Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10

ton may not be a message pic
other science-f1ction thriller
full of sleek, jet-powered plumb
ing which shows that England's
conception of outer space is
much like Hollywood's.
At any rate, to come back to
the girl who slows away on the
Stardust. she certainly learns
that outer space is nothing to
monkey with; especially if you
are a girl.
What happens, you see, is
that this Lois Maxwell hides
aboard Kieron Moore's STAR
bound craft to get a story for
her newspaper. She hasn't any
notion what kind of a story, but
going after it is better than
interviewing a nuclear physi-
cist in a nearby bar. Any girl
reporter can do that and quite
possibly be stuck with the check
for her pains.
So Lois goes abroad. terribly
abroad. But what she has not
MISUNDERSTANDING 1000 other
things-is that Moore's craft is
carrying tritonium bomb, the
tt, which is to be exploded up
by the moon so it won't hurt
people in Las Vegas.
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This is obviously a pretty
moral idea. and practical, too,
in that the I'll would blow the
world apart.
The TIL refuses to cooperate.
When it is pushed out of the
space ship. it is drawn by mag
netic attraction right against the
tail of the craft. Obviously, this
means the Stardust cannot land,
even in Nevada, without blow
ing up the whole earth. including
Lois newspaper in England
which would make her pursuit of
the story silly indeed.
So, what happens?
Well, frankly we don't know.
At this point. full of terror and
sentiment, it occurred to us that
we would like a last look at the
Star building and the desk we've
always wanted to exchange for a
better one.
We rushed back to the Office
and waited for the explosion.
That it never came convinceS us
that the X4-YB which was TAX
ing off to rescue Lois as we fled
must have reached the STAR
dust in time at least to save
the crew.
However. if the August moon
does not show up on schedule,
we shall know that the tt did
its worst.
And that the makers of
Satellite in the Sky" did theirs,
too.
FESTIVAL FILMS: Edin-
burgh's film festival which
begins on August 10 will have
some piquant exhibits.
One of these will be Tyrone
Guthrie's first piece of movie
direction, the cinema version
of Stratford. Ontario's famous
"Oedipus Rex" This was shot
with the original Canadian cast
and. in its cutting phases.
became something of the talk of
Hollywood.
Another entry. surprisingly
with an English tag although
made with MGM's money and
Gene Kelly's inspiration. is I'm
vitation to the Dance" which
played here at the Playhouse.
RKO, back in business and
quite busy, will be represented
with an unusual entry in The
Brave Ones" a production thus
far seen by neither the public
nor the critics. Russia will con-
test for honors at Edinburgh
with THE Rumyanstev Case"
midas IDOL: Eyer hear of
Raj Kapoor? No? Well, he is a
film idol with a fan following
that Americas top male stars
could envy.
Raj Kapoor is midas most
popular actor and star. most re-
Gently. of "Awara" (The Vaga-
bond) which will be shown in
one performance only at the
Colony Theater at 2:30 pm. to-
morrow. Partial proceeds will go
to the relief funds for recent
earthquake suffers in India.
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FOOTNOTES: George Ste
vens, a film director of taste and
intelligence, scorns any promo
ton of his upcoming Giant" in
terms of the untimely death of
young James Dean. Giant"
was Deans last picture. just
completed before his fatal auto