Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 1939 — Page 9

Sees Money

As Handicap In Hollywood

Stahl, Top-Salaried Film Director, Wishes He Received Less!

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Hollywood Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2.—John M.

~Stahl, one of -the best and hence

one of the highest paid of movie _directors—he earns in a week twice "as much as most people do in a year—announced today: that he wished he made only one-fourth as much money as he does. He said he thought he’d be happier. If that sounds cockeyed in this capitalistic day, let the $4000-per-week Mr. Stahl explain: “Hollywood’s large salaries are unnecessary, except for one thing. That is respect. If you don’t earn a king's ransom in the movie business, nobody respects you. And if .they don't respect you, you can’t get “work.- So you've got to demand a

; tremendously stiff fee for your serv-

ices, or you don’t make movies. Give Most of It Back

« “Then you give most of this “money back to the Government and © you worry about your financial af-

fairs and you’d be a lot better off

_if you earner only a fraction of your

weekly check. So would the movie

: industry:

“Say you're paying your star $15, - "000 to act in a picture. And your leading man $10,000. And you find After the camera has ground a while that the picture would be a lot better if you had an extra week’s shoot“ing. Do you take that week? You ‘do not. You stop those high sal- - aries as soon as you can.” At Universal Studios, where he is

-one of the head men, Mr. Stahl said

he tried to shy away from interviews. He said he nearly always got

» himself into trouble when he spoke

for publication. “Last time was years ago,” he said. “I was talking about what made an interesting movie and what kind of women make the best picture char-

- acters.

Discusses Average Wife

“I pointed out that the average woman loves her husband and has lived the clean and decent life for 20 years, with never a fight or squabble, a it isn’t very interest.ing. She isn’t, either. So I said I tried to have the other kind of women in my pictures. “When that was published I got “more than 3000 letters from good, but indignant women, who said it was the likes of me that ruined mo-

- tion pictures. I realize my attitude

isn’t very complimentary to the

- good women, but I still stand by my

guns. I try to have interesting women in my pictures.” The women trouble of the whitehaired Mr. Stahl led inevitable to his story troubles. Although he has made some of the biggest hits ever turned out by Hollywood, he thinks they all have been bad. He isn't

- even any too enthusiastic about his

newest production, “When Tomor-

» TOW Comes,” despite the fact the

studio feels it is so, good it is holding a $5-per-ticket Te next month. “The difficulty is stories,” Mr. Stahl said. “There only are about 25 plots in the whole book. And some 500 ‘pictures are turned out every year, so these plots have to be

, used over and over again, and they

get pretty threadbare. Raps Censorship

“Censorship of the industry makes them even duller. They say you can't do this and you can’t do that and pretty soon you find you haven't been able to do anything much, It is very discouraging.” It’s hard to get good actors, too, he said. “Most of them seem to be in politics,” he continued. “Look at Hitler and Mussolini and others I could name in that field. They're all superb actors. They ought to be in the movies.” Fact is, Mr. Stahl said, some of the best acting he ever has seen comes out of the ink bottle. = “I'm talking about cartoons, such as Walt Disney makes,” he explained. “He can take a little bug and put more expression in that in-

‘$ sect’s left eye than any real-life

actor I know can do. It's a strange commentary on acting, but it’s true and I only wish I knew how Disney

a does it.”

And upon re-reading this dispatch we have a sneaking idea there’ll be no more interviews with John M.

8 Stahl published for anether 10 years.

Anyhow it was a pleasure for us to talk to a movie chieftain who believes in saying exactly what he

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18-1] LINDA LISTENS

‘lywood discovery, listens to some

advice fron Elsa Maxwell. The Hotel for Women, y at the Circle. ss Darnell is listen-

"ing even more seriously to James

Ellison. This is different kind of advice. (Below) A gun-totin’ gambler

lL and a couple of his molls. It’s

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Season Near End For Petrie Band

Times Special WINONA LAKE, Ind. Aug. 2— The Petrie Band Camp will close its third season Sunday with a band concert at 3 p. m. Prof. Glenn Cliffe Bainum, director of the Northwestern University Band, will conduct. Ninety-six players from eight midwestern states make up the concert band. More than half the students in the five-week music course were first or second division winners in the National High School Band Contest. # Petrie students have been offered 26 scholarships by music schools and universities for the term beginning this fall. Mr. Bainum has chosen music by Haydn Wood, Ernest Williams, Agostini, ‘Weinberger, Bennett Price and Victor Herbert for the closing concert.

NEIGHBORHOODS

Adventures of a Neighborhood Manager Exciting to THE END

Binnie Barnes,’ Cesar Romero and Nancy Kelly in “Frontier Marshal,” the co-feature at the Circle.

By HARRY MORRISON

he was bewailing his lot. he had to stay in the business to

everything was going from bad to “That guy down the street has got two big pictures and I've only got one goodie and a why-did-they-make-it. . No wonder he’s making money tonight. A four and a half hour show, though . Wonder ir he’s passing out pillows or hiding in ‘the office when the show ends? “Two cars stuck in the lot? Well, go back and get em out some way. My gosh, five seconds off and everything happens. Got to quit day-dreaming. Or would you call it nightmares? Hello, Mr. Smith, how are the children? They are! Already. That’s fine. John, why don’t you put up the board when the lot is full You wouldn't get those cars stuck if you did that. Well, put it up before you go to the back of the lot. Do I have to think for everybody? . + ONO oh, the bigshots, the General Manager, the District Manager, the local manager, well, well, well, how are all of you? Glad to see you. Yeh, business shure is fine . . . It’s nearly full inside. You're going through town? You want to see me tomorrow? Sure, fine, I'll be down bright and early—got a lot of plans I want to talk over with you. “Hey, pull those curtains! Can’t you see the show’s over. Goodnight. Goodnight. Yes, very good picture. O, you mean you hope it will be next week? . So long Harry, been fishing? No, haven't had time for it myself. ' Yeah, Earl, I'm gonna get that leak fixed in the morning. Hate to have it rain on that guy, he’s been pretty swell. What's that? A little boy asleep in the Aront row. Say, sonny, don’t you think it’s time to go home now? Well, Mama must not have noticed how late it is. Do you know where you live. - You can find it, huh? Well, let’s you and me take a ride home together. “It'll sure be nice to get home. The Missus’ll probably have a midnight Junch waiting for me. Look! Company agsain—and- at this hour, Ain’t people got homes? Hi-ya Jim, Myrtle, Bill, Jo. No, I'm not tired at all, fix one for me, will ya? What's that? Passes? (Hmmm.)- How many please? Wonder if I locked the theater doors. Worry, worry, worry. Goodnight, come over again, soon. Now listen, dear, please don’t say it. I'm tired, I want to go to bed, I don’t want to be disturbed. How are the kids. Fine. Yes, ‘honey, you can have a new dress tomorrow—if business is good.”

2 # 2 Notes with one eye open: Tear the top off your nearest neighbor-

hood theater and send it in with nonsense in Utah State tax tokens and your guess as to manager's identity. If you're right you get the theater top back, if not, it gets you. . . . A couple of years back, according to Earl Cunningham, Pountain. Square Theater manager, women and girls wouldn’t go near a “Western.” Now they represent a big majority of the crowd. Could Gene Autry have anything to do with it? . . . That big organ at the Rivoli ($25,000 worth, according to Leo Cantor) is still silent. Mr, Cantor says he'll go. along with anyone who wants to teach the organ and use the one belonging to the Rivoli. By “going along”

light, cooling, electricity, ete., will be furnished at cost. . . . Claude Allison at the Strand claims their acooling system is a perfect relief for hay-fever sufferers. He says. he gets regular customers who attend the show whether or not they think they'll like the pic-

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Mickey Rooney—Lewis Stone i “HARDYS RIDE HIGH” '§ Dennis O'Keefe, “KID FROM TEXAS" “MANDRAKE, THE MAGIQIAN":.

HEN we left our good neighborhood theater manager last week He'd lost money year after year but

The. opposition house down the street was pulling in all the customers, the roof leaked, someone had just drawn a broken seat and

. dare’ and

he means all extra expenses, like

make a living.

worse. Here he is!

ture. The system is fed by a well 110 feet deep sunk in lime strata. The midweek calendar follows:

BELMONT —Tonight and tomorrow: “Unmarried” and “Big Town Czar,’ CINEMA—Tonight and tomorrow: Eaping High” and ‘Lone Wolf Spy

DAISY_-Tonight and tomorrow: Lady From Kentucky’ and * Without Bars.” EMERSON—Tonight: “Rose of Washjnston Square” and. ‘Confessions of a Nazi Spy ” Tomorrow through Saturgay. 4 ley Made Her a S)y~ and “8. S. Tidal Wave.’ gre TAIN a om lent through day “Charlie Chan and ann a. Gentleman.” On oEe 7 aa Yass Indianapolis” contest.

ORIENTAL—Tonight: “‘Bulldo Drummond’s Secret Police” “Little Adventuress ’ Tomorrow through Saturday: ““Fergeant Madden” and ‘Chasing Danger. REX—Tonight and tomorrow: Man of Brimstone’ and Danger.” RITZ—Tonight: “The Gorilla” and “Young Mr. Lincoln.” Tomorrow Hough Satur ay. “Calling Dr. Kildar and “Confessions of a Nazi Spy RIVOLI Tonight: » coln” an through Saturday: “Man Who Dareds’

“The ‘Prison

“Bad “Chasing

“Young Mr. LinGorilla.” Tomorrow “Blind Alley’ and

ST. CL AIR—Tonight: “Four Daughters” and ‘‘The Gladiator. ** Tomorrow through Sunday: “It's a Wonderful World” and “The Gorilla.” SANDERS—Tonight: “Four Girls in White” and “Fast and Loose.” Temorrow through Saturday: “Pride of the Navy” and ‘‘Sunset Murder Case.” SPEEDWAY—Tonight and tomorrow: role Lawyer” and ‘Torchy runs for a STRAND—Tonight: Tarlie Chan in Reno” and “The Gor illa.,”” Tomorrow throu h Sunda ay: t's a Wonderful World” and ¢ RY ation, to Happiness.’ TACOMA—Tonight: ‘Wells Fargo” and “Romancing Along.” Tomorrow through Saturday: “Hardys Ride High” | and “Arizona Legion.” TABLOTT—Tonight and tomorrow: “Society Lawyer’ and “Big Town Czar.” XEDO—Tonight: ‘“Rose of Washington Square’ and ‘Jones Family in Hollywoo g UPTOWN—Toni ht: ‘Calling Dr. Xil‘“‘Charlie Chan in Reno.” Toworrow through Saturday: “Young Mr. Lincoln” and “King of Chinatown.’ VOGUE—Tonight: ‘Lucky Night” and “Let Freedom Ring.” Tomorrow through Saturday: “Man Who .Dared’” ‘and “Union Pacific.” ZARING—Tonight: “The Citadel” and “Three Loves Has ‘Nancy.” Tomorrow through Saturday: “The Hadys Ride High'* and “Man Who Dared.”

PARK'S SHOWBOAT CALLS JITTERBUGS

Golding’s Riverside Park Showboat will hold its weekly elimination

Worry for

them, furnish your motion picture

picture.

who attend the movies spend their write letters to the studio. And most of the errors occur where clocks and calendars appear in scenes, the prop men say. There are a few of this craft who swear that people gc to the movies only to watch the clocks and calendars for “boners. 1

Gosh, What a Big Prison

It wouldn’t be so bad if the studios shot their films in continuity, but they don’t and wen’t. Thus it is up to the prop man to make sure that when Pat O’Brien leaves the warden’s office in “20,000 Years jin Sing Sing” at 11:31 a. m. on Oct. 29 to escort John Garfield to the admitting office he doesn’t reach the latter place at 4:30 p. m. on Nov. 12. If he does, he is sure to receive a deluge of letters couched in terms something like this: “My goodness, what a big’ prison Sing Sing must be. It took O’Brien and Garfield exactly 14 days and five hours to walk from the wardan’s office to the admitting office.” A checkup will reveal that the two scenes were shot three weeks apart, but that does not relieve the prop man of his guilt. He is supposed to keep track of such things.

So He Keeps Charts

Because he is held responsible, the prcp man usually keeps charts on time and dates which occur in a picture. None like this bookkeeping chore, but they would rather struggle with an elaborate chart than get hundrads of letters and perhaps a chiding note from the boss. Even with these precautions, the prop man sometimes slips up in a

dates and hours are “working,” as they say in studio parlance. Pernaps that’s why most prop men go around with a tired, sad look. They know that every minute of the day someone in some part of the world is trying tc find a “boner” in their work.

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PLANS CLIPPER TRIP

Wallace Beery’s reservations on the Atlantic Clipper are now on the schedule of the Pan-American Airways for next September, at which time he expects to hop off for Engd. .

Clocks, Calendars Biggest

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2 (U. P.)—Clocks and calendars, between than all the rest of the problems he must face during production of a

It wasn’t so bad a few years ago, before the theater-going public became “movie boner” conscious, ‘but now a great many of the millions

picture in which eight or 10 or more ;

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Property Men

property man with more worries

time looking for a trivial error to

HOTEL BILL UNPAID, ACTRESS IS JAILED

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2 (U. P.)., — Arlynne Sherman, 22, actress-daugh-ter of Producer Harry Sherman, was in jail today because she thought her father paid her ‘hotel bill. She was booked on charges of defrauding a Riverside County innkeeper of $500. “I owe the money,” she said good-

naturedly. “I thought Daddy would pay the bill, but I guess I was mistaken. He tells me I am of age and responsible for my own bills.”

Store Holds Toy

| “HE PREF PREFERS THE BEE

Sale in Studio

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, ‘Aug. 2.-—Holly-wood has just finished its first “studio. sale” on a movie set. When “Bachelor Mother” was be-

ment store set had to be rented. When it was to be returned one of the featured players first bought a mgcvie projector. Another purchased a. particularly realistic toy railroad system, The studio’s property department immediately became swamped with orders and sent for a salesman from the: department store. He took ory ders for $553 the first day. Rather than return the remainder: the department store has been g toys for some time directly from the set.

“The bee which annoyed Robert Bénchley in “See Your Doctor” was replacéd yesterday by the comedian’s champ heckler, John Butler, for, “Home-Made Movies.” Butler

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Cincinnati Announces 4 Operas Demand for Seats Brings

More Performances; Start Monday.

A continued heavy demand for seats at final performances has led the Cincinnati Summer Opera management to schedule four postseason performances, beginning next Monday night. / The first of the ‘extra repeat: performance will bring back Gladys Swarthout for her fifth appearance in “Carmen.” The remaining three operas had not been selected today, pending final arrangements with the artists involved. They will be chosen from- those already presented this season. Tickets may be reserved by telephone or mail at, the summer opera offices, 6th and Walnut 55, Cincinnati.

TODAY, GINGER ROGERS “Stage Door,” Kathrine Hepburn Plus John Litel “ON TRIAL”

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EMERSON SHOWS NEW FIRST-RUN

The Emerson Theater continues its first-run policy this week by presenting ‘‘They Made Her a Spy” with Sally Eilers and Allan Lane. The picture tells the story of the foreign espionage system in official Washington. The co-feature is *S. O. S. Tidal Wave,” with Ralph Byrd.

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