Evening star., 1950-12-31
Sunset Boulevard
Heads 7O-Best List
All About Eve and The Men Rated
Runnersup on q Reviewers Pod
By Jay Cormody

Movies better than ever" they kept saying all r
On the face of it, that is simple decaratve sentence
from ambiguity Polly wants cracker or Mccarthy Is
deunagogue"
Nevertheless crystal every
Raft pictures that
better than this could not
Abbott Costello productions? Is
there any one living or dead who could tell any A0O0
Long List to Encourage Man
bubbles make the slogan empty boast by
No reviewer the
selecting the 10 Aims he fances as the years
were years in the pahow long that is getting to newnen
difficult to find 10 worthy honorable mention the problem
today is to choose the right 10 from three times that many cand
dates.
like this This carried to
bsek extreme New Work the other day when in the Critics
Circle Devils Doorway His
colleagues convinced taste more ebarass-
hgy exercised.
Between Sunset and All About Eve
However another set, arranged in list for which
there might be defense within reason
l. Sunset Boulevard" 6. Summer Stock
:. The tn Men Men" g. Kind Hearts and coronets"
4. Harvey" o Father Father of the Bride"
included such other noteworthy screen
sThe Wnslow Boy" 2 O'Clock High" Tight Island"
asphalt THE Gunfgher Mr. 8So and THE Titan
Boulevard "Al About Eve this fol-
lower of Holywood of difference be-
them perhaps too minute be strongly defended boh
were ates produced dramatic
compensate for the few flaws that were evident in them
In each the irony brightly wrapped hgh
adept than Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD Coricoture Seemed the Sharper
This department found the Hollywood carcature the sharper
the that has been treated less frequently as
dramatic theme.
subject with which producer in this case Stanley cnose
to searhingy acted films of 1880
especially of the the cast No one will need
to be reminded that this was screenpay introduced
Brando HOLLYWOOD and for which Bando may win
Academy Award later in the spring
Harvey fourth place appealed to this reviewer not merely
years amusing comedy but also exhibit which
foka
preserve its spirit perfectly More than preserve it, indeed Tor
certain small details of the screen adaptation that seem
Improvement There about Harvey also
that makes joyous of Josephine Hull in the role
sister stroke of Judgment for which
the movie millions can be grateful
King solomon's Mines Was All Movie
King Solomon's represented enthusiast
complete Of adventure
the spectacular level What pictured of Stewart and
Deborah the small story deliberately
pictured the terror mystery and majesty
OF Africa
with Summer Stock among
them such redoubable work annie Get Your Cunt This
reviewer them against the Judy Garland
the premise that here freshness un-
equaed other of the musical pictures BY the sheer
talents and personalities the stars OF Summer
Stock" made of the delightful surprises OF 1880
due respect Vaughan the cenurys greatest
Vaughan effective than the earlier Quartet
told the ean clean and lucid quality OF
this the English producers added one OF those na
ulate performers which is worthy even OF Maugham
Guinness Scores on Acting Triumph
force of the unquesonaby that
Kind Hearts and Coronets" original
comedy has achieved Guinness
eight including aristocratc English
female, unforgettable delight in
its place merely the perfect
but the which treated universal theme
natured that above the of
appreciate this semmed principally from Spencer
performance the father role testfs to the excellence
Judgment in keeping him at the top
Of its large roster of actors
stars in My crown the story
period the sleeper picture What had to say of the
advantage good will evil will said simply with
those Of petenous
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