Variety (December 1954)

FUJI! REVIEWS Wednetda^ * * * f ' » , t v - | , Vf-. [December I, 1954 Tfce Country-Girl (SONGS) An absorbing adaptation of the Clifford Qdeta ptay with Bing Crosby, Grace Belly and Wiriam Holden. Strong box- office/ “ Deep liiMj Heart; (musical—color) v Guest atar-fiudded cast, Slgr mund Bon»berc’s muaie for chief value* In tintuner with generally okay b.o. prospects. Hollywood, Nov. 30. Tucker. The art direction and set-1 the cast they’re not strong enough tings are excellent, as are special to cany the picture on their mar- effects and other technical con- quee pull/ tributions, .Eugene Loring’s chore- writer Herman w hn «*ui +« ography is gopd. JBrog. The White Orehld (COLOR) Routine Jungle adventure, lensed in Mexico* for the gen- eral market. Metro r«i«.w ot «t.«er Ednw moduc JtouUhe linvle adventure. front Bon; oSm 'rr.**a!oiSS , ''«2 w Vifflr' ‘waitS 1«»“« M>. Mewco. for the *en- whose Mi Seaton. Screenplay, Seaton, adapted from S,'^ 1 Pii!i eJ H<»nrp1a 'Vrfmara Touma- eral market, netism ha „ _. , _ the play by Clifford Octets; camera. John £?■/,: pa.ti^^Vvvor^T/ohel Klsom ■■ ■ . of the Pebble theV -iee a nnscihlp Crawford, Margaret Rutherford. Directed & Warren; editor, Ellsworth Hdagland; Jftvid- bX 2E ^Mtois/with ’ a j£3E" • United Artists, release ot Reginald Le- f ea der in^MMVhff^th^bODUlSS to S? v a,ph ;ThomaV Sweenplay, Peter gajearvi* STS45 fg. koou !«««« » time, 104 MINS. tJ ,j oJn Weldort. Directed by Stanley ton; editor, Jose W. Bustos; music. An- association With the 12. disciples, time, 90MINS. Frank Elgln Bing Crosby nonen. Screenplay, Leonard Spigelgass; tonioDiazConde; song, "Femme Fatale," His forgiveness of the Penitent Miranda V Georgie’Elgin Grace Kelly f rom the book by Elliott Arnold; camera by Chuy Hernandez, sung in English by j„i„__ ori j ttj* Caroline! • Bernie Dodd William Holden (ffiman Colors George Folsey: editor, Uuraht.-Previewed Nov. 24. '54, Run- Mary Magdalene and Hl4 betrayal. Barbara Anne Crawford Phil Cook i.... ;v < • <... •■ Anthony R055 Adrienne F&zan; music, supervised and ivn£ time, 81 MINS*' by JllddS IsCdriot sre • StDOn^ the Jeff ... , .....Donald Sinden Larry Gene Reynolds conducted by Adolph Deutsch; orchestra- Robert Burton William Lundlgfln many Scenes unreeled prior to the Nurse . Cary ........ .Margaret Rutherford Singer-Actress Jacqueline^ Fontaine tions, Hugo Friedhofer, Alexander Cou* Kathryn Williams Peggie Castle trial before Pontius Pilate and the ®' ere 1 I U? arla ...,............ J)ora Bryan £ d , ,r • •....... Eddle Ryder rage; choral . arrangements, Robert Juan Cervantes Armando Silvestre triaL pCiore rOnilUS riiaie ana Ine Barclay icbolas Phipps PdiiI TTnffAP . RhhAi’t KPllt * .Tn : ■ * - _ i_— T ahImU t V • «> nrnmfiviAn ’'TnA. Tlov nf TwnmnVi** Rnnold. n*x_i.. Mad AUeut Mea . (BRrnSB-cu^oR) Writer Sonnanr who is said to j SeqUe* Ui ^Mirwidk” with have based his screenplay upon GiynU John* again as mer- the scriptures and contemporary maid; spotty returns- forecast sources,” recounts the story of an on either side of Atlantic. Israelite group known as the Ze^- ■ - lots who strive to free the Jews «*» from Roman bondage. In Jesus, Pllm ; on ’ whose wisdom, hud. personal mag- netism have fired the imagination Stars Glynla John*. Donald Sinden, Anne _ 4 11. 1; ' ;'-.i ' . II. ' ■ _l ' 1 M.l _• fVkwfArd. HffitlMAnal .Diu 4 L aW 4. m J «M. « the Cause! steward; editor, .Oerald Thomas; music, T,oenc.i uiA^i, it,.. _ AK _ tx{'_ Benjamin Ertuilttf, At Leicester Square Jesus Work among the pOor, HlS Theatre., London, Nov.' 16, -54. 'Running - association with the 12. disciples, time, 9«r mins. His forgiveness of the penitent 5f ira P, d *A Mary Magdalene and Hi* betrayal- BarSm 1 . ,,. A „h. fcr.w»ri Vw: Tuckeri Choreography. Eugene Lorlng. Lupita ., Roflerida Mohterbs crucifixion. “The• Day of Triumph?’ R^naW;. • w.> Larry •. •. • •. ........ ; • •. • Gene Reynolds conducted by Adolph Deu 1 Singer-Actress Jacqueline^ Fontaine ti ons. Hugo Friedhofer, a , ¥T Eddie Ryder rage; choriil arrangen Paul Unger • • • • ■ ; ■ • Tucker; choreography. I Henry Johnson. John Uf. Reynolds p revieW ed Nov. 24, * 1st Woman Ida Moore 130 MINS. ■ Bartender Frank Scanell C5lrt _ llrt4l - 2nd Woman ; Ruth Rickaby Sigmund Romberg ........ 1st Actor . . .......... Hal, K: Dawson Dorothy DonnftUy Actor ....... r. . . .. . .. . Howard Joslin ?? ’ r ‘ ’ 3rd Actor ........ .. ..... Richard Keene LilllanPomberg , ..,..... ^ 2nd Actor .............. Jack Kenney J- *L Shu^ert, Photographer Charles Tannen Florenz Ziegfeld ... Actor ^Lbs -Clark ‘ * * 4 * ^ Tam ‘ Jimmie Jonathan Provost Mrs. Harris Expressman ... i........... Max Wagner 2*" nl ^ u S& r flteid ‘ i Bellboy Dob Aldgn Sf55i„ d ^ ‘* 1 Ralph (Dresser) Chester ^ones •Reirison ^v.v . a Photographer . John FJono (Aspect TO, tiO. J Man Jack Roberts ~ , ■■ Running time, Arturo. ... Jorge Trevino when Christ rose from the dead, vil“ Miguel ........ Alejandro de Montenegro nf omircp nrnviHoc thn fiflp of thie vi„u- orster .... Jose Ferrer Pedro Miguel A. Gallardo Ppurse, proviaes ine title. 01 U11S Viola .. .. .. . . . Merle Oberon ; Century, Films production. Madame Blanche ... Helen Traubei (Aspect, ratios 1.85-1) Under fine direction of the late Dr. n Fergus ..... mtury. Films production. Madame Blanche Under fine direction of the late Dr. n Fergus Avcdbn i/iopcui. iuhuo uuuui. uuq uuctuuu ui tnc iatc XJr.xergU5 *,*.i. ’./waiter pfdgeon This search for a 16st civiliza- Irving Pichel, and co-director John Editor ......... Paul* H#nrplH 4 -i’om ilooW «■% -T Y*V»irln/ fV ia oncf nkltr via.bpaofne rilWIlDrOKcr. » «« 1 4 icholas Phipps .: Peter MBrtyn NoeL Purcell .. . Joan Hickson Judith Furse Irene Hand! . David Hurst .. Martin Miller .. Deryck. Guyler Anthony Oliver Hai'ry Welchman St^^er'::/::/:/ch^ %^ SSS'Sel 1 ;! 1 * 14 •••^imirT^umahov! tion deep^ln the ; :jungles of;Mexico T. Coyle' the cast ably.-re-creates .tor ^Les Clark GabyDesiyi^mara^Toumanova Jg brought off in r o Ut ine fashion the atmosphere of Biblical times, mhie ” ’ * '' *' Jonathan Provost Mrs! Harrbf/. V. ihObelElsom but Will serve its purpose as an Lpe J. Cobb is forceful and ShrCwd , ... ■pressman ’. !!»; .^.^Don mfnnirfg RAh r H??dcon‘ ‘ ? * / ^jt,n < * backus attraction for the more general as Zadok, the Zealot leader; S jt ' pressman Mex Wagner 2 |” o1 h Bi, t tor f ieid‘”” V Douglas Fowiey situations. The backgrounds, Joanne Dru contributes a touching *sh comedy, Miranda, filmed a ipif^Dresser) / .*!I!!!.' Chester Jones Berriso^ Ji ; . . . ; ■ Rufs Tambiyn filmed in Eastman Color, provide performance as Mary, Magdelene, ^yeaTS back, this, has not strong olbgrapher John Fjorio (Aspect ratio: .1.75-1) more interest than the stock Story the reformed prostitute, whose hopes . of repeating the boxoffice >n Jack Roberts development. tears- Washed the -feet of Christ the .original. Pespite an. . . The musical career Of Sigmund William Lundigan and Peggie and James Griffith is bitingly re- impressive local cast it limps An exceptionally well performed R omK er ^ a rom anticLt Castle are the only familiar names alistic as the sly and traitorous along rather uneasily and can only say_ort an., alcoholic song man, in the SsL .Dlavi^-.SSoPlpStt- Judas. expect spotty returns. Not a strong Cinfby tSe'one clrrying s^ead-oyer.two hou^ahd 10 min^ in the cast playing-an archeologist Judas o/ h a Bl bottfe° S roniance, e "Couutry JSSi Particularly well done is Robert , enttir for tbe U.S. market. you see Crosby (the conversations __ • -i- j. -4. i.\ ’w 1L a *V t^Aiiomotif will dilUdUUUa. (lUilUMBll tile idiliiiy .MV* «'UV11 wvc iiyau/ j,ui» uuwuu ujiiuuic as ruuuuo Liidic, • . ' P • T , and movement. . appeal of its music and entertaih- Castle and; in the end, SilVestre I Anthony Wapde as Barabbas, the -|J* e ‘ on ' 1;a »4 In-her-place.- As Adapted^^ from the Clifford.Due* 5 ment values should see it through sacrifices himself so Lundigan and thief, and Ralph Freud as a high the title suggests, the mermaid is play of the same title, William^the smaller bookings. the girl can make It back to safety, priest of Israel. mad about men, and indulges in a Perlberg’s production comes face J s Fe re _ -nnearinc as Rom- Better development of the two Producer James K Friedrich succession of amorous adventures, to face with some harsh situations be S-®nd SaVin^hhn we 11 has ?n- male characters in script and di- who’s turned out a number of S b ht paves the way for a real ro- ■;&f e9n h r Slm n ttE’ iSd SmSeXS enSigh demands action would have kept things on iig io us films in the paS; provided ^ schoolmarm FnfA^vino^n^fnfni^^omphark" is on versatility to satisfy any actor. fv, m ° re be l) eva ble plane. As it is “Triumph” with a wealth of physi- u A , i He sings, he dances, he clowns, he the .performances are just ade- C al values that would do credit . JJ?ere are broad comedy pos- Slip nf r ?nirit«j Romances as he brings the Rom- }£* dem ands, -with.^Silvestre to a major company. Both sets Mhilities, and.-thesehavebeen fully Jicrcf?r?r!o r /ho>hararfp^ W berg character to the screen in doing the jnost_to impress. and costumes are on par with color fu d c . 0n wJl tl0 ” all y i e ? p lu lte i i but resistance for the character and. as .■•pener style. Concerned with the Hepnaid LeBorg produced and plates out of the. Bible and are there is little sparkle to the dialog lpP ^ private life of a. man Who gave the directed^ as welLassharmg script- especially enhanced by the excel- Too obvious references tp such film, this is fitting. public many" operettas And numer- |ng ^chores with David Duncan, lent Eastman Color camerawork of things as tins is. fishy and whale Rarely does a film have such 0 us songs that still have impact to- He functions best on the produc- Ray June. Print, incidentally, is ° f a goodpime, illustrate the pe- striking thesp work. Grace Kelly day are co-stars Merle Oberon, b °n end, obtaining a good round by Pathe Laboratories. Thomas destnan style in scripting, is resolute to the hilt; conveying a 4 g raC ji ous as Dorothy. Donnelly; S1 8ht values that are pointed up Neff’s editing and music of Ralph Thomas has done a hearty certain feminine strength and Helen Traubei, warm, and friendly by Gilbert. Warrenton’s camera Daniele Amfitheatrof are assets to job of direction and secured spir- epurage that enable; her to endure as Anna Mueller, and Doe Avedon, work. There s good interest in the venkire as are other technical ited performances, from Miss the hardships-of being the boozer’s a pp ea ii n g Lillian Harris, the some fiesta sequences in the early credits. Gilb. Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Craw- wife. Bill Holden registers in sock giri who became Mrs. Romberg, footage and they add considerable — ford, Margaret Rutherford and style as the legit director deter- adding good. featured support to color to the film, as do some shots. JLe RoilffC ct 1© ]VoilT other principalsi Ernest Steward mined that Crosby can stand up. to. these portions are Paul Stewart, as ancient ruins. A tuneful, back- ■ (xhi* Red &. Blank) handles the Technicolor cameras the demands of the starring role Bert Townsend; Isobel Elsom, as ground has been provided by An- (vp 4wrn TTAi 1 aN- rni OR) confidently. Benjamin Frankel’s in new play. Ope scene of un- Mrs. Harris; Jim Backus* as Ben tonio Diaz Conde, and there is a Parto' Nov 1Q music is a plus credit.. Myro. common vividness has Holden no judson, and Douglas Fowiey, as song, “Femme Fayle ” which is G aumont release of Francd-London.. loneer take m by Crosby s lies, Harold Butterfield effectively sung in English by Don Documento production, stars Gerard . . _ he ’ 5 ' love Th« span of Rombei^’s life •••V.'SSfS’jMS *»«»»•««’ Scrylce lvith Miss K611y. tempted and. the outpouring of mu- j. ■ by Ale- nein, Qaipetrci Anna-Maria Sandri. Di*. (Service Entrance) Crosby pulls a masterly switch, sic j n the period presented hefty Jandro de Montenegro and Miguel rected by Claude^ Autapt-Lara Screen- (FRENCH) for It Is t^^haraeter of lbe story problems, to Roger Edens, Hece ^““oolv tfemm/hLrni.novel by Stendhal- camera (Eastman^ Parish Nov. 30. that he projects; it is .not the making -His'^ solo, producer^^bow, but Sin Gaumont production and release. Stan crooner in another shallow dis-. irt most instances his guidance is invet At g M&x^pkrii. m & • f^RiciSd W Iife D L?rtSreu^ guise. He immerses .himself into entirely acceptable. The same silv e -st^ W k -’ s ‘ g1 ^ wl? Sro 0 M,N ^ !®e. the part with full effect, inspiring problems were faced by Stanley ° v stre> orog. juii en sprei v Gerard^Phihpe written and .directed by carlo Rim. .Cam- audience revulsion with his deceit Dnnpn and nvprnrimp'.liife'f ac wpll — Louise, Renal .. . ..... Danielle; Darreux era, Robert. Juillard; editor, Robert Isnar-. ahd sottiness and' yet engendering i n the’ direction of the wealth of of Trlulnph Marqufs 6 De Mole .. . ./. Ant Jean Mercure TOO ^ aris * bunning time, just enough sympathy to make his material that required spotlighting (COLOR) Renal . Jean Martineiii Marifi . Lou ............ ika choureau ..final- triumph over the bottle a simple songs and story scenes -- --- . . ^J. e P‘ rard •• v*^Anna-Mari!sandri Pushkoff.Mischa Auer welcome development. along with the big production Religious film with good gross- ‘ • ‘! :v^Jnghe a DSteu.x- For. marquee purposes, the trio numbers that are used to introduce lng potential. ■ . ■ , . Diplomat’ . Jacques Morel of names is important to the film’s sonie of the operettas. - This is the third turn around,.on Wife . Sophie Desmaretr rnmmprrp of prinrqp Adrt thp : Tho v*. George J. Schaefer release of Century film, of the. great French classic, Jeah Richard conimeice, oi course. Aqa me The screenplay by Leonard Films (James k; Friedrich) production. QtpnHhal't; “T p Rnuee Et T,p Noir” Mother Jume Astor acting, sharp and forceful dir.ee- Spigelgass, from the book by Elli-. Directed by Irving Pichei. ?<J-director, Rod Thp g Rlark”f ^Pm-- , B ffl? H aur tiOn by George Seaton Of substan- ott Arnold ablv backstons for the J °h n T * Coyle; screenplay/ Arthur t. I The Req & The Black ;. ,Cui • Leopold Jean-Marc Thibauit ♦ial stnrv mLrini and tho cm Horman; :Camera_(Eastman. Color). Ray rent* version serves as the most; im- Benevuto Alarc Cassot Brog. Hay of Triumph (COLOR) lng potential. Juiien Sorel . . . .. Louise, Renal Mathilde Marquis De Mole Renal ... Abbe Pirard .. Elisa ford, Margaret Rutherford and other principalsi Ernest Steward handles the Technicolor cameras confidently. Benjamin • Frankel’s music is a plus credit,. Myro. Escalier de Service (Service Entrance) (FRENCH) Paris, Nov, 30, Gaumont .production and release. Stars ; Desmarfets, Mischa Auer,; Saturn in Fabre. , . Gerard Philipe Written and-directed by Carlo Rim. .Cam- Danielle; Darreux era, Robert Juillard; editor, Robert Isnar- AntoneUa Lualdi din. At Broadway, Paris. Running time, . ... Jean Mercure 100 MINS. .. Jean MartinelH jyiarie-Lou ............. ika Choureau Anha-Maria-Sandri Push.ltoff. .......... r ... : Mischa Auer Anna Maria-banari Frahcois t . ■.■. ;. Robert Lamoureux — Noelle . Danielle Darrieux This is the third turn around, on wife 0niat . ika Choureau . i . Mischa Auer . Robert .Lamoureux , Danielle Darrieux ,.. Jacques Morel . Sophie Desmarets ..... Jean Richard ....... Junie Astor . Saturnin Fabre Jean-Marc Thibault Marc Cassot vi uuiiiuo 10 DiiMUi tain vu tuc mm o .uviuy. vuv vpu*vnao. i • . n . * . - , — t ^ rnmmprrp of rrinrep Add thp : Tho v*, George J. Schaefer release of Century film, of the. great French classic, Jeah Richard conimeice, OI course. Aqa me The screenplay by Leonaid Films (James K; Friedrich) production. Qtprfdharc "T p Rnuee Et T,p Noir” Mother .... Jume Astor acting, sharp and forceful dir.ee- Spigelgass, from the book by Elli-. Directed by Irving pichei. ?d-director, ‘a. •Th? g; RlS>k”f ^Pm-- i B fflfiH aur iiin&Thwt tiOn by George Seaton Of substan- ott Arnold ablv backstons for the J °h n T * Coyle; screenplay/ Arthur t. I The Req &. The Black ;. Lui Leopold Jean-Marc Thibault tial ctnrv mhtprial and thp <5iim • ^pu • f 'Herman; Camera (Eastman Color), Ray rent*version serves as the most im- Benevuto Marc Cassot tiai stoiy mateuai and the sum musical kaleidoscope. The script June; editor, Thomas Neff; music, DO rtant and^ definitive in its name - total augurs an unmistakable boxr has its moments of well-developed Daniele Amfitheatrof. Previewed n.y., « , •«. ^ , t . . office click. humor and the tune portions are N °v-28, '54. Running time, 110 mins, value, close, transcription, size and Carlo Rim has collected some ‘•Girl” nrndl.PPd nn Rrnad worked iri^^neatlv^ Of thp 1R 'hum^ Za <*ok .. f.............. Lee J. Cobb; technical and -,thespic glow. A Star names to play small roles in produced on Broad- woiKea in neatly, ut the lb num- The . Christ Robert Wilson filmic condensation of a story Of a this sketchv film deDictinc the a*d- way m 1950 by the late Dwight bers, including song and produc- Caiaphas Ralph Freud iqth-pentnrv nbnnrtnnist whore-^^ nnoJA 5 Deere Wiman with Paul Kellv in tion. offered there’s something that Peter Tyler McVey i»tn-century opportunist wno is re- ventures of a maid. Uneven qual- fi®^^hpld hwr-rnchv y, iind will SSSeaf to 'evlrvi^P Amnno Andrew Touch Connors deemed by love, registers as epi- ity of the pic, with dragged in rem* lilG Spot nOw iiOlCi Dy- v/roSPy, -^nCl appeal XO. everyone. Ainon^ 0l03S . Toni*.G6ri*y^ cnrlip fimpc fitir? thnnah iittpvph imVnAnono j : j i r uta Hagen as his wife. It’s effec- the probable highlights are Ferrer Mary Magdalene .....i..... Joanne DrU: Onntnnr anrl /«mnhncit: g nnccp«!<!P«i i n * 1SC S nCe *v. ,aB ^ en insipiq love af- tivelv backgrounded and nronoed and Miss Traubei singing and Jadas James Griffith m contour and emphasis, possesses fair for this retiring young.maid, uveiy uacKgiounaeq ana proppea- ««« . "aw* -xiaiuiei singing a “G Annas .... ... Everett Glass a cynical adherence to the original makes this doubtful for the foreign in tne Perlberg-Seaton version and dancing Leg of Mutton, the com- Fiiate ..,...; Lowell Gilmore that will be relished by French film eirvnitq' thP fr«? ?? ■£« SS S ld S0 S„ by xhe w/nT “Softly £* -USSST .V ^gSS^SSS ‘ k ^ t A kno^f i» Le“ ciiAiir ii. ,.nVi A noi.A^ fin Swimiriiti* with wimmon TniUii • • LOycrs, nappy ■ basis of monickers and Paris, localo. The crucifixion and resurrection pi’s ) is now having this difficulty. Otherwise this looks slated more show is rehearsed, the Boston Go Swimmin’ With Wimmen,” with house 'which is the scene of the Gene and Fred Kelly; an uproar- 'ment' apartment whprp Mlii Tfellv doing “The Verv Next Girl I See ’’ S.-? ' # .7 V -^ay «*■ aistriDS are leery oi, *aue to cost auusiuns, «uu cumeaics-- are,.oettpr; and Crosbv are first found these- “Fat Fat Fatima*’ “jazzadadadoo” F r i umpfl ’ a bands dmely mounted of color prints; length and pri- understood. The maid in question, e -Sucilv staged and “Girls Go?dbye»’' wUdlv '^.P^cnt . production t h a t marily arty appeal. Its treathftnt Marie-Lou, faints on the street into S w , sold bv^ Ann^Miller William 0® abounds in dignity, restraint end makes this unlikely for mass draw the arms of a young photographer. nti^^onL°Vi^ e ^ e ^?. rs me «^ S * r f" beautiful voice doing “Serenade” dl ?bnction. Story of .The Saviour in the U; S. and thus not one that He takes, her home to a communiai tunes fit into ^ 0 “The Student Prince’’- the was last done as a full-length film will take to dubbing. It has adult life shared by a group of Left £!® P r r ? duc ^ n T W«H. f enough surprisingly torrid and "sehsudol back in 1927, in Cecil B. DeMille’s treatment stamped all over it, and Bankers in an old house. Here she ^ -^ e i S? don?•• : b? Cvd Chari^e^ “K ng^of Kings.” ^ should benefit from ,^Vord-oLmOuth tells of her other^jobs wherein four number peeled. by . Crosby and.. . WhlW part of-tli« Arthar-T. Hor-' crix. sketches are shown in flashback ib at one pomt, Tony S Martin’s singing'of “Lover ™ an screenplay, is admittedly fic- Bookish aspect shows the Utilize the star names. In one, she stands a fair chance of trade on its come Back To Mp" tn rLh" Wp?' tion; most of the story has a dbcu- film’s insistence on the social stra-. has a hectic -tithe-at a phoney - dip-. • Own. Robert Alton’s staging, of the .do® last hit' not m6 ntary flavor and is without the ta of the times as the catalyst of lomat’s home; in another, she-is in iJn!? 1 erS t ade buate, too. c i 0 sine “When I Grow Too’ Old fa ^j ai i ® ni bellishments usually the lead’s extreme cynicism, a mysterious household which These song spots, it should be To Dream” done hw Ferrer °° ■ added to so-called Biblical yarns Gerard Philipe (Sorel) has a role turns out to be that of the head noted-, are only minorly incidental - . . n o y . . * in the • interest of entertainment/ akin to a 19th-century. Ripois and Paris executioner, then into a to (be story. aniT n fL 0 ^L- U i 6s ^ s^r appear- Thus the spirit pf reyerance that makes the" most of it in underlin- screenwriter’s home and finally According to a cast sheet, “GirF .^ s _ are Warms the lip minutes of footage ihg his role and building it into a with a bourgeois trio of mother, has no one billed as “featured.” L ove makes this entry more suitable for whole irf spite of the episodic quaL father and the son, with the men Nearly ail of. the film is focused on “c^i,? yS xr and ^ special handling and road shows ity of the film. Danielle Darrieux after the innocent young maid, the three stars. But Anthony Ross tKai b T £tly .’ H j W ?Y d I nstea d of immediate general re- gives poignance to the essentially Interwoven is her own story of her deserves mention; he’s profession- My Iea A se; - t . , , vapid character of Sorel’s first se- love for a young Italian painter ally first-rate as a hardened and „ a ?°? A , A 1 ? arefu i campaign much along duction. His advent into the home who is chased by the police, unpieasant legit producer. All ••SAmihe ' Miw L ^ ther .^ iU th ^ Marquis De Moles, where Writer.director Rim has depend- others show, up competently, heard on I? 5-i lo ( Bg u^ a ^* towa Y d 5 eallz ' ng he seduces the ; proud and sensual ed too much on names. His slight A final word re Seaton’s direc- Vienna ”” “Auf WieUerShr?”^^ te ?i tia i’ F dJ Mathilde, sinuously played by An- and, at timesr plodding material is tion. It’s incisive, apparently “Stoutiiearted mIti m nifpffpptf^ «!lVf^ 1 S g ^ e *S ld o£ t Ji ie f clerg Yu al l d tonella Lualdi, is another sayory not enough to give this the charm wringing out the full dramatic po- The Romberg musicwp r .d-of-mouth to episode. Color is excellent and pacing characterization and gloss tential from each scene clearly efit of AdoiD^ Deutseb^ suoprvT sh0 u ld well-hued throughout. and editing needed. Etchika Choureau brings and crisply without any pictorial sion and thP^tottp^nicp a * pre “5,°14 audience when Is fine expept in a bit of hocus- the proper ingenuousness to the or dialog excesses. All technical the ’orchestration^hv*^ ^p an Tvrp^ Ubseque ?Ju lUn u P 0CU s when a flashback to the at- maid with others in the long cast credits are without flaws. hofer and Alexande/cour^ge^mi HrtHvwnnJ 1 ^S r, » a T h<,Ug T h tempt on Mme ( Renal’s life is presenting silhouettes in her sim- Ge ne. chorar^^ arranJpmpWcT^ H° l J y 'Y° od na ^ es as Lee ?• ^"de unclear. This is a tonchy pie story, Lensing is fine and edit- ^ choral arrangements by Robert Cobb and Joanne Dru appear in film, but worth handling. Mosk. ing keeps .things coherent. Mosk.