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Wr Kipling. Adaptation Among Film Offerings
‘Soldiers Three’ to Open at Loew's; ‘The Dancing Years’ Due at Esquire
By R. K. Shull ADAPTATION of a Kipling story, musical Vienna, tale of America’s -blundering harbor Nayy, a swashbuckling epic, and a costume drama with Ava. Gardner and Robert Mitchum comprise this week’s film entries. Here's where and when they'll open: “Soldiers Three” (Loew’s, next Saturday), “The Dancing Years” (Esquire, Friday), “Youreinthe Nowy 0mm {whole outfit. Naturally, he’s dis-
Now” (Indiana, Wednesday), |opeying orders when he does so.
“Sword of Monte Cristo”| Story adds up to a lot of laughs, (Lyric, Thursday), and “My For-/2 couple of romantic interludes
bidden Past” (Circle, Thursday). ”
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Tumultous Trio In black and white.
ONE DRUNKEN British Tom-
mie can cause a lot of trouble. Two can create a disaster. But when it’s “Soldiers Three,” there's the devil to pay. In the case of the film by the aforementioned name, Stewart . Granger, Robert Newton and Cyril Cusack are those three. They're all stationed in India during the time of the Indian Mutiny in the 1890's. When their drunken barroom brawling brings on conflict between their regiment and a group of Scotch kilties, their command-
‘and a few battles, » ” ”
Dancing Drama
In color. MUSIC, high and lowbrow, and dancing set the pace for a semitragic perennial love affair in (“The Dancing Years.” i So the story goes, Dennis Price is tickling a piano in an inn on the outskirts of Vienna for his {bread and cabbage soup. | The inn-keeper has a cute blond nice named Patricia Dainton, who has a crush on Price. And she is lcrushed when Price accepts the offer of an opera diva, Gisele 'Preville, to share her residence. | In years that follow, Price becomes a big-time composer, ro-
ing officer, Walter Pidgeon, pro- mancing Gisele and using her con- . motes Granger to sergeant inipections to promote his composiorder to break up the vicious trio.|tjons, During this time, Patricia Of course, there's a girl in the jgn't sloughing off either. She be-
person of beautiful, blonde Greta comes a big name in ballet.
Gynt, who aids the three soldiers in their search for trouble. But when the real test comes and the regiment is under attack,
| During a chance meeting, years (later, Price proposes to Patricia |in jest. Gisele overhears, and she
{isnt a bit happy. She shouldn't be.
Circle “MY FORBIDDEN PAST"
Is Milestone
A milestone in movie-making is the production of ‘The Great Caruso,” which has given the same boost to grand opera that “The Red Shoes” gave to ballet. With Mario Lanza in the role of Enrico Caruso, the film gives a full-blown, full-color, full-scope and slightly fictionalized version of the great Italian tenor’s life. “The Great Caruso” is the result of several years’ effort on the part of MGM studios. Took a Flyer Although Lanza was not slated for the role until several years hence, he progressed so rapidly in his musical and dramatic chores that the studio took a flyer and cast him in the role now. It was a wise decision. il For the sake of the small fry, Esqui |“The Great Caruso” is probably quire {the best course in fine Tousle ap " " reciation ever des! 0 THE DANCING YEARS De on the io EAght ye he termed “pop opera,” and in some : instances you can recognize the melodies as having been lifted recently for fickle fame on the Hit ON THE SCREEN—First-run film features for the coming week Parade. include: George Montgomery and Paula Corday in “Sword of Monte Cristo" (Lyric, Thursday), Melvyn Douglas and Janis Carter in "My Forbidden Past" (Circle, Thursday), Greta Gynt and Stewart
Double Emphasis Great effort has been made by the filmsters to parallel the mood
Caruso Film ]
it's Granger who rescues the
She's on the verge of having a — (child, and had planned to have |Price become its father. | Desperate, Gisele dashes out and fed |marries a friend. Next morning (she learns from Price that he ~ |still loves her, but to turn an old : bromide, the die is cast. fs With time on his hands and Rs [Cale all married up, Price starts \running with Patricia. And other (that a few relapses when he; {Sneaks out to see Gisele, Price
Loew’s
"SOLDIERS THREE"
er his death, it’s still being used|a castle, the escape from prison,|for in a big way. But Ava's she accidently falls. con-|
{behaves himself until the end of|/28 the “gimmick” in a series ofland the other necessary formula cousin, Melvyn Douglas,
{the flicker. {swashbuckling films. a. a { In “Sword of Monte Cristo,”
i ~ Outside Montgomery {Cristo’s fortune, and she has the
In color. {map key to the fortune engraved IF TODAY'S inheritance, gift/on Cristo's old sword.
% and income taxes had been ap-| Seems she’s also mixed up with b - for som ople’s m h ’ mother had a questionable reputa e peop oney |pliea to Monte Cristo’'s fortune/a gang of revolutionaries, whom| which the prefers to call everything with which Ava 1s
In this endowed, and possibly a
{back in Napoleon's day, the| Louis Napoleon sends George
ingredients.
[Paula Corday is the keeper of Debts Forgiven
In black and white.
|vinces her that Mitchum is notider, but Ava steps forward in the never Knows.” their high-born social equal, and|proverbial nick of time to save nated dog who comes back to therefore unsuitable for marriage. pigs neck. Douglas gets the gaffiseek his murderer. In a huff, Mitchum dashes off instead. This leaves Ava and
AVA GARDNER'S grand- and marries Janis Carter, who Mitchum to live happily ever) a as as after.
little costumes will,
Granger in “Soldiers Three" (Loew's, Saturday), and Dennis Price in "The Dancing Years" (Esquire, Friday).
him back or destroying him. She|been given the role which Ava | bogs down in both intentions. plays, and was later dropped So, Ava sicks Douglas on Janis when Ava made herself available. Carter in hope that he can dis- s = = credit Janis in front of Mitchum. F RANK DeVOL describing
Marie Wilson: “You don’t know Douglas attempts to seduce Jan- what she's going to do next, but
ice and winds up killing her when you. hope.” ! 28”
| SORT of a twist is the new Mitchum is accused of the mur ‘role Dick Powell will play in “One
He's a reincar-
Which does ihe resemble, a boxer or a bulldog?
| GEORGE JESSEL recalls the
your liking, perhaps the full blown | violinist, was playing at home in ‘a trio with Rubinstein and Patia-
If the story doesn't come t0ityme Albert Einstein, an amateur
of the arias with the dramatic narrative of the story. Result is a double emphasis on the operatic music. Although no great shakes as a biography of the late tenor, the music is tops and in addition to Mario Lanza, the vocal roster contains Dorothy Kirsten, Blanche Thebom, Jarmila Novotna and Ann Blyth. Yes, even little Ann can sing, too. She did ja stint at the San Carlo Opera House before she went into the flickers. And the color and photography are something to shout about. The {big outfit which has a near mo{nopoly on color motion pictures {has set a new high in its process {for this flicker. The panoramic |opera scenery and Italian out|doors is worthy of it.
| Some photography in the film
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legend of the wealthy count would Montgomery out to chastise, “My Forbidden Past.” {have been quashed about the time Montgomery goes for her in a opus, Ava is a New Orleans belle more.
And in the interest of film his- gorsky. After the first warmup, hits a new high for the West
AIP) UT IAIGION] LAIRIEIRIS | West Indian shrub Flower Shéshonean Indians Substance for paving Coal scuttle Symbol for tellurivm Tone E (music)
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ON THE ROOF—Tex Cromer will bring his orchestra to the Indiana Roof for dances tonight and tomorrow night.
the drew up his second financial big way. She goes for him with/se the “nineties.”
|statement. la sword. . Fortunately for the flicker in-| Before the mess becomes undustry, ‘Monte Cristo did hang|tangled, there's the usual torture
onto his lucre and now, years aft-|scene, the duel in the passages of | Robert Mitchum
Preview: 'You're in the Navy Now’
During World War Il Gary Cooper receives a commission in the Navy after only 90 days training. Ordered to report aboard a patrol craft for duty, Cooper bids goodbye to his wife, Jane
Greer, a WAVE, in "You're in
that learns from Jack
the Na
Now," o one a
ling young damyankee hom Ava goes sue Mitchum,” bent on winning Sheridan. Ann contended she had |four—can't you count?” .
Upon boarding his ship, Cooper is amazed to learn o is the skipper. Further wonder comes when he Webb (center) and Henry Slate (right that the ship is a secret experimental vessel powere by steam. (Most modern ships are powered by Diesel
Millard Mitchell, a salty old Chief Bo'sun Joni) mistakes Cooper for a reqular Navy-man and chides him about the greenhorn crew. Even the ship's first officer, Eddie Albert (left), is fresh out of training school. When the misfit crew attempts to operate the ship, they only succeed in ramming into the dock,
Then Ava -gets a windfall from
| Comes to New Orleans a dash- her dead and notorious grand- {4104 “Carriage Entrance,” which menacingly to Einstein, named mother. She uses the cash to pur- brought about a law suit by Ann|“Albert!
engines). knows how to operate the
opening Wednesday at the Indiana ter. ivy : engine, ii §
yor is still a civilian at heart. vy
damaging the ship,
tory, it might be nice toc note Rubinstein stopped the play in|Coast studios. Pay particular at-
that this is the film, originally the middle of a passage, turned [tention to Yvette Duguay in a said:|restaurant scene early in the film.
It's one, two, three, (The lens boys do wonders with
| |ner.—R. K. S.
The men all are fearful they'll be court mar. tialed, but instead the admiral commends them for their teamwork, and promises to have the crew is eager into the "shooting war," and Cooper bids Jane fare well as ho prepares to go fo sea. - <u.
The crew becomes determined to make the ship run, and fast develops as an efficient operating team. But the steam engine refuses to function. When the admiral, Ray Collins, comes aboard, the men give a demonstration. The ship gets out of control, narrowly missing two battleships and scraping by an aircra carrion.
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