Evening star., 1949-11-27
Cameras Old Power
Bursts Across Screen
All the Kings Men and 'Pinky' Bring
The Cinen1o1s Average Higher
By Joy CormodY

The force which the movie achieves on the
standard fiction should not be allowed to any
this a routine. inevitable quality.
Any such assumption only have the erect OF dlvere TOO
seekers from the occasional screnplay which
reveals the ncompaaby potent storytelling me-
The apathy induces would be rank injustice example,
which, the version. has dra-
eoquence achieved in Robert Penn Warrens
novel on which it is based That work
an award disagreed intensies
its force atteng effect of which the public would be wise
to make due note.
Columbia Pictures production for which the major credit
Robert Rossen wizard type not
the sole exhibit kind in Washington at the moment
Another drama of singular flavor among the weeks
picture Pnky too is the work of
relatively atecomer genius those who write powerful lit
erature with movie Ella whose great
Broadway finest contemporary director
Kazan is expressive in one medium as in the other
Apart from the quality of representing two OF the most bril-
liant dector talents in Hollywood the pictures have an even
telling resemblance.
Each exciting central character the basic ingredient OF
any dramatic in whatever medium setting.
an Eectryng Type.
Al Kings Mems" Willie Stark, presumably mod
eed upon late Long Willie is eectrying screen
He fascinating human being as he terrifying In
the role of political demogogue who goges on the loyalty and al
fections OF the body polite AS Rossen pictures him In AL the
Kings Men," Willie is the complete deceiver.
endless dece add terrifying display OF the
ruptve force of political power
The first and most devastating deceptions wfes
careeng the first American dictator that OF himself
goes politics thinks he ideal He
tired his dsnhertance by the local political machine He
wants his rights citizen and ne wants these rights Tor others
like him. At least thinks this what he wants but when he
he really the that with Office
portrait of human ruthessness Broderck crawfords
masterpiece The first thing he destroys his
backwoods in which his schooteacher wife
iteracy takes with the cynical asute
Sadie Burke who leads him out of political iteracy This
loyalty that is short-ived.
Betrayals Catch Up.
the others which follow in lightning
with Willie He is travelling too fast
of able hold the spebound
way another Wiles manned victims remained fas
afraid of him their weaknesses to
offer token resistance.
but remain with him until the seeth
ing corruption Of the expode does day from the
barrel of the young who succumbed We
steadily prohered temptations.
revelation Wes personal sarkly simple
and real lose sight Of the and whenever
they do briefly aside round the picture of him by
disclosing his effect victims time included the
whole population of State.
The rarely achieves such this but to tell
Willie less would have been in
adequate.
Miss Grains Work Excellent.
Crawford is certain Academy Award nominee for actngas
of that than Grain heroine of Pnk
Willie absorbing OF picture
quite complete.
Pnky study human anguish. the anguish of girl Of
eooed origin and white skin loses boundaries in the
South Her role the screenplay OF symbol but like Ros
Kazan far too his direction let the emphasis OF
his film stray in that path.
Both for the inherent the individuals conflict
and both back with fashion which shows what the
achieve with the right material.