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ONE DAY IN ROME CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE TO A GIRL

NICE, QUIET BELINDA GOES SO SULTRY

IN THE SUN

BELINDA LEE-" How those Italians love us actresses."

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ELINDA LEE eyed me provocatively from

B behind a cascade of hair rather like a

myopic tourist peering through Niagara Falls-and husked: "I am a changed woman."

The way she said it with the pout of a lip and the alight raising of an eyebrow-would undoubtedly have made a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window. Or, at the very least, given her employer, Lord Rank, a sharp attack of the vapours.

Remembering the upright. decent, nice Belinda of days gone by-the purveyor of antiseptic sex, whatever that may be-it

rocked me a trifle too.

"Rome did it," she said, narrowing her eyes to slite, "I changed the day I got there. One day I was » qulet English girl. The next I was a woman."

"What was your pursuit there?" I asked. "Were you throwing coins in the fountain or something of the kind ?"

a film it time

I

RODERICK

MANN'S

Show B

a

wan! What had! How those Italians love us actresses!"

There was silence, while she savoured the memories afresh.

a moment's

ainass

not only at both ends, but Mr Darryl Zanuck, who made

the Alm, la not amused. in the middle too."

In London last week he

you

you

she

a

"That's what happens: when raped

had go to Italy,"

said.

"Hemingway

completo Stabendy

on the

script. new right of veto woman."

There isn't a line of dialogue in it that isn't his, No producer ever stuck more faithfully to a book: il's Hemingway to the hiccups, Why, he even wrote in a couple of extra lines for

THE BOLD LOOK

Was there anything left of the us....” old woman, I wondered—the

ono who married Rank photo- One of the reasons for Papa grapher Cornel Lucas three years ngo? •

"No," said Belinda. "Nothing, I am sorry we broke up-but I couldn't go on living with A

Hemingway's outburst of spleen,

I suggest, in that he got nothing for the film rights,

they

Along with the book, were sold for peanuts to a pub-

man I didn't love: I'm very lisher about 30 years ago. ambitious. I want to be a big, Hemingway got not a penny big Mar. And marriage and of the £40,000 paid by Zanuck ambition just don't soern to -mix."

Today Balinda LeÓ sould She easily pass for Italian.

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LOOKED AROUND

hon all the attributes... the LANA DORS, 1 con reveal, wide, persant mouth... tho has signed a a contract to bold features ..

the provoca- appear in Las Vegan,

She will get £3,600 a week.... tive eyes... the straggling

booked for an hair. There has been an extra- and has been ordinary transformation in the eight-week season. girl.

The other night at her Maiden.

"I'm learning to speak head penthouse, where she has Italian," she said throatly. So lived alone since her separation far, I speak only the awear from former manager-husband words but I'm making pro- Dennis Hamilton, she said: "I've already been Lo Vegas to scout the territory.

myself on glamour,

sss."

That she is,

Las

NATIONALITY NOTE. Misa shall sett Lee used to share a flat with with the sinklest gown money Anna Kashf, the is-she-Indian, can buy." is-the-Welsh' bride of Brando. Give Dors her due, She's got "No doubt. about it," Belinda plenty of pluck. Las Vegas saya, "Anna was Indian."

boasts the toughest audiences, in the world.

few of wonder, in a

years, what nationality Miss Kashf non- will give Belinda?

this statuesque beauty was rising from the ranks entities to become a simpering British

sonality? Oh horror! Back to Pinewood! Bolt doors!

per-

the

NOT AMUSED

"I don't wear very much “Censorship gave us quite Mete

VR ERNEST HEMINGWAY, in the film," she said.

The Sun Also She laughed. A deep, "People used to ask me if a problem," continued Miss Riner, levelled some daiquiri throaty, peasant laugh. The 1

Lee. "For the French spiced sneers at the flim version kind of laugh you hear on should I have been?-Even slit right up to the thigh that's being

was embarrassed. Why version I wore my skirt the other day.

"Pretty disappointing --and warm summer nights in

when you're

gracious," wearing For the the Bay of Naples. clothes, Italian men look at they put three stitches in.”

English version rumbled.

119 though

you

"I was making Aphrodite you -Goddess of Love," she weren't." said, throwing her head I began to warm towards back triumphantly. "What Miss Lee. Could it be that

"From all you say," I said, "it appears you burned the Roman candle

he

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VERY POLITE

ENCOUNTER

which

most intrigued me last week superb ballerina Aliete Mar- kova meeting Bermohdery Jack- in-the-box Tommy Steele at a Royal Variety Show rehearsal.

How did it go?

Sat Markova to me

after-

wards: "Oh, he was tremendous- ly polite, Kept calling

aud

Madame, Later, on he plucked up courage and invited me out to lunch."

MEMO TO WORRIED. BALLETOMANES: She didn't

20.

**Anthony Fuller's Column✩ ✩

IT seems to me that a subtle change is take ing place in British pic tures. It is as if the producers are saying: "All right, we've tried to give you what we thought

should you have, now you can have what you want."

What makes me say that? Well certainly not any one pic- ture, but rather a series of pic- tures, But tho Alm that Illustrates

point best of all my is "Hell Drivers, & Rank Or- gonleation movie,

It is

the superior to "On. Waterfront and that sequence of films, in that it doesn't try and preach or ram home the ethical problems it raises.

It is terribly vipient,

And the camera is "right along with the trucks so that you are physi- cally involved in a rocket and share all the hazards of rock- less, or

I should say criminal, driving.

But where the film ECOTTS over all other Olms of dis type is in that background touch the English film producers excel in.

By not labouring the point, they show that various types of human beings are true to themselves all the time. instance, Patrick McGoohan is a wicked truck driver.

For

does

But at ovi streak not portray itself only in the Aereo competition of his job, but in everything he does,

I don't know how long it will film is shown, be before this but I should say you must mark it down for a "must".

In a

Actress Mariel Pavloy, on her notes, and nice

**

along

you have

I see "Action of the

to

a severe indictment of Hollywood influctus on Chisisse youth, front

of

our ago,

new green with it. I have had a look visit to Ireland to take part in lens. An ainah in a neat white at the way some reviewers, the film, Tenty was given it jacket, and black pants. What have dealt with it, but it

as she stepped off the plane. was the other? I remember, She had to rub it and wish on Hongkong licence numbers on is not a picture you can dis- it for good luck.

the car plates. ·

mias. Honestly, I would like you to

As a matter of fact, I would go along because it is something not call it

a picture. I would different. The whole picture say it is a medium that intro- ducas one of the phenomena Elvis Presley. you will have noticed actress

balievo in him. Their press Helen Hayes give a lovely little

There is no doubt Paramount are lined up in Performance as the Counleas

book is one of the finest I've stene when one of the youths

year. Then they've. I wonder how many of you arrested. The parents are shown seen this

him VistoVision and know she was acting before in their traditiomily pollte role. given

The kids are shown with all the colour, so who am I to ques- this century was born?

She was born in India on scowls and boredom of, "So what tion? I don't I stand, as if at August 28,

the shrine of an unknown deity, the hell" 1874 Sho went home and

Only in its outmoded melo- puzzled. educated at WIB

Someone told me that "Lov-· Bedford High School, and also tirana, the final sequence, does

this fun fall below Western Ing You" is partly blographical. in Germany.

Was

Elvie" Presley scowls to mouth- fuls of bubbic-gum. The parents

18

excellent

course you know that the Koting profession is a very superstitious one. But did you know the Royal Stuart family is, in a way, involved theatrical superstition?

In And how about this? Her standards. And that is because I suppose it could be, for no provokes Britain, at any ratez

the producer las moved right incident in the film Arst

part professional

onto Western Aun territory. awo or wonder in me, but tho There is for instance, allver played on the old Fler at Hast-

camera-held Lenagers aro reduced to mounted brooch in the form of ings! Then she went on tour The shot of the

Tope

too old hystorical tears. crown mounted over a pierced with a play "Our Boys." The splitting

As a matter of fact, Elvis heart. Pouple say it was given English Provinces made Helen fashioned.

The camera work is superb, doesn't fill mo with anything to Bennie Frince Charllo by Hayes the fine actress she still

But I should be Flora Macdonald. Actors and 1s. She poured with such plays To those of us who live here, but boredom,

who actresses call (2 the Brooch of as "The Importance of Being this comes as no surprise, but most unintelligent if one

producers can cause riots in over-dove- Courage, and it is often asked Earnest," and a forgotten old have found that

who have come from England loped teenagers, was dismissed for to ensure the success of a winner, "The Lights of London.”

and Hollywood say the same by me as if he were an ordlu.. first night.

She played Shakespeare with thing. The Chinese are superb ary film star. F. H. Macklin's company, artists and fine technicians with taking the part of Hermia in the camer "A Midsummer Night's Dream," followed by such roles as Olivia

It was recently sent to Dublin to help the recently closed Gate Theatre.

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

HOOVER

SHOWING

19

LIBRITY: "Acilen of the Tiger." Van Johson, Martine Carol, and Herbert Lom A film of violent contrast that holda you in suspense right up to the last second! KING'S & PRINCESS: "Lov- ing You." The one and only Elvis to sigh and ory, and even fight for you.

QUEEN'S + ALKAMERA: "The Jazón "Dean Story." Largely a opllection Di material giving the strange bigraphy

strange

young man. BOXY

BROADWAY: "Stopover Tokyo." Hebert Wagner, Joan Collins, and Edmond O'Brien, in sensational-suspense › mate- chock-male counter espion= sgo' drázku.

‚ STAR & METROPOLE

Midnight Story” - Kienllum, religious Talib, love, and

urdal drama skalnat a very authentie backarerand.

COMING

HOOVER

T "Under the Quritiboan Boa® Thrills gulsen with it okmoth

under the ocean, D. Jann Ham and his wife Lotte KING'S * -PRINCESS:

"Across the Bridge.” Gra ham Greene's short story made into a film thriller. A top class suspense-and-thrill entertainer that ties you in knots. Rod Stelger in the outstanding rola of

Fils career, with David Knight Vand Maria Landi.

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Paris Follies. Ah! Igs bolles Bacchantes. A slick French jimo, inbinding numeros. đó strip-tease. A pink-ticket' night Nim, “

ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Abominable Snowman," Publicity

thin

be

臨

It

horror. Tako no notice, is a very · Intelligent film with SUM

back- uncanny ground," Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, with Hanreen svattin, Connell, Richard and Robert Brown,

STAR

METROPOLE: Szmallest Show

Tale - de - British Karih." comedy mi fis best," REEL Ɛund, Virginia Conas inherit the local

in

"Twelfth Night" and JessİCA in "The Merchant of Venice" Later she joined Sir Herbert Tree's company at His Majesty's Theatre, playing the Queen in "Hamlet" and Olivia in "Twelfth Night" In 1921 the went to Canada

with Marie Lohr, but returned to London to consolidate her reputation as a "blue-blooded actress."

Sixty

The roat you know. years, upon the stage and sull going strong, the has appeared

this

Look at it this way. In the hairdressers they gave me some film magazines to look at. The

When the film is put on, if it will help, I will run a bit in

three poper, so that if you go able to along, you will be identify the characters, and search out the plot as it bullds

up.

But as I pold, it is the local teenage problam as seen through Chinese eyes. Much ex

aggerated, mr. my opinion, but nevertheless, 4 very

real problem to many Chinese parents, I can assure you,

in outstanding flims fich as TF you are meaning about the "Madonna of the Seven Moons" dearth of films lately, that "The Man in Grey," and "Richard is, good ente, I have the answer.

the Third."

TALKING

The reason 19. pictures are Buck entertainment In Hong- kong, that nollber Hollywood nor England can' keep pace with us, Wo have live mala groups 'who if they made but one change a week, they would require 200 new filing a year. -

about forward strides in the film world, our local people have just made a very good ilm. I saw o rush

But two members of this of it. They call it "The Mer maid," but don't let that tile ruup make frequent, mid-week changes. I work it out to some- deceive you, it is not a whimsy.

We need 310 It is in the Mandarin dialect, thing like this.

new Binus a year to keep our dubbing it in Bond exhibliors happy. That is.. so that means Chinese characters for local first-run elnemaa, showing, and it would mcan

Boon there will be another serving it up with two lots of group, The Lee and the Astor. Ulles if the Europeans are going hand that the Bank Organi to have a look,

terther carried forty features on Elvis.

You can't help wondering i

ho Perhaps ho was 'sent, catrics · some mystic Message that will SAVO the Western world from decline.

The Initiated Perhaps only

on or interpret the can pasa mystéries that surround him.

I looked hard and long. Does that mouth curled into a per- petual earl carry a meaning for Western youth? Shall cause them to fisc as chamn- plons of renewed vows serve this present ago?

Perhaps those jerky legs that cause wild shrieks of despair from our maidens are some form of hagiolatry known only of the Lo

future ellizeng Western civilisation.

some

Perhaps u posterior describ- Ing Agure-cights, fins mystic link associated with an ancient rite. I can say that I do not know, I really do not.

delightful Thero scene whore- a' young, lassie In" a tight jumper forces her way into the dressing room of Elvis, She rubs herself against him fattabby cat just as your

one

tion has some very big stuff The acting is the best I have being this way to take care might rub round your shoes. seen in any locally made aim of think I've sour mome of ILI but this one is hardly local. think it will mean a new ap- The cast is, but they went up prociation of British films. You to Japan to make the film, wall and moo.

which emos in colour, by the

way.

The setting la supposed to bo

Hongkong but in only throd $4T OVING You" comes

to Jocal atmosphere.peln

things dows it make concessions to the King's and Hongkong money is clearly the Princess this afternoon Bokak, 1700 PHE bilaténa, dating do not know how to doni

Let us be fair, Some might say she is {tat a forward little

say. But how to we now? Bo the picture went-în Bad I went out. ...

Youth a time for Idealim. I am all for it. We worshipped

in our turn. And as this plow tura, gives somfone to say, "IL is bealthy American youth," lave it ni thak