Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1938)

E WS Consult This Movie Shopping Guide and Save Your Time* Money and Disposition • ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE-Warners ^n'le Uh'VeKSalJa.pp? aJu0f the reckIess courage and chivalry of the philosopher-bandit of Sherwood Forest brought to the screen again (in Technicolor this time) by Errol (what a man) Flynn You w l" happily en,oy Ohvia de Havilland as Maid Marian Alan Hale a' Jakn^ f T 7 ^"ette»a/ mlT Tuck' Claude Rains as P"»" John and a host of others. Magnificent entertainment. (June) • ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND-20th Century-Fox TW. £wC-t Ca"S ?iS 5n America" Cavalcade told in music. That s what it is— and perfectly swell, too! The story back-tracks thirty years to bring Tyrone Power, a rich renegade to ragtime Alice Faye, a honky-tonk singer, and Don Ameche, a song writer ^&z>r&r*~ Irving BerIin's old and new son^ • ALGIERS-Wanger-United Artists Directed by John Cromwell, this is a magnificently photographed if slow-paced melodrama of the life and loves of a jewel thief in the underworld of Algiers. Charles Boyer. Gene Lockhart. Sigrid Curie are splendid, but it's the sheer lovely sex appeal of Hedy Lamar? which will get you ga-ga. (Sepl.) ALWAYS GOODBYE-20th Century-Fox ™Th?U£h ovITly sentimental in spots, Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall and Ian Hunter manage to make this modern story of illegitimacy believeab e and human. Johnny Russell, the little boy who awakens his mother s love after years of separation, steals the Xofor?srge(^tId star who wi" bear watching Women • AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE, THE-Warners Though Eddie Robinson ostensibly is a Park Avenue physician. nf.HV f, re t0i,UCh WIth the underworld. To obtain data for a medical treatise, he ,01ns a gang of crooks headed by Humphrey Bogart sinister as ever Director Litvak, Robinson himself w!anreteIseVmromentshe g^f, CaSt dese™ "edit f°r a film «™ed BLIND ALIBI-RKO-Radio Into this emaciated yarn, Richard Dix manages to iniect a wholesome atmosphere. Posing as a blind sculptor, he outwTts a gaHgw ,SU^f-.th,evls With the heIp of -4«. the Wonder Dog g™. (t,rney e duard° ciannei,i grimmer "^ • BLOCKADE-Wanger-United Artists W^vmI'!1.6 m°St f<?rCf ul Pictures, in ^e present Spanish Civil War cycle, this is a velvety mixture of romance and high adventure superbly produced, superbly directed by William Dieterie (of "Zola"!' Madeleine Carroll and Henry Fonda are the lovers! (July) CALL OF THE YUKON-Republic Love and adventure in the far North with doggies and humans sharing in the drama. Richard Arlen is the rough and ready trapper; Beverly Roberts, the novelist in search of local Arctic color. Waiter, pass the aspirin! (July) CITY STREETS-Columbia nrT';?reTarM a fe,w chuckles in this hokum story of a crippled orohan (Edith Fellows) befriended by the local grocer (Leo CarrUIo) She regains the use of her legs in time to totter to his sickbedthe picture s a bit sick, too. (Sepl.) sicKDea • COCOANUT GROVE-Paramount This is a sort of musical comedy depicting the trials of a band leader (Fred MacMurray) who is down and thinks he's out Of course he isn't— the members of Harry Owen's Royal Hawaiian Orchestra see to that, also Harriet Hilliard. (July) "awallan COLLEGE SWING-Paramount E TF°LCrb"S?R comedians, Burns and Allen, Martha Raye „K u K and Beun Blue get together in this rah rah goulash which has some snatches of humor and some good loud I hummable tunes but doesn't quite jell into a top-notch picture (7^ COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN-Warners m.^ri?"MCKlinitfke"°? on the Iads from Brooklyn who croon a mean lullaby, but can t ride a horse Dick PowpII ;= " th2 u u 1paoUw^'srtln',:1e,rtbleU»d,in a Wind St0rm' ^^Lanl'ls • CRIME SCHOOL-Warners Those "Dead End" boys are here again, and you'd better go to see them, as they lift a somewhat grim social-problem nictufe to fascinating entertainment. From slums to ref nrmsto™ • . u theme, with Humphrey Bogart Mthe Tnde^U^pSKe Com missioner. Very important. (July) ronce urn • DOCTOR RHYTHM-Paramount Bing Crosby Bea Lillie (funnier than ever), Mary Carlisle Anriv Devine, Rufe Davis and Fred Keating give you their best in ?hu pictunzation of O. Henry's "The RaH^„f p„V A.o" th',s and it's all mirth and Tyard ^ il„* a° ufg ^ mTsutnTor'a cop. thereupon turns guardian to a goofy 'heiress* A Access (J°u\y) FAST COMPANY-M-G-M StST.-r^X' <f!^,Wh° PUd0lnS ^irnCirftICedSCnks• FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER-20th Century-Fox A striking drama directed with skill hv Tohn c"ti,„ u ., lather, an hng ish general in India. They uncover olentv ot rh canery among the munitioneers. Loretta Young is the heroin a newcomer Richard Greene, David Niven George 12'' ^"n Henry and Alan Hale contribute to £2? enToymenT" uV''' AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL, THE-RKO-Radio . . 57 ARMY GIRL-Republic 97 BOY MEETS GIRL— Warners 57 CHASER, THE-M-G-M 97 CROWD ROARS, THE-M-G-M 97 DESPERATE ADVENTURE, A-Republie ... 97 DRUMS— Korda-United Artists 56 FOUR DAUGHTERS— Warners 57 FOUR'S A CROWD-Warners ...... 57 GARDEN OF THE MOON-Warnerj .... 56 GATEWAY-20th Century-Fox 97 GIVE ME A SAILOR-Paramount 97 I'LL GIVE A MILLION-20th Century-Fox 97 I'M FROM THE CITY-RKO-Radlo .... 97 LETTER OF INTRODUCTION-Universa! . . 57 LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY-M-G-M ... 97 MARIE ANTOINETTE-M-G-M ... .56 MEET THE GIRLS— 20th Century-Fox. . . . 97 MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS-RKO-Radio 97 MR. CHUMP Warners 97 MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING-20th Century Fo* 97 SING YOU SINNERS-Paramount . .56 SKY GIANT-RKO-Radio 97 SMASHING THE RACKETS— RKO-Radio . 97 TEXANS. THE-Paramount 56 • INDICATES PICTURE WAS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE MONTH WHEN REVIEWED GO CHASE YOURSELF-RKO-Radio It's Joe Penner again— sans duck, getting himself into |,™„ GOLD DIGGERS IN PARIS-Warners Swi^^he &^rf -Sea* out in gay Paree. Rosemary Lane makes eyes at Rudy (Aug!) • HAVING WONDERFUL TIME-RKO-Radio Revised considerably from the play of the same name titi, remains i a highly amusing human story. Dramatics thTnW ?rorne,hbPURneSS ?al f°r SUmmer roman« il ta^e Ginger Rogrs from the Bronx to a mountain camp where she meets DoueF^r Kafcna 'serS)waiting on tabIes for srstoSa • HOLD THAT KISS-M-G-M in ^arree? °'SulHvan. dress model, and Dennis O'Keefe clerk iomeu3 vel agency meet at a swank wedding. Both pretend to be someth ng they re not until one awful day— but go se? this "charm ing picture for yourself. Mickey Rooney, as Maureen's brother' swipes every scene he s in. (Aug.) s Brother, • HOLIDAY-Columbia Cary Grant and Katie Hepburn top their best efforts'in this sasssrjasaat'arasasaBat'S' HUNTED MEN-Paratnount tionhfnSi°ry °f a,k'IIer racketeer (Lloyd Nolan) who finds regeneration and a new life through the influence of a kindly family con sistingofLynneOverman (father). Dorothy Peterson (motherT anadreyntSrain^g(da^e^ ^ DeIma' WatS°" <S<8S • JOSETTE-20th Century-Fox Don Ameche and Robert Young attempt to free their papa from he clutches of a god-digging night-club singer who™S u\ u".e, SJmonr „^hen Slm°ne turns out to be all sweetness and light, both boys fall flat on their faces. Nutty but veryTke (J«f •) KEEP SMILING-20th Century-Fox Jane.w'thers escapes from her snobbish girls' school hitchhikes West, discovers her favorite uncle, a Hollywood director has taken to the bottle. With the help of secretary Gloria Stuart Jane repa™ntsUnl!^0 thE m0VieS ChUdren can safely take the^ • KENTUCKY MOONSHINE-20th Century-Fox i=,,Ih0Se crack-P°tJRitz Brothers riding the crest of their newest laugh wave pretending to be shootin', feudin' hill-billies to w7n a radio contract Tony Martin is in fine voice and Mar orie wTave? looks her prettiest. Three thumping cheers. (July) • KIDNAPPED-20th Century-Fox Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story with Freddie Bartholomew matchlessly playing the Scotch laddie whose kidnapping is tte climax ot a pol. tical feud between Warner Baxter adCAbe o,™ to h lee" Wre lanA ]USUfi,eis her stardom ballyhoo by turning (July? accompIlshed as well as beautiful. Honorable mention LADIES IN DISTRESS-Republic Imagine Alison Skipworth as Mayor in a racketeer-ridden city. Imagine Polly Moran as her sister-secretary. Then imagine what happens to the gangsters! Robert Livingston and vTrgfma Grey carry the romance in this roundelay of fun. (Sepl.) LADY IN THE MORGUE, THE-Universal Despite the gruesome title, this is a breezy small scale mystery with Preston Foster again proving himself a Sherlock Homies by pZ 171 the unknown murderer of an unknown woman. Patrida Ellis and Frank Jenks are two capable performers. (Aug.) LITTLE MISS BROADWAY-20th Century-Fox Little Miss Temple skips happily between an orphanage run by Jane Darwell and a boardinghouse for broken-down vaude" hlhffnl \UlnZ EdWurd E1,!S' a",d keeps y°ur interestTn her deif u ■ a5"tS Spark lng throughout her latest picture George Murphy s dance routines are expert; Phyllis Brooks is the Hght love interest. Another bull's-eye for Shirley. (Sept.) LITTLE MISS THOROUGHBRED-Warners A laugh, a tear, a bit of suspense are the ingredients of this trim story of race-track lore. Little Janet Chapman (Warned wonder chile) adopts gamblers John Litel and Frank McHugh later^brings them love and lucre. Ann Sheridan is the femininity. • LITTLE TOUGH GUY-Universal There's no indication that the "Dead End" brats have .rone •rahfeened" in Hollywood. Back at their tough tricks, Uhey focus all your attention on them in this heart-rending story of a middle Refornr^V™150^'5111116"1 and ^sequent decline to crime. Reform school again points a moral, but even if you know the story you must see these amazing youngsters do their stuff (5^") (Continued on page 8) • The wily -eyed gentleman above is the governor in 20th Century-Fox's "Hold That Co-Ed," best known to his voters as John Barrymore PHOTOPLAY