Screenland Plus TV-Land (Nov 1952 - Oct 1953)

Rock Hudson leads the life of a Texas badman (from age 18 to 55), Maureen O'Hara, spitfire pirate, catches swashbuckling Errol Flynn wins love of Julie Adams in Technicolor film, "The Lawless Breed." making love to Princess Alice Kelley in U-I's "Against All Flags." agent Eddie Mayehoff and Dean's wife {Polly Bergen) try to get him to recognize Lewis as a partner, not a stooge, it lakes a severe lesson from the public to set him straight. The film, which gets underway at a fair pace, really zings-up when the boys are doing their theatrical routines — Dean on stage and Jerry heckling from a box. Best song presentation: "A Girl Named Mary and A Boy Named Bill." APRIL IN PARIS Fun-For-All — Warner Bros. DORIS DAY bounces her way to Paree and Ray Bolger's arms in this Technicolor salute to the City of Romance. As an ambitious State Department aide, Bolger is mailing out invital ions to an International Art Festival in France, when he accidentally puts the coveted bid meant for Ethel Barrymore into an envelope addressed to chorine Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson (Doris). All hough he immediately informs "Dynamite" of I he mistake, the news reaches his superior and the press who think it a most "democratic experiment." Now Holger must reverse strategy and persuade the chorine to accompany his boss, himself and three scholars to Paris. Before the end of the voyage "Dynamite" has met Gallic waiter (Claude Dauphin) and together they manage to stand the entire U. S. delegation on its ear with their antics, particularly Bolger who has fallen in love with the chorus girl. There's iots of lively songs and dances in this Parisian potpourri including a delightful production number in the ship's galley 16 featuring Doris, Dauphin and Bolger entitled, "I'm Going To Ring The Bell Tonight." THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN Randy Triumphs — Warner Bros. WHEN Randolph Scott rides into the little pueblo of Los Angeles, he bears secret credentials empowering him to investigate military installations. Only men to know his. real identity are Army buddies Alan Hale Jr. and Dick Wesson. Scott, in need of a suitable disguise to carry out his orders, overhears Philip Carey, captain of the local post, announce that he is going to marry and retire school teacher, Patrice Wymore. Scott immediately announces that he is the new replacement. Since school will not resume for several weeks, he has plenty of time to uncover a water monopoly that threatens to choke out the tiny settlement. He also finds time to investigate military headquarters, promote Cary in the Army and demote him with Patrice — who winds up back in school with an apple and a kiss from Scott, plus some pretty close-ups in WarnerColor. THE STEEL TRAP Thrill Special — 20th Century-Fox HAVE you ever wondered how you could get a million dollars? Joseph Gotten gives his answer in Bert Friedlob's spine tingling account of a bank executive who steals a suitcase full of currency and tries to skip the country before the bank reopens Monday morning. Cotten seems to have it a mite too easy getting his hands on the grimy greenbacks, but if you can overlook this story improbability then you are in for a wild weekend. Cotten, a staid vice president married to Teresa Wright, tells her he is being sent on business to Brazil {which has no extradition law with this country.) Teresa accompanies him and they are within hours of Brazil when his wife discovers his plot and deserts him. Then begins Cotten 's frantic frenzy to return the cash before the bank opens Monday and to rewin his wife's affection. The film, which offers as many chills as an air conditioner in Winter, is kept at a terse pace by director Andrew Stone. THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Star Studded — MGM MASTERMINDED by director Vincente Minnelli five power-packed performances are turned in for this tale of behind-the-scenes Hollywood. Top honors are divided by Lana Turner as a down-and-out bit player who hits the bottle when things get too tough, and Kirk Douglas, who plays another of those heels with sex appeal. Douglas as Jonathan Shields is determined to make his name again mean something in the movie world. How he ruthlessly uses everyone that comes in contact with him forms the basis for the film. There's his director (Barry Sullivan) , whose idea he steals to win an Academy Award for himself. There's Lana Turner, his star, with whom he fosters an off-the-set romance until