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The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 17

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Warner Rushes Plans art Ifrmt'ma Examiner 1 7, Thurtday, March 2, 1950 CCCC Dynamic Screening of Bigotry Drama For H-Bomb Movie ST story, which deals with bigotry. Claude Jarman carries a -fir i 4 a I 1 i A terrific histrionic load, and excel lently, as a Southern lad whose elderly Negro friend is incar Doors Open 10:4.1 a. Secrecy Surrounds Drama of Scientific Di scoverv Last Feature 11:30 p. m. cerated in a village Jail, accused 4 "LAUGHTER 30 MINUTES OF IT" of shooting a white man in the back.

Outside, an ominous crowd, thinking in terms of lynching, is gathering. With the aid of a gentle South 1 By Louella 0. Parsons Motion Picture Editor International Newe Service HOLLYWOOD, March 1. Jack, men in the cast sr. Kpf.

Georra Dniheek By HORTENSE MORTON "INTRUDER IN THE DUST," carries the same dynamic impact, on the screen of RKO Golden Gate, that it did on the printed page stemming from the pen of Author William Faulkner. Faulkner has never been' typed as a namby-pamby writer. A forceful proser, of stern intellect, and unquestionable literary integrity, his magnificent Intent in "Intruder In the Dust" has been tellingly captured and unfolded in the new Metro-GoldwynMayer release by Producer-Director Clarence Brown. I have never seen a film done with more forthright purpose, with less emotional bias or with greater' understanding than this 8. A ewe thwart the moronic temper and brains of the mob but with the help of the boy's uncle, another superior performance by Donald Brian as a Southern lawyer, not above a bit of intolerance for all of his soul searching, and with the aid of the slain man's crippled father, the colored American does find justice.

The film offers no preachment if it does, any message is to be found in Juan Hernandez, the persecuted Negro, whose restraint in acting is more than commendable. It's a finely etched role, with human weakness and strength. To be credited for exceptionally fine work are Porter Hall and Charles Kemper and again Brown for a stirring film which goes far beyond the demands of entertainment and the box office. is guarding a new story HIEML-ITUUTIIU selle and Marshall Thompson both up and going-placs young 3 ern woman, who looks as if sh never thought of anything but tatting, played warmly by Elizabeth Patterson, and a reluctant Negro boy, Jarman, travels to the cemetery in the dead of night, digs into the grave of the as it were part of the atomic sec-t. Well he may because I am reliably informed that Jack has actors, I once told Jerry Mayer that I would one day write an Hell Bomb" practically ready to item about him without mention go at the Warner Brothers movie murdered man and finds DONALD O'CONNOR filritii MeiiM Ztu fitt emporium.

ing that he is the nephew of you- Know-wno, so this is it. Jerry evidence but not the expected. This IS a bit ghoulish! Time is of the essence to Of course, it's about the race to develop the hydrogen bomb and will glorify the American uirecis. rULL-LINGTM Zn4 FEATURE I a BODY HOLD Wlllard Parker Lol AUbrtiht scientists who, in times of emer gency, become our most impor NEW PRODUCTION ONE OF THE grandest men in Hollywood, or any other town for that matter, is Charlie Coburn. Every one loves Charlie, and next Tuesday, when he celebrates his tant lines of defense.

Again I'm IN PREVIEW TONIGHT talking out of school, but I hear IAST DAY I 'DEADLY IS I THE FEMALE' -j jyf i-r (and on good authority) that Richard Todd, young English sixtieth year in show business, actor of "Hasty Heart" who is many stars will turn out to honor An advance preview of a film, heralded as one of the outstanding productions of 1950 from a major company, will be held at United Artists tonight at 8:00, In addition to a late showing: of "Deadly Is The Female." zooming toward stardom these "Hasty Heart" LAID WITHIN the confines of a hospital in the jungles, the screen adaptation of the Broadway stage success, "The Hasty Heart," is currently at the Royal Filmed in England, the picture stars Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Richard Todd. Companion feature is the Technicolor "Bagdad," a story of desert romance and adventure starring Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price and John Sutton. him at a cocktail party to be given on the set of "Louisa" at days, will be given the top role HARRY COHN has bought the U-I. Many of the actresses with whom he has appeared will be there: Loretta Young, Marjorie Main, Spring Byington, Joan Fon film rights to the life story of Al Jennings, fabulous ex-robber. Jen Portll near BEOS Powell taine, Bette Davis, and other top nings, 86, lives in Van Nuys.

The former bandit not only saw the names. I wish I could sav Jean Opea 6 V. M. Jl.rk, jCsTN Phene PR i-SSrfb Si. nine fyV Timet US p.m.

jafii a I THF COIMPLETI OPtRA -Q IpW I Arthur, because it was Jean's pic error or nis ways, neran ror liov- ON THE Scat EN! ture that brought him an Academy Award. ernor of Oklahoma in 1912. His slogan was, "it takes a thief to "3 Film Clock IllUUVaJaJI iii e4? toper. catch a thief A subtle way of SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLY saving he would clean up the f4J WOOD COLLECTED AT BAN State. I hear that $25,000 was paid RIGOiETTO Pllmei Om Tha Steea r.l The Kerne Okh H.ax DOM: There are now three (Thete time ubject to change by the theater, without notice.) for "Beating Back," the title men In allrs life.

She pre which Columbia will give the Jen C1NRMA "Chata I Jjhtnlnt." 10:30, sented her husband. Oscar De nings biography. Lou Snitzer, a Nejo, with a Vi pound son local agent, bought the Jennings today. They have a 5 year old boy. story fifteen years ago for $150 and hung on to it all this time.

vm flloran marry a lt.Ji), 1:30, 4:0, 6:30, 10:10. CI.AV "Th China Art Bawa," HAIi. p.m. EStH'IKIC "Hirjeant York," la a. m.s 6, p.

m. rX "MAthr Itlda't foil 1:17, 4:36, 7:33, 10:31. OOU1FV OATE 'latrHitM' la the Part," 4:11. 1:25, 10:19 P. m.

LAKK1N -Devil In Flesh," 6:111, p. m. nonprofessional named Margo Tyler In Las Vegas Saturday? NINETEEN year old Tommy Cook caught my attention when I saw "The Vicious Years," a That's what I hear. Judy Ca-nova Is expected to marry Cuban Jet Speed Action I Thrilli! Ramance! WILLIAM LUND1GAN ute ttethetcope on patient Dorothy Me-Cuire for the old "the love me the love me not" tett in "Mother Didn't Tell Me," comedy of error at the Fox today. LOfcW'S WARKIMJI EacitamtntI creditable picture produced by THERE HAS 'VP NEVER BEEN A MOTION PICTURi I i fit 1 for fl LIKE lite' cotot te i ft Jlf ACADEMY AWARDS coNT.ys T01VI0RR0W! I 1:45 IL NEWi I i' w-wsw 1 fjrJ pl Mill banker Phil Rlvero soon now that she Is free.

Lady Elsie Mendl in seriously ailing in her Paris apartment where she spent the m. m. 1:49, 6:03, 10:20 p. m. OKPHKFM "FrmMli," 11:05, :50, 1:48.

8:411, 11:30. PARAMOUNT "Captela Chlaa," 4:08, 7:30. 10:02 p. Hot Jazz Heyday in Lively winter. Sir Charles leaves In April Anson Bond dealing with juvenile delinquency.

Tommy (pardon me, he wants to be called Torn) is off to a good start in motion pictures following what he learned first as a radio actor. Now after his good performance in "The Vicious Years," Tom gets into the big ST. FRANCIS "Vowir la WIOi a and when be goes he'll remain there with her. Up until the time Horn," 8:20. 10:35 P.

m. 'Young ManWitha Horn STAGE DOOR "Saint! sn Sinnort," 1 :2, :3. I0: U. Mi. STATE "Bak to Bataan," 12:33.

3:41. he leaves town his friends will see to it that he has some place to go every night. Mrs. Doug 7 n. ni.

By SCREEN SCOUT th, ra AUT15IH "1(1I IS CMTKO league with a good spot in Tyrone Power's Picture, "An American sas. 4:20, 6:30, milr," 12:00, las Kennedy, whose husband IN CASE YOU THINK "Young Preview HMMI. "RIloMto" :00. fNITFO nation: i Guerrilla in the Philippines." Hear 8:03, 10:10 P. ro Man With a Horn," at the St.

Francis, is an allegorical musical Ty and Linda's party Saturday night was fun and nicely done. Sorry I couldn't go. with Gabriel in the lead role Oakland Films played one of the lending roles In "Task Force," is in Las Vegas for the usual reason. They have several children, but the break, their friends say, has been coming "for a long time. Benson Fong and his actress wife are the lll RAYMOND MASSET 1 RICHARD WHORf FSariRF.

'M Foollsa I've got news for you. You're wrongs AND 1) "Vnutei." ROX1F "JoIhoh Sinn Afaia." OKPHKl'M "Vaudeville." It's a swingy jazz melodrama, PARAMOUNT "Dear Wife." FOX OABlND "Malaya." taken from Dorothy Baker's best UK AND I-AKK "Whea WHUa Comae parents of a seven and a half pound boy. Benson, who played the son In "Charlie Chan" for so long, is now head of the Ah Fong seller, based on the colorful and brief life of the late Bix Belder- VI MARKET A Starts TODAY urchin Home." FRANKLIN "12 a'CIork Rita." DOORS OPEN 11:45 A. M. PhM PR.

1-1800 TOHF.R "II Trevatore." becke, one of the greats among Chinese restaurant. Franchot a score of otiiers, with the brass standing out in bold relief against swank night spot orchestras. With his heart and mind wrapped up in music, Douglas overlooks little Dori3 Day, band band soloist in love with him and with success is inclined to forget narrator Hoagy Car-michael, pianist buddy. With Lauren Bacall, things are different. A very complicated young woman of wealth, she has more problems than the U.

N. Their marriage is a mess. The musician becomes a juice head, and almost ends on the skids. This is chl chi drama but there is never a dull moment Producer Jerry Wald and Director Michael Curtlz have long proved themselves allergic to flat entertainment. Miss Bacall clicks as the neurotic escapist and Miss Day's modern trumpeters with maestro Harry James, unseen by Jean Negulesco told me when I met him at Clifton Webb's that he was having a regular rubber mask made for Irene Dunne to wear as Queen Victoria in "The Mudlark." Irene's lovely, smooth complexion, without a line, will have to be completely remodeled to get the effect of the short, dowdy Queen Victoria, whose reign goes down as one of the great in history of the world.

Jean and Nunnally Johnson leave for England immediately to make arrangements to film the picture. One of their goals is to get Wind-anr- PasHfv which, of course, is Tone has bought Jean Wallace two fur coats as a wedding gift Tone is a nice guy and deserves the success he is getting with his the camera, to dish out some of the hottest trumpet this side of WHO KILLED VINSON COWRIE? heaven. 'Young Man With a Horn" is picture, "The Man on the Eiffel Tower." Jean Sablon sends word from Paris that he Is mar Far tht aaiwar re Hllllam an entertaining uieno or taieni and tunes backed by a timely modern tale wherein Kirk Doug Faalknar'a great drama; MOM't itiinuoin. II rying Jacqueline Delubac, third ex-wife of Sacha Guitry. Peggy Ann Garner's romance with Murray Hamilton of "Mister las is the young man in question.

II -trCS miiv -I lAnim tNIMIT When his home is broken (as youngster), he turns to music JUL Ont th I 10 bit rilmt I th ywl I Tlmtl I IN THE DUST a DAVID BRIAN CLAUDE JARMAN, Jr. JUANO HERNANDEZ wholesome freshness registers in a big way with the camera. So doe her voice. For Douglas, as a cuhmci MOarN CatMpmiM Feature! 1 the confused trumpet star, it's another topnotch performance APPOINTMENT WITH for solace and finds comfort in a cheap trumpet. Red hot jazz Is his first outlet, taught him by Juan Hernandez.

With the years he gets to the top of the popular music ladder the rungs make tuneful going all the favorite melodies of the past get a wonderful trumpet trouncing "Blue rioom," "Can't We Be Friends?" "The Very Thought of You" and CRIME" which hrimrs him way over par. I Roberts" is all over. Her new flame is disc jockey Bill Williams, who likes Jazz as much as she does. The Firehouse Five Plus Two, who have made the Charleston the rage in our town, are continuing to crowd the Mo-cambo. Joan Fontaine was with Harry Crocker.

Betty Hut ton and Billy Daniels (the dancer, not the entertainer there) did a dance. Congratulations to Darryl Zan-uck. Nice that he was named by the American-Jewish writers as the man not of Jewish faith who has done the most to promote inter-racial unity between Christians and Jews. Zachary Scott and the ex-Mrs. Louis Hayward at the Doll House in Palm Springs.

Nelson Eddy's concert tomorrow night, a complete sell-out i nRedlands. That boy al within the realm of the possible now, since the Royal Family is more democratic than in the days when the good Queen Victoria ruled. (CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD: Why did Janet Blair deny over and over again that the warn divorcing Lot, Busch? She even taid I wa doing her wrong in intimating there wai trouble. All the time they were teparated. No one it turprised, for their domestic trouble have been talked about ever tince the wa at Columbia.

They haven't really been getting along for year and Janet' tuecet hatn't helped matter. The break the got in New York and then the ehanee to play in the road company of "South Pacific" brought thing to a head. Lou, who working at Capitol Record, etayed out of the way of reporter and let the lady do the talking. Mtvf you J(N loin wtnntiD mi a too fo 10(54 M4ICfr UN lof jpSaaaMaaakcadaafeJaaaftaMadaBal HELD OVER 2nd WEEK! BIG 2 STAR-STUDDED HITS! CVpbJt ATNl HOSStLt ways brings them in. That's all 4 Adventure in exotic Malaya where you kiss a girl with your eyes wide open! 1 eamed today.

See you tomorrow! ALL NIGHTS, INC. SUNDAY, 1:30 CURRAN iTr" TELL ME "THE DOCTOR l. Mf'-! WEARS THREE FACES" Af A -MOTHER DIDHTTHLMET I -about tht d.i.gnift ur vLf1fi 1 A hit off5ee li rXdj V4 "MOTHER DIDNT TILL ME" liMp 11 -about tht many dorin9 ''f-Cl "MOTHER DIDNT TELL ME" vil kraliaa dlaaar daTM a4 A 4 Li i9M it YES MY COaOR WEIRS 4 THREE FACES WHICH ('iV FACE WAS FOR HE?" If fZM 5 LAST 10 DAYS TRACY STEVVAR NICE TO HEAR of the good acting role Andrea King has at Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. She has the lead in "Standoff," which is similar to the story that happened last year when a GI went berserk and murdered thirteen of the townspeople. For a time Andrea was going strong at Warners, but she hasn't had a break like this in several years.

The Orlgwol N. f. Star! BrrV Mm THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINMER' pualuxU Comtu by Mew ItorttGeorge fcurfnaa Hear the sweet-hot trumpet af HARRY JAMES! KIRK LAUREN DORIS VALENTIN A CORIESA DOUGLAS BACALL DAY fi: HE'S GOT loretta YOUNG IDEAS! -7 1 i fqmlar price'. co-starring SYDNEY 1 LAST DAY! JOHN WAYNE i "Bark to liitlaan-' "Marlao Unlilpra" GREENSTREET PLASH 'FROM HOLLYWOOD tomorrow: THE FAT MAN IS IN IT-UP TO HIS NECK! JOHN HODIAK LIONEL BARRYMORE GABLE'S GAYEST, GABLE-EST tJArd HIT IS ON ITS WAY Extr MC.M.lff00H Airv 1 Thrlllma Olrtdoor Adventure Set ta trie Beeino rV I MHEY TO ITHEOTT GOVERNMENT AGENT-HE KNOWS WHY! Spectacular Foreet Firaa in a Wilderneee af Wenareiia Aninaial SYMPHONY MONTEUX, Caadaefor 'CLASSIC INTERLUDE' VETERANS' AUDITORIUM Taaiqht at 1:30 Ticket) Available 22.00 J1.50 (Incl. Tiftt Sherman, Clar.

8U. 1-1331 Call of the forest' Chief Kan Robert THUNDERCLOUD CURTIS LOWERT 4 M-G-M presents CLARK GABLE LORETTA YOUNG "KEY TO THE CITY" NEXT ATTRACTION LOEW'S WARFIELD.

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