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Other First-Run Movies Include ‘12 O'Clock High’ and ‘Dakota Lil’ " By R. K. SHULL Barbara Stanwyck will do double duty at the down
Side, West Side.”
and “Dakota Lil” at the Lyric ;
Also on the docket will be relieved of his command.
All Arouind the Town “battle in. World War II).
a way with other women's men in ly of screen newcomers, with vet
time in renewing her acquaint- ro, . ance with ee James Mason, One film to his credit. . .. Now, young love is a fine thing, "88 but not where Mason's wife is Dirty Lil concerned. Barbara Stanwyck is) : that wife, a girl from the other
life patiently waiting for Mason, his gang of cut-throats.
~~ town theaters next week, opening Thursday at the Circle in “Thelma Jordan” and next Saturday at Loew's in “East
~~ Other first-run films on the downtown line-up are 12] O'Clock High,” a war drama, at the Indiana Wednesday |
when he tries to lead a danger-| ' : rst. ill i : Thursday. eA a a ead. 8 danger Week's openings at the first-run theaters will include: Gregory
who couldn't resist the call to| Thursday).
Ava Gardner is a woman with] Cast is composed predominant-
. " kled | Philharmonic, Chorus and Ballet! “Hast Side, West Side. erans of stage and radio sprin . She returns to New York after throughout. Along with Peck and of the Vienna State Opera. ! a long absence and wastes nol Jagge , Millard Mitchell is the ai ; only other player with more than jond bid for the Indianapolis
Marie Windsor starts out as a : in the film, including Times side of the tracks. vicious check forging artist in|finally. realize they are in love, Columnist Ed Sovola and. Gov.| This new thorn in her marriage| Pakota LiL” and winds up tame{they are parted by Maria's! top is an old story for Barbara, since 2S 2 kitten, siding in with the patron, she has spent most of her married Feds against Rod Cameron and. wyerortune hits Witty, and—he
a chronic woman-chaster. Marie is recruited by Lawman : . to hi id Tables are turned when Bar- George Montgomery to trap Cam- love With him, comes to his aid ox eye, bara’ finds a new love of her own eron and his gang, who have alin the 14st réel. They ‘have _8[ The film deals with the-Plains
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Peck and Dean Jagger in "12 O'Clock High" (Indiana, Wednes-
: ; ; | day), Ava Gardner in "East Side, West Side" (Loew's, Saturday ily ir of i fil Tale is narrated by Dean Jag-| , 4 SAL a 4 se ial num ; lr A A who takes the vole of & “re- | Maria Holst-and- Willy Forst-in "Operetta®-{Esquire; By an Es tia” and “Rubens.” - tread” (flyer in World War I,| Marie Windsor and George Montgomery in "Dakota Lil Lyric,
| rom ‘12. fanfed Viennese light He 0 Again -|operas with music by the Vienna | Made in our own backyard, “Johnny Holiday” is now at
[Keith's Theater, making its sec-| | Cadi a
{Seems as though Willy 1s
stage .director and ‘Maria an musements dollar: ’ . A a
Significant here will be the appearance of Indianapolis people
jopera diva. Willy. criticizes {Maria's voice, and they go into! la life-long struggle. When they
Henry Schricker. Sovola (Mr, Inside Indianapolis) appears for 10! seconds in the Initial barroom,
is ruined, but Maria, always ing... Opservers must have a
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Big drawback comes when Ava authority.
Mason, - withouta -lover-in— the uine bark authority's ‘signatures, world, cegnes back to Barbara but Cameron finds out. ‘Things
again. By this time, Heflin has get awfully rough on George and become aggressive-in-his love af-
fair. He solves the murder, then ’ i justic takes Barbara as his reward. the VRIULS fo Justice, —InNew YOrK, but his wife, on 5 = a u Pluck and Peck ... ... Real Art
Gregory Peck pops up as an
who did the dirty work for an American bomber group based in England. Peck, an efficiency expert, takes over the bomber group after-the
documentary.
art masterpieces, which have been
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Desdpise Official act Ocean movement : Answer (ab.) Diminutive of [imothy [hat thing
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up. Peck realizes that ‘the com-| mander must show an imper- compared to other great works on
is sending off to die. |to explain the composition.
Peck works the group into an The narration is in English, no
efficient outfit, but morale hits an!gyp-titles. all-time low. As the losses de-|
grow fond of him. Other half “of the bill is a
tached to his men, the prime evil Willy Forst and Maris Holst, with for a commander. Final break in English sub-titles.
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+, "Thelma Jordan," opening Thursday at the Circle Theater, stars Barbara Stanwyck in the title role. Assistant district attorney Wendell Corey is interrupted by Barbara while he is drinking in his office. Turning on the charm, Corey persuades Barbara to go out ~ ‘with him. They soon fall in love, after several meetings. Both are attracted fo each other through their mutual hatred for their
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tective and war hero. She decides mick is that Cameron's boys can’t] to ‘ditch Mason and marry this cash the long green until they!
better prospect of security. have the notes signed by a bank Shares Spotlight |” "he story traces the life of a is murdered, the wages of sin. Marie poses as a writer of gen- : po :
Marie before they finally bring! Luckily, George is an ex-Indian|
Mason 1s free to follow anyone fighter so he pulis out a few of! his old tricks to trap the brigands.! -
i « ) The art film to end all will be| Al TO Sette] id a2 O'Clock “Rubens,” opening at the Esquire. | tween high brass and the men The. narrator is the only living thing in the 45-minute Belgian
The film has given a biography of Peter Paul Rubens through his
filmed for critical appraisal, both Some of Rubens’ paintings are!
m, and others®aré diagrammed
In return, Peck. becomes at- German film, “Operetta,” starring for the Indiana Fur and Dance [criminatory since TV and radio but more spectacular.”
his {ronclad disposition comes! The film features excerpts’ both nights. ~jof the audience,
tise’ | §C@TIE8- SOL either in- Indianapolis
, plague and a stomach full of Swanson scenes from her latest jor at Plainfield. Star's Father Shows Concern |bullets. We simply . cannot let silent hit which he directed. The juvenile delinquent from the time Over Slug Match in Movie : .lhim' catch colg.” |Svenes are Jegitimate clips from 0 : al oa - i | — 2... (Gloria's “Queen Kelly,” which Von. { 0 Ne Seite wing heougn his By Erskine Johnson | CECILy, B. DeMILLE plays Stroheim directed at an enormous
William Bendix has the char- - HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 4—On
[Keith's and {§ scheduled for.an, .Assured that Jimmy had been indefinite run. :
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t pT “relaxed ‘but continued his close : | scrutiny until the scene where Altogether | Jimmy. is mowed down by ma- | Every theater in Indianapolis chine gun fire, ending his part
battle against the 20 per cent ex- §lanced at his dad he was |
3 L pictures branch manager, who is Wood on its ear. —“Creesh,”-as he
The {in Charge of the anti-tax program. ow at Charley Foy’s restaurant. " in this area. - :
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Lorraine Benson will be one | Patrons are being requested by/He even has his meals served to
addressed to the Indiana Con-! ~The show is a one-man riot. He
1 Herbeck's band to vocalize with od yo 2] gressmen deploring the federal d0¢8 everything—gags, acrobat-|
2 = = | the music tonight and tomorrow ics, magic and comedy. He's cOn-| Mississippi with two bultets in turn of October,” a gorilla in| ». a ; crease, the men begin to see the! of $ ¢ | night at the a Rooker tax which adds one-fifth to their sidering being shot from a can-|njs stomach. They shot the scene “Mighty Joe Young.” 2 a squir-— SHELLY WINTERS, in one of — 1 method of Peck’s madness ana Shades Stra USS —— 1 A ’ theater bill. non across the night club floor. jon location near New Orleans. |e] in. “Rupert,” now has Vic Ma-/her more sage moments (she just
The orchestra also will play |
Film folks feel the tax is dis- “No_net,” he says, “Messy, |
Follies during intermissions on |b Co' ams are not taxed per per- “Creesh” is in his early twen-
formance or according to the size ties, hails. from Cooper, Tex. | | and quit Hardin Junior College
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* Barbara calls Corey when her = Police: investigator Paul Kelly accuses Barbara of the crime, aunt ‘is murdered and robbed. claiming she murdered her aunt for the inheritance. Corey, now Although Corey believes Bar- hopelessly involved in the case, secretly secures the best criminal - bara's ex-boy. friend was the lawyer available to defend Barbara, then gets himself appointed as murderer, he destroys all evi- . ‘prosecutor. Controlling both sides of the case, Corey is certain "dence to keep Barbara from be- of victory. At the triaf he learns of Barbara's association with a ~ coming involved. . : criminal. be Spl Smad
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acter role of a tough ex-sergeant Indiana, Pa. Jimmy Stewart arranged a special showing of “Ma- Biches: “Sunset Boulevard,” and ture was never released. employee at the school who gets 1aya” for. his father at 11:30 p. m. at a local movie. house. gives a great performance. In; : ® = & : a lesson in humdn nature from The elder Stewart watched the film closely and in one scene fact, one fan's preview card read:| ECONOMY NOTE: A film come his delinquent charge. ‘where Spencer Tracy slugs Jimmy, Dad leaned over and whispered:| ‘I dikes the actor who played pany is going on “location” to the The film opened yesterday at Did he realty sock you? Did -he-hurt you?» —DeMille-the best: — [Franciscan Motor Hotc', five min-
"In no great pain; Dad Stewart |
{has been conscripted into the in the film. Next time Jimmy |
cise tax on theater tickets, ac-| sound asleep, ap jcame back, Martin turned. to fhig|Charles Coburn, or Jars old; show—“Private Eye-ful.” -jeording to information from the! A UNIQUE entertainer named 8irl and said: i ae mund) 8-4
office of Dick Frank, Paramount Don Hornsby is setting Holly-| calls himself, is the entire floor] “==doing a five-hour-nonstop-show: 5p “trouble. in “Outbreak” ig ending for-“Mr-Music:*— Groucho
played by an actor named Lewis! "Through his brutal commands,| Qver-all, it is an arty art film:| of several persons with Ray the managers to sign protest cards him during the act. [Charles. Mr. Charles, suffering Plains the ballet to Bing.
;solicitous ordering blankets and pyry” with sage), said: “The only troue {other warming agents. |
ible,” Kazan said. “He has a Eric Von Stroheim shows Glorfa it.”
acquitted. At this time, her former boyfriend ther®calls Corey to her side to profess her love
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his last trip to his home town of himself in the new Paramount cost. Okay to there. But the pic
—— | » yn in Wichita Falls to join the | JOAN CRAWFORD is putting U'°%, from Hollywood and ‘Vine,
| Marines. : ~~. her 10-year-old daughter, Chris- "a8 Vegas" backgrounds. 2 2 .» tine, in a Pacific Palisades board-| 8.8 8 | MARTIN RAGAWAY (no oné ing school. | . doe E. Lewis says he has a
le scape- him)- took a. girl to ; #5 = | new song: “Hand Me Down My. [a8 sopnape o g | LOVE in bloom: In “Louisa,” | Mercurochrome, My Horse Has During the picture, he went out @ new film at UI, there's a ro-| Just Been Scratched.” . . . Slick for a drink of water. When he mantic triangle. composed of | title for Gertrude Niesen's TV
» Bir Mos : .|Gwenn, 73. Gwenn, in case you're] SAYS band leader Harry copa media T.miss much POP: | yondering, gets the girl, =~ James: “The flat feet in Holly= _ —— Er Tm ER SR——— SEIT TIE i. —8— Ee aks 2 wood are caysed by too many peos ¥ ¥ " r -A-CORPSE that gives Richard! 0 KOUCHO MARX and Bing pie jumping to conclusions.” Widmark and Patl-Dougtas a lot] Y agreed on-that gag Cw aE a ‘SIGN on a Hollywood war sure plus store: 0 8 “Take Home a Flame Throw=from -deadly pneumonic plague, TERRY MOOR E, Who ‘¢o-| er and ‘Watch the Little Lady's ends. up draped over a log in the starred with a horse in “The Re-| Eyes Light Up.” »
(will do a routine in which he ex-|
Director Elia .Kazan was very tyre for her co-star in “Alias Mike had some turkey dressing stuffed
s #2 =» ble with being virtuous in Holly“Mr. Charles has enough trou-| IN “SUNSET BOULEVARD,” wood is that you can’t brag about
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2 Maneuvering the irial, ‘Corey gets Barbara “Dyin , Barbara confesses her quilt to Kelly,
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comes back to her and threatens to expose her _ for him. Kelly, now certain of y' somphicty > association with Corey unless she goes away with in the crime brings out the evidence that
him. Hoping to protect Corey, Barbara consents. cause Corey's disbejment Corey, a ruined On the road, Barkpra swerves the car over als ready to free. ‘consequences for his cliff, killing the boy friend. =~ ng with Barbands cD CS INE gE
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