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PARKS, CHAPMAN Chine chow with a Fork

CINEMA WORLD

In Need Of

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THE CHUNA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL '8. 1949.

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TERESA WRIGHT ROBERT MITCHUM

Reliable Randolph Takes The Trail Again At King's

Out of the adventure-swept history of a town born of blaxing guns in the hands of courageous mon, Paramount brings to the King's next week "Albuquerque,” starring reliable Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton.

Albuquerque in 1878, the picture's setting, was one of the lawless towns in the great South West of of a Young United States. It was the hub of an empire and of cattle and silver. Bribery, cor- ruption and murder were the weapons of tyrannical men who sought control of the re- gion's enormous wealth.

Against thin background, Di- rector Ray Enright has managed to create a fairly lively and entertainm Western. with IN ORATÍ triangle st Гостево Boy

Tavel Randolph Sent),

Boy tam Chaney) and "the Girl who

the hearts aflutter."

Harem Beauties And Thieves For The Lee's

GARY COOPER A Sucker For A Touch

Good Sam-- Wotta Guy!

of America a mest popular "old-stts

in drdson Story." |

Into přell-packed Albuquerque thony n't quite reel the grade in

are Gallanistes es-Texas Ranger Rundolph, Columbia' Blade" coming next week to the the nephew Queen's and Alhambra Then scrupulous

T

of the town's

despot.

Apprised!

To the Lee Theatre next week comes Guiversal's "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves," another one of those lavish and exotic of Holly wood extravaganzas that his uncle's nefarious undertak-leive the movie-goer dazed and The Made" is a haulsame chap, ings, he loses rn time 13 gather-befuddled. whatever that many mean. and Ing the forces of righteousness J's also dashing and handy with

a sword, but somehow he misses under his command. being a convincing 17th Century the film deals with his attempts hero by a bit more than just a to bring law and order to

Parks To do Larry men inel.

The rest of

the

lead

justice, the fault is not mainly his, town, Backed up with hot hut that of the fib's guiding and crashing Asts.

^

hands, who have attempted

classic example of reate a histerical strin of coily- loid with the usual Hollywood air Hollywood neters

the picture Choke

The dangers of violating that well known maxim. "Charity Begins At Home," amply illustrated in RKO's "Good Sam," which is due for release ut the Roxy next week.

AWK AS

WILLS DE

JAR THEM ŠTOKTA

"PURSUED”

ORIENTAL

AIR-CONDITIONEL

TAKE ANY EASTERN TRAM CAR OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS Showing Today: 2.30, 5. 20 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

MIGHTY DRAMA OF A STALLION OUTLAWI MIGHTIEST DRAMA

OF A STALLION OUTLAWI

Storring Gary Copper and Whether you will enjoy this Anne Sheridan in a whimsical picture depends on the extent you moord. "Good Sam" achieves (we really mean the sensory or- what it sets out to do--give the Bans) can stomach the fantastic. movie-goer almost two hours of

Inirly delightful entertainment. On tu the screen come breath-

harem taking

beauties

(yum,

There are times

Pro- when yum), the heroine, Maria Montez || dueer-Director Leo MacCarey what (aah), the villain of the plece, (or "The Belis of St. Mary's"

Kurt Katch (booh), and the Hero, and "Cloing My Way" fame) lels; Jun Hall (cheera) to make the the picture drag a bit unnecces- SHOWING Ilm a hodge-podge of intrigues, sarily, but on the whole he should' romances and ødventure.

be credited with a smooth, hu- pro-

carry In

the

of bravado; it strikes one. ke way of a punch is amply de-

Chinese chow with a knife monstrated in ent.ne

a display of Asti- and fork.

euffs between Hero Randolph and Nevertheless.

Chaney. It's cer- ካቶ tolerable

serk Villab Lon Who entertainment and who thrill to tainly one of the roughest, tough- adventures of est and bloodiest Aghts to hit the Inuuns-like thr swerdsine and find delight

screen since "Pittsburg." damsris being! benfenus carried arrows shallow stream.

Marguerite Chapman takes the leading feminine rain. Regarding her we'll say that she's a lush and lovely looking creature. period.

In

"The Gallant Made" is timed against the background of a tur- bulent France in the year 1648 Anno Domini, Plats and counter- pinks are scattered about like beer, bolite emps at a bachelor's dinner. and their solution makes up most of the picture, Climax of the Alm: is reached when Larry Parks and the villnin (Vietor Jary) engage in A bit of fancy fencing for the darusel. And need we reveal whur emerges winner?

KINGS LEE

SHOWING TODAY!

JANE WYMAN

WON THE ACADEMY AWARD, 1948.

AS

FOR HER BEST PERFORMANCE

"BELINDA'

"

DAILY AT

2.30, 5.13,

7.30 & 0.30 P.M.

SHAME CAME OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND CHANGED A YOUNG GIRL'S LIFE!

The Bante

The Betrayal

WARNER BROS”, NEW DRAMATIC ACHIEVEMENT

11#

The Confespont

The Vengeance

JANE WYMAN LEW AYRES JOHNNY BELINDA"

Wherever motion pictures are shown, this is the most discussed drama of the year!

CHARLES BICKFORD

AT THE KING'S. LATEST PARAMOUNT. NEWS

AGNĖS MOOREHEAD » STEPHEN MCNALLYḤ

JEAN NEGULESCO ovčka ur JERRY WALD

ALSO

AT THE LEE LATEST GAUMONT NEWS

The only noticeable eye-sore in "Albuquerque" is Cinecolor's colours, which have still a long way to go to touch Technicolor's smooth and soothing shades.

Very litle acting ability is reduction. quired for a pleture such as "All

man and heart-warming

Baba and the 40 Thieves," and the Although not in a cowboy or cast willingly obliges to make the Leatherstocking him another one of those "Baglad, Cooper fans will find their idol USA" creations, with apologies to as lanky, awkward and charm- the present rulers of that quainting in a double-breasted suit as he is in his usual galiup. He

city,

oulit, Gary

In the supporting roles are Tur-portrays (and very well, too) the han Bey, Andy Devine, Fortunio typical Good Samaritan, who is

for always a cinch

and Bonanovn and Scotty Beckett,

a touch, who usually lands up in a mess of troubles because f his in- ability to say "No."

Good Sam

Blandings Breakfast

The housewife's eternal complaint is being registered by Myrna Loy as Cary Grant, her husband In "Mr. Blanding Bulida His Dream House," parslats in disappearing behind his newspaper at the breakfast table. The ploture is now show- Ing at the Roxy Theatre.

SHOWING TODAY

MAJESTIC

DORI SONARY penasatu

́ ́IRENE DUNNE

AT 2.30, 5.00,

7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

GEORGE STEVENS production of

'I REMEMBER MAMA

BARBARA BEL GEDDES

· OSCAR HOMOLKA • PHILIP DORN

WITH VIR GEDNÉ HARDWICKE - LUGAR BERGEN - RUBY VALLEE • HARRARA OYNEL S

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THE DE LUXE

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is the sort of chap

who lends his car to the butler; it's wreck. ed and he is stuck with a dam- age auit.

Li (that's the Missus, and ably portrayed by Anue Sheridan) watches her husband's trials and tribulations until Sam Savcs འ girl from suicide and brings her home to be nursed. This is the) proverbial straw that broke the cauel's back, anci LA starts going about saving Good Sam from further trouble.

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