The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-02

From my "palatial residence" am
writing to make some corrections Of
your amusing story in the worker
Sept, IL.
In the first place, 1 consider
Gabriel a very fine workmanlikt
piece OF direction. I saw the origina
cut which was essentially drama
with a political background, it is true
but that did not predominant
There were some cynical take-offs or
the late President Harding, but intc
the story Of the book lively love
story was introduced, about which
the other events moved. Much K
Mr. Caya's distress, the picture wa.
sent to washington and seen twice
by President Roosevelt. When it
was returned, eight important
changes were ordered by Presidential
decree. These completely revolt
tionized" the story from love drama
to political fascist propaganda.
cheap hint of love story remained
the Harding satire was eliminated
and the present garbled version
emerged. Mr. La Cava never saw
the final print-another example Of
how the artist-worker is discouraged
under our system.
AS an artist worker myself am
anxious that Mr.. La Cava not be
held responsible for a picture which
he neither conceived nor executed
but which was distorted in Washing
ton.
Very sincerely,
BERYL LA CAYA
Santa Monica, Cal.
From which it must be concluded
that the story that appeared in this
column on September IL was dis
torted and misconstrued in its trans
mission from coast to coast and that
the writer Of this letter is render
ing us a great service by exposing
the internal mechanics of Hollywood
entertainment" factories. Do write
us again. This space is yours for
precisely the kind of exposes which
you communicate in your letter.
Please forget the amusing story" you
refer to.
We wonder who is the provocateur
who wrote the leaflet distributed by
the Rialto Theatre signed Friends
of Eisenstein Society,""
Renouncing the sickening and con-
tinued decline OF the business index
as a guide. to economic conditions,
the Film Daily halls the increase in
film stars fan mail as "a barometer
of better times Oh, we'll, it's
certainly no sillier than some pro
fessors, recent "sun-spot" theory to
explain worsening conditions.
Marlene Dietrich doesn't like Hit
: Ter and won't go back to Germany
till the brown cholera is extermin-
sted Greta Carlo is one Of the
very, very few stars who mixes with
and speaks to extras, prop boys, cleo
tricians and cameramen. /. :. Her
colleagues and neighbors can't un-
derstand it, hence Greta's reputation
as a woman Of dark, deep mystery
Rene Claire coming to Holly
wood next month 81. =. Shanghai
Madness" is a savage attack against
Chinese Communists and paints the
latter as blood-thirsty fiends.
Give it an Australian" reception
-. You know :. Charles Laughton
is leaving Hollywood and a four fig
tire salary to return to London and
play in a theatrical stock company
at twenty dollars per week! :.
Said Georges Lacombe, a French
director, anent the release of his
latest picture, 1.-THE Invisible
Woman:
ut appears that the public Kissed
so much the other night, that the
police had to clear out the theatre.
I am not surprised. should have
done the same, had not been the
director"
The San Francisco Workers Film
and Photo League has produced a
short on the grape pickers' strike.
All proceeds (cash or groceries)
go to aid the strikers. 4. =.
Emo Metzner Hungarian art di-
rector who elaborated with Pabst
for seven years on such films as
"Westfront," "Kameradschaft," at
lantide,' etc, has been expelled from
Germany and is advertising for a
job in European movie publications
Another triumph for Hitler'f
cultural revolution" suppose.
B. H. wants me to mention the fact
that Jimmy Cagney is member ii,
good standing of the National Com
mittee for the Defense Of Political
Prisoners, California Branch.
In Thunder Over Mexico" the land
owners daughter is shot and a deep
black cred photographs black blood
stain appears on her white blouse
d. In the following shot the same
blouse appears in immaculate white
ness with the stain absent. Such
masterful editing by the greatest
OR greater--Mr. Lesser!