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of of OAKLAND TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1935 29 CHARLES FARRELL IN 'FIGHTING YOUTH' AT ROXIE FARRELL 'SEES RED' AS ROXIE FILM GRID STAR 'Fighting Youth' Mixture of Radicalism and Football; Twin Feature Cheerful By WOOD SOANES THEN Hollywood girds on its armor and goes a-crusading strange and inexplicable things are bound to happen, events of the type that occur when a threeyear-old is armed with a kitchen J-nife and told to hack itself a slice of cheese. At the moment the Laemmles, Uncle Carl and Junior, are perturbed about the collegiate radicals whose uprisings have found their way into the print and looking into their Universal crystal glass have had a vision of what would happen if the radicals took after college football. Just what the sophomore pinks would have to gain by such an attack is not very clear to the Laemmles nor to the customers who had a view of "Fighting Youth" on the screen of the Roxie yesterday. It became pretty idiotic as a propagando piece and it certainly was stupid as a football epic.

Charles Farrell is the head man who makes incredible plays for good old State and who falls in with a League of Liberty, lured on by the pretty face of a millionaire's crusading daughter. A thick-wit of the first water he manages to stir up considerable trouble before he sees the great light: a College football men will probably tear their hair when they what is supposed to go on behind the lines and if such a thing as a football coaches' union, J. Farrell MacDonald will probably be sued for the things the script demanded that he say and do. The girls are June Martel, Ann Sheridan and Phyllis Fraser and Andy Devine turns in a pretty fair job as the campus booby. The companion picture prepared, strange as it seems by Jack Neville who used to be a newspaper man but has apparently forgotten the incident.

is "Atlantic Adventure" a cheerful libel on life in the Fourth estate with Lloyd Nolan as the heroic reporter, Harry Langdon as the imbecile camera man and Nancy Carroll as the lady in distress. Whitmore Elected Heath Club Leader W. T. Whitmore, of the Oakland Fire Department, night members was elected president of the Heath Club, organization of firemen and policemen, defeating James Flynn in the balloting. Michael A.

Byrne was elected first vice-president, and Everett Loveland, second vice-president. William J. Moorehead won the office of recording and financial secretary and Clyde A. Croswell, police inspector, the post of treasurer for the coming year, according to announcements. ROXIE NOW YOUTH CHARLES FARRELL JUNE MARTEL ANDY DEVINE also ATLANTIC ADVENTURE NANCY CARROLL LLOYD NOLAN HARRY LANCDON FRANKLIN SAME MANAGEMENT AS ROXIE HURRY! HURRY! ENDS TODAY SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents Coast THE UNITED A MIRIAM HOPKINS SUN.

A EDW. G. ROBINSON ORCH. BAL. 40 WEEK DAY MATS.

JOEL McCREA ALL SEATS FEATURE STARTS at 12. 2. 4. 6. 8 AND 10.

STARTS TOMORROW Big Pictures ANN SOTHERN JACK HALEY in "THE GIRL FRIEND" With Roger Pryor Also "Java Head" With ANNA MAY WONG. ELIZABETH ALLAN EDMUND GWENN JOHN LODER CURTAIN By WOOD SOANES TRADEMARK REGISTEREE JUST how far John van Druten, the Englishman who arrived at Paramount this week to write for the movies, will with his crusade remains to be seen, but he is starting his Hollywood residence bang in favor of unknown writers. It was not so long ago that Van Druten was an unknown struggling valiantly to get a hearing for his works. He feels that the studios are taking too much stock in plagiarism suits and should let down the bars to America's unrecognized writing talent. "I think the studios are making a great mistake," Van Druten argued.

"Thousands of persons in obscure parts of the country, working in offices and factories sit down at night and try to write for the screen, because motion pictures are the only medium they know and because they have a genuine love of the movies. "Not. until these persons are recognized and given an opportunity will the screen be elevated to a great art. The great trouble with writing for the screen today is that none of the writers primarily motion picture writers. They trained themselves in writing for books, magazines, newspapers and the stage.

"Only after they have established themselves writers for these mediums they given an opares portunity to write for Hollywood. TWENTY SEASONS AGO TODAY "The Bird of Paradise" is at the Macdonough with Carlotta Monterey as Luana. TOTION pictures are a distinct VI and separate medium, and I see believe that masters of screen writing must eventually come from the ranks of those persons who started writing for the screen. "As it is their manuscripts are unsolicited and in consequence "I realize that have barred from the studiostudios a justifiable fear of plagiarism, but I am convinced that an organization can be worked out which will minimize that danger. As a matter of fact I understand that certain Hollywood executives are now working on such a plan." Van Druten's kind words will be applauded to the echo by amateur scenarists throughout the land, but I am afraid that will.

be about the end of the matter and he will return to his native England with nothing accomplished. The chief difficulty is that writing screen is a highly technical business and untrained writers are prone to gallop to the courts to cry "Thief, thief" when any manuscript submitted is considered and rejected. Unfortunately juries have been lenient and the studios have frequently had to pay heavy tolls. That there is budding talent in the hinterland and that the professionals are to rely on tricks goes but letinclined, ting the bars down is going to cause more grief than Van Druten realizes. Wait until his first picture is released and the boys land on him for stealing their ideas! FORTY SEASONS AGO TODAY May Nannary is at the Oakland Theater in "Woman versus Woman" DANDRO BERMAN of RKO Radio has returned to Holly- wood with one play and two actors of particular merit.

His first coup was in signing Victor Moore, who, as much as William Gaxton, has been responsible for the success of such triumphs as "Of Thee I Sing" and "Anything Goes." Moore has been very standoffish about the screen, limiting his work to. a very few items, but he now promises, under his signature, to make pictures for a long term. He arrives on the first of May to begin a new career that started with "Babes in the Wood" 22 years ago and includes a long season in vaudeville with his comedy sketch "Change Your Act or Back to the Woods." Just what vehicle will cart him on the screen remains fo be chosen. The second signature is that of Burgess Meredith, Broadway's fairhaired juvenile of the moment, who is occupied with Maxwell Anderson's "Winterset" and who previously won favor opposite Katharine Cornell in "Candida" and in "She Loves Me Not" and "Little Old Boy." He is the second leading man Miss Cornell has contributed to Hollywood, Brian Aherne having preceded him. Meredith will also reach Radio in May and will go directly into the screen version of "Winterset," playing his original role of the youth who seeks to avenge, in blank verse, the unjustified execution of his father as a murderer.

"Winterset" is based on the Sacco-Vanzetti case and is regarded as one of the best plays yet to be turned out by Anderson. EXITS AND ENTRANCES James Cagney tops the Screen Actors Guild poll for the best November performance with his Bottom in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Jane Withers' mother is holding out for more pay at 20thFox. The girl's stipend rises from AMERICANI TODAY TOMORROW RICHARD DIX DUNNE CIMARRON I also WEREWOLF fLONDON VALERIE HENRY HULL HOBSON 15 ALL TIME 'RENDEZVOUS' ON TOMORROW AT PARAMOUR William Powell Starred in Best Role of His Career, According to Observers Last call today to see the sensational adventure picture at the Paramount, "Mutiny on the Bounty." William Powell, heading a twofeature program, begins an engagement tomorrow in his latest intriguing romance, "Rendezvous." Many critics claim that "Rendezvous" rivals "The Thin Man" in every department of entertainment, and provides the star with the best role of his career. Although Powell has been seen in many detective roles, this is a new departure for him. As the young army lieutenant who craves bloodshed on the battlefields of France, he--having been been a puzzle editor -finds himself yanked off a troopship and thrust into a swivel-chair job at Washington.

What transpires thereafter provides one of the most gripping mysteries to come from the screen. Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero, Lionel Atwill, Henry Stephenson and Sterling Holloway are members of the supporting cast. A sparkling comedy drama, "Broadway Hostess," is the second feature. It brings Wini Lady in Jenkins, Lyle Talbot, Genevieve Tobin and Phil Regan. Five new song sensations are included in.

the picture. "Playboy of Paree," "Weary" and "Let it Be Me" are three of them. Speakers Will Compete Here Fourteen public speakers will compete -in a contest, sponsored by the speakers' bureau of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Women's City Club tonight. The competitors will consist of two speak ers from each of seven Eastbay speakers' clubs. Each of the orators will appear on the rostrum for five minutes and three winners, to be selected MISS AMY MAY from the group, will be presented with a silver cup each.

Miss Amy May, soprano; Mrs. Ethel Smalley, instrumentalist, and Marcus Hall, baritone, will appear in a program of entertainment that is to feature the competition. The affair is open to the public. There is no admission charge. Jewels In Burglaries ALAMEDA, Dec.

Theft of two diamond rings, valued at a total of $700, in two sneak thief burglaries, was reported to police last night by two Alameda women. Mrs. C. E. Anderson, occupant of an apartment house at 1716 Versailles Avenue, told officers that someone entered her home sometime late yesterday, rifled a bureau in the bedroom, and escaped with a diamond ring valued $300.

The thief overlooked two other valuable diamond rings in the drawer, and $1500 worth of other jewelry, lying in full view on the top of the bureau, according to the report. Mrs. A. Ihrig, apartment house manager of 2122 Santa Clara Avenue, lost a diamond ring worth $400 to a sneak thief, she told officers. The ring, she said, was lying on a shelf in her kitchen.

She later discovered it missing. Rites for Mother Of Actor Planned SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. services will be held here tomorrow for Mrs. Mary A. Post 85 mother of Guy Bates Post, actor, who died yesterday after being in ill health for several years.

Mrs. Post died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Adeline She Starrett, is 2304 Leavenworth Street. survived by a son, Harold Post, Portland, Oregon, in addition to those mentioned. GRAND LAKE LAST TIMES TONIGHT a Night at the STARRING opera BROS.

ADDED a MICKEY MOUSE, "ON ICE" I ate ANOTHER BIG 43 HIT" SMOM STATE JOAN LEE TRACY CRAWFORD Roscoe Karns I LIVE MY LIFE TWO FISTED PLUS Cartoon Comedy FOILED AGAIN S. F. GOLD DAYS FILM DRAWS AT FRANKLIN $100 to $250. this month, but Mrs. Withers considers that insufficient.

0 W. P. Lipscomb who did "Clive of India" will write the screen treatment of "Under Two Flags" for Ronald Colman too. Allan Jones opposite Irene Dunne in "Show Boat" at Universal. Jessie Matthews is tied up in England and the musical she was to make at M-G-M with Robert Montgomery is postponed until March.

000 0 Peggy Wood's novel, "Dearly Beloved" is finished and will be published by Farrar and Rinehart early next year. Miss Wood has written several books on the theater; but this is her first novel. Mona Barrie will be the Spanish spy in "A Message to Garcia" at 20th-Fox, a role originally slated for Helen MacKellar. 0 0 0 J. M.

Kerrigan has been engaged for Prisoner of Shark Island" at 20th-Fox, supporting Warner Baxter. And Johnny Downs will divide the love interest with Rochelle Hudson in "Everybody's Old Man," starring Irvin S. Cobb. Harriet Hoctor is to dance in a picture after "The Great Ziegfeld" at M-G-M. 0 Jerome Kern has arrived in Hollywood to work with a Dorothy Fields on the musical score for Fred Astaire's next, "I Won't Dance." It will go into production before "Follow the Fleet" is completed.

It is from the story "Portrait of John Garnett." by Charles Nordoff and James N. Hall, authors of "Mutiny on the Bounty" goes to Merle Oberon and Joel McCrea at Goldwyn. Carl- Brisson's will be with Kitty Carlisle and will be called "Cocktails for Two," taking its title from the popular song he sang in "Murder at the Vanities." -0 Gloria Stuart has announced her plan to buy a Carmel newspaper with her brother Frank and resume journalism when her screen career She became infected with the printer's ink fever when working as a reporter on the Santa Monica Outlook and the Monterey Herald during her collegiate days. 0 Jack Dempsey's sister Elsie is in the bit player, ranks in Hollywood making with Mae West in "Klondike John Barrymore is starting up the comeback trail as Mercutio in Norma Shearer's "Romeo and Gail Velie Hill, granddaughter of Stephen Velie, the automobile man, is a Hollywood extra. 0 Richard Arlen is going to England to do a picture for Gaumont-British.

Two of the 0 former wives of Charlie Chaplin-Lita Grey and Harris -are in London fulfilling stage engagements, but the comedian has altered his plans to spend Christmas Jean 19, daughter of Aurania Rouverol, the dramatist, had a screen contract with Republic approved by the courts last week. It calls for a salary range from $100 to $600. PENITENTIARY PLANS RUSHED SACRAMENTO, Dec. steps will be taken by the State to obtain a site in Southern California for the construction of a third penitentiary, Gov. Merriam said today.

The 1935 Legislature appropriated $400,000 to buy a site and the Governor said "contact is being made with Washington for funds to build the prison." It must be located in Southern California and is intended to segregate from the hardened criminals of San Quentin and Folsom those offenders capable of moral rehabilitation. The Legislature authorized a commission of five, including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, president of the Board of Prison Directors, to select the site. The Governor said Arlin Stockburger, Director of Finance, will represent him and the fifth member will be appointed shortly. "The discussion has been that we would obtain from 2000 to 3000 acres of land as nearly level or slightly as possible and foothills or mountains," the Governor said. "It will have to be within 100 miles of the State, Building in Los Angeles.

There have to be a sufficient supply of water for institution and irrigation of the land that will be farmed. Soil will have to pass the approval of University of California scientists and water must be approved by the State Division of Water Resources. "Transportation on or near the site would be very desirable and if there was a good quality of building rock it would add to the value." All applications must be sent to Stockburger at Sacramento or care of his Los Angeles office in the State Building. LAST NELSON MacDonald, SATURDAY FRIDAY NAUGHTY I SEQUOIA ALSO MARIETTA ALSO OUR DAILY BREAD McLAGLEN WITH INFORMER KAREN MORLEY THE 'Barbary Starring Hopkins, Robinson and McCrea, Now in 4th Week Charles Farrell used to. make his pictures almost exclusively with Janet Gaynor but at Universal he drew two leading women for "Fighting Youth," which is the new offering at the Roxie.

June Martel is at the left with Ann Sheridan in the center. MOVIE LEGS TOR APPEAR AGAIN Hollywood's famous legs are about to come out of retirement, a peek at forthcoming pictures revealed yesterday. And what is more, this exposure by. the movie stars.of. shapely limbs foreshadows a general shortening of skirts throughout the nation next Spring, according to Travis Banton, famous Hollywood costume designer, The new skirts, which fall about three inches below the knee, are being introduced by Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer, Carole- Lombard, Joan Crawford and others.

Miss Colbert will introduce the mode "The Bride Comes Home," while Miss Dietrich is working opposite Gary Cooper in an abbreviated sports skirt in "Desire," which is being produced under the personal supervision of Ernst Lubi sch. While the trend is toward shorter skirts, Banton emphasized that there will not be a return to the kneelength garments. "I should say the average length from "the floor will be about inches," the Paramount designer explained. "According to personal preferences, skirts will vary several inches above or below that mark. "Some skirts will possibly be 13 inches from the floor, but before a woman adopts that length she should have a pretty good idea of what her legs look like to other Among the stars who are already appearing on Hollywood boulevards the new abbreviated skirts is Constance Bennett.

Her skirts were observed to be the full 13 inches above the ground. Shortness was emphasized by a slit in the side of the skirt. Tax Delinquency Decrease Reported ALAMEDA, Dec. in the, delinquencies today as compared with the corresponding month a year ago was reported to City Manager B. Ray Fritz today by City Treasurer and Tax Collector Homer Dallas.

Of the first installment of this year's taxes which became delinquent on December 5, only 077.62 is unpaid, Dallas reported. This figure compares very favorably, Dallas said, with the delinquencies a year ago which totaled $25,154.62. The ratio of tax deinquencies is .077 this year as against .123 last year at this time. Roosevelt Opens New Vaudeville Continuing the policy of obtaining the best of vaudeville from the leading theaters of San Francisco, the' regular week-end vaudeville show a opened today at the Roosevelt. The featured entertainers include "The Three Reasons," clever girls trio; Claude DeCar, Hanson and Lee, Jack and June Everett, Williams Sisters and "Tiny" Rosen.

They will play four days. Two features on the screen feature Gloria Stuart in "Maybe Its Love," and Edward Everett Horton in "The Uncertain Lady." JOB JUST IN TIME Michael Whalen, leading man in "Professional Soldier," was down to his 'last 27 cents when he signed a long-term contract with 20th Century-Fox studios to appear in his first motion picture. 3 "SWELL" HITS YOU'LL ENJOY! ORPHEUM Barbara Rear Admiral STANWYCK RICHARD PYROS 2ND EXPEDITIONI ANTARCTIC OAKLEY LITTLE AMERICA PRESTON FOSTER AMAZING I Extra! POPEYE Cartoon BROADWAY Age of BIG also BOY Indiscretion WITH MAY ROBSON COWBOY AND HOLIDAY MADGE- EVANS Rex Ingram to Play De Lawd In Warner Film Rex Ingram, one of America's greatest Negro actors, has been chosen by Warner Brothers to play the role of De Lawd in the studio's forthcoming spectacular picturization of, the Marc Connelly stage success, "The Green Pastures." The late William Harrison won renown in this famous role during the five years the play was the sensation of the American theater. Ingram, 6 feet 2, weighting 225 pounds, is the benign, benevolent and lovable type considered ideal for the role of De Lawd. Marc Connelly, who co-direct "The Green Pastures," chose him after testing or considering every noted colored actor in the United States.

Ingram, a graduate of Northwestern University, is one of the few men of his race holding a Phi Beta Kappa key. He recently scored a notable hit on the Broadway stage in "Stevedore." Ingram now is in Hollywood, ready for the start of "The Green Pastures" month. 4-LANE SPAN ROAD -OKEHED SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. four lane approach to the Golden Gate Bridge on the Marin County side assured today after Earl Lee Kelly, State Director of Public Works, withdrew opposition to the four lanes, and announced the Waldo approach would be constructed out of gasoline tax collections. Increased collections, Kelly told a group attending a meeting at the State Chamber of Commerce, will make construction of the four-lane highway possible.

Kelly maintained, however, that three lanes would be sufficient to handle the traffic, but said as long as the Bay district contemplated an exposition in 1938, the State would cooperate in making the road wide enough to handle the traffic. The controversy over the fourlane approach has raged several months, with directors of the bridge demanding the State build a road wide enough to handle that amount of traffic. Cost of the road will add $500,000 to the projected 000 cost of the three-lane Waldo approach. Kelly indicated he is still hopeful the Federal Government will make a $1,700,000 advance toward the construction. FOAKLAND TODAY! 2 Joyous A New In HITS! New Laugh Entertainment! PAT O'BRIEN OVER BROADWAY FRANK MUIR JANE JAMES MELTON FROMAN MARIE WILSON So Hilarious! EDW.

E. HORTON YOUR UNCLE DUDLE ALAN WILSON DINEHART LOIS Campus Dance FRIDAY NITE JAY JACOBSEN Berkeley Women's City Club Ladies Gentlemen SCOUTS STUDY FILM LOCATION A scouting expedition headed by Ray Moore, location manager, left the 20th Century-Fox studios for a survey of Arizona -prospective site for the filming of "Under Two This film which will star Ronald Colman with the new foreign actress, Simone Simon, is scheduled for three weeks of intensive shooting at the location which Moore is to select. Frank Lloyd, director of spectacles, last large production was "Mutiny on the Bounty," will be the guiding gentus behind this large film enterprise the world-famous book by Ouida. The screen story is by W. P.

Lipscomb, noted English playwright, "Under Two Flags" is of the special Darryl F. Zanuck group of pictures. Why be idle? Advertise under "We Can Do It," LAkeside 6000. "Barbary Coast," the vivid melodrama of gold-rush days in early San Francisco, continues to draw crowds to the Franklin where it is playing a fourth week. Miriam Hopkins, Edward G.

Robinson and Joel McCrea are seen in the starring roles. Ben Hecht and Charles Arthur devised this tale of early San Francisco from the government documents and old newspaper files. They have created a group of characters that might very well have adorned that unsavory spot which gained a world-wide reputation as the Barbary Coast. The chief character of the film is the tough Chamalis, Robinson, who represents the only law and order known in the city during the wild days of the '49 gold rush. The events leading up to the organization of the Vigilantes are dramatically pictured.

The war between the lawless of the Coast and its decent citizens really begins when the beautiful woman whom Chamalis calls the Swan, Miriam Hopkins, induces him to allow the town's first newspaper, The Clarion, to continue when the owner of the newspaper is finally killed by one of Chamalis' men, the Vigilantes take up their hunt to get the vice lord, which leads to an exciting climax. Selected short subjects complete the program. Alma Kruger to Be In 'Soldiers Three HOLLYWOOD, Dec. -The veteran Broadway stage actress, Alma Kruger, has arrived here with "just' a mite of stage fright" about appearing in the movies. She was brought here by Producer Sam Goldwyn for "Soldiers Three." For more than 25 years, she has been a feature in the New York theater.

PARAMOUNT HE HAS THE DARNDEST HABIT OF MAKING LOVE IN THE MIDST OF THE WILDEST WILLIAM POWELL IN Rendezvous A METRO- GOLDWYN-MAYER WITH ROSALIND RUSSELL BINNIE BARNES- -CESAR ROMERO LIONEL ATWILL HENRY STEPHENSON AND The Lady in Red' in a riotous romance of Hot Broadway Hostess A WARNER WINI SHAW ALLEN JENKINS Genevieve TOBIN LYLE TALBOT PHIL REGAN LAST TIMES TONIGHT! MUTINY on the BOUNTY.