Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
Flashes From the Screen
By c. E. Nelson.

| the degree of good faith exhibited
toward it in Hollywood. Mr.. Hay!
is making an earnest effort tx
clean up" the movies, do away
with the cry for national censor.
ship and quiet public criticism
but he must have the unqualified
support of the men who are max
ing the pictures.
The producers themselves have
formed an association and they
plan conferences when there il
doubt concerning any picture
Any picture which is held to vio-
late the principles of the Hays
code will not be distributed. Also
the producers have undertaken tC
provide facilities for consultation
on all questionable themes anc
situations. BY this method, it Is
possible for the producer to pro-
tect himself against mistakes
which if carried through to the
finished picture are often very
costly.
NEW YORK critics and theatel
audiences are talking about
John Barrymore, comedian. They
have discovered that this diStin-
guiShed actor is real comedian
the fact having developed through
his work in the new picture, 1.-THE
Man From Blankley'S." The stars
vehicle came into a New York
theater unheralded. The produc-
erS, Warner Brothers, seemed tC
have an idea of exhibiting the
picture cold" in the metropolis
1t was given no advance public
ity and very little advertising
Then New York discovered that
John Barrymore was a comedian
But the critics should have gone
back over Mr.. Barrymore'S early
stage career. Who can forget his
comedy parts in THE Fortune
Hunter" "A Slice of Life" The
Affairs of Anatol," 1.-The Man
From Mexico" and Here Comes
the Bride?
Short Flashes.
THE filming of "All Quiet on the
Western Front" has been at
tackled in a speech by Geheimat
Sievers before the ReichStag in
Berlin. The claim was made that
German stories filmed in America,
France and England were anti
German and that they were only
exhibited in Germany after GER
tain parts had been eliminated
In "All Quiet on the Western
Front" the speaker stated that
the picture gave wrong impress
sion of the German army, show
ing private soldiers badly treated
by nom commissioned officers. In
spite of the Reichstag protest, the
picture will come along in the
regular schedule.
The Chinese American actress,
Anna May Wong, is starred in a
picture, "Haitang," which has
been banned in Budapest. The
claim is made that the picture
carried an anti monarchist
theme.
With five complete casts enact
ing scenes in succession in differ
ent languages, Hal Roach has
started direction of Metro Gold
wyn-Meyer's "flve-in-one" film,
Monsieur lie Fox" Barbara Leon
ard, heroine, appears in all five
versions and Gilbert Roland plays
opposite in the English and Span
ish parts.
The three girls of Our Dancing
Daughters" are reunited in Harry
Beaumont'S Our Blush hin g
Brides" The girls are Joan Craw-
ford, Anita Page and Dorothy Sc
bastian.
In New PictureS-Billie Dove is
starred in "The Devils Play
ground" Lola Lane has a
featured role in 1.-The Big Fight"
and she has just signed a five
year contract with James Cruze.
Clara Bow will do a number
called Sweetheart of the Fleet"
in the finale of Paramount on
Parade" Mildred Harris is
playing the lead in Ranch House
Blues" a two-reel comedy. {.
Sue Carol has been signed for a
part in Tommy" and Arthur
Lake is the featured male player.
It is reported that AL Jolson
will appear in one more picture
for Warner Brothers before his
contract expires. Alan Crosland
will direct him in big Boy" :.
William Haines Is starred in Easy
Going" directed by Fred Niblo.
Queen High" is being trans
ferred to the screen by Para
mount.
Ronald Dawson complains to
this department regarding THE
Cohens and Kellys in Scotland"
will Hays" he says, would do
well if he paid a little more at
tention to cutting out insults to
various countries and not so
much to censoring scenes because
they are a little too frank" Mr..
Dawson mentions several shots"
in the Cohen-Kelly picture which
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