As the Earth Turns (Warner Bros.) (1934)

Production \n OL Margaret George . Junior Esther Betty Sister Bunny Marie . Doris Mrs. Janowski Mr. Janowski Manuel T GW... Stan Janowski, although born and bred in a city, has his heart set on becoming a farmer. When his father’s tailoring business runs down, he persuades him to sell out and take the family to a New England Farm, which Stan has purchased with money he has earned as a musician. Stan makes over an old barn for a home and is thoroughly happy building up his farm. In the same neighborhood are the farms of various members of the Shaw family. Mark Shaw is a thrifty, efficient farmer and so is his son Ed. A_ brother George, however, is shiftless and lives in squalor on an adjacent farm with his wife and several small children. Margaret, a sister of George’s wife, lives with them. She largely supports the family with her earnings as a school teacher. She is in love with Ed, however, and eventually marries him. In Mark Shaw’s household are his second wife Cora, her grown daughter, Doris, by her first husband, Jen, Mark’s daughter by his first wife, and several small children. Cora is city bred and both she and Doris hate the farm. So the management of the household falls largely to Jen, who is as efficient in the house as her father is out. Cora is planning to send Doris to a business school in the city with money she is making from milk and butter from a cow Mark has given her. One of George’s cows meets with an accident, however, and Mark gives him Cora’s cow because George is practically destitute. This ends Doris’ hope of leaving the farm. She is sullen and resentful, and when Ollie, Mark’s third son, Story by Directed by Screen Play by Photography by Film Editor Art Director Gowns by Vitaphone Orchestra Conducted by... Leech ee ee ee Joyce Kay PRE ee Ce ae David Landau Emily Lowry eer Shee Arthur Hohl Marilyn Knowlden rae Javir Gibbons as ......Dorothy Gray Se ee Cora Sue Collins Dorothy Peterson Dorothy Appleby Sarah Padden who is in college studying to be a lawyer comes home for the summer, she makes eyes at him. Ollie succumbs to his step-sister’s wiles and she tries to persuade him to get a job in the city and marry her, giving up college. Jen knows she merely wants to marry Ollie to get away from the farm and persuades Ollie to return to school, which makes Doris furious. Stan has become acquainted with the Shaws and falls in love with Jen. She eares for him, but being practical reinded, doesn’t want to marry him until she knows he really loves farming. The farm work is very hard and entirely too much for the elder Janowski. He is overcome by the work and heat and at first it is believed he is dying. Mrs. Jancwski blames this on Stan. Janowski recovers, however, and the whole family return to the city with the exception of Stan. He asks Jen to marry him, but she refuses, beeause she thinks he is staying on at the farm just because he loves her and not the farm itself. Stan leaves her in a huff and Doris makes a play for him. One night while Stan and Doris are in the village at a dance, Stan’s home burns down. He immediately leaves for the city. Jen thinks she was right and that he did not really care for the farm. But Ed goes to the city later to try and buy Stan out. He refuses to sell, and explains that he is merely working in the city until he can save enough money to rebuild a home. Eventually he returns to the farm and Jen now knows it is because he really loves the life. She goes to him with open arms. LENGTH—6805 feet RUNNING TIME—73 minutes Page Twenty-four Gladys Hasty Carroll pe a Alfred E. Green Ernest Pascal Byron Haskins Herbert Levy cone ree Robert Haas Orry-Kelly ers Leo F. Forbstein AMAL Jean Muir Jean Muir was born in New York City, received her education in private schools in the East, and upon graduation studied in Paris. She was called suddenly to America and met John Drinkwater on the returning boat. He became very much interested in her possible stage talents, and she shortly afterwards toured the country with his troupe gaining valuable training with the great actor. Returning to Broadway, she soon became well-known through fine performances in “The Truth Game,” “Peter Ibbetson,” “Melo,” “Life Begins” and “Saint Wench.” She entered motion picture work recently and has appeared in “The World Changes,’ “Female,” “Son of a Sailor,” “Bureau of Missing Persons” and “Bedside.” Dorothy Appleby Dorothy Appleby, the petite brunette vamp in “As The Earth Turns,” was born in Portland, Me. and edueated in a convent. After leaving the convent she went directly on the stage, being fortunate enough to get a part in the Broadway production of “Mary Jane McKane.” Her success was instantaneous and she was awarded excellent parts in many outstanding plays including ‘‘Young Sinners,”’ “Springtime for Henry,” “Square Crooks,” “Helen of Troy” and “Princess April.” She recently went to Hollywood, her latest pictures being “Trick for Trick” and “King of Wild Horses.” JEAN MUIR — “The Changes,” “Female,” “Bedside,” “Son otf A Sailor,” “Bureau of Missing Persons.” DONALD WOODS—(On Stage), “Singapore,” “Social Register,” “The Fool,” “Dracula,” “Capt. World Applejack,” “Death Holiday.” RUSSELL HARDIE — “Christopher Bean,” “Broadway to Hollywood,” “Stage Mother.” ARTHUR HOHL— “Massacre,” “College Coach,” “The World Changes,” “Ever In My Heart,” “The Kennel Murder Case,” “Footlight Parade.” DOROTHY PETERSON — “The Mayor of Hell,” “Call Her Savage,” “I’m No Angel,” “The Big Executive,’ “Cabin in the Cotton,” “Life Begins.” DAVID LANDAU — “Bedside,” “Lawyer Man,” “She Done Him Wrong,” “Crime of the Century,” “Undercover Man,’’ “The Purehase Price.” CLARA BLANDICK — “Ever In My Heart,” “Mind Reader,” “Life Begins,” “Going Hollywood,” “Beloved,” “Turn Back The Clock.” WILLIAM JANNEY — “The World Changes,’ “Undercover Man,” “The Crime of the Century,” “The Vinegar Tree,” “Two Seconds.” DOROTHY APPLEBY — “Trick For Trick,’ “King of Wild Horses.” SARAH PADDEN — “Women Won’t Tell,” “Man of Two Worlds,” “Queen Christina,” “Ann Vickers,” “The Power and the Glory.” DAVID DURAND—“The Life of Jimmy Dolan,’ “Forbidden Company,” “Probation,” “Rich Man’s Folly,’ “Bad Sister.” ALFRED E. GREEN—Director— “Dark Hazard,” “I Loved a Woman,” “The Narrow Corner,’ “Baby Face,” “Silver Dollar,” “Dark Horse.” Takes a Donald Woods Donald Woods was born in Winnipeg, Can., but came to the United States with his mother when a small boy. His real name is Ralph Zink but he took to the Woods when he went on the stage. He attended the University of California and got his first training for the stage in college theatricals. Although his home was in Hollywood he found no opening on the sereen and started his carrer in stock at Salt Lake City, Utah. He also appeared in stock in San Antonio, Houston, Toledo, Indianapolis, Washington and Denver. His experience also ineludes two New York plays, one “Singapore,” in which he played the lead apposite Suzanne Caubet and the other “Social Register” opposite Edna Hibbard. He was playing. in the famous Elitch Gardens in Denver when a Warner Bros. scout saw him and signed him to a contract. “As The Warth Turns,” im which he plays the leading masculine role opposite Jean Muir, is his first picture. David Landau David Landau was born in Philadelphia and educated at the public schools there and at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied law. He was interested in college theatricals and by the time he had finished his law course decided to switch his activities to the stage. He began in stock in Philadelphia and later went to Broadway. He has since appeared in many cities in prominent plays, his most outstanding hit being in the leading role of “Street Scene.” More recently he turned his attention to pictures and has appeared in important parts in “Bedside,” “Lawyer Man,’ “She Done Him Wrong,” “Crime of the Century,” “Undercover Man” and “The Purchase Price.” Arthur Hohl Arthur Hohl was born in Pittsburgh, Penna., but moved to California at the age of nine. He attended Stanford University, where he flunked out after two years because, as he says, his mind was entirely on the stage. After that he went off to dramatie school and finally got into professional work. The war took him to France, where he served from Buck Private to Second Lieutenant. He returned to New York and to the stage, appearing in many of the big hits of the seasons between 1919 and 1932, when he entered motion picturés with Warner Bros. Studios, appearing in “Mas sacre,” “College Coach,’ “The World Changes,” “Ever In My Heart,” “The Kennel Murder Case,” “Footlight Parade,” “Baby Face,” “The Silk Express,” “Private Detective 62,” “The Narrow Corner” and “Captured.” “AS THE EARTH TURNS”’ by Gladys Hasty Carroll with Jean Muir and Donald Woods Russell Hardie—Emily Lowry—Arthur Hohl Dorothy Peterson—David Landau and Clara Blandick Directed by Alfred E. Green A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Production AMVUULIUUUUUUTTEUU LUT William Janney William Janney was born in New York City on February 15, 1908. His childhood ambition was to become an actor, and the fact that his parents came to Hollywood, where he finished his education, furthered his ambition. He saw the movie side of the acting profession and beeame interested in it. However, he went on the stage first in New York in 1922 with Glenn Hunter in ‘‘ Merton of the Movies.’’ Several more stage plays followed his success in this one, including the Broadway showing of ‘¢Tommy’’ in 1927, when he was given the title role. His first screen role was as Mary Pickford’s brother in ‘‘ Coquette.’’ Among his more recent pictures are ‘*The World Changes,’’ ‘“Underecover Man,’’ ‘‘A Successful Calamity,’’ ‘‘Two Seconds,’’ ‘(The Crime of the Century,’’ ‘<The Purehase Price,’’ ‘‘The Crooner,’’ ‘‘I Am a_ Fugitive From a Chain Gang’’ and ‘‘The Mouthpiece. ’’ Janney is not married. He enjoys sports, particularly swimming and riding; drives a Ford, sings ‘¢a little’? and writes stories as a hobby. Russell Hardie Russell Hardie was born in Buffalo, N. Y. and attended the public schools there and St. Ignacius college. After graduation he joined a Buffalo stock company, later playing in stock in Atlanta, Ga. He first played in New York in the stage production, ‘‘ Zeppelin, ’” but his first big hit was in ‘‘ The Criminal Code.’’ He also played on Broadway in ‘‘Happy Landings,’’ ‘‘Society Girl’’ and opposite Mae West in ‘‘Constant Sinner.’’ It was while playing in the latter play that he was induced to go to Hollywood for picture work. He has appeared in but three pictures besides ‘‘As The Earth Turns.’’ They are ‘‘Christopher Bean,’’ ‘‘ Broadway to Hollywood,’’ and ‘‘Stage Mother.’’ Emily Lowry Emily Lowry was born in San Francisco where her father is a banker. She attended the University of California at Berkeley after graduating from High School, Miss Lowry had spent three years studying medicine when Arthur Duffy, West Coast producer, saw her in a college theatrical production and persuaded her to try the stage. She gave up medicine and appeared in several productions on the Coast later going to New York where she won instantaneous success. She was appearing in ‘‘Heat Lightning’’ on the stage in Detroit when a Warner Bros. scout saw her and persuaded her to go to Hollywood to take a part im ‘¢As the Earth Turns.’’ She hopped a plane and in thirty six hours was at the Warner Bros. studios ready to start work. 100% 5% 715% 10% 10% 10% 20% 40%