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THE CHINA MAIL. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1954.

FILMS CURRENT AND COMING

I feel that nd "KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE" is now irrevocably with us, it deserves pride of place in this column, First and foremost then, "KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE" is at the CAPITOL and

LIBERTY.

The KING'S and PRIN- CESS are showing "GUN FURY", while the EMPIRE has "ROAR OF THE CROWD", about which. I

at

told you laat week. The mid-week shows

the KING'S and PRINCESS will be a double feature "THE JEWELS OF BRANDEN. BERG" and the Interna- tional Football Fiesta of 1953 held in Brazil.

be

"RED GARTERS"

next. week-end's gramme at all three.

will

pro-

At the HOOVER next week-end they'll be showing "THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS". This week-end

SUNDAY MORNING | it's "BEACHHEAD”.

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THE MASTER OF BALLARAULE

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By JANE ROBERTS

163

the

Tho oponing-rather like that used in AMBUSH AT TOMAHAWK GAI"--was Im- pressive. A lonely rider gallop. ing across lovely Apache coun- the old man wasn't nearly DR But Car the most fascinating try (must have been near Mel- convincing as he usually is, and person in the picture was

Phil co,

Apaches rajce forgive that I could

them. Carey's aide, the silent stranger, Spanish!) is being shadowed by Perhaps my lack of sympathy Though not even starting in the another, when the first is with Arthur was caused by his good looks raço, his green stiti lacked by Indians. lack of strength. Mel Ferner of eyes dominated each scene ba made him appear to lean far too appeared in. Eco. Gordon

Sheriff (second fider La The much on his friends-fest on his name. "GUN FURY" is 1h Steph McNally catches his

and then on the colour. Merlin

xuberant Sir Lancelzi (Robert Taylor).

Fair and just though his character is supposed to have been, ho must have been o mân of iron to force the England of those days to come to heel. Mel Ferrer just didn'i succeed bringing him to life.

In

TWO DON'T MATTER

appeare

to

at-

man and, qulle anceling about he wound, throws him across hie saddle and makes off with him to the little slaging post of Apache River.

"CHE, JEWELS OF BRAN-

Alsa into the post ride fulla have Adams (clad an Icmale for DENBERG"

Colnog cen made about five years ago, once) and her escort, Three things bring me to this Morestry

played

Tho aitor is

conclusion. One is the style of by one Hugh Marlowe, but I've the dresses, another is the been racking my brains since women's hairstyle and the third I saw the film trying to recall The style of the Alm itself. of

100 more

Far better cast was the young,

what his name wos when he idealistic Percival, brother

Robert Elaine

used to appear in the He of all the players,

The first two don't matter Cummings type of comedies most nearly

approached real very rich although they don't come ten years back. Donald acting. I hope wo'l

help the two rather uninterest- Something, it was then. of him in films his delightful volco and sensitive yet masing women.

more important. In the Most of the interest comes culine style, lifted him right out melodramn class, the day of the from the conflicting views on the of the ranks

of supporting all black villain is passing, os best way out of the trap put players.

are such unsubtle ruses as smail forward by the Colonel and the boys playing spy by hiding in Sherift.

wan

Ava Gardner, of course, so beautiful in the lovely dresses and headgear of the period that it didn't matter if she was your idea of queen Guinevere It's

trall or the buckskin

marks to Some good not.

for making the producer again st the LEE and

the love scenes

between Robert GREAT WORLD with

Ava Gardner se *THE STAND AT

expressive. APACHE RIVER". Follow- ing that will be "THE RED SHOES" (no comment). Thon comes Tony Curtis in "ALL AMERICÂN”.

The QUEEN'S and ALITAMBRA will feature that detectable piece of French

icing, Martine Carol in "LUCRECE HORGIA" next & very great contrast to "THEM** and if may be allowed to Bay 40-- a welcome one.

Taylor and restrained and

For

ear

ones.

The third in mucn

Jexa

Bath-apparently--ure the books of cars. Films are men of experience in the ways gradually becoming

ob- nic vlous,

even the melodramatic of the Apaches and of personal the decision st integrity, but on only one of them depend the Those of you who prefer the lives of the prisoner (an alleged the old ferryman, old type, with the suave, sinis- murderer),

snake Julia Adams, the emotionally.. trigger-happy little running a night club, his hench- mixed wife of the staging post men who can be picked out as innnager (he's away on a trip) such at the range of a mile and and the "friend" of said wife. clues

sticking out ilke sore Neither will give way and meats thumbs all over the place, will while the Indians are cloning in. enjoy "THE JEWELS OF Quite a gripping western, BRANDENBERC",

ter,

and sound- spectacle sheer banging, crashing, splitting noise,-KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE" stands alone. Stereophonic sound has really gone to town on the bal-

after at the end of scenes and

the

each one I felt beaten to a pulp. gradually creeping up from the depths of my avut to take 371- terest in the ensuing piece of dialogue before being shot hack ngala at the next stashing in- part of sword on shield. Con- trasts there are galore in th pleture,

It takes place in Lisbon jus! the war. International police are on the trail of the famous Brandenberg Jewels. among which collection 13 1 have be- necklace supposed to longed

the Antoinette.

10

Marie Tragic

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QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

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STAND APACHE RIVER

Wo

STEPHEN MENALLY JULIA ADAMS HUGH MARLOWE

In spite uf saying that I wasn't commenting on the non- appearance of "THE RED SHOES" I will go back on my word and tell you that the Imanager of the LEE THEATRE Many art treasures were lost told me it was "almost a cert." or stolen during the war and for the mid week period. not until the netual fighting had shall see! died down could measures for My Anat thought on

and return be "KNIGHTS OF THE

their recovery ROUND

into effect. Jul

so there are TABLE" is that It's a ne film

several parallels for ibis to take the whole family to.

situation. There's something in it for everyone. Much of it was shot O In and around Tintagel.

What A Sad change hos oc- curred at the weather of Englund days when knights since the

were

it our bold.

detestable climate grants us #week or glorious sunshine nowadays we Day for it with clouds. gales or et drizzling Fan for the rest of the year.

Not

SUNSHINE ERA

Fo, apparently, in King Arthur's day. The sun appears to have shone impartially on the Picts, on Country of the wily the black-hearted Sir Modred and the Hon-hearted Sip Lance- When King Arthur and the latter met face to face for the first time, fought, and swore Everlasting friendship. It was a bountiful smiling day such us everyone hopes against hope for on those all important two weeks of summer holiday.

Elaine, the Illy maid of Astolat, dresting by the forest pool on that same day. met her Sir Laticelot under a cloudless sky and he in tum saw the lovely Princess Guinevere for the first lime in the glow of worm sub- shine.

During the depressing days before King Arthur had subdued the warring knights and gathered them in amily round the famous table, it's true we had a taste of snow-but all the winning battles were fought out on lush green, sun dappled meadows.

Oh to have been in England back in Arthur's day!

That day, in case your history 14 a lotic shaky, really began just after the Romans had lett us to our own devices. The country was in a terrible state; the common people were 1- treated and marauding knights

were roaming the land, killing and plundering,

The small shining light in all this

durkness

was Arthur, Illegitimate son of King Uther Pendragon. In "KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE" Arthur is played, rather luloowarmly by Mel Ferrer. Merlin, his coun- sellor, with equal coolness, is played by Fellx Aylmer,

UTTERLY FATYOUS

For some reason the title of the western at the KING'S and PRINCESS strikes me a weng particularly silly. The Im L. self is quite good and the after fitte fatuousness of most film should have ceased u boller me by now. I still and "GUN FURY" foolish uile though.

four in number,

arc

in fact the whole story is based on the real Bite search for some missing jewellery-antique ploves belonging to the French Governmem,

any

of the

MORE SINNED AGAINST

Ματι :inned

than arminst winning is the Lucretia Borgin In the French flm to be shown อเ the QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA.

The villain of the piece is her brother Cesar and although sha

I've never seen actors before, but you like a quite obviously inherited much nice little crime film to while of the cruelty and licentious-

the infamous Вотк away the evening, don't be put nes' of off by this.

family. It wasn't entirely her Inull.

B

I haven't had the advantage of seeing "THE CITY THAT We start off in that good old NEVER SLEEPS", so I've only Wild West Institution,

the the story and grim-faced photo- stage coach, The passengers, graphs in the press book to go

But it looks like Donna on

fairly Reed, born in the deep South fust moving production, judging but journeying to meet her by the number of plots, counter husband-to-be and start life plots and intrigues hat appear

to take place. prairie: on a farm on the garrulous, chicken-hearted old bore, travelling on business; Chicago is the "CITY THAT and two strangers.

the

with

NEVER SLEEPS".

the story centring round the nover

Cesar had married her, vеrу young, to Jean Sforza-Duke of his Milan-hoping to further political plans by this mavd. But Sforza had not proved a very satisfactory husband had left her.

dnd

This had started Lucretia on her to say the least uninhibit- ed life. She wasn't alone in her scandalous behaviour how- written ever. Savonarola af great length on the depravity of Rome at that time and even the other Italian States, though pretty far gone in vice, looked askance at the corrupt city, ostensibly the spiritund leader of Europe.

Ono of the strangers ending battle between cops and valunteers

information robbers. One of the former, that he too is from the South (Gig Young) isn't quite so sure, and we gather the impression though, on which side he's on that (a) he admires Miss Reed and in spite of an adoring wife

Don't let's blame Lucretin more than is going to he good (Paula Raymond) nearly slip: then-especially when for her. (b) he's a bit eccentric over on to that of the "hoods" and (e) he's still bitter about with strip trase artist Mala played by lovely Martine Carol the South having lost the Civil Powers. War. Stranger number two les low and says nuffin'!

The man dangling the prizes of the underworld before the Later on, the wo strangers

Impressionable young policeman reveal themselves in their true is Edward Arnold. colours and Donna Reed 15 kidnapped

and subjected to

told "BEACHHEAD" I leers and manhandling by her about last week. cuptors. Fiance o

thundering after.

comed

Not a very expressive" giri

you

she's

she was merely a child of her time.

The picture opens on the eve of her second marriage-another marriage convenience ar- ranged by her brother, this time to the Duke of Aragon. The period ta Rone in 1488 and although Laterolia is only 18, the populace is already repeating rhymes about her KUMSTVUJ lovers.

My constantly reptated with What # welcome for the

characters for moto

and lese young Duke,

and with what

STAND

AT

is Donna, although to give her due, in her position I suppose types in pletures seems to have repugnance does he regard his there's not much else she can come true recently. I wouldn't forthcoming marriage to this do but look sulle. She said of

*THE say that herself in an interview

(and APACHE RIVER" was worthy young monster! I didn't get this from the pub of an Academy Award nomina- licity handed out about her) Lion but it is certainly "After all, there are just western with a difference, so many good parts to be had. Too many arquarcal or U- ralatable. God knows

given my

I've of that kind of

sarasat Metro

perfamance.

eight years.

were

ano of thre

Whenever

they

RATHER FARFETCHED

The film is concerned entirely with this brief interlude in the life of Luerelin--one in which she found happiness, only to ing it as suddenly as it had started.

Father, far-fetched idea Pedro Armandariz, who is, I have Julia Adams seem to remember, a Mexicaa stumped with me, they did was to

coloured actor of good reputation, plays put change lato, a poach they me in a g

the part of Cesar Borgia, and mylon blouse at the height of a Toahod mo

Indian slege, but there because of him--and, of coLITIE, they lot

alt Red My

for

refreshingt Metra

op- Martino Carol-I intend to co It's not been

Jeane pigo After, that

NOT ENOUGH

Although Arthur is able to pull out,

Inst

or

me

She wore

MODY

Hoa

the mail in which 12 in curian: "CREE DOLPHIN STRES A Mid Men When Weviewed.

it is

ently immovably buried, barátil;

has much more to do batore he just sat around two whole years can convince the heads of the waiting for my contract to other kingdoms of England that pire."

he is the rightful ruler of the whole country.

Rock Hudson

was suitably His chief opponent is Modred, dark and haddsome sus the

herp I her he's quite wife of Morgan, the lawful heart

throb

among the daughter of Uther Prudragon. teenagers. These two are unshakable" in their conviction that'they should be King and Queen of England and throughout the whole pic

stranger was an actor I've not

Tho... chip-on – seen before called Phil Carey

ture plot to bring about Quitg asood attempt was made PArthur's downfall,

In spite of my admiration for

tho character. "of

Arthur

couldn't help feeling that thero

at presenting him as a came for

Daychiatrist,

fother two (Stanley Baker and Roberta Ha

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