FilmIndia (1945)

rILM INDIA December, 194'< met, Spencer Tracy, a scientist, meets up with Keenan Wynn, an intoxicated playboy, who invites him to spend the night in a house owned by his cousin (Katharine Hepburn), a young widow. On the following morning, Katharine learns that Tracy's late father and her father had been old friends, and she agrees to let him conduct the experiments in her house. Later, both become better acquainted and learn that each was disillusioned in so far as love was concerned. Tracy had been jilted by a Parisian girl; Katharine lost her happiness through the death of her husband. When Katharine suggests that they marry purely on a platonic basis, so that she could assist him with his experiments, Tracy consents. They keep their platonic pact until Carl Esmond, a mutual friend, makes love to Katharine, awakening her love for Tracy. When he learns of Esmond's advances, Tracy suppresses his jealousy. The big rest of their "loveless" marriage comes about when Katharine, learning that the Parisian girl who had jilted Tracy was trying to contact h:m, quarrels with him. In an endeavour to arouse Tracy, she goes out with Esmond. Her actions have the desired effect on Tracy and, after a series of incidents that cause him to suspect that she had been unfaithful, bo'h discard their platonic pact and embrace. Donald Ogden Stewart wrote the screen play based on the play by Philip Barry, Lawrence A. Weingarten produced it, and Harold S. Bucquet directed it. The cast includes Felix Bressart and others. Unobjectionable morally. "THRILL OF A ROMANCE" (MGM, no release date set; time, 102 min.) There is no question that this romantic picture will do exceptional business. Van Johnson is one of the most popular stars today, and the picture has been photographed in enchanting Technicolor photography. But the story is trite; it deals with the romance of a young aviator on furlough who falls in love with a young woman, just married to a materialistic business man, and who is left alone when her husband, on their first day of marriage takes a business trip. This theme has been done to dea'h. Individual scenes, however, and good acting as well as good music redeem it. The romantic scenes have been handled with good taste. The actors show resTaint. and the music makes them so romantically sentimental that the spectator wishes that there had been no obstacle to their love. The music is effective particularly in the scenes where it accompanies the rhythmical movements of the swimming principals in a pool. Esther Williams is a beautiful girl, and Van Johnson is as charming as ever; they make a good romantic pair. Lauritz Melchior, the famous tenor, sings several classical pieces and some popular. He has a magnetic personality and adds to the picture's entertaining qualities. In some situations he acts as a chaperone to the two young folk, hopelessly in love with each other, but seemingly hopelessly separated. Mr. Melchior's encouragement of a young colored boy, a singer, helps him with a greater share of the audience's sympathy. In the opening scenes, one DIN RAAT DISTRIBUTORS PEERLESS PICTURES. OOPI N Starring SNE'-IPRABHA P. BANNERJI ( Courtesy Minerva) SULOCHAN A V. THENGDI. Dar KASHMIRI Directed by: SHOREY DAULTALVI ( Courtsev Mine-va) Released at: NEW CINEMA CALCUTTA. Starring i GEETA NIZAMI, SHYAM. K. N. SINGH, DAR KASHMIRI. SAROJ BORKAR, KESAR1, RAJBISHWAS & RANDHIR. Direction: Story: Songs: Music:-' VEDI ShahidLATIF NAKSHAB RASH ID ATRA