Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1949)

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(Jan.) y' (F) JOHN LOVES MARY — Warners: Here’s a harum-scarum farce that has returning soldier Ronald Reagan enmeshed in a pack of lies that almost loses him lovely Patricia Neal. Jack Carson, Wayne Morris and Edward Arnold help with the laughs. (Mar.) 1/1/ (F) KISS IN THE DARK, A— Warners: In this gay, romantic comedy, Jane Wyman scores as a down-to-earth model who teaches artistic David Niven how to enjoy life. A real rib-tickler with Victor Moore, Wayne Morris, Broderick Crawford. (Mar.) 1/ (F) KISSING BANDIT, THE — M-G-M: Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson sing love duets in a lush. Technicolor musical of Old California. Son of a notorious kissing bandit, Frankie tries to live up to his old man’s reputation with disastrous results. Good singing and dancing partially compensate for a weak story. With J. Carrol Naish. (Feb.) PA/ (F) KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS — U-I : This romantic melodrama has hot-headed Burt Lancaster messing up his life and nearly wrecking Joan Fontaine’s too. A lively, lusty thriller. (Jan.) t/ (F) LET’S LIVE A LITTLE — Eagle Lion: Advertising man Robert Cummings is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of man-chasing client Anna Sten. Along comes psychiatrist Hedy Lamarr to set him straight. Funny in spots. (Feb.) ^t/ (F) LETTER TO THREE WIVES, A— 20th Century-Fox: Three lovely ladies are thrown into a dither by a letter from an erstwhile friend informing them that she has run off with one of their husbands. Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern are kept on tenterhooks — and so are you — regarding Kirk Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn and Paul Douglas. (Mar.) (F) LUCKY STIFF, THE — Amusement Enterprises — UA: Crooks and corpses pop up at every turn in this frenzied affair. Night club singer Dorothy Lamour gets the chair for murder, wins a pardon at the last moment, and, with attorney Brian Donlevy’s help, pretends she’s a ghost. With Claire Trevor and Marjorie Rambeau. (Feb.) t/l/ (F) MAN FROM COLORADO, THE— Columbia: Here’s a gripping outdoor drama with plenty of fireworks. Glenn Ford plays a gun-crazy colonel in Civil War days. When he goes berserk, neither Willian Holden nor Ellen Drew can stop him. (Feb.) (F) MEXICAN HAY RIDE— U-I: Abbott and Costello indulge in some Mexican monkeyshines in this frantic farce, assisted by Luba Malina, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard. Not up to standard. (Mar.) y (F) MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL — RankEagle Lion: In this genteel, slow-paced story, Marius Goring portrays a balmy British school teacher dominated by headmaster Raymond Huntley. The one bright spot in Goring’s drab life is nurse Greta Gynt but she prefers David Farrar. (Mar.) y (A) MY OWN TRUE LOVE — Paramount: It’s a close call for Cupid what with Melvyn Douglas and his son Philip Friend, both after Phyllis Calvert in postwar London. Good acting almost makes this strange situation believable. With Wanda Hendrix, Binnie Barnes, Arthur Shields. (Feb.) i/ (F) NIGHTTIME IN NEVADA— Republic: Cattleman Roy Rogers, aided by Andy Devine and the Sons of the Pioneers, traps rascally Grant Withers. Adele Mara is the little lady. (Feb.) y (F) PALEFACE, THE — Paramount: Bob Hope tangles with Injuns and the gal known as Calamity Jane in this moderately funny spoof on the Old West. Jane Russell is oh-so-tough as the gun-totin’ female who knows a sap when she sees one. (Jan.) yy (A) QUIET ONE, THE — Film Documents: How America’s underprivileged children are saved from delinquency is effectively presented in this intelligent, adult documentary featuring ten-year-old Donald Thompson. It’s food for thought! (Mar.) yy (F) RED SHOES, THE — Rank-Eagle Lion: This intimate glimpse into the ballet world is a riot of colors designed to knock your eye out. It’s bizarre, artistic, overlong, with Moira Shearer tragically torn ’twixt career and love, Anton Walbrook as a heartless impresario, Marius Goring a composer. (Jan.) (F) ROAD HOUSE — 20th Century-Fox: Plenty of roughhouse in this road house what with Richard Widmark strongly objecting to the romance between his manager. Cornel Wilde, and his entertainer, Ida Lupino. Lots of action leading nowhere. (Jan.) 1/ (F) ROGUES’ REGIMENT— U-I : A spy thriller packed with savage intrigue. Dick Powell is after Nazi Stephen McNally who flees to Saigon to escape trial. With Marta Toren and Vincent Price. (Jan.) (F) SIREN OF ATLANTIS— Nebenzal-UA: Here’s a fantastic tale with Maria Montez as the queen of a fabled kingdom. Dennis O’Keefe and Jean Pierre Aumont of the Foreign French Legion are her struggling captives. Pretty farfetched if you ask us. (Mar.) yyy (A) SNAKE PIT, THE — 20th Century-Fox: A daringly different drama, depicting the sights and sounds in an insane asylum Olivia de Havilland is superb as one of its inmates. Leo Genn excells as her doctor, Mark Stevens makes her a sympathetic husband. Strictly for adults. (Jan.) yy (F) SO DEAR TO MY HEART — Disney-RKO: Disney’s barnyard fable, combining animation and live action, is a tender and tuneful tribute to childhood days. Bobby Driscoll makes a pet of a black sheep on granny Beulah Bondi’s farm. Luana Patten shares Bobby’s adventures; Burl Ives is the guitarpaying village blacksmith. (Feb.) (Continued on page 8) 6