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NASH CO., Box 75, Toronto, Canada Your Guide To Current Films Continued from page 14 Key Largo Warners THE screen version of Maxwell Anderson's play is a suspensefui, dramatic and brutal episode in a virtually empty hotel on the tropical island of Key Largo. Gangsters, hiding out there, meet up with cynical ex-Army officer Humphrey Bogart, visiting the owner (Lionel Barrymore) and his daughter in law (Lauren Bacall), whose late husband had been Bogart's buddy. A hurricane is responsible for subsequent events, which include the gradual deterioration of the gang's leader (Edward G. Robinson) , several murders and near-murders. It's intensely exciting, the mood is contagious, and there are few improbable incidents. A special laurel should be handed Claire Trevor for her portrayal of Robinson's dipsomaniac girlfriend. Rope Warners FOR the first time in cinematic history, a film has been recorded exactly like a play: the action, which covers an hour and a half, all takes place in one small apartment. Technicolor is used to create mood and the slight change in time. Never before has murder been treated with such aplomb nor with such psychopathic connotations. And it's been a long time since the climax has been quite as tense or exciting. This is probably the best of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers— certainly it's his greatest contribution to motion pictures' artistic development. James Stewart, Farley Granger, Joan Chandler and especially John Dall are expert in their respective featured roles (we won't tell you more, since the plot is so unusual) , as are character actors Edith Evanson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Constance Collier. This picture is a "must" for every moviegoer, for seeing it is a major emotional experience. Give My Regards to Broadway 20th Century-Fox THIS was probably meant to be another "Mother Wore Tights," but it doesn't quite measure up. Charles Winninger is an old-time vaudevillian who won't admit the demise of his theatrical medium and wants his family to follow in his footsteps. His talented son (Dan Dailey, who doesn't get to dance enough) and his daughters (Barbara Lawrence and Jane Nigh) are put through their paces while Dad works in a factory. One by one, the kids abandon his plans for eventual recognition on Broadway. Finally, Dad accepts the situation, mostly because of his son's superior baseball playing. Nancy Guild, as the boy's sweetheart, Charlie Ruggles as Dad's agent, and especially Fay Bainter, as the mother, are excellent. Beyond Glory Paramount AVERY good story suffers from a too static treatment: much of it takes place in one room, which is usu ally bad on the screen, and its direction gives the film an illusion of slow motion. A war veteran (Alan Ladd) , who enlists at West Point, has a guilt complex because he thinks he was responsible for the death of his superior officer. His reactions are such that a suit is brought against the Academy by a student's father who accuses Ladd of brutality. The film has interesting and factual shots of West Point, where much of it was made. Ladd, whose part is entirely different for him, and Donna Reed, the girl who loves and helps him, are excellent. So are Henry Travers, George Macready and George Coulouris in supporting roles. Escape 20th Century-Fox A WAR veteran (Rex Harrison) unconsciously gets himself embroiled in an English park fight, and is subsequently jailed. He can't stand unjustified imprisonment, and escapes. Much of the picture has to do with his trek across the country. The most interesting incidents are his surprise meeting with the daughter (Peggy Cummins) of an impoverished landowner who instinctively trusts, helps and loves him, and his encounter with a Minister of the Church who convinces him to give himself up. Neither role seems worthy of the two principals, but they do well enough. Several vistas of the English countryside are worth seeing. Mine Own Executioner 20th Century-Fox IT'S doubtful if the screen has ever given psychiatry such sympathetic treatment before. This picture, made in England, deals with a lay-psychiatrist (Burgess Meredith) who's too busy and preoccupied with the problems of his varied patients to straighten out his own personal life. A crisis is reached when a schizophrenic (Kieron Moore) he's treating kills his wife (Barbara White) and then himself, and the psychiatrist is almost convicted of guilt for both deaths. The simple, extraordinarily natural dialog pokes gentle fun at the less serious aspects of mental therapy — ostensibly proving that some psychiatrists don't take themselves too seriously — yet it also gives a clear picture of what this science is striving for. A Date with Judy MGM THIS motion picture, based on the radio show of the same name, is equally charming and amusing. Judy is played by Songstress Jane Powell, who temporarily neglects her boy friend (Scotty Beckett) for an older and, to her, more fascinating man (Bob Stack), who is interested in her girl friend (Elizabeth Taylor) . The latter is so breathtakingly beautiful it will be difficult for the moviegoer to concentrate on anyone else. Jane's wonderfully natural and lovable parents (Selena Royle and Wallace Beery) and Elizabeth's muddled father (Leon Ames) 70 SCREENLAND