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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1943)
Motion Picture Guide Weird tales till tiie screen with horror v.hen “Cat People” and “1 Walked with a Zombie” come Sun daj to the Hrilig theater. Films Pack ChillQuota Want something to take your mind off the war? The double horror bill at the Heilig theater beginning' Sunday is sure to do that. Heading the program is “The Cat People,” a weird story about me and women who turn into murderous feline creatures. The picture stars Simone Simone and Kent Smith. Last, but not least in chill ra tions, is ‘T Walked With a Zom bie,” story of the reincarnation of souls into man-killing creat ures through voodoo spells. Yes, tins program is guaran teed to take your mipd off the war H6v,'eyor, after the film is ov. , don't ask us how to take you mind off the picture. Roy Rogers Stars lo Heilig’s 'Idaho' Aunong the attractions await ed with keen anticipation by all who love a good old rip-roaring western, plus some sweet music too, is Republic’s "Idaho," star ring Roy Rogers, which opens to rao row at the Heilig theater. Inspired by the hit tune, "Ida ho,' the film is said to embrace al! elements ot' color and re run ee which made the song fam ous. Teamed with Rogers in the ecue dy lend is Smiley Burnette, ah; - ‘'Frog" Millhouse. Music is pr ded by Bub Nolan and his Sore of the Pioneer?. Virginia Grey has the feminine lead, and Ona Munson portrays a femme heavy. In Which We Serve’ Tells Storyof GallantBritishShips Forgetting the bedroom farces at which he is so capable, Noel Coward has turned to the present war for the subject of his greatest motion picture, “In Which We Serve,” which opens Sunday at the McDonald theater. The heroine of the film is no lovely lady, but a destroyer, HMS Torrin, similar to Lord Louis Mountbatten’s “Kelly.” The film contains some of the beat war photography yet o£ offered* to the public. The sea battles and the dogfights in the air are particularly excellent. The heroes of the film are or dinary British seamen, very com monplace and very uninteresting in normal life. But when the U-boats bring forth the challenge, they stand up and fight and die ■—for the rights which they have sworn to protect. “In Which We Serve” is more than a series of war actions shots. In its masterful under statement and simplicity, it re veals the British people in their true light. The film is a triumph for Noel Coward, and a fitting triumph to the mighty British navy. Van Hefflin, recent academy award winner, is starred with Ruth Hussey in “Tennessee Johnson," coming tomorrow to the McDonald theater. Drugstore Cowboys Meet Real Wolves Red Skelton tells it: Two Hollywood cowboys de serted their corner on Vine street, to go hunting way out in the desert. “Suddenly they were attacked by a couple of wolves. They dropped their guns and ran, with the wolves in hot pursuit. “As they beat their hasty re treat, one of the boys turned and shouted back at the wolves. " Ts there," he shouted indig nantly, “ Is there no profession al courtesy out here in the des ert?' ” STARTS SUNDAY * NOEL COWARD * BERNARD MILES "He Hired the Boss" STUART ERWIN — EVELYN VENABLE Hollywood Bulletins HOIXVWOOD, California — Former Ambassador Joseph E. Davies approves “Mission to Mos cow” . . . S. S. George Gersh win launched at the Calship yards, honoring the late compos er, whose life will be filmed soon. . . . Paramount dickers with Har old Lloyd for the rights to film some of the star’s old hits with Eddie Bracken in the starring roles. Signe Hasso, gorgeous Swedish siar, scheduled to make her ini tial American appearance with Pierre Auniont in “Assignment in Brittany” . . . MGM announces plans to film “Ziegfeld Follies” . . . Columbia to hold up produc tion on “Attack by Night” until Merle Oberon recovers from an illness in New York. His home destroyed by a re cent fire, while he was golfing, Bing Crosby is planning to move to a more desirable neighbor hood. His new home will be lo cated across the street from the golf course. THE ACE COMEDIAN! BOB HOPE DOROTHY LAMOUR They Got Me Covered' also Donald Duck ‘Der Fuehrer’s Face’ Susan Hayward and John Carroll star in “Hit Parade of 1943,” due to open Thursday at the Mayflower theater. cMolLputood (l&poni&i One of the greatest Irving Berlin Broadway musicals, “This Is the Army,’’ will soon be tour ing the nation via screen, accord ing to late reports from Warner Brothers’ Burbank studios, where 750 soldiers are rushing the Tech nicolor film to completion. Freely adapted from the stage show, and enhanced with the ad dition of several new song hits, Irving Berlin's film, promises to be top-notch entertainment. A total of nineteen musical num bers highlight the picture, which is being produced for Army Emergency Relief. Although the majority of mo tion pictures now being planned are war films, Hollywood has 104 musicals in the making now. Topping this list are “Cabin in the Sky,” “Lady in the Dark,” and “Best Foot Forward.” Through some co incidence, all of these films were adapted from stage shows. Yodelin’ Roy Rogers, who seems to have taken over every ing on the Republic lot that once belonged to Gene Autry, includ ing his boots and saddles, comes to the Heilig this Thursday in his latest western. “Idaho.” Also on the bill is “The Falcon Strikes.” Sunday the same house runs two horror pics, “The Cat People,” and “I Walked With a Zombie.” Late Flashes: John Loder as signeifTiiiportant role with Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid in “In Our Time” . . . Robert Walker, former radio star, gets the title role in “See Here, Private Hargrove” . . . Hum phrey Bogart, Sydney Green street, and Nancy Coleman start on another thriller, “The Penacle.” The Mac (as we like to call the McDonald) has “Tennessee John son” booked for tomorrow. The pic, so far as we have read in the NY and LA newspapers, is tops in entertainment. It’s the last opus for Mr. Heflin, who’s in the army now. Balancing up the bill is a light little number called “Three Hearts for Julia,” star ring Ann Southern. We have lit tle advance info, except that it^i the kind of thing to take your mind off the wrar, and that's about all we ask for nowadays. Add rationing gags: Alan Hale was reciting sad ly to Humphrey Bogart his re cent experiences in doing a lit tle household marketing. Hale’s arithmetic apparently isn’t as polished as his acting, for while he had plenty of cash to buy the meat, butter, bread, cheese, canned goods, and other items, he was sadly off balance in an other important department. “I get it,’’ cracked Bogart, you were caught with your points down.” One of A1 Hitchcock’s be3t thrillers, “The Thirty-Nine Steps,” comes to the Rex theater Thursday. The film, long referr to as one of the greatest motion (Please turn to page seven) 'HIT PARADE OF 1943' ^ TOHN CARROLL ♦ SUSAN HAYWARD And Freddie Martin and His Orchestra - PLUS —— East Side Kids in “KID DYNAMITE” STARRING * BRIAN DONLEVY ★ VERONICA LAKE * ALAN LADD —-Plus -- I tf Lady from Chungking” ANNA MAY WONG HAROLD HUBER