1960-03-05 — Page 13

ANOTHER HEDY LAMARR?

FEW months before Brigitte Bardot was born -when the cinemas were packed with the sort of pictures producers describe as "suitable for the whole family"-a Czech film called Ecstasy caused a sensation in London.

In Introduced an unknown Leenage actress named Hedy Lamarr and featured her in

muide Bevera

scenes which would seem profty innocuous to present-day audiences af tho non-Camily or very advanced family type.

But it made Hedy Lamarr nn International star.

REISSUED

Ecstasy has been reissued fre- quently during the last 25 years by the joint owners of the film, American Sam Cummins and

film preview

Edited

THOMAS WISEMAN

Czech producer Gustav sidontal area, and is build- Machaly, to their considerable

profit. In recent years, one as- ing a house on it as filming sumes, trade has been falling proceeds.

off.

A new version is now to bo The house is supposed to have made. This, I understand will been designed by Mr Douglas, be in line with the new "adult and he will be seen supervising approach" to film-making. the building operations.

It will be made in Austria and the producers are hoping to find a now unknown teenage actress to take over the part created by

Hedy Lamart.

With the prospects of a Hedy Lamarr-type carcer to follow, This carcer for Misa Lamarr Included five husbands,

RETREAT

Unlike most film sets, the house will not be pulled down at the end of the picture. It will be put up for sale.

CHALLENGE

POD STEIGER is to play the I part of Leonardo_da_Vizel in a film version of da Vinof's life to be made in Home.

IRK BOGARDE, who has Leonardo was probably the DIR

greatest all-round genios the spent most

world has known. This should

of

hin

career making films in such provide something of a challenge surroundings Os to Alethod man Bielger, who homely

for

out of the ear. After a while they get bored and go away Pinewood Studios, has tately believes in really "belag" the or ale of carbon monoxide." boon travalling abroad characters he plays.

Landon Express Service). "The only time, though, that I have

ever had complete privacy was when I was in jail for a in solitary confinement week

"I couldn't even read, because it was dark all the time. They lock you in the hole. Rest your eyes for a while. It's good for

you.

and making pictures Hollywood.

His last was the dim life of Liszt and his cunTURKİ ong is Temptation, with Ava Gardner, Foreign places appear to agree with Mr Bogarde. He has bought a chalet in the tiny tax- free state of Liechtenstein. It is the mountains and

Mitchum lowered one heavy The only other privacy located in

has al the best Sparton dis-

one blue eye

in a

agrarian leve story." eyelid over tired wink.

1 asked him how he and his wife Dorothy, to whom he has been married for 20 years, liked

being in London,

could ever find was driving across Country alone. Stop wherever I see water,

and honourable excuse for doing Fishing is mankind's ancient nothing. I permits meditation. "I like it," he said. "We You put a little hook on a plece started off in Park-ilne, but of string and you drop it in un rest. I couldn't stand all that jazz, ocean. The fish does the

I don't

1

mierls,

telo- including no phone. Mr Bogarde threat to spend much of his spare time

REDISCOVERED

A

FTER twelve months of strenuous effort -- and pretty stronuous Foreman publicity Carl

"About what?" "Anything. Everyhing. Some-has started shooting his times I just imagine pure opic The Guns of Navarono

on location in Grecco. design."

On the next table was a large On the eve of shooting Mr bottle of pep pills.

Foreman finally signed up the "I never take them," said last of his stars the second Mlichum. "I want to save my of his leading Edles for whom energy."

ho conducted world-wide search.

so I thanked everyone for Whether or not he eats the hook Mitchum sighed. "Sometimes their kind attention and blew. is his problem. You daydream." is om a

"We're living in Eccleston- I feel this picture has gone on so long that it will be another 20 mews now. We just have years before I can shave, cut my housekeeper. Even at home we bunch of servants. hair, have a bath, wash away the don't have

want some stranger stink of sheep.

"Before we want to Australia hanging around looking over my leaves she walked. serenely wore thin. And the marriage Douglas, they parted.

nice shoulder. about down the alle of St James's, wore out. He saw himself as u Firmly, Constance decreed he they had talked

"Dotty and I don't go out cage, should never be allowed to see cuddly little lambs. I have been Paddington, and, in that low at- gilded bird in a wicker

although iri as this much.

London tractive voice,

"1 murmured and saw wedded bliss in a new, his two sons again. And when shearing sheep as wide will" to a luulen Irks play- cool light.

ho again became friendly with table and as tull as a pony. I restaurants people let you alone. night club. wright,

on Douglas she even stopped the £3 don't know where the wool stops It's different o

So I don't go. a week allowance which she had and the flesh begins. been making him

Some of his epigrams marriage stl survive!---

It

"The only difference tween a caprice and a life-

be

long passion is that the caprice Constance lasts a little longer."

in Genoa, In 1898, alone

Wilde died. The night she died, Oscar Wilde

His name was Oscar Wilde. Their marriage, and how fared, makes fascinating read- ing in a nowly-issued paper- of Hesketh Pearson's

OF OSCAR WILDE

buck

LIFE

(Penguin 53).

It began as a curlous mixture

on domesticity and dolliness.

IN A CAGE

she

To please Constance, Oscar would

wait patiently outside Swan and Edgar's while chopped. To please Oscar, Con- stance wore the bizarre Greelan and medieval costumes he so much ndmirod.

They were for a while-bliss- fully happy. Madly in love. Oscar Wilde would surely have agreed that marriage was a that it wees cracked up to be,

Bul time wore on. Osear

"I married life three is dreamed of her. But In his dream all he said to her was: company and two is nanc."

Leave me "One should always be in "Go away, go away. lave. That is the reason one in peace. should never marry.”

"I never complain about the price

again. I of wool

πουλ may never even wear again."

So suspicious

"The people there are Insular.

"For what?" I asked. "Fishing."

a

His choice is Greek cetrees Across the studio restaurant! chairs were being scraped back. Irene Popas, who is one of the Mitchum eyed the departing big hits of the Greek theatre. Miss Papos was discovered by diners, bleakly, hopelessly,

her, thinks she will not fini working for him so much of an

"I see the camera department MGM a few years ago and went "I've been fighting for privacy rising slowly to its feat. They to Hollywood where she made The waitress brought us

the all my life.

The Alm, and Hollywood in sleaks and milkt we had ordered.

"We've bought a farm on the ust prepare to take a shot of a Western with James Cagney.

my dirty loft car, Mitchum, for some reason, got Eastern Shore."

her that general, so unnerved Eastern Shore huge glass of milk. I was ls that part of Maryland popu-

"It's not the work involved in she fled almost Imanodistely Two years later Oscar Wlide a

lated mostly by families who flims that I mind It's the atten-afterwards back to Greece. Mr "The happiness of agot

ot given a nall one. that peace, Dying

I said: "The last time I saw have been interbreeding there dance. If you could phone it in, Foreman, who has rediscovered married man depends on the cerebral meningitis, he retained

Indicate your attitudė. people he has not married." to the bitter end his gay sense you in Hollywood you were for the last 335 years.

"Women never know

humour, when of

had so drisking stingers out of tum- which

blers." (Stingers are a poisonous They are suspicious of strangers. I have to write cheques. I have

"But I have to work because ordeal. the curtain has fallen. They exasperated Constance.

She will not, of course, be always want a sixth act, and The pain unbearable, he would combination of brandy and mint.) They let you alone.

Said Mitchum: "I drink as a "When I am there, I can sit to cover my chagrin and embar- required to rovist Hollywood as soon as the interest of the blic his knuckles to keep fron play is entirely over they pro- crying out, But once

he preparation for death. When the around and watch the weeds rassment at not being a Persian during the dim. pose to continue it,"

removed his hand from his great day comes, I will be com- grow. I have a boat, so if there's prince.

"I tell people I'm born to the Embarked

such mouth to speak bitterly of the pletely inured. It will be just one any work to be done I can hop purple. But then they show up (1) with high hopes,

on the boat and disappear down at the studio and see some the marriage of wallpaper,

more hungover." Constance and Oscar had nm "It's killing me," he groaned. "Suppose," I suggested, "that the Choptank River."

and that it's worso down like a weary clock. After "One of us has to go.”

hell exists

"And helll The country is so assistant director saying, 'Come the scandal caused by Oscar's The wallpaper stayed.

than a hangover...."

flat you can see anybody coming, on you crumb.

"It's pretty embarrassing, This "I must remember to keep my eyes focused, remain alert, ready to say things like 'Uh, huh”

BRICK BRADFORD

THERE'S KRIS!

I DON'T KNOW,

Aki

RIGHT

PAM! HE'S

GONE UNDER.

THE WATER!

By Paul Norris

HE'S OKAY,

PAM! HE'S SWIMMING

UNDER- WATER!

You can be SURE

if its

ILFORD

FORD

*** stariti there. "Helpless. "Hopeless."

London Express Service). ̧

NEW FILM

Norder that Kirk Douglas may be seen at work in now film Strangers When We Moot in which he plays architect - Columbia has bought a

on

Mystic beauty!

"The mystia bomuty of the Middle East, the enchanting land of "Arabian Nights", and the world of the Holy Land- are foto of the everlasting and the haunting mystarý beauty of the Middle East, Even without rubbing a maglo lamp, you'll find your holiday complete. And you'll enjoy the superior oare when you fly Bwissairl

Catering from Hong Kong by Gaddi's

Bwlsar het regular fighte from Hong Kong to Bangkok, Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo, Gondva and Zurich with Immediate connections to ali major European cities.

Bwles Quality worldwide!

building plot in Bel Air, the SWISSAIR

Hooding Hollywood ro-

NETTE

RADI

Norway's Lending Radie Manufacturer

Combi STAR

Another sensation

FERDINAND

By Mik

SWISSAN/

Ak! That Food!

That Service!

That Sarbiair!

SWISSAIR

THE AREA, DP suleman J.

• An all transistor port-

able radio with record player.

#4 wave band Receiver 45 rpm Record play- ...er.

Operated by 5 rogular flashlight batteries only, giving about 200 work.

log hours.

不同凡响

試便知

Superb tono

World-wide, réception

Always ready for usa

AVALABLE AT LEADING RADIO DEALERS

Sufa Ayandy SHEWAN TOMES & CO.110 vite imase Stefan Lot. 2498!