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CINEMARECORD
Ring of Fire Engulfs Roxy By Trevor Walters
A great Saturday night was had by
all who attended the screening of
'Ring of Fire' ar the Roxy Theatre
in early April.
ONE LAST CHANCE
The conversation really blazed at
the conclusion of the fi lm, did he thru a wall of leaping flam
or didn't he. was the question -
you'll have to see the fi lm to
understand that. MfJRO-GOlOWYH-MA YER crewus
An AHOR£W and VIRGlK!A STOKE Productioll
A good crowd was in attendance to
view this MGM attraction that
originally screened at the Hoyts Ring
Lyceum Theatre in December
1961. 0.,
Starring David Janssen (TV's 'The
Fugitive') as a police officer in a
small American town who with his
partner arrests three teenage
suspects of armed robbery. The l=ire
tables are turned and Janssen and
his partner become hostages of the NOT SUITABLE:
three. with Janssen eventua lly '" MetroCOLOR fOR CHILDREN ..
having ro lead them through dense STARRING :~
forest in an attempt to evade the
police who are pursuing them. David JA~~SEN · Joyce TAYLOR· frank GORSHIN
A huge forest tire breaks out and
this leads to :1 thrilling, suspenseful
conclusion.
At the time 'Ring of Fire' was made.
David Janssen was best known to
audiences as TV's 'Richard Diamond.
Private Eye'. a very successful series of the
time.
'Ring of Fire' was made by Andrew and
Virginia Stone who also made 'The Last
Voyage· a year earlier in 1960, also
released by MGM.
Many thanks to Ken Tulloch for presenting
the show and to Graham Smythe who
brought many people to the screening. I'm
sure Ken would present a repeat
perfom1ance if demand is high.
Many thanks to Maurice Scott for the
donation of a large framed photo of the
BRYSON theatre for our archives.
Above: Newspaper advert for the film
"Ring of Fire".
Left: A scene from the film "Ring of
Fire" with David Janssen.
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