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Show .'. j ti rtn iajb CTTMT B V .UL'U H T T Humphrey Bogart Blazes Trail to Mexico Treasure Mexican Gold Is Coveted Treasure of New Story Plot Tense, undiluted drama throbs the newest hardf isted offering, "Treasure of Sierra Madre," starring Humphrey Bogart with. Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Bruce. Bennett, which will open soon at the Paramount theater. For real dramatic fare, nothing like this entertainment has ever been seen before. .''.'. The film Is realistic to the nth negree, with all the per formers completely submerged beneath their rugged characters, char-acters, and telling of men's pursuit, of gold. This drama, adapted from the novel of the same name by B. Traven, is shot against a vivid panorama of hinterland Mexico. Scen- j.ii 11. t - ii j I j i.: it.. ?i. : ltany. it nas vviiu ucuuiy, uruiuaucauy, 11 is uiiuuiuk. ' ' Briefly, "Treasure of Sierra Madre" is the story of three Americans, all strande din Tampico, who set out to strike it rich. They meet in a flop-house. pool lottery winnings, and head for the hills. After the gold dust begins piling up, greed and dis trust creeps in until there is gun play. Finally Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) goes it alone with all the treasure, but the trip back to civilization turns into a night mare of trouble. John Huston's direction is masterful and exacts much out of the story which reveals man's frailties. Ted TOcCord's photography-is excellent in capturing theraw beauty of Mexico. The natural appeal of the natives who filter through the drama also adds effectively to the finished production. Bogart injects a bite into his assignment which is very impressive. "Treasure of Sierra Madre" is not to be missed by anyone. 1936 Olympics Are Revived The 1948 Olympic year will see for the first time. "Kings of the Olympics, a aramauc iuu-iengtu feature film of the now-historic 1936 games. "Kings of the Olympics" was ...ii. m . t I . r rvn eulicu iroin me wuh ui duu cameramen, cam-eramen, who covered every intimate inti-mate and colorful detail of the spectacular Olympic competition, in which the United States won 24 championships. Highlighted are the triumphs of the American laurel winners: Jesse Owens, winning the 100-meter 100-meter dash and setting a new Olympic record in the running broad Jump; Archie Willjams, winning the 400-meter dash; John Woodruff, taking the 800-meter run; Earle Meadows, setting the Olympic all-time pole vaulting mark of 14 feet, 3Y inches; Ken Carpenter, capturing the discus throwing event, also with a' new Olympic record; Cornelius Johnson, John-son, winner of the 'running high jump; Marjorie Gestring, winning the women's springboard diving championship; Dorothy Poynton Hill, platform diving champion, and the winning United States 8-oared 8-oared crew. the English in the 2-oar shells; the German javelin and 4-oar boat triumphs; the Japanese hop, step and jump victory and the victory of Jack Lovelock for New Zealand in the classic 1500-meter run. Bill Slater, popular announcer and sports authority, who broadcast broad-cast the 1936 Olympic games for CBS, provides a first-hand commentary com-mentary for the film. The film will be released next month after final editing of the Shown also are the victories of vivid sports events. W?Vi I it is NOTI c yfraWWv' FOUND I Neither is it true that getting satisfaction in buying buy-ing is just a matter of luck. Rather, it is a matter of dealing where dependability is known a store such as .... . And We Can Prove It X ( V: Humphrey Borart plays one of the most tense roles of his career in the action-marked film, "Treas ure of Sierra Madre" which will have Its Provo premiere March 17 at Paramount theatre. Th picture pic-ture was filmed In Mexico with authentic bacCsrounds. Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Bruce Bennett arc the supporting stars in the film version of the novel written by B. Traven. New Type Show For-Children Shown Here Beats Hollywood With Survey Gleaned from Readers' Letters Ancient Data Says Gals Didn't Need Protection HOLLYWOOD (NEA) Holly wood is planning a national survey sur-vey to discover what the people want and what they don't want in movie entertainment. But I'm beating Hollywood to the punch. In letters from my readers, I have the answers to all the questions Hollywood is planning plan-ning to ask. They represent a cross-section of more than two million people. Here are the questions Hollywood Holly-wood will ask and your answers: "What influence does the screen have on the youth of the nation?" Plenty. Children under 12 play games based on. motion pictures. They imitate the cowboys and the gangsters. Teen-age girls want to look like Joan Crawford or dress like Lana Turner. Good or bad, they follow the influence of the films. The younger generation learns from motion pictures. It is stpnri nf a nrpsfntat inn of thp nut house varietyof sex. The public! The woiking goils of 1897. doesn't warit a puritanical screen, i didn't need heaven to protect dui a i rue, realistic picture oi me If a street-walker is used in a story; she should be shown as she is in real life, and not glamorized 'as a pattern for hieh school girls to imitate. "Haw does the public feel about crime in motion pictures?" pic-tures?" The same as they feel about sex. The majority wants to see crime, but it wants it shown in all its sordidness, and not glorified. glori-fied. The public wants -mystery pictures, but not. so much gore. o "How does the public feel about politics in motion pictures?" These who. have written mc about politics in pictures say that they would like to know more about "inside" politics, without any editorializing. They don't want one man's opinion. Some people thought "Wilson' up"to Hollywood to present things j was a good historical picture of they can learn with profit. the times in which Wilson lived. Others panned it as party propa- "What effect does the Legion of jganda. "The Senator Was Indis creet was generally disliked because, be-cause, as people wrote me, "It makes our lawmakers look silly and undignified." ' m PHONE 2960 PROVO, UTAH Decency ban have on attendance of a specific picture?" There is a difference in the , effect of a ban in different sized towns. It helps business in big cities, cuts down the box-office in small towns. But Hollywood is quick to capitalize on any kind of a ban. So when the studios ask for the effect of a ban, they have to take into consideration their own, and the exhibitor's methods of capitalizing on it. "How does the public feel about sex in pictures?" Here are some random lines from letters I havfe received. "Sex without love is made to look more attractive on the screen than true love." "The stress on sex in pictures pic-tures is breaking down the moral fiber of our youth." A teen-ager wrote me: "f I had a chance, I'd poke a certain producer in the nose for what his picture did to my girl." The public is not against sex in pictures, but prefers a true study with a moral leaning, in- "How does the public feel' about religion on the screen?" i All denominations are complaining com-plaining that too many pictures a,re being made about other denominations. de-nominations. All church people are complaining that there is too much crime, sex and drinking on the screen. The people don't mind a religious background .to a picture, pic-ture, but they don't want religion shoved down their throats. The public is fed up with: Worn-out plots "Bette Davis did it better four years ago." Pretty faces, without acting ability. abil-ity. Popcorn and candy-eating in theaters. Everyone mothers, fathers and the younger generation genera-tion is agreed that there is too much drinking on the screen. As one mother wrote, "I saw 'Daisy Kenyon.' Doesn't Joan Crawford ever put that glass down?" em, as claimed in that venerable ditty, "Heaven Will Protect the Woiking Goil." according to a dog-eared Leslie's Weekly dated Aug. 5. that year, and lonp bur- jied in the files of Warr.cr Bros.' 'research department. As a matter of fact, the "rules for "woiking goilf," as listedby the weekly, must have caused protection to be absolutely unnecessary, un-necessary, or at least entirely superfluous. Here they are and don't let the first one floor you; the others are even more so: "A working girl must be a?-curate, a?-curate, a painstaking machines automatic and sexless ... "She mustn't take luncheon with any man for whom she works ... "She mustn't ride in cars with him. at least not voluntarily . . "She mustn't even walk along the street with him.. nor laugh and talk with him as though she and he were social acquaintancef. No good can come of it. only embarrassment, or something tat ; you will regret and that will tell against you in the long run . . ." .This startling information was passed on to beauties Janis Paige and Dorothy Malone to sort jof guide their romantic activities as belles of the 90 s in "Ore Sunday Sun-day Afternoon," a Technicolor musical which is now in production. OREM In response to the na tionwide movement' among; Par ent Teacher groups, educational authorities and church croups for a better type of motion pictures for America's children, Holly wood has now produced a picture which promises to 'revolutionize children'smatinees. ' f Viewing a private screening oi the surprise feature of the year "Bill and Coo," were teacherVand PTA heads of Orem," Provo and Pleasant Grove . at the Scera the ater on Thursday afternoon. After viewing the picture guests of the theater management were asked to write their opinions of the pic ture and according to Victor Anderson, An-derson, manager of See ra, who has campaigned for the past sevi eral years to obtain a higher type entertainment for young . movie fans, reported that all statements were highly favorable and praised tne production in nmiuess ways. In Ken Murray's "Bill and Coo the geniuses of Hollywood have truly proven themselves in pro ducing a picture to meet the long felt need for better pictures for children. Not only does the pic ture delight the heart of a young ster but proves equally enter taining to the adult. The picture is filmed in color and is a story built" around the little creatures of an atlbird town called Chirpendale. The only in habitants are the birds who enact en-act the role of the town washwoman, wash-woman, shopkeeper and firemen-Trained firemen-Trained love birds and canaries with numerous other pets of man are the only actors of the delightful delight-ful little story centering around a pair of every much in love lovebirds love-birds Bill and Coo. The plot ad vances to bring in th villainous old crow who threatens the hap piness of all the little people in Chirpendale but young Bill saves the day and the story has a happy ending which is not often the case in many of the pictures offered now on children s movie pro grams. I The skill and artistry in train- j ing birds to walk a tight-rope carrying a tiny parasol, baby ducks to tow a tiny gondola on a miniature pond and a' little lady bird washwoman to 1 scrub and wring clothes is pleasing and inspiring in-spiring to all who watch the story Jolson Takes The Bows Again, Parks Takes Back Seat By ERSfCINE JOHNSON , NEA Staff Correspondent ' HOLLYWOOD (NEA) So "The ! Jolson Story" won a nation-wide poll as the people's favorite movie of 1947. And . a big radio show had a dramatization dramatiza-tion of the film, honoring its stars and its makers. And who played Al Jolson on the air show? 9 Larry Parks? The kid who won an "Academy nomination for his work. in the picture? ; Nope, you're wrong. Al jolson played himself. t wny wasn't Larry rarics up there taking the bows, with Jol- GARLAND'S 'EASTER' GOWNS SET RECORD i HOLLYWOOD The beautiful white "new look" gown designed by Irene for Judy Garland to wear in the spectacular finale of "Easter Parade," gave the star 94 fashionable gowns In the pic ture, the most she has had for any film in her career. Because the 1914 styles in the musical are so close to the pres ent trend in' women's clothing, the gowns worn by Judy, as well as the 16. designed for Ann Miller Mil-ler In the same picture, will present, pre-sent, women of America with an elaborate display of latest fash ion ideas. STAR TO PREACH Dr. C. B. Gahagan, Minister of Hollywood's First Presbyterian church, is teaching Wayne Mor ris correct pulpit conduct for hi role as a preacher in "The Fight ing Terror" at Warner Bros. unfold on the screen in beautiful coloring. Studios are already working on other nictures of this tvoe bv training of other small animals such a 5 chinchillas to enact the stories in a truly unusual and educational type of entertainment for the youth of our country. son doing the off-stage singing as be did in the picture? " "There were . negotiations for me to play the part." Larry Lar-ry told me, "bat Colombia studio wanted all the money ' ' I'd get. That made me mad and I said no soap." Sure Larry is suing Columbia to break his contract But Larry Parks took Al Jolson out of oblivion ob-livion and made a fortune for Columbia studio. Just once, couldn't the studio have said: "Okay, Larry. Take those bows. Do the show. Keep the money'. But tomorrow we'll be mad at you again." But after being roundHolly-wood roundHolly-wood so long, 1 really should know beter. ORIGINALITY SCORES A clue to some Hollywood thinkers' thinking is manifest in a story told by Ken Englund. The story: When Alfred Hitcli-cock Hitcli-cock admitted to a big studio executive that he didn't see many movies, the executive, in all seriousness, ser-iousness, said: "Then where do you get your ideas?" Maybe Humphry Bogart will let me have it with a machine gun for reviving this story, but I like is. So I'll revive it. When Bogie first came to Hollywood re was fired up with a lot of big notions about how his first role should be played. He disagecd completely with the director on one scene and insisted that it be played his way. The director said, "Okay, we'll film it your way.".,. So they filmed it Bogart's way and then the director said to the cameraman: "Okay, put that scene in a film can. Wrap it up with pink rib-hnn.o rib-hnn.o and eive it ta Mr. Boirart. Now we'll shoot it the RIGHT way. Bogart was a meek little lamb for the rest of the picture. l 1 Moire 1Tlleip!hi(S)Eue Here is a closeup of the kind of thing that is happening in telephone offices in many cities. Working right beside telephone operators are equipment installers adding more switchboards to provide service for those who are waiting and to enable us to handle more calls for you. Such equipment is tailor-made, and fitting it into present equipment is a complex job requiring thousands of hand-soldered connections. Telephone service is a constantly growing service. We accomplished a lot in 1 947 we'll do even more this year! The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. ORIGINAL and COMPLETE PRESENTATION. Twa hours fflariott aitsie. ralar aad laf Inatlaa. 7 CJfrecial (Dngagemenl WALT DISNEY'S FANTASIA I I .T.ViliWfPUT 'jtt-S-Ml lATlST 1 ' V tcoior with " ST0K0WSKI RfUASfO W KO tAMO MCIVHI. MC "lh most ttmark-able ttmark-able ath'fvment in picture making since the advent of sound." STARTS MARCH 7 Academy IK MA paylB'MaMaaaalB I n 1 1 1 ui n ifrt y jliM Ml I -... -;v Cf ' : - Park Theater Springville QDoniilbHe Featlunce! ' lAfl 1 wmi CIOOKIO HOKSEPtAYtXS ( IVI MKf A tUN SOIHUMONfT... 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