Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1939 — Page 16

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Star Admits

He's Scared In New Role

And Pidgeon Has Right ¢ To Be Shaky Fighting '6000 Enemies."

‘DISH THE DIRT" IN NEW FILM

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Hollywood Carrespandent HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 7.--Walter Pidgeon, who has been our idea of & movie star all along. actualiv be. came one today After plaving second fiddle to the Clark Gables and the Nelson Eddvs. M-G-M finallv made lim head man in the picture, “6000 Enemies” Thi: was none too soon to suit the Pideeon fans. but it Seemed to be a little previous to Mr Pidgeon, himself

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“The Women” will he here in all their lovely fury starting tomorrow at Loew's. Rosalind Russell,

second from left. ic the Back eat among them, Hedda Hopper, left, is the society snooper. Norma Shearer

About Time. Savs Studie and Joan Fontaine are rather at their mercy,

In the good pictures evervhody Would sav that good old Pidgeon helped the proceedings along. and In the bad ones, I wouldnt be mentioned at all.” Mr. Pidgeon said |" recently. “Only the star would be blamed. That was fine for me. “So when they came to me and said I was going to be the lead in this picture, I wasn’t any too ® anxious. But the studio said it was about time I carried some of the responsibility myself, so I'm in here pitching.”

Mr. Pidgeon

RB Polka ‘Lesson’ Leaves ‘em Cold

Times Special HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 7.—Director George Archainbaud of Paramount's “Untamed.” in the market for some dancing lessons. While playing a scene with Akim Tamiroff and Patricia Morison, Mr. Archainbaud dissatisfied with the caliber of the dancing. He elected Miss Moriwhat he by a polka. leg below

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is a nice looking Ent, an able actor, and a good wy and the first movie star we ever mterviewad who admitted he was scarec of the job

was

to show meant Grasping his trouser each knee with a dainty thumb and around

Surrounded by Convicts

0 Enemies’ is a story wherein fighting District Attornev Pidgeon is raillroaded to San Quentin on =a trumped-up charge ard there finds himself surrounded with neariv all of whom he ent 10 prison We went over making when the stage there was Walter denim in the dining hall of 6000 enemies throwing plates at him. Then they rushed him and such a battle vou never zawn not even in real life That was because three Kinds of convicts who just sat there and during the fight got $35.50 a day ones who tossed and di got $8.25 while those who actualls participated In the battle wer stunt men who received $35 So the $5.50 bovs were throwing things so mavbe they could get $8.25 while the £823 lads were in th midst of the brawl. trying to earn $35. This was tough on Mr. Pidgeon.

What a Battie!

A table fell on his font. fistz flex his face and he emerged from the with on his brow. He had to be on bottom of the heap three times before Director Gecrge Seitz was satisfied After lunch Nat Pendleton took on Walter in the prison gymnasium at boxing, and trounced him as few actors have been trounced before. And TI understand that the script calls for me to be stabbed. have my leg broken, and mv ribs crushed.’ Pidgeon said I only hope the bovs don’t get too enthusiastic.”

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forefinger, he pirouettied the floor a couple of rounds. There was strained silence throughout the performance, At the finish the silence lasted another minute. The cast then applauded vigorous Riv Milland solemnly passed the hat. He said the collection would be used to pav for dancing lessons for Mr. Archainbaud.

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MOVIES

Hollywood Should Enlist to Tell Truth About Modern War and Its Horrors

By HARRY MORRISON

by the

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not been driven home movies. Nor has the suffering that follows after the raids. The homeless children. the old women, the faltering men. are not glamorous enough for either us or Holly-

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being with of ana One of the means of mmpaganda, of course, will be the sacred trust. We hope Hollywood won't betrav that plopaAgants ¢9n mmm strengthen and uphold the cause INCE 1918 the movies Allies. It can extol the grown steadily bolder in porglory of Yar Ht es hal game of furlough in gay Paris, of girls and cognac.

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types War

W AR should be shown as it is. The bombers that did not return from Kiel held a hundred men. Thev are dead. Each of them had a story. Each had either a wife. a sweetheart, a sister, or a mothar. And the ones that came back will go again. The end of the carnage does not end with finis written to a reel of movie film. It ends with peace Let's take our lesson from the last 25 vears. Let's demand that we know something of the tragedy of war—and nothing of what fools term adventure. Let's not have Carole Lombard arrive at the Western Front in the General s Rolls Rovece. Nor see Bazil Rathbone look into the dawning east thinking thoughts.

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the of a countrv Instead of torn bodies we have seen decapitated champagne bottles. There have been slight interludes of war—with swooping airplanes and dramatic tracer bullets—and ourselves the victors, It mav have shown a few air raids. There have been a few casualties. But the idea that our hero—who might be our brother —cculd be one of the victims has

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| ‘Opening Tomorrow—

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Alamo

“THE FIGHTING GRINGO,” with George O'Brien, Lupita Tovar, | Lucio Villegas and William Royle. Screenplay by Oliver Drake. Di-!| rected by David Howard. George O'Brien attends a fiesta at the invitation of the beautiful |

[Nita del Campo. Her father is shot and an attempt to take over her

ranch is foiled by Mr. O'Brien. Circle “BEAU GESTE,” with Gary Cooper, Brian Donlevy, Robert Pteston, | Hayward and J. Carrell Naish. Screénplay by Robert Carson. Produced and directed by William A. Wellman. A jewel is stolen at the English home of the Geste's. Beau leaves |

join the Foreign Legion, participating in the baffling mystery of! Ft. Zinderneuf. “DEATH OF A CHAMPION.” with Lynne Overman, Virginia Dale and Donald O'Connor. Screenplay hy Stuart Palmer and Courtland Fitzsimmons. Directed by Robert Floray. A champion is Killed at a doz show. So are two persons who hold the clue. Lynne Overman and Donald O'Connor solve the mystery. Loew's

“THE WOMEN," with Rosalind Russell, Joan Shearer, Paulette Goddard, Mary Roland and Screenplay by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin from Boothe. Directed by George Cukor. Malicious gossip causes Norma Shearer to lose her husband. In Reno she meets other divorcees. When she discovers her husband still loves her she gets himr back by the same method she lost him. | “6000 ENEMIES,” with Walter Pidgecn, Rita Johnson, Paul Kelly land Nat Pendleton. Screenplay by Bertram Millhauser. Directed by George Seitz. D. A. Walter Pidgeon has been railroaded to he penitentiary. He meets those he has put there, He discovers who betrayed him, has him jailed, and marries the girl

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PRINCE IN EUROPE, PRINCESS WORRIES

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wood to be a movie director, was | back in Hollvwood today somewhat | concerned over her Prince. who is scheduled to reach America Sept. 28.'

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Tex Ritter, “ROLLING WESTWARD” io Stewart, ‘It's a Wenderfal World’ Ralph Byrd, ‘Dick Tracy's G-Men

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Ladies Tonight Melv, Douglas “TELL NO TALES” Ritz Bros. “THE GORILLA" Benny

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Jack “MAN ABOUT TOWN" “KID FROM KOKOMO”

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