Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1948)

negie, Murray and Miss Graham come off less well. Previewed at the Campus theatre, Los Angeles. Reviewer's Rating : Fair. — W. R. W. Release date, not set. Running time, 67 min. PCA No. 12823. General audience classification. Jiggs Joe Yule Maggie Renie Riano Dale Carnegie, Arthur Murray, Sheila Graham, Tim Ryan, Wanda McKay, Lee Bonnell, Pat Goldin, Herbert Evans, June Harrison. Tornado Range Eagle Lion — Homesteaders Vs. Ranchers Eddie Dean stars in another action-packed Western film and is aided by Roscoe Ates, as Soapy the sidekick. Shooting, hand-to-hand combat and jail breaks are included. The film opens and closes with a song. They are "Song of the Range" and "Little Ranch Upon the Hill," which are sung by Dean and Andy Parker and the Plainsmen. The men of the open range attempt to prevent homesteaders from taking possession of land, and Eddie Dean, as a U. S. marshal, is there to see that the homesteaders are able to get their land. There is a third element represented by a gang of racketeers and trouble makers headed by Terry Frost. It is their aim to get both factions into a range war and then take the spoils. Jennifer Holt, as the heroine, realizes that the homesteaders have their rights and implores the range men, including her father, played by George Chesebfo, to give the homesteaders their land peacefully. Dean has a difficult struggle in seeing that justice is done. He is suspected of a shooting and jailed, but escapes and settles the problem between the homesteaders and the ranchers and rounds up the racketeer. Jerry Thomas produced and Ray Taylor directed from William Lively's screenplay. Seen at a Neiv York projection room. Reviewer's Rating : Average. — M. R. Y. Release date, February 21, 1948. Running time, 56 min. PCA No. 12722. General audience classification. Eddie Eddie Dean Soapy Roscoe Ates Mary Jennifer Holt George Chesebro, Brad Slaven, Marshall Reed, Terry Frost, Lane Bradford, Russell Arms, Steve Clark, Andy Parker, Paul Smith, George Bamby, Earl Murphy, Charles Morgan Mr. Reckless Paramount — Oilfield Melodrama Producers Pine and Thomas went back to their first pattern for this melodrama but brightened its business prospects by supplying William Eythe and Barbara Britton for billing strength with names as meaningful as Nestor Paiva, Walter Catlett and Minna Gombell in support. An oilfield setting is utilized and the blow-off comes when Eythe and Paiva battle to death atop a lofty oil rig. The script by Maxwell Shane and Milton Raison presents Eythe as an oil worker returning from two years of wandering to find his girl. Miss Britton is engaged to his middle-aged friend Paiva, although they still love each other. The long friendship between the men impels Eythe to refrain from allowing the girl to break the engagement, but when accidents, subplots, etc., delay the marriage, Paiva learns the actual state of their emotions — misunderstands and seeks to kill Eythe, but dies in a fall from the top of an oil rig where the struggle occurs. Failure to build much sympathy for the hero detracts from the story's impact, but several actionful incidents carry interest adequately. Frank McDonald directed. Previewed at the studio. Reviewer's Rating: Fair.—W. R. W. Release date, not set. Running time, 66 min. PCA No. 12885. General audience classification. Jeff Lundy William Eythe Betty Denton Barbara Britton Joel Hawkins Walter Catlett Ma Hawkins Minna Gombell Nestor Paiva, Lloyd Corrigan, James Millican, Ian McDonald (Review reprinted from last week's Herald) REISSUE REVIEWS THE LADY FROM CHEYENNE Universal Reissued in September, 1947, "The Lady from Cheyenne" tells the story of a Wyoming school teacher in the 1860's who puts up a stiff fight for women's suffrage in order to end the rule of a ruthless town "boss". Loretta Young plays the teacher and she is supported by Robert Preston, Edward Arnold, Frank Craven, Gladys George, Willie Best, and others. When first reviewed in the Herald, issue of April 5, 1941, the feature was summed up with this : "Its outdoor action background will please the fans who prefer that type of picture, but also it will not disappoint lovers of sophisticated comedy." It was produced and directed by Frank Lloyd. LADY IN A JAM Universal Irene Dunne stars in this comedy of socialites and psychiatrists produced and directed by Gregory LaCava. It was reissued in September, 1947. When the feature was first reviewed in the July 4, 1942, issue of the Herald, William R. Weaver wrote : "The film has expertness of handling as a factor, outweighing whatever barrier general unfamiliarity with the terminology of psychologists may be to public comprehension. On the same up side of the balance is the frequent excursioning into the field of slapstick." Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, Eugene Pallette, and Samuel S. Hinds support Miss Dunne's comedy. ADVANCE SYNOPSES THE STRAWBERRY ROAN (Columbia) PRODUCER: Armand Schaefer. DIRECTOR: John English. PLAYERS: Gene A-utry, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt, Dick Jones, Pat Buttram, John McGuire, Eddie Parker, Jack Ingram, Eddie Waller, Ted Mapes. WESTERN. When a wild roan stallion captured by cowboys is given to a ranch owner's son, and the son is thrown and injured, the rancher insists the roan be shot. The ranch foreman instead lets the roan go free. The ranch owner charges his foreman with rustling when he learns the horse is still alive and that his daughter's mare has followed the stallion. The foreman goes into hiding, evading posses. When the injured rancher's son has recovered, he allows him to fulfill his heart's desire — ride the roan. The posse seeking the foreman come on the scene. A gun battle follows in which the rancher's son is wounded, but it brings a reunion of the son and father, and the foreman forgiven and goes back to work. THE MATING OF MILLIE (Columbia) PRODUCER: Casey Robinson. DIRECTOR: Henry Levine. PLAYERS: Evelyn Keyes, Glenn Ford, Willard Parker, Ron Randell, Virginia Hunter, Virginia Brissac. Rita Gould, Russell Hicks. COMEDY DRAMA. A prim but pretty young woman executive of a swank department store seems doomed to everlasting spinsterhood because of her seeming stuffiness. That is until she meets three interesting young characters outside her usual daily contacts. When she becomes attached to a newly orphaned baby, which she wants to adopt but is prevented from doing because she isn't married, the fun begins. She tries to wangle each of her three male friends into a marriage of convenience. Each evades her bait until she plays one against the other in a clever scheme. Then she has the three to choose from — one only, however for love's sake as well as the means to adopt the baby. [Additional synopses on page 4069] SHORT SUBJECTS MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Twentieth Century -Fox) March of Time (Vol. 14-7) This March of Time indicates that one in every three marriages in the United States in 1948 is headed for divorce. Some of the causes and possible cures for the current increasing divorce rate are presented in an interesting manner. It is indicated that the housing shortage, inflated prices and the economic independence of business women are among the prominant causes for broken marriages. Various organizations and counselling agencies have bprung up to lend advice and aid in the prevention of such a large percentage of divorces. It is concluded that despite today's insecurity, if marriage is approached intelligently and earnestly it can be successful. This subject, because of the importance of the topic, should be an added attraction for theatre programs. Release date, February 20, 1948 17 minutes TEDDY, THE ROUGH RIDER (Warner Bros.) Technicolor Special (4003) This reissue offers a full-scale film portrait of Teddy Roosevelt, perhaps the most colorful of America's presidents. The short opens in 1895 when Teddy was Police Commissioner of New York City and follows him through his career as rough rider, Governor of New York, Nobel Prize winner, to President. Release date, February 21, 1948 20 minutes WHAT'S HATCHIN'? (Warner Bros.) Technicolor Adventures (4808) Want to look inside a chicken or a duck farm? Here's your chance. The camera gives you a bird's eye view of a poultry farm school and then takes ycfti to Long Island, New York, which is covered with duck farms. Release date, February 28, 1948 10 minutes SUN VALLEY FUN (Warner Bros.) Sports Parade (4504) Sun Valley, Idaho, the big skiing center, is the setting for this short which deals with the summertime and the wintertime play to be found in this resort. Release date, February 14, 1948 10 minutes ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA (Warner Bros.) Melody Masters Band (4605) Here we have Artie and his band in a night club setting playing such tunes as "Begin the Beguine," "Let's Stop the Clock," "Non-Stop Flight" and "Pross-Tschai". Flelen Forrest sings "The Clock". A reissue. Release date, February 7, 1948 10 minutes SO YOU WANT TO BE A GAMBLER (Warner Bros.) Joe McDoakes Comedy (4404) Joe starts his gambling career by begging a nickel from a newsboy. With that financing, he starts out to break all the banks from Monte Carlo to Las Vegas. Aided by a kibitzing parrot, he makes a million — only to lose it all. Release date, February 14, 1948 10 minutes COPENHAGEN PAGEANTRY (20th Century-Fox) Movietone Adventures (82 54) Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, here comes in for a thorough scanning by the inquisitive cameras as Lowell Thomas describes the customs and skills of the Danish people. This is a city of legend, imbued with the mood of the middle ages. The capital's most outstanding feature — thousands of bicycles thronging the streets. Release date, January 2, 1948 8 minutes PRODUCT DIGEST SECTION. FEBRUARY 21, 1948 4067