Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1942, Page 51

AMUSEMENTS. Bob Taylor De-Emphasized In Capitol’s New Picture - ‘Johnny Eager’ Finds Novel Passages In Its Presentation of Lana Turner as A Student of Sociology By JAY CARMODY. M-G-M’'s program of de-emphasizing Robert Taylor's profile by putting him in tough roles moves along 10 or 12 reels in “Johnny Eager,” at the Capitol Theater this week. It moves only semi-entertainingly, we regret to report, but the studio was capriciously inspired to take your mind off that—if you have that kind of mind—by casting Lana Turner in the same picture as a sociology student. Miss Turner is virtually the last girl you would expect to find in P A St e el the sociology course and it is most amazing how how much her pres- ence there increases her fascination. It is rather like finding Herbert Hoover in a foot- ball picture which stars Jack Oakie, Even with free- dom in its pres- ent precarious i§ condition, of course, Miss j ‘Turner is en- titled to take up = sociology, or even become an astro- physicist if she had the whim. ‘The arresting Jay Carmody. thing about it is that it somehow seems a waste, or misuse, of talents. Sociology always seemed to be get- ting along without Miss ‘Turner, | whose aptitudes,’ at a rough guess, would seem to lie in other directions. | Moreover, it is a bit terrifying to find girls like her taking over soci- ology, which was one of the few| things left to the girls with long hair and horn-rimmed spectacles. x X X X All of this by no means is to imply that Miss Turner moves through “Johnny Eager,” morbidly jotting down notes on social conditions. Metro did not waste her that far, you can bet. She happens to be the kind of sociology student who goes in for field work, in this instance the fertile field in which Taylor is op- erating as a handsome, cold, cruel criminal, whose bitterness against the world leaves him almost speechless. The first glimpse they have of each other virtually demolishes both of them. The difference between them is that she recognizes it as love | while he, disillusioned fellow, doesi not believe in even that. This dif-| ference in verbiage naturally is not enough to separate them, or modify their combined explosive powers. * x % It is not to the merit of “Johnny | Eager” that its story moves in the | standard groove of gangster pic- | tures. The lawless elements are al- ways fighting each other, pulling those coldly daring bluffs with guns | in their ribs, and when they are not doing that they are fighting the law itself. It invariably has the appear- ance of being something that Yyou saw just the other day, although not | with Miss Turner and Taylor neces- | sarily. You know just how all the| strands of the story are going to fit together down to a final scene in which tke tough guy, his heart breaking, socks the girl and throws her into the rich boy’s Duesenberg 2000000000000000000000. WASHINGTON MUSICAL INSTITUTE Accredited by Board of xducauou JUNIOR AND m:nn *9 * * * ® * ® ® * * ° b * 3 B * : TURDA es 1 "’3 0 P.M. * he lehc 1Is lnpted 8A° T 91730 16th St. N.W. Decatur 6006 Unlimited l!]!c(lofl to fill all your nee FREE de- @ iivery Phone NA. 2045, ™ E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Penn. Ave. N.W. | for $100,000. while he goes out to get killed as he so richly deserved to be. “Johnny Eager,” however, is likely to leave you with the feeling that Taylor is coming along nicely with his acting, that he is picking up tricks here and there which add conviction to what he happens to | be playing. There are passages also which hint that Miss Turner also is making progress, though not in handling her voice, which still seems to be out of character. Best performance in the picture, however, is that of Van Heflin as the weary, disillusioned intellectual who manages to live through the closing scene as a direct result of a diet which is almost exclusively one of brandy. It only goes to prove that Hefiin, who has had no such part since “The Philadelphia Story,” has been | too long unrecognized by the movies. And, that there is no picture which might not find in a subordi- nate character, its most impressive performance. * K X % Headliner of this week's stage show at the Capitol is Carmen Amaya, the flamencio dancer from Brazil. Folk dancing, presumably, is Senhorita Amaya’s specialty and even before one is swept away by its tempo, one begins to admire the gusto of the Brazilians. Also on the program are Dean Murphy, a literate young man, the Hollywood bjonds, who don't need to be literate, and Cass Daley who is rather won- derfully just a person who can be grostesque. As a stage bill, it is both varied and amusing. |So Miss Russell Kept Her Idea By Wide World News, HOLLYWOOD. “I've got a marvelous idea for a story,” Rosalind Russell told Scena- rist Claude Binyon. “Swell,” replied Binyon, “Maybe I can.sell it to Katharine Hepburn Il impersonate Ring Lardner, jr., and Michael Kanin and get $100,000 for it.” (Miss Hep- burn recently sold a Lardner-Kanin story to a studio for a similar amount.) “And what do I get out of it?” de- | manded Miss Russell. “I'll write in a part for you,” Bin- yon offered, “and give you 10 per cent.” Rosalind said no. Lessons as Warden Impress M’Murray Wide World News. HOLLYWOOD. Fred MacMurray is an air-raid warden in the Brentwood district on week ends, on the 6-to-midnight shift. After his first night’s work, Mac- Murray observed: “I never knew six hours could be so long. I answered telephone calls at a cen- tral office, and memorized the names, addresses and phone num- bers of 48 neighbors. I'll bet I know more about this section now than the real estate agents do.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY HAS A MEETING—Being a portrait of the well-known comics, Olsen and Johnson. The film they are regarding with such glee, as you might or might not have guessed, is part of that on which is recorded the motion picture version of You will find this soon at Keith’s. their “Hellzapoppin’.” Carole Lombard’s Film To Be Shown Soon But Producers Are Revival of Her Older Pictures; Deanna Just Misses By HAROLD HEFFERNAN. Carrying a tasteful foreword by Director Ernst Lubitsch, Carole Lom- bard'’s last picture will be released in about two weeks. Meanwhile, United Artists officials are considering a number of titles, with the prospect that “To Be or Not to Be” may be replaced by something less grimly ironical and more in keeping with the rollicking nature of the story. There are no fears of fan apathy toward the film. On the contrary, | it is looked upon as a potentially<- great moneymaker. Dating back to the death of Rudolph Valentino, posthumously released movies have attracted exceptional business. Jean Harlow's last effort, “Sara- toga” was only mediocre entertain- ment, but it netted nearly a million profit and was probably the most sucessful of all her films. ‘The Producers’ Association, to- gether with theater groups through- out the country, are attempting to discourage the revival of Carole Lombard’s older pictures. A stam- pede along that line set in immedi- ately gfter her death and the in- dustry officially went on record as opposing attempts to capitalize on an event that saddened not alone the film business but the entire Nation. * ¥ x More tough luck for Deanna Dur- bin. What many consider the best movie of her career, “It Started | With Eve,” released last October, was shut out of a Hollywood show- ing until too late to qualify for academy award consideration. It has been shown in almost every | other leading center of the country | and already has found a spot on most “10 best” lists, ‘W. C. Fields chalks up a couple of “firsts” in offering a brief contribu- tion to “Tales of Manhattan.” For the first time in his life, the bulbous- nosed comic will wear a grass hula skirt. And he will (this is con- firmed, too) deliver a temperance lecture. Randolph 8cott and John Wayne | will wage the big fight in Univer- sal's new treatment of “The Spoil- ers”—fourth time for this epic. 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Wood is now working on casting |and hopes to commence shooting soon. Due to his desire for a pro- longed honeymoon, Howard Hawks was relieved of this assignment at his own request. Directing the Gehrig picture for Mr. Goldwyn will in no way inter- fere with Mr. Wood's assignment to direct “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” ‘This he will do immediately follow- tng completion of the Goldwyn pic- ure. Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing Stage. “Tobacco Road,” seems 8:30 p.m. National endless: Screen. Capitol—"“Johnny Eager,” Robert Taylor becomes an underworld tough: 10:45 a.m,, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35, 6:25 and 9:15 pm. Columbia—“H. M. Pulham, Esq.” the decline of a New England dy- nasty: 11:40 am. 2:10, 4:40, 7:05 and 9:35 pm. Earle—“Bedtime Story,” romantic comedy with Loretta Young: 11 1:45, 4:35, 7:25 and 10 pm. Stage shows: 12:50, 3:40, 6:35 and 9:10 pm. Keith’'s—“Ball of Fire,” Barbara Stanwyck knocks the dignity out of Gary Cooper: 11:15 am.,, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 and 9:40 p.m. Little—“The King,” with that in- comparable Frenchman, Raimu: 11 a.m,, 12:40, 2:20, 4:10, 6, 7:50 and 9:40 pm. Metropolitan — “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Sheridan White- side on the screen: 11 am., 1, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:40 p.m. Trans-Lux—News and shorts; con- tinuous from 10 am. —“How Green Was My Valley,” the movie version of Rich- ard Llewellyn's best-seller: 11 am., 1:40, 4:20, 7 and 9:40 pm, Pix—“Girl From Leningrad,” and her battle for Russia: 11:30 am., 1:30, 3:30, 5:40, 7:45 and 9:50 pm. DANCING. Dance Lessons z CAN LEARN FOR Hers l- an ol:rhllty?- twe Taay o annoe “Tof ictor Martini Studios Not Connecied With Any Other Stusio 1511 Conn. Ave. Enter 1510 19th AMUSEMENTS. | ‘\\OW Picture began ! yesterday 3t o Loews and in so d p of truly gr GREEN smyVALLEY' -Fox John Ford s great '7;6' Centurvy’ i Discouraging HOLLYWOOD. Farnum engaged in that memorable 20-minute brawl, and try to prove | that the fracas—by tradition the greatest of all screen fights—would | look soft and silly by comparison to | modern movie fisticuffs. Although the weather is not con- ducive to their practical use, all| swimming pools in the Beverly, Bel | Air and Brentwood areas were filled | this week—by order of the United States Army as & precaution against failure of the general water supply in a fire-fighting emergency. Starting his tour of Eastern Army camps in/Fort Monmouth, N. J., and winding up in Indiantown Gap, Pa., affords Joe E. Brown ample oppor- tunity to gag about that cavernous opening between his nose and chin. Also, he's just finished a movie titled “Shut My Big Mouth.” Columbia sent the script of an untitled story to Joan Bennett for reading. Harry Cohen, head of the studio, then phoned and asked Joan how she viewed the behavior of the heroine. “Highly irregular,” replied AMUSEMENTS. Washington's Newsreel Theatre TRANS ~LUX —Special— KALTENBORN—McCRARY . PUBLIC orts, cs-mo'-.m"‘ TAX 3e 3RD {PALACE oing joined the eat produchons en acclanmed fl' P “have s FIRST THEA ASHlNGTON YER OF THE SCR Joining such winning_photopl EEN. d famous award- "GONE ays .. “RE- IN ‘f.’-m; GREAT pIC- R.CHIPS” Y more. congratul Zanuck . .+ WASHINGTON APPLAUDS TH John Ford “..Mu-nNY ON and many, many ns to' Darryl atlo Walter roduchon. ill bo long re- the screen ’s ESE 2 OTHER HIT SHOWS! Loows GAPITOL ..o - ROBERT TAYLOR—LANA TURNER *‘JOHNNY EAGER™ ARNOLD Stage . . CARMEN AMAYA o CASS DALEY o DEAN MURPRY Loews NOW . . Doors Gpom 10:45 COLUMBIA wour voom ots woaer “H. M. PULHAM Esq.” AMUSEMENTS. xo KEITH’S: FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1942. Joan, “Swell,” sald Cohen, “that sounds like & good title.” And so it stands in production today. ** x % There are two points about Jimmy Cagney’s pre-Hollywood career that no one mentions in his presence. Once he did magic tricks in vaude- ville. Later he dressed as a woman and danced in a pony chorus. Hollywood 1s almost starless today, with 23 of its leading personalities in Washington to participate in the President's birthday _celebration, Among them are Rosalind Russell, William Holden, Patricia Morison, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, John Payne, Gene Raymond, Carol Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Betty Grable, Gene Autry, Mickey Rooney and Bride (Ava Gardner), Judy Canova, Dorothy Lamodr, Lt. James Stewart, Jean Hersholt, Pat O'Brien and Michele Morgan. Every theater, dance hall and bowling alley attendant in Los Angeles is taking a three-week course in Red Cross work under direction of the Los Angeles Theater Defense Bureau . . . Henry Fonda must hide his right hand in his pocket during clesing scenes of “Rings on Her Fingers.” He chased AMUSEMENTS. oommmou Illll'l'fll IIOLIES Presents in Color & Motion Pictures THE REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AMERICA Single Tickets: $1.10, 85c, 8¢, Inc. Tax. Mrs, Dorsey's, 1300 G 8t. N.W. (Droop's) WASHING TON oppom- u. HELLZAPOPPIN around here ... "“BALL OF FIRE" is. sizzling (almost a con- flagration) . . . honestly everything is in an uproar. . , what with Universal, produc.' ers of “HELLZAPOPPIN,”, stewing and fretting wanting to get their picture on the screen and all the time . B YOU (the public) are causing’ our cashiers to go home at night dead tired . . . why=— because you are keeping the’ ticket machines humming (and the treasurer worrying all our neighbors to death trying to get change). . . yes sir-ee “tis truly HELLZAPOP- PIN ... but, let’s get to the YOU MUST BE . you want “Ball And we, and we're proud too, as is Mr. Goldwyn and RKO- .Radio Pictures, to announce point . . SERVED . of Fire” so you get it. TH WEEK for GARY COOPER BARBARA STANWYCK IN SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S SUPERB COMEDY B ESEEEEEEEEERTEESSS SR ] WARNER BROS. z02gc Buy Defense Bonds & Stms Their eyes met at twi- light! ~ Their lips met at midnight! . . . Their Lawyers met at dawn! 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