The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 24, 1952, Page 3

Monday, ‘March 24,1952. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 36 F eter areola nelseiigsiaten= niacin beer asin inion iiticsatllties ai = - > \ND SNUFFY SMITH _By Fred Laswell HOT LYWOOD WHAT EVER POSSESSED (F YE DON'T | MY BOY RIDDLES LIKE (T HERE TO MARRY UP WIE A fe or Te - iv) E LIGHTY-HEADE! co LET ME 7 BLESS YORE “Whi THEY | | HEART--yorRE. \) NOTES SASSER OF | SICH & SWEET, TEA, MOTHERS LEETLE SUGAR- Bv 80B THOMAS BARLOW-- HOLLYWOOD (®—Now that the: e } {hue and cry a*out the Oscars jg. j over. it's time to figure Cat what j the results mean. It looks like a | truimph of upbeat pictures over ‘the downbeat. In Hollywood terms, an upbeat picture is one which puts more emphasis on entertainment than / dramaties. Such films are gener | ally fast-moving, eclorful and have a happy ending and, or, a moral. Best examples are Westerns, mu- . {sicals, comedies and adventures. | A downbeat pieture is: one which sag Pts |treats human or social problems, a) z5 | sometimes findin re solution, |Such films ec“ten coneern neu- By George McManus | Totic, if not aleoholie charac. |ters who beeome . entangled. in _;murder; greed, maritla ‘troubles { i 2 fi and other forms of unhappiness: Pucty rane ome | tt is generally such things. that oat engl COME ; win Academy awards. DOWN TO HATSAN- | But this year “An American in BONNETZ STORE --1'VE | Paris"-walked gaily inte top hon: jccs to the tune of a Gershwin ; melody. The light-hearted musical | snagged seven regular awards, in- cluding best-picture. 1 9!s9. helped | get its producer, Arthur Freed; the Thalberg Memorial Award ior Ex- ! cellence of Movie Making and Gene | Kelly was tendered a svegial Os¢ar ‘for his werk in film musieals. var This is a vindication for Kelly, He told me recently that he thought’ =~ it was time for the musical to be recognized by the Academy, not ’ Sb vise ~{ | |in a special category, but ih com.’ < | Petition with dramas.’ It also ip- | dicates the trend of ‘Hollywood thinking, and ‘perhiips that 'of the’ ’ om ge: ' ay | nation’s movie goers. It woul ns By Tom Sims and B. Zaboly seem that the people want pe f ' |from their movies, not problems, || Wee | GUESS HM! WE ILL ARE OESieCUs' That doesn’t mean that dramas. MEAN FIGHTER-- OW, EXCUSE Mest | 7 , 5 ET FIGH should te overlocked. It would; be, . RANE, Too! } LOTS OF PEOPLE THINK aces) . FINDING eo c Bis ‘ IaH p) a sad day for the film mediym,,, ¢ ; BOY! THERE GOES TH! PHONE -!'M JUST IN TIME ~ I WONDER WHAT STATION !S CALLING! BY GOLLY IM GOIN' AN! STAY AT THE PHONE~1'LL BET ''VE MISSED ALOT OF Prizes! | | mS | i re if preducers ignored serious topics... altogether. Good dramas can still, ¢ do big business. But the Academy, | voters seemed to think that ityig,.. just as important, and perhaps, | more ‘difficult, to manufacture.99, | minutes of utter joy. 2 The vietory of Humphrey Bogart, | is anccher indication of this theme... | His four opponents were nomi-, | nated for deadly serious roles.,.... , Fredric March nlayed one of the, i | most tragic parts in film hi . ‘iin the completely downbeat ‘Death, ;of a’ Salesman.” Marlea ‘Brando. 'was the ill-mannered slob in. the unrelenting’ “A’ Stréetcar Named | Desire.’ Arthar’ Kennedy por... ,jtrayed a‘‘blind war vetera ‘| “Bright'’ Victory... And Montgom- Rebs eae nal 4 ery Clift, ambition:mad’ fellow in, ma monte pepe 8 Phen: “A Plact ‘ij the Sun,” Ww pee eee: ing toward the eléctric chair at. -, etitad puree! the ti lish’ of the pi Aine. ee itlish’ of DICH eee ik By Paul Robinson 20" ge meat ey ; teal othe s | with a thirst for gin eee j 'T. African’ Queen,” was treated with. HSYGEEEPY: Son "TE little ‘Sericasness as a conta Tw Tickers.’ except by this, reporter, who i TANT Te | dicted“ he Would win. But he took | °, ' home the Oscar to Baby and Steye, <| __ His triumph is a lesson in ae | During most of his 20-vear movie . career, he has been playing tight- ‘lipped characters on the criminal jor enforcement side of the law, So what happens? In his first real , comedy role, he wins the Oscar. {| A final word on the Osears. This year’s event continued the unfortu, nate trend of recent years. fact is that the event does 1 have the glamor that it used to, Just about the caly stars to show, up are either those who are nomi. nated or are on the program. other personalities shrug off the —_—- affair as a bore. The result is that, Nae Fee " |the Academy awards attract less, . | Stars than an ordinary movie pre- By Jose Salinas and Rod Reed mire. 13 a shame, all ge! We Service All’ Mattes of Cars, 3 Specializing in... % CHRYSLER PRODUCTS §. Bill's Southernmost Garage BILL TYLER, Ownes 707 Whitehead St., Corner Angels orca nearer ‘ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES. and EQUIPMENT 126 Duval Street Phone 256 New and Used Metal. | Used Cash Registers: Used Typewriters Rentals by the week or month pha Dr. J. A. Valdes |: Specializing in ai eratcer aan ; | COMPLETE SERVICE ON . 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