Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1946)

February 2. 1946 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW 75 'DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT.' Rita Hayworth, bright particular singing and dancing darling of many big musicals, takes a new path in her histrionic career in a highly emotional role in "Gilda," which Hollywood observers call a "decidedly different" sort of picture for the glamorous redhead. ROBUST ROMANCE. Cornel Wilde, who came to the fore in "A Song to Remember" makes his third appearance in a Columbia production as the swashbuckling hero of "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest," scene from which is shown above. Anita Louise is the object of the romantic hero's attentions. Columbia Stars Spark Anniversary Films {Continued from Payc 50) West, presents Evelyn Keyes as the frontier girl who is loved by two men, Willard Parker, only doctor in the town, and Larry Parks, youngest son of a family of outlaws. Others in the cast include Edgar Buchanan, Jim Bannon, Forrest Tucker, Ludwig Donath, Frank Sully, Willard Robertson and Paul Burns. George Sherman directed. Sol Siegel produced and Richard Wallace directed. Another of the already realeased productions which will hit the majority of theatres during the Anniversary year, is "She Wouldn't Say Yes," comedy starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman with Adele Jergens, Charles Winninger, Harry Davenport and Sara Haden. Alexander Hall directed for Producer Virginia Van Upp. Fred MacMurray stars in twin roles in "Pardon My Past," a fast moving comedy of mistaken identity, which features Marguerite Chapman, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest, Rita Johnson, Harry Davenport and Douglas Dumbrille. Leslie Fenton produced and directed. Standout Names of Studio World Listed on Columbia Talent Roster O'Brien in Thriller Pat O'Brien and Ruth Warrick star in "Perilous Holiday," a comedy thriller laid in Mexico. O'Brien is seen as a Government agent whose job is to break up a gang of international thieves, and Miss Warrick plays a newspaper woman who works on the case with him. The cast includes Alan Hale, Edgar Buchanan, Audrey Long and Eddie LeBaron and his orchestra. Phil L. Ryan produced and Edward H. Griffith directed. Another on the list is "Tars and Spars," screen version of the famous Coast Guard musical which stars Alfred Drake, Janet Blair and Marc Piatt with Sid Caesar and Jeff Donnell. Alfred E. Green directed, and in addition to the singing of Drake (of "Oklahoma!" fame) and Miss Blair, and the spectacular dancing of Marc Piatt, the film introduces a new comic, Sid Caesar. Current Hits on List Already playing briskly to rushing business at first run theatres, and set to enjoy the majority of its run during the Silver Anniversary year, is "Kiss and Tell," screen version of the George Abbott stage hit, which presents Shirley Temple in her first adult solo starring role. Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Robert Benchley, Porter Hall and Tom Tully are featured. Columbia is turning on the full resources of the studios' artistic, technical and showmanship power to highlight the Silver Anniversary year with top flight productions. As a starter for the 1946 year, the company has scheduled five productions that were given especially elaborate treatment in all department of scripting, casting and production and directorial departments. The studio personnel includes names of outstanding rank in the producer, director and player classifications of Hollywood. Among the producers are : Virginia Van Upp, Sidney Buchman, Don Hartman, Sidney Biddell, Samuel Bischoff, Edward Nealas, Sidney Skolsky, Burt Kelly, Jules Schermer, B. F. Zeidman, Michel Kraike, Wallace MacDonald, Ted Richmond, Rudolph Flotliow, Leonard Picker, Colbert Clark, Leon Barsha, Jules White and Hugh McCollum. The directors comprise: Charles Vidor, Alexander Hall. Irving Cumminss. Edmund Goulding, Sam Wood, Richard Wallace, Alfred E. Green, George Sherman, Joseph H. Lewis, John Haggott, William Castle, Abby Berlin, Ray Nazarro and John Sturges. The players include : Rita Hayworth, Rosalind Russell, Irene Dunne, Evelyn Keyes, Janet Blair, Alexander Knox, Lee Bowman, Glenn Ford, Marguerite Chapman, Alfred Drake, Anita Louise, Larry Parks, Adele Jergens, Ann Miller, Penny Singleton, Marc Piatt, Willard Parker, Edgar Buchanan, .\rthur Lake, WilHani Holden, Richard Dix, Warner Baxter, Chester Morris, Janis Carter, Charles Starrett. Smiley Burnette, Lynn Merrick, Nina Foch. Judy Canova, Jeff' Donnell, Leslie Brooks. Dusty Anderson, Jim Bannon, Joe Besser, Ken Curtis, Robert De Haven, Ludwig Donath. Hoosier Hot Shots, Doris Houck, Ross Hunter. Coulter Irwin, Richard Lane, Jimmy Lloyd. George Macready, G3.y Nelson, Gloria Patrice. Adelle Roberts, Robert Scott, Larry Simms, Deuce Spriggins, Robert Stanton, Ro'oert Stevens, Frank Sully, Loren Tindall, Forrest Tucker, John Tyrrell, The Vagabonds, Lillian Wells, Andy Clyde, Shemp Howard. Eddie Foy, Jr., Three Stooges and Vera Vague.