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KlNEMA GUIDE Week Commencing Dec. ist.
THE MAN WHO MADE HELL'S ANGELS
HE might have been a college student, this hatless youth who dropped in to see the premiere of his film at its New York opening. London Pavilion patrons would not have recognised him as the young millionaire who had taken four years to make "Hell's Angels. " His suit of light brown plaid, could have stood pressing, and his unseemed features needed a barber's attention. And he paid for his seat in the cheaper portion of the theatre. Young Hughes wanted to see for himself as an unknown, how actually the audience would receive his picture. The rest is history. Several years before, a Texas lad in his teens, he came to Hollywood to learn about motion pictures. He took up lodgings in a quiet part of the city, anl just looked on for over a year. Finally, Ralph Graves, who wanted to write, act in and direct a picture, persuaded Mr. Hughes to join him. They made a silent film about a girl deserted — about to commit suicide — baby adopted and the rest. Hughes looked it over, decided the cost was worth the experience — then shelved it. Developing a high brow's acquaintance, Howard Hughes got financially interested in a comedy, "Eevrybody's Acting," which was played in the Paramount theatre and did quite well, thank you. Followed "Two Arabian Knights," directed by Lewis Milestone, which was a big comedy success. That will explain why Howard Hughes is linking up now with Lewis Milestone, director of ''All Quiet," for another production. His first big trouble came with his "adaptation of the stage play, ''The Racket." A scathing expose of corrupt politics hand in hand with graft-paying Crime in the prohibition era, it came at a time when the wet and dry issue was paramount, just before the Presidential election. In one city after another, the censors tried to mutilate it. Hughes broke movie traditions. He didn't salaam to the censors. He fought them. And his picture, unmarred, was finally shown in every city where it had been opposed, in most instances after he had threatened court action. The youthful Hughes is more than the angel of "Hell's Angels." He was with the picture during every minute of its making. He paid the bills and he did practically everything else as well. Early in the making of the picture he disagreed with Luther Reed, whom he had hired as director, and took over the direction himself. Aviation is his hobby, that -and golf. He has been flying since he was fourteen years old. which may be the reason for his slight deafness. Built like Colonel Lindbergh, tall and lanky, there is something Western about his appearance. He rushed about, though, like a true Xew Yorker, even though this was his first visit to Xew York since he was a child. Of his picture, of his four years of work, of his great financial risk — or is it folly? — he had only this to say: — "I think it's good."
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