Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1959)

jVKYVTES continued and strong personal charm — a great old pro. But the story brazenly chooses to make fun of graft and thuggery in waterfront unions, and it hasn’t the style to carry off such an outrageous joke. Jimmy (below with Cara Williams) is a smooth hoodlum who plans to be king of the longshoremen. While he’s at it, he buys and corrupts a young lawyer, with the idea of stealing the lawyer’s pretty wife. Roger Smith and Shirley Jones look appealing in these roles. The movie goes only halfway in its aim to be a musical ; songs done by Jimmy, Shirley and Cara Williams (a smart, seductive gal) are so entertaining that you want more, family The Mistress harrison V V From Japan comes an affecting story of half a century ago, starring lovely Hideko Takamine, top favorite in her own land. It seems that Japan in 1900 was no place for a female. Poor Hideko. at heart a virtuous girl, is driven by poverty into the life of a kept woman. As her protector, a mean moneylender, Eijiro Tono manages to make you feel a little sorry for this shabby-spirited man. The settings and the details of everyday living have a steady fascination, but the general tone of the movie is as sentimental as the period of its story. adult Intent to Kill 211™. CINEMASCOPE VV Filmed in Canada, a suspense melodrama set in a big hospital produces a reasonable amount of tension. As an earnest young surgeon, Richard Todd discovers that the life of a mysterious patient is in double danger. Herbert Lorn comes through a very serious brain operation successfully, but after that assassins are out to get him. As it turns out, doc and patient each have a cheating wife. Todd’s is threatening to start a scandal over his association with Betsy Drake, a charming interne. family VWV EXCELLENT VW VERY GOOD VV COOD P'' FAIR A — ADULT F — FAMILY NOW PLAYING For fuller reviews, see Photoplay for the months indicated. For full reviews this month, see contents pajie. ANNA LUCASTA— U.A.: As a girl trying to live down her past, despite family interference, Earlha Kitt heads a talented Negro cast including Sammy Davis, Jr. Powerful but slow. (A) February BUCCANEER, THE— Paramount; VistaVision. Technicolor: Dashing pirate Yul Brynner helps Charlton ( Andy Jackson) Heston win the War of 1812. Inger Stevens plays Yul’s rather chilly beloved. ( F) March VWV DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. THE— M-G-M, Eastman Color: Bright version of Shaw’s play. That charmer Leslie Caron appeals to top medicos of 1900 to save her husband, Dirk Bogarde. But is he worth saving? (A) March HORSE’S MOUTH, THE— U.A.. Technicolor: Superb work by Alec Guinness as an eccentric painter raising general havoc. Delightfully nutty film with fine photography and score. ( F) February VWV I WANT TO LIVE!— U. A.: The true story of a California woman executed for murder is hard to take but well worth seeing for Susan Hayward's brilliant portrait of moral abandon and heartbreak. (A) January CASTS OF CURRENT PICTURES BLACK ORCHID, THE — Paramount. Directed by Martin Kitt : Rose Bianco, Sophia Loren; I rank Valcnte, Anthony Quinn; Mary Valentc, Ina Iialin; Ralplnc Bianco, Jimmy Baird; Noble, Mark Richman; Giulia Gallo, Naomi Stevens; Altna Gallo, Virginia Vincent; Joe, Joe Di Reda; Henry Gallo, Frank Puglia; Luisa, Majel Barrett; Paul, Scotti Vito; Consuclo, Zolya Talma; Tony Bianco, Jack Washburn; Mr. Harmon, Whit Bissell; Priest, Robert Carricart. HANGING TREE, THE — Warners. Directed by Delmer Daves: Doc Frail, Gary Cooper; Elizabeth, Maria Schell; Frenchy, Karl Malden; Ri tie, Ben Piazza; Grubb, George C. Scott; Mr. Flan nee, Karl Swenson; Mrs. Flounce, Virginia Gregg; Society Red, John Dierkes; Wonder, King Donovan. INTENT TO KILL— 20-th. Directed by Jack Cardiff: Bob McLaurin, Richard Todd; Nancy Ferguson, Betsy Drake; Juan Menda, Herbert Lorn; Finch, Warren Stevens; Francisco Flores, Carlo Justini; O'Brien, Paul Carpenter; Dr. McNeill, Alexander Knox; Carla Menda, Lisa Gastoni; Krai, Peter Arne; Margaret McLaurin, Catherine Boyle; Boyd, John Crawford. IT HAPPENED TO JANE— Columbia. Directed by Richard Quine: Jane Osgood, Doris Day; George Denham, Jack Lemmon; Harry Foster Malone, Ernie Kovacs; Larry Hall, Steve Forrest; Billy Osgood, Teddy Rooney; Selzvyn Harris, Casey Adams; Uncle Otis, Russ Brown; Crazcford Sloan, Walter Greaza; Homer Bean, Parker Fennelly; Matilda Runyon, Mary Wickes; Wilbur Peterson, Philip Coolidge; Aaron Caldzvell, John Cecil Holm. NEVER STEAL ANYTHING SMALL— U-I. Directed by Charles Lederer: Jack Maclllancy, James Cagney; Linda Cabot, Shirley Jones; Dan Cabot, Roger Smith; Winnipeg , Cara Williams; Penelli, Nehemiah Persoff ; Words Cannon, Royal Dano; Okay Merritt, Horace McMahon; Fats, Sanford Seegar; Lennie, Herbie Faye; Hymie, Billy Green; Ed, Robert Wilkie; Sleep V'V'V'V' JOURNEY, THE— M-G-M, Technicolor: Expert romantic drama reunites “The King and I” team. In the Hungarian revolt. Soviet officer Yul Brynner decides the fate of refugees including Deborah Kerr and her lover, Jason Robards, Jr. Yul’s his old bald self in this one. (A) March LONELYHEARTS — U.A.: Bitter newspaper story casts Monty Clift as idealistic writer of an advice column, Dolores Hart as his sweetheart. Editor Robert Ryan tells Monty people are all fakers. Maureen Stapleton is a love-hungry letter-writer. (A) March V'V'V' PERFECT FURLOUGH, THE— U-I; CinemaScope, Eastman Color: Winningly wacky. Tony Curtis has a ball as a GI wolf on a Paris fling, with Janet Leigh as a pretty but prissy WAC. (A) February kWk' RALLY* ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS — 20th; CinemaScope, De Luxe Color: All out for laughs! A new missile base and a jet-propelled siren create funny woes for suburban couple Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. (A) December kV REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER, THE — 20th; CinemaScope, De Luxe Color: A Victorian marriage romp goes too sentimental in spite of Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, David Nelson. The recipe sounded yummy, but the cake sank. (F) February ^ SENIOR PROM — Columbia: Watch newcomer Paul Hampton, rock ’n’ roller who looks like an Ivy Leaguer, romances Jill Corey in a campus musical. (F) February V'V'V'V' SEPARATE TABLES— U. A.: Deborah Kerr’s a revelation as a timid spinster at a seaside hotel. Immensely able cast: David Niven, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, Wendy Hiller. (A) January Out Charlie, Jack Albertson; Ginger, Virginia Vincent. NO NAME ON THE BULLET — U-I. Directed by Jack Arnold: John Gant, Audie Murphy; Anne, Joan Evans; Dr. Luke Canfield, Charles Drake; Asa Canfield, R. G. Armstrong; Earl Strieker, Karl Swenson; Sheriff, Willis Bouchey; Thad Pierce, Whit Bissell; Miller, Jerry Paris; Sid, Charles Watts; Judge Benson, Edgar Stehli; Lou Fraden, Warren Stevens; Lous Girl, Virginia Grey; Henry Rceger, Simon Scott; Ben Chaffee, John Alderson. SOUND AND THE FURY, THE— 2 0th. Directed by Martin Ritt: Jason, Y'ul Brynner; Quentin, Joanne Woodward; Caddy, Margaret Leighton; Charles Busch, Stuart Whitman; Dilsey, Ethel Waters; Ben Compson, Jack Warden; Mrs. Compson, Franqoise Rosay; Hozvard, John Beal; Earl, Albert Dekker; Luster, Stephen Perry; T.P., William Gunn; Job, Roy Glenn. TEMPEST — Paramount. Directed by Alberto Lattuada: Masha, Silvana Mangano; Pugachov, Van Heflin; Catherine the Great, Viveca Lindfors; Peter Griniev, Geoffrey Horne; Savelic, Oscar Homolka; Captain Miranov, Robert Keith; Vassilissa, Agnes Moorehead; Svcrbrin, Helmut Dantine; Count Griniev, Finlay Currie; Prosecutor, Vittorio Gassman; Major Zurin, Lawrence Naismith; Minister, Claudio Gora. THESE THOUSAND HILLS— 2 0th. Directed by Richard Fleischer: Lot Evans, Don Murray; Jehu, Richard Egan; Callie, Lee Reinick; Joyce, Patricia Owens; Tom Ping, Stuart Whitman; Conrad, Albert Dekker; Ram Butler, Harold J. Stone; Carmichael, Royal Dano; Jen, Jean Willes; Whitney, Douglas Fowley; Sally, the Cook, Fuzzy Knight; Godztnn, Robert Adler; Miss Fran, Barbara Morrison; Gorham, Ned Wever; Happy, Ken Renard; McLean, Steve Darrell; Chenault, Tom Greenway; Little Runner, Frank Lavier; Brother Van, Nelson Leigh; Frenchy, Ben Wright; Strain, Jesse Kirkpatrick; Szvedc, John Epper. UP PERI SCOPE — Warners. Directed by Gordon Douglas: Ken, James Garner; Stevenson, Edmond O’Brien; Sally, Andra Martin; Malone, Alan Hale; Carney, Carleton Carpenter; Mount, Frank Gifford; Doherty, William Leslie; Peck, Richard Bakalyan; Ash, Edward^ Byrnes; Floyd, Sean Garrison; York, Henry Kulky.