The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 2, 1953, Page 2

Page 2 Hollywood To Work Over The Huey Long Tale HOLLYWOOD @—Hollywood is taking another whirl at the Huey Long legend, although there are the usual denials that there is any tesemblance to the late Louisiana senator. The last film which seemed to parallel the Huey Long career was “All the King’s Men.” When it was made, its sponsors claimed it was the kind of story which could happen anywhere. The locale of the film was clouded, so it would not appear to be even in the South. Now the Cagney brothers are filming another famous novel, “A Lion Is in the Streets.” It is also the story of an ambitious politician who sets a whole state on its ear. “This isn’t Huey Long’s story,” said James Cagney, who is play- ing the leading role. “It’s the story of any unscrupulous politican who eR NNR STEREO DONE IT’S MOVIE NIG at RAUL'S “Jive Junction” Parade of Hit Tunes of 1932 FREE STRAND “ence Silom onsen sis Cet olin - ae HENRY BLANKE FRI. - SAT. CAPTAIN Louis Hayward an Patricia Medina IN TECHNICOLOR First Run In Key West THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, Jan 2, 1953 uses whatever means necessary to further his career. “Actually, the whole story takes place in one rural county, This fellow decides he wants to be gov- ernor. So he picks out a heavy— the owner of the cotton mill—and makes him the butt of the whole campaign. Oh, he’s a wily one, all right.” : Like Huey Long and Willy Stark of “King’s men,” the Cagney character is assassinated. But un- like the other two, Cagney gets his before he reaches office. The locale of “A Lion Is in the Streets” has been well camou- flaged. “It is any rural, swamp area,” the actor remarked. “I have an accent that I defy you to peg. When I tried it out for my brother Bill (the producer), he said it was great—because it couldn't be iden- tified to any section.” He said he got the accent from his long-time pal Ed McNamara, who is now dead. The veteran ac- tor once did a vaudeville routine called “Senator Hokum.” Cagney never forgot it. I asked Cagney about the re- semblance of his picture to “All the King’s Men.” The Columbia film was named the best’ picture of 1949 and also won Oscars for Broderick Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge. « “We aren’t worried,” said Cag- ney. “Except for the theme, the two pictures aren’t at all alike. Our story limits the scopé to one county.” All available men who partici- pated in the ‘Yirst American Bowl- ing Congress tournament in 1901 will be featured at the opening of the ABC’s “Golden Jubilee” tour- ney at the Chicago Coliseum on ‘Feb, 21, 1953, AIR CONDITIONED Mat. 2 & 4:06 Night 6:12 & 8: FLAT TOP Sterling Hayden, Richard Larson and Bill Phipps In Technicolor Drama & Action AIR COOLED Mat. 3:30 Night 6:30 & 8:30 SUN. - MON. Pandora And - The Flying Duichman with James Mason and Ava Gardner FANTASY Thomas Gives His Forecast For This Year By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (#—My exclusive prediction of things to come in Hollywood during 1953: Lana Turner will find a new romance. Charlie Chaplin will make big news. Rita Hayworth will have further dealings with Aly Khan. Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner will have a fight. Shelley Winters will have a baby. 3 Of course, these events are more or less inevitable. What Hollywood would really like to know about the New Year is: Will the movie business stay on its feet? I pre- dict that it will. No, I don’t own any movie stock and cannot otherwise be swayed. I simply feel that 1953 will be a good year for Hollywood. One of the main reasons for this belief is the third dimension. & There is nothing new about third- dimensional movies. People have been experimenting with them since the Edison days. But only recently have producers realized the need for a new “industry dy- namic.” Talkies were an industry dynam- ic. The movie business was reeling from the effects of radio, public apathy and the depression. Then sound movies opened a whole new prosperity for film makers. The industry sorely needs such a dynamic now. The new toy, TV, has taken its. toll in shuttered thea- ters. The public is fed up with the same old plots. So give them something new. Add the dimension of depth to to- day’s flat screens, Hollywood is now up to its el- bows in third-dimensional projects. At present, there are two main methods of presentation. One pro- jects the film from three different angles onto a large semi-cylindri- cal streen. This is the Cinerama method, which is seen with a per- son’s usual vision. The other method requires two Projectors and special glasses, which provide the same effect as the old-fashioned stereoscope. Of course, third - dimensional Pictures are not the only answer to Hollywood’s probelem of a de- creasing and apathetic audience. The producers will also have to hunt up new and intriguing stars, fresh story material and new ap- proaches to film technique. Happy hunting, Hollywood, And a Happy New Year to the readers, too, RUGS CLEANED al paper ecm 4 218 Simonton St. Dial 2-7632 — CIFELLI'S #:°°"- T.V. Serviee Factory Methods Used — All Work Guaranteed FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE — SEB... DAVID CIFELLI 920 Truman Ave. (Rear) Dial 2-7637 Wylk's Supper Club Key West's Newest and Largest Supper Club ‘RENOVATED AND RE-DECORATED PRESENTS NIGHTLY ANN DENNIS — Singing Star of Rosalind, Polonnaise and Madame Du Barry AL ROBINSON AND ALKALI IKE ANGELINA & FRANCISCO — Exotic Spanish Dancers FROM 5 P.M. Ist U. MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY LES ROHDE S. Engagement _..MUSIC FOR DANCING NIGHTLY LAST THREE DAYS — ADELE PARRISH, THE GAL FROM TENNESSEE and HER TALENTED VIOLIN — “GEORGE” ADELE PARRISH VISIT OUR DINNERS to 5 A.M. NEW HORSESHOE BAR AND GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE BEST MIXOLOGIST IN THE COUNTY DELICIOUS STEAK CHICKEN AND LOBSTER DINNERS NO COVER OR MINIMUM TO 10 P.M. MODERATE PRICES FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 2.3833 U.S. NO. 1 ON STOCK ISLAND By RAY HENRY WASHINGTON # — Except for seraping of a chair once in a while, and an occasional cough, the room was so quiet you could — the footsteps of people out- side. In the room 198 draftees were taking the Armed Forces Qualifi- cation Test—a menfal examination designed to find out whether they could be trained within a reason- able time. They were sitting in the main building of the Alexandria, Va., induction center at long tables divided into sections by plywood “blinders.” I was taking the test too, just to see what it was like to be a draftée, The test was exactly the same as the one draftees and volunteers have been taking for the past two years and the same—word “for word—as those being taken at the 73 other induction centers around the country. Instructions had been read to us by Lt. Jerry Greenfield, the center’s psychologist, at a slow, almost painful pace. He later told reat the pace is part of giving the t. “Even as slow as I go,” he said, “Pm sure some of the men miss the whole point of the test.” The 90 questions, which we had 45 minutes to answer, were of three types, The first was to test our ability to deal with words. For example, the question would be a simple statement with one word under- lined. We would have to pick one of four words similar in meaning to the underlined word. Second was arithmetic. For éx- ample, the question would ask: Jimmy has five apples. How many would he have left if he gave two to his brother Tommy and one to his friend Sam? We had our choice of four answers. The third type was to test our ability to put things together. Questions and answers were all drawings. The question drawing might be the pattern of a box as it looks before it’s folded together to form the box. Then, from four answer drawings we were to pick the one which looked like the box Pattern after it was folded. (After tomorrow, the form is be- ing changed some. The new test will run 50 minutes. A “‘tools func- tions” test will be added. It’s de- signed to test a man’s mechan- ical ability, experience. and back- ground.) After our 45 minutes had run} out our sheets were collected and ; graded. The men who,‘had an- swered 27 or more of the ques- tions right were considered as qualified mentally. Fifty - seven Tight is average. | Men who got fewer than 27 were | later given a much simpler test. | Then they were personally inter- | viewed by a psychologist to find | out whether any might still be considered mentally qualified even though they flunked qualification tests. The decision on this is left to POOR OLD CRAIG ° SERVICE a(izag STATION a.giaag Francis at Truman DIAL 2.9193 YOUR PURE OIL DEALER Tires . . Tubes . . Batteries . . Accessories and physi |What Happens To A Draftee At An Induction Center? the interviewing psychologist. Men who have a 12th grade education or a hi school ever, are co matter how do on the test. at. the induction 1 both mentaily 1 The annual amateur seniors’ golf match play mpionship, originated 20 years ago at Sebring Fla., will be played the week of March 15th at Ponce de Leon course, St. Augustine, Fla. Bis! BA EXPERT > : . 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