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It remained for Norma Shearer, of the personally blanteless married life lo complete a series of Elm which played on fast and loose with, marriage as to raise storm of protest. 22 Here she is in "Riptide" with her husband, Herbert Marshall, behind her as she gazes at Robert Montgomery, her lover..

BY DAN THOMAS, ! | the choice betwen tamor "Marriage that is put on and lemon, taken off like an old coat. Divorce A whole series of pictures mak- with no more serious aspect than. ing light of tha baale Institution

HITLER'S FUTURE:

By MILTON BRONNER Adolf Hitler, Nazi Chancellor of Germany, has tight-roped his perll- ous way over a dark chasm of plots and counter plots, revolution and counter-revolution, getting rid of old and trusted comrades on his -way-But-ho-is-still-far-from having reached a accure haven. The methods in which he has in dulged may temporarily seem to make him stronger than ever, but hia troubles are really only com mencing,

On every side he has potential enemies. The Socialists and the Communists have long since ceased' to exist. as political parties. But they have merely gone under ground. From neighbouring coun- tries, like France and Czecho-Sio- vakla, they still continue to send Into Germany their literature, of ten' printed on flimsy sheets easily hidden bolwoon ather things. Many have camouflaged themselves as Brown Shirts. For instance, a current story in Hamburg is thiar

First Workman: "I joined the Storm Troops. the other night."

Second Workman: "How did you_Aud_things?”

First Workman: "Rotten! There were only two Nazis thoro,"

UNRELIABLE BROWN SHIRTS.

The Steel Helmets, composed of monarchiat-minded veterans of the World War, have not given whole. hearted allegiance to the regime, despite the effusive assurances of: their official lender. Franz Seldlo, who has the of Minister of La- bour in the

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French Embassy

UNREST

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of social life has been one of the principal sources of objection in the American campaign to clean up the movies;

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And, strangely enough, the very SAVING GRACE, IN DIRECTION. actress whose pictures" have.

Proper handling and Intelligent caused the strongest reaction direction make all the difference In against the movio treatment of the world. It is hard, for example, marriage is one whose own to think of a more risquo plot than married life has been considered to have a young man and a girl, un- a refreshing model in Hollywood, married, traveling heroes the coun where multiple mariages are the try in an auto and sharing a cabin rule rather than the dxception. nights In tourist camps along the

She is Norma Shearer, whose way,

personal life is beyond reproach, Yet that is the plot that was put and whose marrings to Producer on the screen without raising any Irving Thalberg is regarded as volume of objection in "It Hap extraordinarily successful. But it was her most recent vehicle, "Ripponed One Night with Clark Gable jand: `Claudotia Colbert. tido, that caused indignation over Here Frank Capre, the director;: married life as portrayed in the handled the compromising situs- movies to rise to a high pitch.

tion with such a delicate touch, and with so restrained and tasteful a PETITION STIRS STORM. hand, that there was scarcely a Although "Riptido" was objected to because of its own incidents Intimacy between Norma Shearer

objection.

single ction,

It was the complete answer to the question: Can brains, taste, and and Robert Montgomery, while she honesty of purpose enable the mov is married to Herbert Marshallies to handle delicate situations complaints registered against it without offence? probably one something to the suc cession of divorce. pictures Miss Shearer has made

MAKES

LIGHT OF

OF MARRIAGE. A typical example of the super- Thoso

have presented Miss sophisticated in the movies was the Shearer as a woman of loose moral bringing to that medium of Noel fibre among them being The Coward's Design for Living". Trial of Mary Dugan"The Divor- Here was a play which deliberate ceo "Let Us Be Gay "Strungera ly set out to make light of the mar- May Kiss HA Free Soul," riage tio as recognized by society "Private Lives," and "Strange to-day by portraying a group of Interlude."

yaophisticates who bat matrimony

When along

camo "Riptide" about like a tennis ball, throughout with another similar-role-Indigna.the picture tion mounted to a new high. Her Many audiences, more old-fash followers, knowing Miss Shearer's loned than certain advanced sets Aino qualities as an actress, began of playpoople of the French to be indignant that she should Riviera, were offended by the light continually be cast in super-sophis view of the marriage relation ticated roles,

which was the very theme of this

IN CLEAN PICTURES. picture. Because of her personality and

The clo

cleverness and smartness of talent, Miss Shearer was always dialogue which marked this vehicle certain to draw huge throngs to would be lost on young people. It hor pictures, regardless of what was pointed out, though they could kind of pictures they wore. And not miss the Joking view taken of the critics shouted that she was the whole marringa relation simply sending them away from CENSURE

the theatre with an object leason CENSURE FOR ANN HARDING. In immorality

Ann Harding is another actress

SAME ASPEKTE crable restraint and delicacy. But

Yet her own success in 100 per who has "gone sophisticated In cent clean pictures, such as "Smil recent pictures, which have shown a in Through, proves that the pretty hard-boiled attitude toward super sophisticated, lady-of-the- both marriage and divorce The evening, woman-of-the-world sort Right to Romance, and "Gallant of role is tot at all necessary to. Lady, Shearer success, either with the But her, current release, The Has public or at the box office, which, Life of Virgie Winters," after all, is the same thing though It was re-edited in Holly

aroused even a greater. Another example of the ruine wood before release. In this tion of an otherwise excellent picture Anne continues an Intrigue, ture, according to those who are with an old teetheart even after. n demanding movie reform, was he marries another girl, who looks "The Power and the Glory fea on the relationship more or less taring Spencer Tracy and Colleon complacently at NGSTAS KLENG Moore. One situation in the film. Some of the pictures mentioned depleted a boy entering into a love above no doubt have merit, and affair with his stepmother several were handled with conald

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it la the constant flood of such pic. turca which has aroused the critics, and showed both Tracy and Miss No one questions that marris: Moore at the height of their power today in a problem." And that as petor and actress, but the crit quic Ics contend that the unnecessary, turbed mi what might otherwise have bean an Introduction of this score spoiled the outstanding picture.

was beautifully made.

A birdman's-eye view of the capital of Nazi Germany: Berlin's historia Unter den Lladan, scene of Impressive Nasi demonstra Lions; Wilhelmstrasse, along which are built the Chancellory and elbar government buildingar. Brandenburg Gate, entrance to the vast Tiergarten; the U. S. and French embassies, watchfully awaiting the outcome of threata aguiään the Hitler government; the Pariser. Plats, its name unchanged even during the World War; and the famous Hotel Adion, where many great political conferences are held, But worst of all, from Hitler's pointment. They were not given satisfaction romains. They find been that he was going to conquer take the edge off by warning the standpoint, is the fact that the places in the Reichswehr. The Hitler and General Goering rely unemployment. Something has Carmant people they must Ughten events of the past few weeks show rank and file did not got Jobs, Ing more and more upon the been done in that direction by their bells and suffer an dit-ins that he cannot rely upon his Brown houses, parties, and automobiles, latter's secret police. Even un foreing employers and all govern war. They must get used to high Shirt army any more. Some of They were not allowed to attack other blood bath may not entirely ment agencies to take on more med. or taxes less pay less food, the sweepings of Germany found und disband the hated Stool Hol- cow the Brown Shirts.

But now Germany la repudiating the As long ago as last apring Ger- their way into that private army in meta. They were told that during

The only body that will is the private commercial debts the early doya-desperate un- July for one month they them

In the man workers complained to The

ведн will probably short run this employed youths, streets boys, selves would be entirely disband-Reichswehr, the most perfectly roughs of all desin theed, would no longer be allowed to trained army in the world. In the that when - Germany, seoks to buy present writer that by the time from America the copper and cote they paid their takes, their fees turbulent- days

for obligatory old age, Health and achieved power, these troopers had and were advised to find a useful the future fato of may hold ton she needs, and from the British nemployment insurance and made that there are

Hitler march about in their brown shirts, last analysis that

Empire the wool, rubber and tin, a good time fighting Communists Job of real work-haymaking in hands. » 80, far, In

*Inðall'* the bloody he will be told Nazi funds, they only had enough elsewhere) who jump

their contributions to the various

(In the movie:colon In the streets of the cities and the country, timber felling, any events of the recent.

past, the villages. After Hitler became worthwhile service. Chancellor, in the first months of

aloof. But It 1 offered by the old cash in our bank to pay for the

grub. Getting new clothes, they ty, the critics of the DISSATISFACTION REMAINS. Junker type of men who in their ame on the spot."

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old accumulated hatreds and They were doubtful whether they do the republicans. Falling supplies of raw mato nouto since then. The mass of be Vengeances But in the more they would over be called together peaceful days, the long hours of again. So they wore fa a mood to The other potential danger torials will affect most of the big in people will arching and drilling werd not so: laten to Brast. Hochm, their chior litlor in General Winter, with his 'dustries of Germany. It may than ever good, particularly when they were of staf, Karl Ernst their Berlin aides Colonel Business Depres mean short time or no Hime. It heaven warned not to stick their fingers, inlander, and other rebeld who paid alon, onel? Unemployment and will certainly mead increasing on

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