1958-09-27 — Page 2

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THE CHINA MAI SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1958.-

FILMS

THIS weekend brings a ately afterwards,

number of good films to opinion,

CURRENT & COMING

by

ANTHONY FULLER

But wo skilful in the handling

of the theme by John Stafford,

directed by Ken Annekin, that

you have a wondeffal · settima surrounding the plot."

It was his draw naido with motely amig 距 certainly gestion limt perhaps Imaci mine, that if Paramount •had never was in Egypt, and love Hongkong, along with the waited a few months, and then it at that. Inevitable question, "Why played "Funny Face," they blow why I say that the Time

I doubt whether better photo- do they show all the good would have played to twice the film critic is unfair is because

he writes for his own amuse- grophy has ever come out of Alms at the same time?" business they did..

However, on with the mol- ment, and what the has to say Africa. Tho attacking lion Accepting I have not the toy....

has little to do with the film. sequence is startlingly real, For upon this point, and this.lthough I would have” put my Alightest ary in what is

only, does criticlan succeed; mondy on the linn shown, the answer is easy to give. Because the distri. butors and the exhibitors are

other.

can the

critic judge whether And for heart in your mouth the pocheer gels the idea of sequences, try driving with a the film over or not?

make as a back seat driver, and And this is the point. Ceel you'll end in the ditch. in competition with one an- Now, when I was a boy,

addressed his there were giants along DeMille Fleet Street, and every time efkata to the Hebrew legend of how Istowi noctived its Decalo- For instance, Paramount and Cecil DeMille put out one, given to Mosca (no runs fui surroundings, and I am pre the King's and Princess theatres of his spectacular "never the legend)

on Mount Sinal, pared to bet it grosaca moro have an ace up their steeven

is money than many a fler sont with Cecil B. DeMille's The before in the history of the The source of this legend Ten Commandments." So Banks motion picture"

efforts, found in the second book of the out as a world beating produc

and the Lee, and later the

Cus.

Pentateuch known

to

It's not a worlà benter, but taking it for what it is, A romantic novel dimed in beautl-

us

tives.

and

If you

'nrc honest

to readi will take the trouble the book, you will find that DeMille has put over the idea contained in the original int mighty spectacular way.

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out of the British or any other movie crille knows his job very Every reader will form

his mind ot what Mexican brigand, sometimes

studios until October,

of

Clark

20th Century Fox and the gleefully

the Roxy and Broadway are hold-

Cleopatra

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Astor, throw down the beaut whoops of joy could be heard far away as Aldgate fully photographed and

ав ox- pertly produced, "Nor the Moon Pump and Piccadilly Cir- by Night." Here, I admire the restraint of the Rank Organisa- Hou. From a commercial point

But we who try to write

HAD, in my Innesence, of view, they are not going to these days are not made of the

"A play the pool sweeping

It is not, therefore, criticism, and whereas MỸ

always regarded the Inte same stuff,

Exult that Night to Remember," the finest DeMille has learned his son, to go looking for

are really differences of opinion, Pancho Vila, or Doroteo molion picture ever to come I doubt whether the modern

the Arango, (1877-1929) as a

well. I would

far picture go ส

But everything of United Artists and the Star to

In interested Ray

revolution, movie happened. thai most

and when revolution coincided and Metropole are playing their

comes out in the film, ace; "Run Silent, Run Deep" critics have the courage of the note within the book of Exodus

with an opportunity to loot. crilic took there we should trave it, Time's cynical and a very good card it is to Tune im critic's convictions.

The point that leaves Time's

It has taken the resources of play. Spectacular, and tænse with human conflict, with two stars swipe at the Ten Command-

mcity" and the others all critic wrong, together with his

host of imitators is that the 20th Century Fox to put universal acclaim:

followed him,

public have flocked to the film. right on that account. Villa, Gable and Burt Lancaster.

considers find, holds very strong views Now as I can remember, And when the critio MG.M, and the Hoover and

a majority of one, concerning clip joint

Ringers, Paramount present the fine Wor DeMille did put some rubbish he is in

trom his Aims, and film, "Imitation General," with Inlo

like there is much at fault with his and the money he takes

trains and the passengers there- the popular Glenn Ford and the Shakespeare, he allowed some judgment and his conceit.

"The Ten Commandments," of, he spends on singers, coaxing Academy Award Winner, Red starting ancronisms to creen

is them away from other joints, were taking it for what it is. Three into his work. Buttons-

spectacle and placing them in the joints out by about the greatest pointed

to the modern he frequente. Fleet

boys that has come Street

screen. The cast with Charlton Ing back their spectacular and to howls of mirth.' One I re-

I flad It extremely difficult to was Heston as Moses, Yul BrynneT finely made film, "Harry Black ntembe: seeing for myself

myself in disagreement Barge scene as Pharaoh, Yvonne, do Certo, And and the Tiger," starring Stewart tho Granger, and are putting their when a net was let down, and Ame Barter, John Derek, Et with such a revolutionary view; and Coarte the liquor they sell in these clip stakes on the colourful Pancho just when we were expecting ward G. Robinson,

company joints is bad enough without Villa melodrama, "Villa."

Ash and chips for tea, up came Handwicke, heads

having I rotten singer So there you have the reason a notful of Hollywood chorus trally numbering thousands

handed

of thrown in. So, for all I know, burden Beneath such and the Alma The answer to, giris; those platinum

Villa

true go Looking Pancho

about Wouldn't it be better if they brassy beauties, leftovers from speglace, you can't

dor good individual performance revolutionary, and went spread the films Over the the roaring twariles.

The with a price on his dead for the year?" is, of course, "it would,"

Mr DeMille, more sensitive and you won't find them.

the whole thing is a pageant, and sake of the clip joint frequent- To visit all the theatres in than 1 thought about

tove K ing public. turn during the showing of the things, has had the University most of the tricks, and

Never having been to Mexico, films. would cost over $20 t of Southern California turn out very good memory,

the orginal silent I do not fonow whether the last TOGETHER! person, and that is outside the a book of some 200 pages, call dormod in

in Egypt," and verdon of the Alm. The water episode of the film was intended spending power of most of the od "Moses

capturo of Mexico Colony's personnel. If a fact is apart from that, enormous re- starting up; the lightning blast to be the

interested ár a fact, it is indisputable. search goes into the making of ing the low upon the tobbed of City; also I was

who followed before a foot Was this I saw year ogo with the the American I remember that Fred Astair this 1h

noides off provided by the Fine Villa, and wradesod if he waS ALGM. shot, when, was annoyed

supposed to bo John Reed, tha "Silk with

faced bury Park Cinema Onclicastro. making A scoop

Now when you are

correspondent who the golden American The orgy round Stockings" Paramount decided with that kind of research, you to play "Funny Face," Imamedi- become pretty timid, so I will calf, the so typical Hollywood- followed Villa during the early

cum-DeMille scene of the water part of his campaign. aplashing Dovelies round the There is me pretty crude well, at this and more make up and brutal shooting, and that is Vista Vision Technicolour authentic, but Villa is never the version of the Hollywood Bible killer, he is the execustomer of collaboration to get the story of the people's Justice. Moses on the pictures. Success Scope and Colour de Laxe bring le reckoned in box office returns out the beauties of a terrain That is of that matters, and so, where wild horsemen rido back- there we must admit that this wards and forwards, shouting film scanes. The film ta lengthy, and shooting. Made with

But on oye on history, and the too ringhy I thought.

this the other hand, perhaps Mr De- on the cinema patrons,

Bost Mille pad too much attention to lm will please neither

becond who want the story, nor thos Exodus; chapter 1, the

who want the straight out bar [halt of vense, 7.

smashing, fgt" slugging trick shooting, Western.

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

KING'S & PRINCESS: Cecil "The Ten B. DeMilio's Commandments." A Techni-: colour Vista Vision spectacu- Probably lar production, the greatest

of this generation. Vat direction of mob scenes; ไม่ Incident; semnational

authentic in presentation;, a showman's version of the Biblical slory of Israel in bondage. Enormous audience attraction on account of Ila amazing spectacular appeal. Charlton Hestor sa Moses;

life of the Mexican bandil Foncho cum revolutionary,

work, Villa, Good, caméra but story weak. Due to seeking audience appeal In

out bar An long drawn film spectacio

cidents with smooth singing. *Justfog in- Revolutionary cidenta

with done well brutal simplicity, bat out of keeping with trend of Alm. Brian Keith; Cesar Homero;, Maria Dean; Rođota HiroB. HOOVER PARAMOUNT: Glonn "Imitation GegersL” Ford and Ked Nations in an imaginary Insident of win- ter 1944 when the German Army penstrated the American line. Made with more conviction, could have been another "What Price Glory." Skilled production; strang direction: story well handled; dialogue, crisp rod amusing; strong audience Appeal; top rats entertain- ment. Also Dean Jones and Talna Eig.

Yul Brynner as Pharnch; Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson: Ivonne de Cario; Debra Pazot; John Derek, lead an enormous cast of

thousands plus

of

and

extras,

LEE: "Nor the Mood: by

dramalla Night." A spectacular film, with amaX- Ing - thots, of the African game

· PrESETVO country. Magniscently produced. strongly directed. Extreme- ly well cast, with Belinda Lee giving her best per- formance to date. Universal lo appeal: strong romantic theme; extremely exciting Incidents; good entertain- ment Belluda Lee; Michael Craig: Patrick McGoohani Anus Gaylor, ROXY

BROADWAY: & "Vila." A CinemaScope De Luxe production of Imaginary incident in the

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were per

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The acting, never of a high order is led by, Brian Kelth, Cesur Romern, Margia Doan.

TOW when you get a film and Rodolfo Hayes as Villa. NOW

that calls for both

spectacle and individual per- formance, you are usually expecting too much. But in,

"Nor the Moon by Night," TAKE the following to be self-evident in Alm Ranks have turned out a

The smaller film with more universal production. appeal than is their usual your space, the sooner the camera Uses it custom. You find a con- swinging siderably improved Belinda up, and the sooner it uESION Lee.In the lead, playing as it up, the more monotonous dramatic an opening as you becomes the film; therefore, are likely to find, and what a film made within a res Is more, playing it with an tricted place has got to have intensity she has been un- strong acting to take over

from shots made топо able to summon before, Exocl-

tonous by repetition. drama of submarine warfare, · First class

Dor- formances' from Gable and Man's film: Lancaster. tenso; ispense; drama within drama as Gable and Lancaster match their abilities for leadership. Could end only one way, and it

too does. Little starry-eyed for the veterans. Top rato audience appeal. Maximum rating.

STAR & METROPOLE: "Run

Slient, Ran Deep." font

COMING

KING'S & PRINCESS: "The Key." Unique and intriguing Hak between title and sub- jtok Story of ships in World War II; Belilah background. Carol Reed production, top excel- rate entertainment; tent

feature. audience willin Holdėti;, Trevor' Howard; and Sophia Loren. LEE & ASTOR: "A Night to Remember The Bank Or- gántsation's – “msäterpison of the ship that, itaflóð. God. Brilliant profiolium; superb direction;authentic, down to this fast detail. Intenitly

unillionaire, and paspor line the rali to meet their end. · Kenneth-Maro no Iná - Ghéer... Lightöller honda a`bure cast of British j

bow HOXY & BROADWAY: "The S Truth about Taman M Romantic Chiller sawent.

ful; nostalgie. Well direct- ed, and sequence smoothly contained. Filmed. In Eart- man Colour, has huge cast Enf of glasu, Snoludiby: Zetterling: EVA Llaberi Marias Goring and Lax- rence Harvey, HOOVER & PARAMOUNT: "The Haunted Strangler.”

·Could be called, “The roturiz of Beria Hagloff.” .A sheer, bauniing, terrifying shooker, concerned with dual pOP". sonality. But 30 London. this is shocker to shock uliahockers. Boris Karlätt; Elisabella. Allan; and Jend Kent

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gamo

Michaol Craig as

This, I should yanduro to say, warden thoroughly convinced mo, while Patrick McGoohan is just the attitude adopted by

United tho

Artists release, and Anna Gaylor in "The "Run Silent, Run Deep

Dow Constant Nymph" theme, make

on show at the Star and á romantic pair,

Metripolo, Gabla and Lancaster Analysing the film, I think its make a formidable team under audience response is due to the any circumstances, but put them fact that the producer never both in a subluarine, and drive permits action to slow up

it into a drama of clashing per- Opening up in England with sonalities, each wanting suprems

dramatic

morn and you have an opening you power, could wish for', you

are tension than a million volt cable switched right away to Africa load.

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on one of theso preserves where Further than thai, you have of the United the animals do pretty wells all the drama

the Stales submarine war in they lika

for. British With such a setting, the pro- Pacific, and while, ducer is able to keep the film tastes, we have too much of the businces are "True to moving. While the bumUIDS

(be, Fing"

wo bave to flagging under their crnctional about the finalo, mix-ups, the animals take over, remember that the Aim is mado Throw in a bit of witch doctor primarily for people who have Blunt,

nasty make never experienced war in ther plus episode, and heap on a brush own backyarth

Cable gives a fire, and you've got pretty well

magnificent everything.

performance 13..

Commander Yet, with it all, you have an Richardon who, having lost his Intelligent in, and extremely own submarina, takes over from authentic, in the sense: that cho Lanquster who had' expecta 10 wilde are the wilds, and the command. The grudging respect; the to the WDEDI ang permitted

nikagonlatin; open lock-

would, `reciprocal ogremment on look in the wilds; that is, not as ́irmistice when they battle with if they have just stepped out of the real enemy. Is very well wn air-conditioned besty, par~ done, S Jour.

Of course, Hollywood never.

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