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KING'S PRINCESS

AT 2.30. 5.15, 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.

AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.

SHOWING TO-DAY

TRIUMPHANT STORY, OF A LOVE THAT

WILL LIVE FORIVER

Cecil B. DeMille's

Masterized Production at the Screen's Gratuit Spestattet

"THE

SIGN OF THE CROSS

Th

FRIDRIC MARCH ELISSA LANDI

CLAUDITII COLBERT - CHARLES LAUGHTON

and a ces of thousands

A PARAMOUNT PICTURE

* PRINCESS=

To-morrow at 11.00 a.m. Special Matinco

A Unique Double-Feature Entertainment Specially for the kids, presented by Universal-International "WOODY WOODPECKERS" Cartoons

Lots of Laughs from the Craziest Spike Jones team in "FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHILD!" Be sure to bring the children

Admission:

KING'S

$1.00, $1.50

To-morrow at 11.30 a.m.

Special Matinco

20th Century-Fox present a new programme of TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS

Admission: $1.00, $1.50

NEW YORK GREAT WORLD

*

Causeway Bay, Tel. 78721 Howloon, Tel. 53500

COMMENCING TO-DAY

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

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MONEY-

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MESORT 3, YATES

YVONNE DE CARLO

FLAME OF THE ISLANDS

Actually Bimed in the brawiiful Bahama Islande is TRUCOLOR by Consolidand

HOWARD BUFF· ZACHARY SCOTT

form the dark skyenng Part de No Contada Janata Pentrum Brake Levet ute

A REPUBING PRODUCTION

SUNDAY MATINEE AT 12.30 P.M.

NEW YORK: Paramount Colour Cartoons GREAT WORLD; Universal Colour Cartoons

ROXY & BROADWAY'

2nd Big Week Now Showing The 9th Day!

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AT 2,30, 5.30, 7.30, & 9.30 P.M..

CENTURY BOT

TOM EWELL

SHEREE NORTH

THE LAUGHING H-BOMB!

THE,

LIEUTENANT

WORE

SKIRTS

COL DE LURE

CINEMASCOPE

starring RITA MORENO

la tha mondář of High Fidelity-

STEREOPTIONIC SOUND

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1956,

FILMS

Current & Coming

BY JANE ROBERTS

★★★★

*

BRANDO and MAGNANI

Two Oscar Winners In The News

Very much in the news at the moment are The themes are widely different - the

two Oscar winners

<<

one a fiery Italian actress, and the other an American who has also made the headlines as much for his private life as for his screen triumphs.

The two personalities are Anna Magnani and Marlon Brando. His award was for his part in "On the Waterfront" and hers, just announced, is for her earthy role as Serafina in "The Rose Tattoo".

It is a pity that "On the Waterfront” was never shown here, as it would be in- teresting to compare the two pictures ("The Rose Tatto" will probably be shown next month at the King's and Princess theatres),

"The

Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls".

Blue Continent" orders to report for a physical was reviewed last week and examination, but he is rejected the pictures showing at the and she is posted to Hawali, remaining two first cinemas are both re-issues.

The Sign of The Crow" was made by Cecil B. de Mille

some yeaTS

not see

banned picture dealt with waterside gangs in New York, whereas the Magnani vehicle is basically a love story. However, both have tried to project the feelings and consequent actions of people as they are, no matter how sordid,. self-interested or twisted they may

be. Let's hope those two films will have established a fashion. Although we have been denied the pleasure of seeing the Academy Award picture "On the Waterfront”, we will have an opportunity of seeing Marlon Brando in a new picture very soon. "Guys and Dolls" will be shown here at the Hoover and Liberty cinemas in early April and I can recommend it wholeheartedly.

Anna Magnant in "The Rose Tattoo".

Give" from "Daddy Long Legs"

The

Lieutenant Word ke Skirts", both Fox pleiures) in Rick Jason

plays a wolf, In the dancing sequence. run rather

half-hearted dancing check Sheree North in supposed to be calculated

the general air of luxury in a beautiful setting.

The story of the picture is a Hiile involved und confused. Yvonne de Carlo is the person

check with Caribbean Colour dicfly implicated. Hers La

manner

10

I ogo and I regret make her husband Jealous. that

it when wish I did

Tom Ewell were Claudette Colbert, Charles the

presentable Laughton, Fredric March and

were with sympathies

is

more

П

very

of an спе

sort of Cinderella story, except that having glimpsed the prince "Flame of the Islands"

and the wedding ring. her could easily be mistaken for fortunes stort to fall again and

finishes with my the spearhead of a "Come the

of man. nick to the Bahamas" campaign, different type Eliasa Landi were first begin- Joson. Incidentally, how The gorgeous scenery, beaut- She is a New York secretary ning to And fame.

alever of 20th Century Fox to fully pha.ographed in Tru- when we first meet her Don't be too fooled by the in- have used the theme tune from colour, the apparently easy life working with slick-talking

that this formation

"Love Is A Many Splendoured there, the fishing, sailing and young executive modernised production

calls to terprise that

(tsc)! of Thing" and "Something's Gotta party-going, all contribūte "The Sign of The Crosa",

"United Public Rebilene'',

The It means that there is a modern

bose manifestly

exes lead-in. PassCNECTS In 凸 Flying

than a working-hours-only in- Fortress lying Dver Romo

terest in his pretty colleague, during the war are discussing

but wo gother that she has the history of the city and of

"past" that has had the effect how it has been burned before

of making het somewhat and rebullit - from there the

allergic to men. Audience is taken back to the earlier picture.

Funny For Some

I preferred

the over made-up Rita Moreno to Sheree North in "The Lieutenant Wore Skirts", for acting, looks, allure (in spite of the heavy hand of the make-up man) and for comedy too.

The much publleised Sheree looks a nice enough girl, which is what she is meant to be in this picture, but oh dear, her acting is far below that of the blonde bombasin she was im- ported to replace when Marilyn Monroe became "dimeult".""

It's true she hasn't much to do in The Lieutenant · Wore: Skirls", but at least, as a W.AC. leutenant ( the Security Branch, no less) she should have exhibited a Ki more sense....

ADDED ATTRACTION: Latest 20th Century-Fox Newsreal. than she tiki.

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW.

BROADWAY: AF 11.00 a.m.

ROXY: A 12.00 Noon

SELECTED PROGRAMMETOM & JERRY COLOR

OF THREE STOOGES

COMEDY & ́COLOR

LE CARTOONS

CARTOONS PROGRAMME"

Presented by M÷GM

---- Reduced Adailusion:

The glue, holding this' filmally constructed film together should have been snappy dialogus and smusing altuntions. strong enough and the I'm afraid, the glue wasn't structure came unstuck.

FOT

The plot followa the machinations of an ex-major in the American Alt Force Lowes his wife out of the ! adevices: She has re-collated to be near himawuming that he wit

following the receipt of

Roxy: $1.50, $1.00 & 70 ctw. - Broadway: $1,20 & 70 cta. mutomatically tr

The New Films At A Glance

SHOWING

"Undercurrent”.

HOOVER and LIBERTY:

A romantita drama - second showing. Robéri Taylor and Katherine Hepburn. KING'S and PRINCESS: "Blan of The Cross", Noro, Poppaca and a cast of thousands in the forerunner of modern spectacle films. Fredric March, Elissa. Landi, Claudetto Colberi and Charles Laughton,

NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "Flame of the Islands". A girl with a past discovers that even in the blue Bahamas she can't leave it behind. Yvonne de Carlo, Zachary Seelt and Howard Duff.

QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA:

"The Blue Continent”. · A fascinating documentary filmed almost entirely beneallı the waters of the Red Sea.

BOXY and BROADWAY: "The Lieutenant Wore Skirls". Wife goes back into the Army and husband has a hard time trying to be near her. Tom Ewcji and Sheres North,

COMING

HOOVER #NA LIBERTY: “Kimet”. A musical extravaganza with Borodin's music added. Howard Kés), Dolores Gray, Vie Iminone and Ann Blyth.

Guer and Dolis". A musical based on Damon' Bud- You's reminiscences about some of his friends In the

·New York' underworld. Marlon Brando, Joan Simmons, Frank Sinairs and Vivien Blatno.

XING'S and PRINCESS; "One Desire". A sentimental Joye All glory. Rock Hudson, Anne Baxter and Fulle Adams, ka NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD:" "The Indian Fighter”. A western. - Kirk Douglas, Elas Martinelli and Walter Abel, QUEEN'S . und· ALHAMBRĄ":"Rebel :Without: A ̈ Gausg", ** Teenagers drifting into crime for the thrills It will bring ' them...... James Dean, Natalie Wood still · Anne Dorznię: ROXY, and BROADWAY; · "The ; Boftom of tho Boiläe": Matte Brotherty álmike la kia theme, who weakness of will on

one side and pride and veiggishness on the oiler.-

polling in Africa

Dim decors are no less than Michele Morras sine Cornell - Borchers Tola 10:25French picture dubbed late Magina,

moro

**

Thia being the case, it is after rather surprising that, coming by $100,000 In very odd circumstances, she decides to invest most of it in a luxurious smilings private club being opened in the Bahamas by n shady character played by Kurt Kasznar surprising as part of the bargain is that she takes on the job of hostess and singer at the club, necessitating close contact with the molc customers.

Dubious Club

The club is a cover for all sorts of intrigue, though we are supposed to believe that Mics do Carlo has nothing to do with It or with her olly

who render

As the

the life of Yvonne do Carlo end sweeps her into the, society Howard Duft is rather dull. The big burly gambler turned James

more

Archer, played by

ไป stot much thrilling. Of all the men in her life I think our heroine, would have done but to have takvi the young business executive, however.. 7.1 mustn't divulge the ending..

Yvonne de, Carlo, looky very lovely and in spite of the banally of the dialogio, this picture is saved from being duil by the throbbing calypso rhyibmi music, lined and background"

mp, repellent, shots of fishing Insane mau of the Caribbean

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The World Hecord Skindivo of 128 fent without respirator AND the World Rocord Catch of a 1,000

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Produced by PANDRO S. BERMAN • Directed by VINCENTE ÄNNELU

SUNDAY MORNING MATINEE: REDUCED ADMISSION

Hoover at 12.00 "GREEN FIRE"

Stewart Granger Grace Kelly

Liberty at 12.30 "THE GREAT WALTZ"

Louise Rainer

Fernand Gravet

LEE X

TO-NIGHT

AT 8.00 P.M.

CHUNC YEE DRAMA GROUP prosonis "TEN THOUSAND INGots of GOLD"

(両萬金黄)

A Mandarin Play in 3 Acts Admissions $1, $2, $3, $4.70 & $7.50.

THE CHORAL GROUP A CONCERT

Due to unforeseen circumstances tho CONCERT WILL BE POSTPONED to NEXT SATURDAY 31st March, 1956 at 2.30 p.m.

at Lee Theatre

Tickets issued on 24th March Performance. WILL BE VALID for 31st March, 1956 at 2.30. p.m.

KIRK DOUGLAS Character Role Contest

Kirk Douglas hus-had a distinguished and varied career as an actor. Name the picture in which Douglas played the rolo and win your prizes.

1. Fighter

2. Detective

3. Director

4. Juggler

G. Lover

0. Soldlor

7. Sailor

· For Exemple

0. Indian Scout "THE INDIAN FIGHTER" Send your entries to the manager of the Now York Theatre as early as possible,

The First, Ten entries reedved with correct answers eith will: win 4 Complimentary Tickets.

The Second Ten ontrlos received with correct answers each will win 2 Complimentary. Tickstag

Date of announcement of winners---Tuesday, 3rd April, 1930..

WATCH FOR OPENING!

THE MAN WHO OPENED THE WEST),

KIRK DOUGLAS INDIAN FIGHTER