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KING'S ⋆ PRINCESS

TO-DAY

"Another Hit for Hitchcock....A Magnificent Motion Picture."-N.Y. Journal American.

HITCHCOCK SUSPENSE IN MONTE CARLO

IN VISTAVISION

Paramouki presenta

CARY GRACE

GRANT.KELLY

ALFRED 11TCHCOCK'S

TO CATCH A THIEF

Color by TECHNICOLOR

JESSH ROYCE LAMBID JOIN VOR LIAMB · Loveled by ALPREO HITCHÇUCK

Sargent the JŪRN VICKATI MATEN.

This film was actually filmed in the French Riviera where Grace Kelly, the Best Dressed Woman of 1956, met Prince

It was

choton for the 1955 Royal Command Rainier. Performance in London,

AT KING'S:

PERSPECTA Stereophonic Sound. Free CADBURY's "Red Label" Drinking Chocolates to 9.30 p.m. show to-day, to-morrow & Monday (King's only)

KING'S

5 SHOWS TO-MORROW

"TO CATCH A THIEF”

Extra Morning Show at 11.30 a.m.

PRINCESS

EXTRA SHOWS

TO-MORROW

At 11,00 a.m. Disney-R.K.O. present

A Feature-length Technicolor Cartoon

"Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs"

Admission: $1.00, $1.50

At 12.10 p.m.

An Indian Film of Intrigue and Romance

A Sensational Fantasy

Chitra Bharati presents

“RATNA MANJARI”

Starring Shakila

• Mahipal ⚫

Director: G. P. Pawar

Rehana • Roop Mala Music by S. M. Tripathi.

Rogular Admission Prices

Sheum's Circus

Trummabaisal Reclamation (Next to the Hong Kong Radio Station)

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NEW ATTRACTIONS

Tiger walking on the narrow plank, etc. THE BIGGEST CIRCUS EVER IN HONGKONG

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1956.

FILMS

The Hongkong screen Year scene since the New seems to have gone a little haywire, with the King's and Princess the only cinomas keeping to their advertised programmes.

This has been due to the un- expectd Bop of some pictures and to the squally unpredictable success of others.

for

"Nana" was taken off at the last minute legt wiek, although scheduled to play over the week-end to make room Libereco's "Sino rely Your This caught me on the wronя foo and left me unable to tell you whe

what I thought of the Rentleman in

quation.

Hig short stay at the Queen's and Alhambra indicates that

my views and those of the public coincide

"Nanaero will

be returning on Monday to cop tivale and delicately bulldoze us with her approach to BCX, make way for a western as the mid-week

show.

to

The New

York

and Giron World, after

first deciding to reloano

"Not As a Stranger In the middle of this wick, brought it forward to last work- end, thereby throwing out "Top of the World", which so far has not been given release date.

Instead, "Not As A S ranger'

AS will carry on over this week-end

and Ray

"A MM Milland's Alone" will make

9.cond appearance for a couple of days in the middle of exi week. Presumably.

coincide with -C thoun's visit here, "The Rory. Adventures of Pancho Villa", in which he stars will be showing

New York ' th

and Great World at the end of next week

Instead of following "Love Mo Or Leave Me" with "Th Scarlet Coal", the Hoover and Liberty are pulling Gieng Xily's musical "'s Always Fair Wea- ther" in between, while the Roxy and Broadway, although still tempting us with "The View

fime of going to press, orc p From Pompy's Head", at the

ning to

Put

on one of.

The New

BY JANE ROBERTS

Films At A Glance the actual murder becomes

SHOWING

KING'S and PRINCESS; *To Catch A Thief”, A light. hearsed erime story set against the opulent background of the French Riviera. HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Neptune's Daughter"', Water

work by Esther Williams, coupled with a'KWÈM SUA fashion show and water polo. With Ricardo Montalban, Kernau Wynn, Red Skelton and Betty Garrett, NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "Not As A Stranger". A man's burning ambition to become a good doctor sfinest consumes his private life. Robert Mitchum, Olivia do Havilland, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Grahome. QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA : "The Adventures of Roblu Hood". A rwashbuckler ro-Issued. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Daft Rathbone and Claude Ralts.

and BROADWAT: "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing". This is based on a notorious American seandat of the early 1900s. Joan Collins, Ray Milland and Farley Granger.

ROXY

COMING

Dean

KING'S and PRINCESS: "You're Never Too Young".

Marlin and Jerry Lewis in anoiker of their crazy comedies. This is its second time here.

"To Hell and Back". Actor Aadie Murphy was highly decorated during the war for his courage. This picture tel's of some of his exploits, Also a return visit. HOOVER and LIBERTY; "It's Always Fair Weather”.

bright musical, that, while being over sentimental, never- theless has its human side. Gene Kelly, Dan Dalles, Cyd Charisso and Michael Kidd.

A

"The Scarlet Coat". Intrigue pivoting round the plan of General Benedict Arnold to deliver the American forces Into the hands of the British during the American

Cornet Wilde, Bilchael Wildlag and George Revolation

Sanders.

A NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "A Man Alene'.

western, directed by Kay Milland, in which ho also stars. Second showing in With Mary Murphy and Ward Bond. Hongkong.

The Treasure of Pancho Villa". An outdoor plo- ture based on the legend of a vast gold board buried by The 3Texleah revolutionary. Rory Calhoun, Gillbert Roland and Shelley Winters. JUFEN'S And ALHAMBRA:

"Nana".

A return visit by Emile Zola's good time girl. Martine Carolo and Charles Boyer.

Victor Mature and

The Last Frontler“. A western. Ann Bancroft ROXY and BROADWAY: "The Golden Link”. A British thriller, Andre Morell, Patrick Holt and Jack Watling. "Frou Fron". A French picture starring Dany Robin.

his

What

complicated murder mysteries war, he has been pardoned fer Grunt is unimpressed with her

called his previous career of crime and Britain loves to make,

blow 10 her pride! "The Golden Link" and will is living in sunny seclusion in a Something must be done about

pleture during beautiful

house, play a French

this tending

Immediately, and for an anx week end Raturing Dany garden when he feels like 1,

unnusu: I man, she adopts an the Robla with

title "Frou eating

food exquisite

and unusual approach. generally pampering himself in the manner to which we would all like to be accustomed.

This dylite existence is rudely shattered when a series of jewel

FTQU".

Much Ado About

treatment is unusual in pre- sent day thrillers. Eo often

a secondary point of in- terest, with the main point at issue being whether the Handsome stranger will run off

with the detective's wife, or whether the direc

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

30, 5.45, 7.20 & 949 p.40

24. 1.10 U D 3 post,

SHOWING TO-DAY

HISTORY'S GREATEST ADVENTURER LIVES AGAIN!

The Adventures of

Robin Hood

ALA FTE SPÍCTACLE IN COLon ar TECHNICOLOR!

ENROL

OLIVIA

WARNER FLYNN deHAVILLAND

BROS

tor will be able to sneak in NEXT CHANGE RETURN ENGAGEMENT

the clever background shots

for which he has become famous,

"The Golden Luk" itself is a bracelet found in the flat of a suspect. The flat is one of many

In London's "Parkside Mansions" of the and ta it so many

of country-hour-party type crime thrillers, the guests comu under suspicion one by one.

Andre Morell, as the Delective Superintendent, is the principai character in this "Whodunnit which is successful in that it is yu-lently baffling to retain the interest.

An Absorbing

Picture

If you have not yet seen "Not

As A Stranger" there is still a chance to catch it over the week-end.

It has had quite a build up and his been widely acclaimed by some critics and adversely criteised by others.

On this ono I shall walk pusty-footedly in the middle of the road.

I don't think the psycholog- ical side has been realistically worked out, but from An I entertainment point of view found it an absorbing picture,

Robert Mitchum's drunken Cather дая swallowed the proceeds that were to have advanced his son's medical I liked her worldly moma.

to career and he tires vainly who makes no secret of the borrow enough money to go on fact that sho his come by all with the subject that Absorbe ber wealth and jewellery his entire thoughts. hrough

SUCECAS of her

Not A Great Deal robberies talte place, performed husband' oil well, that she

*To Catch A Thief" is hardly in the Hitchcock traditiem. it his Home charming neople in it --- Grace Kelly and Cary Grant, but there is little of the suspense and thrill of his earlier murder and crime

stories.

in exactly the same way as tus were and possessing all the same characteristics,

Grace Kelly Has A Worldly Mama

Whlio protesting his innocence

Granl strongly,

Mr

arouses

(Continued on Pago 3 Col 1)

of

knows she lacks sophistication, doesn't care, and in spite

ย her love for her daughter, could happily shake her for her blase alr of

of disinterested boredom. Nearly all the principal charneters have now been in- troduced, with the exception of an attractive ittle French gir

Grant, Her in love with Cury

him father has

worked with everyone's suspicions by wear during the war and

her hero thick rubixT oler shoes worship of the American lead tessutitial In the cut burglary It is as though he has bee.me

to some lively, catty exchanges intimucated by all these business) and showing a pre- between the two females,

The climax comes at one of publi:ity pieces about the ludy- ference for leaving his luxurious

those

bella for ke" qualities

clegalit of the

sumptuous residence by the back gate,

Riviera is Mits

famous Kelly and been cerried

Our old friend John Willams which the the detective of "Dial M For and Is quite exciting, If you away by her lack of exuberance,

not Her reputation for being so Murder"-makes an appearance are

one of those prople well dressed has apparently caused him to sacrifice the polish of slick production for the gloss of a series of pretty pictures,

The Riviera

played up has well and I have no fault to and with the lovely colour and com- of the petent photography luxuricus villas, beaches and countryside of this famous play. ground. But the stars themselves to be moving inconge- appear

Grace succession of

Kelly is standing in quently through disjointed scenes, rather than the wings all this time, so to laking

erime speak, and, looking unibelley- thriller.

ably

her beautiful, makes The story concerns a reformed entrance. Tala actress who his thief-Cary Grant. Because of surely had all the world's gifte his gallant activities in the placed unasked at her fect. Resistance movement during the mees her first setback. Cary

part in a Laut

મ

chases. that he be

My verdict: Mitch ado about

50

not a great deal.

A Successful

as an Insurance gentleman (it who we made dizzy by rooftop is very Important

and not recruited as such mere Insurance man)

and In unorthordox very

way indeed proceeds to put forward

a plan which might

Grant dis- help cover the real culprit, I feel that if Lloyde were to adopt hla methods, chaos would be a mild term for the ensuing stute of the insurance business.

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Lather WILLIAMS SKELTON

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"THE STUDENT: PRINCES

Ann Blyth

Edmund. Pardons.

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Whodunnit

are

Many red herrings dragged across the trail be- fore the murderer is caught! in "The Golden Link”, which

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6 Great Stars!

6 Academy Award Winners! Produced and Directed by STANLEY KRAMER!

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ERLEY QUITE AME CHANGER CUNI-BANCROFT

NOT AS A STRANG

BANG DUYA. DE HAVILLAND - 800EH MITCHUME • Pans SRVATRA - GLASS GRAVAME - BOSQICH CRANFORD + DINILAI, BICKFORD

SPECIAL ADMISSION PRICES FOR STUDENTS &‘NURSES:

We are pleased to announce that because of the unusual scientific and educational value of the film "NOT AS A STRANGER". we are installing spocial admitsson prices of H.K.$1.50 for any seat in both theatres at 2.30 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. performances for all students and nurses of Hong Kong.

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