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PAGE 4 SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER PICTORIAL REVIEW- oLouetia nn Jl John Sutton Is Latest to Win Film Recognition ti A -ri. 4 i JL I -v 'i I 'A if it By LOUELLA 0. PARSONS Motion Picture Editor International News Service. HOLLYWOOD. You and I have often heard it said that movie fans make or break an actor.

Well, the fans, those who have seen "A Yank in the RAF," were all so interested in John Sutton, who played Tyrone Power's rival for Betty Grable's hand, that there is no doubt it is their interest that has given him a place in the movie sun. I hadn't met Sutton, whose face I must say new to me, although he had played in other pictures. But too, felt that here is an actor who might (Sutton, by the by, is married very well be a younger Konala to a Philadelphia fjlrl-an i Colman or an older Errol Flynn He is a combination of each with American) came to see how movies were made. I was visit the same polished charm. When I expressed a wish to meet him he came to see me.

Has Had Varied and Colorful Experiences ing on the Warner lot one day when Mike Curtiz needed a technicolor shot in a hurry so I did a riding scene for him. Later he gave me a bit in Elizabeth and Neither of these bits won the attractive John any sort of recognition. He also played in a Jane Withers picture which didn't do very much for him, and in several unimportant Twentieth Cen tury-Fox movies. Then came "A Yank in the BETTE DAVIS, who leads the cast in "The Little Foxes," former Broadway hit which is declared to hold equal appeal in film form. It will be next attraction at the Golden Gate, following: "Parachute Battalion." Sutton could be the hero in an English novel, so varied has been his experiences and so colorful his adventures.

When I said that he could vie with Errol Flynn he said: 1 "Oh, my adventures are dif 'Underground' Two Films on Uptown Screen Comedy in Fifth Week New Revue at Liberty Today The Liberty Follies today will tRAF" and simultaneously the At Coliseum fans and the critics discovered him. Lou Costello and Bud Abbott Drama aflame with thrills and excitement Is found In "Under open a "forget your taxes" revue. Ia Charming Type ferent. All my travels were business ventures. I lost very nearly all the money I had in the world trying to plant tea in India; then I went to South Africa and did a little farming and 4st some more money.

I guess I never was cut out to be a rancher for things just wouldn't grow for me." ground," currently showing at the Burlesque dancers, strip stars At Alcazar Women Will Like Coliseum with Jeffrey Lynn In the. and the time honored, blackout devices of the burleycue stage starring role. "Ringside Maisie" To talk with Sutton you get "The Male Animal," the Nu- head the cast of "Hold That Ghost," laugh riot now at the Uptown, along with "Ringside Kalale," another in the series of tht lovable showgirl who can't taj ut of trouble. In this latter fSm Ann Sothern and George Iftirphy are teamed. "Hold That Ghost" also head- will conspire to make the newest is also on the program, teaming Ann Sothern and George Murphy the impression that he's a sincere, gent-Thurber travesty on life in defense effort painless for an hour or two.

a college town, continues on its honest person. He has no illusions about himself, and he con in another lovable adventure of the showgirl. hilarious way at the Alcazar where it is now in its fifth week. New stars, comedians and spe siders himself lucky for the break, "Underground" tells the story cial motion picture attractions will add fun and novelty to the Otto Kruger plays the role of IMS tht boogie-woogie Andrews of a disillusioned young soldier1 who dedicates himself to the in "A Yank in the RAF, and that given other roles in which he has an opportunity he may do the bewildered professor and the EMara, the jazz maestro Ted show, staged three times daily at supporting company includes Lenrta, and Richard Carlson fight for freedom. 3, 7 and 10:30 p.

m. something but that he won't Ruth Matteson, Robert Scott, Marjorie Lord, Edward Keane, "Maybe you were destined to be an said. "But I am not an actor, and I don't think I can qualify as an actor for a good many years," was his surprising reply. Sutton then went on to say, "Being in movies was entirely by accident. I met Eddie Gouldlng, the director, in London and Goulding told me that I should come to Hollywood and go into the movies.

do much unless he has good I roles. John Archer, J. Arthur Young, I I tJ lid and Edmund Glover. The action takes place on the 1 1 nun iiu i i A I "Anyone could have played the British officer in 'A Yank in the he said, "It's an interesting role." He says he has almost lost his campus of a midwestern college where home coming week is completely ruined by Prof. Tommy Turner, who thought football was merely a game and not an English accent, although I noticed Hadn't Given Film his diction is excellent.

enterprise. Work a Thought MERLE OBERON, who provldei heart flutters and romantic question marks in "Lydia." This is I an episod the life oi "My wife," he said, "has taken on my English accent while I have learned to speak like an American." In Sutton's last picture at Twentieth Century-Fox he played AVENUE San Bruno nr. Baron Telenhone RAndnlnh B7O0 LYCEUM Mission ai QiM 2 Days Starts Today kJ Dl West Portal A Vtrente-Mo. 9100 EMrlKC BETTE PAVIB and JAMES CAGNEY "MODEL WIFE" with JOAN BLONDELT, "CAlTfiHT IN THE DRAFT," Bob Hopp OTTO KRUGER in "THE BHJ BOSS" "MOON OVER MIAMI" with Don Ameche HopalonR Caasidy 'SANTA FE MARSHAL' VI.ORITA BAKER allelY CUItRENT REVIEWS tVOKLO EVENTS BOOKS -zleber 8th 9th 1J A. M.

Community Playhous Sutter at Mason ncuMin Tickets I Inlerrhanitealile (diiiwnn hlnrle I.10 (Tax. Jncl.) at DiMir Manatement Alice Serkels, Elsie fross "I just laughed at him. Later, when I came to America it wasn't with any thought of going into the movies. I had to do something to recoup my fortune, which had all but disappeared In India and South Africa, so my wife and I an American psychiatrist opposite Lynn BarWan amusing story," he says. vie CllkJCCT Irving nr.

48th Ave. MO. 6300 Examiner Want Ada Get Thlnga Done! Call gutter 2421 Now DDinriE 3U10 Geary near Blake CONTINUOUS FROM 1:30 THAT HAMILTON WOMAN- Vivien Rudy Vallee "TIME OLT FOB RHYTHM" "MOON OVER MIAMI" In Onlor! Don AMECHE ft Betty GRABLE "POWER HIVE" with RI( HARO AREEN Sutton has great charm. He is the type that women will like (Registered S. Pat.

GEARY and, given good pictures, he'll OR. 6440 OPENS TOMORROW NITE AT 8:30 4 ML. THE WORLD'S MONT SENSATIONAL COLORED DRAMATIC ACTRESS' ACCLAIMED "MAGNIFICENT" BY CRITICS EVERYWHERE make a definite name for himself. So Twentieth Century-Fox should handle him carefully, for STRAND EMBASSY EGYPTIAN Market opposite Jones "son in pn HOLLYWOOD. making a personal Eves.

50e to 2.50, WED. A SAT. MATS. 50c to 1.50 plus tax DARING EXPOSE of NARCOTIC EVILS "UNDER WESTERN STARS" Roy Rogers Barbara STANWYCK and Henry FONDA) Market near 7th Phone HEmiock 8221 'DARK 6TREET8 OF CAIRO' Bigrid Gurie; f.MOON OVER MIAMI" with Don Ameche JOAN BLONDELL in "MODEL WIFE" Random thoughts of ihe week: When-the American Legion pre I think they have a potential star The most annoying mixup of the sented him with a plaque for "Ser Powell POWELL at Market Eft A I Market between Taylor Jonea WARREN WILLIAM I CALIFORNIA Market at 4th Edw. O.

Koblnann "TH I.Ukl geant York" at Warners' Theater BETTE DAVIS and GEORGE BRENT "LONE WOLF TAKES A CHANCE" Marlenn Dietrich A ii. Haft "Manpower1 one night last week, Gary shook "Flame nf New Orleans" Marlene Dietrich IChaa. Btairett "Thunder ovef the "Kliieiiide with Ann Sothern so he looked like he was dancing. in their midst. 8 Tobacco Road In Final Week 2 But his modesty rated him a much Dnr neiu vorkcpt Chestnut Dr.

Scott "BLOOD A SAND" EL PRESIDIO Chestnut at Btelner MARINA Dorothy Lamour TYRONE POWER and LINDA DARNELL Bell That Unused Furniture I Call Want Ads, gutter 2424 Boh Hrme. At MIT IN THE DRAFT" bigger hand than many of the poised, so sure of themselves heroes rate. Both Carol Bruce and Rita Hayworth are on avocado diets to gain weight Lana week involved Dick Purcell and Ginny Simms. Dick's been telling his night club pals he's desperately in love with Ginny and her representative says she's never met him. When the tangle was unraveled, it seems the Ginny Simms Dick has been talking about is a new young singer with Rudy Vallee and not Kay Kyser's Ginny Simms.

That duplication of names is bound to cause a lot of annoyance to both girls. Jimmy Cag- 'HURRY, CHARLIE, HURRY' Leon Errol "Information Please" with Anna Neaale temba's daughters "A MAN BETRAYED" with John Wayne "Tobacco Road," with John Barton as Jcetcr Lester, starts -IT- I KM III '1 i i i I i 3 Vi Jl ML. FREDI WASHINGTON na YINCENT PRICE Mission at 22nd i (JEW DiAITn its third and farewell week at the Curran with tonight's per ONLY ENGAGEMENT IN BAY REGION ii.tt I DennU Mnnran If A UF) Wayne Morrlf "BAD MEN of MISSOURI" VnV tiU I a BIT A kl Mission near 20th EL ViArl I AN 4ACK BENNY Kv BTanols In "CHARLEY'S AUNT" "Shining Victory" Geraldine Fitzgerald Mission near 23rd; AT. 1515 3 Days Starts Today formance. -POSITIVELY LAST WEEK "Bowery BUtzkrlet" with Dead End Klda "SWING HIGH, 6WI.NG LOW" Based on the novel by Erskine Carol LOMBARD A Fred MacMlBRAY POOSEYELT 24th and York Sts.

Th Examiner la 8. Leading V' Caldwell, the play, written by CURRAN THE STOR1T THE PICTURE D4RED not tell TONIGHT at Sat. "CRLME TAKES A HOLIDAY" Jack Holt "MOON OVER MIAMI" with Don Ameche Want Ad Newspaper. Dial SUtter 2424 Jack Kirkland, pictures forty Richard Arlen "Me ot the Timberland" CONTINUOUS DATLY-Startlnt; at Noon eight hours in the lives ot a Only more chances to see group of people whose one re it ney is Bob Montgomery's biggest booster. He says if Bob doesn't get the academy award for "Here Comes Mr.

Jordan," there's no justice. The insiders, however, believe the race will be a close one between Montgomery, Gary Cooper II -THE CHAMPION LONG RUN deeming quality is the love of 644 Broadway near Stockton CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT' If PTOWN "iilSTh rATnGiuwr' RD I EL REY Ocean Ava. at Victoria "HARNAf'lJR Kil PLAY OF ALL TIME their farm land. BOB HOPE and DOROTHY LAMOUR "OUT OF THE FOG" with John Garfield WALLACE BEERY A MARJOKIE MAIN "THE GET-AWAY" Charles Winnlnger ABBOTT A COSTELLO Andrews Sisters will be shown at and "RINGSIDE MAISIE" with Ann Sothern starts No at 24th Appearing with Barton at the Curran are Sara Perry, Vinnie Phillips, Robert Rose Merryl NOE Cary Grant moon nvfs uiimi IRVING Irving at 15th Ave. BILL" a i nTAUIU Haight at Fillmore Don Ameche-Bctty C.rable-Robt.

Cummings "THE BIG STORE" with MARX BROS. WALLACE BEERT A MARJORIE MAIN "THE OET-AU'AY" Charles Winnlnger MlUlwItn a mice Olivier Vivien LelKh THAT HAMILTON WOMAN Boyden, William Bishop, Sondra Johnson, Dick Lee, Lillian Ardell, GRANADA Mission at Ocean IN TKCHVirnr nu' "MEET THE WILDCAT" Ralph Bellamy 1 March Foot in and Charles Boyer Back the Speaking of Gary, no actor in Hollywood suffers more PARKSIDE Taraval at 19th Ave. IN TECHNICOLOR! Edwin Walter and William IN THE DL'ST" GREER GARSON A WALTER PIDGEON "HIT THE ROAD" with Gladys George A If UT Hatght and Cole 11 AI VJ I Rosalind Bnwll Clark Oablt "THEY MET IN BOMBAY" LANG'S ALL HERE" Frankia Darro "BLOSSOMS IN THE DI'ST" GREER GARSON and WALTER PIDGEON And "Srattrraoud Pulls the Strings" W' HOVEL jg YFARS JOlUrBARTOM on may AMAZON Geneva Ave. at Mission IN TK'HMf llT lim Powell and Columbus i IfOT'T? PALACE "VIMIN OVER MIAMI" with Don Ameche BETTY GRABLE A ROBERT CUMMINGB Anne Shirley. "WEST POINT WIDOW" Ave.

1 ER" I rJAaJ-l-IAlal. I mas row EVERYBODY'S 55c, $1 .10. $1.45 FAVORITE PRICES! MATS. 55e. 83c, $1.10, NIGHTS: Tax Included ROBINSON DIETRICH RAFT Also NDERGROUN with A I.

On El Camino Real "DIVE BOMBER" EL CAMINO Las l'73VffIii-f JEFFREY LYNN A KAAREN VERNE (la Color!) Errol Flynn Fred MacMnrrajr starts at p. m. and "KISSES FOR BREAKFAST" With Dennta Morgan at STARTS MONDAY NIGHT, OCT. 20th THF- MOV THAT TimLLTD MILLIONS! DIRECT lCtf WCmn TOUR I SENSAT'O-'Al (ROADWAY RUN Boy, Bell, Rent or Exchanga, Dial Want Ada, SUtter 2424 rtAIVr IT Mission at Flournoy will "BARNACLE BILL" WALLACE BEERY A MARJORIE MAIN "IM'DDIV HEAD" with JLDY CANOVA COLISEUM BALBOA Balboa nr. 38th Ava.

RITA HAVUOHTH Clement at 9th Ave. "UNDERGROUND" ALEXANDRIA ROBINSON DIETRICH RAFT Merle Oberon AFFECTIONATELY YOl lis JEFFREY LYNN and PHILIP DORN 'RINGSIDE MAISIE" with Ann Sothern "AOCE.M ON LOVE" George Montgomery LAST O' IKS WORLD'S GREAT MASTERS OF MYSTERY IN THE INTERNATIONAL MYSTERY REVUi I IN6 CAST InduiM OTTO PRICES "I'OWEK DIVE" with RICHARD ARLEN VOfillC Bacramento at Presidio Ave TWUC Continnnns from P. M. SINGLE FEATURES EXCLUSIVELY! "CAUGHT LN THE DRAFT" BOB HOPE and DOROTHY LAMOUR Ol TSTANDING SHORT SUBJECTS! Union at Webster Street METRO HARDING Dtvlsadero and Hayes LAST TIMES TODAY ItUTH WATTISOM IN TECHNICOLOR! KRUGER BLOSSOMS IN THE Dl ST" liAV I MARJOR1I wHn MOI-TO MIllER I C.tl SS "BLOSSOMS IN THE DI'ST" IColor) ORXER GARSON ft WALTER PIDGEON mnAe w5 nomi SCOTT I OREER GARSON A WALTER PIDGEON "BARNACLE BILL" with Wallace Beery "BARNACLE BILL" with Wallace Beery "Hollywood Stepa Out" A Merrla Melody Icnfir. IOWARO SUPERIOR TO THURSTON AND HOUDINI-N.

Y. DAILY NEWS. MAIL ORDERS NOW. Nights 1.65, 1.10, 55c. Wed.

and Sat. Matinees 1. 10. Ic. 55c.

SEATS on SALE OCT. 14th. Branch Box Offlcca for On mm and Geary Thnatrrsi Oakland, Sherman, Clay at CapweU's. Pak Alto, Peninsula Box Of fie. JOHN ARtns i.

lnr)H. A JUL. 1.M1HUIT0U"" Mission at 22nd ALHAMBRA NEW FILLMORE Polk and Green "UVnFRr.KOCNIl" Fillmore at Eddv NEW MISSION, GINGER ROGERS Hi IISCS 101 SIIKO George Murphy "TOM. DICK A HARRY" lis jt fTRIT LYNN and KAAREN VERNE lU ME A SAILOR" with Bob Door TOM, DICK A HARRY" Ginger Rogers rank Craven "Richest Man In Town" "itirnrnt Man In Town" Frank Craven ROYAL CURRAN THEATRE M'N. OCT.

II ONLY NFW PROGRAM KAi MI'ItlM; DUX II AM and Her Twenty Famous "Cshln In the Sliv" Daneers la FXClTI.Mi NKW IIAMIS of IBA, HAITI and MAHTIMQCI! BEATS HOW, Ma to S3.2A, Curraa Box Offlea, pnoM OR. UU Polk near California "U4NP(lVI-t OAKtAND. Shw mm Clar Csa- PAIO ALTO. (awls li OSl CASTRO Castro at Market "RtRN.tri.r. bii.i." There's no limit to the things Examiner Want Ads can do.

5th WEEK JOHN BARTON, who plays ter Lestr in 'Tobacco Road WALLACE BKERY A MARJORIE MAIN JRrn rij'KyiKH baft KT tT 7 to TUP Robert Sterling RHtsso.M IN THK IM 81" Greer Gsrson.

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