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In the money: Raymond Walburn, Coleen Gray, Bing Crosby are winners in poignant story of Broadway Bill
Wartime whimsy: Corinne Calvet provides the French touch to Sad Sack Dan Dailey’s army trials and errors
^ (F) Riding High (Paramount)
FOOT-LOOSE but not exactly fancy-free. That describes Bing Crosby in this song-sprinkled racetrack romance based on a Mark Hellinger story.
With engaging aplomb Bing accepts the homage of two lovely ladies. There’s Frances Gifford as the snooty hothouse beauty to whom he is betrothed; and there’s her fresh-as-a-daisy sister, Coleen Gray, who carries a terrific torch for him. But Bing is so horse-happy and so set on entering Broadway Bill in the Derby, that he gives Coleen the big brother treatment.
A choice supporting cast features, among others, Charles Bickford, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Clarence Muse, Percy Kilbride.
Your Reviewer Says: A safe bet.
(A) Young Man with a Horn (Warners)
HOT music and lukewarm love are the ingredients of this one. It’s a long sad tale about the rise and fall of a trumpet player.
Kirk Douglas is believable as the chap whose music is his life. Lauren Bacall is unbelievable as a femme fatale. A mean and moody gal, she is bad medicine for Kirk who mistakes her sass for class. On the other hand, Doris Day, a nice normal blues singer, is just right for him. Hoagy Carmichael really registers as a piano-playing pal. Juano Hernandez brings warmth to the role of a jazz artist. Young Orley Lindgren appealingly portrays Douglas as a boy.
Based on Dorothy Baker’s novel, the story goes offbeat but the music is strictly in the groove.
Your Reviewer Says: It hits a blue note.
^ (F) When Willie Comes Marching Home (20ih Century-Fox)
THE misadventures of a small-town boy, who becomes a war hero in spite of himself, are entertainingly recounted here.
Dan Dailey cuts a comical figure as the first to enlist in Punxatawney, U. S. A. Because he’s an expert aerial gunnery instructor, Dailey is kept at a training camp near his home town. In vain he pleads to be sent overseas so folks will stop calling him a slacker. When he finally gets the green light, things begin to pop with a vengeance.
Corinne Calvet is everything a female spy should be; Colleen Townsend keeps the home fires burning. William Demarest, James Lydon, Evelyn Varden head a satisfactory supporting cast.
Your Reviewer Says: War’s lighter side.
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By Elsa Branden
v'v''/ Outstanding I'V Good 1/ Fair
F — For the whole family A — For adults
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