Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1948)

(Continued from page 26) I Betty, an Italian countess of a mythical k ( principality, weds her childhood sweetf’ heart, Cesar Romero. On their wedding I night Doug Fairbanks, a Hungarian col» onel, invades the castle. It’s history reI peating itself for, centuries ago a foreign I interloper met his come-uppance from Betty’s great-great-great granny. Every so often, she comes to life to sing a song or demce her way into the colonel’s dreams. The action is slow, the humor forced, the romance more corny than cute. . Your Reviewer Says: Big, beautiful and boring. (F) Train to Alcatraz (Republic) A CARLOAD of criminals, bound for Alcatraz, is obsessed with one thought — escape. Ringleader Milburn Stone concocts a plan but, at the crucial moment, Donald Barry takes charge. Among the prisoners is William Phipps who has been framed by Stone and is out to get him. You can see that U. S. Marshal Ralph I Dunn and guard Roy Bancroft have their hands full, making these men behave. The 1 story races along at breakneck speed, taking time out for a bit of superfluous romance. Your Reviewer Soys: Terror on wheels. (F) Embraceable You (Warners) SOME folks get the “breaks” but not Dane Clark and Geraldine Brooks. Broke and jobless, Gerry’s the victim of hit-and-run driver Clark. Dane visits Gerry in the hospital only to learn that her days are numbered. When detective Wallace Ford puts in his appearance to insist that Clark provide a roof for the poor little orphan, Clark turns to gangster Richard Rober for help and then, brother, he’s in a real fix! You can see this isn’t a tuneful musical as its title implies, but a sentimental meller strewn with bullets and roses. Your Reviewer Says: It’s a cruel world! '^(F) The Black Arrow (Columbia) BETURNING from the war, in fifteenthcentury England, gallant knight Louis Hayward learns that his father was murdered, presumably by Paul Cavanaugh, but actually by Louis’s dastardly uncle, George Macready. By the King’s order, Macready becomes guardian of Cavanaugh’s winsome daughter, Janet Blair. Soon Louis and Janet join forces to foil the wretch and make their escape. An ingenious lad, Louis can be counted upon to surmount all obstacles. The big scene, full of pomp and ceremony, comes when Hayward and Macready stage a duel-to-thedeath on horseback. Your Reviewer Says: Treachery, 15th century style. (Continued on page 119) Best Pictures of the Month Hamlet Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Sorry, Wrong Number Pest Performances of the Month Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan in "Good Sam” Laurence Olivier in "Hamlet” William Powell in "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid” Dick Powell in "Pitfall” Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster in "Sorry, Wrong Number” Anne Baxter in "The Walls of Jericho” CYD CHARISSE, FEATURED IN METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S TECHNICOLOR MUSICAL "WORDS AND MUSIC" (^d C^iarisse^ changed my ^diole life I was but definitely a lonely heart. UNTIL: ONE DAY I READ “Want to attract a man?” says Cyd Charisse. “Soft hands are a kind of love-spell. What hand care do I use? Oh, I always use Jergens Lotion.” So I started to use Jergens, too. AND NOW — a man all my own, saying my hands are so soft . . . saying he lo\ es me. It’s true— Jergens is for even softer, smoother hands today, thanks to recent research. Actually— 2 skin-care ingredients many doctors swear by are both in today’s Jergens Lotion. 10^ to $1.00 (plus tax). And no oiliness; no sticky feeling. See why the Hollywood Stars use Jergens Lotion, 7 to 1. Used by More Women than Any Other Hand Care in the World For the Softest, Adorable Hands, use Jergens Lotion