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NEW SHOWS
MUSIC AND DEANNA
DURBIN
"100 Men Aud A Girl"' Fine
York Feature
The fanfare that heralded the open- <*>
ing of '100 Men and a Girl," 13-year-old
Deanna Durbin's second starring film,
at the York, was never more justified.'
Of the "One Night of Love" type, it is;
that strange mixture of music and:
pure comedy, with thc inevitable dash of |
pathos, with whicii Hollywood pericdi-;
cally produces an astounding best-!
seller. I
Hollywood tells us that "100 Men and
a Girl'"has everything.'' It certainly!
has. In one lar^e and toothsome help-1
ing there is the delightful singing voice i
and refreshing personality oi. Deanna;
Durbin, a supporting cast of such I
proved entertamers as Adolphe Menjou,'
Alice Brady. Eugene Pallette. and!
Mischa Auer; Henry Koster, a director j
of European reputation; a brand newj
musical recording device which "gives;
sound the effect of three dimensions"!
and an entire symphony orchejtra. j
-playing, under the baton of Leopold
Stokowski himself. _ Tschaikowski's
"Fifth Symphony," -««rat"s "Second i
Hungarian Rhapsody," the introduc
tion to the third act of "Lohengrin" and
other classical excerpts. If that
doesnt satisfy the most blase cinema
goer nothing will.
The story is simply told but never
grows wearisome. Deanna, daughter of
an unemployed trombone player, is en
couraged to form an unemployed musi
cians' orchestra under promise of an
engagement. She finds that only by
enlisting the direction of such a famous
conductor as Stokowski can she suc
ceed. That she does so is, of course,
inevitable.
Highlights are Deanna singing
Mozart's "Hallelujah:" all the orchestral
numbers; Stokowski's superb conduct
ing; Mischa Au?r's unconscious humor;
Eugene Pallette's successful practical
jokes.
The York's Mirraphonic sound system
adds appreciably to the beauty of the
music.
"Love ln a Bungalow." the support
ing comedy, has its moments —when
the principals stop shouting at each
other. The Australian news reel shows
spectacular shots of Melbourne's air
pageant.
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