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"Caesar & Cleopatra

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To mark the showing here of "Caesar and Cleopatra," probably the most ambitious British film yet screened in Hongkong, Eagle-Lion Film Company, distributors of the film, is offering a number of fros tickets for correct solutions to the crossword appearing on this page.

Four complimentary tickets will be awarded for the first six correct solutions received by 'the Company' up to noon on Monday, February 3..

Solutions should be delivered to the Manager, Eagle. Lion Company, Room 407, Holland House. The names of the six winners will be announced in the "Hongkong Tele- graph" on Tuesday, when the correct solution will be pub- lished.

THE STORY

The film is adopted from the play [polated a Roman governor, lie sels by George Bernard Shaw, and was all for home. produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal, who was responsible for "Pygmalion," the first Shaw play to be filmed. Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains play the title rules.

Claude Ralas, playing Caesar, Is Caesar----In every movement, resture. word and thought-and through his performance it is not dimeult to see how Chesar managed to conquer half the world, why his followers would the admiration of even his

REMEMBER

LILIAN

HARVEY ?

By SALLY SWING United Press Staff Writer

Lilian Harvey, British-born movie idol of the thirties, whose talents include tight-rope walk- ing, fencing and singing in five

The story opens when Caesar's conquering army is marching through willingly die for him, and why languages, will start producing |

two American pictures in Paris in April.

"My pictures will be shot first in

Egypt to the Queen's palace. Here won

enemies, all is uproar at the thought of the

Or Vivien Leigh, it can also be said approach of the dreaded

Romans that she lives her part as Cleopatra, who have the reputation of eating their captives. Cleopatra, a frighten the beautiful, frightened child wha English, then in French and perhaps ed child beauty, runs out into the becomes a sly, victons and merely also in Italian," the posite blonde

to take everythingnetress toil me. desert and hides between the paws Queen, willing of the Sphinx. She meets Caesar, that Caesar has to offer, but unwilling

"There are already a number of but does not know who he is, and to give anything in return, except Hollywood citizens who would like

treachery. accepting him as a friend, tells him

me out of the way. to sue me

They These

two, assisted by a strong

afraid, my pletures will put of her fears of the conqueror. Later supporting cast, interpret with delinare

finds out true identity.

them out of the running in Europe. she Is overi-yed.

And are they right?"

Caesar, through his philosophical understanding and kindly nature, teaches her to become a real and fearless Queen. The story tells of the rivalry for the Egyptian throne between Cleopatra and her young brother Ptolemy, who is supported by a powerful court faction.

Jogue-a dialogue which, with # vist of the pen, swiftly turns from humour to pathos, wit to irony, love to hatred and compassion. to ven geance.

The "European Cocktail," us she calls herself, recently made a come- back in a Paris music hall. After a quick trip to America she will re- turn to Paris in the Spring to start

company.

Two most notable performances in the supporting roles are given by her flin Flora Robson as the domineering, "My technique will be the same Vengeful Fiatalecto, Cleopatra's as we used in Germany before the For months the palace of Alexan-urse, and Ceefl Parker as Chesar's war," she said. "It was marvellous. Also First I would sigh “3A" in the arms dria is besieged by the Egyptians. British Secretary, Britannus-

Same

but despite intrigue and treachery taking part are Stewart Granger, of Conrad Veldt. Then zip. 1 Bagil Sydney, Raymond Lavell, Francis L. Sullivan, Ernest Thesiger, Antony Eustrel and Anthony Harvey.

within, Caesar manages to hold on until the relief Roman army arrives. Them having restored peace and ap-

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A strange pair to be in a Blin com pany, Two words

Some shown ihla as well as amuse,

14 Proportion in colour for length of

time.

15 Something buxy in the burner.

it Angry cockney might say this about

Income tax.

19 Just produced.

10 Complete if you like to say.

20 Uses a stop watch.

21

Army.

Another Roman emperor.

23 Carbar was this of bla army.

24 Fishy method of trading.

**Parts" tanngram).

He wrote the scenario of "Caesar

& Cleopatra.

30 Domesticated by the Egyptians.

31 Early police.

33 The sort of child Cleopatra appeared

to Caesar.

33 A nolay vehicle.

Plots tear this in battle.

37 Useful in the gardeti.

38 Anger.

30 Flaiatesta in the film.

40 Preposition.

41 Grent singer,

43 Delivered siccraft in the war.

44 What red means to drivers.

46 It remains the same squared.

47 Name like fuel.

49 Minerat.

60 Unsightly.

52'-You will find both male and femate

In tile rural calling.

Responsible for art" in the Alm.

36 This woman would dress the Queen

of Egypt.

$7 Devoured.

B

Two thirds of muck,

Act about in reverse.

GO Seen in a lary.

Uses differently.

salie may try to beat the queue

waiting to see "Caesar & Cleopatra.”

65 Part of a lady's glory.

WAR AIMS OF JAPS BASIS OF NEW FILM.

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this of the

Marjorie Deans script.

He composed the mule.

A light-weight,

Re-written tale. •

•Forever embracing a bird,

Fitty-one to the Romans,

*A metre,

"Ore on us" tanagram).

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On add for a town,

10 Stage direction.

11 Vivien Leigh is thus attired in the

Alm.

12 "A real, real queen."

13 The middle of Teheran,

18 Found in a cartridge.

28 Eye ametien.

27 Pascal gives us some of 15 (

was as well Claude Nains can swim!).

25 The edges of some of these gorgeous

cloake.

10 Cures of a habit, perhaps.

31 Cleopatra did this more than once.

32 Coveted painting honour,

33 River.

34 Outwork, in'a military sense.

15

37

founds race from here.

Trusted, in a way.

10 A famous tur infamous?) zone.

42 Millions seek a means of this to the

cinema.

49. A foot away from the heel.

48 That sinking feeling.

51 University in 03 down.

53 Equal.

53 Landlubber's bow,

37 Scottish town.

50 French of slangy Roman penny.

01 Expreating place.

63. See 01 down.

scene except, instead of Conrad, would be in the arms of Charles Boyer, sighing, "Qui,"

Wearing cinnamon slack sull

Karnished

a fabulous diamond with a ruby

and emerald choker, 'Miss Harvey looked only slightly older than in her prewar mavie days. She is anticipating her new role of movie producer with relish.

WROTE SCRIPT

"I'm not at all sure I shall appear in either movie," she said. "But don't worry about the talent. I shall get all the best!"

She explained her current song and dance number which she will perform for the next four weeks be- fore returning to New York

"Opening night was fantastic," she gurgled, her blonde curls dancing around her face. "The man whe was on before me-I think he was an acrobat-sald the audience was terrible. They wouldn't respond. But when I came on dancing and singing, they clapped and clapped. I was so pleased."

Lilian Harvey wrote the script of her half-hour act herself, which she speaks in French with Anglo-Ameri- ent overtones, "I don't approve of stars who just walk on doing no- thing," she explained, "so I come on stage dancing, and before ony- thing sald. I sing the song "Con- gress Dances" from one of my best- known movies."

CRITICISM OF HOLLYWOOD PICTURES

By HAROLD HEYN

A common criticism of American motion pictures, is that they have nothing to say-no real message to project which night benelt the so- cial, political or moral aspects of life.

And the equally frequent excuse in Hollywood is that movie-goera do not want to be guided, uplifted pictures. or instructed by motlan The result of this impasse is the vapid, shallow, unrealistic type of entertainment which characterises so much of the American output.

Yet there are personalities in Hollywood who manage now and then to get on film a theme which gives the audience something to think about on the way home from the theatre. This is seldom anything very profound, nor does it happen very often, but It can be done.

Bing's Attempla

Bing Crosby spent years drying to get producers to give him something a little more serious to do than sin- ging popular ballads, He finally succeeded, with his characterisation of the priest in the Alm, "Going my

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Japan's attempt to wipe out the three Americans, whose lives are to defend those causes which he con- American fleet at Pearl Harbour. brought together in Tokyo during sidors significant to the perpotuation As a portrait of Japan And the the significant years from 1830 on; of democratie rights, and these be- Japanese people and how they got when the Jap army leaders, drunk lefs have been reflected in some of that way, it is a remarkable achieve with dreams of world conquest, were his screen roles. In the film "Sea ment, as well as thoroughly ab-preparing their plans,

of Grass," he portrays.a lawyer de- sorbing screen entertainment,

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