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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1953.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

DOC EXPERIMENTED WITH THE MYSTERIOUS POWDER WHILE WASHED BOTTLES, SWEPT THE LAB--AND WATCHED. THEN,

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FILMS-CURRENT AND

Judging by my film cor-

respondence, Cinemascope By MARGARET BRUCE

hag swung into full control

the

I'm not tooling.

at Warner Bros at any rate. they'll be joined by the KING'S They have a singularly in- and PRINCESS. One gels an teresting line-up of both satiated by Westerns that there stars and stories for this is n tendency to inch at the new and vital step forward word. This is a Western. in screen entertainment. I It's cowboys and Indians and am particularly, interestel Buffalo Bill.

Playeti in it as the possible trans- William Cody himself. fusion of Hfe blood neces- Charles Heston, Je brings such with considerabit charm by sury for the Cinema,

as sincerity and life to the part such, to meet the menace, that he alone lifts the film out

.of a

I also liked it as on of television.

a rat. But honest tribute to the brave men Judy Garland, Doris Day, who started riding Pony Expressi James Mason. John Wayne, the East and West, on horseback, peross the United Slater, Inking are some of the star saNIES

by the fantastically

smult Also Gregory bracket of ten days. involved..

dinys. Peck, who plans, to appear, theda Fleming joy to in a new version of "MORY Gulk upon, and there ☐ great DICK." A fishy choice, I appeal in the fact that (with she think..

nothing but black and Ar Peek off the ocean now white. With her own glorious (having proved himself sen- colouring this is remarkably worthy as Hornblower). Or effective. Too effective to be at any rate out of those canast hope to be one of hier

thrown away ou nasty. dirty polo-neckeil greatest. sweaters. Surely his charm is more acsthetic?

Icut

E

They should keep wears cise, coloured)

thrown

s role

thei

However, I sincerely enjoyed this story I suid story, for hos a tale to tell,

After "PONY EXPRESS," the

Pin delighed to bear that Str Valter Scott's classic es the Crusades, "THE TALISMAN, KING'S plan to show "THE being made with George Sanders as fichard Cueur de Lion, and Rex Harrison as the Saracen.

The

WO3

01

5,000 FINGERS OF Dr T," as i Suid-Jast week. This is to have the new Stereophonic. sound at well as being a "Wonderama”, A feature so new that no appears to know exactly what it is 1 look forward to finding out.

COMING

priest, and there is another excellent and sensitive performe ance from that attractive small boy with the deep purple volce. George Winslow.

Arlene However

Dahi ja

"SAN ANTONE," their next": superbly beautiful. (surely the

The Ideal choice for HELEN OP attraction, is a Western. TROY!) and there is a

action starts, a trife obviously. large for this type of um. San Antone during the year public

1801, which, in case you don't For the comics, too!

the Americah know, ia during Afterwards wo arc to

Civil War. shown "THE SYSTEM." This

The Is a super-gangster Bim. I have not seen it and I'm not going to. Though this is a purely personal prejudice and idiosyn-

crasy.

TENDER FEET)

03

dory is an involved one, but very easy to follow because everyone who is clean and a cowboy Is good (1.c. Rod Cameron) and all the grubby soldiers are just about degradingly bad ns they can bo.

It's

a. tale of violence and The ROXY and 'BROADWAY vendence. with scurely a are showing Clifton Webb in human weakness ignored.

MR SCOUTMASTER." It enthug, however, is unexpected really achieves what it sets out and quite refreshing. The to be on Jálagious comedy, villion is spored death to face but with a wafa-hearted under- on tven warse fate-Aile with tone. If some of the situations the more unpleasant of the two appear to bo ́h. Hittle irritatingly leading ladies. far-fetched, they nre easily redeemed by Mr Webb's clever characterisation, and his talent

for comedy.

ile plays the part of a stiff, snappish man who gets inveigled into becoming & Scoutmaster, with very Tender Feet, if the. Scouts will forgive my play on words. However that's not The only hing that's fender after few hours, with the boys.

their

DELIGHTFUL

The

I would like to make special mention of the Charity Show Film that is going to be shown by the EMPIRE on December 7, in aid of the Hong- kong Council of Seal Services,

NEVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER."

This i 11 ically charming fim, based en Paul Gallico's delightful story, "The Little Miracle, K tells of a small boy's great love for his sick donkey,

and the wonders he achieves through his faith and

Not

only will

determinallen, one

All those who enjoyed "SIT

should see TING PRETTY" this film.. Webb is given an- other opportunity of Washing Ice ercam into the face of his tormentor, even as he did with purridge before, and, dirangely, you benefit the Charity cern- it sustains the repeution! if cd, you should also thoroughly Edmond Gwenn is delightful, enjoy yourselves at this enter- in the role of an understanding tainment.

I shall be turncoat there, cun sec. Disney's ROB ROY" has had its premiere in London. and we must hope to ser it svan. am rapidly being persuaded to opinion that Scott wa

The PRINCESS bring tack an very fine film script-writer. old fim, but a good one," THE]

lie's a

NARCISSUS”. master of movement, BLACK

This action and romance as you saw stars Deborah Kerr and the in "IVANHOE." At the time I young Jean Simmons. Don't sak it wasn't Scott". Well, of mire it if you haven't already course, that's in what it was seen it.

In essence-with the padding of

redundant words deleted.

"EAST OF EDEN," Jehn Steinbeck'u current best-seller, should prove another werthwhile production. And "HELEN OF TROY will, no doubt, offer niple opportunities to whoever.

"SECOND CHANCE." at the LEE and GREAT WORLD, I enjoy the 3-dimensional Andes reviewed last Saturday, You'll scenery, and have an exacling trip on a cable car. happens to be The Face at the They ore having on moment; Presumably they will GUNSMOKE" after that. This remember that it was her face? comes. I faney, under the head- ing of rugged". It's full of "DANIEL, AND THE WOMEN OF BABYLON" is a utl: that action, if that's what you're catelies my eye, too, I'd always heard his name mentioned in Audie Murphy, who for some connection with lions, bal, of reason is very popular, is cast course, he must have led his as a gunman whɔ turns honest off-duty hours.

Just in time to defeat the greedy frontier gang and get the girl' {Susan Cabot.)

-after...

ANOTHER GUINNESS

Last week I'm afraid I raised

It is fortunate indeed that Mr your hopes with the news that Murphy proves just as popular

JULIUS CAESAR

was with one of the villians as will "forthcoming." Well, apparent his fans, because

it caves Jus

ly its exact moment el coming life when there was literally no forth is a secret that the manage other way out for the script- ments, the CAPITOL and writers!. LIBERTY keep even from themselves.

EXOTIC SALDERDASH

are

the

However, we must not judge Arlene Dahl and Fernando them too harshly, because, im- Lamas

coming ta mediately following the success QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA, in ful run of SOMBRERO" they "THE DIAMOND QUEEN."

are bringing us "THE CAP- Although, if Hollywood rumoure

TAIN'S PARADISE."

arc

for

10 be believed, they Anyone who has scen Alee Pullelent unto theinselves. Guinness in comedy "KIND the moment, as far as the film HEARTS AND COHONETS", goes. Gilbert Roland is a wel- "THE LAVENDER HILL MOB" come addition.

or "THE CARD”—will need no his warning not to miss this, lalcat.

of

This is a wildi's brew exoile balderdush, located in the Himalayas. The script-writers He plays the part of the Cap. must have a strong liaison with comic. tain of a ferry boat that plies the world of the lurid between Gibiraitor and North so regrettably prominent these Africa. In Gibraltar he's days. But they have leavened sedately married to Celia Jonn- it pleasantly with

great dent con, by excellent epok and of that soothing syrup for nin husewife, but in Kallic he's firs known as Cheesecake. To otherwise engaged, with Yvonne the uninitiated," "glamour" may de Carlo, R woman of very convey more meaning. different (but varied) interestsi

Thus our Captain gets the best Roughly, it gives an idea of

IN

PERSON!

of both worlds. However they what might have happened to both have a change of heart, Jean Tavernier,

Arst India. returned to France

the

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I can tell you the rough out and who line of the story, but I can't with the diamond that became begin to convey the brilliance of the Capstone of the Crown of To this purpose the comedy handled by these Louis XIV. three artists. Don't miss this he makes good use of a film, it's a tonic. A sheer saucy and secret weapon-the delight. It should be seen

FANTASTIC HOAX

in a

The EMPIRE may ati be howing "THE MAN WITH MY FACE," a United Artists in starring Barty Nelson double-identity role. Filmed in Puerto Rico, this is an unusual, Though

somewhat indigestible, inystery-thriller about a fantastic hoax in which a man finds him- austed from his home and family by a crook who looks like him, and also saddled with the crime. The best acting comes from a Doberman Pinscher.

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