The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-15
Promising Pictures Feature Programs OF Local 7heaters
LADY Is WILLING
AT STATE SUNDAY
MarIene Dietrich Tackles
SCrewbaII Comedy Role
in Latest Offering

Performances tomorrow evening
at Warmers State theater conclude
the engagements Of Bob Hope and
Madeleine Carroll in the hilarious
hit my Favorite Blonde" also the
full length feature cartoon in tech
nicolor, mfr. Bug Goes To Town"
Tackling her first screwball COM
edy role with refreshing, breezy
gusto, the glamorous Marlene Diet
rich comes to State theater patrons
on Sunday as new Dietrich" ac-
cording to advance reports.
In 1.-THE Lady Is willing" hilari-
Gus new Funniest co-starring Fred
MacMurray and introducing q CUR
Cling little seven-months-old who
rates hts accolade Of wonder baby
Miss Dietrich appears to perfection
as dizzy Broadway star, giving to
Sumptuous apartments, insane hats
and the borrowing Of adorable in
fants who don't belong to her.
The producers Of the new comedy
hit invested its romantic and antic
high links with q wealth Of color
full, captivating comedy. A top
flight character cast assists the
stars In bringing to the screen the
sharp luanceS Of cinema insanity
at its most delightful. Aline Mac
Mahon, Stanley Ridges, Roger Clark
and Airline Judge are the major fea-
tured players Of the Aim, whose
production was delayed for several
weeks when Miss Dietrich cracked
one Of her million dollar legs on
the set during filming Of an espe-
cially hectic sequence.
AS Elizabeth Madden, the bright.
est light on Broadway, Miss Diet
rich invests her characterization
with all her natural glamour and,
In addition, turns gaily giddy to in
troduce scintillant.ng new facet Of
her many sided talents. MacMur-
ray Is equally fine as the young
medico who prefers research to ro-
nance, rabbits to babies. He finds
that babies and romance have way
Of overShadowing all else, partic-
ularly when Miss Dietrich persona
fies the one, and q captivation
youngster named Baby Corey en-
bodies the other.
Baby Corey, seven months old, Is
currently being called Hollywood s
wonder Baby" Cute, captivating
chin-chuckable, he's easily the
years greatest Heart find.
Paris Of today, under the heel of
the Nazi Gestapo, is thrillingly de-
picted in Joan of Paris" second big
hit Of the program, co-starring MI
chael Morgan, famous French star
making her debut in American
films, and Paul Henreid, whose role
IN might Train" established him
as a favorite in America.
Thomas Mitchell, Laird Cregar
and May Robson head the featured
cast.
I'm This Our Life" one Of the
most important pictures Of l942
makes its local debut at the State
starting Wednesday with Bette
Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George
Brent and Dennis Morgan In star
ring roles. TN This Our Life" is
q polarization Of the successful
novel by Ellen Glasgow Sweet
heart Of the Fleet" with Joan Davis
and Jinx Falkenburg Is the second
big hit Of Wednesdays show.
Other attractions coming soon to
the State include such top-notch
productions as "A Gentleman After
Dark" with Miriam Hopkins and
Brian Donlevy; VALLEY Of the Sun"
with Lucille Ball and James Craig;
Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan
in "Juke Grip: '"True to the Army"
with Judy Canova, Allan Jones and
Ann Miller; and THE Great Mans
Lady" with Barbara Stanwyck and
Joel McCrea.