Evening star., 1934-08-30

WndG SJruCk MS llSJcUeIS, Perhaps,
most forcibly, however (Rodney Col
lier, able manager of the Rialto The
ster, also sat in flowered chintz), was
his theory that most writer's are
too impatient with Hollywood. Said
he: THE reason many Hollywood
stories are as bad as they are is not
the fault of the producer, but the fault
of the writer. The writer is the least
developed of all the motion picture in
dustrys personnel"
BY that Mr. Sheriff means that
while the camera and all its manifold
gadgets have gone ahead in leaps and
bounds, the technical assets of Holly
wood being one of the wonders of the
world, it is the writing man and his
story who is farthest behind and who
is retarding the full development of
what Mr.. Sheriff doubts is as yet a
vital art"
THE trouble in Hollywood is" said
Mr.. Sheriff, that there is too little
give and take between the author and
the producer, the emphasis in my
estimation being on a sort Of lack
of humility on the part of the author.
He doesn't realize that he doesn't know
as much about the motion picture as
the producer, and when he is rebuffed
for his lack of insight into some par
ticular matter, he gets in huff and
takes himself Off"
Mr.. Sheriff thus does not agree
with Hugh Walpole, who said once
that Hollywood is the authors sink.
He says he is vastly interested in mo-
ton pictures, that he is delighted to
be able to do two or three scripts a
year for Universal and that he finds
the ideal combination for his writing
life doing first stage play. then a
screen play and then novel year.
.(Nice goingD
When told by Mr.. Collier of the
pleasant reception accorded his "One
More River" here, Mr.. Sheriff seemed
immensely pleased ("They didn't
change a. line in my script" said he).
He wondered also what the public
might think of a new "Frankenstein."
''They want me to do The Return of
Frankenstein.' What do you think?
Would the public take to it?"
Mr.. Collier thought for moment
and then nodded his head. But"
said Rodney, his eyes lighting up with
true Collier fire, They'd like The
Bride Of Frankenstein' better"
Mr.. Sheriff nodded his head then,
too. But" said he, with smile,
what would your censors think of
that2"
GUIDE to the new weeks films:
Chained" at the Palace
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford find
that they love each other in South
America and that when they get back
town they love each other, too. Miss
Crawford is, however, married to Otto
Kruger. Complications.
She Loves Me Not" at the Earle.
With the best musical score of the
year-and with Bing Crosby to sing
it. Kitty Carlisle is in the cast-and
SO is Miriam Hopkins-dressed like
q boy, but still looking like Miriam
Hopkins. The stage show is headed
by Mayris CLANCY and Edward Fox
elegant dancers.
Down to Their Last Yacht" at
R-K-O Keith's, which we suggest
might be called Down to Their Last
Shirt" is the logical successor to Roll
ing Down to Rio" The cast includes
Mary Boland and Polly Moran and
Dave Gould (Washingtonian) did the
dances.
You Belong to Me" at the Fox is
the picture which features Lee Tracy.
Helen Mack and Helen Morgan, but
which really stars little David Holt.
It's about troupers. Joe Morrison,
able singing juvenile, heads the stage
show-so does Ben Blue.
Warren William plays the William
Powell-Philo Vance role in the new
Dragon Murder Case" at the Metro
politan. Margaret Lindsay Is the
femme interest" and there are many
interesting fish photographed for the
drst time on the screen.
Hide-Out" at the Columbia. Rob-
ert Montgomery's latest and best hit
Don't miss it.
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NATHAN A. STIEFEL, head of the
Howard Theater, is presenting a
show this afternoon for the benefit of
the children confined at the ChiIdrep,e