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FILMLAND NEWS

"Singing Fool" Most Successful of Films

BOX OFFICE GIANTS

Which is the most successful | box-office picture of all time?

According to an 'American estim-

| ate, It is "The Singing Fool."- One of the first sound pictures, this Warnor film hus grossed 5,000,000 dollars in work! rentals.

This Aguro has never been equalled by any sound film. Tho nonreat rival was that epic of the silent days, "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," Rudolph Valen- tino's most famous film, which took 4,500,000 dollars in world rentals.

D. W. Grimith's "Birth of a Nation," which has always been regarded as perhaps the greatest moneymaker in film history, actual- ly realised 3,500,000 dollars, a figure equalled by the first all- talkie, "The Jazz Singer."

"Ben-flur," which had the longest run in history, grossed 4.000.000 dollhra.

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SEPTEMBER 21. 1934.

THE STAMMERING ACTOR

G.B.S. Puts Question to Lecturer

SPEAKS PLAINLY ON STAGE

Mr. Bernard Shaw, while at Malvern in connection with tho Malvern Festival, was an interested member of the audience at a lecture

| in connection with the Now Health Society's Summer School, by Mr. St. John Rumsey, Instructor for speech defects at Guy's Hospital. London.

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Shaw said that he wished to ask n queation about an actor, who, he added, Wax Bow performing at Malvern Theatre.

"For ordinary speech," said Mr. Shaw, "he has apparently an in- corrigible stammer, but on the stage not only does he not stammer,

but he cannot stammer. At the

beginning of his career.

authors

the stage, because people will always hugh at stammering.

the recent trend toward intelligent SPRINKLE a teaspoonful of ink-and producers and people of that Alms, Charles Laughton, said:-1,

ing soda over a teacupful of kind. Anding that he stammered, Is significant that such pletures, † stoned and chopped dates.

Igave him stammering parts, a hor- ence considered certain box-office Add cup of boiling water and rible thing for an author to put on failures, are now the most succens- allow to stand white mixing the! fal. After all," he added, "audiences are the best critics. If a picture is good, people will go to see It," Laughton believes the day will come when motion pictures follow the experience of the stage in banding together a group of players who will appear in a series of films. He recalled the success of this method at the Old Vic Theatre in London, where he appeared with * a group of stage stars in a number of plays, each running a month.

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following: - Our butter, ", cap sugar cheat butter and sugar together), one yolk of egg. Lencupful chopped walnuts, 14 cups flour, one teaspoonful vanilla (if desired).

kind, and he could not

"Well, he was given parts of that when he wanted to. What is the stursmer

explanation of that?"

Mix thoroughly and add the dates and water, fold in the stiff Mr. Rumsey said the explana- beaten white of exx. Bake ination was that when the netor was well grensed tin for one hour in a on the stage and saw a room full of moderate oven. This reci İN suflicient for one loaf.

people, instinct told him to send his

"We became an accustomed 10

This recipe is ideal for packing voice across the room. The moment in the haversack or pienie basket. he was not on the stage he thought each other that we achieved o niele harmony. When the curtain being both thirst quenching and fof his voice again. went up we each knew exactly nutritive. where the other would be, what he would do, and how he would react to certain conditions.

The annulment mould and blend a scene therefore, Kranted un duly 15, It was a grent experience. I'm sure that could be done in films Also, with happy results,"

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We end liquor."

GEORGE O'BRIEN'S BRITISH PICTURE.

The second of a series of adven. ture pictures being produced by Sol Lesser and Major John Zanft, starring George O'Brien, will be produced in London.

The first. "The Dude Ranger is being photographed at Zion National Park in Utah, and the second, "The Cowboy-Millionaire," will take the production crew to London.

The cast, outside of O'Brien, will be chosen from Brit- ish players.

STAGE SUCCESS FOR SCREEN.

British and Dominions announce the production of a film based upon Margaret Kennedy's "Escape e Never." which finished recently at the Apollo Theatre, London, after playing to capacity houses through out its entire fun.

Elizabeth Bergner will recreate the star part for the film. Dr. Paul Czinner will direct

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HIS FIFTH WIFE.

BRITISH DIRECTOR'S

STAMMERING "EXPERT."

"Thirty years ago," said Mr. Rumsey, "a stammering expert took a large residence in the Midlands, and took everybody in, because he REWARD.

realised that the stammerer might be able to speak on the stage. He director, has just received a new James Whale, the young British

only let the parents come down contract with Universal. It is a when the stammering pupils were reward for Whale's work in making doing amateur theatricals, and the "One More River." from the last parents used to go and see their John Galsworthy novel.

children speaking fluently on the

and the went back

James Whale was the producer { stage.

to

of "Journey's End" on the stage. London delighted." and the director of the film. Short-

Mr. Rumsey, in his lecture, afterwards he was signed by Universal, and has since directed warmly praised the elocution of the "Waterloo Bridge," "Frankenstein."Prince of Wales.

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1 From a "Press report 1" see that the owner was a woman (anog.). 9. Can, as a Seat would say, one of two opposite points be a centre of amusement on the village green?.....

10 By craft some relatives make their relationship quite clear.

I A bit of a feeler,

to

"The Prince of Wales," he said. is a great example of how U.S. DIRECTOR FOR BRITAIN, speak. Anybody who has heard

William Benudine, the Hollywood him broadcast knows that director, is coming to Britain quite a slow speaker; and uses very shortly, and will direct a feature short phrases. The result is that film at the B.I.P. studios at Elstree, he carries his audience with him

he is

William Beaudine directed many right through his speech. Most Hollywood films, including "Make people talk so fast that you only

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Girls." He has directed Me Star" and "Three Wise hear part of what they say."

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American stars na Jean Harlow and

Mr. Rumsey said that he had Joan Blondell. He has had over come across quite a lot of stammer- 30 years' experience of the filmjers who did not want to lose their world.

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MENJOU TO MARRY AGAIN.

Adolphe Monjou

Vern Teasdale have given notice of their Police Justice Cameron, of Bing-intention to marry (says Reuter hampton, New York State, is from Los Angeles.) announced that he performed the

stammer.

"I had, a boy pupil," he said, "whose father was very wealthy. The bay was very fond of games, and never did much work at school. When his father brought him to marriage of Kenneth Harlan, the office barely 24 hours after the de- rid of that stammer, and you can They arrived at the register me, he said to the boy, 'Now, get film actor, and Helen Spelner, a dancer, recently.

cree granted to Menjou's former come into the office and learn your wife, Kathryn Carver, was made On June 24 Kenneth Harlan absolute.

job, and one of these days you will asked for an annulment of his mar-

be a partner, riage to his fourth wife, Phyllis many recent films, Including Ro- Vern Teasdale hos-sppeared in M'Clure, on the grounds that the man Senudals," "Fashions of 1934," his stammer, and the reason was "I could not get the boy to lose wedding took place after he had and Madame Dubarry." Adolphe obvious." purtaken too freely of Intoxicating Menjou is 14.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

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18 A scarcity in thread that is un-

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20 The Goddess of Health.

Everyone in the marsh, and, of course, all ruined.

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27 0 boys! Why do you need fifteen

keys?

20 Plants which must be handled

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3 This was the end of Agrippa's

temple to all the gods.

1 A member of the Upper House makes a start, see it isn't so late as it might be.

32 Highlanders enme first.

Well, Duzz Is Right!

3 More valiants involved in official misbehaviour. How stacking!

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Even after the burglar has dis- posal of his swng he may suffer it abrul his this.

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