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ROXY

AIR-CONDITIONED

BROADWAY

AM KOMMTIOWLS

Theatre

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

It's

WHOMARK..

back in action and gotting plenty of it!

RICHARD WIDMARK LINDA DARNELL

VERONICA LAKE

MATTERY'S HURRICANE

JOHN RUSSELL.Cary Merrill Waller Kingsford Naymond

Orveniat. Sanley Warman, Joseph De Baile

Ducted by ANDRE de TOTH Produced by WILLIAM PERLBERG

Son Pay by Hermes Post and Rubert Marshy Fren a Story by Jerman Mərk

20.

ALL HURRICANE SCENES FILMED IN CO-OPERATION WITH DEPARTMENTS OF NAVY AND AIR FORCE AND WEATHER BUREAU OF U.S.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1950.

A SEAT IN THE STALES

OIL-WELL INVESTMENTS ARE NEW WAY TO WIN FAME—OR CUT INCOME TAX

Hollywood's top stars are getting

the 'black gold' fever

From Frederick Cook:

New York

Talk in the Hollywood night clubs these days la hardly ever about films, or parts in them. Stars with world-famous names sit half the night in earnest. dis- cussion about oll well- drilling bits, whip-stocks, rock faults and barrel enpacities.

Fame in the swimming- is measured pool-set now

not so much by the size of yacht or the number of limousines, as by the oil

wells owned and shared in. And how they are doing.

It atk began when the history of Glenn fabulous McCarthy, of Houston, Texas, penetrated to the film capitni.

Determination

DINAH SHORE

McCarthy, once

muscled, working well

steel- rifter,

started out' with

not

more than determination.

much their drillers

rich wells

in the

In 17 years he built

oll weeks.

empire nilons.

worth nearly

£10

An option

His example is proving to be

JANE RUSSELL

in a "wildent" Huston and Mervyn Leroy who, Dennis O'Keefe, discovered two rank £72,000

Arsi eight operation. The result is not yet with actor

known, but the whole region is lost £70,000 in n bone-dry hole known to be rich in all. Ran- In California, dolph Scott also holds big lease- hoids in Texus.

Don Amecho took an option far away,

a glittering temptation to many on 20,000 acres not

in

Those who have fared less

Include directors

John

Hollywood with surplus and with partners from Chicago well cash for which they are seck-

an outlet.

Stars like Bob

Hope, James

Stewart, Gene Autry, Frank

Don Ameche, Charles Sinatra,

Boyer and Fred

MacMurray

are deep in the Anuncial heart

ROXY ADDED: March of Timo's "REPORT of Texas, sinking their savings

ON ATOM ENERGY"

TO-MORROW MORNING SHOW

ROXY AT 11.30 A.M.

Columbia Pictures Prosents

Glenn Ford

Rita Hayworth

IN

"Loves Of Carmen" Color By Technicolor

At Reduced Prices

in holes in the ground.

For stars with big money to Invest, of is a foolproof gamble. If they strike oil, they can

half deduct

of the original

BROADWAY AT 12 NOON | capital investment In drilling

By Request-Repeat

Showing Of

"Fairytale Color Cartoons"

A Special Programme For Children!

WWE Theatre

AIR COOLED, DEHUMIDIFIED, OZONIZED AND PURIFIED

the well from their Cross

for income incomes

tax

purposes.

When the well yields, they can deduct 27 percent of the Income for "depreciation" of their machinery and buildings. The rest they can put back into another experimental hole the ground.

in

If the drilling fails-and in many cases it does they still make money if they are in the highest-earning bracket on the Blms. For in that case the whole

cost of the operation be shown

their tax on

can

can

return

as a straight business

lasa, substantially reducing the

TAKE ANY EAST BOUND TRAM OR ROUTE NO. 5 BUS tax.

COMMENCING TO-DAY

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

DIABOLICAL DISCOVERER

OF THE MOST FRIGHTENING

INVENTION IN THE HISTORY

OF CIVILIZED MAN!

Maver before such a picture) Horse bufare ruch shell?

"Dr.CYCIO

A Faramount Picture IN TECHNICOLORI

SEE 'Dr. Cyclops' powerfulängere mezione

a beautiful gitt—vitim of his experie ment, Can shu trìurn to normal niet? SEE■ pormal-sized house cat becomes a bugs, rivenleg montice to the serrited PYET-like Tiedost

SEE Dr. Cyclops' siedme, maddened at tha remics of their tire reduction, suika

back til madenin atlantisa?

1

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MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 11.30 A.M.

The luckiost

la

WEEK-END SCREEN FARE

Darnell are

Samp

of the women stars gold" fever hove the "black

as any of the men. as acutely Greta Garbo and Hedy Lamarr are two of the oil-struck.

Others sill "playing safe" Include Dorothy Lamour, Dinab Jane Russell, all of Shore and whom prefer to sing for their kupper.

now

All have Alled engagements for Glenn McCarthy at his #t entertainment centre Houston, under contracts which gave them part of their salary In oll shares--carefully selected by the mon who has demon- strated 0 certain talent picking the winners.

-London Express Servic«)

&

QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

AIR-CONDITIONED

AIR-FRESHENED

- 5 SHOWS TO-MORROW

QUEEN'S:- Extra Performances at 11:30 am

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

ERROL

"ANC

FLYNN

PRINCE PAUPER

THE MAUCH THINS

CLAUDE BAINS

AND

FRESCATT

WILLIAM KLICHLEY WARNER BROS.

ALHAMBRA

TO-MORROW AT 12 NOON ONLY

Esther WILLIAMS — Ricardo MONTALBAN "ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU"

SHOWING

TO-DAY

a1

Vivien Leigh will star in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

By DAVID LEWIN

Vivien Leigh, who WIM The Adventures of Ichabod Lake and Linda

choice as and Mister Toad (KING'S) thrown in for extra storm effect Hollywood's

Disney's one but latest and the latter is the victim of Searlett O'Hara in "Gone first celluWith The Wind,” has now Luckiest of Hollywood's new excursion into fairy tale llena Richard Widmark's

been picked to star in have been ture. Washington Irving's "The loid kiss. oil magnates so far Bob Hope and Gene Autry. Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and

The Friuce and the Pauper another much-sought-after { Cowboy, actor und erooner Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind

part. provide the (QUEEN'S Autry Is regarded as the best and the Willows" businessman in the film colony, two main characters, the school is on old one, with Errol Flynn He has a substantial holding in muster, Ichabod Crane, who and the Mauch Twing starring six Texas oll wells. Ho holds meets the Headless Horseman, in the Mark Twain story. enough land leases to Elak and 20 more.

&

ALHAMBRA)

TC-

De-

In Technicolor

AT REDUCED PRICES

KING'S

"AIR – CONDITIONED

AT 2.30, 5.15,

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

EXTRA PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW.

BING

AND

AT 11.30 A.M.

Walt Disney

PRESECTS

THE ADVENTURES OF

WALT ICHABOD

wake up Sleepy Hollow

Two Tall Tales in an All-Cartoon Featurel

BING Singst

AND MR. TOAD"

BING CROSBY ABASIL RATHBONE ****)

Distributed by RKO Radio Fictures, Inc. Colư by TECHNICOLOR,

WITH SPECIAL OSCAR AWARD ATTRACTION

SAVAGE BATTLE FOR SURVIVALIS

WALT DISNEY presents

THE ACADEMY AWARD SHORT FEATURE

"SEAL ISLAND

A TRUE LIFE ADVENTURE

PRINT ST

TECHNICOLOR

-Bulbusted, by Pkey #aqlY PICTURES

She will play Blanche Du Bois in the film version of Mister Toad, the

Dr Cyclops (LEE) is unusunt,1"A Streetcar Named character who has a penchant for motoring and sells Toad Hall being about one of these sadistic sire."

American actresses Many From his present

"Doc" Cyclops wells, to a pack of criminal wearets to scientists made popular by H.

G. Wells. royalties at a fracilon more satisfy his craze.

duces his fellow humans to a wanted the role. And Olivia de are bringing than 4d, a barrel

holding Havilland and Bette Davis were ALSO LATEST UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL

it. But Elia Blattery's Hurricane (ROXY) size comfortable him now nearly £18 a day.

is about the them in the palm of his hand suggested for Hope, and his partner, Bing & BROADWAY) Crosby, leased 1,700 acres in Storm Charting Service of the and the poor people have a job Kazan, who will direct the film,

Navy. Veronica of it fleeing from the house cat.wanted Mirs Leigh.

Stre

the has played

stage and United States County, Scurry

Blanche since the show opened in the West End eight months ago.

Texas,

THAT STAR NO USE

TO

by Leonard Mosley

HEN you see an actor making the into horrible grimaces dressing-room mirror just before

curtain-up you can usually presume that he is neither worried nor sick-but merely un-knotting his facial muscles

benefit of the audience.

At the Garrick

for the

in Thentre

London. twitches that were however. the ugly passing over the craggy features of Alastair than a pre- Sim were probably much more Himinary warming-up for a performance.

For Mb Sim has a problem on his hands.

ALL COLOR CARTOONS PROGRAMME | It is the sort of problem that comes to all great

SHOWING

TO-DAY

AT REDUCED PRICES

Cabhay

At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

FIRST SHOWING IN HONG KONG

ANU.S.S.R. Picture

IN GLORIOUS COLOR

MICHURIN

COMING: "The Girl From Manhattan'

character actors when they make a success in nims, except that in his case it is urgent. SHALL I LET THEM TURN ME INTO A STAR?

+

י

ANY PART HE LIKES

nim Industry-and

cludes Hollywood,

comes to anyone

for

LABEL IS

MR. SIM

ALASTAIR SIM

problem on kis hands,"

+

Then she will rest until she Roes to Hollywood to start work on the picture in August, Play- Ing opposite her will be Marlon the Brando, who acted in Broadway version of "Street- car."

PART FOR SIR LAURENCE

Sir

Misa Leigh's husband, Laurence Ollivier, will go with her to Hollywood. He will also Rinke a picture there us the star Carrie," based on of "Sister Theodore Dreiser's novel.

The films will be the first the Oliviers have made in Holly- wood for 10 years, though st tempts have been made to get them over there.

They will be away from Bri win for three months-and will collect at least £50,000 each.

fryt

made

In "Sister

Carric" Laurence will play his modern part since he "Henry V." and "Hamlet," fe turned down the lead in an~ other Hollywood picture-- "Ivanhoe" as he wanted a change from a costume role.

"Sister Carrie" Is to be directed by William ("The Best Years of Our Lives") Wyler. On a visit to Londen he showed the script of "Sister Currio" to Sir Laurence, and he agreed 10 It is about a

runu a

in love with a

If you have seen those two recent British Alims, "Happiest Days of Your Life" and "Stage Fright," you will not be surprised that Alastair Sim is at present the

But Sim, riding on a wave of too much and too prominently. sihr in the film. most-sought-after actor in the

slrccess that rurely Peter Lorre-whose fame dim-middle-aged man who that in- popular

as his name increased bar and falls who lacks a fished profile, a Blure or sex-appeal in And Boris role he bed woman younger than himself. to be a good actor until he pre-

'NOT STAYING His and-old gargoyle of a face, the way he does, is

hearing ferred star parts in bad' aims (which Because producera, his remarkable voice

Sir Laurence continues in his maintains an even baritone while the laughter of the lmgoers at to feature puris in good ones.

Alastair Sim is a greater

prevent West End play "Venus get a twitter, a the sight of him, have begun to managing to

Observed"

He until August, simper, and a world of cynicism think of him as a star who cur actor then all Alec Guinness

and Erle Port-wil stay in London for the first into every word he says), and sell a picture before it has been

man (two other fine artists who night of his next production, his consummate mastery of his seen

Fave talent to give) he is hereby "Captain Carvello." acting craft are not only making

the heady

Str Sald laugh nudiences

everywhere,

Laurence: "Afr HOPE he will not fall for warned to erchew

picture and helghts of stardom, and be con

I shall Como but are also making producers

their blandishments,

I' shall not their telp rench madly for

have himself turned into a Blm tent with the pleasure of con- the

the picture back to London. which mually stealing

stay on in America," phonea

atar. It is a trap into

actors away from the stars.

His part

"Ivanhoe" will be featured Great acting (in

taken

by Britain's Slewart Anest gift in roles) is still the

Granger.

EX

WARNING

of them.

Like

in

He is at have stumbled.

present

He can have any part he likes other

play or a fim.

juggling. with

Charles Laughton, for different offers, and he can ask stance-who turned his fat face-Britain can provide for films,

-(London Express ·Service) his own price.

Into a boring.blot by appearing

great character.

-(London Express Service)

SHOWING

TO-DAY

NHÀ HÀNG AT 230, 5.24,

MAJESTIC

AIR-CONDITIONED

7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

SUNDAY EXTRA SHOW AT 12.00 NOON

Montez Aumont · Okeefe

in Seymour Nebensalt

SIREN OF ATLANTIS

Directed by ARTHUR RIPLEY - Produced by SEYMOUR NEBENZAL

Based on the novel "Allantida" by Pierre Benoit Released Thru United Artisty

NEXT CHANGE

"Adventures of FRANK and JESSE JAMES”

Starring Clayton MOORE

SHOWING

TO-DAY

*. Stove DARRELL

(LIBERTY

fir: Conditioned,

SHOWING

TO-DAY

5 SHOWS: AT 12.30. 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

"STORM OVER formosA”

阿里山風雲

A Chiness Picture in Mandarin Dialogue