Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1939 — Page 18
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Opening Tomorrow—
Alamo “S. 0. S. TIDAL WAVE,” with Ralph Byrd, George Barbier, Frank
Jenks and Kay Sutton. Kahn. Directed by John H. Auer.
Screen play by Maxwell Shane and Gordon
A popular television news commentator tries to beat a political ring. A faked tidal wave stops the election temporarily but the commentator
discovers the ruse in time and the
reform candidate is elected.
“WESTERN CARAVANS,” with Charles Starrett and Iris Meredith. Screen play by Bennett R. Cohen. Directed by Sam Nelson. A group of landgrabbers attempt to run out the better element and prevent settlers from taking up claims on their ranges. Jim Carson, Powder River sheriff, outwits and outshoots the villains.
Circle
“THE MIKADO,” with Kenny Carte Players. Directed by Victor Schertzinger.
The familiar story of the Mikado’s son, Nanki-Poo, who wins the x
Baker, Jean Colin and the D'Oyly
Adopted, conducted and produced by Geoffrey Toye.
beautiful Yum-Yum, and the Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko. “THE SUN NEVER SETS,” with Douglas. Fairbanks Jr., Basil Rathbone and Virginia Field. Screen play by W. P. Lipscomb. Produced and
directed by Rowland V. Lee. The story of two brothers in
one a veteran and the other a headstrong youth.
the South African colonial service, They are at odds
until an international emergency arises in which they must act to-
gether against another nation.
Loew’s
“TARZAN FINDS A SON,” with Johnny Weismuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Sheffield, Ian Hunter and Frieda Inescort. Screenplay
by Cyril Hume.
Directed by Richard Thorpe.
Tarzan and Jane, living an idyllic life in the jungle, come upon & baby boy, the last survivor of an airplane crash. They rear him as their son. Explorers identify him as an English heir, but Tarzan and Jane
will not give him up.
“MISSING DAUGHTERS,” with Richard Arlen, Rochelle Hudson, Marian Marsh and Isabel Jewel. Screenplay by Michael L. Simmons and
George Bricker. Directed by C. C.
Radio columnist turns reformer and tries Using showgirls as investigators, he succeeds in jailing the
racket. nightclub ring.
Coleman. to uncover the hostess
HOLLYWOOD
By PAUL HARRISON
Animated Cartoons Now Join Parade Of Patriotic Fanfare in New Movies.
OLLYWOOD, July
6—The movies’ patriotic parade has even
reached the field of animated cartoons. Leon Schlesinger’s car-
toons, anyway.
He makes the Merrie Melodies and the Looney Tunes
which are released by those busy eulogists of the land-of-the-free, the
Warner Brothers,
Thus it may be possible during a single evening in the theater to
see a stupendous patriotic feature, a mildly colossal four-reel featurette from American history, a patriotic newsreel and a patriotic Porky Pig. The “Star-Spangled Banner” probably would be heard, too. it already is being played in many of the Warner theaters at every performance by executive order. Nearly all the Schlesinger films are satirical, but “Old Glory” will be played as straight as is consistent with the whimsical notion of Porky sitting on Uncle Sam's knee and listening to stories about Paul Revere, the Bill of Rights and Yorktown. At the beginning, Porky is lying in the grass trying to memorize the Pledge to the Flag. He finds it difficult and gives up to take a nap. So along comes Uncle Sam, in a dream sequence, and shows him some inspiring flashes from the past. In fact, just about the whole cavalcade of American history is being put into a seven-minute color cartoon.
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CHLESINGER makes more movie cartoons than anybody else in the business. His output is 42 a year now and the studio is geared for 52—one a week. Walt Disney's huge factory, preoccupied with three features, produces only 18 shorts a year. The Merrie Melodist doesn’t expect even to be bothered with fulllength animations, although his personal slogan is: “I'll try anything once.” He just doesn't believe that cartoon features will be very popular if they ever get out of the novelty category.
WHEN DOES IT START?
APOLLO
“Five Came Back,” with Chester Morris, Lucille Ball and Wendy Barrie, ui 11, 1:49, 4:38, 7:27 and 10:16. he Girl From Mexico,” with Lupe Veler Donald Woods and Leon Errol, at 12:37, 3:26, 6:15 and 9:04.
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“Man About Town,” with Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson and Dorothy Lamour at 11, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25 and
‘Undercover Doctor,” with J, Carroll Naish, Lloyd Nolan and Janice Logan, at 12:43, 3:30, 6.20 and 9:10.
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LAST DAY—TOMMY_ KELLY “PECK'S BAD BOY
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BREAKERS AHEAD FOR JENKS
It’s hardly a tidal wave that Frank Jenks has spilled on Kay
Sutton, but it spells plenty of trouble,
They're in “S. O. S. Tidal
Wave,” starting Friday at the Alamo.
MOVIES
By HARRY MORRISON
Bergner in ‘Stolen Life' Screened Here But Showing for Public Is in Doubt.
SCREENING of
“Stolen Life,” with Elizabeth Bergner and
Michael Redgrave, was held this week at the Paramount Studios
here.
Although it appeared on the first rebound that it would not be
shown here, there has been some change of sentiment and there is now a possibility it will be offered localy. This is the first picture Miss Bergner has made for American
consumption since “Dreaming Lips” in 19837. That was the one that sent everybody home grating their teeth. She made “Escape Me Never” in 1036 soon after she appeared in the Broadway production. That was a good show. “Stolen Life” has such a good story that everyone connected with its production worked without salaries, taking stock in the show. It was produced at the Pian Studios outside of Lonon. New York critics raved about the show. Indianapolis exhibitors were not awe-struck. The reason is easily explained: From the standpoint of acting, settings, dialog, story and photography, the movie is a magnificent piece of work, But there isn't much doubt that the customer would be home before the movie got started. “Stolen Life” has one of the slowest beginnings that ever handcuffed an otherwise perfect pice ture. And it would be almost impossible, and financially very impractical (a slight point!) to remake the beginning. I hope some enterprising exhibitor takes a chance with it, because it should be shown. The last half of the production runs so fast and leaves the observer so breathless that it would almost be worthwhile for the exhibitor to put up a badminton court in the lobby and serve tea for the first 45 minutes. 8 8 o
ESPITE the adverse criticism Hollywood continually hears, it becomes increasingly apparent that movie-making is a p-u-lenty tough business.
Witness a studio steno's notes taken during a scening of “Are Husbands Necessary?”:
Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray on Stage Nine. . . . “Twenty, take one,” says the sound man. . . . “Action,” says the director, “Come into it.” . . . Miss Carroll and Mr. MacMurray start talking and walk down some steps. It is apparent they are on a boat. . . Miss Carroll stops. . . . She starts again and they are talking. . Now they are in a yacht broker’'s showroom. . . . They walk toward the camera. . . . It backs away. . . . Mr. MacMurray stops and the camera boom moves in for a close-up. . ... Mr. MacMurray starts again and the camera retreats. . . . The director snaps his fingers. The scene is finished. Mr. MacMurray asks how it was. . The director says it was fine “except you said ‘Bill Bishop’ instead of ‘Bill Burnett,” Miss Carroll stopped on the fourth step instead of the third coming down, the boom was two seconds slow getting away from the second posioion, and there was a mike shadow over Miss Carroll's face at one point. We'll try it again.” ” » ” OU'VE probably heard by this time that Bob Burns is a very proud father. The point of this yarn is that when they were making a scene from “Our Leading Citizen” the lines called for Mr. Burns to be congratulated {or his astuteness in a business deal. When Gene Lockhart came to point and said, “. .. and I want to congratulate you,” Bob got up from his chair with a wide grin and said, “Well, now, that’s right nice of you. Have a cigar?” Director Al Sentell yelled, “Cut!” and turning to Bob, demanded, “Robin, where did you get that line? You know as well as I do it isn't in the script.” Mr. Burns had to admit sheepishly he'd been thinking about something else and when he heard “congratulate” he immediately thought of the new arrival.
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Some recent castings: Merle Oberon in “Sinner,” based on Prevost’'s “Manon Lescaut” by Alexander Korda. . ., Mischa Auer and James Stewart in “Destry Rides Again,” by Universal, . . . Sir Cedric Hardwicke in “The Invisible Man Returns,” by Universal, . . . Boris Karloff in “The Man They
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Could Not Hang,” by Columbia. . Robert Young as Langdon Towne in “Northwest Passage,” by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. , . Basil Rathbone as Richard III in “Tower of London,” by Universal.
Miss Jean La Rue |s Beauty Winner
Miss Jean La Rue, 2010 N. Meridian St, was chosen last night to compete in the “Miss Indianapolis” contest semi-finals to be held Aug. 7 at the Fountain Square Theater. Miss La Rue won first place in the second elimination contest held last night at the Fountain Square. Misses Jean Bennett and Dortha Chapman were also chosen. The winner of the “Miss Indianapolis” title will compete Aug. 11-13 at Michigan City for the title of “Miss Indiana.” Weekly eliminations are being held at the Fountain Square. Unmarried girls between 16 and 25 are eligible and should apply to Earl Cunbinghumm, at the theater.
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THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1089
Right Mood
Is Important
Soft Music Still a Standby To Enhance Scenes.
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, July 6. — Two “mood-getters’—one new and one old—have appeared on Hollywood studio stages in the last few weeks. In the old days a three-piece orchestra was a necessity in every studio, moviemen say, and recent productions have reverted to the playing of sympathetic music. During the filming of “Nurse Edith Cavell,” Director Herbert Wilcox had a pianist play “Abide With Me” just before the nurse was to go before the firing squad.
French Pianist Engaged
Other numbers played during ihe neral March” and Handel's “Largo.” The pianjst chosen for the job was Steve Morgan, the recent French importation listed . in Panassie’s “Le Jazz Hot.” Other modern stars who are using “mood music’ are Joan Crawford and Ginger Rogers. Meanwhile directors are using the finished scenes of a picture to get their players back into the mood of the film in production.
Tells of Difficulties
“The most difficult thing for a player to do is to recapture a mood after a lapse of a few hours, and particularly difficult to even feel it after a week-end,” John M. Stahl, ace director, said today. The director finds use of finished scenes particularly effective in the filming of intimate love scenes, he said. One sequence between Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer was enhanced exceptionally in “The Modern Cinderella.” It was a hurricane sequence necessitating an increasing undercurrent of fear and it was interrupted. Before the principals could again show the correct amount of fear it was necessary to run the scene up to the point where it had been cut.
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