tJ!fi Tolls," "Madame
Songof Berna
induded in this
TaTel "haven't yet Men
f?l screen, of Ore-
F. i we Son a"""
W "S..1: e haven't
I l"c""r -iv from
1 '
iaJLV jit
L
. i
the best picture
of the year:
Midi We Serve." Noel
MTtemilies, eclipsed
ri"LSnL Miniver." The
tun
r , .j nr srioken or
fSTlW mere poig
,&a, emanated from
ie
, .tolW The story of a
wrs named Mary Ann,
L. who flew her across
Soring Peart Harbor
TZ m example of what
, b, done with the ordinary
'HoUood is sincere. Dra
Sind documentary atonce.it
virility, Tumor, mem-
WitJ.
uWWi the Rhine." A
attocial and political essay,
ma Bellman play bowed
Say early in 1941. Paul
Lucille Watson gave
, m performances. Its best
Ration is that, when it
-ad on the screen almost
Uter, it was just as
. fast u forceful a treatise
Jrt fascism as it was before
Bits entered the fray.
lTke Human Comedy.' In
I talc of .a California town,
mike may appear remote
lb tetany very close, William
nja spoke with compassion
i (twinesj, but never preached,
shy Rooney showed he could
not than a too-cute "kid," if
netody else set his mind to it
bntinil film.
ITintMii Harvest'' Charm
it tells this one. And why
uldi't it with the drama in
ion of Greer Garson and
bid Colman, direction by
vjm leRoy, production by
ner franklin. And a compell-
i story by James Hilton, who
ls the difference between
lumt and sentimentality.
t-"5Uie Door Canteen." No
tunes, but by all odds the
I best musical. The wartime
ana was touching if without
'mil Heaven" heart. The
KTJ was adequate, the guest
fonwrs were topnotch, the
i product was long but sock
attainment
Tin Mem la Down." Out
Bal among the tnany "oc
asd country" pictures, this ap
Kd to flie intelligence and the
nuctJve emotions without
oing to the incitement of mor-aJe-tmphasiring
the point on
to the Steinbeck play was
faei (that "nassivi rAcle-
jaf may be the best defense
tyranny), it implied that
mps taose who help them
, showed that even "good"
"dull among the enemy
m punished for their part
wuer. -
t have been melodrama be
ye'Wt if sobering drama,
0 tte abilities of Ida Lu-
UST ttrough 80Ud
n ""w Mensem."
"ittnry Fonda western with
2. "'"tones, exemplifying
which can faUininob
&,ot!OT thin-skinned.
MT Pointed out that man,
"2 power he has har
oust learn to conquer
5M ulUmate ,n
w3!" Conta''' Nymph."
Lmmi e,tK'ue"t love
m Sf!1 whimsy' was
hrL, ton! because of
"tanes performance. A
h r!, mu!'cal score by
Komol un
the delicacy of the
JV P'ac
MAE WEST cuts caper with
Victor Moore In "The Heat's On."
scheduled for the Heilir screen
starting today. William Saxton is
their co-star.
Heilig Presents
West vs. Moore
Advance notice on "The Heat's
On, Columbia's musical extrav
Qgana opening at the Heilig the
ater tiiis Sunday list a cast,
besides the stars Mae West, Victor
Moore and William Gaxton, of
feature players who will keep au
diences warm whether any other
form of heat is on or not
There's Xavier Cugat and his
rljumba orchestra; there's song
stess and piano playing whiz.
Hazel Scott together with the high
trump of trumpeters, Leonard
Sues; lovely, warbling Mary
Hoche; David Lichine, actor, dance
originator and director extraor
dinary; Lester Allen, Alan Dine
hart, Lloyd Bridges, Almira Ses
sions, and Lina Romay,
Tropic Temperature
Added in thosn hnt t,,orA:An4.
there are six songs by some of
HollvWnnri'K ViAtlpp lrnrr.
posers including: Jay Gorney, Ed-
wara jMiscu, jienry Myers, Jule
Styne and Sammy Cahn. As sung
by Mae West. Marv
Hazel Scott, these numbers are
sam to be high contestants for the
nit parade.
The original screenplay, with
suspense, glamour and guffaw
producing situations, ts a battle
ui wits ana gags Between Mae
Wwt and William r..vtAn ...;,V.
Victor Moore Retting laughs at
uuin enas ana me middle.
FROM HIT PARADE to Holly
wood went Frank Sinatra, whose
first starring musical film, "High
er and Higher," held for four
more days at the Mayflower
invaded by
SUN VALLEY is
Universal' Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello in their latest laugh hit
now showing at the State theater,
"Hit the Ice."
017.?. enjoyable
Th. . "'"re '
- naer of
.aa-'"01 Matri-
rhTJL ore the Mer-
ibfc. """"aer or
UT. .includ,
Tily W. . saBlancs- "So
our sec-
'This
v-,. "shatow of
?t:30-A',,"''LI'e
Udv tsi. ' v:ctory,"
sIS, a c"ance."
STARTS TODAY
BUD
flDBOTT?
LOU
SUGE!LO
Movie Cashes In
On Juke Box Hit
Republic has cleverly capitalized
on the current popularity of the
juke box hit, "Pistol Packin'
Mama in its current picture sen
sation of the same title, scheduled
to open Thursday at the Heilig on
a double bill program.
Ruth Terry has the title role in
the film, and Bob Livingston
plays opposite her.
. LIFE IN RUSSIA, before Hitler, Is depicted In "The North Star" at
the Heilig Feb. 20. Above, Farley Grainger, Anne Baxter.
'North Star' Dance
Produced by Lichine
Samuel Goldwyn engaged Dav
id Lichine, noted choreographer,
to direct the dances in 'The North
Star," the story of the Russian
people at the outbreak of the Rus-so-German
conflict. The dances
are part of a village festival in
which the peasants participate pri
or to the invasion.
Lichine, former star of the Bal
let Russe, gave up dancing two
years ago to devote his time to the
production of ballets. He has pro
duced "The Prodigal Son," the
Prokof ief f ballets and "The
Graduation Ball" at the Metropoli
tan in New York, and "Helen of
Troy," presented by the Ballet
Theatre. He has also been chor
eographer for a number of films.
Special music and lyrics were
composed by Aaron Copland and
Ira Gershwin for the dances which
Lichine directs in "The North
Star," which is coming to the Hei
lig theater Sunday, February 20.
5 iifNi
Ameche Stars
In 'Happy Land'
With its stirring picturization of
MacKinlay Kantor's sensational
best-seller, "Huppy Land," which
is scliedulcd to open shortly at the
McDonald theater, advance reports
indicate that 20th Century-Fox
has added still another to its im
pressive list of triumphs in trans
forming top literary properties to
screen masterpieces.
More than thirty million readers
have already thrilled to Kantor's
beautiful and unforgettable story
as a. Saturday Evening Post story.
as a run-away best-seller, as a
Reader's Digest Fiction Feature
and as a nationally circulated
newspaper syndicate feature.
Now on the screen, the film.
which features Don Ameche,
Frances Dee, Harry Carey and
Ann Rutherford, tells the story
of the laughter, tears, love and
courage of the people who are the
heart of America, is already being
acclaimed as one of the most
human and inspiring stories ever
to be filmed.
"Happy Land" deals with the
effects of the war on one family
in a typically American commun
ity, and of the strangest adventure
that ever made every-day Amer
icans overnight heroes.
The films impressive cast Is
headed by Don Ameche In the role
of Lew Marsh; Frances Dee
Agnes, his wife; Harry Carey as
"Gramp," and Ann Rutherford as
Lcnore Prentiss.
Eugene Register-Guard, Sunday, Feb. 13, 1944.
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER James Cagney and Marjorle Lord
Para 1
rrj -r
,t.fW 1
V
RICHARD CRANE and Ann Rutherford are the young lovera ha
"Happy Land." with Don Ameche, opening today.
H3B
McDonald Sets
Ail-Time Hits
Two all-time hits in one great
show! The flaming spectacle, "In
Old Chicago," and the story of life
on the turbulent Mississippi,
"Banjo on My Knee," will open
Wednesday at the McDonald
theater.
Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don
Ameche, Brian Donlevy, Barbara
Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Wal
ter Brennan seven of the screen's
outstanding stars will be seen In
these two great pictures. Power,
Miss Faye, Ameche and Donlevy
are the stars of the lusty, "In Old
Chicago," while the remaining trio
headline the cast of "Banjo On My
Knee." Both films are 20th Ceti-
appear In "Johnny Come Lately," planned for Feb. 20 at the McDonald. I tury-Fox productions,
Theater Programs
Mc DONALD: Thrinf b Tuesday,
"Happy Land" and "The Girl from Mon
terey." Wednedr thronfh Saturday,
"Banjo cm My Knee" and "In Old Chi
HEILIG: Thronfh WtdtiMday, "The
Heat's On." Thursday throurh Saturday,
"Pistol Packin' Mama" and "Hail to
the Rangers."
8TATE: ThroafO Wednesday, "Hit the
Ice" and "Her Cardboard Lover."
Thursday through Saturday, "The Mys
terious Rider" and "Honeymoon Lodge."
MAYFLOWER: Throufh Wednesday.
'Higher and Higher." (Starting Thurs
day. "The Heat's On."
, REX: Through Monday, "Flight for
Freedom" and "Someone to Remem
ber." Tuesday and Wednesday, "Seven
Days Leave" and "Ball of Fire." Thurs
day through Saturday, "Princess
O'Rourke" and "Man from Muslo Moun
tain." 1
Robert Taylor
In Screen Battle
Screen scraps have become In- i I
creasingly strenuous in recent 1 1
months, evidently reaching their
peak with a battle between Robert I
Taylor and George Sanders in
"Her Cardboard Lover," which ',
opens at ve State theater today.
As rivals for Norma Shearer,
who co-stars with Taylor, they i
hurl buckets, suitcases, dishes and 1
assorted vegetables at each other
in a free-for-all.
George Cukor, the Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer director, required all
other players to remain out of
range for the scene. He also heeded
his own advice.
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