"TREAT OF THE WEEITsaid hedda hopper
"MOVIE FANS WILL FIND REFRESHMENT HERE IN A PICTURE OF UNUSUAL QUALITY"
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"THE SOUTHERNER IS AN EXCELLENT PIECE OF MOTION PICTURE. IT IS SHEER HUMAN
DRAMA...THE AUDIENCE LIVES IN THE STORY...CAST COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER"
said VARIETY
"THE SOUTHERNER EMERGES AS A GREAT MOTION PICTURE FROM START TO FINISH...
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Critics are proclaiming THE SOUTHERNER
as an "honest movie!” Time Magazine says it is
worth a dozen of the usual Academy Award
Winners! THE SOUTHERNER is honest because
it has a real story to tell; because its characters
live on the screen; because their emotions
overflow from the screen into your heart!
No love story has ever been more earthy
than that of Sam and Nona —simple man
and woman, fiercely in love. When Nona
lights the first fire in their humble home...
when Sam says "some day we’ll have our
own bedroom”... those are hut two of
many sensitive, thro hhing moments.
No movie has depicted man’s struggle
against human nature and the elements
with more savage realism.
A great booh has inspired great performances.
There are laughs — hut this is no frivilous
film; there is thrilling excitement, hut
this is no cheap melodrama; there is
romance hut this is no frothy love story.
This is an HONEST movie!
David L. Loew presen fe
The Picturization of the
Best Selling Novel
"Hold Autumn in Your Hand
The Southerner "
A Jean Renoir Production
starring
Zachary betty
SCOTT * FIELD
with J. Carrol Naish
Beulah Bondi • Percy Kilbride
Directed by Jean Renoir
Produced by DAVID L. LOEW and ROBERT HAKIM
Released thru United Artists
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EXPLOITATION
3 STUNTS THAT MEAN BUSINESS
DO THESE FOR TOWN-WIDE ATTENTION!
HONOR “THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER ” WITH THIS REAUTY CONTEST!
THE farmer's daughter, too long
neglected from the glamour angle, comes
into her own in "The Southerner." Run a
beauty contest for FARMER'S DAUGHTERS
with two prizes, one for comeliness and one
for the greatest contribution to the all-impor¬
tant "Food Fights For Freedom" campaign.
IF you are not near a farming community,
this contest will be equally effective if conducted in
war plants with former farm girls competing.
IF your community is holding a county fair,
this would be the ideal place for a FARMER'S
DAUGHTER BEAUTY CONTEST. Ask the mayor, an
artist and one of the leading citizens in town to act
as judges.
ANNOUNCE this contest a few weeks in ad¬
vance of your picture and get cooperation from a
leading store in the awarding of the prizes. This tack
card can be used as an announcement or you can
make your announcement through the local press.
ATTENTION
FARMERS’ DAUGHTERS!
Compete in the Beauty Contest
at (Name of Town) County Fair
GRAND PRIZE given by Town
Shoppe . in conjunction with
"THE SOUTHERNER"
Coming to the_,_Theatre
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CATCH EM WITH THIS “BIGGEST FISH” STUNT!
The giant catfish caught by Sam Tucker in "THE SOUTHERNER," which
ends his feud with Devers, whose farm adjoins his, suggests a tie-in with
local fishing clubs and sporting goods stores.
In your advertising or publicity, well in advance of your opening,
offer a prize of guest tickets and war stamps for the biggest fish caught
the week before your opening. Arrange for a window or counter dis¬
play in your local sporting goods store, using Still Nos. 55, 80 or 90 with
your bally and credits. Perhaps it will also be possible to offer an addi¬
tional prize of a reel or other fishing equipment, if the sporting goods store
will cooperate.
Plan to display a photograph of the lucky fisherman, with his catch,
in front of your theatre or the cooperating store. Use the photograph
along with stills from "THE SOUTHERNER" in your lobby and in your local
newspaper publicity.
PLANT THIS “FAMED SOUTHERNER” CONTEST!
Plug your title with a notable “Southerner" quiz, via your
local newspaper, radio or in a throwaway distributed
through your lobby and usual channels. Plant quiz about
a week ahead of your opening and offer guest tickets as
prizes to the first ten who get the correct answers.
Pose the question: "WHAT NOTABLE SOUTHERNER
FULFILLS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS?" First ten
sending in the correct answers will receive a pair of guest
tickets to “THE SOUTHERNER" opening at the .... Theatre
on .... ;playdate. Here are the questions:
QUESTIONS
1. A general who became president of the United States.
2. A statesman who preferred death to loss of liberty.
3. A general who was accidentally shot by his own troops.
4. A famous Virginia beauty who achieved distinction in the gov¬
erning body of a foreign country.
5. A governor who aspired to dictatorship, whose career was ar¬
rested by a bullet.
6. A woman who became governor of a great Southern State.
7. A scientist who contributed importantly to the development r
cotton and peanut culture.
8. A President's wife, whose beauty and social charm are still a
Washington tradition.
9. A Confederate general, whose son, bearing the same name, was
recently killed on Okinawa.
10. A famous Virginian who became the first Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court.
ANSWERS
I. George Washington. 2. Patrick Henry. 3. Stonewall Jackson. 4. Lady Nancy
Astor. 5. Huey Long. 6. Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson (governor oi Texas, 1924-26).
7. Dr. George Washington Carver. 8. Dolly Madison. 9. General Simon Bolivar
Buckner. 10. John Marshall.
Page Three
INTERVIEW HUSBANDS AND WIVES
The theme of "The Southerner" stresses the undying love of a man and a woman
for each other. Their great love story suggests a stunt which will prove a space-getter
in local papers. The night of your opening of "The Southerner" arrange to have a news¬
paper reporter and photographer present. Have them interview and take pictures of
husbands and wives leaving the theatre. Pose this question: "DOES THE LOVE STORY
OF SAM AND NONA REMIND YOU OF SIMILAR EPISODES IN YOUR OWN MARRIED
LIFE? WHAT WERE THEY?" Arrange to have pictures and answers published.
This stunt will certainly meet with newspaper cooperation because of its great human
interest and because it involves local personalities. You can get plenty of talk about the
stunt in advance by carrying a notice a week before your opening announcing that inter¬
views will take place.
PEG CONTEST ON FAMILY THEME
An essay contest, slanted for your local paper, and one women will go for, fits in >-
directly with the theme of "The Southerner." Plant this question as the basis for the contest:
"HOW CAN A WOMAN KEEP HER FAMILY TOGETHER
IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY?"
In "The Southerner," Betty Field's love of her family and her absolute refusal to admit
defeat, gives her husband, Zachary Scott, the courage to rise above all obstacles. Every
wife, at some time in her marriage, has had to deal with problems affecting the future of
her husband and her family. This contest, therefore, will have a powerful appeal for
the women.
For the best 200 word letter, offer a prize of guest tickets to "The Southerner."
NONA (Betty Field)
Her Mon, Her Family and Her
Love of the Land Were Her Life
DEVERS (J. Carrol Naish)
He Farms His Land — Asks Help
From No Man and Gives None
GRANNY (Beulah Bondi)
She Always Has Her Say, But
Not Always Her Way
TIM (Charles Kemper)
He Works in a Factory, Has Money
in His Pocket and Women on His
Mind.
SETPIECE FOR LOBBY
OB WINDOW DISPLAY
Here is an effective lobby or window dis¬
play which sells the tender love of the mem¬
bers of the Tucker Family for each other, and
the forces they had to fight.
Arrange this display in lobby frames carry¬
ing the suggested copy below for each char¬
acter. The following over-all line will peg the
picture and make your lobby one of the most
attractive yet devised: SEE THEM IN THE
PICTURE THAT NEVER LETS GO OF YOUR
HEART.
Order still nos. Zachary Scott, No. 7, Betty
Field, No. SP 22, Charles Kemper, No. SP 17,
Beulah Bondi, No. SP 6, Jay Gilpin, No. SP 9,
J. Carrol Naish, No. 8.
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GET COOPERATION OF LOCAL MILK CO.
The importance of milk as a health food, which is shown so graphically in
"THE SOUTHERNER," provides a natural tie-up with your local dairy or milk
company. If possible, arrange to get mention of the picture, with art of Zachary
Scott or Betty Field, in the company's advertisements and on streamers placed
on delivery trucks.
Cards can be inexpensively printed and strung around the necks of milk
bottles, as shown in the accompanying illustration, carrying copy plugging milk
as a health food and giving picture credit. If desired, have a certain limited num¬
ber of these printed on colored stock and offer guest tickets to any one bringing one
of these cards to the theatre.
FOR HEALTH—DRINK MILK
See How Milk Saves A Life
— in —
"THE SOUTHERNER"
at the....Theatre
(Playdate)
LOCAL BOABD OF HEALTH WILL GO FOR THIS!
Do not overlook your local board of health or a leading medico
for a statement or interview on the educational value of the pic¬
ture from a medical and nutritional viewpoint. During this period,
when meat is scarce and high in red points, the values of a diet of
milk and fresh vegetables ties right in with OPA's nutritional cam¬
paign and can readily be made the subject of a timely newspaper
feature.
PREVIEW FOR FARM GROUPS
Preview for local farm group leaders, such as American Farm
Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, Grange, 4 H Clubs,
Victory Garden leagues, etc. Tie in picture with slogan "Food Fights
for Freedom/' Invite essays from high school students on the subject
and hold interviews with local officials.
Plan a "Food Fights For Freedom" night,
at which the leaders of the Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, School Garden Clubs and Victory
Garden groups are invited guests. Get the
cooperation of your local newspaper for an
advance story calling for volunteers to help
the farmers gather their crops with enroll¬
ment at your theatre.
Enlist the aid of the local farm associa¬
tions such as the Grange, National Farm
Union and 4 H Clubs and get a speaker
from one of them to make a short address
on the importance of getting volunteers to
help the farmers gather their fruit crops dur¬
ing the present man-power shortage. A pho¬
tograph of half a dozen pretty girl volun¬
teers, taken in front of your theatre, will be
easy to arrange and will be sure-fire for
space in your local newspaper.
Bally the stunt on heralds and throw¬
aways in advance of your opening and
wherever possible get space on school and
club bulletin boards for your announcement
and star and scene stills from "THE SOUTH¬
ERNER".
SCREEN IT FOR CLERGYMEN
If you hold a preview be sure to invite
leading local members of the clergy. Suggest
that the picture provides a theme for their
next sermon — faith conquering adversity —
and urge them to point out that the courage
of the men on the land is what has made
our country great.
TIE-IN WITH MILK FUND DRIVE IN YOUR TOWN
If you have a local milk fund or charity organization that is
conducting a drive for funds, a tie-in with the picture in throw¬
aways or in a newspaper campaign will be mutually advan¬
tageous. Similarly, your local Red Cross should cooperate in
arranging displays and tie-ins with its regular publicity service,
using stills from the picture with your bally, and stressing the
importance of better nutrition as a vital means to com¬
bat disease.
Page Five
FOR SUMMER FASHION
WINDOWS!
SPECIAL
STILLS FOR SOUTHERN CLIMES
For Y our opening and during your run of "THE
SOUTHERNER" get a local musician, who can play a
guitar or accordion, dress him in overalls and a farmer's
straw hat and have him stroll from your lobby through
nearby streets where traffic is heaviest, playing "Dixie"
and other popular Southern melodies. A ribbon or sash
across front of the tune-smith should bear the legend:
"SEE — "THE SOUTHERNER" AT THE .... THEATRE."
Other copy can be carried on a sign on his back.
Page Si.x
Man should arrange to work back toward the theatre
to arrive about the time the picture goes on again. If
practicable he should also visit restaurants, night clubs
and other resorts where people gather as he makes his
rounds. Stunt can also be tied to War Bond or any local
drive that may be under way at the time. A pretty girl
to go with him to take subscriptions or collect funds
would make the stunt even more effective and might be
productive of a story or photograph in your local paper.
STROLLING TUNE-SMITH
WILL BUILD BOX-OFFICE
This still of Betty Field is per¬
fect for every dress shop in
town where dresses of this type
are in demand for summer
wear. The peasant blouse is
cotton, combined with Irish
lace and the dirndl skirt is
splashed with colorful flowers.
See that picture and star credit
accompany the still when dis¬
played in merchant windows.
Still No. P-72.
On the stage-
tobacco
ROAD"
cfhnxiJYow
HERE'S a drawing by the world-famous artist Larry
Sobol which captures the whole spirit of the The Southerner.
Plant it with local papers! It sells the picture the way you want
it sold! Order Mat 15B (.30).
FIGURE CUTOUT
Here's a striking figure cutout of
Zachary Scott as Sam Tucker that will
dress your lobby or front and bring
'em in to your box office window when
you show "THE SOUTHERNER. Or¬
der Still No. SP 25, blow it up to the
desired size and have your house
artist letter it with the copy indicated
and your bally. Same will be equally
effective as a window or counter dis¬
play with cooperating merchant.
These cotton stills of Betty Field
are especially appropriate for
display in southern states
where cotton is the main in¬
dustry. Use them for counter
and window display with pic¬
ture and star credit. Still Nos.
Sp-66 and 75.
DC YCL REMEMBER
PAPERS WILL WANT THIS!
On the screen-
"THE SOUTHERNER" THE HEART-TUGGING STORY OF A
MAN AND WOMAN WHO LOVED THE LAND-AND EACH OTHER./
IN THE NOVEL-
"THE GRAPES OF
WRATH"
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SOME BALLYS
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Prepared Review
David L. Loew
presents
“THE SOUTHERNER”
A Jean Renoir Production
starring
Zachary Scott Betty Field
with
J. Carrol Naish
I Beulah Bondi Percy Kilbride
Directed by Jean Renoir
Produced by David L. Loew and Robert Hakim
Released Thru United Artists
THE CAST
..:.ZACHARY SCOTT
.....BETTY FIELD
.-.J. Carrol Naish
.1.Beulah Bondi
...Jean Vanderwilt
. Jay Gilpin
.Percy Kilbride
.Blanche Yurka
...Charles Kemper
... Norman Lloyd
.Jack Norworth
..Nestor Paiva
...Estelle Taylor
...,.Noreen Roth
.Dorothy Granger
THE CREDITS
Producers . i ...
Director .
Adapted for the screen by.
Based on novel by.
Screenplay by...;...
Musical Director......
Director of Photography.
Production Designed by.
Associate Producer .
Production Manager.
Assistant Director...
Sound .1.
Film Editor ...
Dialogue Director ....
THE STORY
Sam Tucker’s love of earth receives full test when he ambitiously
decides to become a tenant farmer instead of a migratory worker.
Sam (Zachary Scott) takes his family to their new home. His wife,
Nona (Betty Field), tries to adopt a cheerful attitude. She sends the
children. Jot and Daisy (Jay Gilpin and Jean Vanderwilt) to play
with their dog, Zoonie, while, with her husband, she inspects the
dismal quarters. Granny (Beulah Bondi) a gnarled, shrill-tongued
ancient, openly berates the young man for bringing his loved ones to
such a hole.
Sam’s first act is to visit his neighbor, Henry Devers (J. Carrol
Naish), who grudgingly grants him permission to draw water from
his well. Henry’s daughter, Becky (Noreen Roth) and nephew, Finley
(Norman Lloyd) are pleasant to the newcomer but the vicissitudes
suffered during early years from ruined crops, floods, and the death
of his wife from exposure to the elements, have left Devers forever
soured. Sam discovers that Devers’ one joy is fishing. He is busy
making a hook to catch “Lead Pencil”, a giant catfish, that hides in the
river nearby.
With the arrival of Spring, Sam is able at last to start plowing the
ground with Nona’s help. Jot is stricken with the dread disease known
as pellagra and the village doctor (Jack Norworth) warns the an¬
guished parents that they must get a cow at once and plant vegetables
since Jot must have proper food.
Harmie, the grocer (Percy Kilbride) hearing of the Tuckers’ plight,
sends them a cow. For Harmie happens to be in love with Sam’s
widowed mother (Blanche Yurka).
Mother comes to visit her son and daughter-in-law to help nurse
Jot. Cheered by this kindness, Sam is able to fight off misgivings at
having chosen farming instead of a job in the big city at the factory
which Tim, a close friend (Charles Kemper) can get for him.
Sam accuses Devers of ruining his garden and the two men fight,
the latter wielding a knife. Eventually Sam tosses Devers into the pig
pen.
While washing his wounds, Sam’s attention is arrested by the tug
of the fishing lines. He has caught the wily “Lead Pencil”. As he
leans down to peer closer at the monster in the water, Sam escapes
two bullets aimed at him by the revengeful Devers who has crept up
behind.
A moment later the men have forgotten their rage in the mutual
fascination of fishing. Devers begs Sam for the fish. It is now Sam’s
opportunity to bargain and he does. In exchange for “Lead Pencil,”
Sam gets all of Devers’ vegetable garden and continued use of the
well free.
While attending the wedding party of his mother and Harmie, Sam’s
happiness is interrupted by a heavy downpour, accompanied by thunder
and lightning. Sam and Tim battle their way through the storm to the
farm. They find the place devastated, the crop ruined.
Sam is ready to give up completely and is considering the idea of
the factory job as he approaches his wrecked house. It is the sight of
Nona, Granny and the children industriously repairing the damage that
restores Sam’s confidence. He will try again!
David L. Loew &
Robert Hakim
.Jean Renoir
.Hugo Butler
....George Sessions Perry
.Jean Renoir
.Werner Janssen
Lucien Andriot, A.S.C.
.Eugene Lourie
.Samuel Rheiner
.Joe C. Gilpin
.-.Robert Aldrich
.Frank Webster
.Gregg Tallas
..—..Paula Walling
SAM TUCKER .
NONA TUCKER
Devers ...
Granny .
Daisy ....
Jot ...:.
Harmie ...
Ma .I.
Tim . . .
Finley....
Doctor .
r Bartender ..
' Lizzie .
Becky .
Party Girl..
"The Southerner " Brings to
Screen Fine Bit of Americana
New Picture
Tells Story of
Sturdy Folk
A heart-warming bit of
Americana is “The Southerner,”
the Jean Renoir production
which opened at the .... The¬
atre yesterday, starring Zach¬
ary Scott and Betty Field.
Adapted from George Sessions
Perry’s prize-winning novel,
“Hold Autumn In Your Hand,”
it is the story of a sturdy young
migratory cotton picker whose
love of the land gives him the
courage to forsake this doubt¬
ful security for the bitter battle
with nature that is the lot of
the man who raises his own
crops.
One of the most poignant mo¬
ments in the film is the scene
showing Sam Tucker and his
little family lighting the first
fire in the crude shack that is
the beginning of the peace and
security Sam hopes to wrest
from the soil. Although we don’t
see it, we know that he is going
to win. It gives you a glow
of pride in these people who
are your neighbors. It will give
you a bit more courage, too.
Zachary Scott is splendid in
the role of the land-worship-
ping young farmer. As his wife,
we cannot think of a better
choice than Betty Field. She
is one of the most capable and
sincere young actresses of the
day. There is a delightful char¬
acterization presented by Beu¬
lah Bondi in the role*” of a
shrewish old Granny. She is
good for many chuckles. Two
children, Daisy and Jot, round
out this valiant group.
The picture is a United Ar¬
tists release, produced by David
L. Loew and Robert Hakim.
Fine performances by an ex¬
cellent supporting cast add to
the excellent entertainment
value of this worthy picture.
Chief among these players are
Blanche Yurka, Percy Kilbride,
J. Carrol Naish, Charles Kem¬
per and Norman Lloyd. There
is, also, a colorful bit contri¬
buted by Estelle Taylor.
Betty Field and Zachary Scott play the roles of a young Texas
farmer and his loyal wife in Jean Renoir’s production, “The
Southerner,’’ the United Artists release which is coming to the
.... Theatre next .... This new film is an adaptation of George
Sessions Perry’s prize-winning novel, “Hold Autumn In Your Hand.”
4B—Two-Col. Mat (.30)
Current Feature
Film Version of Prize
Novel Stars Field-Scott
“The Southerner,” the Jean Renoir production which
opened yesterday at the .... Theatre, is the story of a
man who loved the earth with an intense devotion.
Flanked by his loyal and spirited little family, he strug¬
gles to make a living from the land, battling the ele¬
ments with the courage that is born only of a sublime
belief in an ideal and the determination to carry it to
fulfillment. It is a story that never lets go of your heart.
It looks as though Zachary Scott will have a bit of a time eluding
Estelle Taylor in this scene from Jean Renoir’s “The Southerner,”
the film drama in which Mr. Scott is starred with Betty Field at the
. . . . Theatre. In addition to Miss Taylor, the supporting cast in¬
cludes Beulah Bondi, J. Carrol Naish and Blanche Yurka. It is an
adaptation of “Hold Autumn In Your Hand,” by George Sessions
Perry, released by United Artists.
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Sam Tucker is our hero. As
played by Zachary Scott he is
a real person, the sort of Amer¬
ican infused with all the sturdy
qualities of our pioneer ances¬
tors. His wife is equally cour¬
ageous, taking her place beside
her man and being one with
him all the way. Director Re¬
noir could not have made a
better choice than Betty Field
for this role. She is Sam Tuck¬
er’s wife, not Betty Field. No
greater tribute could be paid
any actress.
The rest of the family con¬
sists of Granny, a shrewish and
bright-eyed old crone, delight¬
fully portrayed by Beulah Bon¬
di, and the children, Daisy and
Jot. All together you will be
proud of these people. They
are the sort that made our
nation great; people who will
never let our nation die.
“The Southerner” is a United
Artists release, adapted from
George Sessions Perry’s prize¬
winning novel, “Hold Autumn
In Your Hand.” In addition to
Miss Bondi, the supporting cast
includes J. Carrol Naish,
Blanche Yurka, Percy Kilbride,
Charles Kemper, Noreen Roth
and Norman Lloyd. They are
vivid characters in this fine and
poignant screen play.
Page Seven
SPECIAL AND CURRENT FEATURES
THE SOUTHERNER” VIVID, HEART-WARMING STORY
An amusing scene from “The Southerner,” the Jean Renoir film
now at the .... Theatre thru United Artists release. There has
been a friendly skirmish between Zachary Scott (right) and his
pal, Charles Kemper (left), but Betty Field has delivered the
knockout punch and Zach proudly announces her the winner!
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The “boys” get together for a little drink straight from the jug
at a gay wedding party in Jean Renoir’s production, “The South¬
erner,” now at the . . . Theatre thru United Artists release. That’s
star Zachary Scott imbibing, with his good pal, Charles Kemper (at
left) singing “Sweet Adeline.”
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Pretty Noreen Roth plays a demure farmer’s lass in Jean Renoir’s
drama, “The Southerner,” which stars Betty Field and Zachary
Scott. At right, above, Noreen in a less demure pose. The film,
adapted from the prize novel “Hold Autumn In Your Hand,” is
at the .... Theatre thru United Artists release.
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Author of Dramatic Saga of
The Soil Hails from Texas
George Sessions Perry, author of the deeply moving novel “Hold Autumn In Your
Hand” which has been made into a stirring moving picture, entitled “The Southerner,”
by David Loew and Robert Hakim for United Artists release, knows the Texas about
which he writes very well for he was born there, attended two universities there and
has spent much of his life there. --
“The Southerner” tells the story of a migratory
worker who takes his family to the Texas cotton lands
to settle' there as a tenant
farmer. The vicissitudes
countered by the family as they
battle soil and elements for a
livelihood and finally win out
against nearly insuperable odds,
form the backbone of the book
and picture.
Although Mr. Perry attended
three universities, Southwestern
in Houston, and the Universities
of Texas and Purdue — he ad¬
mits candidly that he never got
beyond the freshman class, how¬
ever, he’s doing pretty good for
a freshman.
His novels have gained fame
around the world. His short
stories are featured in the lead¬
ing magazines. As a war cor¬
respondent he won additional
acclaim and his book “Where¬
away,” on the fighting grit and
tenacity of the light cruiser
“Marblehead” in the Battle of
the Java Sea, is hailed as a
classic in the literature of
World War II.
Mr. Perry was born May 5,
1910, in Rockdale, Texas. In
1933 he married Clare Elizabeth
Hodges. His books include
“Hackberry Cavalier,” “Walls
Rise Up,” “Texas, A World In
Itself” and “Round Up.”
The film version of his prize
novel, now called “The South¬
erner,” co-starring Zachary
Scott and Betty Field, will be
shown at the .... Theatre to¬
morrow.
Jean Renoir, son of the fa¬
mous French impressionist art¬
ist, Pierre Auguste Renoir, di¬
rected the film. Known for his
fine interpretation of dramatic
stories of simple folk, Renoir
has contributed another fine ex¬
ample of the type of film for
which he has become interna¬
tionally famous. “The South¬
erner” is certain to take its
place among this year’s “best.”
For all its stark realism, it has
heart and warmth and tells a
love story that transcends some
of the most touching in the his¬
tory of our pioneering land.
/-\
ACTOR NAISH IS
ONE SMART GUY
In the light of the current
housing shortage, consider the
problem in diplomacy which
faced J. Carrol Naish, during
the filming of Jean Renoir’s pro¬
duction, “The Southerner,” now
playing at the .... Theatre
thru United Artists, starring
Betty Field and Zachary Scott.
Naish’s landlady is none other
than Estelle Taylor, who also
emotes in “The Southerner.”
Every time Estelle had to face
the camera, Naish was hovering
about, looking a bit worried. He
kept giving director Jean Re¬
noir slight hints.
“What a fine job she’s doing,”
he’d say, “don’t you think she
should have a close-up right
here?” Or, “Is Miss Taylor
perfectly happy in her role? If
I play a scene with her, it’s
alright with me if my back is
to the camera.”
No fool, that Naish. He loves
that beautiful Hollywood home
he lives in. Miss Taylor laugh¬
ingly admits that her actor ten¬
ant made her feel like a black¬
mailer. But she added that he
can settle down.
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■. .^ x-.
Betty Field, starred with Zachary
Scott in Jean Renoir’s produc¬
tion, “The Southerner,” the
United Artists release now show¬
ing at ... . Theatre. Miss Field
plays the role of a tenant farm¬
er’s wife in this new film drama.
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Camping Out
Square Dances
Cain Following
“Chase the rabbit, chase the squirrel,
Chase the pretty girl around the world.
Chase the baboon, chase the coon.
Chase that pretty boy around the moon.”
As the caller twangs these
words, laughing couples stomp
breathlessly through a rousing
square dance. They’re a fine
sight to see in an important
sequence in “The Southerner,”
the Jean Renoir production now
showing at the .... Theatre.
It is the rustic wedding party
which precedes the climax of
this film of George Sessions
Perry’s prize novel, “Hold Au¬
tumn In Your Hand, released
by United Artists.
Betty Field and Zachary Scott
are the stars. In this scene
they are prancing with the
Texas farmer folk, as are
Blanche Yurka and Percy Kil¬
bride, the blushing newlyweds
for whom the celebration is
being held.
Sherman Saunders is the
square dance caller. There’s a
story to this Saunders. Five
years ago he formed the “Go-
Getters,” a club dedicated to
American folk dancing. There
are now 170 men and women
participating in the weekly
gatherings at the clubhouse lo¬
cated in Hollywood.
Many of the membership de¬
pend on motion pictures for a
livelihood. Studios have heard
of the “Go-Getters” and are
constantly calling the organi¬
zation to come over and do its
stuff for pictures, as in the
case of “The Southerner.”
Years ago Saunders became
fascinated by square dancing.
When he settled down in Holly¬
wood he started interesting
neighbors and friends in Satur¬
day night square dance socials.
“Soon everyone was in¬
trigued,” he says, “and we
danced our way right out of
one small club room into our
present greatly increased quar¬
ters. It’s nothing for our mem¬
bership to wear down the en¬
thusiasm of three fiddlers and
a couple of guitarists in a single
evening.
“When we have a group of
strangers coming to one of our
dances to look things over, they
invariably think it’s going to
be dull. So they ask us to make
it short. It usually ends up with
these same people hanging
around for hours and then ask¬
ing for encores.”
Little Jay Gilpin in “The South¬
erner” at the .... Theatre thru
United Artists release.
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Location Site
Fun For Stars
Life on location during the
filming of a picture often as¬
sumes the proportions of a mass
picnic party. The many dis¬
comforts are turned into sources
of amusement, for there are
many laughs as the company
just takes the lack of accomo¬
dations and the day’s work in
merry stride. The friendly spirit
of “camping out” pervades.
This was especally so during
the filming of “The Southerner,”
the new Jean Renoir film drama
at the .... Theatre thru United
Artists, starring Betty Field and
Zachary Scott. The troupe
roughed it in a tent village built
in the midst of a huge cotton
field along the San Joaquin
River in Northern California,
tenting together.
Miss Field and Mr. Scott,
along with supporting players
Beulah Bondi, J. Carrol Naish,
Blanche Yurka, Percy Kilbride,
Charles Kemper, Norman Lloyd,
Estelle Taylor and Director Re¬
noir, practically lived in a heap
with the members of the hair¬
dressing, wardrobe, make-up
and stage hand departments.
Due to transportation difficul¬
ties, the company found it im¬
possible to seek recreation in
even the nearest towns. How¬
ever, a soft drink parlor and
play room were constructed in
the temporary village and
though a bit crude, they pro¬
vided the setting for plenty of
spontaneous fun and entertain¬
ment. Movies were shown
nightly. When the thermometer
hit 100, as it often did, the
nearby river offered a fine cool¬
ing off swimmin’ hole.
All this was such a refresh¬
ing change from the usual stu¬
dio routine that the members
of the company decided to treat
it as a vacation. A pretty fine
one, too. One with free food
(three meals a day served at
the commissary), free recrea¬
tion and good pay.
Page Eight
ADVANCE FEATURES AND SHORTS
The brave little farming family gather round the first fire in their new home, a barely livable shack
in the midst of an uncultivated cotton field. This is a poignant scene from Jean Renoir’s production
“The Southerner,’’ the United Artists release coming to the .... Theatre next .... starring Betty
Field and Zachary Scott and featuring Beulah Bondi, Percy Kilbride and Blanche Yurka. “The
Southerner” was adapted from George Sessions Perry’s prize novel, “Hold Autumn In Your Hand.’’
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Noreen Roth Likes Role
Of Farmer s Daughter
Renoir Does
f Great Job of
Directing
Jean Renoir’s father made
pictures too. They hang today
in the Caillebotte Room at the
Luxembourg and in the Tate
Gallery in London. Their crea¬
tor—Pierre Auguste Renoir—
was the leader of the French
impressionist school and his
“Bathers,” “Rowers’ Luncheon”
and “Ball At The Moulin de la
Galette” are known around the
> world.
In many of the elder Renoir’s
paintings there appears a small
boy with long reddish hair who
was destined to grow up and
make pictures which would gain
a popularity rivalling those of
b,is father. The boy—Jean Re-
v noir—is today one of the best
known directors in motion pic¬
tures.
Born in Paris, September 15,
1894 Renoir spent most of his
» life in that colorful city and on
his famous father’s estate at
Cagnes-sur-Mer in the south of
France.
High on the list of film
“greats” is “La Grande Illusion”
which Renoir made in France
? with Eric von Stroheim and
Jean Gabin. Another film which
added lustre to the Renoir meg¬
aphone was “La Chienne,” the
first of the so-called “realist”
pictures to come from the
French studios.
V In 1940 Renoir transferred
his directorial activities to
America rather than collaborate
with the hated Boche. His lat¬
est screen achievement—“The
Southerner,” produced by Loew-
Hakim for United Artists re¬
lease and co-starring Zachary
Scott and Betty Field, is a deep-
jrjy-moving tale of regeneration
in the Texas farmlands. The
picture will be shown at the
.theatre on.
BLANCHE YURKA
AIDS NEWCOMERS
When not appearing before the
motion picture camera, Blanche
Yurka, one of the featured play¬
ers in the Loew-Hakim produc¬
tion “The Southerner,” operates
a one-woman “theatrical unit”
in which she is producer, direc¬
tor and cast.
> This “One Woman Theatre”
represents a collection of scenes
from some of Miss Yurka’s
great footlight triumphs, the
span of roles including Greek
tragedy as well as modern
drama. She plays before little
theatre groups and dramatic
students in colleges throughout
the country.
Notable films in which Miss
Yurka has appeared include:
“Escape” starring Norma Shear¬
er and Robert Taylor; “City for
Conquest” and “Bridge of San
Luis Rey.” Miss Yurka main¬
tains residence in both Holly¬
wood and New York. Whenever
^ she finds a young person with
talent she gives freely of her
time and experience to help de-
k velop the newcomer into good
stage material.
In the film, “The Southerner,”
Miss Yurka plays the part of
“Ma,” a role calling for a great
emotional range. Directed by
Jean Renoir for United Artists
release, the picture will be
shown at the.theatre
on.Zachary Scott and
Betty Field are co-starred.
You can lead a clothes-horse
to the camera but you can’t
make her act. Noreen Roth had
this in mind when she aban¬
doned sequins for sock-and-
buckskin and attitudes for
acting. Glorified by MGM
in “Ziegfeld Follies,” Noreen
struck attitudes more often
than a clock striking twelve.
She got tired looking like the
Statue of Liberty in nylons.
She had gone on the stage to
act not strut. They told her she
was dreaming but she kept
right on. The dream came true
when Loew-Hakim signed her
for their production of “The
Southerner,” which was directed
by Jean Renoir for United Art¬
ists release and is coming to
the .... Theatre on ... .
In the picture, which stars
Zachary Scott and Betty Field,
Noreen plays the part of Becky
Devers, daughter of an embit¬
tered farmer in the Texas cot¬
ton country. She gets plenty of
chance to act. And her perform¬
ance has called forth much
critical acclaim. Her only cos¬
tume for the picture is a
gingham gown—worth exactly
$1.98.
Born in Wenatchee, Washing¬
ton, Noreen was nominated the
Apple Blossom Queen of her
home state in 1942. An apple
blossom queen a day never kept
a talent scout away and after
one look at Noreen, they came
by the bushel. Miss Roth did
not try to hide her light under
that bushel. So her light was
shortly shining in Hollywood
where she was billed as a glam¬
orous personality. But she tum¬
bled to the fact pretty fast that
glamorous personalities had
been heard of in Hollywood be¬
fore and that the more they
were heard of today sometimes,
the less they were heard of to¬
morrow.
Noreen preferred the school
of Garrick and Bernhardt to
glamour and heartbreak. She
wanted to speak her lines in¬
stead of show them. In the films
“Girl Crazy,” “Mr. Co-Ed” and
“Mrs. Parkington” she had
some opportunity to concentrate
on cues rather than curves but
it wasn’t until “The South¬
erner,” a film adaptation of
“Hold Autumn In Your Hand”
that she really got her teeth
into Thespis.
As Becky Devers she has an
emotional role which offers
wide scope for her talents. The
former glamour girl is much
happier in a gingham gown.
Others in the fine cast of
“The Southerner” are Beulah
Bondi, cast as the garrulous old
granny, Blanche Yurka, well-
known stage and screen star
who plays “Ma,” and J. Carrol
Naish, who is perfectly cast as
Devers, Noreen’s screen father.
Noreen Roth is happy because
her role in “The Southerner”
at last gives her a chance to act.
The film, a United Artists re¬
lease, opens on .... at the
.... Theatre.
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COUNTRY "QUIET”
NOT FOR SCOTT
Don’t talk about the quiet of
the country to Zachary Scott,
who is co-starring with Betty
Field in “The Southerner,” due
at the .... Theatre thru Uni¬
ted Artists release. During the
filming of the picture, players
and crew were on location 25
miles outside Fresno on a huge
cotton farm within a stone’s
throw of the San Joaquin River.
And now, if you don’t mind,
Zachary will settle for Holly¬
wood and Vine Street. There’s
less racket, so he says. The
pastoral countryside is anything
but soothing to the nerves, ac¬
cording to the actor, and he had
a good taste of it during the
many weeks he camped out
making the picture.
“How can you sleep?” he
demands. “Roosters crow, hens
cluck, dogs bark, turkeys gob¬
ble, crickets chirp and I swear
many’s the night I could hear
the cotton pushing up a couple
of inches!”
He’s just one of those city
dudes who thinks cows and
chickens are noisier than sub¬
ways and taxi horns.
NO HOLDS BARRED IN THIS FIGHT!
Zachary Scott may be on the ground but he’s certainly not out in this fight with neighboring farmer,
J. Carrol Naish. When he gets back on his feet it’s pretty tough for Naish. Scene is from the
< Loew-Hakim film, “The Southerner,” due at the .... Theatre soon thru United Artists release.
Betty Field co-stars with Scott. Jean Renoir directed.
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Cows Give
Cast Plenty
of Trouble
An amusing incident occurred
during the filming of the Loew-
Hakim production “The South¬
erner” which resulted in the
formation of the “Hollywood
Gauchos.”
During the shooting of scenes
“on location” in California’s
Madera Valley, a number of
cows were driven onto a vege¬
table garden which, according
to the script, they were sup¬
posed to trample.
They ground the beets, toma¬
toes, beans and carrots under¬
foot and then forded the San
Joaquin River and began work¬
ing on the crops of a farmer on
the opposite bank.
This was not in the script.
Zachary Scott, who co-stars in
the picture with Betty Field,
Charles Kemper who plays the
role of Tim, a bevy of techni¬
cians and make-up men, jumped
into the river and swam across.
Waving arms and sticks the
impromptu cowboys tried fran¬
tically to save the farmer’s
property and herd the cattle
back across the river. It was
quite a job. Tommy Thompson,
member of the sound crew,
pushed one cow into the San
Joaquin and, while the animal
swam to the other side, hung
onto its tail, getting a free ride
for his trouble.
The others had more trouble.
The cows did considerable dam¬
age to the farmer’s crops before
they were all herded out of
harm’s way. After the farmer’s
wrath had been placated the
members of the movie troupe
who had participated in the un¬
scheduled bit of cow-punching,
assembled and solemnly formed
themselves into the order of
“The Hollywood Gauchos.”
“The Southerner,” directed by
Jean Renoir for United Artists
release, will be shown at the
.Theatre on.
Little Jay
Gilpin Fine
In Film Debut
It’s a wise father who knows
his own son.
To Joe Gilpin, production
manager of the Loew-Hakim
film “The Southerner,” his four
year old son, Jay, was simply
a good-looking, happy-go-lucky
lad who liked hamburgers, ice
cream and hot dogs, in the or¬
der named and all at the same
time if the occasion offered.
That Jay was concealing any
talent for the screen about his
person seemed as unlikely as
that Hitler had a heart or that
the Japs would dictate peace
in the White House. Then one
day Jay was driven by his
mother to the studio to pick up
his father.
As the elder Gilpin walked
toward the machine he was ac¬
companied by Jean Renoir, di¬
rector of the picture. The two
men were deep in discussion.
Their problem was the procure¬
ment of a youngster to play
the role of Jot, son of Sam
and Nona Tucker (Zachary
Scott and Betty Field) in the
film.
During the day, Renoir had
interviewed a number of appli¬
cants for the part but none had
suited him. He and Gilpin
reached the car. After a short
chat with Mrs. Gilpin and Jay,
Renoir turned to go. He had
taken only three steps however
when he swung about, viewed
four-year-old Jay in sudden
concern and said: “There’s the
boy for Jot.”
Mr. and Mrs. Gilpin stared
at their son with new respect.
Since they could see no reason
for raising any objection to
Renoir’s proposal, they went
along with it and Jay was
screen - tested and stamped
“okay” for the part. In the pic¬
ture, Jay fulfills the director’s
confidence in him. But the Gil-
pins are still surprised.
The role of Daisy, Jot’s sis¬
ter in the film, was played by
seven-year-old Jean Vanderwilt,
another screen find.
“The Southerner,” released
through United Artists, will be
shown at the .... Theatre
on ... .
Page Nine
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE PLAYERS
This friendly scene lakes place during the wedding party in Jean Renoir’s ‘The Southerner” now at
the . . . Theatre thru United Artists release. At left, Percy Kilbride and Blanche Yurka (the happy
newlyweds) and at right, Zachary Scott and Betty Field who are co-starred in the film.
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Three Careers At Once Are A Cinch
For Talented Actress Betty Field
For one so young, Betty Field does a magnificent job
of handling what you might easily call three careers. She’s
a successful screen star, an equally successful stage star,
and an excellent manager of her home, husband and
children. Did we say for one so young? It’s a noble feat
at any age!
At the moment she is star¬
ring on Broadway in the stage
play, “The Voice Of The Turtle,”
which assignment she dashed
into after completing her screen
role in Jean Renoir’s produc¬
tion, “The Southerner,” the
heart-warming film drama jvhich
was adapted from the novel,
“Hold Autumn In Your Hand.”
Betty’s persevering nature is
no accident. One branch of her
family is descended from Pris¬
cilla, the Pilgrim maid who got
her man by daring to utter the
immortal line, “Speak for your¬
self, John Alden.” And not
quite so far back is Cyrus Field,
the man who laid the Atlantic
cable.
She was born in Boston,
Massachusetts, but by the time
she reached high school age,
Betty was living in Morristown,
N. J. Up to that time her stage
experience consisted of starring
in plays she staged herself. She
remembers that she was sen¬
sational in “The Taming of the
Shrew,” tickets selling for as
high as two cents.
While in high school she
haunted the stage door of a
stock company theatre in New¬
ark, not to idolize the actors
Beulah Bondi, who plays the
gnarled old granny in “The
Southerner,” now showing at the
.... Theatre, starring Betty
Field and Zachary Scott. It is a
United Artists release.
9A—One-Col. Mat (.15)
and actresses, but to watch how
they walked and talked, so she
could be like them. She finally
got herself a walk-on part, that
of a Chinese girl peeping from
behind a lattice-work, by bom¬
barding the management with
letters.
This brought about her deci¬
sion to quit high school and
enroll in the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Understudying Florence Rice’s
role in “She Loves Me Not” led
to her debut as a qualified stage
actress. She played the role
in the London production of
this comedy and upon her re¬
turn to America, George Ab¬
bott discovered her and gave
her the leading feminine role
in “Three Men On A Horse.”
“Boy Meets Girl,” “What A
Life,” “Room Service,” and
“The Primrose Path” followed.
Hollywood signed her to* ap¬
pear in the picture version of
“What A Life” and her screen
career got a firm foothold im¬
mediately. Hollywood respects
Betty for her versatility, for
she’s run the gamut from the
baby-talking teen-age vamp in
“Seventeen,” to the unfortun¬
ate derelict in “Of Mice and
Men,” to the psychopathic
daughter in “Kings Row,” and
now the steadfast wife of a
farmer in “The Southerner,”
Betty Field, co-starred with Zach¬
ary Scott in the new film drama
“The Southerner,” now playing
at the . . . Theatre. It was di¬
rected by Jean Renoir for United
Artists release.
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now at the .... Theatre thru
United Artists release.
She is married to playwright
Elmer Rice, whom she met
while rehearsing in his play
“Two On An Island.” The meet¬
ing led not only to marriage,
but to more leading roles in
Elmer Rice plays, notably
“Flight To The West” and “A
New Life.” It also led to a
lovely old home in Stamford,.
Conn, and two adorable chil¬
dren—Johnny and Judy.
Beulah an Old Lady Again!
Beulah Bondi has never
known what it’s like to be
young on the screen. Old age
crept up on her when she
was in her early twenties and
made her footlight debut with
the Maurice Browne theatrical
troupe in Chicago. Her first role
was that of an elderly spinster
and she did such a fine job that
she was immediately cast in
like roles. She’s been tottering
ever since, the victim of a flour¬
ishing acting career.
Her latest role is that of the
Shrill, shrewd, beady-eyed gran¬
ny in Jean Renoir’s new film
drama, “The Southerner,” the
United Artists release now
showing at the .... Theatre,
starring Betty Field and Zach¬
ary Scott. With her lovely dark
hair, smooth complexion and
chic clothes, Miss Bondi as her¬
self bears absolutely no re¬
semblance to the old crone she
plays in this picture.
Asked about her old women,
Miss Bondi smilingly answers,
“We’re personal friends, my
old ladies and I.” But there’s
more to it than that. Certain
now that she will never play
a young part, this fine actress
has made a thorough study of
elderly people — their habits,
modes of dressing, pasts,
thoughts on politics and reli¬
gion and their reactions to
. people and events. She really
becomes one of the old women
she’s playing, while she’s play¬
ing her.
Page Ten
Stage Star Cave Zach
Scott His First Start
Zachary Scott is a Texan playing a Texan in Jean
Renoir’s new film drama, “The Southerner,” the United
Artists release now showing at the .... Theatre, co-
starring Mr. Scott with Betty Field. After having spent
five years shedding his Texas drawl, this fine young actor
had to learn it all over again for this new role.
He got along fine except when it came to learning
Texas colloquialisms. These gave him a bit of a tussle.
His standard stage diction, which he had worked over
for so long, kept asserting itself at the most inopportune
moments. However, Texas triumphed after a few stren¬
uous rehearsals. Now, Zachary is probably having a
time of it getting back to his hard-won cultivated voice
with the slight Oxford touch.
Born in Austin, Texas, the
son of Dr. Z. T. Scott, well-
known surgeon, our hero re¬
mained in his home town long
enough to finish high school
and get a start at Texas Uni¬
versity. In college, dramatics
and athletics were his main in¬
terests. By the end of the third
year the call of the great, big
outside world became too much
for him. The result was the
usual. Overnight he packed up,
kissed the family goodbye,
hopped to New Orleans and
grabbed a freighter to England.
He even surprised himself.
In England he succeeded in
talking Gerrard Neville, of the
English Repertory Company,
into giving him the juvenile
role in “The Outsider.” He ac¬
complished this by doing some
very fancy fibbing, feeling quite
safe with a big ocean between
him and his alleged acting ex¬
perience back in the States.
For purely romantic reasons
he returned to America and
Austin, where his promised
bride, Elaine Anderson, awaited
him. Elaine also had stage am¬
bition, so the honeymoon couple
headed for New York as soon
after the “I wills” as common
courtesy to family and friends
would permit.
Managers in New York re¬
fused to recognize the unusual
talents of the Zachary Scotts.
Pretty soon they were back
home and broke, with Zachary
filling in his time as a Little
Theatre director and attending
the University to secure his
degree.
Just about in the nick of
time he met Alfred Lunt and
Richard Whorf, who were ap¬
pearing in Austin as part of
their tour with “There Shall
Be No Night.” They both took
an interest in Scott to the ex¬
tent of getting him a job with
the Westport, Conn., summer
theatre.
Three years of this perfected
Zachary Scott, co-starred with
Betty Field in “The Southerner,”
the film drama which was di¬
rected by Jean Renoir, now play¬
ing at the .... Theatre thfruv,,
United Artists release.
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Zachary’s acting technique and
he finally landed on Broadway,
attracting the attention of
critics by his work in “The
Damask Cheek,” “The Rock,”
and “Those Endearing Young
Charms.” It was in the last
named that he attracted the at¬
tention of Jack Warner, who
immediately gave him a Warner
contract and thus brought about
his screen debut in “The Mask "
of Dimitrios.”
The Scotts, now with a seven
year old daughter, live unos¬
tentatiously in a small hillside
house in West Hollywood. Their
home is a gay, friendly one,
for the chief form of recrea¬
tion indulged in by this enthu¬
siastic young couple is enter¬
taining their good companions.
Kilbride Twang Has
Made Him Famous
Percy Kilbride, the whimsi¬
cal comedian, whose portrayal
of the hired man in both the
stage and screen version of the
play “George Washington Slept
Here,” skyrocketed him to dra¬
matic fame, made his theatrical
debut under trying circum¬
stances.
Kilbride was appearing in a
play in San Francisco called
“The Only Way” when the 1906
OUCH!
During the filming of “The
Southerner,” the Jean Renoir
drama at the .... Theatre thru
United Artists, Betty Field was
enchanted with the natives of
the location site along the San
Joaquin River.
“For instance,” she exclaimed,
gating across the river at a pic¬
turesque looking character
trudging along the opposite
bank, “ There’s a type! I’d love
to talk to him. You can tell
he’s sprung from the soil.”
Zachary Scott, Miss Field’s co-
star, and Jean Renoir, the di¬
rector, both glanced at Betty
witheringly.
“J don’t want to disillusion
you,” said Scott, “but that type
is none other than Joe Gilpin,
our production manager. He al¬
ways looks that way in his ‘on
location’ clothes.”
Miss Field immediately let the
whole: matter drop.
earthquake struck that city.
From there the company
toured the country. For the 1
next eleven years, Kilbride fol¬
lowed his star in the theatre.
In 1917 he signed up for a new
show—World War I. He served
in the U.S. Signal Corps.
Mustered out, he returned to
this country and his first love.
The road to Broadway continued
long however, and it wasn’t un¬
til 1928 that he arrived on that
street in a play called “Those
We Love,” which was co-pro¬
duced by George Abbott and
S. K. Lauren.
Kilbride’s performance gained
him immediate recognition. He
scored in “Post Road” and
“Three Men On A Horse” and
became an outstanding stage
and screen personality with his
performance in “George Wash¬
ington Slept Here.”
When Jack Benny asked him
to repeat his original stage role
of the handyman in “George
Washington Slept Here,” Holly¬
wood swung wide its doors of
welcome. Kilbride subsequently
appeared in “Guest In The
House” and is currently fea¬
tured in “The Southerner” in
which he appears as Harmie, a
small-town Samaritan.
Produced by Loew-Hakim and
directed by Jean Renoir for
United Artists release, “The ^
Southerner,” co-starring Betty N
Field and Zachary Scott, is now
at the .... Theatre.
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