Evening star., 1951-10-28
The Passing Show
|M'E|downeys Reflect
Spell Of the Gonges
Producers of The River Have Touch
And Insight of Poet in Work
1.-The Passing Show
By Jay Cormody

the Kenneth McEdowneys special
surprise with invaluable wy assistance)
The River You cannot always judge producers by TIE pictures
they make but in the Of 1.-THE River is unfang
sign.
In such have to be special The touch of the
poet you know. eyes mind insight
poet You dream long time and far out into mystic
space before you make "The River"
nothing spectral odd in about the
cEldowneys the they things
them different This most gracious Of being
different because the surface 1t is not visible at all
Story DeoI on Extraordinary Story
McEdowneys made picture Of India in India for the
because India fascinated them Not its geography
particularly visible aspect of it, but its Of life This seemed
gentle with continuity perhaps less broken than
Vests which, matter how much admire it,
getic upstart in many
extraordinary human and professional experience
the McEdowneys when they really set about making their
picture of India.
Tney had long wide. and far, for story
breathed and promised
bridge that the McEldowneys ready
Then" says McEldowney "a most strange thing hap
pend santa came to us with SUGGESTION that story really
Goddens. The River she told had not read it and
found 0 eopy @ read it. and knew what sanha meant
Il think perhaps this the first time an author ever killed
a sale of his own work to Hollywood"
An Enchantment Begins Thus
how the enchantment which hangs "The River"
began 1t is that perhaps should down the
throw soft light Of literature that could
The Nayar the beloved press
assigned embassy
McEdowneys the preliminary phases OF The River
only the practical help he In dispacng the
indeed. inspiration than
picture land that could produce young
wise. gentle and dedicated.
The McEldowneys will forget. many Washng-
tonans will not forget, Unni Nayar.
Miss Godden q Poet ot Heort
Godden the novelist who could story
served perfectly the Of McEdowney
enthusiasm of theirs.
She is first Of all poet of course says McEldowney
THAT she has the feeling, the perception
eoquence of poet In could call her
but this would be partly mean the
herself and her children.
Her reads like poets and enjoys
it. although she would rather write
She is Also of your eccentric images of She
when she solved all of the sanitation problems which
ourselves involved In making the film"
McEldowney Miss Golden "housekeepers
hm-making Along with
artistic chores. OF course.
Considered Forsters Novel
The McEdowneys' interest has familiar
naturally, with literature
in Mr.. McEldowneys mind could that
comparative classic Of modern fiction E. M Foser Passage
to India
He even got in touch with hymes divorced her.
always this brought him rather interesting
discovery.
did not want picture made OF the story" Mr. Nc
EdoWney land view OF the changed conditions
would greatly out of date novelist though
interesting Somewhat dour the surface like
he is schooteacher this should not be
all surprising
The McEdowneys' project? Another film dealing with
life They already have the story In spirihe spirit
of India-t is not unlike The River"