Show ALI mar spending money alfoncy all fr delay brings ncik deiv lead r alee alec a top by virginia viale WELL ELL its happened again a B or low budget picture has turned out to be a lot better than many an A or picture on which the studio shoots the works every so often somebody does an intelligent bit of work with a B and it draws audiences like a m magnet ag and people who can take the movies or leave them alone and usually leave them alone exclaim that tt if all movies were as good as Us this one cofre go frequently ly the picture in question is five came back an product produced by robert its proba probably bly mr disks fault that the picture is so good though due credit must be given to john farrow who directed it and to the good script and excellent cast for air had ideas about pictures lie ile thinks that it Is more important to have a good story and a group of actors who really can act than it Is to spend lots loti of money on a picture achieving spectacular effects if you remember the informer and A man dian to remain iier bar for which he was responsible see what he means he have stars for five who came back the budget allow it so instead he engaged joseph callela calleia lucille ball bah wendy barrie C aubrey smith and chester morris the plot dealing with the forced landing of an air liner in a jungle and the effect on the passengers new but it has been well handled and the dialogue is exceptionally good you may recall that northwest passage ran into difficulties difficult les last fall just as shooting was about to begin payette lake idaho was A ROBERT YOUNG the chosen location and early snows in the mountains made it impossible for the company to work the picture finally got started a week or so ago but the postpone ment made changes in the cast necessary so instead of seeing robert taylor in the lead lebid see robert young and walter brennan will replace wallace beery paramount making a film filin based on the life of victor herbert Is so set on setting getting all details right in this picture version of the famous composers career that herberts daughter has been signed up as technical advisor allan jones and mary martin who get anywhere in hollywood until she went off to new york and made a hit on the stage are the stars it looks very much as if autumn would find a new radio star with us hes alee alec templeton the blind pianist who has made frequent guest appearances on the air and now has a regular spot on tuesday evenings he plays classical music superbly and does parodies and musical sketches which are among the most amusing things in modern broadcasting his recent performance of three little fishes as a handel oratorio with Tm templeton singing in a very good voice had broadcasting circles predicting a big future for him conrad nagel of stage and screen fame Is master of ceremonies on the program which is one more thing to be grateful tor for his diction and voice are good and he has pone none of the plushy solemnity which so many announcers seem to thinkie think thin kis is necessary IF 11 ODDS AND ENDS sammy kaye wd and his hij band are touring alain again dont miss them il if they give a concert concen in your neighborhood gabriel heatter always carries an emergency script in his pocket t in i n case one ol of h abc scheduled guests lor for we ote th people fails hin him so if you hear him launch into a three minute history of 01 the program know that somebody failed to turn up fie be sure to see the march of times the movies march alarca on although it runs for or only twenty minutes it il s one ol of the the most moss things seen on the screen this year ginger rogers proves in in bachelor mother that h ashes he one fine ol of the screens topnotch top notch comediennes si silencing lancing ille icing jor for all time the people who havn hav considered consider rd her just ju a good dancing ing partner for fred astaire As laire atelea sed by western newspaper unions anlon |