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SHOWING TO-DAY ★

A GOOD MYSTERY STORY!'

A FIND ENTERTAINMENT FILM!

A NEW DIRECTION

ALAN

LADD Man in the Net

PRINCESS

CAROLYN JONES DIANE BREWSTERS

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A Superb Japanese Production!

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Koji Tauruta

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Saloko Minami

Ryosuke Kagawa

Go Yamamura

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1959.

FILMS

THE DIARY

OF

ANNE FRANK,” (Roxy and Broadway) in the intense and moving drama of the last days of a little German-Jewish girl. For consider: If, under the providence of God, she had escaped the Nazi murder squads, she would be but 20 years of age at this

moment.

It was not to be.

Better we'

do. not scorch too deeply for rhyme or reason. She w course, guilty; as guilty as be; she had the daring effe

of uld

егу

to be born a Jewess

But the dim carries no pro paganda. It is not allogether ind. You are spated the horrors that went on within Decupled Europe.

Rathor do you see life as untolda for any intelligent youngster, hidden away for two

in an years

Amsterdam loft, with terror no further nway than the street below.

How wistfully Anne Frank gazes at the square of spring sky, raveled through n dirty attic winter. Twice she gazed as the winter clouda rolled away, and birds returned, and the gulls fleated high before her eyes. But there was no third spring.

CURRENT & COMING

by ANTHONY FULLER

Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Millio Parkins, and Sholloy Winters, in a scone' from

"The Diary of Anne Frank.“ Roxy and Broadway.

on

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There are moments in the pleture when your blood will freeze; for instance, when you

woman has been done of robbers with Machiko hear the chill scream of the entertains no vallant gestures; a rood

the lynching Gestapo airen as the murder it preaches no revenge upon his wrong,

parly one side, and Kajf on the other. Iruck approaches. And you tormentors,

forms ranks, and makes for the A princess of Kyoto is captured The young rellet as it

Anne Frank is Ladd aborte,

and Machiko Kyo, pays will experience

dead, But she is alive, "More But as they come In the awful price for the princesa' DARSER.

There the one occasion than anything else, I want to be front, Alan slips out of the release. when it does not pass, and writer," she committed to her back. you hear the Birra descend diary. the scale to a banahee wail

wish Is fullied. For But there is no need to dis. here is her testament. Noble be- ps that, for there the film. yond her years, an indictment enda. No physical horrors to of all who permit intoleration. remind you of man's in. humanity to man,

There are no mock heroles. No defiant gestures. These people confined in a garret want to live. That is all they ask. And the splendour of this film version of The Diary of Anne Frank," is that it shows that, and only

The wish for zurvival.

Everyone will talk of Mille Perkins who recreates Anne Frank. It is an exacting role (of a teenager baffled by in

numerable problems.

that,

The transition from childhood to young womanhood. The glory of the lighted mind amidst such squalor and fear. Yet she

Her

*

At this stage, we get another new slant in murder mysterios, for a party of dds, wis cracking as ever, but less nau- sealing than usual, naist the gallant Ladd.

Of course, all ends woll, but mark me, it takows a bit of doing, and large lumps of luck.

In this, Mackiko Kyo aided by Koji Turuta, în in- eldents where rough play, and chivalry achieve spectacular heights,

that It remains only to my *

the m ran to pocked houses in Japan, and that there is 66/THE MAN IN THE

some similarity between the THE 1. NET," (King's and

legender of Japan and the folk Princess) is 趕 murder Scientific too, it you can call 3 lore of England, The villains nre very bad, and the good are tape recorder lentille. mystery, introducing the So once again right triumphs; unco good, virtue is its own re- Alan virtue is rewarded; evil is ward, and evil is punished as well-known names of

add and Carolyn Jones. It punished; and lollipops and Rye It should be, is different from the

everyone. or on the reeks for dinary run of murder mys

in that it tery films

HELL" provides a frame for acting DLOOM IN

depth, especially for

1s D(Metropole)

in

Cheers!

"BLO

Д

FILM

Miss Jones who in called rather mislending title, BRIEFS

upon to portray the neu forming as it does a cock, rolic and alcoholle wife of ney colloquial homonym. Alan Ladd.

company?

The meaning is, however, MGM'S "Ben-Hur"

that viftue can flourish in

to

have its London

in bright, optimistic, hopeful of if Alan Ladd scans tro much the future. For she is to be a ye gentle parfait knight, that the most unlikely places; premiere run at the Em-! writer....thus the diary.

is as it should be. Joseph Schildkrout brings If Miss Jones turns up with

the nearest English phrase pire, Leicester Square, early dignity to the role as Otto black eye, pin inspired, and te match it, is, "There's next year. Frank, Anne's father. Neither tells the asembled the terror that hunted by day, that Alan gave her the shiner,

company honour among thieves." Once again, this famous hall "Bloom in Hell" E Dalel which began its career during nor the fear that stalked by night who an. I to comment if he re- VistaVision, Exgitnan

Colour, the last century, reached its robbed him of his matchless main dumb before his accuser production, From on English Deak. during the naughty-" dignity.

The cast is completed by Gusti and the menacing growls of the point of view, star valuto lies in nineties, but eventually surren

the fact that the heroine dered to the flims, la ló be given | Huber, an experienced stage

Machiko Kyo, who appeared in a new look. actress, as Anne's mother; Diano

A 58-ft-wide screen is to be August Baker, a newcomer As sister;

Tea House of the Shelley Winters and Lou Jacobi

Moon," and for those unfamiliar installed and high priority ins

to given as husband and wife, and

seating. The with Jepanese films, it is worth been But Alan Ladd's knightly mentioning that Kojl Tsuruta theatre's capacity will be re- Richard Beymer their son, This

quest now skres. He has is the Cary Grant of Japan.

duced from 2,800 seats to 1,800, family shut the loft with the

concealed her alcoholism as Franks.

thirk the average Euto-giving an unrestricted, view of efficiently as she has hidden

pean wi be struck by the the screen to all.

In the stalls, patrons will sit camera work, the raisty pastel abaded dawn that opens the in comfort with leg room of aft. 4in. It is planned to line 120) the side sents with the side of the screen, removing the wide angle of viewing

Ed Wynn comes along to share their quarters. He gives a great a selfish Icar performance as crazed hideaway, a performance which slams "authentic” every scene in the film.

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Douglas Spencer appears As the owner of the apicc factory in which the refuzeos

are hidden; and Dody Heath is his office assistant. This two are generous people who aid Israel in distress.

George Stevehs made the ple- lure, so to him belongs the credit of the splendid cinema techni- que.

The lights and shadows.

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The heart stopping suspense as cat creeps around thele quarters, while in the grin shadows stand two Nazi soldiers.

I think that the most moving scene in the Aim is the Jewish famblica celebrating a religious feast amid the narrow confines of their lol.

The 21st Psalm is read: "1 will lift up" mine cyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

"My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth, He will not suffer thu foot to be moved; he that kerpeth thee will not slumber. "Dehold he that keepeth Israel shall neither alumber nor sleep...

ierrible

But during these years, Israel must have thought that God illd slumber and sleep. For there is no answer; not this side of eternity, at any rate.

A generolion has arisen, and achieved manhood, that knew not Belzen, Dachau, or Buchen- wald. Hearing, they disbelieve; pening, they see mot;, but⋅ worse than all, they do not care.

How far is it from "yld" or "kiko" to Beisen? How far is

Little Rock?

GIANCARLO & His Italian go from Notting Hil or

Combo

Cocktail Lounge-Piano Bar

Featuring LARRY ALLEN For Your Drinking Pleasure!

Here in thisá selontiño 20th century, after two thousand years of Christian influence, we are further away Calvary than wore the sAVAJO Roman executionera who nailed the Christ to the gun, Such thoughts as these must echo in the mind of avery thoughtful person. I have never wed the word "implore" in my column. But I do implor, you

to ice this. great flim” d

It invokes all the canons

of

art; it avoids all scener of horror)

If anyone was asking to be murdered, it was Miss Jones; and she does not have to ask very long in this film.

her bottles of gin.

So he has helped put him. nett in the net.

Now the hunt is on, and as

I

nim.

The film is

concerned with

is the case in two Aims when the activities of two rival bands

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

ROOVER & GALA:

SHOWING

"North

by Northwest." Alfred Hitchoock at his best in a suspense thriller which has Cary Grant in a nightmare predicament Vista Vision Also in and Technicolor. cast. Eva Marie Balot and James Mason.

story has Alan Ladd caught in a police net which his own chivalry has helped weate

around

klus. Buspense thriller with soo Rood acting. Also Carolyn Jones and Diane Brewster,

LEE & ASTOR; Both theatres playing a short season of Cantonese Opera.

ja

ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Plary of Anne Frank," A truc

METROPOLE: episode in the 'young

"Bloom tile of

Little German- Hell" Japaneno VistaVision Jewish - girl, who hid from Eastman Colour production, the Naxis

Spectacular In Docupled

and romantle Amsterdam. Probably the story set at the end of the greatest human document Helan Era. 1100. A. ́D. Tilic of our generation, made refers to a young man and into a sincere and moving younr woman who, al. film. Millo Perkins; Joseph though set amidat rough Schildkraut; Shelley Win- circumstances, observe and Lers: Gusil Huber; and Ed nitain the highest aspira- Wynn.

Мода of Japanese ethics. Hachiko Tsuruta

KING'S & PRINCESS; "The Man in the Nek fnvolved

&

COMING

HOOVER GALA: "Ask Apy Girl." Ilomantic comedy, which' assumes to answer the title. .Has Shirley Mselaine thrown ‚io the Now York wolves. Familiar story.

with delightfully Tresh noting: CinemaScope and · Botro- color,

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ROXY A BROADWAY: “The Bino Aprel,” · Films version of Helurich Mann's famous Book. Carries the BOLS, *Filing In Love, Agala," na 'well na the best shots of the original films version, Delightfully made colour and CinemaScope. May Britt in the Marlene Dietrich rule, with Cart Jbreeps taking over · froma

· Kiili Tanninen. KING'S & PRINCE BB: “Lonelyhesrin” Stery about

2

Kyo and Koji

newspaper man who la put on the "glush" columnat. but unfortunately, be pos- SCCs.s conscience. Woll noted with Montgomery Clift and Robert Ryman fending. LEE & ASTOR; "Nger Bay.”

In

which

Kayly Bill plays a little girl who bo- comes involved in a murder hunt. Brisk well directed film wish allek performances from, John Mills and Horst hinchwole, but li is Hayley 'M' Bl METROPOLE; "Around the

World in 80 Daya" Hotara date with

Todd

spectacular flim version of Jules Verne's novel. Entope. faining, feet ingving. David "Niyon, and we galaxy of

Big Heroom and

Colour

The projectoń box will be re- moved to the main floor, and a Tull Elx-channel mugnetic- stereophone sound system will be installed,

MGM have spent $15,000,- 000 од Ben-Hur, and reckoned the liest spectacle turijed ont since the days of sound Alm.

Ben-Hur runs for four hours, Do the Empire is following the fashion of other Landon West End cinemas by Introducing the advance booking policy.

the

Those readers who saw

carlier Ben-Hur shown at the old Tivoli in the Strand, will recall that a simling policy was introduced then; that separate performances were given; and that an interval, unheard of in silent fr

Intro- day's, wis duced,

* *

There's a mild-mannered theo- logical student lurking batund the brutal German Heutenant whom Peter Arne is bringing vividly to life in CONSPIRACY OF HEARTS.

When Peter, perfectionist par excellence, arrived in Florence for location work on the new Belly Box-Ralph' Thomas' ple- ture, he resolved that he would. not only walk and behave illé a sadist in the flim but also that ho would sound exactly right. He wanted a German accent that was 100 per cent right.

As soon as Peler heard the voice of 25-year-old theological student Wolfgang Kunzel he knew that he need listen. no further.

“Haralled Wolfgang around ta the hotel and naked lain to sponk the notorious Lieutenant Schmidt's lines into a Loge recorder

rest was ensy * * 'spyn! Foter" "It wda Buat a come òf stapling Wolfgang'a accent: 30 | the pitch of voles i bed altpoche adopted. F claim full credit for any cruelty find yoked but all the credit for the German ke- ecat munt to Yo

ROX & BROADWAY

4 SHOWS TO-DAY '

Owing to length of picture please note special timest AT 12.00 Noon, 3.00, 6.00 & 9.00 P.M.

A TRUE EPIC OF THE EMOTIONS!

MONUMENTAL IN ITS IMPACT AND SUSPENSE!

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GEORGE STEVENS === MILLIE PERKINS THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

CinemaScope &

de 194 wonder of BG1 FREUTY STEROPHONG SOLID

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BROADWAY: To-monow Special Morning Show

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The Master

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S NORTH BY NORTHWEST

Special Matinco At Reduced Admission To-morrow

Gala Theatre Walt Disney's feature cartoon at 11.00 a.m.

"PETER PAN"

Gala Theatre at 12.15 p.m.

Hoover Theatre at 11.00 a.m.

Hoover Theatro

at 12.15 p.m.

Deborah Kerr Robert Mitchum in "HEAVEN KNOWS MR. ALLISON”.

M-G-M presents TOM & JERRY COLOR CARTOONS

Clenn Ford • Gia Scale in "DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER"

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