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FLORIDA PROPERTY

BUY FROM OWNER-Miami duplex
Two 4-room and bath apis, one
furn. Call LU. 4-5511. 20"
ORLANDO---This is q good place tt
live and either FISH. work or retire
business, groves and income prop,
etry. o. p. SWOPE, Realtor, so E
Pine ST., Orlando, Florida. -2S
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WOODRIDGE-2312 r. /. ave. ne.
very desirable store with show win.
dow. office in rear, heat and water
Ideal for shoe store or druggist. RE
500 ard ST. Sc. 1,7oO So. IT,.
loading dock. 16-ft: ceiling. over
head door: Il: $4,000 go
BEAUTY PARLOR, photo. studio, pro.
fessionals, law, insurance. Space
available directly opposite site OF
new Sears Roebuck dept. store being
built on Ala. ave. sc. 10. 3-636S
3rd AND SHERIDAN SITS. NV
g. "A SiTISoN IA al1Isla al
OFFICES 8 STUDIOS FOR RENT
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BoATs

MOTOR. johnson 80 hp.
EQUIPPED with cleo. starter. battery,
generator and racing carhuretor.
Excel condition. Price, S176. Call
Ii. 1"z440. -26
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(consinued.)
POTOMAC HUNT
20 ACRES

Rolling woodland. located at inter-
section of Great Falls I'd. and Mac
Arthur blvd. stream, $500 per acre.
Terms. OWNER, ia. 1850; ewes,
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TAXlcABS FOR RENT
TRAILERS

WANTED FOR RENT-Late model
taxicab: evenings from 8 to ~. AID.
6-2l79.
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INDUSTRIAL PROP. FOR SALE
OFFICES 8 STUDIOS FOR RENT

DUPONT CIRCLE OFFICE BLDG.
AVE. aSest Sx e ofse. sas Eb $3.50 $500
1924 K ST: N.W.-Lge. office for rent
With smaller sdieinlne RIM: apprcx:
sSS T. cs aR0f ho sass Ct *
4S Sss'o9 CoNN. AVE. N.w-A MSS
ditioned modern ONCE bldg; easy
Rar hnWn single RM a r9S%i $50 So IT.
1873 i1tH ST. N.w:-Foar:roem suite.
ASH h it, 7 s5 S0 q F no
DOWNTOWN Open parking lot,
Ra Spon aEa eircie s4 aRS 1 psrtnG
tUSHs CO.. 1905 Il St. NV. MA.
DfGNiFiED, attractive ofaces with
ns cn servees optona
avail. April !; references REQUIRED,
' $ S:R 81 S# $sj $s issni r tss1s'
toned oees in mS Drofessional SldG
tin. Reas. rent. RAYMOND Il. RUP-
611 r ST. NV rms. End a.. for
S Sposro sAi $500 Penny Ha7
1917 isth 81. N.w.-Now avail, 8
individual ofices on LIST floor. or
suite Of three rooms; newly dec: !;
reasonable rent. call ST. $3.50.
AIR CONDITIONED OFFICE in law
yef'S Suite-AttractiYely furn,, new
bldg, excel. location. Use Of library.
sSerstOn Bids. III 18th st. Nv.
r nj 81. s AZ 81. Space avatl. for most
any business or trade. Bright OUT
side rooms. Reas. MA. S-SO25;
OCCIDENTAL BLDG. 1411 Pa. ave.
nE De Hoses the s WsGd Ed T Esse
arrsnsement 81 ) rms. and pvt. Law.
lease. Avail. immed. Also several
single front suites with Law. at $50.
Consult M. Awkward, SHANNON 4
k kISSas co" 1908 H st. NV. Ma
COLUMBIAN BLDG, 416 5th st. NV.
We can now offer several ONCE suites
S MN Eueas st CO.. JOE 1908 Il Sc NV.
DowSToWN modern elev. bldg. 1se.
fiuorescent lights. tile flrs.. Venetian
blinds: $50 per mo. Victor Bldg,
9th and 6 pl, NV.
lilo r ST. NV. in the heart Of the
trading area. Large single ofhces;
S SSS y Me saaNS ne In tRsHgsFec co.,
1908 n st. NV. MA. S-2345.
OFFICE SUITE with national trade
assn, completely furnished, all
services, incl. phone; excel. down.
town location. Box 242-C, Star.
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OFFICES 8 STUDIOS WANTEr
FARMS

COUNTY - 13O-acre
farm above Rockville in hunt area;
80 acres in wheat, 100 acres In hay
and pasture: well watered; lee. 7-rm.
frame house. One of the best live
stock and cropping farms in the
county. No waste land. Long hwy.
frontage. $4,000. Call TOM ATHEY,
Gatthersburg 482-W-1, Salesman for
HOWARD r. SCHAFER, OIL. 2-5441.
-26
148 ACRES. combination peach
cattle and chicken farm; very pro-
ductive modern 9-rm. house, AL
repair, good outbldgs., approx. $10,-
600 in equip. 1852 peach crop,
sale, $31.95O. Mr. OLSON, Wo.
200 'G ACRES. % mi. D. c.: collington
loan. suitable for tobacco, nursery,
buildings. SI8,50O incl. machinery
MIR. OLSON, WO. 6-7O29.
Mailed free 81 States. STROUT
REALTY. lila Woodward Bldg.
washington. Sterling 3-37s4.
80 ACRES-4-room unmodern house;
good land, 80 mi. in Va, $1,000.
"a: 7-3296. IA; 2-s507. 25s.
$50 ten acres and new 3-rm. bum
galow; insulated; water in kitchen;
U. s. $50. "a mi. west of Richmond.
Va TIE R.A101 -Ck
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INVESTMENT PROP. FOR SALE

GE0RGETOWN-4-unit duplex bricl
ties ,ti6ss; &c ss, 900 wooDwARD 4
1885; ewes, LA. 6-2757. 81
SIX:UNIT detached brick apt, IL
built. 3 sold. Approx. $1,000 yearly
income. | and 2 bedrm. units, close.
in suburban. area. Excellent return
on your Investment. RAFFELI
REAL ESTATE, 10. s-11os; ewes.
FoGR sUIiHa'' BLDGs.. NV. and Sc;
good return for cash Invested. KAY
NEW BRICK 6-unit apt bligS. 4 two.
bedroom bldgs. at $50, 900 each,
two-bedrm. bldg. at $4,000: / two
bedroom bldg. at SOL 500. All prices
net; No agents 10: $500. ~
lsth 81. AND s @R.&s sSNi doc.
tor or dentist, 9-rm. semidet. brick
3 baths. newly dec; gas heat, gar ,
have income plus rent free. RIA
APT. HOUSE,. seven 2-bedrm. units
annual income approx, $4,000. bldg
10 mos. old LO. $4,000.
SILVER SPRING, 5,500-su. 1T. lot
Commercial 8ontnR can be obtained
Improved By house. Suitable for Of
noes. Excellent terms. A. J.. KES.
SINGER b CO.. 10. o-4644. 80
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GARAGES

GARAGE FOR RENT; 1851 Woodley
18th AND MASS. AVE. (Vicinity5
Rear 1929 Q st. NV. One car
S15. BARRY CO. ME. S-2025.
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REAL ESTATE LOANS

FIRST AND End TRUST LOANS on
D. c., Nd. and Va. properties.
Money to meet your budget REQUIRE
ments; advice on your financial mat
tiers: utmost courtesy. Let us con-
solidate your debts under one loan
25 WIS experience and Integrity
Call RE. 7-0293, MR.. herman.
FIRST AND SECOND TRUST LOANS
BARLOW REALTY CO.. Realtors
1891 g St. NV. NE: S.24g5;
End AND 3rd TRUST NOTES pur-
chased prompt action RE. 7-4960
HUGH 3. CONNER, 1927 z ct. NV.
Evenings. DU 7-7001
FIRST TRUST LOANS on real estate:
low rates; 3 to year terms and
monthly payments. p. J. WALSHE,
INC 1116 Eye st. NV. Ma H.64ia.
win buy second trust notes; D: C.
NATIONAL MoRTGAGE q IN
VESTMENT CORP, 1919 N. Y. ave.
NV. Ma 6-5S33
End TRUSTS ARLINGTON AREA
Immed action Mechanic Properties
21O0 wilson Blvd Arl. IA 2-3300
SPOT CASH FOR SECOND TRUSTS
Mr.. oU1cK-RA. 6-34i8 25'
AMPLE Cash FOR End AND srd
MORTGAGES NEARBY MARYLAND
HOMES Mr. PERCY ~ $4,000
3l9 EIo BLDG. Sn SPG. MD
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TRUST NOTES FOR SALE

SECOND TRUST, sold with recourse
20 prior payments made A blue
chip note with good possibility OF
entire balance being paid of in 90
days; balance due $4,000, $40
monthly at 90. viii sell for S3,430
7-yr-old semidet. brick residence In
prime colored loo. MR.. HOLLANDER,
Elk. 3-340S, or HE. 4-6617, ewes
FIRST TRUST. q per cent, monthly
payments individually secured.
SUBURBAN HEATING g. ENGI-
NEERING CO.. JU. S-4056.
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OFFICES 8 STUDIOS FOR RENT
(continued.D

MEDICAL CENTER, doctors, 2 rms,
utiis.; $125 mo. BARRY REAL Es s..
TATE. ME. S-2025. e-25
conditioned; Silver Spring; reas
s Eansi fvsi' go g. sSsoa Contact Mr.
EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE Of
fee in well-furn. air-cond. lawyer
suite: excel. loo. Ma. S-S9S4. 30
.COLORED PHYSICIAN or dentist;
suitable once space for rent in de-
Sirable ne. neighborhood, in need of
your services. Respectable and quiet
one-family Christian home; terms
to be arranged with you. Call MRS.
WATSON, Ii. 7-RH19 -29
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S18.65O

New 42-ft. brick rambler. 2O-ft. liy
rm.. fireplace, separate din. rm., up
holstered breakfast nook, 3 large
bedrms.. tile bath, full bsmt., Il
bath. $4,000 down, balance reason
able. Call now.
j. Wesley Buchanan, Inc.
Radio Bldg, Arl. Va. ia. 4-1155.
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IDEAL HOME
AND INVESTMENT

Here Is a real Worth-W home
very mod. kit, , bedrms. and bath
on LIST fl; > bedrms. and bath up
stairs. Deep lot with room for
garden; soft. frontage. If you have
, 81 ,0ao-S5.O00 cash to invest and
of approx. SI4.OO0 don't miss this
oppor. For the location is one that
offers excel. possibilities for en-
hancement value within the very
. immediate future. III be happy to
buyer looking for an investment as
we'll as q home. or the professional
investor looking for q real good buy,
No details or information over the
phone. pleased II interested contact
n oEP person T J NE; r. Al. y Barry
VA. Phone King BOOTS. 81
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BoATs Cont

PENGUIN DINGY, fully equipped,
with sails and AUTO. top carrier. Ali
In good condition. ia. S-S021.
WILL TRADE 194s crosley station
wagon for small boat. Call WA. e
10 HIP. MERCURY Super 10 Light
ming, used about 10 hours; $3.50, or
best offer. Must sell. AP. 1880.
BOAT, left. fat bottom, bay built,
eft. cabin, 10 hip. cupboard and
extras, not yrs. old; $3.50 COM
plete. 10. 2-6697.. ewes.
SELECT YOUR BOAT from our
brokerage listings containing Cor
rect Craft. Wheeler. Richardson,
Colonial. Owens. Baltzer. Chris
Craft Steelcraft. Welin and other
stock-built models. See the new
1853 Correct Craft cruisers and
runaboutS now on display THE
WASHINGTON MARINA. 1900
Maine ave. s.w RE. T-47a7
MOTOR, Packard. - cylinders. 1899.
perfect condition. SIS. MR.. FRANK,
lift: CHRIS CRAFT DE LUKE
RUNABOUT-LOO LIKE NEW.
l3q HIP CHRIS CRAFT ENGINE.
WILLIAM j. LTTTLE, $50 MAINE
AVE. S.W. MA. S-5940. go
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Water Does the Ddncinq
In This Water Ballet

playing a Bach or Handel
fugue in music.
In the current showing Of
the Dancing Waters" there
is "Pipe-Organ Ballet" a Fire
cascade" Gin which the waters
take on the appearance of
liquid fire). "The Waltz of
the Waters" and "The Cat
aract of Many Colors," in
which the streams shooting
toward the top of the stage
are made to appear like a
roaring Niagara Falls.
Hans HasSlach teamed up
with two American showmen,
Harold Steinman and Samuel
Shayon, to bring Dancing
Waters" over from Germany,
where it was first shown at the
West German Industrial Ex-
hibition. It played there to
100000 people in 10 days.
Evening star., 1953-02-01

one with an active mind not
to become engrossed with it.
Perhaps some day ! shall go
back to writing-after all, it's
my faith-but I would not
have missed any of this. In
cluding the agonies, of which
there were many"
Audiences, which were large
in both local theaters showing
the film, found third-dimen-
sion photography requiring the
use of special spectacles less
than technically perfect.
Depth, the added dimension,
is not always conspicuous in
"Bwana Devil" and frequently
it is not impressive even when
it is apparent. It is. however,
invariably interesting in it's
novelty and exciting in its
promise.
Actors are no longer wafer
thin and landscapes have the
drama Of color and mass that
they do In life. This is ap-
. parent in the best shots of
"Bwana Devil" and there are
enough of these to suggest a
revolutionary quality in the
Oboler film.
There Are Problems q
The need to use special
polarized glasses to see depth
in Natural Vision is not a hap
py aspect of this version of
three-dimension photography.
Necessarily, these are not of a
high quality and probably
won't be until moviegoers are
encouraged to equip them
selves with their own private
stock.
There are other nuisance
aspects to the experience
which moviegoers may find
less excusable. One of the more
conspicuous of these Is the
practice of interrupting the
picture for two f1ve-minute in
termissionS which, so far as
the patron is concerned, is
totally unnecessary. 1t is a
policy, however, that undoubt-
edly will be changed when and
If the patrons decide that they
would prefer their films con-
tinuouS, as the old-fashioned
ones are.
In the meantime, with all its
faults, they have "Bwana
Devil" in which to see at least
an outline of the face of the
future so far as it relates to
screen entertainment.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Coming Attractions

Stare.
NATTONAI-Be Book and Candle" with Joan Bennett and
Zachary Scott starting February Is.
SAM s. SHUBERT-Jose Company of Spanish
Dancers. starting February g.
Screen.
AMBASSADOR-"The Jazz Singer" with Danny Thomas.
CAPTTOL-Ny Pal Gus Richard Widmark starts Thursday
COLUMBIA-'Ivanhoe." with Robert Taylor.
DUPONT-'Under the Red Sea-" documentary.
KETTHS-"Peter Pam" Walt Disney cartoon feature.
MacARTHUR"No Time for Flowers" with Viveca Lndfors
ONTARIO-The Stooge" with Martin Lewis
Mississippi Gambler" with Tyrone Power.
PR-Grand Concert" Russian ballet and opera. starting
tomorrow.
PLAYHOUSE"Come Back Little Sheba" with Shirley Booth
Androcles and the Lion" with Jean Simmons
WARNER-"The jazz Singer" with Danny Thomas.
Evening star., 1953-02-01

probably thought I wasn't
quite right in the head.
During this time I did have
one other job on Broadway.
For a brief engagement
pushed the wolf away from the
door by performing as hat
check girl in Lindy's Restau-
rant"
For a time Miss Page gave
up having two Broadway pro-
ducers' doors slammed in her
face every few weeks and re-
turned to her home in Chi
cago. She was born in Kinks
vile, Mo-, but he was reared
mostly in Chicago where she
sold handbags in a department
store and taught dramatics at
DePaul University.
Besides teaching dramatics
there" she said, II also di-
rected several one-act plays.
Locked Patience
But I never had enough
patience with students. I WANT
ed to act myself. So I went on
to Big Cedar Lake, Wis, to do
summer stock and I played
the lead in The Glass Me-
nagerie.'"
Then she joined the Valen-
tine travelling players which
toured Illinois in cars. carry
ing the scenery in trailers.
Miss Page played Mama in
Papa Is All" on this tour.
With a note of pride, Miss
Page recalled the audience in
Woodstock, ILL.,, liked her per-
formance Of mama so much
the company was held over a
second night to repeat the
play.
Returning to Broadway,
Miss Page again found Broad
way offices equipped only with
doors that slam in your face.
So she went downtown to
Greenwich Village and Joined
the Loft Players cooperative
group to play the neurotic
Miss Alma in Tennessee Will
liams' drama, Summer and
Smoke"
Word Of her moving per-
formance in this role got up
town to Producers Paul Crab
tree and Frank j. Hale who
were preparing to place Mid
Summer" in rehearsal. So at
last, q Broadway door opened
at her approach. Now her
name is up in lights above the
Vanderbilt Theater.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Toduy's Schedules
Stage.


ARENA-"An Summer Long,: $3.50 pm.
Screen
AMBASSADOR"Bwana Devil" /, 255, 445. $40, 835 and
1890 pm
CAPITOL-"The Bad and the Beautiful: $780, 4:15 7O5
and $50 pm. Stage: $40, 6:25 and 9:10 pm.
COLUMBA-"My Cousin 3:2O. 5:35.
and 10 pm
DUPONT-"Fgh Noon" /. 2:45, 4:3O 6:15 and $50 pm
KE1THS-"Never Wave at WAC; 135, 3:4O 545. 7:5O
and 10 pm.
LITTLE-The Big Day.: l. s15. 535, 7:55 1O:15 pm
MacARTHUR-"The Dark Man: 2:30, 4:15, 6:1O, and
9:55 pm
INTERCOLLEGIATE Ring: lis, g. 4:45, $50, s15 and
10:05 pm
oNTARIO-"The Lawless Breed" 14o s:45 $780, 1855 and
10 pm.
PAAcE-"The Naked Spur: /. $40. $685. TAO and s:55
P1X-"Another Mans Poison: L. 355, Z and 1905 pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"Hlgh Noon: 1:10 2:55 4:40. 625, $40
10 pm.
PLAzA"The 1885, 4:1o 5:45 1926 s:o5 and
10:45 pm.
sLUx-"The Fouposter" l. s:15. $780, 7:45 and 10
WARNER-"Bwana Devil" l. 2:45 4:3O 615 and $50 PM
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Geraldine Page, a Shy Girl,
Becomes Shining Stdqe Star
By Mark Boron
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
A young girl with a haunt
ing, elusive quality of tender
ness, Geraldine Page found
herself lifted to stardom the
other day IN her first actual
appearance on the Broadway
stage.
AS the inarticulate, wistful
Lily Barton in Vina Delmar's
new play, d-Summer," this
fragile actress sent first night
ers home cheering her exciting
performance in the story of q
wife of stage struck school
teacher who wants only to get
away from show business and
return to the little white
house" where she can cook and
sew.
This really is my first per-
formance on Broadway" Miss
Page said as she saw her name
go up in lights. II often tried
to get roles in Broadway plays
before without success.
II had enough ego to go on
the stage and act. But when I
went looking for a job I never
had the ego to continue look
ing after I had had at least
two doors slammed in my face.
Played Stock
1.-TWO doors was my top bat
ting average for a day. If I
got those two doors early in
the morning, I was finished
and went home"
She did play some summer
stock on the fringes of Broad
way, but these straw hat roles
were not sufficient to support
her. She added to her slim
income by modelling negligees
and by wrapping cones of
thread at the International
Thread Co.
wrapping that thread was
a more or less automatic Job
I could do with my eyes
closed" she explained. $50 I
used to practice reading and
reciting Shakespeare while I
was doing that job. Some of
the girls working around me
Evening star., 1953-02-01
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK.

A hundred pretty dancing
girls in the Radio City Music
Hall tripped entrancingly
across the wide stage. They did
their entrechats and taps with
professional dexterity.
They danced to the footlights.
ssume d fetching reclining
poses and turned to watch a
mechanical manipulation Of
Jets Of water do as graceful
and exciting a series of dances
as they had just ended.
First Appearance
It was the first appearance
on these shores of Dancing
Waters" which will move on
from the Music Hall to many
other theaters coast to coast.
In this scene, six huge foun-
tainS of water shoot high into
the air. They are variously
colored by red, blue, green and
gold lights which simmer as
the waters climb, move and
dance as far up as the audi
ence can see to the top Of the
stage.
Tons Of Water
More than 3S tons Of water
are used to create the ballet
designs. The water is con-
trolled by a giant console.
much like that Of a pipe organ.
Sometimes the jets shoot
straight up. rejecting every
color Of the rainbow. They
take on the appearance Of a
magnificent column you might
see in a public square. Then
with the aid of whirling jets
the waters turn, twist and
swirl into q dozen different
designs which remind one Of
a full ballet chorus doing a
classical dance.
From the console. the jets
of wate: can be fashioned into
almost as many moods as an
organiSt might achieve in
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Method Foscinotes
No Villain He
HOLLYWOOD

@1OAAA4 w NOOs
When you try to guess who
done it" in Blue Gardenia,
Alex Gottlieb's murder mys-
terry for Warner Bros, you
can eliminate George Reeves
at the start. Reeves video
contract provides that he shall
accept no villainouS movie
roles. He plays "Superman"
Aon TV.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
On the Air
Its the John Daily Touch
By Helping His Guests 0utwit the Panel,
He Wins Friends for Whats My Line?'
By Harry Macarthur

/
whats My Line?" probably
Is not the most-imitated pro-
gram on television. That dis
tinction still is held by "I Love
Lucy" with situation comedies
swarming as imitators seek the
magic key to high rating, too.
It often seems, though, that
the honor should go to whats
My Line?" It demonstrated
that panel shows can become
highly popular while operating
on a moderate budget. Conse-
Quently there are panel shows
all over the place.
None of the imitators has
achieved the charm or the
popularity of the CHS Sunday
night venture, however. 1t is
one of the best-wearing shows
on television, coming up fresh
and lively week after week.
What makes it so apparently
is still a mystery, though, to
those who would go and do
likewise. This includes Mark
Goodson and Bill Todman.
who contriyed the original.
They followed with an audi
ence participation-panel show
titled tits News to Me-" but
it hasn't caught on as What's
My Line?" has.
Part of the battle is having
John DAILY as moderator. Mr..
DAILY has won a number Of
awards as televiSion'S best
master of ceremonies and de-
servingly so. When he faces a
television camera a genuine
warmth of personality makes
him a welcome guest in your
living room.
The panel also has some
thing to do, naturally, with the
success of a panel show. Ar
lene Frances, Dorothy kllgal-
len, Bennett Cert and Hal
Block have been playing this
whats My Line?" guessing
game long enough to do it with
both efficiency and a sense of
fun.
Allen on Improvement
It is a better panel when
Steve Allen is substituting for
the publisher who became an
author by collecting jokes or
the Chicago comedy writer.
1t is best of all in the
latter case. Mr.. Cerf's major
fault is a solemnity which
sometimes makes you wonder
how he recognized some
of those jokes as jokes.
Mr.. Blocks is forced humor
Evening star., 1953-02-01
The Passing Show
7hird-Dimension Man
OboIer, 'Bwuno Devil Producer, Candid
In His Analysis Of Film and Its Effect
Bq Joy Cormody

Dq Joy
Arch Oboler. the man who
produced, directed and wrote
the first full-length feature
film in third-dimension pho
Biography. came to town last
week.
Naturally, he brought the
film, "Bwana Devil" with him.
1t went on display at the War
ner and Ambassador Theaters
with Mr.. Oboler and a host of
Washingtonians as interested
spectators. Naturally, they
did not view it with the same
degree of detachment, even
Though Mr.. Oboler is blessed
with a quality of objectivity
that Is unusual in f1lm-makers.
He Is Condid
This is quickly. and please
antly, apparent in the readi-
ness with which he is willing
to discuss the faults as well as
the virtues of "Bwana Devil"
He comedies there are a
number Of the former in the
first full-scale Natural Vision
production and, without at
tempting to justify them, he
does feel they are inevitable in
any process so revolutionary.
The best thing about "Bwana
Devil" he is convinced, is that
some one dared to make it and
set so powerful an entertain
ment medium in a desperately
needed new path. He is glad
to have been the one, although
there were many moments in
the planning, making and ulti-
mate showing of the picture
when he felt like an idiot for
having left the ivory-tower ex-
iStence of a writer.
For all these melancholy
moments, the producer of
"Bwana Devil has the COM
pensation of knowing that the
film has had it's impact. Two
impacts, in fact. One of these,
which is expected to net a
large profit for the film, is on
the public. It has responded
impressively, if only to the
novelty of "Bwana Devil"
Crowds Come
There has been nothing
like it since Gone With the
Wind" Mr.. Oboler says, land
this is true even where the
criticism has been scathingly
unfair"
The other spectacular effect
of the finn is that evident in
Hollywood where studios sud-
denly are much more con-
cerned with technical revolu-
ton than with the scheduled
production of two-dimenSion
features.
There has been nothing like
this interest in new methods
of production since the talkies
revolutionized the industry
back in the late '20s and early
'30S.
The producer Of "Bwana
Devil" is under no illusions
that he could not have made
q film more to his own hearts
desire - and a surprisingly
high personal Standard-on a
larger budget. His first Natural
Vision feature cost consider
ably less than the average
full-length film in two di-
mensionS. AS it's producer, as
we'll as it's writer and director,
he was always concerned with
the problems of budget. These.
naturally distracted him from
the artistic considerations to
which he is usually exclusively
devoted.
Method Foscinotes
Mr.. Oboler; than whom no
one is more candid, talks like
the writer he prefers to be
when he says:
Another thing that hap
pens to a man when he goes
pioneering In this fashion is
that he becomes enormously,
although not exclusively. in
terested in method. Natural
Vision photography is a fasci-
mating subject and I defy any