Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-07
Variety Does Spice
A Weeks Film Fare
Chance Bookings Provide Major
Houses With Lively Cinema
By Jay Cormody


largely chance that determines the bookings OF ctys
major motion picture theaters week The pictures
selected and dated for exhibition far in advance and without
the attraction competitive house will be-
the studios and the system against deliberate scheme
Tehnoored musical planned opposition to the other fellows
super-western.
Westerns the time frequently happens that two theaters
operated by the will be playing identical type
films thus giving the movegoer acute sense that he
has no choice-except possibly to stay at home 49,
All this rather dramatically Washington this
pictures holdovers and the Reissues
whole gamut Of Hoywoods works.
Of Brave" Tops List.
Brave National Capital has serssnpay
dealing honestly forcefuy with the most dramatic Of
contemporary themes race relations
one womans story" is silky smooth Immediately acted
almost wanton conved variation OF the old tale OF one woman
The Great Gatsby" is prohibition the
neurotic world F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Lining" opuent frame within which
the public purported be the biography Of
magical Mayn Miller the screen musical at its biggest not
THE Lady CANDLES" Barbara stanwyck vehicle dealing
with gambling mental disease with intimaon that also
In the Good Old Summer Is = earefres delightful
rmak Of the perennial charming The Shop
Around the Corner which could not ohnd the eanest naeo
critic Of Hollywoods standards
Trouble" simple hearted, and wise Italian
comedy few of es facts which remain rather
snsuarly funny . world that certainly is not.
1.-THE Bank Dick" Reissue is funny that the record
breaking watching forget that the genius who made It,
w. Fields longer around to drag sequel out OF his ar
for being the funniest to romp across screen
casual sample Of the variety OF screen fare the
Washington does not boast Of single
production that is great. aspires to be great
Brave" 1t has Of the most discussed
and that almost certain to land
list It's distinction lies IN the
novelty subject relations plus the dramatic force it
from social atmosphere OF the last decade since Hes
super-men marched into Poland.
piece cinema journalism Home Of the Brave has
basic shortcomings 1t looks with such
prejudice that the spectator overooks
artcae this it enjoys the special distinction
of by Genemans Agree
attacked theme prejudice from another angle
Kramer Robson Stand Out.
relatively the Hollywood seup primarily
responsible for the popularity which has made Home OF the
q breaking picture wherever 1t has been shown
who produced It, and Mark Robson
pair responsible for the earlier
almost equally Champion equvaenty realistic
significant subject of prize fighting They
variety freshness the merely
10 public but other producers in Hollywood
They helpful people to have around
and Hollywood at their rather acouered best are
weeks other exhibits "One Woans
Story Great Gasby Their aspirations merely to
entertaining simplest OF the word Neither has
overpowerinsy dramatic its arhciale the
first that Of reasonable shape the
second vehicle than reproduction OF
dramatic period in American history.
revelation that the movies considerably more varied than
many think Perhaps to the
that things will continue to get better at the box ONCE