Silver Screen (Nov 1939 - May 1940)

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Here we have a dramatic, breath-takingly real reproduction of Lord Kitchener's bloody campaign to win back the Sudan, with the heroes four officers in a swank regiment. Filmed beautifully in Technicolor, and acted right up to the hilt, this is a "must see." {Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, John Clements, June Dupree.) GIRL FROM RIO, THE (Monogram) — Fair. Although the plot of this is not new screen fare, it is always dramatic enough to be served for another helping. Movita plays the role of a South American singer who comes to New York to help her brother out of a murder rap. As a night club singer — in the right spot, of course — she is able to do this quite simply. There are some good songs, some good acting, and plenty of action. (Warren Hull, Kay Linaker, Alan Baldwin.) HAWAIIAN NIGHTS (Universal)— Entertaining. Light and breezy and young as the morning is this filmusical telling the story of the son of a grouchy department store owner, who insists upon "living his own life." In other words, becoming a band leader instead of a merchant. Hawaii is the locale. There's plenty of swing music as well as a few romantic Hawaiian numbers. (Johnny Downs, Mary Carlisle, Cojistance Moore.) IRISH LUCK (Monogram)— (3,ooA. Frankie Darro is cast as a bell hop in a large hotel that is used as an undercover exchange by a gang of crooks. Imbued with the desire to be a detective on his own account, young Frankie does a bit of shrewd sleuthing which lands him in several precarious positions. Plenty of melodrama in this one, and some good comedy, too. MAGNIFICENT FRAUD, THE (Paramount)— Good. Romance and intrigue in a mythical South American republic. When the President of this exciting country is assassinated, Akim Timiroff, a French actor wanted by the pohce of his own land, impersonates him until an important deal is put through. (Patricia Morison, Ernest Cossart, Lloyd Nolan.) MAN IN THE IRON MASK, THE (United Artists) — Fine. Adapted, but freely, from Alexander Dumas' famous novel, this is chuck full of romance, action of the swashbuckling school, and history in the making. Louis Hayward plays Louis the 14th of France, as well as the role of his twin brother, Philippe of Gascony. The excellent cast includes Joan Bennett, Warren William and Joseph Schildkraut. ON BORROWED TIME (MGM)— Excellent. In which death, in the person of the serious Mr. Brink, is kept literally up a tree while "Gramps" Northrup lives on borrowed time long enough, he hopes, to keep his adored orphaned grandson. Pud, out of the reach of grim Aunt Demetria. A film that you will long remember for its hauntingly beautiful philosophy on a subject so generally feared. Perfectly acted by Lionel Barrymore, Bobs Watson and Beulah Bondi. QUICK MILLIONS (20th CenturyFox) — Amusing. This is a sequel to The Jones Family in Hollywood and has this already famous homespun family inheriting a gold mine and shack in the Grand Canyon. However, they find the shack is now a hangout for a gang of crooks, who are trying to gain access to the mine. It is pure hokum, but will entertain all lovers of the Jones Family. (Spring Byington, Jed Prouty, June Carlson, George Ernest.) SECOND FIDDLE (20th Century-Fox) — Entertaining. In which our charming little skating star, Sonja Henie, is cast as a Minnesota schoolmarm! But wait a minute. An up and coming Hollywood press agent, played by Tyrone Power, discovers her and soon she is hard at work becoming a screen glamour girl under his expert tutelage. The skating and the Irving Berlin songs are "tops." (Rudy Valee, Edna May Oliver.) SMUGGLED CARGO (Republic)— Fair. In which the California orange growers run up against an unscrupulous business man who wishes to force their prices down to meet his demands. A murder in which Ralph Morgan, the head of the orange growers, becomes involved, leads to the end of this dictatorship. (Rochelle Hudson, Barry Mackay, George Bar bier.) THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC (United Artists — Fine. What with Jascha Heifetz, one of the world's great violinists, playing several times during the picture, and with California's most accomplished children's symphonic orchestra getting in its crescendoes, so to speak, what does it matter if the story is hokum — it's enjoyable hokum, and you'll have a grand time following it. (Gene Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Andrea Leads, Joel McCrea.) THESE GLAMOUR GIRLS (MGM) — Fine. With Lana Turner as the taxidancer who makes High Society, only to be insulted fast and furiously by the ultra-sophisticated Anita Louise, you have an idea of what kind of plot situations this comedy is letting you in for. The excellent cast includes Jane Bryan, Richard Carlson, Lew Ayres and Ann Rutherford. UNEXPECTED FATHER (Universal) — Fair. With variations this plot resembles that of Bachelor Mother. Only here we have three corny actors, Dennis O'Keefe, Mischa Auer and Shirley Ross, acting as parents to a poor Httle orphan baby, in this case none other than that remarkable Sandy of whom you have heard so much favorable comment. WINTER CARNIVAL (United Artists) — Fair. The annual Dartmouth winter sports events are reproduced here with a great deal of verve and excitement. But that's more than we can say for the plot of this yarn exploiting the charms of this year's "oomph" girl, Ann Sheridan, who in the not so dim and distant past was Carnival Queen, with Richard Carlson playing head man in her dizzy life. (Helen Parrish.) 10 Silver Screen