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Th« Block Book*Kn tt.fif lion (icturt. product* B? Wtlftr Wangtr r trUW? B* *' t; **' Mann **^ *nlt;1 fcrppnn*** by rhinrYorritn »nd A*n*%* M» Kfnilf Now playing a? fftt. R’tit Theater __Ch a r lag USfLlMadaion tttrtRa f mi Rif hard HariRebwpltr?# niehard B»»*h*rtThis «tory of Hi* Frir.ch Revolu-lion ha* mort suspense packed into ita r«H* than this reviewer ha*■een in a film in many * dav.Sometime*, however, yovi are aaked to believe some pretty incredible thing*, chiefly in the matter of time lapses. It tnkcs a very long time for trivia! difficulties to be straightened out. for the reason that if they were done any sooner certain other things couldn t transpire; and, then, there wouldn t be any atory. *The story concerns the attempt made by Robespierre lt;Richard Baseharti to make himself dictator of France immediately followingthe French Revolution, and the ef-forta of other men to atop him Among the latter is Robert Gumming* and Richard Hart. Arlene Dahl it also on the side of the stopper* She and Cummings take time out for romance along the way.There are aome notable performance*, especially those by Base-hart and Arnold Moss, who plav* « conniving politician, head of Robespierre's secret policeIt is a preachment against dictatorship and Rasehart's interpretation of a would-be dictator is attimes frighteningThere is much action, including a chase or two, scenes of torture and an especially good scene ofRobespierre getting his just deserts while trying to save his head by soft-soaping a vengeful group ofcitizens. He is stopped from talking by the simple expedient ofshooting off his jaw. Effective but gory.Houston Tot RuledDead by SuffocationHOUSTON, .Ian, 10 lt;UP A verdict of death by accidental suffocation was returned Tuesday inthe death of Glen Ray Allsbrook,infant son of Mr and Mrs. S K Allsbrook,The child smothered Monday while sleeping his parents, who «aid the baby was dead when they awoke,Burial was at Corriganto death betweentodayThe mob acenes are very well done. They were designed by! William Cameron Menziea, one ofHollywood's top production designers'The Girl on the Painting'* tJnl*»r»a1*Iot#rniniona! alrtur* No* Blsrlnt »t th* Varsity ThesterThere being no press book available on this picture, w-e are unableto tell vou the names of the principal players other than the name of the girl, who it Mai Zetterling The men are Robert Beatty, Guy Rolfe and Herbert Lom, but we are unable to identify them in their 1 rolesMiss Zetterling was last seen in . Austin in •'Quartet;' in which she was the young lady in the first story who lost her savings while trying to snitch the wad of a eal-; low youthShe is one of the most attractive and charming young women on the screen today. And a very good actress, in additionIn this film she plays a girl liv-, ing in a DP camp in Europe, An Austrian living in London sees her portrait in a London art exhibit and recognizes her as his daughter from whom he was separated during the war A young English officer, interested in the case, goes to Germany and traces the girl, only to find that she is living wuth her parents in the camp. And that she has amnesia. But the English-er doesn't believe the parents are her real parents. The plot unfolds At tunes it is a slow picture, but i it will hold your interest all thewav The suspense is very wellI built.
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Austin American
Austin, Texas, US
Wed, Jan 11, 1950
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