Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-10
',M0VIEGRAMS FROM
"y SCREEN TO PATRON
F;vm Flashes of Interest to
Fans of the Photo.
play

ptuD
-,rv stars of the screei exercise
mucb care in the selection of
~, a oe does Eugene O'Brien. An
pmnle sapD of his care and precision. in
ea'D r,,oction of players is shown in
% ,sr,. broken Melody" o'Brien's third
s.l,nick picture, to be at the Stanley
rook In this play he has not
nsn' ~, ana leading lady. but two. Lucy
c...ou ~. and Corinne Barker, both well
,sauu . to pictures and the stage. head
'Nv nrominent supporting cast in The
p,oken Melody"
rngene o'Brien plays the part of
s..msrt Grant, struggling young artist.
"a "a Miss Cotton has the role of Hedda
n.ro young singer with theatrical
..nirstions. Miss Barker is cast in
- ~ role Of Mrs. Drexel'rrask, wealthy
- !, woman. Gus Weinberg. char
sctlr'i sotsr actor, plays the part of Ivan, the
s IVA musician; Ivo Dawson Is seen as
ssroy ss Clpmmons. and Donald Hall has
Is,Oy r. role of Howard Thornby. The
proken 'sy Melody" was written. py ouioa
|Bsrgere. -
|YyIp BROAD, the pugilist who
lin ouce aspired to the feather
-.,,St championship, has blossomed out
Nesr wy r,otion nicture actor. and is one of
Ia, Iaadinc lights in the cast supporting
,1i pil,e Burke in "Wanted-A Hus-
iC.ndr CrdIr which will be seen at the Ar
|s,6ia next week. .L.-.
e'T1b Tb;s isn't the Kids first appearance
T. The screen, as he has already some
.;rhtv nine performances before the
.smsra TO his credit. To those ac-
.ro;nted with his battle worn features,
annb tbe worse for the poundings he
t,snnently took in the ring, it's a cinch
.t.t he didn't get his cinema job be-
.snso n. his resemblance to Wallace
Reid or Douglas Fairbanks.
| The Kid is quite an actor at that. and
h bis role as Miss Burke's trainer,
Who, according to the story, transforms
bsr from an ugly duckling" into
isdisnt beauty, the ex battler is at
home. A lively match between him and
H. pretty star is one of the novel
features Of the film. which is described
a. romantic comedy. James l.. Crane
4 tbe leading man, and it is a Para
mount Aircraft picture.
roUvERNEUR MORRIS is author
u Of Behind the Door," the story
from which was made Thomas H. Ince's
by that name, starring Ho-
Fart Bosworth. 1t will be shown at the
Victoria next week.
Mr., Norris is a we'll known writer of
stcries and books. He commenced con
hibuting fiction to magazines in 1897,
md is author of such popular stories a 5
IWe Three" 1.-The Seven Darlings,
When Ny Ship Comes In" Spread
Eagle" and THE Voice in Rice" etc
"Behind the Door" is story of the
Ca. 1t was put into screen continuity
IS Luther Reed and directed by Irwin
Tillatt under the supervision of
Thomas H. Ince.
Mr. Willatt, previous to directing,
vas on actor, photographer and a
Bboratory superintendent. He knows
he making of pictures from one end |
( the business to the other. Examples |
I bis vivid dramatic Installation of
tory will be remembered in Ince's
The Guilty Man." and in False |
'aCes, " featuring II. B. Warner.
1NE of the scenes for "a Regular
' Girl" the aptly named Selznick
icture in which Elsie Janis will make
er screen debut at the Capitol next !
'eek calls for number of wounded |
oldlers as extras. 1t gave Miss Janis !
y opportunity to put into practice her |
ayorite motto: IF he was good enough |
0 tight for you, he is more than good |
nolgh to work for you" For when the !
atlng director was planning to hire
egular motion picture, extras to use as |
be wounded soldiers in the scene re-
erred TO, the star spoke up. Nothing |
olns, said she to Production Man |
ger Myron Selznick 1--WE need !
founded soldiers for the scene, and |
m going to get real doughboys and pay
ZEN rea money for their time"
Miss Janis hurried over to a mill
ny, hospital, located near the Selznick |
tudio-she went personally, for this was .
matter which she wanted to take care |
herself. At the hospital she found
any OF her old friends whom she had
1TtIertalned so frequently in France.
.nel she announced that she wanted a
uMoer OF the convalescent doughboys
appear in picture with her, she got
lote Vo!unteers than she could possibly
-. ihe next day forty of them de-
.esaed IN body on the Selznick studio
~ Iook part in the scene from "a
|egular Girl" -
.,HARLES RAY is announced as
tae star who will apear at the
N a the week of January 10. He
~ ~ DG seen in the first showing of his
1.sT y. n PARAMOUNT Aircraft picture "Red
ioI dollars, 1t presents Mr.. Raw in
!. , .vsalaraeteristically youthful part. He
.s .els as young machinist in a foundry
ia'es MS employer S life and becomes
y i, prottege, and finally wins pretty
sy Int sau nun. makes peace between two an
LARA klMBALL YOUNG will be
secse seen IN Eyes of Youth" her latest
3 9fIS, nv, Ut the Palace week of January
Initial h ane second feature there will be a
nr;set. .eV engagement of wonderful MIC
FfnS.lon Fvar,on Of the famous morality nlay,
No TTEMoi99an' ~ featuring Violet Hem!
5sw,oL Ia, iheodore Roberts and Wanda
TTbawlgy; nv ',;, directed by George Melford
Il A. VIII be seen the week of January
al ALLISON will be seen at the
III ,Str,v, Victoria week of January I o IN q
s,oa s,oarHatlon of the famcus stppgo
ionn.. ar and Warmer by Avery
srtten stSUoo. It Is said that it is briebtly
,eh, well produced ard oiai