1961-07-29 — Page 2

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KING'S · BROADWAY

TEL: 25373

★ NOW

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20

& 9.30 P.M.

Sunday Morning Shows:

TEL: 52525

SHOWING ★

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30

9.30 P.M.

Baring Dynamiter Dabbles in Demolition! The Fun is Explosivel

NORMAN WISDOM in THERE WAS A

CROOKED

Darbu by kapzet Pictures C

MAN

KING'S: At 11.00 a.m. COL. 3 STOOGES & CARTOONS At 12.15 p.m. Sindra Dee James Darren in

"GIDGET"

BROADWAY: A 11.00 a.m. FOX COLOR CARTOONS

At 12.30 p.m. Massimo Gorally in

"SPARTACUS"

SHAW CIRCUIT

HOOVER GALA

TEL. 72371

YEL 32979

NOW IN THE SIXTH WEEK

Two Performances Daily: 2.30 and 8.00 p.m.

11

Including

BEST PICTURE

*

ACADEMY AWARDS

WILLIAM WYLERS

BENHUR

Starring

Chorlton Heston Jack Hawkins - Haya Harareet Technicolor! Photographed in Camero 65! 4-Track Magnetic Stereophonic Sound at Hoover 4-Hour Entertainment! Admission: $2.40-$6.00

To-morrow Special Matince At Reduced Admission

11.00 .m. COLUMBIA VARIETY PROGRAMME 12.30 p.m. Glenn Ford - Barbara Stanwyck in

"THE VIOLENT MEN” Hoover 11.00 a.m. COLUMBIA VARIETY PROGRAMME 12.30 p.m. Elizbeth Taylor --- Paul Newman in

"CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF"

Gala

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1961.

FILMS

THE MASSACRE OF

THE

LA DOLCE VITA

(SWEET LIFE).

I feel I must make some comment on the storm which has been raging over the cuts made in “La Dolce Vita" at the King's and Broadway' theatres. 1 ·

When I reviewed this film last week 1 had no idea thel eats wore to be minde, and it win very disappointing to find, when I went to thy publie słoww- Ing that most of the best parts

het inom avily mul.

The buguning suffered badlyt 3 charming! MUD [it] 35 °# % "V # Marvel, the leading charneten and In aiher up From thes provinew, and the Witale

nt 10 vir dealing with the commercialisation of miracle. and the natural piety of ordin- ury Italian people were simply nol there at all. This mean! that the gabriel seotu with Bath excelent

1 MarceBo Mastroianni ant Yending Funenu had abu disappear.ri onaj 1 is jy, and bas with a very fine arts

In

FINAL SCENES

But perhaps worst of all, the Anat sectes af great bany and significance--had also be-u

lifted, so that on abrupt endling etane long before at shital, and the time direction of FJARS Fetlini wus ruled

I had talk with Qge

of the Broadway heatre, w raid he was reduserting zume jed fernos, but it d4 2244 obvious that some way must be devised of ensuring tha ac per diuretiotast such as La Dole Vita da ne beron mutilated in their ShaNGE! here,

It is a wonderful chance for Hongkong fingoers in are such productions, and to geļ to nnderstand the art and $$1 minds 431 foreigners through then. To show a mutilated film, however. means that neither the film- makers nor the audiences who fake the trouble to go and see their work are get- ting a square deal. Sophisticated foreign

lins

like La Dolce Vita may not be fully understood as yet by the max of einumu-goers, but un- bese pportunities are given or people to see them, understand ing and appreciation will not be tncouraged. distort

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nullify the message of a film by culling it not only ruin a work of art but makes it less hely that theatres who have taken

CURRENT & COMING

by.

ISABEL HOWARD

Norman Wisdom, Percy Herbert and Redmond Phillips, in the hilarious "There Was A Crooked Man,” showing at the King's and Broadway Theatres.

an expert painter, can totk Exciting and savage; but Majestic). There is sure to fuenlly on art and literature as thought the photography left be a forgo turn-out of well as world affairs. She is much to be desired. However, norried to Don Burnett.

Gia hus a frst-class role

the story is a "natural" for the Presicy fans for this latest in gangster type of flim and can production starring the sing- cans of Navarone an out- hardly fail to interest, especially ing idol. He takes a more tanding picture, which comes as it is based on what actually serious role than usual as a to the King's und Broadway happened in the Алять of

writer saved from

Theatres in August.

Capone's bootleg empire. Neville young Brand takes the part of Capone, delinquency. ★

A woman paychiatrist (played and 1 must say looks the part THERE WAS A CROOK- and tets

rehabilitates vigurously. "THERE WAS A CROOK sich it runs Barbara by Hope Lange)

La France, the rebellious country youth by and Broadway!

Norman and Robert Stack and Keenan helping him to follow a writing career. But alus, she finds her-

th initiative in acquiring really, Wisdom fans will enjoy this yit play supporting roles. self taking more than a pro-

good foreign fans will be able' latest effort about robbing a

A long-term policy of rau It is full of laughs and sub- A FATHER"

fessional Interest in her

In future to do so prettably bank and other adventures. 66 GIRL SEEKS HER patient, TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 standards triste may, in this

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Two young actresses, Tuesday Astor Weld nad Millie Perkins, take rich ordinate characters are well Theatre). An unusual story parts as contemporaries of Elvis,

played.

of two children, refugees one lending him astray and the Johu Bryan, producer of the from the Nazis.

other genuinely fond of him, "Horse's Month" is responsible This is a iussian film, ahota- -There is quite a lot of drama XCITING new stor with for this film, is which he has graphed in enlour in the forests in this picture and it may prove an international back- gathered together a top British of Byelorussia. It is directed the most popular of all Presley's east. Acuong them are Allved by Ley Geloud and the principal ilms, ground Gia Scala, who is Marks and Reginald Beckwith. characters are Anys Komenkova,

will

Royal

soon to be seen here in "The The latter, besides being a nimi Voya Gusskov and Wladimir Guns of Navarone," is o actor has also achieved success Dorofeyer,

This is a mest interesting pic- green eyed Irish Italian as author, playwright and radio

and television personality. beauty.

ture from the point of view of LMS to look forward to

in Hongkong. Susannah York, too, described technique and plot, and Her father was Talian and as the greatest and since Andrey pral specially to all who are coming to the Queen's,

"The World of Suzy Wong,” and the Ilah, and the war bort Heplaurn, adds to the enjoyment fond of children. The folklore In Liverpont but moved to Rome of this story of crazy erline.

of the region has been carefully and State in a few weeks' time. with her family when she was

Kwan studied if the authentie atmos- Nancy

starring ly three months old.

here of the last war akalasta William Holden.

is rich historical background

"The Sins of Rachel Cade,”— ile of a beautiful missionary faithfully reproduced."

who preaches to Afelcans but finds that she herself is a slaner, Slurring Angle Dickinson, Peler Finch Bail Roger Moore.

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She was trained in America and op- 66/THE SCARFACE MOB," peared first in quiz shows und Television.

(Lee and Princess), Film of the reign of terror in Chicago in 1929, being the story of Al Capone.

She has now eleven flm roles ilo her, credit and has played opposite lending actors. She is

Lovely Gia Scala, who will shortly appoor in "The Guns of Navarone," at the King's Theatre, in one of the most unusual and dramatic roten of her

acreon career.

W

64XX7ILD IN THE COUN-

TRY" (Roxy and

with

NEW FILMS AT A GLANCE

SHOWING

LEE AND PRINCESS: "Sear- LOXY

face Mou," the story of Al Capone and his bootleg empire. Violence and crime. In black and while.

KING'S AND BROADWAY;

"There WAS A Crooked Man," starring Norman Wisdom and a good team, In a crazy robbery. Explosive fun.

ROYAL

گرام

STATE AND QUEEN'S: "The Steeping Brauty" Wall

Disney's peglar presentation 10 Telnikovsky'n inurie, This perennial fairy-tale favourke, This film with probably run for two weeks at these theatres.

AND. MAJESTIC: "Whid

the Country," Friend Elvis again, in a more sober and dramaile story this ilme, about a re- dellious young boy who would The to be a welter but nearly becomes a de- linquent. A sympat)intle psychiatrist cures him but fall in love herself. En- terlaining.

HOOVER AND GALA: "DEN HUR"-thin majestio spec- tacle null running.

THE ASTOR: "A Girl seeks

her Father," Bim

COMING

A

LEE AND PRINCESS: "Ro-

misnoff ard Juliet." kumarous ploture. Girected and produced by the play- weight Peter Ustinov. the leading Uistingy ping* rale. Coloured Im #1 note magnificence; fun in a political fantasy,

KING'S AND BROADWAY: "WARLORD OF CRETE." an allan picture, starring Fol Mathing, Rosanna Schlafino Atid Alberto Lupo.

ROXY AND MAJESTIC) "ANOW WIUTE AND. THE THREE STOOGES" Apes- tsoulse coloured musical Based on falry, atory and alarsing US Olymple lens obamplon Caroj

akating BL

4

Russian In colour. Story of two children escaping from the Nazis photographed in colour in the forest of Byelorussia,

natne

ROYAL. STATE AND

QUEEN'S: Walt

Disney's "Polyanna."

presenting Hayley Mills, daughter of John Milt In the park, and Jane Wyman as Aunt Polly. Promising lo he great entertainment, Lisin Mm is' based on the novel by Eleanor If. Porter, about an orphan girl wha changer the lives of these 'nround Jier.

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HOOVER AND GALA: "Mor- Kan the Pirate" starring Blieve Beeves may follow "Ben Hur,"

ASTOR: "The Glass Slipper,"

the Boleta Ballet för, une night only, during the first wenk of August, né 9.00 pm. Another aim to be shown Inter de ""The Man In the Middle.* Bwedish m sleering' Anthony Bisel.

LEE PRINCESS

NOW SHOWING

At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.in.

TRE ABELKY KLARREN

STORY OF THE BEGRET

SETEX

MENG TORS

IN THE EMPIRE OF THE KORAFICE MON 1

The SCARFACE MOB,

darum, varing -

AGBERT STACK A W SALAZA, ROWI Pat knowler. BEVILLE BRANOLA VULNVER BRON

Morning & Motince Shows To-morrow (Reduced Pricon), LEE: 11.00 a.m. COLOR CARTOONS

12.30 p.m. "YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG“ PRINCESS: 11,00 a.m. COL. CARTOONS & COMEDIES

12.30 p.m. "THE HORSE SOLDIERS"

ROXY & MAJESTIC

★ SHOWING TO-DAY ★

Owing to length of picture please note change of times: AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.40 P.M.

THE LATEST AND THE BEST!

ELVIS PRESLEY

SINGS OF LOVE TO

HOPE

LANGE

TUESDAY

WELD PERKINS

MILLIE

JERRY WALD'S.

WILD COUNTRY

IN THE

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW ● AT REDUCED PRICES

ROXY: At 12.00 Noon

Dirk BOGARDE in "CAMBELL'S KINGDOM"

In Color

ROXY

MAJESTIC: At 12.39 p.m.

Kirk' DOUGLAS in "THE BIG SKY"

THEATRE

CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS

As from 29th July, 1961, our telephone numbers

will be as follows:-

BOOKING OFFICE: 761389 GENERAL OFFICE: 761782 CHAIRMAN:

761783

Astor Theatre

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

A VERY UNUSUAL STORY OF TWO CHILDREN FIGHTING THE NAZIS ... A WONDERFUL FILM

YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS!

A "OVELARUSFILM" Y

PRODUCTION

IN SOVCOLOUR

GIRL SEEKS FATHER

Starring: ANYA KAMENKOVA • VOVĄ GUSSKOV (TWO GIFTED CHILD STARS WHO WILL SURELY WIN YOUR HEART) In English Dialogue,

SPECIALLY ADDED!!! "GAGARIN RETURNS from spacE” A PRECIOUS SHORT FILM, FROM U.S.S.R.

ORIENTAL RITZ

TR 74907)

Today 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 The

A Sense of Exchement Most Unkue Circus Acts ever Appeared on the Screen!

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THIS IS REALLY THE BIG SHOW?"")

Morning Show Tomorrow 12.20 "TUR OLD MAN AND THE SEA“

ITEL. 90 100 113

SHOWING TO-DAY Plooke note change of times: At 2.30, 5.00, 7.20 G 9.45 p.m.

KINER CANTRY

To-morrow _11.39_p.m. YO.R NERONS****