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KING'S PRINCESS

mai

澹

Aş 2.30, 5.15. 7.20 & 0.30 p.m.`j] At 2,80, B,30, 7,30 & 9.30 p.m. GRAND OPENING TO-DAY

OPECTACULAR IN

CINEMASCOPE

BLACK SHIELD

STARRING

OF FALWORTH Technopter

TONY CURTIS JANET LEIGH

DAVID FARRAR BARBARA RUSH

HERBERT MARSHALL for Thatcher

A Universal International Picture

Presented at the KING'S Complete Effects with

4-TRACK MAGNETIC HIGH-FIDELITY DIRECTIONAL-STEREOPHONIC SOUND

Complimentary Tickets Are Not Valid

SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEES

KING'S

TO-MORROW & SUNDAY

S SHOWS

"BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH'

EXTRA SHOW AT 11.30 a.m. Regular Prices

PRINCESS

Shyama ⚫

PRINCESS SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 At 11.00 4.m.

"PETER PAN" in

CINEMASCOPE At 12.20 p.m. Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara 'Against All Flags"

Both at Roduced Prices

TO-MORROW at 11.30 a.m. Indian Super Film

Manbar Desai

• Anwar in

"SALTANAT”

Rich Costume

16 Roels

Regular Admission

CAPITOL

VOL. 7431A, VILE HOME OR 110

LIBERTY

THE POLAR

4 SHOWS DAILY AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.

M-G-M'S SUMPTUOUS SONG-AND-SABRE MUSICALLY

THE

STUDENT

PRINCE

IN COLOR!

CINEMASCOPE

ANN BLYTH EDMUND PUROOM MARIO LANZA

WITH PERSPECTA STEREOPHONIC SOUND!

HOLIDAYS Morning shOWS To-morrow Jan., 1, 1955, at 12.00 noon CAPITOL

LIBERTY

M-G-M Technicolor Productions

"YOUNG BESS"

"SOMBRERO"

with

Pier Angeli

Ricardo Montalban

Cyd Charisso

with

Joan Simmons Stewart Granger Deborah Korr

Jap. 2. Sunday at 12.00 noon M-G-M Triumphs

"Young Bess"

with Stewart Granger Joan Simmons Deborah Kerr

in Tochnicolor

•

“The Great Waltz"

with Louise Rainer Fermand Gravot

AT REDUCED PRICES

RITZ

SHOWING TO DAY

Bob's Hilarious As The Men

Of Venice!

CASANOVA'S BIO NIGHT

Solar by TECHNIO

BOB HOPE JOAN FONTAINE BASIL RATHBONE AUDREY DALTON HUGH MARLOWE

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1954.

JANE ROBERTS PICKS THE

YEAR'S TEN

"J

Her choice:

JULIUS CAESAR

NIGHT PEOPLE

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE KNOCK ON WOOD GENEVIEVE

EXECUTIVE SUITE

THE CAINE MUTINY ROMAN HOLIDAY

ACT OF LOVE ROMEO AND JULIET

-and

why

was

BEST

FILMS

In the MGM Aim of "Jul'as Caesar." Louis Cabernae Caesar, Marlon Brando as Mark Antony and Greer Garson as Calpurnia,

Current

instead of the usuni ile-up between

Hongkong and Kow loon side theatres there are two changes this weekend,

The LEE only is showing the Franco-Italjan production "Queen Marzo! while the GREAT WORLD is showing the some picture at the HOOVER – "Apache."

Films

customary

Instead of the sweeping statements and high sounding cliches, some attempt is made to explain why American Indians and, in parti- the calor, the Apaches, were reluctant to be

herded reservations, when on the sur- into

face it would

that mean

all their troubles were over, currend

"Apache" begins with the

A Chinese comedy with Man- darin dialogue is the EMPIRE's There's of Geronimo in 1888. New Year feature. "Spring Is in the Air and silence, when the Army is wait- Its litle is played in very effective scene, almost complete

has already proved popular with Malayan audiences.

ing for the representatives

All

The KING'S and PRINCESS the Apache tribe to walk have "The Black Shield of Fal- worth";

brave

knights, ladies and black-hearted line.

At

fair

of

the

to the place of surrender. Boring If it had been allowed vil-ght amount of suspense, on too long, it has just the sadness of the moment as these proud people down their arms for ever comes over very well.

And

and

tho QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA there's the must ca! "Young at Heart" and "De- sired" and "The Budent Prince"

throw

continue at the ROXY and Ugly and british as he very BROADWAY for the former, often appears in this pleture, and CAPITOL, and LIBERTY there's something compelling for the latter.

about Burt Lancaster's perform-

long. "Queen Margot” la

trek back to his chiefly ance His remarkable for the performance the reservation looks like

owif country after escaping from the

the enormous feat of endurance it Hers is not a bullying technique, meant to be instead of a five-minute session on the studio conxing. however; she gels her way by treadmill. cajoling and playing off the various factions ono against the

other,

of Franculse Rosay Bendish Catherine de Medici.

sons and

way,

WIN

ULIUS CAESAR" doubt about its humour, and was shown early in the four principal characters January of 1954, were delightful.

fear when caught up in the. His bewilderment and animal yet its dramatic impact is

"Executive Suite" as fresh in the mind now as typically American

It's her complete coldness and crowded streets of the city is as dlack of feeling for anyone, her portrayal of claus- when it was first released. "Genevievo" was English.

good a trophobia as I've seen.

Quilte The whole cast worked us u war smooth, hard boiled In ita that is so frightening.

included, daughter

effective as Ray Milland's in team, each member appre attitude to the business world in a melodramatie

Flayed "The Thier". and slightly dowy-eyed

about

This ciating his function in the

part would

have been pure good job, of the Indian girl's Then too Jean Peters made a The home plot and the result was an

of the "nice" farce. Played as

is, Catherine role. It seemed quite logical It couple.

glided along as de Medici extremely polished produc- though on

the clever emerges as ball bearings, with woman she must have been.

that she should follow the man. tion.

never a dull moment In spite of A fault with this picture is was hers, in spite of his rejec

It had always been understood the restriction implied by the that it goes on too long. At the tion of her devotion. The con- "Night People" had pace title.

end of two and a half hours one ventional white is feeling

renegade is and suspense combined with

little battered by overdone, "The Calne Mutiny" punchy dialogue. It would good picture, and

however, and intro- was the plots, counter plots, sword duces a note of discord into moves into fights and bedroom scenes. be difficult to think of any the outstanding class by virtue

what Is otherwise quite u It's nevertheless yery chter- one who could have fitted of the courtroom scene. Jose taining

thoughtful actire picture. of Its type and bringe à IGNOBLE KNIGHT the leading role as well as Ferrer proved once more what lot

more imagination and did Gregory Peck,

"The Black Shield of · Fal- understanding actor

he is, subtlety

to the swashbuckler worth" presents a picture of and Humphrey Bogart that the than we usually and "How

England in the time of Henry to Marry a

Queen Margot herself is a joy IV beset with feudal Mil. cun in sympathy even when

barcas playing lionairo"

a accomplished the

weak character.

to look at the men were a little beating each other to death, "Roman difficult job of successfully taken second one might have too well hidden behind their noblemen and women- dis place it had various moustaches and beards gulsed as peasants and as much. introducing real humour into been less sentimental, Audrey to be able to tell if they were faw and order as you'd find In a picture starring three Hepburn gave one of the most handsome or not, but they all a badly behaved jungle tribe, girls whose principal claim on the

refreshing performances seen behaved as to fame is their glamorous and

screen In recent, yegis,

photography appearance. Full marks to sharp and interesting. the producer for both dia- logue and looks.

*

In

the

Was Bug

on

ps an

Tony Curtia har the time learning the more

Its margarien Margus Aiban while Herbert Marshall'

wonderful is based, starts with the portant points of behaviour is a prelude to St. Bartholmew's Eve knight-at-arms; these consist when all the Protestants were almost entirely of being the first "Act of Love"

to Parks intencely serious film, compella reconciliation between them- it appear an act of defence and by the promise of to draw his sword while making

"Knock on Wood" wasn't of

ing continuous attention in sols selves and the Catholics. This being on hand to make a pretty an almost entire lack of was to be brought about by the speech every time Janet Leigh merely funny, it was witty, compensating lightness.

of their leader, Henry appears. sentimental without being strength lay in the sincerity. at

David Forrar forsakes acting to Cathering do slushy, and is probably the Dany

with which Kirk Douglas and Medici's daughter, best fim Danny Kaye hus principal parts.

for action as the evil Duke of Robin played

Valols

loveless marriage, was a loveless

takes a scat rather far back as but in spite of“ her

Catholic

the good Earl of Mackworth. "Romeo and Juliet was sympathies, it was felt that. "Genevieve" would have visually the most beautiful Margaret was not sufficiently.

WANTS SHAKING been even higher on this list picture of the year.

Doris Day is once again the That biased to agree to the wedding professional ray of sunshine in if the plot had been a little wasn't Shakespeare is on of celebrations being used ad halt The Young At Heartand

the charges that have

Mill the Protestants into the makes

her Usual clist this way a gingera of i

good job

in batist Sho's boen given" botter spngs, Prejude to a more; interesting settings and no

preparations background, cast more suitable

over made.

been

more important. There is no tevelled at it, but in my opica thinking on

H. K. S. P. C.

this isn't important. good cinema.

IN ADDITION

· MUZIKE.

massacre went ahead, but she was

"of the "plot to the Hat for her to work with than· In, I would ko to mention The actor who took the part On the other hand, you may "Broken Lanto sophisticate of Catherine's son, Charles IX, not like Frank Sinatra in his ed Western for which Spencer bears a striking resemblance to role of the pugnacious, all-the- be congratulatod.

|Needs nanolal support for 35 Tracy and Robert Wagner should the pictures of Italians of that worldi-agáidst-mg (-wall. His

enke of poor children:

Please tlona Boolity

addrehs Beeri

self pity) even though it's in tentionally laid-on thickly ta theatrical ibugh" for one sto

period and his waspisit sadism "The Moon is Blue" a good frightening as his mother American light comedy: Title This is picturs to appeal to tw

cold-blooded cruelty. Boy Lost for the sympathiele adult-minded lovers of vigen, What approach of crooner Crosby, and Buckling NÓN

The Glenn Miller Blory" for sbeer human warthy Ch

The collection of three stories that came to the acreen ng LA Plaisir," though not to every önel taste, had colour, humour DIEL,yes (hort, sed pathol..

mo three reasons. I would

though, Jost), Hons. his

QUEEN'S

5 SHOWS

TO-MORROW

Jan. 1st

SUNDAY

Jan. 2nd

"Young At Heart". EXTRA PERFORMANCE AT 11.30 A.M.

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

4.30. 5.1%, 120 & 9,30 DIPL.

230, 5.26, 1.36 & 2.30 p 01.

SHOWING TO-DAY

DORIS:

DAY

AND

FRANK SINATRA

Young Heart

brings them together and puta a song

In your heart!

WARNER BROS. present in us WARNERCOLOR

GIG YOUNG - ETHEL BARRYMORE DOROTHY MALONE

***** ALHAMBRA ****

TECHNICO.OR

MORNING SHOWS AT 11.30 A.M. TO-MORROW-Jan. 1st

Walt Disney'a 61′′

Nowton

Technicolor “TREASURE ISLAND" Robert SUNDAY-Jan. 2nd

+

3 Stooges

|

+Columbia's VARIETY PROGRAM Color Cartoons.

ATECHI

REDUCED PRICES: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Ch.

HOOVER To-day 3 Shows Only

72371

2.30, 5.30 7.30 P.M.

"A Must for Every Lover of Thrills" "CRIMES of PARIS" Starring Raymond Souplex, Jean Debucourt

Nicola Caxannes • Dora Doll THIS IS A TRUE STORY: An actual criminal investigation based on a case which shocked the entire Paris!

ADDED ATTRACTION BIOGRAPHY OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

HOOVER: GREAT WORLD

CAUSEWAY BAY- TEL 729

KOWLOON

TEL #1100

GALA PREMIERE

To-night at 9.30 p.m.

TO-MORROW 5 PERFORMANCES

HOOVER THEATRE

Saturday, January 1.

At 12.00, 2.30; 5.30,

7.30 and 9.30 p.m.

GREAT WORLD

Sat. & Sun., Jan. 1. &

At 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m.

BURT LANCASTER

APACHE

JEAN PETERS

- COLONY "

TECHNICOLOR

Rotonand, then United Arthuis

Morning Show on Sunday, Jan. 2: Reduced HOOVER THEATRE

At 12.00 noon Errol Flynn in

AGAINST ALL FLAGS"

DRIC

GREAT WORLD

11.00 am. Walt Dishay's COLOR CARTOONS

TAL

Final Sho

AT

ON OUR

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