Variety (April 1950)

F 1 I 3 I BBVIEWS PsmeFf Vc<Iite»Jayt April 26^ 1950 The Gniif Ighter Hollywood, April 22. SOth-Fox release <of Nunnally Johnson t roductloh. Stars Gregory Peck; features [elen Westcott. Millard Mltdhell. Jean Parker. Directed by Henry King. Screen- play? William Bowers. William Sellers; |rom a story by Bowers and Andre de Toth; camera, Arthur Miller; music, Al- fred Newman; editor, Barbara McLean. Tradeshowh April 21* ^ 50 , Running time, •4 MINS. „ , Jimmie Ringb.....,.. ...... Gregory Peck Peggy Walsh...... i,?... .Helen Westcott Sheriff Mark Strett.,,.. MUlard Mitchell MLblly 1 Jean hlac.. • * i^ ..... . Karl ^lalden Hunt Bromley..v.. ..Skip Homeier Charlie,;; . vAnthony Ross Mrs. Pennyfeather.. , .Verna J^lton Mrs. Devlin;................ EUen Corby Rddie.;.,................. Richard Jacckel First Brother Alan Hale, Jr. Second Brother.i..'David Clarke Third Brother.,;.,. .John Pickard Jlmiiiie .... •• t .’.. Bi. .G.. Norman Mat's Wife...;....,.;,.... Angela Clarke Jerry.Marlowe., . Cliff Clark Alice' Marlowe.....,,...Jean Inness Archie............. Eddie. Ehrh'art Pablo........ ....... Albert ■. Morin Swede.....,..... i..,.,.. .Kenneth Tobey Johniiy.............,...... Michael Branden Barber...,....;........Eddie-Parkes Grocer.. ,Ferris Taylor Jake Hank : Patterson Mrs. Q'Brien ,. *,,;.;....... - Mae Marsh Mrs. Cooper......;.,...... Credda Zajac Carrie Lou. ......,........ . Anne, Whitfield Clerk ..... i.... . ♦... Kim Spaldhig . Bartender Harry Shannon, Barlow.......,.......; Hbuseley Stevenson Pete,...........»*;...... James Millican Minister .—;....;. .William Vedder Street Deafer.;...,;..... ..Ed. Mundy “The Ounfighter” is a socfc ihelo- •drama of the old west, It can sell itself to those who usually pass iip Westerns and is a cinch to. please the geiiuine oater fan. It is grade ehtertainmeht, told in . terse, wMl-stated terms with relentless pace and intense suspense. ’ Starting with a taut screenplay and an exceptionally able cast, Heiiry King’s direction belts it over With the wallop of a priihe Louis punch. There’s never a sag or off moment in the footage as it goes about depicting the character study of a lightning draw artirt, the fastest man with a giiin in the old West, and What his special ability has done to his life. Gregory Peck perfectly portrays the title role, a man doom,ed to live out his span Killing to keep irom being killed. He gives it great symipathy and a type of rugged in- dividualism that makes it real. A hero to some, a murderer to others, Peck is a man saddened, by his tal- ent, forced to stay on the riin by all the young gunners seeking to make a reputation by shooting down the great man. The William ; Bowers^William tellers script brings Peck to a small western town for a glimpse of his W'iffe and child. There, in the span ' of a few hours, he lives out what little time he has left, talking him- self out of lights and finally going down with a bullet in his bat‘k as he leaves , to Tun some more. Script is based oii a story by Bowers and Andre de Toth, and it is topflight Writing. The scenes and the characters have a vivid, earnest life, constant- ly hitting at the emotions. There are honest tears in the fihale when Peck’s wife and son acknowledge him at his funeraL Millard Mitch- ell, the town iharshal and old friend of Peck’s, racks up ah un- usually fine performance, arid Te- membered will be his raging sor- row when he beats up the yoiing punk who blasts the hero. . Without exception, the perform- ances are strong. Heleii Westcott, the Wife; Jean Parker, a friend; Karl Malden, a gabby barkeep; Skip Homeier, the young trigger- man; Anthony Boss, a deputy; Richr ard Jaeckel, a kid who thought he could outdraw Peck; B. G. Norman; the son; Angela Clarke and all the others in the lengthy cast perform most capably. Despite all the tight melodrama, the picture firids time for some leavenirig laughter, not from coin- edy but from the situations and characters that mingle with the gunlighter. Nunnally Johnson’s E roduction keeps the teliing on an onBst level, free of theatnes and always compelling. The camera work by Arthur I Miller is fine,: as is the music score f by Alfred Newman and the tight editing by Barbara McLean, v Brog» The Secret T iiry Hollywood, April 22. RKO: release of Jack H. Skirball-Bruce MaVining production. Stars Claudette Col- bert, Robert Ryart; features Jane Cowl, Paul Kelly; Philip Ober;. Elisabeth Rtsdon, . Doris 'Dudley, ; Dave. Barbour, Vivian Vance. Directed by Mel Ferrer. Scree'h- play, Lionel Houser; story. Jack R. Leon- ard, James O’Hanlbnj camera, Leo Tover; music, Roy Webb; editor, Harry Marker. TradeshoWn April 20, '50. Running time, 15 MINS. ; .Ellen.. i;.,.,.: V,..... Claudette Colbert David.. —,.,..........,.... . Robert Ryan Aunt Clara...........;.. Jane. Cowl Eric Lowell. ,................ Paul Kelly Kent..:.. .i . , Philip Ober Dr. T.^yin^ng. . EUisabeth . Risdon Peai’l...., . Doris Dudley Liic'ian Randall ........... Dave - Barbour . Leah ..;.;................. . Vivian Vance iti entertainment alms. Only mod- erate b.o. is indicated. " Plot provides plenty of mclodra- matic complications arid, basically, is sound up to the woak exposition which throws the entire tale off. Script is inclined to talkiness but developmerit does generate some interest as the mad scheme unfolds under Mel Ferrer’s direction. Lat- ter is tricky and could have stood more movement. Claudette Colbert and Robert Ryan head up the cast in two neatly contrived characters. Just as they are being married the ceremony is stopped With the annouiicement she is already wed. They backtrack on the supposed weddirig, find it carefully doctiiriented in court rec- ords and with witnesses,; Miss Col- bert and Ryan then search put the husband and he is murdered While she is alone with him. On trial for the killing, Miss Colbert does a mental blackout frorii the shpek of all the complications, but Ryan doesn’t give up hiS investigating,' despite the death of a witpess and his owri near-mutder. Exposition discloses it all as a well-laid scheme by Miss Colbert’s attorney to drive her, insane as revenge for an in- justice done him by her father. While there is iriteres^t in how the story will unravel there is little susperise of thrills in Ferfer’s di- rectorial mood. Characters never take on much reality, although in the hands of expert thespians. Jane Cowl has a small role as Miss Col- bert’s aunt, Philip Ober does the attorney arid Paul Kelly serves as the district attorney who has to prosecute his friend,. Dave Bsirbour is the phbriey hus- band who is killed and his pfeSence. results in One sequerice. in which he strokes his hot guitar along with some other instrumentalists. Ferrer j also plays ari uncredited spot. Elisa- beth Risdon, a doctor; Dons Dudley and Vivian Vance complete the j credited players, Uncredited Is Wil- lard Parker, the inUrdering tool of Ober.: . The Jack H. SkirballrBruce Man- ning production has a slick surface appearance that is displayed to physical advaritage by Leo Toyer’s lerising of the Lionel Houser script. Editing keeps footage down to 85 minutes. Brog, Sierra (SONGSy Unlvertal reletiTC of Michel Kralko pro- duction. Stars Wanda Hendrix, Audio Murphy;;features Burl Ives. Dean Jagger. Directed by Alfred E. Green. Screenplay. Edna Anhalt, from novel by Stuart Hardy: additional dialog,. Milton Gunzburg; cam- era (Technicolor), Russell'' Metty: songs, Frederick Herbert, Arnold Hughes, Burl Ives;, editor, Ted J, Kent; music, Walter Scharf. Tradeshown N. Y., April 24, '50; Running time, tl MINS. Riley Martin.... ....... .Wanda Hendrix Ring Hassard. Audie Murphy Lonesome .:........,,......... .Burl ives Jeff Hassard.. < Dean Jagger Big Matt.,... .. .. Richard Rober Brent Coulter........ ....Anthony Curtis Sam Coulter -......... Houseley Stevenson Duke Lafferty.,..., ^........ Elliott Reid Dr. Robbins^, Griff Barnett Aunt Susan..... . .Elisabeth Risdon Sheriff KnudfOh............ Roy Roberts Hogan.................... .Gregg Martell Mrs. Jonas..... Sara AUgbod Judge Prentiss .Erskine Sanford Jed Coulter. ........;,..., .John Doucette Little Sam......... .....Jim Arness Jim Coulter..,; .:...Ted Jordan Shake Willens. .1. Sanford Jolley Al..............,...Jack Ingram There’s _only moderate .b.o. pay idS; “The Seerrt Fury’’ isn’t a par- ticiilafly apt title for this melo- drama about a .scheme to drive a woman insane. Nor is the picture entirely succes.sful in realizing on dirt in “Sierra.” A clicHe-riaaen story, plus so-so performances by Wanda Hendrix arid Audie Murphy, are too iriuch of a handicap for Burl Ives and lush Technicolor to over- come. Even the crooning, guitar- playing Ives wears rather thin after his sixth number. To accept Miss Hendrix as a tom- boyish, femme lawyer who prat^ ticed in the days when mustangs roamed wild on the range and out- laws were the proverbial dime-a- dozen places too inuch of a tax upon the imagination Of the aver- age iilmgOer. Neither her court- roorii work nor her wandering in the mountains smacks of realism. Likewise? Audie Murphy, as the son of an outlaw, moves through his role woodenly without a trace of spark Or fire. .But for that iriat- tef Edna Anhalt’s screenplay, based upon a novel by Stuart Hardy, Is Miniature Reviews <‘The Giinfighter’* (20th). Sock western drama for both the oater and d^riiatic fan. ‘^The Seerd^ury^’ (RKO), Moderately entertaining melo- drama With Claudette Colbert? and mild b.o. possibilities. ‘^Sierra” CU). Disappointing 'Technicolor oatuner with Wan- da Hendrix, Audie Murphy and Burl Ives. *‘Thc Golden Gloves Story*' (EL). Okay fight film for ac- tion and juve market, ‘•Military Academy*' (Col). Formula secondary feature for lowercase bookings. . “The Arizona Cowboy? (Songs) (Rep). Average dtialer for western fans^ ' “West of’ the Brazos** (Lip- pert). Brisk low-lvdget west- ern with Jimmy Ellison and Russ Hayden. “The Dane i n r Ycare’* (ABPG). British-made Ivor NOvello musical so-so for U. S. “State Secret** (BL)i Doug- las Fairbanks,: Jr.; in Brit- ish-iriade political drama; okay draw,:- so patently contrived that it would pose a problem .for even the best thespers.; ' Story has Murphy arid Mis father (Dean Jagger) hiding out in the hills as fugitives from justice. Miss Hendrix stumbles upon their lair, but is permitted to return to town. Posses inevitably strike out after the outlaws. However, the script Conveniently arranges a happy finale wheri a dying member of the prisse adiriits to the cririie of which Jagget. had been accused years ago. ‘ On the credit side of the ledger is some beautiful 'Technicolor cam- erawork by Russell Mfetty. Scenes of a wild horse roundup are also good. But Alfred E. Green has turned in better directorial efforts in the hast. Several sequences come off as unconscious satire when obviously they were interided straight. Ives is fairly Competerit in potr traying a prospector. Jagger is crisp arid forthright as a man who turned to a mountain fastriess after heirig wrongfully charged with murder. Others who stand but In the long supporting cast are Rich- ard Rober, Elisabeth Risdon and Sara Allgood. Producer Michel Kraike endowed the flim with strong physical values. It’s unfor- tunate that the Iritangibles don’t measure up. Gilb, , Tho Golden Gloves Story Eagle Lion release of Central National Pictures (Carl Rreuger) production.; Stars Janies Dunn; features. Kevin O'Morrison, Kay . Westfall. Directed by Felix Feist. Screenplay. Joe Ansen, Feist; stbry, D. D. Beauchamp, William F. Sellers: camera, John L. Russell, Jr.: editor.i William F. Claxtoii; score, Arthur Lange: musical di- rector, Emit Newman. Tradeshown, N. Yv, April 21, *50. Running timei*74 MINS, Joe RUey . Janies Dunn Nick Martel Dewey Martin Iris Anthony. Gregg Sherwood Bob Gilmore........... .Kevin O'Morrison Patti Riley..,..........,,.. Kay WestfaU Arch' IVard • •..«• r.... • .. .'Arch IVard Johnny Behr.:.,..Johnny Behr Jerry Burke .Dickie Conon Mrs. Burke .Fern Persons' Bernle Dooling. John “Red” Kullers Tony Zale.................,... -Tony Zale Issy Kline .... . ...,.,..... .Issy Kline Ring Side Announcer... .Jack Brickhouse Announcer In Ring....... .Dick Mastro Capt. Mahoney: Michael McGuire Father McGuire .......... Art van Harvey Kevin O’Morrison, as the rival, is okay in a colorless part. Rest of the cast, including some real-life pugs such as Tony Zale in a bit part, are competent, ’ Camera work on the fight se- quences is fretjuently marred by bad angles which obscure the act^, .1 Herfii, Hi illtary Aeademy Hollywood? April. 20., Columbia release of Wallace MacDonald production. Feature^ . Stanley Clehionts, Myron Welton, Gene GolUng, Leon Tyler. Directed by D, Ross Ledotman; Written by Howard. J: Green; camera, William Bradford; editor, James Sweeney. Pre^ viewed ApfU 20, *50. Running time, 44. MINS. .V • V ■ Stash.................. .Stanley Clements Danny.,....... ........ *... .Myron Weltoh ■Bfac^..........»......;, .Gene Collins Specs....,.... i., i V.... .Leon Tyler Major .Tony Triotnas....... Janies Millican' Major ..Norcross. /c.........;.; James Seay Colonel Jamison-... .William Johnstone Judge Townsend;....;. .John R. HamUton Richard Reilly..'..... . Dick Jones WiUiains.,..:... ............. .Buddy Swan ■Yost4,.......Conrad Blnyon,'. Calhoun......,.,.......,. . .John Michaels Wdlker...,..,.........,,Buddy Burroughs Lieut. Waverly............. John MoGulre Lieut. Jones.......Jack Reynolds Captain Bagby.,,......,... .Rust Conway Specs’ Father..Tim Ryan The Perfect Womaii “The Perfect Woman” (Rank), tradeshown in New York yesterday. (Tues.), was Re- viewed in Variety trom Lbri- dori, June X, 1949. Critic Mt/rb tabbed pic as being “good es- capist material for the home trade and should raise a laugh among: the less sophisticated U. S. audiences.” Yarn re- volves arbiind a robot woman,- created by a professor to obey a set series of coniriiands and in doing so be a perfect bx- ample of womanho(yd. Review noted, “frivolous plot yields a series bf laughs in quick succession arid every obvious situation is developed in- light fashion.” Film, starring Patricia Roc, Stanley Hoiloway. and Nigel Patrick, is being released in the U. S. by Eagle Lioni “The Golden Gloves Story” Is good fare for the action arid juVe market. Pic fails to exploit the an- nual Golden Gloves event for a plausible stoiy but manages to un- fold at a fast enough pace to hold attention. Production dress Is modest with the pic’s title being forced to compensate for lack of marquee power. Script conventionally treats a yam concerning a couple of ama- teur fighters who are vying • both for the same championship belt and the same gal. Plot develops along obvious lines with plerity of plugs for the Chicago Tribune arid N* y. Daily NewSj^ sponsors of the Golden . Gloves. Some clips from .actual, bouts are inserted to gocDtd effect, but the pic’s realism is badly clipped by the hokey story arid un- derlying sentimentalism about the boxing game. Script revolves around a tough pug with a nasty streak who’s finally reformed through a licking in a (ihampionship bout. The fighter makes a play for a referee’s daugh- ter, already affianced to another ahlateur fighter who contrasts as a well-heeled, well-bred: gentleman. The referee’s daughter falls for the vicmiis type, runs away with' him, returns h()me in tCars and makes up her mind after the two rivals slug it Out in the ring. As the nasty one gets reformed via a licking, hC’s chosen to remairi her mate. It’s a weak finish. , As the referee, James Dunn man- ages to inject the role with sincer- ity. Dewey Martin, as the bad- mannered boxer, has a rough apr peal but his role is over-writteii. The stock plot of the reformation of , tough street Urchins through proper guidarice is th^ formula used in?“Milltai'y .Academy.” It’s a staridard tale? routinely presented for the secondary market as a lOwB'rcase feature. Howard J. Green’s stoi^ has a judge sendlhg four toughies to a military a(:ademy instead of reform School where; they belong, to see if they can be made into good citi- zens, Boys' break all the rules in the book, jeer at school tradition arid honor and are just about to be expelled when their school coun- •selor gets in^a spot arid they turn noble to save him. There are no surprises as the plot plods along to the inevitable conclusion that sees the quartet becoming honor* students and color bearers for the academy. Stanley dlements, Myron Welton, Gene Collins and Leon Tyler enact a staridard set of Dead End kids, mariagirig a few antic chuckles with their misbehavior. James Millican is their counselor? perfoririing ac- ceptably. James Seay, William Johnstone, John R. Hamilton and the others are adequate to the light demands inade by the scripting and D; Ross Lederman’s direction. Wallace MacDonald’s productiori has the advantage of using the Brown Military Academy in San Diego as the locale, which supplies physical values the small budget could not have covered. Lensing and other technical credits are standard. Brog, The Arizona Cowboy (SONGS) Republic release of Franklin Adreon toroduetton. Stars. Rex Allen: features Teala Loring, Gordon Jones, Minerva Urc- cal, . James Cardwell. Hoy Barcrbft. Di- rected by R. G. Springsteen. Screenplay, Bradford Ropes; songs, Rex Allen; cam- era, William Bradford; music, Stanley WUson; editor, Harry Keller. Tradeshown N. Y., April 24, *50. Running time, 47 MINS. ReX A:llen *i............ 4• .'Rex .411en Laramie Carson,....Teala Loring 1; Q. Barton.,.... ......... .Gordon Jones Cactus Kate Millican......Minerva Urecal Hugh Davenport .James Cardw4U Slade. . .Roy Barcroft Jim Davenport.......... Stanley Andrews David Carson..., Harry V. Cheshire Sheriff. Fuller .Edmund Cobb Col. Jefferson,.., .Joseph Crehan Sheriff Mason. ,, Steve 'Darrell Radio Announcer..........Douglas Evans Ace Allen. .... John Elliott Padro Morales .Chrls-Pih M.'irtin Major Sheridan.......... .Frank Reicher Fogarty . ...............George H. Lloyd Applegate ;...... Lane Bradford Republic has added another to its stable of crooning cowboys. Newest entry; Rex Allen, has devel- ope(i a following in the west via his own weekly CBS show and Mer- cury Records. Allen’s initial film opus rates as average dualer enters tainment for western fans. Pic offers a routine yarn with the usrial oater ingredlerits. Stoiy has Allen, playing himself, faced with the job Of proving his father innocent of sabotage and theft- In so. the cowboy-singer gets in Kind and Coronets “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” British-made being trade- shown in New York Friday . (28), was reviewed in VAHiETY - from London, June 29, 1949. “A sophisticated comedy . . . surefire for the art house tracle in the U. S:^” was the opinion voiced by reviewer Myro. Story deals with, a far-removed heir to a Dukedom who disposes of all those preceding his aceesT- sion to the title and subse- quently finds himself tried for a murder of which he’s innocent Review also nccoladed Alec Guinness, who portrays eight different characters. Guin- ness is currently appearing on Broadway in T. S. Eliot’s “The Cocktail Party ” Pic Is being released in the U. S. by Eagle Lion. a few songs? in addition to some tussling, gun-play and hard liding Still weak In the thesping depart- ment, Allen shows his vocal chords to good advantage. Of the four tunes rendered by the singer, three featured lyrics written by. himself Teala'Loring as the femme lead' Gordon Jones as Alien’s side-kick' and Minerva Urecal as a crusty old" gal handle their roles capably James Cardwell and Roy Barcroft dd okay in the muBtache-twirling department. Tn directing the pro- ductiori, B? G. Springrteen could have concentrated mote on the action Scenes, Whhih are slightly on the weala side. Technically, film pars other similar low-budget offer- 'ings..' Gros, Faust and the Devil (ITALIAN) Columbia release of Gretfor Rabihovitch producUph, SUra Italo TaJo, Nelly Cor- radi, Glnb Mattera; features Theiese Dorny, GUles Queant, Cesare BarbeUi. Di- rected by Carmine Gallone. Screenpl.'jy by . Leopold Maschand from, the Gounod opera "Faust”; camera, V.: Vich, A: Gal- lea: music, Alessandro Gicogninl; editors, N. Laztari, F. Tropea. Tradeshown N. Y», April 19, *50. Running time, 17 Ml NS. Mephlstopheles.^ ............... Italo Ta jo • • • • e Ve • a-.e a a'ilNjClly 'CvOlTUdji Whilst • • • • a • • a • , OiliO 'Alclttd*8L ' Martha ;. . a t a # ...•••• •.».. .Tharese Dqrny Valantlaa t a * a a S a a a a * a a a • • • 4 . GlllCS QUC&nt Siabd • ♦ a • a • .a'a a a a a* a ■ a a a a a-rCaSarC- BAFhCttl" (In Italian; English Titles) Combining the original Goethe story of “Faust” with most of the Stirring, trenchant music Gounod wrote fOR his operatic version of the tale, Columbia’s Italian produc- tion of the deithless legend of good VS. evil is: me of the better atteiripts at translating grand opera into cinematic teijns; Pic naturally will find its only real market in the art houses, where it should do above average via word-of-mouth. Story unfolds in straight dialog end through the Gounod arias, and except for the early sequences in- volving’ Faust’s courtship of Mar- guerite, it moves briskly and relent-: lessly tbward the final defeat of Mephistqpheles as Faust once again becomes an Old man and Mar- guerite, confident of redemption, is hurried at the stake. Intial meeting of Faust arid Marguerite arid the subsequent development of their love are too draggy and Would be sleep-inducing for U.S. audiertces except for a prolific use of English subtitles. For the rest, however, the action is tautly paced, the lengthy arias riever inteifering with cameras that are kept constantly moving. : Girio Mattera brings good looks and ari adequate tenor voice to the role of Faust, with Italo Tajo bari- toning acceptably as the devil. Nelly Corradi is a rather vapid Marguerite until called upon - to suffer following the birth of her baby; from then bn it’s a forthright if not brilliant bit of thesping. Gal is the only one of the three prin- cipals who doesn’t sing, Onelia Firiechi doing the dubbing ch()re capably. Other roles are relatively minor, with no particular acting standouts. Production and lensing are t()p drawer, Settings for Marguerite’s village, the tour of hell on which the devil takes Faust, and the con- cluding scenes of Marguerite’s trial and execution are striking and opu- lent, Camera work is superior throughput making sharply effec- tive use of light and shadow, while triek shots necessary to the story line are handled with technical per- fection. Orchestra of the Accade- mia di Santa Cecilia Of Rome, un- der F. Capuana’s baton, projects the Gounod score with the proper appreciation of its values. Carmine Gallone’s direction keeps things moving, except for the previously mentioned early se- quences, and doesn’t allow the tragic story and weighty music to become static, a usual fault in the transition of opera themes to the screen. Rich. West a| the Brazos „• Lippert release of Ron Ormond (Ira Webb) production. Stars Jinvmy Ellison, Russ Hayden; features. Raymond Hatton. Fuzzy Knight, Betty Adams. Dl rooted by Thomas Garr. Screenplay, Ormoiid, Maur rice, Tombragel; camera, • Ernest. Millor: editor, Hugh Winn; music, Walter Greene. At New York theatre, N. Y.,. dual, wcok of April 18, *50.. .Running time, 59 MINS. Shamrock., ....,.......».. . Jimmy Fjlisoa LUcky '.V,'.,....Russ Ha.vdeu- Colonel.-..•,....«, 4 ..Rayinond■ Hattivn Deacon:.....,. .Fuzzy Kni)ilit Ann ........... 4 ..,,..' 4 ......Betty Adtt jo.*? . Sarn...«...- 4 .. .. . _ 'ro.m . T y.Ioi- 'Manuel.-;..'.-... ,George'Lewis Gyclorie 44 «....... John- C asi (0 Marshal....,,......,.., 4 ,.. .Stanley Price Rusty •... ■......, 4 '..., 4 «,. ^Stephen- - (- a i-i- Rlcco ...,... .Dennis MoOre Deputy ................. .(Seorge Chesebro Stage Driver....,........ Bud Osborne Jo^ • *«.., •.■»;.. Jirnniy • Marl j n Attoj^ncy * ^ r v • Ooric- th Judy.;...........;..... . Judy Webster of the Brazos” is one of the first in a series of oatersSvhich Jimmy “Shamrock” Ellison and Russ “Lucky” Hayden are making for Lippei't release under a fivje-- year deal. .Billed as the “Irish Cow- boys,” the duo are to turn out six saddle sagas arinually. While “Brazos” obviously fall.s in the modest budget category, it con- tains ample action and better-than- (Continued on page 22)