Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06

VAAOAA Oy' MOOSOW lOSC1L CUulu LlO
have produced a more subversivt
film. This continued uncensorec
exhibition, especially before jul
veniles, will go far to raise a race
OF yellow treaked SlackerS anc
d1SloyaliStS. Domestic statecraft
common sense and plain everyday
patriotism demand instant sup
preston of such vicious propa-
ganda. 1t is important to ACT
promptly. Accept, please, oul
every respect and thanks" The
telegram was signed, HOLLYWOOD
Technical Directors Institute"
Looking at the matter from q
washington angle, and keeping
an ear turned toward the White
House, we have not yet heard that
the President has taken a hand
in the showing of "All Quiet.
which is said to faithfully repro
duce in pictures one of the worlds
best selling novels.
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HAVING gazed upon many for.
eign pictures during the past
few years, the American public
has preferred the Ufa films to the
others. And this German organi-
cation, from which the American
studios received Emil Jannings
Pola Negri and other stars, is pre-
pairing to make 80 talking pic
lures during the coming year
Naturally, many of these pictures
the best ones, at leaSt-will
have English versions, and they
will reach the American theaterS
A Ufa version of Darling OF
the Gods is to star Emil Jan
ningS, and another famous player
Gerda MauruS, will have the lead
ing role in THE Shot in the Sound
Film Studio" Three at the Serv-
ice Station" will be a musical
comedy, with Willy Fritsch and
Olga TSchechowa, well known
German stage stars.
THE motion picture division OF
the Department of Commerce
which keeps an eye on film affairs
all over the world, reports that
the Danes prefer their pictures
silent. Language difficulties are
advanced in explanation of the
preference. The entire country OF
Denmark has only 81 theaters
wired for the sound pictures, the
hundreds of other theaters retain
ing silent films and using many of
the pictures made in this country
many years ago.
Short Flashes.
FOR the first time on record, an
attempt will be made to run
a motion picture all Summer in
New York. The film selected for
the trial is The Dawn Patrol,
starring Richard Barthelmess.
Grant WitherS and Evelyn
Knapp have the leading roles in
the new Warner Brothers picture,
Penny Arcade" Other recent
additions to the cast are Joan
Blondell and James Bradbury.
The Fox company is planning
to use the little Irish girl, Maureen
OSullivan, in role opposite
Charles Farrell in The Prince
and the Plumber" The film will
be based upon a story by Alice
Duer Miller.
The stage play, whispers"
will be turned into a movie under
the direction of Roland West
But its title will be changed to
THE Bat Whispers"
Many, many years ago Mabel
Normand was starred in a silent
picture, Mickey" Now it will be
changed to a talker, with Nancy
Wexford playing the leading role.
George JesSel is to make a series
of short pictures for Paramount.
A stir has been created in Lon
don by two of the leading critics
announcing that the talking pic
lures have Topped" They say:
THE talkieS have definitely COL
lapsed in America and are on the
verge of collapse in this country.
Picturegoers have known for
months past that the talking pic
lures no longer hold the appeal of
novelty"
Colin Give, who played the
leading role in the stage produc-
ton of Journeys End" will star
in a picture called THE Stronger
Sex"
The TarZan serials are to have
Sound-all the noise of the jungle,
and theme song.
1t is reported that Joe Brown
and Winnie Lightner, we'll known
cinema stars, are to be featured
in a Broadway stage production
in the Autumn. Warner Brothers
will sponsor the show.
The Eddie Cantor picture
"Whoopee," is almost completed
Ben Lyon will play the lead in
the new musical screen affair
THE Hot Heiress." It will be di-
rected by Clarence Badger.
Joe Brown has the leading role
in Going Wild" which will be
completed this week at the First
National studio. Others in the
cast are Laura Lee, Walter Pid-
geon, Frank McHugh, Ona Mum
son, Lawrence Gray, May Boley
and Harvey Clark.
Edward G. Robinson is the fea-
tured player in Little Caesar
which is taken from a we'll known
novel.
Broken Dishes" stars two new
lyweds, Grant Withers and Loretta
Young.