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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7. 1037

' REVIEWERS PRAISE "CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS AS JUNE HIT

OF COAT DROPS ON JEAN AND TROUBLE STARTS

Approval of Sea Film Is Unanimous

Scripps - Howard Critics Laud Performance of Spencer Tracy.

By JAMES THRASHER With almost unprecedented

enthusiasm, Secripps-Howard motion picture reviewers have proclaimed “Captains Cour-

ageous” the Picture Hit of the Month for June. “Captains Courageous” anchored

up at Loew's for a fortnight preceding the current Marx Brothers pic-

ture, and there was scarcely a dis- | Senting voice among the local cheers. Now Kipper Lionel Barrymore brings his smart little fishing smack, the Were Here.” into sight again, | up to the gun’les with a cargo of superlative adjectives The M-G-M translation of Rip.

ling's sea saga won hands do wr everv Scripps-Howard city ere it was shown. Where it was not released, critics picked up the picture from previews, The New York World-Telegram, in fact, gave it| two votes. The picture was shown | in New York during May. and Wil- | liam Boehnel chose it, though it wasn't on the May list. Last month Jack Foster Jr. pinch-hitting for the vacationing Mr. Bochnel, also gave it his vote, “Among Finest of Year” As neat a summing up as any was turned in by Jack Bryan of the

Memphis Press-Scimitar, who said: ‘ ‘Captains Courageous our June's best picture. Few pictures can such universal appeal in theme and thrill as ‘Captains Courageous’ achieved. Eloquent its sea setting, it was equally eloouent in the human drama projected by the surpassing performance of Spencer Tracy and the fine work of Freddie Bartholomew. It was a picture stamped with the grandeur of simple truth, an unrivaled screen work for the month and among the finest of the year.” Either Kasper

is choice for

boast

Monahan, the Pittsburgh Press reviewer, was making a play on words or else the stenographer erred in transcribing, for his estimate contains the statement that the picture's emotional impact has all the smashing force of | the gale that forms the “climatic” episode of the story. Whatever the intent, Mr. Monahan's observation is to the point,

“Direction Excellent”

Other “raves” include that of the Albuquerque Tribune's Irene Fisher, who wrote: “Men against the sea 1S an eternally stirring theme, and storv of ‘Captains Courageous’ is one | io quicken the breath and the heart direction

of the beholder. The is excellent, and the superb acting oi Spencer Tracy adds to the strength of the film All of the comments stressed the direction, story ‘adaptation, photography and particularly Mr. Tracys performance. To me, the most significant aspect of Mr. Tracy's Manuel was the triumph over intrinsically insignificant material.

Could Have Been ‘Hokum’

The Portuguese fisherman's role is one that would have lent itself easily to “hokum.” The sentimental. devout, emotional vet rugged seaman surely would have been overplaved in less skillful hands. Yet Mr. Tracy is an actor who can move vou without obvious attempt, and take you to the verge of tears without being despised for it So, having added the acclaim of professional movie spectators to the credit of “Captins Courageous,” we may leave it until the season arrives for picking the year’s 10 best pictures, when it surely will be heard from again

TRACY PREFERS POLO

Spencer Tracy. who has had to tie up his boat during his current role in “Big City,” is considering returning to polo, give its consent. For a time he had thought of selling his string of ponies and making sailing his one! recreation, but the urge to get back to the turf was too Strong.

SW IM-DANCE

WESTLAKE

PAUL COLLINS’ ORCHESTRA Featuring JENNIFER SHEFFER Every evening excent Monday

$20,000 WORTH

All the trouble in picture, starts when

“Rasy Living.” the wealthy

the Circle's next Edward Arnold

drops $20.000 worth of sable coat out a window onto the Shoulders of peflijess Jean Arthur.

Errol Flynn Fearful of

Removing Lucky Amulet

jal HOLLYWOOD, the average film actor,

Times Spee "

July 7. though

salesmanship by studio executives to talk luck charm during the filming of a prizefight

| Perect Specimen.”

if the studio will |

slender

When Mr.

davs, he will remove from his neck the slender gold chain tha years.t 4

worn for more than eight The chain, composed of gold taken from the first nugget discovered in the Bulcla gold fields of New Guinea. has not been off Mr. Flynn's neck since a dying priest placed it there. The Irish star confesses he frankly worried by the prospect of defving his one and only superstitution. Mr. oold chain by davs he spent labor far in the interior of New Guinea. On a march through the jungles one blazing afternoon, he | came upon the camp of a mission- | arv, who lay near death with black- | water fever. The priest's porters had deserted him, fearful that they, too, would contract the | disease. For seven days and nights, hardly | sleeping. Mr. Flynn nursed the sick | man. who was hardly able to talk. | On the morning of the eighth day the priest called the young Irishman to his side.

Flynn acquired the slender accident during the

Good Luck Promised

Explaining that he knew the end was near, the missionary thanked Mr. Flynn for his kindness. “I want to give vou something to show my oratitude.” he went on. “It's not much, but keep it and may it bring you good luck.” The priest then removed the gold chain from his own throat and fastened it around Mr. Flynn's. He died while he told Mr. Flynn the story of its origin. During the succeeding years the

chain got Mr. Flynn into more than | qimmy.

one fight with some individual who took exception to his wearing it, considering it effeminate. theless, the adventurer continued to wear it—as it seemed to bring him good fortune. When Mr. Flynn was assigned to play the leading role in the comedyromance, “The Perfect Specimen.” however, the gold chain would look out of place around the neck of a boxer. Mr, Flynn declined to see things their way and argument waged back and forth for many days. Finally, however, the studio won out and the chain will come off Mr. Flynn's throat for the first time when he steps Into the rng.

native |

Errol Flynn is no more superstitious than | it took a good deal of high- pressure | him out of wearing his good | for the forthcoming * ‘The |

Flvnn steps into the squared circle within the next few | he has!

3 LeRoy to Produce Play on Broadway

Times Special

HOLLYWOOD,

July T.

picture, being

dramatic qualities of the Won't Forget,” now

an early | York of the same story, the novel by Ward Greene, |in the Deep South.” The project is still in the earliest stages, but Mr. LeRoy is planning a trip East in the near future to | make arrangements for the stage | version, which he will direct himself. “They Won't Forget” will be | the first Broadway show produced and directed BM Mr. LeRoy.

DIVER PROTESTS 250-FOOT JUMP

Bu United Press HOLLYWOOD,

July T7.—Para-

mount Studio's plan to film a dive |

rock a a pro-

off 250-foot high ribbon Santa Catalina Island met

| test today from Harry Field, Divers

Never- |

Club president. Mr. a copy of a protest sent Angeles County Board of visors urging that the forced to fake the dive or use a He contends such a dive would be fatal. Though such a dive is included in the script for the movie “Ebb Tide,” the studio had not gone fur-

the Los Super-

ther in the matter than explore the |

possibilities to learn whether such a

| feat might be accomplished success-

studio executives decided |

REFUSES TOP BILLING

Hugh Herbert probably is the only actor in motion pictures who doesn’t

want to see his name billed over the |

title of a picture, pens, ” explained the “audiences expect too much of you”

MUTUAL

Starting at Midnight Show, July 10th

ikke FAMOUS TERegapumey

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THE 10,000 DOLLAR BEAUTY

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You can find out how

JEAN ARTHUR

felt by seeing her

RAY MILLAND

“Easy Living” s+ + Friday at the CIRCLE!

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“When that hap- | comedian, {

fully.

SELZNICK GIVEN CHAMBER AWARD

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, July 7—The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented its annual award of a

| bronze plaque to David O. Selznick

for his technicolor picture, “A Star Is Born.” The production was rated “the finest and truest portrayal of Hollywood ever

medium of entertainment.”

Last 2 Days!

MILTON NER

PARKYAKARKUS ° HARRIET HILLIARD

LEE TRACY In “Behind the

NORTH SIDE 3361 Station St.

D +] k A M Buyble at oe

“HER HUSBAND’ William Gargan “B (ECR) TARE

R | T Z Miinofs and (Sih

“CAFE “GREAT HosP ir

Holly wood sh Fall Creek

en ike ZA R | N & Spceial Srature

Fredric Marches ndy Deine May Robson

ne Feature

1500 Roosevelt Double Feature oath olt RI 3 Y vim

STAR IS BORN" CINEMA "Buse A pth eae es UPTOWN “ite oka I

AR | Wie

ST. CLAIR ™ suk Fula™ fi

ernie WAKE Betty Furness "hl

“SPECIAL Y aT 6 TALBOTT hi oust Year nly 1 ERG GE a Ra Hh YoMiNG at Northwestern REX Janet unis us RE ON T JURY” elected on Oke

GARRICK “Bhutan JR fa ,

MECCA ESN

CHRLR |

presented in any |

—_———

| pleted, already

Though garbed There she meets Ray edibles. fur coat. The world thinks she banker's declining years.

in furs, Miss Milland. a bus boy. Meanwhile Miss Arthur lo

She becomes world famous,

Arthur still eats at the automat. Love blooms among the ses her job when the boss sees her is the consolation for the wealthy climaxes her

career by preciphiating a New York Stock IRATE! erash.

St. Louis Schedules Stars

For Fifth

——————

Opera Season

St. Louis with plans for its fifth season of grand opera nearly com-

| Midwestern music lovers.

—So im- | pressed is Mervyn LeRoy with the |

| this vicinity

Field served the studio with |

| |

studio be |

| Jose

There will be five operas presen

such first-magnitude stars as Kirsten Flagstad, Feodor Chaliapin and | Erna Sack will be included among the artists.

opening opera, followed by “Car-* men,” “Faust,” “Tristan and Isolde” | and another yet to be selected. As one might suspect, Mme. stad will sing her celebrated ee in the Wagner music drama; Mr. Chaliapin will be the Mephistopheles in “Faust,” and Mme. Sack, better known to American radio listeners than to opera-goers, will be the Gilda of “Rigoletto.” Short wave dialers may have heard Mme. Sack’s phenomenal C | above high C, which she has sung in three broadcasts from Europe. It was for her that Richard Strauss recently revised the score of his opera, “Ariadne auf Naxos,” to provide new cadenzas to display the resources of hier remarkable voice. Chaliapin to Be Heard acknowledged the

Mr. Chaliapin,

greatest dramatic artist in present- |

day opera, has not been heard in | for several and the St. Louis appearance is advertised as part of his farewell American tour. Other noted singers already engaged for the brief season are Giovanni Martinelli for in “Carmen”; Paul Althouse

for “Tristan”;

| who is to sing the Duke in “Rigo-

| Headlines’ |

HAMILTON

and Robert Weede, who, with the above singers, is a member of the Metropolitan Opera Co. Mr. Weede is scheduled for the role of Valentine in “Faust” and for the title part of “Rigoletto.” Gennaro Papi of the Metropolitan will conduct the French and Italian operas, while Lazzalo Halasz, conductor of last summer's Salzburg Festival, is to preside at the Wagner performance, Armando Agnini and G. Spadoni, also from the New York Opera House, will be stage manager and assistant conductor, respectively.

letto,”

MARX BROS.

Groucho— Chico— Harpe “A DAY AT THE RACES”

MGM Cast Allan Jones Maureen O'Sullivan Girls! Sengs! Fun!

Plus: Richard Dix “THE DEVIL IS DRIVING”

‘Stratford ih» Collers

“YELLOW CARGO" “FCUR DAY WONDER"

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“40 w_ York 0 aie Fi Feature

TUXEDO Arnold "FAROLE ir

Paul Rely 4630 EMERSON SON Comision? Tonizht Janey, Baynes areh

is nidding for a place on the

seasons, !

the Don |

Armand Tokatyan, |

“must” list of itinerant

ted between Nov. 22 and Dec. 1, and

“Rigoletto” is to } be the

TB) m———

‘Saves $10, 000 i in Film for Studio

| — | Times Specinl | HOLLYWOOD, July 7 | Mescall, first cameraman on |a Wish,” new Bobby Green picture, saved his employers approxi- | mately ten thousand dollars in one | day while the company was on lo- | cation at Malibu Lake. | The entire day's shooting was | loaded in one-reel tins, properly | taped, and stacked outside the | loading roon? to await the camera | car going in to the laboratory. When it came time to load. a | check revealed four tins missing. A frantic search followed, and Mescall eventually found the tins on a baseball diamond about a | quarter mile away. They had been | picked up by some of the boys | working in the picture, and were being used as first, second, third bases and home plate. Fortunately, all were still in good eandition.

~—dJohnny

CHILD EXTRAS SPLASH

The child extras on the ° set are having the time of their lives wading in the stream that runs through a Spanish villa built on the sound Stage.

CONRAD AGLE

Be ity Furnas

UNAVY SPY”

“THEY WANTED TO MA

ARRY”

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RAY MILLAND

KENT TAYLOR « WRLIAM GARGAN P. M. | RV 350% E, Wash. St. | N 6 Double Feature tte Davis

“MARKED WOMEN" “THAT MANS HERE AGAIN”

WEST SIDE RO 40 W. Mich. St. D A | S Y Double Seature ac akie “THAT GIRL FROM PARIS” “MIDNIGHT TAXI” 5 Howard & Blaine HOWARD Tonight's Feature Bo ris Karloff “NIGHT KEY” _ Selected Shorts 2302 W. 10th St § T A T L Double Feature Vv cLaglen

NANCY STEEL IS MISSING __ “THE MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF”

BELMONT v a Feature" 8 “LET EM Lu yovard Boris “Kariofi—td IGGERNAUT SOUTH SIDE

ORIENTAL "Boule.

8. Meridian GIRL LOVES

Double reali Eric Linden ROY Conrad Nagel "NAVY Spy GARFIELD Double Feature

CLA ARERSEo re Whitney Bdmound Hy “ESPIONAGE”

LINCOLN “sift machen he)

FOUNTAIN SQUARE

1 WISE” Our New Cooling Bystem ‘Keeps You Commfartable Cool Always

Double Feat staire “REALL "WE DANCE” “DON'T TELL THE W

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“Make |

‘Firefly |

About the time things get thickest, Miss Arthur discovers the handsome bus boy is her wealthy beneLove how blooms among the sables, as boy and girl decide to make a match of it.

factor's son.

WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO Slave Ship,” with Warner Baxter an nd Wallace Beery, at 11:31, 1:33, 3:35, 5:37. 7:39 and 9:41 CIRCLE | “New Faces of 1937 with Joe ! Penner, Harriet fijjjiard at Milton Berle, at 12:38, 6:54 and 10:02. Also “Behind he eglines. with Lee Tracy, at 11:40, 2:48, 5:56 and KEITH'S A Bill of Divorcement.” presented

by Federal Players, Curtain at 8:20.

LOEW'S “A Day at the Races,’ with the Marx Brothers, at 12:10, 3:25. 6:40 and 10. Also “The Devil 1s Driving."

with Richard Dix and Joan Perry, at 11, 2:15, 5:30 and 8:45.

LYRIC

Over Honolulu" with Barrie and ay Milland, at 11:39, 2:16, 5:11 157 and 10:25. Cab Calloway and nis orchestra on stage, at 1:12. 3:40. 6.44 and 9:30. .

OHI0

“Wings Wendy

“Navy Spy,’ with Conrad Nagle. Also They Wanted to Marry,” with Betty Furnas. AMBASSADOR “Cafe Metropole,” with Tyrone Power and Loretta Young. Also “Hospital Mystery.” with Sally Blaine, ALAMO "N Night Key." with Boris Karloff. Also “Killers of the Sea.’

{ COMMUTES BY AIR | Leif Erickson, who plays Garbo's | brother in “Madame Walewska,” is ordering a new plane. An ardent | flier, and son of a famous designer of airplane motors, Erickson

ry WV

19¢ ¥ i Now 3 Days!

Boris Karloff

'§ “KILLERS OF THE SEA” Olsen & Johnson Hit!—News! | b Aen BET. NIA i” - #

Q i hadi NOL at Sia J

“NIGHT KEY”

FRIDAY IS LUCKY

Child Star's

Aunt Seeks New Status

Miss Bartholomew Seeks To Become Guardian of Freddie's Estate.

Times Special LOS ANGELES, July 7.— Myllicent May Bartholomew today filed a new petition in Probate Court requesting that she be appointed guardian of the estate of her nephew, Freddie Bartholomew, juve nile screen actor. Miss Bartholomew said she for= mally adopted the boy actor last April 3, and as his adopted mother, she had a superior right over the Union Bank & Trust Co. to handle his earnings. The bank was appointed guardian of the boy's financial affairs under

DAY FOR Y FOR SINGER |

| By United Press

HOLLYWOOD, July T7.—Every

| favorable occurrence in Charles Igor

over

| | |

Gorin's life has come on Friday— which is why he has started respecting his inherent superstition. He was born on Friday. He won a scolarship to the Vienna Conservatory of Music on Friday. He got his first singing break on

| Friday by substituting for Al Jol-

sons’ voice when “The Jazz Singer" arrived in Vienna minus sound. He made his operatic debut in Czechoslovakia on Friday. He made his American radio debut on Friday. He came to M-G-M to begin work on “Broadway Melody of 1938” on Friday. Since, Gorin has taken to knockling on wood, viewing full moons the correct shoulder, picking {up pins, giving black cats right of | way and observing all other Friday | ukases.

a stipulation entered into a year ago between his parents and the aunt. Under the previous orders, the boy's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Llewellyn Cecil Bartholomew, received 20 per cent of Freddie's earnings while 80 per cent went into a trust fund for the boy.

. ARTI: BAXTER ARIAT

BEERY

First In LAUGHS!.... 2 First In SONGS!

First In The Hearts OF A Million GALS!

DORIS WESTON + LEE

DICK 2

DIXON « HUGH HERBERT Jane Darwell « Allen Jenkins Larry Adler + Doctor Rockwell

Directed by Ray Enright Musical aumbers’ created bit directed by Bushy Berkeley Music & lyrics by Horry Warren & Al Dubin

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