Variety (Feb 1937)

14 VARIETY ¥ II Ki R E V I E W S Wednesday, February 17, 1937 Head Over Heels in Love (BRITISH MADE) (MUSICAL) Gflumont-Britl.^h production "anil release. Stars. Jessie Matthews.- Directed by Sohnte Kale. Songs by ■ Mack Gordon'-.' and Harry 1 Revel, Adapted by Fred- Thompson and DWlght Taylor from piny by Francois" do Crolsseti scenario, : Marjorle Gaffney; dialog, DwlRdt Taylor; camera. Glen.MacYVlUiamsj danoes, -Buddy Bradley: editor,' Al -Barnes; musical' direction:,- Louis Levy.. At .Roxy; N. Y„ week Feb. 12, '!17. Running time,- 84 mlns. Jeanne.,. ,'....;'...'-.,, ...Jessie Matthews Pierre......................'.Robert- Fleming Marcel..;,.,... ..,,.,,..';. j•'.■. ..Louis Borell. Matty,,.... i,.....,... . . ..... . Romnoy Brent Norma, .'.-. .'-.'Whitney Bournb . Max ,».,-...... : ,.;-.'. .Paul Leyssac Martin.. '..'..,...., i., "Hot Makehnm Normn's. Mana •■. :.y.,, .Fred Duprcz It certainly should be worth While; to rescue the personable and highly talented Jessie. Matthews from Eng- lish films. Under' the...existing Gau- •mont-British... tie-tin and. economic acV cord' with 20th Century-Fox; that company is a natural production co-> ' ordinator. .For example, 'Head Over , Heels in -L6ve' is a topsy-turvy film - affair,, emulating its - title in more: ; than one respect. Of the hybrid Hollywood and Elstree components there's rib disputing that, outside of the. star's own yeoman work, , the Gordon and Revel songs are: the - most potent contributory facto*;:. So .it's just another film, but. those- click songs are gonna have - their good effect; ;; * Story \ one of those things-e' familiar unto being trite. - And the, support is no panic, embracing-two: ^uncertain juveniles in Robert Flem- ing and Louis Borell, the latter as. a light-heavy . who permits himself to be ... influenced by the . visiting glamour-girl from Holly wood (Whit-; ney Bourne), an American-film star' looking-for new 1 leading man. In between, Miss Matthews is efr fectively. shown as a' cafe song-and- - dancer, - later , a radio click, and still, .later as a cigaret girl when the ire ..of the Actors'^ -Association (for;-a temperamental breach) chases her from the limelight. 'Locale is'-Paris, and. the French version , of' . Equity is mentioned periodically as some : sort of, a bogey- ■inan' which keeps irascible troupers . hewing, the line, even though. their .own Pagliacci complications upset. them emotionally. On the heels, of some of the filmu- - sieals which the Roxy has been '■ showing. recently . it's perhaps. a hardier test for this GB entry- than. normally. However, they did give .some .of the . mellower - meller sequences a mild but none the less unmistakable razz here.. .:.• '- .. - . It's no . news .that Miss Matthews is an ..eyeful . and highly capable. Buddy/ Bradley,always- does well by • her in staging . the dance, routines, and, this- alumnus Of the ,'late Billy. Pierce's studios in New YOrk (which coached many/of the topnotch in- genues of musical comedy in the past decade) has done right by her again. Plus which the comely and shapely Miss 'Matthews evidences anew why she's the No. 1 filmusical ingenue Of Britain. On the other hand, although her husband, Sonnie Hale, manages fairly well in directing the proceed--' ings, the material calls for inspired: niceties to make it stand up. As result, his end of it misses. Nor does the lighting do the. sum . total full justice; some spots the camera: work is most unflattering to the star, -■■ The Gordon and Revel.songs are good and the titles indicate how beneficial the judiciously primed radio plug may prove for the film. Songs are 'May I Have the Next Ro- mance with YOU?*' 'Head Over . Heels in Love.' 'Lookin' AfOund Corners for You,' 'There's That Look in YOur Eyes Again,' 'Don't Give Good Gosh Darn* and Through the Courtesy Of Love.' , A flock of melo . dies and: sometime^ they're reprised, so much. so' that' it further . retards matters;. ' . .Fred Duprez, vet English vaude- ,villian/ has a bit with- Miss Bourne Latter is fair in what she does, and Paul. Leyssac makes his item hold up. Musical , direction' is iconVen- •tional, handicapped; by uninspired presentation,! poor* lighting " arid Iensing:"" , Miss ■ Matthews . ' been ' making .an. ever-growing impression' in America with her past three screen •entries.'and' it is figured she's about, ready to go over the -top for substan- tial- grosses with a good , picture/ This, is not that picture.. The songs, instead, will probably prove the most, effective collaboration for the'Ameri- can b.o. Abel; they insist on doubling up, it will carry a weak 'sister nicely. More-! over, in addition to names it has pro- ductional value. Though it is lacking in comedy, probably the injection of laughs Would have hurt It is a medical story with the title derived from an extraneous charr acter'.a churchman who is . consulted by most of the characters and who is constantly referring to the go- ahead light of the traffic signals. It is the Original title of the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, Retention of the title is intelligent, for it probably Will do: a lot of selling, on its own, particularly ,to. women, though this is npt distinctively a woman's story. This character, Dean Harco.urt, vaguely suggestive of 'The Servant in the H6use T ahd,'The Passing of the Third Floor . Back,' appears to have disturbed the scenarist, who never quite makes up his mind whether tO play up that, angle or feature the medical, angle, which is the. .. real yarn. As a result there is a little too much—or else too little—of the char* acter for. satisfactory results. Mostly he ''■ is retardaht. and V inter ruptive, slowing the story and giving a two: angled -slant to .the'entire production, Apart from! this the scenario job has been-well done' in spite of a deliber- ate : pace which does not. make' for speed. The falling, action run's too far beyond the real climax,, and here, again, it is to bring back the Dean for' a; homUetic;-. which would have been all right had the ..character been more prominent. As is the Dean is merely .a sort of - Greek chorus to determine the actions of the other players. Story proper falls into ; the. current cycle of/plays in which 'discredited,, but innocent, physicians rehabilitate" themselves. Entire situation hangs: on the-. acceptance .of: undeserved responsibility for a. patient's: ;<ieath oh the part of a young medico,. saving face for his former preceptor who bungles an operation due:to un^ settled nerves. -He has been told his stock speculations are tumbling. So; Errol Flynn takes the blame really due-Henry O'Neill, and this: compli-: cafes his love for the victim's daugh- ter, Anita Louise. He engages in re-l search wOrk, inoculates himself with, the germ of spotted fever and so de- velops a curative serum. Meanwhile, the- girl decides to marry, him., iri spite of the apparent bar between theml The switch in locale divides the script into two distinct and well marked phases; the hospital material, and the, medical pioneering. In each phase .the stoty .is reminiscent, but it holds together.' ■ Flynn jives a vigorous and polished performance.bllt offers no new angle; |p the Hollywood type. Close second is Walter Abel, as another doctor, giving a more natural performance, but not getting the opportunities. Sir Cedric Hardwicke is unusually , good. Anita Louise is easy to. look at and dresses interestingly. She fails, how-, .ever, to give color to the. girl who feels - that? the . hian she loves, is virtually her mother's murderer. A. more- telling performance is! com; tributed by ; Margaret Lindsay, a' sterling; job. . Other assignments are in-.capable ; hands, while Frank Borzage and cameraman Haskin can line up With the - players for credit. Production is deft. ' <■ Chic. . GREEN LIGHT Warner Bros, 'release.'lot Irst- ; National ^Cosmopolitan), 'production. Stars Errol Flynn and: Anita.. Louise, Features Margaret Lindsay, Kit- . Ccdiic . : Hardwle.ke, Walter Abel, Hoary O'Neill. ^Directed by Frank; Borage. From ..novel . of., ;samft . title by ' Lloyd ^-'C. Douglas. Screen play,.-.- MJIton"' Krlms:: cumera,'.'■ Byron. Hnskln;' editor,. James Gibbons. At the Stra.hd, .-. N, I V., week Feb, VI, 'J7^ Ruhrilng/Ume, 8.Tmlns.' Dr. Xewell Paige.... >........ .Urrol Flynn Phyllis Dexter.,........;, : ;.. .Anita Louise Frances."Ogllvle. ......... Mnrphret Lindsay Dea Harcouj^i.,.;.... Ir Codrlo Harwlcke John HtDilt^rd.. ..' ...... . Walter Abel Dr. EndJcott. enry .'O'Neill. Mr .i . Doxter.. ; . . .v..;.;Sprlnp Bylngtbn Pat Alien............. ilSrln O'Brien-Moore Dr. Line. ......V.V.. .Henry Kollcer Dr. Booth.. .Pierre Wntkln Shrt ifr : -'...........;..... Granville Bates Shcon Man ,: .Russell Slnipsoh A NMiW,-......,...;..,...,.... .Myrtle Stedman With customer lure in the title and the player names,. 'Green Light' would seem ta stand .a better than usucl chance as a singleton. Where GOLGOTHA (FRENCH MADE). George McLeod Baynes release of Film Union production. Features Robert '- I.e Vlgan, Joafl Gabln. Harry Baur, Charles Qranval. liucas Grldoux. Juliette Verneull. Directed; by Julien Duvlvler. Adaptation, Forrest Izard and 1. E. IjOpcrt; music, Jacques Ibert;. recor.dlns..I. E. Lopcrt. At Academy r pf. AtuHlc, B-kiyn. Twice tin|ly, four days; starting Feb. ,0, '37. Running time',' -.07- mins. ■ Jesus of Nazarel .,...., wt lie Vlirnn Pilate.. ...,:.7ean Gabln Herod........,............... ^. Harry Briur Calaphas.;;,,.'.... . .....v. .Charles Grnnviil Annas,.'. i......; Andre< Biicque Peter..."...................., Hubert PnMler Jiidas...............'... .liuciis Grldoux Gereon.....;.. ........'..;...'..-.... Vn n Daele Claudia. I......',...../... .Bd wjge FeUllIere Mary.\...... .Juliette, Verneull Miniature Reviews 'Head Over . Heels In Love* (GB). Fair British-made film-, usical. Stars Jessie Matthews plus a Gordon and Revel score., 'Green LlrbV (WB). Sales value in. cast and title with a good production to back it up. Okay. •Devil's jPlayground' (Col).: Routine gob drama with inter- esting , sub-sea, camera effects, but f or: the duals despite Dix, Del Rio ind Chester Morris in the cast 'Join ; the Marines*' (Rep). Fast paced, comedy melodrama of marines, ith Paul Kelly and stalwart .* cast; , . excellent grammer lacking top. names. 'Mind. Tour Own Business' (Par);- Charles Ruggles and ; Alice Brady in an unimportant comedy meller that tries to plug the Boy Scouts; most biz in sec- ondary, dual brackets. ' «We're; on the Jory* (RKO ). Victor Moore and Helen Brod- ? erick ;in^- the 1936 version' of ILadies of the Jury.' Good sec- ondary b.o. value. 'Singing Buckaroo' (Advance). Another ' western, quickie, ith Fred . Scott riding again and ' trying to 'sing; weak for ; even lower half of twinners. ■ (Iri English) , 'Golgotha' .is a sweeping im-' pressively French-produced .account, of the betrayal, trial .and execution of Christ. . It was. made in France and released abroad more .than a year ago- . Capt. :, George McLeod. Baynes obtained rights' to the film for America and' Canada, bringing the print over; early last fall for .ad- dition of English-speaking,' voices. Picture, one of the few- foreighrmades to' have been dubbed into English, has been so expertly treated here for American, ears that audiences; may never realize, the artists, on' making it r were Originally, speaking French. . While this chapter of the Passion Play is highly stirring and, with: its big sets, mob scenes and perspectives, suggests. Cecil B; de Mille at his best, it's the type-of - picture which; - quires specialized handling, booking and exploitation. A Mickey Mouse Or a Three. Stooges short would hardly be apropos as supporting filler with it if playing regularly operated! theatres. Although the American in- terests in control of. 'Golgotha' are pointing the picture for - -called non-theatrical/ engagements, audi- toriums and special runs such as the Academy of Music, Brooklyn (where making its bow in America) will find ifr acceptable screen fare. . 'Golgotha' is not necessarily dan- gerous material. - . That depends on audiences and how some may react to it r bnt as biblical history and Viewed as such it: is highly .interest-? ing. ' The. producers: have been.care- fiiF to regard the subject-matter im- bartially' in an attempt to interpret history; of the time . of Christ, its-it's known. Approached with aft open mind, it is screen dramatics on a big cahvaS) very .'ably directed and . .en- acted,: AJ1- faiths. and creeds arid races; religious or : non-religious, jpay thoroughly enjoy the stirring- results achieyed; .but^ as with almost any- thing. If ah. antagonistic^ attitude; ex- ists, this picture also may riot rest well. '•■' ;:■ ." * " ' ;: ;:; - : The action' moves • through the res- urrection of Christ and his'messages to. the disciples/ going over ground that is made up of huge sets, big mob scenes and effective backgrounds. Palpably much money was spent making the picture, riot only in set- tings, but 'in castings Among other things, what distinguishes the picture are the artists, ahd • their 'Characteri- zations, • even supernumeraries.vtoss- ing in. strong performances. ,. The story of Christ and His diffi- culties is movingly told., In some particulars it is also brutally told, but the Romans are ntot entirely spared in that connection. The beating the Romans administer, topped by apply? ing the crown of thorns before Jesus is turned over fOr the crucifixion, is pretty gruesome, and the inarch up the 1 hill'has the boys of the Roman : Empire n0 less gentle. The scenes of the trial before Pilate, who seeming- ly was irt a" spot, and the trek up-the; hill to Calvary,, where the; Romans did the nailing' to the cross; are starkly reali ic^-perhaps a little too much so. Jesus of Nazareth, who became, known as King of the. Jews but, due. to claims that he was. the Son . of God and-possessed of powers to per-. . fOrm miracles, got himself in trouble, is played , extraordinarily 'well by Robert Le Vigan; He's as close to the picture of Christ, as recreated, as can be imagined. Another whose performance'.is 'startlingly well done is Jean Gabin, as Pilate. He plays with excellent restraint: arid poise, doing the troubled Roman who fears the mob out to take Jesus for a ride as much as he does the loss of his Roman outpost. Herod (by Harry Baur) has one finely done scene in which he's taunting Christ over the charges' against Him. The high priest Caiaphas is. a particularly strong character in * the hands of • Charles Granval, while Judas, who is made a ' tiighly • : unsympathetic, caddish character,-, is well portrayed by Lucas Gridoux. Mary is nlayed by Juliette .Verneuii; but not allotted much foOt- hgs."' ' As to pefSDective and covering of mob and Other scenes, the photo- graphic job:is. very good,' but .the nrint, as viewed at the Academy of Music, Where the. theatre's, screen may be at fault, was a hit dullish in. Doints. It is also possible that the reproduction apparatus here makes the recording job seem less com- mendable, though never seriously so. The musical score is imoressive and theje is some: choral singing. Char. Devil's Playground Columttla ..production-, and ' release, Stars RUmard Dlx, Dolores Del tUo, Chester Mor- ils. Directed by Erie C. Kenton,' Story, Norman Springer! sce^arlst^. ■■tfam O'Fla- hcrty, Jerome.' ■ Chodbrov, Halton ' Trumbo; -camera; Lucltn, Ballard; .special camera- ef- fects, Gannhl Carson. Ai Globe, -. N. Y.; week Feb.-13, '87. Running tlnic, 74. mlns. Jack Dorgan...... ;...... . .Richard Dlx .Carmen; . . . . ... .. .Dolores. Del Rid Robert ■ Mason....; •.»;.'.; (Cheater: .Morris Red Anderson.....-,........ .George McKay Tones... , ; ....,.-., . ..Tohn Gnllaiidet Submarine Commanderi .-...Pierre : WatklnH Sidecar. Wilson;.-.. .■'... :v.;.. .... .Ward,'Bond Rpllly.;..,'.. :\.%4.. ,....'.-. .Don Rowan Romano; -v..-.....-.. Francis -•McDonald.' Salyugq Boat Commander'. .Stanley. Andrews Three, scripters' are credited with achieving this unoriginal and familiar gob drama. .Some sub-sea ca'mera trickery gives the film a lift The romance end is light Dolores Del Rio is the coy vip^r who trims two pals; she makes a sucker of Richard Dix : by rnarrying him and . then snares and crosses Chester Morris, For the .uppers and lowers." . Morris is'a submarine officer, and Dix is the U. S. Navy's best deep sea diver. Both pals; The rest is obvious: Dix weds a taxi dance, hall hostess. She. makes Morris while Dix is away, on duty, Morris .hot kriow^ ing Who the woman is. THep comes the tipoff. No fresh angle Crops. Dix gives De^ Rid the gate and rushes to save Morris: from a sunken- submarine when. duty and friendship call.. As a fadeout salute, the customers get an extra glimpse of the fleet at sea and a mass-flight Of planes overhead. Library stuff.. Dix is okay in his role. Shots are fairly effective of the gasping sailors trapped in the sunken sub. - The^sub- sea camera stuff on the whole is goodk ;. Chester Morris is the violently healthy sailor- who stands the gaff practically untouched, while others around him\are popping off. The romance is light but a dash of s;; a. is supplied and Dolores Del Rio has her customary poses in bathing suits, erect arid; en repose. Shan. THE GREAT BARRIER (BRITISH MADE) London, Feb.. . - Gaumont-Brltlsh production' and release. Stars Richard Arleh; features Antoinette Collier.- -iAlH: Pa)mer, -Barry Mackay. Di-. reeled by Milton Rpsmer. - Screen play, Michael 1 Barrlnger. Milton- Rosmer; ; from novel 'The Great Divide/- by Alaif SullU van;' dialog. Milton Rosmer;,Ralph Sprfncei camera. Glen MacWIlllams, Bob Martin. • At • Tlvoll. London, Feb. 8. '37. Running time. 8."i Ins. ■ Hlckey............... .■•...,. .Richard Ar.len Mary.'..;............. Antoinette -CelUer- Steve Barry-Mackay Lou .......................... Iillll Palmer- Bates' .....,-.:.. Jock Mackay Moody '....i......;....:*'-Roy Broertoiil Joe - the. Ganger... .•....... ./.Ben. Weldon Major Hell's ■■■■ Bells Rouers 1 ..,:..,.... .j, • J. Farrell . acDonald. '- - -;- • ■ . From the staridpoint of motion picj.- ture ' entertainment -One of the . best pictures ever made by-a ; British com- pany, and . ranks With the best" made anywhere. A safe, booking for the U.S. With , a little cutting .it will provide full . entertainment, from opening to finish. Snipping will have to be done, but it should be compara- tively easy to do. ....-;*.-•• : . ' Film is a remarkable episode in empire building, depicting persist- ence and energy, with story based ori the construction of the Canadian P:> ciflc Railway, which made romantic American history. Resplendent pnO~ tography shows action, galore, with suspensive drama that is gripping. . . .. Besides a couple' of general fights, forest : fires,' canoes turning turtle while gliding over rapids; terrific blasting operations; snOwslfdes,. etc.^ most effective bit of mechanics is the sinking of a locomotive and train of cars into iquicksahd. j '. .Tale * Jaid in f a time and place where men*Vtere not soft; it provides just the kirfd"of story in which pic- : turegoers. reveL on a scale of ex- penditure that elicited a question as. to which cost most—the building of the actual railway, or the making'of the-film;, Richard Arlen is a- pro cardplayer, who arrives in a small town with his companion (Barry Mackay) and falls for the gang boss' daughter to the extent he decides to give up gain-., bling ahd work for a living. His buddy becomes infatuated with a. girl in the, local bar,. is thoroughly trimmed by her, and eventually re- deems himself by sacrificing his life to save his old . pal. .. Antoinette Cellier is the. girl with whom Arlen falls in lOve; Lilli Palmer, a Viennese actress, is splen- did as the girl who consorts with the barroom patrons, and there are he- men characters in abundance played by Roy Ernertpn, J. Farrell McDon- ald and others. It . is authentic'history :done sensi-" tively arid with a full appreciatipri; of ; the effect. desired, . Picture Will, certainly achieve Commercial -and artistic success, throughbut-fhe world. Jolo. Eih Falscher Fuffziger CThe Counterfeit Bill') (GERMAN MADE) Charles Unger release., at Albo Films pro- duction. 'Features • Theo - Llngen. . Kaethe llaack, ■ I^ucle. Engllach, Adele Sandroek ind -Geoix Alexander; -.'-,Directed- by Carl Boe'se. Story, Robert Overwear; music, Ernst Llenen. At Torkvllle Casino, N.. -Y.i week Feb. .12, '37. Running time, 71 nilna-, Ijehninh;...' ..:. ,...... .Theo XlriRcn Frau Ivehman,;.;;; 4 ..:..'....Kdetho Hnack Christ a Bach. Verkaeuferln., .Lucie English Frau Gehelmrat Pluschkow. .Aflele Sandroek GeovB-lhr Knkel...Georg Alexander ?rau Strach\vltz,.... l .,.;Hllde Hlldebrnndt Wailiier....Hubert von Meyerlilck Alois' .Lechner....... . . .; ...Paul'. Wester' eler' Klnffemanhi Geschaertelivhaber . . . .. '" Max Gqelstwf Hilda Werner. Verkaeferln. .'Bls'e Mollenworf Heller. Krlnilndlkommlssar '- Walter Stelmb/oolc - (In\ German, No English Titles) A tedious, routine programiher iri German, sloppily; directed gnd performed. The fact that there are no superimposed titles makes it worthless for Germans. Or others who do not Understand the Teutonic tongue. There are none in the cast who suggest chances ori this side with lone possible: exception of HUde . 4 * Talking Shorts 'COMMUNITY SING' With Andy Sunhella Orch^ Wendell Hall, Jones and Hare, Jolly Gillette 10 Mlns. Rialto, New York Colombia Looks like a camera transmutation of the CBS. radio program sponsored by the Gillette razor firm, minus Milton Berle. The firm name is not mentioned in the short, but it's a good indirect. plug for the radio sponsor. This subject is hot very good. It is only filler, material. ' Old tunes* and camera stuff is off and the Sannella band is completely lost, both musically and by the cam- era, here. Too much time and film is allotted to Wendell Hall ('the red- headed music maker'), and his grim- aces are an overboard item. Jones arid Hare, Vet radio ■duo;' do a little ditty work, and Jolly Gillette, 10- year-old girl (Eileen Barton V, -solos T Cah't .Give YOu Anything But Love.' She screens badly, although quite talented, but the lens -ruins the musical receptions for almost til. Song lyrics - are superimposed on the screen ,tO induce the community singi •.■■■"' . 1 Shtin; FOREST GANGSTERS Novelty 9 Mlns. Rialto, RKO-Radio This is a good, little action novelty, showing a couple of mountain lion.; hunters , sharing the beast, with the help' of hounds, in. the northwest re- gion. ; The photqgraphy is very good, dorie by Stacy and Howie Woodward, beer, coyotes, porcupines, wildcats, besides' the; trapped mountain lion against wooded scenics, are : seen in closeup action. . The lion is noosed and captured alive,'and provides a thrilling clincher moment at the fin- ish. Backscreen narration is smooth and interesting.' Title, of course; refers to the beasts of prey and not the hunters, the offscreen narration exolains how the predatory animals stalk and kill the gentle tribes of. the forest. Shan. Hildebrandt, a blonde of the type.,' Leads are Lucie Englisch, who suffers from lack of forceful screen personality though being cute on occasion, and . Georg Alexander, an artist who should be playing the girl's father rather than her sweetie. A fairly good character woman is Adele Sandroek) some comedy being drawn from the bid lady's work. Story concerns the plight of a. shopgirl who accepts a counterfeit $50 bill and, fearful of getting into trouble over it, hides it in baby's bank at home until she can replace it with a genuine note. Her sister's family, needing the money, - decides to use-the bill and thqs it goes back into cifculation, .eventually teaching the mdther~bf the banker who's keen On .Fraulein. Englisch. • As written and: performed,- story is. done for romantic comedy effect but about the biggest laugh, as noted at the.York- ville : Casino. when caught, is pro- voked when one of the men hits, his thiunb with a hammer. Love interest begins from the barrier through a subway flirtation. As a Romeo, Alexander is close to a new low, Productionally, German import is, below average. ■ The photography adds nothing to' the routine back- grburids. Chat. JOIN THE MARINES Republic' release of Nat Levlno produc- tion.' Features. Paul Kelly, June Travis, Pur'nell Pratt, 'Reginald Denhy, Warren Hymer. Directed by. Ralph Staub; .Screen Ulay by Joseph KrumRold" and Olive Coojier from original story, by.. Kurl Brown: mu- sical supervision, Harry Grey;, camera. Ernest Miller. Fokt ;Brooklyn. week Feb. 12..'37, ' bill.:. RunhlnR tl 70 mlns; . ¥hU: DOnlah... . PaUla D'enbrouRh., Coloneji Dehbrough..........'.. -Steve.«.,,., i.«, ..... HglmtVn..'...........-.,;.;. : . Colonel Leonard...-...;, ..;, ; '.. Steward, ....,.:..,.,,,,....> Tj.t.Hodge... ,. Lieutenant;..'.,........\ Corporal...'..'.'; .>,.. .... .. i O'Dny...................... Cap t a I n' James.... -.y.^ Marine.;.. ;.i.., : Pruitt.. Chinese Bartender.'.'..V......;-...-; McCulloUgh............... i Taking , . sprightly, deftly con- structed story artd producing it: with concise direction arid a thoroughly capable, cast. Republic has turned out an intri ing coriiedy in 'Joi the .Marines,' Title is a natural for; service tie-upV an d the icety with Which military details have been at- tended to will not hurt these ob- vious exploitation possibilities. Pic- ture is framed for laughs, and: ith Paul. Kelly and Warren Hymer as buddies with: the sea-dogs they come early and often. Given stronger names for the marquee, it would have a chance of being better than a program film. .This weakness ill keep it largely in the twin fold. Production has beeri given : . careful guidance by Albert E. Levoy. with the aid; of Joseph KrUmgold. as as- sociate. Latter also teamed With Olive Cooper to do the screen script from an original by Karl Brown. Writ- ing team did not slip once in han- dling the snappy Brown plot, stress- ing the humorous, angle from the (Continued on page 23)