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SHOW WORLDClift Helps 'Big Lift' Fly High/But 'The Eagle' Hits the DirtRV nmLEY EARLY'The Eagle and the Hawk'A Paramount pirtur*. produr fd by• H V ' ' ' ' ‘ ' - 1 : 'diiP' by (Ttorfrt? Hlt; d l/whU I ' ' • ■ : • Aw r.a» • Paramount.Croydon John PaynRMad.*- :•.« H :• f looniiRandolph Ranr ^* O KltflJohn Pavne and Dennis O Keefeplot, with *ome spectacular scene*, such as the blowing up of an arsenal, Payrv’ tied between wild h%rse« and a large brush fire Fred Clark is the outstanding actor.Nothing to rave about, but passable:'The Big Lift'nip a plot to annex T^xas to Mexicoduring the War Retween the SAate* Payne, a Texas Ranger, and O'Keefe, n federal agent, go into Mexico to find that Fred Clark, acting for the French government, isduping a Mexican general. Thomas Gomez, making him think thatTexas will be re-antv;xed to Mexico if they invade during the war when Texas is unprotected. Payne andRhonda Fleming, Clark’s wife, fall in love, Pavne is captured by Clark ana tied between two horses to be torn apart.The film does not go into the political aspect of the situation — that of France's trying to establish Maximilian on the throne of Mexico—but concerns itself with the attempt to prow to the Mexican general that he is being duped. The result is a more or less stereotyped*A 20th Century.rn* picture, produced by William Per rt»r« written «r»U rtlrested by George ftenton At the stateDanny Montgomery CliftHan* ..... Paul Doufla*Freoerira Cornell Rorcher*fTerda Rrunl Lobeland of two GIs Clift falls for■TAKE YOUR CHOICEPARAMOcmT~~jThroti* Monday EacAnd The If ft w k with John Paynt and Rhondft F'emtflg Fa?ur* starts 12, 2. i4, A, H 10•TATE Throw f **Tht Pi* Llffwith Montgomery Clift and Pa«l pout* I Iw* Fftftturp starts 12 29, 2 48. 5 07,1 26. 9 45QUEEN- Through Monday * Oullty By* | idandfr with Zachary droit and Faysf • * 151,4.'lt;*ii •Al,i Ii)vu!i w ith TimHon h fid i . • * i • *rt starts2 50, J J2» n 14, 8 M(AIMIOI, Ian Dftv mulrr* a'' withWait. niMlf rhftrnr*#r§ if ' ' rtfFftft '» rj 44 2 «4. 4 24. 6 14,8 04, ♦ 54VAR8ITY Ij M *1 k a i* ,M- »hsr rodn t '! * nj? •» M» Ouirf as d Wiidani**’ e 4 111. 8 04,The producers went to Germany to film this one, using only Montgomery Chft and Paul Douglas from H llywood in the ra«t, Misses Borchers and Lobel are German, recruited on the scene Others in the cast are either German or members of the Armed Forces, with two correspondents thrown in for good measure.It is the story of the Berlin airliftwho are part of it. Miss Borctwers and Douglas for Miss Lobel. Douglas, aGerman hater, learns to be more tolerant, and Clift, a softie, learns to be a bit more skeptical. His girl plays a lousy trick on him, and he hardens up.The gist of the picture se^ms to be that of advocating a middle-of-the-road attitude toward the Germans. There is some thinly disguised preaching in Paul Douglas’ attempts to explain to his girl just what America is and what it stands for.Th? dialogue is sparkling, withsome highly entertaining sequences, such as that of the crew of Clift’splane being designated for honorduring the lift, and said crew watching the proceedings ignorant that it is all for them. And there are some interesting sequences of instrument flying during a fog.The picture is a bit too long and sags in places, but, all in ail, it is entertaining
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Austin American
Austin, Texas, US
Sat, Jun 10, 1950
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