Screenland (Nov 1950-Oct 1951)

Linda Darnell is drawn to Joseph Cotten after he redeems himself in "Two Flags West." the missing room, the reason why it was so ingeniously concealed and what happened to Tomlinson. An ever present quality of suspense and mystery make this a mint of enjoyment. To Please A Lady MGM CLARK GABLE is perfectly content racing cars, joshing the girls, and having a gay, free time for himself when along comes Miss Barbara Stanwyck and — zingo — life isn't easy. Barbara, a live-wire, frustrated columnist accuses him of deliberately killing a man and has him barred from race tracks. However, deep inside her, primitive passion rages for her brawny whipping-boy. Why Clark finally goes for her, too, is a mystery but a clue is revealed as he slaps her, then pulls her into his arms, murmuring through his teeth: "We're alike you and me, baby." A truer statement was never made, and it's a darn good thing Barbara slips into a decolletage gown for one scene, otherwise the difference would have been even more difficult to discern. As an auto-racing film, this is excellent. As an insight into career women, it's mere male propaganda to keep women chained to the kitchen stove. Jackpot 20th Century-Fox EVERYTHING is just average in the James Stewart family but James thinks he and wife Barbara Hale are hopelessly set in a too comfortable middle-class rut. Then, as if a mischievous pixie agrees, and wants to stir things up a bit, Jimmy wins, via a radio quiz show, a huge jackpot: live pony, dead steer, watches, a loose-wristed male interior decorator, a tight-bosomed female portrait painter, plus sundry other interesting prizes. Strictly manna from heaven — until income tax, sex and jealousy rear their ugly heads, and even they, along with all the other unexpected difficulties, are funny. A jackpot of easy-going humor which demonstrates why you had better look a gift horse in the mouth. The Sound Of Fury United Artists DESPERATE because he's out of a job and can't support his pregnant wife and young son, Frank Lovejoy allows himself to team up with Lloyd Bridges, a petty holdup man. Ambitious, Bridges decides to kidnap the son of the town's leading citizen, and reluctantly, Lovejoy assists in the snatch, thinking his part of the ransom money will be enough so he can retire from his brief criminal career. Unfortunately, despite Lovejoy 's efforts, Bridges murders their victim. From there, it's only a matter of time until they are captured, but what happens to the incensed townspeople is a raw, vicious study of human nature at its lowest ebb. Long Left: Indian arrows finish off Errol Flynn when he and his group of eight men make last desperate attempt to swing a victory for the neardefeated Confederacy by capturing the West in Warners' "Rocky Mountain." Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck don't always see eye-to-eye in "To Please A Lady." after leaving the theatre, the lynch scene will live in your memory as one of the screen's most shocking dramas. I'll Get By (Technicolor) 20th Century-Fox SONG-PLUGGERS and publishers are a special breed of people, a fact which publisher William Lundigan proceeds to demonstrate with as much vigor and brass as a tail-gate trombone soloist. More subdued is singer June Haver but she. too. glissades into a riff that really jumps when the object of her affections. William, unknowingly lets guest-star Jeanne Crain introduce one of his new songs instead of love -pie June. Near tragedy strikes since June realizes her mistake after William is shipped out to the South Pacific by the U. S. Marine Corps. Along with the Lundigan-Haver affair, Gloria De Haven and Dennis Day are also at odds. The only person apparently happy is Harry James, he's got his trumpet and Betty Grable's waiting at home. Nicely laced together with some fine music and songs and guest attractions Dan Dailey, Vic Mature and Reginald Gardner. (Please turn to page 14 ) Right: In his despair at being unable to get a job and support his wife and child, ex-CI Frank Lovejoy takes up a life of crime under expert tutelage of his newfound friend, hoodlum Lloyd Bridges in "Sound Of Fury."