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CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE

WHEN WOMEN

WENT TO WAR, SHE WAS THE BRAVEST OF THEM ALL...

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The exploits of COMMANDER CRABB The Frogman filmed in the depths of the Mediterranean!

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Laurence HARVEY - Dawn ADDAMS John CLEMENTS Michael CRAIG

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"Silent Enemy

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Jerry Lewis 19. "MONEY FROM HOME"

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1958,

FILMS Current and Coming

by Lucy Downing

She knowa

Romulus Glm · "The COURAGE beyond the appeal to all who love a hero Violetle has lost her husband and the

Is a widow with a baby daughter. Silent Enomy" was given by normal limits of human and a handsome one too.

The heroine of "Carve Her At the Penitors Bureau the la endurance and an energetic Name With Pride" was on or interviewed and asked if she Commander Joe Brooks of Violette would join a secret Brith the Royal Navy who spent brand of bravery which hus dinary young woman become almost a legend, are bushell, a Bixlon shopgirl, who organization designed to help six weeks in Malta teaching the themes of two true-life is played convincingly with slight French resistance.

Cockney accent by Virginia she is risking her life, but the RN divers how to handle the stories presented to film McKenna, Her father (a work- joins, trains as a parachutist, Italian underwater midget goers this weekend.

Ing class Englishman played by learnt Judo, lethal tricks of the craft which carry two frog- had married a Commandos and how to use a men and a high explosive In "Carve Her Name With Jack Warner)

(Deniso Gruy) Sten gun.

warhead. Pride" appearing at the Lee and Frenchwoman

After Intensive training and Astor, courage of the most during the First World War. moving kind is contained in the Their daughter, a lively likable with a secrecy which almost

In playing the part of Com- mandor Crabb. Lawrenco fully-authenticated story of Mrs girl and fire athlete, has two ad- estranges her parents, Violette-is Over the

average dropped by parachute with a Harvey accepted a rather terel Violetle Szabo, the Arst English- vantages

agent (Paul woman to be awarded the George English girl. She is a crack shot other British

Schofield) into occupied France, tying challenge emulating the Cross for her services during the and speaks French fluently,

Her meeting in a London park where she contacts survivors of capades of a man who wore outdated equipment not design- Just war.

The bravery is found in "The with a charming Free French o Resistance group and passea ed for diving, in a most danger-

result in the

ond

Slient Enemy," thrilling film of acer, Lieutenant Etienne Szabo, on orders witch the wartime exploits of Com- whom she takes home for "te destruction of a vioduct. The ous theatre of war.

the quatorze juillet" celebrations misslon completed, she has All the "normal" hazards of mander Llonel Crabb in Mediterranean, who carried out to please her mother, and their brief shopping spell in Paris and oxygen poisoning, fear of drown-

romance, returns to England with a In British

with delicately-blossoming one-man war

be faced and Italian frogmen, This Ane are delightful parts, of this grip Molyneux gown and a very in sharp rocks, jellyfish

dreas for But tragedy follows special

her little sharks had to

Harvey had also to leam a new action nim is showing at the ping film.

two Within

years doughter, It will swiftly. Roxy and Broadway,

The re-usion in the Brixton method of acting under water home and tender moments with where everything in magnified and three times as slow na on the uncomprehending child cop-

the surface. trast strongly with the grim lension of the mission in France. But trained agents are valuable

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

LEE & ASTOR: “Carve Her Name With Fride" A great Lewis directed by film

by Gilbert, Produced

Daniel M. Angel,

Screen-

play by Lewis Gibert and Vernon Harris. Based

book by I Photographed

Wilcox.

on

3. Minney.

Ly John Mario by Willam Alwyn. British. Rank Film Distributors. Violetto Szabo, Virginia Mokennaj Tony Fraser, aul SchofieldĮ Violette's father. Jack Warner; her mother, Denise Grey; and others. Truc story, thus given. Story of wonina

and production, written directed by William Falt- child, in adaptation of a book by Marshall Pugh, STAR & METROPOLE: "Day of the fladman.” Quick trigger justloo administered by Frontier Judge, Fred of MER McMurray, 0 unwavering principles de spllo love Interest, Joan by Weflon and sabotage

A John Ericson,

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HOOVER detailed roles

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forota. rent for Britis Shop girl at 19, war widow at 21, dead in German cost- centration

ut Awarded George Cross. Made with restraint, sh85-997- Ing Individual odiofor away from mock heroics. Moving. inspiring, yet pitiful. A Gim that will remain in one's memory',

ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Silent Entmy." A fine flus dedicated to the memory of Commander Lionel Crabb and frogmen of all nations who died beneath the new during the last war. A story of gallant herolam in com- baling mysterious dangers In the green depths of the Mediterranean. Blrong cast headed by Lawrence Har- vey, Dawn Addams, John Clements and.. Michael Crale. Twentieth Century

LIBERTY: "Underwater Warrior." An MOM eple of U.S. Navy their opera- frogmen and tions during World War II. Thrilling close-ups of dan- gerous work among enemy shipping and planting Starring of limpet boruba, Dan

Clairo

And

Dalicy Kelly. KING'S & PRINCESS: ""The Long Haul." A hard-driving drama

teamsters' of the battle agalust mob control, featuring Vlotor Mature Diana and British blonde Dori They are leamed in Aim of Columbia Pictures' gangsterism in the trucking Industry. Almed In the North of England and Scot- land, under the direction of Кеп Ifughes. Albaugh trilis are claimed to be iton-stop, there is suffolent time for romantio dalliance thritis of another sort doubtless.

COMING

"10

Gary

and

ROXY & BROADWAY: North Frederick," Cooper, Diane Vars Suxy Parker Reling in John O'llara's best-sciling story sboni a man who wanted to be President of the United States, and who became in- volved with his daughters roura-male, and

hin family's diverse problema. 20th Century Fox nim directed by Philip Danne and produced by Charles Brackelt. METROPOLE & STAR: “Time Lock." An exciting story small boy in- advertently locked inside a bank vault. The time lock Monday ham bern sol for morning. Written from a true incident in Canada by Arthur Halley, master of

about

surpense.

Beatty,

of a scoundrel who could crack a safe, or a woman's heart. Starring Ray, Milland and Barry Jones. A. David E. Rose production released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Based on an action-thrüter by Lt Col Rhys Davles und Brace Thomas.

LEE & ASTOR: "The Green- eyed Blonde," The venue s an insiliation for wayward tean-age girl, Sama Ollyer In the title role. estapes Dear to the end of her de tention period, and with a bey friend steals A CAK. Described as a story of a #teen-age fire bamb set to explode."

KING'S, & PRINCESS: "Thu Hard Man." One-man war against Western gunálligers, Starring Robert ... Ex-Tezan Hanger becomes 100

Patterson, deputy sherift. Guy Madi- Betty MoDowall and Vin- |-sea with Valerie French in gent Winter (The Boy), A Beaconsfield production pre- sented by Komulds.

BOOVER & LIBERTY: "The Safe Cracker," AdventuLTER

Techini-

Columbia colour mga described aY A nowerful outdoor adventure novel by Leo Katcher, directed by George SherISED.

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-To-morrow "ADVENTURES TRAMP!!

But

In build and features there in the and scarte and Violette returns no attempt at realism in

a emoll to Franco. There is much to bo Casting, as Crabb waS

hook nose and + done. Her work is again with man with a

countenance onlivened This rugged the French Underground,

Sho with a fascinating smile, time, luck Is against her. gels caught in a battle with Gor members of the Mediterranean man troops, accounts for some of Fleet Clearance Diving Team paid tribute to Laurence Hor- them single-handed,

quick enthusiasm and captured. In Frame gnol whe Is Vey's subjected to humiliation and tor grasp of diving operations, Thuy ture but refuses to reveal a commented that he took to the certain secret code. A journey water naturally, with the right to the Ravensbruck firing squad temperament for the job and is her pathetic end, save for the sald that he could make a living glorious spirit which has not as a diver if he wished to do so. been quenched.

and

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Dawn Addams is well-enat King George VI received Violette's daughter in the dress as the attractive Wren Officer Masters, secretary to from Paris at a postwar investi- ill

(John Clenients); ; ture at Buckingham Palace and the Admiral handed her the George Cross, who is outstandingly good. An- awarded posthumously to the other splendid characterisation James at first woman ever to receive it... is given by Sidney tribute to the gallant Violette Chlef Petty Officer Thorpe. Szabo, The flum is a film to sce and to remember.

Wiliam Fairchild wrote the

and screamplay

directed the wos produced a film which NECHNICAL advice to Shepperton Studios in England TE

ensure authenticity for and on location in Gibraltar.

And Here's A Preview

VERY time I get all

In "Dracula" a terrified girl

1 la a

with a gullible young man to help her. dignation about a bad or a But the moment he puts a disgusting film some 'ne is comforting arm around her and sure to write to me and let her sob on his shoulder she Bay:-

"If you hated it all that much why did you give it so much publicity?"

&

opens her mouth to reveal two white fangs which she plungea with a shriek of delight into his throat.

a

Well, that is the basle dilem- Another young girl, also in n m of a critic, It is not my job nightgown, pretends to be to drive people into the cinemas weak and sorrowful invalid. to see a fun which I think is She has, in fact, stepped right Neither let my job to out of her cofin, and what she good. keep them away from something is searching for is not sympathy

but blood. which I think is appalling.

As for Count Dacula hhmscif, All you can expect from me is

good, downright, hongal he looks like a model for one

und opinion, whether, 18 1 of those Men of Distinction result, you queue at the box- advertisements, offee or stay home with the telly is up to you. This is still a free cuntry, isn't it?

Anyway, here I go again this week giving a large amount of space to опе of the revolting pictures I havo for years.

Then why am I revolted by this picture, if everyone looka 60 decent?

Because Mr Carreras does not let them stay that way all tho most time. Every 15 minutes or so seen he maltea them

their mouths and show their fangs

open

I do so because It opened with and snarl, He mears their lips a splashy world premiere m with copious daubs of blood,

Mr J. West End and the

Since they are all vampires- Arthur Rank will soon be cireu- for this is a film version of Bram lating it to other part of Britain Stoker's old thriller about the through his chuin of cinemas. blood-sucking Undead-be gives I wish he was not, but that is you a elinical view of the way lo

business, not mine.

destroy them.... and

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Marlon Brando"

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AUGUST MOON"

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Howard Keel in "JUPITER'S DARLING"

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shows "THE TEAHOUSE OF THE The formula you Mr Peter Cushing hammer- ing a stake through their hearts. DRACULA is a horror flim

He ends his "fly with the made by a shrewd Englishman nastiest bit of all. Count named James Carreras Who Dracula, the Vampire-in-Chief, to have cornered the can only be wiped out by expos- worki market in succesul ing him to the sight of a cross cinematic nausea,

and the bright light of day, "We've found п formula for So Mr Cushing puts a crucifix epine-chlilers that never in front of him and lets the sun misses," says Mr Carreras, "All shine on him -- and Dracula the other boys in the horror crumbles Away, slowly, business are busy beating that putrescento before your eyes. new monstrosities to frighten came out into the clean world brains out trying to think of After thi Alen Was over I

their customers-Things

from again

and saw Mr Carreras outer space, Creatures from walling for me, loolding Jubljani, [another world, Two-headed men *This one wifi clean up,” he

and faceless women.

"It opens on Broadway "And what happens? The next week, and they'll love 1. more horrible they make them. And do you know what we've the more the aim fans, yawn. got for them next? It's called That sort of thing doesn't make "Frankenstein's Return." thern shudder any longer."

said,

Inte

"It's all about a dwarf who But Carretas has found out rescues Frankenstein

from the what docs, He builds his allow and in return undergoes thrillers around ordinary people, an operation. Frankenstein "You maks the villada of your transfers, the dwarf's brain to story look just like the good, the cadaver of a handsome loosing mon, or the pretty girl, young man, and the, dwarf has you might see on the Under-, a whale of a time making loya ground gry evening,” he says. to all the girls. Then, suddenly, *You Imagine you could trust he ateria to atrophy.... I'l him anywhere. Then suddenly, kiu them?” when you fizik. yourself alone with him-whaini he starts to

do terrible, awful, ghastly by Leonard Mosley

things."

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