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6 Hollywood CITIZEN-NEWS Saturday May 24 1947 A 7 Iw 4 if PICTURE PREVIEW Universa 1 -In ema ional Presents 'Brute Force' (A Mark Helhnger Production) with Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn Charles Bickford Ann Blyth Anita Colby Yvonne DeCarlo Ella Raines Sam Levene Jeff Corey John Hoyt Charles Mc-Graw Sir Lancelot Vince Barnett Whit Biss ell Overman Associate Producer Jules Buck Director Jules Dassin Screenplay by Richard Brooks Running time: 95 minutes Reminiscing each recalls the girl in his past To Soldier (Howard Duff) she the wife he married (Yvonne De Lister thinks of Corrf (Ella Raines) his wife who was too pretty and pleasure-loving to live on his small salary He money to buy her a fur coat and take her dancing Prison gates closed on him Back to reality they plan the murder of the stool pidgeon Wilson (James O'Rear) in a machine shop Four cellmates Spencer (John Hoyt) Freshman (Jeff Corey) Lister (Whit Bissell) and Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster) plan revenge on a stool pidgeon Joe tells of Ruth (Ann Blyth) a wheelchair invalid who must undergo a serious operation Carlo) in Italy against Army rules Many convicts are hit as machine guns rake the yard Bullets set ablaze the intended escape truck and portions of the prison begin to burn Joe gets to the tower where controls for opening the gate are located Wounded he kills Munsey but dies before reaching the controls and the break is stopped Bending over his bullet-riddled body the prison doctor remarks do they do it? Nobody ever really At a given signal one of the trusted prisoners attacks the tower from outside Captain Munsey learns of the planned break but lets it start so he can destroy them and discredit the warden whose job he covets Following death they are assigned by Captain Munsey cruel head guard to work in a huge drain pipe Joe decides tp use this place for a jail break LLOYD SLOAN SIDNEY SKOLSKY Hollywood Is My Beat The Week in Review Tony Martin to Star In 'Casbah' for U-I Universal-International has concluded a deal with Tony Martin in which the singer will star in a musical je-make of the famous Charley Boyer picture The new version which will probably be tit led may co-star Maria Montez William Bowers who just ROSE' TO SCREEN FRIDAY AT 4 THEATERS Twentieth Century-F new exciting murder mystery film Rose" opens Friday Memorial Day at Lorw's State Grauman's Chinese Fox Uptown and Loyola theaters Starring Peggy Cummins Victor Mature and Ethel Barrymore with Vincent Price the picture was directed by Gregory Ratoff Currently screening at the four first-runs is Roy Del Ruth's Happened on Fifth a comedy-romance starring Don DeFore Gale Storm Charlie Rugglcs Ann Hardirp' and Victor Moore are scheduled for tonigfl Trio of Artists on Program at Ebell Three Hollywood artists whose talents have brought them country-wide acclaim will combine forces in a concert in the Wilshire Ebell Theater May 29 Attractive blonde Soprano Martha Locker is presenting her only concert this season between engagements in Alaska and New York and will be assisted by brunette Violinist Dorothy Marie Wade and Pianist-Composer Raymond McFeeters Olio Proves Popular With Fans The olio acts for atj the Daly Opera House have be-j come as hectic as a three-ring Circus with Frank Fortier Dorothy DeKovin and Max Carlton all dis- pensing their unique brand of mimery to the entertainment i Max sets the laugh-getting pace! with energetic impersonation of A1 Jolson ALSO LAURtL 1 HARDY COMEDY Montez the famous dancer If the late Thomas Wolfe's only "play the unproduced is ever done on the stage or transcribed to the screen only one actor will be considered for the lead He's John Ireland and he was telling us about it on the set of Double Rudolph Joseph who controls the rights to the Wolfe vehicle has told Ireland the main role is his wherever or whenever it is done The actor indicated it may be put on this Summer at the La Jolla Playhouse turned in an excellent screenplay on "The Web" a U-I film which will undoubtedly prove' a sleeper will handle (he writing chores getting to work on the project immediately The picture should be ready for production in about six to eight weeks Pat Dane the estranged Mrs Tommy Dorsey indicated on a visit to her alma M-G-M that she may return to pictures by way if a deal with Buddy Rogers and the Triangle Production company Pat been absent from the screen for some time is probably best remembered for the excellent job she did in "Johnny theatreA Last Days of 1717 Highland HO-9539 SiiiiiitliiiiimitiiMiliiiiiiiiiHiiiim miiiiimiiitmiiiiimimmiimimmiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiitimmiiiii' INDEPENDENT THEATRES Shirley role in "Mary at Warners will have her doing her first Shakespearean act- Mushy Callahan who has trained 'nS on the pic- many Hollywood actors for fight i Jjjres no an Elizabethan drama roles in pictures his latest be- Sh'riey plays the part of a high ing Dane Clark was telling us on s00 drama student antl Soes the "Whiplash" set that his fat-thr0UKh three scenes from "Romeo tened nose is not the result of aiana Ju ring punch Mushy says he was kicked by a horse when he was Douglas Fairbanks has THE WEB' IN BOW ON SCREENS OF FIVE THEATERS "The Web" Universalflnter-national mystery romance drama opens today at the United Artists Ritz Iris Guild and Studio City theaters Starring Edmond Ella Raines William Bendix and Vincent Price "The Web" is a tangle of circumstances that ensnares Edmond who as Vincent Price's bodyguard shoots a man in self defense and faces a charge of murder Ella Raines as Vincent secretary provides the heart interest by falling in love with and William Bendix appears as a shrewd and efficient police lieutenant At the United Artists only a second feature starring Jean Gillie and Edward Norris with Robert Armstrong heading the supporting cast is the added attraction Li SKELTON Continued from Page 5 that the first-person technique he used in "Lady in the Lake" was their idea One even claimed to have copyrighted the idea "But how can you copyright a camera Bob answered The director-actor is up to his tricks in a Pink Horse" I saw him shoot with the camera on a carousel so it took in the whole stage Such 360-degree shots are almost unheard of AULAN JONES may well be healthiest singer by the time Summer is over He is slated for open-air appearances in "Firefly" in Pittsburgh "Chocolate and "Merry in Dallas and two light operas at the Greek theater here ECONOMY AT PARAMOUNT: Donald Crisp's role in Smith" may be cut so not work beyond his 10-week contract Overtime is so expensive The sets will be lused again for Bob which is also a western Since Xmas payroll was dropped (from 3400 to 2200 MANY A CHANGE twixt preview and release For instance the current "High had Jurje Allyson and Van Johnson meeting in hpaven at the finish until preview audiences demanded that they live Now I hear Well Remembered" is getting an entirely different musical score because the original was deemed ineffective INGRID BERGMAN and her company have decided to film the Joan of Arc story as a spectacle discarding the stage version mCfNECOLOB ION HALL MARGARET LINDSAY ANDY DEVINE i A UNIVIRSAl PICTUR Belmont VCCIIE Varmant near 1st Rhana IX 1331 Cent from 4: 30 HOLLYWOOD Helly weed Blvd nr MifMand Cl 25SS Cam Iram 12 Naan Inesita celebrated gTsy dancer featured in the final performance of the Ballet Espanol tonight at Wilshire Ebell Theater will leave early in June for a concert tour in South America II LOEWS STATE Opon All NiflM CHINESE tort Show 1135 I UPTOWN Lott Show IMS LOYOLA loti Show 1013 THE 'v I WONDERFUL HIT ALL HOLLYWOOD utm 2 IXCITING FEATURE I LOEW STATE only FALL BELOW ARE OPEN ALL Nil Hollywood TRAIL HE Cont 12:30 THT WA WOM Iris It ODDI 6508 Hollywood Bl ou La Brea 9th and La Brea 8502 TRAIL STALL 1 01 IOHNNY I Angel tti Larchmontx7 Lar-Bev Cont 2 Owl Lido LaCIt-Pico Owl 9:45 My Favorit STALLIOI Cont 2 Late Show Santa Monica-Western Loma TRAIL THAT Melrose Cont-2 Mel nr Vermt Owl 10 Regina Conl 2 WIlihlri-LiCIm Owl My Favoril STALLIO LOST HOI tarzan if Cont 12:30 WA 1221 Wilsh at La Brea ODD Stadium ft' 12 8906 Pico IOHNNY Angel Cr It HanDentd THE RUS Western at Olympic Village Westwood Vo PUP rR 2555 vogue Rls 0nly 6675 Hollywood Blvd Cont 12 15 STALLK Angel Cr DU! THE Wilshire 6gR970 Be Ilia Cont 12 Martin will sing in the musical version of "Algiers" which is being called Mark Hellinger and Gladys Glad dining out and making the cafe look New Yorkerish Attractions may vary in the many night clubs along Sunset Strip but John Walsh still attracts the same mob to the Club Gala Jack Car-son was quite impressed by his horse opera "Two Guys From He squatted for a conference with his spurs on Ilollywoodiana of the Week: A well-known director who is making a picture for a prominent but disliked producer said to a friend "I'm shooting two pictures for that such and "Two pictures?" asked the friend amazed replied the director "My first and last" to Close Walt will close its run at the Mareal Theater iTuesday after which it will be withdrawn and not shown at any other local theater during 1947 "POWERFUL AND EDWIN SCHALLERT I A Timet I ARTHUR RANK JAMES MASON CAROL ODD MAN OUT THEATRES MARKED WITH () Apollo "12 MY Favoritc Brunotti Hollywood nr Westn STALLION ROAD Belmont lst-Vrrmont Ct 12:30 DUEL IN THE SUN Beverly THE ECC AND I CI-6-4141 THE DEVIL THUMBS Beverly Hilli A RIDE Rniin Westwood Drum BR 04093 My Favorite Brunette TRAIL STREET TRAIL STREET STALLION ROAD Carthay Circle ODD MAN WE 7211 Optn 1 tm OUT Chinese 11 HaMnel 5th Avo 11 AC THE RUSSIAN NOBODY Open 11:45 am KNOWS Egyptian 9 HIGH BARBAREE El ReyMo DUEL 'N 5517 WlliMri THE SUN JOHNNY O'CLOCK THAT WAY WITH WOMEN Carmel 0wl FilmarteGrL7I12 iohnny cont 1228 Vino Angel Cr the Badman homestretch" Storm Over Britain Gordon mY favorite Brunette 1151 Li Bria-Milroii Brasher Doubloon ODD MAN OUT Cuiid 6126 Hollyveootf Blvd Town Notes of the Week: Dane Clark after doing a number of fight scenes with professional fighters for exp'in-ing that no matter how these professionals pull their punches they still punch soft Leo Durocher and Laraine Day cheering the Hollywood baseball team and protesting an deci sion but only to Laraine Practically everybody who attend ed the Henry Wallace rally at Gil more Stadium praised Katharine Hepburn and were amazed by her performance She was the speaker most talked about in the film colony Katharine Hepburn and Robert Taylor were the co-stars of the picture "Undercurrent" yet this hero and heroine opposed each other for Taylor testified for the Congressional Committee on Un-American Activities and Hepburn spdke for Wallace and denounced Taylor They must really be acting in their love scenes Jo Eisinger the writer said "I went but I believed it was some kind of a gathering for Hal Movie Boner of the Week: The Best Movie Boner is supplied by Marcine Schachter of New York who writes that in "The Macomber there is a sequence in which Joan Bennett goes to bed and she is wearing a pair of white tailored pajamas However in the next shot when Joan Bennett is seen adjusting the blankets she is wearing a frilly nightgown There is no objection to either the pajamas or the nightgown and both look equally well on Joan Bennett But how did she make the change? another of those things that happen only in the movies If you see a Movie Boner send it to me Reading of the Week: The Bernstein Film Questionnaire which is a kind of Gallup Poll taken of the Granada Group of theatres in London and the provinces It is interesting to see their likes and dislikes not only about English performers and picture but also about the Hollywood players and product Who are your favorite male film stars? The five most popular actors are in order: James Mason Stpwart Granger Ray Milland Alan Ladd and Bing Croshy (Hollywood did okay in this) Who are your favorite female film stars? The five most popular actresses are in order: Margaret Lockwood Ingrid Bergman Bette Davis Phyllis Calvert and Greer Garson (Hollywood did equally well) Which kinds of full length films do you like most? The five types they prefer are in this order: Drama Adventure Crime Music (Classical) and Comedies (It is probably very much the same here with the exception of the musicals featuring classics) Do you think American films have or Changed The largest vote was east for the Changed' (This appears fairly accurate for critics have been saying that the Hollvwood product changed much) Then the audiences were permitted to write general comments and among the ingenious suggestions were a heating under each seat in trains' and a of lifts from beneath the stalls in order to hoist latecomers straight to their seats without disturbing other (Certainly would be groat if it could be done) Also the oublic asked that actors "should get a proportion of wrong numbers when making telephone calls on the (They too are tired of the things that happen only in the movies) Entertainment nf the Week: Harold Arlen will write ihe music Leo Robin the lyrics for the songs which Toney announced that he will go to England next yearjpr the filming of "Sir one of the five properties on the production schedule of the Fairbanks Company Currently workirtg on "The Doug will follow it with "Terry and the and then head for London and Bruee Bennett will guest on the first Hollywood commentary show being inaugurated by the Canadian Broadcasting Co Donna sister LaVerne Mullinger a real is working at 20th as a secretary At the Town House party for Gina Janss Thursday night Rod Cameron squired Nancy Johnson and Michael North brought lovely Martha Vickers Joan Crawford is home in bed with a bad cold U-I Art Director Emerich Nicholson is re-doing the Mural Room at the St Francis in Rumors at Metro indicate Dorothy Patrick the gal who scored so well as Mrs Jerome Kern in the Clouds Roll will get the femme lead in "Three Musketeers" Late Warner Shows Late shows of "The Two Mrs starring Humphrey Bogart Barbara Stanwyck and Alexis Smith are scheduled tonight for Hollywood Downtown and Wiltern theaters Best In Entertainment! MELVAN EASY COME EASY CO Beginning or the End Starts Tomorrow SINBAD THE SAILOR CASHOUSE KIDS MON IGA 7734 5n I IVIVMIVM Adm 40c HI-0337 UNDER TWO FLAGS HOME IN INDIANA Start Tomorrow SMASH-UP Buck Privates Come Home MrtVIF 61 M- 25c IVI 1 1 Open 7 Closed Sundays Old Time Silent Movies Richard Dix Esther Ralston Edna Mae Oliver 3 THE LUCKY DEVIL I Charlie Chaplin Comely Last Chapter Hnudinl SAME SHOW MONDAY I ORIENTAL BEDELIA Ragtime Band Starts Tomorrow SINBAD THE SAILOR 1 BRASHER DOUBLOON PAN PACIFIC 7554 I SAN ANTONIO I SPLENDOR Start Tomorrmr WEEK END IN HAVANA i LET HAVE IT PICO at FAIRFAX WA-2997 PICFAIR DANIEL BOONE WINDJAMMER SAME SHOW TOMORROW! RAMONA J3lxsU5no4of THE LOCKET MAN Start Tomorrow TRAIL STREET THAT WAY with WOMEN UCLAN BEFORE HIM ALL ROME- TREMBLED SAME SHOW TOMORROW Westwood at Wilshirt VISTA JESSE JAMES RETURN OF FRANK JAMES SAME SHOW TOMORROW Sunset et Hollywood OL-5206 INVEST IN UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS Your Dally Guide to the ADMIRAL HiiYwdndVin Lynne Roberts Virginia Christine GIRLS OF THE BIG HOUSE Colman Young Loy DEVIL TO PAY SAME SHOW TOMORROW CAMPUS ermon anta Monk BOOMTOWN MR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Start Tomorrow NORA PRENTISS Buck Privates Come Home CINEMA DANIEL BOONE WINDJAMMER SAME SHOW TOMORROW CLINTON 526 Western CK-9101 CALIFORNIA GALLANT BESS Start Tomorrow SMASH-UP MIGHTY McGURK COMOEDIA The Last Days of Pompeii also Laurel Hardy Comedy SAME SHOW TOMORROW DRIVE-IN THE WESTERNER Where Do We Co From Here Starts Tomorrow CALIFORNIA VACATION IN RENO HDIC I San Fernando at Winona UFVIVt-IM Burbank CH-6-1710 To Have and Have Not RAINBOW ISLAND Starts Tomorrow 13 RUE MADELIENE Dick Tracy vs Cue Ball Ullkll Hollywood at OL-nUIXLCI 9 Normandie 4616 SONG OF THE SOUTH BOOMERANG Starts Tomorrow BEGINNING OR THE END DEAD RECKONING LOS FELIZ SMASH-UP PURSUED Start Tomorrow STALLION ROAD MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE 1737 Highland HO-9539 kj ADTAI 6025 Hollywood Blvd mMfxwML HF-7500 Walt FANTASIA SAME SHOW TOMORROW lour years old We asked why he never had the thing renovated what with all the modern wonders of plastic surgery "My wife" replied Mushy with a bit of sadness in his voice "thinks change my Yvonne must be causing the U-I publicity department a lot of money for aspirin Understand a movie mag had a layout all set recently showing her and Bob Stack making the rounds of local spots etc when along came engagement to Howard Duff Then with a great deal of persuasion the press department at the studio had the magazine do another picture layout pn Yvonne and her new fiance Now that been killed Miss DeCarlo and Mr Duff see eye to eye on night clubbing andxjhe engagement is off Maybe tjie editor ought to settle for a' story of Yvonne eating in the studio commissary Incidentally the young actress starts work June 2 in "Black in which play Lola WARNERS BEVERLY WIISHIM AT CANON 011131 NOW PLAYING Rosalind Russell Melvyn Douglas Guilt of Janet Plus Second Hit with Jane Frazee Wm Marshall FORUM ICO AT ttOHON PA 119 1 Dick Powell Evelyn Keyes Wayne Russell and the WEDNESDAY I I NIVEN- MASSEY- LIVESEY to i 1ft KIM HUNTER MARIUS GORING A MTtMUTlOMl RCUAH Otpkeam CfRu DOWNTOWN roadway at ttk Ml 4271 Cant I ram 10 A WKSHtRf lalREA S517 WilMra Blvd YO Oil! Cant (ram 12:30 OtVkKLY Canon 305 CANON 0RC5t4l8 Returi) SCARLET of the Scarlet DANIEL BOONE Marlene Dietrich lames Stewart RIDES Randolph Scott Kay Francis the Daltons Rode" HOLLYWOOD Hitching Fost Hollywood Vino HI-5jao.