European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Equels in the Cinema world generally Are a weak imitation of the but co Lumbia has come out with a followup to the Jolson Story that is almost up to feat phenom Inal Success of Jolson sings again is about All that could be hoped for As a successor to the and with Jolson voice still As vibrant and warm As it was Back in the Columbia has rung the Bell Larry Parks goes through the motions once As the wonderful Jolson singing the wonderful old Jolson provides the Jolson sings again picks up the Story from the moment his first wife l leaves him until his sensational to the and the hearts of the a Good part of the picture traces Jolson Toure during the War when he was entertaining troops Over William from the original is and bar Bara Hale is a Nice addition As Jolson s second some of the familiar Jolson songs should do a merry Busi Ness on the Juke boxes this summer when the picture goes out for general Shadow on the Wall offers a new twist on the Wellborn psychiatry but it int enough to save this Mem offer Ann who deserves something unwittingly kills her then sits by and watches her brother inlaw Zachary Scott take an untiring woman psychiatrist finally solves the which has been locked up in the mind of Scotts 6yearold daughter Gigi Perreau does a fairly competent Job As the daughter in a difficult Scott is wasted James husband of Barbara really loves his in East West but cant help cheating on her when Ava Gard Ner is mi6s who is around As often As pos makes life miserable for Barbara before she conveniently gets strangled Midway through the by this time miss Stanwyck has decided she really Doest love her husband and has adopted More than a neigh Borly interest in Van a writer recently returned from it seems like an awful waste of even for who was shown to audiences first in the superbly done seventh Hast had a decent Chance to show himself on this Side of the catch seventh veil or Odd Man out before condemning Louis one of the screens better Ger romps through the pirates of Capri As if he were enjoying this is a harm less 60 minutes of adventure with As Little regard for history and credibility As Binnie Barnes andalan Curtis Are in Hayward plays a double game Larry once again portraying Ai Jolson on the meets his future Barbara when she nurses him As a foppish courtier Andlar ing Leader of the rebellion of newcomer Mariella Lotti provides the Jove Back to the movie picks up Jolson Story where it left off and follows Bis career up to the present current a11 the Kings one of the Best pictures of the with Broderick Crawford Superb As a Backwoods politician who builds a Oneman Mer cedes Mccambridge and John Ireland Are Bagdad Maureen As looks Nice in technicolor the picture has Little else to kid from Texas the ump teen history on the wests most famous Billy the with Young Audie Murphy As the u n d e r t o an average crime Story with the Standard ingredients Mur Alley gambling Scott Brady and Dorothy Hart head the pwt who started his sensational comeback during the last is shown singing for a group of soldiers during one of the Many Camp Tours that won him new the amazing Complete with the editable Turtleneck looks in on one of the studio rehearsals for sings program of the week is adventures of Sam Spade with Howard doff left and Effie Perrine monday at the stars and stripes
