China Venture (Columbia Pictures) (1953)

Mat 1-A; Still No. 105 EDMOND O'BRIEN and JOCELYN BRANDO share stellar honors with Barry Sullivan in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture.” now at the __.. Theatre. Sullivan Prefers. ‘Nice Guy’ Roles Barry Sullivan, who stars with Edmond O’Brien and Jocelyn Brando in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” at the Theatre, insists that ‘being a nice guy’ in screen roles pays off just as much as it does in real life. “Tm getting tired of listening to people say the only way to screen success is by playing hard, tough roles,” claims Sullivan, “and I think the acting profession is insulting the intelligence of the movie-goer in allowing that misconception to go undebated.” Sullivan points to many of the film roles he has portrayed in which he was a ‘nice’ guy and to his current film, “China Venture,” in which he once again debunks the ‘heavy’ concept by playing a Navy commander in charge of a combat intelligence team that goes into the depths of the enemy jungle on one of the most amazing missions of the war. In the film, Sullivan sacrifices his life so that O’Brien and Miss Brando might bring back the one secret America needs before blasting the enemy. Washington cannot confirm or deny the amazing facts exposed for the first time in “China Venture.” Sullivan feels that every young actor is sold on the theory that, by getting a juicy ‘heavy’ role, he is getting ready for stardom. This is a major misconception, he says, and he would be happy if all budding actors would come to him for counsel. No Hinting! With Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” starring Edmond O’Brien, Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando at the Theatre, nothing is revealed to the audience before it is revealed to the principals. Producer Anson Bond believes the audience should move with the cast and see and hear only what the actors see and _ hear. Bond contends this form of treatment not only allows more honest evaluation but gives “China Venture” a great deal more action and suspense. Note! Two additional publicity scenes, Mats 1-B and 2-C, are illustrated on page 2. Page 6 Ghina Venture’ Is Inside Story Of Decision That Rocked World (Review) The mysterious facts about the blasting of the enemy are bared on the screen in Columbia Pictures’ real-life thriller, “China Venture,” starring Edmond O’Brien, Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando’ at the 2... Theatre. Washington cannot confirm or deny the amazing story of “China Venture.” The film’s star trio are seen as members of a “recon” team that invades the depths of enemy jungles to bring out the secret that changed the face of the world. Actually they hunt an enemy admiral, badly injured and captured by Chinese guerrillas, who has the answer to the question which must be answered. Fighting by day and hiding by night, the combat intelligence team inches its way towards its objective—interrogation of the enemy admiral as to whether his country will surrender before it is shattered. With O’Brien as a tough Marine captain; Sullivan as the Navy man in charge of the “recon” team and lovely Miss Brando making her film bow as a Navy nurse, “China Venture” follows the desperate mission from its jump-off point to its return. The combat intelligence team traces the wounded admiral to where he is being held hostage by Chinese guerrillas, but they find themselves thwarted by a Chinese warlord who demands ransom for the man. A clash with an enemy paratroop rescue party provides the final, suspenseful climax of ‘China Venture.” O’Brien is properly virile and romantic as the Marine and Sullivan gives a solid performance as the Navy man. Miss Brando, sister of Marlon Brando and a star in her own right, is resourceful and feminine as the nurse who places duty before her love for O’Brien. These three, and the supporting members of the ‘China Venture’ Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” secret story behind the blasts that shattered the enemy, stars Edmond O’Brien, Barry Sullivan and _ Jocelyn Brando at the........ Theatre on....... “China Venture” was written for the screen by George Worthing Yates and Richard Collins. Washington cannot confirm or deny the facts of the film, the strangest story of the war, as directed by Anson Bond who also produced the film. Don Siegel directed. cast, help make “China Venture” a tense and gripping drama of one of the greatest real-life adventures of all time. Written for the screen by George Worthing Yates and Richard Collins from a story by Anson Bond, “China Venture” was produced by Bond and directed by Don Siegel. O’Brien Is Marine In ‘China Venture’ Edmond O’Brien, currently starring with Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” at the Theatre, is one of the most versatile actors on the Hollywood scene today. O’Brien, who initially gained fame on the stage where he essayed many Shakespearian roles, has starred on the screen in roles that called for complete character changes; he has been top-notch in all of them. O’Brien’s budding movie career was nipped short when he was inducted into the Army; while in the service, however, he starred in the all-G.I. spectacle, “Winged Victory,” as top comedian. After O’Brien’s discharge, he returned to Hollywood and took up where he left off in motion pictures to portray, among other roles, a cop in “D.O.A.;’? a mobster in “711 Ocean. Drive;”’ a cowboy in “Silver City;” a reformed criminal in the 3-D “Man In The Dark;” Casca in “Julius Caesar.” In his latest Columbia film, “China Venture,’ O’Brien is seen as a tough-skinned Marine captain who joins Sullivan and Miss Brando in the perilous task of rescuing an enemy admiral from the depths of the treacherous China jungle. The admiral is the one man who knows the answer to the one question Washington must solve before the war can be won through the blasting of his country. She’s Lone Woman Being a lone woman among many men is nothing new to Jocelyn Brando, starring with Edmond O’Brien and Barry Sullivan in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,’ now at the Diy a UNE Theatre. Miss Brando achieved her initial fame as the only girl in the Broadway success, “Mr. Roberts.” “China Venture” Mat 2-B; Still No. 98 “CHINA VENTURE” stars Edmond O’Brien, left, Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando at the _........ Theatre. The new Columbia picture bares the strangest story of the war, one Washington cannot confirm or deny. “China Venture” Mat 2-A; Still No. 45 INSIDE ENEMY JUNGLES, Edmond O’Brien, center, Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando encounter Chinese guerrilla leader Richard Loo in this scene from Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” at the. Theatre. China Venture’ Bares at Last Strangest Adventure of the War (General Advance) The never-before-revealed story of the Naval Intelligence “recon” team that penetrated deep into enemy jungles on one of the most hazardous missions of World War II, to learn the facts which led to the blasting of the enemy, is brought to the screen in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” opening............ at the Theatre. Starring Edmond O’Brien, Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando, “China Venture” is the amazing record of a real-life adventure, filmed the way it happened. Washington cannot confirm or deny the facts bared in “China Venture.” According to ‘China Venture,” the greatest intrigue-adventure in the history of all warfare took place in the teeming jungles of southern China. It was here that a small Navy Intelligence team of Marine and Navy personnel, its principals portrayed by O’Brien as a Marine captain, Sullivan as a Naval commander and lovely Jocelyn Brando as a Navy nurse, sought to rescue a man who was desperately sought by United States authorities because he had the information that could change the course of history. Reports indicate O’Brien is perfect as the tough-skinned Marine officer and Sullivan equally fine as the Navy officer who molds a combat intelligence unit out of the men assigned +o him for his perilous task. Exciting Miss Brando, sister of Marlon Brando and feminine star of the Broadway success, “Mr. Roberts,’” makes her screen bow in the only female role in the film; she reportedly turns in a sensitive portrayal of a nurse who places duty above her personal life. These three stars and the other members of the cast are said by Hollywood to make “China Venture” a truly worth Spider Trouble One of the jungle scenes in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” starring Edmond O’Brien, Barry Sullivan and _ Jocelyn Brando, at the ................ Theatre, called for a large nest of large brown hairy spiders. Columbia technicians found, however, that the variety of arachnid needed would have to be brought from China; further, they learned, it is an exceptionally poisonous creature which enjoys human flesh. ‘Prop’ spiders were promptly made! while adventure in movie-going, re-creating as they do the excitement of a great adventure. The film was written for the screen by George Worthing Yates and Richard Collins, based upon a story by Anson Bond. Mr. Bond also produced the film and Don Siegel directed. Jocelyn Brando Still Only Girl! They say lightning never strikes twice in the same spot, but don’t tell that to lovely Jocelyn Brando, currently starring with Edmond O’Brien and Barry Sullivan in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture,” at the Theatre. Miss Brando, who catapulted to fame in the long-running Broadway smash hit, “Mr. Roberts,’ had the only female role as a nurse, subject to all the good-natured whistles and masculine admiration of the play’s girl-starved sailors. Jocelyn, sister of Marlon Brando, was whisked off to Hollywood when “Mr. Roberts” ended its lengthy “yun. Tested for, and receiving a star role in Columbia Pictures’ “The Big Heat,’ which also stars Glenn Ford and Gloria. Grahame, Miss Brando first was given the only female role in “China Venture,’ where once again she had no feminine competition. In “China Venture,” Jocelyn again appears as a nurse, lone female member of a combat intelligence team deep in the enemy jungles on one of the most amazing missions of the war. She, O’Brien and Sullivan are seeking the secret that America needs before the enemy can be shattered. Washington, incidentally, cannot confirm or deny the facts revealed for the first time in “China Venture.” Strange Story Washington cannot confirm or deny the secret reasons for blasting the enemy, revealed at last in Columbia Pictures’ “China Venture” at the 0.0.0.0... Theatre. The amazing story, starring Edmond O’Brien, Barry Sullivan and Jocelyn Brando, was penned by Anson Bond. The “China Venture” screen play was written by George Worthing Yates and Richard Collins. Mr. Bond produced the film.