ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 194, 5 November 1927, Page 14

ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC

NATIONAL SONGS Songs of four nations were recently heard at the Paramount studio where four companies were in simultaneous production on one of the enormous stages in the greatest production drive in Paramount history. , I From the Bebe Daniels set, where : her latest picture “Senorita” was under i way, were heard the lilting strains of the Argentine tango and numbers that 1 1 were typically Spanish. Adjoining the “Senorita” set was the Emil Jannings set where “The Way of All Flesh” was : in production, and from there came the roaring strains of old German student songs. At the other end of the huge stage Pola Negri was making Parisian scenes of her new picture, “The Woman on Trial,” to the accompaniment of . atmospheric music, typically French in its national qualities. In the other - corner of the stage Clara Bow and [ her “Rough House Rosie” company were romping through the hilarious ; scenes of Clara’s latest comedy to the ; accompaniment of foot-stirring jazz. i \ Clarence Badger has another hit [ marked down to his credit. The man t responsible for such knockout pictures . as “It,” “A Kiss in a Taxi,” “The Cam- ; pus Flirt” and “Senorita” has com* ‘ Pleted a Richard Dix comedy-drama for Paramount called “Manpower.” In it Dix enacts a former Tank Corps officer , who settles down in a strange town ■ only because he finds himself mysteriously attracted by Mary Brian. He soon discovers why Mary’s father’s tractor factory is a failure and the rest can be guessed. At least almost everything else can be guessed. The picture s big kick comes on Christmas Eve, when the dam in the hills above Mary’s home is about to burst its concrete walls! Of course, Richard comes to the rescue, but how he does it provides one of the most thrilling scenes movie audiences have ever seen.