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AMUSEMENTS Kerridge-Odeon AVON 2nd POPULAR WEEK 4 Sessions Daily : 11, 2,5, 8 The Feature “Father BROWN, Detective” Produced in England and on the Continent by Facet Productions—Presented by Columbia Pictures (Approved for Universal Exhibition) The Cast Is pleaded by THE MAN OF MANY PARTS—IN THE PART OF HIS LIFE! ALEC GUINNESS —Amazingly Versatile Star of “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” “Man in the White ® ult ’ . “Lavender Hill Mob,” “Captain’s Paradise,” and many more successes—adding another gem to his collection of brilliant characterisations! Co-starring Lovely Joan Greenwood Peter Finch : Cecil Parker BERNARD LEE Directed by Robert Hamer—who made "Kind Hearts and Coronets.” Adapted from the Famous "Father Brown Stories’’ by G. K. CHESTERTON. Something About “Father BROWN, Detective” G. K. Chesterton’s Lovable Character comes to the Screen in a Delight-: fully Different kind of Movie, compounded of clever comedy and the drama of a relentless manhunt, as the Great Amateur Detective tracks down a Notorious International Art Thief! . . . THE CHASE IS AN EXCITING AND A MERRY ONE!

Kerridge-Odeon ilir PLAZA |||i THE CONTINENTAL THEATRE ’Phone 88-089. Reserve at Theatre Service Bureau 10.30 to 9 p.m. Daily. TODAY AT 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 2nd Thrilling Week The Feature: “THE WAGES OF FEAR” Presented by J. Arthur Rank Organisation (Recommended by Censor for Adults— Definitely Unsuitable for Children) WINNER OF THE BRITISH FILM ACADEMY’S PREMIER AWARD AS “THE BEST FILM FROM ANY SOURCE IN 1954.” Also Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, 1953. Something About “THE WAGES OF FEAR” Charged with DRAMATIC DYNAMITE this is a Breathtakingly Exciting Story of High Explosive Action. Perilous Adventure, and Primitive Passions in the Dangerous Wilds of the South American Oil Fields! . It’s the roaring Saga of the "Devil Drivers’’ of “The’ Red Flag Convoys,” hurtling through the Darkness on a Nightmare Journey over Precipitous Mountain Passes with a Thousand Tons of Treacherous T.N.T. for Company!

\TrpT TXT ST. ALBANS CENTUR 1 Luxur y Theatre a a -Phone 75-400. 7.45 p.m. TONIGHT 7.45 p.in. One of the most exciting and dramatic escapes ever pictured in a screen play. A newspaper correspondent rescues his wife -from behind the Iron Curtain. CLARK GABLE GENE TIERNEY co-starring in M.G.M.’s romantic adventure thriller “NEVER LET ME GO” “NEVER LET ME GO” (Approved for Universal Exhibition) •with Richard Haydn A thrill a minute drama of suspense and intrigue behind the Iron Curtain and it will definitely keep you on the edge of the seat. EXCELLENT FEATURETTES COMMENCING FRIDAY “MALTA STORY” Plans at D.I.C. at Theatre from 6 p.m. “EMPIRE” papanui x a a< ‘Phone 48-283 A THOUGHT FOR MARCH GO TO THE MOVIES AND RELAX! TONIGHT, THURSDAY, FRIDAY. 7.30 SPILT.S . . . THRILLS . . . CRASHES AND CRACK-UPS! ALL THE HIGH SPEED . . . HIGH TENSION EXCITEMENT OF HIGH-SPEED CAR RACING—THE MOST THRILLING SPORT IMAGINABLE!

“ROAR OF THE CROWD” “ROAR OF THE CROWD” Screaming Tyres . . . Roaring Exhausts—all the Split-second. Shock-packed Spills and Thrills of the World’s Greatest Car Races! HOWARD DUFF HELENE STANLEY Also Also ARMAND and MICHAELA DENTS' Tribute to the Grandeur and Beauty of Africa. “BELOW THE SAHARA” “BELOW THE SAHARA” Photographed in TECHNICOLOR by Tom Stobart, the man who filmed the breathtaking and strangely beautiful CLIMB and CONQUEST OF EVEREST. (Both App. for Universal Exhibition) COMING—SAT.. MON.. TUES.: "THE GLENN MILLER STORY”

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