Modern Screen (Dec 1954 - Dec 1955)

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BEAU BRUMMELL Improbable, sentimental, a regular tear-jerker, Beau Brummell (that's Stewart Granger) plays himself out against the beautiful, misty scenery of England and in the elaborate costumes and interiors of the early 19th century. Beau is a handsome upstart of the Royal Hussars. He speaks right out to the Prince of Wales (Peter Ustinov), insulting him roundly and thereby winning his passionate friendship. He also wins the love of a lady (Elizabeth Taylor) but she wavers between his recklessness and her betrothed's conservative nobility. Brummell's wit and daring make him a leading society figure and a great influence on Ustinov who's in love with Maria Fitzherbert (Rosemary Harris) instead of some German princess. Brummell urges him to become Regent (displacing his mad old father, Robert Morley, now King) but this plan fails and with it goes Ustinov's friendship. Beau flees to France, sinks into poverty and sickness but England, one gathers, suffers even more by his departure. Technicolor. — MGM RECOMMENDED FILMS NOW PLAYING WOMAN'S WORLD (20th-Fox): Big, slick and entertaining, this one stars Arlene Dahl, Lauren Bacall, June AHyson, Clifton Webb, Fred MacMurray, Van Heflin and Cornel Wilde in a sort of female Executive Suite. CinemaScope and Technicolor. HANSEL AND GRETEL (Myerberg) : Recommended as heartily for the grown-ups as for the kids, this charming version of Humperdinck's famous opera has the benefit of Kinemins to look at and excellent actors and singers to listen to. Technicolor. HIGH AND DRY (U.I.): Another wonderful little British comedy, this film has American Paul Douglas as a harried business man trying to inject efficiency into the lackadaisical, no-ulcer way of life of the Scotch captain of a somewhat decrepit boat. ROMEO AND JULIET (U.A.): If you already love the play, go see this beautiful production, starring Susan Shental, Laurence Harvey and Flora Robson. If you haven't come to love it yet, run, do not walk, to see it. It's the best love story ever! THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA (U.A.): An amazing mixture of love, sex, satire, tragedy and Technicolor that will keep you fascinated, if slightly confused. Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, Edmond O'Brien and others turn in topnotch performances in this complex Cinderella-like tale. BRIGADOON (MGM): Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson, singing and dancing all over the Irish countryside in a sentimental, Technicolored fable that includes hit songs like "Almost Like Being In Love." THE DETECTIVE (Col.): Alec Guiness is at his best— and you can't beat that for laughs — in a delightful story of a priest determined to reform a master thief before the police get to him. SUDDENLY (U.A.) : Frank Sinatra gives another startlingly good performance as a half-crazed killer out to assassinate the President. REAR WINDOW (Para.): The best Hitchcock thriller in some time, it features Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and a quietly terrifying performance by Raymond Burr. Besides top-flight suspense, the dialogue sparkles, there's humor, romance and Technicolor. THE LITTLE KIDNAPPERS (U.A.) : This one is destined to become a classic. One of the most charming, warmly humorous movies ever centered around children, this deals with two wonderful little boys, Jon Whiteley and Vincent Winter, who steal a baby because they think their grandfather, Duncan Macrae, doesn't love them enough. ON THE WATERFRONT (Col.): One of the year's best films, this tense and exciting story of longshoremen vs. corrupt union bosses stars Marlon Brando, Karl Maiden, lovely Eva Marie Saint. Directed by Elia Kazan. ''Whod bef/eve /was ever embarrassed by PfMPLE£l« New Scientific Medication . . . Clearasil STARVES PIMPLES SKIN-COLORED . . . hides pimples while it works Proved effective by doctors . . . endorsed by nurses in nationwide fasts Doctors prove this new-type medication especially for pimples really works! In skin specialists' tests on 202 patients, 9 out of every 10 cases were cleared up or definitely improved while using clearasil. And when 3002 nurses tested clearasil, 91 out of every 100 nurses reporting said they preferred it to any other pimple medication. Amazing starving action, clearasil actually starves pimples because it helps Clearasil The specific medication for pimples remove the oils that pimples "feed" on. And clearasil's antiseptic action stops the growth of bacteria that can cause and spread pimples. Instant relief from embarrassment because clearasil is skin-colored to hide pimples while it helps dry them up. Greaseless, stainless. Pleasant to leave on day and night for uninterrupted medication. America's largest-selling specific pimple medication... because clearasil has helped so many young people and adults, clearasil is GUARANTEED to work for you as it did in doctors' and nurses' tests or money back. Only 59^. Economy size 98^. At all druggists. Get clearasil today. 21