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KING'S • PRINCESS

GRAND OPENING TO-DAY

LIKE A NOOSE AROUND

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THE HANGMAN LÖRDES

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PRINCESS

WEEK-END MORNING & MATINEE SHOWS

At Reduced Prices

James

TO-DAY AF 12.30 p.m. Marlon Brando

Mason • Deborah Kerr • Greer Carson in “JULIUS CAESAR"

To-morrow At 11.00 am. Walt Disney's Feature. length Technicolor Cartoon "PETER PAN"

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To-morrow At 11,00 a.m. M-G-M Presents "TOM & JERRY & VARIETY COLOR CARTOONS"

To-morrow At 12,30 p.m. Martine Carol ● Van Johnson In

"ACTION OF THE TIGER" in Color and CinemaScopo

SUNDAY MORNING & MATINEE SHOWS

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1959.

FILMS

WORLD, THE FLESH, AND THE DEVIL," (Hoover and Gala), la the first of the fow Aims which are hamİ❤ mering home á ̈ situațion that is becoming Increasing- ly 'terrifying.

With as good an opening as I have seen, the film has Harry Belafonic trapped in a mine underground. After quite an ordeal, he releases himself, and enioraca into a world that is de- nulled of all life.

The world has ended, only Inanimate things remain, Shops

are open; cara are there full of gas. The wind sweeps fragments of discarded newspapers through the streets, A world you some- times find in á nightmibro.

But in New York, there 14 an- other human being left, Inger Stevens. Harry meets up with her, and with his mechanical knowledge, he becomes an indis- pensable friend.

Then Me! Ferrer turns up. There you have the last three people lefl alive. But Harry in coloured, Queallon, WIN ĐÙI the old hatreds and skib- baleths of the old world rein- #late themselves In this dreadful dawn of д new world?

That is the absorbing plot of this essay in prophecy. Personal- ly I was gripped from beginning

to end.

WHITE HOUSE'S

CURRENT & COMING by

ANTHONY FULLER

Harry Belafonto is at last convinced that the world is dead whon ho finds the tolophones gat him nowhere. From the film, "The World, The Flesh, And The Devil."

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and P. G. Wodehouse, are out dummy banker, and Joanna not linger on

Lee Astor

TEL. 72436.

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.45 P.M.

AUNTIE MAME

STARRIN

ROSALIND RUSSELL

Even toba'

the

laughter

of the

book

and the

play?.

Das WARNER BROS.

MORNING SHOW TO-MORRÓW

LEE at 11.00-a,m.

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PARAMOUNT'S CARTOONS

the way,

and

of fashion in England, especially Barnes as the provincial lady, nchloves a strong climax since the new Educational Act, who, according

The aim is well made. Thore vast empty squares and fushlon-

lo Gilbert Robert Taylor gole into the able streets where the stores are that provides a primrose path should be put on the list, part, while Tina Louise puis up:

The cast ls excellent, the direc- a spirited display as a de na bright as the day when deot from Kindergarten to University. At Reduced Prices

swept the former things aWAY, holds away. All that is now re- tien good, stagey rather than termined women who "won't do

The converging dust, the quired

Is the strip cartoonist cincinale. There are too many the suspect wrong." To-morrow At 12.15 p.m.

gradual decay, the overwhelm- who does away with the necessity good things to mention, so go

of the printed word. Orson Wells Joseph Cottening sense of the inevitable.

Yet coming back into the bright sunlight of Nathan Road,

docs I found myself us dreamer who has blinked away a nightmare. For all this is possible. Yet if good sense and tolerance are permitted, it is not probable!

In

"THE THIRD MAN”

KING'S PRINCESS

WATCH FOR IT'S

RETURN ENGAGEMENT SOON!

Masterpiece of all motion

pictures!

"THE GREATEST MOVING PICTURE

I HAVE EVER SEEN!"

-Waller Winchell

"A FILM OF

REVERENT AND MASSIVE MAGNIFICENCE!” --Life Magazine

CECILB DEMILLE'S

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

CHARLION

YUL

ANNI

LOWARD G

HESTON BRYNNER BAXTER ROBINSON

TYONNE

DEBRA

JOHN

DE CARLO PAGET DEREK

HIRA MATTHA

JUDIM

VINCENT

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APPEAL TECHNICOLOR

ROXY & BROADWAY

SHOWING TO-DAY

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Owing to longth of picture please note change of times: AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.45 P.M.

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ADDED ATTRACTION: - Walt Disney's "PORTUGAL" In CINEMASCOPE & COLOR

ROXY: & BROADWAY: 5 Shows To-morrow; ' Exträ Performance of "OLD YELLER"

ROXY: A 12.00 Noon || BROADWAY: AL-12.15 p.m.

BROADWAY:To-morrow Speciál Morning. Show At 11,00 am. FOX TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS At Reduced Prices

BROADWAY: 4 Shows on Mon.,

Extra Performance of "OLD'YELLER” At 1200 Noon

A wonderful Atm of its kind

for

"This is the way the world

ends,

"Not with a bang, but

whimper."

*

*

LD YELLER," (Roxy

and pee . It is worth every Bul fictional characters cent you pay!

delight Our теле Atlantio cousins, and excellent stuff it is.

"Auni Mame," is of this kind. She Is 4 ruthless, licable, audacious character, lights in debunking.

who de-

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*

THE

HE RESTLESS YEARS," (Star: and THE HANGMAN," Metropole), bringe

two

(King's and Prin. pupular teenagers' Idols to cess), is a Western that the screen, Sandra Dee and should appeal to all those John Saxon. shocking,

The plot has the gossip of the ummali town scandalmongers and generally bowling over the who like a film full of popu-

Jar personalities and a plot create a dreadful affair out of

bourgeois.

are much divided which develops with action, on Innocent romance between

Bim

Opinions abmit her success on the screen,.

Robert Taylor, Fess Parker Sandra Dee and John Saxon. but I venture to say that the

John Saxon is supposed to be original writing could have been and Tina Louise ster, along

mixed-up 11

teenager. while a screen synopsis, and the cinema with Mickey Shaughnessy, who Sandra Dee, an illeglumata child. the exact medium.

of fow moments provides This is really the disappoint- mirthful horseplay as the

The Dim opens with Taylor canine canter calculated to you transfer the print into a net

of vivid pictures within your cast 45 a marshal with a re- appeal to every dog lover in own mind. The ability with putation of getting the local do this depends outlaws to the gallows. On the the world, which fortunate which

entirely upon the quality of occasion called for in the fim, ly is most of us.

"On Broadway), tos i ment. When you read a bool, unfolds.

you

the strip cartoon.

In

habitants.

is soon informed of her status by a town with a dirty mind and

long tongue.

The Olm is well made, with Teresa Wright taking the role of bendra Dee's recluse mother.

The situations everyone at some time has lived

are

real.

I do not care how hard bolled your mind, thus the success of however, Robert Taylor finds ho in such a town which thrives on

1 can say quite honestly that opposed by the local in- fresh air and dirt. except for Robert Donat "Goodbye Mr Chips," and the recent "Compulsion," no dim hos ever been as satisfactory to me as the book.

you are, if you have ever kept the most miserable mongrel that ever desolaled a street full of lampposts, "Old Yeller," will get you,

There is something about dogs which gets us. No doubt we cee in their faithful behaviour, their anxiety to please, their re- fusal to take offence at our bad a quality tempered oulbursis, we would like to possess 2* abundantly ourselves.

tapglety,

Auntle

The Alm makes a hesitant start, but once off, loses no time in getting down to grips with the plot,

A Food scene has ToS Louise as a hard up widow, who could identify Johnny the outlow, but refuses to de

50,

1s

The film, with considerable audience oppeol, especially with Sandra Dee along, is taken from success of Pal the Broadway Joudry, "Teach Me How to Cry."'

FILM

BRIEFS

However, Rosalind Russell brings an exuberant-persona- Illy to the part of Mame, and the highlirbla úro acer unrestrained farce. Take for instance a room full of sfully gucals, who are served Robert Taylor, however,

impressed, makes his cap Whatever it is, Walt Disney

Althy concoction for not BOMO

but provides a happy has cab it alt down in this film meat, and are given depth ture,

Yeller, raggiety ar Old

charges for cocktails, while ending by getting a change of higgiety Digglety, Rosaliad Russell's secretary heart,

The script is no Nobel Prize "Gone With Tho. Wind," the hank of canine loveliness goes

In a corner mopes intelligunt wronged woman.

winner, yet is very effective for sensation of the Movie World, is through his very

kind of him which must to return to Hongkong, and will Such stuff ts farce. sheer this

be allowing at the Hoover and

the Made in Technicolor, staged unadulterated farce all the way. deught all Western tank.

horse, As a Alm, the distaff side is Gala during in nineteenth century Texas, the That good ald film hinges

brief but Fred Clark is there as a stuffed strong, yet in spite of this, docs on the exciting association of a frontier family who requise à mongra ding. They affectionately style him. "Old Yelter," and he creeps into their hearts, and yours. The film is skilfully blended as it introduces grown ups, youngsters, animals wild and lame, so achieving a universal appeal to audiences everywhere,

papes.

The story is quite straight- forward as it quite unashamedly gives the lead to the kids und the dog.

Their

disasters, delights, escapades, and triumphs merge into an exhilarating alm of Burpassing loveliness.

Tommy Kiria comes along with A nice performance as Trivia, a responsible teenager; Kevin Cor- coran makes an engaging and mischiova Arlis, the youngster first to fall in love with the dog.

Dorothy MoGuire is in her clement as Katie, the mother; Fess Parker as the husband bomesteader

tho Eguros st opening and closing-of-the alm, and Jeff York is amming as a not very helpful neigh- Σκοπελ

The highlights of the film.oll helong to Old Yeller, a truly loveable ingrailating mongel. 1Heights with a flock? goggle? pack of wild, hogs, and there is his tragic encounter with 0 hydrophobic wolf.

This is a firm of universal ap- ppal. One which will have the youngsters sitting on the edge of their seats, and you will fe eager to go with them.

A Dim that is beautiful all the

WAY!

screen

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

"Thà

ROXY & BROADWAY: "old Yeller." A canine colour- Graph, which kas you reaching for your hand- kerchief, as a lovable hunk of mongrel goes through his paćen. Glory simple and straightforward. Scenery superb. A family film of for reaching appeal and beautiful sentiment, Dorothy McGuire: Fess Parker; and Tommy Kirk. KING'S & FRINCESS:

Hangman." Story has Robert Taylor as the airing-'em-ui Marahal, who sets out to get hle man, but softens under. feminine influenot.. Straightforward story, well. cast characters, good cliniáï. ~ Robert Taylor; Tina Louise:: and Fom Farker. ;- LEE & ASTOR: ""Aunie Marre," Fun packed faros of an incredible sunt who „ihrives on altusilons, Taken

up

August

middle of

The dam will play at full length to three houses a day.

in film circles It is reckoned that never before and since tas so brillant a cast been assembled in any film.

Leslie Howard, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havillarid, 'and Clark Gable play the starring role,"

This will be a unique op- portunity for the younger film ians to see the fabulous Leslie Howend play in one of his many romantle roles. Lasile Howard was shot down by a CornAJ Aghter plane while he was re- turning from Spain in a civil aircraft. The Germans thought Winston Churchill was aboard,

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from Patrick Dennis' this Bellonal character. Aunt Mame has been a lot in Hotion, an caribquake on the London and New York stare,

and promises to be Boomlad both sa Rumell; Forrest Tucker! Coral Browne. HOOVER & GALA: "The World, The Fleab, And Tize Deyil. The story of doons- day, and how three people, Harry Belafonte; · Inger Blavens, and

Goetz Mel Ferrer facò - a future of the past. Absorbing, intelligent, #123 essay in prophecy. STAR & METEOFPOLE: The Biom Yeais," inall town sloty of two youngsters, Bandra Deo and Jchitaying Franz Liszt, and Capit Sixed, who“ see brústij, up in a brew of gossip,

Very well done, with coquldorabia teenage appeal. Also Toress Wright,

COMING

BOXY & BROADWAY! "Holiday ** for Lovers." Betfilant – thivelogue," with Clifton Webb And Fans

Wyman" trying, to hang ou

to their daughtery amid the photograplie delights of Sao Palo, Blo. · Peru, 2 and Trinfind: Dellafitful and

AUNTIE MAME (Leo colorful entertainment,

and Astor), is a film attempt to bring the de bunking character of fiction. and stage into the kingdom of celluloid.

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Episodic events, once 'populär with éisch writerm 'at (Siè Arthur Conan Doyle, "Sepper,"

KING'S & PRINCESS: "TR6 * Ten - Commandments,r. Ke-

tara engagement of: Coelh!! DeMilo's rentesh, sportnalP of the Exitan of LARWAL STONE Kerpi, Churfion. feston and

LEE & ASTOR! ?TES Thhty-

Ning".

Bleps

Cofoertel

Genevieve Page, prominent French stage and screen star, Доб been signed by William play the role of Coun- tesa Marle d'Agoult, the other woman in Franz Liszt's life, in A Magic Flame," Goelz's pre-

at 12.30 p.m..

MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

AIR

STAR

ASTOR at 11.00 a.m.

FOX'S CARTOONS

At 12.30 p.m. LITTLE WOMEN

CONDITIONED

METROPOLE

★ GRAND OPENING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

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The story of a town

with a dirty mind!

The

RESTLESS

YEARS

CinemascoPÉ

JOHN SAXON SANDRA DEE

LIJANA PRITEN - MARGARET LINDSAI » VIRGINIA GREY -- XOY MCCREA« ALAN BALER

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TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW • AT REDUCED PRICES STAR: AF 11.00a.m. || METROPOLES AT 11:00 a.m.

Feature-length

Technicolor Cärtogn "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"!

STAR: At 12.30 p.m.. Bob HOPE FERNANDEL

"PARIS HOLIDAY"

În TECHINIRAMA & TECHNICOLOR

LATEST FOX S TECHNICOLOR

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METROPOLE: At 12.30 p.m.

Robert TAYLON.....

Ava GARDNER

la

"KNIGHTS AROUND

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In CINEMASCOPE & COLDR

HOOVER GALA

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SHOWING TO-DAY: 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30.P.M.

HARRY BELAFONTE

MOST UNUSUAL

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INGER STEVENS

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MEL FERRER

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Made by Sieg-HacĎas Producion.

duction for Columbia, now be What would you do fore the Location cameras-in-

If you ward the last woman in

Vienna with Dirk Bogarde port- the world with a choice of averything. Including two man?,

deint cine making her screen co-starring às Princess Carolyno

Chbrics Vidor is directing "A Magic Flamein CloemaScope stal colour from the screenplay by Oscar Millard.

Miss Pogo, who lives in Paris, makes her fiks trip to Holly- version of John Buoban's wood, appbarilis in sequences thriller, Kennsla Hoye and in bo almed at the Columbia Taina Kir

Budios upon, the return of "A HOOVER & QALA "Count Me Flame from Austria and

Your Blestars.” Delightful - tormany. and colgartal

L'omanoo While Mia Page has appear which has Upborsh Mary the ed in a core" of“ French films, Erin widow of dealing her only American-produced Caplain. Románd - Bruan.feature inforplan Intrigue," In Soches in Parts And London." | which 'allo co-starred with Wloka?" "Mauriós · Curvaller. Ravert Mitchum.

Ivats Bakty, Leading European áversonnelada - whom hostage and screen actor, has been: store location hadde alged for the rule of Prinen STAR & METROPOLE: « R6 Nicholas Barn Wittgenstein,

torn angÁkument, er- Mike" hand of Princom Carolyne,

Aprsia: fie přikkim Magic Flame," Dosy becomes Bogardo's bitter enemy when Capleibe, his wife, leaveN him for Bogarde,

romande.

Special Matingo. At Reduced Admission To-morrow

Gale Theatre

11.00a.m.

Gala Theatre

12.15 p.m.

Hoover Theatm af 12.00 noon

Walt Disney's COLOR CARTOONS

Ann Blyth ⚫ Edmund Purdom In "THE STUDENT PRINCE?

Gregory Peck Jane Wyman in "THE YEARLING”

ONOLULU WED FEETAM DANCING.

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