Modern Screen (Jan - Nov 1940)

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Oh, and John Payne is fine as Anne's fiancee. But it's Barrymore who counts, and you won't forget it, for he keeps reminding you of it all the time. Directed by Walter Lang. — 20th Century-Fox. PREVIEW POSTSCRIPTS: Barrymore has himself on the most curious diet in town these days — 24 bottles of soda pop daily; says it keeps him away from stronger stuff. . . . In spite of all the stories about him (most of which he tells about himself) Barrymore is considered one of the most co-operative stars in Hollywood. Ask the props or cameramen, if you don't believe us. . . . When he arrived to take the assignment, he was housed in the just-vacated Shirley Temple bungalow. After three days, the pink elephants on the wall got him and he solemnly asked for "a transfer to the men's dormitory". . . . Barrymore never learns his lines for a movie; he prefers reading them off a blackboard. . . . This is Anne Baxter's first picture at the studio, although Twentieth discovered her on Broadway and brought her out here; she was loaned to M-G-M and made her debut in "Twenty Mule Team." She's only 17 and graduated from high school during the filming of this yarn. . . . Gregory Ratoff says this is positively his last acting job. He prefers directing, says he will never see this film because it's his "goodbye to acting." Lucky Partners Have you ever thought of a very good idea and carried it out the best way you knew and it was okay but, somehow, not what you thought it was going to be? That's "Lucky Partners." A grand idea, swell actors, a good deal of charm and pleasant play-acting — but all the way through you keep thinking it might have been better. Which is probably unfair, because it's pretty doggone good. Ginger Rogers is teamed for the first time with Ronald Colman, and they make an interesting combination. They play excellently opposite one another and Ronnie is better here than he has been in a long time. The test of any acting role, of course, is to close your eyes and try to imagine some other actor in the part. Well, you can't do it with either Colman or Ginger. The roles were made for them. It's a rather Puck-ish story idea with Ronald and Ginger going off on a trip together. They are not romantically interested in each other; they register at the hotel as brother and sister just for the convenience of it, and they mean absolutely no harm. It's all in the spirit of good, clean fun and they are both sure that they can handle it. But this nasty old world, of course, thinks differently. Well, that's the plot, and the authors do not develop it in the fast, farcial fashion that they might have, but rather in a charming, slow-paced witty manner. You practically never burst out into long, loud laughter, but you constantly have a warm, gratified feeling. It's nice and you smile pleasantly as you leave the theatre. There are other parts in the film besides those of Ginger and Ronald, but the two stars carry about ninety percent of the footage between them. Directed by Lewis Milestone. — RKO-Radio. PREVIEW POSTSCRIPTS: Sacha Guitry wrote the play "Good Luck," on which this film was supposed to have been based, but only his opening kickoff was retained. . . . This is the seventh Ginger Rogers vehicle in which Jack Carson has appeared; he has his best part in this one, a new version of Ralph Bellamy. . . . Among the extras is Charlotte Henry. Remember her as the star of "Alice in Wonderland" only a few years ago? Wonderland, indeed! . . . Spring Byington spends her spare time inventing gadgets. Ask her for the use of her onion goggles, to prevent tear-ing, some day. . . . Ginger dances in this one, for the first time in four pictures. But it's only an old-fashioned polka, and for but a moment. . . . Leon Belasco has his best role thus far as a comic, bartender. He used to be a high-class orchestra leader but gave it up to make his way as an actor; it's been a long haul. . . . Lewis Milestone, the director, is best known for heavy dramas he directed — "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Of Mice and Men" and "The Last Mile," but he prefers comedies. **'/2 He Stayed for Breakfast It's pretty hard to pan a picture which has Loretta Young and Melvyn Douglas as stars, especially when both of them turn in swell acting jobs, but this film just won't make most audiences happy. It is very funny in spots but a good deal of the humor is limited in its appeal; you have to know the subject that is being kidded to understand the jokes. It seems that Melvyn Douglas is a Communist — now don't take that literally, it's just a part he plays in the picture!— and he takes a shot at Eugene Pallette, who's a rich banker. Running away from the police, Melvyn hides in a luxurious apartment which, by one of those coincidences occurring only in the movies, belongs to Pallette's wife, Loretta Young. Then there's a lot of complication, and Melvyn and Loretta fall in love. (It's established early in the film that Loretta doesn't love her rich hubby, so this part of it is okay with Papa Hays.) Eventually, Melvyn realizes the error oi his ways, denounces Communism and decides to be a plain, ordinary, freedom-loving citizen. You will like the role Douglas plays here, and he handles it deftly and charmingly. But it will remind you that he also played a similar role in "Ninotchka." One of the good things that can be said about the picture — if she'll forgive us for calling her "a good thing" — is Loretta Young. You've never seen her looking so well or dressed so beautifully. It's almost worth the price of admission just to get a peep at her gowns. And Una O'Connor gets a break in a good comedy role. Directed by Alexander Hall. — Columbia. PREVIEW POSTSCRIPTS: Douglas' scenes were shot first in order to make it possible for him to attend the Democratic National Convention; he's the first actor to be named a delegate to a national political convention. . . . Loretta Young wears 18 different dresses here, and all but four required different hairdo's. . . . Eugene Pallette, as Loretta's estranged husband who still carries a torch for her, handles his first romantic assignment since 1910; he was Norma Talmadge's leading man then, remember? . . . Una O'Connor drank coffee during her drunk scene; she says it always makes her slightly dizzy. . . . Director Hall managed to insert a night club sequence; strangely enough, there has been one in each of his last 16 pictures. 86 MODERN SCREEN