Does Politeness Require Falsehood ?
All polite people are constant, accomplished enemies of truth, according to Ruth Chatterton, the well-known stage star, who is making a name for herself in moving pictures with her roles in “Madame X” and "Charming Sinners.” She ascribes this endless prevarication to the prevention of needless hurts and evasion of lengthy explanations. By way of explanation, Miss Chatterton points out that the "white lies” contained in "Charming Sinners” number 113. Each lie, however, is justified, and is a true reflection of real-life circumstances, she says. “These and similar lies are vital of civilisation’s complexities. In critical matters, ‘honesty is the best policy,’ but what Would we do in everyday affairs if we really told the truth every time our opinions were solicited?”
The Paramount all-talking picture, “Charming Sinners,” will be shown at the De Luxe theatre, starting on Wednesday next.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7199, 23 April 1930, Page 9
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