Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 9

Evening Stanilanl Monday January 16 1939 THE NEW FILM SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents Gripping story of love among French gangsters By Matthew Norgate DES Academy from to-morrow JJOW strange it is that French actors are supposed in this country to be noted for their violence and volubility On the stage some of them are But this typically French film is characterised by a perfect restraint from cast and direction alike and moreover a restraint that never becomes under-statement The story is an extremely simple one about a deserter from the French army who falls in love with a friendless girl in Havre Her guardian a slimy grizzly broken-voiced associate of crooks attacks her and is killed by the desertfer who-is himself killed by a gangster just as he is about to escape on a ship bound for Venezuela Jean Gabin gives a beautifully modulated performance as the deserter the girl is in THE GAUNT STRANGER A NEW VERSION OF -THE with WILFRID LAWSON and SONNIE HALE BRAVI LITTLI TAILOR (0) om i dwam by ajjta Cut A (for the information of our guests) lOJfJI mm EXM8I45 THURSDAY ONWARDS CONTINUOUS PROM IO IS The New BERGNER Filml the capable and plastic hands of Michele Morgan and the guardian makes a fine study in oiliness for kichel Simon It is a long French dialogue and English but despite the slenderness of the story it is gripping and exciting in every moment The mood is that of le and the achievement not far short of that lofty peak rpHIS is the second week of the general release of Adventures of Tom Sawyer with Tommy Kelly as an engaging Tom in Mark famous story A trade journal describes the film as admirable entertainment for family houses with obvious appeal to feminine patrons I agree A season of French films opens at the Carlton next Friday with Conflit" made by Leonide Moguy who directed "Prison Sains Barreaux Corrinne Luchaire has the leading part This will be followed by Grace Moore in her first French film 1 an adaptation 6f Gershwin songs discovered NEW YORK Monday Enough unpublished music for at least two complete musical shows ha? been discovered in old notebooks of the great American song writer the late George Gershwin Gershwin whose compositions ranged from the Rhapsody in to Man I left music in his notebooks for some SO or 60 songs The notebooks were recently catalogued and the first song has now been published entitled of a New Day It has been bought by the New York Fair 1939 for its theme song Ira Gershwin who wrote words to the music of his younger brother intends to use all the songs eventually in a couple of musical Reuter Twice nightly The London Hippodrome is going Mr George Black announced to-day Lit will close on February 4 and will be followed by an intimate composed of smart revue wit and broad music-hall comedy with two performances a night Frances Day and Vic Oliver will be starred FILM STARS TO-NIGHT Danielle Darrienx and John Loder In Katia (Academy) Historical romance or Imperial Russia Boris Karloff in Dracula and (Rialto) Revivals Marie Bell in (Studio One) Triangular love story with Sahara background Louis Jouvet In Entrd des (Curzon) Love and suicide among the Paris Conservatoire students Mickey Donald and all the Disney stars In a first-rate programme (Cameo) George Formby in in the Air" (New Gallery) Formby with ukulele and his usual helplessness as an R-AF recruit Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell In Must Fall" (Court) Revival of Emlyn Williams's macabre study in murder Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold and Jean Arthur in Cant Take it With (Marble Arch Pavilion) Capra's brilliant essay in sentiment Pierre Fresnay in (Berke-ley) Island drama French dialogue English titles Janet Gaynor Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and Paulette Goddard in Young in (Odeon) Care-free story of a family of charming adventurers Robert Donat Rosalind Russell and Ralph Richardson in (Empire) Magnificent film version of Dr A Cronin's famous book' Errol Flynn Olivia de Havllland Rosalind Russell and Patrio Knowles in a Crowd (Carlton) Fredrie March and Joan Bennett in (London Pavilion Detective chases comely quarry round the world Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda In The Mad Miss Manton (Plaza) Edward Robinson Wendy Barrie and Otto Kruger in Am the (Regal) Law professor brings racketeers to justice IN A SPARKLING NEW FLOOR SHOW PARADISE SCANDALS OF i WITH Clifford Stanton Terry Thomas Eda Teel Leslie Roberts Six Adorables FAMOUS MODELS: Diane Bobby Gwen and Peggy ARTHUR ROSEBERY and his Orchestra 189 RECENT ST Wl Ref 1514 7528 Produced and Directed by PAUL Release A NED NEXT Famffor0 Refugees01 andThe PERSONAL it 845 pB German- APPEARANCE SALA CHARITY cTre ELISABETH PREVIEW e- BER6NER wm This picture Is fho most notable thing contributed to film entertainment in years Evening News YET Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon in Cowboy ana the (Gaumont) Mr Cooper returns to a Western role Joan Crawford Margaret Sullavan Robert Young and Melvyn Douglas in The Shining Hour (Ritz) Polite dramatics among the American aristocracy Kenny Baker and Jean Colin in (Leicester-square) The first production of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera Max Miller in Happens to (Warner) Ilis best film yet Also Wayne Morris and Claire Trevor in of the a grand melodrama Less: Hyde Park Cins Ltd Props: Regal Cins Ltd Gov Diri A Abrahams.