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NOTES OF THE DAY
AIRWAYS EXPANSION
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The Very Idea!
DUMB-BELLES LETTRES
By Jullet, Lowell',.
A WISE GUY
Rhinebeck, NY."
NE of the most interesting industry are in being because of the Tony Sarg, Marionettes,
Espects of the film world to influence and vision of Joreph M.New
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An Economical Wife
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To Win Is To Lose Irish Free State Sweepstake. Dublin, Ireland. Dear Sirs:
Oliver Hope.
There is no "perhapa" in the mors recently stated policy of the Imperial Airways Company, reveal- ed by Sir Erle Geddes at the recent annual meeting of the concern. which will vastly The programme, expand Britain's air communica tions with distant parts of the day is the aver increasing scale, Schenck, who has related the pro- Dearest Tony and Puppets, world, is an ambitious one. It in-on which film stars are being ductions of United Artists and
I've been reading lots avout you,' country Twentieth Century in Hollywood cludes a trans-Atlantic passenger exchanged between one and mall cervice; soven day services and another. This is A very with the productions of London guess you'd like to do about me. to and from Australia: a twice important development. It has Films and British and Dominions no a little of the German, some of the French and all of the weekly departure, both ways, be already affected the careers of in London. More recently Gau- English. Besides I go to school. twean England and South Africa; many of the most famous film, mout-British have taken a declaire Wish YOU were our teacher faster flights to the Far East, and players.
step by opening offices for the ante instead of our teacher. Domag a flying boat service between New
It is but two or three-years ago, of the best of their films direct to York and Bermuda But there was that the only film players who! American cinemas, and British puppets are more fun then learn
ing numbers. were considered successful were International are no mention of Hongkong. The
pursuing
Love, Atlantic schedule,
those who had earned long term vigorously the policy of bringing.
Richard Suppatt. dreamed of by every contracts In Hollywood. And in stars of world-wide repute to their | man since Bleriot few. the Channel, plain fact these were the only studios al Elstrga. is the subject of Imperial Airways people who were successful. The plans which "appear to be as prorogult was that the only clearly Among individual stars, George mising as any others, if not more defined movement among dim Arliss, having completed his first Dear Dr. Groper,
As an experiment and
players was towards Hollywood, British Alm, "The Iron Duke," My husband can get $50,000 Lite Initial step towards the inauguras and away from everywhere else. which was to have its first pre-Insurance and I have $2,000 naved tion of this service the company I remember writing about these sentation in the presence of the This will permit me to pay one has ordered a huge flying boat, even bigger than that with which the players and calling them the Lost Prince of Wales, at the Tivoll on year's premium. If you think he Legion, for the very good reason November 30, is returning to Holly-will dis this year I will pay the Pan-American Airways plans to
that nothing but failure or accident, wood to star in "Cardinal Riche premium, otherwise will save my explore Pacific routes,
ever brought them back to Europe. lleu," after which he will return to money.
Sincerely, Otherwise they'remained in Holly- London to make two more talking wood as permanently as Ronad pictures next year. Less than
Mrs. Arthur Gotes. Colman or Greta Garbo, In those year ago George Arliss was among There are three possible, air days the film studios of Europe, the stars inaccessible to British routes across the Atlantic which were merely nurseries for the producers.
I can recall Imperial Airways is examining.studios of Hollywood.
Merle Oberon, having completed The first is from Ireland to New very vividly being in Berlin on the part of Lady Blakeney in "The of the day. it became known that Scarlet Pimpernel," goes to Holly- a unistance
Why should I put my money up- 2.100 miles. The accond is by way Emil Jannings had at last been wood to play opposito Maurice on the horse race? If I lose, my of the Azores and Bermuda, about persuaded to go to Hollywood, and Chevalier in "Folles Bergares," and wife nags me and says you hadn't 2,600 miles. The third is across 1 remember the feeling of utter will return to London in time to ought. Iceland, to Greenland, Newfound calamity with which this news was play in "The Shape of Things to If I win she buys a now hat and land; probably the safest way, and received by the German film in- Come" opposite Robert Donat, who loses, at bridge, the most likely for the first ar- dustry. That is not an exaggor has achieved a personal triumph vices, since it reduces the ezen scation. The entire European film in-, in The Count of Monte Cristo," hops to a minimum distance.dustry was crushed by the realis produced recently in Hollywood. LEONG.-In loving memory of dear Meanwhile thers are rumours that|tion of the hopelesaness of its
"Reggie," who passed away on
a film to be made in to star in 4th December, 1932, la lives with
an American company plans to beat fight against the wealth of Holly Next year Maurice Chevalier is due Imperial Airways to the start by wood,
Loudon. It is not so many months us in memory still. Not Just Tocatablishing a system of floating
since the idea of Maurice Chevalier day, bul always will.
Now this situation has been com-1playing in London would have been Aweetest memory, fond and trus, aerodromes across the Atlantic and
equipping them with relief planes pletely changed. The general drift thought fantastic. Next year the Will ever remain, dear Reg, of you. Inserted by his loving mum and relays of pilots and machines, of film players is still towards entire programme of aims to be dnd, Albert, Harold and Maurice. thus assuring a virtually non-stop Hollywood, and it must remain so made by London Film Productions and safe passage. Just before for as long as anyone can foresee, will be centred around Charles Christmas, however, Imperial Air- because of the greater wealth of Laughton, who, if he had appeared ways will send its first regular opportunity which Hollywood can a few years ago, would immediately shite on from Singapore to Austra offer. But now the European star have been lost to London. lin, thus extending its present line who goes to Hollywood nead no. of service. The ships on this run longer be written off as a dead
A few years ago the idea will probably be four-engined, deve-
loss; stars, however firmly ostah- leged from the twin-engined Delished in Hollywood, are no longer Madeleine Carroll being lent to Hollywood and not appropriated by Havilland Dragon class, which won inaccessible to European studios. the Melbourne Centenary Air Race. There are several reasons for this Hollywood would have been as in- They will travel at 176 miles an
change. But I think the progress credible na the fact that Clive Brook hour. There is still some hope in of the British film industry has has returned to London, or the fact certain quarters that the service been a less powerful factor than that Ellaabeth Bergner has refused will awing north to Hongkong the fact that the coming of the to leave it. London has attracted talking picture has go radically stars like Conrad, Veldt. Paul In view of the
Financialy Embarest renewed
altered the charatter of the world Graetz, Grete Natzler, Richard
Tauker, Marta Eggerth, and Jan Studebaker Corporation of strength of the Labour move-
market available to the producers Klepura from the Continent of Amorica. of Hollywood. In the days of the Europe, ment in England, evidenced at.
London has given to South Bend, Indiana, With the single exception of silent aim the entire world was Hollywood players like Diana Wyn- the recent municipal elections Germany, every major power in the open to the producers of Hollywood yard, Herbert Marshall, Evelyn Dear Sirs: Gentlemen: and in a series of Parliamentary world is ezending more money to by the simple expedient of trans- Laye, and Francia Sullivan. but
day for arms and armies than it lating film titles. But now, the mong players who are coming or type of a machine-it might be I have conceived an Ida of a new, by-elections, the declaration just was spending just before the World world market is the English have come to London from Hollv-called an engine. However it will made by Mr. Arthur Henderson War broke out. And the armament speaking world.
wood wo find John Barrymore, NIs develop power and speed ap of the lines upon which the large share of the blame for, tile race that preceded 1914 is given a
Asther, Lillen Harvey, Phillips pearently in any quantity and Party will proceed, if it secures coming of that conflet Rises in
Silent films were made in Holly-Holmes, Lupe Velez, Buddy Rogera without any appearant cause to a definite majority at the next military expenditures ruh like wood regardless of the tastes of and Adrienne Ames. It is also those not noing the cause. it isent thia: France, 26.8-er-cent, Italy, British filmgoers. To-day many possible that next year both Fredric perpetul. It runs develops power. General Election, is worthy of 26.3 per cent: Great Britain, 48.8
tuiking picture subjects are aban-March and Wallace Beery will star and speed without fuel of any more than passing notice. It is per cant: United States 190.9 per doned in Hollywood for no other in films in London.
reason than that they are unsuit- These names are sufficient to rent, and Jagan, 388 per cent.
it is absolutely caused by the apparent from what Mr. Hender-Germany's expenditures, incident able for British filmgoers. I doubt show that the road from London to kind of matta) and arangement of son said that one of the first ally, are below, the pre-war mark
whether British filmgoers have Hollywood is no longer a one-way esemiage of same, and can be. tasks to which the Labour Party solely because of the Versailles wield in talking picture production is firmly established. The pursuit hooked to any kinds of loud front
begun to realise the power they street. The principle of reciprocity intends to put its hands is the makes a diamal outlook. And our
trosty restrictions. All in all, this to-day. I feel that the time is near of that principle will yield an in- sewing machine to the largest reform of the existing parlia own nation-considering that its when the British film industry and creasing number of fine talking ocion liners. It might be called a
create
one engin, makeing the mentary system. In particular, military expenses
will! pictures, and will tend to have nearly the American film industry
cense to exist save for the manu- a highest common factor of drama-greatest safety known for air tho speeding up of House of Comtrzled-is hardly in a position to point the finger of scorn at any
facture of films of local appeal, tle taste and of English diction. plains, and promises to revolu mons machinery, so as to make oreign countries, either.
and that these two Industries will Film stories and film stars will be tlonize directly and indirectly it a better instrument for expres
be submerged by one vast industry equally acceptable throughout the every industry of the World and with closely related centres of English-speaking world and affected eventuly the people in the World. sion of the popular will, is to of real value. On the question production throughout the English English and slang American. except if you can be interested in such I write this letter to fihde, out receive attention. There ap of House of Commons reform, speaking world, Already the begin- for character purposes, will dia- peare no intention, however, of we have, in the recent declaration nings of an English-speaking film appear. instituting anything in the of policy issued by the Party, nature of dictatorial rule, noth-some indication of the likely in resembling the extreme intention is to ask the Commons, lines of Labour procedure. The measures advocated by Sir at the beginning of the session, Stafford Cripps and other leading to set up a committed on the spirita amongst the Left Wing time-table of legislation, which of the Party. For Mr. Hender- would allot a reasonable amount son makes it clear that Labour of time to Bills in the Govern- intends to proceed on definitely reading, these Bills would be ment programme. After second constitutional lines in carrying sent to standing committees, a out the reforms which it has in method which, It is contended, mind. There can be little doubt would prevent waste of time, that much of the discredit while preserving the historic attached to the British parlia- rights of an Opposition. Tac
TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 1934.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM
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