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By DUDLEY EARLY'My Friend Irma'a firftmmml ofctttf*. sr©ri**etd Vf H*1Wail;*. directed Hr O^o rgt Marsh*!!. *cr##np!ft bv Cf Howard and Parke Levy, t **ed on the radio pro*? am of the iWK? name Now piayln* at the Paramount Theater.Irma WilsonJ^ne ............ Diana Lwun41 .................. John LundRichard ...... ....... Don Dr-ForeThix rovif-w^r ha* h##n told bv*nme who hate hesrd the radioshow on which thi? picture i* b«*ed that it w true in spirit to the characters on the air wavesThat's about all there b to thefilm—eh*TArt#rs and fags The story is noticeable by its absenceHowever, corn though it is fromnart to finish, the lags are good forlaughs, especially those perpetrated bv Dphn Martin and Jerry bewis, the v* r y new and very ponular i*am of radio comics Marie Wilson, the original Irma of rad o, is an excellent choice for Irma, the dimwit, who bumbles her way along, finally bringing every thing out all right after having got it into a seemittly hopeless mess.John Lund, alone, is miscast. He rrrrlt;' hard to be A], Maries chiseling boy friend, but he never seems to be at home *n the part. It is an obvious effort on his part.At the recent preview of this film, at the Paramount, the audience liked it. So. who is this reviewerto say that it is a hunk of junk?'The Great Gatsby'A Paramount, picture, produced by Richard MaHmtim directed by Elliott Nugent, screenplay by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum from the novel by F S«ott Fitagerald and the play by Owen Davi Now playing at the State TheaterGatsby ....., . , Alan LaddDaisy ............. . Betty FieldN:rk .......... MacDonald CareyJordan ............ Ruth HusseyMyrtle Shelley WintersOne of Paramount s publicityin *pin* awaitedw i thAlanblurbs my?. ~ 'Ths Great Gatsby* mi an outstanding pieturisuition of one of F Scon nteger aid's great novels. released at h time when the famous authors work is enjoying renewed snthuaiaftJC interest all over the country '1For once, at least, a publicity blurb sticks to the truth, ‘The Great Gatsby1” * a faithful pictur-tsation of Fttagerald % book And ita]! the flavor of the novel. No compromise is made with sugar-footy endings: ‘^Gatsby4 ends onthe *ftme note of bitter irony on which the book ends There vs some light ehanga at the ond. but nothing that affects *he assailtial Fitzgerald story. As this reviewer recalls the story, Gatsby met his end alone. Not so in the movie However, the last scenes remain as written This reviewer qualms the appearance of Ladd as Gatsby. for Ladd has neverbeen, in his opinion, much of an actor. But, let it be said, I^add acquits‘ himself well in a difficult role, ghat of a bootlegger the *20s who pursues a dream to its ironic end All in the cast, perhaps that they were bringing screen a work of one of this country's finest writers, apparently give their best And most are excellent. Bettv Field as Daisy, the week,vacillating girl for whom Gatsby spends and gives his life, does notseem up to some ofsuperb performances, more than adequate.van, as her husband, of the pictifre’s best performances. One of the screenwriters on this film, Cyril Hume, himself hailed as a probable successor to Scott Fitzgerald in the literary world and who did not live up to his early promise, did himself proud on thebaron of romanticrealizingto thescreenplay. Fi tag* raid was not tampered with a seen ti ally.The cast boasts of Howard DaSilva, Henry Hull and Elisha Cook Jr in addition to those already mentioned.It is not a pleasant picture, butit is a good oneTake Ycur ChoicePARAMOUNT — Through Monday MyTr »-iH Trrv-* wit !,N n L*r d MidDiana Lynn, 'Rated—Fatttyi), Features atari 12. 2. 4- 6. 8. 10.Monday Th* Great ;%n Ladd and Bettynit). F*aiiree start 12.STATE — Thro os h afcgby * with eld 'Rated—_ 4. «. S. 10.QUEEN—Through Monday ‘ Not Wantad ’ with Sally Forfeit and Keefe Bra*»eHe. lt;Rar*c,—adult). Feature* ttart 1:13. 2 57, 4 42. 6 27, 8:12, 9:57,CAPITOL—Last daywith Bon Johnson. m A ^ ___t ire* a tart 12 44 10;, 5 20. lt;38* *Also Olive* the feahth ’ With La ire!»nr Hard Feature* start 1.2 10 ...4 46. 7 04. f» 24Mighty Joe Young(Ratadr -adu itj. a -«!VARSITY—L**t day * M* Qa! Sal”IKmmRita Hayworth (Hated—family). Features start 2:10. 403, 8. 7:58. 9 0.TF.XAS -U*» day * A Nieht at tlit Opera with the Marx Brothers mated—AtP#»Features start 24 15. 6 08. 8. 9 54AUSTIN—Last day 4 Africa Strains wvbAbbott and Costello, lt;Rated—family). Feature* «fart 2. 4 6, 9, '0RTTT—La ft day ‘Loaded Flutoja” with Gene Autrey also ‘ Batman and Robin.CACTUS— Laet day Dawn Rider with John Wayne; a:«o 4 Ghost of Zorro No 4 . also late show 1130 4 Bla k Market Babies.’*her previous but she is Barry Sulli-turns in oneQ'L (YANK Last day Tarzan and the Greenoddess with Herman Brix; also Colt omrades with Hopalong Cassidy.NORTH AUSTIN DRIVE TN—Today only * Any Number Can Play with Clark Cable, also Prairie Spooners.SOUTH AUSTIN DR IV E- IN —T od a y onlyRed Canyon with Ann Biyth: also April Showers with Jack CarsonMONTOPOLIS DRIVE-TN — Today onlyEdward, My Son with Spencer Tracy; also Colt Comrades with Hopalong Cassidy.CHIEF DRIVE-IN—Today only ‘Corvette K-1225 with Randolph Scott; also Far Frontier with Roy Rogers.
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Austin American
Austin, Texas, US
Sat, Oct 15, 1949
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