Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)
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FILM AND RADIO GUIDE
Volume XII, No. 3
Variety's Miniature Reviews
Of Films
Varietii, the most widely circulated trade paper of show business, includes each week, in addition to full reviews, brief evaluations of c u r rent and forthcoming photoplays f r o m the box-office viewpoint.
Inasmuch as every ticket purchased at the box office is a vote for more pictures of the type patronized, and inasmuch as the criteria of educators are often at variance with the criteria of the box office, it is interesting to compare the two viewpoints. As Dr. Johnson said in the 18th century, so it must be said today :
The drama’s laws the drama’s patroiis give.
For those who live to please must please to live.
If standards of public taste are rising, to what extent is this due to the democratization of education’? Fifteen years ago, scarcely a school or college anywhere taught its students standards of photoplay appreciation. Today some 11,000 groups in schools a n d colleges discuss films. Such groups will be interested in noting Varietii’s concise, colorful descriptions of the cui’rent screen offerings from the practical viewpoint of the showman. Serious students of the photoplay will enjoy expressing their independent, critical opinions after seeing the films. At the same time they may be guided in the development of critical vocabularies by the reviews of such famous educators as Dr. Frederick Houk Law, editor of the Educational Department of The Reader’s: Digest, whose opinions on some of these
films are expressed from month to month in this GL'IDE — W. L.
Variety's Miniature Reviews of October
17, 1945:
“Yolanda and the Thief” (Color; Musical); (M-C). F’red Astaire, Lucille Bremer and Frank Morgan in moderate b.o. musical.
"People Are Funny" (Par). Secondary comedy kidding the radio industry.
"She M'ent 'I’o 'the Races” (M-G). James Craig and Frances Gifford in screwball comedy; okay as support on duals.
"George While’s Scandals” (Musical) (RKO). Slow musical; running time too long.
“Senorita From The West” (Songs) (U). Pallid radio romance, with Allan Jones. Mild b.o.
“Journey Together” (RKO). R.A.F.U.S. Film Service thriller of England’s triumph via air power. Looks sturdy for U.S. b.o.
“Divorce" (Mono). Kay Francis’ fiist independent production an okay dualer.
“Marie La .Mirerc” (Radio-Cinema). Odd French-made picture means little for U. S. audiences.
"Le Mystere de Saint-Val” (CCFS). Fernandel in French spook comedy may do fairly well in arty American houses despite age of film.
Variety's Miniature Reviews of October
24, 1945:
"Fallen Angel" (One Song) (2()th). Alice Faye, Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell in okay h.o. murder meller.
"This Love of Ours” (U). Merle Oberon, Charles Korvin and Claude Rains starred in good boxoffice drama.
“Don’t Fence Me In” (Songs) (Rep). Roy Rogers in ultra musical western.
“Strange Holiday” (Elite). Fair Arch Oboler item, about American people’s lethargy.
“L ’Ext r a V a g a ti ( e .Mission” (French). Weak French language!-.
Variety's Miniature Reviews of October
31, 1945:
"Spellbound” ( Selznick-UA) . Psychological mystery drama, starring Bergman, Peck, directed hy Hitchcock, good b.o.
“Pursuit to Algiers” (Songs) (U). This OK Sherlock Holmeser further distinguished by four songs.
“The Seventh Veil” (British). Ann Todd and James Mason in Britishmade boxoffice click; okay for U. S.
“Latin (Quarter” (British). Britishmade drama that’ll go only in England, if there; no names for U. S.
“Skeppar Jansson (Swedish). Good Svensk film; should do well in arty houses.
Variety's Miniature Reviews of November
7, 1945:
“Confidential Agent’’ (WB). Charles Boyer-Lauren Bacall will have to carry this one.
“Crimson Canary” (Songs) (U). Fair murder thriller.
“Dakota” (Rep). Action melodrama witli okay prospects. John Wayne name will aid.
Variety's Miniature Reviews of November
14, 1945:
“Danger Signal” (WB). Average melodiama with modestly good b.o. possibilities.
“Hold 'I'hat Blonde” (Par). Eddie Bracken and Veronica Lake in fair comedy, despite too much slapstick.
“Cornered” (RKO). Firstrate thriller. Packs plenty of suspense. B. o. outlook substantial.
“Strange Confession” (U). Routine murder mystery.
“My Name is Julia Ross” (Col). No-name cast hut tense melodrama should do okay.
“Sing Your Way Home” (Songs) (RKO). Fair musical romance. Jack Haley’s name may life out of routine biz.
“Marie Louise” (Praesens). Excellent Swiss film should do well at U. S. l)ox-offices.
“Outhnvs of (he Rockies” (Songs) (Col). Charles Stai'reH in a roidine western.