The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
MOVIE DIRECTOR TO !
MARRY ALICE TERRY
Rex Ingram, Director Of "Four Horse
mon" Is Engaged To Beautiful
Young Screen Star

Rex Ingram producer for Metro of
THE Four Horsemen of the Apoea-
lypse" and sThe Conduefing Power, :"
coming Monday to the Isis Theatre, is
engaged to marry Alice Terry, the last
years high school girl from Vincennes.
Indiana, who sprabg. to fame in the
leading roles of the two big Ingram
productions.
According to present plans, the
young couple will lbe married in Dub
lin by Mr. Migrants father an Episco-
palian minister who Is one of the fac
5nlty OF Trinity college. The trip
abroad win probab1y be taken follow
ing the conpletlon of the filming of
Turn to the Right" the John Golden
production of the successful stage play
by Winchell Smith and Jack Hazard,
work upon which was started follow
ing ''The Conquering Power" While
abroad it is probable that Mr.. Ingram
will make several pictures for Metro
in which Miss Terry win star.
The engagement is the elimination
ola romance that started when Mr.. In
gram saw Miss Terry among the sex
tras'' at a Hollywood studio. He was
looking for girl to play the role Of
Dora Woodberry in Metros production
Of Cecil Raleigh's melodrama, Hearts
Are Trunlps." Dora in the picture, Is
an English girl OF dazzling loneliness
who poses for a celebrated portrait
painter: type of beauty that proves
an inspiration to the artist.
Miss Terry is made for the part"
said Mr.. Ingram when he saw her.
with the inspiration OF such beauty
any artist would rise to great heights"
|f Hrs words proved prophetic, Al
though they were applied to the artist
In the picture, their personal applica-
ton to- the romance eof Mr.. ingram
and Miss Terry Is clear today. Miss
Terry had been in pictures only a few
| months when Mr.. Ingram gave her
her big opportunity.
she's a wonderful discovery-a real
sind," said Mr.. ingram after he had
given her trial in Hearts Are
Pumps. Then. with her appearance
as Marguerite Laurier in The Four
Horsemen of The Apocalypse" and as
the Balzac heroine, Eugene Grandet,
IN THE Conquering Power" she was
acclaimed as one of the greatest ac-
tresses on the screen.
Mr. Ingram is twenty nine, ten year
older than his fiancee. He was born
in Dublin. Seeking adventure, he ran
off to the United States nine years
ago and got job as railroad check
er in New Haven. Then he studied
sculpture in the School OF Fine Arts,
at Yale, and was inspired to apply
sculptural methods to motion pictures.
Leaving the university without de-
gree, he entered screen work, Now
l.he has a Yale degree for his artistic
achievement in THE Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse"
His first picture experiences were as
an actor and scenario writer. He be-
came director and gathered expert
ence in forty productions, In 1917 he
joined the Royal Flying Corps In Can
ada. On his return to motion pictures
last summer he produced Shore
Acres for Metro, establishing himself
In the front ranks OF directors. This,
and his production OF Hearts are
Trumps", led to his selection as di-
rector of Metros 81 900, 900 production
of ''The Four Horsemen.' He follow
ed this with THE Conquering Power"
1t comes to the Isis Monday.