Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

few fishing boats — that's Stromboli. You can also believe that such a woman, trapped in such a place, wouid go to any lengths — even attempted seduction of a priest — to free herself. But you — or at least I — find it hard to believe the rather abrupt ending which has Jngrid, in the shadow of the volcano, suddenly repentant, ennobled and, indubitably, saved. Not that she isn't basically decent enough to be saved, just that the conversion comes so fast you'd think they'd been trying to cram the whole thing into a half hour on television. CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. Cast: Alan Ladd. Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer. Paramount Alan Ladd's an ex-OSS officer. In Italy, during the war, somebody betrayed his outfit's hiding place, and now, after the war, Alan's going back to find the guy and kill him. Alan thinks his Italian sweetheart, Giulia, is dead, and this makes him especially vengeful in attitude. In Italy, however, he discovers Giulia (Wanda Hendrix) not only alive but kicking. She's married to a baron (Francis Lederer), but she still loves Alan; her grandma, the Countess, had told her Alan was killed so she'd marry the baron. Since you know Alan and Wanda have to wind up together, figure out who's that betrayer. You got it — husband the baron. Worked with the Nazis during the war, helped Grandma the Countess get Wanda's brother out of a German prison camp by telling the Nazis about the OSS hideout, and the partisans in the village. (Grandma the Countess is the actual betrayer, in cold fact.) Twenty-seven partisans were shot by the Nazis, the night of the double-cross, so nobody in the village is too delighted to see Alan when he shows his face in those parts again. But he sets things straight in fine Alan Ladd fashion. His name, by the way, is Captain Carey, U.S.A. NANCY GOES TO RIO Cast: Ann Sothern, Jane Powell. Barry Sullivan, Carmen Miranda. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Gorgeous Technicolor, sweet music, thousands of actors — oh, MGM does give you a ride for your money. Here Ann Sothern's a famous actress, toast of Broadway and everything. Her daughter Nancy (Jane Powell) has aspirations in the same direction, but nobody takes her seriously. Ann falls in love with a new play, goes to Rio with her papa (Louis Calhern) to study it. Jane stays home, meets the man who wrote the new play. Lo and behold, he decides she should play the lead; Ann's too old. Well, Jane doesn't know that Ann's up for the part, and Ann doesn't know that Jane's up for the part. Jane goes to Rio, to have her mother coach her, discovers her mother's reading the same script, and decides to drown her sorrows in marriage with Barry Sullivan. (She met him on the boat coming down.) Sullivan isn't in the mood to get married — until he sees Ann — but everybody figures he's the father of Jane's unborn child. Not that Jane has an unborn child; it's all a lot of misunderstandings. So — Sothern is beautiful, Powell is cute, Sullivan has S.A., and Carmen Miranda never made me laugh more. P.S.: Jane gets part, Ann gets man. AMAZING SHAMPOO DOESN'T ROB HAIR OF NATURAL OILS Doesn't destroy precious natural oils your hair needs to fee... PROCTER & GAMBLE'S GUARANTEE Buy Shasta. Use only once. If you're not overjoyed witti beauty results, return unused portion to your dealer and get your money back. SHASTA Even dull, dry, unruly hair looks unbelievably softer, shinier, more beautifully groomed, after your first Shasta shampoo. New, improved Shasta doesn't rob hair of its natural oils. That's important because your hair must have these natural oils to be naturally soft, shiny — healthy. If you're not entirely satisfied with the appearance of your hair, try new, improved Shasta today. See how lovely your hair can look. Remember, Shasta doesn't rob it of its natural oils. SHASTA^ SHAMPOO Doesn't rob hair of natural oils