Ex-East Side
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Robinson, Garfield
Grew up in Lower
New York City
A couple of New York Lower
East Side boys who never met on
Essex street met daily on Set
No. 21 on the Warner Bros, lots,
where they were making Jack
London's "The Sea Wolf," now
playing at the Elsinore theatre.
Co-starred with them is lovely
Ida Lupino.
The two East Side boys who
are making good here are Edward
G. Robinson, who has been mak
ing good in Hollywood for quite
a while, and John Garfield, nee
Jules, who has been here two
years or so.
Between takes" on, the huge
windjammer that served as the
background for the emotional and
physical violences that London
served up with a smoking pen,
the two retailed experiences that
may indicate a misspent youth
unless one understood the funda
mental strength of character pos
sessed by Robinson and Garfield.
Older of the two, Robinson,
however, admitted that he was
less tough than Garfield.
"I never had the advantage of
a reform school,'' he stated jocu
larly, referring to the time that
Garfield spent in P.S. 45.
Garfield rose quickly to the
defense of his alma mater, point
ing out that P.S. 45 was not a
reform school but an institution
for "problem children."
"Furthermore," Garfield added
soberly, "Angel o Patri was head
of the school and he was one of
the greatest influences in my life.
He encouraged me to take up de
bating, which led me to the stage
the Group Theatre."
The other East Side boy Rob
inson rose from the streets to be
come one of the top flight actors
of the Theatre Guild, no less. With
some ten big productions to his
credit before joining Hollywood.
Edith Fellows and Wilbur Evans
are starred in the companion fea
ture, "Her First Romance," a
light-hearted musical comedy
combined with a streamlined ro
mance. Pete Smith in his latest
audioscopic, "The Third Dimen
sional Murder," completes the
program.
SILLY SALLIES: Any way
you look at it, that hot race, now
galloping down the production
homestretch, to determine whe
ther "The Lady of New Orleans"
or "The Flame of New Orleans"
reached the marquees first,; is
bound to be a "photo": finish. . .
Many snakes, rodents and insects
you see in the movies are but
dummy plastics. . . Day after the
rains stopped, ending the wettest
season here in half a century. Di
rector Garson Kanin excitedly
cheered Ginger Rogers by inquir
ing. "Have you beard about the
blessed event?" . . . When she re
plied in the negative, Kanin quip
ped: "Los Angeles has a sun!" ;
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Companion Feature"
Gene Stratton Porter's
"HE FIRST ROMANCE"
with Edith Fellows
SPECIAL ATTRACTION
Pete Smith's
Latest Audioscopic Thrill!
"3rd Dimensional Murder'
They've Gene
'Aero-lids'!
First they slog the enemy sxeat
pilot of their piano . . aad then
worry how to pan It owe of a
toilspta!
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ACTION . . . COMEDY . . . MUSIC j
United in a grand piece of western entertainment
starring America's cowboy sensation! :
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men Miranda, Don Amgche and Alice Fayei The film is showing this week at the Grand theatre.
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"COMRADE X" marks the spot
blooms in the year's rarest festival of kicks: and kisses, with Clark
Gable and Hedy Lamarr. Companion feature at the State theatre
Is "Road Show," with Adolph Menjou, Carole Laadis and John
Hubbard.
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GIN NY. KAY AND HELEN find time for Uotfiier in "YouH Find
Out," Professor Kysers sew fOm at the Hollywood theatre. Soloist
Ginay Simms has a leading role, and 17-year-old Helen Parrtsh is
the heroine. "
Spicy Slang
Must Leave
HOLLYWOOD, April 5. Major
studios have decreed . . . that from
now on . . . movies can get along
very well without a lot of spicy
slang . . . some fast cafe society
thinks is smart. . .
As a result, they voluntarily
have tightened censorship regu
lations ... in a concerted effort
to further raise film standards . .
and thus avoid the objectionable. .
Heading the list of newly ban
ned expressions are such quickies
as ' nerts to you, or even aw,
nuts" ... but "you're a nut" is
okay . . . also film characters can't
say "louse' 'or "lousy" referring
to things or persons. . . "Hold your
hats' . . . "hot" -and "broad like
wise are banned. . :W as are the
Bronx cheer and if references
to stories about traveling sales
men and the farmer's daughter . ,
They're just too, too naughty. .
' Even more stringent is the latest
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where action booms and rei
list from England, which already
has the most rigid screen censor
ship for any country. . . Films
shipped to that nation must omit
such expressions as sissy, bum,
gigolo, sex appeal, shag, shyster
and even stick-up . . . and no film
sent to any country may contain
anything reflecting upon one's
nationality! ...
Massachusetts has one of the
oddest censorship regulations of
any state L . . In that common
wealth, which has numerous blue
laws, you ; can't exhibit a movie
on Sunday. . . which contains
scenes showing actors engaged in
anything that the blue .jaws prd
hibit the residents, themselves,
from doing on Sunday . . such as
wrestling i matches and other
events.
Short snort: Jeffrey Lynn, who
plays a nazi soldier in "Under
ground," forgot to remove a swas
tika pin from his tie when he left
his studio recently . . and was
promptly set upon by three stran
gers who didnt , stop pounding
him with their fists . . . until he
made a satisfactory explanation.
Nit-wit: Walt Disney has start
ed a new series of film shorts
based around Goofy . . . that dim
witted canine with a one-cylinder
brain. . . Latest, to be currently
airminded, j has Goofy, equipped
with roller! skates and a flimsy
glider, roaring down a narrow,
rickety old two-plank runway ...
and getting! his dignity hurt in a
one-point landing that certainly
wouldn't win approval from the
civil aeronautics board.
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Top Western
Stars Here
Gene Autry and Smiley
Burnette in Feature
Today at Capitol
. , The finest cast ever to grace a
western 'film is the distinction of
Republic's "Back in the Saddle,"
starring the famous Gene Autry
and featuring his ace comedian
sidekick, Smiley Burnette, open
ing today at the Capitol theatre.
Gene himself was recently se
lected for fourth place in the
Quigley Publications' authorita
tive Ten Top Stars of 1940 an
honor never before accorded a
western star. Too, Smiley Burnette
is listed among the top five of
western favorites in many polls,
though he has never had higher
than co-star billing!
The supporting cast speaks for
itself. Handsome young Edward
Norris, who made a lasting name
for hinwlf in "They Won't For
get," "The Magnificent Brute,"
and other films, shares top sup
porting roles with lovely Jacque
line Wells and charming little
Mary Lee. Other luminaries in
clude Addison Richards, Arthur
Loft and Bob Barron.
The companion feature at the
Capitol is "Flying Wild" starring
the "Dead End" Kids, who this
time are on the side of law and
order and help run down a gang
of saboteurs and fifth columnists.
Chapter five of the "Sky Raid
ers," an Our Gang comedy and the
newsrsel complete the program.
; DAFFY DTTJ.Y: The script
called for Irene Dunne to throw
a fit of hysterics while bathing
an infant in "Penny Serenade,"
but Director George Stevens was
stumped for a reason . . . "Nuts,"
lamented Stevens after much fu
tile pondering. . . then, sock-o, an
idea; . . . "Nuts! Thats' it," he
ejaculated. . . "We'll do it with
nuts!" So that's why, during the
bathing scene, you 11 see four sit
ting nearby, kibitzing and crack
ing nuts. . . and they say this place
isn't nuts! ...
Call Board
ELSINOKS
Today Edward G. Robinson. Ida Lu
pino. John Garfield In "Sea Wolf.
Edith FeUows. Wilbur Evans in "Her
First Romance."
Thursday George Murphy, Lucille
Ball, Edmond O'Brien in "A Girl, a
Guy and a Gob." Dennis CKeefe,
Peter Loire. Florence Rice in "Mr.
: District Attorney."
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Today Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Car-
: men aturanaa in a itm i us mv.
Ktiirriv Cesar Romero in "Ride on
, Vaauero." Warner Oland in "Dead
Men Tell."
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Today The Dead End Kids in "Flying
Wild." Gene Autry In "Back in the
Wednesday Wilfred Lawson, Nova
Pilbeam la "Pastor Ban. Three
: MMtauiteera in "Under Texas Skies.
Saturday James Cagney. Olivia De-
Havilland in "StrawDerry Juonae.
i Ann Sheridan. Georce Brent in
"Honeymoon toe Three."
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Today Clark Gable. Heddy Lamarr in
"Comrade X." Adolph Menjou. Car
! ole Landls. John Hubbard in "Road
Show."
Thursday Bette Davis. Herbert Mar
: shall in "The Letter." Judy Garland.
- George Murphy in "Little Nelly Kel-
Sxturday midnight Robert Taylor.
Ruth Husaey in "Flight Command."
HOLLYWOOD
Today Kay Kyser In "YouU Find
; Out." Lupe Velez. Leon Errol in
"Mexican Spitfire out West."
Thursday Richard Dix. Florence Rice
: in "Cherokee Strip." Dennis OlCeefe.
Constance Moore in "I'm Nobody's
Sweetheart now."
LIBERTY
Today Priecilla. Rosemary and Lola
Lmne in "Four Wires." Edith Fel-
lows in "Pride of the Bluegraas."
Wednesday Jobs Garfield. Prtoeilla
: Lane in "Dust Be My Destiny." Jobs
Payne. Gloria Dickson in "King of
-the Lumberjacks."
Friday John : Wayne in "Bide JEm
Cowboy." Ronald Reagan in "Smash
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Carmen Again
In Brazil Film
Many New Tunes
Appear in New Show
at Grand Theatre
The glamour and romance sug
gested by the soft Brazilian moon,
the throbbing rhythm of the Sam
ba, and the tantalizing movements
of exotic dancers provide the
background for; 20th Century
Fox's Technicolor musical, "That
Night in Rio," which stars Alice
Faye, Don Ameche and Carmen
Miranda, and opens today at the
Grand theatre.
Vivacious Carmen, who is ac
companied by her Banda Da Lua,
finds plenty of reason to sing and
dance wh en TyL YI, Yi, Yi,'
"Chica, Chica, Boom Chic," "Boa
Noite" (Good Night), "They Met
in Rio" and "The Baron Is in Con
ference" are played.
Neatly interspersed with the
catchy tunes "That Night In Rio"
is the intriguing story of a double
dealing double, Don Ameche, who
portrays first an American night
club performer in love with his
singing and dancing partner, the
glamorous Carmen Miranda. But
he is also a Brazilian boulevardier,
Baron Duarte, married to the al
luring Alice Faye. It is comedy
at its best, and according to pre
view critics, It is tops as enter
tainment Carmen Miranda, who was so
sensational in "Down Argentine
Way," is given a chance to act a
full-length role in "That Night in
Rio." As the flighty, fiery song
stress, she displays her violent
disapproval of her American boy
friend in both English and Portu
guese. Alice Faye emerges in "That
Night in Rio" as an ultra-smart
and .fashionably gowned society
queen. As the wife of the baron
her outfits are striking and her
songs are, as always, a highlight
of the film.
Indians Unite
For Accurate
Portrayals
HOLLYWOOD, April 12. A
new organization, the Native Red
men of Hollywood, a group of 44
men and women of American In
dian blood who make their living
in motion pictures, has been
formed.
Their object is to preserve and
study the intertribal sign lan
guage, face decoration and tepee
painting. This information comes
from many treaties, listed in cast
ing offices as Bill Hazlett. He and
Jim Thorpe, the old athlete, got
the redmen together "because
most of the Indians in 'Hollywood
know less about their tribal cus
toms and traditions than the av
erage boy scout."
From among their membership,
Many Treaties says technical ad
visors will be chosen for pictures
about Indians. The boys will study
up in the meantime, he promises,
so they won't be stumped if a
director asks for something like
a good face painting job.
SHORT SNORT: There appar
ently is no end to the wacky things
done in the movies. . . It's unusual
enough with Director Alfred
Hitchcock, out of courtesy to the
union, hires a standby actor when
ever he, himself, a pears in a pic
ture . . . but the height of some
thing -or-other was reached re
cently when, in deciding to use his
own sealyham in "Before the
Fact," he insisted that RKO stu
dio hire another sealyheam from
an agency, to act as stand-by for
his pet . . The stand-by worked
in the long shot scenes, while
Hitchcock's dog stole all the close-;
ups. ...
CHITTER CHATTER :-Ka thryn
Adams from New Ulm, Minn., is
the only minister's daughter in the
movies. . . Pat O'Brien received
more than 5000 requests for co
pies of that peroration he deliv
ered in "Knute Rockne". . . So
well did Helen Gilbert manage a
cellist that she now has a film con
tract but no cello. . . . James Wong
Howe is the only Chinese camera
man in the movies and he's rated
among the best . . As might be ex
pected, he also runs a chop suey
house in the suburbs, which caters
to his film colony friends. . .
STAOTS TODAY
America's Favorite Pour
..Coming; Back for More!
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FOUR DAUGHTERS have grown np and are bow in "Four Wives"
at the Liberty theatre beginning1 today. Friseilla, Rosemary and
Lola Lane are featured with Claude Raines and Gale Page. Second
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son. Ida Lupino and John Garfield. The plctorixatian of the Jack
London novel is now showing at the Elsinore theatre. Companion
feature is: "Her First Romaaee," starring Edith FeUows and Wil
bur Evans.
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Capitol theatre. Leo Goreey and Bobby Jordan (above) head the
Kids. Second film Is Gene Autry in "Back in the Saddle."
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OLLYUJOOD
You know
Eddie Albert. He is
and some of them
full of pla:
ns
never come
about But the crane-
dian tells
me
be may spend his
the Ringling Broth-
vacation
with
ers circus,
clown and
He.
'd like to become a
open with the show at
Madison
Square
Garden.
"On an o:
rdinary vacation, I go
nuts," said
come back
Eddie. "I'm ready to
work in three days.
But this
would
be different"
The star
just about wound up
in "The
Gentle
People" and does
n't have to
til late in
Start "Navy Blues'' un-
ApriL
If he
does
carry out his new
idea, hell
oin the circus at its
winter
quarters
in Florida.
Will the Gene Autry fans
please answer a question for
arry Grey, producer of the
star's pictures? Grey has a
good story jin mind but It would
be necessary for Gene to kiss
the heroine. Every time this
happens, there's squawk from
the fans, j
Grey wants to know what
Hollywood j actress would Gene's
admirers least object to seeing
him kiss.
Besides all their other activities.
Binnie Barnes and Mike Franko
vich are going into the real estate
business. They are going to take
out their tennis court and build
two small houses on the ground.
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other houses to Jimrnie Stewart
Carmen Miranda and the Shu
berts are about to settle their dif
ferences. ... Rex Bell arrived
back in town via United Air
Lines. He says that Clara Bow is
quite sick. ... Remember John
Trent who did the "Tailspin Tom
my" pictures? He's a test pilot
now, working under his real name,
La Verne Browne. Since he went
back to aviation, he has had two
movie offers. . ...Tony Martin will
have six songs ready for the Naz
areth House benefit at Ciro's. In
case you have forgotten, Tony got
his first Hollywood contract from
a Sunday night appearance at the
old Trocadero. ... Speaking of
Ciro's, the new Spanish dancers,
Rosario and Antonio, are plenty
good. . . Lots of celebs out to wel
come them: Betty Grable and
George Raft, Liz Whitney and
Randy Scott Patricia Morison and
Wynn Rocamora (they did the best
samba on the floor) Also
Johnny Meyer, who says he really
is j in love at last Her name is
Ernestine Witte and she is a beau
ty! from Kansas City.
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. Appear in the Hilarious
Comrade X" Now at
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Mn "Boom Town," Hedy Lamarr
romanced with Clark Gable, but
lost him, which prompted thou
sands of fans to request Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
to put them to
gether as hero and heroine in an
other picture. The result is "Com
rade X," an hilarious, adventure
some comedy, which comes today
to the State theatre. j '
This is Gable's first real rollick
ing comedy since It Happened
One Night," and again presents
nun as a newspaperman, in is time
a foreign correspondent in Russia.
It also opens a new field for Miss
Lamarr, who goes comedienne,
with no punches pulled, as a Mos
cow lady street car. "motorman."
Miss Lamarr .not only Joins
Gable in his daredevil escapades,
but often tops him. She has a
rough-and-tumble fight with him,
and with another girL operates a
street car and drives a tank. , -
Featured in the supporting! cast
are Oscar Homolka, Felix Bressart
and Eve Arden. The production
was directed by King Victor and
was produced by Gottfried Rein-
hardt '
Spitfire Film I
Series On r
Big business plays the role of
bogey-man in the marital affairs
of Carmelita, the Mexican spitfire,
when her husband forgets their
first wedding anniversary for a
million dollar deal
Hubby's oversight starts the
laugh-complications on their mer
ry, tangled way In "Mexican Spit
fire out West" now at the (Holly
wood theatre, starring Lupe Velez
and Leon Errol in the third of the
series concerned with, the esca
pades of Carmelita, her husband.
and uncle Matt i
Uncle Matt is one of four char
acters portrayed by Leon Errol in
the picture. He also plays the ec
centric and dash-it-all Lord Ep
ping, British whiskey baron, and
upon various occasions the plot re
quires Errol ; to play Uncle Matt
giving an impersonation of Lord
Epping, and also Lord Eppings
cockney valet Higgins. 1 1
The screen play by Charles E.
Roberts and Jack Townley is all in
the spirit of fun, with Donald
Woods as the husband, Elisabeth
Risdon, Cecil Kellaway, Linda
Hayes and others contributing
comical -consternation. The pro
duction by Cliff Reid was directed
for RKO Radio by Leslie Good
wins. 1 1 ' !
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ney wouldn't bid a dime more
than $1500. t
The two got into a spirited ar
gument for a scene in "The Bride .
Came COD" where Jimmy, the
toughy, abducts the lovely Bette
in an airplane. '
"How , much are you asking?"
Bette tremblingly asks Cagney as
they quibble over the ransom.
' "To tell you the truth, you gla
mor girls are a drug on the mar
ket" blasts Cagney, after a pause.
"The most I could possibly, ask
ior you is mayrje siduu.
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