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THE CHINA MAIL," SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1953.

MANDRAKE THE

5. MAGICIAN

THIS THE RIGHT WAY TO JUNGLE WITCHT

KING LOTHARJ BEWARE--DO NOT GO FURTHERİ YOU WILL BECOME

ONE OF THE LIVING-DEAD!

·

By Les Falk.and Phil Davis

MY FRIEND IS IN AT LEAST DO TROUBLE. I MUST JL. NOT BO 40.

UNARMED. TAKE THIS

WEAPON.

IN MESSAGE, MANDRAKE SAID. *COME FAST--DON'T EAT?” WHAT

DID HE MEAN HOPE HE'S

STIL ALIVE-TO EXPLAIN-

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

PAU 515 720 & 9:30 PM

SHOWING -TO-DAY

THIS YEAR'S MOST UNUSUAL DRAMA!

KING'S PRINCESS EMPIRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, At 2.30, 5.30, At 2.30, 5.30,

LUCKY HORAIN. CAN FOLLOW MANDRAKE JEEP TRACKS.

7.20 and

9.30 p.m.

5

7.30 and

9.30 p.m.

7.30 and

9.30 p.m.

SHOWS TO-MORROW AT KING'S EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11.30 AM,

JANET

TONY CURTIS LEIGH

AND

IN

HOUDINI

COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR

TORIN THATCHER - Produced by CIIICE- Ded by ESTE ABSAARE » Screenplay by PERE TORCH Based on book by Haruka Retochy & FRIDAYS PRÈRE

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TECHNICOlor cartoONS

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TO-MORROW

13+0

EXTRA MORNING SHOW AT 12.30 P.M. Warner Bros. Presents

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★

★ SHOWING TO-DAY Special Times: at 2.30, 5.00, 7.30 6.9.40 p.m.

Soo JOSE ITURBI on OUR screen

This is Entertainment!' 'M-G-M's SPECTACULAR TechnicOLOR ROMANCE-S

Anchors

MUSIC

“JOSE” (Tukaj

and the onCITTAA

una

Songs and Laughies!

Aweigh

planning

TECHNICOLO

GENE KELLY

"KATHERINE"GRAYSON

FRANK SINATRA

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW AT 12.30 P.M.

M-G-M prosents

TOM & JERRY Technicolor Cartoons At Roduced Prices: $1.50, $1.00

★ NEXT CHANGE ★

M«G-M's MUSICAL ROMANCE OF RIO!

LATIN LOVERS

ROXY & BROADWAY

LANA TURNER

RICARDO

JOHN

LOUIS

MONTALBAN LUND · CALHERN

Technicolor

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

MISS LI-LI WHA

in

A Song to Remember *

寒蟬曲

FILMS

As I write the CAPITOL

CURRENT

AND

and LIBERTY are showing By MARGARET BRUCE

COMING

a revival of "ANCHORS AWEIGH.” It is interest-

Ray Millandi This is a gay, in- I haven't been able to see it, ing that Jose Iturbi should consequential domestic comedy, but it's obviously about some be featured in it. I see the Homestle scene in this case "visitors" from another planet, that Frank Sinatra is billed being that of a song-writer and It's the type of fim that has

public all its own, and that as "Star of FROM HERE his actress wife.

excludes me. But I see every TO ETERNITY". This

indication that this is good of leaves me speechless.

its kind.

It is true he mado noble effort, but it remain.

There are a lot of reasonable musical numbers. If you ever thought the Zambesi was a river wait until you've seen Miss There is a Chinese picture on Wyman dance it: I read that it at the ROXY and BROADWAY, is

a torrid dance of junglo love and then the delightful Dickens ed an effort and in "AN- that seperates the men from the duory "A CHRISTMAS CAROL

I wonder what that takes over. Don't miss this if CHORS AWEIGH" he is boys. doing the job that made means?

you did so before. Alstak Sim's his name.

Scrooge a masterpiece.

AR

But it is also interesting to Watch Miss Wyman put over a

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis lavo made another riotous cometly this one a tale of the fairways. It's called "THE CADDY." And I think we can safely guess who carries the bagi It is also threatened that we shall see them in 3D and Technicolour soon in "MONEY FROM HOME."

CROSBY'S LATEST

Bing Crosby's Inlest, "LITTLE. BOY LOST," also has a Euro- Bingin pean setting-France. chat as an American war corres- pondent who returns to Paris to locate

the young son he lost when the Nazis occupied the French capital. A

It is based on the widely-read When 1's inished they will

Lanki. by Margherita story 20th Century Fox's This in an altogether new and "VICKL" The stats

Crosby here are poignant role for Mr

incidentally, Aruls me oft murder mystery.

Joso Pelers plays Vicki, on

p

Two

new French

feminine

It would have been far song. The thing that lifts her show more effective if "FROM high above the general rut La HERE ΤΟ ETERNITY" the brilliant use the makes of

her hands, In the song "I'm Jean Peters and Jeanne Crain. why his search to sing three hit advertised him

from Star Laldng a slow burn" you'll so and this too, is of ANCHORS AWEIGH". how the mastery of gesture can

songs. Anyway,

star. "LATIN make

ex-waitress who becomes A leads, Nicole Maurey, a strik- LOVERS" is replacing al-

ing

and brunette,

honey- Ray Milland plays the part of cover-girl, a night club singer corpie in that order, much

were most at once, if it has not the imprezario with great em- and

Dereal

by selected already done so.

barrassment but much charm, I to the chagrin of Jeanne Crain blonde. Colette both personaliy always feel that this actor is as her sister. The plot has en

new Crosby to provide the romantle storm here

but unusual twist, casting a Lann highly are

camera-conscious,

interest moving along the with a dubbed singing voice to light on the Police Force.

Released at the same time was cellulold in ап atmosphere of contend with, it obviously hurts

FROM "THOSE REDHEADS 1 and diamonds him more than it hurts us mutation mink

SEATTLE," a lavish 3D Tech- for which her private life must got a lot of fun out of this film,

musical starring have provided admirable ex- and a lot of laughs, It's nice

And now let us take a look

Fleming. Терева perience, and Ricardo Montalban and smooth.

at what PARAMOUNT has to who has at last been given the

offer in the near future, shall Brewer, Guy Mitchell and the

Bell Sisters. we? There 18. of opportunity he deserves.

course, Another 3D "ROMAN HOLIDAY" in store. about this one, for not only does I'm sure that you have all heard "FLIGHT it star Gregory Peck, but it also "discovers" Audrey Hepburn.

The Turner,

Ann Baxter seems to have a

..

this

"DISCOVERS" AUDREY

stars

P

In

Technicolour, TO TANCIERS, Reading the title of this fim,

Corinne Joan Fontaine, and yet I found it light-hearted herself dramatically plum parts,

Calvert and Jack Palance. We're. the prospect seemed appalling, fortunate knack of picking for her in that

also due for a 3D production and good humoured and pleas You remember

filmed on the fighting front ing. It's full of faults for those excellent filma CONFESS.

"1

Korca. Happily Errol Flynn who do not like Hollywood films She has another in "THE BLUE

-I CHOW

IT'S Miss Hepburn on TV hasn't arrived there yet. to find, and I confess that they. GARDENIA,” now showing at

when she was still only a chorus called "CEASE FIRE

call won't have far to look for them, the QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA.

girl. Of course TV chorus

we must be about sureERE And but to my way of thinking, they She is a strangely unappealing usually numbers, a mere six due for

COME THE wore far outweighed by the actress though.

remarkable GIRLS." It was started about a girls, but it is a shoer fun of the thing.

fact that the quality she The mystery behind

has year ago, and stars Rosemary brutal murder story is really in "came across" to such an extent Clooney, Arlene Dahl, Bob Hope

Tony Martin the tortured mind of the heroine. that, not only do you notice her and

Miss Dahl is also in "JAMAICA To begin with, I always feel she doesn't know, whether she but when, months later, a nume better for a brief trip into a land was the one responsible or not. Is put to the picture, you re- RUN with Ray Milland, while where the bank-balances are I won't spoil the film for you by member her at once. She isn't Ginger Rogers makes a rare prodigicus. I like the clothes

tho solution. It's beautiful-it's inexplicable, appearance with William Holden giving you

"FOREVER and the houses and the settings nice to see Ann Sothern again.

and Paul Douglas in and the way

She plays the part of FEMALE." And Inst, but not of life. Lana

Lakes Turner is a mature heroine, it's This is her first film after a long Princess who

French least to Western fine "ARROW- Nat "King" Cole, 100, leave in an Italian setting., I HEAD." in Technicolour, starring true, at times almost unsavoury illness,

was actually photographed in Charlton in her skittishness, but there's makes a personal appearance.

Rome.

Sinclair..

A TONIC

so much eine to look at.

The story concerns n young

woman with 37 million dollars

AUSTRIAN

One of the first. Austrian

who 1-as is usual in films of productions to be put on in the -this-sort-a-pschological case Colony (I think I am right in

through her worries is to saying whether her flance, who has 40 BLUE million dollars, only loves her QUEEN'S for her money.

Uila) follows THE GARDENIA" 10 the and ALHAMBRA. This is, very appropriately, the Strouts Oh dear, it does seem silly, biography of Johann doesn't it? It is a great credit the Senior, the inventor of the

Waltz

to the flim that it didn't appear nauseating at the time.

It is called VIENNA She wisely takes a trip to WALTZES" and stars talented Brazil to consider the situation, Anton. Walbrookt. In gay only to And Mr Montalban Viers Strrust

from goo: lurking in a stable, One kiss, triumph to triumph, despite an and there she is emotionally unhappy home background, changing horses in mid-stream. until finally he has to admit

Then

been superceded the okd worry starts that he has again. Does he too only want by his brilliant son.

her money? She asks, and he

The dialogue is in English, agrees that he finds it a remark- able asset, which throws the fat and there is another captivating portrayal. This completely in the fire, and it is Waibrook only with great difficulty, but musical renance is full of well- also dash, that the script-writers recorded lilting melodies. contrive a happy ending.

Psychiatry comes in for a lot

of teasing. So does the poor

"THE SEA AROUND US," at

Bule rich girl point of view, the LEE and GREAT WORLD, ond it is very witilly and is quite definitely a film worth cleverly done. Louis Cathern seeing, as I have told you be appears as the very antithesis needless to say, but a

fore. It Est A documentary, Very

of Julius Caesar. ›

I genuinely believe there are a lot of laughs and amusement to be got out of this film.

diverting ono,

"Science Fiction aim, in 3D. The next 'change will be a

It's too bad that Hollywood has never really given 3D a chance to prove itself. The illusion of The EMPIRE, KING'S and depth gives a remarkable sense PRINCESS are all showing the of reality to flims. But it was Tomance and fabulous career of used principally to stare people "HOUDINI." I reviewed it last by throwing things at the week, and remain convinced of camera, and the studios ground is box-office appeal because of out 3D films that would have (and in spite of) Mr and Mrs been bad in 2D,

A Chinese Picture In Mandarin Dialogue Tony Curtis, the stars.

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW

ROXY

At 12.00 Noon

Newart Technicolor Cartoons Programme

* Presented by 20th Century-Fox Reduced Admission: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 cts.,

Vastate

BROADWAY

A Selected Programme of

Technicòlar Cartoons Presented by

· Fox & Paramount Reduced Admission: $1.20 & 70: cts.

COMING ATTRACTION

Charles Dickens Joyous Classic!

SIM A CHRISTMAS CAROL

NOR006)

in aid of the Hongkong Counell-happens,; 02

of Social Servies het Monday.

the screen.

+

Heston and

Mory

LATIN LOVERS Lana Turner and Ricardo Montalban.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!

I believe, incidentally, that it

to Afterwards they all fake on is an interesting experience

Let's take a tilt at the over- need a big part to prove you're in "LET'S DO IT AGAIN," except watch "KISS ME KATE"

stor, the Porsonality big. the EMPIRE, which will, I be the flat version.

The picture blown

would say that Glynis love, show "NEVER TAKE NO has a half-dozen pcenes in whose talent is measured by

this part FOR AN ANSWER." The Gala which objects are hurled out at looks alone and all the swoon- Johns has done more for her

audience. Premiere of this film was given the

But nothing kings who regularly utter their acting renown with

Disney course, without eyelids for two or three dims a than in months of

I'd liko "the awashbuckling. And glazes and another imago on 1 year and leave the aeling to wo to so the idea; copied the

supporting players. :).

Glynis Johna has struck a length and breadth of filmland. James Mason had the modesty blow against the "star system. in "Personal" Affair, she has a, and the courage to repeat his small part that most big names Kominel rasping in The Desert would feel affronted to accept Kate or a prop to the new star, George Colo and she fills it down to the last Richard Burton.

found Kis form again as the dia STAE QUALITY :

comfited subaltern in Tho In- Before the year is out Miss truder." Johns will have starred in four For the truth is that we need films, including the Royal a rest from our British sinte Comenard film Rob Roy," but always behaving likes wines." It's kho.confessORA

Met a danger that faces Jack Haw-

It is a touching and charming story by Paul Gallico, photo- Perhaps some day the polen graphed in Rome and Assioal tial of depth-movies, will be with utter simplicity under the realised, but that day will not direction of Anthony Havelock como, until some method. Is do Allen. I cried loudly from be- vized without glasses, Besides gloning to end (a weakness I which studios find 3D more ex-flicker, have) and therefore find it pensive mako as two strips rather difficult to say much more are needed, and it requires than that it is a most moving special projection at Cinemas.

"FOR SUSPENSE

It

Is de quito smideurishly, acted

So, most producers are now "I found the schoolgiri in kins, licely to be imprisoned as fde the most part, but a min- -

*Personal Aftale by far the bite-jawed here for yours prity zoerned to shine throughout agreed that 3D will shortly has met alafactory, and taxing of to come, we may forget that Mir

all. It is slow-moving, come limited to however,

movies, in which depth adds to the lot. And I think it's an ex- Hawkins can play. Wilde and Fay d of them--and Ins may be the frightenlandsedent, or Andi | culent thing dow? a minty: 10% step-wisik ihm back.. The stars, of "LETS DO IT here we have one of them, (IT) down below the title, row- and done.Cash EnterÝ BERDENS AGAIN... are, Jane Wyman and CAME FROM OUTER SPACES, Baking After all, you don't

ROBERT OTTAWAY.

CRNER ANNU

RICHARD

ANN

RS BAXTER CONTE SOTHERN THE BLUE GARDENIA

HAT KONT COKE

★ NEXT CHANGE ★

A film blography of JOHANN STRAUSS that. will enthrat alf music lovers!

Whirling Swiring to the

RECAPTURING FOR YOU THE

ROMANTIC GLORY OF OLD VIENNA

thrilling magic music of

Strauss

ANTON

WALBROOK

star of

RED SHOES

VIENNA WALTZES

QUEEN'S

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An Indian Romantic Drama

事

Meena in "EK-THI-LARKI”

Starring: Motilal, Kuldoop, Majnu, Johar, Shakuntaka and Batra.

Released by G

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