Evening star., 1941-07-28


the peace are that man shall give
the land its vital mede of phos-
pilates and lime and. in return, it
shall give him abundance. Not to-
day, the film tells us, but tomorrow.
The land has starved 300 years 1t
does not recover in one year Or
two. But recovery is certain. That's
the happy note on which the story
ends.
That is not the only pleasure in
seeing it. 1t is photographically
superb piece of work. New Eng
land is marvelously photogenic. It's
white churches, its proud, clean
villages and its gentle rolling land
scape make dramatic setting for
the story which Frank Craven mar
rates in simple, melodious prose
Mr.. Craven's was THE voice for the
narratoris job The play and movie,
Our Town, made it the only logical
voice for a picture which might
have been called Our Country"
without an infection of boasting
Craven does not appear in "Har-
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voice.
Its actors are the New England
farmers, loggers, housewives. farm
hands. school teachers, pupils and
country families who lived on the
landscapes found by the camera
crew. They illustrate what a fine
actor the novice is when he is play
ing himself, but without self con-
sciouSneSS. 1t is one of the special
charms of the picture that its char
acters are as natural as the hills
they live among-that a logger can
fluff a swing without asking for a
retake, that fattish little girl can
tumble for piece of cake and
thinnish little boy can drink milk
with that universal childish awkard-
ness as if there weren't a camera
within miles.
That's what acting should be and
Edgar Peterson, I'd, has packed his
film with it.
John Alden Finckel. Washington
composer, provided the musical
score which adds another excellence
to "Harvests for Tomorrow"
Before We forget, it is now Show
ing at the Metropolitan.
X X X X
The chance to play opposite Julie
Hayden is something no actor
would want to miss. And. thanks
to Miss Hayden, and his own spunk,
Hugh Franklin is not likely to
miss it.
1t was very close call, however,
for the leading man in Catholic
University's Hotel Universe" in
which Miss Hayden will appear as
guest star. 1t occurred right after
rehearsal one night, as we get it,
when Franklin decided to try aero
batlcs as we'll as acting. On a pair
of rings that happened to be handy,
he started mimicking one of the
Comedies. 1t wasn't very good
mimicry, with the result that he
ended up with a shattered collar
bone and some rather more serious
structural damage.
Franklin looked to be thoroughly
out of Hotel Universe" which was
scheduled to open Wednesday night
of this week.
Miss Hayden is not the kind of
guest star who would tolerate such
a thing. Why not delay the open
ing, she wanted to know.
1t was marvellous question for
a guest star to ask. 1t resulted in
the answer that Franklin could be
repaired, although not recovered by
any means, by week from tonight.
So that is when the opening has
been set. And the play will run
| through Friday night making two
additional performances.
Clearly, Miss Hayden is the guest
star most likely to succeed in max
ing Catholic U. love ner for her
generous adjustment to the change.
1t was the perfect anesthetic for
Franklin'S pain, Heretofore a ter
rifle thing.