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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1950.

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QUEENS ALHAMBRA

AIR CONDITIONED

CONDITIONED

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

DEVIL-MAY-CARY...

ine for bed of ADVENTURE!

M-Q-M P

CARY

JOSÉ

GRANT-FERRER "CRISIS

PAULA RAYMOND

SIGNE HASSO-RAMON NOVARRO

GRDERT ROLAND - LEON AMES

5 SHOWS SUNDAY

Extra Performance

QUEEN'S

AT 11.30 A.M.

SHOWING

TODAY

'CRISIS' ALHAMBRA

At 12 NOON

Cathay

AT 2.30, 5.15,

7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

THRILLING! AMAZING! SPECTACLE! THE WONDER PICTURE OF THE YEAR !

THIEF

ALLZANDER KORIA”

BAGDAD

ROXY BROADWAY

AIR-CONDITIONED

ROXY: SHOWING TODAY BROADWAY: Starting

Tomorrow

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. ONE OF THE BEST TEN!

Cooning YOUR WAY!

A picture to make your

heart sing out with Joy.....

so tender in its telling, so rich

In its remembrance, it's the kind

of movie the whole world

has been asking for! Jovella Celeste YOUNG · HOLM

Coml

TO THE STABLE"

20

STATE PR

DIRECTED DY HENRY KOSTER

ROXY ADDED: LATEST 2011 CENTURY-FOX

MOVIETONE 'NEWS

∙1. 'HEAVY- FIGHTING ALONG

· KOREA FRONT...

2. POHANG FALLING TO REDS.

3. PRINCESS ELIZADETII GIVEN

BIRTH TO BABY GIRL”“. LINDA DARNELL'ACTS AS TICKET: BELLER.

CINEMA

MacDonald, Winters and Friend

A new Saute Thompson,

Shelley Winters tops in King's new film

Rating: ★ ★

Shelley Winters is wonderfully entertaining as a belle of the South Pacific islands in "South Sea Sinner," now at the King's.

uwh

The blonde jactress serves up innded with another deportation Ter

version of ย Sadle | warrati), Thompson role with Il belter-

Perkaps it is disappointing that than-liberal amount of compl, she hands over the object of her Balsted by a wardrobe that must affections so docilely to a gracious have caused a good deal of cye-Indy from his past (Helena Cur- brow-raising within the Johnston |ter), but she dées, und sails awaj office.

with a cuy smile on her lips, good race, and a dependabl followel, Frank Lovejoy.

For the record, the story con- cerns the attempts of a former rubber plunter (Macdonald Carey) Luther Adler, playing the vil- te clear himself of a Japanese lain, is another actor concerned collaboration chorgé, Becoming in the goings-on, and Liberace. romantically involved, lusty Shet a planist with a fascinating face is helps two-sted Carey settle and considerable talent, contri- the sewe, but in doing so falis butes everything from hot music fout of the authorities and Isto Chopin

Psychopathic patient turns murderer

Rating: ★ ★ ★

WORLD

✓

CARY GRANT IN NEW THRILLER

Rating: ★ ★

A tightly-knit thriller is weaving its way on the Quoon's and Alhambra screens beginning today. Its crisp title. is "Crisis" and it stars Cary Grant, Jose Forror and a winsome now- comer who goes by the name of Paúla Roy- mand. Although there are parts when the script follows the too obvious,, "Crisis" produces enough shooting and suspense to keep lovers of in- trigue happy. Of course, if you prefer Cary as a comedian, this film may not be your

dish.

An eminent American brain: When he refuses, for ethicul surgeon, Dr. Eugene Ferguson reasons, the revolutionaries kid- (Cary Grant), and his wife, Helen nap Helen after she leaves, the (Paulo Raymond), are vacationing elty and send a message to the in a Latin-American country at a palace that she will be killed un- time of revolutionary upheaval. less the tyrant diés.

TD-

As they try to leave the country. From then on the film develops they are forcibly detained by into a merry chase until both the soldiers under the commnad of a doctor and his spouse are Colonel Adragon (Ramon Navar- united, and the dictator is left to ro) and are taken to the capital bite the dust. city.

At the presidential palace Fer- guson learns that Rudul Forrago Jose Ferrer), the hated dictator who rules over the poverty-ridden country with a despot's hand, is desperately ill with a brain tumor and wants Ferguson to operate on him. Although Sam Proctor

(Leon

མནཔ་ Ames), representa tive of an American oil company, urges him to leave the country, Ferguson agrees to perform the operation on condition that his wife be given safe conduct back to the U.S. Ferguson is now con land), leader of the revolutionary tacted by Gonzales (Gilbert Ro-

forces, who tries to persuade him to let Farrago die "for the good. of the people."

It's all about charity at the Roxy, Broadway

་

Rating:★★

When Hollywood, decides to give religion a friendly pat on the back, the results are usu- ally not too good. "Come To The Stable," now at the Roxy and Broadway, is nevertheless

Sullivan and Reynoft He was too greedy.

Fine Western

coming to the Lee

Rating: ★★

Lee

"House by the River," which | Jone realises that he is as mur- is now at the Lee Theatre, derer. The turbulent. undercur- amusing film fare, mainly be- A surprisingly entertaining

repis merge into a fine climax, cause of its original comedy | Western comes to the presents Louis Hayward as an author with a brilliant but and when Hayward tries to de-ideas and the charming acting Theatre on Sunday. It is "Barl warped mind which leads him stroy his wife and his brother, he is_brought_10.retribution.in. a.At- down shadowy mental by- Ung denouement. paths to murder. It is an en- joyable mystery thriller full of suspense.

Hayward's victim is a house maid, pretty enough to attract his roving fancy, but dangerous when she resists his advances and threatens to expose him.

Hayward, who is in his element as the devilish murderer, sive a fine performance. reminiscent of his portrayal in "Ladies in Retirement." Bowman and Miss Wyatt are excellent and Dorothy Patrick, Ann Shoemaker, Jody Gilbert, Peter Brocco, Howland Chamberlin and, Sarah Fadden fill out the able supporting cost.

Mei Dincill, who has done the screen play for "The Spiral ond "The Window," Staircase"

of its stars, Loretia Young and Men Of Tombstone" and stars Celeste Holm.

Barry Sullivan,--Broderick- Crawford and Majorle Rey- The film, which is at times nolds, and comes as a welcome warmly human, and then again relief after a crop of second- overly sentimental, sees a pair of rate horse operas shown here Frenel nuns (the Misses Young recently, and Holm) arrived in Bethlehem,

Based on the book, "Last of New England, USA., to build a the Badmen," by Jay Monaghan, children's hospital.

the film depicts Sullivan as an adventurer who throws in with They lodge in a stable in which a gang of outlaws and hold-up Elsa Lanchester paints; they be- men led by Broderick Crawford, come friendly with the young They have lean days until Sul- man next door (Hugh Marlowe), ivan robs the paymaster in the who composes dance music and office of mining company, where lends them his jeep; and having he

Miss Reynolds. However, she

His crippled brother, ably por- trayed by Lee Bowman, is ined- vertently drawn into the crime by Hayward's wily machinations, and evidence points the finger of Kuilt at him. Bowman

finds emancipation in his secret love scores once more with a strangely selected on adjacent plece. of land is recognised. by an employee, for linyward's wife, played by intriguing scenario, while Fritz they go to Now York and per- decides not to dive him away. charming Jone Wyatt.

Lang, who will be remembered

suade its owner, a rugged gam- for his direction of "Street" and bler, to give it to them. "Woman in the Window," shows his masterful hand again in.

House by the River."

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When she discovers that her husband is weaving the fiendish events of his crime into a novel,

LIBERTY

Air-Conditioned

Showing Today: at 2.30, 5.30, 7:30 & 9:30 P.M.

A DOCUMENTARY OF WORLD WAR II

BATTLE OF OKINAWA

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IN COLOR

ALSO! BOYSCOUTS GI AMERICA." If color. ADDED'," LATEST REPORT FROM EMBATTLED KOREA, {FILMED UNDER FIRE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE ''AND' PARAMOUNT NEWS CAMEILAMAN !" D-29 Super- forts take off from Okinawa for, raids on". Koyenomy targols Marine Army Unita wipe out Communist Mortar and Machine Gun: Crews, pic.

(His son turns out to have been killed on active service near the nuns' home town.)

A romance follows between

her and Sullivan as he promises her wealth and a coveted trip to San Francisco. In the meantime, he operates with the gang In staging a series of daring bold-

All they have to do now is to raise the mousey to buy a building: ups. They have three months to do it, and when the time is up they ars still 500 dollars short-to the de- light of the composer, who is now sick of having nuns all over the place.

The law hunts for the gang after they split up following a spectacular gold-dust robbery, but their own lust and greed for the loot, hidden in a secret place, bring the outlaws to their own destruction and the story to a dramatic climax... · །

Guinn

And then (Heaven works in mysterious ways) the maestro dis covers that the. melody of his latest hit song is only a smart) Fortunio Bonanova, arrangement of some Grogorian Willems, John Kollogg, Mary

Hoey, plain-song he heard while In Newton, Dennis

Morri France. And where did he hear Ankrum and Robert Barrat are 117 Drifting into his bivouac among the large cast zupporting from the chapel of these very the stars in "Bad Men of Tomb- same sisters. In the circum- stone."

stances he cun hardly do fess •

thun denate his next cheque from

the royalties on his music, and DE GRUNWALD MAKES ull's well that ends well.

RATINGS

The "China Bail" is using the following classifications: to indicate, to readers the quality. of films reviewed:

· Excellent

Above average: Average

Below average

ANOTHER "FIND".

For the role of Harriet, 'tragle mistress of the first Charles Cameron in his new producton "Flesh and Blood," Anatole De Grunwald has cast a newcomer to films-Ursula Howells.

De Grunwald has always been famous for his intuitive skill; in *** talent--Jean. - now Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano and Richard Burton are some of the stars who owe much of their flm success to him

For tall, brunette Urauta Howells, De Grunwald forecasts a brilliant screen' future. AI-

Avell ready known on the stage

and lo redio and television "au- diences, Ursula plays the strong, dramatic part of Harriet in "Flesh and Blood), with Intenga feeling and seniltfvity/TAS

Coral

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At 2.30, 5:15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M..

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SCALOPAT

WOMAN WITH NO F

EAST OF JAVA"

Jake

Mack secret la his bant, and a

hunger for revenge!

Cognac

10,000 miles abord

of the Frisen police

Doc

rash, reckless, he isnked

for trouble and found it

South Sea SINNER

ming.

SHELLEY WINTERS MACDONALD CAREY

HELENA CARTER

186 LUTHER AGLEN • FRAKK LØTENY --- LIBERACE

New Comichea Let the planet.

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LEE Theatre

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TAKE ANY LASTBOUND TRAM OR KOUTE NO, S.EUS

SHOWING TODAY

Four Shows At 2.30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.30:P.M. DIRECTED BY THE MAN WHO GAVE YOU " CLOAK AND DAGGER “ -WRITTEN-BY-THE-MAN-WHO-SCRIPTED

"THE WINDOW “

SUSPENSE

LOUIS HAYWARD

LEE BOWMAN JANE WYATT

House by the River

Directed by FRITZ LANG A REPUBLICʻPICTURE

Added : Gaumont British Nows ; The Great Cross-Channel Swimming Race-Service Chiefs visit Korea Front, Line-Britain's Victorious Athletes, etc.

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NEXT

VICIOUS! DARING! DEADLY!

OF

CHANGE

BAD

MEN Tombstone

Berry SULLIVAN: Marjorie RETKOLOS-Brunarick CRAWFORD-

Starring BRODERICK CRAWFORD

The Winner of Academy Award This Year 7

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