Filmindia (1941)

FILMINDIA October, 1941 :is a witch. On the other hand, the King of Manipur is furious at the behaviour of his son, and for the first time in his life wants to exercise his royal authority regardless of the question of his son's happi IiCfS. But the Prince is irreconcilable. He rushes to the chamber of the court dancer and there plans to elope with her the next morning. For a moment their all absorbing love for each other has triumphed and both the lover and the beloved are carried away with the beautiful prospects of the future union. FIFTH COLUMN STRATEGY The King is on the horns of a riilemma, and he does not know how to solve the problem. The Envoy Extraordinary of Tripura is pressing ever harder than before. Just then Goswami Kashishwar volunteers to speak to the court dancer. They meet in the ruined temple on the hill top and there the High Priest in his soothing and yet stern voice tells the court dancer of the divine duties of kingship. And in the name of her very love for the Prince urges her to sacrifice it to enable the Prince to fulfil a higher cicstiny. The court dancer is impressed with the teaching that greater love lies in sacrifice. The court dancer is impressed with 11" e teaching that greater love lies ill sacrifice. And the next day when the Prince arrives to take his beloved away the court dancer is not ready, but on the other hand disillusions the Frince by telling him that he was of no use to her if he had to give up the throne. The Prince is broken hearted and he returns home a \k'iser man r In the city of Manipur, the mob fuiy kindled by the rejected lover of the court dancer now assumes huge proportions and the mob rushes to burn the witch, as the court dancer is called by the people. At the eleventh hour, the Prince comes to know, through, the now I THE SALUTE I I salute Producer Jamshed j I Wadia of Wadia Movietone j I for his pioneering enterprise j in producing India's first pic i ture in English— "The Court { Dancer". { I When this picture goes { across the seas to the foreign j countries, it will be the most j eloquent ambassador of our I thrice unlucky home land. | I know what it is to be an { Indian in those arrogant { foreign countries where every j coloured man is taken for a I barbarian. j I congratulate all — the di i rector, the technicians and i the artistes — for contributing j their best to this excellent { enterprise. { In the proud smile of the • stray and lonely Indian, lost • in the foreign country today, | will they get the reward of i their labour. | For, truly, as a cultural | I propaganda. "The Court Dan j I cer" is a patriot's gift to the | I nation. t ! BABURAO PATEL. j repentant High Priest, of the virtue and loyalty of the court dancer and he rushes to her house to save her, but he is too late. The beloved has already made her sjpreme sacrifice and departed from TrAr> world. AN INVALUABLE PICTURE The English dialogues are very pppropriately worded and lend a distinct charm to the story. Almost alJ the principal artistes have delivei ed their dialogues very well in a-Idition to their excellent histrior,)c work. The dance and song interludes, liept in their original state, provide a welcome contrast with the spoken sf'ouences and at the same time conti ibute considerably to the cultural atmosphere of the story. Altogether, it is a rare picture not to be missed under any circumstances .md even if one has to travel miles for it, it is worth the trouble and expense. "The Couit Dancer" is a new experience and as such it is invaluable. When Rita Carlyle <joes visiting tlic studios, all work stops. Here she is cv. the "Bhorat Milap" sets In Frokash. From left to right Mr. Kotwal, Mr. Vijoy Bhatt, Mr. P. C. Kapadiu, Miss Carlyle, Mr. H. C. Netarwalla, Ml . Baburoo Fatel and Mr. Kapadia. 18