The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1947 Page: 4 of 4
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Hits and Highlights
By ROBERT FLAGG
THE DECISION OF the Interstate circuit to show first run
foreign films at the River Oaks Theater strikes us as being
a good move. It is also another indication that the theater
business is realizing that Hollywood isn't the only place where
movies are made. And still another effect of the popularity of
foreign films will be to make Hollywood watch its laurels and
perhaps to tutu out better cinema
It all tfoea bnfk to the old axiom
that stiffer com
petition makes
for better prod-
uct?.
II o w eve r, it
must be realized
that the British,
French, Swiss,
Italian and Rus-
sian films seen
here are the par-
ticularly e x c e 1-
leiit productions
ol' those coun-
try. Rarely does any foreign stu- j^ ..Br|ef Encounter" is that
dio exhibit films in the United j
Stales whose merit lias not been j
previously proven. One defect of
outsider films is that they usually
we still like pop-corn with our
drama!)
"Brief Encounter," which we saw
elsewhere, is adapted from Noel
Coward's play, "Tonight at 8:30."
The plot is a nice little tale about a
suburban matron (Celia Johnson)
who falls in love with an equally
married young doctor. Since these
two are nice, middle-aged, respec-
table English people, they know
that their romance is hopeless. The
plot further deals with their experi-
ences.
But what is particularly interest-
the British actually make Miss
Johnson appear to be a middle-aged,
middle-class matron. She has an im-
perfect hair-do; a few wrinkles
show; and she appears more than
once in the same nondescript hat.
, Hollywood has not yet learned to
do not comu up to Hollywood's per-1
fection of photographic and lighting I
techniques.
One of the supposedly superior j muke fortyish ladies look like forty-
British films which did not make | js|, ladies. Always it seems that like
box Office news was "Vacation characters of Hollywood have a
From Marriage" starring Deborah j professional beauty with additional
Kerr and Robert. Donat Vet it was j assets by Westmore and gowns by
Miss Kerr's performance in this pic- Irene.
lure that cumulated in her signing
aii M-t; M contract that gives her
$.'1,000 a week. 52 weeks h year for
even yotiils, no options and further
provides that she will be starred or
co-starred in all film". Her first
picture under this contract will be
Hollywood adaption of Fredrick j
Wake man's best selling satire on■
the advertising business, "The|
Hucksters." Clarlt Gable may also j
be seen in this picture. 1
The background and incidental
music of "Brief Encounter" is taken
from Rachmaninoff's Second Piano
Concerto. Muir Matheson, director
of the London Philharmonic Sym-
1 phony, does an excellent job with
| the beautiful melodies of this com-
| position.
'"Brief Encounter" was on the
lists of many eastern critics as one
of the ten best movies of 1946.
FOLLOWING THE current River
Oaks attraction. "Notorious
(ientolman," Noel Coward's "Brief
Encounter" will open for a week
starting Friday. "Notorious Gen-
tleman" starring Rex (I'm the King
of Siam) Harrison has kept the
money changer and the pop-corn
machine busy. (Another nice thing
. about, the River Oaks is that it sells
pop-corn; and 'regardless of what
some say of the crunching of ker-
nels during a dramatic highlight,
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THE NEXT TWO films to be
shown at the River Oaks are
"They Were Sisters" and "Madonna
of the Seven Veils." James Mason,
whose talent for scowling his way
through a sadistic role in "The Sev-
enth Veil" has won him an American
following, plays a like role in "They
Were Sisters."
"Madonna of the Seven Moons"
is the British Gainsboro studio's
copy of J. Arthur Rank's "The Sev-
enth Veil." Both are psychological
dramas, and both even have a lucky
"seven" in the title. "Madonna"
stars Patrica Roc (another British-
er with a new Hollywood contract)
and Stewart Granger, who was the
handsome Greek in "Caesar and
Cleopatra." However, "Madonna"
deals with schizophrenia instead of
amnesia.
TWO OF THE most effective lines
we have ever encountered in a
movie occur in "The Razor's Edge,"
Tyrone Power in trying to explain
his odd outlook of life says of his
war experiences—"The dead look so
terribly dend when they are dead."
And when asked what he will do
with the wisdom he is seeking, says
—"When I asquire wisdom, then I
shall know what to do with it."
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January 90, 1947,
Editor, The Thresher,
The Rise Institute,
Houston, Texas.
Dear Sir,
In view of the desperate circum-
stances that face us in this postwar
world, a world of moral depravity
and licentiousness, exemplified by
some of the recent ghastly crimes
in our own Houston, I move strong-
ly that we students of Rice Insti-
tute extend ourselves to the utmost
to provide examples for the less for-
tunate men and women who pervade
our streets.
By this I do not suggest that we
lead narrow, one-sided lives, but in-
stead that we materially enlarge the
scope of our existence. Take advan-
tage of the numerous school-affil-
iated Church organizations! Contri-
bute what time you can to healthful
school activities! By using our extra
time away from study for some
useful purpose we thereby enrich
our own experiences and obviate
the necessity of giving way to the
doubtful and hollow pursuances of
drinking and gadding about.
1 know that the desire persists
in most of us to bring about these
changes for the better, at least those
of us who suffered in the snowy
fox holes of Germany or the dank
green jungles of the Pacific, even
our gallant airmen are aware of the
necessity of action to re-establish
the way of life wo fought for.
We older veterans must take the
responsibility of leading the way
for the younger fellows and girls
who grew up during the hectic war
years of rationed gas and tires, and
try to dissuade them from their
profligate pastimes. Particularly we
must guard them against the friv-
olous groups on the campus who
carry on their worthless existence
under the guise of worthwhile so-
cieties.
Occasionally those of us have
most of our classes in the Engi-
neering building hear of the detest;
able parties given by these unwise
students. I cite a recent example in
which several unengaged couples
publicly displayed emotion at what}
we would have expected to be
healthy outdoor gathering. Thesj
young people were probably the vic-
tims of rearilni the booka of tiw vilo
atheist Fraud; however this doea
not sanction the fact that tha parti-
cipants were not punished but ware
mildly reproved.
If this sort of thing persists. I
have grave doubts about tha suc-
cess of a movement directed to-
wards a more moral life being lad
by Rice students. BUT if a croup of
young, hard driving, live wires gat
together and lend their all to tha
support of worthwhile activities
am positive of its success.
A Shocked Veteran.
Editor's Note:
| The- THRESHER encourages stu-
dent interest and opinion on all sub-
ject matter.
Letters will be printed if they are
signed, however, names will be
withheld if the author desires.
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SCOTCH UNIVERSITY —
(Continued from page 1)
and Education courses pertaining
particularly to Scottish and British
practices and theories in those
fields.
The 100 students who will be ac-
cepted by Aberdeen will bo accom-
modated in lodgings secured for
them by the University. The cost,
including tuition but excluding
board, will be about $40 a week. The
present cost of passage, tourist
class, is $328. Veterans are allowed
to defray part of the expenses by
grants under the GI Bill of Rights.
Applications from American stu-
dents are due by March 15 at the
Institute of International Educa-
tion, 2 West 45th St„ New York
19, N.Y.
VETS BONUS — • *
(Continued from page 1)
problem with six already having
passed acts granting World War II
veterans a cash bonus. Illinois is fi-
nancing its bonus by a one cent
tax on every pack of cigarettes sold
in the state, Michigan has borrowed
$270 million to pay for its bonus.
Massachusetts offers every service
man the same amount he received
as mustering out pay—$200 for vet-
erans whose service was wholly in
the States and $300 for veterans
who served overseas. Vermont pays
its veterans $10 a month up to $120,
Rhode Island and New Hampshire
also have passed bonus measures.
In almost every state Veteran of
Foreign War posts are pushing for
bonus bills. Some other powerful
veterans groups oppose bonuses, and
in most states any such act is going
to have tough sledding.
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