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PART 13 TODAY'S SHOWS Actor Considered Cecil Kellaway Is being considered by Paramount for a starring role there, in "A Tank Named John." Tarzan Goes 'Civilized Tarzan and his jungle family "LIFE WITH FATHER" at Music Box. "VAT PTTPPFITITirnC" ot, trek to America to brave the Bos Anficles Simes perils of civilization in "Tarzan's New York Adventure," which opens today at Loew's State and Grauman's Chinese theaters. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942 star In this adventure opus, with Weissmuller portraying a new Episodic Films May Solve Actor Shortage Tarzan as, in civilized garb, he swings on power wires, scales 'If I I i I buildings, dives from the Brook lyn image ana creates uproars OS THE SCREEN "WINGS FOR THE EAGLE" at Warners Hollywood and Downtown. "LADY IN A JAM" at Paramount Hollywood and Downtown. "TARAZN'S NEW YORK ADVENTURE" and "PACIFIC RENDEZVOUS" at Loew's State and Chinese.

"THE MAGNIFICENT AM-BERSONS" and "MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST" at Pantages and Hillstreet. "HER CARDBOARD LOVER" and "GRAND CENTRAL MURDER" at United Artists and Fox Wilshire. "RAVAGED EARTH" at Esquire and Grand. "FRIENDLY ENEMIES" and "THIS IS BLITZ" at the Four Star. "TEN GENTLEMEN FROM WEST POINT" and "SECRET AGENT OF JAPAN" at Carthay Circle.

"MISS ANNIE ROONEY" at the Hawaii. OX THE STAGE "BLACKOUTS OF 1042" at El Capitan. in night clubs and law courts. Also on the bill is "Pacific Rendezvous," a story of international intrigue, with Lee Bow man and Jean Rogers. Lamom to Do Morgan 'Batter Up New Subject Hayes Nephew Testing "HIGH TIME" at Turn- -1 about 'vJL-Sdyi "THE DRUNKARD" at the 1 Theatre Mart.

GiM ft.ti "N.T.G. REVUE" at the Flor- flSut entine Gardens. CttlVtt" Jut fAOl "SHE LOST IT IX CAM- PECHE" at Musart. 'XS Iftt'itlt "STAR-SPANGLED GLAM- i (second Ition.) at Earl Carroll's; i LAST 5 DAYS HuMnIUinir ANN DENNIS Record Artist S1 1 Now Appearing Joan Woodbury Assigned Marie McDonald in Lead COMEDY PRINCIPALS Irene Dunne and Patric Knowles enact leading roles in "Lady in a Jam," which screens, beginning today, at Paramount Hollywood and Downtown. at El Capitan One of the greatest recording artists of all time, Gene Austin, appearing with Ken Murray and Billy Gilbert in "Blackouts of 1942," has one of his discs in the Smithsonian Institution.

'Wings tor the Eagle' Much Camera Tricks Astir With War Doings This is of "My Blue Heaven," which Austin introduced and BY EDWIN SCHALLERT which through the years has sold The screen goes topical again to be spotted for ability. Others fmore than 1,250,000 records. Plentitul in 'Ambersons are Don De Fore; Tom Fadden, In his appearance at El Capi By Edwin Schallert Episodic pictures are likely to come to the forefront. The test opus will be "Tales of Manhattan," which is shortly to be released. And there'll be another essaying of the idea in "Flesh or Fantasy," on which Charles Boyer and Director Julien Duvivier are collaborating as producers at Universal.

Several assignments for this picture have lately been arranged, 'Including Anna Lee as the feminine lead in the sequences with Boyer and Edward G. Robinson, while Dame May Whitty, C. Aubrey Smith and Thomas Mitchell are others in the cast. "Interesting especially is the engagement of Smith, who has been back east for the stage in "Spring Again" and other plays. Reason for the rise of the episodic film plan is that it will enable the securing of actors for brief terms under stress of leading man shortages now' existent.

Duvivier, as director, rather experts in this type of production. with "Wings for the Eagle" John Ridgely. The midget Is tan, Austin is working with the highlights and sidelights on very good. team of Kandy and Koko. bomber building, with many Innovations In camera tech ii scenes shot right within the pre "Wings for the Eagle" will indite no motion-picture history cincts of a well-known manufac Film Interests but it is a satisfactory enough turing plant.

passing event, important now Everybody in the world seems nique are seen in "The Magnificent Ambersons," Orson Welles picture now in its second week at R.K.O.-Hillstrcct and Tantages Hollywood theaters. In one scene the camera re You won't go wrong in seeing it Defense Groups to be engaged in airplane pro duction in this feature put out by the Brothers Warner, and as a Proving of special interest to matter of truth a goodly propor civilian defense organizations is cords the action that is taking tion of the population is. But "Ravaged Earth," showing at your chances of viewing them in if you want to join optimistically in the mood of big preparations for a big task both vital and current. It's a good practical picture of what goes on. Some crudities are the only setback and, while irritating at the moment, don't earmark the film badly in the long run.

Lloyd Bacon directed from the original screen play by Byron Morgan place in seven different rooms. In another, it makes a complete the Grand and Esquire theaters. action are rare, and the picture. The film shows with stark real WARNERS HOLLYWOOD DOWNTOWN showing at Warners Hollywood circle of a hugeballroom to em-i ism the affects of air and land brace the action. 1 I rv li I attacks on a large city and that point is considered an and Downtown theaters, is apt and timely in disclosing (with naturally all due supervision) what goes on to make the huge fighting ships tick.

I valuable aid to effective civilian and B. II. Orkow. TODAY! BOTH THEATRES defense in times of emergency owe? Showing on the program are It may well be classed as a mo LiL lWJJLi rale-building affair, with plot as may perhaps be anticipated, along the good old for a picturesque and humorously contrived appraisal, of the skill of a large group of Mexican tumblers, titled "Mexican Jumping Bean." and a quaint short! i VUG Vi mula lines two men and a girl. Also the son of a well-loved character killed in action.

called "Daughter of Rosie O'Grady." The "Looney Tune" is better than rmmmii rr WIISNWC Don't hold it against me if. such miiiiiiiit urcis Mtf rtmru ingredients appear all too ob vious, and the film is favorably reported on in spite of that. The THS WAR'S MOST AMAZING STOW dialogue is snappy and humorous, there are no momentous drags. There is also a montage of effects Dorothy Lamour Likely for Morgan Role Dorothy Lamour will likely get her wish to play Helen Morgan. In fact it looks almost certain.

And by the same token it's not Ann Sheridan, who's so positively set for the role, notwithstanding word went out to that effect from Warner studio last week-end. Miss Sheridan was very much for the part-In fact, all but set. However, it seems that an underground deal has also been on to procure Dorothy Lamour for the role, if this can be arranged between the Warner studio and Paramount. Miss Lamour is on loan at present to Samuel Goldwyn's for "They Got Me Covered," and her going into the Morgan ical film would mean another outside deal immediately to follow. However, I get it that the contract is all but inked, if not actually that'Fdr some time Dorothy has wanted above everything else to do the Morgan role.

Ruggles, Winninger May Do 'Batter Up' Because "Friendly Enemies" is doing rather better than anticipated during its local run, besides elsewhere, Edward small, it seems, has further plans for matching up the talents of Charles Ruggles and Charles Winninger. He feels that they constitute an exceptional comedy team. Of course, "Friendly Enemies" did not meet with critical approval because of its antiqueness, but that "hasn't entirely diminished its popular favor or anything like that. Upshot is that Edward Small has taken an option on "Batter Up," written by Charles Dexter, and is considering a stage as well as a screen production. Communiques From Film Front William Bishop, the nephew of Helen Hayes, who worked with his aunt in such plays as "Victoria Regina" and "The Merchant of Venice." is being tested for the male lead in "Pearls of Paradise," to be directed by Al Santell for Metro.

-Joan Woodbury has been chosen as the heavy in "Sunset Serenade" with Roy Rogers and George (Gabby) Hayes. Other heavies (male) are Onslow Stevens and Frank Thomas Sr. The next streamliner of the Hal Roach series (these are four-reel pictures) will be "Yanks Ahoy." It starts next Tuesday with William Tracy, who is winning his stellar spurs film by film, Joe Sawyer and Marjorie Woodworth in leading parts. Ann Durant, who played in the films "Meet John Doe," "Dive Bomber," "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "The Hard Way," will be Been as the wife of John Ridgely in "Air Force." There are two other feminine leads to be cast. 1 Miss Fanchon of Fanchon and Marco has returned from San Francisco to arrange details with Sol Siegel at Republic for production of a forthcoming Al Pcarce picture.

She has been in that gives an impression of the size of the undertaking which aims at providing major weapons of war or at least the fast craft of the air to carry them. SHKRIDA PROGRESSES Most interesting, apart from the swiftness of the bomber flights and the speed with which these fighting monsoons are created, is the celerity with which Ann Sheridan seems to be coming along. She has the personality W''r vfr tlmtd lawflh SiSfe 1 for Lov1 VM (J pATRIC KNOWLES 5 VS CILPH EELlCJY EUGEKE PWIETTE Cs tar PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY lh GREGORY LaCMJ --r Hr1 a umvERSAL picturc and youthful vigor to fit right into an actiqn film of this type. She endows the personnel work er she plays with manifest attractions and delivers peppery talk with ease and emphasis. Its hard to say that she over-.

shadows Dennis Morgan because I Till 1K1, va iy 77s he is exceptionally good, and promises more and more to be big masculine stellar timber. His is the forthright style which is ever pleasing to most audiences. Nor does he in turn overshad ow (ieorge lonias, who has one of his most notable opportunities to date as the executive of long raflftMB3 IKBOWMAN'JEAN ROGERS jftftTl aShH PAUICAVANAUGH WSSfU HICKS ifv'l rJTllll 1 StfttnPlaybyHwiyKwiiiti.P.J. WoHlofl rTVl Cll'V' HI I Opntiimr -V4iY Vl I Oif.cHdbyCeoCtSiONty mpOTl fS. A byl-HI0MAN irjy experience who is batted around by rules and regulations, and then fate.

He is the one that loses his son in the Philippines, which builds to a stout climax. Also he loses his position in the airplane plant for a time, because somewhere back in the past he had omitted to take -out citizenship papers. Tobias hits an entirely new stride in this performance. COLORFl'L CAST There is much to be said for the work of Jack Carson, ever reliable in the energy of his work. He is cast as the husband of Miss Sheridan, with whom she rifts for a time.

Russell Arms is the north supervising the "Ice Follies of 1943," and will return there the end of the week. Hither and Yon With Stars Jean Arthur will return from the East after an absence of two months, during which she aided the sale of War Bonds. On her return she will view a showing of "The Talk of the Town," in which Ronald Colman, Cary Grant and she appear. Marie McDonald will get a neat break, for she wins the second feminine lead in "Prelude to Glory" with Alan Ladd. She has also been signed on a termer by Paramount.

She was previously with Universal. Moving moment at Jean Hersholfs birthday party this week was when the honoree drank a toast with the guests at his home to the country of his adoption, and Ralph Morgan led off spontaneously with the singing of "God Bless America." Prominent Hollywood guests at the affair included Edward Arnold. Edward Robinson, Ilersholt's daughter-in-law, Osa Massen; Carl Bris-son, Directors John Stahl and Edward filoman, Kenneth Thomson, Alden Gay, I. B. Kornblum.

Lauritz Melchoir and others. Helen Westcott. the child of "The Drunkard," has been signed for "You Were Never livelier," with Fred Astalre and Rita Hay worth. Norma Shearer, Myrna Loy, Sonja Henie, Walt Disney, Wendell Wilkie, James J. Walker, Babe Ruth, the whole Yankee baseball team, Herbert Bayard Swope, Lillian Hellman, James A.

Farley, Eleanor Gehrig, Arthur Hayes Sulzberger, as well as Producer Samuel Goldwyn and his wife Frances, will be among those attending the premiere of "Pride of the Yankees" in New York. Ten thousand standing room tickets were required to take care of the crowds, with the 11 theaters designated for the opening sold out. SYMBOLS WESTERN UNION CLAM Ot MUVtfl TKla Is futltM TtWftam CW mtm vfiiMt In 4 fctrtd cHtracWt LCCMtrr4Cb HIT-CiUtMfWLmtt j. m. WltLtVVM WILLIAM CMAIMMAN 9 T-tfaOMH Brushes Up TMI NIW OIOWN-UP Fredric March i brushing up on his billiard game for the role of Mark Twain in Warners "The Adventures of Mark Twain." SHIRLEY TEMPLE TIM ilmi tUM Mka tfct 4f Hm mi wtrM 1TAN DARD TIM rat poimt tttu Tim al iwMt la ITAN DARD TIME poUl MtuttMi NA22 8685 DL 2 EXTftU8K NEWYOIK NY HAROLD JETTE.

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