Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1940)

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TOWER OF LONDON— Universal English history turns out to be more gruesome than a modern horror film, with Basil Rathbone as King Kichard, who spends his time killing off heirs to the thrcne, and Boris Karloff as his pet executioner. First-rate mellerdrammer. with a fine all-around cast. (Feb.) * TWO THOROUGHBREDS— RKO-Radio Fine writing and beautiful acting prove once more what this studio can do with a simple unpretentious story to make it memorable. Jimmy ANN SHERIDAN. starring in the current Warner Bros. picture, "YEARS WITHOUT DAYS." Lydon gathers special honors as an orphan who finds a foal, then has to struggle with his honor when he discovers it belongs to people who later befriend him. (Feb.) 20,000 MEN A YEAR— 20th Century-Fox _ Not a story of Sing Sing, but of how Uncle Sam is training young men to fly. Randy Scott plays a washed-up professional pilot who takes a job as liying instructor, rescues some lost flyers and shares the fade-out with Margaret Lindsay. (Jan.) TWO BRIGHT BOYS— Universal Freddie Bartholomew and Melville Cooper, son and lather live by their wits, get in the clutches of Alan JJinehart, who uses them to make a grab at oil lands owned by Jackie Cooper and his mother, Dorothy Peterson. The boys do nice jobs. (Dec ) * WE ARE NOT ALONE— Warners Paul Muni is an English country doctor who betnends a young Austrian dancer (Jane Brvani at the outbreak of the last war. His wife (Fill Kobson) takes the wrong pills and dies, and Paul and Jane are accused of her murder. An uncom promising presentation of the James Hilton story with fine production, direction, acting. (Feb.) * WHAT A LIFE— Paramount An amusing picture in which Jackie Cooper an adolescent trying to make adjustments peculiar to his particular age, walks away with a difficult assignment. Betty Field, Cooper's sweetheartJames Corner, his rival; John Howard and Kath' leen Lockhart all deliver good performances (Dec) Casts of Current Pictures about naturally li„l!brato8--M'°^BC»i»»VM SS-***"?£» f "r i::!::.::: BARRICADE"— 20th Century-Fox.— Screen play and story by Granville Walker. Directed bv Gregory Ratoff. Cast: Emmy Jordan, Alice FayeHank Topping, Warner Baxter; Samuel J. Cadv Charles Wmrunger; Upton Ward, Arthur Treacher1 Ling, Keye Luke; Yen, Willie Fung; Mrs. Ward' Dons Lloyd; Mrs. Little, Eily Malyon; Winifred, J°.an.Varo1; Russian Consul, Leonid Snegoff Col II at Rang, PhiUp Aim; Assistant Secretary of Slate Jonathan Hale; Managing Editor, Moroni Olsen. "BROTHER RAT AND A BABY"— Warners T^;Hr"E-nillS(;r,e(\n«play^.y John Monks Jr and r e? F'..£lnk!?hoffe Directed by Ray Enright. p ; r„.Bl?.g Eiu'ards. Eddie Albert; Billy Randolph Wayne Morris; Joyce Winfree, Priscilla Lane; Claire Ramm, Jane Wyman; Dan Crawford Konald Reagan; Kale, Jane Bryan, Harley Har"'f!'; La,rry Williams; Colonel Ramm, Henry ONeill; Mrs. Brooks, Jessie Busley; "Commencement, Peter B. Good; Sterling Randolph, Paul Harvey; Mr. Harper, Berton Churchill; Mrs. Harper, Nana Bryant; McGregor, Arthur Treacher; Cab Driver, Edward Gargan; Girl in Bus, Mayo Methot; Expressman, Billy Wayne; Major, Moroni Olsen; Hospital Official, Irving Bacon. "CALLING PHILO VANCE"— Warners. — Screen play by Tom Reed. From "The Kennel Murder Case, by S. S. Van Dine. Directed by William Clemens. Cast: Philo Vance, James Stephenson; Hilda, Margot Stevenson; Markham, Henry ONeill; Ryaw, Edward Brophy; Tom MacDonald Ralph Forbes; Philip Wrede, Donald Douglas; Gamble, Martin Kosleck; Doris, Sheila Bromley; Dr. Doremus, James Conlon; Grassi, Ldward Raquello; Du Bois, Creighton Hale; Hennessey, Harry Strang; Archer Coe, Richard Kipling; Brisbane Coe, Wedgewood Nowell; Line Toy Bo Ling. "Charlie McCarthy, detective" — Universal.— .Original story by Darrell Ware and Robertson White. Directed by Frank Tuttle. Cast: Edgar Bergen, Himself; Charlie McCarthy, Himself; Mortimer Snerd, Himself; Scotly Hamilton Robert Cummings; Sheila, Constance Moore; Bill Banning, John Sutton; Arthur Aldrich, Louis Calhern; Inspector Daily, Edgar Kennedy; Court Aldrich, Samuel S. Hinds; Tony Garcia. Harold Huber; Fellon, Milburn Stone; Gravy, Rav Turner; Dutch, Warren Hymer. , "CiHIkDL IS BORN A"— Warners. — Screen play by Robert Rossen. Based on a play by Mary McDcugal Axelson. Directed by Lloyd Bacon. < ast: Grace Sutton, Geraldine Fitzgerald Jed Sutton, Jeffrey Lynn; Florette, Gladys GeorgeMiss Bowers, Gale Page; Mrs. West, Spring Byington; Ri nger Banks, Johnnie Davis; Dr. Lee Henry ONeill; Dr. Brett, John Litel; Mrs. Kempner, •fjona-Holden; Johnny Norton, Johnny DownsMiss Ptnly, Eve Arden; The Woman, Fay HelmMr. Kempner, Louis Jean Heydt; Gladys Norton Nanette Fabares; Mrs. Banks, Jean Sharon; Mr. West, Hobart Cavanaugh; Dr. Cramm, George Irving; Mrs. Twitchell, Nella Walker; Mrs. Holt, Winifred Harris. "CONGO MAISIE"— M-G-M.— Screen play bv Mary C. McCall, Jr. Based on the book "Congo Landing by Wilson Collison. Directed by H C nVV\/'?st\ c.,Maisie Ravier, Ann Sothern; Doctor Michael Shane, John Carroll; Kay McWade Rita Johnson; Doctor John McWade, Sheppard Strudwick; Captain Finch, J. M. Kerrigan; Horace Snell, E. E dive; Jallah, Everett Brown; Nelson, I nil, I-.idden; British Consul, Lionel PapeLuemba, Nathan Curry; Farley, Leonard Mudie: Aia, Martin Wilkins; Vamai, Ernest Whitman. ' "EARL OF CHICAGO, THE"— M-G-M — Screen play by Lesser Samuels. From a story by < harles de Grandcourt and Gene Fowler. Photoplay is adapted from the book "The Earl of Chiby Hr..<.-k Willi., in . Directed by Ricli.,,,1 rhorpe. ( ,i i: "Silky" Kilmounl, Robert Montgomery; "Doc" Ramsey, Edward Arnold; Get <a i Gonwell, Reginald Owen; Munsey, Edmund Gwenn; Redwood, E. E. Clive; Gerald Kilmounl. Ronald Sinclair; Maureen Kilmounl, Norma x ardi ii. Lord < hancellor, Halliwell Hobbe : Read'"•■■ < '•>'■ Ian \\ nil; Judson, Peter Godfrey; Guide, Billy id \. hi. "ENTENTE CORDIALE"~Max Glass — B ed mi N m.Ik m. mi,, is1 "Edward VII and His 1 imc Direi Led by Marcel L'Herbiei Cast' Edward I//, Victor Francen; Queen Victoria Gabj Morlay; Alexandra, Arlette MarchalPr, ident Loubel, Jean Perier; Lord Salisbury, Jean foulout; Joseph Chamberlain, Jean D'yd: lord Kitchener, Jean Galland; Lord Balfour ' Vndre Roanm , Princi llberl, Jaque Catelam; Delcassi Jean Wotmi ; < /, menceau, Jai qui Baumei Paul ( million, I'u.nii. "EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT" Hu" < i htuky-Fox. Origin il i re lay by Vrl Arthur and Robert Harari, Directed by Irving ' ""iiiim,,' Cast: Louise, Sonja Henie; Geoffri i on, Ray Milland; Ken Morgan, Robert ( ummings; Dr. Hugo Norden, Maurice Moscovich ' '"■ I ■ onid Kin lei v; Fred Sherwood VI in ' rt; ' larme, Fritz Feld Hilda Jody wi ; C"vas' Victor Varconi; Hold Clerk, Wilharn Edmunds; Bellhop, George Davis; Barlender, Paul Porcasi; Woodcutter, Michael VisaroffWoodcutters Wife, Eleanor Wesselhoeft; Philip, Lester Matthews; Telegrapher, Christian Rub; Conductor Ferdinand Munier; Featherslonehaugh, Holmes Herbert; Judge, Roger Imhof. "FIGHTING 69TH, THE"— Warners.— Original screen play by Norman Reilly Raine, Fred w-ir* Jt-' ■ TNd Dean Franklin. Directed by William Keighley. Cast: Jerry Plunketl, James Cagney; Father Duffy, Pat O'Brien; "Wild BillDonovan, George Brent; Joyce Kilmer, Jeffrey 7Vynn: .. S's, Mike" ,r'-v""' AIa" Hale; "CrePe Hanger Burke, Frank McHugh; Lt. Ames, Dennis ™°r&n[ Long John" Wynn, Dick Foran; Timmy Wynn, William Lundigan; Paddy Dolan, Guinn Williams; "Mike" Murphy, Sammy Cohen; The Major, Henry ONeill; Colonel Anderson, Harvey feteplens; Captain Mangan, John Litel; Private McManus, Tom Dugan; Private O'Reilly, George Reeves; Private Heffernan, Herbert Anderson; Private Turner, DeWolf Hopper; Private Ryan, George Kilgen; Lt. Norman, Frank Wilcox; Joe riV' i°'!n R^eely; Carroll, John Harron; CapianiBoolz.Frank Mayo; Healey, J. A. Hughes S; T"m, Bennett; O'Brien, Elmo Murray; t haplam Holmes, Charles Trowbridge. "GRANNY GET YOUR GUN"— Warners.— Original screen play by Kenneth Garnet. Directed by George Amy. Cast: Minerva Hallon, Mav Robson; Nate, Harry Davenport; Julie Weslcoll, Margot Stevenson; Phil Weslcoll. Hardie Albright; Smokey, Clem Bevansj Riff Daggett, Clay Clement Filzgerald William Davidson; Sheriff Quinn, Arthur Aylesworth; Tom Redding. Granville Bates; Charlotte, Ann Todd; Carrie, Vera Lewis; Frayne, Max Hoffman Jr.; Joe, Archie Twitchelh "HENRY GOES ARIZONA" — M-G-M. — bcreen play by Florence Ryerson and Milton Mer !n'ir!5aSed,on^ story by W C Tuttle. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. Cast: Henry Conroy, Frank Morgan; Molly Culhson, Virginia Weidler; Judge VanTreece, Guy Kibbee; Sheriff Parian, Slim Summerville; Ricky Dole, Douglas Fowley; Danny Regan, Owen Davis, Jr. "HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE"— kku-Kadio— Screen play by Sonya Levien. Adaptation by Bruno Frank. From the novel by Victor Hugo Directed by William Dieterle. Cast: Quasimodo, Charles Laughton; Frollo, Sir Cedric Hardw.cke; Clopin, Thomas Mitchell; Esmeralda, Maureen OHara; Gringoire, Edmond O'BrienPhoebus, Alan Marshal; Archbishop, Walter Hampden; King Louis XI, Harry Davenport; t'teur s Mother, Katharine Alexander; Procurator George Zucco; Flew, Helene Whitney; Queen of Beggars, Minna Gombell; Old Nobleman Fritz Leiber; Doctor, Etienne Girardot; Olivier, Arthur Hohl; Beggar, George Tobias; Phillipo, Rod La Rocque; Court Clerk, Spencer Charters. "INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS, THE"— Universal.—Screen play by Kurt Siodmak, Lester Cole and Cedric Belfrage. Original story by Joe May and Kurt Siodmak. Directed by Joe May. Cast Richard Cobb, Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Geoffrey Aedctiffe, Vincent Price; Helen Manson, Nan Grey Dr. Frank Griffin. John Sutton; Inspector Sampson, Cecil Kellaway; Spears, Alan Napier. "INVISIBLE STRIPES"— Warners.— Screen play by Warren Duff. From an original story by Jonathan Finn. Based on the book by Wa'rden kew,ls J?;. Lawes. Directed by Lloyd Bacon. Cast: Cliff Taylor, George Raft; Peggy, Jane Bryan; Tim Taylor, William Holden; Chuck HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR HOLLYWOOD? Check your answers to the statements on page 89 with these correct ones: 1. Henry Fonda, Walter Huston 2. William Haines 3. Richard Greene 4. Ann Sheridan 5. Joe Pasternak 6. Bing Crosby 7. Richard Dix 8. Shirley Temple 9. Mickey Rooney 10. Charles Winninger Martin, Humphrey Bogart; Mrs. Taylor, Flora Robson; Ed Kruger, Paul Kelly; Molly, Lee £atrick; 7 arole Officer Masters, Henry O'NeillTommy, Frankie Thomas; The Warden, Moroni Ulsen; Sue, Margot Stevenson; Lefty, Marc Lawrence; Johnny, Joseph Downing; Jimmy, Leo M°irCshy;il '' William Haade; Old Peter, Tully "MARRIED AND IN LOVE"— RKO-Radio.Story and screen play by S. K. Lauren. Directed Z iJ i? ,Farrow. Cast: Leslie Vales, Alan Marshal; Helen Vales, Barbara Read; Paul Wilding Pane Knowles; Doris Wilding, Helen Vinson Hildegarde Hattie Noel; Man in Bar, Frank fraylen; Woman in Bar, Carol Hughes. "MEXICAN SPITFIRE ' — RKO-Radio. Original screen play by Joseph A. Fields. Directed °Y Les G00dwms. Cast: Carmelita, Lupe VelezUncle Matt, Leon Errol; Lord Epping, Leon Errol;' Dennis .Donald Woods; Elizabeth, Linda Haye<: Aunt Delia .Elisabeth Risdon; Chumley, Ceci Kellaway; Butler, Charles Coleman. "OH, JOHNNY, HOW YOU CAN LOVE"— nfr!if„KHAK'T-^cre,en rpIay by Arthur T HormsJ Directed by Charles Lamont. Cast: Johnny .Sandham, Tom Brown; "Kelly" Archer, Peggv Moral Junior, Juanita Quigley; "The Weasel, Allen Jenkins; Thtstleboltom, Donald Meek; Gertie, Isaffl Jewell; Lefty, Horace McMahon; Betty, Betty Jane Rhodes. tJ^AF<FLES"~TSamuel Goldwyn-United Ar4 tists— Screen play by John Van Durten and Sidney Howard Based upon the celebrated advenUires of The Amateur Cracksman" by E. W. Hornung Directed by Sam Wood. Cast: Raf fnh u) NlVrS"; Cu'e" OHvia de Havilland; Lady Melrose, Dame May Whitty; Mackenzie, Dudley Digges; Bunny, Douglas Walton; Lord Melrose, Lionel Pape; Barraclough. E. E. Clive SedH n"y'«Pel,r Godfr,ey; -Ua"d IIM<-" Margaret Seddon Bingham Gilbert Emery; Wilson, Hilda Plow-right; The Butler, Vesey O'Davoren; The Footman, George Cathrey. A/'^°P^ROUISrD THE CORNER, THE"! Ra"^ ,eenuPla.y-, b,y Samson Raphaelson. Based on a play by Nikolaus Laszlo. Directed by Ernest Lubitsch Cast: Klara Novak, Margaret Sullavan; Alfred Kralik, James Stewart; Hugo Matuschek .Frank Morgan; Ferencz Vadas, Joseph Schildkraut; Flora, Sara Haden; Pirovilch Felix Bressart; Pepi Katona, William Tracy; Ilona, Inez Courtney; Woman Customer, Sarah Edwards; Doctor, Edwin Maxwell; Detective, Charles Halton. "SIDEWALKS OF LONDON"— Mayflower rw^T'^S! ,play by Clemence Dane. Directed by Tim Whelan. Cast: Charles, Charles Laughton; Libby. Vivien Leigh; Harley Prentiss, Kex Harrison; < onstanline, Larry Adler; Gentry Tyrone Guthrie; Arthur, Gus McNaughton; Mr. Such Edward Lexy; Mrs. Such, Maire O'Neill; Ilackell, David Burns; Temperley, Ronald Ward; Duchesi Romilly Lunge; Lady Selina, Helen Haye; Delia Fordmgbridge, Phyllis Stanley. w3HTLY HONORABLE" _ Walter U anger-United Artists.— Screen play by Ken Englund. » From the novel by F. G Presnell Adaptation _ by Join, Hunter Lay and Robert Tal men Directed by Tay Garnett. Cast: John Webb, _ Pat OBr.en; Gushing, Edward Arnold; Kits Sampson, Brodenck Crawford; Ann Ruth Terry Alma Brchmer, Claire Dodd; Commissioner Joyce, Alan Dinehart; Mrs. Gushing, Janet Beecher; Sarilla t ushing, Phyllis Brooks; C, irayJ°,\' D'.'UKlas Dumbrille; Godena, Bernard Nedell; Miss Aler, Eve Arden; Miss Vlissigen Evelyn key,s; Commissioner From,,,, Addison Richards; Madcr. Douglas Fowley; Senator i, Howard Hickman; Collins, Ernest Truex. "SWANEE RIVER"— 20th Century-Fox.Screen play by John Taintor Foote and l'lnlip Dunne. Directed by Sidney Lanfield. Cast: Stephen Foster, Don Amcche; Jane, Andre., LeeOJj ' "• Christy, Al Jolson; Henry Klebei I .. Bressart; Bones, Chick Chandler; Andrew McDowell, Russell Hicks; Old Joe, George Reed; Hull Johnson ( hoir. Themselves; 7'om Harper] Kuli. ml Clarke; Marion Foster, Diane Fisher; Pond, Charles Halton; .4miro.se, George Breakstone; Tambo, Al Herman; Mr. Foster, ( liarle trowbridge; Henry Foster, George Meeker Mrs. '" "■ I '"ii.i Roberts; Morrison Foster, Charles lannen; Erwin, Harry Hayden; Mrs Clara Blandick; Mrs. McDowell, Nella Walker. "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" — Repubi !i Screen play by Robert Presnell. Original storj bj George Carleton Brown. Directed by John H. Ann. < a^t: Reverend Chris, Charles Bickford; Allen Stevens, Owen Davis, Jr.; Mary Olsen, Doris Day; Gordon Maris, Paul Guilfoyle; Mr Miller, Granville Bates; Father (V Reilly, Charles Waldron; Julie, Shch. i Bromley; Johnny, George Chandler; Lars Olsen, Charles Middleton; District Attorney, Emmetl Vogan; Mrs. Stevens, Leona Roberts; Mrs. Olsen, Ethel May Halls; Doctor Holmes, Edmund Elton; Mrs. Kron, Elsie Prescott 92 W F. M»LU PRINTING CO. PHOTOPLAY