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

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High steppers Bob Hope, Bing Crosby get shipwrecked in the "Road To Bali." ceives acclaim but no coinage for his music. Just before his decision to leave the service, he meets a young marine, Robert Wagner, whose conniving ways thrusts his playing of the Sousa-phone (tuba) on the non-willing maestro. Sousa agrees with his wife, Ruth Hussey, in liking Wagner and finally admits his tuba playing would be a good addition to the band. When he leaves the Corps, he asks that the young Marine be allowed to go with him. Sousa organizes his now famous band and decides to tour the country with it. Debra Paget, a burlesque performer and Bob's secret wife, joins the band as a singer. Debra introduces the two-step and then in a full production number sings to Sousa's 'Springtime In New York." She's a big hit. The Spanish -American War interrupts the tour. But the finale finds the maestro bringing wounded Wagner back to the band and introducing his best known work, "Stars And Stripes Forever." It is a fine Technicolor movie with excellent performances turned in by the entire cast. Clifton Webb is awed by soubrette Debra Paget in "Stars And Stripes Forever." "When you're in love you're nine feet tall... You'll hear this lilting song sung in Samuel Goldwyn's new musical wonderfilm, and suddenly — you'll feel nine feet tall! For that's what this enchanting story, this love story, this tender story does to you — as no other film has ever done before. For into his multi-million dollar musical production "Hans Christian Andersen", Samuel Goldwyn has poured all the emotions of which the human heart is capable and, as each comes into full play, you'll feel yourself glow, grow — till you seem nine feet tall! SAMUEL GOLDWYN PRESENTS Hans Christian Andersen starring one/ introducing FARLEY GRANGER • JEANMAIRE Directed by CHARLES VI DOR • Screeenplay by MOSS HART Words and Music by FRANK LOESSER Choreography by ROLAND PETIT Distributed by RKO RADIO PICTURES. INC. color by Technicolor 13