Variety (Feb 1938)

VARIETY IS My ■ Mi»)> : comie: 'Oft Very; .irhDvessively.' . Best ' woirk is With the -ihardboiled, crew,. Mayd Methot. and . Ann • I)pran; and. Sarah • P&ddenv Who is. the .piis.on.. •warden . and jailer ,for ! h6r .bWn daughter::. ■ -• . Story concerns, - art ; underwqrld double-X' with". Mayo- Iviethot assist- ing-in a -lioldupi ■hidiii'g' the vmoney,' arid going to jail be.l'ore the. .split-.' I cirew; headed by .Arthur Liolt,: ■cpu.ld do anything about ,it. . Lott, -alter . . „ ■ ^ I ti-yirig > to^ get. her This. i.r a:; mpdern; ,social drama ^/^^^^ the warden's daughter on.^a against New-York .and.: KentMcky l^^^gl^v^j^^ backgrounds. . Practically all.. o« the .^^ gtir to work oh. the girl's mpther. Pld kehtutky Home ■ \.''-'-^(WlTrt- SQNCtSK.r ■'•• siiin- aii<l Wi!('eni>l"y/ J<>l<n,T. No.vUlo; I'l.Hi -' Kvolyii ■ ..V.eiViO.ii.c',- llitll ' :Jblitisiirt (-•li.iir ■ il,. ;■ IfiifrcH -; MiitnonAm... (!r;«Jit yf-J..h:i-V)lH/.---i*''i'n''^ :Hayen,' "<'1h ra Miiji-, ,ri. N IViiil .Wiiilc, XVovlov IjV I'rojppiloiv • '.jM.iiii. .. ,'. ■ V.^;; l''el>, 2,- I'.KW. .- R»irin.i|>^; .tUn.e; filni is photoged. indoors;: No nags in the filntii and the .Stephen Foster songs are . nicely blended into . the story by the Hall: J.ohiwon (Negv.o) Choir. Practically no. action,: but nonetheless above average lor the Moni brsnd. Should lit nicely in the multiples; Camera, stuff and settings are' ingenious considjerihg " the:.selup. ■'■. 'r 'r '. ■ Grant Richards, the hero, goes blind w hen a jealous concert singer • had befriended throws acid in his, face. Therefore, . hfe chivalrously ^decides to break iaway tfom his be- trothed (Evelyn . yenable). '; Howr- ever, the boy^s graiidroptheir ihterr cede.s to help solve everything fo.r .,;the inevitable clinch;^:!.^-- ^■ The. old lady. has [conceived a cen-. /teri riial .fpjr the hoirne to .N^n. ih order v 'tb ■ bi'ing , back 'her 'grandson - so :she - could "straighten - him ; out. Tint's ■ wher^ the Hall Johnson Choir, sup- posedly employefs on the old lady's plahta|i6iv, .CO Slicin. • ' •p.u-.-iii»(»iiiit rcleaso of Fariti ^ociirlt!;' Ad-. n(l*il«ti-»i'*'" • S; . aovtfrnment) . i>.ior.la<;-: "r>»ntz... Nati iitta . : by Thbitias • .C.halnvi s; ; nitisMI .tii-rii-o. A'lfBU, Thomubn; Minora, : i<iij<-.y \Vi«Kl'vVHi'd,. Floyd Grbuby nnd wn-' ■ iai'l Van ••vtK. . At :Gi'Jlerloh-, N. V.„ wbc.lc, 3, ttii. dual bin, RiinqlJie tlnie; .30 •l.^jiilit*.. .■:^:-- ■' j.. .-"^ Strips ■ gear?,: .however, ahd gets plugged. .to Straighti^ni evferything out. ■■ '•. ■ :..•- • Scott Colton, -almost unseen and. \vithV6niy ai ■ few lines, has the' male; leddV'dping •all right: while in it. -Out- standing among :the, yeggs is Dick Curtis,. lead^^linger .'for Lott^ and. his. gambling-enterprisies. r . ' IMatiy ways that 'Wprpep in Prison' can- be . jazzed into.- hby-hey b.p, on short dating;, the most easy of all to use, of course, is the ?i.a. appeaUl Since it was. probably shot' on the other Side ot the rPferiitentiary' scenery, 'Prison'" should represent ; nice .profit fpr-r.the: studio/ \- I cbvER GHINATC^ i '. BunijVr ■i'lt't iirPM I'picMisiv-ar I-Vrin-KlmlMilV .:t»iM>^U(.-lJon. SlJl^i^..^;<•»^•^^^an\ Kitslui!';-.feiit.uMli- Kiaiiie .*>Ut4)fii''il. '.ThL'0(toi-j»- Von ..KIl?!.. - DJ- ■reiMitvJ;-.■ by •■. ;S'>i'.'"'' '' J''!>si.'i'i-,".-;. Slory ■' anjl si-PPPiililuVi" lltirrv.'~ .1 ifiiniHn'n.; .-. . •a'int'rii, .Vrlliiii' ifoftO.'.' ami ' Ca.rl'. I.'U'V.moiv; editor, X. .Vliin-iiV., . V .'\i"'yi(r.siiy, ■ Lincoln,; -iluaU lUirihliVti . llinv.'.lil^ ui.iMH. START CHEEKlNa^^ .(MusieAL).f^^y ■ - C'otUrtilfla- 'priiduy,M:lun.-';in<l .:i'i>l''i'i.---(>.'.'' . ,Sliii'>^. .]:lnVliiy...JJu,ri«hU',- l>i(|urf',H Wji'tl.i'i,' ('nMiiitlly,' Joiiii' Peri'.v. .'rhni'U--: S.iiiri'ia(\''' J'l-id'.'. Qui-/.,, ei'trudc Nloseni':iJli-Vv.('''il ..1).\' .Vlln'^rt- ']<n.t;ell. - 'Sicii'y, ■ (^iroy"I'lij-il';■. x'-r 'imi pliVy. -I-.m-' one .. Sciliiw, :Uii'liiii-ili- \S'iii-,ri«:i'; Ph'llln IU>IM' -6i.l.ri(iiA Ci^iii' ■ Uii.'v:il<-lc.;, i-o.iiuri'a. yih Wallif'i-;- .diuvroN. .■ . ,1 6.-i!h'^.<, Jolju'ry lirOen-'. Sairr.^l'iiNi-i'if',-. i'luj.*!' Tiijuias,' ■ hij . HmUpi', lU-n :l.)iikliinii; Mvlrurf. l;)|-liUr. V. y.ii.rifH.'i:!', Lfiii'iiln, UiHi'liii'i-i;-. llM\t'i '"K' niins. .1.1 iitni.vT' -l >i)i.ii<" .. ^ilii'i. .^(.'oi'iiiiillj; ... . .... . jrififi rf'|-r>., . ; . . . 'li;!.! li'V ,- Mi-i'cW ,..I'l-iucsKCii; ..(Jillz ;'.. .'(icrli-ii.i|(» -MlnMpn- ,...It.-iy.O.iiiii'.l !>Vn.Hij)rn f''.i'.ii' yinl.,lliiyvi)I'll .'. , ij'n.U'i lcl\.' i'nuViDi'il .^..,.,./ihil~;l.i'riiy .-r.-,.;: ;'...y|-| |iiir-. I'.Dl'i ..; .'.■;i.i'iiiii»v.<!i/:i'ir 'ii-iicst .;'ri.-iii'x Will IK. lewl.s.'. ...... i .". .■ jQan'i ,:;v,./..' roslcy .; ,..;; xxiv.'.-, ••, .•; ... ■. ■ J»il|i>','.v.. Wd'rthlnKio.i-. ..i.. . StOOJtOM. . ; ... ; V ..,. Huiflii ...;, Hnh/: v. .Prdf uo.or,-.'. . OrcUest'ra'. 1 ,ea(ler' liHi'-i.oti...... j',\\ti:\:t, :, . Myra.; ..; .Vjfi>.nt; V.,'. DPlWrllve-. .l.'nltt'pmrtiTT'.'r; 'TrucUer. Hp:i(t AValler; Pus.x..,. A'ifttir?.. 1 1 i ; .Viiri'nan., ^FbslC'r . .... l-'.fa Inc .- Sho|>an) ; 'I' hi'i ri a, v\' . ,v 0 iV, K 11 }t ..... ^•o!1y..'■An^l■.■Yftunpr• ,'...:. . ,.,..Ar(li«r . Ji-.a:i;o.' ... Hi'iicp;}- M'il.O-lu'll ■^r.7z^:\tp\)T:n::Jlo\:<.' ..KddlQ.. OrlbboA ii'<:)rKi». 1 l;«riah<»j-ho ~ 'Jtjirnflt- ;.. Kd vva rd. Einersph Thi.s" is the secdnd film produced by the Farilt Sefcuritjr Adniinistra- tioh- previous one having been ;'The Plough That Broke the .Plciiins,' also V'ritten and directed by Pare Lo-. :renlz; ;with musical sC6re by Virgil Thomson; , It's 3 ' ihore ., iiTesting; more compelliiig -job. than the; pre.- vious efTort. although istill failing to 'encompa'ss-the subject entirely... ; pocumeritary pic seeks to tell the ■■ story of the ; Miississippi Tiver,> its soiii'ces^ its .mlajestic course,.- its des- tiiiation,/its uses aiid abuse by heed- less man, and its relentless retaliia- tion. ^ Finallyt it Shows how .man, at la.st aware of his stupidity, is ait- t«|mpting to right his mistakes^ how the riyer is being restbred to. useful- - - A^ the'iiaf ratpr the' Missis-.l .Young,- who is the best- name: in the sippi is the most hearly.perfect river [ cast; next .to. Foster, .goes put .after in th e' wo rl d . cnmpfhihg. of .that:] a c ouP Je of scene . s .- th e- victiiii:lD£ bHeritally 'touched- of late, Hor- ^man iFOster haS ; bfeen : delving.; strong into Chiri.ese yai'hS. -.iHe both directs and is starred ■' .'I Coyer "China tPWn,'. which,' titl^ to the contrary, isn'ta. ihewspaper story. , It's' about a :rrubber!ti;eck . bus di'iver, who gets' eye-de,ep. in some high-priced jeWel ■fericihg; - Far ; from' 'VAhat "it.- takes to. mean; anything «^t the biO., !it's: a; : bpoicing for. those, last chance exhibs :.wh0: must have film / close the .doprs.''; ]/ Cast; is- light-timbered,, with prob-' ably little; time to become familiar -With theiif roles.'. :.Go6d;' deal of the filin. .is :cdnsunied in ;ch;ases, oh foot and. in ;autorn6bile, and there.; are few rough fighting sequences; £laine ;Shepard,' the' . jeeid femme/ • doesn't count :for;; much, and Pplly. Ann mighty quality infests- the film.. It is.I trUnk 'rnurder,.- Arthur . Lake .and a maghiflceht prodtictioti' job, evir Viri.ce Barnett, with whatlittle com dencing imaginative .scope and- the edy -is. oflered, .ma^e k technical abilty tb put. imuch; Summed . iip; it is: for. ih^' pboirer itri;_^ihtb;executibn.;--But.J)yj£^ the action houses; Barn. ai>proach to perfection, 'The -River makes its flaws stand out regrettably. -Film . impressively depicts; the . beauty ahd the; pbwer of the riyer-; K(>w it has been squarideced and de- stroyed, how. terrible has- been the iiievitable result But it fails to, tie : its ihterreiated Vpacts into ,a whole ;; that, is entirely cl^ar or. cpnviriGing. -It skips. frpm: fact to fact,:;a>gUment Alirah.-im; lyrl.'.< .FrliR.R(.tt«'r ' to'argument,: but doesn t quite >ye.aye | icnKiis.h liiip.'i;:.luifrtA rjcj.irii; ramera.. 'WHi Affairs of Maupassant: ;(AtjsTRiA>f MA;pE);V..::;,' Oallir.: Kjinifl. r^lPrtit? .of- Parilii'.':proiHuPt W.ui St;a'|-.'* Jlii-ns ilanVyi -Titil'.p«i:Vaa, .l>l.n>i'ltfd It'y iietiry: taisiiM'.-. .^daptcfd .jti'Oin .dliii-y;: o£ Marle^ Ba.ihklilspft ■ t»y. ,Fpj|->f hdachlius-on (jOldber'Ki'i- lifnisf:,., N'..' .'5f H(l inins..-; Ma-rji'.. lia.': -<;iiv di' ■ Ni:: •l>r;. •\Vnlli-;5Ky I .'r!a».'«l.<*ax'. . J)a! iiiiiiiiM . ForUini' Toll''i- l'rp\-r»;S\'.('(l .at' Feb; .4, .'as, ■("ii.h : Si;'.. T^IJiy Uiinhint; -t.line. HIoxTf^ptt-. After; the - many .picliu-e.^: in which. .Jiitimy^ i)urahte;'wcr>'i' to' .iva.ste .ai - lifs ■ fUm J.diraw; waried a..':fun ago, it's'a genuine rel.iet Jo see :hiiu cbme back in the. manner ;of h is fixst sniiish, Get Rich ;(CJuick Wall.i.ngio'rd.' '■ -New eiflbrt is Cplurribia's .tStart Gheerihg,;, which' is dressed " • . snappy pace; 1 hroughbut. pirectiori, by A.l bert. S; • ; Ipgell is very go'od,> eyeh if the story i^ fetched :frbm' 'way - dp w n; there;'; ; Jimmy burahtiei is m6iit.f''equehtly seen of the ^ caist, aiid ^does several bits,, including .an ppetii.ei-. in which he talks /to :hirnself on- the teldplKiiie as the; first, -indicatibn of;gbb^; ioa* iual.'-.bn'- the . Way>. He'S'.t.hc; d.irii-Nyit liiember: oi'Walter Connolly's aetprs^ agency.. .He . sings one: ditty in; con- nection' with the. Big .AppJ.e_.;nyitibo.r; vvhicb' .he ^calls the 'Stciitaway,'"arid it's fancy lipped'by hiiri. : ' DoWn 'the rhelody row i.s ;Gerti:iide; Niesen, looking .hotly:. a.s .usual: Fir.st is :*My Heaven. pri .Eirth,' penned^by Sam Pbkras, Charles Tobias;/and Phil ::Baker,. which . she. male :de- . iver, and thi& . second- ;i.s the . finale, tunfe- cairrying the pic; title. ■ It's "by Ben Oakland a.nci: lViiltbri'.;t)rake. bpt as a rouser is only moderate.. .;With-; out thj> Niesen; haridling it 'w/ould be Slow'stuff;-' ' ;■■;;■ Charles' Starrett i,s; the a la -Robert Taylor of the screen moment, who decidies to duck it alU lor a College, educatibn, much .to the . chagrin of his'^igehti \Walter .-Coiiholly/; Starrott finds college anything but .easy.-r-the girls like him; but the'football; play- ers; led by Broderick; Crawford the 'Qt Mice and .MLrt'; oh Brbiadway), hate /his innards;. Gpnnblly and Du- rantie. Work overtime /.trying .to get hirii kicked: out of school; Raymond Walburh polish^^^ irble as dean, under 'whose supei-- vision the athletic department fall.s; and-jpan perry is his" daughter, the boys'; pi'oblenris.: 'He is cpnstarilly harassed .by ■ the hew . he.adinasterv rWhb is', a'clerical dearii: tfustere'.'Hnll u,nyie)dihg, .arid utterly incapable-ol'r appreciating, the; kindliness' and., tacr tics of. the hou$em.ast6f, 'Whp is :lpv.cd; andl respected by 'his chat'gos, i.evcn ; Whdri. ho ;;iirid,s; it' occasibnally rieceSr ;sa ry.'..'tb;■ gi ve the;rn, a. th r'ash,i rig. . .Cir-..; cumptariccs • atise.' Which;. appear, to'., iustify the; .ne.WcPmer's proteists/ and ; live housoma.ster 'has ho altei;n.ative bitt' to. .tcrider his resignation, Th'v.i situation is quickl.y'^a;verted •throULfh a little outside..vvire-.pulling, and it is thb .deari ^himself who.. .i;s .trari.s-• lerr,ed, 'and thc;,school. resume.s ■ it'ij normial life,. /".-. .■,.•:'•.. •iSconic d8ta;ils are . worked out. tp :a -riicety arid-;Associatcd Brili-^h^ .Hiiy. Srpent' nipre. than -the . u.<iui»l.: ali/it-' meri' ;oiii its^ p.rpduction.s; Therp. .'JDCph . h.b . ejftraivagance, iVoV;; i.s tht; .feature an • expansive one, but -it is . cbffiplete and satisfying. ;. ' Otto; ..Kruger ; .plays the. kindly ;middle-a:ged:. hpusennaster' -W . .sensitive understianding pf the' .r.o- quirerhehfs -bf ithe role and the rer •mairider. of the rneh and bidys iii. Ih t production, are. satisfactoi^y; Sarh^ cannot be recorded ■ for the. I'ein i ri ine j 'cpritingeiit/ It is pbssiblc there ar^ so few-rferhale :'rol'es ih - plays 'arid .films , in;'England for the rca-soh thiil It is-a mah-mihded .country and th? authbrs find .ii moi'e ' profitable to write, parts for men.- .Thatrha.s-noth-.' -ing .to .do. "With 'the; fact- that .'.Hpussi • master' looks'like a mbney-maker; . ■ '■'• ■ '■ Jolo. .:■ ■ ■: SAILING-; :■'..-:('BRmSH - MADE).--'- 0''- (WITH SONGS) /- :'■',.'(:?■■■ ■ : - ■• Ijondbn,;-jari>.;3Q.^ ; Oeiiftral; ■■l''llih;' pi,sli-ll>tilii).-s':: •.(.■"•Ii'^a!;" '.<»l .(lauMiont.-'ririfiab..'l'*rti!iurt|«»n. .Slai.'ii ;.li>.ss;lv :^iiiilli.^Mv'.s;:^;l■(>a't^l.r^>8 Ubland ' Y(>fii^. / .-JiarVx- NIaiMiiij-V';J.rt.('.K .VVi'iltl.PB^^ Son-. iii'i'..;llaic"., ;. -.S'fTa,I>l!>.tlbii. ;(in(i ..(llaloif, ■.■r.;cjis(*r- .SjihvuclH r'firlh'liiiir slbry/Vhy '.Si'Uy.v.n .lin'-"'"": .si'Oniirlo, ■.; Sonrii'c. ■' llajp;,... i.iuislv,;. ■' lyrii'fi, Vrtlvui; -.lohh.slfinj; .'MHln'V(|e--,'<i;K'liM-;. .'('ainoi-a',-. .. it. iniblUi ■'pr(n1iii'-ili)iv- aMil- r;'ti';i.>ti'... .''tiir .. ITgl.j. IvI.viD'ittdiiri.'. 'Jlay.. (.'iri'lKali; Max ..'ri-t--- lilltii'. 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N:ji;rativc,: pot irorit:; lOljye^f''; v- 'Dra;jvc.;£iipd..Giivert Wright, ivas :Bob .. ^ '!j!viniiStion arid ..Max : Terhiinc .fol- y - lTwin..<,v t.lic: rpdeo.- gririd,: w :- Col riiOti ..stayV hoihe and• rtSl.iid.s- the i'ancli-^with a.'littlft ; herd, riding ori^ .koi nircctipris of J une Martgl, ;av2Qth; . Goritury Rosa Bonheur' who, brusliics ." " h.orsc.s . and., sells" ■ ' •. ^and..; . iitipn iaboiit them; to pulps;; Nesd for-a rode^Vattraclion: drives , VVali . Miller arid, the two' Mos-.; ' uitccrs' back ;.to their ;.own ranch.' cauri'4V, ;to jget; the sfeltar' .stallion, 'Cyc.lPrie/ a^^^ p.b..'follpw-up- on 'the ; ■ mag publicritK ^Idea strikes iv;o';fiiv.pr.: vyith . .Cbrrigan or ;Miss.. Ma^^^^ , y(»iorte. becqmes a - :rbdei ..lrpupet - Wifhrhibrevsunflshihg, back-^breikirig.: . 1 uVches -In his systeinv thah aiiy ridei?; xjan^^nastec;-': ■;; ' ': - \ \ : ■ y-': Windup. is ;ultra^bio6dy,'; a ;plane-;. . erash, gun-fight- which anriihilatos.:; ^ crew of' five, and spmc .other;-scrap- pirig;-;:-' ■■■.■^y':-.■ :■ . .Dick yiTeston, .Whp; is a .riogcr for • . Wayne ^ Mbrris. sings, 'a- ppuple , 6t; ; • uitar;r accbmpahied -'. dittieii,.. ; but \.. they're only inciderital.;';: Cpmedy;.;!)* .. t;hpi.l"--Ppriione''d;' : .I*ic ' . .-'dcilitulely:,' \)kt\y in-' its'field; ;;•' •;;'■; •■'"'.■■\'"-.v ;..; . -iT.III ;TIiarva!* ..'.'; .... lliin.. Jaray ', .'..^Koke Szakkir .r.Viiila: l'Tfiil»liror .A-iiria. .KalllTin ..; ;t.i-.iila Iliohard ■ perfect pattern. Nevertheless, it is graphically pointed: as probably no other medium ebuld be. It is an amazingly, forceful exposition of the subject as weU as a vastly , enthralling pictiire; Photog- raphy by Stacy: Woodward. Floyd; Crosby and. Willard Van : Dyke is striking' and; inclusive, while Virgil ' ThbriiBon's score, blended from Sym- phonic ^ sources, ballads, .^.b^^jtvial?; [ Jriade there, having cost $300,000 ;as eohipared ' with, the . Usual $75,000 spent'ori a. contiriehtal . picture. It .Was the last idii'ected . by Heriry Koster before he Went to HPllywbpd I for Uriiversai; 'Picture has gpod actr jng -iii'. the.' main' .and 'is iagreeable enough as ciilertainriient. It should" I have at least a moderate appeal here. The' -nariie, .,de.' Maupassant; -assocl- , ated 111*, .maga.ziiic .. advertisemerits With risque stiifl-, ifiay help the draw, though there's.: rioth.ihg; iri.. the film iri- any.; way oir.-CQlbr. ;;It's ,a tbuch- .. i ng.i-ir-iEjatmen.i4Qf. .atLl ill-^fateLd- J-P-; mance;. . ..Which; has;.'..•.'x^^^ .;pa;thds..:.-^ .rT;...r"^;■ '-•:"■ ■';■•;■ "■.'.''■''.•'•- story, . i.s' - based oh . the diary . of LMuiMC BashkirtitefT. .She " is.- an ar- I ti^t '^ttidyjng. iri Pari.s whose teacher,- Bassieux, has heeri feuding; with vde 'lyiaupassaht over;h.is eritiicisms-pf his Work.M'aiipaiisarit;has saved :Marie from mob o.f hoodlums' while: she has bfeeri painting.'resulting'in'a rhur- tual attracitioh. After a happejy eve- ning at . ball,. Marie ' inadvertehtly 'overheairs ..her. physician. tell BaSr sieux; also - smitten With IVer that „ I she .bossiblv" ein't survive a" chrohib' Aihr^^AriSlnm" t'ailnvent; Hearingr this She ■ cbllapses ?J»h^^JVr^n i Snd goes^ home, .refusing to. see Mau .... 'i. i ,-,ll<»sH . F.lniw'ft'."! ;.;.i>lt>.u .'.iii'ti.-*. .,.-.Uddle; Fi'tl»(»i-.«ilnt.i (In Gernidn, ivith English Titles) Well-produced . VienrieSe film Is ,pnonic .;-sources, . ,^.'^i;:r;;^|^Tstated to be the-most expensive ever ■and origmal «^o«]^positions;^h^ghU^^ TfiarL .there; havine cost $300,000 ;as the film dramatically; Narrative .is vividly, effisctivei being a cpmpbsue of sti-aight descriptioni and exposition a nd : poetic prose. Makes" frequent and stunning use. of; repetitipn; for dramatic impact. Thomas. Chalmers reads, the narration admirably.. , ■ "The River' is of an embarras.siHg lerigth.' beinig too lprig;. .for . pbmfort- : able inclusion?' with two, features or: as runrieivup on .double bills, ^and too short to fill but a single feature bill' Nevertheless.; it, , merits, . any jjlate itmay-fiixd. on :brogi';ains eithpr liV^fioit:>ru!is pvTlheTiabcs.; . HpJje;; , Women ri.Iiiiniiiu . i»roc1\iV>-Hon : aiSd rplpn'se.': Fi>a.-! .' tiij-i'H NVm> xVMi(Kin,- yf'<»lt C^tlhMV. ..Arlnur l,.iri /Mt-riMit, ;Aiin Dortn.'. nirPclod Ui- ■liairtiii'vl llltlyor.: . 'Story.:. M(>rtfi«cif Ki-aii.^i . .<4<u'i>(>ivi»lay..; Haul . lilkl.KR;. ■c'W.«>^;('a... . K.'i»lamr'< . Klihi'- •'-.tdllor.: ;-a>lck. .■..FaDiJ..: ;^uiid.. C.^ori;e, Cwpei:." . Uunhlnfer .Tiiin.'^. campus belle;. ' Besides Gertrude; Niesen bbrrbwed • from ,^ ..raidiO; are Prof; Quiz .and Johnny . Green, the orchestra man- who carries the:f-ull rrufyical load, a lthough g etting in .no: mugging bp his pWn.' : 7: ; ■ :HOward; Fine' arid Howard . (The/ Jhree Stooges) : hand.'.to-face: for three 'bits,-'their, best being in the girls' dorm.-' Finally, in proper pro- oortiori, which i.s .about, a' minute of hoofing.; is Lerby; not bein^ al- lowed too much. '-: Ernesit Tr.uex,: the Hollywood butler, is alriipst wafeted doing;- a trio of wa-lkpris, .. .i;. In the fiashibri of the short hour westerns, the finish is a chase to make a radio, broadcast..; and it s .a warmup. Film Was obyiousiy.; made for JbW: cost as musicals. go..^but it is longer - on eritcrtainmerit sati-sfactjpn than : many, of; the: more formidable Big thirig is the Durante .r.ehabili-- tatibri;- arid if Coluir.bia. takes;Gare. he riiaV' be a big factor in bolstering sales talkv -v '■ : >vBnn«-.- . .■AMit Wllsit" :i:(»!»..wayif(;v,;;.:..;-: •-..1 !;< f.-'nc.y. : •.'•1'. 'f.; • l-liilHy,.. . .'.'■;■•.• jM'iiijKi'c;;-'.'..... MarOi; Wilson.,. ■Mr.'i; ;'J'-.>.!ivny... t.; ..liM'.i-j;; r.iiitksc.. i'.. .■3''|i»n'iii'i'-. •■;M;»«;'., .■;■.■,;.;..;;. .,;.\. :.' M-<n(H', . -. '.■-. ,... Urtiry . ■ll|i.'<si>IVi.;. ■ IHsii-r^l ...\rioi\iU'j.', Wyii C.'Oiwii ; Scot t Coll f>n ,-Avlliuf' l;ofl May'a .M,?th(>t. .[ ,,Vni». l)c>'n«n- ': Companion release of'Penitentiary.' frPiri'Colambia is':\Wbmeh;in Prison;': " hot title. W'hich WiU be good for excellent openings, but the texture ,:^uif the film isn't such that it'll hpld iiiii. It's just.'an average feature,; short a nd inviting for duals. ' ;■ It's the ^i-st^lstep for^Wyri; Gaboon;: late pf the.; stage, arid she. doesn't passant any more. On her death bed, shte ftrially admits hini; explia^^^^^^ in'g her .evasive: behavipus. • ~: Heriry Jaray. is convincingr as :Mau- bassant, and till Darvas, wife of Fereric -. Molnair and . last sben on Broadway. in 'Tovarich,'. is very at- trattivft. There are some pleasant scenies in Which the amusements of the petibd . with its .gay festive balls are shown. Tireatment of . the story is well-handled, avbidiric ,as. it does, pvei\-s6nti.mentaJity ih ...Koster's. .cx- cellent dirccU : .:.-;.■ ;•■■/.:; ■.'■■- : 'Sailing Along,' ranks with the.bc.st ever; turned out here,/a^^^^ the. :best. yehicle" " .which:;Jessie MattheWs; has appeared. Hbweycr, it. is a/little too long arid Would stand a much bptter chance in the U. S. if chopped about.20 riiinut:6s...' : ; ' .:.Miss :Matthews is splendidly snp- -poctgd-by^cll^bala nc i pd ca.st, i- 'miu. merited , by Roland Ypung, and Jack Whiting.. Dancing expert that she is, her .work :with" ;\irhiti;hg is a.: treat,, and :yourig Is, as always, delightful. vDirection- by—SoHriie-Halfc-.also-Jsj_a "big factor in the film's success. . If- this is ' the swan Song production of Jessie Matthews and Sorinie Hale for ■Gaumbnt-British, they giiin out-on a to'pnote. :: . ■: Jolo: ' ■ ('Two Prisonerg') '.■.-:..'''(HU.NGAEIAN. MADE) '.-..;'..'■'; '^■■ \..:;'-Budapest,:Jah; 31. I.ti'x i-'ilin' Jpiwiuitllon; iiii<l ■r<'tt'ai-f^^^ 'I'-di niil l»y -jBi vun- S'/.C'lti'ly.. ■ .Si-ciiiil l"; ::l>y; I<ijJ()H.. Zlidliy; aKitlHtan", i>r<Mlu»'i;i:. I';.i:ih»; lialj;. fnuHlc,.. -liiiJd.M -AkiMi'i.; : Mails- a.t .. •yar Firihlrtxla .Sdidlo. At Itoya.l .Vii(>ll». ;ih<>ati-o.: iiudni>u. « .- ;.' ■ .VIloltc..^.-..:;;;...V.. ^ -..:.;-. "..<"'• l/l, l.talvor; VtuVallv. III?. fHllier;.:..,..:. . JiiIIUh .f.'soclii*' '.'[•Kiiy - Ta.ki'irs.-..V;:.-. . .'.: . I.Vtiil- jlniyor -- I vjii <.:<ii(;<thNky;. '..;,'. . . . .fSalxir'- .ItiiJnay Tiiiijiitiii- ..........iMMij.'' ■>K. i .v : ^f>i:;;i.":.. V;:.;..:.. ...;;... lt-y/.n\ ■■ JRnav ';tii:iil!<a.'..:..'. -,.;. l'c|«'i''M Mdtlii'r. .UilddU i<f)iii(>^.yViiry , ...Mi-Si ~ \'ii);'(»,'; BANK HOLIpAY (BRITISH MADE) :\ ;< . tpndori, Jan. 30. • -(fi'onfii'ni,: Film T)|Mtrll)uloi'.' . i-i.')<'a,Mn ; 'of iJHlMfbiii'iiiJKll. '.I'l'iMriiaton; SUh-m iliilin iAni'Ai', . M'iiriiiirc't 'l»<K.'k.W(>(>(l.. . iHi-.w-fwl 1>> .rjir'iill. '. Iti'edi 'bi'lliliiuf Mioiy. : Hans ;.WI1- -In-lm and Umlney XiMiiml: Hi'i-nftrK'.. lt<!(l.- li^.v. : ;A( IM.'indi .; aiiBrr... lSiii |-()i'd; rCHiur-rfi. Vl-f lii)r''-f'|-al>ll'<>i*. AI, .ilie't.'aiiil>rld»?'ii', ■ Uiii- ■ niiniilii;;.tliii;<',. H(l iniriit.. ;.-..V. ..l.oliir'-r-pilc''' HOUSEMASTER .■■;'--':'^ XBRITiSH BflADE).:-'.'. , ' London:. Jan. 31. - Ai^siw^lalc.! '. nrlilsl. . I'l^'J??'''-''""' 'ii.,'?/.;':;,' Diana; .(.•luu'< li(ll. .: .pU.i KnW'J'... J-' I . ' Hnlinw. . :- .J.>i i'e<-H") l.y .. H-rl'fM; ; ■ Mi'"'* '"- Sf.'On'iulo. iViidlpy .|.psli.-:. iiila|.|>'d friiiip.laii "Uav'-i i'dav; .:C!ii>VPi'a,- (.>M<» K.-Milur/'.Kr . Cainbrldiji'V .".l.undi.*!!. ' .KuiiiiUiB. linu', . •»■» nilrist. • . • fhiir.lM iUbtikln; . •-• lld.s^mary, tjn iniidiMi. .\ vhiii'iii. de i.'invi-vi.iii-. .v.-;:.. Ilurlnira; K.-ini-;... .;...;...'.' '(•ihr-l .s--K« I: I Ii Kii I li i--. ..1. -..I'l jv -•- llPVi. 'Kdninind l>vlni{)iiii;. FrnhK •.llnslinK.'i. ;..:';: VliM'or npfunl.ih..-. KiwKle 'Slj;hiloKa.'■ 'Sir ;n(<rk«ley. ..XlwIiUii^a.li', lUitihn l-'.-srlfltcdnn- IIuVVoA: FriI'lpffdoii.,. I liH.pa- i'liul'i'liill . . I'Mvillllix^ •ll()llVi''s. .';.. .('iyi->' llai f"'!'!: jil;:- • - - l^'J"'.. ' v'>' i K vriTi'sl^m : m-i^s;:'.*" Wail'M'. (liid.d. Aiiii-lvi'-i ..Sli'viU':..- ;;. .^'. .'.I'll'i'n Wimd ::.. . ^-r'-l'-i'ir.' .I.'ii.rlc^r .; llifiij-.v . llViiwiii^ll H'.iijia'iniiiid iJ.railtv.!' . Satisfying ■ cofn'inei'cial' hit ■..for: England, and riot cateriiig tp P.opijlar audiences by ,resorting to.;;iiniiec.es- sary: hPrseplay. Based oir schoolboy life in England, arid American audi- ences might be. intoreslod. iiv it .sufli- ciently:. to' regard the film iii; the light of ah' acteplablc. 'sc.t'ond . f.<;.a- tiire.' Lerigth Wauld nece.ssitale dras- tic^ pruning for U.'' S....; arid even here it:cah.stand a.bilol".siich..-.lreal-. misht:- '/.Thing thai. ;<t;rikcs the.. , ..spec-, taior is-the .wcil-k-ii.it:.pr0grp'.sKi.6n of the tale, tinrlouhlr,dly diie tpi the haridlirig' or the plotiire bv ' Wclir. seasoned Hollywood. di rcgLo.r, .Her- bert Brenoiv; .:" r''-- ■ Play IS. runnjilg .in Lpndori, .now; in its second year, and an American ; oroductibri - operis this wdek j 1). iri New: York; It -i.s :a .simple fale .of.: one of the hbusismasters iri. .a boys' college, who *.•,. hurrtaii, -.with an especially keen understanding of hisi iiiii; .la.n,■,'-»•.-.'v.**.. ^loiihi'li ^tuwai'd. ('litli''i:iii(;.... .... . f.!'o(ifi"i'i'y; ■.'.;.;:...;. r')m'i>i'(i.;..;.,;: \filly;,'./;':....'.,;;:V. ;\nn; l:l.ci.w-;Mri|...., \ i lli(i;r.; :'.:.;^;..:- . Miiy,....;.:...;.....;. .Man;Vj;«'i'..-. .-. ..,.'. M.K:< (klM.vrHl.r' I'ollcf ■Sci-K''anr! ; siiriiroon.'.. .■■.■.'.■.'..'- . ;ij-KHr<'l ..I'lDi'kiwood . .;,nilBi»'. Wlll.lania .:';..;..y.;ri>'M« - Hay ■: iMcrl'v: 'iViM .i'hliain -L I .indi-n . 'I'r.a viM'h ;;; . , . Wil l I .V. -I'ii.i/'ii . K a tliliy'n ;;Uii i-i'lH<in . :■.. rry.. ' Miindi ;, 1; .,;-;l«'nn'ii»' .Sniiiri ; ... ..Wlirrcd . T,ii^vKi>n ;;;.. i 1''(';1U- ■ Ayliiif^r Main theme is sad. Which may jeppardize its chances here;. ■ the u: S., .the. novelty: might pVoyc of ehte.rtairiiTieht yalue, ajj being .sorpe- thing: diftereht from the usual cbn- :tr i bu tiori frorii Epgl a nd; ■ St LI 1 .. i t- U- ^obd entertaTniTietrt.~~'^^^^~^^^;;...' ''jT^ : :. A ..young.- nursi- has -planned to: spend ari illicit w^jekepd; w.ith a man to whpm' she cahnotrbe married un- til, their firi^hci.ai position;impfibVes. riei^ .patibnt. dies;; : childbirth arid hfciV' pity for . .th.e : forlorn 'hu.sband^ changes her .Whole, life. . In the hec-^ tic. rush ■ of : London's^;, tenriini, Gathetrhe join.s- her Waiting IpvciC Jostled by s.Watmirig ^{ami 1 ies, they roach ' the; coast;only;; to find no robm.sV: available;,, .they.: Spend the night on the beach, dulyichaperpned by hundreds .of;bthers; The tragedy .she has left behind; mars; her .pieasv tire;, .she flce.s her lover and witii. the ai dy 0f. thc pollce sa've.i the." widpvyer from: suicide.; '":The infererice is; she wiii; find happiness with the.latter. :. ;; Injerspersed ,are many rich char- acters; cockney family with squabT bling : kids,.' two. young ;.sbldier.s;.-On leave.'entrants for a beauty prize orie. tryirig tb get oyer a^j aping sbciety v and ; m.aking all the .juvigcs....■ Nphe ;is overdrawn and all •.^re.. depictbd . hatliraily. 'arid With .hurpan interest. ; :, ' Cleht. : ': ' :(Ih . Hungarian); ■ ■■ ZirahyT~n"pv^1, "■•T»^"Pt'i.spri;ei's;*~ Was not, priJy the, most per.sisteut ... local best seller in recent /ycars, :but ;. : a story .^igriificaht for the spirit arid. • mood of ."Whole pbst-war gen - tiori: - it' is poetically written tale - of;'a young cpuple, Peter arid Miotte, swept asunder: by; the butbreak of; :thc Groiat War .only 'a few ;wepks .ifter they have been married. Peicr : 'joes to the front arid is talten ;as. a . pri.sbrier. to Siberia. He :attemp.ts ; flight, but, in Vain. Miette liye.s only: in the hope of : reiihlpn. .'But time piasses:: Mi'ott',;,; after the death , .of her .father, ..re-.. mains lonely and'destitute arid-riacds ;the .support she firid.<».' in the fai thful devotibri of; Golgphsky;;; Peter, wjrii: out by the nerve-rabklng life in, the prison : camp,'- banishes; the tdrmciil-' ing: visions Of >Miette: by.^the ; liv.irig ; presence; of Zinaidai a RuK.sian; gii l. .: He ..cxchang^.< his; nam^-P.late with .that of a comrade who dies; iri liic. camp, .so that news of his; 'dC'i.tli . ; reaches Miette. She. riiarrib;s; Gol^ gonsky, a rid Peter m ar ries; Zi nu i da."' • Years, Ibtcr, when . Miettei with 'her . hu.sbahd; COrhcs to visit Pcter'.s .Si-/ , faeriari .grave,. they meet agaiii,; but . bnlv briefly and without a sif.', ' 'Mclaricholy charm ;pf .this ...story, ; ;set .efTectivcly: against; the . babk^:. .'jround of the war, at home arid: at. the '.frbriti ;arid of Siberia, is ..aliiio.s:t. entirely lo.st' .iri the'. pre.*ipnt -.scri'Cn" -Vcrsibri.i..AV;ha:t:-Plight to ■be--a rbrviad- v; ly. cohcciycd: epic .; centeri.rig :'r,9.und'. the. humari ;i5t.p^y .;^of.; . twb;'?y6ung ; lbyersv'•ha.s^ .been.;pre.se •. a ;dis« ; ibinled;-'.mQ-sfiiC ;. of pictu'rcs, .short flp.shcs.^of ihsignificarit «fcenys.; aihV).s^ like a'..'Serics; bf stills.'■' Fact that tli; author: pf the . nbvcl' is- rcs:paniiible ' f0r; the ;ijceriario'. perhapy ;iiceoiinin : foi-.the.:,rhistak6 of retainirifr a. tacht' .tiiqiie .that was efTbctiv.e in .the book. ; but is wrong on the screen: ihfit of ' coritiriual 1 y■ altecnatirig thd; Siberian-, -With the-Bydapest scenes. ElTcct i ; iumpy, irritating arid .inartistic. - !- - ' ' Gi/i..- . BajbrV leading - drarifatic; actress; ..Bud.apes;t's : Lynn ■Fontaripe, '"■ was .expected: to do- great thlng.s. on. the. " screen,.•;, but . do.es ; not.. c:)me: th rough, Her.; fiopd. . Ibbk-s' a rc t oo ; eiusive' for; the carncra 'and llu' re- strained .tbuchv.iri.hcr_ actihg. ,cntii''2ly. mis.ses :thc mark. Some scotic.s ai'.e.. fine, such .ia§,;thc young cpuplG'ii; nuvt- in'g ..a.t the :statib.n .i.br the death' 'of Micltc's father; (capitally.'. acted by Gsortos), but bri the whole; 'Two Pri.soncr.s' is a sad .example of a flria subject handled from . an entirely wrong angle, and ' lot of publicity ' value.wa^jtcd.-;; ■;.:. c: •' JncoM.