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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1949.

SEAT IN THE STALLS

British Film-Makers Look

Around The

By L. S. WALLACE

World

of

who join the Guards and sligro the hardships of initial train- THE arrival of a British film production unit in North Ing. progress together to offcer rank and eventually Icad Germany is at least one sign of a spring upsurgo squadrons of tanks in some of activity from British studios, where those the most exciting actions of the responsible for planning pictures have an øye upon the war whole world as a fleld' for story subjects,

T

The unit is marshalling tanks and troops on the plain of Luneburg, not far from. Ham- burk,

to reconstruct some of the more vital battics of the war for a flim called They Were Not Divided.

This Two Cilles picture is a tribute

the Guards and

10

Armoured Divisions. Its pro- ducer is J. Elder Wills, who has a fine record as a film

maker, and its director is Terence Young, himself a soldier of mean accomplishment.

te policy of those anonsering.

the film is that there shall be no publicity for the cast,. which is composed of actors and no non-actors specially chosen for their suitability for roles which require some milltary senso as well as ease before the camera. Many of them were Guardsmen or Commandos in the war.

The plaiure deals with the adventures of two young men, one British and one American,

Lu En, who plays a feading role in "A Peasant's Tragedy," a Yung Hwa production opening at the King's on June 7, comforts Pai Yaug, famous Chinese film star whose tragle life during the Japanese occupation forms the main theme of the Gim.

Films 'find' a great actress

By STEPHEN WATTS

HAT particular blend of Anglo-Russian charm was

Full military co-operation being given to the producere of the film, which alms, in under Iining the Immortality of armoured groups, to provide a happy blend between personal documentation history and the of ovenia.

Another British film being produced abroad is The Dancing. Years, peaceful and pleasantly Escapist, and bent on capturing the spirit of old Vienna and its surrounding country,

unit

In that area a strong from Associated British in by already at work, headed Producer Warwick Ward and Director Harold French.

DENIS PRICE and Patricia

Dainton lead the cast of this sereen version of Ivor Novello's success, which London stage

frat spectacular will be the romantic musical to be produced war. by British studios since the

Its, makers deserve success. It is the first time British studios

a fully have sent a

equipped unit abroad to secure key scenes for a subject of this character; it is rare even for Hollywood to take trouble for musical sub- such Jects.

resulting scenes The should give this picture, that rure distinction-as for musleals are concerned-an nu- thentic background.

as

British production is going ahead in the Commonwealth too. In Australia e full unit from Sir Michael Balcon's Ealing Group is a work on Bilter

Springs. This group's third sub- Jeet in Australia denis with the hazards of sheep farming in the Where centre of the continent, water supply is a problem which gives rise to some tense drama.

Chips Flafferty, the rangy Australian who was in both tho earlier Ealing productions--the Just was Eureka Stockade-is playing

sheep farmer. Comedian Tomuny

rinder

and tor Gordon Jackson, are cast young Scottish actor,

ה

able

as his inexperienced assistants. They will provide some bright interludes in the drama.

For 12 weeks the unit will bel on location In South Australia and then there will be eight weeks'

work in Pagewood Studios, Sydney, the control of which was recently secured by company Ealing, so that the may have a permanent base fa Australia:

A LEADY Ealing technlelans A are at work upon plans for another Australian film to fol- low Bitter Springs Writer w. P. Lipscombe is now in Aus- tralia where he is busy with preparations for Robbery Under Arms, the next subject. Thus continuity of production in Aus- tralia is

is assured.

05

Balcon looks to Australia Alm field, so Alexander Korda is tur

of

turning to Africa. He has taken the enterprising step commissioning two first class British Alm makers to carry out an extensive tour of Africa with a view to finding stories for future productions. They are John and Roy

Roy Boulting, whose last two pictures were Brighton Rock and The Guinea Pig, both films of first quality.

Both have an instinct for good for back- stories and an eye ground

und that can be imaginative- ly used on the screen. The re- prospecting may sults of their

in

be the kind of stories--spectacu lar and essentially British quality that Korda has suld ho would like to include in his future programme.

In North Africa a unit from Shepperton, for Kordo, is recur- Ing key scenes for the secret service thriller The Golden Salamander, and Austria will shortly be visited by another party in search of background for Maria Chapdelaine, an his- torical romance of Old Vicuna.

used by Anatole do Grunwald to persuade Dame NOTES FROM BRITISH STUDIOS: Edith Evans to act for films I do not know. I'am content to be thankful for it.

She is a beautifully easy actress to describe. The most rarely justifiable of adjectives fits her. She is a great actress.

Her film career starts after. 37 years of acting. She was a dressmaker until she was 24 and then struggled for more than 10 years, never taking a part she did not believe in, never doing a Job for the money. Bernard Shaw once said she wasn't worth

£10 a

a week in a part that wasn't real..

Without delving deep into her brilliant past, one need only consider her

Old Vic performance last season. her current stage virtuosity in "Daphne Laurcola," her recent screen debut as the centenarian in "The Queen of Spades," and now "The Last Days of Dolwyn," to review a range of work which towers like her native Snowdon.

She gives British films added attraction, stature, and prestige by appearing in thern.

P

DIANA IS THE

PRISONERS' PIN-UP GIRL

FILMING has begun at Den-

ICTURES of Diana Dors character of an infaht prodigy played by a are top currency in one planist will be

The young, unknown boy. of London's prisons. demand is so high that any lucky inmate who owns Welcome To Williams

some can swap them for any

ham on Two Citios" The WELCOME also to Emlyn Williams, who wrote, directed. of the prison's luxuries Rocking Horse Winner. Based II. and co-stars in "The Last Days of Delwyn.". His talents have even cigarettes. Diana will on a short story by D.

Lawrence and directed by An- in Diamond been too long absent from Alms. Now he has written a story next be seen

thony Pellssler, who wrote the which is Welsh to its roots.

City, Gainsborough's "West screen play, this is John Mills' A remote village. In a valley, is threatened with death by drowning.

The wicked English want to make a reservoir of it,ern." set in the days of the second dim as producer. Their agent is n man (Emlyn Williams) who was born in

the South African diamond village, expelled in disgrace from it, and returns full of destruc-rush. tive hate.

the

trivance.

Many of the team who worked en The History Of Mr Pally are with him again, Including Des mond Dickinson, lighting VIR Mathieson, musical cameraman on Hamlet and Car- MM director or the J. Arthur men. Dillon, who, won a Holly-

Valerio

When his plans are folled by the peasant will of one woman (Edith Evans) he turns to pure wilful destruction—and Williams the author turns to incongruous, melodrama reminiscent of old serials. The end la quite unworthy theatrical con- Rank Organisation, is in Italy wood "Oscar" for her art

looking for musical backgrounds direction the same alm But the village and its people, its chapel service, and its for The Prodigy. This will be Leading

are players little hypocrisies are beautifully noted. The place has vivid, the first Independent Frame Hobson, John Howard Davies, warm life and character that make it comparable with great picture to be made at Denham. Ronald Squire and John Mills. village life films like "La Femme du Boulanger" or "To Live in

Winner will have It

a predominant The Rocking Horse Peace. And that is as high a tribute as Williams the fim-maker musical theme on the lines of gives

Hobson on unsym- Valerie could desire.

The Seventh Veil, Introducing pathetic part. She plays the The works of such composers as mother of three young children Berlioz and Beethoven. Central whose whole existence is centred her on a desire to Increase family's finance. She has littlo time for her husband and even less for her children.

Dry Bathing Beauty

RATHER than take a sledge hammer to the almost endearing nonsense of "The Wake of the Red Witch," I prefer to tell a marginal story about it.

Its cast contains a proud beauty enlled Adele Mora. Nevez heard of her? Nor had I. She is that curious but not uncom- tho mon Hollywood creature the girl who is better known off screen. She is her studio's No. 1 pin-up giri.

The demand for photographs of Miss Mara, is such

that, sparing no effort for her art, she has. posed for more than 4,000 pictures in a bathing dress. The bathing dress has never once been wet.

In "The Wake of the Red Witch," her first important part, Miss Mara is discovered swimming in a tropical pool. It was only then the studlo discovered that the swim-suit queen couldn't swim.

One Line Enough

DERHAPS one line of dialogue from "The Wake of the Red-

Witch" will give you the flavour. When tough sča-captain John Wayno seeks treasure in a Puclite island it is explained that "The pearls are kept in an iron chest In a cave which is also the home of a giant octopus.". ".

I have not encountered stories like this since I stopped rend- Ing_the_"Wizard.” The film has one fine actor, Luther Adler, a wide range of off-the-shoulder dresses, and that strange stupidity of people. telling in Cash-backs things they couldn't possibly know,

Overstuffed Cocknays

TAVENʼn rudimentary, knowledge of London pubs 'will cause,

you to disbelieve a good deal of "For Them That Trespasa." Such relentless hilarity, such ⠀-woman-to-woman hair-tearing fights, such overstuffed cockney characters!

› Into-this improbable setting,comés Stephen Murray, a refined. young

willer lopking for colour-and, by Georgo, he finds IL But rather than admit he walked home with a girl who gets murdered he allows innocent Richard Todd⋅ to goʻto gaol for 15 years. I think catches up with him in the end should be called Nemosis.

It is all more like hasty illustrations, to n prosy noveloita than a Alm, though Murray, Todd, and Rosalyn Boulter do their best for it

What

Bogart's Star

.

STWWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD" JOHN DERÉK; found by Hum- phrey Bogart and stormed in his first independent production; “Knock On Any Door," "Is being halfed, as a And....... comparablo, with Tyrone Power....Once-familiar voice of E. V.H=3(Ted) | Emmėti; the newsreel commentators will be: heard-In “Passport to Pimlico che la associate producer of this "Ealing-Aim, and A .newireel:commentary was needed.

Festival Of

Britain To

Be Filmed

LONDON Flims announce

work has' ́been started on n film In celebration of the Festival of Britain, 1951,

The theme of the picture will be the Great Exhibi- tion held in Hyde Park. In 1841 under the sponsorship. of Queen Victoria and Prince Alberi. The great

· Hall "of "this...‚' Exhibition subsequently became the famous Crystal Palace.

· · Some of Britain's leading

· producers ' and '" directors who will collaborate on the pfolure include Carol Reed,

· Emerto - Prossburger, Michael Powell, Frank Launder, Sidney Gillatt and Sir Alexander 'Korda. The plature will show *- the era of optimism (and

trado expansion ushered by the 1881 Exhibition. Althoual до details HAYO yef**** been** settled intention is to have the largest and most famous cast "every assembled. for a Beitiah -pletare, - Indlacing many of the Brtilah ar who usually work””. In 24 Hollywood

the

PATRICIA

PATRIC

Raine, actress daughter of the celebrated comedianne Blanie Hale, bas her first serious role in Cino- gulid's Madeleine. She plays a member of a family which be comes involved in one of the most famous murder trials in history. Stars of the film are Ann Todd and the French actor Ivan Desny.

Up till now Patricia has been following in her mother's foot- steps and appearing, only in comedy roles. She played the' frivolous housemaid who mar- tled Roger Livesey in Vies Versa, Sally Ann Howe's scatter- brained bridesmaid in Fools Rush In, and has a farcical part in Holter Skeltor.

(CRIPT :. discussions on The Astonished Heart, which goes on the Boar at Pinewood in the first week of June with Celia Johnson, Margaret Leigh=" ton and Michael Redgravo in the tead, la proceeding by cabla between producer-director Ari- tony Darnborough in London and author Nobl Coward, who is on tioliday his way home,

(në His Jarunícan

villa,

Noet Coward hopes to see Quartet la New York. He is particularly Interested. In the technique of the Maugham fim because bis owni next. pleture, Tonight; At

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