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. AMUSEMENTS The Most Honoured FILM OF THE YEAR “THE DEFIANT ONES” TODAY 2— 5 8 p.m. || MAJESTIC The Show Place of Christchurch Direction: Kerridge-Odeon ’Phone 62-038-39 Reserve at Theatre 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. United Artists Present “THE DEFIANT ONES” “THE DEFIANT ONES” “THE DEFIANT ONES” (A) Starring TONY CURTIS SIDNEY POINTIER WINNER OF THE 1959 ACADEMY AWARD BEST SCREEN PLAY WINNER OF THE 1959 ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY. RUNNER-UP TO THE BEST PICTURE OF 1959 ACADEMY AWARDS. PICKED BY “TIME” MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR. BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTION. BEST SCREENPLAY.—New York Film Critic Award. SIDNEY POINTIER BEST FOREIGN ACTOR OF THE YEAR.—British Film Academy. AWARD OF MERIT OF PARENTS MAGAZINE “THE DEFIANT ONES” is exactly what the title indicates. It is a story of dehance and controversy, whose principals are two fugitives from a chain gang, white and Negro, who hate one another’s colour out are chained together as they attempt to escape. This is a swift paced dramatisation of what happens to these two escapees, their own violent conflict during the five days of their fight for freedom, its theme is that a human being whatever his colour, or any other difference—that man cannot live alone. An engrossing, moving drama A Motion Picture With Fine and Rare Qualities!

METRO THEATRE Colombo Street. Sydenham. ’Phone 88-600.

MONSTER MATINEE 1.30 p.m. TODAY SPECIAL PROGRAMME The Screen’s First Space Story Of The Man-Made Satellite “SATELLITE IN THE SKY” And Programme of Cartoons, Comedies, Etc. AU Approved for General.. Exhibition. / 7.15 p.m. TONIGHT 7.15 p.m. A Story So Paw . . . So Hot . . . That No-One Dared Film It Till Now. JACK PALANCE EDDIE ALBERT In The Dramatic Thunderbolt “ATTACK” “ATTACK” One of the Most Exciting and Suspense Packed Films Of All Time.

“A” Certificate. Associate Attraction: IN CINEMASCOPE AND WARNERCOLOR The Picture That Moved Heaven-and-Earth To Tell The Space Shattering Story Of The Man-made Satellite That Could Rule The World. “SATELLITE IN THE SKY” SEE . . . The Fabulous SatelliteLaunching Underground "City.” “G” Certificate.

■ATTACK” WILL NOT BE SCREENED AT THE MATINEE.

INDEPENDENT CINEMAS

RANGIORA - "regent" 2 and 7.45 p.m.: “Robbery Under Arms” (G) (Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis) NEW BRIGHTON 2,5, 7.45 p.m.: "My Man Godfrey" (G) (June Allison, David Niven) SUMNER —"HOLLYWOOD" 8 p.m.: "Rebecca” (Y) (Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine) RICCARTON--REX” 7.15 p.m. "White Feather" (G) (Robert Wagner). "Beyond Mombassa” (G) (Cornel Wilde). LYTTELTON —"HARBOUR LIGHT” 8 p.m.: “An Affair To Remember" (G) (Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr) KAIAPOI-'Rialto-8 p.m.: “Until We Sail” (A) (Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine) 2 p.m.: “John of the Fair" (S) (C.F.F. Programme)

RAKAIA 8 p.m. “Carmen Jones” (A) (Dorothy Dandridge . . . Harry Belafonte). HORNBY -“kosy2 and 8 p.m.: “The Man Who Never Was” (G) (Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame). LAKE IDA LAKE IDA NOW OPEN ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS Good Thickness of Ice over all areas. SEASON TICKETS: Car and 6 Passengers £3 Obtainable at gate or Sports Depots. Caterers in attendance SUNDAYS ONLY. ICE REPORTS: Please listen to 7 a.m. broadcasts B3OB SNOW SPORTS DEPOT SNOW SPORTS DEPOT NOW OPEN FOR THE HIRE OF ICE SKATES BOOTS TOBOGGANS SKIS, ETC. ' MIDLAND BUS YARD; MIDLAND BUS YARD, Tuam street. CORNS Quickly Relieved by using Iggo’s Corn Solvent, Is 6d bottle Jggo’s (Chemists), Ltd., 105 Cashel street 6896 SCHUSSLER’S Biochemic Salts are obtainable from W. Falvey, Chemist. 670 Colombo st. (opp. Reeces) D

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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28920, 13 June 1959, Page 1

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