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This picture shows the new young star, James Dean in the Steinbeck film “East of Eden”. ---
FILMS-CURRENT AND COMING
"East of Eden" is a very difficult film to assess. One thing however is certain, you can't sit through any five minutes of it without feeling that it's no ordinary picture.
art moments
seems
seems
no
There
when about to sentiment swamp the action and others when there
to be action at all, but these, are interspersed between so many excellent stretches that they are casily forgettable.
I haven't read Steinbeck's novel from which it was taken, so accusations that the picture only brings a third of the book to the screen mean nothing to me. What is to the point is that every one of the characters the holds the attention for entire time he or she is before the cameras.
It's the story of two brothers: Caleb, wild and unpredictable,
Aron,
"his and
everything father wants him to be. Father himself is a kindly, pleasan: man with a strong sense justice. He is anxious to
unable fair to his sons, but is
to love his wayward one much as the other,
be
The spark that brings about the action is the discovery by Caleb that the mother whom he and his brother have idealised in their minds is not dead, as their father has told them, but is
making an excellent living in a rough fishing town a few miles away as the owner of a brothel. As u person she means xothing to any of them, but when Caleb in a fit of jealousy tells Aron the truth, it sends him off to the 1814-18 war, and the lass of his "good" son brings on the parolysis of the
father.
Not A Second Brando
Aron
I have omitted the girl's part in the story, as, although her supposed attachment to and real love for Caleb are posts on which the action leans. they are not part of the plot in themselves,
By JANE ROBERTS
The New Films At A Glance
SHOWING
HOOVER and LIBERTY: "Deep in my Heart”. A big scale musical based on the life of Sigmund Romberg. Jose Ferrer. Helen Traubel and Merle Oberon, plus many
guest stars.
A search for KING'S, PRINCESS and LEE: "Underwater".
hidden treasure, Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland and Richard Egan.
QUEEN'S the results of both, James Dean, Raymond
and ALHAMBRA: "East of Eden". Repression.
Massey and Julle Harris,
NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD: "Out of the Clouds". Romance at London Airport with added hints on how to rua an airline. Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, David Knight and James Robertson Justice. ROXY and BROADWAY:
"The Outlaw's Daughter".
A
western in which the Dalton daughter tries to prove that she's as tough as the rest of the gang. Bill Williams and Kelly Ryan.
COMING
EMPIRE, KING'S and, PRINCESS; "The Bridres of Toko-
Ri". The human side of naval flying during the Korea
William war with some good action sequences added. Bolden, Grace Kelly and Frederic" March, HOOVER and LIBERTY:
"Billy
the
It is supposed to be a life of well as 1 composer as marathon recital of his songs and often we're hurried from one piece of music to the next with the breakneck speed of the pace at which Jose Ferrer is reputed to work.
It is probably this preoccupa- tion with the musical side of the pleture that has given an air of unreality to the acting of Jose Ferrer, Helen Traubel and Merle Oberon. The latter incidentally carries a porch for him through-
E to 3
the story, losing him grace- poker-faced
young woman calida Due Avedon,
Although the length and hat- ter of Deep In My Heart" make it
cumbersome.
three are at least two numbers that make it worth while, haw. ever you view the ree
One is
sophisticated "dince
an exube Lin
Gene
Kelly and his brother Fred "I love to co
swimmin' with "wim- min Hero Is crinkly-eyed, mischievous Gene kinking his heels up and having fun in a 1 ** 1. we havort zay long time. Gone is the intro spection Oil "Brigadoon" and
the Kid". A western
the
re-issue. Robert Taylor.
"Athena", A musical. Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom * and Debbie Reynolds, LEE: "Svengall”. Hypnotism and heavy drama. Donald
Wolfit.
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An aircraft and, ALHAMBRA: "Prize of Gold”. carrying cold from Berlin to Londen is pirated by a gang of assorted characters some weak, some wicked. Richard Widmark, George Cole and Mai Zetterling." NEW YORK and GREAT WORLD; "The Eternal Sea". An
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ROXY and BROADWAY: "A Man Called Peter". The lite and work of The Reverend Peter Märshall as told by his wife. Richard Todd and Jean Peters.
of being a very dumb blonde she".
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Is the old Gone who seemed to
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living.
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of
trast and features Cyd Charisse
and
James Mitchell dancing
and
singing to "One
Alone"
from
Renberg's "The
Desert
SOTLE"
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ewtal
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DEEP IN MY HEARD
Starring
--DOE AVEDON TAMARA TOUMANOVĀ
JOSE FERRER MERLE OBERON HELEN TRAUBEL
OF
Richard Todd
As A Parson
It's
Co the flying side are Robert has acquired the title deeds of a Beatty, grounded temporarily, yacht needed for the explora- he hopes, Anthony Steel and tion) go along on the trip for.. Eunice Gaysen. This is a happy
I'd like to recommend you their various reasons, and the little priangle of which Eunice to go to see “A Man Called disintegrating hulk
duly Cayson is the bate. As the Peter" even if you are in found.
pilot, de- veteran The situation is complicated ped
clined to be put off by its ated pendable but irascible there's by the presence of another boat James Robertsen which hovers
around ostensibly plete with Henry Vill be, com- apparent seriousness.
beard.
Richard Todd and Jean Peters shark fishing and playing the
Various other well-known give two of the most moving and good neighbour, but which is in rames in British films Have sincere performances I've spen manned by three cut character parts. Gordon Hark for a long tmie, without making throats who will sink to any as cockney as ever as. 3 taxi the parson and his wife they thing to snatch
anything
our drives: Megs Joins, the warm-
in the slightest arm- play in
prissy two divers bring up,
London sanctimonious or patronising hearted
keeper of As much of the picture takes riverside pub: Michael Howard the simple story told In underwater, Richard playing a very hard-boiled au- the words of Mrs Peter Marshall place Egan's voice is frequently heard port press officer and Marie of the life and work of her
Lot looking harassed -going on. explaining what's
and husband, the Reverend Peter dithery over the efficacy travel pills,
fident voice of Jean Peters takes And if you're a football fan
up the narrative at the
point the New York and Great World where the young Peter has been are cluding with "Out of the brought back to his home by a Cicards" the Cup, Ful--New-- Policeman to face the silent re- proaches of his mother and the castle vs. Manchester City,
nolsy ones of his stepfather. He has been caught once again trying to slow, away on a ship con- sailing from the familiar fines of Glasgow to the com parative excitement of the world outside.
There's not a bad performance in the picture, though I can't agree with many of the critics that young James Dean (see strip photo above) who plays the "bad" brother is second Merlon Brando. He has not the coiled-spring quality of Brando There's just enough of this 10 and not too nor does he give" the impression help the action of violence suppressed, His wild- much to make one tired ct even ness in East of Eden" is. con- his exceedingly pleasant tones.
There's lot of "Hasta luego" veyed by faun-like leapings and
"Quien sabe?" but it's pawings at the ground and quick and shy glances at people who con not necessary to have more
basic fuse him rather than the bullish than
conversation. is understand roaring and stamping which
Like Gilbert Roland's guitar Brando's way of proeming
and Jane Russell's accent, "crazy, mixed-up 'kid."
thrown in for Perez Prado also
He is most definitely a new and interesting personality how- ever quite the best to come up this year.
Julie Harris is an ugly duck- ling with an instinctive under- standing of drama and Raymond Massey's powers of expression need no extra publicity. I would also praise Jo Van Fleet's inter- pretation of the complex charac- ter of the
mother. This another picture to add to Elia Kazan's laurels,
An UnderwaterTM
Fashion Show
I
they're atmosphere. beats out
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A Musical
Marathon
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There are three stars who
for a shore scene that keeps up carry the story-side of "Deep the Latin tempo.
A soothing sim with some agreeable people decorating it.
Airport Affair
is
In The Fog
Marshall. The soft yet com
This love of the sea troubles In My Heart-Jose Ferrer, him all through his childhood Helen Traubel and Merle and adolescence, but he has and doesn't learned his lesson The rest of the try to Oberon.
more. escape any personality-dotted cast list Instead, as a very ordinary are seen for short snatches young man, he works hard, only in the production num- showing no visible signs of the sudden call to the Church he is
bers.
and
Well-acted. Picture
con-
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As Annie Mueller, Sigmund to receive, is kind and
siderate to his mother---and Remberg's Viennese friend, bides his time. "Out of the Clouds," is a Helen Traubel is allowed scope her British film revolving round to be as free and easy as the chance meeting of a unconventional outlook dictates.
Her voice
When the call comes be cc- is a joy 10
to listen to, young American and a
the five Romberg numbers cepts it unquestioningly and in Central European girl at she sings have been well chosen.
due course is appointed to R His A lot of very expensive London Airport.
Helen Traubel has gathered a small parish in America. looking equipment has been Around them the busy life lot of publicity by her ownership courtship of his wife or rather him is sensitively together used in. "Underwater", turn of the airport goes on giving of a baseball team, by her ap- ber's of
pearances in
life in nightclubs after handled and their ing it into a shop window us a chance to meet the pilots, the expressed disapproval of the is shown is en idyll of content aircrews and hostesses whose repolitan Opera House Board ment, with plenty of hard work for such natty gadgets as home it is,
while she aqualungs and a queer con-
and support on her's her inclusion of Fog is the real Cupid of this: them, and was under contract to on its side and a world of under-
by traption shaped like a large picture. It is in the period of W. C. Handy's famous St. Louis
Rowell Carnegie Hall con-oy this time Richard, Todd has toboggan fitted with hydro- suspended animation while their Blues in a
projecting so planes and controls to move aircraft are grounded that the cert, but except in the "Leg of succeeded in
"young people have a Mutton" number, it's her live the faith and inner calmness to it about through the sub two
found in doing the generous know each liness stripped of txhibitionism marine coral canyons of the
that comes over
against the dictates of when Jean ocean bed.
He is an engineer bound for The traditional Wagnerian "Underwater" is also a fashion Israel, she, after the insecurity spera singer is big, booming and Peters is left alone in the world
with war-torn dignited Miss Traubel is solation she finds in remember- her young son, the con-. show-I lost count of Jane of a childhood in Russell's changes of costume, Europe is on
way to tainly the first two, but in her even her second fiddle, Lori America to
middle- "Leg of Mutton Raga number ing the words of her husband Nelson, dived in
and out of aged business
will she dances with Jose Ferre she seems a completely logical out- outhis than the average give her the security she has is anything stately This, ochard Todd makes the girl gets through in a whole never known
of course, will automatically en
to the school of thought verend Peter Marshall a virile, Stranded at the airport they dear bertusch digh), with high defuite young man, happily SWALLOW
and
more
chance
other.
To get to
her
3 עד
man who
but
study enters the story but,
mrest that
Re-
summer-and
is supposed to she to be penniless!
ane sach giver & imposas hatted stuffiness, but to me, the sure of himself and the work, But "Underwater isn't only a happiness within their grasp;
to do, of a
great singer he's been put on earth latest fashion in mechanical
around like an over never overayed by wealth or she decides to continue her
of the position and passionately de and sartorial water-wear it is journey to the safety of her chorus is a long way from being voted to helping his fellow men
elderly husband's home, she chos
in the way that is individually
convenient vehicle for displaying and the girl knows that even fic member
Share the
gamusing Ant
Packs its too will always wonder it she made The aim, this picture way-best-forbench, mata_katha laluan kep
to
are
Richard Roland
are tracking
tracking down the right choice,
to have treasure ship
get as much of Remberg's Possibly he makes him a The two young people! been sunkere in the
as, shade more mature than such a grisic on to the screen Caribbean in the 1600's. Fean's David Knight, who gave such a gossible and sometimes, in their young man would be when he Jane Russell, with a geoin sensitive performance in "The efforts to squeeze in yet another starts His ministry, but this is wize girally minden priestrand, Lori Young Lovey and Viennar song or exigunt from a show, a very small matter in what is team have otherwise a clearly thought out Nelson (whose exruze for being born Margo Lorenz whose first the production In the picture is that in spite fim tals will be.
stretched Jogle to breaking point, and well acted picture,
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