who would give up business to marry Studio Loses, Too, Met’s Picture Back the actress if she will give up her Proves career. John who has a Bands Queen Howard, As Treasure Hunt neat knack for playing at stuffiness, and Florence Rice, who turns out Loser Off Have Hard Row to Blow In here to have the same talent, are Pays Comedy his son Wide World News. and daughter-in-law, who look askance on father's youth. HOLLYWOOD. “Blues in the Is Melodrama At the Pix Too late for the good of the film Actor Glenn Forrl was called from Night” there appears the fellow about whpm work to answer a New York tele- With a Big Dash of Music the plot complications turn—a young phone call, supposedly from his Gloria Swanson Is and handsome Latin singer <Desi mother. who incurs the The caller, Ford said, then identi- And Some Handsome , Arnazt, innocently Acting Star of “Father jealous ire of father and son, almost fied herself as Dorothy Manning. Bv JAY CARMODY. breaking up a pair of homes in quick She was playing a treasure hunt Takes a Wife” succession. The are she said, and her What with band leaders making so much money it takes a Govern- ingredients game, ‘‘penalty” to there, all right, but it's a dullish was to telephone Ford. ment know what to do with it, Hollywood is off on a cycle of showing “FATHER TAKES A WIFE." an R-K-O Radio Gloria Swanson not the direc- Irate studio officials estimated us those fellows came up the hard way. Not for the baton boys, it will photoplay, featuring script, brightened by and Adolphe Menjou; produced bv Lee tion to anything beyond the mildly that the 15-minute conversation have you know, was life always a bed of rases, with silk to in- Marcus; directed by Jack Hively: screen- pajamas held on the play by Dojothy and Herbert Fields. At amusing stage. up production "Martin sulate thorns. On the contrary it was a matter of hitching rides on the Pix. Miss Swanson is very much all Eden” to the tune of $434. freight trains, of being picked up and exploited by killer racketeers, of The Cut. Senior .. Adolphe Menjou right, though. She may not be missing meals between exploita- Leslie Collier Gloria Swanson exactly a but her of emotional which Junior _ John Howard schoolgirl type, tions. liaisons ■ BLUES IN THE NIGHT.” Warner Bros Carlos _ Desi Arnaz figure's trim, her smile is toothy led more often than not to tragedy production, starring Priscilla Lane and Aunt Julie _Helen Broderick as ever and she knows how to and despair. Richard Whorf. produced by Hal B Wallis, Enid _ Florence Rice play directed by Analole Liivak story by Robert Vincent Stewart _Neil Hamilton a comedy scene. And she also could The heart that Rossen At the Metropolitan. Tailor _ Gradv Sutton Henderson _George Meador give many a more modern movie makes your mu- The Cast. Character Priscilla Lane Secretary __ Marv Treen an ^ queen cards, spades and extra sic. hot or sweet, Jigger Whorf Miss Patterson Ruth Dietrich Pine_ Richard pair of false eyelashes—without is a pretty bat- Kav Orant_ Betty Field Del Davis _Lloyd Nolan By HARRY MaeARTHUR. fearing the competition. tered instrument Leo Powell _ Jack Carson Not ago there was George Ahhntt’i Musical Corned* H't if Nickie Harayan _ Elia Kazan long being you only knew. Brad Ames _ Wallv Ford bandied about considerable of that VIVIENNE SEGAL—GEORGE TAPPS You can find Pete Bossett_Peter Whitney' Debutantes Honor Hero PeDPi _ Billy Halop movie-town hullabaloo about the out just how it Joe Debutantes at a Royal Aastralian -George Lloyd return to the fold of Miss Gloria i i has been at the Barney-Charles Wilson Air Force ball in Sydney laid bou- Drunk Mat McHugh Swanson, the queen of all the Metro at the foot of the Unknown Broadway Trainload Girls politan Blonde -- Joyce Compton quets Start ir if glammer girls, whose throne has O HARA this week. There, Brakeman_Herbert Haywood Soldier Cenotaph as their airmen Book by JOHN ^ Singer _William Oillesole never known a true successor. Blit if RODGERS A HART Sonet in "Blues in the Sam escorts looked on. Paryas Howard da Silva the Ntehts $1.1#, *10%. **!.?«. ™ Jimmy Lunceford and His Band. boys apparently have concen- Night," Warner Matt. Today A Sat *1.10, Sl.Cft. t'MO A Barnstorming Band trated more on the than k Bros, are re- Will Osborne and His Band. ballyhoo AMUSEMENTS. on the vehicle of Miss Swanson's countlng in Guy Heiser's Band return, for "Father Takes a Wife," pretty dramatic the new attraction at the Pix, seems fashion how sad- carmods. and that other one which used to a singularly lackadaisical and pedes- Iv things go before a band scales star Dick Powell when he worked trian affair for something that is the heights. Of profound advantage for Warners. “Blues In the Night” supposed to be a madcap comedy. to the story, which is not as new as must lay some stress on its music. There are ingredients here which your Christmas ties, is the excellence It involved, and effectively, too, not indicate that something more lively- with which it has been cast. In- merely the voice of Miss but' Lane, should have resulted. Miss Swanson clusive of Priscilla Lane. Betty Field. the band of Jimmy Lunceford and appears on the scene as a glamorous Richard Whorf, Nolan, Elzi also that of Will Osborne. Lloyd actress, which is as apt a definition Kazan, it gives you the The musical Interludes make impression of as that type-casting you will evei; Warner Bros, told themselves quite pleasant, ornaments to the Frrr,,ct SouPd rnoinpu' mi lime >rn**auiei <«iven in Warner find. Adolphe Menjou. who can sat- ACADENY Bros Ads Indicate Time Feature At- they had better get some good story which ends with all the good I** Presented. play- irize a character he is impersonat- E. Lawrence Phillips’ Theater Beautiful. traction ers busy on the story written by characters, including Character, liv- Continuous From I PM who has retirement at 13 a “come- ing better than 19 out of 20 other Theater* Matinee* Robert Rossen. ing happily ever after. A STAR IS REBORN—Shirley Temple, emerged from for OF THE DESERT’ Having turns as ‘RAIDERS in a scene with Laraine and Hollywood players, up the The picture marks the screen de- It is pretty dramatic, even if not back” role, is seen here from “Kathleen” Day Herbert Marshall. With RICHARD ARLEN. ANDY DEVINE. ■uccessful head of a steamship firm. LINDA HAYES Also but of Whorf, whose name will be fresh. The picture should be along sometime in the near future at one of the Loew theaters. AMBASSADOR ^ “Rawhide Mat I PM unfamiliar only if you have not been Rangers,” YOU IN THE ARMY NOW * h AMUSEMENTS. JOHNNY MACK RE _With BROWN_ JIMMY DURANTE PHIL keeping up with the Lunts during __ SILVERS —but he's In there pitching for Tha tune that Ray Milland, Betty aprv 48th A Mass. Ave. N W. JANE WYMAN w:*h the NAVY the last few Otherwise Phone Wood lev |GOO BLUES A' 4 years. you Field and 200 lesser TONIGHT AT COLUMBIA SEXTETTE 1. 2:45, 90, Mother prophecy. players dance Shaw Place of the Nation** Capital. rt 8:05. P 50. Cartoon. will recognize him immediately as 15, Name Means * * * e to in the country club sequence of Last at Free Parking for 500 Cars in Rear that brilliant young fellow who Rooney’s Complete Show 10:35 Some guys ere never satisfied. Paramount's "Mr. and Mrs. Cugat” “International Sauadron.” APOLI 0 6?1 H 51 * E* as HrULLU FR 5300 Mat 1 acted with the Lunts confidently Wi'h RONALD REGAN OLYMPE BRAND A P M. Take the case of that extra on the must be replaced by some other LUPE VELEZ ar.rl L.FQN ERROL n as If they had been Wallace Beery Doors Open at 12 30 pm. Feature a’ at set of 'Tortilla Flats One of 50 melody with a less martial title. 3:28. 5 38. 7 39. 9 31 MEXICAN SPITFIRES BARY At and Dorothy Lamour. He acts just Most Cash Box Office 1 35. 4 55 * ERANCHOT TONE. fellows listed for-a The tune Is "Kiss the Good- 1331 H St. N.E. CAROL in WOMAN as day's background Boys ATT AC BRUCE THIS skillfully in "Blues in the Night” Ft I LAal AT. 8300. IS MINE A work, he was suddenly called out of bye 45. 4 55 P 3«*. and the studio has no reason to Becomes Three-Time Winner Riders of Death Valley.” No. 8 Mickey nowhere by Director Victor Fleming (Raleaaad br th« North American On Screen, question its investment in him as and given these instructions: Newspaper Alliance, me.) ‘Nine Lives Are Not Enough.’ A VAT nil Mls Conn ww. an actor-writer-director. A as- Of Annual Poll of n?m*un wo 2000 Mat i pm big Exhibitors; comes With RONALD REAGAN JOAN PERRY “When Miss Hedy Lamarr A set. he. In the role of the zestful, JAMES GLEASON. Also on Same RICHARD DIX NN RUTHERFORD out of that hut, you meet her at\he Program— FRANCES FARMER it: BADLANDS sore beset Jigger Pine, whose band Gable in 10 OF DAKOTA A* I 45 3 45 5 45. Top Again doorway, throw your arms around “FLYING CADETS.” has more troubles than it has tunes.