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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1958.

FILMS

CURRENT & COMING by ANTHONY ANTHONY FULLER

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NEVER tell the story

TRIS weekends e os earth melodrama got in the brings suspicion upon the fair nee him step off the boat as an

films in Hongkong.

The last stages of World War old mors are back with Fay bit much. On the other hand,

Holden in her original role as Consul-General.

Harris, the record breaking "The Ten H. It plays about with Mn Hardy, Sera Huden as Aunt original must have been fairly Commandments" has yet that dynamite theme of Millle. another week to run. At the inter-racial marriages, and Roxy and Broadway, "The once again goes the wrong Barbarlan, and the Geisha," way about telling the world- a beautifully made film is on the right way. --~ show. The Lee and Astor are screening, "A Night to Remember," the finest pro- duced film to emerge from a British studlo yet. The Star and Metropole take on the widely acclaimed film, "Kings Go Forth." The Hoover and Paramount bring Mickey Rooney back to the Rcreen in, "Andy Hardy Comes Home."

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Can we repeat, with a clunge of metaphor, what we Bald few weeks ago? With four nees on the table, who can scoop the pool?

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tough. But I could, never lose. sight of the fact that Wayno might have opened his bag, and started flogging railroad stock.

Elko Ando, one of the stora bo the critics of Tokyo's Nickigeil Music ・ No Ametletn author not rat axiom: I am not going. Hall, was selected for the part even Sinclair Lewis could solve this dilemma satisfactorily. to break the rule, but "The of the Gelsha, spy who was And Joe David Brown wrote the novel

who Barbarian and the Geisha" destroy Harris. *Kings Go Forth," is no Sinclair Lewis, and is so unusual a Alm, that 1 just when he wants a bit of have to say a bit more than clear thinking,' he dodges the usual about the story, in

suc, with a love is all motif. order to make my points. audience Anda so attractive.

I am not cynical, ruclut distinctions, but as I see

What are

1 hote

But who am I, against the Teddy-Boy. Napoleons of Not~ ling Hill, and the Lincoina of Lillie Rock?

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As meat Oriental beauties, she

is the grace and beauty with it extremely photogenic, but it

which she moves, that the male

"The Barbarian

The Japanese girl does not now showing at the want the best of both worlds, it the world is getting worst. Geisha."

result: she remains these great empires Broadway and Roxy, is said to and as a which stretch" from the Baltic be the true account of the Arst poised, elegant, graceful,, and Sen to the Pacific Ocean, but American consul-general

beautiful, a complement of man steel bound territories of

to pointed

Japan material nationalism, where one

following rather than a ludicrous rival.

Sam Perry's rather Commodore

Jaffe comes along with different? is nuspect for being

forceful knocking on the door Wayne as the interpreter. A nice

contolled performance which of that closed shop' country.

Here I would draw cwords, enjoyed to the full. take up budgets, or indulge in any form of metaphorical duell- ing with 20th Century Fox. for, methinks,

story Japanese one, and has long been in the repertoire of the Japanese theatre. We are spared the gun boat scenes which really sowed Pearl-Harbour, and we enter the arice... the seed which blossomed

mat that stage where `John Wayne steps ashore to take up his post. I now propose to deal with the film from three angles

This film honest, Frank Sinatra who has never looked back since From Here to Eternity," puts up sincere performance as the true lover of Natalie Wood..

Tony Curtis us the opportun- ist makes a broth and earthy desirer of Natalie Wood,

And Natalie Wood gives G portrayal of the sympathetic American

TT is a pity that we are not

the 80 Days going

World" as the Around The late Mike Todd Intended it United Artists Lo be shown. are handling it, but as they screen at the smaller theatres, the Star and Metropole, It is out of the question to imagine that several rows of back stalls could be moved in erect a fire and sound proof projection room to take the Todd-AO pro- Jector. But let no one kid you the ordinary Alm is just the some. It is not by any manner of means. The intense light gives a projection that bes be seen to be belleved, and the depth of colour gives a stereo- scople effect, while the wider soundtrack gives a clarity and variety of tone to the speaking voice, Rever uchieved before.

However, on with the molley,

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to

NIGHT to Remem- Here

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I have no recollection of see- hg So Yamama who plays the Wayne, Bushido adversary of either in Japan or on the Alms. He is called the Olivier of Japan, and many will account him the actor of the film. He great plays a great role in a ot manner. A very fino perform-

is

The production. The film made entirely on location. It will become

obvious to the most

casual viewer that exhaustive research has gone into the mak-

ciel who lives in Nice with her widowed mother,

Direction. John Huston is the to But, as so often happens in the

course director, and It is dificult

ing of the tm. modern novel, the true

over-praise him for this cort..

We are a hundred years back of love does not run smooth for

iri a Japan which reason far beyond the older He has not set out to create on-

bitterly Natalie Wood other "Sayonara" or "The Wind resents the Intrusion of the dramatist's ken. in the role of Monique has the Canool Read." What he is trying west. Their dignity is affronted; to do is this. Other Alms of the their ancient code la violated by Negro taint in her blood.

Producer Frank Rose takes East have been American or the rude Intrusion of the the easiest if not the shortest British productions made about foreignci..

We are not shown the gun way home. Truth will out; the the Enat, but Huston ta here menace is removed by the long making a tim, a Japanese, film, boats, but of course, they were coincidence, or perhaps mode by an American Company the persuaders, but omiling am not so long in war; and true in Japani, not a Japanese picture them, we are left wondering a love finds a way, No, not quite. shol in Japan.

little at the supreme tolerance artistic honesty waits

The question is, how far doca of Japanese action opposed to Aber the J. Arthur

upon expediency, and the box he succeed? 1. cannot say. Only the well portrayed JaponcJE SO YOU are left polsed a Japanese artist could answer intolerance. This couses the Rank Organjšation's

betwixt paradise and the film's that, but, I say he has dim a loss of balance.

succeded as no other. producer The cavalcade, the Consul- Terpiece is of show at the gross returns

As a production, the fun is has succeeded before. He has General's fight against cholera, Lee and Aster. While cannot expect everyone to very good, dull never, rising to produced a film work of art. By the city settings and the gardens

of brilliance often, poce, by beauty, by suggestion are, overwhelmingly lovely,

rather than blatant share with me, the fascina failing only in that it

portrayal, The story is a sort of "Butter- tion and bewildering in to compromise with the world he has produced the loveliest ay theme, less the cruc

as it is, and the world as we :Oriental film ever made by an sympathetle Pinkerton, although terest the Titanic-disaster

want-t

Occidental.

the film cada with the "Madame contains, I can hope that the With three stars leading the The star. John Wayne! Now Butterfly" motif. theme of the film bears its cast; with the war incidents

1 always associate John Wayne It is G lovely thing, and message to every witness. well done; emotion controlled with the great outdoors, and to should enjoy at least two weeks.

Surely, a few yours carlier, by skilful direction, this

all its hurdles but the Rudyard Kipling had warned a clenes nation, securgly content they last. A very fine Alm for those were masters

the world, who like to see an adult sub- "THE BARBARIAN AND THE GEISHA” | both spiritual and material: the feet treated in an adult manner.

Titanic was the symbol of arrogant pride

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Wild tongues that have not MGM bring the Hardy

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family back to the I have never been Such bogatinga as the Gentiles screen.

understand the able, to Or lesser breeds without the enormous attraction of this family, but before the Lord God of Hosta, be with us

Second World War, they pet.

the Lest we forget-less we for had an attraction in

States, sinflar to that en

get,

I am permitted by the pro- foyed by Mrs Dale in the ducer, William Macquitty, say in this column that his aun BBC diary of that name.

to

The Hoover

Is made in that spirit So strongly does he feel on the subject of man's arrogant pride mount are

and the, Para- screening, "Andy

in materiallam, that when the Hardy Comes Home," and as far

budget for the film

came up,

as I am concerned, he could

he refused to join in, in order sly away for ever.

that he keep fils mind en the theme of the film.

of

Myself, the most tolerant beings, rarely find myself at But Mickey both odds with anyone.

the bitter in the cup, the spoke, in the wheel, the object of my aversion in the film world.

This is entirely unfair, be-

I mict Kenneth More and Honor Blackmah and realised that they had taken Rooney gets my goat. He is my part in something greater than bete.noire, my thorn in the side,

some- alm. I do not know, times I feel the world is too much with me, but this much is certain, If within our hearts We continue to reject the vast warnings which have followed cause I have not met him, but onco permit his determined- our displays of materiál arro-

nce; then we are doomed, ly smiling face appear on the Doomed as certainly an those screen, and my hackdeg rice. passengers who boarded Titanic at Southampton.

So much for the message of optiomised for me all that seeme cheap, wise-cracking, scoring off the nlm.

As a production. It is perfect, the other fellow, that seemed to Made with a sense of vocation, follow the way to prosperity in nothing was spared. Even the the States?

time factor is there, for

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Teddy Rooney. a worthy Bocessor to father Bilcker's shocs. Whether the Hardy family series will take on a new life is not, yet known. Also in film in former roles: Fly Holden; Sara Haden; and Cecilla Parker. ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Barbarian and the Geishử.” Magnificently directed by John Huston, the Japanese iale of the first American consul-general to Japan, told

FINAL TO-DAY through the eyes of a Geisha. Immense audience appeal; AT 2,30, 3.30, 7.30 & 9.3) P.M./ colourful and romantic; beautiful 'camara work; outstanding 201 Century John production. -Fox

Wayne: Elko Aride (of the Sam Tokyo Nickizell); Jalte; and So Yamamura, the Olivier of Japan, KING'S & PRINCESS: "The Ten Commandments." Ceelf B. Denti crowning masterpiece, now tu a last week after a record run. Magnificent spectacio, 4WD Inspiring drama; superb direction; a sorten portrayal of Exodds, Chag, will join the oustanding Blm - worke of this century. Charlton Heston; Yul Brynner; Anno Baxter Edward G. Robin- sall; Yvonne Do Carlo; Debra Pareti and John Derek.

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LEE & ASTOR: "A Night to < Remember." Rank's prestige masterpiece. A film deplot- (ng with raro genius the last hours of the ill-fated Titanfe. Made with a realism ntver before found in the films depicting this disaster, the film also achieves artistie heights. Made by William MacQuilty, starring Kenneth More, introducing. 200 speaking roles, this is a 'must' films, HOOVER 4 PARAMOUNT: "Andy Hardy Comes Home,"

return to - the screen in a homely molodrama involving mis understanding and miere- presentation, but the final overwhelming triumph of victoo plus. Also in film is

COMING

Mickey Rooney the From whence comes this feel-

ing? Was it because bio

first

Now there are two of them, long to the huge liner took the plunge to her grave after and if ever. ibero was a chip off striking the iceberg, that much the old block,, here it is, Mickey and con together for the first time is occupied by the alm.

Rarely are the fncis of his time in à n.

with my objee- Lory presented

All those grimaces and osten- tively. The words spoken in the tatious gestures which fil the

The scenes Alm were spoked,

there, two nets of The screen are did take pince, 190 sed whole anguish of a people left teeth gape in dreadful syntheile

their faith, alica with nothin but

character, and their

much

However, Mickey senior la not spiritual forcen they are able without talent. This an in- to Ummon up, in wonderful.

troduces him as

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The ontentatious Ismay, first script, to place him in the top class passenger end Chelman ight along with Mr Charlen of the White Star Line, at once Chaplin and Ceell DeMile. loses a showy bonitfulner,. The story, junt what it mys, nrat cringes in a lifeboat, while

Andy

Hardy cum Mickey

on the deck of the doomed ship, Rooney, a. Inwynr, comes to his find a superb own town. For some reason the HinderlingA herelem and torilunde, a

cotnown folic dislike. Blut, but virtue mority that is not for sale.

trhimphe, on it always does lo I could go on forever, but you such lion. must be li for yeniturit,

As sentimental na & Christanna card, an olylının on a Punch and Judy show, this film cault and a large following.

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