1 had

agreed to show Boutting the script of another play "which I had already promland to a West End producer.

"By the

had evening, I

agreed to let him make a film of it.

"By the next morning i had agreed to write two more kim stories.

"By the time our discussion ended 1' had agreed to quit the stage for goed and join Boulting's auth."*.

New Role For Lovely Greer Garson

Walter Pidgeon in the

events whose sequel is ko so there has been no need for for Canada, too, is producing its violent propaganda action,

showing Nazi prisoners being quota. "The Boy Who Stopped,

in rat-filled cellars, for Ningura la produced by the grilled

the stock_booted and

monocled National Film Board of Cana- Gestapo official. The chief note "ANTHONY ADVERSE” (Leo):

Stars: Fredrio March, da, and is a fantasy about a throughout fare portrayal of DeHavilland, Claude Rains. boy, Tommy, who dreams that sound and accurate

Story: The fun

famous film

adapt-

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has he pulls a handle and stops the fatalism that such adventur Niagara Falls, and has a great ers must have accepted at the ed from Hervey Allen's eques changed the title of Margary deal of difficulty starting them lime, but which the machinery famous book has been re-releas

Warner

Bros. Fredric Sharp's novel, The Nutmeg of Winning The War preventeded by

the tourds Three," to. "Julla Misbehaves," ακαία.

reaching the screen in those March plays Anthony, an ad- and will team Greer

ling

Garson boy who grew to be years.

Al- and enturer on we continents. The group is both hero and

though he loves opera singer film.. heroine, and each one of them

Angela (Olivin DeHavilland), The story concerns a charming It is hoped that the distribu-is dealt

with

aufficiently and Son of these films will not be left. Simone Signoret, a young Anthony is forced to go to Cuba hut Irresponsibly show girl who confined to the countries where French star, is excellent as the before he marries her, and from crashes high society to attend the there he follows his quarry to | wedding of her daughter, whom Films with Belgian girl who has faced Africa. Crashing into the slave she has not seen since her separa- they were made.

and found it wanting, and-Gor trading business, he makes a for- the attractiveness and eduction.

ex-on don Jackson

son as a Scottish

beform. With a knack of doing al value of these should bentosives expert héiters his fine tune. When he returns to Inition from her husband 14 years

It b to find that Angela has come the wrong thing at the

right shown in all countries of the portrayal of the blind soldier in under the "protection" of Em-time, and vice versa, she manages world--and translations made The Captive Heart." These are peror Napoleon's displeasure and to straighten out her own ro- of them into several languages, the best in a cast that has been her meeting, makes it expedient mance and prevent the unsuit- so that all children everywhere well-chosen all round,

to a small for Anthony

Leave Italy.able wedding of her daughter. can share in the delights and Robertson Justice has

Finally

sho ensures the latter's part as Ackerman, their London (Warner Bros.). adventures of Travel.

happiness with an artist friend, "FRIEDA" (Queen's). most-debated chief, and makes it a most vivid of the

played by Peter Lawford. Eliza- and understanding portrayal. points about children's films Is This-is-excitement and drama as

-Burk - David Farrar, Mal Zet- beth Taylor has the role of the

daughter. that they have to star children. lived by real people. (J. Arthur terling, Glynis Johns. Many people consider that to Rank). bring children into the limelight

One

•

at an early age is to invite trou- "GOLDEN EARRINGS"

ble later on. This was true in

some cases in the earlier years

of filme, when precocious chil

(Queen's).

James

Story: The theme deals, de- licately and intelligently with the post-war relations between Eng- lishmen (as represented by the Stars: Ray Milland, Marlene Dawson family in rural England)

and Germans

by Mai (played Dietrich.

Zetterling and Albert Leven). Paris-bound Frieda, Story: On

is! German girl, D

to

England by

dren were idolised far beyond plane, Quentin Reynolds (played their merits. But today's batch by himself) is intrigued by the h

ex P.D

P.O.W. Robert David children feet that high ranking British Farrar) as his wife, a return for (and, Incidentally, saber, Colonel Ralph Denistoun (Ray

of saner, healthier

"FRIEDA"

The part of the show-girl mother is not dissimilar to the assignments Mim Qarson had on the London "stage, und marka J

the departure from Madamo Curlo And Men. Minlyer: type of part she has played on the screen.

her from Germany. His family are horrified, especially his Aunt POOR PEOPLE

help when he was excaping CINE MODDITIES

Nell (Flora Robson), who has Hollywood is laughing about hapes of becoming power in the story of the young daughter local politica sister-in-law of a wealthy movis tycoon who Judith (Glynis Johns) is was asked at school to write. Q widow, and the only one who story about a poor family. The shows ány understanding for youngster's essay read: "Once Frieda's pilight. Although Frieda's upon a time there was a poor and Robert love story runs to famliy

The

mother was

poor. conventional pattern, the

The daddy was poor. The chil- still manages to

ages to rise above it and dren were poor. The butler state its caseAre we to regard poor. The chauffeur was

poor. alk Germans as responsible for The maid was poor. The garden-

At er was poor, bye

Everybody in the

G fermany's aggressions,

"Frieda's” alow, arestrained pace, family wa

a plea for tolerance in preference

A

to violence and catracism is put

scross realistically, and clearly.

SEQUEL O

Movla__miz-up. Dan Duryea came to Hollywood six years ago to play the role of boo-in-Lillian Hellman's "The

Foxes,"

Current Shows Now Dan is playing Queat, the

father of Leo, in Miss Hellman's Gewebe © Another Part of the Forest." QUEEN'S AND ALHAMBRA

"Green Dolphin Street (M) which is really a sequel to "T

Now

though it takes place G«M); _A_saga of carly

Mon earlier than the Zealand plonoor days, with Lana Turner and Van Henin, original play. Ann Blyth is por KINGS: The End of the River traying the character that Batte The Litle

Foxes!!

Misky (Archers: Production). The Davis quaten

story of a young Brazil! Indian against white civi

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