Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1941 — Page 34

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Oskie's the AllkAmerican Of A Football Picture.

Don't let this scare you, but “Rise and Shine” is a college football moyie with the home team in very nasty circumstances and only see« onds to go. The big star, naturally] is lying bound and gagged in an old farm house, And so what happens? ! But don’t mark up the Indiana's current film as just another sleep-

ing potion. In the first place, the hero of old

SON OF LASKY TO TAKE BRIDE HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10 (U.P) — Engagement of William Raymond Lasky, son of Jesse L. Lasky, the neer film producer, to Margery we has been announced by Miss Lowe's mother,

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Every Hollywood actress and actor has nightmares about someone or something one day stealing a scene or a picture from them. “Design for Scandal,” at Loew's this week, was a complete steal for a hair-do. Rosalind Russell, who is no mean scene-stealer herself, bows this time to her own hairdo. Rosalind at one time was a red head. Some years back it changed until now it photographs ebony black. (Miss Russell is one of our favorites and it is only fair to state that the color

VOICE from the Balcony 4 by FREMONT POWER

PERHAPS IT'S ONLY PRESUMPTION, byt it seems that the subtle influence of Orson Welles had a hand in thé making of “All That Money Can Buy,” currently on the Circle screen. In fact, the ghost of Mr, Welles’ technic in “Citizen Kane” is apparent no later than the picture's beginning—before even that, in fact, In “All That Money Can Buy” Producer-Director William Dieterle left all those non-interesting credits until the last. Those are the ones thet name assistants to assistants, makeup men, wardrobe mistresses and such. Mr. Welles in his renowned brain child even went to the extent of leaving the ‘whole casting list until last. Mr. Dieterle didnt g0 quite that far in the Circle

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film, but he did simplify matters considerably. He merely lists those “before the cameras” and those “behind the cameras.” Then with a brief explanation of the picture, it gets under way. Too, one notices an emphasis on photography to tell the story; Just such an emphasis as Mr. Welles used. For instances, there and the haze which surrounds certain bearing. Another point which shouldn't £0 unnoticed 1s the music. was composed and directed by Bemard Herrmann, film assignment was Kane.” Mr. how te heighten a scene—and in some cases make it jell—with a few bars of well-chosen music. His work is another bit of evidence that some of the best music being composed today is done in Hollywood.

“Citizen

Otherwise—

ON THE MORE non-essential side, there are these little things to be said about “All That Money Can Buy’: The Webster speech by Edward Arnold is, with the exception of a Lincoln oration by Raymond Massey, the longest ever fecorded for a movie. It runs nine minutes. The Lincoln speech an nine and a half . ... 800 pounds of peppermint candy were used in the hail scenes

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Six-day-old Anita Lee was cast |

| small baby | more than two minutes.

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characters of fantastical |

This | lis boy who's getting the Hollywhose first | ood buildup by Republic, is due

Herman knows | for the holidays the day before

| (for the sound track) she cheer- | fully declined. And the California

state laws forbid using such a in scenes running

Whereupon Director Dieterle, is a six-foot-four bruiser, displayed a hidden talent. He

| cuddled up to the microphones | and did Baby Lee's wailing. And | that's the crying you hear in the are the ballroom devil-dance scene |

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Local and Abroad

BILL SHIRLEY, the Indianapo-

(5373 E. Washington St.)

Christmas. . . . Unnoticed perhaps, but the Children’s Civic Theater

| has won a-notable honor in being | asked to presént a play before ( the’ American Theater Associa- | tion convention in Detroit a week

from Monday. The theater was selected from all such groups in the country. New York theaters are now safe for the critics. A state supreme court justice has upheld the constitutionality of a new state law which says that anyone who purchases a ticket has to be admitted, The case was brought on behalf of Robert W. Curisty of Schenectady, who was barred from “Panama Hattie” last May 27. . . » Among those who have resolved not to resolve this New

| Year's is John Barrymore. Says

he: “White with the bones of my annual resolutions are the Holly-

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wood hills. If I locate last year’s shattered shards, I shall try to assemble them for work. Otherwisé, consider me in the market for a 1942 free-wheeling set of resolutions.” Which is something to think about.

FILM DEALING WITH 2 JAPS CANCELLED

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 19 (U, P)— The war with Japan resulted in cancellation of plans to film George Bruce's “Sohs of the Sun,” a story dealing with two Japanese who (graduated from Annapolis and re- | turned to Japan.

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Clayton College is treated with the d . This we may to James Thurber, upon whosé book, “My Life and Hard Times,” the film is basea.

No Sentiment Here

If you saw the play, “The Male Animal” then you know that Mr. Thurber is a man who can look upon “18 rahs for the team” in a realistic way. Frankly, Mr. Thurber intimates that a lot of what on at college is strictly the umkeros

And now another thing. If you know of the play and movie, “You Can't Take With You” then youll relish the characters in poor Prof. Donald Meek’s home. There is a dog that wont’ come home until it thunders, and Gramps Walter Brennan who is still fighting the Civil War, and the professor himself who is addicted to tricks of magic. One more element and you've got “Rise and Shine.” Mark Hellinger,

taste for dramatizing Broadway slickers. Mr. Hellinger is the producer of the film and his influence is apparent. Put all three of these things together and you have some gene uinely screwy comedy.

Oakie’s Paunch Notwithstanding

Jack Oakie, though his paunch and jowls belie his characterization. is the dumb all-American halfback. George Murphy enters the piecture as a tipster for the Broadway mob. He goes for Linda Darnell, Oakie is kidnaped and Gramps Brennan is trying to recreate Sherman’s march to the sea or some place. Mixed up in all this is Milton Berle, who neighs like a horse, and Sheldon Iseonard, Ruth Donnelly and Raymond Walbum, and also Donald MacBride as the hair-pull-

like Damon Runyon, has a peculiar

Walter Huston as Mr. Scratch 8

Huston Tops Circle Film

'All That Money Can Buy' Is

Event of Season.

Stephen Vincent Benet's short story was somewhat of a wonder for compact, simple, intriguing writing. Its title was “The Devil and Daniel Webster” and it was about New England legend that ole Dan’l himself sometimes rose from the grave to inquire after the state of the nation and the well-being of his neighbors.

And all, so Mr. Benet wrote, had better be aright, or Dan} Wouldy rant and orate and fairly spit brimstone as in the days past. The story made an interesting addition to the folklore of our country. It comes now to the screen (at the Circle) with Producer-Director William Dieterle doing it full jus= tice as “All ‘That Money Can Buy.” There are, of course, additions to characters and plot. But they were made with Mr. Benet’s col laboration (with Dan Totheroh) on the script, and the essence and intent of the original story remain intact.

He Enjoys the Best

ing coach, They all coagulate by one means or another in some uproarious Hogi | key-shines and dont’ take it to heart when old Clayton defeats, to wit: Indiana, Ohio State, Minne-

# |sota, Yale and, yes, Notre Dame.

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You see, Oakie is carrying the ball and he is the greatest, dumbest halfback there ever was—F. P.

War Moves in On Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Dee, 19 — War Notes—On the late-working set of Ernst Lubitsch's “To Be or Not to B” time-out was called for the company to listen to a Presidential broadcast. The intent listeners included 300 men in Nazi uniform— extras working in a story of fall of Poland. The Chinese colony here seems assubed of prosperity for the duration of the war. THere'll be plenty of films dealing with the Orient and besides their own nationality

[they'll be called on to play most

of the Japanese roles. . . . Hardest hit thus far by military control of Southern California have been movie extras, most of whose outdoor mob scenes have been ean celed. For whatever movie business it loses in the Far Bast, Hollywood will gain a great deal more. from South America. Right up until the Japanese declardtion, German films were doing a big business in seve eral republics, especially Argentina.

MADELEINE IS CAST AS FAVORITE BLOND

HOLLYWOOD, Dee. 19. —Castings —Paramount expressed the general oy 3 NC ing Madelette Carroll wo Yo n >» Hope is the favorite man. Hb coe tin ek Std y uring Jack Benny an Carole Lombard, which should aad some bounce to the Hollywood art of screwballery. . . . M-G-M gets Jeanette MacDonald ahd Nelson Eddy back together for “I Married an Angel” and schedules Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamare for top Spots in “Tortilla Mat”

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It's about a hard-luck new Hampshire farmer (James Craig) who, in a fit of desperation, offers to sell his soul te the devil. Though the offer was made in innocence, Farmer Craig is given the opportunity to do just that by the acrimonious Mr. Serateh (Walter Huston). He sells his soul to the devil for seven years of prosperity. And prosperity he has, His wife (Anne Shirley) bears him a son, and his crops yield heavy harvests while his neighbors struggle in poverty, He tastes, too, all the temptations born of luxury. He turns out his ‘wife for the devil-deSigned nursemaiq (Simone Simon). He uses his wealth as a burden upon his néighbors. He is, in truth, a devil-possessed man.

Huston Is Brilliant

But his lease on prosperity is to last for seven years. There comes the night when he is to deliver his soul in payment. Repentant, Farmer Jabez begs his | wife to come back to him, and of Daniel Webster, he asks aid. Daniel takes the ease and before a jury of infamous American turncoats, he a the case of the Devil vs. Jabez Stone.

change was natural.)

Her new coiffure is in the shape of a V. The point is at the very center of the beautiful Russell forehead. From there it sweeps back in luxurious rolls. That is probably enough about just another Hollywood hair ar rangement but watch and see if you can keep your eyes away.

Plan Cracks Up

As for the plot: When Judson Blair's (Edward Arnold) wife is given a divorce decree by Judge Cornelia Porter (the gal with the V hair<do) and is granted a monthly alimony of $4000, Publisher Blair suggests to his ace news photog

. Jeff Sherman (Walter ) that he figure a way out of i dilemma.

idea is to meet the lady judge, make her fall in love with him, and then have her sued for alienation of affections by his supposed “fiancee.” The resulting secandal will oust her from the bench, and then Blair can appeal his case. Because Hollywood is Hollywood the plan goes astray and all is not as it was hoped to be by Blair's handsome, fast talking photogra« pher Jeff. ‘ The picture opens with Jeff in a coal mine. He was to take pictures but there was an explosion and he is trapped. Expecting to die, he menages to get hold of his boss by long distance telephone. This part isn’t really fantastic. They do have telephones in ¢oal mines. S06 he gets his boss on the phone and having nothing to lose tells bit exactly what he thinks of him, ete. We suggest that you go see “Design for Seandal,” while we go look for a coal mine to be trapped in-=T. T.

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As Danie] Webster, Fdward Are nold turns in a solid, convineing | piece of firsi-raté acting, one of his| very best. His Speech to the jury] is surely one of the most eloquent dissertations on American patriot] ism one could find. It would not be | out of place in pamphlet form. | Top honors on the dramatic side, however, go to Myr. Huston, who) makes Mr. Seratéh at once iraseible and almost lovable, His performs ance is somewhat of a masterpiece of conceiving and characterizing an author's apparent intentions. The east, in fact, is excellently chosen throughout and its work is of a high caliber. Miss Simon, in« cidentally, is a bit different from two years . Now she doesn’t pout. It may likely be that “All That Money Can Buy” is an event of the motion picture season. —F, P,

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PIANO AND DANCE RECITAL PLANNED

Louise Mutter will present her piano pupils at a Christmas party at 2:30 p. m, tomorrow in the D. A, R. chapter house. In conjunction with the recital, the pupils of Beverly Black will give a dance revue,

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