Evening star., 1934-02-08

and that the Indian is getting
more raucauS reVOlutlOnlStS aero
Richard Barthelmess, who whenever
the script calls for such a thing, is
booked by the Warner Bros. to ap-
pear as a sturdy voice crying in the
wilderness, readjusts wrong into right
and by his might and suggests that
soon these Indian reservations will be
flowing with milk and honey. II 1t Is
true that the Indian has been as
abused as this film indicates, the
Messrs. Warner should be congratu-
lated on doing their share OF under
covering in his behalf. If it isn't true,
we should think Brother Government
might step in and give them padd!-
ing for meddling in matters of which
they do not know enough.
The picture is notable for showing
us what a fine looking bunch OF men
some of those real-blooded Sioux In
dams are out there (this does not in
clude Mr.. BarthelmesS who appears
as Joe Thunder Horse). The story
also indicates that Government rep
resentatives are a lax crew in their
missionary work. becoming soft in
their duties, angry even after break
fast with the Redskin, and too often
moved by the beauty of those hand
some Indian girls.
It Is this latter failing, when it
becomes a menace in his own house
hold, that prompts Thunder Horse
Joe (Mr Barthlemess) to forsake his
Chicago World Fair side show long
enough to take his plea Of the
"massacred" Indian to Washington
and here, before amazed senatorial
committees, to spout the indifference
Of the white man to his red-skin
neighbors. Exposing row upon row
Of tnjustices which the Indian suf-
fers, he flaunts the miseries Of his
mutilated race before these chiefs Of
government, and in a fine oratorical
speech tears down the barriers Of
greed and graft, showing merely the
simple beating Of the red mans heart
While the film is not SO bitter as
was another propaganda film. Il Am
a Fugitive" 1t is still obviously rec
ognizable as having been constructed
for preaching and for editorial COM
ment. Whether 1t will get either de-
pends on how accurate the home
OIllCc has Dccu. we dIc, u1llOl III
nately, not close enough to Indian
reservation affairs to know the whole
truth and nothing but the truth IT,
however, the Messrs. Warner are ac-
curate in their propaganda, We shall
take up our gun and 60 out there
and shoot every one who isn't red
including, possibly, ourselves.
Participating redskins and white
skins are Ann Dvorak (she's red) +,
Clair Dodd (she's white) and Dudley
Digges, who is white, too. Mr..
Barthelmess is as round-shouldered
and vehement as usual.
Tor the benefit Of those who called
up yesterday to ask if Mr.. Novar-
ro's personal appearance at the Fox
would be as brief as was Miss May
Robson's," we present herewith tele-
gram which we received this morning
from Hollywood:
Dear sir: I am coming either the
twenty-third or the week after il
An alive" Signed.
RAMON NovARRo.
WE ARE also in receipt Of . wire
w from Observation-Disclosures
Dorothea Lewis in which she says
many nice things. Her play, Second
Act Curtain met with a second-night
success last night at Pierce Hall.
EILMS OF the new week and their
stars include the following:
Opening today at Keith's-"The
Lost Patrol" which Is called a herioc
drama, located on a Mesopotamian
desert, and which hasn't single
woman in the cast. While this seems
too bad. the strength Of the all-male
cast is said to make up for it, such
veterans as Victor McLaglen, Boris
Karloff, Wallace Ford and Reginald
Denny appearing In 1t. The theme:
How to get lost in a desert.
At the Rialto-"The Ghoul" This
also opens today. Boris Karloff Is the
ghoul and others in this British Aim,
in which Karlof1 Is advertised as
king Of the eeries" (that sounds odd
enough, are Dorothy Hyson and
Anthony Bushell.
Moulin Rouge" will play another
week at the Palace. 1t deserves an
other week. It has Connie Bennett
twice, Franchot Tone, Helen Westley
and Tullio Carminati. Good music
fair plot.
Earle patrons should be delighted
that Donald Novis Is to be held over
for q second week on the stage bill
Mr.. Novis has been more successful
locally than other singers except
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