Variety (December 1950)

FILM REVIEWS Wednesday, December 20, 1950 Pagan I^PVC Seng (SONGS - COLOE) Metro release of Arthur lion. Stars Esther WilUams, HowardJKee , features Miiina Gombell, Rita Moreno. Directed_by associate producer._Ben ^DavS play, Robert Nathan and based on book by ^ H^Sj jfic, Harry Warren, Brown: camera (Technicolor), (^hams Kosher; editor, Adrienne Fazan; spec^l effects, A. Arnold Gillespy. combe, ..Previewed, 1^ Y., Dec. 12 oO* Running time. 76 _ ^ Miiuatiire Reviews Mi mi Bennett .. lia/ard Endicott,. Kate Bennett..... Tavae...-....,.•• Teutu Mahu. ........... Taiii . ..... • Papcra............. . Esther WUliams . Howard Keel . <■.Minna Gombell .....Charles Mauu ..... Rita Moreno . . . . Philip Costa ,.. Dione Leilani . . .Charles Freund '‘Pngan Love Song*’ is one of the \veakep entries in . Arthur Freed s. long string, of Metro rnusicals. Filmed almost entirely in Hawaii, but located in Tahiti, picture is backgrounded by some lush tropi- cal vscenery that, in better tunes, : would probably, start a raid on the travel agencies. With the exception of the boxof- fice pull to be derived from ^ the : names of Esther Williams and How- ard Keel, that’s about all the pic- ture has to offer. It will naturally get top playing time and, like other . M-G musicals, should do its share . of business. ^ “Pagan Love Song’* (M-G) rSongs-Color). Esther WiL liams, Howard Keel in pleas- ant musical, okay boxoflfice. “The Man Who Cheated iUmselF t20th). Fairly inter- esting melodrama of a cop in- volved with murder, but mod- erate, b.o. • “Under the Gun” (Song) (U V. Prison^break melodrama with good twists and fair b.o. ^ '^“the^ Company She Keeps” •(RKOV. Drama of femme paro- lees. okay chances if exploited. “Trail of Robin Hopd” fSongs-Color) (Rep.1. Fair Roy Rogers patuner with guest list Of oldtime western names. “Call of the Klondike” (Mono). Okay entry in North- west Moimtie series. “Stage to Tucson” (Color) fCol). Routine westernwith Rod Gameron, Wayne Morris and color tO; help. \ ^ Tlie Man Who Cheated Himself Hbllvwood, Dec. 18, Under the Cun (ONE SONG) Hollywood, Dec. 15. universal release of Ralph Dietrich pro- duction. Stars Richard Conte. Aud^y Totter: features John McInUre. Sam Jane, Sheppord Sirudwick, Gregg ^ lip Pine. . Directed by Ted Tetzlaff. Screenplay, George Zuo^kerman; camera, Henry Freulich; editori Virgil Vogel. Pre- viewed Dec. 12, "50. Running time,. 83 Ml NS Bert Galvin . i. • • • ■ Ruth Williams.... i....... Langley . - Milo Bragg. Shepperd Strudwick Nero ... ‘ • GreaS.Martell Gandv PhUlip Pine SherboUrne ,............. Don Randolph wugeni Richard Taber Five Shot A number of story twists keep “Under the Clun” from being just another melodrama and its box- office indications for. the general market' are fairly good. Perform- ances stand up and there’s a good touch of authenticity gained by location filming in Florida, locale of the plot. The George Zuckerman screen^ play hinges its meller factors on a penal law custom that pardons a trusty if he shoots an escaping prisoner, Richard Conte is a big- shot New York gambler who takes Seven Days to Noon “Seven Days To Noon,” Brit- ish-made, which opened at the Trans-Lux 52d- St, N. Y., Monday (18l, was revieiaed iri Variety from London, Aug. 23, 1950. “A tense and topical theme is the main ingredient of this new British-made Boul- ting Bros, production,” re- viewer stated^ He went on to say “the major handi- caps this film will have to overcome are complete lack of marquee names for both the British and American markets. Powerful exploitation, how^- ever, may make this, a big grosser on both sides of the Atlahlie.” Pic deals with an atom scientist, mentally de-; ranged because his work is being used for destructioh, w'ho warns the Prime Minister of England that unless atomic bomb production ceases by noon of the following Sunday (seven days after receipt of the letter.), he‘ll blo^y up ail of Loridont w ith a stolen bomb. Picture is being released in the U; S. by Distinguished ■Films.' Cull of the Kloufllke Hollywood, Dec. 13. Monogram release of Lindsley Parsons production. Stars Kirby Grant, Chinook (canine); features Anne Gwynne, Lynne Roberts. Tom Neal. Directed by Frank McDonald. Screenplay,. Charles Lang; based on story by James Oliver Cur- wood; camera. William Sickner; editor. Ace Herman, Previewed Dec. 12, ’50, Run- iring time, 66 MINS, Rod • Kirby Grant Chinook (dogl..«... •.... • • Chinook Nancy .................... Anne Gwynne Emily .. *................ Lynne Roberts Mallory ....,............ • • Tom Neal McKay ..............,.. . Russell Simpson ^Xencheck .... M[aro Kiah Fred Foley ;,. . . .. ....... v. . Paul Bi.yar Billy ;...... .Pat Gleason Luke. ....................... Duke York t top playing time ana, release of Jack M. Warner : -G musicals; should do its share ■■production, stars Lee J. Cobb, John Dali, i Kiicinpcc Wyatt: features Lisa Howard, Alan I PU.SinebSj. . ^ Wells. Harlan Warde. Directed by Felix- Withal the picture has a pleas- . e. Foist. Screenplay, Seton I,' Miller,.! .ntcHarm about ject It as sheer escapist entertain )jart: music .score, Louis Forbes, Trade-I nient. Action is pegged on the shown Dec. 13 , ’ 50 . Running time, so thinhestof story lines but its ivory- MINS. ^ _ towered presentation or the, care^iEd^^tuii.D^ free life to be found on a never-. .jane wyatt never South Seas isle wiU evoke j.',net . . . ... ... ............ .Lisa Howard the right reaction fiptii working day-dreamer. While the : pien-o capa ; Tito vuoio tilnes lack the punch to merit Mrs. capa ^Lmi Agu^ia much commercial plugging, thdy’re • • sold neatly by Miss Williams and eiaVr Keel. And the usual dazzling pro- Rushton time out for murder W’bile return-.■ . . ' ■■■■■ ., ing from a Miami vacation. Audrey j Scott, in what Totter, a girl singer he has picked jg offbeat character^ Pie.lro Capa i Mrs. Capa .• Mr. Quimb.v . MiS. Quiniby Blair ...... up, fails to carry through with a perjiiry scheme and he draws a 20-yeair sentence in a southern prison camp. ' Conte carefully maneuvers his way to a trusty position and then talks,Sam Jaffc; a felldw prisoner, into attempting to escape. It’s a deadly game the two are to play. If Jaffe is gunned dowm. by Conte the former’s family w'ill be. pro- vided for and Conte gets a pardon, ;It all comes ofLas the gambler had I registers strongly. O’Keefe holds 1 his own in w-hat is principally a woman’s story. John Houseman’s production Is I marked by good casting. in the ' supporting roles. Among theih are i Fay Baker, the parolee who gets 'Miss Greer in trouble; John Hoyt, I a judge; Bert Freed, police pf- jficer; James Bell, Don Beddoe and Irene Tedrow. I Tight editing keeps the footage .7..'.Marjorie Bennett : planned, except that details of the down to 82 minutes. Lensing. Bud Wolfe : in Jaffo’c I music score, and the olher techni- cluction numbers limited .Morgan Farley Howard Negley revealed two. Which in itself fits in with the ■ Airport cuTk indolent nature of the film, . getl^^h e *■ .7. Miss Williams does capably in ivtiichetti , the the.sping singing, and, especi- Attonuy .. ... ally the swimming departments. ■ Keel, who scored as Frank Butler ■ A fairly in M-G’s version of “Annie that plays Get Your Gun,’’ repeats in “Love i pre.sented i Song” in a part that doesn’t re- ly tilled “IV quire him to do more than give out self.” Indei with his robust baritone and act M. Warner plea.santly. Minna Gombell returns i and being i to film acting after a long absence should rale in a role that’s almost a W'alkon. j returns in Rest of the cast handle their chores ket. competently. j Story po: Screenplay, scripted by Robert. Nathan and Jerry Davis from Wil- 8^ve it a J liam S. Stone’.s novel, “Tahiti Pur>enance Landfall,” has Keel as a. school-: teacher from the States w'ho. comes 'vnicn. aic to the island to take over a run-, ^ clown plantation wdlled him by an j St-'t it ovtT uncle. Miss Williams is an English ! ^ • 5 gal born and raised there, who 3 "0iviicid( lives with her w^ealthy family but ; good recor also doubles into the idyllic native ' ^ a V eb^ life. Against the .sultry tropical Jgoe Wyat background, they meet, fall in loye, | kills ber r quarrel and are reconciled for the , fadeout—and that’s aboiit all there , Cobb .s yo is. Irresponsible but lovable, na -1 lives wander in and out of the ac- i tion to help keep things moving. • : 1 Robert Alton's direction is ca- ' ^^dtJou^ ] pable, but his talents shine in the • leads Dal two production numbers. One is a ; brilliantly-executed native sw'ord ; W>'att Jud( Meclicitl Examiner .William Gould Airport ClCi'k ^..,«. •. •; > • Art Milan Butler ............»,i .Gordon Richards Detective ..... .............. Terry Frost Machetti .........,. Mario Siletti Attorney ................ .Charles Victor Rushton .'.'.V.*.'.. . .Morgan Farley j Olson ... . . . . .......Howard Negley ; daily diary of pripon life, and Meditai Examiner ....... .William Gould ([jontc is trapped and killed while Butler .Gordon Richards , tr>mg to flee. _ Detective Terry Frost l Ted Tetzlaff S dll’CCtlon gets a Machetti ..., — vSlfr nice element of suspense into the story-telling and. crams, quite a bit A • 1 of action into the chase sequences. tv.'V Corite gives his tough role a strong that p ays off in .fafhion is performance but his co-star. Miss presenterim th^apt but awkward-^ ly titled Man Who Cheated mm-! c.. seif.” Independently inade by Jack i M. Warner t son of Jack L. WarnerV,, and being released by 20th-Fox, it; should rate moderately satisfactory ! returns in the general dual mar- ■ ket. j Story poses an obvious plot, but; scripting, plaj'ing and direction: give it a lift; the production ap-1 p.urtenances are good. A factual technique is used for the telling which, along with the location ! filming in San Francisco, helps to J get it . over. Lee J. Cobb plays the title role. • a homicide cop with a long and I good record. He becomes involved i in a w eb of circumstances w’hen ; Jane Wyatt, the girl he is chasing, j kills her husband and he tries to i cover up for her. John Dali, Cobb’s younger brother W'ho has i just joined homicide, draws the : case as his first. j Good police work, despite Cobb’s ■cautious intervention, eventually: : loads Dali to his brother, and ! climax comes when Cobb and Miss - W'v'att hide out in San Francisco’s Totter, rates only a few scenes. Supporting players are firstrate. John Me In tire scores as a wily j “cracker” sheriff who is much I simarter than appearance or ac- ' tions would indicate. Jaffe’s por- 1 trayal of the philosophical pris- i oner clicks. Shepperd Strudwick, ; a perjuring southern l^ivvyor, Royal i Dano, a trusty, and the others ap- pear to advantage. Ralph Dietrich’s production has ; an excellent gloss and a realistic i look that is expertly displayed by music score and the other techni- cal phases are well done. Brog. Tirall of Robin lloOfI (SONGS-COLOR) Hollywood, Dec. 12. Republic release o( Edward J. White i production. Stars Roy Rogers, Trigger ! (equine); features Penny Edwards. Gordon i Jones. Jack Holt. Foy W'illing and the Riders of the Purple Sage; , guest stars Rex Allen, Allan '‘Rocky” Lane. Monte. I Hale, WUlliam Farnum, ^iTom Tyler, Ray 1 Corrigan. ..Kermit Maynard. Tom Keene, j Directed by VViyiani W’ilney. Written b.v I Gerald Geraghty: camera (TS-ucolor), John This entry in Monogram’s North- west Mouhtie se'ries is an okay lowercase feature for lesser situa- tions. It’s done along formula lines with enough action to make it acceptable in the market at vyhich it is aimed. Kirby Grant is again the daunt- less Moimtie, enforcing law and order in the north woods with the help of Chinook, his educated canine. This time they go to a remote trading post to investigate some murders and locate Anne Gwynne’s father, vv‘hp mysteriously vanished after discovering a lost gold mirie. • Thie hero pair gets involved in some ambushes and rough and tumble scraps before being able to pin the killings oh Tom Neal, who, with his sister, Lynne Rob- J ertSf 1$ stealing the gold via a ; secret tunnel from their worthless mine into the rich lode. The. Charleis Lang script, based oh a James Oliver Curvvood story, tosses in a number of suspects to confuse the Mountie and acceptably ties ( together the loose ends when the i heavies are brought, to justice; Cast goes about its chores agree- ably under the okay direction of Frank McDonald. Lindsley Par- sons’ production supeiTision pro- vides some nice outdoor values to help the story. Lensing, editing ahd other technical credits are standard, Brog. Stage io laestm (COLOR) Hollywood. Dec. 15. Columbia release of Harr.v Joe Brown production. Stars Rod Cameron. W’ayno ; Morris: features Kay-Buckley, Sally Eilers. . Carl Beiiton Reid, Roy Roberts. Harry MacBurnie: editor. Tony Martinelli: songs. ' Bellaver, Douglas Fowley. Directed Jack Elliott, Foy W'illing. Previewed Dec. 11, '50. Running time, 67 MINS. Roy Rogers. Roy Rogers Trigger. ..Smartest Horse in Movies Toby .Penny Edw'ards Splinters . .; ;. Gordon Jones Guest Stars Rex Allen, (Arizona Cowboy), Allan “Rocky” Lane. Monte Hale. W'il- liam Farnum, Tom Tyler, Ray Corrigan,, t Kermit Maynard, Tom Keene. Ralph Murphy. Screenplay, Bob W'illlams, Frank Burt, Robert Libott; based on novel b.v Frank Bonham: camera (Technicolor), Charles Lawton, Jr.; editor, Charles Nel- son; music score, Paul Sawiell. Previewed Dec.' 8, ’50. Running time, II MINS. Grif Holbrook Rod Cameron Barney Broderick..W'ayne Morris ! the good camera work. There’s one j Mitch j tune, the oldie “I Cried For You,” Muft; I used in a nitery sequence. Techni- ceorj ; car assists are topnotch. Brog. Sheri Jack Holt. J. Corwin Aldridge. Murtagh ... Sis . ■ George SherifT .... Foy Willing Riders Jack Holt . .Emory Parnell .. Clifton Young .. .lames Magill : . . Carol Nugent George. Chesebro Edw'ard Cassidy of Purple* Sag^e The reiifimny Slie Keeps Hollyw'ood, Dec. 19. RKO release of .Tbhn Houseman pro- I is certainly varied. Thi.s time his ^^cliicf mtcrest is in seeing that Dennis O Keefe: features Fay Baker, John phricthihc ti-PPc -ii-p rut anH nnt nn Hoyt, James Bell, Don Beddoe, Directed C/iiriSLmas iices aie CUi ano pui On j .John Cromwell. Story and screenplay, the market at a price pOOr klds | can afford. Around that base. Re- line. TrVeshown ; public has wovcn a fair outdoor time, 82 MINS. j actioner that will get by in the sit- mane 1 ‘ ‘ '••••••• • Jane*'(freer ^yhich it is aimed. Larry ,'.7*’. 1)011018 O'Keefe Script gimmick has Jack Holt a Fay Baker , retired Screen star and. now rais- . .7.7.7.'.7.7:’.7 James Bc^ii: Christmas trees at cost to cheer ... ..7 .*!.* *..* .7. . Don Beddoe ’ the poor. A commercial firm com- ............. Bert Freed petes and, through a crooked .7.\\\\‘.7.7 MaSiQ wo^^^ 0*^ ^ pcrcent- ........ivi.ir.i.oiie Crossland 7age, givcs Holt a bad time harvest- . . . Virginia Farmer ing and marketing his trees. Rog- ,.r7~~v ers contributes enough heroics. 7 '1 'f- She how'ever, to see that the Holt crop sn t tip that this^is^ a • reaches the big city in time, prin- rnnie parolees an^d_the j cipally because a lineup of oldtime .y race during rehabiU- w'estern .stars comes to the aid of lineup is | 0 (>d, as are , their retired friend. nesting points. With : develop- oitation,’ its boxoffice Juvenile, the playing .and UP okav i direction .just adequate. Pacing is er is the fnrnlPP rp ' Slow. too. making the 67 minutes ■ serving two years of 1 run“!ng, t'me sccrii longer than had ohWk tprm ohp I Proper for an outdoor actiohcr. A Kate Crocker .., “Doc” Benteen.. Jim Maroon...... Gus Heyden .... Annie Benson.... Ira Prentiss ..... Sam Granger..... Chantry John Butterfield. : Juan Lopez .... . Bartender .. .,... ......,... Kay Buckley ......Curl Benton Reid ........ Roy Roberts .a...., i .Harry Bellaver ......... 1 . Sally Eilera Doiigliis Fowley .....i.... .John Pickard ........... Clin Howlin ......... Charles Evans Boyd Stockman ... .'5.... John Sheehan Roy Rogers’. screen hero career brilliantly-executed native sw'ora : m .i^vnnis i^^ecie dance, with a large chorus garbed | long-abandoned Fort Point to await !j„4e K,>ridaii :;- john®H^^^ In native costume and grass skirts , the lilting of road blocks. Dali' Mr, Nceicy jam", i)°u to make it a Techhieblor* eyeful. 1 traces them there and when they : Don Beddoe Second is Miss Wiliiams’ water bal-, ni.akc their break at night the law ' Mar.joriQ Wood to make it a Technicolor’' eyeful, f^ecoml is Miss Wiliiams’ water bal- let, apparently lensed under water. Ludicrous lead-in to the number (it’.s a dream sequence) mars its initial impact but Miss Williams’ undet-w'ater artistry, backed by some more, of that Techni-hued scenery, give it top scoring ability. Special effects created by A. Ar- nold Gillespie and Warren New- coinbe rate mention for. the nuin- bci\ Other technical credits are up to the usual ace. Metro stand- ards, including Charles Rosher’s fine leri-sing, Stal. Mr.s. .Seeley . Mrs. Haley.;. Mrs. Griggs... Mrs. Harris.., [uier water. I clo.sG.s in. Mrs. h he number! Felix E. Feist’s direction keeps ' J;' i) mars its I footage moving and there is 3 Williams’7a .good measure of anticipation; a,.,, backed by i up by the handling. Perform- KeenV 'echni-huedi anccs are uniformly good, particu- ! ring ability.! laidy tho.se of Cobb and Dali. MLsS nroble by A. Ar- • Y^ att does her spoiled rich w'oman latinn irren New- 7i’oile; excellehtly, even though oot: r. the nuin-I uuite suited to the casting, Li.sa i hac }f creciits are ) Howard, as Dali’s bride, appears i ct-dnc etro stand -1 to advantage, and other troupihg pUanni js Rosher’s assists come from Alan Wells, i j"!; Stal. Harlan Warde, Charles Arnt, Tito i^ftcpH - Vuoio and Mimi Aguglia. : iiue of “The Company She ■ Keeps” doesn’t tip that this is a drama of femme parolees and the ; problems they face durin.g rehabili- tation. Cast lineup is good, as are the performances, and the story I has its interesting points. With ' strong exploitation, its boxoffice chances .shape up okay. I lilt. Apiirlia “Oh; AnieUa,” French-made, tradesiiowri in N, Y. Friday (15)^ was reviewed in yARiETY from Cannes, Oct! 19, 1949, . imder its original title, “Oc- cu pe-Toi D ’ Am elie ” (“Look A f t e r Amelie’’ I. Reviewer Mosk stated, pic’s “interesting . production and slick treatnient make it a good U, S, . bet.” Tabbed as “a .sophisticated epmedy wlfich wdll pmase in most situations,” film concerns itself with a 7hung man about town who must marry to re- ceive iiis inheritance. In sum- mation, review declared: “film aUempts to become , a satire on the turn-of-the-century bourgeois, but does not quite, bring it off due to its stagey structure,’’ IMarquee-wise fim stark Danielle Darrieux and was directed by Claude Autant Lara, who also megged “Devil in the Flesh.’’ , Picture is being released in the U, S. by Lux Films, riari^ mrL ATnf ■ !; Jane Greer isT the parolee, re- ; tjov^^making 67 minutes jiaiian y arae, cnaries Arnt, Tito , leased after serving two c nf 1 running time seem longer than Vumo and Ag^glia. , ' a Hve-j^? bl^^h&k^rnf an; outdoor actioner, ,A The Seton L.Miller-Philip Mac-ibgjjomes the ward 6f I iziheth I Tut of chases, patently-staged fisti- somfe *’ St parole officer. aL rfarts*a I several arson blaxes are tou“hes“n the fln7in/bTlD^«.n 'devices used to simulate movement. Harlan and the LOui^ p^rbiq Frings script Guest stats cohtributihg their music score sets the mood i the character humari, with bits are Rex; Allehv Allan “Rocky’’ pmm '^e^knesses m^^^ not ease her Lane, ^onte Hale. Far- num. Tom Tymr, Ray CoriTgan. Kermit Maynard and Toiti Keene. Eddie .Heed Howes Sheriff Pete Deuce..... James Kirkwood Some good action helps wiiat is ; just a fairly routine western. Its I formula ingredients. have been i dressed up with Technicolor an<i ; generally okay movement to ratp “Stage to Tucson” an average ride ; through the action situations. I Plot is another of those war-be- tween-states affairs, this one tak- , ing off about the time the north and south were drawling up sides, Basic story line deals with theft of Arizona stagecoaches for sale to •the Confederates in Atlanta—k ! premise that stretches credence ! too thin-—so that the union’s w'est- ern supply line will be broken. Rod Cameron is the trouble- ; shooter sent to Tucson to get a ! line om the missing stages. Work- ing wuh him on the mystery is Wayne Morris. Iii between they i indulge in fisticuffs over the favors i of Kay Buckley, st'ageline em- ! pioyee. Plot goes off on a num- (Continued on page 18) , Point ‘leciuehcGs both in ipncino: inar cio not ease ner and in .suspenseiul direlftion. stand i' Tlfe dhalS|’'has ^^ out. oroj. ibe kind that w’ould seeiti to fall i Penny Edw'ards does the femme Hal)mark. i _ _ . „ . ., Dad.” will now embark bn a steady I'G’Keefe, loved by Mis.s Scott. The , Purple Sage, he po'icy of four pix a year, accord- i ^fiftation becomes serious and! Ing, croon “Get ing to prexy .Krbger Babb. Pix the dramivtics that : occur for Juhnny” ai wiU fall in the medium-budget' "'hen Miss Greer tries to aid an- Christma.s in thi biTcket. 'Other parblee vvho has slipped, is Jack Elliott. ’s 4 a Year Chicago, Dec. 19. Productions, w'hose indie film wa$ “Mom ! naturally from a girl W'ith a past record of niisdomeanors, reform I schools and shady, living. A human ■ element is Miss Greer’s yen for a ; man and good times, a desire that 1 ! has her mak^ a play for Dennis lead and al.so assists on one of the three, times. Mild^ comedy is cbh- tributed by Gordon Jones and '. Carol Nugent. Heavy, of the piece [ is Clifton Young, j Rogers and the Riders ‘of the Purple Sage. hGaded bv Foy Will- ; ing, croon “Get a Christmas Tree Outfit's newest opus, “One Too Many,” which is slated for release after the first of the year, is a dial rihe against alcoholism. Juve- nile delinquency, sex and cancer have, or will, come up for Hall- mark surveillance. Firm is currently holding ihter- oational convene at Stevens hotoL ! uuier paroice vvno nas supped, is , 1 again arrested and saved from a / return to prison only through the j sacrificial intervention of Miss ! Scott. John CromweH’s direction moves : the dramatics along ably, building to a number of high spots that, liven up the show’ arid give the . . principals .some good histrionic ■ moments. Miss Greer makes her * for Johnny” and “Ev’ry Day is Christma.s in the We.st,” cleffed by Jack Elliott. Third number is Willing’s “Home 1’bW'ri Jubilee.” Production mount,ing by Edward J. White shbuld have used new locales as outdoor sites haye: been .seen in too mnnv recent Rogers n I ms. Will ia#i Witn e.v’s direction of the Gerald Geraghty story can’t always k#»op it moving. John Mac- Burnie did the Trucolbr lensing. Brog.' Manon “Manon,” French-made, tradeshown in N. Y. Friday (15), was reviewed in Variety from Paris, April 6, 1949. At; that time reviewer Buch gave It a “50r50 chance of getting through the American Cen- sors.” Noting pic is “practical- ly of Hollywood quality;” re- view' continued with; “it is th« story bf the .moral disintegra- tion of a younig man ensnared by a girl who has no moral Standard^” A modernized ver- sion of the Abbe Prevost novel, story deals mainly w'ith a wayward girl and her faith- ful lover. Tail end of the film, however, switches from ex- clusive concentration on the two Jovers and concerns itself with the problem of Jewish refugees in Lsrael. Picture stars Cccile Aubry, young actress who since has been signed by 20th-Fox. Film is being released in the U.S. by Discina International Films.