Evening star., 1939-01-22
lack Warner
Says There'll
Be Changes
Studio Head Tells
OF Plans for
Coming Year
By SheHah Graham.
By Sheilah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD


Paging Priscilla Lane! You are
the best bet for stardom in the
Warner Bros studio. This news
comes straight from the boss mouth
II. e., Jack Warner, with whom I
lunched to extract this and equally
important items of information.
And here is something to cheer the
soul of Olivia De Havilland. Mr..
Warner promises that she will leave
the ingenue class she dislikes so
much and 60 on to bigger and better
things. "a good start is her Melanie
role in Gone With the Wind.'D
AS for Ann Sheridan, she is def
initely in line for parts that will
exceed the publicity she receives.
tMlss Sheridan is publicity &C
tress-i. e.. one who receives lots of
ballyhoo but no roles worth men,
tioning) All that will be changed.
on Jack Warmers word of honor.
But here is something less pleas
ing for Marie Wilson, who was sup
posed to jump to stardom after
boy Meets Girl" She won't. And
for the sad reason that, according
to her employer, she is too much of
a type. 1t seems there isn't any
market for the dumb blond roles
portrayed so excellently by Miss
Wilson. (Take nv advice. Marie
dye your hair black and drop the
dumb masqueradeD
Here, in the order named, is Mr..
Warmers list of his 10 best pictures
for 1885, -Four Daughters Robin
Hood" "Jezebel,' Angels With
. Dirty Faces" Dawn Patrol" DIR.
Clitterhouse, Slight Case of Muir
der" THE Sisters" Brother Rat"
and Crime School, The award for
the best performance among his
players he gives to Bette Davis for
"Jezebel."
Unlike certain producer we could
mention-but won't-Mr. Warner
makes no pretense of placing art
first and foremost in his produc-
tions.
art by itself in pictures is a lot
of bunk" he says frankly. The
first aim should be entertainment,
then art-and then education" Mr..
Warner has done more than his
share of the latter with "Pasteur."
1.-THE Life of Emile Zola" and his
current "Juarez," starring Paul
MUM, Bette Davis and John Gar
field. According to Mr.. Warner.
"Juarez" will duplicate conditions of
today. During the unhappy and
brief reign of MaXimilian and Car
lotta the United States played the
important part of emancipator to
Mexico, lending that country $780,
100000 and threatening France with
reprisals under the terms of the
Monroe Doctrine.
You can do so much for democ-
racy with educational pictures" con-
tinues Mr.. Warner, who holds the
distinction of being the first Holly
wood producer with courage enough
to name nation as a villain-Ger-
many-in his forthcoming Comics
sions of a Nazi Spy With this
picture I hope to do for the perse-
cuted victims of Germany-Jews and
Catholics-wnat we did for law and
order with Public Enemy The i'm
mediate result of that picture was to
arouse the public to the horrors of
gangsterdom and put AL Capone be-
hind bars"
Confessions of a Nazi Spy" deals
with the recent New York trial and
conviction of four German spies.
Not only will the actual names of
the spies be used, but of their bosses
Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, ct al.
Edward G.. Robinson portrays G.
Man. The rest of the cast will be
chosen from among the actors and
actresses in Hollywood. This is the
first time since 1916 (When Jack
Warner produced Ambassador James
Gerards my -Four Years in Ger
many" for the United States Gov
ernment that the movies have
dared use the immense power of
propaganda in connection with the
acts of a foreign nation. So far
=. there have been no objections from
the Hays Office, and Mr.. Warner
assures me that the amazingly
strong script will reach the public
as is
"Our fathers came to America to
(See GRAHAM, Page F-2)