The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08

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Hollywood execs 80 through. nHia8
hEacNGAhon was wrongfuiIy ignored
BY the Hollywood stupee until she
appeared 81 the Maxwell AnHsrson
play ~The I'VE u 90. Mark ON
Broadway last season. !. Her rele
SCARED her 20 terrific heights, NAME
ing her Interpretation as the m.
domitable, sympathetc mother, one
Of the best charnotcrasatiem of the
seasons. Asias nEacnrahon lnprogs
mated the tenderness oe q dlspaiEamg
mother into o role Andersen wishes
he had originally written. . Her
Interpretation d mot 20 Do feumA
n his written script
Several years ago q large ann
corporation witleesly commented
that moving pictures were produced
for the masses possessing an fxtel@
ilgence quota no greater than that
Of q 12-year-old child. Since that
time Il has attempted 70 redeem
itself but failed miserRbly until
Warner Brothers magnificent pr0s
duction Of ''Watch On The nhine's
the filrn with which Hollywood
has at last come Of age VI. How
ever, let Us declare &C once that
Hollywood alone q not 20 be faIiy
credited for this masterpiece. 10
lillian Holman one OF our greatest
writer's Of tragedy, Is due 90 per
cent Of that credit. Proof of that Is
the fact that Hollywood portrayed
the story almost exactly Is Il was
presented two seasons ago ca
Broadway. The 10 per cent credit
due Hollywood Is for procuring such
excellent materials as CellulCld, fur
niture. gowns, ETC., which havo
made the film most pregentahle pic
torially speaking. During these pri.
GRITTY times, that itself Is an achieve~
ment Herman Shumlin, this
able Broadway producer and dirOcs
tor, directed the perturbation. Lils
Ian Hellman wrote the extra dia-
lcgue for the scenes which TOOK
place outside the interior Of tho
house. And practically everybody
who played In the stage version was
ingeniously transplanted to the
screen scene except Mady Christians
whose role was sAcrified 10 Bette
Davis NowTdon't get me wrong
Miss Davis Is O very xlne actress
where her particular technique q
applicable. Miss Davis shines "a
nielodramatic ilnpersCnations. Misa
Christians Is gripping as q trages
dienIe. She was more conscious AZ
the impending tragedy suffered By
the seh-sacriflcing mother who Is
fully aware that she must lose an N
this world Of hate and strife.
Miss Davis has acclimated ierneln
to film technique, 9 curse that now
demands les victims 10 make riRht-
ful faces into camera. Miss Davimp
acting genious was Visible momena
tarily In some Of her previous films.
but Hollywood CHESS It's dough biz
curse its trlcls) prefers 10 have the
facial expressions that fascinate the
box office receipts. Well, enough
Of that =. New q word about the
performance Of Paul Lukas. We
should simply sum him up as Iaalkaa
the Great. as he Justly deserves Cd
DO capped. He has transferred ti1
stage characterization with Its gren8
sensltivity 70 che screen without Ipss
ing aota OF it, full meaning. There
Is no doubt Ia our minds that Iaakn9
should get the Academy Aware
when Hollywood execs get arouua
to doing Il out. Persons who fan
TO see watch On The Rhine" are
the persons true Democratic peopl@
should be wary Of. The story g
the true symbol OF our country.
Agnes nEoorehead, Who psaya
ssA6aEllly~ the heusekeeper ON Lionea
Baxfymore's mayer Of the Town.
b mentioned ms the likeliegt candle
date fsr Fadie's own annual aware
for outstanding acting, IS Fegmle
Of her nensatiomaIly dramatic lenA
role In ~sorry, wrong NumheE" 81
CBS' Suspense program reeentIys
Your Edfter consider her the greats
est actress On the air today.
There's something about the Reg
Shields musical company aired 9at~
urday afternoon that's lacking IL
the Andre Kostalanetz Sunday
afternoon program. In trying 10 de-
eide Just what It twas, We conciu~
stoned that the flavor Of Kokakola
goes better with Ghieids music.
Shields music quenches our thirst
and we don't find II CHS music) too
saccharin. He also has 8 style
that's distinctive, and not wishye
washy. 80 help me, his music tastes
like the Koke We had yesterday. We
find Maestro KogtalanekZs 1lavo4
Just q little too sweet and seoMY
for our consumption.
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