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"THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939. -PAGE 5
A BARRYMORE CHEQUE MOY
NEW YORK, May 12-John Barrymore, America's great stage lover, sighed deeply to-day as he told me: "I suppose you would call it a misunderstanding.”
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He was referring to a warrant issued in St. Louis charging him with passing "insufficient funds" to meet a cheque for a St. Louis hotel bill.
"BORDERTOWN" stopped payment on a number of
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STAR:
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"Kentucky
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SHOWING TODAY AT LSO, KIB,. 1.35 & 1.30PM TWO ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME
"Maine and I had a joint bank account," Barrymore explained, "I
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washed, you think youva o paatler.
cheques after-well, you know...
And the world knows that Mrs. Paul Muni, one of the greatest of having spanked her too hard Barrymore left him, accusing him
actors of the stage or screen.
on the stage in the play. "My Dear comes to the King's Theatre 10-Children." day in the Warner Bros, produc- tion, "Bordertown," which is sald ia be the most powerful drama in which he has ever appeated
"Just One of Those Things" "The hotel cheque was stopped by accident, but, of course, It was
The picture, suggested by Carroll | taken care of immediately, It's Graham's novel, is a stark, reall-Just one of those things in life," stic picturization of the colorful (sald Barrymore.
sult for divorce citing numerous alleged instances of cruelty.
ite in a town on the American Meanwhile at Los Angeles for border, with its night clubs and the second time during thely mar gambling resorts frequented by ringe, Mrs. Barrymore has filed a American millionaires and bored society women seeking diversion.
In this atmosphere Paul Muni
the role of a foreign youth rises to riches and power as the proprietor of a fashionable night club and gaming hall.''
Pointing out that Barrymore was capable of earning £1000 weekly, she asked for "reasonable all- mony" a division of their pro- perty, the appointment of a re- The entire cast is a talented' one cerver for all Barrymore's holdings and includes auch players A in California, and a court order Eugene Pallette, Robert Barrat, restraining him from disposing of Henry O'Neill, Gavin Kordon, Ho-any possessions pending the trial bart Cavanaugh, William David-of her suit. son. Arthur Stone, Vivian Tob [and Soledad Jiminez.
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE
WIDELY KNOWN LIMITATIONS OF
THE LITERARY CLASSICS
It may be said that, when all is said and done, all the public trouble about is to be entertained. So long as the picture la exciting, Well acted and efficiently directed, it does not matter what is the main theme
For this reason picturegoers generally do not trouble over much about the film versions, or perversions, of famous books. None the less, "one has a feeling stories and when they see the that flm directors and scenario more or less battered about to writers can work more easily and make a Hollywood" holiday" their successfully when they are not enjoyment must be modified. hampered by the widely known limitations of a literary classic.
The number of pletures made from either well known novels or well known plays is surprising. Skilled and gifted scenario 'writers earn enormous fees, specially in the United States, and one would imagine that their first object would be to turn out original storles directly" suitable for flm treatment
Originality
The writer for the stage does not as a rule adapt a novel. Of course, there have been dramatizations of novels which have made stage suc- cesses, but one does expect the majority of plays to be as original
as possible.
Cannot the film world produce Is Shaws, Barries, Cowards and Dodie Suitths? One knows that absolute originality in any medium is almost impossible, specially 11 one accepts the dictum that there are only six root stories in the world.
The climax came, It is alleged, when at "a dinner party last month, Mr. Barrymore capped« a series of annoyances by kicking. her shins under the table.
Solation No 323 ·
ACROSS: 3, Solar. 8, Rogue, 9, Reply 10, Dents. 11, Captain. 13, Space. 14, Ally. 18, Assists. 19, Veto. 21, Echo. 22, Educate, 24, Tram. 25, Opera, 28, Skewers. 29, Opine. 30. Plous. 31, Under. 32, Serge.
DOWN: 1, Loyal. 2, Busty. 4. Oxen 5, Arts. 6, Respite. 7, Clock, 10, Dissect 11, Carre. 12, Plate. 15, Mistake. 17, Scare, 18, Formis. 20, Odorous, 23, Sprig. 24, Twine. 25. Armed 27, Apse. 25, Enug.
CROSSWORD
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20 Inveigle (5) Detailed". list (8)
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25 Tale (5)
28 Watchman (8). "
One raises this question because the adaptation for the screen of a 27 Morsel (br book known to millions must be apt to raise discontent in many minds. People love their favourite
Nobel's Life Story To Be Filmed
Peter Freuchen,, famous Danish Explorer and author, has been engaged to write the screen story for "Nobel" (tentative. -title). Columbia's important production based on the life and adventures of Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the man who invented dynamite, establish- ed the Nobel prize, and whose name is indelibly written in the history of war and peace.
Mr Freuchen will go to Stock- holm to confer with the Nobel Prize, Foundation executives. The famous author-traveller is not altogether unknown to motion pic ture fans, as he wrote and ap peared in the leading role of the picture "Eskimo." He has also written two widely read books "Eskimo Wife" and "Arctic Adven- *ture.***
Shirley Ross married Ken Dolan after she completed "Paris Honey moon," but had to delay her own honeymoon for several months be- ésuse of demands of producers for her in other pictures at Faru mounte
Irish Eyes," "The Harvester," the Donald Ogden Stewart, who new Metro-Goldwyn-Ma President's Mystery," "Navy Born, with Claudine West and Ernest tract He will do an
Two Wise Maids and The Hit Vajda wrote the screen script of the Broad
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