FRIDAY, AFTERNOON, JULY 7, 1944 THE BATTALION PAGE 3 ; The Lowdown On Campus ^Distractions j By Alfred Jefferson Just a word first about the film cutting situation. There have been a lot of good shows which come here nearly ruined by cutting. It is not entirely the fault of the theater where they are playing, because they are cut before they get here. However, the word is going around in the production circles that even though we will still see old shows, they will be new prints and not cut all to pieces. Here’s hoping this is true. At the Saturday night preview and Sunday, Guion Hall is present ing a Kay Kyser musical entitled “Swing Fever.” If you are in the mood for drama, don’t come to thte. There are some fair specialties and songs in it, but the plot—well, the so-called plot—just isn’t any good. Kyser plays a hypnotist with an evil eye. Mix with a few spies and gangsters, and there you have the story. Marilyn Maxwell is one thing you’ll like about this picture, even if you can’t stand the rest. The Lowdown: See it if you like mediocre musicals, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. Monday and Tuesday Guion is presenting an old, but very good, picture with a story based on the war. It is “Captains of the Clouds” with James Cagney, Dennis Mor gan, and Brenda Marshall. This was about the first picture re leased concerning World War II. Made with the cooperation of the RCAF, it tells their story com pletely, from the first days after they are recruited until they begin to fight. This show has plenty of thrills, and plenty of suspense. Brenda Marshall is not quite as good as she is supposed to be, but does pretty well. The Lowdown: Well worth your time; don’t miss it. The Campus is presenting “The Fighting Seabees,” starring Susan Hayward, John Wayne, and Den nis O’Keefe, for its preview and Sunday and Monday. As the title indicates, it is the story of the formation and work of the Navy’s Construction Battalions. Wayne plays a tough contractor, who has an equally tough crew. After some of his men are killed by the Japs while building an airfield in the South Pacific, he joins with Dennis O’Keefe, a young naval officer, to have the Seabee unit organized. Susan Hayward is a girl corre spondent who falls in love with both Wayne and O’Keefe. She real ly lends a true feminine touch, yiCTORY BUY UNITED STATES .WAR BONDS AND STAMPS and, as ever, puts her very best in her part. The Lowdown: You may hear that this is rather far-fetched be cause of a girl correspondent be ing way out in the wilderness, as this one is, but who cares how she got there when she is as pretty as she is. A very good picture, except for a kind of queer ending. Well, look what we have here. Paulette Goddard and Bob Hope in “The Cat and the Canary.” It may be old, but it’s still good for plenty of thrills, chills, and com edy. Hope is at his best, and Paul ette is the perfect leading lady. A true spine-tickler, with the scene laid in a swamp, and a few zombies here and there to brighten things up. It looks as if next Tuesday and Wednesday will be good days to go to the Campus. The Lowdown: For comedy, mys tery, or good-looking women, this*- is where you ought to go. — BACKWASH — (Continued from Page 2) Philosophical thought Here is to you—a good fellow. Here is hoping you will live and learn To steal ... to drink ... to swear. To steal—But when you steal, steal away from bad company. To drink—And when you drink, drink mineral water for your good health. , To swear—And when you swear, swear by the red, white, and blue. And if you cannot say a good word for your wife, sweetheart, mother or friend, keep your mouth shut. Upperclassmen’s theme song Later tonight, or you bring her down and pay her way to the dance and I’ll see that she is en tertained when the sandman sprinkles sand in your eyes. Well, some might call it the sandman but others call it C. Q. Canis Requests Backwash originated several years ago and appeared rather sporadically for a time before it became a regular feature. More recently it was discontinued until a few weeks ago when it went through the pains of rebirth. This column is designed as a place for small amusing incidents, general bull, jokes, or anything else in which the corps might be interested. Uncle Sam has thought fully provided a postal system for the convenience of anyone wishing to contribute a bit of fact or fic tion. Drop a line to Canis in care of the Battalion or leave it in the Battalion office, Room 3, Adminis tration Building. Used Cars Wanted We pay cash for any make or model used car. Brazos Motor Co. STUDEBAKER DEALER At the “Y” - Ph. 2-7009 —GURNEY— (Continued from page 1) singing with the club, the director persuaded him to seek his career in music rather than in business. From here, Gurney went to France to study under Jean Mauran of the Paris Opera. ' Upon his return to New York, he joined the American Opera Company, beginning his operatic career. He sang for one season as leading man in the Ziegfeld Follies, another as star of Roxy’s Gang, during its hey-day. It was during the tour with the cast of the latter that Madame Schumann-Heink in troduced him to Lucius Pryor. He was introduced by Pryor to the audience as “a young chap with a glorious voice just two years out of a coonskin coat.” He gained in valuable experience in the lyric- theatre by engagements with the Cincinnati Zoo Opera, The St. Louis Municipal Opera, the Russian Op era Company,"and the operatic per formances each summer at the Lewisohn Stadium in New York. c 4'<- -t>£acfr.fr >$3cfr.1 LEWIS SEILER -1 VAINER II0S. FM1 uu. run Music by Max Stainer • Original Screen Floy by Waller De lean Based Upon Characters Created by Noreioa Reilly Rolae and WHERE CIVILIZATION ENDS Morgan "Fo Gf °* G s ELIZABETH EARL VICTOR JORY • JAMES STEPHENSON Directed by Ray Enright Also Bugs Bunny SATURDAY NIGHT q and SUNd Ay :45 MONDAY and TUESDAY BtYOND COMPARE! IBifil x.p !*_ .. Brenda Marshall Dennis Morgan ore CURTIZ