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NOTICE

CINEMA WORLD

SHADOWS BEFORE --

athletes.

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there is

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| "XIVM OLYMPIAD THE GLORY In general the Technicolor is OF SPORT" (Queen's and Leo) excellent. This is particularly STARS: The world's greatest true, of course, in those scenes

winter sports, swimming,, ýach- People most likely to derive ting.

lend to it. On occasions all-round enjoyment from this themselves

falling off in the production are those with

.but scenes capacity for getting fun out of straight-out athletic watching others being extreme-his can hardly be considered

krave fault. The cameramen did ly energetic in a polished so not have the controlled lighting of way, and yet who are not of the Hollywood atudio-nor did fussy along, what lines those they have the opportunity to have whom they are watching ex-repeats" of the action executed pend their energy,"

Those who are innaties in any particular line of sport. almost certainly will be irritated by the fact that Castleton Knight hun not devoted at least 90 per cent of the tim

film to their fancy,

#

One person connected with this production who has not re- celved .too much publicity is Guy Warrack. He

wrote the music. For the most part It is fairly unobtrusive and there- fore, by claems standards, good, There is at least one

person, however, who could cheerfully him for providing a luta obliggats to the throwing of the

hammer. Wether

considers one

Names Are Important

was given

paid

aumptuous fabulous salary,

Some years ago the novelist Louis Bromfield was om played by Samuel Goldwyn. He office, gorgeous scoretary and was But he was given no work.

For weeks he sat around drawing his pay, but doing ab- solutely nothing. Finally, he became fed up with this life, of luxury. Breathing fire, he barged into Goldwyn's office,"

"See here, Mr. Goldwyn," he said. “I want to break our contract. I realise you're paying me handsomely, but I'm not earning it, and I can't stand It!"

"Now, now, you shouldn't feel that way," corected Qoid- wyn, putting a fatherly arm around the writer's shoulder. "After all, we hired you for your name, Mr. Bromberg,"

US-SOVIET

FILM DEAL

not prepared to disclose what Mr. Molotov salt, but he indicated that the Soviet Fereign Minister was also fortheght,

He added: "We did not talki about co-opernítón. I think AmY- Mr. Eric Johnston, Americanericana are interested in deeda im chief, had talks with So-and not in words now."-Reuter. viet leaders recently ол the subject of selling American ems In Russia, states à Rou-

Glory of Sport" on the whole as a ter's report from Moscow. Sir Laurence

work of genius or merely

$15 a

At the same time, as reviewers have been shouting steadily ever since the first showing of the fim, there does seem to be certain lack of balance in the times given to the various attractions of the Olymples. It seemed reasonable to suppose that the obvious appeal of the picturesque know acenes prompted such

a generous silce santuan newsreel there is no doubt that there is interest and of the footage being given over

excitement in it for most-and to the winter

sports section.

there are parts of it which are Yet the

equally obviova and

a "must" for anybody with a love, universal appeal of the swini-

for sport. and ming scents

tho horse- elding and yachting scenes did not prompt any such gesture, However, Mr. Knight probably had his

глазамя for own good doing things the way he did, and it must be a comfort to him to know that however else he might have arranged his film he would have been shused for it by some

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MAUGHAM QUARTET

A Union Man

BBC

One of Flore:Robson's first engagements after she return-

ad from hår season of "Macbeth" in New York was to broad- cast to the conținent she had just left in the British Broad- casting Corporation' North American

series "Britain's Pleasure Parade"

Miss Robson is one of the Narcissus" or the adventurous Anest of British actresses but Countess von Platen in her latest there was a time when shem "Saraband For Dead Lovers,"

Miss Robson is equally at home. thought hertelf such a failure

She has combined radio with that she retired from the thea-stage and film work in both the tre and worked for four years States and Britain. Her poetry as welfare officer in a factory. readings from the BBC always;

A graduate of the Royal Aca-attract a huge fan mall. demy of Dramatic Art, she As she told listeners in "Br started her professional career in tain's Pleasure Parade" her plans repertory in the

nces; then for the immediate future are to Vinterla came the factory

Mr. Johnston, President of the American Motion Picture Pro- ducers Association, said that he thought Hollywood could

sell some 20 films a year to Russia.

Auckland, New Zealand, He added that he and

he and officials

September 22, of the Soviet Cinematography Unless Str Laurence Oliver Ministry had reached a "meeting is described as an employer he of minds" on the sale of the Alms will be à trade unionist while ing which her only contact with appear in comedy as she is tired

now bo

transferred to

i

dur-

drama was to organize a

a factory theatre in which she did not act.

There is

is a theory that an ac- tress

should make her name be- fore 30 and should not risk try- Miss ing to make a a comeback. Robson challenged

this

at the age of 28 by reviving her passion for theatre Ilfe and joining a re- pertory company at Cambridge. This started her on a long series

After eight days in Moscow, he said that negotiations would in New Zealand or else bo un- New[able to accept any professional

Blonde Susan Show is being

York to work out detalls. "The engagement, It was learned on deluged with assignments, which

negotiations fre not yet Tuesday,

This is the result of an Actors' seems

terminated' he rdded, "but it Indicate that the pro- mise she showed in "It Always

would appear that we are in Equity Agreement reached be- position to conclude them. Rains

Wetween employers and employees on Sundays" has been

in New Zealand under which all Justified by her work in "Double have practicpily made a deal."

Mr Johnston also said that he overseas artists coming to New Those who have seen the Ger- Purauif" and in "London Belongs man prototype of Olympic Games To Me," in which she replaced had had a very forthright and Zealand are required to obtain nims will recognise a number of Patricia Roc.

The 18-year-old frank talk with Mr. Molotov, transfers from their own actors' similarities in this production. At lovely

the United States union to that in the Dominion.. to work next Rock

In when, with

General

While in New Zealand, actors Bedeli is Inclined to scream Wedding Bells," Crat of Gains Ambassador,

odious borough's new family series, and Smith, he visited the Kremlin. come. temporarily under the "Copyral" or some such

New Zealand award. "Among other things, I said I expression but later one tends to is listed for a further two of the wish that more similarity existed. family films, us

The thought it was abuul time the The agreement provides that It is interesting to note how much

Soviet Union stopped counting on compulsory unionism is to apply the colour heightens the effect of stories by Somerset Maugham, another severs American depres- to all professional actors and en-

In an inconspicuous role of the the being filmed under the composite sin. I told him America was tertainers appearing in New Zea- those passages which follow

I heading, Quartet."

united in its foreign policy. We lund, including members of over- previous work.

were against aggressors in any seas touring companies such as 'nation,"

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WILLING MONKEY Flora Robson is DI Old Vic., as the cheerful mur-knitter

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