The Washington times., 1938-02-12
Helen Morgan
On Great Bill
AtCopitoI

barrelled snow JA1S week WITH
heart-throb Helen Morgan head
lining the stage program and
Clarence Browns M-G-M prize
title winner "Of Human Hearts"
on the screen.
You will remember that when
the mammoth production COM
pany in Culver City, California,
began work on Honore Morrow's
story Benefits Forgot" there
was a $4,000 prize offered for a
better box office title; young
man in South Carolina was
awarded the grand prize with
his title: "Of Human Hearts"
Much may be said of the fitness
of the title, for the story is that
of a trio, father, mother, son,
who left the gentle hills Of
Maryland for the sparSely set
tied State of Ohio; the father
was a preacher, the mother a
gentle God-fearing creature who
loved her husband, accepted the
trials which were his lot, and
adored her only child, this
young son who yearned for
knowledge and found his in
spiration in the town rascal"
a very fine old doctor, who
founded a College of Surgery
and then drank himself out
of it.
VERY GOOD STORY
The father could not under
stand the spirited boy, who had
his own idea of the fitness of
things and a definite belief in
square play; time passed and
the boy became man, still with
that unhappineSS existing be-
tween the two; so the boy left
home, worked his way through
medical school, aided by the sac
rificeS of his mother, now wild
owed, made back home; the War
Between the States called for the
greatest struggle the mother had
been asked for; but she man.
aged, the boy had his uniform,
made his mark and then was
called before the man in the
White House, Abe Lincoln him.
self, and severely reprimanded
for his neglect Of his parent:
the story closes with the boy in
his mothers arms.
A well told story, with action,
devotion, strength and humor.
Gus little touches of reality, in
which Walter Huston, Beulah
Bondi and James Stewart are
the principals and good ones,
too; John Carradine, generally
given to villainous roles, essays
an excellent portrait of the
martyred President, while Guy
Kibbee, Charles Coburn, Splen-
did actor, Ann Rutherford and
Leona Roberts do themselves
proud.
On the stage Helen Morgan,
forever remembered for her ex-
Quisite Julie" in the Ziegfeld
production Of "Show Boat" sits
atop q piano and sings her
heartin-her-throat songs which,
of course, include "Just My Bill"
without which no program Of La
Morgan would be complete;
she's sweet, and she has a way
with her.
HELEN MORGAN TOPS
Harry Howard'S little revue,
worlds FaireSt on Parade"
has about everything a big revue
could have except the horses:
there are show girls who wear
extravagant creations, mostly
feathers, a double Sextette of tap
dancers, Shea and Raymond to
supply an amusing brand Of
comedy and Paul Nolan, who is
best remembered for his com.
plete coordination Of eye and
muscle Che is that man who
manages to make the most of
an aptitude for juggling, the
best in his line) the Three Beau
BrummelS, a noisy trio who do
everything from the ridiculous
to the sublime, have fun with a
responsive audience; others in
clude Helen Ethridge, Ray Hunt,
Daro and Coast, adagio dancers,
and Sylvia Harris; a spectacular
unit.
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