1957-01-12 — Page 2

KING'S - PRINCESS

441 2.30-9.05-29-914 p.m.

At 2.50-5.30.7.30 9.30 pm.

NOW SHOWING

Suspense

as startling as a strangled scream! While the City Sleeps

DANA ANDREWS

in SuperScope

TEH TOP STARSI TEN PEAK PERFORMANCES! starring

RHONDA FLEMING - GEORGE SANDERS THOMAS MITCHELL VINCENT PRICE

JAMES CRAIG

HOWARD DUFF SALLY FORREST

•

JOHN BARRYMORE, Jr

*

and IDA LUPINO

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under the

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of

His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong,

Sir Alexander Grantham, G.C.M.G. and Lady Grantham

and

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RKO Radio Pictures of Hong Kong Inc.

WALT DISNEY'S

First Cartoon Feature in CinemaScope

“LADY & THE TRAMP”

at the

KING'S THEATRE

on

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 1957

at 9.30 p.m.

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$ 6.00

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

A LAVISH MUSICAL SPECTACLE! ! !

ANNA ERROL

NEAGLE FLYNN

·PATRICE WYMORE

King's Rhapsody

CINEMASCOPE

by Ivor Novello

CHERYONER MASAMA

TEA BONE) u ČMÁTORNER SASINA

pervenuto HERBERT WILCOX

Ditstyled by BULITISJE LSON

COLOURFUL STORY OF A ROYAL ROMANCE! ! !

SUNDAY MATINEE at 12,00 noon, —– Reduced Admission

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1957.

Ten Best Films In 1956 by Jane Roberts-

·AT THE TOP OF MY LIST IS "THE KING AND I'

THEN COMES:

The Deep Blue Sea

Guys and Dolls Summer Madness

Bus Stop

The Man With the Golden Arm

The Trouble With Harry

Private's Progress Cockleshell Heroes The Rose Tattoo

AT

T the beginning of the year it is the fashion for film review- ers to invite criticism in their turn by nominating what they consider to be the ten best films of the previous year.

I've put the task off ILM the long as possible, but second week of January is as far as it can be stretched and here is my selection:- FIRST: "The King and I”. Thin inost unusual musicai was beautifully photographed, Javishly presented and for contrust had as its principals two such disimilar characters us the barbarie King of Slum and the prin English school- mistress, The songs were well delivered and the music was played with an absence of unnecessary frills.

SECOND: "The Deep Blue

Sea".

The picture that showed with what justification Kenneth More can be hailed as one of the British screen's foremost actors. He had the sure and accomplised support of Vivien Leigh and Emlyn Williams, it

now fat. Jean Simmons and the supporting characters all handpicked wasn't a single false

wero

there note.

FOURTH: "Summer Mad-

ness"

Whether

not one likes Katherine Hepburn's clipped slyic

and her lack of the more abvious manifestations ef what the screen considers sex appeal, it is impossible to deny that she is every inch an actress. Her sharpness was toned down considerably in Uils picture and her brief en- counter with the handsome Rossano

Brazzi

made Was quite bellevable. The theme- that of a not-so-young spinster finding temporary romance on holiday in Rone could have deteriorated into what often contemptuously_referred to as " woman's picture," Tha It

for didn't, and the imaginative photography, "Sunmer Madness" fourth place.

is true, but his own brilliant FIFTH: "Bus Stop”. ploying of the breezy, irres- ponsible plot hnd the con- demonstrated fident air that

that he can now stand alone. THIRD: "Guys and Dolls”.

This musical did not enjoy the success in Hongkong it deserved. Very different in type from "The King and its racy

slyle was probably Loo fast in pace for Chinese audiences und the suck

dialogue unintelligible to most but Runyon fans. It is for thly reason that I have not Kiven it the first place, that

to me. It meriis, Frank

Sinatra has seldom been more funny and the restraint with which the usually bullying Brando

his tackled

part should have earned him many

is

אודיני

Two studies' of Yul Brynner. Above, as he appeared in the top film of the year, "The King and 1” and below as he appears with Ingrid Bergman in the forthcoming "Anastasia".

shrug off the habit. The spate of child kidnapping thernes with which we had to bear last year seem to me to have been in much wor taste. Frank Sinatra's performance In this picture puts him among the top Hollywood stars for both versality and accom-

plishment and Preminger deserves praise, not blaine, for his courage.

SEVENTII: "The Trouble

With Harry".

This was a delightful piece of whimsy ftum Alfred Hitchcock that possibly hard the best The colouring of the year. warm Autumn shades of Ver-

jay lo mont were a

to see, and the off-beat hunhour of Jahn Foraythe, Shirley MacLaine and Mildred Natwick, plus a highly original story, place! another feather in the cap of this competent director.

gress".

You may not have admired EIGHTH: "Private's Pro- Marilyn Monroe's Recent in this film, loathed

HOT over- bleached hair, over-made up face and despised her style of dress, but it would be un- charitable Indeed to say that she did not act very well in deed

Her supporting cast backed her up excellently and newcomer Don Murray should he well to the fore in future films.

SIXTI:

"The Man With the Golden Arm”.

Otto Preminger has been severely censured for bringing the subject of drug addiction to the screen and harrowing the publie with close-ups of a man's agony as he tries

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DBUSINESS"..

As with "Guys and Dolls" this pleture had a limited appeal in Hongkong but to anyone who rellshed a long hearty joke at the Army's expense it was a riot. The highest marks wETO due to Richard Attenborough 19 one of the most liicable block marketeers ever lo dis.... grace the service. It also did a lot to restore Dennis Price to his former position, NINTH: "Cockleshell

Heroes".

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ing. Trevor Howard and Jose Forrer acted in perfect accord and though a comparatively unambitious ploture from the point of view of outlay and publicity it will remain in my mind long after more specta- cular production have faded.

TENTH: "The

Tattoo".

4

Rose

This film has been included In the 1st because of the superb performance of Anna Magnani. Ugly ռե times, abrewish, terrible

scent stealer, she is still one of the best screen actresses of this decade. The picture itself i found distasteful and em- barrassing at times, although Burt Lancaster, willo oc- castomed most of the disgust,

played his part well. special word of praise should 100 to youthful Marisa Pavan who was not at all in timidated by appearing with such an accomplised player as Anna Magnani.

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