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Rating:

Gustave Flaubert's powerful novel of a patulant French-woman who surrendors all thought of morality in her pursuit of love, "Madame Bovary," is brought to the Queen's and Al- hambra screens with many expurgations which nevertheless Feep the story vaguely dis- cernible.

Miss Jennifer Jones plays the title role with extro- ordinary depth and feeling. Mr. Van Heflin is cost opposite her as M. Charles Bovary, the unhappy husband who witnesses his wife's decline into degeneracy across the turbulent tide of a whole generation.

Robert Cummings and Diana Lynn

The Eternal Triangle.

New twist in Eternal Triangle

Rating:

of

The picture combines the famous triat-in which the author of the buck is pecused by thei Publle Prosecutor In Faris colanning t minds 01 decent Frenchnen by publishing a seditious story with the book itself.

Mr. Jumes Mason appears in two or three seenve as M. Gustove Flaber, defending his integrity amid the solemn pomposity of the 19th century French court,

This screen version of the celebrated story reduces Madame Bovary's love affairs to three. when in the book her lovers approach at least half a dozen. Many famous episodes are omit- ted, and the inclients relating to M. Charles Bovary's first marri- age are entirely dismissed.

The story is held together by any powerful scenes, although exaggeratior is evident in many. In an effort to nullify M. Flau- tore's

Humphrey Bogart and friends

The Four "B'"

Humphrey Bogart

stars in thriller

Rating: ★ ★ ★

Columbia's "Tokyo Joe," which is now at the Roxy

and Broadway Theatres, is a very good action picture that abounds in realism seldom seen in Hollywood pictures.

Storring filmland's latest bad-boy-turned-good boy,

Humphrey Bogart, "Tokyo Joe" mixes the essential ingredients of a good movie-sus- pense, action, romance and realism-in just The audience will the right proportions.

enjoy every moment of it, and Bogort fans will be pleased with the performance handed in by their idol.

has labourers, Iollywood Kimura

"Tokyo Joe" gives Bogart un

Set against the actual back- grounds of Tokyo's past-war excellent opportunity to show off streets, the film deals with the his inherent talents. Because he attempts of a certain Baron acts his role with natural casual- ness, he succeeds in lerding it an (well played by atmosphere which he could never to smooth the rough edges of Emma Bovary's person- Sessue Hayakawa) to resurrect attain as the gangster,

The Am maintains a fost tempo ality, so that her wilfulness, her the notorious Black Dragon incredible perversities are just Society in an allempt to over-throughout, and Bogart Is ably Knox, fled on the plea of environmental throw the American military supported by Alexander temptations.

his friendly rival for the affec- occupation.

This aspect of the film, how-tions of the French actress, Miss One or two moments in the ever, is not its main theme. It Florence Marley, Sessue Haya- 1lm achieve exceptional dramatic is merely incidental to Bogart's kawa, Jerome Courtland; and a heights, although they do not attempt to pick up the threadsstof Japanese

their homeland for the film.

ful

recruited in occur in the book-like the hate-which he left behind, in Japan

All in all, "Tokyo Joe" is en- country wedding of the before Pearl Harbour, try Covarys, which so humiliate the to retrieve something which can joyable entertainment and should away from it in virtual hysteria, stand against the machinations of young bride that he is carried never be his again, and his gallant not be missed.

Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott and, Diana Lynn star in Paramount's romantic drama "Paid in Full," which opens tomorrow at the Lee Theatre. Eve Arden heads, the featured cast that includes Ray Collins, him to beg for 15,000 franes and Frank McHugh and Stanley is turned down by the million- Ridges.

aire's icy-cold statement that he "does not have it has seldom

For sheer power, the interlude

Miss Jones between

and Mr. Louis Jourdan-when she goes to

Dealing with-a-theme-that-long been equalled. har.been regarded as "not for the movies," this Hal Wallis produc-;

Miss Jones-in the twist of her

the wily Kimurn.

WALT DISNEY AMONG "FIFTY IMMORTALS OF THE CENTURY”

tion is the absorbing story of two face, the hopeless sob of har

Walt Disney, whose recreation sisters in love with the same man voice-suggests the inevitability in animation terms for the screen and the lengths to which one goes of the end, when she swallows of "Cinderella" has recently been

atone for a life of released by RKO Radio, to win him. Daring in scope, arsente to

miserable frustrations "Paid in Ful!" provides

which Ja cluded in the list of "Fifty Im- emotional experience for movie-wild expanse of emotions merely mortals of the Century," selected

colour.

by Dr. Ralph W. Sockman and featured in the current Cosmo- One of Hollywood's ablest young well worth seeing, although its

As such, "Madame Bovary" is politan.

Disney is placed in the com- lending men, Bobert Cummings turns in a tine performance with tragedy is almost beyond repett-pany of such of the hak-century's Han nowadays, and the sweep of "greats" as Mohandas Ghandi,

goers. .

rare

is in-

his portrayal of the man two waits mersage somewhat Victorian. Marie Curle, Thomas A. Edison, me desperately want.

The picture marks the secɔnd lime he bus 'been teamed with Miss Scott, the two having pre- viously appeared in the highly successful "You Came" Along."

Both Miss Soott and Diana Lynn are

welcome additions to any cast. As the intense rivals for Cummings' affections in "Pald in Full," they give fine perform- ances of their respective careers,

"Paid in Full, based on Reader's Digest story by Dr. Fre- deric Loomis, was directed William Dieterle,

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