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

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The White Witch Doctor There's enough spine-tingling action ' in this Otto Lang production to spill over into a serial. There's never a dull moment. When nurse Susan Hayward arrives in the Belgian Congo to join a missionary group, local authority Walter Slezak assigns Robert Mitchum to escort her into the interior. Although he is hostile about guiding Susan, he agrees when Slezak points out that this will get him safely into the forbidden Bakuba country, where it is believed there is a fabulous gold collection. As the safari progresses, Mitchum sees Susan subdue a witch doctor, stop an epidemic and save a chief's son. When the boy again becomes ill because of witch doctor interference, Susan is held captive. It is then that Mitchum realizes he loves her and faces the decision of whether to sacrifice his quest for gold or her life. From here on, it's topnotch acting with lots of thrill sequences. 20th CenturyFox. Houdini The spellbinding effect of Houdini's * numerous escape acts, plus the likable teaming of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, provides a happy blending for this George Pal production. Tony as Houdini begins his career as part-time wildman-magician in a carnival. When the "wildman" starts acting too tame towards a girl in the audience (Janet Leigh), he loses his job, but wins her affection. They are married and she joins his act. From here on, the film becomes a narrative of some of the magician's greatest tricks— including his escape from a safe, from the Tower of London and from under the ice-caked Detroit River. Curtis's dexterity, plus the behind-the-scenes preparations for the 16 death-defying stunts provides the movie with an unmistakable fascination. Paramount. South Sea Woman The Marines always have the situation well in hand — and when the object is Virginia Mayo, who's to blame them? Marine Sgts. Burt Lancaster and Chuck Connors are on leave in Shanghai, when Connors sees Virginia, a nightclub photographer, and determines to marry her. Lancaster is against the merger, and while trying to break up the romance, his company ships out without him and Connors. The resulting action finds the boys, accompanied by Virginia, in a series of misadventures stemming from their inability to catch up with the Marines. The story's premise, which is highly improbable, still provides enough interest and imagination for lighthearted entertainment. Warner Brothers. Man From The Alamo D ancher Glenn Ford deserts the fighting at the Alamo to warn his family and neighbors of the approaching Mexican Army. He arrives too late, for the entire town, including his wife and son, has been wiped out. An eye-witness to the massacre, 11-year-old Butch Cavell, tells him it was not General Santa Ana, but Victor Jory and a group of white men masquerading as Mexicans who rampaged the town. While seeking a home for Butch, Ford finds only Julia Adams willing to help the youngster, for word of the Alamo's fall and Ford's desertion is beginning to be circulated. Realizing that no One will believe his true motive, Ford launches his own private and hazardous crusade against Jory. Before his revenge is complete he par Glenn Ford meets with outlaw leader Victor Jory in "Man From The Alamo." Susan Hayward and Robert Mitchum in love scene in "White Witch Doctor." Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis in their first co-starring picture, "Houdini."