1958-12-06 — Page 8

·THE CHINA MAIE,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER

THE

STORY

SO FAR:

ANA PRICE, busty young star, has walked

out in the middle of a film after being told by a card-gazer that she would be bitten and disfigured by a camel on the

set. Hugh Evans, man

making the film,

has sent two

of his minions

to Cannes,

where the stormy star

has sought sanctuary

Camels Sometimes Bite

by LOGAN GOURLAY

with her boy friend,

the Duke of

Rockwater.

Using his show

business knowledge, author Logan Gourlay moves the story into Part Four-

invitation card, gilt-edged and decorated with pink cherry blossoms, requested the company of the Monsieur Alec Guinness and Made- moiselle Diana Dors. The Cannes Film Festival was in its annual state of divine, sun-drenched muddle. The bored, garlic - scented attendant hardly looked up when Harry presented the card and said: "I'm Harry Lever Guinness, and this is Miss Dors disguised as her own manager.'

to Westerners, Harry and David Burton palatable passed into the reception with scki to wash it down. room of the Casino, where the

contingent crashers често

midnight cleared

SANDEMAN SCOTCH WHISKY

The King of Whiskies

·TANDEMAN

SCOTCH WHI%*

Sole Agents; DODWELL & CO., LTD,

THE

A

Japanese giving party after the showing of

thair Festival film "Death

Is My

Friend" (literal

translation).

even

But The serven ind wert

1re. the ... in 45

gmte- They toutes

flot.

Spectre

Phillp Oswald

had found

В

It was a huge room and corner of the bar where there Starlets of was a steady trickle of Scotch. it was packed.

drank hurriedly and every nationality who all He

all

joylessly.

Blaring

YVONNE BUCKINGHAM

Ana Price

PAT HALPIN

a Hugh Krane

GEOFFREY JONES

so the Dithe of Reckwater

Photographed by KENNETH DENYER

Directed by RAYMOND HAWKEY

No one was likely to find out, There was a stir in the room, mild, bot mistral as though was blowing through, when Ann Price swept in from the Casino.

low-cut gow wearing a white iridescent with sequins.

speak to 6 About her–

"I don't care

Big Wheel makes phone call from pool-side --something hot going down those wires!

She stopped to French Journalist. No Onc including Oswald, self. She said: knew exactly what remorseful about my ligure. I'm not just phontora he had been trying a

of statistics. I'm an For years to dissolve in alcohol, actress. Sex appeal must come what haunting spectre he was from within. You must feel it escaping from in ilde of here...." all Scatch.

looked much the same over-eager. Producers of every nationality who looked much the same— Journalists of predatory, every nationality who looked much the same -- It may have been his highly bored or, harassed. Some promising stage career which he succeeded in looking both had sold for faster money and simultaneously.

The Japanese stars, leading ladies, were spicuously different,

their

She placed a hand coyly on her gown just above her tight waistband,

The French journalist nodded politely. But it was obviously an effort

famo on the screen.

the

con- In

It may have been his hollow marriage to wd actress

wife who, for the past five years, had been condueling an affair with Harry, who had been standing an effeminate couturier,

watching the Prico

progress,

hundred voices at the reception saying more or less nothing.

When they reached the hotel a strange sight greeted them. The duke, in an unstained pair of slacks, and blue blazer with regimental buttons, was march- ing up and down the long ball Next to him and murching to bis commands was the young, white-sulled ift attendant.

A ring

gone

"It's worse," sold Harry, looks as if old Evans has right round the bend too. He wants us back at ones! Without Price.

the

Mr

The

out. He glanced smugly at

Oliphant helped coples of the evening papers

Government Resuscita- lying on his contemporary, deskition and Assistance Board for

Targe

16 which was the shapo" of i

Film Production. We call bloated kidney.

'Grab."

But of course just for Worthle convenienco." went on: "Well, he was very nice, this Grab gentleman. Very Important too I believe. But I couldn't help him.

You

The headlines yelled: "Shut- down at Studios." "500 out of work." "Surveyors Damin Studios."

"Biz Accident Threat."

'Grab'

"Ha went to sco old Mire Worthie himself in desporation, And she's got him too. I might

The вырет have guessed it. stitious old Welsh half-wit,

"'She must have scared the fe out of him by trotting оце his past. She's very good on pasts. Maybe she got on to the that right," balance sheet capers, or "Lett.

right Left,

story about his second wife and commands were The duke's

the starlet he got involved with, slurred by too many

fixed hin drivers, but

"Anyway, she's drivers had

Bill Gate. strengthened bis She told him the studios were in wenkish chin. He looked proud.

a dangerous state of disrepair. Practically falling down. She's Pathetically proud.

right about that

tbo

SCHOW.. естен-

He shouted: "Holt" when he sow Harry and Burton.

2

"Got to teach this fellow lesson, old man," he said.

"Had the check to icer at Ana in the lift. She wanted me But this is the slosh him. treatment for him. A good dose drill. Should have been in my regiment in the Guards."

Harry shook his head slowly and said to the duke: "I don't really bine you. After Ana, 1

to

of

suppose,

you've

OUL on someone. favour.

#

"She said if he didn't stop

there would be production terrible pccident-that roofs fall- ing in, and heavy damages to pay everyonu-even the extras.

Influence

"So he's stopped production. Completely,"

&

Burton was speechless fo

"You got to take it second.

mean the other three films as well as 'No But do us a

Go and march' her up Oasis'7" and down the Croisette. "I'm going to bed. And

He was interrupted by the old marched

Left, right" concierge.

When's asked Burton.

Mr Nat

multi-coloured kimo-

may have bem-fvr he shrugged and elbowed, his way nos with their broad obis, was basically

you on the sensitive, through the sticky throng to the get man-- the whole door, their elaborate wiga, their intelligent

followed reluctantly pale white make-up, they meretricious world of movies Burton. looked cool, unharassed, de- which never fully exercised his

tached.

inients.

sald was

that now he The buffet offered Japanese would not be able to act at all

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Harry

next plane?"

Oliphant, managing went to the box in director of Empire Consolidated his hall resignedly. He Film Corporation, the

re-lit Outside, the air was warin. As they walked along

came back and slumped down second cigar after hutch and to bis secretary: "I'm Croisette they

the beside Burton who was sitting, sald listened to

Mrs Worthle the expecting having a final drink while crickets chirping in the gardens.

minutes. Show duke continued his drill instruc- about 10 They sounded almost molliduous

right in." after the harsh drone of several tion.

"London has been trying to telephone,

"The lot," said Harry. The duke and hit vietin pasi. "Left, right

the

An ber

Only one paper in a diary paragraph on an inside page speculated about the influence of a fortune-teller in Notting

Was

rubbing Mr Oliphant halm, manicured hands to

the gether la

of dry-wash

Worthle jubilation when Mrs was shown in.

She was wearing a black coat which tonted her ample figure, and a tight-atting cloche red that, a role of her youths now restored to fashion, She curried a voluminous imitation crocodile skin handbag.

"It's very kind of you to take the trouble to como tại ĐỨC THEO suld Mr Oliphant.

see, he was hoping I had made a mistake about Mr Evans and the Hemisphere Films...

"He even pleaded with mo to change my mind. But as I the cards never always says, 11e. What's to be will be.. I suppose you'd like a reading."

A reading

Mr Oliphant picked up his imitation knife, paper medloval dagger. He explained that he bod mainly been curious to meet the Indy who

had assumed so much influence in the film world.

He hoped she would not think he had brought her merely to glost over the misfortimes of Mr Evans, who was his biggest rival. He had not intended to "I don't usually come out of have his fortune told, but now an afternoon. But I couldn't that she was here he might as refuse an important gentleman weil risk - £ could be like you though It's been

confined to non-professional specially difficult to get away current affairs. today. Such a business.

"You know I've had three vislis from Government gentle- men since yesterday. I refused to see the first two. Thought they had something to do with the income tax. In my kind of business you can't be too care- ful. But I saw the third one this morning. From the Gov- ernment Resus something..."

Christmas Card Fever

-this year it's hotter

THIS year 545 million hood on them (from your budgle to my budgie)-well, that's mei Christmas cards will ru tell you Frankly, we'ye

be posted in Great revolutionised the business

This Britain.

is 10 million more than last year.

the "But

for the gimmick card is over, Let's say s come down to nowenal. So it's no longer a novelty. Today It's the personal card, express- Behind the tinsel and glitter ing the sentiments of the studer. lies an industry based on flore which is the bir caller. and unrelenting competition.

"Boxes of cards are selling In

And behind the industry are 4 full flood. People don't want to handful of men who govern it. choose a cath to please their They are the equivalent of triends any more. They want it

world of haute couture; instead of silks, they deal in to express their personality." portimit. In such a world,

the

it is dimoudt, bo tay n the

Борь

At Selfridges, the largest self- porvice

card

department In

Europe has been opened to cope with the demand." Hare alons 3,000,000 cards will have

Bold by Christmas Eve,

In

adrat-floor office

Quick

than

For

ever

Mrs Worthlo already bad; her cards on the deck.

Next Week

Dealer

Takes all

KM

we then work it over until we have what we want,

aunts and gul the details. Then we discuss director. laughters-in-law. Dvoryuke." It Everything is done by con

According to a publisher's sultation. We change, add and

"We reject about 10 per cent METTOY, 13 per cont of all subtract until we're satisfied."

of the first printing na isferior. Christmas cards' aro sent by married couples. Spinsters

Feminino infuence affects 84 On the fret run of 30-40,000, we per cent of Christmas card sales, might make about 12 to 15 responsible for 10.8 Der

But there inclined to per cent net profit. bachelors for 8.8 per usbands are more

Once you cent. About a per cent come buy expensive cards, but wives are scene big rig. from Industry, trade and cum- buy more in bulk, In the matter are committed to design you merce, Childron between 10 of taste, it is the woman who is must accept that it might to à,

Bop. and 14 send 1.4 per cent, and more conservative. the remainder come from

Bre

cent,

children aged 4-10,

Popular

Office letters

"Poople." Abys Mr

Kaye, In a more austere allice

"are very

about funny

the

"I write all all our verses inside the card. In the North of England these are very popular.

Last

off The South likes more direct, less year the Post hantled 820 mlilloar

Willenten High Street, N.W., sentimental werding. The secret and cards for Christmas and cards they buy. They want a Mr Sammi &. Michelson also alta is to say it as a person buying li reproduction behind a telephone, a black one, would want to express himself," collected £8,000,000 in post high quality of

This year it is taking They want to understand what the cord SITE. That's why 150,000 extra staff to

abstract carda will never scil handle the seasonal mali.

No direct appeal. Mr *y*

been

** on

at t

factory in Exkmonton, N., a "The card boom,”

placard bents on a wall.

"A

grotings card is a friend visiting Kaye, "is progressive. The en

i sight. We have in through the letter box." In a is nowhere

chair behind only just begun to scratch the cream-lentber cream telephone alts Mr. David surface. Kaye,

manufactur prdinary of latter-box friendin,

Best seller

extra-

"When I was a Iddi, nobody sent me chreis, Today, every-

Then

vary

Loeles eyelt, tremendously, in the East End

Last

year Mr

No limit

Michelson Mr Michelson s279. sala mora than 10 mililon Christmas cardo, One риг- tealar card has proved KO popular it has been re-laund live years running. Hall of bla total card output is devoted to Christmas.

En

guinea card with jewellery on it of London you can sell a two- and a sentimental verso Inaldo.

"We clon't compolo quantity, but in quality,' "But in the West End your Michelson. "We're one of

body get them. Children grow wouldn't get rhb of it. There you up with them. Every person in want a cheap, simple card that Bellain nenda can averago of 12 looks as if it was expensiva,

cards at Christmas.

Me Kaye expecta to poli

"They haven't: the money for catde more than 31.5 million

"And writing takes Chrisíznak. Ten .thin

years tolga

too long. No, they haven't the

•Rio he and his two purinaru

200 artists

"We have a staff of 700 here,

free including began in 1 basement. They time. The greeting card has bo- Altogether,

In Ameriós this season. three billion 'eseda will be mold. British pubilähters have adopted kony of their and decizie. Both do ♫ profliable

methodi

countries

export businode."

in

On

four publishers out of the 40 the business who bring out the single box card.

We were the first to bring one out to Mother and Dad Here that there were only separale cards to Mother and carts to Dad, So we put them

IV hack $1

atroa! together. icon.

have just moved into their game a welal form of com- lancers about 200 artlale work

munication. ELELIS, MOL/OP pismises. ›

with B, and we bring out afremst

"I think up all kaks for our You've seen the candy with "We ate bringing out cards, 200 design cách Cbrielanan. Jewellery on them win that's me! for everynige. For people afekt in "We make suggestions to the cards, and our artisto work.on. You've man", the, cerde" with hopital. For baby' first neliet, or be makes then to us, thy suggentiona. They may đo lights or paÄNDER or birds · Christanas. For thig boss and the and we then leave him to work, 15 ruugba on one of them," and

both aldea of the card Atlantis the '. Chaletiske will wri now records (his year

Nobody and

discu KRIYALION. DUINE, Nobody thinks thára já ung,

·

Mark

Christie

London Espreis šervice),