Monday, May. 21, 1956
CURRENT & CHOICE
The Swan. A pretty, witty fairy tale, written by Ferenc Molnar, in which Grace Kelly is won by Prince Charming Alec Guinness (TIME, April 23).
The Bold and the Brave. A parable of love and war, in which the spiritual battle is the payoff; with Wendell Corey, Don Taylor, Mickey Rooney (TIME, April 16).
Forbidden Planet. A spring cruise at the speed of light to Altair-4--a small, out-of-the-way planet with two moons, green sky, pink sand, personal robot service (TIME, April 9).
Richard III. Shakespeare's sinister parable of power made into a darkly magnificent film by Sir Laurence Olivier, who plays the title role with satanic majesty (TIME, March 12).
The Ladykillers. Farcical larceny, with light-fingered Alec Guinness lifting -L-60,000 from an armored truck and then losing it--and the picture--to scene-stealing Katie Johnson (TIME, March 12).
The Rose Tattoo. Anna Magnani, in her Oscar-winning role, serves up Tennessee Williams' comitragedy as a wonderful pizza-pie farce--and the spectator gets it smack in the eye (TIME, Dec. 19).
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