Evening star., 1932-06-19
KINDLY public servant,

A KINDLY public servant,
~ anxious to improve the
morale both of those who
review films and those who
have to read the results, has Sug-
gested a solution to what might
eventually be a bigger and better
guide to motion pictures. Realiz-
ing that there are days when re-
viewers are not in the best OF
humors, that at times they arc
vexed by family upheavals, Or
heckled by i'll health, or grieved
by the lack of sympathy they are
winning from their readers, this
friendly chastiser suggests that
the public should be made to be
aware Of such facts. When. for
instance, a press man is pinched
by a cold, or aggravated by a
cough, or diSpirited by the death
of a great-aunt, his readers should
be told So In this way a firmer
bond would spring up between
reader and reviewer, since if the
printed word stated that such
and-such a picture was terrible"
person who disagreed with such
viewpoint, might be inclined to
forgive and forget, if underneath
it was stated that the reviewer
thought thus because the lady Oh
his right annoyed him all the
way through it by a slow but
deadly munching on some choc-
olate drops.
Are yo'' always on the crest of
the wave when you walk in on a
film?" this gentleman asked re-
Gently. And, at a positive and
negative shake of the head, he
went on to say. We'll, you should
be. Your mind should be empty
and your spirits at their best"
This emptiness of mind is, of
course, not hard to acquire. But
good spirits are more of prob
lem. In fact. good spirits at first
screen showing I'll ann are
often extremely hard to find.
Nevertheless, says this friend, they
positively should be had. If you
bear grudge on entering a thea
ter how can you expect not TO
increase this grudge as the pic
ture progresses"
Curiously enough these grudges,
our good friend forgets, are often
dissipated at the first indication
of a Garbo smile, a pleasing story,
or some sure-fire acting, such as
Mr.. Arliss supplies. While grudges
may grow from mole hills to
mountains at sight of certain
celebrities trying to act like actors
when they are little more than
Salubrious clothes models or
glorifed candy venders, they may
also be reduced to nothing by
what is known as enjoying
movie" which reviewers have
been known to do. For in spite OF
many grievances, many pet an
noyances, and scores of pictures
which take the heart and soul
right out of one, there are plenty
on the market today which even
the most finicky critic is bound
to get a kick out Of.
Mr.. Public Servants suggestion
is not, however, a bad one. 1t
gives scope to very pleasing and
very sensible ideas. And while
these may frighten the TOUGHEST
of cinema SleuthS, horrify those
who are forever out of humor and
have never been known to laugh
except at the hilarious gloom pro-
vided by Miss Zasu Pitts, it might
also encourage others to mend
their ways and to let the public
appreciate the ups and downs OF
their personal reactions.
Take. for instance, last weeks
crop of pictures. This is what
might have been done with them:
FORGOTTEN COMMANDMENTS.
An attempt to build a modern
story around the old De Mile silent
SAGA, "The Ten Commandments"
1t is only satisfactory Uhen these
ten commandments are in action.
In the cast is a litheSome BritiSher,
Sari Maritsa, OF lrhom great things
haze been heard Moses and the
chdriots are better, hopeuer, than
she is.
p. S-The rerieTer SdlU this at
II am. He uas feeling fine. II he'd
been feeling bad he probably would
hate died.
Or
SINNERS IN THE SUN.-Was
reuie,ued after morning NTH the
dentist. Both reuieUer and tooth
doing ,Uell-but somewhere along
the middle OF the picture the JaW
began to ache This may haze led
to the repieUer's opinion that Miss
Carole Lombard looked better at the
BEGINNING than she did later on;
0epeUeA ~ Sp3to of the ache. Sh1