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Show Benny Film Riot At Rivoli Friday and Saturday When we say that Jack Benny forsakes the radio to ride a horse, twirls a mean lasso and routes a band of cattle rustlers without losing an ounce of sang-froid, to say nothing of insouciance, we give you some measure of the laugh's to be found in his newest picture, "Buck Benny Rides I Again," at the Rivoli theatre Friday Fri-day and Saturday. Not only Benny but most of his radio troupe forsake the micro-' phone to don ten-gallon hats and head for the wide open spaces. Eddie "Rochester'1 Anderson is there to heckle his boss; Phil Harris Har-ris lends his urban presence; Andy Devine, and even Carmichael, the polar bear, add gusto to this new , Benny production. The result is HvoW cniu.t.i.J ment which is the same as saying "tops for anybody." The picture is as funny as all get-out, which you might expect with Jack Benny playing a dynamic buckaroo under Rochester's critical eye. And Rochester, Ro-chester, that old scene-rustler, steals the show as usual with a side-splitting imitation of Fred As-taire, As-taire, and a new dance which you might call "Shuffle Off to Rochester-Buffalo." The story of "Buck Benny Rides Again" permits Jack to cavort against a horse-opera background without surrendering any of his radio personality. The picture opens in a broadcasting studio. The New York heat is unbearable, and Benny's sidekicks on the air are trying to sell him the idea of a vacation. Phil Harris wants to go to Nevada, with an eye to meeting meet-ing a Reno divorcee there. Rochester Roches-ter is getting tired of buying ice cakes for Carmichael, the polar bear. It's no go, however, until Jack meets Joan Cameron, played by J Ellen Drew, and falls in love with her. Joan likes the west, and to make an impression, Jack per-' suades her that he owns a ranch out there. His deception gets a1 boost when he learns that Andy Devine actually owns a ranch in Nevada. The whole troupe, including includ-ing Joan, who is auditioning for Benny, are transported there. j Out on the range, Jack, by bribing brib-ing the cowhands, manages to convey the idea that he is the terror ter-ror of the ranch. He routs a phony band of cattle rustlers, and when some real bandits come along, he is under the Impression that they are the crew he hired. For the comic complications that follow, we recommend that you hustle off to the Rivoli theatre to see for yourselves. |
