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Ladd Slurs (Woodctdy)in a Dull War MovieBY MAE TINEEAlan I.add ha* never keen noted lor his histrionic ability, but this Is one of hit poorest efforts.It's Inept, and cliche ridden, with our hero being woodcnly noble for every Inch of the footage, and even old hands such as William B c n d I x, Keenan Wynn, and James Whitmore can't manage to Inject much life Into the very obviou* script“ THE DEEP SIX r*»«M«4 •• %f J#| Mf rrM^I law. If leas*« Ilf fihs*. Vlfttftrstf*'«(T»a If Ra»lt;f Vila. HrtJ *a .»» »fsfl hi Mfi'la U»M. M4 »r«««**4 U lit IUammU flaahiAltho he was raised in the Quaker faith, our hero is in the naval reserve and is called to duly on a destroyer during World War II. lie hisses his girl good-by—he‘s too noble to inarry her during war time— and goes to sea. There he en-counteri sneers about his background. and a surly executive officer who Is apparently given to taking drugs. Don'tTin; CAST Aftf# A MM »• •.....••*.«»•• Dig*•••• r«Mlt . ........ |IU*M I4****ftimlJ ...... Millisr* |o«4MU i •*4*, I Nmai WlM« •**/ UrrrMI .... few*. lUlMfif 14. lllahHiid .......tiff* 71 ssSaAit If.*11 XrM.-»tt ...... Jm., nith.fI •*!»* I«»*t ............ «».'»,,t M.sr ..... II*.• liiidit^iffHn Aum .•...a......»*••! I WlSIM ..... ...... Ullllf ll««U14, . ..............tfiff IlfMia14. Ili I AMM«.ih..s.||||IM| I ISM I •tttffl .U..S.HISMSSHI 'Iihm umtfM tUrhn •*.»* I«hirihil ..... Mima IlNatainm )•(• ............ r.»r» I'ahi•«4 i»* a.lllitt* M mtn «tf s*. V ■ m riMnHOLIDAY S0UAHC8 I Tiro Aoun)r# fptnalar vrattbe fooled, however. Every one In this picture is as true blue as all get on!At any rate, !,add suffers much In silence and proves his bravery by personally hauling out an uncxplodcd Jap bomb lodged between decks; he volunteers to pick up stranded fliers on an enemy-held island, etc., etcThe ilory is shaped entirely to provide situations for Our Hero lo solve, and d gets I mighty tiresome.
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