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FILMS

A HAPPY CHRIST- Wind in Eden,"

MAS to you all. Christmas, and the This year, your film fare Esther

is varied with the em- phasis upon fun. In fact,

are

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only over

of wel-

showing

Willams will be comed by her many fans,

cess

CURRENT & COMING by

ANTH ANTHONY FULLER

UNLOR-

volunteer driver to Misa Black- Mall; ng a parachutist sciously behind German lines, still sitting in a hut making ten; all this and more make

farcical Alm of real Wisdom vintage.

How he saves the resistance leaders, belongs to the plot, such

the Star and the Metro- THE King's and Prin- pole

the only

are showing Is it t but a sequence leading einernas playing straight the happy -go-lucky to it can be mentioned without stuff, with the Hoover "Rock-A-Bye-Baby," as and Paramount giving their Christmas fare. out melodrama.

with

A

and

revealing the story,

Norman

survives behind the lines, because of his likeness to the German Colonel.

overy

of

Fortunately, the English never mind

themselves, laughing ot and Kenneth More as the parody of all Englishmen, master

misunder- siluation he atands, ecnadently sured that all trouble can be settled by an appeal to some urban bye-law; powerfully persuading Red In- alan and gun singer alle that it is "against the low," is no rich in humour as the richest Christ-

mas pudding is rich in fruit,

The best gags, to my mind, are those which have Kenneth More the master of the quick draw. Quite unconscious he has Obviously, the next step is to lake the Omeer's pince, which oulgunned every gummer in the West, he passes it off with that Booty Wisdom does, only in And him-

brusque English insincerity, self snied 150

with the Officer's

"well 11's only a parlour trick. for, Prime-donna mistress.

Beneath my notice." He gaps while he takes over

Te teo funny

Hls appeal for peace and quiel is words; incidentally, he doubles in a sore

Honky- perplexed for the role which he does

tonk, "becouse, I am quite un- well. Don't expect க able to sleep," is too good for

don't

go in curping words. in mood; go for the sheer fun of the

Thi Vis Vision and Techni- colour comedy, fringed with The King's und Princess are napkins, Talcum powder,

serenaded every now and again frolling out Jerry Lewis in goofy comedy.

with a song, concerns n the ver

ind who takes sutile Lewis going through at small-town

he bargains more than his pres

Astor The Lee and

when he begunes the teroponry Are

Nort presenting the

a film star's triplets, this rale Waloin slapstick farce. "The father of

The story is sight, and This Square Pext."*

has been

held togellier by sume ever- 1p specially flown oul in give the

and novel stunts, gulle green gagN fans a lough for Christmas.

huve VOLL laughing, etussle,

They JLTC. One

The luxy and Broadway are which also relying on comedy with corny Kenneth More's "The Sherift particular of Fractured Jaw." He

along out with Jayne Mansfield, minke Ane comedy team, and I shoult

If y not be surprised pared again in a remakes

Ruggles of Red Gap."

With

ins

of

13

the emphasis laughter. I hope this holiday works oul 13 elightfully fall would of fun as The eineinas bease it.

⭑

THE Badlanders," is

for

man

The film has Jayne Mansfield as mistress of the sald Honky- and her performaner when she reels Kenneth More

Homor Norman Wisdom and Blackman star, with magnificent tonk,

by given support

Edward Chapman as Mr Grimexinle, the Borough Surveyor (and n cannot rise higher in Norman Widom's opinion) Campbell es the Sergeant; and Singer

ale Jaques is the Valkyrie Prima-douna,

which was brought ang nt the stun! cupboard. dusted, and pinced in the nim. reminds you of Almland's enriy days of starry ered vamps and drunting villains.

This Is h crocodile on the aheds teors Nt, which really

coshed by an irale when it is producer.

for the TV is taken

biggest has yet under- Take when Jerry Lewis 18 the given the rule of guying

commerelals

Really good.

r

splendly vetous, a blow right

in the centre of the TV screen.

joken, alds

The Atm effectively varles Is

a colourful piece of violence, which suggests a logically introduces a num-

eyes to all men of bad will.

A

rlot: a fun

JA

Indian whose reputation as on fighter has preceeded lilm, something grond.

with Even Tombstone City. its dubious reputation ant In this im, graveyard, gure excursion to

watch the and to

annoyed cuekundom; madder

than the Kenneth Sherif More, followed Mad Hatter, Wisdom completely around by the undertaker con- «Himal wisdon behind the plete with hearse, is another enemy ine

highlight of this comedy,

popular sentiment, 667THE

"THE Sheriff

ber of catchy tunes.

dances cleverly, And #ets naturally

good, Claytoit.

Fractured Jaw"

up n great Henry Hull puts performance as the Mayor of of Fractured Jaw, and the scene when he presents Kenneth More to the town counell as the like- the seasons greetings as,

for Sheriff, Is thick ears and black Jerry Lewis sings pleasantly has already quite a few ly candidate

side-aching.

More stands there, with per- 34 the big-hearted interested fans awaiting

Henty its arrival. This 20th feet English poise as if

one but More himself. score in contrasts as Century - Fox British Hull's eulogy concerned every-

Made

screen big

and Carly and Sandy: and Baccaloni, comedy selected as the

colour, the Sheriff of Fractured Reginald Gardiner, and isabel

the Jaw like "Ruggles of Red Gap," Elsome head

Holiday film, by first rate porting team.

Roxy and the Broadway is a Western comedy with rich vicious day at TV heighten the sets out as the Western ing. Right 19 might, everything

The script has gaolbirds Alan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine re- leased from prison, and making a beeling for a gold mine which Ladd intends to rob, that some kind of Justice (never quite clear) might be done.

They rob the mine, thwart a double cross, and get the girls. they want. "The Badlanders" la á trite plut, saved by colour ful camera work, direction of the sequences.

Martyn Maxwell and Connle Stevens

Sly digs ut Hollywood, And

to end all Westerns.

fun, and the fade-out is a riot. No at spots in the Alm, and Jush settings should make In its jovia! manner, it takes "Rock-A-By-Baby" a holiday every gag used by every Western since Westerns began, and guys them up hill and down dafe.

and strong riot for Hongkong.

suspense

Ladd, who always throws his full weight, and fists, into this kind of m, puts tip a good show

shocking scene, as he introduces a change

In

A

literally

+

THE funny little-

man comedy, "The

with the weapons of violence. Square Peg," has when he and Borgnine rage back to the war days, in

berserk in the river, and fight

each other with chains

a tremendous battle be-

The reciprocal hasuere tween the Pioneer Incident which of necessity - companies aim of this kind, Corps, and the

tre

local

A

Norman Wisdom, as champion of the latter, loses the fight with the War Office, and finds him- sif a member of the mid Corps.

is shot out before the colourful Borough Council. background of the Mexican Cinco de: Muyo célebration.

long arm of Never wns the colneldence stretched so far to help our dublots herees in dis-

Romance.

and revolting, is Introduced by Katy Jurado, in 1 quite UII- necessary SEQUETICE winch ussure, the audience she is the Mexican villagu's rough

and ready gynaecologist

raw,

It is silly, but extrendy funny seance when Norman puts le Stop and Go' board al 'Stop' while he makes his lea.

overtones of warmth

and feel-

turns out well for all but the badmed; even the Redmen be- come allies of this gun-touting valet from the old Country, who becomes the terror in turn Sheriff of Fractured Jaw.

U.S. Film Company Is

'Terribly Distressed'

Tokyo, Dec. 23. objecting to scenes of it in the dil not like representative of the aim because she Twentieth Century Fox ever-emphasis on 15. Film

said Ingrid Corporation

Bergman plays Miss today 11 Wis "terribly Aylward in the fim, now show-

ing in London, distressed" over com-

Mr Edward Ugast, the flim ments on the film "Ina of the Sixth Happiness" at- eompany's Far East supervisor Aylward had signed tributed in Talpel, For- said Miss

release agreement before the mosa, to Miss Gladys Bla was made from Alan Aylward, the film's real Buxess' blography of her, "The

Small Woman." life heroine. When the War Once

Twentieth Miss Aylward, British-born,

Century Fox hat taliates by calling up the road section of the Local Borough Chinese-naturalised missionary dealt with the book's publisher Counell, and Norman finds him- who now Hyes in Talpel, was and understood that Miss Aly-

nemles, not

from there to have ward was sharing in the pro- among old

reported

and objected to some scenes in the creds of the book's sales even his threat of calling Mr

film rights, Mr Grinsdale the Borough Sur-flra and said she had not been the sale of the

Ugast added. He leaves beenuse he's given veyor (Edward Chapman) is of his word to the Sherift:

any avati. and

Claire Kelly brings romance to the rough Alen Ladd, and ufter a spell of broken jaws, gunshot wounds, and collapsing mines, and last minute excapes, Alun leaves happily on a conch full or Claire Kelly.

Well,

thero tt 15.

A Bras Hat sitting Irritably In his car is of no consequence, while Norman fights out his first battle with Sergeant Campbell Singer.

self

Pioneer As a member of the

In

if you feel there is too much Corps, the are bright spot

Black peace and goodwill about this Norman's life is lonor year, a visit to the Hoover and man, on A.T.S. Officer who lo Puramount will restore your son to Jutn the French

resistance. violent mind.

Norman Wisdom is full of slapstick in this film, and tries every gag in his book.

A.T.S. dress, flirting

the sergeant; as curly with

LUXURY yachts, blue ly

Mediterranean skies,

remorseful and not so remorseful playboys, a repentant model who has fallen for the old,

recompensed for it,

When Miss Alyward objected! Miss Aylward was quoted in a report as objecting to love to the foot-blading scenes, s

had learned of them scenes in the film on the ground said she

that "I have never had a love only from newspaper reports. scene in my life."

Mr Ugost

said today "The Grơm Taipei Inn" Another report

had not been shown in He Was nure Mica last February reported the mis- Formosa. slonary, formerly a campaigner Alyward would find nothing to against the old Chinese practice object to if she were to see the

feet, as film.--Router. a of binding women's

CHRISTMAS DAY TELEVISION

Tomorrow - Christrans

Day of particular interest have been

old story, constitute the for the first time alco the made available to Hongkong.

to

watch

The viewing audience in the United Kingdom will sit down ingredients of

bl 2.30 p.m. to watch the annual "Rawauguration of television FIL At 283 pm. vlowers can see feature which leads up to the Wind In Eden," the Hongkong, viewers will be able

Gredding For Christmas" Christmas message from Her features "A special

something Christmas Holiday maitaneously

of the Majesty, The Queen. with the huge which tells audiences in

In Hongkong the programme the history and development of the choice by the Star and levision

p.m. will be screened at 10.30 United Kingdom and throughout Christmas card. Metropole.

the Commonwealth.

The BBC traditional carol and Her Majesty's message will singing programme comca this be heard at 11. p.m. Jeff Chandler, the ex-playboy,

Other highlights of 'the and Esther WBltoms as the dis This has been made possible year from Chotham College and Illusioned model, team up to by the close co-operation which a special telerecording of it has Christmas Day TV schedule are give us this piecò of romanes, lan now been established be been flown to the Colony, It is the children's party from 4 10

"Hepa Wo Como 0 p.m. anki which also his Rossina Podesta, tween the BBC and the various called

Common- Awassallling" and it will to edition of television jigsaw at Carlos Thompson, and Rik Bat TV notworks in the

0.20 p.m. tagila in the cast.

wealth and three programmes screened at 8 pm.

Credit for this film belong to Cameraman Enzo Serafin. Ito ban caught some beautiful scenes, contrasting the varying ústies of the OCDGTI with a craggy diff, as wymbolising the emotions of the contral charac- tern.

tho

The story la an old ng baeitground against which it in Almod. Oxelos Thompson and Esther Willimang are focked upon this enchanted stond, where ex-playboy Jeff Chandler 1 sheltering from the cruel world.

Here henris and flota bocenje entaided until the love affair

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