Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08
Unoriginals on Film
Hollywood Is Slavish in Copying
Other Authors Successes
By Jay Carmodx

sensible human would disagree with the motion picture studio
executive who complains
quest for story material production
slowed to the Washington pedestrian this age
Of its appetite to cite
lately have been trying expand the pnched lyrics popular
into fulscale pictures another
just
dispung desperate industry
for something make movies out Of neesant but
found truth.
What arsuabe however process purchasing
ideas is the calculated the kind Of movies
which will make the public happy and the producers rich Two such
ideas made their locally during the past week In THE
Voice OF the Turtle" and Captain From CASTLE"
They
their different primary markets the
latter field fiction
motion pictures will be particularly interesting to watch the former
especially
This reviewer made the best possible
picture out Of John Van Drtens immensely engaging play frankly
would bought At all had he been in Jake Ws pacs
head Of the oompanys Eastern story department 4
considerations both Of which be proved absurd by the
the box office would have dictated decision against
buying 1.-THE Voice Of the Turtle" 1900.
The hr Of these is excingy delicate point which
play turned seduction on which the second act curtain
could not be stated IN anything Ike sucn
fortnight terms the screen Here the stage version was sn
kind Of delighted daze 1t M very
daring but which hopeess beyond the screens properly more
This wa the very heart of play Van Drnten wrote
for the heae Clearly cut out Of the screen version
did not deter warmers from paying fabulous pc ,o
screen rights hit sensioy enough OF course m
assuring there existed anywhere writer oextef0us enough
save something idea Van Druten was the one .
consideration
en against the gamble Voice Of the Turtle as screen ma
terial the fundamental one Of time
Play Peculiarly Of Its Day 49,.
Van Druens play dealing with the romantic mores OF
Gould not have topical Moreover was set wnn pau
tern of relaxed Standards housing and hotel coneeon ana oue
which were definitely highly seasoning elements
It's drama the cousnp OF sally ooeeon s
n paige quality Of inescapaby and intensity 1t could not nave
have had Ill. ~.
ALI these destined to cnange WIN s
end of hose they Warmers were
with the necessity making drastic changes IN the oas u'
tlre of Voice Of the Turtle"
fashion have been made is admirably
Adapter Van Duten He has come up
with a coyly intimate values
which probably appeal the large public which makes screen
production although has the same title 1t is by no
the purchased at such fabulous PRICE
THE in other words not being nearo IN
the land Of Solomon Biblical and Van Dn
interpreted in his original play
Another Adapter Frustrated.
CAPTAIN From CASTLE hciona best seller snapped up oy
aoth ct popularity well nave oeen
adaptation assigned 10 any o
wood writer have been its original susges
ons of alphabetically exciting adventure comes the screen as an
archaic costume piece.
for his studio with such
which certainly qualified to do any screen writer
windows the subject for motion
picture.
If he residual feeling that he would have
done much original ownsuch those
Going" and "snoeshin lot Of movesoers
undoubtedly will with him.
the slaves Of other writer's sue