Hands of Hollywood (1929)

The Story and as emphatically from books as from a vivid, dramatic motion picture. From the picture, "ROBIN HOOD/'' for example, children received an understanding of the spirit of the Crusades, of the char' acters of King John, Richard Coeur de Lion, Robin Hood, and of the joys and sorrows, loves and hates, manners and modes, of that era, which more than balanced any trivial discrepancy'. Recall "THE COVERED WAGON," "THE IRON HORSE," "OLD IRONSIDES," "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS," "THE CLANSMAN" or "BIRTH OF A NATION," "THE KING OF KINGS," "THE BIG PARADE," "WHAT PRICE GLORY," "THE DARK ANGEL," "WINGS," etc. These great pictures have taught children more, in a big way, than all of their history books put together. Let those busy little human spy-glasses cease their ridiculous, and, oh! so tiresome, cat-at-the-mouse-hole watching of pictures for unimportant errors, and direct their energies, instead, toward investi' gating army and navy disasters, railroad catastrophies, factory condi' tions, political scandals — mistakes which cost lives and even the honor of a nation. Qualifications of Research ~Wor\ers: Ability to use, intelligently, encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books, histories, technical works, etc. Knowledge of where to look for certain information, whom to consult, what an authority really is. Ability to correlate data, etc. For example, if the character, Mary, Queen of Scots, is to appear in a picture, the research workers should read every historian of importance on the subject. Mary, Queen of Scots, like many other famous characters, has been the subject of much heated discussion. Therefore, the research workers should read all viewpoints and, from these, form a composite characterization to present to the producer. Salaries of research workers range from $50.00 to $250.00 per week. (This salary may sound comparatively small but research work requires education rather than special talent. Unfortunately, [39]