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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1949.

FEWER

SEAT IN THE STALLS

STARS THAN EVER

IN NEW BRITISH FILMS

Progress report, after four years, on the British film campaign to develop new stars:

There are now fewer genuine box-office stars nct- Ing in pictures than at any Line since the war.

сап

SHOW TALK

by

Harold Conway

small-part player, discussinit the The revue will cost £40,000 topmost secret part of the story, to stage properly." Mather told On being asked how he came to mo, "Leo Ephraim has already know about

the actor found £30,000--and wo hope, to causally replied: "Oh, I have a Bet the balance if the pre-vlew friend who is a rucing be got

bosses who are coming along." Sunday bargains

Inside info sumelently impresses the theatre

of the

Romantic interest in Seven Days to Noon is being supplied partner him in the old Gwen by „Irish actress Shella The way things are shoping, Ftrangeon-Davies kole.

Manalian-as the daughter of n

There seems quite a mureover, cinema-goers

(That Mr Price is an example of mad science professor.

rumpus ahend in the anticipate an even less star-lit the mistakes British film studios bit is off the secret list.)

cinema trade over the question time ahead-as far as British originally made in building up I was relieved to see that she about time, to For

of Sunday night shows And productions are concerned new stars. A few years ago he has at last been given a becom- alderable proportion of Aim: a сор- The reason? Partly panic was doing excellent work in ing make-up for the screen. So Koers Sunday is their big night, nicasures in some quarters when feature parts; then came star- was sho the film slump arrived, result- dom and so many pictures that Miss Mannhan was snatched side of the West End and the week. And what, out- ing in dropping of star contracts his name never seemed absent away from the West End stage centres of the biggest and Indiscriminate sackings of from the cinema hoardings. some 18 months ago, when she clul cities, do they get for their newcomers who had shown pro- This actor, in fact, suffered was on the threshold of big money on Sundayst mike.

from over-production and in things in the theatre. But hor Partly, too, because of the different_alms.

first two pictures presented her Either Home second-feature aleady drift back to the stage of

in, ittle of the attractive light production which few of stars who have become dis-

which had so entranced play have heard of-or the re-lsstic couraged by a succession of

goers.

of an old picture, too often the poor screen roles, And, lastly,

I didn't like to complain; it worse for wear. Why? Because John and Roy Boulting. because Hollywood has baen

Almland's indistinguish might have sounded conceited," the exhibitors can rent these seizing the opportunity of this able twins, are the latest to set she told me. "But I'm glad ims for a fraction of the cost discouragement to fake her about a big picture without any you notice the difference now. required for showing the week's

beginning to wonder big him on that nightt

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newly released films for seven days and the same problem is facing other exhibitors through- out the country.

pick of the

plum names.

Was Mind you,

would be the last good, solid talent to take their about this face of mine." to discourage British efforts to place.

Shame on Sheila's previous

Many cinemagoers have for directors! When put good stories and direction

British long thought this policy a mean before star values,

"We don't want any stars for actresses go to Hollywood, they one especially since they have But cuci

excellent starless this story," say the Boultings, can sometimes expect ungallant to pay the sume

treatment. cainera offerings as Whisky Galore are, "In fact, they would be

money as on a week-night. Now unfortunately, few and far be- positive hindrance: some of those shouldn't happen to them here.

one cinema in the North, faced old, tween; too many recent home- old, familiar faces-and

with the increasing scarcity of familiar ninde Alms have cried out for a

tricks--would quite Restaurant preview good re-issues, is going to book sparkling personality to gloss destroy the Illusion." over their basic humdrumness.

Young man with a bright (dea 32-year-old cx-ENSA producer John Mother.

For a year past he has been make a fight to keep the old or Most of them will probably preparing spectacular new revue

called Out Of This second-class pictures going-and best to keep the theme of this World. Instead of hawking the the extra profit they bring. I!

so, it is up to the public picture a secret-except that it completed script bround

make their own wishes in concerns a kind of "Guy Fawkes Shaftesbury Avenue, he has *** In modern dress.**

hired a room in a West End matter felt. They could do that the restaurant and invited theatre Very quickly-by staying home and listening to the radio On ex- managers to a kind of pre-view, Sunday evenings, I hear

until their They will see all the scenery and costume designs and hear er value for money.

local cinema offered them bet-

Going, going..

is in the

middle

Meanwhile, the drift *

away from the studioa continues, Margaret Lockwood of a year's absence-and her last picture was not shown in the West End. James Mason has been in Holly- wood for some time; MGM want him to play Brutus when in Julius Cuesar II and that picture with Garbo is com- pleted or started.

I spent some hours with director John earlier this week while he filmed the climax Seven Days to Noon In、a blitzed church down Vauxhall way. He and his brother are doing their

"We don't want to scare trade in advance," John plained,

"They are ID very conserva- live, you

and know,

Phyllis Calvert is in Holly wood now; Stewart Granger is on the way there, Sir Laurence this

frightened furtherntice

Olivier and Vivien Leigh, asrla well as Join Mls, have stage plans this

so bus autumn; Margaret Leighton, our newest screen hope.

Left in the number

studios

are of talented

feature players, but precious few with mames big enough to compete against Hollywood competition at the box-offices. British names, that is: there is no lack of American and Continental stara in these same studios,

Stardom-and then?

★ from

in

are

all the music.

other

Selling out?

to

the

Report from my statis- tical apy in the Briush lm studios: "Fan mail for most of the principal stars has fallen by 60 percent during the past few months."

apt to shy off some subjects as Film star Christine Norden being dangerous for the box will be there to sing some of office. So we want them to see the

principal numbers; she without being hopes to be in the show if

West End theatre is available advance."

time. So the within a specified of secrecy,

well-known Boultings have not let any of will some their cast read more than their singer Lind Joyce.

eir artists, including former ITMA

Simultaneous advertisement in own parts of the seript. Thus

But the

select audience

film magazine: "For one affording Barry Jones, who has

shilling: set of lovely auto- Impresarios-several have the principal role

photos of his biggest cepted invitations will have to graphed

Margaret laugh for months.

imagine the show girls' and bal. Lockwood, Bette Davis, Las- let dancers part; they haven't sie.. been engaged yet.

Two days ago Mr Jones was appropriately shocked to hear a

A DAY IN THE

WHO

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OC-

1

LIFE

WANTS TO BE

London Express Service)

OF ONE ALONE

There is more to It than a clash of temperaments.

Italian backers, multi-million-

Latest stage recruit the screen is Dennis Price. He is to play the Edwardian murderer in a West

Miss "Harriet Brown's" heat has cooled Signor de Fon- End revival of Gas Light,

day begins when most of seca, Rizzoli's friend and conf- following [1 provincial tour;

dant, calls to talk about the Rosamund John-yet another Rome's cafe society have business of the forthcoming film. stage return-will probably scarcely turned their heads Miss "Harriet Brown" is in aire Angelo Rizzoli and the pro- on their pillows to face the her sitting-room. It is filled ducer, offered £150,000 for their rigours of another day. with the twilight gloom of a share in the

."

Aim of Honore Balzac's book "Duchessa Lan- -Tho-carly-morning-an-is-al-Signor-do-Fonseca leaves--It-geals, starring---Carbo and ready hot in the little plazza in is almost dark. The blue car Mason. front of the Hassler Hotel. One appears again in front of the or two files buzz lazily around, hotel, and with one stride Miss trying to find some hospitable Harriet Brown" is back again in nose. There are three private the back seat with her male at ears, two Jeeps and one motor- tendant. cycle parked alongside the kerb..

Week-end

Screen Fare

FURTIVE MALES

cave.

According to friends of Rizzoll, Garbo demanded £50,000 ns down payment; plus percentage of profits, and stated that she could give only seven weeks to filming, 30 days in Rome, and the balance in France.

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This time there is no enval- cade. 3278.T.0.X goes less swift- ly out towards the sea and along the ancient Appian Way, A group of furtive males,

Under A Woman's

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Later that night Miss "Harriet

these conditions and (KING'S), which opens its un sacks suspended

her attendant negotiations broke off," without from their on Sunday is adapted from a shoulders,

choose a secluded corner in a much sorrow on Rizzoli's part, slouchi against a well-known restaurant. The knife who story by Aldous Huxley and is a shady wall or

reported to have been Haze long and at fork and their way to Miss shocked at Garbo's appearance well-told tale of a man who is

purposelessly It the convicted of a murder he did not lingerie displayed In

frilly Harriet Brown's" mouth be which, it is felt, must be due to commit.

a nearby neath the overhanging brim of -health. Charles Boyer, Jessica

shop window. Tandy, Sir Cedric Hardwick and

the enormous straw hat, Ann Blyth play the feature roles.,

At five minutes before ten a npalo blue De Soto, with n The Life of Riley

Is the story of the life and times black convertible top and, the Rome with George Schlee (hus- of an Americon family in the cryptogrammic number plate band of her famous New York

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Greta Garbo, who has come to

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Files, loungers, and lingerie- a chauffeur" is due to make. lovers all spring into quivering her first appearance before the life. In a moment or two a bell" film camera for ten years, boy beckons from the hotel. The chauffeur sweeps the car round to the front door.

It is a joint. Italo-American with Marlo Rizzoll, enterprise, multi-millionaire publicist and hoteller, putting up a part of the money, and Walter Wanger, the. lollywood producer, being re-

Wilte Savage (LEE) which opens tomorrow, is one of these features that includes Marin Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Tur- There is the swish of revol- han Dey and everyone else of ving doors, and a figure that sarong and turban fame, Book looks like a devotee of some less carly in the day for this crowd austere monastic order emerges, sponsible for the remainder.

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Rome An enormous straw hat covers -

frankly puzzled. four-fifth of the face; there are Greta wants to be alone, they But what is this new The Bribe (QUEEN'S) is an- sun glasses unseen beneath the know.

brim. There is a loose one technique? Why this, straw other aim this week that has an plece dress caught at the middle dome that has within four days excellent cast-Charles Laugh-

simple girdle,

of Rome as the cupola of St, Ava Gardger and Robert. Taylor

Peter's? Is it hiding some great among others. A G-Man 13 It is Miss. "Harriet Brown.”· mystery? after a gang of swindlers and In one stride sho is inside the that is MGM's reason for all the car. A man following takes one Mario Rizzoli is said to have talent. The locale is a Central atcide, and is beside her. The withdrawn his money already.. American fishing village.

"Harriet Brown" door slams. The high-powered I Winter Comes (ALHAM. roadster roars off, followed by moved to room 207 In the Grand

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down noval by A. S. M. Hutchinson dov and stars Deborah Kerr, Walter theon, across the Piazza Venezia, to the Colosseum; 'round the

the Tritone,

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Pidgeon and Angela Lansbury, great circle of the Plazza of St.

Under Two Flars (BROAD= |Peter'z WAY) is an old one with Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Vic-

SHOT, FROM A GUN'

Mica

ALONE, AT LASTI. And, finally, she is alone!

has

The seven-day wonder of Carbo In Rome is over in a shower of Press 'polemics.

Q

tor MacLaglen and Rosalind Back to the hotel,-Misa "Hor- darbo says the Romans have Russell It is an "Oulda" verriet Brown" sweeps through the pestered her to death with their plan of the French Foreign swing-doors and, like a shot from Journalists and comeramen. One Legion with 20th Century Fox a gun, Is in the Uft, leaving solitary cameraman kept trimmings.

the great bouquet of Bowers fonely and damp vigil outalde Les Miserables (ROXY), with from her Italian producer. the Grand Hotel.. Charles Laughton and Fredric Signor Mario Rizzoll, where it March is, of course, the screen has been since the morning, en version of the Victor Hugo the porter's desk. novel,': A`ra-issue of an old film, it is good, but not light, entertainment,

A lonely lunch in the apart ment. Later, when the summer

The Romans say that if Garbo had token off her hat und be haved like any normal person no one would have noticed or pestered her in the streets.

When Martha Hyor drops the fish a line- they answer. And who wouldn'17. This curva crous angler carries 120 well-placed pounds on a 5 foot 0 inch frame.

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