1955-12-06 — Page 7

NOTING A TREND FOR SOCCER PLAYERS TO DICTATE

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AROUND HOLLYWOOD

THIS IS THE YEAR OF MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MOTION PICTURES

Says MICHAEL RUDDY

Beverly Hills.

This is the year of multi-million dollar motion pictures. I'll give you the dollar statistics and you can take pencil and paper and quickly find the sterling cost at $2.80 to the pound.

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Samuel Goldwyn's "Guys and Dolls"$6,000,000; Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" in Todd AO-$10,000,000; Twentieth Century Fox's "Carousel" $4,000,000 and "The King and I"-$6,500,000, both of these in the 55 mm Cinema- Scope technique, which is superb,

A

There are a dozen important Aims which have cost over million pounds and still being shot is CB. de Mille's colossal version of "The Ten Command- ments," a deceptive title as his ten million dollar eple concorns cf Moses, (Chariton the Heston), a brace of Pharaohs, (Yul Brynner and Sir Cedrid bevy of Hardwicke) and Egyptian and Hebraic beauties, (Anne Baxter, Yvonne de Carlo, Nima Foch, Debra Paget)

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ON HIS OWN Completely on his own is im- presario Mike Told, dynamic, atl

imaginative, indefatigable

LOOKING AT SPORT

REFEREE PERMITTING, TULI'S

STRENGTH CAN REGAIN EMPIRE TITLE

Says DENNIS HART

This evening can be the night of nights for Jake Tull, the fighting Zulu. He can win back the Empire Flyweight title; avenge a year-old defeat and step once more into the boxing limelight.

figure of Dai Between him and these glittering prospects stands the slim

- from Dower, the Welshman who came from the coal face to win the Empire title Tuli

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PROUD FATHER

I had a drink with a proud father whose third son arrived last week, delivered by our favourite

obstetrician, Kirk Douglas welcomed eight pound two ounce Peter. He took two days off from Lust for Life," which he 15 portraying Vincent Vun Gogh, to cele~ brate.

who is steadily going "Around the World in 80 Days." Cost so far is even million and he has There are twenty days to go. more than forty noted stars and players in the caste to date.

several nights I have spent watching

shooting with the Ronald

Colman, George

Raft, Marlene Dietrich, Gilbert Ro- land,

Cesar Reginald Denny, Hand, Romero, Charles Coburn, Joe E. Brown, Buster Keaton, Melville in Cooper playing one-day or one- night cameo roles.

Through the round-the world

four main story move the

his characters, David Niven, man, Marlo Cantinas, and Ro bert Newton, with Shirley Mac- Laine as the indian Princess.

The

Mr Todd small part

I showed me is fascinating.

will be one of the festivals of cinema In 1938.

The doctor is Leon Krohn, who has delivered many noted Crosby's Iwine, bables-Bing James Stewart's twins, and the

Mason's James

and Porty Alexander Morgan, as well as hundreds of ordinary infants, like ours.

Kirk, who married his second wife, Ann Bauchens, former Paris publicity woman, in May

The ultimate in advertising- last year, told me he wanted "Sex-one of the delightfully a new family,

in

"and to be

funny wordia

a con is marvel- "Am A blessed with Cumera." And Joan Crawford's lous," said the bearded actor. latest, Tho Queen Bee," has half-pages in the Hollywood and Log

Angeles pipers

photograph of

There's a wonderful turn in a

with a Hollywood music-hali. A lion

ber seemingly and a small goat that do tricks

"Other

about to bite John Ireland with together. A film star who took

caption.

the

Women's

her children to see the turn said

Men are the Most Exciting to to the trainer after the show, Mel"

"They are very unusual. Do they This "Queen Bee" is a series really get along so well?" "Well, of dreary monologues by Miss they do have their little differ- Crawford and по ៚X] her ences," said the trainer, "but we twenty-one changes of costume just buy a new

goat" Justify them. In fact John Ire

"You're like This is Frank Sinatra's big lund says to her,

month. He stard in two ex- some fancy kind of disease."

cellent filmo showing in 30 After seeing

cinemas throughout Southern

They

"The stinging all her rivals, it's well California. understood why Miss Crawford, Tender Trap".

delightful with Debbie Renolds. costumes and all, went on the comed

Maay comedy

David Wayne and Celeste Holm, roud to sell the movie.

this queen

byee

of us thought that she would re- and "Guys and Dolls' with Jean

When a ghter rushes | Against a man like Tull, this in the #racefully when she married | Simmons, (who is charming as

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thy Sister Sarah,)

Marlon Brando and Vivien Blayne. (Next week his own Frankle-boy begins film, "Johnny Concho," without who heiress Gloria Vanderbilt decided the small part she sign- ed for in this western was loo small, so packed up, returned to her Manhattan penthouse.

wealthy fourth husband, pepsicola tycoon, Alfred Steele.

But no

It's announced that the veteran star will im "The Story of Esther Costello" for the Woolt boys with Rosanne Brazzi as her leading man. She certainly changes her mind, does Joun, She told me emphatically that

gested that he is having difficulty It wasn't so much what Tull Delober Jusi

Line might have in making the Flyweight limit. what he Harringay did, but

fight dunic. Tuesday's

hends may collide. Iself could be disastrous, his man

the heads W ibat This mei fanev it will be Smythe Tull's chance IF the referre is didn't get near enough.

In soine noble netion? alarmed by not

referee Makes ar tactics.

ways, but a

himself when he Jake

any awful lot on W211 All he asks is to be higes in proper Lavours.

if Tull

to get to allowed to fight his (rw) why

grips at close quarters on Tues day I don't think Dower will have the strength or the know- how to force him away.

doesn't

CLOSE RANGE

He wasn't in the last Dower nerop. Mi Andrew Smythe was

referve 1** warned!

African

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South the

The

MURDEROUS JAB Tuli

South African has c into the Weish- murderous lett jab He carries tore

knock The result was that the a

out in his right DS boul war st fight at close well

Full wanted it, but range.

man,

AS

this Dower has his

at a distance. That suited the tremendous speed and a copy. classical-styled Dower down to the ground.

Against

At a dis- nok straight left.

11 tarze his speed is enough, was before, when he outpointed

Just how much can be seen | Tuit. But it won't help him from Dower's fight with Young close in And that's where Martin, when he lost his Euro- Jake aims to be-with the rel's pean lille. Martin charged in

permission Ilke a miniature Marelano and

snappy crushing buffetted Dower to a

Is Dower's left punch, But it doesn't carry much iwelve-round defest.

Young Marlin treated Verkun Tull reckons he can do the

Dower may well give Tatia lesson in the far points of boxing. But I take the South African's strength and punching power to win him back the title,

--(London Express Service)

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Piggott Still Grows -But Race Strength Increases

By JAMES PARK

The 1955 flat-racing season was the first full term for many years that the other jockeys did not have to con- tend with Sir Gordon Richards. Douglas Smith

con.

same-unless the referee stops it with contempt when hustling solidated his position as Champion jockey and stepped

him.

the Welshman

Why did Smythe keep worn- ing Tuil in the last scrap?

1t

defeat

third There ገኖ

factor- Dower's weight. It has been sug-

How To Stop Soccer Rough-Houses

By STANLEY MATTHEWS

When are we going to put a stop to these rough-house games with Continental teams?

up from 129 winners in 1954 when Sir Gordon rode for part of the season-la 168,

The signs are that Smith will remain at the head the table for some years.

of

The "Revolt of

Mamic Stover", a lurid yarn of a light af love who

million makes a dollars

Honolulu during

k

the war, begins filming at 20th Century Fox Studios with Jane Russell as

Mamle.

There's been a slight change in the characterisation of Mamle, She's now a dance-hall hostess, with Agnes Moorehead as the owner of the Joint' and Richard Egan Be Mamic's

friend and counsellor.

Dick Haymes says that Rita Hayworth's Nevada divorce suit will be heard 19 soon as the lawyers agree on various de- What details? "Oh, they're tails.

me. Legal

stuff," Haymes said airily.

One thing is sure. Financial details must be settled Alleged

Ly Rita borrowed about £40,000

pay his debts,

Meanwhite Columbia Pictures

to

of

wait with "Joseph

and his Brethren." Riis said she'd do

It if they could get Glenn Ford

He's inside for Joseph

now Com-

on the One reason why I think Doug tent to remain

belief mitted to Alm "Teahouse of the Smith will remain the Cham- longer than most in the

Moory* with Marion that be pion Jockey is

has that an opening will be present Augunt

in falling Brando March. Earlest by beaten horses à considerable know- ed amassed ledge of the art of race-riding back. It has come off for them return for Glenn, July, 1900. apart from being able to put it 60 often that they are entitled

It should not be to say the into practice. thought that one follows on the justified, other automatienilly. Not by any means.

tactics have been

That sort of thing depends on how many races were lost which might have been won. That did not happen very often to either of Breasley or Piggott

I have always found Smith to be sound in his judgment

and

what happened in a raco

For one who is still so young. he recently expressed the opinion Piggott has mastered most

of

The trouble seems to start with that old that our own jockeys were just the tricks of the trade. He has problem of charging the goalkeeper.

They don't like charging on the Continent--and we do. That is the difference and there will always be trouble until the problem is solved,

the

In

an

tactics as in good Australians.

the complete confidence in himself and takes a philosophical view of like.

on

·COMPARISON

DRIVING POWER The catlike Smith compared run of Scoble Breasley with the Piggott's future depends There

solutions. (broke his nose and Erle Brook powerful finish of Lester Piggott how long he can remain at his two Arc

and had his shoulder strapped up.

of around be that While It may

their present weight FIFA. must act at once condemn charging of goalkeepers Then there was that disgrace-styles are different in a driving 8st, 41b. He is still growing, but I have noted a certain has increased in strength from International matches. ful bullight between Hungary anish. in all

Brazil other and British teams, on

Switzerland'e aimilarity throughout a race. year to year. He has tremendou power, and in that hand, must be told not to charge World Cup series. The England

Breasley always sticks close driving that playing players saw goalkeepers

game, and belleve me, we were all glad we to the rails on a round course, respect I doubt whether he is against Continentals.

Is the nearest excelled by any jockey riding He knows that

Piggott has been today. And we must have stronger were not in the middle of it.

way home.

I would not say it is pretty Toferees in these games. I I thought at the time that if doing much the same this year.

It requires a lot of pluck to to watch, but that does not have always found Continental

It is effectiveness 梅 on the fence with

mean much. romain referees far too easy going in this was international football,

leave me right out of it. their control.

when

FINAL WHISTLE

Piggott

bunch of horses in front. The which counts, and when it comes We were in the centro

Jockey knows that it he does to strength in a finish more rough play in Spain last not get a clear run he will be can hold his own with the best.

"London Byprase Servloer. I know what I am talking year. The Spanish teain had a blamed for riding a bad race.

Breasley and Plagolt are com

(COPTRIGHT) about-I have had plenty of go at everybody in the English Nat Lofthouse had his experience of this rough typo team.

of football, when I was glad shirt dragged from his back and at the final whistle to have a many other players suffered shirt on my back and whole tamago. Hmba

There is no room for bad remember that shocking temper and shady tactles in affair against Italy

In 1984 football. Let's decide here and when our dressing-room at now to cut it right outer half-time looked like a carunity clearing station. Eddie Hapgood

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