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i lAUE EIGHT . Tha OREGON STATESMAN, Salera, Oregon; Sunday Morninjr, November 22. 1931 o ur M ickfet Means Ai oney in a it ' & 1 cue t 5 myrmm ! IT CAPITOL 'j Hecht and MacArthur far in Lead as Film Authors; , This Their Latest JL TOtt HOLLYWOOD i - V Ken Maynard due to Appear Wednesday, Dick Arfen Coming on Friday J i Y 1 mm me ieeov 1 V XilLUllriLf- X-VCXC4UI1 nr n 1 -'J Ben Hecht appears to have lo cated the end of the rainbow. The novelist and playwright has fonnd an overflowing pot of gold, the result of having become in the last few months one of the most prolific writers contributing to the screen. Almost weekly. Hecht Is tak . inc. on new assignments, bis screen activities now being con fined to the United Artists lot. whtere he is under exclusive contract to Samuel Goldwyn. But hi activities do not stop there, by any means. - Recently the playwright made a hurried trip to New York for the purpose of placing In re hearsal a new stage play, "Twentieth Century", which will be presented in the fall, and while here he received new roy alty reports on "A Jew ia Love", nfe best-selling noveL In his off moments he looked over notes en another play and another novel. Just prior to that trip, Hecht and Charles MacArthur, his erst while collaborateur, had com pleted an original screen story upon order of Samuel Goldwyn It was called "The Unholy Gar den and Ronald Colman has transcribed it into a picture. It come to Warner BrosN Capitol Friday. The yarn -brings v a new treatment to "The Port of Mis sing Men" theme, the locale be ing North Africa. When they started "The Un holy Garden." Hecht and Mac- Arthur had just supervised the adaptaion of their celebrated stage play, "The Front Page", the Howard Hughes picture which still is hanging up. tre mendous box-office records the world over. Certainly, it is one f the greatest talking pictures yet made. Completion of "The Unholy Garden", though, ended the col laboration of. Hecht and Mac Arthur. For. while the former signed up with Samuel Goldwyn, the latter went under exclusive contract to Metro-Goldwyn-May-er. Under that contract, Hecht polished off the dialogue of two more Howard Hughes pictures, "Scarfaee" and "Queer People", the latter an adaptation of the sensational story of Hollywood by Carroll and Garrett Graham. In addition to the joint au thorship with MacArthur of "The Front Page" and "The Unholy j Garden"", Hecht wrote for the screen "Underworld"; "The Un holy Night". "Road House Mghts" and "The Great Gab bo', while MacArthur authored "Paid" and the stage "Lulu Belle." As for the Hecht novels, one recalls "A Jew in Love", "Gar goyles", "Eric Dorn', "Count Bruga", "Don Juan", "The Flor entine Dagger", "The Kingdom of Evil", "Humpty Dumpty" and Broken Xecks". There are others; so many, in fact, that one would think that, what with novels, plays and screen vehicles Hecht could keep an assistant busy just thinking up titles. The Veterans of Foreign Wars baby heaJth clinics and baby beauty shows judgings are over, and the interest of parents and friends of the leading candi dates is being centered in the titles of baby king and queen of Salem, which will be awarded Monday at the Hollywood the ater. The royalty division will be officially crowned and robed and appear In a pretty pageant on the stage of the theater. Beauty and health certificates will be given out, at the baby show headquarters Monday at . ternoon, directly following the how at the Hollywood theater, Leaders lu the king competl tion are Robert Addington and Howard Wood, tied tor first place. Claude Martin and Ron aid Hall second, Francis Parsons . and Alfred Laue third, with Frederick Lein fourth. Leaders for queen, Bonnie r Klein and Lcretta Garrett tied first, Beverly Hofstetter and Sharon Uavi, , second; Evelyn Martin and Arlyne HUfiker. 1 third; Betty Lou Wetzel, fourth. SUNDAY - MONDAY TUESDAY WARNER BAXTER DOROTHY MACKAIU lm HZJ fTiTvrsn Y QUEEN DECISION m lilOIKilT iX'! 00 -A .-".-.... That sophisticated young man who knows so perfectly the code of a gentleman and who adapts himself through splendid acting to the roles ia which he is cast, Ronald Colman appears above with Fay Wray in a scene from "The Unholy Garden" featured at the Capitol Friday. v. '1 Richard Dix has an interesting looking new leading lady, Shirley Grey. They are seen above in a glimpse from "The Public Defender" which will show at the Grand Wednesday. CAUGHT AT ELSINLIRE TODAY Wheeier and Woolsey Again Appear; Douglas McLean Author of Wheezes A talkie that doesn't talk any more than it should is Radio Pictures' latest comedy success. 'Caught Plastered", at Warner Bros. Elslnore today, starring Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool sey, supported by the popular partner of all their triumphs, diminutive Dorothy Lee. Sounds like an Innovation where least expected, and that it moat emphatically is. Credit goes to Douglas Mac- Lean, who wrote the original story, conceived the action and supervised the production. After MacLean's retirement from the screen several years ago, he was lost to view for a while, until "Cracked Nuts", a Radio Pictures' vehicle for Wheeler and Woolsey, blazoned Its title sheet across the sky. with MacLean as co-author and supervisor. The former comedian simply sat back and studied, soaked up production knowledge, and delved into auienca appeal, all with the idea of specializing ia the writ ing and production of comedies that would supply the umost screen entertainment. Judging from the success of "Caught Plastered", he has hit the spot. It stamps him aa a firm believer In the efficacy of pantomimic art and the deletion of unnecessary cbatter. If this formula is followed, fu ture comedies will adhere more closely to dramatic plot, heart- in teres and situation. , - The dialogue in MacLean's production, written ly Ralph Spence, is emphatically not.- of the pun variety. The laughs. rather, come from the high hum or of ludicrous, thrilling or dra male situations. In other words, "Caught Plas She who kiss es and runs may later run to ' kiss. I 4V if am tered", ia tba product of study Land labor, the careful analysis of real story for comedy values. Discount the incomparable comic artistry of this trio, the patter of Woolsey, the whimsi cal humor of Wheeler and the charm of Miss Lee, and one still has a production, worthwhile in Its augury for better and more intelligent comedies. STREET SCENE' AT E FRIDAY Enter the Inquisitive camera. It was introduced in the pictur- Ization of "Street Scene", Sam uel Goldwyn's adaption of the Elmer Rice prize play which comes to Warner Bros. Elsinore Friday. King Vidor, who was charged with the transcription of this prize - winning drama into film form, was responsible for the camera, thereby leaving a major Imprint upon the picture, just as he has done in most of his suc cessful screen contributions. .For it was on the shoulders of Vidor that the burden of creating swift movement feu. Elmer Rice, in writing the screen play from his original version, created a series of epi sodes of impressive and almost casual events, emotional, dra matic, but mounting slowly until, with two revolver shots, a tense climax bursts. To quicken the pace of these dramatic events Vidor hit upon the Idea of an in quisitive camera. A roving cam era had been used frequently, but he went a step farther. Mot for as much as 30 sec onds does this camera pause as it ferrets out the thoughts, emo tions and actions of Sylvia Sid ney. Estelle Taylor and William comer. Jr., as well as the 30 other members of he cast. A psy chological eye, ever roving, mer cilessly penetratinr In a ftearrh for motives and reactions that is me thought which Vidor had in mina. He made the spectator an actual bystander. MAURICE I H EVALI ER qtte Smiling Umtmant CL Qaramount Qtchat with CLAUDETTE COLBERT CHARLIE RUGGLE3 and MIRIAM HOPKINS Directed by ERNST LUB1TSCH S- ,i: 1 4 .-. . I At Three guesses and even though you have them "Caught Plastered" you still will easily recognize Wheeler and Woolsey and their girl friend is Dorothy Lee. Featured today at Warner, Bros. Elsinore. Richard Dix is Personage Of the Screen; Comes This Week in Public Defender' . Richard Dix haa ,been aa in teresting screen parsonage - for several years. Hia ride has been alow and quiet one day he waa unknown and then the next time be appeared he was "a per sonage". Few publicity atorlea have told about him personally and he has lived a quiet family lige ia Hollywood. When he mar ried he went outside the screen colony and picked a society girl who is a "wonderful" cook. How lie came to go into pic tures is given below in an in formal manner by Dix himself. Dix will appear at the Grand the ater Wednesday and Tuesday in a role well suited to him that of a man on the aide of right. The feature is "The Public De fender". "Much as I hate to admit it, my theatrical and motion picture career were mainly based on luck. Bat for a peculiar and ridiculous situation I might have been a horse doctor, an engineer, or worse still, a gentleman idler. I became an actor because I believed I was in love with my dentist's daughter. "This was no laughing matter. It waa deadly serious so far as I was concerned. The girl Joined an amateur theatrical society and to be In her good graces I had to know something about the the ater. To make matters easier for myself, I Joined the society as Its official applauder. In time I got to the point where I was permitted to carry a spear in their production of "Richelieu". "In time the girl went out of my life, but the theatrical bug remained with me. ' "My real name is Ernest Carl- The Call Board By OLIVE M. DOAK Warner Bros. Elsinore Today Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in "Caught Plastered". Wednesday James Dunn and Sally Eilers la "Bad Girl". . Friday Estelle Taylor In "Street Scene". Warner Bros. Capitol Today "Dirigible". Wednesday Dolores Cos- tello In "Expensive Women." Friday Ronald Colman In "The Unholy Garden." The Hollywood Today Maurice Cheva- Her In "The Smiling Lleuten- ant". Wednesday Ken Maynard in "Range Law". Friday Richard Arlen la "The Secret Call." The Grand Today Warner Baxter and Dorothy Mackail in "Their Mad Moment." Wednesday Richard Dix In "The Public Defender", Friday "The Lightning Flyer". HOLLYWOOD Home of 25c Talkies ; A Hoaae-Oirned Theatre ' . " Today, , Msntfsy . A Taesday CoBtiznwas) Performance Sunday 1 te 11 P. M. V. r v XT if ' .If 'vTr?. ton Brimmer which had to be changed for two very important reasons; first, my parents ob jected to my carrying the fam ily name into the dens of the atrical Iniquity; second, I un derstood that all good actors change their names. I wasn't taking any chances, so I con trived the name Richard Dix without the aid of numerologists. "After I had about eight years of stage experience behind me I met Charlie Chaplin. The come dian. In response to a query of mine, told me that I wouldn't make much of a screen actor. Chaplin wasn't so Important himself in those days, and I was egotist enough to presume he was prompted by professional jealousy, with the result that Richard Dix became a screen actor. "The screen has been rough to me at times. During this per iod of reminiscence I want to say that in one of my first pic tures I sustained two broken ribs, two black eyes, a broken thumb and complete disillusion ment boxing Jack Renault who was once runner-up for the aeavyweight champlonshlD. Ren ault has since become something less, but in those days he weighed 200 pounds and could hit like a Missouri mule can kick. That was one way to succeed in films during the early stages or tne game, it was too orecari ous an existence for me, so I Became a drawing room hero ior the same pay and a greater chance of getting it. "I've been getting along pret ty weu ever since, and for sever al very personal and selfish rea sons. I like the money they pay N OW.. is the time to select your Christmas cards. Our selection is complete. NEEUHAM'S ATLAS BOOK STORE 405 State STARTS TODAY GIVE BURN 11 I a SCRKEVS MKRRY "CUCKOOS" RUNNING A WIDE OPEN DRUG STORE! SERVING LEMON SOLA'S WITH A KICK! Let These Whooping Drus Store Cowboys Fill Your Laugh Prescription! The Biggest Laugh You Ever Had! 00RQTW LEE tl & :t'LaughT; ' f 1 i ; Scream! ;::v , --j v j r. mi n I., .ii hi yMumi in (I ' mtt,,,-.J&-s&ti-AAliiJm The villain is just about to make his escape with the bride when the hero, Ken Maynard enters and it will all happen in "Range Law" which will show for the first time in Salem at the Hollywood Wednesday. KB MIS AT CAPITOL TODAY Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, With Great Background Of Aviation Scenes The desire of man to fly like the birds is realized at last. A battle Is over ... a battle that dates from the days when the most primitive men gazed aloft and envied the winged creatures who were as much at home In the skies as on the ground. A ndted American, speaking of the horrors and devastation wrought by the World war, once stated that the only redeeming thing about the conflict of the nations was the fact that the years from 1914 to 1919 saw the magnificent development of flying. No other nation in the world can point to such accomplish ments ar those which American flyers are accredited, with in post-war aeronautics. American aeronauts have spanned the wastes of the Atlantic and Pa cific and crossed the rooftop and the cellar of the world. They have soared above the towering peaks of lofty mountain ranges, unpopulated regions and have gazed down from the air upon lands which no human eye bad ever seen. Before the dirigible "Los Angeles" recently left New York to take part in the naval maneu vers st Panama, the giant air ship was used to make the Col u m b 1 a picture, "Dirigible", which opens tod. y at Warner Bros. Capitol. The flight of the actors out in Hollywocl and some day I want to knock on Charlie Chaplin's door and show him a review of one of my film plays in the hope he will admit he was wrong about me. too a;;, THE GATE TO GLOOM UP THE CRYING TOWELS WHEELER Robert WOOLSEY III ii I J Los Angeles Indicates how high ly perfected and safe modern air travel has become. The huge airship is the ful fillment of the dream which George Washington vljioned 13 S years ago when he predicted that even the vast ocean would be no barrier fr lighter-than-alr eraft. In the feature picture "Dlr lgible", starring Jack Holt and Ralph Graves, the Los Angeles. pictured below flying across the bow of one of the navy's aircraft carriers roes to the reaon nt nartv maronnpri at thm Snnth pole. 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