Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1940 — Page 14
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MOVIES
Robinson
Steps Out of Character
To Pay Film Tribute to Scientist
APOLLO—"“Three Cheers for
the Irish,” with Priscilla Lane,
‘Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan, Alan Hale. Also “The Mad Empress,”
‘with Medea Novara, Conrad Nagel,
Lionel Atwill.
INDIANA—“The Story of Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet,” with Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp. Also “Double Alibi,” with Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay.
LOEW’'S—“The Man From Dakota,” Also “Blondie on a Budget,” with Penny
Howard, Dolores Del Rio.
with Wallace Beery, John
Singleton, Arthur Lake, Rita Hayworth.
LYRIC—“Flying Down to Rio,”
eers, Don Galvan, Elmer Cleve, on stage.
with Andree Andrea, the RhythmAlso “Green Hell,” * with
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard, Alan Hale, on
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In the midst of dispensing prison ‘dramas, gangster epics and their more innocuous entertainment, the
Warner Bros. once ‘again have paused to pay tribute to a great man. This time the honored one is Dr. Paul Ehrlich, and the picture, to give the whole generous mouthful of the title, is “The Story of Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet.” Whatever sins these producers may have committed in the name of film diversion can be cancelled out and forgotten in the face of this distinguished successor to ‘Pasteur” and “Zola.” We eannot view this picture without feeling admiration for this, essentially commercial concern. The Warners know that the general public is none too discriminating, and that they can make- the most of their money from their least artistic ventures. Yet they have lavished talent and loving care to bring us another ‘heroic chapter in human history and to pay tribute to a noble man. They have not been unmindful of the motion picture’s capacity to mold thcught and shape behavior.
Never Violates Good Taste
But “Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet” is no mere preachment. It is an absorbing dramatic narrative, and a brave one. For at length it overcomes another obstacle to the oublic’'s shocked indifference toward syphilis. Abandoning all hush-hush, vet never violating gocd taste, it accords a belated honor to the scientist who has saved thousands from hopeless disease and agonized death. There is a significant raoment in the ilm*™ Dr. Ehrlich, at a formal dinner, is asked about his current research, and he answers “Syphilis,” with unaffected simplicity. The raised eyebrows around the dinner table are indicative of the attitude “which has persisted for “centuries. And the screen’s simple statement is as potent and admirable as is Dr. Ehrlichis. The scientist's search for the ' syphilis remedy, however, is only one chapter in the film story. We follow Dr. Ehrlich from his first successful experiment in staining the tuberculosis bacillus through his development of the diphtheria antitoxin, and on to the trial near the end of his life where, in a libel suit, he vindicates his experiments and the use of his specific “606.”
Story Is Not ‘Clinical’
Anyone wlio may have gathered from these words that the picture is stuffy or clinical is mistaken. - It is, on the contrary, exciting. The pursuit of a deadly microbe holds the interest quite as much as “the . chase” of hallowed movie tradition. And the conflict with jealousy and _ bigotry and ignorance is as pulsequickening as a fist fight. In performance, direction and production, “Dr. Ehrlich’s ' Magic Bullet” is a real masterpiece. Edward G. Robinson never before has approached his present performance of the German scientist. In the type of part formerly sacred to Paul Muni on the Warner lot, Mr. Robinson, the inveterate cinema gangster, moves with an assurance, a complete sincerity and a - convincing illusion. Ruth Gordon as Frau Ehrlich, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp, Montagu Love and the other players contribute an ensemble of excellent performance. William Dieterle’s direction, the settings, everything, contribute to a mood and atmosphere with which one can find no fault. In this day, when our thoughts are consumed by men who waste lives, it is good to think for a little of a man who fought to save them. “Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet” js a refreshing and ennobling draught. It renews our sometimes wavering faith in Hollywood.—J. T.
Apollo
There i§ every reason to suppose that “Three Cheers for the Irish, » now at the Apgllo, will strike the public fancy 4nd return a substantial profit. 1, “Abie’s Irish Rose” was a gold mi for nearly six years. And the “Cohans and Kellys” series in the movies had a considerable following. And since “Three Cheers for the Irish” contains most of the tried-and-proven situations of these earlier efforts, there is small doubt but that it will emulate its predeCessors. “Three Cheers for the Irish” is an unabashed mixture of blarney and boloney. It’s all about an Irish patrolman who is retired after 25 years, runs for alderman, runs out of money, takes funds which one of his three daughters procures from a gangster, tries to talk the voterd out of electing him, and wins the office. As a side issue there is the courtship of another daughter by the young Scottish policeman who replaced the veteran on the force. Of course the Irish policeman hates the young Scot as the Cohans hated the Kellys, and vice versa. But all the trouble is ended in a maternity ward. About every 10 minutes throughout the film there occurs the same argument: The Irishman insists upon calling ‘his successor a Scotchman,” and the-young man insists it’s “Scotsman.” Typical gag: Mr. Casey vows he never will play golf; “Why, I wouldn’t even know how to hold the caddy.” + Thomas Mitchell, Priscilla Lane; Alan Hale, Dennis Morgan, Irene
R OF LONDON” Midnite Show Tonite
‘Allee Fare ROURE A SWEETHEART" | Plus “TOWE
Hervey, Virginia Gray and several others do their best. Also on the Apello bill is “The Mad Empress.” This is a Mexican predecessor of Hollywood's “Juarez and Maximilian,” filmed in the his-
rad Nagle take the roles of Maximilian and Carlotta and Jason Robards is Juarez—J. T.
Loew's
Wallace Beery is working as hard as anyone possibly could this week at Loew’s in “The Man From Dakota.” A good cast, with Dolores Del Rio and John Howard, aids Mr. Beery in the story, which is incidental to Mr. Beery's characterization of a Civil War soldier who thinks that the fighting a man does should be dependant on his pay. Mr. Beery and Mr. Howard are prisoners at Belle Isle, Confederate prison camp. They escape and fall upon a map showing plans for ambushing the Union forces in a final Rebel attempt to win the war. The map has been in the custody, of a Russian who is shot by his jilted Russian sweetheart, Miss Del Rio. She joins the fugitives.
fall the trio in an equally minor flight to the safety of the Union lines. In a final heroic dash, Mr. Beery breaks through the Rebel encampments to deliver the message that warns the Government forces in time. Mr. Beery has an unsympathetic role. He constantly refuses to carry out the orders of his lieutenant. He pay only lip service to his insubordination. however. Each time a crisis arises, it is he who, grumbling, does the job. The other movie is a different story. ' It’s about Blondie and Dagwood. This time Blondje has budget trouble. She's also plagued by an old flame cone back to haunt the peace of the balmy Bumstead household. Dagwood wants to join a trout club, the flame drives him there and his car is stalled so they go to a movie instead. Blondie finds out about it. Blondie wants to get a fur coat. Dagwood gets the flame to help him ‘pick it out and Blondie sees them. She thinks Dagwood is buying it for the flame. ‘The flame is Rita Hayworth, beautiful enough to be a menace to any family circle.—(H. M.).
o Lyric Happily enough, the “Flying Down to Rio” revue, presented this week at the Lyric, stays close enough to home to offer a couple of good North American acts. One of them is Professor Cheer, the man with the musical skull, assisted by Elmer Cleve and Marilyn
Keller. Evidently no strangers to vaudeville, the act catches the audience’s fancy and keeps them laughing. The climax of the act comes when Mr. Cleve taps the Professor’s head with two xylophone mallets to play “Nola” with no outside help evident. Before that the Professor plays ‘a sufficient dead pan and the other two in the act help admirably enough to make it outstanding in the program.’ Sharing honors in applause are the Escorts and Betty. They sing a couple of numbe?s that show careful planning and sincere practice. In addition Betty puts a popular fue to “Ma, He’s Makin’ Eyes at ey Andree Andrea, headlined in the billing, dues two dances. . One of them is a “Goddess of Love” number. In the other she wears a nice looking dress to better advantage. Jamae, a magician, pulls cards from nowhere and a rabbit from a handfull of torn newspapers. He's clever enough to astonish the crowd by producing lighted cigarettes and new and old pipes from his shoes and the air. The Dunham Bros., a comic acrobatic act, and the Rhythmeers, dancers, complete the program. The revue is tied together by a band led by Don Galvan, billed as “The Troubador of the Tropics.” It’s rather amazing to hear their featured number turn out to be a Russian medley, although there is a touch of Carmen somewhere along the route.
ring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Bennett. A story of six men and a woman marooned in South American jungles, it has a competent supporting cast, including Alan Hale, George Bancroft, George Sanders and Vincent Price.—(H. M.)
BETTE WILL HAVE 'BOSTON SUPPER!
BOSTON, March 16 (U. P.).—Fixins for a typical Boston Saturday night supper will be flown to Los Angeles for a dinner in honor of Bette Davis, Massachusetts-born movie star, tomorrow night. Twenty-one pounds of baked beans and fresh scrod (young cod) will. be placed aboard an airliner leaving Boston airport tonight and will arrive on the West Coast tomorrow afternoon.
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Marriage Ended
Dolores del Rio. . . . “Our marriage became impossible.”
HOLLYWOOD, March 16 (U. P.). —Dolores del Rio, dark-eyed Mexican star, and Cedric Gibbons, art director, were separated today after a marriage of almost 10 years. Miss Del Rio left for Palm Springs
to take up an indefinite residence.
She was careful to emphasize that she did not contemplate divorce and ad no romantic interests.
“Both Cedric and I have decided it is best to part,” she said. “We
I think Cedric feels as badly as I that we were not able to settle our differences. “We simply decided that our marriage had become impossible and when that hapens to two people, I think it best to part.”
ROONEY AWARDED MAGAZINE TROPHY
HOLLYWOOD, March 16 (U. P.). —Mickey Rooney was the possessor of a silver trophy today as Parents Magazine's choice for the outstand-
ing juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1939. It was the first year of the award. George Hecht of New York, publisher of the magazine, presented the trophy to Mickey at a luncheon given in his honor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio.
FOUR REUNITED
Sara Haden, now in “The Mortal Storm,” 1s the fourth member of “The Shop Around the Corner” cast to be added to the new production. The others are Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan.
WHEN DOES IT START?
APOLLO “Three Cheers for the Irish.” with. Priscilla_' Lane, homas Mitchell. Dennis Morgan. at 12:28. 3:43. 6:58 and 10:13. “The Mad Empress,” with Medea Novare, Foard Nagel. at 11:09, 2:24.
CIRCLE “The House of the Seven Gables,” with George Sgnders and Margaret {indsay, at 11, 1:50. 4:35. 7:25 and
“Black Friday,” with Boris Karloff : and Fela Lugosi, at 12:35, 3: 25, 6:1
an INDIANA
“The Story of Dr. Ehrlich’s Magie Bullet.” with Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon. Gtto Kruger. at 12:22. 3:35. 6:48 and 10:01. ? “Double Alibi’ with Wayne Mornn Margaret Lindsay. at 11:21, 2:34.
LOEW'S “The Man from Dakota,’’ with Wallace Beery. John Howard, Dolores Del Rio. at 11. 1:45, 4:30. 7:20
an -“Blondie on a Budgét,” with Penny Sinxleton, Arthur Lake, at 13:30. 3:15. 6:05 snd 8:50. LYRIC | “Flying Down to Rio.” revue. on sta e at 12:24, 2:43, 5:02, 7:21 and
““Green Hell” with Douglas Fair-
banks Jr.. Joan Bennett. on sgreen at 11, 1:19, 3:38, 5:57, 8:16 and 0:35.
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NEICHBORHOODS —By HARRY MORRISON
Reissuing of '
10 Best Movies’ of Year
Suggested to Take Advantage of Polls
THIS BUSINESS of reissuing
outstanding films is a good idea and
I think it should be enlarged to include specifically the “10 best films”
of each previous year.
We save and cherish literary classics. Why
should we not have the same opportunity with cinema classics? Again, there is a group of persons, who, for one reason or another,
do not see all the good movies during a year.
like to benefit by the choices of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Film Critics Association and the trade magazine polls; Following the same reasoning, it might be a good idea to re-issue at neighborhood theaters the better motion pictures in which poll winners were starred. Not many persons would turn down the opportunity to see Robert Donat in “The 39 Steps,” “The Ghost Goes West” or “The Citadel.” There are some film classics that should still be available for reissue from master negatives. They- should attract a’ sufficient audience to inake it financially= practical for studio, distributor and exhibitor to co-operate in their showing. A modest survey in a limited group showed the following preferences: “The Thin Man,” “May“City Lights” (and any
ful Truth” “Sno, White” and “Of Human Bondage.”
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THE RIVOLI THEATER will present a pre-Easier program of cartoon comedies Monday through Wednesday. The stars will be Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Mickey Mouse, Donald . Duck,
- Pluto, Sniffles, Wilbur and Goofy.
. Jim Kennedy. brings back “Three Loves Has Nancy,” with Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery and Franchot Tone, to the Ritz, Monday through Wednesday. Pete French. as Uncle Quizzie, still holds forth in the Olson Theaters quiz programs.
82 ¥ 8 The week-end calendar follows:
ELMO Yoni ht: ‘Congo Maisie” and ‘‘Mexic Spire, 2 Tomorrow through Tuecday: arl of Chicago” and “The Fighting 69th.” BIJOU—Tonight: “Fifth Avenue Girl” and “Mexicali Rose.’ Tomorrow and Monday: “Bad Lands” and ‘Irish Luck.” CINEMA—Tonight: aaalirers, Trav. els” and ‘Coast ard.” Tomorrow through Tue sday: “Ever ything Happens at hat and.‘ TEemepor the Night. AISY—Tonizht: iL Big Guy” and of the Flying U morrow and
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Monday: It off EMERSON-—Tonight: *‘Shop Around the Corner” and “Nick Carter—Master Detective.’ Tomorrow through Wednesday: “Brother Rat and a. aby’ and “The Great Victor Herbert. ES QUIRE—Toni ht: wie Great Victor Herbert” and 11 Women Have Secrets.” Tomorrow through Wednesday: “Remember the Night” and *“‘Geronim.” FOUNTAIN SQUARE—Tonight through Tse ‘,Geronimo"' and “He Married is GRANADA- “Tonight Yhrou h Wednesday: ‘The Fighting 69th’ “The Man Who Wouldn't Talk.” HAM ON onEhe Daytime Witer and ‘20.0 Tomorrow through Wednesday: Yar ATouNY She corer. and “Nick Carver —Mastay Deective
HOLLYWOOD — Tonight: ‘Blondie Brings Up Baby’ and ‘The Cha amp. Tomorrow through Tuesday: ‘‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ with Bonnie Baker in short reel. MECCA—Tonight: “Cisco Kid and the Lady” and “20,000 Men a Year.’ Tomorrow through Tuesday: “Four Wives” and “Mutiny in the Big House.” ORIENTAL — Tonight: Yours” and “Bad Lands.’ and Monday “‘Swanee “Blondie PINES Up Baby. PARAMOUNT—Tonight: ‘No Place to Go’ and “Chip of the Flying U.” To=morrow and Mondsy: ‘Allegheny Uprising” and ‘Flying Deuces.” PARKER — Tonight: Daughter’ and “Four row through Tuesday: “Flying Deuces
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LEWIS' ACTING PRODUCES BOOK
. Sinclair Lewis’ experience as an actor, which brought him to English’s last’ year, has borne fruit in his new novel, “Bethel Merriday,” which will be brought out March 22. ‘The story is of a girl who attends dramatic school at a summer theater and then goes touring in a modern-dress production of “Romeo and Juliet.” Mr. Lewis was seen here as the star of “Angela Is 22,” which he wrote in collaboration with Fay Wray, the screen actress. The author made his stage debut at Choasset, Mass. in his anti-Fascist play, “It Can’t Happen Here.” He also has appeared at other summer theaters, and recently enacted the part of the Canon in Paul Vincent Carroll's “Shadow and Substance,” at New Orleans. At present Mr. Lewis is in Hollywood, working on a new play which is expected to be ready for production next season.
YIRGINIA CITY! PREVIEW TONIGHT
HOLLYWOOD, March 16 (U. P.). —Motion picture stars prepared today for a trip to Reno and Virginia City, Nev., for the preview of Warner Bros. “Virginia City.” The film will be shown simultaneously in the two cities tonight. The studio chartered a special train for several hundred actors and newspapermen. Guests of honor are Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott and Humphrey Bogart, stars of the| = pictare. Other film players who made reservations were Pat O’Brien, Ann Sheridan, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Jean Parker, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, George Raft, Ralph Bellamy and Ann Sothern.
Tuesday:
Messenger.”
STARRY IMITATIONS
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland will do imitations of famous personalities for one of the specialty numbers in “Strike Up the Band.”
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Times Special » i - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. March 16. —Indiana University’s annual Jordan River Revue, with two performances here before packed houses already behind it, is prepar-
ling for an appearance in Indian-
apolis at English’'s on March 27. The revue, written by Paul Boxell of Indianapolis, with music by Richard Shores of Bloomington, is a satire on alumni-student relations on the campus, a jolves around a magic flute. When a certain theme’ is played on the flute any desired scene is brought to light. Complications arise when the “boy. meets girl” theme begins to develop and a prominent alumnus returns to the campus to look over his Alma Mater. ‘ The leads are played by Thelma Farrington of Indianapolis and J. David Mann of Nashville, Ill. Musical numbers include “ ‘Pologize,” “The Stars and I,” and “One Boy, One Girl, One Moon.”
SELLS FILM RIGHTS FOR COMEDY HIT
Times Special NEW YORK, March 16.—Producer Herman Shumlin has sold the movie rights of James Thurber and Elliott Nugent's gy hit, “The Male Animal,” Warner Bros. for $150,000. The agreement between stage and screen producers specifies, however, that the film is not to be released before Jan. 1, 1942. Meanwhile, two touring companies are preparing to take to the road. Both will open on Labor Day, one in Boston and the other in Chicago. The New York cast seems set for an indefinite Say at the Cort Theater.
DONAT WILL PLAY JEKYLL AND HYDE
HOLLYWOOD, March 16 (U. P.). —“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” will be one of the next motion picture roles of Academy Winner Robert Donat. Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer revealed today it had bought film rights to both the novel and the play for the British actor who won the golden statuette symbolic of the best movie actor in 1939 by his work in “Goodbye, Mr. Chips.”
STILL FORMAL
After a week of love scenes with Merle Oberon in *“’'Till We Meet Again,” George Brent still called her “Miss Oberon.”
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FOR THE NEXT-TO-LAST OFFERING on the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's subscription series this season, Fabien Sevitzky has given equal Ygnors to Richard Wagner and his ardent discfple, An on
Bruckner. Yesterday's concert (the same
program will be played tonight at
the Murat) offered five selections from the Wagner operas in the first
part, while the bulk of the postintermission time was taken up by a performance of Bruckner’s “Te Deum.” There was, in accordance with the conductor's lauddable practice, an American work - as well. The current offering is the * world premiere of George Frederick McKay's “To a Liberator,” a symphonic tribute to Lincoln which is dedicated to Mr. Sevitzky. The Wagner group presented an all-embracing exposition of that master’s style, carrying the hearers from the Italianate and Weberworshiping Wagner of the “Rienzi” Overture to the mature and unique creator of the “Ring of the®Nibelungs.” Besides the “Rienzi,” the group included the Prelude to “Lohengrin”; “Wotan’s Farewell” and the “Magic Fire Music” from “Die Walkuere;” “Siegfried’s Rhine Journey” from “Die Goet{erdaem=merung,” and “The Ride ‘of the Valkyries” from “Walkuere.” . ” ” 2 s ALL THIS MUSIC, of course, is part of our everyday concert vocabulary. But Mr. Sevitzky as a Wagner interpreter was something ‘of a stranger. Yesterday he gave us his most sustained flight to date among the Bayreuth masterpieces, and emerged with cnother feather in his well-decorated cap. Everything was splendidly played, with warm glowing tone, sonorous climaxes, tender lyricism. The Bruckner religious work, prepared for an earlier concert and postponed because of Mr.
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Sevitzky’s illness, at length was given its first Indianapolis per= formance. . Yesterday's soloists were “local talent” except for Edna Tyne Bowles, contralto. And she can almost qualify, since she resides no farther than Greencastle, The others\ were Elma Igelman, soprano; rrell Scett, tenor, and George Newton, bass. It can be said in all truthfulness that they formed the best solo quartet yet heard with the orchestra, The Indianapolis ° Symphonic Choir sang nobly (with especial honors to. the female voices), and on more than one occasion sent Bruckner’s music soaring into the empyreal sphere.
from Seattle, where he'is on the University of Washington music faculty, to hear his music’s premiere. The trip should have been
|_a rewarding one, for it is good
music, and was given a fitting performance. The comppser wisely has refrained from trying to do a i literal portrait of Lincoln. He "has avoided direct quotation from Civil War songs and. has not cluttered his music with selfconscious “nationalism.” Rather it seems to express a profound and personal . admiration - for Lincoln. Yesterday's audience was small, but cordially appreciative of everything set before it.
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