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Evening star., 1938-10-01

we'll, John Howard Lawson, who
translated the script from the origi-
nal French Aim; Charles Boyer, who
plays the leading role; some half
dozen or more players In importa mt
supporting roles, and Mr. Wsnger,
who supervised the whole thing.
PRINCIPALLY the force of the ex-
celient f1lm drama which has
emerged from their combined efforts
seems due to the undeniable skill OF
Cromwell and Boyer. The work OF
the former is likely to remind you of
Alfred Hitchcock, not in technique,
but In his ability to stretch q sus-
penseful scene to the limit Of its
tautness.
Boyers portrait Of q criminal caught
in the tolls Of his criminal career is,
to our way Of thinking, the best thing
he has done on the screen. No at
tempt has been made TO glorify q
man who has led 4 life OF crime and
who intends to keep on living that
kind OF 4 life 50 1t Is up TO Boyer
IN creating the characterization to
make you accept the man. to make
you believe him and to make YOU
understand him. 1t is up to Boyer
also, to give the mental drama of
"Algiers" the action 10 make it an
interesting photoplay. And Mr.. Boyer
easily meets the challenge Of en- ex-
acting role, never once permitting
you to be At loss as to what Is
going on in Pepe le Mokos mind.
Best OF the supporting perform
ances Is that Of Joseph Calleis. who
plays the police ofacer who meet,
Pepe daily, but who has the good
sense not to try TO apprehend him in
the native quarter but to attempt tt
trick him into gong into the city
Sigrld Gurie has q role which per-
mits her to be less luscious and more
interesting by far than her first fiIm
chore and she plays 1t well. The
other principal feminine participant nj
IS Hedy Lamar, who impresses as both
young lady with talent and rs quite
the loveliest discovery the cinema In
Hollywood has made recently. There
are other f1ne jobs, too-notably b,
! Alan Hale and Gene Lockhart-bu,
1t ell boiis down to tn fact tha,
AlElers" Is one OF the best picture.
OF the year, q f1lm which demands moi
only your attention but your undivided
attention.
HE Capitols stage bill s nota bls
principally, II might be exaggers
ton to say entirely. for bringing bach
to town Miss Sybil Bowan. Miss
bowsn u terrific. magnificent, colosss
and anything else you can think oi
that means she Is swell. Her impres.
sions Of people. famous and moi
famous. are bright and witty doing,
that make her stage appearances one
reason to be happy that vaudeville i,
not oead-at least not completely
dead. She has some new tricks thi,
time. along with the old ones, but our
faVorites still are Mrs. Roosevelt and
the slightly bawdy but robustly hilari-
Gus song about Nobody Loves 4 Fairy
When She's Forty"
/ The remainder Of the time of thu
stage show is devoted to the ~ Cheste,
Hale Capitol Dancers, skipping sayl,
through three tricky new routines
Cass, Owen and Topsy. who DO som.
nne things in = muscular and aero.
batic way. if you like that sort o
thing: Louis da Prom. who tap dances
and the Commodores. who sing.
Evening star., 1938-10-01

O1o IOWN, One vi tne
* finest bits Of screen story
telling that has come out
OF the simplicity phase
through which Holly wood is passing,
moved into the Palace yesterday. Its
appearance there. after q weeks record
run at the Capitol testines to the
merit Of the Aim as few other gestures
could. Only one other picture. After
the Thin Man" has enjoyed the dis
tinction Of becoming q rerun tenant
At the Palace.
Boys Town" is built upon q theme
which requires extremely good direc-
ton and Interpretation to keep 1t
on the safe side Of ma wkishness.
That Is the kind Of direction and
acting the picture gets, especially
from that sensational cinema fresh
man. Mickey Rooney. Spencer Tracy,
OF course. is superb rs usual in the
role of Father Flanagan, investing
the part Of the priest with an inter-
pretation which inspires the large
cast of kids to act their hearts out
1t is very impressive
The Aim starts with 4 good. sound
story. 1t Is the narrative Of the
crea ton OF that famous boys town in
Nebraska by the priest whose name
Is used for the Tracy part. The
drama IA developed in the conflict Of
the priest not only with the multitude
OF vicissitudes that beset his boy
rescue project but in the clash be-
tween the institution and young
/ Rooney. He reforms harder than any
other youngster in the school and be-
fore his reformation Is accomplished
he comes oramat ticsliy close 10 wreck
ing the institution
Don't get the notion that his Is
= grim theme handled srimly. The
picture has been sprinkled with
enough comedy to achieve an even
balance between the laughter and
! tears which it evokes. Funniest Sc
Quences IN it sre those provided by
Mickey's candidacy for mayor, \ race
which he conducts in the most un-
scrupulous ward politics tradition.
There are 4 dozen others, none Of
them quite SO good. which give the
picture = quality Of hun1or akin to
that in Captains Courageous" which,
you will remember, was another very
fine 1ilm of 4 boys reform.
When December comes and NON
is looking for reasons to congratulate
itself, Boys Town" Is likely to be
no worse than second or third on
the list. 1t Is 4 flne piece of pic
ture making and merits attention.
J.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

NationaE"You Can't Take 1t With
You" Grandpa Vanderhof brings his
bright philosophy again to the local
stage: 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Keith'-"Room Service the stage
hit comes to the screen with the Marx
Brothers starred: 1l:l5 am, 1:02,
2:4s, 4:36. 6:23. $40 and s:57 pm.
Capitol-"A "Alsiers," Boyer is 4 hunted
criminal; Hedy Lamar Is his devoted
girl friend: 10:45 am, 1885, 4:3O,
7:20 and 1915 pm. Stage shows:
12:40, $3.50. s:25 and s:20 pm.
EarIe-''You Can't Take 1t With
You" screen version OF the stage hit
with = host OF stars and Frank Capra 8
direction: 10:45 am, 1:25. 4:l0, s:55
and $40 pm. Stage shows: l, 3:45,
$50 and s:15 pm.
Celunbia Three Loves Has
Nancy" Janet Gaynor keeps Mont
somery and Tone guessing: IL M,
2, 4, 8, 7:55 and s:55 pm.
Palace - Boys Town." Spencer
Tracy and Mickey Rooney in moving
tale Of the making of . man: 10:45
am, l2:55, sos, 5:25, 1880 and 9:45
pm.
Metropolitan - -Four Daughters" :"
perturbation Of Fannie Hurst's novel
about sisters who are rivals In love:
1880 am, 1:30, s:35, 5:35, TAO and
9:45 pm.
No.. ~Aa.t.. rSo,,
tinuosls from 10 am. to midnight.
LAttse-"Amphitryon," one Of the
sayest French comedies comes back
to town: IL am, l2:45, 2:35, 4:20,
$40, 3 and $50 pm.
6ehscs-"Moonlight Sonata" Pad
efeWski's piano artistry on q sound
track: Continuous from 4 pm.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Lane Girls
In a Body
At Met
-Four Daughters
Is Fine Simple
Film Fare.
TOUR DAUGHTERS" that
~ laushable, crying Aim which

NoUH DAUtH EHS, Cnal
- laughable, crying Aim which
pleased SO many customers
at the Earle last week
lost no time in Scampering down
to the Metropolitan yesterday. And
wise movlegoers will scamper right
after it, for this simple bit OF home
spun is one of the most engaging num-
bers which Warner Bros. have turned
out since they developed that crime
Aim obsession.
-Four Daughters" is the unpreten-
tious story Of 4 family which is just
like any other family in the unexciting
middle class The things that over
take its members picnics romance,
success and failure are just like the
things that happen 10 every one else.
but they have been put together here
with such & singular appeal that even
the cynic finds himself highly enter
tanned. 1t is simple every step OF the
way end very pleasant.
The outsts nding performance In
-Four Daughters" is that given by
John GARFIELD, which alone would
justify interest in the picture if 1T
had no other beguiling quality. How
Mr.. Garfield got into the script may
seem puzzle upon subsequent re6ec-
tion. but he is there and that is very
good. In amazing contrast to the
sweetness Of the other characters he
is hard-bitten slum product, whose
bitterness is one Of the most attrac-
tive things about the film. His pres
ence gives the thing d SAVIOR that could
be achieved only by fine interpreta- =
tion, q thing which Mr.. Garfield OBJ
viously is willing 10 specialize in II
script writers will give him half 4
chance
The Aim benefits by generally good
performances. In the starring role 1t
introduces young jeffrey Lynn. who
Is an adequate handler of love interest
who manages TO be that. in spite OF
the fact that Adonis was more the
matinee idol type. The girls. played
by the three Lanes and Gale Page,
all are managed with conciseness as
well as prettiness. Priscilla is the
one who will surprise you most with
the advance she has made since her
last picture. The philosophical papa
OF the pretty brood is played by Claude
Rains, with just the proper balance
OF wisdom, humor, irascibility and
eccentricity.
1t is film like -Four Daughters"
that should encourage Hollywood to
drop this colossal business and stick
to simplicity. &c, .,
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Newsreels Present
European Scene.
THE European situat ton Is pl

THE European situation Is present.
ed In its more serious aspect Of
4 few days ago in the compilation of
newsreel clips now being shown At
the Trans-Lux. British and French
afraid precautions, the German
army and air force, building OF 4
hideout at the United States Lega-
tion IN Prague and shots of Chamber
lain, Mussolini, Hitler and Daladier
are among the offerings of the several
companies. In addition the array
shows activity Of newspapers and
broadcasting chains, the German and
C1echoslovakian Ambassadors voicing
their views and the disruption Of
transatlantic shipping.
Further grim film fare are the views
Of the crash In which death claimed
the Army Air Corps chief, an cir
collision in Japan, hotel fire in
Australia, the United States Navy In
maneuvers, the New York City truck
strike. Contrast Is supplied by clips
showing New York cafe society learn
ing the Palat glide, newest dance
craze; goat shearing in Texas, midget
cows in Oklahoma, q walking race In
Paris, setting OF q motorcycle speed
record, Sam Snead taking golfs top
money honors and the Pitt-West Vir.
ginia and Army Wichita football con-
tests.
The March Of Time release present.
ing the background of the dispute
owed Sudetenland and Father Divine's
new settlement features the short
subject division Of the program. The
other items are an interesting Para
mount Pictorial issue and Hollywood
Graduation q passable cartoon.
| G. A. M.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Bright Comedy Back
To Play Columbia.

MOT a heavyweight, to be sure, even
in the comedy field. Three Loves
Has Nancy" still stacks up as one Of
the gayer and more diverting of the
recent cinema farces. At Loew's Co.
lumbia, where it now has been in
stalled for q second week on r street,
you will find that it is spiced with
clever dialogue, that 1t is swiftly
paced by Director Richard Thorpe and
that 1t is all vastly amusing even II
it does not make 4 move you can
not anticipate.
Three Loves Has Nancy" y the
Evening star., 1938-10-01


them. But he il safe IN the cssbah,
for 1t would be suicide for the police
to enter that native quarter Of Algiers
to attempt his arrest. Just 80 long
Is he remains in those dirty labyrinths
where he il king he Is free, but
once he descends to the city his ar
rest Is certain.
Thus "Alsiers" becomes not only an
exciting melodrama, woven with deft
understa tement, but . tense psyche
logical drama that is torceful and
completely engrossine. For, in addi-
ton TO suspense of the more familiar
variety, you are confronted with the
workings of mans mind when he
thinks he Ia free and discovers he
Is not. Pepe le Moko loves his native
Paris, longs for the boulevards, and
the freedom he enjoys in the casbsh
Ia no more freedom than il he were
imprisoned by the law instead OF
being enmeshed In Z prison Of his
life's making.
The combination Of several con-
siderable talents is required to bring
life and vigor and sustained action
to . picture of this sort, which, in
herently, is = drama Of thought and
not Of action. Thus there Is 4 wealth
Of praise due Director John Crom-
Evening star., 1938-10-01

me to Ray Milland at the Brown
Derby. How dye do?" says Mil
land politely We met last year"
tell him. The actor pauses blankly
for second only. OF course we
did he says shade TOO heartily.
AT the tennis matches, wasn't it?"
"No-st Enrol Flynns house" But
OF course, but of course" says Mil
land. Your wife was there, too" "
remind him helpfully. Sure sure"
says Milland-who is not at all sure.
How long have you been mar
ried." l ask, feeling a little sorry for
MS beWilderment. "Oh-on and OF
for eight years" replies Ray. What
, do you mean-on and off?" "Oh.
on and off," says Ray vaguely
Sometimes sometimes on"
wednesday To tea with Sam
Goldwyn and to watch Jsscha Heifetz
play for The Reckless Age" In
the crowd watching and "ah-ine" are
Mrs. Jascha Heifetz, the former Flor
ence Vldor and popular silent star.
bunch OF dress extras-paid S1l.5O
q day for the privilege of listening
70 the great violin maestro Sigrid
Gurle, Jon Hall twho tells me that.
the European situation being what
1t Is, he will probably not 20 to Eng
iand for that picture with Korda,.
And Sabu. the Hindu, who. with his
guards, steals the show Sabu is
Respondent in miniature mahara
Jah's costume and red turban. The
guards. ditto-but with green turbans.
ITS harder than giving a con-
cert Heifetz grumbles as the direc-
tor demands several retakes, but I
don't hear any complaints from the
audience
Thursday . . Backstage at the El
Capital Theater for Metros weekly
broadcast Dye notice anything
different about my face?" Robert
Taylor asks me. ''Sure-it's better
looking than ever" 1 reply-with
truth. NO" Bob protests, my side
ourns-look, I'm growing side burns
lor my part in Stand Up and
right. incidentally, Bob tells
me that the title of this picture bellies
its plot. 1t has nothing to do with
boxing -. Fanny Brice rushes into
the wings after performing her Baby
Snooks' number, says to her father"
How did you think it went-I thought
1t was terrible" Frank MORAN.
just returned from several days fish,
Ing at Catalina. gives me q flsherman,s
story-but with difference. Il
caught the smallest swordf1sh on
record" says Frank boastfully.
Friday. -. At lunch in the Warner
Bros. green room-Paul NUM- saws
in reply to press agents demand to
take pictures of his house-'Tm
braln-weary. I'm tired with 80 much
work. Why can't you come and do 1t
when I'm not working?" David
Niven's face is smothered with sticky
stun supposed to be oil from q leak
ing plane pipe In Dawn Patrol.")
He asks me to lick his cheek. The
oil is mighty tasty-but I promised
not to tell what it was made of. David
wanders from table to table, CRYING
Ten cents q lick He does pretty
well, too
:CoI srisbt. 1888, BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1938-10-01


which Is the sensible thing, and it
rates as a brilliant piece OF enter
tainment worthy of the han mark Of
Frank Capra, who made it.
You Can't Take it With You still
is the story of family of lovable
eccentrics headed by the amazingly
whimsical Grandpa Vanderhoff. They
live the same kind OF sppea1ingly
lunatic life they did on the stage.
The chief change in the script ap-
pears in the form of an extraneously
introduced message about the evils OF
money -grubbing, subject already too
well covered by the attitude of the
major characters to need any addi-
tional emphasis.
The richly humorous. philosophical
dialogue OF the original has been re-
tanned to the largest extent possible.
So have the essential portraits OF the
mad family And so, TO very large
extent has the situation of the stage
play which leaves nothing to kick
about save by the most relentless
ouibblers
Columbia has done al excellent
Job OF casting this picture. Into the
role of the winning old grandpa, the
studio placed Lionel Barrymore, who
does finely by the whimsical twistings
and turnings Of the character. Spring
Byington plays the Tightly mother OF
the Sycamore brood, the woman who
became a playwright because a type
writer was delivered to the door one
day by mistake. Jean Arthur Is the
same Sycamore daughter, who takes
her family in loyal stride through its
every madness from its nine-year as
sociation with the ice man who just
came one day and never went away
again to the refusal OF grandpa to
pay income taxes because he does
not believe in them Others who
stand out are Mischa Auer as the
bitter, fatalistic dancing instructor;
Dub Taylor as the son-in-law who
is mad about the xylophone and
dead-pan dancer who makes candy
love dreams on the side, and James
Stewart as the loVe-Sick son of the
financier. The casting is uniformly
good from top to bottom.
X X
I>HE Capra camera misses nothing
Of the three-ring circus life of
the Sycamores. In truth, it might
have missed some details to the ad-
vantage Of the picture which runs
hours and 26 minutes but with never
seriously draggy moment.
It. has caught its most brilliant bit
Evening star., 1938-10-01

HH DOM SERVICE" the first
~ picture in which the mad
cap Marx brothsrs ever
played straight comedy
holds over at Keith's for q second
week ss every one knew it would. Re-
tanning the flavof Of swirline hilarity
that marked the stage original. the
farce is an excellent vehicle for the
talents Of the furious freres. Excel
lent. II not ideal from the point Of
view of those who like 10 see the
Marxes 80 crazy in scripts and gags
OF their own creation.
The faithful may be a bit upset by
the novelty Of the boys being con-
1ned in q script by some one else
but once the drama hits its unfor-
gettabiy furious pace the novelty dis
appears. That. of course, is beca use
the brothers begin TO resemble their
old selves once the fun gets under
way. II any Of them suffers under
the restriction Of interpreting an
alien comic character, it is the looney,
pantomiming Harpo. There Is hardly
enough scope in the part Of Faker
Englund to give the art OF Harpo
thorough workout
Groucho and Chico the one robbed
of his Characteristic orgiastic dance,
the other OF his piano, survive the
deletions much better than Harpos
loss Of his harp.
Room Service" as every one should
know. is unrestrained farce, q mad
account of the vicissitudes which as
sail 4 shoestrins theatrical producer
and his "a hangers-on, all 23 OF
the hotel to which they owe 81 200.
Il is q magnificent battle they stage
with the hotel management. q battle
in which the Marxes' weapons are
feigned conta gfo.is diseases. mock sui
cides. bribery and every artifice
known to the intelligent deadbeat. 1t
is losing battle every step Of the
way until the famous death scene
which. incidentally, is one Of the fun
niest sequences in which the BROTH
ers ever appeared. In it, 0roucho
breaches q brilliant funeral Grafton,
followed by a soulful Interpretation
OF Swing Low. Sweet Chariot" The
scene represents one OF the incest
bits of direction in 4 picture that Of
fers good direction every step Of the
way.
On the whole, the work may not
kn ha OF IN h. DP
the looney trio, but it is excellent
entertainment for those who like farce.
." J. c.
Evening star., 1938-10-01

of footage In that famous income tax
scene In which Grandpa, with dew
sstating logic, completely annihilates
the government, which has collected
no income tax from him in ~ years.
The whole troupe Is at its best in
this sequence, as II 1t welcomed the
one chance which Hollywood players
have had TO score over the Treasury
on the matter OF taxes.
Other hilarious sequences are those
in which the rich and austere Kirbys
are introduced to the slap happy Syca-
mores, q night club scene, and above
all that night court session in which
ell hands land as q result Of q wild
explosion Of fireworks in the Sycamore
basement.
Mr.. Capra proves himself q very
handy fellow in the Introduction Of
odd clues to the essential nuttiness
OF the different characters. For Mrs.
Sycamore, the playwright, he shows
you the cat she uses as paperweight.
The mad inventors in The basement,
men vsriouSly busy with the manu.
facture OF louder flrecrackers and me-
chanical toys, are revealed with q
bit more clarity than otherwise they
might through the use OF q trained
crow which does all the apprentice
chores around the place. The ideas
are so good that they stand up
through what might. In lesser hands,
be too much repetition
There is every dramatic quality in
the screens version OF You Can't
Take 1t With You" II Possesses
comedy. pathos. homespun philosophy,
all of them disclosed in terms COM
prehensible to the dulIest mind present.
Columbia paid 100000 for the
story which Robert Riskin adapted
for Mr. Caprs. The studio and the
public both will find it remark
ably fine investment
The stage bill, condensed 10 balance
with picture that has q running
time as great as that Of You Can't
Take 1t With YOU represents no
skimping with reference TO quality.
1t is in the nature OF q revue. with
Lucy Monroe and CASTOR Palmer in
the starring roles. They are sup
ported by those Is Roxyettes, who seem
TO be becoming a fixture in the pro-
ductions of Harry Anger The bill is
neatly put together to make a worthy
interlude between the presents tions
Of the feature picture.
Evening star., 1938-10-01

story Of q little gal from the deep
South who comes out Of 1t TO search
for the husband to-be who sent 4
telegram rs his proxy when she waited
at the altar. In New York she turns
out to be something OF an entansling
influence on the lives of 4 brisk and
impudent young author and his pub
Usher.
Bob Montgomery plays the author
with his f,ne insouclance and Franchot
Tone is low man again, though he
loses the gal this time much more
pleasantly than has been his wont
on some past occasions. The girl is
Janet Gaynor, who is probably ell
right. though she is lost in such fast
comedy company rs the Montgomery
Tone combination, which is under
standable. Lost or not. the picture
still is funny 1t Is funny. too, in
spite Of Miss Gaynor's phoney South
ern accent. HIM.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Realism Gives Excitement
And Suspense to 'Algiers'
Charles Boyer Helps Make Film
At Capitol One of Years Best.
Sybil Bowan Is Stage Star.
By HARRY MaeARTHUR.


evidence
1t Ioews Capitol o. k Il
given to false excitement
exciting
s only by
ubnAA mharH HahnutS knoun toh
Evening star., 1938-10-01

alone says the
most-sought-after
bachelor In Hol-
lywood. I'm
living alone noW,'
he C ON t i n u e s.
my pal, John
Swope. has gone
b ack to N e "
York. After work
at the studio, l
usually 60 home,
h ave in n e r
ne, maybe
" ork on m y
model planes or
16-mil ! i m e t e r
movie camera.
Evening star., 1938-10-01

Then I go to bed Sure, I'm lonely
but what can l do?" All l know Is
that this city is full of lovely females
who would jump out Of their skins
at the opportunity of curing Jimmy's
lonelineSs-self included
Tuesday Some one introduces
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Turkish Trade Grows.

Turkeys foreign trade in the first
half Of this year was greater than in
the corresponding period Of 1887.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Capra Makes Brilliant Film
OF Prize Stage Comedy
you Can't Take 1t With You Changed
In Adaptation, Loses Little of
Its Essential Flavor.
By JAY CARMODY.

PICTURES had titled the Earles Aim You Can't Take
fast
moving aching
will
kaufman and Hart
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Cycling Organizer.

In connection with England's ma
tional fitness campaign" = national
organizer for cycling will be appointed.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Jimmy Stewart Is Lonely
And Stays Home Nights
By SHElLAH GRAHAM.


I EAR DIARY Monday at
to
| and make
night" in
We'll
'saysJ Jim
dinner parties and all
Evening star., 1938-10-01

Ter parties and all
"No-I'm usually
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Mad Marxes
Held Over
At Keith's
Trio Playing First
Straight Comedy
In Film.

IN DOM SERVICE" the frs
~ picture in which the mad
cap Marx bgothsrs eve
plhved stra jGht comedy
Evening star., 1938-10-01
Boys Town
Renews Run
At Palace
Tracy.Rooney Film
Among Best of
Recent Works.

OYS' TOWN" one of the
* finest bits Of screen story
telling that has come out