Love and Learn (Warner Bros.) (1947)

Warner Comedy Coming To The Strand On Friday (Advance Theatre Story) “Love and Learn,” co-starring Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Martha Vickers and Janis Paige, is the new Warner Bros.’ film scheduled to begin an engagement at the Strand Theatre this Friday. The picture, a whimsical story of two songwriters’ struggle for recognition, tells the humorous tale of Jingles Collins (Jack Carson) and Bob Grant (Robert Hutton) and their involvement with a woman who lied her way into their hearts and into a great deal of laughable trouble for everyone concerned. Masquerading Heiress Based on an original story by Harry Sauber, the film presents two talented tunesmiths, Collins and Grant, who just haven’t been able to get their music published. Bob becomes depressed and decides to return to Sperryville, Indiana. With Jingles’ girl friend, Jackie Madden (Janis Paige), Bob and Jingles go to Danceland to celebrate Bob’s last night in town. While at the dance hall they meet and become friendly with a Barbara “Smith” who in reality is Barbara Wyngate (Martha Vickers), daughter of tycoon Andrew Wyngate (Otto Kruger), merely posing as a hostess to break the monotony of her dull life. Barbara rents an apartment under her assumed name, and is forced to tell of a shabby life, and a series of other lies, to prevent her new friends from learning her real identity. Bob and Still No. JP 324 JAUNTY JANIS PAIGE is co-starred with Jack Carson, Bob Hutton and Martha Vickers in Warners’ "Love and Learn," the laugh riot coming to the Strand Theatre on Friday. MAT No. 1 E Barbara fall in love, but he becomes quite concerned about the fact that she has diamond necklaces and gold cigarette cases. Thinking that she might have stolen them, while actually they have been gifts from her family, Bob feels that she should see a good doctor. Gives Secret Support Telling Wells (Tom D’Andrea), a music publisher, that she is Bob’s sister, she puts up a check of her father’s for $1,000 which will guarantee against any loss for him when he publishes the song. She stipulates that it all must be kept a secret. When Wells tells the boys that he is going to publish their song, Bob rushes to tell Barbara the wonderful news and accidentally sees her kissing her father. Misunderstanding and doubting her love, Bob leaves for Sperryville. Brought back to New York on a ruse of Jingles’, a riotous situation evolves when Barbara’s true identity is revealed, just before she is to marry a dull socialite. De Cordova Directed Produced by William Jacobs, the film was adapted for the screen by Eugene Conrad, Francis Swann and I. A. L. Diamond. In additional supporting roles, Otto Kruger, Tom D’Andrea, Angela Greene and Herbert Anderson are featured. The film was directed by Frederick De Cordova, photographed by Wesley Anderson, A.S.C., and the three hit tunes are “Happy Me,” “Would You Believe Me,’ and “If You Are Coming Back To Me,” sung by Jack Carson and written by Moe K. Jerome, Jack Scholl, Ray Heindorf and Charlie Tobias. The musical score for the film was composed and adapted by Max Steiner; and Leo F. Forbstein served as Musical Director. Riotous Modern Comedy Currently At The Strand (Current Theatre Story) Warners’ “Love and Learn,” the current film fare at the Strand Theatre is a riotous modern comedy, co-starring Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Martha Vickers and Janis Paige. The film tells the story of the vicissitudes of two tunesmiths who finally are able to get their songs on the Hit Parade, and be with the women they love. Jingles Collins (played by Jack Carson) and Bob Grant (Robert Hutton) are a _ songwriting team who haven’t been able to get any songs published. Bob becomes discouraged with their lack of success and decides to return to Sperryville, Indiana. While celebrating his last night in New York with Jingles’ girl friend Jackie Madden (Janis Paige) and Jingles, he meets Barbara Smith (Martha Vickers), who is really heiress Barbara Wyngate using an alias and posing as a hostess at Danceland. The two couples see each other frequently — Barbara being forced to rent a modest apartment under her assumed name and tell a tale of a sordid life in order to keep her real identity a secret. The lies she tells keep getting her into all kinds of trouble, because once she has started she can’t stop. Whimsical Climax Posing as Bob’s sister, she uses her father’s (Otto Kruger) $1,000 check to guarantee music publisher Wells (Tom D’Andrea) against a loss in publishing Bob and Jingles song. Wells agrees to keep the secret and informs the boys that he'll use their song. Happily, Bob rushes to Barbara’s apartment to tell her the news, but accidentally he oversees her kissing her father. Misunderstanding he decides to return to Sperryville for good. ‘Love And Learn’ Arriving On Friday At Strand Theatre (Advance Reader) Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Martha Vickers and Janis Paige are co-starred in Warners’ ‘Love and Learn,’ which opens at the Strand Theatre on Friday. The supporting cast includes Otto Kruger, Tom D’Andrea, Angela Green and Herbert Anderson in important roles. Three Hit Tunes Made into a screenplay by Eugene Conrad, Francis Swann and I. A. L. Diamond, it was adapted from an original story by Harry Sauber. The film was directed by Frederick De Cordova and produced by William Jacobs. The musical score was composed and adapted by Max Steiner, and under the direction of Leo F. Forbstein. The three songs featured in the film and sung by Jack Carson were written by Moe K. Jerome, Jack Scholl, Charlie Tobias and Ray Heindorf. Rug-Cutting Routine Pairs Pretty Star With Cosmic Puncher Lou Nova, famed for his “cosmic punch” is in the cast of “Love and Learn,’ Warner Bros.’ film starring Jack Carson, Bob Hutton, Martha Vickers, and Janis Paige, at the Strand. The six-foot, two-inch, 220pound ex-boxer draws an unusual sparring partner. She’s winsome Martha Vickers, a five-foot, two-inch 105-pound blonde who joins Nova in a torrid rug-cutting episode wherein the ex-pugilist as a gravelthrated truck driver whirls her about in a death-defying jitterbug routine. TK’d By Joe Louis Nova, who was” amateur heavyweight champion of the United States, knocked out Max Baer twice, beat Bob Pastor, kayoed Tommy Farr, and licked Gunnar Barlund, before the famous Joe Louis technical knockout in 1941. Nova plans to make California his home. He is married to Hertha Robbins, daughter of a local college professor. The couple has four children, Hertha Lou, Wilfred Lou, Jay Lou, and Alexander Lou. 4 Players With 2 Decades Apiece In New Strand Film Number of oldtimers worked in Warner Bros. “Love and Learn," Jack Carson-Bob Hutton-Martha Vickers-Janis Paige co-starrer, at the Strand. Film veterans who were active before the talkie revolution of 20 years ago include Fred Kelsey, Leah Baird, Philo McCullough, and Creighton Hale. What happens when Jingles tricks Bob into returning to New York, when he discovers Barbara’s real identity, help to make for the film’s winsome, whimsical climax. Produced by William Jacobs, “Love and Learn” has a number of outstanding supporting players including Otto Kruger, Tom D’Andrea, Angela Greené and Herbert Anderson. The film was directed by Frederick De Cordova, photographed by Wesley Anderson, A.S.C., and Eugene Conrad, Francis Swann and I. A. L. Diamond adapted Harry Sauber’s original story into the laugh-jammed screenplay. CROONER CARSON Still No. Carson 165 JOVIAL JACK CARSON, co-starred with Bob Hutton, Martha Vickers and Janis Paige in Warners’ new comedy, “Love and Learn,” at the Strand Theatre, sings the film's hit songs, "Happy Me,’ and "Would You Believe Me." MAT No. 2 A Martha Vickers Found An Empty Apartment But Had To Leave It Just When She Got To Like It Martha Vickers performed a miracle—she found a vacant apartment. It had southern exposure, two bedrooms, a roomy kitchen with a new refrigerator and decorated smartly. All her linen was furnished and the rent was negligible. In fact it was ideal—except for the location. Martha's apartment was situated right in the middle of a sound stage on the Warner Bros.’ lot and was in use for Martha's current film, "Love and Learn," in which she is co-starred with Jack Carson, Bob Hutton and Janis Paige, at the Strand. When the film was finished out she went. Still No. 6702500 PERSONABLE BOB HUTTON AND LOVELY MARTHA VICKERS share star billing with Jack Carson and Janis Paige in Warners’ new comedy, ‘Love and Learn," coming to the Strand Theatre on Friday. MAT No. 2 B