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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951.

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THIS-- IN MY FIFTEEN YEARS KERE, MAJAY | I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM WHY DOES I WITHOUT IT. NATURALLY, THE WEAR IT'S NEVER DISCUSSED." JAMASKY

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BOBBY DRISCOLL • ROBERT NEWTON • BASIL SYDNEY`

Produced by PERCE FLARCE • Drected by BYRON HASKIN◄ Screenplay by LAWRENCE E. WATKIN Dealributed by RHD Radio Pictures, Inc.

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Power In SNMARK OF ZORRO":

Fox Film

critic takes a holiday

FRED MAJDALANY

presents a light-hearted Quiz

N this season the most improbable of us struggle to achieve a foolish

grin and what is called the festive spirit.

It seems right, therefore, that the film critic should abandon solemn analysis and the quest for film perfection and, like everyone else, devote himself to the grim pursuit of fun.

In place of the customary carping I accordingly offer a general- knowledge paper, specially designed for filmgoers who have not allowed the world situation to blind them to the importance of film-lore.

Question 1: In "King Solomon's Mines," the possibility arises that Deborah Kerr may be eaten by cannibals. This suggests some

interesting speculation as words, how many additional- writers working 12 to which are the most eat. dinogue able actresses of today, and hours. a day will be required to how you would like them masterpiece of 5,000 worda? done. Suggest four. My own choices, to help you:

(a) Roast Ingrid Bergman, with onion sauce, redcurrant jelly, and roast potatoes.

(b) Escalope of Joan Fontaine (very tender), garnished,

(c) Betty Grable with bot chocolate

sauce, cream, and served with small fruit jellies shaped like legs.

convert it into a flimic non-

Question 6: Name one film in which an American college was depleted carrying out educa-

fonal work other than pro-

dubing a musical show.

(I cannot answer this myself.) Question 7: Place the following American religions established by the cinema as top three-in (d) After eating too order of importan.e: Mother- Betty Grable the day before, worship, child-worship, adver- Anne Baxter-and-Mushroom plo

much

with salad would make an ideal light lunch,

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Question 2 Name at least 100 recent films in which the follow- ing lines occurred:

"It's it's beaut

"But can explain-"”

"I wanter be somebody." "He was a good guy."

"You know, You're cute when you si

smile." "Running away won't solve anything."

Question 3: Name one fm in which a character ordered a Martini without adding "very dry."

Question 4: Who was Tockni- colour?

tising.

French and Italian films (a) be Question 8: Critics often praise

cause they are in the pay of the French and Italian Governments, (b) because the films are good, Which?

In the next two questions you are Jequired to say which of the statements is correct:

Question 9: Abbott and Fpb- tello are (a) famous public of #t Greek schools, (b) nuthors

THEY CALL HER THE NEW MAE WEST W Winters?

\ƒBAT doel Bollywood Imagine 14 ta daing with Shriler

A year or so ago, when she was climbing up from the small-part stage. It looked as though Miss Winters was a case of discovered treasure She had an astringent Uite to her personality which promised something refreshingly new in Hollywood heroines.

Now they seem bent on 'urning the girl into an errata Bian West We are invited to see "the shocking Shelley Winters" and her “sexy, dynamle personality” in that new film, Frenchlo-and, though not by invllation, to be shocked In a different way,

I don't want this clover actress to shock me; I don't want rubber alamp copies of Blae West. Will Mits Winter's employers please stop this RODSense, before it is too late. and allow Shelley to be her own self-which is much more entertaining*

How silly to unearth a treasure and then send it west...

More British Stars For Export

(e) a matter of taste. Question 10: (a) The BotwellAVING Sisters were lady friends of Dr Johnson. (b) Shirley Temple is one of the Inns of Court (c) Ollvia de Harvilland is a kind of

aeroplane.

Question 11: On what occasion did Confucius make his famous Question 5: If one novelist pronouncement: "When televi- working six hours a day can sion is inevitable, sit back and write one masterpiece of 100,000 pray for power cut"?

Gone are the movie sirens of yesteryear

By PATRICIA CLARY THE gilded age of the old

THE movie queen is be so lavish that

dead.

By JACK DAVIES

Jured James the Arrow" in which, among Mason, Michael Rennie other things: and Stewart Granger to their studios, Hollywood now has its eye on two more of our leading male stars.

"The Law

Michael Wilding will shortly be starting work on his first American film. It is called and Lady Leverly." But it is unlikely to retain this title for long.

For Hollywood wits have already

"Lady Loverly's dubbed

It

He somersaults and pirou- etles across six horizontal bars sticking out from the side of a building 25ft. above the ground: leaps from a balcony to the top of a slender polc balanced on the shoulder of man on the ground: walks tight-rope between two build- ings; and executes a three-ran high pyramid, ending with lean, a fall, and a roll.

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I'll be a nice change for the Palladium after

Messrs. Sinatra and Kaye, wont it?

Michael will play the son of noble British family who meets Greer Garson in a swirl of larceny

in (and old Inco) San Francisco at the turn af

TYPHOON TROUBLE

of

the century. Miss Garson, inci- LTHOUGH London is only A just about to see "Samson dentally, will be playing 0 The dressing rooms used to

naughty girl for the first time and Delilah" it has long since some stars in her career, had them moved off the lot and Also

left a trafi of broken box- about to make his office records used for homes. A star spent Hollywood film debut is David cinemas

in the far-flung ago. Some decades

when all her time secluded there Farrar, who will

of the Empire. Of co-star with them all, I like best the story movies were now and glamor when she wasn't before the

Ann Blyth in The aus, when men tried suicide for cameras.

Golden of its success at Hongkong and Horde."

Kowloon. love of a star and drank cham-

Now the stars use the dress-The departure of these two pagne from her slipper, queens

leaves British studios Immediately prior to pampered ing rooms only to dress, and si:actors of the screen were

around on the set between distinctly short of leading men. opening nt these towns t and spoiled.

of only typhoon warning was sounded Hollywood has changed, and scenes chatting with the hired Indeed, I can think

two athors of their stature But it takes more ihan ty- today a top-ranking slar usually hands.

Fortunately, is hard-working. or she

however, neither phoon to keep the citizens gels

Gone are the days when in- John Mills nor Trever Howard Hongkong

1 De an democratic, or

away from fired; and electrician is likely to drop a terviews were "granted" and is planning to leave us.

Mille spectacle. were confined to such phrases

'BIG TOP' BURT light on her.

Пе received the following Claudette Colbert, starring in as "You may say that ITE

likely, Burt

cable shortly afterwards: Universal-International's "Bona- and "Please tell my public that as seems

Lancaster appears at the ....." Miss Colbert sits venture," is a good example of I

Palladium We shall 600 "Samson and Dolileb' had She down with Toporters Loca the modern movie star.

Crowds different from the premiere last night. down-to-earth starts her day by driving to genuine,

gab something

customary song, dance, and turned away from box-office. fest. the studio in her own car.

patter routine. Mr Lancaster Gale blowing and intensivá Even the STARS MIX WITH PEOPLE

traditional dark is an ex-circus performer, and typhoon should strike momen- glasses are fast disappearing, goes in for acrobatles.

tarlly Will do averflowing movic And on hot days on Hollywood We'll be getting a preview of business

unless theatres Twenty years ago a

-seldom you

see his act, moro have Boulevard,

so to speak, in

his blown dow queen would

than she mink coats with slacks.

latest film, "The Flame and driven her

Happily, they were not. would have been seen on Holly- without A wood Boulevard

no own car

mink coat The cars of cine- RECORD REVIEW:

ma arena in those

days were

plush gold-plated affairs com- and built-in bara plete with

chauffeura dressed in. comic

opera nokiler style.

Miss Colbert's cur is a 1947 model of a popular make.

Very few cars today have personal maids on the set. In yesteryears a star

Music For Learning The Mambo

NEW YORK.

Stafford

As one of her last, if not the out with his trumpet to lead Capitol Records has a fino last albums for Capitol, Jo them on "Band Ain't Droggin'"

with sings

Paul and "Love Locked Out" without a all-instrumental album by Weston's Orchestra on "Songs (Copilol)... Harry Jamca' maid to dress and undress her Frank De Vol's Orchestra, of Faith" The set includes six band has a toe-tapping num- in the privacy of her dressing "A Symphonic Portrait of familiar hymns, Battle Hymn ber in "Lullaby in Boogle" room was not in the swim. Jimmy McHugh." The six of the Republic," "Rock" Of (Columbia)STA

Fronch Consor

Said No

For

Showing

at London'a New learn Gallery cinoma

those who would like to to dance the mambo at

יי

Goodman's

Bubbles with With The Blues" : and :

"Abide With Me," 12-inch sides present 16 of Ages,"

Other good oner. Harry "Nearer My God To Thee," Babbitt the best-loved tunes of the Lead Kindly Light" and "In duet

and Martha Tilton on "Only A Mother great composer.

The Gardon."

Could Love You" (Coral)... New Singles:

Ralphs Young with Sy Oliver's Gene Krupa's Chicago Jaz orchestra singing "Just The is a French tome, CA Victor Ima an out-lt has a tuneful Instru- Way You Are (Decca). film about children which was album by Perez Prado, "Mucho mental out of the oldie "I'm Benny

Sextat banned to juvenile audiences Mambo," which has six mam- Forever

Blowing tunts and an explanatory (NCA by the French cenzor but has bo

Victor)

Johnny

Babel"

(Columbia).... boon posod in England.

pamphlet.

Amoroso sings

Long. Billy Williants Quartet singing "Slog And Dance

In fine fashion with "The Town I'm Sleeping In With Sally" Frank Sinatra," pour In Bon Dieu" in France,

a Columbia Tommy Dorsey's band (Dooca) (B-G-M)... Nat King Cole

Eckntine's features this million should go for his newest sing. Gettin' the film la being shown in Bri-album,

fans and his trio and "let To "Time Out. For and feln as "No Holiday"...it dollar

eight

"I'm So Cruzy For Tears" (Capitol) ... and Henri has been given English sub-standards in his easy style. ing sides,

Among tunes included are Love" and "Guess I'll Hava Rene's Orchestre playing "Al- You" and Bubble, To Dream Tho Rest!! (M-G-M) WATE) The story concerns a group

"The · Continental,”...":"It's. Only -Parla children who stogi dog? A. Paper Moon," "Mỹ: Blue:**

Bubble, Bubble" (RCA Victor), and fien use the reward money. Haarena and dryhén – Yours – Maynard Ferguson but forth an to do good dejónu

Smiling."

his own bend and rings DAY!

DAVID C. WHITNEY.

"plus de Vacances

crockor on

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