COMEDY IN LIFE

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)

COMEDY IN LIFE

OPINION OF W. C. FIELDS. With so many funny things happening in everyday life about , him, it’s not necessary to invent comedy, says W. C. Fields. “I’ve always enjoyed watching other people,” he says. “l ean sit here in. my dressing room, watching people asi they go by and pick up enough material for sketches. The plain common everyday actions that so many people do are the source of comedy. “It- is necessary to exaggerate and point up the action, of course, to get the highlights of comedy, but people always are amused by this type of comedy

“Time Out .of Mind.”

The purchase of the Rachel Fields story “Time Out of Mind” has been completed. It is the story of Maine shipbuilding communities and their people and is planned as one of Margaret Sullavan’s pictures for next season. It is also planned to cast Frank Lawton, who is ‘now appearing in a play in England, and Jane Wyatt in support of Margaret Sullavan.

“The Bishop Misbehaves.” “The -Bishop Misbehaves,” the successful comedy, by Frederick Jackson, will be brought to the screen by M.GM.

Laughton Reduces. Charles Laughton shed 55 pounds in weight to play the role of Captain Bligh in “Mutiny of the Bounty.”

Most Charming Smile. Robert Montgomery, Franchot Tone, Clark Gable and Ronald Colman—these are the men selected by Joan Crawford as having “the most charming smiles on the screen.” Joan says that Tone’s laugh is the most infectious in the world.