Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

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Europe's immediate reaction a
favorable sign for the theater
business there, and hence greater
possibilities for the producer
here. It is even possible that pro-
duction schedules may ultimately
be reorganiZed to take advantage
of any renewed vigor in the film
market both here and abroad
One company, Universal, has
already announced it's intention to
extend its production expenditure
as direct result of the debt holi-
day. One million dollars more will
be spent than had been originally
intended, this sum to be used
chiefly, at least according to pres
ent plans, in celebrating upon the
productions scheduled"
1.-THE movies are far from per-
feet. Will Hays knows that,
and that is why he is at his Office
10 hours a day. He is doing a
big job and he is doing it we'll
In fact, if the next 10 years show
as much progress as the last 10,
1 am inclined to believe that they
will be as nearly perfect as any,
thing material can be. And when
the final record of the progress of
the movies is written it is my
guess that the name of Will Hays
will loom large. And deServedly
So" This from The Inside Story
of Will Hays and Ten Years in
Movieland," written by o. o. Nc
Intyre for the New Movie Maya
Zine.)
CARL LAEMMLE, en- route to
Europe, stopped off in New
York long enough to announce
several important releases of his
company. In September Robert
E. Sherwood'S play, Waterloo
Bridge" directed by James Whale,
will be released. This" says Mr..
Laemmle, lis one of the very best
pictures ever made by Universal"
1t features a new star, Mae
Clarke; Kent Douglass, Enid Ben
nett, Bette Davis, Doris Lloyd,
Alice Carlisle, Frederic Kerr and
Ethel Critics. The Clarence OAR
row picture, The Mystery of Life"
is released this month, and it will
have its first showing at Dayton.
Tenn, where the Scopes trial gave
Darrow the idea for the film. An
other September release is EAST
of Borneo." featuring Rose Hobart
and Charles Bickford The we'll
known stage play, Strictly Dis
honorable will be ready for the
theaterS in September. The cast
includes Paul LukaS, Sidney Fox,
Lewis Stone and Sydney Toler.
Leo Garlic and John Mack Brown
have important parts in "Lasca OF
the Rio Grande," which will be
ready in October. Lew AyreS is
starred in Heaven On Earth
which is about to leave the studio.
GEORGE ARLISS has an idea
something entirely new for
the movie colony. He has proposed
to film the life of John D. Rookie
Teller, with himself in the leading
role, and the story is being pre-
pared by Lucien Hubbard, one of
the executives of the Warner
Brothers company. Although the
idea comes from Mr. ArlisS, he has
not yet read the story, and he will
have to place his stamp of ap-
prevail on it before work starts.
The story is said to present in
graphic way the romance and
human interest of the formation
of one of the biggest corporations
in the world. 1t is known that
ArliSS has long wanted to do such
a story
Another story being prepared
for ArliSS from the play of Claire
Hummer, "A Successful Calamity
1t is tale of a successful business
man who pretendS to have lost
his fortune, just to see what would
happen to his friends. ArliSs,
however, will not return to the
United States until November.
short FLASHES: Kay Francis
- is preparing to start work at
the Warner Brothers studio. Her
first picture for her new employers
will probably be THE Hungry
Wife" taken from the Arthur
Richman stage play, Heavy
Traffic" Her second will carry
the title of Exclusive"
On account of his work in Little
Caesar" and Smart Money" Ed
ward G. Robinson has been signed
to a long-term contract. He re-
Gently completed work in Five
Star Final" released by First Ma
tional. His next is THE Wv1ld
Changes" from an original writ
ten by Wilson Miner.
Lii Dagover, known in Europe
as THE Darling of the Continent"
will sail for these United States in
August to start work in the movies.
The German star has appeared in
the screen plays, Hungarian
Rhapsody" and THE White Devil"
but she is better known for her
stage work. Her first American
picture will be 81 Spy"
Richard BarthelmeSs has COM
pleted 1.-THE Last Flight which
will soon be released to the
theaterS.
Many Of the Hollywood studios
are dark on account of the Sum-
mer vacation period. Production
starts full blast early in the Fas.,,
Ina Claire will not appear Ii.
1.-THE Greeks Had a Word for It.
as originally scheduled. Instead,
following her work in Rebound"
she will be given emotional anu
dramatic roles, rather than those
OF sophisticated comedy.
Confessions of a COED" has
been rejected in it's entirety by
the State Board of Motion Picture
CenSorS of Virginia.
Give Brook, Kay Francis, Mir
lam Hopkins and Regis Toomey
have important parts in the Louis
Bromf1eld story, "Twenty-Four