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· THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1957.

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INSIDE A New Girl (after Mary Martin) Washes That Man Right Out of her Hair: FIRST PICTURES

SHOW BUSINESS

I'm gonna wash that man

zight out

FROM the South Sea island of Kauai come these Arst pictures of a long-awaited event--the filor version now being made of Rodgers, and Hammerstein's musical "South Pacific."

With a budget of £1,750,000 and the gini-size Todd AO screen process it is claimed to be the biggest ever musical. Be that as it may, it should certainly be the most realistic.

By plane

Director Josh Logan, the man who made Marilyn Monroe pasty-faced for "Bus Stop," is carrying the same approach into his first musical. He has flown every member of the 200-strong cast from Hollywood to the Kauai location near" Hawaii. Even musical scenes are being

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of my hair',

filmed there. Casting, too, has

an off-beat style. - The girl splashing and singing her way through "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" is 'Mitzi Gaynor (and realist Logan

made her do it 20 times).

Mary Martin, who created the Nellie Forbush role on Broadway and in London, was considered too mature for the film. Јепп Simmons might have had the part--but she decided to have a baby instead. So after being sacked by 20th Century-Fox two years ago the Gaynor girl got her chance of a triumphant homecoming.

Rossano Brazzi has his first singing role as Nellie's cultured Frenchman. And John Kerr- the "Ton and Sympathy" boy- also risks singing for the first time.

's Column* *

* *Anthony Fuller's

NOW, please do not think had to learn to take my time.

in

"To win in gunplay, 1 first

Secondly, if I hoped to live long on the frontier, I would shun the flashy trick-shooting..

second thoughts, i will granstand play... as I would nat--you might be lucky!

prepared to stand one side of

allow King's Road,

you to stand the other and defy you to hit me lonce,

On

shun poison.

"The Western stood stockstili.

fighter never

Hls object was

some reviewers towards motion picture is becoming irksome to exhibitors and we hope to all lovers of fair play,

certain The reviewer on a weekly periodical with a large circulation Is П conspicuous

of example

the supercilious school of criticism.

to dig into the personal affairs of a star and write it into a review.

Yet that seems to constitute modern im criticism.

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The man-Rossano Brazzi

Deep Passion In Shallow Water

‘BITTER RICE' VIA HOLLYWOOD TO MOSCOW

IT is the oldest trick in flims. It has never falled yet. And now the Russians are cashing in on it. You take a pretty girl and a good-looking man and you of them are good and wet.

roll them in the nearest lake or ocean until their clothes are clinging and both

Then you move them into close-up for a passionate embrace. Immediately, so the exhibitors say, the box-office begins to generate beat and steam"rises in the audience.

WITHOUT BOURGEOIS INHIBITIONS (see right)

by LEONARD MOSLEY

shio

Being a Communist girl, zest of her party, possibly has no inhibitions about-making because they do not know-how her attitude clear. The result is to make such cosy frés out of

a love, seeno that will bring a dried fish.

blush to the faces of the more

orthodox members of the party

but is well-calculated to drag

Climax

quite a fow follow-travellers When some of his White along

to whichever chatma Russian comtados turn up, ha. happens to show this fir; for rushes towards them. Mariutka. this is a new and much more promptly shoots him in the attractive party-line.

back and claims her 416

victim.

over

Cmotionall

Of course, Marlutko does not neglect her duty as

a pood

It is a triumph of political Communist, and in between conviction elinches on the beach she piks yournings, but it camTYCH tato en the propaganda.

enough in the story to make the point

Unfortunately,

the that the though

of this im clear: Boviot film-makers do when

Czarist is all in favour Marlutka, he cannot seen to confronted with a Girl, a Boy, show, the same passion for the and a stretch of Water,

quick on the draw or, any manner of speaking, an expert on fire-arms. In fact I do not like them in any But I do like these

в Коде IT'S

way from Way'

of also know what to I cutting rooms of Manhattan's Westerns where all manner

His reviews abound with wise- garment district to the sunbaked of tough characters tuss to kill and avoid being killed You would be surprised at while avoiding return fire, He

the songs that can arise cracks, doubtful puns, and dirty Plaza de Toros in Spain's an- bullets at one another in moved around, More important when a film is belog shot

on algs,

and contain nothing to clent city Pamplona, but worse Indicate Hongkong is casual manner, than the quick draw was the location.

whether the average Robert Evans, now to be sect anywhere.

should

alm goor would enjoy the en the dodge than gel the target ability to shoot

Imagine. Directly a camera was

at the Roxy and Broadway. In and to employ footwork.

picture. Act up for a street scene in

"The Sun Also Rises," has made latest. "He

it. for his "Hongkong Affair", the

plainly wriles here by a film to be made

own amusement and that of the crowd readers Hollywood Company, a

who will secept neat gathered and posed before the

phrases and a play on words as lens.

substitutes for Information and constructive thought."

invincible I could not agree more. What

it is more I consider the surrendera

the most

and yel

every time.

All 1 want

Western fans

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Follow amateur cowboys.

a

to

"When I say I took my firae In a gunfight, I mean the time tbal be taken was only spilt-fraction of a second that

the deadly

I mucans

accuracy could achieve by laking aim,

The cameramen tossed some and the miss 1 could make by beautiful epithets at them, but trying fancy shooting.

it was of

no use.

The more

Evans, a wealthy young New clothing manufacturer, York plays the role of Pedro Romero, young Spanish Matador who is int the ring, but

Gardner's

they swore, the thicker grew yellowest of yellow journailsm charms.

In the ond, a concealed in a truck

"In all my life as a frontier the crowd. peace officer, I did not know camera i really proficient gunfighter parked in who had hot a contempt for only answer.

to

the street was the

to

Ava

A Frozen Symphony

Of Beauty On Film

to say to fellow

that it with Impossible except considerable portion of luck.

My

with experience revolver began

que mésemble day at Cerick Camp when we were dished out with "gais," as the wiicboys called them, unl Immediately we begun to do the Wild-Weat stuff of Aring from the hip, and fanning the R.S.M.

The gun fanner, or the man Then there were the, nolres to Unfortunately, I cannot print

who deliberately shot from the consider. The sensitive micro- his reinicks on how a revolver hip. They stood small chance phone picks up everything but should be fired,

live against a man who the kitchen sink. In the police nor can 1 publish his criticism of my took his time and pulled the station scenes filmed at the

studios. It trigger once.

the shout for "No doesn't matter, fer here follows

Noise" gues on for about five "Mentally deliberate. but minutes until everyone is an expert opinion.

none other

muscularly faster than thought, stunned into silence. You dare| 6«CHYMPHONIE in Gold" than that of Wyatt Earp whose is what I mean." Thus Spoke out even strike a match. ebarocter is taken over by Burt the West's most feared lawman,

opens tomorrow at Lancaster in the alm now show the

man who related to The Director calls, "Take 224, the Queen's and Alhambra, ing at the King's and Princers,

The Doc Holliday as the deadliest action, round." nervI want to say that it stands Before he died in Los Angeles shot with a six-sun h ever strained actors get through their on January 13. 1929. Earp knew.

parts, and just as they fish a in my opinion as the most described the killing methods of

distar Coekerel goes "Cock-a-beautiful Ice Revue I have professional gunmen, of when Going back to what I've seen cecdie doooon!"

This scen.

frozen he was definitely one, even if with people

handle a who

They take a chance, rush the Symphony of beauty ex~ duly licensed one.

Kin for the Arst time, I am m to the studio theatre,, but

There it is. "Cock-a doodle-ploits all that can be done on ice, and provides a magnificent spectacle to suit every changing mood WHEN ̧director Philip Leacock of an audience,,

turned a laundry in a Lon- don street Into a restaurant for the Rank. Organisation

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

COMING

doect" Retike.

Roxy & Broadway: Roxy & Broadway: "The Sinners" be fooled the "The Sun Also Rises"—Heming- “No Down Payment" The whole neighbourhakalu

way's boldest love story. Tyrone great story of today's young Powch,

Ava Gardner. Mel newly-weds. Joanne Woodward, Ferrer, Errol Flyan, Eddle Sherer North, Tony Randall, Albert, and Julietto Greco,

and Jeffrey Hunter. Hoover' & Liberty: "Man On Fire"Bug Crosby Hoover & Liberty: in a straight part." The tragedy "The Great Sinner"-A gambler of a child of divorced parents." And a love story. Ava Gardner,

Star,& Metropole: "The King and Four Queens”......

and

Gregory Peck-

ever

Although It

calle1, «Symphonie in Gold," there is malo the mood Indigo,” when the whole screen adopts that colour at two superb skaters perform the Tango on Ice, while an un- seen orchestra plays "The Bluc Tanyo." It is as brittle as ice, and as lovely as a Polar land

The lanudry

co-ugerahod fully, allowed their twod to be re-painted ant dressed with Imposing mentu hanging in the window.

WAS lonely desperate

scape,

NEW FILMS

by ANTHONY FULLER

All that a child could dream of is mingled with the pro- ducer's art to create a thing of surpassing loveliness.

It is a formula which may well be summed up in the words: Deep Passion in Shallow Waters. It is a formuin which, paid off, you may remember, in a film called "Bitter Rice," in dull Italian actress which a

Silvana Mangana was named kisses while standing knee- deep in muddy water--and was immediately changed into palpitating sex-symbol.

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It happened (do I need to remind you?) is "From Here to Etemity," when 1 school- marmish English miss named Deborah Kerr wallowed in the surf with Burt Lancaster and, damp but definitely not limp. raised a tovered went on the brows of 20,000,000 tlmgoers. "

And what do you know?. They too have discovered that, though oll und water may, not mix, lovers and water certainly

do.

The film is called "The Forty- most First," and it is the successful attempt by the Soviets yet to sell their way of fe by mixing propaganda with a strong infusion of sex-and- water,

1917,

The time of the fini when the Soviet revolutionaries are fighting the Czarist armies for the mastery of Russia.

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Sharpshooter

The Reds capture a young and decidedly handsome Czarist ter (Oleg Strizhonov). He is put in the charge of the cham- Flon sharpshooter of the force- F buxom

named .comrade Mariutka (Isolda Iavitskayn) who, though a

woman, hips already shot 40 Czarist officers and knows how to take care of herself in other ways too.

If you are just out for fun, Khen listen to Alico Babeslag She pushes the Czarist around "Dong Dingekding Dingoldong. with boot and rifle butt until, In one scene you have the one day, they are washed ashore bo Alpino

aspect of a modern on a deserted beach and are a plot running through the The Czarist calls Marines the pantomime. Of course there is forced to share a hut together. film, quite a good one for this Girl Friday and tells her kind of thing, but beauty over-

story of Robinson Cruson. takes the plot every time.

But should your mood the manageress pene per clate the bewildering patterns

And for the real of the week that of a critic who can app explaining to would-be

of a skater's terpadurean art, Star & Metropole: that all she old manly you re then taken into the “An unusual Western which gives "Quanter"--A

clean laundry or bar arch where solo skatem per

I had never thought of Crusco the tough play to four women woman and four violent men. WAIIL.

formi their :-- competitive

as an erotic tale, but it aECRINES one man. Clark

Gable, Fred Machfurray, Dorothy Maremained convinced that a new decision of the judges with all Neighbours and passers-by gyrtitions, and you wait for the

I give the names of the stara; ElcanDe · Parker, will Jean tone, and James Barton,

Joachim Fuchsberger, as Walter the beast in Martulka. Bic ldaps plies of driod Esh on to Willes, Barbara Nichols, and

naval eryplusive restaurant had the impatience of a spectator Gerlos, who takes the lead as a * the fire. (We always use: fishi Sarah Shanes.

King's & Princess: been opened in the street,

in/a, rigide seat.

country boy anxious to put bia In Astrakhan; It burns better "Loving You"-Elvis in his first King's & Princess: big modern museal,

Alpine Village on the rap, and than wood");und: tällä her. Suppose you have the kiddies Getmaine Damar as Eva Beli White Husslaki IITINGDON:: "Better: with you. Then д whale who plays opposite him. But take off your clothes. Wo, don't Queen's & Alhambra: TLM erities have been given sequence Is given up to to me, the charm was to soo want to catch a chilller ins in the wildest gunfight ever. "Symphonie In Gold”---A HIÊng. an owful blost by. Abram F children when, with supreme the Vinumero Ics Revue. All Maflutke turns out, unders Queen's & Alhambra: tumeious, Lyrical leven which Myers, National Allied's board artistry, the caméra reduces the that le left of Vienna's old love | neşth her lumpy, uniform, to -*20 Million Miles to Earth”--A holds all 108-carnivais in fee. chairman.

whole ice-tink to a play-fable, of life and -- romantic”, bonuty | have what it takon --- quito an monster to putinouster all' man. Ichchim Frohsberger, Germalas Among other things, he says: pangüíns step from a miniaturo steale into this Him to capture much cỹ - lias Mangurio, and sters. Wisen Hopper and Joan Danar, Aille Babe... and the i--“Nevertheless. ikeanoweing Train and strut With ridiculous" for you for ini enchanting | perhaps, a Utile more: hap-Mias Tayler

Vienas Jon Betus.

and ountemptuoja - nititude [of pomp - RGcome the low,

"Gunfight at the D,K. Coreal”—-

· Hart Laneasier sud. Kirk Doug.