Evening Star Newspaper, July 11, 1935, Page 35

Ernst Lubitsch Describes Noted Stars He Directed Laughton Has Widest Variety of Roles and Interpretations of Any Actor, Film Director Believes. (Ernst Lubitsch, most famous of Hollywood’s directors and now pro- duction head of Paramount Studio, discusses some of the stars he has worked with through the years while substituting for Mollie Mer= rick.) BY ERNST LUBITSCH. OLLYWOOD, July 11 (N.A. NA).—In discussing the| prominent stars I have di- rected during a period cover- ing some 20 years, I must be careful not to say things which the inborn wvanity in film artists may resent—and perhaps with good cause. The subject of comparisons must be treated with greatest delicacy and truth, because the persons involved are tremendously important and I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings. So I shall try to tell you what each of these prominent artists meant to me as a director, and to the finished picture. The first great star I directed was Pola Negri, in “Gypsy Blood.” She brought so-called foreign temperament to the screen, and I believe that this was nothing but a glorious bit of show- manship. But she was one of the most vital persons I have ever known, combining those important requisites —natural color (the art of being talked and written about) and a highly de- veloped and sensitive, artistic instinct. | Next came Adolphe Menjou and| Florence Vidor in “The Marriage | Circle.” Menjou may go down in mo- tion picture history as the best-dressed man on the screen, but I like to think of him as something more important than that. It was he who proved in pictures that it was possible to| dress as a gentleman and still win | audiences. Before this, all superlative- ly well-dressed men were typed as screen villains or cads, just as all fat actors were comedians. Pauline Frederick Co-operative. | | Then came Pauline Frederick in “Three Women.” This artist was a| gensitive performer from the stage; a | complex emotional character who was one of the most co-operative and tol- erant actresses in this business. After that, I directed Ronald Col- | man and Irene Rich in “Lady Wind- ermere’s Fan.” I remember remark- ing at the time that Mr. Colman was people. She is still the same. Jean Hersholt is one of the finest character actors I have known. John Barrymore, whom I directed in “Eternal Love,” was at the time one of the wittiest and most generally | accomplished men in motion pictures. A coiner of choice epigrams, a graphic artist of note and an equally good composer and writer, he was then per- haps the most brilliant actor on th American stage or screen. Supposedly temperamental and hard to get along These Prices In Washington and Vicinity THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1935. with, he gave less trouble than most players associated with me, Jannings Great Actor. “The Patriot” brought Emil Jannings and Lewis Stone under my direc- tion. It was the first time I had worked with Jannings, although we were close together at Ufa. Jan- nings is one of the greatest natural actors who ever came into films, and I say this realizing how broad a statement it is. There is nothing in acting he didn’t know; no part | he couldn’t play as well or better | than any one else. And there was | never a role too small for him if it | was interesting. Lewis Stone had {many of the same qualities. | Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette | MacDonald were my next two, in “The Love Parade.” Maurice is one of the most personable men in pictures and | & more accomplished comedian than | most of us realize. Miss MacDonald has one of the most glorious singing voices on the screen and a talent | for acting that matches. In “The Smiling Lieutenant,” I had, Prevail besides Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, one of the most accomplished and beautiful girls in pictures today; Mir- iam Hopkins, an unusual personality with a strong will of her own, and Charles Ruggles, who doesn’t require comic lines to get his portion of laughs. Roland Young, whom I directed in “One Hour With You,” is another comic who earns a place in a select group. He has no rival in his par- ticular fleld, and neither have Kay Francis and Herbert Marshall, who were in “Trouble in Paradise.” Both of these last-mentioned play- ers are perfect acting machines, as are Frederic March, Gary Cooper and Edward Everett Horton, who were in “Design for Living.” Of this group, Gary Cooper is the most versatile. Laughton Versatile. Versatility is often a misinterpreted word, but I would add all the possible variations and apply them to Charles Laughton, whom I had the privilege of directing in “If I Had a Million.” His variety of roles and interpreta~ tions is the most extensive and the most uniformly good of any acting person I know. It was Mary Pickford who first brought me to Hollywood. To me she will always stand as the most practical artist I have ever met. She can dictate policies, handle finances, bargain with supporting players, at- tend to future booking problems and still keep her mind on acting. No wonder she held her place at the top longer than any personality in motion pictures. Thousands of minor personalities have been associated with me in my enterprises. I wish I could mention some of these gallant troupers of the supporting casts, but space doesn't permit, so I can only give them my sincere thanks for work well done. 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