THEMATIC BACKGROUND HELPS FILM'S POPULARITY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 107, 22 May 1937, Page 10

THEMATIC BACKGROUND HELPS FILM'S POPULARITY

Much of a motion picture ;s success lies in the background of its theme. On this point particularly, there is little divergenco of opinion among outstanding iilm directors. For instance, this is the viewpoint of A1 Stantell about his new Paramount feature, "Internes Can't Take Money," with Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Lloy»? Nolan. "Excitement often lies in going behind familiar scenas, and hospitals aro probably the best exaniplo of this," says Mr. Santell. "The glamour of tlie medieal profession naturally helps out, We all know doctors, but only from tho. side tlicy show thc public. What must a doctor go through beforo ho rcachcs the point where he ean.sit across a deslc from you and advise you how to keep liealthy? "I venture to say, for example, that not one person in tcn knows internes can't tako money. We know, of course, that internes get very small pay from the hospitals, but the rule against their taldng any other compensation is unfamiliar. o "Then there are nurses. What kind of a life do they lead? What do they look forward to? All these elements aro wrapped up in tho general background of a hospital and I've found tliat it has Hollywood's yote as tho most entertaining background that can be found >> '