Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 1, 1962, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Skijas thursday february 1, 1962 Page 15 elects mrs. Gibbs Elkhorn Man. Special mrs. S. E.-, Gibbs was elected president at the annual meeting Hospital Aid. Mrs. Ken Williams vice president were mrs. Ben Poston mrs. Wil Liam Robertson and mrs. Dan Hartley to the sewing commit tee mrs. George Ogilvie mrs. Irene Franklin mrs. August Lin at the movies kiss Alice Armstrong Secretary i Ner and mrs. William Paull. Re Aud mrs. Dan Hartley treasurer seipts for 1961 totalled elected to the buying committee i and expenditures final 5 performances scats at s1.50 on Sile before Showtime at Arena the Anatomy of blame opens tomorrow 6 yrs. In London 4 yrs. On Broadway the roaring 20 s Roar for you in John Hirsch s prod of Sandy Wilson s i musical by Ken Winters town without pity which opened wednesday at the Garrick is one of the provocative films of the season it is a candid study of the Anatomy of blame. It begins with what seems a Clear Cut criminal offence. Four soldiers members of the Ameri can occupational forces in a German town rape a Young Ger Man girl. The army is properly Horri fied the town demands re Venge. Partly to make an unforgettable example of the four soldiers and partly to appease the town s righteous Wrath the army sets up a Public trial. If the rapists Are proven guilty As it seems Likely they will be their pen Alty can Range in severity from 20 years imprisonment with hard labor to the capital punishment death depend ing on the degree of their guilt. The girl s father and the get Mort of. Of of of. To a free parking to Odeon Garrick patrons 6 . Fan Hie Hurst s compassionate romantic Vera Miles open 11 45 . Charles Drake Virginia Grey Reginald Gardiner a Universal International release i t to 4 f. R i o Gina Bachauer imminent cil Elk pint St 6 Igor Oistrakh famed russian violinist 20 Glenn Gould distinguished Canadian pianist 27 res. Seats now an Sale at celebrity Box office Mezzanine floor the Bay bargain latin or i . 60e Odeon or. Killer ill Ali Hull shocker shocker shocker in town without pity Fri not recommended for children you must see from the beginning at no Ono seated during last is minutes adult bargain Matane dully to 1 . Ail Ltd carry North if Fortune Wii la com Edie Ca Nadienne presents famed playwright. Actor director and producer Gratien Gelinas a Ptah a in person in his a timely Draim hit Bouss Lle and the just at the playhouse theatre feb. . Thur sat. In English Friday in French re serve seats now on Sale 53.75 s2.30 s2.00 si.65 celebrity Box office Mezzanine floor the Bay All the others do can pc count. All that happened never happened. All she Ever Yvan Ted was one boy. All she Ever really wanted was one boy s love. Stevens Dorothy h and big week a famous doors open . Feature at adult Berlin showplace Berlin Berlin authorities have approved plans to build Germany s largest Library a Stone s throw from the communist Wall dividing the City. The building housing the prussian state Library collection will be in the tie Garten the City s Central Park. Reserve the Winner s Circle a ii Dock up 2-0727 Liv tic kranti Slung Trio my Lily 7-8 so Rover or minimum charge saturday Nosk skkvk1 musical director Eric wild choreography Jim Clouser Manitoba theatre Centre musical gems townsfolk cry out lat Ter. A powerful German scan dal Sheet heaps fuel on the flames. Prosecution and defence Are both appointed by the army. The defence lawyer Kirk Douglas examines the Case carefully in the weeks prior to the trial. He finds things not so simple As they seem. He is convinced that the rape was done but that not All four soldiers were equally involved or equally punishable. He finds that the girl with whom he sympathizes was yet not Alto i Gether blameless and he sees inconsistencies in her testimony. I before the trial Date he is sure he will be Able to save the soldiers from the death penalty. He suggests in a meeting with the girl s father the prosecuting attorney and the town and army officials that the trial be reconstituted conducted As a straight court martial rather than a pub Lic trial and that the girl be withdrawn As a witness. His idea is to save the soldiers from the death penalty which he knows he can do in any Case without at the Sime time destroying the i girl s future for he knows it will be destroyed by the exposure or i the crime in its Complete con text. But the father in his Par Antic vanity about the purity of his daughter the prosecuting attorney in his Zeal and the officials in their political eagerness to exhibit their re snort for the Law All Are Hent on the Sii Remc veni dance the death penalty for the criminals. The scent of blood is Strong in their nostrils. They refuse to heed him. They do not respect the Law quite enough. So the trial commences. For awhile things favor the prosecution. Then there is some vicious testimony from the possessive jealous Mother of the girl s boy Friend More from a frustrated Bachelor who. One morning saw the girl standing nude and in i j concerned at her window still More from a Peculiar woman who j j followed the Girt and her Bov j Friend through the Forest on the Day of the crime. There Are Small defensive easily exposed lies from the girl and boy. There is damning evidence procured by a Road House Strumpet eager to exercise her grudge against town lawyer Douglas doing his Job i in defence of the soldiers uses the hatred of the old and ugly i for the Young and the lies everyone and the bottomless meanness of the human mind to expose the in Lovely truth and the unpleasant possibilities that surround even the relatively innocent. Gradually the Centre of blame shifts. The father find ing that his daughter is a human being with human frailties instead of the Ideal abstraction his personal arro Gance has Marie of her a Mere complement of his so Eia position revises her. Schoene he snarls a Lovely the Public senses it is going to lose its entertainment the death penalty no longer seem inevitable. Disapproval of the girl begins to grow the lurid sensationalism of the rape fades. The Public re sents the prosecution As much As the defence for depriving it of its prey. Peeved disappointed it turns its Back to the Issue. In lawyer Dourlas words no sex no death where s the thus the Story exposes first a crime then the victim then the judges. And it goes through and past the trial to its disturbing conclusion. And. Except for the j defence lawyers there is Al-., i most no balanced considered. Human nity. Only righteousness. I Pride blame and the lust for vengeance. The nagging theme song wails it in t very pretty what a town without pity can the filming was done in Ger Many and for the most part germans portray the germans. Americans do americans. The cast is almost uniformly Brilliant after a somewhat stilted opening the direction and camera work Are stunning in the expressionist manner and the screenplay is above average. Actor Douglas does a splendid Job perhaps be cause for a change he has a splendid Job to do. Town without pity is definitely a film for adults. As advertised it is a shocker. But it is not merely a shocker. It is a drama for the conscientious to Sec and Ponder. Next attraction Audrey Hepburn breakfast at Tiffany s on today Slade. Or Kings at. Garrick town without pity Al lyceum hey. Let s twist at Man trap at metropolitan Blue Hawaii Street again hoodlum priest. Deluxe two Rode together Wiz Ard of Baghdad. Kings no love for Johnnie. Park Ada terror of the tongs. 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Ovi Ingrid omit find goodbye again Dun on Tea priest held Over 1 of 10 Best for 1961 no love for Johnnnie n. Hard hitting British drama thai pulls no punches. New York journal Harold Whitchead picks no love for Johnnie sixth in his selection fur top 10 in 1961. Montreal Gazette kale to a i run no love tar Johnnie among her Tup l fur 1961. New York so nay news Curti uti time Smo Alluh 2nd week Peter Finch no love for Johnnie "5 by it theatre-tu8-1344 a in. U. I Orji Portage ave. Enjoy Hawaii from a theatre seat Don t miss it held Over there Are 50 states of the happiest highest hearted fun of your in fabulous Hawaii s famed pleasure spots week a Paramount release by in Timariu Joan Blackman Angela Lansbury Nancy Walters today doors open . 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