Variety (Aug 1943)

FILM REVIEWS J^VRIETY ■Wednesday, August 4, 1913 THIS IS THE ARMY . (Color) ' (MUSICAL) 'AVriiii-i' .l*i'«is.' ; .i>Vintu«'lliili : >i''. jiVnifi ii.-i.-: liil'^' MitilJi-i' NlliAy In Tri-ll'lll,-'*.!,,!'. . "S.l:ll i.'lliir Alt \y i.Y-"lilt-. .. ; .\i;lni-/l I-'uiViV ii'Mil lifinKi'- ■\ •■ ■ |>li> . -Li\-ilifi.- 1.1.' . ltl,|i:iM II; :»V-i.i. .1 ■Ti'.t-ihi'.'.VIui'i Had'. iWi*". 'i.ii'ili. \\.:\l<. Slltilli. '■ I'l'mllli-"!! '.l':rt'.\'l. i'.-.M IUI II. Wiilll*. IHiki.-.I ,.i T ./iiutz.' : A'rf/onilny. t"i^o> l > „»i,'iii.--'iii : : i tni; '<-';n-i! : i;i«yiitV;, n«iius. ltvhui-'I:r-i1in: - j'l'l.il'i'H,, lll'VI" <:lt1)n(i1l; ; Sol . |.|.||I|'|", miiim fcll; Hlirlh, ' ;lli.'k . i Vijd|:i*..vi'; ■ . MlulMuSf". . ■ l ,f, 'V- Si.pii!; .',1 [■.'.•t'-.Mt'i:,-«-«»!!'«■•*■ .*'.<■<'.' .\m\ 'IV.-hlfiinlui- ' ,l1Vr.t*lnl-.-».- . ,\-'.,(;i.li,- K.'Ii'iiiijv )Cu.' : Mi--l AVU^ilf 1': -.".mill. -.'»\ ..V- Ci. Inii ' .IliVvOu:. 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' Sil-^ij'.\ .. ■ : V: ',:. .. _LU aJt :__ . ,w ,\i ; "J"« :inluTi.Ky .'. r . .1. <\'iiiv .li.nl >'■..' .i...-. i..miiv.-. .... ^Tiitiiin'v;. ' Hill 1 /r>.. iiiiUi|>l.,V. : . »l" N^-.lH'in. IJjiV.ny/IKiyiilKHi. lornadoi .'■. • Thai. $10.000.0QO - kiosk, for Ihc .Army Emcrgeney Relief..Fund. \vhi(.-h bciiefits IOO r /!'. : from, ilic piofils o.f ihis'"fllhu'zatiori of ihc Ii'VinK Bci-Hn soldier show.. loijks il .finch. ' EvoVy^ 1hiu'g:iit)out it is b.Oi bofT. Il"s a pic- ture - which'can share ily kildos u-.lllv everybody; .thc.rc is so n'nirh',abou.l° Jt ih.il' is creditable that .there; is. plenty to s'prc.nd around'.- Thiil- the major-'chunk should -.go', to Bci'lki ' gties wflhoiit s.tying. .■'. 'After the history'o( World War. II Is Written; the Warner Bros., iilniiza- tion will stand out like tlu- Empire State Bldg. amidst the; ihany blher; nighlighls'ih the motion picture •dusdy's contributions' to ; :the -hdrhe' fioiil and war front.. ll-S that kiiid ! ol an: all-embracing. 1 job. .' . '.-Firstly; it's socko .chtertainment. Two. it's a dynamic linkin'j; of -,WoCUI. War I and II. with its rospeclive sol- I diei\'shows--:Yip Yip Yaphank' and . '.This Is the. Army.' both by Irving Berlin: Third, it's a fulsome con- tribuliori from-the entertainment in- dustry for benefit of an . altruistic arm .of pur' national'-.defense—'the Army Emergency Relief Fund. •Thus, all. ihis : is mOTaTe" in-.'capiliil li tters. It's dcVnOcrafy in 'action''to thc- hiU. It's, showmanship aiid pa- (i ; iotism : combined to a supcr-dtiper. Yankee Doodle degree. ; ■ Skillfully , linked arc. boih. "enera? titiijs. with George Murphy- capital as the yesteryear musicomedy star who . suffers ■ a . lea irijiny., which doesn't curb his\skill as a theatrical impresario post-1018, and tt.' Ronald Reagan, as Jphniiy , Jbnes.: his ..spiij who carries the romance-interest in World War II; ■ George Tobias and Sgt. Ju)ie Oshiris-arc father-an'd-sbn fo: 'span both periods.- and'' Joan, .Leslie is. the 1043. femme offspring of -Charlcs Butterw.orlh..- another. of the.'Yip .Yip Yaphapk<M s.' She:is the romantip vis-a-vis to Reagan. ;: - -The blend of. the; IW'O ,gencratinns is a skillful job- all void: consider- ing the '.basic difficulty . of '."linking up ihe.two. Alan Hale, as the tough Set: MbGhe'e. is capital as the career soldier of both wars, and.' tln ouKhr out;, this coupling of major ca- tastrophes of oui - llhics i.-i done with sentimental, overtones. ■ But putting ' the slorv aside, the socko Berlin soiigs—17 of them—tie 1h<j-w')iole package together. Slartinfi ■from ■ Gertrude Nicsen's' recruiting rally in 1017 of "Your Country and 'My Country." the ; chronology of ,miinbers ..practically. tcll{! the story Murphy is shown a hit in'the Follies doing a- song-atid-dancc lo 'Mv Sweetie,', when he receives his draft call Trom Uncle Sam. Tobias' spe- cially is 'Poor tittle Mo, I'm on K.P.;' Murpliy. Tobias iinct. Alan Hale do "We're On Our'.Way to France.' with the soldiers getting, their. ma.rv.hinK . oV(lei-s. iii 'the nlicist of ihis siace . Fiumbcr.-, and Ujiis : they : parade to 'the.il- transports, through tho inidi- ' -eiicc. It's a highlight of-IJjis: film as il was When Berlin ti<cd the same ' thought in his- 'Alevaivlc-'s Rsgiime Brnc'IMUmvisical- for. 20i.h-Fo\: in lOMR. • Kale Sihitli's 'God Blcs's Amenca.' ' Is a sbckp specialty noil. -She looks . great and sm'gs her now cli-ssic ;li ade- . mark ■ bnllad' in;: voice .to ma'tcl-i. . France.-;-Langfoi'd' i.* iiitrodi'iccrl iii a. ' (wife scene- .with: a modern loljaljy/ "What Does. Me". Look. IJke:' Jhe:\niie new';song wrilleii by '-'Berlin; - i Rci •• >'ised from 'Yauhank' are .the 'KP;' ranee' and" 'Olv How I -Halo- li) . Get Ub in.the,Morning' songs..Added ■ are- 'Gotl. Bless ■;■ Ahierica.' . :K<V Swceiie.V 'Yain: COuiili-v' -and 'Wjial Does.Hi? Look- Like'.". .The- rest are frrtrn. the basic "Aimy'.'s.corp. as. thr- 5ho\y was' toured last season.) ■ Starting . with' This Is . ihe 'Armv Mi'.-. Jnnetf'.simx b'v Cni Sidney • Ro-: biti. . Cpl. Wm. . Rderic-h' -and Pff : . Heiiry Jones. ■ .the". rest of' .the sr quence, is a cinematic IransmOtalfbii of.. Berlin's World War 11 soldier show-,. It's fiiacit" part of a show-: w.lthih-i.i-show, .. against wllich is bai-kgrrfunded ' iiie. .Ronald Reagan-' Joaii Leslie, romance, - This : portion of the -.script '.'. y.-lovclprn chase, as •Army'.'' Show.ii'' playing from, coits.t- l6>.i!oasl. '..winding tip'iii .Washington; "be/ore President Roosevelt I instead of Frisco, lis was acliially the ctisc,). and.'With Miss Leslie chasing Reagan. .TiiV Getting Tired-So L Can Sleep." 'siin%' .tiv -S Sgt.. James- Biirrell ' -a click. ! S Sgl: X)\ck; Be'rni'e; as inlrr- lOciilor. with Sgt. Alan Manson .and Cpl. .loh'n Draper, do .their.-Huntihg Slorv.'; which, is .somewhat' verbose: and 'Handy" is Ute' punch, per here- tofore, of the minstrpl sequence. Cpl! Ralph Magclsseii'.leads it; Sgt. Rich- a rd : Irv infr' docs a . tei-riflc *dalAe* as■ '•Mart'dy.'-aiid.'SgU Fred Kelly is :her/ vis-a'rvis.''! Iii the; Military Vaude Show. Pre. Jo.e Cook. Ji-.: is the uni- eyclisi: Cpl. Liu'ry Weeks Ihe.-jiiR- gler': Pfc. Hank ljenr'y the mess sgt,, ahd Sgtv.jdhh Prince Metrites a"clfcJj. i\ ilh his- niagicb. routine. Sgt.'.Ross KlliotJ . plays ihc captain;. and the iiliviziiU! v Allbii Trio fSgt. 'Gcno .Fiv bisti; Cpl'. Angelo, Buouo . and 0'>V Louis: Bednarcik l are ajded by the' acrobalic Sgt. Geiie Berg. S'Sj.l, Ar- il im ■ St eiifri-.-' Sgt. ; -ggtm"Onte ; - Crtstt^- ani' :and .Cpl. Pinkie Mitchell. Alan Hale impresses, here'-.. in . .'Ladies. of the. Chorus.' v " ' ■ . ' : ' v. 'Well-Dt'e'ss , Man in '.Hnrlciiv.'- ■next, is perhaps the.highlight,of (he e'nlii'e-.picture; _with : the sbpia'. jsite'rV Uiiiiei s .Whamming, over.'■ »'. tt-rrillo .score. . TJie' ch.am'p. now S.gt. .Joe Loufs. ;ribes a bagpnnchih'g .s'peci;'!|i.v. wifli nuinber led by. Pvt. Jajiics Cross aiid. danced .by Cross. Pvt. William •Wy tkol" a fid a liOlrhii Harlem group,' . .."How About a Ch'ecr idr, the Navy' sfgufis'- into "Sta^e- Door Ointceir with; Cjil. Tilestoii PcViy. Sgt. Alan .Manson/an'd' Pvt. ..TaincsvMcColl ter-- ■ rlfli- as Lyiin Fohliinne; Jane Cowl .and'- Alfred Lunt.- it's here-that-Sgl. Earl 'Oxford la. good • picture, bet for Uie fii(ure..incidohtally; as are sev- eral of- rhp oth'ci-s I i-c-croates 'I Lefl Mv: Heart at the SlaSe Door. Cahlced! With -Sgl, Phirip Trues . as -Eileen.' (Eriiest-Truex'-is shown-in an auclir ■ enee flash lid m i i iiig his''real -il i fc sOiv iii reel-life 1. .S«t..-. Robert Shanlev.' another, good . bet for- ■ the fu'tui c. clicks with With My' 'Head in the Clouds'- and 'American Eagles.' given an impressive aeronautical -produc- tioiv; aiid the Oldiimers reprise "Oh. .How-1 'Hate to Get Up in the Morn- , ing.': showing Irving Berlin, in ' his. bid Sgt. suit of World War I. vpcaliy.- ing the; song. It's a. notable inter- lude: showniaiily . incorporated : for- the 'best visual highlighting Of..the spngW:i'.iter-show.maii . whb' inspired both 'Yip' and.-Army:-' '-.This Time'I:- the.Last Time- makes for the rousing finale. . .. :..'',-'. . The • hark-bnekers mav wonder about' Julie' Oshlns and Ezra Stone, of- the sbngWViter-showmah; -who' Were! so miemprable ..in' .the-''singe original, and why "photogenic r'estric-. tion's caused so much to Wind up on the. flifting rborri floor. ' The. intra- trade -stuff on -how orie of the. vocal highlights of the film was dubbed-by another boy. who did. the stage prig-' inal, is also a detail that's' not per- tinent to the sum.'total' as unreeled. .What Warners .has'.piOcUiccd -le.nves little rboih for capliotisness. .' Uiidcr the .lack -Warner-Hal Wallis nrodiictioii supet ; v.ision ~and With; Mike CiirtizX expert direction—all of whom douated' their - services, along with the: rest'of-it-^'This Is the Army" looks, like 'a ■ $3,000,000 •Technicolor production instead - ot the SL-tOOjOOO it cbsl -16 :briri" it in. .'•- : .' ■ ' - Abel. Miniature Reviews 'This Iii the Aimy* iMusi.cal: < olorl .iWBJ.' Rali-rah-vbnsing' brtxoftice. •<;iii Crhy\ '•<Musical) >M^jG)': ■''•.fi'ortiiejv Judy- Garland, as stars,- ■ plus Gersliwih sqor'c,'- point To -!'-.'jccllejit "h.o,' J| .;' . -tVe-vc V 'Xjevey " Been I.lcked' ' i U i. ' Should receive warm b.o. reception: .>-'- ; ■l'.h>,Man : rprti Down Under-' (. oiii'.i'-.' ;;M-G ); Refreshing talc'. laid..! iii- Australian ;■ backgrpuhd'. \vill'el.ii k fjrir good-biz.- ■■ ■' , ■'"'Ta.riii'.; i;M-'Cri'.. .'Riiber Valerie: \ liobson ' -.• ;erage'.EngiLsh:niade: spy .should:-do satisfactorily; . - .'"-; -Young Ideas' iM-G >. Amus- ;!(!ircc ; '. dramatic trim-- , •s w ill provide soiid .supbrl . in' re-jvilaV i uhs. '. . i~ ■' . •Ill Diihllc Diddle' .>Songs)! . i.UA.i ' Livr.'y i;ud -wacky farce VWill!: click foi >simiriier .dalings. . 'Calaboose' i. . A 45-hiinule' :.J^i<I. Hoai-h Vs Vi cn'ii'il i ned' ._ex>nW_ ikly ihal. imploys ,'at,ed tech- . nkliio.' • .:;..-...'■!■.. -Sumeont-' • l« . Remember' ; iRep.i.;. Best :Vu:-.iom'er,..j'eaclibii . in I he ■ I ainily .houses'- 'as; dual : ■ suppurlc.'. !-." •Ilcie t.'omrs Kflly'' Good lauj'li:" piodu.cer, . spicily. -a light dilalol . '. 'Saint Meets the' Titer",t, . Brilish.-iiit-.icie link " ' 'Saint' chain. Fin" duals. ' . -Scream In the' Night' ilndie.). " Mild' nicllfr about gein thieves in .(he Oi ieht. with Lpn Cliahey, . Jr.. ' • dual- role. '• --'' ■ : .';-■: ; ■ . -La.Siie'r.te Mania Tree Vices'/.: i^Vrgciitinci. Poor story, weak ■ direction doivt' give this : Argen- ,;ii')c ; made much, chance: ' •: :'■; '.'l.os llijivs'.AililiciaJes' ( I'jeii- • line i. ; .' ■ Argentine-made! ' will do oka.V in Latin-America. . :.;.' -Border Buckcroos' (songs) : tPRC'.i... lias ' good ' vocalizing and enough: action .to gel by as : lower d'ualcr. • •Kellpse De Sol", f Argentine 1. ' Lib'crtad Laiiiargne' starred -iii.. Ai'geiitine .musical;; ' okay ' for: Latin audiences. '" .. ..-X.'afe. Corirorola' >Mexica'n). Old hat stuif -partially 'redeemed' ". Vy. Raciuers.' sock dance rou'-- ' Usfrtg TeJcns! Agriciillural & Me- chanical: College -.for"'"background.' with most of the action. sho4 at the famous ■ soiilhwesfern institution of 'learning. : Walter: Wanner has built a. long but interesting picture: around, the character :of'a student there who .finally m-jde' the supreme '.sacrifice: in the. wijr against Japan: While.too long,: running. li)I niimHe.<' Hicre is sufficient body to. the'slpry., phis aci. lion ; 'and 'atmosphere, to Vari ant a warm reception at • the ' boxoflice despite the lack of name, talent. '', Film is not,a: college story per j?c Jjior-is ' GIRL CRAZY .•"!'! (MUSICAL) • '■M< l>.. ri 'Ii.'jiVv. "f Al ll^i- Fi*i''i|'|ii...1ii. 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The Gershwin'score-arid the Judy Gai'T land-Mickey.Ropncy. dressing;foi; the ni.aro.uee should totar plentv at the bo.\oflici>. with ' picture easily holding the.ctisloine'rii.-once inside. ', ' Jhis is the/sccbhd . film treatmciil: of 'Girl Crazy;' the ilrsf being an RKD . 'B' . starring Wlieelcr. and Woplsey,, Wilh i)H of the crack iunes tossed out at 'that-time except 'LGol Ull.vihm.' Not;so this".lime; bul. cb-' •!icif|.enlall.y; 'Hhylhih'. is a'gaiii 'over- dressed .iiv production. '.,•" ' Jticty Qiirland is iii :the-role orig- inally played; by Gln'gci' Rogers on I Ihc stage, while Nancy Walker, new ;o the serein hi :B( ; st Foot Forward," in a seiiiblance iif Ethel Mcriiiaii'w | -)mt. Bui nil the double entendre lis .. t,o.sscd 6iit; with-., the" locale switched from. a. dude ranch' lo a ;western uiiivtrsity.. It's' io the !lat- ter that -a N. Y. newspilpei-: pub- lisher, sends his playboy son. Booney,, Thiil was Billy Kent's part iii the stage version, only, he .iraiisfbrmcd a dude 'ranch into.a roadhouse-rspcak- Ciisy, while-;i'll Rob'ncy tloes is put (lie;.university on iis financial feet and make it 'coeducational: The girls lie a|tracts.' -and there are Plehly,. are 1 plenty■':-pretty; The story thread, is light, hut enough to string logelhcr the George and . Irji Gei;shwjn. songs, ji e.. 'Em- bracea.ble You,'.-: Treat . Me Rough." Bidin' -My Tinie.' ■"CTonld- You Use" .Me' ■ and' 'Not for Me.' -There's; an' added .Gershwin starter, in -Fa'sciiiat- ing Khylbm!' which gives the Dbrsey. bi)pid a -major . ioriing .- with expert collaboration from Rooney at the piano.... Latter doesn't look like b dubbing, with Rooney known to be an 'rtkay -ivory-tickler..' .' Miss Gartaiyd is a nifty saleswoman of the (lumbers; right - down to the xjver-prodiiced -Rhythm' "finale which was Busby. Berkeley's special chore. ■Hci- ■Embraceable Yoti' delivery is standout: ditto 'Bidin' My Time" and .'Not lor Me," She's, also-'got two nice, dancing ^sessions, first w-ith dance director Charles Walters' and Taler in 'Rhythm', Wilh Rooney. tat- ter is in a typical Rooncy'eharacter- iaajion and.plenty forte as Miss Gar- laiid's vis-a s -vis. .. •-,'" . • Miss Walker, the lough kid' with a great comedy ah and jsace. '-re-- peats her' click in -Best Foot For- .ward" in this screen treatment: June AHyson; likewise in .-Foot;' has a .shifting bit jit the.'opening; doing ■ reat Me Bough'.', and . then. Isnll seen again. .G.ir.Stratlbh 'and Bob Strickland acquit .themselves ' well, -m.jirve roles, -while.-'--Ragi: Ragland. hi the transition from Gaiety buiv lesciue to.HollyAv.6bd:- is in a cowboy part,..butvniiniis. the Indian-Hebe dialecli.es> of Willie Howard iii the" stage .musical.. Guy Kibbee,"! as' the khidlv -.uivivcrsily dean:' Henry O'NlJ'ill,- as Rboney'.s father, and Howard Freeman, as a gbve-rnor, are okay hi inore adull tdles. ' ' Lack of; body " " the screenplay . styniie?. I.ho .pace somewhal.. but di- 1 j roi lbi- Nurhniu Taiirog' -nianagecf to 1 inject zing- where .'nnssible, - Arthur f reed-can t;:kc a bow for. excellent production. invistiitire. with the camera .work likewise-an'assei: ; ! '■ :■- v ! . - ' ;: Sc/ib. ; ■ GINGER'S NEW VIS-A-VIS .' ' '•'.:'•,;,., ; .".'.'Holiywood,.--Aiig! 3',- : G iiigriv' Rogers draws Robert Ryan as r iiiilic Mead in , hei'.next BKO slKrrer. vTeiider Comrade.' .Filining stai-t< Au^-. K) iihder prp- ■'d'ucei-' 'supervision' of David Hemp'-' stcad. ■:.!•: We've Never Been Licked '.': (SONGS) ' '. t'liri'ci'inil i-i*Ii-ii>:i' v.f -.AV;Mioi- Wtin'Ki-r -pro- ■vhuiliii).- : hViUuiVH ; ltk-lilii-.l 9iilMi>, NoiiIi Hi'i'iy, - Jr..- Auiih Ou.\niii»: ■ .Mlii rliu-'G'-lli'l.-*- ■•i)|l. ; . Uiirvli'i'l liy .liilin rtiiulliiii. Stvi-y. Niii-iliiiii -Jtf.lliy -Kitiui; iiiiTi|irtiilim. jtuJiiQ liiul Nfyk 111 hull-- .i ililnr, IMilKl'ii.liii; mhik. .*Mo' fm-:.'Ynu. -l-'i,y \»'i';.* '.-IIim * v. Itc-iHi, I'buI l'-|*lilli'l» Wi Io-iit: ' i-i;ii^i;i. ■ Alillnil; Krnsn'i'i-.. Miiii in. '-i.i. r:\iiiiiniK- I'.n-vlli-w'iHl fit -\' ' i Urn-.. KH JUXS. )l|ll,l .l-llllK. , i:.viiulil«' J,-nhiiii,. N1ii:i.-.v;:\:^..;; I ii-filii-.. .V. .\ Mf fi,n «n'. . , ., .> ; rm'. -slim.,;;...,; .'Ppii'- I.Ollllll-'l'l'- .'; ■ . Hi'i'll.U.l Qllllio ...: :S\iiili (If i'i-y. .li-. ,.;.:-., Amiji. i!\vyrim s - ,'. ,.\i<inli:i O'lli lH'iill : . i .'IMfelLI-' ll.li'l'U r :. /.'Wi I limn Krii w li-y .-. .'.Il.llry: lViiv»,ii|iui.X tralia, sustaining torn-shoulder liga. ments that prevents future fighting. Girl, meanwhile,. Iias. : been educated in private school; Laughton buys a -northern Queensland estate for -hotel' with- fight, winnings, but: customers are scarce until .Miss Barnes- -shows up as- a rich .widow.' Sl;e takes the place from Laughton via Cards^and dice^as revenge: for Laughloii's.per- fidy" many ye&is before. Despite the supposed relation of sister-brother between -boxer Richard Cai-lso'u and Miss Beed, ..there's a iitrohg' al trac- tion while American reporter Ho/ace McNally jsVromahcihg the: girl; and situation is; sensed by the discerning Miss-- Barnes.' : When the war hits, group is broilght back to the eoimtry hotel by devious means to jjo through a Jap bombing attack and'eventually disclose boy arid girl ate hot blood relations, While. Laughlon and-..\liys Barnes finally clinch: .^There's plenty'of iriterestihg'side, 'lights .'to the. tale during its unfold- ing, accentuated by skillful direction by Leonard; deft writing, ajid excel- lent performances.- -. Laiighlon's .'char- acter is vividly etched/ns is also lhaV of Miss -Barnes as a hlonde who's been around. ' Both Carlson ju>Ms-U-stw$lJy--^ conib.,nng',he ; ^o effectively; M;^S excellent .support' is- provided- by Clyde'.Cook. McNally,.ArthiiV Shields, and' Christopher Severn, v.- , ' Story 'setting in". Australia- • pro- vides '.opportunity' for' generous dis- play of..'Aussie' dialect and' sliiiig. Latter is not laid on- loo. -lliiclc; but siifficicnt. : to provide audiences, with refreshing -background. Pieture'*is well-mounted productionally^'- ., , : ';-'.' . /:- ■".: : Walt,.: jbrity of the' Action takes place at Texas; A. &'M,- al College Station; Te'xas, ■ whose entire .enrollment ot : bver .7.000 hi.eii a'ppcai- ' in the toot- aite. -It is at Ihis. college, rich iii iraditipn. where 'students- are put : through ;i i-igoi'ou.s.niilitary iraiiiiiig.: iind... discipline'.all its ow-ii :isvmaiiiT liiiiied. VThc .story of Texas A,' & M. iii itself-niakes' good .enlerlai.ii'iiient'.. ■ ; ichard .Quine, neWcomei'. lo; the screen, jjla'ys-the son o'f .an bfTic'er. fbtmcr gfad. of the.- collegt'.who's! now seeing: actiye-scrvjcc.'.He,, ini-; mediately, becomes, unpopular, -in-- eluding- because yhe seems to side with, the cause of'. J.tpan. ■•whei-fc -h^. had speiil .several years before -."com- ing k^Texas Ar. Si : Mv We is . ulti- mately dismissed.-from; the. college :*fter. turning over (he '.formula 'for, a gas .antidote, to a Jap/ring bper'at- ing at the schoor.and ,goes, to Tbkio; where - "he. becomes : a. yellow-rpcril Lord Haw-Haw; WhMe.'t'hei'uiiplica- .lipri- is strong thai he has turned .pro'- Axis. actually Quilie". lias- -disgraced himself'jh the eyes of his feilbW ; stu- dents and others" in. order- io use"his Jap , counccjlioiis in • lipprng. off a planned'se.ir-baltlc. Permitted to. ac- company, a. bomber squadron, he kills the pilot., and: dives the plane i into a- Jap; aircraft cai rier. to which finishing touches- or :desii-o.Val are lent by an Allied bombardinenl from the air. The battle scenes...'in which Wanger ..had the cooperation oK the Navy.^ arc extremely exciling- aiid well photographed.. . ■ - Quine and Noah. Beery. Jr.. are paired as Texas A. St fi. rnommaies, Bqcry- gives a .more, impressive per- fbrniancc' than. Qiiine bin latter fits fhe'role laid biil for hijii-. very -well;- The girl, daughter, of a prufes'sor al ..the college' who's fond <vf: Quine and knew his (aiher'beTore hiirt. Is played ;b'y Aime Gwyhne. who htfs an Excellent, screen perspnalily. Her father is played effeetivelv bv Harry- D'avenpoVt.; LesseVs. include Martha O'Driscbll, .fidgar' arrici-. and. Wil- liam. FraW'ley, hist-ineiuionecl .'"air American who is 'directing. pro- Japanese {activities'in this country. ■ In addition to Texas; r A: & : M- col- lege.' songs, the .picfure contains: a ballad, 'Me For Ybii; Forever;'! writ- ten -specially by Harry- Revel aiid Paul Francis Webster; II' is iiiserled. iir a ball sequence. The 'college niiiri-! bers are 'Spirit of Aggieland;' 'Aggie. War Hymn" and Id Rather .Be a Texas Aggie.' ".Chnr.- The Man From Down Under (ONE SOMGl . 1 HollyAvood. Aug: ,.. J|,'| |-,| I Pl.-ll-f ,:r 11,'Ll H /:; , Ti(.|,|,;|| ,|. '.Irvillii (I. .Hull ih i.iIikMuii, .:h .. |,y I '" -I. Suns i-linrli^. I.i.iiclii/.n:Ci- iiiiI;s I'.imili- ilium Ml.-liiijir 1-in'li.uu. Iliinuii 'llfri'il, Si;||.<:ii|,i)iy liy. \\*i-:i-i ■ lti.nl iiinl. T-riiinii/iM .s^ii,.!-, ' „,", ':j.i„v\- ■ i,v MuKiii'l lliiKOiii nu>l.. Mull, Kflly: ..il'ili m':' Siilnpy Wiiuni'i',-- HlV-i-lid- i-irin-is, ■'.Arnnli'l (illlpniiii : ullufi'. ,i;i,i„t,v \\ lul,; n,n K i, v KiU'l Hri'iii. -.Ti-»ilr>fi)ii>\\.ii' iu' I'..' \iik a ' 1.1. : UiIi)iiIiik' Hum.,: Hli '.MINS,' . .' 'Jiichn WIHCh'. ■Auk if., i);i Willis., '.Xiji|i(.|.'- wn>n)i:'.;'.. i M«iy AViijiin;..'; *.\'l|ijir-r' ii> ' it ,.|n|.T;. cihwi- i;;iirni,y;':.-.'.. . -"tiii»i>---l«"ii'<,.i<:y. I'dthii' IN.Iy-i,i|'i.:„. -Min'.v.-'in* ii i-iiitii-,.',;..: .• iinois'....'-..;, l'Viili/r". .rtiiiulmi'. ■ i*liii i-I#-h r^iii):hii,n ...... i)iini;c iiinney .... Ili.-IIM'T I'lirlK'.n .....:. ..fiioinii- ^iti mi ,.i-Iii'i>li>'l*lii.r Si'v^i-ri .. .i-isii.. j-ii/.k . ,'. .Il..|::i.i:*.. McXiilly :.. .'..Anlinr. .-'liifliin .. . : , '. Kyi-lj ii I'Vlks' ■: l.l.'i-i.u l.- ..'ii'v iiiiiiiiKh' .:,. Aiiiln- riiiit-iiii. Charting, a refreshing screen, tale which detours, '..fovhmlaiiied. ■ line's, 'Man Frpm Down --Under'. will hit profitable..grosses iii ^all runs'.as ii billtppper. .and ..provide" adequate >n- ler.tainmcnl.;.for all classes of 'Wd»- enccs'. ..■.-'■; .; :,:/■::■■'■'.■."'■:•■ ■.'.■■■..■.. Producer-direclor Robert Z. Leon!- ai-d has injected nice pace lo t.he un- folding, from a.con.ipacl-sci'ip't which •impa'rts a vervei and Unusual drama- tic, angles, to the general ■ runs of screen talcs.. Despite opening and closing war . ..backgrounds -it's suf- ficient "escapist." in geherar-trxlure.'to cvnrorm to present addichce* require'-.' ments.;:. : / •> Auslra 1 ian'sei-gean i,Charlcs Laiifth'-< ton. picks, tip .two .'Belgian: orphans, boy and girl.: When embaOking:. for home in 1919, but he leaves jpriler,- (aii).cr Biiinie Ba.i:uc,s sliinding-on the "dock/ • Uiiughloh. rorriit-v. boxer, .brings' the. boy lip. to point where he becomes: lightweight champ of-Aus- TARTU (BRITISII-MAUE) / '.Mi'ji't I'.-U'iisi. 'of , 'i.iai.ijil).o»ni'ii:li |ii.nl.-i;ii,in. Sini>i Ifi4i(j(-|- I'IihuiC. -.\'iij»*rli?- Itoli-nn, . f.ii- lui-o.v 'AViilit-i' KilUi',: Itly.iijr ^iVihiin,-. i-li> Uim- .-.Mi'.i cIm: ' l^ihvuMi. liy.. ■ l liH'iil.i s. . itii- ; >. Si:ii'. ij|.|iiy: .l.ilni"l.i-i- ;.\J;ilihi nii.l IJ...\.: 1 lOiliiilM I U', t |i(-:'-y. Tv'nui Hiiiry l.y .l.jin i 111«- fciili>.;. J-lllliil-. IV, .;Myi.'-ii; i.|i'iili.|-:i,.. .ri.lm ,.l. *.'ii\. ri-i'-'vii ivi-.|- li). )ii-iij.^-<iiiii .riH.iii. Ni: V.;- July. -JS.Ha: , »:iiiinliii< Ohms HCmiSS. 'IVi-nMli-iv SIVvj'-iiM'i-i. : ,'. - .\hiru.yi-.llK:i ■ Hi 'unii..'.:....'..-. I'imlii- .I'lihuvM .:.■:■.-.'-.:..;... •iii'si'iivim-' iii'.i'ii-:..|i^:;:.-.. :;-\'ll|l:» I 'ilV'li i h :'. .'. •;..'; ... ,,':.'. . i.'-ili.ii.i i ■'|--i''ri-y. 4:■-iit W'/'.x.iri-iUijr.- -All ?*inyi'liSiilj. Nii'-*^... 1..., U'i.\ i;:i(i-'nl ... . ....' Title''of llVis ; . .Itf.rii il"l>"l':.t ...,..-.: \-.''.'i'io Hui>-;"i> ... ...s.ir» nii* .i.,:'ni-i .'.'. v -„ •.'.--. ..w'»H'T'-i.'i:id'. ....:.: .. i - h>'iits >i"i i is- . : . l.;n\;i.|ii'-.- i r-,\lii',l.|i-ii .,:. ..j i-'i-i-iii-ri; k. i.'i-iMvp ... .\i...|»-r-'ivOiy 4,™ in . .'. ; . .lnwi-'|illili.- W l*-»,ii . . . . .'.Mii.UiIn*. :il.»l.a oroiigli-nVade' Bvilish production s't.fKgcsts.'-a' South Sea. Island..escapist' film '..> the siudii) purpdrledly wivs anxiyiis lo erase, any. marquee- siigma .of war ; ■ tbne;s). but acl'.i.illy 'Tiirlii' is ah .abovc-avevfigc' spyr mrHcr - with' a Czechosioyalcian ..backgrotind ih.-it slibiild' have: no trouble' selling itself on its'merits in both England and America..' From. both.the standpoint o.f action and. story-telling it's cffec.- live. eiihapccd by- 'capital perform- ance's, by its stars. n.Oberl' Donal.,:)n Hie title, role.:and Valerie. Hpbsoiu' . Despite, some, closing- sequences ■that , strain one's credulity, .Tartu'.-* ■lias been provided, with • ■ . proper' tenseness and briskness l>y director Harold Bucquet.' The fact;.however, thiit it's essentially siil I .'another; sa- botage yarn may liihil its b.o; pol.cn'- lin 1 ities iiv light, of the' currniUpu.b- lic emphasis on noil-War. sagas: • Commendable^ 'scripting' by John Lee;. Mahin . aiut!. Jioward Emmelt Rogers is focused chielly arbuiid live 'underground^ .Cxech .'movement' and the Nazi.'operation of the'Skoda ar- mament factory. Donat.vas ai themi-' cal eii ineer aiid dclaytd-bomb ex- pert is.detailed by the British War Office lb maneuver the blowing up of ii Tv'ai-.i poison >giis factory in Prague. Thus the film gels lis du- bious title from a liquidated Rou- .nianiari' Iron Guai'dist. fwiih Doirat masqucrading in his stead in.get!ing safe conduct: toOzeGhbslovakia. From then oil it's high action only noW and then 'given .tq' .over mfclo- dramatics. • . - '".-. .- . Miss , Hbbsoo- plays lire" hAughiy toast-of the Nazis .wlibi in rea,lily, is one of the. Czech' underground, and aids' Dohat in. his successful ' ight back to: England. Glyiiis Johns, as a Skoda! worker -shot for committing, sabotage.'' and. Waller' Rilln, ' a sadistic.' Nazi' S,S: rfiaii, are convincing.. :. Photography by -John'J: Cox is .ex- cellent and Ihc other' lechnical credits are first rate, vv . .Bo*?, YOUNG IDEAS Hollywood. J.uly • • •Mi'lii. i-i-.lo;:xo .i>r . Iti,lir-i1 -Sl.sk l'iriiil'iji.l'i-i».' - snir's sumih -' |...n-i.-i. . ■-■ f-i lM-it ,\Ii''i>1im'ii.;... M'iii'X-As|.lr: liMliili'K iCIIil'IJ ll'iil. Ui-'f"' I "in . .A llyn .lnWl.Mi. Iliip. My. .lull", ll.i^yln. '.iM'i|:liii,l.. liin '.,\|.-(."-ll:»il .'IhHil'i - . .iliul lllll X.il.|i.:..> : iiil'i.ii :L. '.("Il^il li':-'-i.:i« niiiiu-:'- ii,'i.I|.|i w;i,ii''m.- .'.I'liiiii J>">>" : I.'.' A.;:llll>.'--. r il. AIM. "ftMnilniil" I.Ml'l^.- SllWiif. l-;\-;nis ,\l-i, : ti:i'i i' Kiyilcvii-V . . .1" Kv.uis. •ii-n i>:\iinn- ,.'....-.-... Ti.ih. KimiHi; Aiinin'.., r...ir,i........ ,.;>.':. i.'u-Kii;. i > ... .hiiiKi' K^:l|y. i',i'i..-|-'. , i ii. . Il.'i'l.i.'i! -.JI-.-^lii- I . ... .;• jlii'lV Ail'".' .. .. :' Hii>.ii) K' >•!"' -,|;,.-ln,i.L i ih'i-'imi .. .. ..Mi\ n ..!..>:'»" . . liii.rillliv Ah"' if ■ l-'niiii'i'K i.tit(l..iiv- i. .l ii nlti'-:u..|i'.iv» . ■.Kimiiy■ rBiii.i: - When aj'piiil- of coltog? kids'a(- tempt' to disrupt "the marriage .of their. Avriler-lecliu-'er nioiher. -td.---.Ji supposedly -staid aiid serious, college' profe'ssot-: stationed. s in a! midwest town, result rnust be a farcical drama < nriclic"d by human touches'that will-, .get general ;rci clion.' This is the tC0)ilihuc'd on page 16):