Variety (Jun 1938)

Wedoesday, Ju , 1938 FILM REVIEWS VARIETY, Arson Gaiig Busters n,4iiublii>- production an9 xolo.'iHe, . Fea* lurfii liot' I'lylnRHlun,. KoMullnil Keith,- j.cula Murnn- nnil \Varr*n tlyinpr. : 111- y«-r.il In- iliie Kun». Story, m-rwhpliiy, Ali'\ CKiilllnl'-Nnrnnuh numBtlrie; vniiirrH; vni. ai Mtlli-i" e(liujr, ISdwnnl'-Mhiin. At v'lr.Hliy, Lliivoln, (lunl. llannlnB lliiie, W U(il>crt I^lvlncHton ....KuKUllllil K«lth ., jHCkle: Klornn- AVarrcn Hyiner w .1iick'-l,al!ue. >l':iiiiiii»" • .c'lfty Clement 1 •.,iiiiiilii»lbn' r ,..; ■. ' Inier JnckBOii Iiuory I'lirnell U nnir' \ .., ' ' ' • • - Wn'ller SjhhIh. H.;i(lliuVy . ,..J;ii-k Hire W.iriiii. UoyU WhUlock llii.i'.'. .IriiM .liiiiiiiy .... .Tiive.s will And this up their alley. Othifwisc it's^only a fair fllm. It's uiidersoing titular change in sorhe' sno'ji, beins billed as 'Arson Racket Squad' rather than 'Arson, Gang ,Bl!.5t2fS.' . ~ • Dca1.<i with Are runs, a couple of fl-ihvs ajid a youngster who doeS' such heroics he's" made honorary clvief ot the Are department. Lead- -ih« lii'hts are Bob Livingston, well known for the Republic westerns he's'becn ih^Jackie Moran,'Whose dad died fighting fires arid willed, him to the flrehouse l>oys; Warren ^Hy.mer, a dumb but earnest, fireman; and Rosalind Keith, a sdbbie.on the village scandal sheet, who gets in. evei-ybody's waj*. Town is bsirig ^'batted for a loop by arsonists, who. are collec.ting ple^it.v. Only by-get- tin; Livi^g^4to^ off the ladder truck and into, plain , clothes doe^ the de- p<ivtment stop them. Jack LaRue. handy man' o{ the ■crihie contlnRent.. and Clay Clemen^ .member.'of the board of insurance' undierwriters, mugg t h ie i r way through'the stoi-y. LaRue gets inost 6t .the~ time, as the. planner of . the ' Vsoii stunts. Clement is the bi« boss. Bam. JUGEND CTOBlh*) (GEBMAN MADE) Berlin, ay 21. T>Iil* Fllmkiiriiit releuae of Vi'li llurinn Fllrii. |>lnu'-.te(J' by.,Velt: llftrlan. Scenario, .Th.*w VMii llarboh, Imacrt.. un |kliiy ' by Max lluM.i; f-Hinei-u, Briino Mondl;'niu:4(f'', IlanH- Ottik. Ktirgnittnh; eilllor, M.-irjiiitne'. )lehi'. At -'.('i|in-l(i-l^.i1.iHt.' ItunninK tiine. 11.4. hiliL-i.: .Kov. I.liipt .'.KuKen Kluii er Ji1r^ni«.... ...... lliTMlan .Iti-aun ' Anni-lien.. .••••,.«,•..•. :.Krl.s.llnn - .SfidcrVmu'in <*liMt>tnln. .. .^..... . Werner 11 In*/. MAruurhka.......v.Kllxubelli I'MlekiMisihidt (In Gemuiii) Dated problem itory about the al>errations of youth, which gels by mainly because of excellent acting. Script is based on a Stage play, which stacted. a rUmpiis around 1890: and later became a. big .mbhey-maker: Film, still carries all the. earmarks of the stage, drama but manages'to get a grip-by its sincerity and restraint. Plenty of heart appeal 'and :a special bait thrown out on- religious conflict ill make this, ins.xpensive picture come oiit even, , , Plot concerns adolescent love fol- lowing thie dictates of nature. . Tlie girl, who bears the brunt of thie tragedy and who commits suicide, is driven to it by the warped'judgment OC the small world around'her and the religious fanaticism Of a prie:iti Tale concentrates on four characters, with a Aftli: spooking around.mysteri- ously and for ho particular reason. XJnduestibned pIiLs of the Aim is the casting of Swedish. Kristina .Soder- baum and Harold Braun as the youn?' lovers. Both have the .blu^h of youth,; which intenslAes the tragsdv. . The girl has surprising acting ability and an expressive voice, but. her face is not easy on th* lens. He holds promise. Th« seasoned stage actors. Werner Hinz and: Eugen Klobter. round out the excsilcht cast. Dircc- ti II good. Ttask., Blanchar theii falls in love with .'Rainiu's' wife (Madeleine Renaud). Subsequent events lead to Raimu's confession, leaving, the road clear for the; cobbler and Rairhu's wife.' Blanchar looks too intelligent and well bred for a shpemsker, although he does well, OMIle. Renaud's role of 3' bourgeois wife" is" deftly portrayed; Mile Romancd again scores as a girl who wants .only pleasure. Andrex and Georges Flament as the two goiii; leaders are also good. Story rolls .at a good pace'andj a|so has some f»ood comedy. Camera; ! is .good, tod. On the whole," one ot J the top French productions of the') year. "i TEMPETE SUR VASIEl ('SUr vcr AsU'j. (FRENCH MAOiE) Paris, May 23. J. S«>rert: r^IenMft ,6f lUft l-'Hins pWHltir- ^lun. hValiir»*i* Cuitnid WlUt, liwue Ilnya- ka.wa. Dlwied by-illlclmrd Osvvuld. iforeen- play', Ouwnitl, A. f<l|»p. 'l\ II, lUiborl. C;im- cruiriAn, 'I'vl I'^hlv; intiHif,. U(Oiih L'rvvln. .At thtt- \orm:inUle. I'ui'IhI iCuniilne timp,. m inlriH. CtiM' ConmA Veldt, RpSHUfi Hnyakiwa, Madolelim UnUlnHUii.. KuK*^r Uuchoxntr, AlhinH, l»RUl AxrIs, Sergft llraivp. MIrhIKo 'rnnnl:i). lluUU Ucii,;Mu. fcolwrl I.uca8-<.*>rl'loux. LA VENUS DE L'OR i'Golden Venus') (FBENCil MADE) Paris, May 21. . p. II. C. reliMirti' of Consor.Huni ■ Clene . I tlu. V'llin .:proilui*tIoii.; KcalureH . Irlelle' >{alln- anil -.(av<tui':f' (.'oiWHM. Directed by i'liRrleH' Mei-e and .loiin J>olflLnnoy. From pla'y, "BuHlnes)*.' Iiy I'lerre Siibutlei'; camera; Jiayer. At liio Aiiliort-rHlH>:e, I>«rl». Kun- nlllK. 'lliue, iSTi inin.^. Judlili......: Irlellq Balln Ifnrrsirong. .Jitrriuea ' t.*6i>eAu Andre di^ .si; .tlulllon..;.Daniel .rjProurtolH L>iu: tle 'Surlene. Sa'tuVnhv l*'ftlirc .Mliihi:!*!...^ ,. . Andrei Ciul/.^ L Etran^e Monsieur Victor (The OM.Mr. Victor*) (FBENCH MADEk Paris, ay 21. .Xlli.iafe (*lnetniilo^rM|ih(qui. KilrcHKren.. re- le-i.-*.; i,c Itaoul I'loquin pr<Kliicllon. .siar^ ■<laiii: fralurra I'lerr* lllaaliar. "riHli'd by .lean Cre'iollloh. Hrreeitlay. Charli-ai Sjiaak; :4eenarlo. .Mliert Valenlliie; t^aturra, Kri..M: 'iinalr. lUiluml Maiinel. Al III'; CliKiiia Madeleine, I'arl-i. Kunnlni; lluK-, In.'i inlna. \ l<'lai* ..'... '...■... ^..'.... aii'hn K<.-ii-«. I'l.Tiv lani'llar M:i.l-.|,..ne.. .., A'li I 'nne. '.\ .. -noii.ti'i Aaii^'.lt'e. . , .'. .", Vrrloi'.H ninlli 1: 'nil ... raioli (In French) 'Despite some excellence, 'Venus de I'Oir' is an ordinary French picture with not a great deal to recommend it, even for this country, were it; not for a fev/ names. The first, pic- ture made by irielle Balin since her. non-playiiig stay in Hollywood, this 'one in no way stacks up to previous perforrnances..Not entirely her. fault,, however, for some bod .directing, a. shallow .story and ordinary support' deter her. Thi melange concertos a flght for Oil concessions, irplaiie' plans and secret documents supposedly in- volved', in espionage. Without any bas3 b<eihg given 'for the mixup. Mile. Balin.is the mistress Of Jacques Copeau, who is interested in obtain- ihg'papers for location of oil conces- sions in. Syri .Obtained, he learns she's in- the employ of a rival, but can'*t throw her over because of her hold upoii' him. Back to civilization: in Paris, Copeau forms large bank tb carry on secret operations. Chance meeting with Mile. Balin brings Daniel Lecourtois. upcoming yoiiiig pilot, whose. uncle ' is ; an airplane manufacturer, into ring as toot, to be. saved by pretty cousin. yAndree Giiize, who's in love with hini; Basel story :.makes Aim .rather ridiculous,, with a lot of wasted foot- age thrown in- to explain complica- tions. Lecourtois is not convincing, and Copeau overdoes unscrupulous money chaser. . Saturnin Fabre, as a count interested in oil.. supposedly the comedy element, catches a-, few lali^hs; 'Mile: Guize enacts her role ill workmanlike' mariner. Hugo.-: iSLIPPER EPISODE . (FiftENCH MADE). French .KItin Bxchani;') releniie of Helical Produetion. ":jlmra Helly Hlof.klltl.d.. -Ko;cer 'I'r'evllle;' fenluiVa, nayni.o'nd t'lirdyi- illrei-leil b.V Jean de .I'Imiir.' SereehpUiy'Rdnpled by' 1.1.' KiMe nnd '11. tjt'iniiln.' nilaple^l frtm HUiry b.v. Trl.'4i.in Bernard: Rdi1ltlonal.:diHlitjr.- Hrrnanl. Munle, Jeaii Wiener' and '1*nol ;*««olly.: eaihen','F. IfnnrKaii.' .\t ."tlh St. I'liiyliniuie, .N. V., week May 18, ,'3$. itun- nlnk .fpie. Hl> mlhii. Ueatrlee.;.. ', ity fst'VkfleM lleorjea. ItuKer Trevllle .'I'liir Anftler Hayniund i'ttrAy .lai'iitjes de Taui'vllle........... .Jean 'I'laaler Laurence de I'lairvllle .' Jariliie 4«iiIm« An'lr« t^hala'olleH .(.Maude Ontinhin llo.iel DlriH-iur !..,.' .Jean X>ax C/n Freticli) A moderately .. good . adventure drania, Tenipete siir I'Asie,' is set for oome success in this country because: of Conrad Veidt. It's almost a one- man film and Veldt rnakes all there is to. be , made out of a story that sometimes is fantastic enough to seem, ludicrous; : Principal drawbacks lie.'in failure to iise the. scissors, poor casting for mass scenes arid tepid'-ba'cligrounds. Although this Mongolian tribe, is sup- posed to be in.revolt against a selfr appointed ruler, - attempts to create tlie impressloli of the Tempete (storm) .of protest is not conveyed forcefully.; Veidt, as an adventurer, persuades Le . Vigan, Eiiglish oil magnate, to Aiiance an. expedition, to the' Mon- golian territory to ejcpioit the oil re- serves.. He chooses 2tB0 adventurers, charters a boat and starts, for the lioknowri land; Although women are forbidden to the members of his band, Veidt takes his mistress,. Made- leine Robinson.: Veidt establishes hiniself, enslaves the natives and- be- comes more .despotic as time pro- gresses. Roger Duchesne, as a yoiing doctor, sympathizes with the natives and wins love of Veldt's mistress, but causes Sessile Hayakawa, prince of the tribe, to be publicly whlop«d for plotting the .overthrow of Veidt. Hayakawa's near. death. causes the uprising! Cornering them, the na- tives are willing to let the siirrbund- ed whites go free it-Veidt will stand jiidgment He refuses and is shot when he threatens to turn a machine gun on his own siipporters foi' de- serting him: The happy ending an-, gle is carried out with Duchisne and Miss'Robinson; Duchesne and Miss Robinson are sufficientj Hayakawa plays emotions with his usual changeless expression, biit.Michika Tanaka, as his wife', overshadows hi throughout. Aimos injects some fair comedy as a former' pickpocket and Serge Grave, young- ster who stows away to join the iex- pedition, is good. Lucas-Gridoux drops a notch this trip' as the secre- tary of Veidt. .Hugo, LA RUE SANS JOIE •reef WlUioat Jay') (FBENCH MADE) Paris,' ay IS.- Klbnit VoK releaae oC Andre lluKun |>rn. •Iiicllun. Slar.'* Illla I'arlii: featurea Alliert I'reJ'.an, l.lae .S'>ir.>. Jllreele.! by Aralrj.- Hui(on. SI'ii'.v,, Huso . Ileltaiier; '.I'liinera 'Bujard; .niufli-. Vlni-enl Sculln, <le»»rj:eH Ailrk'. , At llie ilii'i l.lh'IPr, IrarlD. -Itun hInK time, lltt inhM. Jean de Itmiirr .t)U« rarlo .VIWi l' r><imai(..; ..vlla.rl I'rejean MadameOlrrtel- MarKuerlle -viil Marie l.elcliner: .......I.Inf Xurb l.<iula Hllnner. Inkljlnnrf Montileur' Anioin'. '....Alei^ver .MonHleu'r \\'»wa. ..... ffaiiley Madame r.eval ..Jatilne Ouliw .MiiileK'hie Iteiiaud. .'... Vivlaii'. It'iina'ai''; Aii<lr!.K I :''''ii'>e-< Klainent ...........Man ejle ll'Milat . . ; Maiiiil eliiioiiC ( [h FrencIO This i.i; the. kind of picture that will keci) Rairiiu, France's No.:2 b.o, draw last year, a favorite. Story is bUilt lor hiin and he takes hold in no un- csrtniii terms. Support i.<! equally good, with plenty of Incul draw iiame.s, which should put thi.s orie in line for-heivy grosses here.. Also on the exportable side;, , v OriRihality .cannot be claimed for the story. Raimu lives a double life. On .the face of things he is.a bour- ccoii.s .shopkeeper; undcrncatli. , a fonce for btirslars. Hi<i. life movc.s snionlhly. until he murdcr.s the leader •of the Kan.c... Evirtcn.cc. however; I>')in.t.-f toward Pierre Blnricliai'. ns a ponr coblilcr. who fid.'! lO.ycVr..*. but c.'tcao'e.-i at Hic end nf .scvon. c ve- lili-n.-f: to Hnd his wife ( iv'i'ano ttor J^vincc') ma.i-ricH: to tlic new u.'-\i\il ' •. Raimu lakes .Iiim iii, cln(h''.<! •ilid lot.s him liide in ' ■ hDuJ (In French, with English Titles) Overlong French comedy has sorhe sparkling moments, but lacks sufll- cient plot. What plot docs^cxist is not well developed, and Him .turns out to be more of a travel picture with some beautiful Swiss, see ry, American appeal only mild. ■ Betty Stockfleld appear.s as a fair- ly good Samaritan, is anxious to save a married, friehd from the well founded suspicion of t)eing unfaith- ful.' To do this she secures the mate for a pair of Ker friendsslippers which. the latter has .given .a lover arid drives from Paris to Locarno with the missing shoe. For company she brings along Roger Treville, a chance riitery .acquaintance, > who chases her over a suttstantial part of Switzerland. 'Their trip is so elon- gated .that by the time they arrive with the slipper another shoe hak al- ready bcbh made to matchi' the miss- ing one. The. third shoe fs conser quently superfluous and start.s more li'uuble. Some comedy is provided by Raymond. Gordy.as the vacation- ing fisherman who drives a Tiiri Liz- zie over Switzerland and runs the qiiarrelsOme pair all'ovei^ the coun- tiy.' Betty Stoclc.ficid gives an en- gaging performance iand Roger Tre- ville is ' entcrtairiingly agreeable as the f rustratpd young man: .The other character-; all carry out their roles competently. ome good rnusical background in parts of the film. Regrettable that more: c.Treful editing was 1101, done, a.s the lllrn iniglit thus hiive held up better. As ' ifian.v French liliiis ihei'e is moi'c .silLiation thaii .action. Trislon. Bcriiurd. Ti-yciir-old beard- ed author, ctiincs on' for a li'W niiii- iilc.'i prior hi Ihc .slarl bt the tiliii. with an l.tifwiiiiil clii|i;y Uilk ^ilwiil " ''.urc. over Prance. But there its money'-, riiaking will end. Fernandel is a French comedian, knows his .French audience, and' work.s solely for it. Further, it is a musical, and French musical production is still li ited to the stage. After the riotous song Fcrnaiidel ■did in his last ' picturie, he is igiven several chances to repeat in. this one, but none of them are as good. He coll ts the- belly laughs with his ssmi-slapstick antics and some good lines. Sionss for the most pai"t have a too. farniliar ring, nothing original or catchy. '■ Story is good, though complicated. Fernandel, as the a.ssi.staht to a pro- ducer, is sent to put on a big show at .a chateau, at which the prbpricr tress hopes to announce the enfjagc- trient of her daughter to a count.' Latter is to arrive incognito arid have an automobile accident iri' front of the chateaii, by way of identification, as the mistress-of the house: doesn't know him. Fernandel' has an accl-' dent and is taken fbr.the count.- Girl's boy friend comes next, kriowing the setitp, wrecks his car and arrives ias the count Finally, the count arrives and is 'aliTiost kicked out. Lau-jhs come steadily as story draws to iend. at which Fernandel marries ths maid, the count marries a show girl, and the daughter of the hoiise mar- ries,her. boy friend. . Filrii is as completely dipov as anything turri out here. It's an obvious copy of the seriseless ni - tures- that hav« come from Holly- wood of late, ; Roland Toutairi, as the count, is suave, and Andrex is o. k. as the boy friend. Paulette Dubbst rings true as the daughter'of .,a>lch. overbear- in? mother. She has the neariist thing to a voice in the show. Ger- maine Charley, does an excellent job as the ambitious- old -Woman. ,trying to get a title into the fariiily. Jos- seline-Gael, as the .show girl. who. efets the.count, and Claude May, as the maid. who .gets Fernandel, are both suiTicient. Three, Bernards! Amo-rican dancers, do a step routine in the chateau show which is okay. ■ Hugo. Stin Battling roGetN.Y. On French Fi STRANGE BOARDERS (BBinSH MADE), -London, May 24. Oeneml l-'llin •'l>lHlrlbulon#'. feleoae lif OalnalMirouxll IMclure. 'Slara Tom AValle, l>lre."le(l by llerlH>rt Maeon, 8i*reen .Jiluy;' !).Cllllat. A. K. KawllnMin, Imeed nil V... IMllIlllnt. Oppenhclnl'a hovel, "rh.'' Slran.';e Bnarileh* .of l*alnce:Orencenl,'; cninera. Jack 4*ox. .At i'ambrldse, Irfindoii. Itunnliijf time, 711 mlna.. Tommy "P.lylhe....., .....Tom AViilla. ■ .olllae Klyllie.. Ilenee .Siilat-t'yr, Blale. K-.myAv Wllli.Ta Haratfiw. . oll'ald .Attain <'al. Analriil>ier. ..,,.....:('. V. ■J-'rii'm-e Mm. AriHi ther...... .VInti lliiih-lranlt Luke. ...I.ivni I.l'in KryJ «'. .'nler Wiirrch Mra. Dewar ...iln-nn llnndl Mra. llreat'oreK i.. L. . .\l:ii-di 'A'anii'i; Sir Charlee. .(leoriii' ('iii-/,on llaye.* ; 'ryii-..|| O'.vJ.^ Mlaa JMIler ..Manila. Hunt . (In French') . This reincarnation of the Hugo Bettauer. story, which Greta Garbb did : in Germany in the silent days., is far from the stirring.drama it was intended, to be. Lack of plausibility bears the brunt of the faulf. It doesn't seem, feasible that any girl could possibly be as inexperienced as the heroine of this saga of white slavery, is. pictured: Another glaring haw is the presence of Dita Parlo iri the lead role. She's.'too mature for the part. Plot is complicated. Story; how- ever, rrioves faster than in riibst Gallic fllm.s but is too hackneyed and obvious to make the picture in- teresting.. It .will have solid returns here, due chiedy. to the- name.s, but there i.s much a;iainst- it riiaking money outside of France. 'Yank cen- sors, too,' would probably frown on-'t. Mile. Parlo does the.best she can with'the role. InkijinofI is smooth, siiave and s'elf-conndent, the perfect Rigqlo. Line Noro steals every scene she's in. Her confession to Inkiji- noft'.* murdor in the court'.>;ccne is excellent. s the tough and heart- le.s.s -mndame,-'- Marguerite Deval is convincing; Albert Prejean has j little to, do but. he's acceptable. Al- i cover, as,'the brutal, uncouth, but I rich tnoat ritickor,- succeeds in m'lk-, I in.:; hi?n.';ol£ thorou.^hly repulsive: I Cairiqra o.lc. BARNABE (PRKNCli MADE) , ' Pari.s, ay 21. :i';ty l-'ilin c-li-i:... of .\. (r.\'.;iilai-.)ir«M.liii'-- 'iili. .*-'laia Ki'i'jiaml-I: r,-:i I ill'' f .Vr.liia ii'H' I I'li.'irlej,' 'K'llaiid liii. Iiri..---F—l Uy A. ■ I-Nuay. .\hi!.|.'-. l;.i,:-i lirnn-i.. <)l.-if..l.l; ■ i--llll"l-a, .<:.>|-ii|-'d I'.M-i-ili. .\l Itv ;\|a'i; liilMli'l, I'.'ii'ij*.. liniiiil.ou'liiiii'..!.'.'. .liiiii-*: I''. i'i);in'l'>t.''(';.•rifiNlii-' i'h'iir->. i-iii.i Tiiiii iiii. .viiiii.'v. .i..»,-"i (•Iiiid.. .V.I.I. I'aiil.Tl. 1 111'.isi, I'll •>! •: i-Ji.i inji.^, 'l'../iii'i .«i'iii, < In Frinicb 1 his one will Out llv.' , Iho ai-'iles and will click h;!; A heap, of e.st End stage names that won'tmean a thing outside Eng- land. Therie's.so little for them.to do that "their talents ai:e wasted. Most of the action centers round :'rom: Walls, the stai^, .and' the new French discovery, Renee . Saint-Cyr.. who plays his wife with a: charm that may improve when her diction becomes clearer. If the spy story, has hot been done to death, this should rarik favorably, with the maiortty, being - adaptisd from a tale by ah author famous in that line. A star secret service man is snatched, as he is iibout to sail away on his honeymoon, to solve a .leakage of' aircraft' designs. An old woman has been knocked 4owri in the street arid in her shobping bag .soriie duplicate bltie orints have been found secret^ in the lining. -She dies before disclosing her identity. Taking rooms in the boarding .house, where he learned the deceased had lived, he unearths the gang, who comprise most of the boarders: But his activities are hampered, and al- most ruined, by his de.sertcd Latin' spouse, who Is tearfully anxious to' re.sume their inlcriupted bli.ss. Wnll.s manages to ^ insinuiite his roguishness toward stray females even iri .this serious part, where he is supDOsed to be .wrapped uo .in his own bride. All the others .jire good with their small ODpnrliinities: A .•^O^d:bet for a second feature io most houses. C/oii. • Teievisi 'The River' ! The River.' dncuincsrilary piclilre I produced and direcicd by Pai'c. Lo- I'cnlz for the U. S..Government wi'll I be. Iclevized by the Brilish- road- I casting Corp. in its lolevision exp'jri- I menls in En^^laud. Fotir Icjccnsts . will be made, •fli'j'it .scheduled for this I week and the second on June ii. i: It i.< the first U. S. film to be telc- ! vizcd ill 'reat Britain, officials the Docunic/itaiy.Films section clai Albany, :U.. , :An order for a court review of the Stale Education Department's denial of a liceriise , tor the French-made 'Remous,' nown in the English ver-l. sion as ' irpobl,'as origin:illy m:id^ and withoui sc^ne deletions,; has been si.';ned by Supreme Court Jus- tice "Gilbert V. Schenck of Albany, on application of the dlstribiitois. Arthur MayiCr arid Joseph' Bilrslyn,, NeW York.. btlon Picture Dir of N. y. Irwin E3rnOnd arid.' Education Commissioner Frank Graves have 20 days i -which to file br'cfs. The case then is likely to be referred to the Appellate iviiiton, Thlr4 Dspartmerit, for review. The Board .of Resents,, through a subcom* mittce, last month upheld the. action of pirector.< Esmond .refusi license for the fil " inally mitled. • . 'The rst English version . the Ediicatlon Departnient clairiicd, cohtained. scenes that had- been ordered eliminated before a license' was issued Nov. 20, 1936,' on "the initial submission, of 'Remous- by Kurt Laemmle. "The print,, oirercd for Inspection by Mayer and Biir- styn, with English titles super-irii- poscd,. is said to have carried; parts which irectbr Esmond had di-.. r ted 'should be cut and on 'which 'a stipulation had been entered. Later, with the' deletions made, art exhibiting' per it was al.sb is.s^ued for. 'Whirlpool:' An appeal was entered' lost No- vember, by Mayer ;and Burstyn, who. through their attorneys Hays, St. John, Abrariison.& Schulman, ai'sued^ that world-wide icws proved, the picture,- inus the c'uts, had merit. Also-that the.ftlni had been adriiitted to this country, in the: face Of Sec- tion 306 of the Tariff Law of 19:i 'forbidding entry ' oi immoral terial. "The. Regents, however, refused to reverse Director .-Esmond. They held that the 'marital inharitiony' de* plct^sd in the original version is 'i moral and indecent.' Film tolls- story of sl>x impotcncy and scx.'frusi- tratlon, ■ iih emphasis' on. the tnar- ricd life^«f a 'cpuple> following an ai'itonriobile accident in which' the hu.sband becOhics paralyzed, A bedr room sequence is one. of the parts to. which the m.p.d. of the : Educa- tiori: Department objected. In their petition .for' a court re- view, the distributor.s, through At- torney Arthur Carllcld Hays, as- serted that .tlie Education D;;part-i riient has 'arbitrarily set up certaiiv harrow, bigoted arid absurd stande. ards to be applied to every mblicn picture^" They stated, 'It is not hews that bur courts aie .filled, 'ith divorce, separation and o lV^r 'ac- tions, proving that marilal in- -harmony has become, far from the exception. At present great stress had been laid on the publication of matter to inform people of the dangers of social discasc.s. Such ma- terial is not indecent because it tenches a subject that in by.wne. days was banned from conversation.'' Despite m.iny court rcvi.aw.s. rector Esmond has never baen ruled, on a picture which thumbed-down. 1 Opening up of newer markbts f')r j foreign films in America is more or le.ss exemplified by . fil . such- as 'Whirlpool' inc. 'Remous'). in that the foreign themes arc a bit -saiioi j Ihnn.app't^vcd by the Haysians. An-' I other slant is that foreign laiu^'fjise i students get extra valiiCs from cbl- { I iali.sms .in dialog,, and not' too severe prunirig of the forsi'in j language, which contains nas. "■• ofttimcs franker than what llitf I lish subtitles purport Bobby on Skates When He Comesi Off the Ice r Away Hollywood, May 3l. sent the first of its 19S8-39 scries ot^ musical shorts uction. last .wc.ek with Ted lito and his band. Iicadihg tlic Hollywood, May .11. Two more pict|(res h; . been scheduled for Bobby rucn Ijy SdI : Lesser. 'Hiins Brinkcr. oil: Ih? 'ik-jr Skalc.s- ill roll Dec. l.i.aiid '. aslsf ' Skylark' will hcI iinilor w- ■ Irind. next "Ajjril. .Currcnlly Uie singlni; irioppst It akini! altin-.; llie Ic','.' wi'h ■i.-jhsririiiirs liiii't' due for siiniinir jiroflucti'iii.