The Washington times., 1929-12-23
CLEAN lNGS
AND
SCREEN NGS
BY Andrew r. Kelley


ture like ."The Battle Of Paris
to make us ponder on whether
we ought to say it,
The Gertrude Lawrence fea-
ture explains why the world
and his wife are eagei to be-
come movie authors. Because,
after witnessing it, anybody who
can hold q pen Is justified in
believing they could turn out
! better story. At least they
could make it q connected mar
rative. Either in the making or
the cutting or somewhere, the
continuity has been destroyed
and the picture unreels as
though page 81 of the scenario
was screened and then the
director turned to page 10, not
bothering the patron In the
seats with what went on in
the skipped pages, and trusting
to 3 song By Miss Lawrence to
make the audience forget. Miss
Lawrence, who possesses real
talent, has . right to ask the
movie public to Withhold judg-
rnefit until she has the benefit
81 . direction that is half way
competent.
Last July . big shake-sip
occurred at the Paramount
studio 1t Astoria, with some Of
the production executives let
down q peg In importance. It
InlIgt have been after they
looked over the Gertrude Law
renee picture.
3 one 81 the bright lads who
sometimes sets this copy into
type suggests that the heading
Oh saturdays paragraph an
nouncing the arrival Of the
first born In the household OF
the Carol Fl Winchesters,
might have read "A New
Christmas Carol"
And Corbin Shield Of Keith's
describes Rudy Vallee, who
comes to the RK-O house
Christmas Day in THE Vaga-
bond Lover as q lad who was
born with 3 silver Groom IN his
mouth.
Jean Arthur appears to be
one of Pararnount's brightest
prospects. The ingenue who
caused much comment ia sup
port of Clara Bow in The sat
I1rday Night Kid too much to
suit Clara checks ia with an
other creditable performances As
the love interest In the latest
Buddy Rogers feature, Hall
way to Heaven, at the Earle.
The feature Is made evenly en-
pertaining by the snappy dia-
logue written for the screen
tale by George Abbott. It Is
full 81 the camera angles shots
such as first found favor In
variety and Is helped I'm
nlensely BY incidental character
ization, notably that Of Paul
LlIkas IS q villainolls acrobap.
Before the arguments begin
Il can be stated that Buddy
Rogers did not risk his life in
making Hall Way 10 Heaven
ne had the expert assistance
of very skilled casting Acrobats
but the doubling has been SO
neatly ccntriVed and photo
sxapaed you have It'd watch
close to detect It.
JEFF Keen. who once traipsed
around the city room Of the
WASHINGTON Herald but Is now
the dramatic and city editor Of
Mach addea1ss PiliIad elphia tab
! acid, the News, asks Santa
Claus to send him 3 dozen
specimens Of the perfect movie
gOer to make his Christmas
complete. IL Santa has any
spare ones left he might deposit
them here for use ii the Wash
tnstDgi theateYs. The 100 per
cent alright movie patron tits
these spectf lions:
h IS at the movies every
4 night and yet he never
Comes In after the picture
has started and causes 8 whole
raw o2 people to stand up while
he makes for B seat ct the
opposite end of the row, OBJ
etructtng the view Of all those
occupying seats behind.
Coughs or talks when an Inn
pOrtant bit OF dialogue IS Issuing
from the lolld.sp kers behind
the screen.
Forcibly apprOprfates both
arms of the seat.
Interrupts the SynchrOnle
musical score BY naunciing pea
nuts, hard candy, huInming or
tapping his feet upon the floor.
Drops something and filfnbIeE
VIGOROUSLY for long moments
about your ankles.
AiIdibly announces the dis.
coyery that the star of the pic
tlIre is not doing the singing,
and that the melody is being
supplied by q double while the
star merely goes through lip
exercises.
Never kicks on the back Of
the, seat Just ahead or pokes
his shoe tips through the slit Of
thechair.
Obs, or .al1's, no matter
what exciting episodes are re-