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BING CROSBY Coleen Gray Charles Bickford Frances Gifford FRANK CAPRAS
BING SING: **Sunshine Cake "Sure Thing" "Somewhere on
Anywhere Rood" "The Horse Told Me "Whiffenpool Song" "Complown Races"
RIDING HIGH
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Durch by FRANK CAPRA
Screenplay by Robert Rakin Additional Dialogue By Melville Shavelson and Jach Based Dory by Mark Hellager How Songzi Lyrics by Jakery Burka • Hie by James You Haven
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Bing clicks in racing picture at Lee, Liberty
Rating:
After being seen in several "also ran" films, Bing Crosby finally picked a winnor in Frank Capra's "Riding High," opening today at the Lee and Liberty Theatres.
"Riding High" is unquestionably one of Bing's bet- ter pictures. It has an amusing plot and is. expertly directed by Mr. Copro, who in the past has made off with three "Oscars" for his genius in directing light, farcical comedies. The Groaner this time is sup- | pion. ported by an excellent cast, "Riding High" aces Bing, o5 U Includes Coleen Gray. racehorse owner, whose one am- Frances Gifford, Raymond Wal-bition is to enter his thorough- burn, Charles Dickford, William bred, Broadway Bill, in a big Demarest, James Gleason, Percy thee. It's an uphill struggle for Kilbride and Clarence Musc. Bing and Bill, but with an ounce of perserverance and a dash of comedy, he makes it. Along the way there's plenty of fun for all; and Ding's Aim tunes for a change are more than tolerable.
which
A bouquet of orchids should go to Miss Gray for her refreshing and charming performance. Last seen in "Red River," Miss Gray has the type of personality which lends itself well to comedy parts, and we hope to see more of her in the future.
If you like Crosby, then his ensy-going mannerism will "send you,' as his teen-aged admirers "Added "siers" in "Riding High" In America would
say. And if who appear briefly are Oliver you like horses and a plot that is Hardy, Ish Kabibble (of Kay as light and enjoyable as angel "It's Kyser's Band) and Maxle Beer, food, then make "Riding High" a former, world heavyweight cham-/ dim that should be seen.
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engaging trio
Rating:
A Great Feeling," now at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, is a better than average musical comedy, with the accent on comedy, Starring that engaging trio, Doris Day, Jack Cor- son, and Dennis Morgan, the film's superiority lies in its inventive plot. It is set in and around the Warner Brothers Hollywood studios, and all departments of the strange world of film-making are, amusingly-and at times, brilliantly--burlesqued.
"It's A Great Feeling" is the
story of a pretty waitress in
Billy the Kid a major film studio who wants
rides the screen again
Rating:★★
What is believed to be the first semi-documentary screen story-of Billy the Kid is told Universal - International'c Technicolor "The Kid From Texas," coming to the King's 1Theatre.
Three previous Alms, allegedly Bromfeld's fascinating navel of The Kid's life, were highly about a fascinating country, The romanticised versions or out-and- out Hollywood dream-ups, in the Hains Came" is now at the Hoxy
opinion of researchers indentified With this newest production.
to
to become a star. She appeals Jack Carson, a director whom no star wants, and the eventful race to stardom is on.
The picture Carson must direct In order to keep. 1tom going. lo the poor-house has Dennis Morgan for its male lead, but there simply is no feminine star to play opposite.
Morgan and Carson try to per- suade the producer to "discover" Miss Day, the waitress, but suc- ceed only In harassing him into a nervous breakdown through their antles around the studio.
Eventually, however, all's, well
that ends. wall, even though the finish will surprise most cinema- goers. Special mention should be made of Carson's impersonation of Maurice Chevalier while sing-
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In case you've missed the film when it was first released before
Audie Murphy, most decorated the war, we suggest you make it hero of World War II, has the this time. *The Rains Come" role of Billy in Universal-Inter- ing "It's A Big Fat Lie." Other very good screen entertainment stars Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power and George Brent in a tale about India, the land of mud and maharajahs,
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national's semi-documentary, co- tunes which roll through the pic- "Fiddle - deo - dee," starring with Gale Storm and ture supported by Albert Dekker, "Blame My. Absent - Minded william Taiman, Frank Wilcox, Heart," "At The Cafe Rendez-Added! SPECIAL TECHNICOLOR CARTOON !!
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vous," "Give Me A Song With A Beautiful Melody" and "There's Nothing Rougher Than Love".
The film, despite its tragic ending, is refreshing in its honest narration and its refusal SLEN The "quests" in "It's A Great. cumb to Hallywood's fondness Feeling" include Gary Cooper, for the
Crawford, boy-and-girl pattern. Josn
Errol Flynn,. There is action galore and good Sydney Greenstreet, Denay, Kaye, acting, especially by the top Patricia Neal, Eleanor Parker, principals,
Reagan, Edward G. Robinson and Jane Wyman.
The story opens with William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, becoming involved in the notorious Lincoln County range war of the late '70s and losing his heart the lovely Gale Storm, who is the young bride of the middle-aged Albert Dekker,
Billy's unrequited love never comes close to fruition in the, story, and his eventual realisation that Gala's world can never be Hils, leads to his death before the gun of Sheriff Pat Garrelt, played by Frank Wilcox,
Billy snuffs out the lives of 21
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