New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
First National
Releases for
Next Season
Fifty Productions VIII R.
Distributed During tbs
Autumn and Whit.

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a half hundred productions b,.. &
been scheduled by Associated Firs. Y.
tionai Pictures Inc. for release duriD, /
the season Of 1922. Some addi.;o..
will undoubtedly be made to this Ii. 7
during the autumn and winter. bp. ;.
the main the assemblage Of attracts.
is complete. Two productions VIII.
have made history OH the legit;aa..
stage will be transferred TO the sc,s.,
Tney are "omar the Tentmakero and B
"TEe Masquerader," both Of which v,,.
| written ard staged by Richard Walt,
TuIly. Guy Bates Post, who starred !,
these plays has been engaged for II.
screen versions, which will be direct.,
by James Young. Work has alress,
started on "Omar the Tentmaks-s
Fanny Hurst's first novel, "Star Dust,
Esc been TRANSFORMED into a photo pl,y
with Hope Hampton as the star, unds,
the direction of Hobart Henley. A real
istic train wreck will be feature ., 1
this production.
Norma and Constance Talmsdge Will
each provide First National with fou,
productions next season. The first g,
Norma's releases will be "The Sign On
the Door, by Claiming Pollock, to ).
followed by "The Wonderful Thing
written by Lillian Bradley and Forres
Halsey, both directed by Her6.r
! Brenon. "Smilint Through" will }.
| Norma's next vehicle.
Ziegfeld Chorus
In ''Good for Nothing"
"Woman's Place." John Emerson.
Anita Loos story, will be an early re.
lease, with Constance Talmadge. l.
will be followed to the screen y"Ccod
for Nothing" another by the same sa-
thors, in which the entire Ziegfeld
chorus will be used.
The first Charles Ray production FOR
fall release is Charles Hoyt's "a Mid.
night Bell" This will be followed BY
1.-TWO Minutes to Co." football story
by Richard Andre. Other Ray produc-
tions already completed and ready for
release are "The transformer" by Rich
ard Andre, and ar. S. V. p" by Rob
Wagner.
Additional First National releases
announced for the coming season are
as follows:
Charlie Chaplin's new picture, "van-
ity Fair" with Edna Purviance, Loyal
Underwood, Harry Bergman, Rex
Storey, John Rand, Lelita Parker and
AL Garcia. This will be followed by
two other comedies, to complete the
comedians contract.
"Bits of Life" written by Marshall
Neilan, Hugh Wiley, Walter Trumbull
and Thomas McMarrow, with Marshall
Neilan and Lon Clancy in the cast Dr.
rected and produced by Marshall
Neilan.
"Retribution," by Perry N. VekroH,
John NJ. Stahl production, with an
all-star cast, including Barbara Castle
ton, Lewis Stone, William Desmond and
Richard Headrick.
New Vehicles
For Anita Stewart
"Serenade," al. R. A. Walsh produc-
tion, featuring Miriam Cooper, with
cast including George Walsh, Josef
Swickard, Bertram Grassby, James A
Marcus and Noble Johnson. The next
Walsh production will be a picturiza-
ton of Peter B. Kynes kindred Of ths
Dust"
Starring vehicles in which Anita
Stewart will be seen include The In
visible Fear" by Hampton Del Ruth,
''The Price of Happiness" by Florence
Auer, and "a Question Of Honor" by
Ruth Cross.
"Peachie," an original story by
George Marion jr., is now being filmed,
with Katherine Macdonald as the star.
Other productions already completed
by the American beauty and which will
be released during the coming season
are Her Social Value" and "Sticks and
Stones"
Two big specials starring Dorothy
Phillips and directed by Allen Holubar
are also on the First National releasing
program. And Buster Keaton has COM
menced work on the first OF six Gomez
dies to be distributed by the same or
ganization.
"Tol'ble David" by Joseph Herge-
sheimer, will be Richard Bsrthelmesss
first contribution TO the screen Is an
independent star, while my Lady
Friends" the Carter de Haven produc-
ton, with MIR. and Mrs. De Haven in
the leading roles, will be an early fall
release.
The Whitman Bennett special pro
duction to follow Salvation Nell" TO
the silver sheet will be "Suspicion,'
personally directed by Mr.. Bennett.
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