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PARTI 13 'Happy Go Lucky' Frivols Along af-1 i 'i AND FILM ies definitely registers as con Ing along." George Tal's expressive car toon "The 500 Hats" shows at the Hollywood Theater. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1943 Losangclcs Cimcs other parts. Rita Christiani performs a voodoo specialty dance. From my point of view you can take or leave this picture. You won't miss anything if you leave it.

Only as a contrast to war films does it have its points. Aldrich rrogres "Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour" is easily one of the best of the series with Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel and the others. It is genuinely diverting and worth while. Frances Gifford as a tempestuous young movie star and Gail Russell add measurably to its attractions. Henry is, of course, as dumb or if you want naive as usual, and that does sometimes get boring.

Eliminate this and the ser i i A Serious Film and Comedy Prottered BY JOHN L. SCOTT Dual film programs often afford strange contrasts in entertainment. None is more unusual than the bill offering "Slightly Dangerous" and "Tennessee Johnson" at Loew's State, Chinese, Carthay Circle and Ritz theaters. The former production, starring Lana Turner and Robert Young, deals with harebrained escapades of an excitement-seeking girl and the young fellow who pursues her. "Tennessee Johnson" is a very serious treatise on the life of Andrew Johnson, the president who was impeached, tried and almost removed from office.

Both, productions, though as different as day and night, have too few high spots and too many low ones. Tedium is the result Draggy Scene For instance, In, "Slightly Dangerous" the fun rides high, wide and handsome in a few scenes, followed by drawn-out sequences of apparently serious playing by all principals concerned. In other words, the film is a comedy that doesn't stick soldiers Hia Bond Rallies The Yard Bird Club of Ft. MacArthur, special services unit presenting "Hey, Rookie!" at th Belasco Theater, has recently discovered still another way in which to give all-out aid to the war effort. For the past month most of the cast and orchestra have given up off-duty time in order to make personal appearances at grammar high school BY EDWIN SCHALLERT Escapist may be affixed with-out hesitation to "Happy Go Lucky" as a description.

It is a pleasant, utterly trite little Tech. nicolor "breather" in the routine of entertainment. Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken and Rudy Vallee are Its cluster of personalities, none of them doing anything out of the ordinary. The picture also has engaging music by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh, was screen-written by Walter De Leon, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and directed by Curtis Bernhardt. It is visible at the Paramount theaters, Downtown and Hollywood.

"Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour" accompanies on the Downtown program. Masquerade DeTic Film-makers didn't even delve for a brand-new idea in 'Happy Go Lucky." They chose the one about a cafe girl who maspuer-ades as an heiress in order to RX.O., Selznick Will Divide Players Time Universal Announces Plans to Produce Novel Stoiy of Lady Anthropologist BY EDWIN SCHALLERT Talent-pooling deal that has various angles has been entered Into between R.K.O. and David O. Selznick. This had already been forecast with Robert Andersen, who had been signed under contract by R.K.O.

and wno is to work part of the time as a Selznick player. Other players are invoked in the agreement, Including Kim Hunter, brunette beauty discovered by the maker of "Gone With the Wind" at the Pasadena Community Playhouse; Gregory Teck, who acted with Ethel Barrymore in "The Corn Is Green" and who is under contract to R.K.O.; and Gordon Oliver, another 1 tt ai i a 1 1 1 cuiv jjvxiu. i aiuOa ii mi 'w I Xar-v- -a They will shuttle between-the two -establishments and the to its medium. "Tennessee Johnson" is heavy ANNE HENDERSON Plays one of the principal roles in Father, due tomorrow night at the tsurmore. AT HOLLYWOOD mm mmrjja wra ewmi mivm a.ai.irarHFXWKANKt- 'Hi urn i Ywnnn DOWNTOWN WILTERN Cfccatcrs Spoken Drama I TnMnnnnw UioM A-sn mats.

BILTM0RE a vi'iviiiiv at SAT. POSITIVELY 2 WEEKS ONLY INCLUDING SUNDAY marry to advantage. Miss Martin is the lady fortune-hunter who arrives at a tropical outpost, where Dick Powell combines beachcombing with wild promotions. He decides to promote Miss Martin. Rudy Vallee, millionaire, i3 designated as the "victim." To help the comedy the zest-ful Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken are on the scene.

Much is accomplished by Bracken to further the romantic pme with a love potion secured from the natives. Inhaling this does the trick that love potions used to accomplish when people imbibed them. Bracken tries the scheme with Vallee, using a spray gun, but as it turns out. and as you may well imagine, this doesn't exactly lead to the altar for the heroine and her man of wealth. So gf est This Is all duly accompanied by the attractive vocalizing of Miss Martin, as well as singing by Powell and Miss Hutton, who does her "Murder" number in a rather subdued style, and one or two others.

Vallee shuns tongs and his portrayal is in somewhat the same vein as his millionaire in "Palm Beach Story." He does well with this sort of role, but two should be about enough, in case he returns at an early date to screen activities. Powell also carries his portray, al with authority, despite it is not, strictly speaking, a heroic character. Bracken and Miss Hutton have some amusing doings to offer, though their comedy is restrained, and also commonplace as to material. Sir Lancelot and his Calypso songs are featured. Clem Bev-ans does one of the best of the supporting duties, while Mabel Taige and Eric Blore sustain fare, with few attempts made to lighten the treatment of a political scandal.

The picture also raises controversial issues of the past, which won't set well with people who still are of a mind to argue. Andrew Johnson's life is detailed from the time he escapes into Tennessee as a runaway apprentice until as President he is impeached and tried. From a standpoint of history it is interesting, although the foreword indicates some liberties have been taken, and many moviegoers may feel it is a very worthwhile film. In this case, it certainly will depend on the point of view of each individual viewing the production. Good Portrayal Van Heflin as Johnson gives a forthright portrayal.

Lionel Barrymore as Thaddeus Stevens, opponent of the President; Ruth Hussev as Mrs. Johnson, Mar-jorie Main. Regis Toomey, Edward Bromberg, Grant Withers and others in the cast are entirely adequate to their roles. William Dieterle's direction is rather slow moving but thorough. When "Slightly Dangerous" stays within comedy bounds it is fine entertainment, with a few sequences really hilarious.

Lana Turner plays a soda clerk who gets a new personality in a beauty salon, Is injured when a can of paint falls from a ladder and winds up pretending to be the long-lost daughter of, a millionaire. Young pursues her throughout with varying results until the finish. He supplies some very funny scenes and Miss Turner proves as glamorous as ever. Alan Mowbray in a brief comedy sequence is tops. Walter Brennan, Eugene Pallette, Dame May Whitty and others are In the cast directed by Wesley II it maV bC 1 Ji I I move is regarded as setting a new wartime precedent in ndnuimg of talent.

It also indicates that the Selznick resumption of movie producing is nearing. VMVKRSAL PKOUUAMS 'II Ell PRIMITIVE MAX' More escapist than usual is the promise for a story just purchased bv Universal. It is called "Her Primitive Man," concerns a lady anthropologist, and was written by Dick Hyland, not to be identified with the Hyland who was formerly a sports writer on The Times and is now in the serv ice. This Hyland has been identified with motion pictures for some time. The plot of the film, comedy adventure type, will tell how the ladv anthropologist brings back a "gent" to this country whom she takes to be a savage, but he turns out to be tamer than she thought.

Whether this proves disappointing to her or not is unrevealed as yet Michael Fessier and Ernest Pagano are scripting and the film may star Louise Allbritton, who is getting a build-up at the studio. DE MILLK CASTS KEID IX 'IR. WASSELl Elliott Reid tne young stage actor who appeared with Susan Peters on loan at Metro in "Faculty Row," ha3 caught the eagle eye of Cecil B. De Mille at his own studio, Paramount. Wherefore he will be cast in a youthful romantic role In "The Story of Dr.

Wassell." Both he and Carl Esmond fall in love with a Dutch nurse in New Guinea. So far selected for the -film are Gary Cooper, Eddie Bracken, Stanley Ridges, Sonny Tufts and Melvyn Francis, as well a3 Feminine Star Barbara Britton. COMMUNIQUES FROM FILM FRONT Neither billing nor songs were the main cause of Constance Bennett's departure from the cast of "Hi Diddle, Diddle," according to word from the star's own bailiwick. She contends that the entire part in the film would have had to be rewritten and that there wouldn't have been time to do this satisfactorily, with the other players already engaged. Ann Richards, who is the leading woman for Brian Donlevy in King Vidor's "America," has already been signed on a new term contract that suggests stardom at Metro.

This is the result of her work during only a few days in the film. She is the American girl, born in Australia. Previously at M.G.M. she only acted in a short picture "A Woman in the House." Ida Lupino, who is at present doing "In Our Time" at Warners and who is destined to go to 20th Century-Fox for "Flare Path" has "discovered" a subject of her own for the screen. This is 'Tier End." a play that she inherited from her father.

Stanley Lupino. Negotiations are on for its purchase by 20th. It is a narrative of the East End of London. NEWS CLIPS FROM STUDIO TOWN Purchase of "Yesterday's Children" has been officially confirmed by Metro. An original by Lamar Warrick, it concerns a mother, father and son, the last-named being somewhat undisciplined.

The youthful role chap being about 17 years promises to be stellar. Story is linked with the war in that the boy finally joins the Air Corps. Already there is a picture looming which will present the American answer to Japan's cruel execution of the Doolittle flyers. Atlantis has programmed "When We Strike Back" with this theme, and. the production will start in June with Edgar Elmer directing.

Nancy Gates will play an American girl in "Behind the Rising Sun," which will feature Margo, Kenny Baker will start a five or six-week personal appearance tour in the middle of May, going to Boston. Cleveland and Chicago, among other cities. Robert Walker, married to Jennifer Jones, gets a new contract at Metro, where he is due to appear in "See Here. Private Hargrove," following his current duty in "Mme. Curie." Sam Wood, director, who has been shooting "Saratoga Trunk" at Busch Gardens, has secured Maria Shelton for the role of Mrs.

Porcelain. PERCY WAR AM JUNE WALKER $2 75," $2.20," $1.65, $1.10, 55e SAT. MATS.f $2.20, $1.65, $1.10, 55c aseia OAKLAND vs. LOS ANGELES Tues. thru 2:15 P.M.

Sun. 2 Games, 1:30 P.M. (Ladies' Doyi, Thuri. Sat.) i Ticket Information, phone ADami 4107 ADamt 4108 his horse Burnt Cork run the Kentucky Derby May 1. SWAXSOX HOOKS CP Gloria Swanso.

since the end of the Lou Holtz show, has tied up with a New York fashion outfit. Don't believe Jimmy Walker's signed up to work for our producers in Washington. He's happy in the cloak and suit business. Anna May Wong, who was slightly slighted by our picture makers when Mme. Chiang Kai-shek was here, going right ahead working for China Relief.

Sam JafTe wants Ethel Barrymore to play Ma Sullivan in "U.S.S. The If she decides to do it, he'll try to get her daughter, Ethel Barrymore Colt, to play the young mother. Mrs. Frank Freemanxpects to remain in Atlanta, with her mother six weeks longer. GIFT OF BONNET Harold Talbot of Dayton, New York and Washington in and out of town the last week.

Lady Mendl's Easter bonnet was a' present from Joan Fontaine. Vincent Shoean's former secretary, Florence Hergeshei-mer. "quite an asset to Harry Sherman. Speaking of clever girls. Dame May Whitty's daughter, Margaret Webster, is here for a week's visit.

Margaret's one of the most brilliant stage directors we have. I'm wondering why our producers let her return east. We sure could use her talents in pictures. Errol Flynn and Julie Bishop, his leading lady in "To the Last Man," are going around together. Don't believe those stories about Flynn and Ann Sheridan.

FACES FOR 'FACES' Leonard Sillman is covering the town looking for new faces for "New Faces." Eddie Griffith off to Mexico after preview of "The Sky's the Limit." Nobody thinks of Ann Corio as a home girl (nor do I) but she comes from a big happy Italian family in Brooklyn of nine kids. In Denver dozens of high school kids spent the day at the Orpheum to hear Tommy Dorsej, so he fed them hamburgers and ice cream. RelM.tcd by th Chteimo Tribune-New York Newn Syndlcnte. 1943 WRIGLEY FIELD TAKE CARS DIRECT TO 42nd AVALON Hill at 11th J'AVA "'rJSSSr HIT! HOW! Niaht. $1.10 ta $2.75.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE TAX Bargain Motinaea Sunday, 2:30 and 5:30. Soturdoy Matinat at 2.30 m. FRED FINKLEHOFFE tuuL PAUL SMALL brirnj you "7- si Si Ingrid Bergman gets the star part in "The Snow's Red" at 20th. It was the Theatre Guild play by Daniel Fuchs about the home life of the new Russia. Gosh! Ingrld's going to have be twins for all the jobs lined up for her this year.

1 The Alan Ladd baby girl was almost born' during the preview of "Stage Door Canteen" at Glendalc. They scrambled out of the theater at baby was born two hours later. Speaking of Alan, Paramount's having a time finding an actor to replace him. They had two pictures lined up for him "Ministry of Fear," a psychological drama concerning a mercy killing, and "Three On a Rainbow," woven around a jockey. My suggestion is they try radio.

That's where they found Alan. There's more hidden talent on the air waves than in any other spot here. Betty Lou Riggs has it all over the "Waves," Waacs, Waafs and what-nots. She'll be the envy of all those gals. Betty goes right along with Tommy Riggs into the Regular Army.

Betty is just another voice in Tommy's throat. LET'S SEE MOTHER Hope it true Oscar Serlin'3 going to do a sequel to "Life With Father" namely "Life With Mother." It should be a honey showing all mother's doings today, Maj. Neely Vanderbilt, who's been released from the Walter Reed Hospital, will relax out here in the desert to write and rest. He's been mighty sick. Charlie Laughton wants to go to Cincinnati, near the end of this month when "This Land Is Mine" opens there.

Florian, beautiful white horse star of the picture "Florian," being rented from. Winnie Sheehan to be ridden by Joel McCrea as Buffalo BilL Much of that picture will be taken at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colo. BETTY NEEDS REST Wonder if it rested Betty Hutton reading about her vacation at Arrowhead 'cause she never got there. She's done six pictures the past year and goes smack-bang into the Angels Sing." That's what she'll be hearing if she keeps up her present pace. How about giving the little girl a rest? Dolores Hope will fly to Washington to join Bob for a week before he goes overseas.

Few girls have had the hard luck that's come to Zorina. First, the loss cf "For Whom the Bell Tolls." The new "Helen of Troy" ballet didn't get. the reception expected. Now she's preparing a musical, and we've all got our fingers crossed. Margaret Sullavan being paged by Otto Premlnger for Martha Dodd in her story "Through Embassy Eyes." I'll make a bet she won't heed the call.

Jack Benny's giving Roches-ter Sunday off so he can see Ticketi ado at So. Calif. Musit 737 So. Hill, and all Mutual Agentic fL It's GIorioBS I Still Friends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, after making about 200 pictures together, play golf and fish together and are partners in the turtle business. HOLLYWOOD VARIETIES 12 ACTS STAR VAUDEVILLE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT STARTING APRIL 24th, 8:30 P.M.

Priet 55e, $1.10, $1.65. Tickets or oil Mutual Agencies HOLLYWOOD LECIOX STADIUM Now Captain Ida Lupino has received word that her husband, Louis Hay-ward, who is on overseas duty with the marines, has been promoted to captain. 1 XHEYRISKED ALL I TODAY'S SHOWS against Japjerrorij i -1 J- 1 A 1 i iimauiii i li in A Real American Shoic! Tht Original Yard Birds of Fort MacArthur In MUSohlu-r Ulusical Smash Hit Tlckata at Boa Offlea and Mutual Aaanclaa HILL at lllh-RL 6217 T0NIOHT 8:30 SSe to S2.7S Mati. Sat. Sun, Popular Prlcaa IZW rADlTARl illh Smash Week Tonlts at OPENS TODAY Washington Hill St.

nnilVO REAM OF THE WORLB'S UAld CHOICESTCIRCUS TALENT TWICE 2 and 8 P.M. DAILY VV Doors Open at Vine St wo of Hollyujood Blvd. 1 "SOY PURO MEXICANO" at Mason. ON THE STAGE "LET FREEDOM SWING" at Earl "THE DRUNKARD" at the Theatre Mart. "THRILLS OF '43" at the Florentine Gardens.

"BIG TIME" at the Mayan. "YALE PUPPETEERS" and Elsa Lanchester at Turnabout. "HEY, at the Be-lasco. "BLACKOUTS OF 1943" at El Capitan. "DANTE" at the Troupers.

"HARLEM IN HOLLYWOOD" at Hollywood Casino. PttOHl X- LUW I BP GR-U47, iifggi tO I.SO mm lowtimaautiim.iaikiMa OX THE SCREEN "HAPPY GO LUCKY" at Paramount Hollywood and Downtown. "EDGE OF DARKNESS" at Warners Hollywood, Down, town and Wiltern. "SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS" and "TENNESSEE JOHNSON1" at Carthay Circle, Loew's State, Chinese and Ritz. "FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM" and "THE FALCON STRIKES BACK" at Pan-tages and, Hillstreet.

"JOURNEY INTO FEAR" and "LAUGH YOUR BLUES AWAY" at Hawaii. "THE MOON IS DOWN" and "DIXIE DUG AN" at Four Star, United Artists and Fox Wilshire. "MANON LESCAUT" at the Esquire. Wa. 4Ar-IUNMKKH 1 1 MATS.

SUN. 1 10 1 i ond 7 P.M "P(u4 fcMl MMnt iHfw IwXnt SAVE GAS TAKE CAR OR SUNSET BUS "THE FALCON THEATRE MART 24 HIT DOWMOWI Mil I AIDRICH CIJ5 GLAMOUR 1 IIMMT LYOON as Htt AI4rick ly(K I ficlna T7 STRIKES BACK" CUNIOHW.VERMaNr NtGMrir-mc. sum. AKO Picturo with NO. 211-21 RCFKCSHMCNK INCIUDIO IM AOMItSION Tom Harriot CONWAY.HILLIAHPT, )i EISA LANCHESTER" IK fMaTaUBIWaVaVniaaTjajar YALE PUPPETEERS NIGHTLY AT (I XCIPT MON.) 716 N.

LA CIENEGA CR. 6-1005 Ev. 1. Sat. 1.65 Long Way Back Dante, starring in his gay and mystifying revue, "Sim-Sala-Bim." now in its sixth week at the Troupers Theater in Hollywood, claims that his earliest-known predecessor was Tcha-tchaenankh, who amazed the natives in Egypt around 376fi B.C.

STAtTLINO SPY MELODRAMA-PACKED WITH SUSPENSE. MYSTEIY. TMRIUSt WORLD'S GREATEST ILLUSIONIST ifTH AND HIS CAY, MYSTIFYING REVUE 25D ANTE ORSON WELLES REDBOOK'S iTDnilDCDC TUCRTDE 1642 N. Las Palmas VS.wri- inuurtng iribMini. ytcciv Tl.b.t.

Ha. A Uaua Tk. a aa WITH DOLORES DEL RIO JOSEPH COHEN AND WILD ANIMAL MENAGERIE WONDERS of tht WORID of WHTf TOPS AX THilK THRIltING BEST fc 'PfLtlt 'Crowns' Worn by Revue Girls In every Earl Carroll show you'll find a headdress bearing resemblance to a crown, in some shape, or form. Carroll says that every feminine creature has a yearning for a crown, from the days when she reads fairy tales and makes cardboard crowns until she grows up and dreams of the jeweled variety. And he believes in making his beautiful girls happy.

In "Let Freedom Swing," delicate, sparkling little crowns are worn atop brunette, red and blond heads as the girls walk through the theater terraces. HUNDREDS Of PEOPLE AND ANIMALS TONS OF PERFORMING ELEPHANTS SCORES OF MAGNIFICENT HORSES CLOWNS GALORE ACRES OF TENTS r.iwruNMUsici AGNES MOOREHEAD1 luff fllimlBIC P-UMICRC4- IUTH WARRICK a7T tnanfli it.4..; mu l.tt.ui Brilliant All-Ntw Slr-Spnjld AiMm-blill ol Umurpiiitd Atrial, Acrnbitio A Annie ArtUU A Amiln Animal A dart -rVTvn. p-Mi 7 IsirW JACK OURANT 1 ATTn EVERETT HOANE(LAUGH YOUR Part Fait1 Tlekatt at All KOUTWOOt I Jiff' i a ounvaaa I I evt XS BLUES AWAY' Thrlftv Own JOftfiE HE6RETE tt tittv cotuMHA picruir IT California ad Masoria Dma K50 lt Sat. 1 If W' SOUTH WAIN SI IUI 'an a I ftt AdnlMlM II.