This Week on `Ljci Read Here Reviews of the New Films You'll Soon Be Seeing
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This Week on `LJCi Read here reviews of the new films you'll soon be seeing "Andy Hardy Meets "My Love Came Back" a Debutante" Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, Charles Cast: M'ckey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Ce- Winninger, Spring Byington, Grant Mit- cilia Parker, Fay Holden, Judy Garland, chell, William Orr, et al. A Warner Ann Rutherford, Diana Lewis, George Bros. picture, produced by Hal B. Breakston, et al. An M -G -M 3icture, di- Wallis; directed by Kurt Bernhardt, rected by George B. Seitz, who directed who also directed the British film, many of the "Andy Hardy" films. "The Girl in the Taxi." FUNNIEST yet of the Hardy SPARKLING freshness and Family films is this, in which A infusion of a slight old -world Andy Hardy boasts himself into BETTY GRABLE and DESI ELSIE, the glamour -cow of New flavor makes "My Love Came a precarious position as a lady - ARNAZ, a recent twosome at York World's Fair exhibit fame, Back" a charming screen offering killer, only to be called to a show- and a picture film Ciro's. Arnaz, a stage actor, will will act in RKO's "Little for connoisseurs Men." down, with resultant complica- to place upon their play the lead in "Too Many Girls" Kay Francis "must" list. milks Elsie in the film tions of an order most familiar Olivia de Havilland, playing her to all men and women who once first part since Melanie were in "Gone boys and girls. With the Wind," is a tempestuous Briefly, Andy tells his pals back musical student who becomes un- home in Carvel Seeing Eye of his affair with knowingly involved with Charles dogs for the blind. There ating in a frilly white dress, sitting on Debutante No. 1, played by Diana Winninger, a patron of the arts naturally has been a great deal of a platform in front of the assembled Lewis (Mrs. William Powell), publicity, with such distinguished and pretty girls. Winninger gives offi- school and receiving a diploma. But who, safely for Andy, -esides in cers and their many helpful star on the June her a fake scholarship to enable day that Deanna finished distant New York. But sweetheart her to continue friends. Hugh resigned because he her West Los Angeles University Polly her violin study High Benedict (Ann RLtherford) at a famous institute felt that the fans misunderstood his School work, her teacher, Kellephene Beezy in what and (George Brea_cston) in- might well have been old Vienna. efforts. Cranks wrote letters that Morrison, said, "Well, I guess that's sist upon photographic clearly showed they proof, and Trouble arises, however, when did not know the all," and Deanna went back to the set just as Andy is about to admit purpose of the organization, so Hugh of Universal's Jeffrey Lynn, manager of the "Spring Parade." Un- defeat his dad is called to New Winninger estate, decided to "give up a little time to able to attefid the night's commence- York meets the object and takes the family along. of his employer's subsidy, falls in making pictures." Once mayor of ment exercise, her diploma was sent Puppy -lover Andy Studio City Hardy makes love with her, but misunderstands (Smiley Burnette is the to her by the school. Deanna is con- the most and worst of his mayor now), a oppor- her connections with the risque former president of tinuing her studies in musical history tunity, gets into a series of jams, the Chamber of Commerce of Studio with her old millionaire. sister, Mrs. Edith Heckman, is called a "small -town sport" in When Olivia learns City, a newspaper editor and column- who is an English and the real dramatics front of the glamorous debutante nature of her "scholarship," she ist, and a member of the advisory teacher. Irony: Deanna's good friend, he is striving to meet, board of Bank and is final- breaks off relations with Win - the of America, Hugh Judy Garland, was graduated from the ly extricated from his difficulties is now just a plain citizen. same ninger, organizes others in the high school with all the trim- by an ex- home -town sweetheart, school into mings! played a dance orchestra, and by Judy Garland, who in- eventually straightens out all RONNIE REAGAN is acting with troduces him dif- his wife, to the deb and gets ficulties and misunderstandings in Jane Wyman, in Warners' TYRONE POWER, who has a head the photographic evider.ce Andy "Tugboat Annie Sails Again." Said for business, has rented his amphibian a tale that never, for a moment, is so badly needs to save face in permitted to Ronnie, "Marriage certainly does plane to a passenger company which Carvel. lag. change Combining temper with talent, a person. The other night Jane flies it from Wilmington to Santa Cata- Less of a cyclone in and I this latest Miss de Havilland gives a per- were doing a love scene for the lina Island on a regular run. Tyrone Hardy film, Mickey adds picture and we discovered to the formance which is a far cry from were mad as heck be- that the expense of tuning realistic quality of the homey se- cause it was getting late and we up the plane's engines for the few her Melanie and perhaps much ries by slowly growing - .ap. Judy better, while Jeffrey wanted to get home to supper!" week -ends when he could fly it was Garland, Lynn is a seen with him for the most convincing young business- too great for pleasure. When Tyrone first time since "Babes in Arms," GINGER ROGERS' stand -in worked wishes to use the plane himself he man, a little on the strait -laced turns out to be a scene -stealer, side. The a week for Carole Lombard, and Gin- simply notifies the company a week making old roue which Charles even the irrepressible Winninger creates is, ger borrowed Joan Blondell's stand - in advance. Payoff: Unknowing fans Mickey lose ground in -spite of in while she completed in their scenes his aims, a most charming and scenes for have been ferrying over to Catalina together. She sings "Alone" and RKO's "Lucky Partners." But there Island in the Power plane for sev- lovable old scoundrel. "I'm Nobody's Baby" with rave Olivia actually wasn't any feud. The inside story: eral months! quality, Diana Lewis took violin les- The mix -up began when Betty Hall, is convincing sons for several months in prep- in her portrayal of the deb, and aration who stands in for Carole Lombard in A WELL -KNOWN young character Judge Hardy for her role. So did Jane "They Knew (Lewis Stone) turns Wyman. Eddie Albert plays the What They Wanted," be- actor induced a younger actor friend in his usual polished performance. came ill and was sent to the hospital. of his to go out on a party one eve- Eye tuba but required no tutoring. Jef- -filling details -and stirring frey Lynn, who has Ginger's picture was temporarily ning, leaving his wife at home. As the ones to Americans played musi- -are the fam- cians in several pictures of halted, so she offered Carole her stand - hour grew late, the more famous of the ily's views of late, Rockefeller Center, doesn't touch a in, Dorothy Panter. In the meantime, two became conscience-stricken, feel- New York University, musical instru- Ginger was called Hall of ment in this. The music used back to work, so she ing that perhaps he was contributing Fame, and New York from the - borrowed Irene Martin, who has stood to a misunderstanding in an otherwise which is an important part of the Staten Island Ferry. The swank film in for Joan Blondell for several years. happy home. Of his own accord, he New York -includes swing versions of Irene apartments seen in the Liszt's "Second Hungarian had to darken her hair in order called his friend's wife and in a kid- film, as well Rhap- to work with her as the interior of the sody," Chopin's "Nocturne," and new employer. Then ding way said, "Don't worry, I'm Surrogate's Court, have been re- Betty Hall insisted on cutting short bringing that no-good husband of other classics arranged by Ray produced accurately on the Holly- Heindorf with her convalescent period and going to yours home right away." On the wood lot. the advice of Max work again for Carole, Dorothy re- journey home the married actor got a Rabinowitch, the great Chaliapin's turned to Ginger, and Irene is now accompanist. bad case of wife fright and spent the WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF IT: Edwin waiting for Joan to do another pic- entire time framing excuses to Schallert (in Los Angeles over- Times): ". WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF IT: Variety: ture! come the mood he Puppy -love comedy to rival the knew she'd be in. best ... has . Sweet, fresh and human, and delight- The wife greeted the two in the hall- all the ingredients . ." Variety: "... By ful in its comedy ..." Hollywood Reporter: DEANNA far and wide, the best DURBIN paid the price of way, utterly ignored her husband's of the Hardy family . A blithe romantic comedy, set to the series fame the day she was graduated from babblings and pitched into his friend, ..." Hollywood Reporter: " . Con- lilt of swing music ..." Los Angeles Times: tains all the elements of excellent high school. Like every girl, she had raving, "What do you mean, he's NO screen .