Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

Nevertheless, the fine effect vas
spoiled when it turned out that The
Stolen Jools" was paid for not by its
supposed sponsors who want to take
care of their OWN but by a benehcent
cigarette manufacturer The purpose
OF the film was to get money for charity
and also to increase the sale Of ciga-
rettes. The ultimate effect of this form
! OF racksteering will be to create in the
public mind the conviction that the
movie business is not competent to sup
port itself, that 1t is becoming no more
than another middleman between pro-
ducers and consumers. that IL cannot
function as an important industry I'M
less 1t is subsidized by other, greater
industries.
Perhaps this is the bitter truth OF the
matter. If 1t IS, then why not admit 1t
ana go the whole hog. instead of at
temp ing TO maintain the fiction that
The Hollywood branch Of show business
can take care of It's own?
ETTEFS frequently come TO me
from Hollywood complaining that
am grossly unfair in the credits that
give TO those responsible for the direc-
ton, writing or photography of certain
pralsewcrthy pictures. II say, in q re-
view, that "StuyveSant Bltnsch. the
cameraman, deserves to be congratu
ed for the marvellous Shots he has
achieved of Niagara Falls by moon
light, l am informed that when the
niagara sequence was filmed SeuyveSant
bllnsch was in Tahiti and that should
nave given credit to Joseph T. Muck
II 1 reply that Joseph T. Muck's name
was not mentioned in the program, and
that l therefore had no way of know
ing OF his share IN the masterpiece, 7
am informed that If / intend to set my
self up as critic I should make IL NV
business to flrd out about these things.
The result. in my case and in that of
mcst OF my colleagues is tina: we re-
Train to lamentab'e bit understand
able extent from giving praise to OBJ
scure individuals. We heap it all on the
actors, who, at least. We can identify
and whose work We can recognize
When l reviewed "Skippy" I wanted
u commend those responsible for its
story and its admirable dialogue. But
flve writer's were cited in It's credit
titles. and 1t was therefore impossible
to tell which of them had contributed
most to its excellence. However, In this
instance I did make INQUIRIES. and
now believe that the major honors
should go to Louis D. Lighton. He was
not listed among the authors OF
Sklppy,' but 1t was he who supervised
1t and who impaired to it its remark
able quality of simplicity and truth. He
was also largely concerned In the prepa-
ration of Tom Sawyer"
To Mr.. Lighton. therefore, goes this
belated cutburst of applause.
X
HOLLYWOOD Is apt to be bitterly re-
sentful of eminent personages who
go there with fat movie contracts but
with no previous movie experience
and one can scarcely blame Hollywood
for that
I understand that Bobby Jones. the
maestro of the fairways. is an exceu-
ton to this rule. When he first arrived
he was looked at askance Hes over
rated" said the l-csl golfers But his
natural. easy charm overcane the in
itial antipathy, and he was speedily
decorated with the order Of the good
scout.
So another supreme triumph NAV be
scored by Georgia's most conspicuous
son.
Copyright, 1917