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i like wood and rags he uses for and the men have to work ha rwvw.wy"." n. MoyjnEBl to rescue him before the shoes, and Sig Ruman as Schulz 12 BROOKLYN EAGLE, JULY 1, 1953 men whisk him off to Berlin, the uerrnan guard, not only have standout roles, but seem to be even more important than they are, vpIotwise, because 'Stalag 17 Long-Run Stage Excitement grows steadily from this point to the successful eg- cape which is the conclusion oE the picture. Stage Cast Veterans ii i among them they provide most of the' crude, bitinj? humor Hit, Looks Like New which more than balances the grim manhunt -which is the thread of plot. Typifies GI Spirit It is this typically GI in spirit, Masculine humor and GI hventivenen spark thin comedy-melodrama about American P. O.

W.e in a Nazi camp, to make a virile screen play. Suspense is maintained, though secondary in interest to the characters themselves. 'Moon Is Blue' Enjoydbly Performed at the Brighton By LOOS SHEAFFER Audiences at the Brighton Theater this Summer can have no complaints, I'm sure, if the rest of the presentations are as enjoyable as the opening bill, F. Hugh Herbert's expert little souffle of young love, sex and bedroom farce, meaning, of "Stalag 17" is one of thcsi rare pictureg that has an in trinsically arresting qualityi This overall effect stems fromy the script itself, the racy dialogue (which, in fact, only seems racy) and the casting, which is uniformly superb. Five members are veterans of blending of comedy and tense drama which makes "Stalag 17" a compelling motion picture, just as it was a magnetic stage play.

The picture opens with By JANE CORBY "SUlagf stage' 'hit about American prisoners in a Nazi camp during World War II, comes to the screen in a loud, virile adaptation that will give the customers their money's worth in. tough GI humor and war manners. It opened last night at the Astor 1 with a henpftt. twfnrmanco fnriiWe distance between'stars and the stage cast: Harvey Lem-beck, Robert Strauss, Robinson Stone, who plays a mentally The Moon Is "The Moon course, personal makeup of the other an attempt by two of the prison ers to escape, after caretui preparations, and the machine disturbed prisoner, Robert Sfiawley, a 4ow-headed lad called Blondie, and William Pierson, playing a prisoner named Marko. Their know-how it rootnrort niaverc in tho Run fire that announces their the Air Force Association i leaturea piayers.

in fact fate also tells the others that two other stars, Don Taylor as a shot down American flyer there, is a spy among them, who tipped off the Nazis. The film builds suspense from the ef Widow Rehabilitation Program, and started its regular run v. William Holden heads the cast, as the character suspected who enters the story and Otto Preminger as the German ramn commander, while sood three characters and the shifting relationship between them. Occasionally the fun runs a bit thin and the playwright's hold on the audience is relaxed, but he always has a twist or new complication close at hand to pick up the proceedings again and send them skimming along brightly. Elusive Formula On the surface, Herbert's formula appears but actually there is no forrmJ ''-r making individuals of oh forts of -the men to find the traHot among them, with sus or nemg a siooue tor me naas.

jn their roles are less lmnres piclon directed at Holden, who fZ- iV if j. which recently ended a Broadway run of over two years. Given a sound, likeable per-fnrmance hy Donald Woods, Diana Herbert and Murray Hamilton, all three of whom know where the laughs are located in the script and how. generally, to get to them, the play had last night's good-sized audience laughing almost continuously. It, is at any time of year a refreshing piece of fun, but its frothy, good-natured personality makes it seem especially appropriate for hot-weather fare.

Each time I spe the comedy this was my third visit I am impressed with Mr. Herbert's skill and finesse in spinning with their roles gives added polish (o their performances. Stalag 17" is a highly fin-ished production, which never- theless gives the effect of being a chunk gouged out of the real life of a camp where nun- i dreds of captured Americanlr-men were resisting their cap-tivity and planning circumven- sive tnan several of tne other takes a terrific heating. Under Billy Wilder's direc characters, because their ap "STAt.AO 17" hnimil elf-lure re-dnrml to sllrerteel a Rllla WiMer, based en tha vim Donald Bth and Edmand pearanres are brief, and both IZmUJ obviously introduced as key tion the suspense is maintained for three-quarters of the film, but loses its grip when he Theater. tion of tbe Nazis and eventual begins giving the audience hints that are unnecessarily escape with every ounce of CAST WlllUm HeMe, nam Taylor.

01 Prrminier. Robert Strause, Harvey Lamberk, Richard Erdman, Peter Greyee. Neville Hrand. Biff Ruaiil, MJrhaet Meara, Pater Baldwin, Rabtnaaa glene. Robert Shawley, William Pieraon, Gil Straiten Jr.

figures designed to give the plot its twists. Such men as Harvey Lem-beck, the uninhibited Harry Shapiro of the play, Robert VW" broad. However, by this time characters, as he has done with at least two of them, or for writing the quality of dialogue, witty, apt and sparkling, that fills "The Moon Is Blue" from in finish Thniich the thejr vitality, It's rough, tough and alive. new element of suspense has I I Strauss, dumb and unlovely in and therefore the chief actor in thp flapping underwear and the highly, melodramatic plot. nundIes of something that looks been brought in to the story, as Don Taylor, the downed flyer, is fingered by the barracks spy Buy U.

S. Bonds And Saving Stamps TOMMY RETTIG, youthful star of "5,000 Fingers of Dr. visits with Charles B. Moss, executive director of the Criterion Theater, where the Columbia musical hit is now showing. Tommy, a resident of Jackson Heights, is oil decked out in his Dr.

costume. he lightest of story materials; an into a full evening entertain character, the girl ment. The plot deals with that: arB iiiiii cuiicri us me ei nit, of the culprit, But other characters have "such important roles that there is no percept-; Cool! personalities. Tatty is both naive and shrewd, a chatterbox with a charmingly disheveled mind who immediately gives voice to" everything that pop into it, and some of the darndest things pop in! She is intensely BOOKS OPIN 10 A. oldest of theatrical situations, the romantic triangle, and the story is told by only three characters, though a fourth appears briefly, yet th playwright has managed to wrins; fre-h humor from boy meets girl, hoy wrangles with girl, boy and girl finally decide it's love.

Cop's Daughter The girl is Pattv O'Neill, a crtrfc MUNSEl curious about the more private aspects of her two new admirers and, somewhat like a child, feels no hesitations Brooklyn cop's daughter, who asking them the most personal models, gets occasional jobs on 'questions. And the chap from TVVand wants to he an honest-J upstairs is no routine libertine hut a likeable, cheerfully NEW SHOWS TODAYat mi.u. Vw i i i i i ii in ni to-gosh. fulltime actress. The boy is Donald Gresham.

moderately successful young architect, who has offices in the Empire State Building, which serves as the background for their first encounter. He picks her up in the Observatory, with her cooperation, and soon afterward they are having dinner in his bachelor flat, but not alone. David Slater, wealthy, middle-aged wolf, who lives upstairs, happens to drop by and Patty, a friendly soul, insists that he dine with them. amoral character who candidly admits his moral shortcomings. Playwright Herbert exploits both of them for a maximum of humor and makes good story use of the architect.

Donald Wood, who suggests that he studied Donald Cook's portrayal, raises some good laughs as the libertine. Diana Herbert, the author's daughter, makes an engaging Patty, while Murray Hamilton does well as the architect. Lester Mack is the brief'lv seen father. The flMET. FULTOK St.

WH YOUTJGBESS lean SIMMONS Stewart GRANGER mis Arv mmmxmiimm 7, GABLE TIERNEY0 The triangle is joined. Brighton's production uses the fc-xcept for a brief episode, original Broadway settings, during which Patty's father, an: Performance? will be given old-fashioned sort who has al-jnightly through Sunday, with ways preached brimstone andlmatinees today, Saturday and damnation to her. crashes the Sunday. apartment and flattens inno-j rent young Gresham with one Second 'Melba' Week punch, "The Moon, is-Blue" At Capitol Theater -creates all its humor from the the irst Technicolor 46th STREET ALPINE BREV00RT BROADWAY CONEY IS. GATES A 0 KINGS 1 1 7 4n 'if i i i wo iJ 'Ajsy a 1 1 Ml I 1 A I oriental ttjt mKti imt IA 'rIgcht Yf iCirli innr -Tim nm iim Ami ASUOffl 00HEY gjSS MELBA ORIENTAL PITKIN PREMIER 'ASUGHTtAimiY' Sh-tmm OPEN DAILY 1 P.M.

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myrne ana wninn rOW AS MTHTV? TMNIELL I 0 I Off Limits; also Jamaica Run MATINEE TODAY ol 2:45 M-G-M presents Willtim Shaktsoei'e's JULIUS CAESAR RF Ml Sl( Al I05S DRAMA CRITICS' CIR( I.F AWARD ROSALIND RUSSELL I. ttllrht Case ALAN JEAN VAN SHEEPSHE AD Never Let Me UOJ I.arreny Go; LADD ARTHUR HEFLINI Rh'M jBfhi present Shflrtrtn, ShMBthrtd Bv Rd ,4 J'rtinT M-ntln Rfliifc; alo Short Snbteeta For All the News of the Theater Read Louis Sheaffer's Weekly Review in Sunday's Brooklyn Efgle iWONDERFUL TOWN PICNIC A a SHANE TBCHNICOLOIS ureal muiicai PtITV' itCODleil BOOTH Thaatra tin-ii vata Daily? Filr Sunday Show IHT PRICES ft-' lW l-. S( Frlrs Sun Sh II CLINTON stir Along the Wy; The Syiteffl Sandsrs Globe, I Sth It. A Sth Avi. Law and Order; it Havnens Every ThursdaT A mr, -cti 'wtkiTr p.i i.