There Goes Kelly (Monogram) (1945)

"There Goes Kelly’’ Shows Murder in the (Revi Lighter Vein ew) That a murder investigation can include a lot of good fun was demonstrated by “There Goes Kelly,” Monogram com edy which opened at the more than one murder doesn’t i ee theatre last night. Even stop the mirth-provoking sit uations that follow one after the other. The cast is headed by a refresh-¥* ing group of three talented youngsters. Jackie Moran plays the title role of an irresponsib!e young Irishman with the happy habit of getting himself and his friends in and out of mirth-provoking scrapes. His biggest problem is Wanda McKay, who is beautiful and b!onde, and has her own method for getting into difficulties. Sidney Miller, handling the part of Moran’s harassed side-kick, once more shows that he is a versatile young performer. The story, set in a radio station, starts rolling when Moran, who is only a guide, decides to sponsor the singing career of Wanda, the receptionist. He could get the gang into enough trouble without the murder of the station’s star vocalist, but when the dead start piling up, Moran’s Irish temper really takes over. Also cast in the zany mystery are Ralph Sanford, Dewey Robinson, Jan Wiley, and Anthony Warde. Large part of the credit for the light-hearted production of ‘There Goes Kelly” goes to associate producer William Strohbach and Director Phil Karlstein. Edmond Kelso wrote the original screenplay. HOT AIR Mike trouble develops between Jan Wiley and Wanda McKay in “There Goes Kelly,” Mcnogram comedy drama at the theatre. One Col. Scene Mat No. S1 VERSATILE Sidney Miller is one of the most versatile young men in Hollywood. His acting on stage, screen and radio has run the gamut from dialect comedy to heavy drama. He also goes in for song writing, photography and oil painting. And when he finds time, his favorite sports are football, golf and table tennis. Miller comes to the theatre -On a ese in Goes Kelly,’ Monogram’s breezy murder-comedy in which he is featured with Jackie Moran and Wanda McKay. Miller needs all of the versatility he can muster to dodge the trouble that Kelly, played by Moran, throws his way. SONGWRITER Sidney Miller, who collaborated with Mickey Rooney on such songs as “Have A Heart” and “Love’s Got Nothin’ On Me,’ comes to the ee ee theatre on Monogram’s rollicking comedy, “There Goes Kelly,’ with Jackie Moran and Wanda McKay. Youthfutl Vets In "Kelly" Film Two child actors who have grown up without JIosing their successful! screen careers will be seen in “There Goes Kelly,’ which opens at GIGS, Sas siaesateo theatre on .......... Jackie Moran and Sidney Miller, featured in the delightful murderfarce from Monogram, are outstanding exceptions to the rule that juvenile actors lose their appeal when they mature. Jackie Moran, appearing in the title role as the footloose Irishman who leads police and murderer a merry chase, started his film career at the age of ten under the sponsorship of Mary Pickford. He soon became one of Hollywood’s most sought-after juvenile players and now, at the age of 19, has maintained his screen activities while contemporaries have dropped from the public eye. Miller entered show business as “The Boy Jolson” at the tender age of seven He got his first break in motion pictures with Mickey Rooney in the “Mickey McGuire” comedies, and is still going strong. He is a veteran of over 200 pictures. Featured in “There Goes Kelly” with the duo of youthful veterans is a beautiful young newcomer to Hollywood, Wanda McKay. She recently abandoned her place as a top New York model to carve a career in the film world. Also in the cast are Ralph Sanford, Dewey Robinson, Jan Wiley and Anthony Warde. Edmond Kelso was responsible for the original screenplay, which was directed by Phil Karlstein for associate producer William Strohbach. Film Depicts Trials of Newcomers (Advance) The trials and tribulations of radio newcomers depicted in Mono gram’s laugh riot, “There Goes Kelly,” with Jackie Moran, Wanda McKay and Sidney Miller, to be SCGN TAU SUNG}. 52,1. .ae theatre on , run Job’s worries a pretty close second. Starting a treatrical career is hectic enough, but when an Irish temper aS peppery as Kelly’s, played by Jackie Moran, complicates the attempts at fame, life definitely cannot be construed as sane. It takes on a delightful sort of madness which only Hollywood and an irrepressible son of Erin, could conspire to create. In a radio station in the film capital, Moran isn’t stopped by the usual ambition of a guide—to become a well known comic of the airways—but takes it upon himself to sponsor the singing career of beautiful Miss McKay, the receptionist, with unpredictable and hilarious results When a few murders seem to gum up the works, he takes on the additional job of amateur detective, with his unwilling side-kick played by Miller. The three are kept pretty busy trying to counteract the difficulties caused by Moran’s antics and stay one step ahead of the studio killer. Director Phil Karlstein is an old hand with crazy youngsters of the screen. He was an associate producer for the early Deanna Durbin films. The original screenplay for “There Goes Kelly” was written by Edmond Kelso for associate producer William Strohbach. The able supporting cast which helps keep the mystery-comedy jumping includes Ralph Sanford, Dewey Robinson, Jan Wiley and Anthony Warde. THREE’S A CROWD Jackie Moran looks on disapprovingly as Sidney Miller holds Wanda McKay’s pretty hand in this scene frem Monogram’s hilarious “There Goes Kelly,” opening at the theatre on ee és 0 0 bw se op TI'wo Column Scene Mat No. S21 From Cigarettes to MurderLife Story of Screen Star Once upon a time, when murder was not one of the few methods by which you could obtain a package of cigarettes, Wanda McKay was seen on billboards from coast to coast as the “Chesterfield Girl.” The blonde beauty will be seen on the screen of the in the Monogram’s “There Goes Kelly,” with Jackie Moran and Sidney Miller—and it is a case of murder, with comedy trimmings. Posing for the cigarette ads, Miss McKay gained a reputation as one of the most gorgeous models in the world. A New York photographers’ association named her one of the ten most beautiful models in the United States. Before Miss McKay became entangled in cinematic murders, she studied for a business career in Portland, Oregon, her birthplace, and Fort Worth, Texas. When she left school, her photogenic features opened the doors of the New York modeling profession. Later she won a bathing beauty contest in Kansas City, and her charm soon brought her the title of “Miss American Aviation.” Her well turned features have been seen on the covers of many national magazines. In “There Goes Kelly’ Miss McKay also has an opportunity to show her singing voice. Her impetuous [Irish friend, Kelly, gets her a spot as a radio songster—but he also gets her involved in a lot of trouble, including a couple of murders. Included in the cast of the hilarious detective film are Ralph Sanford, Dewey Robinson, Jan Wiley and Anthony Warde. Phil Karlstein directed for associate producer William Strohbach, and Edmond Kelso wrote the original screen play. Model Beauty Flies to Top Wanda McKay, former artists’ model who has been called one of the most beautiful women in the United States, literally flew into her career aS a cinema star. Miss McKay made her entry into Hollywood by plane as ‘Miss American Aviation,” official hostess model for TWA airlines. She first came to the attention of studio officials when she visited a film set during one of her periodic flights across the country. She can be seen at the theatre as Kelly’s girl Monogram’s rollicking mysterycomedy, “There Goes Kelly,” with Jackie Moran as Kelly and Sidney Miller as his pal. friend in leading feminine role of* Cubs’ Mascot to Stardom When he was a boy, Hollywood star Jackie Moran was adopted by the Chicago Cubs as their mascot. Even after he grew up, he worked theatre starting Out with the team as pitcher each year during pre-season practice at Catalina Island, California. Moran is now at the | theatre as the light-hearted Irish man catching plenty of trouble in Monogram’s lively mystery-comedy, “There Goes Kelly,’ with Wanda McKay and Sidney Miller. Although he is only 19, the talented young actor is already a screen veteran of nine years. COPS AND ROBS Dewey Robinson, whose nephew, Edward G. Robinson, gained screen fame in gangster roles, appears as a cop in Monogram’s murder-comedy, “There Goes Kelly,” now showing at the theatre. | THERE GOES KELLY | Jackie Moran does a bit of amateur sleuthing with Wanda McKay in Monogram’s hit, “There Goes Kelly,” currently at the .......... theatre. One Col. Scene Mat No, S5