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Paul Muni as Benito Pablo Juarez the liberator of Mexico
GUIDE TO FOREIGN FILMS
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Go Out Of Your Way To See
JUAREZ (Warner Brothers) — Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, John Garfield, etc. — Directed by William Dieteiie.
For once Hollywood has sent u? a truly great picture — great in its conception of the democratic idea, great for its acting, and great for its lavish production and competent direction.
Depicting the conflict in the lives of two good men Emperor Maximilian and Benito Juarez. Red Indian President of Mexico, as symbolizing the essential conflict between monarchy and democracy, this picture is a complete vindication of a peopled right to rule themselves. Indian nationalists will find in it much to inspire them in their own struggle for freedom.
With an eye on authentic atmosphere and characterization rather than on cheap melodrama William Dieterle has turned out a picture which may not make as much money -as so many so-called Hollywood Supers but which lends distinction to the producers and the cast and establishes the screen as the world's most potent medium for culture and for freedom.
Tt is difficult to say whether Pau! Muni (as Juarez) or Brian Aherne (as Maximilian) acts better. It is •possible that one of them maywin •.he year's Academy Award. But so L>reat is the picture that individual work doe? not matter.
ON BORROWED TIME (M.G.M. ^ — Lionel Barrymore and Sir Cedrlc Hardwicke
This is rather an unusual kind of story which the average film-goer may find dull and difficult. There is neither Sex Appeal nor songs. Death appears in a lounge suit and talks and walks like any mild human being. An old crippled man, played with usual perfection by Lionel Barrymore, puts Death up a tree to save his grandson! Unusual,
A charming dancer in Mohan Pictures' "Jay Bharati"
fantastic stuff. But behind this allegory is a fund of profound wisdom and humanity!
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Good For An Evening's Entertainment
WIZARD OF OZ (M.G.M.) — Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke.
This technicolour production, based on a popular fantasy, is not able for its photography and for the unusual entertainment it provides Not so great as "Snowhite And Seven Dwarfs" but good in its way, See it by all means and take youx children along with you.
ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER (M.G.M.)— Micky Rooney Lewis Stone. Cecilia Parker, etc.
Another of those Hardy Biannuals. Usual. amusing stuff tinged by commonsense and humanity. This story is redeemed b> the introduction of a girl, older thar Rooney. with whom the impetuou.1 youth falls in love.
SECOND FIDDLE (20th Century Fox) — Tyrone Power. Sonja Heme Rudy Valee.
Hardly a month passes withou a new picture of Tyrone Power Poor Chap, must be overworked This one is usual musical melodrama notable for Irving Berlin's music an< Rudv Valee's songs.
Go Along If You Must
FRONTIER MARSHAL (20« Century-Fox) — Another cow-boj "thriller" featuring Randolph Scott Ccsaei Romero and Nancy Kelly.
SUSANNAH OF THE MOUNTIEi (20th Ce n tury-Fox) -Another Shirle; Temple film, "as usual.'' this tirro with Canadian Mounted Police pro viding a background.
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