Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
Flashes From the Screen
By G. e. Nelson.

manent film home will come to
the Capital in the near future.
Will H. Hays of the producers
organization states that he has
offered the Government material
aid in the collection and preserva-
ton of motion picture records.
FILM DAILY is busily selecting
the 10 best directors of the
past year, with the aid of motion
picture writer's over the country.
A ballot is sent out to the various
newspaper men, and the final
count is supposed to show the
men who are responsible for the
best pictures of the year.
In going over the list of direc-
tors and their pictures one of the
peculiar things is the inconSis-
tency of a directors work. For
instance, his work of the year Is
headed by an excellent Aim ef-
fort and then he drops down to
the very ordinary. There is not
a single director in the entire list
who has two or more outstanding
pictures to his credit for the year.
In marking a ballot, therefore,
the voter is usually governed by
the picture heading the list. This
may be largely accounted for by
the fact that directors have been
forced to cope with a new enter
tainment medium-the sound pic
ture. Many of the men who are
now directing pictures were, years
ago, leaders in the silent picture
field Among the directors who
stand out during the past year
are Clarence Badger, with mo,
No, Nanette"; David Butler, with
Sunny Side Up; Jack Conway,
with Modern Maidens' and "Un-
tanned; Roy Del Ruth, with "Gold
Diggers of Broadway; John Ford,
with Men without Women; Sid
ney Franklin, with "The Last of
Mrs. Cheney; Richard F. Jones,
with Bulldog Dummond";; Wes-
ley Ruggles, with Street Girp
and "Condemned";; James Whale,
with Journeys End; Clarence
Brown, with "Anna Christie;
Lionel Barrymore, with Madame
X";; Frank Lloyd, with young No
where's" and "Son of the Gods;
Alfred Green, with "Disraeli," "The
Green Goddess" and 1.-The Man
from Blankley's";; Frank Borzage,
with "They Had to See Paris;
King Vidor, with "Hallelujah";
Harry Beaumont, with "The
Broadway Melody" and Frank
Capra, with Ladies of Leisure"
And, of course, one should men
ton the work of Edmund Could
ing, with Gloria Swanson's pic
ture, THE Trespasser," and Raoul
Walsh's 1.-THE Cock-Eyed World"
Short Flashes.
nNE HUNDRED players and
technicians form a party
which is photographing the
R-K-O railroad picture, 'The
Stalwart," in many cities be-
tween Butte, Mont, and Chicago.
The sound picture will show the
operation of great railway sys-
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It is estimated that the black
face comedians, Amos and Andy,
viii receive a million dollars for
their months work in the picture,
Check and Double Cheek At
one time they, were broadcasting
their weekly talk for 500 a week.
The manufacture of the picture
will require just four weeks, &C
cording to studio plans.
Karl Dane and George K.
Arthur are to be reunited IN the
talkies. They are to be co-starred
in a series of two-reelers.
Mary Lawlor plays opposite
Richard Dix in the latter's new
starring vehicle, Square Dice"
The R-K-O company is plan
ming "a big specials for the year.
Among the titles are 'DiXiana,"
"Cimarron" (from the new Edna
Ferber story, Present Arms"
1.-THE Silver Horde" "The Iron
Trail" Half Shot at Sunrise"
and Check and Double Check"
Ann Harding, one of the finds"
of the motion picture world, has
reversed the usual formula for
picture success. It was through
her interest in motion pictures
that she received her chance on
the stage. Then, eventually, her
stage career led her back to the
movies. Her newest work is in
1.-THE Girl of the Golden West"
Mariiyn Miller is to be starred
in the all-color picture, Sweet
hearts" Walter Pidgeon plays
opposite the star.
Jerome Kern and Otto Hanback,,
composer and librettist of 1.-THE
Call of the East" will select the
actress who will play the prima
donna role. The stars under con-
sideration at the present time are
Bernice Claire, Irene Delroy and
Claudia Dell.
Lila Lee and Ben Lyon are CO.
starred in 1.-The Queen of Main
Street." produced by First Ma
tional.
Ramon Novarro has the leading
role in Song Of India"