Detroit evening times., 1942-05-09

At the Fox
BY MAURICE WALKER

BY MAURICE WALKER
EVER so often there comes Il
the screen a picture so timely ant
so well acted that one remember.
IL long after they have left the
theater. Such a film is The In.
vaders" which opened at the Fo,
Theater yesterday. This is trul,
one Of the best acted pictures oI
the year for there Is not a weak
character in the huge cast.
Take a lineup which include.
Laurence Olivier. Leslie Howard
Raymond Massey, Anton Wal
brook. Glynis Johns and Eric
Portman; put them in a story such
as this and you have a combination
that is hard to beat.
GOVERNMENTS TO AID
The governments Of three demo
cratic countries gave their support
in the filming of The Invaders,
Canada. the United States ant
Great Britain. However, the scene
is laid In Canada and a so, ,000- mile
trip through that country was re-
quired for the breath takins
scenes.
1t is a story of six members o.
a pillaging German U-boat whs
land in Canada after their sub
marine has been blasted by the
RAF and try to escape to the thei
neutral United States. The audi
ence follows the Nazi crew on IL
fight across a strange land. On,
by one these invaders are disposed
of by a nation reused into fightin|
fury by the terrorism Of this gang
OLIVIER GOOD
Laurence Olivier is cast as
happy-go-lucky French Canadian
trapper who thinks little of tn,
war until he meets the NaZis
Olivier turns in a grand perform
ance. handling the accent nicely
Howard is seen as a peace-lovini
author, trying to escape the trou
bles of the world by moving to tn
mountains but the war reache
him and he soon learns of the typ
of so-called men his country !
fighting. All thoughts of peac
leave Howard as he does his shan
in capturing what is left of "Th
Invaders"
Massey appears as a CANADIAN
soldier, AWOL, grumbling becaus
he hasn't had a chance TO get
crack at the enemy. He gets hi
wish sooner than expected whei
he meets the U-boat lieutenan
face to face. Walbrook provide
a moving portrait as the leader o
a religious community who de
nounce the NaZi tactics in no un
certain terms when they try. L
convince them Of their way of life
ENGLISH ACTOR
New 10 the United States. but
stage favorite in England, is Fri
Portman doing an excellent job a
the Nazi lieutenant who leads hi
party in their mad dash acros'
Canada. This is his first American
picture but Columbia has signet
him for more, to be made aftel
the war is won.
Eighteen-year-old Glynis Johns
also from the English stage. make!
her American debut as Canadian
farm girl who befriends the ruth
less Germans. only to have then
turn against her. Miss Johns Is ar
actress of great feeling and should
go far in pictures. The only one ol
the six sailors to realize the fu.
tility of the new order" is Nal
MacGinnis. He loses his life wher
he decides to leave the party anc
remain with the butterflies, want
ing TO live in peace and quiet.
REAL ENTERTAINMENT
Here is a picture which com
bines acting, plot, thrills anc
reality for an evening OF splendid
entertainment. Michael Powell, ace
English director. conceived thu
idea for THE Invaders" He vii
be remembered by American
audiences for his work on The
Thief of Bagdad" and "U-Boat %.
Although there is no need for Il
after seeing the above picture
there is a second feature. Jane
Frazee and Robert Paige are
teamed again this time in a ligh'
story, almost Married" Eugene
Palette and Elizabeth Patterson
are in the supporting cast.
STAGE ATTRACTIONS