New-York tribune., 1921-05-22


the Apocalypse" has completed the film
version of "Liliom." This will be re
leased under the title "a Trip to Para.
disc"
Bryan M Battey, the youthful ex-
service man and skilled air pilot, who
aided Orlando Kellum in perfecting the
synchronization of talking pictures
learned the art of synchronizing when
timing the propeller on his aeroplane
to miss the German machine gun fire.
Vera Gordon, the beloved mother Of
the screen, closes her vaudeville tour
this week, and after a fortnight of
rest will resume her film work. She
is to be starred in another picture by
Harry Rapf, who was the producer of
"The Greatest Love-"
Dorothy Ward, the English beauty
Of "Phebe of Quality Street." has re-
ceived so many fattering motion pic
ture offers that she says she does not
know which to choose. However. she
has decided to remain in the land of the
free for the coming season,
Burn EN- Up Barnes" has been Sc
lected by Charles c. Burr, the producer,
as the working title for the first of the
series of feature productions starring
Johnny Hines, who temporarily deserts
the happy role of Torchy in Torchy
Comedies. Johnny will start work at the
Master Films Fifty y-fourth Street
studio next week.
George Baker, engaged by Metro to
direct "The Hunch," from a story by
Percival Wilde, has arrived from New
York at Hollywood, Calf, where he is
completing the cast for the production
The leading role will be played by
Gareth Hughes, Of "Sentimental
Tommy" fame. "The Hunch" company
will be the fourth Metro company at
work in Hollywood. The others are "A
Trip to Paradise" starring Bert Lytell
"The Match Breaker" starring Viola
Dana, and "The Conquering Power" an
adaptation from Balzac, directed by
Rex Ingram.
William Fox, who has leased a studio
IN Rome, sent j. Gordon Edwards, the
director, abroad, and will produce films
there. The players will largely be re
cruited on the Continent
The popularity Of the "talkies'
has spread SO that Chicago and Brook.
lyn are to have their premiere some
time within the next two weeks. The
"talkies" will open at the Shubert- Cres.
cent Theater, in Brooklyn, the week Of
May 90. Rosalie Ashton, assistant
manager Of the Talking Motor
Picture Corporation, will be manager
of the Brooklyn theater.
When Kenneth Harlan, who alter.
mates as leading man in Norma ant
Constance Talmadge productions, gave
up housekeeping and moved over to the
Ambassador Hotel, to be near the Tai
madge Studios, he donated his interest
ing collection of books and accumu
lated files of all the magazines to the
boys of the Fox Hills Hospital, on Slater
Island. Many of the wounded ex-sol
dier boys are forgetting about theil
pain as they lie propped up, deep ir
the adventure stories of Jack London.
MIR. Harlan suggests that other
screen players who have spare book.
and magazines on hand send them tc
the Staten Island hospital.
Maurice Tourneur has finished tn,
filming of Dom Byrne's story 18th,
Foolish Matrons"
Much of Marguerite Clark's work ir
Scrambled Wives" which comes to the
Strand to-day, is done in colors. These
colored shots are favorite device OF
many directors at present and they dc
relieve the monotony of the black anc
white film.
Two Italian-made films "Theodora, >
from the famous Sardou play, anc
Gabrielle d'Annunzo's "The Ship" have
been bought by Goldwyn for showing in
this country.
One of the large ferryboats plyins
between New York and New Jerse,
has been chartered by Vitagraph. Il
VIII be used in filming several scene.
In the new Alice Joyce production "The
Inner Chamber" 1t was found that
any ferryboat on it's regular trips
would not do, as the passengers woulc