Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 November 1939 — Page 12
PAGE 12 Stewart as ‘M
r. Smith’
Wins Praise of Critics
(“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” opens a week’s engagement at Loew’s today.)
“ ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ and Mr. Capra again goes to town.” Thus did one movie critic voice his sentiments for this Columbia picture which was chosen as the Scripps-Howard Picture Hit of the Month
for October.
‘Che picture received a great majority of the votes of Scripps-Howard movie reviewers over several other outstanding pictures released nationally
during the month. Ideals Against Intrigue
The sto rirays the idealistic fight of a g country legislator against political intrigue and hostile machinations in the U. S. Senate. Following are comments of some of the Scripps-Howard reviewers: Edward Carberry of The Cincinnati Post: “BEasily the most entertaining and the most effective expression of Hollywood’s recently acquired passion for the democratic idea. Despite certain minor lapses in ‘taste and plausibility, it exhibits the high talents of Director Frank Capra at their best. James Stewart and Jean Arthur head a cast every one of which turns in a performance. far above his usual standard.”
Its a “Fine Month”
Claude A. La Belle, San Francisco News: “Fine month far pictures, but tough for ‘best’ pickers. What with the Marx Bros. back in form, ‘Hollywood Cavalcade,” ‘On Your Toes’ and ‘Babes in Arms,’ choosing is tough. But ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ rings the bell on all ~ counts. Swell acting, fine idea, a real message of Americanism, and above all first class entertainment. The Senators won't like it, but the fans will, and anyway eighty million fans outweigh 96 Senators.” Kaspar Monahan, The Pittsburgh Press: “‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ towers over the October crop-of films like a giant among pygmies. At once a gallant battle cry for liberty and justice, a thunderous blast at corruption and compromise in the high places and a poignant, human story of a hayseed idealist ambushed by hostile forces in the U. S. Senate, it is not only the movie of the month but the movie of the year. “Director Frank Capra has blended humor with heart break with his characteristic finesse. His cast from Jimmy Stewart on down to the page boys is the answer to any film-
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maker's prayer. Nobody but a stuffshirted solon with a heart of a: hyena and the guilty conscience of a grave robber could fail to-like it. I regret that I can cast only one vote for a film that will carry the nation of moviegoers in a landslide. Those craven mutterings down in Washington are only cheers in reverse for Junior - Senator Smith, Lord love him.” ‘Top Notch, With Satire’
“Top notch entertainment with a sting of satire in it,” writes Irene Fisher of The Albuquerque Tribune. “The deep patriotism of the average American in the hinterlands is portrayed in this film, which is more than amusing, more than entertaining in its keen portraits of senators, politicians and other who may attempt to abuse their power. The cast is excellent, and so too is Frank Capra's direction.” _ William S. Cunningham, The Columbus Citizen: i “ ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ and Mr. Capra again goes to town. Here is a star-spangled screen sermong that adroitly blends “comedy, human interest, drama and patriotism so skillfully that it emerges as an all-around excellent photoplay.”
‘Particularly Fitting’
“A film of outstanding dramatic|.
value, .particularly fitting to a time when the public's mind is centered on its Washington scene,” says H, A. Michael of the El Paso Herald-Post. Evansville Press: reviewer, Ed Klingler, reports: “Not a one of the pictures listed has shown in this town. But I can pick one for you. ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.’ Frank Capra directed—so it can’t miss.”
FIRE TRUCK BRINGS DEMILLE'S LUNCH
Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 9.—A fire truck raced across the Paramount lot, and a couple of Dow|y hired writers dashed out of their office to see the excitement. “It’s nothing,” said a studio cop. “Director Cecil DeMille worked all through his lunch hour, and now he’s sending out for a 'sandwich.”
BART MACLANE TO WED
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 8 (U. P).— Barton MacLane, the brusk-man-nered leading man who once played the part of a movie villain, and Actress Chalotte Wynters had notice of intention to marry on file
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Anyone who thinks that Hollywood isn’t. beating a path back Wo the footlights need look no farther than English’s stage. : "First Paul Muni came among us after seven years among the kleig
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‘| cast, will visit the Circle's thespian
temple in “Tonight We Dance.” All in all, that carpenter’s moon behing the proscenium arch seems to be in fluencing the tides of filmdom. . Has Filled Many Roles Mr. Horton, like many successful movie, stars, knows his way about the theater. Anyone who takes the trouble to look him up in “Who's Who in the Theater” will find that his roles, in stock, Broadway and
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fill almost a full: page It was stock that took him to
Los Angeles and put him within
Claudette Colbert makes a vociferous last-minute stand against the marauding redskins in this secibing moment from “Drums Along the Mohawk,” coming to the Indiana tomorrow,
Morris Awaiting HOLLYWOOD
By PAUL HARRISON Default Divorce|
‘Fighting 69th’ Makes Extras
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 8 (U. Py — G ov Remembgr Sherman's Words
Chester Morris, the actor, and his wife, Suzanne, jarranged today for a divorce by default when she goes. * ‘linto court on Friday. HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 9.—Standing on the mound of the grave Purely “for the sake of the rec- where he had been buried the day before, Jeffrey Lynn, watched 4” M American troops scuttle forward in a climactic night scene of the or r. Morris entered an answer| Argonne offensive. to charges of extreme cruelty, but The light from flares and flash bombs made him look a little he announced that he would carry ghostly. Near us a machine gun chattered savagely. Over at the the matter no further. right a black mushroom of loose
. earth rose with a deep rumble It was agreed that Mrs. Morris
lit the field. “Who’s playi and obscured four soldiers who Ss Diaymg and their two children would be
with those firecrackers?” howled
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hailing distance of the film producers. But even after he became established as a picture luminary, ‘he continued contact with the flesh-and-blood theater, With his brother, Winter Horton, the comedian organized a stock company in Hollywood and continued to operate it for several years. ‘ According to all reports, the venture was profitable as well as enjoyable. Only increased work in the studios led him to give it up.
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aging his present tour, Dusts Off Popular Comedy
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Mr. Horton plays the title part— that of Henry, not Springtime— was & poular comedy of some seasons back from the pen of Benn W. Levy. Mr. Horton dusted it off when he first returned from the West Coast last summer for touring appearances on the straw hat circuit. It clicked so decidedly that he chose the same vehicle in which to tour cross-country. Like, Mr. Horton, the Henry of the piece is a bachelor of rather fastidious tastes. However, the actor will not confess to some of Henry’s rather engaging vices, such
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ashamed of yourselves?” “That’s the way with that guy,” chuckled Mr. Lynn. “Doesn’t make his people mad; just makes ’em feel foolish.” I recalled that Mr. Keighley had been relieved of the filming of fight scenes in “Robin Hood” because he was supposed not to be a good action director. But he seemed to be doing all right with a fistrclass war.
tered officer turned to signal his men, but something caught and spun him where he stood, and he slumped into a little puddle. Mr. Lynn said, “Maybe this will be a better way, or more prophetic to observe. Armistice Day. We got some more battle sequences scheduled for the 11th. So haye some guys in Europe, I guess.” The grave we stood on was supposed to be that of Joyce Kilmer, _and Lynn, who plays the role of the poet, had been killed in action with “The Fighting 69th” the day . before. He still has some earlier scenes to do, though. . A little while before, all had been quiet on Warners’ western front—tensely quiet except around the makeup stand. There a lite tle man with a broom stood by a mortar: box filled with soupy mud. As some 300 uniformed. extras. passed in single file, he swabbed them with the stuff. ’ 8 2 =
THE BATTLE ZONE was a half-mile semi-circle lighted from the American side by sputtering sun arcs. Wire, meticulously. barbed with soft rubber, and hundreds of posts were: strung laterally. Here and there were large shell . holes, some shattered skeletons of trees, and scores of uniformed dummies strewn about. One prop man had a ghoulish job. He went about with a shovel and tossed earth on the dummies so they'd appear to have been lying there through a heavy barrage. Just before zero hour, the extras unsheathed their bayonets and tried to fix them to their rifles. Many of the men had to have help. Finally, after much shouting over the amplifier, Director William Keighley had his army all lined up to storm the hill in the background. Unexpectedly, two lacapodium flares
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