Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1943 — Page 12

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SATURDAY, MARCH 20,1943

“The Crystal Ball” Starts Sun. at Walker Theatre

John L. & James J. At Park Tnes.

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Frrol Flyn, cast as Janies J. Corbett, accepts the heavyweight championship belt from Ward Bond, playing the role of

John L. Sullivan, in a dramatic moment from ’‘Gentleman Jim,” which starts Tuesday at the Park theater.

STORMY WEATHER WINDS UP HTH ELABORATE CABARET SCENE

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Hall Johnson Choir with I/eigh Whipper in a scene from the new Republic Western

Film, “Heart of the Golden West,” which starts Sunday at the Park theater.

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OUTSTANDING FILM ARRIVES AT AVENUE PLAYHOUSE SUNDAY

Stars Paulette Goddard and Hay Milland welcome an invitation to romance and excit-

ment in “The, Crystal Ball,” which opens at the Walker on Sunday.

!1 ’ , D Man'll UV < V'T > < »n i • ibriref set. surpassiuir New Yor’ ‘s famous Cotton dub. so elaborate that experienced visitors stamped with surprise, with more than a 1^0 “guests” seated at the tables. Cab Calloway's band playing and all the principal stars N on the stage, 20th Century-Fox's famed •‘Stormy Weather” officially wound up last Friday afternoon. The men guests were dressed in neat uniforms of soldiers of World War 2: the girls and young women. all selected for their good looks gown sever seen in any night.

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spot. Incidentally except for the six “show girls” who were especially fitted by the studio warerobe ; depnrtmnet. the lovely evening dresses in latest styles and varied colors belonged to the wearers. By , Guild rules, these are called “dress extras” and get $1.*> per day. With Cab Calloway in a super “Zoot suit.” Bill Robinson. Lena Horne. Dooley Wilson. Florence O’Brien, the Nicholas Brothers, the 2d girl dancers, and nearly that many boys, the linale was one of the most tuneful, colorful, exciting entertaining ever filmed. Those in the show in Hollywood predict that "Stormy Weather,” will be one of the greatest box-office attractions

of the year.

The Undying Monster” at Park Sun,

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An unusual film, based on legends of the werewolf, conies to the Park theater Sunday entitled “he Undying Monster.” A mystery thriller, it tells of the creature that turns from human to savage beast, prowling the countryside. Heather Angel is featured in the part of Helga Hammond, an aristocratic British girl, and John Howard plays her brother Oliver, James Ellison is cast as Bob Curtis a Scotland Yard investigator. The 1 picture promises to be one of the. season's! most exciting mysteries. John Brahm. skilled in mystery techniques, directed this 20th Cen-tury-Fox production. Always believing that authentic detail adds realism. Brahm had much of the picture filmed in that hazy halflight so characteristic of the bleak British coast. ALSO: Those wno enjoy the screen port rayals of Roy Rogers, Republic's "King of Cowboys,” will find the Park theater’s forthcoming fare strictly to their liking. Bearing in mind the universal popularity of their cowboy favorite, Republic has endowed his current production. “Heart of the Golden West,” with a feature-size budget, and th result, according to all advance reports, Is one of the outstanding screen treats of the sea-

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—BOTH togehter Sunday at Park! Tuesday— “Gentleman Jim”, Warner Bros’, filmizatoin of the life of James J. Corbett, will he fhe Park Theater’s

next Tuesday attraction. The pic- | ture will start its engagement at the theater .on Tuesday. Starring Errol Flynn as Corbett and Alexis Smith, “Gentleman Jim” is the spirit!# account of the exciting ISSO’s and the famous i Gay Nineties. Highlighting the picture are the climactic scenes of the Janies J. Corbett-John L. Sullivan championship .bout, now a classic in the annals of sports history. “Gentleman Jim” starts its story in the San Francisco of the ISNO's where society met the other half as it gathered to watch the legal.* ly-banned fighting matches down around Market street and the Kmharcadero. In constant attendance at these bouts were .lames J. Corbett and his friend fn/i the hank where they both worked, Walter Lowrie (Jack Carson). —AND— LAHR AND EBSEN FORM FILM TEAM Bert Lahr. one of Broadway’s top-fllight comedians,- and Buddy Ebsen, rated one of the nation’s host eccentric dancers, merge their respective talents in RKO Radio’s sparkling musicomedy, “Slug Your Worries Away.” Song-studded and loaded with laughs, the gay offering also features June Havoc. Patsy Kelly, Dorothy Lovett, Sain Levene. and Alvino Key’s orchestra and the four King Sisters. Story revolves around the amusing adventures of an impoverished songwriter, a night club cigarette girl and their respective sweethearts.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer now has practically a priority on the word “best”! ★ ★ ★ ★ The following Academy Awards made it a landslide for Metro-Go!rlwyn-Mayer “The Friendly Company.” ★ ★ ★ ★ BEST PICTURE: “Mrs. Miniver.” BEST ACTRESS: Greer Carson in “Mrs. Miniver.” BEST MALE SUPPORT: Van Heflin in “Johnny Eager.” BEST FEMALE SUPPORT: Teresa Wright in “Mrs. Miniver.” • . BEST DIRECTION: William Wyler for “Mrs. Miniver.” SPECIAL AWARD: For the Andy Hardy series which best reflects the American way of life. . And many others! ★ ★ ★ ★ Your BEST bet for fine entertainment is to see these pictures from the Academy Award Company: RANDOM HARVEST It set an 11-week record at the Radio City Music Hall, New York, and is now setting the whole nation agog! (Ronald Colman and Academy Winner Greer Carson are co-starred.) CABIN IN THE SKY “Tops” in musical merriment starring Ethel Waters, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson and Lena Home.

Russell To ScotVs Theatre Restaurant

MILWAUKEE. Wis.. March If). After a whirlwind tour of Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. Snookuin Russell the ’Tattle Jump Maestro and his Orchestra’’ move into Scott's theat.er Restaurant at Kansas City, Mo., for a two-week- engagement. Following Pha Terrell and his orchestra, the Russell hand was selected from a list of hands that were trying to book the engagement. Anna Laurie Page will he featured as usual in tlie vocals and the hand will really he a solid sender at this well known si>ot. This is the Russell Crew second engagement in the Heart of America their first being the famous ofay club ColIge Inn.-

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of delight to welrfi sequence in Thantom Killer,” being screened at the Walker. Thursday.

HARVARD PROFESSORS DISCUSS NEW ELLINGTON OPUS

CAMBRIDGE. Mas .. M.inh 19. (ANP)—Harvard university joins the long list of distinguished places and persons honoring the con trihution of Duke Ellington to.. American music when members of the Cambridge faculty, including Prof. Ernest Hocking, this week met at luneheou with Ellington to discuss his tone parallel, “Black Brown, and Beige.” The music and English departments of Harvard have followed the Ellington concert career with keen interest, and expressed a I desire to discuss jazz, as an integ- \ ral part of the American musical scene, with Duke. On March 30, Duke and his orchestra will play at Harvard, prior to their Broadway premiere at the Hurricane restaurant, from which they will broadcast on the Mutual network.

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The Chief Club invite you to a Special Party and Floor Show honoring the Ink Spots, Fegleg Bates, Lucky Millender and Sister Tharpc SUNDAY NIGHT after their appearance at Circle Theatre Wm. Benbow, president Edw. Thompson, Vice-President Margie Benbow, Sec’y-Treas.

Because the war lias made blank ammunition no longer available t<> the motion picture studios. Paulette Goddard fired real bullets iu United Artiste release, "The Crystal Ball,” which is slated for its premiere at the Walker theater on Sunday. Originally it was planned to have Paulette shoot blank cartridges in the .22 caliber automatic rifle which she uses in the picture’s shooting gallery scenes. When the time came, it was found that the studio’s stock of this special ammunition was not sufficient for all the firing which the star had to do. With arms companies making no more blank ammunition for civilian purposes, the studio was forced to,resort to the real thing, of which it still I had a considerable number of I rounds instock. 1 AND: Chester Morris. Harriet Hilliard and John Hubbard open Sunday at the Walker theater in Columbia’s “Canal Zone.” a tense, timely story of the men who fly the air-lines between continents. . . . to defend America’s life-line between oceans! Directed by Lew Landers, the punch-packed supporting cast of “Canal ’Zone” includes Forrest Tucker, Stanley Andrews. Lloyd Bridges and Larry Parks. Thursday— Secret sliding doors, mysteriously controlled through playing of specific tunes on a grand i>iuno; a rambling old mansion, occupying a spooky setting; a deaf and dumb mute and Ids twin brother; these and many other unusual props and illusions lend an eerie realism to “Phantom Killer.” Monogram Pictures’ mystery thriller headed for an Thursday showning at the Walker theater. Produced for Monogram by T. W. Hackel. and given skillful direction by William Beaudinc. “Phantom Killer” boasts an exceptionally well chosen cast of players, chief among whom are Dick Pur ell, Joan Woodbury. John Hamilton. Warren Hymer. Kenneth Harlan. J. Farrell MacDonald. Mantan Moreland, Gayne Lewis. Elliott Sullivan and Forrest Taylor. The screenplay was authored by Karl Brown. Stars Negro funster, Mantan Moreland. ALSO: Don Ameohe needed a valet. Joan Bennett wanted a

job. The two got together, causing endless “Girl Trouble” for clapper Don and creating a design for living as modern as love in a blackout. The 20th Century-Fox film, which comes Thursday to the Walker theater, is essentially a romance, but preciewer.s seemed to tiling there were at least as many hearty laughs as heart-pangs thruout Miss Bennett’s merry misadvent ures.

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Ethel Waters, popular songstress of stage, screen and radio, is co-d*aired with ‘Rochester” in Metro’s “Cabin In the Sky.”

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