Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1960)

A DOCTOR’S FRANK ANSWERS ABOUT Our Man in Havana Columbia; CINEMASCOPE Now it’s spy melodramas that are in for some kidding, and here’s a cast of real experts to do the job. Alec Guinness is head man, a mild English salesman with a modest job in Cuba and a teenaged daughter (Jo Morrow) to support. So he agrees to work for the British Secret Service — a madly inefficient outfit, according to this movie. Noel Coward is hilariously dead-pan as the agent who hires Alec, and Ernie Kovacs is a howl. But the picture just hasn’t the sock you’d expect, what with that cast. family The Bridal Path K.INCSLEY-UNION A couple of years back, husky and good-looking Bill Travers made a hit in “Wee Geordie,” and now he follows through in another British comedy with a Scottish setting. On the island where farmer Bill lives, eligible girls are scarce, but his wife-hunting expedition on the mainland brings him nothing but trouble, with the whole police force after him. Any time the story starts trying too hard for its laughs, you can always look at the backgrounds. The islands and Highlands of Scotland are perfectly beautiful, in a wild sort of way. family The Gene Krupa Story Columbia Chief points of interest in this biography-with-music are: (1) plenty of lively jazz, mostly swing or Chicago style; (2 ) a chance to check up on young players’ progress. Nothing sensational is done with the familiar obscurity-successdisaster-comeback plot. Acting away earnestly, Sal Mineo looks more mature than ever before — but still not old enough for this tough role. Jimmy Darren comes off better, drawing your sympathy as the ever-loyal pal, and we wondered why Susan Kohner didn’t give up on Mineo and settle for Darren. adult The Bramble Bush warners Tsk-tsk — those naughty New England towns! Doctor Richard Burton’s pretty seaside home town is a statistical marvel. In just a few weeks, he encounters: abortion, adultery, alcoholism, barbiturates addiction, blackmail, dirty photographs, illegitimacy, mercy killing . . . well, maybe we skipped a few. This beats the “Peyton Place” record in quantity — but not quality. Barbara Rush and Tom Drake, Angie Dickinson and Jack Carson are mixed up in things, too. adult Jack the Ripper paramount An old horror-movie pal is back again — the mysterious fiend who actually did prowl around London in the 1880’s, carving up fancy ladies. While this version of the familiar old story is clumsy and amateurish in places, it does offer lots of blooood and some nice, creepy gaslight-era atmosphere. We found Lee Patterson an attractive newcomer, even though he has to play the part of a New York cop and is dragged into things rather implausibly. adult Solomon and Sheba ^.a.; technirama, TECHNICOLOR When you see that title, you take it for granted that the big screen’s going to be jammed with color and action, romance and religious sentiment. And you’re not disappointed, either in the battle between the Israelites and the Egyptians, or in the love scenes between Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida. Yul. who stepped into the role of King Solomon after Tyrone Power’s death, is one of the few actors who looks right at home in costume. And Gina — wow! adult Behind The Great Wall CONTINENTAL; TOTALSCOPE, DE LUXE COLOR, AROMARAMA On a fascinating trip to China, you see more than just scenery, though most of that is breath-taking. 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