Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Unusual Screen Notes.

I OBS MORAN, playing the feminine
- lead in "A Song of Kentucky" is
said to have participated In the longest
closeup ever made for the screen It
lasted IL minutes and took up 1000
feet Of Aim.
Roland Drew, who played opposite
Dolores Del Rio In Ramona" and
"Evangeline," Is to many fans the very
personification of Latin romantic appeal
notwithstanding which he was born as
Walter Goss in Flushing. Long Island
He was reporter on q New York dairy
when Q producer drafted him for the
Aims.
A. A. Kline, writer of screen stories
ard dialogue, Is press agented as being
intensely interested in American folk
lore, subject upon which he is prepar-
ing q large volume. One of his most
recent chapters was cleaned In a Wis
consin community Of Swiss cheese
makers, the "aristocrats of their pro-
fession." Mr.. Kline says: Il spent sew
eral months among them and gained
some magnificent material"
Taking suggestion from the old in
stitution of comedy relief" in straight
drama, Director Leo McCarey inter-
spersed the rollicking sequences Of Red
Hot Rhythm" with what he called
beauty relief" which consisted of dane
ing girls and supper club scenes. Next
we will probably have tragedy relief"
"melodrama relief" song relief" and
such. after which we will be much in
need Of relief relief"
Harriet Hawley Locher, who has been
associated Tor the past several years
with educational and Americanization
work in conjunction with motion pic
lures, and whose work In this connec-
ton has become widely known, is to at
tend motion picture conference in
New York this week, organized by the
Hays committee. Mrs. Locher will be
accompanied to the conference by Mrs
Nina Church Brann, chairman Of mo-
ton pictures for the Montgomery County
Federation OF Women's Clubs Among
the subjects to be considered at the
New York conference will be the educa-
tional aspects Of the talking picture
plans for cooperative community work
and sales and distribution problems.
AL Jolson's next production, MANI
N.Y." will make extensive use OF techs
nicolof, 1t has been announced.
One Of the jurors In the court Sc
QuCnCeo VI ALC DlaAe SdSE Aeit ASiCSp
during the making Of the picture. The
assistant director was about to wake
him up when Director Edward Laemmle
stopped him. Let him Sleep" said the
chief, tits perfectly natural" 30 the
cameras ground on.
Both Victor McLaglen and Conrad
Nagel are to sing in their next pictures
McLaglen In THE Well Dressed Man"
will intone in strong, Deep presumably
musical accents, while Nagel in 1.-The
Sacred Flame" will introduce the theme
song itself, no less.
The London Times reports that thu
French will have q Hollywood on the
Riviera shortly. the studio buildings to
be erected by Germany as 'reparationS
in kind" under the war debt agreement.
The French ministry of war is reported
to have stipulated that the studios be
so constructed as to be convertible at
need into aircraft and troop sheds.
A special performance for dogs was
given recently in a London cinema
house. The CANNES came in goodiy
number, all on leash. The first screen
feature revealed q vaudeville act with
dog performers: there was little enthu-
siasm in the audience. The second pic
ture was q Rin-Tin-Tin Aim; there
were banks OF approval. The big event
OF the show was the last reel, which
showed stag In full pursuit. Three
great deerhounds In the audience tore
from their mistress leashes, jumped to
the stage and began clawing and biting
at the screen. The show was stopped
but Is to be repeated weekly.