Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1949)

Brief Reviews \/y\/ (F) APARTMENT FOR PEGGY — 20th Century-Fox: A college campus serves as the setting for a heartwarming story of a young couple who bravely tackle their housing problem with the reluctant aid of an elderly professor. Jeanne Crain and Edmund Gwenn are perfect, Bill Holden pleasing as a veteranstudent. Don’t miss it. (Dec.) 1/ (F) BABE RUTH STORY, THE— Del RuthAllied Artists: Sentimental saga of baseball’s beloved " Babe " Ruth, his ups and downs through the years William Bendix plays the big-hearted Bambino with Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, Sam Levene. (Uct.) 1/ (F) BLACK ARROW, T HE — Columbia : Robert L Stevenson’s romance of 1 5th century England with Louis Hayward playing the gallant knight rescuing Janet Blair from George Macready. (Oct.) lA/ (A) BLANCHE FURY— Rank-Eagle Lion: Handsome Valerie Hobson and stalwart Stewart Granger, too ambitious for their own good, lend reahtv to a turbulent romance of the Victorian era. (Nov.) i/ (F) CORONER CREEK — Columbia : A grim and gory Western with rugged Randy Scott on dastardly George Macready’s trail with Forrest Tucker, Marguerite Chapman and Wallace Ford. (Oct.) l/ (F) CRY OF THE CITY— 20th Century-Fox: Realistic crime chronicle with Vic Mature as the cop, Richard Conte as the killer, Debra Paget as Conte’s girl and Tommy Cook as his kid brother. Shelley Winters and Hope Emerson are the not-so innocent bystanders (Dec.) (F) EMBRACEABLE YOU— Warners: Dane Clark and Geraldine Brooks fall in love the hard way in this weepy gangster tale strewn with bullets and roses. (Oct.) (F) EYES OF T EX AS — Republic : A fast-’n’furious “hoss” opera with Roy Rogers as a U. S. Marshal out to solve a murder. (Oct.) 1/ (F) FOR THE LOVE OF MARY — U-I : Deanna Durbin is the center of this tempest-in-a-teapot affair. A White House telephone operator, she’s pursued by Don Taylor, Edmond O’Brien and Jeffrey Lynn. The President and Supreme Court interfere with moderately amusing results. (Dec.) 1/ (F) FURY AT FURNACE CREEK— 20th Century-Fox: Gambler Vic Mature turns detective to vindicate the honor of his army-general father implicated in an Indian massacre. A lively six-shooter with Coleen Gray, Glenn Langan, Reginald Gardiner. (Oct.) (F) GOOD SAM — McCarey-RKO : This domestic comedy with a dash of drama and lots of humor has Gary Cooper playing the Good Samaritan, much to wife Ann Sheridan’s distress. With Ray Collins, Joan Lorring, Dick Ross. (Oct.) (A) HAMLET — Rank-U-I : Shakespeare’s brilliant tragedy done to perfection with Laurence Olivier as the Melancholy Dane, Basil Sydney as Claudius and Jean Simmons as Ophelia. A magnificent and thrilling production. (Oct.) y (F) HOLLOW TRI UMPH — Eagle Lion: A lurid meller with Paul Henreid in the dual role of a fugitive crook and a psychiatrist he strongly resembles It’s Joan Bennett’s sad fate to fall for the guy. With Leslie Brooks, John Qualen. (Dec.) (F) ILLEGALS , 7 HE — Levin-Mayer-Burstyn : An impressive and moving documentary recording the woes of Europe’s displaced Jews seeking entry into Palestine via the underground railway. (Oct.) t/l/ (F) INNOCENT AFFAIR, AN— Nasser-UA: A saucy, glossy comedy about a pair of Young Mar rieds. Fred MacMurray and Madeleine Carroll are at their comical best with able assistance from Charles Rogers, Rita Johnson, Louise Allbritton. (Nov.) (F) ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?— Paramount: Veronica Lake, Mona Freeman, Roland Culver, Billy De Wolfe and Patric Knowles are involved in a slow-paced and feeble turn-of-the-century filmusical. (Dec.) // (F) JULIA MISBEHAVES — M-G-M: Greer Garson goes gay in a frivolous farce. Walter Pidgeon plays Greer’s ex-husband, Cesar Romero her current boy friend, Liz Taylor her about-to-be-married daughter and Peter Lawford her would-be son-in-law. (Dec.) (F) JUNE BRIDE — Warners: Bette Davis is a super-efficient magazine editor and Bob Montgomery is her hard-to-get swain in an amusing comedy full of bright chatter. With Betty Lynn, Jerome Cowan, Fay Bainter. (Dec.) (F) LARCENY — U-I: John Payne plays a 14carat faker who sets out to steal Joan Caulfield’s money and winds up stealing her heart. Swift action, snappy dialogue and a corking cast, including Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters and Dorothy Hart. (Nov.) (A) LIVE TODAY FOR TOMORROW— U-I: It takes a personal tragedy to make Fredric March less of a judge and more of a human being in this somber drama. He turns in a fine acting job, receiving substantial support from Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks and Stanley Ridges. (Nov.) yV (A) LOVES OF CARMEN, THE— Columbia: Leave the kiddies at home when you see this sizzling story. Rita Hayworth is magnificent at Carmen; Glenn Ford is the unhappy Don Jose. With Victor Jory, Arnold Moss. (Nov.) (F) LUCK OF THE IRISH, THE— 2 0th Century-Fox: This Irish folk tale in modern dress has newspaperman Ty Power playing tag with a pixie, no less. He’s Cecil Kellaway and he’s out of this world. Sweet Anne Baxter and sophisticated Jayne Meadows compete for Ty’s affection. (Dec.) (F) LUXURY LINER — M-G-M: A joyful musical jaunt full of melody and fun with George Brent, Jane Powell, Frances Gifford, Tommy Breen, Lauritz Melchoir. (Nov.) 1/ (F) MISS TAT LOCK'S MILLIONS— Paramount: Barry Fitzgerald hires John Lund to impersonate the nitwit heir to the Tatlock fortune. Lund saves his “sister” Wanda Hendrix from her vulturelike relatives, especially ne’er-do-well Robert Stack. Some funny shenanigans with Ilka Chase and Monty Woolley. (Dec.) (F) MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID — U-I: Fun and fantasy are deftly blended in this hilarious comedy. With William Powell, Irene Hervey, Andrea King and alluring mermaid, Ann Blyth. (Oct.) (F) MY DEAR SECRETARY— Popkin-UA : All those boss-secretary stories you ever heard are embodied here with fancy frills. Laraine Day is the pretty secretary, Kirk Douglas her playboy boss. Keenan Wynn amusingly referees their squabbles. With Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee. (Dec.) ^ (F) NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES — Paramount : His power to predict the future is the curse of Edward G. Robinson’s life. When he foresees dire events for Gail Russell, you can’t blame Gail’s fiance, John Lund, for claiming it’s a hoax. (Oct.) (F) NO MINOR VICES — Enterprise-M-G-M : Here’s a comedy that out-smarts itself, drowning its chuckles in a torrent of talk. A capable cast includes "S/t’i a xactio pxocjlam .uYOUwME It’s about the heart of a woman . . . every woman ! Different, complete, true-to-life heart stories every morning, Monday thru Friday. 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