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SEAT IN THE STALLS;

British Film Chiefs Give

Youth A

ALENT is tho life blood of any film in dustry; and to ensure that this blood stream flows continuously a constant in take of young people is

necessary.

Chance

By E. S. Wallace

first attempt at full control be- cause a fantastic comedy of this kind is extremely tricky to handle. The light" whimsicality of the series of odd adventures suffered by the heroins in her quest of a cure for hiccups can so easily be allowed to denge- nerate into a mere knockabout.

Biggest Chance:

For instance "Man on the run" the story of the adventures of tual redemption, has as its stars nn army deserter and his even- Jonn Hopkins and Derek Farr.

Joan has already apppeared in through ita humanity and hum- The first Gentlemanı," one or two pictures, notably our, čan make the man who

but in plays it into a popular stor ANOTHER young man-Ralph this one, a fast moving modern over-night. None of Kieron's Smart-is also getting his big- During the war years story, she gets the star's part previous roles has possessed gest chance as a director. Just Britain won its respected which is in tune with up-to-date that quality.

now. He is responsible for the world film status through cinema appolites. She is little

Two young ladies also get making of "A Boy, A Girl And A work

known

to picturegoers, although useful parts the

Dike," a of established

In this picture. artists

s ́and dales' of Yorkshire, and

she has had a stendy theatrical They are Christine Norden and the bustory of cycling set in technicians. career, mainly in repertory Shella Manahan. The former and dealing with the rivalry Those veterans have kept work.

hous already made several between cycling clubs an well Britain's industry at a high building up a film career when she has

Her partner, Derek Farr was minor appearances; but now no romance in the open air. really an level of achievement over

important war interrupted his work, and character to since.

ploy, Miss Much of the work on this It is only recently that he has Manahan, a newcomer is being film was done on the location moved back to major ports. given her first chance.

Controlling in North England. Another are

flim which glves

of a full unit

players and young performers chance la "Helter Skelter," an example technicians, 200 miles away "Saints and Sinners,” a story of of the kind of lively comedy from the home studio, and small-town Irish folks, their which many British studios coping Wh tho unreliable

weather, friendships, quarrels and loves are turning out just now, pro- British

is valuable

Kieron

the vides a first rate example of experienco Moore, the leading

young man, had been given Import enterprising star build-up in director.

of Cnrol In "Mon

Marsh. ant parts

about the the person

Smart has dono an excellent THEY will go on for many years House" and "Anna

Karenina,"

job and is now back in the producing such films, act- but his best performance yet Exacting Role: ing in them and directing them. has been in "Mine Own Ex-

aludios completing the picture. But recently some

His cost is largely a young producers ccutioner," in which he played CHE has already given two per- one too. Notable in it is Honor have given thought to a long a

war hero who had bcenformances which have im- term polley and have begun to

Blackman, a girl from upset psychologically

15 A pressed critics as a pathetic original 3. find youn:

Arthur Rank train- people to carry on prisoner.

waitress in "Brigston Rock"

the "Company of the tradition.

nock ing group, "Saints and Sinners," which and as Alice, the only human Britain's carries on So It happens that

who recently Youth,"

scored bla development as character in a French-made minor

n studios

hit in "The Allen now cunlain young a star, is a big step forward, people who are being given big and gives him a different and puppet version of Lewis Car- Com," one of the four Somerset

"Children's Story." Now Mausthum

short stories and important chances not only of character to play, something her

put producers, gambilng as stars but

on together in a film with the as directors and closer to his own Irish nature. her versatility, have given her the overall title of "Quartet." technicians.

It is the sort of port which a most exacting role in "Helter

Skelter.

They are most of them still at work. Established artists producing filma ilke "Hamlet", "Oliver Twist",

Fallen Idol" and "Scolt of the Antare- lic."

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Long-Term Policy:

T

MOIRA SHEARER, star of the new British picture "The Red Shoes," which will have its first showing at the Queen's on Wednesday. Halled as one of the most original and ambitious lms ever made in Britain, "The Red Shoes" was written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. In Technicolour, li has as its highlight a 13-minute ballet based on the Hans Anderson fairy tale of the same name. In addition to Miss Shearer, tho Alm stars two other famous dancers! Leonite Massine_and_ Robert Helpmann.

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collar dating from 1070, full of marvellous stuff I hadn't even known was there.

New York. forced my old Polish gardener HAVE just had a date to go round with them tapping with the most beautiful the walls.

"Sure enough, they found this. of British exports. Miss one. Hollow! They knocked it Madeleine Carroll-all alone down, and what d'you suppose except for two maids, three they found? A wonderful wing moving men, a theatrical ngent and a casual caller.

When

1 went to see her in her penthouse high above the East River, the general Idea was to talk about the theatre.

"I know it was wonderful by It did

I the labels and empty bottles that not quite work out that way, found her In the midst of a were all that was left when I imound of furniture.

got back. They drank the lot. "Yesterday," she said breath. They would, wouldn't they?" lessly, "I went mud. Went to a sale and bought all this stuff. I'd nowhere to put it, so it had

to come here. You won't mind it the storage men come and talge it away while we talk, will You?"

They came, all three of them, with hats, smelly clears, three- day beards and gruff voices,

They yanked the chair Miss Carroll was sitting, on-whlen was all right with me, for then [she had...to como, over-and-join me on the sofa. They tore down pictures and carried off tables...

'MY CHATEAU'

Miss Carroll-in between in- American. structing them in answering me in English, talking with one maid in French and the other in Spanish-was tell- Ing me not about the theairo but mainly, I gathered, about

her pink 15th century chateau

DRANK THE LOT

CARROLL

姜

Madeleine

for

Secret of Success:

the

She plays a girl with biccups; and all through the picture she has to make that involuntary T HESE examples Indicate noise from tho throat to order clearly the spirit of enterprise and yet remain charming and among the majority of British producers. They not only amusing.

recognise the need for new Two other young people who talent and so introduce new also get important parts in this faces and new brains, but they film are David Tomlinson, who iso

develop this talent In- In two or three small per- telligently and progressively, formances has established him- To find talent and develop self as a first rate light come it, whether it la acting skill, dian; and Peter Hammond, who the ability to

direct, photo- plays a nice ordinary young man graph, manipulate sound ma

most nice young chinery, or create settings-that

is the policy. Youth 12

carefully "Helter Skelter" is being minde blended with expe

experience is the by a young director, Ralph accret of succces in any in- Thomas, who has recently grad- dustry. Britain's. Alm makers uuted from his duties of assis- me demonstrating their belief tant. For him it is a difficult in that recipe.

better than

men.

The New Mills

Rings The Bell

By Stephen Watts

FOHN MILLS, who could have sat back and let the pounds most of them in the form of sixpences, after taxation-roll in us tho natural tribute to Britain's top male star, has by daring and energy opened up a new carcer for himself. Two new carcers, in fact. With "The History of Mr Polly" he becomes a film producer. So he has banished the actor's eternal problem of what to do when the years bring into operation the economic process known as the law of diminishing returns.

“And ̃ ̈by” his ̈performanceTMus ̃H“G”Wells's fainous""Little Man" he has established himself as a character actor, even a character comedian, revealing a range of ability far beyond the average star.

The Shabby Romantic

IND_you, "Polly" will be a controversial picture. How will M Mills fans take their hero as a shabby, pathetic-romantic, dyspeptle Victorian small shopkeeper with a nagging wife? belleve Mills's performance, which is endearing, touching, and funny, plus the charm and originality of the film, will

"them. win Will the people to whom Mr Polly is one of Betion's most old friends find the film worthy of the book? I found it Wells, in atmosphere, character, and dialogue. Even the comedy, which is broad, by modern screen standards, is right, because Wells's comedy was broad. It is an new director, Anthony impressively stylish Orst Alm for a Feilasler, who also adapted the book, a notable achievement in Itseit

beloably faithful

TWO

Two Good Performances actresses are likely to find their screen careers considerably enhanced through "Mr Polly," and both in unglamorous parts. Betty Ann Davies is admirably slatternly and uncompro- mising as the nagging wife, and Mers Jenkins is enchanting as the cosy Innkeeper whom Wells bluntly called "the fat woman." Miss Jenkins has an unusual success story of her own. At two, she was stricken with Infantile paralysis. All through her childhood she had a leg in irons. But her mother refused to treat her as a cripple, had her taught dancing. When at last she was cured she had only a slight limp which I defy anybody to notice today on the screen.

The Party's Off

Carroll, not only A BANQUET for 2,000 people at six guineas, a head has been

the Loveliest woman on the Broadway stage, is also by far the busiest. Sho is working for

called off in Hollywood. Oscars for 1048, those' statuettes worth much more than their weight in gold so far as publicity goes, were to have been awarded for the winning pictures and performances.

The cancellation and the row following it reveal a big divor-" gence in outlook on the present state of the film world.

One view, the official one, is that such a spectacular function would be out of place now. Violently opposed are those who think this is the very time to put on a show and let the world know Hollywood is still Hollywood.

the Red Cross, the Unitarians, tho. Quakers, the Council of

The facts of the situation are not in dispute. The actors' union Christians and reported last year that only 600 of its 8,500 members had contracts, Jews, and pecially for the and the situation has admittedly deteriorated..

But Hollywood is still Hollywood. I have just seen two news welfare of chil-itpms side by side, one listing studio economies, pele

every~ | reporting that Pautelle Goddard has a £4,100 a week gyornatco

for "Anna Lucasta

where.

Sho is playing lead in Good-

and

her

Poor Miss Hayworth

by My FancyFRANKLY, I am sorry for Rita layworth-which surprises me

"areעור".

Just when she needed most to stabilise in

as much as it may you, time her screen position along comes "The Loves of Carmen", easily to fumm ranking the most preposterous picture of the year. This Carmen in the best-laundered, colffured and dentifriced gipsy you over, saw. She does nothing but wiggle her bare shoulders and roll her eyes in arch caricature of every kercen siren of history. It Miss H. survives this she can survive anything.

trying Busest lovely ther her pet pro-

ject, an inter-

in the Ile de France-a subject national children's, day, The finds far more fascinating sort of junior Uno," she calls it:

Broadway's glitter,

"What does it really matter i was saying

"I loved ió

about old fogies like you and explore the rooms. (Yes, all me?" shờ raid

severely, out- right that chair can go.) One wardly still far from the fogy had a thick wall at the end, stage

nad 1often wondered what was' children at does matter is the beyond but never got aroufid to Mise Carroll is planning a finding out.

"quick trip to England in July to In 1941 the Germans came, see her mother and father at (No, plojme, that one.). They Bromley.

Interesting Flashback

TROM the 21 years history of "Spotlight," the directory from which many film and theatre parts are cast, editor Rodney Allogton picks this story. In 1030 he lined up an actor and actress for a repertory company in Aberdeen. One wouldn't go All four were without her husband, the other had a fancee. engaged.

Names: Elspeth Marsh and Stewart dranger, Michael Denison and Dutele Graƒ Total weekly pay was £42.

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