The Washington times., 1930-06-28
NEW IIET HOD'
FOR TALKIES
PROJECTED
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1880. Premier
Syndicate, Incl -.,.


HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June 28.
Dialogue writer's are trembling,
for Sergei M. Eisenstein, Russia's S
most famous director, will try to
develop a new kind of talkie in
which sound effects and mass"
conversation will supplant the
usual spoken lines between the
members of the cast.
Though Mr.. EiSentein himself
is a master of English, French,
German, and Japanese, besides
his native tongue, he believes that
actions speak louder than words.
The 32-year-old director OF
"Potemkia" and Ten Days That
Shook the World" made strong
impression upon newspaper cor.
respondents whom he addressed
at luncheon given by the Para
mount studio.
He is a short, Stocky man with
fine, fluffy hair and with brow
so high that it reminds one Of
the convention caricatures of
scholars.
He speaks English with surpris.
ing fluency and in a dynamic,
forceful manner. One is startled,
too, at his flashing sense of hui
NOR, which is all the more unex-
pected in a man Of such serious
aspects.
have an idea that it will be
exciting to watch the impact of
such a positive personality upon
the preconceived ideas Of Holly
wood. And while the film colony
has been the graveyard Of many
theorists. it would not surprise
me to see Mr.. EiSenstein leave a
definite impress upon this inter-
eSting community.
The next few months will tell.
He's in conference now with; Para
mount on his first American
picture.
Stopped Cold =.
AL Jolson has amused himself
with many quips at Warner
Brothers expense. The latest
story goes that Joe Martin, cast
ing director at Warmers, saw AL
standing on the lot with box of
cigars under his arm.
"Say, al" said Joe, "let me
see those. I used to be in the
cigar business myself"
Don't kid me-" parried AL with
his biggest grin, "you're still in
the cigar business 80 -
A Sure Sign
Well, summer is officially here.
Z see that here are now three
guides to the movie stars homes
parked on Sunset Boulevard op-
posite the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Sic Transit Gloria
The Universal Zoo is no more.
Where once lived dozens of jun
gle beasts ready for use in the
serial pictures, there are now
only empty cages from which
even the smell Of their former
occupants has disappeared
A venerable elephant was the
last to go. Charles Murphy,
keeper of the ZOO for many
years, says that his 3-year-old
daughter was sick for three days
after the sale of her pachyderm
playmate.
Tea Is Served
The screen stars shop is now
q fact. It was dedicated in tea
by many famous movie folk, who
had contributed garments and
various other odds and ends to
be sold for the benefit of the
motion picture relief fund.
A. little routine has been re-
hearSed for the stars to talk about
the shop for the newSreel cam
eras. They lined up and Mary
Pickford was to introduce each in
turn. AbSent-mindedly, Mary
started at the wrong end of the
line, and June Collyer, who had
expected to be last, was, for the
moment, struck SpeechleSS. When
the laughter had subsidized, the
introductionS commenced again
as per schedule.
Among those attending the tea
were Colleen Moore. Dolores Del
Rio, Douglas Fairbanks, Larry
Gray, Hedda Hopper, Pauline
Garon,. Mary Brian, Ruth Roland.
William Bakewell, Johnny Mack
Brown, Mary Pickford and Flor
ence Turner, who's to be hostess.
Do You Know
That Mrs. Jack WarneA Enid
Bennett, Mrs. Benjamin .Glazer,
and the wives Of many other
prominent cinema officials often
serve as mattresses at the AS
Esistance Leagues lunchroom?