Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
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BY G. E. NELSON.


the movie captions this time.
49, There is movement on
foot to seriously consider the photo
play Understanding which has
never been done beforehand it is
possible that the pictures of the
future NAV at least be constructed
with different cndings. The pro-
logucs. the anti-climaxes and the
punches" will probably remain i'll
the film. for upon these are built
the directors scheme of things pic
torial. but the "clinch fadeouts' and
the happily ever-after" endingS
may be cast aside.
This change i'll the manufacture of
rhotoplays is about the biggest event
that could possibly happen in the
theater chains and production plants
are small items when compared to
it, for the average American movie
has been a fabricated. made-to-o order
product for the past so years. or
from the first days of the old Bio
graph company. The recipe was
simple one, containing the unfolding
al the plot. the events leading up to
the climax and then the 'Clinch fade
out-the lovers holding each other
very closely. and, OF course. whisper
ing sweet nothings or quietly watch
ing the sun pass over the hills IN
the golden West. These endlngs
were, and are, only changed by the
locale of the particular story. The
"ciinch fadeout' has been the uni
a, =. -,
planned il for the last few feet OF
film in the camera; the censors
might hack and chop into the pic
ture-Story. but they rarely bothered
TIE beautiful ending. California SUM-
sets have been worked overtime to
supply photoplay audiences with
stcreotyped iadeouts.
But. as has been said. dawn is
breaking slowly i'll Hollywood, Big
things are in prospect, and Jesse
lasky, producer. comes out with
statement which may cause many
siecpless nights among the hard
worked directors.
The reign of the happy ending
end the 'olinch fadeout' is about to
Re disturbed" says Mr.. Lasky. "A
rev path is being opened for the
artistry of the producers"
And then Mr.. Lasky goes on to
explain that the Paramount company
RS been experimenting to certain
extent. With THE Way of All
Flesh" and underworld" it was
found that such pictures were popu
lar with photoplay audiences, al
though they did not have the usual
"clinch fadeouts." 1t was also found
that they came very near being
record-break;ng box office attrac-
tons. All this has had its effect upon
the producers-and it is the real rea
son why the dawn is breaking over
Hollywood and vicinity In Mr..
T.asky's opinion, the public "ro longer
demands the happy endings for all
its motion picture entertainment.
bat asks instead a logical ending
in keeping with the theme of the
story"
1t has taken the producers a long
time to reach such thought. but it
has arrived. and it is probable that
the best OF the Italian. French and !
German pictures have had a marked |
Influence upon the American product |
The cnd;ngs of the i;-portcH fins |
Ire usually constructed to fit the par
ficular stories.
WILL H. HAYS announces that
w the first two motion pictures
produced for the American College |
IT Surgeons. This is one branch of |
tire educational work of the photo
play. and the surgical movies will be |
available for doctors, hospitals and |
nurses throughout the world.
The two pictures already COM |
p,eted under the supervision of the
Board of Medical Motion Picture
Films show the work of famous |
surgeons, and they pave the way for
IN extraordinary motion picture |
course in surgery and medicine. A
program as prepared by the Ameri- |
can College of Surgeons includes |
motion pictures OH anatomy. physi- |
rlogy and bacteriology, and they will
show special surgical work.
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CAMILLA HORN. the blonde
~ actress who played opposite |
Emil Jannings in the F. W. Murnau
production of Goethe's Faust" has
signed a contract with Features Pro-
auctions. a United Artists unit She
will make her American film debut
Is John Barrymore's leading lady in
the picture to follow Tempest"
Vera Vorinina has the leading female
role in Tempest"
Miss Horn was discovered" by
Murnau in Berlin. She signed con-
tract with TIA films. and after ap-
bearing in few pictures was given
ihe part of Marguerite in Faust"
:'ne is expected to arrive in Holly |
wood about the 1st of December.