Hollywood (1941)

Important Pictures [Continued from page 61] in the remake of the 40-year-old play is a happy one. This film will do much to advance her popularity and box-office rating everywhere. The combination of Miss Canova's twangy singing and Jerry Colonna's out-of-this-world antics is worth anybody's price of admission. Judy is a rural hayseed who drifts to the big city and to college. Her flat-footed innocence gets her wealthy relatives into assorted dithers before an understanding is reached by all. Bob Crosby's band renders some pleasing tunes, among them a patriotic finish number, It Ain't Hay. MODEL WIFE -fc* Universal This little domestic comedy is right down your alley for the next evening you are in the mood for a bit of bright nonsense. Joan Blondell — lovelier than ever — is a model who works in the same firm as hubby Dick Powell, but in order to maintain their jobs they must keep their marriage secret. They're particularly eager to remain employed, for they hope to soon have enough in the piggy bank to afford a long-planned-for blessed event. Things go along well enough until Lee Bowman, irresponsible son of shopowner Lucille Watson, begins to shower Joan with attentions she can't very well ignore. A lot of fast fun ensues before everything comes to a happy climax. Dick Powell is making rapid strides as a comedian of exceptional ability, proving again that he is not dependent upon musical comedies for a telling presentation of his talents. You'll especially enjoy Lee Bowman's hilarious drunk scene. Of particular interest in regard to this film is the fact that it was made on a profit-sharing basis. Neither stars, writer nor director got any immediate payment for their work, but all will share in percentage of the return from the film. Miniature Reviews •••• I WANTED WINGS (Paramount) Cast: Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Veronica Lake, Constance Moore. The most exciting aviation picture to date. This is Paramount's big special on which they put a year of effort and expense. Watch for the startling newcomer, Veronica Lake. MEET JOHN DOE (Warners) Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold,. Another outstanding Capra picture based on the subject he handles so expertly — the cause of the Little Man. Cooper and Stanwyck are excellent in the leading roles. NIGHT TRAIN (20th Century-Fox, British) Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison. Melodrama of Nazi intrigue in England and Europe, played by an excellent cast. Instead of having a strong story, there is a string of exciting incidents leading to a terrific climax. THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (United Artists) Cast: Vivien heigh, Laurence Olivier. Historical drama of the scandalous romance between the wife of a British ambassador and the great Lord Nelson. First co-starring picture of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier since their marriage. THE GREAT DICTATOR (United Artists) Cast: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack 66 Oakie. Entertaining satire on Hitler and Mussolini. Chaplin is at his best in the old Chaplinesque comic antics, but is less effective in the serious scenes. Jack Oakie also proves his artistry as a comedian. Excellent supporting cast. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Virginia Weidler, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash. In the riotous 24 hours before her second marriage, a Philadelphia society girl (Miss Hepburn) finds herself involved with three men and some amazing situations. She learns a lot about herself and provides you with some of the best entertainment of the year. ADAM HAD FOUR SONS (United Artists) Cast: Warner Baxter, Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward. When Adam Stoddard's gentle wife died, she left him a legacy — four sons. Drama weaves itself in the lives of the family as they become involved in the tense years of the first World War. Ingrid Bergman makes her first appearance since Intermezzo. ANDY HARDY'S PRIVATE SECRETARY (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Cast: Mickey Rooney, Ann Rutherford, Lewis Stone, and Hardy cast. These visits with the Hardy family are always refreshing. In this one Andy graduates from high school and again becomes involved in triangle trouble. You'll like newcomer Kathryn Grayson, who displays remarkable talent and possesses a rich, vibrant voice. KITTY FOYLE (RKO) Cast: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Ernest Cossart, Odette Myrtle. This is a psychological story of a young "white-collar" girl who loved a man who was tied to his wealthy family's purse strings. Christopher Morley wrote the bestselling novel, and it is now an excellent moving picture. STRAWBERRY BLONDE (Warner Brothers) Cast: James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, George Tobias. A fine dramatic tale of "the good old days," with clothes and barber-shop ballads of the early 1900's. A fine role for Cagney and magnificently done. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING (United Artists) Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith. This sparkles with Donald Ogden Stewart's whimsical humor and Lubitsch's sophistication. A sustained case of hiccups leads Merle Oberon to a psychoanalyst who finds her ailment due to the monotony of her marital life. All sorts of rollicking situations and saucy dialogue ensue. THE GREAT LIE (Warners) Cast: Bette Davis, Mary Astor, George Brent. Emotional drama in which Bette and Mary fight it out for George Brent. ••• BUCK PRIVATES (Universal) Cast: Lee Bowman, Alan Curtis, Abbott and Costello, Andrews Sisters. An employer and his chauffeur are drafted and sent to camp together, where they become rivals over the camp hostess. Full of comic situations and gags, and good music. CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP (United Artists) Cast: Martha Scott, William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn, Sterling Holloway, Sidney Blackmer. Sentimental story of fifty years of the life of a schoolteacher in the pioneer days of the Middle West. Martha Scott gives an excellent interpretation of Miss Bishop's professional problems and those of her personal life. FLIGHT COMMAND (Metro-GoldwynMayer) Cast: Robert Taylor, Walter Pidgeon, Ruth Hussey, Paul Kelly. This is a moving story of life in the Navy Air Corps. There is action, suspense, heroism. The sky photography is excellent. LADY EVE (Paramount) Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn. Another of the written-and-directed by Preston Sturges series. Barbara Stanwyck is amusing and clever as a lady crook, and Henry Fonda gets away from his homespun roles of recent years. Slapstick, but highly amusing. MEN OF BOYS TOWN (M-G-M) Cast: Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn. Second in the heart-warming Father Flanagan series. MR. AND MRS. SMITH (RKO) Cast: Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond. Hilarity is rampan in this mad comedy of domestic love. It na. cisque banter and intimate intrigue and is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. NICE GIRL? ( Universal) Cast: Deanna Durbin, Franchot lon&, Robert Stack, Robert Benchley. Deanna ;n=s ever so hard to be naughty in her iates aim, but remains, through it all, a nice girl. The Danas are a family to rival the Hardys in cnarra. and Robert Benchley is now firmly instates as our favorite film father. The grand supporting cast and the delightful music cinch or s of the season's most buoyant comedies ROAD TO ZANZIBAR (Paramount) Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Una Merkel. Second teaming of the delightful Crosby, Hope, Lamour combination. The plot, which is again laid in South Africa, is thin but provides adequate excuse foi the series of comedy and thrill situations. Rapid-fire dialogue and Crosby's songs shine through the inconsequential tale SO ENDS OUR NIGHT (United Artists) Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Fredrir .Vlarch, Glenn Ford. Three German refugees search for a place to live but are ousted from each European country they go to, until they finam reach Paris The film is repetitious anr engthy, bur the acting is of a high quality, uuenn Ford seems destined to go far. VIRGINIA (Paramount) cast. Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Stirling Hayden, Carolyn Lee. An entertaining story of a modern Virginian, a northern-bred Virginia girl, and a very attractive and wealthy young Yankee! Little Carolyn Lee steals the show • *V2 FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK (Warners) Cast: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Allen Jenkins Errol runs into many complications when he tries to lead a double life as a business man and detective story writer. LADY FROM CHEYENNE (Universal) Cast: Loretta Young, Robert Preston, Gladys George. Airy little story about a prim and proper schoolmarm from the East who comes West gets her dander up at the crooked state of local politics, bounces off to the legislature to secure the franchise for womer and straighten things up. Amusing and fast moving. ONE NIGHT IN LISBON (Paramount) Ca«t: Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison. Another gay little comedy with a background of contemporary events. The locale is war-torn London, wth a later sequence in Lisbon. Fast dialogue delivered in telling MacMurray fashion, and plenty of British propaganda. RAGE IN HEAVEN (M-G-M) Cas* Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders. Another of the psychological characters Bob Montgomery likes so much to do Ingrid Bergman is outstanding as his wife THE GREAT AMERICAN BROADCAST '20th Century-Fox) Cast: Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne. Rotund Jack Oakie walks away with this gay, entertaining musical. 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