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[[column 1]] Silvers, Wm. Gaxton, Beatrice Kay. DILLINGER – (72m. Mon. '45) Fast violent, gory melodrama; life of notorious U. S. gangster. Filled with gunplay and murder. Lawrence Tierney, Edmund Lowe. * DOUBLE INDEMNITY–(104m Par. '44) Excellent melodrama, among the year's best. Tight, tense, grippingly dramatic story of murder for insurance; superbly acted by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edw. G. Robinson. Dir. Wilder. * EMPEROR JONES – (80m. UA. '33) Revival. Excellent version of O'Neill's play. Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges. ENCHANTED COTTAGE – (91m. RKO. '45) Uneven, rough and awkwardly made version of Pinero's love story about a maimed war veteran and a homely maid-of-all-work. Dorothy McGuire, Robt. Young, Herbert Marshall. ESCAPE IN THE FOG–(62m. Col. '45) Ridiculous espionage drama, San Francisco locale. Wm. Wright, Nina Foch, Otto Kruger. EVE KNEW HER APPLES–(64m. Col. '45) Thin, unconvincing little story about a songstress and a reporter. Poor. Ann Miller, Wm. Wright. * FALLEN SPARROW, THE-(95m. RKO. '43) Excellent mystery melodrama; tense, exciting splendidly played. John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara. Walter Slezak. FARMER's DAUGHTER – (60m. Par. '40) Mild comedy. M. Raye, Charles Ruggles. FASHION MODEL – (61m. Mon. '45) Three murders can't make this anything but third rate mystery melodrama. Robt. Lowery, Marjorie Weaver. FIRST COMES COURAGE–(85m. Col. '43) Familiar drama of occupied Norway. Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Carl Esmond. FLAME OF THE BARBARY COAST –(91m. Rep. '45) Fair western; John Wayne takes Ann Dvorak from gambler Jos. Schildkraut; Frisco in 1906. Lavish saloon sets and typical melodramatics. FOG ISLAND–(70m. Prod. '45) Six murders in this third-rate mystery melodrama; complete with secret panels, clutching hands, etc. Geo. Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan. FRISCO KID–(80m. '35) Vivid melodrama set in San Francisco in 1850. J. Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, R. Cortez, Lili Damita. FRISCO SAL – (92m. Univ. '45) Familiar, unexciting, obvious little drama with music; nice girl loves tough Barbary Coast saloon owner. Weak. Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Alan Curtis. *GASLIGHT–(112m. MGM. '44) Excellent melodrama of madness and murder, from play upon which "Angel Street" was based. Fine performances by Chas. Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Jos. Cotten. GAY DIVORCEE – (107m. RKO. '34) Revival; lively musical comedy. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. GOD IS MY CO-PILOT–(88m. WB. '45) Film version of Col. Scott's autobiography. Military melodrama of Chennault's Flying Tigers in Sino-Japanese war. Excellent aerial fighting sequences, weaker story on ground. Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale. GRAND ILLUSION – (94m. World '38) French dialogue, Eng. subtitles. One of the Great War dramas (1914) set in a German prison camp. J. Gabin, E. von Stroheim. Dir. J. Renoir. GREAT FLAMARION, THE–(70m. Rep. '45) Mediocre melodrama; involving three members of a vaudeville team of sharp-shooters. Pretty heavy going; well acted by Eric von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea. GREAT MIKE, THE–(71m. Prod. '44) Pleasant, unpretentious juvenile story about a boy, a dog and a racehorse. Robt. Henry, Stu Erwin, Marion Martin. Dir. Wallace Ford. * GUEST IN THE HOUSE–(2 hrs. 2m. UA. '45) Excellent adaptation of hit drama about psychopathic girl who disrupts a happy household. Breathlessly exciting, stirring (though overlong); splendidly played by Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Ruth Warrick, Aline MacMahon. GUY, GAL & PAL–(63m. Col. '45) Mild little comedy about a Ma- [[/column 1]] [[column 2]] rine hero and the girl he must pretend he's married to. Ross Hunter, Lynn Merrick. * HARD WAY, THE–(109m. WB. '43) Grimly fascinating drama about two sisters, their poverty, ruthless ambition, and old-time vaudeville careers. Splendidly acted by Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan. HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME–(70m. RKO. '45) Confused, flat, unfunny detective mystery, ridiculously written, poorly played. Pat O'Brien, Carole Landis, Geo. Murphy. HEART OF PARIS – (85m. '39) French, Eng. subtitles. Excellent drama; girl befriended by a Parisian family. Michele Morgan, Raimu, Jeanne Provost. [[break in columns 2 and 3]] [[double horizontal line]] Hear Raymond Massey in the radio thriller "Death Across the Road". See Radio Listings, page 31. [[double horizontal line]] [[/break in columns 2 and 3]] HERE COME THE CO-EDS–(90m. Univ. '45) Abbott & Costello go to college, with generally funny results. Lon Chaney, Phil Spitalny & girl orchestra. HERE COME THE WAVES–(99m. Par. '44) Lively, entertaining, romantic comedy with plenty of music; good fun all around; sailors Bing Crosby, Sonny Tufts, Betty Hutton. Dir. Sandwich. HERE COMES MR. JORDAN–(93. '41) Comic fantasy based on reincarnation of a prizefighter into playboy. Witty, amusing, excellently acted by Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes. HIGHER AND HIGHER – (90m. RKO. '43) Frothy little Grade-B comedy pepped up by Frank Sinatra, Michele Morgan, Jack Haley, Leon Errol, the Hartmans. HIS GIRL FRIDAY – (90m. Col. '39) Swift, exciting, entertaining melodramatics in a newspaper office. C. Grant, R. Russell. HITLER, DEAD OR ALIVE–(71m. Judell. '43) Combination slapstick and melodrama; 3 gangsters capture Mr. H; Ward Bond, Bob Watson. HONEYMOON AHEAD – (60m. Univ. '45) Mild, sometimes amusing little comedy about an ex-convict choir singer and his post-jail troubles. Allan Jones, Grace MacDonald, Raymond Walburn. HOSTAGES – (88m. Par. '43) Uneven, occasionally exciting melodrama of Occupied Czechoslovakia. Arturo de Cordova, Luise Rainer, Wm. Bendix, Paul Lukas. HOTEL BERLIN–(98m. WB. '45) Confused, but generally interesting, vivid, occasionally dramatic version of Vicki Baum's novel of collapsing Germany. Helmut Dantine, Andrea King, Raymond Massey, Faye Emerson. HOUSE OF FEAR – (78m. Univ. '45) Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes traps a Murder Club, aided by Nigel Bruce. Usual stuff; fair. I AM THE LAW - (Columbia.) Gangster - political melodrama; Edward G. Robinson, Wendy Barrie, John Beal. I LOVE A SOLDIER - (105m. Par '44) Weak, confused, overlong comedy drama posing the problem: should a girl marry a soldier going overseas? Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts, Barry Fitzgerald. I WAS FAITHFUL - (80m. UA. '32) Revival; formerly titled "Cynara." Excellent romantic drama, from the novel. Ronald Colman, Kay Francis. IDENTITY UNKNOWN - (71m. Rep. '45) Interesting, well-made, drama about a soldier victim of amnesia, trying to reestablish his identity. Excellently acted by Richard Arlen, Cheryl Walker, Bobby Driscoll. *I'LL BE SEEING YOU - (83m. UA. '45) Deeply touching, sensitive drama, with many lightly amusing moments, about a returned soldier's efforts to readjust himself to civilian life. Excellently acted by Jos. Cotton, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Tom Tully. Dir. Dieterle. [[/column 2]] [[column 3]] I'M FROM ARKANSAS - (68m. Prod. '44) Low grade rural comedy. Slim Summerville, El Brendel, Iris Adrian. Hill Billy band. * IN OLD CHICAGO - (110m. 20th Cent. '38) Thrilling drama. Tops for spectacular entertainment. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Alice Brady, Don Ameche. IN OUR TIME - (109m. WB. '44) Uneven, but occasionally extremely interesting film of Poland in Sept. 1939. Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Michael Chekhov. INFORMER, THE - (91m. '35) A dramatic and thrilling picture of "a night in Dublin in 1922" during the Sinn Fein rebellion. Superb performances, splendid production and photography. Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel. [[break in columns 2 and 3]] IRENE - (101m. RKO. '40) Musical comedy of 25 years ago revived. Quiet and pleasantly sentimental, but unexciting. Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland Young. IT'S ALL YOURS - (80m. Col. '37) Slow-starting comedy that soon turns into a laugh riot; Mischa Auer steals it from Francis Lederer, Medeleine Carroll. *JANE EYRE - (96m. 20th Cent. '44) Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine excellent in splendid version of Charlotte Bronte's Victorian novel of love and tragedy in Yorkshire moors. Henry Daniell, Sara Allgood, John Sutton. JEANNIE - (75m. Eng. '43) Delightful little British romantic comedy. Light, witty, vastly amusing. Barbara Mullen, Michael Redgrave, Dir. French. JOAN OF PARIS - (93m. RKO. '42) Uneven, occasionally exciting counter-espionage melodrama, laid in Paris. Good performances by Michele Morgan, Paul Henreid, Thos. Mitchell. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM - (2 hrs. 17m. 20th Cent. '44) Overlong, talky, unhumorous drama of a Catholic Missionary in China, from Cronin's novel. Some fine moments but too many lags. Gregory Peck, Thos. Mitchell, Vincent Price, Edmund Gwenn, Rose Stander. Dir. Stahl. KID FROM SPAIN - 1932 revival. Musical comedy, Eddie Cantor. KING KONG - (100m. '33) Revival. Fantastic thriller of a 50 ft. ape brought to New York. Robt. Armstrong, Fay Wray. LADY FOR A DAY - (Col. '33) *LADY VANISHES - (85m. '39) Splendid Hitchcock mystery melodrama. M. Lockwood, M. Redgrave, P> Lukas. L'ALIBI - (84m. Col. '38) French, Eng. subtitles. Sombre, occasionally interesting, melodramatic study of a criminal mind. Erich von Stroheim, Louis Jouvet. LARCENY, INC - (94m. WB. '42) Dull comedy about comic burglars trying to burgle a bank. Edw. Robinson, Brod Crawford. LAST WILL OF DR. MABUSE - Revival of Fritz Lang's 1934 psychopathic melodrama of insanity and crime, in French, English subtitles. Interesting museum piece, but dated. *LAURA - (88m. 20th Cent. '44) Tense, thrilling, excellently produced and acted murder mystery. Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson. LET'S GO STEADY - (60m. Col. '45) Skinny little comedy about a couple of juvenile song writers. Just a time killer. Pat Parrish, Jackie Moran, June Preisser, Skinnay Ennis. MAJOR AND THE MINOR, THE - (100m. Par. '42) Lively, very funny comedy, with Ginger Rogers playing a 12-year-old. Ray Miland, Robt. Benchley, Dir. Wilder. [[/column 3]] [[column 4]] Reviews MALE ANIMAL - (98m. WB.'42) Very amusing version of Broadway's hit comedy. H. Fonda, O. De Havilland, J. Carson. MAN WHO WALKED ALONE - (65m. Prod.'45) Mild comedy; a returned soldier rehabilitates himself by marrying an heiress. David O'Brien, Kay Aldridge, Walter Catlett. MARINES COME THROUGH - (60m. Astor.'43) Fourth rate melodrama; Wallace Ford. *MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - (112m. MGM.'44) One of the movie delights of the year! Technicolored comedy based on Sally Benson stories; delightfully played, deliciously funny, tender, tearful and tuneful. Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Harry Davenport. Dir. Minnelli. MELODY & MOONLIGHT - (73m. Rep.'40) Minor musical, with some fun, some tunes, some romance; radio station background. Johnny Downs, Barbara Allen. MERCY PLANE - (71m. Prod.'40) Fast moving, second-rate melodrama about an airplane stealing gang. Jas. Dunn, Frances Gifford, Wm. Pawley. Dir. R. Harlan. *MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - (113m. Warner.'35) Beautiful film version of Shakespeare's comedy; set to Mendelssohn's music: produced by Reinhardt. Don't miss it. Dick Powell, James Cagney, Jean Muir, Anita Louise, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Herbert, Olivia de Havilland, Mickey Rooney. MINSTREL MAN - (66m. Prod.'44) Good minor musical about a minstrel family. Benny Fields, Gladys George, Roscoe Karns. MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK - (101m. Par.'44) Overlong, tasteless comedy revolving around "humor" of juvenile pregnancy. Some funny moments, fine performances by Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Wm. Demarest. MR. EMMANUEL - (100m. UA.'45) British film based on Golding's novel about an aged English Jew who goes to Berlin to find the mother of a refugee boy; remains to defy the Gestapo. Some excellent melodrama, but mostly slow, talky, dated. fine performances. Felix Aylmer, Greta Gynt, Walter Brila. *MR. LUCKY - (79m. RKO.'43) Fast, funny comedy; the gangster and the society girl. Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Allen Carney. MISTER V - (95m. UA.'42) Excellent melodrama; archeologist rescues victims of Gestapo in Germany. Leslie Howard. MOLLY AND ME - (77m. 20th Cent.'45) Generally bright and pleasantly homey comedy about an actress turned housekeeper, and her grumpy master. Good fun; Gracie Fields. Monty Wooley, Reginald Gardiner. MOONLIGHT IN HAVANA - (63M. Univ.'42) Light, mild, flimsy comedy. Allan Jones. Jane Frazee. MORE THAN A SECRETARY - (77m. Col.'36) Revival. Dull comedy. George Brent, Jean Arthur, Lionel Stander, Dir. Green. MUMMY'S CURSE, THE - (62m. Univ.'45) Wildly lurid horror melodrama; usual nonsense; Egyptian mummies come to life and murder. Lon Chaney, Peter Coe, Virginia Christine. MURDER MY SWEET - Mystery melodrama based on "Farewell, My Lovely"; Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley. MUSICAL STORY - (80m. Art.'41) In Russian, Eng. Subtitles. Pleasant musical with operatic and ballet sequences. Lemeshev. MY FAVORITE BLONDE - (78m. Par.'42) Light, fast comedy. Bob Hope. M. Carroll. *MY FAVORITE WIFE - (88m. RKO.'40) Gay comedy about a husband who discovers he has two wives. C. Grant. I. Dunne. MY KINGDOM FOR A COOK - (82m. Col.'43) Thin, but reasonably amusing comedy. Chas. Coburn, Marguerite Chapman. [[[horizontal line]] CUE JUNE 2, 1945 M 39 [[horizontal line]]
