1950-02-04 — Page 2

SHOWING TO-DAY

LEE Liberty

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OZONIZED AND WARM

5 SHOWS DAILY

AT 12.30, 2.30, 5.00, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M..

South China Film Corp.

IS PROUD TO

BRING YOU ON THE SCREEN

I

A Truly Groat Picture

"DAWN

MUST

COME"

淚江珠

This is a picture which speaks the

universal language of humanity. Har- mony and conflicts, sadness and laughter

are all here in a story of life in China-- told with honesty and simplicity.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

SEAT, IN THE STALLS

What happens when film people go on the stage? HOW NOT TO

MAKE LOVE

Why make these stars BY NOVARRO

look RIDICULOUS?

British film companies aro

in danger of making some of their, nower stars look a little ridiculous,

They are the artists who have contracts, but not enough paris..... and who aro gind to necept slago engagements when they can get them.

Studio heads are gindi̟to give permission; it helps to keep their discoveries in the public eye during diMcult times. But tho Alm employers have exaggerated Idens about these youngsters' importance ka theatreland.

This at a time when the Lon- tion stage is enjoying a new Golden Age of eating-and the eritieni stundard is higher than it lins ever been.

Such Inflated ideas are more enlculated to harm than help the 131ra newcomers' reputations.

Some of them realise this and are now sensibly protesting.

Level-headed

SHOW TALK by HAROLD CONWAY

A Dlum' port

SHEILA BURRELL

One popular screen actor in "Venus Observed," Richard recently lost a good West Burton in that other Fry play at End stage

The theatre Hammersmith. part. inanagement would not agree to the absurd ballyhoo advertising demanded by his tim employers. Another well known film actor told me he had refused

the offer of a stage part he very much wanted to play.

Miss Burrell takes over from a disappointed young actress-Joy Parker, who Is Paul Scofield's wife.

Miss Parker had been rehears- ing the role, excited with her first big West End chance. Then came rehearsal difficulties, and she asked to be released from

· NOVARRO,--1931 the

which she did not feel

Ramon Novarro, one time Things should end well for great lover of the screen, said in Joy however, Manager Stanley Hollywood the other day that French tells mo he has a good the Alms, modern lovers are part for her in another produc vulgar bullies. ilon-and hopes slic will be rehearsing again for him within a week or so.

tinental

of

They have 110 Bresse," he complained. "There is no Con-

klasing-kissing Though London did not sce "Abdication," Shelle Durrellunds, necks and ears. The boys would rather slug Geir Indles with her curly black hair and

first than make love to them. expressively low voice-made a deep impression carly last year "In my day we put woman on in "Dark of the Moon." She was a pedestal. When we

did get the American valley girl who passionato we did it with married a witch-boy.

reverence. Nowadays they grab That imaginative plece had the leading lady, slap her in the comparatively short West End face, kick her, pull her hair and then growl: How about 1, kid?"

No high-powered publicity run. either for another ex-Windsor Anne Boleyn reported to be repertory actress, Mary Kerridge one of the "plum" parts of the whose fine work in "Bonaven- coming season, may give Miss

success—she deserves.

New life

ture" won first-night cheers Burrell the opportunity-and recently.

These four performances alone could teach most of our young Refused I beenise his em÷

a lesson in tech- screen stars ployers insisted on the theatre nique. But the artists who give giving him top-starring, above them have no star billing-nor nrilats with

Important expect it.

roles.

more

The management were pre- By all means let the studio pared to agree-but not the heads encourage their idle con- actor, who is level-headed tract players to seek more ex- AT 2.30, 5.00, fellow. So he loses the chance perlence on the stage.

KING'S 7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

of some valuable experience.

EXTRA PERFORMANCE, TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.★

AN EPIC OF TRAGEDY AND ROMANCE-- HE LOST A KINGDOM BUT GAINED A WOMAN'S DEVOTION,

London Films Present

David Niven is

BONNIE

PRINCE

CHARLIE ....

co-starring

Margaret Leighton

with JUDY CAMPBELL

JACK HAWKINS

MORLAND GRAHAM FINLAY CURRIE

ELWYN BROOK-JONES.

in Colour by Technicolor

Directed by ANTHONY KIMMINS

Also Latest Paramount News "The Tide of Events in Far East”. "United Nations: Soviet Delegate Walks Out", etc., etc.

ORIENTAL

air conDITIONED

TAKE ANY EASTERN TRAM CAR OK HAPPY VALLEY BUS SHOWING TO-DAY: 2,30-5.15-7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

No fanfare

But they should be content to let them find their own level - with audiences-and enjoy the Imelight after they have carnet Other flin

stars and 1. starlets have not been so strong-minded, and the studios have made publlelty gala deca- sions of their premleres. Too often the fuss has been in re- verse proportion the foted

to star's part and performance.

Takes over

Eighteen months BEO Sheila Burrellyoung cousin of Sir Laurence Olivier- teted the Foreign Lady whom Dublin's the King loves" in Abdication play.

How differently do theatrical producers arrange these matiers, Now she is to play the role of Last week there was no pre lady who married a king and Hminary fanfaring for three lost her head-Anne Boleyn In brilliant performances by young "The White Falcon," which artists out of the ranks-leather opens a pre-West End run at Stannard and Denirolm Elllott Blackpool on February 7.

Corinne

-THE GLAMOUR STAR THE NAZIS CHANGED- NEARLY CAME BACK

by R. M. MacCOLL

PARIS. ter chose a sombre part.

Το the horror of patriotic

A once brilliantly pretty Frenchmen, Jean Luchoire was film star who, said the en- appointed Minister of Informa thusiastic fans just before tion and Propaganda in the the war, "had everything," Vichy Government - as the diel a few days ago in the French Goebbels. paupers ward of a Paris of easy hospital.

Corinne herself started a life friendships with such Nazi bigwigs as von Ribbentrop She was spurned by her nu- and Otto Abelz, German war- tive France for making friends time "ambassador" to France, among the Nazi High Com who is now serving a long-term mand. She was friendless, pen- prison sentence. niless. And she was barely 29 Corinne ved high. It was a life of adulation and luxury She was Corinne Luchaire, cars, no ratloning-she used to Without who nt 17 starred in "Prison dine with her friends at smari

Dar,"

having Paris restaurants and,

£75 B for

years old.

A GRIPPING STORY OF YOUTH IN THE TOILS OF THE UNDERWORLD! ITS A YUNG HWA PRODUCTION!] scored ahit in France, was, head-and endless champagne,

asked to go to Hollywood to do

When the German Army fled,

an English version with British Jean Luchaire and the "eternal Herbert Marshall acting op- posite her.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER Tyrol, Allied counter-Intel-

部一停球慨」

schoolgirl" ffed with them.

秋春

AL Merano, in the Austrian

ligence agents caught up with

東風

C

NORINNE

LUCHAIRE'S was them.

no rags-to-riches romance.

"LITTLE SHRIMP”

Chinoso Picture in Mandarin. Dialogue

SPECIAL MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 12.30

"The Wistful Widow Of The Wagon Gap"

SHOWING

TO-DAY

MAJESTIC

At 2.30.5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

SUNDAY EXTRA SHOW AT 12.00. NOON

WHEN YOU DOUBLE-CROSS A DOUBLE-CROSSER.

CRISS

SNATIONAL presents

BURT LANCASTER

YVONNE DECARLO DAN DURYEA

CROSS

STEPHEN? MCNALLY

ROBERT SKOMÁK

The pretty girl was handed For ber father, Jenn Luchaire over to the French, and thrown whom she adored-was a rich into a prison-with bars,

Corinne father was shot as a tralior.

French business man.

wag born when he himself was only 17, and he lavished on her everything

that bla

spectators

Her

Good West End shows- and on occasional poar one-run so long nowadays, that the stars tire before the public.

Latest illustration is "Brign- doon." For some time that like- able comedian, Hiram Shermanı, onc of thie has been the only original American trio left in the cast.

Now Mr Sherman, 100, has grown homeslek and will soon say good-bye to London.

An equally likeable Canadian actor, Lionel Murten, takes over at the beginning of next month.

Second job

When Australia's

"How far can you Ket by pushing their faces in?

"You get much better results If your kiss their necks, hunda and cars."...

-(London Express Service)

WEEK-END SCREEN FARE

Is My Dream

Toura (QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA) is a technicolour musical with Doris Day, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden and S. Z. Sakall. It 'directed by Michael Curtiz, who directed that excellent earlier "Romance Joy Doris Day musical,

Nicols came to England on the High Sens", and that. 1947 she got her first stage job should be sufficient guarantee from Jack Hylton-a small tour-of two hours of enjoyable en- ing part in "Follow the Girls" tertainment. She was very grateful,

On Monday Miss Nichols gets LEE & LIBERTY) is a Can- Dawn Must Come (KING'S, her second job from Mr Hylton.

be

This line as one of the "Take It tonese film. It is said to From Here" stars in a variety one of the best produced in the

tliniect. show at the Victoriu Palace.

Joy Nichols and her radio

Fury In Their Heart (ROXY companions Jimmy Edwards,

BROADWAY) Is another Dick Bentley and Wallas Eaton Chinese film that may be said

will hold the fort until the new

to be a Chinese version of "The Crazy Gan show is ready. Good Earth," It is a story of

Since big variety names aro

the Chinese peasant and thế hard to get at present, It is pre-problems he has to face. There sumably Hylton's ' turn

are some fighting scenes grateful.

which the ancient Chinese box- lng technique is demonstrated.

to be

(London Express Service.)

JEAN SIMMONS IS 21

In

QUEEN'S

ALHAMBRA

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

5

SHOWS 'TO-MORROW.

THE GIRL

WHOSE VOICE MAKES MILLIONS

·OF RICORDS

WHIRL BRINGS

YOU AN

ALL-TIME

RECORD IN

MUSICAL HITS

FROM

VORIS

JACK

LEG

DORIS DAY

'AMK3 HOT MECHE

WARNER BROS!

DAY

CARSON

BOWMAN

honey

HERE THE OBEAM-HIS!

Extra Performance "MY DREAM IS YOURS' At 11.30 am.

to Blame accing W

MY

DREAM

AIS YOURS

MICHAEL CURTIZ

TECHNICOLOR

"yomeone was you

Voted the year's top female vocalist!

DORIS DAY: Now the screen's new golden-voiced

Sweetheart!

CENTRAL

270, QUEEN'S ́RD. CENTRAL.

PHONE 25720

4 SHOWS DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15· P.M.

DOUGLASS

MONTGOMERY

HAZEL

PATRICIA

COURT BURKE

Forbidden

A George King Production

ALSO

DON'T KEEP THE FACTS OF LIFE A SECRET

Because

THE STORY OF LIFE!

of EVE

WE'LL SHOW YOU!

SEGREGATED AUDIENCES BY ORDER (HIGH SCHOOL AGE & OVER) LADIES: 5.15 SHOW ONLY

MEN: ' 2,30, 7.15 & 9.15 P.M. ONLY.

ROXY BROADWAY

CO-SHOWING TO-DAY

ROXY at 2.30, 5.30,

7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

| BROADWAY at 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 9.30 p.m.

"FURY IN THEIR

HEARTS 99

-A Great Wall Super Production.

ROXY: TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW AT 11.30 A.M.'

SHOWING

TO-DAY

Columbia Films Prosont

AND CARTOONS

AT REDUCED PRICES.'

Cathay

| AT 2.30, 5.30,

7.30 & 9.30

Jenn Simmons, IN THE DOCK

screen old sister Edna, and another of A VARIETY PROGRAMME OF COMEDIES darling of the tired busi. Bernard Shaw, wealth TN 1940 came

of "I don't keep 6, gallery could buy. Father and daughter Even

Corinne's turn.ness man and Mr Rank's

young mon's portraits," says become inseparables.

who had greatest hope, was 21 on Jenn Corinne's success in films come to hiss her in court were Was immediate. Even without silenced by the terrible change January 31. She already her father's money behind her, in her as she walked into the has the key of the door. she would have made good with dock. She was gaunt and hing-She has

A bright her grace, charm, and ethereally gard.

healthy colour glowed in each schoolgirlish good looks.

check. She was racked "She is the eternal schoolgiri," -coughing. wrote one critic, "She is the In her prison-with-bars she young daughter that any father had contracted T.B. of a family would be proud to She was condemned to 10 nights of stairs: there is no lift, Dieting? "Quite unnecessary,” claim s his own."

Years of "national indignity" Jean lives alone. A German says Jean. Then the shadows lengthened and set free:

born housekeeper-grey-haired over Europe, Germany struck and Franco fell,

FISH AND CHIPS Jean gone from her food. But she has

not fussy about her a favourite spol of un- family home in Crickle dish: fish and chips. "When by wood, moved into a flat off I lived at home, Mummy used to bring them home from the Manchester Square, W.

shop. Now I don't get them To reach her you climb two at all."

The dark days continued. Mrs Allen-looks after her. Father Lu- "National chaire and his schoolgirl dough that all Corinne's civic rights Mummy I would like my own

Indignity" mennt Says Joan: "When were taken away, and all her nat, she

asked

property except for the most wanted to leave home. meagre personal' trinkets.

Jean started smoking months ago. "But I have cut

fiva

TH

„EXPLOSIVI

·STDET

OF VIOLENT

LIVER ...LIVED

I told down to 20 a day."

At parties aho dlakes drink- me why I ing spirits. She likes wine at She dinner, has just developed a Without a passport, and with soon got used to the idea. Now now taste: pink champagne. -out money, she eked out axis-she has more time to herself."

tence in a Paris alum.

Recently there had been talkThe flat has four rooms, no

a possible "como-back." spare bedroom.

Nobody bolleved it. But when

they went through for slender

NO YOUNG MEN

Her 21st birthday party was

a quiet, family affair; Just a few friends at home.

When a lovely girt le 21, and spring is coming along, young. have resolved

24. belongings the night "sho died Tea is taken in the drawing men think much about her.

by they found 11 was true..

They found a contract from room overlooking the square, Says Jean: "I

Walls are, of, silver grey and not to marry until I'am 25, well-known Italian director white. Velvet curtain, window. After a cinematic pause, his offering her a role in a film in seats and sofa are red, come added: "But may not allok, to Rome She had accepted and trasure with the pole green that-lullen signed the contract.

-{London Express Service)

carpet, Only photographs » show are one of Joan's 518-year

DANGER CRUISE

TENSEI SHOCKING! TERRIFYING!

COLORINĂ PICTURES

P.M.

JOHN

JENNIFER JONES GARFIELD PEDRO ARMENDARIZ

14 JOHN HUSTONFENSE JE

WE WERE STRANGERS

Dad Protect a BP EAGLE

SUNDAY EXTRA SHOW:

Danny KAYE Virginia MAYO. “THE KID FROM BROOKLYN

IN TECHI

AT REDU