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David Niven in

BONNIE

PRINCE

CHARLIE

with

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Margaret Leighton

JUDY CAMPBELL • JACK HAWEINS MORLAND GRAHAM -VINLAY CUXRIE ELWYN BROOK-JUNES

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1950.

CA' SEAT IN THE STALLS:

HOLLYWOOD STARS ARE NOW

ALL TURNING

DIRECTORS

htt

of the

Montgomery Every comedian wants to who knows the limitations, of Franchot Tone, who have just

Robert thero's in finished bossing the box office knocked off three directorial play Hamlet. Every news acting. Of course,

gainsaying that an actor's de- destiny of "Tho Mon on the chores in a row this past season. paperman wants to write

sire to direct also may be tine Eiffel Tower" made in Paris by Starring in the picture with the great novel. Every fured somewhat (Oh, just n A. & T. Productions for distri. Audrey

Totter, he

directed Metro's to wee bit, perhaps) by an accoin bution by RKO Radio.

"Lady city youngster wants

In the Lake, When Alm fans see this Ansco then went to Universal-Inter- live on a farm. Every panying urge at times lo hold

the handle of the whip Instead Colour story of murder, skull national to direct "Ride the farmer's son longs for the of feeling the last.

duggery, Intrigue and master Pink Horse" and "Once More city. And every star in

Yez, movie stars want to be sleuthing, they'll notice that only My Darling." He also played

stellar role in each credit a sle Hollywood, it seems, wants directors. What's more quile a Meredith received screen credit to be a director.

few of them have realised that the director. Technically that last-named pletures.

who also

At the present moment Gene to is correct, Meredith, ambition recently. Latest

co-stars in

in the film with Laugh Kelly is kicking up his heels at grab the megaphone are Burgess and Robert Hutton, Metro as the star and director Meredith, Charles Laughton and was signed to direct "The Man of the Terhalcolour musical, On on the Eiffel Tower." However, The Town." Such versaliilty on he had to appear

is not at pil surprising, his part camera in practically every when one considers that Geno other reene, wherefore Laugh was

bricklayer, concrele ton and Tone gleefully directed mixer, soda clerk and dance

ниже Director Mercilik when the instructor before going on the director wasn't directing.

stage

Richard Haydn, who played Josef in "The Emperor

They feel, or eo they say, that other actors will welcome directorial guidance from one

MOST COSMOPOLITAN

Mercedes McCambridge, Broadway and radio actress who flew out to Hollywood for a top role in "All the King's Men," could get an award as the most cosmopolitan actress in Hollywood. Miss McCambridge maintains legal residence in New York, St Croiz, St. Thomas, Trinidad, Martinique and Nice.

DAVID

LEWIN'S

Spotlight

came

to

Lon-

Arletty don the other night to sec how Vivien Leigh plays in "Streetcar Named Desire."

In Paris, Arletty has the same part of Blanche du Bois in "Un Tramway Nomme Desir." On her night off she wanted to see the difference,

Arleily (real name Arlette Bathjat) in fall, slim, with black shining hair. She wore a black dinner gown with a white scarf. and she carried a white handbag

by

inches-- 14 211⁄2 inches with a lipstick and a powkles compact. "Not even room for a hundkerchief."

She has been French slage and film star since Just after World War 1. Her age? "I'll write it down for you so no one

ARLETTY

can say I tried to dodge,” she time I predict the flags will be And the said. She wrote May 15, 1898. up to welcome her. "But really I mari counting again order will be: "Forget the past," from the half century."

And that is as it should be,

One other thing Arletty insists. "Do not call me Madame. I am unique in Parls because I insist on Demoiselle."

RITA & INGRID

all the

100.

TWELVE & TWELVE

|

hot

before

the

Quito A To-do Franz

Д

The gala get into the set, fou. an outstanding example being Ida Lupino, Ganging up with her husband, Collier Young, and

Moyletown bigwigs made. Waltz," to mention only one of quite a to-do over Mel Ferrer's his many screen portrayals, now sensitive portrayal of a Negeo is directing at Paramount, put- doctor in "Lost Boundaries." ting Bing Crosby, through his Striking while the Iron was paces in "Mr Music."

Ferrer promptly secured a high-class contract out of Ito ward Hughes to emote a la direct.

"Ferrer went In front of the cameras with

Joan Fontaine, Robert

Ryan and Zachary Scott in RKO's "Bed of Roses," then slipped behind them to direct Claudette Colbert and Ryan in the Skirball-Manning picture, "Blind Spot,"

with Malvin Wald to organico The Filmakers, Inc., Miss Lupino directed "Never Fear," soon to be: released. Then the checked in at RKO, where she is presently preparing to direct "Nice Girl."

Even Claudette Claudette Colbert niso has tossed her beanie into the direc- torin ring. Hardly had she finished her stellar role at RKO In "Blind Spot" before Pro- ducers Jack II. Skirball and Bruce Manning made the in- teresting announcement that they had signed this brilliant The Beautiful Blonde From which she will direct three big actress to a contract under

WEEK-END SCREEN

FARE

Basteful Bend (ROXY & BROADWAY) is no other than feature films. The first will be Betty Grable in'n film that le "All Women Are Human," described or

comedy written by Manning, which is slated for production this coming Spring.

The question now before the house is: When will such big- Battleground (QUEEN'S & time directors as John Ford, ALHAMBRA)

about the Michael Curtiz, William Wyler, 101 t Airborne Division--the Robert Stevenson, Nicholus Ray, "Screaming Eagles"-on the George Marshall, Victor Fleming

"a running gun romantic battle between sex and slap stick". The description fits the picture like a glove.

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Betty

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Tough On Max

AT 12 NOON

ROXY Sunday Morning Show

the Germans at Bastogne. With and start acting? an excellent cast that includes John Hodiak, George Murphy, Ricardo Montalban and Von Johnson and

story built tho around

psychological aspects of war near its end

Life is getting pretty com- and fighting ren who areplicated for Max Baer, former Relling exasperated by the fact heavyweight boxing champion.

[“A NEW PROGRAMME OF MARVELLOUS that It can't reach that end He is portraying not a boxer soon enough, It is an excellent but a wrestler in "Love Is Big

CARTOONS AND VARIETIES" a Crest Production Business,' starring Claudette Colbert (1) Galloping Hoofs

Young Journey Robert

and Gecte

alm.

The Interrupted

(LEE) in from the story by Brent. After day of X- (2) Water Bugs

Michael Pertwee. It stors

Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd,eriencing the

- eagles,

Christine

Norden and

fying mares, haminerlocks.

(3) Cronic Crazy Tom hair-pulling and eye-gouging of (4) Forest Gangsters

AT 11.30 A.M.

Walls and is an English fim. modern wrestling, Max was (5) Cubby's World Flight

It can be recommended. Today only.

bitterly reflective.

"For 20 years I was a good fighter and didn't even get cut Stampede (LEE), which is up much," said Max. “One day certain to be given a warm re-joi wrestling and I'm punch ception

by a Colony full of drunk," people who would, apparently,

FOUR DE MAUPASSANTS whoop with joy If towboys and Indians suddenly raced through Betty Box, one of the highest Queen's

Road,

about a calle paid executives in Britain's fim empire, water rights and cattle industry-she made "Miranda" stampeding over cliff. Rod and "The Upturned Glass"-is Cumeron, Gale Storm

and forming an independent com- Johnny Mack Brown are in it. pany which will produce from Rostauna McCoy (KING'S) six iD cight plctures during is the story of Amorlea's most| 1950. All will Exe munde on famous feud-the Hatfields budgets of between £100,000 against the McCoy's ("dark-and £150,000. Players will be haired, saturnine mountaineers chosen for their acting ability v. "a Kentucky family across rather than for their names and the border farming their modest some will be drawn from the land"). It's moin claim to Old Vic Companies, The first fame is thal it Introduces picture, based on four short talented newcomer, Jean storica by Guy de Maupassant, Evans,

started production in January.

tis

RADIO REVIEW

By Michael

Sydenham

About this time every rents, salarles, pensiona,

franzmitters.

an-

new ones are installed each

(6) Beach Mostor (7) Crabland (8) Picnic Problem (9) Popeyo Cartoons

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DON

COLBERT CUMMINGS AMECHE

"Sleep, my Love"

Her father was a miner, and From New York comes дл she worked as a secretory and offer for London's Empire gir In a munitions factory before the top-dancers. That means the became a mannequin, an artist's British team, after only two model, and went on the stage.

months, is building an Inter- On her first appearance she national reputation.

and people The precision dancing of the sang "Tipperary, knew her as a dancer. "NOW 24 girls is perfect. But, because Icave that to experts like Margot the rehearsal rooms are not big Fonteyn."

enough, they cannot try out their Backstage after "Streetcar steps in che chatted with Vivien Leigh. Edward one line. Dance director year one begins to reflect nouncers' fees, additions to the one's deeds and miss record library, spare parts for Noll takes them in two (upon Said Arletty: "We speak the groups of 12. "Never had to de deeds of the past 12 months All these have to be taken into same lines, but it is a different it like that before," he says. "in terms of £. s. d. About consideration. *Especially when play in Parls. More brutal. More makes working extra tough, but this time one thinks about a valve for a transmiller costs Latin.

the girls are as City in

already as "You say I keep my looks? anything Radio

New the things one has done and upwards of $80 and at least four That's because I smile."

York has to show."

the things one could do In week. Van Johnson has arrived to the future And not only The Government faits, genero see how London likes his fim

but also Governments sity has given support to the "Battleground." A place will

move from Gloucester Building Amerien about a year ago when be found for ex-dancer Johnson and States make then bud- to Radio Hongkong's new home gets for the ensuing year In Electra House, which will in Rita Hayworth was having her in the stage show,

and balance, by hook or by the long.. run be an investment runaway romance with

REED & GREENE Khan? The groaners and pro-

crook, their expenditure for which will pay dividends.

If Radio Hongkong is to con- Carol Reed Joins up again fessional moumers

were saying

Ilave to

broadcast a programme the was through with nima with Graham Greene ("Fallen the past period.

They normally review the of quality as well as quantity Some of her pictures had to be Idol" and "The Third Man") fo withdrawn, and the waspish his next film. It starts in Ger- past year with some misgivings and as varied as possible It that the Govern- women's clubs demanded she be many in June. Greeno is working and look forward to the future would seem

out the idea in New York this with hope and optimism.

ment will have to make an kept out of Hollywood.

This week Hongkong's annual annual part grant to Radio week.

balance sheet and report of the Hongkong. your's finances was presented to "At the moment Radio Hong- the public for their approval or kong exists on a budget that is less than it costs to run Radio rejection as the case may be.

The

concerning Newsreel for week and findlo paragraphie Radio Ilongkong were most ins Newsreel broadcasts for merely teresting for

to the discerning 23 hours each week from they throw considerable light London. upon the difficulties of running.

Remember

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Ida

Cornel LUPINO ⚫ WILDE

Humphrey

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fuss in

Aly

-A

new

Now there is praco again, and "There is no story yet-just the preparations are being made an outline" mid Carol Reed, to welcome. Rita back home. "It won't be a suspense thriller, Hollywood has given the order: I must have something different "Forget the past."

groove--after "The Third Man.'"

JUDY CARLAND Later this month the Palladium same cronking demand that she goes back to variety and some be barred.

more Metro stars like Judy Gar

Quite right, too. Now consider Ingrid Bergman. The same fuss. The same threa tened bans on her films.

The

The sintion which is under the series of the "Canterbury Tales

Radio Station in this Colony. Last 'Saturday the first in thờ

I predict that in another year and may come over to appear overall control of the Post was broadcast. There are two

all will be forgotten. Why, even there.

appearance

master-General has as ita re- cides to any spoken word over this week, Variety, the Ameri "Nat Karaga, who produces venue merely the money that is the

The actual reading, ollected from wireless laten of and the humour can show paper, is reporting on the Empire's stage show for "Strombell," her intest: "Only Metro, has the right to vote their jers

and humanity, or mental, alde If it falls to

About 40,000 of these bring in "The do business will

"The Canterbury Tales" seem to on opposition theatro men decide that 'moral theatre. Will he use his vetor $800,000, half of which is alio want in the latter.

cated to the Chinese section. considerations are too great to "No," says Karson.

A tale so rich in humour and "My show show It"

not in competition with anyons Out of the remainder there has to personal of Chaucer's should So if Miss Bergmanaltould “else.”

to be paid all the every have been far more enjoyablo day running.cost of the station than. It was...........

•

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HAZEL BROOKS

Catherine McLEOD

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Foreword narrated by Walter Winkel, .............

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Funnier than "The Palelqre"? Brother, you ain't

BOB HOPE

LUCILLE BALL

Sorrowful

JONES

MARY JANE SAUNDERS

Produced by ROBERT L, WELCH

Directed by SIDNEY LANFIELO

seen nothin'

Bob's at

his best

In Damon Runyo "moit hilarious.

Broadway talet.

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