Show S 0 by VIRGINIA VALE released by western newspaper union was re released Rl i Y leased eased at last a few weeks ago and people are still arguing about it the chances are that the arguments will continue for a long long time for its one of those cases of if you liked the book you probably wont like the picture unfortunate because the picture is superb hitchcock co ck t the h e topnotch top notch english director handled it unusually well technically it could hardly be bettered the eerie supernatural fe feeling cling that pervaded the book has been admirably brought to the screen joan fontaine Font alne under hitchc 0 acks direction gave such a performance that she has proved her right to being known as an excellent actress in her own right the time may come when olivia de havilland will be known as joan fontaines sister instead of its being the other way round the entire cast is exceptionally good its one of the best pictures that have come out of hollywood in a long long time so even though you were quite mad about the book dont miss seeing it for the first time in recent years the legion of decency cracked down on a picture made by a major stud studio 0 when it stepped on strange cargo the joan crawford Craw tord dark clark W gable film one of the objections was that there were lustful implications in dialogue and situa tion this picture joan crawford incidentally had already been passed by the production code administration X barbara Is very proud of the gift with which robert taylor celebrated their heir first seven months of wedded bliss a diamond studded pin in the shape of a covered wagon eight year old johnny sheffield Is a hero partly as a result of his role as Tar son in a picture made not so long ago the other day he and ann todd chos a year younger were working in a scene for little orvle orvie when a wa water ter main burst flooding the set knee deep before any of the grownups grown ups could reach them johnny swung ann onto his back and marched her to safety F john farrow maureen osuvill vans director husband felt so strongly about getting into the war that he gave up his job and was sworn into the royal canadian navy hes a lieutenant and off to the wars it if edward G robinson of the movies and radios big town can arrange his schedules he and mrs robinson will accompany symphony maestro leopold on that m musical jaunt to south america with a troupe of y young oung N american musicians is taking a complete m symphony orchestra with him composed edward G of talented young robinson american musicians ai few people knew how much the hollywood preview of primrose path meant to joan carroll in it s she he plays ginger rogers brat sister and the option on her services was written to run not longer than three days after the pictures official preview the contract provided that she would be signed to a five year studio contract if the audience reaction was favorable tor for her probably no showing of a picture ever meant more to a girl ashes done her best and all she could do was sit and wait to see if a lot of strangers liked her when you see it iland and its swell dont miss it you can imagine how she felt when the showing was over and she he learned that shed won that coveted contract she wanted to embrace everybody in that audience ken murray master of ceremonies of star theater says he turned comedian when he was fired from his first stage job which was not so very long ag ago 0 he tried to crash vaudeville and a comedian who felt sorry tor for him told him that his jokes were terrible and offered to take him along as a straight man on his first two appearances in that capacity ken got practically all the laughs and lost his job whereupon he became a successful comedian in his own right |