Screenland (Nov 1949-Oct 1950)

Your Guide To Current Films Continued from page 15 ing better than to do a wrecking job on ihe little woman's ambitions. As luck would have it, Paul meets opera star Linda Darnell, who accidentally discovers Paul's voice is magnifico, and besides, she likes his virile looks. So while Celeste is practicing scales at home, Paul is secretly matching her cadenza for cadenza in Linda's apartment. After a successful concert tour, Paul's second career is discovered and Celeste storms out of his life. Although he swears not to sing another note, Linda talks him into being her leading man in grand opera. Needing the money, he consents — even the thought of Paul Douglas singing grand opera is riotous, but Douglas actually in opera will have you hanging on the ropes. Charles Coburn, Lucille Watson and George Tobias aid in the hilarity with special mention going to Millard Mitchell, Douglas' cynical, down-to-earth business partner. Sword In The Desert Universal-International DEALING with the Palestine war. this is a well-done account of the fight the Jews waged for their homeland. However, there is surprisingly little shown of the Arabs. Instead, the action revolves around the British and their attempts to keep displaced European Jews from entering Palestine. Dana Andrews, the hard-bitten captain of a freighter, lands a group of these illegal entrants on the forbidden soil. In it strictly for the money, Andrews becomes further involved when he's forced to escape with the refugees from a British patrol. At the underground camp, Andrews brings the British on the .scene when he uses the short-wave radio to contact his ship. Patriot Marta Toren is captured, though Dana and two underground leaders, Stephen McNally and Jeff Chandler, manage to get out in time. From there on, Andrews has a ringside seat in the battle between the British and the Jews, but it's touch and go as to whether or not he'll tell all he has learned to the British. A spectacular escape scene finishes this off in such a way that 4th of July fireworks look positively sick. They Live By Night RKO THREE prisoners sentenced to life terms break out of jail. Two, Howard Da Silva and Jay C. Flippen, are hardened criminals who plan to resume their crime careers. The third, Farley Granger, wants to pull just one robbery .so he can get enough money to hire a lawyer and clear him.self of a murder he accidentally committed when he was 17. While hiding out with his two confederates, he meets Cathy O'Donnell but romance has to play second fiddle to the impending bank robbery. True, the holdup goes off without a hitch, but Granger has an automobile accident. To rescue 74 the injured bandit, trigger-happy Da Silva kills a policeman. In the wrecked car, the authorities find a gun with Granger's fingerprints. Being wanted for murder, however, doesn't stop Farley and Cathy from getting married. From the moment the preacher ties the knot to the tragic end, the couple are being hounded by both the police and Granger's convict pals. All in all, this is a strange but excellently-done combination of sweet and sordid, thrills and tears. Strange Bargain RKO CLEVERLY-DONE mystery with a bizarre twist and which stars Jeffrey Lynn and Martha Scott, as Jeff's wife. An underpaid, shy-guy accountant in a firm where the partners are constantly at odds. Lynn is catapulted into a weird situation when one of his bosses forces him to become an accomplice in a "murder." Facing bankruptcy, the boss plans to commit suicide and with Lynn's aid. wants it to appear as though it was murder— in that way only his wife and son will collect the insurance. The only trouble is, after the plan is carried out, Lynn begins to look like a chief suspect with several other people in the running too. About to confess the whole plot, Lynn is confronted by some startling aspects to the case. If you're smart, you'll be able to see what they are before Lynn does. If not, well! have you got a surprise coming! Arctic Fury RKO T TNUSUAL semi-documentary about LJ an Alaskan doctor, Del Cambre, who because of the rugged terrain makes his rounds via airplane. On one mission to a desolate village where most of the residents are victims of a deadly epidemic, Cambre's plane crashes and though he manages to save himself from the icy sea, he has nothing to protect himself from the dangers of the wild arctic region. He finds refuge in a cave but soon is joined by two slap-happy bear cubs and their enraged mama. The hazards the three go through are numerous and existence is a struggle. Wild life in the raw, and unknown features of little known Alaska play important roles which turns this into as exciting an outdoor picture as you'd care to see. The Gay Lady (Technicolor) Eagle Lion Release BRIGHT and vivacious is the description best fitting this British musical about the trials and tribulations of Trottie True, a music hall entertainer in the early 1900's. Trottie (Jean Kent), a "good girl" at all times, manages to skip from a balloon pilot to a manufacturing tycoon to a stinking rich duke, James Donald Holiday Inn (Re-release) Paramount IN TIME for the Yuletide season, this Bing Crosby — Fred Astaire starrer was the film that brought "I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas" to a very receptive public. In addition to the song, the stars do themselves right proud as the song-and-dance combo who split up when Crosby gets fed up with the theatre and yearns for the peace and quiet of country life. Farming has a heap of drawbacks for a city slicker so Bing turns his farm into an inn which is open on holidays only. One of the entertainers is pert Marjorie Reynolds, with whom Bing falls promptly in love. Fred, in need of a dancing partner since his current one eloped with a millionaire, moves right in on the set-up and before you can yodel the first two bars of "I'm D. O. A. W. C." Marjorie is out in Hollywood with Fred . . foolish, foolish Bing, he would have to start acting smart! Everything ends happily for everybody, though, so don't start feeling sorry for Bing. Say It With Perfume! Continued from page 16 strapless evening gown, with a coiffure, not just hair, Jane uses rich, lush, swooning scents with notes of sandalwood, exotic and Oriental. For sports and outdoor activities, Jane changes to breezy, zesty perfumes. Joan Evans, the new young star of "Roseanna McCoy," about fifteen, uses light, flowery scents, always right for the definitely teenagers. Lovely Jane Greer, who should have her baby by the time you read this, has some new slants on perfume for the mother-to-be. She says that during her pregnancy, her perfume tastes changed entirely, with her preference changing to the fastidiously dainty, happy scents. This type of fragrance is an especially welcome thought, I believe, for your friends now awaiting their blessed events. At a time when both dress and activities are somewhat limited, perfume is a marvelous morale builder. Gigi Perreau winds up the RKO perfume research at the tender age of eight. Gigi's preferences are not yet developed but she is trying hard. She raids her mother's dressing table and on occasion is a kind of medley in perfume, mixing a number of scents well together. Recently, someone said to her younger brother, "How is Gigi doing as an actress?" He pdlntedly replied, "She stinks," thinking only of her attacks on mama's perfume rather than her public's heart. Of this you may be sure, perfume is here to stay. It is here to stay because it is one of the oldest symbols of beauty, magic and adoration. It figured in the Nativity. The gifts to the Baby were gold, frankincense and myrrh. It is ever new, like the first words of love. In fact, the modern viewpoint is you are never quite dressed nor quite your fullest self without perfume. PRINTED tN THE U.S. BY THE CUNEO PRESS, INC.