Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Flashes From the Screen
By G.. e. Nelson.

Like Flaming Torches, they blaze
Heaven high, lighting the way Tor
Countless Millions to the Joy OF
Honest Laughter and the Boon OF
Hope and Courage-and destined
to shake the foundations Of the
Show Business. Unseen Forces
dwelling in the hearts of millions,
Titan Spirits charging down the
Pathways of the Sky, whose Sim
pie Philosophy compressed each
night into Is minutes OF broad
casting has changed the Dinner
Hour of America, turned a Con-
tinent upside down and flashed its
benediction to an eager world be-
yond the seas. And, now, from
out their boundleSS Empire OF the
Air, they take form before your
eyes, in the subway or at the
crossroads, in pillared halls where
the Spellbinder storms or in mar
row streets where newSboyS wise
crack. America speaks the Ian
guage of Amos and Andy, the big
gest attraction in the World
Sealed, Signed and Delivered"
And the picture may be a flop!
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THE Paramount organization Is
grasping the foreign language
problem in a manner which may
do much toward it's solution. An
nouncement was made this week
that the company would film for
making all pictures in the coun-
tries where they are to be ex-
hibited. 1t is planned to extend
the foreign picture program to 80
each year, and these will be made
in a half-dozen languages, with
casts composed entirely of the
nationals of country for which
each production is being made
Thus, when a Swedish picture is
scheduled, an entire Swedish cast
will be used.
This plan does away with "the
AmericaniZation of the worlds
SCREEN" for each country will be
served with special pictures.
Paramount also announces that a
certain number of foreign Ian
guage films will be made in the
Hollywood studio, but they will
be for a special purpose.
THE Buster Keaton comedy
Free and Easy" has bad mo-
ments and good moments, which
is to be expected in a pantomime
artist who is making an effort to
keep up with the times by going
into the talkieS. Some of the
early silent efforts of this come
dian were excellent pictures, and
it is quite probable that he will
later find a place among the
sound stars. Harold Lloyd has
been successful; why not Buster
Keaton?
"Ingagi," starring some gorillas,
has created more conversation in
the movie circles of Washington
than any other picture to date.
Whether you prefer that sort of
thing or not, you must admit that
it has created more of sensation
than John Boles in Captain of
the Guard" or Al Jolson in
Nanny"
The Little Theater's sensation,
Damaged SoulS"-one week for
women only and another week for
men only-haS received its share
of attention and all sorts of COM
ment. The principal portion of
the entertainment seems to CEN
ter about a lecture, and not on
the feature picture.
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Short Flashes.
A REVOLUTIONARY seating ar
- rangement for American
theaters will be introduced in the
first chain of film theaters scien-
tifically designed for sound pic
lures now being built in New York
and other cities by S. s. Moss. The
lower-priced seats will be on the
orchestra floor and the higher
priced ones will be in the balcony.
The first of the new theaters is
being constructed at Eighth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street, and
it's interior will be built after the
manner of a gigantic horn.
Alice White is starting work on
a new picture, "The Widow From
Chicago" and Neil Hamilton has
the leading male role.
Walter Huston has the lead in
First Nationals production, "The
Bad Man" Others in the cast are
Dorothy Revier, Sidney Blackmer
o. P. Heggie, James Rennie and
Marion Byron.
The Canadian censors deleted
a part referring to the Prince OF
Wales from "The Show of Shows
Irene Dunn, singing star of the
stage, has been signed by Radio
Pictures. She appears in "Babes
Rockies"
Sin0s Temn1e Scene