The Washington times., 1932-08-17
Milestone Saws
Stage Ideas
Fit Films
By HARRISON CARROLL

by hAhhASON CAhhOLL
Copyright, 1882. King Features Syn.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Aug. II.
One man, Lewis Milestone, takes
issue with Hollywood's cry against
the photographed stage play.
Mr.. Milestone, one of the pow.
ers that be at United Artists,
believes that the technique of
the dramatist is better suited to
motion pictures than the old
narrative form of storytelling
He believes that relevant dia-
logue quickens the pace of a
film, while the old silent titles
used to bring the action to a
dead stop. Listen to him:
I'm the old days we used to
be continually fading out where
there was nothing to fade out
On-nO climax.
"The dramatist, on the other
hand, doesn't bring his curtain
down except on a pinch Situa-
tion. He learns to make irrele-
want action happen Off-stage.
He is an expert at economy of
effect.
"The only real difference
between the stage and the
screen Is this: On the stage we
are limited by the prOscenium
arch and by the knowledge of
the audience out there in front.
An actor must always perform
business so it will be visible
from the auditorium.
ION the screen we are lib
Grated from this. The camera
can enable the audience to
peek through q keyhOle, even
see inside of a drawer. We
supply action by manipulating
the lens"
Milestone declares that he did
not disturb the construction of
the play Rain" which he re.
Gently directed with Joan Craw.
ford as star. He added a short
introduction, he made some of the
scenes take place in different
backgrounds, but he kept the stu.
ationS the same, the dialogue al,
most identical.
Significantly, Fox's new talkie
version of "The First Year" also
used Frank Craven'S situations
and dialogue in their entirety.
It happened, they say. during
the rush hour on Hollywood
Boulevard.
Groucho Marks car was double
parked when a large delivery
truck tried to get by. The driver
yelled:
"Hey, get that thing out of
there"
Before Groucho could answer,
his small son poked his head out
of the window and retorted:
"Hey yourself! That's no way
to talk to an actor.
Boulevard chatter: The former
art director of a large newspaper
syndicate may be found in Holly.
wood tossing hamburgers at a
5-cent sandwich joint. Funny
thing is, he has refused offers to
go back to his old job. William
De Mile has built four tennis
courts on the grounds of his old
home place on Hollywood Boule-
ward.
He is making a nice income
from renting them out and from
a small restaurant on the grounds
-: Unless film offers pick UP,
Estelle Taylor plans to 60 to
Italy in the fall and take voice
lessons from famous teacher.
Hereafter the Walt Disney
Silly Symphonies" will be photo
graphed in technlcolor Those
two authorities on the under
world, Kubec Glasmon and John
Bright, are writing a gambling
ship story for Lew Ayers,
Harold Lloyd is seriously con-
sidering Douglas Fairbanks in
vitation to go to the Orient with
him.
They're very much pleased with
Marian Nixon's work at Fox. She
goes into the feminine lead of
"Rackety Rax," that satire on
a gangster who buys college and
tries to turn football into q
racket.
Some other players In this
picture will be Minna Gombell,
Greta Nissen, Alan Dinehart and
Hollywood's professional insulter,
Vince Barnett.
Did you know: That Randolph
Scott and Cary Grant have
bachelor quarters together?
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