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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

‘Horizon’ Film Lacks In Tibetans

But Indians Are Claimed To Be Good as Substitutes.

By JAMES THRASHER Facts about “Lost Horizon,” Frank Capra's film version of James Hilton’s popular “escape” novel, which opens at Loew's tomorrow for its first popular-priced showing in Indianapolis:

The picture's setting is Tibet, but there is not one native Tibetan in America. Months before shoeting started ‘a search began for actors whose looks approximated those of

the Asiatic mountaineers. . . . ? Amer- |

ican Indians from the Pala Reservation in California finally were used. When Margo, one of the picture's

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Novel Best Seller

on's novel has the b in 1934. To date, 5.000 copies have been sold. for the lamasery of Shangri-La two months to build, with 150 workmen on the job. One of the large single units ever built in Holly wood, it was 1000 feet long and almost 500 feet wide. Harrison Forman, American author and explorer, was the picture's technical adviser. He was one of two white men permitted to interview the Panchan Lama, religious head of*Tibet, in the past 30 years. The other was Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer. Fifty Tibetan women’s wigs were made in the Columbia prop shop for the “native” extras. Each wig contained 108 braids. About the only authentic Tibetan “props” used in the production’ were some instruments and a few Tibetan terrier dogs, Imported from China. The instruments were from an Oriental and Asiatic collection owned by Henry Eichman, Monticello, Cal.

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funeral trumpet, valued at $5000.

Indians’ Horses Used

The Pala Mission Reservation, beRides providing the Indian actors, | supplied horses for the production. | They resemble the short, shaggy, mongrel breeds of the plateau country. A complete village was built in Sherwood Forest, 40 miles from | Hollywood, to represent Mr. Valley of the Blue Moon. bridges, cultivated fields, artificial | lakes and streams were included. |

The doves in the village scene num- |

bered 200. They were kept on the | location set for weeks to become! orientated. Jane Wyatt, the film's Sondra, another socially prominent young | lady to crash the movies. Others | have been Katharine Hepburn, exJunior Leaguer; Margaret Sullavan | and Rosalind Russell. Also Luli| Deste from Austria, Beatrice (Lady Peel) Lillie from England, whose! screen debut is forthcoming: Rosamond Pinchot, Whitney Bourne, Princess Natalie Paley, Eve Symington and Hope Williams.

Fight Films to Be Seen On Loew's Bill

Loew's bill for the week beginning | tomorrow is-to be supplemented by | complete pictures of the Farr-Louis heavyweight championship fight held in New York Monday night. I'ne 15-round bout will be shown | in both fast and slow motion.

SENTIMENT IN STONE

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Hollywood's newest “finds” in the comedy line are Weber and Fields, veteran entertainers, signed for the new film, “Blossoms of Broadway.” Below you see Joe Weber (left) and Lew Fields as they appear today. Above, they are dressed in costumes which were “wowing” audiences as far back as 1876. The comics will stick to their old-time costumes and comedy style in their screen venture,

Funny Business Is Pretty 'Glogmy, Comedian Laments

By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 2—Being funny is gloomy business; it makes cherished little hairs fall out of the toughest scalps, turns stronger hairs gray and puts wrinkles in boyish faces, says Cliff Edwards, comedian, who should know. He once had a luxurious head of hair, an almost cherubic countenance and not a gray hair. Now his sparse locks are streaked and his | gay countenance is marked with the tracks of worry—all because he tried to be funny. “Comedians don't sleep well,”®

sighs Mr. Edwards. “That's what | oq perspiration popping from his | causes them to crack early. They| forehead. Everyone assured him he

Is [try to think up gags in their sleep | Was Yo!y Suph, funny.

| oné night, then the next night can't | | sleep because they worry about | | whether or not the gags are funny. | “Then, too, we suffer physically lin our roles,” he added as ett | cians on the “Black Lightning” set | conjured up a quarter-million volts | for his scene. “See. That's another reason why being funny is so tragic.” Mr. Edwards pointed to a platform on which was mounted a huge Tesla coil, a transformer and other high-voltage electrical equipment. Dr. Francis Maxstadt of California Institute of Technology was putter- | ing around the coil, throwing switches and causing eight-foot | sparks to zip about. | “They wouldn't ask anybody but (a comedian to do a thing like they're doing to me. Imagine Robert Taylor having to stand up and [hold a light bulb in his hand while | a lightning bolt ignites it.” Dr. Maxstadt threw a switch. Mr.

‘Models Honor Joan Bennett

Timer Speecinl NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—New York City’s professional models have awarded a plaque to movie star Joan Bennett for her work in glorifying the American model. The award was made at a cocktail party arranged by the models in Rockefeller Center plaza,

based on her performance in the motion picture, “Walter Wanger’s Vogues of 1938,” according to an announcement made by the models’ executive committee, consisting of | Noreen Carr, Libby Harben and | Edw ards’ arm twitched as the cur- Olive Cawley. Miss Bennett's per- | rent flashed to the bulb, lighting it. | formance enhances the dignity and | The scene ended and Mr. Edwards prestige of the modeling profession, | stepped down from the platform,’ the announcement explains.

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Staff Still | On the Job

| a Newlywed Actress’ Play, |

Due Here Oct. 28, In Preparation.

Laurence Rivers, Inc. the pro- | ducers, have announced that Virgil | Thomson has been commissioned to | compose incidental music for the | Shakespearean tragedy. Scenic artists, in search of authenticity, have spent the past two weeks in the halls of Egyptology at New York's | Museum of Art, making sketches | and models of furniture, ornaments | and accoutrements of the period. Conway Tearle, after a summer in | Hollywood, arrived in New York this week to start rehearsals. The | tour will open in Rochester Oct. 15, and take a turn through the Middle West before going into New | York. | Miss Bankhead's marriage” took place in Jasper, | Ala., Tuesday night, in the home of | her father, Speaker Bankhead of the

House of Representatives. The bridegroom may be remembered by local play-goers as a member of Katharine Cornell's “St. Joan” cast, which played Chicago last summer.

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WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

APOLLO

“Borneo,” with Mr. and Mrs. Mar. tin Johnson. at 11:20, 1:53. 4:26, 6:59 and 9:32. “Hot Water,” with the Jones Family, at 12:35. 3:08, 5:41. 8:14 and 10:47. CIRCLE

“Souls at Sea,” with Gary Cooper, George Raft and Frances Dee, at 12:40, 3:53, 7:06 and 10:19. “Biond Trouble,” with Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs and Lynne Overman, at 11:32, 2:45, 5:58 and 9:11,

LOEW'S

“Dead End,” with Sylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea, at 11; 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 and 10. “It Can’t Last Forever,” with Ralph Bellamy, Betty Furness, Robert Armstrong and Raymond Walburn, at 12:35, 1:25, 6:10 and 8:55.

LYRIC

“Confession,” with Kay Francls, at 11:25, 1:39, 3:53 6:07, 8:21 and 10:35. Vaudeville, With Eddy Duchin’s or= Shp at 12:44, 2:58, 5:12, 7:26 and

AMBASSADOR

“A Day at the Races,” with the Marx Brothers Also “Born Reckless,” with Rochelle Hudson.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1937

Opening Tomorrow

Apollo

“THIN ICE"—Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn, Joan Davis. Directed by Sidney Lanfield; music by Pollack and Mitchell; Gordon and Revel; dahces staged by Harry Losee. Story—When girl ice-skaler in Alpine resort goes viding with rustic boy friend in visiting prince's limousine, villagers and visiting diplomats believe she is in love with prince. Meanwhile, prince, borad with diplomatic mission, masquerades as newspaperman, meets girl. After being feted by visiting ambassadors and making headlines, skater discovers her poy friend is prince. They wed.

Cirele “MAKE A WISH”—Bobby Breen, Basil Rathbone, Marion Clare, Henry Arnmietta. Directed by Kurt Neumann; music by Oscar Straus. Story—Composer, with contract to write operetta, goes tc sume mer camp in search of inspiration. Meets youngster, whose camp song provides inspiration for operetta number. Meets boy's mother —more inspiration. Composer saves boy's mother from loveless secs ond marriage; she steps in as lead of tottering operetta. Show is success. “HIDEAWAY”—Fred Stone, Emma Dunn, Marjorie Lord. Directed by Richard Rosson; from a play by Melvin Levy. Story—Shiftless oldster “squats” in farmhouse owned by New York gangster. Gangster and henchmen come to hideout, send old man to New York with message. There he accidentally meets rival gang. They trail him home. Gang war breaks out in woods, By another accident, old man Kills surviving gangster, becomes hero.

Loew's “LOST HORIZON”—Ronald Colman, Margo, Edward Everett Horton, Sam Jaffe, H. B. Warner, Jane Wyatt. Directed by Frank Capra; based on James Hilton's novel of the same title. Story—In escaping British Indian insurrection, party of Brit ish and Americans are “Kidnaped” in plane. Find themselves in Shangri-La, mysterious forgotten Tibetan lamasery. Inmates first try to escape, then are willing to stay, One, Conway, is chosen to succeed the high lama, then over 200 years old, Conway's brother persuades him to escape. When brother dies on Tibetan plateau, Conway heads back to Shangri-La. Lyrie “STATE FAIR FROLIC” (on stage)—The O'Connor Family, featuring Patsy O'Connor, child movie star; Marjorie Greeley, the “Butterfly Girl”; Park and Clifford, “A Symphony in Motion”: the Indiana University Glee Club; Kirk and Lawrence, comeclians: chorus. “FOOTLOOSE HEIRESS” (on screen)—Ann Sheridan, Craig Reynolds, Anne Nagel. Directed by William Clemens. Story—Spoiled, wealthy girl bets friend $5000 that she will be married before 18th birthday. Hobo, who really is wealthy advertiser's son, vows he will stop the foolish marriage. He does; marries the girl himself.

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= HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 2 (U, P.).—

Fog Gets Loose, Actors Fall 111

Luli Deste, Viennese movie star, 92. | today became the latest foreign player to seek American citizenship. She hde bought an 180-acre ranch near Hollywood. Marlene Dietrich and George Brent are eves and throats today. others who have applied for citizenSulphuric acid fumes leaking | ship. from a fog-making machine sent — to the studio hospital and forced Franciska Gaal, leading to go home for the day. The machine was spreading an

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. phoney fog got out of control . Paramount Studio and as a result some 40 movie players had sore

TO DO WESTERNS

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 2 (U. P).— Mix’s daughter, Ruth, who

will ride over his trail in Hollywood. She has been signed to star in a series of Western pictures. She has a big ranch near Phoenix, Ariz.

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