Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1952 — Page 12

MOVIES

Film Bans Don’t Hold Up Here .

By KATHLEEN CVENGROS DESPITE police censorship bans in both Newark, N. J, and Chicago, Indianapolis

movie fans will get a chance to see “Latuko,” a documentary film centered around the Latuko tribe of Africa. Nixed in Chicago on the’ grounds of “nudity and cruelty —to-animals‘==the-fHm; ‘neverthe-- —ereriys less, is a factual and educational } account of life in this little-known tribe. In order to gather these pictures, the first actual photographic and sound record of the Latukos, a group of craftsmen headed by Edgar M. Queeny and sponsored by the. American Museum of Natural History undertook a four-month safari into Africa's Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The men traveled 8000 miles in specially built trucks - which carried 10 16-mm. motion picture cameras and high-frequency, magnetic tape recorders, newly| developed by the Bell Telephone laboratories,

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the Lyric. Beginning at the Indiana Thursday is “Caribbean,” starring John Payne, Arlene Dahl and Sir French Import Cedric Hardwicke. “Under the Paris Sky” is a Times’ preview of the week is multiple view of the city of Paris, “Dreamboat,” opening Thursday written and directed by Julien at the Circle. Van Johnson and Patricia Neal

own daughter.

Duvivier, noted producer,

By BEN COOK

United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13—It used to be the rule for Zero,” were named on a list of a young man in search of fame and fortune to go West. 10 stars, selected by Hollywood

Tell These Stars

| To Success—Mitzi | HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13—Both

|Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth, {who co-star in “One Minute to

take stellar roles in “Washington| His newest French work’ begins Mitzi Gaynor has different advice for the young man of soundmen, as having the best re-

Story,” Loew's, Thursday. with an assorted and widely “Under the Paris Sky,” is the separated number of Parisians, Discina International Films re- from an old lady who collécts

‘ s who slits throats, Authenticity Plus The Hollywood spotlight is on

Washington, D. C. in the new capital of France. The pic

written and directed by Robert casual, funny and foreboding.

Pirosh, who worked together on |

today. Her advice: Study dancing. pt young actress, lease now playing at the Esquire. cats to a psychopathic sculptor rently starring in 20th Century-

Gradually. they are drawn ‘'Bloodhounds of Broadway,” closer together in an elaborate pointed scenario which evokes the fra- shortage in the field of entertainof male dancers. picture, “Washington Story.” ture is by turns romantic and At 20, a veteran of nine musical Produced by Dore Schary and startlingly realistic, tense and plays five musical she said she has yet to be paired {with a top tap partner.

cording voices in motion pictures, Mitchum’s voice was heralded

indication of reaching the heights for its resonance and for the full some day, values of both his overtones and “One is Richard Allen, a tall, ;ndertones. dark and handsome boy who dances with me in ‘Bloodhounds’!| Miss Blyth's citation was for and who has pares in other her “soft, cultured tones.” Fox musicals, The other is Gower — Ee Champion, who is as fine a choreographer as he is dancer.

“Beyond them there is mainly Look Fast—You

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 1952

: |] Loew's 4 "WASHINGTON STORY"

MOVIES OF THE WEEK—Playing this coming week at the first-run downtown theaters are John Payne and Arlene Dahl in "Caribbean" (Indiana, Thursday); seldom filmed members of the Latuko tribe in "Latuko" (Lyric, Thursday); Raymond Hermantier and a model in "Under the Paris Sky" (Esquire, now playing) and Van Johnson and Patricia Neal in "Washington Story" (Loew's, Thurs-

day).

"In Hollywood—

It All Depends on How You Look

“Battleground” an

the headlines, in

hated ruler,

vival on a TV s

two of the screen's biggest hits For Broke”-—the new offering tells a behind-the-scenes story men of the nation’s capital (not forgetting the women) who make a dramatic blending of love, laughs and legis-

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the

bean,” in which activity ranges from the high seas where rival p,mebodies. buccaneers clash in a spectacular sea battle to the storming of an 48 a shock to me. I tried to pointito death unless some newcomers inpregnable island held by

The story deals with the venge- have reached stardom.”

Preview: 'Dreamboat’

The English "lit" students of Underhill College discover their Professor Thornton Sayre (Clifton Webb) is actually Bruce Blair, one-time silent movie star, when his old films begin to enjoy a re-

are only five of those | rare birds in existence,” she

Kirk Douglas . wailed. “When you've named Dan A Businessman? {| Dailey, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire,

Gene Nelson and Donald O'ConHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13—Kirk nor, you've named them ail.” Douglas,” who made a tour of the Mitzi who did one brief specialty with Dailey in her first

United States following his star- " : . 8 picture, “My Blue Heaven, is

lation. ring role in “The Big Sky,” was “busting” to work with any or Pirate Thriller amazed to learn from people he all of the quintet. She adds ruemet on the jaunt that most actors fully that so is every other famAction is the kevnote of “Carib- are considered by the public as inine tap artist in town, = being either conceited windbags,, Re

or, empty-headed, pipe-smoking ~ WITH the studios planning increased production of musicals, “Actually,” says Kirk, “it came ghe figures the five will be worked

out that any film player who be-/step into the big time, comes a success is actually a fine. “There are only two promising business executive, or he wouldn't'dancers in Hollywood now,” Mitzi said. “I mean men who give evefy

Although Sayre wants to forget the whole thing: and let it blow over, his daughter Carol =~ Sayre's former profession, one ‘person, the head she was 20 years before. Their mutual friend Sam Levitt (Fred and with it comes (Ann Francis) is far from pleased and insists he of the school, doesn't feel the same. She is Dr. Clark) thinks if he can get the two together everything will be all to Sayre. He realizes it isn't

untried talent. Even Broadway

this past season had only one| May See Jane

male dancing star: Harold Lang. The Laugh Parade: Spike A COUPLE of teen-agers told! AN AGENT who called Fox to It seems obvious that a pair af} Look hard and fast, and maybe Jones frequently is mistaken|their mamas that they were rush- ask why “The Number,” a Shelley

dancing feet will get a young vq. see Jane Russell in a sw * : ; ‘Winters starrer, was postponed . ] £ Ss a swift for Jimm but only/ing to a theater to see Dean : ’ postp: , man farther than quotations from shot of Filmakers’ “Beware M or J y Cagney 7 Martin and Jerry Lewis and have 8ot this answer from a hard-bit-Shakespeare. : > My a good cry. ten secretary in the casting of-

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13 and the food started flying.” writer.”

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| By ERSKINE JOHNSON [half a dozen waiters were bowing belle, “I do my topping on a top= i

once did he appreciate the phy-

mremsm———— | Lovely.” sical similarity. Spike and his| «g.+ Martin and Lewis are lice: “WeTe trying to get Toni Royal Appetite | At the suggestion of Ida Lu- wife, Helen Grayco, were stuck comedians!” the mother said. Seven, Bert Six and Helen TwelveHere's a paradox for you: In pino, star of this drama, Jane at a table near the kitchen door! <¢“yeah, we know,” chorused the gs P + . “Henry the Righth” Charles appears as an atmosphere extra. in the dining room of a St. Louis junior misses, “but Johnnie Ray's, pRANK DeVOL claims he Laughton played the King of Eng-| She walks by the window of hotel. The view of the floor show, on the stage in person.” knows why drive-in theaters are

land and in one of the most me- and the service, were terrible. 8 4 =» 80 popular. morable scenes in movie history, Spike and Helen had a quick, WALTER O'KEEFE encoun-| “The movie I saw the other ate a banquet with the manners . conference and then Helen went tered a feminine contestant from night couldn't be shown indoors,” of a bum. In “O. Henry's Full, It's all over in a flash. Jane to a lobby "phone, called the Texas on his “Pouble or Nothing” he quips. House,” he plays a hobo who dining room and asked for Jimmy broadcast who said she made her ® = = orders dinner in a first class Cagney, describing the spit Spike living “topping.” | “WHEN they count the house restaurant and eats it with the was wearing. By the time Spike, “Oh,” said puzzled O'Keefe, “but/ at a maternity hospital,” Willard impeccable style and neatness of Visited Miss Lupino, and did a returned from answering the call what is topping?” | Waterman wants to know, “de

Miss Lupino’s house, waves to her and walks on.

was at the studio while “Beware My Lovely” was being filmed,

a king, |“walk-on” as a personal favor. [they “had a new table at ringside, “Well,” answered the southern) you call it taking infantory?"”

Carol has a Shaiige of heart

awakeni

Although the school officials frown upon Once in New York, Sayre finds Gloria just as charming as

featuring Gloria Marlowe (Ginger Rogers), in go to New York to sbtain an injunction against Coffey (Elsa Lanchester)” who has always had a right. His plan works, but Sayre discovers Gloria has been giving after all being a matinee idol,

"Dreamboat,” Circle, Jhursday.

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the showing of the films. Sayre finally agrees.

crush on the star Bruce Blair, tir

him a hard luck story not quite true and he gets the injunction. and decides to stay in movies.

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