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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1949.

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ABBOTT COSTELLO` FRANKENSTEIN

The Wolfman

BLAYED BY

LON CHANEY

Dracula

The

Monster

PLAYED IT

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BELA LUGOSI GLENN STRANGE

LENDRE AUBERT- JANE. RANDOLPH - Brigital Screenplay by 2ABERT LEES - FREDERIC L RINALDO - 38KM SZAKT – Ietted by CHARLES T. BAXTON • Produced by REBERT ANTIEK

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Its stars are Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams and Gene Kelly, with Betty Garett, Edward Arnold and Jules Munshin (the comic waiter of "Easter Parade") in supporting leatis, which in itself is a guarantee of home runs in conz, romance and laughter, and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game” has all three in a big way.

Exciting Film At Roxy, Broadway

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With "Yellow Sky" which starts today to the. Roxy and Broadway Theatres Twentieth Century-Fox has brought to the screen a well- done drama that offers local moviegoers some 95 minutes of taut, hard-hitting and exciting film fore. Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark and

an excellent supporting cast give great per- formances in this story, and Director William' Wellman and Producer. Lamar Trotti should be congratulated on their achievement.

"Yellow

Sky" recmunis the leader of the desperadoes whose story of seven men-outlaw-efforts to keep the men in line is who, hunted over the burning complicated by the complex re- Arizona badlands, hide out in alationship that deccions between ghost town where a girl, wrise in himself and the girl, Anne Baxter the ways of men and the desert, plays the desert-hardened · girl. lives with her grandfather,

underscoring her versatility with; a finest performance.

The outlaws ar: exciled by the hint of a gold cache hidden by Richard Widmark is perfect x the old man, and become wrack- the treacherous outlaw who chal- ed with suspicion of cach other. Jenges Peck's lead, and show But it is the lone girl, and the Hong Kong Alm-goers why he ruthless determination of each of has been labelled Hollywood's the men to make her his personal | No. 1 Badman. Others in the prize, that spark, the terror and cast include Robert Arthur, Johm tense drama of the inevitable | Rusell, Henry Morgan, James battle between them, and builds Earton and Charles Kemper, the suspenseful plot to its terrifie climax..

Gregory Peck is superb as the

Hollywood's Funny Men

Meet Monster

Rating: ** "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" opens this week-end at the King's Theatre and should appeal to most lovers of slapstick comedy.

With Bud and Louw, in the top

The fun revolves round two roles, the film also includes Lon members of a ball team whose Chaney as the Wolf Man. Bela Owner unexpectedly arrives in

Lugosi as Dracula and Gim Florida to supervise spring train- Strange as Frankenstein's Mons- ing. Shortstop Kelly, First Base-ter. The feminine touch is added man Munshin and Second Base-by. brunette Lenore Aubert as man Sinatra, who form the out- | Dracula's medical assistant and standing infield combination.. are tionde one Bardolph as an in- all prepared to put the owner in surance agent who gets involved his place but they hadn't reckoned in the horrific gemgs-on."

on its being a girl. It's Esther Williams, of course, and she proves not only curvaceous but able to put ever a mean curve on the diamond.

Wher Esther starts laying down the law about training rules, cic.. Kelly tries to win her over with some smooth hooting and some even smoother romance. Mean- while. it's bashful Sinatra who finds himself head over heels in love with the team owner.

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The film marks the first time Bud Abbott and Lou Costello ever have tangled with these korrer characters. Iîterestingly, however, it is the third time the Wolf Man, Dracula and the Monster have been teamed, the previous two instances being for "House Of Dracula" and "House Of Frankenstein."

kenstein beguiling

accom-

The story revolves around an attempt to exchange the Fran- Monster's dangerous

with mechanical brain

that of Costello. To do this, Dracula: brings the Monster's remains all the way from Europe. seeking a proper victim. He is followed by

the Wolf Man who unites forces

The complications are eventu- ally ironed out to the paniment of explosive, laughs and a hit parade of songs, with Kelly and Miss Williams discovering that they are made for each other and with Sinatra snarred by Gar-t relt (Incidentally girls. here's a tip on how to get your Merely sling him over your shoulder and head for the nearest preacher. That's what Miss Garett does!}

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with Bud Abbott to prevent the transfer. Cortelle disappears to a castle off the Florida coast where Dracula and his aide, Miss Au- bert, are just preparing for the brain exchange when the Wolf Man and Abbott halt the opera- Lion.

"Abbott and Castello

Meet Frankenstein" marks the twen-i tieth film done by the comedy

team,

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