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THE HARTFORD COURANT: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949. Hall," is an English film which is! At E. M. Loew's pccted twists and turns of plot, they squeeze every drop of drama, comedy and romance out of it and leave you limp from excitement. really terrific.

Slow to start, as all such films seem to.be, it really has a story which is acted beautifully. A young girl, the victim Informing You BY M. OAKLEY STAFFORD (No pun intended.) The rope of sand which gives of disagreeing parents, falls by the wayside. Gets herself in the arms of the law when she should have the picture its title is a strip of been in the arms of her parents desert that surrounds one, of the most valuable and zealously guard red diamond fields in South Africa. Bin Barron la at the State Theater this weekend ftelyn Flanagan sends word from the mountain where he i having final There is a court trial scene which is breathless.

It terminates with the morally guilty being charged with the actual guilt. Go in at the very beginning so you will get holiday before the busy season Harvey Olson got a kick out of Ruling the vicious and bloodthirsty body of police whose job it is to keep intruders from this precious patch of ground, where diamonds are to be found; only trying 10 get ior wdku Bill Mortensen and Ned Allen talking politics at that Picnic. The eents staved with a discussion of horseshoes the point and the dialogue. M.O.S. Mildred De Marco says Mary Kitsen's heart belongs to Hartford for a very special reason Walter Ll i 11 i mum i winifrftWia Showing Today At State Today Haase Js talking over television In Washington with the boys whose say-so counts So from a few inches from the surface, is Paul Henreid, as sadistic an officer as ever had fun in a Nazi concentration camp.

His boss is Claude Rains, wily and unscrupulous representative of the board of 7iWQ3l atii" TS. I 0 TOAY I 1 p.rf.r..ce. SATURDAY SUNDAY Extra Added! The MARTIN BROTHERS Plus Great Scretn Show September 26 to October 1 in Great Barrington is the big fair. Ed Carroll is the president of the directors which controls the mines. And their pawn is Miss Calvet, an adventuress.

They are using her association which runs it It should be fun for a day for me and Cuppie. Tom Keena and Gloria to try to gam from Burt Lancaster the location of a hidden cache McGuire will sail for Paris after of diamonds, unbelievably valua their marriage The Laurel ALLYN Rope of Sand, 12:40, 3:40. 6:45, Grand Canyon, 11:30,2:30, 5:30.8:30. BURNSIDE Champion, 7:15, 9:35. CENTER 1,000,000 B.

1:40, 4:40, Unknown Island, 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. CENTRAL Not Wanted, 3:10, Triple Threat, 2:00, 7:00, 10:00. COLONIAL In the Good Old Summertime, 2:45, Arctic Manhunt, 1:30, 7:00, 10:10. EASTWOOD In The Good Old Summertime, 1:45, 6:30, 9:45, Red Stallion in The Rockies, 3:30. 8:20.

Club is giving a shindig for Tom And there's a party tonight for him at midnight at the home of Carl and Mary. Jenson in Weth-ersfield There's no time left to think for Cupcake and me. Lucille Ball and William Hol-dea are eostarred la "Miss Grant Takes Richmond," which today goes into its second week at E. M. Loew's Theater.

Tiny Quinn makes me smile. Says he, "I closed my eyes at a ble, which no amount of tortur.e threats and deception has been able to wring from him. Lined up with Lancaster, who is determined to get within the fields again to win possession once again of the treasure for which he has paid so bitter a price, is Peter Lorre, a sneaky little character, eager to be of service--at a price and Kenny Washington, a gigantic Negro, whom Lancaster has befriended. How these forces, using every wicked device, deception and bit of violence at their command, with no holds battle it out, makes for cinema entertainment of high order. As I've said, all the principals ELM In the Good Old Summer mm and then could have sworn Lizbeth Scott was you." What do time.

3:00, 6:30, Red Stallion in the Rockies. 1:30. 8:20. E. M.

LOEW'S Miss Grant Takes you mean. Tiny? Oh, to be beauti ful and not just sound like some 0 fas i i II If one else. Tiny, by the way is starting the musical season again with the following boys in his C33 Richmond, 12:15, 3:20, 6:25, Devil's Henchmen, 10:55, 2:00, 5:05, 8:10. LENOX Not Wanted, 3:10, Triple Threat, 2:00, 7:00, 10:00. LOEW POLI PALACE Sand.

combo: Tommy Rametta, Bobby Phelps, Duncan Deonovitch and, of I IflfeSSKSSi HELD OVER 2ND WEEK are outstanding, but for my money course, Tiny himself. They open 12:20, 3:25, 6:30, Woman Paul Henreid, deserting milk-and at Shannon Restaurant this Sat in the Hall, 1:45, 4:50, 8:00. Blue Barron and his orchestra, urday Jim O'Hara was missed LOEW'S POLI Slattery's Hurri along with Janet Blair, Hollywood honey roles for one that is the most villainous recent memory, steals the honors. I don't think our at the organ in the Garde Hotel cane. 1:20.

4:10, 7:05. 10:00: singing and dancing star, headline the double-stage bill at the State Theater, starting today. Blue Bar $, native talent has too much tM Woman Hater, 12:00, 2:50, 5:40, 8:40. in Connecticut? worry about Miss t-aivet Dut she is beautiful and her accent ron presents his distinctive "Music cocktail lounge. Jim had a sick spell "Red" Kingsley has taken up there, on the piano.

He has, been slaying top spots on tour for a year Schenley is sticking to newspaper advertising. Let LOEW'S DRIVE-IN Trail of Vigilants, Bad Lands of intriguing. And, of course, for of Yesterday and Today," and features all his stage and radio scene stealing there are few In the stars, including Bobby Beers, Pat li ting T. and radio go bv the class of Messrs. Rams and Lorre.

Watch them work. It's a joy. board for the coming fiscal year Laird, Mert Curtis, and the "Three Blue Notes." Janet Blair, is one of the most talented and versatile personalities to come out The companion feature is "Grand Canyon," featuring Rich anyway Koiand Irving, visiting in the South, drops word of enjoy ard Arlen, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley and Olin Howland. of Hollywood, and appears in a ing playing in a band near tort Bragg Murray Grossman has 1WNSIDE PRESENTS ilia Tn cfl One of 1 MRK DOUGtAS very unique and entertaining staee presentation. Other acts are taken over as, sales director of A lightweight but entertaining story about a troupe of picture players on location in one of the Blackburn Twins, dancing stars of "MGM's "Words and WCCC Helen Woods found, Mr1eavingrHaTtfoTd Hospital that a lot of business associates in Americas greatest beauty spots.

H.V.A. Music" and the Martin Brothers New York remembered. She's with their "life-like" puppets. mulling over plans and offers. Dakota, 7:15, 10:15.

LYRIC Judge Steps Out, 3:20, He Walked by Night, 2:00, 6:30, 9:30. NEWINGTON In the Good Old Summertime, 6:15, Secret Garden. 8:10. PIKE DRIVE-IN I Shot Jesse James, Henry the Rainmaker, 7:30, 10:50. PLAZA It's A great Feeling, 6:40, Arctic Manhunt, 8:15.

PRINCESS Fountainhead. 10:40. 2:05, 5:30, One Last Fling, 12:45, 4:15, 7:40. REGAL Lost Boundaries, 11:15, 2:50, 6:00, Counterpunch, 1:10, 4:40, 7:50. RIALTO Judge Steps Out, 3:30, 8 Walked by Night 2:00, 7:00, 10:00.

RIVOLI Outpost in Morocco, 2:00, 6:35, Manhandled, 3:30 8:25 STAR Cry' of the City, 11:00, 2:30, 6:00. Ace of Murder, 12:50, 4:25. 7:50. Says she wants to rest before de New Films ii 1 ciding. She is one of the outstand Jng women in radio today.

Leif Jensen and Virginia Cioffi, who LUCILLE BAIL -Willi A MHOLDEII an" MGM were married early this month, are to live in Bethany and will commute daily to WDRC SLATTERY'S HURRICANE' At Loew's Poll "Action, adventure, romance, that's "Slattery's Hurricane" now at Loew's Poli, starring the idol of the hour. Richard Widmark. And SAND At Palace Theater. "Sand," now at Loew Poli's Palace is a western thriller in Technicolor. The name comes from the location, the place of sand.

The west with all its flaming color and he-man action and thinking. It is the story of a horse and was filmed in Colorado, land of glorious natural color. The story is about Jubilee, show horse, which runs away from a flaming stable, and lures another to follow him. And then everyone concerned starts a chase and Smith had fun wire recording the Linda Darnell is there, too, as the girl Slattery loved early in his career. She leaves his life but eir Pep-Compo fight.

Mrs. Frank Bowman a cookery judge at the Great Barrington Fair Please make notes short. Very short. I like to file notes and unless they are short and to the point and one page only, it Yea.C Theater Voice of the ST.A Luxury ters it again, as a married woman. And then the battle of romance STRAND Meet the Killer, 11:00, 1 1:35.

4:20, 6:55, Forgotten Woman, 12:25, 3:05, 5:45. 8:25. -1 i 3jmTCARTEI a. 6LEAS0N mSXIY-mISI A Seating WEBB PLAYHOUSE It's A begins because Slattery wants who he wants when he wants them. Slattery is a wild man.

His neglected girl friend in the film is Veronica Lake, who has been out of films too long. John Russell Is very difficult Jan Miner continues to add success after Great Feeling, 6:30, One Last Fling, 8:10. Wj la Plav by Not Parrlii, Drwcy PraMiaa mi Frank Twill! tinctt4 by UOY0 IACON AM S. SYIVAN SIMON ftOOUCTIOM 2ND HIT "Devil's Henchman" WEBSTER In the Good Old suspects everyone else of stealing valuable show-horse flesh. The story provides plenty of excuses for hand-to-hand fighting and shooting.

It provides romance, too, for a girl and a man who are both in pursuit of their valuable show horse. Charlie Grapewin provides laughs. The horses provide action. Colorado provides scenery. A thrilling western.

i plays the role of Hobson, Darnell's husband, who is thrown by the unruly Slattery making love to his Summertime, 2:55, 6:40, Jigsaw, 1:45, 8:40. The above time schedules are I Hobson s) wife. A Navy man sent on an important assignment, Hob supplied by the theater managements and are subject to change son is too drunk to fulfill it. Slat without notice. success in New York Hal Kolb, organist, has been at WTIC for years Governor Bowles's Monday talks over WTIC are fed other stations throughout the State During October there will be more voting at WDRC for the winner of the finals in that recent 15-years-old-girl beauty contest.

It has simmered down now to Rose Bongiovanni, Mary Butler, Nancy Ann Kalber, Doris Logan, Barbara Merces and Jean Tyshewicz But only, one can win. so in October we shall see Barbara Haggerty has a dog called "Zip" which is celebrating its eighteenth birthday, M. Ait A 1 1 The cofeature, "Woman in the! Other Theater News, Page 10 tery comes through. That's the way he is. A wild man who does the unpredictable.

That's why he fascinates his women. That's why men want to kick him but don't NEW MOVIE SEASON Enttrfainmcnt At Its Grtatest cm S22I MAIN ST. TEL. 7-5171 because he kicks first. He plays v.

Jnhn.nn Jnrlv Garland the game by his own rules. Widmark fans will love this one Ida I-UPINO'S SMASH HIT! "NOT WANTED" with Sally Ftrrut. Kttfa Brauillt 4 Sid Luckmaa. Tom Harmon la "TRIPLE THREAT" SUN.t "la tho Goo Old Summartimt" "IN THE (000 OLD SUMMERTIME" In technicolor! Mikel Conrad-Carol Thvrtto "ARCTIC MANHUNT" "ANNA LCCASTA" about the bad boy who does bad things but ends up in a blaze of glory doing a good one. Darnell as UAUI Doo" Opn the girl torn between an early A Sid Luekman, love (Widmark) and her husband nm Harmoa Id LCPINO'S SMASH HIT! "NOT WANTED" vita Sally Ftrrat, Katfa Brawalla (John Russell) is certainly some 'TRIPLE THREAT" 71W Open with the sensational DIXON and HART BURLESQUE TEAM who appeared at OTTO'S kit winter Showa oa Fri4 Sat.

thing to look at. Earthy and pro xney say raui Ann una. jooks so glamorous in that photo in the Berjnuda daily. She's been dancing there at the Eagle's Nest Hotel. They gave her such a swell-elegant build-up She resumes classes October 1 so will be teaching others how she does it I had a bid to a cranberry festival at the Edaville Estate in South Richard Batehftrt Snt Brady "Ho Walked By Niaht" Alexander Knox Ann Sothera "THE JUDGE STEPS OUT" Son! "IMPACT" vocative.

Slattery is the best role Widmark has yet had. Unruly, an emotional hurricane, tearing everyone who loves him apart in mind and heart. Everyone but the air force. He does them some good. Alexander Knox Ann Sothera Riehard Bawhart Scat Brady Ha Walked By Nifht" 'THE JUDGE STEPS OUT" 1 Sun! "IMPACT" MACK Hi ACJlOW POCE 4.

1 Roate BOLTON, Carver, Mass. The cranberries are given the famous "Bounce Paul A. Dever, governor of Massachusetts, will be there. So I'll tell the governor from Massachusetts what the governor of Connecticut said. Or vice versa Schaefer singns her name and a bar of music to her letters.

Cute She's director of a marimba band. She says they play well and dress sharp. I guess that puts them on the Be-bop kick Never saw a 6 A 44 CONN, 7 Veronica Lake is different. Her hair, is shorter but still over one eye. She definitely has something to offer, which sets her apart.

You don't forget having seen her. Her sympathetic role as the girl who was loved for the minute, is meaty. Will put her back in the running. The cofeature, "Woman Hater," is about a man who hated a woman everyone else in the world was begging an autograph from. But you know how that one ends up, because you know women are smarter about such things than men.

THIS SUN. EVE. (Sipt. 21) 24j A. man more enthusiastic about the progress and welfare of Hartford properties than James Stein of the ijj.lJJ.IiL.llll.

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LINDA DARNELL B' i fIffljffiffifil VERONICA LAKE 74 II fit Start Snn. "Man from Colorado" IjV Pl "Flahernjan'i Wart" J0HM SMirPIxTP I 1 I The animated colored cartoon TONIGHT and EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE Ta the Maiie of big town, who dnps in at the! about Svengali and Trilby is a laush. Good stuff. Garde weekly. Liane Brewster is changing the entire look of the Elace John Harris.

one of the est established men in hotel business strolls through his Heublein Hotel so unobtrusively. Harry' Morris is back there now. Jimj Condinella of the New Dom gets Oh yes, and the hurricane scene's in "Slattery" around Miami, are terrific. M.O.S. 'ROPE OF SAND' At the Allyn Five count them five remarkable characterizations are regis 1 HENRY MOCARSKY AARON LEDEDEFF The YIDDISH At JOLSOS In new Yiddish Musical Comedy 'Isaacs With Star New York Cast Seats IS.

t2.40.tl.8e.S1.2TaxbM. Bos Office TeL t-ILU and hi Continental Orchestra around slowly. But gets around tered in the unusual and dramatic The woman manager of the: Hal Wallis production, "Rope of Sand," currently being shown at No Minimum i Cover Laurel Hotel, Genevieve Walker, talks of her famous guest, Lou Viscusi, the most unusual fight 04444e444444Z AID COMDITIOriCD IIOVSIIOR TrrrrraVdZmrm the Allyn Theater. They are contributed by Burt Lancaster; Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre and the interesting. French newcomer, Corinne Calvet.

Together they make "Rope of Sand" an unforgettable cinema experience. For given a tightly knit and dramatic story, with many unex- NCALTHfUUV Am COMDtTIONCD a manager in the game Nothing about him bespeaks his "biz" yet he has Willie Pep, the greatest fighter in history under his wing. In the case of the other managers you'd know it, the minute you see them. Sonmir Thnattr Canton 1VW. EART MERRILL VVUIY1AN ST today MS lVZT WALTER KINGSFORD 1 ATer)l.

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