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fc*»nertt»9t ! «nn Play* floit*Was Months Double’Mends Suspense and ffuworMovieReviewBy GEORGE ROl’RRElttrali titter“I Was Monty s Double,” at the Mayfair and Sunset Theaters. it a hit of World War II truth that may not he stranger than a lot of movie fiction which if invented in these day* of sci-fi but it does constitute a suspenseful bit of cloak anddagger stuff.Its value is further enhanced by the light, chuckle-provoking matfher in which it is told and in the appearance ofClifton James in rolewhich he actually played for British Army Intelligence onthe eve of D-Day.Pat Boone GoingTo—Earth ( enterHOLLYWOOD. Calif — (VPD — Pat Boone will star in “Journey to the Center of the Earth, a Jules Verne story, at 20thCentury-Fox.Boone will portray a Scot-fish ar\on\\%t and the Diet, lireUS BRIEF — Bridih-me-cenied clonk and dagger drama has universal ap~ peal—and humor.Plot concerns the drafting of a soldier-actor named Clifton to masquerade as Gen Bernard L. Montgomery in an effort to delude the Nazis into believing the Allied offensive against Europe • would be launched from Africa rather than England.This la .effected by sending Clifton on a supposedly “•*-cret mlSAion ' to Gibraltar andAfrica where he la socce—fully passed off m the real Monty.Like so many important incidents in history it was outwardly as simple as this so the movie scripters have given it several shots in the arm such as adding suspense by having Clifton threatenedwith stage fright at vital moments. and pointing up fictional pitfalls that might have added danger to the exploit.It adds up to interestingmovie-watching. Clifton neverham* up the performance as Monty except when it is required by the pcript —- and he gets fine support from John Mills and Cecil Parker as the intelligence officers responsible for bringing off the trick.wf*m ton* lt;wHUMDERB/RiSISOST MOTS I.HERKIE STYLESC*Rf#V StirTNIMOVELLORDSRONNIt KRAMER TRIO NINO » LORIOtMct Stylist*DANCING NIGHTLYNO COVIS MO MINIMUM StfISVSTIONI W! 7-4571rail PAIKINSOcean at 18Sth St5MORENITESI■
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Miami Herald
Miami, Florida, US
Tue, Mar 24, 1959
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