1949-12-24 — Page 2

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"The

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Mdant Pichant

STREET REEVES » DEWAN SURI

LAKE

JOAN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949.

SEAT IN THE STALLS

✰ SHOW TALK by HAROLD CONWAY

WHO

are

VERONICA

Rank's

CAULFIELD

BARRY

FITZGERALD WILLIAM DEMAREST

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

AWARDED THE

GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONALE, 1949 at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL D THE BEST FILM IN THE WORLD!

A

LONDON

FILM

parated be

PRODUCTION

ALEXANDER KORDA AND DAVID O. SELENICK

JOSEPH COTTEN

VALLI

ORSON WELLES TREVOR HOWARD

in Carol Reeds latest production

"The Third Man

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Errol FLYNN Olivia de HAVILLAND in

Ann Todo-Margaret Lockwood John Mill

Jean Simmons

Big Money-makers?

coming fight-talking about her A Somerset Maugham TrIO Who are Mr Rank's most own future.

to follow up the success of his "Next July means one of two Quartet-comprising three cele dependable money magnote

things for me, it production brated stories: "Mr Know-All," at the box-office? We shall goes on, my money is due to go "The Sanatorium" (which will his view-for up, it production closes down, run for an hour) and "The soon learn

Verter." No cast chosen yet; but the chosen stars will be on I'm out.

Maugham

bas already work parada at Pinewood in

to not his the New Year.

Denham

down, closes As

Also a projected version of Pinewood is about to enter on

"Tony Draws a Horse," Lesley the most critical six months of

Storm's witty stage comedy on At the end of that its history.

facts-of-life themes perlod Mr Rank has to decide

Paddy Carstairs directing, Ceell whether he can carry on pro-

Parker and Marjorie Fielding In duction or not.

mind for the leads.

Se the pictures and stars going on the studio floor be- tween January and June wil carry a load of responsibility.

Upon their success may well depend the future of Britain's biggest film organisation.

Who are likely to lead Pine- wood's stars of destiny during the testing-time of 19507

MARGARET WOOD, after her Pan ehson and tour. after a year's studio absence. her name is still gilt-edged

stock at the box-office,"

LOCK- Poter Even

But the picture will not bo' Vanity Fair that is thought foo speculative for crisis-time. A more up-to-date script is wanted for Margaret,

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JOIN MILLS. He to In o much demand that his atage return is being continually postponed.

ANN TODD — in pảng

comedy (as ⚫modern

contrast to the recently

pleted Madeleine),

com-

probably

without husband David Lean

directing this time.

with And then, of course, +

there is JEAN SIMMONS. "So Long at the week-under

"THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" She finishes

IN TECHNICOLOR!

MONDAY

Larry PARKS

Ellen DREW in

"THE SWORDSMAN"

IN TECHNICOLORI

TUESDAY

Jeanette MacDONALD Jose ITURBI in "THREE DARING DAUGHTERS"

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RETURN ENGAGEMENT BY POPULAR REQUEST!

The Glorious Musical of The Century! ·

ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT

THE LIFE OF FRANZ PETER SCHUBERT)

Stevine OFEN CURTIS JE

MASSEY-

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BATHING BEAUTY",

"THE LOVES OF CARMENIA

Fair" thin

tho

special care

of one produeck,

Beily Box, and two directors Anthony Darnborough Terence Fisher.

and

Last to go

I Rank production" did close down, Miss Simmons would be the last to go. Se there are two planned for her, new pletures "Clouded Yellow," a thriller in which she will play a "bulter- fly" like heiress-possibly with Trevor Howard co-starring, and which is to Bun," "China

present her as the skipper of a schooner on the China Coast,

Here is Jean Simmons--at 20, Mr Rank's top hope in his

JOYFUL

FROM

"What would happen then 1 Mr don't know, I suppose I could be visited the studios sub-contracted out another Introductory scene. company.

"Hollywood? Yes, I should love to make one picture there, just for the experience and thrill. Who wouldn't?

"But, most of all. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the old on and carry Arm can carry me with them. After all, I owe everything to them where would I be otherwise?

"And I hope that docm't sound like jus! shooting a corny line, because I honestly mean

Other pictures for Pinewood's пow-or-never perlod?

WISHES

a

John

That is, if a screen script can bo hanumored out which will get by the British and Ameri- can censors (The latter are al- ready raising their eyebrows)

Pinewood is hoping that cen- sorship will not, in this case, bo less progressive than the modern school education syllabus.

London Express Service).

GREETINGS FROM ANN BLYTH

Everyone at Rediffusion joins in this warm Yuleside

greeting to our subscribers and to those who, next year, will become our subscribers. May 1950 bring you all success

and Perfect Listening.

REDIFFUSION

SLEEPER

OF $49

Making a alesper" plc- ture is like finding gold or hitting, the jackpot in any. other way. A sleeper is a picture which has been under a modest budget and becomes a Buccess for greater than the producers anticipated.

Movie Insiders are calling RKO Radio's "The Window," the Sleeper of 1949 A pic- Turisation of Cornell Woolrich's thrilling mystery story, "The Boy Cried Murder," the cast is headed by. Barbara Hale, Bobby Driscoll, Arthur Kentredy Paul Stewart and Ruit Homan. Kennedy, Incidentally, is now n hit on Broadway in a leading role in "Death of a Salesman.'

Sleepers of the past have done much to brighten the history of the screen. One of the outstanding sleepers was "It Happened One Night," which won Academy Awards for its stars, Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.

Many consider Johnny Belinda" a sleeper and it is said, that Jane Wyman fought considerable opposition before the

permitted to play the role that won her an Oscar.

was

One of the greatest sleepers was "er's Children," which cost RKO about $175,000 and than $6,000,000. Hellinger's

Mossed more

lato Merk carcer as a film producer was Inunched with a sleeper-"The Killers."

Other notable sleepers includo "Dillinger," "A Man to Remember," which was the Brat picture directed by Gorton Kanin; "Miracle on 34th Street," "Sitting Pretty" and "Maryle."

With such examples to gulde them the experts say they don't need a crystal bail to justify their prediction that "The Window" la the Biceper, ot 1249.

THE ONE AND ONLY

Who 15

tallest the

motion picture far?

Which has the

his chest?

male

most hair an

Which cost the most in salary

for a single picture?

Which can lift his adult lead-

ing lady with one finger?

Which

can out-puli wrestlers in a rope tug-of- war....drag A horse of his of В fect....climb the side building as easily as another would go up stairs?

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Not Gable or Flynn. super-star is one Joo Young.

This

Joe is an ape who plays the title role in Merian C. Cooper's "Mighty Joe Young."

д

The ape,

Jovable, sym- pathetic character, 10 feet tall, itted blonde Terry Moore to his shoulder with finger, pulled co-star Ben Johnson of a horse, and performed more acrobatic heroics than bounding Douglas Fairbanks during his most athletic days.

Advance notices indicate Joe Young will be the most dynamic his screen personality sinca legendary predecessor, mighty King Kong.

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