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GO OUT TO A MOVIE
by JANET GRAVES
HUD
Paramount; Panavision; Director, Martin Ritt; Producers, Martin Ritt, Irving Ravetch (Adult)
who’s in it? Paul Newman, Brandon de Wilde, Patricia Neal, Melvyn Douglas. what’s it about? A boy chooses between two ways of life: an idolized uncle’s free-wheeling, a grandfather’s idealism. what’s the verdict? Its consistent and sometimes brutal honesty wins respect and rapt attention. While Paul’s crude egotist and Patricia’s warm realist are the most striking characters, Melvyn and Brandon also come across solidly. Contrasting old and new Texas, the picture actually shows a dilemma facing us all.
55 DAYS AT PEKING
A A; Super Technirama-70. Technicolor; Director, Nicholas Ray; Producer, Samuel Bronston (Family)
who’s in it? Charlton Heston, David Niven, Ava Gardner, Flora Robson. what’s it about? In China of 1900, a group of foreigners holds off the fanatic Boxers and the dying Manchu Empire. what’s the verdict? Blazing battles and imposing sets fill the screen with excitement for some 160 minutes, in spite of stock figures like the gallant Englishman, the strong, silent American, the goodhearted shady lady. Viewed today, the bygone international scene is fantastic and confusing. Who is in the right?
THE STRIPPER
20th; CinemaScope; Director, Franklin Schaffner; Producer, Jerry Wald (Adult)
who’s in it? Joanne Woodward, Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor, Carol Lynley. what’s it about? Worldly but not very wise, a vaudeville girl drifts into a wistful romance with a younger boy. what’s the verdict? Though its people and plot are familiar, it comes to life through nice authentic touches in the atmospheres of small town and sleazy show business. Sympathetic acting blurs the rubber stamp, too. Richard isn’t too naive; Joanne’s both hard and childlike; P Claire escapes the Mom classification.
LANCELOT AND GUINEVERE
U-I; Panavision, Eastman Color; Director, Cornel Wilde; Producers, C. Wilde, Bernard Luber (Adult)
who’s in it? Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne, Michael Meacham. what’s it about? The peace of Arthur’s kingdom is wrecked by the passion of his queen and his dearest knight. what’s the verdict? Here’s the original spirit of the Arthurian legend: gutsy and lusty as old Malory’s “Morte d’Arthur,” minus the romantics of Tennyson’s “Idylls” or Broadway’s “Camelot.” Jean is a witchy adulteress; Brian is a sadly human king; Cornel’s surprising skill as a director even outshines his able acting.
THE YELLOW CANARY
20th; CinemaScope; Director, Buzz Kulik; Producer. Maury Dexter (Family)
who’s in it? Pat Boone, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, Jack Klugman. what’s it about? A conceited singing star is forced to change his tune when his baby son is kidnapped. what’s the verdict? Promisingly tough and cynical at the outset, this thriller gradually loses steam, just as Pat— for all his sincere hard work — fails to convince us that he could be a heel, even temporarily. The mystery is never very mysterious, and the villain’s seen too early for a wind-up of pure suspense.
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