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KING'S ⋆ PRINCESS

AU 230. 119---7-78 & 9.30 PM,

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AT 2:10–5.30-1.30 & 9.00 19.3.

FINAL TO-DAY

ALLIED ARTISTS presenta

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER I

Loving the same girl......... carrying their bitter feud from Annapolis to Asia's battle ponel

ANNAPOLIS STORY

Color by

Technicolor

starring

JOHN DEREK - DIANA LYNN

Catering KEVIN MCCARTHY

TO-MORROW

KIERUNG HAYDEN · <THER DI CARLO - Icar? SCOTT

SHOTGUN

TECHNICOLOR

AN ALLIED

ALVY MOORE

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EXTRA MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW

KING'S at 11.30 a.m. THE THREE STOOGES & COLUMBIA TECHNICOLOR

CARTOONS

PRINCESS at 11.00 .m.

DONALD DUCK & DISNEY TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS BY RKO

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Admission: $1.00, $1.50

PRINCESS=

SPECIAL MATINEE

To-morrow At 12.10 p.m.

Chitra Bharati presents an Indian Production

of the Greatest Story of Al

"PANNA"

Starring Purnima

Sapru

Chandrashekar

Tiwari & Maruti

Roopmala

Directed by Mohan Sinha Music by S. N. Tripathi

At Regular Admission Prices

ROXY & BROADWAY

LAST 4 SHOWS TO-DAY AT 2.30. 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

JEAN

GUY JEAN PIERRE

SIMMONS MADISON-AUMONT

DA CRANE

by 18CHNICOLOR

CINEMASCOPE

Prevented

20th Century The

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ROXY: At 12.00 Noon

20th Century-Fox presents In CinemaScope & Color "RIVER OF NO RETURN" Starring: Marilyn Monroo

Robert Mitchum

BROADWAY: At 11.00 a.m. LATEST CINEMASCOPE COLOR CARTOONS & SHORT SUBJECT PROGRAMME

Presented by 20th Century-Fox

First Showing in Kowloon

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OPENS TO-MORROW

Refeaten-ky

2011

ANGELA

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Starring: DENNIS O'KEEFE

Attntl

MARA LANE

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SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 1.30 PM An interesting story with very exciting sconcit

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S

CAROUSEL

THE FIRST MOTION PICTU

CINEMASCOPE

DESTİNGOPVICINO BOUND

istening

Corden Malte

and Shirley Jungi'

Morning Show To-Morrow 18.30 "A TALE OF 2 CITIES"

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.00. 7.20 & 9.40 p.m.

CINEMASCOPE 55 MORE THAN YOUR EYES HAVE EVER SEEMI

20th Century -Tex presents

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S

CAROUSEL

GORDON MacRAE SHIRLEY JONES

Dhorted by ECARY KANG.

by KOCHANG RODGERS

THE CHINA. MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1956.

FILMS

After a long period dur- ing which Allied Artists' pictures were conspicuous by their absence from local screens, this studio returns with a lung.

No le Pum four of the films next ten showing during the

though

Jay

Hee Ram AA and nime are big budget pictures, all have something le recommendi them.

**Escapade".

coming to the King's and 1h neeps theatres in adut ten days' time is one of

B

pictures about young boys and their don: pivog upation

www Janu

treinkn-

with their

that can be said

the warm and human without beng cluttered with patronaare

Di seratumentality.

Early next

that will tr

Wrek

these two 1210 howing

and

etern. "Shogun" and during the week she New York firent World wall screen "Finger Man"—a tough

gangs-

A Bleu thuat h dds the attention

from start to Aneh,

The Ocean Wave

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the quartel Squat ng of Alled Arteta' pictures is the Current Be the King's and Princess, "An Annapolis Blory".

The story may sol be very new the valry between tw brothers undergoing their year traming

Naval School at Annapolis, and 12

f that training. subsequent use

But where this picture scorts IN AL the way that so much action and inttiest bave been introduced in by-play, without

giving the

of appearance umentary to which

New Films -At- Glance

SHOWING

HOOVER Ami LIBERTY: "Meel Me In Las

(look munica Charisse,

Dan Henreld (*su]

Vrgus":

('yd Dalley. and rucat stars. KING'S

and

PRINCESS: "Annapolis Story": Two brethors and their train- ing at Annapolis. John Derek, Kevin McCarthy. Diana Lynn. NEW YORK and GREAT

WORLD: "The Black Tent":

for Search

among tho poulos Anthony Steal, Anna

brother lort

Donald Sinden

Maria Sandri.

and

QUEEN'

ALHAM- BRA: "The Eddy Duchin Story": Incidents life of the

in the

#

Current & Coming

BY JANE ROBERTS

This Week's Films

for one ⚫ther In

In Pictures

A shot from the Eddy Duchku alarų

I don't know how oid Dan Dalley Is it he must be at

has been added As 40 after. Chought.

For instance, the script calls least in his 40s. Yet this doesn't

2 in the brother o rescue the impede

least in helicopter and the cliher the dancing or romuneing opportunity is teri to show departiment. He is exactly right the whole process. It is extent. for Cyd Charks and their love ly titeresting to watch and yet scenes are as tender as any I've

S still part of the story.

The Si Kurs for the rocket fring on Korean targets towards the end of the filin

The love story is a big weak and Diana Lyon playing *IT Jokin Derek

bro'ti

Har

Kevin McCarthy ELVES pasedble way. [ cours'. ting a naval captain's daughter

Is a

reusesting

Tedy zakre it als cng a hat when those in authority me Wrong that there is something between two brothers

[

Den

TIR

b and

They

thai

"come "hing" is developing D tatia is affecting the ellies ey

Selg unit <12- complete confidence. ding Forwit te elleers, on, of the

dat be removed

But Laken all round, I liked hmm.

Yes, A Must!

Las Vegna is at least one Spanish name with which most of us are familiar --- in so many films we have shown it as n been

small circle of lights on the west-

Je lately

Even Donald Sinden, who has shown that he can be á first ralo actor, scoria uncomfortable in the role of Steel's brother.

Stool, as David Holland, wealthy young landowner, his killed in the presumed

boen

wor

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desert during the Rommel can- paign in North Afnee. After the however, evidenco turns up that he is not dond, and his brother, who has inherited the estates,

ancestral leaves the home to embark for Tripeli.

1

do

Bedouin Life

Swift as travel is these days, Somo indiaution think should ba given as 1 how Donald Sinden is whisked from

the depths of

countryside to

the English

Tripoli. Onc

moment he is coming back froin to country - squirish

an ever

La

walk with the dog and the Box! moment. in pant hut and descending lounge suit, he the gangway of a ship docked in Tripoll.

la ci, averse as I am to de- tailed explanations that inter- rupt the etion of » Ahn, there are far too few in "The Black Tent"

The best part of the pleure J. The tha hbock to Steel's lite

Amang the Bedouins

after bu

has been brought back to lie by the leftain's daughter, al- though at no time does he ap- klmvelf It to be throwing heart and soul into it. Anna Maria Sanctri 1401 Though kvely vyes, uld postessing hardly be said to net

The brier moment of humour umes from two German ofleurs

Steel is hiding in from whom

ime railers picturesque ruinis. Instead of being in rearch of Two smugs he puts over with him, as he imagines, they have particular charm are "The Girl in reality come to take photo- in the Yuller Shows" sung soll- graphs of each other against

accompaniment the romale and a delightful little number vided by the rum.

which he's joined by 12- year-old Mitsuko Sawamur-

My Lucky Charm. But it's hr. břeezy good nature, backed by common sense and a trae of schoolboyish irresponsibility that are his real aKODIS

ly his

DW11

So

Bul

background pro-

with

I

100

The ability of one of them to understand the working of a Cumera anci the increasing irritation of the other, as time ter time his pouter pigeon post hại to be abandoned while he explains the mechanism, quite Votre are

many delightful any.

It is

treatment that has the touches in this picture that it

svoited ""The Black

Tent". Is Imposible to vall altention

Ter Many to more than one or two.

bat indrumatic story have inark earned one very good

come piusible in the hands of by produc Joe Pasternak

nisilve director and it fd bus good taste in the segna

obvious waly Chariss which Cyd Chac ha

Anthony Steel, Donald Simten, relented When she returns

Anna Maria Sandri und Andre to hi companion-dresser, shr

***** Morell should have received imitation

more attention from theirs. Daley's enthusiastle reuctions te the

Cara dancers atul to William clever number "I re- It's and alt beautifully done

-Meet Me In Las Vegas" Th murt" for everyone

Equud bloane should be laid at the feel of whoever chose the Some method of presentation. of the nction is photographet at tedious length and other parts fs have bren cut FO

that the motive for the petron has been lost,

Now He's Blond!

Authony Steel has

a blond ern seaboard of the United turned into Jazz planist.

Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw. ROXY and BROADWAY: “Hikla Crane": One girl, Three

Jean husband.

Stans, Jean Aumont, Guy Madison.

COMING

HOOVER and

"The

been for

States, devoted exclusively "The Black Tent". Perhaps

The colour is good.

drustically

"Introducing..."

There was a small para- newspaper

the

of a Victoria

to gambling, that it seems some enterprising publicity graph in nearly as much a part of man thought that the con- during the week announcing

trips into trast between the title and the wedding our intermittent never never land as those the colour of the star's hair Shaw to a Ruger Smith in audience Hollywood. It added that well used sandhills of the might draw some wild wild west.

intervat there have been she was 21, he 23 and that successfully they had met at a drama sillier stunts

class a few weeks after Miss Shuw had arrived from practised. Oz":

The hair colour is necessary Australin a year ago.

LIBERTY:

For alldren of all ages,

Judy

Wizards of

Garland

and "The Ad-

Frank Morgan. Forbidden Planet": ventures in space, Leslie Ntelson, Anne Francis, Walter

Pidgeon. "Bhowani Junction": Politics and romanes in what is now Pakistan. KING' and PRINCESS:

"Shotgan":

A western Sterling Hayden, Yvonne de Carlo, Zachary Scott "Escapud o**; all Schoolboys aren't delinquents.

John Mills, Yvonne Mitchell, Alast- sir Sim. NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "Finger Man": Cops, robbers, informars and hoodlums. Frank Lovely, Forrest Tucker.

Surprisingly enough,

-Moet

Me In Las Vegas" not only uses words of more than one syllable,

it is gay, happy, worldly, funci- ful and full of unexpected sur- pilses

I got most of my enjoyment of this im from the dancing of Cyd Charisse. Although

id

wedding of an unknown actress should be important nough to be mentioned.

When

to the story inasmuch as the The news didn't thrill me and fact that a fair-hatred child is I couldn'; understand why the found among the Bedouins is u In the shape clue that Kilroy, of Anthony Steel, had passed by. However, whether the story

Now I realine why. title cold and--lets face it ruine first and Steel was chosen

ever the two little words "and Englishman to bil wooden in her classical as the itinerant

studio introducing" app:ar in Gront of or whether his f it.

studio dancing-dire is still the best on

am unknown actor's name E would

Increase his rs the screen today as far as com- decided

usually means the the studio is mercial ballet L3

appeal to change the colour of his hair and then commissioned going all out to publicise the

Lucerned.

And if one can't ece Fonlayn or

compromite

She gave

u irate of this in Meet Me In Las Vegas" as well as a most amusing parody of what I believe is called "hoochy coochy" dancing, plus yet another version of Frankie and Johnnie,

Markova-Charisse isn't a bad and let's hope he quickly they may only have a small part A story round hien, fair-hadred person in question, even though

advertised. in the film being returns to his own colouring

Ketle words And

twn those There's not a

great deal of

in front of Victoria good to be said about "The appear Black Tent".

0 story Shaw's name in the credit les straight from Boyr Own paper of "The Eddy Duchin Story".

la Sho was discovepid by Bab (or whatever junior paper being put out nowadays for Hope, I now gather, during his nicely brought up young boys) Australian tour and casually told in spite of the implication that to look up his agent if she over "Masio 'Fire"": Incident

not be got to Hollywood. She did both, might Stool's son In the life of

her role in "The Eddy Hagitimate and unfortunately, in ond do Carlo, Carlos

spite of his good looks, Anthony Duchin Story" is the result.

have sufficient Columbia must be pretty sure Samruny Steel does not

dash to make 0 convincing of her to pus her in a picture- voty

with Kim Novak! and the words, D.O.P. hero.

Wagner.

QUEEN' and ALHAM-

ERA: "Tho Lone Ranger": A western. Clayton

Moore, Lvlo Bettger, Jay Silverbbels. "Confidential Report": The European Under- world as seen through

of

Orson

Welles.

With Michael Redgrave, Akim Tami- rov. Patrícia Medina, HOXY and BROADWAY: "Angela": Romance kasıl murder in Rome. Dennis O'Keefe, Rossano BrazzË, Mara Lane,

#23 PROCS Baker Street": blind រតងត wolves ertme.

Van Johnsorz M110.

Cooli Parker. "The Proud One':

A wester Robert Ryan, Virutulm Mayo, Joffrey Hunter,

Vers

Don't run away with the iden that her version is like anyone else's, however. The story rold by

the voice of Davis Jr. off sol is given.

different twist

are well worth listening

дя

Frankie and Johnale is the best number in the film.

Age No Bar

With her is John Brasela who I remember remarking on way back in another musical- think one in which, Doris Day starred as a very clover young man who would go a long way if he didn't wear fendish grin all the time. It seems I being unforgivably patronising, as he has been a dancing star on Broadway for some time! To Pelik mandi

of tabs, roy

was

#oft-be. hóarik; from time

Volco

for time anduicing why adyngnin"dancia (an't given more appoclamlist ta siisplays ile talerite on the screen.

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TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.30, & 9:40 P.M,

At Reduced Pricon: $1, $1,50 & $2

David O. Bolquick's productio

"REBECC A”

Starring: Joan. FONTAINE –– Laurence. OLIVIED

MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 12.00 NOON.

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The RANK ORGANISATION" presents

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DONALD SINDEN

ANNA MARIA SANDRI

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THE

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Sample by ROBIN MAUGHAM

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