Cinema: Current & Choice, Jul. 4, 1949

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Sorrowful Jones. Bob Hope in a series of lively gags grafted onto a Damon Runyon story (TIME, June 27).

The Window. Bobby Driscoll in a hair-raising chase through Manhattan slums (TIME, May 23).

Home of the Brave. An outspoken anti-prejudice film about the crackup of a Negro G.I. (TIME, May 9).

The Berkleys of Broadway. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a return engagement (TIME, April 25).

The Set-Up. The rotten underside of the fight racket; with Robert Ryan on the receiving end (TIME, April 18).

Champion. Kirk Douglas as a Ring Lardner pug; a ringside portrait with a punch (TIME, April 11).

Devil in the Flesh. A tender, penetrating French view of young love in wartime (TIME, March 21).

Quartet. Bright commentary on British foibles, inspired by four Somerset Maugham short stories (TIME, Feb. 21).