Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 June 1936 — Page 4
D rector of ‘Fury Be eves Action Should Be Pictured, ‘Not ‘Explained, by Actors
‘Roving’ Camera Method Adopted by European Expert! Give Audience Details of Events Which | Characters Talk About.
BY JOHN W. THOMPSON Hollywood actors should not have to explain their actions in films
with elaborate -dialog, according to
director, whose most recent picture, “Fury,”
morrow,
Fritz Lang, distinguished - European is to open at Loew's to-
The action in a film should explain and describe what the actors » say during that action, Mr. Lang says. “The most effective dialog is that which can be illustrated so that your audience can see what the players are talking about,” the director
explained to Spencer Tracy, stars of “Fury,” on the set recently. . ‘ Mental Picture Important
“For instance, obviously you receive a greater emotional response from a friend’s description of something that happéned in a burning building if you saw the burning ‘building yourself, and know how ‘exciting ;and’ dangerous it was.” “It builds a mental picture that . mo amount of words can convey.” By the same process, according to the Viennese director, a situa‘tion presented pictorially can later ‘establish perfect insight into a character by showing his or her reaction’ (through speech) . to the preceding camera shot.
“Adagio” Camera Director
“I have been called ‘the man with the adagio camera’ and a lot of ‘other fanciful names,” Mr. Lang said, “because I believe firmly that you can't make motion pictures merely by planting your camera in front of the players and letting them tell the story.” “That is the novelist’'s domain, and to a lesser extent, the play‘wright's. I think that the tendency to strain for so-called smart dialog at the expense of movement, action or flux, or whatever you want to ‘call it, has been tremendously overemphasized by Hollywood directors.” Mr. Lang admitted it is the prov‘ince of the stage to take advantage ‘of the physical limitations of time and space in presenting drama. But, he said; there is no excuse for the movie because the camera can go anywhere, take the audience right along. Lang produced “M,” “Metropolis,” “The Girl in the Moon” and other European successes. He has employed the same “roving camera” idea in the filming of “Fury.” Loew's second picture starting tomorrow will be “Absolute Quiet,” «starring Lionel ‘Atwill and Irene ‘Hervey.
$38 763 Grossed by 8 Cornell Showings
Katharine Cornell recently completed eight performances of “St. Joan” at the Boston Opera: House ‘to gross receipts of $38,763, net. © This amount broke the previous ecord for eight days of drama, held by John Barrymore's “Hamlet.” Miss Cornell's own previous recrd had been in the smaller Forrest . Theater, ' Philadelphia, where she played “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” for eight days to the monetary tune of $33,657. Miss Cornell's drawing power is considered owing strictly to her ability as a stage actress. She has no movie following or radio ‘“audience” to draw from. Her play is nothing sensational or new, but a revival of the old Joan of Arc drama. ' |
Teaches Daughter Golf Guy Kibble, importantly cast. in “M’liss,” with Anne Shirley, is givdng golf lessons to hi five-year-old Gaughter, Shirley Ann,
Sylvia Sidney and:
Butler Actors
Will Give Play
Alumni Day Visitors to See|:
‘Happy Journey.’
Members of Thespis, Butler Uni- :
versity dramatic organization, are to present Thornton Wilder's famous play “Happy Journey” at the annual alumni day celebration to be held on the Fairview campus Saturday, ‘The play is being directed by Volney Hampton, dramatic stafl- head at the university and also at Arthur Jordan Conservatory. Members of the cast are Winifred Andrews, William Fear, Davis Dunbar, Joseph Nesbit, Ella Le Gardner and Ruth Repschlager. The performance is to begin at 7:30 on the campus north of Jordan Hall,, following the traditional alumni supper.
Ex-Cameraman
Seeks Stardom
News Photographer, Famed for Films, Gets: Role.
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, June 11.—Adventurous has been the life of David Oliver, who gave up being a newsreel cameraman to become a movie star. Mr. Oliver made’ two trips across the North and South Atlantic on the Graf Zeppelin. He toured Central and South America with Charles A. Lindbergh. He helped Commander Richard E. Byrd try out his polar planes on the rough ice of Hudson Bay. He was in the thickest fighting during revolutions' in' Haiti, Santo Domingo, Cuba and Mexico. He was the first news cameraman to photograph the rioting in the Havana revolutions of 1933. As a result he was arrested, shot, beaten and thrown. into a dungeon in an old fortress by. President Machado’s . soldiers. The arrival of two U. S. cruisers. brought his release. He was in four Atrpiadd CerAek Tbs and was nearly drowned while filming the recent floods in Pennsylvania and New England. His first film appearance is to be with Ricardo Cortez and Patricia Ellis in “Postal Inspector,” story of the men who safeguard the. mails.
New Comedy Team Helen Broderick and Ned Sparks are the screen’s newest comedy team in “The Bride Walks Out,” new romance starring Barbara Stanwyck.
Experienced in Radio Margaret Callahan, feminine lead in “The Last Outlaw,” has had wide Xperience as a radio actress. ME
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STARTS TOMORROW!
First Time in City!
ON
World Famous Girls’ Band in an All-Girl Revue With EMERALD SISTERS “Sweet Spirits of Play” °° FLORENCE HIN LOW “Chinese Wonder Girl” . Betty Lee—Frim Sisters
THE SCREEN
comes big news. Colu qer, helps with brazen pa
Clive, Billy Bevan.
‘kidnap suspect.
mob which set jail on fire.
White.
Financier di
Darwell,
Burger and Edward Eliscu,
arranges meeting with her pal.
be girl’s father,
Opening Tomorrow
Apollo
“PRIVATE NUMBER”—(Heid over second week). Loretta Young, Robert Taylor, Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly. Directed by Roy _ Del Ruth; screen play by Gene Markey and William Counselman; based on a play by Cleves Kinkead. i Story:Pretty maid gets job in millionaire’s home. Rich son falls in love with her, marries her secretly. When jealous butler discovers girl is to have child he plots to have her evicted. Hero returns from college in time to save day. -
Circle
“IT'S LOVE AGAIN"—Jessie Matthews, Robert Young, Sonnie Hale, Ernest Milton, Robb Wilton, Cyril Wells, Warren Jenkins, Di= rected by Victor Saville; screen play by Marion Dix and Lesser ° Samuels; musical score by Louis Levy and Bretton Byrd, Story—Ambitious chorus girl refuses part in big revue. Makes acquaintance of scandal columnist. News scarce so-.columnist manufactures glamorous lady from East. Town seethes with lady's eccentricities. Chorus girl, minus job, impersonates fake lady. Beinvestigates, unmasks girl. at which girl does sensational Oriental dance, lands role in big revue. When rival columnist threatens expose, girl resigns to become bride.
“DRACULA'S DAUGHTER”—Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Irving Pichel, Nan Gray, Hedda Hopper, E. E| Directed by Lambert Hillyer; screen play by Garrett Fort; photographed by George Robinson, Story—English scientist held for murder of vampire. Vampire's . daughter attempts to lure scientist’s lawyer. sweetheart, takes her to Europe, Police and scientist make capture, vampire’s daughter accidentally killed, sweetheart saved.
Loew's
“FURY”—Spencer Tracy. Sylvia Sidney, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot, Edward Ellis." Directed by Fritz Lang; screen play by Bartlett Cormack and Pritz Lang; based on a story by Norman Krasna. Story—Honest citizen, on way to marry sweetheart, jailed as Sweetheart” arrives in small town in time to see beloved go down in. burning jail. cence .of boy shown. He escapes and returns to wreak vengeance on Twenty-two are convicted. After hectic night, he confesses to judge, sets men free.
“ABOSLUTE QUIET”—Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Raymond Walburn, Stuart Erwin, Ann Loring, Louis Hayward. . Directed by George Beitz; screen play by Harry Clork; cameraman, Lester
Story—Important financier, in love with secretary, sends her husband away, takes her to Westérn ranch. Plane, bearing Governor, financier’s former sweetheart and her friend, radios for landing’ lights; at ranch field. Two crooks prevent lighting: of lamps." Plane crashes; killing two pilots. . Crooks are killed ‘by one of party. of of -heart attack. Governor is made hero of affair. Secretary’s husband arrives to take her home for good.
Lyric
a STAGE—Ina Ray Hutton and her Melodears, girls’ band. Also Emerald Sisters, comedy team; Betty Lee, xylophonist; Frim Sisters, harmony singers; Florence Hin Low, Chinese contortionist.
“LITTLE MISS NOBODY”—On Screen—Jane Withers, Jane Ralph Morgan, Sara Haden, Harry Carey, Jed Prouty. Directed by John Blystone; screen piay by Lou Breslow, Paul
Story—Cdught switching orphanage files, girl is sent to reforma‘tory. On way escapes, seeks refuge with pet show owner who is. being blackmailed by crook. Tells her story to pet shop man, he At home of rich man who adopted girl’s pal, crook. ransacks everything. Pet shop man arrives, kills crook, confesses story of girl to district attorney, who turns out to
.In love with
Failing, kidnaps his
Kidnapers apprehended, inno-
Sweetheart forgives. -
- For instance,
40,000 Expected at Delco-Remy Picnic
The annual picnic of employes of Delco-Remy Co. of Anderson, is to be held at Riverside Amusement Park this summer, W. A. McCurry, in charge of park booking, announced today. Plant officials estimate that approximately 40,000 persons will attend the outing, which annually is one of the largest industrial picnics in the Middle West. Numerous other large outings have been booked for Riverside this summer, Mr. -Mc@urry said. The Guide Lamp Co. also of Anderson,
again has selected “Biveyside’ for
their annual outing, a8.has the: Delco Radio Co. of Kokomo. Among other picnics booked for
the park are Standard Oil Co., Sugar Creek Butter Co., Ford dealers of Marion County, Chevrolet dealers of Marion County, Proctor & Gamble Soap Co. of Cincinnati, Prest-O-Lite Co., the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Lions Club of Hamilton County, and local American Legion ‘posts, he said.
Toured With Group
Robert Young, who appears opposite Barbara Stanwyck in “The Bride Walks Out,” got his first professional acting experience with Moroni Olsen's touring repertoire group. mg
Forbes Has Role ‘ Ralph ‘Forbes, handsomé English actor, ‘has an important role with Katharine Hepburn and Fredric March in “Mary of Scotland.”
LOEW’S—LAST DAY—ROBERT COMER Rll
1 Film Keeps Censor Busy|
Chinese Government Lends Expert to Advise on Native Customs.
BY GRADY JOHNSON By United Press HOLLYWOOD, June 11—-If Censor Will Hayes were a would say, “M’hi gum jo!” can't do that!) Motion. picture directors, attempt-
, he (You
painful regularity. Now they are Reming 1 it in Filming of Pearl ‘S. Buck’s Chinese drama, “The Good: Earth,”
Every day the watchful eye of Gen. Theodore Tu, lent to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as technical expert by the Chinese government, follows
the shooting. if Luise Rainer sought the inside walk beside Paul Muni- as Postians decree, General Tu would admonish her with “M’hi gum jo!” “Get behind him,” ‘he would say. “A Chinese wife walks
{dutifully and respectfully behind
her lord and master.” Upon meeting a - friend, Muni must shake hands with himself— not the friend.
Sanitation Requirement “Chinese do that because it's ‘more
i sanitary,” said the general.
Every action is bound by rigorous Chinese etiquette. Walter Connolly, as Muni’s uncle, learned this when he wished him a Happy New Year in a scene. He bowed politely. “M’hi gum jo!” The older man e¢ouldn’t bow to the younger. The “Patterns of Filial Piety” Seely that the younger man must bow
Animal Calls for Title
Other rules require children to address parents with honorable prefixes. : : Also an 8-year-old boy must be sedate, and set an example of dignity for a brother only two years his junior. Even Lo, the water buffalo, came in for technical advice. A Chinese wouldn't call the animal. by his name, Tu said. He must be addressed as “friend.” » 2 Patrick Knowles, English actor, is slightly bewildered. He was hurriédly tested in London to play a brother to Errol Flynn in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and shoved immediately on a ship. Arriving in this country, a representative met him and put him onthe first train for Hollywood. ‘An hour after detraining here a dentist was preparing his teeth for the camera while a tailor measured him for. costumes. Then he was sped 60 miles an hour to location at Lone: Pine, where Assistant Director Jack Sulli-
in Ohinese—*Mi gum ||
SWIM —= “DANCE i
WESTLAKE
* BEACH TERRACE" PT Dance Every: Night Except Mon. PAUL : COLLINS. OR ESTRA 3
One of screeniland’s most able | actors, Jean Hersholt, is the star | of “Sins of Man, booked as the |
Apollo theater main attraction for the week beginning June 19. Mr. Hersholt, who gave an excellent performance as “The Country Doctor,” is ‘expected to make his annual bid for the acting. award with his characterization in the current picture.
van greeted him with:: “You can go
to bed now. We won't need you
for a couple of days.” » » » i A gag they don’t object to: Joe E. Brown and ‘Joan Blondell ‘were posed for a publicity picture by still-
cameraman Bert Longworth. “Give |
us a good affectionate kiss,” said Longworth. “And hold it. I want to get depth for this picture.” They held it for well over a minute then, becoming suspicious, unelinched. The photographer had disappeared and in his place stood a dozen grinning studio workers. 2 ” »
Rudolph Valentino’s white Arabian stallion, Jadaan, crosses the desert sands again for the cameras. The steed .on which the late lover |.
rode to fame will be seen in “The |"
Garden . of ' Allah”—with Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer riding him: double. ° Vinegar-visaged Ned Sparks is back 'in Hollywood complaining about London’s chilly fog. - “The hotel rooms were so cold I had to wear a turtle-necked sweater over my pajamas,” he said
Does Own Feats ‘Hoot Gibson, starred in. “The Last Outlaw,” never uses doubles, pre-
ferring to.do the Sangerolst Hing
feats himself.
Known as Child Star Anne Shirley, star of “M’liss,” was widely known as a child actress in silent film days.
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‘TUXEDO NEXT WEEK—*‘AFTER DARK" }
Is to Honor || Noted Author ||
“in Unveiling of Cooper Tablet.
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, June 11.—Harry
rive in New York today to take part in the ceremonies incident to the unveiling of the new James FeniHore Cooper Memorial tablet, Priay, . .. Yesterday, Mr. Goetz ended production.on the latest film based on Cooper's novels, this one entitled “The Last of the Mohicans,” which will be released soon. The plaque honoring Cooper was presented by a group of Cooper
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“Half i '* on screen, with Frances Dee and Brian Doniery. at a3 M, 3°00, 5.05, 8:01, and 10:36. On stage, revue headed by Fra Pas at 1:04, 3:39 6:35 and 9:31.
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Henry Seidel Canby, editor of the Saturday Review of Literature, is to preside at the ceremony, and John H. Finley, associate editor of the New. York Times, is o deliver the dedication address. Ln Mr. Goetz is taking as guests to the dedication, Randolph Scott, who plays the part of “Hawkeye” in the film of the Cooper story, and as
“fans” and will be placed in the Cooper Junior High School. Dr.
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Nof since Big House" and “Fugitive From a!Chain’ Gang”! has there been a picture of such punch. ‘and power as “Fury”l...The word: is around: .The Whole Town’ s Talking!
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