Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

Hungarian Communists into Russia's notorious liquidating machine. Before he can get the story through the Iron Curtain, Andrews is arrested on a trumped up spying charge. His trial is the usual Communist farce in which a man crushed by psychological torture "confesses" to anything. His boss Sanders knows he isn't a spy, yet can do nothing to help until Marta Toren uncovers the first clue as to why Andrews was arrested. This in turn leads to a man who is being hounded by the Hungarian Communists because lie knows too much about the Red higher ups. It is with this information that Sanders can begin to bargain for Andrews' life. Fast-moving thriller taken straight from newspaper headlines. Sudden Fear RKO IT DOESN'T take much to make a happy marriage: a little love, a little understanding and a mutual consent to dispense with all lethal weapons. Socialite Joan Crawford, married to actor Jack Palance, senses that her spouse is not abiding by the rules when she chances to hear a conversation between Palance and Gloria Grahame (his extra-marital activity) in which they plan to do away with the ever-lovin', ever sufferin' Joan — for her money, of course. Now no girl in her right mind would sit around waiting for some fatal accident to happen to her, so Joan after much dramatic weighing of the pros and cons, decides better she should kill Palance instead. It's many more emotional binges before Fate steps in to reckon with Palance and Grahame. Caribbean . (Technicolor) Paramount SHANGHAIED by pirate Sir Cedric Hardwicke, John Payne becomes his reluctant cohort in a campaign to destroy despot Francis Sullivan. Despite two such formidable foes, there's little need to feel one smidgen of pity for Sullivan. Not only did he steal Hardwicke's wife, adopt his daughter, who later bounced into maturity as Arlene Dahl, but he also forced Hardwicke into a life of crime. It is Payne's job to gain entrance into Sullivan's island stronghold and prepare the way for the death blow by Hardwicke. Not a, shilly-shallier by nature, Payne nevertheless does take time out to dally with Dahl. But along with the taming of haughty Arlene, Payne also incites the natives into revolt which assures a complete Hardwicke-Payne victory. My Man And I MGM MEXICAN-BORN Ricardo Montalban has two desires in life. One is to become an American this country will be proud of and the other is to marry Shelley Winters who no country could be proud of. A wino whose life has been just one gutter after the other, Shelley would rather Montalban devoted his time and energies to some starry-eyed innocent instead of trying to straighten out her sordid life. Yet Montalban is determined, even though he has enough on his capable hands with pay-welcher Wendell Corey. Well done drama that shows it takes more than being born an American to really be a credit to this country. Operation Secret . Warner Brothers DURING AVorld War II, a French resistance fighter was murdered, and, according to Steve Cochran, Cornel Wilde was responsible. With the war over, the Allied authorities decide to clear up the crime. Witnesses Phyllis Thaxter, Karl Maiden and Cochran are brought to France to dust off their memories and bring the case up-to-date. What Phyllis and Maiden remember differs greatly from Cochran's story, but between them, they manage to build up a fairly exciting series of flashbacks. Not only is the real murderer proven guilty, but some postwar international skullduggery is also brought to an end. If the action gets somewhat confused, it's only because so much happens to so few people for so little reason. One Minute To Zero RKO HARD-AS-NAILS Army officer Robert Mitchum meets United Nations worker Ann Blyth while he's stationed in Korea. Ann, a war widow, is afraid of romance with Mitchum because she's leary of being hurt again by one of the We-regret-to-inform-you telegrams. Just when he has Ann reassured that nothing could ever happen to him, Mitchum is forced to fire heavy field artillery into a mass of Korean refugees. Ann doesn't know that Chinese Communists had been thickly interspersed among the innocent civilians, and she's horrified at the brutal slaughter. It isn't until she sees for herself what atrocities have been perpetrated on American GIs, by these same Communists, who had infiltrated into American held territory, that she understands why Mitchum had to do what he did. Yankee Buccaneer (Technicolor) Universal-International ASEA-FARIN' yarn that deals with the early days of the United States Navy, and has Scott Brady assigned along with Commander Jeff Chandler to disguise the Frigate Essex as a pirate ship so that the Navy can better learn the operations of a pirate fleet that has been terrorizing the Caribbean sea lanes. In the line of duty, the boys also encounter Susan Ball, a noblewoman who suspects them of really being pirates. Sticks and stones may break his bones, but words will never harm him, so Brady falls for Susan. Ditto Chandler. The irony of it all is that because of Susan, the real pirates discover the true identities of Brady and Chandler. After that, it takes quite an effort to save at least one of the lads for blabber-mouth Susan. Good adventure yarn with action aplenty. RECORD ROUNDUP Tops In Movie Music MGM's "The Merry Widow" album, starring Fernando Lamas . . . Doris Day's "Make It Soon" and "My Love And Devotion" for Columbia . . . "Should I," from "Singin' In The Rain," and "There's Only Tonight," by the Four Aces for Decca . . . Billy Eckstine's "Because You're Mine," from film of same name, and "Early Autumn" for MGM . . . "I've Been Kissed Before," from "Affair In Trinidad," and "The Whispering Serenade" by Blue Barron for MGM . . . Marlene Dietrich-Rosemary Clooney dueting on "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" and "Good For Nothin' " for Columbia . . . Bing Crosby-Andrews Sisters singing "I'll Si-Si Ya In Bahia" and "The Live Oak Tree," from "Just For You," for Decca ... "A Cowboy Had Ought To Be Single," from "Sky Full Of Moon," and "You Never Can Tell" by Sheb Wooley for MGM . . . Tops In Pops PATTI PAGE'S "I Went To Your Wedding" and "You Belong To Me" for Mercury . . . Les Paul-Mary Ford's "Meet Mister Callaghan" and "Take Me In Your Arms" for Victor . . . Billy May's "Love Is Just Around The Corner" and "Gin And Tonic" for Capitol . . . Art Lowry's "Hold Me In Your Heart" and "Somebody Else's Arms" for Columbia . . . Billy Eckstine's "Strange Sensation" and "Have A Good Time" for MGM . . . Guy Lombardo's "Wish You Were Here" and "Honky Tonk Siveetheart"for Decca . . . April Stevens' "That Naughty Waltz" and "I Like To Talk To Myself" for Victor . . . "You're The One I Care For" and "Hesitation" by Art Mooney for MGM . . . Frank Sinatra's "Bim-Bam Baby" and "Azure-Te" for Columbia . . . Tony Bennett's "Roses Of Yesterday" and "You Could Make Me Smile Again" for Columbia . . . Ray Anthony's "Loaded With Love" and "Make Believe Dreams" for Capitol . . . Lily Ann Carol's "It's Been So Long" and "I Don't Know Any Better" for Victor . . . Guy Mitchell's "Feet Up" and "Jenny Kissed Me" for Columbia . . . Others Toppers NORMAN GREENE'S "R omantic Moods" album for MGM . . . Leroy Holmes' "The Gypsy In My Soul" and "The Girls Are Marching" for MGM . . . Louis Prima's "Chile Sauce" and "One Mint Julep" for Columbia . . . Woody Herman's "Jump In The Line" and "Stompin' At The Savoy" for Mars . . . Rex Allen's "Two-Faced Clock" and "Jambalaya" for Decca . . . Columbia's "Xavier Cugat At The Waldorf" album . . . Acquaviva's "Beyond The Next Hill" and "Tillies Tango" for MGM . . . BERT BROWN 73