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Evening star., 1948-09-12
By Alfred Hitchcock
HOLLYWOOD


Every maker of mystery movies
aims at getting the audience on the
edge of their seats.
The ingredient that keeps them
there is called suspense" Producers
cry for it, writers cry in agony to
get it, and actrs cry for joy when
they do get it. I've often been asked
what it is.
AS far as I'm concerned, you have
suspense when you let the audience
play God.
Suppose, for instance, you have
six characters involved in mystery.
A man has been murdered and all
six are possible suspects; but one is
sure-includil< the audience.
One of the characters, young
man, is standing in shadowy
room with his back to the door
when an unidentified character in
cloak and black hat sneaks in and
slugs him into insensibility. It's a
brual act, but if the audience does
not know whether the young man
himself Is a killer or a hero, they
will not know whether to cher or
weep.
Audience Works Too.
II the audience does know, II it
has been told all the secrets the
characters do not know, it will
work like the devil for you because
it knows what fate is in store for
the poor actors. That is what is
known as playing God.' That Is
suspense.
For II years I have been making
pictures described alternately As
thrillers, dark mysteries and chill
ers, yet 1 never have actually di-
rected a whodunit or puzzler.
Offhand this may sound like de-
bunking, but I do not believe that
puzzling the audience is the essence
of suspense.
Take, for instance, the drama I
recently filmed at Warner Brothers
called Rope" 1t stars James
Stewart with Joan Chandler, our
new discovery, in the feminine lead.
John Dali and Farley Granger
strangled a young man in the open
ing shot. They put his body in a
chest, cover the chest with damask
cloth and silver service, then serve
hors d'oeuvres and drinks from it
at a party for the victims father,
mother, sweetheart and assorted
friends. Every one is gay and
charming. When Stewart begins to
suspect foul play late in the film.
John Dali puts a gun in his pocket
in case things get too hot.
The audience knows everything
from the start, the players know
nothing. There is not single de-
tail to puzzle the audience. 1t GER
tainly is not whodunit for the SIM
pie reason that every one out front
knows who did it. No one on the
screen knows except the two mur-
derers. The fact that the audience
watches actors 60 blithely through
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Coming Attractions

AMBASSADOR-"Rope." with
James Stewart, starting
Thursday.
CAPITOL-"So Evil, My Love-"
with Ray Milland, starting
Thursday.
Columbia-"A Foreign Affair.""
with Marlene Dietrich.
DUPONT-"The Good Earth"
with Paul NUM-.
KEITHS-"Rachel and the
Stranger" with Loretta
Young starting Wednesday.
LITTLE Beauty and the
Beast" with Josette Day.
ETROPO N-"Four
Faces West" with Joel Nc
Crea, starting Thursday.
PALACE-"Abbott and Costello
Meet Frankenstein," starting
Thursday.
PIx-"Will 1t Happen Again."
PLAYHOUSE-'Mine Own Ex-
ecutioner," with Burgess
Meredith.
WARNER-"Rope," with James
Stewart, starting Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Esther Speaks Her Mind
Miss Williams
Is Amused by
Some Critics
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.

Esther williams wriggled out OF
her skin-tight swim suit, tossed her
wet locks out Of her eyes and
pitched into the people who always
are taking cracks at her pictures on
the score that they lack intellectual
stimulation.
Il think the critics have a lot Of
nerve" says Esther. tThe scene of
this conversation is Miss Williams
dressing room at Metro. where she
is co-starring with Gene Kelly and
Frank Sinatra in Take Me Out to
the Ball Game.'D
II get sick and tired Of hearing
them describe my pictures as
'escapist' and good for the masses
but not for them, because they pre-
fer something more artistic. Who
cares II pictures are 50 artistic
just rs long as people like my pic
lures and see 'em. That's all that
matters.
Scores Crime Pictures.
MY pictures never appeal to the
baser instincts of the public, but
to their basic instincts period.
They do no one any harm. My
films pollute no ones morals; they
just give the public a good time.
Now here's what I think lis harm
ful-crime pictures. In my opinion,
they're responsible for at least so
per cent Of juvenile delinquency,
and it's about time that some one
stopped them from being made.
But these swimming musicals OF
mine" continues Esther. They're
like lemon puffs and meringues
The girls are all beautiful. It's like
every ones dream come true, and
1t gives people happiness. If that's
bad, then I don't know what Is
right"
Esther is one of the few top pop
ular actresses who has no illusions
about her acting. I'm not even sure
she even wants to be a great ac-
tress. Just so long as the public Is
willing to pay to see her-that's fine
with Esther.
But" asserts the swimming star
"it always irritates me when pro-
ducers smile condescendingly about
a picture. It's no good but 1t will
make money'-especially when they
say 1t about mine.
Amused, Not Insulted.
I'm not insulted exactly. In fact
I'm amused-because it's these same
so-called intellectual producers who
would rather make money in pref
erence to having an artistic success
that no one wants to see. And how
can any picture be successful, If not
enough people-artistic or not
want to see it?"
Then Esther clinches her argu-
ment by citing a recent magazine
story about Betty Cradle in which
Daryl Zanuck was credited with
making Betty's gilt-edged musicals
so that he can afford financial fiops
like Wilson" and experiment with
pictures like THE Ox-Bow Incl
dent"
Il don't think that producers and
critics credit the public with being
as nice as it is" continues Esther
Il think the chief reason that my
pictures make money is because
they are always wholesome and
never gloomy" That's probably the
keynote of Esther's own success in
Hollywood.
Miss Williams - swim suit and
wholesomeness-first was discovered
by Louis B. Mayer when she starred
in Billy Roses Aquacade in San
Francisco eight years ago.
"Mr. Mayer sent for me-" declares
Esther. But I wasn't having any.
I was doing fine, and my ambition
was to be q buyer In Los Angeles
store When he sent for ME again,
Evening star., 1948-09-12
That DirectOral Touch
Two Prime Samples of 1t Visible This Week
on Local Screens
By Joy Cormody.

ways younger generation you
that kind beast WHO'S in" a
The of to pointing
actors relatively unmpoant the really directors
medium and that gettable entirely the
basis of who directed
This only emotony upseng the who think the
thing Peter Ayson
them mbecle really should
not be large
viewpoint which which
puts its whole faith directors The truth obviously
that neither could get along without the other.
Nevertheless
IN which the directors be made There
local of movies which represent
the h which his is the completely DOM
nan influence entirely responsible for the merit or lack
Of it in the ultimate product shown to the audience
sceenpays Lady Ermine The other Is
Good
nearly completed
when the died Of attack Unhappy it not
special virtue
that they could deal with sngular and graceful
fashion
Yet the fact remains that no other director in Hollywood
He could
have made it an equally delightful piece of romantic with
possible exception Wallace and
Marjorie Main the roles played by Douglas Fairbanks r and
Betty Cradle.
The Touch Almost Reckless.
realistically Lubh special gift that he
could handle noensivey with reckessness that
be O any film maker Hollywood.
the unquestionaby directors
medium, everything else incidental
another equally producer
three Academy Awards
tn. latest for Going MY way will not win another for his
screenplay could be.
resembling that Lubich characterized
the humorous of all creatures
upon which has tendency
spite people who living it, His pictures,
including dedicated this and while they
completely skepc they have amused
great who like to go to the movies
pure being the best spec
the fact that its producer Is
this father played
undong by doing good
Others McCarey going along
with his He inventive for his pictures own
least, its excellence.
The Flavor Is IrOnic.
possible McCarey
Of when he
kind he actually is challenging
He comedies Sam Clayon
his screnpay but that keep
that characters might well good sense
the performance their helpful duties
vanilla flavor 1t is nescapable
OF the McCarey touch
nfalpy engaging part of the same thing NC
children His recipe requires that first
they shall be rcognzaby children They neither better
than children at the first sign OF
McCarey would fire Junior in his company
them that they shall represent that part OF
off the His perfect achieve
when he allowed his juvenile group to i'm
provse nativity The Bells of St Marys"
Sam" hit such level OF touching humor,
develop such life likeness
in the young.
them be the really important
o.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Tribal Dances Give
Eleanor Some Ideas
BY the Associoted Press

HOLD WOCD.
Everything is grist to the dancers
mill. Vacationing in Montana with
her husband, Glenn Ford, Eleanor
Powell saw some Indian tribal
dances. They gave her ideas.
She learned those routines,"
Ford related. even though l kep
kidding her that the only place she
could use them would be IN a re-
vival of Rose. Marie. y
But Eleanor knew what she was
about. She took steps from Flat
head Indian ceremonialS and
worked them into a routine called
"wampum boogie," for her dance
tour
Evening star., 1948-09-12

It's Its Best, He Says, When Audience Knows More
Than Performers in Mystery Drama on Screen

tell any story under the sun, but
on the screen 1t will have . def
nitely recognizable style. don't
mind remaining in the same niche
after spending years to build it.
After all. you wouldn't expect to
go to the theater and see farce
written by Eugene O'Neill.
(Released by North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1948-09-12

(Editor's note: In the absence
OF Harold Hefernon on Dacatton,
Alfred Hitchcock explains ,Dhat
is meant By SUSPENSE
The Valley settler., 1948-05-14
i207;C.ES 5

llonday !:c.- F i.4eonic :: East orn Star Club .ro in the C.'ErCe HI. ..01-OlY IL-.- ? Iz2alth Council in the Eoo1t Ca.-5er at p.m, D., Sins rill be the speaker or the evening. T <, date Eas chang ed due to Conrnenc cement on T,nr rsday evening. This is the last meeting or the Council un- til falle
 7c6aesdey l. v l9 G.,.2ber Of Cor1aerce Toon Lncheon in the lutheran Basement. --z3nesd daY ky l9 Ar2l.lcan Legion 2: :1o5ably tho A':,1-io1y r1l11 meet in the Ge"nca Ea.ll at n.mo T. is change is Iado because Of Conner cor.o-t or the roga1ar meet ing date.
 La9nosday- -!-3y -9 a5 l:@o =. o721cora Of tho :-o~2c-2al.ars C-1os are requested to meet in the 177ten sion 0ffice to discuss final plans for their part in the ColooT Day Activities,
 Io Io42egd2y lay 26 tho l2:Cc Club uil1 meet
 Ti tl I.,a. Ralpn I've at 8 .-.
The Valley settler., 1948-05-14
RAIL BUS SERVICE
AITTITTED:

will begin this coming Saturday l.aS- Is. The Rail 3,s will loa ave PaI2er at 8:3 a.2 and leave Anchorage at 4:5o 72.r2. Or this scho dule passeng gers vi Il arrive in Achor- age at l0:10 a.Ee. and back in PaL,er at 6:1I n.m. Ire present plan is to operate the Bus only on week days. .onday through Saturday inclus i've.
 COLQ-T DAY Hey 29-3O Palmer, Alaska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
| pital, Commissioner Mason e

pital, Commissioner Mason ex-
planned today.
The order, made public yesterday,
listed types of cases to be considered
emergency" and directed that these
be taken to the nearest hospital
having a contract with the District.
In the past, Mr.. Mason pointed
out, laymen driving Fire and Health
Department ambulances have been
permitted, in their discretion, to
take any case to a contract hospital
I-Freedmens, Casualty, Emergency
or Children's. The order will give
these drivers a guide in deciding
which cases are emergencies, he
said.
Mr.. Mason said the Commissioners
wanted particularly to reduce the
number of patients taken to Freed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

mems Hospital. because funds fol
care of District INDECENT patients
there had been exhausted. Further
he said, the District has been work
ing on a narrow margin with respect
to funds availatle to pay the other
contract hospitals.
Under the Commissioners order
District ambulances will take all pa
tients to Gallinger except those
emergency cases picked up at consid-
able distince from that institution
Emergency cases are listed as those
involving collapses on the street.
commissions, extensive burns, mas
sive" bleeding, gunshotr or stab
wounds, fractures, poison symptoms
strangulation, suffocation, or women
in active labor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Senate Moves 10 Transfer
War Probe Units Powers
BY the Associated Press

The Senate has sounded a death
knell for its old War Investigating
Committee.
This is the watchdog group that a
then little-known Senator from Mis-
souri,, Harry Truman, set up back
in 1871. First under Democratic
leadership and then under Repub-
lican, it investigated wartime and
postwar spending.
The work now is being trans
ferred to the regular Senate Ex-
penditures Committee, headed by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
BAl2ss THE EVENING STAR, Washington, d. c.
THURSDAY JANUARY
Low INDECENT Funds
Caused Order 10 Send
|GaIIinger Most Cases

The Districts financial problems
in caring for INDECENT patients
prompted the Commissioners order
requiring that all except emergency
cases picked up by District ambu-
lances be taken to Gallinger Hos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

Senator Aiken, Republican. OF Yer
mont.
He told Q reporter that he will
appoint Senator Ferguson. Republic
can, of Michigan, who has been d.
recting most OF the final investiga-
lions of the former Truman COM
mittee, to head a new investigating
subcommittee.
The Senate Rules Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
CHILDREN'S SHOES
GIRLS WEAR REDUCED!

Were NOW
80 Cotton print pojomos, sizes to IA 2.3O l.1s
10 Cotton dresses, chubby sizes, 8h TO
l2h -------- 3.e5 1.4s
SIip-on sweaters, o-wooI, size T. 300 l.5e
Royon bIouses, slightly soIed --- $50 $50
IS Knit ponties, cotton ond-royon, less
thon VI price ----------------- $50 sse
IS Dresses in-between sizes 0 to IA; 495
cottons, spun royons -------- SOS 2.69
20 Bouses otton-ond-royon, sizes to
IA Observation-Disclosures US lss
20 Snow Suits, oII-wooI Sizes 7 to IA 1875 1926
20 Winter Goats, wooI-ond- royon*.
Sizes to IA. 49, - 49, 1926 ll.oo
*Properly labeled as to material content
LANSBURGHS-Gnls' Wear-Fomth Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29

voted yesterday to give the Ex-
penditures Committee broad anvesti-
eating powers. It's decision must 80
to the Senate for q vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
DRAPERIES, REMNANTS

20 Yards Remnants Of fobrc for dro-
peres, slip covers. curtains All 79eto
usobe lengths Less thon "a price LOS zss
20 Yards short lengths Of slip cover,
dropery and upholstery fobrie Way e5to
less than VI price $50 eSe
10 Soto Pillows in poste royon multi
cord Round and square. Slightly
.soed Less than "a price 349 81
90 Words short lengths Of trimmings,
cordine, edene some button tope,
at frocton Of its original price.
I'd. Sc to l5c lie
Observation-Disclosures Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
BOYS WEAR

II Bothrobes, wool and wooI-ond-
royon.* Broken sizes s to 10. Way
less then " price -----------
s Trenchcoots, cotton popIin, nicely
lined. sizes>lo, II. IS, SO, 40 -
! Atwood Overooot, single breasted.
Navy, size II, as is. Less thon "a
Z Cowboy Suede Jockets, frineed. Sizes
Is and
7 Atwood BuffoIo Pioid Shirt-Jockets.
Sizes and
9 All-wooI Sports Coots. single breasted.
! Broken sizes Il to l8------------
$ Junior Dress Shorts. Sizes 5 and 6.
Navy wool flonnel--------------
Wool FIonnei Shorts. Size 6---
properly labeled ss to material content.
LANSBURGHS-Boys Wedr-Fou
Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27

neighbours to find out what the commOtion was at home
 0. Kraft and Sons grocery department had a minor league raffle running in the pre- Easter days. All the youngs' CTS signed thelr names to 8 numbered list and when the list was full a red sea was pulled from the board to disclose the lucky number.
 Sonia Chorsheim won the first two bunnies and Gertrude Selig the 3rd To toe tall Sonia from making a clean sweep, smaller bunnies had been offered the two kids who signed on either side of the winning number on the thi d card. Rabbits went to Gary Alb ston and Billy Sears. Jimmy Williams. as the last to put his name on he list, received one too.
 The Kodiak Telephone Com pany has been exhibiting pieces of various small equipment that go into the makings of a phoue in the window of the banks inc surance department office. At least 20 different items are on display there. ....
Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27
Town 7idbitS

Cal this story The Egg ana Ahce!
 One Of the A-J Harm. white tPghorn bullets outdid itself ID anticipation of Easter business and laid an egg early this week that measured 2 and 7,8 inches in it's smallest circumference. Quick to spot her hens record lay, Alice Given estimated at least 3 yolks in it, rushed to the Mirror office to show us the egg, and then started off to Knud- sens to see if Emil would like to add it to his Easter-y window display. "Mother and egg doing well" we decided to note.
 Too much handling however wasn't good for the outlets masterpiece end the fragile shell cracked. It was not long before Alice was back with a long face and a report of only one yolk. '"But we did find thls inside too" she grinned, and pulled from the bag normal size egg that probably by now is well colored and decorated and ready to go into someone's holiday basket. ...
 The power went off Sunday right in the middle of a IKEA board meeting at the city hall Before the session began, man. ager Ted Rozak switched on one light, jokingly said, "I'il Stay until the light goes out" When it did. and someone tapped him quietly on the shoulder to tell him so, he just couldn't believe it could happen here again. ... A serenade planned for newly weds MT. and Mrs Dick Pack, temporarily staying out near the Mission, hit a sour note few nights ago. The Mission young. sters led by William Stone gath cred up pots and pans, rocks. and cymbals and prepared to create a racket that would start by MT. Stone's firing one shot They surrounded the Pack home, found the lights on and assumed the couple was inside. Afrer sev- eral minutes of ear-blasting nolse that met with no response, they decided to search the house. Just as they finished a fruit.ess look.see, the Packs rushed up the lane, having come from a
Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27
Cinecogor Western Said Different

Something new in Westerns i g promised movie goers tomorrow and Monday at the Orpheum when the Gunfighters, starring Randolph Scott, Barbara Brit ton and Bruce Cabot, is shown.
 The story evolves around a cattle baron who is trying to preserve his vast grazing empire at any cost, including murder. Much exciting Western action is featured in the movie, filmed in Cinecolor
 Also cast in the film are Dor olhy Hart, Charley Grapewin, Steven Geray, Forrest Tucker and Grant Withers
 A warranty dced from Vernon l. and Mary E. More to Walter J. and Melva L. O'Brien for Lot 28 Block 19 has been record- ed Also recorded was a quit claim deed, dated September Is, i942, from Ali Madsen to Alex Mag off, for strip of iand I8x3S feet, adjacent to Mission Road, lylng between Salgent's barn and the Cichoski homesite.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-05

Tom Brenum on the Breakfast
in Hollywood show presented a
corsage to the Oldest lady in the
audience and to the lady with
the coolest hat on the respective
nights. In the good good-neighbor
contest the Rev. John F. Brock
received the award.
AT intervals during the show
ticket stubs we're drawn from a
jar and prizes presented to the
holders of the lucky stubs. Flow
ers, corsages, homemade cakes
and nylon hose were among the
prizes given away
In the first act of the show the
youngsters who were in the pop
ularity contest were presented
in a sleepyland act and the last
scene in the show was a tableaux
1.-THE Spirit of II" with Kenneth
Golf and Bub Blades imperson-
ating a soldier and sailor of
World War l respectively and
Gordon Gibson and Pete Stringer
as World War II soldiers while
Mrs. A. ]. Schatz represented the
Red Cross.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-05
Mrs. E. L. Bromley
Extends Hospitality
To Chapter c. PEG

Mrs. E. l.. Brantley extended
pleasant hospitality to members
of Chapter c. PEG. at a meeting
at her home Tuesday at 8 pm.
During the business session it
was voted to cooperate with the
local Red Cross chapter in its
annual entertainment of veterans
in the Administration hospital at
Biloxi at Christmas-time.
The program was on a consti-
tutional Quiz conducted by Miss
Faye Timerman. Mrs. r. o. Cole
knew the largest number of an
swers and received as prize a
pretty bud vase.
During the meeting it was
learned that Mrs. M. E. Wiging-
ton, a member, was in the jack
son County hospital and it was
voted to shower her with cards.
A refreshment course was serv-
ed by Mrs. Brantley at the end
of the program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-05
Kiwoniuns Vote
To Assist March
To School Fund

The Kiwaris club voted to
contribute 500 to the March To
School fund at the regular lunch
con meeting of the club on Tues
day at the Country club.
L. L. Stigler was appointed a
committee of one to work on the
March To School drive and au-
thorized to present the check to
the fund.
No formal program having
been arranged a quartet compos-
ed of DR.. F. c. Minkler, l.. l..
Stigler, the Rev. F. A. Graef and
Jim Harvey accompanied by Mrs.
E. F. O'Malley presented several
vocal selections.
Karl Weisenburg gave a brief
outline of the proposed ceremon-
les to be given at the half of the
Perkinston Tulane Frosh game
which will mark the formal ded-
dication of the War Memorial
stadium.
Wilbur Dees announced the
Donkey baseball game to be play
ed on November II between the
National Guard and an ioppon-
ent to be selected.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-11-05
Tiny Tot Contest Feature OF
Moss Point VFW Talent Show

non Suthoff who won the titles,
Duke and Duchess.
Fun For You" presented on
last Wednesday and Thursday
evenings in the auditorium of
the Charlotte HYATT elementary
school was in the form of a radio
show with local talent imper-
sonating famous stars of radio.
Barney Livingstone presided
as master of ceremonies and S. A.
McInnis, Jr., as DR.. l.. @. con-
Quoted a quiz program. Tim
Blades appeared as the Duke Of
Paducah and Miss Virginia Up
ton as Minnie Pearl. 'oga4
James Gieger as Joe Kelly pre-
sented his Quiz Kids who were
chosen from students in the ele-
mentary grades. Another special
ty was Mr.. Temple who led his
Haylofters in two square dances.
Claude Blanchard gave an i'm
itation of singing commercials
and Eunice Faye Breland sang
"You Are My Sunshine. Anoth-
er local star was Teddy Hays,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes Hays,
who demonstrated his talents as
a magician and then played a Sc
lection of boogie woogie music.
A chorus of six high school girls
appeared in two dance routines.
Roy Blades acting as the late