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6-B OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1943 Joe Gotten Dassin Wins Film Honors ik 11 if a if ii ik ip is is I Enigma in 7 Varied Roles "SurprisinE." is the adjective most often heard in connection with Jules Dassin. is surprised except Dassin, Reason for Hollywood surprise is Dassin's Hoilywood record. His Joseph Cotten is a comparatively young man in real life, but a much wmm i immmamam wi -i older man on the screen, and he re. fuses to be'typed. He's currently co starring with Teresa Wright "Shadow of a now at in the streamlined history a a director reads: One short subject, "The Tell-Tale Heart'next a feature, "Nazi V.

i I-i i a Koxie. Agent," then mtBk the big time wTui The Affairs Of Martha," and (this is wftat surprises Hollywood) to ine Broadway star was 111 i Tf.l 3 directing Joan Crawford in one of" the season's big pictures, "Reunion hi" i 1 ri LL in France, currently at the Para-, mount Theater. Dassin is surprised, but not much. He put in practicajly all 28 years of his life DrepifEinsr for just such a career. man he worked for- nothing in the theater, taking pay in dramatic instruction.

He worked through Germany, Russia, England, Switzerland and Greece, learning the art. He even played New York's "Borscht Circuit" of Summer theaters. In New York, to keep beans in the pot, He wrote radio sketches. They clicked. He directed a stage play which didn't Hollywood beckoned.

7rr. l- 4 he came West, got a chance to direct and now he's "the surprising Mr. Dassin." He was born in Middleton, and educated in New York public schools. Married to a concert violin- ist, Beatrice Laneur, thev have two children. When Pictures And Shows Start These starting times are en ounced by the theaters and last- iinute changes are often made after press deadline.

The Tribune canitot accept responsibility for Inaccuracy due to this cause. Esquire "Yankee Doodle Dandy," 2 noon, 2:25, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:40 p.m.v Fox Oakland "Fight For Free- dom, 12:20, 3:35, 8:50, 10:00 p.m.; "My Heart Goes Out to Daddy," 2:10, 3:25, 8:40 p.m. Orpheum Stage Show, 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50 p.m.; "Tahiti Honey," 11:30 a.m., 1:45, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 p.m. I- AVA, 1 ii ii -mi- ii i. COHAN PIANIST REHEARSES 12 Blues Are oming Back, Asserts Woodv Herman Adion Tales At Broadway first introduced screen "Citizen Kane." In.

it -he "portrayed a young dramatic. critic' addicted to the bottle and later he appeared as an old hospital case addicteij to In, "The Magnificentjjlrnbefsans" he 'was the middle-aged Widower who makes pioneer autos is faithful to his first love. In "Shadow of Doubt" Cotten 'portrays a romantic killer, wealthy widows who poses.as a suc- cessiui Dusinessrqan. Also in the cast are Macponald Caey, Henry Travers, Wallace Fdrd arid 10-year-old Edna May Wonacott of Santa Rosa. Allan Jones, Jane Frazeje-nd Gloria Jean appear in ''iWhen jonnny tomes iviarcning nome which shares the bill.

nr Actress Finds Job A Military Secret HOLLYWOOD, MayfC-Thi International census, omiAm ob- ject to letting an anxious father in an enemy land know that nia jfough xer nas Decome a movie art Rita Corday found this out yester day. She has been in picturefor six months, and has wntUti five "letters to her Swiss father, now at tached to the neutral Nation's con sulate in Jap4eld JHagghai. That her news has been censojed oui'of her letters became evident iipm nis latest reply: A s'JIXou must be making your living -In occupation, as refer-'ences to it" are censored out." Sug. gest you drop the attempt to tell me about it. Keep me1 informed if you yre-well, prpsperous, in eteaa." -Rita.

isn't up, but she's go. Jng to chjwge Jler methcujHer next paptyr picture" or fiertelf Svith ap- tion praising, ner worn in ine ai len Sparrow." 7 Flick the Eyelid tarid Chanae Persona HOLLYWOOD, MayrS- "Any lywood male will telPyou that Hollywood ladies yfiave it all over their leading me intfte matter -of changing screeiy personalties 1 Ingrid Beiman, for" iKtance. whipped a over her blohd hair, darkened rrfiS-' eyebrowssrd became a gorgeous brunet for "Saratoga Trunk." L. Betty Davis her iu'p?" and toned down her hair tq bfcebrne aN matron lor waicn pn me nrnns. Barbara StanwyckctWSardeH most of her clothes 'to into character as a strip-tease gal In Xady of Burlesque," while Ida Lupjfta aiwLOlivia -de Havillarfd went ftlhk by donning hoop Mdj ts in "Devotion." Siv The males, meanWhile, grow tipnrria nr nut on fake, moustaches.

Unless they da a Muni, tyey are still Boyer or Gary Coper. 'Falcon Gets a Fdcxjfc, Grooms It as Mascot HOLLYWOOD. May 1. fP) A fan in Texas recently sent Tom Cjin- wav a falcon in remembranceXt uie mystery films in which helars. uonway now is grooming iu.

ai as mascot for the series. series. Hc.is.taein-I,,. lng it to sit on a'special perch wHich will be placed in the sidelines of his. set in ol Jjn for HERMAN Paramount "Reunion in France," 12:25, 3:40, 6:50, pm-; "Stranger in Town," 2:15, 5:25, 8:40 p.m.

Roxie "When johnny Comes -Marching-Home." 12 noon, 3:05, 6:20 and 9:30 p.m.; "Shadow of a Doubt," 1:10, 4:25, 7:35 and 10:50 p.m. "Hi Ya 6 and 9:15 p.m.; "Amazing Mrs. Holiiday." 1:25, 4:15,7:05 and 10:20 Durbin Film Now at A pair of velvet earrings is the smart substitute -for metal costume jewelry which Deanna Durbin wears ri a sequence for "The Amazing Mrs. Holhday." now at the D. She dons round black velvet ear rings with a black velyet-fpimmed suit she wears for a railroad sequence, in which she- appears with Edmond D'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald.

Arthur Treacher and ojher notables. me Amazing Mrs. Holiiday is Miss DurDin's 11th starring film, and the songs she sings include Puccini's "Vivi DAArte." "The Old Refrain," "Chinese Lullaby," Rock-A-Bye Baby" and "Mighty Lak' a Rose." The Ritz Brothers and Jane Frazee shre honors in "Hiya Chum," which shares the bill. At Moulin Rouge Taking Off for Fun," featuring girls and starring Bonnie Lee, con tinues at the Moulin Rouge Theater. Included in the cast are such 'Ide-lightfuls" as "Chubby" Honey Lane, Sally May, Mona Vaughiv Rosalie and Leri Vale.

Male members of the cast include Bert Berry, Dick Buddy O'Day, and Minor Reed. A full length film is interspersed between stage productions. MarV Astor Due Be Made SPAR v. in Washington intended to make Mary Astor an honorary member of the SARS, in appreciation of her work the-recruiting corpgr- She is an active member of the Civilian Air Force. The actress learned of the honor when she reported, at the studip for scenes in "Facutly Row, with Herbert Marshall.

Technical Engineers For his latest specialty, "The Seventh Column," Pete Smith has the assistance of two technical directors, Chief of Safety Engineers W. Rhodes, of Douglas Aircraft, and Edgar F. Hirth, of Liberty Mutual Picture cautions against carelessness that causes accidents in home and factory. Another Death Scene Veronica Lake, who just did a heroic death scene in "So Proudly We Hail!" follows with another in "The Hour Before the Dawn," her next movie for Paramount. and other outstanding Soom II I RED SKELTON 1 Ann Rutherford WHISTLING A IN DIXIE I By WOODY "What's coming next in music? Swing is apparently 'on its way ouli But will we just return to sweet music or will be progress to a new development?" seems to be the question most fans want answered.

Whereas popular music" going? The music of the future In my opinion will tend towards the simple melodic American "blues" form. The "blues" was the original form of jazz and sa a matter of fact pre-daled it by at least 25 to 35 years. As originally created and developed in the South, the "blues" came out of 'the deep longings of the people for happiness and peace. As music, the "blues" is the most rounded form of American folk music and ft has the greatest appeal for musicians. GREAT MUSIC Some of the greatest ever recorded has been "slow blues" music by miAicians such as Pete Johnson, Duke Ellington, Bix Beidenbecke, Louis Armstrong and others.

Our own band is billed as "the band that plays the blues." To us the "blues" is real" music. In private jam sessions, it's interesting to note musicians rarely turn to numbers like "Dinah." "Tiger Rag," "Nagasaki" and other hot tunes when they start to warm up tq their intprovisations. Instead they turn to a "blues" theme that may be no more than a half dozen notes altogether and using this theme as a basis, they proceed to build up a whole framework of melodic and inspired In the slow blues, the" musician can rela, and play his hear out. The melody can be turned i side out and all sorts of different varia tions discovered. The musician gets a great kick out.of his work and the audience receives the thrill of spontaneous improvisations in listening to his playing.

REAL SIJVCERITT I've often tried my hand" at composing the "blues," Most of my composing is done with the boys in the band. We turned.out "Blues on Parade, "Blue Evening," "Blues Upstairs and Downstairs" and quite a few others. ol AKTinu TUBUS. rr -a Willi Fcitariitf 30 ENTERTAINERS Everything NEW but tki old high-hat! Smashing SCREEN Drama THE POWER of the PRESS i Tmcv Gloria Dickaon H. otto Kruger Cuy Klbbea I I MISS RUSSELL 'LIVED' ROLE OF FAMOUS FLIER For more than two months Rosa lind Russell virtually lived the role of an ace woman flier while making "Flight For Freedom," currently at the Fox Oakland Theater.

When she was not before thexamera, she was usually talking aviation, reading about fliers or trying to learn more about the sort of person her Tonie Carter might have been in real life. Famous flyers, high-ranking air corps officers, noted women pilots were daily the set. There was never a time even dur ing the love scenes when flying was put into the background. "I wanted the picture to reveal what makes Tonie an outstanding flier as well as to show her as one," said Miss Russell, who co-stars with Fied MacMurray in the film. "I believe there is something behind all famous people something that pushes them forward.

I tried to show that in the which is basically one of love and action with as fine a climax as any picture ever nad. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" is the secondary Plays Parts of Different Races Luise Rainer, who played a Vien nese in tscapade, a irench gin in "The Great Ziegfeld," a Chinese in "The Good Earth," and a Creole in "The Toy Wife." beocmes a Czechoslovakian as the heroine of "Hostagw." picturization yf the Stefan Zeym best-seller, Morris Engages 1 Eightieth Bout Chester Morris engages in 80th movie fight made by Producers William Pine and William Thomas. His opponent in the screen battle is Morgan Conr way. The star scorns the use of film doubles for his movie 'fisticuffs. Nichols Is Honored I Dudley Nichols, who adapted "For Whom the Bell Tolls" to the screen, is the proud possessor of the Distinguished Service Medal.

He" was awarded it' for his services in minesweeping activities with the United States Navy in World War I. BROADWAY KOSCH RKI8S XCMUVtMMGDW HIM yg-- Russian Monopoly Hollywood's full quotaoiRussian were called- for weddings scenes of appearing were forty dancers, trained by famous choreographer, David Lichine. 'Not another bristly face could be found in the film colony next day. V- rfy Smallest Waist CAGNEY SONGS The fellow who played the piano when Jimmy and Jeanne Cagney rehearsed their 12 George M. Cohan numbers -for "Yankee Doodle Dandy," in which "Over There" is prominently spTt5d, was the man who first played the number publicly.

"Yankee Doodle" -is currently at the Esquire. He is M. K. Jerome, who oddly enough at the time, 1917, was pianist for Cohan's great friendly rival in "the song-writing field, Irving Berlin. He-played the song at an all-star entertainment for soldiers during the First World War.

In' addition to the Cagneys, the cast includes: Walter Huston, Joan Leslie, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning 'and George Tobias. New Burlesque' Acts Will Be Presented New acts rehearsed by Val De Val, with the burlesque star also back in the cast, will open today on the stage at- San Francisco's Liberty Follies Theater. Intriguing in sound is the number starring Lady Victoria. A quartet of contrasting burlesque queens heading the list of dance numbers presents Mitzi Morgan, Dot Shannon, Irene Cornell and Joy Uavis, all appearing in a fantasy China silk. Screened is "Red Light," a story of the dangers of "Mad Youth." Ml unu MV A ill AkI OretMln Whh johnny ami mam mi Jaw FmN IM BOB HOPE-DOROTHY LAMOUE Thoy Got f3 Covered cjjui.o i rui ii 1 1- iiPr(tTPile I I Ua Jmi Jt rm 1 Two new features "West of the Law" and "City of Silent Men" plus an eighth chaRtex in the serial "G-Men vs.

The Black Dragon' provide the week-end magnet "for.the Broadway Theaterr "West of the Law" is an action picture of the West with the Rough Riders on the prod; "City of Silent Men" concerns itself with the at tempt of ex-convicts to rehabilitate themselves with Frank Albertson and Jan Wiley in the featured roles. On the bill. of shorts are two other specials, from, RKO-Radio. "Indian Signs," a comedy, and "Education for Death," a cartoon. Master of Suspense In Central Thriller "The '39 Steps," the picture that won Alfred Hitchcock international recognition as a master of suspense in melodrama, is the attraction at the Central Theater for the week end with Bobert Donat, who later won new fame in Farewell Mr.

Chips" and "The Young Mr. Prtt," in one of his most arresting roles. For a lighter touch the Central has a "We're in the Legion Now." JOAN CRAWFORD John wimp 1 H-DORN STAGE IN Pf RSON Revue OF GIRLS! Features-Exotic. Alluring BONNIE LEE in "TAKING OFF FOR Aa Un4rMc TnHc ON OVB TAOt AT. mm I il Most important' for the' per manence of the blues as a musical form is the real sincerity and feel ing that, went into their development originally.

In fhong run I believe that because the "blues" have risen from the Americah people as their own musical, expression of emotions, that it will endure long after the "pretty" Tin Pan "Alley stuff has faded. One thing more it is interesting to note that almost all serious composers who come 'to America for new musical ideas hit upon the "blues" as the most characteristic Amrrioan theme. Anton Dvorak used the "Goin Home" theme in his "New World Symohony" an out and out blues and ven our own George Gershwin will always be remembered -for his, famous 'Phapsodv in Blue." Woody Herman, his band, andis all-star revnue. are currently on the Orpheum Theater stage. Officer CreMterT hl" For 'Minesweeper'- Commander Louis H.

Gwinn, U.S.N.P., commanding officer of the Navy Section Bae at San will share original story credit with Film Writer" Edward Lowe on the Pine-Thomas producUon, 'Mine- sweeDer. a Paramount picture. He contributed ideas for the story ground against the Navy's mine- sweeQing service. Returns to Screen Ann Harding, whale't Hollywood for five years when the career of her husband, Werner Janssen, sent that famed conductor on the road, makes her return to. the screen" in Warner filmizatTon of "Mission to Moscow." Arden Gives Eve Arden is doubling as technical adviser on "Let's Face It," which co-stars, Bob Hope and Betty Hutton.

She appeared in the original Broadway presentation. Commandos Sirike at Dawn PAUL, MJJNI ANNA LEE lo i SILVER QUEEN EOHGE BHENT-PRISCILLA LANt Continuous from 2 p.ni Mlnate from Central Oaklant' comiijg! Greater mid Grander Than Ever HA A Sun.AA iJirl StTh I Ac6baSt, uimA RESERVED SEATS OB Salt Buln- nlni My HI, 10 a.m. to p.m. If II II II II II I II 111 Ull fl llIJL I i.n;,r.f a-, k.BI "5. yjr mmim 1 lit 1 STAR-PACKED 5 11 AND hi oacHiiia AND STAR-PACKED Vaudeville Katherine Booth, in "Girl Ciwzy' with Mickey Rooney and JtHtejbar- land, has the smallest waisi.

hot-lywood. She measures ZL' inches Frequent long walks and a salad bowl of fre'3tregetables daily ini addition to hef regular meals is'her formula. Keeps Her Bangs Curled bangs have been worn, by Betty Hutton for rvpry trrppn, rol she's done. In "The Miraale of Morgarfos Creek," she- combines bangs with a coronet' 'Huck' Goes Jackie Moran, who played Huckleberry Finn in the vpicture "Tom Sawyer," is playing his first "heavy" role in "Henry a House." Changes Career Helen Walker, who Has the ro-rn a i feminine-leacKin "The Good 'Fellows," once wrote advertisements for a shirt factory, (i tMncle of As SwS ll mm jrv ALL NEW SHOW TODAY I ml '-HW WrWitM'i l-i CONTINUOUS FROM 12:30 NQON I mwm vra '01' a.r5wt- MATINEE DAn.T 1 P.M. HUMPHREY BOCART XASABLANCA' "NO PLACE FOR A LADY" LIONEL BARRYMORE "DR.

GILLESPIE'S KEW ASSISTANT" Tonight We Hald CAlats" 4 ill COME TO "SSfsJof SAN FRANCISCO WCNy FOR A REAL IS JtesJ STAGE SHOW! V3. Kiav I Errel Flynn-rred MacMurray A WHIiiLS I ON STAGE WHIRLS Williim'Siroyao THE HUMAN COMEDY'i? like nothing you have ever seen on the screen before. It is the miracle of the everyday. It says" the things' that have always' stirred in you, and never' found speech. In some mysterious way this picture rolls a stone off your heart.

You have crept closer to jrour fellow-man. "THE HUMAN COMEDY" is a motion picture" II JOH l.Frn I 111 S'Jt YOUTH TAKES A 'FLING IJV1 IS i VI (n the tradition of "Mrs. Miniver," "Random Har- st," ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'," pictures 1 l1 I A 1 1 1 1 1 i Ii i 1 1 1 1 1 xk11 "Imraoriat A II I Alio VICTOE MATURE in Plnp DIANA BAftRTMOBE In "Seven Days' Leave" "Be ween Us Giris Coming -7.