The Brave Bulls (Columbia Pictures) (1951)

Men Who Fight ‘Brave Bulls’ Find Glory and Death in Sun The world of bullfighters—a slice of Mexico the average tourist never views—awaits moviegoers who see “The Brave Bulls,’ Robert Rossen’s production for Columbia Pictures featuring Mel Ferrer and introducing beautiful, blonde Mat I-B; Still No. 31 MEXICAN ACTRESS CHARLITA appears in featured support of Mel Ferrer in The Brave Bulls,’ Columbia Pictures’ new Robert Rossen production at Hits. nee Theatre. Grandma’s Shawl Now Chic Rebozo There are 75 ways to wear a rebozo, the chic contemporary Mexican version of grandmother’s shawl, and Miroslava manages to demonstrate more than 20 during her romantic appearances in “The Brave Bulls,” Robert Rossen’s production for Columbia Pictures tow at the 66.5%52< Theatre. Most exciting use of the rebozo, for male movie fans, probably is in Miroslava’s big love scene with Mel Ferrer. In this sequence she wears a strapless evening gown, with her shoulder covered by a rebozo. Gravity being what it is, the rebezo slithers gradually downward. The result is one of the high spots of “The Brave Bulls,” in which Ferrer heads the cast as a leading matador of Mexico who needs a woman’s soft arms around him by night to help him forget his harsh fears of death in the afternoon. A star in Mexican films, Miroslava, is introduced to American audiences in “The Brave Bulls,” which was directed by producer Rossen from John Bright’s screen play, which was based upon Tom Lea’s best-selling novel. In addition to Ferrer and Miroslava, the cast features Anthony Quinn, Eugene Iglesias, Jose Torvay and Charlita. Famous Matadors A huge group of Mexico’s mest famous bullring personalities are seen in “The Brave Bulls,’ Robert Rossen’s production for Columbia Pictures now at the ..... Theatre. Based on Tom Lea’s best-seller, the new film features Mel Ferrer at the head of a tre Mircslava, currently at the Theatre. A top bullfighter like Luis Bello, central character portrayed by Mel Ferrer in ‘The Brave Bulls,” usually lives in Mexico City. He may fight in the capital three or four Sundays during the formal Winter season. Other Sundays he eoes to Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Tijuana, even smaller towns if he is paid enough. ‘The Brave Bulls” shows Bello fighting at the Plaza Mexico and in the hinterlands. Some of the more humorous sequences of the film have Jose Torvay, a stingy small town bullfight impresario, trying to make a deal with Anthony Quinn, as Bello’s manager. Bello finally accepts Torvay’s offer because he wants his kid brother, Pepe Bello, played by Eugene Iglesias, to get a chance as a bull Passion, Violence In ‘Brave Bulls’ Robert Rossen’s first screen production since his 1949 best picture Academy Award winning film, ‘“All The King’s Men,” opens atther se Theatre in Columbia Pictures’ “The Brave Bulls,” which is based upon the celebrated best-selling novel by Tom Lea. In “The Brave Bulls,” Rossen’s producer director talents are turned to spectacle and violence of the bullfight ring. The ‘Rossen methods with crowds,” which helped him win an Oscar for “All The King’s Men,” again were employed in the filming of Lea’s unusual story, violent in its passions, tremendous in its violence. “The Brave Bulls” features Mel Ferrer in the central role, that of a star matador who needs a woman’s soft arms around him at night to make him forget his harsh fears of death in the afternoon. Miroslava, Czechoslovakianborn beauty who has starred in many Mexican movies, is introduced to American audiences in the leading feminine role. Anthony Quinn is featured as the matador’s manager, and Eugene Iglesias as Ferrer’s younger brother, a would-be _ toreador. Jose Torvay and Charlita play a small town bullfight impresario and a waitress, respectively. John Bright wrote the screen play for “The Brave Bulls.” fizhter on the same card. Bullfighters meet the Sunday night press at the Palace Bar in Mexico City, just behind the Monument of the Revolution, to postmortem the bulls, good and bad, of that afternoon. Producer-director Rossen took over this famed hangout for a day and a night, moved in lights and cameras, and shot the crowd as it was—and is. About midnight, a matador-— especially one like Luis Bello, who wants to forget potential death in the afternoon—may drop by the Tenampa, where the mariachis play and the senoritas are unescorted. Here he may meet a pliant lass like that portrayed by Charlita, featured in “The Brave Bulls.” Here, too, he may be introduced, as Luis Bello is in the picture, to an aristocratic beauty like Miroslava, out slumming. Out in a remote suburb city there’s a tiny plaza and a cantina called La Azteca. Not dangerous, merely obscure, and definitely not in the guidebooks. But the tequila is full measure, and the tacos (at two cents apiece) are as good as one can buy anywhere in Mexico. It was here that “The Brave Bulls” company kept 500 people awake for three nights running, and paid them to enjoy themselves as movie extras. In “The Brave Bulls” are shots of the crowds lining up for tickets to the Plaza Mexico, world’s largest bullfight arena, on a Thursday morning, three days before a big corrida de toros. “The Brave Bulls” has a mob scene of 2,000 bullfight fans rushing the Plaza Mexico tunnels —a sight rarely seen by the American tourist. However, people are people and the crowds of Mexicans seen in “The Brave Bulls” are little different from the hosts of Americans in Rossen’s “All The King’s Men,” which won the 1949 Academy Award as the best picture of the year. Like its predecessor, “The Brave Bulls” is based upon a best-selling novel—this one by Tom Lea. John Bright wrote the screen play. Brave Bulls Mat 2-A; Still No. 260 CONQUEROR AND CONQUERED, Mel Ferrer and Miroslava are featured in Columbia Pictures’ new Robert Rossen production, "The Brave Bulls," based upon Tom Lea's celebrated novel and now at the .................. Theatre. "The Brave Bulls" is Rossen's first film since he won the Academy Award for "All The King's Men." Fiesta in ‘Brave Bulls’ Night-Long Spectacle The most glittering fireworks ever seen in San Miguel de Allende — some 200 miles from Mexico City—climaxed Mexican location-shooting of Robert Rossen’s production, “The Brave Bulls.” The new Columbia picture, which features Mel Ferrer in the central role and introduces to American audiences Miroslava, blonde and beautiful toast of Mexican films, is currently at the AE Rae Theatre. The fiesta scenes photographed in San Miguel were not only the climax of the location-shooting but also a high point of the picture and of Tom Lea’s best-selling novel on which it is based. Luis Bello, star matador, played by Ferrer, arrives in a sma!l town just after his great love, Miroslava, and his manager, played by Anthony Quinn, have died in an automobile crash following a rendezvous. Bello, his morale shattered, once again must face “The Brave Bulls,’”’ whom he has come to fear. The story calls for Bello to sulk in his small hotel room, unable to sleey because of the fiesta raging outside his windows. The fiesta staged by the residents of San Miguel and its environs counterpoints Bello’s inner torment. As twilight gathered, the throbbing drumbeats of Otomi Indian dancers grew more insistent. Down the street were carried huge litters of sticks of unleavened bread, 15 feet long and embroidered with flowers. Then came a group of dancers straight out of paganism, beplumed with the dyed finery of lyre birds, who formed an oval around two devil-dancers, masked and hideows. The dancers were followed by church banners and then more dancers, some of them strumming mandolins of armadillo shells. The procession ended with more litters of sticks of bread and flowers. The litters were raised at the portals of the Church of San Miguel, but the dancers and music and fireworks continued through the night. Producer-director Rossen’s 1949 best picture Academy-Award-winning film, “All The King’s Men” similarly used thousands of people and many places as a backdrop for a powerful story. Film ‘Brave Bulls’ From Steel Cage A free-wheeling portable steel cage for all cameza work in the bull rings of Mexico was perfected during the filming of “The Crave Bulls,’ Robert Rossen’s production for Columbia Pictures, NOW AU thC=.. =. sce. Theatre. The mechanism, which can lock wheels like a cesk typewriter table, is self-propelled, large cnough to accomodate three men, and can follow the action with closeups never before shown on the screen. The center of gravity is low enough to resist all but the most ferocious charges of “The Brave Bulls.” Even if a raging beast tipped over the cage, the steel top and bars and the combination steel-and-wood floor assured the safety of the cameramen. “The Brave Bulls,” based on Tom Lea’s best-selling novel, features Mel Ferrer as Luis Bello, Brave Bulls Mat 3-A; Still No. Art 8 and directed by Robert Rossen, maker of ‘All The King's Men" which won the 1949 Academy Award as the best picture of the year. Anthony Quinn, Eugene Iglesias, Jose Torvay and Charlita portray important supporting roles in the picture. John Bright wrote the screen play. star matador of Mexico and introduces in the feminine lead Miroslava, sensational star of Mexican films. Anthony Quinn, Eugene Iglesias, Jose Torvay and Charlita also are featured. mendous cast and introduces to American audiences beautiful blonde Miroslava, star of Mexiean films. Anthony Quinn, Eugene Iglesias, Jose Torvay and Charlita are others in the cast. FILLED WITH SPECTACLE AND SUSPENSE, Columbia Pictures’ "The Brave Bulls'’ is now at the .................. Theatre with Mel Ferrer in the leading role and introducing beautiful, blonde Miroslava who plays opposite him. Based upon Tom Lea's celebrated novel, "The Brave Bulls'’ was produced Page 3