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THE DETROI TFR EE PRESS THU RSDAY. JANUARY 11, 1940 IS Movie Scrapbook Sings Hit Tunes Just Folks Horror Experts Sullivan Concert Features Pair of Soloists Michigan Symphony Makes Bow I Screens Offer Assorted Fare Range from Western ChilledbyPlot New Picture to Have Ten Deaths 1 I to Ex-Felon' flight By James S. Pooler By Frederick C. Othman HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 10 (U.

"I don't suppose," reported Di If it weren't the movies you'd tifvcr believe It. week's screen fare will I fl 1 rector Arthur Lubin today, "that I've ever read a more horrible story." "We're Just wading around in hi .1 1 1 4 1 in corpses," added Boris Karloff. "I never did see so much blood," agreed Bela Lugosi. "I'm all worn out, beating, shooting, throttling and poisoning people," said Stanley Kiages. And with that kind of introduction, you may surmise that take tr consideration such assort-5 matters as a rip-snortin' Svstern and the quiet lives and loves of shop people, a story about biind horse and one about a treat American composer, such Contrast as the tough time former convicts have on a return to orivate life and the antics of Laurel and Hardy, who join the foreign Legion because of unre- would' seem that no matter what your taste in celluloid entertainment, the movies were trying to satisfy it as demonstrated in the pictures coming to the screen this week-end.

Marlene at Fox Universal Studios, home of the horror picture, is at it again. Hard on Beauties More beautiful ladies have been tossed into pits, and more heroes AVN MORRISS When a movie scout agreed after a screen test that she was beautiful and had talent but needed more dramatic experience, he dismissed her with the casual suggestion to come back in a year. Ann took him literally. Kxactly 12 months to the day, after appearing with amateur and little theater groups, she reported to the studio and won a lead for her film debut. Born in Tampa, Ann had designs on a career as a concert pianist.

She still continues her music, and is polishing off her college education by attending lectures nights when she is not working in pictures. Five feet, seven Inches tall, 120 pounds, blond, with green eyes, Ann became a proficient horsewoman during her residence in Texas as a girl. have suffered the tortures of the damned at Universal, perhaps, than in the Spanish Inquisition itself. The head men at Universal don HOLLYWOOD. Jan.

10 Flu epidemic has hit the Coast Byron Nelson, United open golf champ, retreated from the Los Angeles Golf Championship after the first round, stymied by Influenza. Those down with it Include Linda Darnell, Brenda Joyce, Marjorie Weaver, Erich von Stroheim, I'eter Lorre, Claire Trevor, Richard Greene and Director Sidney Lanfield. Betty Davis, whose protege she is, insists that Jane Bryan will be back in pictures after the honeymoon. Janet Gaynor will be a mothor in August. Cary Grant and Kay Wray are making it a habit.

f'a a glaring boner in "Th Fighting 69th." Ctorgt Brmnt Say: "Thty'vm optnmi a hoit in that wir big enough for the Leviathan to tail through. The Leviathan didn't get that name until after the war! Director Richard Wallace will adopt twin: Ann Sheridan hat Jeffrey Lynn talking to himmelf, in cage Jean Neguletco it interested. Wae Stage Star Judith Anderton recently unhitched at Reno 7 The husband of Vivien Leigh and the wife of Lawrence Olivier delayed the divorce actions until "Gone With the Wind" had been launched successfully. Dave Selznick refused to engage Vivien for the part of Scarlett O'Hara until he had assurance that the divorce action wouldn't strike while the flicker was being made. Randr Scott and Eleanor Powell arc something new in ro manccra.

Aiida to Howard Hugheii Why, hav 70a got big fore of airplane mechanics and engineer! working aecretlr at Grand Central Airport? Ruth Skinner hat Dennia O'Keefe and Walter Brooks scowling at each other. Waa that Robert Foulk with Bette DaTii? Dorothy Lee will adopt a baby boy. Pictures I liked best of recent previews: Paramount's "Remember the Night," starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and directed by Mitch Leisen; Lubitsch's "Shop Around the Corner," starring James Stewart and Margaret For some time we have been hearing rumors of how Marlene Dietrich will vault Into popularity in her role as the frontier By J. D. Callaghan The Michigan Symphony Or-ches, newly organized under Val-ter Poole, gave its first concert Wednesday night In the auditorium of the Pierce Junior High School in Grosse Pointe, presenting Miss Evelyn Woods, pianist, end Gaston Brohan.

first base viol of th Oetroit Symphony Orchestra, as guest soloists. Miss Woods, late of the Juillard School, chose the Beethoven Concerto No. 1, in major, for her debut In Detroit and gave a fine performance. Her command of the keyboard and the authority with which she encompassed the Beethoven work were amazing qualities in one of such a dainty appearance. Brohan, using the bass viol In its seldom heard capacity as a solo instrument, played two Kous-sevitsky works written especially for the instrument the Chanson Triste and Vaise Miniature.

The latter was especially appealing In the simplicity of its structure and permitted Brohan to demonstrate the flexibility of the bass. For encore Brohan played tHa Chopin Nocturne in Flat major, familiar enough as a piano piece but mainly amusing when played on the deep strings. The amusement on hearing it, however, gave way soon to surprise as Brohan carried the melody to a pitch higher than one would think possible. The orchestra, small though It was, and as a result a little out of balance lnstrumentally, was of very good voice In the purely orchestral part of the program. The Brahms "Academic Festival" overture, the overture to the "Marriage of Figaro" and ex-cerps from Bizet's Carmen Suite No.

1 completed the program. Alan Hale's fire extinguisher company will supply $250,000 worth of the gadgets annually to a major oil company. beat their wives. Nor pull wings off flies. They're perfectly normal people.

Only they have discovered that there are dividends in chills. Every time they make a horror movie, they net a couple of million dollars profit. belle in "Destry Rides Again," in which she is co-starred with t.mes Stewart. It opens Friday the Fox with Tony Martin's EVERETT MARSHALL Songs which he launched into the hit class are included in Marshall's repertoire this 'week in his appearance at the Bowery Cafe. Among these are "That's Why Darkies Were Born" and "Wagon Wheels." Students' Essay Contest Is Sponsored by the Fox The Fox Theater is sponsoring Horror Biminess Is Conxtant That's why at least one of their "Music in my nrau.

Miss Dietrich, we glean, sings and displays a comedy knack as well as a certain flare for bruwl-in in a scene with Una Merkel sound stages is peopled constantly with maniacs. And that brings us to the current enterprise of the Messrs. Lubin, Karloff, Lugosi and Ridges. It's called "Black Friday" and the plot goes like this: in the Western. And, of course, is plenty for Stewart, an essay contest, open to all students of world history, English and French In junior and senior high schools of Detroit.

They are asked to write 300 words or less marked man since "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," In the role of the young marshal who has the job of riding a naughty Western A criminal brain surgeon saves fc? A I'm-, ii win ii ittti-11- rir-iii'iinmiioiinii nuen nun the life of a meek little professor by putting Inside his fractured skull a portion of the brain of a freshly murdered gangster. When on the topic: "The Effects of the Sullavan. In a special classification, Include "Earl of Chicago," the Robert Montgomery starrer directed by Richard Thorpe. (Cnprriahi.

lfMii) Voodoo Show Is Staged by Natives at Club Oasis Tha Club Oasis features In this week'a ahow "Voodoo Magic" by Tomago and Guida, recently from Tanganyika, Africa. The pair show how, through weird ritual and ceremonial dances, Bpells are believed to be broken by the natives. Others on the bill are Buddy Lester, wacky master of ceremonies, and the Hoffman Sisters, singers and dnncers. Sammy Sterns and his orchestra play. town oi uc3Hclauwa' The boisterous picture also has mnm for such characters as Printing Press in Awakening France from the Darkness and Charles Wlnninger, as the rum- Ignorance of the Middle Ages." the professor recovers, he never knows whether he's going to kill somebody or teach a class in The topic is an underlying theme of the screen production of economics.

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame," which comes to the Fox Jan. 26. joaked sheriff; Miscna Auer, in a comedy role of a Russian cowhand; Brian Donlevy, steeped in villainy, and Irene Hervey. Plenty of tunes fall the way of Martin in the companion musical romance. Rita Hayworth plays opposite him and the picture is Does Gangsters' Dirty Work So the gangsters, of whom the JAMES STEWART MARGARET SULLAVAN Miss America's Debut Patricia Donnelly, Detroit's own surgeon is the real power, use the professor to do their dirty work.

He murders 'nine people before he finishes and the surgeon is hanged Miss America of 1939, makes her screen debut in a Vivian Donner MOTION FICTt RK ATTRACTIONS Proving that ordinary lives, which might seem dull, can provide romance. Miss Sullavan and Stewart are teamed as the romantic pair in a story about average people, "The Shop Around the Corner," opening Thursday at the United Artists. MOTION PICTURE ATTRACTIONS by the neck until dead. That makes Fashion Forecast in Technicolor at 10 deaths in seven reels and is a record. further emoeiiisMeu vy ajiuic Kostelanetz's orchestra.

Revives Gay Days Gay days at the turn of the century are recreated in "The Great Victor Herbert," which goes on the Michigan screen Friday Columbia Studios once started young. nIvIn uEternally Yours" MAS7 detTctTvV the Fox Theater this week. In company with 30 of America's loveliest models Miss Donnelly displays current fashions for Northern and Southern resort wear. to make a movie with 16 murders, MOTION PICTIRB ATTRACTIONS with the Laurel and Hardy comedy. The Herbert movie has Walter riutlti but wound up with six when the Hays Office said enough blood was hus mil rniKJ.jiujjMi.-i 11 mm I omotr I enough.

The censors haven't tam KalCt if 4 Bl atwur AMt'SKMKNTS Connolly In the title role and such assorted voices as Mary Martin's, 1 WaTltB THilV pered with the Lubin murders yet. Karloff, the mad monster in who vaulted to fame with "My When Does the Film Feature Start? FINAL WEEK more Frankenstein pictures than Heart Belongs to Daddy Susanna Foster, the fourteen-year-old who sings above High and Allan All WOMEN Have SECRETS' he cares to remember, is wearing no make-up in this one, except for a wig. He had to have that be AN CA5NBY Jones. The story, plentifully sprinkled with his tunes, is less cause his hair hasn't grown out from his last movie, "The Tower of London." As himself he looks of Herbert's life than it is of his influence on the glamorous show Waldi Winchill, louilla Pirsoiu? smooth, almost like an older Clark T4f jblin Belt, All liadinc Critics world of his day and also tells the romance of a stage-struck Gable. me rM' girl and a matinee idol.

IrtU "Flying Deuces, which marks from making the same mistake he did. "Reno" has for Its central characters Richard Dix, Gail Patrick and Anita Louise. It is the story of a man who made that town famous for its divorce laws only to have them backfire and ruin his domestic life. 'Harvest' Continues Deemed the best foreign picture of last season, "Harvest" will continue for a second week at the Cinema. Featured In the poignant story of a man's groping with the soil and the woman who helps him are Orane Demazis, Gabriel Ga-brio and Fernandel.

On Double Bills Wallace Beery and Chester Morris in "Thunder Afloat" and Paul Muni and Jane Bryan in "We Are Not Alone" open Friday at the Broadway Capitol, Fisher, Riviera and Cinderella. With "Thunder Afloat" at the Hollywood, "Daytime Wife" will provide the companion picture. Wealth of Bartholomew Rises $94,324 in a Year Colonial Theater the reunion of the team of Laurel POWATAN ii DAVENPORT TE. 1-I3IJ Brodcntina. WWJ A.

M. n. H. TU a ei and Hardy, sends them Into the Foreign Legion because a gal Bills 'Fats' Waller MICHIOAK "Eternally Youm." 11, 1:57. 4:44, 7:41.

"Kick 12:62. 3:38. 9:2.1. FOX "Alleirhanr Unrlilnr." 1 1 2 -45. "Thal Kieht You re Wronr." 12:55, 4:05.

7:15. 10:25. UNITED ARTISTS Prl(i of Blu 11:20. 2:45. 5:55.

"Slmo Around the Corner." 12:35, 2:65, 7:06, 10:15. ADAM "Swanee River," 11. 1:52, 4:44, "Scandal 12:45, 3:37, 6:20, 9:21. PALMS-STATE "Geronlmo," 11. 1:51, 4:42, 7:33, 10:24: "All Women Havu Se-creln." 12:38, 3:20.

6:20. 8:11. BROADWAY CAPITOL "Roarln' 20V 11:10, 3:01, 62, "Remember," 1:37, 5:28, FISHER "Roarln1 20V 12:35, 4 01, 7:27, Remember," 2:38, 8:04, 0 :30 RIVIERA 'Roarln1 50 12:35. 4, 7:25. "Remember," 2:37, 6:02, 9:27.

CINPERELLA "Roarin'2 O'l," 12:30. 7:20, "Beniember." 2:30. 6. 9 :30. DINNER SUGGESTION turned them down only to let them realize how well off they were A Harlem show with Its swing Fmh Chick en Uvtn $at headed by Thomas "Fats Waller, fa a.

-Setm4n 9-ikM'tn -v with bfant Mothroomi pianist and entertainer, opens at Stewart Is Busy Stewart Is leading a busy screen the Colonial Theater for a week starting Sunday. With Waller will be a company of Negro entertainers including the Jitterbug Quar ml life these days for he will also T77. 1 mt "jiiiiaj fMfmr imrttt Off AGAIN AND HOW I f-t ON A SKY HIDE Of SCXIAMS I 1 appear on the united Artists screen where he again teams with Margaret Sullavan in "Shop HOLLYWOOD "Pielt To Your Trou- Around the Corner." The bill, blea." 7:10. 10:20: Boat 2." 8:58. opening Thursday, will provide RKO I'PTOWX "Remember." 2:01.

5 Pride of the Blue Grass," featur "Pick Up Your Troublei." The Greatest Show in Years Twict tightly 10:11 end 11:10 3 SMART JL, Baldwin GIRLS Bristol Arthur Dick, Oni-Legged Wonder :21. ROOSEVELT "Mr. Smtlb Goea to Waeh- InKlon." "Remember. CINEMA 'Harveit." 12:20. 2:20.

AltiiiUif'l Kafllmt Buns tet which recently appeared at the Cass theater in "The Swing Mikado;" Ted and Ethel Drinkard, dancers; the Rogers Sisters, harmony singers, and the Harlem Hot-Shots, Billie and Millie. Because of previous bookings It was impossible for the theater to secure the services of Waller and his orchestra to open on the regular Colonial starting dates, so on Friday and Saturday of the current week a straight vaudeville show, headed by Freddie Bernard, singing master of ceremonies; Ka'rl Spaeth and his orchestra, and The Charmettes will be SJO, 10:20. STAGE ATTRACTIONS Starts TODAY! a tat 4 1 Eua sis p.CMCUifx nmim. WMJJ Mai. Sal LOS ANGELES, Jan.10 (A.P.) Actor Freddie Bartholomew has $75,000 in his savings account, $14,000 in his checking account and $37,019 Government bonds.

These figures were given by the young English star's aunt and guardian, Myllicent Bartholomew, in an accounting to Superior Court. She said his estate had increased $94,324 since Jan. 1, 1939. 11 UCinUII II aTa. TMC17DC TTLaN" 'Jv EDWARD i On the Stage; IS' 'cVcKcTT 75t-bv "SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY" 5HORTON Amfnra'i Uoit Comity ing the blind steeple-chaser Elmer Gantry, and starring Edith Fellows.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, "Shop Around the Corner" extracts its drama from the simple tale of folks working in a Vienna shop. Stewart and Miss Sullavan are the romantic pair who exchange letters, fall in love with the unseen correspondent, unaware they both are working in the same shop. Frank Morgan and Joseph Schildkraut are prominently cast. There are plenty of chances for Gantry, the famous blind exhibition horse, to show his tricks in "Pride of the Blue Grass." The story entwines the fortune of the horse "with two kids. Miss Fellows and James McCallion.

At the Palms-State "Invisible Stripes" and "Reno" will provide the new bill Friday LOOK OUT I -VJ MOTION riCTl'RE ATTRACTIONS MOTION PlCTIiRE ATTRACTIONS MOTION PICTURE ATTRACTIONS DETROIT SKI CLUB mmm SKI JUMP End of SUN. JAN. 14 John Rood 2:30 p.m. TOBOGGANING Children 25C Every Emning (12 to 16 Yein) All 0y Sit. ind Sun.

GOES WEST TO I 'NINOTCHKA'I" '( THIS SHOW IS DIFFERENT PRESENTING KARYL NORMAN Anrrlta't Fermmt StW lHftBitif RESENTING HIS REVERSED REYUE WITH Hit Let yourself go with Marlene and Jimmy in this last wild fling of the last frontier setting a pace more thrilling than you'd "dream entertainment could ever be! the Palms-State. In the former you'll find George William Holden, Jane Bryan land Humphrey Bogart. Raft Is i the lad who comes back from On Male Mannequins Psradi prison to marry the girl he loves only to find his way barred because of the prison stigma. Holden is his younger brother ready to turn to a life of crime so that he can wed Miss Bryan. The story shows how Raft keeps his brother Music by the Ciormff FROIITEIiAC 42 Monroe 'IWWW RA.

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