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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1950.

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ROXY BROADWAY

Commencing today at 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

WHO HE 13THE NATUR?

Which one is the freshman??

Young Johnso

MOTHER Visa Freshman

RUDY

PHYTECHNICOLOR

VALLEE LAWRENCE

LLOYD BACONWALTER MOROSCO

ROXY ADDED: LATEST FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

ALSO: SELECTED COLORED CARTOONS

SUNDAY MORNING SHOWS

BROADWAY At 12 noon

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"SELECTED

TECHNICOLOR

CARTOONS"

AT REDUCED PRIĊES

SELECTED

TECHNICOLOR

CARTOONS"

from;

M.G.M.-PARAMOUNT-RKO Starring: Popeye, The sailor, Donald duck, Mickey mouse, Pluto, the dag etc.

YINGS

SHOWING TODAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

CHLOSTILKY

ENTURES

CINEMA

WORLD

Joan Fontaine in

drama

with

Burt Lancaster

Rating:

A fairly thrilling drama, "Kiss The Blood Off My Hands," starring Burt Lancastor and Joan Fontaine, is coming to the King's Theatre. The theme of the picture, as the title suggests, is that guilt can't be washed off so easily, and that the law of our civilisation demands that, in one way or another, crimes cry for punish-

ment.

From the moment she decides From the moment Bashlug Burt to help Lancaster, she becomes knocks an unsuspecting bartender ensnared in a world of intrigue into another werkd, it is obvious ane! evil she probably never that he is a doomed mnn; Holly- dreamed existed, and the movie-wood insists that crime must be quer's only hope will probably be punished. that the law will treat them both kindly.

Burt Lanenster doesn't have to

Miss

Fontaine, who involved with when he

becomes

Burt Lanenster climbs into her bed-

do much acting to s rolr. 100m to escape the police, san His face Ind flyure spakkeovers

that Love sometimes

un-

Miss Patine is ex- has a way of kicking the valeones. cellent as the nurse who like suspecting partaker in the teeth.

her destiny with a man who has Inst belief in himself, while No.: bert Newton steals many sernes the Cockney blackmailer who gets what he deserves,

Barring the #in's suspenseful and tender moments, the only fault of “Kiss The Bland Of My Hands" is its obvious certainty,

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KISS TEE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS

| UNIVERSAL-18TERNATIONAL RELLA

estarring

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April

motion picture with all the drama

of the screen's now!

\ NEWS-REALISM!

Starring VICTOR

MATURE

RICHARD

CONTE

Diraded by

ROBERT SIODMAK

Produced by SOL C. SIEGEL

2nd. & 3rd.

Bing Crosby Ann Blyth

Barry Fitzgerald

ita

"TOP OʻTHE MORNING"

SHOWING

TODAY

LORETTA YOUNG, VAN JOHNSON' AND FRIEND

The sweater fits nicely.

Light comedy fare

at Roxy, Broadway

Rating:

色 *

Blonde Betty "Mother is A Freshman," starring the over-young

at the Lee

Showing at the Lee Theatre

is Betty Hutton, being highly vocal in a slight Paramount The comedy, "Red, Hot and Blue." dealing with the adventures of an actress who determines to be a big name on Broadway al any cost.

Loretta Young and boyish Van Johnson, which is now at the Roxy and Broadway Theatres, is amusing and worth while seeing if you have the time.

film is a feather-brained variation or one of Hollywood's most cherished myths: that U.S. mothers up to the age of 40 should be able to look and act like their teen-age daughters. Beautiful Technicolor plus the Miss Young, a Park Avenua A member of a struggling "atmosphere" of % U.S. college widow, finds herself temporarily Theatre Group, and in love with campus tend to offset the impro-broke. She gets a ceholarship to its director, played by Vietor bability of the plot, which zig-Painter College, where she joins Mature. battling Betty is

zags its mer: y way to a happy her pretty daughter (Betty Lynn) | "snatched" when she is,

Inno-ending.

In pursult of higher education and involved cently enough,

n young English professor who gang shooting.

Roes by the name of Van John- son. With the help of the "Kiss Ing. Oak" and other standard campus props, Mother gets her |man and Betty gets compensation In the form of a student her own rge.

in a

Most of the film is rather hum- drum material, with a bright sequence, at the end, in which Hutton and Mature give the gang a thrashing which is pure Key- stone.

The blonde bombshell shouts her

way through several songs, dances a little, does a wicked skit on "Ilamlet."

Supporting cast includes June Havoc, William Demarest, and Jane Nigh

JOAN FONTAINE AND

BURT LANCASTER

They didn't have a chance.

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A€ 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

“ABBOTT and COSTELLO MEET the KILLER BORIS KARLOFF"

RATINGS

The "China Malf” la uning the following classifications to Indicate to readers the quality

of films reviewed:

•

Excellent

Above averaga Average

Below average

Liberty

(GUY MADISON

DIANA LYNN

Out of this bit of nonsense, Director Lloyd Bacon has pro- bably squeezed onc of the best examples of "escapism" we have seen on the screen for a long time. He also succeeded in play- ing up Misc Lynn, who has the makings of a good comedienne. and who fits her role as snugly as she does her sweater.

"Mother Is A Freshman" may not be a movle that makes achse. but then very little docs in our world today.

FILM NEWS ON SALE TOMORROW -The_April_Issue of the long Kong Filin.. aad. Theatre.News goes on sale tomorrow, and cinemo funs are assured their Įmoney's worth in features an their favourite stars, personality sketches and "sneak" previews of coming attractions.

LEE

Theatre

AIR COOLED, DEHUMIDIFIED AND OZOMIZED

TAKE ANY EAST BOUND TRAM ́OR ROUTE NO. 5 BUS

• SHOWING TODAY •

4 SHOWS AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9:20 P.M.

So you're in the

RED...

don't feel so

HOT... things look mighty

BLUE...

Drop the frown, Louie!! 'Cause Hutton's here

In the funniest,

zinglest hit of the year!

HEARI How That I Need You"

"Wake Up In The Merning Feeling Fine" "That's Leyty" "Fame" Tysong-wiler

Frank Lorszer

Paramoent

presents DATTY

HUTTON

and VICTOR

MATURE

RED HOT AND BLUE

VAJOHN FARROW, FRIDAY

WILLIAM DEMAREST, JUNE HAVOC Produced by ROBERT FELLOWS- Directid by JOHN FARROW

Screenplay by Hagar Wilde and the Tarrew Story by Charles Lederer

QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

&

SHOWING TODAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M. GABLE'S MOST EXCITING HIT IN YEARS

SCENE AFTER SCENE OF THRILLS!

ville macbe dramal

GABLE PLAYS ROUGH... but the girls love it!!!

CLARK GABLE ALEXIS SMITH "ANY NUMBER

CAN_PLAY”. WENDELL COREY AUDREY TØYTER--

SHOWS ON

5 SUNDAY! "Kiss

The film story of the month is | Universal International's

The Blood Of My Hands," drama coming to the King's theatre.

Subjects of I features are Richard Widmark, Maureen O'Hara, Shel- ley Winters and Gregory Peck,

In addition to the regular features of the magazine, there is, a full-page portrait of Jano Powell and a pin-up of Cornel Wilde.

FINAL SHOWING

'ANY

QUEEN'S AT 11.30 A.NT.

Extra Performance

NUMBER CAN PLAY'

ALHAMBRA At 12 NOON

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AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. SHOWING TODAY at 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

DOLDEN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

TEXAS

BROOKLYN HEAVEN

with JAMES DUNN MICHAEL CHECHOY-FLORENCE BATES

LIONEL STARBER-Sangley by karnis statuei braced on the Sounday trening for Story by Barry Basebald

Produced by ROBERT 5. GOLDEN - twisted by women Cayle + Released how UNIID ARTISTS.

TOMORROW.

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SUNDAY MORNING SHOW

At 12.30 pm.

"At Reduced Prices! VARIETY CARTOON PRO

IN TECHNICOLOR EVE

THUNDERING FROM SEAS AND SKIES-1 ADVENTURES AS BIG AS THE OCEANS THAT FLOAT OUR FIGHTING FLEET! FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING! COST OVER MILLION DOLLARS TO PRODUCE! ITS A BIG ONE!

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