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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1840.

CINEMA WORLD

No Serious Competition

"Hollywood, February 8. The film executive, qui Mayer, sald today that he 'did would not think television bring in enough revenue to make it a serious competitor

motion pictures.

to

Mr. Mayer told an MGM

how

то

sales conference? "I have yat to learn from anyone con. nected with television

to achieve they expect mendes khatuwilianshin.them. to pay to entertainment comparable to

turth

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Red

Herrings

Violence At The Drop

Howl At Night Of A Castanet

Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck create suspense

in large doses in the Warnor-version of Marjorie Carleton's creeps-and-shiver tale "Cry Wolf,” sonding shudders up the aisles of the Lee from today.

Dagger-fights, duels, wooing

"CARMEN" W.C. Fields Had Money In The Bank

Sénorita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in one of their tensely amorous momente in "The Loves Of Carmen."

In the caveman style and a fair amount of dancing of the stamp-click-and-whirl variety make Columbia's "The Loves Of. Carmen" a likely cause of "house full" signs being dia- It may be a little difficult for rome Miss Brooks has departed

played at the Queen's and the patron to draw an exact the film though the pearly gates. Alhambra next Wednesday..

particularly sad for the parallel between any of the This is

Not a Bim of the Bizet opera and the young shepherd boy take up too much space but might directly="Un“ of the fable who had a hilari suggest that there is nothing more story of the Gypsy girl with a wench In Seville Television seems to

ous time causing commotions to go and see which would be keen "wolf when hotanger threat-sage for the price of n sent in the ened, only to find things rather stalls, this is for you.

motion pla-

of an adjunct

radio, giving it eyes, just, a

sound gave

the screen

voice."United Press.

Difficult, But Different

of

Warner Brothers have set themselves a pretty problem in their publicity for "The Bigi Putch" starring Wayne Morris, Lois Maxwell and Gordon MRC- Rae. The film is due at the Les next. Tuesday,

The pretty problem mentioned statement above in posed by a printed in large Tetters on one of those immense and startling the Allm postera

11

with which

companies amite the public eye. saya "They come out slug- ging...ashing a vicious racket with their fats...thrilling beauti- ful women in their arms!"

A

NONATAN ETS be the photoplay IMATE SAMO 11 12 MET KAMERY viho-current za matalan dag for at the other

By Leroy March

Years ago, when the late W.C. Flalds was in vaudeville, hofre quently used to deposit his pay checka in a savings account in some bank of whatever town he happened to be in. He never got around to withdrawing these de- posits. So now the Arm of layers uccking to settle his estato assigned a man to cover the

great comic's old tour route, with his Job being to check avery bank to soe if Bill loft any money there,

Gregory Pock in indulging in some skuddering at the thought of the faint possibility that there's a move under way to get him to

beard grow a

to last through at least three or four pictures. Greg ing from an overdose of sword, has a two work whisker growth and Victor Jory, who makes

"Great Sinner." a for his role in delightfully scabrous bandit and some studio personages are

Torte to be in time mood-to-Book-- Briefly, the story is of a lively to have the star make it a

his

appearance. who discards dard feature of* appreciation of he-men her current beau for the greater from time to time by crying wrong. If you like a spinal mag-and emotions more volatile. than attractions of a young dragoon. yvonne de Carlo gets the nod to There now seems no doubt, that would be looked upon with She is warned by favour by the girls of the week teller that she will be killed by portray that famous, fabulous ly sewing circle

two-gun-gal of America's old West, Seeming very much at home

Calamity Jane." Several weil Caught In A swoon in the known Hollywood stars had their room of the dragoon the aids eyes On this role, and many her lover in winning a dual thought right up to the last minute with his colonel, · This forces that Doris Day had it cinched, the two to fee to the moun This part has always been an ex- tains where the dragoon has coptionally popular one for some to do battle once more to re- reason or another. move the bandit chief who, it

happens, is Carmen's hus

Now, Warner Brothers is reputable organization. Let no one suggest that they do not oulde by their agreements. Buch a statement on a poster is, we feel sure, in the nature of Agreement between the

and the company

pubile Therefore we can expect some. thing a little unueval. If not downright unnatural, In some less

The creeps and chith of "Cry Wolf" appear to have affect.

ed Barbara Stanwyck and Errol Flynn as they poor, down from a balcony.

when his

than funny

of the scenes in "The Big genuine warning was ignored. Punch,"

to ̈use.

in

the part of the turbulent temptress is Rita Hayworth. She is the fifteenth movie Car- men to alir the world screens (it is estimated that probably another dozen have appeared in foreign made for purely local con

MIN Hayworth's suiteblilty For the part may, or may not,

be due to the facts that her

fortune-

the one man she really lover.

band, Aller

Hollywood's been watching with. great interest to see what, if any, thing, happens when those expert

real name is Margarita Car- foothills Carmen wanders of animal trainers, Frank Buck and

men

·

a little frisking in the becomes matey with

Cansite, her early days and

aClyde Beatty, go to work in the were spent as a dancer on the prosperous bullfighter. This new Abbott and Costello, pitcher, stage, and that har paternal leads to the anale which Is "Africa Screama." Buck ami grandmother (mino named more than slightly exciting and Beatty have been professionally Carmen) was A worker

in which blood and tears, flow Jealous of each other for years, to with a rush. cigarette factory in Beville.

the points of violent antipathy. Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that La Hayworth gives the film all she has which

Glenn a lot. is quite a

Ford is

is her mainstay in the

atay in the mule line and is very effective in his way, too, though he has the failing of looking sometimes like a naughty boy rather than a brutal, un- scrupulous villain.

Sound performances are turn- cd In by Ron Randell Aus- trolla's gift to Hollywood) as a discarded boyfriend of Cor mon's, Arnold Moss as a colonel who la removed from the scene fairly early in the piece suffer-

REALISM COSTLY

However, it will all be less con- fusing if one avoids mistaking the One can imagine the director's derivation of the "ery wolf" quip, having bad some pretty trying What," demanded one critic at- moments deciding on the most ter the proview Anished, "did

HOLLYWOOD-The movie in-plano disappeared. Thon Miza appropriate tochulque

that have to do with the Assyrian "Now Lois," one

can hear him coming down like the wolf on the dustry settled in Hollywood be- Scott drove up again.

And the plane came back.". saying, "you cling round Wayne's fold" He was inclined to be in cause it had every conceivable because neither Mr. kind of scenery within an hour's) neck-facing him. Mary, (Mary dignant Stuart is the wench playing up-Flynn nor Miss Stanwyck were drive. Then it poured millions posite Gordon MacRue) you do gleaming in purple and gold. of dollars into building sound Arden got half way through the the same to Cordon, Right? Errol Flynn, for no apparent stages to copy the scenery in-scene when a baby started crying. Now come out stugging fellas. reason, is cast as a distinguished side.

He that such a scientist. It seems likely Tehearsal would be followed by Miss Stanwyck

to

application of liniment backs of the Indies, they studying ; na their contracts the while.

An

runs

up against because of her

Next try, Mles Scott and Miss

"Find that baby!" Dieterle screamed, and a half dozen yesmen scurried off. The baby stopped

crying at 10.30 am,

Miles Scott backed down

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"If you'll go along on a location a quiet period devoted to the being the widow of his recently-trip, you'll see why. It's some

the ERROL desetsed nephew (Richard Base-times cheaper to fako a set than thehort). A most attractive new-it is to use the real thing.

street and drove up again,

"Gosh, look at that!" # voice comer to the higher ranks et screen beauties is introduced in Director William Dieterlo drag-called. "They're making movies "Wall," the director may the person of Geraldine Brooks, ged a large cast and crew out to right out on our street."

At 11 am, a school two blocks have said next, "maybe that who is cast as the late nephew's what he thought was a quiet re-

aldential street in Hollywood to do away let out for recess. The wasn't quite right." Probably young sister,

unsuccessful laugh would The charming widow, if appears, a scene for "Bitter Victory," the sound equipment pleked up the

"Let's is anxious to became be tried after the 'well'

more Hal Waliis picture at Paramount, children's merry yells.

At 11.45 a.m., n take was ruined try it again with the gala in intimately acquainted with a silce;

Lizabeth Scott was supposed to by a dog

night front but facing the same way band's estate. Before anything drive up in her car, stop, and chat

of the wealth contained in her

At 12.30 p.m., the Misses Scott as the boyfriends. Now, came come

Eve Arden. About 200 and Arden got it perfect. on Wayna, get your arme Concrete can be done about this, with

The whole thing will last about round Lola. Remember what however, the general brouhaha of words of dialogue, all together.

has set In- At 9 a.m., on schedule, Miss 24 seconds on the screen, the pubilelty boya sald the spine-tingler

beautiful woman in shrides in the night, and so forth. Scott roared up. So did a plane. that is why it costs millions to

Everybody sat back until the moke movion,-United Press. their arms. Right-remember Next thing we know, the hand-

'thrilling

feline, you're supposed to be emashing .A victous racket- fet's 'gol"

Of course, here is a way they could have got round 1. They could have had each of the men carrying a girl in n

nremon's

lift. holding her with one arm and slugging with one fist.

there were two men that would stili make the statement tech- nically correct. But no. nora wouldn't do that. would be splitting bairs.

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