St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-08-14


Between 10 people passed
the boNoffce, aitime opening day Mt
theatre Thursday, August 6th picture
critic in genuinely laudatory
views in the this
York and Hollywood hot At
"Oid fashioned" was very
definitely on its to becoming the
picture business
why9 is there about this picture From Here to Eternity
that has become the very III tell
you Thursday evening August approximately p M
Capitol All that could see was people People
in line that Broadway along
5lst Street and the block
forming day BEFORE the newspaper reviews hit the
street the New York film critics
having doomed the boxoffce
Inside truly great Of all time
unfolding before quiet you read
the James Jones novel you know that
rents and the lives a group
toned at schohed just Pearl
Harbor The Jones book filled
of the authors bitterness against Army
writing Every major Hollywood turn
ed the book down Thanks
Ter and Harry Cohen president Pictures,
finally translated to the screen and with the
Army although the final approval N time coming.
only very that book comes to the screen
with the story line intact 1t
seller to the powerful
novel Yet this is exactly what has happened
The ooscenes and animal that marked the
naturally been eliminated but the story through
touched There has been Hollywood happy
concessions to boxoffice
The film in Hawaii The Army atmos-
phere has been maintained with such
fectiOn that sitting woman com
panon: This is Army. Real Army stuffge
Every actor in the picture
the greatest performance Of his
geaht VINO cant love much he loves
Lancaster put Sirihty the
screen to jolt you wth Here is
soldier.
Montgomery Prewit hard-headed non-confors
who subbon army boxing having blinded
former buddy gives deep performance
nercu heclng and browbeatng members
Of his eompanys boxing team
ring only strengthens his determination fight again
Deborah Kerr the wife OF the phanderng Company
Commander Captain more TO offer than
adyhe facade her main She falls
hopeessy love between the two
are adult to put it mildly.
Donna Reed the wants only security
so that she be the lady rich
boy friend cast her aside turns
in the best performance II was as
body IN the cast swept along great
picture.
Sinaa the role Of skinny Private Maggie
Sinaa left Ava in Africa beg
plead for chance to do Maggie Buddy gave
chance Frank comes pretty 70 steai the film
The gripping the carousing, fighting and drinking the
personal problems Of the interviewer
through contact post brought to the screen with
such realism that after
realizes what he's privileged Director Fred Znne
who already has credit an Acad.
Award winner this should null I'M
Its tents and start all
There is the shatteng finale bombing
nm ENDS not with the embrace Of lovers
standard gmmicks II ends the
realized too late Our go
From Here To Eternity" a picture worry at
your memory long after a great mo-
uon picture because slice Of life cut off
II the film industry picture this there would
not have to be the fear OF teeyion
theatres Of the
When Aunt Tabatha writing in Ccto-
Der II not Just from comnwrtng newspaper
TO write column prefer this
nationally circulated Negro weekly
prefer quality rather than quantity job