Hollywood (1942)

Important Pictures [Continued jrom -page 69] beasts. It is a savage commentary on German ideology throughout. The time is before America's entrance in the war, and the story takes place in the Canadian woods. The crew of a raiding submarine is marooned on the shores of Hudson Bay when their U-boat is sunk. Their attempt to escape from alien territory is tense and dramatic. A fine group of actors, headed by Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard and Raymond Massey, comprise the cast. Miniature Reviews •••• ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY (R-K-O) Cast: Walter Huston, James Craig, Anne Shirley. Although many liberties have been taken with Stephen Vincent Benet's Faustian fantasy. The Devil and Daniel Webster (including a change of title), it emerges as a striking film. Walter Huston is magnificent. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (20 th Century-Fox) Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Haru, Roddy McDowall. The picturization of the popular book was voted the best film of 1941. See it for the unforgettable performance of young Roddy McDowall. JOAN OF PARIS (R-K-O) Cast: Michele Morgan, Paul Henreid, Laird Cregar. A superb picture, beautifully directed and beautifully enacted. The plot concerns five RAF flyers who crash in occupied France, and their desperate attempts to return to England. ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (Warners) Cast: Martha Scott, Fredric March. A milestone in motion picture history. An absorbing study of the life of a Protestant clergyman. SUSPICION (R-K-O) Cast: Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce. Compelling film in which Hitchcock again proves himself the superb master of direction and production. Miss Fontaine, as the young wife who suspects that her husband plans to murder her, equals her unforgettable performance in Rebecca. TARGET FOR TONIGHT (War Documentary) In a simple, unpretentious little short, the story of the heroic fighters who drop bombs on Germany is told in straightforward, engrossing fashion. There are no women or professional actors in the film. THE LITTLE FOXES ( R-K-O 1 Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Richard Carlson. An even finer film than the magnificent stage play from which it was adapted. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (M-G-M) Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy. Loaded with laughter. It's a new twist to the old story of the battle of the sexes, with Hepburn and Tracy giving sparkling performances. Katy's satire of a brilliant woman columnist is brittle and beautiful. Men will love the scene at the ball park where Tracy patiently tries to explain the game to Miss Hepburn. DUMBO (Walt Disney Production) Disney's newest imaginative creation is completely captivating. Little Dumbo, the baby elephant with the grotesquely big ears, is the appealing little hero. H. M. PULHAM. ESQ. (M-G-M) Cast: Robert Young, Hedy Lamarr, Ruth Hussey. For the first time in his career. Robert Young has an opportunity to show he is a truly good actor. Adapted from the popular novel by John P. Marquand. JOE SMITH, AMERICAN (M-G-M) Cast: Robert Young. Marsha Hunt, Darryl Hickman. Don't miss this exceptionally good film, the simple story of an average American and how he proved he could take it, when the time came. LADIES IN RETIREMENT ( Columbia ) Cast: Ida Lwpino, Louis Hayward. Elsa Manchester. The successful stage play loses none of its grim horror in being transplanted to the screen. LOUISIANA PURCHASE (Paramount) Cast: Bob Hope, Zorina. Victor Moore. Comedy, alluring girls. Irving Berlin tunes, Technicolor, 70 plus Bob Hope's comic antics make this swell entertainment for the whole family. *•• BABES ON BROADWAY (M-G-M) Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Virginia Weidler. A big hunk of entertainment is this refreshing musical about a group of talented kids who crash Broadway. Little Virginia Weidler shines. BALL OF FIRE (R-K-O) Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck. About an unworldly professor (Cooper) who goes out seeking firsthand information on modern slang to include in his encyclopedia. He meets Sugarpuss O'Shea (Stanwyck), a nightclub entertainer, who increases not only his vocabulary but his heartbeats. BIRTH OF THE BLUES (Paramount) Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee. This is the story of jazz — how it was born and how it grew. Bing Crosby's voice is particularly well suited to the old numbers. CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS (Warners) Cast: James Cagney, Brenda Marshall, Reginald Gardiner. A simple, compelling story of the young pilots of the Canadian Air Force. Cagney is excellent. CONFIRM OR DENY (20th Century-Fox) Cast: Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall. Tense and exciting, with Hitler's projected invasion of England as the basis for the story. DESIGN FOR SCANDAL (M-G-M) Cast: Rosalind Russell, Walte. Pidgeon, Edward Arnold. Gay and smart. . bit sophisticated, this is pleasant entertainment for the adult audience. I WAKE UP SCREAMING (20th CenturyFox) Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar. A better-than-average "whodunit" because of the capable actors in the leading roles. (Reviewed under the former title. Hot Spot.) JOHNNY EAGER (M-G-M) Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner. A romantic gangster film with Taylor as a bad boy who reforms when true love comes along in the person of Lana Turner. KATHLEEN (M-G-M) Cast: Shirley Temple, Gail Patrick, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day. Shirley Temple wins new laurels for herself in her return to the screen after her two years' absence. The story is a striking penetration of a child's mind trying to make a pattern of complicated adult life. KINGS ROW (Warners) Cast: Robert Cummings, Betty Field, Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan, Nancy Coleman. A gloomy adaptation of the popular best-seller. If you like psychiatric studies, you'll enjoy this. Otherwise, you may find it pretty depressing. MISTER V (British film) This is an English film produced by Leslie Howard. Howard plays the title role, that of a Cambridge professor who takes a group of students on an archeological expedition into pre-war Germany. He CROSSWORD PUZZLE SOLUTION ClAlS r :-: d|a N C e IrJs H H 0 |L 0 u H '" A L L E ■ i s T IB A T ■ L E| A c E| o N N V || C 0 L H p D W P ^~B= 0 w SB 0 :: Y 1 g| A L E | 0 •'• f ■] : C H 0 R SB ' : N [ Hi K T A N '' fll N : 9| Y '_ N : H A N Bfl L E A R T~H" 0 N 9 . S T Ibf L 4 :' ffl '' i c w s [h|e ■ p E [r] R e sns cleverly releases some valuable prisoners of the Gestapo, right under the very noses of the Nazis. Suspenseful and dramatic. RIDE 'EM, COWBOY (Universal) Cast: Abbott and Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne. The robust comedians romp through their delightful antics against a western background, replete with shootin', horses, and Indians. SHANGHAI GESTURE (United Artists) Cast: Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Ona Munson. The famous stage play suffers in its transposition to the screen. Muddled and confusing, but you'll want to see it because of the splendid cast. SMILIN' THROUGH (M-G-M) Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Gene Raymond, Brian Aherne. First screen appearance of Jeanette MacDonald and her husband. Gene Raymond. All in Technicolor, which gives audiences a chance to admire Jeanette's gorgeous Titian locks. SON OF FURY (20th Century-Fox) Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders. Adventure in the South Sea Islands, with Gene Tierney very fascinating as the sloe-eyed siren who wins the love of Tyrone Power. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (Paramount) Cast: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake. Again Preston Sturges goes against many of the accepted rules to produce an excellent, refreshing picture. Joel McCrea portrays a Hollywood director anxious to produce an epic of hard times, who goes out as a hobo looking for trouble. He finds plenty of it in the person of Veronica Lake. SUNDOWN (United Artists) Cast: Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders. Colorful, packed with excitement. Gene Tierney is beautiful to look at, and George Sanders does his usual smooth work in the role of a major. THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER (M-G-M) Cast: Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens. Brings forth a warm, rich personality in Miss Stevens, who has a glorious voice in addition to lots of charm. THE CORSICAN BROTHERS (United Artists) Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth Warrick. Plenty of excitement with Doug in the type of role his father made famous. He plays dual role. THE NEW SPIRIT (Disney-R-K-O-Radio) This is the special Donald Duck feature which Disney created at the request of the Treasury Department. After viewing this charming little short, you'll feel happier about your income tax. -k-kVz BORN TO SING (M-G-M) Cast: Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald. About a trio of youngsters who save a would-be suicide whose musical comedy score has been stolen. Virginia Weidler, one of Hollywood's most talented youngsters, is swell. HELLZAPOPPIN' (Universal) Cast: Olsen and Johnson. The highly successful Broadway play is brought to the screen with great gusto. Good entertainment for the evening if you're in the mood for wild hilarity. SLEEPYTIME GAL (Republic) Cast: Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry. Judy Canova is Bessie Cobb in this one. which gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect. Lots of splendid talent, but the story is weak. THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (Universal) Cast: Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Beta Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers. Never at a loss for a new twist, the latest in the horror series delves into the field of clinical brain surgery. On the morbid side. THE LADY HAS PLANS (Paramount) Cast: Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Margaret Hayes. Another fifth columnist story, with Paulette stumbling innocently into the clutches of the Gestapo. Exciting in spots. THE REMARKABLE ANDREW (Paramount) Cast: William Holden, Brian Donlevy, Ellen Drew. An allegorical picture, in which Bill Holden is Remarkable Andrew, a near-perfect youth whose mode of life has been governed by the famous sayings of Andrew Jackson. THIS TIME FOR KEEPS (M-G-M) Cast: Ann Rutherford, Robert Sterling. The ups and downs of a young married couple form the basis of the plot. The Sterling-Rutherford team is good, but the light story gives them little opportunity to exercise their talents. VALLEY OF THE SUN (R-K-O) Cast: Lucille Ball, James Craig. Gusty western of pioneer days. If you liked the Clarence Budington Kelland story, you'll enjoy this. Native Indians add an authentic note to the picture.