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Genoa Romance, Race Riot Due on Film

‘Toast of New Orleans’ to Help Introduce Mario Lanza and Classical Music By R. K. SHULL DIVERSIFIED ACTION, everything from a romance in Genoa to a Chicago race riot, will be included in this week's new film offerings. Opening dates are: “No Way Out” (Circle, Thursday), “Copper Canyon” (Indiana, Wednesday), “711 Ocean Drive” (Loew's, Thursday), “The Walls of Malapaga” (Esquire, Friday) and “The Fireball” reer plies sree (Lyric, Thursday).

Race Racket

EDMOND O'BRIEN gets on top

» » LJ oct ’ : of the Los Angeles race horse D ors Doing rackets through a little musclé TWO CRIMINALS, brothers, and a whole lot of brains. But

are brought into a hospital after his brain power falls short of!

they have been apprehended in a matching the collective minds holdup. A young Negro doctor that yun the national race horse attempts to save the life of one syndicates. That's why he has brother while the other looks on. an early demise. * © ~~ The attempts fails. In “711 Ocean Drive,” which is The remaining criminal con- supposed to open Thursday at tends ‘that the doctor murdered Loew's, O'Brien introduces new his brother and threatens a re- electronics devices K which make prisal through his underworld as- gathering race information sociates. spap. And if it hadn't been for The Negro doctor goes to the a rather classy woman, he'd probhoodlum’s girl friend and pleads ably be king of the rackets now. with her to talk the crimingl out of any violence. When she visits her boy friend, he convinces her the doctor ‘is lying. White underworld charagters -

set out to ‘‘get” the doctor and At the Roof

sheared him of his easy money. A new twist for Hollywood is

Negroes rise to his defense. A gang war flares. Dismayed at the bloodshed, the doctor “confesses” to the murder in order to force an autopsy, which proves he is innocent of any foul play. Peace returns.

. ¥ Rebels Yell NEXT in a series of fiims sel In the post-Civil: War period will be “Copper Canyon,” which voicez

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business relations with the vietorious Yankees. This particular episode concerns a group of Yankegg who carry on their prejudices against Rebels after the war for the economic § expedient of stealing the South- § erners’ copper mines. With the law on thei? side, thesc particular Yankees would have succeeded if Ray Milland hadn't come along. He manages to oulshoot the Yankees in battle and undermine their staff by winning the heart of One of their leaders, Hedy Lamarr. Also in the. running of these cross-currents are - Macdonald Carey, as the head of the Yankee forces, and Mona Freeman, a sweet little Southern belle.

Barney Rapp will bring his New Englanders to the Indiana Roof for the first time this season on a double dance date tonight and tomorrow night. In addition to his regular crew, he'll feature his wife, Ruby Wright, on the vocals. .

Ray Milland, Southern trick shot artist, is hired by some exConfederates to stop Yankee aggressions on their Western mine claims following the Civil « War, in "Copper Canyon,"

Macdonald Carey.. As sheriff of

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Tragically, Joanne Dru charmed brat, in “The Fireball.” - * him into the syndicate’s snare and |

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Movie Preview: ‘Copper Canyon’

The Yankee conspiracy to drive out the Southerners is headed by Hed

heads the outlawry- which he hopes will force the Confederates to sell, They get ready for trouble

Esquire "THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA"

First-run film attractions for the coming week will include: Linda Darnell in “No Way Out" (Circle, Thursday), Mickey Rooney | ‘and Pat O'Brien in "The Fireball” (Lyric, Thursday), Isa Miranda in “The Walls of Malapaga” (Esquire, Friday), and Joanne Dru in "711 Ocean Drive” (Loew's, Thursday).

the way the real villians go of Malapaga,” foreign offering blithfully along their way. even coming to the Esquire Friday. at the end of the last reel. Justice 3 a. is snowed under by the big racket- A Frenchman, he-is a fugitive : * from justice. He has plenty. of

eers. money, but a toothache starts a new chain of problems for him. MICKEY ROONEY takes on He has to expose his money when

|another one * Juoge oles ne he goes to the dentist. A short plays so well, "thal of 2 con time later, he is robbed.

He's an orphan with an in- Destitute, he is ready to turn Iferiority complex at the start of himself over to the police when he the film, and the school super- meets Isa Miranda.and her daughintendent, Pat O’Brien, is worried ter, Vera Talchi. Gabjn and Isa about him. soon fall" in love, hoping their When Mickey runs away from ‘mutual feeling will bring about the school, O'Brien makes no ef- some solution to their problems. {fort to bring him back, sure that But, with the daughter fearful Mickey wild adjust himself to her mother will desert her in favor society. Mickey steals a pair of of Gabin, and Isa's husband and roller skates, then gets a job as the police ever a tnreat to securdishwasher. By accident, helity, they all live for the moment, learns how to skate well, and soon awaiting a tragic end. becomes a membér of a roller As in the case of derby team. Naturally, there's a angle when Mickey falls for Bev- language of his own nation (i. e.

“The Third

Glenn Vera, Italian). » » ”

of Mickey's Corbett. Mickey becomes hell on wheels, New Orleans never giving the opponents an {even break, but always winning.

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in ‘general, acts Mickey Rooney- then

Then polie slaps him down, paralyzing his. legs. When he rejcovers his skating abilities, he’s a much wiser and more level headed youth. Also, he’s a good sport. Of course, on the day of his triumph, Beverly is there to, accept his. proposal:of marriage and O'Brien is in the background,

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with ‘most of the musi~ operatic vein. Mario will be seen as a poor bayou fisherman, who is discoyvered by Kathryn, an: opera star. pleased as punch. She grooms him for the stage . y 2.7 #nd soon has him singing oppoSea of Doubt site - her. ‘As usual, the sudden JEAN GABIN drifts into Genoa fame gives Mario the big-head, aboard. a freighter in “The Walls and it takes the rest of the film to

‘Milland wastes no time in striking up a romance with Hedy. In the first armed clash be- - tween the two factions, Hedy readily makes an alibi for Milland to save him from Carey's legal “forces. Carey frames Milland and puts him in jail to keep him out of the way. A

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in role in “The Great Caruso.” rr aT , TE. “found IN CASE the Loew's schedule:), they've been grooming him He derides the other skaters, and speeds up a little during the week, for the Caruso role, and letting “Toast of New Orleans” films will be. moving in before next Sat- Orleans” defray the expense. +. Producer Jesse Lasky has great A musical, “Toast” will com- faith in Lanza and his other longbine the singing talents of Kath- hair stars. ryn Grayson and Mario Lanza, he’s been working on a program in the to bring classical music into the This has to be done in lest the uninitiated become frightened and bolt before they get to the box office.

flickers, small . doses,

Loew’s

Man” and a few other recent of- bring. him back to earth and love tri- ferings, €ach character speaks thc Kathryn's good graces. This will be another in a series erly Tyler, who is the girl friend Gabin speaks French and Isa and of films by Mario's studio to in- * troduce him to theater audiences title

preparation for his big

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such as “Toast of

At first, Mr. Lasky eased the bighbrow music into films, mixing it bers, - Jose Iturbi,

Without Milland - to lead them, the Confederates quickly give in to Carey ind start selling their mine claims to the Yankees at . ridiculously low prices. :

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carried the ball in these undercover plays. When the scene, Mr) L.asky had to dou ble his efforts, to play the Caruso role. but he had to educate the ences to the idea that operatic music can be entertaining. Mario made his debut in “That Midnight Kiss,” in which he was co-starred with Kathryn, Since that time he's been téamed with Kathryn in other musicals. This will ease you gradually up to the all-classical “Caruso.” If “The Great Caruso” is a box office success, then the door will

Mario Lanza came on He wanted Lanz#

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be open for other producers to ‘go ahead with classical music Then, the opera. stage can go

by through the same worries which in with popular num-'have plagued the legitimate theaJane Powell ter ever since talkies came into and Kathryn Grayson usually being.

Hedy helps Milland escape from jail. He races to the saloon where the bargaining is taking place and starts a 3d with Carey. Afraid of Milland's marksmanship, Corgy flees.

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Lyric { "THE FIREBALL"

Luckless Fat Man Gets Break

By ERSKINE JOHNSON HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 14-7, Scott Smart, who tips the scales at 260, will do a balloon version of ‘Van Johnson in UWI's “The Fat Man,” Smart almost hit movie fame as Jack Smart when he was under contract to old Universal in 1936. “I played the stage doorman in ‘100 Men and a Girl’ and I got a round of applause at the sneak preview. The next day my scenes were cut out. One of the executives’ wives said that the audience applauded because they did not Jike me.” » » n PARAMOUNT is looking frantically -for vehicles for TV comic Alan Young. And MCA is looking frantically for saddle ‘and song picture’ plots for - Dick Haymes, who is anxious to turn | cowboy, Met opera star Blanche ' Thebom will take a (straight dramatic test at MGM for a two-picture-a-year deal. . .. {Kirk Douglas says his newspaperman’s role in “Ace in the Hole” is even more difficult than his prizefighter in “Champion.” . . . The circus cycle has arrived. De[Mille’'s “Phe Greatest Show on |Earth” will have competition from “The Circus Clown” (MGM) and “Pink Lemonade” (Colum bia).

» Ld » ° LOIS ANDREWS, back in Hol lywood after a fling at summer |stock, denies the rumors ‘that she's about to wed John Fontaine, Barbara Lawrence's ex. “He's a nice person,” Lois told me, “but marriage is out.” : » ” = PETER LAWFORD’S big come petition with Sharmian Douglas is New Yorker Irwin Kramer, boss of the Edison Hotel. . .. The marriage of Sally Forrest and agent Milo Frank will come off when Sally completes “Excuse My Dust” at MGM. . . . It’s Vincent Minnelli's earnings that are paybe a ing the bills all the way down opening the line for his family. Judy Garland is still on suspension from MGM. . A Hollywood lerser who approached Joan Fontaine .and Collier Young with a watch-

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The film is based on the of a little old man who turned out

Also Coming AND SPEAKING of films ‘or the there'll couple stories

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Edmund Gwenn will open there Jet. 26 in “Mr. 880,” a whimsical

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true story down—by } . = = = dollar.bills on a home press. BLONDE, busty Pat Williams, The other original story will who was once Marie Wilson's unhave Bette Davis and Ann Baxter derstudy, gets her first screen kiss

“starring in “All About Eve.” This from Peter Lawford in “An Amer-

fcan in Paris.” She whispered: story is an attempt to do to the “I was scared stiff Spe OS Lok legitimate theater what “Sunset was very helpful, if you know did to the movie busi« What IT mean.” MGM, according to Pat, isn't planning to make a Marie Wilson

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It's all good snide fun and in-

out of her. tended to hurt someone's fe€lings. “How could there be another It'll open Nov. 9. one?” she asks.

At the ore smelter, Carey and his men make a stand against Milland's forces. Milland wins in a personal fight with Carey. The other Yankees surrender. Hedy, tired of all the fighting and: killing, decides to leave Coppertown and go to San Francisco. As she starts” away on the stagecoach, Milland climbs aboard to: ge. with her. ae a

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