Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1947)

45 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ten cents per word (10 words minimum). No cuts or borders. No charge for name and address. 5 insertions for the price of 3. Money order or check with copy. Ads will appear as soon as received unless otherwise instructed. Address: Classified Dept. SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW. February 22, 1947 contused with stories of politics per se, it does have a background of the workings of political machines and contains some "touches" that show up the average American voter for the non-understanding "dope" he is who, because of his lethargy, permits political machines to control the destiny of worthy and unworthy candidates. One argument in a crowded political rally when a man states to a non-believing guest that he could yell "Fish for Sale!" and raise the crowd to a cheering mass, and then demonstrates that he can do just that, is not too hard to believe. It is however, the performances of Loretta Young as the naive, but frank, natural farm girl; Joseph Cotten as the young politician, Ethel Barrymore as the matriarchal ruler of the local political set-up, and Charles Bickford as the butler, accepted as one of the family, that give the film its effervescent quality. It moves right along with the right kind of ending: the villain getting his just deserts, the young man getting his girl and the right kind of political argument winning out. The picture is really good and should thoroughly entertain all types of adult audiences. The marquee names should start the box-office ball rolling and concentrated exploitation should deliver better-than-average business. Code of the West RKO Radio Western 56 mins. AUDIENCE SLANT: (Family) A standard western for the action fans. BOX-OFFICE SLANT: Average western business. Cast: James Warren, Debra Alden, John Laurenz, Steve Brodie, Rita Lynn, Robert Clarke, Carol Forman, Harry Woods, Raymond Burr, Harry Harvey, Phil Warren. Emmett Lynn. Credits: Produced by Herman Schlom. Directed by William Berke. Screenplay by Xorman Houston. Based on the novel by Jane Grey. Photography, Jack MacKenzie. Plot: After saving a girl and her father from the hands of stagecoach bandits, a cowboy decides to restore law and order to a western town, controlled by a cabaret owner and his henchmen. The crooks continue their plundering until the cowboy, helped by the girl's father, rids the town of its evil element and wins the girl. Comment: In the course of riding the western trail together, James Warren and John Laurenz have another advenurous time with the crooked element in a frontier town. And in straightening out the trouble, they go through the usual amount of fast riding, shooting and fisticuffs. Picture opens slowly but picks up momentum as it goes along so that in its entirety it has enough excitement and thrills to satisfy the regular followers of this type of fare. Warren is smooth and capable in his role and Laurenz offers several tunes. Villainous deeds are capably handled by Raymond Burr with Steve Brodie, Harry Woods and Phil Warren as his trigger-men. Emmett Lynn plays the straight role of a doctor and Debra Alden does quite well in the feminine lead. For those who like their westerns in the standard pattern, this should be a satisfying bit of entertainment. Pinza in 3-Year Deal Boris Morros has completed negotiations with Ezio Pinza for the exclusive services of that operatic star in motion pictures for the next three year?. Pinza, wso scores a noted triumph in "Carnegie Hall," Federal Films' feature produced by Morros and William LeBaron for United Artistsi will appear in two of the company's forthcoming pictures. COMIC BOOKS PUBLICATIONS FOR PREMIUMS. 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