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" Lyric "THE KID FROM CLEVELAND"

Indiana : "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG"

‘Home of the Bra

ve’ Gives Proof Hollywood Can Make Adult Films

"ONCE MORE, MY DARLING"

Excellent Picture Won't End Problem of Racial Intolerance But May Encourage Production of Higher Type of Entertainment By HENRY BUTLER IF THERE'S any one lesson “Home of the Brave” teaches'besides the evil of prejudice, it's that Hollywood can produce adult films. . Stanley Kramer's small-budget production, which opens today simultaneously at Loew.s and the Avenue Theaters, is that rare thing—a mature picture. That fact may in the long run prove more important than the specific race-rela-tions theme of “Home of the Brave.” For this screen adaptation of Arthur Laurents’

“Broadway play touches-only one phase of . y . the race problem, and then’ in concentrated, wisely economical fashion. It's too much to Hope that “Home of the Brave” will usher in a new era of understanding. No single film on so Scomplex .a subject could possibly do that. ’ x What the picture might cohceivably do is create a papular appetite for more films on serious subjects. If this production, which cost little more than half a million, can gross as well as extravagant pageants of nonsense, maybe we can look forward to something besides 90-minute units of narcosis from Hollywood.

> o THE STORY of “Home of the Brave,” already widely publicized, conc five men on a dangerous pre-invasion sion in the South

Pacific. One is a Negro, picked from his own outfit on the base island to join the ‘white men because he's the only qualified surveyor available, . He's greeted with friendship from one white

man, a former high-school basketball team-mate, !

and varying degrees of suspicion from the others. Conflict—ugly conflict, with fighting words develops in the steamy jungle labyrinth of the {sland they're reconnoitring. The conflict reaches a climax when the Neégro's white buddy is shot by snipers and then tortured in the enemy's effort to bring his companions to his rescue. Broken and bleeding, Finch crawls back to the clearing and dies in his Negro pal Mossy’s arms. A surg? of emotion and guilt renders Mossy an hysterical paralytic. He can’t walk, and. has to be carried to the rescue boat. Prolonged drug injection and one final, rugged verbal-shock treatment by a base-hospital psychiatrist cure Mossy. Meanwhile, both the island conflict and the doctor's words have brought out clearly some “basic issues in racial misunderstanding. * ¢ 9° SKILL AND TACT of the highest order are needed in any stage of film presentation of prejudice, No one can expect an individual play or picture to do a complete job, since the background of prejudice Is as complex as soclety

itself. ‘What can be presented dramatically is a specific situation in which prejudice operates, That's what “Home of the Brave" does, I think, admirably. wv : How much good the’ picture will do is a difficult matter to estimate. It will deeply impress

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spectators already aware of the insanity—the

downright mental sickness—invplved in prejudice. » But as a fellow spectator observed after the preview .the. other night, will “Home of the Brave” make any impression on loose-minded foljgt who habitually drag terms of prejudice into *¢onversation as freely as they discuss the weather? > Will it impress the stranger next to you at the bar who says, out of a clear sky: “This country would be all right, if*t weren't for the dashes, the dashes and the dashes?” (I say “dashes” instead of what that stranger always says). ; Maybe the hest to bé hoped is that “Home of the Brave” will awaken conscientious spectators to the need for re-educating their prejudiced neighbors. : > & &

THE LARGEST SHARE of the film's dra-

| matic impact is contributed by James Edwards,

as Mossy. Mr. Edwards’ performance is altogether superb—sensative, intelligent, mever overnor under-done. Next in order, I'd place Frank Lovejoy, as Mingo, with Steve Brodie, as “T. J.” the blabbermouth; Lloyd Bridges, as Finch, Douglas Dick, as Maj. Robinson, and Jeff Corey, as the doctor, completing the excellently chosen cast. Certainly this picture deserves a new kind of award. As I suggested at the outset, that award should be as much for its maturity as for its theme,

Alan Ladd Considers Climate as He Builds

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 2¢ (UP)—Alan Ladd, a stanch champion of the California climate, ¢ven when it's unusual, is building his new home

to take full advantage of it.

There'll be more outdoor living in the Ladds’ new Holmby. Hills hacienda than there will in-

door. Two wings of the home have glass walls which roll out of the way so the California sun can shine through and the breezes blow.

“We have a wonderful climate here” Mr,

‘Ladd said firmly, “but so many people don't

take advantage of it when they build. " They make their honfes with small windows and no easy way to get outside.”

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Circle

Films Get Flock Of Mademoiselles

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (UP) — An influx of mademoiselles to Hollywood paying back this country’s lend-lease with interest. The French girls are coming, and this town hasn't seen so much ooh-la-la since the days

of Simone Simon and Danielle | _

Darrieux.

Loew's

“MR. SOFT TOUCH"

Gorilla and Gangsters

The only girl in a Metro-Gold- |

wyn - Mayer super - production, “Battleground,” is Denise Dar-

cel, a former salesgirl in the Paris equivalent of a five-and-dime store. - ” . »

MISS DARCEL worked behind a perfume counter until she won a Pygmalion contest, gathered in the titles of most beautiful girl in France and most photographed girl in France, sang in night clubs and finally reached. her goal in Hollywood. Now she's had parts in three pictures and is set swing through the trees with Tarzan, Another mademoiselle from Paree, Cecile Aubry, is reaching The 17 beauty had appeared in just one French picture when Darryl Zanuck spotted. her and signed

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her to play opposite Tyrone Power in “The Black Rose.” » . ~

ANOTHER FRENCH actress,

Micheline Prelle, won the European film critics’ award for her work in “Le Diabe au Corps” and was signed, also by Zanuck, to appear with James Cagney in “The Big Fall.”

Corinne Calvert, after two

years here polishing her Eng-

lish, has starred in one movie with Burt Lancaster and anther with Dan Dalley. An older French actress, Francoise Rosay, nabbed a Hollywood contract. She arrives in November to appear with Joan Fontaine in “September.” That's right. Gaby Andre was the star of dozens of pre-war French films. Now the bride of an’ American officer and on her way to becoming a citizen, she will make her American debut in “Please Believe Me” with Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford and Robert Walker,

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To Feature Film Fare

Cleveland Indians and Comedy Round Out Downtown Bills; ‘Red Shoes’ Held Over

By R. K. SHULL

SHADES of “King Kong,” another giant gorilla is |

coming to the Indianapolis screen in the form of “The Mighty Joe Young,” opening Wednesday at the Indiana | proken Elbow, working in “The Bowie Knife,” drew director Gébrge

Theater.

Other downtown openers will be: “Mr. Soft Touch! (Loew's, Saturday), a double bill, “Johnny Stool Pigeon” |grancis Phillips. Johnny Broken Elbow makes me a character—and

and {Once More, My Darling” (Circle, , Thursday) and “The Kid from Cleveland” (Lyric, Wednesday). “The Red Shoes,” now at the

Coronet, will be held over for a |

second week. Esquire Theater will bring’ back two oldies Friday, “Nanook of the North” and “Movie Crazy,” with Harold Lloyd. .

ing the bosom of Ann- Blyth, Montgomery's efforts .to re-

cover the gem and Ann's strug- |

gle to win him are the base for. the madcap plot. In the other feature, “Johnny Stool Pigeon,” Dan Durea is released from Alcatraz to help

| Federal Narcotics Agent How-

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JOE YOUNG is a giant, goril- |

la from the depths of Africa. Along with his teen-age master, Terry Moore, Joe is brought to the U. 8., where he becomes a night club sensation tremendous feats of All is well until Joe goes -on- a whisky binge and wrecks the night club. He redeems himself by saving a group of children in an orphan age fire.

“Mr.

strength.

Soft Touch” none Glenn filches $100,000 from a crooked night club operator. While hiding out, he meets a settlement

worker, Evelyn Keyes,

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who |

mistakes him for a wife-beater. | Evelyn interests Glenn in set- |

telment work. In his own awkward way, he brings happiness to underprivileged children. The mobsters learn- of his whereabouts and come after him. After a fire and a gunbattle, Glénn and Evelyn come out the winners, with the settelment house getting all the money. ; 8 ” . CIRCLE THEATER'S double bill combines a slapstick comedy, with Robert Montgomery

and Ann Blyth, with an action

thriller, starring Howard Duff,

Shelley Winters and Dan Dur- |

ea. In “Once More, My Darling,” Montgomery is an actor and exArmy officer recalled to duty. His task is to recover a pendant stolen from a German

Jewel collection during the war,

The pendant is found decorate |

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ard Duff trap a dope ring. Both fall for Shelley Winters, the ring-leader’s moll.

” = STARRING

Indians ball club, From Cleveland”

land “The

juvenile delinquent Rusty Tamblyn. Indian fans get a chance to meet all the stars of the 1948

World Series, - including Bill Veeck, the club's versatile manager.

Ella Raines Going Back to Hubby

By PATRICIA CLARY

“that's the

» yeorge Brent, | Lynn Bari and the whole Cleve-

Esquire: "MOVIE CRAZY"

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To arrive at the local theaters during the coming Week are: | George Brent, Rusty Tamblyn and Bili Veeck in "The Kid From | Cleveland" (Lyric, Wednesday); Evelyn Keyes and Glenn Ford. in | “Mr. Soft Touch” (Loew's, Saturday); Terry Moore in “Mighty Joe | Young" (Indiana, Wednesday); Robert Montgomery and Ann in "Once More, My Darling" (Circle, Thursday), and "Movie Crazy," a Harold Lloyd reissue (Esquire, Friday). “

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Picturesque Name Is Asset

By Erskine Johnson z

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 -A Sedona, Ariz., Indian named Johnny Sherman's curiosity. - | “How,” said Sherman, “did you get a name like that?" ! | “Don’t tell anyone,” confessed the Indian, “but my real name is

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name I use when motion picture companies come to town. I get lots more work.” " = n | ANDREA KING says she wants| [out of those “other woman” roles. | |The demure, sweéet-Tooking thing {always gets Andrea's man. She {left Warners when she was typed - las the studio's femme fatale No 1. But as a free-lancer, she's still throwing her curves without ro-} mantic results, : »

to Tennessee Williams’ play, |“Glass Menagerie” and Williams, 1 hear, is screaming. » n . This is Hollywood, Mrs. Jages: |

Roger Gospel, a Hollywood stunt man whe gets konked on the head in a wild barroom brawl sceme in “The .Bewie Knife,” is the owner of a San Fernando valley baby - sitting

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DICK HAYMES and M-G-M are talking contract. He's been off the screen for more than a year, ... Quickest way to skyrocket a new star is to give him. a publicity tag. Hollywood's latest efforts “France's Answer to Jane Russell” is Denise Darcell, who is in “Battleground” and ‘The TeenAgers’' Tenor” for Mario Lanza who debuts in ‘That Midnight Kiss." .

. » ~ BILL WILLIAMS, who plays Randy Scott's sidekick in “The Caribou Trail,” loses an arm during a cattle stampede in the 3m. He lost both legs three years ago in “Till the End of Time.” “I” says Bill, “have only-one more arm to give to my art.” » = = . INGRLD BERGMAN'S bad lok sofftingres. Every critig in the country is panning her ‘pew movie, “Under Capricoen’” Stromboli” had better be d. . Eleanor Powell's retuth to he screen in a big dancing fgum-

” » » New title of Yhe Garbo-James Mason film to be made in Rome will be “Lover and Friend.” Can't you just picture the mar-

United Press Staff Correspondent f theaters advertisin t " ’ rl HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24—The | ees of the: ® ber for “The Duchess of Idgho” six months Ella Raines has | a un ~ cancels — her annual tour -this been in England away from | coupe you could call this| Winter. Shes’ also set to eign es er matte She. opi |EAter 8 wimein. ing BGM for ope Sims I Shan a differently | Cliff Henderson is showing EI -~ : + movies on a poolside screen.for| ARTHUR BLAKE was difcus-

Most of the Hollywood honeys hdve chopped their locks off to Dutch’ boy bobs while Ella's been gone. But she still wears her hair long and loose. Most other Hollywood players

|after-dark swimmers at his Palm sing film title cycles with Rygpert {Desert Shadow Mountain Club. Hughes, rod. | Well, anyway, popcorn -and| “The trend that annoys me” |water don’t mix. said Blake, “is the ‘Mother ‘Was yo, | ’ ¥ ” IF THE BOYS can be brought|> Freshman’ or Mother was This

seek British screen jobs, but together, UI is cooking up an idea Miss Raines has turned them (called “Abbott and Costello Meet| down. She skipped three Lon- [the Ritz Brothers.” Sounds hilaridon film offers to fly to Holly- lous. . . . Gene Autry gets Doris wood to star in RKO Radio's |Day:for his leading lady -—— on “The Ball Bond Story.” y

» - ” “I LOVE Hollywood,” she sighed. “But I love my hus- | Non | band more, so I'm going right DIANA HERBERT, daughter back to be with him until he of writer F. Hugh Herbert, and| can come home.” Her ‘husband, Major "Robin swooning

|records. Columbia will team the|

|sagebrusher and the lady on a couple of western novelty tunes.

stage. . . . Jed Harris is

{actor Ralph Meeker are at the!

or That’ cycle. If it keeps up; Leo McCarey's picture based on Adam and £ve probably will be retitled: “ ‘Mother Was a Rib. ” . » » TALKING about a certaim-ace tor, Dick Wessons cracked: THe's the best proof that all you Have to do In today's show businegs is show up." * *

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