Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 November 1949 — Page 9

| High 3, ~ Ine, has s titles now )f more than nth. On this : “The Sun est Hemings,” by. Edna aris,” by W, “Kipgsblood vis; “African yrester; “The n Bos Rose; vil’'s Island,” nd “My Flag Maresca.

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E Prodecion Filmed F Hore Ponrars Life of Youth in Plainfield School

| gagements. Penny Singleton is] {nationally known as “Blondie,” | ‘in films and on the radio, but for|

| Stars and Kleig Lights to Brighten | Picture's First Showing in Lyric Theater her appearance here at the Circle,

By R. K. SHULL she will- revert back to the role] HEADING THE film news of the week will be thelin which she won her original |

| premiere showing of “Johnny Holiday” at Lyric Theater Fri- fame. Basically, although Holly-|

{wood has never given her a x day, complete with kleig lights and celebrities. chance to prove it 4 the fiicker|

Made on location in Indianapolis and Plainfield, the/audiences; Penny is a singer and| film is produced by R. W. (Ronnie) Alcorn, a “graduate” ® Sanosr. re slant girl { e go er start as a of the Plainfield institution. dancer in a touring variety show. ! The script is based on an ents comes to the school, caught From there, by leaps and Sos, loriginal story by Mr. Alcorn, in another hold-up deal. Holiday, She WO ieey eeveral hit Broadway ra’ Be 1 |lwith the Indiana State Boys with, an. Bendix, plans to maape | stcal-comedies. h Scho ae a backiunt, Ch aman Bs id Hong Car Throwing he sage tame. tof lof Ray and S. West Sts. here in michael comes to the school to [the winds, Penny headed for the | Indianapolis the. story traces the PAY an original song. Holiday celluloid hills of Hollywsod te life of the title character, played and Clements start to escape, but record her acting personality for |by 12-year-old Allen Martin Bendix tries to stop them. POSterity. After a series of Bas 0 $x | “Along with the youthful delin- Clements shoots Bendis £08, Penny was Teady to sist) Wh . lquent, Stanley ts young . a. back to Broadway when she was a E fh ’ y ’ 3 # Hodday (Martin) stages a hold:| THIS is the climax of the film hired for : Blovile Bm. wd hich th ceeds t The rest is a story to movie-| : Sr TaogE Soe foe oo ” " wd pes a : - he Hott goers. Although the Blondie films Eddy Howard and his orchesito “Duggan’s Saloon,” actually usiness ‘a and—Johnny Holl*/ ver have cut a wide swath in| fra, with film star Penny Single\day’s. redemption. feinema- history, they have offered. jon will be-at the Circle Thea“[Shea’s Taverfi. v There, while Times Columnist/ local interest in the film will good wholesome screen comedy for ter for a week's engagement Ea Sovola sits in the background De stimulated by friends and rela- the whole family. Radio series startin Thursda {lending atmosphere, Clements’ tives of Indianapolis people who|followed the ' films, and now 9 y. |father, a Fagin-type character, received “bit” parts. {Blondie is -a full-time. job. for {accuses the boys of holding out| Also, the sequence in which Fenny.

Stars Not Immune on him. The old man is right, the Governor Schricker, complete "9

NR . : avs itle 4 ’ {boys are trying to pull a double-|w | GREER GARSON plays the tit y g top with his real-life official entour character of “That Forsyte Wom: To Mike Fright

|cross. age, makes his annual address to - i - - | “Clements gives Holiday the 100t the students” at the school will ®"" as the poor young beauty, HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 12 (UP)

[to keep his greedy father from pe outstanding to Indiana viewers. WHO IidiTies Errol Flynn for se-. — Just like the high school {stealing w. Hoar > Bras The film will be here for one oi Although Flynn is madly| dresses her club, movie stars Ito reveal the identity of his co- showing ouly; SEO the bo wy in love with her, she holds only get “mike fright,” too. (hort, Holiday is sent to the-Indi- ship of the loc wanis a passive interest in him. | Nervousness is such a problana State Boys’ School at Plain- All Prolite irom the Bll Wily Zo Real love flares in her bosom lem with actors that most of field. jo t ed Swan's youth reha a hen she meets Robert Young, them develop a stunt to quiet He develops a belligerent atti. tion projects. ) dashing escort of her niece, Janet them before they go into scenes {tude toward the other boys at the The Lyric Theater premiere will Leigh. Janet becomes embittered. OF #tart radio shows. Dick school, intent on making an es-/ mark the first showing of the film ver auntie's.. conduct, but .is| Powell and Jimmy Stewart incape at the first ‘opportunity, anywhere. Bob Hope, Jane Rus- pacified when she meets another flict long “rehearsals on themvo. Bel A a mentator oi cavalie} who is just as dating. * When they appear on the Lux HE IS assigned to the farm mie er will make a specia ; i" $ 44 where he fret meets William half-hour broadcast = from the Radio Theater, even after the — Bendix, a tough old cavalry ser- stage, preceding the showing of quickly turns to eligible male rt Rand's Sel: they Cows for Cowboy Films Are Scarce jSeant_no iain charge of the, the. Alm. ln number three, Walter Pidgeon.. tng thie us Syryer: ewe A e o v c § 6 ’ ’ ' HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 12 | But western cattle had horns, When Holiday makes his es- OTHER THEATER attractions i | al with until t's tine to go on. (UP) -—— One” of the hardest | and canners don’t. And anyway |cape, Bendix follows him, persuad- coming are: ‘Chicago Deadline” Young, for Pidgeon is not only! things to round up for a cow- | there weren't any canners in ling him to come back. Bendix, (Indiana, = Wednesday), “That Janet's father, but Flynn's ments of insecurity. believe it no dummy. at. child psychology. | |Forsyte Woman” (Loew's, Nov. rather. " wid nA /24) “and Eddy Howard and Pen- ; or..not;: He plays the plano.or: stimulates a new interest in Holl-| ny Singleton, on stage at the All ends well, with Flynn giving| drums to keep his mind ocAfter “combing Colorado for (day. by placing the boy..in "pet Circle Theater start! THiirs- 1 Greer-a divorce and synonomously -cupled.. - cattle, Mr. Holt finally found a [sonal charge of Nellle, the pet ng the key to her future happiness x 5 wu sinall herd of canners, horned, mare of the stable. aay. with Pidgeon, BARBARA STANWYCOK, near Sanders, Ariz. They Holiday is well on the way to a; Lyric Theater will show a With her third love, Greer must, Joan Crawford and Claudette weren't for sale, so Mr. Holt healthy new outlook on life. Ben- double Tarzan reissue bill, “Tar- offer solace and inspiration to a, Colbert’ twist nervously when rented them, $5 a @ay each for (dix, with all ‘Wis military back-{zan Triumphs”. and. “Tarzan's : {they get - before a mike. Miss 2 " painter. Previously, she had made od three weeks. ground, is now the boy's shining|Desert Mystery,” starting next "TC 0 tech of Fl Crawford takes her. slices off Other expenses: Rental of 12 hero. They become inseperable Saturday. Friday, Coronet Thea- & ™ ofa ere 2 yon, * unconsciously. Miss Stanwyck trucks to transport: the 300 [companions through their mutualiter will present the second city Pusiness tycoon, and a moonsick| slips in-and out of them while head 500 miles to Colorado and [interest in horses. {showing of “Caesar and Cleo- calf of Young, | she. talks. back; wages and board for 12 Comes the time when Nellie is|patra,” with Vivian Leigh and| The film is adapted from Book| Paul Muni plays the: violin truck drivers; veterinary in- [to foal.. Together, Bendix and|Claude Rains. Esquire will bring One of “The Forsyte Saga” by| pont up to broadcast time, | spection fees in both states, Holiday work over Nellie. Seéing back “Blithe Spirit” and “Top- John Galsworthy, which, oddly| patie Davis and. Gary Cooper each way; 13 cents a pound [that all is not well with the horse, per” Friday. enough for Hollywood, also had! chain. smoke, while William “shrinkage” for the weight the [Bendix shoots the mare to save * » one beautiful woman being wooed powell and Don Ameche gulp T 7» cows lost climbing mountains; the foal. Holiday, too young to. EDDY HOWARD and his band by three dashing men. | soothing drafts of milk. Gale THE ONLY cattle that still | 15 cents a pound for the understand, accuses Bendix of speak for themselves through Again,

“That Forsyte Wonian"| Storms knits argyle socks and look like the cows of 1870 are | weight of any animals which needless slaughter, their. ever-popular’ series of re- will not>opeén at Loew's until] Elyse Knox Immerkes herself _scrub beef known as “canners. "| died on the way, and feed.

At this crucial moment, Clem- cording and smash ballroom en- Thanksgiving. in a novel.

‘Chicago Deadline’ : - —— — —

Grd Garsen nd Errol Flynn head a star-studded cast in "That Forsyte Woman," the Thanksgiving offering opening Nov.

Greer . loses Young when he is 24 at Loew's Theater.

killed in an auto accident, but she

in show business, still has mo-

today don't’ look like they | horns. used to. in the old. West. i About the only kind of beef a ‘movie producer can get these | days are thoroughbred modern | herds such as whiteface Herefords. But an -old cowhand would laugh out loud if he saw them browsing on the western. | plains where the trail \herds used to roam. That was the problem which faced producer Nat Holt when he sent “The Cariboo Trail” troupe to Colorado for scenes of a cattle drive across the continental divide.

Chicago ¢ Jig Alan Fou as a Sitsharg reporter f the Chi on ot i oat Souqrdny

Deadline,”

Ladd learns erts, that Kreuger had gh somone, Muir, who. believed that- he had caused the death of the girl. When Muir learns that

Among the names is her brother, wh cla sh Bod ‘a genius

Ladd visits the industrialist, Gavin Muir, but _he still denies any connection with the girl. In the meantime, the police learn that she died of mal. nutrition, not by violence. Muir is murdered by Kréiiger. Ladd now begins-to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of the beautiful girl hy lived in fast company.

for borer involved with strange men." Another is a big indus’ trialist who hua suit if Ladd links his name with the dead girl.’ Also in the book is June Havoc, the girl's roommate. June tells the case himself. When * add of of the girl's association with gangsters, including Berry Kreuress book, he apts varied Jor. vie eeauanedée a a cab driver to conduct: § Hacked

ana Theater. Ladd discovers the in a shabby apartment. He lifts her address book and slips away to his office before the police arrive, intent on solvin Ladd starts Hp 44d promi diet

4 or 3 w wi : : 3 \ hi Himes . i; - a’ ; . -

Wyler Envies

he | » | | OBSERV ATION by Harry Giri ¢ Lady v {down.” |

-|Goldwyn feud finally wound up|

(It only happens in the speaker or ‘the. lady who ad- |

Mickey Rooney, who grew up |

| ey ouger, Case closed.

on a

Title role of the film is Faved by Allen Martin. In Hollywood—

» ® % ’ ’ Director Olivier

Here's Note on Direction |... “Strapless Gown Is Taking

| By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 12—William Wyler and- Anatole | Litvak were talking about directing movies and Wyler said: | “The only director I ever envied was Laurence Olivier when he was doing ‘Hamlet.’ Imagine waking up every morning and saying to yourself: “The very first thing I must do today is shoot a great, big Sloseup of myself.’ ’ '| Russen will play a judge in her

inext comedy, “You Can't Judge . Hedy Lamarr and writer “Peter Brooks at the

(ring: . “Designers of ° women's

|clothes describe the new fall fash-| m {fons as havingdthe feeling of Beverly Tropics. . . . Autograph

|movement. If they are referring, JOU as rind a ae lO {to the strapless gown, I know just ki “The Pet Girl.” |what they mean. The direction is/MAaKIng A Warner Brothe?§ are importing . ja new leading man, Richard DANNY KAYE and Humphrey Todd, from ‘England om the {Bogart may wind up in a film to- | strength of ‘his performance in |gether at Warners. The word is “The Hasty Heart." * [out to find x story to fit the two, SA Ig Lg ea , TIVEN MONTGOMERY CLIFT went THE DAVID NIVEN - Sam), “The Heiress” premiere in an [$8.50 rented tuxedo and a rented He missed dinner so he {munched on a hamburger en route to pick up his date, Elizabeth Taylor. On the way to her {home he confided to his driver {that he had never before attendVIRGINIA MAISON reports a ed ‘a Hollywood premiere and startling marquee sign: |asked for advice on what would “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon happen. ; and Selected Shorts.” | The driver said it was simple: Dana Andrews hopes to make “They'll take care of you. Just an independent film after doing tell ‘them you're Cliff Montgom“Edge of Doom” for Goldwyn. ery.” |He’s writing the story himself—| es » an adventure yarn about the. Robert Keith, who played the ‘white dictator of a small island! doctor in “Mr. Roberts” on in the South Seas. | Broadway, gives a great per- ® = =» formance as Susan Hayward's FARLEY GRANGER and father in Sam Goldwyn's “My Shelley Winters want to do al Foolish Heart” It's sweet reNew York play together, How venge. Keith made his film (about a movie first? | debut in “Kiss of Death.” That's

s =n wd n ELOPEMENT rumors about! rely 2 wus Je aa out ov Jack Carson and Lola Allbright| ox Rack to Broadway b mt {are slightly premature. He's still back on the y To ge ymarried Although separated, ARO nf Seeenls Seat singer Kay St. Germaine. .. a jo Nk lan Bankhead’ 's agents are talk-| CORRECTION, PLEAS Er ing to all studios about “The Tal-/*2ays Joan Crawford. lulah Bankhead Story.” Wouldn't/let Warner Brothers pick my - Tallulah make a wonderful Tallu-|Stories.” , |, Ty Power and Linda lah? {Christian are talking about living

| lin ‘Mexico instead of Hollywood. - | HOLLYWOO 0OD'S documentary, Ty ‘would ‘commute for his his” fim on-the-spot filming method has a poles. convert in veteran director Henry 8

King. King shot most of “The| - pm ehadon f “Annie Get Prince of Foxes” on location in| yo... Gun” rig have & new Italy and now says: Le — » “I hate sets. I'll never shoot | RE Lvs Ge Wom Agans a picture on a sound stage if I | ama can help it.” write it Sop my ton, " » n | GENE KELLY'S wife, Betsy Blair, goes into “Mystery Street” at M-G-M. She'll play a B girl, But it's an A picture. .

lon a national broadcast. After| Niven made a guest appearance, on Ralph Edwards’ airshow, the announcer said: “David Niven came to you without the courtesy | of Sam Goldwyn.”

GEORGE "KREISLER, talking about a movie.doll: “She was born in the year of . Roz Our Lord only knows,"

from a fight

“I-atways