1947-04-12 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1947.

JOAN LORRING IS THE NAME-

"ONE OF THE YEAR'S TOP SURPRISES! SHE'S HONGKONG'S VERY OWN ALHAMBRA CENTRAL

Goin

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BING AND HIS GANG

WITH HIS BEST HIT SONGS

IN HIS BEST picture! A

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"The Day After Forever" "Going My Way" "Swinging On A ŝtar“

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BY "TELEGRAPH " 'FILM EDITOR'

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∙HEN you go to see "The Corn Is Groon," the film of Emlyn Williams' successful stage play now showing at the Alham- bra and Central Theatros, you are likely to be more than somewhat impressed by the performance of one of the principal supporting players-to wit, one Joan Lorring, playing the part of Bossie. Watty, daughter of the Cockney housekeeper in the film.

sight to send his family to safely- This was after the Japanese had but those of you who have a long started to run amuckt. Mr Ellis led memory will recall the name of stayed back to look after his busi- Delllo Ellis figuring on the amateur ness, and was caught in Hongkong concert stage.

Dellie

was 13 at the time. Be with other British nationals, fore she left for San Francisco, trudged Into Stanley Camp, and re- actor who is a good friend of her cracked up in 1945. Mei Lan-fang, the famous Chinese mained there until Dal Nippon

father's, gave her a letter of intro- duction

Douglas Fairbanks, senior. Fairbanks gave a party for Delile and her mother, and at this party she met many of the big

Ronald Colman, who later appeared is with her In a radio show.

Well, the most critical reviewers have been agree- ably struck by her work in this film, which is why her name has shot up practical ly overnight from the ranks of the unknown.

But apart from the film itself, and her work therein, as resi dents of Hongkong you have an

to

when the balloon went up. Together

father did when he got to town from One of the first things the fond

Stanley was to wire to his daughter But, of course,

in San Francisco. she Ind moved. However, he added reason to take notice of people in the film world, including managed after a little delay to make

her. For Joan Lorring

HERE you sco Joan Lorring (right) with Bette Davis

in a scene from the film:

Hongkong's very own-born, brought up and educated here.

Joan Lorring is her professional

name. She is none other than Del- lie Ellis, daughter and pel of Fred Ellis, a stockbroker known and respected in Hongkong and Shanghat for the best part of the last yours.

30

Dellie was sel on drammatic career, but first she had to go through high school. When she

Joined

Los graduated, she Angeles dramatic group and took part in three plays. Later she play ed small parts in two films, "Song: of Russia" and "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." Then director Irving Rapper came along and chose her for the part of Bessie Walty in sup- port of Bette Davis In "The Corn Is Green," It was a big stroke of luck! for the aspiring actress, and she fully justified Rapper's confidence in

Dellie was a very young Indy when she left Hongkong for America in 1939-this was because Mr Ellis sensed that trouble was coming, sooner or later, and had the fore her ability.

J

THIS FILM WON

FIVE OSCARS

"Going My Way" is a film that is so full of "Oscars" that some audiences go to see it rather awed and expect it to be something "grand." Well, it is in effect a very simple Glm, and it is isn't spectacular-that's why it is such a good film.

scenes, the Robert Mitchell boys

contact. And WRS lie surprised? And was he tickled? We leave you to guess,

That Dellie-or Joan-is no mean nctress in evidenced by her work in this Bette Davis Blm. The part of Bensle Wally is not a "nice" part. Bessie is coarse, unscrupulous young woman who gets herself with child to spite the good work which another woman is trying to build up. But Joan

(or Dellie Ellis, you prefer) turns in a creditable

diy # work in the portrayal of this diffleult part. If you don't believe me, go and see it and | Judge for your self. It's not a "big" part, but it is, us they say in theatrical circles, a "fat" or "Jujcy" park which means the individual player has the chance of blue moon, and can make it or k

When Joan's mother saw the film, she rushed out of the theatre. certainly didn't raise ber to be that type of girl," she said, Bette Davis, the star, who was present, explained to her, however, that her own mother had the same renetion after seeing her in the role of Mildred in the Din of Somerset Maugham's “Of Human Bondage" some years ago.

"The Com is Green" tells the story of a woman's struggle to raise the educational and social level of the impoverished Wales against the greed and intolerance of miners the mine-owners and the "gentry." As n play, it was # great success both in Lowton and New York. And as a din, It has had "A" ratings wherever it has been shown.

Jean Simmons

Has A Future

If I were asked to name the British film star with prospects of the happiest, busiest and most prosperous 1947 I should say without hesitation-17-year old Jean Simmons, writes the Even- ing News film critic.

I was talking to Mr. Rank about her triumph as the young Estella in "Great Expectations". Mr. Rank does not discuss his stars generally but he was enger to talk about Jean.

sech the

He told me he hus rushes" of her current work Uncle Slias", in which abe is

-Just-to-list the "Oscars" first.ure-born-of-realism. The incidents The film won the 1946 Academy might have happened in one's own

community. Awards for (1) the best per- formance by a leading actor And for the enactment of these “THE NEW FRANCE" (Bing Crosby); (2) the best choir is on hand to join their voices

performance by a supporting with Bing's and Rise Stevens ren-young person very much persecuted actor (Barry Fitzgerald); (3) Paxinou and Derrick de the best original screen' story:

Fidells," "L077-100-rn- Marney. "Jean is wonderful in every (4) the best direction (5) the colt melody, and Going My Way," said Mr. Rank, "and she is best box office receipts.

hit title tune from the film written on the screen almost all the time". The story is the simple one of

by. Johnny Burke and Jimmy vin The programme he has lined up young priest dispatched to a small other songs for the pleture,

Heusen, who also composed

two for her will keep Jean busy purish to take charge of activities and establish it on a sound financial Day After Forever" and "Swinging basis, Bing, 28 Father

"Chuck" on a Star."

TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M. ONLY Maria

MONTEZ in

COBRA WOMAN'

IN TECHNICOLOR with Jon Hall SABU

CATHAY

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GRABLE!

GRAND OPENING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m.

IN THE MUSICAL THAT OUTSTRIPS THEM ALLI:

SHOWING

TO-DAY

BETTY

WDICK

GRABLE HAYMES

Billy Rose's

DIAMOND HORSESHOE

IN TECHNICOLOR

MAJESTIC

M-G-M's

O'Malley, finds it dimeul at first to

put

any of his measures into

prac-

Lice. Rather, he poses as assistant

to Fitzgerald and unobtrusively in-

Ade

the famous

AL-

"The

his methods without drawing Cinema Guide

suspicion of the lovable Father.

Self-effacing, Bing takes orders,

cajoles Fitzgerald, bows to the older

man's whims but still manages to

SHOWING TO-DAY

organise such An unheard-of thing!

as a boys' cholr, settle lover's QUEEN'S-Thunder Birds.

quarrel, placate the bank president KING'S-Going_My_Way,

who holds the parish mortgage and ALHAMBRA The Corn is Green. sells a

; a song to raise money for a new CENTRAL-The Corn is Green. building..

Compassionate scenes lend a warmth and tenderness to the pro duction which is only possible Cause the experiences related therein

For Tierney,

be-

When They Fall

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& Ziegfeld

Collies

TECHNICOLOR

OF 1946

More stars than there

-zare în Heavent's

Gene Tierney, who in every plc- ture she has made has never failed to get her man, nearly lost John Sutton in her latest picture, 20th Century-Fox's Technicolour "Thunder Birds," which is at the Queon's.

Д

Sution fell for her-and landed on his head. It all happened when Suitlan, for a scene in the plcture. leaped from the high cockpit of light bomber. He was supposed to land at Miss Tierney's feet, Bul, ans he jumped, his foot caught on the rim of the cockpit. He did a com- plete somersault and landed almost squarely on his head. "grounding" Miss Tierney us he fell.

Fortunately, a check-up revealed nothing but a large bump,on, Sut= fon's cranium dod he returned to finish the scene the same 'áttérnöón”[" Freston Foster also appears in the picture.

NEXT CHANGE

QUEEN'S-My Gal Sal,

| KINGB-Star Spangled Rhythm.

ALHAMBRA Shadow of a Doubt, GENTRAL--Shadow of a Doubt,

for

months to come. When she has fin- ished "Uncle Silas" she is to star in a flm "The Woman in the Hull", to He made by Jean Dalrymple, "Tired of Love" is another assignment, and Mr. Rank tells me she will star as the unsophisticated desert island heroine "The Blue Lagoon".

She will also probably star la "The Snow Goose", ns fantasy which Gabriel Fascal frst announced six years ago. This production will pro bably bring back Mr. Pascal, but not, I gather, as a director, as he was in "Caesar and Cleopatra".

Meanwhile Jeun has two completed-"Hungry Hill". which stars Margaret Lockwood and is due for immediate showing, and Black Narcissus", in which Jean wil be seen as a seductive Indian girl.

Bing Crosby, as Father O'Malley, stop

neighbourhood kids in

In cong winning film now showing at the King'

between

NOTE SPECIAL TIMES ALHAMBRA: 2.30, 5.00, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. CENTRAL: 12.30, 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

HONGKONG born giRL MAKES GOOD!

SEE JOAN LORRING 'WITH BETTE DAVIS Joan fotherwiso DELLIE ELLIS) in her first scrcon appearance in Hong Kong whero she is rememborad: for her appearances on the local stage for Chinese War, Roliof prior to her departure for America.

Only Bette Davis would dare it!.

Mata JOHN BALLI The first picture for New York's sensational stage start

THE POWERFUL STORY OF A DEFIANT WOMAN- WHO CHALLENGED. THE WORLD TO

MAKE HER

DARING DREAM COME TRUE!

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BRINGS A GREAT PLAY TO THE SCREENI

WARHRAG

"The Corn

Is Green"

Directed by

*** JOHN BALL - PORN LORAIN ANGEL BRUCE RHYS WILLIAMS IRVING RAPPER

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