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By JANE ROBERTS

actor I suppose a good

can to drop the "R" in "charming", plctures position

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it's not always the big films derive benefit from being we get something like "CHUM.

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I mustn't spoil it for you by telling you any more about the story; however, its one of those that, were in the

of being able

that are the most worth as possible. Wiillam Holden quite well with the spoilt star winners, I wouldn't recommend while from the metal bus played a rich woman's in- she plays.

for quite that honour but would In "SUNSET William Holden, IL great strongly urge you to go and see angie. this week's selection dechive darling seems to be a pretty fair sellant sharple in "STALAC favourite of intne, doesn't quite for an entertaining evening.

ruukh his "SUNSET BOULE an intelligent but zelf

SAN QUENTIN ACAIN VARD" or "STALAG 17" por- The QUEEN'S and the centred

playwright in "FOR- formances, but his charm hasn't Even the mnost infrequent ALHAMBRA have "THE EVER FEMALE to name only deteriorated and he's still one British visitor to the elema

of the better COMMAND", followed by

heard of good looking will have

America's So let's just say thank you to nctors on the screen today. On San Quentin prison--though Doris Day's "LIKKY ME". MGM. for letting us see him the other hand, Paul Douglas doubt if our Darimbur, Holl- The latter I'll tell you about in costume in a western and as Ginger Rogers" one-time way or Warnwood Scrúbbs are next week.

Ask them kindly to put hin husband, now best friend, al- us fumillar to our cousins. There's The CAPITOL

back in line again in more in- ways competent, is better than a simple, obvious reason—we anch

telligent parts,

usual.

just haven't mado as many ima LIBERTY

ure showing "EXECUTIVE SUITE" sounds A newcomer being launched about them as there have been "ESCAPE FROM FORT like one of those let's 400 It $1 this picture is Patricia about the notorious San Quentin. |BRAVO" and coming after out here soon please.

Crowley-a bouncy, self con- This be though. ces the that, Mel Ferrer and Ava

SMALL CARP

fident little miss my hand itched prison, not through the eyes of Gardner will.

“NIGHT PEOPLE" is the 2nd to spank. Certainly she can act one of the convicts—wrongfully King Arthur and Queen Guine enjoyed through and

CinemaScope film I'v really and she even looks the 22 years imprisoned,

waiting his through, she's credited with in the pic- chance to make a break--but via vere, rule over England in There is one allly little recur- ture, but although the talent's the understanding

mind "KNIGHTS OF THE ring Joke" which-as It's such there. can't see what future worden Clinton T. Duffy, ROUND TABLE". This, in small carp-shouki prove to the has without the glamour

A# Duity.

Paul Kelly reflects spite of rumours of Red you that I can't find much else the very obviously lacks.

on bis 50 years' service with the to grumble at! It's the old one Skelton

Ginger Rogers is an establish prison. He recalls his appoint- in "HALF A in which one of the characters ed actress

"FOREVER ment to the place, still rocking HERO".

continually scrounging FEMALE" Wiilom Holden Is from the terride clean-up that "NIGHT PEOPLE" is at cigarette. I wouldn't have men-

outside the theatre circle but followed one of the most vicious the ROXY and BROADWAY that they've saddled an actor I obviously she's going to fall for tonnry changes he instituted.

It except for the fact has written a

play. He's very riots in got history. And he outspoken when he meets her.... almost certainly (the

remembers the many revolu- very much admire with it- "almost" in my obeisance Walter Abel-playing

this line, whether he means U.S. a

it One of them was to bring in to the mysterious power Ariny doctor.

As the or not. His play calls a

hospital Pretty The locality

girl as the thut

for a young girl, dominated by nurse and appoint as her assist- dislodges even my

is present day her mother, to like the leading ant Berlin and for the bones of the surest predictions) for two story, refer to what I said last

{ convict who had 健 weeks.

fixation about women because of week Gregory Peck and Intrigued by his treatment of what one of the species had The ever youthful Ginger Broderick Crawford weren't just her, Beatrice Page will hear of done to him. Rogers will be coming to betting the parts of Counter- nothing but that she should play These two art the EMPIRE, KING'S and Inteligence Colonel and know this young girl. As (she says)

played by it-all tyeon respectively-they sho's PRINCESS, after their are these people.

29. however, the girl'a

A rather weak character the present runs, in "FOR- Anita Blerk I found radhere will have to be advanced

Jatter and one it's hard to feel Bitle this, of

will make much sympathy course but Rita Guin's

who EVER FEMALE”.

for-but These disappointing,

the play so much more adult, interesting the KING'S and an made up for her.

personality moru

knows what life behind bars can are,

Allowing himself to be

do to a person until they CX- PRINCESS, "CHARGE OF delightful le girl

And the persuaded. William Holden perience it themselves. THE LANCERS" and at the ducted corporal (goti of Custignted by Patriela Crowley Maureen O'Sullivan pinya Mrs Duffy. You'd hardly re- of the lovellest was originally written, for her cognise her as Jane of the old SAN QUENTIN", The fares we've seen for some ume, self (b) is in love with Holden "You Tarzan, Me Jane" days. EMPIRE may possibly show Murtonne Koch is her name. and jealous of the actress and This is the film based on the another picture between The suspense

"NIGHT (c) still trying to pretend that book by the real life of Clinton "DUFFY" and "FOREVER PEOPLE" is terrifle and there's her original ostentatious admira- T. Duffy, former head of San realism and reason in cach tion of Beatrice Pago wid Quentin Penitentiary and 1번 FEMALE", but so far it serme that simply shouts for sincere.

reportedly founded on fact. hasn't been decided.

nt

friend of

part.

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the EMPIRE, "DUFFY_OF_ford) has one

millionaire Broderick Craw who (a}

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normally served stories.

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Joanne Dru and Louis Hayward.

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By Jennifer Johns

118

admiration when

one considers At the HOOVER is the trite, contrived situations lit screen Patrice Munsel in "MELBA" and "DOCTOR IN THE

Supporting charnelers desery- HOUSE" will follow "SAS- ing mention are Peck's sergeant KATCHEWAN" into the Ɑ think he was a sergeant, LEE and the GREAT was too busy laughing at and WORLD.

with him to count his stripes)

What makes a movie dance red socks and a pink shirt played by lanky ex-dancer

It is not, it hp- Stewart Granger and Jean Sim- I'd hate to write off "ESCAPE Buddy Ebeen at the brass censorable? FROM FORT BRAVO" us just young State Department official, discreetness of the dancer

much the in mons have just got rid of their two Jaguar core. But it will be nother western. the chief Casey Adams. keep returning the intention of the Alm- no hardship. They have ex- renson being

iny

Immense to the delighted discovery

makers. Which explains the changed them for two of the respect for William Holden as all these characters were

rul

inre-up over Jane Russell's latest Mercedes-Benz. There are an actor,

But the fact remains people, not just motion picture

ira

The five-figure prices involved. that there didn't scem anything dummies going

danco performance through the

French Line".

Maureen O'Hara, filming "The particularly original about movements of playing real lito

wanted the dance Long Grey Line", is not allowed Oh yes, I

JBG enjoyed It-having scenes,

10 eat In the

hall with sat through hundreds

How I dislike pictures that modified and

West Point cadots.

No reason have been. why it shouldn't westerns in my teens and loved trent me like

and n moron

The producers,

Just a precaution.. every one

other Riven. of them, can still spoon feed me with everything hand, saw the dance as box- Za Zsa Gabor has dyed her hair thrill from watching the within a mile of becoming office and finally get a

several shades darker. Her com- Indians circling the little band original ideo,

the censors ment; "It got a sort of funny "NIGHT

saw it as just what It was colour and so I added pink and parcel of sex wrapped up in purple. Then I had to darken

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soldiers of PEOPLE," thank goodnese, whoever happens to be in the implies quite often "you're on trap in the particular picture your own, make what you like

Similar trouble stalked Debra I'm watching, but I'd expected of this bit".

THE TALK OF ROME Paget's dance in "Princess But don't sheer off in fright the Nile". super-special thrill from this

With

I hear from a colleague in Anscocolured drama and unless at

this. "NIGHT PEOPLE"

Rome that Lancashire's Janet It's a delayed oction one, I didn't moves at a speed that keeps

the box-office and the other Scott is the talk of the Eternal get it. This particular scene in you concentrating from start to on thaking Debra danco the City. International film stars on

desirable FROM

FORT

producers once location with her for "Helen of Anish--never a dull moment. BRAVO" in the climax and also On this showing CinemaScope's or a head on into censor Troy" (the biggest

trouble.

film over the longest drawn out part of made convert.

Now comeS

produced in Italy), admit that the fim

new With

"NIGHT

dance they find it dimcult to balleve PEOPLE", which would CHINK'S THERE

appear to burn that the ROXY is showing a colour-

Morecambe mora

born of the cellulola William Holden plays a type ful short featuring the Pasmadchaelther of the

than actress with hot 38-inch-long ости, It In

thu I'm getting rather used to In (California) annual Tournament dance by Gloria Grabama

trusses and not forgetting On the surfion of Roses. There are floats from the forthcoming "Naked Altb!".

for confident air, is only fust 15. outdoor Almas. hardbitten, ruthless-even eruut all

UBA and the

Janat has the important role It appears that "dressed in a of the temple priestess, Cassan- this rugged exterior hides not prices they cost to make are skin-tight satin gown with a slit dra, the

not

famed

prophet of exactly a heart of £ gold, bul

skirt, blonde "Gloria allthers disaster. The role quite the single-purposed in-

calla for dividual, we meet in the opening the beauty of one

In the middle of admiring around a saloon floor in a way Janet to wear ton long plaits. representing which can only be described as Her own hair ("long enough to sequences.

to One begins be on Snow White and the lookout for the chink in the Dwarfs and another Gulliver's

Seven incendiary,

sit ont") she says, will make up the

One would think that the the four front plsite and the armour as soon as it becomes

overy censors would pounce with a make-up raan will provide the obvious that unb's hot looking avels (decorated over

vengeance. Not so. It appears rest. inch with flowers) at the villain.

I couldn't

that the producers are able to help reflecting on the utter

In between 'Makes" Janet is But enough of the character waste of it all.

prove that they weren't think learning Italian and in between But what a ing of sex, of the man--

or the box-office learning Italian she goes sight- There was another reason for Scott, himself a veteran musician, It. In the story Gloria has been He assures worried ones back

This

Was

over the

absolutely fabulous.

obviously meant to be an action Spectacle and what a subject when they included the dence. seeing with her father, Mr James

picture, let's look at it along those lines.

or

ahooting there's plenty;

and BOMIC

for CinemaScopel

MORE ABOUT EVE

of There's a lot of "ALL ABOUT, dancing the same dance at the in Morecambe that Janet is not for EVE" In "FOREVER same time for over 5 years. All being spoilt by the attention paid forance there's Eleanor Parker. FEMALE", Reigning actress men are used to it that they to frer by faltering

Italians. The lucky girl not only has

*krbini «hopeful young just so on drinking. Well that's She is sulli, he says, Just an with Jove

to wheedlo trying

her

the producers' story and they're effervescent "nas from Lanca

It BAD POLICY too

surrounding cary Burt

Bial Zetterling commenting room scente, mail-exting tactics another Garbe: Fonda. Eleanor Parker's choice of star, one devoted admirer. "I

pirant

Williams Holden sietí / Cone way into the mente circle, Pros sticking to

her, but one at federate prisonera Forkythe, He's very, múch

John and

a younger, less taciturn to theatre relationships, dressing on "being halled in Amerfes a

Ginger Rogers seems to have"

"There are at least half a dozen new Garbos

at the end has nothing to do think ALL ABOUT EVE around Hollywood. It is bad with her political sympathies- a greater dim, But "FOREVER dr with the fact that said choice FEMALE" is still exceptionally policy to be a number seven”. I made easier by one of the good.

Mrs. Cary Grant is writing a television series. two dying.

But not for I found the dialogue a little boon taking clocation lessons the Mario Las predicts Will be on the screen in dimoult to hear at times, which from a Boston teacher passing person before the year rout was plty, bocause some of the herself off or Mayfair incearer and exer wallle exchanged by William last saw her in a picture, Every have tico on their whi Dermrest (ana Confederate ime she says "thanks" (and it "Don Not Step On the Chloro- derdant) and William

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