Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 2, 1939
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The Beachcomber was made in France and England to launch Laughton's new producing partnership with Producer-Director Erich Pommer. Laughton's performance ranks with his Captain Bligh and his Henry VIII. The script, by Bartlett Cormack, is suave enough to make the implications of its story acceptable to U. S. censors. Good shot: the beginning of a profound change in the relationship of Ginger Ted and the lady missionary— when she removes a splinter from his toe.
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Sweethearts (Metro-GoIdwyn-Mayer). Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, unchanged by modern clothes and Technicolor.
Artists and Models Abroad (Para-mount). Overstuffed musicomedy featuring Jack Benny, Joan Bennett. Mary Boland. the Yacht Club Boys and an elaborate fashion show.
*In real life, Mrs. Charles Laughton.
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