Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-27

There Preston Foster, as an ace of
World War I. arrives to take up his
Job as instructor. On nearby
ranch lives Gene Tierney with her
grandfather. George Barber, and
the attractive girl is the adored one
of the instructor. Foster is training
future members of the Raj and
one OF these, John Sutton, soon
is smltten with the ranchman's
granddaughter. Since young SUIT
ton gets dizzy in airplanes. problem
Is to keep him from being washed
out" Foster sponsors his rival
when Army officers think he should
be transferred to a ground unit.
Eventually young Sutton comes
through as a wingman. also gets
the girl, Foster making a noble
sacrifice.
Realistic Sand Storm.
With such f1iirsy fiction Director
Wellman concentrated on training
scenes, brings in a realistic sand
storm, and some Fourth of July
fireworks at a ranch party Picture
is interesting because it has good
acting throughout. besides the prin-
clpals named above, fine impressions
are made by Reginald Denny. Dame
May Witty, Jack Holt and Richard
Haydn.
The supplementary screen pro-
gram includes q summary of the
frst year Of global war with a COM
mentary by Lowell Thomas. Ed
ward Murrow from London explains
the front line as eXemplified bv
Dover which gives graphic shots
OF the White Cliffs country and
Its people.
Johnny Downs from HOLLYWOOD is
the stage headliner this week.
Johnny is not much as a story teller,
but when he goes into his solt shoe
dancing he has what audiences
want. The Murtah sisters. with
blended voices and a comedienne
who is quite cut-up kept an early
Thanksgiving audience in high
mirth. Loyal's trained dogs are
clever and lively CANNES. and the
Rhythm Rockets are high lighted in
Annie Laurie and minstrel show
numbers. Jan Murray deputized
teebly as master of ceremonies and
provided short monologue.
Washington Is Tops.
Variety, which ought to know,
rates Washington the best box office
town in the United States. Mean
Ing that motion pictures and PLAYS
all attract bumper business due to
the swollen war population.
America is spending more for
amusement today than at any time
in its history. Uncle Sam collected
Sl4,694,996 in amusement taxes for
the month of October, which was
100000 more than collected in
September, up to that time the
record. On the basis of a 10 per
cent tax it means that more than
$1,000 100000 will be spent in 1912
for entertainment.
He's Now Maj. Raymond Massey.
RAYMOND Massey who has been
playing Nazi officers in recent pic
lures, is now in the war and in an
Allied uniform Henceforth he will
be saluted as Maj. Raymond Massey
of the Canadian army, attached to
the adjutant generals Office.
Massey, vet of World War l was
wounded in 1915 and invalided
home, where he was training officer
at Petawawa military camp, 100
miles west of Ottawa. Later went
to Washington with the British
Mission, and after the war went to
England, where he began his stage
and screen career.
Maj Massey and his brother, Hon.
Vincent Massey, high commissioner
for Canada to the United Kingdom,
are Toronto natives
Mrs. Massey, the former Adrienne
Allen, British stage actress, is in
Ottawa with him.
Favors Factual Biography.
One of Jim Corbetts closest
friends calls up to say that the
former champion is grossly libeled
In "Gentleman jim" He adds;
Enrol Flynn will never see the day
he is as good an actor as Jim Cor
bett, l should like to have him try
George Bernard Shaw's "Cashel
Byron's Profession" and see how far
he would get with it. Another thing
inn Corbett boxed John L. Sullivan
long before New Orleans. When