Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1950)

Shadow Stage (Continued from page 29) real wrestler who tips the scales at a mild 300 . . . Most of the comedy was shot on location in Death Valley where the thermometer hovered around 123 degrees. /V (F) Fancy Pants (Paramount) IN HIS newest comedy, done up splendidly in plush and Technicolor, Bob Hope plays an American actor trying to pick up a shilling playing a butler in an English music hall at the turn of the century. Temporarily employed as “Humphrey, a gentleman’s gentleman” at an Earl’s stately home he is engaged by the nouveau riche Effie Floud (Lea Penman) to return to Big Squaw, New Mexico, with her and give polish and culture to her self-made millionaire husband (Jack Kirkwood) and her raw-boned, vigorous daughter Aggie (Lucille Ball). Paw Floud gets confused and breezes it around Big Squaw that Maw is bringing home a real Earl who is making goo-goo eyes at Aggie. This doesn’t set well with Aggie’s surly cowboy-beau (Bruce Cabot) who plans to annihilate him as quickly as possible. Somehow or other Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander), on a presidential tour, gets involved in the mad proceedings, becomes palsy with the bogus Earl, and is guest of honor at a ride to hounds — the likes of which will cause England to cringe. Of the three Livingston and Evans songs, composed for this comedy, “Home Cookin’ ” is the one most likely to succeed. Your Reviewer Says: Bob Hope. Is that bad? Program Notes: This set was the mecca for hundreds of tourists and visitors. Bob is never too busy to shake hands and pose for a picture for the homefolks. Pandemonium was as rampant behind the camera as before it. Lucille Ball put it neatly when she said, “Coming to work with Bob is like going to a party every day. I’ve never had so much fun” . . . When Director Marshall called the actors for scenes he’d shout, “Let’s bake the ham.” Which always delighted the tourists . . . This picture will always be remembered by Bob as the picture on which he struck oil. It was a thrilling day on the set for him when he received word that oil was discovered on the property in Texas that he owns with Bing Crosby . . . Bob and radio comic Jack Kirkwood, who makes his movie debut as Paw, are old pals, having met twenty years ago ivhen they were both doing an act ; in vaudeville . . . Lucille Ball broke two toes in the saloon fight with Bruce Cabot — he stepped on them. VV (F) Tea for Two (Warners) HERE’S a gay musical in color, loaded with nostalgic songs of the ’Twenties sung delightfully by Doris Day and Gorion MacRae. Two teenagers, prying among the contents of an old trunk, give 3. Z. Sakall an excuse to shake his many :hins and recall, in flashback, how career aent Doris and singer-composer Gordon ind their fellow Thespians put on a show, ‘No, No, Nanette,” way back in 1929 when he Wall Street crash almost ruined show ausiness. The picture abounds in top ■omedians and talented youngsters. Among he former are Billy De Wolfe, Eve Arden, ‘Cuddles” Sakall and Bill Goodwin. Doris lances for the first time on the screen, and wrings down the house with her “I Know That You Know” number with Gene Nelon of the nimble feet. Billy dances “The Charleston” with Virginia Gibson, making ter movie debut, and Patrice Wymore, nother newcomer, tears into “Crazy thythm.” our Reviewer Says: A nostalgic song spree. Perfume That Clings Perfume That Clings Per. 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