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BRISBANE TEST South Africans

Need 187

For Victory

Brisbane, Dec. 9. South Africa, with eight second innings wickets left, needed 187 runs to bent Australia in the first Test when the fourth day's play ended here today.

Australia lost their remaining! four second innings wickets to- day for the addition of 35 ruus, and were all out for 277.

"THE "CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY; DECEMBER 10, 1952.

★ ★ ★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★ ★

Bob and Bing in Bali

'ROAD' SURVIVE BEING

CAN THE

5 YEARS CLOSED?

By LEONARD MOSLEY

London.

When Crosby, for example, Left to get 337 runs to win, HE most-travelled trio finally walks off with Lamour, Hope, refusing to accept defeat, in filma Bob Hope, brushes "The End" title off the Bing Crosby, and screen and only succumbe when Dorothy Lamour-take to "Positively the End" appears in

large lettera the road again.

South Africa had scored 140 for two when stumps were drawn.

1

.

Sarong girl

The South Africans began cautiously, but off spinner Ian Johnson had. Waite stumped i This time it's the Road to with only 20 runs on the board. Bali, the sixth in the cele. E costumes Waite, who had batted 49 minutes for 14, probed forward brated series of films which and for just a fraction his foot have taken them to Singa-

moved out of the crease, but pore,

are startling, and they include, of course, the sarong as worn by Mits Sim was Lamour. When the Morocco, being planned Zanzibar,

she stated: "I don't want the public to see me film opens in again as just a sarong girl."

She was perhaps over and the Fara estimating the tastes of the

public, and her own abilities.

that was sufficient for Langley Utopla, and Rio. to effect a masterly stumping.

The

At 87, Ray Lindwall, in his | London, third over of his second spell mount Film chiefs who smashed through Russel En- dean's defence, the extra speed made it are nervously fray- and inward swing of his fastering cigar ends as they await ball completely beating the bats news of its reception. man an 1.b.w. decision. Endean made 12. Then,

For it is five years since the trio were last seen on the Road to Rio. And it is

But the atudios insisted on the sarong. And now in a cable from America she tells me proudly: "Afler. all these years my measure- changed and ments hadn't

the to wear was able Barong without any trouble."

with the crowd cheer- every South ing practically African Jun, Opening batan axiom of show business Jackie McGlew and Ken Fun- that it is always difficult to sion came together to defy the revive old partnerships.

She adds loyally: "And after depleted Australian attack un-

the five-year interval I think til the close The pair had put

Would Ginger Roget's and we've succeeded in making the Astilre be received best of the Rood series. Let on an unfinished 93 runs for Fred the third wicket to swing the ecstatically if they teamed up me knew what you think."

I shall, after this week's Would William Powell game round in South Afrlen's again? favour. McGlew was not out and Myrna Loy still enchant if premter. 68 and Funston not out 53.

Australia's pace bowler, Kelth Miller, did

not

She added: "But I came to my screen. I don't want the kind of career the Flynn contract might have brought me, I want to be a serious actress."

Without foar

MISS' SWANSON has 'n "dewy, Ingenuous look. (In profile she strikingly resembles the young Vivien Leigh.). Her grey eyes are guileless, but her pretty head, resting on sculptured shoulders, 1 by до means hollow,

Armed with a quota of Scots common sense-she was born in Glasgow-she faces the future fearlessly and "Flynnlessly."

have Now, when she could

before been romancing

the cameras in Rome, she is study. ing ot drama school, taking singing and French lessons.

She

Arst

profes- played her

the stage sional part on

Recently In Carousel. shc Bali comes Brilish film called Choir Practice. But if Road To With the pitch showing de-

up to expectations lucrative new. (I hope it will be called some- attractive before finite signs of wear, the game,

contracts will be offered. Hope thing more which onda to-morrow, is now to Bali attract as much money and Crosby will have helped to release.) in a most interesting position to the box-offices as the previous elevate her to top stardom Reuter.

they exhumed The Thin Man? Wobble, then

Lam- Will Hope, Crosby and

five play to-tlay. our repeat their earlier trium-

years, DURING these Lindwall, too, was off colour,virate successes?

without the support of Hope troublo suffering from gastric

wobbled.

and a slight temperature, but he performed splendidly.

West Bromwich Coach Resigns

London, Dec. 9. The West Bromwich Albion Football Club tonight accepted the resignation of its coach, Jesse Carver, freeing him for a new assignment with the Turino FC of Italy,

Carver said he was leaving at the end of this week. "The offer made to me by the Italian club was such that it was nol pos- sible for me.to refuse," he said. He did not say what the offer wis-Associated Press,

In colour THE corollary question which, THE

of course greatly concerns the studio chiefs is will Rord

and Crosby, her film career has Loved a starring part in a

films in the ceries, which netted again,

milhon dollars euch.

more in the new fim.

The 35-uear-old "mummy" To ensure large returns Para- should be thankful to her 48- mount have invested a little pear-old "sens,""

For the first time in the series they have

adda 25 per budget.

which

TV. defined

t

Last week Miss Swanson cele- her 20/11 birthday. brated

presents was В Among her copy of Bertrand Russell's His- tory of Western Philosophy" ("I asked for it." But another present

was a frivolous com- In the shape of a hand defines television: mirce her looks as well as her But otherwise I'm told they Ball). It have adhered trustingly to the "The box they bured vaude- mind. olé formula. Hope and Crosby ville in."

for the favours butilo: bitterly

splashed out in colour

cent

ATEST Bob Hope gag

to a irm's not used in the Road to mirror from a 'done who at

of Miss Lamour. (Of screen incidentally she playfully calls them "my song" and they call her "Mummy")

No change

Mislaid

From Mr Flynn, пош in Rome, no presents arrived. Not even a card,

MISSING name plaque al- ́·· most held up the Duke of Edinburgh's fight to Malta last Wednesday week,

Optimism

· LAMOUR AND HER 'SONS'

The Kilt on the Road to Bali

How Ava Slid Into

"The

As we came

London.

Snows"

an African

they got only a few lies. Hers. out at the was obviously the meaty part,

ENTER AVA end of the premiere of The, For nearly a month she work- Snows of Kilimanjaro at ed at Peck's bedside on a studio THE week's matchless exam the Leicester Square set representing

ple of wild optimism: Theatre; a girl I know went amp cite, while the cameras re- Attached to one of BEA's

"Wanted. 40,000 dollars 10

Lender must across to Gregory Peck to the same old gay irrelevance Elizabethon planes and bearing produce play. and disregard for the rules of the name of Sir Francis Bacon, furnish references and be able ask:

the plaque had been lent to a to withstand rigid investiga-. nim company for flying tion."-Ad. in The Hollywood sequence in The Innocents in Reporter.

THE comedy

the screon.

situations have

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WITH THE GYDRŅA Į

PUFF I CAN'T FIND HIDS OR HAIR RUDOLPH, BLANTA J COMETHING MOOT HAVE HAPPENSÉE DEM/2M-

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I'

His standards

sald being

flm British

about.a

production

On Tuesday BEA phoned the Alm

is anxiously TT company requesting the return of the plaque. The Duke-had-to-be executive-

boarding photographed

tha Throughout his career he plane with the name. in the has consistently, set himself the background. Besides he couldn't lowest standards in . film- travel in an anonymous plane. making and consistently fail-

ed to attain them.".

But the Alm company had mislaid the plaque, They searched long. Into the night, found it only a few hours be- fore the plane was due to leave, and rushed it to the altport.

The required photograph was taken. The Duke left safely with Sir Francis Bacon.

"Taken in'

M has said "No" categorien

TISS MAUREEN SWANSON

ly. to Mr Errol Flynn.

-(London Expresi Service,)

CLAIRE BLOOM TO STAR

:

WITH MASON

"How on earth did you persuade Susan Hayward to share star billing In your' picture-not with you, of course, but with Ava Gard- ner, cf all people?"

A good question.

gistered her part,

יו

Then abruptly she was told she could go home."While we make the flashbacks."

"Who's in them?" she asked,

Ava Gardner."

MUST!" shouted Miss Hay- ward, as her fellow workers ran for cover."How did SHE get into the story?"

"It was explained that a part (of the hero's first “big, tragic written love affair), had been in especially for Ava.

Until it happene most people | (including Miss Hayward herself)

Susan was reported so furious- would have told you that the

that she threatened a walkout Hek-up of these two potent star on the fim. It was then that names was as likely as a marriage the director gently pointed out between Senator McCarthy' and

Hoy-

Joseph Stalin's aunt. Miss Hay that her work on "The Snowe ward has definite ideas about the the learned about Ava,

had been completed arst-betote pulling power of her talents, and those ideas do not include Avai

Gardner,

It so

And, having seen the dim, do Ava Garner steals the ram her.

happens, however that pathise with Susan? Well,

once a year the big boss of Susan

Haywards stuudio produtees d'Alm

from

She is a

agay girl of the alled with the spirit

all on his own. It is his annual Living, who loads her ailec-

of

party piece. No effort is spared tons on Peck until she begins 'lo, help turn it into a success. to stifle him.

For the first time in her life. THE ING PART

Ava Gardner Dots a part with When the big boas decided that passion and feeling and when he would make Ernest Heming-e is in ful palpitation the girl way's famous short story, "The is a lovely and moving thing to Shows of Klimanjaro," Ell his sce.

IT'S A TREAT

Ho had asked her to sign a

Claire Bloom has accepted an two-year contract to make live offer from Sir Alexander Korda films, the first produced in Rome. He had even taken her to star opposite James Mason In a much-publicised week-end

In her fourth picture "Blind underlings immediately read it. to Rome to discuss the film

"Limelight," with his partners. She was al-Godders,"

with They discovered it was the story

trip

mind.

•

in a new Carol Reed film

So is the film. At its best it

is

most ready to sign the contract Chaplin, and "Innocents in of an ex-newspaperman-novelist is a great and effective splodge when suddenly she changed her Parl" are the other three-21- dying (of a poisoned leg and of violence and sentiment. Its

scenes in Africa year-old Claire Bloom gets the broken spirits) in Kenyt.

are colourful; Why should an ambilious best the British Am business

In his delirium he locks back. Its flashbacks during the Spanish young actress turi down the can offer.

on the lost

War superb. illusions and wreck-

Sometimes ed opportunity of prominence and

the dialogue ideals of his past life--while- She also agreed that in, proat with Mr Flynn?

te his fretful red brithe young wife trite and sometimes the sent next five years she will make keeps the flies off his face, and mentality is embarrassing to more alms for Korda. She the vultures, hyenas. and witch-

But rich, big films like this She gave me the answer last said: This doesn't make me week!~~

a film star, semember. I shall doctors wait outside his text for come rarely enough from Holly

wood these days for me to con- still spend most of my time him to die.

There was no need

to look sider The Snows" (with Peck the theatre." In

own studio and Hayward and Ava Gardner) After her success at the Old further than their lady to Errol Flynn. Any Vie as Jullet, the girl unknown for two stars to all these roles. something in the nature of a Young actress would have three years ago can now name Gregory Peck was local for the treat.-LEONARD MOSLEY.

Вето. Susan Hayward was been, don't you think?"

her own part. In her new film

given Hemingway's story. 10 read, She noted that though I offered unqualified_dpree={It will be a romantic one.

"At first I was taken in by the glamour of being leading

ment.

'HU'S BEEN ALTING 'AWFULLY QUEER, LATELY! WE'RE

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