Variety (Jan 1940)

ifWwUI lOTwm vkkk Um Maat 9tt9 ■Irenc'T «trr«>r« Th« mrlatMiMlla ta Linctilii « MMil It lalkMl akowt. bwl .Mwr dramattsMl. UkewtM. litUa llMM^hMM M givm W the 4m9 f- 11 MfMta Mtar* af tit* man I I Murti kwUM* tt 4r«*(«4 I* M- i .T is.«u. 1.. .IN» rMdiiMr •! bullrtm. .od 0» »ur,. Mx.i. .1 -—> H-f 'ma and >>n(ini rrovd* Tn* Lm- .1. .. . .iM^i.. i.-.u ii.it.1 iw>i«a>4 (aln.DDUgU* detal* n done On Ike ■r»<M rt »ow »»<• >. ,, fwiMlril MM* li *pWntt*. and th* '• - t itwiat ra pliy Jamr. Wane Mow« . .. I „ j,^, ^1,^, ,Mn» o( hit porUaili %!>• •.mM i lutlirrr wKwrira. XiMW li ar* NO r»«««>n whj Ih* Efviivs tl Wa« wkich raliiWtar •he« maa- •Hip la ra>h in en iU potmtial ■ iidirtM-*. RayiMod Maury in lilk rut* at ■Il l lWlli pt»r. <tHb-ram). - Ml * aaM* vhit* >h* gar* nn M lam* a< a taM^^. Ma^UnBiijUwa SMaMm «• MsTlSrt In kOT . kul H't na ta. an4 M ;uin« f I hit Inwiiing. I t rhararlerualMn o( llw *nlfrtaia*f wha paitatii aanntra la Ml racellrfil par- Far rIaM audtantv Mil wym, Jan. 11 Hp» u a IN m*a* iiti«*i IMM iMa Mv*« atrtwr* ttiaiiM Ml d iraaaat. ' ImhUmc vipicitaltMi and thowman- - - ^ - - attract 0»* <r«ri C h • r I * • i^uchlon and Vtvirn Lrich •iMuM t-o"' v»'irtit icrtMaaa. •n* Ltaa Saa «UAt. Finl offirial li Mia. it>. i mm. Tha tomb el Abraham Linroln to »ilual*d in th* miirr e( a araaay •lot of mm* two or thr*^ arrv* In Oak llidar Cemrlrry. on Ih* oMt- •kirtf ol BprincfW-ld. Ill Botiind an akmrat of tr**t tlwra m a larg* i i,^^ Mk aarkia* ipaw. H to not , • il dMrlM tht tatortal mmtm tot > Maia n* a> (tm vl>llars fraaii all I of the uiiiun an<1 (<>r*l^ triti to makr a pilcr>m«aa dally la tit* memoi ml Vr<r by vrar tha throng inrreao** Old artd jrouttg. th*y 'i tha Ik* in w i iytlwn ^wm plaoiM* «h.rh »r« an «il lit* ma.n Hall. On* of thr** tabl*ta eentain* Ih* tamiliai trsi of Ih* G«4ly>kurB ad- dit^". the immortal raaffinnaltan M tfrinurriiiic piirtclpir*. Tkt tao-iktrtto a* laM. li atliM' "'I'" ■ aMwi N».m > aba adiai*, ri Bill I •< Ni4i>«<*< la^w. 11 »^ i,im Ml ••i Twtr. '^'^^gj^ * dir«rtlon mn(< •rily at rkaaaa* ««ilh-ro«>. Mrlirr about gambling i> an •■• h.biiui »laap» T'; lag* g< lu^tc-r alMV fet^i M «*lupa. ■My carry key ipalt for nominal bit. Hw Lmw Wan Mrlkaa' 1001*. Abo*-* par Igr I •iN Irayal amuiing. bill (rneral a«d»*»t*« tab •rilMc a* daridadly lil ln iilgl Mtoa taltfl to ptaa^ cat lt r i aad fvr- MMbla. 4li«lv<i« tM arUi« abAHy. tm Waiila—. winag raaMatt* !•- ter*«t appaaM* Mm* ■or o( hrr rlimb l« tha lap^ profninrntly HarTwaa aall Ixm uf lh« »ani*n. d » Hjlt i btojhri*( Koto. •'baHM l«>«. Jr.! mm iTB Jaa. 11. niinNa «ta». M MmT^ f^ft wp»a»« UM»a* arr In liiaarrling raH ia aaraltantty Itt MP lar duplar uf L.ondaa_tyi aiaii m at at* Tf bm I at Maw WmV (lipll rrlaw tkrlNar. • Mt WingHrld on hi* |aw. | rLS! •hi Wkit* Houw I <Mb MV to Wkit* Houw M «w a MaaMMt. ke »ald ■liiilil Ifcan • « af Tor mora mmm • ^itarttT a( a fanlury I ha^a ' swnvn wan ana itaavai a^ana i - ^ . • litrd among voii and during all I tur*. Darryl f Zamirii'a »«a l i l *a inia V, ----^ that lime I ha\« r«cvtv*d nothing tk* Said o( Aim «him*y. wkonca i rTj^^^^l^^J? dnnr murh writ lug la al<e in «iippnrl Ptrtura na* liaa numbor. mi wkirk long by Ar>: thur John«lon and Bddi* Uota. Straw Hal* in Ih* KaM,' to torv th«i hat in III bM-fc. l< mmmi, 'Advo^r* »■ Dtam«nd< .igpilr^liil by a* uninlrrmif^ tfirartian Ua. iHlvaly. IwWtr t i wMil I ir> Ion lata. Miranda'i rni^ In. fear brM la Ma *» lg«f M|fcralibr* Itm wk*laii « dirarlion d*l to lapl la kit wi4i Aawrkaa fwartmn Krk ■IM ha* kad H«lly»nnd aipiltiWIi aC#r«rlM and pmdurer. to fftvdM- WNk produrlinn giiMtafM*. Um Um Hm Wkiff* I It Nsll-ll l>l *nU whidi kav* hapt bar al |gf rat- ga a Mm ilar. flia ralg -I .tW • . t. .iMi*. U*ll» ti*«^,4l ^».K.. I.. « !«(•• ISfi-rrf INivii <t > . • ■'.•.II K.i*. tm.rn, m I • n-«—i ■....•i«4a> tmm l%l il..i- N » . J., ,m <a M «wl toM. aaaina ta «i%a. «■••« lt.ii« n.iMi aiifcar^—. mmm naii«> rixa h^a^.* !!..>»•• 1^^- m, AwlM> a«-t»«l. Iirti> k •!« Maaart •I aailk war* aaMunad ■P aMMran wara kam; and BM aaa al Mm Ua* bMrtatl. To fkal. and a pl*a for di\ in* guid- •aaa m th* U«li h« «a> about to faMtrtafc*. waa aU k* »aid ronrkid- •nt -WMb *aa* word* I ataal laava biit Ih* ability lo >prak lin*f l.4kr th* •c*nK', roaluir« and ramrra d*- wkick *»l r aiii *j ^ th*m- ''^l.^rLl^t Afi^Xl*'"^"^''^''^^^ '** U.t war imaglnatK-* rbarai tha Maurtr* Martcrlmrk Firat ml Ik* offwial Brilish ganda pirtur** la rrarh lha U. •. •inr* Ih* aHtbrrak of hoaliliti**, TW iJon Ha* Wli«a' d*fnonatral*a kaw Am propaganda aa »rll at Hia aUiar wMk tk* Inlniiir aa4 riMwlM a< dutmorul •ii«irhiM a la fclilk Africa Mi.< Mf. la tba tiaMl* acram p l M * al lali r watlewal smi iMaf. Jokn Lndt*. aatfarrivaila MMiMl* out ■ load (4 diaaaaa4i fKai batk ihr nun* and tka aauatry. 0*arg* Brmi. a«i%mi. m*nl flyar. Iblto for Ih* girl'* itiaiaw. and mahaa an innurmt omwI ia krlping Mm pair art th* d>..m<inda ant a( tha mlaa arra IV iha girfa CTi m iiial t*tMlm4 • Btral ttand* gallantly by and h>ui||p »0 Iwa work togathrr lo ui><i>««v Sa idmlily of Ih* ring-l*adrr- Th* •rript faiU lo rlr.itl« n«An* motivalioti. aa4 dtrartion dt Im .«-fM-)*a gm a l iialg lha Maty tavHt l>Br* to ■law aa4 Ml aaiil ih* anal M^umr*. wkM It roll- t»tr isa tempo of a «ui p *na*ful rtHMNl« fniu- nrtfant af Ui* 'Prrilt of raulin*' tta. Mit* Mlf<i Aaaa a> wrll Ui* eaa itatfgr kaa^lrap a< M-ripi and di> it r tii. Braat to a4r<|tMil* a* ih* af lha ptaaa. Jokn Uwlrr. in <*«ard a grnrralion ago lU tot Naw Yark you. lar rrlaa«i.( I rrtaaai, ati* and all. I muti now bid yoM aa aAmioitat* far*wril la ftm tcroan v*t»an of llobrrt C ■harwaad t pUy. 'Ab* Uneahi M II- iaali.' prodatad by Mai Oardan for MO. Ot* arat* ml tk* Ipringfleld latlrumrnU of maifai* kav* _.w- —TT. ■m Mallywaa d aporaiamt alirr ^ratcw aavaaal yaara abraad ihr Wadrr M Tk* Blu* Bird- atay | Mil Id tay that tkM pirtura to a BMa- af Om Ma rilw: NiprI Biurr i* a aalba. Ill tail lairly on tha rawiltai Wrpla u . Far fram M. laa aaylklag I a^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^m*^ - v^^^^w aa ■ a^^w^i^^ar^^ ^a^^^^ M* I a^^^^^Ma^^B ^^^^^^ M t^ 9Mm } ai^^^i^m a^^^ pew lOTa man^lp. ran mak* M team aaw. Th«r* alwayt U th* rnk wkan a pi»e* a( toMdarlal a* fragtla aa tkw to Crting <at in th* ttag* playl i> th* «l fadaoul Bccaua* of what kaa pen* brfor*. it t« a d**ply mavmg atomnd. an *niotksctal tina>h wfcick will •*<td •Im8a*rt mtt af a( Ih* aaaaalial pal af Ih* original may b* W«1 In Ih* transfer II i> nnrttary aim in Ik* conatrurtton of la bapraviaa aatf ch IM naw dlalap aatf'plat tnvan Tk*r* to aa baH to b* fo.inH MAM) aoMO) llillfaiid. Jaa. SS. R«* m l^aMi»*-l««aMi »r Ma«a tHiitu l«aa«M«a l.«lak r^.tmrm t'< Tmi wwtea. ■ If.'* I.*!.*' ar part ••of Ih* pidurc't I I af ac*n* and artion. Of p*r- •aitol imporUnr* a tkat Biar- himarU prrpartd tka tcraaa _ muc h additional incidant tk* youngrr Lincoln. Hurr>«ii qualHm of Ihe I. nmin biography. hom-*v*r. ralhci th^n Ih* btotariial verity at lha p«cturiaa'> hp which lha Mm w« wla wM* pcputarity Acimn <paiu a prrind of 30 jean Ihr »lury brg.iinins uhm ' ' * trip down tk* nigktt. _ lt » an allrgory and It all lakaa y Pjy* in a dr*am-all of it *,r«p| , V^TST :. ■'"•^•••M* rpilo* »hich *r* "»««• •■• laljl M a woodrutlrr'i horn* Shir- •"•^ •• Iry M ani (limpved a< a aaimkly liltl* girl whn Ulki bach to kar 7'««k *r.aad fc tkar Sh* to uakbid I* a pl aiia g gi wko i. ill Sh*. a . - ^ »■ brttavior for bar brother mho .. Johnny Bu-- ijaaaad rui, Sh.rlay aard «wo are off lo bad. aad H toal aeon anomh CoaaM ika dream and the appaar- af J*«i, Ralph „ ika^ITry Brrylun*. »ho -md, the rfcildrwn ! tt'a much awr* akUlfal lhaa 'of tk* kind k»r«ta< hat b**n ii b a»niad ba l ar*. lha liah ar* >lir*w<l ptapaBgaaiala. Film i« part dramatic atid dacu n i rn uiy. Firtt portion toe to judify BriUin > war ataad. whlla tk* tecund part dramattaM lha d*- v. _4rlrb raaa anmiida ¥*hipm*nt and artivitiet of thaHayal ftZ Air rorr*. Allho«ich it prnmU ^''^ »— aatking that hatn i been rrpratad •vat aad avar b*for*. th* *arly part d*atM« wlik tk* illaata war -aaMr w ratkrr imprraaiv*. Uatoia ihala af; »ik t>.i..,-r..i ..w— HM1*T ad<lrf'.i.ing th* ll*ictiatm| and WaMatl aMixiMa iv,i... tiv-a •hnto inicrrut to iko* oparattoa af diamond-gatkariag in th* aad the protactiva m*a«uir< a ' tkafU af Ih* CITY OF CHANCE >.i a. .. •'Wm ntaH ...l>a>M NaMM Wara .ll.a>lUr I la aorli raa* Ih* pietur* tho«'t I of Nail trfHiix marching Into l*rrHory which IlilWr had promiacd net to vwtoto Thua. a map of tier- ly and ita aarrwumding rounlrirt i to lUaalrato kaw th* Nazu Mto l toi naliea after na- ttaa lata lha aratant Bairh In thai part af tk* ptrlurr produr«r Korda baa *v*n gon* bark to ItU to nvhim lha la c idial af the Carman rrr%gr ■iar aaMag at tk* Briinh tar aahw la war a«*r a arrap of paper' Aftor that argummtaliv* tand r*a- ■anably ron\ii>ringl pnrtmn. Ih* pir- Imii-laa MM-ar*. • ■.fi*<. ^*t*»* " " " " Mal>> Iftfttl _ Um*— AaAbt. >».t« d aal. a ia ja«L m. . ••••••••«• t-tao hart • waMMka«««»««»««««...l*aiaW tl w a» >»..ll» . ., U... . I... T. l UL.ia* l<a>.« i< Max Ira • aartla XeaMt »r>4 WaMl.. Ml- Vabwtl.. Mra. Ill a Wan •••••••••••• twm •• NMiwia Iaw H4 lalt l^aavy Alrftaa*l«r •• Any l>«-.ff»r l^aaUa Ilai.t >i«i,atMr i:.l«airf a..! .• Ii«-Wil >IIWa 'bMli4l< Mtalti. ■ .\«-i. !.«■.• ■S..' ..'I. ■ I^llKl. uf t..ondon' iaa< turned II mor* than a yrar agn aad liat been ar^utoad by Paramount lar Aaiarican dtrtritiidiaa Inrlution af Vivtoa Laigh m c»ata Charlat LaiaaMaa awka H a potrn lial bo«ol6r* allraction in th* U S nifirket a m!!. I yf* »wiaa« lato tha dramatic ttory :,aS;|«f.MM air fcraa^ rir>t u h*aid ih^ .J>w« vma! valM af Ch aaib ii toin addramti« ^dfcjjj^ Parliament and braadcaitiac Ih* decUration of war agalnat Garaiany. fnd. a« th* acaaa AilU to a private lewi kto uaa u c rr inful year* at a ftorc k*cp*r. and hi< brighter ra- r««r a* togalalar and lawvar. Fin- fy»r. Fin- liHiiili It ion another airl tilaalli liatea m ite "* ■*'*■■ t a Iimk Mb LPtmiw MtMarMBrtaSraaS Sa fpotimt aacla. a amat m- •«»»•"• grtSa latw Mm KhW at* •9*ntSm, and a S heard. ' ■ «■■■■■ -« That lead« into th* IwaMB glary .'!llf J*?aS!?» »P*ii» Totals a J*"!^'"! C**«*»i r'l ii n Mill I ki aii^ «M raM af l>»ny in Ih* p«rt u n t of GaW Sorw*.. ■•anrrnlly did in tkto inttanr*. ar- l«»r» of mimilion« and plane* for th* home >bo» n itolatoiac la lha radto la one of the two or thre* itenuinely aflert- ing rrKHnenli ol th* pirtur*. ah* ^CNy af Chaaca' unawrfiionablv wat put into the hopper a» a p<i«iam production, but It hat turned t4il ttraap ir than aam* af tkaa* intoadad MA Maa. Biaarda Conrs hag latMa la a naflwaaaliki wi^^ ment in dirrding tka «ba. whMl li hirtderrd only by lark af naaMi Pirtur* kaa gambllna mt ii* mabi th*m* aad Cahaa kaa nrxn toM MgM af Ihto. Thara't a lout h f>l the Iriing c*f h nl of II of mhu'h kav* In a tingle pioduc- Uaa with varylM raaalti But Car- Maaary It «urpri>ingly athletic a< the younger Linct>ln. and lrn<ier and aflactiv* when daclarmg hit lov* lor Ann B a t ladg * . agpaahagiy pla»*< by Mary Howard. Rath Gaindaa. aa T^idd ev*rplay« her early tMil handle! capably the UIrr when her ihr*»i>h nag- Iram her ia a ihort Maa*. Bisabath Btodaa makr^ a deep lmpre^Mon at Sarah Linccln. sirp mother, vi h«<e adaMaMiaai and icachuigt thaped Ma Uaaahi iBariifr. Mr Maa aflbctiv* than tk* aam in ■aa acrformanr** by Geo* Lorkltart, aa fcphen Douglav and Rnger Im- haf. ia a tta n «*oul pan at th* poli- tiriM. CriMMla. CraMwaTi ilgarMia to itraWM- j forward and cea v ntiottal. making peraont nf Gal* Sondrr taaid and Edd» Collint Helm ^ ** Mr way _ . "»~»»»rted into the P«»l. aad th* children rom* to a •'Vlf " "afw'ormad into •**'.»'~»» Tbataaftor i. .n arKenture into th* haeaa af Mr aad lo b* laaad Ihara. Mar in the rreai f Wiatf dren That portion C'.iiiplrr \» Ih la frighten Ih* ckil That portion of Ihr «lm wbirk it •fj^ljf^ - Unborn "i! ■■•■* haM aad perhaps mm- BMa iMMMcatton |.r Ik* productmn ■ ^ a irrie* nf igrMag viava la araiting Iheir timr In ram* In pUnea for th* , '•^••"ito*- cvntuatry fiottet for both th* di«- war in the ait While much of the Tha dtractor mut ratrf a tow lor tributor and eshibilar. Bath will I ""niltom-making thoU ara rouUaa Mv*ral th*apian p*r«oraiaacr» nkirk collect threugh tk* balMiM aad I ahdr. a few biU ar* toalraallaa. Aad "»ka a coupto af faMlllai actort aa- ».deapr*ad publicity ii M i r ii g M Ma paru dealiag wMl Ma plaa af P*r lika diBaraat piriiai tha Mi>> Laigh a« Srarl*tt OUara of th*, defending EngUnd againat airraid* rhararlan af lha ludfl*.' vateraa ^l/nick production. Bookuut of it intenarly inlere-iing Re-enacted gambler: 8t*va. the sambtiitc caaam °Sidr«alk> of London' prior ta thow-1 air battle> with raiduM miiadratto operator, aad tha girl raportar, Mg> inai of -Wind' will giv* audimcea a and the re-<toccd Ba j J Alt Fare* m*rly from lb* ranch country al pr*\i*» ef Miia Lrtgh't irrven acting raid on the Na<i pacfcH ballliMliii ^ami. ar* parttcalarly akarply <a abtlitica—with rcactioaa dcAaMaly an in the Kiel Canal are loo obviowW »"r<l- Kv*a tka latled gunman, th* ta«-arabla atda: one-^Hlcl in be nwivinring. howe\r> ( !>arlto: lb* newly-wed torialn* ami pratrld* a e mhi il an-1 At onr MivMiurian in tha a>idt*ace ^ caaiaa'a daakraam ■tiingi ai* remarked loudly. If It'i ai aanf aa «T*L* by tlow that the «ar'd alr«a4y ha avar.' af *• ^ kaa u n drnl- Ma>ar ably lofical argaaMaU In the eariiar acceni af te|te|lMHMlM^C ' "a'^ '• "" **' ""^ MalSwB^nMMaC! lachnt^Il d^Uih in the laMcr ^ lient If the dramatic rtory l« kum- ... ^ . a drum and the aclinc negligibl*. the Mitlag. Oarlai Laaghiaa to a picture it atill tar above par in ca- ter t aitaa a al—lor pra Pictur* will rreal iertainm''nt tor American audiencrt har»dicapp*d by tlon whka ia gia n ally i Ev*n mi iha although It j' motivaliaa af SUrtii« eC mctrapalltaa n.iwaiu a>.u ivn^a-nouaiai. inw-iH —— ~ •—" •"""^ '•••wwwr tmw IIiiaaer—LMiman lutai , Tr l iMaa a a t ior PTaaMaiMa. AadL no prelenM- lo rapture any of th* earth Walter Lane the diirclor Mi<.> Leigh u a »tre*l gamin tubtitt- lifcaiaa af ita lim^lvmlalilv aadS with a terir* nf typical tcenen. a> an unaeea paintt lo th* variuur rkanr* aparated in a big r ly. Ik* atory twiagt deftly into the tiarnUing raaiaa af otie Steve Walkrr Their Ih* alat unfoldt—a tort uf X:ianu bate! af gambling ' Fart that a girl re perl* r gett intMle. i> quKkly di-- cove r ed by Ih* ra^in..- iixraioi* and It tkw a rtod al rvnv i i m htt