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THE CHINĄ MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1950.

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25 ANNIVERSARY HIT.

"Everybody love's Little Women

...and they all love the boy-next-door!

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Liecte Women

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JUNE ALLYSON

PETER LAWFORD MARGARET O'BRIEN

ELIZABETH TAYLOR JAKET LEIGH ROSSANO BRAZZI MARY ASTOR

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A SHOT... TKEN SILENCE!

MAUREEN O'HARA

MELVYN DOUGLAS

GLORIA GRAHAME

BILL WILLIAMS

Womans Secret

with VICTOR JCRY

MARY PHILIPS JAY C FLIPPEN

A DORE SCHARY Persentation

What really happened behind the closed door?

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BRIAN, CRAWFORD and SCOTT

A lesson in politics

Joan Crawford film

at King's and Lee

Rating:

❤

A lesson in American politics and a fairly dramatic account of a woman's ambition to live on the right side of the track, contained in "Flamingo Road," week-end attraction at the King's and Lee Theatros,

oro

Starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, and introducing David Brian to the local screen, the picture has been directed by Michael Curtiz, of "Mildred Pierce" fame, and possesses enough punch to make. it on interesting show for all, barring kiddies, who should be left at home,

Joan Crawford, carnival dances,

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and

Little women make big picture

by

Rating:.

The Queen's and Alhambri Theatres this week-end offer family picture in "Little Women," a Technicolor production starrin Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson Peter Lawford and nost other reliable actors and acʼressO

The novel which his been read

Inany josex Ble on th: serten

and the millions of rend- cra who enjoyed following th ups and downs

the March Campy will find that MGM ho done a good job with their evi

lold version. Every member of the discern- ingly-chosen rust

lus and

her part like a glove. June Ally- NON IN perfectly suttes to th rule of the tomboyish Jo, wh carrieg, her lovely hair in orde to provide Marnice with h moury to visit thele wounded sokiler-father. who defies cun- vention, loses her beloved Laurie but ends up with both husban

sazeer

Poler

ht

O'HARA and DOUGLAS.

A phony contraston

Thriller due at Roxy Theatre today

from

Revolving around a woman'ı quixote effort to shield her Lawford protege

scandal, **A offers a bracing portrayal if the Woman's Secret" co-stars Mau- impetuous Laurie. Margaret | reen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, O'Brien is a touching Hittle Beth

Gloria Grahame and Bill Wi- Elizabeth Taylor sparkles as the liams in an drama of the en- radiant Anty, Janet Loirt lends

tertainment world. The fin quiet dignite to the put of Meg

is now at the Roxy Theatre. ellest of the chis

Hollywood gossip

Douchina

Durbin seems deter

Miss O'Hare is the key gure a former radio singer who loses her voice but successfully guides the career of a younger girl to fame over the air-waves. Whee her protege becomes dinationally involved and tries to commit suf- elde, Miss O'Hara decides to pro- tect the girl's reputation by "con-

radned to resttime her career Stestessing" that she herself fired the shot, and she is promptly arrested stones and is reading stories that on charge of attempted murder.

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stant diet te reduce two

a dozen angers have sent her, 11 seems like yesterday that heard Edin Moe Durbin warble at the Los Angeles Lancashire Club rokers. And at that time Li giri called Judy Gunun wa knocking at studio doors. She got inus Judy Garland

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Subsequent developments

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the efforts of Douglos, long Miss Oilara's closest friend, to ron- vince the police that the charge is ridiculous, and to clear up the whole affair. How he docs makes for an absorbing plot.

Mias Grähme plays the young When Van Helfin was a student singer and Williams is cast as her drama at the University of Gi friend. Victor Jory is seen as Oklahoma, he was

told to get an attorney; J. C. Flippen and into movies and "win those Mary Philips as a pollee inspector gorgeous demes." in "East Side, and his wife, heading the suppor West Site," he wina Barbar ting cost. The Dore Schury pre-

and sentation for RKO Radio

It's directed by Nicholas Ray, with Herman J. Mankiewicz producing and writing the screenplay from Vicki Baum's novel. "Mortgage on Life."

Joan now desperate, seeks out of is stranded in a small town, and Greenstreet at Gladys George's through Zachary Scott, deputy | place to force him ut gunpolat to sheriff, gels a job as a waitress. call the attorney-general and tell sheriff Sydney Green the truth about his own machina- ty

politically

is tions.

from There

Oght.

our own Stanwyck

Jamen inimitable Greenstreet

Mason. sponsoring Scott. actuall

is killed.

Vah's first win in his last seven vance his own interests.

and Joan is arrested,

Brianus. rushes buck to her defence, realis- ing now that it was for him that she had gone Groenstrect for

to #- Disap- oving of Joan, Greenstreet has her sent to prison, Scott mean- tine marries a local society belle.

Releused, Joan Is determined the fatal showdown, not to be run out by Greenstreet. and she gets a new job at Gladya George'a roadhouse. The state poilicus gather here, and Joun meets David Brian, Greenstreet's main politicut rival. He falls in love with Joan And they soon MAITY.

Scott, realising his lack of libre, кое

Greenstreet downhill, And throws him out to run for gover- nor himself. Brien, recognisiyir Greenstreet's ruthlessness, balka at this new move. When Scotl

shoots himself in Joan's house.

Greenstreet Immediately custs suspicion on hep Believing his wife to have been still in love with Scott, when she married him, Brian breaks with her.

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RATINGS

The "China Mall" le using the following classification to Indicate to readers the quality of flims reviewed:

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Excellent

Very Good

Good

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A great actor never dies

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FOR

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Maureen O'Sullivan has again refused a very tempting offer to star in a Broadway play--and a alee rulary of 50C guineas a weelt. Thu reason for her 'no', she doesn't want to leave her diree- tor-husband, John Farrow, and her six children.

was

Jerry Wald, she dynamic pro- ducer, defined a movie executive: "He's the man who has a worried look on the faca tant."

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We marvel at the energy of women in Hollywood. In addition to running Д # house, having families, nnd u career, some of thom

heads of successful businesses. Maureen O'Hara now owns three dress shops Joan Crawford owns three big blocks of flats which she personally supervises, Irene Dunne owns two hotela, Claudette Colbert has sev eral petrol-filling stations, large AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 0.30 P.M properties, and an interest in two plastica factories. Jonn Fontaine 16 vice-president of Rampart Pictures, attends all the meetings, and decider on policy.

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