Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)
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FILM AND RADIO GUIDE
Volume XII, No. 4
' VARIETY'S" MINIATURE REVIEWS OF FORTHCOMING FILMS
The drama's laics the di-aiua's patrons (jive.
For those who live to please mast please to live.
— SAMUEL JOHNSON
The chief criterion applied by Variety in these estimates of forthcoming films is the commercial value of the offering. Compare these evaluations with those of educators like Dr. Frederick Houk Law as a basis for stimulating g r o u p discussion and appreciation of film values.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews December 5, 1945
“Road to Utopia” (Par). Wacky and fast Crosby-Hope-Lamour release in the “Road” series, fourth to date. Big b.o.
“Masquerade In Me.xico” (Pai). Fair story made okay by fine acting work of Dorothy Lainour, Ann Dvorak, Arturo de Cordova.
“A Letter for Pivie” (M-G). Neat comedy-drama with familiar cast of names for twin-bill bookings.
“P>ontier Gal” (Color) (U). Lusty western feature satire in Technicolor. Stout b.o. possibilities.
“Tokyo Rose” (Par). Well-paced action drama about the femme Jap piopaganda radio announcer, looks okay for b.o.
“House of Dracula” (U). A money horror opus combining U’s Dracula, the Wolf man and Frankenstein Monster.
“An Angel Comes to Brooklyn” (Musical) (Rep). Fairly diverting musical programmer.
“White Pongo” (PRC). Poorly-executed jungle meller; weak b.o.
“Rake's Progress” (Eagle-Lion). Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer in Biitish production likely to go over strongly in America.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews December 12, 1945
“Miss Susie Slagle’s” (Par). Drama of medical students with average boxoffice outlook.
“Prison Ship” (Col). Secondary melodrama about Jap atrocities; okay dualer.
“Pillow of Death” (U). Program murder mystery, okay for supporting brackets and chiller fans.
“South of the Rio Grande” (Dlono). Cisco Kill in a standardized western; okay for the action fans.
“Along the Navajo Trail” (Songs) (Rep). Newest Roy Rogers western an OK b.o. entry.
“Nais” (Gaumont). Fernandel in Marcel Pagnor adaptation of Emile Zola novel; has some possibilities for American market.
“Rome, Open City” (Minerva Film). Italy’s first bid for post-war foreign market; looks extremely mild entry for U. S.
“Peach Blossom” (Grovas). Mc.xican-made boasts Fernando Soler, Esther Fernandez. Has some U. S. theatre possiliilities.
“Johansson Gets Scolded” (Swedish). Dull importation; weak b.o.
“Pink String and Sealing Max” (Eagle-Lion). Fable of Victorian period in England not likely to mean much in U. S.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews December 19, 1945
“Adventure” (M-G). Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell, Thomas Mitchell in smash love story; big biz and long runs.
“Doll Face” (Musical) (20th). Routine filmusical about burlesk queen that will do better in the nabes.
“Dick Tracy” (RKO). Fast action meller based on comic strip of same name for supporting spots.
“The Crime Doctor’s Warning” (Col). Warner Baxter in a good whodunit, okay for the family trade.
‘AVoman "Who Came Back” (Re))). Horror melodrama, sturdy fare for chiller trade.
“Strange Voyage” (Signal). Okay
first venture for ex-serviceman film company Shapes up as supporting material in action houses.
“The Strange Mr. Gregory” (Mono). Satisfactory meller for duals.
“Frontier Feud” (Mono). First-rate western starring Johnny Mack Brown.
“Girl M'ith Grey Eyes” (Minerva). French-made given no chance in America despite Fernand Ledou.x’s fine performance.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews December 26, 1945
“Voice of the M'histler” (Col). Soso whodunit of its type.
“The Tiger AVoman” (Rep). Fair murder meller fare.
“Lightning Raiders” (PRC). Buster Crabbe, A1 St. John in an okay western.
“It Happened at the Inn” (MetroInt’l). French-made comedy-drama outstanding; strong boxoffice at arty theatres.
“Once There AVas a Girl” (Russianmade) (Artkino). Moving story but slow and not for average U. S. audience despite English titles.
"Variety's" Miniature Reviews January 2, 1946
“Caesar and Cleopatra” (EagleLion). Pascal’s (Rank) Shavian epic disappointing despite opulence.
“The Harvey Girls” (Musical; Color) (M-G). OK filmusical with Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, certain for big b.o.
“Leave Her to Heaven,” (Technicolor) (2()th). Lush color values and highly exploitable theme geared for heavy femme trade.
“Scarlet Street” (Diana-U). Okay b.o. melodrama with same lead trio that headed “Woman In Window” (RKO) last season.
“The Sailor Takes a AA'ife” (MG). Smooth comedy about young love,