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thriller starring John Agar, turned into a monstrosttf by a freak of nature. i Sees Old Pals Hardly a night goes by out Two Thrillers Due Wednesday 'Separate Tables' Players Seen in One Film Apiece I Part DEC. 20, 1957 tLo flngtlf 4 Cfotftf 3 BRIDGE ON KWAI' ACCLAIMED AS DISTINGUISHED WAR FILM and Joyce Meadows. The story tells of the space brain that invades a human body with its destructive power. "Teenage Monster," stars Gloria Castillo and Gilbert Perkins, and tells a story of a mother who sees her son tice can hardly accorded at the Theatre Mart that Neely Edwards, doubling the parts of the bartender and the philanthropist in "The Drunkard" or its musical counterpart "The Wayward Way," doesn't recognize someone with whom he has worked in films or vaude ville.

HOW PLAYIHG! psychological impact, and' that deal directly with the bridge of the title. I NEVER BEFORE SUCH PRAISE II KAV fnnriiw Mytr "The sweet smell of Oscars hovers unmlstakeably over gild Is Ths OWIN CHALLIRT. A. Tlmt mii "Anthony Quinn and Magnani triumphant in powerful film Quinn and magnificent Magnanl score with amazing portrayals." wm HARRISON CARROLL. A.

Htrild-iipnt "The race for Academy Award honors is on, Anna Magnanl and Anthony Quinn make strong bids in a til III A srr.uMiiniiiie.iniA mi22. 1" TOT nm iidiii hiiu i mo iiiiiu. WYLII WILLIAMS. UU "Magnificent Magnanl Is absolutely the greatest She is as sensitive as a violin and as powerful as an. organ." LIN BOYD.

Tlmt Ufl "Moves with hurricane force toward a relentless, tragic climax and a whole wi wiiai uuiiiiiiauuiiA. them. James Donald is a stand- out as the doctor, Major Clip- ton. Andre Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert and Harold Good win, a familar name, and a large group of Asiatic types most prominent being Henry Ukawa, are in the picture. Very slight feminine in terest is contributed by Ann bears some dallying with Holden at the seashore, and the Oriental women who aid in the jungle trek.

Musical to Open at Little. Rep A musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The, Emperor's New Clothes" is the special holi day, offering at The Little Rep, 2255 Honolulu Montrose, opening tonight. David Dyer and Pamela Beales enact starring roles with 'Terre Loe and Stan James Tracey is the director. BOB UI1U5UT WITH THE BOBCATS 11m Extra Aided MODEIillAIRES FREDDY MARTIN and his Orchestra EVERY SUNDAY: FABULOUS BUFFET mi mm tin. EVERY TUESDAY- HAWAIIAN NIGHT i ft- Meanwhile William Holden and later Jack Hawkins 'very valiantly carry out a program of action.

Their objective becomes the destruction of the, bridge which Guinness built. They have their war with dangers of various sorts from the Oriental enemies to the jungles through which they have to penetrate. They both do their work with time distinction. Deadly Climax In the end they become a tremendous dynamic wreaking destruction on the enemy, yet simultaneously bringing death to Guinness as the courageous British leader who had so proudly built the bridge for the Japanese. This he did chiefly to prove what only the Eng lish might accomplish in an alien land under very diffi cult uninspiring conditions without the least benefit to themselves, apart from their own morale.

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" mixes many dramatic motives and factors into a brilliantly conceived and ex ecuted picture. Its ending is unfortunately practically all tragedy, 1 though it could hardly be anything else and remain as genuine as it is. This is one of the finest jobs of film-making carried out in modern times, and arouses esteem for Novel ist Boulle as its screen writ er, splendid David Lean as its director and Producer Spiegel himself. The characters are so numerous and important' in what they do that full jus i "The Brain From Planet Arous" and "Teenage Mon ster" will open next Wednesday at Globe, Southside, Glendale Capitol, tf.A. Ingle- wood, and six Pacific Drive- ins.

"The Brain From Planet Arous" is a science-fiction that stand In thalr ALBRIGHT BARDETTl (OUTH OATf SOUTH 6ATI ORIVCIM Atlantic PirtiteM 10 31 PKO WHITTIR ORIVa.lM WMIw M. ft Humut Nlilll-UIUU VAN NUVS VAN NUYS ORIVC-IN RtttM ktt. Stlt4 ViKNuvt ST 7M0 l.U'i-BIJIW (U.BANK PICKWICK DRtVC-IW (imiMi i ttm in. wos.im am uit ii mm BY EDWIN SCHALLERT 'An incident of World War 1, admirably presented in totable detail, is the main-Ipririg of one of the finest Um productions of this or Iny other year. In fact, "The Bridge on the River Kwai," vhich opened last night at the Egyptian Theater, can ell become the sweepstakes l-tnner in the Academy of Hotion Picture Arts and Sci-inces and various other com petitions, The exceptional feature's leal strength lies in the fact hat it has been excellently produced in virtually all re-beets and that it also offers an especially outstand ing and different perform-knee by Alec Guinness.

High ly competent work is also one by William Holden, lack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa, who is likely to te designated for supporting ictor acclaim. David Lean directed this jompelling feature for Prc-lucer Sam Spiegel. It was bade approximately on the bound under very difficult londitions. It has rare pho- tgraphic beauty. It is, inci-entally, one of the few tinema offerings ever recom-pended by the New York Theatre Guild.

Prison Camp Story Originally "The Bridge on he River Kwai was written is a novel by Pierre Boulle, It is essentially a war prison amp story. It discloses the htensity of the British in heir determination to carry i as British under all miliary circumstances. The building of a railroad bridge is what inspires the British deter-' mination as manifested pridefully in the picture. The principal officer, played by Guinness i3 the one who spearheads the ideal of doing things the right way, and the best way in the British manner, even if this has to be done for an enemy. Officers are not to take kart in manual labor, but hey may guide such work.

Buinness refuses at the risk death to submit himself menial efforts and insists hat neither shall his fellow ifficers take part. He thus jonflicts with the Japanese, fommanding officer (Haya- lawa) of the labor camp. Unflinching Resistance Nothing will break Guin- less down, not even solitary tonfinement in a blazing hot prison shell. He resists this torture as well as the blan-lishments proffered by Ha- fakawa, who finally is forced concede to his resistance. Bayakawa attempts to do his trickily as part of the lommemoration of the Japa nese victory over Russia in 1005, a rather vain attempt to save face.

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Oil Mir eu. sin t. A In common with Eric Port- man, her British costar in "beparate Tables," stage play coming to the Hunting ton Hartford Ger- aldine Pape has appeared in only one Hollywood motion picture. Rated as one of the most exciting young performers of the contemporary theater, Miss Page visited filmland in 1954 for a starring role oppo site John Wayne in "Hondo." That single excursion into celluloid earned her an Academy Award nomination Portman, veteran of more than 100 English stage pro ductions and a score of ma jor British films, made his sole hegira to the West Coast in 1937 for a leading role in Ihe Prince and the Pauper." The two' stars will por tray double roles of sharp contrast in "Separate Ta bles. The Terrance Rattigan play will have a two-and-one-half week engagement at the Huntington Hartford Thea ter beginning next Thursday evening.

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