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KING'S PRINCESS

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At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. | ut 2.30, 5.80, 7.30 & 0.30 p.m.

The

TO-DAY

Yellow Mountain

TECHNICOLOR

LEX BARKER - MALA POWERS - HOWARD DUFF WILLIAM DEMAREST-JOHN MINTIRE - A UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE

ALSO

ON THE STAGE 4 SHOWS DAILY MISS MARGO

THE Z-BOMB Performing Mambo, Samba, Rhumba Etc.

USUAL PRICES.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1955.

FILMS

Competing for your atten-

tion at the King's and

Current & Coming

BY JANE ROBERTS

Princess this week are the The New Films At A Glance

"unclaimed lips" of Mala Powers on the screen and the "swivel hips" of Miss Margo, the Z-Bomb.on the stage the words in paren- thesis owe their originality to the respective advertising representatives of the lulles in question.

My charler limita me to of the describing the charms celluloid lady alone, un- fortunately, 2 perhaps Miss

EXTRA MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW Margo will forgive me it I con-

KING'S at 11.30 a.m.

RKO-DISNEY prosent

Full-length Technicolor

Cartoon

"SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS"

PRINCESS at 11.00 a.m. M-G-M presents "TOM & JERRY" Tochnicofor Cartoons in CINEMASCOPE

Reduced Admission: $1.00, $1.50

COMING ATTRACTION

GALTISH COM FACSENT)

AN IVAN FOXWELL PRODUCTION

JOHN MILLS

ERIC

PORTMAN

The

Colditz Story

camat dan

theme partyn Bay Bandage pini fete furad

Distributed by BRITISH LION

ROX Y & BROADWAY

Final Showing Today At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

DANNY

KAYE

On the Riviera

Technicolor

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW

ROXY:

At 12.00 Noon

A SELECTED PROGRAMME!

OF TECHNICOLOR

CARTOONS

BROADWAY: Walt Disney's Full Length Feature Technicolor Cartoon "PETER PAN" Presented by RKO Radio Reduced Admission

Preserited by

20th Century-Fox

centrate on Miss Powers,

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She has the unenviable role in The Yellow Mountain" of the daughter of father who gambles. As compensation she has two young men fighting for hor favours--Lex Darker a hefty bunk of mot very bright manhood and Howard Duff who Is smoothness personified.

These two, on and off, are friends, except for the times when Mals lowers interposes her fair self between them. With true sinine impercep- tiveness she falls for the anturpy talker who is about to diddle Dad out

his supposedly

worthless mine,

There is a lot of technical jar- gon about the right of the owner of the gold mine nearest to the summit of the Yellow Mountain automatically being able claim the apex, which ashamed to admit, went my head.

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I'm over

As it formed the basis of the plot, I had to fall back on admiring the crisp direction of this better than average western and its well staged fights.

Fisticuffs And

Feuds

As long as you disregard one or two improbabilities in the plot and what film doesn't possess its fair share

SHOWING

EMPIRE: "Belle of the Yukon". Songs and dances wAITA up the frozen north. Randolph Scati, Dinah Shore and Gypsy Rose Lee.

HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Many Rivera to Crosa". A comedy western in which even the proud heroine is made to take a fall. Eleanor Parker and Robert Taylor. KING'S and PRINCESS: "The Yellow Mountain". A west- ern. Lex Harker. Mala Powers and Howard Duff.

The "Timberjack”. NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD:

heads of two rival Umber compantes fight for supremacy and the buxom charms of Vera Ralston, Sterling Hayden and David Brian.

Life aboard QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA: "Mr Roberis",

ship

of the US Navy is soured by the captain and sweetened by the first fleutenant. Henry Fonds. James Carney, William Powell and Jack Lemmon.

ROXY and BROADWAY: "On the Riylers". A re-issue of a Danny Kaye film. One of his pre-“Knock on Wood" best.

COMING

HOOVER and LIBERTY: "The Glass Slippor". The Cinderella story with a psychological twist. Lesile Caron and Michael Wilding.

KING'S and PRINCESS: "Woman With No Name". A drama,

Richard Burton and Phyllis Culvert,

"The Colditz Story". A PoW escape plan and the men who made it work. Eric Portman and John Mills. "Above Us the Waves". The successful submarine attack on the Tirpitz. John Mills, John Gregson and Donald Sinden.

NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl". Whitewash for the blackest pirate of the 17th century. Tony Dexter and Eva Gabor.

"As Long As They're Happy". A better-than-usual Bri- tisli musical, Jack Buchanan, Dlana Dors and Breads de Banzie.

QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA: "Tall Man Riding". A western. Randolph Scott, Peggie Castle and Dorothy Malone.

" Against the House". A trip to Reno with robbery as the motive, Guy Madison, Kim Novak and Brian Keith, KOXY and BROADWAY: "The Wayward Wife". The story behind a lovely woman's struggle to escape from the boredom of a dull marriage. Gina Lollobrigida,

to the ramies of pistol-packing ing it cart of the wall, and Vic- for Miclagien, with a hybrid dance all operators.

Although a little slow, it is accent that gets more mixed as quite an enjoyable outdoor pic- the plcture progresses, obvious- himself in the role ture and guns by the inclusion ly enjoys of Hoagy

Carmichael In the of her wily father. cast.

Almost A Satire

Perhaps If you take your westerns seriously, your hackles majeste, may rise at this Iese but if you're looking for some-

Marriage is an unmen- d

thing relaxing and aren't Ken- bothered by the pseudo tuckian accent of the glamour- nus Eleanor, this one should neatly into the week-endi

of them "Timberjack" is satisfactory outdoor pic- ture with the emphasis on tionable word to Robert schedule. feuds and fisticuffs.

with Kidd.

us again as Captain

I see that he has dropped the more formal "Anthony" however, and is allowing us to call him familiarly "Tony".

Eva Gabor is his partner in "Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl", which suggests that with the Box Office vajus attached to her name, he is not going to be allowed to drift into obscurity in iplie of the quality of some of its recent pictures.

He has looks, and a certain flair for appearing to believe in the part he is playing, however challow it may be, so perhaps his studio is using these routine

washbucklers

training ground for more ambitious roles.

Not Too Cold For

Gypsy Rose

Gypsy Bose Lee, the well known strip tease performer won her fame by burlesquing burlesque, and in "Belle of the Yukon her worldly- wise philosophy helps to brighten up the little town of Malemute way up in the Yukon.

north

Although the frozen hardly seems to be the Ideal place to get down to the "bare sentials, it's a cheerful picture Randolph Scolt not quite

as true blue as usual, Charles Winninger playing one of those delightfully ineffectual

parent roles that made his name, and Dinah Shore and the Gypsy providing the songs.

A PoW Escape

Story

Taylor in "Many Rivers to The Great Lover again without

Cross" but with Eleanor

Turns Buccaneer

"The Colditz Story" tells of an escape plan worked out by a Prisoner of War in a German camp during the 1939-45 war, the everyday

of the of the amazing inmates and success of the plan which was ahle to be used over and over the Germans stumbling on its secret,

Some of the scenes лге reminiscent of carller Pow pictures, but there is a strong, Anthony Dexter, the controlled and thoughtful per- formance from Eric Portman ar seem to je" is

organises shot-gun actor who made his name De wedding in her for

forthright at-

as the Great Lover in the the British Commanding Officer maintaining very necessary dis- tempt to make him love her.

Needless

soy, this screen version of the life of cipline in

all

the mast trying easy this time, and in pursuit has the opposite effect Rudolph. Valentino, is back circumstances. maculately dressed, in contrast on the reluctant male and thore to his backwoods

are many amusing diuations background before she makes him see the

Whenever Hollywood is looking Parker it's a goal that's for a smooth-looking customer never out of her thoughts. with the suspicion of a sneer to

Determined to get her

mar. rule a western town until

bim the stalks

through the hero arrives to rock his throne forest, gets him into fights and

Lylo

or David

to ba

the

either Brian chosen. As Republic picture and Bettger works for Universal the selection Was

Roxy: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 Cts. Broadway: $1.20 & 70 Cts. Snaps his way through to

★ OPENS TO-MORROW ★

Gorgeous GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA

The Wayward Wife

Presented by 20th Contury-Fox

EMPIRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

YOU MAY MISS THE BOAT, BUT NOT THIS PICTURE! ! !

The Lustiest

Romance

Ever Set to Music!

Top

TECHNI

COLOR

+ Mical

Hear DEKA SHORE Sing "Sleigh Ride in July"" *Like Someone in Loer"? "Can't Tell Why I Love You"

Gold nah days in roaring”

Aluska.......with singing and dancing

and it and cement and lovi

and

full of pol

RANDOM

SCOTT SHORE

PSY BOSE

LEE - BURNS

ALLE YUKON

Produced and Directed by

WILLIAM A. SEITER CHARLES WINNINGER -ADDED: LATEST: PARAMOUNT NEWS

even

a

as usual, David Brian snarls and fully and even folly of con-

his inevitable last reel bullet.

tinued flight.

Not quite subtle enough to

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

QUEEN'S

2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

ALHAMBRA

2.80, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.40 pan,

2nd BIG WEEK!!

DON'T MISS THE FINEST COMEDY HIT IN YEARS!

"It's one of the great pictures of this or any year”, «ti seram

Mister Roberts"

WARMER BAZA

CINEMASCOPE

WARNERCOLOR

HENIA

JAMES WILLIAM

JACK

FONDA CAGNEY POWELL LEMMON

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOWS

QUEEN'S

At 11.30 a.m. only WB's CinemaScope Hit "RING OF FEAR" Clyde Beatty-Mickey Spillane' REDUCED PRICES!

ALHAMBRA

At 11.30 a.m. only M-G-M's Technicolor "THE NAKED SPUR”

James Stewart-Janet Leigh

REDUCED PRICES!

LEE Theatre

TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

GREAT WALL Presents

DIAMOND

THIEF.

MANDARIN VERSION

MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 12.00 NOON

A Chineso Picture

"FATHER MARRIES AGAIN”

DIALOGUE IN MANDARIN -

At Reduced Prices: $1.00 & 70 Ch.

NEW YORK GREAT WORLD

CAUSEWAY BAY, TEL78721

KOWLOON, TEL: 55500

COMMENCING TO-DAY

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

CAPITOL RITZ WILD AND PRIMITIVE AS THE GREAT NORTHI

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AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30

It's a story of rival timber qualify for the term "satire," Arms, one broke but honest this picture is nevertheless that's Hayden's gang-the other nice breezy laugh at the strong flourishing, and as straight as the alient beroes who form the proverbial corkscrew.

* Flock characters in westerns, Adolphe Menjou i

and at all the uis quite funny o

fluffy, dainty Vern Ralston's father, alter-

alter e heroines wha Handlo a nately lamenting his wasted gun as though it were opportunities and Indulging his

botato. lade for strong drink and Miss Alin Hale Jr. is a Ralston frozelf, though a little Eleanor Parker's rojected

the large side for a flm suitor, 50 strong that he heroine, is a handsome addition never close a door without pull-

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a hot

riot as

mi

HOOVER LIBERTY

CAUSEWAY BAY TEL78371

KOWLOON

NOW SHOWING

M-G-M &

TEL. 80339

2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

ROMANTIC ADVENTUREI

In COLOR and

CINEMASCOPE

MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

She's the most Impatient malden

In the virgin Wast...

But he's not the

marrying kind!

ROBERT TAYLOR ELEANOR PARKER

.........VICTOR MCLAGIEN - RUSS TAMBLYN - KEF RICHARDS - JAMES ARNESS ·

With Perspects Stereophonic Sound

Also MGM COLOR CARTOON IN CINEMASCOPE

5 SHOWS TO-MORROW Firut Màliuon at Hoovert 12.00 noon

& 9.30 P.M.

IS THIS THE TRISTA TEMINO THE CREAT $2,500,000 BOSTON REBUTRY}<

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BRIDGES TOCROSS

TONY

JULIE

GEORGE

CURTIS ADAMS-NADER

Added Attraction "A WORLD OF BEAUTY" To-morrow Morning Show At 12.30 p.m. Gregory Peck in "PURPLE PLAIN"

in Technicolor

FINAL TO-DAY

· AT 2.30; 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

Quinness

hund

private eye

+ pustin candal!

ALEC GUINNESS

THE

DETECTIVE

·JDAX CREINWOOD-PETER FINCE

\- CEBIL, PARKER =Th Scho

TO-MORROW

"MAMBO"

STAGE CLUB

CASTING MEETING.

...for

play of the season.

"DIAL M FOR MURDER".. will be held in the BRITISH COUNCIL, Gloucester Building

on'

MONDAY, 22nd. AUGUST, at 8 p.m.

Everybody interested, even if not yet a member of the Club, is heartily invited. In o addition to casting the play, it is hoped to fill vacancies In the back-stage team,

HOAGY

CARMICHAEL

VICTOR YOUKO

ALDOFSTOUS

TRUCOLOR

BT CONSOLIDATED

HERBERT I YATES prokenta

TIMBERJACK

Warring STERLING

VERA

DAVID

HAYDEN - RALSTON - BRIAN

È ADOLNÉ MÉNDU «NOKDY CARMICHAEL » CHILE MILES Screenplay by ALLEN REYKIN » Directed by JDE KAME

SUNDAY MATINEE AT 12.30 P.M. NEW YORK: "YUK TONG CHUEN”—A Chinese Picturo GREAT WORLD: Walt Disney Technicolor Cartoons

ORIENTAL

AIR CONDITIONDO

Final Showing To-day AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 G` 9.30 P.M.

Winner of the Grand Prix at the 1954. International Film Festival at Cannes,

·Dafni Production

"The GATE of HELL

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A JAPANESE PICTURE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

In Gorgeous BASTMAN' Colör

COMMENCING TO-MORROW:? Chiness film "CHIN-PINC-MUÏ ́ In Mandarin Dialogue

| SPECIAL MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 12:30 p.m.

AT RADUCED ADMISSION PRICES (SA)

A NEW PROGRAMI

KY'S CARTOONS

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