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Show :i2; Sunday, December U 1947 SUNDAY HERALD Movie s Famous;, l Trian d le Ret urn s " 'America's number one laugh highwaymen -Bing Crosby Cros-by and Bob Hope-are hitting the road again, this .time the i :iwr: tnemr "Road to Rio." Of course they have for their eo-star and co-traveler the luscious Dorothy, Lamour, without with-out whom no."Road". picture would be complete. i - r 1 - The comedy, is reported to be the funniest of all the three stars, adventures in hilarity ..Bmgrarid BoVwill be 'seen as a couple of footloose xnusicians,?Bing a clarinet player play-er and Bob a whiz with the trumpet For reasons stemming from Bings interest in pretty girls, the two men are down to their last buck ' and are forced . to .do carnival t work. When they 'manit to wreck the place, . as only they t.cn, K . be- comes urg en -.to: ; leave the coun-irr coun-irr in a hurry. Without anvthinr to their came but Bins' suit and Bob's circus tiehts, they stow away on board a luxury liner bound for Rio. They make, themselves cozy in : a lifeboat from which van- Use point they see the lovely Lamour 'about' to commit suicide. Bins hops to the rescue in- spite of Bob's frantic efforts to keep him from the -inevitable disaster he's sure Dotty represents. At this point the plot thickens with the discovery that the' very rich ' Dorothy is under the influ ence of her wicked guardian, portrayed by Gale Sondegaard, who is determined that the girl will marry her brother, even if she has to hypnotize her to get her. to go through with it. Dorothy's Dor-othy's behavior when under the influence, of hypnotism is vastly different from her normal mo ments, which makes life for Bing and Bob pretty complicated. How Defied Critics to " Sponsor Bergert ' HOLLYWOOD Appearance of Rudy Vallee and Edgar Bergen in MI .Remember Mama" is a reunion. re-union. - Eleven years ago' Vallee defied radio executives, to intro duce the unknown ventriloquist, Bergen, and his stooge, Charlie McCarthy, on the air. "TEAM REVIVED ; HOLLYWOOD Joseph Rut tenberg. AJS.C. will photograph the forthcoming' production. "Julia Misbehaves," starring Greer Garson. The assignment again "teams" the star and cine- matographer who - has lensed many of her hits. Jack Conway directs. they resolve Dorothy's problem and their own is said to make "Road to Rio" reach riotous pro portions. DOUBLE DOOR presented by PLAYERS GUILD 3-Act Mystery Melodrama Dec. 18r 19, 20 8:15 P. M. COLLEGE HALL - , Tickets on Sale from S to 5:30 P. M. Dec 17th Through Dec. 20 CALL 2460 BYU TICKET OFFICE ADMISSION . $1.00 (includ. tax) Holders of Guild and season tickets. Call BYU ticket office Mon. and Tues. Dec. 15 and 16 between 3 and 6 p. m. for reservations. She'll think it's Christmas every day with her new The grandest gift any man ever gave his wife (and himself)! And the Thor's so easy to install . . . just move it in, next to the sink, make two simple connections, connec-tions, and she'll use it Christmas Day! 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Just $4995 ADAMSON'S APPLIANCE 480 WEST CENTER PHONE 2830 Trio Invades South America This Time r I " M " 1 r op SJiSj rm J ' I "ilpfSJl in -1 J I If V; - platrlch Avtrdad Medal of Freedom Wife Also Acts Dorothy Lamour 1s to the middle acain; 'looking happr too In spite of being' surrounded br the playful Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, her eo travelers In the "Koad to Rio" coming soon to the Paramount. Par-amount. T .v.'.. 7. Crosbv Named No Star for 4th Time HOLLYWOOD Bing Crosby currently appearing in "A Connecticut Con-necticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," recently for the fourth consecutive year was named the top actor in the 11th annual screen popularity poll conducted by Boxoffice, the industry magazine, maga-zine, i Paramount scores four out of the top twelve actors in the poll, including also Gary Cooper, starred in Cecil B. DeMille's "Unconquered"; Alan Ladd, currently cur-rently starring in "The Long Gray Line," and Bob Hope, who recently re-cently completed his starring role in "The Paleface" and will soon be seen in "Where There's Life." Crosby will be presented a plaque symbolic of his position as America's No. 1 screen star. . oS Bette Davis Has Enviable Rgure Bette Davis' sleek, post-moth' lerhood figure has evoked a gen eral note of approval from prac i tically ' the whole Warner Bros. 'lot. I She now, weighs 110 pounds, which is just right for her 5 feet ; 3'3 inches, and which is the same i weight she had when she arrived I in Hollywood. 16 years ago. Bette s husband is of an ath letic temperament and the actress says that she has to exercise to keep pace with him. Their favor ite recreation spot is the beach in front of their home at Laguna, where they may be found almost any time that Bette isn't workins Her arrival on the set to start "Winter Meeting" inspired a chorus cho-rus of good-natured whistles from members of the crew who always have an eye for pretty shapes. Speaking of the new Davis figure, fig-ure, Director Bretaigne Windust said, "It's just right." Cameraman Ernie Haller said, "It's photo genic. Producer Henry Blanke said, "It's very good. Very good indeed." Wardrobe lady Lillian House said, "It's chic." And Bette herself said "I'm glad they like it." VAN PLANS HOLIDAY HOLLYWOOD Van Heflin is headed for his first real vacation since he returned to films follow ing his service in the army. The actor, having completed his role in "B.F.'s Daughter," leaves for New York to pass at least three weeks seeing the shows and visit ing friends in the metropolis. What's Wrong With the Movies . By EBSKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD (NEA) What's wrong with the movies? Aiy man proves mai people who used to go twice a week, now go only once .or twice a month.. i There are 139 million people in the United States. Fifty -seven million are movie fans. Fifty- eight million are either under 12 years of age, in hospitals, or institutions, in-stitutions, or are blind or deaf. Which leaves 24 million people unaccounted for 24 million peo ple who do not go' to the movies- Why? The answer, I wink, '- mat motion pictures today are being made for the lt-year-old mind. Every picture produced pro-duced is made for Immature mentalities, with enough so-called so-called clever dialogue and action ac-tion thrown in to try to lure the adults Into the theater. Time For a Change It's an old formula, but it's hgh time they made a change. When the picture business started, start-ed, it began with flickers and melodramatic stories. Since it was' new, it was a novelty and people went for that reason. Then Hollywood discovered sound, and talking pictures pre semen tne nation witn a new novelty. The next step was tech nicolor, and people went to see this latest innovation. But the story, itself, has been standing still. The technical developments In the film business have gone ahead with rapid pro- frees, but she dramatic elements ele-ments have lagged behind. Now is the time for Hollywood tv change Its methods of dramatic presentation, and to catch up to the physical technique it has Der- fected. There is a lesson to be learned from England's system of serving the public with screen entertainment. entertain-ment. J Arthur Rank has led the field in this activity. He has a separate department for children's pictures. They make full-length feature films, travelogues, come dies, cartoons and serials of good solid adventure just for the youngsters. There is another major lesson to be learned from the British. When the ads for motion pictures pic-tures appear in newspapers and magazines in England, there is a small letter printed in one corner of the ad. ' is a code. If the letter let-ter A appears in the corner, that picture is judged to be a picture for adults, and for adults only. The letter U means for universal consumption, for all fans, young and old. If jthe letter H Is printed in the ad, it is a horror picture. No More Guesswork This takes the guessing out of going to the movies. It keeps tne public from buying their en tertainment blind. I think this is important to the average family. When . it costs from' $2.50 to $4 for the -average wage earner to take his family to the movies for one evening, he does not want to get gypped. A very small percentage of the audi ence ever reads or listens to re views of the pictures. They go to the box-office, buy their tickets :and find out afterwards whether they made a good buy or were robbed. If Hollywood would take the lessons of -the English method, the movie makers, would find that the public would feel friendlier toward the whole film Industry. Hollywood should not have to tailor almost every picture to the 12-year-old mind. Hollywood snouio not De xorced to tack on a I completely silly happy ending to I a real, dramatic traced v. tl ov or " HOLLYWOOD Marlene Diet rich, who arrived In Hollywood recently to , start her co-starring role in A Foreign Affair," last week was awarded the. Medal of Freedom. highest civilian decor ation at the disposal of the Wat Department, colorful ceremonies cere-monies at the U. .S. Military Academy at West Point. 7 N. Y. The high tribute was paid the star for her extraordinary, record of entertaining troops overseas during the war. .? '" - .-- The citation accompanying the medal stated that Miss Dietrich brought . pleasure and cheer to more than 800.000 Americans and that she "performed meritorious service in support of military op erations in North Africa. Sicily and Italy from-4 April to 16 June 1944. and in the North Atlantic bases in Europe from 30 August 1944 to 13 July 1946." ..Miss Dietrich, was presented the medal and citation by Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, superintendent superintend-ent of the Military Academy, in tne presence or officers of the Academy and cadets. Later she was guest of honor at a reception. ESTHER COLLECTS KEYS HOLLYWOOD So far. Esther Williams on a personal appear ance tour with "This Time For Keeps," has collected keys from the mayor of eight eastern cities, ane even nas a Key from the Mayor of Tufts Colleae. Eddie Meehan. recently featured in Life Magazine. Meehan also joined her as "straight man" durine her stage stint. HOLLYWOOD Bay McDon ald, who shares dancing and Sing-in Sing-in V bnnnrt with. Pti ; T.aorfnrrf and - June r Allyson to Good News," isn't tne only actor in his, family. His vife, .the- former Elizabeth Eraser, has - opened ' in San y Francisco with Gregory Peck and Larainc Day in "Angel Street Ray flew north' for the opening which - also marks the couple's third wedding anniver- y. , v. STARTINQ MONDAY si most oeiigntfui musical romance in New York's Greenwich village, pleasing songs and plenty of comedy to delight the entire family." Featuring WJiliam Marshall, Gail Patrick, Kenny Baker and Jane Frazee" "-Showmen's Review. ALSO ADDED: ROY ROGERS - TRIGGER "1 v n rrtjw v i 1 ," mlEfUltlC PtOOUCTION whs 1. Supply ypuij chickens' with warm drinking water heated electrically f 2. Install coop lights to -stretch" short winter: days. , RESULT: More' eggs, more profit! 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