Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1938 — Page 14

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PAGE u New Films Show How Rackets End

Honest Grand Jury Hits

‘Associations’ in Davis Story.

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4—Racket

k pictures, which Hollywood now of-

fers as successors to the vigorous

gangster dramas, rapidly are as-|. suming importance as a first-rate |:

* study of civics for American the-

"ing the Rackets,” “I.Am the Law,” and |;

atergoers. Through photoplays like “Smash-

“Crime Takes a Holiday” “Racket Busters,” movie fans are

* being educated, in easy doses to the © functions of the district attorney’s ‘office, grand juries and G-Men.

Although told in fictional fashfon, the contemporary racket pic-

"ture supposedly is based en actual ~ occurrences during recent cleanups in the larger cities.

Millions in Rackets

Criminal rackets, until recently, were a 10-billion-dollar-a-year in-

dustry. The Wickersham Commis-

. sion estimated 3,500,000 persons were

engaged in criminal or illegal pur-

_suits, ranging from the operation of

punchboard syndicates to murder at

: contract prices.

Forrest Davis in his story, “Smashing the Rackets,” tells how

one city, with an honest prosecutor : and an “unreachable” grand jury cleaned up the poultry, fake trade » union and phoney trade association rackets.

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. ‘cope with organized crime,

Utilizing factual incidents, ‘the story demonstrates the plight of merchants visited by “association” organizers. If a butcher, for illustration, declines the “invitation,” a mobster “accidentally” may drop a cleaver near his hand. A further holdout may result in his meat bein sprayed with. some noxious liquid. -

If still unyielding, he may find |

his family threatened or a bomb tossed into his store during the night. Figures Spell Doom

In addition. to disclosing the terrorism and other violence of “organizations,” “Smashing the Rackets” tells how, after everything else has failed, the decimal system finally wrecks the racketeers. Bookkeeping does it. Business man of necessity must keep books and the explanation of certain regular payments provides the truthful evidence which finally proves the downfall of the “association.” : In showing how an honest grand jury and an honest prosecutor can the

racket films may be a guide to civic-

minded persons to take an active

{ part in ending gangster rule in , ‘American cities.

STUDIO SOLOMON

Because of the feud between the “Crime School Kids” in. “Angeis With Dirty Faces” and the “rats” in “Brother Rat,” the production manager -has spotted the two film sets at opposite ends of the lot.

NEW CROW ENEMY

John Litel’s “hired man” has invented a mechanical scarecrow that

~ whirls and waves its arms while a

wind-operated phonograph record emits hawk calls to scare the birds

away.

BUILT-IN FURNITURE

Luise Rainer has no furniture in |

her apartment. Seats, beds, tables | and such articles are all built into |

the modernistic quarters.

IT'S A NATIVE PIPE

Edward G. Robinson has added a rare Watusi native pipe from

Africa to his collection of more than

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MARY FLEAKA TO GIVE RECITAL

Miss Mary Fleaka, an employee of Kingan & Co. who, for the past three years has found time to study voice with Miss Mae Engle of the Jordan Conservatory staff, will appear in a song recital over WFBM at 6:15 p. m. tomorrow with Miss Lou Ellen Trimble and Howard Isley, also Conservatory students.

3 to Sing in Air Recital

Jordan Students Are Broadcast Tomorrow.

\.Mary Fleaka, dictaphone operator at Kingan & Co.; Lou Ellen Trimble, daughter of William Trimble, and Howard Isley, music supervisor at Franklin High- School, will present a song recital at 6:15 p. m. tomorrow over WFBM. Miss Fleaka and Miss Trimble are both students of Mae Engle, voice teacher at Jordan Conservatory. Mr. Isley is a summer student at the local music school.

Programs Announced

Miss Fleaka will sing “Madrigal,” by Chaminade; “None But the Lonely Heart,” by Tschaikowsky; Ponce’s “Little Star” and “L’Amour Toujours,” by Friml. Miss Trimble, a Northwestern University student, will include in her program “Who'll Buy My Lavender,” by Edward German; “Down in ' the Forest,” by

Ronald, and Robert Eden's “What's |:

in the Air Today.” Miss Engle will be soloist as well as accompanist, playing “Siciliano,” by Bach-Hughes, and ' Mozart's “Fantasia in D Minor.” Mr. Isley’s k

anniversary as 8

numbers are Albert Hay Malotte’s “A Little Song of Life” and “The Lord’s Prayer.” He will be accompanied by Louise Swan.

NO SPINACH FOR CHILDREN IN 1904

= Youngsters in 1904 didn’t have to eat spinach. Dr. Herman Lissauer brought that fact to light when Milton Krims wrote a line of dialogue for “The Sisters” which read: “He's the one who looks like he ate all the spinach.” Lissauer’s checkup revealed that spinach was not generally used in 1904. ‘Certainly it ‘was not as popular then, if you want to call it popular, as it has become in recent years,” he informed Krims. “I hardly think such a remark would have passed in 1904.”

HANKIES MAKE DRAPES

Marie Wilson has received so many hundreds of handkerchiefs as gifts from fans that she has made attractive drapes for her bedroom out of many of them.

23 YEARS WITH STUDIO

Clifford Saum celebrated his 23d Warner. Bros. player by reporting dor 1 a “role: in “Brother Rat.’ :

2 . story concerns a group of masked rangers who rid Texas of out-

- THE INDIANAPOLIS

Opening. Tomorrow

Alamo

“THE LONE RANGER”—Lee Powell, william Farnum, Herman Brix and Lynn Roberts. Adapted from the radio the

laws. Another first run Western, “Wild Horse Rodeo,” Somplstes

the bill, Apollo

“LITTLE TOUGH GUY”—The Dead End Kids, Helen Parrish, Jackie Searl, Robert Wilcox and Billy. Halop. Directed by Harold Young; screen play by Gilson Brown and Brenda Weisberg. Jim Boyland is sent to jail. His family is forced to live in a tenement district where young Johnny becomes involved with a gang of hoodlums. They progress from petty larceny to large robberies until a rich boy joins the gang for a thrill, “LADIES IN DISTRESS”—Alison Skipworth, Polly ‘Moran, Robert Livingston, Virsa Grey and Max Terhune. . Directed | by

: Gus Meins; screen play by Dorrell and Stuart McGowan.

Alison’ Skipworth, Mayor of Bonneyville, receives &- $5000 appropriation to rid her town of crime. She gets a former local’ _ now a big time gambler to do the cleanup.. He ‘dloes 50° and then decides he'll take over the crime activities. ny

Circle

“THE TEXANS"—Joan Bennett, Randolph Scott, ‘May | ‘Rob"son, Walter Brennan, Robert Barrat and Harvey Stephens. “ Directed by James Hogan; screen play by Bertram Millhauser; ‘Paul Slosne 2 William Wister Haines from a story by Emerson C . “A Confederate soldier returning home in 1865 finds his state on a condition of social, moral and economic breakdown. He a young girl to begin a thousand mile trek with her cattle to hme The film chronicles their fight against “Indians, dust storms, blizzards, roving bands of cavalry and & prairie fire to reach their goal. “BULLDOG DRUMMOND IN AFRICA”-—-John Howard, Carroll Naish, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny and E. E. Clive. Drummond continues his adventures on the Dark Continent.

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“ALGIERS”—Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie, Joseph Calleia, Gene Lockhart, Johnny Downs and Alan Hale. Directed by John Cromwell; screen play by John Howard Lawson from-a story by Detective Ashelbe; additional dialogue by James Cain. Z A French jewel thief hides from a detective in the native quarter of Algiers. He is loved by a native girl and loves a tourist. To leave the hideout means his death, but he does. The adventure goes on from there. «CITY STREETS”—Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Tommy Bond, Mary Gordon, Helen Jerome Eddy and Arthur Loft. Directed by Albert’ S. Rogell; screen play by Fred Niblo Jr. and Lou: Breslow from an original story by I. Bernstein. A grocer makes a home for a crippled orphan girl and sells his store to obtain money for an operation. Just when he believes he is successful the authorities take her from him,

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“MY BILL” (Screen)—Kay Francis, Dickie ' Moore, Bonita Granville, John Litel, Anita Louise and Maurice Murphy. Directed by John Farrow; screen play by Vincent Sherman and - Robertson White, from the play “Courage” by Tom Barry. A widow, having spent her husband's inheritance; borrows money from a banker who had been her childhood sweetheart. Her three eldest children leave her to live with a wealthy. aunt, Only the youngster wants to stay and he proves the one who reunites the family. ° VAUDEVILLE—Phil Harris and his Orchestra; Nick Lucas, crooning troubadour; Ruth Robin, radio songstress; Sinclair Sisters, dance team; Ben Beri, juggler-comedian, and Maxine and Bobby, dog act.

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NEW U.S. CITIZEN? - MELLON JUICE BATH

[30,000 HOOSIER FARMS ON REA

Loans in State Now Total 8 Million, U. S. Official Says.

An estimated 30,000 Indiana farm homes have been supplied with electric facilities through Rural Electric Administration loans it was announced here today. °

The l6ans total $8,000,000, including $2,000,000 in July. Approxi-

mately 8000 miles of lines have been built, according to REA officials. The development of the rural electrification program was explained to 350 home owners from 75 counties at a meeting yesterday at the Hotel Lincoln. ‘Indiana is “among the leading states in the country” in farm electrification, C. O. Falkenwald, REA examining director, said. REA loans money for line construction to farm co-operatives orbuy the power. Cooperatives get current wholesale and

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for New York that she would re-

nounce her Austrian citizenship to

become an American citizen. After reaching the U. S. she will

start a two-year tour ending in

Australia.

WORKS ON INVENTION

Dick Purcell, Warner Bros. fedtured player, is working on a pho-

to-electric traffic signal. which will, ; p Hiaree, ‘cars to obey

thereby stopping redlight- jumpers.

- Ann Sheridan uses tons of watermelons every summer--not for eat-

ing but for bathing purposes. She says the juice, which she extracts with a special fruit: press, has a delightful astringent; quality. :

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