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**sorious films

ARE BOOMING

By H.H. Wollenberg

comedies as such, include" comle parts. Of most recent productions only. "Holiday Camp" and "Eazy Money" may be mentioned, each of them with a strong humorous ole ment. But actually it is true enough to say that almost every British

Includes

humorous some character. Even in a thriller like the recently released "Snowbound" armingly. funny part, or Francis It we meet Stanley Holloway in a dis- Sullivan in the tense story of an alr disaster in "Broken Journey." Film studios in Britain are in the fortu- nate position of being able to draw on a wealth of comedians of finest order.

of "Miranda" is a welcome reminder,fim FTER a fairly long spell

Alms-of somewhat heavy, of the great tradition of humour, în dramatic type, humour has English literature, theatre and art.

the returned to

London English caricaturists since Hogarth, screen. Soon after the light English comedies, since those of

the Restoration of "Spring In Shakespeare and

lllerature comedy romance

atirical Park Lane came the premiere of playwrights,

This lace Dean Swift, are known the "Mirando," a comic fantasy.

the world over. The cinema in Britat type of art for which

but does well if it carries on this tradi- sereon la particularly suitable, which has become rare in the in- tion in its own way and can pre- sent to world audiences film enter- ternational cinema programme.

Those who can recall the early fainment of the Brest type. days of cinema will remember that, that time, the potentialities of ute nieve camera sa

A number of promising humorous flms have already

In

the

grotesque were exploited to the full. Britain. Before World War II, A Films, has turned to comedy in its

camera

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Now Trio

United One of the largest of Kingdom fim companies, Two Citics the thony Arquith filmed Terence Fat-

at current production. First to be turning the handlo

tigan's Irresistibly funny comedy, shown is "One Night with You," a caused slowly, caus

the all

Without Tears." Even bet-

Introducing ven bet- musical comedy

bril- "French vehicles in the com~ ler known as a world success was liant new trio, Bonar Colleano, Guy people and

to

fantastic at a movo

adaptation Asquith's

of George Middleton and Charles Goldneri pleted film

all Bernard pace, inevitably causing the

Shaw's "Pygmalion," with Stanley Holloway also adds his own dience

by performanco the touches of humour, ́and Patricia de- the

late theso potentialties have been

Howard,

tenor Nino Roc, with the operatie veloped in the 40 or so years since Another achievement was Clive Martini, are the stars. can be studied in "Miranda". To- Brook's "On Approval", based on The other comedy subjects now day we are as grateful for real fun Frederick Lonsdale's play. Other in production at Denham Studios on the screen as we were in those amusing film comedies from studios are "Sleeping Car to Venice," early days.

in Britain have been "Quiet Wed- directed by John Paddy Carstairs, ding," "Quiet Week-end," "While "Woman Hater," directed by the Sun Shines" and "Acacia Terence Young, with Edwige Avenue."

Feuillere, the French star, There are, of course, a good many Stewart Granger, the latter in his British films which, although not Arst comedy role.

roar with laughter. How the brilliablo Leallo

London Holiday Miranda is a mermaid who makes the acquaintance of a young Lon- don doctor, on a fishing holiday on the coast of Cornwall, England's most south-westerly county. It is to see London, her greatest wish and she persuades him to tako her with him. And hidden

a long dress, beneath with her ashta Miranda, ostensibly a cripple, goes to stay with him and his charming wife in their flat. Actually, she is so lovely and flirtatious that a num- ber of men are wildly distracted by her.

Although the flm script adapted from a stage play, it is the film which, by its unlimited tech- nical possibilities, can makce the widest possible use of the subject. I can, for instance, construct such in the zoo situations as the where, while the scalions are being watching fed with fish, Miranda,

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from her bathchair, manages fo snatch and devour one of the fish to the amazement of the bystanders. There are, of course, many hilarious situations which filmgoers in every country will enjoy (not of least the surreptitious flapping Miranda's inlân every time she gets excited),

Groat Tradition

Camera technique is decisivo in the achievement of such effects, but it had to be accompanied by clever acting. Surely no more perfect im personation of a mermaid could be thought of than that by Glynis Johns. Two extremely funny per- formances are contributed by Mar- garet Rutherford and David Ton- Linson. Credit for the direction of "Miranda" goes to Ken Annakin.

Love the one and

the sister

marry the

Age doesn't wither at the box-office

by STEPHEN WATTS

HAT man whose name seems

impossible to keep out of the news-Eric Johnston-has been ticking Hollywood off.

For about £50,000 a year, which he complains is too much, Mr John- ston Is retained

by the Hollywood producers to do odd jobs.

Such things as solving the British tax problem to their advantage and ticking them off for the good of their souls and pockets.

On Vacation

Ann Blyth of the films awings on the beach between awims during vacation at Santa Monies, California,

This time he has been telling them they need more new blood. The big stars are getting on; there are not

their places.

and

I. IN "Green Dolphin Street," (coming

to the Queen's Theatro nexi week), MGM have given us a lavish adventure film which ranges over a wide canvas.

The action takes place In the Channel Islands, China and New Zealand, In the ploneering days.

Naval deserter, handsome young scapegrace Richard Hart, goes to the colony of New Zealand to creape the consequences of the law.

There he becomes a timber trader, and writes to the girl he loves (one of two sisters) to ask her to come

him, The worse for

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Doreen Play by John Les Mahin, Mare Connelly and Dale Van Kvozy Directed by VICTOR FLEMING • Produced by LOUIS D. LIGHTON

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She

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with everything she has... in the romance that sweeps from com- field to Capitol.

LORETTA YOUNG.. JOSEPH COTTEN ETHEL BARRYMORE

h

The Farmers

Daughter

enough youngsters coming up to take out to marry liquor, he makes a Next Change: Alan LADD in "CALCUTTA”

His warning is against playing safe inistake in the name and it is the at the box-office with stars of wrong. sister who steps off the clip- established drawing

power and Per at Wellington, neglecting long-term star building.

really

He marries her out of chivalry, und they share many exciting ad- It is curious that, when the ventures, including an earthquake average age of the most regular and a battle with hostile Maoris, filmgoers around 19, the stars before he realises that he average age is so very much higher. In real We a girl of 10 regards woman of 35 as old. Yet on the screen she seems to prefer Jer romances personified in terms of

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actual 迂 not always mental, maturity.

Adolescence also seems to Identify itself happily with heroes whom off- Gereen it would regard and rightly -BS of its fathers' generation,

Here are a few examples: Irene

Dunne (43) Myrna Loy (42).

Claudette

Colbert

loves her.

Lanu Turner and Donna Reed appear as the pretty sisters, while Richard Hart follows up his success in "Desire Me" with another good performance As the

A GOOD PICTURE NEVER GROWS OLD.

"PICCADILLY INCIDENT"

coming to the

Oriental Theatro Monday, Juno. 7th By popular request

unndmirable Queen's

Queens ALHAMBRA

hero.

Van Hedin is good, as usual, as another settler in New Zealand who also loves Miss Turner. are shown above in the earthquake

sequence.

The two

AS A GHOST

(42), Marlene REX HARRISON 'Dietrich (43), Greer Garson (40), Joan Crawford (40), Paulette Goddard (36), Ginger Rogers (37). And the men: William Powell (35)

Fredric March (51), Walter Pidgeon, (40), Spencer Tracy (48), Humphrey Bogart (48), Gary Cooper (40), Clark Gabla (47).

Gene Tierney and Rex Harri- son are teamed for the first time on the screen in one of the most delightful love stories of the year in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir." adapted from the best-seller by IL.

Dick. TOLLYWOOD today is as cheer the picture, now showing at

HOLLYWOOD CHEERFUL

Ho

Ini

ful as it was gloomy a couple of the King's Theatre, Miss Tierney is months ago.

seen as the young, beautiful and That in the transformation stubborn widow who is bedeviled by wrought by the Anglo-American a lusty and high-spirited sen enp film agreement, my correspondent tain. George Sanders, as a philan- on the spot reports,

film.

Most Joy, he says, emanates from dering painter, is also starred in the the Independent producers. Almost obliterated Inst August, they arc starting up again.

Two Newcomers

Two comparative newcomers, Rory Calhoun

Fleming, and Rhonda

The major studios, who for months have been buying original stories at low prices, are now bidding high ognin for novels and plays.

For example, the dim rights of achieve stardom together in Para- the Broadway stage hit "Mister Ro-mount's colour production, "Adven

ture

at the ts." starring Henry Fonda,

Queen's berts,"

Island," now being negotiated at £02,600 plus Theatre.

10

over

дго

per cent, of the box-offico Calhoun, recently teen with Ed-

In "The ward G. Robinson

Ited receipts.

is s toll the House," There is excitement

dark, ruggedly arrival of Mr J. Arthur Rank. Holly handsome youngster whose fan mail wood belloves he is in the market has reached astounding proportions for atars and directors for British despilo his very few appearances on pictures.

the screen.

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