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(F) Hamlet
( Rank-Universal-International )
I LL the beauty and wisdom of Shake/I speare’s prose are superbly revealed in this awe-inspiring and interest-absorbing production. His hair bleached blonde, Laurence Olivier is star, producer and director.
As the Melancholy Dane, who suspects that “something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” Olivier is tragically torn between revenge and indecision. KQs bitter denunciation of his queen mother (Eileen Herlie) for her haste in marrying the crafty Claudius (Basil Sydney) following the King’s death, is powerfully projected. Thrilling, too, is the duel between Hamlet and Laertes (Terence Morgan). Jean Simmons is splendid as the lovely, childlike Ophelia whose reason gives way under stress of her sorrow; Felix Aylmer is fine as Polonius; Norman Wooland pleases as Horatio.
Olivier, J. Arthur Rank and the Theatre Guild are to be warmly commended for providing a rich and rewarding feast for everyone except the very young.
Your Reviewer Says: A brilliant and absorbing movie.
Awe-inspiring: A masterful production, brilliantly enacted by Jean i! Simmons as Ophelia and Laurence Olivier as the ill-fated Hamlet i|
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F — For the whole family A — For adults
BY ELSA
Domestic drama: Danger entered the humdrum life of Dick Powell when he crossed paths with Raymond Burr and Lizabeth Scott
Pitfall (Regal Films-UA)
SO the woman always pays, eh? Not in the case of Dick Powell whose indiscretion leads to tragedy.
An employee of an insurance company, Dick is dreadfully bored with his humdrum life although he has a fine wife in Jane Wyatt and an adorable son in Jimmy Hunt. It’s business that first takes Dick to Lizabeth Scott’s apartment but he’s soon ringing her doorbell again. “Detective” Raymond Burr, a hoodlum and a troublemaker, goes for the alluring Liz, too, and of course doesn’t welcome competition from Dick. There are various dire developments, too, when the crafty fellow stirs up the girl’s convict-sweetheart, Byron Barr, against Powell.
Excellent acting and direction and crisp dialogue lend interest to a familiar domestic drama dressed in brand new garb.
It all adds up to a warning to married men to stay in their own back yard, away from gals like Liz, if they want to preserve their happy home.
Your Reviewer Says: Dick Powell plays and pays. I