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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1850.

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LEE Theatre

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COMMENCING TODAY

4 SHOWS AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Paramount

pracenis

WANDA

HENDRIX

CLAUDE MACDONALD

RAINS-CAREY in

Surrender

with Andren King

A Mitchell LEISEN Production

Produced by Richard Maibaum

Directed by Milchbell Leisen »

DOES

A WOMAN DARE LISTEN TO HER HEART?

Hear the sensational

...SONG OF SURRENDER" ...sung by Buddy Clark!

new love ballad

Featuring For The First Time On The Screen

the GOLDEN VOICE of

ENRICO CARUSO

ROXY BROADWAY

· COMMENCING TODAY

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

The Impossible Is Easy!

That

SITTING PRETTY'

Mary

is

bark

GET SET TO HOWL!

Clifton WEBB Shirley TEMPLE

Mr. Belvedere

Goes To College 20.

**** TOM DRAKE - ALAN YOUNG

AND WHAT HAPPENS

SHOULENY HAPPEN .... To u Collegn ?

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ROXY ADDED: Latest Fox Movietone News

ROXY SUNDAY MORNING SHOW at 11.30 A.M.

20th Century Fox Presents

VARIETY PROGRAMME OF

COLORED CARTOONS

- AT REDUCED PRICES

HENDRIX AND CAREY Part of a Triangle.

CINEMA WORLD

Love drama

at the Lee

Rating: * *

RATINGS

The "China Mall" in using

the following classification to Indicate to readers the quality of films reviewed:

Excellent

Above average .Average

↑ Below average

"Joan" in second big week

"Joan of Arc," Sierre Pictures' Technicolor production starring Ingrid Bergman, is now in ita second week s at the King's Theatre

The Blm, which was produced by Walter Wanger, é a first-class picture which should be seen by all cinema goers who appreciate A sensitively developed

Camera drama of love's fight for ful-work and a one plot.

superb acting, excellent filment la Paramount's "Song Miss Bergman' dominates

the

of Surrender," which is now at pleture from the beginning to the the Lee Theatre. well acted end, and laurels should go to her this attraction provides some for her sincere portrayal of the of the most wonderful music Maid from Lorraine. ever heard in a theatre.

The film's rich musical back- ground has been woven into the fabric of the story in such a way that it becomes an essential part of

the plot's development. The story, set in New England after the turn of the century tells of a young girl, married to a middle- aged man, who lives the life of a drudge until real love comes along to awaken her.

Wanda Hendrix rises to the acting ch

challenge provided by her assignment as the tormented girl cought, in the bonds of a loveless marriage. Claude Rains, as her husband, and Macdonald

Carey,

as her suitor, complete the trian- gle with excellent performances.

Getting back to the must be said that it is of star hat the music, if calibre and rates a special. nod for its contribution to the effec- tiveness of the film. Four actual recordings of Caruso's voice play a vital part in the story and these are wonderful to listen to.

Richard Tucker, of the Metro- politan, sings Schubert's "Seren- ade" and Buddy Clarke handles the title song as additional musical treat. The title song, incidental- ly, a ballad written by the team responsible

for "To Each His Own," seems destined for the sume widespread popularity.

Mitchell Lolsen, who directed that powerful drama, repeats his Buccess here.

-5 SHOWS --

TODAY

The supporting cast should not be overlooked when handing out orchids. Francis LA Sullivan, Ward Bond, and, above all, Jose Ferrer, turn in fine performances.

"Joan of Arc" is a must.

Kong.

· Miss Chan York-ho, star in a new Chinesa fim produced In Hong

Entitled "Small Brokar,” the fim wAR shown for the first time last night at the leading Chinese clḥama houses on the Main- land. The producer le Mr.

Chen Ting, well-known Chinese Journalist.

Cathay

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At

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軍衛近车者

THE HYPEJAUK PRIT

WINTH OF 1940 Young Guard

- PART 1 PAT 2.30 & 7.30 PM.

PART II AT 12,30, 5.30 & 9.39 P.M.

CLIFTON WEDD AND FRIENDS

Music by Belvedere.

"Sitting pretty" sequel enjoyable comedy

Rating:

Q

That man Lynn Belvedere, self-styled genius and all-round perfectionist, is here again in a fun- ny follow-up of his "Sitting Protty” success. On this occasion he is a freshman at Clemens Col- lege because, impoverished by libel suits, he wants to collect a 10,000-dollar prize for his latest book and needs a degree in order to do

SO.

The picture is now at the Roxy

and Broadway Theatres,

"Mr. Belvedere goes to College”

la a ludicrous set-up, and

the

audience finds plenty to laugh at]

as this holty-toity scholar copes! with the indignities of student

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body ceremonials and penalties 2.30, 5.10, 7.20, &c 9.30, p.m. In his own satirical way.

A condition of Mr. Belvedere's M-G-M's GREAT acceptance for enrolment is that

he shall seck no personal public- ENTERTAINMENT!

ity from his stay at college, but Shirley Temple, Ellen Baker,

The fomentit a young war-widow with a small bit of the child, tries to make newspaper} }, }}|+ copy out of him, which puts him in wrong with the Faculty.

Of course, nothing-from pole- vaulting to straightening out a campus love affair between Ellen Baker and follow student Tom Drake -defents the efficient Mr B.

Cilton Webb is impeccable in the name part of this Fox rélease. He rolls up the film and tucks it away, securely, leaving the rest of the cast to coast along in his trucks.

Although this second ventura is perhaps, not so hilarious as tha Introductory Belvedere film, tha toughя come fast and thick enough for 80 minutes', good en- tertainment.

Montreal, February 22. Sir Gerald Campbell, a former | British Minister, In Washington, said here today that life is grey

in Britain and that the country needs some livening up.

Charles

"The Birth of Prince

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cheered the entire nation," he sald, "but then we can't expect

GINGER ROGERS

LANA TURNER WALTER PIDGEON

VAN JOHNSON

M-GM)

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at the

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KEEXAN WYNN ROBERT BENCHLEY

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Errol Flynn Ronald Reagan

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ESTER WILLIAMS

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Warner's New Smash Hit !

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James Cagney

Virginia Mayo

King's

5 SHOWS DAILY

At 11.30 A.M.; 2.00, 4.45, 7:15 & 9.45 P.M.

* Please Note the Change of Time"

"The highspot in the fabulous

Bergman career....a

"Stupendous... dra- matically it has mos ments of tremendous excitement and shock." -N.Y.TIMES

performance...her portring

masterpiece." --LOOK MAGAZINE

JOAN OF ARC

Herring INGRID

BERGMAN

A VICTOR FLEMING PRODUCTION COLOP BY TECHNICOLOR

CAST OF THOUSANDS

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Commencing Tomorrow:

LITTLE WOMAN ”.

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