The Film Daily (1937)

■tail.ilMW ' THE Monday, May 17, 1937 -zzti DAILV 21 ALID'S CONVENTION COMMITTEES NAMED {Continued from Page 1) chairman, Columbus, Ohio; R. A. Tesch, secretary, Milwaukee; Nathan Yamins, Fall River; Lee W. Newbury, Belmar, N. J.; W. A. Steffes, Minneapolis; M. B. Horwitz, Cleveland; Martin G. Smith, Toledo; Wm. D. Davis, Pittsburgh; Roy Bair, Indianapolis; H. A. Cole, Dallas; F. J. McWilliams, Madison; Aaron Saperstein, Chicago; H. M. Richey, Detroit; M. A. Rosenberg, Pittsburgh. General Convention— Edw. F. Maertz, chairman, Milwaukee; W. Copeland, Jefferson, Wis.; J. P. Adler, Marshfield, Wis.; 'H. J. Altschwager, Columbus, Wis.; F. L. Koppelberger, La Crosse, Wis.; 0. L. Larson, Peshtigo, Wis.; A. A. Suszycki, Mauston, Wis.; Wm. Silcock, Lake Geneva. Banquet — Max Krofta, chairman, Milwaukee; Milt Ellis, Beloit; A. C. Gutenberg, Milwaukee; Mark Morgan, Cedarburg; L. F. Thurwachter, Waukesha; Wm.J. A. Tews, Milwaukee; Mrs. D. L. Hemmings, Milwaukee; Mrs. W. Krusienski, Racine. Monte Carlo — Edw. F. Maertz and Max Krofta, co-chairmen, Milwaukee ; Merrill Devine, Milwaukee; Jack Yeo, Burlington; A. Brumm, Milwaukee; George Langheinrich, Milwaukee; Gene Goderski, Milwaukee; Eddie Weisfeldt, Milwaukee. Exhibits— Ross J. Baldwin, chairman, Wauwatosa; George Huebner, Oconomowoc; Fred Hanke, Milwaukee; Art Desormeaux, Madison; Dave Silverman, Milwaukee; Paul Nowatske, Mukwonago; Ed Starkey, Berlin. Entertainment of Delegates — Merrill Devine, chairman, Milwaukee; Geo. Hannon, Green Bay; Paul Langheinrich, Milwaukee; Will Wagner, So. Milwaukee; Bert Nathan, Milwaukee; Wm. Ainsworth, Fond du Lac; Harry Perlewitz, Milwaukee. Publicity — Arnold Brumm, chairman, Milwaukee; S. F. Schernick, Appleton; E. Zimmerman, Milwaukee; Jake Eskins, Dodgeville; Fred Brown, Plymouth; James Boden, So. Milwaukee; Claude Watkins, New London. Credentials — Gene Goderski, chairman, Milwaukee; Tom Smith, Brodhead; E. Langemaek, Milwaukee; Merton Miller, Mayville; Al Bartelt, Milwaukee; Charles Guelson, Stoughton; A. L. Merritt, Oconto; C. Goderski, Milwaukee. Transportation and Hotel — Geo. Fischer, chairman, Milwaukee; F. Borchert, Sturgeon Bay; Mike Brumm, Milwaukee; O. V. Kelly, Readsburg; Frank Fischer, Milwaukee; Mrs. H. Eckhardt, Wis. Rapids; R. Von Zakobiel, Milwaukee. Convention Arrangements— A. C. Berkholtz, chairman, West Bend; C. L. Roser, Barabo-: --oMrs. Lucille Forbes, Prairie du » m). L. Meister, Milwaukee; W. LaVwig, Princeton; P. Palmer, Edgerton; Jack Heywood, New Richmond; Joe Pastor, Milwaukee; Walter Baier, Fort Atkinson. Reception — Geo. Langheinrich, chairman, Milwaukee; Mrs. F. Ziehm, Crandon; J. Turner, Beloit; Geo. Miner, Rice lUvuws af> Hew films "They Gave Him a Gun" with Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone M-G-M 93 mins. PUNCH AND SUSPENSE AND GREAT ROLE BY SPENCER TRACY SEND THIS OVER STRONG. This is a highly colored document that preaches against war without moralizing and purely through the dramatic action of the story. Tracy and Tone are buddies in the World War. They both love Nurse Gladys George. She favors Tracy, who is reported killed in action. She later listens to Tone's importunities, and marries him. Tracy turns up alive, having been made a prisoner. After the war, Tracy goes back to his circus honky-tonk life, and Tone becomes head of a racket shaking down merchants. He is a killer, having learned his "trade" in the war. That's the preachment of the film, explaining title. His wife learns the source of his income that is keeping her in luxury, revolts, and informs the police to save his intended victims from his mobsters' guns. Jailed for several years, he escapes, and flees to the carnival circus where his wife is acting as cashier for his pal, Tracy. Then the trailing by the cops, and Tone, realizing he is all wrong and that he cannot wish his sort of life on the woman he is so crazy about, does the sacrifice act, walks out to the law officers waiting, and starts to make a getaway so that they have their excuse to kill him. The bare outline of the plot fails to reveal the powerful performance of Tracy, who gives a rich part all the shades and tones that his magnificent ability can so richly contribute. It tears at the emotions and the heart. Franchot Tone is a great foil. Gladys George is handicapped by a role that makes her appear insincere in her love for two men. Director Van Dyke delivers another masterful work filled with those deft touches that are all his own. A B.O. wallop that can't miss anywhere. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Edgar Dearing, Mary Lou Treen, Cliff Edwards, Charles Trowbridge. Producer, Harry Rapf; Director, W. S. Van Dyke; Author, William Joyce Cowen; Screenplay, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum, Maurice Rapf; Editor, Ben Lewis; Cameraman, Harold Rosson. Direction, Excellent. Photography, The Best. "You Cant Buy Luck" with Onslow Stevens, Helen Mack, Vinton Haworth, Maxine Jennings RKO Radio 61 mins. FAIRLY GOOD PROGRAMMER, COMBINING HORSE-RACING AND MURDER. WILL FIT WELL IN DUALS. What starts out to be a tale of the turf, with shots of the Derby and the Preakness prominently portrayed, moves at its midpoint into a murder drama. The story, in both of these widely divergent states, is just interesting and meaty enough to earn for the film a rating as a pretty good program attraction which will fit into dual bills snugly. Onslow Stevens is the central figure in the plot, — a race-horse owner whose great wealth is matched by his great degree of superstition. Believing that his nags' victories are substantially abetted by his hand-outs of lumps of cash to folks requesting financial assistance, he is a sucker for a "touch." The siren-like Maxine Jennings, whose gold digging proclivities are remarkably developed, is the principal recipient of the afore-mentioned lumps of cash for the reason that she brings him luck. When she kites off to Europe with her gigolo, Paul Vinette, an artist by profession, her extracting of cash from Stevens continues. But the latter meets the pert Helen Mack, who is assistant to the directress of an orphanage, and falls in love with her. When the unscrupulous Maxine returns from her European trek, Stevens goes to her apartment on two occasions, to break to his "luck girl" the news that he is going to wed Helen Mack, and to give her a check for fifty grand. But when he arrives on the second occasion, he finds the extorting Maxine murdered. He is accused, tried and convicted on circumstantial evidence. But finally all is set right and the real killer apprehended. Stevens marries Helen Mack. Direction, acting and photography are good. There is considerable comedy throughout to offset the melodramatics. Cast: Onslow Stevens, Helen Mack, Vinton Haworth, Maxine Jennings, Paul Guilfoyle, Frank M. Thomas, Richard Lane, Murray Alper, Hedda Hopper, Dudley Clements, Margaret Fielding, George Irving, Barbara Pepper, Edgar Norton, Eddie Gribbon, John Kelly, Edward Gargan. Director, Lew Landers; Author, Martin Mooney; Screenplay, Martin Mooney, Arthur T. Horman; Cameraman, J. Roy Hunt; Editor, Jack Hively. Direction, Good. Photography, Good. Lake; W. R. Vincent, De Pere; Mrs. 0. Speaker, De Pere; J. Esterl, Park Falls; L. J. Burkitt, Sparta; H. M. Schumacher, Mineral Point; Whitney Burr, Lancaster; Al Reinke, Clintonville; E. H. Breckler, Fennimore; H. G. Ernst, Hayward; Tom Lee, Shullsburg; A. L. Robarg, Merrill; Geo. Panka, Prairie 'du Chien. Women's Activities: Mrs. Frank Fischer, Milwaukee, chairman. Entertainment — Mrs. Max Krofta, Mrs. Merrill Devine, Mrs George Langheinrich, Mrs. Abe Nathan, Mrs. M. H. Brumm, Mrs. Ross Baldwin, Mrs. C. A. Garber. Reception — Mrs. George Fischer, Mrs. A. C. Gutenberg, Mrs. Fred Hanke, Mrs. Alfred Bartelt, Mrs. R. Von Zakobiel, Mrs. Edward F. Maertz, Mrs. C. Goderski, Mrs. E. Langemaek, Mrs. William Tews, Mrs. Arnold Brumm, Mrs. Paul Langheinrich, Mrs. Oscar Ruby, Mrs. Ben Miller, Mrs. James Boden, Mrs. Wilfred Wagner, Mrs. A. D. Kvool, Mrs. Harold Mirisch, Mrs. H. J. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Jack Frackman. NEELY, HOBBS BILLS ACTION ANTICIPATED (Continued from Page 1) general counsel, in an article written for the association's convention program to be used at Milwaukee. Calling for regional association contributions to the Allied campaign fund, Myers declares that "there are too many back-seat drivers and not enough men at the wheel." Reviewing the organization's legislative drive, Myers says, in part: "The divorcement bill has been passed in North Dakota. It was passed by the House in Indiana and missed out in the Senate by an early adjournment. It mustered a clear majority in the Senate in Minnesota but not quite the two-thirds necessary to place it on the calendar. At this writing it is under active consideration by legislative committees in Ohio and Wisconsin. The Neely-Pettengill Bill and the Hobbs Resolution have been delayed because of the preoccupation of their sponsors with the bill to reorganize the Supreme Court, but the session is scheduled) to last until late summer or early fall and it is a certainty that they will be reached for consideration. The Special Defense Committee has rendered material aid in the Frels case in Texas which involves points of law of importance to all exhibitors and which is slated to go to trial just as the Milwaukee Convention opens. There are rumblings in the Department of Justice and it is possible that that sleeping giant may wake to strike a blow for the sorely-pressed exhibitors. Those who have done the job are not chicken-hearted; their spirit is reflected in the comments of Al Steffes anent the outcome of the fight in Minnesota: "The divorcement bill will be reintroduced on the first day of the next session of the Minnesota legislature and we confidently expect it to pass by a very comfortable majority. Not a bad record, all things considered; but where do we go from here?" Threats of unionization of theater employees from ushers to managers are commented upon by Nathan Yamins, president of Allied, in another convention program article, who observes that "there is a New Deal for everyone, save for the independent exhibitor — for him it is the same old Raw Deal." In part, Yamins writes: "Every exhibitor will soon be confronted with serious problems that are a national outgrowth of the Wagner Act. Every exhibitor will soon be faced with the problem of national unionization of all of his employees from usher to manager. No intelligent person would be opposed to organized labor, but as busniess men let us meet organization with organization— let us come to Milwaukee for enlightened discussion of this serious problem."