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FEATURE REVIEWS
Story Synopsis; Adlines for Newspaper and Programs
THE STORY: "Meet Me at the Fair" (U-I)
Escaping from an orphans' home in 1904, 13-yeaT-old Chef
Allen is picked up by Dan Dailey. operator oi a one-man
medicine show, who hides him from Diana Lynn, a welfare
worker Diana reports the runaway to her fiance, Hugn
O'Brian, the district attorney, who is running for re-elechori
backed by Rhys WilUams, a crook who has stolen part of
the money appropriated to rebuild the detention hoine.
Dailey takes Chet to Carole Mathews, who operates a girlygirly
show, and she agrees to hide the lad. Diana and
Dailey meet again and again, and romance would blossom
were it not for the fact that she suspects Dan of hiding the
boy O'Brian obtains custody of Chet through a ruse, but
when Williams' swindling activities are exposed, Diana
joins with Dan in ridding the country of crooks.
CATCHLINES:
You're Due for the Season's Heart-Tuggin'est 'Toe-
. . .
Tappin'est . .
Song-and-Dcmcin'est Treat ... A Techmcolorful
Tale of the Minstrel Show Days ... At the Turn
of the Century.
THE STORY:
"Babes in Bagdad" (UA)
Hassan, the kadi of Bagdad, ignores 11 inmates of his
harem for one, Zohara. Sharkhan, villainous tax collector
and trafficker in women, gives him Kyra, a rebellious girl, to
replace Zohara in his affections. Kyra gets the kadi's wives
to 'revolt to the point of complaining to the caliph. Ezar,
the caliph's dashing godson, investigates and discovers that
Sharkhan is withholding tax revenues and holding up caravans
Ezar and Kyra meet secretly and fall in love, and
Ezar frustrates the kadi's plans for a wedding night. Sharkhan
makes several attempts on Ezar's life, but is brought to
justice. Through the scheming of the women, the caliph
forces the kadi to limit his affections to Zohara, and Kyra
and Ezar marry. Harems are'trlT-lished by government edict.
CATCHLINES:
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See Paulette Goddard and Gypsy Rose Lee* as Voluptuous
Inmates of a Rebellious Harem ... An Oriental Harem. Is the
Scene of Comical Intrigue Dashed Through the
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Harem with the Greatest of Ease.
THE STORY: "Stop, You're Killing Me" (WB)
The end of prohibition in 1933 spells gloom for Broderick
Crawford, bootleg beer baron, and his wife, Claire Trevor.
His bankroll disappears, but he is forced to pose as a
respectable, successful businessman to impress the family
of Bill Hayes, a playboy loved by Crawford's daughter,
Virginia Gibson. They arrive in Saratoga just as a bookmaker
is robbed of half a million dollars, and the holdup
gang takes refuge in the Crawford household. Four of them
are rubbed out by the fifth bandit, and an orphan waif
picked up by Crawford hides the loot. There is a mad.
scramble to dispose of the iDodies, and several run-ins with
the law, but eventually the way is cleared for Bill and
Virginia to marry, and Crawford appears destined to go
straight.
CATCHLINES:
It's the Slaphappy Saga of a Busted Beer Baron . . . With
Big Business Ideas and a Battered Bankroll . Crashes
High Society . the More Murders the Merrier.
THE STORY:
"Hiawatha" (AA)
The peaceful Ojibways fear the neighboring Illinois and
Dacotah tribes may war against them. Two scouting parties
are sent out. Hiawatha (Vincent Edwards) goes to the land
of the Dacotahs and falls in love with Minnehaha (Yvette
Dugay). Learning that the Dacotahs do not plan war, he
departs, pledging to return to marry Minnehaha. Meantime
Pau Puk Keewis (Keith Larsen), a hot-headed Cjibway,
precipitates an attack by the Illinois. Hiawatha and Minnehaha
marry, and another scout is sent to the Dacotah country
to check on Hiawatha's statement that the Dacotahs are
peaceful. When this scout is slain, Hiawatha sets out to
kill the Dacotah chief, who he learns is his father, but
realizes he cannot do so. Hiawatha proves Pou Puk Keewis
killed the scout, and lasting peace is achieved.
CATCHLINES:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Immortal Poem . . . Springs
to Stirring Life ... In a Motion Picture Classic That Will
Live Forever ... A Film You Will Want to See Again and
Again.
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THE STORY: "Angel Street' (Commercial)
In 1880, an elderly lady is murdered in her London
liome. Several years later, Anton Walbrook reopens the
house and brings his bride, Diana Wynyord, to live there.
When Diana accidentally stumbles on a clue that reveals
V/albrook to be the nephew of the murdered woman who is
iill searching the house for her hidden jewels, the husband
lots to make Diana feel she is losing her mind. When gas
Is flicker on and off and various objects disappear, Diana
ittributes these things to her growing madness. A kindly exlUceman,
Frank Pettengill, becomes suspicious of Waland
upsets the latter's diabolical scheme. Diana is
len able to terrify her husband before she escapes from
irn
forever.
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CATCHLINES:
From the Great Broadway Stage Success
V/alhrook, Star of "The Red Shoes," in Patrick Hamilton's
lassie Thriller oi Old London . . . An Unscrupulous Husmd
Schemes to Drive His Young Wife Insane ... Is It
:..^ )„,.-., r., Wi-V^-1 Plot?
THE STORY:
"Father's Dilenuna" (Arlan)
In Rome, the excitable Aldo Fabrizi, awakens on Easter
after dreatning about the beautiful woman who lives across
the court. Learning that his little daughter's first communion
dress has not been delivered, Fabrizi races to the
dressmaker's in his new car and waits impatiently while the
dress is finished. On the way back, his car stalls, so he
takes a crowded bus and loses the dress package while
he fighis with a fellow passenger. Without the dress and
while his daughter sobs, Fabrizi has an altercation with
his wife. Gaby Morlay. She revolts and slaps his face. The
contrite Fabrizi finally admits he is selfish just as a taxi
arrives with the man who found the dress. With five minutes
to go, the family rushes to the church and the daughter
receives her first communion.
CATCHLINES:
Aldo Fabrizi, Star of "Open City," as Carloni, the Little
Man With a Big Temper . . . First Prize Winner of the Venice
Film Festival . . . Father's Troubles Will Make You Laugh-
As Father Cries . . . The Frantic Happenings on One
Easter Day in Rome.
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THE STORY: "Gambler and the Lady" (LP)
Dane Clark, an American, becomes London's gambling
king, but his real ambition is to be accepted socially. He
breaks off an affair with Kathleen Byron, dancer at the
nightclub which he owns, and falls for Naomi Chance, a
social leader who is fascinated by his gambling, racing
and boxing interests and abides his "vulgar" manners.
Clark is persuaded by Naomi's brother and socialite friends
to put all his money in a stock promotion deal, which turns
out to be a swindle. Sadder but wiser as the result of this
experience, Clark goes gunning when big-shot racketeers
move in on his setup and bump off his closest friend. However,
Kathleen—furious at being jilted—runs him down with
her car, and Clark dies as Naomi reaches his side.
CATCHLINES:
. King of the London Underworld Czar
Who's Quick With His Fists and Gun . . . Falls in Love With
a Sophisticate of British Society ... In a Thrill-Packed Drama.
THE STORY:
"Julius Caesar" (Brandon)
The story follows the form of Shakespeare's play, which
has Brutus, Cassius and other noblemen of Rome conspiring
against Caesar and plotting his death. Although warned
by a soothsayer to "Beware the Ides of March," Caesar
ignores further protests from his wife, Calpurnia, and goes
t9 the senate, where he is attacked and murdered. Marc
Antony, speaking at Caesar's burial, arouses the citizens of
Rome who avenge their ruler's death.
CATCHLINES:
. . Shakespeare's
The First Sound Film Version of Shakespeare's Immortal
Tragedy . Heston, Star oi "The Greatest Show
on Earth," as Marc Antony, Who Avenged Caesar's Death
Timeless Drama of Democracy .
Tragedy Filmed at a Fraction of the Cost of a Hollywood
Production.