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MM A short scene from the comedy drama, "Our BJeshln Brides," starring Joea Crawford and Robert Montgomery at the Fox Elsiaore for three days, starting Wednesday. V. - . . Timinff Lauffhs Ticklish Problem in Talkies; One, Director Has Solution - ... Onto! the most Perplexing problems of the til-talking screes, one which has puzaled. dl rectorf a ad technical experts for many months, has been ielred ' by Victor Schertrfnger, Pas '. jnouat director.- The problem coneerned the , length, of time an audience . laughs after a taany hit of dia log r action. IX -the audieace - v laughter is prolonged tbe lines which follow the leeh-provocj-tion nay be smothered, Oa the stage, wbare comedians can hear the laughter of their audiences, they always "ad lib" or do follow-up pantomime. Bat talking screen actors, of course have bo contact with audiences and thas cannot gauge reactioas to their funny staff. Schertzinger evolved a work ins la to eliminate "lost lines" In the screening of all-talking pictures. His method has its beginning In the writing of the scenario and is completed In the actual filming of the picture. Briefly, it consists of provid ing "finer" lines and "business" after each possible laugh lino or gag la the action of the story. In the actual camera work on the picture, It li subsequently neces sary to insure a variety of cam era angles oa each scene in or der that later deletions in cut ting may be made without inter rupting the smooth flow of the finished picture. Seeertxingar tried out his. plan In tho taming of ".'Nothing But the! Train." soie. months ago, and? he has been U3lng it ever since. JU every point in the- ac tion where- there was a possibil ity ot winning a laugh, the writ ers supplied additional relevant but unimportant lines and buet ' nesa to follow immediately after the potential laugh. Whea - fibnink the picture, - SchortaiBger was careful to al low 'eattinr lewirayi at every one of iaao potats U the story. Sub seqaeatly, vhoa tb picture was " presaatedf to a pro-view audience, "jjX.r waa ponrtblo to let t definite ' aucneaco reaction to, all ot these situation and Uns.' 1 par-.. audiences did not lanah. tho "ad lib- fiaes and bus iness were eliminated by cutting. At tho Poiata where the audience -. laughed, tho subaoonent "pad' ding provided tho aoeessary de lay? t amid saotherlng the f ol- J'Aaafc OrritW to Be At IloOywood iftcta GaiWs: Flrs Talkie; Then -Louahiaj tady" - stsxt'Ter Picture 'Anna 'Christie'," Greta Gar bo's , first ' all-talking production, . opens the week today at the Hol lywood. . Begtnalng f Wednesday for: two days win. bo Ruth Chat ter ton's "Tho Laughing . Lady and Friday and Saturday the 'story of wild animal life. "Hunt Ins Tigers la India," will : be 09 ,the aeroen, -. : , - Ahna"' Chrbrtlo" Is Gar bo's ; first talking picture, her first ? oral appoaraaco ' ot any kind 1 sinto comiax to this country in 1S23 as aa uakaown Swedish sc-treea.vy-l ,.- ( ' ' . 4 ' Tho plot revolves about the re g&aeratiea of tho Swedish -girl who chasea ahamefal career to - escape the tyraaay of life on a Minnesota farau Tho wholesome charm of tho tea and tho. love ot " - an Irish sailor targes her of her ' ains.' . . .--.- ' ' Tho kturs has heon tJlaied with a lavish Laid v srovldthg amasingly reallstio settings, the f of gy- mtcrfro&t, ;irsatti8nd barge and Coney Island glitter hartac heoa faithfaUr preserved by art directors, 8oathamptoa society ;, . circles and a Wall street financial ses sion provide tho baekgrouada for. tho all-dlalojao aetloa of "Tho ' Laughiaa Lady. ' " With Xroth ChattartoA as tho ' star and Cllve Brook as her lead lifg auua, Dlroctar 8chertslnger l- has carried the action of tho serosa play through the colorful settlaff ot an ultra-smart Sonth- amptoa house party and aa lav preserve board ot directors moot J ling at which - a gigantic bank 1 merger is effected. A la filming" the house party ep isode of ' tho story, I sets off the modern Is Ue school were designed and constructed. These backv . 'grounds provide an almost com . plete household including. a large ' drawing room,, with adjoining-ex-.: terior terraces and gardens, a dining-1' room; a boudoir, and a v' bedroom and bath. ' A simplified, modernistic - trend was followed " in tho- designing ot , this " entire lowi to"1 story oolat. Adoptfea of the Sehertsmger plan -for general use is forecast on all comedies to be filmed at the Astoria plant ot Paramount aad one ot tie most vexing prob lems tn tho sew technique or sound picture making promises to he solved tor all time. The Call rrrr By OLIVE M. DOAK FOX KLSINORK Today Richard Dix In "Shooting , Straight" and Fanchonaad Marco's "Coua- try Clab" Idea. Monday William Powell In "Shadow of the Law." Wednesday Joan Craw- ford in "Our Blushing Brides." . CAPITOL Today Will Rogers In "Sp This is London." WduMdav "Gold Die- gers of Broadway." . HOLLYWOOD Tndav "Annie Christie.' with Greta Garbo Wednesday Rdth Chat- terton fa Tho Laughing Lady." Friday "Hunting Tigers" la India.- GRAND TodajsV-Hot for Parts" with Victor UeLaglen. Wodaesdav "The Fn- rl" with H..B. Warner and Loi" Wilson, ..' ' Friday Buck Jones in "Th lA&k Rider." The reaJiioiStfts ot feminine form aad fajilotfi)! yeerjear as welf irs-of 'lSJfl-2-inehjaimr tho hoop skirt ' and oosUo ago-aro revealed ijs tfe Fanchon and Mar co idea at tho1 Fox lsinoro this week e.n523SS -' " ' ' One yolttthw parucu- lar actWoh plumped without excuBtt2VXowatry ClulT Idea, rvr Srftgtho stoat which. got. Erai233la: comedian. la trouble srpreei; or so ago oat does it in aa entirely, inoffensive manner, so the censor hasn't been called out. The costumes are provided with "tippers." Any way, the 'old fashioned" girls wear more after their dresses are off than the usual Fanchon and Marco costume provides, so why worry? MILJAN GOLDFISH FAN John Miljan. besides villaining for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, rides a unique hobby. The popular screen "heavy" raises goldfish, frequently " carrying ' n e w l spawned specimens around in Pocket-sized bottles . which . wUl' make it very embarrassing for. a dry sleuth one ot these days. ' . WA t r if A i ! - - O ri , XL. Board A Son. - Mou. ' f 'fib degx-ees l ' fk' hotter and hasicTNi irf Cvl than . tfpSure, Sharicey-SchniGling J t j c, J 1 todr. daf the Honywood. ' -fgS V- MM' I "Shadow of the Law" at I Rldjfd Dlind Mvr laivW UliwutRn iot i - - - . cy ' Fox Elsinore I : Rbd Hix ' and Uvr j Straight t thePox1 TElrtu ore today. i Lois Wilson and H. B. Warner nesday and Thursday at the Grand. "Hot For Paris" Doe at The Grand McLaglen Star; "The 'Furies' and "The Lone Rider" on This Week's Bill A Victor McLaglen comedy, a baffling mystery drama and an all-talking western play .offer varied entertainment for the week at the Grand theater. : McLaglen is tho "big hJekT in "Hot for Paris," which opens Sunday for three days. Ho take th role aa - tiib mate, ot a windjammer. A ticket he bought wins tho big prico la tho- Grand Prix fa - Parts, but ho oeon't know it. The sweepstakes of fico persistently hunts to fiad him. Believing thai they are of ficer oa his trail Jbe 'otudea thorn and In running away encounters Fiti Dorsay. "h singer and dancer in a cafe at Havre, falls In love with Her aad has many , hilarious adventures leading to an amas lag coachnioa. MeLaglea - evoa sings -a song written tor-him. by. Walter Don aldson and Edgag Leslie, "I'm the Dako ot Kaktyak." Fifl Dor say sings two nambersr "Sweet Nothings of Love" and "If You Want to See Gay Paree." also dances, with a background of beauties. . .. . "The Furies", described as a trango .and bafzlfajg mystery play, opens Wednesday for two days." Laid in New York's upper social strata,, and amld the lux uries of the modern Babylon, the plot is based on the lheory that a crime will bring about punish ment of the criminal, if not by law, then In the pangs of a guilty conscience. The story has a surprise ending which is said to bO-etartliag in tho extreme. Lois Wilson and H. B. Warner - are . Coined? News : - . 1.- 4 '" r'i r "IlrmytriaB- Gonlaslt' i'axtfl Studio rStnats also UfrW 111 in "The Furies," showing Wed Canine Star Finds lie's no Exception To Fame's Flicker Canine actors oa the screen have just the same road to travel as hsaita players. Twelve years ago "Baddy was a star among picture dogs. He made his ova two reel comedies, aad wuo fa mous the world over." Now he's old, And, just m human ac tors, Vjien they (et old, so from romantic leads to char acter roles so has Baddy. Today Buddy ts pteyiuaT "old man" roleu fsj: tho "SB barkie" conaedleo at fa Metro-CtoldwjmJryer Stu dios. In tho newest, "AH . Quiet on tho R FTont, hm appears as tho old mayor ot a French visage. -, The lure pf Blares is stf3 strong in hm, sastl he acta OS eagerly as yaas; 4ogS, and, in fact, is fally aa agile. TUs son "Buddy Jr.M incidental ly plays taitb; him : in the picture, a travxuty on dramas. w 1 1 o - hi speech syuchnuixed taw Julius White ad Ziou My. ers are oirrctins featured. "The Lone Rider," a breath taking, "western" with the hard- riding Buck-Joaes fa the main role will play at the Grand Fri day and Saturday. ' Homo of 25c Talkies . TODAY-sioXDAY-TTJESDAY Continuoua Performance To , day a to Jt P. M. THE 3H0LE WORLJ) LISTENS and THRILLS TO : " " - ' - - : Mysterious! V AV U. - luring! Beauttv . J-j. 1 full And ao ' speaking in m y JT voice hailed aa . M i the finest - On 1 : the' screen! m .? ; : ; , AN EVENT of XVENTS! CLARIfCK BROWN'S production .with CHARLES BIC&FOR0 t ' - GEORGE P. MABJOX :-. MARIE DRESSLER Also Our Gang Talking Com. edy ' SbJvering ' SIiakcspeurew v, Pathe-Souad-Xewa " , -'A A-1 . Via r--- - Eer first r taSLinjr I I ..! 1 $$ ' FNW4 tUcliard His I Old J X 2 --U . far J.;e" , - - U repftif xj- j.irnr.v. - 1 1 PWre ThunMay II Whimsical Will Rogers band now at BTigh's CapttoL Will Rogers Returns The Capitol to la "So This I London" WRh "Gold Diggers" Later la Week Waoa people or nations hauo dissenting views of each other there can bo no amity unless tho divided forces get togethei to smile over their supposed differ ences. This tr delightfully proven in "So This Is London" the Fox Movietone proa action starring Will Rogers, to bo seen and heard at Bligh's Capitol theater, today, Monday and Tuesday. Based on the successful stage play produced by George M. Cohan some time ago, the story deals primarily with a wealthy owner of a cotton mill In Texas, a role played by Will Rogers, the inimitable wit and philosopher; Tho character ho Interprets thinks he has a decided dislike for certain foreign types. Eventually there comes a time when he has to visit the British Isle. He takes his wife and o'nly son aboard with him and on his Way over the son falls in love with an English girl. When the love affair gets serious papa de cides it is time for him to check it. for marriage of his son to an English girl is intolerable. From then on. things move fast. But eventually Dad learns English men aren't such rotters. Irene Rich heads the supporting cast as wife of the American. - Tho popular color, musical comedy, "The Gold Diggers of Broadway" is hilled- for a two- day return engagement at the Capitol. tartinr Wednesday. The "Gold Diggers of Broad Way" show has been repeated ia almost every key eity in Oregoa, as demand for a second showing has caused most all of the the ater men to re-Dookv this subject. Several special selected Vita- phone acts will complete the bill CAimBAL LA5D TXCTTJRED The Sofomen Islands, home of the savage head ' hunters, and their surrounding waters are the locale of Paramount8 Richard Arlen and Fay Wray featuring film, "The Sea God" (Openina; Today) Two Ms attrac tions. Wilt Rogers at the Capitol and Jforthwest Air Tour at airport. Today - Monday Tuesday International Funster ut real tr swarwlkififi k K M V says and. doe ulOGGtl CCOSGS LP m vi IT UEMftKCCSI : Shows ." - ' " -- i.- muum-uuuu wm uni n SH 1 -" " 1 11 ' 1 r, - : . - -.. - yon braghs to -So This is Londom" Victor McLaglen in "Hot for Paris," at tho Grand today. Msical Comedy Star Hailed as Sport Luminary Jeinette MacDonald; golden- hatred heroine of Paramount's musical comedy, "Let's Go Na tive," is known as one of Holly wood S best all-around sportswo men. She is proficient at tennis. golf, horseback riding and swim ming. :':. Swimming Is her favorite sport, with horseback riding coming a close second. A half, hour of brisk exercise each day is one of her rules for keeping fit. When her working schedule at the Paramount stu dios precludes horseback riding, swimming, tennis or golf, she falls back upon setting-nv exercises.- , T American f M. tOHAMSI T mm XT J AMyaiCAS Or?M lag; Gam Cbittag, tSMif Wbr-'-art, In a rots that sar&assea Us first mevleteni Had Te So. Paris.- learm hwghing from the oa only WILL XOGXXS. . UK J2 All , i I . - , ,i II Richard Dix tarns to his old er typo of role in ,'Shootlng Straight," on at the Fox Elsi nore today. He is cast as a big eity gambler and the story con cerns his complete regeneration. Mary Lawlor, Broadway stage star, plays opposite Dix. Fox Elsinore patrons Monday fid Tuesday . wm see William Powell in "Shadow of the Law", ia which two women are the motivating forces. One of them, the blonde Natalie Moorhead. holds Powell's future in her hand; the other, brown-haired Marion . Shilling. Paramount's latest contract player, is -the girl he loves and cannot weo. , "Shadow of the Law" brrags-t Powell In. an even more thrilling. more realistically stirring pic ture than "Street ot Chance." Here Powell is an Innocent, high ly cultured man convicted of a crime which he did not commit, sentenced to life In prison, and free, after a breath-taking es cape, to find the woman who can proxe him innocent. The story ot "Shadow ot the Law" Is a desperate fight of one man against the unwarranted claim of society on his life. It's a man-hunt from the side of the hunted, and it ends in a glor ious happiness that is triply ac centea oecause of ail -the sus pense that precedes it "Our Blushing Brides", herald ed as Joan Crawford's most pre tentious picture, rurs for three nays beginning Thursday. The Picture presents a striking con trast between the lives of the av erage working girl and wealthy society, the scenes switching from tho department store and ON THE mm rRichan mm i i - in -ls u s ONLY STAGE, J : FANCHONarid MARCO'S " "jr.. '.-.--."'.' . . - ' FEATtHIXG MASTERS and GRAYCE RAY SAMTJEL LENORA CORI FRANK ELMER - -SUNKIST BEAUTIES I Plus Lew Meier and EfalUoriaus TWO DAYS STARTING TOMORROW Jf7 ' J 1 irnnnmis . I J tt fT A "-'' tSMt veosunr mmmwuho Vr. . 1 VfJ meagerly furnished rooms ot the three friends to palatial country estates and Park avenue apart ments. The modernistic inter iors are reported to be the last word in film settings. In one scene a number of mod els displayed the latest fashion creations by Gilbert Adrian, the climax ot the spectacle being an Albertina Rasch ballet in whkh loan Crawford was given an op portunity to display her agility at classic dancing. The sequence was made particularly effective by being photographed entirely in black and white which empha sized the stiver costumes and white Wigs Of the dancers. Ruth Chatterton Rises to Heights In Briei Period In less than a year's time. Ruth Chatterton has risen to a place of prominence fn the film world almost' as high as the pin nacle of public favor upon which Clara Bow perches. Miss Chatterton's fan mail, Ac Cording to the publisher of a fan magazine, has Increased to such a volume in the past few months that she Is almost as close to (lie leadership held. by the flamin haired "It GirK from Brooklyn as anyone else in th movie world. HOLMES WOOKIN'O Burton Holmes, renowned traveler and lecturer, is now numbered among the "more stars than there are in Heaven," at the M-G-M studios where he is adding the finishing touches to tho group of twelve single reel subjects for release beginning on August 23. This series will take the fans behind the scenes of out-of-the-way places the world over. TODAY SCREEN Added "MICKEY MOUSE' .'.::-:'v'-- S UK- x MACIAWIDR SHOW. IN TOWN LlViVs ' li .I I HACMO J Meters ;i au STRAIGHTk i J : fall group of settings, ' . dlJS , f