Evening star., 1944-04-02
Movies Look Like Life
By Jay Carmody.

By Jay Carmody.
Holywoods authentic wits-we think Preston
srgesonce observed that trouble
like pleasant glib
remoeey criticism of the they
realistic left figures Sturges
glow. their minds unanswerable jus
fcaton for the method movies voiced
beautiful thought which they regard of their
coming.
enjoyed proper
reaction to the better remarks of authentic wits There
however those who worried that in the minds OF authentic nit
wits thoughts might
mental to the progress of the motion picture
Even c. B. De Mile scotches
A Very Successful Formula.
now have been entirely needless
Hollywood adopted apparent every
capacity audience at Constitution Hall in Cecil De Miles THE
Story of Dr. Wase unveiled highly world premiere
That Miles Opus still Eastern Chambers
of Commerce having industry Honywood-shou be
documentary in and treatment the ultimate illustration
of along gone.
up to- and through Opus S. the De Mile formula had been highly
successful His director ouhone that of his stars
all pulling But the
De Mile formula removed from the documentary
Washington is from its old sornnoence.
Story wassel" therefore, important
mark it be colossal in the cnenaas trend toward
sentng the facts of life in facual terms.
Films in Theaters E
Are Influence Upon Methods.
perspective humanity discovers perspective
again. students of the motion picture will find the nu-
the the trend toward realism
part Hollywood product They will that
which of Poland in 1889 the most
dramatic of the that point Bernard
hardly diputaous rucuent
that point They will add that the first complete feature
military campaign that in North Africa which titled
Desert Victory impetus to the OF the
technique ndisputabe will be the fact that
of cional lends itself other
treatment If it is to have power and plausibiity.
~Casabanca" One of Holywoods
Finest Samples Of Realism.
impact documentary method the movie that
synthetic contrasted with those made in heater
military operation best illustrated perhaps the Of
"Casabanca superficial explanation its the time
Of its its remarkable tnelness Warner Bros
garded by less than in having ready for
public concdntal with of the word Casa
blanca" in e6pont type nearly ones first
factor in the popularity Of the picture
naturally.
As its teness wore off, however picture
by critics and others of the finest pieces Of writing
they had
Hollywood around to making its annual
Academy Award Casablanca" the pictures
of extremely high merit and pictures which much fresh
in the public mind Song of Bernadette of these and
Madame Cue" another Either would have been
able choice but "Caablanca" fell ideally into the pattern of
the documentary which the proud fashion today pictures
all its admirable realism, and its perfect conformity to
urgency documentary adoption development
potential shortcomings
that journalism the reporting OF its least
adorned terms and when that which is reported fancy instead
fact the form becomes disguise and possibly dangerous
deception.
to 'n "'1-ae'- fo" ~" .a .e
Its Appearance of Factualty @..'' ''"' .....".~'
abuse of the method which led to the vehement
which greeted Mission Moscow" picture
brought Bros much condemnation Casalanca had
brought praise In FORM the Of names dates and places with
familiar newspaper reader Mission
strictly pictorial journalism In content piece OF fiction
perfectly designed the dudgeon admer the
which it presented
evoking this reaction, however Mission
not without value 1t illustrated that there wide margin for
believing that Hollywoods admiration for pictures
like life, nfeke wonderful per
good thing have learned in the early period Of the
trend toward realism.
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