1959-08-15 — Page 2

KING'S PRINCESS

SHOWING TO-DAY

Owing to longth of plictùro pleasa noto change of timos:

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.30

& 9.40 P.M.

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.30. 0 9.40 P.M.

A name.....a battle cry... a mighty motion picture!

SAMUEL BRONSTON

NOF

PANEDIN TECHNĪRAMA, *ELOR

TECHNICOLOR

rou WARNER BROD.

ROBERT STACK MARISA PAYAN-CHARLES COBURN ERIN O'BRIEN MACDONALD CAREY JEAN PIERRE AUMONT DAVID FARRAR PETER CUSHING SUSANA CANALES BETTE DAVIS *****

SAMUEL BONSIGT » JOHN FARROW — JESSE LASKI, 38 xam no vince sommer. JOHN FARROA

PRINCESS

WEEK-END MORNING &

MATINEE SHOWS

AT REDUCED PRICES

TO-DAY At 12.30 p.m. Paramount Presents Jack Palance & Anthony Perkins in "LONELY MAN" in VistaVision

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To-morrow At 11.00 5.m. "WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCKS & VARIETY COLOR CARTOON PROGRAMME”

KING'S

REM GLE-Conditioned

To-morrow At 11.00 a.m. "M-G-M's Tom & Jerry Technicolor Cartoons"

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1959.

FILMS

**JOHN PAUL JONES,”

JOHN

King's and Princess, ign colourful film that i more or less historically true, of the first great hero of the American Navy.

Actuntly, he was born in Scotland at Kirkbean, became a mate on a slaver, and eventual- ly settled in Virginia. I

con

unly assume he was so prid of his Scullish Inheritance, that

I settling in the States, he added the Welsh name of Jones to that of John Paul.

War broke out between the American colonists and Britain, and Jones was given a commis- sion in the American Navy, and' at once proceeded in true British fashion to give, the British as good a dusting town as they have ever received,

He captured the Drake and surprised the KOTLON at Whitehaven, and In 1779 ho took command of one of the most famous zea fighis in his- tory'.

He had cotunind of threa shups led by the Bonhomma Richard, and he forced the surrender of the English Serapis; his own ship sank the next day.

He joined the Russian Navy In 178, took part in the battle of Limán, but left in 1789. He died in Paris and his body was escorted by a fleet of American warships to Annapolis,

Of course, you won't get all this in the film, and a Sim must have a sort of love interest; I know nothing of Paul Jones' love affairs, but what 1 have given above in a very brief, but accurate; outline of this re- markable ma

CURRENT &

COMING ANTHONY FULLER

Robert Stack and Erin O'Brien in a scone from "John Paul Jones," showing at

flyer lover, all do what is needed of them.

the King's and Princess

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humları

is a paradox of bier toll and beauty.

Nevertheless, the tale is told by Director Raffaello Matarazzo

simple Innguage,

Made on an ambitious level, His filmed in Cinemaßeope and Eastman'Colour, starring Elsa Martinelli: Folso Lulli; and Rík Battaglia.

Also in the programme

the fatal charm of Carmen, virorament that (Ra Haywortb). The picture, using wide screen. Made in Tehnicolor, it has and colour, is best in its scenic all the Are and fatallsan of the effects, which together with stage version, und gives Alm in The film comes in at that Stereophonic sound, give un fins an opportunity of seeing stage of Paul Joner life when unenny effect of being right Rita Hayworth in a role that he wanted to settle down and there on the spot.

her along to further pushed become a farmer.

The imaginative camera work fame in the persen world.. However, former Paul Jones aids this delusion, against which haet little in common with the farcical Incidents of the "Farm George, King of Eng- story unfold.

entertainment and ONE With the Wind," and gave up To-morrow At 12.30 p.m. Richard mark • Isti Daryl in

Clifton Wobb, and Great fact is used by the have the Alm.

the Bim makers in sparing feelings of the English,' even THOUSAND and One reminding them, in a speech

Nights," is a specta quoting Edmund Burke, I be

version lieve, that it was as rebellious cular

of English, the Americans were Aladdin and his wonderful fighting for English prin-

lamp, which might as well ciples. That saying has be- come telte over the years, yet feature in this version as his a vast way, although the giant be signed up as a star for the

hereens we know today, Cinema- main feature. when you come to think of wonderful vamp. This Is Scope, VistaVision, and Tech-

ploughing the land for gloughing colour, Jolly mugle, and always G (Hoover and Gala) the serven account of the heav

HELL AND HIGH WATER**

In CinemaScopo

SUNDAY MORNING & MATINEE SHOWS

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To-morrow At 12.15 p.m. Dirk Borgarde in "THEY WHO DARE"

ROXY & BROADWAY

★ SHOWING TO-DAY

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CINEMASCOPE

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AMERICA

holiday lover

MINARDOS-GRECO-PE WISZARY - WEST LENS - INTEL BAYS

ROXY & BROADWAY: S Shows To-morrow, Extra Performance of

"HOLIDAY FOR LOVERS"

ROXY: At 12.00 Noon | BROADWAY; At 12.15 p.m.

BROADWAY: To-morrow Special Morning Show

At 11.00 a.m.

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the sea.

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screen

there

you

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for those too young to re- weight fight between Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson, member, is the film that had for the championship of thi queues trailing in front of world. the world's leading cinemas. This comes interesting be

this week, When it was made, colour was dame

thera rumour that it was a "x," rare, and Technicolor was brand new term.

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is

If that was so, quote me an

Not only that, it was made in saying Floyd Patterson should

If the Americans are never showing at the Metropole niramu were all in the future.

English as when it comes

to a

showdown

on Ideal...

only.

The picture, fold in retroacet Colourful Cornel Wilde takes of Aladdin, and from the deck of a modern the role American warship, is not an Adele Jergens the fantastic setor's picture,

Eastern Princess for whom he

It is a spectacle, a magnificent risks more than his lamp, one of that, and gidentally so Designed as cher entertain wide

and embracing are its ment, succeeds all the way.

battle between warships Renes, The film is full of light and mad its raidla and alarms and tuneful songs, among them, "My excursions, that Warner Brus Dream Caravan." prove once and for all, that for spectacle, the cinema is un- challenged.

"THE

THE Loves of Carmen,"

But above all, it was the amazing

gathered. It cast Leslie Howard, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and, Qilvia Havilland.

do

The film shows the impact of the American Civil War upon

FILM BRIEFS

the South; Sherman's terrible Make a note of the name, march to the sca, and the loot- Hayley Milla, young daughter of still John Mills, You know that I Ing and burning that is recalled with bitterness.

have never given a rave notice It is a Alm that must be seen, to any youngster on the films; I and them too for it points the way to modern generally,

A most fortunate re-nauseating for words. But I cinema.

ever a child had natural talent call.

and sheer acting ability, this young Hayley Mills has.

★

is

A

* THE Rice Girl" (Lee THE

and Astor)

human drama filmu, made on

The story 1s a manhunt melodrama; the title Tiger Bay," that part of Cardiff where they use crowbars for leath-

*

Robert Stack seemned to me

(Star) is a film ver- just as I imagined Paul Jones: Charles Coburn, with long hair, slon of the opera story, and a shrewd Benjamin Franklin; i with the wider scope of the have seen many actresENS take screen, makes a more drama. the role of Catherine the Great, the bid for the exciting and guest stor, Bette Davis gives

the lines of "Bitter Rice♪ picks, Young Hayley Mills has a delightful, even amusing per- asides to the story.

The film follows the story

It is brutal, passionate, and to use a Cockney accent, which formance, and I am sure Miss Davis's tongue was in her cheek, and, as those who saw the film cometimes romantic and touch-she produces to perfection, even

Taking it alt

picture is alme to my critical care. round,

The when it first went the rounds ing. The

She plays opposite Hora! ectors serve the Alm well, remember, Clean Ford Lakes against the background of the Buchholz, "(another successful Terriso episodes, sticking the role of the Spanish aftoy rice field, and shows how life raid the Continent's m closer to fact than do many ofeer who was snared up in in the raw is lived in an en- talent) and the strange affinity historical Gims, take you to

of characters is the theme of this Scotland, England, the North

excellent film. Sea and Black Sen, the Carib- bean, the West Indies and Vir. ginia.

And in case 1 give offence, Russia also.

Bear in mind what I say. It is spectacle, and coming as it does in Technicolor, und Tech- nirama, it is great spectacle af

that.

A young person's story really: for one of an age who has not met with the politicians who smudge every page of idealistic history with self or party in-

terest

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THREE STOOGES COMEDY & TECHNICOLOR CARTOONSH LOVERS," FOR

At Reduced Pricos

ORIENTAL MAJESTIC

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SHOWING TO-DAY, SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5,30, 1.80 & 9.30 p.m.

The Most Exelting Gangster fhm of the year!

T

MOBSTER

KARANG

Morning Show Tomorrow (18,30 Gary Cooper in “BEAU GEBIE“..,

is an inspired travelogue, show- ing at the Roxy and Broad-|

way.

It has falling in love in Sao |Paulo, falling out of love in

o, and journeys end in lovers meetings at Peni.

Incidental to all this, there are inilcent shots of the tower

AT 2.30. 8.20, 7.30 & 0.30 F.M. munioned, especially Sao Paulo, ind if the tourist rate docs noi that accoutat, the go up. on

MAA KYA BARBIER / ARTIDN'T TUNICIOSA

The

Naked Maja

Mörülsz Show:To-midirow"

THE TROUD ONES" "CinemaScope a Color

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

Paul Jones" 'A very colour-

Lo

Take it any way you like, "Tiger Bay" is an excellent m. Make a note,

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KING'S & PRINCESS: "John DIETROPOLE: "A ThousanKİ Those of you who like to And One Nights." A specta-follow the furtunes of the Hong- ful account of the Scotsman cular screen version of the kong Stoge Club, will be pleased maslo lamp to know that Arthur Masse, alm Uncle who becamer ruler of

Aladdin and his Sam's Navy. A magnificent fantasy. Cornel Wilde; Evelyn(name Paul Massle, has done it

sicking close

and again. spectacle

Keyes: Phil 8livers;

facts.

Ho comas aut in a successful Welt selected cast Adele Jergenu,

in the flim "Sapphire," Nobert Stack; Marien Pavan; ROXY' & 'BROADWAY: "Holl- role

Colourful Never before have I been able Charles Coburn; and Erin day for Lovers.”

takes to praise two British films in O'Brien. Technirana

travel romance which and Technicolor.

you through all the high one column, but "Sapphire" is

pota of Latin America. Good absolutely outstanding. HOOVER & GALA; "Gone With

sketches by Clifton Webb. The Wind.”, „Beturn of the Also Jane Wyman; Jill B film that made diremo history.

John: Carol Lynley; and Gary Technicolor eple of the Amert-

Crosby. Ctoll

Starring LEE & Tüpr. Clark Gable; Vivien Leigh; Leslie Howard; and Olivia de Havilland,

can

STAR: "The Loves Of Carmen.”

Glenn Ford and Kita Hay- worth in a Technicolor pre- sentation of the story of the gipsy girl' (Kita Hayworth) and the Spanish Army Officer. Vivid and exching romanot.

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ABTOR: "The Bike Girl." A Alm on similar theme to "Biller filoe," but made on a larger scale, and

The story of "Sapphire" was handed to the Ranks as a gift: by that I mean the newspapers who played up the undertones of Tacial war in England.

Nevertheless, the "Whodun- there is one that licks al- clever, most everyone, it is very clever, so clever in fact that the showdown shot was not

in Eastman Colour. Elack Martinelli, and Fotoo Luli oven released to the actors in English sub-liem. Also the the cast until the shot was ne fight nim of the Heavyweight tually taken, Championship of the World between Ingemar Jokatusmors and Floyd Patterson

COMING

cameraman is the last person to | KINOYS & PRINCESS: "Tarzan's blame.

Clifton Webb is a guarantee or something good in every film. he makes; here, with the filmsiest of material, as a pro- | fessional psychiatrist.guarding hla daughter, he is given o number of character sketches.

Whether as the pointinckel mind-merchant; the inspired drunk; or the word valorous bull -- fight fan;... kè- is good. Thin sinff, spreid over, Ülenu sands of, feok of flim, put Cilton Webb seasoning In Mo thinnest skilly, maken do fcctable Baro, -

Blaze, Screed, and Varioly, Grosiem Adventure," Bizarre Grand entertainment, David

noying adventure Niven and a host of stars. melodrams Hurtraling the ROXY & BROADWAY: "The latest explolis of Edgar · Rios Burroughs" famous Jungla character. Gordon

Boots Anthony Quayio; and Harn

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HOOVER & GALA: "For the

Jono Wyman du, the wife and mother: Jill & John und Corol Lomiry; with the best of the young Crosbys, Cloky, as a U715. )......

First Time," Mario Lands and Zan Zan Gabor in a well- monial story, bus, bort for +) Langa's singing excerpte from your favourite operas., Colons- ful and entertaining,

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A week or two ago, we had an enquiry about the merits of the Nim "Gigi," I was naked to reply, and I mated that "Gyr" was a very popular film.

On looking up its record in the UK. I find It is very popular indeed. Granting that Diary of Anne Frank." Deep the zean-side resorts hold over Ir ponviraling true sosount of good fims in anticipation of the Jewish girl and her family usual English summer, here are who lay hidden from the Naal some of the holiday respri

·Jow ballers in Amsterdams, booicing.

wer

Milla Perkins: Joseph Schild- On June 23 Gigi" opened, up kraut; and Shelley Winters, at the Palladium, Blackpool, and LEE. &: ASTOR: "Sapphire," the Electric, Torquay.

Eastman Colour racial

On July at the Electric, deszany with tremendous Bournemouth, and on the 6th "Whodanhle

hies theme. A pytish at the Regal, Douglas, Isle of

Man. of Immtnað: “prestige,

On July 20′ it was put on at STAR & METROPOLE: KA rockoned to be your if the the Arcadia, Morecombe, and on presentation of Miko Todd's finest to grade from the the next day, it began a second “Around the World in Eighty ・・・ stadios

year. Yvonne sun at the Astoria, Brighton, Days.”** Spoolécular... movia 27. Mitokoll; »Miret · Patrick; and whore' it had previously played

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W.D. CARTOONS

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MAN OF THE MOMENT"

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ASTOR THEATRE At 18.00 att

M-G-M's CARTOONS

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"MIRACLE IN THE RAIN"

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THE BIGGER THEY ARE THE HARDER THEY FALL for

THE LOVES OF CARMEN

TECHNICOLOR

starring

GLENN FORD • RITA HAYWORTH

DIRECTED BY CHARLES VIDOR

THE BATTLE THAT SHAPED THE WEST

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW

FOX TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS 20th Century-Fox Presents

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Ai 18.15 p.m.

In CINEMASCOPE & COLOR "BERNARDINE"

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