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A SEAT IN THE STALLS

MICKEY'S OUT, THEY ARE IN

By Leonard Mosley THE

FIRST

Two meek little "TOMMIES"

mice-

NTO the spick, polished, air-conditioned Hollywood studios of Walt Disney a year and a half ago walked a bank president with news of disaster in his briof-case.

He had come to tell the greatest cartoon film-maker of all time that he was in danger of going broke. The man who made £3,000,000 out of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto had lost his touch at the box office.

The trouble was, Disney knew exactly why bankruptcy was breathing down his neck-and he couldn't bring himself to do anything about it.

Jac

Gur-Gu

AWARDED

poorer

When Tommy Handley died tho world was the

loss for the

of a jester whose unique radio personality hnd brought pleasure to millions of listeners to the BBC Variety show "ITMA."

of

The London "Daily Mail" de- cided that Handley, the greatest figure radio has yet produced, should bo

attingly com memorated by "Tommies," more films, Jika

awarda They turn themselves inside annual films or

silver to the Morning Departure', about our out trying to keep the truth microphones, presented. Servleemnen?"

nbout their skulduggery from best actor and actress, the beat show and the volce of the year. A junior adviser from the him, offering him everything boltom of the table plucked from their gold to their wives. up his

courage and spoke, And it does drag in parts. "Just any old film, sir," he said, But not. I can assure you, when "co long as it's good."

Danny Kaye is around. I doubt, "AL.

ves," replied Mr Rank, for instance if he has ever done "but what is a good fim?" onything better than one num- I don't suppose anyone will ber in which he turns himself ever give him the complete into a quartet.

but if Mr Re elue he might do worse than have a look at two

He is trying to decide wint pictures which are having these to do in a ticklish situation. about the Rite rodent. I ace rat showing in London. that bulb sose, and those silly whiskers every time I close my P've lived with him too

While all his other Olms were failing, anything he produced with Mickey Mouse in it imme- diately

made moncy. HIS colleagues

him kept telling that a full-length picture star- ring Mickey would rolve all his problems and he had grown to hale the sight of him.

"Anything but Mickey Mouse," he raid. "Anything I dream

long."

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Neither of them will ever win Out of his brain pop three dif prizes at the film festival. The ferently disguised Danny Kayes, stories on which they are based all singing different núvice at It has some beautifully are just about ne silly and sharp lines, and it ends with the

ug him, stalo na they come. But I prophesy Succes

both of

three imaginary Kayes ringing them because involved in

the real Kaye-ending with a cach

of The

Ink- man who known his lovely burlesque psychologist on the lot got the aim is idea that maybe, after all, Mickey business and belleves implicitly spots.

Those Mouse was hot the talisman of in what he is doing.

the only good That's not

There is G for Disney-but just men are Ivor Novello and Dan- number, either.

which #ipsy song

rent the mice. He handed Walt a palette ny Kaye. and told him to keep on draw

audience into raptures when he ing Mickey until he got him out

irled it out on them at his lost appearance at the Palladium- and, to my way of thinking, !! comes off even beller In tho

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THE

Jan

Snooty?

What happened, instead, as UIERE seems to be a trend the amateur thought-doctor had among some people at the hoped, was that two new moment to be snooty and Alm. characters emerged from the angery about both of them. All right, take a kick at Kaye

always telling recesses of Disney's elin mind. "They are

the if you want to.

That's your You will be seeing them soon. same old story or going through privilege. But for me he is Their names are Cus-Gus and the same old routine" their sill the great funny man-the Yes, they эге mice critics say. And yet Mr Rank most endearing minie, the most wonderful mice. I had a glimpse might note that the public encouraging comle force in illms, of them this week in Disney's keep on

back to them, ance Chaplin. Intest picture, "Cinderella," and

office yet. I don't think they will for a long time. And it is not just because they are great artists, Put it down, above everything, a sincere and passionate bo- lief in themselves.

and

I forecast that they are going to the haven't missed out at

bring pleasure to the world.

'In Mayfair'

Except that they came out of the same hole in Disney's brain, they are mice as different from Mickey as Gorgonzola from pro- cessed Cheddar.

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Novello Touch

I heard some people talking a British about the lm that company has made, in colour, famous Ivar Novello's from wartime muccess, "The Dancing Years."

Recently, at London's Gros. venor House, a great party was held at which all the past and notabilities of radio present

and were present,

there the year's "Tommies," awarded by readers' votes, were presented to the winners.

CAVALCADE

The prescatation was mado by Ted Kavanagh, genial Now Zealand born writer of the "ITMA" scripts which carried

Tommy to world-wide fame. The presentation was the of broadcast culmination envalende of radio called "From 2LO to Take It From Hero'", which included some of the early broadcasters and went on to the personalities

who have turned radio from a new toy In 1922 to an integral part of the home in 1950.

The familiar voices of radio favourites make them friends of the family and the voice com memorated by these awards was so well known and loved by co many familles that thousands of people lined the streets at his funeral and thousands люге packed St Paul'a Cathedral for his memorial service.

Listeners voted Gladys Young the best actress of the year. This brilliantly versatile artist

35 justly termed "The First Lady of Radio" and her "Tommy" Was richly deserved. The second "Tommy" went to James MeKechale, whilst the Voice of the Year was judged to be that of Stewart Macphersord, Canadian rhoe salesman when he came to Britain and since Then one of the BBC's best known commentators and com-

BEST SHOW

The best show was considered to be "Take It From Here,

Australians, Joy starring twa Nichols and Dick Bentley and English Jimmy Edwards, a show. which in three years has added to its following many of the listenera formerly devoted to

"ITMA."

In the case of Danny Kaye, it

How did they cum him up? be the favourite gam- seems to bit

to just now say that he is "What an old-fashioned wind- Gus-Gus is a plump, fat, fool slipping. He has reached such bag that man is! Corny lines,

that some dreadfully trite situations, muste peres. mouse with no a peak of celebrity a country education; Jag is a smart whip. people just can't bear it. They with moths in it. This is going They outwit the wicked step- o along to his films hoping he to be the prize flop of all time." Don't you believe them. This mother and

nasty-minded is going to feline called Lucifer, and so

they don't like musical is going to give plea- Cinderella sale into Prince him

personally? Well, I know sure to millions,

takes himself Charming's bridal chamber, with he

awfully

It is true that "The Dancing fey spriteliness and fun that I seriously, and is always worry. Years" when you break down found delightful. They steal in about what the critics are Its story, Is pretty hoary piece reenes from every one else in saying about him. He sul of old Ruritania. Its hero is a the pleture, parilculatly at the chews miserably over a harsh young composer (Dennis Price) ball, where Jaq's anties re- notice I wrote about him 10 who loves a great singer and

nailed me so much of Michael months ago.

loses her through a th

nisunder- But since when has that been standing. (She overticars him Wilding that I christened the scene "Mousetime in Mayfair." a bad fault in anyone? It is pretending to

to propose to an- They're naughty-but mice, when an artist stops worrying other girl, thinks it is the real And it's mice that make a Dis- about his performances that thing,

runs off to marry ney picture look and sound just reach down for my battleaxe.

else!) som.conc like old times once again.

There are scenes which con- When he sings! tain some of the oldest cliches In the film business. As for In- General" stance, IN the "Inspector

tha conversation be- Kaye performs at moments twren heroine and hero, after more brilliantly than ever be a 12-year parting: "I wrote you fore, Yes, 1 know there

several times."

"I never

got your says the hero,"

"No, I never posted them." says the heroine.

of

Rank conference

THEY tell me that Just before Mr J. Arthur Rank departed on his latest trip to America he

are dull stretches in this film. called a conference of some

plot, even his advisers and asked them to It wasn't a giant of use the time while he was away when Gogol originally wrote it. Danny plays the part of an in ironing out a new policy for

illiterate peasant whe

is mi- British films.

"What we've got to do in our taken by the corrupt council of he sald, is to find a small town for n visiting in- Industry

formula for success. What spector general-come to hang sort of pictures must we make them all if he finds evidence in future to please the pubile? that the Comedies, tragedies, costume heen juggled.

civic accounts

EXEMPLARY SERVICE

huva

Actress Jeanne Crain' holds the National Gaelic Athletic Association's annual award, presented to her in Hollywood by Francis Whelan, life-time member of tho association: The award; a statuette of the Blessed Mother, was given Miss Crain because of her exemplary family life and service to her community.

and

letters,"

It's a knack

But somehow Novello has the great man's knack of turning the trite into the terrifle. have a feeling that he could write a musical with mouse- trap as its setting, and still make a million people come in and want to see it.

Awards are in fashion, for the fortnightly "Sketch" decided Inst усаг to make an annual award to those whom.its critics considered to be the leading personalities of the year In drama, television, films, litern- ture and radio.

The artists chosen in 1940 were Perry Ashcroft, Annette Mills, Carol Reed and Oliver

on

Onions and for radio the choice fell

Carleton

Hobbs, an actor who first broadenst in has since October 1925 and appeared frequently and with

kind distinction in almost every of programme.

The award, a silver flagon mounted On a green marble base, stated simply "Presented by 'The Skelch to Carleton Hobbs for his outstanding achievement in radio in 1949."

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And only the tone-deaf could ON HER WAY call his music moth-eaten. It

is 34 years since he wrote "Keep the Home Fires Burn- ing," and it is still good tune. He writes as sincere romantic, and the notes sound that way..

So long as he can go on pro- ducing songs like the ones in this alm-and he doesn't

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to have lost the flair yet-Iver Novello will stay at the top. Those who sneer at him are

just envious fools.

with

He takes his place Danny Kayo as a great figure. and a great tradition. Sniping at either of them

Is just a waste

of time. As they stand at the decriera might moment, their find a more profitable occupa- tion loosing off their popguns at all these flying mucers.

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