Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 78, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1931 — Page 12

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TONE OF CHEER PREVAILS OVER SOVIETCAPITAL Rejuvenated Social Life, Wide Optimism Noted by Writer. This Is the first of t series dealing with the basic facts of life under the Soviets and the changes In the Russian scene in recent months. BY EUGENE LYONS United Press Staff Correspondent MOSCOW, Aug. 10.—A somewhat more buoyant and cheerful state df mind is manifest in the Soviet capital. This is the writer’s first Impression upon returning here after an absence of four months. The actual rations remain as limited and as uncertain as in the past. But the possibilities for supplementing them with purchases in the “free market," both private and official, are greatly enlarged. The mere sight of scores of new government shops, fairly well stocked with canned goods, sausages, smoked fish and other items whose rarity has turned them into coveted luxuries, adds a touch of "prosperity.” Luxary Prices Prohibitive Prices are so steep as to make these goods prohibitive for the major portion of the population, which accordingly nicknames the new stores "museums.” The same situation holds true for the essentials of wearing apparel, from time to time to any one who has the price and the courage to buck the swarming, pushing crowds of buyers and spectators. To a newcomer the people seem shockingly ill-clad. But to one who has watched the scene for years a substantial improvement is discerni-

ble. Wages have remained at their low levels, despite sharp rises in prices even on some of the doled goods. On the other hand, the labor shortage has drawn all the adult members of families, men and women alike, into regular employment. Aggregate incomes of families are therefore generally higher, in thousands of instances doubled or tripled. Gloom Is Dissipated The effect upon social life will be rejuvenating. The cost of alcoholic drinks has mounted to dizzy heights—seven rubles for a bottle of vodka, which sold for $1.50 last year, for example—but the supply is ample. Besides, the advent of warm weather in itself has dissipated some of the gloom which blanketed the capital when the writer departed last February. The fuel shortage, which kept the population half-frozen and miserable, has been solved automatically. Summer parks are overcrowded, their soft-drink pavilions, vaudeville shows and circuses doing a noisy business. Beer cellars rarely have a vacant seat. Education Making Inroads Moving picture shows are jammed, especially those which advertise ancient productions of Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin; the populace has a way of patronizing most enthusiastically those films which the politicians of art denounce a "idealogically harmful.” Nothwithstanding physical hardships and ceaseless political dictation from above, the horizons of existence have broadened out for the majority of Russians. Perhaps 50.000,000 of them have at least learned to read and write and are losing their superstitious awe of the printed word. About 600,000,000 men, women and children have begun, unwillingly most of them, to pool their toil on collective farms and are familiarizing themselves with modern machinery, regular hours of labor, schools, clubs, dispensaries, libraries —all of which previously they dared not even dream.

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WILL BRINGS BACK THE LAUGHS OF ADE Stuart Walker, New Movie Director, Launches New Film Player on Road to Fame. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN. YOU probably know that "Young As You Feel” is just anew name for George Ade’s "Father and the Boys.” And Will Rogers has the credit of bringing the George Ade comedy to the talking screen. Will and George are a mighty good foundation although the adapter has given some touches that are not Ade, but rather a little more of Rogers. But the broth is mighty good fun and too many cooks have net ruined this one. Rogers develops into a sophisticated old bird who looks at hosiery when filled, goes to the races and makes whoopee in a cabaret when he should be home sitting by the fire and dreaming. Will teaches the lesson that a.—

1 man is just as young as he feels. You first meet Will as you generally expect to see him. All run down and wearing Cheap clothes and going to bed at chicken time (hen yard variety.) The old boy feels his age, but the second he puts his eyes on a cute little trick, played by Fifi Dorsay, he throws away his medicine, swills champagne, dolls up in the swellest evening clothes and even swings a nifty dancing hoof. And then the story changes to melodrama, because the French talk

of Fifi is not on the square. She is a wicked mamma and the tool of a blackmailer, who breaks into the room when the sugar daddy becomes comforting. Then the picture becomes comedy again because Will turns the tables and laughs off all attempts of Fifi and her pals to get the old boy.

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* The last shot shows Will, Fifi and her boy friend all sailing for Europe on the same boat. I nearly forgot to tell you that Lucien Littlefield gets a lot of comedy out of a small part. Rogers does a lot of wise cracking as usual. Now at the Apollo. ana HERE IS A POOR CHATTERTON MOVIE The fact is that "The Magnificent Lie” is a cheap theatrical and nonconvincing piece of nothing. It would be a terrible vehicle for anybody, but when it has the services of such a gifted woman as Ruth Chatterton it becomes a tragedy for her. The direction is as poor as I have ever seen, and the story about as weak as has ever graced the screen.

It is just one of those movies that will not make friends, no matter bow kind one wants to be to Miss Chatterton. She should have known better than play a role which she should never have tackled. The story could have been told in twenty minutes, but has been dragged out into a full length feature. The ending is silly and unconvincing. It is

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full of theatrically cheap tricks. I don’t blame people for laughing when they see the foolish automobile accident and then the silly ending. Never have I seen a movie so padded with needless conversation. And Miss Chatterton's impression of “Camille” is bad. No, don’t get me wrong. Miss Chatterton is not “Camille” all the time, but tries to impersonate a great French actress who plays the part. She does this first just to fool a blind former soldier of the World war as a joke and then falls madly in love with him. Be your own judge as usual. You know my idea. Now at the Indiana. a a tt CONSIDERING WALKER AS MOVIE DIRECTOR We probably are more concerned here with the director of “The Secret Call” more than anew movie face that is in it. All because Stuart Walker, who for years had his stock company here and w T ho is rated as one of the best stage directors in the

country. But the movie speaks in its ow T n language and the technique of the movie director is and if ferent from that of the stage director. The fact is. that Walker is young as a movie director and old as a stage director. There was nothing about the direction of “The Secret Call,” which would have me s u s picion that

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Stuart Walker did it. Fine, smart and capable direction, but not inspired. Even at that

Walker has done much better with his first picture than many a movie director. The most noticeable thing that he has done is to make Peggy Shannon, just elevated to important roles, a good actress at the beginner stage. She talks beautifully and always in the right mood for the right situation. That, of course, is due to the direction. Richard Arlen and the surrounding cast is competent. Walker has been further aided by getting his first movie from a stage play. The original name, of course, was changed when it reached the screen. But it still is the story of ‘‘The Woman,” and it has suspense and action. You may know the story', and if you don’t I will not tell you. See it. It will hold your interest and give you the idea that Walker will grow as a movie director. Now at the Circle. nan THIS ONE IS NOT SO HOT In ? nutshell, my verdict of "Five and Ten,” with Marion Davies is not so hot. It isn’t such a terribly bad story and nor is it good. Kinda twixt and between. Fannie Hurst turned out a good yarn in “Five and Ten” in printed

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and he gives a good performance. Richard Bennett as the father of the rich American family is sane and splendid. Irene Rich is the mother of the American family. A nice performance. Kent Douglass is the son of the rich family. His death is tragic and theatrical. The picture has been splendidly mounted and the rich man’s home and his skyscraper looks like the real article. But some how or other I didn’t feel sorry for the silly fools. Not even for the role played by Miss Davis. One thing that you can count on, the cast supporting Miss Davies is right. Now at the Palace. Other theaters today offer: Beverly Bayne in “As Husbands Go” at English’s, "Dirigible” at the Lyric, “Smart Money” at the Ohio, "Chiselers of Hollywood” at the Colonial, and "Playing-A-Round” at the Mutual.

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PROPOSE COURT TO HEAR ALIEN APPEALCASES Congress 'to Be Asked to Invest New Body With Deportation Powers. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Recommendation of the Wickersham deportation report that all judicial functions be removed by law from the department of labor and vested in anew "court of alien appeals” will be presented to the next congress. Senator Robert Wagner (Dem., N. Y.) is said to be preparing legislation to this end. The new court would be named by the President and composed of "men of judicial character.” The court would be charged with the duties of issuing warrants of arrest, of conducting hearings on the warrants, and of deciding when warrants of deportations should be issued. It would have power of leniency in cases w'here deportation would result in unnecessary hardships. It could readmit aliens once deported. The department of labor would be charged only with the duties of investigation and of executing warrants when issued. Labor Secretary Doak today declared himself “absolutely opposed" to the stripping of his department of its judicial functions in deportation cases. “There’s no need for such anew court,” he said. "It would mean a lot of fees for lawyers and more trouble for the poor aliens. If congress can give us power to extend leniency that would be useful. Why build up a big machinery when we can handle the cases here perfectly well.” Doak says he will not release his fifty-seven-page attack upon Oppenheimer "at the present.” The Wickersham commission declined to print this attack in Saturday’s report. The report, Doak said, "contains some constructive ideas.” The "limited number of cases” referred to, Doak says, occurred before his incumbency, and since then “every effort has been made to correct administrative abuses.”

form but in movie style it lacks the charm and the power of the printed page. The story does not concern a working girl but an American family rich in good American money who go haywire trying to get into society. Miss Davies is the girl of the family who tries to buy a man for herself. Leslie Howard is the man

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RAIL SUPERINTENDENT SUICIDE BY SHOOTING Body of Harry Speaks to Be Sent to Ohio Home. By United Press CADILLAC, Mich., Aug. 10.—The body of Harry E. Speaks, 62, general superintendent of the New York Central railroad, who ended his life by shooting Sunday was to be taken to Columbus, 0., his home, today. Speaks, who recently suffered a general breakdown, was en route

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