Variety (January 1950)

16 nCTIJRIBS PSRMEff trediie^a3r^ January 11, 1950 Continued from paifc 6 Bimilia oil; liiiland sergeant who. returns on leaviJ^ hoping that the girl to whom , he became engaged three years ago had changed her mind. But she hjEtdn't, and in fact, proved more determined and mere scheming than ever. The unhappy sergeant, who had: faced the bombs of El Alamein without trepidation, found he lacked the moral courage to break it off, even though he had volves around d Jewish refugee legally admitted into the Oount)^. Story follows him as he’s Tegisr tered and sent bn to a settlement to beebme part of the growing na- tion. Varn builds around his feel- ing insecure end not wanted be- cause: he possesses no particular talent, Howevery this feeling i.s eventually overcome With his re- alizatipn that just doing an fallen for another girl who wks [ nary job is^^f^^^ appreciated billeted with his mother. Eyentu ally, however, . he accepts some neighborly advice; names, the other girh and presents his erstwhile fiancee .withva fait accompli. v W mother .follows suit, by getting hitched to the landlord of the local inh ; ) man turn out to be the chief crook i ^ again is used! „ i Whip Wilsoh, a hljsky individual, Jing humans who occasionally . is almost as quick on the trigger stumble on:the scene. This time, ■ as he is deft with a long snake- Bomba is tracking down\ a black i vvhip; He is Monogram’s - latest panther killery and his.conduct and ‘ western sat^^^^ but this heroics pelp straighten out a picture hints he has plenty of dis- brother and sister who are tackling, jujucg go before real stardom is the ' hard way, ah bxpeninental. achieved., Andy Clyde thefts the farm project in the jungle. pictur®>; h his usual -com* PIottirig is old-hat but sufficient. edy old character. Here he is; a to hang together a lot of ahinial fasHhinking rancher who aids the. clips and show Off Sheffield’s marshal. Beno BroWne is highly prowe.ss as a swimmer; tree swings disappointing in the main femme .er . and jungie knowledge. Allehe ’ rble while so-so supporting cast is j Roberts and Harry Lewis are the • headed by Marshall Reed. ' brother and sister whom Sheffield f . Lambert .Hillyer’s direction is aids; and Lita Baron is Miss Rob-; ^vious- OriginaL by^ i erts’ comely maid who tries to in- BokerS; and Robert Tansey .^S ;lit^ . thus fefeating much tere^ Bomba romantically. Charles tie t^ get^epited over. li^vin is good as a . government . _ . ik, .Donat makes a braiye: attempt, agent, and actors portraying the ■ Masff^r /natives are okay. . : : ^ MVnog^n relea^^of Jaa Gnpp6 pro- . the dialect, i ; Ford Beebe dirked, and ^did tbe %ah ] His i s a sb^d^ d vigorous stnd y j ^ovicy^egpiay. ^B ra^^ tendenev to story is told wholly via. an Off-, screen naiTation by Mason Adams and Ann Shepherd. The work being done on the settlements , and the i organizatioh .and irnprovements shown: are alt impTessiye. AVra- ham Dorybn, the-only professional in the cast, handles the leading | ah; The Chevalier charm h m LeRot (The King) (FBENCH) Ditcina release pf Speya production n; rected by- Mairc-GUbert Sauvaion. Scrin* by Sauyajon. baaed on play of Do Fiirl and De Caillavet, JStara Maurl4 valler; featurea Sophie Deamaret*. Anot Ducaux. Alfred. Adamj^ Jean Wall, Prli„* cola Joux. Camera, Hobert iTePebvr^^ music, Jean Marloni editpr, Hoger Owvr!' At Balzac, Paris.. Running time, lOO min* The King i.,. .Maurice Chevaiiep •Beaudrier.... Alfred Adam ■ Mme.. Beaudrier.-,..;,..Sophie Desmai'cti Prime Mjnister,.,..,,.,,.,4,. J.ean.*\v^ll• .Marcel...... •., ■» •.-«> •«.Francois Joux Maurice Chevalier, l*The K himself, hewigged and . ybiillifuv iooking, giyesvthe pic a nb.siolgie . In the early stages, the stpty IS . j.Qjg 03 Chava Alpef-1 good evidence, and he gets told crisply :\vith Some good robust i stein is charming as the.; girl with j chance to deliver a few songs in humor, This pace, however; iSn t > - a —- . . ; , ^ sustained, mainly Owing to . loose I .111011 a. i;0 direction and indecisive editing^ picture;; Wy a please-iii all; stateside >Uuiw . Tlie lInc€ini|iiorefl Peaple^-^ Pic is full of a lot of dip- (yUGOSLAVlAN) l lomatic hocus-pocus; and Gallic so- Yiigosiav infdrtnatioh Center relijise of: cial .comedy, palaver .that COLihr be TaHwi-an nraHiwtinn Oirerted bv Nikola 4. for Staiteside use, for ■ p1o is . . . ^ , l.whont he falls in love./ Bert Oyser-I bis usual socko manner, of wili. sustained, mainly owing to loose iv^n’s camera presents an effective the ditty, ’‘C'est Fini,” lo6k.s like d comer, On its frothy theme, good treatment and Chevalier’s pull Oie ■•IV 1 ’• -i.' -ii "A A • • H ' ! scrip t i ng u nder--4yalte r -Mirisch’S/ . Yarb roughr.^. :SoF eenplayT^hArlesr-RTr-Ma^-~^^f:^b .production: byr an m . ■ . • .m ' « • • ^ . ■ A ‘a • I J» M ^ -1 ^ i T> production _ . gets in a nuirtber of- thrill scenes, i^overings music, Edward-j. Kay; At New { froin Marjorie Rhodes as .his Seemr such as a fight between a leopardy: York theatre., N. Y.,week oi Dec, 2*7,'49. / hard biit . understanding ivan . sinisa Havasi ^ - c and Water bpffalD, a jungie fire suD^Malionev’ t eo Gorcev I mother Renee AshCrson displays ! Grandfather. . -V. . ; , . : . .Fran Npvakoyic ; dap and : Sheffieid’S- death fight with , ga^h Debussy jones,'/ Hi?ntz HaU ! full measure; of-C the girl | Professor. ■. ....,.. .Nikola Ppppvic furor . the black ■ panther, to please the < Atlas, the Mohster...... ....Gienn strange ! frt ,wi,nin hp is finallv hitched and- . - m.i, - v- ‘ . Thfi ’. younger licket buyefs;.^ William A.. f ^ ^ S ning explanatory ' narration are .enthusiastie- fan Vvho. turns out i'o needed before “The Hneonquered be the wife of an up-and-^ People’’, can attempt to stake a i The diplomat must get claim at . the American .. boxofffce. .|t*'i^^lh^ graces of the King to hush Even with the proper doctoring, j up the scan^l. ; This allow.s for its appeal will lie rnostly with i typical Gallic .farce and satire ' Yugoslav-American audiences. Pic , f^ there . is an exchange of mi.s- . y'?; ;ii.dtka:' Engnsti ; Ubarle.5 *Cl«menL, s R honest portrayal i previewed in N. Y., Jan! .4, /so. Running | . timer, 93 MINS., Yagoda.....i Ivan . : Story : coheerns the visit of' a Sihisifmvld ' '“J.e :tb rw.n.ce In till! Sickner’s len.sing measures up, Brog. Piolioor M«rslial ■ ■•■■■ (ONE:. SONG)-..^ Republic rcieasvj. of Melville Tucker ^ro; Nancy Marlpwe. 1 Whitey . . •,. Louie 'Diimbrowsky.. Butch .;.',,;,i. ChUck'. •i .-..... I Hugo;..; , . . • ^ 4 «,'« I Mrs. Hoskins..; i.'."i ..... , Mike Barton.,...... . .Tane Adanis Billy Benedict .Bernard Gorcey ^ Bennie. Bartlett David'Gorcey ..Skelton Knaggs WHliam ■ -Yetter '.Minerva Ureca.l , . Chester. Clute ■pat Goldin . Robert Coogan diictioh; Stars Monte Hale; features Paul pather. Hprst. Nan Leslie/Roy Barcroft. Directed ; Youiig Man.. . .. by Fhllip Ford; Screenplay, Bob Wil- ; . liams; camera, John MacBurnie: editor,-.! . Robert M. Leedsr music. Stanley Wilsom i*^ ^g^^ latCS" in MohOgraitl’s SSe,'w"MrNi' ■ , Bowery Boys series, ‘'Master yed. Post r .. ..... . ./Monte Hale ! Minds”' fails to measure up to the Huck Ho^tner . . Paul Hurst qf some of its predecessors. Susan Forester............. Nan Leslie j ^ 1 - 4 . . .. Clip Pearson. . . Boy Barcroft Thin . plpt .brings . Off a floC.k. Of Bruce Burnett....,,.... Davniari p'pivnn trite Situations in which Leo Gor- wiiitr. c^y. Huntz: Haii, et at, flounder: Bartender.: . . , ..... Clarence Straight t market will be • limited to the Rodney. .. . ...... ;.., ... Robert Williams - 4 ^ - nv ! GoTcey occasionally gives the Despite a^ thm s^o^^^ picture a. lift with his familiar cellent slmotmg sequ^te^^ grarhmatical distortions of the T'MnhtP^jfaip^ i word, but neither his of , westerns._^MPJji® : thesping nor that of his supporting Bft and on^t^^ ; ja; ^wng enough to.offset Sdhemier in a . hard, , monotonous key. Be.st supporting parts .are played, by Thofa Hird, Gladys Hen- son and Charles Victor. Myfo, The Velee of - tove ■ (ITALIAN) .-(SONGS)- Crown Pictures release of Manenti-Film production. Stars Gino Bechi; features Annette Bach. Directed by- Carlo ..L.^Bra: gagiia.;,. Screenplay.: Aldb .d® Benedetu; camera. Carlo Montuori; editor, Anna Del Pezzo.- At. Squire, .N, Y., starting Jan. o, '50. Running time, 80 MINS. ^ Fabib Morani;Gino ^chi Countesa Luisa' Diana... . Annette Bach Alfredo .... . ... • -.Carlo .Campanlni Marcella Pallottinl.,;....,..., Laura Gore Osvaldo Bandini' .... . Aroldo Tien Baron Ottavio Diani .. Guglielmo Barnabo Baroness Eleonora Diani:.; . Lola/Braccini u Kv;, c.v,o«z,c oc the. cliehed yarn of Charles R. J ihof2rr?i fnr^fW a?tinn mar" Marlon. Story Of 30 Unbalanced X^4^ material tor the. act on a ^ doctor who performs Weird experi- (In Italian; English Titls^s) “The Voice of Love’; is an ex- pensively-made ;ltalian picture that fails to measure up to its obvious possibilities. It is a.case of a fairly novel idea going haywire because of story difficulties and lax direc- While far from the best. Gino has little to offer in the way of action or character study. How- ever, there are some exploitable moments. . Through the lack of proper ex- planation, film; dealing with the Yugoslav Partisan resistarice to the invading Nazis, is at times a little difficult to follow. Picture might; have been more effective if given a. semi-doCumentafy handling. As it Stands, ‘ the Partisan movement is not given the dramatic hypO to which it lends itself! Battles are fOught and trains blown up with- out any forewarning. Except for one or two instances, there is no Indication of how these occurrences tresses, niuch. subtle blackmailing and finally the.^ing falls for the charming cream tart thrGw.er. Chevalier is extreniely able and charming as the King, and Sophie Desmarets as the charmer is in- gratiating. ; Anne Ducaux as the knowing governmental mistvess adds a fine touch of color. Miisic is sprightly, and the photographv has the tintype air in keeping with the period; iWosfc, Continued from page 3 vitients in an abandoned mansion I.Boc.hi effort;'Pic will find a-sizable Authored by. Bob. Williamsv th a' weather-beaten bnei at best, •yarn is localed around a frontier When Hall finds himself blessed . town that’s boon turned irUo ,.a . with magical powers to foretell the sanctuary for outlaws. Their j future, CJorcey ensconces the safety is . insured by renegade i g^yant in a Bowery sideshow to Damian O Flynn, Whp shakes tbem , a commercial .harvest. How- down lor proteclibn/coin butjgives the mad physician (Alan , , , vdlue received by . driving off any Napier) baits the enterprise by . efforts becau.Se the producer or j vade the city limits. . audience in Italian^anguage .thea^ tres because of his great bariton- ing; •' . , : Italian producers for some time have been struggling to: get proper, vehicles for Bechi’s fine voice. This is the flimsiest one of the several. were .planned, (^u«ng^^ oven- , grosses in general, according to I circuit heaifs, were about equal to sequence. / - t the first week of -1949 (m just Interwoven 'loosely into the slightly below. 'What fiimii nmst major theme is . the story of a — young girl’s heroism innd love for a .member, of the. Partisan move- ment. Pic succeeds slightly in getting across the courage and perseverance of the people. Fran NovakOvic as an Old’** farmer and feared was a very seyere drop,lii.st week to the low .levels thal. pre- yailed during'most of Decembef. That did not. happen, A flock of; pix were doing com- paratively strong biz: last w^^ek, Into this dangerous setup comes Hale, a Dallas marshm,who’s seek- ... ... , . Ing an embezzler. He cpnceals'his ! Napier’s experiments as well as . Identity by posing an an escapecl I an attempted rescue of Hall by I '''bile his putler has murderer. Thereafter , the plot / Gorcey, Gabriel bell and a coupfe .! on romantically wU the moves along' fairly leisurely hut 1 other BoWery Boys. In general, shows a heavy hand blhginVYoo picks up momentum when the mar- tlvdse .sequences are M'eak and in- singer eniulating the butler and nnBL'h on theatrics' ’ ^ ^ I'i Shal gcts his man and husile.s'out! effective,. Gorcey is fair as the ;ib® ^ lady pretending to .be ; of town after a furious gun bat- 'Bowery Boys’ chief. HalT does, ibe maid. Yarn drags in a string :. . . ' ~i fake butlers. duel between Hale and O’Flynn is/ part. /Mil^^ support is lent by ; There is a sleep-walking se- Tlie lor Lo%'e (BRITISH) London, Jan. $>: j this has enough original twists to go of this 1..: W.,IIP nuy , British Lion release of London Films- o I® A«nette iUp -comparatively w.-l) «t. 5 wet) ca.st as a bloodthirsty killer. Robert Oonst pfoducUon. stars Donat, Dr''Leopow'Ba’chmn!m ** *joJif *■ * Broadway’S Paramount and liivoll Ian Leslie is adequate as Healey's Renee Ashorson; MarJdWe Rhodesr tea-. Campanmi gj; Hrn'’s°ReMSs«“‘'^.'.•.' !■ a • I ' ... I lures Dora Br.t'an.-Charles Viotor. -Thora 1 l.<; PYPPlIprit' ac tViP cinopr’c 'huflo-n C4i.wi lie With the outlaws. R,evoiver,| as best he can with a iudicrous ! °i i|^^® ^'^.ii^i'S- duel between Hale and O’Flynn is/ part. /Mild support is lent by ; bore is a . a lophotch bit of oater drama. ; Napier, bell, Strange and Jane ; 9uence where the baritone sings Hale does a forthright job as Adams as; a nurse. Jean Yar'; the marshal and demorislrates his j brough's direction is so-so in this /[^^"•‘^jon oscoi ted .versatility by crooning a lone tune: Jan Grippe production. GUb. hou.sebold. Absurd on the surface,. Some comedy relief is'‘supplied by i Paul Hurst as a locksmith. O'Flynn is suave and. sinister as the No. 1 liaddie, Myron Healey is okay as the embezzler while Roy Barcroft J is Nan . si.ster and supporting players meas-' ure lip; Philip Ford’s direction paced the j film at a breezy clip arid his giiid- . jng hand is particularly evident in ; the bristling action merawqrk of John Stan) e.v Wj 1 sCiri’s mu sica I Robert M. Leeds good in this Melville duclion, ; Gilb. - . - - .- '■ -. - ■ I Claude - . ■ . /.Vicar ..Ell ■ ,t ho . v: M'i'ifr .-Harrlso'n-. 'Muno«:i;arti ..■production: - and ’ -.ri'ieasp. iSiar.v/Whip Wilson. Djrcctc/d by Liimbert' Walter Greenwood’s and “Yeilpvv Sky Cloritrast.ed to that cuiTcnily are Moin Fi*Olili«l.,- llor /Xichi ■ being turned in! on- Voin Sitoon ; numerous engagements by “On the h 'Town,” “The Outlaw.” ’Two Jiina.’/ ^ i “Heiress,”. “Pinky,” “Great Lover; AAUhrRIAN) 1 “Adam’s Rib,’’‘‘Inspector.Gencr Vienna, Jan. 3. j and “Battleground ”; Opening well Hans^oiden ' Toronto; vvhich. vva.s- its only other date. It starts into niore >Yidespread release in a few tliiy.s when prospects will .be better for; thge Konradi Elisabeth Markus .Susi Nicoletti Elfrlede Ott !:‘L'.'seot?w<i?|S^ fudging its *scenVs C*a- ' •■ • • : Robert Donat okay except On numerous closeiips, j • . j Incideritally, check shows th n MacBLirnie ’ mJ^^ HardacW^' ’ ^ Very .slipshod. Dubbing ' The: title . almost explains: the: New York nabes did not ret lei */■;/■//:/ f spRj^ing wices often :;ieavwL/^^^^™^ved::p1m: Scriptsthe nltradfot grosses on ^roud^va, Wll|^‘^?kerp^l.:.fe/f«nsi„/;;'///:/actnal dialog. :: wear. : ; g}? «ei?teve ^PfSJvety ' V Vi ' ' Yarn of ihoVoung maO who^agr^/IW''- . More i to almost/everything, inciuding en^ V-r' *^'^”y ®^ theni: exceeding, last , (PALESTINIAN) . .'gagenierits, rend'ezwous, etri., ; 4 - ' PictuVe.s release of ■ (.To.seph abOVe the USUal tVDe bf this' kind romantic ■ Krumjtold and Norman Louiie) Palestine nf fnnipHv ' ' ^ *8 to the piodUction. Written and directed ” ' i-uineuy. .John..: Stratton. ; ■ Francis Wiiiiialj *'' Norman Partridge | .. . . Edna 'Morris i ' . the ct :ay ill!' y Fi^ozeii Caiii- Cohtimied; from page. 4,; ..i4..,... Redo Browne script. While “The Curc for Love” j Leah , bee Rbbertfl vvill undoubtedy prove to be R big l Aaron .. • Myroa llea.ley i;.* 1 ,^-.,^.^ 14 - j Yehoshua Nora, Bar hey..., SherilT. Hall • .... Bradshaw. Gii.s . . . ’. V-. .Art ’. ..;/., Tom...,/.:.. .. — . . . -- r—/ transatlantic/market/ mairily be- Ju>sl anotherwestern. It would cause of the. particularly pro- ha ye. been belter if most of thie riounced Lancashire dialect which iplayeis had devoted their time American audieiices . won’t get.* , j The Nurse. , . Slaving in the saddle^ Mild sup- Ostenjtibly, this is an unpretenti- ] ../°^!*.”.;/ .• ^ Kpni-adi.. the girl j ^opefiderit ori films. .:FurllieriiiQi;^’ ....>......... :yehuda Ben Moshfe .b^^pri^lly RmiTievS, and ;Susi Nicb- there is no ifldication that TV 'vill ua .. .4;.;;;. Joshua Weiner letU, one bf the girls he IR pn^ • decreaR*» thp HprnanH ioi* 200(1 (T.* The Seamstress ; , :ziilg Berkowiti/MaVk,,./ A ' ^nsapeiu ; Ways increased the desire lor omy- Azriei . ..: ....—>. .Azriei Nekritsch o.^seivO/mention, - gOod entertainment This desiri' is Th** f’ha rinnn -Z,,: T Ir-- WillIp F friprfb n(+ O f . * BVUU cuLCl LtHUUlCIIL.. X II13 «.it , The Chairman: ...........: :'^i‘Li^ , While Elfriede Ott, HelH tovi aS ^ Si^^ ' round out tho cred-.said "tot, tl.t /I"; e ' A.ifred Stbeger does an excpllpnt :^-*’ Industry Council I'ri' port: bus production, but it was on the ' (No -dial.op;^arratcii.:irL_Eno:lLsJiJUjob_jn_directing, pinfmg tlie piny riow Council of Motion Fritiii^ PIoT is the; familiar; one . about studio floor for five months and ! This film should get a heavy , ers smartly thro.ugh the pac£; S | Pfeserit1*ri^L‘[m;»- .'IJ - S. ■ marshal who exercises ; will have a YuccIp -tp- r-paai-n ..:Tp\x/ich fnllou/intX"- -Irlpaliin'cr -I'lfifl-i ! I'hic hilofi/xir. .. . ■..’ frnnic"'ir* .rtr» ■ t itv |•(*(IUC- time-worn heroics, in cornering a its. negative, riiysterious. ridef who is vvanted,; riiarket per usual,'-for Cattle-rustling.- Be- i.as a potential sjw*&v.^ v*. >1. |. v.vr*..». ■ ...rui. iv ...1.,....^., vw pv' .lha^ .l*cciiii,xiiilihi'l -ppr« A ' J «' 1 A . — A- * * ^ .1 -]' • I—- .'ttBtall'. 1«* A A . 4 1 »iiL. A. I» A 1 m a *1 • t X 4>« . m e ^ . 4 4 'am ^ w I m« Ia. m . ^ ^ ^ .^1. -sifilltf J next Angld-American inecii >» .. .11 be held “Before Augustdr* pending, upon when the Bi dts.n elections; are held;