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10A STUDIO SPECIAL HUMAN INTEREST DOMINATES 193940 SPECIALS; A BEST-SELLING NOVEL IS TRANSFERRED TO THE SCREEN! And in this case it is “Drums Along the Mohawk.” Above is a closeup of a fire being started by Indians seeking to burn out women and children while their frontier menfolk are in the fields. A $2,500,000 super special, being done entirely in Technicolor, “Drums Along the Mohawk” must be placed in the same class with such important vehicles as “The Rains Came,” “The Grapes of Wrath” and others of that type. Several thousand players appear in “Drums Along the Mohawk,” with Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda heading the cast. Others include Edna May Oliver, Dorris Bowdin, John Carradine, Rob- ert Lowery, Charles Tannen, Roger Imhof and Ward Bond. Here is the story of raw, frontier days, of hearty pioneers fighting for the right to live. Not only did they have to fight the Red- coats of Revolutionary War days, but the Indians as well. “Drums Along the Mohawk” was almost three years in preparation. It is one of three best- sellers that Zanuck is transferring to the screen in 1939-40. The other two are: Louis Bromfield’s “The Rains Came” and John Steinbeck’s current sensational book, “The Grapes of Wrath.” AL JOLSON will play the role of the showmanly Christie, the minstrel man who introduced the Stephen Foster songs, in an- other Technicolor offering, “Swanee River.” He will co-star with Don Ameche and Nancy Kelly. Sidney Lanfield will direct. RICHARD DIX is slated to effect a dramatic “comeback” in the character role of the father in “Here I Am a Stranger.” The part calls for powerful histrionic ability—and Dix comes through like the fine trouper he is. Richard Greene, Roland Young, Brenda Joyce, Gladys George and many others appear in the cast. Story has a college background, for Dix plays the role of an ex-college athletic star who finds the work-aday world anything but easy to conquer—and the going much tougher than it was in his gridiron days. “STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE” — And they are superbly brought to cinematic life by none other than Spencer Tracy and Sir Cedric Hardwicke, respectively. Others in the cast are Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Charles Coburn, Henry Travers and Nigel Bruce. “THE RAINS CAME”—This scene marks the beginning of an understanding that defied death. Neither Tyrone Power nor Myrna Loy have ever given a better account of themselves than they do in this entertainment masterpiece. George Brent and Brenda Joyce are involved in another romance. IN BETWEEN two tough-looking hombres Charlie Chan finds himself. But, don’t be fooled. Why that crack? Well, you’ll have to wait until you see “Charlie Chan on Treasure Island.” The second of the 1939-40 series, “Charlie Chan in a City in Darkness” was completed this week.