Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Dec. 24, 1956

The Teahouse of the August Moon.

Menu: tee-hee (scented with sociology) and a side dish of red-white-and-bluestriped slapstick, charmingly served by Marlon Brando. Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo (TIME, Dec. 10).

The Magnificent Seven. Blood and thunder in medieval Japan, masterfully directed by Akira Kurosawa, who made Rashomon (TIME, Dec. 10).

Marcelino. A miracle play filled with a shining sweetness, made in Spain by Director Ladislao Vajda (TIME, Nov. 26 ).

Vitelloni. One of the best of the Italianmade movies—a biting but not bitter satire of small-town life (TIME, Nov. 5).

Around the World in 80 Days. Producer Mike Todd, with the help of Jules Verne, 46...

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