Motion Picture Reviews (1943)

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Six MOTION PICTURE REVIEWS son, Ruth Gordon and Nancy Coleman create characters who indicate the terrible necessity for readjustment under the stress of alien occupation. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 1 2 Much brutality shown No ❖ THE FALCON STRIKES BACK O O Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Edwards, Rita Corday, Erford Gage, Wynne Gibson. Screen play by Edward Dein and Gerald Geraghty from story by Stuart Palmer based on character created by Michael Arlen. Direction by Edward Dmytryk. R K.O. The debonair quality of Michael Arlen still prevails in these stories of a suave private detective who always manages to outwit the criminals while usually in a tight place himself. Always a sucker for a pretty face, the Falcon is lured into a trap by a woman and is accused of stealing war bonds. It takes some skillful maneuvering for him to clear himself and catch the crooks. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Amusing mystery No HARRIGAN'S KID O O Bobby Readirk, Frank Craven. William Gargen, J. Carrol Naish, Jay Ward, Douglas Croft, Bill Cartledge, Irvin Lee, Selmer Jackson, Allen Wood, Jim Toney, Mickey Martin, Russell Hicks. Based on the story by Borden Chase "The Half Pint Kid." Music score by David Snell. Direction by Charles F. Riesner. M-G-M. This is an intelligent and delightful treatment of the development of a boy through the understanding and guidance of a fine older man who uses the boy’s deep love of horses to promote a sense of fair play. At the beginning Benny McNeill (Bobby Readick) is a very objectionable individual, bitter and warped because as a jockey he believes he has been unjustly sold by his owner. Mr. Garnett (Frank Craven), manager of the Ranley Farms, takes him in hand, assigning him to the work of caring for the brood mares until he has developed a sense of responsibility entitling him again to exercise his abilities as an outstanding jockey. Photography is unusually pleasing, and the pictures of the horses and of the young colt Benny helps bring into the world, are delightful. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Excellent Excellent HE HIRED HIS BOSS O O Stuart Erwin, Evelyn Venable, Thurston Hall, Vivian Blaine, William T. Orr, Bennie Bartlett, James Bush, Chick Chandler, Hugh Beaumont. Screen play by Ben Markson and Irving Cummings, Jr., based on story by Peter B. Kyne. Direction by Thomas Z. Loring. 20th Century-Fox. This is the story of a timid man who through luck and physical courage born of desperation, surmounts his difficulties and comes into his own. Stuart Erwin makes this picture likeable and real by his characterization of one of the “little men of the world,” hard working, conscientious, and unassertive— although one wants to shake him at time. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Little Interest Little interest ❖ HE'S MY GUY O O Dick Foran, Irene Hervey, Joan Davis, Fuzzy Knight, Gertrude Niesen, Donald Douglas. Specialties by Mills Brothers, Dorene Sisters, Diamond Brothers and Lorraine Krueger. Direction by Edward F. Cline. Universal Pictures. “He’s My Guy” adds up to a very acceptable package of light entertainment, for it offers a goodly supply of specialty acts and musical numbers, Joan Davis and Fuzzy Knight for laughs, and enough story to supply a beginning, a middle, and an ending. It should please the entire family. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Yes Yes ❖ HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO O O Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Lynn Bari, Laird Cregar, June Havoc. Screen play by Robert Ellis, Helen Logan, Richard Macauley. Musical direction by Charles Henderson and Emil Newman. Direction by Bruce Humberstone. 20th Century-Fox. While this does not pretend to be an historical film, it uses the background of the old Barbary Coast in the days of its prime. It has a rags to riches plot of two entertainers who win acclaim. The man marries a Knob Hill heiress and finds life with her savorless; the girl becomes a musical comedy star in England, and after many vicissitudes they are reunited. The color photography is outstanding, dramatizing the costumes in a brilliant pattern; songs of the Gay Nineties and those of more modern days are sung with great success by Alice Faye. Romance and comedy and the rich flavor of idealized good old days combine to make this a picture for real relaxation and enjoyment. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Yes. Done in good Too mature taste HI, BUDDY O O Dick Foran, Harriet Hilliard, Robert Paige, Marjorie Lord, Bobs Watson, Tommy Cook, Jennifer Holt, Gus Schilling, Wade Boteler, Drew Roddy and The King's Men, The StepBrothers, Lorraine Krueger, Marilyn Kay, Dick Humphries, The Four Sweethearts, Geraldine Chantlind, Norman Ollstead, Dolores Diane Original screen play by Warren Wilson. Direction by Harold Young. Universal. “Hi, Buddy,” a light and gay program filler with plenty of music, takes its title from a song written for a boys’ club and later used as a theme song on a radio program.