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Tyrone POWER • Maureen O'Hara in "THE BLACK SWAN”

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CAPITOL

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SUNDAY MORNING SHOW AT 12.30 P.M.

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Lana TURNER in

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Esther WILLIAMS

"LATIN LOVERS” ⠀ "EASY TO LOVE"

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1954,

FILMS-CURRENT

Beginning at the far edge of town and moving inwards this week, there's "The Ad- ventures of Hajjl Baba” at the ROXY and BROAD- WAY. This will probably Yan for quite some time and }}B Buccessor has not yet been named. Doing a little lcap-frogging I can tell you that scheduled for December at these two cinumas is "A Woman's World".

- Al

The HOOVER is bringing back Frank Borzage's "I've Always Loved You" and "The Yellow Balloon" British picture — will fol- low it. Starting on the 21th will be **Burning Arrow".

"Valley of the Kings" still seems to be doing good business at the CAPITOL And LIBERTY and when it finally comes off, probably "Her Twelve on the 24th,

Men" will be shown next. Taking a look at December's pictures, the first one (fol- lowing Her Twelve Men") will be Lana Turner's "The Flame and the Flesh".

Spike Jones' brak of craziness has taken over at the LEE and the GREAT WORLD with "Fireman Save My Chlid” and in direct contrast, "The Captive City" will follow. Preceded by Chinese picture and one not yot selected, these cinemas will be showing "The Far Country”.

the

AND COMING

By JANE ROBERTS

Elaine Stewart and some of her handmaidens In "The Adventures of Hajji Baba".

was

that came out. I can't remember having heard

of b. since, Vanessa Brown plays the rather irritating daughter.

generai.

+

the attructive French singer Dany Dauberson is seen phui" a delightful episode with Gooffrey Sumner as a typical wartime RAF officer.

As this plature will probably mako 詛 very fleeting sp- pearance, may I suggest you gu to ROG

it as announced,

ВОСП

JEALOUSY

2nd

Glen Font, Broderick Cmw- ford and Gleita Grahame star in "Human Desire", the tile of which could have been better chosen. It's an unsavoury one Bric in any case doesn't re- present the motivating fooling behind the picture, which is

not desire. jealousy,

However, it was chosen by Emile Zola for the original story on which this picture is based and I can only suppose that the film story must have been considerably changed and the focus shifted while the le has been retained.

Once this is accepted, it can be said that it's a good picture. Glenn Ford returns from an absence of three years in Korea to his job of railway engineer, inding quile a few changes the chief of which is that one of his co-workers, Jumbering, hus man,

woman

slightly

married

2

faciturn on attractive much younger than himself.

kad-in

After long

a

de-

Amonstrating the pleasant

canmraderie

Glenn Ford

the

Buchanan,

is introduced

and attention

existing

between

and his companion

footplate, Edgar Broderick Crawlad

into the picture is focused OU Gloria Grahame rather effective. ly before we actually see her. the surprise registered by Glenas Ford when Crawford

It's 10 mentions his wife.

an vid

The

of the best per

a jealous bully

on a mare

call that,

From

there やは Crawford shows himself to be not the or dry fellow he's seemed to be initially, but capable of killing suspicion.

Pity la the emotion aroused by Gloria Gradarne, The posters try to show her as a deliberate wanton, but this is misrepresenta-

4 Ion

to Crawford by: Bound Incriminating letter

+

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

2.20, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 19.413,

130, 13.30. 7.36 & 9.30 p.tit.

SHOWING TO-DAY ·

1

IT ISN'T LOVE

...IT'S

HUMAN DESIRKI

• COLUMBIA PICTURES proverte GLENN

FORD

SELORIA

GRAHAME

BRODERICK

CRAWFORD

HUMAN DESIRE

- met on a novel by DIČKE ZA) +

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QUEEN'S

MARX BROTHERS in

"LOVE HAPPY”

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ALHAMBRA

Universal's Technicolor "AGAINST ALL FLAGS"

Errol Flynn-Maureen O'Hals Reduced Prices: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Ch.

ROX V& BROADWAY

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Owing to longth of picture please note change of times: AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.

Hear MAT

KING COLE Play the uation's brant ang bil- "Hajji Baba't

Photographer wits the saya! ittanut, new unhinOnE

CinemaSCOPE

The Adventures of

HAJJI BABA

· Dituri

In the Wonder of High-fidelity STIRKOPHONIC SOUND

Prod by Albed Adsats Flecturke Carpwaciet Kalent by 2003 Century-fun

Elaine Stowart Thomas Gomes

Willion Carter, fr Catherine Macleod's husband gruesome manner Uve editor's

whom a torment begins. Impelled brilliant future predictet enrry on his investigalian mere two when “I've Always Loved You" by his nowspaperman's in trick, but my less effective for 1 for a good story than by sense of right with which the scriptwriter has credited him, "Alaska Seas" will be the

he's nevertheless a nice enough Rubensità di the pitelst be. mext change at the EMPIRE,

person to feel responsible for the Heue

man's death because of his KING'S #tti<! PRINCESS. band the gutses and to hear his then the latter two will take me alone It's worth going to unsympathetic treatment of him.

John Forsythe, He the Parlare,

whom *l Five of "Tale

Women" I feel that Catherine Macicod

Can- may have" reen #3 the

(edernto In

prisoner in "Escape wrong choke with. after that, Fangan- and

From Fort Bravo" is the editor, yika". During the Just marrying her country boy, but

thet's merely

and it's one a matter of per- week-end #15 the

month sonal prion--it doesn't detract formances I've seen recently. you'll be able to see "His from the appeal of the film fu This actor came to the screen tricked her into writing, she is

from television watha" at the EMPIRE.

and seems to drawn to Glenn Ford first of all Starring John Derek ⚫

Although combine the best of stage and by loneliness and tear. "Human Desire" is

be disillusioned and unhappy with ADDED ATTRACTION: CinemaScope Short Subject screen techniques. IE QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA

very difficult for an actor used her husband even before he has "HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMON.

man WEALTH GAMES" In Tochnicalor. picture and there's a pos-

but due to keying himself to the pitch cold-bloodedly killed the suitable for necessary for the sustained ferin her reluctance 10

to whom

sent her to ask o he sent sibility that they'll be bring visiting with the family. It con- ing required by

or favour.

to go to stage Deadly cerns a small boy ing buck "Seven

television play to switch the

the this man, knowing the pric

price she emotion off and on in the way her desire to lead a straight 11. Sins" for the discriminating Bberately frightened and brow

would have to

proof of ROXY & BROADWAY: 5 Shows To-morrow, pay, older man into a cinema detor must when picturegoer who appreciates houten by un

helping commit crimes. subtlety.

faced by repented takes of the Her subsequent actions are the Danny Kaye's Andrew Ray is the small boy same scene.

result of penic and despair. "The Inspector General" in question-you may remember will be starting at the end having seen him in "The Mud- of next week.

Adventures "The

of Ha Baba" takes you on a long, long Trail of sheikhs, pseudo sheikhs, um-chewing harem girls (per- thew hups they don't netually gum in front of the camera, but I felt that most of them mut have parked it just out of eight behind the nearest convenient thair) me wild, wild

a modern child's alory Look, you're absolutely right.

This

kirt.

-The Yellow Balloon" Alm about children. theane is not one

who is de-

lark" and there are some other well known names in the rast, There's Kenneth More a 1. other of the boy and Kathleen Ryan as his wife.

A kimally pollem is played ly thai excellent character actor, Bernard Lee (he was the ergeant in "The Third Man") and the "ply" himself William Sylvester,

It's

pure

بان

His wife, too, stems to be much more than the under- standing ille helpmate onc expects from the husband-and- wife-against-the-world type

d plot. Her name is Joan Camden, und both she atul John Forsythe are ably supported by what the film is about for once. a cum who really seem to know

ALL ABOUT SALMON

a

I haven't been able to Fer Women

"Alaska Beas'', but I notice that The spectacle of a small boy and a bed tempered princes

it has a "U" certifionte, olinost Into

so it this cast treing formented And if you think that this cast And

imbecility by an adult isn't my can't be too bloodthirsty. straight favourite form of entertainment,

ап adventure story o! sounds like something

but if you're not so sqeamish salmon Ashing and poaching there have been some very good the Arctic seas off Alaska, From The colours and costumes are reports of this British picture. the press book it looks vaguely magnificent, the scenery roughly

colder "Bencath the Persian and the acting just what

Twelve Mile Reef". you'd expect.

Being an ardent fan of Spike

There

tere ore

tvo rival organisa- Elaine Jones, I am perhaps prejudiced tions engaged in the salmon fish- newish Stewart, has a very lovely face in favour of "Fireman Save My ing: one is a co-operative of in-

slapstick and secined to be trying to treat Child”

dependent Ashermen led by an her dialogue with more respect comedy of the most basic kind, psland young man called than the rest of the cast--which People lose their trousers, fall Brian Keith and the other is a could, I suppose, be a reflection of fire engines, get caught in gang of hoodlums stealing from

The fold-up beds-you know the sort their fishing intelligence.

traps, under her

thing-and clashing and leadership of Gene Barry. You escaped harem women who line of the hills of Persia lying in wait banging away every few minutes may remember having secry him for unsuspecting travellers look la Spike Jones' band

This is es

is something to go to like predatory

you feel miserable, if you feel at slap-happy or if you feel you myself

Hajit should take the children off your wife's hands for an hour or so. Enormous fun for everyone,

GRIPPING

nad behave chorus girls.

I laughed

สไล

MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW

Baba'

and enjoyed

minute.

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"CAPTIVE CITY

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"THE CAPTIVE CITY JON FORSYTHEON CAMROEN &

Adventures of

silly

ACELESS APPEAL

*Twe Always Loved

is not by any

incans 0

every

You" new Alm, but it will be possible to show it again and ngin over the years because of the oge lessness of its subject.

of

SIN

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TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW AT 12.30 P.M.

Janë RUSSELL in

Marilyn MONROE "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES".

спаст

the

in another picture about the chilly northThose Redheads From Seattle".

young

Robert Ryan is the man who returns from a period in gaol for seal poaching, un- certain of which side he's on. While he hovers.between the two

to

Don't be frightened of going factions, his girl friend, Jan to sec "The Captive Clty"" be- Sterling is equally moble couso you may have heard that, choose between Ryan and Kelih. it's a pleture with a "message" Sandwiched between the in- and that America's Con- lerplay of characters you can grossional crima investigator, watch salmon being caught, Senator Ketauver, endorses i leed, salted and packed. and appears in I briefly.

AMNESIA CASE

There have been quantities You'll find that it doesn't *A Tale of Five Women"

pictures made in

in which music preach or moralise, sensibly could have been the disjointed

requires it,

to

between

Gro

has been the theme, but most leaving this to the crusading fair that so many of these of them have elther subordin- schator, who speaks a fow anti- "Grand Hotel"

type plots be ated it to the characters, or crime words in the epilogue. come. The theme is the effect of allowed the players to be

This is a gripping sensitive one centrul 90

character on the, dominated by the music that a picture with little or no love lives of five different people,

Interest duil film has resulted.

(affection

That It remains compact is Frank Borzage, however, has husband and wife in a pleture due to the competent producker managed to blend story and isn't supposed constitute of Alexander Pasi, music so subtly that it cannot "Love interest")

but plenty of Bonar Colloane is an amnesia be sold that either steals from action, movement and suspense.

case whom the autherilles the other.

Kennington, at first glance, is trying to rehabilitate at the end There are no contrived situa- a normal, quiet small town in of the last war. The only clues tions requiring the planist to America. It has a bank, A to his post are five banknotes play against Improbable back- newspaper of sts own and Booring the signatures of ve Krounds. When Philip Dorn or country club which is pervaded Catherino Macleod playe, it is by • plenamnt village hall girls from five different coun- boonuse this mood of the picture atmosphere. It's a place where trim

A magazine writer, played by averybody knows, everybody

Bernard Braden's wife, Barbarn He is a flamboyant egotistical businer thinks he Kelly, edes in the problem.

dots. pianist and composer, albeit an attractive man. She begins d'a The young editor's complaceri good story for the magasine and talented student, is trained by begins to crock little when a pf Europe in March of the satisfaction with the town persuades the business manager to sponsor Colle.no on tour ***lind master" to concert starlard

and leaves him to marry a very starts pesteri hini with stories

pathalie private Investigator, Route and the key to his ordinary man to whom muile is no more than a picasant colon, of on disdergroural crime and port.

right under the cate operating righ

Every one of those girls is This is the barest outline of the noses of the decent altizons, good; Gina Lollobrigida in Italy, story, as the pickum is very long oven involving some of the most checky Anne Vermon in Paris and brings in several character reapodied members of the com- lovely Eya Bartok, in Vonk actors to add internet,

munity.

pury own Laish Morrison Follx Brossart le his usual love- able mudy self the student's quickly realises that the incon

Sceptical

at dit, bé. Very and the and eyed Cerman.

Karin Himbold. Ootapared faliter and Almipuliva (Maria vandent quailona ha puta to the with them, Barbara. Kelly Ouspens drawn the matention, Chiat of Pollos; sha: courseand bend to male co like to meet in every scene with anystarto portbet With much Jammed Mo in which she appDeci,

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