1948-12-10 — Page 5

"MIRANDA"

There

nothing

Betsy #bout delightful Glynis Johne as a cule, but in "Miranda“ she changes her Customary below-the-waist attire for an

elegant flen tai.

MERMAID IN MINK

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1948.

CINEMA WORLD

Zanuck Points Finger At Anti-Semitism In The U.S.

In its own way, "Gentleman's Agreement" at the 'King's this week) is as memorable a film as

"Hamlet."

It is acted with a smooth naturalness that is be- coming ever more rare in Hollywood produc- tions. It is directed with a sharp eye for the dramatic rather than the sensational. It has a message.

There is An message. 101 moral, nothing but whimsy in Bluntly. "Gentleman's Agree-tle role and will therefore be a "Miranda", the tale of a mere ment" exposes anti-Semitism in likely target for a little anti-Me

Gulreirm tricious merniald and her effect the United States, and as such audience. ¡lowever, she gives

on the inrt of the

on London saciety in

generate a powerful vehicle, shocking most convincing portrayal of and some of its

in in its honesty but not

type of person which is as com- particular, coming to the Lee presentation. Good taste

toon as eats anil about half 19 been admirably maintained intelligent, without loss of effect.

this work,

members

wearing the

in

Jts has

Glynis Jolina 15 rudder assembly in this glorified The true worth of the message fish story, and in the words of jyurried by the film will be lost, that little-known American Bish however, if audiences

ing expert,

Zuny Geny, "She at its face value only.

looks shinji as a shank is thol New Look."

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Anti-Semitism

neerpl t

undoubtedly

{a wicked nød contemptible «lti- We

tatudes But it should be remem- Arst in Trentucer Miranda as she is tugging might-bered that it is no more or less and contemptible thou by at the business end of a ghung wiekted

the unreasoning, bigoted condein- line. On the other end is an

Street nation of any race, colour, reti- eminent

young! Harley doctor, Paul Marien (Grifth | glon or other collection of human

Jones). All the money is on the hauling heater until he loses his balance and is pulled down intu the submarities

of the sealy vamp.

boudoir

Miranda, it turns out, has yearning for London society, blinded by the contradictory attractions of Miranda's upper (and better) half, and swayed not a little by her refusal to let him go until he promises to take her with him, Paul agrons to wheel the mermaid round in

a push chair to see the flesh pots of London. She is to pazo as a patient.

of a

Fresh Paint

On Old Face

Ilere we go again on that creaking old merry-go-round which every Hollywood studio keeps in stuck to haul out and set in motion at regular and A fresh frequent intervals. cent of paint has been slapped over the flaking surface but the fired old thing connot fool us nay more than a dear old soul by can pass as Hedy Lamarr heaping on the cosmetics,

Basically, "Love And Learn" (at the Lee this week) is just Ecreen gazar to twitch under the another eruption of the "rich sit

loves pour boy but does not win him to know she is rich" theme, Martha Vickers is the rich girl with the passion for monymily, ant, rich or poor, she will do for the popular inute vote.

It

should cause

many

A

lacerations of the conscience when they behold the vacilla tions of thle woman whose Innale decency of feeling pro- mpts here to equirm Et the thought of anti-Semitiam whose Inbred fear of uncon ventialism and strong emotion forces her to cling to the com mon ostrich philosophy.

but

Robert Hutton is the Alce young

whose serisi- bilstles are pro sumed to be such that

the thought There can surely be no rea and feeling when necessary. One of his sweelle br-

rich accustomed to Ing

beltigs.

son why

talled baboon if that hatred in the reault of honest and just deliberation. Out to Inluige In the moronic unpleasantness

I in a relief to see that John Garfeld cu rel with restrainl

has become

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would

should not anyone hate a Jew, Christian or ringing him stalk through film give him a severe case of the sulka. wearing a weighty clock of ob-

款 song- tuse pugnaelty that it is indeed He welcome to and him this time as writer in this epic, a fresh, natural, Jewish ex-ser-one who, teamed Juck Car- vicemati. His part in the film, with

is singularly Robert Hutton

Justifiably unsuc that of a representative sufferer son,

of Indiacrimate persecution of any group is obviously taking the Devil by the hand.

at the hands of the at-Semiter, and probably is not easy and could have suck-cessful,

The film's story is simple anded the whole story down into the bold. Gregory Peck is a writer|bog of bathos, who is commissioned

tini.

The i

Et>

series of articles on nati-Seral- On the heads of the producer, In earnest person, Darryl F. Zatuck, the director, present his subject Eba Kazan, and on the tiim it- but self, has been lavished a wealth completely,

Anxious to

322

fumestly of her gidly Ihwarted by the difcully of of well-earned praise which woukt

in the course whirlings she manages to pro-AN vake atnounous tendencies on the Ketting to the root of the matter inlee any further utterance.o

Sumer rei While he is unable to view it from the subject superfluous. young artist, Nigel the Jewish standpoint. Hence hist port

kuy that "Gentleman's Hood (John MeCallamy and the

1: n Alm decision 10 let it be understood Agreement"

which eminent doctor's chauffeur Char-

Ishould be seen that he is of the Jewish faith.

for the story it lex (David Tomlinson) as well os

tells, and which will be enjoyed on that of the doctor himself,

as well for its unvarnished merit The various dancers and wives

as dramatic entertainment. (RKO) of these gentlemen tend, natural- ty, to pop at the seams a little over this.

Same consternation is enund among the Immorant, Loo, by Miranda's penchant for whelke and oysters as a staple diet and by her preference for the bath

sleeping place. Had the scene been Hong Kong under the key-money rule this latter woul have caused Ro comment of course.

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AL always In these merry phantasies, everything is strai- ghtened out satisfactorily be. fore

trots end. Miranda back to her Balty homestead after some remarks on the part had

the

of the doctor's wife who been delving for ammunition in an encyclopedia.

Even If you find the exploits of only bott a glamour girl too frustrating to be enjoyable there is still something left in "Mir- anda" Margaret Rutherford, that memorable Madame Acart of

"Blithe Spirit," is present in the cast as the nurse hired to look after the patient.' She has to be let Into the secret of Miranda's

lower, latitudies, of course, but is not in the least disconcerted ar she had always believed in the dent creatures. (Eogle Llon).

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In "Gentleman's Agreement" Gregory Peck is a wrt. ter who lets it be assunted that he in of the Jewish faith in order that he may write of anti-Semitism from first-hand knowledge. He is alarmed at what he is lold by his Jewish friend (John Garfield) and at the passive anti-Semitism he finds in his girl friend (Dorothy McGuire),

to the movies in the last 20 yent?. here is a brief synopsts of ap-called plot,

the

Two rong-writers are on their beam ends, They go to a night club (it's great to

be poor In Hollywood). There they meet a lovely wench who strings a tale

TOO RISQUE

The Johnston office has turned down as 100 risque designs for event of the gowns Ida Lupino

to have worn in Read Blouse," And I in also cutting freun "Mr. Peabody und the

of woe in order to (a) enlist the Mermaid" Brenes of Andrea King already obvious sympathy of one swimming in

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This nonsensical piece of decep- tion is Nuccessful for some un- known reason, Hence an inere- fible number mildly entertaining situations develop, earth-shatting di cuvery, who played the native Carol Thurston, C, B. DeMille's misunderstandings occur, and irl In "The Story of Dr. Was- Jack

Caraon, of course, is alt producer William Jacobssell," hasn't

working to and director Frederick de Cor-screen in three years.

gen scen on the His facial Good.

She re- various registar the

emotions slova can do to bring the thing to turns In "Rogne's Regiment," may be considered just a little

happy ending in the prescribed starring Dick Powell, and wit overdone, and blo

celebrated

time. (Warner)

pluyu native girl! version of the "double take" } definitely becoming famillar to Almgoers, but he can still be funny, Which la Just as well for "Love And Learn." The funny man's heart offilction is Janis Paige who has a certain leak about her that obviated the necessity for her doing anything startling in the way of neting.

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