RING IN THE NEW

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1028, 19 July 1930, Page 25

RING IN THE NEW

DIRECTORS HAVE DISCARDED MEGAPHONES OLD TYPE DISAPPEARS With the arrival of talking pictures, the old-time movie director, who wore white riding breeches with mirror-polished puttees and shouted bitter words through a megaphone at his awed coworkers, has vanished. In his place appears a new type of director, who dresses in comfortable old clothes, fraternises with everybody on the set and speaks in whispers. Monta Bell, who recently completed directing “Young Man of Manhattan,” a Paramount all-talking dramatic play, featuring Claudette Colbert and Charles Buggies, is an example of the new order. While his are making final adjustments on lights and cameras. Bell spends his time rehearsing with tho cast each bit of action and dialogue. He listens attentivel> when anybodys makes a suggestion and grins with delight when a new bit of 'business” is invented, to enliven the scene. During the sound filming, he 'ecedes into the background while the actors go smoothly through their parts.

"Young Man of Manhattan,” which was filmed at the Long Island studios of Paramount, is adapted from the year’s best-selling novel by Katherine Brush. The large supporting cast of stage players includes Norman Foster. Ginger Rogers and Leslie Austin.