Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1930, Page 17

A/ MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. HOLLYWOOD, August 11 (NAN.A). ~—Joseph Schenck comes to the defense -of United Artists' two foremost woman figures with the prophecy that “Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge are good for 10 years more in the talking films” Mystery surrounding changes in the Pickford personnel have led to the per- sistent rumor that Mary Pickford will entrust her future to the wise guidance of “Pa” Schenck rather than make her own fims under the United Artists’ banner, as in the past. The Mary Pickford organization as a unit denies this. They claim that Mary will go on as in the past, but with a new personnel. And Norma Talmadge, on the Riviera—at Antibes, to be pre- cise—seems to be taking more interest in acquiring a coat of French tan than in worrying over what her next talking picture production is to be. Behind the careers of both these beauties has been thrown the full strength of one of Hollywood's most powerful organizations. with the grim determination to keep them in the fleld of activity and be seen from their best point of vantage. If dismal mistakes have been made in the past six months—mistakes which have given rise to publicity not calcu- lated to further the cause of the Pick- ford star—every human endeavor to straighten out the tangle is being made. If and when Mary Pickford is launched under the Schenck banner, one may safely prophecy it will be with all the pancply calculated to give her the best possible brcak with a critical public. And if ghe does continue along the same line¥as of yore, which is the pres- ent claim, money considerations will not interfere in the scrapping of all bad gelatin script. It will be ruthlessly thrown aside, even if it does represent more than $500,000, and the star will degin with a clean story late. There have been some hot and heavy | arguments behind closed doors as to just what Mary Pickford is capable of doing in a talking picture way. From conference leaks, which must always be taken with a grain of salt, it would seem that opinions vary considerably. Joseph Moncure March, author and scenarist, and Forrest J. Easely. said to be a combination chemist and detec- tive, will have an opportunity to ex- plain this morning in court just how they came to be in possession of the script of “The Dawn Patrol” when offi- | cers of the district attorney's office | walked in on them Saturday, following an assignation in which they are said to have arranged for possession of the | script, valued at $28,000. | Caddo Productions, owned by Howard | Hughes, “producer of ~the ~$3.000,000 “Hell's Angels,” had recently applied for an order to prevent the showing of ‘Warner Brothers’ picture, “The Dawn Patrol,” which Hughes claims is an in- | tringement on his famous air epic. | March, who authored the “Hell's | Angels” epic, found himself in the criminal backwash of the civil suit | when he and his companion Saturday | were charged with conspiracy to com- mit grand theft and conspiracy to com- mit bribery in the matter of the script. The two men and a woman employe of Caddo, Edith Higgins, are said to have approached a woman employe of ‘Warner's, Carmelita Sweeney, on the matter of getting “The Dawn Patrol” script into their hands. The lady wisely led them on. according to charges, and transacted the exchange of the script while the district_attorney's employes lictened in an_adjoining room. She was to receive the gratuity of $100 for her part in the game, proving that gen- erosity exists in motion picture circles, reports to the contrary. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Across. 1. Timer tree of New Zealand. 5. Crooked branch. 10. Alway. . River in Germany. 5. Aromatic spice. . A variable star. . Storage place. . Shakespearean character. . Tendency. . Sudden flight. . Island in the Mediterranean. . Exclamation. . Periods. Redeem. Enjoyment. . Unit of land measure. . The No. 10. . Smooth. . Clutch . Hindu princess. . River in Russia. . Auriculate. . 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