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By DICK "MITTMAN LATEST ‘story

book feature, another

yarn on badmen in the southwest, Humphrey Bogart's return to French West Africa and a gripping sea adventure, will be the featured attractions at the downtown theaters during the coming week. By title they are “Alice in Wonderland” (Indiana, Tuesday), “Best of the Badmen” with such songs as “I'm Late,” (Lyric, Thursday), “Sirocco” “Alice In Wonderland,” “The Un-

(Loew's, Wednesday) + and birthday Song,” “Very Good Ad- " : ti srrblower” | Vie and “Twas Brillig. Captain Horatio Hornblow This movie 1s pure fun, From

(Circle, Thursday). ; ’ ; ~the time Alice falls into the rabThe troubles of a young DOYi,... yo1e until she escapes the

who believes he is a murderer are . . : Fh trial of her life by The Red Queen told in the British comedy “The thi ha s picture will have you 1 hMagnet” (Esquire, Friday). ling. P you ‘aug “# R..5 | Disney's latest will rival his {other story book cartoon features, Wonder (ful) land “Snow White” and “Cinderella”, WALT DISNEY, using all of for popularity. It will let you rehis delightful cartooning ability, lax and laugh. finally has filmed Lewis Carroll's

x u beloved children’s book, “Alice in Billy the Kid

~ Wonderland” (Indiana, Tuesday). Returns The true name of the author; Jack Buetel, who played Billy was Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodg- the Kid in “The Outlaw” eight son. He told the stories to a real years ago, is making his second Alice Liddell. movie appearance in ‘‘Best of the Disney has faken all of the"Badmren” (Lyric, Thursday). zany characters from the pook| This movie has a stellar cast and reproduced them in carica- portraying the outlaws of the "ture on the screen. He has deleted southwest in the latter part of none of the crazy antics occurring the Civil War. Jack Buetel will be in the original manuscript. seen as Bob Younger; John Arch-

NEXT WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS—First-run features that will appear at the downtown theaters during the coming week will include Marta Toren and Humphrey Bogart in "Sirocco" (Loew's, Wednesday), the Carpenter and the Walrus, Alice, the

Movie goers will probably rec- er as Curley Ringo; Lawrenceswith the outlaws to rid the coun- blanca, in ognize most of the voices belong- Tierney as

ing to the characters. The voice of the heroine

year-old British-born starlet.

“Mad Hatter”? It

ing voice of » belongs to stage, screen, radio and television's “Perfect Fool,” Ed Wynn.

The voice of the “March Hare, that cross-eyed little rabbit who

event, belongs 0 the man: with Jerry Co;

a rib-tickling none other. than the black mustache,

Is Cabot "as that of Kathryn Beaumont, 12- myjer as Frank James; John Cliff and Walter plotted and executed. These ban- {na other.

Who could mistake the clown- prannan as Doc Butcher. The fe- ditries are planned to ruin Pres- faith in himself, plays both ends nis, Onslow Stevens

remains of . Huge rewards hang on the heads makes the ‘unbirthday party’ such| "0 They are cornered in a woods in the old Cherokee Strip by Major Robert Ryan and his Union

Jesse James; BOD try of Preston and his Wilke as Jim Younger; Bruce agency. Cole Younger; Tom : . Bank robberies and raids are

John Younger

male co-star of the picture isiton's detective agency protection against the t iajre 4 TO Bad "ils Ay to destroy his prestige. Bo acmen . Qe In an attempted train robbery story of eight lawless men, the Preston re-

by the brigands captures his wife and holds her as a lure for Ryan who loves her. Ryan and his men detective bureau office, They rescue Miss Trevor, who is

Quantrell’s raiders.

detective Wednesday).

in an intrigue between the French erous black marketeer, on one

get wise, but cape as is usual.

the Swedish beauty, Marta Toren.

attack the Damascus Hollywood attempt to build up the badly mystery and the dramatic effect of taken from the “the story,

The Indianapolis Times

"BEST OF THE BADMEN"

“heavy” in “Panic He proves he can treach-

(Loew's, he scored as in the Streets.” The story finds Bogart involved do it again, by playing a

“Sirocco”

Included in the cast are Everett Gerald Mohr, Nick Den-

side and the Syrians on Bogart, who only has Sloane

Both sides ath and David Bond. doesn't es- 8 wn n°

Sea Saga

middle Bogart co-star is

Bogart's feminine

“Captain Horatio (Circle,

Included in this picture are the here to catacombs. This is a blower” This

color production

because the catacombs hrated author C. 8S.

. . haired, Special mention should be given giapy Horn- Brave Bulls,” Thursday). ¢ was with Jimmy Cagney in “Come Fill pages of the cele- the Foréster’'s panse of tummy and cooed

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Caterpillar, the Lizard, the Dodo and Tweedledum and Tweedledee in "Alice in Wonderland" (Indiana, Tuesday) and Claire Trevor, Robert Ryan and Bruce Cabot in "Best of the Badmen' (Lyric, Thursday).

In Hollywood—

Carlita Believes She Is wz Typed as "Midriff' Actress

By ERSKINE JOHNSON the entrance of DeWan's Beverly HOLLY A 0O0D, Aug. 4 Dark Hills photographic studio and he black eyed Carlita, the has refused requests of both to Portuguese doll of The take it down, now playing a night Bruce Cabot's (who men) | ‘ailment—he now ages on his face — friends worried. cat-out-of-the-bag dept.

serious skin wears bandhas his

lub singer collects

Cup,” displayed a wide ex

"ALICE IN WONDERLAND"

Indiana

Merle Oberon Hopes Latest Film Funny

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4 (UP)— Merle Oberon hopes fervently that “Pardon My French” will seem funny to her screen audiences. At the moment, it from funny to her. In t process. of making her first slapstick comedy, and her first motion picture in four years, Miss Oberon found herself slapped, knocked to the floor, bumping down a flight of stairs, becoming tangled in nets, being dunked in wine and working i the rain in a flimsy negligee A couple of times during sent: imental moments in.the story she found herself called upon to wee? briefly, She amazed the rest of the crew by the ease with whice {she summoned up tears. She ir {sisted it was nothing, really. | “It’s not hard th cry.” she sata” “when you're bruised from head to foot.”

seems far

. Filmed in France “Pardon My French” was filmes on the French Riviera, It co-stars Miss Oberon with Paul Henreid as a Boston schoolmarm, who in|herits a French chateau and arfull of squatters. picture, “Night Miss Oberor years ir

rives to find it After last made in 1947, most of four

her Sons,” spent Europe. “The roles 1 was playing seemed too much the same.” she explained after returning here tc settle in her new home in Bel Air “I tired of it, and decided to go away for awhile. Then came ‘Pardon My French,’ all filmed in one of my favorite places. I soon found that I was glad to be back tat work.” Former Glamour Girl Miss Oberon came to the screen

as a glamour girl in the early

lonna. s. THev. ar : wounded. ) : Other sounds for the animals troops. They are all freed when Preston rushes out after them weren't discovered until some novel, ‘Captain Horatio Horn- “Honey, I guess I'm just a mid I asked Gar Moore if fiery Anna 130s. frst in England and later in 3 py tak Ini : . p ox § ¢ "om 3 netress y r 30s, 8 ongland ¢ ater are produced by Sterling Holio- they take the Union oath. and is killed by his own men, Years. after 1925, the time of the blower.” Though the story is fic- riff actress Magnani had been the big flame rst am Bans : 4 . . drag , v ao vib } > . « rhun PO 110 ‘ p . ~ wav. The Cheshire Cat; Richard Robert Preston, a greedy de- g.. nan treats her wounds and, Plot. tion. it has often been suggested Carlita, who once led a rhum: jn Roberto Rossellini's life during Hollywood in such dramatic suc Y waternillar: Verna te€ctive who is after the rewards, 1 aids RVan i 1a “Sirocco” was taken from it was written about the great ba band on Broadway and in tha making of “Paisan” in Rome. cesses as “The Dark Angel.” Her Haydn, The Caterpillar; Vern : : with Buetel, aids Ryan and Claire 8 a cad : Felton, Queen of Hearts; Heather organizes a mob and attempts t0 muayor to skip over the border Joseph Kessel's novel “Coup de English naval hero, Lord Nelson. local night spots. has played ! Oh. no,” said Gar. “It was advent into comedy heretofore : 3 i ‘ " " : : . o roles : are vidriff . . Angel, Alice's sister; The Mello- stop them. Preston and his gang into Mexico Grace Furthering this belief is the love big roles all in bai midriff sr. lene Dietrich then. has been limited to the sophisti $i > i yo ie , 0 ' : r : wv, "wa & ape fq cree othe fol af 8 is Men, Playing Cards: Bill Thomp- fight Ryan and his forces. A This color production is the The third star of this movie is between Hornblower and Lady S0owns, Her off-screen clotl z o ” sated ArawinT ‘v f gon White Rabbit and The Dodo; Man 1s killed and the eight “bad- third of a series. Its prede- Lee J.- Cobb, who portrays a Barb#ra, whose counterpart is low the same pattern / PRESTON FOSTER on reports Fa 8G, 4rawmng-room ype 9 rev izard; ovis Men escape. SSOTS » “Rs: 'g French colonel. He is a humane found in the love of Lord Nelson Honey," she said. "I L Prob- {pat he's switched to character MUmOT. Larry Grey, The Li ; p i : b CeSSOrs were Bad Man Terri tem. I'm looking ‘my leading n She savs she found her introy . ’ 7 sto gains ve anc / " ‘ pn oma 3 ir OF ng y ’ 14 ¢ em. ooking my ading lag rr oinving Y py : SAyS 8 1 Lloyd, The Rose; Pat O Malley, ai ves B gain ngeance Yitory,” and “Return of the Bad- &¢ ntleman, whe tries io bring theiand Lady Hamilton : straight in the face but he keeps foles hy playing John } ITTVMOTe 4yction to slapstick enjoyable—to 4 N m he railroading Ryan for the murder. ” bloody hostilities between the rer althoug! ps was SAE . i> Jr.'s father in "The Big Night” : Ie Tweedledee, Tweedledum, } ; : Honda lmen. ; Hornblower, although he wg al * Deeks at mv stomach B g a point Walrus and The Carpenter; Jos- Preston's ‘Estranged wife, Claire a nn @ French and Syrians to a close. a brilliant strategist, did not have taking pec RS at my 8 3 . “I've always been a character!” Lat oie is a SiviicRl ‘strain eph Kearns. The Door Knob; Trevor, helps Ryan to escape Bet een This benevolence is tempered by a “hig head.” Before every battle EXCLUSIVELY YOURS: The actor Rut producers have tried and I'm not: used to that.” she James MacDonald, The Dormouse, Ryan is wounded in the melee IN Ww his uncontrollable passion for he was uncertain of his abilities Hollywood lens gang has been to make a leading man out of caiq4. “It's also a mental effort. and Dink Trout, The King of that follows his break. He travels| py mohrey Bogart returns to Marta Toren. He is extremely and he was scared, but he had the given the “No pictures, please me for years” Well, it's a big we examined each bit of business Hearts, : to the bandits refuge, He finds the screen - in another French jealous. willpower to see it through. Opin- edict by Mrs. Gary Cooper and switch in a business where lead- tn gee whether it fit the character Even the frivolous little tunes Miss. Trevor waiting for him. ALH a ” 3 ; Also in the plot is Zero Mostel, jon is that Gregory Peck has Peter Lawford . ... A giant ing men want to play romantic and the story. and often as not will make your heart sing, as She nurses him back to health. rican adventure, that is said the night club comic. He re- made the portrayal of Hornblower sized picture of Liz Taylor and leads as long as they're able to words and action had to -be Ryan decides to cast his lot into be his best role since Casa- versed his field completely when one of his greaifst acting feats. [Nick Hilton is still hung over walk. changed on the set,”

gome of the characters sing out

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ing on the deck of his frigate HMS Lydia in "Captain Horatio Hornblower" (Circle, Thursday). Peck is seven months from home, sailing the dangerous Pacific waters opoa secre! mission.

He i ies from FLEAS

‘CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER'

Gregory Peck is shown stand-

Peck is under orders to aid the bloodthirsty rebel in any way he can. El Supremo requests him to attack the 60-gun, Spanish war ship, Natividad. In a brilliant sea maneuver, Peck and his men are able to lock their ship to the Spanish man-of-war. Peck boards the craft and soon captures it. He then turns the boat over to El Supremo. At sea again, Peck learns that England and “Spain have signed a truce. He encounters a Spanish lugger and takes

Soom an English lady, Vieginia Mayo, who Has been a captive of

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Although Peck has a lady passenger aboard, he is under orders to sink the Natividad. He meets the outlaw frigate far out to sea. A battle takes place. The bloody fight takes a heavy toll on both sides. Peck is victorious, because oF his seamanship and courage. As the defeated Natividad and its crew sink into the blood-red waters of the Pacific, tired and wounded Peck returns to his cabin to find that Miss Mayo had left her cabin to treat the wounded. On the long voyage back 40 England Peck's admiration for her deepens into love. Miss Mayo falls for him alsa. ~~

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B When they confess their love, they admit that both are married. Virginia is wed to Denis O'Dea, high in the British admiralty. Peck also has a wife waiting for him in England. Arriving home, Peck finds his wife has died in childbirth. Reporting for further sea duty, Peck is given the 74.gun Sutherland and assigned to render useless a French port. A terrific storm blows up as the

Sutherland floats outside the port, waiting to sneak in. Peck spots four French vessels slipping through the blockade. He decides to

The. Sutherland ' is scuttled, after it is hit by murderous fire. It sinks, thus blocking the port against future use. Peck is captured, but sisal Me returns