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“A WOW! The Best Danny's Done!"

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BY MY

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DANNY

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THE FIVE

PENNIES

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1960.

FILMS

66/AN-CAN" (Roxy

CANC

&

York

Broadway). This is Todd-AO and Technicolor version of the New musical, with a touch of nostalgia creeping in Cole Porter's tunes.

with

It is a bright gay show with

a sophisticated stery, some 12.3 casting, many ineledious tunda, o snappy dialogue,

ballet scene thrown in for good

reasure.

The late is slight, all a Shurley MacLains running f where they performed the Can- Can which (relying on the Alm) was slightly illegal round about the year 1890.

If you want my ppinion, I found it very entertaining through. show all the way

and while I had to take

off

VIE mean? Kura-

my glasses and clean them to make sure the female form

sequence in the ballet clothed, I was by no shocked as was Mr chev when he saw the hearsal of the scene la Slatex.

70-

the

I liked too the arides. If y want to know, I thought they were very clever, especially the Bene when Shirley MacLata- tore

BA LA up

picure 2 Taulusse Lautrec to pay for his "I have a pile of them,"

CURRENT & COMING by ANTHONY FULLER

"LET'S FALL IN LOVE." Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, and Louis Jourdan, in

a scene from Cole Porter's "Con-Can." 20th Century-Fox film showing at the

she said.

It is, of course, Paris of the 1800 legend, gay, irresponsible. and terribly naughty. Yet in re- to the producing it according

it I feel

gains

the eleven romantics, rother than loses by following the skilful placing

camerna used to fim the ballet, the artists' legend.

Shirley MacLaine comes for- one is part of the performance, a sketch as rather aware that one is not just ward with as nice she has given, an amoral rather watching than an immoral girl, and inture frame shot of the ballet.

The music is superb, and is spile of a tendency to lose her clothes at the slightest prevac- played by the Covent Garden tion, you are prepared to believe, Orchestra. with a minimun of charity, that she is at heart at any rate, a good girl.

Frank Sinatra is once again the heel, and an excellent beel at that. He has some lovely lines, and one or two I jailed down in the dark.

not

Roxy and Broadway.

Well, the fact is Niven does is to see it happen through the get a bit carried away, and as eyns of one of Hoover's trusted often complain in the agents, a role undertaken by

James Stewart. they States, as a critle he writes for

The asides On Stewart's The scenes where he

are fictiticus. taken to task by his old nevertheless, the telling of the friends are just simply won story gains through the methed. derful,

a photographed pic- sake of saying the smart private life

mighty and there

He makes the mistake of pick- ins on Janis Paige, begins his corrow.

I just laughed and laugheri

I won't y Niven WAB never better, but I will say he

The Blm as a whole is of cannot Interest, and fail to attract large audiences by the very human appeal the pleture carries,

In saying It is an outstand- ing British prestige film, de imagine. I am carried away by any national pride. It is a work of art, a thing ballet the

A rogues gallery appear in of beauty. For

it must enthusiast.

be just was never more entertalaing, the telling, gangsters who have wonderful. und

And Darks lor ordinary

Day amazed me lung lain dead, cut off in their lovely performance es urime when they matched guns the mather of the most self- will the FBI. people as myself. It is one with a enchanting evening.

willed children

States. in the

"Pretty Boy" Floyd, John and "Baby Face" Dillinger, and the biggest baby of all is

Nelson. names known to the her husband.

present day film goers because

turn has take my word for the see and

had Theo In But if you separate film made about him. And again during a row is, so I am assured, a more judge for yourself.

There tre touching domestic MacLaine Shirley

this....there is something rodi- sides which break up the can- when she tries to explain the or less true account of the don't get one big laugh out of

of Red Nichols, cally wrong with you.

tinuity of the rough stuff, and marriage. Says career

American Cornet

considerably widen the scope of the Bim.

Зарез

Stewart never puls

can

First, when he looks like losing his girl, says Frank:--- "How 1 possibly compete with a man willing to marry? I is like playing cards with cheat."

with

advantages of Frank: "What

66

*

HE FIVE PENNIES" King's & Princess)

is marriage famous but a name? What's in a name? I once knew a girl who called herself Virginia."

Well, well!

Louis Jourdan (akes over Bart enlivened

course, you don't have to

player and band leader.

★

Let that be as it may, I found

FBI STORY" my Interest held by the asides

State & Royal) is a which show, however uncon- sciously, the evolution of the massive cops and robbers" modern dance band from Jazz

THE

Π

a foot wrong in his portrayal of the cool "Chip." Vera Billes gives a sympathetic portrayal of the homely understanding Lucy.

by some good

based upon Murray Hamilton scores all nicolor, and lines and calling for a role set to the huge combinations of melodrama, filmed in Tech-

the loday.

best along the line as the stalwart watch oscillates between

Whitehead's What I meant is. how, before Don straight and the whimsy.

I recommend you "Can-Can" the microphone, the metaphone seller, which in turn was a Sam; while Joyce Taylor takes a bright light was the singer's medium. How tribute paid to J. Edgar This is a different film, cl- show,

fun, at one time, to wander off on always, a merry little enusical excursion Hoover, who interesting

on your own, with a scratched FBI until it

full of

farc

from

all her chances as Anne. because it is

inspired the together different hearted

made the anything else being shown aver colourful, dull nover.

very hurd the weekend.

With its authentic back- The dance routines come af up counterpoint would have got criminal's lot a

from the bund.

ode.

grounde. its full-bloodedness, Ita well, especially the Apache num- you the sack ber. The staging is good, and New, if you can't

The method of telling of the shock impact and fine portrayal, music is always wouldn't get a job.

Well, as I said. I found this FE's triumph over criminals it is bound to ecore,' way up top. And you will enjoy Cole Porter's hearing a few older ones along side of the aim most interesting.

with the music. "Let's Foll In Love," for instance.

So in search of a gay gaudy do better evening, you won't than "Can-Can."

ROYAL

BAL- (Lee & Astor). This is a brilliantly

"TLET"

photographed

do it, you

But, I am told, the private

of Ited Nichols, në portrayed by Danny Kaye, is more or less true. Personally, I found the santi- mental side of things just a bit too mawitish, the fears the squeezed, not coaxed out of you, The Dixie-land fans will like, for it is full of the vintage tunes and well 1920 rendered they are.

Louis Armstrong comes into Eastman it, and he und Danny. (Red Colour record of a per. Nichols really) play a duet, und formance of the Royal Bal. that a comething!

Of course, Danny Kaye chn let filmed in the Royal niways get away with a 111m Barbara Bel 'Opera House, Covent Gar like this, while

den,

Geddes, his wife in the fim, is entirely adequate.

Many of you, especially bal Let lovers, wll remember that the Lee re-opened with a per-

It cames in Technicolor, and 1 think you might write it down

formance of the Bolshoi Ballet as a good holiday film in bright Alm, and the enormous success murical mood.

that nim was locally.

the

* (6T)LEASE DON'T, EAT I THE DAISIES." riol (Hoover & Gala) is a

The photography is in hands of Dr Czinner who did co well lming the Bulshoi Ballet. His startlingly reallsite presenta tions are obtained by using a of fun that will reduce you battery of film cameras.

The

"Savan Aim

presents

The Firebird" Lake" Act 11, and "Online" (spell "Unding" in the story book version of the German fairy ɛtory).

ballet

to helpless laughter.

I know, of course, that David Niven can play all kinds of 2014. but when it comes to that smart rophisticated stuff, Niven is ret and last with me.

Even if you are no

Then how much better do I Bend. you cannot but be held spellbound by the sheer beauty like the present Doris Day than this the Doris Day of ten years ago? of movement cnd colour

The story opens with a laugh. spectacle produces.

For the ordinary person, ver- and I am a going to let the haps the "Swan Lake" with its cat out of the bag even if they familiar but bewitching music of the film Icts the water cut will have the strongest appeal of the bag.

Nevertheless, short aynupser

of the ballets are thrown into the #creen before each per-

11! formance, enabling those famlitar with the work. to follow will onclinated interest: the movement of the ballet.

I would not hold myself quail- fled to compare the individuel performances of Margot Fonteyu. and Galina Ulanova of the Royal Ballet end the Dolshof Ballet respectively.

The story opens ut a stage where David Nivon, up to then Professor of Drama is about to be promoted to one of the "holy soven" of Broadway. Which, for the uplifted means, he is about to become a leading Broadway Arama erillo, with, the power of life and death in his typewriter. By the way, the filmi takes the opportunity of saying just what the Broadway It things aboul

All I can say is, it.you have top eritics. It says of them, "Ai a spark of aristic Approclawriter lakes years to write a per play; it takes a top producer an- tton within you, this

formance of the Royal Ballot other year to got it ready for presentation, but it takes the critic merely an hour or so 19 make or break it." Makes you think, doesn't it?

is one of the loyallest thing lo come your Way. The #unesphero of the Rayal Opera House is ovest yet by

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

18909, and the naughty Can- Can as the pivot on which Frank the story swings, Sinntra; Bhirley MacLaine: Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan. HOOVER & GALA: "Please Don't Ezt The Daisies." Doris Day and David Niven In a mirthful prank which has Niven as a Broadway critio with the *Indian Doris Bign" on ilm, and

KING'S & PRINCESS: "The

Five

Bright Pennies." musiest telling the story of Red Nichols, the famous American Cornet player and Band Leader. Danny Kaye as Red. Chlef attraction is Dixie-land original the rumbers, and how they Rather a ornii- developed. mental background story. Also Barbara Bel Geddes, LEE & ASTOR: "The Royal Ballet." Wonderful presenta- tion of the Royal Hallet ilmed by Dr Paul Czluner at the Covent Garden Opera House. A really fine British film which brings prestige Margot Fonteyn to the screen. Ballets

presented are "Swan Lake" Act 11: "Ondine," and "Fire Bird." Colour and decor beautiful, ROXY & BROADWAY: "Can- Can." Bright sparkling film with a good story and bell- Hant Scener, presented in Todd-AO and Technicolor, Background is Paris of the

COMING

"The KING'S & PRINCESS;

Погле Goldiers." A very the inchilent of colourful American Civil War made into an exciting fim. Con- march made by a Des Northern Brigade of Cavalry deep inio the Boutborn Ines. DeLuxe Colour. John Wayne; WIlltain

Hoken; and Constance Towers. LEE & ASTOR: "Cops and Robbers." Itailan comedy lim plos farce and alap- stick, starring the superb alown, Toto. This veraloza la dubbed in Engllalt und provides an aoinging Laikis Keystone Copa Isroo ROXY & BROADWAY; "The ard Volos." New gimmick valled Dialikill, which perveg

with a up horror

new Davour. Terror story with

·wirango" (wlst and surprins anding te reckoned ja fram

Day an his impatient wife, Bome terribly funny scenes to sweeten your Easter egg. Also Janis Paige. TOYAL & STATE: "The FBI

Story,"

Technicolor pre- sentation of the rise of the Federal Bureau of Investi- Edgar Fation

under J. Hoover. Told through суса of James Stewart, a senti- Joyal I man, the

asides aid the flim The construction. Chicago rogues' gallery all appear one at a time. Good! Abo Vera Millen,

mentai

in its

the

in the fans near and far. Edmond O'Brien and Julie London.

HOOVER & GALA: "Look Back in Angef." Film yer- Mon of John Osborne's play enabled which has since him to look), forward with delight, Slice of English Provincial life in which the Midlanda Orc rainswept

with ro- brought to fe markable "reality. "itichard Burton gives a good fibr÷ formace an Osborne's weak Binody liero. Also Mary Ura und Claire Bloom. HOYAL & STATE: "Who Was That Lady." This IP £ comedy about two fellows who told wonderful lle Just so that the tady Lu question would not ko lò ftene for a diyoroë, Tony Darlin Dean Martin; and Jang Lelch

Lee Astor

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