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·THE....

MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1954.

KING'S PRINCESS FILMS-CURRENT AND COMING

AT 2.30, 5.15.-7.20

& 9.30 P.M.

·

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30.P.M.

SHOWING TO-DAY

TANGANYIKA

Forbidden empire in the Savage heart of Africa

...where love was the

Prize in the most

dangerous game

of all!

COLD#

TECHNICOLOR

VAN

HEFLIN

RUTH

ROMAN

HOWARD

DUFF

JEFF MORROW

Directed by ANDRE de TOTH-Screenplay by WILLIAM SACKHEIM and RICHARD ALAN SIMMONS Pinduced by ALBERT 1, COHEN - A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURE

KING'S

MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.

Jane Russell in "THE OUTLAW”

AT REDUCED PRICES: $1.00 & $1,50

PRINCESS

"Hajji Baba,” being no

strain on the mental pro- cesses, in continuing on into

By JANE ROBERTS

blaring

the radio olj bodgie woogle. Quite imin= tentionfly the result is liko n pives of ultra modern ballet- NATURALLY....

another successful week. It Greer Garson is the very toughly with the woman in the grotesquely graceful. will be followed by the film attractive teacher in a school casts as Heston har been known

that Ava Gardner's press composed entirely of boys and to

malo instructors. She's look- Heflin has been chested out of

藕

one

nt when

an

QUEEN'S

5 SHOWS TOMORROW

“The Inspector General" EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11,30 A.M.

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

10. 5,13, 7.80 & 9.30 pan

TO SINA, 7.30 A 9.30 11 Pa.

in

SHOWING TO-DAY

With Danny Kaye in ~"THE agent feels is important ing extremely attractive still, a piece of land he's bought in Inspector General" are Walter enough to warrant a per- with a new short hair style, Tanganyika and gel together, Slezak, Elesa Lanchester, Geno Alan Hale and sonal visit from the star which, even if it is in a hideous a safari to do some on-the-spot Lockhart at d

il ono of thoas mistaJoc "The Barefoot Contessa," she of orange, sulls her very investigation

It stems the trouble-maker is identity comedies in which This picture will be having Absolutely cozing under- a European turned native who Danny Kaye excels

Gala Premiore next standing

He's

odd job man and

she has organised a tribe'bito a sost charm,

They Walter Biomic's travelling gYDSY Thursday at the ROXY and captivates schoolboys, school, of minor Mau Mau Doct. BROADWAY.

masters and parents alike. One have already killed a scientist show when they both have to schoolmaster and

Van Henin arrives on icavo nurody. Slezak is the HOOVER want to At the

parent and Miss the men and he's just in time smart one of the pair and it's marry her "Burning Arrows" is run- Garson, so

sister of the his shady business. activition competent when to harness the

that have got them into trouble. ning at the moment and dealing with the younger males, clentirt (Ruth Roman) and his

two children to the safari.

They land in a little unnamed after it, beginning probably costs heavenwords looks

From

there on the jungle middle European town of which on December 1, will be helpless femininity when con- trek is on, and I think I can the

undisputed fronted with the problem of safely

mayor is tho "Luxury Girls." The much which to choose.

leave the rert to your head man. His business activi- Imagination

tles pro on a par with Slezak's delayed "Sabre Jet" will The children are a lovable

and have nitrneled the atten. Lunch come on next,

and rather more free

General ton of the Inspector usual

from Scheduled to run

conscious

of the state, who has decided to None of them get "tucness" about

week #

at the badly hurt, you'll be glad to

pay a visit. CAPITOL ami LIBERTY know, and their devotion

for

Bro

ما

Turis

f} Hort

of

"CAUTIONARY TALE "No Escape" cautionary tale, the theme being that there

is no escape from the vigilant police of San Naturally, Donny is mistaken Francisco,

for the fact-finding Inspector in "Her Twelve Men," with virar prakty schovim stress

Among

the

cost, Marjorie General and nothing is too good Greer Garson, Lana Turner never becomes 100 sentimentai.

Streic la Hobert

a girl I've not seen for him. and Ryan

Barry follows in "The Flame and Sullivan

The associate producer is, as Greer Garson's before, though Lew Ayres and

Danny familiar sual.

Kaye's the Flesh."

wife, two suitors and even if it does Sonny

Sylvia Fine, who also wroto A Chinese picture give the children a few though faces.

Henlly ទ Juhmmy Belinda the music and lyrics. featuring a lovely Chinese ideas on how to torment you, role this, for Lew Ayres, but actress, U-min, and called it's quite suitable for them to the

at "Beyond The Grave" la the LEE and GREAT WORLD, then on December story 7 they will change to "Meet Mr Lucifer." To follow this, they expect to play "The Far Country."

COME

more

a

"No

extreme.

character

ize.

he play's 19 busically

an interesting GHOST STORY

As a OTICO successful song "Beyond the Grave" is a writer down on his luck, when of the mupernatural. I the ploture opens he's cking out his living as a plano player in found it eerie in the think of ghost stories in a com- bui appartally Chinese people a bar by getting commisslan on the drinks he induces customers pittely different light as I saw

to buy. nany Chinese children in the The

commentator would have audience when it was preview- us think that this John

is a protly mean sort of fellow

ed a few mornings ago.

{1

cl

His

Tracy

SINCERE EFFORT

I've read some excellent thlogS shout "Flot In C) Block 11", most of them praising Its roal- lam, and from the short excerpts seen from it, it's tough in the extreme,

I've

doesn't appear to depend on violence alone, however, for a rincere effort seems to have been made to show both sides of the argument.

who'd shoot his grandmother with

Quarreited

are in-

DANNY KAYE

un.

Inspector General

WARNER BROS: All-time Comedy 20kyo!

COMING

Songs!

Dancing!

Such

Funt

Technicolor

SOON

"THE DEST PRISON MOVIE PRODUCED IN YEARS"

1,000,000 VOLTS

OF BRUTE FORCE!

WALIEN WANGER'S

Time Magazine

RIOT CellBlock 11

#++++++*+ ALHAMBRA H+=||- ‡TO-MORROW MORNING AT 11.30 a.m.

"Tanganyika,” Escape" and "Passion"---in

The prisoners are not treated Befor their leve affair that order--are booked for vanishes into limbo, a mortal for the price of a drink. Tracy

any mawkish sympathy, but at least they're given a the KING'S and PRINCESS. and a ghost fall in love and himself rather spoils the effect

chance to state their cases. The first is playing now.

short period of great happis by giving back tips

he gola

While on nees on this side of the grave, from people he doesn't like and

the other hand, the difficult The QUEEN'S 2

job of the prison au- He is a young student banish helping out stray girls.

Somebody ALHAMBRA have

thorities is demonstrated; htt 's Danny ed by his guzedlan to an fecinte d

their Inabilly to change the Kaye in "The Inspector house in the country where it with is found dead; a pretty

prison policeman

complex characters ayalem, the General" and after that will hope that he will be able to girl and

study without the disturbing volved, but it's Tracy on whom

of the men who, now that they "Riot in Cell Block influences of his friends.

are receiving their just punish- suspicion falls. ·

ment, should not be 11" and "Dragnet.”

The

further clues and events leading me brother Ching, though steady, is a much less up to the Onal arrest are

hounded, coupled with the ever "Lucrece Borgia" and more

lovable

connected to- and the guard- rather strukily

present danger that the slightest persion "The Last of the Mohicans”

and imm's only daughter, Su-Yun, gethor

+ I really couldn't relaxation of discipline may be are the current and coming scores him for the more lively take the massive Sonny Tute construed as weakness and lead

being floored by featherweight to a mass escape. pictures respectively at the Wel

"The triangle is turned into a

Lew Ayres.

There

are no big names in EMPIRE.

quartede by an amorous lody

However, very fow crime "lot in Cell Block 1" except Although the original title of gheet. The isolated house

that of producer Walter Wanget, b films are perfect in all respects "Burning Arrows' LA much comes the scene of their night possibly they'd give too much but many of the players have unwieldy and probably ly games of chess intermingled away if they were so perhaps been featured in small films for

as good box with kay

overlook not nearly

intellectual

you'l

the dis many years. pursuits. affico draw, it quite adequately This tale is based on a story crepancies. describes the action and s.ory written many years ago by the One effect I did rather like of tho pleture, which is what I Chinese poet, Lino Tsai, who, was achieved in the murdered fect a

title should do. "Captain in revolt ngainst the formal man's apartment. Lew Ayres, Leo Gordon was the bad man In Jalun Smith and Pocahontas“ style of writing than in vogue, Brunk,

about "Gun Fury", swaying

An gid timer composed a hundred or so witty the room looking-... ot the you're sure to recognise is Frank Now

storico, the ghost between.

at variou poking fun agc of eight and eighty can pomposity. have failed to have heard of

STRANGE MIXTURE the Red Indian princess.

"Beyond the Grave" is a Pocahontas,

who was brought

mixture of Extreme to England

by the gentleman orange

and whimsy. adventurer who married her out practicality

White speaking with supersti- in the wild landa of Virginia tous awe of ghosts and of their Back in the early 17th century

ury; evil Intentioras towards the It wasn't the aforementioned world of the living, nobody ap Captain John Smith who

pears particularly surpriced married lier,

friend when the hero falls in love with Rolle, who did so chiefly 10 save her from the disgrace of This attitude of having been "married" and 'then with spirits was Bomething I left by Smith.

couldn't grasp. A sort of, mean-- kng was given to it by one of Wel's friends who said that one should respect all spirits, both good and evil, but keep them

TO-MORROW EXTRA MORNING SHOWS was the original title.

nobody

At 11:00 a.m.

Admission: $1.50, $1.00

WALT DISNEY — RKO RADIO

Programme of Technicolor Cartoons

At 12:20 p.m.

THE ALL-Time favouRITE WESTERN

"JESSE JAMES”

Starring

Tyrono POWER

Honry Nancy Randolph FONDA .

•

KELLY SCOTT

•

CAPITOL

THE HOME OF

LIBERTY

TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. ON PANOramic scREEN

To the Gallery of Great Garson

Performances add this new M-G-M bit!

TE SCISS

GREER GARSON ROBERT RYAN

HER TWELVE MEN

BARRY SULLIVAN

CORGIOUS IN! COLOR

With Perspecta Stereophonic Sound" SPECIAL SHOW ON SUNDAY AT 12.30 P.M.

RITZ

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

She slept in his bed...wore his pajamas. THEN SHE REALLY TOOK OVIRĮ

DICK POWELL BIBAIL REYNOLDS Susan Slept Here

his but

The latter, who tried very hard to become domesticated in the Indian fashion, found it too much for him and although he

anc.

left Virginia to go to England at a distance.

familiarity

to be cured of a maligni The ghost world of the girl sickness

brought

by the is showi 011

not as an ellecum country. he asked not to

down bo where the spirits looks back to pent

his with all-seeing eyes on the Virgina on

World

below. recovery.

but an veric

This tale of the early days echoing place where it's always D1 the colony

of Virginia 1s night and the spirits themselves much better than the usual run are as much in the hands of of colonists versus Indians alms. vn people as their earthly, re-

latives.

Dexter and Anthony

irresistiblo John on

the

It's touching and exciting by turns makes Smith.

On there

Wero many pleasing effects achieved by focusing the camera for long periods on delicate lattice work, forma. tions of

trees, etc. But I found the action, confusing at time due movement of the

photographic side

camera

LOVELORN MINXES Regarding "Laxury Girls" I can do no more than quote for you from the press book.

1 to the scene to socio. says:

The

setting is girls Tho

end was an enigma. One finishing school in the Swiss had already been moved to Italian Alps, Attending the great pity at the plight of Lien- school is the greatest collection. So, cust out of the realms of of lovely, spiteful, lovelorn both life and death because of

her love for assembled under Over

Wel; what was And when these then to happen to her after her vixens get together everything second death with him in the

fine that ends the picture? from a near

youd the Grave” harrowing

produced by Shaw and Sons, takes place. The "girig' played by a bevy of beauties hatting

trom France, Italy, England, even India," Representing Is

minxes

one roof.

murder to a mountain escapado

WAS

a

CRAZY THOUGHTS "Moet Mr Tucifer" Brillat comedy with some very Rosanna well known British Flors of

has both television and the quite in the cast list

and

Podesta, whose name featured in the news often, and the producer director are also Italian,

Top of the

screen.

Stanley

i

objeats there

Both Leo Gordon and Noville Brand, who lead the prisoners, have been seen here before

while Faylen.

LEE THEATRE

SPECIAL MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.

By kind arrangement of Prof. David Barker Hong Kong University

WALT DISNEY'S

TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE SERIES

(In Tochnicolor),

1.

WATER BIRD

2.

NATURE'S HALF ACRE

3. PROWLERS OF THE EVERGLADES

Pictures of Immense Educational Value!. Highly instructive!

AT REDUCED PRICES: $1.50.& $1,00 PLEASE BOOK ‘EARLY!

LEE GREAT WORLD

·

TO-DAY AT '2.30, 5:30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

BEYOND

THE GRAVE

DIALOGUE IN MANDARIN

with

4,

ENGLISH SUBTITLES Added at LEE THEATRE only Fresh Soccer News WOLVES ve. SPARTAK

Holowa, who has taken on GREAT WORLD

badly

mouss strides forward in netlig "Sabro' Jet” was supposed to ability in recent years. Playing have been shown some months the Demon King in a ago, but for some reason was attended pantomime, he blacks shelved et the time mi is out just as he is about to ap coming

1 for tho first pear through the stage trap, time next week,

Butore the blackcout he had A. Sabre Jét – squadrón is been blaming television for the bared In Japan, during the war poor audieme and the ilm in Korea

and the commander pictures the enzy (Robert Stack) more than a fat to through his mind about

Thay

afhla wipe

havery bec

too well

Statos WOITIAT

MacDonald Hobles is one of "the mona" kieltätiniz

posably Prhaima in

Hare

Her fein Akridled by healm tersired can

but the reason 'for ha

Japan-to-get a

the background.

the pilotska (m2's fre

of coo

MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW.

Îniveral-International presents TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS AT.12.30 PM. · AT-REDUCED PRICES!

NEXT CHANGE ★

Meet Mr

A PREFAEL BALDONE PROBUĆTION

STANLEY HOLLOWAY. PEGGY CUMMINSVETAL

·JACK÷WATLING JAKA, MURRAY TA JOSEPH TOMELTYWAYS

KAY KENDA

Columbia's

VARIETY PROGRAM

(3 STOOGES —— COLOR CARTOONS)" REDUCED PRICES: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cts,

ROX Y & BROADWAY

NOW SHOWING

10th DAY!

HHH

Owing to length of picture please note change of times: AT 2,30, 5.20, 7,30 & 9.40 P.M.

.:

CINEMASCOPE

The Adventures of

“HAJJI BABA

"the west në

Starring John Derek Elaine Stewart Thomas Gomez

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW At-12.00 Noon

ROXY

Burt LANCASTER Lizabeth SCOTT in

“I WALK ALONE” A Paramount Picture

BROADWAY!

A SELECTED PROGRAMMB OF NEWEST TECHNICOLOR

CARTOONS Presented by 20th Century-Fox

Reduced Admission

Roxy: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cts. Broadway: $1.20 & 70 Cts.

ROXY & BROADWAY: Gala Promier At 9.40 p.m., On Wed, 1st Dec. Humphrey BOGART “. Ava GARDNER In "THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA” in Technicolor

AT THE ROXY: Special Performance of "THE BAREFOOT. CONTESSA" At 9.10 p.m., on Mon., 6th Dec.

Miss Ava Gardner Making Her Personal Appearance All Tickets for the Special Porformance Sold Out!

HOOVER

CAUSEWAY BAY

TEL 72371

NOW PLAYING

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7,30 &9:30 P.M.

BURNING

ARROWS

COLOR

DEXTER LAWRANCE