Keep Smiling (Twentieth Century-Fox). Jane Withers, heretofore cinema’s No. 1 brat, functioning as the ray of sunshine that brightens the career of a derelict movie director (Henry Wilcoxon), in a film designed to appeal mostly to moppets.
The Chaser (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Remake of a 1933 exposé of ambulance-chasing lawyers—notable, if at all, for Lewis Stone’s performance as the shyster hero’s whiskey-toping doctor.
Gateway (Twentieth Century-Fox). Grand Hotel melodrama against an Ellis Island background, with Don Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes and Gilbert Roland.
Current & Choice
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman; TIME, Aug. 15).
Love Finds Andy Hardy (Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney; TIME, Aug. 15).
Algiers (Charles Boyer. Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Spurin-Calleia; TIME, July 25).
We’re Going to Be Rich (Gracie Fields, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy; TIME, July 18).
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