Variety (September 1949)

14. im ! an prisNur WC ANUICAN nxi M Jn 0 fluff Ilf fff * MOtl t ' £ak» off M aMtMT »• •* '«*■ «■»■ A Ion* >M tJ3 fa U«l Aon P*** y r*- y '* ** „,^!7. Or 'll-, lmrk Beany. .one rM prxrti de entertain ti,, ^ rrr ^ acrawa the (BN network JSJTlor lidener* ! thuo officially began the Ob IB# early p> " 1 .‘|'7 || ^ i ^ TW romnty *» «f»* f ■*»•'• »• *■'*!-* Wfnrf nok,., Mgl m ear tUi a Uh Ihia t“ ii>i •rP f,f * nrf ^ ^ ®*i)y re- m Wmi ft* hr electa Bounded to kla credit Caaior kwoi ohe* to ra eoar It »»» typical of Bran> I# per Me a roote^a^loUU and ohm mtt hi. supporting performer* to •ojahr it^ a hneftt^WPjkod^a laraer the ma)or running tune S^rtn thow mhrm onr femme had a arH * laugha —on this aravnnal Irmirnn to get out of hand and opener If woo t>p4ral of why hr koadretlentlr pot herwelf tn pod- h a* enyoved hi* anmaa throwgh two for a rutting crack Cantor lh K , word eftcellmt restraint In rutting * * tr ,uDo..n , n r n^lr t s:.'f.-T 2 rssir™i 2 z"“ — v,**“ •— # plewaMallitv The Bennv teeofHin ita hod m*lr - » W« ideotiAed mMh «* lawgh* and the* <1?rotrn. WM Vu and n nU * rr * •*« dutitbuted especially With enten*W M ** \ >n< 1 " among Mar* Ihugitone Phil .. * < ^"f p A !T Marrt* fVwnta Day and Unrh^er Generally It appear* that Can- M*ing*t<»ne Ihnnw Dah Phil lar la an emreUen* vrlertton for thi* Ham* etc Tho barker* apart Show Kero flveawa** have to termed to mtro the Uim foe their have entertainment aod * Take but rum J < ^ w teen Benny an re a month—‘when ■F**! ****. M ——> r he came for the rent- Pay re »• ^aUdV* hu ^imc bowBrtm* #***•■ waa hedging on haa talari Day Cantor* ahowt are taped tnaa- al**> war hied Younger Than nuarh a* he haa a atr ng of per- Springtime wHh a foil. Hear aanal* that take him a»ay from the tenor mayor kmadraatlng ceniert ^ The totar alao r evea l ed Norrta In J9 **- hit garden with the r o w dy dm- iwing *wr from hit emrhanget with Of i wit* agiMiat 'he BMdonor TW Spnciemen noft a.. » -f- ,_4| # tinging quartet did a rule landing .f" commercial. after whlrh cam* Ot B him BlOOgt Bilk |«r Arde*. Jell Cha Jan# Morgan. Dirk < Gloria Me Mlllaa f.aW Ga > flier director Al Iron CtM f.ATF IN p m ♦ Ted Bo»ea» Ba« k after a ane week hiatus •Our Miaa Brook* ha* heew thifi td la aw earlier time apd farmer- |p tiled hy (hiie and Mamet ~ Rll make a mild foundation to thecalt ( Rs h undai^oighi imaup I he hu* all the time tr > mg to get off Bui the driver had continued to Ignore him Finally when he did get off he left hla ftrat-fthpu •nipt on the hut Then foll o wed hla ehaar of I he vehlrle. ftnoll* catching up with M at Paaadeoa low late for the flrat program CommerrlaU for American To hocrn or ill claim that there It wo finer cigar et than l.urky Strike* Bohn Hrrm 1^* I liQW ^ ^ , The Jvdirc i Ufa trad N aeon . > . 1 r i 1 y anrwoe war ^ ^though Ihe recent Broedwa> > f 1 rr y m V d^iht. anwtwii-ar kfl(9f -‘The Muiuhcti > « rudtrcj iNroUf lark « oie made H a drama'lr one But thi* an rad«# pmenlaiwm WOant pariuu - BCk 1 CO AI lanly In*wired either IB the arntd "T.r 9 **?*. ing or in the prrl'imoare* There iBwihrnwff d ' one tome ttimng momenu a* Bock after a mower tar alum oheo the late Pretrden* Bnoae* rH ■ he Shadow la agoiw AfhUtg the railed oo the Jw«tlee during the jom «f evil in the Mrange |M1 honk rrt*l* or when none of ■ypnotu power that render* him Molmet* daei«low« or diment* were aBMjNM*. Show maintain* H* a nn o un c ed hut <m the whole the tmw al ii ending with the devel o p pea gram «a* mat* ■ •♦feci I' 4d* Mawi mi eerie uination* and tight rume d llutwc* feiher « ohuetion* r t* ail of which are u.med out lo hi* hrewmmt a .*«ec hi* w ♦> the rrime ighter Brturwing to rage hi* tough car'* **#i* »-'* khe prwgrao) a* I arr-tr Craddon lodgevhlp and *•• »♦ of h»a great The Shadow Beet M»m*<m diaeentina dr« i*wm>* ••■OM hi# role with aplomb and But elating gome* »*o’t high dra Mreefutlnewi A* hm partner M *r mm greewaanh nor i* numthing J* Gertruda Warner gtvea a nice high principled »m** W»od acting ^PIM. Robert Young ga*e a -urfa* i P"» Dealing with a pay c awathK girt trait mi Holme* to warh to» ea*ua •• murdering all parwm* a pwHrayal that waiwt lw»«w*e or *»» * H her rwndHiew the IwMiai dr a mat ir enough I urewe T utile ff) made for a anapanaeful half- aa hi* devoted uife Fan** However tho aolution of more forceful aod r«m*im»na Mil- mv rrhne did not depend on any of ton** narraiioo •»* umple and Jw Shadow • lilrnti and could winning a* waa hi* original »*'ra mh hoen rwanKid aa anally hy an duetto* an fl.-imc* Mwao kridg* * ahamua < a era mmr* llewl S*im. War- Nan m i i mu Bwihrouff d fn*i Bark after a Hammer »• jmn of evU Bloch IS Mina. Ann • pm. had Mr: Boh Moaa kUMIFIltCK M Miwa It pm. Thursday ABC'. f»wm Sew % ark I M.(.m A tm ris i WctafrowhI SBC from MMwood WaKar WinchHI dart ad hi* 18th YctrHI Fmmetr* acawm on the air Sunday *11* with Barry Como darted a new tea no jmMcrakli change from the ton for Ch o a te th e Id In a new time format which haa carried him to and new format with thta .bow ,hr *°P •{*** _ ... ^ . w aa wo letup la the pore of Mi Bheccoa Coma for the pad few , r ,pOftMmmawr Mwtlwwrv or in the kite jreara aired for IS mintdea Bve of hi* abarply -phra«rd view a Tho nighta weekly at T p m hi* new h rwad r na l however, larked the aerie* will ocrupv a half-hour once ""♦**' ^ *c n«oticmal hew a . B BMT great deal p^otea into hia wreem* Sot that more ground entertainment wiu, there waa any lark of |Min«h\ item* • on med* and a SI mn »<e ^ «pr>rt« p e rsonal note* nm releb* lidener* who idewtifv the ( tiro* «nd foreign and domestic report* terheld Star of the Week to make a well-rounded a h a*. Opening abow d o ne on tape Winchell’a mod newvworth* re* wa* good It had moment* when portage deal* with international it rot t wo Inguar to*— and w hen t he political event* concerning Cwm- U*. Mi writing became trite hut the over- all impart wi« very gmd from all angle* Como u*ed guedar* Jane Powell and Body Vallee getting a rood I* nwmher of giggle* from lam and hi* alant on the Rohe affair In Peek .kill On the eras front he «atd that the erw power* in Berlin are ea- ing a *urpri*e Romm move hi* *e*alou with The \ agatwmd and that a Soviet m*a«*«a of \ wgo Lover and a few out of Miaa «lavta i« impending wtth ev Sail Powell m addi t i o n to a height paratrooper* now working fnr> rendii-wn of **v eethearlv ' fre-m At a I to «lated to do a oo Tm« i the loiter He al«o p redhied on Mr r e ave of I Como himaelf handled the line* Bed-led dnke* to Italy and given him in an aanuMlIy related Fr faebton inciteatinc that whati-ver Conreming the Peekvkill not* tvpe of a**iinwral He might draw the newvraat er tm»k the vtand that ggj gf MM new format wnei eaaitv Commnntata are making political (in Mump hi* rapahtlitie* He w a* hav out of ac-' N< kt«» p«» ludtee iro- *m«*»th and clear in the ««*ra! eft- and appealed lo veteran* group* rhe ttona too In alm«»*« ever* « «*e not to pla% Into thru hand* III* ***»*»^ t»»r Fimtane S»*ier* in tan- tvyucall* Bine belli an line wa* Hag c dem or in hark of hi* effort* "I nu ran t In k a lie w ith a have , HI% Tune* he g*ed were well pace*! hall hat ,*og *n«l the pcHTram *martl* lived the Behind hi* Marrato *lv|e l« an t«»o * *fif of the ^moment - You're appre* lai mUi of i Hr* %5irr AT* Heart ‘ a* w.-H a* |de w »r»T To fit ‘fiive Me Your Hand on* of that eaplain* the moving f**rre% iw (’•veil own rceord hit* Mit.k (he tangle of new* It • thi* Heft Y're* hvnd accompanied atdtdi* Unw h for giving hi* material a hr Mtivn of the fart that p» «* M Min*.. s«n . S M pn V. %. NTS.FI SBC, from S T. iHHUBOl Theatre Guild an the Air wag hack on the ether Suodav * 11 fur Ma fifth yeor. but at g new hour NB(~« .‘frwttg »s>n*:. in :u -..d-r night Imrup lo omahaf the < MS *iai op|w*«tMUi. If thof waa tho idea. H waa a rood our. fudged hy the opening program V* . i> pre< •entrd Timer Hir e a Broodway hit, "Dream furl" in Mi rad*a pre- miere m a anorkllng adapt at mu hy Bobert Anderaon It wa* a vmarl choice The rich, human quality of the play waa retained in the m»r veratao with it* Rtniruor aitwatum* and dialog it* neat gag* Iw make a grade % dramatic prevent at too and a chain lug ioHir The dream and artwal trgw im #-* were dovetailed neat I v and igmir aa that the auditor i***itd ft»lh*w them eaaiiy. I *e of the mwi|» opera de vice a* a bridge lr««m rcaiitv to dream* a device that wa* not in the pi a* — enham « d live *4««rv «imptifi io« it for the ll^trnec. without detratting from it* ap|*»aj, Aloe* r* the nwiantr c um* da of the fit d*earning huokvbop op- erator end I he level headed we* %• The SI MM price gimmick t* a hiwd Ihe urw* ka*«*r that ac- huldover from Jo Stafford * Che* count* f«»r Mmehell a k*ng *land terdeld *how* of Iavt vear It call* mg popular appeal for liMenrr* to identify a vmce Cy Hanue handled the Mrai^ht The* are given doe* ' t , H rommerdal* neallv hut Ihe rim and **C - which dtoth’e* a* eom- mg plug—which ha* two artnr* mem a I of eowrve In thi* tnMarue piav hai*er Iracei owner* ha*l the “vuire v a* \ a»W hm«velf and a gllh tuikev ring RNL the due* he gave were ndirglaualy *■■■ . . > ■— ■implr % BAT Ml IN lit SSI* MAI Martin Block handle* Ihe com Bilk Barbara • He. tboh trout mem a I* a* he did Bea Ben ad* ret A erne smith an the plug* are no diffetegg than ^ Bacdlnf Ml ft ABMsTBOSf. Milk I hartrv »l«nn Ben f» iHrk Twck Fat IHmlap Fd ikh abow la gpuovod for a maa* nnon. nwoieui e with a comedy *Hwalnut Mylo that atodtuual* avoid* awhile- ** %■ ■ %a %nn pt %%MOI sg k or aephiMM atton Sen pier Al "t,wI " ^naani^ Lew m however, haa lound the M k ^ , % fight formula for pat mg Ihtt U .. • jrla nim Bill I«*hnvtnnr tie* with effecti*dy Art Gthnore IMek B«aw Boh ^Irt^YrSra !• fht dua^jMH Bruce Oa«e <*ranl; I vw Murray, gbc putt a rutting edge an her Frank law awwauwrec delivery that a Hurarr than her rradwrrr girrrlvr Bill Gay artwal line* Inat Sunday * abow WrMec Jack Bwh» «lI* wa* a alandord rampu* m»a- |g Hlwv Thor*. It p m hr involving a verle* of atari com- m %l IS ABB ady character* Although fanuh CBS from MoMvuoad lar M M» warhmeaa the abow ran <foore Cooe 4 Bddivgi •* * M , k ■nMei^d mappinem for Hallmark Ktgyhouae waa • Mg lough payoff A ffaod turn ^ «« tha oM Tkuradai n * portion rag **»d Bralrate he«k- M miere*iing au> ;cct be ft* dra- Monnd nauaac directed h* B ilhur mall ,. flon t |^ |,f, mi the late So Batch contributed to the rimed* ^ne C.mrt Ju*«tee fRiver Wen '■R , A , dell Holme*—and the rehahle Ftuga for the Colgate product Ja m ea IhM.ui fur narrator ft wa* hare h*n.i r,i p • atraightfarward. good to have the familiar ftaolh hardhitting manner Mrrm hark although the dramofi««tioo M- arff didn't nunfr up to Hallmark IM , mu M Min* Mon Med FH. S SO pm the I.FSTBAI Mills ^ ABf from (Sirago <Ni » K oor ff*-e» ei * |la« The All- A meric an Boy came h ark Are with m atomic ruth m a manner to **d chill the heart* of hia moat hard- ^ Writer I rank l.aiea Si Win* : sat • M p o> f fM GATE ffm. SBC. from Moltvwood ren- Mb ^ _ lh-nni* Uav airer alraddle* two A* format* — aitwatmn corned* aod mufthal *h*»o -a pc art ice whtrh, iS the nualMattve ana'vu* ht»*« vat, uvualK doevo t appeal to listener* INi the hr*»edravt Saturdo* ‘Ml Hay opened wadding Fiddle dee urk dee* and cl wad with *‘Nomeda* r | # and in between wav the hern of a . r( i ramie dtvma The *hift from vo- the girl * Irle ' oma otu iaed iw hrr da% di* *m> B hrh the arv ■ paper ana pnrred (he novel vhe had orttteu «w h*r da* dreamv *hO vivo ally* d her*elf a* hia murderer A piav t.«» h* o l v m— uhie vent her off • m«» tl «* dream* aioorl lw*h life in Vi e mo *fM*t« mi Mevuw A *i»it to » p*«v wa* a rhanre lo da« dr* am of herarlf to Ihe lead- ing artrr**' »«»le fine ad«|>4*tu*fi of Roe'* *w- per i«r *» t»|*f and earelienl per- luynMHPi Pft "kg an evpert rad. vruotdhly dire* led put Ihe ««uuedg over o« it' Hut whui mode it a dtMMatie tu»m y Wav Hettv Fir'd a mao* fa* »*t» d inter pert atom of the leading r»>u which *br had rtwao tn Ihe bn it muna The wide ran«e of the rharai t« rtralmn aod en"d junior hvtener* T*e Whea* r*l»''hg •« ftrtint gtvea flav two ie»-toughened J«<k Arm*trong dd^rent pecMuiai rapwhly played hv (Bade* Ftmn 1 * w plea*atH pieemrd for the fall aeaiwm with a f u med* roll I litiev hut the net pieeimd lor the fa f*nt«gg turtle mi >11 aeaaoo with a f urned* rol< liav ft* a vkiIMhI o the Antarctic md «o height fellow with a h»oe lo %a*e I S atomic vervet* fiom ml. CHoif* foreign agent* eptmde caught I I.'^ d*a . 1 .. .. ; L^Bi Art.,-..., .* m l.nrlru MHl W.M — »-■ •• hr « f £*•*1 *»••**■*"•>» '•* (rl .hr l^prrv mg* Into the progi am were lowed %9mf r ..maru c H all the ingied.ent* of Ho at m Al- ^ apetbdhunvt ger drama the clean rut hero onpted vatire vtmvter villain* en« roach mg peril rMM r»e end* wi vice mfrnor it* rtow pie a In the ep«*nde caught hi* RaUree • mother tell* a viMting Iheatriral praoiaarer that her future «o in law whit aafoall* pennilew* t* a millMmair* Believing he * got a persp e ctive an ge| the im pre u i m and hi* femme •tar n maar r Hay which provide* the apeinghoprd for name neali* oripted vatire The teWor of courve end■ wp do* a f«o vrvoral of her idrc, the quo k change * in pec tonal the aoft appealing quai’l* of the poctrav$1 made hret a vervatlie. w nnmg performance, c iu npletefy dominating the pm- reeding*, Joi.« I un«1 dol a r--*d »opfMUtiny ;,*»h aa narrabu and aa the hroMfUr Rippent new •paper- man Ma*mn Adam* a* thr weak- khred krolher tn-low Jim |.u> a*, w a* a dandout I Uher pacta, though mimo were all well lakrw f , . It It made a g» at * fuf welcome to lidener* on hehaH of S Rt»«' and lain prhh d g tadefol **m menial tn meavured, aw* or eg phra-ev ft coo, UI I# hilts B Mb Joe hell. K * n< l timelv rev* oe al' kn«dt*d to- th**u*and d**llMv ftnd l*a« lo dage n, ♦♦♦•F*» hy writer producer- the «h«*e h«m*elf Thi* cued to . director Jim Jewell » hot )ev«o*e «•! tiuee time* which 1 **reelor Jehu I iroetleo M Wlna so. I SO p » Mil FS | AffOR AYOBIt s SB4 *. from ( ho aa. <'acting i* dill odruuaTe for the image thither |H«k Ymk a* a hue lea gu e of thr ee tuOe* w hich ate far the IM* port over otth a Sail* Jane* I York a* ffa*«e Singer "a hrve-tvpe voire teenage thriller Hick York a* s.nge K. . *n 1 I’d Ift.niap a He** >». i, i»--lf lo credihie per1««rman* e« a• adven •* ** *' 11 luredrurk voungder* Ben f*itf f'ommernalr lure drek voungder* ken f*iif f’c»mmerrial« for Falmolive oay An a* the intrdpid An wa* ail that were %OM«oth and deemed the Mgv a hero woc*hipuet could a*k t »*m hv Ov tor* appeal ffc«l men ial* were tied m neatli mH»ff Vo*d vhould remain happy w:ih thi* rudomei builder Uv f«»M TIMMY A MAF Bilk Tam fdaaer. Mae Uueviel Bnter Fmdurer iMmter A an B Fog II Am Sal II II an ABf from S t lilting the kill an thi* IVgMnnte children a program •* an amort- mewt of fant«*i «*«ng* and mn*«u N T BAITFSB«HIS IS Mina Mao Med let ? t'» p m Ft Rl fill HI SR4 from S f • l>o M**c»e*» i If A' kalteohurn hark no SB* after a tua- m uo l h trip Im Afrua hgi * trudging from fern pmnt of view Fraokly api n ianoied batten horn ha* a dearly dehm d approarh ta the new* which vo t hremik n*-u traldy in dialer* lie « either vworn hv oc at and three • no middle ffwii'l m reading lo hi* cooverva- The quta kid* are growing aide* and the* *h**w now m it* 1*nh year. »• aertiing into middle age Bio re it on* e bridled with incredtMo mi and eight year a d* »« i* n*»w 'lacked with IS to |g yeor old dw- dc-nt* wha ary ccmvaderahly leva *urpriMng and amoving Even Sad R upper mao la hark 13 he d wi'm 1 «ound aax p radigtoug a* he did Rvt and Via year* ago Bhat* hap p e n e d la the modern younger young generatMOi’ M it haul that Alup eunpiied by e r am p c red kid* th»* vhnw rateg _ / ; V .. gr«*urii .a reacting to ni» coo-*-i « rhatter ti»n» pnd M*e | Mf tdeoUdi and rlipprd tnffc-rtrd Uuedei trrete an amiahio aincoa- ||vlf ^ phere m tbeir handling of the ' • *hc»w tJa/ct who ha* Bhatcver hi* *>ra pmnt h**w w* a. ^ _ n. p.ea.mg > mierprieo m miav „ >>4| fn€ i.depemh-mr from their a bite aveitaad* aod re Show i* ahojt tra.e « at • nu e %er>«d draag dig* for Amernaa bore aod thou id p over with the At* Heaieta aod Bntivh lohocrtev I •• , 'Her*. the t ampered kid* thi* abow r *»*-• a* a c*m»ent t o n a l qui* airer tl’ a hfainlea*cr< or generally ffuutmo and Ihe y*a»l nf jw*e* ha* pn trace- hie Ink mg them K upper man •upplwd the an'y kick on the fail apener with an eahihrttnp of math- ematical wiaardty Invoicing an Rmdem formula Annth*r lad dt«plaied wane talent «0 Vhe pl- an** white nr gel thawed off her know ledge ««f chea»i*»rv tt. » quev- rom* teemed ta hr *et up far each kid a ftprcl.Hy A* eraree Joe Sriit rwndacfg the q«># w.ih )»\ul eathuaiaai o and vet i a good »*me far the di*»w The kd* c«*ot due la rarn*e tl'd ho4 f**r part* tpntmg »d the pm ne while dialer* ace gi>*a rmt ahd It rv >mi wrfa Id akmtttinffl' mpret .**« * haugk Aiko Se irer I* the haQgr«» ter Mk t am- ple heavievf plug «o the than am delivered IW hehail af /*-«l*h rp dm campaov whrrh t* aUMlytnff Ike giveeea>s m9M |