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CANNES .. A LAST LOOK AROUND

THE DEADPAN MOGUL LOSES £10,000

WITHOUT A FLICKER

OMEBODY once said that there were two great thrills of life. The first to win at gambling. The second

lose it gambling. If there is any truth in this saying I can state authoritatively that at least some there were

to

by THOMAS WISEMAN

la only more thrilling than to make one that loses money. The film he has planned now-to be made in Europe-13 of Ernest Hemingway's

arst

novel. "Fiesta."

Finch plays

an Australian soldier who is crucified by the Japanese in the film "A Town Like Allce."

forward as one of the

MR GAITSKELL'S DILEMMA

By ROBERT J. EDWARDS

NSIDE large Vic the worst conceivable moment,

torlan

utters a series of at and finally house

purposeless insults about the Hampstead a dozen Russian leaders between com-

The electors are bound to feel

Socialist Parliamentary can- mercials on TV? · didates met to discuss that he is incapable of conduct General Election tactles, that

a

ing delicate negotiations with Afterwards a poll was the Russians and that Eden- taken on how many of them who behoved politely but firmly wanted the Socialist Party throughout the talks-is to win. The answer: two. better bet for pence.

No wonder Socialist moraic lo remaining 10 were nt Its lowest cbb. And this

follows hoping for a Tory victory, humiliation

anothen They were frankly horrified fearful howler from Hugh.

The Great Tanks

Scandal' at the idea of the country, could have been a fine issue for

could to the him-f most of the tanks had

The

being handed over party leadership of the not been shipped out of the time. Since that incident a country when the Sodalisty year ago new leaders have ruled.

But Gaitskell plunged beck- been elected. Though it may lessly into this quagmire with

been altogether out not have

checking hia facia ot clean, there has been consulting his more experienced

.colleagues, sweep.

Result: a red-faced with Yet I am sure that another drawni of a vote of censure that poil conducted among the nume was supposed to have rocked Boocialist disciples would pro- the Tories, but which Instead,

And the gave them comfort and joy. duce a similar result

responsibility must rest upon

BLUNDER

the man who sought the loadership of the party, and was given it, Hugh Cafishell. Even Gaitskell's spectacular Mr Gaitskell has had live rise to power was due to a months in which to

the revive

blunder, In his 1951 Budget fighting spirit of his movement, he put Bd. on the income tax, During

this time, the country raised the price of petrol, and has wrestled with severe doubled the purchase tax on a

the balance of payments erials; wide range of items, from Bagdad Pact, the cornerstone

merstone motor cars to wireless and TV of the Tory Middle Eastern

cets, refrigerators and vacuum polley, has become an Im cleaners.

Mr This bicak Budget guaranteed Randolph Churchill's discovery Labour's defeat In of nuclear defences, NATO has

pediment; and,

crumbled.

AUG

despite

WEAPONS

the sub- quent General Eection-end lo no purpOGY.

For the Tories found Mr Galtaicell's arms pro- gramme Impossible to fun without wrecking the economy. The financial year ended with a colossal surplus.

Add to this the troubles over Cyprus, Jordan and automation, it all the Tory

any other party this mutiny against Sir Anthony miscrubio fasco would havo Eden, and you have a situation entitled its author to a prolong which any worthwhile Opposi ed period of penance. Ask Mr. tion leader would have turned Butler. Instead, Gaitskell against the Government with emerged from the dust and devastating effect.

smoke of electoral ruin stronger hammagine such weapons in the than ever.

of a Lloyd George, a Hls Budget had done more Winston Churchill, A Bevant than despatch his party into the But it is Gaitskell whoce fingers wilderness. It had brought This him was originally put are on the trigger, and what has him into open warfare with Mr

British happened?

Bevan

All the anti-Revanite A subject of this kind is al- entries for the Festival. Then The Tories are stronger, and forces rallied behind him, and most as much of a gamble

as the Rank Organisation Was

have all the Sociallats

the the road to power suddenly baccarat, and one feels that it asked to withdraw it as it was holds for Zanuck the same sort considered

symptoms of rigor mortis. In clear and open, once his friend offensive to the

their local election campaign, Herbert Morrison could be re- of fascination.

Japanese who were also partici- which resulted in a slight swing moved from the route, "Fiesta" is the story of a paling in the Festival. people at the Cannes Alm phone. His eyes are like secret man sexually incapacitated by

But the aim was

to the Left because of justfabic shown.

anger over the cost of public

THE PRICE festival who hud a thrilling dossiers; full of coded messages.

a war wound.

out of competition.

fiving: they showed less Why had he come to Europe time.

There would be many easier

to How did Finch come be

by But at what a

a price! By enthusiasm than is displayed and

production books to film. resigned

Zanuck is gulug invited to the Japanese party?

private soldiers en coolhouse allying himself with one group chief of 201h

He told me: "Their diplomatic fatigues Century-Fox to make "Flesta." And the basic

against another, Mr Caltakcell Studies?

situation will not be altered. representative મંત્

approached me wanted to make pictures. I "The Johnson Office have and said they would be honour ly easy and a thrill that

think ed i would attend. Naturally, the reach of had become a business adminis- become more liberal. within

trator. Then there was the tcx they will pass it; I think we I accepted and sald I Wos matter." (A salaried man pays will even get it by the Legion honoured too." three times as much tax as a of Decency." producer taking a percentage.) "Won't you miss the power?"

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oh this basis. Hollywood film mogul Darryl F. Zanuck was having more thrills than anyone else at Cannes. Every night you could see him at the Casino, an example of deadpan acting

盘

I

"Power? I guess I don't know A legal struggle

what it

feels like. I've always

at had it as far as I can remem-

she

placed her £500 counters ng bf distributing table mats.

03

Some of the Japanese stars at Cannes saw the film when it reaction? shown. Their They cried. They thought was lovely.

WAS

dependent producer as an in- Culture,

(At 24 he was head of RUT everything has to hang Art or commerce? Its best. staking a million ber."

It- Dre. In America à legal francs (£1,000) on the draw of Warner Bros. Studios and

sponsible for making stars like struggle is going on to stop a card.

from G. Robinson, James Zanuck Noxt to

constant Edward

giving up his AVRE Le Bret, who runs the him, his

Production F Cannes Film Festival for the companion, actress Bella Darvi, Cagney). He added: "As prin- executive job diamonds sparking

her cipal stockholder of Fox I think chief of the studios. on

of

French will take about 45 days

Government: "When I draped shall still have enough mlok stole fingers, a

It is resolved. But I shall run the Paris Opera

come over bare shoulders, was also that, too."

"Didn't it give you

the Bome make

picture either as under the Ministry of Art and galting

25 few kicks

who head of the studio

But when I run the satisfaction being a man

Film Festival we come under could make stars?"

"Nobody can make stars. You It was can only make pictures. Some- the bar was filling up with Industries," times if you're lucky and the smartly dressed women pictures arc good, they can evening gowns and mcn

dimmer suits, Zanuck won still make stars.”

in bare feet and beach shorts,

Later that night he was to he found at the baccarat table, Wearing shoes by now. He won TIS interest in movies is ob- 10 million franca (£10,000) his face as bored to Bogart's sessive and he is interested before breakfast.

Cigar in mouth

he

COME nights Mr Zanuck was

£10,000 up; other nights was down. But always he come back to his same place at the baccarat table, cigar in mouth,

as his thousand-pound counters

Were

natively quadrupted.

scooped sway or

Stories with themes

iny

I will tell Mr Gaflskell why, has become a faction leader, not The Socialist Party workers a party leader. Over a third of have been utterly dismayed by the party inside the House of the series of blunders he has Commons, and nine-tenths out- since against their skie it, do not recognise his committed

utle. wishes, he succeeded Attlee,

DISASTER

I believe there are two solu- tions for him.

1.-TO

do what he failed to

· A case can be made out that do with B and K-come to an the Russian visit did not have accommodation with Mr Bevan, the success naturally claimed by Ho can do this, I imagine, by Eden and B. and K. But no backing Bevan for treasurer, such argument can be advanced adopting a number of his key by Mr Gaftshell, for he has

hadow Cabinet spokesman on and appointing him convinced the world that had he been in

the talka foreign chargo talks foreign affalas, post might have ended in

in disaster. ludicrously • occupied by olse What

electors to Alfred Roberts. think of an aspiring Prime

are the

ROW

2-Falling this, to resign-

make way for an un

eight o'clock while the Ministry of Commerce and Minister who Arst fails to pre-mitted middle-of-the-roader,

alter in stories with themes. It would Unexpected guest encountered

vent the B. and K. dinner de- generating into brawl (if he 08 Lord Atilee was, able to cannot control. George Brown, hold the party together over 'n' why does he plan to make him long period. Minister o Labour?), then

FOOTNOTE--My advice 10 the smart girl who wants to be discovered at next year's Cannes

After the blunders of resent about raises the issue of the im- wacks, I favour the second Film Festival: Forget those water skiing lessons. Take prisoned social democrats at course. up baccarat. Or chemin de fer. Or even roulette. Au the pro- ducers are to be found at the tables; and judging from their lies on a beach...

be true to say of him that to by me at a party thrown by the Casino-tana none of them ever:

You could hear a diamond make a film that makes money Japanese: Peter Finch.

pin drop as he looked at his

Cards: but only the

spectators

were guilty of such bad form

as a show of emotion.

Next to

hlm actrem Bella Darvi played it she her aces as regally as if were playing a Queen, maa

To see someone losing several thousand pounds in a couple of seconds without blinking an eyelid is to come to tho, con- clusion that money is a much overrated commodity. Shove-

ha'penny, I remember, Was:

HOW TO GET AN ANCESTOR...

From JAMES. COOPER

New York. lowest since 1952, Government presidential nomination met tü MULL-PAGE advertise 880 million bushels, 20,000,000

forecasters estinate a crop of California. Full being taken:

never played with such uncon by the British Travel Asso-

cern.

In beach shorts

UTCOME of the death of six

young Marines taken on a'

South ciation to tell Americans CHANGING trend in this land

of Immigrants. Hubert disciplloary march in "How to find your great Ponter, Federation of Rhodesian duties for their sergeant,

Carolina is a Uthtening of great-great-great-great- Industries president, in touring grandfather in Britain." universities for 4,000 young An inquiry showed that they in worked from dawn to dusk, So After listing how, Americans American couples to selle

new Central African

the training period is extended THE following day, have with can trace their fan Americans the

to give them more time to out managing to squeeze à village's oldest inhabitant to Federation,

thempolves and their uniforms single thru out of it, I rang the the College of Heroldstie DITA HAYWORTH, usually will be dry-cleaned free, man who finds it so entertain- advertisement suggests "mim, said in New York: "I will be a grand vacation pro-

ing to lose £10,000.

having lost

in Cannes for cocktails.

He arrived wearing bench British ancestor, why not fears. shorts and a blue casual shirt, Invent one?” his bare feet sinising into pile carpots.

the

.

sum so excited." Why she is on TUNAWAY Elisa Batista, 15- He was staying at Cap Ject. d'Antiben we arranged to meet The asterisk is for the foot-, her way to Trinidad for her year-old daughter of Pres

Batista ul first film in two and a half dent Fulgencio mate: If you don't have

Cuba, said she left her schoot HOICE for 100 high school do New York with a class

in Pennsylvania and hitched a U Gudents who staged ·** Á LARMED by the close of: GO

atreet fight with, eggs, tomatoes, mate because "we were This was Zanuck, the last of ATV stallions in four years, and lettuce

atriot! happy. Are they Knoxville, can't the Hollywood moguls, the man int

or anything." a Federal Communica llons

sinoke Tennessee:/appear in ʼn juvenile 'who makes glars, as other men Commission questionnaire to court or clean up the street. ULM- star Franchot Tone make shadows on walls, -You

hundreds still operating asks: They cleaned up the rest.igou a pact in Hollywood

FILM sotice immediately about this Can the Government be a

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man that he is very small, with sponsor? TURNCOATS Senator Estes that lets his two out shoes: five feet five, I would.

Small town stations cannot Kefauver remember his their summer holidays, whi may. That he is preoccupied. And that he is in a hurry find anyone to back their pro Davy Crockett hat in the 1982 him instead of week-ends only. Advertisera plump campaignt wore discreet As part of the agreement Tone even when he is on holiday grammes,

He had no sooner dat down for ble shows, big names and business suit and Adial Bleven increases their monthly support and seed for a dry-martini big networks. than he thought "of something and asked the walter 283 CHRINKING,

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