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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1947.

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ADVENTURE-to amaze you! TARILLS-10 make you cheer! ACTION- startle you!

W RALPH BYRD

LYNN ROBERTS

Based on CARTOON STRIP

By

CHESTER GOULD ·

DICK TRACY RETURNS

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THE STORY OF A CRIME THAT WAS NOT A CRIME!

PAUL LUKAS

"BRO

Glory

***JEAN SUIRVAN LUCHE WATSON.Om on Raoul Walsh

Screen Poy by Laulo Yadhay & Man Brand a from an Onqmal Story by Joe May & Lasria Vadnot

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SURPRISE

James Gleason seems some- what surprised in this sceno from Columbia's "Horo Comes Mr Jordan," which

stars Robert Montgomery at the King's Theatre. The sur- prise is due to a negotiable $25,000 choque newly-sign- ed by tho likable star. Chaude Rains and Evelyn Keyes are other featured players.

Atom Film That You Should See

Am bomb film was to

be expected, even dreaded. It has come, and there is much cause for reliet.

TIhtייי

Beginning чоро the "End." rrently hown in London, is t entirely fire from the faults ne felt surely attend the rappling with such a theme in any but the stern documentary manner,

But I dos fewer of them than was to be feared. and

more center-

weight of quality than might have

The mainstream of the pleure- the tearing ed the history which led from muclear fission to the hustly Les juft of smoke atter Hiroshima -flows steady and clear, awesome anal fascinating.

Pi scientists go to Einstein and tell him what they now believe (anti tar) they can do, Einstein Rolls Roosevell, Mumentously he decides to go ahead.

to agreement with Churchill, re Boltrer

piled. The British

GUY K, AUSTIN'S HOLLYWOOD LETTER

SHOWING

Six steps

TO-DAY

KINGS

to

stardom

Catherine McLeod

didn't miss one

HOLLYWOOD.

LL of us are saddened by the procession of

ALL of us

looking unsuccessfully for screen fame.

So few of them get anywhere -which makes it all the pleasanter to meet one who has made good.

Catherine McLeod, who mode a sinash hit. In Frank Borange's "I've Always Loved You," is one girl who bas risen from the ranks by hard work and ability.

talked to Catherine recently, und naked her the reason for her suc- cess.

here

Rule five she adopted completely: She stayed herself mid oven kept her own real name.

Αν for

bod number six, she already studied music, so che con- tinued until she had a pinno teacher's certificate, in case she up- ped as an actress,

She got her first film chance after on agent had seen her in a sloge pro- duction. She

MGM

Bl played small parts in She told me: "I've wanted to be Then her agent introduced her to an actress ever since I was thirteen. Frank Borzage, who was looking for

"When

I graduates, at eighteen, a girl to play the lead in "I've Al- from the convent at Alhambra, Call- ways Lovix You." forms. had made up my mind, from Out of Ele hundred tested, studying the experiences of esta- Catherine got the parl-and the rest blished stars, that there were als is movie history, rul must stick to

First, a bank account of £300 was [necessary for one year's living ex-

zd, t netled to study at dramatic school.

Third. I must have training

11:

LONDONER'S CHANCE

3

NOT

all would-be Beiresses are so lucky, or mu level-headed. as Catherine Meled.

Conditusts

the Hollywood le Theater parlartious,

Studio Clubs founded as a branch Ponth, I must have the best agent of the YWCA

to care for talented cauld get.

aspirants for film face--are reporte Fish, I should follow the rule set, ed to be in by Bette Davis, Claudette Colbert Girls

over America, mud from all and other Yourrit, and don't indeed from

many parts of the try to copy others."

world, are there, onl

Just existing Sixth, hould learn another pro- on funds from home, waiting for the tesson Just in case,"

chance at never en}03. »

KEPT OWN NAME Catherine followed all six. The dirt was the hardest, but she got a Job at A Shratre casblet, nisi after three years had managed to Save £380).

serious state.

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Claude Balos Evelyn Keyes - James Gleason Edw. Everett Horton. Rita Johnson • John Emory

From the play "Heaven Con Welt" by Harry Segall Screwn play by Sidney Buchmanand Selon 1, Millar Produced by EVEREST RISKIN Dirated by ALEXANDER HALL

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For months past we've heard ર only one girl getting a real break.

She is Valeria Cardew, who came here frvan London some monilis ARA

-TO-DAY

ONLY

She studiet, worked at odd jobs, and toured the studios. Now she's She attended dramatie school In Rọi u goed part in the Charles Boyer Los Angeles, appeared in several picture, "Mortal Coil," falle Theatre shown, and finally get a god agent--which took yurej

f rules two, three and four,

Greer Garson

Reconciled

Greer Garson and her has- band Richard Ney, who parted; in February, are reconciled.

Greer's A

hope

Thug have moved into house at Pebble Beach.

All their friends sincerely that this reconcillation is permanent. Ruthard Ney has certainty been physicists go to America. The pavery unhappy without Greer. ject becomes a military task, on a Scale of enterprise, responsibility andi Beervey even now difficult to com- orchend.

THE FIRST TEST

legitimate excitements

Twinderrally reconstructed: Tall

the

first big laborators test stays breath with its throbbing tension.

The dawn in the New Mesien desert, when the first trial bomb was dropped, tightens the grip on throat, heart and mind. Yes mind-be- cause the alt is sober and authentie

enough to keep one conscious of the terrible implications,

The two great difficulties of

per. suasion have, on the whole, been handled with discretion. The first is that the men who really did these

things have to he represented by actors, which is apt to impart a Mmc. Tussaud touch.

Second, it has been felt necessary to have a thread of fetional story.com the

soldier (Robert Walker) young who is assigned as an aide on the selentist project, the young civilian

(Tom Drake), is misgivings about

Gecer re-fand happiness in the same week that Judy Garland, her Jellow star at MGM, lost it.

SHAKE-UP

IN BRITISH

STUDIOS

By DAVID LEWIN

RICH

LONDON. shake-up in British

bat berum at Gain- nrough the home of Sidney Box. One picture, "Street Paved with Water" has been euncelled.

Outside

shooting had begun but it was found that airfelds on either side of the canal locale ruined the round track A ractit

Him. may also be

An official statement fron the "Becher's Brook," studio declared that Judy had suffer- I scrapped.

a nervous tollapse as a result Pictures which use up too much of marital and studio disagreements, star-time or money will be sheived. and had been urged to take half a When Box returns from America.. year's rest.

decision will be made On the Judy, who married' director Vin-£1,000,000 "Christopher Columbus" he wanted to film. It is eely to tente Minnelli in 1945, and has small daughter, Liza, has just figh- be abandoned now that quick ima ed an MGM musical, "The Pirates," are needed and the American with Gene Kelly.

market is doubtful,

Now the rumours that Judy left Minnelli several times recently and stayed with friends seen only too

true.

Vincente Minnelli himself made a statement on the situation. Said he:

"Judy is a very sick girl, and the only thing important now is to get.

her

well.

JEAN SIMMONDS, who was

to

have left next month for the South

Sea Islands for location work on "Blue Lagoon," has had the trip postponed this is also to help the speed-up.

NEW American film company is

Impossible "She in under the doctor's

care, called

Pletures. They aim to make comle travelogues in and is in a highly nervous state."

Minnelli did not deny the reports colour, Imposible. of trouble between them, but claim- Ill-health was the ed that Judy's

the bomb are useful to the argument, Judy just struggled through

cause.

A New York report states

that

"The

into

Yet, surmounting such things, the mis significant, impressive, excit- ing, thought-provoking, and every-only regain her health, they body, ought to see it.

tears on the sel

Minnelli is sure that, if Judy

can will

me.

work out their domestic problems.

MARIA MONTEZ, tall, slim, red- headed, here to holiday with her husband Jean Pierre Aumont, is honest about the effect the Ameri- up can fim cut will have on Hollywood glars. "We shall have to come England to make pictures," she tokl "We just cannot afford to be off the British screens for any length of time."

to

but his newly-wed delight are Pirate," arriving late, holding filming, and frequently bursting merely bal.

TIME OUT FOR GLAMOUR

Mm-m-m, Betty Grable! William Bondix as "Taxi" in the film version of William Tregaski's "Guadalcanal 'Diary," which opens at the Queen's tomorrow. He takes

times out from worrying Japs for a refreshing glimpse "of "America's No. ̈ ̄1⋅ Pin-up.

Paris

MARLENE DIETRICH, in and dining almost nightly with Jean Sablon, goes home to Clermany for her latest film "Operation Candy

Bar."

.

NEW radio show this autumn will star Bonar Colleano and bring back Petula Clark, who was unfortunate enough to get mixed up with "Lon- don Town." Colleano's latest crack to a certain actress: "Don't bite your darling. You'll polson your-

tunge

self.

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QUEEN'S Templation Harbour

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(Ralph Boyd, Lynn Roberts) ORIENTAL-Barbary Coast Gent (Wallace Bcery, Linnie Barnes) CATHAY-Uncertain Glory (Errol

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Temptation Harbour

Adapted from George Simenons Story Resdøren Dicti

WILLAM HARTWELL-MANCE EGALPO

VARGASTE KAMYON

Baded by MICE Stally Diced by CONTORT

OPENING. TO-MORROW

RICHARD

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Preston FOSTER Lloyd NOLAN William BENDIX - Richard CONTE Anthony QUINN

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Cary GRANT

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