Variety (October 31, 1951)

nut REVIEW* I Waal Yta Okay h.a. far CiMi yi i Ulnl. •iky MHinirt, Farley Granger. Pricy P*»- MKo r»lf«W fl kMMi »><» . «M>« M*r» l¥M An4r«>», i>w< «-<♦»> *»«.»'<•. ►«n*r m 4 »att D»» INIWM B*W*rt K#u*» KmmmI ‘ aim. M«< t •« VilMi Jim •*• k • * M st fr%» Cr mljwi , WiHn MOTmi*. Wal >rr' Sana*. . Paaay «Msr t ►»•«»,•* *» 4#«* RutMtrfi Wr*t«itai, lr*t» ta«*4 m lli» S«« Y«rV»i *<■•>)*• %* > I 1. »«r4 Wi» l >»n itinfii Harry v*at.»* • »»•», Itanial wiur. Utfh M»f ) 'MM »1 lio ( ll w ill t v > IW » tl ««*«*•*■ I,mt 1*1 aaiWft H»iltn <,FMf ' I>*M A*4r«*,W% . Moory Ur**r D»r«»fcr Hg-c;*»Me -■*** 6 mr Carl** tir*i*far ; * Air#** Bh«*' ... TMm** timt |*kid K*«t»* V Seven "Oraar : mlOied „ twwmw* a f anwr - TU» « '>m|* Kr»t« Jr IMfiM HHiMt ♦Nr*** t jin^ry—i JtN» ■*<»'<» w»# Th»«*i Mmt***tm Vr ^nin ui \ • Kr#*». -Hr W-kKar l*W* N*» 0 *ts W#H*r A***'*. MHtw f*f*» •*»., \MW C » **r J*rnliM FU*<MM r«*» Oreer kr»a Mmn»* Tht Browning Vert ion The Browning VrriiM." i. Arthur Rank prodo* turn which r opened at the Sutton Theatre, N. Y, Monday «29t, a at re- viewed In the March 21, 1991, oiuf of VABtmr, Caught In London the film counterpart of the Terence Raitigan Mage iwmi was described by Kyro aa one of the beat dramatic entertainment* to come from the Rank stable* tor a long ttme 1 Critic predicted that the pic- ture "thou Id attract Mg *ud»- racesat home and m#\ make a «ub%lantia1 inroad in the American territory H Varna hat III round it an English pub- lic *hool with the action barely spanning ♦* hour* Michael Redgrave till* the rote of the retiring m ail e r with distinction" while Jean Kent «howa up favorably’* aa the wife L’niversal la distrib- uting in the U S . . -raaMgaar ' ~ i ' ■, companion feature for the ar dual bill market, and bad si, mi lory regular plotting been given more clarity reaction would have been more favorable. V v The Leonard Goidttnn pr*Kiu« turn has much of itg fiat age ac- tually photographed in the story locale and the rugged under groufi i <cert«0 show* up well la color Sasic plot of the Elisabeth Wilton* atory tl good, but her •cripting at me he* it rather thin j and the characters are not aa well- rounded aa they should have be ep . Macdonald rarey, failed a* a Scarred Italian • tarring Anna Magnaal, opened at the Cinema Verdi, IT Y Friday <tt* Bawl on ‘’Aaaunta Aplaa, Salvatore !H Giacomo * classic Of the Italian theatre, the film woe reviewed in VanrtTV from Rome ui the issue of May 5. 19a Qwaf. opined the pic * may do well for art houses with itaiian- A meric an a udiences. ** Plot is built around a typi- cal Neapolitan tout veodetta. - ■ - r«i ,yr«|WHiin wfi- >rnuru« youth for participating in a train -Blackmail, infidelity, mur- nobbery it released after 10 years der." wrote Quo! "all ftgure and return* to the 9Rd m tho rob- , n • Mory that ha* the ciemen- Launder** direction ig tun ably w T^r" •I f kllenii < SONG hi The light Tench stew art Granger, Pier Yngett. George hander* engage lo ilira. Good b o. bery to try to find the loot, lost in a huge cave when all of the othnFT crook* were gunned d o wn by hi sheriff * pome On hi* trail I* Ed- gar Buchanan. Wells Fargo detec- 1 live, who want* to recover the gold r for hi* company, ! Carey i* surrounded by such I . foggy characters as A test* Smith widow of the p nhft ak er of the smalt western ncwipip r. and Vic- >! / tor Jory '»he villain of the piece stdl y tary line* of a classic tragedy, but is guile understandable to j Latin public Mlsa Mag- nam * performance was de- scribed aa H superb" Casolaro Film* Distributing < o is re- leasing m the V S. Original funning time of 79 minute* has been trimmed to I) ! E£ &ZMH Bute t»K Tartar; . BWi l ** . -SrraereUiy. hai U , *'Uiav. MaraNI Siawr/ »««' S OmH* T n O Ow a H I. pi jk '» S» is .« it _ z ri,*.nay pWMa Si*wael fui# ■ t etafcy • • F*»'S> i.4# V«om 1^^, '. • • .1 ■*'**•••« • Elc. N * ,v a,p i "WWSitSlO • la—1'4'■* wiPte _ , W Qlit ■ s. a hSiu*e. •. •. ». < kill***! . M+ * ., fgmre .. . i" j s , *r*jis rat- ........ • • ■ nra*y mw e*0; Ti.anS H : . TStmuh a* . Say n #«*«• *,">>• AM Tr««*er - on the classical side and it listens .»«*. men,'.trrni'ly »,ll Of not, ,n th, «uite clear While biding hit tK - i*me m the gold hunt. Caro helps p L*.°* US* 1 “imith of C n lton te" is o«e «f Mis* Smith frt her paper started . * w een Miss Ally von s piano-finger-, Roy Rogers poorer release* * again, is badly beaten up by ‘R* and the nctiftd* plating of the stoiy. pe p p ere d with . Jory s hemhmen and fU**h j P icture rates food camera oy* situations gives the cownoe iwua r«w*«* »r r*Mf« • »•>,...•* are watched by the villain s gun sling- vor| from Joseph Ruttenberg and , thesp scant material to work with * 1 Want You" is prestige him . making with ho value* for an averoma to gnud payoff for most .situations Taking up the present day s call to arms this latest t'*oldwyn pi* i* a followup to 'his -goat' Years of . „ _. . H HHp I I | Our Lives ‘ letter it will he re- wmim* s*ar* m,*«i r»r '*» cr Hugh O’Brien OfeRMR comeg 1 other fliil r n *g hffeakal WMRh! H**m*r, the Aim will likely get g ' - "ijgHSpak^Mr 1 * gag—— —— -—-• i»«ui>»i kuh ha«e j ggMjKMH * '"iogijjp/ ■ ^ '‘“■jiRl 1 "nh^sflnMirenihhiiihmg' w « - railed, dealt with family n adjust jSX nsV- mh,,n Jonr * nd hl ment at war s end; Want Yoli de- ■-;WmEF% 8 ^dEE. SSTfcSSf" Carey in the w hen Jory and his men attempt to sttoM- cave, leading to picts a similar though not identical io*r«M ay UdaM a*<•*•*» urw*yu» his rescue by Buchanan and dis- wet of rhar.»cl« rs facing a hcre-wc- > ^rV "'V *** 4 * 1 V,covers of the gold and the xauae . I * > T •* tw* 4 m i t .1 • k. Mvkio* ’ of Mi** Smith’* hu*hand’s death oh H 11 Carey and the girl pair off to atari go-again *el of etrcum*tao< r* reh»L im.s. lag to the current war ■•**• rroH M >■ v ■ I I . . . N** Him I. »f ftn, »|M». pro JL^TUST " “ M *‘ uSzssrzz ^ < y z3 wjg*«aa .Tm, r; zz>*tsz xzr* ’szr^:;r.', , o. b *:s3 ably aa the folk* nest door. They «r * r tu«*s> ......> Uo J»y<w» thrown by iomr of the dialog ana react plausibly to tho stimuli < < ' nlm'mZLrn* 1 »'“!Tut5ibir # of ^gliS national emergency and the imme (k3aa v-'i;.- w«ES»: J*S? 1 |L» Onto prooper t of porsonhel dr.ftv —— ST « leim. GloIL But the completeness and *ocko | . 1-ensed in luly Light Touch M humorous *nd dramatic quality *■ • «va* hlond of intngue BRITISH' despite lark of as okay for V.%, Broy by in it» intended market «p the strength of the Roger* na;.* j Written by Eric Taylor, the u njg has Rogers trailer van servue tak- Ixmdon. Oct. 23. mg Dale Evans" prixe mare ariu** i (he Mexican border for sale tn- route tho trailer la attacked by , b a rsou appers Investigation *huw* DougUi Fowlev. Miss Evans train- er. to behind the shulkfeugcrv He, hi* cohort* and the boss are evertu- ally rounded up amid the rovtom- ary flvticulTs and rhaars s -n«1-e u he<1 in the footage are that so distinguished the original crooked art dealers, is lac king in "W ant You " t iltn «>medk bits of .lory considers the turning point In the fairly sharp dialog It stacks up as lives of a more-or-le*»s aversttc »h agreeable entertainment pack family, two member* of which ulH*" »ft Ibol promises, good b;*» re- matelv go off to the service. Each yfi'cns in moat spofa ■ w .a ^ t * UikL^ *s .a «. Mim moou-no M a m kam' L«a mm 4 l.m, . rum. SUndwIrhed in th, f<n.i.,. . , .i*ht Touch' H ln WfW 4 Glw- hm<«..o>» j lou. tun,. Jark Klltotl »utho,«| rl«u, MM ,fc * * ery tl .*°^, h ”l!2. Zlulfu.'S; “u,^‘r.”.m "Ovimr TmJI M. Horn, U Out engaging phot'figraphy. and other technical i^ u ^a#r aowM*bi. nm v»i«niia« ' Yonder” and "Won’tcha Be * hu.irmm an.) •». •***» ,y;A i, *«#. S3. aRfMCW- wfcil, L«• ».m- starks up as] ■ AImv* ai Tavn«M* TMkit».TMMx!q ff, * Yaarha the Gvp'> MMu.nl nM>b T**«l Viggg I** B|nw zx 11 noomn* u«w. s* MIMS. ■. Rogers. Miaa Evans and Pmkv l.r* Miiir segur s into the next in vu^h fashion that nothing comes a* a surprise Mikio* Rofsa’s intriguing stringed music >n the harkground ami io * ale* in Italy Bicily and Tunis pro. Pleasant Allyao*» Van with average Hollywood Oct 3A V*. ir* rrt*M» *1 S*m /imhrnti** ja» .► VMM* mnrS' ; .Jw*e Allteii. Vmm l«kn ftaluHa lit* VaawnS. KktlU <VA»> Film also .* d* void of any heal L*J>* dramatic hRRtpomts. The sister in- * h*ht low's tirade asaip M her huabond’v hi 1??nt *«vrr miHeh^of brother f»»r h»* ilwlr* to dodge the . - n, w. ,.| M *,irK kal b es w i. >»*« Urn xrnmt Hum ; htbiMU) Vw draft seems somewhat t*m subdued h *,r H,r T "XUS** b> P * y ^ * wm* rm^tea a* a-mrt * fMowss,. .... l ■ tkm to the xeaty flavor Sr r » s »a<«> ti.w** *..mmi»m-s aiohs , i*» Orus * i . 1" k» direction Bichard Brm.ks H»V» K eynt Treewy mmefaj drn snt have ihe wallop that rtnilcl ^ ^ ^ .. - a.n^ hurt at.*«* hW r«. eeii*M «•**>* A At CmSm Ttirwri tom, oh/] ? cleffed "Yaorha the O' i akMNMM* ium ss asms ; Rogers. Miaa Evan* and Pink> 1 jrt aswhi , /■ . n **sii pry wsirik the vocals on these u> s* l*tr> *umm JHMi Set «Utim M**nas ' - '■ Ur ^ lark Sta»u*» ■ HiJlu*J " Mrs <u<* ..... mhm the performances Hmm g •*** _ FaHtne Sir«M»u about the beat. He frts in s*^mt irrr. £..°&2a I «•**>■« a*;. w *mST « *.**» Mairr * >. »i c lUMaertato 1 pop 1 his usual bravado. Mhg iaAaar _ o*. ..* « *i* Evana doesn’t take thmps too w r *- hEBSUSSShbhb^ ■ i.V-w^al^ aa a gal rancher on the teim h"."mhd,^ Th7«h"MH ,h » »«• ™"‘"«•* • *«"• Hu* ^73 zsr&rxsr. With theproper l>ang is the father s * M< * It n>u ghoul Cast T<mm* .f>wu*a e.a»rr kthrtrimf. sMon he was a gen- M "»* generally okay, with George >rtc | ^ u b -r xirr**f l ^'^r* taking top honor* via his Tuwew / ..,.; shtet as he p re t end e d to hive Ism **f^ u r * ® .. . . Ml ** Os*h*mi ...,. .is.... 1* D*r>rtHr k«l*M ^Rl n *>**«•• Kununi Him, , U)<tl* Mum if x***h> ............ Lew (ita* of losing hee asool UdMt P a wh pl ■I ..... .... 0*Mwknr*o 11# a mechanical heavy and W* t.la iL, r U? «omedy relief »§ too iorred to ha >• •• v * •>.*. ■ r •,*,» * * *• 1 ittM AlitM* V«h Johaswa Hr wry tHftwm elfectiv# j*m» »ttm> ] Cliche-ndden plot appeared to ha *r*/Jur w e »t**i 100 "Nfh of a hazard for dire* «»e 4 ' WHhain Witney to hurdle Fitia a twru the kingpin among the Hiss it art ism* cpirr lu.ddlers All hough the part tloesnl * k r* r tS?l ' Sktkia • • • S>f » 1 ' r r «•>. •* ' -i v Its, Uundw-GilU*) combo h« ^‘^.''.g^or."'!'ll ■J5S5 jiK.*.’ ««r» «b.,h kHtibM Sr'S? £ \\Z ,'X h . X'ETL SSSl tea n k c*w.,r b^; few*: -sTss?:* aa A»c Ufl^r , M £SK? ».r,rnA,7 Umm,' made to gear it in a big way fur I S consumption Nonetheless, al- Interesting j*: It is. knd pul to- place any heavy demands upon her gi itu r m good taste. Waii» \uu A Ml)|y, Pier Angelt is prop**rl.» c,.Wk**.,"-. . ‘ ‘ M ,hr °“ nr n • a' a voting * mi un .< v. 11 ti 4fl' m u 1111 w *• 11 ^ 1 ’hst < . ,,, 1 ( niiu he< onu s r f 1 ’ * * I >• >t v 11 ti in ^ H SJIIW v jMdaaht « Wwow 4 «f »»«M thoutirsomra the local ^00 misfire outside Britain, it should June rate a popular success ip overseas add s , terrttongo. that j Major asset of ihe film u a slick- l».»uit ot^ the dilirc trealise u Ftk ^ As t rr * in the key spot. that of remedy are spun out in vr u :; V VhM.^rir^^SblTmT ****** ,Wf **** ***** a religm^t V, MinK t„ Kim ’’ Sparked by turn of its tluudris otoWein m.isterpaece and tries to sell it \Rv«on and Van Johnson it n«r dorw if come Ip a close With - ^--^4- *' n \ ■ •*> clc.ir .1.1 HbalHy Tb,r,«« Ji „."li ***** * l h »P »« »” rnl.-rl4ibi..» rnlry crik. I klami W *rM a«l> Cleat cut tmailty mrrr »r» His K U Sanders ,n m.uH„ M..> of pkf in H s.Uv bv f. .xplortblt. U-wty ■ «nr«»y Hctloo mold m. t , B . !7'. wl 'i 'H*^ ^ tirrl> unlomiiur Hut oulMdr of 4 few cliches, the handling i* skillful and the result is above rouline for rv.*M»ned-o«i tftnciuvlwn What* offered as the dcnoueim til is an at- titude of ; . self-respo n aibiltty .«nd feature with pos at bl litres. exploitainxi *e baltvbwo u. r.. n «i.v h. i. ,™. T ■<«>“'<• Oc 4b 4V.T*g, bo. r>-4€- ly v.ritl.n m ript »h«h »i don. i™S/y!ril!!,“!!". turn in most pU>d»t,». being th, , by dirwtor Trank L.und,r uilh kind of easy fun that permits an \al Valentine It u parked with audience to relax and chuckle flrstrale quote lines, takes every without strain opportunity of getting a laugh and 5uare.TCom BaB^T BNw W*iao 9 iiiuae ui a ii-iTMawwwiHF “«»« »i* of the tv oe Stereo!voed rna- ** u,! idea comes over amusingly mver take* the basic theme too a«am.a. Tu« h****,.' ivi { w, » • r.ugnation toward ttu demands , , j mjinh C onremv the heavies to ***"* Johnson as the head of a seriously This makes it a success- IF " *•* MlT eerg>u o v bklcb tb. cuub lrr H4» -Vu r *n ... ruM^t bur,,u .nd M... fui k.t.mpt .. „.,r.«..on ^T*Ull!NajJ*«K2 n inn* IB *.*iiM«|uencr of the K.*c ^miRh-hmise aide (oorlualon also Ally son a* a pianist determined to The yarn spotlights a young 9**9* m*mt. trsn uho. a, wi Hollywood Oct ?3 l ‘Wwtl hfitwfg r»lm> mi 4 S ««*»• I A ai«cS pHWIws Fwluin IhM r* an battle and the pmsibility id vr c, n * too pat Thi* ha* Granger gH on hi* client lint. Reputedly j w*itre*» who SMMNfllll enteri a B ,‘iirT W **vSsh km a out War. returning the stolen painting to it* Miubhnl by the Impresario, she M? 0 ** competition to play ’’Lady sruht Th«M«M . /. ..V. n»u«* »u uwi There’s still a good deal on the rightful owner, s church in Rictlv diaculsrs herself is i 14-year-old ” <H ” VI snd whose success leads JL, ‘ V M,> * p us side Irwin Miaw's m recnpUy 4 a gesture inconsistent with hr* and appear* at a Brooklvn tryout. hrr *« ** * contestant for a no- -i tST ita'^ie* carefully avoids any false heroics Ur< enou» nature rapturing Johnson s ear for talent. ’ Iv* 1 * . £f* U i* y .. <*ompetltion. ; Al- . r ***»»a* 1 , D **? * : r *J| or patriotic fervor His dialog is location shooting in Italy ac an d he plots a t|g campaign for lbou * h ,hr l * ller evenl »* **'•» * '** brieht and realistic . - , counts sharply for the widened the • child nrodigv ,-r she wins a a a result of mistaken ‘ °" w Although there* no apparent ef- nope and authentic appearance of; u v .k u - forcing \li»» \llvson to ,drn,, *y- Hm priae money and f«ut to build up dramatic pitch. Pandro Berman s production All remain a bobbv Jlxcr inoi »■ able f*H to compensate for kUfk Rot-urn . J.m-tton » „n, r. ,ort „ l?w , „ lh o„ F b X^SAvTVtaw *r5Ta gig' ^r„ un . m !* U J““* .• • v* • v ^^PRRi—- - - . . ... ..., . C*«lf blW This science-fiction entry >• light on entertainment value* but does offer ballyhoo po**.bditi*s drew* as the married son a vet of roLyde*^^hots^n'^orth Africa ^ nb^^Tohnaon’s^^ml.* v^ ^ *• forced**^'take^^roie ^jdfttM nhining a ntiivt-d itorv, the last war who Anally volunteer Gear. li!L t protective * nude in a touring French —* ^ e,u P combining a eontmtd . bis services for the new fracas is K operly serious and understand-1 g As his wife. Dorothy McGuire convinces »« a toned-down part Farley Granger, as the draft board’s candidate, has a boy .»h, freshness which registers fully Piggy Dow is choice casttn* as Granger’s romantic vi»-a vis They give the Aim charm and humor in the man* mering and skirmishing wtmh leads then* to marriage Camera work and other lechm- i ave of Omlans (COLOR! Mildly diverting period ar- tiooer played off In New Mn- leo'a Carlsbad Caverns for m- •1 setting. Okay for com- feati Hollywood. Oil 2A r mi U«M«r*, l.«M the little gtrrs hking for an oe- < aviunal cocktail and rrgaret Blame for this bad "upbringing’ rern h re- • fooug* (timed’ In Carlsbad ( fatherly instinct* are aroused by vur but is yanked off the stage r M »**•*- 'iVi— #4b* — —. b • outrnm^l *Awstraliin vrns, and miniature shots, Str"«<*r 5 “ “'T Australian suitor p j otlll|g and dlaloKlnf ^auld L Although the plot is developed helped its chancer ■ at a modest pair, lack of »p«*ed { Story concerns a group of s tiO t’Shtml arm falls on the big ''sister s’* shoul i J ■ , . - P ” i — .u d,r. »n,t tl., I.tl.r'i rrporl,,- H?Um.?YaS!E^ \ 3 FS?i.t? i^i L‘‘ U mi * (,mmr »M I ,be. Gig Young Th. „rtp< by m.T,Tu!> iSJk 1^*2 »**« «*» *«*h —h"g»<- Frances (;,ww*n, h «nd k ih-n - up ,or \** u °* M>eed There ; vast cavern where mankind c*a -HatkeM frmn iTtors hv mter- have a safe refuge fnmi .ouO«J ‘a h|r , rrt * TV commentator Leslie and H-bomb warfare Tho board j freeman keep* the fun alive and Mitchell with the completely 'their halULank. half - submanar ( kicking and even tosses in a sen- speechless beauty queen which hat vehicle—< a!!, d ’a cyclotram -r a*^ ou* touch or two for the finair I more than the usual quota of real- start their downwai d journo in U SurTtfwreHUM ciriy***** Midi Ally ion i disguise is i*m about It ■ , i a .. k ► . A ^ * j § . . . extinct volt ano in the Aleutian? “• mT Tw *,*t -'tz ar dia»i£isg£tas i&S 2 SL^J*i 2 &J?»a ! *ss*JL* »£*««-«*: » rSS. cidrntally, is the dialog on Ink Barn’s Anger-pointing mobi I nation posters Gene CoX'g 50 c Divry Columbia board of directors tbu Meek declared a dividend of Vk per share of common stock plus a stock divvy of 2*1%, payable Nov 21 to stockholders of record Nov 14 Col payoff last year wav a straight 79c pec share and in 1949 was 90r per share. Corn; - ly dr dared no dividend in 1949. - 'LZ'stnsz. «• •»" •*»<•«-. .ur P n:,.,.>\;T, „ t7 ■ r~ r r * lr V L ^ !^th-rty. Cltrogg it tK.lly dun* for br.uty quern It ta g prrfoitiubr, , o% , *“F h * . _ 0* Whit, tbrr* tr, .tgn. j a si r*i» c «i vtr loa Tree ■ Cr f.-na rm are killed via accident? and od# three men and the girl > re Jg N aunt 1 »r ■ ■■■>■■- *» mw mm are signs when they reach tbs * MmWmM r«r,i' R*>hert Z Leonard guides the ®f immaturity, there it every in- point under tho surface * nd fm *, ••♦....v.... Alev** Softt I players through (he Sam /.imbalivt dicatum that a little experience , “*vo they havo found the P**w mm ■ *v»15 jm production with a touch that real- Wl11 P 1 * 1 *^r in the forefront. Ds*. ■ • *t • Mugk U BrUnn LluHy . OwfW MwyiII «#4 lifUnrff ......... JSwn> V«« M«rn ires on all of the comedy. The two Bls Price is well cast aa a screen ♦tar* are an able team and Gig ***** trte * *• **ad the girl Young vhows up well «s the sBrM- but °**y tucceeda in get Wiuitr J - m wwen *X^ 1 * 1 ^ 'gPgSgllx* _ * • ^ W ^ -ww _ qpW'T T'i?iiH Gr r«lC l >' Bewildered—and provoked—re- VW- of • cho ® 1 . J °bn fY,,r». r _.s»..ig Caw., v.ik Met all um is the vigorous Austra- ' V • • f 4 * • ’« Of porter., , Paula Corday Kathryn L“ ; n h V^ rou * Attrtr r Interesting Technicolor h o me C.«%f>ey. Urry_Keating. Hans Con- t jjj * (J e 5 r f?L* p f nk : Teats prove, however tMj Itself in l aced fS? otherwise okay new world ■ M _ with this disappointment rrHi J also Is periled by an underground earthquake, but their brings them bnd| in safety *urfwj I^Ean a b*-a ti™ I s**™ '**" rir?hii M . N a n * k i nd th ^ C «ve of Outlaws' some imudr*- <*P*h*y lend support Gladys Henson luav the mlrmmu. - Tl Rabin and I A Bb'.kP*** . * n< e it does not have story wise It The Johnny Green direction of with greuine^nceru v Bernadette doced ami did the special piS* I measures up as a fairly satMar-ilhe male score features cleffing , OFanell, Kay ' r rgc t tCantinued an f*r ia>