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KING'S ⋆ PRINCESS

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OPENS TO-DAY

The rough, tough life of bushranging for a wanted man

ROBBERY undag

ARMS

CARTILAM COLOUR

WILL BELARB LACODICE ALIZOUTE

EAN MDERSON WARCRET LAEL

SPECIAL MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW KING'S

At 11.00 a.m.

PRINCESS

FOX TERRYTOON TE M-G-M "TOM & JERRY"

TECHNICOlor cartoONS

Varioty Programma

Admission: $1.00, $1.50

KING

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SPECIAL MATINEE

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1958.

FILMS

CURRENT & COMING by ANTHONY FULLER

THE Great Locomotive when they sally forth to battle that must amuse you one where smartest halls, and to prove "The Grocotorn with Nature.

you hear James throwing com- it. the store from the 1 whole-heartedly recommend pliments at his clients who are "Angry Cow" save the show tiquated engines now than this show. It is a family show, drinking against the clock in the dering across the scroops of one ney ought to see, for a bar.

at the Parla Music Hall. the Roxy and Broadway, feature as good as "Men Against tells the story of one of the the Arctic" is so rare that it see it is a pretty representation should be a 'must' on overy par- most thrilling episodes of ent's memo pad. the American Civil War.

Made by Walt Disney, who is

In a class of his own when it comes to this kind of picture, the aim is vast, colourful, and full of netion, and I dare say it from

SURPRISINGLY fine film has been made "The the novel

ole tho

Looking at the cast, you will The turns are easy to follow, there are printed English sub- of the Commonwealth, - and titles, the film is in colour, and what with such talent, and the production is fairly lavish. situations from the Common-' The humour is fairly obvious, wealth, so new to the dim-goer, it you go notice where this could herald some sene is mixed up while really great stuff from Australia. stars sing of a heat wave, but the stage set, accidentally is ☆

anade up for an lee sCINO.

A typical French, stunt, and one they bring on so well be- so mock cause it is all done teriously.

will cause a. temporary cellpse Shiralee." Showing at the ARIS

Short and the Liberty, it "PARiSwing

Music Hall,"

among the space-ship fans

at

the

all ages, as these CinemaScope really places Australia on Queen's and Alhambra, is a

the film map, not in slick, fast moving,

engines thunder across half of America.

but in

wise The story is quite true. James geographical sense

cracking, French song and . Andrews did lend a party of the great film sense, for it dance number. It sets out men into the Confederate terri- is impossible to see this film to show that not all the tory with the object of culting

the

turns

at ure

the

This is one Alm from 21 French senson the Queen's and Alhambra are running at the moment, so those who like these wo academy award flims will productions had better watch us

be on next week.

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

Confederacy communica- without realising something best tluns, but they were folled by of the qualities that have the action of one man, William placed this vast under- A. Fuller.

To my mind, the Alm is made populated continent to the the wrong way round. I don't fore in world affairs. know whether Walt Disney hails from the North, or the South, this but if I had to judge by picture, I should say from the North.

of

11

Without detracting from the

by top-rate performance given Peter Finch as the swngman in the film, I claim that the entry of Dana Wilson. of Brisbane into Alms is the most startling debut

by any child since made generation age, the then young Shirley Temple captured every adult heart. Eight-year-old Dana Fuller, Wilson is superb In the difficult "The Shiralce," a kind of

because the

decom- panies Peter Finch, a nomadic Australing worker.

He places the herote side the action on the grim deter- mined Yankees. Herole it was, but nothing to compare with the gallant, dashing, determined, fearless

A.

Walter

TO-MORROW AT 12.10 P.M. who, despising this bit of typical role

Yankee trickery, beat them al burden, their own game, and what is more. beat them on

So the nim, by swinging sym- pathy to the North, seems to me unnecessarily blused. However,

M-G-M presont fano Powell & Howard Keel in "SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS"

A Musical in CinemaScope & Colour!

Admission: $1.00, $1.50

AIR

EONGITIONED

STAR THEATRE METROPOLE

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

A MAN... A WOMAN. AND A

Tattered Dress

that exposed

a town's

hidden evil!

JEFF CHANDLER JEANNE CRAIN

JACK CARSON - GAIL RUSSELL- ELAIHE STEWART

CINEMASCOPE

GEORGE TOBIAS EDWARD ANDREWS -PHIP REED

▬÷||+|+|+

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW

STAR: At 11,00 a.m. FOX TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS

METROPOLE: At 11.00 a.m. UNIVERSAL TECHNICOLOR

At Reduced Prices

STAR: At 12.30 p.m. 20th Century-Fox presents In CinemaScope & Color "LOVE IS A MANY- SPLENDORED THING" Starring: Jennifer Jones

William Holden

CARTOONS

METROPOLE: At 12.30 p.m. "THE FLAME AND THE ARROW" In Technicolor

Starring: Burt Lancaster

Virginia Mayo

A Warner Bros. Picture

At Reduced Prices

CAPITOL RITZ

SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30. 5.39, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

ROCK HUDSON

|BATTLE

HYMN

· CINEMASEGRE MOMASGJEN

MARTHA HYER

DAN DURYEA

DOS DERE - AREA MUST)

JOCK MAHOEVER un tad kater ball

A UNYERSAL DITERRANOIA, PICTURE

To-Marrow Special Show

At 12.30

m.

RICK BATTAGILA `In "ORLANDO"

in Eastman Color

-- SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.20, 6.30, 7.30 & 9.30 PM.

they set up

• luscious blande

as bait...

daa duryea Jayne mansfield

martha vickers

the burg

KELIA PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE — BANDOLPII SCOTT in "SHOOT-OUT AT MÉDICINE

BEND"

FOR

TELEVISION

TELEPHONE: 77-2021

own.

take it any way you like, this all action colourful eple makes n most exciting evening at the pletures. Co-stars Fess Parker and Jeffrey Hunter are pitted against each other in the loco- motive race which ellmaxes the fast netion in the drama, and emerge with honours slightly in Invour of Hunter,

In spite of its rough setting. and often brutal episodes, I am bo certain that this aim will

proclaimed as one of most mov- ing films of 1988. It is aimed straight at the heart, and that in You would where it hits you. have to be an extremely imaginative person to be unable to enter Into the finer momenta of this film,

un-

the

Avoiding sentiment on one hand, and pathos on the other, Much more important is the told in a straightforward man- Oscar winning feature, "Men ner, of life grim and realistic, Against the Arelle" that is in scores with every inch of cluded in the same show. Intro film. Peter Finch as the hard duced by the usual Disney car- swagman lives the part, as well toon technique, and then he can, for ho brings not only handed over to the camera ennsiderable acting qualities to right up there in the Arctic. the film, but a world of ex- this feature is one of the most porience also. breath-taking films to come

the screen.

Wi-

to Elizabeth Sellars as the

faithful wife of the swagman, Icebergs as huge as cathedrals scores in the rale, but it is re- Rosemary Harris font past the camera lens. You cent comer

see the most modern ice-break- who will win your sympathy In Crs shiver as "their sharpened her role as the girl who loved, steel cutt a way through the and was then deserted, by Peter ice. You see a modern vessel Finch.,

lose the game as the ice freezes

Tessie O'Shea and Sidney and holds il captive through the James form long Aretle winter.

*

new

screen

comedy team, and give a lovely of that rough You really see right on the performance spot what men are up against kind-hearted kind, and a scene

Lee Astor

Tel: 73436

Tel: 07777

SHOWING TO-DAY

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

BIGGEST STAR CÄST EVER ASSEMBLEDI COLMAN LAMARR MANX MARX MARX MAYO MOOREHEAD

* *

•PRICE LORRE COBURN HARDWICKE HOMERO HOPPER • WILSON DANTINE HORTON GARDINER WINDSOR O'DONNELL

the WORKE

NEVER SO VAST AN UNDERTAKINGI, MORE THAN YOUR EYES.

HAVE EVER SEEN!

THE STORY OF MANKIND

PENTED BY WARNER BROS. »TecHNICOLOR, CAMBRIDGE PRODUCTION SCREEN PLAY BY IRWIN ALLEN & CHARLES BENNETT GALID ON THE BOOK ST HENDRIX KAN LOQA “RODYGED AND DIRECTED BY IRWIN ALLEN

*****Produced and Directed by IRWIN ALLEN

ASTOR THEATRE

MORNING SHOWS.

TO-MORROW

AT 11.00 AM.

3 STOOGES COMEDY & TECHNICOLOR CARTOON

AT 12.30 PM. ··

Jerry Lewis Dean Martin in. "THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH"

Ai Reduced Prices: 70 cia, $1.00 & $150

LEE THEATRE

MORNING SHOW

TO-DAY AT, 12.00 NOON

- MARILYN MONROE *THAT'S MY BOY"

Cinematicope-Techulcolor.

"TO-KORNOW--AT 1200 NOON

TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS"

At Boduced FrÑ008: 40 viu, 70 pin, & SLOD,

STAR

SHOWING

and METROPOLE: "The Tallered Dress," A courtroom drama starring Jeff Chandler, Једние Crain, Jack Carson, Gail Russel and Elaine Stewart, HOOVER And LIBERTY:

"The Shiralee.” A film with an Australian background which introduces Dana Wii- son, Australian child won- der star. Peter Finch and Ellanbeth Sellars.

LEE and ASTOR: "The Story of Mankind.” Hendrik van Loon's Best Seller made Inle a colossal star-packed historical drama.

ROXY and BROADWAY: - "The Great Locomotive Chase." Walt Disney's 'eplo from the American Civil

STAR

War incident, Fess Parker and Jeff Hunter. Also in the same programme, Disney's "Man. Against the Aretle," the Academy Award Win-

дег.

KING'S and PRINCESS: "Robbery Under Arms." An Eastman Colour production of the novel of the same title, Peter Finch, Ronald Lewin, Maureen Swamon. and David MoCullum. Aus- tralla In the raw 1850s, QUEEN'S: "Paris Musto

Ball." A

Partalun RAUGY song and dance number with An incidents! plot. Gay, light and amusing. ALHAMBRA : "Yangise Bridge." Documentary In colour.

COMING

and METROPOLE: Chal- "The Monster that Tenged the World." A United Artist release of a horror to authorror all horrors. Tim Holt and Audrey Dalton.

HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Lone Star."^ Re-Issue of a Western, starring Clark

Gable and Ava Gardner.

LEE and ASTOR: "AU Mine to Gire." Heart-warming entertainment based on the story of a Bootfish emigrant to the States and the sorrow that hits his family. Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, flex Thomson and

McCormack.

Patty

ROXY

And BROADWAY: "Lucky Jim.” Ian Carml- chaci stars in the film ver- lon of Kingsley Amis's novel. The best Bellish comedy film since' "Gene- vieve."

KING'S and PRINCESS: "The Story of Esther Co- tollo." A great film that the sham blows

charity racket wide open. Товп Crawford, Hossano. Brazni and Heather Bears. QUEEN'S and ALHAMBRA: "Gervaise." The sensational, film based upon Emila Zola's novel.

A film for adult moir."

morose, Jet only, fordid, great film work.

ALHAMBRA

AIR-CONDITIONED

★ SHOWING TO-DAY ⭑ AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

Yang be Bridge

One of the most outstanding

architecture of our age! Addad: brilliant short films

In colour.

Wo carnestly adviso our patrons to book early!

Box Office open from 10.30 am, to 8.30 p.m. Released by SOUTHERN FILM CORPORATION

ORIENTAL MAJESTIC

KIR

LONDITIONED

Showing Simultaneously To-day: 2.30—5.30—7.30~~~9,30

BOONE JONES

Aprit Love

SPECIAL MORNING SHO

"K | S'ME-T".

Ó-MORROW AT 12.30 'PUBLIC PIGEON No. 1''

QUEENS

TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5,15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

A CHARMING MUSICAL

WITH SNAPPY TUNES.......

Paris

Music

Hall

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW AT 11.30 AM.

W-B's COLOR CARTOONS & VARIETY PROGRAMME AT REDUCED PRICES

HOOVER: LIBERTY

CAUSEWAY BAY ́ ́ TEL.72371

TO-DAY

KOWLOON TEL. 60145, 90348

ONLY 2.30, 5.30, 7.30

He fought for his right to be free... until an unwanted child became his

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents.

A Michael Balcon Production starring

PETER FINCH ELIZABETH

SELLARS

with DANA WILSON ..

The SHIRALEE

AN EALING FILM AN M-G-M RELEASE With Perspecta Stareophonic Bound

and 9.30 p.m_

STARTS TO-MORROW

Shiraleas

E: BADLANDS!

DRAGNET OF THE

OF THE

Last

Badmen

CINEMASCOPE IN CUM by dekunt

GEORGE MONTGOMERY

AN ALUED ARTETS PEROU

Douglas Kemedy Keith Larsen-Mer Randall-James Best

SPECIAL SUNDAY MATINEE

HOOVER at 12.00 noon Paul Newman Pler Angell in "SOMEBODY UP THERE

LIKES ME"

I

REDUCED ADMISSION LIBERTY at 12.30 p.m. Norman Wisdom Maureen Swanson in "UP IN THE WORLD!

ROXY & BROADWAY.

SHOWING TO-DAY

Please note change of times: AT 2,30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.

A Remarkable TRUE Spy Story Now A GREAT, Morion' Picture!

WALT DISNEY

PLUS

GREAT LOCOMOTIVE

CHASE

Walt Disneys

Mon Against The Arctic

PAUL WALT DIANNY PRODUCITONS

Distributed by RKO RADIO PICTURES

ROXY & BROADWAY; 15. SHOWS TO-MORROW:

--Extra :Performanse el "THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE” ROXY AT 12 NOON. BROADWAY AT: 12.30 P.M.

At 11.00 AM

LOR

BROADWAY To«m