Miss Norma Shearer as the Unfortupate Queen The most stimulating bit of news out of Hollywood this season is Samuel Goldwyn's announcement that he will under-fake production of "The Exiles" a al story dealing with political In a candid mixture of fact and supposition, writes Douglas Churchill in the New York "Times, Norma Shearer screen after a ning to the absence of more than a year in "Marie Antoinette" oppression in European countries Over the telephone from his West Coast headquarters Mr. Goldwyn explained recently a few "The Exiles," written b; TE d George Sklar pi torial account of the human side of a Queen's career.
Based upon Stefan Zweig's biography, the film professes to -be behind-the-se nes portrait of the French court, Because Metro doubts the authentic city of the famous "Let them eat episode, it is being ignored Mis Shearer is to, be preas a human being who has a The screen treatment has not yet been developed, but fróm Mr. Goldwyn's outline one gathers that "The Exiles" is the story of a great scientist—a great Austrian scientist, example—who, not because of his on, but due to a willingness lews honesty and sele his honours tifically ripped of throu:
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Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant soon will be at the Cathay Theatre na "crazy" comedy passion for the Christi an According to all a punts, vir the film By usi false name he succeeds x forced to flee his native land. will be the most spectacular defence it escaping to this country where. of Antoinette since the guillotine fell. fearing reprisals, he must try to The lavishly picture is The French Government granted po? mission to MGM to photograph th interiors of Versailles—co-operation that has been d. anied Hollywood since nade "Madame Sans-Gene" in 19 The story is heir played in 98 sets, an unusual number even for such One stage i ballroom e bec measur aid to 1c-estab himself under the ass belief that a of current terest—histoi as good ma-ment as his-thi 1 to strive to show He said at he Follywood that any subject of great interest is screen provided producer uses brains and good taste and intelligence in handling It t Mr. Gold. luan columns lighted by ten chandeliers, each bearing 1,000 candles This candle light was not sufficient, of course, for photographic purposes The Great Music Festival." will instead make his screen debut in "The Exiles" He will appear ght dramatic and so William Daniels, the camera Tole be: de he man, ma ed the candle effect s using a series of 500. behind the columns and elsewhere, with th balance of the set illuminated by 312 other lamps, none of ch were of more than 1,000 watts.
Considering the set is filled vay the average picture with calcium glare, the method was u sual.
The ball oom was further illuminated by 600 dress extra:
Other scenic appurtenances include re creation of the grand staircase at Versailles and the five-room suite of the King and Queen The alert of the customers will be able to follow the intimate aspects in the lives of the Louis, for the scenes in which Louis XVI con-his unfortunate state to Marie Antoinette and discussion of the Tea Dance Today Rain c h a tea dance will held today at the pavillion, The establishment is equipped for either indoor or outdoor din d danc-and in the f inclement weather the tea well ance, the regular dinner dance.
Leld undercover. Music is fun by a small but excellent dance be the direction of "Miss Nina Barbecued steak di Kellan. ners, IL country mixed vy sandwiches, chop suey, chow mein and other dishes for which Jimmy James is well known, are served. The Pavillion has an ideal avec golf Course. Bingo is played every day at 5 pin. On weekday afternoons testimony of the Dauphin are included in the cript.
Although high censorable.
the dialogue has been carefully fashioned.
If undue empha is given the character Axel de Fersen, pored by Tyrone Power, it is justified by the. fact that the patrons demand a substantial serving of the boy-meets-girl entree.
Metro is pretty happy about Robert Morley, who is seen as Louis XVI.
A British import, he is contributing a somber note of realism to the offering. The cast is completed with such Hollywood stalwarts as John Barrymore as Louis XV, Gladys George a: Clu Barry, Joseph Schildkraut as the Due d'Orleans, Anita Louise as Princess de Lamballe, Henry Step-benson as Count Mercy and Peter Bull, Joseph Calleia, Reginald Gardiner, Barnett Parker, Henry Daniell and 20 others, S. Van Dyke is the director. concerts are given commencing at 430 o'clock.
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