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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949.

"They'll fetch 2s. 9d. a lb. anywhore."

London Express Service

W

Here

is ONE market for

British films

From Milton Shulman: Toronto

THEN both Hollywood Before the war a British film and London are pre. over here had about on much curlosity value as a Ubangi na- maturely digging the five in a circus. They earned grave of the British film in- about £100 to £150 each and dustry, it is refreshing to were forgotten the moment the discover at least one market cinema lights went out.

Now Brilsh films like Hamlet where the bells are not yet and Red Shoes are discussed

being tolled.

everywhere, and they will carn as mucia as such record-breaking

and

For in Canada British Alms are today more popu- box-office American successes as lar, earning more money and Best Years of Our Lives

Gone With the Wind. gaining more prestige than Both of these pletures should ever in their history.

earn for Britain over £30,000

Not only are they being each in Canadian dollars, and it shown at the small specialized is expected. Unt Quartet and houses which exhibit only foreign Blue Lagoon will net almost as Aims, but there are now 116 much. Odeon cinemas-some of them as luxurious and spacious as any- thing in the West End-which ean compote on even terms with the best cinemas associated with the large American companies.

Because THE GREATEST STORY

of EVE

The Story Life

Filmed with all-Star Hollywood Cast!

with the co-operation of the University of California, West Coast Health & Welfare Organisation.

A Picture that Answer all the Questions About the

TRUE FACTS OF LIFE

Segregated Audiences

(ADULTS ONLY)

THEN

came more long days of talk and ex- planation to IIis first five disciples. In those be- ginning days Jesus took time to get acquainted with the hard, Jogical Andrew; the thoughtful, almost the cynical Nathanael; enger, goodhearted Philip, and the always loyal, but explosive, quick - tempered Peter, They at John must be taught slowly, moulded to work together. before to others could be added The company. And all must understand the begin to deeps of the starting ideas they were soon to hear Him preach. These were some of the best and most tranquil days Jesus and His friend were ever to know.

Through tho cool Aweetness of a May morning Jesus led His band of five men down a high- Galileo. They had rund in

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not far beggars

from Nazareth, and curiosity had gathered when a suddenly; ali and the

and

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them,

around

fell shocked silence

movement ceased unclean mob stood

"So Dark the Night" rooted in fear.

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DAREDEVIL ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SILVER

BUSTER GRABBE

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PANELA BLADE A MA. „RALPH HODGES in Isary.

Rich Merchant

EVER

TOLD

CHAPTER SIX OF FULTON OURSLER'S STORY OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST

the bed and the sick

man around to the back of the house next door. No crowd there Up A narrow flight of steps they carried their burden to the

roof.

A Gaze of Command THEY wanted

So steady has been the in- crease in the earning power of British films since the end of the war that it is expected this will send Britain yeur Canada

net for our

almost $1,000,000 plctures.

THE

More maturo

HE firm base upon which this interest in British films de pends is the 500,000 members of Canada's armed forces who Required table for the British way of life during the war.

They have brought back with them fond and sentimental reminiscences of England and its people which have awakened a new curiosity about British in- stitutions, customs and hopes,

Batish films have also a special to lower the appeal to the teen-age young-

sick man through the open-sters just finishing secondary Ing in the roof, deposit him in school, Graduating from the front of tho Master, and im-cowboy and bubble-gum class of plore His mercy. ALL very plcture-goers, their 1asté touching, but the rate house- swerved from Gene Autry to holder was ready to order them Laurence Olivier.

has

off the premises when the pate, To them British films are more upturned face of Jesus stop-intelligent and more mature than ped him; that glowing gaze the regular Hollywood product, and in their new-found adult-

was full of command;

hway!"

"Vers well, then! Lower himhood they enthusiastically sup

port films like Hamlet, Great They lowered mattress and Expectations and The Fallen dying man, to the flour.

Jesus Idol

looked down at the unmoving |

But in order maintain end

patient. He then bent bealde increase this interest Britain

the dying stranger, laid ean

hands on icy checks,

and must continue to make an ado

stroked the cataleptic eyes quato quantity of good pletures.

He spoke in a profound hush:

Ench bad im that is cont over

"Be good of heart, son! Your here merely does a disscivico to

the cause of all British films. sins are forgiven you."

A buzzing murmur

through

raced

Tho the audience.

Temple agenta now sat up and

Agonising Fato

Kasped. Hero was something INFORTUNATELY

to report to Jerusalem

Cannda

has had to sit through "Blasphemy?" squeaked one. her share of dull and

con

forgive

"Who God alone? Blasphemy!"

No one

British

pictures. sine but adolescent

Films like Stop Press Girl, The replied as the dread Perfect Woman, Poets Pub, Wo- by death, man in the Hall, Esther Waters charge, punishable

and echoed in the have not only met an agonising pounded room. Jesus was still bending fate at the box-office but they have disillusioned audiences that over the sick man HEALING THE SICK

"What is it," He asked, fac- have come to look forward to a stimulating ing the

men from the Temple, British picture as a stim RICH and powerful magnate A C

The ex-isherman thanks, the blind could see the "that you think in your hearts and refreshing experience, was dying.

Which up to greet him, and with news. suddenly

Since British films are in con- appeared

did not wait, but rushed back to Master's pleased but perspiring Why do you think evil! among them. His breast was de His son lived!

Jesus. Andrew and face. Others were released and in easier to cay: your sins are atant and vigorous competition "Praise God?" At what hour fetch corated with a pendant disk

forgiven you or arise! Take up with Hollywood in this market, Nathannel in their ecstasy cried out: James, blue did he get better?"

Britain cannot afford with watery covered

your bed and walk?" blue

"You Are The Son of God," opals, and "Yesterday at the seventh stood in the doorway as Jesus

He patted the checks of the courage these recently won au- aquamarines, black

passed

in and went directly to

until then... could diences who Through the emeraids,

path hour, the fever left him".

the bed

First Clash and touched they instantly opened for him

At the seventh hour! That, mother-in-law's band. the nobleman strode forward.

the turned away from Him, hosule

hum: bewildered air,

-

was

had told

and John

the Sha

not knowing clashed

T was on His return

pernaum

with the

public

But as the crowd peeked and as the father knew, turned their heads, they obser- exact hour when the carpenter at first, then looked back with a

from Nazareth ved that the stranger's face was pale kis eyes Tials1 words were incredibly humble.

"I have heard," he

yout

is "Your son lives"

cars

u master

under

man

to dis

not move but only feel his Canada sece over 300 pictures Then Jesus whis- ja year, Britain can continue to to Ca- great pain. that Ho Brat pered slowly and deliberately: earn between a million and a

But

may know million and a quarter Canadian

were

the mastor

stant.

that you

"Thanks be to God!"

Pregnant Words

Foot in door. siderations

financial

that

con-

how to account for the faztent authorities. They were agents tha the Son of Man has power dollars annually if she can sup- sins, get ply 10 percent of this requires change in herself. Until then from the Jerusalem Tempte, on earth to forgive

1 say to you, urise! Tako ment she hadn't thought much about sent down to make an official Up!

bud and go to your your

But that means 30 quality plc- Master Stroke began

Jesus She had been sick. report on the wonder-worker.

house,"

tures-not merely 30 hackneyed, without paricy, "strange reporta

Now she was well Strong Jesus had entered a private

Everything seemed to stand second rate imitations of inferior ot of

carpenter

THIS healing was

and enough to get out of bed and home

sat in an upper stroke. It axed the attention minister to all six of them.

for one breathless In-American films. Nazareth. There is a tale of a

room, answering questions from still

They do not all have to be fountain of wine you caused to

Then in sight of all the of the whole region on Jesus,

The of scholars, group By sunset of that same day a of it as He Everybody heard spring up at Cana, And in

here, immovable man began to move. expensive productions like Ham- by the whole town heard about it Tempte agents

speechless man spoke. lot and Red Shoes but they must other tale, which has gone be returned to the metropolis

house of throngs of

Peter was too; they had orders to follow The first sound

was a great at least have the appeal and in- Jake, fore you, of how you read the the

people and the

The narrow streets Him everywhere and miss noth-

anonvulsion of telligence of Passport to Pimlico, mind of a disreputable woman were frantic to see and hear mubbed.

Suddenly, pverhead, they sob of notief,

that shook Such reports Him. At once He was Invite Exfore it and behind, the alleys ing. nt Jacob's well.

his whole Blue Lagoon, The Winslow Boy Struggling up and Whiskey Galore, despairing to make a series of public talks, and the broader highways were all heard a disturbance. Much loy have given mne, &

wasted frame. the of I need help, man, hope.

1 Crowds packed the rectangular choked with sick people. They annoyed, come from Capernaum, my son Capernaum synagogue with its hobbled on crutches and crawl- house dimbed up to the roof, to one elbow, he cried:

he found there was 0 What knres; old

men Is there very ill. Please come illicit Corinthian pilars; they et on their

and four soNTO, words, but were toted on the shoulders of family, a wife 10 His down and heal my son, for he is hung on

their

and old cocked for

women carrying a father, deathly 1.7.

should with

song ut the point of death."

many "Unless you

The sick man's wife pleaded TUTE sick man put his palms on see signs end error.

And sophistry! These cradled in the arms of husbandis

the earthen Coor, forced prompt Britain's desire to show In and who

their with the outraged householder. staggered and merchants wonders, you believe not," Jesus fishermen

to stand up, stood British pictures in Canada, hastened and Her oged husband had caught a himself replied with a testing glance workmen were well Instructed weight; children

moment, and a country that is flooded with at the rich man.

in Moses and the prophets,

in his soothed by mothers and fathers, strange disease; without worn- kwaying for a woeping ing his whole body had lost he then

new American radio, American mags all they

Came clamouring H

and did zincs,

American goods and And

Capernaum Some had

or sen- strength, bent over In there

pains and fevers, power deeds performed

for an intense as he had been bidden: he Hit-American television, British fibns sation except bolls and cancers and leprots internal suffering, They said, ed up his bed and walked out are one of the few mediums left. public still further increased

sores; minds that were like the

to further Canada's understand- llis eyes; this His fame.

stables of wild creatures, full of the wife and the sons, who had of the house.

the sick man. Ca- And Jesus smilingly waved ing and appreciation Peter mother-in-law felt lust and hate and blood first, carried

that no doctor in His hand in farewell to the British way of life. paralysis. More, they knew raced after the man Ho had the future of the alm industry that the old man's death must healed.

The crowds were breaking any drastic curtailment in the soon follow,

up in Jabbering confusion production of British films will That was why, in despera- But the doctors of the law and be bound to jeopardise Britain's in Canada and other None of the weird prescrip

distance here. dled in a corner and put their parts of the Empire Just as she they stik could heads together. Tho Son of is beginning for the first time. another word he turned and tions of the physiclons bad with a solemn face but with a Once arrived,

The human * Man? a not get to Jesus.

From where did Ho even Peler's mother; with outstretched arins #ailer helped

all bright expression,

Aht One of to have her foot firmly wedged the crush around for efflezcites

in the open door. a path for himself through the medicines

against chuckle. especially

the synagogue get that phrase?

The pro-

can Good British films

be too dense; no one, them remembered. Not one was eit had been crowd and ran down the open fever had failed to still the ris youngsters.

Daniel had used the much more than just an asset on- ing fre in the old woman's with boil, or fever, or sptech- idk or well, would give way phot

the dollar side of an interna- Later He entered samo pregnant words. The next day, as the ruler velns.

less mouth. The cripples were for them.

of a friend and sat

tional ledger." was still making his way down When Simon returned home, umerippled, the hunchback now this house

TO BE CONTINUED the sleep roads to Capernaum, his mother-in-law was much had a straight spine, the dumb talking with them in an upper

TOMORROW' and shout Telt ho was inet by servants coming worse; Ater

speak she could

"Lord, come down before my

the father. more "pleaded son dies." breaking into sobs.

Jesus closed man's tears were real, He spoke:

"Go your way! lives."

Your

Softly

in

of movement

of the

seriously, with glaze over They were crippled and hump- pernaum, know how to cure relatives upstairs before they In the current discussions on son the eyes, dryness in the throat, backed and blind, they were Gailee

checks flushed, forehead burn- dumb and tongue-iled.

Dubious Disciples

As the rich man

Inga painful agony of lever.

It was an epidemic illness, that looked up, fever, often prevalent in the there was no doubt, but low country after the first rolos only hope in his face. His eyes of autumn. spoke his gratitude as without

road

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Even A Chuckle

PON them all, one after

It should be remembered that

other Jesus tald firm, cool ilon, they had luffed the sick the agents from Jerusalem hud-position

them, not. man a weary

hands. He blessed

hla room.

So the pilgrims drugged

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