Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

One Way Street: Mexican scenery for James Mason, a disillusioned gangster turned good. THE ASTONISHED HEART Cast: Noel Coward. Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton Universal -International A new Noel Coward production written by, and starring, Noel Coward. The Astonished Heart is no Brief Encounfer; it's neither so simple, so unaffected, nor such a work of art. But it is smooth, moving, and marvelous to watch. Tells of a psychiatrist (Coward), happily married for years (wife is Celia Johnson) who falls in love with another woman (Margaret Leighton). He knows all about the workings of the human brain, and he thinks he can control this new passion, keep it in its place. What starts out to be a rather gay, romantic affair develops into deep tragedy for all three principals, and ends with the psychiatrist's suicide. Even if the story doesn't seem quite real to you, the performances are great. COMANCHE TERRITORY Cast: Maureen O'Hara. Macdonald Carey, Will Geer, Charles Drake Universal-International Nowadays, in a cowboys-and-indians picture, the Indians are the heroes. It's a new, and I guess refreshing, trend. Here, a whiteskinned stinker named Stacey (Charles Drake) is trying to keep the government of the U.S. from renewing a treaty with the Comanche Indians. If the treaty's not renewed, then silver-mad settlers (like him) will feel free to move in and start plowing up Comanche territory because there won't be any law which says they can't, and whammo, you'll have an Indian war. Stacey manages to steal the treaty from the government messenger who's enroute to the Comanches with it, but the messenger, a chatty old man named Seeger (Will Geer) meets up with Jim Bowie (Macdonald Carey), he who invented the bowie knife, and Jim's on the side of right and the Indians. Maureen O'Hara, stinker Stacey 's sister sees the light, and joins Jim and Seeger, and you have these three noble whites, plus a handful of Comanches, against all the greedy maniacs who want to dig for silver. It's a short war but a merry one, and you'd be surprised what can be done with a couple of bowie knives. THE CAPTURE Cast: Lew Ayres. Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jacqueline White RKO This one is too complicated to synopsize. A man (Lew Ayres) kills another man who's supposedly guilty of a train robbery, only The Capture: Lew Ayres falls for widow Teresa Wright. Only trouble: he killed her husband. then Lew falls in love with the other man's widow (Teresa Wright), marries her, and develops a conscience he can't live with. Maybe his wife's former husband was innocent. Maybe the big shot Barry Kelley who reported the robbery is himself the thief. Before you can say eh? how's that? Lew's gone off and murdered old Barry (quite by accident) and then he develops a psychic block about raising one arm, and he almost gets himself air-conditioned by the bullets of the local police. Whole thing takes place in cu tip aJyout •facjfrs pnlzzos f A/O tf££0 70 PAY EM — A/OT ANYMORE! Have you looked in vain for nail polish that won't chip or flake . . .tried one high-priced brand after another? Then here is thrilling news • . . SPECIAL VALUE PACKAGE A gay Prize Posy Flower Pot... which includes Cutex de luxe Nail Brilliance in new Prize Posy shade, matching Lipstick and Finger Rest. Only 79tf. This is the true story of an amazing new miracle-wear ingredient called Enamelon. It's found only in new lowpriced, luxury Cutex and it's guaranteed* to give incredible wear... to last longer, chip less than your high-priced polish. And new, miracle-wear Cutex is so pure . . . even women with skins so sensitive they cannot use other polishes state they can safely use new Cutex. Thirteen luscious shades, including the new prize-winning Spring shade— Prize Posy. New Cutex 10$; de luxe Nail Brilliance size, 25$. Better lipstick, too ... the new matching Cutex Colorgenic Lipstick . . . now made by an exclusive Cutex electronic process. Unbelievable lustre . . . and color-fast. Won't bleed, cake or wear off like so many high-priced lipsticks. Only 49$. Also new 25$ size. Prices plus tax. •Money back if not completely satisfied. 23