1959-06-20 — Page 2

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1959.

FILMS

<<THE H-MAN,” (King's

and Princess) is, a science-fiction horror film hadd byn Japanese company. It asks

you to suppose that tests with H- bomber contamidale the al- mobplière to a degree where they create a new kind of Being, the H-Man.~

The ever flowing, always tha qut death that is the 11-Man, can

appear in nny liquid form. He by be th drop of water spilt on the floor; artidal wave; a leaking topi the very ocean stself. He or It, enn appear just where he or li likes, and devour his vletims leaving only clothes behind as Evidence of his visit.

This gives you suficient dens to know that here you are.deal- ing with a very frightening plot. nod as it comes, filmed in East- man Colour, it is very frighten=" ing indeed.

More than that, it to directed very sincerely for all 119 fantostle, theme, as if the direc- tor half belleved Iri the ponsibility of such a fantastle theory being proved true,

Naturally the police are called in, but being polieème, they pire.. inclined во think that the clothes Ift about in the streets are left by such people who malgfit feel triclined to undress in lie street and leave thell èlothes behind.

However, a scientist convinces the policemen's logical minds that they are dealing with B

CURRENT & COMING by ANTHONY FULLER

VICTIM'S CLOTHES ARE LEFT

The H-Man has been and gono, his victim. Scono from the film, "The

new kind of criminal and what ful at times. My son comes they have to do is to go out and first with me. Mary.” arrest the nearest puddle of water,

The H-Man" is certainly ond of the best science-fiction movies to hit our local theatres. Usual- ly, you get monsters from planets, or visits to planets, but here is a highly imaginative attempt to suggest what could happen if the world became over-radiosetive, snd such being as the

molecular H- Man was created, a thing made of water, who lives in water, but who lives on human beings, Well, here is the horror and suspense department for this weekend; and of its kind, It is very good. Take my word.

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Well, that's straight enough. And after seeing the film, had I been Fred, Mary could have An ex- kept the little horror. tremely sensitive child who, not having the nerve to go all the way with murder, finds himself severely disliked by his step- father, in spite of the fact that la subject the maid stepfather number one on the child's homi cidal rota.

All that remains are the empty clothes of

H-Men."

second, of course) and althoughs I belleve it is falended that he has the understanding of the audience, and they go along with bim, personally, I found myself reaching for that metaphorical slipper" I take to the these days,

cinema

On Location

IN SOUTH African born

Hunter is to return to South This is what I thought about Africa for the first time alice The film is paychological in he left there at the age of t.

He will go to Johan- that Susan Hayward has a role fourtcen, which calls for her to show calm

completing filming in and cold controlled obsession after with her child,

NORTH, WEST FRONTIER

י,

nesburg to appear in a play

FL wife, Castia Hunter, is The child has na Oedipus

writing a play in between her The set up le, attractive widow Susan Hayward and her Complex which, as the late household chores, Title? "Kiss child live on a farm. Stephen Freud had it, every male child

and Never Tell" Sho is a great sal Oedipus Boyd gets taken on as the help, possesses. This The Arst inclination we get that makes every boy a potential niece of Sir Leander Starr tutulor "Rold." With Ceel! all is not so-so, is when Boyd murderer of his own father, be- Samdien, famed for his spec- Rhodes' support, Jameson starts danking a huge slice of cause subconsciously he objects bread in the gravy, and taking to his father sharing the same organised 000 men to invade the

Susan gets room with his mother.

Transvaal great bites at it.

On January This may sound a little mad to 1896, his force was surrounded unnoyed, especially when her

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Y a perfect piece of timing, the Lee and blue eyed boy copies this un fuch common members of the by Boers and had to surrender.

mennerly but extremely satis ferd, as myself, but that is the

theme of the film,

* * Astor put on "Floods of tying way of eating meals.

Trus, Fear." this weekend. As the small detall, you say.

The part is too restrained for which way the

Coincidence; Twenty - foc film has it, when the waters but it showY

Hayward, Hayward in-uneori-

Geofrey Redway recede, Eddie Byrne says to wind is blowing.

trolled fury is great; Hayward years Anne Hoywood; "Elizabeth, As most loving couples (for under control and restrained in was make-up expert for the who made THE 39 STEPS. When Kenneth More you've had a trying time." they fall in love), they zet just another actress, Boyd istars

married. Then comes a love . good, but he has the action, a Hongkong echoes,

Susan teads with a right to down to earth type who is un- and Tatna Elp made the Pine- version of the Jori said it."

ford's check, and to gives her able to unravel the tortuous 100dd

Buchan classte te make-up experi was-Geoffrey Roum. the old one two, and she goes theme woven by Dr Fread. down for the count.

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The child, who has a ringsido seat for this scrap does not enjoy It at all, and playa all sorts of childish tricks, like waiting in a bay-loft, and trying to harpoon iord with a pitchfork.

Hongkong will be in sympathy with every foot of this alm which shows what happens when the flood waters break a dam on the Hunholt river,

Anne Heywood, bedrazzled and

glamour marooned in her deluged home. The flood brings her company, Incidentally, this child cries the film comes in Cinemascope two convicts, Howard Keel and at his mother's wedding, her, and Colour by De Luxo, Cyril Cusack, and a police warder.

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Director Charles Crichton and his special effects team have worked wonders with this film made at Pinewood although the setting is the States.

Tension la worked up as the water, creeps higher, and Anne, Heywood discovers the identity' of her guests, and thet ont in particular, Howard Keel, ix 4 convicted murderer.

Anne Heywood, rspillý te coming, che of the brighter young British actresses does well in a role that calls for tile more than to look scared, weep alie, and got pulled through the water by Howard Keel.

Cyril Cusack produces yet an- other of his completely satisfying performances as a particularly unpleasant old lag.

The Ides of "Floods of Fear,” Is by no means original, but handled as it is, with some ex- “TERIOLY DANIGI Valting, it makes fine, tense film, with some terrifically exciting moments.

The flood pictures are very effective, and bab particularly good scene has the animal king- dom doing a fine self-preserva- tion net.

The human beings work but their salvation according to their kind, to make an entirely satis fying film.

My advice is, if you haven't had too much of the seal the this week, a good night's enter tainment will be found at the Lee and Astor, watching Flobás of Fear,"

for

tho

As a consequence, the film is unbelievably slow in moving into an interesting pace, and the first thirty minutes are like a You know the old soldiers' learner driver negotiating molto: "Never volunteer Waterloo Road,

anything." It's the same world over, even in Spuin whate the. Ranic Organisation ute on location with their CinemaScope and Eastman Colour adventure eplo North West Frontler.

Henry Hathaway directs, and

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

no** * BROADWAY: "Woman Obversed." Suban Hayward in a drama of a woman who li obsèsand with her child, and of a strange balls between her child and hot

litsbatid, Iminsense

Grams, Fiñotional

dow paced, with tense rimienta. Also Stephen Boyd; and Barbara Nichols., Cinema-

76 Bedre and Colour By Luxe,

KING'S & PRINCESS. "The H-Ban," Excellent Japanese herrino, exploiting the possibilities of what might „hatized should the H-bdinb experiments, continue. · Far -fotohod, But platiniblo; :first-

rato photography

effects.

LEE & ASTOR: "Floods of Fear" Drama of Uh, sorp

Boo

overtaken by flood waters: This Isolates criminals Howard Reef and Csril Cusack in, Anne Heywood's house. Excellent food shots Kad

tension hich motterila STAR & METROPOLE: "Ten Seconds is Hell" Jeff Chandler, Jack Palattor, and Martine Carol, in a lingerier huspense drama about twa men who pit their nerves ngainst a livá botnl. HOOVER & GALA! "THS

Game." Mating

·Sentra weekend of the light hearted: on the comedy based -popular nuvai, diha Dežlbig Bails of May,“ Amuring, woll photographed, and entertainment all the way. way. Debbie Roýholds; Tony

•Randall; Paul Douglas with Fred Clark and Uns Merkel,

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What North West Frontier production manager Donals Holt [whnted was 25 smart men who looked a soldiers, and could act like soldiers. He wanted

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in which a thin line of Indian Army offlcers (period 1907) holds off allack by rebel

tribunen.

when Yet,

25 of General Franco's

Guards crack Civil were offered the chance to become film-stors for a day, the old motto quddenly seemed "old- ashioned, didn't seem to apply

iniy more,

Halt tried to recruit; his soldiers" from civilians living hear Grands where the scefits werd to be stiot. But tone of them looked sufficiently mili- tary.

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The Theri Holt remembered. faron, cothiandant of the Civil Guards had his heddquarters not far away.

Of course you can borrow 25 of my men," sald the Com- mandant a few hours later, te called for volunteers -- and he dido't have to wait long

Thỏ • Guards Fafied seir beautifully-cut unkorms, stack- cd their modern rifles in their [troop transport vehicle and put on ilus khaki olfisis of Indlan soldiers of half-a-century ago.

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