Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

MS EXTRAORDINARY powers u Oc-
scription and suspense to still
further dramatize for the audience
the events OF the picture as they
are unfolded. The thrills, which
are an integral part of the story,
include avalanches, snow slides,
the climbing of sheer mountain
walls thousands of feet high and
the trapping of the three prin-
cipals on a dizzy height. The
picture builds up to a marvellous
airplane Stunt--and McNamee
will have great scope for his col
oEful and vivid descriptions. It
is expected to create a sensation,
for this is the first time a dra-
matte photoplay has been ham
died in this manner"
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CARL LAEMMLE, JR., who seems
- to be doing most of the big
things around the Universal
plant these days, admits that most
of his success has come from
lunches" He does not claim to
be a motion picture expert, but,
being only 81 years old, he feels
that the future of the movie rests
with the young man and the
young woman. For instance, he
has Just signed the youngest au-
thor to achieve fame, John WEEK
Ter, writer of The Last Mile" a
play which has been. running on
Broadway for the past six months.
Wexler is to turn seOut original
stories for Universal. Laemmle
has also placed Louis Bromfield,
another young writer, on his pay
roll, together with a group OF
younger directors.
About the most startling state
ment that has come from the
private office of young Laemmle
is that concerning the dialogue
of his new pictures. He states
that there is entirely too much
talk in the sound pictures, and he
says this shall be cut to a mini
mum.
There may be too much talk
in the movies today, but Mr..
Laemmle should remember that
the movie of today is the stage
play of yesterday. There was too
much talk in some of the stage
productions; there is too much
talk in some of the movies today;
there cannot be sweeping deci-
sion to cut talk from all photo
plays. The picture audiences do
not crave dummy affairs OF so per
cent sound and so per cent pan
tomime. If the modern picture
story is built up around talk, then
talk we must have; if it is mu-
steal piece, let US have the mu-
sic; If it is pantomime, let us do
away with all vocal exercise.
BROS. are changing
~ the old order of things, pro-
ducing stage plays after the
have been manufactured.
In the past it has been the Gus
tom to produce stage. plays and
follow with the motion picture
productions. The play which the
Warner brothers have decided
upon in their experiment is titled
Illicit" and the motion picture
work will start within a few days.
1t is scheduled for stage produc-
ton on Broadway early in the
Autumn.
Short Flashes.
ONLY two long-run films are
- now playing the Broadway
theaters. They are "All Quiet on
the Western Front" and "The Big
House. Both of these are play
ing at the two-dollar top price,
and there is evidence that the
high price may have something
to do with the shortage of Broad
way films.
Louise Dresser, who has not
worked in motion pictures for
some time, has been signed for
the leading feminine role Of the
screen version of "Lightnin'.
Will Rogers has the male lead and
the Fox company is producing.
Advance notices for Holiday"
current in Washington, speak
highly of this play. One critic
says the work of Ann Harding
stands out as one of the finest bits
of acting yet brought to the talk
ing screen.
Musical pictures, very popular
abroad a few months ago, are said
to be losing some Of their popu-
larity.
One of the best silent movies
ever made, "Tol'able David" now
goes into the talkies. Richard
BarthelmesS starred in the origi-
nal production, and his part will
be taken by q well known juve-
nile whose name is not yet an
nounced. John Blystone will di-
rect.
Joan Bennett plays opposite
Edmund Lowe in Scotland Yard"
It has been decided that Glenn
Tryon will fill the place left va
cant since Charles Ray discon-
tinued picture work. Tryon will
be featured in a number OF pic
lures of the type made popular
by Ray several years ago.
Having completed "Adios,"
Richard BarthelmesS and wife
have gone to Canada for a vaca-
ton of several weeks.
Gary Cooper and Marlene Diet
rich, a German actress, are to be
featured in Paramount'S talking
picture Morocco"
! Now that Crooner Will Osborne
I and his band have left Washing
ton, we may expect cooler weather
and less argument regarding the
abilities Of microphone singers.
II you should care to know, Max
Schmeling, who recently was
awarded the heavyweight boxing
crown, is to appear in a German
movie, "Liebe Inn Ring" and the