Variety (Oct 1943)

10 FILM REVIEWS W^JnosJaiy, Qctobcr 27, 1913 : if«iiadal|*annl IMary : . viiih I'niiiivy-i'Vx'iVlrase nf iri\;"i V'.A- <l»-lvi» .AiiMr-i") iirtviliii.-iit'll."." l''i-ni.i.' •■ -I'-i i- tni l.In,Vil Niiliin, VVi;i;.i-..i III I't V.'. Iti'liiiiil. ■.I'unlc. • :.V»illli»n> . O'I't:"; It.*'i.Mil liii< 111 :' Ita-.'rli'il.l.y htMv .h, . Si .fi 11- l.ii'i. rMll.ii-', 'rii'Mi. .':ii!;'|n;-:.'11.' -.'ir vv II .- ;l>..nr' U-..k -l-y U,- liiir'l ' I'"• 1.1 lil -I ■l'Ji:nii « ir:ilfc-; ■••l l"l-. I'm •! Ai.iil. III .■•.i^'v Ill .'itlVilrijlii'n ■ rmiiii. 'N. '.. IJ.^U 1:/ l!il|iii;i)>; liill'-. 1)0 Jll-N"*! ■ Td-ilii.. . |i(i|iiM-.IIy Ill 1 n- .\i.ii..ii(i., ■'rii>r"i'iiMf\. €.'it41:1,i( If...,..; Sa» >i . .- l'j>->ii'n'' Foiin* I;ii.>.r s•■:,: « . ..Wiiliilln. .l|i>li'ii>!' ,. lii. li: i-.r^i-iiiiii: . * AII1 lliillV-.' 1^11:1111 You're a l^urfcy »llini%V Mr. Siitilli (SONGS) . ■ irbllyWodci. Ool. 22; ■i'i.*\.i i.»-.ir ;'f;ii'..i.ii "nr . ;ihv.iiil I.I'll \ |i'ti- il.-V.V.II.' .Still !*■ ./Mliili ,Jt/lH'.s; fi'.iUtil K i:\ r- ■. ir Atllirih.s lillHe Jllirkc.;- D.i\.lil tV-'ili*P. l':.:i.\- II'l'iiiiTiiii', .^'iniiltiy. i.'Ii'ini'iiiK' . K'liii*. Mi ll. ■ lliir. li.il Vi,i- .TVIlis S'/ii i-i'l'lin i>\. I.liwVi-iiri' Kili-2.' lien -ll.'iixniiii): )'^iiil.< |:iiii'tx.;- i^'lKliiitl, *.i-ii-:rr ■ HfiKliiry; .'mni'-iii,'' I'.nil lMiiiti..'i.ilnoi-. Uiiy SiiyiUu'V .Pi-i-v.vwi-ir O-l. '^1. 4.1. UiliuiillK. lillio. lis .MISS. J"i'iV.'»li' ■riililii'i) Aliili-iyi.u.vl;irli:-i;l' .lyi-'-kJ-I .i:i..\ ll.il.iilli -. .".Mllii'I 1 Wiii;.!.!! . , :.. i lllill'll. i:yiii .;l.li.iii'l Si.j1iilii . . .Ui;l'(l H:l'llry /;.,:l.ilin.. ,-V-'li<i' . . IM.Iliv. .\i iilf ; i". . I'llfKI \ .1 •llil^'l It'iiliiTt.- lliiM' ..:. ..lii.-k .'Liiid-n. I.MiilK ll'irii . :'\ Ti-ni -.IJ.^w-viiji : .■,.MilP.s■.'..^lllH^ll»|• .^*l■lll^|•^ .l.M-kviiii' (. ..\\ i.Vri II . .-V-'.liv ..\AViillrr. 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"For iWat roasori'i and bccau-se- it's, a fliie.; Bnd ■•coiripellitm. lilni' oiv i.li;- own.. 'Giiadaleaniil Diary' should dra.w po- Icirt grosses. •' .To • iinyone .urifaiiiiliar wiih .the. ic'hafd TrimasKis. book; (he picture version' rpay ,br may /not be. S failh.- 'fitl aciapiation. of the pvi(}inal> But. It is' without question' a'pain.stafting.. . .ditjitided and; in • Rchcral. eloquent fxprc.'i.'iion .of. a heroic theme. ■ It is Bt times a sobering'filnvand.^t pther limes ah exalting oneV It i<i al.so. an nlmbst . continuously .• enliertainiiVg one. .:■ ■■ -.^ .■: '■' ■•' ■ ' Tliie- diary form of the original ■ Jobiik. is iiOilizfid in the picture. Open- ing'with a . quiet scene aboard a- Iraiispbrt bn a Sunday afternoon, as. the Marine Corps task fbrCe steanis tftwai'd an iis-yet undiscjb.sed objec-- tive; the story is narrated by an bit- screen/voice, fading' in and but of the- action sequence.'!. , .Slipwo. thus are the- rehdezvouis with the rest of- the convoy; the tense landing on (Jie bea.chi.. the' long aiid bitter ngh.ling ' ftnd the .final, victoribus. reijrement us Army- replacements lake . bycr. All this is.'admirably free from bombast ahij. chauvini!it'i(;^ boasting. Althb'ugh. the deeds bf the men are heroi'c. the men themselves" rieveal no, selt-con.sciousiibfs . of heroism ..There are. no' lofty speeches abbut patiijbtism, or .briivery, or Ihie glory of death in. battle. There are pa- triotism, bravferji and' death u\ batr tie." Bui the men don't 'give them hifaliilin names. On the cbiilrary, they .are shown as'hating war'and killing, as frequently being afrnid, as scorning sanctimoniousness." b.ut doing a filthy, horrible job.-with dogged, u'nprctentibui. cburage. . .All the actibn Isn't grim: bt irourse. There are cb'medy mbmenls. gener- • ally in the form pf broad gags and slapstick; as .seieriis. plausible under the circumst^nce.s.' There '?rc' also "" passages giving at least, a suggestipn of how savage .the' Tighting against the Japs has become. Such .shots :in-: elude this bayoneting ^of wbund'ed nion. the trickery and Ireachcry . of Aghling. tactics, ^ind. in one- throat- *ratchiug sequence.' the ambushing and slaughter Of a Yahk forcc oii a tide-swept beach.'. Reflecting the favorable l.iir.n of the war tide, since '.Wake I.sland" and ^ 'Bataatt' drbve honie the scriousnc-.ss ^ of l>ie Japanese ofTcnsive po.wor aiid Wf the rulhlessncss bf the Jap .soldiers. ^ 'Guadalcanal Diary' has a generally hopeful note. .Thus, (he task force ■ convoy reaches its bbjcctivc safely, the initial alluck. is siiccc.ssful and Ih'e subsequent fighting^ is. almost in variably; victoriou.";. That makes tl\c picture more, cheerful' ;uul should prb^ide plca.sanlcr audience rcaclion and :bctter wbrd-bf-mbu(li connnenl. A( (he same, time." .soino bf the crit- Jral aspects of the csmipaign ji)'e al.sb suggested, suciv as. (he mjuiiier in which the .Mariiic.-; clung-to -(he; sirelch dl ti-ppicjil sand Tor nearly Ihi'ce month's- without rcihforcenienl and with few suppliw. . . With minor-cxcepiions. 'Cuadai-. (•an'al Diary', is skillfully. p'lodiircd. A Jew of the Incident^ ..sccni xyn- ihcd'c" and siich. Kcriio,v- as the. sink- ing Hf the Jap. .suhmiu'ino .ire .rather' tibviously fiiked. bgt in general both the aclioii and tin- nianni r! cir it.-; pro- st nlttlion ;arb . genuincly hoiif vablc. T,( wis -Seller'.ii- direction i.s pbsilivo and rtrm. and the photogr.iph.v i.s siilisfactory. Of the; cast, William; Bcndix staivd,-: put ill' a juicy cbmetly-.strainht .'part ns .a .lbii,t;h'-sp(l- .(axj "(IrivTr. "froni .B! o6)<lyn.. .while Prc-toi) Tipster and; Lloyxl Wplan; give cfTci.'tivc pcvfoViii- nnces in the-olher printUpal lc;ids. • Pii-hai'd. Cohlc iknbwh qs .Jji'cholas. C'Vnte in; legitV,;,niiikii)g lii.n' si'rcen -debut.' re.!;i.steis- in - a: ririi l.v/'/gob.d straight, part, and FficharH Jaeekel scores as a. db\vn.v-fared •juvpnile, ■ Ahthohy Quinn, Roy- Roberts' aiid Eddie Acuff also" click. - Hobe. ...-;'"..'.. ..A I 111 li- "JiMve.s .'... IC\^i'lyii -.\iiKi-r« ..ltilIlp'UiiiUi> ..v.. „;.. .DiiVt-l ■ Hull 1' ■I*:i,i.iv .*i'i •iiiiniir .".;. .v.^tuniiiy "" t"l'*iiir"inp". : -. ..".■, .,. .lAilf . .\n"in-nl .. - .-.".'.'Ki-iiiri'li* -I.'il-fliil .;;;.-..'. .1 ltirr\ Vli*.^.'t'->i ■ , .Minijiili . ".\lfii■.liii'il -'■You're alLucky Feil6w..Mi ;'Smith' displays an ;ofl-tbld "..talc.; ;blil Js backed with sufricieht.tophotch vo- calizing'by Allaiv Jones, The Kings .Men And.- Patsy O'Connor, to niake it" acceptable program farie for dual, bill suppprf, • . .:; ' Lightl.v-tc.xtured . ' ; tlVe 'for- ri'iula gir|-nuisl-jiiarr.v u;: v.;ih Evelyn; Ankers en route tp.Gh.ici\,iio for marriage lb D.avid Bruce .in or- der -tb ^secure' inheritance. Ybtmg Mi,ss O'Cbiinor iccfusin- of Doiiald' O'Connpr) is along. " and . when" pair are tossed . into carload of .snldier.s. iniseh.ievpiis, mis.s .promotes romance between sister and Jones. Cpuple are tricked uito ttiarriige before ar- rival in Chi.eagb.-aiid -then cbrppli-; cations ensue' when wife finds her iih'wanted" husband's signature i.s re- quired; 6h' all Oier chceks.. After suf- ficie'nl '..footage . bf. fluffy episodes; couple get together for final, clinch. Both Jones'and-Miss Ankers ably handle the lead; spots; with majoi' as.sistan,ce, from Miss O'Connor and juvenile 'Stanley ! Clements. Billie. Burke displays -hev- iisnal fiustery; charaetA-ization. while -Luis Alberni- is a' screwball- painter'.; ; Okay sup- port plrovided by Bruce, -Maiitan Mbreland and Francis PierlPt. Felix- Feist prd\ ides good' pace to, the un- folding. Song- !i,i5ctiPii mounts a niimber of standard, published tunes.- ii'icluding 'Your Eyes Have, told .; Me So,' 'When You're Sniilin.g" and 'What Is This Thing Callqd Love.' .New song by Al Sherman and; Harry Tobias. On .the Crest. ""Pf. a Railtbbw;' is smacked over by Jones ajid The King.s Meri apd can catch , on when issued;. In putting;bv'er. cbmedy num- ber, .'10 Little Men With. Feathers.' Patsy 0'(5onnor displays .showman- shijj delivery. Kings "Mieii handle five sbrigs i.li gobd style. . \VfiH.. <iiil<l<'rsl<'^v<' on irway ; Hbllywobd. Oct: 21=- KK^)" i-'-U-MMe of I(i^i-iiiiiir Si-liliiii)'in-ii.hi,-- lliiii. . Sliiri^ .1 liil-iilil - '<*l1il«rHli'i-vi..'' re:li'y, 11.ill*.'-II'll rliy . C^orilulV' I^uiikIiih. Story mul jlj-rvi-iililuy )iy-',rcolii;!-! "B. Ki-ni.:" v.nilfrii.- ;I;ii-l;. . .Mai-Ki-.nzIc; .; titHnr.-' I.CH " .>) lUi.il i.ilU : I'lsiii." illi"-p<-lii'f-. llftn-y- i)*.\i-i».v; 'ri'iiili>liiiVvii In I,, A". i)<-l. .21, 'J:;. iliiiiiihiR iliiii', Ki .WI>,K. A:iliI*'|-nl(H.VP. ...... .>li^. i;h(iiiiUiri-;,.,.; .r.*i-iiiii.hie irriiy",., I'piivpy...... ;,, - ,,,. .I.ig-iiy. .:,;■..';........ iiiiilin-...;..;-...'... mmikii-::^;.":. ,W lliiliiw ■ \\";islii.|*. ., -Vhiiiiiiii..; niiiiip...... .• :.. .lilllliiy.. .:. . ; ...",.,".. . Ililllflij'" fi-jry ,. , llllli> .niiiko. .. ,*.".. .'<"l;ih-(' ('iii-loliiil ItU-tinrll l.ilJi.Liid :...-.. .Kl-i'iltljC .Mi'i- , . .',"lliil.ir-l"l , ."l-'liM-IKi llKtl ",,".. ..Mili-K.'irfi .LiiiMli-.v , I.piinlil l\in>ik«.y ..,*,... . A nu I liirii II .. ... l.illhin .ItKM.Iiillili .;..,....;^lii-li:i'-r U-ih.l . Radib fbllbwers bf Har'bld.'Gilder- sleeve; Peaiy will have lb be super loyal to sit through this cineriiatic display of his penchant for dropping ihtb trbuble. ".;Slriclly filler for :thc duals; . .. . ' . Story is; a shoddy affair which bounces through , maze of stupid situations that . are laughed . at-— rather than, with. G.ilder.slccye. in' gettii>g engaged to Ann Doran. hops to New York with Richard LeGrand for" a drugfiisfs' cbnvehtipn. gets "tangled with wcalthjr .widow Billie Burk^ iand blorkre .siren Claire Carle- ton. A£ler series of ludicrous-and decidedly ;ridiculbu.s; episodes. Gil- deVsleeve Wind.s up his ".slay . for happy, return lb the' hoinetbwn." , Peary transfers hi.s G.ildersleev.c. .cfiaraclerizatibn to the scrceh. with minor Slice-ess., biit he's chi'elly han- diciipped by the inane material pro- vided. Claire Gnrlelon is a looker but cast fails to dp much With live inferior tale. Most' -of■ acjipn :;takes place in ;a h'ofcl rather than Broad- way, which.'keeps production: costs at. low,level; VVdlt Tli«> j>aiM*inji( >liiMf<> Eddie Small Sent Me .v '; / ; ;■ ; , Hollywood,.Oct. 26. ' lEcUiiard maU" a.ssignie'tr ■ Allfln Dwan . to. direct .'Up Iri filfibel.-s Room,' .;fllm version of-the i^csleryear. farce, with Joaiv Benhelt In the trtle role, Flimihg starts, this'week, "fpr .re- lease by United Artists. ;-jiii.(i-l'*ii\ ii.|«-oyo iir' 'i..., I'lin.. ^tin.-i .ii-Iiiiii-i.l .K- ll:ii-i ;..*-i;' I'liii*. ..,Si-i-i-i'niiIii>. ■ link'." *"ili:i;i-.sl'-»l l»y sliii-.v'Ii>-. v;:illli-"l ;l."' -\ii| lii'i:! . hl iViIln.r-'; ■ (*i|ll",'l I; inii^j:". .\ri liiii';' I.; fiii;. .Kliill''-.\'-M lii:ili: , I'l .Ji-j;lliiii .nitjili. ■ \": ,.V.: ,lii-"l;",;.''j, iniis./l.iiito.- "(CI Vl|>;si,":, 'l..iili'i'l ,v -1 li"ivil,\ . .\l(ir.\- M;ii':iiil::. .;.. . Ilriiill-.: I.iiw i-i-ii, 1-;;".-.;. -\\'"i'lil-\\-iit-lh l.l'jii III II. ... ;\lm:. 11:11 lilli.. ... ;";. .;. . ... .(-:i-in>;i..' Wiii-Hinii,-",... o .«ill1 -.: j^M".-:.,.;.:;,. v,::-./:.;,., >li.:l<(-y. :...:,-,.>"....... ri-ih. ni'Ui-i-..:,>..... 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Doc^ ui)ieiVtary value will- overshadow ■llcrc- Comes .Elmer' iRepi.. ■.; Ar Pcarce' and 'radio gang haye ; .. ilrld diii^ Plenty of corn,- bill, okay dualer; ' J^Wagon .T'ra,Ciis Wesl' (Rep),'- lan'dard'.western dualer fealur-.- .ihg; Bill Elliott ■ and /'Gabby' Hayes... ^ I-..-.- ' ^ penniless... oiaeratorS of a dancing s'chbbl: and the ; cbmplicatibns ...that ev.bive - when they.. secki tO' help" a; young inventor "exploit • a "licw type of gun; 'TJie complicaliohs are 'mani- fold and the. Co.medy -always pretty' bb'vibuSi-bordering frequently oiv4he slapstick, but- .it has considerable laughs -despite some. bf the .obviously; cbtitrived-situatibns.. The starred pair.fib through their usual slapdash .stufr.:.Laurel a,s the simpleton \l-ho's fontiniiou.sly .doing; the w-rbng.thing- and Hardy as the one who ii-i'viiriably gets clipped by the forhicr-s" fol-dc-rbl. A.-drivcr- les.s bii.s in whiph they're (he lone paiwengers; aiid which weaves in- and but of (.rnfTic; is'.typical 'bf the cximcdy. ■ ;.'' Mai St; Clair has milked the,situ-, titions.for laughs' in hls'direction pf •W." Scott Darling'.'! screenplay; " ' . Kolm. Ill OI«l Oklahoma (WITH SONG) Hollywood. Oct. 20. Il.i^pill.Ii.- 1 ..|. :iM-* i,f, lll.lii-l-l. .V.irl'll in'.lillli-- lliin... -Sijii:h .li.hn' Wufiii-. '-,Miiri.)iii s.iill: i;o:iliij-OM .Mlii»i-| - Pi-Kki-r. Oli-pi-li-il ■ Ity /\1- iii.i-j s;- it..Ki'-ti..'" Oi"li:iiiiil iiiKl ii"ii;i|iiiiiliin.. 'rliiin"i>-..n-" Itiirllj.": v.-i-ci-niihiy. Kllii-r lilll, l*;ir:i.iiiii-i- ili-iirin; ."-11(11^1:1. :r:irK '.Mn'rln: cill- tiii'. l':i-ii.-*i| Slnii'i^ni'i'liil I'^fii-iH. Iliiwiird i.yiii-.-kfi-; .ii-. ri-i.\i»\vi.ir "III. tv. 'n. ltrniiiMn;.i|nii-, Mil) ;MINS. tliin .s.iini-'i-'ii.;.....".".- -. ,.T..liii. \ViiyiiP I'lilln-rliV*. .-NJIi-ll . ;-. ....:.:.! .-M:ii-lll;i . Si-OM lililih': Cin-dilf-r. .-. .".-. . ;; . 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"; Al llllir Siiil.;f' :i|illlji' - ri.Uut-il "The iDiuicihg, ;M<i.sler.s' is in the usual vein pf• Laurel-Hrirdy cPfiie- dies. .the type, the youngsters woiild enjoy most. -It's' strictly for .-the duals.'. .'Masters' deals 'ivith the pair as '., Oklahoina oil fields- anif wildcat- ting at "the turn bf the century pro- vides background for. this outdoor action drama which - is a standard, entry of its type "fer datings in ; the rejiular hbu.ses for nominally profit- able biz.. Starring team of - John Wayne and Martha Scott will catch marquee atlention fbr "Ibp billing lii most sitiiatibns. Plbf hits formula. line.<; with very little deviation from the" main line; Mi.ss Scott, rurar teacher, has writ- ten" sexy book' which drums her but bf .town.; Aboard train, she meets oil promoter Albert "Dckker and cowbb.v"Wa.vnc: with obvious antag- oiiisrii of the pair deycloping imme- diately. .In (he oil bbori"i town. Dek-. ker tries ;lb; obtain drilling ;leasc"rf froirv -the Indian.s. with Wayne on the other side with (he tbwn.sfolk to . foriii ^an opposi t Loiv syndicate.- Way ne ■gets (119 leases: with ' nrovision that oil is delivered; within a .specified lime; Vvhich. is accomnlished despite obstac-U'.svpla.C'Pd in liis-'.patli:; "Natu- rally h<- rPpc-i the girl in "the pi oce.ss. Dc.sjiilc: fact -picture is filled with. i'i'K'pl"isi.stciirie.s, il .uiiiblls at such a- fa.st-clip that audiences'will bver- look sOch shbrlconiiiigs.'.with .speedy aiid'.lusl.v" dii^cclibn; by Albert Rogci) doing-a slick coveriip. When; con- dilicMi.s ar.lsr; lb prevent shipitient of the oil .-to."-Tiil.sa iinder - tht' dead- liiie; cMmax i.s generated; for wild ride ■ pf Iiirge - ni'imbeV 'of.. wagbhs through brU-sh fires ancl; other ob- ■ stficlc.y to deliver . and -• secure the ' leases.; It';::- jrculaliPn -Ohase - stii^T. I but loo extended in' footage for; a 'top biid.tcl picture and editing would help Ho aceentuale' the" spcctac'u'ar ! seoiience. ,„- """ ■ . -.' ■ ; Wa.viie-delivers neatly; as the cbw- bb.v. v.-ilh Miss Scott holdings impbr- (aiii: aiten.tioiV as. the'.'girl. Dekker ably', lakiiVg over tlie oppositibn. Good' support is provided by Gfebi-gc. Hay'cs, JMarjbrie Hanibeau,- Grant Withers; Paul Fix and Byrbn' Foul- ger. Dale Evans; Repilbltc Coiilraet song.slresS." warbles .-'Put Your .Arms Arpiind. Mc Hohe.v' in" danCehall - in front of line pf eight dancers. .-'; " ■■• Wfllt. ' . Alaska Highway Tin-n-iunihi .rPlt-ji.so nt. Ull'r^.'riiie-iiiul - ill -TIliiiiliiH |H-oiltli-ll(iii;.' .Slni'M Mli-li:lt-il",AL-li^li,; .It-iin- >*iii-l^i-i-; .fiiniiiiv.M 'ijiiliili SiinCni'il. Bill lli-ii"ry; ;.I(ie" fiiiwypi'^ Kildlu Cjiilllnn. . Dii-i.ii-l-. till liy- hY.-iIlk .MulJiiiiiilil. '.;44-i-|ki>ii|i];i,\-; .Miijt- ivi-ir Sli';ine;: 1,p\vIh II.:Jt'oTllin-: hsu'I. dlvp*-'- l»ii-,.- rllilrli'"B".'tvi-"n : imIIiiii-,- W lllhiMl' '/.Wfilvr; .-ii.i>iii|-ft,. Fi-Pd ..'.Ijii-Kiiinii, - -II'.; A.s.r. At .-^-fifiiild,. Ilriiiiklyn, - diiiil, " "ivi-t-k ' u-- .. ilv Miniiiliig uiiK',,- '.MIN,**, '." " ■ "■ W,iHidy ,i>i-iii8iiy,;;. .... .nii-liiii'it". I'lcn Ajpi i.'iiKwolI ■.. ;.■.%".;.-.;:.,.'. .-..Ii-iin -I'jii-k^-iy Kl'iwiy .llliillilp;■.,-"..,". .;: : HlTllill .^lillflil-d HoiikIiIH'Ii'so; .-.. IdP ^Sil\t-yi*i- sii-vii iii-iiiKlry ..., .... I .'.IUII Moni-y sk); .iSxvhiiiinH..,,;.,,.;'.;.'.il.iilin Wi'itinHn I'nlV OlilllHli.v. ; M:l|-ry .^hliOliiill 'ninli- i-'upwi-ll;.-, ,.;.,-;...,.,; ."Kdw 11.11I Kiii"lo iiHiik'-;i-.iitciiiii........i\"i-ii(i"' Kli-iiRt:dH P.inilliu'iluiii- -J.-iiViia:. ."..-; ..-;;.. M.IIp . Quillmi - iirPine and Bill Thomas, hopped' pit the' timeliness of cbihipletion bf Aic'an' Highway; as backgrPund 'for Ihi.s. pne; It; must have been an all-. aVpu'n.d hiirry "job. since it lbpks;lik6 the " writers bf the screenplay. were hurried, tPo, Hence the .story slriic- liirc" by MaxU'ell Shaive;and L'cwi.S: R.. Foster;'shapes up little belter "than, a (loeumentary narrative;" so does .the .fiiiii: ,.:-^ ^-^ . • story" i;s the familiar Cbnfiicl of brother against; brplher for lop spot in the aflfectioris of 'a ;ij{al: It .all .seems trivial ;lb ;(hcir.' dad',- a hard-boiled contractor;, what with -the business of,.completing; a .vilal-.road artery is at hand.- ; Pbp Onnsby' (Harry . Shahnbii), erstwhile pirivate colitractbri is nni.s- lered ,in siervice as a Major In' chargc- of A'rriiy Engineer Corpls,'which- is lo cbnslruct -the' road which" cbnnects. Alaska with" Canada.: Richard Arlen>' lhe.>ld.er -son, wants lb chuck it- all fbr active ..service liiilil Jean Par!ker arrives.. Between wprk assignments he fl'nds time :lo .pitch woo with tlie- gal, "only lo find' out that his yoiaigcr brother (Bill Henry) also h<i.s .ro- riiainlic leaningsin.that directibni Oh ;showdown each \vants a release Xroni assignment lb go.itway. and forget the gi'rl; . Father is fed ;up, 'eventually brings; his boys lb their- .seiisc.s,. and the road''i,s completed iiv time fbr llie final clinch; belweeil Arlcn and Miss Parker. ..Brace of-thrillers incorpo- rated .include landslide and forest fire, biib rieilher of, a sock variety. . .Shannon steals' the picture a.-i the patriotic, cQntraclor. ' HIS perfPrm- abce • throughout is superb." Arlen gives a neat pbrlray'sd.'al.sp. wltile. Miiis Parker is-refreshing as Hie girl in the Case,, and Henry'is oka.v as lhe' yoiingei- btollier. Frank "McDonald's direction keeps slbry at an e,ven pace. .. Il«>r4; <'oin4>N Elmor - (SONGS) .' ■ -Poniiidi..-. l-rlyiijie lir. ',-\t-in:in'il .'* S<-liji.-ri'i- "liiiiiiiii-iiiiii".," ■ Siiii-K- A.i ri-iii-. i'; ri-'iiiiui-v i-^raiik 'Allw-i-lMiin. - ,j)H.Io.- Kv.mii. ■ .illiiriii .Siuiirl, '.-Vrlio ■ Aiipi-luii-ji-. rKll:ti-h>; ■ .Srli^ni* Iliii'1-iii..'Ayilliiiin ('iiin'^iiirk. "'riiiky' 'r.iniliii. "Wpnili-II .N'llpi.. 'i:lio ;.S|.iin.Mni>ii.-.-.Kini;; I'nl*-. 'ri-ti>, . .l:uV O.-ii-liol-- Umid,". Ulrp.-l.'-d -by .III-. fi idi Siiiillpy.", .^-I'liftiiidiiy; .:lii.rk -'I'liwiili-y iiiid "Stiinlo>-. :i\*Ih: .'1-1II1111-; Itli hin-il Vhii ,l-;in:*ir: i-Hii'ioi-ii, nd Th:(i-k<-i-y,. '.M Sn-.-iml: Hi-iiiihlyii.-'liniil.. \\'vi.k' lii-i. '21,. IdiniiliiK liiilP. "..Tl .MIXS; Al I'onri.i I Klnifi- Hlurl 1,-.... .l»-iin I-'rtMli-i-..., .Imp .M:m'u'1-II. . .. :. (lli-lidii 1-Nii-lii-H..-., ; Wiilly . X'Hriiilli-. : .; "N Irk (*i>.-lniinp..,. Mnl-iiri* .riil:i-(i|:,.., I'. J. Klllx....:... -r.niiw' -lliM-'i-li.. .l''iiiiU-I\\-jii*lv.-... Or, Zii<iy,.,;.....: .loiinxiiii.. 'I-'m"ii|iiviii>.'" i-;iiliii'ji. |iii|ililiir piilprliiliifirii: Ai-I II',,' .'\iii..i-litit-Ii -jik: 'Kliw"'!.' -V i-li-ni^' M:ii*rli'. W'lllliiiii .i-'i.nn'iiH-k: .'Pinky','' 'ri'milin^Aypn- ..iii-11 -.Nlii...*, '{'Ill- siiniiMnpii.,'riif". K liiK i-.*iili; .'rrlfi. :iiiil .Inn liiH-Jii-i- ii'nd llln HHlld'..' : -. . M Tn:|ri-e ...;.'. ..ijiiiK, i';v'iinH l-'i-ank'. Al.lii'riiniii ,.. .;.'.tlliii'lil ..Sliiiii-l j.. ;; Wnliy Vi-rnnn ;.,.;.N"l.-k Oih.Iiril'no ;.....: Win Wi-lKlil ......'rlinrr.li.li Miitl .n«-ii-.' wpIiIpii .I'llPHIPr I'lulP ,.:,...:|.lllfl AlliVl-iil '.'nil' Kpiinpil.v Corn, pops aplenty In this modest budgeter, which.provides a field day for Al Pearce and his radio gang. Pearce essays dual, character—that bf himself as radio star and Elmer Blurt; Ibw-pre.ssiirc .salesman of the airwaves. :Pearce^s rad-io following iii.thc hin.terland.s should go.fbr tlvis one in a big way. There is a slight skein of .story in- terwoven around Pearce's antics with .Fraiik ; Albertson . and Dale Evans handling romantic interludes. Pearce al.sb ' is involved ; romanlically with Gloria Stuart and'Arle.neTIarris. It all adds up for plenty bf laughs.. " ■ AlberUspn is conlracle.d'.to'back the Pearce radio show in a whislle-.slop slatibn. Spon.sbr . Is. .hard-fisted money-lender to-whbm Albertson is in debt; - AVhon. Pearce nixes ;ap- pearance of- spoii.sor'.s sister. :Ai'lcne Harris; on the program/ the skinfiint fore.clokc.-t. on ;lhc .band in.<.-irumertt.?: Albertson .< gal iDiilb Evans) :is .sec-, ictary to head of N,Y. I'sidio slalion. In de.spcraiieh ;hc fiiishes,plibriy-tele- gram with ;'offer from latter, and ;t)icy.'re,off lb New York. Tlie,di/,'/v .'ister finances the trip-on promi.se of being allowed to .vocal with-baiid. ; With all this buildup they do land a job at. .swank club-wilh- aid of Jaii G.-irber.- vvhb aiigmehls with' own band and. batons, il; ^Nitcrv buildup lands them a. jjponiSor,-and all end;* well.. ' ■,■■■;'■■■'-■■.■ Story; gives .scope.'for intorpolatibn of Peavce's standard radio .stuff: ,iili. lizing Arlie; Auerbach' iKity.el j, Ai - leiie Harri.s, WeiTrlell Nilesi'William . Cpm.slocfc. PihKv Torii'lih; The Sfforl.s- , men; King Cble Trio and Jan Garbei- ! band.', all dping precisely what thev i have been doing on" tl\e Al Peorcc ' radip "p'rogram, ." Garber's orch ispbfs .several riiirh'- bers in the .iiieh)cUib and broadcast .sequences, with. Pinky, Tomlin and Dale Evans.also. handling a couple of vocals satisfactbrily. The Sportsmen and King Cole Trib also background in; the musical inlei-ludes. . .Pcarc,e promulgates corny fun thrbughput, especially In the 'Elmer ^^1^1 sequence. Frank Albertson and Dale Evans are bkay as rbmanlic vis-a-vls, "Remainder bf cast do'all right ;iin .resp?.ctive assigiiments. ■ Jp. seph Santley's direction, keeps slpry in lively tenipo. . ' Wagon Tracks Wrat ^n'»iiuljllc i-Pleniie «f .I,ou (jriiy. lii-odii.-iii-n FMllliroil 'Bin Billon iiiid Upiu-co M:iV« • •UlroirlHj'liy Hnwni'ii;. mln;i inn.- .s. i.'.i-nC nliiy. \MlllMiiv.l;lvpIy;.piiimT(i; jlPKkle i mi. illim: edIliM-.. (.'hurln Crnfi. ' .AL .New Vnik .N".; Y.. wpi-k .11/; Oi'i. 19,- ilinii.' iiiiii- iilnk lime; M->II>,S, . ' J"in. Mliii.Kr i.r,:::.. ,... . ..wii.i HiVi: kp:: ,1- lii'iiiiiy.. iviiiiiiikpr.: .uioi-Ke ;ii;o.iiy' U-ism -flilwiiKiih. .,.,.';,.......;...; ;'|-,.ni Ti'wr .\liiiinliii(ih..:;. ;,;...... . ..Ann ..1(.(rii.y>i rir-i.lHlr.K.,'..,'..;.;-)..HI,.),. Vi,|;l„ Kniipi-i Wiii'i-en.-,.ji ,...ltiiliri.i Ivr.i-/.pr l.iili'd............y;..',..,.Roy' niijvi.ilt" .H|-iiH-n. Ui-nr.....:...,.,., (:lnii-Ic,.( .Viirer' I.PJ11 .\liu'lll|,.'.. .Xmii L.indi.n .\hiii.....,;....:'..',..,...;.; ,; .'.niff. .i,),.ii, hllprllf Su|ill>iP|;.s. . . .. . ;. .-..I^rk Hiii kU'tU ' This.. Pile .-shpuld hPld bwn diialed;' ia nabe hpuses.r .hblds strictly lo formula,-. -- Wild Bill Elliott and Gabby Haye,i require about ,53 iniiui'tes to- straighten but the situalibii, .Avhich centers; arbiind RicH Valliri, redskin inedico /fresh' frbm the Avhite man's .coljcge: ;'Shuhned by calllerten and' Indians alike, .Vallin is put on (he right road by'Elliott.aivd Hayes^ who -subdue -Tom " Tyler, ' the : crbbked me.dicine man, and Rbbert Frazer,' ''Cbri'iipt.'Iivdian agent, :as well as a few other as.sbrted heavies.;' .-Valli' ": saves the community from ravages' :bf; a (ever traced lb the cattlemen's irrigalibn', project and. polluted ;drinking .water. • . . ' . " ' . ;; .' Filnj provides more ' hor.seraces- than a' charity day at Bclmbnly and enough ;shbbtiniE,.tb satisfy the mbst rabfd westerh fan; : ; Fcmi'ne: lead cbuld have-been ha'fi- dled.. by ' a' Ibl'em pole wirisid .for .sound. Anhc-Jeffreys, as; the-Indian niaid.: doesii';t even get a chance to" .sjnile; has very. fe\v' lines, and is coitiplctcly : eliminated from the slbry.-b.v. the time Ell ibtl .rescues the -redskin -. doctor, frooi .the. hangr man'.s nbose.in clbsing footage.; As usual,' Elliplt and Ha.ves ride. bff'tq ne.w .adventures as " (he stpry ends, . Bby Bare.rbft does bkay a.s .lhe Dir diart agent's stppge. : B; 0. jfs C^^^ Was a Bpojiini,' .'My Dear Publip,'. •Land: of Fame,' 'iBriKht Lfghls'- ahU •Ti;y and Get tl'i'idid a.quick fold, the rael remaiiis. that aii' uiiusiially large percentage bf plays ; that- (h-ew ihunibs-down press reaction are not only getting by but are Operating at a profit and lopk to .stay on iiidef-' initely. : . , .. ' '; In cpntrast tb the times when an" ,'Abie's 'Irish Rose' br 'Tpbaccp Road' was'the exception in iip.setting the prbgnbs.licalors'.apple carts, the ciir- rent season', keyed' to the' theatre'*' upsurge in geiieral; finds, a high per-. ceiitage,of Hop-rated show.s that ars ill the; chips ,and ,/^re headed toward' at least moderate clicks'.so far as the. b.b.. grosses-are cbricci'iied-. " .. JSsaspnls lop instance thus far is MiphaerTbdd's-'Nakcd Geniu.V at the Plymouth '\yhlch. /des ile" the .sblid^ panning it (ppk when it bowed in.pit • Broadway last week (21), has since been .garnering exceptionally hefty gros.scs; with the producer reporting slanding room at:the first four-per-' fprmahces. FrederickLon.sdale's 'An-. other Love Story,' at 'the' Fultoni which, with but one cxception,'- Ibrn apart-by the critics, al.so is ap-': pareiilly in for ;a long rim and may. wind up a.s at least one of the: sea- son's -rtipderate succc-s.ses. Elmer Rice's 'A New Life," in lis seventh .week at the Royale, is another in-' stance of. a. .show which looks to stick although the. critics xvere Bj- mbsL unanimous in lakiitg it .over the cb.al.s. Despite a dividetl ' prc.ss on The. Tw6' Mi'S. Carrplls.' .lhe- Eli.sa-v beth • Bergner play :'.• ; now iiV itfl -12th 'week and i.s pUty-ing -lb. capacity hou.ses;-. . 'All fbr - ,' (he Jack''Pearl-Harry, Green vslarrer iit; llie_Bijbu, -tooit a mei'ciles.s; paiin iiig i roin the; .critics but' i.s sfill aroiuid iifici' .four wcek.sV. with ihc inahagcnieirt rciiprting .such! strong weekend^ biz that ;it.s chances of: making:(h'e grade: look 'good,. ' dni.y. foCir shb'vvs this season,, not, cininlin'g; such' revivals a.s 'Olhellb' ah(l-.'The;Mcrry'Widow,'' have dra.wn uiVanimPus kiidocs from' (he critic and. a|l have; registered lop .moneyL gette'r.s. These; ;iire 'One Toiich. of Venus.', ;at .the; Imperial; 'Laiigh. Time.' at the An)b;is.sadpi-;. 'Early io Beci,' at the Broivdhur.st, and 'Stars; .Oi.V;Ice' i2d cclilion) at the. Ceiiler. Lai lb r . . hP weyer; could be (-I'as.sed a.s pre-.season -eiiirahts, '•' durfn : Jime; TITLE CHANGES ; 'Take U .Big' is. release tag on-the Pihe-Tlvomas .n\ u s i c a 1, •! "'Rhythm Ranch,'.at Paramount. . ; ; " . 'One More. Tomorrow' ;'is release lag Pn 'Animal Kingdom' at Warners. 'Socrets or the New York Police' In new handle .ijn Back to Christma*'. at Republic